[John W. Ker I Bryan's Running Hate One c Champions?oen the Democratic candidate fur United States senator. It is not by his political associates alone that Mr. Kern Ls held In high repute. Men of all political creeds have learned to like him and to appreciate his sterling worths Altliough ever since his entry Into political llfo he has been accounted an extremo party man, ho has never permitted himself even during the heat of a political campaign to indulge In personalities JOIIN U or descotwled to tlie alnise of any otf Ills political antagonists. lie is only .teemed tliroughout tlie state as a man of high Ideals and i?urc ukMIvos. In 1000 Mr. Kern received tlio notrvinatlon for governor, but lio went down to defeat with Mr. Bryan. Again In 1004 he was given anotlier opportunity, but tho sorry political fortuno <*f the previous campaigu vn\& repeated. Although he wis regarded as one of Mr. Bryan's stanchest friends, ho was tho first Indiana man of any especial prominence to como out for Jndgo Alton B. Porker, whom ho supported loyally without hi any way endajvgorlng Ills friendship for tho man from Nebraska. Thus it Ls that lie ls today one of Air. Bryan's closest friends and admirers. Mr. Kern is a natlvo sou of tho Hoosler State, born In Howapcl county, near Kotcomo, In 1840. He is of southern extraction, his father l?vlng emigrated from Virginia in 1830 and becoming one of the pioneers of Howard county, where ho practiced medicine for Beveral years. When John was Ave years ofc ago his parents decided to roinovo to Iowa, awl tho Samily renin In ed in that state until tho lad was fifteen. Soon after tlie Kerns hod returned to their old hoino their son entered tho State Normal school and after a short period of iireparatlon booamo a district school teacher !n Howard county. After ho had succeeded In saving a littlo money 1*> entered tho University of Michigan as a member of tlie freshman class. His means wero not eufiVclent to admit of regular attendance at tho university, and bo was OiHlgod to take several long intermissions in order to earn thoi money necessary to complete his courg?. But he woe rawlnto In the determination to obtain an education, atul lie permitted no hardship tc turn hifaj? from his puri>ose. When Iw1 was groOoatod ho carried, off all the honors to which l>o was eligible, ond his record was most gratifying of any memlier of tlie class. Successful at an Earty Age. At a very early age Kern had de elded to enter thelognl profession, and when ho returned homo from college he set about, the achievement of his heart's deslro without delay. As soon as ho was admitted to tho bar 1k> hung o of Indiana rf Democracy's Most Variant Ideate and Sterling Worth* ?'A Stump Speaker the Hooster State. j out his 6hlngk> In ICokomo and bop business on his own hooli. From t very first day ho was n pronounc< success In obtaining business, and i: luck In bringing his eanos to a t'nvc ablo conclusion soon become prove blal m nn Incredibly short time hoc tabllslvod a business sooond to none the prosperous county town, and li prospects wero ex-ceedlngiy bright. lie came by his political creed ve: naturally. Ills futhor was a so call< Democrat of the old school, liavlng li bibed his political Ideas in the ntmc phere of Monticollo. near which ho wi horn. Thomas Jefferson was tin.1 eld Kent's political ideal, ami lie made point of training his clover son In tl same faith. Outside of hla lmmcdia homo circle young Kern received litt sympathy in his political predilectlor for Howard county was ovorwhelmln ly Republican, and a follower of in other party was in a liojH'less mlnoiit Thus it was that the young lawv traveled a rather hanl political road his early duys. A Man of Nerve. Thfc proi>ondcranoe of Republic) sentiment lu his imnvodiato vkinlt however, did not discourage him. J leallzed that lie was fortunate in ha iug established a reimtation for abili and uprightness In a ootnnvunlty will " - / :/ ' -v ,v:'^ -j ' '' ''''-flf :. KERN. was so opposed to htm In politic views, und ho accepted the eltuati and devoted himself to the task bulldlug up his business. It wjuj i long until he had arrived nt n te) eminence which seeu*xl to him su cient to warrant a lllght ii*to tlio po leal Held. \\ hh this end In view came out as a candidate for the leg Inturo and at oneo entered on a vlg ous campaign. Altluxigh tlie cliv-u stances of the caso dkl not scorn to j tJfy tho experiment and all his frier were opposed to tl>o venture, ix> tually auno within a few votes of cui lug tlio election. Flo carried t city Ln which lie lived, fxxt could 1 i secure the country districts. It v actually a groat triumph for tl? you Democratic lawyer, oik! it added 1 raensely to his reputation, o? a man nerve without hi itny un*y detract! from Ids character. In 1878 Kern was cfcxrteA ctty att ney of Kokoino, and when his tc expired bo was accorded a reoloctl< While serving in this capacity ho mo i an excellent record. During his t terms law and order were ecnmo a current saying In I i komo that tl*??o wad no noeessity I bolt tho door os Voii^j as Kern was. i the tf-ajtch. In tho state election of 1881 J Item wos elected rei>orter of t supremo court mi tho Democratic tl< ' et- In this resi>ou8iblo position proved most efficient and eonsclentic - and won many powerful friends, tho close of his term ho ?ettlod in i dlana polls and soon bocamo clow klentLilo tho stato oennto ? 18?)2 and did admtrablo eervlco ln t i leg hi Is turn ' prom 1807 to 1001 5 Kern was city attorney of Indlanapo i under Mayor Tom Taggart, tho naU< i al chairman of tho Democratic par i Ho took a very prominent part ln t I great political battlo of 1890 and w identified with tho fortunes of A Bryan ln tho stato of Indiana. Redhot Campaigner. Tlio gulirniatoiinl campaign of lf)< I. Into wUient. An ulrie eohstitutlou lawyer, l?e arraigns the present T publican (vdmlnfcttnvtlon severely f tisurivitlon of inrwevr and (ho state n ministration for Its enact nieut of t \n #o calkvl "rlp|>er" bill, whldi ho clali ho was used for i>artisan punx>sos by t [Hi Republican governor. Mr. Kern iIh dark lvalred and has a crop of llowli >r- whiskers and Is a nvoet linpixvsslvo p< :r- soimllty generally. JJj Family Socially Prominent ,1s The Iiern family Is i>ronihient i dally In IiKllnimjiollH. Mi's. Kern is t.y brilliant woman, eiulowod with a lli .h1 bT wit, und tlie Kern Ihmih.' Is the ce ii- ter of a roll nod circle* e.H>mpostxl of t most lntelkvctual ;K?pl? of tho notal lia Intellectual capital of Indiana. (,r It la ik) pocret that tlie Kern Ikx n has been tho particularly ix>t hobby liy tlve Democratic chairman, Tom Ti t0 gart, who announced to hln friends jt> the eve of his deiKirtmv for I)en\ IH that ho should nevur return unit jrl John Kern were given tho nomlnati 1V for tho vice priwidency. It has lo y Itoen known in Indiana political clre pp that Taggart has always consider j? | his friend to lx> tlrst class president timber, and ho saw no especial reas wliy lw> slvould not bo given first pl:i on tlw ticket if the Nebniska m au failed to make good. TiiKgarfs dot T | mlnatkxi to promoto tho advanccnu of his friend was tho can?e of nui merriment at Denver, although the . who are pen-?e>nully iKxjtmlntexl w! pJj the iWnnh>oo are of the opinion tl Kern ly IMg enwxigh to Justify t - chairman's ndmlratkm. When Mis Aim Was Poor. A story Illustrative of Kern's ells] ' sit Ion to grow restive under diss i i>ointmont comes from Indianapol j W'hcu ho was a memlior ol' tin; st: ; legislature he introelucexl a bill will i was defeated. It was a matter which ho felt u great personnl latere j and wlicn tin; veto was counted a gall ! it ho rose in his plnco, accused t I speaker in no undecided tonus of 1c '. ing his bill, and, hurling a bulky ty] ' written copy of the measure at t i head of tho presiding ollicer, shout i j "If you won't pass it, oat it!" F tunatoly for everyl>ody tin* lrato lop lator*s atm was defective and tho ih deroua mlssllo went wldo of the ma The K|?eaker saw tho humor of tho * nation and was disj^xwd to make I joke vtrt' IL So it hnppenoei that t hasty legislator did not suffer fr< I ho eonsequeivres of his Indiscrete It is altogether to his crexlit that slK>rt time for refkxHion exmvinceel h that Ivo lvael boon mi offender and lost ivo time in making tlie proj apology. 'Hie friendship l>etwecn Taggart a Kern is really something out of tho dlnary. At the St. Louts (xmventJ tlw* Litter might Imvo been e-oneldei seriously as a vico in ol>st:vcli) in tho way of Taggai eaiklidiicy for tho nutlonnl chalnm ship. \\lx;n the party leaders went ! Kern :uul almost liniiortuned him IK'nnlt tlweni lo uso his name In e noctitui with tlxi vico proKlck-ncy lie elared lJwit ho would not t>o inentioi for tlM) pUyw because lio wanted ?al diana's sliaro of tlu) glory to go lo T on gnrt, w1k> was a man that deserved of ixi esxild get. ITo own went to N >ot Yorlc to urge Judge Parker to st.*i fe>r Tnggtvrt for the c.hainnanshliK til- obtained a jwroxy from a western mc lit- Iwr of tlto eommltUHi, iuvl ho it v l*e wl?o i>hux>d Tnggnrt la i>ominatlon is- i lw> uxHTtlng in Nt aet\x)Civte of gold coinage} into a chi ,fts pk>n of fre>e silver at 10 to 1. It i be romcmberexl tlwit at tliei outset u>. was a gold advocate, speaking ai (Xf pnlrlto ujoetlng In Indianapolis in 1 lug against what ho then termed the "f silver erajK^** Tho leiiders of tho u of. nxrveniont remembered Kern's "do; mi tton," na (bey wero plooeoel to term otl. and wltcsn ho ran for governor tl withheld twom 111 in inani' of the vc wo which ho mlgirt otherwise liavo c ut, trolled. to. But in epfto erf ttls eosnewtxat ml: to political tendencies Mr. Kern Is < oa tain to find many warm friends In dlai>a among tho members of all r [ir tle?. Personally he Is liked by most e*verylHxly. dk- ~~ ho Schootboys' Weather Observatram >lJS An interesting method of instruct boys in that part of nature study I [n. {.'lining to tho ntme>splH;no has been jjy vb'ed by John lieiel. tlie lieadmoster j*g the It<*ckle?forel Ootmcll school at Y vll, In IOnglaixL Each day of jn schex)l wook several lx>ys uro sent Ijq tho corporation gas wortts to copy jr records of Ixirometer movccnonts t ^ rainfall there kept, ono or two loss ^ perlencod lads nooomponylng the ty MeanwliOo otl?er lioye note tho dli Ijq tlon of tl?o wind and record tho tc (ftB peraturo from roadlaga of thcrmc Ir oters hrrng in tl? open on tho no and soutfl Hides ot tl>e school. 1 teacher of ti?o class tl?en enters particulars on a shoot and cncourai ^ tho scholars to mako deductions fill I ! tho collected data. Tlie hoys copy jjj 1 rersnlis, and every Friday they wi I ' an account e>f their eilx ei vation.i In \ss) 'or,n "K?heral remarks" on i a'y T7?eU'H weather. ,n* BARBECUE NOTICE. r will give a first-class barbecue at or Williams, campaign day, ,)ul.v 28. ! Special attention to ladies and eliiluf dren. The public is invited. he J. W. Sanders, ad . ? lts Tho undersigned will l'urnish a first class barbecue at Mt. Bethel UJj academy in No. 2 township, July 21, in, campaign day. to- S. J. Cromer, or ? . J- EXCURSION h0 Laurens to Columbia and Return j1? July 15th, 1908. Is ' '10 ^ L. W'H n"1 an excurug s'tm Laurens to Columbia Wednes?v ly Prosperity to Lt. Mountain .75 Chapins to I nun inclusive .50 ?of f,,r'ber information, call on !'nV * '' ^ ?t* write J. F. on liivimvsion. S. A., Co- r..ib"i, S. C. or . . SPECIAL SUMMER EXCURSIONS n? Via Southeru Railway. Ics ^ ed Kxt rcmely low round trip week-end tal excursion tickets are now on sale for on all trains Saturdays ami for Sunday l<,? morning trains only, to Isle of Palms, ''' Tybee; also to many attractive mounor . >nt 11 n>sur' points, from principal cj! stations in South Carolina. Tickets *50 nood |o return until Tuesday followIth ing date of sale. he Also special Sunday excursion rates from Columbia, Augusta and intermediate. stations to Isle of Palms and Tybee. 1' details, rates, etc., apply to Southern Railway agents, or ito J. C. Lusk, lch Division Passenger Agent. I" Charlesfon, S. ('. ?t. J. L. Meek, lst Asst. Gen. Pas,-. Ay I., A1.0 Atlanta, Ga. ill1h> NEWBERRY UNION STATION. L><1, ^ Arrival and Departure of Passenger jn. Trains?Effective 12.01 A. M. i-k. Sunday, June 7th, 1908. sit- Southern Railway: a No. 15 tor Greenville . . . ,8.57a.m. I10 No. IS for Columbia .. . .l.<10 p.m. )U1 No. 11 for Greenville .. ..,'{.20 p.m. j No. 1(5 for Columbia 8.47 p.m. lm t 0-? N. & L. Ry. lie *N? 85 for Laurens 5.1:) a.m. >o.r *No. 22 for Columbia .. . .8.47 a.m. No. 52 for Greenville .. 12,5(5 p.m. No. 53 for Columbia . . . ..'1.20 p.m. or- *y(, o| for Laurens .. ..7.25 p.m. hhI *N?. 81 for Columbia .. . .8.3(5 ]>.m. <11- * Docs not run on Sunday mt Tli is time I able shows the limes at -t's which trains may he expected to depart from this station, hut their de,n parture is not guaranteed and the lime shown is subject to change vvith(jo out notice. tod 0. L. Robinson, Iiv- Station Master, ag SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES. ^ Account Fourth of July Celebrations 1I(> via Southern Railway. >tn- Greatly reduced races will be in wis ellect between all points <>n the at Soul hern railway on account Fourth his limit July 8th, 11)08. July celebrations. Tickets will be on sale July 2nd, 3rd and lib. with filial rgx, I?n;it July, 8th, 100,S. In For details, rates, etc.. apply to or Southern Railway Agents or J. C. Lusk. HI j Divison Passaneer Agent, l^o ! * liarh'slon, S. C. t Q J. L. Meek, 896 Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, roe Atlanta, Gn. old 3e? CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RY. *03 Schedulo in effect May 31, 1908. oty Lv. Newberry (C N & L) 12:50 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.m. ted Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.m. Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.m. >ar; Lv- Laurens 2:32 p.m. ol. Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hendersonvillc 7:45 p.m. j. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. do- ^^'l'?enW00(l 3:32 p.m. rt A''' ^L'.Cormick ni parlures, as well as connections with rtb other companies, aro given a.s infor'bo mation, and nro not guaranteed. ^ Ernest Williams, om acn- Pas*' Agt., Iho Augusln, Ga. Uo Geo. T. Bryan, Iho Given vi'Ie, S. ('., Hl? Wen. Agt. If EASTMAN is the one to put your money in. The 1908 Catalogue fully describes and illustrates the various styles. 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