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Mow to Write i Sw Hy Kate Thorn. (rBnuiiinnt^x the llrat place you want a ?g?I Titles are everything. ||kI B Remember that, and * pH&sns given you a title that will the reading public. Don": Iv "sparing in th olaniation points. Thev c< tiiey are wonderfully effective. Spend about on the critics. Tli ?2o apieco. If you can inuuce the critit The Pacific Triangle, t?? say that your h it is calculated to corrupt the minds ot father would permit it to !? read by his body will buy the hook, just to see how you what, is their motive iu buying so your pocket. To denounce a new hook as immor: bought and read, and the author and pi The storm of critic'stn which assai tune to him: and the sam might be si a score of others. If the critics had let the Ilyron cr parding it wott'd have "hat! only a '.oca got rich out of it. as somebody did. All of which goes to show that the does not trust the critics to select their It always amuses us when w take a; as wo et-neraily do. a sentence like this: "We protest against this book." We wonder who cares how much InWe have heard a dog protesting adid not aff'et that luminary in the ,-i: show was in town, wo heard an obi ia< one of tho tigers. hocauso it "s<>t hor 11 verso animals refused to !? ctuiet. One essentia! to a successful hook never been much in a book store has 1 carries with it. Half the people who covers?bindings which w 11 look w. ',' ( They pay their money, ami they have a ings. Advertise your boo!" in all t!o> bad success. Advertise it. Keep it before 1 are not afraid to put out money on i;. i tt.cir money in itv purchas *. Dedicate it to some at. it man of th So much the better. People like humhui eating books to n.others and si>ters- e permit the slang?played out. If you can only manage to l ave h? or some divorce suit of no:oriety. your b <f course, everybody who writes a look Finally, nev. r for a moment indulge cessful liook unless you are peculiarly i; are rich, you can push the sales right ; rot expect to get ricl; by bookmakii a. Don't Lose Y> Hy tlie ICditor of t iie < said the other day Aceriiii!; another woman: ' The speaker meant t ^ discouraged?and was v.-n woman's mental uist urban ami ultimate loss to her o. to carry responsibility s. This is a pity, isn't it?but as tne w oouraged you are?don't seem to be Io.? loosening on your efforts and duties, ta and if you cannot climb, just har.g on to scorch your brain?don't set m to be levMake it apparent that you have co to yourself the trust of others in your this preaching into effect?but you'll ha' There are lots of hard tiling? i.> do artistic success?and one of the hardest title of adversity is swe; uing you oft j calamity in your darkest hour is to seen So hang on tenaciously when every eles are coming your way?don't forge never sympathizes, and soon forgets the All this is cold comfort for the day telling of one way of the world?so don on, although you fail today, and make a on beginning until you succeed. There's It is honestly done. There's credit and beginning on a failure. A man did thi. with anvifiips ami difficulties tl for a clear retrospect, lie held on and said: "What splendid energy and persever The man won the confidence of the again?had he lost his grip, the world w< end even the memory of him would hav< What is Your I By Caroline. 1-UlHAPS you have never re I most important thing in tl I Your mental vision?tl kMfnVM more importance than the For it is your way of foresee between happiness The life of one woman?Helen Kelle to be happy even though we have neve of those we love. llut there is nothing in store for tl except the lunatic asylum. Tins woriu i So take care that yo ir mental eye is you have to encounter. Eyeglasses have done much to corre eye. It' only some equally simple devic< the mental vision, what a different plap For there is no doubt it is the met between this world being an agreeable o Every one has moments of thinking t world is upside down. It' these momeii hours will surely grow to days, the da: misery. If in our bluest moments we could i is nothing either good or ill but thinkit making a good start toward getting the How Olive Oil Is Made. * The olives, stones anu ail, are lirst [ t crushed iu a stone mill run by ox ' J power. Th<> mass of pulp is then t transferred in tlat wicker baskets to j' the "torchlo." or oaken press, from t f which the oil oozes into a vat beneath, j The presses at Dievolo are very old. j elaborately carved with the arms and [ t devices of some early pardone. Tre- J ? mendous pressure is applied through | , a primitive capstan arrangement. ; j which the men work by heavy wood-1 t en levers, walking round and round j , on the stone floor in a track much I f worn by the tread of laboring genera- A tions. The re are commonly two or , three squct/.ings of the pulp, the product of the lirst being of the finest 1:.,. i>,,f ttip nroerss once be qUii.il.>. ...^ ... >nin. must be carried forward contin- t uously. ivst the oil should -pji! in the making. It is finally drawi off into j huite earisen jars of immemorial pattern. like those in which the Forty j , Mean Trick on Thirsty Citizens. April 1 loxiuc. d no better joke than the ot:<> which va- plved on the bihuIons citizens of I'or: Me. The city w:ft thou as no>v in a v? rv "arid" conditbw and the joker procured a lot of Ike "vaiid pee lis" use : by i be wily pock* i \ ndo: of ikir.-i dack. which he til'e 1 with u rich brown brow of tea. The < ]; - w<:e then driven iu cot ' and ha d to j r. . r.r too ready access by ibe rhir. ty victim and the, whole th in it disposed of at prices that j would have made the Portland barkeep of a month previous blush with I fcbamc. j I a :cessful Book taking title. udgcl your brains until thry nave at first sight arouse the curiosity of e use of capitals, and italics, and ox>st no more than small letters, and ie niosr of them can be bought up for of the Atlantic Paralcllogram. or of -i- i - : tomlunnv flint AJUK li* llllllll'iai III the young, and that no Christian ( family?your forune is made. Evervwiokeil it is?and it don't matter to long as the money finds its way into ?1 is to insure its sueeess. It will lie lldisher will make a good thing of it. led Charles Reade was worth a fortid of Dumas. Itulwer. Swinburne and mtrov* rs> alone?the publicat 011s reI circulation, and nobody would have reading public chooses for i?.-df. and Inioks tor then;. i a so-called criticl.-iu and come acioss, protests" aittst the shining of the moon, but it ght> st. and las: fall, when Itanium's iy protesting against the growling of arves all liighty tighty." but the peris to bind it well. A person who has 10 idea of fire influence a gooiferorer buy liooks are looking after nfcght , in shelves. Well, who blames tnlkn? perfect right to have an eye to bind ing newspapt rs. Advertising insures he people. Let them know that you mil they will take courage and invest e day. No matter if he is a humbug, its. The oM-fashioned system of dedlithcr dead or living?is?if ycu will | n connet 'fil wi'h some murder case, ook will sell a groat deal better; but. cannot expect to be so tortunate. the dream that you can write a sue"dependent. It can't be dene. If you thcad; but if you are poor. yoa need New York Wet klv. r tgf our Grip. Jliiencjo Journal. . . in the course of her comment? con"She's losing her grip." hat the oilu r woman was becoming ::ng toward d- -pair. That the other ce was obvious, meant tiie gradual the conlidcuce of others in her ability orld got s. it's so. No matter how dis-ing your grip. If you feci one hand ko ati overgrasp with the other hand, the situation. No matter how doubts ing your grip. ufidence in yourself?and then assure capacities, it is very hard to carry t'c to do it in ord r to achieve. i:i sustaining a business or social or is not to seem discouraged when the our feet. .lust the same the direct ; j to he losing your grip. uody can clearly read that only obstat that the world casually pities, but > tosi grip. of need?but it's simple and straight i i't seem to be losing your grip. Hold 1 new beginning tomorrow. Keep right j no disgrace or shame in failure when compelling desorvance in building a s a while back when actually hv was j bat be didn't know which way to turn began again, and his contemporaries | ancel" world because he held on and began ; juld have called him weak and foolish, 1 become a puerile shadow. r 3oint of View ? alized that your point of view is the be world to you. le condition of your mind's eye?is of ( eyvs with which you see the outer i looking at things that makes the difand tinhappiness. r?has proved to us that it is possible r seen the light nor heard the voices ! ie person whose mind's eye is closed las nothing but misery tor such a one. J ; properly adjusted lor the little things j rt the perverted vision of the physical s could be discovered that would help e this world would be! ital attitude that makes the difference r a disagreeable place in which to live. , hat the times are out of joint and the \ ts are allowed to grow to hours, the . .'s to weeks, and that means constant ; realize the truth of the saving. "Tliere ig makes it so." we would at least be proper perspective.?New ^ork World. : Fhieves of the Arabian tale concealed hems elves for nefarious purposes. Vnd it stands thus for a week in the idjoining clearing-room. < ailed tne Yhiaratoio," after which it is ready or the market.?Scribner's. Wants Her Money's Worth. Very serious are the responsiblllies of the author who writes serial uories for a public not yet educated ip to?say?Maeterlinck, remarks ttie jondon Chronicle. A lady who knew hat her servants were reading a cerain serial inquired of the c<rok her minion of the story. "Well, ma'am." vas the reply, "we wanted to know vi.at became of .Mr. Treherne." The mistress explained that Mr. rreherne was but a minor character, ind that something mast be left to he imagination of the reader. The ook considered, and retort* d: "Hut don't "old with paying a halfpenny i day for me story ami then aving o think for nivseif." - - ! Bird's Nest Weighed Two Tons. A monster bird's nest, weighing more than two tons, was discovered in the steeple of the (trant Stre?' Presbyterian church at W'ilkcsbarre. Pa. Workmen who are tearing down ilie steeple found they could not open i the traj? door, and had to cut in from i tite outside. Then they found the door | held down by a mass of straw, hay, | strings and twigs, large enough to till a hay wagon. It has been accumulated there by birds during the thirty-five years the church has stood, and in all that time I ao one has gone into the steeple. OPENING OF SIMMER SCHOOL I T.ie Largest Number of School and College Workers Ever Assembled in South Carolina. Clentsen <S] < rial t" I?ia State.- The State Summer S? ho?-l tile State Te.'leliel's" Assorial i? -II e.tnhtned make th' largest gatherin ? of teaehcrs ever assembled m South . Carolina, so Air as this writer re. alls. The regular enrolled attemlauee at the summer school is now about ami there is a lar;:: number bestib v i attending the association. The total is now estimated at The exert ises of the assoeiation !? . gait with a ?iuat'tette by Messrs. S. M. KdliMituls. K. I. I iitglies, |)r. A. L. Mate < {tester :iiul ! >r. J. I.. Matin, accompanied hy Mrs. F. S. Shiver. The niartef to was enthusiast i.ally rei\ed. Dr. K Y 1'ressly. president ; f llrshife College. then hin prayer. ' r?t:ue .-?i; ; ij m him > >1 .u m ?? iwu !>. !>. .Martin x : ti intro duoed Col. K. \\. Simpson. chairman <>;' the board j tif trustees of CI< College. Mr. Vianiii told of the hard work Col. j s : "!>< ii had done ; r education in , i:i- anittous labors looking to ilio fi.nteiing of Cietuson College'. C't.l. Simpson Jinn tnaele tho acid:ess of wclccano. ifllin^r tho teachers that ttte doors of the college \vtre thrown wide oiceti and tiiat everything and everybody was at their service. Prof. A. (i. Reiilhert, of Wofford College*. chairman ol' the executive committee, was called on to respond on behalf of the association. He said that it was an honor to be invit* d to I Clentson College, but that to be we!- A coined to a spot made sacred by ono^ of the noblest live s that have enrichecrj the history of our country was more than an honor. i'rof. Remhert then introduced tiie president of the association. Prof. P. T. Brodie, of Cietnson College, who r ad a carefully prepared paper deal in g with th great problems before the pubii schools. The lii-st discussion was on the introduction of uiaiin.il ttaining iut(> the common schools. Prof. W. M. iliggs, of Cleinson. h-d off and contended that manual training could not profitably be given in such school:?that is. sin h manual training as is given in < ; 'leges. The main obstacles were cost of equipment and time for the work. Superintendent 10. I.. Hughes, of (Jreetiville. agree d with Prof. Kiggs as to cost and la.-k of time, hut maintained that some of the simpler and less expensive methods ought to be introduced into .til of our schools, and gave strong reasons for his beliefs. Tin- president then announced the 1*1 II ?-a-?iijr < omniitici's: On nominations: i'iof. Fat tenant Wmdlaw. Sept. E. L. Hughes. Sttpt. S. !i Edmunds, .Mis.; Minnie Macfea? and Mr. K .S. Mct'owan. On iv-oiiitiens: Or. J. 1.. Mann. Dr. J. IV Kii.vd end Mis.*Selby. Atmiting committee: Sttpt. E. S. Pro!)"r. Sept. .1. E. Poland and Prof. F. E. Hinnant. o.i memorials: Snot. A. II. Hanks* Dr. V. Y. Freely am! Sunt. M. W'l Peurifoy. Tin* s< notary and treasurer. E. \V. Phk. of Abbeville, without whom the as* nation could hardly exist, va; kepi busy coilee.ig dues last night. He is the best secretary ami treasurer ti < an be found, and has hold this office almost from the beginning of the a>soc'at:on. The following members of the Stat * board of edit nation are here for the met ting of that board to be held tomorrow. Hon. O. B. Martin, Messrs. , A. Ii. Banks. \Y. K. Tate. J. E. Boland. I). \V. Daniel, A. (1. Konibert, If. M. ' Aver and A. J. Thackston. ft"' are well renresetited at ilii' State Teachers' Association. Front | South Carolina College are: President Henj. Sloan, I)r. A. C. Moore. Prof. F. j Morton Colcoek and Prof. Patterson Ward law; front Winthrop. Dr. D. H. j Johnson. Dr. J. P. Kinard. Miss Minnie j Macfeat. Miss Wvcliffe. Miss Kathar- i ine Mulligan and Miss E. E. Lumpkin: front Erskin, Dr. F. V. Pressly; front Wofford. Prof. A. (1. Remhert: front; Furinatt. Prof. M. D. Earle; front the j Greenville College for Women. Miss ; Evelyn Conner; front Clemson a large j tntnther of the members of the faculty. \ Hon. J. J. McMahan, of Columbia, cannot forget his love for school work, and lie is hero for the association. Col. J. J. Dargan catr.e yesterday, j Ho will lecture during the session of j the summer school. Hon. and Mrs. M. id Ansel, of Green- j ville. re here. Prof. Joseph Sp? ncer Stewart, of the University of Georgia, is expected | here today. He is to speak tonight. Reduction of Freight Charges. Columbia. Special.?Re ent correspondence lictwcrii lilt' si'cirtiiry ol t. j . South Carolina Wholesalers' A. ocia- , lion ami the traiic managers of tiy large railroads doing business in tiii.- | State st reac t ben tlu* hope indicated in this correspondence several weeks ago ' that important freight reductions are to he granted this territory in the near future. The agitation which the piedmont commercial bodies started in the ; beginning oi the summer against dis- i el imination in favor of Atlanta points ' and a ie, ent decision ol .Judge Speor, ! i:i C'Oigia. m which he deeided that the Southern bad 1:0 right to raise the rate 0:1 lumber, have had an important bearing in tiie < ase. it is thought. The Southeastern Freight Association is j .-ui I io be working out the problem of ; making certain ie dictions, but in such ! a way as not to disturb present com- j n>< vial conditions, ami to this end is i oihvtiag copies of way-bills an i bills j of lading s\> as to base calculation on I amounts shipp< d. < ..iiricis n:;;i t uuiiun-.i m: ill iw ? number of iuipo: taut now enterprises. The Ma:shali-Wcs ott Han d ware Com- j I?any. of Charlt sror.. was chartered with 1 a capita! of SiM.noa; K. H. Pringlc, ptv.-i i ;it and treasurer. and G. T. j Prlngle. .<.'( :< :ary. These were com- ! missioned: The Palmetto Paint Company. Cuiunibia. capital. ?l'.*>.h00: cor|k ators. \V. A. Tunader. W. 15. Low: ;i:ii V. .i. Murray; iiie Sumter Colt ti Wareiioiss' . ': yital. ^Ja.nuu; the I Lya .? :i??n Company. Columbia, ; ('" iyii._. capital. en. corporators. ; (\ .1. Lynch and I. H. i.etton: the! Woodsi.lc Cotton Mills, of GieenviUe, j inc:cased its ;j i;: 1 JuO.O'iO to i jJijtMl llllll. Tried toA_ynch 7 Negroes. Nashville, Mc\\r\.. Special.?A ties-j Iterate atte?>t was maiVo at Seotts-; ville. Ky.. m lync h seven young no- j grot s in jau^here charged with ar-. son and several other crimes. Cool-1 headed citizens persuaded the mob! to wait, saying there were others who had not been apprehended. Other negroes charged with being accessories were arrested early Friday and placed in jail. The feeling against the negroes there is very bitter, I 1 > * Mil Of ^If sudden Summons lame and Famous DEATH WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED! ? ? ? The Secretary of State Had Passed the Most Comfortable Day of His Week's illness and Slumbered Quietly Up to Midnight. When His Feeble Summons Brought Nurse and Doctor. Newbury. X. II.. Special.?Secp fary of Stale John Hay died r.t lii.I'.l Saturday morning. Tlu* signs immediately ptveeeding his death were those of pulmonary embolism. Mr. Hay's condition during a!! of Friday had been entirely satisfactory. The bulletin of Secretary Hay's death was signed by Charles I..Scolder. M. 1).. and Fred T. Murphy, M. 1>.1 Newbury. X. H.. Special.?The body of Secretary of State. John Hay, whose unexpected death early Saturday has j caused sorrow throughout the land and evoked expression of sympathy j ml regret the world over, lies in a Room of "The Fells," the quaint gam-1 brel-roofed mansion which for 14 . years had been the summer home of the Hay family. Just otto week ago the Secretary at-. JOHN rived at this village from Washington J wearied with the cares of state and ' anticipating a "long summer's rest." I The same launch in which Mr. Hay j made the short trip from Newberry to the landing at "The Fells" convey-1 ed relatives of Mrs. Hay to the cot-, tage. where they brought sympathy! and help to the stricken woman and her only son. The only members of the Secretary's j family at "The Fells" when the end j came were Mrs. Hay and Clarence' Hay. Mrs. James A. Wadsworth. of; (leueseo. X. Y.. a daughter, has been ill recently and had not been at Lake. I True Bill in Murder Case. Tampa. Fla.. Special.?The grand j I jury Sunday morning brought in indictrntnis charging Irving Hopkins Wilder as principal, and Samuei li. Wilder as accessory to the murder of 0? ar Brannon. After receiving the true hil' . Judge Wall discharge : .:< jurors a:i ordered the court to take a re. ess uir.l next Wednesday morning. The W: biers are out on bail. King Edward Sends Message. ' ster Bay. I.. I., Special.?The first cai icgram received by the President fr< ..i a foreign ruler regarding Mr. j !i \'^death canto from King Edward. I as follows: "London. July l. j the President: I beg to offer the expressions of my : d? pest sympathy on the occasion of j :! death of your distinguished Secrets of State. Mr. Hay. whom I had t! pleasure of seeing very recently. 1 1 "font country over i!ir? iur.*> u/ itiv w . 'iich vou preside will lie :i national .e. EDWARD K." Off For the Funeral. Newbury. N. 11.. Special.?A special i tin bearing tii" body of Secretary of j ate John Hay left Newbury Sunday i r Cleveland. 0.. whore the interment ! ill take place. The funeral party rousisted of Mrs. i.av. the widow: Clarence Hav: Dr. Ciiarlcs I.. Scuddcr. of Boston, who at- 1 tended Secretary Hay during bis last , illness: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Matbei. ot Cleveland, the latter a sister of Mrs. ' Hay. an 1 S. A. Raymond, also a relative of Mis. Hay. Convention Adjourns. Asheville. Special.?Tho Young Pen- j pie's Missionary Movement Conven- J tion at Kenilworth Inn closed with an enthusiastic session. Dr. J. S. i (lonelier, secretary of the Presbyter!- : an board of Sunday schools, delivered a brief address in which he drew at- j tention to the necessity of increased efforts along educational lines. The | secretary of the conference was instructed to send cabled greetings to similar conferences to be held shortly in England. ; J1 to Renowned Diplomat Statesman Suuapee t!iis season. Mr.-. Payne Whit any. another daughter. id on her way to Kurope. Mr. Hay died at 11'.2"> o'clock morning. The last moments of the statesman were peaceable and the end eame almost without a struggle. The suddenness of it all was staggering. The Secretary Friday had passed the most comfortable day since his illness began, a week ago. He was to sit up Friday. The patient had bidden his wife ami physicians good-night at 1" o'clock. An hour !att r he was sleeping quietly. Almost at the .stroke of 1'.'. the Secretary was seized with a turn. He called feebly and a nurse responded. The sick man was breathing with great difficulty, i?r. Send h r was speedily summoned and it required but a glance for him to determine that the end was hut minutes away. The household was aroused. The wife reached her husband as he was breathing his last. The son. Clarence Hay. hurried into the sick room, but was too late. ITDMOXARY EMHOUSM. Death was caused by plumonarv embolism; according to Dr. Seu.lder. The patient did not suffer greatly in his last moments. Aside from great difficulty in breathing, there was no struggle. Stimulants were ineffective. The Oyster Hay. The second was addressed to the State Department at Washington. The others were sent to friends of the family. Dr. Scudder returned to "Tile Fells." 1 CO Escape. Lilian, By Cable.?A hundred mutineers who refused to surrender with their comrades escape 1 to the forests where thvy are still at large. The party attached and robbed a:i old man in the suburbs. During the mutiny three men were hilled ami six v ere wounded. All is ijniei at the commercial port, which situated a short distance from the war spot. The reports that navigation is interrupted litre are untrue. Mo Effort to Capture Insurgents. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The unprecedented spectacle of a powerful modern battleship cruising around in the Black S<*a in the hands of a crew who. under the rules of international law. cannot be regarded as other than pirates, and of the admiral in command of the rest of the Euxine fleet frankly confessing his inability to cope with tin.- situation, and ordering me fire of his warships to be drawn, has stupefied the Russian Admiralty. The whereabouts of the errant battleship Kniaz Potemkine is unknown hen*: no plans for capturing iier have been made, and the policy of non-interference seems to be at present in vogue. Conductor Killed in Freight Wreck at Franklinton. Raleigh. Special.? In a head-on colli-; inn of two freight trains at Franklinton. on the Seaboard Air I.ine. Fri lay night. Conductor Hudson, of Wellon. was killed. He was in the cab of the south-bound, the latter having failed to tnk> the siding. The engineer and fireman jumped, but riiib.on real;! ;h d on I it*, cab. Hot! i trains v. <r.niiuly wrecked. Taft Party Start For Philippines. Washington. Special.?Wm. H. Taft. Secretary of War. accompanied by a distinguished party, including members of both houses of Con en ss. array officials, the daughter of tl; President. Miss Alice Roosevelt, and others, began their journey t<> the Philippine Islands at 5:30 o'clock Friday after! noon. The party embarked in two special cars on the regular train over the Baltimore &, Ohio railroad. HAY. Secretary lapsed into unconsciousness and seemed to fall asleep at last. The consternation of the household was complete, and it remained for L)r. Scudder to assume charge of affairs. After two hours the physician was driven to the village, where half a dozen telegrams were dispatched. The first went to President Roosevelt, at Weather Conditions Given Out by the Department Observer. The directors of the South Carolina section of the Department of Agriculture issue the following bulletin: The temperature during tho week ending S a. m.. June 26th. averaged 4 degrees per day above normal. The extremes were a maximum of 100 degrees at Florence on the 23rd. and a minimum of 'it; degrees at Greenville o:i the 22nd. There was more than an average amount of bright sunshine. Although there were no destructive wind storms, VI t tlinro lvoro fn brisk winds oki it day which. btdng hot and dry. had a wilting effect en all vegetation, and caused the ground to dry out very fast. There wore scattered showers on several da\s during the middle of the week, most numerous in the extreme western and ninth western border countries. and widely separated in other parts. By far the larger portion of the State had no rain. The showers were i heavy in parts of Oconee. Barnwell and Florence counties and were generally light elsewhere. There is urgent need of a general rain in all parts of the State though the drought is most severe in the central counties where the ilefii icncy since the lirst 01" June amounts to from two 10 over three inches, there having occurred no beneficial rain duling this month. In many places the giound lias become baked and hard and unworkable. Farm work made rapid progress lining the week where the soil was fit for cultivation, and practically all fields have been rid of grass and weeds, are in better condition than at any time this season. Cotton is suffering less from the drought than other crops, and made a T>nr."?.l in'nmvnmpnt n'fhnuirh the plants continue small and are growing slowly. Cotton has now a healthier color. and is fretting normally with a marked inetease in the area from which bio unttig is reported. The improvement ir confined prin. ipa'ly to cotton on heavy soils, while on sandy lands the crop continues poor and unpromising, and in many places lousy, and the plants have a s:ckiy appearance and in a few se rions are shediling their lower leaves. Sea Island cotton is in good condition t?ut has begun to wilt in places. Corn is suffering for rain, and early corn is very poor: later plantings are letter but will soon deteriorate unless it rains. Most of the March plantings have been laid by. Worms continue de?ure? rive in the western counties. Tobac-o leaves ara ripening and some of the lower ones have been stripped, cured and marketed. Wheat and oats hat vest is now finished. Tide water ri'-e is doing \ el!: June plantings in the Georgetown disa-ict arc coming up to fairly good, sian is. Gardens doing po : iy. Shipments of peaches are heavy from the Kidge section. Cantaloupe shipments have begun, and water mel ons wiil be marketed next week. Pastures a:e failing, it lias been too dry to plant peas on stubble lands.? J. \V. Bauer. Section Director. No Sunday Freight Trains. There have been complaints made to the railroad commisison respecting the operation of freight trains on Sunday. The transportation companies claim that they are not violating the law and that whatever hauling is done by rai 1 " ?<? >? a.iniliv ic >\v mnani! IUtl'1 tUlUjiailKTO I'll OUiL.u; of through freights of perishable cargo, starting before 12 oVlock Saturday night, and such trains cannot be stopped?having the protection of the inter! state commerce law. However, in order I to put the railroad companies on their guard and to prevent the handling of : trains in violation of the lay, the commission has adopted a circular letter which has been sent to the transportation companies and the members of the i lommissfon will receive information as to special eases of violation of the | law. $140,000 Improvements. Strother and Moore, railroad con* I tractors, of Orange. Ya., have been | awarded the contract for making $100.1 000 improvements in the Southern Railway yards at ureenvmc. a. u. Work will begin at once. The improvements consist of a handsome new up-to-date round house, an elec! trie turn table, and a number of .arge tanks. A handsome new passenger depot, costing about $10,000, is nearing completion at Greenville. Captured After Two Years. | Cordele, Ga., Special.?Sheriff Clewis, ; of Dooly county, has gone to Mont, gomerv, Ala., there to meet Sheriff Walters, of Chatahaula parish. Louis| iana, who has in charge George BundI rick, wanted in Dooly county for murder. two years ago. of J. H. Shrouder. | Andrew Brundrick, brother of George, was involved in the shooting, but was | captured and is now serving a life sentence. Mrs. Shrouder was shot at I the same time. Though it was thought iter wounds were fatal, she recovered. J Go rge Bundrick was working at a saw ; mill at Jena. La., when captured. Big Corporation Chartered. Trenton. X. J.. Special.?The Southern Power Company was incorporated here Fr.day with an authorized capital of $7,500,000, of ulmh $2.5o0,1 oOo is perferred stock, bearing 7 per ' cent, cumulative dividend, and $5,000,000 in common stock. The company is to furnish power fur light and heat. , The incorporators are: R. Ik Arrington. E. 1$. Sperry and W. K. Journeav, Jr., all of Jersey City. First Bale New Cotton. 1 Galveston. Texas, Special.?The first j hale of cotton of this season's growth ; was marketed on 'change Monday. It i came front Itoma. Star- county, Texas. and was classed good middling. The I hale came seven days later than last ! year, and is the first bale of cotton raised in Starr county in five years. It was auctioned off and sold for 30 1 cents per pound. Collision Sinks Schooner. Cape Henry, Va.. Special.?The Norwegian steamer, George Dumois, Captain Soresen. which passed in Sunday night, had her bow badly damaged in : a collision at sea with the schooner i Clara E. Bergen. Captain Edwards. The , schooner was sunk, but the crew were J saved by the Dumois. The Hergen I sailed from New York .Jane US for ' Charleston, S. C. The Dumois is a fruiter and was on her way from Danes to Baltimore. k Many Spart nestla.v between face a r e to unfortunate his lived time, and for ilie been ted ca the deceased boarded on 'IhT* to h a wanted, he discovered no one the a H was at once instituted, which res^^^^^^H in the finding of the dea 1 man. deceased left no note or message. I body was carried to Martinsville, 1 home of the deceased, for burial. Accidentally Shot. sH Gaffne.v. Special.?As a result of the \ accidental discharge or" a pistol in the hands of his friend. Henry Smith, Stanyarne Wilson lies seriously woundded at his father's home. It seems that at a late hour Wednesday night a party of young men were ,>i the Ross pool room which was in charge .of Smith. When the hour fir closing^arrived. Smith drew Lis pistol from a ^ show case and unbree.hod it to see whether or not it was loaded. He then bn celled it with a snap and the weapon | was discharged, the bullet plowing along Smith's left thumb an I forefinger , am! striking Mr. Little in the abdomen v i just below the ribs on the left side. ' He was at once removed to his home and several physicians w re summoned. The full extent of his injuries are 1 not yet known, but it is believed that neither the bowels or blab ier are punctured. which, if true, makes the . nances oi his recovery better. ! Pacar Pulp Fs:tary. (!cc:getown. Special.?Mr. D. H. , Greene, who for some time has been looking around for a sub able location for the paper and pulp factory which he has organized with a capital of stem nun Vioe riofi-iirflv ibviiled UDOn Bucksport. on the Wac- amaw river, and the plant will be er- ted and put into operation at an earl;' date. The capacity of the mill will be about 40.000 pounds of pulp per day. to be increased shortly to 100 pounds per day and. will employ approximately 130 hands. The Richardson Cypress Lumber and Shir.gle Company is located at Bncksport and the owners of this plant has b<en main';' instrumen' ral in securing: the pi:'.;) plant for Rue ksport where it will b* in such close proximity to the boundless quantities of the raw material. The paper pulp factory is expected to ii > an immense business, which will be of important benefit to this port. The Davenport Case. Newberry, Special.?The trial of Mr. Thos. J. Davenport for "he shooting of Mr. P. C. Smith, from the Kinard j section, commenced la * week. Both 1 parties are prominent ra ?n. and the trial has excited a grea* deal of interj est. The trouble occurr* i last July on the edge of Mr. Davenport's plan' tation when, after some little riitfiefllty about a road through the place, he shot Mr. Smith through the right breast with a 38-calibre pistol, the ball coming out about the shoulder blade. For several months it was not known whether Mr. Smith would recover, but he is now practically well. News of the Day. The administration of the estate of B. H. GasKUI. deceases. rormeriy a Philadelphia broker, is alleged to have disclosed that financial institutions of that city lost between $730,im? and $ 1 .000,0*00 through alleged forged certificates of stock. S. P. Shechan. former secretary of the Democratic National Committee, died of apoplexy while in the midst of an address to the National Interstate Independent Telephone As.-oc iation. College Honor System. Asheville, Special.?The honor system of governing college students was discussed in the conference of Southern College V. M. C. A. men, W. D. , Weatherford. general secretary for the South, telling of the installation of that system in th<- University of Tennessee and University of Arkansas. In these institutions, Dr. Weatherford >aid. a student senate has been formed. where all cases of dishonor or misbehavior are judged, and where found necessary, the student is expelled up1 ou its recommendation. President of Georgia Senate. Atlanta. Ga., Special.?Senator W. S. West, of Valdosta. Ga.. representing iho sixth district, was elected president of the Senate, it required 31 ballots to decide the question of the presidency. Governor Terrell's mes; sage was today read before both houses of the General Assembly. Governor Terrell will tomorrow be inaugurated Governor for the second tin.ev A gentleman lecture-l here last week, says Goodwin's Salt Lake Weekly, his theme being principally the technical schools of Germany, wiiere tnousanus 01 suiueius ?iuuua? annually from technical schools and find immediate employment in the manufactories of that country, with, the result that Germany is fast becoming the foremost of manufacturing powers, although the lecturer admitted that in all first-class works in Germany. American tools are used. If after centuries of effort even Germany is obliged to send to America i for tools to place in the hands of her workingmen, it is clear that the 1 genius after all is on this side of tho sea, only in many important lines It has not yet been carried out. t M