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? R FAVORS COHON CROP Mid-Month Condition 7.1.8 Per Cent of II Normal FIELDS M&TLY CLEAN kwardneas of Crop Caused By Late Star : and Boll Wee? vil Menace Chief Drawback Memphis Commercial Apiwul Thm entire cotton *? ? -11. with h irclly a local exception. njoyed lavoruble weuther during th ? paat two \v. ? ks SOd th*' crop ni?i?r? good t<- i x< ? IP nt pn>iatiw to euch o' the ten prtn< I ml cotton growine Ht ilea. ?:. pm ta N?-nt n \>\ i 'nmnten la I App?il en; i ? HpnridfiU? iudicata that the condition 01 Ihe crop as < I July k Waa I n per o?-ii? "t .1 normal, r/Mupuixl Witt? per vent at June SI. Itoll weevil and lateneaa ag-rug Ing iii'in *\\o to four we?'k.< runatl tnte ;? ? nit tin or l\ ?Ii .1 n\M?a. ki '.oil Weevil in scattered lu large numbers over an urea mor* esienalve than la.st year and are men.u ing. but ap far sm |<itia daint-o- ha* ?-vn rnnUni-d morth to wouthe.n portloiiH 4.f Central T< and to Southern Aluhum i (Mote it is no the purpoOa of The Oimnterctttl Appe.il at this time to in i. . i ioa? ire of Inning mid montli condition Itggres, but m;i\ do ao frotn lime to time" ua clrctirastunoea ? ni ? nn .ii i mt l' ? picking if umb'r way in Soutn Tc\us stuft Hie plant -s blooming to i bout tlv S?rths rn Units of th?- belt, al? though "om** phi mini: is reported to ! bo atlll in progroe* on low lands in ' fasslawlppi I fffctle thunder flowers, followed b) , nienty of aunahlm will probnblt not I lw? detriment il hut Nmedclal, the nop - M?*-d* hot ?h\ vteither to the point! wherf? Important damage w<?uhl legln ? la Order to cheek loll weevil. Fields are cleat nio.?ul> and tin oanf hoe Why end lha fruiting fair to ?xeellent except wh "re fruiting hit* not ' vet started or holt weevil activity int?-r **fsr?a. While th< nop \h imcKward '?and In many a*ctl ma small It in a row "tlrfg rapid 1] Portions or Central Te:taa ? rtv<'rt that the plant Is too rank ' A tineationnalre ? ladted th?- fo low? ing replies from i <n re*p<.ndent* reck M w >< dava fav fttlng t-n i*??? 1111??* ix unite: weather during the paal I gfs favorable or unfavorable I? . yr>\ ? Sbte. tt8; uef nin ,ildv Too r?>nl. 1 M; ?o?? hot. 7; aiitthhlo* deficient, 6; |?gj raiH-h )^in 1 t i.ool. Vi lln* plant good tap root * Cloud, | lit; fair. *7 poor ll. I? gem r il. on,lit on oi nop in your ? eoAinty gra*v or lean? Clean gru*sv t *' FW boll weevil damage great or Small? Oreat. ?1; tmall. 15?. Compared with list year, Is prospect t ?tterv about as goad or poorer Rot feY. gtS; al>oiit fane', \\\'>, poorer, i l. II*? erop Impre^ed or deterlo;n? Sine? Jons 24.? Improved. 7??7; de teriorated, 31. Thi l'4-tf.i i New-. is sectloa had a good ruin yea- 1 terday which Witt help the crops a J Htfrest d'-al. Corn n man) placea tad | severely Injured and cotton la not | growing for ta< k if rain. The croj f lookh fairly weH. fjatoie peop-U* sol aw 0t fully Si'urtMl I.?at nv-ok tilxint tin- Poll ! , NV%nNVil .rnl MiKvat noun- duya pick /( in* up th- UlM.- 1. uc k Imikm th-it iiri alwsya here, . \s e bop* the? will soon ^^jpet uv?r tbeli ni- Uoii yc^vib will not Iniri the rotte? much On* , year, but no doubt next year \\itl bf ? um ? hurt t-\ !?*? i n weather and ' wlM be sfcort .\'in( will Luv com neat yenr. If yen vere here. sir. I-M; toi. i could show von whsrs IntelH . Asnt farmliiK \< v furu .nut Iuim bei'O ns i woia,,i .mil in mured ho* stood the drought it ? right look a green in?i hritiA \o tynipathy for tli ?h? ? WtW* pi R ? SH cotton If lh<C) J.?v- a > h\K prMV to pun ."i corn. Sinn? in .et ty an.? ?i. Holhl larmera Mr \h i Shi\.-i I-, in t he i:.ip i-t LoKpit ti st t'olumbiu for treatment. He will be operated on today for un in JMf??t fool H?v Mi UsjkIj n% i i i con tin is wi paster of Ptagn? cliureh another ? THe pndrffctcd m-etiu^ uill tut, at PHuc h ? hon t ii *xi Monds and go ; lot a weoh p.? Mi Martin from Ijaorena will net t b?- paxtor Mr l 1 ? I i* bo I Ilia With 11 ni ion ?f put* luv dow n an lea id mt bet hing pool and aup'ply vi.. ? ? generell Th?? poilihal ImllfTerenee i>- aoms Utftlg th? writ.-i h'im n. ? . i experi onced aa to what ta now going on, I 1 doubt if ? third \m I enroll \ .-t It Is to be b??pe?l the pr?*Ni<f>*utinl noiui ry+r>m e?ll !??? lal i|o i?< ? ? v ih> j call bavr m.oo >("o' l*? n m. i.oih fc.I men gng afhtOh ? r?l \nih- WM n\:I! have a hu. in ..ni i would Hk?- '<? know^ho* in nr. peoph .vi.?.!.i he will mg to go to Kuropf to help aettle every 1 tOlb- fllMN ill'1 llH.IMI l?l I there. At th* fool or i in t oiih i ii ednea t'on ii ni.ik? -? me al? k lo think th i ..? Stand there m * -?. i? Only Action That Counta. "I nln' fot n ? time." aald 1'nds r.beo. "to Ilatee r ? de umn dal tella me I ain't appreciated, unless he i.in step forward hit nwnaelf no' glinmo a better Job." Do II Now! The doors of opportnnlly remain *pva f?lf yeara, I in they el oar with a Veng. and they never renpfn. We are reaponalhle f.-r the good vie ml (hi do, and ihn worin. i? poorer for our negiert? 19 ho one can do mir work. If there I* aon>e;hltic i >.a * f.!?? doing, rtonl a sit till t >i?. : Do It now I Slock Overland Will Start From New York July 18th on Coast to Coast Test A count to roast ?las!?, unusual in the history of automobil?- runs In this (M.nntry. will be started at midnight on Inly lsth wht'ii a Stock Overland car will leave New York for San Francis? co. ?. Tlo- run wll be made by a relay of driven men who have never before i ii it ikjt wheel of this ear. Tin- driv? ers e/ll ? >?? mrni.-hed by Willys-Over? b\nd distributors. Kueh driver will ptlOt flu- caf through the territory cov . i ed his distributor. Th? pUTpoete of the relay race is to tataJ^Hah the economy and the viumina of the near light Overland car, in par titular, and the genera! desirability of the light ' in not only fot the tangled traffic of the eitj but f??r cio. -conn try touring. With thai Mid in VlOW, the teal ha. boon remoVed ;>s fur us possible front the staged < oss-?loUhtry test run. There wrlH be no expert drivers' to take ih? i*a# tbiouKh the entire run from New York m Men iVVanelaco entraot* :ng mileage from gasoline thai only an expert knows how to gel. The DftlOSg* obtained from the fuel will be ahal w hu h the average, ordi i ,ii y driver ran obtain. The S3'?0 mile run wit* start at mid night of Inly 1Mb regardless of weather or other condition*. Tids drive is expected to establish i ? ond truestIdn the claims of light car manufacturers of the dawn of the ?k u era in motor car construction. Bvery possible condition of weather, of climate. Of roads, mud. sand, hills, mountain passes should be encoun? tered on this seven day drive. It will i . i leOl '? determine tin- stamina of eajr regardless of size. Iiaily reports of the progress of the tar and its record of economy and -I mina will be reported to the factory an.I t.. dletributorti and dealers throughout the country. Local Library Co-ope- H rates in Movement Publishers declare that tiie nation has entered upon what has been eh h - ueteri/ed as "tin- gohb-n age of read ii'l.'*. and nit giving then- full sup? port to. the "Hooks for Kveryhody" movement, in with h the Carnegie Ll Mary id' Sunder is cooperating With libraries throughout the rmted states. Al a means of meeting the new appro* Ciattoil of the printed pace whh h is mrsjoiy an ontsjrowth "f the war. pub llshlna fonts are asserting then- ?? -ig?-i geen asdkal th? American library A-so? ?at?on's program for promoting the establishing i?Y more public u t> .ins pod broader development of library service. Present demands upon exlatliuj pub* lic libraries are a severe sti-airt upon their limited resources. A. t+ A. ? Hi ??lain declare. Kcquests for bo??k eer? flea from the latwe areas WfttlOUt li? braries have bee,i more fnsisient than ever before. Publishing Braes with headquarters in New York City have approved their 4 lOta of ??.ii,i)uii tcward the nation I de "Cooks for Kvorvhody" fUUd of $2,onu.oan. Publishers' subscript one will be applied on New York's appor? tionment of Iflo.oae, a committee composed of representatives of the i>. \ppbto.i Company, the Century Com pany and Kunk ?V YVagnalls has I ??-n sppointod to assist the American i i brnry Association in raising tin- $90, ?inn ifgots for the publishing trade, Mtgentfry s i?ooi rosfewwoe a county officers conference was held by the Sarhter county Sunday Si hooi AasootaMon Thursday evening, ? gtiratng with a lap per together at I ? Cht rem out Hotel, at which plans] fof [*%t \. .?r's wot \ of the OCgunlSu lion wer* discussed. An invitation wa - e\f? ijdeu bv < o ICord tU htdd the coun? ts convention there on Ihe tilth Hun? ? ii in Auguet, und was accepted by iia off) ? i of t he \ss?m latloii. \ promotion committee foV oMver llsing the "county convention wS4 ap? pointed and plans mini* to have every Koudaj school in tin county visited aeraotnadl) Id officials of the Asaocta tion. (!i Di'i'.il Su| ??? intcnd? ntj LeOSI <\ Ms no r i?f the Sooth Carolina NundA) Hi*hojH A ^-<mnation, win, attended?tho eonferenc? . a n mo 111.-cd tint a hann.-r \\<>>i!d be glveti at ibe cbnventlon to Ihe Sunday Srhool having the largest number "f represent at I ves present, Plrins were also illn nssnl tor Ibe holding of a count) wMc oldei boys coni? reiice and older ?^jrls cont i-li-in e duvfmj th? tali, ander the direction ii m?- Palmer, the stats Voun? peoples t ?i\ Ision Superlnlenib m Doomed to WretcheUnest. Let >i SgtU choose what rondiiloti he \lb. pinj let hint atf'nni!!ta|e uroaud ihn ?ii the gjnssli and gm 11 Hen i I oni ?eemlnicly ?aleulatrd to uuike him eipi.\ Ig It; If that :uitn is lefl it! liny line grlthinit occuputlpn or pit)useinant ? i.d r? fleetm*on whet he is, the mongor, ?ngmM f'lieitv of aji present lot witl tot hear Mm np II ? will turn n..S* -urii\ to ei mn) Sntlclpatlon ??f ;he 'ufnre; and md'-xs hi* oecilpstlon etillS |HS> out of bin -elf he U inevitably a retch I l*s?*oal Consider the Centipede. It Is a mis.ale t?? lappuM Ibal all centipedes imve a hundred legs, i UQ name is mlkb adip.*. 'I he Oiosi Common /arlety ?isiially have :t|, bur then in other spOClSS with Uri many as loo ,,t HVO leys. Rain by X Ray. An AU?4rnl!,0ll inv entor hNfl p: t< ided k ntflhotl for i.im inj] t.tip by i.ii? Ing Inrue X rav bulbs b> iHlllnohs into hluh'-r Kfratfl of gir I hot are tilled with ?nolstlU*?. Men Evidently Not Fated to Die on GaHowi. In the One Cat* It Would Almost Seem at If Provldenos Had Intervened to Prrvsnt Hideout Cats sf InJuetlce. Orlmlnologlcul history unfold* some Interesting ami curious "escapes" from the gallows. In Sussex, England, a man was found guilty of murder by a Jury which did not take five minutea in which to consider its .verdict Twice he stood on the death-trap of the gallows, on each occasion tga lever failed to release the trap. An indig nani country called for his reprieve, which was granted. It was afterward discovered tnat the gallows, Which was made of wood in those days, had swol? len l.y rain that fell heavily on both the nights preceding the dates fixed by the sheriff for the execution. Hut here is the case of a man who not only was saved from the gallows, but from hearing his death sentence passed by the .bulge! A man was charged at the Old Baljey with a pe? culiarly atrocious crime. The jury sent in word from their retiring room that they wer* unahle to agree upon a verdict, atyl were escorted to the London coffee house on Ludgave hill, there 1o be locked up "without: food, Are or light," until they had decided upon a unanimous verdict. " Eleven out of the dozen were in fav? or of a verdict of "guilty," but ihe foreman of the Jury, a Mr. James Sim? mer, had a rooted objection to capital punishment. He did not believe in the Innocence of the man, but he refused to consent to a verdict which, would send the man to the gallows. It whs Saturday afternoon wlien the jury was locked up. By dawti next day six of the Jurymer\ overcome by discomfort antl lack of food, were Willing to vote "Not guilty." Toward the afternoon of Sunday the foreman, actuated by feelings of compassion, ad dressed his fellow-sufferers as follows: "I am Witting to make you a sport? ing offer au*l leave the decision hs to the guilt or Innoncence Of the poor wretch In Newgate to chnnce. ob? serve: I shall balance the poker up? right in front r>f the empty grate. I ahull then slowly count 'One! two! three!' You will range yourselves, half your number on either side, iwo yards away. At the word "three" we shall Jump. If the poker faUs to the side of the opposition I shall give In to your verdict of ?guilty,' hut If It COOiea down on my side you wfll Join me In returning a verdict of mot guil? ty.'?One! two three!" f At the word "three" the twelve men lumped for all they were worth. The poker fell with a clatter to the side of the foreman ! The warders were summoned, and the jurors were escort? ed back to the Old Bailey, re-entered the jury box and gave their verdict. The Judge, who ha/l provided him? self with the ominous black :*ap, ap? peared completely paralyzed with astonishment on hearing the announce? ment.' . Twenty years later a convict at Portland was 0atally Injured by the premature explosion of a cartridge. Be? fore he died he confessed to being guil? ty of the crlnift for Which tlic inno? cent man was arraigned at the Old Bailey 20 years before, and was only saved In the manner described, by the fall of the poker toward the foreman of the Jury. Snn Jose, Gal*, Is going to he the first town In the west to have a com? munity educational theater. This pro? posed theater Is not merely going to present plays for the benefit of the community, but It Is going to promote acting among tag citizens themselves. It will afford an opportunity for.,every person from th?- tiniest tot to the old? est citizen to gratify the desire to appear In the world of make-believe, according to Miss Mabel L. I>orsey, vWio Masted the Idea. Mis* Horsey, a graduate of a leading school of musk and expression, took np the question of establishing the school with members of the chamber of commerce of the city and It was enthusiastic ally received by them. The primary purpose of the theater Is not to make actors, hut to develop men and women as well as allow residents of the community vo display their talents In singing, s-penlflng and dancing. Mother Hubhard'a Dog. Mary's teacher one day asked her to draw a picture of Old Mother Hub bard's house, showing Old Molher Hubbsrd and her dog Very quickly Mary drew 1be rough outlines of what was supposed to be a house, placing the crude form of Old Mother Unh bard beside the door. Then, with a self sat laded air she handed her fin? ished product to the teacher. "That Is very good, Mary," commented the teacher, as she hmked at the draw? ing, "but where is the dog?" "Oh. the doc Is In the house," promptly replied Mary. London's Subway System. London's urderground rail wars transport 4,?MKHkk) passengers flu I I.V. The vehicles controlled by the roads make a total Journey every day equal to "0 circuits of ibe earth. TUa gronl revenue each month Is tl 1 ,txS),tM?. Fitting Emotions. "We OPgbt to mske If warn? for the "cfil profiteers." "Yes, and heie Is coining along n Community Thsater. > cold <**<" ll* ?? Nautical Expressions Common in Old Nantucket. May Seem Somewhat Odd to the Vis? itor, but Are Used by the Natives, Without Thought of Any incongruity. The widow of a Newburyport sea captain?she had once brought his ship to port herself, when he was incapaci? tated by injuries received In ft typhoon ; ?was long the joy of an old-fashioned boarding house whose other residents were chiefly quiet maiden ladies, be cgNse of her breezy manner, loud voice and oddly nautical turns of expres- j slop. SIih would Invite a fellow board- j er across the narrow table to pass the butter In tones suited raiher to hail- j lug the masthead in s gale. Every spring her store of foreign sweet? meats, end jams end Jellies compound- j ed of queer tropical fruits, provoked | ; an irruption of small, red aids, which would emerge in endless proces- j sion from the crevices In her closet; j and every spring she would shout 1 sloud at breakfast her Intention to "swab the hull place with lie of pen nyr'yal and then calk ever;/ dratted crack." Judge John C. Crosby of the Massa? chusetts Supreme court, an authority on the history and customs of quaint NAntticket, has recently given Some Interesting instances of the adaptation there of nautical terms to landward uses. Whether or not the inhabitants of the island are the salt of the earth, their manners and speech are enjoya hly seasoned by the salt of the sea. When a man goes to the mainland he Is said to "go to America" or re "ti e continent." This form of expres? sion Is In. everyday use without any consciousness of Its peculiarity. In Nantucket yojn don't raise an um? brella ; you "set It" like a jib. - A house blind does not work loose; It gets adrift. "Everything Is drawing" means mak log the most progress. During the last phase of the war you heard that "the allies have got everything draw? ing." When one Is prepared to go any? where he Is said to be "hove short" (thst Is. on his anchor cable) and "ready to trip" (the anchor). Just he fore the kHiser's flight T was told that he was "hove short and about ready to trip." Instead of saying that a mi n is used up or "all In," they say that he is "fin out" (like a dying whale) : "I was nearly fin out with the Influenza." I One* heard It said of an extrava? gant man on the Island, who 'spent more than his Income, that he had "two lamps burning and no ship at sea." When Ohed Mftcy, who wrote the history of whaling In lK3.r>, drafted his will In the year 1841. he Inserted the following clauses, Which are character? istic of the nSutlcal expressions of the natives: "Item. 1 have cruised with my wife. Huldy Jane, since 1811. We signed articles in town before the preacher on Independence day. I wnnt I her and my son, Jot ham, to be captain and mate in bringing to port whatever I I leave and see that every one of the crew gels the lay as writ down on this paper. 1 put mother in command. I I know sheel be captain anyway, for six months after we staged on our life cruise I found out that I was mate and she was master. I don't mean t,hat she ever mutinied, but I know lliat whenever we didn't agree she al? ways manoovned to windard. "Item. 1 want mother to have the I house on Union street till she goes sloft. Then I want it to go to the children In equal lays, etc.". Not long ago the following notice I was published In the local JS'sntucket I newspaper:. |. "The tnief who stole a Jug Of oil I from the life-saving station on Great Point on Sunday last is requested to return the Jug to the place which he j took It and he may keep the oil to light his crime slained steps through purgatory. And no questions will be ssked by Caleb Cughman, superinten? dent."?Youth's Ompanion. To Strengthen Steel. CimTnnati is one of six places in the world where steel is s( lengthened by being 'ho 'ed in oil. Recently at a plant ' i Carthago, a steel shaft weigh? ing 3<>.b00 pounds, the largest piece ever subject*;! to ihe new method, went through the process of being strengt honed. It was a "hollow-bored tumbler shaft" for use in dredging gold in California, costing about $17. <*>0 The great shaft was tirst sus? pended in an upright furnace until heated to Jnst below the melting point. A crane then picked It up and dropped It into a huge well of oM, where It boiled and sputtered, throwing out clouds of oily mist. Some of the Rind. An Indianapolis man says thst re? cently he took home some honey with quite n bit of comb in it. Naturally the smallest boy desired some bread and butter snd honey, hut in asking for It, seid: "I want some bread and bulter and some honey, ano i want some of the lind, too." World's Currency. From official data supplied by the director of the mint the monetary stocks of fifty six of the principal countries of the world have been esti meted Ul term* of American dollars. The reputation shows the money of the world waa approximately IW.tKioV Japanese Women and I ftera^ure. It is to the 'Japanese wogten lhat th* Japanese language owes much of the progress It has made during the last century. She was of old forbidden te atudy the Chinese language, which was considered the exclusive mouopoly of men. The Japanese wohien took hold of their native tongue and wepoeoon nt the head of the literary movement of their country. Snake's Rattles. The rattles of the rattlesnake are but a number of small bones on tha tall ho loosely fastened together that they make a clinking uolae whom shaken. Labor In Politics. In 1872 on the 23d of May the find national convention of worklngmen, as n political party, at New York nomi? nated Gen. U. R. Grant for president. Ginnt was the regular Republican candidate. Use of Rice Bound to Increase. The comparatively low cost of rice has made it the staple arth;le of food In Asiatic countries. Hice is also extensively Used In all Other parts ot the world, as It Is easily transported and can be held for a considerable ; period without deteriorating. Uteri : la no doubt that its consumption will materially Increase with he dissemina? tion of knowledge regarding ihe vari ety of palntable ways in which It maj be preps red to suit the tastes of th?! ] most fastUltous.?K. Q. Herr, In Grace Mocha Sheepskin. T!ie World's sup'?.y of Mocha s|ggge> afdn is nhtuiaed by about a dozen j buyers, who have their naiive col? lectors, in caravans td collect the skins at various centers, of which Mocha, Berberg, Zoylah and Hodeftfeh are the main points, rrom then* they are sent to Aden, a British coaling station, which, on account of Its locu? tion, is the shipping; point for skins sent to London, the continent of Eu? rope, and the l uited States. ?_._? Raisins. The word raisin Is generally need ! to refer to the dried grnpe. Raisin grapes ar^ usually the product nf w-arm climates and contain from 20 to 30# per ceut of luear. The prin? cipal and umet valuable dnss at raisin grapes Is the muscatel. The seedless ra'^lns of commerce are largely Sulfnna grapes. The smallest ones come from the currant grape. Man Who Commands SucesS. A man who Is not enamored of Ml Job, who lacks that resolute, deter? mined purpose which knows no defeat, recogni7.es no failure, is mever a suc? cess. The man who iv victory organ? ized will get up more determined than ever after he is knocked down. The harder the fall the greater the re hound. You can't keep Inch a man down, you can't discourage him any more than you could have discouraged a Napoleon, for his personality, bla character. #111 remain although bli home, his property. Rnd eveTt material thing he possessed be swept away.? New Success. That's the Spirit. Many people walk about wjth a whole cargo of grievances in thcMr heads. Walk right up to your diffi? cult ies with your' coat off. Don't try to dodge round them.?Exchange. Alas, Too True! An egg expands when It Is frozen and breaks its shell. Apples contract so much thr.t a full barrel will shrink un? til the top layer In a good deal below the brim. When the frost is drawn out the appb-.s assume their normal ?l/e r.nd fid 1 thy_ hai rrel figa^ft 7 he ?exl lime you buy calomel ask for i alot The purified ami refined calomel tablets that ar<> nausealess, safe and sure* I Medicinal virtues retain? ed and imp roved. Soid only in sealed packages, i Price 35c. * Yachts Race Again -? Shamrock and Resolute Are Ready For Second Trial For Cup Sandy Hook, July IT.?Juipton's challenger, Shamrock IV". and the Res? olut*', the American defender, Jound nothing more than a cupful of wind and h Hat Kail with which to engage in th< fevc/md race for America's cup whet tlu\ towed to the startfeA line just hefo.v noon, "he yacht's wallow? ed in the ground-swell and the sails j tlapped tirelessly in the dead am ? The R.'Cetta i nt.mittoe signalled a. 1 postponement of t lie race until later j in the day. After IK minutes mtenyat 1 no signs srere observvd and even iMhe I sloops started, experts declared >that 1 no finish could be made within the | six hour limit. 1 Sandy Hook. July 17. A' light' hroese w;ts Imw np as <'halt<l*n,ger Shamrock and Def<nder ResetfoV^'left fheir moorage for the Min ting line'for the second race f< ?? the Aineric^eip. A huge Heel of craft foHowM ?he racers. Sand> Hook. .Inly IT. ?The R?sylute crossed t?- stalling line ahead ,o?,tb? Shamrock today in the second * up I race. The starting s-- ml sOUndeu m 1.45 p. m.. and the American yacht raced across the Ine nine seconds ahead of the challenger. At 2.30 the Resolute was leading the Shamrock by I quarter of s mik and aha the race v i ii in hand. PbcuHt Stnks. One of the novel strikes on record W86 that of smugglers which oc? curred on the Gertaan-Polish frontier some years ago. Extensive Smug? gling operations were being carried 6ft, t>rIfjcipaHT throufh #'omen wflb grossed into Gerui-tny two or thtet : times a day In ragged clothing, ?n? ! turning In costumes of the latest t' fashion. From the smuggling ergaffl sat Ion the women received lees than 1 50 cents a da.?, so they stiuck fof higher wages, and won. Church's Legislative todies. The church of England has two lsg> Islatig^ bodies, called convocations, whkh attend to ecclesiastical mat? ters. Each convocation, that of York and that of Canterbury, contains t#b houies. The upper house IS compost of bishops and other dignitaries, aM the lower house is riade op of de ins, archdeacons and delegates, who are elected whenever a i?ew parliament |g ^ T/Sj The National Bank of ^^^^^^S South Carolina "^^li^Wlirni M Resource* $2.*MH),000. :J?T'\ 1 ill Strong and Progre*Are I1'' 1'3Hi9 The Mc*t PalnatahIng HK1i\'|(.*K iJS,'"" ^l'^^iy J with OO?KTKSt fI KN The Bank of the Rank ;>?s^2^^^^W < <i ROWLAND, I'n*td?*u , I \kii; itf?wi.am?. CeefaJe* I ?? i ^ ^--' NULL O'DONX I'LL fAjjfct fir,;,,- . Iii_ o. li. ram, Cashier 4?/ ON SAVINGS 5 % ON TIME DEPOSITS The Firat National Bank SUMTBa,S.C.