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SOLICITOR HENRY'S REPORT. Sa,., State Unable to Deal With Mobs-The Morrison Lynch ing. The following is a synopsis of So licittr Henry's report in the Morri son lynching case taken -from the Columbia correspondencc of the Greaville News: Socitor IHenry has filed a red hot and qonewhat startling report of the .Mm:sson case. lie gives an account of: downfa.. of the state's case a the illeged !ynchers and ex pla : his acti V in the wholt ! . perhap: a: wtll to sart th( -rp. rom the and to give hiz srst. Here in vh: Soliior ry had to say i c!re'ing the rert: "-h h oreg)g A epOr: Is iron v* *acts. credible information co- rated1 by circumstances. No o nh conclusiois fron the whol -Mc.rrison, a prisoner of state, hat been taken trom prison and the cus tody of officers, and foully murdered for slaying his fellow man, who. con tray to his reputation was. at thai time armed with a deadly weapon, Morrison was a white man, in that community without family connec tiorm or influence, without money. 1g. norant, with a helpless and ignoran: family dependent on him. The boasi is, he was so despicable in the eye of t-he community as to be denied a burial place. There is no possibility of his death being avenged, except by the state or the great SovereigT GQvernor of the Universe. Humanly speaking, it seems there is no one to tale any interest in, the matter unless the oath-bound officers of the law do so, and this is not popular noi pleasant. nor profitable, as I know T .. it is a duty. Unless the laudec docvrine that government is set foi the prot'ection of weak against the strong is a false pretense and a lie this 4; a' qase where the state shoulc exhans- every resource known tc vour excellency to assert the supre Inae:r of law. It was. besides beine a fl murder, a direct slap in the feat of :h sovereign state of South Caro -e ofncers ar: wovrn to suppor the constitutions, state andI federal One bed-rock. ina!ienable. guaran:ee.: right of every man, upon accusatiol of crime. is a fair and impartial tria by a jury of his peers. This wvas de nied Morrison. If the state is so im noten?t as not to be able to enforce and protect this God given right, o .avenge its infraction, the quicker wt know it the better. The universa consenSus of opinion, fromt start tc Enish. fromt every~ source was tha the~ state wou!ld not be able to d anyVthing about :he iynching. and i1 wa:: fool-hardy to attempt it. In tn, in~ of experience *on the .28th o0 April. it scems true, unless the granc jury c-f the county will wake up te its ~worn du.y~ (I anm sad and sick al hieart to oiserve that when I speak o sworn duty, people smile in my face) !f it fails to do so. or accomplish anything toward investigationl of the case, then surely it is up to your ex cellency to declare the state unable to guard and protect the citizens ii The enjoyment of his constitutionta right, and refer the matter to th< president or congress -of the United States. that for the future every citi zen may live in perfect security. The lack of this perfect security is re sponsible for good citizens going con tinually armed to protect themselves If it were a matter of infraction o. inter-state commerce rights unde1 the national constitution, the Unitec States courts wvould have jurisdiction When one of the dearest consti:ution al r'ights, touching life itself, has beer denied a citizen, like the right of tria by jury, there ought to be some rem edy or remedies, somehow or some where. I know of none. -The above is as full as I can mak< it. Ii I have made blunders they wvere myv blunders You jud'ge whethei :here were blunders. "Ali of which is respectfully sub (Sinned.) "J. K. Henry, "'Solicitor. Six:h Circuit." Faith never has any need to drearr about the future. It takes more than a despising o tme, to deserve it. CROPS GREATLY DAMAGED. Mr. E. D. Smith Says Heavy Rains Have Almost Ruined Crops in Texas. In a letter from Mr. E. D. Smith. published in the daily papers he says that the rains have greatly damaged the crops in Texas and that in conse quence production will be greatly re duced. It rains and no cotton planted in Texas ve t. Mr. Smith says in a let ter froim Tyler. Texas. "The farmers have stopped selling their spot cot- I ton here. heing convinced at last that Tcxas can't make a cr p. no matter what tihe others do. "Fr(.1m GalvestOn on the south of i place. w.erever I have been. L;armer. barkcls and merchants uii hesitatiigly tell mc that i: is the w)rsz prcspecz they ever saw tor Texas; to make a cotton crop. I've been in the state now ten days and it has been raining every day. I find one iactor in the reduction matter which I never had explained before. Mr. Woody of Galveston, an old cot ton man. and a close observer, told me that one reason for Texas' large cotton acreage last year was mainly due to the fact that in the winter pre vious the wheat and oat crop was killed. by -cold, and the farmers put the land in cotton. This was called out by my saying that from Shreve port to Dallas and from Dallas to Galveston I'd seen thousands of acres in wheat and oats in which I saw last year's cotton stalks. "No one can predict what the Tex as crop will be this year. -With all the favorable conditions of last sea son the state made 5oo,ooo bales less than her largest crop. She has no chance with present conditions of making within 500,000 of last year's crop. "While I am writing a terrible storm is raging just south of here. Even where cotton was planted the rains have so washed and packed the land that replanting is necessary. Al together the prospect for Texas is as bad as it can be. "This is a grand country. The boll weevil may prove a blessing to the state at last. This is a hay, grain and cattle coun:ry par exdellence. I tiink the prospects are that those who have held their spot cotton (and other) wvill be rewarded for their pa tience and faith. "Le- me say in conclusion that I've in no sense overdrawn the picture or misstated the facts about the condi tions here. I leave for South Caro lina n'ext ,week. After all. South Car alina.is the best sta:e in the union." Plague, Rats and Fleas. Colliers Weekly. The origin and nature of the Black Death. which devasta:ed Europe dur 'ng the Middle Ages, has never been clear. It seems certain that the in fection was brought by the ships of certain traders escaped from the Crimea. where they had been attack ed hvT Tartars at a town on the River Don. During the attack the Tartars were stricken with violent plague, which caused great loss of life among them. In the hope of giving the curse to the people of the besieged town, they threw bodies of their dead into the town. Their hopes were fulfilled, ai'd the defenders were also attacked by the plague. These traders took to their ships and sailed to various Eu ropean ports, Constantinople, Venice and Genoa, leaving the Black Death everywhere behind them. This Black Death had certain striking features in common with the Bombay plague of India. A careful search in the rec ords of Indian history .has showvn that there had been an outbreak of plague in India just previous to the time of he Tartar siege and the introduction ~of the Black Death into Europe. These Tartars might very easily have taken the disease from the people of India. If that is the true story of the train of events, then the Black Death of the Middle Ages; was the modern plague, a disease which we know to be caused by a certain specific bacil lus. Efrshave been made to learn the meansby which this disease is car ried, and what causes lead to an out break. Certain facts bearing on these points have lately come to light and may lead to a correct knowledge of the means of plague transmission. Rats have the disease and rat -fleas E-ve been examneda nd found to contain quantities of the plaMe ba cilli. Ordiharily the rat fleas are not found on man. During epidemics ofi plague, however, these rat ileas are found in notable quantities on human beings, and there is no evident reason why they might not inoculate man by their bites. Doubtless, these things have something to do with the spread of plague, although enough is not known to allow the whole chain oi events to be made out. t Her Logical Reasoning. In his "Comic School Tales" H. J. Barker gives some amusing answers by children technically known in England as "howlers." Here are some of them: A teacher in a school at Stepney. East Londun, was giving her class an examination on the Scriptural work of the previous three months. Among other questions the lady asked: "With what weapon did Samson slay the thousand Philis tines?" And one girl, jumbling her old and new testament knowledge. stood up and replied: "With the ax of r apostles." A woman teacher had been explaini,ng the story of the cast ing adrift of the infant Moses. "Now, why was it, do you think: that the good mother daubed the little ark boat so carefully wit.h slime and pitch?" "Oh, ma'am," said one little 5-year-old girl, "to make the baby stick inside." Pointed Paragraphs. After reciting "Cerfew Shall Not Ring Tonight" at school a girl imag ines she is a born elocutionist. Though too proud to work, many a young fellow is willing to accept free board and lodging from-his parents. Men who lie easily get into many places where they lie hard. Special Rates Via A. C. L. Confederate Veteran's Reunion Louisville. Ky., June 14 to 16, 19o5. One cent per mile for distance trav eled. plus 25 cents. Rate from New berry. S. C., $io.95 via Atlanta for the round trip. Tickets on sale June 12 to 15. with final limit June 1g. Ex tension of final limit to July ic. may be ob:ained by depositing tickets with Joint Agent. Louisville. and payment of fee of 5o cents on each ticket. Special train service and through Pullman cars will be operated fronm convient p)oints. For other informa tion see the agent, or consult "The Purple Folder." Whightsville Beach, N. C.--On ac count of Summer School, June 15 to 21. 1905. Tickets to Wilmington, N. C.. will be sold June 14. to- 17. with nnal limit June 24, for one first class fare, plus 25 cents, for the round trip. Rate from Newberry to WVilmington,1 N. C.. and return. S7.33. For any other information write H. M. Emerson. Traffne Manager, or WV. J. Craig. General Passenger Agent. Wilington'. N. C. 'WE flave Just Put in a LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL LINE SCORE CARDS Pices:15~c to 50c per Dozen. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CAN NON, Nar (., N. _& L. Denot. WINTHROP COLLEGE. 'holarship and Entrance Examina tion. The eNmination tor the award of acant scolarship in Winthrop col ege and for the admission of new tudents wil! be held at the county :ourt house on Friday, July 7th, at A. M. Applicants must not be less han fifteen years of age. When cholarships are vacated after July . hey will be awarded to those mik ng the highest average at this exam nati,on pr vided they meet the con iti ns governing the award. Appli fan:s or scholarships should write " President Johnson before the ex mni nation for scholarship applicatiol ank . Scholarships are worth $100 and ree :iin. The next Sessin will pen Sept imber 20. T-05. For fur her information and catalogue ad iress Pres. D. P. Johnson. Rock lill S. C. IC free fr e e We want you to try the refined, lasting perfumes * made in California. Cut *WE this ad out and present it with t0 cents and your name and address to any druggist in this city. It entitles you to 25 cents worth of any of Rieger'v California Perfumes--they are true flower cdors-made whare the flowers grow. Offer Closes Aug. 1 QUIT COUGHl There is no r Lungs out, w tie of Murra] lien and Tar A few doses of this Househo lief. A positive cure for mI Throat. Anti-Spasmodic in THE MURRAY DRI Colu.imibia, I hiskov .f... Morphine -- Habit, Hbt Curedby Keeley Institt 139La .S (or 0. Box 75,)columbia. Gw~,/ s Your Bati If it is not, don't you thin into conditions, and remodel or You cannot have too many Iself and family, especially the S plumbing is as dangerous to the * is beneficial. Better by far to than for doctor bills resulting Unquestionably the best famous "Safad" Porcelain Er is unconditionally guaranteed b'y our showrooms. A conference information. C. C. DAVIS, NOTICE OF ELECTION OU' TEACHERS. The school board of , - Newberry Graded Schools will on June 1st elect the fulluwing: One superintendent of school, sal ary. $1,ooo a year. Eleven teachers, salary, $440.oo per month for 9 months. One Principal for colored school, salary, $40.00 oper month for 9 mon:hs. Four grade teachers for colored school. salary. S2.oo per month for 9 months. All opplications to be submitted to F. N. Martin. Secretary School Board. F. N. Martin, Secretary. Millinery, Dry Goods, And Notions! We are constantly adding new goods 'to our stock so that all the latest things in Millinery, Dry Goods and Notions can be found in our line. We 'call special attention to our new and nobby line of NECK WEAR. We also want the, pub lic to know that the Butterick Patterns have been reduced in prices. Call and see us before purchasing, it will be to your advan tage. Respectfully, MRS, S, W. CALMES, Prosperity, S. C. 10 eed of wearing your hen you can get a bot 's Horehound, Mul d Rermedy will give immediate re uenz i, Bronchitis and Diseasses of Cup. 1Jccc., Cigaret.c j,, All Drug and Tobacco Habit, ~ ~~Habits te of South Carolina. j.C. Cc ufidental correispondence solicited. room Modern? 9 kit is worth your while to examine rebuild it if necessary ? safeguards for the health of your growing children. Bad or antique health as good or modern plumbing y out money for good plumbing rom defective sanitary equipment. The cost of r en ew ing your bathroom furnish ings and the slight exta xpeseof obtaningthebest will in reality be health assurance, as well as - --,a saving * in repair bills. bathroom equipment made is the m .eed Ware, every piece of which the makers. We have samples in with us will give you much helpful Nkwerryv.C.S.