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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. Nominees of Party-Consler's Ro quent for Recount Refused? Columbia, Sept. 16.-The State Democratic Executive Committee met last night to declare the result, of the second primary election and to select Presidential Electors. There were no contests for State officer, but Cansler, of Tirzah, asked for a re count. As ho could not show that there had b"en Irregularities suffi cient to affect the result, the commit tee declined to take any action In tho case. There being no contest the follow ing were declared nominees of the Democratic party for the offices named: United States Senator-E.D.Smlth. Kaili >,ul Commissioner-Banks L. Caughrian. Superintendent of Education-J. E. Swearlngen. Congress-Fifth District, D. E. Finley; Sixth District, J. E. Ellerbe. Solicitor-Third Circuit, P. H. Stoll; Fifth Ccrluit, W. H. Cobb; Tenth Circuit, Proctor A. Bonham; Twelfth Circuit, Walter H. Wells. Presidential Electors. The following were selected as Presidential Electors, and will cast tho nine votes ot South Carolina for Bryan and Kern: Electors-at-Large-T. B. Butler, of Gaffney, and Dr. TImmerman, of Batesburg. First District-J. D. Bivens, of Dorchester; Second District, Charles Carroll Sims, of Barnwell; Third District, Gen. M. L. Bonham, of An derson; Fourth District, Col. T. B. Crews, ol Laurens; Fifth District, S. W. Heath, of Stoneboro, Lancas ter county; Sixth District, R .B. Scar borough, of Conway; Seventh Dls tric, Dr. T. H. Drehr, of St. Matthews. Tho Protest from Tirzah. Soon after the committee was call ed to order, lt was Btated that Mr. Cansler was present and desired to address tho committee. Ho was given the floor, and presented the following: "Gentlemen: As candidate for the office of Railroad Commissioner, I beg leave to submit the following contention relative to the count of votes in the second primary, Sep tember 8. "First. 1 insist that the ballots sent out by Mr. Evans, in so far as they concern the vote for Railroad Commissioner, aro entirely legal. "Second. That I have Information to the effect that many of these bal lots were used In voting for me and that I regard lt as a grave Injustice both to the voter and to myself that through the fault or error of Mr. Evans I should be deprived of such votes when I v/as In no way responsi ble for Mr. Evans' mistake. "Third. That in view of these con ditions, before canvassing the votes and declaring the result of election, you should ascertain to what extent the votes thus thrown out would of fed the result, as you know the vote between Mr. Cnughman and myself was very close, and I have reason to believe that If I am dealt with fairly and justly, then the final result must favor me. "Foutrh. That In my judgment the least you can do for me will bo to call on the county charman to fur nish the statements as to ballots thrown out, and how they stood for Railroad Commissioner. I Insist that this, my contention, be spread upon the minutes of your meeting and that a ruling bo made thereon. I have wired seven counties, giving notice of this action and calling attention to my attitude In the matter. "Respectfully submitted, "James Cansler. "Columbia, Sept. 16, 1908." The Committee's Action. When the communication from Mr. Cansler had been read by Secretary Bell, Chairman Jones stated for tho information of the committee that the only reports ns to the alleged Il legal ballots which he had received were that in Abbeville live of the ballots had not been counted, In Un ion 12 had been counted, and In Chesterfield 27 had been voted. He had no reports from any other coun ties. Mr. Ketchln moved that the ruling of tho chairman in regard to these tickets be endorsed and the communication of Mr. Cansler be spread on the minutes. This precipi tated some discussion as to the pro per course to pursue and Mr. Kitchin finally withdrew his motion. Mr. Parrott then moved that the commu nication of Mr. Cansler he received as information, and be laid on the table, and this motion was adopted without any dissent. Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold. A. J. Nubaum, Batesville, Indiana, writes: "Last year I suffered for three maths with a summer cold so distressing that it interfered with my business. I had many of the symp toms of hay fever, and a doctor's prescription did not reach my case, and T took several medicines which scried to only aggravate my case, Fe lunately I insisted upon bav in Foley's Honey and Tar In *.ie yellow package and lt quicKly cured me. My wife has since used Foley's Doney and Tar with the eame success." Sold by all druggists. GEORGIA MAN FELL TO DEATH. WUM a Prominent fanner ami Busi ness Mail . (Augusta Chronicle, 16th.) Richard EL Ramsey, of Phlnlzy, Columbia county, Georgia, one of the most prominent, and one of the weal, thlest planters In this section of the State, fell from the third door of tho Hotel Genesta to the sidewalk, on Jackson street, about 2.10 o'clock this morning, and was killed. Ile struck on the cement pave ment, evidently on his head. His skull was fractured and his neck broken. He was In room No. 16. He struck the pavement less than a foot from the hotel building, at a point about opposite Jones & Shewmake's grocery store. The coroner, W. A. Ramsey, was notified, and that officer ordered the remains sent to Wilson's undertak ing establishment. This morning at 2 o'clock the elec tric lights went out. Policeman Spalding was at Ellis and Jackson streets, Just down from the hotel. He heard a heavy fall, and, making in vestigation, came upon the body of the unfortunate gentleman. Mr. Ramsay gave a gasp or two after the olflcer ?ot to him and death claimed him. Officers, reporters and other people made an examination of the room. Mr. Ramsay had been in bed. He was in his night clothing. There wns only the explanation that, arising, he proceeded to the window, leaned out, lost his balance and fell to his death. Mr. Ramsay was very well known and very populnr at the hotel. He was a frequent visitor to Augusta, al ways stopping there. Ile, with two of his daughters, were caught at the Genesta during the flood, and he was one of the large party that formed the "freshet colony" there. Augus tans who were also of the "freshet colony" met him most pleasantly. He was the life of the cooped-up assem bly at that point during the high water. A Prominent Citizen. Richard E. Ramsay was ono of the most, prominent farmers of Columbia county. Ho owned large tracts of land, made 1,000 bales of cotton an nually and was worth $75,000 to $100.000. He waa about 60 years of age. Resides his farming Interests, he was of the hardware firm in Augusta of Ramsey, Trowbridge & Smith. He was prominently identified with all leading enterprises in his home sec tion. He was a subscriber to the capital stock of the proposed electric road from Augusta to Atlanta, in $15,000, and was to have been one of the directors of tho corporation. He was a plain, blunt man, st ralght-forward, thorough-going, knew the calling of the farmer well, was a consistent Christian and manly man In all things. He was scrupu lously honest, and a kindly neighbor. He enjoyed the high regard and es teem of all who knew him. Wnnt to Merge. Columbia, Sept. 16.--The State executive commltte of tho Farmers' Union held a meeting here to-day which was well attended, and the county presidents will be in session to-morrow. Several Important mat tors are now under consideration, among them being a plan to merge the Southern Cotton Association and the Farmers' Union. That our Amorfcan rorests abound In plants which possess the most valuable medicinal virtuos Is abundantly attested by scores of the most eminent medical wrltors and teachers. Even the untu tored Indians had discovered tho useful ness of many native plants before the advent of tho white race. This Informa tion, lmpartod freely to the whites, led the latter to continuo Investigations until to-day wo have a rich assortment of most valuable American medicinal roots. ^ <?^> Dr. Pierce bellovea that our American for ??t* atto^nd In moat valuable medicinal root? fo^ the curfetrf most obstinate and fatal dla pa. If we^wotHd properly in vos tl?* to themt k lii^JrOTffrKarHui of thia conviction, be polnWwIlh ur I OW?, the aJaOti marralong euroa e?tvt?t\ hy >,!? '(l?M.n aWl^.l n|g. covery." which has nrovnn lt?e|f to he thq moay r.fflclant. stomach Ionic llvpr Invla-or ?tfir. hflart tonic, ind regulator. ?M blood, cleanser known to medical iyjence. Dyspep sia, or mai^ustloTCtorpldUT?rTiunctlonal and even valvular and other affectlooa of the heart yield to Ita curative action. The reason why lt eurea tbeae and many other affectlona, la clearly ?how? In a little book of extracta from the standard medical worka which la malled /rea to any addree* by Dr. R. V. Pierce, or Buffalo, N. Y., to all ?ending requeet for the ?ame. <V Not lew marvelous. In the unparalleled cure* lt la constantly making of woman'? many peculiar affectlona, weakneasea and distressing derfcngeroent?. ls Dr. Pierce's FavWlteNPreacrlpOdrtKAa la amply attested by thousands of*tpJc+l?Jf*4je?tlrnonlals con tributed by>arrfeful patten* who_ have 1 trrhai Mixldttl cured by l^LcaUrr periods, Irj?Xlil?lil? urf.Biienla. cn ata nam. many other adve physicians bad failed <> <^ Both the above mentioned medicine? ar? wholly made up from the glycerlc extract? ot native, medicinal root?. The processes em ployed In their manufacture were original with Dr. Pierce, and they are carried on by ?killed chemist? and pharmacist* with the aid of apparatus and appliances specially designed and built for thia purpoae. Beth medicines are entirely free from alcohol and all other harmful, habit-forming druga. A full Hat of their Ingredient? La printed on each uoiUe-wiappor. STENSEY TO BEAT THE WRIGHTS Will Attempt to Fly Across Atlantic in un Aeroplane. Baltimore Sept. 16.-August F. P. Sten8ey, who has been experiment ing here with aeroplanes for some time, announces that he has practi cally completed a, machine with which ho qxpects, In about ten days, to do some new things In the matter of aerial navigation. By next spring, he said, he expects to have completed an aeroplane In whlc' he will cross the Atlantic. Mr. Stensey said that such a trip would carry a ship about 140 feet long, capable of carrying 1,800 pounds. He said that it would re quire two motors, one to run for ten or twenty hours. The other he plans to use so that the other may be thoroughly cooled'and overhauled If necessary. "In building the machine I will make," said Mr. Stensey, "provisions for carrying two barrels of gasoline." When asked whether he did not fear some breakage, and that he would be precipitated into the water, Mr. Stensey replied: "lu building this craft I will pre pare myself against such possibilities. The machine will be very similar to the one I am now working on, with the exception of the bottom. Sus pended from the frame will be an alu mimi m boat, in which I could with ease alight should anything of that kind occur. In addition to this the boat could be used as a sort of living quarters." Mr. Stensey stated that he thought his new machine would make a speed of more than fifty miles an hour. It's a pity when sick ones drug the stomach or stimulate the heart and kidneys. That Is all wrong! A weak stomach moans weak stomach nerves, always. And this ls also true of tho heart and kidneys. The weak nerves are instead crying out for help. This explains why Dr. Shoop's Restorative is promptly helping sto mach, heart and kidney ailments. The Restorative reaches out for the actual cause of these ailments-the failing "inside nerves." Anyway lest the Restorative 4 8 houns. It won't cure so Boon as that, but you will surely know that help is coming. Sold by J. W. Bell. BIGGEST WAREHOUSE IN WORLD New Orleans Cotton Factors Will Ask the State to Build lt. New Orleans, La., Sept. 14.-The New Orleans Cotton Exchange and the cotton merchants and planters of this section of the country will ask the State of Louisiana to construct a gigantic cotton warehouse on the river front in the city of New Or leans. The plans are announced by W. B. Thompson, president of the Cotton Exchange. The proposed warehouse will be the largest in the world, and will be big enough to store the entire cotton crop of the South, it will cost several million dollars. The prime object of the movement ls to control the cotton crop and tho prices of the staple. In addition to the support of the New Orleans Cot ton Exchange lt has the backing of the Southern Cotton Association. . Discussing the matter, President Thompson, of the Cotton Exchange, said that the plan meant millions of dollars saved to the people of the South. "We are convinced that the ware house should be a quasi-public insti tution, In which the city and the State will be interested," he said. 'According to our plans a commission would be appointed and will direct the affairs of tho warehouse as other public commissions carry out the work allotted to them. "In the first place, we will have to convince the outside world that the warehouse which we have planned and which will make New Orleans by far the greatest cotton center In tho world, ls not a morey-maklng enter prise. If a company were organized to build the structure it would nec essarily have to pay a dividend. No one would subscribe on a philan thropic, basis, and lt would have to be shown that a profit would accrue. "Therefore we would have to make a profit-making charge for handling tho cotton. As a public utility the charges would be minimized. We would only want to charge enough to pay the Interest on the bonds, the cost of maintenance and certain re serve fund to pay for wear and tear. "The ramifications of the ware house project which we have planned ire more potential, considerable and numerous than that of any economi cal movement which has come to my attention within the last decade, lt would bring many millions of for slgn capital here. "Now, when the securities of local companies, no matter how solvent thoy may be, are offered to foreign capitalists, they do not know any thing about thc standing of local companies. Nor do they know any thing about the value of a cotton re ceipt from any warehouse company. Of course the people of Now Orleans and the State know the standing of local companies, but this knowledge does not extend to all of the money centers. "But when the public warehouse ls built, the receipts will be as good as Kobi and will be accented as such by foreign financiers, as they will have the guarantee of the State on it. This will bring millions of capital here." A clevor, popular Candy Cold Cure Tablet-called Preventics-is being dispensed by druggists everywhere. In a few hours Preventics are said to break any cold-completely. And Preventics, being so safo and tooth some, are very fine for children. No quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickening. Box of 48-25 cents. Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell. WANT HERRIN TRIED AT ONCE. Saluda County Citizens Urge Speedy Action by Courts. Saluda, Sept. 15.-Coroner Glis son has just returned from holding an inquest over the body of Mr. Car ver, the young white man killed .n this county yesterday afternoon by Will Herrin. No possible excuse can be found for the killing. There are some who say that Herrin sometimes acted strangely. Mark Herrin, the father of Will, says that he took the gun shells away from him yesterday morning, but afterwards Will obtain ed Borne from a white man. As stated in the stories published tills morning, Mark Herrin was here yesterday afternoon to see the Pro bate Judge as to Will's condition.Will Herrin lived with Mr. Carver until the first of August, when his time was out. Since then he has been staying with Mark Herrin, three miles from the Carver home. The testimony of the inquest shows that Mr. Carver and his wife were picking cotton near the house. Mrs. Carver being attracted by the crying of her baby, went into the house. Very soon she heard a gunshot at the edge of the yard, and sashing to the door was horrified to see her husband on the ground and Will Herrin standing over him beating him over the head with a gun. Herrin walked leis-irely away and placed himself near the house in a bunch of weeds. While heating Mr. Carver over the head with the gun the stock of the j gun was broken off. Herrin, it appears, made no special [attempt to escape, but remained near the Carver home. When the neigh bors arrived and started towards Her rin to arrest him he cursed the crowd vilely, and raising his stockless gun fired at them, wounding one of the party. When Herrin fired H. J. For rest fired at him, the charge tearing out one of his eyes. The shock turned him, and another shot was fired into him. Nothing daunted, Herrin loaded his single-barrel gun and returned the shot, this time hit ting Andrew Cooler. Then it was that several shots were fired into him and his capture was effected. None of Hcrrin's wounds are dangerous. Saluda county citizens are gratified that there has been no attempt at a lynching in this case. A speedy trial will be insisted upon. Solicitor Tim merman was in Saluda to-day and was communicated with in reference to a speedy trial, lt is understood that he will make a request of thc Governor to order a special term of court as soon as practicable. Sheriff Sample has Herrin in his custody, but out of an abundance of precau tion ls not keeping him in the county jail. There is much feeling over the killing of Mr. Carver among his frlendr. and neighbors, but there does not appear to be the slightest appre hension of lynching. Still, If an im mediate trial should be refused, no one knows what might be done. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de range tho whole system when enter ing it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputa ble physicians, aB the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury, and is taken in ternally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the Bystem. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It ls taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Price 75 cents per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. HapiKuiings in and Around Onkway. Oakway, Sept. 14.-Special: Rev. Herring filled his regular appoint ment at the Baptist ch? r"h Sunday, and Rev. Coke D. Mann filled Rev. Singleton's place at the Methodist church in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lemmons, of Westminster, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. Bearden last week. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Mitchell, of Westminster, visited relatives here recently. Misses Della and Lillie Carroll vis ited friends in Westminster last Sat urday. Miss Belle Haley visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Haley, Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Mason, of Westminster, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mason, recently. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bruce visited relatives In Townvllle last Friday. MTB. Will Norris returned home last week, after spending a while with relatives et Six-Mile. Miss Ida Phillips, of Westminster, visited her friend, Miss Neta Bruce, last week. Claude and Carl Moore visited rel atives In Westminster Saturday. Tho New Pul*? Food and Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Fo'ay's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affect ed by the National Pure Food and Drug law, as lt contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we rec ommend lt as a safe remedy for chil dren and adults. Sold by all drug gists. A NEW sl(? NA li DEVICE. A System that Will Make Kalima.I Wrecks an impossibility. Washington, Sept. 19.-A train stopping device, which it is claim-. J will practically eliminate the tele graph operator as a factor In the movement of trains, is now under investigation by the block system and train control board of the inter state ?commerce commission. The system ls an invention of P. J. Simmon, of Dos Angeles, Cal. It has been installed on eighteen miles of the Santa Fe Hallway In Southern California and said to be in success ful operation. By the working of the system each train records on a Bheet in the train dispatcher's office the exact time it enters and the time it leaves a blcck. The train dispatcher can signal direct to any engineer on his division either to stop or to proceed, intelligible communication is main tained by the dispatcher and engi neers in their oabs. The dispatcher is protected against human error by the automatic interlocking of tlx? switches by which he signals to the train. He can stop any or all trains on bis division, but he cannot give a signal to proceed unless the block is clear. The engineer also ls protect ed against error by the use of an ! automatic stop. He is g.ven a dau ger signal either by the train dis patcher or by the presence of a train, open switch or a broken rall In a block ahead. This danger signal is given the en gineers about a half mile before he enters the block. If on receiving the signal he should fall to reduce his speed in the next 100 feet traveled his train is automatically stopped. The engineer can prevent the auto matic stop from working only by re ducing his speed to the predetermin ed safe rate. A recording device on a locomotive makes a record of the time and place where a danger sig nal ls given; of the time the signal clears; of how quickly tho engineer responds to the danger signal; of the ratb the train is running at any time; of the time and place the en gineer permits the automatic stop to operate. Don't think that piles can't be cured. Thousands of obstinate cases have been cured by Doan's Ointment. 50 centf; at any drug store. Pointed Paragraphs. What's In a name? Taft by any other name would still be Teddy. The State. So far we haven't heard of Graves canning any of his speeches; we presume they are too effervescent to be bottled up.-Elberton Star. The young man who is slated for the position of Lillian Russell's "next" husband might do well to re quire a guarantee that the Job will last all winter.-Anderson Mail. It might be ewll enough for Lil lian Russell to study Frank Hitch cock's card index system in order to keep up with her matrimonial ven tures.-Atlanta Georgian. The renomination of Governor Hughes probably means the postpone ment of New York's relapse into heathenism for two years.-News and Courier. j {Governor Ansel's course in the mattor of granting pardons suits us admirably. He is slow to pardon men who have slain their fellow-man, and by his course is making life safer in South Carolina.-Bamberg Herald. Had the United States Supreme Court delivered the opinion fourteen years ago to which the Court of Ap peals evidently inclines-that mer chandising ls no proper function of a State-South Carolina would have saved millions of dollars and untold trouble.-News and Courier. How to Avoid Appendicitis. Most victims of appendicitis are those who aro habitually constipat ed. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimu lating the liver and bowels, and re stores the natural action of the bow els. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate pr gripe and ls mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists. Cotton Planters Warned. Meridian, Miss., Sept. 17.-A spe cial to tho Dispatch from Sanders vllle, fifty miles south of Meridian, says: "Night riders have appeared in Jones county, and three prominent farmers, living six miles east of here, received notices this week to haul no more cotton to gin, or else they would "get paid," as they returned home. A general notice was also placed on the public roads warning all farmers to cease hauling cotton after September 16. Considerable excitement prevails and farmers near town are rushing their cotton In this week, while those farther away have ceased hauling to the gins." ACT QUICKLY. Delny Ila? Ik**n Dangerous In , -j?^ Walhall?. Do the right thing at the right time. Act quickly In times of danger. Backache 'a kidney danger. Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly. Cure all distressing, dangerous kid ney ills. Plenty of evidence to prove this. W. D. Moss, living on Main street, Walhalla. S. C., says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and am pleased to say that I received great relief. I had several symptoms of kl^aey disease. Occasionally my back would ache and at times the kidney secre tions were Irregular lu action. I Anally procured Doan's Kldnoy Pills at Dr. J. W. Bell's drug store, and I have felt a great deal better since I began taking them. They are all that they are recommended to be and I can endorse them highly as a relia ble remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price BO couts. Koster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. * Hanged Herself 1? Jail. Cumberland, Md., Sept. 15.-An unknown young woman, strikingly handsome, committed suicide by hanging herself In the jail at Buck hannon, W. Va., last night, and so far thc authorities have net been able to luentlfy her. She was arrested on the Buckhannon fair ground on Thursday, tried and found guilty of stealing a package containing two skirts from a woman who had taken them Into the dancing pavilion, and In default of a fine of $5 was com mitted to jail. When sentenced she1 informed the judge that sho would kill herself. Saturday morning she swallowed some poison that she evidently had concealed on her person, but quick action of physicians saved her life. Saturday night she tore up her bed sheet, made a rope of it, which she threw over a building brace rod that passed through the top of her cell. She was about twenty-two years of age, of girlish figure,with jet black hair, rather fair complexion, nnj? was plainly dressed. She is the third prisoner that has committed su'clde In that cell in the p st six months, the other two having ,)een men. This is the trade-mark of Scott's Emulsion and ison every bottle of it sold in the world-which amounts to several millions yearly. WAy-Because it has made so many sickly children strong and well-given health and rosy cheeks to so many pale, anaemic girls and restored to health so many thousands in the first stage; of Consumption. Send this advertisement, together with name of paper in which it appears, your address and four cents to cover postage, and we win send you m ?'Complete Handy Atlas of the World." SCOTT & BOWNS, 409 Pearl 8t., N.T. Georgia Gi liners Given Warning. Lawrenc?vllle, Ca., Sept. 1 Night rldors have posted written no tices, printed with red hands, on sev eral gins of the county, warning pro prietors that their gins would be burned to the ground should a bale of cotton be ginned before the price of cotton reached 12 cents a pound. lt ls reported that similar warnings are being posted on many gins over the country aa well as oil mills. * Fights Rattlesnake; Dies in Agony. Uniontown, Pa., Sept. IC.-Harry Wallace, a sturdy nine-year-old gypsy boy, gave battle to a six-foot rattle snake on the mountain near the grave of Gen. Braddock yesterday. Ho killed the snake after a fearful fight and dragged Its carcass In triumph to the gypsy camp, one mlle distant, but ho had been bitten several times and the poison had gotten such a hold on him by the time ho reached help that his life could not be saved, and he died in great agony several hourB later. NOAHS LINIMENT Once Used Always on Hand 25C. E VKHY WHXRI