Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Good Roads For South. * The Sun takes, a reasonable- but we hope not vainglorious pride in seeing its arguments and admonitions. o? two years ago reproduced with enV ergy and originality in most of the Southern newspapers to-day. The word now is "good roads," and, In most cases the means to that sudden ly-much, desired end ls convict, labor. Georgia, for example,. has revoked her convict leases to private; ijontraV tors,' and has become a much more civilized Comme.-wealth, in conse quence. In Alabama : the peniten tiary .is still a dominating - factor in politics, and ' we shall perhaps have to walt a while for wholesome and practical results. Tho eyes of most of Alabama's Representatives .are turned upon the 'National Treasury as a'stimulation of the work of Her cules, to say nothing of its captivat ing Illumination Cf themselves, but in a general way the whole Sc nth has waked up to the.importrnce of good country roads, and little by little the leaders of popular thought are com ing around to convict labor as . the only means to the: consummation. Already we see in Southern newspa- j pers of consequence grave, disserta tions on the advantages to prisoners i of open-air occupations under :super vislon-.by the State; likewise reminis cent regrets over the former dispen sation. It ls easy to see that in many Southern communities they do not lake kindly to boulevards constructed chiefly for the benefit of tourists in automobiles. We note in all quarters an almost affectionate solicitude for neighborhood roads that will bring the farmers into close touch with their natural markets, but when it comes to mapping out a straight way from New York to Atlanta or Savan nah or Jacksonville, our observation Is to the effect that the communities along the route develop a certain lan guor. This sentiment expressed itself in South Carolina two or three years ago when the farmers , and property holders refused to tax themselves for good roads, although they confessed . they, needed them! on the ground f.hat automobiles would be the chief bene ficiaries of the arrangement. The authorities were very free to say that they didn't want to invite automo biles into their territory. The peo ple were well acquainted with the possibilities of the shotgun and the rifle, bat they preferred a quiet if a "boggy life. The road tax may have "been ., reinstated since, but that was their feeling at the time, and it is conceivable that public opinion may ' hs considerably influenced by good will toward a certain local animal which the automobile has displaced from a once proud eminence and rele gated to a position of outright use lessness. Meanwhile the good roads senti ment spreads and gathers strength throughout the South. * All realize tho importance of permanent ways of communication, not only to bring the farmers and their markets together, but to break the isolation of rural life and introduce neighbors 'to \each other.-Editorial in the Nev/ York Sun. Ahr. Taft Advocates ?ood Roads.. President Taft has again indicated his interest in good roads, the latest expression being elicited in connec tion with a movement for better high ways in Virginia, this .taking shape in an immediate plan "for. a road from the National Capital to Richmond. In a letter on the subject the Presi dent says: ? ^1 regard this as part of the gen eral good roads movement in the country, and I have pleasure in saying that there is no movement that I "know of that will have a mort direct -effect to alleviate the difficulties and ^burdens of the farmers' life, will stim ulate the traffic, and add to the gen -eral . happiness of the people more .thai: the establishment of good roads "Aroughout the country. I do not think that because this may have been stimulated by people using au tomobiles it is to be frowned upon, for while persons using automobiles are by no means the most important In the community, the fact that their sharp interest has focused the atten tion of the public on the movement entities them to credit. "I have no doubt that within the authority which is his the Secretary of Agriculture will be glad to assist by recommendation and practical ad vice the-methods to be pursued in ?cod road building in Virginia." Weston's Experience. -From the fact that for more than half of his transcontinental walk of nearly four thousand miles Edward Payson Weston had to "pound the ties" because the roads were so bad, it would seem that there is lots of roon for good roads movements be tween here- and. the Pacific Coast. New York Tribune. ; ? ...t::_ , , Lucky Jumbo. .Life with you must, be monot onous, " remarked the monkey as he swung by his tail in the park zoo. "Why so, my friend?" queried the lazy Jumbo./ "Well, all you have to do ls to sit here all day ant: be stuffed with pea nuts." The elephant smiled an elephantine smile. "That may be, my friend; but I'd Tether be here being stuffed with pea Tintsthan over in Africa being stuffed for a mus2um exhibit" Which shows that even an elephant knows a good thing when he sees it --3oston Post. Signs and Superstitions. The odor of gasoline on the mid night air 1s an invrriable fiign that somebody somewhere is cut after dark in an automobile. The Venezuelans believe that the odor of cauliflower penetrating all parts of a dwelling house before mid day is a sure sign that bet?re the day ls over this vegetable will be served at onelof their , daily meais,-r-Juiige. The figures of the London police -courts show a very decided increase ?Bring recent years in serious crime? Jo?os Horne on Africtides las Trying Ups and Bowns Poetical Tar Declares the Balts White, Swept Across the Continent by Mountain of Water, Was Greeted by Bwana Tumbo. Joy reigned in old man Hobo's sa loon down Greenpoint way last night, for home again was Jonas Horne, of the barkentinp Belle.White. The ! "bunch" led Horne to Hobb's back room and hobnobbed there a spell and raised hob, too, if truth, be told, to show how they loved him well. ^Here's welcome home, friend Horne," they sang. "Come, wet your whistle, mate, and spin a yarn for old time's sake, the while we pay the freight" "Well, hearties, I'm right glad I'm home," said Horne, "for on .the level, I feared the Belle would make no port. We had the very devil to bring her through all safe and soundy I blame the bloomin' tide, but give-it credit just the same for a mighty thrillin' ride. The tides were fierce down Cape Town way, off Afric's lone ly shore; they'd fall and rise before your eyes, some thousand icet and more! "Our .?hip was bound for Uruguay, which lies straight across the South Atlantic from 'Cape Town. * If I had: been the boss we'd never tried to buck the tide, but held the Belle in port till them durned tides had settled down to ones of tamer sort. But old Cap Brown spit on his hands and, with an oath, says he: " 'We'll take the Belle through that there muss or sink the ship, b'geel.' "We left Cape Town without delay. The tide was gola' down, and goin! down so ding-donged fast, I yells to Cap'n Brown: " 'This ebb's so strong it's takln' all.the water out from under!' "At that he up and bellows out that I could go to thunder. 'Twas plain to see .that every drop of sea 'twixt earth and sky was westward bound and leavlu' poor old Africa high and dry. hi one great mass the sea moved west, and we kept goin* down like in an elevator shaft back here in. New York town. And next we struck the bottom -bang!-and lay there in the sand, while on beyond the sea piled up sky high to beat the band. " 'This ship can* climb no hill like that, no matter how we tack,' yells Jim. 'And, woe betide the land that gets that tide!' croaks Jack. ' 'But, oh,' wails Joe, 'consider, though, when that there tide comes back!' "The cap'n seen right sudden then the big mistake he'd made, but blus tered 'round and cussed a lot as If no blt afraid. And meanwhile we stood by and watched that tide begin to swing from ebb to flow and slowly grow into a lively thing. The Belle at last was well afloat and then with one fell roar the tide swung back to full again a mile above the shore! "Instead of lookln' up the hill of water to the we3t, we now looked down the clean, green side-it was no merry jest!-and, say, the Belle com menced to slide down that greased getaway 500 miles or so an hour, bound straight for Uruguay. We hit a pace I'll not forget-I- love the sea, oh, my! but, oh, you quiet home in port! that's where I'd rather die. "We crossed South Atlantic sea in less than half a day, but just as we had sighted land off verdant Uruguay Shat crazy tide swung back again and tipped the other way! We slid clean back to old Cape Town, but 'twas the same old thing-no sooner than we'd make a port the consarned tide would swing. We seesawed thus for two full weeks while Neptune had his fling. The cap'n was some peeved by thea and said he wouldn't play; the Belle could go to blazes now, he'd go below and stay. "Then, joy, oh, joy! one happy day the tide swung back so strong it flood ed over Afric's shore and ca d us along. We washed clean o'e: con tinent of lions, snakes am 9, and piped your Bwana Tumbo playin' tag among the trees. We dipped our flag just so that- he could not feel one bit slighted, and he, in turn, showed all his teeth and yelled he was delighted. "Well, when the tide swung back again it left us in the Nile all safe and sound, and so we sailed back home in proper style up past Gibraltar. Bet' your life I'll have another smile." New York Herald. Raising Sheep in Georgia. For years the farmers of Georgia have raised the perennial cry that the sheep killing dog stood forever as a barrier against the development of the. sheep industry in this State. The Legislature just adjourned has taken a decisive step toward putting a stop to this obstacle. A tax of $1 now goes on dogs of both sexes in Georgia, regardless of ownership, race, color or previous condition of servitude. The measure is, in a way,- incom plete, since passages of? the law con flict with each other. At the same time it marks radical advance over no protection at all, and it is toler ably Cocain that if the people of any specified country make up their minds to enforce the statute they will find latitude sufficient to that end. With the menace of the mongrel and the cur removed, or greatly min imized, there is no reason why the raising of sheep in Georgia should not gradually-attain important pro portions.-Atlanta Constitution. Everyday Perils. The man who wishes to escape the varied dangers of every kind of loco motion had better, dig himself a cel lar in the earth and sit there all his life, taking care, however, that his root timbers are sound. The perils of everyday life are many, but the odde against injury are great, and against accidental death still ?ery great indeed.-From the Car. Jingoism. Miss Vizit-"Your father ls very patriotic, even for a veteran, isn't he?" Mrs. De Style-"Positively rabid. He nearly broke up my Fourth of July luncheon by insisting on ap* peajiug in a union sulti."-Puck. ?? Evolution of a Ball Player By E. A. GOEWET. "I once knewv a real ball player. As a youth he could stand longer ol! an evening against a lamppost on the corner In fr#at of the depot without moving a muscle than any boy lr. town, and by the time he -was seven teen he could understand TY hat wail in the newspapers, litany'one would read the items to him in a loud, clear tone and skip all the words of more than two syllables. In the daytime, however, it was different. He went out to the brickjoti about seven-thir ty a. m. each fair day and played ball most of the time until sundown. He was considered some bali player by the home folks, and finally signed with a State league team, where he sometimes received his salary in real money. After a time he became so proficient with the stick that he loined fast company. In fact, to make a long story short, .he became : >ne of the greatest players in the big. leagues and is far from a 'has-been'' to-day. "But, and'here's the rub. I have, watched that boy year after year and. imagined that it was his splendid eye) his broad shoulders, his great run ning, and his, lively work with his hands and feet in the infield that made him the fine ball player I loved to see play.' Now, what do I find? Why, it wasnothing of the kind. It wasn't long years of practice, splen did athletic qualifications,- and a pair of shoulders like a bull^hat had made him a great ball player. Nay, nay! It was because when a batter stepped to the plate his brain cells would be gin to 'convulate' with lightning like rapidity and he'd think out the cor rect answer . to- the situation 'just like that.' He ftould see that' the man was a left-hander, stood well up to the plate, and that he was watch ing the pitcher with his right eye, and a spot midway between the box and third base with his left. This meant that the batter would hit the ball hard to the spot watched by his left eye, and that a slight hummock in the grass there would cause it to carom off at an angle ot forty-five degrees, and that in juot one and seven-flfty-ninths of a second after the ball left the bat it would travel the distance of one hundred and fifty nine feet four inches to where the fielder ought to be. Figuring this but 'just like that' in a flasr the fielder would be at the proper spot on time, nail the ball, throw it to first, and complete the play. I had thought all along that this player had a brain make-up that would closely resemble a scrambled egg if it tackled mathematics and geomet rical angles, and that instinct and knowledge of past performances fig ured largely' in his work. Now I find that while his name signed to the pay-roll resembles a map of a Missouri river, his think-works are mathematically mastodonte. It is this new light that is going to make me enjoy my baseball more thorough ly in the futdre."-Leslie's Weekly.' Somo Kansas Laws. Recently a list of forgotten Kansas' laws was widely printed in Kansas. Charley Karger has lined up another bunch of them: It is unlawful to whip a child un der eighteen years of age. It is unlawful to write a threaten ing, letter. It is unlawful to injure a door or window of any house. It is unlawful to cruelly whip a horse or ox. ?, It ls unlawful to overdrive or over load a horse. It is unlawful not to properly feed or house an or or horse. It is unlawful for any agent to mis represent in selling fruit or ornamen-1 tal trees, bulbs, roots, etc. It is unlawful to wear a Grand Army of the Republic badge unless a member of tie order. It is unlawful to pay any employe In any way except in money. It is unlawful to practice medicine without first having attended two full courses of instruction^., and being graduated at a respectable school of medicine. It is unlawful to sell, pistols of any' kind to men under twenty-one. It is unlawful to get drunk in your own house. It is unlawful to misrepresent live stock in selling it. It is unlawful to leave open gates or bars to another's premises.-Kan sas City Journal. Didn't Want Justice. # A well known attorn of this city had a client whose eas ^resented a mass of technicalities, of which his lawyer took every advantage. Before the final argument and handing dow of opinion, however, the client was forced to take a journey of some hun dreds of miles and was compelled to be absent for several weeks. He ar ranged with his attorney to flash him by telegraph the result of the trial of his case, but told him to so word the telegram that the addressee alone would comprehend its import. . The result was the awarding of a verdict in favor of the litigant in question, and his delighted counsel sent him the following message: "Justice- and truth have tri umphed." What was his amazement at re ceiving a few hours later a telegram from his client winch said: "Yours received. Hard luck. Ap peal immediately." - Philadelphia Times. Feminine. The Feminine Mind was bitterly resentful of the disparagement it everwhere met with. "Of course, I'm not so much, but what can you expect?" it exclaimed. "You don't seem to take into account that I've had to play second fiddle to Looks and Clothes for these six thou sand years, getting only leftover at tentions, and often none at all! " Nor did the prospect particularly augur better things, study clubs to the contrary notwithstanding.-Puck. The London Lancet says six hun dred children of leprous, parents are being educated by the Mission of Lep ers, and the children show no signs of leprosy. - 1 New. York City.-The" blouse that ls laid in groups ?of fine tucks is a pretty and* dainty vone^nd just now it ls in the height of style. This one can be mado plain, as illustrated, or elaborated by meanB of embroidery or lace insertion between the groups of tucks, but in whichever way it ls treated it is al'vkys dainty and charm ing. Tb? sq iare Dutch neck and three-quarter sleeves illustrated are much in vogue and are exceedingly comfortable, or the waist can be made with long sleeves If preferred. It will be found adapted to all materials that can be made in. lingerie style, 0 and for between seasons thin silks and pongee will be much in vogue as well as linen and cotton fabrics.- Em broidered muslins are exceedingly handsome so treated, and to the list] of familiar materials must be' added waist lengths of genuine East Indian muslin embroidered in Indian style. i The waist is made.with front and backs. It is laid in groups of fine tucks and there is a "wide tuck over each shoulder, which gives becoming fulness. WhenHhe neck Is cut square it ls finished with trimming;, when made high, with a regulation stock. Tho sleeves are made In one piece each and are tucked ic groups, the tucks at the elbows being stitched for a short distance only, so allowing be coming, graceful and comfortable ful ness, t The quantity of material required for the medium size is four and five eighth yards twenty-one, three and one-half yards twenty-four or two and one-fourth yards thirty-two or forty four inches wide, with two yards of banding and three yards of edging. A New Collar. A surprise has come to light in the new cravat, which has appeared to add to the myriads already at the dis posal of madame. This last addition is Intended to wear with simple col larless gowns, and the new blt of neckwear is nothlLe more nor less than a leather dog collar. Cretonne Newness. The most interesting separate coat in evidence just now ls the one made of cretonne en suite with parasol and matched np in leading color with the hat. Such outfits accompany lin gerie' and linen frocks at resorts. - - - . Weighted Gowns. Many bf the thin silk and gauze gowns are weighted with one or more bands of heavier material to draw the skirts downward close to the fig ure. Coats to the Knees. , The newest coats reach about to the line of the knees. This is the length that will be in vogue this sea son. Draped Gowns. Many of the newest models in head gear are. furnished with draped vel vet crowns, while the rims are only I three inches wide. Hats of this sort are very chic, but, needless to say, they are not becoming to the average woman. This style of hat was orig inated about the time of Henry IL, and the huge feathers which decor ated that monarch are still seen on the kettle-shaped hats of to-day. Nine Gored Skirt. Here ia one of the newest skirts, gored to* fjt smoothly over the hips, but with graceful lines at the foot caused by the pleated lower portions, which -gives .the straight lines that are extremely smart and graceful. The inverted pleat at centre front is stitched to form wide tucks, which are held in place with groups of three buttons. The skirt is illustrated in one of the new blue diagonal serges with jet buttons, but all colors and materials that are suited to the odd skirt or the coat suit will be found appropriate, the linens and pongees of the present as well as the heavier ma terials, of the coming season. , The skirt is cut in nine gores, the fronts and back extending the full length, while the side gores are lengthened by pleated portions that give becoming fulness at the lower edge. The closing is made invisibly under the left edge of the box pleat in centre back, which is stitched at the edges to the- depth of the. pleated portion, giving the smooth adjust ment now so fashionable. The quantity of material required for the medium size is nine yards twenty-seven, four and five-eighth yards forty-four or four yards fifty two inches wide; width (I skirt at lower edge four and three-eighth yards. Millinery Fruits. Fruits and flowers not usually as sociated with millinery abound this season, and fuchias and clematis bloom profusely, while velvet peaches, cherries and apricots go to enrich the headgear of fashionable women at home and abroad. Turn-down Collars. Narrow turn-down collars of ba tiste and Irish point embroidery are among the new neckwear seen in the "Shops. A C?NM< The Squire-"Well, Thomas, I sort of woman is your wife?" Thomas (who has married for t lng widow at that)-"Well, zur, she zay as she be 'iz masterpiece."--Frc Strapless Dustpan., Wom?n are generally agreed that one of the most serious features of household work is the incessant stooping which seems to be necessary In the performance of the daily rou The Stoopless Dust Pan. tine of. the household work. Doc tors claim .that it is this alone which is. in a large measure responsible for the many ills and ailments which women are afflicted with and whi?h the men are free from. So many of her . dally tasks require that, she should lean qr stoop over that it is not long before this unnatural atti tude is responsible for some serious and chronic illness which often makes her as invalid for the rest of her life. ' The stoopless dustpan which has been recently invented enables her to, do the work of gathering up. the ac cumulations on the floor without the least inclination of her body. The new implement has a long handle by which it is carried conveniently, and at the same time the handle controls the operation of a lid which opens for the reception of the dust when the pan is placed on the floor, and as it is raised after gathering up the ac cumulations the lid closes, hiding the contents from view and preventing their being scattered by the wind or by accident.-Washington Star. IRONICAL MR Mr. Suburbs-"Do you exp?ct a Mrs. Suburbs-"Well, consider ii He's got the measles?' the cellar , is fl for two days-yes, I do."-Ally Slop Shoes on the Piano. A siding shoe has been invented to take the place of the caster on heavy pieces of furniture, and it is 5 L-; Shoe For Heavy Furniture. 2ISSEUR. hear you are married again. What he fifth time, and a very plain.-look be the Lard's;'amilwork, but, I can't im the London Tele?rraph. Centre Lid- For Stove. An invention of especial interest and convenience to housekeepers ? ls the auxiliary stove, lid plate designed by a Delaware man. By means of this it 1,8 possible to*have a lid over the centr? of the stove, where the fire is hottest. ; The old style stove plates are ob long- with rounded ends and a piece set in the middle vrhich leaves a cir cular opening at each end. While it is possible by thia arrangement to re move, either or both lids and the bridge plate, it is not possible to so dispose them as to have one opening in the centre. The new stove plate overcomes this disadvantage by providing a stove top with supplemental plates which may be fitted in the ends and leave a circular opening in the centre, on which one of the ordinary lids, will fit. When the fire is J'ow, as in the morning, lt is desired to set"the coffee pot, for instance, over- the- hottest part of the fire,, which ls the middle part. Heretofore, it has been neces sary to remove all the plates and set the kettle on the coals, thus stopping the draft, or to rake the fire over to one side.-Boston Post. The largest pontoon bridge .* In the world connects Calcutta w.ith Howrah. , - !S. SUBURBS. lg that Bridget's going to leave. Wil iooded, and the grocer hasn't called er's Half-Holiday. said It may be use^i with the advan tage that it does not mar the .floor j or its covering, whatever its charac ter may be. It is especially recom mended for polished floors. The de vice consists of a rounded button of porcelain or glass, fitted with a split spring stem, which prevents it from dropping out when the piece of fur niture is lifted from the floor. The two parts are joined by a ball and socket joint by moans of which the portion coming in contact with the Soor is permitted to adjust itself to any irregularities ct tte surface over which it may be passing. These shoes were originally made for use on pianos? so that the instruments might be moved around at will, but it has been found necessary to make them in a number of different sizes for different articles of furniture Washington Star. Where All Are Agreed. I will do human nature the jus tice to say that we are all prone to make other people do their duty. Sydney Smith. ".'^ ?