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ADMITS HOST OF WIVES. Wan So Busy Marrying Hp. Could Not Itememoer Them All. San Francisco, July 10.-Christian C. Johnson, sentenced at San Jose to serve seven years in the penitentiary for bigamy, is reported to have con fessed that he is the mysterious "John Madson," wanted in many parts of the country for matrimonial ventures and systematic swindling ot a number of women under promise of marriage. On the train to this city women crowded about Johhson and seemed to take great interest in him. . "It Just goes to show you that wo men are fools," remarked Johnson to k the sheriff. Look at them. If any f man would come along here and say nice things to most of them, be polite and show interest in their doings and hopes, they would smile and smirk until the poor man would lind him self taking pity on them and pro posing "That was what got me into trou ble. Men ought to be careful of wo men and what they do and say to them. That is, such men as I. Men of my temperament are always in danger unless we refuse to talk to women." His "Philosophy of Women.*' Johnson's confession is full of comment on his success. Here are a few extracts which show his philoso phy: . The women I met fell in love willi nie after 1 had talked to them only a few tine's. 1 have lound it did not pay to be soft and sweet witli u wo man. Treat her harsh, and be a lit tle distant, and she will come to you. "Once started with the idea of get ting money from women. I continued to dupe them, and 1 ?lid not marry those I hal ! could get money from without sc doing. "My advice to women Who want to marry is never to marry through a . , matrimonial agency, t?* "I would also warn women against marrying a man who talked too sweet. Mary a business man. one who will talk buslnt ss always." Johnson's alleged confession, how ever, ls full of inc msistencies great ly at variance with statements he has made since his arrest in this C|t) last week. He declares that he has been married lo so many \rotten that he cannot count them off-hand. Lived by Marrying. "In 18110," he says, "I quit my bus iness of buying horses, and from that day to this time 1 have been making my living by marrying and making love to women, getting their money and then deserting them." One of the most amazing feats, ac cording to his own confession, was making love to ten women at one time in Portland. Oregon. While he admits that ho got money from most of them, and that his marriages were part of a "get-rich nniek" syfttem, Johnson declares that ? I stance he spent the money on the victim herself. v\ au Hater at First, on declares that he was born and coming to this country in the seventies, obtained a post, with the United States govern ment buying horses for the jinny on commission. This took him all ovo: Hie conni ry. At first. h<? says, ho was a woman hater, because he had been separated from a sweetheart in Germany, who died later. He mar ried the li ist of Iiis many wives in Springfield, Mass., in 1905. She was Airs. Mary Brown. "I married only one woman under the name of John Madson." Johnson declared. "Her name was Jones-if I remember rightly-Ada Jones. I gol ?1.S00 from her because she said she loved me. I could have had $?".0.000." Eighteen of the Victims. Eighteen of the women whom Johnson married, according to the confession, were: w Mrs. Katherine Hoen, San Diego, -ffcal. ? Mi's. Josephine Trotheway, Stock ton, Cal. Mrs. Sylvia Pollard DeBonnett, San Francisco. Mrs. Henrietta Leopold, San Fran cisco. Cal. Eliza Jones, Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Mary Drown, Springfield) Mass. Mrs. Frances Hepburn, Oakland, Cal. Miss Minnie Cather, San Francisco. Mrs. Josephine Henninger, Oak land, Cal. Mrs. Birdie King, Hot Springs, ?fi-.rkansas. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Jackson. Iola, Kansas. Mrs. Mary Frick, East St. Louis, illinois. "Katherine," hospital nurse, St. Louis. Mrs. Alice Richardson, St. Louis. Mrs. Catalina. Haughnian, St.LoulS. Mrs. Minnie Allen, St. Louis. Mrs. Hertha King, Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. DeLoem, widow of a sea cap tain, Portland, Oregon. From most of these women, John son says, he obtained money or jew elry or both. Johnson left San Francisco to-day in custody of a deputy sheriff for San Quentin prison, where he is to serve his sentence of seven years. Delay in taking Foley's Kidney Remedy if you have backache, kid ney or bladder trouble, fastens the disease upon you and makes a euro moro difficult. Commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy to-day, and you will soon be well. Why risk a serious malady? J. W. Bell, Wal halla; Stonecypher Pharmacy, West minster, S. C. Income Tax Backed by House. Washington, July 12.-T' .louse to-day adopted, by 317 to 14, the Joint resolution submitting to the va r?is legislatures for ratification the proposed amendment to the constitu tion empowering Congress to levy an Income tax. To a man, the Demo crats voted for the resolution, while fourteen Republicans enst their votes against lt. "COIJiKGK Olli CANS." Poem KOCIUMI at Fairview by Mis. Blanche liiggerstaff. . .(Published by Bequest.) On a board of bright mosaic,wrought in ninny acquaint design, Gleam a brace of silver goblets, wreathed with Howers and Ulled with wine; Hound the hoard a group is seated; here and there are threads of white, Which their dark locks lately wel comed; but they are only boys to-night. Some whose words have thrilled the Senate, some who win the critic's praise All are "chums" to-night, with voices redolent of college days. "Boys," said one, "do yon remember that old joke about the wine How we used to fill our oil cans and repair lo No* 9?" But at last the old professor-never was he long outdone Opened up our shining oil cans and demolished all our fun!" In the laugh that rings so gaily I li rou git the richly curtained n oin, Join they all, save ono. Why is lt? Does ho soo tho waxen bloom Tremble in its vase of silver? Hoes ho soo the ruddy wine Shiver In its crystal goblet? or do those grave eyes divine Something sadder yet? He pauses till their mirth lias died away; Then in measured tones speaks gravely: "Boys, a story, if 1 may, 1 will tell you, though il may not merit worthily your praise; lt is bitter fruitage ripened from our planks of college days." Eagerly they claimed the story, for they know the LI,. 1).. With his tloxilo voice would garnish any tale, whate'er it he. "Just a year ago lo-night, boys, I was in my room alone, At tho San Francisco L--House, when 1 heard a plaintive moan, Sounding from the room adjoining, Holling to give some relief To tlie suffering one, 1 entered; but it thrilled my heart with grief Just to see that wreck of manhood bloated face, disheveled hair Wildly tossing, ever moaning, while his thin hands beat the air. "Broken prayers, vile oaths and curses filled the air as 1 drew near; Then in faint and piteous accents these words 1 could plainly hear: 'Give me one more chance-one only, let me s?.3 my little Belle Then I'll follow where they lead nie, be it to the depths of hell!' "When he saw me he grew calmer started strangely-looked me o'er Oh, the glory of expression! 1 had seen those eyes before! Yes, 1 knew him; it was Horace-he who won the college prize; Naught remained of his proud beau ty but the splendor of his eyes; He whom we were all so proud of, lay there in the fading light If my years shall number four-score, I shall ne'er forget that night. "And he knew me-called me 'Al bert.' ore a single word I'd said - Wo wore comrades in tho old days; I .sat down beside the bod. Horace seemed lo grow mon? quiet, but he would not go to sleep; He kept talking of our boyhood, while my band he still would keep In bis own, so white and wasted, and willi burning eyes would gaze On my face, still talking freely of tho dear old college days. 'Oh.' he said, 'life hold such prom ise; but alas! 1 am to-day A poor, degraded outcast-hopes, ambition swept away. And it. dates back to those oil cans Miat wo filled in greatest glee Little did 1 think In those days what the harvest now would be!' "For a moment he was silent; Iben a cry whose anguish yet Wrings my heart, burst from his white lips, though his teeth were tightly set, And with sudden strong!h ho started, sprang from my detaining arm. Shrieking wildly, 'Curso the de mons! do they think to do me harm? Mack! I say, ye fork-tongued ser pents, reeking with the filth of hell! Don't ye see I have her with me my |KJor, sainted little Bell?' "When I'd soothed him into quiet, with a trembling arm ho drew My head down, 'O, Al,' he whispered. 'such remorse you never knew;' And again 1 tried to soothe him, but. my eyes oer-hrimmed with tears; His were dry and, clear, as brilliant as they were in college years. "All the flush had left his features; lie lay white as marble now; Tenderly 1 soothed his pillow, wiped the moisture from his brow; Though I begged him to be quiet, ho would talk of those old days, Brokenly at times, but always of tho boys with loving praise. "Once 1 asked him of Lorena-the sweet girl whom he lind wed You remember Bena Barstow; whom I asked If she were dead, 'No,' he said, lils poor voice faltering, 'she is far beyond tho Rhine, But I wish to God it were so, and I still might call her mine. She's divorced-she's mino no long er;' (here his voice grew weak and hoarse), " 'But, although I am a drunkard, I have one they can't divorce; I've a little girl in heaven playing 'round the Saviour's knee, Always patient and HO faithful that at last she died for me. " 'I had drank so much, so often, that my brain was going wild; Kverv one had lost hope in me but my faithful little child. She would say, 'Now stop, dear papa, for I know you can stop now; I would promise, kiss my darling, and the next day break my vow. 80 it went until oue Christmas, dark and stormy, cold and drear; Out I Htarted, Just as usual, for the cursed ruin-shop near. " 'And my darling followed after, in the storm of rain and sleet, With no covering wrapped about her, naught but slippers on her feet; No one knew lt, no one missed her, till there came with solemn tread, Stern-faced men unto our dwelling, bringing back our darling-dead! They had found her, cold and life less, like they said, an angel fair, Lv. iiiing 'gainst the grog shop win dow-Oh, she thought_that 1 was there! ' "Then he raised his arms toward heaven, called aloud unto the dead, For his mind again was wandering: 'Bell, my precious Bell!' he said 'Papa's treasure-papa's darling! Oh, my baby-did-you-come All the way-alone-my-darling Just- to- lead- poor- papa - home?' And he surely had an answer, for a silence o'er him fell, And I sat alone and lonely-death p?d come with little Bell." silence in that p rn icely parlor--head of every guest is bowed; Tiley still see the red wine sparkle, but 'tis through a misty cloud. Sahl the host, at last, arising, "I have scorned the pledge to sign - Laughed at temperance all my life long; never ?nore shall drop of wine Touch my lipo; the fruit was bitter; boys, '(was I proposed it ll rsl Thal foul joke from which poor Hor ace ever boro a lifo accurst! Let us pledge ourselves to-night, boys, never more by word or deed, In our fair homes, or elsewhere, help to plant the poison seed." Silence once again, but only for ?1 moment's space, and then In one voice they all responded with a low and firm "Amen." MORE PINKHAM CURES Added to the Long List due to This Famous Remedy. Camden, N.J.- "It is with pleasure that I add my testimonial to your already long list-hoping that it may induce others to avail themselves of this valuable medi cine, Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. I suf fered from terrible headaches, pain in my back and right sine, was tired and nervous, and so weak 1 could hardly stand. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound ro ? stored nie to health and made me feel like a new person, and it shall always have my praise." -Mrs. W. P. VALENTINE, 002 Lincoln Avenue, Camden, N. J. (Jardiner, Me. - " I was a great suf I ferer from a female disease. The doc tor said I would have to go to the hospital foran operation, but Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com irietely cured roe in three months." - Ana. H. A. WILLIAMS, li. F. D. No. 14, Box 39, Gardiner Me. Because your case is a difficult one, doctors having done you no good, do not continue to suffer without ?iving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable lompound a trial. 11 surely has cured many cases of female ills, such as in flammation, ulceration, displacements, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic }laius, backache, that hearing-down eeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner vous prostration, lt costs but a tritio to try it, and t.. J result is worth mil lions to many suffering women. Blith e Made from Coal Oil. A special from Alton, 111., says: The first roll of petroleum butter, Hie Standard Oil's latest production, is to be turned out at the Wood Uiver refinery dear here. Prepara tions are being male to manufacture the product Here and the machinery lias been shipped. The new product will be known as petrol butter. It ls said to be of the same consistency as lacteal butter, dull brown in color. It lasts a great deal longer than real butter, lt is said, and does not become rancid. Two More Deaths, Sylvania, Ga., July 16.-Two more victims of the automobile accident have succumbed since yesterday. Mrs. Geo. M. Hill died last night at midnight and Ruby Thomas passed away to-day at 1 o'clock. Geo. M. Hill, Jr., Miss Lurline Cooper and George Hilton are doing well, and lt is thought they will re cover. Geo. Hill, Sr., hau been hold ing up well, but his condition Is not. so favorable to-night. Mrs. Hill was hurled this afternoon. The fourth funeral will be held to morrow morning, when Mis? Ruby Thomas ls laid away. Curo for Lonesomeness. (Baltimore Sum) You can trust a red-haired lar son- you can trust them to do as tiley please. They are rather warm to have around in summer, nnd thero are those who do not. appreci ate their peculiar style of beauty. But the red-headed girl is a winner -and the man who gets one will not be lonesome. He will soon find out whether he has drawn a Titian-hair ed angel or a combination of a cy clone and a sunset. NIK l'.MTKI) STATES.-LARGEST HOTEL AT SAR ATOO A SPRINGS. HISTORIC INMAN SPRINGS. Saratoga Springs, New York. ?DBM VIEW OF SPEEDWAY. OR RACK TRACK AT SARATOGA SPRINGS. KILLED HIS WIFE UV MISTAKE,I Husband Intended Shot for .Main Sho Wns KntertalnliifC. Akoona, Pa., July 16.-Intending to kill tho man whom his wife was entertaining, K. 10. .McMillan yester day fired four shots hilo tho house, killing lils young wife instantly. Breaking Into the house after the deed, McMillan gathered the woman into his anns, crying. "If you had only listened to me, little woman, how happy we would have been. God knows 1 did not intend to kill you." NV. H. McDowell, admit ting that he was in the house when the trag edy occurred, ls held as a material wit ness. Hearing that his wife was unfaith ful. McMillan hid in a barn, instead of going to his work, and caught .Mc Dowell with hts wife. .1 < > 1111 Wilkes Booth Landmark to (io. Washington. July 17.-The old Anacostln bridge, over which John Wilkes Booth sped lils horse to es cape from an infuriated city the night he shot Lincoln, is to be torn down soon. It ls over half a cen tury old. The district commission ers will receive proposals on July SI for the razing of the old landmark, a new structure connecting Wash ington proper with the suburb of Anacostla having hoon completed. SUBMARINE BOAT SINKS. Ol' Hie Sixteen Men on Bonni Only Tino?' Were Saved. Cromer, Knglund, July lt?.-The British submarine, delsgnated as (Ml, was sunk last night hy the cargo steamer lOddystone, at a point 4 Vi miles northwest of tho Hansbor ough lightship. Thirteen members of the vessel's crew went to the bot tom with her, and only three were saved. Lieutenants Brodie and Wat kins are among the survivors. The cruiser Honadvent uro, with a flotilla of eight submarines, was pro ceeding |n a southerly dir? edon when the Eddystone ran in among the ves sels and collided with ('-ll. The submarines C-16 and C-17, In endeavoring to avoid a collision with the freighter, ran into each other. C-17 was damaged, but there were no fatalities on board either craft. Stol?' Negro's Mule. Greenville, July 17.- A thief broke into the stable of a colored man nam ed Anderson, on the farm belonging to Dr. J. I?. Carlisle, several nights ago and stole Anderson's mule. He was tracked by the owner out to the Bowen place on the I'lckens road, and it is believed that the thief ls attempting to escape to North Caro lina or to Georgia. Any Information concerning a strange negro and a mule answering the description be low will be thankfully received by til?' sheriff of Greenville county. The mule ls described as follows: Sorrel mare mule, flaxen mane and tale, gray head, weighs about 900 pounds; scar on right, hip and girth marks. PP P Makes Marvelous Cares ia Blood Poisoa, Baeamatisia and Scrofula. P. P. P. purifies the blood, builds up the weak aud debilitated, gives strength to weakened nerves, expels disease, giving the patient health and happiness, where sickncus, gloomy feelings and lassitude first prevailed. In blood poison, mercurial poison, malaria, dyspepsia, and in all blood and skin diseasos, liko blotehes, pimplen, old chrome; ulcer?, tetter, scald head, wo say without fear of contradiction that P. P? P? la the best blood purifier in tho world. - ... Ladles whoso Systems are poisoned and whose blood 1? In an Impure con dition duo to monntrual irregularities, aro peculiarly benefltted by the won derful tonic and blood cleansing properties of P. P. P.t Prickly Ash, Poke Koot and Potassium. F. V. LIPPMAN, SAVANNAH, CA._? so; TH CA KOI "NA. MILITARY ACADEMY s. holm ship Examination. One vacant Beneficiary Scholar ship In the South Carolina Military Academy exists in Oconee Couuty. Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 20 years of ago, phys ically qualified for military service, of good moral character, and una ble to bear their exponses at collejev The subjects for the competitive ex> amlnntion are United States History* English Grammar, Descriptive Geog raphy, Arithmetic and Algebra* through quadratic equations. Applicants filled out by parents or gunrdlans munt he forwarded to the Citadel not later than July 28th. For blanks or further information, address- COI,. O. J. BOND. Superintendent, 27-29 Citadel, Charleston, S.C. NOTICE TO IlEBTORSANDCRED ITORS.-All persons Indobtod to tho Estate of Elizabeth J. King,deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the underslguid, and all persona having claims against said estate will present tho same duly attested with in the time proscribed by law or be barred. W. 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C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, SH El A) H & HUGHS Attoraoyr .md Counsellors, Walhalla, S. C. Practice in State and Federal Court?. R. T. JAYNE8, A ttorney-at-Law, \\ alhalla, South Carolina. Practice In Stato and Federal Court?., Hell Phone No. 20. Bruce Brown? P Y K R CL IC AN ER REPAIUER All cleaning, dyeing, repairing and prossing dono neatly and delivered promptly. Prices rea sonable. Phono No. 105. : : : People's Pressing Club, Walhalla, S. C. BLM?DGE RAILWAY Cd HKTWKKN lt Kl,TON AND WALHALLA.. Time Table No. 7.-In Effect June 6, I90.. ?ABTBOUWD- I 13 I 10 I 8 I 18 I 20 LvWalhalla. LvWest Union. LvBeneca. LvMordanta Junction Lv*Adams. LvK3herry. LvPendleton. I . V -Ailinn. LvBandy Springs. I, v " I >en ver. i.v* WcHt Anderson - Ar Anderson-I* ass Dop r,v Anderson-PassDop I.v"Anderson-FrtDop Ar ?elton. 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