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INSTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ATLANA Flames Sweep Two Blocks Clean of I Buildings?Estima Loss of $1,260,000, with *760,000, Insurance. Alanta, Ga., May 8.?Ona million ind a quarter dollars is the loss conservatively estimated tonight on a fire which started at 3.30 this morning, and which swept two blocks of Atlanta's business property. Tonight the lire is under control with thj ruined district bounded by Forsyth, Nelson, Madison and Hunter streets. Late today the police and fire departi monts dynamited what was left of I the ragged walls. Tonight half of Atlanta's fire fighting force is playing water into a dozen razed strucIIow the lire started is a mystery, bl was discovered in tlio building occupied by the Schlessinger-Meyer ' Pilinnnnv ImL-?>? % tl. > < Ijs way in all directions until it ruck the 'IVnninal Hotel, one of the irjre.st in the e'nty, and jyulted that, luring the early morning hours, every ne in the Terminal hotel and" in numrous other smaller hotels in the district had warning. There was .no loss f life and no injuries. The insurance on the property detroyed is placed by insurance men at 750,000. One of the heaviest losers is S. M. nman, of Atlanta, who owned the 11 tire Idock hounded by Forsyth, litchell and Nelson streets and Madi011 avenue, and in which were located ho Schlessin.uer-Meyer company, {ranch li. of (.he city post office, the liquid Carbonic company, a branch if the 'Central Trust and Hanking oinpany and many smaller concerns. The lire was discovered iri the olealor shaft of the Schlessiujrer buildup and is supposed to have ori^iiial(1 from crossed wires runnin<r to the notor wflich operated the elevator. ?y the time I he lircmen had arrived he flames had broken through tiis Iwooi 01 mis numiing aim owing to a Bight. water .pressure it was impossible check their progress. In a short H^mc this structure was completely Rutted ami the fire was eating its way .hrougli to Staation B, of the A'tlanV.a postoffice, where mails received l/roin the terminal station, just across Lthe square, are distributed. The employees of the post office, however, by Ijuick work managed to save all the hail and most of the equipment. lumping across Mitchell street tho I'jlames made short work of th<? Tcrfmina) hotel, the Terminal annex, Fchilds Cafe, and hotel, and C'hilds r annex, at which point the firemen Succeeded ' checking the onslaught ibn the ik side of Mitchell street. tOn the south side, however, the Kla<mes continued to sweep everything fi'n their path until Forsyth street was 'cached, gutting the buildings occu r>ied by McClure's ten cent store, the branch bank of Die Central Ranking land Trust company, the Paragon Sus|pcnder company, Moon Shoe store and the liquid Carbonic company. The Schlessinger building extended half a block on Nelson street and from it the flames soon jumped to numerous small i store houses on Forsyth street, riem stroying the places occupied by AlV versan Ill-others' Grocery company, V the Hinders Frame Manufacturing I? company and the Walker-Cooley ' Furniture company. A strong west I wind fanned the flames and scattered I burning embers, over the whole busiR ne.ss section of the city and threatenV ing for a time to cause even greater m loss. mji Thcp firemen had many narrow es^ ^pefij' from falling walls, but no inp|tgMrie|fi'of a serious nature are reportguests from the hotels aindf SjBmjMRiig houses in the burned section Bra?||]Hvlc(l in saving most of their cfhaving been warned in time to ffijfSMfrive their trunks, which were pilW^Von the plaza in the front of the ^',j^^p*minnl station, from which point g^^Kier ow,tiers and many early risers g^fcitchcd tiie progress of Ihe fire. BSf NEWS OF POMARIA. fW. H. Setzlor Goes to Hospital r Operation?Church Notes? Other Matters of Interest. maria, May II.?Mr. . li. is and 11. iIflolloway. j., in I'omaria on business last . W. TI. Sot/ler went to a hosin Columbia lo be operated on nncer last Tuesday., lie was <;elon well at last reports, and is e.\d home in a couple days. the next, preaching day (May i hi Hothlchem church, there will rvices in both the morning and noon. l?eyr l'1,. ('. Oronk will be il, and,AV"itl present lo Ihe con.urepublication interests of the L'd Synod. I Mrs. ft. 15. Sehumpert and Miss Sullivan, of Prosperity, spent Saturday evening1 and yesterday with Mrs. Jas. P. Setzler. Mr. Jess Shealy, t)he new railway agent here, arrived last week with his family, and has assumed the duties of the oflice. Miss Lurline Aull, daughter of In. tendant Juo. C. Aull, is ill with pneumonia. It is hoped that tho attack may not prove so severe. The measles are still common in this community. Daisy, the youngest child of Mrs. Cr. D. Young, is quite ill with them. S. GHOST RUNS ENGINE. Sits by Side of Engineer and Guards Him From Danger. Chicago Journal. No danger lurks in the path of No. ir>. Two drivers perch on the same bench in (lie locomotive's cab an?r guide its destiny. One is Horace l,. Seaver, veteran engineer and lrcro of nntnerous hair-breadth escapes; the other is the ghost of a man that was. Unseen, unheard, t.nc specter has been at the throttle for years, guidin?_r and guarding the lives of those sleeping in the darkened coaches behind. No. 1") is tiie Big Four last express whieli runs into Chicago over the Illinois Central tracks from Kanwakee. The train is pulled by an Illinois Central locomotive, of which Mr. Seaver is the engineer. For -13 years the veteran has been handling the throttle of Illinois Centra* engines. For -1-S years Mr. Seaver lias been a spirt ualist, not one of the tableraising, bell-ringing kind1, but an intelligent believer that spirit bodies exist. lie says iie has bad innumerable evidences that a spirit baud guided his engine through fearful dangers and happy escapes. Whenever i i: _ i I... i j i. - i.. . i ? in- i-iniiu.s iiiiii i iii" fi|??"t"ir;u i'iiji'1 iii'i'r is sitting beside him. ."rady to extend the h'.wid of warning in time of need. Mr. Seaver was in the cab, gazing far out along the track, one dark night, wondering how many more trips he would make before his good spirit deserted him. In the train were more than 1,000 old soldiers going to a reunion at Champaign, 111. The throttle was out ro the last notch and the speed more than 00 miles an hour. Suddenly the engineer heard a soft voice whisper in his ear: "The bridge is burned": the bridge is hurtled." As quickly as possible Mr. Seaver set the airbrakes and stopped tlio train, fn the coaches 1,00 old soldicrs were sleeping. The conductor hurried forward to tne engine. "What do you mean by stopping this train out here?4* he demanded angrily. "You would1 better go along the track and find out,'- said the engineer quietly. P ?l 1 11-- ? <1 I !. ? IITI cl-IIL'clU 1)1 nil1 1*11gine was th?> river, and over tlio river hung (lie charred reri.?.n?ls of the hiir bridge, which had burned only a short time before. The 1.000 veterans wer^ saved. This happened in 1800. and Mi. Seavor was hailed a-* a hero all ov*v tho ountryc. "(lint it wasn't me that did it," said the engineer, modestly. "It was something unseen, something that we do not know anything about. I did not deserve any credit at all. I just hooded the warning that was given me. There are numerous other instances where the same voice has given me warning just in time to save the i>l mv |mwteiij^crs. Many Woods in a Piano. As many kinds of wood are used in the making of a piano as in the making of a house or an ocean-going | steamship. Certain woods possess qualities demanded by piano manufacturers, and no substitutes will be ; taken. | The sounding board, for instance, is I never .made of anything but spruce. It j is a thin piece?more frequently several pieces glued together?the whole thing would hardly make enough kindling for a fire, if a halt-lift were us.-o on it. But il is the one essential thing, and without it there could' be no piano. It is selected with care, .seasoned in the most painstaking manner, cut and shaped by experts, and it becomes the soul and life of the instrument. Had the spruce used in a sounding board gone to the pulp mill instead of tlu piano factory, it would' have mada about enough paper for a couple of sheets of music. The piano's frame, the part which holds the strings and endures (lie incessant strain of several Ions, is usually of elm. Bicycle rims are of the same wood, and the ^nonnnus load which a thin strip weighing a few ounces can carry is well known. I Tho visible part of the piano is the veneer, the thin shell of wood {fined over the outside of the frame. The music would he as fine and the frame as strong without the veneer. But it adds beauty, and for that reason a beautiful wood is selected, and is stained, varnished, and polished. It may be walnut,' mahogany, oak, ash, maple, cherry, or rosewood. It is as thin as egg shell, but it hides the heavy poplar planks to which it is gluod. Yellow poplar is nearly always used for backing; of piano veneer. Maple and cedar are commonly used for bridges, levers, ham-mershanks, and other small mechanisms, while white pine is excellent for keys. Perhaps not more than one or two of the States grow all the kinds of wood used in making one good piano. Suitable materials must be brought together from distant places; but all of those necessary are found in sntlicient <|uan'li'ties in the I'nilcd States; though' I considerable amounts of the finest I foreign woods are brought in for von cer on hi?h ?rade instruments. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RY. Schedule in effect February 16, 1908. Lv. XowborrytC N & I.) 12:50 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.m. Ij\\ Laurens ((' & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenville 1:00 p.m. Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m. Ar. Npartanbur.ir -1:05 p.m. Lv. Sparlanburir (So. By.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. llondersonville 7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville S-.30 p.m. Lv. Laurens ((' & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwood 3:12 p.m. i 1 f Ar. Mef ormick -1 :3S p.m. Ar. Auii'usta 0:20 p.m. | Note: Tliv* above arrivals and dej>artures, as well as connections with j other companies, are iriven as in for- f mat ion. and are not jiuaranteed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Au-t.. Augusta, (5a. Geo. T. Bryan. Greenville, S. C., Gen. A?t. NOTICE. I will sell at auction to highest bidder at Chappells, S. C., on Saturday, May 10, at 11 o'clock a. m., the lot of Webb Brothel's, in the town of Chab pells, 011 which their store house was located before it was destroyed by fire. Terms of sale cash. J. B. Hunter, Assignee and A?ent of Creditors of Webb Brothers & Co. LOW RATE MILEAGE TICKETS ON SALE BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 500 Mile State Family Tickets $11.25?flood over the Southern Railway in South Carolina for the head or dependent members of a family. | Limited one year from date of sale. 1000 Miles Interchangeable Individual Tickets $20.00?Good over the Southern railway and thirty other roads in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles. Limited one year from date of sale. 2000 Mile Interchangeable Firm Ticket $40.00?Good over the Southern Railway and thirty other roads in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles for a manager, the hoad of a firm or employe. Limited to fivo but good for only one of auch persons at one time, limited one year from dato of snlc. 1000 Mile Interchangeable Individual Ticket $25.00?Good over the Southern Railway and seventy five other roads in the Southeast aggregating 41,000 miles. Limited one year from date of sale. On and after April 1st, 1008, all mileage tickets will not Ire honored for passage on trains nor in checking baggage except from non-agency stations and stations not open for the sale of tickets, but must, be presented it. ticket olliees and there exchanged for continuous ticket. Money saved in passage fare by purchasing tickets from Southern Wailway agents. Faros paid on trains will be at a higher rate. ('all on Southern Hail way Ticket Agents for mileage tickets, passage , tickets and detailed information. J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, H. W. Hunt. Charleston, S. C. Assistant General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. REPAIR SHOP?Furniture, lounges, and parlor suits, 'each upholstered, rccaining chairs, repaired; making and laying carpets and mattings, cleaning old furniture. In Sunlight Hall, near old colored Haptist ( church. I Wesley Means. I t Newberry < Hardware Company t; h e h w Weeders Cultivators p c s Harrows i t c llnoc i|uuy And Farm Implements ; ? c 5 Of 1 All Kinds ucuuDtnnv fitvvDcniii HARDWARE i v I COMPANY. White P Will sell 50 and 75 it 25 cents each. MAYES' BOOH "T5 SQUARE! We have just taken up a new line >ecoming famous throughout the w heir" marvelous wearing qualities. > tosiery and know it has unusual mer ach'fperson who has trouble with ho lis'socks, to come and buy just one /ith the warn T?EandHEEL This will cost you just 25c. Then, after you have given thei ugh, fair test, if you don't say the 'est wearing socks you have ever w< gain, bring the pair back and we'll i If you think you might not like the :ome and see. You don't have to b iee them first. WHY DO WE MAKE THIS ;now this Is the greatest wearing ho; ried them, and all to whom v/e have he best thing they ever saw. We k .onvince the most particular person, EWART-PER FLORIDADuring These Cold Wint VIA rHE ATLANTIC A/ould be just the thing \ Iving. Superb Trains, E *nd Tickets which offer ev< jible for a pleasant and att For full information or /our nearest Ticket Agent, W. J. CRAIG, Pass. Traf. Manager. ( WILMlNGTOr* NEWBERRY UNION STATION. Arrival and Departure of Passenger Trains?Effective 12.01 A. M. Sundnv Anril 9.fi 1QOR 1 Southern Railway: ^ />( No. If) for OrownviHo . . . .8.57a.in. j; \To. IS for Columbia .. . .l.-IO.p.m. !/4 ' STo. 1 I for (1 rcenvill-j . . . ..'5.10 f>.m. i N'o. Hi for Columbia 8.-17 p.m. j \ C., N. & L. Ry. | | k 'Xii 85 for La u rows 5.1'.I a.m. No. 22 for Columbia .. ..8/17 a.m. fi I so. 52 for (1 rcfMivillv, . . 12.5(5 p.m. ' I ggj S'o. 5!l for Columbia .. ...'1.20 p.m.! Sanaa 'No. 2o for Laurens .. . .7.25 p.m. | | ^ No. SI for Columbia .. . .S..'l(> p.m.! I ' I )oes not run on Sunday Q This time (able shows I lie times at i] liicli trains may bo expected to d?>- Bbku arl from Ibis station, but their d?i- j artuiv is not tfnarantoed and tlio j imc shown is subject to change withut notico. ! 0. L. Itobinson, { ! * Station Mew tor. j Sold a f JCMJ urses! i cents purses : STORE. DEAL 58E, of men's hose which are hole country because of We have Investigated this it, and so we are asking >Ies coming In the toes of pair of half-hose made n thor- ^BRBP y are the Drn, come refund your money. looks of these new socks, uy them. Just come and OFFER? Because we 5iery ever made. We have \ sold them say they are :now a single trial pair will . Let us show YOU. n\7 IS. I cu. -CUBA er Months A Trip COAST LINE ;o make life worth xcellent Schedules ery advantage pos l! rauuve irip. pamphlets call on or write T. C. WHITE, 3en. Pass. Agent. 4. N. C. *N ? /? JO. JCVSLZZSU ALL CREATIONS [ :,y -7/iu in |k fnf/ 'an and Kjlv ^-A/ //( % \efi east ifse}g^l(fN m .-' ' ia" -y x.?fl.wSWL..? ri-ntllmnr Kcrrmly. For ?alf I17 nil riruKglttt I dtnlrn.Mc. Minify n funded If it follato <Ji> nil H nd jfunrimteed by Gilder & Vtek?