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EXPRESS CAR ROBBEDi - TliPffiWRY RAMI wi vvvyvvv k#i ll ll/l I Several Arrests Made in A bam a Train Robbery. STORY OF THE MAIL CLEF Men Held at Eutaw and Tuscalo< Deny All Connection With Daring Hold Up. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sept. 26.?Di utles from Birmingham and Mo gomery and armed farmers of Tu loosa county have abandoned t search for the three men who hi up and robbed the express car of ( Alabama Great Southern train n< Bibbville, Ala., last night, and 1 case is now entirely in the hands the railroad special officers. F men have been arrested at Euts Ala., below Tusacloosa, none whom is over 30 years old, and f others have been landed in the T caloosa county jail by Special Ag? Hall. All of these men deny coon tlon with the hold up. Mall Clerk Leander Poole tonif said: "Th D rnlihorv woo three masked men, only one of win appeared to me to be at all exp lenced. The other two were you and nervous. One of them did c< slderable promiscuous shooting a cursing in the mall car. Bull passing through the mall car narrc ly missed four men. I am confld* the robbers doing the hooting w< drunk. While crouched under ( counter I had the presence of ml to save a few registered letters. DYNAMITED SAFE. * "The last charge of dynamite tl 1 "blew the express safe was v< heavy. It Jarred us, one hundi yards away. They had modern i pllances equipped with lights tl threw rays so that they could see hut we could not see them. As tl were marching us back to the pass* ger coaches I fell into a cattle gut and sprained my ankle. One of I robbers warned us of the cattle gut just as I fell. "The fireman Btated the robbi got off with mall sacks full of boo My Impression Is they left the < before we reached Vance, letting < engine run wild to throw the pes: off the trail. I believe I can ident the robber who did the shooting n cursing. I got a good look at lil The smaller robber,, who guard the rear end of the express car, see ?d experienced. The express m senger nan no chance to derend hi self." COVERED WITH REVOLVERS According to statements of t train crew. Engineer Daniels and 1 fireman were covered with revolve when the train was stopped on 1 block danger signal at Blbbvll Fireman was forced to uncouple 1 express, mall and baggage cars, a they were run down the track soi distance from the passenger coach There the mall clerks and expri messenger were driven from the cj and the safes blown open with nit: glycerine. After the robbery t three men jumped upon the engli forcing the fireman to open the thr tie. They forced the fireman to jui from the engine a short distance fr< Blbbvllle. C. S. Jenks, who was a passeng says the conductor notified all t passengers of the hold-up and adv ed them to hide their valuables. T coaches were not entered. A neg porter engaged In a hand to ha tussel with a robber, but was stru on the head by another of the gai Late tonight conferences were h< by Sheriff Palmer, his deputies < gaged In the chase, railroad deb tlves, express company officials, p * vate * detectives and detectives fr< national agencies. It Is estimat that S50.000 were stolen, lncludl a heavy Rhlpment of currency fn the East to New Orleans. Car Ratify Damaged. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 26.?T entire trlan that was held up Blbbvtlle last night was taken tod to Meridian, Miss., the sounthe terminus of the division. The bi gage car had a large hole to through the roof by th eexplosloi which blew the safes and the m car showed bullet holes. The negro porter, who lartt nip was removing a velocipede usua used to flag trains, when ordered halt by one of the robbers, push the pistol away from his face a grappled with the hlghwaymi throwing him and holding him i curely until another masked m stepped up and hit him over the hei The negro then ran under the b? gage car. Salvation Through Immersion. Young's Mngazlne. * "Ingenuity can sometimes take t place of genius," asserts Mabel W ber, appealing In "The Merry W: ow." To substantiate her statemei she gives the following story: "In a north of England town thf was a BniriiBHH man wuu wouiu n?> accept gifts outright, although wan always depending on chart He painted landscapes and an c lady, when benevolently Irclint would hire him to decorate her wa with rural scenes, highly colored glaring tints as If nature had turn color bltnd. "There were cows In every see and the old lady noticed that all t cows were up to their knees In v ter. Not one stood etear on the vli green hills. " 'Jorvey,' she remarked to the < man, 'why do you always put t cows in water?' " 'It's this way, Mrs .Brindln,' t old artist responded. 'You s ma'am, I never learned to pa! hoofs.' " I The National Moo [Ci | 0 Spartanburg Herald. I We do not remember ever to 1 Been the people of this countrj just such a mood as at present. T1 a" are a few, whose personal affairs in a bad way because of democi ascendency at Washington and wl cue It is, therefore, to search k|? horizon for every possible hop< 1 calamity attributable to democi policy. But, barring such as tfc there Is a calm, an atmosphere M,a "good enough; keep It up!" a nat wide mood of confident expec that is positively amazing in cont to what we have been accustomed ep- many years. nt- It Is the mood of passengers I Ba- shjp who have ceased to be urn the In any particular about the mai eld I the helm and the chosen crew arc the him, He Is on the job and he kn iar his business, so what's the usi the fussing? Get busy on your own of whatever It may be, and all wll Ive well. Such Is the temper of I iw, nation almost unanimously If of j may judge by all the signs usu Ive ( relied upon us- | In all our history as a people n ?nt lng has been more extraordii ec- than the rapidity with which a c< ' ge president has in there swift y ?ht. won the confidence of a vast na I so that whatever he does whe by 1 quite understood at first or nol am calmly accepted as sure to be al er- the wisest thing in sight. Ther ng no blowing of trumpets by chi >n- heralds, no volumlons outgiving! nd "politic," no "swinging round circle" to soothe a ruffled pe< 'W- but just the quietest steadiest snt tentlon to thq peoples public lness and the most efficient that the generation has seen. nd And this generation most throi ly appreciates it. It suits them It gives them a neg measure of v can be done In government. ia* j voters are mighty well pleased 1 ?ry | the outcome last November, so ed . phased that all efforts by ba lP" | political opponents of the mai j the helm to get a rise out of U8 people against him fall painfully iey Juts how It has happened is a 1 ?n~ i hard to see, so swift and noise kI"d has been the action, but all this if "e All of wbich is most pleasant ir(1 those who had to flght staunchly hard for the selection of Wood Rrs | Wilson as the democratic nom i for national helmsman. ;ar die I ify Why We Progress Educational m~ Raleigh Times. PSm State Superintendent Joyner, man at the educational wheel North Carolina, is forever ahead seeing waht is best to be done. 1 he looking, he sees a great future for his farm life schools and sees thes< ^rs many and finally in all the coun he Agriculture is going to be taught le. erywhere in this state just as n -he ing and writing and arithmetic nd taught. The farm life schools wil mp*, vocational ones. So, also, lool ?8. ahead there are to come the indusl 5ss schools of the class which give n *rs ual training. Doctor Joyner has r<>- supreme pleasure of seeing about h? unified forces, for a dozen elem' i?. are combindlng and making for on ?t- the most through sate educath 11P systems yet perfected. It is but 5m Ing the truth to say that at this iticular moment North Carolina 1< ?r. the other states in the South in the other states in the South in IS- irnnaral ril., nf (Is CllllCflttnllill IV 'lp! Some send more money but n ro gets such fine results. The rei nf* may not know the reason hot 1 wha: an army or a nnvv man w. 1R- ' call pride In the service From "oyner to the little wjniau ?ln m* leaching a primary ma-is In tV.e r PC~ | emote rural school anil to the II rt" | pupil In that scool v'10 Is pl :l )rn cotton or gathering corn on -e(* school farm, there Is all the nR through the same prevadlng sj )m the tremendous desire to put N< Carolina to the front. No nobler ] pose ever animated a people. Decline of American Made Co n? nt Goods in China Causes Inquir; ay Washington. Sept. 27.?W. irn Graham Clark, commercial ag iff- has been sent by Secretary Redl >ni. to China to investigate the re? I for the decline in the sale of Am all ' can cotton goods in that coun | Whereas $28,000,000 worth of :ht ton goods from this country v lly sold In China in 1905, in the A to year of 1912 only $7,400,000 w< od were sold and in the year Just clc nd less than $6,000,000 worth, in, an Jury Declares Coleman Guilty id. Union Special to Columbia St iK- , Sept. 27.?Guilty with recomraet tlon to mercy was the verdict reti ed at 11:30 o'clock tonight by Union county court In the casf Harry Coleman, charged with 1 Ing hla father, Robert R. Colen 0 near Jonesville, September 21, 1 U- The case was given to the Jury Id- night at 7 o'clock. Sentence of imprisonment will be announced morrow by the court. >re ??????????????? rer Don't Let Baby Suffer With Era* ho end Sldn Eruptions, ty. Babies need a perfect skln-cn >ld lng. Skin eruptions cause them sd, I only Intense suffering, but hit Us th?lr growth. Dr. Hobson's Ecu in j Ointment can be relied on for rt ed and permanent cure of suffei | babies whose skin eruptions b ne | made their life miserable. " ho f baby was afflicted with breaking j a-1 of the skin all over the face fid ' scalp. Doctors and skin special | failed to help. We tried Dr. V >ld son's Ecsema Ointment and v .he overjoyed to see baby compl j cured before one box was us< he writes Mrs. Strubler, Dubuque, Ic ee, All druggists, or by mall, Int Pfelffer Chemical Company, Louis, Mo., and Philadelphia, Pa. THE LANCASTER NEWS, SEPTEM] ?I I 1 TI,E >d One Honest Man Don* you' Man! J . Dou' you Conway Field. Froo d ?ave | We heard the other day a good c . t in story, and it is a true one. We wish- ?aem hese ed that the old Greek philosopher ?ow J are who went about in the daytime with ,T .. atic a lantern hunting an honest man, 1 in tios? could have known about it. ? . the | Senator E. D. Smith of our state ,. > of summoned a man from South Caro atic Una to appear at Washington before iese, a certain committee. When he fln- . of ished his mission to Washington he * Ion- Was told to go to a clerk and get the D tion money for his expenses. He had no y ra8t expenses but his railroad fare and T . , , ' for hotel bill. So the clerk suggested ! that he could be allowed money for _ , p ln a his Pullman fare, ect. He replied wh_n ea8y that he did not have any such ex1 at penses. "But," said the clerk, "You ... . . lUnd can have the money for those tiling ? i " , . lOW9 and it your own business whether . . 8 you use it that way or not." The . , p. Job, honest South Carolinian grew indig1 be nant and said: "Young man, I want Whnt._ .? the you to understand that I am no graft w ? . ol)G er. I am an honest man. Now you . . ally i Kive me Just the amount necessary p .. ItA cover jny expenses. m_ | It Is refreshing to meet with such iafY a man. It strengthens our faith ln n ? , olle- uie manhood of this old Palmetto ^ ,r , ears sts,tnRhn<io? nt v.- 1-? t.ause ?-^ n_r?.?i i.i U & VIIC 0)/ll IV ? U1 1U< ? 1 . t,on tell the old Greek philosopher that * ... ther an honest man has at last been - Is found In South Carolina. ? , bout | Hoi on 1 e Is' ~ 'Bout i >sen STATE NOW HAS ?e a on C OtCQG 'the TWO DISTRICTS )ple, Drempt < a*-" Passage of Aiken's Bill Would Relieve Situation Regarding U. S. ^"roo (3 District Attorneyship. fine" Washington Spcelal to Charleston ^^ause vhat News and Courier, Sept. 27.? i?n not e The In view of the fact that At- 'Cept 1 with torney General McReynolds has re- ? well j commended the nomination of F. H. Observ ffled Weston for district attorney of a at Soluth Carolina, and J. L. Sims for PP th? marshal, and that Senator Tillman flat, has, by a stenuous protest to the Brother t ittle pro 'dent succeeded In delaying (less eXe tlve action upon thes recomme- r. , * nda on until he can be heard further OK __JLr f?r In advocacy of J. Wm Thurmond for JV and the Attorney Generalship, It Is being 8f. th* row suggested that advantage may be lnee taken of the existence of two fed- , I eral districts In South Carolina to re- P " n I live the situation lsaac R South Carolina has had two dis- . ,ine h tricts for many years, but has only j one district court. If the machinery q I fortheappointment of a federal judge M ' ' llf? for the Western district were provid- ' I ed there would be an opportunity to . >p_r I appoint a district attorney and a ' .. marshal In adqdition to Weston and ' Sims. Paris. " , Representative Wyatt Aiken,s bill is suppos "bus introduced, would effect this res- Roussole .. ult if it were adopted in both houses explorer > in ^onKrosfl- The chances are that no a voyage 1'. such legislation could be passed be- in 1788 t (,v* fore the regular session and concert- found bu ^ ed action on the part of the delega- of Vanik ^ro tion would be required even then. j Whether this can be secured remains ting *? 8CGn* tri il Whatever else may be done in the ^a! \ ultimate solution of the Sentatorial ? the sPi't> which is embarrassing the ad- duadea n , . . ministration, the nominations of Wes nerlaln a '"J" ton and Sims by the President are 11- rhoea K< f ely to be ma le sooner or later. The A * Administration does not wish to of- * . i'i' fend either of these Senators and E* r may defer action indefinitely on that ar jr} Jrr lads account. "red by IS" ] P.,Idle PlajKrounds. remedy. ork. Edgefield Advertiser, tone We like to see municipal author!ider ties interested in other things than Q' t is the material upbuilding of a commuviid nlty. it is well to encourage the Mr. erection of skyscrapers the building ^ c is of factories and railroads. But these I cj a- >t things should not be all. These enlitle terprises are of great importance if Best ving the community is to attain to any the degree of commerlcal prominence, way but they are not the only things that, jirit should receive attention if the com- ???(1 arth munity is to broaden and develop pur- along all lines. Rvt The most valuable asset of any * community urban or rural is the tt citizenship of that community. Then , the making of strong noble men and ' | women should not be overlooked In | I A. the making of a community. And I | \T/ri? ent, those who build without having a . . Held mind to this do not build wisely. In giving j ison this connection, it is encouraging to formati iert- see the authorities of the cities devot- sowing try. i"g time and money to providing pubcot lie parks and public play grounds. or fere This kind of work has been done by * seal northern cities for a long while but Seed >rth the southern cities have just made a >sed beginlng. Woed'S There can be found no more gives pi ' pleasing sight in Columbia in the _ . j afternoon than the public playground u&rdCE on Gervais street obliquely across j ate, from the state house. There the little L____ ida- folks of the city of all ages and all ______ jrn- classes congregate and regale themthe selves in the sunshine And in the ? o* open air. Many of them doubtless The ta kill- are from homes whose front door is October 3 tan. practically on the side walk and too One per ast. congested to afTord a playground of in Janua to- the most meagre dimensions. On this i ruary an BER 30, 1913. ) DARKEY'S DREAM. ' heah dem darkles siDgin'? v lea' listen to that chune, heah dem banjos rlngln' , <: e warm sweet atr ob June? ""i| cullud ladles dancln', ey holds dey skirts an' [ Irove ob young colts pranc- ;IV llgger bucks a-bowln' fl B pardners in de reel, ^BfiH^B > use in white folks 'lowin' n't dance de toe an' heel. <? massa an' ole missus, ^RB de e how niggers friskls, RP^P oj dey gits upon de ilo'. ' B aha ole massa chuckllu' 9 missus, bound to smile, ggers black as-shufflu', lummln' all de while. e matter wid ma' honey, breavln' lak a pipe, > drempt he foun' some oney /itermlllyon ripe, laffln', yo' black nigger, I'se scairt mos' nigh to def, BRS5E3P >n' I'll pull de trigger [ * _B; L gun upon de chef. RwV\4L j honey, I'se been dreamin* R |i de days dat used to be, TJ*chickens, and de 'possums BIL?-B d ln Sambo's slmmon tree. le darkies wuz a-dancln', Teachers' > Rastus cabin fio', Next regular t le white folks wuz a-glancin' will be held at le swlngln' cabin do'. day, October 3, m days am gone forebber, Superint de war done sot us free; tee ole Massa. no nebber n deams he comes to me. Patterson Boyd, In Charlotte er. IESIDENT OP CLASS. of Isaac Rand I*?a<ls University Freshmen. [ Hill Special to Charlotte , Sept. 27.?A striking * M is enacted here yesterday i freshman class of the Uni>f North Carolina chose as j I Oliver Rand, a brother of | I ind, who was accidentally {A M year ago while he was dVJK azed. The other officers .ere W. R. Allen, vice presi- IjSMKJ F. Andrews, secretary; Will 1 treasurer. | Ship Ix>st in 17SK Found. Sept. 27.?Wreckage which ?ed to be the remains of the , the vessel of the French i Laperouse, which sailed on ? of discovery in the Pacific |H ind never returned, has been ES9 ried with sand on the island IfiPVI oro In the Pacific. Hr'uWB irrhoea Quickly Cored. II lu!J i taken with diarrhoea and A is, the merchant here, per- HI ae to try a bottle of Cham- II Colic, Cholera and Dlarimedy. After taking one t I was cured. It also cured lat I gave It to," writes M. irt. Oriole, Pa. That Is not (usual. An ordinary attack oea can almost Invariably be /\n A A* fmA 4U1 life vacant corner lot under the direction In schi tn. of n mnflhln noronn omn1nifA<l K.r *1.^ 1 O i r * vw w. ? x^.p..M?v |M.I UV/ i riii)/iujcu UJ cut* AO, -AO, ? , city these little children have their two (2) 1 swings, basket ball, see-saws, and Nob. 2, ! other pleasure giving devices too nu- and 4 8 i merous to mention. Their little bod- In dlstrb l les are made stronger and their so- 23, 27, ver~ cial natures are developed under tin tax four not most wholesome Influences. 24, 33 ider ? (6) mil State of Ohio. City of Toledo, Lue^a County. as. special lllef Frank J. (honey makes oath that he la senior (fi ) n rlnw partner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney /k Co., do- 00 . e ? B log business In the City of Toledo. County and 4t) a lave State aforesaid, and that said Arm will pay mills. I Our ?*? nm of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for ,-.ni . each and orery case of Catarrh that cannot be el1 ,* 1 OUt cured by tho use of Uatl'a Catarrh Cure. special tl And FRANK J. CHENEY. trlct No. llst> Sworn to before me and subscribed in ?ny half (2^ [ob- presence, thta 8th day of December, A. D., 1888. between rere Seal. a. w. oleason, are BubJ Atlrr Notary Public. " . Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and >-nroe ' 3d. acta directly ui>on the blood and mucous sur- and all iwa. f?ce? of the system. Send for testimonials, ages of 2 50C. * p. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. One dollf St. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Uall'a Family Pills for constipation. * Your House Is Ls at certain times than at othei "gf rrr I; -3 don't notice it, but it is. Tin ! of your house contracts with t" and expands with the heat. " I | | paint on vour house does i tract and expand with the s will crack. One should th-i careful about the paint used. Atlantic White Lea< (Dutch Boy Painter Trade-Mark. and Pure Linseed Oil make ideal paint. White lead is ma metallic lead, one of the most pliable ol It will contract and expand with the painted. Be sure the white lead is pure We sell these Dutch Iloy paint materii The Dutch Boy trade-mark is a guar absolute purity and highest quality. 1 sell varnishes and other paint supplie us for our white lead book. [Lancaster Hardware LANCASTER, S. C. Examination. "1 TT*1' eaehers' examination XvOCK ?111. the court house Frifrom 9 to 4 o'clock. - - - _ _ V A. LINGLE, Up Q Q(-1 p lWl endent Education. 1 j-* IvZ ?VJ 101-1 ? ComDi mm -m A L| GENERAL REPAIR 1 / A| For Bngxies, Wagon* Agent* for Kelly Sprlngfle |BL^ Tire* for Bnjglea MIL Rock Hill, 8, 0. BX Our plant Is equipped U * grade repair work on an; B vehicle. We make a *p? overhauling and painting J ? motor care, etc. Work t T I > promptly. We pay frelgh 1 A Write ue for estimates. Jfl | J - Bank No. 222. |g| J I STATEMENT OF^ THE C( i jfittu THE FARMERS BANK &' jra I located at Lancaster, 8. < I close of business August ! M |fl RESOURCES. 2 Loans and Discounts. .|1 I Overdrafts 1 Furniture and Fixtures Due from Banks M IN Bankers I Currency Ml jg Gold [I-H JTB I Silver and Other Minor irii V I Coin iff I Checks and Cash Items ill j|rrm Total $1 2 till nil LIABILITIES. H llflj JUI Capital Stock Paid la.. I I i^NKhPVI Surplus Fund J Undivided Profits, less H Current Expenses and H m Taxes Paid , Dividends Unpaid.. .. iN Individual Deposits SubVer \ Ject to Check + + <** I Time Certificates of DeP?8lt han/* ! Certified Checks : Cashier's Checks ^ ^ i Notes and Bills Redls> 1 - C Ola B1UHUPayable, Wludi Certificates for Money Refreshes and Borrowed quenchesthirst Total $1 More you taste state of south caroi it?more your ,of ... ; . Before me came w. h nature likes It. Cashier of the above nan who, being duly sworn, In Bottles or ?* the above and foregoing At Founts OC 18 * tru? c?ndl"?A of,8ald shown by the books of sal w. h. m Sworn to and subscrit n ..< tit . me this 16th day of Augus Bottling Worksj WP*?2? C r Correct?Attest: >IGI, J. v. W. T. OREOOl A. B. PEROU8 _ __ __ W. P. BENNE for The News. di ath & M^igan Paint fically prepared and carefully balanced to ?f heat and cold, excessive dryness or moistu which quickly destroy ordinary measures. H. n a tough, tenacious, elastic, leather-like c ains in perfect condition for many years. H. & M. Paint will cover as much surface } tllons of ordinary paint. We can prove it. ndard Drug Com pan VUO U1 inu uuco 1/1 For sale by all dealers. Nature ne od's High-Grade knew a be ^ _ soft-drink t rm Seeds ppp< Qualities Obtainable : are headquarters for J Wheat, Oats, / Barley, Vetches, ? falfa and all 1A|/ masses ?r Clovers. RjfSflf/ e for Wood's Crop Special prices and seasonable in- MflHUM on about Seeds for Fall n ? 1 . repjd-lola . wood o sons. Lancas smen, - Richmond, Va. Descriptive Fall Catalogue Subscribe rices and information about all ? i Seeds for Fall Planting. "552555 Med free on request. 1 TAX NOTICE. '""V' J .x books will be open from J \ 15, 1913, to March 15. 1914. \ cent penalty will be added y r"(J J ry, two per cen*. In Feb- hA fa. d seven per cent In March. y\~/ 'V? ool districts Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, ? 10 and 43 a special tax of SSfcST /{ mills Is levied. In districts , 7 V 3, 7, 8, 19, 22, 26, 34. 45 1 I special tax three (3) mills. IKtiiwirf . id r?tn Nnn 1ft 11 17 1? 9ft I 81, 39, 42, and 47 special (4) mills. In districts Nos. H A and 36, special tax Ave IlCi lis. In districts No. 14 tax six and one-half . ... lllls. In districts Nos. 12, &re BCientll nd 49 special tax eight (8) extremes 0 n district No. 38 special tax all things ^ I mills. In dlBtrict No. 40, Pointa fnri ix eleven (11) mills. In dis- u- L 25 special tax two and one- wnlCn rem 6) mills. All male citizens gallons of the ages of 21 and 65 years as three gl ect to a capitation tax of 3) dollars for road purposes, _ male citizens between the 4a 1 and 60 years are liable for kjltl ir poll tax. T. L. HILTON, County Treasurer. 2 irger rs.* Yoa u surface the cold If the tot conurface it efore be 1 > de from f metals, surface lis. anty of We also :s. Ask Co. * I any SHOP , Kte. Id Rubber L > do tllgfc r kfiid of (dalty etf buctfee. timed Nt tone way. )NDITION rRUSTCO D., at the 9th, 1911. 1,986.97 2,876.00 20,309.28 3.673.00 9,42.60 126.68 603.88 71,666.00 60,000.00 1,260.00 3,898.74 12.00 16,396.38 10,088.37 10.00 10.68 10,000.08 80,000.00 71,666.00 .IN A, -B8. ied nay? i bank. d bank. IL.L.BSN. ied betor* t, 101SISON, public. RT. ON, TT. Irectorm. s resist re and & M. oating Two iVELL y