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fUKM'm Nil. HOW THK W?MOHm KKPtXTT TCI COH-moii PTMCK& 'tfmhoM* Mass mt4ir4t?Lo aml Tille?? MM iMke-MM laco A ?nm TiaeV mm riMiealic Columbia, April 10 ?Tee presidents ?*f the Gosatf Union? of Ike Feraiar*' '(Tnton of Sou la Carollaa mal leat sight in rnaan malting ta the hell of the taouee of representatives eat d*llb*r*t ??4 until naa-lT mldalgkt. he nail on aaa executive, nun? being permitted to eater wltaout the pessword. PTssldsnt B. Harrte of the State Ca Ion called the meeting to order and read the call, aa heretofore published Freetdeat C A. Barrett of the Nation? al Farmere* Union was then Intro? duced, and he epoke for more than two boa re. outlining the plan for the formatka of a corporation designed '.o amaliramate the various warehouse associations in the Bute of South Car? oline lato one association, similar to the ones In Oeorgla and Mississippi, and* peviiapa other States the ultimate purpose bslng the absorption of all lbs omaller corporations Into one gl tantic corporation which shall control the cotton Industry. The purpose is detail with relstlen to thle plan may best and meet accu? rately bo stared In the language of the proposed b? laws, s* follows: "When said corporation shall ac? quire by pore has*, or exohesge >f ita Stock, the warehouses sad other as? sets of existing or futsre esrehouse companies, thus mergtsg and eoneoll daUag such other warehouse com? panies sts the Union Consolidated Ware hasse Company, then the old aesekohldera who shall thus become stockholders in this corporation sha.l hare (he privilege of appointing three of each old stockholders, who shall act as a local governing tomsstttso. and such committee shall have the power of recommending a suitable per? son, a stockholder, as warehouseman for each newly acquired warehouse, and the board of directors of this cor? poration shall. In the absence of spe? cific disqualifying causes, appoint auch warehotseman so nominated by the said local governing committee, to manag* such warehouses; ?nd la ail other substantial mattere concerning the local affairs of each warehouse*, is* board of dl root ore shall pay espe I uch a 1 r\ .? and reeom in ?n.tttti,?tu of such in el govem'ng ..'jfnm..' **. wh.. *h* ( ->ttsus s.ock ? * n. to th< sr. A1 it as t*sr as may b* prajgajmable the L?rmst *%ac*hoid*rs ot ths totality 1 There so eh merged warehouse or vare tiaaas* tnsy be situated, may have a rooTollltig voice, by way of re*tav! men datum, etc.. In the local itffaln and leanagetaent of euch local warehouses.' Xevcrtheleae. this corporation shell at nil times have and retain the super? vision and control of all warehouses I hat it may thus aequlrs by mergsr, I?vrchase or otherwise, and all ware? housemen of such former Individual warehouse companies shall at all tlm?s l?e subjeot to ths direction aad control o! this corporation, and subject to dis? missal, snd new ones appointed In his, or their, stead, at the sound discre? tion of the officers and directors there? of" This corporation proposes to main tstn a sertlng agency whoee duties and t untlons are described also in the by? laws as follows: "The president, secretary-treasurer und cha rrrsn of said board of direc ' or*, shall likewise constitute a selling agtn v, or commute*, for the purpose *>? cotton of ths stockhold? ers a ho may dsaira said eorpomtion i .? do so, dlrcc* ?he spinnen?, or i. '?her Ir the I'nlte.. v?r?by olinilaate i an aa far a*l pts'tlcsble. In to ' ill - err orlcct, and at leas tpeur* to the oar era of cotton. ?-foch selling agency shall p. und submit to the board of director l<?r their approval, a systematic plan of iperntlona amply protecting the oar ers of cotton, and clearly defining the powers, duties and commissions of this corporation as selling ageni. or I tiustce. *tc. "tfuch selling agency ahall require Otlljr reports from the different ware? housemen during the cotton selling seat on. of all cotton deposited with raid warehouse for sale, showing tnsrks, weights, grades, names of own < rs. etc . of such cotton, and shall 1 sep a separate set of books, records |.?d accounts of the business oi' such selling agency. s?j I selling agency shall Masssjral (o and make Just settlement with all owners of such cotton Immediately upon the consummation of sales." At the cloee of the address of Pres ?alert Barrett It was determined th it the eiecutlve committee should meet this morning to formulate s "sport on If., plans i" ?;>? ? I rh- w -ainVnt and report to a meeting of the Union In executive session, to be held at 10 o clock, when some decisive action a/ill no doubt be taken. It la ar nounred that there will he un open meeting of the Union at 11 t'ctoek this morning, at which Clov. j! F. Ansel will give an address, and other speeches will be made by Mr. T. B. steckhouee, president of the State Beak ere Association and of the Standard Warehouse Company. In tai apeeeh sank Is a the Chamber of Commerce will be represented by Mr. B?rerIf Reraset. rlee president. TTjnur? wmm stjltan. AeehaYa I n aenlon. Meheaaaaed Heecsad Kffendl, who succeeds to the Turkish throne with the title of Meheiaaned V, la, in the opinion of the tew persona who hare had an opportaalty of studying hla eharaeter. a aaaa of mueh lese men? tal aad polttleal strength than Abdul Hamid. He has, alnce Abdul's aeoes slon. been practically a prisoner in Tlldls Ktoak. He was born In Con atantlnople Koreasber S, 1844. a eon of Sultan Mehemaaed Mured V, who was dethroned In 187? and died In 1904. A person who is well acquainted with the netf Sullen glrea the follow? ing sketch of him. "He la tall and well proportioned, but Inclined to stoop. His features are regular, but he haa a hooked nose like that of Abdul Hamid. Hla eyes are blue and hla hair and ?oeard are light red. Hla manners are gracious and easy, and he la exceedingly gen? erous and kind. He Is not at all fa? natical, hut he la sincerely religious. He plays unusually well on the piano, and he la a great admirer of classical anuate. "Like the deposed Sultan, the new ruler of Turkey la a good draftsman, and he sketches well. He has two wlvee, who are both highly educated aad are the daughters of distinguish? ed Pashas. They dress at home In French fashion." After the revolution of July. 1908. Beached reel red a measure of freedom and was sometimes seen driving about the streets of Constantinople In a cloaed carriage. It la said that he haa been aometateg of a student and la Well educated ra Turkish literature, but haa had no practical experience tn government or diplomacy. He speaks no foreign language. During hts long Imprisonment he was always closely watohed by guards and epics, and because of his confined life he Is weak physically. He haa four children?t\e Princess Zla-Ed dine Effendl. horn In 1877; Nedjlm Rddfne Effendl, born In 881; Burner HUant Kffendl. born on February 78, t88S, and the Princess Rena, born In 1887. ? Next In succession Is Yussel-Iaxedine Kffsndl, a son of the Sultan Abdul Asia, who was dethroned May 80. 187?. Tussef waa born In Constanti? nople October 9. 1867. and Is a strong? er and more able man than Reschad. having had the advantage of a French education and aome practical experi? ence In affairs. Hheas always been allowed to go about the city freely and lives In a villa surrounded by beautt fud gardens on the heights above Scutari. The Peer Member. HwSiii 1 saray," said the spoke* mem. "1 save aa unpleasant duty to perform. There la a report that you have cam tarnt ems e/ the beat and meat wesamy amrnvbeas of oar ooagrega tien at s es als to at mad service often on aeoeauat of not having goad enough nlnfhea Wo hare come to ask the noose af Shot member. We don't know of any smah pesnea. and a Deport of that kamt m ameiy as ssieet neoa as at a ningnsathat does not leok after its poor hat wastae mccabcee. Will you tail am was at tor "Ceresoily, breUrea." replied the Bev. Mr. Laeaty, wtth a brave aatempf he eemeafaU "w*s my wife." P^%as*essj taae4W# Three ^Afs#*e> 1 memo a bad bsoak today " "How won matr *Tnosa la a Chicago woman visiting Jatta Dona, and while I waa there she Insisted neem talking a boat Gortj Pretty soon I asked her If Oarty was her daughter. Tea should have seen nor flare apt And than I somehow found oat ehe meant Goaty." "Wear "Oh, you know?the great German aathor.*--aomsrville Herald. Hie Meeeet Ree sect. A man once asked Thackeray to lend him 3 aal 1 hags, which he wowki con s/ert late ??,000 Asked bow. he ex? plained that he knew n young woman with 130.000 who he knew would mar ry htm af he asked nor, but lie had pawned bis teeth and wanted 5 ahil Mags la redeem them In order to pro? pose eftsctirely. The Feesen. "Why doesn't Smith call In bis fain tly phyetclen? Has he lost confidence In hlmr "No; the doctor haa loat confidence In Smith r?Llpplncott's. Books end Titles. The more accomplished wsy of using hooka at present la to serve tbem as aome do lords?learn their titles and then boast of their acquaintance. ? Jonathan Swift Our Urea are half apent before we know what living mseos.?Nsw York Press, fiSt.oee TO SIGNAL. MARS. r>ofeasor Wood Offered Poet At Pro? poned Tone Obervatory. The fern? of Prof. Robert W. Wood, the well-known physicist of the John? Hopkins University, seems to hare spread to Texas, Judging from the number of telegrams which he receiv? ed yesterday from Stamford, in West? ern Texas, asking him to assume charge of an observatory In those re? gions, the object of which is to signal the people of the planet Mars. Inci? dentally Dr. Wood suggested a plan to reach the planet Mars. Dr. Wood is at a loss to account for the reason of this steady flow of tele? grams from that quarter. As far as he can ascertain he says some one In that section of the county seems to have been greatly struck with a re? mark humorously made by Profssor Pickering, of the Harvard University, the other day to the effect that with a large mirror several miles long, which would cost about $10.000,000, it would be possible for the Inhabitants of the earth to signal their brethren on Mars. The Texan, says Dr. Wood, must have discovered that he has been con? ducting a series of experiments with a mercurious mirror and suggested to his fellow-cltlxens that Professor Woo l construct an observatory at Stamford, for which the residents were to pledge $50,000. Speakeng of the matter Professor Wood said last night: "As to the project of attracting the attention of the Martians to the fact that there are rational beings on the esrth. It seems to me that If there are any who Insist upon making us con? spicuous In this way It would be better t-t devise some simpler way than the construction of a mirror several miles In diameter. A large balck spot upon the white alkali plains could be constructed at much less expense and would be as easily perceived by the Martians If they exist and have tele? scopes as powerful as ours; It would be as easy to 'wink' signals with the black spot as with a mirror of equal sice, probably easier. "The spot could be made in small sections of black cloth arranged to roll up on long cylinders, exposing the white ground underneath, the cy? linders being operated simultaneously by electric motors. I am unable to say how much four square miles of cloth would cost. Tou will have to consult the dry goods houses older and wiser than we are. "I have never, and am not now giv? ing any attention at all to the problem of segnaling to Mars. My reply to re? peated telegrams from Fort Worth. Texas, asking If I would consider the question of building a large mercury mirror in Western Texas, if funds were provided, was as follows: "Experiments with the small 20 Inch mercury mirror are still in pro? gress. It would be a great mistake to consider the construction of a larg? er instrument until the smaller one is perfected. Thank you for you offer of assistance, which is appreciated.' "Nothing was mentioned in any of the telegrams about possible commun? ication with Mars, and I was much surprised to hear that a dispatch had been sent out saying that I had decid? ed carry out their plans of attempt? ing to establish communication with another planet. "I have never for a moment believ? ed that the mercury telescope would play any spectacular part in the science of astronomy. The experi? ments were taken up during the sum? mer months to ascertain whether the mechanical difficulties could be over? come, and turned out so much bettor than I had any reason to expect that I am thinking over the advisability of perhaps some day constructing a larger Instrument, possible 6 or 8 feet In diameter. The best way to make sure of be? ing happy is to make some one else glad. To a depraved taste, sweet la bit? ter.?Ppanish. There can be no doubt ?the place to buy diamonds, watches, jewelry, cut glast, silverware, Wedding presents, gift goods is at Thompson's, the Jeweler. I have a Graduate Optician in charge of my optical department. Having bought out Dr. Z. F. Highsmith wc do the best work at reasonable prices. All work guaranteed. W. A. Thompson, Phone 333. 6 S. Main St. FARMERS Don't let this chance pass by=?y o u sa v e enough in two plow? ing^ to pay for ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? A Woolard's Cultivator Harrow Come and See It, It won't cost to see one work. A. A. Straoiss ? Co 25 North Main St. ItEJOICIXG IX nOULAND. Xow an Heir to the Throne of the Netherlands. The Hague, April 30.?Wilhelmina. queen of the Netherlands, gave birth to a daughter this morning. The con? dition of 'her majesty is satisfactory, the infant princess Is doing well, and Holland is celebrating. The political significance of the oc? currence lies In the fact that there is now an heir to the throne of the Netherlands, a circumstance that very greatly enhances the chances of the country for continued independence. You may have a right to nurse sor? row for yourself, but you have no right to let its shadow fall on others. The most eloquent prayers for the needy are the ones we carry to them is baskets. Teachers' Examination The next regular teachers' examin? ation will be held at the Court Ho^se on Friday, May 14th, beginning at 9 o'clock a. m. S. D. CAIN,. County Superintendent o* Education 4-12-4t-lta-aw. W. & S. 4t-l-ta-w. E. J. 8 W. I D?NKE, ARCHITECTS. 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