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"LEVEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION. Beroism of Men and Officers Prevents Larger Toll of Death at For tress Monroe. Fortress Monroe, Va., July 21. Eleven men of the coast artillery are dead tonight as the result of the blowing out of a breech block in one of the big guns while the fort was en gaged in target practice. A half do:: en others are in the post hospital, one of whom may die. The exact cause of the explosion is not yet definitely determined, although a board of in quiry was appointed immediately af ter the disaster. The toll of death. it is believed would have been larger had it not been for the heroism displayed both by the officers and men in the bat tery. The wounded forgot their hurts and the uninjured in stamping out the burning powder that threat ened the sacks in which the charge for a second shot had been broght up. The Explosion. The explosion took place in Bat tery De Russy; No. 1 gun doing the damage. The gun was in charge of Captain James Prentice, who had with him Lieut. George P. Hawes, Jr., and George L. Van Deusen. Lieut Hawes had gone forward from the breech to examine the range wheel when the charge was exploded. He was thrown down and momentarily stunned, but totherwise was uninjured. In the thick, heavy smoke the scene 'was almost indescribable. Eight men were killed outright, their bodies ly ing scattered around the emplacement. Under the pall the wounded writhed and moaned. Captain Prentice and Lieut. Hawes foresaw a further sac rifice of life if the other charges caught from the smoldering sparks, and the two sent out a call for sur geons while they attacked the flames with their bare hands. O00NEE'S BEAUTIFUL MONUENT, Gov. Ansel Delivers the Shaft-CoL ,Robert A. Thompson One of the to ..Speakers. Walhalla, July 21.-The monument to the Confederate dead of Oconee was unveiled here today in the pres ence of about thirty-five hundred peo ple. The occasion was one of the greatest ever witnessed in Walhalla. Every section of this (county was well represented and many visitors were present from Anderson, Abbeville and Pickens counties. Governor~ Ansel, who delivered the mnonument to the people of Oconee, and the venerable Colonel Robert A. -.Thompson, who introduced the speak-: ers of the day, made admirable short speeches, and were roundly cheered during and at the close of their talks. Col. R. T. Jaynes, of Walhalla, and General Bonham, the speakers of the day, were listened to with close atten tion by the large crowds assembled in the grove to the side of the graded *school building and received frequent applause. About four nundred veter ans from various counties, mainly from Oconee, admired the monument unveiled and were loud in their prais es of the memorial and the proceed ings of the day in general. BRISTOW STILL HAMMERS. ON SPEAKER CANNO3. Manhattan, Kan., July 22.--Senator Joseph L. Bristow, in a speech here last night, charged Speakor Cannon a,nd the "stand pat" congress with manipulation of the lead scheadule of the tariff bill in support of the R"smelter trust," so-called. "A duty not measuring the differ ences in the cost of smelting at home and abroad as promised in the Repub lican platform, but from $2.50 to $6 higher than the entire cost of smelt - ing in this country was imposed on lead," the senator said. "This was done not in the interest of protecting -a struggling American industry but in the interest of a monoply controlled by the Guggenheims, backed by the great Rockefeller financial intere~sts. S"Because I presume to ob,ject to -this sort of thing Mr. Cannon calls. me a Democrat, a demagogue, a luna tic and a pickpocket. Mr. C~annon, holding the office of speaker of the. house, second in power and dignity, in this government, has been routed over Kansas for a number of days denounc-. ing the 'insurgents,' myself in parti cular. Instead of indulging in vitu peration, why doesn't he give the rea ons why he insisted upon ignoring he plain, specific declarations of the epublican national platform? Why mid he stand by the senate in the in erest of the Guggenheims? "The duty on lead in ore, as the ariff bill passed the house was $30 a ton. The duty on pig, lead or lead ullion was the same. The bill came to the senate and was referred to the committee on finance of which Mr. Aldirch is chairman, and was reported back with the. duty on pig lead in creased from $30 to $42.50 a ton, mak lead in the ore and the lead bullion. Therefore according to the Repubil can national platform and our cam paign pledges $12.50 a ton should!v measure the difference in the cost of: t smelting lead in the United States E and in our competing countries. e "Edward B. Rush, general manager of the American Smelting ana Refin-! ing company, an organization which. controls 90 per cent. of the lead; smelters of the United States, testified before the ways and means committee of the house that entitre cost of reduc ing lead from ore to bullion, from ac-: tual figures ranged from $5.55 to $10.05 a ton. No witness before the ways and means committee gave us the entire cost of swelting a greater figure than $10 a ton. "A most vigorous effort was made to the senate to reduce the duties of the senate bill back to those provided f in the house measure but without ef- b fect. To protect our struggling Amer ican industries a duty, not measuring the difference in the cost of smelting at home and abroad but a duty of from $2.50 to $6 a ton more than the entire cost of smelting, at home was. imposed." "AS CRAZY AS A LOON." Old Phrase Seemingly Not a Libel on That Eccentric Bird. t St. Nicholas. "One often hears the expression, 'As crazy as a loon,' and yet I won- 1 der," sa/s a writer in St. Nicholas, "how many realize how peculiarly fitting it some times is. Of all the birds and animals that have come c under my observation I know of none! that in any degree approaches the d loon for sheer criiness or weird ness. 0 - I "Evening seems to be the loons' t favorite time for their peculiar be- n havior. They collect in the middle of a lake, and when they have sum moned all of their kind within hear ing the ball commences. They raise! their bodies half out of water by furiously flapping their wings, at the same time making a most terrific splashing. They then propel themselves back ward and forward, half swimming, half flying, all the while screaming aM the top of their voices. They keept this up from 1 to 10 minutes, and seem to get a great deal of satisfaction out of it. In the calm of a summer's even- y ing, and aided a bit by the echoes, a half dozen loons can make the fel Zows in a college cheering sections hang their heads for shame. n "The loon is not only crazy acting, tl but at times is very aggravating. Per haps, for instance, after a hard day you are sitting by the camp fire, quiet-j n ly smoking and at peace with the Ik whole world, suddenly there breaks h upon your ears the most bloodcurd liyg scream, followed by heart-rend- I ing cries. Your first thought is that g there is a child being murdered or a e: woman in distress, and you start h to your feet. Then you realize that it is only a loon. "Or perhaps, having turned in, youl t4 are sleeping the sleep that comes t only in the pine-scented north. Again L you start and wake as you hear a long, mournful cry echoing through N the forest, and involuntarily exclaim, A 'Wolves!' There is a grunt, and the B sleepy voice of your guide comes from e the depth of his blankets, 'Non, b m'sieu'; loon.' "In the morning a hunter arises bent on vengeance for his broken repose, and resolves to destroy the fiend as he sits mirrored in the lake. Although the modern cartridge ,rifle gives no warning of the shot, as did the old-fashioned flintlock, with its flash in the pan,' nevertheless the* loon nearly every time seems to know when "the bullet is coming an'i dives jhst in time to escape. Imme-' diately after the discharge of the rifle, the loon is serenely up again, his mocking laughter being but an added: irritation. On the whole, he seems rather to enjoy the performance. "As a diver the loon excels, and naturally, for it is his sole means of livelihood. Not only is he marvel ously quick, but he can remain under water for a seemingly endless time. 3 In swimming under water he uses both wings and feet, and can go for several hundred yards in this fash.-1 ion. The loon, like many other water:a fowls, sleeps on the water with his head tucked under his wing. "Several summers ago a friend of mine, while camped on Lake KiamikaL, was out for an early morning paddle.: It was just after dawn and very still. Out on the lake he espied a sleeping. loon, and by dint of careful paddling he actually succeeded in approaching and capturing him. Proud of his cap ture, he took the loon ashore and teth ered him to a stake. The loon strug gled at first, but after a while seemed to become reconciled. All went we-1 until nightfall. Then the loon set uip such a hideous outcry, and kept it up itinerary of State Campaign. The campaign begins June 22, vill end August 27. The opei own is Sumter, and the campaigr nd in Newberry. Charleston nd in Newberry. The Itinerary. Georgtown, Wednesday, July 2 Kingstree, Friday, July 29. Florence, Saturday, July 30. Dillon, Tuesday, Augist 2. Marion, Wednesda:, August 3. Conway, Thursday, August 4. Columbia, Saturday, August 6. Union, Monday, August 8. Spartanburg, Tuesday, August Gaffney, Wednesday, August 10. Greenville, Thursday, August 1: Pickens, Friday, August 12. Walhalla, Saturday, August 13. Week off to attend reunion of C ederate and red shirts at Spar1 urg if desired on August 17 and Anderson, Monday, August 22. Abbeville, Wednesday, August Greenwood, Thursday, August Laurens, Friday, August 26. Newberry, Saturday, August 27. The Red Shirts. It will be observed from the at tinerary that the sub-committee aade a break from August 13 to ust 22, at the request of Mr. J tribling, commander-in-chief of ted Shirt Men of 1876, in order 1 e candidates may attend the re n of the Red Shirt Men and 1onfederate soldiers at Spartant n the 17th and 18th of August. After the meeting at Manning uly 22 the candidates may atten reat gathering -of the surround ounties at Olanta, Florence cou n July 23. This break in the s< .ule was made at the request c aember of the State executive c ittee. Olanta may be reached rain most conveniently from 1 ing. County Campaign Schedule." Whitmire, Tuesday, August nightt). Young's Grove, Friday, August Jalapa, Tuesday, August 16. Keitt's Grove, Friday, August Utopia, Tuesday, August 23. Newberry, Saturday, August ight). Twelve o'clock noon August 8 me expires for filing pledges to er for any of the offices. Translated. [arper's weekly. "Popper," said li,ttle Willie Bill what does the paper mean whei ays that when 'it comes to gett ext to the people, Col. Binks has ae other candidates lashed to last?" "That is the slang way of say3 1 son," return Billups, "that eeping his eye peeled Old Man Bi: as his opponents skinned a mile.' "There are people in this world hom the English language is ood enough when they come to Kpression of what few ideas t' ave in their mental garages." A Wretched Mistake. >endure the itching, painful ess of piles. There's no need istn: "I suffered much from Pili rites Will A. Marsh, of Siler C .C., "till* I got a box of BucklE riica Salve, and was soon cure urns, boils, ulcers, fever soa zema, cuts, chapped hands, cl als, vanish before it. 25c. at W elham & Son's. Good News "1 write to tell you the good news that Cardui has helped me so much and I think it is just worth its weight in gold," writes Mrs. Maryan Mar shall, of Woodstock, Ga. "I do hope and trust that ladies who are suffer ing as I did, will take Cardui, for it has been a God's blessing to me, and will certainly help every lady who is suffering." akeA The Woman's Tonic No matter if you suffer from headache, backache pains in arms, shoulders and legs, dragging-down feelings, etc., or if you feel tired, weary, worn out and generally miser abl e-Cardiwill help you. It has helped thousands of other weak, sick ladies and if you will only give it a tnal, you will be thankful ever after. * * * * * * * * * * * I and * CHURCH DIRECTORY. ** ing * Lers * * * * * * * * * * * * is Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Rev. Edw. Fulenwider, pastor Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 5 p. m. J. B. Hunter, superintendent. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, J. F. J. Caldwell, lay reader-Lay reading every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 10 o'clock. J. F. J. Caldwel!. superintendent. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (without a pastor). Pulpit sup plied at stated times. Sunday school at 9.45 a. m. E. C. Jones, superintend on- ent. :an 18. Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, Rev. J. E. James, pastor-Preaching every 24. Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday school al 25. 5 p. m. Rev. J. E. James, cuperintend ent. Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, ove Rev. J. D.. Shealy, pastor.-Preach has ing every first, second and thrird Sun Au- day at 11 a. m., and every first, third and fourth Sunday at 8 p. m. Sunday the school every Sunday morning at IC hat o'clock. J. D. Kinard, superintendent 'n- Preaching at Mollohon every second old Sunday night at 8 o'clock and every urg fourth Sunday morning at 11. on,l First Baptist Church of Newberry, 1 a Rev. G. A. Wright, pastor-Preaching Ling every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday ray, school at 5 p. m. W. H. Hunt, super he intend ent, . ag g. f a: - M ~ )m- West End Baptist church, Rev. J. R by Greene, pastor-Preaching every Sun an- day night at 8 o'clock and every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sun day school every Sunday at 10 a. m. 9 S. Y. Jones, superintendent. Central Methodist Church Rev. K. 12. L. Banks, pastor-Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 19. 5 p. m. Jas. F. Epting, superintend 27 ent. O'Neall Street Methodist Church, Rev. W_ . cKelley, pastor-Preaching en- every first, second and fourth Sunday at 11 a. in., and every second, third and fourth Sunday at 8 p. m. Sunday school 9.45. W. C. Bouknight, super intendent. Lips Preaching at Mollohon every first tt Sunday night at 8 o'clock and every ig third Sunday morning at 11. Sunday al' school at 9.45. F. H. Jones, superin the tendent. ng, Beth Eden Pastorate. for Service at Colony on second and lfourth Sundays at 11 a. m. Sunday schol a.t 10 a. mn. T. J. Wicker, super for intendent. Beth Eden, first Sunday not 11 a. in., and third Sunday at 4 p. m. te Sunday school on first Sunday 10 a. ae mn., third Sunday 3 p. mn. J. C. Craps, superintendent. St. James on third Sunday at 10.30 a. in., and first Sun day 4 p. m. Sunday school every is- Sunday afternoon. Sidney J. Mayer, to. superintendent. s," Jas. D. Kinard, pastor. n's Program Delmar Reunion, es, The Newberry college Delmnar re ill- union, Friday, July 29', at 10 o'clock E. am. Music by local band. -Prayer. Addresses by Charles J. Shealy, Rev. N. D. Bodie, Hon. Frank Lever, Prof. S. J. Derrick, Rev. W. H. Hiller. Barbecue and picnic dinner. W. Aug. Shealy, President. IAmity Lodge, No. S7, A. F. 3[. An extra communication of Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., will be held next Thursday evening, 8.30 o'clock, in Fraternity Hall. Visiting brethren cordially welcomed. The E. A. degree will be conferred. H. W. Dominick, W. M. J. W. Earhardt, Secretary. I THE CITADEL, The Military College of South Caro ina-Benefisiary Scholarship Examination. One vacancy in beneficiary schol arships at the Citadel from Newberry county will be filled by competitive examination to be held at Newberry on Friday, August 12, 1910. Candi dates must be not less than 16 nor more than 20 years of age on Octob er 1, 1910. They must be at least 5 feet in height, physically qua'ifld to do military duty, and1 must give a certificate of inability to pay the re quired college dues. as a pay cadet. Blank application forms can be had upon request by addressing the -sup erintendent, Charleston, S. C. These applications must be filled out in ev Real E How many people of means d< money on land? Small investm gains. We have a few farms that ouc on their cost and at the same tii in the next ten years. No. i Is 170 acres four homestead and tenant house, rei cotton, will cut 250,000 feet of t -No. 2 219 acres good eig tenant houses, only one mile fron No. 3 900 acres near -Whii land is well timbered, and could desirable farms. No. 4 200 acres in Newberr3 open, plenty of good timber, re cotton, all for $2,26 ', on easy te No. 5 300 acres near Reno a $16 50 per acre. No. 6 550 acres only three r with an oil mill and a bank homestead and several tenant ho being worked, :ll for $8,500- 1 is worthy your consideration if good neighbors, has telephone it present owner rich enough to re1 A five roqm bouse and two ac: worth $2,5oo for only $2,ooo. Four nice building lots on ReE attractive price. Two lots at B two story house and three acres We have numerous other pror son and Greenville. New South Rei ComI Herald and News Building, Newberry. : THE GOE e IS NOW IN and we have a f * essaries required I 0 + the~ hot weather, ,0 Lemon Si :kIe Shavers * Lemon Juice - Water I + kce Cream Refrigeral INewberry I ---Co mp "Clinched." "You will never be able to make her believe that he is a liar?" s "I wonder why." IT helieve that he ne toldl her Sh ,state! you know who haven't made ents wisely made lead to large rht to pay you a large interest ne more than double in value miles from railroad village, its for 2800 pounds of lint imber, all for $2, 1oo. ht room residence and five 1 Silver Street for $45 per acre. :mire for $5 an acre. This readily be cut into seveial r county with a two-horse farm nts for 1700 pounds of lint rMs. good farming proposition at, iles from a prosperous village and numerous stores, large uses, 12-horse farm open and Tery easy terms. This farm 7ou want a nice home. Has i the house, and has made its ire. res of land right in Newberry, !d street in Newberry at an igh Point for $550. Large of land for $4,750. erties in Greenwood, Ander i Estate Trust any MasonicTemple,' Greenwood. 3D ODm I FUll BLOOM ew othe nec- + o fortify against e mshas Ieezers Ice Picks ? Extractors sooers Freezers rs, Etc. Lardware: any Thoughtless Hero" "I fear the hero of the magarine rial will be bankrupt next month.' "Why so?" "He leaves a taxicab waiting~ in the et r.hanter."