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VERY STRANGE CASE. PREACHER ARRESTED FOR MUR DER AT BRANCHVILLE. By a Pretended Detective and Carried to Bamberg, Where the Pretended Detective Disappears. BranchvilJe had a genuine sensa tion on Tuesday when Rev. William Jefferson, alias William Blackman, polored, was arrested there, charged with the murder of his wife and two children in Alabama in 1902. The arrest was made by W. B. Williams, 9r., a colored detective of Bamberg county. Rev. Jefferson (as the breth ren call him) has been preaching to his people at Branchville for the past two years and seemed to be well thought of by his congregation, but /alas, murder will out. It is reported that Rev. Jefferson chose as his text on Sunday the fol lowing scripture: "Tho.u shalt not kill." It is reported that there was a reward of $300 offered by the State of Alabama for the arrest of Jefferson and that his reputation in Alabama is not at all good. It is further said that when the de tective found Jefferson and ordered him to throw up his hands that in stead of doing as commanded by the officer that he attempted to resist ar rest and that the officer fired at him with a shot gun and hit him in the abdomen with several small shot The correspondent of The State at Bamberg says "the case of Rev. Wil liam Jefferson, alias William Black man, has been discussed bore on ac count of the fact that he is in. in the county jail here and is in a very precarious condition. The other ne gro, B. W. Williams, Jr., who claimed to be a detective and made the ar rest of Jefferson on the charge of murder, has very mysteriously disap peared, and that without claiming any reward, though according to his own statement there is a reward of $300. "Jefferson says that Williams call ed him out to see some pictures and when he went that Williams said 'you are my prisoner' and without more ado shot him in the abdomen. - Jeffer son says that he has never been- in Alabama and that he is of the opin ion thatWilliamsmust have had some private grudge against him. He also claims that he has never committed any crime. "All search for the accuser in the case fails to reveal his whereabouts. When Williams had taken the injured man to Magistrate Zeigler he left for somewhere, but where is unknown. The shooting occurred in Orangeburg county and should be handled by the authorities of that county according to law, but the condition of the wounded man may not warrant his removal at this time." This seems to have been an out rageous affair, and shold be sifted to the very bottom. Williams, the ne gro, who shot the preacher, should be apprehended and made to answer for his crime. Did he have a war rant? If he dd, where did he get it, and on whose affidavit was it issued? These are questions that should be looked into. An Indian Relic. Mr. S. R. Liningstou. of North, left at The Times and Democrat office an Indian relic that was ploughed up in his field near the Edisto River. It was buried about eighteen inches be low the surface when ploughed up. It s made of red clay and is in a splendid state of preservation. It is a curved piece of pottery six inches in circumference at each end and six inches in the centre. An opening extends completely through it. being larger at each end than in the mid dle. It is certainly an Indian relic and has lain in the ground for many years. The curious can see it in one of the windows at Sims' Book Store. Killing at Radham's Ben Thompson, a negro employed by Dorchester Lumber Company, was kUId at Badham on Tuesday by an other negro named Tom Middleton. Thompson entered the cabin of Mid dleton early that morning and short ly after a fight started between the two and the ending as stated. Ed Lee, another negro, supposed to be mixed up in the affair, was captured about five miles from the scene of the killing. Thompson's throat was cut from ear to ear. As yet the posses sent out after Middleton have not been abble to locate him. Badhams is located between Reeyesville and St. George on the Southern. Will Have Good Team. The Chester Reporter says: "We have not been able to get any de finite information concerning the per sonnel of the team that will repre sent Chester in the State League this summer, but we understand from a prominent gentleman who had a con versation with Manager Caldwell at Lincolnton a few days ago that the team is practically complete. Mr. Caldwell went on to say that he has a better team than his last year's bunch, which wiped up Chester, Rock Hill, Sumter, and a few others." Will Speak at the Church. President Snyder will speak at the Methodist Church morning and eve ning noxt Sunday on matters pertain ing to Christian education. He Is a fine speaker and will make most in teresting talks. All are cordially in vited to "go out and hear him. His talk in tue evening will be to young people. Teachers of Orangeburg County. The Orangeburg County School Im provement Association will meet at the courthouse on Saturday. April 25 at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of getting reports of what is being done by the local associations. Please eack of you come, and bring report of your work. T. T. Tatum, President County S. I. A. WAS KNOCKED DOWN And Done Up Pretty Badly by Some Young Men. Mr. D. S. Wilson claims that while passing through the store recently oc cupied by J. C. Pike & Co., which is now being repaired, to his backyard, he was set on and badly beaten by three young white men who were in the back of the store, on last Tuesday night. Wilson was pretty badly used up and he has been confined to his bed since the affray. He gave the names of three young white men as his assailants and they have been ar rested. They were before the Mayor on Wednesday morning, but Wilson could not be present on account of his bunged up condition and the case was postponed. Wilson claims that his assailants went through his pock ets, but as he had nothing they got nothing. The affair has caused some talK, but no one who we have heard ex press an opinion, believes for one minute that the object of the assault was robbery. It is believed that if the case is pushed by Wilson, that there will be some rich and racy facts brought out in the case, and many believe that it will be dropped on that account. Be that as it may, there seems to be very little sym pahy for Wlson on the part nf most people' with whom we have conversed with about the alleged assault. What Wilson intends to do about it is not known, as he is still confined to his room. If the case is like he claims it is he should push it to the bitter end, but if it is like many people think it ss he had better not. z The three young gentlemen arrest ed are respectable and well thought of. They, of course, Indignantly deny Wilson's charge, and say they are ready at any time to face him. It is really one of the most mysterious affairs that has ever happened in this city, anl it is doubtful if it is ever cleared up. Just what caused the assault on Wilson is the question, as] no one believes robbery was the ob-| ject. Many think that Wilson knows what caused the assault, and if he does he should tell it to all and let | the cat out of the bag. In the mean time most people have about decided for themselves what caused it, but then they might be mistaken. So let us await the facts, which will be brought out at the trial, if it ever is held. THE PEOPLE'S HANK. Makes a Most Admirable Showing at Annual Meeting. The People's Bank, of this city, held its annual meeting Tuesday, all of the old directors being reelected as follows: W. C. Crura, A. M. Sal ley, G. L. Salley, Robert E. Copes, B. F. Muckenfuss, Abial Lathrop, D. O. Herbert. W. L. Glaze and H. C. Wannamaker. The following officers were also re elected: D. O. Herbert, president; B. F. Muckenfuss, vice president; H. C. Wannamaker, cashier; W. M. Rich ardson, assistant cashier; A. T. Wan namaker, bookkeeper; W. L. Glaze, Clerk. . This bank has made a remarkable record among vhe banks in the State. It was organized and commenced bus iness March 15, 1901, which makes it 7 years old. In that time it has paid out in dividends in surplus and undi vided profits over $41,000 on a cap ital of $30,000. This is after allow ing for all bad debts and uncertain paper. It has been the policy of the offi cers of this bank to put aside eveiy year a special fund to cover any un certain or doubtful paper, and while there have been losses, which every business encounters sometimes, this fund has been by no means exhaust ed. In a "Roll of Honor" published by the State Bankers' Association in 1907, the People's Bank, though only 6 years old at that time, wor forty fourth in the State ont of about 300 banks. The stock of this bank is worth today on its books $180, with none offering for sale. The directors and officers of the People's Bank ar among the leading financiers and business men of Or angeburg, and to their splendid" man agement is due the success of the in stitution. Deatli at Branchville. Mr. L. P. Connor died at his home in, Branchville on last Tuesday. He had been confined to his bed for the past ten days and his many friends hoped that he v.ould recover, yet his sad death was not altogether a sur prise to some of them. Several years ago Mr. Connor was hurt and he was affected more or less all the time by the effects of the wound un til it finally produced what is com monly known as "nephritis," said disease being the direct cause of his death. .w death. Mr. Connor was a successful merchant and a man of high honor, and stood well in the county. Mr. Connor leaves a wife and two chil dren. Permanent Improvement. The Street Committee of the City Council is having a concrete bridge put up over the branch on Academy Street, between Ellist Avenue and Amelia Street. This is a permanent improvement that will doubly pay for itslf in a few years. Struck by Lightning. The News and Courier says the sloop Vivian arrived in Charleston on Saturf1"1' from Edis- ). having on board *he dead bod\ of *Tr. Henry Red? Legare, who was struck by Ightn.a- while the sloop was coming through North Edisto River. Went to Florence. Mi l. ? Wannamaker, Depu ty *>and Exalte' Ruler of the Hlks. went to Florence the first, of the week <<> install the o icers of the I lodge of that city. Mr. Vannamaker I is quite a young man. it he ; high I up in the councils of t \ B. P. O. E. WHAT IT COST TO RAISE A POUND OF COTTON BY Actual Figures as Work Was Done on a Georgia Farm and Reported for the Cultivator. Mr. B. J. Wooten. a Georgia far mer, furnishes the Southern Culti vator wtth the actual amount it cost him to raise his cotton. He says he started in January. If 07, in a rough way to see what his co'.ton cost him per pound to raise it. He had eight acres planted and here is what it cost him to make it: First breaking of stalks (two days. $ -1.00 Cleaning off stalks (3 days). . 3.00 Running out stalks (2 days) . . 2.00 Cost of guano. 23.50 Handling guano home. 2.00 Cost of manure and hauling.. 5.00 Cost of stowing guano. 2.00 Cost of stowing manure. . . . 2.0'J Cost of covering guano and manure. 4.00 Breaking put the middles. ... 5 00 Cost of cotton seed. 5.50 Cost of planting. J.50 Harrowing. 1.501 Cost of tools. 3 00 Cost of ploughing first Limo.. 2.50 Hoeing first time. 7.00 Ploughing second time. 2.50 Hoeing second time. 3.50 Ploughing third time. 2.50 Ploughing fourth time. 2.50 Hoeing third time. 3.00 Ploughing fifth time. 2.50 Cost of baskets for picking.. 1.20 Cost, of picking 6,100 lbs. (50c per hundred.). 30.50 Cost of hauling to gin. 2.00 Cost of ginning. 6.00 Cost of bagging and ties. . .. 4.2 0 Hauling to warehouse. 3.00 Horse feed. 52.00 Total.$183.90 Amount of cotton made, four bales; weight of all together, 1.950 pounds; cotton seed. 3.900 pounds. The Editor of the Cultivator, in commenting on the above figures says "we often see estimates of growt-.ig cotton; but we have never seen a full itemized statement of the who'ie expense from January to January. Of course it would beb a difficult account to keep. There are so many inciden tals and indirect expenses. But two things stand out; a farmer must make a bale per acre to make any money, and second, he should have other crops and some form of livestock to profitably employ his time when not engaged in working his cotton, if he desires to prosper. It would certain ly take the seed, even at $1.00 per hundred to pay interest on land and taxes. So we would have Mr. Woot en's cotton to cost him about 9% cents. We are satisfied this is a. fair estimate of the cost of the crop for 1 907, for labor and everything else was high." SENATOR TILLMAN AT ATLANTA He Will Be Treated for Nervous Breakdown by Experts. Senator B. R. Till man of South Carolina reached Atlanta at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning accompanied by his wife, and went at once to the Rob ertson sanitarium on Capitol avenue, where he will remain for several weeks, possibly a month, after which it is his intention to go abroad. A dispatch to The State from At lanta says Senator Tillman came here for treatment for nervous breakdown, the result of overwork. While his present condition is not serious, it is such, it is stated at the sanitarium, that it might take a serious turn at any time. A reporter who called at the sanitarium and asked to see the senator received word from him that he was not feeling well enough to talk now, and suggested that he return later in the week. While he is off but little in weight, he is exceedingly feeble and has little of his customary animation. He had reached the point where a collapse was liable almost at any mo ment and he determined to prevent it if possible. While his present com plaint is nothing more than nervous breakdown, it is said his main object in taking a prolonged rest is to pre vent a threatened attack of paralysis, indicated by the almost numbness of his left arm and a pain in his left side. While it can not be-definitely stated now, the belief seems to be that he has taken hold of the matter in time and that his recovery will be effected. Will Lecture Hen1. President Henry N. Snyder, of Wof ford College, will lecture this eve ning at the courthouse at half-past eight o'clock for the benefit of the Orangebtirg Collegiate Institute. The price of admission will be thirty-five cents. Dr. Snyder is an able man and all who go to hear him will lie well entertained. Lady Editor. Mr. Claude E. Graves has return ed to Walterboro. where he takes his old position as foreman of the Press and Standard office. Miss- Estella Smoak, a sister of Mr. \V. W. Smouk, is now the editor of the Branchville Journal. Doyle's New Fountain. Messrs. A. C. Doyle & Co., are now erecting their new fountain, which will be one of the handsomest in the State when completed, it is unite an elaborate and beautiful affair and will be a favorite beverage dispenser this Summer. The Passion Play. The "Passion Play" is to be put on at the Academy of Music next week for the ben. lit of the baseball association. The films will probably 1 ? put on three nights and an this is i ever been seen here, there will ?e ; full house out. THE EDISTO BANK. One of Our Oldest and Strongest Fi nancial Institutions. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Edisto Savings Bank was held and resulted in the re-elec tion of the present board of directors as follows: B. H. Moss. J. M. Oliver, M. O. Dantzler, Sol Kohn, Thomas C. Doyle, W. W. Smoak, W. R. Low man, W. F. Lowman, W. F. Fairey and W. L. Glover. Subsequently the directors re-elect ed the following officers: President, B. H. Moss; vice presidents, J. M. Oliver and F. S. Dibble; cashier, W\ L. Glover; assistant cashier, W. W. Dukes; clerk. James I. McMichael. Under the able management of Capt. B. H. Moss, its level headed president, and his corps of assistants, this bank has had a most prosper ous career, and is now one of the strongest financial institutions in the county, and second to few in the State. The showing made in the last financial statement, published a few weeks ago. was most excellent. BOWMAN NOTES. What Is Going On in That Sec tion. Bowman, April Sth. Special: As one travels the highways from day to day, a feature is the energy and pusb that is being demonstrated here and there by the farmers rushing work preparitory for a finishing up of the planting season. Some fields of corn are up nicely, some are just being planted whue there are others still unplanted. This is largely due to the excessive moisture still remain ing in the soil from lack of neces sary drainage. There seems to be some lack of interest in the making of this grain crop compared with former years. There are exceptional instances where farmers pride themselves in the planting and cultivation of this crop making an abundant supply for home consumption with some to spare. A casual observer as he rides the the highways will note at a glance the thorough preparation and culti vation as practiced by "some of the farmers of this section. The first and foremost act standing out as a beacon light is good drainage and this is al ways exemplified on an well regulat ed farms. There appears to be no disposition among farmers to curtail the usual acreage of the cotton crop, the ma jority seem bent on planting and cul tivating every acre possible, at the expense of some of the other more important crops. The rush in hauling fertilizers is on the ebb at last and the train are not so heavily loaded as usual. Manager J. L. Shuler, of the B. & B. R. R., proposes to discontinue the after noon train until further notice, after the 15tU of this month. A committee of Pythians consist ing of E. N. Mittle, B. O. Evans and S. H. Fair was appointed by Bowman Lodge to make the necessary prepara tions for the District Conference to be held here in August next. This committee has already taken the ini tiary steps in the matter and will use every diligence to try and make this Pythian meeting a success. B. 0. Evans and W. C. Wise have been elected delegates to the Grand Lodge to meet at Aikeu on the 2Cth of May. Miss Ethel M. Evans with Miss Starr Sain as alternate have been elected to represent , Wightman Ep worth Lague at the State Convention in Darlington next week. Misses Maude Shuler and Rosa Arant will represent Shiloh Church. The Epworth League at this place was organized some years ago and is numerically quite strong. Miss Paul ine Dukes will also attend as a vis itor. The Dramatic Club of Bowman will present an interesting play on Fri day.evening entitled "Josiah's Court ship." This play has been in pren eration for some time and will no doubt be appreciated by all who go to see and hear it. The proceeds will be applied to the School expenses of the present session. Dundee. Block Ticket. In speaking of the approaching election in Calhoun County in our last issue the types made us say '"black" Ucket in place of "block" ticket. The election takes place Tuesday and many of the candidates are on the anxious bench not know ing how the cat is going to jump. Here's good luck to those who win and those who lose. Personal. Miss A. B. Bickett, one of the most accomplished nurses of the Knowlton Infirmary of Columbia, is at present in the city and can be found at the home of Mrs. 1). W. Avers, where she is attending Mrs. Edward Hawes, Jr. Miss Bickette has a number of friends in this community, whom she would lie pleased to see. The Very Best. Mr. M. 0. Dantzler, of this city, lias some of the fines! asparagus this year ever seen in this county. He has been engaged in rait fug this veg etable for market for several yours and he is now shipping this year's crop. He says the prices are good and he finds no trouble in finding a market for all he can ship. Children's Caps. Just received at Kohn's Emporium an extraordinary good line of chil dren's caps, for Spring anl Summer. They are of the lightest and most comfortable kind, made of linen, and some in dainty light brown. Prices quite low considerng value; 25, DO and T."> cents. EiLster Egg Hunt. The ladies t he Baptist Church at Cameron \ il have an egg hunt in the oak gn.I' l>r. John Ricken baker, near Cameron, on Saturday before Easter for the benefit of the parsonage fund. All are invited. FAREWELL LETTER TO THE FARMERS OF ORAXGE s BURG COUNTT. From Hon. John E. Wannamnker, of St. Matthews, Who Has Served Them Long and Faithfully. To the farmers of OrangeburgCounty: We hold our regular quarterly meeting at Court House next Satur day at 11 o'clock a. m. At that meeting, in accordance with agree ment reached at our meeting in Jan uary, I retire from the Presidency of the Orangeburg County Cotton As sociation. In Calhoun County as a private, in the ranks of the great brotherhood of farmers?that s turdy class which feeds and clothes the world?I shall esteem it both a duty and a privilege- to labor for the ad vancement of the cause of agriculture and for the uplift and betterment of the "sons of toil." In swearing alle giance to the splendid little county of Calhoun I do so with confidence and hope but in severing my connection with .grand old Orangeburg, confess to a feeling very near akin to one of regret. For years you have honor ed me above my deserts. I shall ever cherish a warm affection for the old county. I have earnestly striven to do some thing for the common good. We have not accomplished all we had hoped. Some there are who say that we have utterly failed, that we have brought disaster upon the county. Some there are who revile the Southern Cotton Association. They say, "If the Lord will forgive me, I will quit the association and never make such a big fool of my self again." These excite my pity. These men are short sighted. They have no iron in their blood. They are not made of the stern stuff of heroes. These men win no victories. They would he out of place in Gid eon's band, or in the Light Brigade, or in Pickett's Divison. They are dead weights. Washington at Valey Forge. Fran cis, Marion, Sumter and other heroes of the Revolution took no counsel with such men. The dispassionate historian, I be lieve will record much to the honor and glory of the men who compose the Southern Cotton Association. This Association has exerted an educating influence. It has put the farmer to reading and thinking. It has brought about good fellowship between umerent classes through a community of in terests. It has broadened the hori zon of the farmer. It has taught him the value of organization, the danger of debt and the one crop system, and it has put millions of money in the South by the increased price of cotton due largely to its influence. One word as to the present situa tion. We are passing through times which try men's souls. A battle royal is on between the producer and the spinner. In this fight the speculator is at his old game and is against, the pro ducer. The baleful influence of the panic is still felt. But great good will come out of it. We are living too fast. Most of us were boring with big augers. Credit was over done. Now we are more conservative and are traveling on safe lines. As to the price of cotton. In my judgment, but for the panic, we would have won long ago. As ii is. I am hopeful of much higher prices. There is a shortage of at least four million bales in the world's supply. Money .is '.easier. The business outlook is better. Eng land has exported cotton goods to date equal to her last year's sales. China is calling for our export trade in cotton. The mills of the United States, North and South are admittedly bar er of stocks at this time than ever in their previous history and are run ning from "hand to mouth." They are hoping and believing that you will throw up the sponge. You have made a game fight. You have made your impression on the cotton world. Your cause is a good one. You have suffered, but every good cause calls for suffering and self denial. Stand to your guns! Sit steady in the boat: and may victory crown your efforts! J. E. Wannamaker, President Orbg. Cotton Asso. Deafness Cannot be Cured. by local application, as they cannot reach the diseased portions of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution al remedies, weariless is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rum bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when i; is entirely closed. Deaf ness is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed fo ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an surfaces. We will give $100 for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall''' Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. Sold by Druggist3, 75c. F. J. Chenney & Co., Toledo, 0. Death at Bowman. Bowman, April 8. Special: Mrs. W. L. Bishop died here Saturday A. M., after a very short illnss. an attack of acute Indigestion, was in bed only about 36 hours. She was about 24 years of age and the mother of three children, all of whom, with her hus band, survive her. Mr. Bishop is carrier No. 2 of the It. F. D. Service at this place and has ihe sympathy of the entire community in this his hour of deep affliction. Dundee. Will He at .N'ccrcs. Van Orsdell, old reliable anist. will be at N.:es, S. C, April 13 to 1 S. Raid or shine. Honest durable photos, Family Groins and Animals. Remember the date. BILLBOARD CHAT. Method of Advertising That Will Prove Unprofitable. The time will come when the bill board as an advertising medium will cease to exist, for the keen business men will not persist in keeping up any sort of advertising that Is odious to any considerable part of the public. Advertising of all kinds is merely invi tations, and if i.be invitation to buy certain goods or at a certaiu bouse is extended in an offensive manner no good can result, but rather will the ad vertiser be injured. There are many who, like himself, refuse to buy of any house or line of goods offered for sale by this odious method, says a writer in the Los Angeles Times. This loss add ed to the cost of advertising certainly brings the total expense up to a point dangerously near the mere swapping of dollars?certainly not a profitable occupation. That billboards are a nuisance and more or less objectionable to a ma jority of our people is conceded by nearly all and maintained by many with argument quite conclusive. This being so, it needs but a fuller expres sion of disapproval on the part of the public to cause 'the business to wane and eventually to die. If any billboard proves objectionable to you, make it known. It is doubtles-. doubly so to some one else, and if we nil work to ward the abatement of public nui sances In a co-operative way v.v m;.:'] gradually approach the iut ..I i*u:u.::inii of citizenship and public chviuH!!'*-*?. | beauty and comfort. The most e.Tt-c tive weapon against the billboard nui sance is a healthy public opinion, and this will come ouly through education. Abolishment will come ouly thcough public demand, and the way to educate the people is to keep before them the fact that billboards are somewhat ob jectionable to all, very much so to many and almost Intolerable in a few. Plenty of agitation will finally cause those who advertise by this method most freely to doubt its popularity aud therefore its value. When this doubt becomes universal, the billboard will slowly but surely fade from the land scape. Goods should sell upon their merits, and a reasonable amount of newspaper advertising would keep their name, price and source of supply before the public. The biggest frauds ever thrust upon a confiding public have been ex ploited by the billboard proclamation method, and where do they go when all this brazen publicity ceases? But a year or so since the whole country blazed with "Over the fence went hap py Joe; guff was the food that made him go." But who eats "guff" today and where can it be purchased? When any article Is advertised by such a sensational aud questionable method it is safe to presume that It lacks the merit which is ever conducive to a constantly growing demand. In ad dition to this fact, remember that bill board advertising Is the most costly of all the various classes and that pur chasers of the goods must pay for it in order that the wares may be sold at a profit. Let us be fair, but keep up the J fight unceasingly, and in the end we shall surely win. CATARRH IS OURARLE. j Successful Experiments in Abating and Curing This Disease. Catarrh is an entirely unnecessary disease and should not be tolerated for a single day now that Hyomei is so generally known and has made so many cures in Oarngeburg and other towns. Modern science has disproved the old theory that catarrh was a blood disease. It is a germ trouble, and the remedy is Hyomei, whi"h medi cates the air you breathe, killing all catarrhal germs. As there is life and health in the air of the pine forests, filled with fragrant aud healing balsams, so there is life and health in breathing Hyomei. So sure is this prescription to cure even the worst cases of catarrh, that J. G. Wanuamaker Mfg. Co. sell it under an absolute guarantee to re fund the money if it does not do all that is claimed for it. Excursions By Southern. The Southern Railway has an nounced the following excursion tic kets to points named at rates and on dates as named, on acoount of vari ous meetings conventions and other special occasions: Spartanburg, S. C.?On account of Festival, April 29 to May 1. Tic kets sold April 28. 29, 30, with limit returning to midnight May 2, at rate of $10.70 for the round trip. Baltimore, Md?On account of the General Conference of the M. E. Church. Tickets sold May 3, 4, 5, limited to leave Baltimore May '0, at rate of $2ij.7.".. Norfolk, Va?On account of the General Conference of the A. M. E. Church. Tickets sold May 2, 3. re turn limit May 31, 190S, at rate of $17.10. .Memphis, Tenn?On account of Conference for Education in the South. Tickets sold April 20, 21. limited to midnight of April 30, at rate of $29.10 for the round trip, of the meeting of the Laymen's Mis sionary Movement of iue M. E. Church, South. Tickets sold April 19, 20, limited returning to mid night of April 24. at the rate of $1S.45 for the round trip. j Washington, D. C.?On account of the meeting of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolu tion. Tickets sold April 10, 17, limited to return to leave Washing ton April 30, at rate of $25.5' for) the round trip. The Ishmaelites of Trade. As a rule, the catalogue houses make a greater profit on their goods than do the retailers, says Maxwell's Talisman. This is evidenced by their tremendous j growth. They handle cheap grades, with an tuormous profit added. They pay no taxes to the community inj which they do business. They aro the Ishmaelites of trade. \ MAY CAUSE A SMILE. A COLUMN* OF LIGHT READING THAT WILL BE ENJOYED By All Who Like to Read Fanny anr" Witty Sayings from the Mag azines and Papers. Sorry For the Queen. An English professor wrote on the blackboard in bis laboratory: "Professor Wilson informs his stu dents that he has this day been ap pointed honorary physician to her maj esty Queen Victoria." Iu the course of the morning he had occasion to leave the room and found on his .return that some student-wag had added to the announcement the words: "God save the queen!" THE IDEAL LEADER. He is one who counts no public toll so hard As Idly glittering pleasures. One con trolled By no mob's haste nor swayed by gods of gold. Prizing, not courting, all Just men's re gard. With none but manhood's ancient order starred Nor crowned with titles les3 august and old Than human greatness. Large brained, limpid souled. Whom dreams can hurry not nor doubts retard. Born, nurtured of the people, living still The people's life and though their noblest flower. In naught removed above them, save alone In loftier virtue, wisdom, courage, power. The ampler vision, the serener will. And the fixed mind, to no light dallylngs prone. ? ?William Watson. Tho Wrong One. A young man had been calling now and then on a young lady when one night, as he sat in the parlor waiting for her to come down, her mother en tered the room Instead and asked him in a very grave, stern way what his intentions were. ITe turned very red and was about to stammer some incoherent reply when suddenly the young lady called down from the head of the stairs: "Mamma, mamma, that Is not the one."?Ladies' Home Journal. A Hard Man to Move. General Andrew Jackson's colored body servant was asked after Old Hick ory's death whether he thought his master had gone to heaven and prompt ly replied, "I ain't jist so sho' 'bout dnt, sir." "Why, wasn't the general a good man?" "Yes, sah. he was a very good man." "Well, then, if he was such a good man why aren't you sure he has gone tc heaven?" "It all depends, sah," the old darky answered, "on wheddar de general wanted to go to heaven or wheddar he didu't want to go dar. Ef he did, he's dar, but ef he didn't, all hell couldn't make him go!" A Narrow Escape. "See there!" exclaimed the returned Irish soldier to the gaping crowd as be exhibited with some pride his tall hat with a bullet hole in it. "Look at that hole, will you? Ye see. if it had been a low crowned hat I should have been killed outright." Why Not? An Alabama man, meeting an old darky formerly in his service, put to him the usual question, "Well, Jed, how are you today?" "Tol'able, sah. tol'able," cautiously replied Jed. "Ah'd be all right, sab, if it wa'u't for de rheumatism In raah right laig." "Ah, well, Jed, we mustn't complain. We'r. all getting old, and old age does not come alone." "Old age ain't got nuthiu' to do wld It, sah. Heah's mah other laig jest as old, an' dut's sound an' soople as kin be!"?Lippiucott's. Faraway Markets. "Where are you going, my man?" said an English tourist, stopping an Irish farmer ou the way to the cattle fair. "To Waterford fair, your honor," was the answer. The Englishman looked approvingly at the heifers the other was driving. "And how much do you expect to get for your beasts at Wuterford fair?" he asked. "Shure, an' if I get ?S a head I shan't do badly." "Ah, that's a sample of your coun try," said the Englishman severely. "Take those heifers to England and, you'd average ?14 a head for them." "Just 30, yer honor, aud if yez werd ' to take the lake o' Killarney to hell ya^ would get a guinea a drop." Spoiled His Appetite. "Well, how are you getting on with your French.rmy sou?" asked the fa ther at supper. "Very well, sir," the lad replied. The father beamed with pleasure. "Ask politely iu French for some peas," he said. There was an awkward pause. "But, father, I don't want any peas." Continued In Our Next. It was in the days before railways, telephones and telegraph lines had reached the interior of Pennsylvania, and news traveled slowly. There had been a presidential election, and every body was anxious to learn the result A crowd had collected at the postofflce in one of tlie villages, waiting for the evening mail to come In from a sta tion sixteen ..tiles distant. At last a man emerge! from the office with a paper In his hand and ? number of citizens gathered iiout .e man and waited in breathless si uce un.il he had finished r< ading and had thrown the ; aper In tile air with a shout of exultation. Then several citizens de mauded: "Wh;. s tho news? Who's elected?" "Elec! d nothing," replied <he man. "Esnie; il?ii Fitzbugh an id Regi nald Abcrcrorabie al ter all." Then i: was discovered that the maq, had been reading th conclu-liug chrp ters of a Iot.j stor Iu a \ew "urk; " "*abiv._ LippincottV