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OCONEE EY KILLS WOMAN. 1 Mamie BLrod, 40 Years Old, Shot Through Abdomen While Pick ing Cotton. Anderson, September 8.-Mayme Elrod. a white woman, about 40 years old, died in the hospital here at u o'clock this morning as the result of a ,_unshot wound inflicted at the hands of Calhoun Donald, a yout:i of 18. The shooting oceni red in the Towuville section, just ac-oss th': Ili e in Oconee county. and about 23 miles from Anderson, yesterday mornir, and the wounded woman was broight here last night. Reports conflict as to the real cause of the killing, but a well found ed re-)trt is to the effect that Calhoun Donald had been prompted to fire the shot by the continued immoral relations between his father, Marion Donald, and the woman, she haN ing lived in the same house with the eld -er Donald, his wife and family for some years. The ball entered the lbdomen. the larger and several smal ler intestines being perforated and hemorrho,ge resulting. When it became known here this morning that the woman was detid the sheriff of Oconee county was noti fled and said he would at once send -an officer to the scene, but at a late hour tonight no arrest has been made -so far as could be learned here. The shooting occurred in a fied 'some 300 yards from the house, where the woman with several others was picking cotton. Sylvester Don ald, a brother of the man who firet. the shot, together with several other' from the section, came for the body this afternoon. They said the shoot ing had been accidental and that no -arrests had been made. Bu. from the -past records of both the dead woman and Marion Donald, who lived in An -derson county until a few years ago, the cause outlined is given most credit. SMITH THANKS THE PEOPLE. Promises to Serve the Interests of the State Honestly and Asks for the Co-operation of the Peo /pie in His Work. News and Courier. Florence, September 8.-Mr. E. D. Smith, candidate for ' the United States senate, in an interview with the News and Courier's correspond ent at midnight, desires to make the following statement to the people of South Carolina: ''It seems, at this hour, that my election is assured. I cannot ex press my appreciation of this expres sion of confidence on the part of the people. As I have honestly tried to serve the State in past years as 'a private indivdual, I shall use what ever increased powers and oppor tunity my official position gives me to the same end. I hope I may have the cooperation of the entire State in my efforts to serve to the best ad vantage the varied interests. Allow me to express to you my grateful thanks for your work in my behalf; may you find it a pleasure and duty to continue your support of me as an official.'' OLD SCHOOL BOOKS. The Bizarre Problems in Old Arith metic ~Books. 'To the grammar school pupil of 'today it would seem impossible that there could be any interest in study ing the wvording of arithmetic pro blems. The solution of a problem generally presents quite enough dif ficulty 'in and of itself without wor rying as to the nature of the lang uxage in which the fi.ares are put. Even if they felt so inclined, they could find little of interest in such question as ''Bought 12,000 long tons of coal at .$4 and sold the whole at the same price per short ton. What ldid I gain?'' Or, ''What number sub 'tracted from 80,005, 88 times will 'leave 13 as a remainder?'' (From an 'arithmetic now in use in Chicago ~schools.) If we go back to an arithmetic -published in our own county 'in 1788, 'however, we find problems that, -whether or not they interested the pupils at :that time, certainly are amusing now, says the Chicago News. In an arithmetic written by Nicho las Pike in the year mentioned, -problems such as this appear: ''An ignorant fop wanting to purchase an elegant house a facetious gentlemen told him he had one he would sell him on* moderate te,ms, viz: that he should 'give him a penny for thr first door, two pence for the second, four pence for the third and so or double at every door, which were 36 in all. 'It is a bargain,' cried the simpleton, 'and here is a guinea tc bind it.' Pray. what would the house Iaken l'me i eve mor remnarkable examples: "A man overtaking a maid driv ing a flock of geese said to her: ''How do you do, sweetheart? Where are you going with these 100 geese' "Why, sir, said she, 'I have not 100, but if I had as many, half as many and seven geese and a half, I should have 100.' How many had she?'' "A person was 17 years of age 29 1years since and suppose he will be drowned 23 years hence pray. in what year of his age will this hap pen?'' Should these questions be put on the present generation, probably there would be more giggles tian answers. The popular question, 'Why is a mouse when it spins?" is scarcely more impossible than one 'n "The Scholar's Arithmetic" of 1817: 'When hens are 9 shillings a dozen, what will be the price of six dozen eggs at 2 cents for three eggs?" No doubt, many curly pates have been given cause to wonder "why is the hen?'' Trick problems like the above were quite the rage. Another curious ly worded question is: "At Surat is a hospital for sick animals, in which there is a tortoise that has been there 75 years. What -is three-eights of that number?" The fondness of ghastliness in the problems makes us wonder as to tha value of such training for childish minds. "In 1831," says one problem "119 persons died of drunkenness in New York and 191 in Philadelphia. How many in both?" Again: "A man had seven child ren. Two of them were killed by the fall of a tree. How many had he left?" "Judas, one of the twelve apostles, hanged himself. How many were there left?" "Adonibezek said: "Threescore and ten kings having their thumb: and their great toes cut off, gathei their meat under my table.' Ho many thumbs and toes did Adoni bezek cut off?" "A human body, if baked until al' the moisture is evaporated, is reduc ed in weight as 10 to 10. A body thai weighs 100 pounds when living weighs how much when baked?" To a child of 8 or 10, with a parti ele of imagination, it must have beer pleasa,,nt figuring out the weight o: baked bodies. SOMETHING ABOUT TOADS. Do They "-Spit Venom" and Car They Exist Without Air? The toad has a broad back and ca: bear much ill treatment, or certainl: he would- not have survived among ul all these years. Men have alway done their best, or worst, to get hin into bad odor, and even today, es pecially in country districts. where hi is nightly engaged in doing good ser vice at the expense of slugs and othe: noxious things, the toad bears an evi reputation without in the least de serving it. People of all nations an< of every age have testified to th "poisonous venom" of the toad. Gil bert White gave the subject some at tention, but seems to have been on th side of the tond, or he says "ducks buzzards, owls, stone curlews an snakes eat them (toads) with impun ity," and Kearton corroborates hix so far as grass snakes are concerned He once knew of a quack who on th occasion of a visit to Selborne "ate toad to make the country peopl stare. ""But," adds our author, "af terward he drank oil." The fact of the matter is, says th Pall Mall Gazette, that the toad though he is much more polite thai man in the matter of spitting, doe when frightened exude from his skii an acid liquid which may be somi sort of protection to him when a hun gry snake is contemplating toad fo: supper, although, as we have seen, thi snake's victim cannot always maki himself sufficiently unpleasant to savy his own life or to endanger that o: his enemy. Just as country peopl< will tell you today that toads "spi poison"~ (which is absolutely untrue) so a hundred years ago testimnony wa: constantly forthcoming as to the cala mities which befell any animal tha dared to interfere with the detestabli reature. A writer to the Magazin< of Natural History early in the las century testified that be had seea the mouths of dogs "fearfully swell ed worrying toads," and Dr. E. J Clarke, a well known lecturer of th' period, declared himself to be a bi. liever in "the opinion of the vniga that toads spit venom." To suppor his ideas he quoted a story, toli hir by a fri end, concerning a cat (bekeng ing to a third person) which jump. at a toad in' mistake for a mouse."u t+re a inud cr of anony and died il atom1I ut ItlatiIi iii tiic'tt. ilhitate' to jr"c " t:' : 1 t '.iit . established prejudice agitnst the ": omons toad.' In other directions the infortiin ate reptile has suffered much a: the hands of man. The e!mme'm hs been ignorantly eredit:e..1 wit it bxeir; able to subsist on air, but ?he t oad from time immemorial ho been ct.n sidered capable of dipesii-z ev'en wlit that commodity. Tim' .,Ct-told stories of toads being di :ecd ahve in solid blocks of stone or coal led one Herissant, a Frenchman, in the year 1777, to make experiments to discover how much the .so;on or garden toad would endure with'i.t dying. He shut up three toad in sealed boxes in plaster, and they were deposited in the Academy of Science. At the end of eighteen months the boxes were opened, one of the toads being dead and the oth4r two living. Nobody could doubt the authenticity of the fact, says the historian, but the expeetnents were severely criticised, as well as the ob servations which they seemed to coa firm. It was contended that some air must have reached the prisoners through an imperceptible hole, and some probability was given to this contention by the researches of Dr. Edwards, ptiblished in 1817. The doe tor observed that toads shut up in boxes covered with plaster and ap parently deprived of air lived much longer than those treated in same way and placed under watee. Hecissant'q critics were therefore ju,:"ified in sun posing that he had faile:l t) make his boxes airtight, but no oneC seems to have denied the fact that tw. of the miserable eaptives were able to live for a year and a half without fol... Dr. Buckland, father of the famous Frank, made some much , more ex haustive experiments upon toads. Two blocks of stone were taken, one I of porous oolite limestone and one of a compact sillicious sandtsone. Twen ty-four cells were cat in the stone and in November, 1825, a live toad, whose weight had been previously as certained, was placed in each cell. A glass plate was sealed over each cav ity and a slate above that, the two blocks of stone being buried 3 feet deep in Dr. Buckland 's garden. Elev en months later the stones were dug up and examined. All the toads in the sandstone were dead, but the greater number of those in the lime stone were alive. All except two, however, were much emaciated, the exceptions having actually increased in weight, but it was supposed that these might have been nourished by some insects which had crawled through a crack in the glass. The liv 'ing toads were put back again and carefully resealed, but all were dead before the end of the second year. Four others, inclosed in the trunk of an apple tree and hermetically sealed were found deadiat the end of a year. In spite of such apparently conclu -sive evidence as this we find the Rev. Geo. Young in his "Geological' Sur 1vey of the Yorkshire Coast'' (publish -ed in 1828), bringing forwara several Iinstances of living toads having been efound within solid blocks of sand -stone. "We are the more particular -in recording these facts'' he obser es, "because some modern philioso phers have attempted to explode such Saccounts as wholly fabulous.'' Jesse, -the naturalist, also declared that he iknew a man who put a toad in a flow L.er pot, sealed it up so that no insect could get in, and buried the pot in athe garden at a great depth. At the eend of twenty years the flower pot was dug up, and its occupant was not only in perfect health, but had grown aost too big for his residence! ,There is no doubt that a toad can go Slonger without food or air than many, sperhaps any-creatures, but that is Sno reason why he should be the victim Sof so much gratuitous cruelty. But he -always has been a much misunder rstood creature, and one supposes that she always will be. Prejudice and toads sdie hard. VERY LOW RA.TES. tTo Denver, Colorado and Return via Southern Railway. On account of the Annual Conven ttion, American Bankers Association, Sthe Southern Railway announces at Stractive low round trip rates to Den tver, Col. Tickets to be sold daily un r~til September 30ith, 1908, good to -return leaving Denver not later than October 31st, 1908. eFor rates, details, schedules, etc., -apply to Southern railway ticket ragents or, t J. C. Lusk, Division Passanger Agent, I Charleston, S. C. IJ. L. Meek. -Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., es. Alice Robertson, TEACHER OF [oice, Piano and Harmony. Studio Over Mower's Store. Opens Sept. 1st. VIOLIN MUSIC: diss Carrie Pool will give instruc tion on the Violin, beginning September the 14th. iddress: 1727 Harrington Street. Phone: No. 78. LANDER COLLEGE (Formerly williamston Female College). GREENWOOD, S. C. Sev. John 0. Willson, President. OPENS Sept. 18. 1908. Comfortable, steam heated, electric lighted building, in city limits. Good food. Home-like life and oversight. Thorough teaching and trainng. Fine work n music and art. Cost reasonable. Send for catalogue. (ue West Female College. With the best modern conven ences and equipment, and high itandards of teachin g and living, his is an ideal place for prepara ion for the great responsibilities >f womanhood. TERMS MODERATE. For attractive catalog write REV. JA MES BOYCE. Due WFest, S. C. Diversityof South Carolina Wide range of choice in Scien tific, Literary, Graduate and Pro Fessional Courses leading to degree hf Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Licentiate of Instructions, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, Civil Engineer and Electrical En gineer. Well equippea Labora tories, Library of over 40,000 vol umes. Expenses mioderate. Many stu dets make their own expenses. Next session (Io4th) begins September 23d, 1908. For anpiouncement write to the President, Columbia, S. C. harleston, S. C. 124th Year Begins September 25th. Entrance examinations will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 3, at 9 a. m. .All candidates for admission can com pete in September for vacant Boyce Scholarships which pay $1oo a year. One free tuition scholarship to each county of South Carolina. Board and furnished room in dormitory $1. T'ion $4o. For catalogue, address HARRISON RANDOLPH, - President. Piano and Organ Economy. If you are interested in the purchase of a PIANO or an ORGA N, we w,ant to sell you one. Don't think you must go to some mail order uside of Sonth Carolna to gt the bes pias andr llstyles, at prices which c ~znot lai to interest you. We are nianufacturers' factory representatives for several of the largest and mst famous makers of pianos and organs.an make most liberal terms of payment to those who wish to buy on time. No house--quality of pianos and organs considered-can undersell us. Twenty-four years of fair dealing in Columbia and th~roughout South Carolina is our reference Wnie usat once for catalog price and terms. Malone's Music House, Columbia, S. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS. SUMMR EXCURSION RATES Via Southern Railway. Round trip summer excursion tickets to seashore and mountain re sort points are now on sale via Southern Railway at greatly reduc ed rates. Tickets good returning un til October 31st, 1908. Asheville, Waynesville, Hendersonville, in the 'Land of the Sky''; Lake Toxaway and the ''Beautiful Sapphire Coun try,' low in their glory. Apply to Southern Railway agents for rates, tickets, etc. J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent. J. L. Meek. Charleston, S. C. Asst Gen '1 Passenger Agt.. Atlanta, Ga. ThB CommE NEWBER Condensed from r Examiner at the clos 4th, 1908: RESOU Loans and Discouni Overdrafts. ..... Furniture and Fixtu Cash...--. LIABIL Capital . Undivided Profits nE Dividends Unpaid--. Cashiers Checks ... Due to Banks-... Individual Deposits. Borrowed Money.-.. JNO. M. KINARD, O. B. President. Vice 4 Per Cent. Intere ings Department. NEW B ER R' E Two Courses: W 1 Bachelor of B Languages E with Elet R 2 Bachelor of R Mechanical Y Engineerir C HIGH STA 0 GOOD SANILT L UNUSUAL E( L Positive Moral Ir E OPENS SEPT O For Illustrated CO E J. A. B.Scherer, CR ICORA GREEN VI Owned and controlled by the Presbyteri A hig grade college for women. A Cl 1(auate courses in the Arts and Scien~ ud Business. Large and able faculty, beautiful groi niences, healthful climate. Lo~cation mIii EXPENSES FOR T A. Tuition, Board, Room and Fees B. All included in proposition (A) and Next session opens September 1;th Fe S. C. REPORT OFOG -THlE EXCH) of Newbe ondensed from report iner June .RESOt oans and discounts. .... ... .... )verdrafts ...............----. urniture and fixtures..... ..... Cash on hand and in Banks... LIABIL Capital stock........ ....... Surplus, net......... ...... Unpaid Divideds............. Cashiers Checks.... ......... Bills Payable............-.-.--. . Banks............. Deposits' Individual... ....... Reliable and absolutely safe. W . D. DAVENPORT, P1.esident. EDW. R. HIPP, Vice-President. GEO. B. CRO' drcial Bank, RY, S. C. sport to State Bank e of business June RCES: :s..............$371.217.20 ... ......... 6,521.92 ires...... 3,1 16.93 ......... 30,599.38 $41 1,455.43 ITIES: .... $ 50,000.00 t ...... 55,887.90 ...-.1,112.00 ..... _12.00 ....... 1,063,32 .. -... 303,380.21 None $41 1,455.43 MAYER, J. Y. McFALL, Pres. Cashier. st Paid in Our Sav COLLEG Arts and Mathematics tives Science and Electrical ig with A. B. English WDARDS ATION 'ONOMY ifluences .23. atalogue PRSDN -Newberry, ,S. C. COLLEGE, LLE, S. C. ies of the Synod of South Carolina. riston home school. ces, Music, Art, Expression, Gymnastics ads, elegant- buildings, modern conve dedmont section, and in city of 25,000. E{E ENTIRE YEAR. . . . . - $183-00 Tuition in Music, Art or Expression $203.00 to $213 00 ar catalogue and information address BYRD, D. D., President. ONDITION OF NGE BANK ~rry, S. C., of State Bank Exam: lth, 1908. RCES: .... ...............$99,738 76 ............... 2,11592 .... .... ... .... .. 3,696.62 .... ... .... ... ... 26,548-34 ' $232,099 64 ITI ES. ..................-.$ 50,000.09 .... ... .... ... ... 8,439.70 .... ... .... ... ...12.51 .... ... .... ... ... 1,162.80 .................----.6,00-o0 ........$ 1,492.74 .........105,991.82-107,484-57 $232,099.64 e pay 4 per cent on time deposits. M. L SPEARMAN, Cashier. W. B. WALLACE, Assistant Cashier: IER, Attorney.