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No Vjw, article which Is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at -any price, and t|K we are not responsible for opinions expressed In any communication. IUlIiliOX, H. CM NOV. 10, 1?10. Charleston. Anderson, Abbeville .and Greonvill? - 'are claiming the jsweetest woman in the world. No%ody doubts that she lives in these cities, but in Dillon?well she Teigns here. lu Hungary wedding presents ure only given to poor couples to help 4V Am irof iHoie Untnou tOorut Kor Tho I I may Ik* the reason why they are etveo in America, but we hope every <ou? le sending out invitations over 4ffcre I* not poor. In lees than three weeks Dr. Crippen was tried, convicted, sentenced to death and his appeal was heard and dismissed by a court of appeals, ff this had been in America the atj. ' ueys would Just about now be biting the arguments on the first bu tton for a continuance. English ja j '-tice is swift and certain. 'Tie case of the Dillon county tH)>| who mads such a remarkable d of corn J|as attracted the att*. I'tion of the nation. The circumatiikTe frW rhitnrn^od the uttentloi nlry mid the bo>.- It no come It 1 ;; liberal amount prn.'-v f ,r ^ il v;ae such j c?thy tin;, commctMhiMe under-' -r=s" i 3SBH3S3 ir 1 taking. They deserve every line of praise they have received. They have been the means of creating a new era in the method ojt^om culture in Dillon c^un^-^fud they have set an example^Mfat will be followed with n^cdnail degree of sucoess by oldeiy^ and more experienced hendu. yKt*" the 'l?oy8 , are receiving the plab4it3 of mankind for their remarkabfa achievement there is another fimire in the enterprise that is deserving of unstinted praise an^wThe Herald takes pleasure in ca^niig to the atten ..?u vi a icauvre .nr. joe r. i.uih>, 1 LMllon count/'o efficient superintendent of Education, whose untiring efforts to srousing enthusiasm and interest anKmg the boys contributed largely to tnK^successful termination of the undertaking. In l?eace, as in war, tho-e is always 1 "the man behind thosun" who does his work quietly amf effectively, but who seldom eome^in for his full share of creditytfter the victory is won We art^sure the boys appre- 1 c^ate the interest taken by Mr. Lane and will glmly accord to hint a snare of the Yonors which the world .1 is heaping upon them with such a lavish hand. A Barnwell merchant remarked to the editor of thor Barnwell Sentinel that "the- numerous fairs being held throughout tke country were injuring businc?f in Barnwell." Dillon merchants/ (particularly those who aufcuuc 11 qo nor Heem to be suf- 1 feting fronw lack of business, but no doubt tike same thing can be said of businem in Dillon. If there were more attractions that would draw the people .o town no doubt business wouId- be still better. The day after Robinson's circus visited | Uennettsvillq the Pee l>ee Advocate sj.id that 11,000 people were in Dcnnettsville\ on circus day. Trade was good. The Florence Times said the crowd chat came to see the Bame circus at Florence emptied the shelves of the J^orence mreckants. Do doubt hundreds of people from Dillon county attended the circus in each of t^ese cities. Racb visitor spent froiA $2 to $&' a^id tne money , was taken hut of the county. The ] Herald is not advocating shows and 1 circuses, but jit would like to see some, form of attraction provided 'by the business men of Dillon that \ Id fceeprour people at home. The >le wanr"&musement and If they i ; j t find It at home they will go , A 'Y from home to get It. In the , umc near tne corporate limit* { Hilton has an excellent opportunity ) wai I \ Stylishly, Co ^ or any other tin VftU '11 lrnntir tU/v j w** sa <%11v w tllc ^ forgetting of c< B| expensive. Hand-Tailored I |V $18 to $ C fJl If you haven't a them for thanksgiv them. Hadn't yoi MA Lnu ?, *? * Disti to. provide some kijkd of amusement for the people of^the county.. At very little expanse the race track coal-* be converted Into a fair ground where tn^. farmers could congregate for sovhral duy* "every fill and exchange Idefts on the difleraat methods of cultivating crops. There is nothing quAe so benefi I'm 10 me farmer ap an exchange of ideas on farming Xutd a fair each fall would not onlu bring the people together, but it would cause them to spend at hotae the money they spend in other peaces in quest of some form of amusement ard recreation . J (AKRIKD OPK^iV I.ION, Thrilling Kxperleiy(e of a Ranger In the Transvaal. Two men at least have given accounts of their I sensations when they were carried off by lions?the great explorer Vdvingstone and a man named Wolhunter. a ranger o( game preservers in\the Transvall. Wolhunter's adventiVe is not secondary in interest lb Livingstone's experience. His story, which waa attested by the eertxflcate of the magistrate of the district, was substantially aa follows: He was riding anong a Kafir path about an hour aster sunset. It ,.had been a long jparcli, and He* had pushed on ahand of his companions His dog bark/d at something and a moment, late/ Wolhunter saw a lion Ciouchinc rlJoA tn him mi ili? ? !??>* hand side. Trhe ranger turned his horse shnrplY, a circumstance that no doubt couiaed the lion to miss the spring. \ Wolhunter was unseated. At the tame moment h<A saw another lion coming from thejopposite direction. The horse dasbe<r off, with the lion in pursuit, andy the second |lon picked Wolhunt/r up almost Before he touched thtfground and gripped blm by the right shoulder in snch a position that \ie was face up. with his legs and ImmU dragging underneath the beast. A The lion trotted down the path iuttnring a loud, growling puring itoise. Wolhunter'syftensatlons were not those of lAvlmpitone, who said he was in a staoe of aputhy, with entire absence \of pain during the fim? the lion Nad him. The game ranger suffered ^^erribly, both mentally and physicayy, and aaw ao possible way to escape. ThaW fthn took him nearly >200 yards. " Suddenly Wojhunter bethought him of his sheath knife, which he mrrled In hls^nelt behind his sight hip. On reaching a large tree With overhanging/roots the lion stopped, whereupon Wolhunter stabbed him rwice la the side with hi- UN fc-J It was ascertained afterwards that the first stab touched the battels of the heart and \he second oee allt I4 down for seme dlstanoe, .. The Hon immediately' dro^^sd VVoUiunter. and again the, Chile ruuger. strucfc- him. this time W-tjs throat, severing an artery. The lion jumped back and >t<?od it to rrectly and Becomi i . tie, bring yourself to us 1 job will be done up rijgh >urse, that good goods (1 Clothes 30 ~~ it off getting Overcoat 6 hready purchased your winter ing? We're showing styles s i better drop in right away?t RIS DEPARTME L its <4 MV i r .*4 * tf ? ? ? ha* < I V* facing him, grawltag, Wolhupter scrambled to his feet, shooting at the top of his lunga He expected the beast to come af him again, but it did not. InsteadI it tprned slowly and, still growling, went a few paces. Soon its gmjrls turned to moans. These, in tuW ceased, and the ranger knew that the beast was then dead. J Wolhunter got up if he tree as fast ar his injured arm/would permit, and hardly was he bested when the first lion, which hall been after the horse, came back on\ the trail of blood. By this tlmd the plucky lunger was so- faint/that he tied himself to the tree/o prevent hlmfrom falling oat. He was found by^his companions, who took him to a place of safety. Ti,.. v. knu.i ?* -?- ? nun us iiuru <na auu UIU UIHie, and the weapon ugrd vab an ordinary sheath knife.?Vl?w York Tribune J Why Hhe \\(^s Hcaml. A special to the Wugusta v'hronHcle describing the Tearful wreck and death in a head-on collision near McCormick /recently, says: "The greatest cry ml pain and claim of injury, was putfup by a negro woman. Jenny Pa|uie, of Greenwood She was supposed to be badly injured, and had a\large grip, of which she took much; care during the whole time. She was in the car next to the bagt^ige car, and her car was hurt sof little that less than $f> repaired it.Vand it was on another trip, to Greenwood last night. When' an examination was made of her und her baggage to gain some identifleatlom of her, the grip was opened and . found to be full of bottled liquor. She was proved to !>e hurt about the least of all. and It is thought to have been more sabred at < having her liquor discovered tlmn anything else." , f ??f * <;kts small, verdict. j. 1>. Collins AwarclAtl flOO Damages Against Dr. jJ M. Stalvey for Neglect ofyAlck Wife. Conway, Nov. Court of Common pleas, whlcl/ convened here Monday morning tsith Judge T. S. Sense presiding, caine to a close yesteiday sftempon. There was onlj one case thaKwent befora the Jury that Of J. Dl Collin* iMlnat Dr. J. K. Stalveyr'of Buckaport. In this case the jury remained out all night,rendering ikverdict. early in the morning of r\00 In favor of the plaintiff. .J ty" Mr. Collins had entered suit against .Dr. Stalver, asking for $6.00? damages occasioned hy the alleged neglect on tbd part of Dr. Ktslvey of Mr. CoUfna' wife in an obatetrical case. The case attracted a great deal of attention. The rase was hard fought. jL, Turkey?* for Thanksgiving. Can be delivered, at your residence in Latta or Dillon at 18c per pound. Write, or phone through Latta central, to Mrs^Su R. Reaves. Lutta. S. C? J* . F. n-io-:u i Ka o I!U d ngly Attired for 1 to clothe from hat to it at the least possible c *V\n amITT v .iic \jiuy ivuiu we carry) s Goara $11 r that winter i ny longer clothes, its high time you did utd values that will open youi oday? FAJ 7VT STORE M for Men and Be Bottle /atari* ItoBwmv. Chicago, /Nov. 6.?Cupid used strange toolk for forging the chains of love whlchS^lU shortly make Mias Winnie Bradbury, a beautiful society girl, of Birmingham, England, the bride of pr. Carl A. Johnson. No. 5900 Halftted street. In this international romance the little love >;ud discarded his traditional bow ami arrow for: A corked bottle. A professional card. A wide and stormy ocean. A strip of sa/idy beach in Norlh Wales. j Nine yours /go Dr. Johnson dropped the bottle overboard in midAtlantic. The stormB of six years curried it to the North Wales beach. Miss BradburVs keen eyes picked it out of the seaweed and returned it to the dentist. ^Then came the exchange of letter? and photographs which will result] in an early marj riage at the youdg woman's home, ! "Lymewood. w oil Alcester road. | King's Health."(a fashionable sub! urb of Englandf* great iron and I steel centre. In June, 190 shortly after grad. uatlug from the \Jniversity of Michigan, Dr. JohusoiX started for a European trip on tile steamer Comj monwealth. He was developing ; some photographs in his stateroom : one afternoon whne he empted a ; bottle of chemical^ He put one of his professional cvrds in the bottle, after noting the jdate, June 13, and added a request/to return. He consigned it to the tender mercies of the Atlantic through a porthole. It was Aprilj 1898, however, before he got aii\answer and a snapshot of the Birmingham girl. Her letter read: \ "I was so very \ileuacd to hear from yoa. I really, never expected to after such a long time. I must I apologise for not Answering your ! letter before, but h have had no j photograph to semA. The young people 'learned all j about each othejp through numer ouh tetters and nave decided to marry, although th^fey have never met. Miss Bradbury Is the daughter of a wealthy Birmingham steel manufacturer and the ceremony will be performed at her h<npe. The young couple will first go to North Wales and together visit the spot where the bottle was found. Then they will totar the Continent for several months and on their return establish a j home in Chicago. I He* of : rW for Dog. Allen Decker. a^' miller, was killed by grief over/ the death of his sporting dog, in' Egremcnt, Mass. Decker had bred t,be dog and broke it for bird shooting. It was his constant companion. While Decker wsb in a shop a motor car ran over the dog and crushed it to death. Hearing the dog'aN^ry Decker ran out. Seeing that it was dead, he p.ulletl, the dog's bo^y out of the roatf atfd fell dead beside it. " . 0 The Dillon Herald, |l.KO a Year. swagsizterze s t ureU hanksgiving g|| shoes. Then 'Ki ost to you, not ire uie lease nteed Clothes ni 0 to #20 j suit or ||p . Why not have * purse if you see . gfippj|l in I k\ ft Mftif ! ?- I iffc^ ir -? ' -- m I VCHTHFUL NOOKHHINKK NOW 'AILMN'U *) QUIT. Tliire Terms In/ South (^rollna Jail Knuusi for Belue. Spartanburg, A$. C.t Nov. 6.?Will belue baa beeh released from the county jail, hutin^ completed a six months' sentence imposed upon him I by the United i States Court in Greenville for manufacturing whiskey. Immediacy after Belue was giren nis rreedom he returned to hit home declaring that he would quit this illegal bualneea. The prlso?er\who in but 22 yearn old, hat completed hla third sentence in the jaili and each time he was sent up toy the same offense. I Hit father before him had also been convicted of making liquor and sell- < ing It in vlolmion of the laws of both The State; and United States Government. \. The home of Belue is in the sec- J tlou of North ahd South Carolina t which it known as the "Dark Cornet." It la composed of part of Greenville, Pickens and Spartanburg com.ties, which [border on the North Carolina line. \Thls particular section is a historicvcorner, and much lias been writteu "about the habits of the people there. Nearly all of them make whiskepr, and some of It is sold, while r greater part of It is k? pt for their oWii personal uses. They believe honestly that they have inherited the right to make ^ , and sell whiskey _and that when the officials of the State and the Un- vf ited States raid tneir stills and de- vW1" stray their outfits they are taking.,n ' awiy from them \Thelr rights and w ? pait of their liberty. Belue is a peculiar character. He said that he at /irst did not see whv he should punished for maklne whislrev nn a *? ? luu iue iwu previous occasions wh^n he was in jail he told the officers that he would not stop manufacturing liquor. This m, time, however, nte said that he was done and that h<y would make a living in a different manner In the futue. r \-o P An unsigned Communication from Pages Mill warns the public to look 4 out for pickpockets at that enterprising town. /The communication sa>s a visitor io Pages Mill had $21.50 taken fropi his pocket a few dajs. ago No particulars are giveu bm ns the comtnunicatloo was unsigned The Hergld attaches very lit- j tie importance td the incident. Probably the bargains offered by Pages g Mill merchants (might have something to do with the emptying the IMxkets of visitors. . but there Is nothing In the/ pickpocket story. 7 ?~r? I At Pee lief church special. services will begin on next Sabbath, in g which Dr. Buckner 'will be assisted by Rev. R$ehard T. Gillespie, of m Florence. '.This old mother church has taken on new life snd the peopl< are preparing to remodel and y<lit their church buildin?* Good j congregations jwlll be in attendance ] next week morning and evening to haur Mr nillfc?U w?o one or me mo?t spiritual and f/roperly tert in Pee Hee Pr/ ) on * k at least. v 4^ Jmigel, chan- j Aae of Aragon, jcata (without ind Columbus to sail /was to him that yjhls first message , discovered a new counHlman said that in nine of tn original colonies Jew- l M >s were to be found. In Ifirst Jews settled in New " 3 Oe Hayruan Levy taught usinesB\to John Jacob AsI first fewlah settlers in Sft&fcetts tytd Jews as erly as Mm 1634/Mr. and Miss Isaacs SB/ Cambridge, and in 1638 helfcl a town position F^rludah/ Monis was the first ,Vii[ of Hebrew at Harvard, He ^ ,. master's degree as early f 4*4 [jjdlM Mr.\ Friedman spoke of I jT Solomon, who loaned the , I Al CoVgress $600,000 to Hp ' B/BdngtonA while at Valley UL P?.::?Io said the interest and nj has never been paid by V* BASTS pOR Jl'STICK. tble Attorneys Spoken of ^Court Place. ww for granted that the con- \ ? amendment providing a 1 m&i oe of ihe supreme court opted at the general elec- K|^HS Tuesday,\ aspirants for the ? e create^ have been more S^i^Jctlvely at jworx nurmg iuc ? &$i'K the distinguished lawyers ~ 'Mu fed for the new place are &%&j>*ing: RI WltherB Memfe&Tof Charleston, Judge of the ti&Vjdicial circhtt; T. U. Fraaer, l?r, for two terms chairman sHO >xlf. judiciary committee of the ? *Jc: and re-elected to the new W. B. (iruher, of Colleton, &&/ f senator from that county ? (t ently acting a? special judge; V&y. 8. Mower, pf Newberry, re58?*;felooted to tl e bouse and for^/ .'.fhatrman of the senate JudiCommittee; J. P. Cary, of P. tremoer 01 ib? uuuk (V. ^V;>t two termfe. 4bm| ^;?KIlil.KH L\T<7A8 KXriXMION :4| E'v.-^cridfit in .Mini* Near Bir- y| K^'-hiiloHton occurred in the mines ^ -. ^Yolande Coal and Coko Tom- ^ fe^^Lines are located in Tus~ ^Ljfe k county, 3h\ miles south of Junes Hillh^.use and his ^BMabU are on we scene. Tie JJEof the victims bkve been tak- Mfl