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THE LED^clR. 1 liarlow 8. Carter, KDITOH AND Tf \NAGER. SATURDAY, JUNK 29, 1901. God Moves in a Mysterious Way! He Makes the Dumb to Speak, the Blind to Head?a Happy Day at Cedar Springs. StatT Correspondence The State. Cedar Springs, Spartanburg County, .lone 2ft. ?tiWishing that all the months may he happy months to you, we say good bye.'' Such was the benediction which was received with a feeling akin to reverence by a large audience todav. It was a benediction at the hands o? four little mutes, children to whom God had not given the power of speech. Yet it was a spoken sentence, a thought ill lerwu ami expressed hy vocal organs, feehle, yet responsive to training Wonderful is this institution tvhero the duub are taught to apeak ! Not with signs and symhols alone, hut with the tongue whose functions are almost lost because of the absence of tho kindred faculty of hearing. Today at noon a large audience gathered in the hall of the South Carolina Institute for the Education of the Deaf an Blind, tho occasion being the annual commencement. The country folk came from miles around, showing their sincere kindly interest in the school. The stage was neatly decorated with evergreens, in festoons and garlands and conspicuous in it all ? ft wildtliedates "1849" and 4<1901." ? This school has been in existence full half a century, making allowance for the three > cars in I Radical times in which it was closed. Mr. N. F. Walker, superintendent of the institution, W. directed the programme of tho Jd"V. i I'he exercise* were opened with tin Hnthem by a choir of t>lin<i children. 4tO, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness," sang f the little ones with earnestness, anil sweetly. Misses Kllen Bench of Sumter and Carrie Pennington of Spartanburg charmed the audience with a piano duet, "Happv Memories." These sightless young misses will evidently cherish happy memories of Cedar Springs. The salutatory address was delivered by Mr. Jesse D. High of Spartanburg, a member of the graduating class. The speech would have done credit to one possessed of all the faculties. The piano responded sweetly to the touch of Master W. (Jault of 1Ti)ion. a little ooy not over 12 years of age, who played the .'Valse Blue" for the audience. TIIE 1(1.1N I> NOT IIKI.l I.KSS. Then followed a scene which would make any South Carolinian proud. We are tuught to pity the blind for their hclplessnes. as well as for the deprivation of the highest of all senses. But the class of blind children which then came upon the stage showed that at Cedar Springs they are taught to lie useful. It was wonder fill?the exhibition which was made by these blind children, sh ?wing how they are taught in the class rooms. The children, nod the advanced pupils too, proved themselves bright and apt as well as instructed in such fundamental branches as other children study in the graded schools. There is a young man at the institution whose poor eyes can i . i t not see even the instrument before him, but he is a youth of talent, perhaps of genius. In a masterly way he drew from the sweet-toned pipe organ the inspiring strains of Lefebure Wely's "Offertoire." This talented youth is Mr. Wayne Dennld of Abbevile. This was .followed by a pantomime between Messrs. W. G. Glover and R. 8. Moak, two mutes. t4() Flowery Month of .June" was sung by a chorus of young girls whose white dresses were no fresher than their sweet voices. Master W. H. Beaty, a bright and hundsome little fellow fr n Fairfield, recited a humorous sketch, 44Old Times and New.' It was (piite a long selection, I ol, ti- * OU\MTlHg till" IIUIII1II?? IIH memories of the hlind pupils This was followed by "Au OI< Sweetheart," a recitation l?y i bright and winsome little wotnar from Lancaster, Miss H. Cope land. Mack's "Light Heart Polka' was played by Master II. Ham mond of Edgefield. "Sometimes We'll Understand' was a chorus by mutes. Thej sang it on their fingers. But tha was a very sweet piano accompaniI ment and a band of blind lassei j sang the song which their voicelett sisters sang the song made it symbols. It is said that the deal have no idea of rhythm ?for tbii deficiency they are doubly suppli ed with grace. The mutes who took part in this 4'song" wen graceful as well as nimble o: fingers. Miss Mamie Duncan o: j Columbia was one of them, th< others being Misses Coward Smoak, Eason, Hyman, Bjylstoi and Broach. The loss of one sence or faculty is said to make the others all th< more keen. This was shown whec a class of four girls and four boys, | all blink pupils, delighted the audience with a gymnastic drill. THK WORK OF MUTES. The class of deaf pupils almost startled the audience with theii superior training. The primary class was givei questions hy means of signs. Tin answers to all questions wen written rapidly, accurately ant neatly upon the blacknoard! The advanced pupils wen given quetsion sorally. With eye: intent upon the lips of the sytn pathetic teacher, the pupils with out hesitation grasped the diticul algebraic questions and in a shor time evolved the solution on th< blackboard. Questions in notation numbers of seven tigures wen caught from the touchers am changed to visible characters bj the <left lingers of the deaf. But what was more like tin very manifestation of providenci was the intelligent speaking of th< dumb! One of the teachers whom the little ones loved asked a clasi of four a few simple questions. They watched the workings of hei lips and answered. Strange an< weird those mntnliie ivirich.>ni,.o . ? ? "^1 .-VVUMUIVU voices, yet it was "the voice o: understanding." It was an unna tural, labored speech, hut th< distinctness with which some o: them enunciated was surprising, The Lord's prayer was recited, a: were some verses of nurser) rhyme. Capt. Walker presented certili cates to the following who hat been in the institution for eighl years: W. L.Smith, Chesterfield: Walter Glover, Colleton; Kugenc Hradlev. Snniter: David Anderson, and Miss Mamie Dun can of Columbia. Diplomas were given the following who ha*, e completed the full ten years' course Jessie Dean High, Herbert Kogen Smoke, Nettie Penington, Spartanburg: Daisy L. Tanner, Charleston; Susan Beach, Sumter; an< William ('lary of Newberry. Tc the graduating class the superiutendent expressed his regret and sorrow at being forced to give np the youth and young women who are to him as his own. He addressed his remarks both in the spoken and in the sign languuge, so that all might know how keenly he felt the parting. There was a selectiou by the , orchestra, live violins and a 'cello under me direction or viiss Meoefee. and the valedictory was de, livered by Mr. K. Ov Glover of | Spartanburg. In the sign language he told the teachers, fellow students and classmates good by. So ( expert is he that Mr. Walker ^ could with diticulty read after Mr. . Glover and interpret for the visitors. A bund of eight pieces then played a medley of well known j airs, concluding with "Dixie." , The band makes good music and 1 deserves much praise, especially the wee little fellows who played cornets. ' The Millfort Hill Sold Messrs. Leroy and E. B. Spring! Purchase I* from Messrs. W. r A. Watson and B. D. t Springs?Fort Mill a McLaurin Town, s ' Special to Charlotte Observer. 1 Fort Mill, S. C., June 24-. ?li ^ is reported here that Col. Leroj 4 Springs, of Lancaster, S. C., anc Mr. E. B. Springs, of Charlotte 1 have bought the Millfort Mill 3 herefrom Messrs. W. A. Wutsoi ^ and B. D. Springs, of Charlotte ^ The amount involved in thii 3 transaction was not learned, ? Messrs. Leroy and E. B. Springi 1 also own a large interest in tin Fort Mill Manufacturing Co ' Their new investment shows con 5 clusively their confidence in thi 1 future of cotton manufacturing ic i thi? enterprising little mill town, Mr. Leroy Springs has hough! the controlling interest in tb< Eureka Cotton Mill at Chester, S, C. He also owns the Springstein Mill at that place. Fort Mill business men are generally in favor of McLaurit 1 and endorse his views as to the necessity of a vigorous foreign J policy and the opening of market! abroad for Amrican-inade goods. There is a growing sentiment ic this direction all over South CaroUna. The Observer's position in favor of this policy is pleasing tc ^ the people of this place. t i A special to The State from ? NYinnsboro, dune 25th, noting th? , death of Mrs. .losiah Obear, an a aged lady of that town, relates the I following rather remarkable cirj cumblanee of her early life; "In early childhood she accompanied ? her parents to the island of Janmis ca and was there during the insur3 rection of 1833, when the slaves i rose and massacred so many of 3 the white people. She was saved by the efforts of a faithful negro r house servant, who hid her away 1 from the infuriated mob until she I could deliver hef safely into the f hands of her brother in New York. * They Work While You Sleep. While your mind and body rest Cas. carets Candy Cathartic repair your s digestion, your liver, your bowels, put them in perfect order. Genuine ' tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. j The Columbia liecord of SaturI day says: "Senator Tillman, it is . reported, has bought some oil 5 stock of a company operating at Itaaumont, T?x. He may strike . it as rich aa Latir.^r did in Mex5 ican Copper. Don't Ncflwt Your Liver. ; Liver troubles quickly result in serious complications, an<l the man who neglects his * liver has little regard for health. A bottle . of browns' Iron liittern taken now and then will keen the liver in perfect order. If the ' disease has developed, lirowns' Iron Bitters I will core it permanently. Strength and vitality will always follow its use. > brown*' Irou bitters to sold by all dealers. | Fatal Accident at tin ' Epworth Orphanage. , One Little Hoy Killed by a Fall-, i ing Shed and Two Injured. Result of the Windstorm. < ? i' The State, 27th instant. A deplorable accident occured ( at the Kpworth orphanage during ' the storm yesterday oftcrnoon. An old cow shed whs blown to 1 the ground, killing one little fel low out right and wounding two ethers. ' The boys ? nine in number? were in the orchard gathering plums. Overtaken by the vain they went under a nearby cowshed together with two negro men, a half dozen cows and two horses. The old shed was unable to , withstand the increasing force of the wind and soon after fell with a crash. I As soon as the negroes could disentangled themselves the wreckage was removed. Charley Sta?k was found lying on his left side pinned to the 1 ground by a heavy sill which had crushed his skull. There were several bruises on nis hotly and his leg was broken. Lee White has a long gash down the forehead and face to the lip, it boing cut to the bone, and t John H. Parker had his right r elbow dislocated. 1 The aces of the injured boys i were 9, and 12 years respectiI velv. ? The little fellow who was killed Charley Stack, came to the orph anage about three and a half years . ago. His former home was in s Florence where he and his older ? brother lived up to the time of their father's death. The body will be carried to ? Lake City today and interred by i the side of the child's father. Dr. Philpot, bouse sergeon at t the orphanage, attended the two ? hoys that were hurt. They were > resting easily last night. The entire orphanage is much distressed over tne affair. Charley ) Stuck had so endeared himself to > ull the orphanage family, and his 5 death is very deeply felt. A Horrible Grime i Blackmailer Fired a House With Sleeping Woman?Wanted t $5,000. > By Telegraph to Greenville News. Topeka, Kan., June 27.- Mrs. W* C. Carson, wife of Cowley Carson, a farmer, was horribly burned and is dying hecuuse her husband refused to deposit five thousand dollars in a place named by an unknown blackmailer. The targedy happenod on Sat urday night in an obscure settlement away from post office or telegraph stations. 1 Three weeks ago Carson, who is wealthy, received an anonymous letter demanding that he bury five thousand dollars at the foot of a telephone pole under penalty 1 of having his house burned down. No attention was paid to this. A second letter was written and no attention was paid to this. , Carson was absent from his home Saturday night and the house was fired while his wife slept. ? * ? Sixteen Killed in Railroad Wreck in Indiana. Peru, lnd., Juno 26.?Sixteen persons were killed and about 50 were seriously injured in a wreck of train No 3, westbound Wabash limited, 0 miles west of this city, at 12:30 a. m. today. The dead | were emigrants for Colorado Many of the injured undoubtedly wil 1 die. The One '&ay Gold Cure. For cold in the bead and core throat uw K? taott'a Chocolates laxative Qniaiae, the " One Mr Cold Curat" | *' ' , ^ rtie Pardon of John G. Ghaffln. b; P' What the Mother of the Slain r* Mao Says of the "Newly Die^ covered" Evidence. w Special to The State. 1 Greenville, June 25.?The par- ~ ilon of John G. Chaftin is said to ^ liave been based upon the fact that ^ the governor was convinced from 0 affidavits presented to him that warren E. M. Grube, the man ^ who was killed, could use his a) right hand equally as well as his a. left hand, and that Chaftin testified a, that Grube was about to strike 0 hiui with a stick in his right hand u the statement was eutitled to ^ credence. The contention on the h part of the defendant has been all h along that the jury convicted t< Chaftin because it was shown that tl Grube was left handed, which discredited the evidence of Chaftin 8i in the minds of the jurors, and Cl resulted in the verdict of guilty. v It may not fee true that the gov- I 'J ernor was guided in this by tne p showing mide in favor of the fj theory that Grube was ambidex- ! trous, and it may also be untrue h that a verdict of guilty was reach- t ed by the jury on account of the h proof that he was left handed h only, but it is interesting at least s to have the statement of Grube's- v own mother on the disputed point, y and for this reason the following 8 letter is published at the instance 8 of the recipients, who wish to u pi ice the statement before the t public. Whatever view may be y taken of the verdict of the jury <] or tne exercise of the pardoning power in this case, tbo straight- t forward statement of Mrs. Rankin, u the mother of the deceased, can- , not fail to make an impression by ! its intelligent regard for the right s and feelings of others, while maintaining the integrity of her j son's character. The following is the letter and the publication is -j authorized by Mrs. Rankin: j Rochester, N. Y., June 19, 1901. v My Dear Friends: Your letter j and paper at hand. 1 cannot say v that 1 was much surprised at the news of Chaftin's pardon, except c at the unheard of haste with v which it was accomplished. 1 have known too much of the c pardon of criminals to serve politi- a cal ends in our own State, not to a have expected that after the hor- n | ror of the crime should rave r passed from the memory of the people, some governor, having a ^ purpose to serve, would exercise c his pardoning power in Chafiin's behalf. But that public opinion e should have so radically changed at this early day is indeed sur- j prising. I j From the first I schooled my- a self to ihink as little sf Chafliu as | possible, cherishing no feeling of i revenge, and not expecting or j even desiring his conviction; in'i fact my heart was too crushed and I sore to take a very lively interest in anything. 1 could not aud did J not read the trial. My grief was I ? c all 1 ceuld endure without being aggravated by borrowing details. 80 now as neither his incarcera- j * tion nor release can restore the j1 life be has taken it can be of no 1 possible moment to me, except as * it may indirectly affect the fair 11 name of my son. If the people * of Greenville and the community 1 at large crave Chaflin's society, 1 they are quite welcome to it. * Rut this alleged new testimony, 1 on which the pardon was obtained * 1 denounced as utterly false, how- i ever anxious his counsel may have I been to "show the governor the i truth of the case." That W?rron . J Grube was ambidextrous. I most emphatically deny. From his * earliest infancy it became evident * that he was not only left-banded, but so decidedly left-handed that ] no amount of training could nake j him otherwise, and as a child, i >y, and man be could never at ay or work d? anything with his ght band that a vary right hand" 1 parson could not do with his tt His writing and drawingare always done, with his left and regardless of light or shade, ad when be came home with hi? rother's remains, less than six icnths before his own death, he a* the same left-handed boy a* f old. 1 claim that I, his mother should now the facis of the case as well 3 recent or casual acquaintances, 3 Warren himself, regarding it s an infirmity, was always more r less embariassed by it, thus ppealing to my sympathy. It rould have been just as natural for im to grasp a weapon in his rightand us for a right handed person 3 seize on in his left: and if at tie moment of his death he stood i a threatening attitude with a tick in his right hand it was beause his left arm had been preiously disabled by his assailant, 'he world will never know what iiu ii I Uo 4 U.. 4. ?? i*u UII vumj ua|;|/ciicu 111 LUitL Ul' ice. As to his having the atick in his and or not, I cannot see how hat could have so important a tearing on the case. The fact of lis being otherwise unnatural hould prove conclusively that the weapon he hold was hastily im~ trovised in self-defence. It would urely be very strange for any ane man who was not a coward, nd who bad once been assaulted o submit to a second attack fron? he same man without trying to lefend himself. Hoping you are both well and hanking you for your interests, I m, Very sincerely, Mrs. A. L. Iiankin. Twenty Drowned. St. Johns, N. F., June 26.? L'he steamship Lusitania, of Liverpool bound to Montreal waa vrecked last night off Cape Bolard. Five hundned passengers vere aboard. It is reported that a boat load >1 the people numbering twenty vere drowned. The Lusitania mistook the ourse in a dense fog and went shore near Renews. She ran over , reef and hangs against a cliff. ?ke passengers were mostly imnigrants. Panic-stricken they fought for he boats with knives but the >flicers finally mastered them. Women and children were landd first. The vessel is a total wreck, duch of the cargo will be saved. . 13 ioats and tugs have gone to her assistance. PASTOniA. Bern tk? /> Kind You Have Always Bought rr n Marrying a Girl of 14 He Violated Law. Special t? The Stat?. Jonesville, June 26. ? Mr. Ed. iochester, a young man liying n town, secured the hand in tnariage of Mis? Mattie M in ton, a actory girl just about 14 ?umners, against the will of her ather, and now the father has ndicted Mr. Rochester for decoy j i.v- a?*?) huu marrying nis (laugh' er under 16 years of age, conray to the statutes in such cases. LOSING I i FLESH | r\ In summer can be prevented a f by taking T & Scott's Emulsion ? Its as beneficial In summer.ee ' In winter. If you are weak or B [ run down, It will build von ?ir? u (tend for fre? Mtnplt. I SCOTT & BOWNE, ChemiM*. B L 400-4'' ''cm I Street, N?Vf York. JL M f *. ami $1.00; all druggiflt*. \