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= NEW RAILROAD. S$u Force of Hands Break Dirt on Orangeburg Line. Orangeburg, Feb. 2.?The first * work of actual construction of the Orangeburg railroad was begun today when a gang of laborers were placed at work at the Orangeburg terminal of the line. On Monday another force will be placed at Bull swamp crossing and additional forces will be piacea aiong tue nuc: until the desired force to carry on the work is had. The line is to he built from Orangeburg to I^orth, a distance of about 18 miles, with the view of extension in the near future to Springfield. It is expected that the railroad will be ready for operation some time next fall. IvUnder the charter of the Orangeburg railroad it has the right to construct its lines from Orangeburg into Charleston, Columbia and Augusta, which will ultimately be the route of the railroad. The territory of Orangeburg county, through which this railroad is being constructed, is a very rich and prosperous section and one that has no direct railroad connection with the county seat. The road will be trt tho r> i t V of Or U1 51Cai> UVUVUV IV ?uv angeburg and the city has voted $20,000 in bonds to aid in its construction. The passenger service over the line will be hauled in gas-electric cars, while locomotive engines will be used to handle the freight traffic. Traffic arrangements have been per- fected with the Seaboard Air Line railroad. With the completion of the Orangeburg railroad, Orangeburg will have the three great competing ( railroads of South Carolina, the Atlantic Coast Line, Southern and Seaboard, running into her borders. It is expected that the steamboat line to be placed upon , the Edisto river, plying between Orangeburg and Charleston, will be of great power in the matter of securing very low freight rajes. William C. Wolfe, one of Orangeburg's most public spirited business men, is promoting the Orangeburg railroad and serves as its president. Barn and Stable Burn. \ Saluda, Feb. 2.?The barn and stables of U. C. Nicholson, Jr., of the Delmar section of this county were destroyed by fire yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. All of his corn, fodder, hay and other feed stuff was burned. His loss is estimated at something like $1,200. There was no insurance. Mr. Nicholson was at Saluda when fthe fire occurred. It was started in the rear of the barn and is supposed to have been set by two of his little children. It is said they were on the outside of the barn in the rear playing and#the supposition is that one of them had a match and in childish innocence struck it and set fire to the ends of the hay protruding from the cracks of the barn, a For a little while one of the little fellows was missing and at first it was thought it was burned to death. To Examine Returns. Washington, February 2.?J. H. Chandler representing the city council of Sumter arrived here today for the purpose of conducting an investigation as to the enumeration of Sumter in the last census. Recently E. Dana Durand, director of the census, notified Representative Lever that any duly accredited representative of the city of Sumter would be permitted to go ove rthe returns of the enumerators and check up their work, although, of course, no changes can be made now in the official popula tion of the city, even though gross errors be discovered. Mr. Chandler presented his credentials and was permitted to start in on his work of going over the enumerators' returns. The work will take some time, but Mr. Chandler hopes to be able to show from the enumeration that the official count for the city is far too low. May Postpone Election. * f: Columbia, Feb. 2.?That it may be necessary to postpone the election of the fifth associate justice, created under the recent constitutional amendment for possibly several years, is the opinion of several who have been considering the matter. The senate judiciary committee will consider the matter this afternoon. Two constitutional amendments were ratified, one of which changes the term of the associate justices from eight to ten years. It is stated that the term of the justice which will expire soonest is more than two years and it is not thought that the election can be held unless there is some readjustment and it is suggested that all the justices now on the bench may resign and be reelected under the new system which will allow the election at once. CASH IN WOODEN LIMB. Returning Miner Who Got Wealth in ! Alaska Has Unique Bank. Washington, Feb. 3.?Herbert 0. Manley, at*one time a street car con- s ductor in this city, who left the ser- < vice about ten years ago and went in- 1 to the wilds of Alaska to seek his . fortune in the gold/fields, is on his ; way back to the scenes of his golden quest after spending a few weeks in j this city and New York. Mr. Manley ' left New York Tuesday night for Se- ] attie, and will sail from that city for < Sitka. 1 Mr. Manley lost his left leg in an accident in this city in 1906. Lured ] by the stories of rich gold finds in < the Klondike, Mr. Manley drew from * a savings bank about $200 he had saved. He said good-bye to his friends , here, and that was the last seen or < heard of him until a few weeks ago, when he surprised them by dropping ] in for a brief call. He was too hard pressed for time to remain away from < his valuable interests in the frigid i northern zone, he said. In April, ( 1908, Mr. Manley drove his prospecting pick into a rich vein of the yel- ] low metal, for which he had been pa- j tiently delving for nearly two years. < He lost no time in filing his claim on i the property, which he sold very soon ] thereafter for $200,000. ] 4 Afraid of Losing Money. t This was a pretty good start for r Mr. Manley, but he was at a loss ] just what to do with so much wealth, < when he decided to make a visit to < Washington and New York. He g wanted to bring along his cash as ] proof of his successful quest, but his ] varied experiences had taught him 1 to be wary of ,his wealth and very j careful where he carried his cash j and how he displayed it. i T ? V- - ~ If ? 1 _ Ill Ills UiicmiiJd :\ji. Jiauic.v uuan.f I hit upon the ingenious idea of utiliz- ? ing his artificial limb for a repository ] for his wealth. This fact was brought I out in New York the' day Mr. "Manley j departed on his* return trip to Alas- i ka, when the erstwhile miner re- i quested the privilege of retiring to l the private office of a business man c to conclude a business deal. > When safe behind the closed door ( of the private office Mr. Manley pro- s ceeded to unhook the artificial limb t and'leisurely withdrew from its re- i pository a roll of bank bills as big as t his arm. After counting out $250, t he carefully folded up his roll and ( placed it back in his perambulating i bank vault with the easy manner of ( a man locking his barn door. 1 "Alaskan miners have often had *i the sad experience of having their -y legs pulled when they visited Broad- t waf," remarked Mr. Manley to the i astonished clerks who had watched ; the cool proceeding with interest, i "but I guess the laugh would cer- i tainly be on me if I should awaken s some fine morning and find this left i leg of mine missing. There is about ] $150,000 between the false knee cap f and the top of the shoe on my left \ foot. However, I sleep with my left ( leg under my pillow, something i pvprv fpllow rvannot do. and I am i surely not absent-minded enough to 1 get up in the morning and forget my important roll." t Return to Far North. i After a fortnight spent in New ( York Mr. Manley decided that neith- t er the big city nor the beautiful en- 1 virons of the national capital had ( anything on Sitka and Fairbanks, f so he took an inventory of his cash I in his safe deposit cork leg and planned his departure for the north. To a company of friends whom he entertained at dinner the day of his j departure for the frozen fields and i arctic zephyrs, Mr. Manly frankley admitted that he could not resist g "the call of the Yukon." S Mr. Manley's home while in Wash- l ington was at 37 East Capitol street, s r Another Open Door for Women. c ?? i The first woman to become a wire- f less operator has taken her position i on a coasting steamship. If she t proves equal to the demands of wire- 2 less telegraphy on our storm-tossed t Atlantic coast in the winter season, she will score another triumph for women. All doors fly open to the light touch of woman's skilled hand in this century of ours. There seems s little which she does not attempt, t and there are few occupations in 1 which she does not succeed vhen she \ brings her mind to bear upon them, l ? I liiving warning. < ??? c Mrs. Wilson's husband was often < obliged to make long journeys on i business, and frequently did not ( reach home until after midnight. His i wife had usually slept peacefully at ; these times, but a number of burg- ] laries in the neighborhood during j one of Mr. Wilson's trips had dis- < turbed her calm. One night Mr. Wil- ; son was stealing carefully up the i stairs, so that his wife should not 1 be awakened, when he heard her ] voice, high and strained. < "I don't know whether you are my i husband or a burglar," she called; i "but I am going to be on the safe i side and shoot. So if you are Henry J you'd better get out of the way!" 1 J. H. TILLMAN'S NURSE. She Was Dismissed Because of a Letter to the Senator. Asheville, Jan. 27.?Anent the several newspaper stories relative to 2o\. Jaifies H. Tillman, who has been a visitor and health-seeker in A.sheville for the past several months and who is declared to be rapidly improving, Mrs. Mary Dortch Scofield, who came here with Col. rillman as his nurse and who remained with Col. Tillman until, as she says, she was "fired because she wrote a letter to Senator Benjamin rillman asking that he assist his nephew," has handed in for publication a communication giving her side of the matter and also a letter ^ 1*11 1 ~ _ T"> from former uovernor v^uariws l>. A.ycock, of North Carolina, as to her standing, refinement and culture. Mrs. Scofield's communication follows: "I have paid no attention to the stories lately printed, but the at:ack by Mrs. M. T. Bunch, a sister )f Col. Tillman, as she signed herself when in Asheville, cannot go unaoticed. (She refers to an article in the Spartanburg Journal a few lays ago.) They are not true. I Evas with Col. Tillman from the lour he arrived in Asheville until ae became angry about my writing :o Senator Tillman to assist him. Then he dismissed me, saying that [ was the best nurse he had ever seen but he would never have another nurse, but would get a 'nigger' who would not tell everything. [ have nothing to say against my patient. I did my duty by him. When he went to Larkspur cottage, n Albermarle park, it was I who idvanced the money for three nonths' rent; also the $25 which >aid for the bed he now occupies. I expected his sister, Mrs. Bunch, to *epay that money. She left here November 2, promising to send me i check November 15. I have not eceived one penny yet. She left Evithout leaving one penny in the louse, and the res? of my money, >ver $30, went for what I would call rery necessary expenses; milk, eggs, itc. Mrs. Bunch was not in Lark;pur cottage after November 2 unil January 17, although I wrote her n rwomhf>r T would be comDelled ;o go where I could make expenses, ;hen only remained three nights. Certain patients are allowed to eat ill they can get. I did not know :ol. Tillman had been forbidden that mvilege. I never nursed in Baltinore. I told Col. Tillman when 1 vent to him of my dismissal from ;he 'out patient department' conlected with Bellevue. I am not ashamed but rather proud of the 'act. "Miss Goodrich offered to let ne resign, but I preferred a dismissal because I was dismissed for reDorting unjust treatment of helpless )atients. The matter was placed heore Mayor Gaynor, but he did not jive me a fair investigation. Miss joodrich and Dr. Brannon misrepresented the case to him and he let it drop. I intend to have it up ater. "I have been noted for giving my ;ime and money to patients. This s the first time I have been accused )f trying to steal. As a letter from ;he governor of South Carolina has )een given, no doubt I will be parloned for producing one from a ormer governor of North Carolina, Ion. Charles B. Aycock. Respectfully, "Mrs. Mary D. Scofield." The letter from former Governor Aycock, which Mrs. Scofield handed n as an exhibit, follows: "I have known Mrs. Mary Dortch 5cofield for more than 25 years. >he is a member of one of the very jest families in North Carolina, and ihe is a woman of culture, high and 3oble purpose. Her life has been levoted to the service of others. She s absolutely and unqualifiedly truthul about all matters and can be im)licitly relied upon. I wish to make his testimonial as strong as languige permits, because in truth she is jntitled to it." A $60,000 Table. Nemise Ventura, of Porto Rico, spent most of 30 years making a ;able of silver and gold. He was a niner and conceived the idea of dejositing the precious metals in the ?orm of this table. The legs are jold, the top is of silver, says The - TT 1 J A A A-V. ? I jnrisuan neraiu. aiuuuu mo )f the table are designs of ancient joins; the center part represents a nap of the United States, all being outline in silver. The table is 12 nches in height, 16 inches long and 10 inches wide. The maker estinates its value at $60,000. He is in New York city now, hoping to iispose of his prize, but he is so ifraid that some one will steal it ihat he scarely leaves it for a moment. He desires very much to witless the sights of New York, but ;avs he will not run any risk of his :able getting away from him. This nan has manifested great skill and ndustry, and it is to be hoped his JO years of labor will be rewarded s?ith a generous purchaser. \ (fL'^WT wv i We have l ceived the line of Bos from one largest Sta houses in tl i ed States < are offerir exactly hal We have b III that will ? vou. 50c for 25c, 40 for 20c, 30 for 15c, an Come and THE... Herald Bo( MAIL ORDERS S( j ^ BAMBERG. SOUTH \ m\] just re- J sample I : Paper ? of the 1 itionery mJ le Unitmd we I 'g it at I J If price. I I 'argcuiid I SI istonish I paper 1 c paper 1 I r+ nonni* II I v papvi dsoon. I see it. 1 I ik Store I ILICITED I ^CAROLIN^^^ j