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" The Press and Banner j WW. A W. R. BRADLEY, Editors ABBEVILLE, ?. C. 4#-Pabllahed every Wednesday at (2 i jrear la advance. Wednesday, Hay 25,1910. "Not Guilty, So Say You All." This -was the verdict of the jury that tried (Calhoun Harris on a charge of forgery with Intent to defraud Orr Cotton Mills of Anderson, S. C. The alleged shortage mentioned in the indictment was $50,000.00. All Anderson stood aghast when this indictment was made, for no man in Anderson county stood higher than Calhoun Harris for integrity of character, as well as for business ability. He had been the trusted secretary and treasurer, and virtually manager of Orr Mill almost from its foundation, and it was stated in open court that no mill In the county had prospered Deixer. it was id evidence taai inrougn , Mr. Harris' good management he had accumulated a surplus of $350,000.00 which had been placed and is still to the credit of the mill. It seems that before expert auditors had located Mr. Harris' shortage, he had made known the fact that he was short something like $50,000, which he claimed was due to clerical errors or omissions. 8uch was his confidence in the integrity of his official acts, when this matter was first mooted, he proposed to give a well se[ .. cured note for $50,000 to Indemnify the mill against loss, to be held by the Directors of Orr Mill until the question of his liability . oowld be determined. This proposition ' was declined by the Directors. : -The mill authorities ordered his arrest' and directed the American Auditing Com pany, to proceeded with investigating of his i accounts. This company through its repreeentatives soon gave out the statement that he was short in his. accounts $50,000. His house was searched. Such was the reputation of the American Auditing Company that the public - scarcely dared question its findings. It . was Inconceivable how the reputation of so good a man as Harris was thought to be, j would be imperiled on anything except positive and Irrefutable evidence and even Harris' best friends were non-plused, | though maintaining his innocence. Harris asked that he be allowed through a representative to go over his work for eight - or ten years past, stating that he believed that he could satisfy the directors of Orr Mill that he was Innocent of any wrong doing. He engaged the services of an accountant who was In Anderson on the day the stockholders took up the matter The ? stockholders, decided, that they would al low his representative to be present during the investigation, but that neither he nor his representative could handle the books and vouchers. Under such humiliating restrictions the accountant declined 4o have anything to do with the investigation. Mr. Harris was tried by as Intelligent and representative jury as could be empanelled In Anderson county. Every de- ' > tall of evidence was brought out by the prosecution. Several days were consumed In the triaL Harris put up no witnesses, , but relied aolelv for hi? axoneration unon the testimony of the State's witnesses, and on this he was acquitted. Although the indictment aiieged a short age of $60,000, cash and valid checks found in the vault reduced the alleged shortage to $40,000. Then there was included $16,000 ' of bad accounts, upon which bad accounts something like twelve thousand dollars has been realized in securities. They charged against him $7,000 of checks received from customers In payment of bills ' which were protested after Harris was arrested. They charged him with something like $2,300 checks paid the Presbyterian church, signed by him as treasurer of Orr . Mill, when the original envelopes, containing the cash in lieu, were lying in the vault of the mill. They charged against him a $3,000check that he had given the mill in dividually that was protested after his ar rest The cashier of the bank on which the check was drawn testified that if the 1 check had been presented it would have been cashed. Without being able to enumerate all the Items here, In like manner, the entire ac; count was gone over, item by item, and 1 explained to the entire satisfaction of an ! intelligent jury. There was no evidence that Harris had 1 profited one cent by any of the transac- 1 tlons. The oharge of forgery based on the fact that he had drawn on one bank to kite with another, was not sustained. It was 4 _ decided that he had the light to sign the check as he did, and since it was paid when presented, no person or institution actually sustained loss thereby. The charge of forgery fell to the ground. That his acquittal has given satisfaction to the great numbers of people in Ander son is beyond question. A straw pointing that way is the fact that when the verdict of acquittal was announced, the listening audience broke through the bounds of propropriety and applauded the finding. 1. And thus, it was, that the man who by his eminent business ability, had brought such distinguished success to the mill, as was evidenced by his placing three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in its treasury', was able to refute ugly charges about which such a hallabaloo had been raised. 2. And it was thus proven to the entire satisfaction of the jury, that Mr. Harris had neither appropriated nor attempted to appropriate money of the mill to his own personal use. 8. And thus the trial Judge completely exonerated him from the semblance of attempt at forgery. "Truly Ingratitude biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an | rtdder." - * { Mr. Harris should aot have extended AAurfAflloo urifh fho fnicfaH fnrwla r%t an_ WVW4VW nivu UUV ktuuwu iUUUU VA Uii~ other. For this he deserves censure; but his splendid record In the management of the mill is at least some extenuation. Carelessness and Indulgence to personal friends are weaknesses that might be chargeble to a large per cent, of the human race, but to charge a mau with forgery, with those offenses that brand with a felon's stripe, is too serious a matter to be undertaken on uncertain data. Mr. Harris; has many friends here and elsewhere who have always believed blm innocent of the charges preferred and they congratulate him on the finding of the jury. Grain cradle* and extra fingers, at Glenn's 200 barrels extra fancy patent flourat a baigala, at Glenn'a. r'Tri itiimii A COA The Abbeville Press and Bai special industrial edition which citizens of its city and county si I advertisement of the attractiven portunities to be found there. Set among the hilltops of th ditions, splendid water and an e: is one of the healthiest towns 6,000 and 6,500 citizens. It has s ings to be found in South Carol house, a beautiful opera house, a a number of handsome churches, its banks are prosperous; its pos gain; its real estate opportunity manufacturing advantages; its 1 are low; its adjacent farming la cultivation and are still reasonab tiest homes in South Carolina, ai town in which to live. Few counties in the Nation 1 few counties are richer in historii that the last meeting of the C< Press and Banner prints a pictur conference took place. Educatl leader, no single school ever com so far-reaching an influence as John C. Calhoun, George ^JcDu Judge Longstreet and numerous ? i?i?. -n?i-j ? ~ ]tl pUDlic me. r^rsKJuc: vAmegc, the Due West Female College ar The Press and Banner prii sketches of the leading business ings, of its cotton mills and othe its residences. Especially intere Mr. Hugh Wilson who was for i the Press and Banner, and whos guished that newspaper through proprietors of the Press and Ban ley, are continuing to make tha county papers published in the which they have just issued is a terprise.?News and Courier. The industrial edition of tl good illustration of the enterpri telligence and culture of the fan 11th does credit to the publishers throughout the county.?McCorn The Trolley Survey. The survey from Belton South towar Greenwood is being made. The fact tha the survey is being made to Greenwoo first appears to the Greenwood Index as i good omen, for that thriving city. The Abbeville Press and Banner think that the omens are favorable to AbDevui for the following reasons: First we ar fifteen miles nearer to the markets of thi West than is Greenwood. This may seen tosometobea small matter but consld ered in all Its bearings to the question it I of great moment .Second, we are over thre miles nearer to Donalds than Is Greenwoo* This advantage is much greater than th mere cost of building the three extri miles, that would amount to only abou $75000, but the fact that freight would hav< to bo pulled this extra three miles in th week for every week in the year foreve and a day amounts to much Indeed Third, our people are awake, we may hav dozed in the past but we are awake to day. Greenwood claims, it is understood, tha the trolley would have more traffic fron Greenwood than to Abbeville. Upoi what she bases such an assumption is no understood. How it would be possible fo the trolley to carry more passengers t< the Seaboard from Donalds to Greenwoo< than from Donalds from Abbeville is no quite plain, especially since the Southen runs directly from Donalds to Greenwoo* a.nd no such line Darallels the propose* route to Abbeville. The omens look goodtoj^beville. That Ballenger Letter. A man who holds the responsible posi tlon of President of the Uhited State should weigh each word he utters even a an apothecary weighs his precious medl cines. He should see to It that nothing he gays or writes reflects discredit eithe on himself or on his party. Testimony in the Ballanger case th< Dther day showed that the President ha< Issue ' a letter exhonerating Ballanger an< that the letter had not been written b: the President but by an underling, Ae Blsstant Attorney General Lowler. Thn lootlmnnv wna ofnpfHriix ftnrl nvflr whelL 'ng that the President was force< to write a letter of explanation In whlcl he stated that he bad asked the Assise tant Attorney General to write the lette: but that he had used very little of It fan< had written most of the letter himself. The president is a busy man and n< doubt he delegated this duty to the Ass iBtant Attorney General just as he oftei delegates such things to members of hii cabinet who are directly Interested in thi question in hand. But some things can not be delegated and when the Preslden persist In so doing he may look for sever* criticism. Rev. Jas. T. Pressley Called t< Due West The Due West Congregation has sough out a good shepherd. On last Sunday tin Congregation met and called to that pasto rate Rev. Jas. T. Pressley, son of Prof John L. Pressley, Rev. Mr. Pressley hai been filling the pulpits of Moreland an< Whiteoak Churches in Georgia fo the past four years. H< was graduated from Erskine In 1903 an< from the Due West theological Seminar: in 1905. He married Miss Bessie Boyce, eldes daughter of the late Rev. James Boyce. Rev. Mr. Pressley is a young ministei but he has shown ability as a shepherd am consecration as a minister of the Gospel He is loved by all who are intimately at quainted with him for his big heart am broad mind. While we know that his charges ii Georgia will likely miss him still we ar geltish enough to wish him back in his ol< home which will welcome him with wid open arms. Judge J- C. Klugh at Home Agam Judge J.C. Klugh who has been in At lanta for some days returnfld last week. To Rent. Rooms to rent on first floor. Apply fc Miss Mary P. Douglass. ... - i ! ~ .. ' " "v' /IMENT. ir unor has a right to feel proud of the *( it issued last Wednesday, and the lould feel grateful for its intelligent ti ess of the social life and business opd e Piedmont, with fine climatic con 11 i. A UkAtltllA ' x.ceiieui sewerage s^sicin, nuucvmc in the State. It numbers between 0] me of the handsomest public build- tl ina, including a magnificent court M high school and a graded school and M . Its hotel facilities are excellent; w toffice receipts have shown a steady ?s are most inviting; it has many ^ ailroad facilities are good; its taxes p, nds yield abundantly under proper tl ?le in price; it has some of the pret- ti nd it is in all respects a delightful If 8( iave produced more influential men, ^ eal association. It was in Abbeville f{ jnfederate Cabinet was held. The e of the Burt house in which this tF onally Abbeville has always been a H Jucted in the South having exerted that presided over by such men as y. iffie, James L. Petigru, the Butlers, 0) other men who attained distinction v< Erskine Theological Seminary and ci e all located in Abbeville County. B ats a large number of pictures and men of its city, of its public build- I r manufacturing enterprises and of isting is the picture and sketch of q nore than thirty years the editor of h e originality and forcefulness distin- if tout the entire period. The present tl ner, Messrs. \V, W. and W. R. Brad- v w t journal one of the most attractive w South, and the industrial edition 0| noteworthy testimonial to their en- el \ P' ni lc ie Abbeville Press and Banner is a ol se and prosperity as well as the inious old town. The issue of May i and should be highly appreciated nick Messenger. ? ' hi ?i???????_?____ ec ~1 1 h< Building and Loan Prosperous. d The annual mooting or the Stockholders ^ .t of the Abbeville Building and Loan was 6 d held on the fourth instant. The Associaa tlon was shown to be in a flourishing con- ar dltion. All moneys collected are loaned a ahead and in order to secure loans notifica- s' e tlon must be made to the association more ^ e than six months in advance. t!l e The lirst series has earned 16 per cent i for the stockholders. Already the third m i- series has been issued and the forth will 00 s be issued In July of this year. ne e The Association has done untold good in & aiding men to buy homes. A man is a bet- St e ter citizen when he owns his home. His he & home Is his castle be it over so humble, ta t there is no place like it, and any propo0 ganda that has for its purpose putting ti< 0 in the hands of men means to buy homes r does untold good to a community. th ' The town which has no Building and he e Loan is miuns an asset which is of incal- ar * culable value. a1' At the meeting all officers were re-elect- he ed. ht 1 The following is a statement made by, be 1 the Treasurer of the Association, Mr. Joel cc t Morse, which speaks for itself: r Assets j* I Loans...* 20050.00 lfc 1 Due from Stock Holders 440.30 b? t Cash on Hand 123.98 Total 20,214.28 ct . Liabilities Capital Stock paid in 18778.00 .. Advance payments 90.00 Surplus 1319.08 oa Undivided profits 27.20 ta Total 20,214.28 The institution Is growing in favor and in a short while Abbeville people will wonB der how they managed to do without such 5 a good thing for so long a time. If you are paying $10.00 per month rent n, * join the Building and Loan, pay $15.00 per 0' r month and own your house in seven years, if you are paying $1?. per month just add a ? $7.50 to it and own the place in seven years. 1 It is a great institution. , tn y ' re Peace. UI The Brock-Boyd Controversy is a most se j deplorable affair. That these gontlemen ec j should quarrel thus is mosit regretable, ^ that it 6hould be necessary to appoint a j< "T court mar6hall an<J thus spend the State's j money to settle a quarrel which should la never have'existed is deplorable. ad 3 Human nature is so constituted that no th one man has all the right on his side in tic j such a quarrel. There in blame on both 3 sides, and it is a pity that some of their ev 3 brother officers of the capitol could not jo; _ have dissuated these gentlemen from enj. tering into each a tilt as is 011 at present. a ? ? Jurors June Court General Sessions, ke L. O. RobinBon, Diamond Hill. ^ ) R. C Philson, Abbeville. Iv Charlie Bannister, Lowndesville. hi W. A. Scott, Calhoun Mills. a ; t T. W. Duckworth, Donalds. a J. W. Faulkner, Abbeville. R. L. Keaton, Diamond Hill. J. C. Porter. Abbeville. J. VV. Corley, Bordeax. , 3 P. R. Dansby, Cedar Springs. i Joe E. Thornton, Abbeville. f r R. A. Ware, Diamond Hill. , b J. L. Clark, Abbeville, i W. M. Thomas, Abbeville. . . T. L. McMahan, Diamond Hill. J. Andy Morrison, Long Cane. p, T. R. McQuerns, Abbeville. R' Tom Botts. Long Cane. R. E. McClane, Due West. ' v r L. 0. Brock, Due West. 1 R. C. Brownlee, Due West. g [. P. L. Blanchett, Abbeville. S. W. Boyd, Magnolia. j T. B. Ellis, Diamond Hill. W. M. Barnwell, Abbeville. L. T. Miller, Abbeville. a J. W. McCalla, Lowndesville. e L. D. Caldwell, Abbeville. v i Thos. Nickles. Long Cane, e J. Li. Mabry, Cedar Springs. M. C. Bigby, Donalds. * Y. P. Reagan, Cedar Springs. r T. W. Stokes, Abbeville. J. E. Palmer, Magnolia. J. R. Mclhvaine, Due West. A. M. Tolbert, Smithville. su 1 " w< Fine Milk Cow for Sale. ^ A splendid half Jersey cow with calf ono co o week old for sale. Terms reasonable. so J. E. Blake, to t ' : 1 . ? ' i.niiin.Hiui. M I Iinfili Moon in Eclipse?Comet Receding- j A few hours after the comet disappeared 4 1 the west Monday night the moon began ) engage the attention of star gamers here ? bout by going into eclipse. ^ We read in Holy Writ that once upon a 4 me the morning stars sang together. j This performance was not ropeated Mon- ? ay night, and it is well.it was not, for poor * uessing humanity has about stood its 4 mitin the way of celestial performances. 4 With the queen of night playing the riental role, with the dazzling train of % le visitor sweeping around Jupiter, Mare, 4 [ercury and Neptune, a song or two from ?j iese staid old dignitaries of the heavens ould create more angels than over went p at one time from this poor world. This idea of the morning stars singing wether is poetec; it is grand opera in Jrfecl.ion, but a performance just now, in s lis section of the universe, would be 111 t med. Of course we are not afraid, but this performance should be put on so ^ xm after tho antics of the moon and 0 )met, there will be few white folks and _ 0 "niggers" at all left to witness the per- i >rmance. , The moon Is jealous of the attentions lat the comet has been receiving of late, er majesty has suffered humiliation, in lat, night after? night she has seen her d admirers turn their gaze on the ilekle isitor. Wisely did she conceive the idea 1 half concealing her charms behind the 311. Love and admiration are more the eatures of imagination than of sight ut to half conceal her charms seems to 9 a trick of the comet as well. She is no algar bold faced wench to be seen bareiced at every gathering. Our sympathies go out to the majestic ueen, but her's is only the lott of poor umanity. Whenever a new Venus drops ito the social circle, old stars must adorn 10 wall until her reign Is over. But the Isitor Is going. Within ten days she ill have moved into the sphere of *ther orlds. Perhaps she will throw the apple r discord amongst Jupiter's proud sat llltes. Ana alter aw sneis notnmf? uui n oor adventurer, who knows the fickleess of the affections; who looks to new >vers, rather lhan to the constancy of the (1. The HospitalIn Ahbovillo and Orangeburg movements lve been started for the erection and luipment of hospitals. Every hospital is jadquarters of organization against disuse and for its prevention. Wherever lere are hospitals there are better phycians and surgeons and their endeavors improve the public health are better ranged and coor dinated. Abbeville and Orangeburg are progresvrS towns; the establishment of hdspi" Is should appeal to the benevolence of eir people and, as well, to the intelligent lople who recognize that concerted comunit y action for the improvement of the mmunlty health is the best of all busi. iss policies. The above editorial taken irom Friday's ate, states very clearly the benefits of a spital in a town like Abbeville. A hospl,1 stands for "better physicians and surions" and is "headquarters for organiza:>n against disease and for its prevention The Abbeville Hospital will stand for all _ is an d more. The fact that we have a r ?spltal will give the town a standing j. nong the physicians of the state, and j, 1 who have the good of the people at t iart. It will stand for the progress we c ive made In the past ten years and will c ?a benefit in a large way to the whole p >unty. t Every man and womap in Abbeville will j, j asked to take a share in {be hospital and s Is to be hoped that the response will > liberal. e ~ -1 <" ?r> annh thine as fl I. Ill Ulib Utiy mciu 10 uv ouvm _ tf teap spell of sickness; therefore it is well j have head quarters where the pre- u mtlon of disease will be taught or where f ose who are unfortunately sick can be o ired for in the most scientific and sani- c ry manner. s o Graded School ClosingThe closing exercises of the Graded p :hool will take place on Thursday eve- fc ng '26th inst' and will begin at ^8:30 ? slock. There are no "graduates" this year, as higher grade was added to the school urse for the present school year, and P e few who remained in school to take is course had already "graduated" and n ceived certificates last commencement. The exorcises, nevertheless, will prove lusually interesting, as representatives c lected from the High School classes wllj * >mpete in elocution and declamation for s e two beautiful mebals offered by Messrs ?l - n Allen Smith Sr., and P. B. Speed. ~ Hon. Hugh C. Haynsworth, a prominent wyer ol! Sumter, S C., will deliver an ^ Idress, and music will be furnished by e High School Orchestra, an organlza- > >n that Is fast growing In popular favor. s There will be no reserved seats, and P erybody is ipvlted to bo present and on- ^ y the occasion. 9 o Dr SwingelDr. Swingel, formerly of Vaucluse, Ai;n County South Carolina, has located at t. Carmel. He Is a graduate of the Unersity of Maryland. Those who know m speak in the highest terms of him. as - r physician ana as a gentleman. ??? d Shriners to Meet at Charleston. ^ IllustrioiiB Potentate George T. Bryan ? xs issued his proclamation and has imed Wednesday, June 15th, as time 0 ir holding the next ceremonial session : Omar Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. a Among the many and varied enter- b inments which have been arranged is A special Shriners Picnic at the Isle of n alms, with attendant attractions.. The 0 ailroad companies have insured spe- g al rates and a good time is assured. . urmal natices will be shortly sent out ving particulars in detail. Yours, Henry O. Strohecker. Charleston, S. C., May 7, 1910. ' Notice, Veterans. The time for the distribution of the osses of honor is about to expire. Any iternn who desires a cross of honor . ill please a,?ply at once to W. A. Tem eton, Adj itant, or Mrs. Lucy Thorn- an n, President of the Daughters of the [ mfederacv. co * ? wl Altogether Creditable. $ The Abbeville Press and Banner is- Ri ed a special industrial edition this Bti eek, consisting of 32 pages, profusely I ustrated and filled with interesting ?J, id reading matter about the city | j,? unty of Abbeville. It was a hand- i Su me paper, and altogether creditable Su the Press and Banner.?Daily Mail, | 1 .. * The Conquest ( By Dr. Frederick A. cook | Copyright, 1909, by the New York J Herald Company, Registered In Canada In Accordance With Copy> ? -!ai a.i r : i? mo. > njru ItWU VU|/|U^|H 111 i?VA- T ' ico Under Laws of the Republic ? > of Mexico. All Rights Reserved i <? DURING the first hour of April 23 half backs were turned to the pole coui and to the sun. Our exploring ^ ambition bad been thoroughly ; sarr) atlsfied. There were few glances ! agU; lackward. I the The eagerness to solve the mystery ' long ad served Its purpose, and the mem- erin :ry of the adventure for a time re- I was _ APRIL 21 i 7^vg^rN.LATiru5: l^3-?yi L /^r$m\U0 ^ cR^^KC^irh%m?^M? cww/e-vr. /p <?s> ayrHtMY.He/zA/. DE. COOK'S KOUTE TO Am nalned as a reminder of reckless darng. As we now moved along the feel- of 1 ng of elation slowly subsided with moi he realization of the prospective diffl- 40 ultles of the return. Though the mer- win nry was still frozen and the sun's of 1 >erpetual flush was lost In a frigid the due, the time was at hand in lower wor atltudes for the Ice to break and drift row outhward. the With correct reasoning all former hea xpedltions had planned to return to naei and and secure a line of retreat by W day L We could not hope to do so han intil early In June. It seemed, there- sled ore, proD&Die tnai me ice aiong me eaci utsldrts of the polar sea would be elgt ouch disrupted and that open water, lels. mall ice and rapid drifts would seri- ? usly Interfere with our return to a (ire footing on the shores of Nansen ound. All of this and many other cssibilities were carefully considered lefore, but the conquest of the pole ras not possible without risks. Famine andVrostWe started earlier than all other olar aspirants, and no time bad beeq Dst en route. If misfortune came to is it could not be because of wasted nergles or unnecessary delay. In the ast days of the onward rush to sue* ess there was neither time nor x)pporunity to ponder over the bitters of ubsequent remorse, but now. facing eHoa nrx-lor Tuhlch were home ^UUiClU oatvw utiuv> .. v. nd all for which we lived, the back rail Beemed Indescribably long. In old. sober thought, freed of the intox:atlon of polar enthusiasm, the dliflulties darkened in color. We now aw that the crucial stage of the camaign was not the taking of the pole, 'he test of our fitness ns boreai eonuerors was to be measured by the utcome of a final battle for life .. gainst famine and frost , The first days, nowever, passed rapily. With fair weather and favorable s*xt :e long marches were made. the We aimed to return along the one pel iundredth meridian. There were three wer mportant objects to be gained by a on^ oute somewhat west of the north- ma* ?ard march. The increasing easterly rift would thus be counterbalanced. * a ~~4, fA thn TJ Y6 DOpeU IU ucai cuvugu vuw ew lands to explore a part of the 8*V oast, and a wider belt would be swept ?* * ut of the unknown area. 8tra The pack drift proved quite active. *eve nd we were quickly carried eastward lng eyond our dally drift allowances. On i.prll 80 the pedometer registered 121 ailes, and by our system of dead reck- "eai alng, which was usually correct, we 85 m hould have been at latitude 87.59, j wer jngltude 100. The nautical observa-1 Jess Ions gave latitude 88.1, longitude 97.42. | be 1 Ve were therefore drifting eastward j an<^ ;lth increasing speed, and to counter- thel the! 1,1 * * J i . Prnn ADDevine uoumy dunaay-dcnooi ; over Association. I help A.s you noticed last week the Association ' ful a to hold its Annual Meeting in the Moth-1 An list Churce at Abbeville, on the 21st, , me a d 21 nd, of June. Rev. rho programme committee, which is at Gi mposed of the foLlowering gentlemen Bapt u> represent the dilTerent denominations (Taet, Abbeville. Rev. Henry Stokes, Messrs. F. W . A. Templeton, C. V. Hommond, J. Gafl'i xldy Devlin, J. M. Lawton, J. Foster Who irnwell, and ?J. S. Morse, have been nt in >rking on the programme and a meeting Brow the committee last night they complet- Assoi it and will endever to have it in the the S inds of the Superintendents of each artm nday School in Abbeville County before ber t nday. | Ea< Wo have arranged a very attraetivO| two < ?f the Pole j i * 1 * The Return Began. | ] Pack Drift Active?Nev- * er Changing Sameness, t 0 0 W Friendliness of the Dogs. (ELEVENTH ARTICLE] * > 4? 4* I' 4* 4' & nice this a still more westerly rse was set t this time the never changing icness of the . daily Routine was In felt. The novelty of success and passion of the home run were no jer operative. The scenes of shlvg blue wearied the eye, and there i no inspiration in the moving sea ATTrtCPQLE PGcS ... I 'ZOffl.3A M/LES 9 M"-zs ? ef 6/*r/LESM$D&s ^rAPRlL ^oA P6MLE5 \ \ \./1 I'* 9 DAYS \ \ &/ } 8 Q* WA^?WQToj 1? \ \ ! ^Swv 5 &E ?AKT & w^^&nMnHoom vss.^^m^TAH BA3FEKNS 3BUS2T - 1 0 CO' All fi/G//T3 X?J?*V?a 1 FEOM THE POLE. ! 1 ce to gladden the heart. The therneter rose and fell between 30 and i below zero F., with a ceaseless I d. It was still very cold. The first day was at hand, bringing to mind i blossoms and smiles of a kindly < Id, but here all nature was nar- < ed to lines of Ice. The sun circled ] skies In lines of glaring, but Its t was a sham and Its light a tor- , it. I 'ith. weary nerves and compass In j d my lonely march ahead of the \ !s was continued. Progress was < sfactory. We had passed the [ lty-nlnth and eighty-eighth paral- ? The eighty-seventh and the eighty- j j > 4 ' ' - ? v _.! r 4 f ?4+ '**?+* ?*> ^ """""""*"*"""""' THE FOLDING C h would soon be under foot, and e sight of the new lands should com- i action. These hard fought times f e days long to be remembered, but r the marks of the pencil now re- s n to tell the story of a suppressed f itence. [ g Fellow Foeling Fop Dogs. I i ie long strain of the march had c in a brotherly sympathy to the trio t luman strugglers. Under the same j In was made the descent to canine a lo TKa /lAf?o fliAimh cMIl nn5QPS!?? r 13? XUC UV^jO, UIVU5U ^>*4i v the savage ferocity of the wolf, t taken us Into their coinmuulty., r now moved among them without 1 lng a grunt of discord, and their pathetic eyes followed until we e made comfortable on the cheersnows. If our dogs happened to >laced near enough they edged up s encircled us, giving the benefit of r animal fires. To remind us ci r presence frost covered noses were e rramme and we hope that the people b< the County who are interested in the tc c will lend us all the aid they can and s( us to make the Convention very help- jn nd enjoyable. Si lontrst those who are on our program-1 re Hon. C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens S, C. Mitchell of the Episcopal Church | reenville, Rev. E. S. Reaves of the a ist Church at Hodea Path, Dr. S. Mo- j ]e President of Erskine Col lope, Rev. [ m . Grew of the Presbyterian Church at rL ley, Mr. Geo. C. Hodges of Greewood. has charge of the Lay mans Movemethe Methodist Church, Also Rev. C. at n Cox. the Secretary of the State Nation and Miss. Vandiver who is uperintendent of the Primary Dep- h> en. Besides these there will be a num>f other interesting speakers. 3h Sunday School will be entitled to th Jelegates an d we hope that they will cl ?in i.. occasionally a cold snout touched iur warm skin with aVude awakening. Ve loved the creatures, however, and dmlred their superb brute strength. , rhelr adaptability was a frequent topc of conversation. With a pelt that vas a guarantee agalnat all weather onditlons they threw themselves down ^ ^ J c? DANISH TOBPEDO BOAT JRBJORUKN WXLr COMINO BB. COOK AT SKAGEN. ;o the sweep of winds?in open defltnoe of death dealing storms. They vlllingly did a prodigious amount of Evcrk each day, and then as bedfellows :hey offered their fur as shelter and xmes as head rests to their two footed jompanlons. We had learned to appre:late the advantage of their beating f jreasts. The bond of animal fellowship had drawn tighter and tighter in 1 1 long run oC successive adventures. Ind now there was a stronger reason :han ever to appreciate power, for to- ' / jet her we were seeking an escape Crora a world which was never intended for creatures with thumping hearts. Much ?very heavy ice was crossed aear the ci^Jity-eighth, but the endless mbroken lields of the northward trails svere not again seen. The weather ihanged considerably. The light cut- / tog winds from the west Increased In Jorce, and the spasmodic squalls came it shorter Intervals. The clear purple md blue of the seas were gradually changed to light gray, and a rush of frosty needles came over the pack for several hours each day. Could Brook No Delay. The. Inducement to seek shelter in ?emented walls of snow aqd wait for better weather was very great But such delay forestalled certain starvation. Under fair conditions there wan barely food enough to reach land, while even short delays might easily Jeopardize our return. We could not, therefore, do otherwise than to force ourselves against the wind and drift | with all possible speed, closing the eye to unavoidable suffering. With no alternative, we tried to persuade ourselves that conditions might be worse. The eighty-seventh was crossed, the eighty-sixth was neared, but there ;ame a time when both mind and body wearied of the whole problem of forced resolution. The hard woyk of igloo building was ' ? no of anlr nna had C iUYV a LUII15 Ui uit; i^uok?vuij vuv .r? t)een built since leaving the pole, and In It a precious day was lost?while the atmospheric fury change^ the face )f the endless expanse of desolation. The little silk tent now housed us sufflliently from the icy airs. There were itiil 50 degrees of frost, but with hard JANVAS BOAT. rned skina and insensible nerve flla A. nents tne torture was nop. bo neeuij _ elt / The steady diet of pemtnlcan and tea md biscuits was now entirely satis'actory. We longed for enough to rive a real filling sensq, but the ration ^as slightly reduced rather than InTeased. The change In life from wlner to summer, which should take >lace at about this time of the year. ' vas in our case marked only by a hange In shelter, from the snow louse to the tent, and our bed was noved from the soft snow shelf of the gloo to the hard, wind swept crust Preserved the Ratio. "They have been married six years.' "Does she think as much of him at he thought she would?" 1***T ' ? - OAATVtB f rt <TT*nnr " ""ICS; HL'l" uut'l'liuu ovcujo u/ feiuir. i "Well, his salary has been advanced very year." 8 elected at once and their name4 sent ? Mr. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville S. C. as x>n as possible. We woultl suggest that i every case one of the delegates be the jperentcndent. ?Refinement (hat does not enable person to move along iu life with ss friction is a poor kind r.f r'fineient. Polishing machinery makes it in more smoothly. ?' Covft earnestly the best gifts," id develop mem. ?Telling a falsehood to get out of 9 oulile generally leads iuto woise trou- S e- 1 ? See to it that time develops not 9 le worst but the best side of your H ... .