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TUESDAY, MAY 26
“T he Story of Waitstill Baxter”
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Kate Douglas Wiggin f*
Author of “Rebecca of Sunny brook Farm”
PROLOGUE.
Strength and interest of quit
lives in the New England o
three-quarters of a century ag.
provide the framework of “Th ,
Story of Waitstill Baxter." Tha
is the skeleton. The flesh am
blood of human beings, livin,
and loving and moving in a worL
of their own that is a miniaiur.
picture of the greater world ou
side, are also there. The stor
is a cross section of life as see
and described by a woman wh
has been well called “America
greatest living woman novelist.
Amid the hills of New Englaru
are many men and women lik
Waitstill and Patience Baxtc
and their father, Ivory Boyntc
and his afflicted mother am
funny Cephas Cole, who woo
hopefully, but with small chanc
of success. They find their wa
into books but seldom, for t
takes a master hand to describ
faithfully the doings of rea
people. And that is the reasoi
why “The Story of Waitstill
Baxter" has won highest praisi
from I critics who know a gooa
book when they see one.
(Continued From Yesterday.)
~~ If matters by lack of masculine pa
tience and self control did come to a
crisis what should she say definitely
to either of her suitors? Iler fathei
despised Mark Wilson a trifle more
than any young man on the river, ami
while he could have no objection to
Phil Perry’s character or position ir
the world, his hatred of old Dr. Perry
amounted to n disease. When the doc
tor had closed the eyes of the third
Mrs. Raster he had made some plain
and unwelcome statements that would
rankle In the deacon’s breast as lorn
as he lived Patty knew, therefore
that the chance of her father’s blessing
falling upon her union with either oi
her present lovers was more than tin
certain, and of what use was an en
gagement if there could not be a mar
riage?
If Patty’s mind inclined to a some
what speedy departure from her fa
ther’s household she can hardly be
blamed, but she felt that she could noi
carry any of her Indecisions and fears
to her sister for settlement Who could
look in Waltstill’g riear, steadfast eyes
and say, “I can’t make up my mind
which to marry?” Not Patty. She felt,
instinctively, that Waitstlli’s heart, if
it moved at all. would rush out like a
great river to lose itself in the ocean
and, losing Itself, forget the narrow
banks through which it had flowed be
fore. Patty knew that her own love
was at the moment nothing more than
the note of a child's penny flute and
that Waitstill was perhaps vibrating
secretly with a deeper, richer mush
than could ever come to her. Still,
music of some sort she meant to feel.
“Even if they make me decide one way
or another before I am ready," she
said to herself, “I’D never say ‘yes’ till
I’m more in love than I am now!”
There were other reasons why she
did not want to ask W’altstill’s advice.
Not only did she shrink from the lov
ing scrutiny of her sister's eyes and
the gentle probing of her questions,
which would fix her own motives on
a pin point and bold them up unbecom
ingly to the light, but she had a fool
ish, generous loyalty that urged her to
keep Waitstill quite aloof from her
own little private perplexities.
“She will only worry herself sick,”
thought Patty. "She won't let me mar
ry without asking father's perml-sion.
and she’d think she ought uot to aid
me In deceiving him, and the tempest
would be twice as dreadful If It fell
upon us both! Now, if anything bap
pens, I can tell father that I did It all
myself and that Waitstill knew noth
ing about it whatever. Then—oh. Joy 1—
if father is too terrible 1 shall be a
married woman and I can always say:
‘I will not permit such cruelty! Walt
still Is dependent upon you no longer;
she shall come at once to my husband
and me!' ’’
This latter phrase almost Intoxicated
Patty, so that there were moments
when she could have run np to MllU
ken's mills und purchased herself a
buabanlT nt any cost, had her slender
savings jtrmltted the best in the mar
ker, and the more impersonal the Tius
band the more delightedly Patty rolled
the phrase under her tongue.
"I can never be ’published' In
church,” she thought, "nud perhaps no
body will ever care enough about me
to brave father’s displeasure and In
sist on running away with me. 1 do
wish somebody would care ‘frightfully’
about me enough for that, enough to
help me make up my mind, so thnt 1
could just drive up to father's store
some day and say, ’Good afternoon,
father! I knew you’d never let me
marry’ ’’—there was always a dash
here In Patty’s imaginary discourses,
a dash that could be filled in with any
Christian name accprding to ber mood
of the moment—" ’so I just married
him anyway and you needn't be angry
with my sister, for she knew nothing
about it My husband and 1 are sorry
If you are displeased, but there’s no
help for it, and my husband’s home
will always be open to Waitstill what
ever happens.’ ”
Patty, with all her latent love of
finery and ease, did not weigh the
worldly circumstances of the tww men.
though the reflection that she would
have more amusement with Mark than
with Philip may have crossed her
mind. She trusted Philip and respect
ed his steady going, serious view ot
life. It pleased her vanity, too, to feel
how ber nonsense and fun lightened
his temperamental gravity, pluyiug In
and out and over it like a butterfly In
a smoke bush. She would be safe
with Philip always, but safety bad no
special charm for one of her age. who
had never been In peril. Mark’s supe
rior knowledge of the world, moreover,
his careless, buoyant manner of carry
ing himself, his gay, boyish audacity,
all had a very distinct charm for her—
and yet—
But there would be no “and yet’’ a
little later. Patty's heart would blnrt
quickly enough when sufficient heal
was applied to It and Mark was fall
ing more and more deeply in love
every day. As Patty vacillated Ill
purpose strengthened, the more she
weighed the more he ceased to weigh
the difficulties of the situation, the
more she unfolded herself to him tin
more he loved and the more he re
peeted her. She began by delighting
his senses, she ended by winning all
that there was in him and creating
continually the qualities he lacked,
after the manner of true women even
when they are very young aDd foolish
CHAPTER XVI.
A State o' Maine Prophet.
SUMMER was dying bard, for al
though it had passed, by the
calendar, Mother Nature was
still keeping up her customary
attitude.
There had been a soft rain in the
night, and every spear of grass was
brilliantly green and tipped with crys
tal. The smoke bushes in the garden
plot and the asparagus bed beyond
them looked misty as the sun rose
higher, drying the soaked eurth and
dripping branches. Spiders' webs, mar
vels of lace, dotted the short grass un
der the apple tree. Every flower that
had a fragrance was pouring it grate
fully into tile air; every bird with a
Joyous note In its voice gave It mor>
Joyously from a bursting throat, and
the river laughed and rippled in th
distance at the foot of Town Hous
hill. The dawn grew into full morn
lng, and streams of blue smoke ros
here and there from the Edgewoot
chimneys. The world was alive and s
beautiful that Waitstlll felt like golti.
down on her knees in gratitude so
having been born into it and given i
chance of serving it ir any humbl
way whatsoever.
Wherever there was a barn. In Rl\
erhoro or Edgewood. one '■onld hnv
heard the three legged sl .ois belt
lifted from the pegs, and ft- • •
begin the music of the milk palls; first
the resonant sound of the stream in th
bottom of the tlu pail, then the sofi
delicious purring of the cascade inb
the full bucket, while the cows serene
ly chewed their cuds and whisk-*-
away the flies with swinging tails.
Deacon Baxter waa Taking his cow
to a pasture far over the bill, the fee
having grown too short In his owi
fields. Patty was washing dishes li.
the kitchen and WultstiJl was In th
dairy bouse at the butter making, on
of her chief delights. She worked wit'
speed and with beautiful sureness, pat
ting, squeezing, rolling the golden mas
like the true artist she was, then turn
ing the sweet scented waxen balls ou
of the mould onto the big stone chin
platter that stood waiting. She in
been up early, and for the last hoi
she had toiled with devouring eage;
ness that sue iingtn have a little tim
to herself.'- It was hers now. for Patt,'
would be busy with the beds after sh
finished the dishes, so she drew a fold
jpil^
She Sat Down to Read tho First Com
munication She Had Ever Received
In Ivory's Handwriting.
ed paper from her pocket, the firs!
communication she had ever received
in Ivory’s handwriting, and sat down
to read it:
My Dear Waitstill—Rodman will
this packet and leave it with you when he
finds opportunity. It is not In any real
sense a letter, so I ain in no danger of in
curring your father’s displeasure. You
will probably have heard new rumors con
cerning my father during the past few
days, for Peter Morrill has been to En
field, N. H., where he says letters have
been received stating that my father died
in Cortland, 0., more than five yearß ago.
I shall do what I can to substantiate this
fresh report, as I have always done with
all the previous ones, but I have little
hope of securing reliable Information at
this distance and after this length of
time. I do not know when I can ever
start on a personal quest myself, for even
had I the money I could not leave home
until Rodman is much older and fitted foi
greater responsibility. Oh, Waitstill, how
you havo helped my poor, dear mother!
Would that I were free to tell you how
I value your friendship! It is something
more than mere friendship. What you
are doing is like throwing a life line to a
sinking human being. Two or three times
of late mother has forgotten to set out
the supper things for my father. Her ten
years’ incessant waiting for him seems to
have subsided a little, and in its place she
watches for you. [lvory had written
"watches for her daughter,” but carefully
erased the last two w'ords ] You come but
seldom, but her heart feeds on the sight
of you. What she needed, It seems, was
the magical touch of youth and health and
strength and sympathy, the qualities you
possess in such great measure.
If I had proof of my father’s death 1
think now perhapt that I might try to
break it gently to my mother, as If It
were fresh news, and see If possibly i
might thus remove her principal halluci
nation. You see now, do you not, hon
sane she is in many—indeed In most way?
—how sweet and lovable, even how sen si
ble?
To help you better to understand the in
fluence that has robbed me of both fathri
and mother and made me and mine tin
subject of town and tavern gossip !■ ■.
years past I have written for you Jim
a sketch of the “Cochrane craze,” the ru
mantle story of a man who swayed th#
wills of his fellow creatures In a trulj
marvelous manner. Some local historiai
of his time will doubtless give him mon
space. My wish is to have you knov*
something more of the circumstances that
have made me a prisoner in life Instead
of a free man. But, prisoner as I am ut
the moment, I am sustained just now by
a new courage. I read In my copy of
Ovid last night, “The best of W'eapons is
the undaunted heart.” This will help you
too, In your hard life, for yours Is the
most undaunted heart in all the world.
IVORY BOYNTON.
The chronicle of Jacob Cochrane’s
career in the little villages near the
Saco river has no auch interest for the
general reader as it had for Waitstlll
Baxter. She hung upon every word
that Ivory had written and realized
more clearly than ever before the
shadow that had followed him since
early boyhood—the same shadow that
bad fallen across bis mother's mind
and left continual twilight there.
No one really knew, it seemed, why
or from whence Jacob Cochrane had
come to Edgewood. He simply ap
peared at the old tavern a stranger,
with satchel in hand, to seek enter
tainment. Uncle Bart had often de
scribed this scene to Waitstlll, for he
was one of those sitting about the
great open Are at the time. Th# man
easily slipped into the group and soon
took the lead in conversation, delight
ing all with bis agreeable personality,
bis nimble tongue and graceful speech
At supper time the hostess and the
rest of the family took their places at
the long table, as was the custom, and
he astonished them by his knowledge
not only of town history, bnt of village
matters they bad supposed unknown
to any one.
When the stranger had finished his
supper and returned to the barroom he
bad to pass through a long entry, and
the landlady, whispering to her daugli
ter, said:
"Betsy, you go up to the chamber
closet and get the sliver and bring It
down. This man is going to sleep
there, and I am afraid of him. He
must he a fortune teller, and the l/trti
only knows whnt else!"
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
“I SAW IT IN THE HERALD"
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUHISTA. GA.
Todays Financial and Commercial News
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling closed today at
14c.
Tone Steady.
Middling Last Year 12c
closingliuotations
Good ordinary 11 7-8
Strict good ordinary 12 8-8
Low middling 13 1-S
Strict low middling 13 3-4
Middling 14
Strict middling 14 1-4
Good middling 14 1-2
Tinges, first 13 3-4
Tinges, second 13 1-8
Previous Day’s Figures
Good ordinary 11 7-8
Strict good ordinary 12 3-8
Low middling ... 13 1-8
Strict low middling 13 3-8
Middling 14
Strict middling . / 14 1-4
Good middling 14 1-2
Tinges, first e 13 8-4
Tinges, second 13 1-8
Receipts For Week
Soles. Spin. Shlpt.
Saturday 246 146 814
Monday 31 12 262
Tuesday 71 10 463
Wednesday . ...
Totals 347 167 1669
Comparative Receipts
i U .914,
Saturday 20 227
Monday 122 389
Tuesday 164 369
Wednesday —— ———
Thursday
Friday *
Totals 496 985
NEW YORK COTTON
New York.—Tho cotton market showed
renewed strength today with old crop
months making new high ground for the
movement during early trad ng. Tho
opening was steady, one to
on fairly steady cables and private pre
dictions for unsettled weath»*r in tho
western and central belts. Buying Room
ed encouraged by expectations of a bull
ish weekly weather report and the mar
ket soon sold six to eleven net higher.
May touchd 13.95.
Realizing checked the advance during
the middle of the morning hut caused
only slight reactions and the market
later developed renewed strength on an
active general demand inspired by a pri
vate crop report placing the condition
at only 70.9 iper cent and estimating a
decrease of 3.5 in acreage. Prices muds
new high ground, selling about nine to
twelve points net higher around midday.
Cotton futures closed barely steady.
High. Low. Close.
May 14.00 13.85 13.90
July 12.99 12.87 12.87
August ... ... ...12.83 12.71 12.71
October 12.54 12.39 12.41
December 12.63 12.46 12.50
December 12.63 12.46 12.f*0
January ... *.,....12.48 12.32 12.35
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orlean.. —BulMali rabies put cot
ton two to throe points up at the open
inc today. After the call offerings were
quickly absorbed. Half an hour after
the opening the market was seven to ten
points up.
Buying bases on the bullish weekly
weather and erop veports added to the
advance and at noon prices were twelve
to thirteen points over yesterday's close.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York. —Prices hardened slightly
as the morning session waned, largely as
a result of the more favorable erop
news from the northwest, but trading
was of such small volume as to render
the ne/t result negligible.
The movement in tile speculative lead
ers was especially limited. United States
Steel, Amalgamated Popper, Heading
and Union Pacific making oflTy nomi
nal fractional changes.
Features of the early afternoon were
the further advance of fieneral Motors
and renewed weakness of bonds In the
Oould croup. Motor gained over eight
points from laHt week. _ Wabash re
funding 4h fell two and Denver refund
ing r,a one and one-half from yesterday's
close. The decline of these Issues was
again attributed to foreign liquidation.
The general market was without ma
terial change tho dullness continuing
and the leaders showing nominal gains.
Strength of exchange was accompanied
by another gold export engagement of
$1,000,000.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees.
6 A. M. «2
7 A. M «♦
X A. «*
9 A. M
10 A. M 72
11 A M 7#
12 76
1 1* M 76
2 P. SB
THERE ARE OTHERS.
The parly of visitors from the North
had been shown all the interesting slghtn
In and around Louisville. Their boat*,
a Louisville family, had spent three
daya allowing off the town Then they
deemed It proper to take them out to
Lakeland and let them view the grent
asylum. The superintendent was In a
xenial tV-nie of mind and conducted the
group personally.
"Here la a queer ease, ladles," he said,
pausing and pointing out a man walking
along a corridor. "That man haa the
delusion that he possesses the motive
power that runs the universe He Is
perfectly harmleas, hut actually believes
that without hlrn the wor d would not
run. Htrange notion, Isn't It?"
“Not at all I” exclaimed one of the
women. "Mv husband has the same Idea,
and haa always had It. Is he crazy too?"
LoiJlsvllel Times.
A SEASICK MENAGERIE.
A camel ran so eight da vs without
water arid feel no 111 effects! but when a
carnet Is eight days on the warn-, then
it Is something different. There were
alxten camels aboard the Hamburg-Am
erlcan liner Bohemian when she arrlv- S
here recently from Hamburg, after a
stormy voyage, and they were - pretty
sick lot. None of them was able to
stand aft«T the vessel left the North
Hen.
The camels were shipped from Itus
sla. and with them were twenty-four an
telope* from Kust Afrlr.-, six luma* from
Hlherls. and six bison* from N gr tls. All
were affected by the terrific batterings
of the waves, and the moans of the sea
sick animals had such a depressing ef
fect on the crew that several h foened
old salt* succumbed, to seasickness,
much to the amusement of the younger
sailors.—Philadelphia Record,
Stocks and Receipts
Stock in Augusta, 1913 34.550
Stock in (Augusta, 1914 26,007
Hoc. since Sept. 1, 1913 332,969
Hoc. since Sept. 1914 ~..367,443
Augusta Daily Receipts
lSli PH
Georgia Railroad 9 96
Southern Uy. Co 1 25
Augusta Southern - -
Augusta-Aiken Ky. Co. ...
Central of Ga Ky —*
Georgia and Florida 4
and W. C. Ky 3
A. C. L. K. R 52 191
Wagon .. f 1
Uiv*r !
Net receipts 63 319
Through 91 60
Totals 164 369
Port Receipts
Tod a i Last Y*
Galveston ... 1343 3467
Now Orleans ... 2183 5052
Mobile 19955 221
Savannah 2593 2320
Charleston 214 17
Wfltn ngtcn 493
Norfolk 321 210
Total ports (est.) 12000 12048
Interior Receipts
Today. Last Yr.
Houston ... T: 1302 1239
Memphis 263 183
St. Louis
Cincinnati - 381
Little Rock 146
Little Rock ——
Weekly Crop Movement. End
ing Friday, May 22, 1914.
Shipments . 32,133 20,682 23,574
Stock 76.336 49,384 43.380
Receipts ... 330,288 357.996 220.
Came in St... 86.611 94,921 96,461
Crop in St. 13.587,662 12,747,367 14,764,712
Vis. Sup.... 4,880,569 4,376.370 4,309,451
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, Ills. —Although the wheat
market, look an upwaYd slant today the
advance was not held except for May,
in which trading lacked volume. Gables
afforded the basis for the temporary up
turn. After opening unchanged to 7-8
higher prices for deferred options re
ceded to slightly below Inst night’s level
Corn rose on account 1 «»f covering hy
shorts who fqund offerings light start
ing unchanged to 1-2 higher and then
advancing further before there was a
decline.
Continued dry weather and increasing
complaints of damage gave strength to
oats.
Provisions averaged lower with hogs.
Pronounced weakness in who it follow
ed estimates that the Kansas crop would
amount to as high ns 150,000.000 bushels.
The ci<tse was steady, 7*l net lower i<»
3-8 advance.
Corn suffered a decided setback on
liberal conn try offerings. The close was
steady, 5-X:i3-1 net lower to 1 rent ad
vance.
WHEAT—
Open. High. bow. Close.
MnV .... 98% 98% 98 98
July . . . L 87% 87% 86% 86%
CORN—
Mav .... 70% 72 70% 71 %
July . . . . 68 6814 67 67*4
OATS —
May .... 42% 42% 42% 42%
July .... 40 40% 39% 39%
PORK—
July 2012 2017 1992 1992
Sept . . . .1975 1989 1965 1967
LARD—
July .... 982 985 975 975
Sept . . . . 100 1002 990 990
RIBS—
July . . . .1117 1120 1110 1110
Sept . . . .1122 1127 1117 1117
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET
Chicago, Ills.—Hogs Receipts 15,000;
week; bulg of sales 820a825; light 805a
-830! mixed 806a830; heavy 785a827 1-2;
rough 780a800; pigs 730a815.
Cattle; Receipts 2.500; steady; beeves
736a930; steers 71a0S10; stockers and
feeders 640«8B0; cows and heifers 735a
-885; calves 700 a 10.25.
Sheep; Receipts 16/>00; slow; sheep
616a610; yearlings 610a700; lambs 610a
-820; spring 650a940.
AUGUSTA SECURITIES.
BONDS AND STOCKS
(Corrertpil Weekly for Tho Aiwruita
Herald by Martin & CJarrett)
Bank Stock*.
nm. Ask
Augusta Savlnga bank 160
Merchant* bank 216 220
National Exchange Bank of
Augusta 136 Hi
Planters f.osn A Saving* Bank
(par value 10) <3 30
Cltlr.ene At Ho. ilank 240 250
Union Havings Bank (par
value »100) 125
Railroad Stocks.
A. & W. I-. U It. Co 143 15!
Augusta A Savannah By. C0..103 106
Chattahoochee & Gulf R. B.
Company 102
Ga. K. R. A Banking Co 253 201
Seaboard pfd stock 60 63
Seaboard Common Stock ..... 20 22
Southwestern R R Co 103 106
Factory Bonn*.
Augusta Factory. Ist 6s, 1015
M A N »* »9
Cagle A Phoenix Mills Co.
Ist 6a, 1(20. J A J 62 100
Enterprise Mfg Co.. Ist 8*
1923 M. A N 90 92
Sibley Mfg Co., let 6s. 1922. J.
A J 90 02
Feotory Stocks.
Aiken Mfg Co At
Grsnltevlll* Mfg Co 126
King Mfg Co 77 e>
WEEK IN COTTON
New Orleans—During the greater part
of thl* hint week the cotton market had
an upward tendency on buying Induced
by unfavorable weather over various
Hc/ tlon* of the belt, particularly T*xh*.
The mt'fket wa* more active than for
many month* and considerable buy rig
wan done for the account of outalde
trader*. At time* report covered free
ly and purehaeea of thla fort had not *i
Rttl# to d't with * ant In
value*. At the highest u>' the week
the fading month* were 3f» t*» 45 point*
over last week'* clone; at the lowest
they were one po'nt under to four point*
higher. The net reaeulta of the week'*
t mdlng were an advance of 12 to 2*
point*.
Thl* coming week the trade will con
tinue to pay much attention to weathrf"
condition* tiut Interest will he diverted
to some extent by the fact tint the first
condition report of the season by tin
government J* near at hand. Thl* report
will carry the crop down to tomom»w
tlie 25th, and the figures will be issued
June Ist.
The chances are that many private
forecasts of condition will be ishsued
this week which will have a tendency to
make the market somewhat less of a
weather affair than it has been. Gen
eral expectations are for bullish condi
tion figures and such expect ations might
have the effect of offsetting improve
ment in weather over tlie bolt during the
next few days.
“HOME RULE” MAYOR OF
TOLEDO. OHIO
BRAND WHITLOCK.
Brussels, Belgium. —Brand Whit
lock, "Home Rule" mayor of Toledo,
Ohio, and now American Minister to
this country, in taking a loading part
111 the life of Brim ds lie follows
a lino of popular American represen
tatives here. Ilia home and the le
gation In at the end of Kuo Belliard,
one of Hie beHt residential streets.
Mi. Whitlock was mayor of Toledo
four times. Before he entered the
political arena he was a popular au
thor and he continues to give tho
world interesting views of men and
events.
He Is known for Ills biography of
Abraham Lincoln, besides iiiH “Tho
Hold Brick,” “Her Infinite Variety,”
and "The Thirteenth District.”
H) OUST A QUOTATIONS
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS
r>. 8. Reg. Ribs, 50-lb 12%
I>. S. Reg. Plates, 8-lb. av 11
1». H. Clear Plates .10
I). H. Bellies, 25-lb 13%
Pearl Urltes, 9tf-lb., all sizes 1.95
Yellow Corn 95
Red Cob White Corn 98
Mixed Feed Oats 52
Best White Oats 55
Fancy Head Klee 05%
Medium Head Bice .05
Japan Head Klee .03%
Fancy Green Coffee M%
Choice Green Coffee 13%
Fair Green Coffee 12
Tencent 1 toasted Coffee, 100 pkgs.. .07
Arhuckle’s Coffee, pr, cs., 100-1b.....19.10
Arbucklc’s Ground Coffee, 36-1b5.,.19.30
R A .1. Coffee, GO-ID. pkgs 15
Ileno Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 21
P R. Molasses, hblH 20
Cuba Molasses, bbls 28
Reboiled Ga. Syrup. % bbls 30
N. Y. Gr. Sugar, bbls. or bulk bags 4.30
N. Y. fir. Sugar, 4 25 bags 4.36
N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2 crtnsj, per
lb 4.55
N. Y. fir. Sugar (60 2crtns), per lb. 4.55
N. Y. Or. Sugar 32-3% crins, per
lb 4.55
12-oz. Evaporated Milk 3.75
Peerless 6c Kviip. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.85
M. ft L. Stick Candy 30-lb. boxes.. 06%
Ground Pepper. 10-lb. palls, per lb. .18%
Mixed Cow Peas, per bu 2.00
White Cow Peas, per bu 2.35
Tanglefoot Hy Paper 2.70
1- Chum Salmon .90
2- Tomatoes .70
3- Tomatoes 95
New Argo Salmon, dox. ..... 3,50
Va. Peanuts 05%
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool. —Cotton spot firm; good
middling 8.25; middling 7.63; low mid
dling 7.15. Sales 6,000; speculation and
export 500. Receipts 8,000. Futures
steady.
May 7.28
May and June *..*•>7.28
July and August ... 7.10
August, and September 6.96%
October and November ... .......667
December and January ... .6.58
January and February 6.58
Pictures
of Babies
Will be Shown at
THE MODJESKA
and
j BONITA THEATRES.
Send in Paby’n Pictures.
Address Contest Manager,
Phone 236, 689 Proud St.
ELEVEN
Panama Activities
Panama.— Stoppage of the Tehuan
tepec Kailway route across Mexico
has so increased traffic across the
Isthmus of Panama that the Panama.
Railroad Is almost unable to cope
with the situation. Practically every
car the railroad owns is in service and
still mountains of frelghgt at the ter
minals show no signs of diminution.
Several large freighters are seen
daily at anchor in the Pacific road
stead off Balboa waiting for a chance
to get to the wharf to unload their
cargoes that are destined finally to
reach New York an dother eastern
United States ports.
At the time the route across \Toxt
eo was interrupted there were several
ships unloading In the harbor at Sal
ina Cniz. Every effort was made to
uuload the ships and get away before
the port was closed, hut several of the
vessels were unable to get their car
goes on the wharf In time. In conse
quence they sailed for Pamana with
parts of their cargoes.
The arrival of the sugar ships of
the Hawalian-Amerlcan line led the
Panama Canal authorities to start a
barge line through the eanal in hope
of relieving the situation.
The pontoon bridge across the ca
nal at Paraiso Ims been swung into
position and in future will be used
by the Panama Railroad in operat
ing Its trains on the west side of the
canal.
San Bias Indian.
An incident, recently came to light
which clearly shows the determina
tion of the San Bias Indian of Pana
ma to maintain his foothold in the
fertile territory in which lie lives as
well as his desire to maintain purity
of blood. A short time ago the chief
of the tribe living at Rio Blablo. on
the San Bias coast, ordered the burial
alive of an infant a few days ffld be
cause it was the offspring of a negro
and a woman member of the trihe.
The npgro was ordered to leave the
country. The old chief made It clear
that the day either the white man or
negro acquires a foothold among
them that day will mark the begin
ning of the loss of their independence.
Strangers who come into the Indian,
territory- are not always treated kind
ly. Recently a rarty of white men
appeared in the San Bias country to
work a gold mine which they had
been told existed In the interior. The
Indians resented their coming and
drove (hem out of the country.
Canal Employea.
Canal omnloyos. In anticipation of
the time when they return to the
United States, have organized a
Colony Club with the view of form
ing a rarm and industrial colony In
one of the Southern states. The ob
ject is to underlake the investigation
of numerous offers for farm lands
and industrial opportunities that are
i constantly being held out to those
who are about to leave the isthmus.
, The community idea seems strongly
In favor among the canal workers and
1 II is expected that several such com
munities will result from the investi
gations undertaken by the Colony
Club.
Old Spaniah Cannon.
W. C. Johnson, mining engineer, in
charge of a mining property in the
Province of Varaguas, republic of
Panama, has reported to the Panama
government that ho recently dl-oov
ored an old Spanish cannon that prob
ably had been on the isthmus since
the days of the Spanish occnpnlton.
Tlie cannon, he says, was found on a
bluff near the mouth of the Rio Con
ception and probably formed part of
a battery that at one time command
od that river It Is believed there
nor other field pleeps In the vicinity.
A search iH lining made for them and
if found it. is planned to mount them
as an exhibit, at. tho forthcoming ex
i position to ho hold in l’anuma. noxt
year coincident with the formal open
ing of the Panama Canal.
Lost Private.
Private Ball, of Company B. of tne
First Battalion of the 10th Infantry,
stationed at Camp Otis, recently was
lost and has now been reported of
ficially as missing Ball disappeared
while his company was making a
practice march through the rough,
country south of Panama City. The
entire battalion made the march, A.
portion of Company B. under the
command of Captain Eskridge, was
lost In the jungle, but finally found
Its wav back to camp later after hav
ing to cut Its way through the dense
underbrush Tor nearly ten miles.
Private Ball was |>art of this detail.
Atlantic toast Line
NOTE—These srrlvnls and departures
tire given :i* Information. Arrivals and
connecttonn sre not guaranteed
21 | 12 | | 85 T W
2:4oa| 2:4op|Lv Augusta Ar 6:55* 1:40a
4:2«n| 4:l7u|Ar Bar'well r,v ! 7:13n 12:01a
4:605l 4:43p Ar. Denm’k I.v 6:44a II 3lp
6:36* 6:2f.p Ar Or'burg Lv 5:57a 10:63p
7:20nl *:s6p Ar Sumter I.v 4:30u 9:30p
9:ooa| 3:l6p|Ar Florencs T,v| 3:16a *:0"p
1:16p 12:45i. Ar Wll’gton I.v 3:46p
3:()0p 6:25m Ar Rlclun’d I.v <i:3!ip S:lsa
ll:60p I):n0s Ar Wnsh’t'n I.v 3:o'p 4:2‘ia
1:33,1 10:27m Ar Bdltlm’e I.v 1:45p 2 50a
4 :64a 12:46p Ar VV Phlla T.v 11:36a I2:1:>n
7 t?,(i 2 67p Ar N Yor k I.v 9:lsaJ 9:30p
Through steel I• ’l l (11 I n Sleepers on
trains 32 and 36. between Augusta nnd
New Tork Observation Broiler Car, be
tween Augusta nnd Florence Standard
inning Car north of Florence.
Through Sleeper between Atlanta end
Wilmington via ngusta on trains 37
nnd 33, connecting st Florence with New
York sleepers arid main line points,
T. B WALKER,
District Pasasngsr Agent.
Augusta. Ga. Phcns 525.
Southern Railway
Bch*dule Effective May 3, 1914.
N. B.—Schedule figures published only
as Information and are not guaranteed.
Union Station, All Tralnt Dally.
Trains Depart to
No.
13 Charleston. H. C. 7:3oam.
3 Columbia, S. C 7:10a m.
132 Washington. New York .... 2:65p.m.
12 Charleston 3:40p m.
20 Columbia 6:flop.ra.
24 Charleston. Jacksonville ....11:40p.m.
I<> Charleston 2:46am.
Trains Arrive From
No.
26 Charleston, Jacksonville ... 3.20 a ro,
19 Columbia 10:00* m.
131 Washington. New York ...72:01pm.
21 Charleston I:16p m.
7 Columbia 1:35p m.
17 Charleston 10:50p.m
9 Charleston I:3oa.i*.
Pu'lirian I'rawing Room Sleeping Cum
Conches, Dining Car Service.
Phone 631 or 917 for Information nn<
Pu'lirian Reservation*.
MAGRCDER DENT, Dl*t. Pam Agent
'• 721 Broad St.. Augusta, Ga.