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Stye iamfaprg ifmtlii ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, 1891 A. W. KXIGUT. Editor. Rates?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for 6rst insertion, 50c. for each subsequent insertion Liberal contracts made for three, six, or twelve months. Want No-? ? <- T tices one cent a wora eacn mscr tiuu. wv.oi Notices 8c. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on subjects ^f general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. Thursday, Dec. 19,1907. Factories Shut Down. Pawtucket, R. I., Dec. 11.?The Howard and Bullough company, manufacturers of cotton machinery, have adopted a schedule of forty hours a week. Several hundred hands are affected. Westboro, Mass., Dec. 11?The H. E. Bringham shoe factory here has closed down indefinitely. Five hundred operators are idle. The Westboro Mills are running on three days each week and complete cessation is likely. Negro Killed at Edgefield. Edgefield, Dec. 12.?Louis Gilchrist, a negro employee of the Edgefield Cotton Mill, was instantly killed today at 2 o'clock P. M., while assisting in packing cotton. From the testimony taken at the inquest it appears that everything had been adjusted for the purpose of packing a bale of cotton and that the deceased applied the steam, whereby the follow block was pressed upon, and while adjusting the bagging on the block the bolts that held the cap on the cylinder broke, causing the follow block to fly up, striking Gilchrist in the forehead, instantly killing him. The testimony was that the bolts had been recently put in. \ The Baptist state convention, representing one hundred and fifteen thousand members, declared at 1 i? fmrnw /vf urangeourg last wcca m ia?vi ui prohibition?right in the stronghold of the dispensary system. When all church members get right and vote right on this question there will not be a dispensary or a whiskey shop or even a blind tiger to do business in South Carolina. ? Newberry Observer. Democrats Against Third Term. Washington, Dec. 11.?The Pem. ocrats of the house have determined to make a vigorous fight for the adoption of the anti-third-term resolution, introduced by Representative Clayton, of Alabama, and hope to get the Republicans into a position where they will have to vote on it. Mr. Clayton, accompanied by John Sharp Williams, the minority leader, will call on the speaker and ask to be recognized on the floor, so that he ? may bring the matter up for discussion. Mr. Clayton argues that, if he can gain recognition he can move to discharge the committee and have the resolution considered by the house and that if he cannot get recognition the Democrats can contend that the speaker has been placed on record as opposed to any criticism of the third-term idea. The Republican members are inclined to laugh away Mr. Clayton's ' resolution. "I attach no importance to it," said Representative Dalzell, "and see no chance of it being called up." Appoints Magistrate. Columbia, Dec. 12.-Governor Ansel today appointed Edward M. Dale as magistrate for Frogmore Township, Beaufort county, for the unexpired term of W. T. Wiggins, who has left the State. Wiggins was the member of the militia who shot a negro who was attempting to cross the guard lines established to protect property at Beaufort after the big fire there last winter. Wiggins was afterwards acquitted of murder. Governor Ansei refused to remove Wiggins this summer on petition of a large number of negroes, but objection has also been made to him by others. He is accused ot drmKing and being too erratic. Eyes Knocked Out. Union, Dec. 11.?Sam Goudelock, a colored man, had both eyes knocked out and is now at the point of death, according to rumors here on the street today. It seems that Goudelock and a negro named New Smith, who bears a bad reputation, were gambling on William Morris' place on Brown's Creek near Maple Ridge. Some difference arose in the game and Smith seizing a burning stick of wood from the fire, struck Goudelock a terrific blow in the face, knocking out both eyeballs and inflicting a terrible wound. Smith has escaped. Col. J. L. Michie, of Darlington, was elected Grand Master of the! Ancient Free Masons at the grand convention which closed in Charleston last week, succeeding Grand Master Harrison, who has retired. This is the season of decay and weakened vitality; good health is hard to retain. If you'd retain yours, fortify your system with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, the surest way. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. H. F. Hoover. pp^STf Big, blustering, boisterous Northeast | invited all the little winds that live up in the sky to come anil piay. Northeast was so merry and mad that he briskly blew and friskily flew, getting ready for his party. He whisked the leaves and twisted the trees and broke off twigs with greatest ease. He was awkward, too, j and made a big hullabaloo for the little work he had to do. But at last i nil was ready, and the guests began I to arrive. North and East came together. They were cousins in weather. North was quite a bright chap, with a cool manner and a clear complexion. He brought as a present some glorious, glittering icicles. j East was a high spirited maiden, who could never keep still a minute, and she brought a gift of puffy, fluffy snow. The three winds played awhile. They made little twirls and whirls in the snow. Then they made little tossings and crossings of the twigs in the treetops. They bristled and whistled; " - - - ? J-T-J _ f,,ocla^ they Dusuea ana ausum auu LUOOiVU' But when they heard West Wind coming the three went away and hid in the deep, dark wood. West was such a mild, gentle little lady she was quite contented all by herself and smiled sweetly and played little lonely but lively games of puff and whiff. Then she went away. She tried to find the hidden ones; but, although she blew into every crack and crevice and raised a terrible dust, she could not find North, Northeast or East. Then South came and, finding no one to receive him, ate ail the ice and snow, like the greedy fellow he was, and went back to his orange blossoms. What a strange party!?Youth's Companion. An Unobserving Thief. Yosouf owned a beautiful horse which was very valuable. While Yosouf was transacting business a thief stole the horse. The owner shortly afterward saw the ? j rogue leading ais corse uuu im uuu before the caid, or judge. "The horse Is mine," sturdily insisted the thief. In vain the other argued, and the caid was about to give his decision in favor of the villain when Yosouf advanced suddenly, threw his cloak over the horse's head and demanded of. his enemy: . "Since you own the horse, tell the caid in which eye the animal is blind." "In the left" said the thief, making a wild guess. Yosouf looked toward the caid triumphantly. "He's blind in neither eye," said he. So the noble horse came into its rightful owner's possession again, and the wicked Arab was punished. Immovable Card. I Strange as it may seem, if a card ; is bent at both ends and placed upon a table in the position shown in the illustration you will find that it is only with the greatest difficulty it may be moved, no matter how hard you blow. t>t. ^MTnini, ftff tft * / !ic+nnr>p hnw uj uiamug VIA w ever, and blowing sharply yon may cause it to flutter across the table. The Century Plant. The "century plant" is a myth. The agave, of the order of amaryllidace&e, takes from ten to seventy years to come to maturity, then blooms once and dies. There Is no plant that "flowers once every hundred years." JUST A Oh. suh a frightful dream I had 'Bout little Bruwer Jack. Des* sitting on a rock, he was, Wiv wings out of his back? Wiv wings dee* like a butterfly. Sticking up in the air. And ne rock was like dem new pumpkins We saw down to ns fair. And Jack he had his nighties on, And he held nat rock so tight, Dee' like he feared nem wings o' his Would fty bhn out o' sight. A fairy first I finked Jack was. But nsn I said: "Oh, no! I The Pyramids of Egypt, j ?SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS^ The Egyptian pyramids stand near the city of Memphis. Egypt, and are four sided structures, the sides facing the cardinal points of the compass. iWithin them are chambers that were used as the burial places of kings, and it is thought that the great piles were built for that purpose. The largest and most famous of the three is the pyramid of Cheops, that being the name given by Herodotus, the historian, to the king that built it. I ^ ma?ma ViAnrnroi* Tzrofl TThnfn I mo Llgui uauic, uviivivi.) ..?? ? or Khuphu, and, although Herodotus speaks of him as a bad ruler, he made Egypt rich and great He was buried in the great pyramid. Mouern Egyptologists?that is, students of Egyptian history and legends ?say that the pyramids were built 4,000 years ago, perhaps even longer than that They have ascertained that the hard stones used in their construction were sawed into shape by means of bronze saws set with jewels, probably corundum or diamonds. The hollows (for tombs) were drilled with tools like the modern rock drill, and small articles were turned in lathes fitted with mechanical tool rests and jewel pointed tools. But no one knows how the gigantic stones, some of them weighing thirty tons each, were brought to the spot and lifted into position. Probably no one ever will know that. la Atx\ In -L lit? p^ntllliU Ui 10 iw lww am height Originally it was 479 feet The sides are 746 feet in length, originally 764 feet It is estimated that at least 100,000 men were employed for thirty years in building It The exterior of the pyramids was formerly covered with a casing of highly polished stones, but they have nearly all been removed, and the present appearance of the exterior is that of a series of great rough steps. The chambers where the kings were buried are in the middle of the structures, to which long passages lead from the outside. The bodies haye all been removed, but some of the coffins may still be seen there. ? Chicago News. Making Believe. Julia was sorry that she did not live when fairies and witches were not afraid to show themselves. She wished she were a princess and lived in a castle and had all sorts of nice adventures befall her. But she knew all this couldn't be, so she decided to "make believe." However, no one would help her. The gardener positively refused to be a duke, cook wouldn't be a countess, and even the cat wouldn't act at all like PussIn-Boots. Father agreed to be a king, it is true, but he wasn't home much. "How much nicer it would be," she was telling father, "if every one would make believe!" "Oh, I don't know," replied father, drawing a box of candy from his pocket "It's nice to have real things, too, sometimes." A Number Guesting Puzzle. Tell your friend to think of a number; multiply by 6, divide by 3, add 40, divide by 2; then let him name the result and you can tell him the number he thought of. The metho4 is: Multiplying by 6 and dividing by 3 gives twice the number. I Add 40, and you have twice the num ber plus 40. Luviae oy z, ana yuu uav? once the number plus 20; hence If you subtract 20 from the result he gives you you will have the number he first thought of. i . I A Baby Soldier. The baby prince of Spain's name has been entered upon the roll of a regiment, and he wears the number of it in gold pinned on his bib. A bed In the barracks is reserved for him as the latest recruit fct i DREAM. ^ Fairies ney don't have nighties on, And neys never Tightened so!" I For Jack was a-w-w-ful f ightened. And I was Tightened, too, 'Cause I flnked nat he would fly away. And nen what would I do? And, oh, how glad I was to wake And find It nes a dream! Nen I woked Jack and telled him howHow horrid It dM seem. Nen Jack, nat awful boy, nee said: "Ah, h-a-a-a! It serves you rightl You wouldn't fl' bruvrsr none ?' your oake. Bat ate It all, last ntghtl" SELL TO SPINNERS. Financial Agent of Farmers' Union Returns from European Markets. Greenville, Dec. 11.?Mr. W. C. Moore, financial agent for the Farmers' union, returned to Greenville today from a trip to Europe. Mr. Moore went to England and Germany for the purpose of conferring with the spinners about making direct sales of cotton. He made a close study of the situation and as a result agencies have been established at Manchester, England, and also in Germany, through which Farmers' union cotton will be sold direct to the spinners. Mr. Moore is enthusiastic over the plan and declares it will result in saving at least a dollar a bale on cotton thus handled. He predicts sensational prices later in the season, when the consumer finally realizes the size of the crop and the fact that the farmer is not willing to take less than 15 cents. Pointer to Succeed Himself. Washington, Dec. 10.?Capt John G. Capers, who is the adviser of the administration in matters of federal offices in South Carolina, states today that he has received a large number of communications respecting the Spartanburg postmastership in view of the expiration within the * * J 1 - X _ ? O ^1 next tew weexs 01 tne term 01 vxn. Samuel T. Poinier. , Capt. Capers will recommend the reappointment of Col. Poinier, and he says that he will do all in his power to bring about his reappointment. In view of the relations existing between Capt. Capers and the first-assistant postmaster general, it is practically certain that this recommendation will go through without delay. Congressman Patterson. Congressman Patterson is working for the passage by Congress at this session of these seven bills introduced by him: . A bill to fix fees of United States commissioners. A bill to erect a public building at Aiken at a cost of $125,000, the site of which has already been purchased. A bill to hold federal court at Aiken. A bill to establish a fish hatchery in South Carolina. A bill for a public building at Beaufort, to cost $100,000. A bill to develop the Edisto river. A bill to secure passage of war claims without the word "loyal."? "Rarnwoll PeoDle. North Carolina for Prohibition. Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 11?The universal opinion here is that the legislature of 1909 will declare for state prohibition. The liquor dealers themselves now say that nothing they might do can stem the tide. The action of the Methodist Episcopal conference in session at New Bern and of the Baptist state convention at Wilmington unanimously endorsing the policy of state prohibition has apparently convinced every one that North Carolina will join the dry states within eighteen months. Race Conflict in Mississippi. Columbus, Miss., Dec. 12?Seven X negroes were Kineu <uiu uum t?vcm,j to thirty wounded in the race conflict in Pickens county, Alabama, near the Mississippi line, last night according to telegraph dispatches, received here. According to these dispatches, the whites raided a negro lodge meeting last night, and in the fighting which followed seven negroes were killed and twenty or thirty wounded. The building was then burned by the white posse, as was also other negro houses in the neighborhood. The negroes are said to have been heavily armed, and had 300 rounds of ammunition at the time of the raid. Deputy Marshal Lowe, who was wounded by negroes Saturday night at the time that he arrested a negro charged with stealing cotton, is in a serious condition. The dispatches add that further trouble is expected. Hoarding of Fortune. A specimen of the type of individual who helps to bring on financial disturbances was seen the other day in a popular down town restaurant. In plain view of perhaps two score people a handsomely dressed young man took out a roll of bills from an inner waistcoat pocket, and proceeded to count them before an older friend sitting vis-a-vis. When the friend realized that the roll consisted of fifty $1,000 bills he remonstrated and told the youth to put the money away, cut tne otner prucccucvi ^ take a revolver from another waistcoat pocket, and laid it on the table near the roll of bills, with the remark: "That will protect it." It transpired from the conversation chat the young1 man had taken his entire fortune from a perfectly solvent institution and was carrying it in his pocket.?Philadelphia Record. An Ohio man who conducted his own suit for damages against a railroad has been awarded 1 cent. He has the consolation, however, of knowing that he will not have to divide it with any associate counsel. Dr. Kivy Pearlstine, who has been here for several weeks, left Monday for Charleston where he will locate and practice medicine. Dr. Pearlstine is a young physician and we predict for him a prosperous future in the city by the sea. His many friends here wish him well.?Branchville Journal. 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