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STATE HOUSE SCANDAL Suit Of State Of South Carolin Against Architects for Faulty Repairs of State Capitol On Trial At Columbia. Columbia Special Charlotte Observe The civil suit which will be begu by the state in the circuit co.rt her for $200.ooo damages against the con tracting firm of McIlvane, Unkefer 2 company and Architect Frank P. Mil burn, for faulty construction in re modeling the state capitol, will at tract much attention throughout rh state. Governor Heyward and a num ber of other prominent men have bee: summoned as witnesses and it is ex pected that some sensational evidenc will be brought out. In the opinion of experts twice a much money as was necessary t< complete the building and put it is perfect condition has already been ex pended, although the work is not ye complete. The scandals. followinj an exposure of the affair, involvini certain prominent politicians belong ing to the state house commissior which accepted the work and releasei those responsible from their bonds caused the matter to be the subject o a number of heated debates in th last several legislature. So heated, il fact, did the debates become, that, a times, it looked as if personal vio lence would result. The new stat, house commission's architect. Mr. C C. Wilson. declared that the nev -lome was faulty in construction an< liable to fall in with disastrous re suits, its supports being insufficient Governor Heyward employed th, government's leadng expert, Mr. Ker Berle, who came here and passe< upon the dome. For the most par he sided with Mr. Milburn, though th< -commission loyally adhered to th, "-ontentions of its own expert. After the architect and contractor, were paid for their work to complet< the building, a subsequent legislatur, found it necessary to appropri::: $145,000 more to complete the repairs A large amount of this has alread] been expended. in a new heating plant and in permanent work. The principal point of differenc< now, and the one which will receiv< the most attention in the trial, is a: to whether a new roof should be add -ed to take the place of the one th< .contractors put on under Architec Milburn. The new commission ha: the plans and specifications for a nev roof all ready for the awarding th< contracts, and wvill let these contracts as soon as the result of the trial i. -know:n. The new roof will be o .terra cotta. That Oil Comp'any Failure. TI:e failure of the million-dolla: Independent Cotton Oil company anc the resultant failure of the $2oo,oo< Darlington Trust company, will caus< much suffering in and near Darling ton, where a large amount of th< stock was held. It is understood tha a controlling interest in both con cerns were held in' Darlington an< neighboring counties. In a number o cases :he holding amounted to as lit tie as $50 to $3,ooo, but these repre sented the savings of years. I'ti staited that a number of the large stockholders are endorsers on th company's notes to a large extent [fowever, the statement is confident Iv made that no other business en te'rDrises of that section are involved and there are those who believe tha botir -mecerns will get on Their fee again". About $100.000 worth of th str ek was held in Charleston. At on tim.: the concern's headquarters wer in Charleston, with Morris Israel, o that city, as its president. The head quiarters were moved to Darlingtor but again transferred to Charlestor But finally went back to' Darlingto> on in:erests there acquiring control. T1he affairs of the two concerns wvil bec thoroughly investigated by th rciers. which Judge WVatts ap poin!tIed Sa'urdav. Messrs. L. E. Wil liam.n and E. C. Tide have been ap pcintd receivers for the trust compa *y ad Mr. Bright Williamson fo 1h -l ompanv. h* 4o'pW.:nt in the oil cornpan *ulleges ind(ebJtedness aggregatin $50co. The complaint urging th appo:mment of a receiver says: '1 e Independent Cotton Oil comr par:; rwns eight oil mills, with ware houisea and other appurtenances. nun er:us ginneries, tank cars, live stoc andi( zppliance, has valuable contract number of hands, and has on hand large valuabie stocks of raw material a and manufactured product, and it would he disastrous to the business of the said company and to its stock holders and creditors for its opera tions to be suspended." n FOR WORK ON THE CANAL. e- - Men To Be Imported From Japan, China and Italy. Spartanburg Herald. In order to try the capacity for e work of the Italians. Chinese and - Japanese. and also the contract mth 1 od of securing and handling laborers. - the Panama canal commission has de cided to import a.ooo men of each nationality for a 5oo-day contract. s subject to renewal. Proposals for > furnishing these laborers will be is 2 sued in the near future. It is the ob - ject of the commission to reduce the t amount of this sort of labor to the minimum by the introduction of mod ern machinery. but it will e neces - sary, even then, to secure several thousand additional laborers or work I men. The number of 2,000 was chosen f because that is the amount which can a be imported by one ship at one time. i The laborers, who will be furnished t by labor contractors, will have to be - delivered on or before the 1st of De cember of this year. The govern ment will furnish free hospitals and r medical attendance. unfurnished quar I ters, fuel for cooking and water. - Under a recent decision of the At torney general. laborers will work eight hours a day. This class of laborers going to the I isthmus will not be entitled to enter t the United States, acording to an act of the last congress. which made the immigration laws of the United States applicable to persons coming from the canal zone to a port of the United States. All legal questions involved and precautions to be taken to obviate in justice and hardship to laborers hired r by contractors are subjects now un der consideration by the legal ad visers of the co.nmission. GREED DOES NOT GOVERN NATION. mericans Do Not Hoard Wealth Republic's Morals Not Degraded. Augusta Chronicle. At the annual convention of the ,New York State Bankers' association at Pontenac. N. Y., July 13, R. R. F Flynn,,president of the National Live stock bank of Chicago, and former assistant at-torney general, James M. IBeck, of New York, delivered ad rdresses. Mr. Flynn advocated gov I ernent supervision of organized >combinations. Mr. Beck's subject was "Moneyphobia." He said in part: -"No charge is more false than that we are a money-loving people. No people of any time or clime ever cared -less for money when earned than we. II Prodigality of expenditure rather F -than a narrow desire to hoard un - necessary wealth is the distinguish - ing characteristic of the average 3American. If he has a strong purpose r and an earniest desire to amass wealth, it is in most cases because money is .the necessary material for further . constructive work. To achieve rather - than to acquire is his ambition. "That industrialism has not de t graded the moral nature of man can t only be determined by comparing a the ideals of human character as set Sforth in th.. literature of other periods Sthan ours. f " Thus the great hero of our co - jlonial ancestors was the pleasure-lov ing gallants of Fielding, Smollet and .Congreve, whose chief exploits and 1~ pursuits were in the drawing room, the duelling field or the card table. 1 Honest industry as an ideal of life e never seemed to have occurred to - jour great-great-grandfathers. Tom - Jones was their hero wvho, if in the - flesh today would be socially ostra . cised by respectable society." Got Even With Judge Sewell. [Boston Herald. Judge Sewell and Joseph Story e were dlinfing together at an inn, when a '.iolly son of Erin appeared at the - dloor and called for dinner. The land -!ord told him he could eat when the - gentlemen had finished. k Let him dine with us." whispered Judge Sewell. "and we will have some The Irirhman took his seat at th table. "You were not born in this coun try?" said Story. "No. I was burn in Ireland." Is your father living?" "No. sir." "What was his occupation?" "Trading horses, sir." "Did he ever cheat any one?" "I suppose he did, sir." "Where doyousupposehe went to?' "To heaven. sir." "Has he ever cheated any on< there?" "He has ch'a:ed one man. I be lieve." "WVas lie prosecuted?" "He was not. sir." "Why not?" "Pecause they searched the king dom of Heaven for a lawyer to tak< the case and couldn't find one." Waste By Forest sires. Boston Transcript. The average destruction by fores1 fires in this country is estimated al $25.000.000 or more annually. It is impossible to prevent all this waste -in some respects the worst that fire r-n .cause, because it takes years tc .zplace it-just as it is impossible to establish conditions whereby all oth er forms of property shall be protect ed against this agent of distinction; but it undoubtedly is possible to en orce a policy o7 policies to very ap preciabiy reduce the danger and the loss if once the public is brought to realize the gravity of the situation [n Germany and France these experi ences are guarded against in large measure, because the governments lave strict forestry laws and the for ests are well policed and vigilantly :ared for. Here the general govern nent can do litzle except on its own )reserves, and the work of protection must be left to tle states, which as yet do not seem to have risen to a ;ense of their responsibilities. Frankness of Manner. 3uccess. There is no more delightful trait in :he young or ol: than absolute frank tes and openness of nature. that :ransparency of character which lets is see the best and the worst in them, :heir strong and their weak points, rithout any effort of concealment. Everybody admires the open-heart ed, the people who have nothing tc :onceal, and who do not try to cove? ip their faults and weaknesses. They are, as a rule, large-hearted and mag nanimous. They inspire love and confidence, and, by their frankness and simplicity, invite the same quail ties in others. Secretiveness repels as much as rankness attracts. There is some thing about the very inclination tc conceal or cover up which' arouse5 suspicion or distrust. We cannoi have the same confidence in people who possess this trait, no matter how good they may seem to be, as it frank, sunny natures. Dealing witi these secretive peopie is like traveling on a stage-coach on a dark night There is always a feeling of uncer tainity. We may come out all right but there is a lurking fear of some pil all or unknown danger ahead of us but the trouble is that we are not sure and cannot trust them. No mattel NJOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I will as administrator of thie estate of Eller Sumter, deceased, make a final settle men on the estate of said deceased it the Probate Court for Newberry County, on Thursday, August ro, 1905 and immediately thereafter appIy t< said court for letters dismissor,y as ad. ministartor of said estate. All per sons holding claims against said es tate will present the same, duly at tested, by that date. H. E Todd, Administrator. Notice To Contractors. Bids will be received by the under signed at his office up to noon o Juily 15, 1905. for the construction o a three story brick building with base rnent for the Newvberry Fraternity Hall company. according to plans an< specifications on file in my office The right to reject any and all bid: is reserved. Geo. S. Mower, President and Treasurer. Newberry. S. C., July 6. T90. - how polite or gracious a secretive per son may be, we can never rid our - selves that there is a motive beh'd his graciousness, and that he has an ulterior purpose in view. He is al ways more or less of an enigma, be cause he goes through life weating a mask. He endeavors to hide every trait that is favorable to himsd'f. Never, if he can help it, do we get a glimpse of the real man. low differen the man who comes our in the open, who has no secrets. who reveals his heart to us, and who is frank, broad and liberal! How quickly he wins our confidence! How we all love and trust him! We for give him for many a slip or weak ness because he is always ready to confess his faults, and to make amends for them. If he has bad qual ities they are always in sight, and we are ready to make allowances for :hem. His heart is sound and true, his sympathies are broad and active. The very qualities he possesses frankness and simplicity-are con ducive to the growth of the highest manhood and womanhood. We'd give a whole lot if we could enjoy burning blisters on our fin gers like we did about thirty years ago. Wouldn't you? Week End Rates, C., N. & L. Commencing June 3rd, and continu ing until and including September 2nd, 1905. the following week-end rates will be on sale to the following points, via the Columbia, Newberry land Laurens, railroad to 1 Isle of Palms, $5.15 Sullivans Island 5.15 Charleston 5.15 Wilmington 5.15 Waterloo 2.00 Cross Hill 2.00 Glenn Springs 2.10 Spartanburg 2.10 Greenville 2.10 White Stone 2.10 1 Tickets to the above points will be sold on aSturdays good to return on the following Tuesdays, for schedules and further information telephone or write, J. W. Denning, Agent. The Wood TolcumI The majority< cause of their cl We consider powders the be: given. Lazell's-Violel 'Colgate's Viol' Mennen's Tali Lazell's Talcu Bear in mind 'and Extracts B -1 name are rejiab Lazell's Violei mr a glass jar, ounces of delic . Talcum cannot At the price L Talcum is uneq The Right County Sunday School Convention. On account of the county Sunday ,cliul c)nvenlton at Colony church July 20th and 21st., the C., N. & L. railroad announces tha t they will stop their train No. 22 leaving here at 8:35 a. n. and No. 21 due -here at 7:05 p. m. at Colony church on the above dates for the accommodation of those wishing to attend this con ven:ion. Round trip fare 42 cents. For further information call on J. V. Denning, Agent. Reduced Rates For Your Summer Vacation via Southern Railway. The Southern Railway company now has on sale summer excursion :ickets to a great many mountain. and zeashore resorts. Until September 30 hese tickets will be on sale daily good returning until October 31. The following rates will apply from Newberrv to a few of these points, >ther points in proportion: White Stone, S. C., $4.10. Chick Springs, S. C., $4.45. Saluda, N. C., $6.oo. Tryon, N. C., $5.6o. Flat Rock, N. C., $6.30. Lake Toxaway, N. C., $9.30. Hendersonville, N. C., $6.40. Brevard, N. C., $7.90. Asheville, N. C., $7.05. Hot Springs, N. C., $8.00. Walhalla, S. C., $5.60. Seneca, S. C., $5.20. Isle of Palms, S. C., $7.90. Sullivan's Island, S. C., $7.90. For rates to other points, schedules mnd stop overs, etc., phone or call on Is. J. P. Sheely, Agent. Phone 91. NOTICE. We will receive applications for dis. enser and clerk for Town -of New erry, S. C., on the 22nd day of July, p to 1o o'clock a. m. Will consider ame and elect on the 12th day of August for the term of one year. Ap )lications must be in legal shape. Jacob Senn, J. P. Harmon, J. R. Scurry, NIembers Co. Board of Control s are Full . >f them sold be ieapness. the following it at the prices :Talcum 25c. et Talcum 25c. :um 25c. m'lOc. that Powders earing Lazell's le. Talcum put up containing six ately perfumed be excelled. azell's ten cent ualled. Drug Store.