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WILL BE HUNG.
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THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES
AGAINST PINK FRANKLIN,
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The Murderer of Constable Valenar
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aiul Executed.
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The State Supreme Court has bus- wi
talned the lower Court In the case of be
Pink Franklin, the Orangeourg nem
gro, who wap convicted of the killing
of H. E. Valentine, white, and w
sentenced to be hanged on October m
25th, 1907. The case now goes down m
to the trial Court for Franklin to be m
resentenced unless his colored law- ar
yers take an appeal to the United ja
States Supreme Court, which, It is re
said, they will do.
The killing of Mr. Valentine caus- or
ed quite a sensation at the time and fa
there was fear of violence. Mr. Val- j^(
entine, a constable, went to the house
of Franklin to serve a warrant on
TnTv <><) 1907. The warrant aharged
Pink Franklin with breaking an
agricultural contract, which had A
been made finder the law elnce declared
unconstitutional by the State
Courts.
When Valentine approached the of
house of Franklin, the negro went N<
Inside the house and Valentine th
knocked on the steps. Soon after- Fi
wards a shot was fired and Valen- gr
tine' fell mortally wounded. The hi
man who accompanied him, W. M. h?
Garter, was also shot from Inside the <jj
house. Franklin was also wounded
and he claimed that Valentine burst Wj
Into the house and fired at him be- ar
fore he fired at Valentine. Pi
Franklin was represented by Jacob be
Moorer, of Orangeburg, and John
Adams, of Columbia, both colored, f0
and they raised much the'same points ja
that Moorer has used In contesting
the election of Democratic Congressmen
in this State, to-wit, that the ne
laws of the State discriminates -p,
against negroes. Of course, there is Ti
absolutely nothing In their contentions,
but the points serve to prolong ^
the life of Franklin. Sooner or later
Franklin will be hung. ( hj
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Bliiiuui'g n ncivn. g
At Trenton in Which an Engineer
Fi
and Fireman Were Killed.
A frightful accident occurred on
the Southern at Trenton at 11 o'clock
Wednesday night, resulting in the Is
death of Engineer Robert Hubbard, kl
and a negrc fireman, Tillman Low- fr
man, of Colombia, and the imu-ing tv
though not seriously, of Conductor is
Charles Wright and Mr. Lewis Har- in
rlson, a trainman, he roads from th
Columbia to Avgusta and from Aik- of
en to Edgefield cross at Treijton. ai
An extra passenger train was run- gi
nlng from Aiken to Edgefield, a is
freight train heading to Augusta was ai
shifting, and one of the boxes back- as
ed and left across the point where Cr
the lines crossed, and the train from fa
Aiken crashed into it. The engine
was turned over and the dead men
were caught under it and crushed to
death.
Mrs. Hubbard, the wife of the enT
glneer, with Miss Helen Haltlwanger *'
of Edgefield, occupied the passenger,
coach, which was also turned oyer,
but the escaped without serious inJury.
The coach caught Are, but the tt
flames were extinguished before it Di
was much burned. An inquest was hs
held, the jury returning a verdict in F<
conformity with the above facts. w<
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WANTED DRAWINGS. fli
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Jap Tried to Get Plans of New Forti- es
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Cation Made.
At Ely, Nevada, a prominent
draughtsman named Clinton was approached
by a Japanese who sought c<
to have Clinton accompany him to
San Francisco to make plans of the
new fortifications there. The Japanese
said he would pay al expen- ,
ses as well as "make it all right with at
Clinton" in case the latter made a ??
ar
drawing of the new fortifications.
Clinton refused to accede to the
suggestion, and caught hold of the
Japanese with the Intention of hold- TJ
lng him until an officer came to
place him under arrest. The Japanese
caught the hand of his .
captor in his mouth, biting two of ?
his fingers so badly that he will probably
have to nave thorn amputated.
A crowd soon gathered and held
the Japanese until a deputy constable
came and arrested him. The
Japanese bit and scratched like a ^
wild man, declaring over and over d
that he would not be arrested alive. CI
Hewlll be held on a charge of may- Pa
He wll be held on a charge of may- Di
hom. *
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FOUR DEATHS IX A FAMILY. ar
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Pneumonia Took Them Within a Pe*
riod of Four Weeks.
A dispatch from Aiken to The
State says one If the saddest deaths qi
that has occurred In that county was eE
that of Melvin Bell, twenty years of
age, which occurred on Monday of fr
pneumonia. Mr. Bell had been ill
only a few days. He was the son of fe
Mr. J. P. Bell of Windsor. He was Wi
the fourth in that family that has ln
died in the past four weeks. On
March 12 Barney Bell, his brother,
died of pneumonia; a few days later
Mrs. J. P. Bell, his mother, died a
of the same disease; on Monday of b>
last week Frank Bell, another broth- he
er, died of the same disease. This 1(
makes the third brother and the on
mother of the same family to die of ha
pneumonia within four weeks. None rii
of them were sick over five days.
A few months ago Frank Bell's wife
died.
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Mad Dog Bit? Kills. be
Little Jennings White Russell, son lo
of Mr. F. P. Russell, of Newberry, in
died in Atlanta Tuesday from a bite M
of a mad dog received there some Fi
days ago. hi
MOB LYNCHES TWO MEN.
loridft Farmers Shoot Two Alleged
Murderers to Death.
At Perry, Fla., tween one and two i
clock Friday morning a mob of J
med citizens surrounded the
unty jail and took Richard Smith '
id Will McMulIen, both charged (
Ith murder, from the jail carrying i
em quietly to a secluded spot on ;
e outskirts of the town, where they
ere securely tied to a post and their I
idles riddled with bullets. <
The bodies were founl early next i
orning by the authorities. Smith 1
as charged with the murder of a
bite man a few days ago and Mcullen
was awaiting trial lor the
urder of another negro. Mcullen
was a desperate character,
id a few days ago overpowered the
ilor, making his escape. He was
captured by Marchal Hawkins.
The citizens of Perry ar? of the
lnlon that the mob was formed of
rmers of the surrounding country.
5 further trouble is feared. *
OOMIMTS SUICIDE.
Columbian Takes Poison and Then
Stabs Himself.
Athol H. Miller, a representative
the F. S. Royster Guano company,
jrfolk, Va., committed suicide at
e Hillboro hotel, Tampa, Fla.,
-iday morning, taking about 100
alns of morphine and later stabng
himself three times near the
;art with a six-inch pearl-handled
igger.
Miller left two letters, one to his
[fe at Camden, S. C., his home, and
lother to P. E. Black of the Prairie
jbble Phosphate aompany at Mulsrry,
Fla. In the letter to his wife
iller stated that he had no cause
r the suicide, but felt an uncontrolble
impulse which he could not conler.
The letter to Black related to busies
matters. Miller had been at
impa two weeks, stopping' at the
impa Bay hotel.
Before going to Tampa he spent
ree weeks at the Prairie Pepple
hosphate plant in the interest of
s employers. *
HOOTING OF JUDGE BUCHANAN
ital Bullet Accidentally Fired by
One of Two Boys.
A dispatch from Edgefield sayB it
now certain that the ball that
lied Ex-Judge Buchannan came
om a rifle In the hands of one of
- o boys who were hunting, and it
authoritively stated that the shootg
was entirely accidental. While
ie boys are known, the Informant
' the correspondent of The .News
id Courier at Ward's refused to
ve names, nor have they, so far as
known here, been made public or
iy confession or statement made
i to their unfortunate, though not
iminal, connection with the sad af,ir.
No official Investigation has
>en made.
NEGRO CHILDREN BURNED
tiree Pickannlnnies Perish in a Fire
Near Walhalla.
Thr?? neero children Derished In
ie flames when the house of Ella
avis, a colored man living near Walilla,
was burned Thursday night.
Dur children alone In the house
ere playing with a torch nead a
ck of seed cotton, which caught
e, igniting their clothing. Though
e door stood open the three youngt
children were too frelghtened to
cape. *
TWO MEN" SHOT.
>mmunlty Excited Over Wounding
of Young Men.
An unknown negro shot and fatalwounded
Baxter and Rufus Burns
Burns, Miss., late Friday. Both
e relatives of United States Senator
cLaurln of Mississippi. Gov. Neol
is sent bloodhounds from the Rann
county convict farm in pursuit.
'4a rrrnof 1 v rkvnl+Ari Q T1H Q
JO V ltnillj 10 gicuii; OAbnwu uuu m
rge posse is reported assisting in
e search of the culprit. The cause
the Bhooting has not been ascerined.
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Killed on Railway.
A dispatch to The State says "Miss
sila Davega received a dispatch
ednesday mornng announcng the
jath of her brother-in-law, Mr. E.
lavasse, from being struck by a
issing train at Lexington, Ky. Miss
aVega left at once to attend the
meral. Mrs. Chavasse was Miss
ary DaVega, a native of this city,
id sister of the late Dr. S. M. Da3ga."
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Robber Injured.
A dispatch from Asheville to The
ate says in an effort to make a
ilck "get away," alter he had brokI
into and robbed the Arden postfice,
Wlliam Miller, a young man
om South Carolina, attempted to
>ard a movng freight train, but
II beneath the wheels. One foot
as cut off and he is otherwise badly
jured. *
Jnraped Five Stories.
At New York Mrs. Sarah Scherry,
despondent widow, killed herself
' diving from the front window of
sr fifth-story apartment at 64 East
3rd Street into a crowd of women
i the sidewalk, most of them who 1
id children in arms or in baby car- {
lges. * {
Shot Wife and Self.
Mad with love for another woman,
itermined to sever the bonds that
iund him to a woman he did not
ve, George Willoughby, prominent
business and church circles at.
ilwaukee, Wis., shot his wife dead
iday morning, and twice wounded
mself. *
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FREAK SOCIETY.
The Pointed Beards in Paris?To D?- (
fend Cause of Fat Men.
"Pointed beards only need apply."
This ie the law of the lateBt Parllian
society of freaks?the "Spbenopo- 1
jones, as they call themselves.
Its members, who are compelled by '
the rules of the society to wear point3d
beards and mustaches, have band- '
Jd themselves together for the avnw?d
mimosa of Dromotine perennial
Joviality.
It is a secret society. Its deliberations
are secret, its dinners are se:ret,
its happy evenings are secret
and the names of its members can
be seen only in the society's secret
books.
The Sphenopogones comprise lead- !
Ing politicians, literary men and artists
living in various parts of France.
Each member must be elected unanimously
and must, under pain of severe
penalties promise to wear a benrd
which tapers symmetrically to a point
and a mustacue also pointed at each
end.
Once a month the members dine together.
The date and place of meeting
are arranged by the "gonfalonier,''
as the treasurer is called, and
the proceedings are kept strictly private,
no one being adiaitted except
duly enrolled members.
If any member has between one
dinner and another distinguished
himself by writing a successful play
or a book, or by painting a picture
of exceptional merit, or by doing anything
to earn public praise, he is
greeted with uproarious applause.
After dinner the possessors of th'e
pointed beards give themselves up to
conviviality in accordance with the
terms of their secret charter.
Wanted an Office Boy.
There is a tale about a company promoter
who wanted an office boy. He
advertised and received 100 replies,
out of the hundred he selecteu ten
whom he interviewed, his choice falling
upon an apparently bright youngster
to whom he said:
"My boy, I like your appearance
and personality, and think you will
do. Did you bring a character?"
"No, sir," replied the ooy, "but i
can go home anu get It."
"Very well," replied the promoter.
"Bring it back tomorrow, and 11
It is satisfactory I shall engage you."
Late that same afternoon the promoter
was surprised by tae return of
the candidate.
"Well,'' he asked of the uoy, "have
you got your character?"
"No," said tne boy, "but I got yours
and I ain't coming, either!"?Hapgood's
Ipportunitles.
The First "Blue Book."
The first "Blue Book" issued by the
Government was In 1816. It had only
176 pages and listed 6.3*. names as
the number of officials and employes
of the Government. The Blue Book
of 1907 will contain 4,218 pages in
Its two big volumes, and an approximate
total of 349,075 names. The
volumes will weigh about thirty
pounds.
Maryland Captures Federal Places.
Maryland on account of its geographical
relation to the District of
Columbia, has "captured" far more
than Its quota of Federal employes
in the district, haviug no fewer than
2,192 which is several hundred more
than Pennsylvania, and nearly aa
many as New York. Marylander3
employed In the District receive an
annual aggregate of $2,099,425.
A New Turbine Torpedo.
A new turbine torpedo will shortly
be tested in France of greater speed
than any at present in existence,
capable of traveling a distance or
more than 1,250 miles and of carrying
a much larger charge of explosives
than any torpedo now in uso.
Burmese Sacred Cattle Profitable.
A herd of Burmese sacred cnttla
which Tom O'Connor, a stockman of
Goliad, Tex., imported from India
~ iiffA ra o mm Vi c? a nnno on TCP 11
that the variety will soon be lound upon
many of the ranches of Soutiiwest
Texai.
Careful Blasting in France.
In France tne depth of unll holes
for blasting is res-i'ri. ted to V/z meters,
or about Ave feet- The miner is forbidden
to touch a hole alter It has
once been fired, and when a shot is
missed the hole must be drilled over.
Bird Like a Flower.
A remarkable bird in Mexico ia the
bee martin which has a trick of
rufling up the feathers on the top or
its head into the exact semblance of a
beautiful flower, and when a bee comes
along to sip honey from the supposed
flower it is snajiped up by the bird.
There are snmp unfortunates who
persist in turning their worst tide
toward the world, and very ottcn tho
temptation is ^reat to just leave tl.em
alone.
"Jutt one more kiss. Salty," paid
I he hatu.Kumc >ouug carrier on the
rural nis i route.
"You better be careful how you lose
Lime, Jadson," cautioned t.,e farmer',;
daughter, with a rosy blush. ' Uncle '
Sam might get after you."
"Don't worry sweetheart. If he
should get after me I'd just te'l him i
stopped on l..e way to co..ect a few
prints. He couldn't object to that."
Much of one's happiness in life depends
upon the way oue locks at
things. (
The Charleston Post offend the
jest solution of the dispensary trou- s
)le we have yet seen. It proposed ?]
:hat the General Assembly should t
ibolish the commission appointed to t
vind up the business of the institu;ion,
thereby removing the issue
aised by Judge Pritchard of a trust- i
;eeship of creditors' funds over j
vhich the courts had proper juris- (
liction. The Post offered the above
solution while the Legislature was *
n session, and it could have been '
easily carried out, \
A HINT TO HUNTERS.
\ Connecticut Farmer Says Deer Are
Destroying His Vegetables.
A farmer in the town of Barkhamiterl
writes to the Hartford "Courant"
> riptniipri stRtp.ment of what he has
suffered from the ravages of deer in
;he past summer and of the meagre
:ompensation with which he has been
'orced to content himself, that see:ns
to form justifiable ground for complaint.
The complaint is the more
worthy of consideration from t|hc
reasonable tone in which it is voiced,
ind one is led thereby to believe that
it is based in fact rather than in Imagination.
This famer of Barkhamsted, to condense
his troubles has had destroyed
by deer this summer the product ot
one-fourth of an acre of wax beans.
240 out of 1,259 cabbages, and threefourths
of an acre of mangel wurtzels,
getting from the latter three tons
of crop, where he had reason to expect
twenty tons. In compensation
for all this damage the state has pair!
him the sum of $20. He has to take
that or nothing for there is no ?'i
ing the state. Farmers who havi
tried to raise crops of this sort, am?
some others who have had experienci.with
them, may judge how inadequate
a sum mis is 10 pay a iaimci iui si
large a part of a whole summer's labor.
"I can't afford to work all summer
like a slave and lose everything just
for the pleasure of some city sports."
says this farmer, sadly. Hasn't he
come dangerously close to the real
root of this matter? For what are we
so jealously protecting our Connecticut
deer? Why are we allowing them
to multiply so unrestrainedly, to be
so practically undisturbed that tftey
venture with impunity on to the lan '
of any farmer, and into any field he
cultivates? Is it from motives of humanity
or love for the dear, graceful
animals themselves? Not for a minute.
The real motive back of this
careful protection of the deer is the
idea of certain misguided ones who
think they are sportsmen, that in
time we may be able to make Connecticut
over into a happy hunting
ground for at least a few weeks in a
year, with the customary attachments
to the deer shooting season elsewhere
presumably. There are others than
farmers who should have an interest
in preventing any 6uch result.
Meanwhile, let's face this deer situation
fairly and sensibly. If we must
protect the deer in all his depredations
for a few years longer, let's see
that the farmer who suffers gets just
remuneration for his sufferings. In
that way we shall run up a state deer
expense account which by the time
the legislature meets again will be
sufficient to sober the statee into revising
the deer protection law to a
point which in a year or two will
thin the deer into proper numbers lor
the good of the state.?New Haven
Register.
A Canny Quaker.
To get a subscription from Stephen
Girard, founder of Girard College in
Philadelphia was no easy matter, i*
required tact and the r.ght introduction,
and many failed while few
succeeded. It is told, by the autnor
of "The French Blood in America."
that Samuel Coates, a genial Quaker,
was one of tne few men who knew
how to approach the eccentric millionaire.
He was a manager of the Pennsylvania
hospital, and called on Girard
for the purpose if raising money tor
the institution.
"Well, how much do you want.
Coates?" asked Girard, in his usua;
brusque tones.
"Just what thee pleases to give.
Stephen," replied the quaker. Girar!
wrote out a check for $2,ft00 unhanding
it to Mr. Coates, was surprised
to see that gentleman pocket il
without looking at the amount.
"What! You don't look to see how
much I give you?" cried oiiard, inert
'.ulously.
"Beggars are not choosers Steph
en,' replied the Quaker.
"Give me back my check and I will
change it,'* said Girard, after a moment's
pause.
"A bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush, thee knows, Stephen,
mildly replied the Quaker. WI thou*
another word Girard sat down 21:
wrote him out a second check fu
S5 OilO
His farm on the outskirts of Ph''
de'jhia is one of the best in the
country, and while living in town lie
often drove- out before breakfast to
see that all was going well.
Arriving one morning a ..ide earlier
ihan ustia! he w?3 greatl ya-uioy^:
at not finding his man at work on a
renoo that he was building. The manV
wife, noticing Girard approaching the
house hurriedly awoke her husband
and sent him to his dut'os by tluway
of the back door. After visitin;;
the bouse Girard returned to the
fence and seeing the man at his post,
reprimanded h'm for ^oina: late.
"I'd been here, sir, but went back
for a spade,"' sa:d tlio man.
"No. you ha:!n't. I went and put
my band in your bed and to ird it
warm." lie discharged him on the
spot.
The man who writes with a quill
Is naturally a poose.
When a mm rioepn't '" nrf1 a wrap,
he generally gets the sa"k.
The man who lives in the v-"!!ey
cf discont'-nt sho lhl ] lit up a 1 !v?T.
Many a financial up.se' is the result
aI a jJLa.
Knox's presidential boom don't
>eem to be making much headwayrhe
Commoner says it has reached
;he stage where it is neccessary for
;he fender to be put on behind.
It is really pathetic to witness the
interest exhibited by the Republican
jress in the welfare of the Demo
iratic party this year. They are so
ifraid that the party will nominate
3ryan and be defeated that they can
iardly restrain their f?rief.
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Why This Solicitudc?
The New York Sun, which is own- ]
ed out and out by the trusts and 1
which defends their interest on all i
occasions, calls upon Senator Tillman
of South Carolina to sDeak in c
regard to the candidacy of William ^
Jennings Bryan. It concedes the :
great influence of the South Carolinian
upon the political sentiment
of the South, but says that "the
question is one of pure expediency r
at a critical moment in the fortunes 1
of the Democratic party." "We all N
know," says the Sun, "that Tillman 1
doesn't believe that Bryan could win
if nominated, and so we hope every- j
thing." That is to say, the Sun j
hopes that Mr. Tillman will consent \
that South Carolina shall be repre- J
sented in the Convention at \
Denver by an uninstructed delegation.
"It is not the habit of the
Southern States," says the Sun, "to
send instructed delegations. Virgin- .
ia does not, nor yet Louisiana. Alabama
has not the habit, nor Tennessee.
But there is one of them that
can do more than all the others to
keep the question open until the del
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egaies assemuie au'i^eiivct , auu mau
just now is South Carolina. Senator
Benjamin R. Tillman has only
to speak and all will listen anx- <
iously. Will Senator Tillman speak?" <
Why this great solitude about South i
Carolina's action in sending dele- '
crates to the National Democratic
.Convention on the part of the New J
York Sun, which is one of the bitter- i
est Republican papers in the coun- i
try? Why is the Sun so anxious to 1
have Bryan who it admits will be
elected President, defeated in the
nominating convention? Is it because
Mr. Bryan is too good a Democrat
to suit.the Trusts, whom the
Sun serves? The Sun need not worry
itself about Senator Tillman. He (
is for Bryan and will use his influ- ]
ence to have a Bryan delegation sent
from this State, and all the honeyed
words of the Sun will affect him not. j
Defending Blindtigcrs. . 1
In speaking of the trial and conviction
of a man for running a blindtiger
in Atlanta the Atlanta Journal
says:
Rev. E. H. Peacock, Rev. Len G.
Rrnncrhton's assistant, and as relent
less a hounder of sin as ever smash-1
ed a whiskey bottle or burned a deck
of cards, came into a terrific arraign-1
ment at the hands of Attorney A.!
M. Brand, in the city court, criminal
division, Friday. Mr. Brand,
with Attorney T. W. Rucker, defended
M. W. Jolley, a former police
sergeant, who was arraigned for
selling whiskey in the Virginia hotel.
Mr. Brand is not the author of
the Iconoclast, but he used iconoclastic
methods Friday. He called
Dr. Broughton's assistant an informer
and spy. Mr. Peacock, it will
be remembered, gave the information
upon which they arrested Jolley.
C. Mandel. proprietor of the Virginia
hotel, and another man, on February
20. Jolley was tried Friday,
found guilty, and fined $1,000 by
Judge Calhoun, with the alternative
of 12 months in the chaingang. Jolley
will appeal.
"Of all the capers that ever were
cut," said Mr. Brand to the jury,
"the capers of this man Peafowl are
rhe limit. He goes around in the
most despicaDie iorm Known iu man
' that of an informer and spy. As a
Christian minister he hounds out
some poor man, has him arrested,
brought to court and fined. He is
Peacock the avenger. How different
from the meek and lowly Saviour,
who went to men and said: 'Go thy
way, and sin no more!' "
If the ideas of this lawyer were
carried out there would never be
another conviction of a criminal in
any of our courts. In his eyes any
witness who testifies to the guilt of
a man who is violating law is a spy
and informer. Away with such
. stuff. It is the duty of every honest
man to help convict law breakers if
he can do so by telling what he
knows before a court. The man who
called Rev. Mr. Peacock an informer
and spy accepts money to shield
a man that he kno^s to be a violator
of law. What would you call him?
The Cotton Acreage.
How about the cotton acreage,
farmers? We know you are advised
so much that you pay little or no attention
to the advice that is volunteered
to you, but still we ?deem it
our duty to point out certain facts
to you so as you will be informed of
the situation. A bumper crop of!
cotton this year means low prices!
next Fall. There is no market for
goods. The mills cannot soli their!
products and in consequence they j
have been compelled to curtail pro-1
duction. A big crop this year j
means six cents for cotton next Fall, j
A 13,000,000 bale crop at six cents j
would be worth only $390,000,000, |
while a 10,000,000 bale crop at ten j
I mm4-_-. mnnl.l 1m urnrfh ?:~00 000.000. i
iui;u LO ? wuiu wv* TT V* V? v ~ ,
In the face of these facts, farmers, j
j don't you think it would be a part J
I of wisdom to reduce the cotton i
I acreage and increase the food crop? ;
,
i The per-on who fire ! the shot j
that killed Ex-Judge 0. W. Buchan- j
an while traveling in a railroad car
committed a mos.t inexcusable crime
and should be severely punished for
it. People who travel through our j
I State in railway train's mn*t he
! made to feel that fiey nc not liuMe
J to be shot to death by boinc Head or
I fool. 1
When Bryan gets in the White
Souse we will have the only real
Democrat President we have had tj
since the war. o
We believe that the United States 11
Supreme Court will sustain the de- l?
:ision of the State Supreme Court
n the dispensary case. We hope so f(
it least. t<
It begins to look now as if those
eceivers appointed by Judge Pritch- w
ird will never get a chance to di- w
'ide out any of the State's money e
imong themselves. u
Eighteen days after he murdered
i priest at his altar the Denver anirchist
was sentenced to death. Had 8
\e committed his awful crime in
South Carolina the chances are he ](
vould be out on a bail bond. i,
A New York minister with plenty ?
)f time to" figure out things" said c
recently that it was more dangerous ?
;o be a railway brakeman than to be s
i murderer. And he goes on to E
prove his assertion with statistics, 0
showing that onlv one murderer in
73 is hanged, while one brakeman in
?very 30 is killed. ?
The Washington correspondent of i
The State says "it is universally con- r
ceded that there are no Republi- *
:an lawyers in South Carolina com- '
petent to sit on any kind of judical t
bench." This is a mistake. Abial i
Lathrop, Esq.. is an able lawyer and ?
a honorable gentlemen. He would 1
make a better judge than Pritchard, j
and as good as McCullough or any
one else who would depend on c
Pritchard's influence with Presidenc
Roosevelt to get on the Federal '
bench.
Killed by Lead Pencil. <
James Foster, a younf white boy '
of Cherokee Springs, Spartanburg ,
county died last week from blood 1
poisoning caused by tne point of a i
lead pencil. He was running around 1
with a lead pencil in his mouth, and
in falling the point of the lead stuck
In his mouth. Parents should warn
children about putting lead pencils ,
in their mouths.
Thirty-Two Cent Cotton. !
FOR SAlifi)?Watson's e?lebrmte4 i
Improved "Summer Snow** uplxrtd loos
staple cotton seed. Makes bale aid j
more per acre ordinary land under fair 1
conditions: sells for 17U to 33 cent* MR 1
pound. Caslly picked. Ginned wrj <
on ordinary saw gla, staples 1U H
1% Inches. Price: 1 busheL |LH( I 1
bushels, J4.00; I buahela and rrer u ,
$1.00 per busheL W. W. Watson, m- .
prletoA Summer land Farm, Bateabtssg. J
a. a i
THE ONLY HOUSE"ORIGINAL
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U. S. P?T. OFFICE.
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jig An odorless ar
H table lard?no h(
H cotton seed oil, re
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y No other cooking9
sc pure, so healthi
|g For bread, bisc
|1 kinds of frying, it'
m Doesn't take on
!| of fish, onions,
p Doesn't soak into c
slf by anything cooke
m - - pigfirfffgy
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includes gasoline and steam
able and stationary boile
e doers, planers, shingle, la
corn mills, cotton gins, p
making outfits and kindret
Our stock Is the most varied an*
Southern States, prompt shipment 1
ty. a postal card will bring our i
| GIRRES MACHINERY COMPANY,
JJ JHIUJII
*) Vt V1-'8 'II
to.V$ ' ^ave ha(* *evcra' y?*"
Jm other kinds of vegetable plai
J" *^T bollard plants, and Tomato p
Z<-'~S^2S^ ' now have ready for ship
Early Jersey Wakeiields Charli
cessions. These be-ng the bes(
BjWSJ1X farmers. These plants are <?r
v?50 jm wi" s,ani' severe cold withou
ai H Prices: $1.00 for 500 plants
Srsand. 5.000 to 9,000 at Ji 25 pel
/T We have special low Express
orders will be shipped C.'. O. D
if'I would 8dvise sending morn
JpCSv returning ihe C. O. D's.
^ Other pUnt* wisl be reidy
iv/ an"' Pcrsona' attention. When
Opened Again.
The dispensaries in Calhoun Counr
were closed on Monday by order
f Governor Ansel, who took the poB^
ion that there is no provision of
iw for 6their operation as dispeniries
in C.ilhoun County, and in the
bsence or any express authorization
)r their f-.. ntinuance Governor Ansel
a lr ac f V\ q t ?on f i f Vi att eVi aiiM
me ;uoiuuu tuau tuc/ ouvuiu
e closed and he so notified the Orngeburg
County board. The matter
ras taker before the Supreme Court
rho ordyred the dispensaries opend,
and they are running full blait
ntil the matter can be settled.
Use Plenty of Lime.
Get lime as soon as you can and
prinkle it everywhere, it will mean
ewer flies and less sicknesB this summer.
It will not do to put it off too
ite, use before the first crop of files
i ?orn, and you will have fewer
ropi to contend with. It takes
rouble, but it will save trouble, you
an use the same energy that you
rould have to use fighting filee In the
ummer to get something aecom
ilished that would ad to your wealth
ir happness.
Hew to Oura Rheumatism.
Thacaoae nf RhenrnatUm and kindrad 4-01
ami Is aa axoaas of nrlo aoidj In th* blood:
fa ear* th.ii terrlbl* d uu the eold nut
>? expelled and the ajiUm ao regulatad that
10 sort f dd rill be formed in ?xo*u1t? qnaaitiae.
Bheutaatiam la en internal diaeaee and
equlre as internal ramadr. Rubbing vhh
ma nau uicinivutB win uvb euro, aaurai 90^
empemry relief at best causes yon U daay
the rroytfr treatment, and uuw? ihenaiidy
to get * firmer hold ea you. Llnimoria *
nay mm tf-e posin,bat they will no more am
tlhem&tini than paint will change tike flfcet at
ottea weei.
S;ienoe an at last discovered a perfeat
idoompleta cure, whtoh la oalled Rheamai
de. Tea i-d in hundreds of cases, it ha* elected
the m it ma"velou8 oares; we believe
t will oure ycu, Rheumacide "gets at tfes
ointe from the inside," sweeps the poisons
>atof the sy-.tem, tunes up the stocaaoh, r?giiat<
v the li v-?r and kidneys and make* yon
veil all o?nr, Rheumaoide "strikes the root,
>f the disease ond removes its cause " This
iplendid renvdv is sold hy druggists and *
leilers frenarnlly at 50c, and 1 a bottle. Mi
^blet fori at 25o, and 50c, a package. On
i b' ttle tod 'y: delays are dangerons
?lft DOI.i,AJKS 8AVED TO OROAN
CUSTOMERS For Next 40 Days. _
Wa will aall our excellent $80 Organs
at only 965. Our $90 Organs
tor aly f75. Special Terms: On?thlrd
now, one-third Nov. 1908, balance
Not. 1909. If Interested, Ally
tbla ad, and enclose It with your letter,
asking for catalog and price list.
[f you want the best orga on earth*
flon't delny, but write us at once and
save $16 and make nome harmonious.
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HOUSE, Columbia, 8. 0. Pianos and
Organi.
incolumbia^arryingTthi-"
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Iso Rubber and Leather Belt.
n anything In Machinery Supply Llaa.
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fined by our exclu- 9
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fat can be so good, M
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uit, pastry, and all H
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the slightest odor m
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experience in growing Cabbage plants and all
its for Uie uade, viz: Beet plants, Onion plants,
lants.
ment Boot plants and Cabbage plants as follows:
estonl-argeTv; WukefHI" jnd Henderson Sue:
known rclia. 'c varieties :!' <"> poriencsd tnxk
own out ia the open i?.. :* . ?' wa;. * .nd
t injury.
t. In lots of 1.000 to 5.00C r t > ;.:t tiiou*
thousand. 10,000 and ov?r at $1.0J ; it thousand,
rates or. >getable pi: rom thij point All
>. unles y? u prefer senuing money with orders,
sy with orders. You will save the charges for
in Fe'- ~'ary. Your orders will have tny prompt
in ne j of Vegetable plants give me a tri*J order;
oss a.i orders to