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The apparently Drowned RoWnj on a Barral an Obsolete Method of ^ Resuscitation } Ey Wilbert E. Longfellow, General Superintendent > U. S. UoL Life Saoins Corps v?e+0#??? N eight out of ten cases when there has been a drowning or X w % near drowning the reporters tell us that "the patient was . 4 ? rolled on a "barrel," with varied effects. Whether the pa % i tient lives or dies the rolling on the,barrel fits into the story. X i The S??d old barrel ceased to figure prominently as a *#4++*4>4++ successful resuscitation factor a number of years ago, ex J J cept in stories, and the constant repetition of it serves to induce longshoremen and others to use the barrel and.waste valuable time that might save the patient's life. As far as dt went the barrel scheme was not so bad, as it did get out the water in a crude sort of way and performed some of the motions of artificial breathing. The delay in finding a barrel (apparently nothing else will do in the minds of the rescuers) and the rough scraping up and down usually offset the good features of the treatment. No barrel or roller is needed for resuscitation. The patient can be laid face downward over a box or log or across a person's body so as to force water out of the stomach and throat, and there is usually very little Tva^r to come out Then the patient should be turned over, and, with the tongue ?irawn forward to keep the air passage open, the arms should be drawn above the head and compressed over the short ribs to imitate breathing, at the rate of sixteen times a minute. With the exception of the Schaefer method-in which the patient lies face downward all the time, pressure being applied to the short ribs from the back-the resuscitation methods are mostly as de scribed. My point in speaking of this matter is not so much to describe the meth ods of resuscitation in vogue is to point out the way the press may do a real service to humanity by reporting the methods used in cases of complete re covery. It will not take up much additional space and it will afford interest ing data to thousands of readers. Whether desk men know it or not, the gen eral public is deeply interested in matters pertaining to restoration of the ap parently drowned. That is why they swallow tho "barrel rolling" so easily. One other point: I want to pay my respects to the sporting writers who describe our long swims, and add from their own heads details about a bottle of whiskey in each boat for the purpose of keeping up the courage of the swimmers. None of the successful swimmers in the ten, twelve or fourteen mile swims we have held trained on whiskey or used it for nourishment on tte trip. We do not recognize it as a helpful stimulant. The after-effects are very bad. Fresh water, coffee, beef tea, malted milk are all used as nourish ment (and even cheese sandwiches by one swimmer) ; but out of justice to them, and to help others who may try for long distance honors, I want to register my protest against the whiskey fabrication right now.-New York Sun. Crying J\[eed dt/ the Church ? Ey Dean Shailer Mathews, of the University ? f?ffi**v^<*A?m of Chicago. VM***^**?*^^ T present the Church seems to be in danger of not having leaders enough. There is nothing more threatening to the growth of evangelical Christianity than the fallu re of men to go into the ministry. Just at the present a rightfully ambitious Christianity faces alarming conditions. Notwithstanding the growth of the Church, notwith standing the large growth of the community, there are no more men in our theological seminaries than there were two decades ago. In some denominations and in nearly every country in the world there are barely half as many as there were ten years ago. The city church is too often a parasite upon country churches for its pastors. Now these little springs that feed the river are drying up. In place of leaders too often appear untrained or but poorly trained pastors. As industrialism and the new education spread the output of ministers diminishes in number and in quality. Even ministers do not want their sons to go into the ministry. Christians of maturity do not want to be ministers. I believe, also, that one of the larg est problems that beset Christian education is how to prevent young fellows from losing their early ministerial ambitions during the coll?ge or university courses. Many such college students are more eager to be married than to be trained for real leadership as ministers. Many theological seminaries are failing-to send out trained leaders of the Church as they should.. The curriculum of most theological seminaries was practically determined two hundred years ago. ... Stay on the Farm . . . | ty Senator Nelson of Minnesota. ? NOTHER important duty you owe to yourselves, to your children, and io the welfare of the state, is-if I may uso the expression-to conserve your children for your farms and for rural life and to prevent them rushing from the farm to our large cities in such great numbers. Our census statistics show that, in recent years, there has been an ab normal increase in our urban population at the expense of our rural communities. This, I believe, all conservative men, all real friends of the republic, not saturated with the ?pirit of Mammon, regard as unfortunate. In most cases the farmer's boy, who abandons the farm for city life, makes a mistake. A few succeed, but the majority fall by the wayside and live to regret their entrance into the Tortex of overcrowded city life. Farmers, the remedy for this is largely in your-own hands. You must make farm labor and farm life more pleasant and sltactive. You must give the boys shorter hours and more holidays. Give them an ample every-day education and supply them with books, magazines and newspapers. Do not rout them out of bed before sunrise and make them -work until dark. Give them good board and good clothes. i London Police os. ? The Social Evil 8v Wiiiizm Meedoo I J ^.->4***+*** T is agreed in London that there is no connection between % X the police and the social evil, and that while street-walkers *> TT * are too prominently visible in many vquarter3, there has 4? JL * never been a charge that they were subjected to blackmail + * or collections. Thc attitude of police and public toward the 4? :~>*4~>***+ social evil is very different in London from that in New York- In Lo-ldon they ignore its presence unless it be +.."i-w***.:-:.* comes personally aggressive, and Haunts itself loudly and offensively. These women (and they are a big army) are, of course, well known to the poiice, cspe:ially in the vicinity of thc large ho tels and in popular thoroughfares, and they are seen at all hours of the even ing, but they are never interfered with uultss they commit an overt act of disorderly conduct or offensive solicitation. Their liberty is otherwise a3 sacred as that of the highest woman in the land, and it.is so laid down in the rules. When the evil becomes locally offensive, plain-clothes men are used, as here. Assignation houses thc tacitly policed, ?ut I could lind no trace of Blackmail or protection money.-From Tho Century. On th? Homo Tack. "Dad, I was simply great in relay events," boasted the boy from college. "Coed enough, con. We'll make ure of them talents. Your ma will soon lc ready to relay the carpets."-Louis Tille Cc-ricr-Journal. Prince Edw?rd of Wales, future king of England, unt!l a few weeks ?go received 24 cents pocket money each week while in residence at Os iMrne naval college. A Ferr Specialty. "I see your boy has a little hatchet." "Yes; but I faar he'll never make a president." "Doesn't chop down your favorite d erry trees, ch?" "No; ho chops up rn;- favo:ice golf sticks."-Washington Herald. When completed the new White Star liners will be the largest vessels afloat, being SOO feet long over all by 92 fest team. PALMETTO HAPPENINGS NOTTS Notes of General Interest From All Tarts of the State. GREAT DAY AT RCCS HILL. Interesting Addresses-Dinner hy Fair Ladies, and a Whole Day of Gladness. Rock Hill, Special.-Saturday was an epoch making day for Winthrop College, for Rock Hill and for York count)-. On that day was held I he first of a series of meetings of the farmers, their wives, daughters and the rural school teachers br* York county for the consideration of the great subjects of agriculture in its relation to our public school system and to the home. In his remarks Dr. Johnson said in part: "Winthrop College stands for service to the schools and to the home. In line with this spirit there was organized at this college in 1002 the South Carolina Rural School Im provement Association with one of its graduates, Miss Maud Nance, at its head. In accordance also with this purpose of service, the call was made to the farmers of York county, their wives and daughter and to the rural school teachers to meet here and consider the great subject of agriculture and its bearing on the home." Following this address came a paper by Miss Hyde, the superin tendent of Winthrop's model home. Miss Hyde's subject was "Home Making Versus Housekeeping," and her treatment of it was masterly. She spoke of the home as the cen tral unit of the nation and brought out very forcibly the difference be tween a house-a mere shelter, and a home, au abiding place, a retreat, of joy and comfort. Miss Hyde ?poke interestingly of the work of the model home and invited all over to inspect it and see thc various demon strations of house work ta be given in the afternoon. After this came a splendid paper on "The Spraying of Plants" by Prof. L. A. Niven, head of the new department of elementary agriculture at Winthrop. Professor Niven gave many helpful hints on the care of crops, fruit trees and plants, and showed how the progressive farmer made double or treble his yield. Tho startling fact wes brought out that insects alone des hov everv vear in the United States *$200,0C0,000 in crops. ''Hygiene in the Home," was the subject of the next paper by Dr. M. F. Jones of the department of bi- 1 ology. Dr. Jones showed that health is the natural condition of man and that good health depends upon three things, viz: Ventilation, drinking water and food. He also showed how worry will cause indigestion and summed up with the telling sentence: ; "There are four things the further ance of which the government should make one of its aims; preventable death, preventable sickness, pre ventable physical inefficiency and pre ventable ignorance." "Food and Our Meals" was the : subject of a most interesting paper by Miss Wlnttemore ? of the domestic science department; Miss White more brought oat clealy and con vincingly that many of our so-called "meals" are not food, and used ap propriately the quotation "'Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." After dinner the reassembled audi ence was given a splendid address by Mr. F. W. Howe, of the Agri cultural Department at Washington. Mr. Howe was invited down especial ly to make this address and his every remark was received with in terest and pleasure. He brought out that the study of agriculture in the schools may give a dignity of meaning to geology, geography, the languages and literature. Something Seen in the Air. Greenville, Special.-A large bal loon or airship was seen passing over this city Tuesday evening about 7:il0 o'clock. It was dimly, lighted and presented a very strange appearance. When observed the balloon was traveling in a southwesterly direc tion. It is stated that another bal loon passed over the city abou C o'clock. Granville Greatly Interested in An derson Traction Deal. Greenville, Special.-Great interest is felt here in the sale of the An derson Traction Company and every body is hoping for the eariy exten sion of the line from Belton to Green ville and Spartanburg. Capt. E. A. Smyth's name was omotted from the syndicate whe bought the Anderson Traction Company, in con nection with the Messrs. Duke and he is the trustee and treasurer of the syndicate and will take the railroad company when the payment is made, and until the new company is formal ly organized. Fire in Spartanburg. Spartanburg, Special.-The Spar tan burg Broom Works and several cottages owned by W. G. and Ver non Muckenfuss were totally destroy ed by fire Wednesday mailt, entailing a loss of more than $20.000; will insurance of about $15.000. The fire originated carly in tin nisrbt in thc broom factory and spread rapidly to cottages occupier" by the operatives. Child ?MLs Chita while Handing Gun. Orangeburg, Special.-Last Satur day afternoon the fl-yenr-cld son ol' Donald Cherry, who lives in (he St. George church neighborhood of the Fork of t*:i.s county, accidentally shel and killpd thc son of William Dautz ler, a rolare dboy about y years old. There were i?o eye wit nessi's to thc tragedy, except the small children of Mr. Chem-, and of thc nc?no. Tin coroner held an inquest Sunday apr" a verdict of accidental killing wa.? rendered. In order that Christmas remem brances sent by Americans to their friends in England may reach them with the beginning of the holiday season, the American steamship line carrying the mails to Southampton has announced au advance in the date of sailing of the St. Louis from New York from December 18 to December 17. This will permit the distribution Df holiday gifts.throughout a consid erable portion of England by Christ mas Day. The sailing of the steam ship Philadelphia from New York for Southampton, scheduled for Christ mas Daj-, has been advanced to De cember 24. These changes are agree able lo tho postai officials. President Taft. Wednesday settled the North Carolina census supervisor ship, which had darkened the politi cal moon around the White House for several days. Representative More head, of the Fifth North Carolina district, said he was the only Repub lican representative who had not been consulted about the appointment of a supervisor in his own district. He had recommended for appointment a friend and supporter named Joyce. The Director of the Ccusus, however, had seeuerd the appointment of Prof. J. R. Glasson, a college instructor. Mr. Morehead registered a vigorous protest, and the appointment of Pro fessor Glasson was revoked and the place will go to Mr. Joyce. Professor Glasson will be given a position in tho Census Bureau in Washington. President Taft is thoroughly arous ed by the actions of the Zelayan gov ernment in executing the two Ameri cans and apparently is determined tn make the lives of Uuited States citi zens much safer and considerably ' more respected in Central America than they have been hitherto. Pend ing a satisfactory explanation of the . occurrence he has refused to recog- i nize Isidoro Ha?era, the new Nicara guan minister. , The court of appeals of the Dis trict of Columbia, upon request of counsel j'or thc labor leaders. Thurs day r, mr lr J a stay tint i i November J:* of thc issi i Mj te of the manila te scal ing President Gompers, Vice Presi dent Mitchell and Secretary Morrison of Iii-? American Federation of Labor to jail fer contempt of the Supreme Couit of the District of Columbia iii lin; Buck's Stove and Range case. There is a feeling in the depart ment of justice that the decision against the Standard Oil Company in te United States circuit court at St. Paul Saturday is a signal victory with a double importance for the gov ernment. Not only does it furnish the basis upon which Wade H. Ellis, the assistant to the attorney general in trust prosecution, believes the gov ernment will bo successful in the United States supreme court, but it established this principle that the gov ernment has been fighting for in all the trus^t proceed^..?;:; that a combi nation which exists by the means of a corporation owning the stock of others is contrary to the Sherman law, and that such stpek ownership may be a device that constitutes a stock agreement in restraint of trade. The decision is held by the attorneys of the department as one of most potent supports the government will have in the case against the so-called tobacco ' trust, which comes up for argument on December 13. and it is considered to have an equally important bearing cn the Union Pacific case. and., in fact, all other cases of a like nature now pending. Miss Catharine Porter, of Lincoln, Neb., the pretty 18-year-old school girl who ran away from the Virginia Woman's College at Roanoke. Va., and was arrested in this city Thurs day for passing a worthless check} is to remain at the House of Detention until her father, W. F. Porter, a prominent real estate dealer and for mer member of the Nebraska State Senate, can reach the city. A wireless message, .reached the United States revenue cutter servic ?ate Sunday stating that John Jacob Astor's yacht, thc Nourmahal had been discovered riding in safety in side the harbor of San Juan, Porto Rico. Captain Worth G. Ross, in command o fthe service, was so satis fied with its genuineness that he sent a wireless dispatch to the revenue cutter Yamacraw, which was engaged in searching in West Indian waters for the missing yacht, to leturn at once. The Yamacraw accordingly is now on its way hack to Chaileston, S. C. Fellowing a conference with the President at the While House Sunday cn the Nicaraguan situation. Secre tan- of State Kncx authorized the following statement: "If certain representations of fact which have been made to the State Department concerning the Groce and Cannon case are verified by inouirics that have been made, this \-overumcnt will at once prepare a demand on the Nicaraguan government for repara tion l'or the death of these two men."; After electing as ns officers those who served during (he past year and adopting reports of committees, the convention of thc National Associa tion of Railway Commissioners Fri day adjourned to meet next year i:> Wasingtcn. A resolution Avas dis cussed recommending legislation tc control and limit^thc issue of the soks and bonds 6? railroads engag ed in interstate conpmerce. Spirited niscussio nwa brouffilt about by Mr. Trentis, of Virginia \who desired to know whether State' oV Federal con trol was contcmplati d\ Items Gathered and t rid Whiie You hoid Yew Breath. SOME EVERY DAY HAPPENINGS Lively and Crisp as They Are Gar nered From the Fields of Action at Heme and Abroad. An unauthentic but credible report Crom Nicaragua is that two Ameri cans, Louis Groce and Leroy Can non having been captured among the insurrection forces were summarily ?hot by order of President Selaya. President Taft is greatly shocked and sas ordered an investigation. Twenty bodies of victims have been located in the Illinois mine and five Dave been brought to the surface. Two persons were killed and three injured in a S. A. L. wreck Thurs 3ay near Denmark, S. C. Collector Loeb at New York, sum marily dismissed six officers in thc mstom house, who were implicated in thc sugar frauds and is proceed ing to clean house. Ochopedology, or the science of rendering a mechanical abnormal Dody mechanically normal, will cure 100 per cent, of all coses of tubercu losis of the lungs in its first and'sec mdary stages, according to Dr. Ban ning, professor of surgery at Hering College, Chicago, 80 per cent in tho ?hird stage, and 20 per cent in the :ast stage. Lee McMichael, night watchman ai :he Americus, Ga., construction com pany's shops was attacked by an un known person "Wednesday night, his lantern being knocked over. A fire msued that did a $50,000 ramage. Charles R. Warriner, the default ing treasurer of the Big Four railroad ;ias been arrested and jailed. Mrs. Jeanett Ford, his asserted black mailer, is occupying a room in the same jail. The sugar fraud exposure in the mstom house at New York is said to involve ]7 per cent of the employes. The combination of the Western Union Telegraph company with thy Bell company it is believed will run a rarrow escape of dissolution as a violation of the antitrust law. Mme. Steinleil's troubles are not all over for an American newspaper man is suing her for charging him with the murder for which she was cried. Ruth Butler, 4 years old, of Char lotte. Mich., some time ago pushed a baby sister off the bed and it strangled to death. On last Tuesday ?he saw her mother use chloroform for toothache. She got hold of the bottle and playfully administered the chloroform to her 15-da3*-old sister with fatal effect. Eastern Kansas had a series of de luging rains early last week thai put the streams higher than was ever known for the season and drove citi zens to 1he higher lands. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad company has authorized a bond issue of $200,000,000. President Finley of the Southern Railway was an honored guest of Salisbury, N. C., Wednesday and made address more especially to the farmers. The new Armony at Georgetown, S. C., was formally dedicated on the 17th, with parade and appropriate 2cremony. Earl Bullock, an all-round bad young fellow and William McKay, 15 years old, whom he lured, robbed the "bank at Eudora. Kan., Friday and severely wounded Fred Starr, the banker. Bullock fought desper ately acrainst cap? ure and fired his last bullet into bis own head and will probably die. McKay was cap tured. Prof. Antonio Mantagna, a Roman scientist believes he has discovered a method by which to take photographs by telegram or telephone. Sheriff Shipp, of Hamilton coun ty, Tenn., along with five fellow countymcn were sentenced to terms in jail for contempt of the U. S. court. Charges against them grew out of the lynching of a negro in Chatta nooga, and their failure to use their best efforts to prevent it. By the arrest of thirteen Italians United States secret service men and the Italian squad of New York police think they have rounded up the lead ers of a band which has trafficked for at least a year in a large amount of counterfeit money made in Pal ermo, Italy, and "circulated in Ameri ca. The mail steamer La Seyne, of the Messageries Maritimes service, run ning between Java and Singapore, '?ollidcd with the steamer Guda, of the Eritish-India Linc, and sank within two minutes. Nearly 400 men and boys are be lieved to be dead as a result of a mine disaster at Cherry. JU. Inquiry is being pushed hy thc government into the so-called sugar fraud cases and the investigation mav equal the insurance upheaval of 1905. Ten or twelve men. Italians and negroes, were entombed by an em bankment cave-in on the Southbound railroad near Win.ston-Salem Tuesday. Archer C. Christian, a football player on the University or Virginia team, died Sunday from injuries re ceived in a game last week. The man who nominated Wm. J. Bryan for President was adjudged in contempt of court at Lincoln. Neb Tuesday and indefinitely suspended from legal practice. Thc 100th birthday of Fletcher Me doris, of Jreens Fork. Ind., was be- , ing celebrated on Tuesday. Ile col lapsed amid thc festivities and die?', al their dose. A student at Drexel Institute.. Philadel'iliin undertook to play th'' BIa<k Hand game ou a wealthy cit izen lhere to get. money lo take bi* course in school. ?WORK Of TOE South Carolina is Saved Dollars by .Scaling ! Columbia, Special.-About a bait' ' million dollars represents the saving to the State of South Carolina by scalings from dispcsray claims and i overjudgments against finns doing business with the old State dispensary The work of the winding-up commis sion was practically concluded Wed nesday night at a late hour and judg ments rendered in all claims before it i save that of the New York and Ken tucky company, the amount petitioned for being about $22,000. Final action was deferred, but it is possible that the claim may be disallowed. How ever, this is not settled. There was a sigh of relief when it vi as decided to adjourn Thursday morning. The members have been at 1 work for weeks and have, with the assistance of the attorneys, investi gated fully every claim. "We feel that we have earned our per diem," remarked Chairman Murray, "and our report on the affaire of the old State dispensary shows how the bus The following are the claims andtl Fleischmann . Schlitz Brewing Company., Big Sprines Company ., Roseneck Brewing Company., John McSmyrie ., i Lehman & Company ., Darley Park Brewing Company., Moyse Bros., E. A. Saunders & Company., Geo. A. Dickel & Company., Clark Bros. & Co. Green River Distilling Company. Richards & Co., Belair Distilling Company. Totals . The Overc The following over-judgments were Cook & Bernheimer. William Lanallan & Sons ., H. & H. W. Catherwood., Acme Brewing Co., Gallagher & Burton. Strauss. Pritz & Co., Wiedemann Brewing Co . W. W. Johnson Co. Savannah Brewing Co . Ullman & Co. (Anchor Co.) . Jack Crainston Co. Rheinstorm Brcs . Barbee & Co. Garrett & Co. Wilson Distilling Co. King & Co. '. Total. Four claimants escaped the scaling of thc claims. The commission states in regard to these that these "par ties have no part in any of the fraudu lent transactions connected with the conduct of the business with the State dispensary and the chairman of thc The Sm . The following is a summary shown Overcharges in list of firms to whom : to he paid by State. Overjudgments . Claims which come to the State "alono: overjudgments. The 100S overcharges . "Conscience" money . Total saved to the State and to be Claims I The following dais were paid by 1 r, Firms.. oj Paul Jones & Co.$21 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co.10 Augusta Brewing Co. 1 Frank G. Tullese Co. 1 Live Oak Distilling Co. 29 J. A. Maim us & Cc. 18 Old "7G" Distilling Co.,. 3,1 J. F. Dickman . 2.' Belroy Distilling Co .40 Big Four Distilling Co. 4 H. A. Tbieruun . S D. Sacks & Son . fl Marin. Hart & Co. 15 H. Rosenthal & Son._4 Total .$179 Money in Hog Raising. Laurens, Special.-Some of Lau rens county's farmers are making ?rood money in raising hogs: arnon*: these are P. B. Bailev and Dr. T. J. Weathers. A few days ago Mr. Weathers sold on the local market three hogs that netted him o'-er $96; and on last Saturday Mr. Bailey sold 29 fine porkers, all under one year old. thc lot bringing $428. The price paid in Laurens is 8 rents the pound. Dies at the Result of a Fall. Greenville, Special.-Walter Smith, an employe of the Poe mill, died Fri day as the result of an injury he re ceived Saturday night in falling off a ?trcet car. He attempted to get off while the ear was in motion and was thrown heavily to the ground, sustain ing thc injuries from which death re sulted. Smith was 2S years old and leaves a wife, but no children. Kh body was carried to Lowell, N. C. In Foster Case Mistrial. Spart an bur;-, Special.-The jury in the case of thc State vs. Calvin Fes ter, charged with murder, failed lo agree and at 8:50 Friday night Judge Devore ordered a mistrial. Tho ca.sof went to the jury at 10 o'clock in the morning. At 5 o Mock the jury was taken to Beaumont village to view the ground. At 0 o'clock they an ::aunccd that they could not agree, but thc court ordered them back to thc room. At S:?0. by consent oj; thc lawyers, a mistrial was ordered. 31? GO TC HAULING Before insuring else when Old Line Companies. At The Farmerf ] jCOi^fVI?SSSON Nearly Half a It?iMion Dispensary Claims. iness was conducted. Thc State has spent very little on the work aud we have thought it best to assess those whiskey firms carrying the matter \? the federal court, the amount of ' costs." May Be Appealed. It was rumored Thursday that sev eral of the decisions of the commis sion will be taken to the supreme court for settlement and that the claim of La?aban & Co. and the Caro lina Glass company would be among those seeking a stay in the proceed ings. Chairman Murray said that notice ?would be sent out at once to all claim ants allowed claims and cheks would he sent out by December 1 unless some litigation arose preventing the payment. The money will be placed in thc National Loan and Exchange bank of this city subject to check as stated in the letter, and when all pay mens are made there will be nothing-, further for the commissio:.i expect the final report to the general assembly. ie amounts to be paid the claimants: Claim. Judgment. . $ 70,885.87 $ 35,645.30 . 24,682.23 18,813.73 . 25,006.78 8,515.79 . 2,119.04 919.00 . . 34,829.43 33,881.91 . 14,626.51 12,004.01 . 640.00 235.00 . . 9,990.00 8,176.00 . 40.883.23 35,806.83 . 2,300.00 1,700.00 . 66,383.71 53,780.90 . 3,648.42 3,153.42 . 1,175.00 1,112.45 . r...18fi.41 1.42:>.06 .$303,555.63 $215,178. Jt? harges. . ? found by the commission: Claim. Due the State .$ 94.89 $ 36,553.63 . 5.916.54 23.563.4tf . 4,227.95 24,070.00 . 674.80 14.965.20? . 4,845.06 18,041.25 . 7.980.56 12,419.4-1 . 487.50 . 4,016.50 . ] ,945.99 1,091.64 . 409.50 160.00 . _ 36.926.78 30,621.55 . 5.951.50 1,064.42 . 296.08 103.92 . 109.58 400.42" . 1,757.39 21,397.20 . 2,874.73 347.17 . 6.395.84_ .$ 80,594.69 $189,364.01 commission is authorized under prop er warrant to pay the cairns: The four claimants are: C. P. Fish burn. $79.50; S. S. Pierce & Co., $622.13; Acker Merrell & Codit Co.r $645.82; E. LaMontague & Sons, $457.50. nmary. ig the amounts saved to the Stale: money is ; .:.$ 88,377.17 . 189,364.81 with the . 80,594.69 . .,...... 25.356.24 . ..._.... 50.000.00 recovered ?.?T.~~; :.. ...$433t692.9i Paid. . the commission^! March 6, 190S: Amount ' ' Amount . Amount t Claim AllbVe??-' saved State ,176.63 $ .-14,9227.88" $ 6,248,75 ,551.00 9,504.09 10,047.00 ,615.00 1,211.25 403.75 ,1?".94 1,049.69 86.25 ,9^2.22 26,190.82 1,781.40 ,204.24 16,648.76 1.555.4S 362.83 3,208.33 454.30 T74.70 2,561.22 163.4$ i,008.33 38,004.17 2,004.16 .509.51 4,238.94 207.57 1.228.30 8.674.60 553.70 L021.33 8.4S0.Q5 541.28 1,847.44 35,506.34 341.10 .524.11 3.619.29_90482 .181.67 $153,825.43 $ 25,356.24 Would Be On the Belt. Laurens. Special.-The Laurens chamber of commerce is going to get busy at once in reference to securimr a lease on the proposed electric belt line in the Piedmont. It is under stood that the corporation that pur chased the Anderson-Belton line con templates a belt line to take in Spar tan burg, Union, Laurens, Anderson and Greenville, or at least sonie of the towns ki this section. Horse With Buggy Leaps Wall Charleston, Special.-A horse took fright on south Battery some day.s ago and wildly dashed through the street, carrying the unoccupied buggy with him. He had a clear and" straight run and through the street he went, never stepping at thc con crete quay wall, but overboard he went with the buggy behind him. Fortunately the tide was not hig!i and the horse landed in but little water and there be stopped and cooled off. Bites of Pet White Mice Causes; Death of Infant. Barnwell. Special.-Blood pisonihsr caused by the bites of pet white mice. Friday resulted in the death of the 5-weeks-old child of 5. W. Holman. Last Finlay afternoon the chiid was? left alone on a bed. The mice, winch were pets of the infant's elder sister, climbed on the bed and gnawed the infant's hands. Her cries brought assistance but the lacerations causee! blood poisoning:, which Friday rank ed fatally. ) SEE r & BYRD 2. We^represent the Besr & BYBD> Bank of Edgcfield