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DR. WILLIAM L. 8TEK?.E Montana Feople Pay Tributo to For mer Sou?li Carolinian. be?r Lodge, Mont., June 9.-Edi tor Com :?r: Tho Steele family la BO well known, especially so to the older residents of upper Carolina, that I feel like sending you some items re garding Dr. Steele's funeral-reso lutions, etc. The Montana papers published long accounts of his life, death and funeral. Dr. Steele was known all over the State. When engaged in mining he did a great deal of practicing as a physician, for often no physician re sided in many miles of a "mining camp," and Dr. Steele was always ready to help. His life was given to deeds of charity; he cheered with his presence and helpful service, and the compensation for labors never entered his mind. His death ls a personal loss to hundreds of people. He and his brothers were here be fore the days of railroads, telephones, etc., and have seen the State pro gress to the present state of rail roads, churches, schools, colleges, and quite a large population, too. Funeral of Dr. Wm. L. Steele. Beautiful Indeed were the services over the body of Dr. William L. Steele nt the funeral held from hts residence, and touching Indeed were some of the scenes In connection with the observance of the last sad rites over the remains of one who had been dear to many and respected by all. Men and women, public officials and private citizens, the rich and the poor, the laborer, yea, even the aliens were assembled. All had loved Dr. Steele in his life timo, and In his passing they had lost a friend. Wo men wept, and strong men stood with bowed beads before the bier. Some Chinese were led before the casket to see for the last time tho face of their friend, cold In death. As the last one passed he broke Into a sobbing cry, "He my heap friend." The deep grief of those poor China men and the tears of friends were a /ar greater tribute to the life of the departed ou * than were all the spoken words of praise, and testified in a far greater degree to the real greatness of the old pioneer than all the flowers, and the encon.t'is ut tered. The members of the Society of Montana Pioneers, the members of the City Council. (Dr. Steele having been three times Mayor of Helenn). the uniformed police, fire depnrt ment, the fire wngons, the medlenl profession, of which he wns nu hon ored member, countv and State oUl cials and hundreds of citizens were In the cortege which followed the hedy to '-he grave. The funeral ser vice was conducted by Rev. Dr. Price, of the South Methodist church. In his fuhoral sermon Dr. Pru e Piild* "The beloved physician, friend of mun, and pioneer of the Treasure State, hus crossed the divide into that lind from which no traveler re turns, and \v are h ft behind in this same journey to pause and estimate lils worth, lay .1 (lower upon bis grave,, and with the added wealth of lils life hasten on toward the end of our journey. He came of a distin guished family, was well educated and generously laid his natural and acquired gifts on the altar of his country and served his day and gen eration in many relations. His na tural endowments lltfod him for al most any position of trust and re sponsibility. Ills chosen profession waa that ol' a physician, and in this he won his highest honors and per manency in tlie hearts of the public." Part of Resolutions of City Council. To all the people of Helenn, of every walk in life, tho death of for mer Mayor Steele came as a personal loss. This for the reason that his long and useful life had been largely spent In doing good to his neighbors, in Improving the civic life of the com munity and upbuilding the institu tions of good government in the State. ' No day was too cold, no night too dark, no storm too forbidding, to pre vent him from going on long errands of healing and mercy. Wherever there was sickness and suffering he went with eager step and helping hand, lt was not unusual for this benevolent man to not only render lila professional services gratis, but to liny for medicine and proper food for his patient. Ile never expected and seldom received adequate com pensation in money lor his work,and often save back part ol' what had been voluntarily offered him. Dr. Steele was a typical pioneer -stal wart, generous, strong and brave. Wherever tried he was never found wanting We mourn his loss and honor hi? memory. ' The Montana Pioneers. President A. J. Fisk, of the So ciety of Montana Pioneers, Issued the following notice: "There died in this city at an early hour Sunday morning a past presi dent Of tills society. Dr. William L. Steele? A race composed of fearless, law-abiding pioneers, of which lie was a conspicuous member, is rapidly disappearing. Arriving in Alder Gulch in 1863, Dr. Steele was among the first to align himself with the honest element, whose slogan wns death to the 'rond agent' and high way robber, and that security to life and property must prevail. Honored by the people at t In? ballot box, be served many times in different olllcos, always with strict fidelity and with the. approbation of lils constituents. As a physician he stood high in his profession, and in this direction his generous nature knew no bounds." Brave old soul! Always willi a cheering word when the good morn ing was said, yotir friends and com pnnions for nearly half a century bid you an onrthly farewell. Mrs. J. O. Steole. Mnny of our citizens are drifting towards bright'H disease by neglect ing symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble which Foley's Kldnoy Rem edy will quickly cure. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; Stonecypher Pharmacy, Westmlaslor. CAROLINA S i?03 COTTON CROP. 1,215,848 Hales Produced In this State-Crop by Counties. A recent Census Department bulle tin gives tbe following figures by counties of the 1908 cotton crop in South Carolina: Abbeville . 34.572 Aiken. 34,587 Anderson . 63,183 Bamborg. 21.897 Barnwell . 41,599 Beaufort. 6,916 Berkeley . 18,175 Calhoun . 23,973 Charleston . 13,126 Cherokee . 14,867 Chester . 26,903 Chesterfield . 22,726 Clarendon . 29,889 Colleton . 16,315 Darlington . 39,724 Dorchester . 11,758 Edgefleld . 26,201 Fairfield . 28.662 Florence . 30,855 Georgetown . 3,713 Greenville . 40,323 Greenwood . 34,360 Hampton . 15,97 4 Horry. 8,372 Kershaw . 21,341 Lancaster . 25,313 Laurens . 42,439 Lee .' 35,136 Lexington . 21,934 Marion . 49,032 Marlboro . 58,59 8 Newberry . 37,501 Oconee .j. 17,979 Orangeburg .!.. 53,724 Plckens .j, 19,410 Richland . 15,655 Saluda . 22,93 5 Spartanburg . 59,705 Sumter. 35,186 Union . 19.6S8 Williamsburg . 28,470 York . 43,132 Total.1.215.848 The total crop In the United States for 1908 was 13,086,005 bales, the largest crop ever made with the ex ception of 1904, when the crop was 13.451,675 bales. Brynn (Jr.) to Wed. Milwaukee, Wis., June 19.-The marriage of Miss Helen, Berger, the daughter of Alexander Berger, a for mer grain and flour merchant here, to William Jennings Bryan, will take place at the summer home of Mr. Berger, at Grand Lake, Col., on n?xt Thursday( June 24. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will take up their residence at Tucson, Arizona. Bill Results in Tragedy. Jackson, Miss., June 19.-C. P. Tatadell, manager of the electric light plant at Bolton, was shot and Ulled last Wednesday night by Frank Melton,a prominent merchant, of that place. The tragedy occurred at the elr .lc light plant shortly af ter 8 o'clock. The trouble grew out of Tatadell's action, cutting off tho electric light service at Melton's res idence because of the alleged non payment of light bills. So far as can be learned there were no eye witnesses, and Melton declines to make a statement until arraigned at a i.-ellmlnary trial. Cigar Blows Out Eye. Crowley, La., June 19.-A prac tical joke landed the perpetrator. Clarence Marshall, in jail here, and caused the serious disfigurement of the victim, Morris Quebednux. A "loaded" cigar was the Inst ruinent of the joke. The explosion blew out Quebedaux's eye and otherwise In jured him. Mayhem is the charge against Marshall. Acquitted for Killin". Preacher, Roanoke, Va.. June 19.-Doput y Sheriff W. N. Morris, who on Sunday shot and killed Rev. John W. Phil lips, in Tazewell county, was last evening given a hearing before Jus tice of the Peace Dillon, at Pocahon tas, and acquitted. Morris wns try ing to serve a warrant on the preach er, when the latter drew a revolver and attempted to shoot the officer. Morris fired first. Exporting oPtatoes. Consul Seyfert writes flint tile de mand for potatoes In the United States this spring lins been a good Hiing for Canadian farmers. Tho potato ls ono of the main crops of the Georgia hay farmer, and he raises 200 to 350 bushels to the acre. The Imports of potatoes Into the United States this spring have been enormous. ' he receipts for tho first three months of 1909 were 3,629, 158 bushels, against 128,676 bush els In the same period laBt year. Heavy cargoes have come from Eu rope, and shipments have even been made from Mexico. Or.King's New LiffePHI? The best in the world. ANOTHER SALABLE PRODUCT. ('oiiiimny Organized to Build Plant (<> Manufacture Paper. Atlanta, Ga., June 18.-At a di rectors' meeting of the Southern Cot ton Stalk Pulp and Poner Company's office in the Candler ^ailding, the contract for the erection of the Ini tial paper mill at Corde?e for the manufacture of paper from cotton stalks, waa awarded to the firm of Little & Phillips, of Cordele and Fitzgerald. The building is to be one of the finest and most commodious in the South. The dimensions of the build ing will be 50 by 300 feet, with an L 40 by 150 feet, three" stories high, with double fire walls. The mate rial to be used in the construction will be brick and concrete and the same will be fire proof. The work on the building will begin at once, and the same is to be completed on or before October 15th, at which time the company will be ready to manufacture paper. The capacity of the plant will be 4 0 tons of paper per day, as two ma chines will be installed. One ma chine will manufacture wax, tissue, toilet and blotting paper, and utilize cotton seed hulls Instead of rags for a portion of the output. The other machine will make wrapping, hard ware and bag paper. The number of men to be employed will be from 50 to 75, most of whom will be first class workmen, and the weekly pay roll will be approximately $750. The plant will be operated day and night. The site for the plant is located In the city of Cordele, and includes about seventeen acres. The promoters say that there are cotton stalks enough In the South to supply the whole world with paper. Through the utilization of that which goes to waste, it ls estimated that $50,000,000 would be gained to the cotton growers each year. From one and a half tons of stalks one ton of paper can be made, and the annual consumption of paper per year ls only nine million tons. They also claim that the use of the cotton stalk will destroy the boll weevil. This mill is the first of Its kind In the world, and the promoters say, will revolutionize tne making of pa per. There are only six paper mills manufacturing paper in the South, and the making of paper from the by-product promises to be one of the leading Industries of the South. Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't ci:?*e them. Donn's Ointment cures Itching,bleed ing or protruding piles after years of suffering. At any drug store. Must De Examined to Wed. Seattle, Wash., June 19.-The new State law providing that appli cants for marriage licenses must un dergo medical examination, except where the woman is 45 years old, went into effect this week. Ten couples appeared at the li cense clerk's office with physicians' certificates, and two couples, when Informed of the law, said they would go to British Columbia to marry. County officials declare the law will result in many Americans mar rying in Canada. YOUR BACKACHE WIUYJELD To Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Rockland, Maine.-"Tw?? troubled for a long time with pains in my back and side, and was miserable in every way. I doctored until I was dis couraged, a n d thought I should never get well. I read a testimonial about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound, and thought I would try it. After tak ing three bottles I was cured, and never felt so well in all my life. I recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all my friends."-Mrs. WILT. YOUNO, ? Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me. Backache is a symptom of female weakness or derangement. Jf you have backache, don't neglect it. To f?t permanent relief you must reach he root of the trouble. Nothing we kuow of will do this so safely and surely as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com f>ound. Cure the cause of these dis ressing aches and pains and you will become well and strong. The great volume of unsolicited testimony constantly pouring in proves conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has restored health to thou sands of women. Mrs. Plnkhatn, of Lyn?, ??!***., Invite? all sick women to writ? her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free ol charge. TIMK THAT COSTS. One Reason Why More Photographs of Factories are Not Taken. "The statement that lt cost the Standard Oil Company $48,000 to cease operations during tho funeral services of H. H. Rogers is an apt illustration of the value of time in an industry." said the professional photographer. "If it wasn't for that we would do double our business. "The officers of a concern may be enthusiastically in favor of having a set of pictures of the works. But they chill when the general manager hands them a little slip showing just how much the time we use costs and how much net profit they are going to lose, etc., balanced against the speculative value of the pictures as business gettcr?, you understand. "Our price, no matter how light, cuts no ice. It's t'u> postage stamp account comparatively. For instance, we took a set of pictures of the Ar mour stock yards and plant. We were there an hour. The company paid oely $200 to us for the pictures, but it lost In time just $4,000, mak ing the cost of the pictures $4,200 for about ten photographs. Four hundred and twenty dollars each ls a pretty good price for pictures of beef." * Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters is a cleansing blood tonic. Makes you clear-eyed, clear-bratned, clear-skinned. Lightning Destroys Darn. Lightning yesterday afternoon, says the Anderson Mail of June 17, destroyed -a barn on the plantation of R. H. Gaines, seven miles south west of the city, together with Its contents, including a fine mule, about $40 worth of food stuffs, a set of buggy harness, wagon gears, farm tools, etc. The farm Is this year rented by R. M. Hillhouse. ?nd on him all of the loss, except the build ing, Tails. Mr. Gaines carried some insurance on the barn, which was valued at about $300, being 40 by 50 feet. Mr. Hillhouse' had no in su rance. Tho bolt which fired the barn came about 5 o'clock yesterday afteronon, and the storm south of the city was pretty severe, the rain for a time falling in torrents. About the same time that the barn was burned Wal ter Chamblee, who lives a mile be low Mr. Hillhouse, lost a fine milk cow, which was also struck hy light ning. The animal was valued at about $50. OABTOniA. BM? th? The Kind You Wm Always BougV; Double Tragedy in Macon. Macon, Ga., June 18.-About one o'clock this morning Officer Oscar Abel, of the Macon police force, shot and killed Kinma Raymond, in the red-light district here, and then kill ed himself. Whether a quarrel en sued before the double murder or not cannot be ascertained. The whole affair ls shrouded in mystery. The officer was dressed in his uni form at the time, badge and all. The won..iii was shot three times In the breast. Abel lived only a short time after shooting himself twice in the head. Men Past Fifty in Danger. Men past middle life have found comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney Remedy, especially for enlarged pros tate gland, which ls very common among elderly men. L. E. Morris, Dexter, Ky., writes: "I'p to a year ago my father suffered from kidney and bladder trouble and several phy sicians pronounced it enlargement of the prostate gland find advised an op_ erat lon. On account of his age we were afraid he could not stand lt, and I recommended Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the first bottle relieved him, nnd after taking the second bot tle he was no longer troubled with th.s complaint." J. W. Bell, Wal halla; Stonecypher Pharmacy, West minster. A Spanked Child a Suicide. Central City, Ky., June 19.-Be cause he was spanked by his mother, the 5-year-old son of Mrs. Samuel Scott drowned himself in a well Wed nesday. He said be would throv, himself into tho well when his mo ther advanced toward him with thc avowed Intention of punishing him After the Whipping Gie child left tin house, and a few minutes later thc mother heard him scream. She found the child in the well, his curls show lng on the surface of tho water. Aiken Negro Guilty of Arson. Aiken, June 18.-Moses Stephens a negro,, was convicted this week lr the Circuit Court of arson. Tho con vlctlon, which carries the death sen fence, ls on the charge of burning tin barn of Mrs. M. C. Mosely. Stephens wife and mother-in-law said he tob J them he burned the barn for revenge , because Mrs. Mosely rofused to lem j him some money. . _ .? ? .--j ^m%m . Bi^HI YOU PROVE ?T ! I Arm invitation to all owners of cylinder machines Columbia and others. ! We could argue the quality of Columbia j ! Indestructible Cylinder Records until a year j I from now-but what good would it do if you could not prove it for yourself by coming into our store and seeing and hearing it? We could print a whole newspaper every day about the special and original Colum- I bia processes of manufacture-and get no- j j where at all if the Records did not bear the j I COLUMBIA I INDESTRUCTIBLE CYLINDER RECORDS I won't break, no matter how roughly they are used, they won't wear out, no matter how often they are played. Moreover, their tone is far purer, clearer, I more brilliant than that of any other cylinder record made. Don't merely take our word for it come inside our store and listen.Cost 35 cents 1 I MOlllO GRAFTING DISCOVIOHP.I). Carolina (?lass Company Owes tho Stale n Large Amount. Columbia, June 18.-That the Carolina Glass Company had over charged the State $98,000 to $240, 000, varying according to the basis of computation chosen, and there fore actually owed the S*ate a large amount, was the charge made by Gen. Anderson, of the Attorney Gen eral's special staff, in nrguing against the payment of the com pany's claim for $211,000. It had*beeu expected that to-day's session would end in the hearing upon this claim, but Commissioner Patton gave notice that he had struck fresh trails in the books and might introduce further evidence from them. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Man Without Legs Marries. Chicago. 111.. June 1!).-lOarl Mo-I ran. a legless man. 2tf years old, was united in marriage at Wauke uan yesterday to Mrs. Julia Davis, ft widow, 86 years old, who came from Plaquemthe, La., for the purpose of marrying him. Moran mel her while he was South last winter. Ile said she was kind lo him and he wished to make ber happy by marry ing her. He has been in vaudeville, but now ls a bootblack tft Wanke* gan. P. F Mate Marmions Cures in Blood P. P. 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