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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-09-28
Agricultural Department.


This is the month to select the
seed corn in the field, provided
ii has not already been attended
to. Ii has been fully demonstra-
ted that varieties bearing two. or
more ears to the stalk will yield
more corn per acre than varieties
beating only one ear TO The stalk
At The Edgecombe Test Farm
last year there was a difference
at the rate Of about twenty-nine
bushels per acre in the yield OF
different vsrie les OF corn, and
the Weld al the other Test Farm
Of different varieties bore about
the same ratio 10 each other.
These facts should i'm pres u,
with the inpor tance of Sc ed Sc
lection.
In field selection, we advise
taking for an ideal, strong,
vigorous, symmetrical stalk, not
too nigh, bearing two or more
good weiI-shaped ears, some four
or five feet from he ground, and
that have medium shanks so as
TO permit the ears TO turn down
and shed the rain. We do not
advise selecting ears that stand
upright So as TO permit the rain
to run IN and cause the grain to
rot, neither 90 we advise the long
shank so often seen in corn. A
medium between the two ex.
tremes is best. Use care in Sc
lecting, for If one selects only a
dozen or two stalks in a day and
the stalks so selected are of the
ideal type for planting a seed
pla', il will be time we'll spent.
Make start on such selection
this month.
This is the month for sowing
wheat, oats and rye in a great
deal of the territory occupied by
the Progressive Farmer.
In all these crops thorough |
preparation Of the land pays. By |
thorough preparation is not
meant blowing up the land and
leaving i ~ loose condition
but rather in fine compact con-
dition. Land intended for wheat.
If fallOw land, should have been
broken in July or August, and
narrowed and rolled until fine
and compact before sowing the
wheat. When one sows wheat
on stalk land the only prepare
ton necessary is 10 go over the
land with a cutaway or disc
harrow, giving it good working
with that implement.
The fact that it has been de.
by good farmers that
oats can be raised more cheaply
than corn should stimulate oat
growing. With this crop, as
with wheat, the land should be
we'll prepared, and only good
seed should be used. For oats,
sow two bushels OF seed per acre
of some good winter variety.
Rye is another crop that should
receive more attention than we
are giving it. Almost any land
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
NEGRO SNATCHES A PURSE
Attacks Young Woman and Brutally
Strikes Her in Face.
Assault Takes Place on HIassachu-
setts Avenue, Between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Northwest.

Miss Jessie Harnsberger. Of 1226 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest. was attacked
last night by negro and robbed Of q
pocEetbook containing between s. and s.
According to the information given the
police by her father, W. H. Harnsberger,
Miss Harnsberger alighted from car at
Massachusetts, avenue and Fourteenth
street about $50 o'clock and was proceed
ing to her home. When about midway Of
the block on Massachusetts avenue, a
negro sprang from behind a tree. striking
Miss Harnsberger In the face and grab
bing her pocketbook. The street was prac-
tically deserted at the time. and the man
made his escape In the darkness and rain.
Beyond the fact that he wore a derby
hat and black suit. Miss Harnsberger was
unable 10 describe her assaiiant.
The police of the various precincts We're
notified. but UP to a late hour last night
the man had not been arrested.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Believes in Fair Play.
JOHN D. HAS BUSY DAY.
Seeks Retirement of Home Upon
Learning Verdict in OIL Case.

Learning feFuiCt In OH case.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug S-John d. Rock
efeller. head Of the Standard OIL Com
pany, which was fined 100000 to-day in
Chicago, spent one of the busiest days in
his career to-day. Until the Chicago de-
cisiOn was read he spent his time as
usual, but as soon as the decision and
the fine had been announced the oil
trusts head plunged into business. Con
trary to his usual custom, he did not
greet several parties Of visitors. Even
member of st. Clair Mission. an affiliated
work with the Euclid Avenue Baptist
Church. failed to lure him away from his
desk. In years gone by he has dropped
everything to meet members of the sun
day school of which he is the president.
To callers who wished to pay their re-
spects, it was said that Mr. Rockefeller
was resting and that his secretaries were
too busy to talk.
Mr.. Rockefeller knew Of the Chicago
decision almost as soon as it was read.
he was in close touch with the Chicago
officials Of the company The message
containing the announcement Of the fine
reached him just as he was reaching the
golf links, after his regular morning
exercise. He FASTENED 10 the house.
where he was engaged with business
cares for so long that lunch was an hour
late, and even then he was busy at the
table Shortly after o'clock the first
visitor arrived and asked for Mr.. Rookie
feller's secretary. as is usual when It IS
decided to thank him for the pleasure Of
a drive about the place, but the butler
said the secretary was busy. Saturday
afternoons are not usually devoted to
work at Forest Hill.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
DR.. CARLETON VAUGHN,
DIED.

BEChER-On Friday. August 2 1907. st 40 a. H..
MARY v, beloved wife 5f Z. II. Becker and
sister Of Mrs Kate Proctor.
Funeral from So North Columbus street Alex
andris, Va, Sunday. August l. at u noon. In
terment az Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington,
D. c.
BORDEN-On Friday. August 2 1907. az Oabton.
Va. RUTH AGNES daughter Of Clifford A. and
Edith NJ. Borden, II the fourth scar Of her aga.
Funeral al Oakton, Va. from the residence Of IL
c. Bean, Sunday, August 4. 1907. at 2.}a p N.
Chartered leaves south end Aqueduct Bridge
AZ ,. H.
BROWN-On Friday August 2 1907. at Z 30 p n,
street, MARY BROWN.
Funeral Sunday. August 4. az O'Clock. from Cos
and Eighth streets northwest.
CosTINETT- Departed this life, on Saturday. Au.
gust s. 1907 at his residence. ll35 Eighth street
northwest PAUL COSTINETT, the beloved nus
band Of the late Annie Costinett.
Funeral notice hereafter.
O'CONNOR-On Friday August 2 1877. JOHN.
the beloved husband Of Annie h OConnor
Funeral Monday August s. at g a. m from his
late residence 1881 Third street northeast; thenca
TO st. Aioysus Church, where requiem mass VIII
be offered up for the repose C his soul
W0oDYILLE- Suddenly on Friday. August Z
1857 at 5 p. m, at her residence Sill street
ANN CADWALADER WOODFILLE widow Il
William WoodTile and daughter q the lats
William and Ann Cadwalader Schlsy Of Balti-
more
Funeral services at her late residence on Mon
day. August 3. st j A. N. Intcrment al Green
mount Cemetery, Baltimore. Nd. No flowers
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
WILL PROTECT HARDWOODS.
Furniture Dealers TO BE Aided by
Federal Forest Laws.


The preservation OF the hard wood for
ests OF the Appalachian Mountains in the
East. through the conservative use OF the
timber. has awakened much interest
among the furniture manufacturers Of the
United States,
Twenty per cent Of the total hardwood
cut in this country each year goes into
the manufacture Of furniture. the indus
/ try consuming annually one and one-half
billion board feet.
The problem Of securing the select grades
Of hardwood necessaryfor the manufacture
OF furniture is becoming more serious
each year and the employment OF the
softer woods covered with veneer is be
| ing practiced more and more. The prin-
clpaI supply Of hardwood in this coun-
try is confined 10 the Southern Appala-
chians, where the government is now
making an examination which is prepara-
tory 10 the collection of data for the re-
port 10 b made to Congress during the
next session.
Oak. the most largely used wood IN the
manufacture OF furniture. is the predom-
nant species in the Southern Appala-
chian region, and il Is estimated that
/ the stand OF white, red, black. and chest
nut oak amounts 10 thirty billion board
| feet. OF late years a number of large
/ furniture factories have been established
1 in the South. and now a considerable per-
Icentage OF the output of oak is consumed
I in that section. Besides oak, there is 8
/ little birch. maple. and beech in the
Southern AppalachianS although the
North is chiefly depended upon for the
/ supply Of these species.
II the creation Of national forest In
certain sections Of the East, suggested
when the bill appropnating $4,000 for the
report was passed, is favored by Con-
I gress, much Of the hardwood forests viii
/ be set aside permanently for timber-pro-
ducinS purposes.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS.


L. s. Dept Agriculture, Weather Bureau.
Washington, Saturday, Aug. 3, 1875 ?. m
A shallow depression has developed over the Caro-
linas in the last twentyfour hours and caused gen
eral showers in Maryland. the District Of Columbia.
Virginia and North and South Carolina. The ram
In Eastern North Carolina was heavy. Los inches az
Raleigh, 2I6 inches at Wilmington, and il9 inches
at Hatteras. Showers have also fallen N southern
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana. and the
Rocky Mountain region
The temperatures are generally below the seasonal
average east of the Rocky Mountains In the North
west weather prevails under the influence Of
a barGmetric depression central over Montana.
FAIR weather, With moderate temperature Is indi-
Gated for sunday and Monday in Atlantic Coast
States north Of the Caroliuas showers are proba-
bic in the East Gulf and South Atlantic States. also
in the Rocky Mountain region. and thence eastward
to the Mississippi moth Of the thirty hfth parallel
The temperature in Western districts viii rise.
The winds along the New England coast vii be
light and variable: on the Middle Atlantic coast
light northcry; on the South Atlantic coast hght
west to north; on the East Gulf coast light and
variable; on the West Gulf coast fresh Southerly,
and on the Great Lakes light and variable.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
STANDARD WILL APPEAL.
Oil Official Says EnOrmity Of Fine
Evidences Injustice.

New York, Aug. 3.-The Standard Oil
Company Will take an appeal TO the
United States Circuit Court from the SO
10000 fine imposed by Judge Lands to-
day
News Of the unprecedented fine was re-
ceived in New York with excited inter
est. The general expectation for some
days was that decision would be unfa-
vorable to the Standard Oil Company, but.
apparently, no one looked for the imposi-
tion Of the maximum penalty Of the l. .462
counts Of the indictments reaching the
enormous total of $29,240,000.
An official of the Standard Oil Companv
said the amount of the fines evidenced the
injustice against the company.
THE amount of the fine," said the off,
cial, this afternoon, authoritatively for
the company, 'is fifty times the value
of the oil carried under the Indictment
The total value of the oil was $500 For
each car Of oil. valued an about $50 We
have been fined $4,000. An appeal will be
taken in the United States Court of An
peals, but whether it will be entered at
once or whether the full time allowed by
law viii be taken viii be determined by
our counsel in Chicago"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
STATE RIGHTS UNREAL.
Representative Townsend Discusses
Railroad Rate Case.


Railroad Rate Case.
Representative Charles Z. Townsend. OF
Jackson. Mich. joint author Of the Esch-
Townsend bill. which was the forerunner
Of the present railroad rate law. and the
member who was chosen by the House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce to lead the fight for rate legisla-
ton on the floor Of the House. has pre-
pared a timely discussion OF the rate
situation. with particular reference 10
conditions IN North Carolina and other
States where there is conflict between
the State and Federal authorities He
says. in part:
The question Of Just what is inter-
state commerce is one Of considerable i'm
portance. and the North Carolina rate
situation is an example in point. Now !
am not familiar with the wording OF the
North Carolina rate law, bat I DO know
that the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Southern Railway are engaged in inter
state commerce. l am sure that no train
on either Of these roads passes between
North Carolina which does not carry
freight or passengers as interstate com
merce.' II this is true. the Federal au-
thority extends over that train, and,
therefore, over all the instrumentalitles
connected with its operation. The doc
trine Of state rights may be used 10 con-
jure with, but It becomes a most unreal
thing where interposed as a barrier TO
the exercise Of any right distinctively
Federal in its nature.
The railroad agitation now extant
ought to be crystallized into a policy at
once fair to the railroads and just 10 the
people In my judgment this can only be
brought to pass by one uniform plan or
law, and that adopted and enforced by
the general government. II this is not
done and each State is permitted to
regulate a portion OF the interstate sys-
TEN in what seems to be its own interests.
but without regard 70 the rights and in
terests of others, there will be no such
thing as equality and justice.
If the carriers should foolishly persist
in fighting just regulation. an appraisal
and valuation Of their properties by the
government may be necessary in order
that it may be known whether more than
a just return upon their investment is
being exacted from the people. and il is
more than possible that all carriers may
be forced to incorporate under a national
law The North Carolina incidents are
Fastening the day, and it seems certain
that capital stock Of carriers to be issued
in the near future viii be confined to
property as a real. tangible basis OF
value
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
BRYAN APPROVES FINES.
GInd that Judge LandiS Gave Standard
the Limit

Iowa City. Iowa, Aug. 3-Wnliam J.
Bryan. who reached here on a lecture
tour to-day, was outspoken in his ap-
proval Of the assessment Of the heavy fine
against the Standard oil Company.
7 am glad that Judge Lands gave the
Standard the limit That corporation has
been operated in the most brazen viola
ton Of the law. and there is no reason
why leniency should be shown. While
fines are not as desirable as imprison-
ment, this penalty may be large enough
to teach trust magnates some respect for
the law. If the company does not escape
from it by appeal. A trust cannot be
handled with gloves.
I'VE Will now see whether oil prices are
raised and the fine exacted from the pub
lie "
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Negro Carried Razor.

Wilford Lee, colored. was arrested
last night by Policeman Jones, of the
Eighth precinct. charged with carrying
concealed weapons. Lee. il was al
legged, was engaged in an alteration
with another cOlored man on Seventh
street, and was about to use a razor
when arrested.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
WHIPS FATHER AND SON.
COIOred Man Makes Vicious Attack
on Two MOthersheads.


During an alteration on NJ street. near
Four-and-a-haIf street southwest. Robert
r. Mothershead. sixty-one years old. Of
S3S NJ street southwest, and his son,
Robert II. MotheTshead, thirty-twO years
old, We're painfully beaten about the face
by Thurman Mitchell, colOred. yesterday
afternoon.
The trouble started between the father
and the colored man. The son inter-
fered after his aged parent had been
dealt a vicious blow IN the mouth and
felled to the ground. Mitchell turned his
attention TO the son and sent him reeiing
to the ground with a terrific swing on the
face. The father and son were injured
about the head and bled profusely, but
both refused medical attention. Police OF
the Fourth precinct are endeavoring to
apprehend their alleged assailant
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Sigma Nus Go Down River.

Friends Of the Sigma NJ Phi were
not daunted by the rain last night, and
focked in large numbers to Marshall
Hail. where the fraternity held their
annual excursion yesterday The fine
weather Of the afternoon gave the frat
men an opportunity Of engaging in
baseball and other sports. At night
there was dancing.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
SPECIAL NOTICES,

ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
Brotherhood and the Amalgamated So
Ciety Of Carpenters and Joiuers are noJi-
fed 10 be present at a joint meeting Of
botn organizations 10 be held al the
Rifles ArmoTy hall, on G street, between
Ninth and Tenth Streets northwest. on
IL ESDAI EVENING, August 6. 1897. at 8
o clock sharp, for the purpose of consider
ing a recommendation made at the con-
ference OF The national and International
officers Of the Building Trades. held this
81 day OF Ausust. 1877 au4-3f
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
FIRE LOSS ABOUT $4,000.
Blaze in Hudson Building Costs oceu-
pants Heavily

hiase ia uuason bhisuioS tDS'S OSN"-
pants Heavily
The heaviest losers in the fire which
broke out early yesterday morning in
the Hudson Building on F street, as ex-
clusively told in The Washington Herald
yesterday morning. were J. E. s. r.
Rosenthal. hatters and clothiers, whose
stock suffered great damage from the
bursting Of a water pipe
Others who suffered by the fire we're
Hudson's Variety Store and the I'M
perial Tailors. who are said 20 be
s., 800 poorer by the blaze. The developing
room Of the Acme Photograph Company
was also destroyed The total loss is
estimated at about $4,000
The alarm Of fire was turned in by
James P. Cochran, secretary Of the Night
Wachmen's Association.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
II. II. Rogers Silent.

Fairhaven, Mass. Aug. 3.-When seen
tonight, H. H. Rogers. vice president OF
the Standard Oil Company, said, about
the decision Of Judge Lands;
~ have nothing to say."
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
MAY GET HARTMAN
Lands Move Against Alton
Points Out Course.
REBATE CASE UP AUGUST IA

Railroad King slight BE Prosecuted
Under EIISins Act for Dealings with
Cover Case-Immunity Under Sher-
man Law No Bar to Proceedings.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
JocnI Temperature.

Midnight. 20; a. m, Il; g. n, Il; 6 a m, S.
a. m, q; 10 a m, "A; z noon, u; 2 p m. IS;
D. n. IS: p. n. %; 2. H.. s.; 70 ,. n. s..
Maximum, IS; minimum. 63.
Relative humdity-s a. n. g.; ?. n, s5. Rain
fan IS p. m to p. M 052- Hours Of sunshine.
so: per cent of possible sunshine. ST.
Temperature same date last year-Maxlmum, s..
minimum. =
AFFLECK'S
Registered Standard Thermometer; a m, 50; p
n. S.: p n, %; ?. m. sl'z; p. In, 81
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Tide Table.

Today-High tide l.N a. n. and i.55 p n; low
tide. il l5 a. m. and Il y ?. n.
Tomorrow-High tide, Sos a. II and SIS p. N.
low tide 30 a. n
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
JAPANESE BUY RIFLES.

Krupp Concern.
Orders have just been placed by the
Japanese government with the Krupps
at Essen for a consignment of 10000
rifles and a large number of field guns,
to be shipped to Yokohama at the
earliest possible moment
This information comes to the State
Department from the American EN-
hasSV q Berlin
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Rain

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall, for the twelve hours ended at
8 o. m yesterday as follows.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Big STRIKE is VOTED
General Walk-Out to BE Rati-
fed Tomorrow Morning.
The UNIONS ARE UNANIMOUS

Five Hundred Men and Million Doll
lars worth of work VIII Be In
yOIved-firfcIClnyeTs and Carpen-
ters Join in observation-disclosures
ing Strike Headquarters.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
IF ATTRACTIVE WORK


fair prices, and reliable service
count with YOU, we should be
your PRINTERS. How about
a trial order?
Phone 45E fcr figures samples &c
Geo. z. Howard, ia 18th St.
PRINTER. ENGRANER AND BOOKBINDEK
Miss Katie +. Dunn
Has removed her Manicuring and Hair
Dressing ParlOrS temporarily TO Rooms
Al and 49, Metzerott Bldg, lilo E st. NV
JylS-30t
DR.. CARLETON VAUGHN,
Reliable dentistry; reasonable prices.
Phone Main 2056. 1912 81. NV.
Denj. IL. Coles & CO., UphOlsferinE OF all
kinds. Slip covers. 500 Sth NV. II 65l6.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Condition of the Water.
Tcmperatures In Other Cities.

Sreefsi 10 The Washington Herald.
Harpers Ferry. W. Va. Aug. a-Both rivers clear
today.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Municipal building Not Affected.

The new municipal building. on which
two strikes have already been declared.
owing 10 the presence Of nonunion
plumbers, will not be affected by the new
strike order, as James L. Parsons. the
builder, after ordering the nonunion
men from the work, has steadily refused
to let them return. Most Of the other
big buildings, which are in the hands of
out-of-town concerns will not be affected.
as these without exception, are eonsid-
cred fair, or employers Of union men only.
At the morning session yesterday the
convention drafted a reply to the letter
Of the employers declining the confer
ence. 1t is an open letter TO the public.
and outlined the position of the trades.
1t set forth that they had made every
effort for amicable adjustment and criti-
cises the position of the Employers As
sOciation in refusing to meet them, and
comments tersely on the statements given
out by the association,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-11-08
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@iIIoip Riper Qttrnber Gompanps
Sogbrug i Nem Mifmon6, faIot ben
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bar 80 aar gnrrrneI.
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lite Ropember bar Der | Statsuniper-
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ocnter, % bet belle Antal al StiOen.
ter peo ~llniperiitetet beIsb fig til
2,977. Tctte er en- 5orsaelie at 80
procent ! 5reibmnns. alasien oe 10
Grocent ! bet belle etuoenterantaI.
Spis man regner meo De Stuoenter,
Tom tnger be berpGrenbe 3lirfus |
a~gerbrug og Weieriorift, iaa naar
bette slars Shioenterantal op til mel
lem 1000 og 400. 8ette aars
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