Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COMING INTO ITS OWN. Maj. Carson Head of Bureau of Man ufacturers, Department of Com merce and Labor,Optimistic About Future of Char leston. News and Courier. Washington, August 30.-"I an in thorough sympathy with the move ment to inaugurate a permanent linf of steamships from Triest to Charles. ton, and I see no reason why such 4 movement should not be an entir( success. Sitxy per cent of the cottor crop of the country is needed ever3 year for export trade, regardless ol how many cotton mills the countr3 may b:ild. Charleston is awake to the situation and I see no reason why, if the present plans are carried out, she should not regain her enormous ex port business formerly carried on." This was part of the optimistic statement made to The News and Oourier's correspondent today by Ma jor John M. Carson, chief of the bu reau of manufactures, department of commerce and labor, when told of the visit of Baron von Pilis to Char leston, -nd of the latter's assurance to the business men of that city that a permanent line of ships would be inaugurated to ply between Charles ton and Mediterranean ports by the first of the coming year. "That is what I have been trying to get the business men of the South to do for a "ong time," continued Mr. Carson. "Not long ago I wrote to the business organizations of practically all of the South Atlantic cities asking why they did not do something to es tablish permanent steamship lines to their ports. I only received one re ply to my letters. "I know that steamship lines will take immigrants to Charleston-just as many as tbe people want-because it is their business to transport those able to pay passage, but it is unrea sonable to expect them to run ships unless freight cargoes can be assured in return. "The Cunard people run a ship to Savannah, and I have been trying to interest business organizations in the movement to have that line extend its operations. "There is no reason in the world why the cotton crop of the south should be shipped to New York, when it can go just as well from Charleston. This new Mediterranean line will, I believe, tap the -Cunard Line at Nap les for New York, going to Charles ton. "In a word there is not the least reason why the plans of Baron von Pilis to run ships regularly from Triest to Charleston, carrying imni grants to the latter port, should not be an entire suecess, provided the peo pie will arouse themselves to the nee essity of securing the necessary re turn cargoes. That would give Char leston some of her former export business and will probably result in That city becoming one of the chief ports of the South Atlantic 6tates." P'. H. McG. Finding the Donkey. The usual group was gathered around "The New York Store'' talk ing of Dick Mullin 's lost donkey. Ev ery one had been looking for it, without success, since it had strayed out uf the pastuire let a day or two before, Jimi Tmnpson, a lanky individual, rsgarded as more or less of an imbe cile by the townsmen, finally spoke up: "I think I could find your don .key." "How ean you find him, Jim,' asked the owner, "when the best men in town ain't been able to git trace of him?"' "Wa-al,'' rejoined Jim, 't kin try can't I? How much is it worth tc The owner "allowed it was wortd a dollar. "All right, '' said Jim, and walked away on his search. To the surpris of all he retiarnea in less than hal: an hour leading the missing donke3 by a rope halter. "Sake-3 alive!'' exclaimed Mullins as he paid over the dollar, "how ii the world did ye find him so quick Jim?'' "Wa'al.'' returned Jim, "I thought to myself, 'Now, ef I was jaekass where would I go?' And s< I went the4e, and he had.' '-Wo man 's Home Companion. The kangaroo readily jumps fron sixty to seventy feet. The highes recorded leap of a horse is thirty seven feet. The benefactor engraves his nam in the hand that receives the benefit -French Proverb. RICHARD MANSFIELD DEAD. Best Known Actor on American Stag Passes Away.-End Came Friday Morning at Half-past 6 O'clock. New London, Conn., August 30. Richard Mansfield, the best-known ac tor on the American stage, passe away at 6.30 o'clock this morning a his summer residence, Seven Oaks 'Ocean avenue. Death was directl; due to illness of the liver, aggravatei by complications. Mr. Mansfield's condition had beei reported as being excellent. It wa stated that he had -stood the journe: well from Saranac Lake and that hi was up and around his home here un til three days ago. Then a turn fo: the worse set in and Mr. Mansfiel was confined to his room. 01 Thursday Dr. McClellan, of Pitts burg, was summoned. Dr. Allen sai( today that he had feared the wors for several days. During the grea: actor's last moments he did not ree ognize the loved ones at his bedside There were present at the time of hi death his wife, his brother, Felix, hi young son, Gibbs, and the. physician and nurses. Directly opposite Seven Oaks, Mr Mansfield's late home, is a small bur ial plot in which are buried the mem bers of the Gardner family, fron whom Mr. Mansfield purchased hi; summer home. There the actor's bod3 will rest. This is at his request, mad( on his death bed. The funeral wil take place Monday from his late re sidence. The' casket -nclosing th( body, expensive even in its simplicity will be encased in a solid steel vpult Rev. Alfred Poole Grant, D. D., rec tor of St. James' Episcopal Church will officiate at the services. The pall, bearers have not as yet been selected All day today telegrams of condol ence have been received from al parts of the world. Farm Labor Laws. Editor Daily Mail:-So many o good farmers are asking us about thi farm labor laws that we think ii worth while to write a card for thi papers giving some information in re gard to the present status of thes< laws. We find that there is a very gener al misunderstanding among farmers as to what their rights are at this time with respect to farm labor eon tracts.- In fact-most people seem tc think that farm labor contracts nos~ confer no rights at all upon the land owner. This is error. It is true that Judge Brawley has declared to 'be unconstitutional the law of this state making it a crim inal offense for a laborer to violate e farm labor contract, and if Judge Brawley's decision is affirmed by tM~ supreme court of the United States nfo laborer can be prosecuted for vio lating such contract, until a new law an be passed that will be unobjec tionable. This, however, in no wise affects the law making it a misdemeanor fox any person to employ ia laborer un der contract with another. A farm et, cotton mUi man or any othex person may still be prosecuted undex Section 359 of the criminal code fox eniding~ or persiiading Any tenant, servant or laborer under proper eon tract with another to yiolate suet ontrat,-or for employing any la. borer' knowing such labor to be un* dei' contract with another. The pun. ishment is by five of not less than $2? nor more than $100, or imprisonmeni for not less than ten and not more than thirty days, Not only this, but a.ny sneh persol so enticing, persuading or employing a laborer, tenant or servanht unde: contract with another may be suei for damaget, both aitual da.aage' and punitive damages or "smar money,' '-and is liable to have to pa: a heavy -sum to his neighbor whom hi has yronged. This was the case a common law, and is all the more tru in South Carolina since the passag of the criminal act above referred tc It is not thought that the juries o the country would be very lenien with a man who would maliciously in terfere with his neighbor's labor con tracts in the present con dition of affairs. The citizens of th state can still control the situatiox to the best interests of both employe )and laborer, by exercising a prope regard for the contract rights a their neighbors.. These two remedies are not 'affeci Sed by Judge Brawley 's de6isioni 'an bit is thought that the laws above re ferred to are not open to any objet tion that can bring them into th United States courts. This for the information of ou eople Martin & Earle. HOG HUNTING. D Great Sport That Used to Obtain in Arkansas. According to a man who has lived in Arkansas for thirty-five years, the - most exciting hunts ever experienced - were in the days when hogs ran wild I in the -voodlands of the state, says t the A'abama Gazette. Even a domes , tie ho, is a fighting animal and today 7 they will retrograde to wild animals if ailo-r-ed freedom of the woods, but the ZArocity of the domestic swine is mild compared to the ferocity of their ances.crs of the wood. T'i main things necessary to the hunt of the wild hogs was a pack of trained dogs, a fleet-footed horse that could clear logs and stumps with a' graceful leap and a rifle or a shot gun. Fox hunting in England has formed the basis for artistic pictures and stories of both fact and fiction, but hog hunting in Arkansas was a faster and more dangerous game, it is declared by those who know both. Owing to the density of the forests the hogs were hunted in broad day light. The animals roamed the woods at night, but during the day they slept in the boggy places. The dogs which were trained for the hunt chas ed a head of the horsemen. The pe culiar yelps of the dogs notified the hunters when the animals had been sizhted, and the trained horses at once dashed *into a gallop. In those days the woods were filled with fallen trees. Sometimes the canebrakes completely hid the ob stru!t;on and horse and rider were dashed without warning to the ground. In order to run faster the hogs would break for open plots in the timber and then horses and dogs would begin the final dash for the prey. The dogs were trained for the sole purpose of hunting and they knew the traits of their game. The dogs never attacked singly, but in pairs. When they caught up with a hog they would run along by his side and both dogs at the same moment would grasp an ear. Sometimes one dog would lose hold and this meant in stant death to the other dog. With one powerful jerk of the head the hog would toss the dog in the air and then rend him to pieces as he fell to earth. During a hunt when a herd of hogs were being pursued some of. the less skillful dogs always lost their lives. The hogs when finally driven to bay made one final stand. They hud dled into a circle, all tails together. In every direction there was a hog's1 snout peinting. At this critical stage of the hunt the dogs would circle round and round and the hunters without dismounting would fire on the animals. =Large parties of hunters were known to kill as many as .a hundred hogs ifl a day. Thee wild hogs, it appears, were wild fromn instinct. Efforts to tame the pigs, which were sometimes cap tured alive, proved about as futile as the absolute domesticating of a Bei gal tiger. These young hogs could be penned up, fed and more or lessJ petted, but it was only a question off time until some morning the farmer. would awake to find t'ne pen broken and the hogs escaped to the wilder ness of the woods, In the forminvhvlere the oaks were abundant there would in some years be bumper crops of acorns. The wild hog preferred the aeorn to any other food. The animals that fattened on these nuts possessed a flavor of meat which is foreign to the .corn and slop fed hogs of the domestic variety to-* day. These hogs, it is elaimed, were not killed~ wantonly, but were used for food. In those parts of Arkansas where the wild animals were plenti ful the smokehouses of the fartners bulgedl with juiey hams. A inan who lives in Little Rock 'and who is the owner of a ihrge cotton Splantation, was a hog hnnter thirty years ago. He alniost lost his life once. by jumping from his horse and attempting to kill a large hog by cut tting its throat while the dogs held on to the ears. BAs he jmped from his horse, the Scharger frightened at something and instead of 'standing by as susal, ran toff through the woods. The hunter slashed fhe neek of the hog, but did not drive deep enough to cut the jug -ular vein. BThe wound only maddened the al ready infuriated animal, which turn r ed to rend the hunter. The faithful r dogs, however, managed to hang on to the ears of the hog. Although this man followe'd the chase frequently after that experience he never dis Smounted from his horse to try anoth er hand tohand battle with the wild hog. The philosophical person is apt r not to be when considering troubles of hi own. to drugs having a narcotic effect. t R.ELIEVES iuickly and soothes thecogne memraesand thorouh &Z in cleanses, Valuab not CATARH but relieves colds throat troubU4t hAy feMser, "stppe-up" nose, etc. We Guarantee Satisfaction. Buy 4 So cent tube of NOSSNA frOft Wf. G. Mayes & ProsperILy Urug Co. andgtyor money back fnot tied Sanple tube and Booklet by mail To S LOI,*o *MG .n&--vil.Te... New Market. I have opened a first class .Aeat Market on Friend street, iext door to the Observer office, mnd am prepared to furnish :hoice meats of all kinds. All orders entrusted to me will receive my personal at ention. Come to see my rr arket. t is the cleanest and most up o-date market in Newberry. J. A. WRIGHT, Friend Street. Phone 232. YOUR LIVER is your best friend or your worst enemy. Ative it's your friend. Torpid it's your enemy, ahd its army is Cowsipation, Bi&loumn,m Sick Headach4 ec.. A2MD TOMIO P2ZJ&ZT make active, strong and healthy, livers, preventing and relieving liver troubles. ( Complete Treatment 25. WACQI Just receIved, 2 1-2 and 2 3-4 Nve will sell thes t's the strongest Wagon on the o~ Buggi We carry but < ufactured by The vylle, Ga. These be the best and r market. Our pr Buy a Summei s factured at Barn No more broke shafts, broken i only parties han< Come and see or and you will buy . M. I NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will as executrix of the estate ol R. C. Carlisle, deceased, make final settlement on said estate in the pro bate court of Newberry county on thE 10th day of September, 1907, and im mediately thereafter apply for let ters dismissory as such executrix. All persons holding claims against said estate will present them by that datc and all persons indebted will make payment. Emma E. Carlisle, Executrik. 1taw. 4t. A Rational Treatmeat for Catarrh one that soothes the inamed and eongesWd membranes and heals and lemnses without "drugging" the pf bo agarr c0o= a" oji'tg of the membranes of the nose and throat We Guarante Satisfaction. Buy a p-cent tube of NOSENA from W. G. Mayes & Prosperlny urug Co. andgeturmoneybackifnottif" Sample tube and Booklet by maff zoc. BROMW x1rc. co Louis, Mo. Greenvill;e ena JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Rates from Newberry S. C., as fol lows: - Season Ticket $19.55. Sold dail) April 19th to November 30th. 60 Day ticket $16.30. Sold dail3 April 19th to November 30th. 15 day ticket $14.30. Sold dail3 April 19th to November 30th. Coach Excursion $8.55. Sold esel Tuesday; limit 10 days. Endorsed "Not good in parlor or sleeping cars. Througn Pullman sleeping cars, via Atlantic Cost Line Railroad company. Write for a beautiful illustrated folder containing maps, descriptiv mater, list of Hotel, etc. For reservations or any informa tion, Address, T. C. White, General Passenger Agt. W. J. Craig, Passenger TraffHe Manager, Wilmington, N. C. IS, W oar load of Fish Vagonsa For th e Wagons rega: best made and arket. es! 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