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mgmm* RASCAL TRAPPED!; 1 t The State Unearthed Mysterious [ Scheme. i _______ i GEO. A. BRISTOW'S , i i ( Qaeilloiublo Methods to Get "Show" Girls.?Postofflce Inspector Gregory kuaan Out Indictment Charging tk? Young Man With Fraudulent I so of tho Malls.?lis Was Very hVftily Trapped. In Tho Stalo of Saturday morning Match 14. appeared tho following apparently vsry lanocent advertisement I la rhe "Waat" Mlumu: "Wanted?Three girls to learn ?be how business; xperience unnecessary; expenses paid while learning: tat* age: enclose stamped envelope for reply. Address Predro, care The Mete." A subscriber of The State at Kingstree had his suspicions aronsed by reading the advertisement and to satisfy his curiosity he caused a fake answer to the advertisement to be written, singing the name "Miss Anile Dow." His answer to the add vat written on March 17 and was atfollows: Kingstree. S. C., March 17, 1908. Dear Sir: I see your advertisement la The State for three glrla to learn the show business. I would be glad to engage with you as I have always had an inclination for that line of work and think I have some talent if developed. Am 17 years of ago and neat In appearance. Please writo me full particulars about the work you would expect of mo and how long it would be until I would receive some compensation. Hoping to hear from you soon. Respectfully, (Miss) Annie Dow, Kingstree, S. C. Care of Tlox 173. Four days later ho received a reply vu hid iwiver, uaieu uoiumDia, niarcn 19, and writton on Columbia Inn stationery. The letter was signed "Wallace Amusement Co." and "Mias Dow" was instructed to address thin "company" care of general delivery. Columbia. The letter set fcth that "we could use you if you can come up to the requirement, but we can not tell you anything without we could see you and you will have to coma to Columbia." The Requirement. It was stated that the girls whom the "company" required would have to work but one hour each night, "and we pay from $16 to $200 per week and expenses." It waa also stated that they traveled in a private car and stopped at the first class hotels only. The "requiremenv" was then set forth in very suggestive language and it was plainly stated that only girls with good figurss were wanted. "If you care to Join us," continued the letter, "you will have to come to Columbia Thursday, March 26, and put up ut the Columbia inn, then our stage manager will meet you there Thursday night, March 26 and see you and if satisfactory will employ you and you will be in a position to become a successful actress with an Income that will give you a mnrk in your home town." It was explicitly stated that "we must hear from you before Thursday" and she was in structed to drop them a postal card with these words on It. "Meet me at appointed place and hour." 9he was Informed In tho letter that If she were employed her railroad fnre would be refunded, hut If rejectod , she would have to pay her own expenses. Out this very significant language followod. "But if you will talk to our agent, and treat him as you should, we have no doubt but what you will 'make good.' " The letter consumed four pages of ordinary stationery and was written In pencil. On the top of the first page was written In Ink the following: "Charles Van Bureau, Manager Wallace Amusement Co., Is the man you are to meet In Columbia, S. C Don't forget." On the letter head also appeared In Ink the following number: "6355." On the bottom of the last page of the letter was the following In Ink: "Register at the hotel as you wrote to us. that lt> Miss Annie Dow, so our agent will know you. Inve?tlgntton* Start <1. On the day following tho receipt of this letter It was mailed to the editor of The State, enclosed In n letter from the subscriber In Klngstree giving the facts concerning Its receipt by him. The letter and enclosuro was recelw ed bv the editor of The Rtnto TimoHou .. - ?V.. V W a. UWOUH/ morning at ten o'clock. Relng anxious to protect the advertising col- , umns of The State and being annoyed by the thought thnt they had been ; used for futherlng not only a fraudulent scheme hut one that appeared to be vile and vicious. The State lm mediately decided to Investigate -nc matter without sparing expense. I The number, "6635," on the letter 1 signed "Wnllace Amusement Co., in- dicated that possibly the writer was an agent of the "white slave" trafllc < and was promoted by no other put- < pose than to bring about the down- < fall of Innocent girls. The number- | Ing made It apponr that the whole i hlng was a sytematlc scheme and was ^ being worked In a wholesale fashion. The 8tate after hard work got Tost i office Inspector Gregory to Columbia < and sent one of Its representatives \ to KlngRtree to find a girl to come to < Columbia Thursday and Impersonate t the supposed M.ss Dow. lie succeed- \ ed and on Thar, day at 12:25 the girl t reached Columbia, coming in on the Atlantic Coast Line train from Flor- t ence. tho train which a person from \ Kingstree would take in coming to t MBHXP Columbia. Following instructions, ihe registered as "Miss Annie Dow, I. C.," aa the Columbia inn. Followng instructions further, she managed 0 have the proprietor assign her to oom 16. This room was to the right >f the first stairway below the office entrance. Room 15 adjoined this oom, Immediately in the rear, with 1 door connecting the two rooms. The Trap Set. Inspector Gregory, who had arrivsd in Columbia in the meantime on i request of the editor of The State, arranged with Mr. Monckon, proprietor af the Columbia Inn, to place him In room 15 without putting his name on the register. Inspector Gregory gave "Miss Dow" further Instructions as to how to act rhen the agent of the Wallace Amusement Co., put In his appearance. He outlined the plan of work o Mr. Monkton, who readily promised to assist in every way possible. Mr. Gregory, not knowing at what hour "Mr. Van Burean" or the "agent" of the alleged show company would likely put In an appearance, entered the hotel at 3 o'clock through a rear i entrance and secreted hlmBelf in | room 15, putting down the ructalns I and darkening the room as much 1 as possible. "Miss Dow" did not go down to the dining room for her meals but had them sent to hor room, it being desired hat the should not come Into contact with the man who was to meet her except In the room where all arrancements had been made for trapping him. At five o'clock Inspector Gregory was "tipped off" by Mr. Monckton that George A. Brlstow, who worked at the lunch counter at the union tatlon. wns lu all probability the man who was conducting this scheme. Brlstow had been stopping at the hotel every night almost for two weeks and had spoken to the night clerk, Mr. Mcintosh, about a woman whom he was oxpectlng, giving her name to him as Mrs. Dow ana telling him that she was a wealthy young widow and that she had offered him a position to travel wllb and look after an Invalid son. Mr. Monckton had also noticed actions of Brlstow's which might Indicate that he might be the man. Brlstow In the Game. After being joined by a representative of The State Inspector Gregory, waited for the "agent." For about an hour there was nothing but stillness to roward the watchers In 15. Then a knock came at the door and Pote, a porter who knows a thing or two, whispered to Mr. Gregory a message from Mr. Monkton to he efTect sage "that man" had come In the hotel and asked about "Miss Dow" lu room 16. In Just a few minute the door to the stairway below creaked and then closed and some one came tripping up the stairs, whistling a gay air. He was heard to pause about midway of the flight of stairs and to call out, In an apparently careless sort of way, loud enough to be heard In tho room ocupled by the young lady: "Come on, Van Burean!" The man came on up stairs and went In room 14. After about ten minutes he went back downstairs. Bristow then 6ent the young lady the following note: Columbia, S. C., March 26, 1908. Miss Dow: If you are the young lady who wishes to see the advance agent of the Wallace Amusement Co., I have been Instructed to see you, and as not to attract attention, will you be ready In a few minutes to take a car ride around the belt and I shall be pleased to explain the business to you. If I have made a mistake please pardon me. Mr. Van Burenu has gone to Atlanta to Join the show and I have full Instructions to act. Pleas* let me know by the portor. Respectfully, "C,?o. A. Brlstow." She Informed the porter to tell Mr. Brlstow that alie could not go out with him. but If he wished to eee her he would have to come to ber room. The porter went back and delivered the message. Brlstow then asked permission of Mr. Monckton to call upon the young lady In her room. Mr. Monckton explained to him that he did not allow gentlemen to call upon ladies in their rooms at his hotel, but (by agreement with Mr. Gregory) he told Brlstow that if ho fished to boo her ntrlckly on business, as he stated, he would allow him to go up. but advised hiin not to irtuy too long. Goee to the Room. Brlstow then went up stairs and knocked at the young lady's room door. The door was then opened and then came: "la this Miss Dow?" An alTlmntive answer came from the young lady and then Mr. Brlstow started out by telling her how sorroy he was that "Mr. Van Burean" had to go out of the city, etc. He again made the proposition to go out for a car ride, saying that It would he hard to place tho proposition clearly before her as Mr. Monckton objected to any one calling on ladies In their rooms and ho could take her for a car ride and then they could go to some place where they would not bo observed, etc. She again declined to go. and rather against his wishes Brlstow started | In with his fancy and fascinating story about the show business and tho advantages to bo gained by girls : who enter the profession. Tho story j was roseate and almost poetical. Bristow explained that tho "Wallace Amusement Co." were playing at i tho Bijou theatre, Atlanta, at that irery hour, putting on that faaclnatlng drama, "I Don't Care!" Of course "Miss Dow" had never heard )f this play and nrlstow proceeded to J explain what a gorgeous and absorbng theme It was. There were only ' to peopie In it, and only 40 of these I vere chorus girls. Then came the first "advances" vhen he began to tell her. In an ex- j ecdiugly apolegetlc tone of voice,, hat the chorus girls wear short Irosses. A little alter he time to, he "tights." prefacing his remarks >y, "Now, Miss Dow, I hope you won't je offended." etc. "i\ow, that Is Just the greatest rouble we have In securing girls," te said, adding that there Is no res-1 on why any lady should object to 1 wearing tights if shs expected to learn the show business. He further explained that he and his wife had been in the show business for years, vuat bis wife was as fine a lady as ever lived and she appeared on the stage every night in tights, etc. Liked Her Looks. . Bristow said he liked her appearance and thought everything would be all right, but he would, of course, have to call up "Mr. Van Burean" in Atlanta and see what he bad to say about it. He explained that be had put In a call for his partner earlier In the evening but Mr. Van Burean was not at the Bijou theatre at that time and central Informed him that Atlanta instructed that ho would have to call later if he wished to talk. The time came for him to go down to telephone to his partner In Atlanta and he would come back and 1st "Miss Dow" know what he had to say about It. Rut ha dldn t go down and he has done no 'phoning yet Ju?t as be was preparing to leave the room he was confronted by Inspector Gregory and Ills assistant, the former appearing at the door leading from room 1G to the hallway and the latter through the connecting door that loads from room 15 to 16 To say that Rristow was taken by surprised and was completely nonplussed expresses It but mildly. It were as If the earth had opened up and these men had appeared out of Its centre. He admitted his connection with the scheme and turned over to Inspector Gregory letters, etc., in his posesBlon and Informed him where others could he found. While he adjmltted his connection with this scheme ho Insisted that "Mr. Van Hurean" devised It and was the prlnjc.Ipnl operator, he (lirlBtow) being | merely on "agent." He was questioned at length and ! detailed how he met "Van Buren" ' and how he was led Into this scheme nud how they had worked It togeth1 or. He snld the letter to "Miss Dow" : was written by himself but that "Van Bureau" dictuted most of It and told 1 him In a general way what to eay to her. Later he answered other r*. piles that were received bb a result ; of the advertisement, without the assistance of his alleged frlond. Other Girls Had Answered. He told of receiving replies from girls In the city and from others than I "MIbs Dow" outside of the city. It , was nrrangod for two of the girls to ' meet the "agent" at the Congaree hotel and on Sunday night, March 22. 'he went there and stayed all night. He said that "Van Burenn" wn? to have mot the girls expected at the j Congnree and went there himself and i registered but later "Van Bureau" told him that he had to go to Sumter on the next atrln and asked him (Blstow) to go to the hotel) and meet, the glrla. He aald that the girls had failed to come and he left word with the proprietor that If they called after that night that he was suddenly called out of the city and would be back In a day or two. He talked with the proprietor of ! the Congaree. he said, about being in the show business and to prove to him thnt he was no "fake" showed them some of the letters that he had received addressed to the "Wallace Amusement Co." and left them with i him. He had not been back since to that hotel and did not know whether 'any of the glrla ever went there to ; meet "Van Burean" after Sunday ' night. "Van Bnreon"??Where? Brlstow Insisted that "Miss Dow" was the only one of the girls whom he had met, but "Van Bureun" had met several, mentioning one In Brookkand and one on Blanding street, etc.. He gave the names of four or five glrla living in the factory district whom jthey had planned to get Into the company but he had left It to "Van Burean" eo see them and make the ar rangements. I jiw uemea in.ii ne piacea m? aa in I The S?ate and paid that he had never ; gone to tho postofllco and called for I the mall. On being shown an order sent to tho postmnstor directing that the mail for he Wallace Amusement Co., be delivered to "boy." he ad' mltted that ho wrote it. The order ' was signed "Char.es Van Burean" land was written on a piece of yellow i paper. He also admitted that he had [sent the same boy to the ofllco on several occasions for tho mail. When i Bristow was taken in charge by Inspector Oregory he had Just $1.20 on his person and that is the amount with which he had planned to take !"MiB8 Dow" out and give her a good ,timo. He caid that this was "Van Bureau's" money and thnt $1.50 was given to him by the latter Just as he j (Van Burean) was fixing to leave | Columbia for Atlanta Monday l He also had a new tape line In his 'pocket and the money was to be used itn paying for telephono message. His attention was directed to the fact that if $1.50 was given to him for that ' purpose he had already spent 20 I cent * of it for something else and was planning to spond more of it in Itakr.g "Miss Dow" out for a good time nbout tho city. Well, he could fix thai, he sad. Bristow in Arrest. Inspector Gregory had Bristow locked up at the police etation at 1.30 o'clock Friday mornng for aafe-keeping and at noon Friday he swore out the warrant before Commissioner Verner. Inspector Gregory spent the onti.e day Friday following up the investigation and overy stop brought more convincing and more damaging tetlmony against Bristow. Several Columbia girls who had answered the ad were interviewed and turned over to Mr. Gregory the letters which they had received from this fake "amusement" company. One young woman stated that she would not like to have her name appear in connection with the case but. that if it were necessary in order to insure Bristow being given the severe penalty which she felt he deserved! she would gladly appear as a witness. : Many i laces that Bristow stated i he had viiited in company with " \fan ! Muronn w. re visited by Mr. Gregory' and at acli place it was learned that i Bristow had l.ecn there aloue each time. Ho gave the names of several Houses of ill fame which he had vis 'W * ^ ?"-r?" gf * * JHM I ! Ill H I BRDGB FALLS. Thrw Men "Watching High Water j Swept to their Death. Three men were drowned by the! collapse of a eaepen6ton bridge at Rockkk, W. Va.. spanning Bluestone River. The victims were standing on 1 the bridge with five other men and boys, watching the rushing current when the bridge gave way, precipitating the entire eight Into the river Flvo were washed down stream to a point where the river had overflowed |" Its banks and were lodged in trees ] from which tney were roscua. The j bodies of the three victims have not , been recovered. , EARTHQUAKE PREDICTED. I| By Roaring Well at Beloit. WlnM ' On Two Occasions. ,' The "roaring well" near Heloit, i Wis., prdlcted the Mexican earth- i quake as It did the one nt San Fran- i clsco. The well Is on the farm of Charles Lathers, northeast of Delolt j It roared for several weeks, before i the great earthquake at San Francis- i co, and the curious sound of rum , blings, together with wind from the mouth of the well ceased at the precise hour when the shock struct the California city. On the day, a little over a week ago when the well resumed Its roaring, residents of Rock county predicted a calamity. Mon- j day it came, at Chilapa, Mexico. DEATH CAUSED BY LAUGHTER. _______ i Widow Overcome by Joke Related nt ' a Social Function. At New York overcome by laugh- j ter at a Joke by a member of the company she wns atendlng, Mrs. Anna Ferrera a widow forty-two years old, was unable to stop the laught paroxysm. She fell to the floor, was lift- ; de back into her chair, gasping for breath nnd before the horrified guests realized that anything serious was .he matter she was dying. Before a physician who w-as summoned could reach the house she was dead. TROUBLE AT OW-..O.V. Over Half of the Boys took 7'oliday 1 on Wednesday. A dispatch from v^.emson to The ; State says a little mbre ihnn naif the! cadets, principally lower classmen, j taking advantage of April 1, tooK , honday and went to Pendleton thif | morning. All the seniors, most of j the members of the athletic teanu j and a number of all classes remain ed at the collego and are attending ' their regular duties. The discipline j commltte is consllderng the matter ; but it is not known what actoinn it i will takke. WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE. Wife of Grocerynian Sends Bullet into her Breast. A special to The News and Courier from Spartanburg says Mrs. L.i.?ie Sharp, wife of J. D. 8harp, a grocor ! committed suicide Thursday after-1 noon by shooting herself in the chest with a 32-calibre p.atol. Deei>onden- i cy is said to have been the cause of the act. She walked into her room ' and seizing her husband's pistol plac-; ed it to her bbreast and fired. She i died almost instantly. SEN. TILLMAN GOING ABROAD. His Physicians Advise a Change and Absolute Rest. A dispatch from Trenton says while alarm is felt there is consider- i able anxioty over the continued illness of Senator B. R. Tillman, and j announcement is made that his phv-1 siclnns, Drs. Babcock and Hunter, have decided that the Senator needs a complete change. It develops that j Senator Tillman's condition demands absolute rest and quiet, hence any idea he may have entertained of making another lecture tour after the olose of Congress or later in thej year has been put aside. The Soua-? tor and Mtb. Tillman are making ar-1 rangements to go abroad during the i late spring or early in the summer, i and will be away several months. Will Return Flags. The New Jersey House of Representatives Weduesday passed the Senate's Joint resolution providing for j the return of Southern flags taken , during the civil war. Tho flags are to be givento the organizations from which they wore captured. . SERIOUS CHARGE. 1 The Chronicle says Patrolman L.' L. Cawley and Bicycle Officer W. M. ( Mnrtin, of the Augusta Police Department, aro locked up at Police \ headquarters, charged with robbery, j1 Leo Yam and John Ling, Chinamen, ; charge that the officers ertored Ling's ,< store Sunday morning and held them j up and robbed them of some money 1 and a diamond ring valued at about I 1300. 1 ited with Van Hurean, but the in-j, mates of these places knew no one , nut urisiow 01 tno alleged pair. 1Ip]( had eomp and gone alone. Every-1, whore the evidonce only added to the j ( theory that Brlstow and "Van Bur-i ean" and tho "Wallace Amusement ( Co." were one and the same and ( operated the scheme all by himself. ( Inspector Gregory left yesterday \ | evening for Atlanta but before going | , he had collected a great quantity of amaglng evidence against Brietow. Brlstow said last night that he: knew h was "up against It" and want- $ od to know something about the pen- f alty that would be imposed if ne: t should be convicted He said ho did a not know whether he could get out j t on bond or not, but asked that his 11 brother be notified. j Brlstow will be given a prellml- <5 nary on April 10. There are already s move than n score of witnesses who'c will be subpoened to appear In Char- 1 leston against him.?The State. { I THEY MUST STOP. J IKPI7UUCAN8 GETTING TIRED j OF FAKE CONTESTS. disposition on Part of Committee to Refuse to Pajr Contestant* for Beats In Congress. The Washington correspondent of The State says the contests for seats n congress by A. P. Prloleau, A. D. Dantzler and Isaac Myers will coutlniie Just so long as Congress allows to ' these Interesting citizens the sum of 12,000 for the expense of their contests. But from present Indications this is not going to be much longer. t As Representative Mann of Illinois, ( chairman of the election committee ( which hue sat patiently through the , absurd "arguments" for three times, ) said to the negro lawyer. Jacob Moor- , Rr. who unnaii"^ ?? .1 J ? f - ?? -fKV-iVU &VI L'OUUllM UUU | Myers, it Is a fraud on the govern- ( ment, and as already stated in my ( dispatch, the chairman indicated that he was in favor of not approving the expense account. The law allows the actual expenses Incurred by the contestants, "not ex- , ceedlng $2,000." This account must 1 bo Itemized, and these negro statesmen are at least sharp enough to Itemize it up to the two thousand. Chairman Mann questioned Jacob i Mooror, the attorney, very closely about the expense account and gave tho whole crowd of them a little im- ; promptu lecture on the subject of coming here year after year with these bogue contests. "You had some sort of a case six 1 years ago," Bald Mr. Mann, in sub- ' stance, to Moorer. "Two years ago you came with a weaker case and now you come with practically none at all. It is difficult to understtud here what your kick is about. According to your own statements there ! are 1,400 registered Republican voters in the one county of Ueaufort and 600 nemocraMc voters, and yet you poll only 226 votes in the who'e district. In the face of that showing with 1,400 voters who are registered, you come here and claim that you are deprived of your right to regis- 1 ter." Taking up the expeuse matter then and tho fact that the cases are ?oj flagrontly absurd, Mr. Mann nskod Moorer if ho thought it right and just to come here every year anc ask con- ; gress to glvo them $2,000. Tne sub- . stanco of Moorer's reply was that he | thought it was right, entering in g-*n- j eral tho plea that they needed the money. One new member of the commit- ' toe, Mr. Mauser, a Republican who seemed unxlous to do tho square thing and get at the true facts in the ; case, closely Questioned iMoor?r al>out the allegations that the negroes In South Curoliua were denied the right to register. It is really a pity that these contestants and their lawyers could not go before all the members of congress so that other Northern members, who huve false Jm- ; presslons about the methods of disfranchiBment of the negro in the South could learn something as Mr. Mauser and the few other members of the committee did. Mooter was wholly unable to cite any convincing 1 facts as to negroes being denied registration, though he asserted that i' was done. Mr. Moss, representing Mr. Lever, j stated that he had mude an investigation in nearly every county in South Carolina where there had beet: allegations of denial of registration . to negroes and that not once in hidistrict had unv uegro taken an ap peal from the registration uupervisor to the courts, although, he do j clared. the law distinctly provided for ' such an appeal to the circuit judge at chambers. The only appeal ho found ever made, ho said, woro in the So- , cond district, in Reaufort county. ' 9ome years ago when Senator J. ii , Earle was a Judge, when in n number of cases the appeals were granted j and tho supervisor ordered to issue the certificates "Why is this?" Mr. Mauser asked "I don't know," answered Mr. Mosh. A little later, in answer to another question by the Ohio man, Mr. Moss gave tho whole thing away, Mr. Most admitted that there were a large number of negroes In the Seventh district who were registered and he ad mltted that if they had voted they would have voted Republican ticket \fr_ Ma HflAr TVunt**A tr\ Irnnwr u R v they had not voted. Mr. Mr>? snld l there was a reason, but that It wns 1 not in his record in the rase and that ' it would be wholly upurt from any- 1 thins he had intonded to brlns ?P in : ronnectton with it, but that If the , gentleman from Ohio really wanted to know he would tell him. Mr j Mauser wanted to know. "Well, the negroes in tho district j take the contestants' candidacy as a { Joke," said Mr. Moss. "I would not say anything against the contestant either as to his charticter or his i ability, but this is the simple truth.' j Dantzler got 133 votes in the dls Irict. The claim upon which all these : contests have been based for many I pears, as estimated above, is the , claim for tho $2,000. Dut the argument, so-called, Is as to tho validity )f the Souh Carolina constitution of 1895. The claim in brief it that the constitution of 1895 as to its suffrage irovisiona is in violaticn of the act >f congress readmitting South Caro- j Ina Into the Union In 1868. , 91 ft IM1UUAK8 HAVkI*? TO OKUAN ' CUSTOMERS For Next 40 Days. We will sell our excellent $80 Or ( ;ans at only $85. Our $90 Organr or nly $75. Special Terms: One hlrd now, one-third Not. 1908, ba) tnce Not. 1909. If Interested, cllf j his a<l, and enclose It with your let nr. asking for catalog and price llsi ' f you want the beat orga on earth lon't delay, bnt write us at once ano 1 aT# $16 and make entne harmrnl >us. Address. M.tM'Vl > ui ->k | IOUSE, Columbia, 8, ? . Planus and 11 )r$an*. , , ? ? a || Highest wages, ri shortest hours. cotton mii,l Stop dally at 6 HEliP p. in. Saturday wantkd ut noon. Apply Fulton Rag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Oa. PREACHER'S BODY FOl'XD. 3uried Under the Ruin* of a Wrecked Church. While clearing away the debris of he Epworth Methodist church, east )f Columbus, Ga.. which was wreckid by a storm several days ago, the x>dy of Rar. John Wynn, a negro preacher, of Cuthbart, Ga., was found ander the timbers. He had tnkeu refllffH !n the r? V? lireh ,1 nrl?. ' ? o- ? ^ ^ V. * V UUI1U| IUV UW1VT utorm. CLASSIFIED COLUMN. ~ WANTED. Wanted?Every farmer and Merchant In South Carolina wrlto UBfor booklet and testimonials. Hoggins' Wrenchle68 Plough Stock and Clio Sweeps. Ileunett-Hedgpoth Co., Clio, S. C. ~ MISCEI,LAXEOl'H. Know Thy Fortune?Send your name, dato of birth and sex, married or single, and 10c. for a personal typewritten Horoscope of your life, your future love, business and personal uffalrs. Prof. Opdyke, Box 963, Blnghamton, N. Y. FOK HALE?M18CELLANEOU8. For Hale?One twelve horse power Blakesley Gasolene Engine, chenp. Also lot of shafting, pulleys, etc. Apply to L. E. Riley. Orangeburg, S. C. Easter Poet Cords?A lot go variety at all prices. Send 10 cents iu stamps for samples. Sims' Hook Store, Orangeburg. S. C. For Hole?Thoroughbred, long type, Essex swine, from prize winning stock Three gilts, three young bonrs and also lot of fine plgB for April delivery Prices right. Alex Macdonald. TUackstock, S. C. For Hale Cheap?One Ruger Prcad Mixer, one Thompson Moulding Machine: four llread Presses; two Bread Troughs; one Cake Machine; 50 Plane Moulds; and many other thlnirs lined In a flrKt-rlnsn Imlrarv Apply to L. E. Riley, Orangeburg, S C. FOR SALE?K(.(iSA\lt POULTRY. For Sale? IlufT Rock chickens, prize Stock, also prize winning White Wyondottee. Write for prices. S. M. Oliver &. Co.. The Terraces, Elberton. (la. Single Comb Rhode Island Reds only Langford and Abborneathy Strain. None better at my price. Eggs. 15 tor $1.50. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. D. Colclough, Dalzell, S. C. White Rocks and BufT Orpingtons, wonderful white winners, beautiful blocky Buffs, good as any; better than many. Eggs $1.50 and $2 00. Florence Featherly Farm, Florence, 3. C. IfflAU IfJxXL 0 The super f) factory Soufi H cooking-fat t || the South fc f} cotton seed jf fined by o M Wesson pr clLlilC Ol pi yl so men ess, a A- THET" SOV/THER-N" M J/ctn) Tork.Savam xihMtl c GIBBES Guars INCLUDES GASOLINE AND RTEAX1 AllLE AND STATIONARY IIOI LI EDGERS, I'LA MRS, SHINGLE, Ll CORN MILLS, COTTON GINS, I MAKING OUTFITS AN'I) KIN DUE! i Our *i(K k Is I he most varied an Souther*. states, prompt shipincnt ty. A postal card will bring our i GIBBES MACHINERY COMPANY. ] \ CONDITION OF STATIC RANKS The Stair Hank Examiner Make* Hia Fiivl Quarterly Report. Mr. Giles L. Wilson, the new examiner oT State hanks, Thursday made his . st quarterly report.. This shows tl' condition of 8tate banking insti?v' ions at the close of business kiai' U 9th. The li report was Dec. 16th. Since thei time eight new bauks have started bu??nees. two have consolidated and r : > has nationalized. There are now 11 State banks. Staten o )t o f the condition of the 233 Stale, private nnd savings banks located In outh Carolina at the close of business March 9. 1908: Resources. Loans and discounts. . fS3.4R4.281.S3 Demaud bans 1.987,177.94 Overdraft- 571,899.40 Bonds and .-docks owned by the Inuk 3.603.317.74 Bunking houses 733.061.91 Furniture and fixtures. 360,1 61.07 Other res'. estate.. .. 287,987.82 Due from banks and bankers 4.862,180.62 Currency 1,092.952.74 Gold 1C5.220.5O Silver, nickles and penl nles 332.710.IS Checks and cash Items. 359,798.83 Exchanges forthocleor- .... lng house 97,711.lib Other resources 5.973.15 Total $47,975.807.2S Liabilities. Capital Btc<k paid in. . $ 9,061,713.56 Surplus fund 1,536,410 44 Undivided profits (lees current expenses aud taxes paid) 2.781,584.87 Due to banks and bank- ^ ers 720,577.1^ Due unpaid dividends. . 27,569.64 Indivlduol deposits subject to check 17,3 81,32 2.76 Savings deposits.. ..11.075,256.71 Demand certlficnten. . . 223.139 00 Time et titlcates. . .. 2,069.753.06 Certified checks.. 18.441.93 Cashier's checks.. .. 74.716.6.' Notes und bills radlscounted 754,518.50 Bills payable 2,237,173.23 Other liabilities 18,329.14 Total $47,975,807 28 A I.KOPAKD IN IIAMl*TOX. Beaot Hin?po?e*l to Have Escaped Fn>ra Clrcnn is Killed. A dispatch from Hampton to the State errs an animal hearing the resmblnme of o leopard was railed Monday by Frank Llnto In the Grays neighborhood about 12 miles from Hampton. This animal passed through the lower part of tho county last week frightening the people In the community through which It traveled until It wandered ts way to Grays where It was slain. The animal was nl>out three feet lu height and l>ore spots characteristic of a le pard which 1b b up posed to have escaped from some circuB. Thirty-Two Cent Cotton. TOR AAXJO?WiUon't c?l?brile4 lmpn>T?wl "Bummer Snow" upland Ion* tuple rotten ?e?4. Make* bale and more per *cre ordinary land under fair condition:., sella for 17 U to IS cent* per pound. bUdly picked Ginned dry ou ordinary caw gin, ctaplee 1 <4 to 1H loc lir-t. Price: 1 buaheL | LM; 1 bttcbola, I < M; I buahol* and or or al ll.N per UusbeL W. W. Watson. Proprietor. Bu m uxor land Farm. Belaskwg, ir "Up-io-date" Sawmill has abeolutolv all the LATEST IMPROVENTS. An?l \,o think vo ar. **fo l-i -ylng, t?cBt food on earth. A money maker lc tho "BEST GOODS?BEST PRICES" lumbla Supply Co., Columbia.S. C. 5 LAR.D.I latively satis- <0 hern standard Q hat lias made m imous. Pure Ij oil, super-re- vf ur exclusive a T"M. _ \f me ft} n.rity, whole- (f nd economy. ? ,COTTON Ol L CO = M 7 r>ta y\cwOrLiavs Chii tnteed MaJi' """v. 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