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P[\NS IS ACQUITTED IX K1CHLAXD COURT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.) Mr. Welch completed the arguments in the Evans case shortly before 2 1 o'clock, he being preceded by Mr. W. j F. Stevenson and Mr. Cobb for the j State, and Mr. Blease for the defense.; o-M-nmPV trpriArnl nreseiltd no ar- j J. o ^^- f guments. ^ The jury in the Evans case retired at 2:05. . Judge Gary charged the jury. The defendant "was charged with conspir > acy 'to defraud tlj.e State and with hav- t ing received a bribe. Judge Gary charged the jury as to the fiduciary relation between the dispensary director and the State and the illegality of receiving any pay for services other than that allowed by law. At the request of the defense the court charged the jury as to the venue of the case,, the defendant's failure to testify or to put u<p any witnesses. The Letters. T The letters which played such a part f in the case are as follows: Newberry, S. C., March 9, i902. Dear Goodman: I know you feel disI appointed at the month's purchase, but it could not be helped. If you will I look at Friday's State paper you will see and also that Crum and the legis- I lative ^committee was tnere ana w? i -was asked only to buy one month's . supply of the goods we had already, ^ purchased from house and that way out. If you will note John Early only ! got 50 barrels X rye and no other j ^ goods; that is why I made motion tr; buy only for one month. I intended j to give you and John all my order. I As it is none of my friends got hardly! anything this month but next month! things will be better. The committee; and Crum just asked for goods; we! 1 ! are out,of it; was hard on me; it 1??? ic niiRbirip- some SilUW O tuai ovuivwvu^ ?- 0 f body's stuff. I am almost disgusted j with it. There will be no more new j goods for quite awhile. Your 66 is' going pretty well when sub-dispensaries can get it. I am going to put it in in bulk. I could not work the corn in without samples. I think this was put up job. Will tell you all when I see you in April buying. Regards to j all. Your friend, v I H. H. Evans. * Newberry, s. C. j Dear Goodman: Your two checks' and letters received, one ror $250 and! one for $50 and $50 in Columbia makes $350. Here is the list you go-: 50 barrels X rye, 400 barrels X corc, 35 barrels X gin and 10 barrels apple brandy. Will put in some case goods; next month and keep building up. Many thanks for kindness. . Your friend, Hub. Newberry, S. C., May 17, 1902 M. A. Goodman, Savannah. Ga. , Dear Goodman: How are things getting along in Georgia? Have vo i got j home yet? I could nave gotten 25 j ? - - ot? >? Knvtuar hut 7 icsq , CctSWS OO lil UiJiO v\*j Ui^., U jl\. afraid it might cut me uown in June buying when think can 2 or !; hundred and some XX. Crum asked for: > Silver Brook this tinv; and !efi oft the X's. You of course saw what we bought. Nothing couvjarativelv* Regards to all. Come over in June. I 1 -ntt^ a in i may go to raw icj s> isicmu iu iwu iu I about 10 days. Can you join us there? Let me know. Most kind regards to your family. Your friend, Hub. P. S.?Am out of coffee and Goshen butter. >'ews of Excelsior. Excelsior, May 30.?Harvesting has ! been in order this week. Some of the; grain is good. Mr. Ernest Ale wine came up from Peak and spent Sunday at his home here. Mr. Willie Singley and folks have i returned to their home in Wellington* p Texas. Miss Annie Singley is spending several days in Columbia with friends. We need rain badly in this section so the farmers can finish planting t corn. .| Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stone spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Addy.! in Saluda county. Mrs. A. A. Pinglev has been on a few days' visit to Columbia. Miss Lucy Wheeler, of Augusta, Ga., j is spending a few days at her home here. Mrs. Jacob Geiger, of Columbia, and! Mr. and Mrs. Aumerle Lorick, of Ir- i mo. are spending a few days with Mr.! J. D. Lorick's family and taking in j the commencement exercises of the ^ Prosperity high school. Miss Rosine Singley, who has been : attending school in Orangeburg, is j home for vacation. Miss Ollie Counts came home ves> terday from Columbia college to enjoy vacation. Sigma. ?fow is the time to subscribe to Thu Herald and Sews. i ! wiirnnRE school HAS FINE (LOSING i (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.) i Each carried a bouquet, and during! the play they were crowned with their j flowers by April and May. Fancy March, by the boys, wearing red sashes, red, white and blue caps, j Song, "The Red, White and Blue." I Compositions by the graduating J class. Miss Ella Watson?"Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Carnegie's Gifts." Miss Ray Duckett?"Dangers of Modern Travel." Mr. Coleman Gary?"The Effects of Oratory on Civilization." Presentation of diplomas by Rev. R. E. Mood. Long metre doxology. Benediction?Rev. 0. A. Jeffcoat. The stage was prettily decorated with wreaths of evergreen and roses i and with ferns, pot plants and vases j of flowers. / Neta. <$>$><?>. <$> <?> ! V CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK, <$> <S> <s> In all of the places visited in the | wilt infested sections of the State we I have found root knot very prevalent j In fact root knot and cotton wilt seem i to go hand in hand. Where one occurs the other is nearly almost always found. Either trouble is bad ^Kiif tttV?arn f hau Krvth VilUUSlI uy uui nutiv (.xivj occur they frequently destroy whole j crops of cotton and cowpeas. Rot knot is caused by small nema- j todes (eel worms) which bore into the roots of the plants and irritate the tis- j sue, causing enlargement of the point i attached. These enlargements vary in | size from almost nothing to the size j of a nea and sometimes even larger, j When cut open and examined under a microscope these knots are found to j be full of the tiny nematode worms, i These live over the winter in the old j roots and in the soil, and begin work again the next spring in the young roots. If the crops that they live on | i are kept off the land for several years, I the nematodes are starved out. We get' rid of the root knot then by j rotation; i. e., we grow on the infest- ! ed land only those crops on which the i nematodes can not live. Corn, oats, j wheat, rye, Iron cowpeas, peanuts and ; velvet beans are safe crops to use in | such rotation. Sweet potatoes, cotton, cowpeas, tomatoes, okra, cucumbers, watermelons, beans, tobacco, and a number of other crops are subject to. root knot and are not safe to plant j on infested land. wilt is caused oy a parasitic iungus j which grows in through the roots of; the plants into the stems, and plugs ; up the vessels which transport food j and water back and forth to the dif- ! i ferent parts of the plant. When these | vessels are clogged up the plant wilts and dies. The fungus which causes the trouble lives in the soil and will j remain alive there for a number of years even when cotton and peas are left off the land. The only way to control wilt is by the use of Tesistant j varieties, varieties which are' almost wilt proof. The varieties of cotton which are resistant to wilt, however, are by no means free from root knot. Root knot encourages wilt because the flirt n-hm ri ? /% T-* Xl'i 1 i oft 1 tt /\ 1U115U& w uitu w n (, taoii v cii" | ters the roots through tne wounds made by the nematode worms. The first step then in controlling wilt is to get rid of the root knot. Now the ordinary farm practices which are followed in this State tend to encourage both wilt and root knot. In the first place, the wilt which attacks cotton and peas is practically the same, and the root knot which is common on cotton, peas, potatoes and fnhapfn lo ova/>tlv fha cono fnimfl'ic wwv^w *0 LUV OU. W ?? I which are used ill every imaginable ro- ! tation are subject to both of those troubles which prove so disastrous to cotton, so where we use the common varieties of cowpeas in our rotation we are encouraging both of these diseases. There are two varieties of cowpeas> however, which are free from both root and knot wilt. These varieties are the Iron and the Brabham; and it is with the view of calling attention to these and emphasizing the necessity for their more general use that this article is written. The South Carolina farmer can not farm without cowpeas, yet where wilt and root knot occur he can not grow the common varieties; and it is not safe for him. to plant them even where they do make some growth, because they encourage the same disease of cotton. It is wise then to secure and grow the varieties which are resistant to both of these diseases?the Iron and the Brabham varieties. These varieties are quite generally grown in some sections of the State, but are still unknown to many farmers who are badly in need of them. There is a great demand for pure seed of these varieties now, which demand is sure to increase; so' it behooves all who have these varieties to plan to save j all the seed possible. Xo other variety of cowpeas should be used on any farm where wilt or root knot occur. A good rotation to practice where wilt and root knot occur is to follow cotton with corn?planting Iron or Brabham cowpeas, in the corn. Follow the corn with oats or wheat, then sow j the stubble in Iron or Brabham peas, j After the peas, sow rye as a winter cover crop and plow it under before time to plant cotton the next spring. H. W. Barre, | Botanist. wn*A\T WHO WON BULL BUS. Mrs. Greenhow, Washington Society I Woman, Acted as Spy. ?- i In Harper's, for March, William Gil- j more Beymer, tells the true story of j Mrs. Greenhow, a Washington woman j of gentle birth who acted as a spy for j the Confederacy and gave the informa- | tion which resulted in the Confederate; ? ? i victory at Bull Kun. "Washington lay ringed about with camps of new-formed regiments, drilling feverishly. Already the press and public had raised the cry, 'on to Richmond.' When would they start? Where would they first strike? It wjis on those two points th_. die Confederate plan of campaign hinged. It was Mrs. Greenhow who gave the in c~ ? nTn nam "Q.aiumcraT'r? ait J.UI ILia UUIl. JL V U^u. uwuivquiu ?Manassas, where he anxiously awaited tidings of the Federal advance, there came about the 10th of July the message from Mrs. Greenhow. The message told of the intended advance of I the enemy acros the Potomac and on j to Manassas via Fairfax court house J and Centreville. It was brought into the Confederate lines by a young lady of Washington, Miss Duval, who, j disguised as a market girl, carried the | message to a house near Fairfax court house, occupied by the wife and daughters (Southern born) of an officer in the federal army. Gen. Beauregard at once commenced his preparations for receiving the attack, and sent one of { his aides to President Davis to com- j municate the information and to urge the immediate concentration of the scattered Confederate forces. ?x ? iUa Da/1 avq 1 otort TX7Q O I DUl, 5bLi 11 ttic X1 cutiui uiai b layed, and the precise date was as indefinite'as ever. It was during this period of uncertainty :that G. Donellan, who, before joining the Confed- j \ erates, had been a clerk in the department of the interior, volunteered to return to Washington for information. TT - Tiri + Vl +V?q twn TV'ArrtC iie Wits ailUCU IUW tug ?. ?. w ,, Vi 'Trust Bearer' in Col Jordan's cipher, and was sent cross the oPtomac with j instructions to report to Mrs. Green-: how. He arrived at the very moment! that she most needed a messenger. I Hastily writing in cipher her all-importaiit dispatch. 'Orders issued for McDowell to move on Manassas to- j ' ?Iw rvntm it Tl^n ol 10 T1 Tl'VlO li.Igl.LL, J5LLC7 &CLVTZ it IU ?? was taken by her agents in a buggy, i with relays of horses, down the eastern shore of the Potomac to a ferry near Dumfries, where he was ferried across. Cavalry couriers delivered the dispatch into Gen. Beauregard's hands that night, July 16. "And the source of Mrs. Greenhow's information? She has r?ade the statement that she 'received a copy of the order to McDowell.' Allen Pinkerton ; was not wrong when he said that she i 'had not used her powers in vain l among the officers of the array.' "At midday of the 17th there came Col. Jordan's reply: " 'Yours was received at 8 o'clock at night. Let them come; we are ready for them. We rely upon you for precise information. Be particular as to description and destination of forces, quantity of artillery, etc.' "She was ready with fresh informa- j tion, and the messenger was sent back I with the news that the federals in- j tended to cut the Manassas Gap rail- j road to prevent Johnson, at Winchester, from reinforcing Beauregard. After that there was nothing to be done but await the result of the inevitable battle. She had done her best. What that best was worth she learned when she received from Col. Jordan the treasured message: 44 'Our president and our general di-1 rect me to thank you. We rely upon you for further information. The Confederacy owes you a debt.'" When Jack Baldwin Prayed. An old man in Georgia named Jack I Baldwin, having lost his hat in an old rirv wpII nno rJav hitf>hAd a rone to a ; * *" I stump and let himself down. A wicked wag named Xeal came along just then and quietly detaching a bell from Baldwin's old blind horse, approached the well, bell in hand, and began to ting-a-ling. Jack thought the old horse was coming and said: "Hang the old blind horse! He's coming this way, sure; he ain't got on more sense than to fall in on me. Whoa, Ball!" The sound came closer. "Great Jerusalem! The old blind fool will oe right on top of me in a minit! Whoa, Ball! Whoa, haw, Ball!" Xeal kicked a little dirt on Jack's o A fonl* "hckCTQn tn flTS V # , an VI o CLK,i\ ytftuu f* "Oh, Lord, have mercy on?whoa? Ball!?a poor sinner?I'm gone now! Whoa, Ball! Our Father who art in ?whoa, Ball?hallowed be Thy?gee, Ball, gee! What'11 I do? Now I lay me down to si?gee, Ball!" Just then in fell more dirt. 'Oh, Lord, if You ever intend to do anything for me? back, Ball! Whoa?Thy kingdom come?gee, Ball! Oh, Lord, You know I was baptized in Smith's milldam? whoa, Ball! Ho up! Murder! Whoa!" i _ Xeal could hold in no longer and shouted a laugh which might have been heard two miles, which was about as far as Jack chased him when he got out.?Louisville Courier-Journal. Curiosity. An Irishman walked up Fifth avenue, dropped into a Presbyterian church and immediately went to sleep. After the services were over the sexton came and shook him by the arm. "We are about to close up," said that functionary, "and I'll have to ask you to go now." "What talk have you?" said the Irishman. 'The cathedral never closes. "This is not the cathedral," said the sexton. "The cathedral is several blocks above here. This is a Presbyterian church." The Irishman, sat up with a jerk and looked about him. On the walls between the windows were handsome paintings of the Apostles. "Ain't that Saint Luke over yon der? he demanded. "It is," said the sexton. "And Saint Mark just beyant him?" "Yes." "And, still farther along, Saint Timothy?" "Yes." "Young man," demanded the Irishman, "since whin did all thim turn i Protestants ?"?Saturday Evenine Post. He Worked Oil. Wife?George, this burning of the candle at both ends means an untimely grave. It is nearly 12 o'clock. Come to bed. George?But I'm doing this night work in order to find money enough to buy a birthday present. Wife?Wel'i, if you v. ilj persist in working of course 1 can't stop it. Good night, dear.?Exchange. A woman's idea of a bruite is a man who. forgets his wife's birthday.?Atlanta Constitution. It's easier to induce some men to run for office than to walk a block to ; secure a job of work. Just about the time a man begins | to think he is acquainted with his wife j she begins to act strangely. Columbia, Sew berry & Lanregg R. B. Schedule in effect October $ 1910 Subject to change without notice ' scneduies indicatea are not guaran! teed: A. C. L. 52. 53. ! Lv. Charleston 6.10am lO.OOpfL Lv. Sumter 9.41am 6.20pas C., N. & L. Lv. Columbia 11.15am 4.55pm [Lv. Prosperity 12.42pm 3.34pm Lv. Newberry 12.56pm 3.20pm Lv. Clinton 1.50pm 2.35pm r _ t o or i)io?? ( uv. uauretiM 6.ouyui a.x&yijj c. & w. c. Ar. Greenville. . .. 4.00pm 12.20pm Ar. Spartanburg. .. 4.05pm '12.20pm S. A. L. Ar. Abbeville .. .. 3.55pm 1.02pm Ar. Greenwood.. .. 3.27pm 1.33pm Ar. Athens 6.05pm 10.30am Ar. Atlanta 8.45pm 8.00am A. C. L. 54. * 55. Lv. Columbia 5.00pm 11.15a:r Lv. Prosperity 6.26pm 9.50am Lv. Newberry 6.44pm 9.32am Lv. Clinton 7.35pm 8.44an Lv. Laurens 7.55pm 8.20en c. & w. c. ? - - - r\ -?a^? n rv/\ _ at. lireenviiie.. y 'upm '.uuntr a a. l Ar Green wood.. . 2.28am 2.38am Ar. Abbeville 2.56am 2.08aru Ar. Athens 5.04am 11.59pn) Ar. Atlanta 7.15am 9.55pm Nos. 52 and 53 arrive and depart from Union Station, Columbia, dally, * * t i and run tnrougn Detween unarie&ioE and Greenville. New. 54 and bo arrive and depart (rprvais street. Colu ruN*. cept Sunday, and run through between Columbia and Greenville. For information ask agents or write W. J. Craig, P. T. M., Wilmington, N. C. J. F. Livingston, S A., Columbia, S. GL _ i 1 r I 2? II rt ^ w 0) s i ^ ^ i0 2 I K -3 i j JZ ii r C Q ?a h?> 3 J # mm or -3 * Zt & Q ^ fl 2 ^ 3 < TO v W* tlN. f ww ?, m S M ^ SS BHH Vt 0^ 3 M ^ I Q a ^ ? 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