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VOL XLVI NO. 52 NE-ERRY S. C. FRIDAY. JULY 2.1909 TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR TILLIAN FAILS TO GET TEA DIJ ONLY BALEY OF TEXAS AMONC DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT HIM Sixteein Republicans Support Amend ment and Smith of Michigan Would Advocate a Bounty. The State. Washington, June 29.-Senatox Tillman got 18 votes for his tea duty Only one of these, besides himself was a Democrat, Senator Bailey, who spoke in favor of 'the tea tax. It was all an intensely amusing discussion lasting for several hours preceding the vote. Senators Carter, Heyburn, Bra4ley Smith of Miehigan, Perkins and Du pont, all republicans, spoke in favo: of .the amendment. They said thai this was a protective duty, which would encourage an infant industry and build up a great tea industry it the South, and that they wanted to be c-onsitent and vote for protection ir South Carolina, just as they would'd< if applied to their own State. Senator Dickson of North Dakota was r.he only republican senator wh< spoke against the proposition and his contention was that the duty was en tirely too high, being in no case less than 50 per cent. and on some grades of tea aeaehing 80 per cent. ad valo rem. He contended also that the pro portion of protection to the amount of revenue was entirely too small. Senator Tillman admitted through out the diseussion that he was out af ter both demoerats and republicans As Senator Dickson expressed it, he was "shootin with a double-bare] un.'' Senator- Tillman replied that that was true and that this was the onlv Teal double-barrel gun which had - been 1ired in this tariff bill. The amusing part of the discussion was Tillman's continued reiteration that he was arguing to catch. democrats who wanted a revenue and republi cans who wanted protection. He 'said he ought to get a uan mous vote on his proposition, whiclh remark seemed to be taken as a joke. In fact, not many senators seemed t< regard the whole matter as -anythina else than a joke. Senator Smith of Micehigan was very serious, however. He is all thE time a protectionist and grows fre quently and sometimes tiringly elo quent on the subject. He announced *after the amendment for a duty was lost that he would propose at th<4 -proper time an amendmtent to pay a bounty for t'he growing of tea. Senator Tillman will not vote fo'r a bounty on tea, saying that he . an nounced yesterday that bounties ar.e against his principles. "But, ,oJ course, if they want to put a bounty on tea. I shall not raise any objee tions, except. of course, I can not vote for it.'' Senator Tillman says he does not understand how Democratic senators can juistify their vote on t-bis propo sition, since it would be one of thE best revenue producers yet proposed, with the smallest avmount of protec ion. Drayton Rutherford Chapter. The Drayto-n Rutherford Chapter U. D. C.. will meet wit'h Mrs. J. E. Norwood on Tuesday afternoon, July 6th, at five oelock. Mrs. George Johnstone, See. Banks to Observe Fourth. .All banks in the city wvill observe the F curthi of July on Monday, July 5th. as the fourth comes this year or Sun day. Banks will be closed, there fore, on Monday. The Reason. Harper 's. "I had taken my silk hat to a lo eal dealer to be ironed, an operatior whieh his employee accomplishei while I waited. As I donned the head pece I happened easually to observe It always been a wonder to m< t ourl estzablishmnent could affori n ru hats gratis. T :e hatter smiled sadly: 'Oh, -:ed he. meekly. 'the hats woulh uiih too long if we didn't.' THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Several Good Women Pass Over. Ladies to Give Barbecue.-Im possible to Live Without Herald and News. Prosperity, S. C., July 1.-Mr. R A. Abrams, who is pleasantly reinem bered as superintendent of our school has been with us again. this time ii the interest of the Greenville FemalE College. Mr. John Pat Wise left Monday foi Charlottesville, Virainia, where h( will take the summer law course al the University of Virginia. Mr. Jno. Fellers spent Tuesda. among his old friends. Mr. John J. Earle. referee, was ir the city this week. Miss Alma Hartman is with hei brother, Mr. Joe Hartman, for severa: days. Mrs. B. B. Schumpert goes to Co lumbia Friday for a week-end visil to friends there. Miss Julia Matth'exs returned tc Ninety Six Tuesday. Her man. friends are sorry her millinery sea son has closed. On Saturday afternoon, after morf than a year of intense suffering Mrs. Lou Counts crossed over the river tt rejoin the many friends who awaited her there. Mrs. Counts was a whole souled, cheery spirit, kind and gen erous and much esteemed by all whc knew .her. That her life was a succes is attested by the fact that she wac the mother of fifteen ehildren about half of whom survive her and were ai honor to her. For some time she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Rikard in the subarbs. The interment took place at the Pros perity Cemetery. The funeral was conducted by her pastor. Rev. M Whittaker. We extend our -heartfelt sympathv. Miss Nannie Simpson spent a fewv days at home last week. Mrs. J. L. Wise.has gone to Bates bu-rg to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. E. C. Ridgell. Messis. Sam and Hal Kohn have returned from a short stay in Co lumbia. At a recent meeting of the trustees of the High School, Mr. F. 0. Black, of Saluda, was elected assistant. Mr. Black is a recent graduate of New be.rry College and is a young man of studious habits and pleasant address. .Misses Myrtle and Leila Dennis of Newberry, visited at Wise Hotel this week. Mrs. Geo. Summer and family vis ited Mr. A. G. Wise's family Tiurs day. On. Monday that golden key that opes the palace of eternity was turned for Mirs. Lindsey Bowers, of the Mt. Zion community, and she entered into the rewards of a well-lived life. Mrs. Bowers w'as a most estimable woman -onse of the most beldved in the com munity in which she lived. She con tribut'ed in various ways her share to the world, giving to it thirteen children. She was .about fifty years of age. Befoire her marriage she was Miss Hendrix. Mrs. Bowers is sur vived by her husband, four sons and four daughters. They have the sym pathy of their many friends in their Iirreparable loss. The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace Church will give a barbecue on Sat; urday, July 24, at Young's Grove. Besides the regulation dinner, other refre'hments will be served. Every bedy is cordially invited to be pres ent and help himself and herself and incidentally (C?) the good work. Con veyances will be provided for al] those desiring to go there. Mr. C'harley Barre has gone to Gas tonia. N. C. Mr. Banks, of the Augusta Chroni le. was in the city several days this week.. Miss Lizzie Hawkins will .entertain a few friends Thursday evening in :.e.:- o f Miss Alma Hartman. Apropos of the good roads--if the -aut'horities could see one of our rural 'carriers, Mr. Norris Hawkins, deliv ering his mail in an auto they woul. aree to come this way and that right early. Mr. Thomas Matthe~ws of Thomn ason, Ga.. visited his si-ster. Miss Julih Matthews. !ast week. Mrs Dr I~Kreps, ot (Columbia and t' M-.. i. 11. F is. v,f Lindale. Ga.. wen~ a .r:.-i ) Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps family over Sunday. Miss Anna Derrick is at St. Mat -Nt hews on a visit to her grandparents. Messrs. Hal Kohn and McFall Wise have organized a tennis club. A spa eious court has been cleared on the sehool grounds and before many days we shall see men and maids viein with one another in this, the gentlest and most health-giving of sports. On Wednesday the remains of Miss Mary Boozer were interred in the St. Luke's cemetery. Miss Boozer grew up in this community. but for some vears se has been making her home with her sister. Mrs. Henry, of the county. She was about Sixty yv.ear.; awe. Mliss Boozer-.was kind and help ful and will be greatly missei in many ways. The Building and Loan association of Grace church which was organ.zed a short time ago has been brougat to a successful footing and is on L go-d way towards liquidating debts. We are always glad to hear flat tering comments about the first paper n t.he i-ounty and the other day we were amused and gratified by a r mark we heard a lady make to her neighbor. For some reason or other her husband's subscription has ex pired and she is not pleased over the fact. so she goes in quest of the pa per quite often. She said: "Is your Herald and News handy? I'd like so much to see it. You know I told Mr. X. that it's no use trying to do without The Herald and News. One might as well be in the woods. AnA 'm not going to stand for it any longer, but am going to subscribe in my own name. a-nd then I'll feel as though I'm living again." And the best thing about it is that she but voices the sentiment of the majority. Miss Annie Jamieson. of Hender sonville, is the guest of Miss Annie Moseley. Miss Maud Livingston returns to her home near Greenwood today. Prof. Lawrence Sease goes to Cor nell University Friday where he will pursue a further mat'hematical course. Hon. Rufus Boozer, of Lake City. Florida, will arrive Friday for a visit to his sister. Mrs. J. P. Wheeler. He is just retu:rning from New York City, a.nd Concord. N. C., where he has been visiting his brothers. The Wm. Lester Chapter U. D. C. will meet with Mrs. F. E. Schumpert Wednesday afternoon. July 7, at six o'clock. Mrs. E. W. Lut.her and children, of Columbia, are visiting Dr. Luther. Our chief telephone operator, Mr. Claude Kreps. is spending t'he week in Columbia with his uncle, Dr. Kreps. First Aid to Alligators. The fiance of a Louisville girl has b)een spending the winter in Florida in connection with his father's busi ness interests in that quarter, says Ha; per's Weekly. "Marie," said the girl to a friend the other day. "Walter has jnst sent me the tdearest little alligator from Florida!" "Dear me!" rejoined Marie, with affected enthusiasm. "And =how shall *you keep him?" "I'm not quite certain,'' was the reply, "but I 'ye put him in Flori-ia water till I can 'hear further from Walter.'' Pig Iron Production. Engineering News. The production of pig iron for the year 1308 has been c~ompiled by the United States geological survey for "Mineral Resources of the United States, 1908.'' The output is given zs 15.936,0l8 long tons-a decrease of 38.19 per cent from the output in 1907. The value of this pig iron, on board cars at the furnace, is given as $254.321,000. which is .52.01 per cent less than the value of the 1.907 out put. The -product derived from im ported foreign ores has been consid ered such a small percentage of the total that it could be neglected in this compilation. A Str-ange Creature. Washington Star. The gn always puzzles me."' said the man wvith the magazine. 'n wIlat way' "I invariably have amomentaIry doub)t as to whether it i's an annal NEWS OF SILVER STREET. Crops Small.-Farmers Fighting the Grass. Lutheran Church Fin ished. Bigihit ' disease. He was 59 years old Silver Street, July 1.-Crops in this section are very small for the time of year. The farmers most of them have the grass where they can manage it now. Mr. John Clary is in this communi ty threshing. Mr. T. S. Blair, who has been spending several weeks with his daohter, Mrs. J. J. Long at Pomaria, has returned home. Mr. H. P. Stephens spent last week in Greenwood. Miss Belle Vaughn, of Columbia, returned home Tuesday, after spend ing two weeks With her grandmother, Mrs. Son Pitts at the Deadfall Mr. P. S. Livingstone and little daughter, Eunice, spent Saturday night and Sunday in Columbia with Mrs. Livingstone. who is in the :hos pital there. Miss Lilla Epting, of the city, spent last week very pleasantly with friends in this neighborlhood. Miss Marietta Langford. of the city, is visiting relatives in this com munity. Miss Minnie Sheppard, of Saluda, spent la:t week with her brother, .Mr. M. D. Sheppard here. Mr. Ben Crouch spent Saturday night in the city with friends. Mr. Smiley Porter, of the city, is spending some time with his broth er, Mr. D. J. Porter, here. Miss Nannie Blair, of Utopia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. G. Liv ingstone, at the Deadfall. The health of the community is very good at this time. The Lutheran church at this place -has been finished and services are 'held there now, every first and third Sunday, p. m. The church is a hand some building. A. An Awkward Compliment. Chicago Inter-Oeean. Inspector General Hornaday of the Q. A. R. was relating incidents of famous national encampments. "I remember a little Japanese who attended one of our banquets," he said, smiling, "and a queer compli ment that he paid to a colonel's wife. "I sat between the two and the lady said across me: " 'Mr. Takashira, you compress the ladies' feet in your country, don't " 'Oh, no madam; that is a Chin ese custom.' said the Japanese. 'We Japanese allow our ladies' feet to grow to their full size. Not that ' "And he bowed and hissed in the polite Japanese way: " 'Not that they could ever hope to rival yours, madam.' '' The Auto Stop. Success. .When the train stopped at the lit tle Southern station the Northern tourist sauntered out on the platform. Under a serub oak stood a lean ani mal with scraggy bristles. The tour ist was interested. "What do you call that?" he queried of a lanky native. "Razorback hawg.'' "Well, what is lie doing rubbing against that trece?" "He's stropping himself, mister. jest stropping himself.'' A Gentle Aspersion. Harper's Weekly. Among the prisoners brought be fore a police magistrate one Monday morning was one, a beggar. whose face was by no means an unfamiliar one to the judge. "'I am informed that you have again been found begging in the pub lic streets," said his honor, sternly, "and yet you carried in your pocket over $10 in currency.'' "Yes, your honor," proudly return ed the mendicant. "I may not be as industrious as some, but sir, I am no spendthrift." If you find your jellies are becom ing candied, put a layer of pulverized sugar, about one quarter of an inch thik. on the top,. underneath the pa pe and it will remain in good condi tin for many vyears. "ONCE A NEWBERRY BOY." Tells of the Characteristics of Some of Newberry's Citizens Of the Past. Joseph, B. Heller-" Squire Joe,' the Trial Justice who divorced, ban ished or cremated just as the occa-sioi suited and who -recognized no "high er court" than his. He was a clevei shrewd little man and had mani friends who loved to tell jokes on hin and he always enjoyed his part o: the fun. James Irby.-You have heard o the fellow who loved to chew tobace< and w.ho could chew, well I -have seei him and Uncle Jimmie was he. H was clever, honest, full of life, be lieved in enjoying the good thing, of this earth and letting the othe fellow look at it as he pleased so long as it did not interfere with; him. Hi was Trial Justice at Maybinto-n ani pleased the people. He attended t< his own affairs well. Thomas Bynum.-The father o: Newberry's politest, .most dignifie< and wealthiest bachelor lawyer, wa. a good, clean, honest man, attende' strictly to his own business and wa: ever ready to do' what ever duty hii county or State demanded of him Like his son he was bas;hful and mod. est' and never pushed himself for ward. He was a good man. Hamilton Fellers.-As good a citi zen as Newberry ever :had, as honesi and as polite, as kind hearted and a accommodating as any of them and always enjoyed a good. clean bit ol fun. John Oxner.-Now if you wante to be treated just exactly right an< feel perfectly at home just go ovei tthe Enoree and spend the day o aight with this kind and' big hearted man, ever 'happy, ever ready for a cood time, always offering the glad band and adding joy and comfort t< those a.round him. He was a good sitizen. George G. Dewalt.-My first recol lection of Major was when he ran foi the State Senate and he used to com( up around to see my father. He wa a peculiar kind of a man to a boy lik( me but he was brave, courageous acted openl.y and talked out in meet n like he had not!bing to hide ani impressed me with being a brain: itizen w.ho did not want to get an: otes by deception but wanted all t< now where he stood and had nothing o hide. Jacob Boozer.--Candidate for th4 Legislature, a good, h'onest, fait.hfu old school gentleman, who furnishei good deal of fun for the boys, wa ver ready to. do his part and nevei omplained if it did not always g~ is way. Henry Dominiek.-A good, upright onorable man, a. true friend, a Chris ,ian and a loving father, devoted hus band and faithful to 'his county anc State. He loved children ~and nevel failed to pay . .met some attent.io vhenever he came atound. Aaron Dominiek.-lSilent, little t<~ say, seemed to be reserved, did noi now much about 'him, think he was rich and rather inclined to the opin ion that he kept it for which I do noi blame him as it was his and he couli se it as he pleased. Alfred Crotwell.-As good a mar s any of them, attended to his owi business, was kind and polite, spoke leasantly at all times and went o1 and made money by hard work and Left it here for his children to enjoy s they pleased. It never bothered ii who had "'Patterned churns foi sale, washing machines. gold brick ~tk to let, cheese factories t:a e+* tablish. or Yankee get rich quni schemes.'' he knew how to make it nd his example is a good one to stick to. John C. Lane.-A very good, clever fellow, you could not well judge him > eithe r of his brothers as he was a jifferent style of man and in my ~pinion a broader man along the lines )f citizenship. He was not stingy, en joyed himself, seemed to be prosper us and contented with his financial tandus. Was always polite and when e was around talked freely and never .iterested himself in others' affairs. H. C. Wilso.-Good. honest and lver. L,ved liie and enjoyed it. Was , a nhdreizhbor. John R. Sondley.-A man witF a very quiet and gentlemanly bearing, did not talk much, was social, pleas ant and polite, made but few prom ises and never failed to carry them out. He was a good neighbor and citi zen. Archy Mills.-Attention to busi ness, faithfulness to every duty, love for his county, State, family and - friends were his Jpading characteris i ties. He loved companionship and en - deavored to make otbers happy. A CHEYENNE RAID. E Black Kettle's Men Killed a Quaker, Let Armed Men Go. > Kansas City Times. 1 Near Glen Elder, in Mitchell coun a ty, Kan., is a pile of stones, almost - as high as a homestead shanty, known 3 as the 'Old Settler's Grave." Few r persons know its history, yet it has i been a custom for many years for a each passing traveller to add his stone I to the heap. "It was the merest accident that I am alive to tell you the story of the 'Old Settler's Grave,' " said .Jacob I Meek, a Custer county farmer, once 5 a buffalo hunter in Western Kansas, I the other day. "On Sunday, May 13, 1867, I was out with a party of buffalo hunters, near the present town of Glen Elder. We overtook a man with a heavy pack on his back walking along the trail. He said that his name was Dr. Rose and that he was on -his way tb his homestead claim. We warned him that- there were Indian war p'arties in the country and that he would be in danger of his life should be go further. .. .1 "Dr. Rose believed, with Quaker like simplicity, that he could win the Indians by kindness and that they would not harm him. Thirty minutes after he left us he was murdered by Indians under the leadership of Chief Black. Kettle, afterward killed by Gen. Custer's troops in. the battle of 'Washita, in Oklahoma. The grave at Glen Elder is that of Dr. Rose. "To me the death of Dr. Rose is the least interesting part of the story 1In my party were two men from I linois and a Catholic priest, who had joined us for protection. As we turn ed a bend of the Solomon river we were startled at the sight of a big Indian war party, riding four abreast, whieh quickly surrounded us. Other Indians came down the trail. Just as the Indians surrounded us, a large - warrior, riding swiftly itoward 1t3, shouted and waved his :hand at the warriors. The warriors instantly halted. 'Me chief; me Black Kettle,' said the large Indian upon reaching us. I remember that his voice was lion-like in its depth and sonority. His head sloped back to a high peak. SThese Indians had just killed Dr. Rose, though we knew nothing about it at the time. Black Kettle address L5d himself to me, asking who we were and what we were doing. That I *might use the sign language, I laid my gun aside a moment and upon turning around found that the gun had dis appeared. Black Kettle saw I was -- disconcerted and asked why I was troubled. I told him that my gun had been stolen. Black Kettle, in a loud voice, hurled something in Chey enne at the warriors, and a crafty looking old Indian, lifting my gun from the grass, brought it to me. ~"Calling me 'to one side, Black Kettle said 'Go; go home.' and per Ihaps I wasn't ready to go! Black Ket tle detailed ten of his men to accom pany us. On our way we met four Buffalo hunters and asked them to join us; they refused, and were killed that same day. "Why did the Indians kill Dr. Rose and save us'? I don't know. The Catholic priest said it was because he was in the party." Advice. Life. 'I declare," says the young housewife, "I don't know what we are to do, when round steak costs as much as porterhouse. It is outrag eous." "Yes, mum." agreen the market man. 'What's a body going~ to do if this keeps on?'" T wonld -a&;~ yn. mum. that be