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B TO JAIL FOR A FEATHER J A Wealthy American Woman Put to Hard Labor in Bermuda. .Convicted of stealing a feather worth 26 cents, Mrs. ElizaDetn l.. f Brown, wife of Evan Middletown Brown, of Bayshore, N. Y., is serving a month's sentence at hard labor in prison here. The American colony is very much perturbed on account of the arrest, as it is declared that the conviction was obtained upon the flimsiest evidence. The Browns came to Bermuda several months ago and leased one of the nn*.o-f Avnonpiru /->/->+ + ?) cr?>C ATT RrOWD . iiiUSk CAJItUOllO VUII.UQVU. l had been ill and they told acquaint- | K anees that they had determined to make a stay on account of his health. ^ * Mrs. Brown attracted admiration because she was one of the most comely and best-dressed women on the island. * A great deal of mystery surrounds her arrest, convicfTon and sudden sentence. She went to a store in the early morning three -weeks ago and bought some black grass. She decided to take it home on approval, and when j the salesgirl was wrapping it up and j making out the check another girl re- j ported that Mrs. Brown had placed a feather in her handbag. . Executives of the company followed her to her home, after having obtained a search warrant. They saw Mrs. Brown through a window, fitting a feather on a hat, while Mr. Brown gazed approvingly at the combination. Entering the house, the milliner demanded the feather with much indignation. / "Why?" demanded Mrs. Brown in surprise. "Because, it was stolen from my % store," was the reply. Mrs. Brown burst into laughter f thinking the affair was a joke, but laughter soon . changed to weeping when she was led to the police court. She declared that she had beer, buying things at the store for several months and had credit established. ^ The milliner was insistent, and Mrs. Brown was sent to prison to serve one month at hard labor. Despite his illness, Mr. Brown beg^ oii/vOTOff to cprve the time for I gcu IV Uv a<ivx vu V. u? . his wife, but the magistrate said this would not vindicate the law. He was also insistent that Mrs. Brown go to prison, when her solicitor argued that ^ a fine would serve the purpose fully as well. Mrs. Brown, before leaving the * court room, attempted to explain to the judge that she had told the clerk when she made the first purchase that she would pay for the feather the next morning because the amount was so small. Members of the American colony ! are indignant that a refined woman should be sentenced to hard labor upon such a trivial charge and upon such evidence.?Hamilton, Bermuda f correspondent of the New York World. ' RED MEN RALLY. > % Preparing For Big Event in Greenwood On Saturday, July 19th. Greenwood Journal. The program for the Red Men's rally, "which will be held in the grove in Andrews street on Saturday, July ^ 19th, has been completed. It is stated on the circulars advertising the event that excursion rates of one fare for the round trip have been secured on the Interurbn, and this inducement is expected to bring a large number of visitors from Anderson, Greenville, Belton, Williamston, Honea Path, and other towns on the elcetric road. Another feature of the day will be h two games of ball at 10 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon, between Greenwood and Columbia. rrk't 'b QVQrniCOC til? I 'I II ? XVCU 1UUU O | grove will begin at 11,30 Saturday J morning. The speakers are as follows: Mr. Henry C. Tillman will make | the address of welcome for the may- [ or and in behalf of the city. Address of welcome in benalf of Xope j , tribe No. 47 Independent Order Red Men by Mr. J. W. Canfield. Response by E. H. Aull, great sachem, of Newberry, in behalf of the great council. The principal addresses of the day will be made by Dr. J. P. Carlisle, P. I G S.. of Greenville, and Gov. Cole.j I L. Blease, great representative. Gov- j ernor Blease will speak on Redman- i K ship at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. f Other speakers invited are: C. D. Gray, great junior sagamore, of Williamston and C. E. Tolly, great representative, of Anderson and J. G. Long, > . great prophet, of Union. i After the speaking a barbecue will I H be served on the grounds. Statistics state that twelve billion ) (telephone messages were sent in the United States during 1911. There must he an error somewhere?we found the line busy more times than that. / > <S> s> FLOWERS AFTER DEATH. <S> <$> <e> Columbia Record. ' ~ Tie newspaper press 01 Georgia is i somewhat free!} throwing bouquets : at the memory of one William M. ; Bairman, a member of the Fourth EsI tate, recently deceased. We extract i from the Augusta Chronicle's editorj ial comment the following: News has already been printed of the death of Mr. William Michael Bairman, of the ditoriai force of the 'Macon Telegraph. He, in life, was unassuming. Few people knew him to be the strong writer and methodical newspaper man that he was. He was most systematic, could turn out work?and the finest kind of work? | with rapidity and was always on the ! job. Mr. James B. Nevin, of the Atlanta Georgian, pays Mr. Bairman high tribute, and especially refers to the famous Macon Telegraph scrap book, the keeping of which was confided to Mr. Bairman. ; "The political hosts in Georgia may not realize it quite," says Mr. Nevin, "but when William Michael Bairman, of the Macon Telegraph, passed away I rT%t kccf infnrmorl I OH i. JLIIiPbUclJ' 1 db L LUC U'^oi/ iUiUi AUV/U man on things political in Georgia ceased to be." Continuing, Mr. Kevin, says: "Not only was he the best informed, man in Georgia on State politics, but he was one of the sweetest and gentlest characters that ever lived within the commonwealth. "Mr. Bairman was modest o an ex- j traordinary degree, and one rarely j saw his name in print?this writer never saw it figure in the headlines, at least, until those headlines annrmnrert Mr Bairman's untimely death." What a curious and pathetic commentary on life is contained in the above! Mr. Bairman was a man whose name was unknown in life. "One rarely saw his name in print." Air. Nevin, who kept up with all the newspapers, never sajv it in the headlines "until those headlines announced his untimely death." He who had contributed to the fame and upbuilding of hundreds of others through the newspapers had practically never seen his name in print. The very readers to whom he spoke from day to day ana on whom he lavished his best thought did not know of the existence of the man. He was too modest to put his own name in print, and there was none of all who knew his merit and deserts to take that kindly office on himself while yet the mod-est worker was in the flesh! It is strange how generous we all are to our fellows after they are dead! How pityingly and patronizingly we pile up the flowers on the grave that hia-es a co-worker from our sight! But what avails to pour praises into "the dull cold ear of death?" If his clod-closed sense could entertain them it would be but to excite a bitter smile lino rvf him who had wrought V/JLL LU^/ ? all his life in vain for rewards like these. No doubt natures like Mr. Bairman's, are peculiarly sensitive and appre ciative of commendation and praise. No doubt the zeal and fidelity with which he labored set the measure of the happiness that recognition would have given him! But modesty was his crime! He was penalized for it as surely as if it had been an offense against the laws of the land! He was J A fnr conaeumeu lu see uic ucuu w* work into which he put his heart and his soul and his brain from day to day go to others, possibly, who had no false scruples about proclaiming their own merits and getting all that was coming to them! His no doubt was the rather common fate among newspape? workers to see the very ' children of his brain, ignorant of their i own parentage, running off after and I taking their patronymic from strangers. We may be in error, but we sometimes thinl: that this injustice to fellow workers is peculiarly alive and active in the newspaper profession. There is no profession in which men labor more zealously, ably and unselfishly, for the love of the work, and without the hope of any great material rewards, and yet the poor meed of praise which would cost the j givers nothing while it would be ac| counted by the workers so rich a compensation is denied them, or withheld until Death unlocks the sluice gates n-nnarneitv and nitv tn DOUT it j U! will 5CU?IUS1V v?? L J. -I out on unheeding ears. I ImproTement of County Roads Has Enhanced The Value of Farm Property. Washington, July 11.?Improvement of county roads has enhanced the value of property bordering on such roads so that the cost of improvement | is equalized, if not exceeded, says the d-epartment of agriculture in a bulletin issued this week. The department. ' i < > ' has gathered a mass of data through the office of public roads, which is making a special study of the eco' nomic effect of road improvement. Ac! cording to the information land values not only have increased but farm values as well show marked advances as a result of road improvement. What's Funny About This? New Forest cor. Barnwell People, 10. Mr. B. C. Matthews, one of this section's most prominent young men. delightfully entertained some of his friends by giving them a barbecue Thursday. He is very generous and kind and his friends always look forward to the good old summer time when they caji enjoy the balmy breezes und^r the shady trees that sur round his beautitui nome. "As You-Like Itr Club. Greenville News, 11th. Mrs. T. L. Cely entertained, the "As You Like It" club yesterday afternoon at her home in Manly street. The house was tastefully decorated with crepe, myrtle and ferns, bowls and pott-ed plants having made the rooms very attractive After a pleasant .hour of sewing and chatting, an ice course was served. HEXDERSOXVILLE TO SUMTER Trip Made Without Mishap By Automobile Partf. iSumter, July 11.?Mr. D. C. Shaw and three sons, Gifford, Whit and Charles, made the trip tc Sumter from Hendersonville yesterday in a touring car,, something over two hundred miles, arriving here about 8 o'clock in I the evening, after a rriDst successful journey in which they did not have a single mishap to delay them. The trip is generally considered too long to be I i- ? 1-. ~ ^ r* 11 + i\YV? /vKll icf C Villi" | leiII in unt uaj vy w?v this party made it in one day, driving Lard all day long, and only stopping once to get gasoline and once for lunch. The trip was' made by way of Greenville, Laurens and Newberry, where the roads were found in good condition. The Center of the Xation. The exact geographical center of the United States has baen the source of much municipal heartburning in Wactom TTancncs fnr manv vears. Fort Riley has claimed the spot more vigorously than .most placcs, but a dozen or more farms,' hamlets and towns have disputed the claim. But they were all wrong. The nation's pivot Is located on a farm t-en miles north of Smith Center, and the man who owns the land never suspected it. Neither did the tenant who tills the land. When the good news was broken to them last week they could hardly believe it and once they were convinced did'nt seem to appreciate it. Laconic Letters. Victor Hugo, the great French poet and novelist, could be very lengthy at times, but he knew how to be laco* "T -- "? vl ???> V O? I nic aiSO. IjCS iviiserauitia uau juoi issued from the press, and Hugo, who was in the Channel islands, was anxious to learn how is was selling. Being desperately busy, he contented himself -with inscribing the note of interrogation on a postcard?"?"? expecting that his publisher would give tit-for-tat, the reply coming back simply "!" Disraeli could be brief and bitter, but he could also be brief and diplomatic. A bore who claimed acquaintance with him perpetrated a book, and straightrwey sent a copy to the statesman, hoping to get a criticism from him which would boom it with the public. He was, however, quite unable to determine whether the reply wras a compliment or an insult. It simply said, "I shall waste no time in reading the book which you have so kindly sent me." COLLEGE HAS HAD NOTABLE CAREER Has Thrived Especially Under Prespiit vrjinup-pnipnt.?Its Setting* Admired The State, 11th. The Coll-ge for Women was chartered in 1890 as a pi" rate institution. Dr. William Atkinson, who had had a private school in Charlotte, came to Columbia thai veir with pssociates, purchased the "Hampton place" and established the college, becoming its first president. During his administration the old Hampton residence, the main building of the college, was remodeled and Preston hall was j built?containing the auditorium ana dormitories. Dr. Atkinson's ill health forced him to resign in 1896, and the Rev. Robert P. Pell, pastor of the. Presbyterian chui oh at Newberry, succeeded him. Dr. Pell served six years, resigning in 1902 to accept the presidency of Converse college, a position which he still holds. (Miss Euphemia E McClintock of Newberry hai been associated with ^ NSJ7 A<l ?< It tells you ho phone line wit same high-class now enjoyed b If you hav tell you how t< You do not ob Address nee Fai SOUTHERN AND TELE< I63|Soul STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry. By C. C. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas, P. B. Banks, Jr., and G. N. Long bath made suit to me to grant them Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of P. B. Banks These are therefore to cite and adoil and fiine'iiiar the kindred UIUUIO.LL UiA w-~0 the creditors of the said P. B. Bangs, and creditors of the said H. H. Folk, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on July 12th, 1913, 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 28th day of June, Anno Domini, 1913. C- C. Schumpert, J. P. N. C. Dr. Pell during his j|jx years at the college as principal of the institution. Upon Dr. Pell's resignation she was elected president and for 11 years she has guided and directed its affairs with a strength and firmness which, combined with her woman's tact and insight and ambition, have brought the college up to its present high standing and have given it a distinction, an individuality all its own?an atmosphere of refinement and of high standing which has been safely kept free of an isolating and limiting "exclusiv ness." Record of Expansion. I When Miss McCliotock first became lady principal in 18Q6. the total en ollment at the college was 90. Last year the pupils numbered 310.- Two handsome new buildings have been erected during Miss MeClintock's administration to answer the increasing demands made upon the college and to meet its growth in every department. McCiintock hall, which contains the culinary department and dormitories and Alumnae hall, named to signalize the gift or $l,uuu, tne nest egg of the fund for its erection, donated by Miss Mary Haskell, of Marlboro stret, Boston, a member of the first class (1S92) graduated from the college. This building provides 12 large, modern class rooms, a gymnasium and an astronomical observatory. In addition to these the college, for the last few years, has been renting nearby cottages for teachers' residences and music sfAjdios. But not alone in a material sense has the expansion of the college been marked. The progressive woman at its head has kept it abreast of the times, raising the standard of scholarship as steadily as practicable and so impressing the students with the value to themselves and to the college of taking the full coursees of I study, that the number or "special" students is gradually decreasing and today the stadents taking regular courses outnumber them, a fact which educators regard as significant in the South. J Farmer I jfeTMs B ^hisi k for It Today-A Poi w you may connect :h the Bell system, 2 5 local and long dist; ^.1 C AAA A y inure man j,uw,u en't a Telephone th o get service at very ligate yourself by sei trest Bell Telephone Mans raters' Line Department BELL TELEPHO 5RAPH COMPA] th PryorSt, Atlanta, Ga. Notice to I I have been advertising Indiana Silo the best investments that any fanner ( best suggestion to our fanners. Sow peas cr soy beans, buy a Koger pea and the seed from the vines, saving the cos dirt from your hay, making it more san The Koger will not choke or clog with break two per cent of seed. See or w regarding this wonderful machine. J. M. swir Sales agent for Gasoline Engii Corn Shellers, Pea Threshers, G Cutters, Saw Rigs, Indiana Silos, 910 West Main St., Wrightsville Beach Ic j I - 1 - D?ln.n IV 1 15IC UI. I d 1 III 3 South Atlantic's I grounds and S cation L Surf bathing, boating, fishii for old and young, * Dance music furnished by e These elegant resorts reach< htUnhn r AO of 1 miaiuu, vuuoi i The Standard Railroad For rates, reservations, etc., agent, Newberry, S. C., T. C. WI N. C. The Clemson Agrii ENROLLMENT OVER 800?VALUE OF AND A THIRD-OVER 90 TEA Degree Courses: ifdTJSZ ?9 Textile Industry; Architectural Engineer] Short Courses: ??????; $ on Grading; Four-Weeks Winter Course Cftt?h ^ost ^>er sess:on sioaths, vUol* water, board, laundry, and two < tion, if able to pay, $40.00 extra. Total c Agricultural Course, $117.551 Four-Weeks Scholarship and Entrance Exai Agricultural and Textile Scholarships, an arships. Value of Scholarships $100.00 p< dents who have attended Clemson College sitv, are not eligible for the Scholarships applicants.) Scholarship and Entrance Examination perintendent of Education on July nth, a NEXT SESSION OPENS SEJ Write "at once to W. M. Clemson College, S. C., for Catalog, Echo? you may be crow jpfil rree stal Will Do S your Teleind get the , ance service 00 people. is book will small cost. tiding for it. iger, or NE ' ^ II \ armers. is fcr some time, which is one of :an make. I now make very every available foot of land in I bean thresher, which separates ;t of picking, cleans the grit and itary and wholesome for feeding, vines, and is guaranteed not to n'fo mo for fartlipi nartiriilars 11W U1V AYS* AM* VM IDLER, ies, Feed and Grist Milk, rain Separators, Ensilage Etc. Newberry, S. C. n il* . v._. bailing i ou Summer Playummer Vaands. ig and marine pleasures t - ? legant orchestras. ed via the Line Railroad, I of the Sooth. address T. S. Lefler, ticket lite, G. P. A., Wilmington, cultural College ' property over a million tchers and officers :n courses)'. Chemistry; Mechani1 Engineering; Civil Engineering; 1 ng. Agriculture; Two-Year Course in our-Weeks Winter Course in Cotfor Farmers. including all fees, heat, light, complete uniforms, $133 45. Tui:ost per session for the oae year ; Course, all expenses, $10 00. ninatinnc* The Col,ege main" I HlllallUUO. tains 167 four-year d 51 one-year Agricultural Scholar session and Free Tuition. (Stuor any other College or Univerunless there are no other eligible s will be held by tve County Sut 9 a. m. fTEMBER 10, 1913. RIGGS. President I iarship Blanks, etc. If you delay, 11 rded out. ' m