Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ThE LAND OF STONES. Herzegovina and the Balkan Dead lock. If on a clear night you look through a telescope at the full moon and see the mountains lighted by the sun you will have some notion of Montenegro! and Herzegovina. Of both these coun tries is told the legend that the devil, flying over the earth with a sack of stones, dropped his burden on this corner of the Adriatic. Mountains may inspire poetry and patriotism, but these indigenous prod ucts do not satisfy the hunger of man. And this is the root of the matter in 'Herzegpvina-the people ask for bread and are given a stone. Of course the government is the unnatural fath er-and the last is always the worst. Fo,rv years ag It was the Turk who made tae government-and the stone; and now the Austrain has taken his place-and his blame. Poverty mated to fanaticism whether 0hristian or Moslem-are a hard couple to lead or to drive. And Bosnia and Herzegovina have more than their share of both as .history r shows from that fateful 'day when Old Servia was slain by the sword of Ma hommed on the field of Kossovo, and the Slavs, disdaining th-e h-elp of Rome, accepted the sultan in prefer ence to the pope. The inveterate hate 'for centuries -has divided the Roman and Greek churches gave the Balkans to the Turk, and the rich families became Moslems in order to keep their estates; while the poor, having nothing to lose,'were under no neces sity to lose their faith. Thus are the, landowners Moslem beys, while the peasants are Orthodox Greek in Bos nia and Roman Catholic in Herzegov ina. The Turk having no zeal for re forming himself, is never insistent on reforming others, and these divisions of religion -and riches remained un disturbed for centuries. But the strain proved too great, and Bosnia and Herzegovina strove to throw off the Mahammedan yoke. Russia, ev er sympathetic with Slavs, came to their aid, and was rewarded by see ing the two provinces rescued from the Turk-and consigned to the Aus trian. T'he united wisdom of Europe, subtly guided by Prince Bismack, so decided and enshrined its resolve in the famous treaty of Berlin. And now history is performing one -of those somersaults by which she shows her contempt for statecraft. Greek, Christian and Moslem having fought and separated thirty-five years r ago, are uniting and to demand the return of the sultan 's suzerainty. Thus-as you see--poverty and -re ligion are the secrets of the woes of Bosnia and Herzegovina-and of these r poverty is the greatest~ Of the peo ple less than one half belong to the Greek church, and of the remainder the Mohammedans are twice as many as 'the Catholies. And nearly 90 per cent of the population is dependent on the soil. What this means in Herzegovina you may see without traveling far f-rom the railway.- In the wilderness of rock and stone the oases are few, and the people live on the razor edge of starvation. To -adopt the peasant's opinion of the Austrian rule would be as foolish as to judge :the social and economic conditions of Great Britian by the midnight assembly of the hungry on the Thames embankment. From his hovel and his crop of stones, where a goat would have to be busy to grow fat, he would point to the places of the ~Roman Catholic arehbishop in Mastar and to the wirie cellars ad joining, whieh show that 'his emin ence has interest in commerce as well as in souls. This natural antagonism ofpoverty is intensified by impending famine. owing to the failure of crops lastautmn,by Slav agitation roused by the Austrian annexation ,o) the provinces, and by Austrian suspicion as manifested through thme agricul tural banks established some years ago to 'help the needy cultivator. But gratitude for benevolence is never an frasset of governments, and is not like ly to be exuberant under military pressure and politieal agitation. Not for a moment are people allow ed to forget that Austrian rule means armed occupations. Towns and vil lages are g'arrisoned, railways are stronglyV held, tunnels and culverts are guarded night and day, patrols move restlessly along the borders whic'h are open to raids and the smug gling of rifles from Montenegro. Her zegovina, in short, has the aspect of a country invaded and convulsed by war. Yet the populace is unarmed and a rising would be madness. For the political causes of discon tent you must look to Sarajevo-the capital of Bosnia. Mostar-the cap ital of Herzegovina--has agitators and journals that disappear under the wand of the eensor. but they are strong only in Sarajevo. where a comn miittee of five Othodox Greek Chris tians and five Moslems directs and cont rols the 'aitation. I used the wor "conrols advisedly, being een~1V1inced that thlese ichl mere-hants wll to tho lawyers and Moslem land owniers will never risk their substance for a shadow. They may hold con ferences in railway trains, they may resent the proselytizing activity of Roman Catholics, and the preference given to Austrians and Hungarians in the service of the state. But these conferences and complaints are not new, and Pan-Slavist agitation, like the Nationalist movement in Ireland, is a powerful lever for extracting con cessions. This brotherhood of Mos lei and Christian is new, however, and its novelty may well provoke sus picion. For generations both Bos nia and Herzegovina strove to remove the Moslem yoke which they profess to be anxious to restore-with pre cautions. It is easy enough for com fortable, middle aged merchants and lawyers and landlords, secure behind the walls of Sarajevo, to devise plans for a new Moslem saddle that shall be placed on the back of Europe and not on themselves. But what do the people of Boshia say? Their answer is characteristic of the Balkans. Twelve months ago the provience was peopled with Ser vians. Today they tell you they are Bulgars. Yet they are the same peo ple-only the conditions have chang ed. Bulgaria has proclaimed a Czar Ferdinand in the place of a Prinee Ferdinand and in the Balkan penin sula a race is as easy to change as a name. Poverty does not press heavily on the masses in Bosnia as in Herzegov ina. The country is rich in natural resou-rces and Austria has done much to develop them, though she might have been more prudent in the choice of capitalist instruments. And prosperity counts-even in the Balkans. ''What I fear most is ingratitude,' said one of the most militant agita tors. ''I was out in the insurrection of 1874-a major in the rebel arm. We endured many privations and loss es, but these sustained by the spirit of patriotism and the consciousness that we were fulfilling the dearest wishes of our people. One day, rag ged and hungry. we came to a village on the border of Vovi Bazar. Our hearts beat fast at the welcome that awaited- us. The people for whose lib ertv we had suffered and shed our blood came out to meet us, and over w'helmed us-with curses. They gave us food-such food as we never dreamed peasants knew. 'Of these luxuries and of shelter you 'have rob bed us,' they cried and t'heir curses made bitter their bread.'' 'History has a habit of repeating itself in the Balkans.-Lon don Daily Mail. LEVER HAS WON GREAT FIGHT. Oversight as to Basic Slag Was Also Corrected.-Farmers of South Carolina Saved $250,0Q0. .1. * Washington, April 9, 11:54 a. m. E. J. Watson, Columbia, S. C. .Potash salts provided for by com mittee amendment late yesterday; that much won certain; think will win on basic slag; am fighting. A. F. Lever. Washington, April 9, 1:30 p. m. E. J. Watson, Columbia,~ s. C. Basic slag to free list; amendment just adopted; fight entirely won in both. A. F. Lever. The foregoirag telegrams received by Commissioner Watson and the fol lowing special received by The Rec ord from its Washington correspond ent earlier in the day tell their own story: W-ashinigto, April 9.-The commit tee of the whole -house will reach t'he paragraph on potash and potash salts to-day and Representative Lever is confident that the demands he -has presented to the Payne committee for removing the possible duty of 20 per cent will be acceded to a;; the duty removed. Pledges to this effect have been given the South Carolinian and the bulk of the paragraph at issue has already been changed as far as the Payne committee is concerned. Mr Lever expects little opp)osition~ to the change when the committee'.) amend ment is offered in the house. Mr. Lever this morning received the following teleg.ram from Commis sioner Watson. referring to success with the Payne committee: "'Good boy. Congratulations. E. J. Watson." Mr. Lever this morning said that his whole deleg:tion -had stood be hind him in his fight. When ques tioned as to -the effect of the amend ment that will be introduced, Mr. ever had this to say: - "'I hv received numerous resolu tons from various farmers' organi anions throughout the State and have, beenI materially aided by the en tirne South Carolina deleg-ation and other nrembers of congress in this figh t. Commissioner Watson and Prf Harper have responded prompt i2n1:1ihn and data and have aided us materially. I made the statement ill my speech oil Saturday night that this country consumed ten million dollars' wort-h of potash salts I have received from the German Kali works, the principal importers of this substance, a letter this morning in which they make the statement that during the year 1908 potash salts cost this country nine million dollars, so that I was not far wrong as to the facts in the matter. Assuming that the figures of the German Kali works are correct, a 20 per cent duty would mean a tax of $1,800,000 to the far mers of the South and according to the figures of Prof. Harper and Com missioner Watson a burden of over one-quarter of a million to the far mers of South Carolina. I am very happy, of course, over the outcome of this fight, .which I have every right to believe is won. The committee yes terday morning adopted an amend I ment taking the duty off potash salts and while this has not been passed upon- by the house I have every as surance that it will be and while in advertently basic slag was overlook ed, I have assurances that this will be attended to at this morning's meeting of the committee. If I am correct in my assumptions the fight -has been won all along the lines and it is a victory worth fighting for. The farmers of the State are to be con gratulated." NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE MEN. W. B. Causey and Jesse Sheppard Wounded Near Hampton. Hampton, April 11.-Mr. W. B. Causey, clerk of Court 'for this coun fy, and Mr. Jesse Sheppard, a white man living near Hampton, were shot here last night by a negro man known as "Peg Leg" Hughes. The particu lars of the shooting are not obtain able. Mr. Ca5sey was shot through the body and has been taken to a hos pital in Augusta to be treated. Mr. Sheppard received a bullet in his right arm, which was removed after it entered. Hughes was arrested this morning by Mr. D. H.'Reid and was turned over to Sheriff Light-sey and Deputy Sheriff Anderson who carried tha ne gro to Columbia f6r safekeeping. Hughes has served time in the Peni tentiary befo.re. MR. CAUSEY DIES OF WOUYNDS. Clerk of Court of Hampton Succumbs to Injuries Insflicted by "Peg Leg" Hughes. Augusta, Ga., April 12.-Mr. W. B. Causey, clerk of court of Hampton, who was shot and fatally wounded Sunday afternoon at his home, died this afternoon in a local hospital af ter being given .all of the medical at tention known to science. His case was considered hopeless from the start. Mr. Causey was shot by a negro; "Peg Leg" Hughes, for no ap parent cause. The negro was arfrest ed and hustled off to Columbia for sa-fekeeping. Mr. Causey was brought to Augusta by Drs. Folk and Harvey. ISLAND HELLO GIRLS. Ma.ny Come From the Best Families In the Philippines. Victor F. Ward, a civil engineer of Manila, who is visiting this country on leave of absence, speaking of the .Filipino "hello" girls to a Washing Iton Herald reporter, said that they come from the best families of the islands take their work i>re serious lv than -their fair-skinned sister of the Occident. "She has 'her servant," said Mr. W\Tard, "who is also her chaperon, to Iaccompany her to the office, earrying her lunch, and w'ho calls to take 'her back to the 'security of her home when the gong rings on har day 's work. "'T-he Spanish custom of never' per mitting an unmarried woman above the age of 12 to leave the portals of her casa unaccompanied still prevails with both Spaniards and Filipinos of the better class. "'T'he fact t'hat the field of labor, aside from domestic service, for the Filpin gil i solimited, make?s em ploymnent in tis line especially desir able and much sought after by the daughters of t'he well-to-do Filipinos. Hence to be a 'hello' girl in the Phil ippines is tan honor, carrying with it prestige and entry into the best soci ety. ''To serve a' 'eentrA' in M;mnila a girl must speak and und.:a-andl Eng lish. Spanish and Tagaog,q and some of them p)ossess a working knowledge of Chinese and other Oriental tongues, "As the word hurry is nuknown in the Far East, so likewi.c is it often necessary for an impatient subseribe:: to curbl his temper wheni telephoning But the tones of the duleet voiced oper'ator, 'dhe lyne ess besee, s:enor,' c16wborry rdwawtre ompong ~C: NEWBE RRY COMPANY. YOU WANT THE PRETTIEST SUMER SUIT YOU CAN GET And yet you do not want the cost to be too much. Well, just come and WE WILL SHOW YOU A. the softest, silkiest and sheeriest mercerized stuff on the market. Mr. Mercer certainly used the Wand of the Wizzard and put the LOVELIEST COSTUME within the reach of the most modest Pocket Book. COLORS, DID YOU SAY? DELICATE! EXQUISITE! Lilac, Pink, Blue, Gray, and of course White and Black. Crepe, plain and figured effects. Prices 15 to 50 cents, Come and see them. -'EWE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. A number of gentlemen, residing in Newberry County, and desirous of improving the stock of New'oerry Coufity, have formed themse&7s in, a company, known as The Carolina S Loek Breeders Association. The Asso ciation are offering the seraiees of thLeir richly colored stand.a .d-bred horss at $25.00, to insure a coa. -T11e pedigree of this horse is as follows: CERTIFICATE No. 65,123 THE TROTTING STANDARD. AMERICAN TROTTING REG3ISTER. OFEICIA L CERTIFICATE. This is to certify that Prince Cecilian, 41558, 'has been duly registered as standard under Rule 1, in Vohunme XVII, of The American Trotting Re gister, 'and the pedigree can there be traced in the following form: 41558: Prince Cecilian, (1) brh foaled 1903; by Cecilian Chief, 33698; dam Condula, by Princeps, 536; grandam)Miss Fanny, by Hamlet, 160, etc.(C See Condula, Vol. V.) Bred by J. G. Cecil, Danville, Ky.. .Cecilian Chief, 33,698(Ci1a II90 lLady Norvetta, 2:13% PRINCE CECILIAN, 4I,558 . CnuaPrinceps, 536 - JL (Miss-Fanny Given under my hand and seal at Chicago, Ill. this 29th day of March, A. D., 1906. (Signed) Frank E. Best, Registrar. This horse will be found at the feed and livery stable of Mr. B. T. Bishop, who has full charge and management. This is such a rare opportunity to obtain the services of a highly bred animal at such a reasonabl-e price that it is deemed unnecessary to say more than to invite those wishing to raise colts to an inspection of this animal. YOUR BANKING! THE NEWODIRY SAVINGS DANK, Capital $50,000 - - - Surplus $80,000 No Matter How Small, trc' Matter How Large, The Newberry Savings Bank vill give it careful attentionk. This message pple s to the men and th'e women alike. S. McINTOSH. s. E, NORWOOD,