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POLITICAL FIELD FOR FARMERS Is Urgent Suggestion of Tom Wat son in Campground Speech. UNEARTHS OLD CREEDS Fanners’ Alliance and Ocala Platform Brought Into Light as Precedents for the Later Day Union. “The Farmers’ Union is going to de clare the same principles and make the same fight attempted by the old Farmers’ Alliance, and in that fight 1 am going to help,’’ raid Hon. Thomas E. Watson, addressing an audience of some 1,000 or 1,200 people in the main teut at the Whiteoak campground, seven miles from Thomson, Ga., Wed nesday. The audience Included people of five counties, McDuffie, Lincoln, Wilkes, Columbia and Warren, They had met under the auspices of the Farmers’ Educational and Co-Opera- Live Union, and Mr. Watson was the principal speaker of the day. The whole burden of Mr. Watson’s address was that the Farmers’ Union must have a national purpose. He Is convinced that the time has come or will soon come, when this organi zation, embracing in its membt rship 1,200,000 farmers, cannot be held to go;her by the restricted plans and narrow purposes which now prevail. He wishes the organization to broaden out, to take a more comprehensive view of things and to support with their united influence a national cam paign, or a campaign for national of fic rs, having In view the repeal of all laws granting special’ privileges, and especially those which operate against the farmer. This program he will actively urge in his periodicals. He finds, this platform already fram ed and these principles already enun ciated in the Ocala platform, which was adapted by the Farmers’ Alliance at Ocala, Fla. That platform contains the following declarations: The income tax. The removal of tariff taxes from all the necessaries of life. Direct election of United States sen ators by the people. Abolition of national hanks aDd gov ernment loans to the people on good security at 2 per cent interest. No favoritism or class legislation. Mr. Watson r<peatedly drew compar isons between the Farmers’ Union of today and the Farmers’ Alliance of yesterday, and insisted that their pur poses were the same. “The Farmers Alliance was the greatest educational factor this country ever kr.ew,” he said. Taking up the warnings and admo nitions against plunging the Farmers’ Union Into the maelstrom of politics In which the old Farmers’ Alliance had gone to wreck, Mr. Watson said: “Politics, meaning indorsing this jnau for this particular office, should he avoided. But politics in its la9t and loftiest definition means the re lationship that exists or should exist between the government and the peo p’e. Even the churches are not too good to take an occasional hand in practical politics. “The Farmers’ Union will not reach the point of its greatest usefulness and achieve the hope It entertains wntll the organization brings pressure to bear upon the politician and the statesman and tells them certain laws ar.o oppressive and must be rept a it'd. Certain other laws are needed and must be enacted.” Mr. Watson paid bis respects to the politicians In no very complimen tary way. He assured bis hearers that when their united voice was raised for leforuis the politicians would fall over themselves to give heed, as they did in the case of the immigration discus sion. SEEK TO PROTECT STATE ROAD. Bill in Georgia Senate to Forestall Parallel ing Western and Atlantic. A bill, which will prevent the Louis ville and Nashville railroad from par alleling the line of the state read, the Western and Atlantic, lu Georgia, was Introduced In the senate Tuesday nloruing. Vuder the provisions of the bill, the eorpcratioa desiring a charter shall appear before the railroad commission and present all facts connected with their application, such as rights of way and condemnation rights. A CLASH OF RACES. * Negroes Precipitate Riot in Virginia Town by Shooting at Whites—Latter Re taliate With the Torch. Garland Beloate, a white man, was shot and seriously wounded Saturday I night at Onancock, Va., by a negro | named Uzzle, editor of a paper Pub | fished at that place, and caused a small-sized riot. Large numbers of uegroes prepared themselves for riot ing and went into ambush. Four white men leaving Onancock in a hack were made targets by ne groes from a grocery store in the suburbs. Their baggage was riddled with bul- I lets. The identity of the men could ' not be learned. The printing office of the paper i which belonged to Uzzel, and the store I house of Samuel Burton, al3o a lead , er of the rioting, were burned to the ground by the whites early Sunday ! morning. Several negro dwellings were rid dled with bullets, but no one was seriously injured excepting one negro, who was shot in the shoulder. The negroes, Burton and Uzz-1, were though to be iu hiding places in the store which was burned. This caused the burning of the buildings, which was done in a very quick time by using oil and gasoline. The build ing was surrounded to make sure that if the two negroes were there they would have no chance to escape. Many whites who, toward midnight, filled the streets of the town had come from neighboring towns and county surrounding, lost no time in a search for the men who were especially want ed, being the onts that began the shooting Saturday evening. But this search was in vain in every respect. It is now supposed that both ne groes made their escape from town, as the negro village was thoroughly searched Sunday morning, and no clue could be found of them. A and cursed Kellam, then calling for to look after the situation, as it is the mass meeting was held Sunday after noon by the town council for the pur pose of taking the following action: First, to request the governor of Virginia to rush arms for the citizens of the town. Second, to ask an injunction to pre vent the negroes from holdiug their ! agricultural fair at Teasley Va., ou : the ground that Uzzel and Burton are j officeholders in the fair and both out laws. They also appointed five extra po licemen. Later advices state that the trouble began over a bill which Con stable Kellam tried to collect from a man by the name of Conquest, who was in Burton’s store at the time. Conquest refused with some words and cursed Kellam, then calling for assistance. At the same time Uzzel appeared on the scene and fired a shot, which missed its aim, and struck Gar laud Beloate, a citizen of the town, iu the hip, on the opposite side ol , the street, but uot seriously injuring j him. THE INDUSTRIAL SOUTH. Some of the New Enterprises Launched the Past Week. The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index says in its issue the past week: “The steady increase in the num ber of manufacturing plants, the sub stantial and unceasing expansion of cities and towns and the construction of more steam and electric railroads in Georgia and Alabama, to a degree unprecedented in the history of the two states, have made lands more valuable and caused them to ba in greater demand. This is true alike of suburban, timber, mineral and farm lands. The existence of h new indus trial era, the permanency of which is guaranteed by large and increasing investments of capital, both local and from other sections, is imparting new values to lands, thereby giving more nearly commensurate importance to property that in a large measure is not only a barometer of business prosper ity, but a basis of commercial worth. “Among laud transactions reported to The Indtx for the week are the sale of a large number of suburban resi dence lots at Washington. Ga„ the sale of 150 lots iu South Highlands at Besemer, Ala., purchase of 50 acres of land at Waycross, Ga., to be divid ed into building lots, and the sale of a large tract of mineral and timber land in the Gadsden, Ala., territory, to be developed by the purchaser. In a Georgia county, a 2.000-acre tract of farm land has been sold for a price that a few years ago would hardly have been considered. easy prey. Teas—l think Miss Passay expects to be married pretty soon. Jes3 —Oh! Impossible! Tess —Faot She tells me there’s a simple-minded young fellow calling at their house now who is under fin ancial obligations to her father. —Phil- adelphia Press. ' People who want something bright and original, suggests the Toledo Blade, may be referred to the story of a Texas cyclone that picked up a letter and delivered it to the person to whom it was addressed, twenty miles away. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. How a Veteran Was Saved the Am putation of a Limb. B. Frank Doremus, veteran, of Roosevelt Ave., Indianapolis, Ind., tsays: “I had been showing symptoms of kidney trouble from the time I was mus tered out of the ar my, but in all my life 1 never suffered as in 189 7. Headaches, dizziness and sleep lessness, first, and then dropsy. I was weak and helpless, having run down from 180 to 125 pounds. I was having terrible pain in the kidneys, and the secretions passed almost involuntarily. My left leg swelled until it was 34 inches around, and the doctor tapped it night and morning until- I could no longer stand it, and then he advised amputation. I refused, and began using Doan’s Kidney Pills. The swelling subsided gradually, the urine became natural and all my pains and aches disappeared. I have been well now for nine years since using Doan’s Kidney Pills.” Sold by all dealers. 5 0 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Cos., Buffalo, N. Y. LEARNING HIS LESSON. “Carper has no enthusiasm in his nature.” “What makes you think so?” “Why, he never apputuds anything at the theatre, and even sheers at the finest points of the play.” “Oh, he is studying to be a critic, you know.” —Tit-Bits. MUSIC IN OUK SCHOOLS. Martin Luther said, “No teaoher is fit to teach sohool who is not also able to teach musio.” So music went into the German sohools four centuries ago, and so began the wonderful musical culture of the Ger man people. The musical advantages and opportunities at the State Normal Sohool at Athens, Ga., have been created because the publio in Georgia prefers a teacher with musical accomplishments. There is no bet ter instruction anywhere in common-school musio teaching, sight-reading, chorus sing ing, glee club music, or on the piano, violin, mandolin, guitar, cornet, or clarinet. Prof. C. S. Stanage, Director of this department, Is a very genius as a teacher, chorus master, and oonductor of orchestras. Miss Clare Harden, his assistant, is a most accomplished pianist and a superb teacher of piano music. Charges are moderate. The School sends a special Music Bulletin upon application. The session begins September 3d. Science and the Camel. Did the camel develop his hump because of countless generations of burden-carrying In the deserts? Some scientists say so. The thoroughbred rnehari or saddle camel of Central Algeria, which carries no burden heavier than a slim Arab dispatch bearer, is losing its hump. Prof. Lombroso, the Italian anthropologist, has identified similar callosities —min- iature humps —upon the neck and shoulders or Hottentot and Malagasy porters employed in works more ap propriate to 'the camel. —New York World. Granultiod Ky Lids can be cured quickly by Leonardi’s Golden Eye Lotion. 'Weak, sore and in flamed eyes are cured without pain in one day by Leonardi’s. Cools, heal 9, strength ens. Makes strong eyes. Guaranteed or money refunded. Dr iggists sell it at 25 ots. or forwarded prepaid on receipt of price by 8. B. Leonard! A C\., Tampa, Fla. USES OF NOSES. Teacher —“Yes. little ones; this Is the elephant's trunk.” (She proceeds to explain at length what the elephant can do with its trunk). “‘And now, children, you shall tell me what youi nose is for.” Eliza Ann (aged five) —Us 'aves it to wipe,*mum.—lllustrated Bits. Argo Red Salmon furnishes material for the muscle and brain and does not heat the blood. Look in your grocer's window for the transpar encies of Argo Red Salmon. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. The Bride —I told lyibby I was go Ing to give him something of my own cooking and he said I’d better try it on the dog first. Wasn't that a !ruel suggestion? Her Friend—Very'! I thought your husband was so fond of dogs!—lllus trated Bits. KEYS SILENT IN MANY CITIES Virtual Tie-up in Telegraphic Sit uation in Chicago. AFFECTS OTHER PLACES Dissatisfied Operators Walk Out at New Orleans, Kansas City, Dallas, Denver and Other Points. Following the lead of the telegraph operators employed by the Western Union Telegraph company in Chicago, w'ho went on strike Thursday night because they w'ere asked to work with non-union men in Los Angeles, telegraphers in eight other cities quit work Friday. The five hundred men employed by the Postal Telegraph company in Chicago, who belong to the same local of the commercial union as the Western. Union men, and who declare that their working con ditions have become intolerable, took advantage of the situation and quit work at (i o’clock. Chicago was thus left with about thirty-five telegraph operators endeavoring to transmit the business of both telegraph compa nies, where under normal conditions fully 1,500 men are necessary. The Western Union offices which became involved in the trouble Fri day together with the number of men who quit at each, are: Salt Lake, 30; Helena, 40; Kansas City, 330; Dallas, 135; Fort Worth, 40; Colorado Springs, 10; Denver, 83. In New Orleans, the men employed by the Postal Teh graph company left their keys Friday night to enforce the demands made several weeks ago. Late Friday night the general sit uation had cleared somewhat and where earlier in the day it appeared as if the strike of the commercial men would be universal throughout the United States, the indications now are that no further strikes will occur for the present at least. Under orders of National President S. J. Small of the Commercial Teleg raphers’ organization, National Secre tary Russell telegraphed the secreta ries of the locals to keep their m;n at work until further orders. Mr. Russell when asked for an explana tion of this action said: “We don’t want to use up all our ammunition in one charge.” The understanding is that the bro ker operators will be allowed to re main at work as long as the commis sion houses handle only their regular business over leased wires. The bro ker operators belonging to the union have been notified that they are to re fuse to handle outside business, and if they are discharged upon refusing to touch such business they will be up held by the union. Secretary Russell of the national or ganization, said: ■ ‘‘The men in Chi cago took the bull by the horns and ordered the strike without authority from the national officials. We are perfectly satisfied, however, with the movement, and are ail working in uni son. The telegraph companies have not acted fairly and we believe w r e are now in a position where we can force them to terms. At any rate it has come to the point where, if we cannot compel the companies to treat us fair ly we might as well abandon the or ganization. A RUNAWAY MARRIAGE AFFIAR Has For Its Principal the Granddaughter of “Stonewall” Jackson. Miss Julia Jackson Christian, daugh ter of W. E. Christian, assistant gene ral passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line railway, who is also a grand daughter of General Stonewall Jack son, and Mr. E. Rand Preston, a well known lawyer of Charlotte, were the principals in a runaway marriage at Salisbury, N. C., Thursday night. PRESIDENT PARDONS WOMAN. Was Serving Ten Year Sentence for Mur der of Neighbor Over a Goose. President Roosevelt has pardoned Nancy Miller, who was convicted about six years ago in Indian Territory of manslaughter fer killing Alice Brake in a dispute over a gosling. The wo man was sentenced to pay a fine of SSOO and to serve ten years in the Ohio penitentiaary. She has been im prisoned for about six years. She i3 the mother of six or eight children. EXPLAINING IT. “Bragley was telling me,” said Mark ley, “that it keeps him busy these days keeping track of his social obli gations.” “Very likely that’s It. At any rate, he doesn’t seem to have time to both er with his financial obligations," re plied Lenders. —Philadelphia Press. IT ALWAYS DOES IT. “Experience,” said the Sidewalk Philosopher, “is the best teacher.” “That’s right,” replied Senator Bad ger. “There’s nothing like experience to steer us against new mistakes.”—. Milwaukee Sentinel. SELF-CONTROL. “There’s one thing I will say,” re marked Mr. Millions, “and that is that my daughter, Arabella, has a fine dis position.” “Indeed!” “Yes, sir. The way she can listen for hours to her own playing on the violin shows remarkable self-control.” —Philadelphia Inquirer. FITS,St. Vitus’Dance :Nervous Diseases per manently cured by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerva Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free. Dr. H. R. Kline, Ld.,931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. Ballooning. Sport for the gods! Who else flie3 over a sleeping world, through space and knows the joy of motion with out movement, without sound, with out effort? Our Roman Aero Club is only three years old, and was in stituted by no less personage than Her Majesty Queen Margherita of Italy. It had its inspiration from the Military Balloon Brigade—the Brigata Specialisti—of the Royal En gineers, a very up to date corps, who ■were the first to make and patent aluminum - painted balloons. Now nearly every day in spring these love ly silver spheres float off over the Campagna, looking like the dome of St. Peters let loose. Soon after I had become a member of the club, I made my first trip, taking an en chanting flight, sometimes rising over GOOO feet, and then sinking swiftly to earth, to taste the thrilling joy of rapid travel on the guide rope across the most fragrant and beauti ful land I know. The strange sense of being disembodied of flight with out movement, of rapid travel of mo tionless suspension in mid-heaven, of solemn silence, without oppression, makes anew environment for the heart of man. —Century. An Apt Reply. A jury in Blankville were sent out to decide a case, and after deliberating for some time came back, and the foreman told the judge they were un able to agree upon a verdict. The lat ter rebuked the jury, saying the case was a very clear one, and remanded them back to the jury room for a sec ond attempt, adding, “If you are there too long I will have to send you in twelve suppers.” The foreman, in a rather irritated tone, spoke up and said: “May it please your honor, you might send in eleven suppers and one bundle of hay."—Lippincott’s. FORMAL. Jane —Sally is so formal. Mary—ls that so? Jane —Yes; she won’t even let a man kiss her before they are engaged. —Detroit Free Press. High-Priced Meat may be a Blessing If it gives one the chance to know the tremendous value of a complete change fo diet. Try this for breakfast; A Little Fruit, A dish ofGrape-Nuts and Cream A Soft-Boiled Egg, Some Nice, Crisp Toast, Cup of Weil-made Postum Food Coffee. That’s all, and you feel comfortable and well-fed until lunch. THEN REPEAT, And at night have a liberal meat and vegetable dinner, with a Grape- Nuts pudding for dessert. Such a diet will make a change in your health and strength worth trial. “Tliere’s a Reason.” Read “The Road to Wellville," in pkgn.