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On Chrrge of Peonage.
Spartanburg. Special.?In the court
ot I'nitcd States Commissioner William
MeGowan. an interesting matter
came up for consideration. It was the
preliminary hearing of E. C. Daniels,
a well-to-do farmer or the county,
charged with being guilty of peonage,
or holding a person in unlawful servitude.
Mr. R. K. Carson represented
tbe defendant and Mr. C. P. Sims the
prosecution. Sections No. 1990 and
552b of the revised statutes, covering
the peonage law, are the ones which
it is claimed Mr. Daniels violated. After
hearing the evidence the commissioner
decided to take the case under
consideration, and the hearing was
continued until Saturday, the 29th ininstant.
Five witnesses for the government
were examined. Their testimony
was to the effect that the negro
boy, Leonard Brown, upon whom it is
alleged the act of peonage was imposed
by Daniels, was kept by Daniels
for a period of five yers. During this
time the negro ran away several times,
and when caught, severe punishment
was inflicted on his body. On August
1 the negro engaged to work for Mr.
C. B. Kirby, a resident of the same
neighborhood with Mr. Daniels. Mr.
Kirby, by the way, is the person who
swore out the marrant against Daniels.
While the negro boy was driving
a wagon for Kirby. Daniels overtook
him on the roadside, and with a plow
line inflicting a severe flogging. Attorney
Carson, for the defense, int-cduced
a contract between former County Supervisor
Howell and Dr. S. S. Daniels,
brother of E. C. Taniels, whereby the
negro was bonded, or bound out, for
a stated term, and his attorney took
the position that the contract could be
transferred without becoming invalid.
The penalty of peonage is a fine of not
less that $.1,000 ncr more than $5,000,
or imprisonment of not less than one
year nor more than five years.
Palmetto Notes.
The trial of Spain Kelley for the
killing of W. F. Creech, says the
Sumter Item, will positively be had at
the approaching term of court at Bishcpville.
The defense is ready te go to
trial and Kelley's lawyers will place no
obstacle in the way of an immediate
trial. The defendant will be represented
by A. B. Stuckey of Sumter. M. L.
Smith, of Camden. J. H. Hudson, of
Bennettsville. and B. Frank Kelley, of
Bishopville. Solicitor Wilson will be
assisted in prosecution by J. B. McLaughlin,
of Bishopville.
James H. Mims. a second boss in the
spinning department of the Columbia
mills, was carried to the office of Dr.
R. W. Gibbes Monday morning in a
bloody condition, suffering from two
t;gly Mounds, one in the left arm and
.the other in the left shoulder. This Mas
-%lje result of an attack upon him by J.
A. 'Derrick, because of Mim's alleged
mistreatment of Derrick's children in
the mill. Mims was painfully but not
dangerously hurt. Derrick has not been
arrested.
There was a large attendance of colored
ministers and delegates from all
over the State at the antl-lynching convention
in Columbia called some time
aeo. Papers were read by several min
isters and leaders of the coloifedrace
in this State deploring the evil and
condemning the crime for w*Ich lynching
is usually the punishment. Most of
the speeches were temperate and advised
the cementing of the friendship
between the races, and pointed out the
evils of lawlessness.
There died, near Inman, on Monday
rJght, Mr. Cornelius Coster, who had
nearly reached his one hundredth year.
Mr. Coster was born in Charleston, but
has for the greater part of his life resided
in the Inman section. He was
the father of ten children, five of whom
are living.
The residents of Sullivan's Island are
thinking of asking the president of the
"United States to send Uncle Sam's mosquito
hunter. Dr. 0. A. Howard, to
drive the beasts away from the seashore
suburb. Dr. Howard is the chief
of the bureau of entomology of the department
of agriculture, and he knows
ail -about every kind of bag and insect,
especially about mosquitoes, having
written a book especially about that
tribe and methods for exterminating
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Eugene Milford, a native of Anderson
county, died suddenly on Saturday
night from a stroke of paralysis at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Anna M.
Walters, in the West End of Greenville.
He has been living there for sev
oral years, and was in feeble health
when the stroke came that ended his
life.
Saturday afternoon at Denny's Crossroads.
about six miles from Saluda,
Arthur Fitzman shot and killed Queen
Chapman. No one was present when
the woman was slain, but a negro womaif
saw Fitzman Jump out of the woman's
house immediately after the shot
was fired. It is said that the woman
was murdered because she could not or
would not pay the man 30 cents she
owed him.
The secretary of state Monday j
granted a charter to the J. Thomas
Arnold Merehantile Company of Greenville,
a dry goods firm with a capital of
$25,000. The officers are: J. T. Arnold,
president and treasurer, and C. G.
McEachern, vice-president and secretary.
News In Paragraphs.
John Blazer, once a noted abolitionist,
is dead in Chicago, aged S9 years.
The board of conciliation for the
anthracite region sat in New York
and heard disputed questions. 1
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Hie Reports Indicate Good Develop*
ment the Past Week.
The week ending 8 a .m. Monday,
August 24, had a mean temperature
of 78 degrees which is 2 degrees below
normal, due to low day temperatures
during the first four days that
were entirely cloudy, humid c id rainy.
The last three days were clear and
dry. There were local high winds in
Aa/nm/\/v A nd Al*iAn or?/l I?0 i r.
L'uuui.u, riVAcua, Auuruua auu a ?**?
field counties that did some damage,
and there was a light hail storm in
Oconee.
Generally heavy, In places e\.ces-1
| ?ive. rains occurred over the whole!
State during the first four days, with
local amounts ranging from one inch
in the western counties to over six
Inches in the southeastern counties.
In places lands were badly washed
and crops damaged, but where not excessive.
the rains were beneficial on
all crops except cotton. The average
amount for the State was 2.38 inches.
The condition of young corn continues
to improve, except on bottom
lands that are too wet where corn is
firing. Old corn is about ripe, and fodder
is being pulled from it in all sections.
The rains damaged some fodder
while curing.
The rains of the week were harmful
to cotton by causing increased
shedding of squares ana young bolls,
and rust has appeared in nearly all
sections. In places the rains eaused
too rank a growth of weed at the expense
of fruitage that wa3 already
on the stalks. These unravoraDie con-1
dltlons were general, while caterpillars.
sharp-shooters and bollworms
appeared locally, but have as
yet caused small damp ;e. Cotton Is
opening slowly in the eastern and
central counties, and has not begun
to open in the western ones. Picking
is as yet sporadic. Sea-island cotton
continues to make seasonable improvement.
Rice Improved rapidly, and early
rice is ripening. Harvert will begin
next week. Sweet potatoes and cane
are improving steadily. Grasses for
hay and pastures are making good
growth. Turnips sowing continues under
favorable conditions for rapid
germination.. There was too much rain
for truck just coming up. Fruit continues
in the extreme western counties.
J. W. BAUER.
Tu'ks Determined.
Salonica, European Turkey, By Cable.?An
insurgent movement is afcot
| in the village of Salonica. It is feared
that it threatens Vodena (46 mile*
from here) and Salonica. Large bandt
are reported to have been organized by
j Bulgarians, who it is expected at a
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[ given Signal, may reson iu
cendiarism. The Turkish population is
resolved, should great disturbance occur,
to exterminate all the Bulgarians
in this city. Consequently a number of
Bulgarian residents are leaving Salonica.
Killed By a Fall.
Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Charles A.
j McCarthy, vice president of the Atlanta
Cornice and Roofing Company,
of this city, was found dead Monday,
at the bottom of the elevator shaft of
the Winter & Leob Company, in
Montgomery, Ala. rfe had fallen into
the shaft during the night.
North Carolina's First Bale.
Morvcn, Special.?The first bale of
new North Carolina cotton was sold
Monday to the Hardison Company, by
L. J. and P. E. Ratcliff, of Morven.
The grade was strict middling, and
brought 12 cents. The bale weighed
?09 pounds.
A risssacre of Christians.
Sofia. Special.?Travellers who arrived
here Monday evening from Adrianople
state that a massacre of Christians
occurred there Sunday morning.
One version says the guns in one of the
forts opened fire on an insurgent band
which had attacked a military outpost.
A panic followed inside the town and
<v>?. Mahometan nonulation fell upon
the Christians.
Will Abandon Steamer Line.
Boston, Special.?Owing to the recent
storms in' Jamaica, the United
Fruit Company has decided to abandon
its line of fruit steamers into Charleston,
S. C. The company will continue
to maintain its offices there, but will
hll orders from its other seaboard divisions.
and just as soon as the banana
plantations have been restored, the
line will be resumed. The Boston, Jamaica
and Philadelphia *nd Jamaica
lines are obliged to be operated, because
of the mail contract, and there is
sufficient fruit in Jamaica to make
the continuance of steamers between
these porta profitable.
News Notes.
Profeesor Langley, the inventor of
the airship, states that it is intended to
develop the flying machine for use in
war.
Fourteen Chicago clubs have discontinued
the sale of liquors because they
cannot afTord to pay the $500 license
fee required, by the city. Some right
shrewd prophets are predicting an
amendment to the law. For after all
there Is no way to get a low fixed so
quick as by obeying it judiciously In
times of trouble.
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BILL ARP IS DEAD.
The Southern Philosopher Rests From
His Writings.
LIVED TO SERENE CLD AGE.
His Wise and Witty Sayings Have
Been Long Popular In Southern
Homes.
Cartersville, Ga., Special.?Major
Charles H. Smith, widely known by
he people as "Bill Arp," died at his
home, 'The Shadows," late Monday
evening, after an illness of many
months, which within the past three
weeks had become serious. Following
an operation for the removal of gall
stones, several days ago, he became
gradually weaker, most of the time
unconscious, until the end. Of his
family, his wife, four daughters and
two sons were at his side. The four
other sons, two in Texas, one in
Mexico, and Carl Smith, of New York
city, have been summoned by telegraph.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning. Major Smith was
born at Lawrenceville, Ga., June 15,
1826.
Disquieting Rumors.
Sofia, By Cable.?With the rumors
of massacres and the murder of prisoners
in Monastir now authenticated,
the general situation is considered
here as fast becoming intolerable. Official
and diplomatic circles alike are
concerned, having every reason to fear
that onlv a part of the horrors en
acted In the Interior of Macedonia
have come to light as yet. The revolutionary
committees are doing their utmost
to force tho hands of the Bulgarian
government and the immediate
outlook is exceedingly serious.
It appears that the Turks have obtained
the upper hand in the villayet of
Monastir and the insurgents are planning
to move the centre of their activity
close to the Bulgarian frontier.
Dispatches arriving today from the
disturbed area are exceedingly gloomy.
From Andrianople comes the news of a
Turkish defeat and the extension of
the revolutionary outbreak from Monastir,
the news of Turkish victories is
accompanied by barbarious excesses.
While many of the reports remain
without confirmation, sufficient authentic
details are forthcoming to
cause tho authorities the greatest anxiety.
According to the Sofia D'Nevrick
the Turks committed unspeakable
atrocities at Krushevo. The mutilated
corpses of 90 women and children were
.'ound in one building; pieces of the
bodies had been thrown into the street.
Fifteen of *he principal merchants of
the town were killed and their heads
exhibited on poles.
At Monastir the churches were demolished,
the houses sacked and the
town is now in a heap of ashes. The
populace fled to the hills, where they
arc In a starving condition. The
D'Nevrick also asserts that a general
massacre ha3 taken place in the whole
viliayet of Monastir. Nearly all of
the villages have been destroyed. The
treacherous murder of 80 Insurgent
prisorers by their guards near Monastir
has made an especially bad impression
here.
Many rumors are current of massa
in the cltv of Andrianople. but
confirmation is lacking. The situation
there, however, undoubtedly is serious.
The population is afraid to leave
the houses. The prisons arc full.
When the Russian consul protested at
the situation, the Tali is reported to
have answered that he was powerless
against the fanatical population.
Ccst of Car 5trlke.
Richmond, Va., Special.?The strike
of street railway employes here was
officially declared off shortly after
noon Monday. It had lasted just 69
days, and is estimated to have cost the
street car company $150,000, the strikers
in loss of wages $50,000 .the State,
by reason of the necessity for troops
to maintain order, $73,000 and the city
for special police, etc.. $5,000. One man
was shot and killed by soldiers'during
the progress of the trouble, and one
motorman Was fatally stabbed by
nnnthor while scores of nersons have
been more or less seriously injured in
various ways as a result of the disturbance.
Killed Prominent flan.
Punta Gorda, Fla., Special.?Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock E. E. Williams
was shot aad killed by E. B.
Polk. Both ' were prominent men.
Deputy Marshal Nick Langford attempted
to arrest Marion J. Walker,
who was intoxicated and resisted arrest.
E. E. Williams, who was assisting
the deputy marshal, struck
Walker with a club, when Polk, who
was with Walker, shot him through
the right breast. Polk wa3 arrested
and locked up in jail.
Fires at El Paso.
El Paso, Tex., Special.?Five flree
have broken out within the past 24
hours, and suspicions of incendiarism
have been confirmed. Fires have been
started in the residence of William
Crawford, in the Texas Pacific station
and in other places, but watchfulness
and prompt action made the losses
trivial. Qreat anxiety exists and the
police force has beea ii creased.
KELIANCE WON SECOND RACE.
The Prospects tor Brave Shamrocr
Grow Darker With Every Event.
The third genuine race in the 1903
cup series was successfully run onTuesday.
The race was close as the
following dispatch shows:
Nw York, Special.?In a glorious
whole-sail breeze, over a triangular
course ten miles to a leg, the fleetfooted
cup defender Reliance again
showed her heels to Sir Thomas LiD
ton's challenger, taking the second J
race of the cup series of 1903 by the
narrow margin of 1 minute and 19 seconds.
It was as pretty and as hardfought
a contest as has ever been sailed
off Sandy Hook, and had the wind
not fallen during the last ten minutes,
the record for the course, 3 hours, L2
minutes and 15 seconds, made by Columbia
two years ago. In her memorable
race against Shamrock II..would
have been broken. As it was Reliance
sailed the 20 miles within 2 minutes
and 39 seconds of the record, which
speaks wonders for her speed in the
wind that was blowing. The Reliance's
victory, narrow as it was, would
have been even smaller had not Captain
Wringe, the skipper of the British
ship, bungled at the start, seadkig his
carft over the line 19 seconds after the
last gun and handicapping her to that
extent. At every point of sailing the
defender's superiority was demonstated.
She gained 1 minute and 51 seconds
in windward work, 40 seconds on
the run to the second mark, and 45
seconds on the close reach for home.
Taft Will Succeed Root
Oyster Bay, Special.?Secretary Root
under date of August 19, presented hie
resignation formally to the President
The resignation waa accepted by the
President with the understanding that
the Secretary continue at least until
January 1. Governor General William
H. Ta-ft, of the Philippines, will succeed
Secretary Root, as Secretary of
War. President Roosevelt authorized
the following statement: "The President
some months ago tendered the
secretaryship of War to Judge Taft and
at that time it was arranged that he
would succeed Secretary Root. Secretary
Root will go out of office some
time in January and Judge Taft will
assume the duties of ofTice shortly afterward."
Q. A. R. Offcers.
San Franeiaco, Special.?The Grand
Army of the Republic selected Boston
as the place in which the en
campment o? 5C04 will be held and
elected the following officers: Com
mander-in-Cheif, Gen. John C. Black,
of Illinois; senior vice commander.
Col. C. Mason Keene. of California;
junior vice commander, Col. Harry
Kessler, of Montana; surgeon-in-chief,
George A. Harmon, of Ohio; chaplain
in-chief Winfleld Scott, Arizona. Reports
of officers were made. That of
Commander-in-Chief Thomas J. Stewart
advocated a service pension of
$12 a month, and expresses the opinion
that the present Commissioner of
Pensions la earnestly endeavoring to
discharge the duties of his office
honestly, liberally and Justly ,but that
he is not able to satisfy all who
make complaint.
Longshoreman on Strike.
Burnswick, Ga.f Special.?On account
cf a strike by longshoremen here, the
handling and shipping of lumber is seriously
crippled. Their demand is for an
increase in wages of 2 cents an hour,
which so far have been granted by one
of the large shipping companies. Some
ships are being -loaded by imported
non-union labor, but the unions are
rapidly increasing their ranks from the
imported men. So far nearly 400 longshoremen
are involved in the strike,
which threatens soon to tie up entirely
the lumber shipping interests here.
Effort to Avoid Friction.
London, By Cable.?Shipping circlet
hero show keen interest in the develoD
ments of the relations between the
German and British Atlantic steamship
companies. The lines are making
every effort to avoid friction and Derector
General Ballin, of the HamburgAmerican
Line, who is in London, said
today that its policy was to maintain
and promote the existing harmony.
A Lyncher Convicted.
Danville, 111., Special.?Winfleld Baker,
who formerly lived in the mountains
of Kentucky, was convicted in
the Circuit Court of assault to murder
Sheriff Whitlock. He was sentenced to
? term of from one to 14 years. This is
the first conviction of a member of a
mob that attacked the Danville Jail in
the latter part of July, after having
lynched the negro James Metcalf, and
burned his body. Immediately after the
verdict today Harmon Magnott, a painter
who was publicly criticising the
court officials, was arrested, charged
with inciting riot.
Certificates Sold.
Washington, Special.?Bids were
opened at the Bureau of Insular Affairs,
War Department, for the purchase
of $3,000,000 certificates of indebtedness
for the Philippine government.
Harvey Fish & Sons, of New
| York, bid for all or any amount at
102.2. This was the only bid for the
whole amount, and it was accepted.
Among the other bidders was L. W.
Wisp, of Richmond, Va., for $6,000 at
1100.25.
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FAILED ONCE MORE
Fourth Race of International Cu|
Contest Declared Off on Limitaticn
NEITHER BOAT REACHED THE LINI
The Reliance, However Hnd a Lon:
Lead on the Shamrock, and Cam<
Near Winning Three Stra glits.
The series of international cup races
was continued on Thursd-y, with th<
usual result, except that officially il
was no race at all. The sea was calm
and the wind light, so that neithei
boat was able to cross the line in the
time limit aliowed by the rules. Th#
series so far stands two failures and
two straight victories for the defender
The Thursday event is given in detail
as follows:
New York, Special?With Reliance
lees than a mile from the finish and
Shamrock III, hull down on the horizon,
fully two miles astern of the gallant
defender, the fourth race of the
present series for the America's cup
was declared off because of the expiration
of .the time limit of five and onehalf
hours, as happened on Thursday
last. It was no race officially. The
defeat administered to the challenger
was so ignominous that whatever lingering
hope remained in the breasts ol
the friends of Sir Thomas' boat vanished
into thin air. Reliance's victorj
was in every way more decisive thai
that of last Saturday. Outsailed, outpointed
and outfooted, it waa & procession
from start to finish.
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mt) rurrresuiiuu wuuuer ueui iuc
Shamrock hopelessly In the 15 miles
of windward work, rounding the outei
mark in 12 minutes and 30 seconds
ahead of her, a gain in actual time oi
11 minutes and *20 seconds, and dowr
the wind she steadily increased hei
lead. The real race of the day was
not against the Shamrock, but it was
seen in the exciting struggle of Re
liance in the last half-hour to react
'the finish line before the regatta com
uiittee fired the gun which should an
nounce the expiration of the time limit
Had the wind freshened 20 minutes
earlier then it did, the cup series woulc
have ended with three straight win:
for the defender, and Fife's famous
light weather boat would have sailec
back to Albion's shores one of th<
most disastrously worsted challenger!
in tV>o hiatnrv nf r?nn PfintPSt"?
Fully as discouraging as the sail
Ing qualities displayed by the chal
knger was the atrocious manner ir
which she was handled. The Yanke<
skipper not only outmanoeuvred his
rival in the spectacular battle for posl
tion at the start, as he has done even
time they have met, but worse still foi
the downhearted supporters of Sham
rock, Captain Wringe repeated his
blunder of Tuesday. He crossed th<
line in the wake of Reliance with j
handicap of 61 of the precious second!
for which Fife had sacrificed so muci
in said spread for time alowince. Botl
boats, it is true, went over after th<
handicap gun, but it is only the stern
most craft which actually suffers.
It was not a pleasant day on th(
water and the observation fleet whicl
put out to sea to witness the race was
hardly more than half as large as 01
the preceding days. The dark water oi
the ocean was as smooth as a flooi
and a light breeze of about four knots
blew out of the southwest. The course
was laid 15 miles dead into the wine
and return.
At tfle end 01 me nrst nour snam
reck was beaten and the interesi
waned. After rounding the float foi
the run home and setting big balloon
ers. t?e wind, which had strengthenec
to six or seven knots on the beat, diet
down and the towering clouds *ol
canvas was drifted" lazily down ar
ocean lane, a mile wide, between tb<
two divisions of the excursion fleet.
Even in the fight air it was aston
Ishing how the defender slippec
through the placed seas. With th<
gentle breeze distending the surface
of her pure white sails and her sterr
crowded with tars to hold her head up
she moved along as serenely anc
peacefully as if in a dreamless sleep
Yet the gap between her and the chal
lenger steadly widened until two miles
separated them. Half an hour from
nome, wuen me syecutiurs uau auo.ii
doned any idea that the finish lin<
could he reached in time, the wind
suddenly freshened and Reliance cam<
oowlihg down at a merry clip. But th(
wind had come too late and when stll
a hundred yards from home the gur
on the tug Navigator boomed across
the water. The excursion boats heic
on until she crossed the line to giv<
her a rousing welcome and ther
scampered for New York. Sir Thomas
who, heretofore, has always followed
his champion into the Hook, sent his
steam yacht, he Erin, ahead at ful
speed as if to drown out the memorj
at the inglorious licking he got.
Shot at, But Not K lied.
Washington. Special.?A decidedly
new turn in the case of the Unitec
States Vice Consul Wm. C. Magelssen
at Beirut. Syria, who was reported t<
have been assassinated last Sunday
developed Friday when it becami
known that the report was incorrec
and that although Mr. Magelssen hai
been shot at he had not even been in
jured This information came to th<
State Department Friday night in t
dispatch from United States Ministei
Irishman at Constantinople, who sail
the mistake in making the origins
announcement was due to an error it
the transmission ef the cipher dispatel
j from Consul Ravendal at Beirut in re
porting the incident to the minister.
Tunne' oa Fire.
Roanoke. Special.?A stubborn fir
is raging in Craigen Tunnel, on th
Clinch alley division of the Norfolk i
Northwestern Railway, near Virgini;
City, Va. The tunnel is lined wit!
heavy fibers and was discovered on fir
300 feet from the east entrance at ai
early hour Thursday. So far it ha
been Impossible to approach the fir
from the east end. The officials say i
will probably be three or four days be
fore the tunnel is clear. Traffic i
blocked.
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Z Economic Effects.
HE problem of good roads 10
__ Jf most largely an eccaoinlo
* O I O oao. yet It Is interwove*
' ^ with othoi's of social and
"^fOW political well being, state#
the nrst report of the State Board of
Public Roads of Rhode Islnud.
s There is 110 class of citizenship but
; what is benefited directly or indirectly.
I The farmer, that he may come to 0
i ready market to sell and barter; tb#
. manufacturer in the town remote froa
, seaboard or railroad, who in turn caa
( haul his coal and raw material at aa
, appreciably lessened cost, and carry
bis finished product for transportation,
i will be helped. It will make him hidependent
of small railroad branches
: which are obliged, by reason of short
I distances, to charge an euccessiv#
' freight.
| The toiler in the many shops and
' offices is to be helped by lower rent# r
. within his means, because suburbs*
. living is made possible tyy good roads.
. And all who prefer the open living t#
! the huddled city life will appreciate tb#
" benefit. Every citizen is to profit i*
" some way. Country and suburban dis?
tricts will be mere easy of access. Gro?
'r eery and marketmen will be enabled t#
t send their goods by free delivery, at n#
. enhanced cost to the buyer.
Good roads not only cheapen the cost
of living in the matter of rents, hut
nls<*reduce the price of supplies by rea*
? a? Ti U.- Kaaa
son 01 a reauy murKiii. 11 uus ucru
demonstrated again and again that tb#
betterment of roads means a rise la
the value of real estate, and the rise
will come, the demand be enhance^
because of facilitated transportation.
It would be interesting to learn ho\r
many farms have been abandoned because
of poor roads. Land hag beem
given up. homes deserted, the building*
gone to rack and ruin, because the former
holders could not make it pay. It
was not worth the living. In many instances
good roads, passable in all se?
sons, would have changed the drift.
The most costly, as well as the greatest
anrount of freigbt traffic, Is over
country roads. Outside the mere t
question of land values is the larger
one of the influence of good roads upon
commerce, manufacturing, farming.
Success In business is not more remit#
to the question than the wear and tear
upon horseflesh, wagons, human
strength and endurance.
This whole matter of th? economic
value of such roads as your commission
recommends is beyond question, and to
sum up the reasons therefor, we claim:
(1) That they make land more access!- .
ble, and so give it a wider market; (2)
They Increase the desirability of llvinf
in the rural districts. The great value
or electric roods, in many instances, is
not only In rapid transportation and
j quick service, but because with tbelr
j building almost invariably comes a
1 good road; (3) They lessen materially
t the sost of production by decreasing
r the cost of transportation. In wear and
' tear and time; (4) They bring with
* them the so-called rural delivery system;
(3) Tliey increase the value of
. property *nd iessen taxation,
t And yet, besides all these, there ar?
r other values. The State is solidified
- in its educational interests. The publle
1 school is more fully appreciated, and
> its percentage of attendance is visibly
1 increased. The people can come to\
gether more frequently for social intercourse,
and so develop the community.
. Good roads are civilizing influences.
I As Charles Sumner once said: MTh?
; road and the schoolmaster are the two
i most important agents in advancing
1 civilization." #
' tie No Vegetable matter.
All recognteed authorities on the sub*
' Ject say that no vegetable matter
, should be used in the construction and
. maintenance of roads or highways. In
i spite of this, however, many road
[ menders are throwing into the middle
; of the road the mud from the side
- ditches, as well as the grass and weede
' that beve grown up by the side of tbo
1 road. The leaves and other little that
I have accumulated at the sides of the
; road during the winter are placed In
{ the road to rot and make quagmires
, for the people to travel through during
I the winter and spring.?Good Roads
| Magazine.
Rerolling Mocsdem.
Where a county has a steam road
roller it can be used to great advantage
in keeping the roads in repair when it
r is not required for construction work,
j either by picking up and rerollipg macadam
roads or by working the eartb
roads into shape after they have been
> treated by the road machine.?Good
' Bonds Magazine.
1
, A Clever Woman.
Patty Lyle Collins, a Southern wom~
an, Is said to be the best chirographi
leal expert in the world. She is emr
ployed by the postoffice department at
i Washington, where she deciphers some
1 of the addresses of letters that wauld
1 otherwise not reach their destination.
1 Out of every 400,000 letters received
"dead" every year the system of delivery
by her has been so perfect that
the majority of them reach their destination
in an astonishingly abort
? time, and this she does without break*
lug the seals. Iu her record year sho
^ supplied them on eighty-seven per cent,
a of the cases, a fact which in itpelf be^
speaks the enormous work this clever
e woman does day by day. ? Chicago
. Record-Herald.
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^ The Man Who la Frank.
The man who boasts of bis franks
ness usually has a reputation for brutality?Baltimore
American.
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