The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 24, 1907, Image 1
HRONieLE
VOLUME XVI11,
CAMDKN, S. C.. FRIDAY. MAY 24, Ii?07.
NO. 20.
Only American Naval Officer killed in
Spanish-American War
V
HOBSON AND BLUE SPEAK
Thousands Witness Ceremonies in
Honor of Only Naval Officer ot
United States Killed in War Witli
Spain -Oration Delivered by Hon.
Richmond Pearson Hobaon and Ad<j
drees by Lient. Victor Blue, V. B.
N.
Rakish N. C., Special.?The uu- j
veiling un (lie Capitol grounds here ,
May 20th of the monument and stat
ue lo Ensign Worth Bagley. a North !
Carolinian and the only naval otttcer
of iho United States killed in tho war'
with Spain, attracted a crowd of j
about 20,000.
The statue is a life reseniblainv. |
ami .stands 7 feet J) inches on a base i
Ol' the same height. It is of bronze, j
following the work of F. S. Parker,
of New York, the Sculptor who <le- j
.sinned it, while the pedestal and base j
are of pink granite front the Balfour j
quarry at Salisbury, N. C.
Kiim^ii Bagley was killed in action
off Cardenas, Cuba, being the deck of
ficer of the torpedo boat Winslow and
with him four of the crew were kill
oil. The statue is the gift of the en- j
lire Union, coiflributions of one do!- |
lar paying for it.
The city was liberally decorated i.i
United States Hags loaned by the War
Department, and the unveiling proper
was in charge of Frederick D. Owen,
and got oil th<* stand; Hundreds of
women ?br{MjMd ill their brightest and
best Ailed the seats around ihe statuo.
The 350 girls who were to sing, but
who never sang, were banked against
the west wall ?f the Cipitol. There
was a burst of applause as the distin
guished guests entered the stand
jioaded by Governor Glenn and Hob*
apn and lilue. The stand was quick
ly lilled by 400 lucky peoples 'Gay
indeed was tlje scenq. Every hiche
of open space was filled in front.
blaster of Ceremonies Wm. * M.
i Hush, cried out "Attention," and t'f:
grand affair began. At this point
Senator Simmons, delayed by a be
lated train, arrived and joined the
distinguished company. Mr. Rues
was happy in his introductions. There
was plenty of cheering when llobson
rose. He is yet quite an idol with
the women iynd they show this clear
ly. }l? is softwwhat bald and has a
dash oi gray, but his presence is tine
and commanding and so is that of
Bin*, llobson referred dramatically
to the Mecklenburg Declaration. Cnp
t&in John Wilkes was introduced and
i .'.poke words of appreciation as the
! oldest living alumnus c4:' Annapolis.
He paid a high tribute to Ba??lny,
llobson and Blue and thanked North
j Carolina and the country for this
grand monument. Blue was given a
I remarkably hearty reception by the
' vast audience and expressed his
j pleasure at being a North Carolinian
by birth.
' Chairman Huss presented the stat
STATUE ERECTED TO THE MKMuRY OF WORTH BAGLEY, RALEIGH, N. C.
of Washington^ who hud charge of |
the unveiling of (lie McClellan *uul
the Rochambeau statues in Washing-1
i
ton.
The day is a legal holiday in North
Carolina, as it marks the signing t??!
the Mecklenburg Declaration of In
dependence, on the 20th of May, 1773
The invocation was by Rev. John S.
Watkins, of the Presbyterian churcti
oL' Spartanburg, S. C., who was Ba;J- '
lev's pastor, and in addition to music :
by military bands there was a chil
dren's chorus of 200 voices, which
gave Patriotic music.
The parade started from the honu-'
of Mrs. Hagley on the minute, with
military precision, at the command
(.1 Chief Marshal Hubert Roysters.
There was a platoon of police and
then a line of veterans of the spai)
ish-American war. Major B. F. l)i\
mi commanding. Next came three of
the (iraud Army of the Republic
wiih Rev. lhO1 1.. MeK. Pettiuger in
ihe center; lino band of Third Regi
ment; Company B, (Moody's Com
pany) of that regiment with its .tint
ling gun detachment mounted; Now
bern and Wilmington divisions of na
val militia, tho latter drawing one
powder gun; band and cadet corps of 1
A. & M. College, Lieutenant Yon ig,
1'. S. A., commanding; School chiKi
ren and carriages with distinguished
^iiest*. Hobson and Blue were in the
. leading carriages with the Governor
and other State officers. When ihe
procession halted the Confederate
veterans under tho command of Gen
eral .Julian S. Carr, took a place .*,i j
the ranks immediately ahead of the
0. A. R. detachment. There were
about <?0 of these veterans, some of j
whom were in uniform. It was a
good looking procession and marched '
well.
The streets were jammed with peo- j
pie. There were thousands upon
thousands of people in Capitol Spaie
having marched with the procession
Cotton Seed Famlae&Tkraatened.
Now Orleans, 8peeial.?Advices
tiow Baton Roqga ?av that cotton
sc^.l is becoming *> a?urea that far
iqcis who hava sold aeaa to oil milla
Are telaphoning tha milla begging a
chance to buy it baek. As mauy oa
three plantings, made neeeasary by
the phenomenal raina in some we
ftsin?S hove brought plantara to the
ot a cotton ated famine. Sev
ere eloaed
u<{ to Governor Glenn and said it rep
resented tho contributions of over
11,000 persona all over this country
and Canada. Governor Glenn began
his response by saying: 'The 20th
of May is and ever will be atl historic
and almost sacred day to the people
of North Carolina." llo laughed
himself at a break he nnvije whei\ he
said, in spoaking about Blue's 'fa
mous scouting trip in Cuba, that the
latter had 4'climbed a tree to see the
British army," while the audience
laughed and applauded. He said it
was particularly fitting that Captain
Wilkes was present. He paid the
tenderest tribute to .^Irs. W. E. Shipp
and her boys, and Mrs. Bagley, who]
sat near him, and said Barley was
ready to die for the greatest nation
ion ejrth.
The unveiling itself wan a fine
sight.
At the ceremonies ended and
a reception was held in Guven/br
(Glenn's office in which most of tno
notable* were in the receiving line,
; amonsj them being Lieut^pant Pope
Washington, of the Dolphin, also cm
the Maine, when it was blown up in
rH*vana harbor. His brother, Lieut.
Commander Tom Washington, next
j week takes command of the Dolphin.
? Roth are'from dfcfdsioro. . A largt
oil portrait of/^rorth Bagley from
the Corcoran Gallery at Washington,
was in the Governor's office during
the reception. In the evening there
was a reception and dance at the Cap
itol Club m compliment to the visi
tors, who first attended the concert
of the Raleigh Choral Society at the
Aeademy of Music.
In his oration Hohson dwelt upon
the past primacy in the nation of 4he
South and th? promise of the future
f<V it's repetition, brought by I he
Spanish-American war.
The address of Lieutenant Blue
told 61 personal incident* of the
bravery of Bagley.
Engineer and Fireman Hurt.
Spencer, Special,?Engineer E. u.
Craddoek and fireman Hamilton*
both of Spencer, were painfully in
jured at Lyman, Va. The locomo
tive on which they were making a
trip turned over. The accident oc
curred at; a derailing awith. ,A num
ber of eara was* demoliehed and the
main Up# tVMk/WM ton up. Tht Itt
jml an nlaiaad to flntnetr
oiiuiti mmrn maiitK?J
Occurrences of Interest from
Ail Over &oulh Carolina
MANY ITEMS Oh STATE NEWS
?,/ ? ?
A. Batch of iilve Paragraphs Covsr
x ing a Wide Range?What is Coing
On ih Out StaUr
William A. Cuerry in Bishop Coad
jutor.
Columbia, Special. ? William Al
exander (luerry of the University of
the ttouth, Sowanee, Tenn., has heen
elected bishop Coadjutor for the dio
cese of South Carolina, Only three
ballots Wflre takem When the result
had been declared the action was
made unanimous and amid general je
joiring Bishop Capers thanked (Jod
for the reverent and dignified consid
eration of the weighty matter and the
singing of "(Jloria in Kxcelsis," the
most important business of the couuil
was linished.
Sketch of His Life
William Alexander (Juerry was
born in Clarendon county, South Car
olina, about 45 years ago, the son <f
Hev, W. A. (Juerry ami his llrst wife,
who was Miss Hrailsfoid of Caiudeii.
lie was educated at the Porter Mili
tary academy, Charleston, from which
institution he graduated and then
taught for seferai years ?t the ??*n?l
emy. Frojff there he went t.? the Cni
versity m the South at Sewanee, and
took J^ie master's degree, and latter
entewd the seminary, from which iie
algraduated, lie accepted the call
he church at Florence, S. C., where
'he labored with great success and en
ergy. From Florence ho was called
to succeed Bishop (jailor as chaplain
of the University of the South when
Dr. (Jailor was made bishop of Ten
nessee, and Mr. (Juerry now holds 'lie
position of chaplain of the university
and professor in the theological sem
inary at Sewanee. He has had num
erous calls, including several leading
to the bishopric in other dioceses, but
has declined them all in order to stay
at Sewanee, where he has been greatly
interested in his work.
lie has been particularly concerned
for the completion of the magi^icent
new chapel, which is now a certainty,
and it is hoped and believed that h"
will accept this call to the diocese in
which he was born and in which .his
now af.cd father has for so many
years been an honored and useful cler
gyman of the ?hurch.
l)r. (Juerry married Miss Annie Mc
Bee, a sister of the Rev. Silas MeBee,
editor of the Churchman. Dr. (Juer
ry^ met his wife while engaged for a
while in teaching al the home of the
Me Bees at Lincoluton, N. C., soon aft
er <!??* completion of bis course wt
school.
Bethune is Visited by Incendiary Fire
Beihunc, Special. ? Nearly half
the business houses of the town were
destroyed by Are. The stores were all
frame buildings and burned like tin
der. The fire started in the rear of
W. J. Sowell's store and in a short
while seven or eight buildings were
burning. The following is a list of
the losses:
L. W. Copeland, general merchan
dise, loss $12,000; no insurance.
" King & Clyburn, groceries and
hardware, loss $1,800; insurance $1,
000.
\V. J. Sowell, gi*oceries, loss $700;
insurance $400.
C. S. Nicholson, general merchan
dises. loss $1,000; insurance $400.v
A. Ij. Seegars, general merchandise,
loss $1,000; insurance $1,000.
Dispensary, loss $3,000; insurance
$1,500.
I.. O. Hifekabee, groceries, loss $400
insurance $Q50.
J: E. Copeland, groceries, loss $000;
insurance $400.
The lire was of incedinary origin.
Experiment Proveo Serious.
Darlington, Special. ? A teacher
at the graded school here was plan
ning to give her class a practical de
monstration of volcanic eruption. A
pile of dirt was heaped up over some
guupowder. By some meanH there
wai a premature explosion and three
or four boys were blackened and pain
fully burned about the face and hands
Medical aid was summoned, however,
and there were no serious results.
Adam Frost Dies at the Age of 127.
Spartanburg, Special.?Adam Frost
colored, said to be 127 years old, died
early last week in the county between
Cedar Springs and Rich llill. Until
within the last few days Adam Frost
wag in the best of hoalth. According
to his own story, given a newsnapef
man a few weeks ago. Adam Frost
was born on Sullivan's Island inl7S0
His first owrcr was a man named
Hunter, who ^old him to Col. Drayton
Before the Civil war he was bought
by Dr. Frost and the old ne?ro lived
with the Frost famiiv mul after the
"wiir. During ttnrCivil war the family
^T^Djf/Frost refugeed to this couuty
? Shooting in Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, Special. ? C. L. Car
ver, an old man over 50 years old, an
operative at the Spartan mills, wta
shot, and, it is believed, fatally woun
ded by Jack Scruggs, a youug white
man, in (he Spartan mills yard at
6:40 o'clock Friday morning. The
shooting was the outcome of a small
trouble that arose some days ago be
Iwns Cftror*? children and Scruggs.
PALMETTO CROP CONDITIONS
Conditions for th? Past Week m
ported by the Department.
The weather aud Crop Bureau of
llu- Department of Agriculture issues
the following bulletin of conditions
fur the week ending Monday, May 20
Thrt weahter was generally favor
able throughout the week. There wtis
much sunshine in the western half of
the State, but there was considerable
cloudiness in the southeastern por
tion j especially daring the middle and
latter portions;
Thfi mean temperature was below
normal. The nights were ttnaeasou
ably cool during the middle of the
week. The highest temperature w.is
1>0 degrees at Blackville on the 15th
and at Colmnbiu on Hie loth, the low
est temperature was 30 degrees nl
Liberty on the 10th.
A large portion of the Htate re
ceived either no rain or only a trace,
and the rainfall was light in the re
maining portion. The heaviest rain
fall occurred in the extreme westesn
and in the northeastern counties, and
along the immediate eoast.
The following special rainfall re
ports were received by telegraph and
include the measurements ai 8 a. m.,
of May 20th: Columbia 0.0(5 of -in
inch; IVI/.er no rain; Chappels, no
rain; Blairs no rain; Catawba lio
rain; Camden 0.2-1 of an inch; Saint
Stephens no rain; Allendale no rain;
Batesburg trace; Blaekville trac.>;
Charleston 0.S2 of an inch; Chcraw
1.00 inch; Florence no rain; Green
ville 0.1(5 of an inch; Greenwood 0.01
of an inch; Kings tree 0.01 of an inch;
Saint George 0.02 of an inch; Saint
Matthews no rain; Spartanburg 0.04
of an inch; Yemas^ee 0.08 of an inch;
Charlotte, N. C., 0.10 of an inch;
Wilmington, N. ('., 1.20 inches; Au
gusta, Ga., 0.05 of an inch; Savan
nah, (la., 0.20 of an inch.?.J. W.
Bauer, Section Director.
Robbed and Murdered?
Columbia, Special. ? The jury of
inquest into the death of the old ne?
gro, Paul Benson after taking testi
mony agreed on a verdict that Benson
came to his death at the hands of par
ties unknown. His wife ond son had
been arrested on suspicion and were
held as witnesses, but the jury did
not implicate them in the matter.
Benson and his wife had not lived to
gether recently, but he went to see
her in Lexington county ft> jfew days
ago and on Thursday morning was
found in a dying condition Hear the
Conga vee river and died Saturday.
Tie had recently drawn his pension
and it is supposed he was robbed and
murdered.
Spartanburg'8 Water Plant.
Spartanburg, Special. ? The water
committee of the council gave out the
full report of Engineer Ludlow upon
the water situation together with the
text of the agreement between the*
city and the Home Wator Supply
Company for the purchase of its
plant. The price the city proposes to
pay for the plant is $1^0,000, not in
cluding opcarting supplies,/which may
be on hand at the lime of the trans
fer. The proposition-, is to be sub
mitted to the people for ratification
on June 4. The Home Water Supply
Company is owned by Mr. John B.
Cleveland.
Mad Dog Scare in Bamberg.
Bamberg, Special.? There has been
an unusual epidemic of mail dogs
here within (he past week, and no
less than 12 or 13 have heen killed
by the authorities, and there are sev
eral others which were bitten and
will be killed immediately. Fortu
nately there have not been any dogs
of much value among those which
had to bo killed. Bamberg is a place
which has a large number of ftno bird
dogs and cntfle dogs, and it remark
able that they have all escaped the
teeth of these with the rabies. Cnr?f
is now being taken to keep all the
pets shut up and it is hoped that the
mad dog scare will soon pass off.
Killed by Overhead Bridge.
Laurens, Special. ? Ham Wood, a
colored brakeman on the Charleston
and Western Carolina railrt%d, was
knocked oil the top uf a caboose of a
northbound freight at the overhead
biidge just south of the city Sunday
at 11 o'clock and instantly killed.
The body was brought to the city and
tho inquest held Monday afternoon.
Dispensary Election.
Columbia, Special. ? No date has
been tlxed yet for a vote oij the dis
pensary in this county. The petitions
were presented several days ago to
the county supervisor as required by
law but Capt.-Starling has been very
busy with reunion matters and has.
not yet had time to consider it.
will, however go over the petition
wime time this week and after a con
sultation with the c/hmty commission
ers, will tlx the electiofr--d?t{\ As
suggested some time ago there wHJ be
an election of the county court nifttt
ters in August and the dispensaVy
election will probably be" held then.
Work of FUh Commission.
Columbia, Special. ? The ?ab com
mission wijl uicst tbe latter part of
tbje month or early in Jun? to review
tbe work for tbe pest season. Tbe
eoQunieeiqn consists of Messrs. Geo.
8. Mower of Newberry, L. M. Gaaque
of Marion, and Jas. M. Rhctt of
Beaufort and much work bat been
done in developing tbe industry on
the coeet and at the same time en*
forcing the law in regard to eeaaon*
SAN FRANCISCO'S GRAFT WAR
Mayor Schmitz Delegates His
Powers to a Committee,
llotmildiiig of tin' i'lty 1'racttcnlly at
u Standstill ItecaiiMe of Htrikes??
Ilu< Challenged.
San Francisco, Cal. The Commit*
tee of Seven, which has undertaken t?>
restore confidence and reconstruct (ho
city government, hold a long session.
Tho iivcwt 111 k was secret, 1? 111 ii \sas
announced that a resolution had boon
agreed on calling on Chief of Police
Dlnan to resign because of failure i<>
protect tho interests of tho city dur
ing the street car strike.
Tho committee has procured from
Mayor Schmitz a written agreement
to execute any recommendations
agreed upon, all reports to the con
trary notwithstanding.
Tho committee will gradually ox
tend tho scope of its actions t<? tho
works hoard, Street Department and
either branches of tho municipal gov
ernment.
'?\Ve hold Mayor Schmltz's written
promise to carry out tho wishes and
Instructions of the committee In ad
ministering thn affairs of tho city,"
said I'\ W. Van Slcklen, a member
of tho Committee of Seven. "The
committee's agreement with Muyor
Schmitz Is short, barely embracing
ton linos of writing, hut it contains
his sweeplug promise? to act abso
lutely and completely as the commit
tee may direct. Mayor Schmitz has
not resigned. The only hold we havo
on bitty ;|s bis promise. If bo disre
gards t'nat wo can do nothing, but 1
bellovo he will do anything (he com
mittee asks. I believe he Is not only
willing, but anxious to do what wo
want."
When spoken to on tho statement
by Mayor Schmitz, that ltuef had
"lied" !n slating (ha' he had paid
bribes to the Mayor, ltuef declined to
make any comment, beyond saying
that his statement was made under
oath and could be depended upon.
All tho electricians in tho employ
of (ho United llallroads struck in |
sympathy with (ho striking car men.
There Is direct authority for tho I
statement (hat (to electricians em
ployed by tho San Francisco (Jas and
Electric Company will not slrlke, as
to do so would bo a breaking of tho
union's con(ract with the corporal ion.
Governor Gillette and his rides
held a meeting in (ho Ferry Tluildlug.
Adjutant-General Lauek said:
"The strike of the electricians un
questionably complicated the situa
tion. I am Informed that tho Elec
trician's Union will not attempt '<>
Interfero with the serving of power
to Iho United Railroads and that Mr.
Calhoun Is able now to replace all of
tho slx(y electricians who quit."
All tho brewery workers and brew
ery wagon drivers In San Francisco
went 011 s'.r'ke. They demand an in
crease from $2 0 (o $2 7.
San Francisco is at a standstill ns
far as rebuilding is concerned. Y/ork
Is progressing on so mo structures,
which actually have been begun, but
on others work is suspended. Ma
terials are cheaper than (hey were a
few months ago, but labor grows
dearer all tho time.
There is little public confidence In
the truth of Abo lluef's confession to
the Grand Jury. Tho public cannot
tell how far Ituef's confes.-ion la vol
untary or how much of it is influ
enced by tho prosecution.
STANDARD Olfi METHODS.
Grow Up by Abuse of Transportation
Facilities, Commissioner Reports.
Washington, D. C.?The report of
Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner
Of Corporations, to President Roose
velt o* the position of tho Standard
Oil Company in the petroleum Indus*
try was made public. "It is appar
ent," the commissioner says, "that
the dominating position of the Stan
dard Oil Company in the oil industry
has largely been secured by the abuse
of transportation facilities?first, by
flagrant discriminations obtained
from railroads; second, by a refusal
to operate its pipe line system so as
to extend to independent interests
tho benefits to which they wero .mor
ally ami legally eutltlod, whllo at the
same time the Standard has prevent
ed such independent Interests from
constructing lines of their own." He
believes that, asldo from railroad
discrimination and "predatory meth-w
ods of competition," the most Import
tant eloment in the company's mon
opoly is its almost complete control
of pipe lines. Tho keystone of its
succcss, he snys, has been tlx.* trans
portation factor.
?ETS 01) YEAH SENTENCE.
Uoy Who Killed Woman Pleads
Guilty and is Sent to Prison.
St. Louis, Mo.?John Stapp, fifteen
years old, who pleaded guilty in the
Juvenile Court to the killing of Mrs.
Otillia Kraus, was sentenced to servo
ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.
It was brought out that, young
Stapp had planned to rob Mrs. Kraus,
and on May 1 went to her husband's
grocery and called for ten cents'
worth of cheose. As the woman
handed him the purchase he stabbed
her, but was arrested the following
morning. Mrs. Kraus died the next
day.
Stoke* Signs Railroad Hill.
Governor Stoke* signed the bill
creating a State Railroad Commis
sion in New Jersey.
Elect Dr. Roberts Moderator.
The Rer. Dr. William H. Roberts,
Of Philadelphia, was elected moder
ator of tha Presbyterian General As
sembly at Columbus, Ohio, by accla
mation. He was congratulated as tfce
flrtt moderator of the reunited
chnrch.
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19 prinks of Whtjsky Fetal.
' To win a wager, Thomas Taylor, a
negro cab driver* ot St. Louis, Mo.,
ooaetamed nineteen drinks of whisky
without * break.' He die* seytn
tours later.
1 lie Common House Fly.
Whenco Hn {*.' i ies .'iii'l V.'' ! |w ; Hi
n>- ii \it<*i.i> m a
The common house fly f.\/uHca I><?
megticu) is a creature of such se? re
tlve 11h 1?iim thai nit hough from Ili*?
very earliest time*. ho ha;+ Imen with
iik, ami I he most ancient writer*! have
mentioned and described him, stiff
very Huh' was known of his origin
and history.
K remained for tlx1 eminent lk>H*
1 on biologist, Dr. A S Packard. In
1 sV(o make known his origin, hah
I(h and tiam>fo?::;aiic:*.f! from the egg
through the larva fstate with ItH two
changes to dm pupa slate, then to
I he perfect fly.
Near the first of August t ho female
lays about 120 eggs of a dull gray
color, Selecting fresh horse manure
In which (o deposit her eggs, and so
Kocreten (hem that they are rarely
seen; it takes only twenty-four hours
for them to hatch Into the first form
of larva, n white worm one-cjuart^r
of an Inch in length and one-tenth In
diameter. They feed on the decaying
matter of their environment, and two
changes or casting of skins occur be
fore they turn Into the pupa state;
this change comes very suddenly.
The entire period from the egg to the
pupa state is from three to four (lays.
If moist food is wanting when In this
condition they will eat each other
and thus decrease their numlver. Heat
and humidity greatly assist their de
velopment, as upon careful com put a
t Mil each pound of manure around
stabloa and outhouses develops un
der favorable conditions over 1000
flies. II is no wonder that where
these conditions exist we have such n
| veritable harvest of the fly pest,
j In the pupa stale when jhe fly Is
| about to emerge the end of I he pupa
case splits off, making a hole through
which the fly pushes a portion of its
bend, but here it seems to encounter
a difficulty; the pupa case i? too
stiff and hard to pass through, but
nature comes to its assistance, and a
sort of bladder like substance forms
behind the head, which swells out
apparently filled with air; it acts as a
means of pusliiug away the pupa case
and releases the fly. When the fly
llrst emerges it runs around with Its
wings soft, small and baggy; It is
pale and the colors are not set; lis
head rapidly expands and the bladder
formation passes awav within a few
hours the wings grow and harden; U
Is now a perfect fly.
The whole lime fiom the deposit
ing of the egg to tun perfect fly it;
not over ten days in duration. Many
persons who observe ?*mnU flies In
midsummer suppose they .are the
young, but such Is not the case; they
are flies that are imperfectly nour
ished in the larvae and pupae states,
and do not attain full size; in facf,
they are the dwarfs of their race. The
male fly differs front the female In
? ho front of the head between the
eyes, "being at least one-ihird narrow
er, though In size the female Is rat ti
er smaller.
Adult tiles like most other creat
ures have parasites of minute size
that prey upon them; these can often
be seen as presenting small red
specks over the body of the fly.
Another enemy in tho form of a
fungus often attacks the fly In the
early autumn. This makes Hs ap
pearance ns a white swelling and the
white uporPB of the dlseaso ran he
Keen penetrating Ihe body of (he fly,
which It finally distends and rup
ture*.
The fly hibernates in winter, hut
with his tiKuu 1 secretive hahit.lt is
very diflicult to And iiini in It Ik winter
quarter*, With the firs' chill of au
tumn tho file.", feeling tlie cold, seek
temporary warmth in ? housei, and
clustering together form bunches in
th e corners of walla and other jilaces.
They are (hen sluggieh and not so nc
tlveca? in (he warm weather. How
ever, they do not make a permanent
stay indoors, hut on (he Ilrst mild,
sunny day seek the windows to gel
out ami And their permanent winter
hiding place. Many prefer to make
their homes in the roots of grass on
lawns, where they hide themselves so
effectually that the Icq nnd snow of
Winter dons not destroy ihem i:i theli
hibernating t>(nte, If in (ho first
warm days of spring when the snow
Js gons and Ihe grass on tho lawns
Uscomeh dry nnd warm, long befor-o
the yellow dandelion shows Us head,
a dose observer may see numbers of
diets cradling up on tho gram* 10 got
the welcome sunshine, their wings
standing out stiff and useles?, but
they soon acquire the power of flight
in the warm rays of the sun. A great
many days, however, elapse before
they appear In the homes of men.
in recent years tho medical profes
sion have demonstrated that while the
fly itself does not propagate disease,
it is ono of (he most Industrious car
riers of disease germs, r/hlch by con
tact adhere to his fee?, hairy'legs and
body, distributing them to innocent
Victims.
if every housekeeper could know
nil these interesting facte, which have
nover before been brought to thcit
attention, they w.ould realize the Im
portance of securing the very best f.>
tx terminator.
Unavoidable.
There was .some confusion at to
which side of the street cars should
stop.
"Let us make it a rule," sajd tho
motorman, "to notice an which alio
the people are waiting, and then stop
at the other." T
"But soppoe* there are people on
both sides?", ventured one lees fcard
v.
?yv
end In experience.
"Oh. as to that," replied the
?tmctorr "of coarse* Iff
??t to <*Uf? >oirtoi| |? a
WASHINGTON.
j-ro8iu?>nt ?nrt Mrs, Roosevelt wont
lo I'lno Knot, Va., for a few djiva of
vacation.
Governor Hughes was elected pres
ident of the Northern Baptist Conven
tion, which was organised in Wash
ington.
Charles A. Edwards, secretary of
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, was arrested charged with
stabbing an attache of the Peruvian
Legation.
Th? United States Supreme Court
held that the eight-hour law of 185)2
Is eonstitutionai, hut does not apply
to laborers and mechanics employed
on dredges, who are held to he sea
men,
Secretary Tuft, with the approval
of President Roosevelt, refused tho
demand of PanainaCanal steam wliov
el men for higher wages.
Admiral Rltey announced that the
places of sixty-four naval surgeons,
paying $1760 a year to start, were
vacant, owing to the scarcity of ap
plications.
The llelipious Educational Asso
ciation has been asked to hold Its
1908 convention In Washington.
Secretary of War Taft denied that
the Jamaican Government had h^en
asked to pay for supplies sent by tho
United State* for the Kingston earth
quake sufferers.
The United States Supremo Court
dismissed the suit brought by Kan
sas against Colorado to restrain t;hot_
luttor State front diverting the wat
ers of the Arkansas River for Irrlga- '
Uon purposes. ^ ,
'7~
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. ' *
General Allen was succeeded as
chief of tho Philippine constabulary,
by Colonel Hurry II. Dundholtz.
Mr. Stelnhart, tho American Con
sul at Havana, will *Htt*?*}ino genera!
manager of tho Havana elcctrlc tram
way systoin.
Governor Magoon la planning ox
tensive road improvements for Cuba.
Aguinuldo is living quietly on his
much in the Province of Cavite.
Governor Magoon signed a decroo
providing for census ofhcinls and giv
ing tho scope of tho work In Cuba.
Senor Lanuza ga\{o a glowing re
port of tho progress of the new con
servative party in Cuba.
Governor Magoon has suspended
Ygnaclo Montalvo, Collector of tho
Port of Guantanamo, who is charged
with demanding tribute from tho
railroads and importers.
General Allen says there Is llttlo
troublo in the Philippines iH>w,^e*cept
In Leytn and Samrtri where the hill
tribes still worry tho insular govern
ment. r
DOMESTIC, %
Fifty-eight babies and children
from New York have been received
at New Orleans for distribution aud ,
adoption.
Edwin M. Bid well, a photographer
odoo*.patronized by nil nociety, com
mitted Hulclde in New York City at '
8lxty years because a model of twen
ty-five refused to marry him.
The annual report of the Inter- -
borough-Metropolltau system, of New
York, showed a deficit of $1,347,489.
Salem Female College, at Winston
Salenj, ^C-, Opened a $50,000
mem^rW. mtuig> jiell.
J^ai'tiuy?ftr-,ii^tleton, ex-President
of Brar^kij^i^ Borough, will probably
have (charge of Thaw's defense and
the case is likely to be tried again in
New York in Septomber.
James W. Carver, a son of Conrad
Q. Carver and heir to a fortune;
killed himself in his home at Sharon,
Pa. q
William II. Harrison, a shipbuild-~r
cr, committed suicide at Montclatr, '
N. J.
Judge Wood, it Boise, Idaho,
dercd an investigation into .the Inter
view with Harry Orchard, the con
fessed slayer of ex-Governor Steun
enberg.
FOREIGN. ^
The Corporation of Dublin unani
mously adopted a resolution con
demning the Irish bill.
The censor who impeached ?Mpts
Ching and Governor Tuan Chlh Kwel
bus been dismissed because his
charges of bribery proved unfounded.
Marquis Ito iB expected to-resign
as President General of Korea, and
bo succeeded by Count Katsura. '
According to a special London dls? .
patch Mr, llarriman is importing
Russian and Chinese labor from Vlad"
Ivostok to work on hie new lino iu
Moxico.
Cossacks rushed into a factory at
Lodz, Russia, and shot sixty-eight
workmen, twentjsone of whom weru
killed; the attac/ followed the rob
bery of a'smail wagon near the mill.
Negotiations to establish a Jap
anese Embassy at Constantinoplo
have been hampered by Turkey's re
fusal to grant to Japan the super
vision of Internal affairs which is pos
sewed by the great powers. \
The Russian Government's failuro
to isBue a statement in regard to the
plot against the Emperor and the at*
titude of officials have caused suspic
ion that the conspiracy was managed
by the tttreme reactionists.
President Diaz of Mexico says hi*
country will not go to war with Gua*
tetnala. and that he is ready to co-*
operate with the United States in as
suring better conditions in Central
America.
AU the indicted officials at Wesfl
Ham, England.* with one except ion#
were found guilty of receiving bribes,
and sentenced to terms of imprison*
meat at hard labor.
"Government reports In India shot*
over 450,000 deaths from plague is
the last si* weeks
The speculative erase In Japanhaf
ended, tuacy projected cempaalsv
wttk % $350,000,000' capital, hatlttf
been dissolved.
Albert Clement, the well
automobile driver, tfss
kls car and instantly
?"tress