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V # \ I . VOL XUVK NO. 91. NEWBERRY. 8. O.. FRIDAY' NOVEMUKB 1, 1907. TWICE A WEEK. SI.50 A YEAH , URGES HOLDING OF COTTON, j Secretary Weston, of the South Carolina Cotton rowers' Association, Calls Attention to the Low Price of the Staple and Ualls Upon Planters Not To Market. Colunvfiia, October 20.?The following was issued today I'roni the slat.' otlice i .if the Son till c 1*11 Cotton Associat ion : To the Fanners , Merchants and I Hankers of South Carolina: In view of the fact that cotton?| upon which the prosperity of the state I is dependent?has fallen from K5 | cents a! the opening- 1 <? aihont 10 | ) cents today, and its tendency seems | * still downward. I deem it my duty as secretary of ihe Southern Cotton As- j socia'ion. South Carolina Division, to make this appeal on behalf of the business interests of South Carolina. The loss to the state on account of this depreciation in cotton can hardly he realized; a loss of $15 to the bald, or in case the State of South Carolina i makes 1.000,000 'bales of cotton? $15,000,000, far more than the assessed value o>f the property of most any county in the state. I The decline in the price of cotton J can be partially explained by the ex- j traordinarily fi.uht money market,, which has been prevalent in certain sections of the United States for scv- j I era] mouths. But an examination of j the books of the stock market will! convince yon that the depreciation in j cotton, which has intrinsic value, lias I been "-renter I'll an that of any stocks I whose values are largely speculative. This downward tendency of cotton can 'be checked only in one way, and that is to withdraw the cotton from the market. To continue to offer it for sale under these circumstances is but to assist those who are hammerimr the price of cotton down. A southern man who will sell his cotton under these circumstances, except under the most pressing- necessity, is nothing more or less than a traitor to his country: his (position is that of thy contemptible East Indian who allied ' himself with the English to shoot down his own people and assist in coni|iierinjr his own country. l'*oi- the producers to have a voice in fixing the price of his product is a (proposition so fair, sit just and so equitalhlc thai no rivs'hl thinking per-j son can opnose it. That is all the! farmers desire or hope for. We are j pnssinii' lliromrh a crisis in the hisi.irv of the south. If its prosperity is to, continue the price of cotton must, be kopt up. In this fi.u'ht we cannot, like the stock .uamiblers o'f Wall streel, expect aid from the treasury n^lie I nited States, but we must make this fis>-ht upon our own resources. In fact, it is the policy of those bi"h in tlu> financial world to depress the price of cotton in order that the 'foreign consumer may ihrinjr his money and purchase the cotton in the south and relieve the financial situation in Wall street. They tell us that tin? farmers of Texas are demoralized. T have bcl fore me a dispatch from the Farmers' ' \ Associatini in Texas to the effect thai i hex- are not seMills* cotton, hut j e.viH-f I i h M to the last ditch. V. u ee'vmt lii-lp the situation by sollimr \our cotton; the only thin.'.* you can do is (o withdraw every bale of cotton from the market until its downward course is checked. The mills actually need every ibale you produce, and iif you are loyal to yourself and to the best interests of the south you will hold your cotton and receive better prices. I'Yancis IF. Weston, Secretary. He?So they trot married and went off in I heir new motor car. She?And where did they spend their honeymoon? Tie?-In the*hospital.?London TitHits. Miserv loves company?but it's toii'vh on the company. fJreat authors never use wArds that are larger Minn -their id<(fcs. The darkest hour is when you haven't a match. v t REV. S. ii. eimt^tirman. Aii Able'and Suvc^afv.l Mcthodis Minister Passed Away Early Wednesday. After ;< Ion..? illness lYuni 1 \tpln*i? lover, the Uev. Sumucl Herbert Ziin merman, financial a\:enl <iI" tit*' Co '!".lit!Iii;i fullfu't* and statistical sec re lary ?> t' 151? South Carolina con lor once. Methodist chunih, Snntli, diiM this moruimr at 2. 1~> o'clock at hi lioinc in Khnr.vood Paik. Mr. Zim>m< rn:;in ! -aves his wife |V merly .Miss F.liza'ieth Sini'psoi Jones, and ISnir children. The funeral services will he con ducted from the Main S;;e<t Metho 11 is! elwirch tomorrow afternoon ii; tlie Uev. Ii. 1?. I'rouuc, elder of Co lumhia district. The iult rmont wil he at I'd in wood cinetery. Sketch of His Life. The Uev. Samuel Herbert Zimmer man, son of the late Uev. John 11 Zimmerman and Mrs. Mary K. Zim merman, was horn in the Mcthodis parsonage at Union, March 1, 18(51 Reared by a devoted member of db South Carolina conference, it wa natrtral that, he joined the church ii childhood, lie was converted at Mil ler's Camp Meeting, in Union coun ty. When about eighteen years old. lie attended the school near hi chanyiny ho-mes and was two years i: WolTord colleue. Although circuni stances prevented the cotinjileti'ui o his coll rye course, he continued al his life to study, and his educatioi was sutlicient to make him a mos successful teacher, lie first tauyh wdien hut sixteen years of aye, and after leaving college, teaching was hi vocation until lie entered the confer once. His fields for this labor were ii Marioiu, Darliny and Marlboro coun t ies. On May 1, 1.884, he married Mis Lizzie Simpson J-.nc-\ daughter o the late Uev and Mrs. Simpson Jones Four children were horn of this nil ion: Simpson Jones, Marie Lueilp Samuel Herbert and Helen Klizabetl Zimmerman. Feoliny called to preach, Mr. Zini merman was licensed in 1800, and ii December of that year was admit let to the South Carolina Methodist con ferenee. I lis appointments were I 'i fd mi on 1 circuit, two years: Pondlo ton. lY-ur years; Uock Mill, two years Main Street. Columbia, four years Newberry, tiwo years. Since Decern her. IPO,"), lie has been the financia ayenl and travelling solicitor for tit Columbia eolleye. * Leave3 Splendid Record. Mr. Zimmerman's recof'd as i builder was rem ark able. During: hi nastorate at Piedmont, a tastoful am handsome church was erected: a Pendleton an elegant and com fort a ble parsonage was built ; at Rock Hill a fine church and parsonage, and a Main Street, this city, a fine parson aye ami .church. In Ibis and other re spoets he long; ayo showed himself P be a man of special business capacity energetic, resourceful and persevor in*;. Mr. Zimmerman was an excellen nreaeber. He -studied his sermon carefully and nllered them in clinic lntvua'7*. llis reading and study rov ered a wide r?n?re of subjects, so tha he was not a mere sermonizer, but i ^ nlent of life and Irulh. As a pas tor he was attentive and helpful. Hi looked after the many (things lvquir cd of him with fidelity and success. The Zimmerman home lias knowi sickness and sitrflforiny beyond lln knowledge or experience of most. Ti 1001 Mr. Zimmerman was desperatel; ill with typhoid fever. Fow so il ever recover, from June to A turns lie hnver-'d between life and death. / d ran ire fact: Of what occurred it Mint time lie remfjmborod notihiny yot he conversed with friends so sen siblv thai he seemed fully al himself Ho even told where n>aipers had beei nlaced by him and I hey were fount ' here he said. This is a most inter 'sliirr ease of the povor of llhe sub conscious mind. Tn ISOfi Mrs. Zim merman for mnn<|u h'<- at death': door, her jpnrwi- |]|P ,Vf> ord of anv f'N live recovered. ?The Ttocovd. ' . LOOK! APPLIED TO BICYCLES. t The Observer and Our Pomaria Cor- Ii respondent Almost Together. 1 Pomaria, October Ul.---In Tues* day's issm/||J(> Observer says: "Our tl - unknown critic a'( I'oniaria emu Ii t to S - kn<-w that baby carriages have never li - r ni over anyone <>n I lie sidewalk, I'1 I while bicycles have." Ol' course Ibis ti s correspondent knows thai; we were merely criticisim* I be Observer's f< faulty logic. lie argued that "bicv- N i cles are vehicles" and so "should be s< kept in the street." According" to Ihe i*I lo.-ic, il would follow thai, as I' - " :..'?y carriages are vehicles." they, ^ t':o. should be keipt in Ihe street. Since V - 1 lie Observer lias amended bis pre! niise lo (lie somewhat different and P more definite proposition liiat "bicv- (,i cles on the sidewalk are dangerous lo |')l 'pedestrians," I lie conclusion Ilia I they '' "should ihe kept in IW> street" is vi more logical and legitimate. Tf he ^ will modify Ii is proposition slightly further, so as to make the statement in I'llis form: If the riding of bicycles ni on the sidewalks can not he so ivj stricled as to be without danger to N pedestrians, the bicyeles should he kept in the streets, we shall atrrea >7 with him in both premise and conclusion. p s This "critic" and the Observer f( 1 are not very far apart, we think, after j. all. in the end which they desire attained; and that is, the removing <?f tl any possibility of danger lo pedes- bi trians, from ihe riding of bicycles on ^ tiio sidewalks. We differ merely as ni to the moans of attaining that end. ' The Observer evidently thinks that it can be attained only by forbidding hi- w evclists to ride on (be sidewalks at all. b< 1 This writer thinks tdiat il can he attained ocjually well by a 'less drastic ',l ordinance?as. for instance, the -pres* en! one: an ordinance which, while '"! not working a hardship upon anyone, ' will permit a ureal convenience to a 's number o.f good citizens anfl deservinir '* ' people. c; In Knight-Thomas. j '< Married, October 2(>th. in Colum- '' t hia. al Ihe home of the bride's uncle I u 1 I ' X. I 'ope. Cecil V. Thomas and Mrs. | - Ilyla Knitrlil. widow of the late Hillv 1 ^ : Knight of Wadesboro, X. ('. I hi' happy couple arrived in Ww- r> berry in ihe afternoon of the 'JSth. j and proceeded lo the home of ihe|:l' - groom's parents. Mr. ;m,| M ls. .\lberi : I A. Thomas. ("deems" and " Hecky ?" Ann") wluM-c^a brilliant reception 'awaited them. At half past six o'clock a* Ine invited quests began lo arrive, a and at seven oVIock. the hour an- X s nouneed for supper, all were present b< 1 and ready to ]>artake of t'he luxuries j (>n bounlifully supplied table. The dining room was decorated in ferns ^ and geraniums. A lovely wedding T. l' '1>(>|l wn? suspended in a wreath above ^ I he fa/hie. and beneafch it was' the center piece, a vase of magnificent, pink h( , geraniums with maiden-hair fern fol- f? bi.'-.j. I he table was set for twelve. ,' and on each napkin was a dainty but- X ton hole bo(|uel of pink geraniums and lesvf, with pin. M * The "nests were the Rev. "Mr. Me(Jill, pastor of Ihe second Baptist ?i p church. Rev. Mr. Miller and wife of j ?? I be O'Neal! St. Methodist church,'''1 * the Newberry Mills Su.pl. J. M. Davis and wife, Ihe weave room over-seer, s' W . U. Hardeman and wife, the weave [ room second hand, W. Ivoon and wife, hi Mr. and Mrs. W. M Thomas, Mr. ^ f I rover Thoiy-as, and Mr. and Mrs. \V. n< i D. Duke. r> The bride received some useful and ' r\ i beautiful presents, the most valuable ! M being a lull set of lovely china, with j'l 1 ."'old 'decoraI ions, presented by Kupt.le> I J. M. Davis and wife, and a magui- | J" ^ licent water set and waiter, from O. j f< i Kletlner, ex-mayor of tlie oily. The \ < < , (bridid was beanlifu'lly dressed in pure j - while and gracefully acknowledged | *1 '. the many hearty oongraI illations and , \. i good wishes bestowed upon her and i Hi 1 I he happy groom. j lo The hos| and hostess were highlv - complimented on Ihe success of the r\ - occasion, which was greatly enjoyed ,|; s by all present. With Ihe politician might makes )n money and money makes it right. , tr SOME NEWBERRY VISITORS. j i Columbia as Mentioned by the Co- j lumbia Papers. Til.- lulU nviny personal mentions | fo taken promiscuously from I lie live daily papers in Columibia, the late. the Nows and <('ourier and the oc- nd. There may have heen others oil! Newberry who received at tonoil from the daily paipers l>nt these ivines are the ones our scissors >11 ud. There were a yroat. many I ewberry people in Columbia but >nieho'\v the mitnihcr on Wednesday 1 least, did not seem as larjye as in ?nn.r years: Mi-- I Jessie Schumpert, ol' Newberis here for the fair week gaieties, j I>r. (). B. Mayer, of Newberry, a roniinenl member of the State Mediil assi i-iiUion and chairman of the nard of councillors of that oryanizaon. is amony the many fair week isilors. Col. W. IT. Wallace, (>iio brilliant litor of thai live newspaper, the ew.berry Observer, is anions the prolinent visitors attending the fair. Senator and Mrs. Cole L. T^leaso, of ciwberrv, are here enjoying the fair. Mr. .John Bedenbauyh, of Nowberis in Columbia enjoying the fair. Mr. 1 j, S. Bowers, who has been ostmaster at Prosperity for about >rly years, is here taking a little *st. Hon. Alan .Johnstone, of Newberry, le new dhairman of the Cleinson. r>ard. is here and is very proud of the I lemson exhibit. Mr. Johnstone is a inn not only of hard sense but of ?al eloquence and of force of charter. and while he is doiny a yreat ork as chairman of the CI am son ?nrd as well as mem'ber of tlie bouse rom Newberry he would jjfraee a ii?iber position in the state. Dr. "Wvclie. of the house of ropivsltatives, is here en.joyiny himself. Mr. Alan .Johnstone, of Newberry, here for the fair. Mr. Johnstone is ?dav one of the most efficient momprs of the general assembly. TTe is i?w (diairman of Iho board of trus es of Cleinson college, and he has >r years heen one of lh.? ardent orkers for Ilia! institution. Mr. C. .1. Purccll. postmaster at ewberry. is here for the fair. Mr. CJeocre .Johnslonc, of Xewher \ is h.-re lakiny in the fair. Col. -li lis lone has a yreat many friends 1 over the state. TTerbert 11. Kvans. the ureal and dv "llnh." is here for fair week, e looks as dapper and effervescent ; ever. Mr. 1?\ Wri'-Jt, president of the owiberrv Cotton Mills. and who has ^en remarkably successful in his now ork. is here lakiny in the fair. Amony I lie leadiny Newb**rrv farm's at lending- the fair is Mr. A. .T. S. nnoiford, who is amony Hie yncsfs at 'rk'-lit's. Mr. B. J.Tones, a well know Ncw mtv insurance man. is at WriyhJL's >r the remainder of I lie weelc. Senator and Mrs. Cole T.. Bleas^. of e wherry. arrived veslerdav a.fter">on. As usual. I hey are stopping at 'riyh I's. TTon. Alan Tobns'lono. ??f N^wbcrrv. ie of the members of the house of present atives. was in I lie '-if v y'es1 rd a v. r. S. Hoy .Tones, of Newherrv. is oppiny in 111.1 cilv with his friend, dwnrd B. Jlouseal, for fair week on is wav home from Pouyhkeepsie, here he has been pursuing a busi ss course. Mr. John W. Karhardt, of Newbcris'spend in'_r fair week in the city, r. harhardt is a former member of ie house of representatives and also :-mnyor rif Newberry and his friends e insist in1.*' on his making' the race >r mayor this year. The election >nic& off in I)ec(jmher. Mr. Hobert Norris. of Newberry, ale ayenl of I lie Pacific M itual ife Insurance convpanv, is amony ie well known visitors in the citvj day. Col. (Jeorye .Tohnslone. of Ne her' ', is amony the visitors i.i |ho city In i.v. Mo*. Nat fiist. a prominent cotton i ver. of Newberry, is one of I he ?Miy visitors in Culumbia who is a lost at the. Columbia hotel. COL. R. W. HUNT PROMOTED. D Popular Southern Railway Oilicial A Goes up Ladder?Made Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Southern Railway, With Headquarters in Atlanta. p; : r" News ami Courier. I te Columbia. October .'{().?Col. K. \V. I in Hunt lias been appointed assistant .ireneral passenger audit. ol' the South- ('I em Uaihvay, with headquarters at 101 Atlanta, to succeed Mr. (5eo. B. Allen, ei resigni'il. The appointment was an- ro nounced from Washington tonight. te Col. I hint has as many friends in ot South Carolina and CSeorjria as any v< man in either state, lie has worked tli his way up from the ranks ami his tli friends will rejoice with hint, in the ly promotion and congratulate the Southern Ka.il,way on the wisdom of the l? apopintnioiit. Col. Hunt, who is fli known as ">IJ?*b" to his friends, won tli the title by gallant service on the as. stall' of (lovernor lleywnrd, and now 1>i ho will be called "Ceil." Hunt. y< Col. Hunt, is at present division ai passenger a<*ent of the Southern, with ti headquarters at Charleston, and in lc chaise of the South Carolina terri- N tory. Before heiuir sont lo Charles- 1, ton lie held the similar position with li headquarters at Auirustn. tl He is now to take the position made ol vacant several months au<> by the resignation of Mr. (Jeorjrp H. Allen, w'.io ai retired io \ro into private business, ot The appointment becomes effective hi Noveiniber 1st, and it is slated that" the appointment is dictated by the. m desire on the part of the Southern's management to promote a faithful of- C ficial and to keep in touch with the ai people of this territory by iputliny; in- S to an executive position a man who is familiar with the needs of the service. Col. Hunt is now in Washington, y but will return to Charleston within a few days. J. 11. , ti A Helping Hand. j, Kroin "Success Magazine." (|j When tin' foreign missionary had v concluded his talk, he made the usu- u, al appeal for cout ri'hut ious, "however p( small. Column- up to the platform with several ot iters, a small boy (|) mounted to the level id' the lecturer ij and hastening toward him said: I " I'liiw. sir. I was very much in- I., Icrcstcil in your lecture, and ami " j; "Co on. my little man." said the. y nUionary encoui a.'iu'jly. " Vou want Io help in ihi' yood work !" ),. "Not exaetlv, sir." said the hov. ! ... . | | "What I want to know is, have vou I |?, , ; 1 1 any lorei^n stamps you don t i jj want?" A Christening in Sight. j !,, Frtnn "Success Maira/.ine." j (| A Mobile lawyer was surprised [> when his ne?ro gardener called al the |( otlicc accompained by a lat'iie wheel- j j(| barrmv. Sil "Marse b'ob'nson." he said, "I wants lo know ef you'd mind lendin' vj rue some of yo' eyclopediars an' die- |,] (binaries an' any other bi'^ books, |? sah." ' ^ i() "I'pon my soul!" exclaimed the as- ||, tonished bmvyer. "What on ' earth 11.' \(.li up I > .''' 'Wry important occasion, Meed. I S'' !!<<> ? 'I'll , > llllllt up .' | '' name ' ! ! -. " I i w. Gold Nugget Worth $!)00. 1 1,1 Seattle Post. | ' Tin* largest nir_?yel ever brought j ' out of the (Viper Wiver district is ( * lodved ill the A r!iu'.*'|on Hotel. The j J 1 iri'.'/ct i- lit * property of Han Kain. 1 who made a rich strike in t!ie Shush- j!' i111:i district. Kain br< ejhl the rmjr- I ^ vet down wilh/hitn from Alaska, to- l' vet In r with a con-nbrable number of; -mailer nvi'dl- and v?r I?I dust, es-j ' timaied at vaii< us amounts ruiinin'.;' r\ 'ill. the hundreds of thousands ot ' ls dollars by Kai'i'- acquaintances, but >':c evi"t :"?"outit of wiiii h Kain re-( .'n-es to disc'o.-c T! i " >rti( nl ir nu.".ret weighs fif-',I'' t , . n? s. ml is pronounced b ! 'I: , t.. #...11 ii in tie <.ne of j ; t''< ' *> -s) ver hrouviit out of! il .Ma-la. Kain estimates il to be p\ woi'iit about $ 1S an ounce, which' would brinir its valin* !o N<?niethinj.r j \\ ih I f ,-J;'M|(|. 1 \ EATH OF CAPT. N. B. MAZYICK, ftcr Brief Illness Died at His Homo in Columbia Wednesday Night. ( apt. Xathanic] Broughton Ma/.vclc issed ai\va.v lasl ni?hf at !>."?<) o'clock his home on Klmwood avenue, afr an illness ol a tew days, lie was I lie 7< I li year of his ii-ue. , ('apt. Ma/.yck was a native of li a rl?*-t| < mi . where lie lived until the ilhreak ol the \\ nr of Secession, llo ilislcd as lirsi lieutenant in the Meau' ?ard liijyht Infantry and shortly afinvards organized and was caiptain ( o. I*.. 1 wenty-1i'l Ih Smith Carolina dun leers, and served as such until ic surrender. lie was ever loyal to ic I .nst ( ausc and was deserwdproud o| his cross of honor. Alter the war he moved to Newmtv. where he was identified with ic interests of that place for more inn a quarter of a century, lie was cut for tdie old (Ireenville & Colunia railroad and ils successors for nf> *ars until a few years iur<?. when ajie id failing health necessitated his rerinir I roni active work, and he moved > Columbia. Darin"- his residence in ewherry he was lay reader of St. like's, Kpiscoijial church, lie was a le member of the Masonic bodies icre and served faithfully in all the lices of these orders. lie is survived bv four da-Uii'hlers nl one son. Mr. I'ierre St, ,1. M a/.yck this city, his wife haviiiiv preceded id: to tin1 irravc three years ayo. The interment will be.made in Maiidia cemetery, Charleston. Mr. Ma/.yvk's family had lived in ha|rleslon for years, liavinu' been noiiir the Hiiii'iienot set Ilcrs.-?Tim late, 31s|. Sneering at South. ew York World. The fact that Bishop Bolter, who is tendinis the Ccncral convention of ie American KJniscupal church at ichmond entertained a ne?jro at his nner I a 1:1 . Friday evening has eonil.-ed the t-naid Virginia city. It lippens tiiat the offending ueuTo is ishop Kertrust n of Africa. My the me tiie news spread lite whole south ay lie evp .-led to li e in rebellion. iv not only lhat Mishop I'oller re"iveil 11ish11p l-'eMiuson Ml his table. lie! e Mis. I'oller ami Dr. \Y. H. mil i u t on, n|' (irace ( hiirch. New oik.1 were :iIm? present. Tnal peril's miuiil lie overlooked if it had en done in New \ ork after proper ei-autions of secrecy. Mul Mishop i?11 er 'presumed |o olTer his hospitalv to a ne.irro in a southern house, id Bishop Kci'irason dared to accopt ie iuvitalimi to dine in a .southern nise. Tli^v even rode together irouifh th?- streets of Richmond in ishop Bolter's carriage. This atmpt lo establish ''social equality" Kichmond of all places is an asult on the most cherished of South ii religions. This crime against cili/.alion is e:ion?h lo make lh" ood of idie Tilhiians a!id X'ardaniaiis >il, and to start a tidal wave of furiis oralorv from Arkansas Bass to Boti'inac. Popular Names For Girls. ndon Chronicle. In I lie eighteenth century .irirls ere christened Sopiiia and Caroline; the early nineteenth, Kiniiia and me. a little later, Baura and Clara: ieii came a crop of Dorothys and arjorics. who are now all calling own babies in a react ion au'iiin-d e "ipiainl" Klizaheth. The names men suffer no such emphatic I'ashn-: and yet it is a pleasure lo nolo at'there arc certainly no more yoiiic_' en called All" and Bus, as were the nimr m 'ii who walked with the ilioline in the days of Beech. flood the sound of John, through all i a nires. 1 fow Wellman Will Tell. rom ''Success Magazine." " ||o-v will' vmi know when you ivc n !iy crossed the. pole?" said iW'a^hinuton dobnlante to Walter ','llmiiii. ''Oh, tha''? easy." pop le ! Mr. 'el-man carelessly. "The n rlii wind i!! become a south w:i ' y'