Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M w the board of directors of the Farmer? and Merchants bank, the following action was taken: "Having, with the aid of two able experts, examined all of the available records, books, papers and accounts found in the bank vault, the result of which satisfies the board that the assets and securities of tho bank are sufficient eventually meet alt its legal obligations and to l?ay all depositors and other creditors, but in view of the serious interruptions caused to its buisness by the vi-hirii has occurred, the lack at this t'me of an available person willing to assume the duties of presi dent and in the further condition which exists that some time will be wxressary to convert the assets into cash, we do hereby resolve and de termine for the best interest of all creditors under the circumstances to make an assignment of all the property, securities and credits of the bank to E. S. Vaux and A. D. Kennedy Co be administered for the equal bene fit of all creditors, according to law." This resolution was signed by the en tire "board of directors and the deed ?f assignment executed at once. Damage Suits. Columbia, Special.?There was an entirely new development in the case i;% of the dispensary constables not long " U'iotor; |3EK ago in connection ?nu iuc ...v>vI ; matter in Charleston. A complaint was I P received at the attorney general's of I K fico stating that Wiettrs would sue I each constable for the sum of $500 for violation of the obligation assumed in their bonds of office. Wieters alleges that Bateman, Hoy, Grady, Gid-eon and May came into his establishment on the night of August 22 last and armed with pistols and sticks beat him so that he was confined to his bed and had to have tne attention of a physician for some time. The damage suits for $500 are also made out against the bondsmen of each con stable, together with himself as prinLdpal. This is the third action to be , brought against these men in the ?ourts by Wieters. Not long ago he filed suit in the United States court before Judge Simonton for $10,000 Wamarea and also commenced criminal action for the same sum in the circuit eourt of Charleston county. The attorney general win appear in the case in the United Stages court and in the absence of the solicitor in the crimi nal court The constables will be represented in the last action brought intbe court of common pleas by Bel. linger & Haskell. J. P. K. Ryan repref seats the plaintiff. ? ~ For Lower Freight Rates. - Ifossrs. Miller & Whaley. J. P. K. Bryftn. Robt W. Shand, George E. Prince. Henry E. Ravenel, Wm. S. Slrrlne and F. B. Grier, representing the chamber of commerce of Anderson. the Chamber of Commerce of Colombia, the chamber of commerce of . Spartanburg, the board of trade ol fhreenville, the board of trade of reenwood, the board of trade of Newberry, tie Piedmont Wholesale Gro-aers' Association, the chamber of commerce of Charleston, and the bureau of freight and transportation Charleston, yesterday filed with the railroad commission a petition for a SoMw frfticht rates in UCWUI^ v/u 1/VMva ?. v-.QM. South Carolina. It Is alleged in the petition, which iB quite lengthy and concise, that the existing rates for the transportation HI freights upon the several railroad systems within the State of South ^ Carolina are unreasonable and ex eepsivo. Palmetto News. A foreign corporation was issued papers to do business In South Carolina. This is the Chicora corporation chartored in Virginia. The capital Is $25,000; the business is real estate. The Bessemer Iron Ore company of Blacksburg was incorporated in New Jersey. This firm which does mining has a capital of $500,000. :r\ The secretary of state has granted a commission to the Poag-Ferguson Machine company of Lancaster. The new enterprise, which will sell machinery and conduct a repair shop, is capitalized at $6,000 and the petioners are J. L. Poag, A. B. Ferguson. W. T-. Gregory and L. C. Lazenby, all of I ad caster. # Convicted of Murder. | Walhalla, Special.?After a trial of ' live days the jury, after being out about five hours, found Hoyt L. Hayes guilty of the murder of his wife. Hayes received the verdict without the slightest emotion. His attorneys gave notice of a motion for a new trial. This has been the most Interesting case tn Oconee's history. The sentence of John Wright of Lee county, who was serving 10 months * on the county chain gang for the crime of grand larceny, has been cornmated to nine months, he having been convicted In March, 1903. He pleaded guilty at his trial and is now practically dying of tuberculosis. Judge age, the solicitor and a number of liifinentlal citizens heartily recommended the commutation. The Darlington Drug Company which was issued a commission is capitalized at $5,000. The petitioners are J^. O. Brice, of Columbia and W. | .B. Hooie, of Darlington. K | MURDER MOST FOUL | i I Merchant Clubb.ci to Death and Robbed Mear M s Home. ' Bamberg, Special.?This town was Blocked and thrown into a state of excitement Thursday night over one of the boldest and most high-handed 0 murders that has ever happened in this State. d< Mr. M. B. Varn, a prominent merehant of this place, left his store on ^ Main street about 9 o'clock to go home. He lived in the southeastern part of n, town, on Carlisle street, nearly a mile *ti from the business portion of town. He did not arrive at his usual hour, so e< about 9:30 o'clock his wife became 133 alarmed and started out accompanied ^ by one of herlittlesons, to see what was tI the matter. About 100 yards from her n house, nearly in front of the residence ? ? ? -? vi.J a i of Mr. G. P. Harmon, tney siuir.uieu ^ - over Mr. Yarn's tody lying on the side- h walk on his face in a pool of blood, with the whole back of his head crushed in a ghastly sight. His skull was fractured, he was unconscious and ^ never spoke afterwards. The alarm was raised, several neigh- m bors hurried to the scene and the man ?i so badly done to death was carried to ^ his home. M Physicians were hastily summoned but nothing could he done and he died at 30:13 o'clock. He was hit twice In ei the back of the head with some heavy blunt instrument, the nature of which r has not been determined. An axe D, handle and a heavy piece of iron, a part of a buggy 6pring, apparently, <ji were found in the street not very far sc from the body, but no blood was on sc either. si Two men evidently did the killing, q as two different tracks were found at vi the. body, as well as on a vacant lot on the street near town where they had sat down in the weeds and watch- ? IE ed for their victim to pass. When he m came they followed a short distance until a favorable opportunity for ol striking the fatal blow presented itself. d( Mr. Yarn usually took his money tr home at night in a little sack. He did cj this Thursday night, counting it out in ol luc yxcaciiLc vi <* uiuuimu, u. man from town and a negro. This sack was missing from the body. From examination of his cash book it is supposed to have contained $S or $10. ei In a small pocketbook in one of his pockets was found some silver and a Ct $5 bill. He also had some bills in another pocket, which were not touched, the robbers no doubt thinking he had all his money in the sack. His watch was not gone. Magistrate W. W. Lightsey formed a jury of inquest Friday morning, who ti viewed the body at the house, took di Mrs. Yarn's testimony and reassembled at the court house, where the at- th tending physicians were examined. No Ci light was thrown on the tragedy and they adjourned until Monday for a more thorough investigation. g] Three negroes have been arrested as j being implicated in the crime. R Riotous Negroes. n Newberry, Special.?There was ai p Am r.tV? In nlrln /\ * !a cvuicwuiUft orviu vu a i iui auuuu& o ^ number of negroes on the eastern outskirts of the city last we^L. For a jt time there was a lively fight, which sc however, ended in no more serious L result than the beating of several negro women. Negroes were in the woous j* gambling; liquor flowed freely and a 5, fuss was started. Ed Williams and at Will Brown had a shotgun between them and they fired several times, p without effect, at Nathan Lindsay and tc Jim Smith. Lindsay and Smith ran to a house in which were several wo- ! men. Williams and Brown followed sc into the house and a general fight ensued, in which the women were se- h< veroly bruised. j st Fertil'zsr Companies Prosecuted. j m In accordance with hi3 report to the ( of Siaie fertilizer hoard the attorney gen- er eral will proceed to take action against' its the fertilizer companies in South Car-1 olina who fail to comply with the law j sp as regards the standards. On Monday,! ch the 23rd inst.. criminal action was brought against the Pendleton Mfg. Sh Co. of Pendleton, and on Tuesday, the m ?4th. against the Mosely Co. of ProsT,erity. Mr. Gunter appeared in both cases. n< cc Wildcat Insurance. A * A number of so-called "wildcat'' in- Insurance companies are operating in -South Carolina. The comptroller general, Hon. A. W. Jones, states that several companies have not paid licenses at to do busines? within the borders of South Carolina and that he intends 10 ei prosecute the delinquents. Recently F Mr. Jones from farmers and other perw sons throughout the State inquiring jE as to tne stamuty or certain companies. Invariably he has advised the ^ inquirers not to insure with com- A panles which are not legally vested m with the proper authority by the State. . tc fc Fell Into a Flywheel. Union, Special.?Oss Miller, a negro fireman in Union ralllo, was ^rushed to death last week by walking ;r.to the large flywheel of the mill en- 15 ;ine. His legs and arms were ground :o pulp and the entire top of his head 1I< was taken off and one eye was found gi several yards from the body. Almost bi every bone in his body was broken. It Is said he wa3 cither drunk or tt Irinking and as he passed the wheel a fell It. rft A \ ? ' \ \ A --L. -it. . / JVE ITEMS OF NEWS. ilany Matters of Genera! Interest It Slioit Paragraphs. Down in Dix'e. Roanoke is in the midst of a contest rer a rearrangement of its city wards. Milk sickness caused a number of path in Tennessee. John Wires, a Hillsboro (Va.) boy, as fatally stabbed by his schooiraate. Humphrey Potts. Norfolk Methodists are stirred up rer the Virginia Conference resoluon regarding transfers. The Mayor of Newport has suspend? Chief Stow, of the Fire Departlent Six men were killed near New Hope, .y? in a collision between freight ains on the Louisville and Nashville tilroad. President Alexander, of the Bragos i nd Northern Railway, declares $260.- | )0 of its securities were stolen from im at Dallas, Texas. At Th" National Capital. Little Is scheduled for the Senate to 5 until it receives the Cuban bill. President Rosevelt is trying to baronize his party leaders in the matter ' his Panama policy. Tho Cuban reciprocity bill was rered to the committee on Ways and eans of the House. Senator Hoar, (Rep., Mass..) introiced a bill "providing homes and nployment for the homeless poor." The House minority will support the 11 making the Cuban reciprocity eaty effective, but urges amendents. General Crozier. Chief of Army Orlance, calls attention to the lack of 'aco^st defenses on the insular posssions. Politicians in Washington are condering the availability of Senator orman as a Presdential candidate in ew of the result in Maryland, where le negro issue was the leading one. In order to avoid friction the United tates has offered warships for a meet ig between the Colombian peace comlissioner and the Panamaians. Ex-Representative James A. Norton, \ Ohio, says Democrats of that State ivor Senator Gorman for the Presimtial nomination. Senator McComas, (Rep., Md.,) inoduced a great number of bills, one ' which provides an appropriation ' $3,500,000 for improving the Paipsco river. At The North. The Baptist Congress in Philadelphia ided its sessions. The City Hall demonstration at Chiigo strikers met with no results. Methodists at Omaha appropriated Fer $700,000 for foreign missions. The search for Rev. Joseph Cirri>one was continued in New York. Wages of 25.000 cotton-mill opera. ves in Rhode Island are to be reuced. Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, denies :at as an apostle of the Mormon hurch he took an oath of any sort. Contracts for building five llght>ips were awarded the New York fiipbuilding Company, of Camden, N. , at a cost of $82,000. It was reported in Pittsburg that the ockfeller-Gculd syndicate had sejredcontrol of the Steel Corporation id was after the Baltimore and Ohio id other roads in order to contral ansportation facilities to the coast. The Woman's Christian Temperance nion convention asks the right to cen>r the shows on "the Pike" at the St. ouis World's Fair. It is feared Rev. Joseph Cirringone, istor of the Catholic church of the nt TTT111 4 A tys a liuia^umicr ^uu^ptiuu, ai VT unauio idge, N. Y? has met with foul play : the hands of the Mafia. An explosion of nitroglycerine In hiladelphia wrecked a house and led > the capture of a gang supposed to ; safe blowers and postoffice thieves. Mrs. E. DeW/rt. Walsh, a prominent iriely woman of Montclair, N. J., is i ?ad from a bullet wound inflicted by | :rself under mysterious circumances. The Senate Military AfTalrs comittee has held up the nomination Leonard Wood to be a major-genal. pending an inquiry into his miliry career. The Virginia Senate appointed a leclal steering committe to take large of revision bills. Reports of the Virginia conference lowed 4,200 chapters and 70,?70 embers of the Epworth League. Archaeologists discovered papyri >arly 1,800 years that are said to reird many sayings of Jesus Christ. The United States Circuit Court of ppeals at St Paul, Minn., decided that ip Tobacco Trust might charge what pleased for its products. From zeroes The Sea. M. Combes spoke in the French Sen AU- Kill .e Ull tut; icotn 105 u***. A dirigible balloon of Lebaudy breth. s made 46 miles fn 95 minutes in ranee. The daughter of Henry Labouchere as married to the Marquis di Radini 1 Rome. At the first public consistory of Pope ius X Mgrs. Merry del Val. Callegari, juti, Talliani and Katschthaler were ade cardinals. Russia and Austria threaten danger > Turkey unless the Macedonian reirms are carried out at once. Miscellaneous flatters. The world's sugar production for 103-04 is estimated at 10,425,800 tons. William Ziegler, the New York milcmaire. was indicted by a Missouri -and Jury for alleged conaattoa with ribary. President Roosevelt was eritised at te convention in Boston of the meriean Federation of Labor tor hie Jt?d the "open-wfcto?" rfuedffen. -c-' ' ./ . ; A NOVEL PROCESS. Young German Restaurant Keeper Selected. EAR GRAFTED OS MILLIONAIRE. ? ?? ? ? ?v\ hn Were 1 Dree nunurcu n^puMi... Willing to Sell an Ear for $5,000. Philadelphia, Special.?Dr. Amdrew Nelden, of New York performed the operation of grafting an ear upon the head of a Western mi.iionaire, whose name, the surgeon says, he is under bond not to divulge. The operation was to have been performed in New York, but District Attorney Jerome is said to have interfered. Mr. Nelden is said to have advertised for a man willing to sell an ear for $5,000; and of 300 applicants he selected a young German, who conducts a restaurant in New York. Dr. Nelden said: "The operation has been performed, and promises to be successful. I am under legal ocntract and heavy bond not to reveal the name of my patient. "Generally speaking ,he is a wealthy man from the West. How he lost one ear, I don't know. It appeara to have been cut off with a sharp instrument. I believe he says it was ac cidental, but I never asked Him -o explain. "The operation took place at a private hospfcal here, where I was assisted by a Philadelphia physican. I think they will be willing to have their names known later. "The two men were placed in opposite directions, upon an elongated bed One-half of the volunteer's ear?the upper half?was cut off, together with about four inches of the skin behind the ear. "This was twisted around and fitted to a freshly prepared wound upon the patient's bead. The half ear was held in place by bandages, and the two men bound so they cannot remove their heads. They must retain this position for at least 12 day* to allow the circulation to come tL.ough the flap of skin that still remains a part of the volunteer's scalp. "If this half ear starts to unite properly, the lower half of the ear will be grated in the same meaner." R cognition Denl'd. Washington, Special.?The revolutionists of San Domingo applied to the State Department for recognition by the United States. The application was presented to the department by J. M. Giordan, who represented himself as the provisional agent of the revolutionary government of which Gen. Jimlncz is the head. The State Department has declined the recognition, informing Mr. Giordan that it had been the unbroken policy of the State Department to recognize only defacto governments and if Minister Powell, who is on the spot, finds that the revolutionists have actually established a capital and opened ports and is able to protect life and property he will recognize it. Million*Ire Dies. n ?" *" G?*w?la1 CcnrffA TV * rVlKUll/XVCf V OH, \jvvn0w Tf Palmer, the richest man in southwestern Virginia, died Wednesday at Saltvillo, of pneumonia, agtid 64. He came to Virginia from Syracuse, N. Y., before the civil war, started to work as a clerk in the big salt works In Smythe county, afterwards becom. ing sole owner of the plant. He recently 9old an interest for $1,000,000 cash. He owned valuable property in New York and several other States. He is survived by one son. Charles Palmer, who Inherits the entire fortune, estimated to be worth $4,000,000, Silvntion Army Courcil. Chattanooga, Special.?The annual council of the Salvation Army officers of the South convened here Tuesday, representatives from all stations south of the Ohio river being present. The sessions will last three days, being u-j ?? Kit CtafF Pantain Rorrv pre&iueu u%ci uj umu ? man, assisted by officers from the North and East. The Salvation Army headquarters and hotel was dedicated Wednesday. The Treaty S'gned. Washington, Special.?Secretary Ha| and M. Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the Minister from Panama, at 6:40 o'clock Tuesday evening signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty providing for ihe construction of the Panama canal by the United States. The ceremony occurred in Secretary Hay's stidy. Hearty congratulations were exchanged and it was agreed that the news of the signing of the treaty should be kept from the public for the present. President Roosevelt was immediately advised of the signing of the document and Minister Bunau-Varilla sent # ccnfldflential cablegram to his government stating that the treaty had been signed. Boll Weavil In Mall. Washington, Special.?Aetiag Post master General Wynne Wednesday Issued an order directing a rigid enforcement of the section of the laws and regulations which absolute^- preeludes all reptiles and hmects frera tbe mails. The action is tbe result of reports that specimens <ff the Texas boll weevil, an insect very destmettre to ootton plants, have beon fotmi ?-fer?Mils. CHICAGO RAILWAY STRIKE Hopes of an Early Settlement Now Enter'aned. Chicago, Special.?Peace negotiatioaslooking for an amicable settlement of the struggle between the management of the Chicago o.?.y Railroad and its striking employes were, begun Tuesday afternoon, and the in- J . ? ? -.v. -I tha dications ars mac com biuua ku vuu | controversy will agree to submit their differences to arbitration. After a conference, lasting several hours, between Mayor Carter H. Harrison and and the officials of the com-| pany, and the special aldermanic, peace commission appointed by May- j or Harrison, at the direction of the J city council, followed by anotuer j meeting by which President Mahon, | oi the Amalgamated Association of Street Employes and his legal advisers took part Mayor Harrison declared that the outlook for a settlement of the strike by arbitration was directly flattering. The object cf the meeting was to bring the two sides J to a point where arbitration is pos- J sible. This the mayor believes has been accomplished. Announcement , was made at night thatan effort would be made to open another of tho various branches of the system. The attempt will be made on the electric line running through Indiana avenue, ? j u ,1 Tclll mnVrp a total Of I anu ii sutv.uooiui n... _ three branches that have been opened j for traffic since the inception of the strike last Thursday. The other important developments in the strike were: A bill filed in the Superior Court asking that a receiver be appointed for the Chicago City Railroad Company and challenging the company's right to opera*- its lines,, on the I ground that its franchises expired last July Jknd that the 99-year act ' claim is invalid. Five trains, consisting of a grip car and "trailer," each operated on the Cottage Grove avenue cable line under guard of l,vud policemen; 2 cars operated on the Wentworth avenue line under a guard of less than 400 policemen. Presiden* Gomners Hissed. Boston, Special.?The question of whether the organization should commit itself to the doctrines of Socialism came squarely before the delegates to the convention of the American Federation of Labor at its session Tuesday. The question was not answered, as shortly before 6 o'clock an adjournment was taken until Wednesday, when the debate will be resumed. Some nine resolutions favoring public ownership and the organization of a political party to bring about conditions the Socialists seek were all reported on unfavorably by the com- I mittee on resolutions. At once the long arranged plan of the Socialist delegates to fight for the adoption of their principles were put in operation by Delegate Hayes, cf Cleveland. He offered a substitute for the committee's report, but was ruled out of order. At this point the applause from the spectators led President Gompers to announce that he would order the galleries cleared if the applause waa continued. His remark was received with hisses. Thereupon he ordered the spectators to leave. There was great confusion and at the end the ejected people, numbering several hundred, assembled outside Faneull Hall and adopted resolutions condemning President Gompers and his action. Mean | time the debate was resumed by the I | delegates. Delegate Hayes and other ! Socialists spoke at length against the j committee's report while the commitI tee's position was supported by Dele| gate Lenon, the treasurer of the federation. Just before adjournment the ejected spectators were permitted to reenter the hall. Historian Dead. New York, Special.?J. Fairfax McLaughlin. 60 years old. chief clerk inthe surrogate's office, dropped dead at the corner of Broadway and White street. Tuesday night. His death was probably due to beart disease. Mr. McLaughlin was walking with two associates in the surrogate's office when his hat blew off. He started after It, but had gone but a few steps when he fell heavily to the sidewalk and died. Mr. McLaughlin was known as the his ?? TT.II lorian OI iammuiiy nan. Xic ma* uvr. u in Virginia. Jamestown Exposition. Washington, Special.?A memorial was laid before the House by Speaker Cannon in the form of a joint resolution, passed by the Virginia Legislature. informing the world that the 300th anniversary of the first Englishspeaking settlement in America, at Jamestown. Va.. would be celebrated by a naval, marine and industrial exposition at Hamption Roads, Va., beginning May 13, 1907. Town- Bombarded. San Domingo, By Cable.?The political situation here is serious. The Insurgents are bombarding the city. Generals Wence3la Figurero and Juan Francisco Sanchez are refugees In the foreign legations. The city is coir pletely invested by 4,000 men under Pichardo and four other generals. Jury Says Suicide. Raleigh, Special.?The coroner's jury, after an investigation into the death of K. Raynor Bell, whose body was found in the Pasquotank river at Elizabeth City, returned a verdict thai Bell came to his death by attaching rocks to his body and then leaping fob flit Tjrer. I * ' '" * Why Farmer* Should Ftvor Co-Op-ui rflMi raeftKjaCXOLOKEL J. B. KILL* 8*^*5 BREW. of TeMl?l, 5 f * writes as follows: The cafe II Ml*. _t+K .liloti ?Ka aa?H ?w WO iUlljr IV1UI TTUiVU IMG hM ment in favor of ollssdf am 10 toe common roads of the eoS> try has spread, and the eagerness vMi which the proposition Is welcsmef since the introduction of the Bron* low bill in Congress, hare net Mfc been highly gratifying to the frieMt of the measure, but surprising aud a* tonlshiug to its opponents. The trufe is the great body of the farmers St the land are slow in demanding what they are justly entitled to. Had thi isame necessity as the waat ef gseC roads among farmers existed in rati* tlon to the manufacturing, miuing m commercial interests of the ceuntaj, such a necessity would bare l?| since been recognized and met bj adequate appropriations from- CougreSt The tillers of the soil do not work h concert for their own advanoemet l>y the census of 1900 the whele aamber of people above the age ef tw years engaged In gainful occupation in the United States was 29,074,111. Of this number, 10,381,765 vera engaged lu agricultural pursuits. Oh other specified occupation employs St many. The manufacturing and mechanical pursuits employ 7,085.992 persons; trade aud transportation, 4.7Mt? 904, and professional service. 1,2881* 739. And yet the farmers of the coostry, that contribute more to its perm*nent prosperity than all other classes combined, have the smallest smeoal of consideration In the matter of Oncressional appropriations. In all the history of the past legislation af the country but few efforts have beea made to equalize the benefits of Con* gressional appropriations. Until the rural mail routes were established a citizen living in the country rarely received direct benefits from the men* expended by the Government, exceH that for the Agricultural Department! The commerce of the country Celt the exuberance of fresh and lusty life and vigor from the improvement of the rlr. ers and harbors, but this exuberance would have been vastly increased ha* half the money appropriated for itr? ers and harbors been applied te aid in the improvement and maintenance of the public roads, the very Canadation of commerce. It must not be imagined that any eae proposes tnat me ucrerumeai siuui water upon the work of building public highways without the eo-operati?m #4 the State, county or other politics* subdivision. The policy of the (* * ernment should be to help those con- * in unities that help themselves; to stlmdate action and enterprise rather ttac to repress It by appropriating moMgr to those communities that do so thing for themselves. Th? Value of Bold Making Matlilnm j. An important factor In the netahie progress on road building Is found Is the increase in the efficiency Of rood making machinery, enabling not onl^ much more rapid work, bat wuMai the operations more economical. It fti known that a permanent good stone road cannot be built without the use " 'to?m mllor and the cost of SUdb a machine has In the past been beyoad the means of many rural commnaitieSL The consideration of cost especially has proved an obstacle In cases where it was necessary to provide a stone crusher and an engine to operate it in addition to the cost of the roller, a* well as to hire teams to draw the stone. The manufacturers of road making machinery are, however, we arc glad to note, arising to the emer> trency, and are not only Improving the efficiency of the machinery, but are making traction engines and combination rollers to meet the require* ments of the smaller rural communities. Improvements are also being made in road graders and dirt handling machinery for use where dirt roads are the rule. The cost of Improved machinery is a mere bagatelle to any community when the value of the im* proved road is considered. Tli* IVide-Tlre Question. In a letter recently received, a correspondent urges the necessity of haTing wide tires on wagons hauling heavy loads, and suggests that we make more frequent mention of the great damage done to roads through the use of narrow tires. Our correspondent believes that the movement in favor of wide tires should go hand iu hand with the movement for good roads, and he states that, in bis opinion, unless this is done and wide tires are adopted the effect of the money spent on roads will be very much impaired. Frequent reference has been made to the subject in these columns* and we quite agreed with our correspondent that the attention of those Interested in the movement cannot toe often be called to it. We hope that all who are worKing tor me uiuoiimproved roade and rtreets will keep the wide tire question well in front, and earnestly work for the enactment of proper legislation. One needs only to go about the country a little to noto the damage done by narrow tires to roads built at great expense. The uso of narrow tlreR is certainly the poorest kind of economy. In the years 1S54 to 1890 the averago life of Englishmen increased a boot four years. A parasite, the natural enemy ?f mosquito, has been discovered,' ?