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CALL TO RURAL CARRIERS. 13 Importance of Organization-Cam paign for Good Roads to be Waged. To the Rural tarriers of South Car- e olina. The greatest power in the world to- s day is organized power. Singlehand ed individuals can do little or noth ing; but when united they can ac- I complish wonders. Every carriei appreciates this fact to the fullest; therefore I shall not dwell upon it, only to the extent of reminding yon that, in unity there is strength. Let us arouse ourselves and organ ize. Our State organization can be ; useful in many ways: 1st. By work ing together. with the prestige of the State association behind each of us; we will finally succeed in creating a sentiment for better roads-and who should be more interested in good roads than the rural carrier? This thing cannot be- done in a day; we must keep everlastingly at it as the days and months go by and the vie tory will surely be won. 2nd. The salary question is an other incentive for organization. By cooperating with the other State as sociations throughout the United States we shall be the better able to communicate our wants and needs to the post office department and thus indirectly to congress. 3rd. There is. a social and fraternal feature of inestimable value in get ting together in county and State meetings. True. all of us cannot be delegates to the State conventions, but if we organize we can send good men to the State convention who may be able to bring the next convention j to our very doors-first in one part I of the State and then in another. There are a great many other rea sons for organizing which I shall not mention for lack of space. If this call should meet the eye of t a carrier in an unorganized county, he should lose no time in making of himself a pioneer in this cause by i getting busy. Let him drop a postal card to every carier in his county (the State association will pay foi the cards) and urge them to meet i him at some central locality, o Thanksgiving day, or new year's day (not later than this) and organize. If you will secure a half dozen or more to meet with you, I will come or sendt some one of the State officers to help i you organize. In closing, let me impress upon < you the supreme* importance of or ganizing. They are organizing very 1 rapidly in the north and west and-in Ii our neighboring States. Let us nota lag behind. If organization is a good thing for them, it must be good i for us also.] Yours fraternally,1 W. G. Peterson, t President State Association. t Newberry, S. C., Nov. 10, 1908. ] NEW YORK POSTMASTERt SHOT By ENGLISHMAEi Would-be Murderer Then ommitted i Suicide-Wounded Man Rest ing Well. N~ew York. Nov. 9.-Edward M. Morgan, postmaster of New York city, who~was wvounded in the abdo- t men this morning by a bullet fired by E. H. B. Mackay, an excentrie I English stenographer, who then comn mitted suicide, was resting well to night and unless complications de-,< velop he will reeovei. j Mr. Morgan 'probably owes his life ' to the quick wit and bravery of his 14-year-old daughter, Dorothy, who e saw Mackay draw his revolver ana 21 struck it with her hand. This de flected the bullet, otherwise thet postmaster would have been- fatally 1~ wounded, for his assailant was at t close range and fired four Chots in abi. The shooting occurred at One Huht died at.d Frrty-sixthi street an.1 one~ i short dist-ance from Mr. Morgan's home. He was on his way down town 1 at the time. An investigation of the life and'i record of Mackay reveals that he was of a morbid nature and a former in mate of an asylum in Worcestet, Mass. That his act was p.remediated! is made certain by a letter he left, but aside from a fancied grievance1 against Mr. Morgan and the post office authorities eoncerning the handling of his mail, nothing ha: , come to light to indicate why he 1 should have sought to murder the I postmaster. His clothing w hen! searched gave up between 30 and 40 smokeless eartridges. a heavy slung shot and a knife with a four-inchi blade and a clasp knife. A qua ntity of literature on social ism and a slungshot similar to the one on his body werc +ound in the room. That he was rational at the time of the shooting~ was attested to by the firm of Broadway laiwyers b RBY'S SENTENCE fr THIRTY YEARS tei de (.ointied from page one). j' kn 'irkendall. He pleaded not guilty co mnd the trial was set for Friday. n Capt. McGowan stood by Irby's y ide and helped him in the matter ot assing upon the jurymen whose iames were drawn. Following is a * ist of the men who sat on Irby's ase: E. R. Mullins. J. W. Edge, J. T. Jeonard. W. 0. Lanford, B. M. An- * terson, Andrew Varner, H. H. Reid, * r. M. Switzer, V. M. Rogers, W. M. Towan, J. F. Bobo and J. T. Darden. T] At this point., 12.15 p. m., the ,rand jury returned with true bills or the indictments they had beei, ianded just before Irby was brought n. MissDempsey Enters Court. 0 At 12:16 o'clock Miss Leila Demp ey, the young lady who was assault d by the neg'ro John Irby, on the norning of October 10, was ushered Bi nto .the court room. She was ae oompanied by members of the family Ind by her pastor, Rev. J. T. Fowlei, md his wife. Miss Dempsey is a A: oung lady of very charming person lity. She was dressed in a blue oat suit and wore a large black hat TI f becoming style and creation. She vas shown to the witness stand at nee, and in a few moments was en- T1 aged in telling the story of the A orning'of the 10th of October. She vas so injured in her throat that she Bi ould scarcely speak above a whis )er. The testimony of Miss Dempsey vas in substance about as follows. M 5he was time-keeper at Saxon mills. n the summer time she went to ana rom the mills daily to her home on TI arlev avenue. In the winter time she -esided at Saxon. On the morning >f the 1 h of October she had left T1 axon at about 10 o'clock. As she vas walking through the wood just his side of Mr. Patterson's house a :olored man sprang out of the bushes Bt ind grabbed her by the throat. He) lid aot speak a word, but dragged er off in the wood. She was chok- W d to unconsciousness. Does not now what happened while she was eonscious. When she came to her- I' elf she crawled out of the bushes to he path leading to S. G. Porter's tore. She saw the mail carrier and W are the alarm. The mail carrier ranl o Mr. Porter's store and others came o her assistance. Capt. McGowan said: ''I have but me question to ask, is this the man pointing to Irby) that grabbed you >y the throat and dragged you to the mshes?'" mnd Miss Dempsey answered: ''Yes.'' lis S. G. Porter and Mr. Robinson, the So wo first men on the scene after Miss einpsey gave the alarm, were the text witnesses. Their testimony was o the effect that after looking about SC be bushes some time, where Miss )empsey had crawled from, they ame across Irby. Mr. Porter saia hat he found Irby buttoning up his th lothes. ~After carrying Irby up to m< he Dempsey home and having hinm lii dentified by Miss Pempsey, he went to >aek to the wood anid found in the On mshes her hat and veil, her shoes and ov Scomb out of her hair. They both St aid that when they saw Miss Demp- i ey she was bleeding profusely about of he face and neck. he Dr. Black, who was one of the phy isians called to wait on Miss Demp- Fe ey just after the assault, next took ve he stand. He said that he founa th m his arrival that Miss Dempsey's no ieek and throat were badly laeerat- ev id and torn. Her face was bruised El md swollen, her eyes were bloodshot ed md she was spitting blood. She had is iot been ravished. There was no fl ign of injury upon her person othei sn han those about her head, face and se eek. She had been choked weelnigh fe o death. Dr. Jiffries, who also ex. an tmined Miss Dempsey, corroborated if il that Dr. .Black said. .in Irby on the Sta.nd. At 12.53 John Irby was placed On th he stand. *He said that on the morn- es ng of the 10th of October he was go- sti ng to Saxon to get his pay for the pr ork he had done in building houses. te hile in the bushes Mr. Porter came ea n and looked about him and theni ex vent out to the road and looked up fr md down. Directly he came back to th he biishes and began searching foi at ~im. Thinking that he had lost- be ~omething. Trby asked him what he i01 as looking for. Said Porter threw ta iis gun on him and told him to walk T o the road. Porter called out and er nore men came. W\itness says that Hi e was taken to the Dempsey home-. ca When asked if he had ever been ofi ccsed of committing assault upon ne coloredl woman in Laurens, he tola ur he solicitor that he had not. At 1 p. lit n. Irhv came down off the stana. sh apt. McGowan asked permission to' ee etire and it was grantedT.n Jludge Schumpert in charging the fr nry was very brief. He remindeo in )y was being tried, but for an at 1pt to rape. -You m1Lust fist 111 rstanld wha rape is,' said the lge. -It is ihe unlawful carnai owledge of a woman without hei nsent. You have heard the wit sses and you must b- satisfied in ur minds that this is tij% man whu ide the assault." *** * * * *: * * * * * * * WHITE RIBBON ECHOES * Wha.t There is in It. le saloon - keepers all may be very nice men But what is there in it for me? blow in my money and wake in the pen, So what is there in it for me! course I'm as welcome as flowers in May, When I come to the point to squan der my pay, it I wake in the cooler the very next day; And that's all there's in it for me. 1 over this country we're swim ming in booze, But what is there in it for me? e saloon keeper's kids are wearing new shoes, But what is there in it for me ? e distiller's share is an automobile, carriage the retailer's share of the deal, it I'm wearing shoes that are down I -at the heel, And that's all there's in it for me. y thirst cost me more than my clothes and my food, And that's all there's in it for me, Le booze took my money and di me no good, And that's all there's in is for me. ie brewer is rich, he has gold by the peck, The bar man gets paid-he's al ways on deck it whatever I get, I get in the neck, And that's all there's in it for me. hy should I vote that the curse may endure? For what is there in it for me? n bound to vote "dry" on election day sure, For what is there sin it for me?t hy, new self'-respect and a chance for my life, New clothes for the kids, and a home for my wife, The beginning of peace, the end of all strife, And that's what there's in it foi me. Taken from the Messenger. pub hed at the Lutheran Orphan Home, .lem. Va. GREAT PEAKS OF ALASKA. me of the Most Imposing Snow Mountains in the World. The fact is not generally known at some of the most imposing snow >untains in the world lie within the its of the United St-ates. I refei the great peaks of Alaska, at least e of which, Mount McKinley, is er 20,000 feet high, while Mount .Elias is over 18,000 feet and, be situated within twenty-five miles the coast, can be seen in its entire ight from the deck of a vessel. Other magnificent peaks, as Mount irweather and Mount Crillon. lie ry close to the shore, and, since e line of perpetual snow in these rtherly latitudes is at 3,000 feet soi en less in the case of Mount St. ias it is virtually at the water's ge, for the base of this mountain surrounded by vast glaciers which >w down to the sea), continuous ow and ice surfaces may there be en rising from 15.000 to 18,000 et above the spectator. I think 1 1 not mistaken in saying that few, any, such sights can be witnessed any other part of the world. Mountaineering expeditionis to ese Alaskan peaks are very inter ing, not because of unusually . rock or snow work-neither is obably as difficult as that encoun red in the Alps-but largely be use they are situated in a wild, un plored country, at great distances om any proper base of supplies, so at before their ascent can be even temted much t.ime and effort must expended in the solution of var as perplexing problems not per ining to climbing proper. And this mnderstand to be also true in a genm a.l way or mountaineering in the imalayas, t.he Andes and the Cau sus. All of these great ranges still 'er what the, Alps no longer can w fields to conque:. These have que.stionably a faseination pec-ul r to themselves, and every one oul go in search of them. To a rtain extent the absence of suchi wv fields may be said to detract [m thle pleasure of mo untaineerinlg thme Alp's.-William William.s ta Newberr[ Hardware Compang C: U". U, oEWR HARWAR tOP. We Lend TO Buy H( We provide easy terms < We enable borrowers to in Monthly Installments, o allowed to meet obligatior It is cheaper than paying to save money to buy a ho Contract. If you want to save moni take a Security Contract. Call on A. J. Gibson, Ass Treasurer, at office; corne streets, next door to Cope SECURITY LOAN AND I C O L O STATE COLUMBI, VIA C. N.a NOVEMB] ickets on sale November 7th to 1 3th a1 Columbia before noon November 14, 19 vember 16th, inclusive. Returning tra s. m. and 5:20 p. m. : : : : Races, Baseball, Footbal Fine Exhi Get your tickets via C. N. admission to the F SCHEDULE OF S Leave No. '5 No. 53tuding on a Admission to Fair Laurens . .7:1 a. m. 2:12 p.,m.-$32.75 Prosi [rs. 8:0 " 2:53 '' - 2.45 H1t ary. . . 8:17 " 2:59 " - 2.40 Whit ralana . . 8:24 " .3:04 " - 2 30 Balle: Nebry84 'Arrive in Columbia 10:5o a. 'Returning trains leave Columbia For information, call on a W. J. CRAIG, P. T. M., J Wilmington, N. C. Excursior To Charleston, S. 4 SOUTHERN Account Charleston Gala Wee! Railway announces very low round n South Carolina and Charlotte an and Savannah, Ga., and intermedia . C. Tickets to be sold Novembe return until November 23d, 1908. The rate for children between fivy will be one half fare. For rates, detailed information, ei way ticket agents or address J. L. MEEK, Asst Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. Money )mesl )f payment. accumulate a fund n which interest is s at maturity. rent. If you want me take a Security ey for any purpose It pays. tant Secretary and r Boyce and Adams land Brother. NVESTMENT GIL R E D FAIR, A, S. C. t L. ER 9-14 d for trains scheduled to arrive 8, good returning until No inis will leave Columbia 11i:15 I, Parades, Bands, bits. & L., which includes air Grounds. PECIALS: No. 15 No. 53 Fare - Admission to Fair erty . . 9:07 a. mi. 3:34 P. mn.-$i.85 ountain 9:33 " 3149 " - 16 . . . 9:54 " 4:o7 " -1.-40 i Rock .9:58 " 4:11 " -1I35 itine . . 1o:06 " 4:17 "- 1.25 . .. 2018 " 4:27 " - 1.10 In ISandn:p . m. ly Agent or write F. LIVINGSTON, S. A., Columbia, S. C. 1i Rates X., and Return AILWAY. : Festivities the .Southern trip rates from all points Asheville, N. C., Augusta te stations to Charleston, r 13th to 20th, limited for : and twelve years of age c., apply to Southern Rail J. C. LUSK, Div. Pass. Agt., Charlstn S. C.