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MIO NATI') KILLS RILL OF JUDOES. Proposed Taking Power from tho State Supremo Court. (The State, 19th.) Thc killing of tho Earle bill taking tho selection and appointment of i special Judges out of tho bands of the Supreme Court and putting thom un der tho jurlsdilcton of tho Chief Exec utive was the chief item of business done in tho Senate yesterday morn ing. Senator Earle's bill to amend Sec tion 2743, Volume I, Code of Laws, so as to take tho power to select and appoint special judges from the Su preme Court and pince under the au thority of tho Governor caused a pro longed debate. This was an adjourn ed debate measure. Senator En rle asked for the pass age of the bill, saying that the ap pointive power was executive and was not judicial. He quoted extensively from authorities, but disclaimed any other motive than to straighten out a tangle. Senator Hall rebutted Mr. Earle's arguments by saying that the Legis lature ls the supreme power In regu lating who is the appointive agent. This lt had clearly given to the Su preme Court. Sonator Carlisle said that generally tho lawyers did not go outside the State to get their law to prove their i contentions, but that lt was a clearly accepted rule to take the decisions of j the South Carolina Supreme Court asl binding and of the highest authority. There ls already a decision governing the point that Mr. Earle endeavors to | cover in his bill, in which it defines that the only authority to recommend j special judges is in the hands of thc Supreme Court. Senator Barle then moved that the unfavorable report of the committee bo laid on tho table, which was lost by a vote of 37 against and 4 for. Upon the question being then pdt tho unfavorable report was adopted and the bill rejected. As to Home Hule for Alaska. (Washington Post.) Alaska is still shrinking back into its boots One after another, the exploitations that marked tho con servation craze have been revealed in their true proportions. The five bundrod-billion-dollar bargain we got In the purchase of the Territory is now seen to bc the veriest buncombe. Ali of thc ' great disco vor les" sb.co tho prospecting for g,)ld ?. dozen yedra" or mure ago Uavo had heir p'ap'ey- valuations, discounted. Such capital as nad neon interested in de velopment schemes was driven out by the muck-raking campaign. The "closed door" policy has about done its worst. To-day the revenue derived from the taxable property of Alaska is $100,000 a year, a beggarly showing, indeed, in contrast with the popular idea of what the conditions are like. lt costs the national government $'.">, 000,000 a year to administer the af fairs of the Territory, or $2,000,000 in excess of tho revenues. Neverthe less, the set of politicians who had a hand in tho Controller Hay and other fake charges against the administra tion are agitating for a change o? government from Federal control to homo rule, which would put the bur den of expense on the people, Increas ing the tax rate fivefold. As Governor Clark says, in criti cism of the movement, "The peoplo should not forget that self-govern ment means self-support." Where tho money is to como from the ad vocates of a change do not say, nor do they seem to caro any more thnn where tho facts were to como from to bolster up tho gratuitous charges they brought against the highest offi cials at Washington. Home rule, in tho present state, of affairs, would, in a few years, reduce Alaska to the level she occupied under Russian rule-the final triumph of muck-rak ing. ile Heard a Pleasant Sermon, (Mllwaukeo Freo Press.) At the services held in commemo ration of tho seventy-fifth anniver sary of the founding of Methodism In Milwaukee, Bishop W. F. Mac Dowell, of Chicago, told tho follow ing story descriptive of a type of out-grown theology: "I once met a friend, leaving thc lobby of his church with dragging stops and the most forlorn expression on his face I have over seen. When j I asked tho trouble he replied' " 'I'm not unhappy, MaeDowell, i'm Joyous. I've Jus' been In there ! listening to thc glad tidings of dam- : nation.' " "My child was burned terribly ! ' thc ?'ace, neck and chest. ll > >. 1 Thomas' Eclectic Oil. Tue ii and tho child sank into . si 'ul deep."-Mrs. Nancy M. I tus?n, mburg, N. Y. ?Very Considerate, Mistress-I shall be very lonely, Bridget, if you loavo me. Bridget-Don't worry, mum. I'll : not go until ye havo a housoful of company. ?tf LA8?AR SKARDON PERISH. Only Four Siirvivo-Captain mid Three Sailors Cain tho Shore. Aberdeen, Scotland, Jan. 18.-The British steamer Wistow Hall was wrecked carly to-day on a group of dangerous rocks oft tho coast of Ab erdeenshire. Fifty-three of ber crew wore drowned. Thirty-five of them wont down with tho ship and others clung lo the wreckage, but only two of them succeeded in reaching shore. Tho seas were so huge that lt was impossible to launch a life boat. The lifo boat crew of the village of Bull ers tried several times to put out to sen, but their craft was hurled back onto the shore. Most of the drowned sailors were Lascars. Tho Wislow Hall was a vessel of 2,139 tons and was built at Greenock, Scotland, in 1890. She. was owned by tho Hall Line of Liverpool. Capt. Stoddart, of the Wislow Hall, who was ono of those rescued, says that his crew numbered 56. Only three LaBcars'and tho captain reached tho shore, so 53 wero drowned. The captain says that the Wislow Hall drifted helplessly for hours be fore a terrific gale. Her fires were extinguished, as the seas had flooded tho engine room during the night. Ends Winter's Troubles. To many winter ls a season of trouble. Tho frost-bitten toes and fingers, chapped hands and lips, chil blains, cold sores, red and rough skins, prove this. But such troubles fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A trial convinces. Groatest healer of burns, bolls, piles, cuts, sores, brui ses, eczema and sprains. Only 25\ at all druggists. Taft Wants to Know Why. Washington, Jan. 15.-President Taft to-day sent for Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock to explain why he an nounced he would recommend to Congress government ownership of telegraph lines without first consult ing the President. ? Shortly after the conference the White House issued a formal state ment saying that there was no fric tion between the President and bis postmaster general and making it clear that Mr. Hitchcock would not leave the cabinet as a result of last night's statement. President's Statement. The President lntor Issued a state ment, tv h h h follows: ''TIV? <.,:, ..?:v>.".;i::t<.;;!? by tho post* j .?..aster general thai u tye "ld 00 w'?ll fot jJije government lo tho tolo I graph lines and incorporate them in j the post office system appeared In an j earlier annual report submit ted by bim to the President. After some discussion it was decided, at the sug I gestion of the President, to postpone reference of the matter to another i year and not to bring lt forward then, because of the recommendation of many other Important changos, in cluding the postal savings bank and tho parcels post. "Those, If adopted, will take up all the energy of tho post office depart ment In making tho necessary changes. "The postmaster general Intended to bring this matter to the attention of the President before the publica tion in advance of this part of his report. After having made prepara tion for publication he was suddenly called out of town without having done so. "His conclusions as to the wisdom of taking over the telegraph lines had boon roached only after a full investigation and consideration. As the report containing the recommen dations has not yot been submitted to tho President, it has not yet boon considered by him or hy the cabinet With a viow to presenting it to Con gress as an administration measure." is the beat and quickest way to perfect health. Women and girls who suffer are simply weak -weak all over. Opiates and alcoholic mixtures are worse than worthless, they aggra vate the trouble and lower the standard of health. Scott's Emulsion strengthens the whole body, invigorates and builds up. Be ?ure to got SCOTT'S it's the Standard and alway? the beat. AU. DRUGGISTS 11-21 Wood's Seeds FOP1?12. Our New Descriptive Catalog is fully up-to-date, and tells all about the best Carden and Farm Seeds. Every farmer and gardener should have a copy of this cata log, which has long been recog nized as a standard authority? for the full and complete infor mation which it gives. We are headquartere for Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes,? Seed Oats, Cow Peas, Soja Beans and Ml Farm Seeds. Wood's Descriptivo Catalog mailed free on request Write for it. T. W. WOOD? SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. 4*-*-* i I .?. 'IrtIC CHINESE HOME. fy I I fy-*-r-* (Kansas City Star.) Which 1 wish to remark And my language is plain That lor ways that are dark And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee ls peculiar. That was Bret Harte's estimate of the almond-eyed, yellow-skinned people who are fighting ono another with a vengeance to-day to decido whether the oldest monarchy In the world is to endure, or lt' it is to be re placed by a republic. .lust what the heathen Chinee thinks about Bret Harte's people has never been so suc cinctly stated, for the heathen Chi nee ls not given to expressing his opinions freely. But it ls sate to say that "peculiar" wouldn't half cover the ground. We, where the acquaintance with the Chinese ls generally confined to laundrymen, may have our doubts about the greatness of that nation, but such doubts have never troubled the Chinese. For some thousands of years they have lived serenely-along, content in tho belief that they have the finest country and the greatest men and tho best brand of culturo ever produced anywhere in tho world. The characteristics pf ii people, historians say, are deiermhied hythe sort of homos' in which '?icy aro b.roughj np. ?o tho Chinese home ls Interesting, although apt to be ill ventilated, and almost sure to have faulty sewer connections. In tho first place, the Chinese are strongly against tho dovecote-for two idea. A rookery with room for the whole tribe appeals more to them, and so, when a young man takes tinto himself a wife, he brings her home to tile parental roof and builds an extension on tho house, and they all live together more or less hap pily ever afterward. Tho parents pick ont the prospective bride In the dist place, so If it turns out that sho can't make *>hop suey Uko mother used to make they really have only themselves to blame. The bride's family, having once succeeded In marrying her off, pay no further at tention to her, and tho mother-in law problem ls one which does not vex the heathen Chineo. When the groom's father and mothor grow old and feeble lt is his duty to look after them, and public opinion generally sccs to it that he does. Tho girls and women of China have a very poor time of lt. In tho first place, a girl baby ls very unpop ular, and ls moro than likely to bc drowned If tho father has been mak ing votive offerings In the hope of getting twin boys. If sho happens to get by her amiable parent ber arrival is looked upon as a cause for condo lence from the neighborhood. When she Is about eight years old, If she is a member of the upper classes, they begin bandaging her feet to make them small. If she's a peasant this is not done, as lt would lnterfero ma terially with her ability to split wood and carry water for ber husband. By the time she ls IG she ls married to some young man whom sho lias never soon, but whom her parents regard as suitable. Love ls left out of tho question altogether, as the Chin?se say belief in lt is a silly superstition and (iuite unworthy of a man of any dignity. In Memoriam. After ten days' of painful lllnoss tho death angel bndo llttlo Boone Franklin, tho nlno-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. IC. C. Bowie, to say farewell to earth and dwell with an gels evermore. And with angels bright and lovely, robed In garments pure and white, There we may meet Boono In joy for ever, in tho home of sweet delight. Oh! hearts that ache and are now sad Ivook up to Jesus; Ho is your friend. 'Tis Ho who loves you and protocts; Ho will keep you to tho ond. v A l-Urc Tl} KILL AMERICANS. Ono w Shoster's Assistants, Makes Chnvgo Against Russians. Teheran, Persia, Jan. 15.-Revela-J tl<?ii ral? plot exists against tho ljvoa .of the Americans who were brought hero by W, Morgan Sinister ,|o iisslst li lui In his duties as treasu rer ?.oneva), and who remained he hind after Mr. Shuster departed, was made to-day by Frank E. Cairns, di rector of t ixation under Shuster. Cairns also declared that a conspir acy has been hatched at the instiga tion o? Russia to blacken Mr. Sinis ter^ character. Charges that Sinis ter ueod Persia's finances to.replen ish the Persian revolutionary war chest aro being circulated. The lawlessness which has devel oped from Russian occupation of the No'rlboni Persian Provinces makes lt uns?fe *or the Americans to venture from tho capital. Cairns denied accu sations of Russian agents that Sinis ter had paid any money to hired as sassins, ('.'daring that all Mr. Shus ter's transactions were duly record ed anti ?ne now in the hands of M. .Molnard, the Belgian who was foisted into th office of treasurer general of Russia. Mr. Ci.lms says that the lives of the Americans here are in constant, (kuiger, a.id all desire to leave the country ;ir tonco if a financial settle ment can be made. The Americans ar? demo. i ding pay for the full term which they contracted to serve. If ii nance' aro adjusted they will leave ?be to re Sal irday. Can't look well, eat well or feel well with impure blood feeding your b>>('y. Keep the blood pure with Hu .-dot li Mtood Bitters. Eat simply, take exorcise, keep clean and you will ha i ti long life. Winters of the Past. 'Chicago Tribune.) Ha e .-. >> lost tho stamina of our forefathers, the hardihood of former genowftlona which brushed snow off tue hip ?overa when it sifted down through ? raoks in the roof, dressed Iq cold tooms, broke an inch of ice in the water hucket, washed, did tho choier., sud ate mightily ok pork sau sage niui ( kos? They had winters in tho.io days,'/ They had them with ort st< .M.. 1 eat, electrically warmed street. c;r . ?omfortablo moans of lo ? coeieti .) , comfortable . , places of wi '.mfortab'er' plaees of hab itation., They accepted . winter ai> ;i whi ter,-. Vli.l n'ot-mako a *.ivar fiisn a' 1 ' ven latci, when the sn o v. )i . II > c Mince to sift through tho roof ?MU? when the hardwood heater or thc .'..o .lng base burner supplied ,a mi mre -f heat all night long, they ;i ?o) bel 'below zero" as a thing of rtatarVtH? .'.dering and thought noth ing partiicular of it. tl m i tl ' o conceded that we shiver ex ti ordinarily, protest prodigiously, ci petit . implainlngly, fuss extrav agant}^ "1 niake "zero weather" a din.- ii.it ?nb lienon. The indictment of cur lr; ; 'til h od seems true, but wc can s . ? p ea of "not guilty." If one of our hardy ancestors had been asked to go through a winter lu tue habiliments of his grandsons ot great-grandsons, or If the woman Qi ".10. MO or '60 had been asked to I dress' ac, lier granddaughters, the sttii'.; patriot would have taken an a:>v li in Ile and the amiable dame a nu?,; (o .he person Indiscreet enough to , < i) lop Che matter. SUFFER WITH Bruises :')ir,l ina ead Sprains, but npply i's Liniment. It is anti Cf ptK ai d will take the poison Shel tore tess out quickly, when all ?Iso 'ails. Noah'i Liniment will save any amount of pain and can be rakcti internally for Colic, pipi, etc. Nothing better ?or Toothache? ?? cuts, ^ggassega o, Cramps, r foothaoho, lORAlKKi Al IN ; , V!;iient Is tho best remedy for , Sciatica, Illino Huck, etlit itl T?selos, 8oro Throat, Collin, tit rai n -, S Uriit?t ". C NOUfat?l* Ali'.' RU .' end N-i?> ol e/dr.s rh Koah'* A SnUtfO I. tUpl cut. 1 hulid on I. ?i Ko and " ...;.i,l" Iv U\V Beis rvo, Mono Aches and ?cnutnuhns on every I looks Uko t has RED it of pack I 'oak's Uni. . ys In KED I o of linlta .V. ?jo bottlo, 28 coi ' ', f ' I sold by all .te..l. : IA i 10(11 olno. (lu ir.ii.*,.< . or nionoy io fun dod by Noah I, rh i ! Co., Ino., , , Va. Miw. r %m mmwmmmtmmmm 1. or hal? LINIMENT KW HIM Kilt J. W. BELL, WALHALLA; W. J. LUNNEY, SENECA. Scientist Produces Strange Now Idqu by Min?ele and Lot liv City is in Gases Where MANY FORMER SUFFERERS Woman Helpless Prona IlhcutnntJKin Sufferers from Stomach Trouble to Keep Them Alive Cia Atlanta, Ga.- (Special)-This city is wild with excitement over the won derful cures of certain chronic dis eases that are being treated with a strange new liquid recently Introduc ed by an Indiana man who claims to have spent the best years of bis life and a large sum of money perfecting it. Scores of people who have suffered for years, many of whom never ex pected to BOO another well day, have' been completely restored to health and news of countless wonderful cures have spread like wild Ure. The drug store where the strange liquid has been demonstrated is be sieged with health-seekers from morning till night and many inter esting stories aro being told by per sons who, having used the new treat ment successfully, brought In some sick friend or acquaintance lo obtain a supply. Among the many recent callers who related their strange experiences with the new treatment was Oliver W. De Welre, who has lived at 810 Hank street, Atlanta, twenty-two years and who for sixteen years has been employed as blacksmith in the Southern Railroad round house. Mr. De Weire said he had been allllcted with Stomach trouble for about four years and that five doctors and many different medicines had failed to ef fect a cure. In speaking of his strange caso he said: "I sometimes would have no desire to eat at all. My digestion was poor and frequently 1 would suffer Intensely with pain in my stomach. Gas would form In my I stomach and cause belching. I bad ! dull heavy headaches and was very nervous, irritable and worrysomo. At night I could not sleep. I was weak and felt nil run-down. I have now been using tho new Root Juice treat ment for ab?tit three weeks and feel like ;. )ipv\ man 1 have gained sit pounds in weight fl nd eau eat almost anything, i sleep die, tobi and ?Vt tip fstiling roflttid; This medicine lias j i e.- .linly ll.\?*il me up in rino ;:v? ;;<.'." Another utai tiiue, a?coiuit, wits gi von "by a man who said ho had come from Marietta. He gave his name as Janies D. Rupp, his address as 324 HooveJ ht root, and was very enthusiastic over the results in his case. "I have been a sufferer from stomach, liver and kidney trouble for seven years,' he said. "My food positively would aol digest and I was in constant mis ery. I tried one remedy after another ! without relief. 1 heard so much about this new Root Juice treatment that I procured a bottle and began i using !t. To my great surprise, be fore I had finished it I found my stomach, liver and kidney trouble fast disappearing. Now 1 can eat heartily and I sleep well. In fact, I feel helter every way." Other well-known Allanta people who report equally phenomenal re sults are R. W. Roberts, 16 Short street, who says that his wife was treated hy twenty-two doctors with out results and that the first bottle of the juice treatment brought relief. Oscar L. Seymour, living nt Weber and Orange streets, reports that after suffering from rehumatism, swollen joints and pain for eight years, three bottles of the juice treatment put him on his feet, caused tho soreness and swelling to disappear and made him feel fine. So quickly and marvelously have some severe cases been cured that stories have been circulated to tho ef fect that tho medicine possesses some miraculous power, but this, of course, ls ridiculous and untrue. Many of those who have used it, however, say that the good effect is felt so quickly that lt does seem al most Uko a miracle. One of tho most startling cures that has yet been brought to light is that of Mrs. E. G. Moore, a promi nent and well-known lady who has 1s Fairvlew and Ebenezer. Jan. 16.-Special: Fairview and Ebenezer are having plenty of snow. The woodpiles aro getting low, and everything is at a standstill at pres ent, except rabbit minting and cut ting wood. The farmers seem to have plenty of feed to carry their stock through the winter without buying very much meal and hulls this time. It ls Hmo to cut out buy ing feed. J. B. Morton is making quito an improvement on the old Dodson place -clearing land and straightening up in general. Wylio Fowler moved to this sec tion last week. We welcomo such , men as Mr. Fowler to our midst. Wo understand that lie has bought tho Fletcher place. Fairview Local Union ls offering Some Inducements to farmers to join in the fight for bettor times this year. Wo hopo to seo all good farmora band togothor, for whero thero ls union thero is strongth. rowell & Cionshaw will have their EXCITED JAME DISCOVERY. id Tlmt Cures Chronic Disease* as if Aroused by Startling Itcsults lt Has Been Used. DESCRIBE ITS EFFECT. Enabled, to Walk Without Assistance. Who Could Scarcely cat Enough lin Complete Recovery. sued a signed statement giving tho facts in her case. In bor statement Mrs. Moore says: "1 almost believe Hoot Juice to bo a gift from Heaven, for 1 have suffered aoven yenrs with chronic stomach and kidney trouble and It has entirely cured me. When ever 1 would eat meat or potatoes, gas would form In my stomach and I this would press upon my heart so heavily at times that I thought I would smother. 1 had dull heavy headaches and pains across my back. My hands and feet were always cold and when getting up in tho morning 1 would be so dizzy 1 could not see. 1 was an Invalid for four years and although twelve doctors treated mo 1 was not apparently benefited. At times 1 was too weak to feed myself, and when I starten taking Root Juico 1 weighed only ninety-eight pounds. Within a week after taking my first dose 1 found I could eat anything I cared to without the slightest dis comfort and that I was gaining rap idly in weight. After 1 took several bottles of the medicine I was able to do my own housework and have not been troubled since In any way." The case of Mrs. J. Schondell ls an other example of the wonderful re sults that the medicine ls accomplish ing for sick people. Mrs. Sch?ndelt suffered for years with rheumatism, which became so severe that she waa unable to move. The story of her strange and remarkable recovery ia best told in her own words, and tho following is quoted from a signed statement which sho has issued for publication: "1 suffered for years with a severo attack of rheumatism. After trying numerous doctors without success I made up my mind to soe what tho Root Juice medicine would do for mo. Before! taking the medicine I was un able to move and had to bo carried from one place to another, but when I had taken only two bottles I vas ablo to walk without assistance and cart now tnlft enro ?f rev bour.en?ld . I duties. Root Julee paved my Hie " I Thc effect ol the Roo', lu'.oe Upon j pov?onvsU'lteVlng ?from M.or.iach-t.vvnj ' bib ls ttl ?hold hi'M euih!- . Tho appo lite increases with Hie lirai few do?et? and lt ls not uncommon to bear peo ple say, "I bad not enjoyed a square meal for years before I tried it." One lady who could scarcely eat enough to keep her alive and who suffered tortures from stomach trou bte. says Abe can eat anything and never suffers any moro. Cases of kidney and bladder trou ble, too, In which the sufferers com plained of backache, soreness In tho back, dark spocks seeming to float before the eyes, painful and frequent urination, pithiness under the eyes and other common symptoms, havo yielded very quickly and many com plete cures reported, ll ls said to rellovo almost any trouble of the stomach, liver, kid neys or bowels and ls claimed that its soothing, healing, tonic action on the digestive and secretory organs is so rapid that, even some of the worst cases of indigestion, constipation, and nervousness, kidney troublo ami rheumatism aro perceptibly bonofltod i from the very start. Perhaps the best thing about it all I is that the great discovery can be made very economically and conse quently tho poor can take advantage of Its wonderful health-giving power, as well as tho rich. Largo bottles holding nearly a pint are being sold for only one dollar. CAN BE HAD II EKE. I Local druggists say they aro mak ing an effort to procuro a supply of the new medicine for tho benefit of homo people who aro seeking a speedy cure, and it is expected that a shipment will ho hero In a few days. Persons wishing any special information can obtain samo by ad dressing a letter lo tho Root Juico Medicine Company at Kort Wayno, Ind., where the main laboratories aro located. shingle mill In operation as soon aa the weather permits. They will nuiko their Hist stand just behind J. D. Maxey's, on tho Br?cke branch. John Duckett will move from Cl. P. Wyatt's place, where ho ht s been farming, to Noah Tolilson's, Jn the^ Bethel neighborhood. The Item In tho Farm and Fae .ory last week was widely exaggerated about James Griffin and Henry Mc Mahan, the great and mighty bunt ers. Wo know that on that Christ mas day the hunt was mado and the 47 rabbits were killed, but lawi lt took ten men and lots of dogs to per form tho mighty act. As lt was In the War Between the Staves, the poor llttlo fellows were just overpowered. Grant and Lee, the leaders of the mighty bodies, got all tho praise and honor. So it wa? with James Grif fin and llonry McMahan, the mighty hunters. Others did tho work, but they got the honor. Boys, divide tho cake, draw straws for tho bluo rib bon and give each man his part. Mc Mnhan and Griffin sacked on1' 14 rabbits-McMahan 12 and G.i&? 2.