Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Orville W rI.I.ht. 1re1* t edtt .i eh rless1 . aspect today. The air of gloimi \aV reflected in the faces of the brother otlicers of the unfortunate lieutenant when they met at the fort this morn ing to make an official investigation of the accident, in the manner in which the usual morning cavalry drill was gone through with. over the very ground upon which the ill-fated aerial ship was wrecked. Lieut. Selfrdige's body was today re. moved from the hospital at Fort Mey er to an undertaker's, where it will remain until the arrival of the young officer's father, whc wired today from San Francisco that he would like to have his son buried either at Arling ton or West Point. A military fun eral will be held and burial rpobably will be at Arlington. Miss Catherine Wright, the sister of the injured aeropalnist, arrived here from Dayton this afternoon and visit ed her brother. Octave Chanute, a close friend and adviser of the Wright brothers. Charles R. Flint and C. E. Taylor, and C. W. Furness. Orville Wright's mechanie- were the only other persons permitted to see him today. Maj. Geo. 0. Squier, acting chief signal officer of the army, this morn ing convened the board of signal offi cers for the purpose of making an official inquiry into the death of Lieut. Selfridge. Maj. ChArles McK. Saltz man acted as chairman and Capt. Charle4 S. Wallace and Lieut. Frank P. Lahm were the other members pres ent. The wreckage of the aeroplane had been placed in the shed last night and the'members of the board, accom panied by Octave Chanute and Prof. Albert Zahm of the Catholic univer sity, both of whom are authorities on aeronautics, inspected the tangled mass. It was seen that the broken piece of. ,the propeljer was indented as though it had come in contact with a wire. - During the inquiry several eye wit nesses were questioned, among them being Dr. Spratt, who was present during the earlier experiments of the Wright brothers in North Carolina, Sergt. Sweeney of the artillery corps, Sergt. D)owney of the signal corps and -other mnembers of the artillery, caval ry and signal corps who were among the first on the scene. Maj. Squier, as acting chief signal offeei-, reviewed the findings of the court, Ivhich were given out by Maj. Squier as follows: "The board finds that the accident which occurred in an unofficial flight made at Fort Meyer, Va. at about 5.18 p. m. on September 17, 1908, was due to the accidental- breaking of a propeller blade and a consequent un avoidable loss of control, which re sulted in the machine falling to the ground from a height of about 75 feet. "Tpie board finds that First Lieut. Thom'as E,.. Selfridge, First field ar-til lery (attached to the signal corps by war department orders and assigned to aeronautical duty), accompanied Mr. Wright, by authority on the aeroplane, for the purpose of official ly receiving instruction, and received injuries by the falling of the machine *which resulted in his death." Contract Not Invalidated. The signal corps will proceed with its aeronautical work and it is under stood the Wright brothers will be per mitted to make .their official trial whenever they are ready, without en dangering their chance of receiving the contract price of $25,000 for their aeroplane. Mr. Wright 's assistants, Taylor and Fu.rness, took with them to -th.e h6s pital today two of the broken parts of the aeroplane; the piece of the pro peller which gave the first indication to the spectators that an accident had occurred and - the attachment which held one of the controlling wires fast to the rudder. . They showed these to Mr. Wright, who said to Taylor: "The machine was already recover ing its balance whe; it struck, and I am sure if we had had 25 feet furth *er to go, we would have l.and.ed on the skid without serious damage '' Speaking for Mr. Wright, Mr. Ta lor later said: "The aceident was caused by an extraordinary vibration of wires run ning from the main planes to the upper steel fitting of the rudder. This vibration was so great that it got in the range of the propeller and was struck by the blade. cutting a deep' gash in the edge of the propeller blade about four inches from the end. This eaused the blade to break. the ote blade of the propelle flew aro'~undf and it strujk the same wire, breaking~ it. This made Mr. Wriai1 lose control of his rudder entirely and the loss of both blades of the~ propel 1er andl the breaking of the planes. ill;.. lie s!iit (of 11( 11e1" t l (1 I ll t e renllailling propeller. Wilie1 teltiled to swing the machine somewhat. but the distance to t he groumnd was not t reat enouuh it" restore Ile ejuiliI)riu1m. Mr. W"riglht endeavoured( tI set iis pl1anes s( as to lescriblle a cirehllar our1st ie near the ,r(1utd. Numi1erous telegrans of svmpathy were received at the Fort Meyer hos pital today, but they were withheld from Mr. Wright. THE RETIRED LITERARY MAN. On Walking as an Aid to Mental Ac tivity-Some Exceptions. "Some writers,'' said the retired literary man, "are as full of ideas and their ideals are so constantly ready to flow that if they were ambidextrous they could write two st(-ries at once, and these stories would be of equal quality. "But not all of us are so gifted. or, i might perhaps more accurately say, endowed. With some of us there are times when our ideas, if we have any, ease to flow, when they seem to get coagulated or when, so to speak. our mental spigot seems to be choked up and we ca.n't get anything through it. "In such cases, young gentlemen, (the speaker was. addressing his class of young literary aspirants,) it is well to take a walk. When your head becomes thus clogged then lay aside the pen and put a heavy paper weight on your manuscript and take a walk. Walking is the greatest brain clearer yet invented. "Walk around the block, walk around several blocks. And as you walk you will find your ideas almost before you know coming to life again joyously and smiling at you, and you will-smile back in return out of pure freshness of spirit. And you go back and -take up your pen and begin again to write. And how pleasant is writ ing now, with fancies full fledged coming to you faster than you can write them-if you had the ideas in your mind, the call to write. origi nally. And here, young gentlemen, we come to the critical point. "Many of us who think we are call ed to write-would really do better as farmers or blacksmiths, and it would~ be well for each of us individually to ponder this seriously before settling upon the literary as a life pursuit. We might do better coopering barrels SPE( 275 Envelopes 7 Full 120 She 5 Quires Note Quire 5c. 2 First Class Pi Buying my Sta lots, I am able to: Examine the qi buy, and you wil get better goods a for the same moi *Mayes' 0t Setter'Than I NATUREVs REES is ietter than pills, It strengthens the Stomach, aids Dig. Liver and Bowels, curing Constipation. Usually one NR Tablet is all that is n ble. It starts in the stomach and sear< Intestine. dissolving and soothing as itg NR Tablets are always just right and harmful after effect. GET A 25. Box. William E. Pelham & ilii I:i li(i( i 'i' 1i uit i 11i i(lt':i'-. - :l 't it t inlik th:1 it we e n lnjure upi) p1E'asant Ilimages Inl the br'ainl we lcan1 trai;mmit Ihe ti( pjaper. Many persons have deeeived t hemselves in t his mainner onlv to find when it was too late. to learn a trade tl:t her had sa<ly mnistakenl their c allinl'. "The(re may he snlth ;nnungl ytta, yo11n1!g gentletien. here today. vuing in I a m1'hitit 1s tlt 512("' r S, s11(1 411s tincti(o1 in literary pursuits, but, whom no amount of walking would do any good; young men who mistake sterility of ideas for moods or a tem porary elogging of the fountain, who might walk around the globe without result in mental productivity. "Search you-r minds y.oung gentle men. and if any among you have doubts forbear; take up some other pursuit before it is too late, for so far as returns are concerneft. unless a man. is charged with real ideas and blessed with the power to express them. he nighIt better drive a grocery wagon thani labor in the literary vine yard. ''To this sub.jeet, Voung gentlemen. and with a view then to some possible eliminations from the elasq. I shall in the near future recur. Had to Come Some Time. Here is the latest storyette about, honeymoons, says the Detroit News Tribune: This time the happy couple had gone to the lakes for their trip and spent the first morning boating glor iously about Windermere. "Oh. Tom!" exclaimed the bride, "isn't it heavenly? Let's send a tele gram to papa and mama and tell them what a perfectly scrumptious tire we're having. Let's say: 'Get-! ting on splendidly. Grand row before breakfast." Forty minutes later a telegram was laid on the breakfast table of the parents. The old man read it and sadly shook his head. "Ah," he exclaimed dolefully, "they have begiun already. my dear." "What is it?" anxiously inquired the fond mother. ''Listen to this. my' dear: 'Grand row before breakfast.' 'Well. well. I suppose it had to come some time." DR. HUIET'S A ll-H1ealing L'niment: the best household remedy on the market, try it and. be convinced. Mayes' Drug Store. 25c. et Tablets 25c. Paper 20c., One1 encils 5c. .tionery in case save you money.' Aality before you' Il find that you tt the Book Store aey. ok Store. SPA'A. OP"F7CE r Liver RIls. because it acts In the right vras.4 pStion,. Cures Dyspepsia, cleanses the ecessary to correct the average tron. hes through the Liver. Kidney and :oes. neither sicken, gripe nor have any4 Son, Newberry, S. C. SOME OF 01 To be conservative. To pay four per cent. To calculate interest sen To bond every employee To be progressive and a< To lend our money to 01 To treat our patrons cot To be liberal and pronil To secure business from TO BE THE VERY BI TO DO BUSINESS Our institution is under the examined by the State Bank E The Bank of Pr osper DR. GEO. Y. HUNTER, President. J. E. BROWNE, Cashier. JONIES' C S, B. Jones DEAL STAPLE & FANCY U Confectioneres, Frui Phone 212. Newbei Dear Madam Hous ek eepe W ention to our stock o ~roceries and solicit our potronage during We feel safe in sayii he most complete that hat we can serve you er. We will eVer keep in ice modorate prices. If you are not alreal e would be pleased to ist of satisfied cust We wish 1908 to be o1 ou -join us in making Yours fo IThe First Cougi } Aveu' thengh not mevere,-has a tive inembranes of the throat Coughs then come easy all wi2 Iulghtest cold. Cure the first< s et up aninflamatainnthe del plungs. The best remedy is SYRUP. It at once gets righ1 moves the cause. It is free fr< Ia child as for anadult. 25 cen MAYES' DR JR POLICIES: i-annually. :commodating. .tr customers. rteously. )t. all classes. ST BANK FOR YOU WITH. supervision of and regularly xaminer. Prosperity, ity, S. C. DR. J. S. WHEELER, V. President. J. A. COUNTS, Assistant Cashier. IROCERYF, , Proprietor. ER IN ,OCERIES, PRODUCE, , Cigars and Tobaccos. -ry, S. C., Jan, 17,1908. e wish to call your at f Fancy and Staple at least a portion of this year. ig that our s tock is is offerea here and in a satisfactory man mind three very im y of goods prompt ser 1y a customer of ours add you to our long omers. ir banner year. Will it so? r business, Jor-3s * Gr ocery. Iof the SeaSON, tendency to irritate the sensi and delicate bronchial tubes. iter, every time you take the S ough before it has a chance to * Icate capillary air tubes of theg QUICK RELIEF COUGH Sat the seat of trouble and re >m Morpine andis as safe for tsat UG STORER.. The Standard Warehouse Company BeFs to Announae: ist. The rates of storage cover all costs to the farner, including protection for his cotton from fire and the weather, and the rate is as low or lower than the farmer can insure his cotton when housed at home 2. Its ware ouse receipts are regarded as the highest class of Lank able collateral 3. f mon. an be borrowed on any thing it ca': be borrowed on the receipts of The Standard Warehouse Company. 4. The identical cotton that you place in the warehouse is returned upon the surrender of receipts. 5. In case of fire your cotton is paid for at market value, and you have no difficulty as to insurance, the full in surance being maintained by The Stand ard Warehouse Company. 6. The Standard Warehouse Company is absolutely independent of any other organization and conducts its affairs upon strict business methods. 7. The paid up capital stock of The Standard Warehouse Company is $350, ooo.oo and the company is absolutely safe, and' its warehouse receipts come ahead of the stockholders. 8. The Standard Warehouse . Company is anxious to have cotton of farmers and others stored, and offers the most com plete protection and encouragement for farmers desiring to hold their cotton. 9. Rates will be furnished upon appli cation to Mr. J. D. Wheeler, Local Man ager Standard Warehouse Newberry, S. C. T. B. STACKHOUSE, President; Columbia, S. C. Boozer Bros., CITY MARKET, 1311 Main Street. Fresh Meat. Quick Service.. Phone 34. FANCY. GROCERIES, The best. the markets - afford. We Ask a Trial Order. BOOZER BROS. 500 Mil'e State Family Tickets $11. 25.-Good over the Atlantie. Coast Line in each State for the head or de pendent memibers of a family. Limit ed to one year from date of sale. 1000 Mile Interchangeable Indivi dual~ Ticket $20.00.-Good over the in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles. Limited to one year from data of sale. 2000 Mile Firm Tieket $40.00. Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 30 other lines in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 milks; for a man ager or head of firm and employes li lines in the Southeast aggregating 41, mited to five, but good for only one of such persons at a time. Limited to A tlantic Coast Line and 30 other lines on.e year from date of sale. 1000 Mile Southern Interchangeablh Individual Ticket $25.00.-Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 75 other 000 miles. Limited to one year from data .>f sale. All mifeage tiekets sold on and af ter April 1st, 1908, will not be honer ed for passage on trains, nor in checking baggage (except from non agency stations and stations not open for the sal eof tickets) but must be presented at ticket offies and there exchanged for continuous tickets. 15 cents saved in passage fare by purchasing local ticket from our agents. Atlantic Coast Idne. T. C. White, General Passenger Agent. WY. J. Craig, Pasenger Traffic Manager, Wilmington, N. C. The Remedy That Does. "Dr. King's New Discovery is the remedy that does the healing, others promise but fail to perfortn,'' says Mrs. E. R. Pierson, of Auburn Cen tre, Pa. "It is curing me of throat and lung trouble of long standing, that other treatments relieved only temporarily. New Discovery is do Lng me so much good that I feel con ident its continued use for a reason ible lengthi of time wib restore me to serfect health." This renowned :oulgh and cold remedy and throat mnd lun2 healer is sold at W. E. Pel tam & Son's drug store. 50c. and $1. %1i botle fre'