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TUESDAY, MAY 26 “T he Story of Waitstill Baxter” .wWM WU, w 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.