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BAGGAGEMAN CUT. Southern Railway Employe Probably \Y Seriously Injured. Cnartanhnrcr AnciKst 1Q .T R. Mintee. baggage master at the South- E. ern station was cut and seriously sh wounded by Davis Prothro, of Aiken, ai at the station this morning. sv Prothro was an excursionist who tr had been a member of the party that L. made the trip to Xiagra Falls. He sa returned to this city last night, and in attempted to check his baggage to th Blackwe81, S. C., when he had a pi ticket bought from one of the Con- ar federate veterans, that entitled him to go to Erma, S. C. The baggage Tl master would not check his baggage d? to an intermediate station on this ct ticket, and the row ensued. ar M in tee was taken into the private ac sanitarium of Dr. F. L. Potts who to dressed the wounds. He is cut about w the stomach and the blade of the th knife missed the heart but an inch Tl or two. The physicians are making la a hard fight to save the life of the th wounded man. is Mintee came to Spartanburg sev- be eral months ago and has been em- ha ployed at the station for some time, m He is a man about 45 years old ge and is a powerful man physically, in Prothro is a well known and fe prominent man of Aiken. He is fo from one of the be^jt known families in that section and is quite vo wealthy. Friends of both the injur- fo ed man and Prothro regret the un- pr fortunate affair very much. th ne EACH ONE COUNTED COST 15c. ch sh Expenses of Recent Census Will M; Amount of About $14,000,000. th W Vf x ci< r, ' Washington, August 19.?The census of 1910 is going to cost about 15 cents per capita?that is, the total expense of the 13th census will cost Bo between 14,000,000 and 15,000,000. As there are about 90,000,000 people in the country, this will mean about 15 cents per head. cu! This is about $3,000,000 more than ers congress has appropriated for the yi service?$12,000,000. The remaind- m2 er of the cost of taking the census bo will be paid for by a "deficiency" ap- De propriation. On July 1 the balance wi of the appropriation on hand was an $5,111,617.18. There is considerably int less now. All but about 5,000 th< enumerators have been paid off, and ing most of this has been done since July 1. They being paid as fast as pi* the vouchers can be put through, in Nearly $4,000,000 has been paid out du to enumerators. na The pay roll at the census office in de1 Washington is nearly $200,000 a sta month, or pretty close to $2,500,000 toi per year. Some time ago there was res considerable dissatisfaction among ag< some of the clerks because Director inj Durand placed them on a "piece in work" basis with some new machines, ter The machine is a very complicated lar one in its workings, though it is easy to manipulate. The clerks complained that their unfamiliarity with it made * it impossible for them to make a liv- Te ing wage. Now, however, since they have become accustomed to the machines, and are better able to operate them, they make in some instances __ 1 on almost tu'i'pp as much as they would ^ v be making at this time bad they con" / an tinued on the flat salary basis. Some Qr of the women who work the machines ^ earn as high as $6 a day. I > St< PERENNIAL COTTON. lo( let Government Expert Brings Seed from T j. Hawaii. pl? Atlanta, Ga., August 17.?The cot- ha ton in Hawaii can never rival that of pr, the South, according to Dr. E. V. fr( AVilcox, director of the government's Honolulu experiment station, ha who is here on a trip of study of f0] Southern cotton culture. Mr. Wil- jn, cox says that although the islands wj produce a fine grade of sea island, th bringing from 30 to 35 cents per w? pound, there are only 20,000 acres th suitable for cotton culture. Only 1,- sp 000 are now under cultivation. ap Dr. Wilcox brought with him some m, r '' seed of Caravonica cotton to see whether it can be grown in this soil. be He says that this cotton is perennial, f0 requiring only one planting and bear- 0E ing each year from the same stalk. In Hawaii, he says, these cotton f0 plants are pruned to prevent them fr from attaining a height of 10 to 12 co feet. ch GIRL SAVES MAX. if Twelve Year Old Child Shows Good ^ Xerve. ai Culver, Ind., August IS.?By sav- t0 ing the life of F. Thompson, of At- p( lanta, Ga., while both were swimming ra in Lake Maxinkusbee to-day, Isabel \ Fuller, aged 12, daughter of E. R. jn Fuller, of Richmond, Va., became the w heroine of the cottagers of the sum- a mer resort. in Thompson is an expert swimmer, sj 1? ? 1? Trifh wamns L'UL lie v? ao scj&vu i> ivm ?? The little girl, also an adept, was! m near him. When she saw he was! ^ sinking she quickly swam to him and! ? supported him until relief came. j ^ HOMICIDE IX EDGEFIELD. arrant Charges J. L. Crafton wit Killing P. O. Thurmond. Edgefield, August 19.?To-day I . Thurmond, of Merriweather Towi tip, this county, came to Edgefiel id, upon information and belie vore out a warrant before Magi; ate X. L. Brunson, charging Josep . Crafton, also a resident of th me township, with murder, the kil g of P. 0. Thurmond, a brother ( e defendant. The warrant ws aced in the hands of Sheriff Ouzi id will be executed to-morrow. According to the statement of M: iiurmond, on last Saturday, aboi irk his brother was returning froi lurch in a buggy and behind him 1 lother buggy, was the wife of th :cused with her daughter; that Cra n appeared from a thicket nearb ith a gun and, placing himself i e public road and in front of Ml tiurmond's buggy, fired upon th tter, three buckshot entering hi igh and leg. After the shooting, ; said, that Crafton went to a niegt >r's house and informed him that h id killed Thurmond. Mr. Thui ond was immediately carried to Ai ista for medical treatment and die a hospital in that city, from the el cts of the wounds the Monday nigh llowing the shooting. A fa mil v trouble is said to be ir Ived in the deplorable tragedy an r that' reason and on account of th ominence of the parties involve e affair has been kept out of th wspapers. Crafton, it is saic lims that he was fully justified i ooting Thurmond. It appears tha rs. Crafton and her daughter wer e only eye-witnesses to the homi le. IXDIAX COTTOX A FAILURE. ?th Staple and Yield Hate Provei Disappointing. A Washington dispatch says diffi Ity is experienced by cotton grow ; iD India with both staple an< dd. Many experiments have beei ide with the object of improving th, reports Consul E. Haldermai nnison, of Bombay, but thus far tTi indifferent success. Egyptiai d other exotic varieties have beei ;roduced from time to time, bu ? results have not been encourag t > Under garden culture the finer sta is have responded well, but triec the fields, they have failed to pro ce the results they show in thei tive soils. Future efforts will b< yoted to the improvement of th< pie and yield of the native cot 1. A tree cotton from which grea ;ults were predicted a few years d, has proven disappointing accord ; to the consul. It did very wel garden trials, but when the at npt was made to grow it upon j ge scale, failure followed. A CHANCE FOR THE GIRLS. xan Offers Heart and Hand World Tour for Bridal Trip. Oh, you girls, just listen. Here i e lone bachelor, and a cowmai that, who resides in San Antonio d who issues the defi to Dan Cupi< any pretty maid to tie a bell 01 n. He has wealth, according t< > statement made to Postmaste svens and is a brunette, fairly goo< )king and is 35 years old. In hi ter to Dan Cupid, alias Postmaste J. Stevens, the giddy man of th< lins says: "Old Dan Cupid?Mr. Stevens: ve been reading ?f late of the man; ettv girls in the North and in fac >m all portions of the United States 10 were in search of a cowboy hus nd and one that they could lov r the balance of their days. Dur ? the past fifteen years I have gon th many girls and in each instanc ey all told the same story, and tha is, that they had no bad faults am at they were perfect in every re ect. This same old repeated tal most made a woman-hater out o e, but things have changed sine o* timo onH T am cnmmpnrine t aw WiJLUV/ UUU A M4M w ilieve that I will let the wome Iks have another trial to tie a he] i me. "With this object in view, I wi! r the next month receive proposal om young ladies that are seeking wpuncher of Texas, and will es :ange photographs with them. M otive in seeking a life partner i is manner is entirely sincere an the girls will just give me a chanc make a pick of my choice. T e successful winner of my heai id hand, I will take on a bridi ur which will embrace a greate irtion of the world. I have a nic nch one hundred miles west of Sa ntonio and have enough money t sure me from any knd of har ork for many years to come. I ai man 35 years old, fairly good locfl g, a brunette, weight 170 pound x foot tall and of a pleasant di: isition. My name is Joseph Har( an, and my addres for the ne: * ? x""'1 Vk/\ inn A f An liny Ucivs Will uk? iu vo-i v-'*. Lipid, J. J. Stevens, postmaster, Sa ntonio, Texas." BUILDING IX BARNWELL. h New Business Section Going I Some Beautiful Residences. 5. Barnwell, August 19.?It would l- hard to find a more handsome bio d of buildings within a day's travel f, Barnwell than the one comprising t 5- new homes of the Home Bank h Barnwell, Mr. J. A. Porter a: ie Messrs. Moseley & Falkenstei 1- which are now fast nearing compl )f tion. With the fronts built of bi is pressed brick and granite with lar ts plate glass show windows the effe is most pleasing. The fixtures in t r. banking rooms are of mahogany, a; it can hardly be surpassed by tho ii banks in towns many times the si n of Barnwell. ie Among other improvements f- business houses the new glass fro iy of Lemon Brothers' dry goods sto n and the three new brick stores bu r. by John Eve are noted, ie Barnwell is also taking her rigl is ful place among other progressi it towns when it comes to beautif i V. DAwVtnnfl Hfre T? T. Doff/; 1*" IlUiiiCd. I na^o iuio? u* xj. x uuiv e son has the most beautiful home r- town, since it has been remodelle i- In looking at the colonnade of lar d Corinthian columns surrounding wi< C- porches, all painted a pure white, 0] it is carried back to the golden days the old South, so famous for tl l- beauty of its homes. The residenc d of B. T. Rice, Esq. and the Hon. e O. Patterson are no mean seconc d while that of C. A. Best, Esq., w e take its place with any for both co I, venience and appearance. Oth n residences are "blossoming like tl .t rose" under the skilful hands e architect and painter. EVAXS GIVES BOND. According to Magistrate Roberts J Has Given Surety for Check. i In regard to the case pendii against B. B. Evans for issuing an a leged fraudulent check as part of tl bond which he was required to gh j after being arrested on the charge < 1 not paying his bill at Wright's hot* >. Magistrate T. J. Roberts, of Waverl j before whom the warrant was Swoi out on August 8 by James H. Fowle j Jr., said last night that Evans he ! given him bond for the amount nam* t in the check. Magistrate Roberts said that Eva] had offered yesterday to have tl _ check which he gave to Mr. Fowl j certified. Magistrate Roberts ah . stated that he had been told by an o r ficial of the Bank of Columbia th; 3 Evans now had funds on deposit suf 3 cient to cover the check. The amoui . named in the check is $19.75. t Magistrate Roberts has not yet a 3 rested Evans on the warrant issue . on August 8 by Mr. Fowles.?Tl 1 State, August 20. " EVICTED FROM HOME SHE SOLI i Miss Richardson, Worth $30,000,00 Refused to Give Up House. 1- * -i 1 ft Tic j\ew lOTK, August Xi7. JHOO xsy. larippa Richardson, said to be worl more than $30,000,#00, was evict* to-day from the home in which si s had lived since her birth, 50 yea 1 ago, because she would not surrend* '' possession to the man to whom si * had sold it. Accordingly, the marsh 1 finally had to chop his way throug 3 the front door. Miss Richardson is one of tl * wealthiest women in the world. Wh* 5 her father, Joseph Richardson, di* r in 1897 he inherited the bulk of h e fortune and has since lived frugal with a maiden cousin. Although si 1 sold her home she would never alio ^ the buver on the premises and he h? i to make his plans for rebuilding * from outside observations. While the marshal's men piled tl e fraved, old-fashioned furniture on tl sidewalk to-day, Miss Richardson fc e lowed them about, protesting th e their actions were outrageous ai . that she would complain to Mayi ( Gaynor. e AIKEN'S NEW POSTOFFICE. f e Excavating for the Foundation W: 0 Start Monday, n ^ Mr. A. C. Wyckoff, who will be charge of the construction force < the government building will arri s the first of next week, and active o a erations will begin at once on t] "" building. y Messrs. H.- P. Dyches and B. n Holley have the contract for t'. excavation for the foundation ai e they will begin work Monday mor 0 ing. These gentlemen also have t! * contract to do the hauling for t 1 builder. t u in in thp srovernme .>1 1. O t AX. JL v ? ? w - ' agent is already here, and he w n watch the various building oper ? tions. In a week or so, as the material 11 here, work will begin and pushed rapidly as possible.?Aiken Jourr s' and Review. 5- ^ 1- Now is the time to buy real esta' ct It is going at a price that will n n grow less. We have some attracti n bargains. C. H. MILHOUS, Manag Denmark Realty Co. I - ... BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL CLOSED. p. New Tourist Hotel May be Erected on Site Just Changed Hands. be Aiken, August 19.?One of the ck largest real estate deals ever carried ?f through in Aiken county was conbe summated yesterday, when Dr. Theodore C. Stone, of this city, became owner of the property of Mrs. Richin? ardson. known as the Highland Park 'e~ hotel site. While the price paid has ^ not been divulged, it is said to have been considerably more than $50, !C* 000. he There is talk of a new modern tourist hotel being erected on the place, 'se but information concerning this has ze not been confirmed. The tract includes two fine winter residences, t0 valued at $25,000 and 390 acres of land, nearly all of which lie in the re city limits. The old hotel site is one block from Main street. Highland Park hotel was burned about 10 years ago. It was one of the ve finest hotels in the South and cost ul about a half million dollars to build. iT~ Ever since it burned there has been in talg of the erection of another on its site. Aiken feels the need of an&e other tourist hotel, and it is probable j that this property was purchased for Qe the purpose of erecting another. Dr. and Mrs. Stone will occupy the Richardson residence, on Hayne avees nue, but the specific disposition of the J- balance of this valuable property has ^s' not been intimated, though rumor has it that another hotel is to be n' built. er , A Sly Suggestion, of They had reached the outer portion of the front door, and were there going through the process of partje ing very lingeringly. "When I say good-night to you this evening," gurgled Mr. Youngslow, "do you think it would be proper for me to place one reverent kiss L~ upon your fair hand?" 10 I 1 99 c?4orViorl cnfHv qc chp %V CII J OiiC OlgUVUy ifVlblJ j M ?J U11V pe ^ laid her head quietly on his shoulder. "I should consider it decided5' ly out of place." y, KILLED A BIG BEAR. s, Horry County Farmer Has Interesting Experience. is ie It would be a wonder to some peoes pie to learn that there are still wild so bear in Horry county, at least in a f- section thereof. The sportsman's paraat dise, where not only are found the noli ble stag and illusive partridge, but' at the wild old Bruin himself, is this extreme Eastern section of the State. A r- correspondent, writing from Burcol, *1 states that on Sunday, August 7, Mr. ie W. L. Squires, of that section, whose stock had been bothered by wild animals, heard a hog squealing off in the thick swamp, and as this was kept up for some time he took his gun and ran to the place. When he arrived he found a big bear had caught one of his hogs, and he had just torn the !1- hog open. Mr. Squires fired one of th the barrels of his gun and the bear i(l ran. As he turned to run he gave him ie the other barrel. As the second shot did not' take him up and he ran off 3r into the undergrowth, Mr. Squires Ar\rr ond Tvhon tVlP beRT 4N/ CctilCU Li 10 UU{3 uuu nuvM ~ al trailed out by the dog, the bear was >h dead. He had gone about one hundred yards with the two loads of shot ie in him. With the help of his son Mr. m Squires carried the bear out of the swamp. He was of large size and *s would have weighed at least 200 ly pounds. The hog that was killed was ie two years old and well grown. The w correspondent states that the bears l{* have been unsusally bad in the swamp ^ this year. They have destroyed more or less hogs every year it seems.? ie Conway Field, ie , . OLD PENNSYLVANIA TAVERN. at 1(i On Early Stage Coach Route?Noted or For its Fine Meals. The old Stone House at the junction of the Franklin and Pittsburg ill pike with the Erie and Pittsburg pike is one of the noted historic spots in Butler county. Half a century ago in the great staSe coaches over these 3n noted highways put up at the Stone vQ House for the night. Buckwheat p_ cakes, honey, country ham, sausage, Indian mush, doughnuts, roasted potatoes and mince and custard pies p formed the larger part of the menu he at this noted hostelry. 1(j The building was erected in 1819 n_ and is still ucccupied. It stands at kR the crossroads and is surrounded albe most entirely by a dense forest. It was the first house built possibly, on a thousaid acre tract of land taken nt ill up by the McClure iamily and is still >n_ in their name. There are many wild ana weira . stories connected with the famous a3 house which the old people in the j neighborhood tell, but they lack in the element which makes them true history. However, it is not too much te. to say that previous to the civil war .ot strangers were known to enter the ve old Stone House who were never er again seen. These were in the days of counterfeiters, stage coach travel, MADE HIS WIFE WORK. Sold Baby's Go-Cart and Clothing to Pay Bar Bill. Cincinnati, August 20.?A pathetic story was revealed by Mrs. Beta Rolling in her suit for a writ of replevin before Judge Myers here yesterday. Her husband, who had not been supporting her, compelling her to go to work in a shoe factory, had sold the entire household furniture of their little flat, including baby's go-cart and clothing, to a bartender named Errpmipr fJflhnr frtr $ 9 r\ov o hor i Y W VV yuj W MUi bill. Gabor refused to allow Mrs. Rolling to enter the flat when she returned from work, and the woman was practically homeless. Judge Myers issued the writ of repleivn free of cost and saw to it personally that it was served. Most Remarkable Accident. Saluda, August 19.?Amos Herlong, a negro living with M. A. Cromley in this territory, while returning home from church a few days ago, was thrown by the mule he was riding and landed on his head. A small artery was cut and he was otherwise injured. He died yesterday from the injury. EHRHARDT BA1 Ehrhai CAPITAL STC We do a general banking bi We are backed by a strong every safety. We allow you 4 ings department. We extend consistent with good banking, als, firms, and corporations oi pleased to meet or correspond i ing changes or opening new acc< J. L. COPELAXD, J. C. KI President. Vic I nurses Buggies I Full Stock on hand a See us befc A few Fa Horses on 1 JONES RAMRFl IjP ^ uniTiuuj I Can You T< I theVeterln I If you could teleph I this Farmer in case of sic I live stock, you could pr< I valuable animal. Every I pared for such emergenc I The telephone cosl I put one on your Farm ? I Our free booklet giv I for it today. Address I Farmers Line Depai I SOUTHERN BELL TI ~ wnt Trrn ADII ft h & 1 ll?un/ir jlx I 108 South Pryor St., At v. V . . . .. / WANTED BABY BOY. . And When Mother Refused Carbolic Acid Was Thrown in Her Face. a Standford, Ky., August 18.?Stopping their automobile in front of the home of T. P. Eads, a young farmer, an unidentified man and woman today demanded that Mrs. Eads give them her baby boy. When Mrs. Eads refused the woman threw a bottle of carbolic acid on the young mother. Then the two strangers drove away \ at top speed. No explanation for ; the act was obtainable from Mrs. Eads. How Langtry Missed It. An English diplomat at a dinner in Lenox said of Mrs. Langtry, relates the Washington Star: "When she was at the summit of her beauty and fame?when crowds ? followed her in Bond street and the Row?she met at a semi-royal dinner an African king. "Mrs. Langtry, dazzling in her beauty, sat beside the king. She was in good spirits and she did her very best to amuse and please him; and she must have succeeded for at the dinner's close he heaved a deep sigh and said to her: " 'Ah, madam, if heaven had only made you black and fat yau would be irresistable.' " \ \ IKING COMPANY. dt, S. C. )CK $20,000.00. isiness, and solicit your account. board of directors, insuring you per cent, on deposits in our savto our customers every courtesy We receive accounts of individuq favorable terms, and shall be vith those who contemplate makDunts. ' s v NARD, A. F. HENDERSON, :e-President? Cashier. . ~~~ o iiii i 1 ? muies ] fc Wagons I IS v-l in Our Line j | ^ it all times. j j ire you buy. j| ncy Driving j Hand.*.*.*.*.*.*.- j j J BROS., 7 is jlephone lary? one your veterinary like kness or acrident to your obably save the life of a TTnfmoi- eV?r?n1r1 Ka nre- I X ai ilivi oxxv^r uxu. uv fr ies. k, 's very little. Why not es all the details. Write 'talent /#?% ~ JLEPHONE (f,Jk\ < 9MPANY \4&kj lanta, Ga. - -J i