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VOL XLV NO 73 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. S1.50 A YEAR E. D. Smith w United S CLOSE RAGE BETWEEN CANSLER AND AUGIANb HEAVIEST VOTE EVER POLLED 1 IN SECOND PRIMARY. Over One Hundred Thousand Votes Accounted For-Smith Leads by 27,000-Swearingen Wins a The vote cast in the Democratic t State primary Tuesday smaished more then one record. Not only was Mr. John Gary Evans defeated by the - biggest majority which has ever been 1 polled against him, but the total vote g cast has exceeded by probably 20,000 the heaviest vote ever befi'e east in i a second primary in South Carolina. It is probable that the total vote P will approximate 104,000, and will 1 therefore equal that of. the first pri- t mary two weeks ago. C M.r: Smith, according to the re turns on Thursday morning, leads Mr. Evans by 26,583 votes and is 1 still gaining. His total vote stands 63,328, against 36,745 fpr Mr. Evans. Not until the offiei al returns are tabulated will the result of the 'rail road commissiner's race be definite- a ly known. Mr. Caughm....n is now leading Mr. Cansler by less than three bidued votes, but the unre- F ported vote may easily put Cansler c ahead. At present the vote in this oentest stands, Cansler 48,744 and Ca:glzman 49,022. Mr.: John E. Swearingen has a lead of more than 11,000 votes in the race Ir for State superintendent of educa- S tiom, and has, of 'eourse, won the nomination -for this office. Congressman Finley has been re elected in the 5th district, .his vote C standing 8,724 to Mr. Butler's 6,198. C Mr. J. E. Elerbe has been returned to Congress from the 6th district, U. S. SENATOR, SUPT. OF EDUCI *Abbeville, all but 2 boxes .. '873 Aiken, almost complete .. .. 1,465 Anderson, 1,600 votes missing. 2,236 Bamberg, complete.. ......176 Barnwell, all but 100 votes .. 503 *Beaufort, complete .. ......247 Berkeley, 15 out of -22 boxes. 109 Calhoun, all butt 30 vota .. 152 Charleston, complete ........ 1,237 Cherokee, complete .. ......765 Chester, complete .. ........562 Chesterfield, 16 out of 22 ..700 Clarendon, complete.. ......525 Colleton, 30 boxes.. ......257 Darliing tan, complete .... ....633 Dorchester complete,..... ....443 Edgefield, complete.. ......686 Fairfield, complete ... .....521 Florence, all 'but 1 box ... 381 Georgetown, piearly complete 48 Greenville, abon.t complete .. 1,937 Greenwood, complete ... .....1,032 Hampton, 400 votes missing 365 Horry, 23 out of 31 boxes ..695 Kershaw~ 29 out of 34 boxes . 509 Lancaster, complete.. ......323 Laurens, 29 out of 33 boxes . 1,371 Lee, 17 out of 19 boxes .. .. 510 Lexington, 26 out of 36 boxes 1,458 Marion, complete .... . .....854 Marlboro, complete.. ......640 Newberry, complete .... ...1,061 Oeon~ee. 'practically complete . 1,164 Orangeburg, 1 box missing .. 1,186 Piekens, complete .... ......988 Richlasnd, complete .. ........1,666 Saluda .... ....... .... ....326 Spartanburg, 71 out of'78 ..4,445 Smter .... .... .... ......623 Union, eomplete .... .. ......1,573 Williamsburg, 11 boxes ... 382 York. complete .... ........1.418 Grand total-100.073. ins For tates Senator is vote being 8,825 to 6,820 for Mr. I tagsdale. Messrs. Cobb, Bonham I nd Wells have been elected solici- I ors of the 5th, 10th and 12th cir uits respectively. The race between Iessrs. McLauchlin and Stoll for so litor of the 3d circuit is still very lpse, Mr. McLauchlin now having a mall lead over Mr. Stoll. In .the race for the United States I enate it will be noted that Mr. Ev- 1 ns has so far gained less than ten ( housand votes over the vote which 1 e received in the first primary, two reeks ago, at which time he polled r 7,584 votes. Mr. Smith, in the first rimary, received 30,012 votes. His ain, therefore, has been more than 3,000 votes, or nearly as great as thte tal vote received by M.. Evans. Mr. Evans had nothing to say for ublication, but stated'that he would robably issue a full statement after he meeting of the State executive Dmmittee, which is to be held next ( 'uesday. Mr. Evans does not think I hat Gen. Jones trea'ted him fairly E i warning election managers not to S se tickets which had Mr. Evans' ame in larger type than those of ther candidates. The totals in the yarious contests s indicated by the returns given 'hursday morning are as follows: United States Senator. vais .... ....... .... 36,745 mith ... ... ... ... ... 63,328 Grand total .... .. ...... 100,073 mith's lead over Evans ... 26,583 Superintendent of Edacation. ellichamp .. .. ... . 43,294 C wearingen .. .. .. ...... 54,524 F Grand total .... ...... 97,818 , Railroad Commissioner. ansler ..... ... ... .---. " ~ aghman... ........ ....49,022 Orand total .... ..... .. 97.766 I TION, E. R. COMMMISSIONER. 3 1,334 317 1,889 1,700 502 1,984 1,199 2,223 1,129 2,306 2,335 1,373 2,835 2,018 2,386 703 528 349 496 37 ,361 962 853 938 864 387 147 535 345 323 629 451 187 361 379 356 332 180 114 391 2,118 1,698 1,648 1,244 2,065 1,490 920 1,230 1,243 1,0201 1,353 722 1,180 1,277 651 1,155 260 1,511 1,238 620 993 780 660 697 707 1.292 808 660 724 .740 1,S27 850 1,425 1,220 1,230 . 907 811 538 702 647 915 195 1,401 433 1,161 898 711 799 887 492 2,074 1,265 1,202 1,310 1,095 876 296 600 195 699 3,596 3,075 2,390 3,610 1,686 1,457 841 1,710 1,237 1,308 887 905 324 469 785 2011 835 1,773 911' 1,689. 938 586 949 640 920 2032 1,530 919 1,451 908 1,544 663 2,267 2,010 820 .1,072 608 855 881 473 1,883 1,744 1,515 805 2,476I 2,916 536 3,162 1,248 2,350 1430 479 1,619 1,073 1,005 1,324 745 1,655 1,317 1,0781 1.671 1,123 1,731 1,082 1,774! 1,936 2,846 243 895 2,210 1,950 1,506 1,423 1,289 1,642 2.483 1,871 2,298 1,800 2.5 7(02 214 774 295 748 3344 4.452 2.924 4,047 3,271 989 880 721 905 703 1.191 1.419 1.250 1.644 997 1137 363 326 529 159 1.26 1,437 1,79:3 2.274 1,008 CONGRESSIONAL. Fifth District. Butler. Finley. "herokee .. .. .. ..1,668 681 hester .. .. .. ..1,167 775 "hesterfield .. .. . 526 1,378 a'irfield .. .. .. .. 458 995 Gershaw .. .. .... 841. 732 4ancaster .. .. .. .1,136 1,283 cork .. .. .. ..... 402 2,880 Individual totals .6,198 8,724 Grand total, 14,922. Sixth District. Ellerbe. Ragsdale. )arlington .. .. ..1,562 840 'lorence .. .. ..... 518 1,977 reorgetown ... .. 773 143 lorry .. .. .... ..1,737 1,626 1 arion .. .. .. ..2,501 1,168 farlboro .. .. ....1,246 830 Villiamsburg .. ... 488 236 Individual totals .8,825 6,820 Grand total, 15,645. SOLICITORS. Third Circuit. Mc Lauchlin. Stoll. larendon .. .. .. 935 557 ,e, complete .... ..1,091 549 umter .. ........ 745 878 Villiamsburg .. .. . 531 1,110 Individual totals . .3,302 3,094 . Fifth Circuit. Rem Cobb. bert. ershaw .. .. .... 841 758 ichland .. .. ....2,448 1,680 Individual totals ..3,289 2,438 Tenth :.:cuit. Me Bonham. Swain. Lnderson .. .. ....4,128 2,133 reenville .. .... ..2,667 2,784 conee .. .. .. ...1,253 1,604 ickens .... .. ....1,357 1,609 Totals .. .. .. ..9,405 8,040 Twelfth Circuit. Quattle baim. Wells. 'lorence .. .. .. . 358 2,133 'eorgetown .. .. .. 172 751 lorry .. .. .. ....2,355 990 (arion .. .. .. ...; 910 2,768 Individual totals ... 3.795 6,642 NEWS FROM WHITmIRE. Iraded School ,Opens-Repairing Bridges and Building Flats Personal Mention. Miss Winnie Henderson has re urned from a visit to relatives at vaybinton. Her friends are delight d to have her at Whitmire again. Mrs. Thad Coleman and Mrs. R. R. eter and children are spending some ime in Asheville, N. C.' Mrs. John Calder has returned to er home in Winston-Salem, N. C., nd Mr. and Mrs. William Maybin o Mobile, Ala. The Whitmire graded school began his morning with a large number of upils. The school opened with rayer and some very appropriate -emarks by Rev. Foster Speer. Miss Mildred Hudson, the popular nilliner of the Gleen Lowry Coin >any store is at her post of duty gan -and Mr. is as devoted s in days gone by. Mrs. Earl Bradhama and child, are isiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jalder. Miss Gertrude Mat-thews, of Union, s spending some time with Miss Mrs. J. M. Major and children are n Atlanta this week. The young people enjoyed them ;elves at a party given at the pretty ~ountry home of Mr. C. H. Shan aon last Friday evening. Messrs. James Bishop, George Co eld and others are busy repairing ;he bridge over Duncan's creek. The ridge is nearing completion. Mrs. W. E. Elmore and daughter are visiting her parents Mr. and5 Irs. Benson Suber. The merchants here are having a lat built to put into Enoree so that r friends of Union county can come LO Whitmire. We understand that :he flat will he ready for use on Of NewberrY County's Second I Leg. C 0 CLUBS .' a Ward One ... ..... .... 691 561 Ward Two .......... .. 921 801 Ward Three ..... ... .. 651 241 Ward Three (Mollohon) .. 571 771 Ward Four ...... .... 641 501 Ward Five.... .... .... 841 981 Helena.... .... ....... 121 121 Hartford.... ..... ..... 31 181 Johnstone Academy.... 101 171 Garmany.... ........ . 4; 171 Mt. Bethel............ 231 11| ulberry........ ..... . 4! 81 Mt. Pleasant.... ....... 81 291 aybinton.... .... .....81 41 Whitmire.... .... .... 73! 1011 Long Lane.... .... .... 41 221 alapa .... .... .... .... 311 151 Kinards ........ .... 21 51 ' Reederville.. ..... .....14! 181 Trinity............... 241 81 Dld Men's.... .... .... 41! 36! Saluda.... ........ .... 121 101 Chappells............ . 351 11 Vaughnville.... ....... 151 5! Utopia.............. 111 16! Deadfall .... .... ..... 61 121. ast Riverside......... - 21 121 Prosperity.... .... .... 221 2061 1 St. Lukes.... .... .... 31 171 Saluda No. 9.... ....... 41 381 D'Neall......... .... ... , 141 28 Swilton.............. 41 181 Giberty........ ....... 24! 291 Mionticello.... .... .... 11 321 L ttle Mountain.... .... 191 48! Union.... .... .... .... 71 251 olly Street............ 21 361 St. Paul........ ....... 11 I I Central .... .... ..... . 131 151 ion.... -...- ... ..-.-. 71 261 St. Phllips......... .. . - 231 35! Walton............--.- 41 311 Pomaria...... .... .... 301 321 Total 97011395110 Godfrey Harmon elected to Legi C. L. Leitzsey and L. C. Livingston and 8. W. L. Kibler elected magi water Messrs. Drayton Willard and William Gilliamn have been operating a toll bateau at this point. Miss Reba Nanee has returned from a visih to Carlisle. Nancy Lyles, colored, aged one hundred and fourteen years died here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John McCarley vis ited Mr. Briee McCarley's family re cently. Dr. R. R. Jeter has returned from Asheville, N. C. Messrs. B. B. Leitzsey, Munroe Wicker, Godfrey Harmon and C. L. Leitzsey were in town last week. THE WONDERS OF WATER. Even the Most Solid Substances Con tain Some of the Fluid. The extent to which water mingles with bodies apparently solid is won derful. The glittering opal, which beauty wears as an ornament, is only flint and water. In cvery plaster of Paris statue, which an Italian carries through the streets for sale, there is one~ pound of water to every four pounds of chalk. The air we breathe contains five grains of water to each cubic foot of its bulk. The potatoes and turnips which are boiled for our dinner have, in their raw state, the one 75 per cent and the other 90 per cent of water. If a man weighing ten stone were 4ueezed flat. in a hydraulic press, 7 12 stone of water would run out and only 2 1-2 stone .f dry residue re-: TICIAL RESULT OF Vots for State and 'rimory, September 8, COUNTY TICKET. oroner Supervise Co. Commissioner Magisti 8 44 cc a c 511 791 731 57 611 681. 48 761 721 6 34j- 961 1071 721 751 601 881 1281 801 9 81 411 531 361 311 281 441 671 381 5 161. 821 54! 761 76! 115, 141 49! 621 6 591 631 561 66! 481 681 531 721 591 6 531 1341 871 1001 121( 1741 341 431 991 8 161 91 161 91 121 5j 161 171 111 ] 61 151 11 201 .121 121 81 101 131 51 251 91 211 191 201 61 151 31 2 11 201 141 71 13j 81 121 91 11 41 .301 101 241 271 31 221 161....1... 11 111 41 81 121 91....1 31....(... 31 341 41 331 37| 221 111 4....1.. 51 71 91 31 121....! 121....1....1... 391 1131 1431 401 1491 881 551 701....1... 41 221 111 151 181 71 101 171.... -- 30 191 301 161 281 71 371 201....1... 15 111 241 21 171 31 201 411....1.. 271 51 231 91 141 51 261 171....1.. 16 171 241 91 231 51 201 181....(.. 5 i -211 501 281 581 401 221 361....1.. 6! 151 101 121 201 61 111 71....1... 341 21 341 21 31 71 291 311....1... L71 31 181 21 171 11 181 31....1... L51 121 51 231 101 101 14 221 131 3 6! 121 81 l1I 31 151 141 41 11 1 2l 131....! 151 21 107 41 141 11 1 51 931 721 1541 1281 1921 511 871....1.. 91 121....! 21 81 151 51 141.....'.. 171 251 2T 191 331 12 271 101....1- - L01 321 161 261 171 351 211 91....(. 71 151 111 111 101 101 51 191....1... 38 181 111 461 391 271 32 14...... 61 271 61 271 12 191 20 131....1.. 131 251 241 451 48 341 201 351....1.. 14 201 101 231 131 21l 81- 241....1.. 61 231 21 371 251 26! 71 181....1.. 7{ 11! 3! 151 111 121 51 81....1... 71 21! 31 251 101 171 141 251...... 81 251 31 301 171 25i 81 141....1.. 5! 541 161 43! 37l 511 11 20!..... 2! 331 5! 30! 311 9! 31 27!..... 101 52! 125 50! 311 371 22! 341..... 051397109411317113881 13381 89711150 4531 52 lature; W. E. Felker eleeted coroner: L. county commissioners; Jno. Henry Chapp( main. A man is, chemically speak- of tr ing, 45 pounds of carbon and nitrogen years diffused through 5 1-2 .pailfuls of sity water. In plants we find water thus and mingling in no less wonderful man- taug~ ner. the c A sunflower evaporates 1 1-4 pints tn water a day, and a cabbage about the ea same quantity. A wheat plant ex- other hales in 172 days about 100,000 grains Sae of water. An acre of growing wheat, demai on this calculation, draws and passes that i out about 10 tons of water a day. Theena sap of plants is the medium through school which this mass of fluid is conveyed. mean1 It forms a delicate pump, by which. the watery particles run with the priat( rapidity of a swift stream. By theedc action of the sap various properties edspe may be communicated to the growing tutiei plant. Timber in France is, for in- in roi stance, dved by various colors being aided mixed with water and poured over These the root of the tree. Dahlias are also of his colored by a similar process.-Tit- study, Bits m-ging school The South Carolina University. hiistor More and more the University au- and t thorities are striving to link the in- to de stitution to the common schools of to th< the State. Several members of the high preent faculty have for years been of cc e~osely identified with the - common o.f bi schools. teaching in the State and pass cunty schools for teachers, address- and a ing teacher bodies and the public on depar school matters. Realizing that the voted high school situation in the State the S wa fr from satisactory the board jdual County Officers 1908 STATE TICKET. Da U S Sen S. S. Ed R. R. C I E E 411 551 701 431 861 681 60[ 811 .521 1241 821 961 1001 761 1| 231 611 331 551 561 311 711 1011 271 451 891 311 981 31! 711 501 451 781 70[ 531 8!! 1491 351 321 1521 561 1281 .411 4! 211 61 19! 13[ 121 811 61 151 71 141 151 61 711 101 201 141 161 241 61 611 21 191 31 181 9J 121 .11 11 331 21 321 321 21 .11 31 9!....! 121 111 11 .11 121 23! 241 131 171 201 .11 41 8, 11 111 81 41 .11 911 901 861 941 761 1041 .1 ....1 261 21 24! 121 141 .(( 1(: 371 41 431 411 61 .11 171 101 181 91 24 3! .1! 11 311 201 121 291 31 .II 81 25! 11 321 201 131 .1| 16! 621 141 661 45! 331 .11 121 101 101 121 111 11| .11 71 28)1 251 111 201 161 .11 11 191 91 111 191 11 5! 11 271 5! 231 51 231 7! 61 121 121 61 61 121 411 131 21 91 61 11! 41 .11 1171 1091 931 1331 1661 621 .11 81 131 21 191 51 161 .11 241 18! 61 331 91 331 .11 '151 271 131 291 161 261 .11 221....! 21 20! 2! 201 .1 41 531 171 381 521 41 .11 91 - 231 31 291 101 211 .1] 561 111 51 601 16! 501 .1! 51 291 101 221 23! 101 .1! 19! 19! 41 351 351 4[ .11 141 41 11 171 61 121 .11 151 131 131 151 61 22[ .1 61 27! 21 311 281 51 .1! 261 321 61 52! 53! 51 .l 61 29! 5! 30! 24! 111 .l! 391 231 11! 521 371 25! !! 106111324! 7451165511317110781 I. Feagle elected Supervisor; 11 elected magistrate Nos. 1 stees a little more than two ago established in the Univer chair of secondary education, ~alled to it a man who had t for nearly twenty years in >mmon schools, most of that .n South ,,arolina. Prof. H-and by givibg half of his time to ng ini th2 institution, and tae half to field work over the Within less than a year the id for his time was so heavy rom that time since he has giv iost his entire time to this high work over the State. In the ,ime the legislature has appro d $50,000 annually to aid the ;chools, and the State board of tion made Prof. Hand its State tor, further linking the insti to the schools. There are now d numbers one hundred Stai high schools, town and ruraL schools are getting the benefit services in building courses of lassifying their work, and Son the improvement of these s. For the first time in the y of the State all the colleges he public at large have access ailed tabulated information as actual work done in all the chools of the State. The volume rrespondence and the number litens .of information which through this office are heavy, re growing almost daily. This ment of the University is de to the educational interest of ate rather thy a to the indivi interest of this inlstitult.in. *t