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VOL XLIV NO0 78. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESJJAY' AUGUST 27, 1907. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR 1VfL AXLOOtfNlfl'D8.t! - COL. B. W SIMPSO HAS RESIGNED GIVES UP DUTIES PERSIDENT CLEMSON BOARD TRUSTEES Alan Johnstone Successor-General Regret at Col. Simpson's Action But He Could Not be Per suaded to Remain. The State. Clemson College, Aug. 23.-The board of trustees held an important meeting here this week, which was adjourned yesterday. All members were present except Senator Tillman and Hon. Jesse H. Hardin. The committee which went to ALAN JOHNSTONE. Washington'to visit he war depart ment made its report,,-stating that the department had received them with the greatest eourtesy, and at once detailed Capt. Josiah C. Minus of the Sixteenth infantry to act as commandant at Clemson, if the board o desired. The board unanimously elected Capt. Minus. Capt. Minus is a South Carolinian, a graduate of the Citadel and of West Point and has seen several years of service in which he has dis tinguished himself. He comes highly recommended as a disciplinarian and' as a gentleman of sterling worth and steady habits. Everybody at Clem *son is delighted with the appointment of Capt. Minus. Much to the regret of all the mem bers, Col. R. W. Simpson resigned the presidency of the board. The mem bers of the board plead with him to retain the position he had so ably falled since the founding -of the col lege, but Col. Simpson would not yield. He said that he owed it to his family to give more time and energy to his private affairs than the exact ing duties, devolving on the president of the board allowed. It was Col. Simpscn who was the attorney and intimaue friend of Mr. 'Clemson, who knew the wishes of the benefactors of the college and who wrote the will of Mr. Clemson~ making the bequest to the state. Col. Simpson has been passionate ly devoted to Clemson and her inter ests for about 15 years; in fact, sinee the beginning of plans for the col lege. The welfare of the college has been on his mind and heart day and night, and he has spent many a weary hour workinz in the interests of the institution towards which he has a fatherly feeling. Recognizing his devotion to the col lege and his years of abundant labors in her behalf. the trustees felt that. he ought not to resign. but Col. Simp ~son claimed that others should share the burden of responsibility. It was with genuine sorrow that t,he board~ accepted his resignation. Hon Alan Johnstone Elected. Hon. Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, was unanimously elected president of the board. A better man for the po sition could hardly be found any where. Col. .Johnstone was one of the original elective trustees and he was the first man to be elected a life Str ustee, taking the place 'of Col. D. K.Norris about three years ago. In Adition to his long ianerienee on the Clemson board, Mr. Johnstone has - had experience in school matters in his home town where he served for Fo years on the board of trustees. He is a man of affairs and is noted for his frankness and his justice. Dr. Klein Resigns. Tb Dr. Louis A. Klein has resigned., to accept a position in his native state, lar Pennsylvania, and in conneation sol with his alma mater, the University wl of Pennsylvania. While he gets a an< much better, salary in his new posi- to tion, he goes chiefly because the work tei is more congenial and more extensive. Il The trustees were loathe to give him 13 up and for a time succeeded in get- en1 ting him to wait about resigning, but Wi the longing for home won and Clem- wi son loses one of her best loved pro fessors. Dr. Klein is a ifinely equipped bei veterinarian and has already made a cit fine reputation, which is better gr known elsewhere, perhaps, than in gal South i0arolina. pa: Prof. H. D. House of the chair of dei botany resigned some time ago. He etc had been here only a short time. He gri will go to a position in Syracuse uni- wa versity or in the Bronx park in New we York, his native state. Prof. John Michels, professor of an animal husbandry, has gone to a sim- fic ilar position in the A. & M1. of North Sti Carolina. He is one of the best post- ele ed dairymen in the country and his tio going is a distinct loss to Clemson. All these positions for which there srt are many applicants, will be filled by trc committees of the board in ten days. lea - - - -- del "The Holy City." in Among the first attractions booked for this season is Clarence Bennett's bei great Drama "The Holy city." ral Salome, the daughter of Herodias, bo -the unlawful wife of King Herod, of ar( Galilee, is one of the central eharac- th< ters in "The Holy City'', the tremen- tol dously successful religious drama by Clarence Bennett which is to be pres- th ented here the early part of the sea- tio son. This is the same Salome who a was the central figure in the play ho of that name which was written by be Oscar Wilde and which was later set fie to music by Richard Strauss. The one pe presentation of this opera at the Met- w. ropolitin Opera House in New York ar< last season and the tremendous sen- na sation whiech it provoked are still in p the minds of the general public. so Wilde 's Salome wlas a frank volup- tir turary with no redeeming ~sense of shame, or a being who wallowed in the depths of degeneracy and who H1 kissed the severed head of John, the Baptist, in an unhealthy and bestial to moment of wild sensualism. The he Salome presented in ''The Holy th< City' is a passionate creature whose on love for Marius, a young Roman Cit- wi izen, forms the central thread of the plot. Angered at John, the Baptist, is because he has unconsciously influ- all enced Marius to join the foll9wers of ati Christ, she demands his head from King Herod at the .instigation of her yo mother. One of the most spectacular scenes in the play is the seene show- in; ing her dance before Herod and his in court, a dance which so influenced him that, at its conclusion, he broke is his faith with the mother of John and~ re< sends him to the executioners. But Mr. Bennett's Salome is not the vol- toi uptuous deenerate depicted by Wilde- m< She has the redeeming sense of self respect and she dies confessing her be lief in the Master who had just aris en from the dead. This is at the closein of the play-.e fir. His Profession. re< A passing stranger was attracted fo: by frightful screams coming 'from a little house not far from the road. fi: H'urriedly tying his horse, he ran to m< the house and found out that a little yo boy had swallowed a quarter, and his sel mother, not knowing what to do, had sti become frantic. The stranger caught the little fel- as low by his he'els and, holdin'g him up,h gave him a few shakes, whereupon the quarter soon dropped to the floor. "Well, mister,'' said the gratefulm mother, "you eert 'n 'y knowed howa to get it out. Air you a doctor?'' m "No, madam,'' r"plied the strang er "I'm a collector of internal re- ch UARYLAND, MY MARYLAND" rmer Residents Now Living in This State are Invited to Attend Her Old Home Week. e State. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 21.--Mary id is sending invitations to her is and daughters scattered every ere to come to a grand reunion, I is making extensive preparations oive them a week of right royal en tainment when they come. Old me week covers the dates, October to 19, and there will not be a mom of that time thdt will not thrill th the spirit of hospitality for ich the Old Line State is famous. rhe celebration will include a num of spectacular features in this y, such as an electrical pageant, a nd military and naval display, a :hering of patriotic societies, a rade and ball by the fraternal or :s, a big concert. a niht carnival, . There will also be a special pil mage to Annapolis on Peggy Ste rt day, which falls in Old Home ek. he visitors to the capital will have opportunity to inspect the magni nt new buildings of the United ites Naval academy and the remod d state house of historic associa ns. he new Baltimore, which has Ing from the ashes of the disas >us n-e of 1904, will not be the st of the features that will afford iht and will surprise the return sons and daughters of the state. Fhe home-comers will have the .fit of special transportation :es granted by railroad and steam at companies, and arrangements on foot to secure for the visitors privilege of a side trip to James wn without extra charge. Every former Marylander of whom Maryland Home-Coming associa n secures information will receive special invitation to attend the me-coming. These invitations are ing sent out by Gov. Edwin War ld in the name of the state. All rsons who have information of the iereabouts of former Marylanders urged to promptly forward such mes and addresses as are in their ssession, to the secretary of the as ~iation. 602 Fidelity Building, Bal ore, Md. - On Good Authority. irper 's Weekly. A. ertain Boston man doesn't go church often, but a week or so' ago was persuaded .by his wife a-id y attended services together. Up their return home he regarded her th a teasing look and asked: "~ow, look here, my dear; which the worst, not to go to church at ,or to go and pay - absolutely no ention to the service?'" 'If you mean that for me I think ui are horrid," she replied. Well. you didn't; you were* look Sat all- those diamonds :he woman front of you had on all the time.' For an instant she blushed, for she an honest little woman, but quickly bovered her poise. "Oh, well, suppose I was," she re ted; "didn't you ever hear of ser >ns in stones?" Embarrassed Below. A large number of readers, includ.. many clergymen, have entered the rieal anecdotes competition. The~ st prize goes .to the Rev. G. Emery, tor of Penmaer, S. 0. Glamorgan "At a village church a wedding was :ed for a certain date. The happy rn arrived, and in due course .a ut.hful swain and faire ladye pre ated themselv~es at 'the chane "This service proceeded smoothly far as the question: 'Wilt thot ye this woman to be they weddei fe i' whereupon the supposed bride oom stammered blushingly: 'Please ,,I'm not the right.' 'Not the righi m!' exclaimed the clergyman hast. 'Then where is the righi " He's down at the bottom of thE rch, sir. He's ashamed to come , ' "-Curch a mil Newsaper. ATTEMPT AT OUTRAGGE FAILS Young White Man Jailed at Saluda On a Serious Charge. '-ers and Courier. Saluda. August 254-Mike H. Mit ehell, a young white man about 35 years old, was lodged in jail here last inight charged with attempting to commit a criminal assault upon his wife's younger sister, at his home yesterday afternoon. In the evening I an urgent 'phone message was sent to the sheriff asking him to come to the home of Mrs. Mary Witt, the mother of the young lady, as soon as possible. All efforts to ascertain the nature of the trouble were unavailing until .hriff Sample returned here last night with Mitchell and pl4ced him in jail. The story of the affair as relatel to the sheriff is as follows: Mitchell went to the home of his mother-in-law and stated that his wife was preparing to go out for the afternoon and wanted to see her sis ter before going. On reaching her sister's home, it is alleged the young lady went in, and as soon as she en tered Mitchell followed, closing the door behind him and locking it. Mit' chell's wife and children had already gone away and this was the method employed by him to get the young lady to his home. Failing in his pur pose he unlocked ,the .door and the v:ent !,rn -l re-porte( the affair. It is stated that Mitehe followedl her part of the way, begginz her not to tell it and threateniag to kill her if she did. As soon as the affair became known armed men appeared and trouble of a serious nature was feared, and it is probable that they would have taken the law in their hands if Mitchell had been found. The sheriff found him I near his father's home and took him into custody. Mitchell denies the whole affair. The lady is held in the highest esteem by the people in that community. Mitchell is a son of Mr. John P. Mitchell, one of the most highly es teemed men in this county. The sher iff was undetermined last night whether to place Mit-h'. in jail here or to take him to Columbia. It is now thought that no effort will be made to harm Mitchell, since it has been known that he has been arrested and is now in the sheriff's custody. The social standing of the two fam ilies involved makes the whole affair a most deplorable one. He Saw the Game. Smith's Magazine. The office boy had buried countless grandmothers, brothers, sisters, aunts and cousins, but he felt an enthus iasm for the baseball game that day that would not be downed. Suddenly an idea struck him.- Ap proaching the easy boss with an air of familiarity, which had been nur tured by long usage, he asked: "May I leave at noon today, sir?'' "And why my boy?'' "There is a fancy fair at our church and mother wants me to go this afternoon. She was so a,axious that she bought me a ticket, which cost a dollar, as she was sure you would allow me the few hours off. I have to assist at the refreshment stall and it seems a pity to waste "'But surely you are above such things as that, which take you away from your work. Why not give the ticket to one of your sisters?'' "Well, you see, sir, that wouldn't 'be fair, for I'm the only one of our family who can be depended upon to eat a dollars' worth, and.l'' His supreme nerve won the day. IThe German and the Fatherland. A German always remains a Ger man. He respects and loves his fath Ierland, although isolated and separat '~ed from it by boundless oceans and '~vast continents. A German heart al ways remains true to th.e country where it first commenced to beat un til it is silenced by death. As a rule, to which there are few exceptions, a man who is loyal to the country of his birth will be loyal to the country ,of hi nadptnnn-Dr. Nicholas Senn. Mr. Manning Will Offer for Gove: nor Three Years Hence. News and Courier. Columbia, August 25.-The follov ing from the Anderson Intelligenc is interesting: "Senator R. I. Manning, of Sun ter, spent Sunday in the city. He ws on his way to his mountain home. ] will be remembered that Senatc Manning was in the race for govei nor last summer and made the secon 4ce with Governor Ansel. Whe asked by the Intelligencer ma whether he would run for govern< next summer the senator said that h thought that Governor Ansel shoul have two terms and for this reaso he said he would not be in the rae He added that if Governor Ansi made the race for the senate that I iext summer go after the go, ernor's chair and that 'he would I in the race when Governor Ansel term expired.'' Mr. Manning's declaration thE Governor Ansel should have tm terms is just such a manly statemer as might be expected of so manly man. It is following out, also, ti course which Governor Ansel pursuE in reference to Governor Heyward relection, as Mr. Ansel soon after h defeat for governor in 1902, announ, ed that he would not be again a cai didate until Governor Heyward ha served two terms. It is not at all likely that Govern< A will have opposition for a sei onit term, it is true that Oppositi( has been threatened, but such oppos tion a,; has been threatened cann< avail, except to disturb the politic, peae.. The suggestion that Governi Ansel may offer for Senator Lai mer's seat Icts not bother the gove: nor. In his own language he does ni while holding one office concern hi self with securing another office, bi devotes himself unreservedly to di charging the duties the people ha entrusted to him. Th ie were a large number of pe sons who did not vote for Richard Manning in 1906 who would ha liked to do so. He represented, il ling or unwillingly, the preservati< of an institution upon the destructiC of which the people had determind and by :nany of his sincerest frien< his candidacy on that platform wv regarded as unfortunate at that tim The dispensary having been destro ed, no candidacy which might lead the re-establishment of that syste will meet with favor from the peop of South Carolina; but Richard Manning, freed from the incubus< the dispensary, stands forth as character to attract admiration at is a gentleman who would .6ll the e: alted offie of Governor with abilit dignity and honor. J. H. Lord Eldon's Apology. Tit-Bits. When John Scott (Lord Eldor was at the bar he was remarkable f< the sanz froid with which he treat, 'the judges. On one occasion a juni ounsel, on hearing their lordshi: give .judgment against his client. e claimed that he "was surprised such a decision.'' This war constrW into contempt of cocurt, and he w; ordeieda to attend courti the ne: morng. Fearful of the conseque ces, he consulted his friend - Jol Scott who told him to be perfectly ease for he would apologize for hi in a way that would avert any n pleasant result. Accordingly, wh the name of the delinquer,t was cal ed, John rose and coolly address< the asem'bled tribunal: "I am ye> sorr. my lords, that my young frier has so ~far forgotten himself as treat your honorable bench with di respect; He is extreme.ly peniter and ou will kindly ascribe his uni tentional insult to ignorance. Y must see at once that it did origina in that. He said he was surprised: the decision of your lordships. No if he had not been very ignorant what takes place at this court evel dy-had he known you but hatf: long as I have--he would not be -A red a anything you did.'' =. = = 4=hN r- Figures to me Made Public Shortly, Southern Valued at $20,000,000; 1Coast Line at $14,000,000. 7- The State. r The figures on the assessments for the railroads doing business in South 1- Carolina will be made public in a few s days. The assessments were practi t cally decided upon by the state board r of railroad assessors some time ago, i e- but there has been much discussion as d to the basis for taxation. n It is understood that the Southern n railway has been assessed on a basis r of $20,000,000, which is a raise of a about $6,000,000, and the Atlantic d Coast Line on a basis of $14,000,000, n a raise of about $3,000,000. There has . been no material change in the assess 31 ments of the Seaboard Air Line rail te way. r- On the increased assessment the ie two roads would pay $45,000 addi 's tional to the state .on the 5-mill levy for general purposes and $27,000 on t the constitutional b-mill tax for -o schools, not to speak of an average of Lt 4 mills for general purposes in each a county through which the roads pass. d News from Silver Street. s Silver Street, Aug. 24.-The health is of the community is very good at e- present. 1- The farmers in this section are very d busy pulling fodder, and hauling posts for our new telephone wires. >r Messrs. A. P.- Werts and E. H. Longshore returned from Jamestown n on Wednesday and report a splendid i- trip. t Misses Belle Miller, of Batesburg. and Pearl Stewart, of,Greenville, are r visiting- Miss Julia Alewine at this - place. Miss Eulah Caenon returned on Sunday from a two weeks' stay with I relatives in the Broad. river section. it Miss Julia 4ewine returned on Saturday from a. few- weeks' visit to e relatives at Peak and Pomatia. Miss Drue Vaughn, of Columbia, is rvisiting her grandmother, Mrs. LU cinda Pitts, at the Dead Fall. e Little Mises Lou and * Florence Brooks. of Vauehnville, are visifingo' their grandmother, Mrs. LucindA Pitts in this community. adMiss Sue Porter, of the city, is vis citing her uncle, Mr. P. S. Livingstone, Sin this locality. e. Miss Laura Riley and father, of I Saluda, visited Miss Minnie Croueh, to of this community, on Thui-sday. m Messrs. Herbert and Ilo Lominick, eoPomarla, visited Mr. Jas. M. Ale- 4 wine on aSturday and Sunday last. Messrs. J. R. Cromer and Will - aFranklin, of the city, are visiting Mr, aCliff Mabernet this week. SMr. J. P. Blair and son, Vaughn, ,and Miss Jessie Vaughn, of Utopia, Ivisited relatives in this community on Friday. Miss Marion Schampert,. of Mt. Willin?. Saluda county. is the guest )of ':er sister. Mrs. A. P. Werts. r Mr. Claud Gault, of Jonesville, is d visiting his brother at this place. r Misses Varina Feagle, of. Little >s"-a and Ella Satterwhite, of r-ljT in, were the guests of Miss Mag it gie Livir.gstone last week. ts Comforting. Et Harper's Weekly. no A lady who had ree-mily moved to in the suburbs was veryv fond of her t first brood M' enttn Going out Sone s'trac"r. she left the household C a- m cf her Syer-old boy. Be m e her reiurn a thunderstorm came 1-. unt. Thie youngster forG?ot the chicks d dairing the storm, and was dismayed, y after it passed, to .find that half of id them had been drowned. Although to fearing the wrath to come. he thought s- est 4o ,ke oi clean breas: of the it, e.g.:ty, r:aher. than leave it to be -divred. > "Mamma," lie said contritely, te when his mother had returned at "iamma.- six of the chickens are of "Dead!'' c:ied ?.is mother. "Six! r How did they die?" as 'F-. My eaw his chance. I " think-I think they died hap py," he said