Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tit* E. H. AULL. EDITOR. C Entered at the Postoffice at New- I 4>enry. S. C., as 2nd class matter. '' r e Friday, September (5, 1907. "r ' 1,1 1 x* The new river line between George- w town and Columbia is now in active P operation. Only last week the "City H of Columbia" came into port at Co- b lumbia with a full cargo of 100 tons. ? It is claimed that freight which will e leave New York and Baltimore each '<*' Friday for Georgtown will reach Co- n lumbia by Monday morning. The a average trip is about ten days. That 01 is really as quick as freight can be received from these points by rail, and it frequently happens that it takes much longer time. j.1 Mr. J. W. Smith, who is the man- <:< ager of the line, is working up busi- c< ness for it and will soon demonstrate tl to the people of Columbia that it is ? very largely to their interest to give ft this line their business. The rate is ri at least 25 per cent cheaper, and as hi the freight can be brought from New J'1 York to Columbia in ten days there tl can be no complaint of the time. The vi permanent establishment of this line n from tho coast into Columbia will bo ai of great commercial value to all this oi scction of tho state. ? ? Cf We are not aware as to who had (Ji charge of the placing of that sign tli board dividing Dorchoster and Berke- n ley counties at Four Holes swamp, 1? but it is very evident that some of <J( President Roosevelt's simplified i? spelling was used by the person who m did the painting. On this side of the ft board is marked "DORCHKSTOR" tli and on the other '' BURKLY.Dor- h< Chester Eagle. 8C This reminds us somewhat of the names of our streets which have been posted by the city council. For in- jj stance, the spelling of Boundary w street as "Boundry", and the spell- ,, ing of O'Neall as "O'Neal." 11 is, "... at least, some satisfaction to know |j| that Newberry is not alone in the |j mailer ol had spelling, Iml then there |( is no rule lor spelling proper names ) and il '' Boundry" in this insta.icc (,| is the name of a street, probably the license which is permitted in tin* ' spelling of proper names will excuse our city fathers for posting the street fr] as "Boundry." And. yet as we have 7 said heretofore, some of the residents of Boundary sticty are willing to l>' make a contribution in order to have the name of the street spelled correctly. io Since writing the above, we have been informed by Alderman Orecn I" that in ordering plates for the tu streets the city council has included plates for Boundary and O'Neall a( streets with the correct spelling. DOTES ON NOISE. *1 Our "sun-up" contemporary, The lb Newberry Herald and News, is much "1 stirred up because "the people of ' Summerville away down near ('bar- Sl' lesion" are complaining about the screaming of whistles and other nois- "I es of the passing trains at all hours is I I be night. and indulges in some 'b rather absurd and not very pertinent I" suggestions. Probably the editor's re- m sidenee is not on Unilroad Avenue, or perhaps his editorial duties compel >'i him to turn night into day; of course there is some explanation of his re- Ci markahlc defense of the railroa?ls at 'i< <bis time. If he will take a trip sc "away down" to Summerville we n will promise him a hearty welcome n< and a lodging where he will hear to st his heart's content the screech of the ti whistle and all the unearthly sounds that proceed Irotn the passing trains at all hours of the night, and wc will .also show him the first and finest tea 0 farm in America, and some other filings that will interest him mightily. ?Summerville News. I he Herald ami News appreciates bi the kind invitation ol its Summerville ' contemporary and the News may not 'i be surprised if somie day we should sl drop off at Summerville to take a ?' look at that tea farm, but just what ^ this has to do with noise made by the blowing of whistles or the ringing of " bells we do not exactly understand. As a matter of fact, as we have said r< on former occasions, we rather like to 1' hear the ringing of bells and the w blow in1. of whistles, because thev are evidences of commercial activity, and n wherever I hey are heard the conunun- iit.v is usually alive with enterprises I' which make for the development of ii our section of the country. 'i Speaking of this subject, we are re- s inindcd that only a few days ago a n gentleman of this city said to us that \\ he came very near having a collision I' wilb J lie train nt one of the cross- <i ings '.n I lie city, from I lie fact that on I ' '"'ittfMb' . ]i: '/< ' v. >/ ' >!' V?. Lsi i\ . ' .. . ipproaehing Hie crossing, the engin- i or noit her sounded his whistle nor i ad tne lie 11 rung, and as I ho crossing i anio near a curve lie did not observe ho train until it was almost upon i im. He was complaining- of the rail- i oad. Wo reminded him that only a J ouplo of years ago the city council I assed an ordinance forbidding the } inging of bells or the blowing of I histies by any train within the cor- I orate limits of the city. It is true ; iiat the state law requires that this i 0 done, but inasmuch as there is no < ne in the community specially charg- c d with seeing that thisscction of the tate law is on forced, and tho police t rere directed to see the city ordiu- . nc< enforced, it was natural for the t ngincer to abide the regulations of s io latter. jj Wo direct attention to what Mr. 13. t '. Taylor has to say in regard to the / >tton seed product of the county in t mneetion with tho introduction of v io boll weevil in this state. There * m be no doubt of the faot that tho t irmors ol the south have not yet ;ali/od the gold mine which they ive in cotton and its allied product, n or a groat many years tho seed of t io cotton was not considered of much c ulue, and was only handled in such '\ way as to secure enough planting (J ud then tho remainder was thrown << 1 as a fertilizer. s When cotton seed oil mills first r uno into use, a great many farmers <1 tought that it was a mistake to have a to oil take from the seed, and that * to seed should be used as it had r en for a fertilizer. It has been \ "inonstrated, however, that the l< oal, after the oil has boon extracted I id the hulls removed, is better for I ^ srtilizer than the raw seed and that 1 to hulls and meal combined make a , 'Iter lood lor cattle llian tho raw ted. Besides that, the price which is re-1 'ived for tho seed is ;i considerable i cm and adds very much to Ihe wealth j hich is produced from cotton. We! i ill attention Io what Mr. Taylor iys about Ilic imporianoe of hand- i ng the seed more carefully in getng them ready lor market. It will , ' noted that he says thai the colli seed is worth as much poi bushas wheat and cotton in tho wheat | id col ton scctionsof this country. As matter ol' fact our people, and os- ( cially our farmers, could make a real deal more if they wore moro ireful in the handling of their farm fodncts. We observe that the Fanners' IJn- t n at the national convention at Litl Hock, Ark., has fixed the minimum (. ice of cotton at 13 cents for Sep- }j in her, and onc-fou*iih of a cent to ,, added each succeeding month. The / Idition, it is said, is for tho purpose s paying the cost of storage. The u (ton association of this state, as |. at.'d in Tuesday's paper, has fixed u e minimum price at 13 cents. Pros- ;l out Smith, we understand, ad viced \ > cents as the minimum. It would em to -.is that it would he bettor ,f i se two (?r-:a niza I ions could agree >on some one price. Of course, there / no conflict, but it dues seem to us at it the ( otton association puts a ice below that fixed by the Farers I nion, that it will weaken ihe a ?rco of the minimum fixed by the ji lion. We are inclined to the opin- a n that the minimum fixed by the d dIton association is the wiser posi- e i>n. Of course, we would be glad to h v the farmers get 15 cents lor their J it ton, but we fear that there will t >1 be a sullicicnt number who will ! o and for this price to make it offeove. v GENESIS OF BELL ROPE. \ ombat That Settled Conductor's Su- J promacy Over Engineor. t Although there does not seem to i' anything in common between pugi-ii" and railroad nil's, yet the adop' on of the familiar bell rope that Irefches through every car of the lodern train was th . result of a fistic neounler. At the same time and by io issue (if die ?ame combat, says i?' Philadelphia Public I.edgor, tiie upromncy of tho conductor in railmd travel was ordained. Il was 'hiladelphia xviiicli gave both to tho oi !d. One ol the oldest railroads in the "U'.itry is the 1 iidiiJclphia, Wilniing?n and liiatiniore, new known as tho 'niladelphia, Ha'timore and Wash- I '-ton, which wa.> opened in 1837. i he first chedulo contained one pas- i onger train, which went to Balti- i o?re one day and came back the next, i hich was considered a remarkable eat. in rapid travel. When a train a ( ;iy r.ieh way was placed in service 1 lie people ol the two cities served < ^ ' 1 ' \ v . : ' >' |v . 'J* I.J .Ji J.' *:< r. [ oiieluded dial iho acme of cotivciii in transportation had hcci reached. N'c.M to (ho president of tlio rail road (lit most important funeliona ios were iho engineer and conductor It was n quostion whether or not th< load of the line was considered a sub >idiary ollicial in popular estimatioi -o the men who ran the train; Im Robert Fogg, who pulled t he'tfiro! liquid John Wolf, who col lee tod fares kvon I ho deference of the public be muse of their high and rcsponsibh luties. Fogg, an Englishman, had all tin enaeity of opinion of his race; Wolf in American, had the ingenuity ol he Yankee, and seeing the need oi ;omc method by which he could com nunicate with the engineer, deviser i scheme of running a cord througl lie cars to the locomotive. As the en line was a wood burner, Wolf fas ened one end of (lie cord to a log vhich was placed on the engineer's eat and was pulled lo the flop? whet1 he conductor desired to signal for u top. Fogg resented what he considered in intereference wilh his rights on lie platform of the locomotive, and >n the first run out with the now deice paid no heed to the displacement if tho log from (lie seat when the onduetor desired to take on a pasenger from a farm near (Jray's Fery, but sped on over the bridge and lid not deign to bring his engine to stop until Blue Bell station, on (lit outh side of the Schujlkill, had been cached. Then he demanded to know if Woll why he had been jerking that i)g all about the locomotive. Wolf holly declared that he had ignalled to stop, but Fogg retorted hat lie would slop when and wheiv 10 pleased, and that, too, without anv eferenee to orders from the condnc' r, whom lie did not regard as hi^ iperior in the management of tin. a in. The altercation grew very ealed, and Wolf invited the enirieer I'nnn his cab to settle the mater, and the challenge was quickly eceptod. Passengers and a group of men i'ho nad gathered at the station In ce the train come in formed a rinjj bout the conibatanls, but the fiirht id not last long, as Wolf proved by ar the superior artist with his lists, nd wilh a few blows made it almost mpossible for the engineer to set ulliciently to complete his run: but '"ogg admitted that he had'beert fair y beaten, and the supremacy of the onduetor on a railroad train was setled. As the log signal was crude, and inflective, Wolf devised the use of a ell on the locomotive, and this mathd was soon adopted by ai! of the American railroads. Then a ode o! ignals was adopted, and the* a ?ulain practically to this day. The 011V' change in (he bell cord :s that by sc of (lie air from (he brake >y?t3m whistle has superseded the bell in he locomotive cab. THE LAST OF THE MODOCS. L Once Powerful Indian Tribe That Is Fast Passing. Placidly smoking (he pipe of peace, pparently forgetful of th.> eventful iast, about fifty Indians, relatives nd survivors of the renowned Mooes, who took part in the most intersling Indian rebellion in American listory, arc living 011 allotments neai iliami, 1. T. These fifty are, perhaps he only survivors or relatives of th; nice powerful tribe. The Modocs, it will be remembered verc an Indian tribe of not hern Cal lornt^a and Southern Oregon. In K72 they became turbulent and re used to remain on their reservation icneral K. U. S. Canby, a veteran ol he Mexican and civil wars, was sen igainst them, but they, alter firing >n the United Slates forces, retreat 'd lo (lie lava beds. The advance o lie C. S. troops was greatly impcdcc >y (he peculiar typography of tin ounlry, and a good many of then kvere picked off by Indian sharp shoots concealed behind the rocks am frags of the lava beds. Kfforts wen then made to negotiate with them ind a conference was held betweet General Canby and two peaee com nissioners, on the one hand, and 1 number of Modocs, including' thei I'hief, Captain .lack, on the olhei While (Jeneral Canby and his aide rtere seated on stones around a snial lire, two Indians who were concealet in (lie bushes, rushed from their hid ing places with guns and shot to dead I lie general and one of his compan ions. A vigorous campaign was (he: begun against the treacherous In linns, and in (he following sunime eneral .lePerson <'. Davis, w ho sue ceded (Jeneral Canby, captured 111 > A .i* .. . .'J:'-. -j Modoc band. Captain Jack and throe i'other leaders were tried by military | commission and hanged, while two -1 others were imprisoned tor lite. - About HHKwIio had not followed Cap . tain .Jack were permitted to remain i' in California. The remainder of the - tribe, about 14-5, of whom the fifty i are either survivors or descendants, t were transferred to the Indian Territory. Altogether the war cost half a , million dollars. Sixty odd soldiers - and Indians were killed and nearly as .* many wounded. "Little Man," who is said to be a .* nephew of Captain Jack, is the only , known relative of the famous wart rior. Chici "Scarecrow," now bent C with age and infirmity, is one of the - survivors of the rebellion. Besides I him are two or three others who were 1 transported from California. The others in the territory are deseend ants of the old warriors. If the tx-ibe , continues to dwindle as rapidly dur? my the next few years as it has in i the past, another decade will mark i the death of the last Modoc Indian in America. I i FARMERS' UNION FIXES 1 15 CENTS FOR COTTON Minimum Price for September Cot1 ton One-quarter Cent to be Added Each Month. I The State. Anderson, Sept. 4.?\Y, C. Moore, ' state business agent of the Farmers' i union, who is attending' the national meeting' of the union in Little Hock, tonight telegraphed T. T. Wakelield, business agent of the Anderson union [ that I lie national meeting had deeidI ed mi a minimum ??l' 1 ."> cents for Sep. (ember cotton and that 1-4 of a cent would be added each succeeding month. I lie addition is to cover the ; costs of storage, etc. Barbecu6. We, the undersigned, will give a livsi class barbecue in tin* Jones (irove, in front of the residence of li. <1 Mavbin, on Saturday, September 7th. Everybody i< respect fully ii vited ami a good dinner is guaranteed |o all. Messrs. Kibler & Halfacre will do the cooking, and you | know this means a good dinner. Dinner: Ladies Ii.i cents, gentlemen 4(1 cents. 1 1-). E. lialfacre. K. C. May bin. TEACHER WANTED. The teacher for Johnstone Academy having resigned another election will be held at the school house, on Friday, '20th September, at 3 1 o'clock. School will be run seven months. Salary $40 per month. Lady teacher wanti d. J. B. lialfacre, G. McD. Sligh, W. F. Stone, Trustees. Newberry. R. F. 1). No. 5. I TE/ICHER WANTED. For i lie Mavbinton school. One who can teach music preferred. Salary jter inoiiil:. /' -iiool to run (i or 7 ' mortiK <>r ; >rhaps longei. Those wishing in apply for the school will pi .ise sc.'d t'u; application to lh<? ' ::iidersigned tP'-nees. W. I'.. Whitney, clerk. H. II. Mavbin! d. L. Thomas, Flairs, If. F. 1). No. 1. a "Bilious Attack.'* , Symptoms. Sour stomach, nasty taste in mouth, sick i headache, sallow complexion, the world your enemy. Cause, Constipation, inact' ive liver, overflow of bile 1 into the system. Relief. Treatment for two (, nights before retiring with ! JJAHEta 1 AMD TOMO PELLET8 - One a night, don't worry, sleep 1 well and Nature'll do the rest. i> Entire Treatment 23 Ct?. I,' WANTED - OLD PIANOS AND ORGANS u for which we will allow ti.e highesi 1 prices towards now Instruments. No ' Club rates to offer, but we Pledge s better Instruments for 'he same ot 1 loss money. !!>;<n those at club ran 1 oilers. Write Malo-ies Music House, Coti lum hi a, S. C., for spccu! prices and - terms. i CHEAP RATES r Via Southern Railway. Jamestown e Ter-CIentennial Exposition, Norfolk, }!i\ 'V i'i ><>'" Va. On account of the above occasion the following instructions will govern the sale of round trip tickets to Norfolk, Va. from Ntwherry, S. C. Soason ticket?$19.55. This ticket will be sold daily April 19th to and including November 30th, 1907, final date to leave Norflok returning Decomber 15th, 1907. 60 day ticket?$16.30. This ticket will be sold daily April 19th to and including November 30th, 1907, final date to leave Norfolk returning sixty (60) days from c?ete of sale and not lated than december 15th, 1907. l^fteen day ticket?$14.30. This ticket iwll be sold daily April 1,9th to and including November 30th, 100/, final datfe to leave Norfolk 1'eturuintr fifteen (15) days from date of sale. , Coach Excusion ticket?$8.55. This ticket is not. god in sleeping, Pullman, or Parlor cats, and wili be sold on Tuosday of each week during period ol the exposition, final date to leave Norfolk returning ten (10) days from date of sale. For routes, stop-overs, etc., write or call on us. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RY. Schodule in effect June 9th, 1907. Lv. Newberry (C N & L.) 12:40 p. m. Ar. Laurens 1:52 p. m. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:15 p. m. Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. m. Lv. Laurens 1:58 p. m. Ar. Spartanburg 3:30 p. m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m. Ar. Ilendersonville 6:25 p. m. Ar. Asheville 7:30 p. m. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m. Ar. Greenwood 2:56 p. m. Ar. McCormiek 3:55 p. m. Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. m. Pullman Chair Cars between Augusta, Laurens and Asheville, triweekly. Iyeavo Augusta Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays ;leave Asliei ville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: The above arrivals and departures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as information, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Cen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. I Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C. Gen. Agt., Themoi Invites everybody inti Shoes to come and see sonable line as can be the names Regina and | vorablyfor so long a ti Shoes. The swing lasts, etc., having wide treads ent widths, are built for furnish both. And th< shapes for narrow feet Button Boots are goin we have lots of them, l Button and lace are the tial soles, made like me flexible and good fitte $4.00. Come and look urn l The First Cough Ivveil though not .severe, lias a live membranes of the throat ^ Coughs then come easy all win * slightest cold. Cure the first c $ set up an inflamatiou in the deli ^ lungs. The best remedy is ? SYRUP. It at once gets right moves the cause. It is free fro * a child as for an adult. 25 cen J MAYES' DR JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. liates from Newberry S. C., as follows : Season Ticket $19.55. Sold daily April 19th to November 30th. <| 60 Day ticket $16.30. Sold daily April 19th to November 30th. 15 day ticket $14.30. Sold > daily April 19th to November 30th. Coach Excursion $8.55. Sold each Tuesday; limit 10 days. Endorsed. "Not good in parlor or sleeping oars." Through Pullman sleeping oars, via Atlantic Cost Line Railroad company. ' .Write for a beautiful illustrated folder containing mapa, descriptivo mater, list of Hotel, etc. For reservations or any informa- ?* tion, . Address, T. C. White, General Passenger Agt. W. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic Manager, Wilmington, N. C. . 1 I I rDCC women for collecting i pKkk names and selling our novelII HbLi ties, we give Big Premium*. Send your name to-day for our new plan of Big Profits with little work. Write to-day. Address C. T. MOSELEY Pre- , mhim department, 32 F? 23d Street, j New York. City. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Schedules of passenger trains iu and out of the Union Station, Newberry, S. C. Southern Trains. No. 15 for Greenville .... 8.56 a. m. No. 12 for Columbia ....10 32 a. m. No. 18 for Columbia .... 1.50 p. in. No. 19 for Greenville .... 1.35 p. m. No. 11 for Greenville .... 4.42 p. m. t No. 16 for Columbia .... 9.47 p. m. 1 0., N. & L. Trains. J No. 85 for Laurens .... 5.19 a. m. No. 22 for Columbia .... 8.47 a. m. I No. 52 for Greenville ..12 46 p. m. No. 53 for Columbia ..... 3.10 p. m. No. 21 for Laurens .... 7.25 p. m. 1 No. 84 for Columbia 8.30 p. m. The foregoing schedules are given only for inform aition, are not guaran(eed and are subject to change with- 1 out notice. | July 15, 1907. G. L. Robinson, Station Master. mm* srested in Ladies' Fine 1 as handsome and sea> found. We mention ' lAutohav, known so fa- J ime to lovers of good A Denver, Chilton, Nifty, and toe:, of the differ' comfort and style and 3re are the straighter in full range of sizes. g to be much worn, and Mso the College Boot. i thing. Good substan- il . , . 1 >n s shoes but soft and irs. Prices $3.50 and the line over. I lorn co. | of the Season, * ? tendenc^ to irritate the sensi- ? and delicate bronchial tubes. fP | iter, every time you take the ^ ough before it has a chance to icate capillary air tubes of the * QUICK RKMIvK COUGH T | at the seat of trouble and re ?m Morphine and is as safe for ^ ts at UG STORE. I ' & w