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NEW EYES PO? BLIND MAN. Cornea ol Wife Murderer's Orbs May Oivo Paper Heller sight. (Atlanta Georgian, Aug. 15.) Seeing through the eyeB of a mur derer for the rcBt of hlB life IB tho hope of John Cashin, ii peaceful, blind paper seller of Atlanta. At his earnest behest expert plans are now being made to remove the orbs of a man that the law says shall not live In order to restore Cashing power to see the things of the world in which be bas lived for years in total, hope less darkncBS. John Cashin would literally apply tho ancient Mosaic doctrine of an eye for an eye. The law has said that as Robert L. Clay killed bia wife, Rob ert L. Clay must die. Twelve jurors have ' elded that earthly use for Robert L. Clay has passed. His physical being must pay tho cost. Rut fohn Cashin can seo hope througi. the eyes of tho slayer. Though Clay's body die, Cashin would have his eyes see, but see from the brain and for the soul of one who has never offended man-made laws and who is therefore entitled to live. One Hopes for Life; Other Sight. Clay waits in the Tower In hope that a new chance for life will be given him by the highest court of his State, but as he walls on tl)' judges so Cashin waits on him. Por in his death, the man who sells pa pers in darkness at Whitehall and Alabama streets, hopes for vision of sunshine, of the power to see his fel low-man, of the right to mingle as a member, not as a dependent, of so ciety. He has planned and specialists of Atlanta have admitted (hat there ls so much feasibility in his scheme that they are actually Investigating tito possibility Of transplanting the cornea of the murderer's eyes that nee Into the head of the citizen who is sightless that he may see when the law has been satisfied with the wife-slayer's life. The plan originated in the brain of Cashin. His earnest, repeated re quest was the cause of specialists considering even for a moment an operation said to be unknown to ocu lar science. Consults Eminent Specialists. Cashin has the papers that he sells read him each day. One day early this summer the news was read him that a Jury had impose,i the death penalty on Olnv TH^ bidjrn ,ww' ~" lured .11. ev- u! oil lu July, ile : u. . ditite?.v became oba?t*ned vtth tin ni ? The Idea grew with the days. Cash in finally decided to consult a physi cian. Ile had once been examined by Dr. J. N. Ellis. He called on him again. His plan, as bizarre as Hoe ever imagined, was submitted to the phy sician as a matter of fact business. Dr. iOllis al lirst gave the man no hope. Hut Cashin was insistent. His own mind told him that the opera tion was possible, Ho pleaded with the physician. He finally succeeded. It was decided that If his optic nerves are still serviceable aftet lils years of blindness there is the possi bility that the eyes of a man that has read the death sentence might make him see. Dr. Phlnlzy Calhoun, noted oculist, will be consulted and asked to exam ine Cashin. He will decide whether his optic nerves will admit of possi bility of the transplanting of the eyes. Here is the plan : As soon as Clay bas paid the pen alty of his crime, his eyes will be re moved before the body is taken from the death chamber. They will be placed-In a warm saline solution and rushed to a hospital, where Cashin will be waiting, ready for the opera t ion. The cornea, the seeing power of the eye, will bc pul In place of the useless cornea of the news seller and sight thal has for years been lacking will he restored. If tho blind man's optic nerves still retain their long un used power. The cornea is the anterior horny transparent part of the outer coaling of tho eye ball, and on it si^ht large ly depends. Contlednl Will Regain Sight. The possibility of success of the operation is admittedly slight, but Cashin ls supremely confident. He believes that the days are not many before he will seo again. Clay remains silent in the Tower, wailing for the Supreme Court to an swer Iiis prayer for rehearing. He has Spoken randy since condemned. His friends and lawyers say that he is mad. If the court finally decides thal Clay must die. his relatives will be asked for his eyes. Whether they will consent or not is another contin gent on which Cashln's hopes depend. For any Itchiness of the skin, for skin rashes, chap, pimples, etc., try Donn's Ointment. 50c. at all drug ?tores. A wife ls supposed to bo a man's better half, but sometimes she turns ont to be his bitter half. RICHARDSON HOLDS DUAL JOB? Doe? Ho IIoLj Two OllUrs of Honor or I'roiit? Asks McMtihun. (Spartanburg Herald.) The 30-day suspension of tho Con federate veteran, Samuel P, Massey, from tho Old Soldiers' Home on the 7th instant, by order of ll. W. Rich ardson, chairman and treasurer, seems to have grown out of the pub lic charge by Mr. Massey that Major Hal Richardson was using his offi cial position to try to force votes at the Institution for Govornor Dlease. Dut tho Incident compels Inquiry as to the major's authority as "chair man" and his office as "treasurer." Upon examination of the law and of the expenditures on the home by Major Richardson, I find a situation which seems to be a flagrant viola tion of law and misuse of public funds. It certainly calls for publicity and for explanation by the authori ties. - The act of 1908 establishing the Confederate Infirmary provides ror a commission of live to establish and manage the institution, and furthci specifically provides: "That the mem bers of said commission shall receive uo compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to actual ex penses for attending the meetings t hereof." In thc records of the office of the Secretary of State 1 find that two of tlie Ave commissioners appointed by Governor Dlease arc ll. NV. Richard son and Dr. P. \V. I\ Butler. In the records of lite office ol' tile Comptrol ler General I find that the monthly expenditures for maintenance of tile Confederate I ntl rina ry ha vi- been drawn upon a voucher or receipt signed by "H. NV. Richardson, chair man and treasurer," with an attach ed memorandum of items making up Hie total, among the items being the following: "Salaries-white help Major Richardson, $100; Dr. Butler, $50." ' I have examined the vouchers for only the past tbreo months-July. June and May-and 1 find the same entries for each months. If this ls not "compensation for their services (forbidden by the act), what, is it? The fact that they do not charge for their "actual ex penses for attending the meetings" (If such is the case) cannot be claim ed as a justification for their drawing salaries as employees or, In the ma Jor'it Aili. ' 1 li ngu . "\> hlti They ar< hus drawing about one* th.lrd iii h" tots) px ndjttn e's toy ul.-, t.' i" the totals for help being for July $459 ($38 4 for white help.) The commandant, J. I*. Caldwell, is paid only $f>0 a mont h. If Major Richardson and Dr. Hul ler have resigned from the commis sion and have thus made themselves legally eligible for employment in the institution at salaries, why does the Major still sign the vouchers as "chairman?" And why have not suc cessors been appointed as members of the commission*? Why did they not resign before they were employ ed? In the English-speaking world it is violative of every principle of government and of law and equity for anybody handling public funds or trust funds to employ himself or fix his own compensation. If Major Richardson is still "chair man of the commission," and is also by its appointment "treasurer" at a salary, or if he would justify his salary upon any ground whatever, as technically not "compensation for services" (forbidden by the act), how does he get around the State consti tutional prohibition against holding two offices? Article 2. Section 2, contains the prohibition: "But no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same time." It is claimed that the office of mem ber of the commission is not an office of honor? Let us have light. John J. McMahan. Columbia. S. C. EVERY STREET IX WALHALLA Hus Its Share of the Proof That Kid ney Sufferers Seek. Backache? Kidneys weak? Distressed with urinary ills? Want a reliable kidney remedy? Don't have to look far. Cse what Walhalla people recommend. Every street III Walhalla has its cases. Here's one Walhalla woman's ex perience. Let Mrs. Hunt tell it: Mrs. Mary M. Hunt, S. Broad St., Walhalla, S. C., says: "I suffered a great (leal from weak kidneys and my back and head ached. I was sub ject to dizzy and nervous spells, and I seemed unable to get relief until I obtained Donn's Kidney Pilis al Dr. Bell's drug store. They soo.? made a marked Improvement, and i con tinued their use until all symptoms of my trouble had disappeared. My experience with Donn's Kidney Hills bas been so satisfactory timi I can recommend the remedy highly." For sale by all dealers. Price 50c. Postor-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, Now York, solo agents for tho United States. Remember tho name Dean's and t iko no other. Ono way to lose a friend is to en gage in a political argument. Candi*".? < To the Democratic Voters ..f fit Carolina! I am glad to state that I have ducted my campaign for rho Uli 1 StateB Senate upon a high [liane \ out prejudice or saying anything in kind about any one. I was born and reared <:;> Hu; h and have been Interested turo all my life. I feel I wards all mankind and ha * .. .< pu lar Interest in young men atiij lie laboring classes. I hnve spent ci a quarter of a century in bulb kg various industrial plants and ! given employment to hui I rodi? people. Besides, I organized built the second warehouse i.i State for storing cotton and ?nive ed farmers and others for a number of years in marketing crops and have helped a g, i jat ber of people to procure home securing for them money o i time and installment payment; I desire to be elected to Mn to advertise our State In n bro way, thereby letting the om world know the advantage "e sess and endeavor to have vs , ed to help the South. My RX "Economy and Progress"- coi in all branches of the gov? nmOl that the burdens of lifo w cued, and living made che er, gross. In order that wo nu lb; the South. My platform rb:, the Democratic party and . inj I desire to see the prlnclpl . rd i . progressive Democratic par pitt ' execution. The main point* tri Iff for revenue only, reductlo Yankee pensions, lower c postage rates, the abolis il mt useless army posts, ma! lg ' and pence treaties with til for. nations, thereby extendln 'ir ( meroe and lessening the n assit; n expensive battleships. We lesli use the Panama Canal fo. thc 1 flt, primarily, of trade in U States. We want to bul1'' ip mr harbors, open our navigal and encourage, the drain low lands. We desire to em ni merchant marine, extend exp i n tal stations, free rural routes ;t have the national government good road building-there'" lid lng the facilities for rur.:i sci etc. T lit ,., tVe reform of our bank ing (.lie Issuance pt gpyoi'tP tuent receipts for non-j-M-lsh?ble??ro not . -6i the >'oti,- stet ' m% .-. ot u VICE CONSUL MURDERED? American Diplomatic Agent to Col? loinhia Shot to Death. Bogota. Colombia, Aug. 15.-Poul play is suspected by Americans here to have been connected with the death of Wm. M. M ac M as ter, the American vice and deputy consul at Cartagena, whose body, riddled with gunshot, was found a few miles outside of that city last Monday. The vice consul, according to ad vices received hen?, had started out on a hunting trip the day before, and when he did not return a searching party was organized. An examina tion of the body showed that death had hen caused by the gunshot wounds. The authorities of Cartagena, which is a Colombian seaport on the Caribbean, and the capital of the de partment of Bolivar, are Investigat ing the case. The tragedy recalls the attempt made against the life of Mr. MasMas ter three years ago, when he was at tacked by two Colombians and stab bed several times in tho head, face and abdomen while in charge of the C a r t a gena consulate. To Test Mileage l>aw. Columbia, Aug. 17.-Announce ment was made here last night that a test case ls to bc brought in the Richland county Court of Common Pleas by certain stockholders of the Southern railway to test tho validity ol' the present system of issuing mileage books. The complaint was served on I). L. Bryan, the agent of the Sduthorn Railway in Columbia. Tile action may bc brought at the next term of civil court, lt ls under stood that a prominent attorney of Washington has been retained to rep resent tlie plaintiffs, who aro all stockholders in the Southern Hall way. The Southern will be repre sented by B, L. Abney, of Columbia, division counsel. Senator Tillman's <t.*>lli Year. Washington, Aug. 17. Senator Benjamin R, Tillman, of South Caro lina, lasi Sunday celebrated his Oath birthday. The day was spent quietly at bis borne in this city. Ile was born August 1 llb, 1817. Senator Tillman ls much wrought up over the political situation in South Carolina at present, and has staled that he ls disguested with thc dirty llings of the candidates. ? fey N. B. Dial, f U. S. Senate. warehouses; abolishment of trusts and monopolies In restraint of trade and equal laws for the protection of all. 1 have not criticised or said any thing unkind about either of my op ponents. However, they are both old men, and lidgelleld county has held the Senatorshlp for thirty years. Senator Tillman has been an exceed ingly able man, and has attracted a great deal of attention. He has had all the honor we can possibly bestow upon a Southern man, having been in office twenty-two years. Therefore, I think he is making a mistake to ask the people to re-el?ct him to a six-year term. I am not asking him to resign, or running against his term of office, but am asking the people to elect me to succeed him. He says his health Is too feeble to allow him to make any speeches; he has not been to a single meeting. If he ls too fee ble to make some speeches, his health must he too weak to discharge the duties of the office. In the na ; ture of things there cannot he a sub stitute In a legislative body. If the j ; Senator is ill, his seat is vacant. You j can appoint an agent In nearly any j other business In the world. It would not do to say that he can pair; we do not send men to the Senate to j pair. Besides this is only a tempo I rary device. We expect to elect a ! Democratic President, in which event j the work devolving upon the Sena i tors will he very great, such as hav ing appointed new postmasters, reve nue officers, consuls, etc. Besides, we want constructive legislation. It is more important to have two Sena tors now than it has been since IStiO. No doubt, Senator Tillman has ?real Influence with the departments, but the heads of these departments will be changed if Wilson is elected, and younger men appointed. The Sena tor taught us for twenty-odd years that a man should be strong, other wise he should not ask for public office. Suppose tho best man you CAL think of, whose health ls in the con dition of Senator Tillman's, desired election to any office, how many votes do you suppose he would receive? I do not claim to be the best man In the State for this office, but have made a success In a modest way, and I do know the requirements of all of r."r pennie. I believe and know that I can ? oj ? ervlce to them, and . I would app' (?..te yo?!l SU ffr ? ; ;<. ned! i i a" Ht < nee: MBS. RAYMOND BEATY BACK. Reports a Most Delightful Trip by Auto to Baltimore. (Anderson Mail. 15th.) A few weeks ago Mi.-. Lee 0. Hol I loman and Mrs. Raymond Beaty left here for Baltimore hy auto. Both these ladies are expert drivers, and know machines, so when anything j gets wrong they can tell just where It ls and what ls to be done. How ever, they did not calculate on bro ken springs, which they got In the Virginia mountains, still they man aged to have them repaired so. they could reach Baltimore. Mrs. Beaty says the weather must have been ordered for their benefit, as lt was ideal, and that they were treated with every courtesy on the trip. In commenting on the trip the reporter said, "Well, you were brave women to undertake such a trip." Mrs. Beaty's reply was, "Yes, some said that, and others said we were just plain fools. Anyway I wouldn't take anything for the experience, and would gladly go again." Mr. Ilolleman will go to Baltimore next week, and will return with Mrs. Ilolleman In the auto. Pension Agencies Must (Jo. Washington, Aug. l i.-The Senate to-day yielded to the demands of the House for the abolition of the pen sion agencies throughout the United States and passed the $150,000,000 pension appropriation bill with a pro vision for the abolishment of the agencies January 3 1, 1013. The action of the conferees was tho culmination of a dispute which has held up the payment of over $0.000,000 of pensions payments, due civil war veterans, on August 4, and has thrown the financial opera tions of the pension bureau into chaos. Under the Senate provision, the payment of all pensions would, after the date named, be made directly from the pension bureau at Washing ton. At present the bureau has noth ing to do with the actual payment of veterans, the checks going ont through the hands of the eighteen district pension agencies. The change would abolish eighteen $4,000 jobs and result In the retirement or the removal to Washington of several hundred district clerks, A saving of about $250,000 in administration of tho pension laws would follow. DEATH OP WM. Ii. MACLD?N. Had Been Senator from Greenville Comity for Many Years. Greenville, Aug. 1-5.-Senator Wil liam L. Mauldin died at his home ti this city at 6 o'clock Tuesday even ing after an extended illness. Seve ral weeks ago he was taken to the mountains of Western North Caro lina in the hope that the high alti tude might prove of benefit, but on last Saturday he grew rapidly worse and ho expressed a desire to be brought home at once that be might die on his native heath. Senator Mauldln's service to his State bad been conspicuous, having served as State Senator and Lieuten ant Governor, holding the former of fice at the time of bis death. William Lawrence Mauldin, well known throughout South Carolina as a business man and legislator, was born in Greenville June 13, 1845. His parents were Samuel and Caro lina McHardy Mauldin. His father was a merchant, a sterling man of Scotch-Irish descent. His childhood and youth were spent in Greenville. He was fond of out-door sports and combined with this love of activity a passion for reading. After attending the village school he entered the school of Stephen D. Lee at Asheville, N. C. He entered Purman University, but In February, 18(51, before his course was com pleted, he enlisted in the Sixteenth South Carolina Infantry. In June, 18(53, he enlisted in the Second South Carolina Cavalry and served in this command until the end of the war. Iii 18(57 he began his active busi ness career as .clerk In a drug store in Greenville. Later be became pro prietor of that store and also became interested in other commercial en terprises. For six years Senator Mauldin was chairman of the finance committee, one of the most Important, If not the most Important, committee positions In the Legislature. For four years he was president pro tem of the Sen ate, and at the time of his death was Greenville county's representative In the State Senate. When lt became known last winter that Senator Maul din would retire from public life af ter the adjournment of the Legisla ture the finance committee presented him with a beautiful silver fruit dish as a token of the love and esteem In which he was held by his colleagues. Campaign Phbiidev ' osl* Nothing, A di.- v i .eh fr?in VVssiiihgidii aays ??enatoi Rraudegeo to-day r?oue?t?] ed mal senator Koot s speech of no tification and President Taft's ac ceptance be printed as a public docu ment. Permission was given. Senator Culberson also asked that the speeches of Governor Wilson and Representative Ollie James be treat ed in thc same fashion. Granted. With a grin, Senator Poindexter requested that the speech of Col. T. Roosevelt be also made a public doc ument. Also granted. "1 do not know whether Hobbs has been nominated," remarked Senator Gallinger, "but I do not want to see anybody slighted." Senator Jones asked that the plat forms of all three parties be printed as a public douctnent in one volume. This aroused Senator Overman, who said the Democrats did not desire to have their platform mixed up with that of any other party, and he ob jected. Not granted. These documents can now be sent broadcast through the mails under Congressional franks, thus saving much money to the campaign com mittees. Another Interurban System. Columbia, Aug. 17.-A commis sion was issued Thursday by the Sec retary of State to the Carolina and Georgia Ra.'road Company of North Augusta with a minimum capital of $100,000, payable 20 per cent upon organization and the balance upon the call of the directors at any time thereafter, thc petitioners being J. H. Jackson, A. A. Waldon, L. J. Wil liams, J. H. Barksdalo, W. M. .lack son. Jr., of North Augusta, S. C., and P. L. Frank and IC, Courtney, Of Au gusta, Ga. The company proposes to build and operate a railroad between Columbia and North Augusta, a distance Of 75 miles, and will pass through the city of Columbia and thence or wholly through tho townships of Congaree, Lexington, Platt Springs, Holling Springs and Black ('reek in Lexing ton county and the townships of Giddy Swamps, Rock Springs and such towns as may be along such route, and also the townships of Gregg and Shalt/, and the towns of Grnnitevlllo, Warrenvllle, Hath, Langley and North Augusta in Aiken county. Electricity Will very prob ably be used. "I suffered habitually from consti pation. Donn's Regul?is relieved and strengthened the bowels so that they have been regular ever since."-E, Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex. JOHN JACOB ASTOR, Jit. ?3,000,000 Baby Arrived in New York Lost Wednesday. New York, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Made line Force Astor, survivor of the Ti tanic disaster, in which her husband, Col. John Jacob Astor, lost his life, gave birth to a son at 8.1G this morning. The new arrival has been named John Jacob Astor after his father. The boy becomes a direct heir to $3,000,000 of the Astor for tune. News of the arrival of the Asto baby was made known in a bulletP issued by Dr. Edwin B. Craigln, th" attending physician. Tho bulle tin reads: "Mrs. Astor has a son, born at 8.15 o'clock. His name is John Jacob Astor. Mother and son are in good condition." The fact that his father proved himself a hero in the Titanic disas ter and that the wife from whom he then parted was his bride of only a few months, coupled with the large fortune which was provided for a post-humous child, have lent unu sual Interest to the arrival of the young Astor. The new Astor baby will be one of the few children ever born with a fortune as large as $3,000,000 In its own right. Col. Astor had provided that whether thc child was a boy or girl, it should receive $3.000,000. Even if the stork had brought more than one child, Col. Astor's will cov ered that contingency, because it reads as follows: "I bequeath such number of separate sums of $3,000, 000 each as shall be equal to the number of my children who shall survive mo other than my son, Wil liam Vincent Astor, and my daught er, Ava Muriel Astor." The latter children are hy Col. As tor's first wife, Mrs. Ava Willing As tor. Cheapest accident Insurance-Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. For burns, scalds, cuts and emergencies. All druggists sell it. 25 and 50c. A Gay Lawn Party. Townville, Aug. 14.-Special: One of the most delightful lawn parties of the season was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Price cn last Friday evening from 8 to 11 o'clock, given in honor of somo few friends. The lawn was most artistically dec orated with tables and Japanese lan terns and 'be soft ello/ Mab from the wandlea made .?. meal beran tifn) and Impressive acon?. MI ?Ml Grace Routh, J^?m?ye Brbylcfi v\\i Alice Smith changed I Lo coupleb. \ During the evening delicious ice cream and crackers were served to about 7 5 guests by Mrs. R. H. Price and Miss Mary Barton. Those present from out of town were Misses Richardson and Edna Broyles, of Anderson; Mary Julia Reid, of Seneca; J. A. Mots, of New berry, and Willis .Martin of Ander son. S. A. M. Feel languid, weak, run-down? Headache? Stomach "off"? A good remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask your druggist. Price $1. They Blame it on the Cat. Springfield, Mass., Aug. 17.- Offi cers of the local health department believe they have traced the source of infantile paralysis to the house cat. The Inspectors have discovered several well developed cases in cats and will send the affected animals to Booton for observation. Norning Sickness Many womensuffer this mis ery. It makes Its appear ance so regularly that they learntoexpect lt and arrange their household work accord ingly. Few women think of seeking medical help to get rid of lt for good. If women only knew of the power and effectiveness of Dr. Sim mons Squaw Vine Wine they would not be without lt a moment longer than lt would take to get it from the drug store, lt ls a splendid reme.y for all nau sea or <H/~t/-n*??? Q( ? b? stom ach, The first dose settles the stomach and makes the patient feel better. Addi tional doses act on the female generative system, strength ening weakened organs, reg ulating the habits, restoring tone and strength in every part of the body. It ls essen tially a woman's remedy prepared expressly to meet the need of women who suffer from the ailments common to their sex. Sold by Druggieta and Dealer? Price $1 Per Bottle C.F.SIMMONS MEDICINE CO. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Sohl at Bell's Drug Store, Walhalla.