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3? v . TH] Ciplc Pppp This beautiful vy wis rree. Goid Watch with standard movements together with Watch Pin Riven away abs<>lutcly Free for a few hours of your time. Send us 45c for a samplo of our latest Household Novelty to WN^SIEgW take orders with Send us in tho ordei s you take and the Watch and Pin are yours. Address, EASTERN SUPPLY CO., 921 Valley St., Baltimore, Md. CITY BANK of Richmond, Va. W. H. PALMER, President E. B. ADDISON Vleo-ProaUnnt J. W. SINTON, Caahter, Capital - - $ 408,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Proiits - 175,000.00 Directors: El B. Addison, A. L. Holladay, Jas. H. Anderson, Wm- Jo8iai w -kt Wm. H. Palmer, James N. Boyd, _ _ S. W. Travers, Lilburn T. Myers, E B Valentine, S. H. Hawes, Edwin A. Palmer. Accounts of Banks, Bankers and Individuals solicited. Via Bristol ?AND THE? Norfolk & Western Railway The 8hert Line Between NEW ORLEAN8, BIRMINGHAM, MEMPHIS, CHATTANOOGA, KNOXVILLE ?AND? WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK. Solid Train Service Dining Car. A.H Information cheerfully furnished. WARREN L. ROHR, Western Passenger Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn. W. B. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent, Roaneke, Va. tv a. nardle Wa. F. Hardie Rokt T. Hardie Eben Hardie Wm. T. Hardie & Co. COTTON FACTOR8 AND COMMIS8ION MERCHANT8. MS Oravier Street, cor. Dryades, NEW ORLEANS, LA. : gm M mt mm JM, TMahaflaaomelOOOFrhotRin. f tv b t sh.dnt.ly Ira. to buy bay ,hQ.m j, f a.4S eats for or. /t Of our Samples, anil y f* ?3?e're U a few boor. gwilnu AddxOiwUh^omHiWMB^W^o*^, THUR8T0N & CO., 518 Union Ave., Aabury Park, N. J. 9 r y * -;.i f , ?? ? r> - v . ? .. r " -? E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU1 Secular News DOMESTIC. The Payne Tariff Bill, which has been under consideration in the House of Representatives for three weeks past, was brought to a vote last Friday. All tho republicans voted for it except Mr. Austin. of Tpnnosaiu. una all ti<<> -i~-?~ voted against it except four democratic members from Louisiana. Not any opportunity was afforded for the members generally to propose amendments. The House limited all such motions to the amendment which had been proposed by the committee. The vote was 217 to 161. Lumber is to be placed on the free list and the rates on barley and barley malt are to be increased. Crude petroleum is to be on the free list. Attempted Blackmail: A very curious case of the effect of the reading of dime novels has recently transpired in Atlanta. A boy in a Methodist Sunday school and a mmber of the Bible class of Mr. Asa G. Candler, conceived the idea of demanding from Mr. Candler the sum of $35,000 under pain of death. A decoy package was placed on the spot indicated and the boy was caught in the act of nick in cr it tin Ho mnfooonJ ? was the outcome of his reading of exciting stories of adventure. After the arrest, Mr. Candler declined to prosecute the poor boy. The Standard Oil Company on Trial: At St. Louis the United States government has had the Standard Oil Company on trial on the question whether its contracts past and present are such as to constitute a monopoly and whether on this account the company ought to be dissolved. The arguments have all been heard and the case i3 under consideration. The evidence is very large, occupying 1,400 pages of paper, and the decision can hardly be reached before the summer term of court. The Southern Educational Conference is to meet in Atlanta April 14. It is a gathering of men that are specially interested in the prombtion of the educational interests of the south. Mr. Ogden, of New York, whom we Ijave long appreciated as a leader in this cause, will probably be its central figure. C. N. Haskell, first governor of Oklahoma, has been indicted for defrauding the* federal government. Tnst*?nrt nt fa.-.. ing the issue on the merits of the case he has demurred to the indictment because on the grand jury which indicted him there were twenty-three men, instead of sixteen. On the part of some one who is seeking to escape the law we can understand such a demurrer. On the part of the governor of a state It appears strange, indeed. Injustice Under the Guise of Law. In Atlanta, last week, an action was brought by a negro who had been hurt by the automobile of Judge W. B. Shep pard, of Florida. Judge Sheppard is justice of the United States Court in Florida, hut is residing temporary In Atlanta. After the accident the judge stood ready to re-imbnrse the negro for his injuries, but declined to recognize the lawyer who * claimed to represent the negro. In : .?? !hc A 'H. April 14, 1909. censed by this, the lawyer went to' a magistrate's court and under the plea that the judge is a non-resident obtained an order for a levying upon all the goods and property of the judge found within the city of Atlanta. This was before the case had been tried or any decision rendered. The bailiffs seized ihe furniture of his dwelling and even the trunk of his daughter with her wearing apparel. The outrage is so gross that the attorneys of Atlanta have held a meeting: and nronose to pmninu o i-... yer, whose duty it shall be to see whether any such imposition is made upon any poor man and defend his case. The Price of Wheat is still rising on the exchange in Chicago. Doubtless the rise is partly the result of speculation, but it is claimed that there is a real shortage in the supply of wheat on hand, such as will maintain a high price for some time to come. Prohibition in Missouri. A bill which looks to the amending of the Constitution of the state of Missouri so as to prohibit the manufacture or sale of intoxicants, was before the house of representatives last week. By a vote of 86 to 45 the house decided in favor of submitting the question to the people. In Indiana and Onio quite a large number of counties have voted for the exclusion of the liquor traffic. EVen in Massachusetts a large majority of the towns have excluded the saloon. Or. f ho I o-:i 1 - w ?MV wvowuaiu nail lUdU <1 bwiica lock was broken by train wreckers last week. The New York and Florida limited train was wrecked by running into the open switch at Hick's Station, fortytwo miles south of Columbia, S. C. Eight persons were more or less seriously injured, but there were no fatalities. The wreck was deliberately planned. The switch lock was broken and a wad ot newspaper was stuck between the rails to insure the wreck. Fire on Vanderbilt Lant!$. It is stated that a forest fire, which has been raging on the Vanderbilt possessions in Asheville, N. C., recently, has done enormous damage to virgin timber. The valuable timber tracts in the Toxaway country are also said to have been damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars. Lands for Indians: Representative Burke, of South Dakota, has introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to allot 320 acres of land to every woman belonging to the Crow, Creek and Lower Brule tribes of Indians, in South Dakota, now living and whu was not entitled to an allotment under the law by which all allotments were previously made in the Sioux Indian reservation in Dakota. The Plaquemine Locks, connecting the Mississippi river and an extensive chain of Inland waterways in Louisiana, were formally opened April 9. The locks were begun nearly twenty years ago, and more than a million dollars has been expended by the United States government in bringing them to completion. The Federal Grand Jury at Greensboro, N. C., on April 9, returned another true bill against Lee H. Battle, ex-cashier of the City National Bank, which failed last year. Battle Is charged with embezzlement and making false statements regarding the bank's condition.