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i NATIONAL POLITICS 8K* ATOR TILLMAN PREDICTS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY. Tai't too Subservient And Hhermnn's Nomination an Insult to the Name of Reform. The following special cable dlsptoch from Its. representative, in l.o Hon,. printed in. the New York H-' aid Saturday, will be read with li .est in this State: ituong ail the prophets of Democi ic success at the coming election no is more confident than Senatoi 1?- ijamin R. Tillman, of South Car o". -i i, who after an extensive Con tl< utal tour, is enjoying his flrsi vs. i to London. It may be that the wish if fath e: o the thought." said Senatoi Ti man when I encountered him a tl office of the American Expresi c> i>any, "but it looks to me as i U. <11 haB a powerful good chanci ol leaning up the other crowd thii tli .??. In the first place he has beei n< inated in spite of the best or g.< li/.cd newspaper fight against hin e> r known, thus demonstrating hi In i >te strength with the rank and fill o: 'he Democratic party. Taft, 01 the contrary, has been nominate! so "ly at the dictation of Roosevel an i against the wishes of the masse in the Republican party. While Taf Is i lovable character in every way and I don't wish to be construed a sa> ng anything against him as i nr >1. his self-obliteration and wlia I .''?ould call the element of suli b?m vlency in his visit to Oyster Ha; to *ret his speech revised are not ii his favor. o her Factors of the Situation. " There are other facts thnt mus api al to the people. If. for Instanc w? are going to Mexicanize ou co ;itry by having the president ap po it his successor through the ma chi ???ry of the Republican party am tin use of office-holders to a stocl no> tnating convention, it is sinipl go: g to make a great slump down wi! '1 in the history of the America; Republic. 'Again, If the country is really li love, with, and anxious to have car ried out, reforms which Roosevel sto'** from the Democrats and pro claimed as 'my policy,' the peopl will recognize that Ftryan more full rei * sents those Ideas than doe Taft. "Then again the vice presldentla nomination of the Republican con vent ion is an insult to the name o reform. Everybody in Washingtoi is reiuiliar with Sherman's align ment with the plutocratic influence or the country, and unless I mlstak the character of the people general 1 they will consider his nomination a a surrender to the plutocracy. "While Taft's friends are denvini everything that is calculated to los him any votfls there is still anou.e important consideration which wil influence the election of Rryan. Th panic of last winter has only left un pleasant recollections and an amouu of damage to business which now i relatively small. Things seem to b almost normnl at present, hut what ever it was, harm resulted with Re publicans in possession of all branch es of the government, in spite of th protective tariff, in spite of the gob standnrd. No Money Issue Now. "The money question is no issu now and cannot be made one. Bry an's attitude in 1906 and 1900 wouh not influence even a nervous baby much less a sensible voter, and tin less American minds are ahsolutel; bestotted, of which in my opinioi there is not the slightest indication thoy will realize that to allow on< party to remain in power indefinitely is not healthy or for the good of th< country. "Consider, besides, the disaffec tlon in the west over the tariff, aiu the clamor for Roosevelt's program which Bryan represents, and you wil see that Bryan cannot keep from win nlng." In answer to a question Seuatoi Tillman said: "No, I don't think auythlng muct can be done wit hthe tariff next soslon. Two-thirds of the senate ar? against any reduction, and if there were a change this big majority would rather favor an increase. Even if a Democratic president and house were elected wouldn't Aldrich just sit there In the senate and laugh at any tariff bill sent from across the way?" CHILD'S BODY FLOATED PAST. People on Klver Bank at Pelwr Witness Gruesome Sight. A dispatch from Anderson, says people In the city Friday morning from Pelzer said that a crowd stood on the river bank \Vr>Hr>?u?in.- ???? ing watching the flood water pour over the dam. The river was filled with trees and deludes of every description. As the people watched they saw a pair of mules to a buggy float down stream, go over the dam and disappear into the rapid current brlow. A little later a horse hitched to a buggy came along. A trunk was tied on the rear of the buggy. A little later the l>ody of a little white child floated down, went over the dam and disappeared. The water was so high and turbulent that nothing could bo done to rescue the body of the child and it disappeared immediately after going over the dam. No otner human bodies were seen in the river. .. It is not known to whom the buggies and mules belonged, but the supposition is that they were caught when some of the bridges above Pelrer were washed away. It is not known whether any lives other than that of the little child were lost and the identity of the child has not yet been dlcovered. _ * BOLD THIEVES II ATTACK WOMAN ON NEW YOIIK V STREET F And Wlton She Showed Fight They Threw Her in Front of Car Which Mashed Her. Two highwaymen on robbing a a i well dressed woman at Ninetieth c street and Amsterdam Avenue, at * 12: IB a. m., Tuesday, in New York. e , became so infuriated when she h t screamed and tried to fight that they c dragged her from the sidewalk and 1 ' hurled her in the path of a trolloy | car. As the car crushed the life out c of her, they escaped. t The woman, who appeared to be ^ r about 35 years old, was seen walk- ' 1 ing fast through Ninety-first street, ? 3 1 f apparently coming from the subway ? station at Ninety-flr6t street and ? n Broadway. In her ri?rht hnnH thn s i carried a reticule and she seemed to f . be hurrying home. c i She turned south at Amsterdam t s avenue and was walking past a va- I P cant lot enclosed by a fence ten feet I high. As she reached the corner the 1 1 meu sprang out at her. One seized J t her handbag and tried to wrest it i s from her grasp, while his companion 1 t beat her In the face. i , The woman fought the men off and 1 s screamed until the man behind be- < a gan choking her. Still she fought 1 t with her free hand, holding the bag t - with the other. i v The woman was seen struggling i a and heard screaming by some meu < at Elghty-ulnth street. At first they i believed the men and woman were | t engaged In horse-play. An Amster- < e dam avenue car came whizzing down ' r the grade between Ninetieth and < ?- Ninety-second streets in charge of i - Motorman Thomas King, and John I il Meohau. King saw the struggle o k the sidewalk and saw the men drag 1 v the woman over the curbing. Just I i- as his car got almost opposite them, < n one of the men seized the woman by i the shoulders while the second man, I ii having forced the hnndbag from her, < - seized her wrist and pulled her fort ward. 1 As the car came upon the trio, the I e two men lifted the woman from the < y ground and hurled her across the 1 e tracks. The fender passed over the woman and she was caught under the ,1 guard. The car could not be stopped. . such was Its momentum, until it had f reached Eighty-ninth street. The n woman was then fast under th? t. wheels. ' f Conductor Meehan aTtd several passengers had witnessed the mur- 1 v der. They sprang from the car and 1 s when the two men began to run east 1 through Ninetieth street, the conduc- 1 n tor and the passengers followed. One 1 e ?f the men was seen to enter the i r rear door of a saloon at the southeast II -orner. When Meehan tried to get 1 c into the place the door was locked. ' . The second man continued to run 1 t and was seen to enter the stable of : p Phillip Wagner and Sons. Several e men ran into the stable and then _ waited the arrival of the police. _ When the woman was attacked ! _ Police Stanton, Ryan, Snyder and I p Tooney heard her screams, and were 1 jj running toward the Hcene when the 1 car crushed out her life. They followed the conductor and passengers, p and at the rear entrance of the sa. loon they beat in the door. A At the entrance they found the woman's reticule. It contained $2.50 and a handkrechlef, on which was the initial "H." The handkerphinf woe ??1 11 ' " ' * ' j ...... ..O uu. V Ill-nil, ttliu 1 ll<* lUIIiai ' was hand-embroidered. No nni> was < j found In the saloon, and when the ' k. police reserves came they surrouded 1 , the block. < On entering the stable the police ( found the passengers talking with a I man who said he was James Dunn, 1 22 years old. ( I A policeman seized Dunn and do- I manded that lie explain his presnece ' in the stable. ' r "I'm employed here," said Dunn. 1 "I have not left the stable tonight. 1 , and have not seen a stranger enter. 1 I know absolutely nothing about this. 1 . I only wish I did." f The police took Dunn to the sta. 'Ion house and locked him up on ! suspicion. A search of every house , on the block was then made, but I no suspicious person found. c All this took place while the " , body of the woman was pinned v under the car while men strain- ^ ed to lift it from the trucks. f A wreckig car was called and the body was released after "half V an hour. The police then arrested 1 Motorman Kinc. who hurt S arid made n technical r ..ar*e of homi- 1 cide against him. Conductor eiee- I' han was held as a witness. ' There was absolutely nothing s about the woman hv which she could I' be identified except the Tetter "H" I' on her handkerchief. Hr.r ciouies P were clean and well made, and the suggestion was made that she was a n trained nurse. b t| To the Democrats of South Carolina. s< Fellow Democrats: a 1 desire to express to you my heart- w felt thanks for the handsome vote you gave me in the recent primary b: for State Superintendent of hducation. This evidence of your esteem and confidence is sincerely appreciated. f wish to add that if the reports te of the election as given in the news- ui papers, which put me in the second b< primary aro confirmed by the official al count. I shall greatly appreciate the in continued support of tnose who vot- of ed for me last Tuesday and the sup- Hi port of all other: who may favorably h? conider my candidacy. m Very truly and respect full v. f|< Stiles R. Mellichamp. ed fo It's obvious that milkmen should th ^be as rich as cream! or MPORTANT CONGRESS WASHINGTON PREPARING FOR TUBKKCT" IX)S1!S CON V ENTION. 'ew Men Who Know Anything About the Great White Plugue will be Absent. A dispatch from Washington, says ctive prerpr. rations for the big tuberulosis congress that is to begin Its essions In that city September 21 re now well under way, and as statd in this correspondence there Is lardly a man in this or any other ountry who !.:ows anything about his dread disease who will be abent from the meetings. Installation of the exhibits for the! ongress, which will be placed on dls?lay for the benefit aud study of the lelegates. will be commenced early lext week by I)r. Henry Beyer, U. S. >?., chairman of the committee on ixhlblts. "Every thirty-six minutes there Is i death from consumption in the state of New York," is ihe remarktb'e statement that will appear on me of the charts to be shown in he New York section of the exhibits. To many the death figures given lere will be surprising and even startling. The great majority of ;)eople have no conception of the awful ravages of this disease?the deadly work of the "Great White Plague." More profound still is the ignorance bf the nature of the disease. Believing and regarding it as hereditary and therefore practically iucurulile,, humanity has for many years suffered tuberculosis to go uncheck?d, but science has lately come to the front and it has been clearly proven time and time again that the disease is not near so bad as it seems when ordinary precautions are taken and when common scense tactics are employed to stamp it out when It is first discovered. To disseminate our present day knowledge of the meat\p and methods ror cheeking and securing control ov[?r this terrible scourge, an educational campaign of the highest importance to humanity and to science was parried on in many cities of New York State during the last year. Hut the people in the rural districts? those who ore not permitted because of their Isolated situation to take advantage of what is allowed those In the cities?are to he better taken care of in the future. To 'them should be imparted all the information possible about the disease, its origin, and the proper and only thorough method of effectually getting rid of it] It is a noteworthy fact that figures compiled by the census bureau show conclusively that more people contract and die front tuberculosis in the small towns than in the larger cities In proportion to the number of Inhabitants per square mile. The exhibits that are to form part of the congress will be made up of maps, diagrams, models of well lightpd and well ventilated factories and those ill-kept and badly ventilated for the purpose of comparison. There will he many models of sweat-shop work rooms taken from actual life in New York, Chicago and other cities where the tuberculosis germ Inds an excellent breeding place in many instances. Pictures of di?in>nBni-(aC unci sanitariums whore consumptives are treated until restored to health md vigor will also he shown. It is the opinion of Dr. Beyer and athers arranging for the congress that if those really interested in the crusade against the ravages of tuberculosis will take the trouble to come to Washington during the time the convention is being held they may earn facts that will be of inestimable ralue to them and that will in many cases, save the lives of their loved >nes. All may come who wish. There will be no restriction and the sessions >f the congress will be open to the niblic. Not only this, but the exlibits just mentioned, the finest colection in all probability that has ever >ee? gotten together at any one time >efore. will be free and will be exdained by skilled scientists coinpeent to point out all the important eutures iu connection with them. * Orangeburg's Candidate. While on a recent trip to the up-' ler part of the State we met and onversed with a number of gentleaen from different counties, and we' rere delighted to find that the Hon. Itdes it. Mellichamp. Orangeburg bounty's candidate for State Superintendent of Education, would run fell everywhere. We believe that 'rof. Mellichamp will be the next Hate" Superintendent of Education. Ie is the best man running for the wrwuou. mm win possibly win in the j rsl primary. Orangeburg County hould do her full share to make this ossible by giving her candidate a raetieally unanimous vote. We apeal to the voters of Orangeburg ounty to stand by their candidate, ot only because he is a home man. ut because he is the best man for le position in the field. He has m-ved Orangeburg County well and Idy in her educational affairs and he ill do the game for the State. See > it then that his name is 011 your allot when you vote in the primary. -Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Prof. S. K. Mr Hicham p. The Haptist Courier savs: "Proissor S. R. Mellichamp called to see s last week, lie has a large nam?r of friends in Greenville who are ways glad to see him. He is makg the race for State Superintendent ' Education, and he is in all respects lalified for the position. Resides tving been a successful teacher for any years, he has filled the posiin of county superintendent. of location. for Orangeburg county, r spveraDtorms. He is a deacon in e Orangeburg Raptlst church and i i? of the best men we have." * ?sL AWES ARMY MEN TF.STS SHOW POSSIBILITIES OF SHOOTING WITHOUT NOISE. J Inaudible at ISO Feet Appliance Attached to Service Rifle Meets Succcssfullj Every Trial. At Springfield. Mass., in the presence of a committee of United States Army officers, Hiram Percy Maxim, the veteran inventor, Monjday demonstrated beyond all doubt that the nclsless gun which he hits contrived Is a success. He proved during the ten's held both In the Armory and in the fields near JCorra Wllbraham that his new gun can tie flred within one hundred feet of a person without detection by him. To make clear to the minds of the officers the tremendous revolution which this gun would cause In warfare, Maxim utilized a little cricket which was found in a bush. The officers could hear the cricket chirp at a distance of fifty yards. And they heard it chirp even when the Maxim gun was being fired. Those present at the test, which was the official Government one, were Mr. Maxim, Major Morton, Captain Allen, Lieutenant Meals, Hen v Southey. city engineer of Hartford. Conn., and six enlisted men. The party "went to the Arniory, where tests for penetration, noiselessnessand accurrracy were conducted. One of the soldiers, a crackshot with the rifle, fired the regular army gun severni times, thy explosions ringing out above the noises of the factory where Uncle Sam makes small arms. Then Maxim adjusted his "noise-killer" to the weapon. The sharpshooter took aim at a target far down the yard and pulled the trigger. From the white plate, more than a hundred yards away, there came a sharp, metallic ring. The bullet had ploughed into the steel?but not n sound excepting a soft one, as of fingers snapping, came from the gun. Then, slowly, a slight hissing, so slight as to be hardly audible, was heard, and the officers looked at one another in bewildermentv The soldier "who did the firing looked at the weapon in his hands and held it from him an instant, then laughed in a childish way. The Party adjourned to the fields. Forty regulation cartridges were given to the marksman. The officers posted themselves 2,0(10 yards from where the sharpshooter stood, and he was given the word to fire. Mc tliodically he sped bullet after bullet into a distant target, each time the service gun emitting a roar thnt was audible 6,000 feet away, in the village. After Maxim adjusted the "noisekiller," the soldier fired again, and eight times he hit the target. All the time the officers were coming closer to him. They could hear 'he steel projectile smash against the target, but nothing else. Finally, when within 150 feet of the soldier, they heard a faint sound. It was the hammer of the gun striking the cartridge. llut they heard nothing more, nor did they see either smovo or fire coming from the weapon. Not contented. Maxim invited the experts to the lake near North \VPbrahain. One of the soldiers ws posted across the water,-s five hundred yards distant. A target was erected near a little booth he oec pied. Eight times he heard the stec'jacketed bullet plunge into and fl ten on the disc, but he heard no otlv-' sound, although the place is a wilderness and even the low murmurs of the town do not penetrate it. The officers made calculations and agree that the gun is seventy-four per4 cent noiseless. It was a inoodv. cogitating group that returned to the amory late that day. The men bore no air of triumph. Each probably was thinking of the dreadf il I>ossit?llities shut up in that lit '?? secret device which had been adjusted to the ordinary service gun. An idea of the severity of the tests may be gained from the f:"-t that forty grains of smokdless powder were used in each cartridge, a cha' -re capable of hurling a bullet mo'o than l.f.OO yards with fatal results. LYNCHED 11Y MOD. Man Told Jailor He Wus Deputy, Piesented Order For Prisoner. A dispatch from Louisville, da., says Vincent Williams, the negro who shot Mr. It. 0. Brown at his home near that place a few night ag< from which Injury he died a fev days later in Augusta, was brough from Macon by unknown partic {Monday night and hung about on mile from town on the Warrenton road near the pauper farm. No one in the town ever knew thai a lynching was in progress, so quiet ly were the plans corried out. Carroll lf>noo i ? ?- 1 - ,/ui iiiik iu ne an officer. presented an order for tie prisoner to the jailor at Macon, wher? Williams had boon confined for saf< keeping since his capture, statin Sheriff Smith sent him there and. s< cured the negro. The man who r< presented himself as an officer state that a special term of the court ha been called to try Williams but n one there had heard anything of it Williams was found dangling froi. the end of a rope with a couple o bullet wounds in his breast. Peopb living within a hundred yards of th< scene knew nothing of it until nex' moring. This is the first lynching in Jeffer son county in forty-two years and occurred within thirty steps of where the last lynching occurred. Williams has escaped three mobs heretofore. When a man naags about himself It's a sign that others merely toler- i ate him. i \ PLANT DISEASES^ INVESTIGATED BY CLEM SON COLLEGE AUTHORITIES. Specimens Mny be Sent In, and All Furtuera Asked to Correspond With Officials. Commissioner Watson has received notice fro nithe bureau of plant | Industry of the department of agriculture, located at Clemsou college, that arrangements have been made tor furnishing information to farm-1 ers on plant diseases. The letter to' Mr. Watson is as follows: i Hon. E. J. Watson. Columbia, S. C. I Dear Sir: At this .VUUVIl V*l IUU year almost every specie of plant Is suffering from some form of disease such as rust, blight, wilt, rot, scab, leaf spot. otc. These diseases of plants cause millions of dollars loss each year. The amount of loss could be greatly lessened, however, if the farmers would pay some attention to these diseased plants and send in specimens to the experiment station asking information with reference to them. Two of us here at this station are devoting all of our time and attention to this special work and we hpoe by collecting data and giving out information with reference to these pests to aid materially in the advancement of agriculture In South Carolina. The majority of plant diseases can be controlled if you know how. Send in specimens of all of the disi eased plants on your farm. We shall be glad to return Information as to the cause, and, where possible, to advise you as to methods of treatment, etc. Note that this work is undertaken in connection with the United States department of agriculturre and that no postage will be required. A franked tag is enclosed herewith for use by you in mailing specimens. Note also the directions for sending specimen nlants i>v man Trusting that we shall have an early reply from you, 1 am Yours very truly, II. H. Barre. Botanist, South Carolina Experiment Station, and Collaborator, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Mr. Watson said yesterday that ho would refer to this work by the department in every speech made before the farmers. In a number of cases the farmers have approached Mr. Watson with blights or some form of plunt disease with request for information and these have been referred to Ciemson college but this Is the first time an effort has been made to interest the farmers throughout the State in the work of investigation. The following circular has been sent out to thousands of farmers, showing the work done and on application further information will be sent: "Specimens should be sent whenever possible?In reporting on the prevalence of plant diseases, or in any correspondence relative to their treatment, doubt in regard to the' na1 ture of the trouble will be avoided if specimens are sent for examination. "Use of the frank?Material packed to conform to the postal regulations may be sent under official frank without payhient of postage when requested by the United States department of agriculture or by any collaborator or special agent of the department. "Limitations of the franking privilege?No package may weigh over four pounds. Nothing should be sent that, can in any way. injure other inuii maner. liquids must lie in tight bottles packed in approved mailing cases. "Select material with care?If the plants are small, send them entire, including roots. Loose dirts should he carefully shaken or washed off. Samples of the soil are not needed, and the dirt often injuries the specimens in transit. Choose specimes representing various stages of the trouble. In the case of many diseases, the later stages are most needed for Identification, while with bacterial diseases, stem blights, wilt and diseases of the fruit the earlier stages are usually most satisfactory. All stages should be sent. Fleshy or I moist, watery material likely to liecome decayed or offensive while in transit should be packed as dry as possible. If the material is very perishable, dry completely or preserve In alcohol before sending. "Care in packing is important to make identification easier. If the specimens consist of leaves, straighten them out between layers of newspaper. If they are stems or solid parts, wrap in dry newspaper. Fruits likely to be crushed should | he sent in small, strong boxes. Do not pack moist. As a rule, specimens carry best if sent while fresh without moistening the wrappings, while an excess of moisture causes mold and decay. Never lay wet cotton against specimens, as it sticks to them. In sending several fruits, wrap each seperately in tissue paper. "Label each specimen?The name of the plant and the place and date of collection should be written on a slip of paper and inclosed with each specimen. When the name of the diseased plant is not known, as in the case of wild species, send flowers or fruits from healthy plants to aid in identification. If the specimens sent are mentioned in your correspondence, number them and refer to them by number. "Each package should bear the name and address of the sender." Popular at Home. Out of 34S2 votes in Orangeburg County for State Superintendent of Education Prof. S. R. Mellfchamp received We doubt if ?nv eth. er candidate in t*?e r>-t-?orv was so popular in his home county as this vote showed Proffesor Mel IIchamp to be In hie. / <j * 'k .Late ON BANK DEPOSITS. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE AT TODEKA. KANSAS. Dfrlnre* Kansas Republican Conveiitlou Kmlorses National Democratic riatform on Two Planks. A dispatch from Topeka. Kail., says that before an audience which filled the Auditorium to W. J. Bryan, Democratic candidate^ for President. Thursday night spoke on the subject of "Guaranty of Bank Deposits." Previously he hud deliveied three other addresses, two from the veranda of the hotel and the third at Garfield Park, where ne a*'ended a picnic by the Knights of Pythias, his lntter theme being "Fraternity." The Democratic candidate and his party arrived there early Thursday afternoon and were taken In hand by a reception committee of leading Demo-! crats of the city and conducted to the hotel in an automobile. Great crowds greeted Mr. Bryan. | As announced by hint before his departure from Kansas City. Mr. Bryan, in view of the action of the Kafisas Republican State Convention, which endorsed the guaranty of bank deposits, made some remarks supplementary to his prepared speech on that subject. He took up the advantages of the guaranty system, and then answered the objections made to it by Mr. Taft and others. He began by asking why the depositor should be left unsecured when the National Government demanded security of any bank with which it deposits money. He pointed out that the choice between the po stal savings bank and the guaranty plan, and accussed Mr. Taft of Favoring an unnecessary extension of the sphere of government iu advocating the postal savings bank instead of the guaranty bank. Mr. Bryan declared that he preferred the guaranty bank proposition, which would allow the banks t? attend to the banking business and yet compel them to give their depositors necessary security. When a girl sighs it is either because he hasn't come or he won't go. For a broken heart try the liniment of another love. When you see a hoy of ten with a clean face and his hair carefully combed it's safe to bet that h es in love with the school teacher. CLASSIFIED COLUMN WAvrKnT^ Ranging from 7.r? to 4 00 acres. Reasonable prices Kas/ terms. Ilox 7, Thomasvllle, tJa. FOR HALF?Common building brick, r.'d color, immediate delivery. Prices upon application. Camden Press llrlck Co., Camden, S. C. WAXTKI>?Pino logs bought foi cash. For particulars addresr Sumter Lumber Co., Sumter, S. C. FOR SAIjK?One 5 horse power RIakeslee Gasoline Engine. Cost over $400. Will take $100 for it. $50 repairs will get it in good condition. Apply to .las. L. Sims, Orangeburg, S. C. TEACHERS?TRFSTEES. We secure schools for teachers and have many excellent vacancies. We recommend teachers to trustees and soil school furniture of all kinds. Write. Southern Teachers' Agency, Columbia, S. C. \VAN'TKI>?Clerks, cotton buyers farmers, warehousemen and oth ers to learn grading and classifying cotton in our sample rooms or through correspondence course Thirty day scholarship completes you. American Cotton College, Mllledgerllle, Oa. * ************* * KCiCS FOR FALL CHICKS.? * S. C. Brown Leghorn and Bar * red Plymouth Rock $1.00 per * * setting of 15. Fine range, pure * * stock, healthy birds. * Blythewood Poultry Yards, * S. H.xMellichauip, Mgr. * Blythewood, S. C. ' **? ****#***# 37500 Square Feet Flo< Pomps, Packing, Poll Pipe, Fittings, V; . . . WRITE FOR PR] Southern States COLUME NEXT WEEK! WATCH THIS SPi IF IT'S GIBBE The American All-Wrought T||p t Split Steel Pulley*. * "V I STAN1>AICI? DKS!C*X ^01 (" I , I i ^THIRTYPERISH. PlltK KKSTROYS SHAFT. I Itewuers S?*.*k Cvnists An<>.- u ? ?UUVVVflB" fill linttU' With Flames?Work of llwovet) Difficult. A dispatch from McAlester, Okla., says more .nan 3 0 miners were Buffocated in '.lie Hailey-Ola coal mine N'o. 1 near tlaileyville, 14 miles east . of McAle.- er, when fire destroyed the hoisting shaft and cut off air j from the in.- below. I I Twenty-fix dead bodies were re moved from the mine that night, fol- 9 lowing a s- ccessful battle with the flames. It is believed that six or 1 eight mo;.' wm be brought out. Twenty-dive mules were suffocated and some of their bodies burned. Explorations iu the chaunels revealed tin.i more of the men met leath by bu ning. but tnat all were mffocated. It is Impossible lor the rescuers to get far from the base of he main shaft, and it probably will ?e 2 4 hours before a thorough search if the entire mine can be made, tome of the channels are thrccluarters <i a mile long. The fire is said to have started at 8:30 o'cli ?k soon after the day shift went to work. It appears that a liar-el of oil caught fire and later exploded hn ning oil in all directions. The fire spread with such rapidity hat the i.liners on the lower tires were unable to reach the shaft was nt off. The mine is owned by Dr. D. H. flniley of McAlester and is one of he bigge; mining properties In the state. Soon after the fate of the entombed men became generally ^ Unnu-n .......I- --< ? - ......... v,"nui< miuiy excuea women and hildren, relatives of the unfortun: '< men, appeared at the mouth of the shaft. Their grief '.vas pitiable. Their cries for the euoinod miners added much to the on fusion. Those "ho were able to reach the surface v ore greeted with shouts of foy. Th" officials of the company, tided by 'lie mine bosses and others, 'mniedlei# lv went to work to rescue the men till in the mine. It was * soon ap;>:?flit, however, that no one could enter, as volumes of smoke poured f om the openiug. STMl'ltS MAT UYNAMITM. Manner Throws Hock, Hits Steer and an K\plosion ltesults. Oscar Huff, living near Bremen, ind., lost two valuable steers In an unusual manner Wednesday. His attle w ;e grazzing in a field where Mr. Huff was blasting stumps. While he was nhocnt the steers ate a quanity of the dynamite which had been ieft lying near a stump. When driving them at evening. Mr. Huit threw a stone at the herd. The mi.ssie struck one of steers that hud eaten of the dynamite, and the shock exploded the stuff In the animal's stomach ami the steers was blown In - smithereens. The crash of the e%plosion Jarred the other steer and It, too. blew up. The shocks ? heard distinctly for several n ilos. 1*1 ANO AMI OIKJAX WX)X?MY. If you are interested in the pur huse of :? IMANO or an OlUtAX, we want to s?*l| you one. 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