Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OT THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA,;: AUGUSTA, GA. , ? -L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. E. CLARK, .. President. Cashier^ . CAPITAL $250,000.00. X Surplus & Profits $15)0,000.00. ?J The business of our out-of-town friends r t ' recul ves thc same caretol attention aa that * ' of our local depositors. The ?ccoontfi of 7 ' careful conservativa people solicited. ?sa Pf jjfflfe;1 y - "J Eiy^TEip, S. C., ^?^feSDA?^ FEBB??RY 19, 1908. NO. 8. lulled ihe prohibition bi!.'. Tba Irish Par;*.a3??ntary p 'ter seventeen y card cl cchlsra iiaiced. A Vvto *] ark p?gq? leaos In ?S .rams ?y Belmont was named as one Democrats active in the plan to shelve Bryan. "Woodrow Wilson wrqte to tl e anti la. ifflg .j A conference of prohibition lead ??Pi i] ?ers was held ?it i.cnicu with the cb f* *s "i Jcct of forming a world's con?edera ag a lion. I A credit Sf f:",OOO.COO was received <" at Budapest f ro ot New York for the account ci the Count-011.1 Countess Laszlo Sreeheny!, A mass-meeting fhn* racked the Majestic Theatre. N* .' -York City, cheered Governor Ha?-ta-*??tacl: on rac? track .iamb:in;;. At Chicago '"TJiVirir; Music*' was played by tae Theodors Thomas Or chestra and acr??d fri pantomime- by 100 society men and women. Secretary Garfield in his aunuat re port, made public at Washington, ur gently recommended the reclamation of the swamp lands of the country.5-; Pine Plains. N. Y., has been seiect: od hy the War-Department r.s one of ibo places fo:- the-s'.uunier juaneu ?res of tho regulars and tS'f milkia. Joseph Duveen^suggssis that a sim-. 3>le cleansing precess with.*-- soap and ?water . wrjld greatly improve the painting* fa tb.? Lcurro -a?? o ?.her museums in France. Dr. Jameson, best kzio?.- ? a s (ht "leader of the raid before fae Boei war, resigned as Premie.- of Cap? Col-, cny because ri the victory .of thi Uutch in the Parliamentary-elations ... -r Mt Observes the Philadelphia Press: Flieg.jwere offce Tecognii^d . as nos-j tte "rg not trjiier.iasists^the slbly. useful scavengers", bul* 'modern science . shows that- their, mission is^ aiot- to make clean, tut; tb. spread the foul blight of pollution over as wide an area as they can reach in their fligbt. The discovery is useful, since, knowing the source of the evil, we can attack it in Us origin. the New York Republican County Committee U3 a candidate for fftf. Presidency. Senator Eacon, of Georgia, told the New York World that the next Demo cratic platform should contain a spe cific det?a?ation in favor of tariff re form. -Washington^ daspafcn%sr-say a^-pdJT' of, ""the. l^gs.'rxCounty. Republican Committee1 shooed it would stand with Woodruff; against -Governor Hughes. .". ?-. ^Signs di a .-bi tier factional fight among L'iiew .Y"Ork .Republicans ap peared at Albany following the an nonncement"'"?f Governor Hughes" candidacy. Fifty-three of the Democrats in the House of Representatives are opposed t.? the nomination of William Jen nings Bryan for the Presidency and favor Governor Johnson, of Minne sota. Th? Washington.Post's poll of Re publican Senators shows .twenty-nine for Taft, five, each for Knox and Fair banks, two eacfr?of Hugh es,, Cannon abd La Follette) one for .Roosevelt and ten non-committal Returns received hy the Chicago Tribuns In a" "National straw vote. , just compltted.Jshov^ that- President Roosevelt's po'Uciss^nre just as heart ily indorsed nUw;'by the mass 0* Re publicans as they ?rfer were. It ls sometimes remarked that there is no s?antiment in business, but riicbmohd " TTmes-Dispatch. Feeling bas niuch"*to do_ with-simulating or depre'ssina^usines^^^^ as it is'optimistic or dyspeptic. If every body is cheerful, everybody-will -feelj like trading; if- everybody ls -blue", | everybody will hoard his money and help to cripple trade. Savings Department Pays 4 % interest on all accounts in this department, compounded every six months, January and July. Capita!and Surplus $S50>000.00. ! GO TO SEE HARLTNG & BYRD 2 ..Before insuring elsewhere, Wejrepresent the Best Old "Line Companies." ' ? -'l HARLlflG & BYRD* At The Farmers Bank of Edgefield 1908 1908 FINDS THE mm that sells Stanhopes, Carriages, Wagons, Buggies, etc., in position to offer you the highest possible grade of gd?ds|at the lowest possible price. Remember ga I am known as the best iu the business, my material ia al ways of the best standard, aod those who buy from Coskery's congratulate themselves. Material the beBt, prices always the lowest. BABCOCKS THE LEADER. 7 4?) and 75 ? Broa? Str?et AUGUSTA, G A, Carriage Store ''Opposite the Monument.;> We've had forty-six years experience making and selling vehicles, and have yet to see anything on wheels which for Beauty, Easy Riding, Light Run ning and lasting and qualities would, match Moyer and Columbia Bug? gies9Runabouts and Surreys* Studebaker ^V^agron^ If Better were made you would find them, here, A-complete-line of Barrjess.always, on[Kand. Heavy Lumber Harness and Road Scraper Harness a SPECIALTY,.?JCL ; : j" BELTING, LEATHER, CARRIAGE MATE RIAL. ETNA COAL. 9 Day 729 Broad Street, Augusta* Ga. .'! ff house on the Potomac, where he was born. XPJU have all seen pictures of thte house, with its low, slanting roof arid its two huge chimneys, one at each end, outside the house. It was burned down -when Washington was about four years old; and the family then removed to a farm on the Rap pah'anpock, opposite Frederlckeburg, In Stafford County. At this laiter place young Wash ington received the rudiments of edu cation at an "old field school-house," humble enough in its pretensions, and kept by one of his father's ten ants, named Hobby, who was also the sexton-of the parish. The. instruc tion doled out to him was of the simplest :klpd-reading, writing and ciphering, and, later on, surveying; !but this was supplemented by excel lent training at home. On the broad meadows of the Rap pahannock, near by his home, Wash ington gave the first exhibition of his martial inclinations. The boy3 at Master Hobby's school were divided Into two military companies; and the rivalry between them was sustained by many a.parade, sham fight and snow-ball- battles and snow-fort Sieges.- One of these spirited con tests took place on a 22d of Febru ary, and the account has come down pretty straight, and presents an ex citing picture of that old time. "lt was the February of 1743, and Washington was eleven years old. The day was damp and stormy, with plenty of snow; and the two sides had it out on the meadows. Of course, Washington was the leader on one side, and a boy named Wil liam Bustle commanded the rival troop. The mimic battle terminated In Washington's favor, the other side being so completely pummelled that we do not hear anything more of the claims of William Bustle. When Washington was sixteen, he gave up going to school, and-became a surveyor. This took him out into the woods, and he had to encounter all sorts of dangers and risks. His sixteenth birthday he passed in the wilds of Western Virginia, where he was surveying a vast tract pf land for its owner, Lord Fairfax. .3 had now fairly entered upon the stern business of life. We can imagine the rude camp, the brilliant firelight under the trees, and the cool winds blowing down from the hills, as young Washington ate his late supper on the 22d of February, 174S, in The Birthplace of Washington. tfre w??clern'esl? of th$ ^^ft^kamfwia Valley.. ? ?j I :jf$ri His next b!rthd|?M g|sRcs.t';.'at Mount Vernon, where rare^l? gb\ie"W live with his brother Laspf^??ejr.-He was then a tall, fine lo?jigig :jf?;I?iw, with manly ways, and'j^f?^mls first love affair-a sorf^b? I boy : and girl attachment with ?Anne Carey, his "lowland beauty." On Februar? 22, 1752, George and his brother ?aw retice were on their .way home from a trip to Barbadoea, whither they had gone in the hope of finding health for the master of Mount-^Ver non, who the same year died, at his beautiful homo, which was ?f?er&ard to be inseparably associated with the younger brother. About this tittie Governor Dlirvid die, bf Virginia, commissioned Wash ington as an chicer in the army; ^nd he waa sent the next year as a ebm mlssloner to a French fort, claimed to have been built as a .hostile demon stration on English lands. He: was absent about three . months on his mission, which he accomplished with tact and judgment. But the war cloud spread In a broader and dac?ccr shadow, and February 22, 1,754, saw George Washington at . Alexandria collecting military supplies for use in the impending conflict, in that war Washington received his first baptism of fire, and ls said to h?ve fired the first shot that ushered lu the old French War.' Washington's birthday In 1756. waa spent in the Northern States, he being on a mission to Governor Shir ley, of Massachusetts, at Boston. He was absent from February 4 to March 28, and the whole journey was made on horseback. At his next anniver sary we find him laying papers be fore the Earl of Loudon, with the object of having the Virginian troops, which he commanded, put upon the regular establishment. February 22, 1759, was passed by Washington at Mount Vernon, in the society of his wife, to whom he had been married about six weeks. It was during his honeymoon, and there is no doubt but that his natal day was properly celebrated. Many of his succeeding birthdays were spent'at tho same charming seat, but with no special circumstances to make them memorable. in February, 1776, the Revolu tionary War was on, and Washing ton was at Cambridge as command er-in-chief of the American army. Mrs. Washington was with him, and they were quartered at the Craigie House, since famous as the home of Longfellow. Ha was then forty-four years old, and tho first gray hair was showing at his temples. Washington spent his birthday in 1777 at his headquarters at Morris town, N. J., and that in 1779 at his headquarters at New Windsor. Ssv cral of these anniversaries must have been rather sad and depressing to him; for the war was progressing slowly, and the outlook was gloomy for. American Independence. But Washington never despaired, and ever looked forward to the dawning of a brighter day. In the end he was not disappointed. On February 20, 1783, the pre liminary treaty of peace with Great Britain was signed, and General Washington ate his birthday cat? that year with. the. satisfaction o? I "man who had. accomplished a great work/ : Ho' had passed the half-cen* ^tuEy^marki and was the greatest mar cpf.ch}s,-century? .'iflrat ' ln war, first . lr pea'cOf^nd first In tho hearts, of. .hil :fc??ritr^me??.'-'From the '?hrlstl?i 1 DAW momm?^m " jhie^.defenfler'.oi ??^?puotry, .tih'e founda <? o?.,liboj-tyy s .... ?. .' j ? % fn?ri?.?An ; * '* : r:i ?T?" l?verT^tt?d' ornVimeai ' of the.eightcentf .'nf??'d??<?:VtVr?^tfe>i-*^(? WtftfrTimg World.* .-. .'???T: vd M:? inss ci Cn^ fiac^-ftoe?1 s^eet potatoes . jio?imu ?fnr}91c tffc?fc1 rtaple W?la ?fies. LUNCMEtfN ^Ouster} roasted in tine sheik. Corj?ihicp^- PicUTc? cucumbers'; ?catct) bt^cui^ ChoD- PrcserOcc) pea& Virginia jruit cabe Lcroona.de DtNN&?Y. Vtwinlo. jric? chickep, torrare saucci ! Qoutjjcrn mashed potatoes S^cct potatoes Jned. I . Southern cah(ia6<?. Qoarcj) fit^cuir toasted Orth ?/atc?-chces? Cherry ice-cream tVirjd cake-'-"' Clack co^ce Note-A menu consisting of old time Southern dishes has bee! planned for Washingt?ii's blrthdaj as nearly as practicable with observ ing the rule governing the outlay fol these meals. If an old-time settin| can be given them lt will add muc? to the zest of the occasion. Althougll not every household can boast of ol? china and silver plate, It may entei into the spirit of the celebration bj other means. Horace Greeley wrltei In his "Visit to Mount Vernon" ii 1841, of the "g?rde? rich ii! rare an* valuable plants; among them ari many planted by the hand of th< Father of His Country. Peaches pears, lemons, oranges are thicklj surrounded by the aloe, myrtle, rose -Youth's Companion. geranium, etc., as well as by plants whose unfamiliar names escape me." So what more apprupriate than to "blend (Its) fragrance with the memory of Washington" by selecting a house-plant in bloom (if a vase of flowers cannot be had) for the cen tre of the table? for most flower lov ers can command these in late winter from their own windows. Conceal the pot with green crepe paper tied in place by narrow green ribbon. A suitable decoration for place cards is a spray of cherry blossoms painted across the top corner, or thc blossom made in tissue paper and gummed to the card would bs dainty in effect. Or the cards may simply contain the quotation, "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Oysters Roasted in thc Shell Wash the shells clean and wipe dry. Place in a baking pan and put into a hot oven for about twenty minutes. Serve on hot dishes the moment they are taken from the oven. Though this is not an elegant dish, many peo ple enjoy it, as the bust flavor of the oyster is retained In this manner of cooking. Tho oysters can, instead, be opened into a hot dish and seasoned with butter, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Servo immediately. In Virginia it is a favorite way of cooking the oysters, where there Is an open fireplace, to place them in their shells on the coals, where they roast quickly, and are then eaten Im mediately from thc shell. Late ftf.e?&&. I . 1 'J. ."? '. ' ?/?. "f|i fjp /fi1 "Brief M MINOR MATTERS OP INTEREST ti-prosperity's Liva Corpse. Unless some apparently trust worthy indications are misleading be yond belief retail trade in the coun try at large for the approaching spring will measure well up to the high average of recent years. From the New York Times we learn that over 3,000 out-of-town merchants and other buyers, chiefly from the West, have poured into tho metropo lis, surprising and delighting liew York merchants. On Monday last, the New York Merchants' Associa tion's first registration day for tho spring trade, 419 buyers, or thc nc-xl largest number on record for such a date, inscribed their names at asso ciation headquarters. Tbs second day's registration left no record un broken. AH thc hotels that cater to tho out-of-town buyers were ovci run. "The buyers aiid diit-of-town merchants," says Thc Times' story, "swarmod about the hotel corridor* last night, telling their New York friends that tbe business outlook was brighter than it had ever been be fore. Many who went td lbs theater in the evening spent intermission time presdicting a great era of pros perity for the country." Though some of the country's great indus tries are in a very unsatisfactory con dition for the time being, the facts just narrai cd certainly do not indi ca'e general hard times, either pres ent or prospective. Prosperity lm receiver. BdniS b?ri? iiji? temporarily cripplirg blows, but it is far from dead yet.-Charlotte, N. C. Observer of Feb. 16. Pittsburg riooc'.-Sweot. Pittsburg, Pa., Special.^-Spread ing I'iiih and disaster in its^pafb. the annual flood of thc rivers and small streams of this section holds Pitts burg in its grasp. At 10 o'cler k the water had reached a stage of 2(3 feet and was rising a half foot an hom*. The weather bureau predicts 30 feet and possibly a foot higher when the crest of the flood arrives. While the weather conditions are much colder and snow flurries aro experi enced at intervals the changed con ditions will have absolutely no ef fect on the high waler. At tho headwaters the rivers continue to rise and scores of cities and towns it: western Ponnsvlvai?;? A???AVII Ohio born in Salisbury, lae son of J. J. Brauer, his mother's maiden name be iug Kincaid, and she being also a native of the gcod County of Rowan. His father was for many years editor and publisher of The Carolina Watch man, of Salisbury, a power in (ho newspaper world of irs day. and T. K. Bruner was for some time asso ciated with him on that paper. He was devoted to the study of miner alogy and became au expert. Yellow Fever at Galveston. Galveston, Tex., Special.-On tho steamer Crispin, which arrived ir. the roads from Para, Brazil, three miles out from Galveston. Sunday there were two cases of yellow fever. The two men affected are Third Engineer Davis and Third Ofucci Pritchard. By Wire and Cable. The B. & O. Railway will test thu nine-hour law, orders to that cited having been issued. Jim Smith, the notorious moon shiner, of Surry county, North Caro lina, for whose arrest $1.000 reward had been offered by tho government has been jailed at Winston-Sul?m, N. C._,_ Cashier Locked in Vault. Hickory, N. C. Special.-What was equal to a Western scene ivas the bold robbery of the bank at Gnmire Falls, a town of several hundred in habitants, on the C. & N. W. Rail way, about six miles from Hickory at 6 o'clock Saturday night, when Cashier W. G. Whisnant was held up at the point of guns by threa masked bandits, who took from thc cashier's desk $2.700, after whick locking him in thc. vault and making good their escape. So far it is not known from whence they carno ur whither they went, but they were evidently professionals. News Notes. The South Carolina legislature has increased the Stale tax levy one mill. Thc Georgia, Southern & Florida Railway has announced a cut ci! .10 per cent, in the salary of employ's. Secretary Taft, in a speech ai Grand Rapids, Mich., declared Lin coln would pursue the same coursa as McKinley and Roosevelt if alive to day. With brooms at her mastheads cud yard arms announcing that all rec ords had been swept aside, tho nev armored cruiser Nor! h Carolina ra (inned to thc shipyard Sunday. Dur ing her third speed test run . ii tb? Virginia capes between 7:30 ano 11:30 o'clock Saturday night. I re ship maintained an average speed o? 22.48 knots or .4S of a knot in excess of Mic contest speed required. Thc trial was made off Newport News. Va. Wm. SC H WEIGERT, A. S Prest. Union Sa\ Offers the Citze SAF?, CONS: CONVENIEZ 4 Per Cen 41 S M 11 il 111 ! 1 H I 111 11 IUI Ta?me ft Thc News of South Care Dispensary Claims. Columbia State, i4ih\ South Carolina lost thousfirids oi 'miniatures" in her transactions with the Big Springs Distilling company of Cincinnati. "Miniatures" are baby 2asLs, each containing two drinks of moderate size. There were supposed j to be 10 of these little fi?ska iu each ?nse ci' quarts of "Lewis '66,,. sold by chis concern. Iii 50 cr ses there would bo 500 min iatures, but the ratio increased rapid ly and in 75 cases there would bc 1,000. The invoices show that these were ?emt invariably to saloon keepers in rther States. But tho South Carolina dispensary got none of them. Furthermore, the invoices collected from dozens of saloon keepers in sev eral States show that South Carolina paid $10.00 per case for "Lewis '66" nnd in Georgia, even after passing through two middlemen, saloon ksep ?ra paid but $9.50 for it-and got the miniatures". Col. Felder figured that on tho 575 cases of "Lewis '66" bought by the Slate dispensary, the State lost 7,000 miniatures, not to mention some larg- : ;r matters. These miniatures retail for 25 cents each. ttiat itu? . ever charges $12,200, of which $7,000 is offset by a claim against the State. The amount to be deducted from the claim of Paul Jones & Co. is $6,243.75. This was agreed upon by the'dispen sary commission after considerable figuring. The original accotini was $21.200. Mr. A. J. Carroll, attorney, admitted that after 1902 his concern paid commissions in this State, and there were no commissions paid prior to that time, he claimed. The com mission believes that Col. Carroll was misinformed about this matter, but there was no way to prove otherwise as collateral invoices prior to 1902 could not be obtained to show that lhere was a discrimination in prices against South Carolina. A small claim which was disposed of was that of the George Wiede raann Brewing company of Louisville. This concern had an unpaid account Df $487.50. Invoices were put in evi dence to show that to barkeepers in Richland Profits Divided. Columbia, Special.-The house of representatives passed to third read ing Mr. McMaster's bill providing for a redivision of the dispensary profits in Richland county. This bill was drawn up at the suggestion of the municipal committee of the Chamber of Commerce and while it is also in serted in the general amendments of the Carey-Cbthran law it was thought best to introduce a separate bill to or der that there might be no mistake as to its passage. Il provides for 50 per cent of the profits, instead of 40 per cont, to go to the city of Columbia, 30 per cent of the profits, instead of 40 per cent as formerly, to go to the county and 20 per cent, the same a? heretofore, to go to the Richland school fund. John Gary Evans Ont For Senate. Spartanburgj Special. - Ex-Gov. John Gary Evans issued a formal an nouncement f his candidacy for the United States senate here. It has been understood for some time that he would be in the race, but the let ter he has given out is the first au thorized word from him on the sub ject. Mill Hand is Arrested. Anderson, Special. - Charles R. Brown, a former employe in the weave room of the Bregon cotton mills, is in the county jail charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, it being alleged that he at tacked Mr. W. N. Callas, section hand in thc weave room, with a pistol and \ pair cf knucks. It is learned from Brown and from witnesses that 'Brown was discharged from the em poy of the mill Tuesday because he seemingly purposely broke some ma chinen'. F .... ? . 1 -. A , MORRIS, TAOS. S. OKAY, Yice-Pres. Cashier. ms of Edge?eld. ER VATI VE and f DEPOSITORY^ iff i f Ttl 1 w/i ' i . ' . 11, : i i .! I , *r ?lina in Condensed Forro ff 4 ? Georgia this beer had been sold in oven single cask lota for $7.50, where as the dispensary had paid $8.75 in car lots for 100 casks. This oa their Bohemian beer. The overcharges on ?this account were figures to be $4,604, ? a counter claim which the State of South Carolina sets up against thtj ?457.50 due thc- brewery. The commission in thc afternoon . J entered upon the case of J. W. Kelley & Co., who were not present or repre sented. It was stated unofucialiy that their agent,Mas Goodwin,had gone to Cuba. Col. Felder proved hy docu mentary evidence that Kelby & Co. and King & Cb. are one and the same concern. That after Kelly & Co. got into some disfavor in this State, or ders were solicited under thc name of King & Co. and that Kelley & Co. actually filled the orders. This house was once represented by F. M. Mixon. Their Silver Springs corn whiskey was in great favor here once. The commission did not conclude this case. I But it will probably be of a general - class with the others. j There is but $59,963 hi overcharges cr graft laid at the door of the Cook & Bernheimer of New York' by the commission. This mexo bagatelle is ; present meir UOUK;,. .. ... j and his associates have been gathcr j ing invoices from all over the United j States and it is the invariable rule j that saloon keepers in other States [purchased liquor and beer at prices i considerably below those paid by the ! Siale of South Carolina. I The H. & E. W. Catherwood con I cern of Philadelphia, long represented by Jack Cranston, had done a large business in '' Three Feathers/' "Up per Ten" and other confections in j booze. By the same s3'Stem of calcu lation, based upon quotations to deal ers in other States, it was proved that Catherwood's indebtedness to the State of South Carolina on "over charges" is $24,070. They have a claim of $4.227 to offset this in part. This judgment was recorded. The claim of the Belair Distilling company is for $6,331.41. There was much intricate figuring on this ac count and no judgment was reached. Fight on Boll Weevil. Columbia. Special.-There is con siderable interest among '.he farmers of tho State on the bill which passed second reading in the house, drawn to prevent the introduction of thc Mexi can boll weevil in this Stale. he bill provides that the Stale ho?rl of ento mology shall be charged with the en forcement of the act and that the en tomologist shall be charged with the i promulgation of the rules and r?gula tions. It then makes it unlawful to ?bring into this State any boll weevil or any cotton bolls containing the j weevil in any stage of development. It also makes it unlawful to bring in to this State any cotton, cotton seed, hulled, baled or uubaled from any State or section of a State where the j weevil islniown to exist., Any person ? violating this section is subject to a fine of $50. Divorce Specialist ?aught. Anderson, Special.-A man named Steed, who claims to be a lawyer and who is charged with ."'issuing divorce i decrees to several unhappy women in ? the cotton mill villag#?^>f the Picd mont section, was arWfejd by Deputy ; Sheriff Scott in (?recnvillc county near i Princeton. He is ?? lh^'Anderson jail 'and will be tried by Magistrate Wil son. >^s)g i J> ii ti j! Wm. H. Va^ntine^Choscn. Spartanbar?. Spcial.-William II. Valentine cf Charleston was elected secretary and treasurer of thc South .? '><? . .-1 eastern Life Insurance company to succeed .Air. Giles L.'wlkon, who re signed to accept t!ie position as State bank examiner. Mr. Valentine is a native of Virginia and is au insur ance mau of ability and experience. The growth of the Southeastern com pany, which was organized with loc capital about four years ago exceedingly encouraging.