Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 03, 1908, Image 4
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."
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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
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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
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'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.
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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.
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* S. C. Brown Leghorn and Bar
* red Plymouth Rock $1.00 per *
* setting of 15. Fine range, pure *
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PlltK KKSTROYS SHAFT. I
Itewuers S?*.*k Cvnists An<>.- u
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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.
Don't think you must go to some
mail order ,ious%to huy a low priced
piano 'T organ; nor outside of
South Carolina to get the host piano
or organ We have a great variety
of grades and all styles, at prices
which cannot fall to interest you.
We are manufacturers factory representatives
for several of the
largest and most famous makers of
pianos and organs.
We take old Instruments in exchange
nn.i make most liberal terms
f payment to those who wish to
buy on time. No house?quality of
pianos and organs considered?can
undersell s. Twenty-four years of
'air dealiogln Columbia and throughnut
South Carolina Is our reference
and guarantee.
Write ::< at once for catalog price
and terms
' M a lone'.s Music House, t'olumbiu, 8.C.
Pianos and Organs.
or Space Covered With eys,
Belting,
Supply Company
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Vlffip OtsIbumI imperially for simplicity
i and uw lulnrs* . .impart. Kraaonahla ?.
l^i prim. || : work, (.'onvenl.nt. Bi-?t quality At
lin -B S ' f ollln; liearincr"- Plane SI inch wida.
|C_ 1 I ullrr Informalion on application to
Sf CIBBES MACHINERY COMPANY.
Sellers "Git,bra'lutrantrrd Machinery." all kinds
Box l'o'OO, Columbia. S.C
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y a la:ae stock of Wood Pulleys,
Hangers, Belting and anything else
t wit>n in this line. When you are
irket, write us
.UMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY.
Columbia, S. C.
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