!! BIG TOM WILSON.
Mountaineer Guide Splendid 'Combination
<tf Tenderness and Bravery?Finding
Mitchell's Body.
Columbia State.
Tire death of "Big Tom" Wilson
at the age of 85 years, which occurred
last week at his home in Yancey
county, marks the passing of ono of
the relics of the mountaineers who
have been made the type of heroic
(fiction and romance.
As so often happens in the case of
recognized "types" that appear in
books, the "typo" is in reality fc'no
exception. "Big Tom", as hundreds
can testify was during the whole of
, his long life both the ideal mountain
j type and the practical exception to
the rule.
Of great stature, of Herculean
strength, lixed with the homely philosophy
of a rough life and the gently
.sarcastic humor of one who has lived
close to nature toward those who
i come upon her with the condescension
of the city, "Big Tom" was as much
one of the sights?and in sonic manner
as really one of the inspirations?
as anything alVorded by the mountains
among which he lived. Through
three generations lie'has been made
j>. famous throughout the country, the
r, great magazines devoting pages to his
character and publishing studies of
his great and picturesque frame;
V& hundreds of tourists have made painful
pilgrimage to his home to se<!
liifh; and yet there was always the
f" same story that came back?the story
of a great primal man, with the gen^
tlen'ess of his strength, the wisdom
of clear-eyed associations with the
brooding mountains and the humor
which those who live large acquire
in the amused contemplation of those
.who live small.
Even as a young man "Big Tom"
was staled to know I he then unknown
mountains better than any other. Tie
was in large demand as guide and nti
party that he took out into the solitudes
but that came back to the cities
with his memory in their hearts. He
was hunter and trapper by profes*
sion, knowing to the detail that would
,. put to shame the most successful nature
fakers the hah its and characteristics
of every creature that went the
ways of the mountains. With it all
he bore about him a deep seated
reverence for the (tod of the Mountains
that robbed him of the faults
while it brought out in him the virtues
of the men the mountains breed.
Tn times of danger, ami they were
many in his life. "Big Tom" acted
with the direct simplicity of the rare
breed that has heard of fear but does
not recognize it by experience: when
.the cnll was for humanity he wa< as
gentle as a woman.
It is narrated of "Big Tom" that
on a time he was -persuaded by
friends to go to,Wilmington and sec
the ocean, lie was distressed with
its flatness and perturbed by th'3
.motion. The smug and unbroken horizon
irritated him. lie chafed and
cut his visit short that he might return
to the great hills that he loved
?that, almost personally, seemed to
love him.
ft was as the discoverer of the
dead body of Dr. Klislia Mitchell
that *' I?i u' Tom" will be chiefly remembered.
Alter a week's search
in which hundreds participated it
was "Big Toiu " who, bv a process o|
deduction learned from intimate association
with the great scientist and
explorer, knew where in the mountains
to search for and Kind his trail.
A d it was. the party led by "Bip
Tom" that late at night discovered
where Dr. Mitchell had slipped upon
the ledge and afterwards came upon
his body lying at the bottom of a
clear pool of mountain water many
feet below. The details of the search
and finding of Dr. Mitchell's body
made a story that "Big Tom" was
accustomed to tell wi'th unvarying
graphic detail to the day of his death,
Now that "Big Tom" is dead, the
story of the finding of the body as
narrated by Zeb Vance, who happened
to be in tiie mountains as a student
on vacation at the time and
who was of the searching party, gains
renewed interest al this time. It
was to visit "Dig Tom" that Dr.
Mitchell had turned aside from his
party on the day that he was lost,
The findingoftho body is told by Gov.
^ ance, in the Asheville Spectator, as
follows:
"About I o'clock in the night just
as the writer was about closing his
eyes in troubled and uneasy slumlrei
(at the Steep cabin on Mt. Michell),
a haul haloo was heard from the high
bluff that looms over the cabin. It
was answered from within, and in a
moment every sleeper was upon his
feet. M}r. Jesse Sleep, Capt. Robert
'Vat I on and others llren came down
and told us that the body was found.
'Mournfully' then indeed those hardy
sons of the mountains seated them
selves around tlie smouldering cabii
lire and on the trunks of the falle
llrs, and then, in the light of a glor
ous full moon, whoso rays pencile
the dark damp forest wibh liqjui
silver, 7,000 feet abovo the tide-was!
ed sands of the Atlantic, the melat
'choly tale was told. Many a heai
was stilled with sadness as the anvfi
truth was disclosed, and many
rough face glittered with a tear in tli
refulgent moonlight as it looked upo
the marble pallor and statuc-stillnes
of tiie stricken and bereaved son, an
thought of those far away whom th
sudden evil would so deeply afflict.
"Tt was as they expected. The d
eaased had undertaken to go tl
same route to the settlements whic
lie iiad formerly gone. They tracc
him rapidly down the precipices <
the mountain until they readied tl
stream, (the Cat-tail fork), foun
traces going down it?following on
hundred yards pr so, they came to
rushing cataract some *10 feel big
saw his footprints trying to dim
around the edge of the yawning pre
ipice. saw the moss torn up by tl
outstretched hand, and then?tl
solid Impression less granite refuse
to toll more of his late. But clambc
-i 11 vr hastily to the bottom of the ro
ing abyss, they found a basin woi
out <?(' the solid rock by the fren/.ic
torrent, at least 14 feet deep, fiih
with clear and crystal waters co
and pure as the winter snow tin
generates them. At the bottom <
this basin, quietly reposing, with on
slrelched arms, lay the mortal r
mains of the Rev. TCIisha Mitche
1). 1)., the good, the great, the wis
the simple-minded, the pure of heai
ilie i.istructor of flic youth, the di
. eiple of knowledge and the preach
of Christianity! Oh, what a friend
science and virtue, what youth amoi
all the thousands that have listen)
to his teachings, what friend that h
ever taken him by the hand, cj
111i ik of this wild and awful scei
unmoved by the humanity of tear
can think of those gigantie pyramid
firs, whose interlocking branches, sin
out the light of heaven, the man
lined rhododendrons that freight tl
air with their perfume and lean wee
inglv over the waters, that cryst
stream leaping down the great gra
ites and hastening from the niajest
presence of the mighty peak abov
whilst in the deep pool below, wlie
1 lie weary waters rest but a sing
moment, lies the inanimate body
his dear friend and preceptor, appa
enlly listening to the mighty requie
of (lie cataract ! Truly 'Man knowe
not his lime..and (lie sons of men a
entrapped in the evil, when it come
suddenly upon them.' "
Dr. Mitchell met his death .Till
'.17. 1S."i7. and was buried in Ashevil
the 10th of duly following. A,bo
:i year later on the Kith of .Tu:i
1 S."?S, his body was rein I erred up?
the top of Ml. Mitchell, the height
which he was engaged in measurii
at the time his Iragic fate ovcrtoi
him.
Kiflv-one years later it were a
propriatc thai the old mountaine<
who was the friend an.! guide at
who brought aboil! Mve discovery
his body, should likewise he burn
in honor on the top of the niounta
lie knew so well and so greatly rcvo
e<l for the memory that was hound i
in it of the great scientist who can
among the moountains md their pe
. pie as friend and guide?' > learn at
In leach.
NO FATIGUE GERM.
. Doctors Have 'Come to the Conclusi<
That Theory is a Myth.
Nearly 1,000 persons at the Ila
vard Medical School yesterday iiea
Dr. (}. A. Waterman lecture on "F
tigue; Its FdVeels and Treatment."
Dr. Watornvan declared that fati
; ue is not a germ nor a microbe, b
that it is a condition that develop
in the muscles of the body when
, person works too hard, thinks t<
; hard, worries loo hard, and loses l<
. much sleep.
"If there is loo much falimie.
the doctor declared, "with none i
i the necessary substance for the r
plenishmenl of the muscle's su]>)i
, of energy, that little muscle ju
> naturally breaks up, and then a pe
, son becomes a nervous wreck."
There were not many students
' the gateliering but many men and w
men whose hair is gray attentive
; listened us Dr. "Waterman traced 11
i entire, energy in a person's body
t he sun.
, "The carrying on plant and ai
i mal life is entirely different." sn
, the doctor. "IManls are reared fro
the soil and wafer and form substan
> es which we use. II is a law of ph
. sics tliiit energy itself once started i
is either being se| free or has a le
, dencv to be set free under cert a
conditions, and these plants, whi<
make use of the heat of the sun ai
l- [ make use of the carbon and itrogon
u of the soil, are the animal kingdom
i- and are taken into the system and
d there are broken doAvn through vard
ions processes. They are then taken
l- by digestion, and stored up, that
1- when they are called upon these subi*t
stances can be liberated at the comil
nvnnd and give rise to the eneregy in
a various>rms, whether of emotion,
to thought or reason."
in
*s CHARLESTON NAVY YARD.
d
is House (Committee Endorses Appropriation
for Torpedo Boats to Be
s. Constructed There.
ic
,|j News and Courier.
(t| Washington, February 12.?-The
house naval all'airs committee today
,e voted to pass an item of$o0,000 pro1(j
viding for the construction of torpea
do ships at the Charleston naval staa
| tiou. It also voted to appropriate
^ $140,000 for the purpose of further
^ carrying on the public works at I he
c_ station for the next fiscal year.
ie I'he voting (>|' the $.">(),000 for the
le construelion of torpedo ships is of
>d more than ordinary importance and
r- means that the first step in a verv
r. important undertaking has been tak ;i
en with success.
'd 'Several months ago Capt. William
?d Mol'fott, of the navy, with Commanld
der Marsh, undertook the matter of
nt making Charleston a basis for the
i>f torpedo squadron. The original plans
t- were worked out in detail and Repe
resenIlive I.ctrnre and Senator Til 1II.
man gave their assistance to the proie,
jed in congress. At the earnest re t,
quest of Cap!. Moflfetl, Mr. Legare
s- and others interested in the matter,
ei the Nofws and Courier correspondent
to | said nothing of what was likely to
lg happen, and it would not be made
id public in this correspondence now exas
copt for the fact that the item has
ui been voted upon bv the naval all'airs
ie i 4'i)nitiii'ttee and the news is open to
s! i Ine public. I'lie voting of the apal
propria!ion means that provision is
nl to be made at the Charleston naval
y- station immediately for taking care
ie of many o| the ships now forming
p- the torpedo squadron, the headqnaral
tcrs of which are at Norfolk.
ic LYNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI.
ra Mob Overpowers Militia and Deputy
le Sheriffs and Hangs Negro.
of
r- Brook ha ven. Miss.. February 10 ?
in I'di I -'-it. I he negro who criminally
111 assaulted Miss Williams, a yoiint*
re while won ? . near several
lb weeks a:o. was ;ake:i from the cus!ody
ol the dacksou military coiniio
pany and a posse of deputies and
Ie . hanged t<> a telephone pole within a
ut hundred yards of the court house. He
ie, was to have been tried for his crime.
>ii I he military and the police were ovi,|
crpowered by a mob of more than
ig thousand citizens. Several sliots
>k were tired during the melee and two
members of the mob were wounded.
!r. Medicine That is Medicine.
id '*1 have suffered a good deal with
of malaria and stomach complaints, but
L.' ' have now found a remedy that
r keeps nie well, and that, remedy is
Kleetr>c Bitters: a medicine that is
I1C. medicine for stomach and liver I rouo
liles, and tor run down conditions,"
'J says W. C. Kiestler. of TIalliday,
Ark. Klectric Bitters purify and
enrich the blood, tone up the nerves
i , . . '
and impart vigor and energy to lire
N"ak. ^ oui' money will be refunded
if it fails to help von. f?0e. at W.?E.
Belli a i n and Son's drug store.
^ j A Dangerous Operation
is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. Njo on/T who takes Dr.
<r king's New Life Bills is ever sub^
jected to this frightful ordea! They
work so quietly you don't, feel tlrsni.
* They cm.e constipation, headache,
billiousness and malaria. 2oc at W.
? F. Pelliam and Son's drug store.
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the farm of 338 acres of land situated
l.v about one mile east of Silver Street
sl ?nd owned by the estate of Wm. W.
1 Spearman. There is open upon the
place about a four horse contract and
in made this year 50 bales of cotton,
o- The place will be rented either foilv
money n* bales of cotton. Apply to
lie the undersigned,
in M. A. Carlisle,
John C. floggans,
ii- Kxeculors of Wm. W. Spearman,
id Newberry, S. C., Dec. 31, 1007.
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At Wholesale Prices
Bananas,
Oranges,
Apples,
and all sorts of Fruits.
ALSO
Homemade
Candy.
CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA
RY.
Schedule in effect Noveinber.-3rd, 1907
Lv. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:46 p. m.
Ac. Laurens 1 :52 p. in.
J Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:15 p. in.
Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. m.
Lv. Laurens 2:07 p. it..
Ar. Spnrtn:iburg 3.35 p. m.
Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m.
Ar. Heiulersonville 0:25 p. m.
A.r. Asheville 7:30 p. iu.
Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m.
Ar. Greenwood 2:56 p. m.
Ar. McCorraick 3:55 p. in.
Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. m.
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as well as connections with
other companies, are. given as information,
and are not guaranteed.
Ernest Williams,
Cen. Pass. A?rt.,
Augusta, Qa.
Geo. T. Bryan,
Greenville, S. C.
Gen. Agt.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
1 ?v Frank M. Schunipcrt, Esquire,
Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, Lizzie J. Huff and Minnie
L. Caldwell made suit, to me, to
grant thVin letters of administration
of tlie estate and affects of J. M. II.
Huff.
THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite
and admonish all and singular tlin
kindred and creditors of the said .7.
M. If. Huff deceased, that they he
and appear before me, in the Court
of Probate, lo be held at Newberry
on tlie 12th day of February next after
publication thereof, at 11 o'clock
in (lie forenoon, to show cause, if any
they !ia*-o, why the said administration
.-should not be granted.
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day of January, Anno Domini, 1008.
; F. M. Schumpert.
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i. Its warehouse receipts nre regarded
as the highest class of bankable collateral
2 If money can be borrowed on anything
it can be borrowed on the receipt
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3 Hanking instituiiois are familiar
with the methods and strict business
principles and financial standing of The
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its receipts as a basis of loans. . . vl
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est protection qf its receipts.
10. The Standard Warehouse Company
is anxious to have all cotton of farmers
and others storco, and offers the most
cotnple te protection and encouragement
for faviners desiruig to hold their cotton."
11. Kates will W furnished upon application
to Mr. J. D. Whetfler, local
manager Standard Warehouse Company,
Newberry, S. C.
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Newberr
In looking for a Bankt
you want to find a Safe
Bank, an Accommodatii
|to consider this Bank an
[come in and open an ac
We Pay Interest o
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President.
Edw. R. Hipp,
V. President.
G. B. Cron
itT?. e
ryv* m rp* ff *J ^
Prosperit
Paid Up Capital
I Surplus and Individual \
Stockholders' Liabilities
For protection of deposi
H. C. Mossley. President. M
W. W. Wheeler, Cashier. G
Better a conservative interes
return when wanted, than a high
about the principal.
A National Bank Is a safe Dep
makes it so. Likewise our Boai
of Drudent conservative manager
DIRECT
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J. A. C. Klbler.
R. L. Luther.
M. A. Carlisle.
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We allow 4 per cent, pei
Department, interest p
Mosele1
Our 36th car of that Choic
arrived, making 4,005 bbls.,
Best Patent
Best Half Patent
Every Barrel
Choice Meal
Choice Grits
| We are maKing some cut pric
land as a special inducement wil
lO Cents on
| on following goods, goods all ma
! tion or misleading. This is to u
; 1908, and to be carried out to t!
All Ladies' Hats, Feathei
Dress Goods, Flannels, all IV
Youths' and Boys' Cloth inf.
Blankets, Men's Pants Gooi
Misses' Shoes, Trunks, Vali
Ladies' and Misses Jackets,
ing Machines. This make*
the extremely low price of !
tic for $22.50 and is certainly
We have an abundance of chc
ments, and to reduce them are
all along the line. Yours ti
i Mosele]
&
The First Cough
(?| Kven tbmtgh not severe, has a t
a tive Aremhranes of the throat
i ^ Coughs then come easy all vvint
I ? slightest cold. Cure*the first cc:
set up an inflaination in the delic
fig lungs. The best remedy is
| ^ SYRUP. It at once gets right
' moves the cause. It is free froi
? a child as for an adult. 25 cent:
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y, S. C.
o receive your money,
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ig Bank, we want you
d satisfy yourself and
count with us.
n Time Deposits.
M. L. Spearman,
Cashier.
W. B. Wallace,
Ass't Cashier.
"ler, Atty.
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? - - $25,000 00
Profits $6,000 00
1 . $25,000 OO
tors.
!. A. Carlisle, Vice-President
eo. Johnstone, Attorney,
t on your deposit with its safe
rate and a feeling of doubt
osit. Government supervision
'd of Directors is a guarantee
nent.
fORS:
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towers.
* annum in our Savings
ayable semi-annually"
y Bros.
:e Tennessee Flour has just
and while it lasts goes foi
$5.50 bbl.
$5.25 44
Guaranteed.
90c. bu.
$1.85 sack.
es to suit the "Panicky" times
I make a clean cut of
the Dollar
iked in plain figures, no decepist
until 1st day of January,
ie letter, and includes
s and Velvets, all Woo
fen s Hats and Caps, Men's,
Rugs and Art Squares,
ds,{Ladies', Children's and
ses, Satchels, Telescopes,
Lap Robes, Domestic Sewi
our $30.00 Machine for
$27.00, our $25.00 Domesbest
price in United States.
>ice goods in all of our departmaking
some inviting prices
uly,
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1
of the Season,
emlency to irritate the sensi- A
and delicate bronchial tubus.
er, every time you take the ?
nigh before it has a chance to ^
:ate capillary air tubes of the a
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