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. ? VOL XLIY NO. 78. NEWBERRY. S. C.. TUESDAY' AUGUST <27. 1907. TWICE A WEEK. Si.50 A YEAR COL. R. W. SIMPSON HAS RESIGNED GIVES UP DUTIES PRESIDENT CLEMSON BOARD TRUSTEES Alan Johnstone Successor?General Regret at Col. Simpson's Action But He Could Not be Persuaded to Remain. The State. Clemson College, Aug. 2.'?.?The board of trustees held an important meeting hero this week, which was adjourned yesterday. All members were present except Senator Tillman and lion, de.--.-te II. Hardin. The committee which went to A LAX dOllNSTOXK. Washington to visit iiie war department made its report, staling that the department had received them with the greatest courtesy, and at once detailed Capt. Josiah C. Minus of the Sixteenth infantry to act as commandant at Clemson, if the board so desired. The board unanimously elected Capt. Minus. Capt. Minus is a South Carolinian, a graduate of the Citadel and of West Point ami has seen several years of service in which ho has distinguished himself. Me comes highly recommended a* a disciplinarian and as a yensloman of sterling worth and steady habits. Everybody at Clemson is delighted with the appointment of Capt. Minus. Much to tho regret of all the members, Col. R. \Y. Simpson resigned the presidency of the board. The members of the board plead with him to retain the position he had so ably filled since the founding of the college, bnt Col. Simpson would not yield, lie snivl that he owed it to his family to <jive more time and energy to his private affairs than the exacting duties, devolving on the president of the board allowed. It was Col. Simpson who was the attorney and intimaie friend of Mr. 'Clemson, who knew the wishes of the benefactors of the college and who wrote the will of Mr. Clemsoa making the bequest to the state. Col. Simpson has been passionately devoted to Clemson and her interests for about 1 "> years; in fact, since the beginning of plans for the college. The welfare of the college has been on his mind and heart day and night, and he has spent many a weary hour working in the interests of the institution towards which ho has a fatherly fooling. Recognizing liis devotion to the college and liis years of abundant labors in her behalf, the trustees felt that he ought not to resign, hut Col. Simpson claimed that others should share the burden of responsibility. It was with genuine sorrow that l.ho board accepted his resignation. Hon Alan Johnstone Elccted. Hon. Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, was unanimously elooted president of the board. A better man for the position could hardly bo found anywhere. Col. Johnstone was one of the original elective trustees and he was the first man to bo elected a life trustee, taking the place of Col. D. K. Norris about three years ago. Tn addition to his long experience on the Clemson board, Mr. Johnstone has had experience in school matters in his home town where he served foi years on the hoard of trustees. 11c is a man of affairs and is noted foi his frankness and his justice. Dr. Klein Resigns. Dr. Louis A. Klein has resigned to accept a position in his native state, Pennsylvania, and in connection with his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. While he gets ;i much better, salary in his new position, he goes chiefly because the work is more congenial and more extensive, The trustees were loathe to give him up and for a time succeeded in getting him to wait about resigning, but the longing for home won and Clemsun loses one of her best loved prolessors. Dr. Klein is a tlinely equipped veterinarian and has already made a line reputation, which is bettci known elsewhere, perhaps, than in South fUarolina. Prof. 11. D. House of (lie chair of botany resigned some time ago. 11c had been here only a short time. 11c will go to a position iu Syracuse university or in the Bronx park in New \ ork, his native staie. Prof. John Michels, professor oi animal husbandry, has gone to a similar position in Ihe A. & M. of North Carolina. He is one of the best posted dairymen in the country and his going is a distinct loss to Clemson. All these positions for which then a re many applicants, will he tilled b\ committees of the board in ton days, "The Holy City." Among the lirst attractions booked for this season is Clarence Bennett'* ureal Drama "The Holy city." Salome, the daughter of Herodias the unlawful wife of King llerod. o1 (.Jalilee, is one of the central charac ters in "The Holy City", the tremendously successful religious drama b\ Clarence Bennett which is to be pros, ented here the early part of the sea son. This is the same Salome win was the central figure in the pla.\ ot that name which was written b.\ Oscar Wilde and which was later sel to music by Richard Strauss. The out presentation of this opera at the Metropolitan Opera House in New Yorl last season and the tremendous sen sat ion which it provoked are si ill ii the minds of the general public. tilde's Salome was a frank volup turary with no redeeming sense o shame, or a being who wallowed it the depths of degeneracy and win kissed the severed head of John, tlx Baptist, in an unhealthy and bestia moment of wild sensualism. Tin Salome presented in "The Hob City" is a passionate creature whose love for Marius, a young Human Citizen, forms the central thread of tin plot. Angered at John, the Baptist because he has unconsciously influenced Marius to join the followers oi Christ, she demands his head fron King Herod at the instigation of hei mother. One of the most spectaeulai scenes in the play is the scene showing her dance before Herod and bis court, a dance which so influence! him that, at its conclusion, he broke his faith with the mother of John am sends him to the executioners. Bui Mr. Bennett's Salome is not the vol uptuous deenerate depicted by Wilde She has the redeeming sense of self respect and she dies confessing her be lief in the Master who had just arisen from the dead. This is at the close of Ihe play. His Profession. A passing stranger was attracted by frightful screams coming from i little house not far from the road Hurriedly tying his horse, he ran te the house and found out that a little boy had swallowed a quarter, and his mother, not knowing what to do, hae becenno frantic. The stranger caught the little foi low bv his heels ami, hohling him up gave him a few shakes, whereupoi the quarter soon dropped to the floor "Well, mister," said the gratefu mother, "you cert'n'y knowed how to get it out. Air you a doctor?" "No, madam," replied the Strang er, "I'm a collector of internal revenue." ; "MARYLAND, MY MARYLAND"! J Former Residents Now Living in This 1 State are Invited to Attend Her Old Home Week. Tin* State. t Baltimore, Aid., Aug. 2."i.?Mary-'t , land is sending invitations to licrj; i sons and daughters scattered every-'1 where to <'1)1111' to a .maml reunion,|< t and is making extensive preparations \ to give them a week of right royal en- > tertainment when I hey come. Old li , Home week covers the dates, Oetoherjt i l.'l to 1!), and there will not he a mom-1 1 fiit ot' thai time that will not thrill :< with the spirit ??I* hospitality lor. ? which the Old Line State is famous. | t Tin- eelehration will include a num- J her of spectacular features in this i i city, such as an electrical pageant, a j urand military and naval display, a i gatboring of patriotic societies, a t parade and hall hv the fraternal orders. a 1?i*> concert, a ni :!it carnival, i i etc. There will also he a special pi I- > griniage to Annapolis on IVggy Ste- ; wart day. which falls in Old Home I week. v The visitors to the capital will have 1 ' an opportunity to inspect the niagni- | licent new buildings of the I'niled < ' States Naval academy and the reniod- < eled state house of historic associa- < tions. , The new Baltimore. which has 1 srung from the ashes of the disas- | Irons lire of IMIt-l, will not he the i least of the features thai will afford I delight and will surprise the returning sons and daughters of the state. I ' The hoiiio-efnners will have the | henolit of special transportation j rates "ranted hv railroad and steamhoat companies, and arrangements j arc on fool to secure for the visitors the privilege of a side trip to James- | town without extra charge. I Kvery former Marylander of whom | the Maryland Home-iComing associa- i lion secures information will receive j a special invitation to attend the home-coming. These invitations are ' being sent out by Gov. Fdwiti Warfield in the name of the state. All persons who have information of the whereabouts of former Marylanders arc urged to promptly forward such names and addresses as are in their possession, to the secretary of the association. (502 Fidelity Building, Baltimore. Md. i On Good Authority. Harper's Weekly. A certain Boston man doesn't go to church often, hut a week or so ago he was persuaded by hi.s wife a.id they attended services together. Upon their return home he regarded her with a teasing look and asked: "Now, look here, my dear; which , is the worst, not to go to church at all, or to go and pay absolutely no : attention to the service?" , "If you mean that for me I think you are horrid," she replied. "Well, you didn't; you were look- \ ing at all those diamonds the woman in front of you had on all the time." For an instant she blushed, for she is an honest little woman, but quickly recovered her poise. "Oh, well, suppose I was," she retorted; "didn't you ever hear of sermons in stones?" Embarrassed Below. A large number of readers, including many clergymen, have entered the clerical anecdotes competition. The first prize goes to the Uov. (J. Fmery, rector of l'onmaor, S. O. Glamorgan, I for this; 1 "At a village church a wedding was' fixed for a certain date. The happy J > morn arrived, and in due course a ; ) youthful swain and fa ire lad.ve pre-i < sented themselves at the chancel 1 1 steps. "This service proceeded smoothly j as far as the question: 'Wilt thou; have this woman to be they wedded J j wife?' whereupon the supposed bridegroom stammered hlushingly: 'Please, sir, I'm not the right.' 'Not the right man!' exclaimed the clergyman, aghast. 'Then where is the right man ?' " 'He's down at the bottom of the church, sir. ITe's ashamed to come I up.' "? Church Family Newspaper. ATTEMPT AT OUTRAGGE FAILS; .'oung White Man Jailed at Saluda 1 On a Serious Charge. i sews ami Courier. I Sa'.'.da, August 2.">j--Mike II. Mit hell, a young white man about rears old. w is lodged in jail here last light charged with tit(vrmptinii* to onuuit a e iininal assault 11 pon his vife's votnycr sister, at his home resterday afternoon. in the evening in urgent 'phone message was sent to he -sheriff asking him to eome to the ionic of Mrs. Mary Witt, tiie mother >T the young lady, as soon as possible. Ml efforts to ascertain the nature of lie trouble were unavailing until hvrilV Sample returned hero last light \vi;!i Mitchell and placed him in ail. The st? ry i?t Ihe alTair as relate ! o the sheriff i-s as follows: Mitehell went to the home of his notliei-in-law and stated that his vife was preparing to go out for tlie ifteruoou and wanted to see her siser before going. On reaching her sister's lioiue. it is alleged the voung lady went in. and as soon as she eneivd M i l ehell followed, (dosing the h?or behind him and locking it. Mitdtell'-i wife and children had already rone away and this was the method niployed by him to get the youn'j! ady to his home. Failing in his purpose he unloekcd .the door and the v i ,11 ' v : ' vport! < he affair. It i- stated ilia. Mitehc'i followed ler part of the way. begging her not 0 tell it and threatening tu kill her 1! she did. As soon as the affair became known irmed men appeared and (rouble of 1 serious nature was feared, and it is |tro'hahle that thev would have taken the law in their hands if Mitehell had been found. The sheriff found him 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 1*. Mitchell, one of the most highly esteemed men in this county. The sheriff was uudetermin >d 'at 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, .-.inee il has been known that he has been arrested ;t;id is now in the sheriff's custody. The social standing of ihe two families involved makes the whole affair it most deplorable one. He Saw the Game. Smith's Magazine. The olliee boy had buried countless grandmothers, brothers, sisters, aunts find cousins, but he fell an enthusiasm for the baseball game that day that would not be downed. Suddenly an idea struck him. Approaching the easy boss with an air of familiarity, which had been nurtured by long usage, he asked: "May I l.'ave at no::; today, sir?" ''And why. my hoy ' ''There is a fancy fair at our church and mother wants me to go this afternoon. She was so anxious that she bought me a ticket, which cost a dollar, as she was sure you would allow me the few hours off. 1 have to assist at the refreshment stall and it seems a pity to waste" ''Hut surely you are above such thing- as that, which lake yon away from your work. Why not give the ticket to one of your sifters?'' "Well, you see. >ir. 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"? Mis supreme nerve wot, the day. The German and the Fatherland. A German always remains a German. Me respects and loves his fatherland, although isolated and separated from it by boundless oceans and vast continents. A (iertnan heart always remains true to "he country where i| first commenced to beat until it is silenced by death. As a rule, to which there are few exceptions, a man who is loyal to the country of hi- birth will be loyal to the country of his adoption.?Dr. Nicholas Serin WILL RUN AGAIN. Mr. Manning Will Offer for Governor Three Years Hence. News an.I Courier. Columbia. Auuust 2.").?-The follow- ' . inir I rom the Anderson I nlelliiienecr is interesting: "Senator R. I. Manning, of Stun- < ter, spent Sunday in tho city, lie was i on his way to his mountain home. It < will he remembered that Senator < Manning was in the race for {rover- I nor last summer and made the second I i^ce with (iovernor Atvsel. When | asked hv the 1 nlelliyeneer man whether he would run for jyovcrnor i next summer the senator said that lw : thought that (iovernor Ansel should i have two terms and for this reason i he said he would not he in the race. I lie added llial if (lovernor Ansel i i made the race for the senate that he next summer <ro after the ?nvI ernor's chair and thai he would he in tlic race when (iovernor Ansel's i i term expired.'' Mr. Manning's declaration thai [(iovernor Ansel should have two : terms is just such a manly statement as miirhl be expected of so manly a man. It is followinu' out. also. thei course which (iovernor Ansel pursued! in re fere 11 ?v to (iovernor I ley ward's1) ivied ion. as Mr. Ansel soon after hi- j dclVal for governor in IMO'J, anuounc-j ed that he would not l>e auain a can-' lit late until (iovernor lleyward had served t wo t erms. It i- not :it all likely that (iovernor A - will have opposition for a sec- j omt term, it i- true that opposition' has been threatened, hut such opposition a- has been threatened cannot avail, except to disturb the political pea<*.\ The suyyestion that (iovernor Ansel may offer for Senator I,atinier's seat h (s not bother the trovernor. In his own lanyuaye he does not while holding one olliee concern himself with securing another office, but devotes himself unreservedly to discharsiinif the duties the people have entrusted to him. Th ic were a la rye number of persons who did not vote for Richard 1. Manniuy in lSMMi who would have liked t?? do so. He represented, willinn" or unwillingly, the preservation j of an institution upon the destruction j of which the people had determined | and by :nan\ of his sincerest friends j 'lis candidacy on that platform was! regarded as unfortunate at that lime. J The dispensarv haviny been destrov-i i i ed. no candidacy which iniyht lead to the re-establishnient of that system will meet with favor from the people of Soii'h Carolina; but Richard 1. Manning, freed from the incubus of the dispensary, stands forth as a character to attract admiration and is a yentleman who would (ill the exalted oMice of (iovernor with ability, dignity and honor. J. II. Lord Eldon's Apology. Tit-Hits. When .Join: Sf .t; il. ?:J-'Idov.) was at the bar he was remarkable for the >anj: froid with which lie treated the judges. On one occasion a .junior counsel, on hearing their h r !-hips j yive judgment ayai.ist his client, exclaimed that he "wa> ?rised a; , ? such a d.'ci-i' ti." '!'!< < *v i ? *?? vwd I into contcmp; of r..i.k! !n- v..,.-, ord.-i i d to attend court the next | morning. Fearful of the coiisecpn ne e s, he consulted his friend John! Scoti. who told >ii111 to be perfectly at j case, for he would upohrji/.c for hi j in a way that would avert any s t-1 I plea-avt result. Accordiauly, win*:; the name of tin- dei.!!ed, John r?.-e and coolly addressed j the a--cin'bled tii':ui:a!: "I :"n very! sorry, my lords, that my your:friend | has so far forgotten himself as to treat your honorable bench with dis| respect. lie i- cxtrem-dy penitent. j and yon will kindly ascribe his unin-1 jtenlional insult t<< ignorance. Von | , must see at once that it did originate! in that, lie said h<* was surpii>cd at, 1 the decision of vour lord-hius. New. 1 /. t ' ' jif he had not v-ry : .!:r?n<nt of i what takes place at this court every day?had he kr.own v."? b,,( ' ?'f vj lony as ! have--he Wowl.i no! prised at auythiny you 'lid." R. R. ASSESSMENT RAISED. Figures to mc Made Public Shortly, Southern Valued at $20,000,000; (Coast Line at $14,000,000. The Stale. I'lio I iyures on tho assessments for Iho railroads doiny business in South I'arolina will be made public in a few lay*, riu* assessments were practically decided upon by the state board I railroad assessors some; lime ayo, i>ut there has been much discussion a* lo the basis lor taxation. It is understood that the Southern railway has been assessed on a ba-'is i?r $20,000,000, which is a raise of about $(5,000,000, and the Atlantie Coast Line on a basis of $1-1,000.000, :i raise of about $.'1,000,000. There has been no material change in the assessments ol I lie Seaboard Air Line railway. On the increased assessment the two roads would pay $l.~i,000 additional to I ho -Male on llie -1 n 111 lew for general purposes and $27,000 on the constitutional ft-mill lax for schools, not to speak of an average of 1 mills lor yencral purposes in each county ihrouisii which the road-, pass. News from Silver Street. Silver Streel. Any. 2 I.?The health "f the commnnilx is very yoml at present. I lie I ai mers in this section ;nv ver\ bu.-y pn 11i 11fodder, and hauling posts lor our new telephone wires. Messrs. A. r. Werts and K. II. Lony>hoiv returned from Jamestown on \\ ednesday an<l report a splendid I rip. Misses lie lie Milhr, of I latesbury. and Pearl Stewart, of (!roenville, are visitin.ir Miss .Inlia Alewine at this place. Miss Fulali Camion ivltirncd on Sunday from a two weeks' stay with relatives in the Broad river section. Miss Julia Ajlowine iVlurnod on Saturday from a few weeks' visit to relatives al Peak and Pomaria. Miss Druo \ auyhn. of Columbia, m visitiny her yrandmothcr. Mrs. Lueinda Pitt-, at the Dead Fall. I.ittl' Mi--c< |,ou and Florence P?rook? of Yanvl'n ville. are visiti11vr their yrandmothcr. Mrs. I.neinda Pills in |lii> community. Miss Sue Porter, of the city, is visiting' her uncle, Mr. P. S. Livingstone, in this I i ?< ; ility. Miss I,aura Wiley and father, of Saluda, visited Mi^s Minnie (Vouch, ol this community, on Thursday. Messrs. Herbert and llo Lomiuick, of Potnaria, visited Mr. .las. M. Alewine on a St 11 ri lay and Sunday last. Messrs. .J. |{. (Vomer and Will franklin, of the city, are visiting Mr. Cliff Mabernet this week. Mr. .1. P. 15lair ami son, Vaughn, and Miss Je?si<> Vauyhu. of I'topia, visited relatives in this community on Friday. Miss Marion Schnmp'ol, <d' Ml. W i1'iSaluda county, is the yuest. -'-lev. M : A. P. Werls. Mr. Claud Haul I, of Jonosvillc, is visit iny his brother at this place. Misses Varina Fea.yle, of Little and F,lla Sal leru hite, of >n. were the yuest s of Mis< May jie ? - one last week. Comforting. Harper's Weekly. A lady who had re.-ntly owed to the suburbs was v ;-v fond of her hr.-t brood i !' ! i' ?. ('omy out one ,, . j . . the leasehold l iic- S ycar-ohl boy. Mo1 ner ; :,-ii a I hundei>1 orm came u?\ youngster f" r.'oi t'!(. chicks i iriny the stone. and was I'i-maved, after it passed. io lind thai half of them had bi-eu dio.vnid. Allhouyh leariny the wrath lo come, he ihouyht ' osl ' > ike : clean brea- of the : ::y. v. ic.ive :t to be discovered. " Mamma." ne said contritely, when Lis mother had returned? .' i.iinin.i. six of the chickens are ''Dead!" ( .I'd mothe.-. "Six! How .lid they die?" ',M"- '-n'v h's chance. " :h;nk I think they died happy," he said.