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?f . ' BASEBALI/IN PRISON WALLS. j Federal Ojimcts at Atlanta Are Infleeted With the "Bus*/' / Atlanta, G?.., Jim? 1.?The pennantj rac^e among aie eigni ciuos hi 1 United States penitentiary baseball league in this city is now two months *>!d and has developed as many surz^prises as the fights in the major lea/ gues of the national game. The " ?* '--1 ~i- ^ U-ianis' winners last ytmi a.t lj-lc prison, are no better than fourth with a percentage of 500. The "Athletics" are in the cellar with not a victory to their credit. The race at the present time is between a team known as the "Hustlers" and th-e "Tigers," both with a clean record of victories, the "Hustlers" having one to the good on the "Tigers". "Old Reliable," the star pitcher for the "Giants" who won 15 out of 16 games last season, was hurt last Saturday, and this has almost put the "Giants" out of the race. At the time of his injury "Old Reliable," who is also known as "Black Matty," had reached the last inning of a no hit game, while the t^^m back of him had Diled un eisht runs. "Old Re liable's" substitute allowed nine runs to cross the plate. "Good Words," the prison paper raakes a feature of baseball and has a sporting editor with a thoroughly up to date style. This is the way "Good Words" describes the game mentioned above: "Now for the game of the season. Again the mighty Giants bite the dust, and it was the despised Pirates who laid them low. Up to the last ? - t T^lX inning "Old JttenaDie' naa a no mi game and the score stood 8 to 1 in his favor. In stopping a hard hit grounder he hurt his pitching hand and "Nick" essayed to finish. Things broke loose. It was a tidal wave. The Pirates, placing hit after hit over second, scored three runs. More hits and then register No. 3833, with the bases intoxicated, hits over the right ^ -1 Vnnlr nnil QrOT^rhftdV SWVTPd. UC1U uaua auu V I V* J ? ? , The Giants' captain goes into the box, but the Pirates would not be denied and old *15/ the Pirates fifty year old captain, places a hit over shortstop and the score is tied. The Giants retire a man and fight gallantly, but the Pirates, waving the black flag, pushed over the winning run." On the general subject of baseball ""Good Words" says: The "Fan* Thrives. "Prison bars may kill interest in I some lines of thought, but the genus "fan' lives, moves and has his being here, just as the fanatic outside. We * 1 +V, ^ Have men nere wuu ^ccp mc of the prison league, and others who have the records of the big leagues at the tongue's end. Many of the of| ficers are baseball 'bugs' and the re| suits of the games in the American, National and Southern leagues are r telephoned to the prison every even|?ing. Some of the clerks make copies j I and distribute them to the various j V departments, and soon it is known I all over the institution." i The prison league plays under Am| erican league rules. The president is deputy Warden Hawk. He had to I decide a protested game recently, and ^ ordered it played over. The prison W league recognizes the waiving and releasing of players from the different teams, and every question known to ^ league ball comes up for settlement. "Ban Johnson, the dominating disciplinarian who rules the American , league, has nothing on our president," ooxra Words " "Sullv and Jack. spend pait of each afternoon at the ball park and keep the grounds in ' good condition, and also make needed m improvements. The scorer and sportLrisg editor appreciate the new press | box built for them." I FAYORS ONE CENT POSTAGE. I Barlesop Hopes to Make Change So Soon as Berennes Will Permit. Washington, D. C., June 1.?Postl master-General Albert S. Burleson is ^Meartily in favor of one cent letter ..J Hostage. He so announced himself a delegation representing the NaHfcional One Cent Letter Postage as^Hociation which waited on him in ^ftvashington a'few days ago. "I am heartily in favor of one cent letter postage," declared Postmaster I General Buri-eson, wno went on to txplain that he hoped to bring it ibout just as soon as revenues of he department could be adjusted. The postmaster gen-era! told the locates of one cent letter postage hat he had long believed that their intention was right. He stated, Lowev-er. that as head of the depart Ient it was his business to see that fficient revenue was raised to meet f expenses and while he admitted It there was a big surplus received Ln first class mail each year he i add~d that it would be necessary to make such an adjustment of rates as would put the department 011 a business basis. Postmast r General Burleson is strongly in favor of putting the pos- , tal department on an efficient basis, j JHL6 also iavors auequatt; L'um|jcusa- I tion for postal employees, and such a | readjustment of rates as will permit j the operation of the department in a business like manner. It is the purpose of the present post office administration to establish civil service rule throughout the department, applying eventually even to first class postmasters. Senator Theodore E. Burton, from Ohio, and Representative Charles L. Bsrtlett, from Georgia, have re-introduced one cent letter postage bills in the senate and house of representatives. These bills call for the inauguration of one cent letter postage by July 1 of this year. 1 7-1 ? ?J ^ 1 Am rr rtVi O m T\ Seil3.tOr JDUrLUIl ilia ivug v/xia.ixi^?? ioned the battle for one cent letter postage, while Representative Bartlett has favored the cheaper rate for many years. SIEET DEATH EV STORX. Two Members of Family are Killed and Four Injured by Bolt of Lightning. t' Macon, June 1.?Mrs. J. C. Thomas and her son, Jes?e C. Thomas, Jr., ? - ?- rti-> A fnnr nthoT were mo inn u \y nmou auu umv. members of the family and a neighbor's child injured by a stroke of lightning which struck the Thomas home, two miles north of Jeffersonviile, 25 miles from Macon, Saturday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock during a severe electrical storm. The injured ar-e J. C. Thomas, Sr., Elliot Thomas, aged nine years; Louise Thomas, aged 12, and Merrill Rethvin, aged 14 years. Because of the fact that telephone! and telegrapth wire!> w?re put out of commission by the storm news of the tragedy did not reach here until today, when a relative came to secure the services of an undertaker. The members of the family were gathered on the front' porch of their home watching the antics of the storm. The bolt struck the rear of the house, coming out through the front. The father was the first to fall but retained consciousness. ?ie saw his wife and his son stricken dead and for a time thought the other children had suffered a like fate. In a few minutes he was able to rise and went to their assistance. The Thomas family has .resided near J-effersonville for a year, coming there from South Carolina. TO FATTEN POULTRY. Food for This Purpose Explained by Expert. In resnonce to a query from Een jamin J. Kirntier of Corbett, as to what and how to feed chickens for fattening, Prof. James Dryden of the poultry department of the Oregon Agricultural college replies: "There are different rations that can be fed successfully. In som-e districts corn is the main item, and In others oats, barley or other grain. The price of grain will govern the ration fed largely. - 11 ? * "There is no better iaitemng iwu, i probably, than good plump oats fine- j ground. Barley ground up fine, is I also good aa part of the ration. A good ration would be ground oats, barley and middlings in equal parts and a little bran mixed with buttermilk or sour milk. "If one can not get milk it will be necessary to feed some animal meat or beef scrap, or a little blood meal. About 10 per cent, of the weight of the grain is the right proportion of blood meal. "If corn is as cheap as the other grains, I would feed corn liberally. The grain should be mixed with about twice as much milk .as of ground erain. so that it will be very soft and drip from the end of the stick. No green food is necessary. "The chickens should be fed all they will eat twice a day. At first one should begin by feeding light, but after two or three days they should be given all they eat up, twice a day. Food should not be left standing before them, however. "The chickens should be confined in a small pen or In fattening crate where they will get no exercise. They will be quieter and do better in a dark pen. The feeding may be done by lamplight at night if that is more convenient." Bird >"est Afire. Pee Dee Daily. There was a fire on Broad street Friday afternoon, w'aich occurred in a peculiar place and originated in a peculiar way. As J. Murray Easterling of the city electric light department was going along the street, near the side door of Tillman Brothers store, he heard overhead a clicking sound of electric sparks. Looking up, he saw a blaze in the top of an oak tree, and a bird nest was found to be on fire. Fortunately the fire would not burn the firr-een leaves of the tree and soon burned out. J. F. David, D. X. Fowler and others witnessed the peculiar phenomenon. An examination revealed the fact that an electric light wire ran through the top of the tree and almost touched I the tree trunk. When the tree was swayed by the wind, the wire touched the wood, and with each contact there was a click and a miniature flash of lightning. The insulation had been worn or burned off by the frequent i friction and the naked live wire was! touching and scorching the tree with each contac:. It was just above the point of contact that the bird nest, filled with young birds was located. The littlei birds escaped with a singeing. tvio /^i+xr liVht ripnaxtmenf. Dlaced Jk U.\^ VAVJ AAQMW w * a glass insulator on the tree and attached the wire to it yesterday to prevent further injury to the tree and the loss of electricity by escaping through the tree to the ground. AT LAURENS SCHOOLS. The Noted Newberry Preacher Delichfs LarffP flrowd. Laurens, June 1.?The commencement sermon of the Laurens city school was delivered today at the First Baptist church by the Rev. E. Pendl-eton Jones, D D., of Newberry. The sermon was heard by a congregation that filled the auditorium of the First church. Taking for his text, the latter clause of the 27th verse of the 25th chapter of St. Matthews, "My owe. with interest," Dr. Jones spoke eloquently of the returns from cultural and Christian education. God expects the fullest development of our faculties * ? A mat we may rentier w suuic iy a*xu to Him a full meaovire of service. First of all every boy and girl must have a definite purpose in life, know his or her capacity and limitations and improve the graces and virtues of the mind and heart, thus bringing out the well poised, evenly balanced life. This preparation does not cease with the securing of a diploma. And while all should be thankful to those who have contributed to our means in procuring cultural training, the educated owe most to those who have not had those advantages. That is the interest God expects and what is due from us to society. WHY NOT GET A GUARANTEE? Every Article of Merit that is Sold These Days is Guaranteed?No Guarantee Often Means Poor Quality. ' There is very little excuse for any person to claim that he has been ["stung" on a purchase. Fifty years ago the buyer had to look out, but today It is unusual to find a merchant who will not return the money for any article that has proved unsatisfactory. An excellent example of this kind of fair dealing is shown by the cleancut guarantee that W. G. Maes gives on Dodson's Liver Tone. These people tell us that any person who pays 50c., for a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and does" not find it a yentle and most pleasant liver tonic, j harmless, but a 'sure reliever of constipation and a perfect substitute for | calomel, can got his money back just; as quick as they can get it out of the |money drawer. j Dodson's Liver Tone has practically taken the place of calomel. It is absolutely harmless, sure in its action and causes no restriction of habit or I'diet. No wonder the drug people are glad to guarantee it, while other remedies that imitate the claims of Dodson's Liver Tone are not guaranteed at all. i Was 3 Bales; Now 15. Greenville News. How 15 acres of land in Greenville county that produced a few years ago ! only three bales of cotton, yielded last year 14, is the interesting story told nAmrvnetrotiAn An'Ont Q n H ApTlOlll U J 1/^UiVUOtl UbJLVU AgVAXV UUU tural Commissioner C. B. Haddon of the chamber of commerce in an interesting article on the building up tc furnish for each Monday's issue of lands. Mr. Haddon has agreed to furnish for each Mondays' issue of The News an article dealing with some subject of vital interest to the farmer, the first one, referred to : . _ aoove, Deing as iouows: "I have oiten noticed a certain farm in this county and commented on how productive u was and how we!! farmed. 1 bav^ had the pleasure of meeting the owner several times and leeenrlv he gave me the following Li.-.icry of the farm, a few years ago this piece of land was farmed by negro renters and was j ravr 1: n -.1. , <rl 1 / ti VO TVl O VPflr Tipfflfp I took it fifteen acres were planted in ccttcn produced three bales. I took it; began to break it deep, cul-| tivate shallow and to frequentyl sow rye, in the fall to turn under in the spring. Last year I made fourteen bales of cotton on the same fifteen t acres. "This is as fine an example of soil building as I have se*n anywhere and illustrates what may be done by the use of common sense methods. It has cost the man less to cultivate this land than it had the negro tenants, because he used harrows and weeders when the crop was small, going over about fifteen acres a day instead of four. "The principle thing I wish to call attention to, however, is the use of a winter cover crop. It is now recognized that nothing will build up a run down farm as quickly as turning under a crop of rye, or rye mixed with vetch or clover, in the spring. The cost of growing such a crop is very small compared to the cost of making a crop on worn out' lands by using commercial fertilizers in large amounts. The following figures as to the cost of a cover crop are taken from the May number of the Clemson Agricultural Journal: 1 1-2 bushels of rye seed at $1 $1.50 Labor for planting $2.50 Total cost $4.00 These are very liberal estimates and should be considerably lower where a farmer has his own work. The good to be obtained cannot be compared with the cost since tne land will yield bigger crops for several years as a result of the cover crop alone. "A great deal of trouble has been experienced during the spring just passed in breaking land. In passing along the road, half the lands seem to have been broken up cloddy. Much of the available plant food is (locked up in these clods. All of this could have been avoided if the land had been well filled with humus or decaying vegetable matter. The cheapest and best way to obtain this is by growing winter cover crops." Pullman Traveling Unhealthy for Jfegro in West Florida. Pensacola., May 27.?Riding in Pullman cars is not healthy for negroes, especially when they purchase A ~J +u-^^,,rr'h "\X7zaet TT'lnriHn UCKeiS ruuueu liii U^u ? This will be attested to by a negro said to be the grand chancellor of the colored Knights of Pythias of Lou;? ana, who was saved from a sound trashil! nothing worse, at th& hands of a Milton mob, twenty miles east of Pensocola last night He was taken from the train there and it was only the timely arrival of the sheriff that prevented the crowd taking steps to teach the negro a lesson about mingling with white people. He wag placed in jail by the sheriff for safe keeping and will be liberated "vyhen that {+ cnfp find convenient. iiauo ?v w? . The negro passed through this section about ten days ago in a Pullman and had traveled a considerable distance on his trip from New Orleans to Jacksonville when he was discovered and vacated the Pullman for the negro coach. Yesterday morning when he left Jacksonville he took a drawing room through to New Orleans and 4n aaao and Inmrv until he Li a T Clou iM VV9WV v.?V> , _ reached the Pensacola and Alabama division. Then 'he was discovered and the word was flashed ahead, with the result that at each succeeding station a larger crowd gathered. The negro Anally decided it the better part of valor to vacate the drawing room for the negro coach, and when the first mob to board the train did so at Chipley, no negro was to be found. At DeFunlak, fifty miles further on, another crowd boarded the train, but the negro could not be found. It was up to the Milton crowd of about seventy-five to locate him. He was found in the toilet room of the negro coach, but the train crew barred the way. Someone on the outside however, raised the window of the toilet room and the negro became frightened and rushed out of the door, with the result that the crowd got him, but the sheriff appeared on the scene' and rescued the negro, placing him in jail for safe keeping. Y~J TT?m naiure tviiTi?tcu muu ! United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise was talking in New York about the financial crooks whom he put in jail last year for pilfering $25,000,000 from the American people. ' "These crooks are silly," he said, i I ? | Wanted: AH the IV tig* Anne O Can sell vou a line of cig ettes that hold your trac right and the quality gu; best 2-for-5c cigar in the We are also agents for dry and the Greenwood Come or QUININEANDIROK-THE MOST EFFECTUAL GENERAL TONIC i TaeM?t< rfiill Trmie ComtiJnes both In Tasteless form. The Quinine drives out Malaria and the Iron builds up the System* For Adults and Children* You know what you are taking when you take GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, recognized for 30 years throughout the South as the standard Malaria, Chill and Fever Remedy and General Strengthening Tonic. It is as strong as ?4.? Kiif TTrtM nnf IUC OH IVUAS, j UMW J vv* v*v taste the bitter because the ingredients do not dissolve in the mouth but do dissolve readily in the acids of the stomach. Guaranteed by your Druggist. We mean it. 50c. There is Only One "BROMO QUININE'1 X VClf ' " signature of E. W. GROVE on ei NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR SPECIAL ELECTION FOB THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY, S. C. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration of voters for the Town of Newberry, S. C., will be opened at the office of the Clerk and Treasurer of said Town in the Opera House from the 4th day of June, 1913, until' the 14th day of June, 1913, both days inclusive (Sunday excepted), between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon. J. R. Scurry has been appointed supervisor of registration. All persons who registered for the last regular municipal election of the said Town will not be required to reg ister at this time in order to vote in the special election for which this registration is had. All persons who were not registered for the last Tegular municipal election, in order to be able to vote at the special election for which this registration is had, will have to register. The registration herein ordered is for the purpose of registering vote's for a special election to be held on the 24th day of June, 1913, for the purpose of voting on the question of amending the charter of said Town so as to have an election for Mayor and Aldermen every other year instead of every year. The production of a certificate of registration from the Board of Registration to vote in a polling precinct within the incorporate limits of the Town of Newberry, proof of residence in the municipality for four months preceding the said special election " * ??A i/vwAn ? oflfica and ine payment vi an macs aootaoed against him, due and collectible for the previous fiscal year, are necessary to entitle the applicant to register. By order of the Town Council of the Town of Newberry, S. C., on the 30th day of May, 1913. Z. F. Wright, Mayor. Attest: J. R. Scurry, a & T.. T. C. N. . ! Cent 014 Sorts, Otter fttmtdbi Won't Can. I The wont case*, no matter of how long standing, ! are cored by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter'* Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieve* Fain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, |1.00 "but they are not nearly so silly as their dupes. Their dupes are the kind of men who go to a fair and bet on three-card monte. They're the kind of men who, if locked up in a room would burn up their money in the fireplace. "The unlikelier a thing is the more readily these fellows will believe it To win their confidence, don't tell them the truth?tell them lies. "In a word, they're as illogical a lot as Smith's substitute. "Smith, the coat-and-hat man at a big restaurant, was suddenly taken sick one day, and a substitute was put in his place. The substitutes was urged not to give out any coats and hats without thorough verification, and so, when an old gentleman demanded his I hat and explained that he'd lost his check, there was a great to do on the substitute's part. " 'But that's my hat, the shabby brown one/ said tne oia gentleman. 'It's got mv initials in it?F. X. G.' "The substitute looked inside the hat and, sure enough, the initials were I lerchants to know '.Ruff&Co ars, tobaccos and cigarle. The price will be aranteed to sell. The State sold by us. Laurens Steam LaunBakery. Phone 84. ? - J BELIEVES PAIN AID HEALS AT THE SAME TIME The "Wonderful, Old Reliable Dr. Porter'* Antiseptic Healing OiL An Antiseptic Surgical Dressing discovered by an Old R R Surgeon. Prevents Blood Poisoning. Thousands of families know it already, and a trial will convince you that DR. PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL is the most wonderful remedy ever discovered for Wounds, Burns, Old Sores, Ulcers, Carbuncles, Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Throat, Skin or Scalp Diseases and all wounds and external diseases whether slight or serious. Continually people ave finding new uses for this famous old remedy. Guaranteed by your Druggist We mean it. 25c, 50c, $1.00 ' That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE rery box. Cures a Cold in One Day. 25c? l fay ^asn For Hens 12c lb % Roosters 7c lb Broilers, 1? and less 18c lb Eggs 16c doz Jas. D. Qnattlebaem, Prnin?ritv. S. C. - * STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry. By C. C. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas, T. W. Folk and C. M. Folk hath made suit to me, to grant them Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of H. H. Folk ' These are therefore to cite and admnniah all and sinsmar the kindred and creditors of the said H. H. Folk, deceased, that they be and appear be-/ fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on the 18th day of June next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 31st day of May, Anno Domini, 1913. C. C. Schumpert, J. P. N. C. WANTED SEALED BIDS FOB COAL. The County Commissioners of Newberry county invite sealed bids for coal for the courthouse and jail?for the former," sizes from two to six inches; for the latter about sfat inches. Bids to be in by Jnne 12th, 1413. Hight reserved to reject any or all hMft. W. A. Hill. ConHty Superrteor, June 2, 1913. ' 3tst No. Six-Sixty-Six Thi? it a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & F?V R. Five or six dotes will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better dun Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c there. "'Humph,' he said, suspiciously, 'you might have seen these Initials somehow.' "'But here they are on my shirt, too,' said tfie old gentleman, unbuttoning his vest. 'See? F. X. G.' "'You might have swiped the shirt,* said the substitute. "'Good gracious!' shouted the old gentleman, and in a fit of rage he tore open 'his shirt and undervest. 'Maybe this will satisfy you! Hey?' And lo, lie pointed to the same initials, F. X. G., tatooed on his breast in blue. "The substitute stared at the tattooing closely; then, at last, he handed over the hat. As he did so he said reluctantly: " 'Well, since nature wrote them initials on your skin, I guess they must be your own for a fact.'" Give man a consciousness of what he is, and he will soon be what he ought to b-e.?Schilling.