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\*4 H5- ' OR. J. I. SPRAfT, ? oiBtut. , rOfffot: Op-Stairs la m Bank Building ; Ttrai: STRICTLY CASH. 14TH YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. Interesting News Items Called From Sooth Carolina Papers. Edmund Deas has called the State Republican Executive Committee to meet in Columbia March 29. J. E. Norment, the governor's private secretary, confirms the rumor that he is a candidate for Secretary of State. There is talk again to the effect that ex-Senator McLaurin, of this State, mav be invited <-/* a seat in the cabinet. Senator Tillman says that he knows nothing of any plans to hold a convention of the friends of the dispensary. State Treasurer Jennings, who has been in a hospital in Balimore for several weeks, has returned to Columbia much improved in health. Representative Morgan, of Greenville, author of the "Morgan bill," has declared his purpose to retire from politics on account of the press of business. ; May 8 has been chosen for the dedication of Odd Fellows' orphanage home at Greenville. Great preparation is being made and the incident will be one of the most interesting events of Odd Fellowship in this State. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier says: There flre 8,804 pensioners on the lists of the State on account of the Confederate fund. It is a noteWorthy fact that one-tenth of all iua me pensioners in c>outf! Uaro(lina are in Spartanburg: district. The State pardon board last week disposed of over 20 of the petitions turned over to them by Governor Heyward. There were only four which received favorable consideration and all of these were for prisoners who have a short time to serve and had been convicted of minor offenses. The trustees of the South Carolina Industrial Sshool (or reformatory) have had a number of propositions from towns which want the institution located within their borders. Yorkville has offered the barracks of the King's Mountain Military Academy and other places are making offers. Seed For Long Staple Cotton. It may be of interest to the 1 AU_X 1 1 ? iai uicia wi Miow II1HI in? Agn-i cultural Department has succeeded in growing a number of new breeds of cotton seed which produce a grade of cotton witn a fiber from a half to three quarters of an inch longer than that formerly grown. The seeds were developed from the ordinary upland cotton and are ready to be sent out for this season's plant' ing. They will be distributed among the planters of the South for experimental purposes, and that a start in the seed may be gained. The only trouble involved in securing these seed will be a lerrer to the Agricultural department.?Charlotte Chronicle. Fetch Crop Seriously Injured. Advices received at this office from different sections of the county indicate that the extreme cold of last week impaired the prospects for a full peach crop more seriously than was at first thought. It is difficult to esti nioic ticcuiaieiy tiie percentage of loss occasioned by tne freezes of Monday and Tuesday nights, but from the reports at hand St would seem that less than a half crop will be made. News from the peach belt of Georgia is to the effect that the freeze' has cost the growers of that State fully $2,000,000. Swedish Colony for North Carolina. The Asheville board of trade has completed negotiation whereby three or four hundred Swedish colonists will be brought from the East to settle in that section of the State. The colonists belong to the Swedisn Lutheran denomination, and they will have a resident pastor in the person of the Rev. W. Edlund, who has been here for some time making preparations for the coming of nis countrymen. The colonists will engage principally in sheep raising and agricultural pursuits. "======:='l?^1^ ? -.- ?? FOK A COUNTY SUHL. OF aWCATlON. A Number of Aspartate le Swperietendent CarroOVPodtiou. Up to this time The Enquirer has heard of no lees than seven candidates for the appointment to fill out the unexpired term of Superintendent of Education Carroll. They are Messrs. T. E. McMackin, John A. Shurley, F. P. McCain, L. W. Jenkins, S. B. Lathan, John S. Sandifer, J. C. Wilbom. Mr. Carroll'sresurnation was worded to take effect on April 1; but it is understood that .. i * - a iiiemuer 01 me BUM board of education has requested him to hold over at least until April 20, when there is to be a regular meeting of the board. Common talk has it that Prof. A. R. Banks will probably have the most say so in selecting the appointee, not only because York is in this district; but because he is more familiar with conditions in this territory. The candidates and their friends are writing letters to all the members of the board, and unless the appointment is made without a great beal of delay, the outlook is that quite a warm struggle will develop out of the situation. Among the applicants are several who are thoroughly competent to fill the position with credit to themselves and staisfaction to the county, and although there are some who would be more acceptable than others, as a matter of fact, the board cannot very well make a mistake by the selection of anv I of those named. It is not improbable, however, that the appointee may be some man who has not yet been named in connection with the place. ? Yorkville Enquirer. i A Greenville Sab^criber Writes. Editor Times: Being an old subscriber to yiour paper, I thought perhapd my brother subscribers wouljd like to hear from me through^ the flourishing little Times, and of course I am always ready to butt-in. When I read the interesting letters written by ray friend, Splnter, and others, I think that the people of Fort Mill township and surrounding country ought to be proud of their home paper, which has improved so much in the past few months, and ought to give it heartv suduoWi onri _ - -m-m ? wv V?t?U family. It had been bo long since I heard from my friend Splinter that I thought perhaps he had done away with his old clay pipe and had got himself a new one, and was putting in too much time smoking and neglecting to write. I was glad to hear from j him through the last issue of I The Times; and my old friend Roy, we wouldl like to see him get out of hia winter quarters, shake himself real good these sun-shiny days and tell us what he knows. The farmers have had some fine weather for the past few weeks, and the most of them seem to have been making good use of it. The white pulpit of the First Presbyterian church was filled by a colored miniate MUiiuaj morning, anci there was a large crowd of people present to hear 1 the black Aftican speak, and tell of his experience as missionary in the foreign field. M. C. Greenville, S. C. Mch. 18. ! Rcilway Step For Rock HtU. ' i l It is rumored that the shops for the old 3C's division of the Southern Railway may be moved : to Rock Hill. The idea seems to be to put them at a central point , between Charleston and Marion, in order that the repairs of the entire line may be most conveniently done. Mr. J. A. Maxwell, agent of the Southern, was in Rock Hill thia week and it is thought he is looking up this machine shop 1 subject. It is also said that some of tne mechanics of the South- ] ern Railway have already moved i to Rock Hill. Mr. Forney, the station agent ' here, is quoted as saying that 1 he had instructions that as soon j as the old 3C's depot here could < be removed that tne shops would '< certainly be moved here from i Blacksburg.?Rock Hill Record. I < r mii DEMOCMCY, 1 >RT MILL, S. C? THURS THE POLITICAL POT BEGINS TO SIMMER. A Few of Those Who May Face the "Dear People" Next Summer. Gen. John D. FYost stated Saturday in answer to an inquiry that while the municipal campaign was on he had been approached by some friends with gard to the race this summer for the office of State senator from Richland county. He has no definite plans about the matter, but has it under advisement now. He will not offer to succeed himself. Mr. J. C. Otts recently announced that he would be a candidate for the State senate in Cherokee county, but in a card in the county papers he has since declared that he has reconsidered, nor will he be a candidate for reelection to the house where he served with so much usefulness and ability. It was thought for awhile that Solicitor Sease would be a candidate for attorney general, but he has made no declaration on that point. Thern has been some talk of Hon. Wyatt Aiken becoming a candidate for governor, particularly as he has become somewhat of a State character in his opposition to the reappointment of J. G. Capers to the position of district attorney. In case he is a candidate for that office, or in any other case, Solicitor Julius E. Boggs will be a candidate for congress. Solicitor Boggs' political forensic ability was tested when he defeated for the office which he holds the brilliant young lawyer, the late Capt. J. Allender Mooney. There appear to be two candidates for the office of lieutenant gov ernor?Senator T. B. McLeod and Hon. E. Mitchell Seabrook. Senator McLeod is a first m T\ n < cuusiu to xvir cj. u. amnn 01 cotton association fame?the "gatling gun" he was called?and the jovial senator is somewhat of a campaigner himself. Mr. Seabroolc has been a member of the legislature for ten years and did much to soften the animosity which once existed toward Charleston. It was announced Friday in The State that Dr. Divver of Anderson city would be a candidate for the office of secretary of state. Col. M. P. Tribble was announced for that position some time ago, and this may complicate his race as .Col. Tribble is also an Anderson man. Senator W. C. Hough of Lancaster is one of those whose terms expire this summer. He stated recently that it is not his intention to offer for reelection. Col. Leroy Springs is being mentioned for the place of State senator. Col. Snrincrs is one of whom may be said that he "is popular though wealthy." All classes appear to like Col. Springs. Among the names of legislatures who have been spoken of in connection with States offices is that of Senator Edward Mclver of Chesterfield, who has been suggested for attorney general. It is generally understood that Capt. R. H. Jennings will offer for reelection, now that it appears that he will be restored to health. No opposition has been heard of. The senators whose terms expire this summer are: Messrs. Blake of Abbeville, Brown of Darlington, Butler of Cherokee, Carpenter of Pickens, Davis of Clarendon, Douglass of Union, Hardin of Chester, Hay of Ker shaw, Hough of Lancaster, Manning of Sumter. Marshall of Richland, Mclver of Chesterfield, McLeod of Lee, Peurifoy of Colleton, von Kolnitz of Charleston, Warren of Hampton, Hood of Anderson, Well of Florence and Hudson of Marlboro. Several of them will not offer for reelection. ? The State. Soothers Issues Handsome Souvenir A souvenir of Mount Vernon, the home and tomb of George Washington, has just been published by the passenger department of the Southern Railway. A feature of this beautiful books which is unusual in such publications and which adds to its attrativeness, is the fact that it contains little evidence of being an advertisement. Its value as a souvenir is much enhanced by j Lhis arrangement of its contents. I iXT ICST1CE, TRUTH. 5DAY, MARCH 29, 1906 ASKS BIG DAMAGES FROM SOUTHERN RY. Sues for $25,000 for the Death of a Relative. R. R. Huddleston, formerly of Fort Mill, administrator of; the late J. S. Huddleston, has1 given notice of a damage suit that he will bring against the j i>orxn Carolina Knlroad Company. The amount asked for is $25,000. It will be recalled by Times readers that J. S. Huddlestor., a brakeman on the Southern, met his death at Concord last November. The young man was employed as a brakeman and had gone to a certain switch in Concord to change it, in order to allow No. 35, the South-bound passenger train to pass. After changing the switch, Huddleston sat down on the track and presumably fell asleep. No. 35, in passing, ran over and instantly killed the young man. It is alleged in the complaint , that Huddleston had been on duty 36 hours and that excessive duties and long hours contributed to his death. The papers are returnable at the April term of Meckenburg court. Hunting Contrary to Law. Although the open season for killing birds closed on the 15th many people are not aware of the fact, and there is still much hunting going on throughout the State. The new law provides that "It shall not be lawful for any person in this state between the 1st day of March and the 15th day of November, except in the counties of Beaufort, Hampton, Dorchester, Colleton, Charleston. Barnwell, Berkley, Aiken, Oconee Lexington, Fairfield, Saluda, Georgetown and Clarendon, wherein the time shall be between the 1st day of April and the 1st day of November in any year hereafter, to catch, kill, or injure, or to pursue with such intent, any wild turkey, partridge, quail, woodcock, Mongolian or other pheasant, or at any time within five years from March the first, 1906, to sell, offer, or expose for sale, ship or export for sale, or to pot hunt, net, trap, or by fire light to catch, kill or injure, or to pursue with such intent, any of the birds mentioned in this section; nor shall any person or persons destroy or rob the nests of any said birds. And any person so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be ; fined not more than twenty dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. Provided, That nothing in this act shall prevent the importation for sale of any i said birds. Provided, further. That the handling, posession, ! control or ownership of any of the said birds sold, offered or, exposed for sale, or shipped or exported, shall be prma facie evidence of a violation of this act, and the burden of proof shall be upon any person so handling, i posessing, controlling or owning any of the said birds, to show that they were imported from another state or territory." ImmigraliMi Bureau Seeks Irish Maids. Immigration Commissioner E. J. Watson is now turning his at j 'tention to the servant girl problem. He tells the Columbia Record that "we will have this servant girl evil cured within about six months. It seems that Mr. Watson has engaged an agent to tour north Ireland for the purpose of inducing young women to come to South Carolina and take places as cooks, housemaids and the like. If he succeeds in his mission they are to be brought I direct to Columbia via New York or sent to other section of the State where their services are needed or required. The Record says: ' 'We had never thought before of the possibilities of Mr. Watson's office in this regard but only a slight consid- i erat'on will show thnt if resaon-! able success is secured in this; undertaking he will have done as much good for the State almost j as would be done in nettling colonies or providing for the reclamation of waste lands through foreigh labor." Subscribe to Tbe Times. [MES PEG LEG GRAHAM'S VIEWS ON COTTON. Will Nul Plant 1906 Crop if Price of Staple Goes Down. "Just tell the merchants for me," said Peg-Leg Graham, ' 'that i they are giving too much for cot-, ton. Yes,?just tell them I don't want them to give more than 5 or 6 cents." The reporter didn't at first understand Mr. Graham. lie knew that there was something; wrong but just what it was did not come until Mr. Granar.i fur- i ther expressed himself. "See here, I have just come: from the bank down there,"; pointing down East Trade street , 'urVioro 1 K?i/1 f""" 1 jl i?*vj ovine money oor- | rowed. It fell due this morning so I went down there a: ; asked ; them if they wanted the money ! or the interest. The cashier says. 'Just wait till I ie.' He went! back in a little room and returned in a minute and said that the interest would do," displaying the note for several hundred dollars that dad been canceled. "Yes you will tell the merchants they are giving too much for cotton" continued Mr. Graham "Tv'e got about ten acres of pretty good cotton land out on my little farm and if cotton stays up, if it keeps bringing 11 and 12 cents I might have to plant another crop, j Now I don't want to do that and I'm not going to if I can help it. My cattle are in good shape, my hogs fat and I'm going to buy a good mule pretty soon just to; ride around over the country and i see my friends, and of all the pretty fat game chickens you ever saw, you ought to see that yard of mine; smoke house? just plumb full of hams" No Peg-Leg is not worried about cotton. He t shows signs of prosperity and he was never in better spirits than Saturday. He said he had 12 ^ales in the ware house.?Charlotte News. Railroad Earnings. * ~ * i ne gross annual eat nigs of the railroads in round ^umbers are two thousand million dollars. The net earnings nre seven hundred million dollar:?. It will thus be seen that once a year every dollar in circulation in the United States passes through the hands of the railroads, while once in three years, every dollar in the United State3 becomes a part of their net earnings and these net earnings equal in amount annually the entire expenditures of the United States government." This striking statement was made by Senator Tillman, in his formal written report on the Hepburn railroad rate bill which he was directed to make by the Senate committee on Inerstate Commerce, and which he presented in the Senate. Mr. Aa?el'* Platform. Hon. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, candidate for governor, reiterates his platform so far as the liquor plank is concerned. Mr. Ansel is unaltorahlv tn V, rF^./v,V. WW the system <>f a State dispensary, and says in part: "I am in favor of local county option, as between prohibition and county dispensaries; that is, I am in favor of any count> in the State voting upon the question is to whether they wish prohibition for that county, <> whether they wish county dispensaries. If a ( majority of the qualified voters of 1 the county desire prohibition for r that particular county, then I am one who believes that they should 1 have it." t Ttie Arlrtocrficy of Pork. When Theodore Parker llrnt visi .... ~ + * > ii<u i inuiiunii, m turn unie Tin* recognized leader anions western cities, he said that he had made a tfreat discovery?namely, r that while the aristocracy of Cin ^ cinnati was unquestionably found ed on j?ork, it made a ^reat differ- t enee whether a man killed pi^a for himself or whether his father had killed them. The one was held pie- t beian. the other patrician. It was j the difference, Parker said, between the stick 'ems and the stuck 'ems; and his own sympathies, he 1 confessed, were with the present i tense.?Atlantic. - I ' ^ THE TIMES will ba .R sent only a reasonable J% time on credit. 'Mi _____ Oca't Look for More. - Pay Up Promptly. NUMBE5< 52. ???? i ewe???? ???? GRASSHOPPERS IN DAKOTA Scourge of the State Is This Iasect, Says a Man Whose 1. jme La j in Aberdeen, S. D. j "The gennrpo of South Dakota is the grasshoppers, which trawl iu swarms so vast that thov appear like clouds against the sky,** said Harvey L. Rowland, of Aberdeen, S. I>., to the Milwaukee Seutinel. "A South Dakota farmer will work against loit^. continued drought, sickness atnotip the cattle and any of the thousand and one plagues t hat contribute to the unpleasantness of the existence of a t il'.er of t lie soil, hut when t ho i?rasshonr>ers desi i>?i?t '"m ?-? ii - - - - ! """ he throws up both hands and contents himself with praver. "About a year ago ! took an. carlv morning buggy ride out of Aberdeen to a neighboring town and, passing a eorntield, i heard a curious clicking noise, as if :i million knitting needles were being used at once. Asking the driver what caused this phenomenon, he told me that tin* field was infested with a swarm of grasshoppers which had swooj?ed down that morning. "1 riving back by the same road that night we stopped at the cornfield to view the devastation. It was the most desolate sight I ever saw. F.verv stalk of standing corn had been si ripjied clean of its green leaves and shoots and the scores of acres of the crop were ruined. The only thing that farmer could do was to put down a few hundred dollars to profit and loss, .,11 - .... .............in nit- vuracioua insects." I Rainiest Day. A celebrated aeronaut .inserts, after a patient investigation, that the ninth day of the moon is the most rainy of the whole UN, and four o'clock in the afternoon tln<? rainiest hour of the day. CLOTHING. The Griffon brand clothes speak "or themselves. They are well nade, well fitting, and in the atest styles and patterns. T= "Brasid" J Pants arc alright and are well nade? received another case of hem today, and they are nicer han ever. We recommend these brands o all who want up-to-date clothng. See us before purchasing. milANY & CO