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The VOL. 3. NO. 88. SEMI-WE OUR COLUMBIA LETTER. ( News in the Capital City? < Many Improvements in i Progress?Automobiles to Burn?Other Matters. , Mr. Editor: li is with great | pleasure that your scribe again takes up the correspondence to ' The L Micasti r New- from thi j the capi al city. It may be wi'h|< regrt t Ui.it the editor and prim- t ers of The News see these articles again start *d up. t'Ut your scribe is faking you u,? a 1 s> 1 ''it's up i?> you'' to say *'N' We reached heie Sato.da , t Augubi 1 st, abcut op m. to cast ' our lot in this grand old city, i We dreaded to leave our numer * oub friends behind; we disliked to leave the town which is niak- < ing rapid strides towards pros- ^ perity. We regret that we shall 1 not be there to enjoy llie prog ress that old Lancaster is mak- f ing. But the tates have brought 1 us here and we have no com- ( plaint. For Columbia is a most beautiiul city, one of the coming cities of the South. Where is he and who is he w ho does not love his state and the capital of his state* Surely any man who has ever seen Columbia and i doesn't like it should be treated for "mental absence." And now t hat on mati v ? w~~. V U" 4U???tT Illiyn/*CIUC1115 rtiu being made ! ^ Yes, there are many improvements which either have been or will be made and the good work ( is going on now. The streets are being beautified. The state s house grounds are now a thing c of beauty and work is still being i done which when completed will i be a credit to the grand old com- ^ monwealth, South Carolina. ' t In the business and residential sections changes are being made * which will make Columbia a t ' Columbia beautiful." ller a suburbs are very pretty ones. 8 Her people are refined, and could go on and on to tell of im- 1 provements but time forbids. Shortly after we arrived Satur- r day we had the?well, don't know i what to say, but we saw it. It \ was an automobile on fire on t Main street. The alarm was ' sent in and the superb Johnnyon the spot, Get-there-quick Fire r Department was soon there, f Only about $85 00 damage was p done but my! the excitement. j And talking about autos, Co ^ lumbia has some grand machines anyway, and now they have 11 some most magnificent ones, v They are called the 4<White s Steamer" and cost $4,200. They r make no noise whatever and it c takes inspection to describe them. May your humble servant s have a few hundred shipped to e Lancaster? a The moving picture show is a s fad-in Columbia. There are six tl or more. Some carry vaudeville c and acrobatic acts, et cetera. At ? the Columbia Theatre is a cam- a erophain. 1 am unable to de~ serine it out it is lalKing, sing- n inc, dancing and acting motion b pictures. There is a phonograph n connection in some way. It P makes the pictures look like they it are talking, singing, etc. If any ti one wants a fuller explanation i( they may come down and see ti lor themselves. It is truly won tl derful. ri It's hot down here but in the r? atternoon one can take a nice t< ride on the street car and get re- a freshed. ft j The Columbia concert band lj affords much pleasure two nights ti a week on the State House grounds. This is a fine band ? LAN( LEDGER 1852 EKLY. ~~" LANC^ unci iiives very enjoyable con- TH certs. ! Then there is the Hyatt I'ark | Casino, where flood shows are Jp given each night. At Kidgewood there are (lances, etc. *1C Well, Mr. Editor as your scribe j is writing, a nice shower is be- j ginning to fall. It is needed too. Mr Yes, we miss Lancaster and nol ,( wish her much success. We ( ^ , 'hall ever look to her new ' N 0 ichi- vemeuts, etc., with much ',iiVe inter e.-o au'l j>ride. frient '1 lie Lancaster News shall al- tem t wa; - le welc med. It shall be )jne is ? let er trom home. Rf An' now fallow readers let ' H<1^ is le In The Lancaster News as we uucli as we can and let's make roa(l 1 t second to no paper in South corne Carolina. tho(.e And let's boom our state, our japital and dear old Lancaster. Push Lancaster and Push Co* ,iro 11 umbia. a"? fc With best wishes to The News cians md all Lancaster, I beg to close, in hoi emaining as ever a faithful and i,ar,j9 lutiful lover of Lancaster. . Jno. M. Banks. 'hat ' Columbia, S. C., Aug. 5, '08. "eon work Register! Register!! ^ ^ their \n Urgent Appeal to Democrats from State Chair- roa(1 man Jones. # tl,at i L'o the Democratic Voters of viz: South Carolina. in tb Fellow Democrats: In view as a )f the great indiffereuce which make seems to exist among the Demo- for tli jrats o* this state as to register- ticiar ng under the new law requir- the a ng all voters to register this stop [rear, I feel it to be my duty as men rcur chairman to address you in in tb his public manner, and urrre vnn , ? n- J **** UDLtCl o co to your county seats at once starte md register. There is no doubt hero ibout the I act that tlie negroes have ire registering in great numbers of pre 1 some counties and if the De- peopl nocrats do not register they can ?howi lot vote in the general election progr n November next, and some of for g< he congressmen may be defeated, progr Hie electoral ticket oi this state We si nay also be endangered by the spirit ailure of the Democrats to re- |et U[1 :ister. The time expires Sept. ward st 1908, and after that it will on ti,j >e almost impossible to be reg- Nothi stered. We have heard ot late clearl -arions threats that our repre- araoui entation in congress would be educed by a Republican con- pa roi res9 on account ot our porta mall vote in the general ami , lection. All indications now enjerj re that the next house ot repre- r0ads. entatives will be very close, and favor he pa9t history of the Republian party proves that that party ? Pa) nil stop at nothing to count in an(* bi working majoiity. design Now, lellow Democrats, do ready ot allow this serious charge to jaw e made against you, but go im lediately and register, and be ^ repared to roll up a big major- are go ,y for the Democratic electoral Road cket and also for our congress- ter jnal nominees. The Democra- poa(j8 c county chairmen throughout tie state are urged to earnestly Iorwa' sqoest the Democrats in their w^y n jspective counties to at- men a ;ud to this important matter we are t once and to use their best ef- certaj >rte to gei them out immediateArc Di r, as the time expires for regis- F ration September 1, 1908. l',at a Very respacfully, peopb VVilie Jones, Chairman. ter th :aster RFVTRW 1R7A T7i^rrtroDr?TOT7 rwa w < ?i -? x i-j\i ruoc. VSTER, S. C., AUGUST 8, 1908. IE ROAD QUESTION, j*? puroudth x eel the por,d r? Legislature of armer Writes Enthusias- wjii j,el rili ol ally about the New Road tlmse hills th;* aw> hard j uUing t ditches in the Editor : 1 hope you will which have be 3g?rJ me as being greedy the flow of w ur valuable space, but 1 .Vll(i wib jje a been asked by some ot the degree of sate Is of tire Better Road Sys- Let the good \ o say a few words on this all honor to t In the first place, I wish t|16 movement j that the greatest kickers ive now on the progressive Rock Hill V system are those least con- 0n Charg d. I mean by that, that pjer Own < who pay least taxes are ? l} . ,, ., rjnston, Mas rig worst. But, really, they , , 1*11 r* Charlotte Obs ot so much to blame after - , . .... spector Watti >r a few designing politiare holding up their hands rBiar,ers as , . , , of his men to ly horror and crying out. a hip. Well, we do hope 01 ,A%0 .. , , and a woman, hose poor men who have ... , . . abduction in complaining of having to the roads for the benefit of stances- 10 , . ,, , Chicago and tl ch will not allow those de- 7 ..... . , .. ed 111 Rock 111] lg politicians to demoralize , ., . Ihe woman wits so much that tliev ... , " Unison and a not know that tnis new . . ... ottered for her svstem is just the thing . _ , . . . , , is r rank J. B1 hev liave been praving tor. . .. ? kidnaping Vei a tax on the property , , . KT years old, 111 < le countv. iNow.as soon .. , * 1 .1 * Mrs. Hinsonre law is enacted that . , , . anil secured ht s the property owners pav ... , . . .. Willie, and 01 ie road the designing dcIi... . n appeared, bl 1 comes in and tries to pull 11 , , weiKiis aooui vool over your e\es and < dark hair, slit you from voting ior the ' who started the ball rolling a )OUt ^ e right direction. It this 'S a 8Car unc^e , , , , . bone, and her r road system had been ' , . , crowned with >d twenty years ago we ^ J B L in Lancaster county would had something in the way " '? c ftiiniHg 1 igress to boast of now. 1 lie ^ Ir' ' 18 PO' . . in this case, f e in this community are . ' , , , it is their opn ing good judgment aud a r , . .j- shed some ligl essive spirit by standing fa >od roads. This is a dav of *er'0Ufl disapea i , ,. * , man, and he rr ess in which we hye and ... .of her present lould show a progressive ,, by our good roads. Don't , . . ... Chief of l'ol retrograde, but push tor, , , , of Rock Hill, 1 and show where we stand is matter of Better Roads. ur^ent aPPea ... , . cers asking the ng that we know of so , , , .i , apprehend tli y umiuaica tile ue^ree itQU " * . . and the man 1 nt o! progressive spirit in a , , .... . believed the cl luiuly as the condition of , , ~ i. i ?od the child : ids. Our agricultural im, i . .. j sire most, to rei nee demands better roads. . i .i low wrote that to keep pace with other i i ... l?r several exc arises we must have better . believe that t 1 he property owners are in ei i? i a i Boston, of better roads and are ready r the taxes to get the roads, "I it, for the bow-wow ol some ^enne^ * ling politicians, all stand to support the new road Rock Hill II Hospital, whit or counties in this state property of t ing ahead with the Better the city, has System?why not Lancas- by Dr. W. W If we are to have better city and in some radical changes and institution will rd steps must be made, and supervision. Dr Ot Iin W? I.At 11a ant likn 6^ (llllt.A A rAT w ' - ^ ^ O MV/ I 11 IVU j w rv * V|' nd show to the world that geon and the ? a progressive people. At hospital will m n seasons of the year there to his fame. aces in our public roads ? re a disgrace to a civilized SS L j.The new road law will bet- original. Nothing ___ ? , ... on Dmritt'u. It ese conditions and we will ^ Boothia#. Sold . News 1891 PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY ose meu who start XHE COUNTY CAMPAIGN >a<? system i n t he . 190S. Then we j The Opening Tuesday at th#? t" give us^o much Hal1 Picnic in the Pleasant or our teams, those Valley Section. mi<ldle ol tho roud I I'AluorTliO News: en made thereby The annual picnic atjo'.n W. - - I Hall s was held on the 4Jh inst. ater from above, i -m , i . * i 1 lie meeting was opened by ^ ble to have some so,,g by the Belair choir followed tv when traveling by prayer by Kev. C. P. Carter, vork move on, and The chairman, I). K. Hall, prehose who started and announcing Gaudily dates. The candidates lor liep ' resents!ive came first, each one discussing the issues in his own voman Wanted way?road law, immigration e of Abducting bureau, lieu law?these being Child. ^le maiu i88Ues. Foster with his anecdotes kept the crowd in s., special in the a roar. Then came those for erver: Chief In- Sheriff. -Judging from the con3 of police head- tinned cheering and tears shed, instructed all t^ev showed the high esteem in , 4 , which our vet ran Sheriff Hun be on the watch . , . , , 4. ter is held in this section ot the ersons, a man county. The others made fine wanted for child speeches. The candidates for two different in- the different offices came in orman is wanted in der- While mentioning good ie woman is want- r?,,,ls- we, mUBt "ot l!"' 10 c"m" 1 phment the speakers for super ' intendent of education. is Mrs. Almetta Sapp generally rises in spring r?sinnl ?f O.-vO , . . - >,? r.yy, 1a ui.votti, uui uus Deing election arrest. The man year? Jt is now rising 111 August, air. charged with Wo niU9t compliment the nice ,, . , music rendered by Van Wyck onica CJassidv, 12 . , , ,, ; ' string band, especially the comic ^hicago July 30th. 8ongS after the exercises. There turned to her home was "nothing to mar the pleasures ;r 7-year old son, of the day and the spacious dinl April 28th dis- ner spread was highly enjoyed. ia op ^i,i As usual our triend Kodgers le is ob years old, , , , , ., ,_r J . . had soup ready for the pounds, has crow(i -pj,e crowd numbered ;htly streaked with near a thousand. All went home > temples. There after having spent a very pleasr her left cheek anr 'lay. right eye-tooth is Your 8Cribe flowed the candii dates the next day to Van Wyck ?? " and enioyed the hospitality of ielvaux, ?>0 years ^})e8e good people. While on o he a Frenchman the way to Van Wyck we nought by the police ticed many added improvements, or they say that such as the homes of the late ti.nt u*. Edward Nesbit, J. M. Yoder and the old Nesbit homestead. These it upon the mys wjn compare with many city trance of the wo ?homes. lay tell something finite a large crowd irom this whereabouts. He place attended the nienic at i with an accent. Waxhaw Thursday. ice U. C. Partlow, James O. Ilall. ias written a very _ . to the local offi- Four Res.dences and Two m to ontleavor to Churches Struck by Lighte Unison woman Spartanburg. elvaux, for it is Spartanburg special in Thursilid is with them, day's Observer: Lightning struck i9 what, they de- four residences, two churches cover. Chief Part and stunned several people durhe felt inclined ? severe electrical storm this ellent reasons to atternoon. Three of the resihe woman is in dences that were struck were hadly damaged and one was set on fire. Silver Hill Methodist Buys Rock Hill church was struck in three places spital. anc* l'ie tower demolished. A , . , small colored church on Charles erald: 1 he Rock 4 c , , . ... . street was set on hre bv a bolt :h lia9 been the ..... . , , ^ , . ... , of lightning and the hre departhe physicians of . , . ... . . , ment had to be called out to exbeen purchased .... . # . . tinguish the flames. '. Fennell of this the future the ... . . minimcr complaints iirni otbor serious ailbe run under his nientH common in hot weather can be . traced to the stomach nine times out of rennetl has gum* ten. Keep the stomach in good order >11t at ion ?u a unr_ riK,lt Uow l,v keeping a bottle of Ko.lol U alio S bandy in the house all the time, hut espurchasing ot t he pwially during this month. Take Ko-lol whenever yon feel that you need it. That 0 doubt Hud much is the only time that yon need to take Kodol. Just when yon noed it; Tliou yon will not be troubled with sour stomach, ? belching, gas ou the stomach, bloating, , . . _ . dyspepsia and iudigestion. Sold by all mitetions of DeWitfs druggists. w-s lazel Salve but just one ,, , M MSyEifi; OT.WN6? NEW DISCOVERT by au druggists, w s < Will Surely Slop That Cough.