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NEGRO BABY BURNED TO DEATH. With Older Brother It Was Lefb in a Hous( Which Burned to the Ground. Mother Saved Elder Chill. It is a repetition of the same olI story; children left by their mothe: in a house with a fire and the moth er returning in time to see the hous( destroyed by flames and one of th( children burned to a crisp. Texana Warner, colored, wh< lives on Mr D. B. Cook's place, be low Prosperity, in No. io Town ship, left her two children in he home on Tuesday morning an< went out to pick cotton in a fiek near the house. Bennie, one of th( children, was about five years ok and the other was a baby of onl) it' sixteen months. There was a fir< in the room in which the childrei were. The room adjoining wa: filled with cotton and shucks. Between 9 and io o'clock in th( morning the woman's attention wa, attracted by the calls of the oldes child, Bennie. He was standing it the door of t' e room which con tained the cotton. The womai looked up and, seeing the room or a fire, ran to the house and at tempted to save her children. Sh( managed to get Bennie out bu could not save the baby and it wa. burned to death. The child who was saved tok Coroner Lindsay that the bab3 picked up a coal of fire and crawle with it to the room in which th( cotton was stored, setting the cottot and shucks on fire, and that he wa standing in the door calling to thg baby to come on and get out whe1 his mother's attention was at tracted to him. The house was burned to th ground. The coroner was sent for on Tues day afternoon and went to the scene He took the mother's testinion and that of a woman who came t try to render assistance. Corone Lindsay wrote a verdict of acc dental death. Following is the mother's test mony: Texana Warner, sworn, say I live with Mr. D. B. Cook. 0 December 8, 1903, I was in th field picking cotton about 9 or i o'clock. Bennie called me and looked and seen smoke coming on of the back room. I ran to th house and went in and got Benni by the hand and took him oit conldl not get to the baby, Fran Lee Kibler, for the fire was too fa gone. I heard himii grunt one tim and then no more. When I see him lie was burned to a crisp. think the house was an accidentt fire. The baby was about i 6 month old. He could not walk, but crawl her Texana X Warner. The Pope Bicycle Calendar. The re-issue of the Pope bicycl< daily leaf calendar may be consider ed the op2ning gun proclaimning th natural and healthful return of hi cycling. Col. Albert A. Pope, th< founder of our b'icy c industries an< thme pioneer in the Good Road mnovemenmt, is again at the head o the bicycle industry. Upon the 361 calendar leaves are freshly writtem lines, from the penis of our greates college presidents, doctors, clerg y men, statesmen, and1( other eminen men and women, all of them eni thusiastically supporting bicycling Half of each leaf is blank for mnem orandla. This calendar is free at the Pope Manufacturing Company': stores, or any of our readers cat obte' it by sending five 2-cen s amps to the Pope Manufacturing~ Co., Hartford, Conn , or 143 Sige Street, Chicago, Ill. Christmas Jewelry. Mr. J. Guy Daniels has a beau tiful line of Christnmas je welry whiclh he offers lor sale at right prices AMERICAN CONSUL INSULTBD. A Diplomatic Occurrence That Will C For Still Another Apology From The Sultan. The United States flag over tl consulate at Alexandretta, Asiat Turkey, was hauled down on Tue day and Consul Davis left his po for Beirut, in consequence of a s rious diplonatic incident durii ) which Mr. Davis was assaulted ai insulted by the local police. TI - affair grew out of the arrest of t r American, who haid been in prist for two months and who had ju I been liberated on condition that I leave the country. The consul w accompanying hii on board sh when the incident occurred. Ecumenical Protestant Statistic While the most complete stati tics of the various Protestant d nominations in the United Stat< t are published annually, yet it is a i most impossible to ;ecure lit - figures for the world. Howere t. the various churches have in recei years made progress in publishir their ecumenical figures, and in tl near future we may have as cor plete churches' statistics for i lands as we have for our owu. TI latest data at hand gives the fc lowing. figures in round n' ibe for the world : Lutherans................. 70,500,c Episcopalians. ................... 21,000,C Methodists .- ................... 17,OO,c Baptists-.......------............. II,oo,C Presbyterians ............... 9,ooo.c 1 Congregationalists'.----.......... 4.500,c Other Reformed Churches ..... 8, ooc Protestants in the world . 41,ooo,C Fruition. We scatter seeds with careless hand And dream we ne'er shall see thein io But for'a thousand %ears r Their fruit appears. In reeds that uar the land Or helpful store. The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seen to fleet; We count them ever past, But they shall last To the dread judgment day, And we snall meet. D I charge thee by the years gone by, For the love's sake of breiren dear Keep thou the one true way, t In work and plmv. e Lest in that worlt their erv e Of woe thou hear. I - -- Special Rates Via Southern. rThe Southern Railvay compa)f announces the fol lowing spec rates: Gciii, C 1 $3.75 to Genie,S. C, a return, account of the Soutn C olina Annunal Confere~nce M. Church, Sont h, D)ecembher 8th- S5 T1ickets on sale D)ec. 7, 8, 9, to, with final liminit December r6th. I 7.45 to Charleston S. C., x return, accoun lt of Anniual Coi inunication M. \\'. Grand Lodc Ancient Free Mlas. . Dec. 8th 9t -Tickets on sale D':e- 7, 8, with fi al limit Decembi er 1211h. turn , aicc' .nu (of annual meetii SPahnect to A. .\I. 1. Z/ion~ Coniferec Djlecetuber 91h- a h. Fickets< sale Dee. 8. 9, loth, M:h iifnal hn 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARuS DESIGNS COPYRIGH-TS &C. Anyone aendling a sket chi and description may quickly acortnin our opinion free wneother an iton is probablydont . abeO Kommutinta. son fro etaec focurlngpatent. Patents taken through, Munn & co. rcev spectat notice, without charge, in theo lv $Cientific Jimerlean. Ahandsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any acientifl journal. Terms. $8 a yoar ; four months, $1. Boll by all newadoAlors. MUNNt & CosirawNewYnr ie ic No candy as good 8- none so popular. Al st e- sizes; handsome pack 19 ages. Fresh supply a id e Pelham's. til st le '-"Fine Perfumes It will pay you to ex. s. amine our stock of Per fumes. All popula odors at Pelham's. r, it Beautiful Lamp: Scme real beauties handsomer than an: - ever offered in New. berry at Pelham's. 00 00 Remember oo - That when you bu 00 your medicines, ani have your prescrip e, tions put up at ou Pharmacy you *E what you want and gE it right at Pelham's Pharmacy. Rich Farm Land for Sale Chea T HERE IS OFFERED' FOR P .k vate sale aboni 4180 acres of ti yrich hickory and oak lands of the HTob Plantation-part of the famous Eich< mi berger tract-in the Dutch Fork on I] Lexington side of the Newberry-Le dimgton county line. The lands fro ad one mile on fbroad river, and one i ron the main Maybinton and Columb ,public road. It is two miles from HI .Station, four miles from Pomaria at h.I five miles from Peak on the Sou thel railroad. The~ tract adjoins the p)lant I, tion of James C. Hope. There are fit uplands for cotton andl rich b)ottom ?, corn. The land growvs anything C -i the place is a new dwelling, excellei n- tenant houses amd two large model barns. The land is wecll watered ai g timbered. Col. John F. Ilobbs, L h. owner, lives in New York city and h to neglect the property, therefore -has consentedl to sell it. T1he tra"t wv be sold1 in one p)iece or cut to suit pu chasers. T:als: One-thirdl cash, and balam ig secured by mortgage or bond for tit tsut the pulrchaser' at 7 per eeni ,interest per annum. >ni Thesei ands ahvways produce a crol T''he place will heso~4ld c'heap), hut chea a home; land that lasts; frui;, gami fishuig, fine pastures. For terms, &c rsee or write to Col. W. II. Wailaca Newherry Observer, James C. Hopi E 1>q. , Peak, 8. C. , or. Col. .JohnI Hobbhs, 136 East 18h St.reet, New Yoi City, N. Y., or to E. H!. Aull, Nov. berry, S. C. ilarness and Saddler The argest and most com plete assortment in the State. Everything kept in an Up to-date Harness Es tablish ment. DAVIS & CO 1517 Main St,. Columbina SC Gifts in Leather It would be i ird indeed not to t Goods nd in lti Suitable presci For Ladies ' rie. 'ocket Illooks. Wrist Card ue M,Iut o:S --h 1i . % ell For Menam. Pocket Books. Bill Books, Trav, 1hese are but hiflnts of the ImnyI in this popular material. A visit to r give you a true idea of the complete] Good. Gilder s\ THE RIGHT DRt NEWBERRY, - SOt C).a.ms.EE CO A.M'E3 This is no but is simpi buy your S the Ca We have placed in our w Y contains. d TWENTY D ~ We will give a Key to this Box Free i r $i.oo or over. Two (2) Keys with eve over. Three (3) Keys with every pair ( P Only TIIREE Keys will open this bo: out you may try your Key. The first Key to unlock the box The second Key to unlock the box The third Key to unlock the box t, No Key will be tried unless the tag is to have a key. We do not know which advertise in this paper when all the k, hour so everybody will have an equal ch g I)on't lose the Tag--The Key is We have the largest selection, the besi stylish shoes that are ni-nuffctiured of L please everybody. P. K.L E T THE FAIR AND SQU. I vie Hands \A BY SEXCE LSIDR KNI' 1) ]4J 'IY i ii F UNION, at FIT 1ae or about TW( ) 1( ters. L oopers amlii F~1inisher1(s, go L~ 1c good wae Ut, li \' an1dalI Ol' tihe ill huigher' Lhan palid b)y anly itht- hmo r- We ha.e 011.4ong Jinc i d yoii s $25.00) to $35) each per inonlt) 1. le t. Apply to J. H. GAULT Real Estate for Stale. I AVE INIJ I I D TIlE l"OILOW- A .ho.nes to securie same: On II kSen tracts in No. 2 TJownship, con) .m.l -taining respIctively 1.17.338, 2]1 I v 198.50, 192.75, 142.29, 217 and1( 186 acres. ('4l TIhese are choice lots, highly productive wel wodd ndwatei d(, wit,hi pk'nty ofVthebest astur land on each place. iie LThere are two) good dwelling houses anid several tenant houses, b)arns, eribs andl stables on two of them, good wveill -or sprimg water mi p)lenty. Also one hand some residence in the town of Ne wherry, admirably constructed with T rO modern improvements, dlesirably located 1 on one of our main thoroughfares, and acres, in one of the most desirable sections of side our town. Lo In connection with this place there may 1 are several handsome buildling lots whicb we will dlispose of at an early dlate. For p)rices and terms apply to F.W. IIGGNS I I Real Estate Agent, * PI Nowberry, S C hnd in our line of Leather its for almost everyone. ia !ls,Chute!aine 3ags, ects and designs. cling Cases, etc, thiut we are showing our store is necessary to less Of our ine of Leather Veeks JO STORE JTH CAROLINA gambling scheme, y an inducement to HOES from, us for Ak S H. indowa box which OLILARS. vith every pair of Shoes sold at ry pair of Shoes sold at $2.oo or >f Shoes sold at $3.0o or over. 1. Vhen Keys have ll given takes TEN DOLLARS. takes SIX DOLLARS. kes FOUR DOLLARS. ittached. No enploye allowed key opens the box. We shall -ys are taken and set a day and ance to try his Keys. worthless without it. iuality, the most durable and -mthier and I ron, at prices which T N E R Ianted. !TING MILLS from II1 to :15, to ma~ke Work oll'era byhx us, all of' prices we a e utiuji la<l.ies j~ who ; nke from Trreas, and Mgr. Tr'espas~s Notice AL PimOl(NS Ali i*oll' )HIDDI1)1N to hiut, fish, or tr espass.~ in any~ e north by tandls of .. C (ounts, erly Loirick trac(t,) (east by IHioamd ',sout h by landis ofI Jaies C. wvest biy the main Mayb intonanmd rbiat public road. Any one violat is trespass niot'ee w/ill be~ prlose. to thme full extent. of t.he lawv. JOIIN F. IIOBBS, Owner. 2AND FOR SALE. [JR LOTS CONTAINING 28 acres, and three cont&nirng 40 on eastern side of town j,ct out cor'p orate limits. D)esilable loca or b uild(in g p)urposes. These lots >e bought at a bargain. F. W. hilGGINS. ORSESFA RM FO(R RE'NT-Ap y to M. M. BUFLORD, N'3wherrv, . C.n