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which is vacant, and the commutation of the sentence of the criminal, whose death has been clamored for by the mob in Paris, was probably induced to relieve the dilemma of having a man sentenced to death in a certain way at a certain time when the means of carrying out the sentence had not been lawfully provided.—Nashville Banner. WHAT STANDARD OIL MEANS. Apologists for the Standard Oil Company are asking the stereotyped question whether, in spite of the com pany ’s enormous profits, the price of refined oil is not actually less than it would be if the business were in the hands of a hundred competing com * panics. What difference does it make? Would the saving of a cent or two a . gallon compensate the American peo ple for all the political, industrial and economic evils which the Standard Oil Company has promoted? Mr. Rockefeller and his associates have driven all their competitors out of the oil business and established a system under which some of the sub sidiary corporations have earned from 800 to 1,000 per cent on the capitali zation. They have taken dividends of $300,000,000 in the last eight years and poured them into other product ive undertakings—into railroads, mines, banks, traction companies, gas companies, real estate and the like. The profits from these investments are in turn reinvested until a whole people is laid under tribute in half a dozen lines of industry to a single coterie of men who set themselves above the law, above the government, above every consideration except their own ends. If this economic despotism is to find its justification in the hypothe sis that oil is a cent or two a gallon cheaper than it would have been had the Standard Oil Company not ruth lessly and lawlessly destroyed all its competitors, then the country needs the broadest possible extension of Standard Oil over every branch of commerce, finance and industry. It would be better if Mr. Rockefeller and his associates owned all the rail roads, all the banks, all the mines, all the manufacturing plants, all the farms and plantations, and the Ameri can people became a nation of hired servants. The application of Standard Oil methods to the entire railroad indus try would probably cheapen the cost of transportation. The application of these methods to banking might low er the rate of interest a fraction of 1 per cent. Devoting themselves to ag riculture in general, Mr. Rockefeller and his associates could probably raise wheat, cotton, corn and hay cheaper than competing fanners can possibly do it, and certainly Stand ard Oil management would reduce the operating expenses of every factory over which it was extended. If American individualism and American opportunity are so paltry that they may safely be bartered for the difference of a cent or two a gal lon in oil, then Mr. Rockefeller and his associates are great public bene factors. Instead of being prosecuted they should be encouraged to assume dominion over all the economic activi ties of the American people.—New York Worid. THE WEATHER AND TH# CROPS. The past week has developed little new in the condition of the cotton crop. In some portions of the Cotton Belt there have been heavy rains, and in nearly all portions there have been moderate showers. Near the Gulf coast in several States, includ ing Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala bama, the rain has been rather more than was needed, owing to the effect, of the tropical disturbances in the Gulf of Mexico. These rains have done no other injury than to inter sere with harvesting operations. Very little is now heard of drough ty conditions in Texas, and it is prob able that in that State dry weather would how be more welcome than rain, as the picking season is in full blast and rain would only do damage to open cotton. It is reported that on the Atlantic coast the crop has act ually suffered from too much rain, al though the prospects in that section are so good that even a moderate set back will not materially cut down the yield. The liberal receipts at South At lantic ports bear out the claim that Georgia and the Carolinas have made a good crop this year, and the liberal exports from that section are in a measure taking the place of early Texas shipments, upon which the for eign trade commonly relies for sup plies during the early part of the season. In the central portions of the Belt the crop is still late, but picking is now proceeding vigorously and the arrivals at outports from that section will soon become plentiful. At Texas ports the movement bears out the claim that the crop is late as well as smaller than last year. There has been less disposition re cently to underestimate this year’s production than there was some lit tle time back, but producers are not yet prepared to admit that the yield will be other than a very moderate one, and the farmers’ associations are insisting that the crop should bring a minimum of 15 cents per pound. It does not look probable that any such price can be realized unless the farm ers are in a position to hold back a considerable portion of their crops. As long as the movement to market and offerings remain large it will be difficult to advance prices. The rainy weather has greatly in terfered with the marketing of the rice crop, particularly the crop of western Louisiana. The river crop has now been pretty thoroughly mar keted, but the crop of the western part of the State is only commencing to move freely. Owing to the impos sibility of working in the fields thresh ing has been prevented and the move ment to market has fallen off. In the sugar district there have been heavy and general rains during the past week. While the rain has been welcome in those sections which have received insufficient rain during the summer, it has been decidedly a drawback to planters, who are anx ious to cultivate their fields and pre pare for the fall plant. On the whble, however, the sugar cane crop is in a very promising condition indeed, and the grinding season is now fast approaching, with the planters con fident of a very liberal yield, if not the record crop of the State.-—N. O. Picayune. WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. Berckmans’ Trees NONE BETTER We offer an immense stock of Fruit and Shade Trees, Evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs, Conifers, Roses, Palms, etc. Our stock is free from disease or insects. Special Department for Landscape Work We are prepared to make surveys and plans for residential grounds, parks, cemeteries, mill and sub urban villages. Consult us and our experts will help you. Catalogue on application . P. J. Berckman Co. inc. FRUITLAND NURSERIES Drawer 1070 AUGUSTA, GA. Established 1856. We do not sell through agents. Piano For Sale $350.00 Piano for half price. Write quick. Must be sold. Terms. J. W. BRYANT, East Point, Ga. FARM FOR SALE 100 acres in DeKallb county, Ga., 1 mil e north of Clarkston. 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