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?s?~ "* f 1^" ' 8 "45 YEARSJT SEf German Liner Captain Retires After 326 Atlantic Trips. S*g>n on a Sailing VetMl?Varlei Caraar of Hoegemann of tha CaqIIU "On I v MANAtAiuuiA.^ Arv cording to Him. Now York.?To have crossed th< North Atlantic 326 times In full com taand of a great liner laden with pre lous freight and more precious Uvei would appear to the landsman as i oareer teeming with excitement ant danger. And yet, to bear that grlulec veteran of the seas. Captain District Hoegemann, about to retire from ac Oce service with the North Oermai Lloyd, one might gather the impres ton that the life of the commandei of a "Schnelldampfer"?as the Oer ruins persist in calling a beautiful ax press steamer like the Kronprlnsesslx Cacilie?was about as thrilling as con ducting a party of sightseers through the Aquarium. "The lives of sea captains today ar? monotonous." said Captain Hoege tnnnn "nrirl tho pinnrionrna thev ro through, while, perhaps, thrilling to the landsman, are a matter of almost daily routine. Fair weather or foul, tog, hurricane. Ice or blue galea?they are all commonplace. We have our work to dc and these obstacles merely make that work a little more difficult. That is all there Is to It." Captain Hoegemann when the Cecil le noses Into her dock at Bremen Will take his papers and the precious aatographed photos that adorn his oabln walls and bid good-by to the sea. He will retire on a handsome pension, after thirty-four years' service with the North German Lloyd and forty-flve years at sea. At the age of 60 he Is the same staW wart, erect, active figure that vsed to pace the bridge of the old ;teamer Strasburg In 1891. when the company gave him his first command. With his retirement the German Lioyd loses the officer of whom It Is most proud and the transatlantic service will miss one of the most efficient and kindly dignitaries who ever stood ft thirty-slx-hour storm watch on the bftdge or chucked a passenger's youngster under the chin. Hoegemann took to the Bea as naturally as the proverbial duck to water. Not only was his father, Johann Hoegemann. an old sea dog and officer on the ancient tub Union, but for generations back on both the father's and mother's sides the present Hoegemann 's ancestors had been lineal descendants of Neptune. It was therefore to be expected that when Hoegemann'B father attempted to break the chain and turn his youngster Into a bank clerk the lad rebelled and skipped away to sea botore the mast on a big sailing vessel plying the trades to the Orient. It was at the end of this first voyage that young Hoegemann bumped Into the Franco-Prussian war. His ship, knowing nothing of the stirring events that had taken place since she sailed from China, for Bremen, was Innocent nough to bolst the German flag wboc ft French warship hove In sight off the Bay of Biscay. In an hour or so the French B&llors were in charge of the German trader and Hoegemann and his fellows were prisoners. In 1879 he was at the Navigation School to pass an examination and get an officer's certificate, after which he Joined the North German Lloyd. As both officer and commander HoegeBUinn has made about 500 trips across the North Atlantic. Government Maps. It may be of interest to touring autotnobilists, bicyclists and even suffragette "hikers" to know that the government will furnish at the trifling cost of 5 cents accurate maps of all sections of the country east of the Mississippi river. These maps each Cover a section about 20 miles square, and, as they are nearly two feet square, they have a scale of about an Inch to the mile. On this scale every road and byroad can be readily distinguished. Prominent houses along the highways are set out, as well as every stream and branch. A feature that Is specially desirable is the system of contour lines which copiously cover the maps These show the varying elevation, there being a distance of 50 feet elevtion between each line. One may thus choose between two roads leading to his destination, selecting from the slightest inspection of the map the one showing the least hills These maps are kept for sale in the ofBoes of the geological survey, on F street between Thirteenth and Four tenth streets northwest. The price Just covers the cost of lithographing. ?-Washington Star. Course in Chores for Boy*. Ths Bethel Women's club ot 9tTxxtis believes that a course of home carpentering should be added to the school curriculum for boys. The members of the club believe that the boys may as well be acquir ing knowledge which they can put to praotical use In their own homes, such as making screens, repairing broken windows, or chairs, putting storm protectors on doors and the like rather than devoting all their time to fancy wood working and cabinet makiDg. This would save many a penny that now goes to the professional carpenter for doing such odd Jobs, ._ ... - ?. rjff- -CORNER STONE LAYING. | Intrrestlng and Instructive Program I Carrie<l Out at Midway. Special to The News, i Kershaw. July 28.?The day set for the laying of the corner stone of the Midway school building was a model day for such an occasion. People began gathering early and it i was conservatively estimated that there were fully 1,500 people on the ground. ' Everything was ready and waiting for the entertainment and comfort of the people. Mr. M. C. Gard? ner of Flat Creek Jr. O. TJ. A. M. and i- superintendent of Flat Creek Sunday K school, was made chanirman of the I meeting. k At 11 o'clock a. m., Rev. T. A. . Dabney mounted the stand and conj ducted the devotional services. Mr. * W. F. Estridge of Pleasant Plain Jr. 1 O. U. A. M., ana Buperimenuem ui * Pleasant Plain and Midway Sunday i schools, delivered the address of . welcome, which made all feel at r home. He spoke of the contrast be, tween the old and new school building then before him. saying the old one was "up-to-date" in it's time, but 1 that its time had passed. Rev. T. A. * Dabney was introduced on behalf of i the Sunday schools, not of a few, but in general, as usual and as was exi pected he made a strong plea for the . Sunday schools, for temperance, for , harmony and anything pertaining to ( a common betterment. Rev. W. S. Gardner made a good ' speech on behalf of the Daughters 1 of America, an organization with ' insurance features for the ladies, ' but not exempting gentlemen. Then the chairman announced . dinner, and Mr. Editor, I wish you had been there. Well, I omit the conclusion. 1 ne nrsi ining itiiei uinuci v??*~ mi eloquent and appropriate address by Clarence O. Getty, state councilor of the Junior Order, of Charleston, at the conclusion of which the marble "corner stone" was placed by Mr. Getty. The Kershaw band, which is the equal of any of the large city bands, was on the ground all day. Not necessary to say they did credit to the occasion and to themselves. A ball game was played in the afternoon between Buffalo and Taxahaw, the score being 4-1 in favor of Buffalo. REVOLUTION* WILL BE SHORT In China From Present Indications? Peace Proposals Under Discussion. Shanghai, China. July 27.?Peace propositions are under discussion here between the two parties. Dr. Wu Ting Fang. formerly Chinese minister to the l#iited States, is the most prominent among the intermediaries, but it it doubted here whether he is authorized by Provisional 1 XT CSUI T.T ~ 4 ??.<? rresiuem i uau oui ivai. ? n*r yi mcipal Wu Sung Fort today definitely declared for the government. The country people and the workmen at the arsenal are regaining confidence and returning to their work. Roston, Mass., July 27.? The belief that the present revolutionary movement in China is destined to be short lived was expressed in a cablegram received yesterday by the American Raptist foreign missionary society here from its representative at Shanghai. The cablegram follows: "Revolution not likely to continue long. Are in no danger." Creature Thrives on Pine Needles? May Kill Trees. Greenville Special to Charleston News and Courier, July 27.?A worm which devours the needles of the pine tree and appears to flourish upon this strange diet, is the unusual find of Mr. J. T. Spearman, a farmer living near this city. Mr. Spearman says he has consulted some of the "oldest citizens" and none of them have any knowledge of any living creature?excepting a "billy" goat ?which will eat pine tree needles. "? * ? ... ^ 1a /iAncl?loro/l Q /MIT* riPIin1 lilt* WUI lil l r? vvueiu\ i^m ? ^ iosity, and was exhibited here today in one of the store windows. The worm is nearly white, of a pale greenish tinge, and is abotit an inch long. Several pieces of pine tree, covered with the worms, show that the creatures have made an excellent job of ridding the tree of its leaves, for the twigs are stripped clean of the projecting needles. Under an attack from a number of these worms, it is believed that not even the hardy pine could long survive, and if the worms multiply, it is feared that they may create considerable ravages among the pine trees of that section of the county. I Rev. Dixon's "Sins" Drought Before Public. Roanoke. Va.. Special to Colum bin Record, July 28.?"The Sins of a Father," Thomas D. Dixon's new play, will open the latter part of August in Syracuse with a tour of the East to follow. The cast is composed of six people. | Dixon's "The Leopard's Spots" Is going out again, opening August 16 upstate. Both shows are going out under the direction of Dixon, who left the pulpit for the stage. House Adjourns in Four Minute*. Washington, July 26.?The shortest session of the house on record adjourned four minutes after it began today to avoid continuance of the Republican filibuster for a discussion of the Diggs-Caminettl white slave case. Not Far Wrong. Having learned the Important I date when the United States mint was established and the cotton gin I invented, a grammar school pupil in ; Kentucky, answering the question, "What two important institutions I were established in Washington's administration?" wrote, "Mint and gin." THE LANCASTER N] WANT HUSBANDS, NOT VOTES Mayor Qaynor Explains Militancy? Not Enough M?n for All, Fair Sox Dosperato. New York.?Women become militant suffragists because tbey have no husbands, and for that very reason there is no need of apprehension in this country of the bomb-hurling and window-smashing type of vote seeker, according to Mavor Oavnor Thpm> and other sentiments on the subject ol rotes for women were expressed by the mayor in an interview he gave at City hall. The mayor believes that if all the women make up their minds they want to vote they will vote, and the men may as well understand it first as last But the great weakness of the women's cause is that they do not all stand together Some of the mayor's trenchant remarks on the question are: "There are lots of men who should not have the vote. I know a distln ^^^IB^^B * Hp *'' *'!; v ^<>;^..>. r "; B ft ^jyiNH^H^^^^K1 ir?^ ^Y^9jj^^^H|^B^B ^B sir x an ; -'-^u WjJ " X.- -V Mrx ' :,v,'-' Mayor Qaynor. guished man who said only damned fools vote, and he Is a high state official. "I am willing to let all the women do all the voting and let the men tell them how to do It. is there any suffragette In the world who would not give up her principles for a nice man? "In Great Britain there are about 1,500,000 women who have no men and they are rather desperate. As soon as every woman has a man, the women get to be very peaceful. I do not blame the women for getting mad. They ought to tear down all England. But voting will not get them husbands and they will be as bad off as ever. "1 feel both jolly and bully about the subject of equal suffrage. But we cer ! talnly do not want to bring any new source of discord into the household. "The political result would be the same (with all women voting) in this country. The women would say "Let father attend to this matter; it bothers our little headB too much.' "The English suffragettes who are committing crimes would be locked up here. The men, whether policemen, judges or Jurymen, do not like to hurt the women, and that is the weak point in the case." j The mayor said that he was quite willing to classify himself as a suf fraglst. KALI A FAMOUS GOD OF WAR People of India Worship Idol Shown at the World In Chicago at Coliseum. Chicago.?Kali, the original god of war. of whom there is a likeness at The World In Chicago at the Coliseum, I Is one of the most famous of the 300.000,000 and more gods that India poa Besses K>1l la famous and iustlv so. accord lng to Rev. H A Musser, a missionary of India. Around hla neck and hanging to his knees In front Is his necklace of human skulls. In an uplifted hand he holds a dagger "This Is Just an Illustration of the Idol worship of the orient," said Rev. Mr. Musser, "and while It seems strange that people will turn their worship to such a hideous, Inanimate object, yet right In that act centers the greatest difficulty that Christian missionaries have to face In making theirs the world-wide religion." The World In Chicago, which has been occupying the Coliseum and the Auditorium for the Last four weeks. Is now in Its last week, it being officially ? ? K/. * V? V? o L*r? nr a n n n t nun nuuuvru uicvi uuvu mn i wi Darkness and Light at the Auditorium and the exposition at the Coliseum will be open for the last time Saturday night. ^ "Stagger" Oil. Prom the beginning of September nntll November a small flsh called Stickleback Is caught In considerable quantities off the Island of Dunamunde, at the mouth of the Dwlna river, in I the Oulf of Riga, and also near the Island of Semgallen, In the Dwlna river, near Dunaberg. Russia. The fishermen make an oil from this fish which Is very useful In the leather and harness Industry as a preservative. The name of this fish Is "Stlchling" ! In German, the common name Is i "kaserago," and In come communities 1 It is called "stagger." I 1 * SWS, JULY 29, 1913. COTTON. 1 ??? The Money in the Crop nnd a Boston Paper's l<lea of It. I Christian Science Monitor. In 1911 the United States raised a cotton crop of over 16,000,000 bales i as against 11,500,0.00 bales in 1910 , and 10,000,000 bales in 1909. This crop broke 'all records and although , it seemingly oversupplied the market, the prices obtained were ir. the ' main good. In 1912 the production 1 was over 14,000,000 bales, but the smaller crop brought a cash return . of simething like $100,000,000 in I , excess of that received for the larg- , er. This indicated, among other i things, that the market was not ac- i . tually overstqcked by the record 1' 1 crop, but that it lacked facilities for I absorbing it. At all events the plant- I ' ers were not deterred from increas- j, ing the acreage this year and gov- . ' ernment statistics show that the 1913 yield will in all probaility ex-I ceed 15,000,000 bales. Should July I and August prove favorable to the staple, the crop of this year will bring the cotton production of the Southern states for the three years up to at least 45,000,000 bales. What does this mean in money value? It is but a reasonable ex- , pectation that an average price of 11 < cents a pound for the producer will be obtained this year. This would j bring the value of the growing crop to the farmer up to $825,000,000. ^ exclusive of the seed, or about $900,- , 000,000 in all. Taking 1913 as the ] average year of the period, the total | value of the raw cotton crop for the , three years would be $2,700,000,000. j The Southern states are enjoying , great prosperity. The South, from , its enlarged income, has been able ( to provide for development mm .i...cV ( increase its productive capacity tre- , mendously. Among its conservative , people there is still a strong disposi- , tion to warn the planters against continuous cotton planting, but despite numerous predictions of fail- . ure, the land continues to yield abun- ( dantly of the staple, and, as has been f seen, its selling value is well maintained. More skillful farming will ( explain one phase of this happy re- ( suit, an ever-broadening market the other. The South, in view of its ex- J perience in recent years, is, and has ( a right to be optimistic with regard < to the future. It has learned severe ( lessons: its confidence is due in very , large part to its belief that It has t learned them well. ? | Mntr the Farmer Can Make Practical 1 I'se of flic Newspaper. Farm and Fireside, the national f farm paper published at Springfield, ' Ohio, presents the following in its < current issue: s "Most everyone reads and appre- 1 eiates the government weather fore- 1 casts: but how many, especially 1 farmers and poutlrymen,'realize the I value of the weather report, giving, 1 as it does, the temperature and < weather conditions of the previous ( day in all sections of the country? j "Since the advent of the rural de- | livery, all up-to-date farmers get a newspaper, and its value can be made ' immeasureably greater by a careful | study of the weather report. For i instance, the previous day at 8 p. m. s the temperature of Detroit was thirty t degrees. Then, if you happen to I live in eastern Pennsylvania, that c will in all probability be your local t , temperature the following evening, c Farmers or poultrymen who have to ' look after the ventilation of barns c or poultry houses will find this I . knowledge invaluable. , I "It takes a little time and study ; j knfnro nnr> hccomes Droflcient in an- t I . ticipating the weather, but after a t time it becomes like second nature. | , There are mnny who. by closely ob-* serving local conditions, can pretty . accurately forecast the weather. j. "Suppose you have a long drive to make and you live in eastern '~ : Pennsylvania, then if you know it ' rained or snowed the previous night : in Chicago or Detroit or that It had J been zero, you would, if you possibly * could, put that drive off until later, ? when the weather were likely to be * more favorable. | "The writer has had four years' : experience rnising squabs, and he : knows how invaluable It is to have, some knowledge of weather prob-|" ! abilities in arranging the ventilation I I of pigeon houses for the night. Poul- I trymen who sometimes have to get | up during the night to close a door j or window, or look after an out-door < brooder, because a strong cold wipd ( has sprung up might have foreseen | the conditions by a simple study of ( the weather report. t1 "In reading this article do not i ' ronnrta with WCath- I COI11 unc nravixri er forecasts. They are distinct and separate. One reports the weather of the previous day, while the forecast Rives the probabilities for the ! day." ] Hints For a Bright Girl. I An exchange has suggested fifteen things which every girl can learn i before she is fifteen. The accomplishments are within every girl's reach: Never fuss or fret or fidget. Never keep anybody waiting. Shut the door, and shut it softly. Have an hour for rising and rise. Always know where your things are. i T oam to make bread as well as cake. Keep your oVn room In tasteful order. Never come to breakfast without a collar. Never let a button stay off twentyfour hours. Speak clearly enough for everyone to understand. Re patient with the little ones, as you wish your mother to be with ! you. j Never let a day pass without doing something to make somebody .1 comfortable. The girl who ha3 thoroughly - - * - ?'-Vf Ko /XIIIAH A Jearnen an mm uiirui. ?#?...? mistress of arts. Subscribe for The News. iinpru.yn.i j in . PRESSING NEW TREATY. With Nicaragua Granting Exclusive Rights For Canal. Washington, July 26.?Secretary Bryan had another executive session with the senate foreign relations committee today over the proposed Nicaraguan protectorate, but it was said no conclusions were reached. A special session of the committee will be held Tuesday, at which Mr. Bryan will appear again. Mr. Bryan, with President Wilson's approval, is pressing for ratification of a treaty by which in return for a payment of $3,000,000 Nicaragua would grant to the United States exclusive rights to an inter oceanic canal route, naval bases in the Bay of Fouseca and the United States would supervise some of Nicaragua's affairs in the same way it does Cuba's under the so-called Piatt amendment. Heads and Farm Values. Spartanburg Herald. The close an direct relation between road Improvement and farm values is clearly shown by information given out by the department of agriculture, which is referred to in The Herald's correspondence from Washington, and should be of special interest in Spartanburg county, where the problem of road improvement has not yet been satisfactorily settled. Instances are given by the department in land values along the line of improved roads, in some of which the very undertaking that enhanced the values of the road was strongly opposed by the owners of the lands. One Virginia farmer, who apposed roaci lmprovfiin'iun u.? special tax levy along; his $1,800 farm, was shortly after the improvement was made offered $3,000 for the same farm?a clear Increase of 66 2-3 per cent. The amount of the tax levy is not given, but it probably was not L.ore than one per cent, so that the enormous benefit to this particular farm is apparent. But another thing is to be noted n this connection. The farmer, before the road was bettered, tried to *eii his farm for $1,800, but could lot. After the road was built somemo else tried to buy his farm for J3,000, but could not. It is plain, herefore, that the difference between :he quoted figures on the farm does lot represent the farmer's total gain, 'or he sought to sell in one case and -efused to sell in the other. In other vords, the improved condition of the oad, besides increasing the value of lis land, served to dissuade him from selling his farm and. in all probabil-' ty, moving to the city. The improved road, aside from giving the farm i much higher market value, gives it i very much greater home value, ind serves to make farm life more ittractive and the farmer more pros>erous and contented. Therein, jerhaps, is one of the highest forms >f value created by the construction )f better highways. Most Underirable Citizen. Spartanburg Journal. The most undesirable male citizen s that self-important man who struts around and talks about elecion and always votes for the worst nan for office, while his children in otton mills are making a living for he family and his wife doing all the ooklng and washing. Do you know him? He is a bad me. Unsightly Face Spot* tre cured by Dr. Hobso'-'B Eczema Hntment, which heals al skin erupions. No matter how long you have ?een troubled by itching, burning, ir scaly skin humors, just put a ittle of that soothing antiseptic, Dr. Tobson's Eczema Ointment, on the, ores and the suffering stops initantly. Healing begins that very nlnute. Doctors use it in their praolce and recommend It. Mr. Allenan, of Littletown, Pa., says: "Had iczema on foreho;,d; Dr. Hobson's Cczema Ointment cured it In two reeks." Guaranteed to relieve or noney refunded. All druggists, or >y mail. Price 50c. Pfeiffer Chemcal Co., Philadelphia and St. Lonia. The Modern Way. ^rom Judge. "Sakes alive!" ejaculated the Itork, upon meeting the little God >f Love crying bitterly. "What is he matter, Dan?" "The m-mum-matter," sobbed ?upid, "Is that Cupidity is making .wlce as many matches as I am! Jh-wah! hah ha-a-ah!" The King of All Laxatives. For constipation, headaches, inligestlon and dyspepsia, use Dr. King's New Life Pills. Paul Matiulks, of Buffalo, N. Y., says they ire the "King of r.ll laxatives. They ire a blessing to all my family and [ always keep a box at home." Get i box and get well. Price 26c. Reosmmended byLan caster Pharmacy ind standard urug company. KILLED BY On Saturday, the 19th caster, itoute z, lost a On Monday morningr, th was mailed to Mr. Aran Who mailed it? D. E. BONEY. Sec. & Stock Insurance Associa Farmers Bank & Trust j st i To Prevent Blood Poisoning^} a- ply at oocf the wonderful old reliable f?R. I MPORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL, a sur- y gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at HT the same time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. $1.00 ' t CITATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,. County of Lancaster. Bv J. E. Stewnian. Judge of Probate.. Whereas, Mrs. Florence N. Elliott ! has made suit to me to grant her j letters of administration of the estate and effects of- L. S. Elliott. | These are, therefore, to cito and ; admonish all and singular the kind! red and creditors of the said deceased, that they be and appear be* fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lancaster on Tuesday, August 12. 1913, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. | Given under my hand, this 29th dav of July Anno Domini 1913. | J. E. STEWMAN, Probate Judg'St* I 1 Wood's High-Grade Seeds. Crimson Clover The King; of Soli Improvers, also makas splendid fall, winter and spring grazing, the earliest .green feed, or a good hay crop. CRIMSON CLOVER will Increase the productiveness of the land more than twenty times as much as the same amount spent in commercial fertilizers. Can be sown by itself or at the last working of corn, cotton or other cultivated crops. We are headquarters for Crimson Clover, Alfalfa, Winter Vetch, and all Farm Seeds, Write for prices and Descriptive Fit 11 (Catalog, giving information about all seeds for fall sowing. T. W. WOOD O SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. Rock Hill v | Eagle Mfg. ] Company GENERAL REPAIR 8HOP For Buggies, Wagons, Etc. Agents for Kelly Springfield Rubtwr Tires for Bungles. Rock Hill, a C. Our nlnnf la onnlnnoH Ia rl a hlark. *0 uSUlffVU w UV Ul^u grade repair work on any kind of vehicle. We make a specialty of i overhauling and painting buggloo, motor cars. etc. Work turned out promptly. We pay frelgh tone way. ! Write us for estimates, i NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR COTTON WEIGHER. . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lancaster. Petitions In conformity to the lawhaving been presented to the supervisor and county commissioners of Lancaster county asking for the election of Cotton Weigher for the cotton markets of Lancaster, Kershaw and Heath Springs, In said county and atate, notice Is hereby given that an election will be held on Tuesday, August 12th, 1913 .btween the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p, m., for the purpose of nominating Cotton Weighers lor oniu cuiiuu iuarKeu). ii no candidates receive a majority of the votes cast, at said election, another election will be held on the following. Tuesday, August 19th, 1913, for the election of said nominee. All parties who are growers or buyers of cotton, who are qualified to vote in the Democratic primary election will be permitted to vote and a majority of the votes cast is necessary to elect. The following managers will be in charge of said election: For Lancaster: Bart Consart, Charley Caskey, Turner Culp. , At Heath Springs: R. A. Blackmon, D. A. Hendrlx, J. Sam Bruce. At Kershaw: John M. Hinson, R. S. Floyd, W. C. Adams. Announcement of candidates, and theld pledges must be filed on or before Monday, August 4th, 1913, at which time the assessment will be made. This July 1%, 1913, T. O. BLACKMON, County 8unperrlsor. LIGHTNING , Mr. W. B. Arant of Lanfine mule by Lightning, e 21at, a check for $175.00 t. i Treas., The Mutual Live ttion, Yorkville, S. C. Co., Agts, Lancaster, S.C. 1 <