Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Camden Chronicle j;tJ Pubh.hod Weekly. CAMDEN, & C. What li batter than good flatting? . ' W. ? .??yX'*,: W *"' "hi i' Mr tM Mm (Mllng try Um sunn/ ad tkt alratt ?Mould be ahaved. for UMb an full of nlorobH. ? Ieader of aoeUtj/ Cot. John Aster la wearing a harem shirt. f lairfretelai etyles reveal that i% erowalaf story la amenable ahlfta. Ha eipwt haa found three distinct of germs oa * cat'a whiskers. >?e roar eat Mi li the appointed time to eat whet remains of the canned fruit winter. eaaspalge cfgar U harred. Poll will hare to dertae aome new et pufllag candidates. ; ff oar pitch era and tha weath r mu only hold out, the pennant la Mwetr a scatter of a few weeka. i ,, A Chicago policeman recently out u Che faateat burglar In the city. But dt/ era* tha burglar chaalng hlmT A oettfsh Callfornlan of ninety-two elepee with a blushing maid of That's a wonderful climate I A bellboy of the Waldorf-Astoria la lie wed an helraee. 8urely, he la lm thereto by ne financial neces< Clocked hosiery Is aald to be tha thing In women's apparel, but i harem skirt to Mdo The government Is talking of coin hac m tw6-aud-a-half-cent piece. You ?aa Just smell -the cigar that would so wrtth it New Tork Is suffering from a lob ?tor famine of the cruatacean variety. Unman lobstera are Still aa plentiful ?S usual Wow that h woman has become the ?wner c* a big league baseball fran chise, wfll she Institute a weekly "gen Hansen's dsyf* The head waiter who has advised the public not to tip under certain conditions should watch his aoup keen *r for par la green. A Wisconsin farmer usbb a phono graph to call hie cown from the fleldB. Thus science and agriculture are ?o hyp alone hand In hand. A Connecticut pastor has adopted dhe practice of serving refreshments ho Induce his flock to attend churcL. Weeding his flock, aa It were. Young aociety women of Washing ton are ambitious to be aviators. In ether words, those up-to-date In the stylw will he literal high-flyers When Wu Tin Pang cornea back for lM? third time be will no doubt have a set ?f questions In his throat yoady to spring on an unoffending peo ple. A woman In Passaic, N. J., who ap parent 17 has fastod for 25 days, says that angels feed her. Which tends to confirm the suspicion that sho Is act ing. Ne"w York ehlpped S3.000.000 tn out currency to Washington, there to ho destroyed. New York Is en awful place to wear out onu s money. A Chicago prophet declares the pop ulation of thht city will be 13.000.000 fifty years hence. But why should we srony over troubles bo far In the future? ft Is estimated that Americans will f6,000,000 for seats from which to ?w the coronation procession. Eng land must have boosted the coat of vtvwlnjc , A Hartford motorman is In court ehargod with committing an assault ?with a trolley car. What's the u?o of paaalng laws against carrying con id weapons? Chicago Is now trying to solve the hired help problem by letting the houoewerk by contract. The maid hns professional hours. Also her prices eow professional. -Seventy-live per cent of the na lion's coaJ Is sold without profit" avers ? ewmanerclal Journal. It will be hard to make the ultimate consumer believe anything Ilka that. The simplified aprllora are still worVlnit to reform the nation's spell As an example of cheerful per etateuce In the face of Insuperable ob stacles. ther are. at least, doing the ?tltoa fconia good. ftrldea are falling on hard times and n advlaera One matrimonial ex w^t denonnces their tendency to keep thefr husbands* love by making them ?efr?a beautiful, and another declares '' to make their homes happy they ?t-learn to cook. But It la doubt if the up-to-date brides will heed ii adrlceL Ther are beginning to imvm that Women ought to have ?f the fua which la coins on on windows art selling In Lon ? at ItMO, and anrely ? peep at wartft that much. Ha ll not much of * Mt>i, ?r at tout was not until San "w, tft* mmm. Imp to build fir^he Naif J?r that mar be Im Cb? thtroducar GOVERNMENT PROBE FOR LUMBER TRUST CHARGE* OF GIGANTIC CONSPIR ACY MADI BY ATTORNEY GENERAL WICKER8HAM. ORGANIZATIONS ARE NAMED ?yanMtional Charge* Agalnet the East ern tttatee Lumber Dealers' Association. New "York.?In the first Federal anti-trust proceedings brought under the Sherman antitrust proceeding* brought under the Sherman law a* Interpreted by the Htandard Oil decla Ion,, the department of Justice filed suit In the Federal court here against varloua constituent organization* of what la properly known a* the "lum ber truat'' alleging the exlatence of a widespread conspiracy, "unreasona bly," tp restrain the lumber trade In thl* country. It la Bald the milt may be the first of a Merles planted by Attorney Gen eral Wtckersham looking to the break lug up of alleged agreements among the retailers of many of the commodi ties of life to maintain high prices, to force all ultimate consumers to buy from retailers and to blacklist wholesalers who sell to others than members of the retail organizations Ten trade organizations and more than 150 individuals are named as de fendants In the suit, It alleges viola tions of the Sherman anti-trust law and seeks a permanent injunction re- ; straining the defendants from contin uing the conspiracy charged. _ The ulaburatu system of black Hating attributed to the alleged conspirators, copies of circulars tent out by the various organizations classifying con sumers as "proper" and "improper" trade, extracts from reports threaten ing "short shrift" to dealers daring to violate the rules of the organizations and branding such offenders as "poachers," ' scalpers," "mavericks" and "Illegitimates," are fully set forth In the government's petition. FARMERS ARE PROGRESSIVE Rapid Spread of Telephones in Rural Districts Indicate Prosperity. Atlanta. ? The continued progress of the farmers of Georgia and Alabama is indicated by the records of the Southern Hell Telephone company for the month of April. During the month of April MS farm* ers?In Georgia and 372 in Ala bama?Installed telephones in their homes and connected lines with the Hell system. Since .January 1.2S3 farmers in Georgia and Alabama have taken telephone service. Of these 1, 035 are In Georgia and 1,148 in Ala bama. The rapid spread of the telephone In the rural districts is also regarded as an indication of the prosperity of the farmer, because In each case the farmers own the telephone line and their telephone instruments. Through a co-operative plan they build their lines and connect with the Hell sys tem, each farmer often receiving serv i lct> as low as r>u cents per month. While the Southern Hell company | operates in seven states and has j O.'n fanners connected with it, more than half of these ? 13.2ns?are in Georgia and Alabama. NEW ARBITRATION TREATY Secretary Knox Submits New Treaty to England and France. Washington ? TltM |M ineiple of ;irh:- ? ttation tin ;?:;n-? n:ill> all be tween nation. ui? ltnli!,? > \? n .pes . tioiis of vital intami national j honor. a-suiiK-'l vitahtv when Se.-ie ; J tarv of Sta'e ,Kno\ s?.>I? iu;11???! ?<> tl.e Finish ami Kri'iii'li amb i-sadors at i \\ aslmiiittiji the dialt of a convention , to sorve as a basis of negotiations I Secretary Knox ha>- ??\ <?!\ oti .t docti j mt'iu which has r?-c?'i\??i| the approval ; of the president and other m* -tubers j of his cabinet providing that all dif I feretue which ate In: et unt iotiall y [ Just lllable shall bn submitted to arbi- ; 1 tratlon. It expands 11<?* >cnpe of the | existing arbitration treaties by el;tn' I nating the exieptions teferrinn to "questions of vital in'ejest and na ! tional honor ' This ( l:t:.in,i! :on is th? ? i real accomplishment . f the piopo> d i tteaty. Doctor Dargan Heads Baptists. ! Jacksonville Fia? \ comp.ete f.r i prise was s.prung at the convention ot I the Southern llaptist convention, when ! I >r 10 C Marfan, pastor of the Ft!*1 llapti&t chyich of Ma< > i!. ti i , w.i? placed in nomma'ion tor president 1 against Joshua l.? \ enuu, w :u? had j lali piopioe.l for reelection to that ] office Winn tl.e vot-'s were < o'inted I It was found that iHjetor l>ari:an had j been elected When the conveuMen i was called to order, 1.delegate? 1 were assembled .11 the hall of th? new | Shriuers' Temple. Battleship on the Mississippi. Angola, I~i?With the ship's band playing the national anthem and the bluejackets with ritles at "present," the I'nited States battleship Idaho mi luted the resting place of the old wooden I'nited States war sloop Mis sissippi of Admiral Farragul's fleet, riddled and sunk by the Confederate batteries nt 1'ort Hudson on i.ie .u.a j sisslppi river, during the Civil war. j The success of the voyage up the riv er to Vicksburg was assured wlwn the I soundings at the shoals near Waverly showed 62 feet depth. Hayne Bulling Cotton Prices. New Orleans.?Frank R. Hayne, the bull leader, startled the local cotton world by bidding the market price for 100,000 bales each of May and July cotton and by bidding one-eighth over the cotton exchange quotation* (or t uy or all the spot cotton In thle city. T.la last hid Mr. Hay no shouted oat to tha members who had hurried to ihA- futur# ring, was open all 4f. THAT NEW STRAW HAT |ut m |rt*w HAT [fvsrxxi t ^ J I.VK I ??? r AN* ifM? J W\ swrwi g5 MV. ?????, ??V* S (AMt I (Copyright, Hl?,) Moral?Dont Blam* Your Wlfo. DECISION DISAPPOINTS TAFT 8TANDARD OIL RULINQ 18 IN D|. RECT OPPOSITION TO VIEW8 OF THE PRESIDENT. Opinion Seems to Be That the Court Reversed itself In the Standard Oil Decision. Washington.?Governmental Wash ington iu Jill its brunch?legislative, executive *na Judicial?gave over the greater part of a day to a discussion of tho Supreme court's, disposition of the Standard Oil case. While there was much gratification in administration circles over the or der for the dissolution of the giant cor poration, which had been declined "an unreasonable combination and monop oly in restraint of trude, there un questionably was also some misgiving as to the interpretation of the anti trust law giving to courts the right to determine whether or not a monop oly was "reasonable'' and declaring a "reasonable" monopoly not to be in controventlon of tho statute. I President Taft, who a little more) than a year ago, in a special message to congress declared that under Su preme court precedents there could be1 no such things as "reasonable" and { "unreasonable" restraints of trade, or in other words "good trusts" and "bad trusts," was said to have been rather keenly disapointed that the court should have seen ttt to revrese itself in this important matter. Justice Harlan held that his brother judges had no right to usurp the func tlon~of the" Teglslative branch of. the government by writing Into the stat ute a differentiation between "reason able" and "unreasonable." He de clared that congress had resisted all appeals to so amend the act, and that th^re was every reason to believe that such an amendment never could be put through the legislative branch. Justice Harlan declined to be a par ty to such a reversal and hence his dissenting opinion. He denounced as the most alarming tendency of the day" tiie tendency to Judicial legisla tion. Men of power, he said, 'always weie trying to get the court to do what congress would not. A $50,000,000 BOND ISSUE For Expenditures on Account of the Panama Canal. Washington.?Secretary MacVeagh invited popular subscription to a $ jo,-, .iii.i,in (i issue of government bonds to rHtn burse tlie treasury general fund lot expeiuliture on account of the Pan ama canal. I Treasury officials expect tho loan will be largely oversubscribed, and in distributing the new securities, the government's announced intention is to give preference to smaller bidders. The new securities will be at 3 per cent interest, pa> able quarterly; will j be free from all national, state or inn-' nicipal taxation, and will be in denom inations of $l"o, $."><10 and $l,oo(? They i w .11 i)<* dated June 1, 1911. and will b? | pavallo in fifty years. Solons Sought Bribes. Columbus, OMo.?-Senator Kdgar T t'rawtord and Representative A Clark I.? w:y. Kepublu ans, and Representa l!\ e Owen J F.vaus, Democrat. Were : :!!?!;? teii li\ the grand jury for bribe -oli.*'! ;ng Crawtord is alleged to have a<ked horn W. 11. Cook, socre-1 firy of the i>:i:o Itutchers and <iro-! ? its.Mn in connection with 'trading samp legislation. ICvans is alleged to have solicited a bribe of from the >t:i: k Tum ui aw as brew ef.es t??r hi> vote on one of the city ! local option bills. Pursuing Labor Leaders. Washington. ?-The supreme court of . the District <f Columbia instituted i p: oi i-edings for alleged contempt against ('resident Samuel (lumpers, ?Vice l're-ulent John Mitchell and Sec-; ;rotary I'rank Morrison of the Ameri-J 'ran Federation of Labor. The sen lence of imprisonment imposed upon ; the>e men by this court were revoked J b> the I'nited States Supreme court. I Mr. Gomper when told of the action said: "Justice Wright can go Just as1 far as he likes. He will find wo are not running away." Drunkard* to Be Photographed. Lincoln, Neb.?The Lincoln excise board has adopted a rule requiring i friends and relatives of habitual! drunkards to furnish picture* of the bibulous ones for the better informa tion of the saloonkeepers and their J bartenders. The photograph* are to1 be posted behind the bars. Hawaii Wants Statehood. Washington.?A* petition tor the ad mission of Hawaii ?? a ?tat* waa eeived by the senate from Xhm STANDARD OIL A MONOPOLY Dissolution of the Great Combination Is Ordered Within Six Months. THE OIL DECISION IN A NUT8HELL. The Supreme court holds; That the Standard Oil company la a monopoly in restraint of trade. That this giant corporation must be dissolved within six montho, ?? s Corporations whose contracts are "not unreasonably restrictive of competition" are not affected. Other great corporations whose acts may be called into question will be dealt with according to to the merits of their particular cases. The court was unanimous as to the maiu features of the deci' sion, Justice iiailan dissenting only as to a limitation of the ap~ plication of the Sherman anti trust law. President Taft and cabinet will conside immediately the entire trust situation and the advisa bility of pressing lor a Federal incorporation act. A decision in the Tobacco Trust case, which was expected simultaneously, was not announc ed, and may be handed down on May 29. Washington.?The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and its nine teen subsidiary corporations were de clared by the Supreme court of the UniteiT States to be a conspiracy and combination in restraint of trade. It was also held to be monopolizing in terstate commerce in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The dissolu tion of the combination was ordered to take place within six months. Thus ended the tremendous strug gle on the part of the government to put down, by authority of law, a com bination which it claimed was a men ace to the industrial and economic advancement of the entire country. The opinion of the court was an nounced by Chief Justice White. In printed form it contained mote than twenty thousand words. LABOR LEADERS ESCAPE JAIL Supreme Court Sets Aside Sentences of Gompers, Morrison and Mitchell. Washington. ? Samuel Gompers, John .Mitchell and Frank Morrison, president, vice president and secre tary of the American Federation of Labor, respectively, stepped from without Hie shadow of the jail when the Supreme court of the United Stalts set aside their sentences of imprison ment tor contempt growing out of the litigation between the bucks Stove and Range company and the Federa tion. Tlie highest tribunal in the land has, left with the lower court, how ever, the right to reopeu the contempt proceedings. This grant or power probably will not be accepted and Uie case practically is ended with the de cision. The basis of the court's decision was that the proceedings brought against the labor offleets was for civil contempt, which could be punished only by the imposition of a tine. The sentence of the lower court tb impris onment was the penalty tor criminal contempt and In the premises it was therefore not a legal punishment. The case, which giew out of the so called bo>cott of the stove corpora tion by i lie American Federation of Labor, three years ago, is one of the greatest importance anke to union la ! bor and to the employers of union labor. Big Flr^ in Alabama. / Stevenson, Ala.? With the better portion of the business section of this town ill ashes, and with a loss esti mated at over $125,000, the inhabit ants face a serious situation. _ The lire burned fiercely for twenty-four hours. There was no water available, and dynamite was freely used in '.ae eftort to ariest progress of the flames. This was unsuccessful until two en tire blocks had bene destroyed. The two is left with but five stores, and there was little Insurance on the prop erty destroyed. ? "au . ? Canada Plan* Many Railroad*. Ottawa. Ont.?Canada- will have three trans-continental railroad- Una* and a fourth road to tidewater by way ot Hudson hay. If the announcement of the policies of the Liberal govern ment are carried out. The Canadian Paolfio wao pl0P?er rofcd. "Hie Grand Trunk Pacific is rapidly n?(gr. Ing completion under government su pervision. The .third line to span the Donihion will be the Canada?i Korti era. To insure the completion of the third line the government wQI guar antee the Oeeadlaa Northern * bonds .T't .-"-V JL.'' - EVERY DEMAND OF MADERO 19 GRANTED?SURRENDER OF DIAZ COMPLETE. a ???-' VICTORY FOR THE REBELS Agr??m?nt fqf Cessation of M??tilitl-? Signed by Msdero and Agent q1 th# Mexican President. City of Mexico, Mexico.?Pre?ldent Diaz and Vice president Correl will resign before June 1. ? ? Minister of Foreign Relations de la jHarra will become president ad iute rim. Francisco I. Madero, the Revolution* ary leader, will be called to the City of Mexico to act as de la liarra's chief adviser and as the greatest guaran tee possible that every pledge made by the government will be carried out, As viewed by the public it will be virtually a joint presidency, pending the culling of a new presidential elec tion. The cabinet will be reorganized. The minister of war will be named by de la Harra. The foreigu office will be in charge of a sub-secretary named by de la Barra. Other cabinet mem bers wtll be chosen by de la Darra Had Madero acting jointly. A new election will be called within bIx months: Political amnesty will be recom mended to the chamber of deputies. These are the conditions upon which President Diaz will compromise. Vlr tuatly=thBy?arc admitted in high quit ters to be a complete surrender to the Revolutionists. Tlie resignation of I)laz and the "Joint regency'* of del la Darra and Mudero are said to constitute a guar antee so complete that thp original In surrecto demand for fourteen govern ors no longer needs to be considered. The cabinet was In almost contin uous session for two days, despite the severe illness of President Diaz. The president's entire face is Infected from an ulcerated tooth. His upper lip is" swollen fnr beyond its normal size, and his face Is Inflamed. He showed fever, but this symptom was eliminat ed later. He speaks with the greatest difficulty, but while he Is in severe pain, his condition b? not regarded as calling for alarm at this time, despite his advanced age. Juarez, Mexico. ? Judge Carbajal, representing the Mexican Federal gov ernment, and Dr. Vasquez Gomez, Jose Pino Suarez and Francisco I. Madero, Sr., representing the provision govern ment. agreed to declare a five-day ar mistice throughout Mexico. Judge Carbajal received instructions from Mexico City to sign the general armistice which Provisional President Madero already had signed earlier. A general armistice of five days is now in effect throughout Mexico. It Is stated on authority that Pres ident Diaz has no wish nor Intention of leaving Mexico following his resig nation. He is an old man and new scenes and faces have no attraction. He has no fear of remaining among his countryman. VETERANS SELECT MACON Gen. George W. Gordon Once More Is Chosen Commander-in-Chief. Little Rock, Ark.?Macon, Ga., was chosen by the United Confederate Vet erans as the next reunion city at the annual encampment of the old soldiers. The following officers were re-elected: Commander-in-Chief. Gen. George W. Gordon, Memphis, Tenn. Department Commanders?Army of Northern Virginia, lJent. Gen. C. Ir vine Walfler, Charleston, S. C.; Army of Tennessee, Lieut. Gen. Bennett H. Young, Louisville, Ky.; Trans-Missis sippi Department, Lieut. Gen. K. M. Van Zandt, Fort Worth, Texas. Seven cities sought the reunion next year. Adjt. Gen. William E. Mickle read invitations from Macon, Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Fresno, Cal., and Atlantic City, N. J. When the vote was announced 'Macon'TifoTW'lShg lead, with Houston second. The count showed, however, that Macon had only a plurality of the votes cast. General Van Zanddt ruled that a majority vote was necessary, and on the second ballot Macon won. Georgia Mob Lynches Negro. Swalnsboro. Ga.?Twenty minutes after Deputy Wood, his victim, died, John McLeod, a negro, was dragged from Emanuel county Jail and hanged by a body of men, orderly but deter mined. The body was suspended from a tree and riddled with bullets. There was no excitement to speak of. Hidden keys to the jail were found, and the victim quickly strung up. Fol- i lowing the lynching, all parties disap peared. The coroner's inquest found death caused by "unknown parties." Japs Entertain American Sailor*. Yokohama, Japan.?The city is now bright with the colors of America and Japan in hon^r of 6U0 American blue jackets from the Asiatic tleet who are the guests of Mayor Arakawa of Yo kohama. The mayor gave a garden party* which was attended by fifty of ficers and 50o sailors. Speeches were made by Yico Admiral Saito, the min ister of marines, Vice Admiral Ijuin, chief of the general staff of the navy, and Vice Admiral Uriu, commander ol the naval port of Sasebo, who extend* ed an official welcome. Kaiser Wiiheim Visits King George. London, England.?Emperor Wll Ilam, Empress Auguste Victoria and Princess Victoria Louisa, w?p arrived at Shorness on the Imperial yacht Hohenzollem, entered London, and were ewlcomed with an enthusiasm which fully dOitaonstrated the emper or's personal. popularity with English men. The German royal guests art her* (or a week's visit to King Owpn and QtiftonJftiry and primarily to be present at tha unreillng of the ifttional. memorial to Queen Victoria the emperoi's grandmother. ? OFFICIALS ELEG1ED MR. ELLISON A. SMYTH OF GREEN VILLE CHOSE* PRESIDENT MILL ASSOCIATION. A COMMITTEE OH TARIFF Praaldant Smyth Most Prominent Cot ton Manufacturer In tha South Head of Merger of Soma 43oxen Mil la Capital Iced at S12,?00,000. Hlchmoud, Va.?The American Cot* ton Manufacturer's ended its conven* tion after electing Ellison A. Smyth of Greenville, president, and W. A. Erwln of Durham. N. C., vice presi dent; re-electing C. B. Bryant of Charlotte, N. C., secretary and treas urer; adopting a series of resolutions and hearing read a number of tech nical papers. The selection of the next place of meeting was left with the board of governors; Richmond Is the only city as yet in the Held, the chamber of commerce here having extended an invitation to the association to make this Its permanent annual meetiug place, a plan favored by many be cause of Richmond's central location. The convention elected Sir ChrfVles W. Macra, bart., president of the In ternational Federation of Master Spinners and Manufacturers, to hon orary membership, and resolved that a standing committee of not less than 15 be appointed by the president to be known as the committee on tariff und other legislation, whose duty it shall be to act for and represent the association and co-operate^ with com^ m/ltees from other similar organiza tions in all matters of legislation. Ellison A. Smyth of Greenville i's one of the most prominent cotton mill men In the South. He la at the head of large cotton mill interests In this state which recently have organized a merger of some dozen millB with a capitalization of $12,500,000. Strong Pardon Petition for Show Man. Lexington.?Perhaps the largest pe tition ever presented to a governor of South Carolina, asking for^the pardon of any one man?>a IffeTitlon bearing the signatures of approxi mately 17,000 individuals?will shortly be presented to Governor Blease, ask ing for a full pardon for George Nichols, who is serving, a life term in the state penitentiary for com plicity in the murder of Paul A. Wil liams of Columbia, who was killed on the Hagenbeetf-Wallace circus train on the night of October 8, last year, according to the statement of G. S. Cunningham an attorney of Pekin, 111., who came to Lexington, seeking such information as might be of aid in securing the pardon of Nichols. The chief ground upon: which ft par don will be sought is the fact that Nichol's health Is such that he will soon die, It being alleged that the young man is now in the first stage of consumption, and that the confine ment 1n the penitentiary"'will hasten the end. Patents Issued to Carolinians. Washington.^?Patents have been is sued to the following South Caro linians: M. O. Carter, Travellers' Rest, railway rail joint; R. A. Erwln and W. R. Long, Rock Hill, cotton chopper; Thomas R. Spivey, George town, blackboard. Yale Honors Carolinian. Aiken.? Mr. Joseph Bell, of this city, has recently been made editor in-chief of the Yale Literary Maga zine at Yale university. This Is one of the highest honors that can be given at that University, and Mr. Bel) is to be congratulated. Farmer Sells $35,000 Worth of Cotton. Walterboro.?The largest single sale of cotton by a farmer in Colle ton county hns been made by M. H. Hiott of Round, seven miles from Walterboro, to Joseph W. Lucas. This cale is over 500 bales, the price paid being 15 1-lfi cents. This will net Mr. Hiott about $35,000. Camden.?Municipal ownership of the water and lighting plant is being urged in Camden. First Drainage District. Charleston.?The first district <to be organized under the new drainage act is launched in McClellanvilie, with only preliminary legal formalities to be gone through with to perfect the ' organization. Engineer K. G. Eason ; of the United States drainage investi- I gation department, is now making, sur-1 verys of a tract of 4,000 acres of land, | 500 acres of which only are under j cultivation. He will complote his aur- ' veys in a week's time. Other districts will be formed for the purpose.of drainage. Boy's Desperate Chance. Spartanburg.?That John H. Quinn, when nine years old, deliberately stuck his finder into the machinery of a spinning frame on which he was employed In the Pacolet mills and I permitted the finger to be cut off so that he might obtain a holiday, ; was the unusual defense of the Pac olet Manufacturing company, to suit for $2,000 damages for the loss of the linger, which was tried In com mon pleas court before Judge Watts. The dury refused to award dam ages. Senators Paid Clemson a Visit. Clemson CdIT*J#.?"W. m. Higgs, president of Clemaon, some time ago invited the finance committee of the state senate t6 make a visit to tha college. In response to that invita tion the followlng^same to Clemson: W. L. Mauldln, P. L. Hardin, Alan Johncto&a, O. W. Sullivan. W. H. Sullivan, W. H. Steward, ^Hough and McCoiren.. Senator Mauldlnmade a fine Impromptu addreaa. Senator nBpihkvcaat the deold'nc vote oa ths of tlie Clemaon baqpeal< ? Evaporated Milk Is the handiest thing: in the pan try. It is pure and always ready to use. There is no waste?use as much or as little as you need, and the rest keeps longer than fresh milL. ?* Gives fine result# In all cooking Tell your grocer to ?end JLibby's Milk FEATHER BEDS SEND US TEN DOLLARS and we will nhlp you, freight paid a nft?e 86 pound FEATHER BED and 0 pound Pair Pillows. TURNER & CORNWELL Feather Dealer* Charlotte, N, C, iwi<1 Hlfrh Gra<1? KIiiIhIiIdr Mali KODAKS ? ordertt given Bpe otal Attention. Prices rciiKonnblo. HerVlce prompt. Send for Price Mat. LAMKKAI'll 1KT kTUKK, UUUUSTO.1, B. C. Many a fellow who fulls Into a for ! tune goes right through It. For rOtDM and (1RIP i Hick*' Cai-idine U the best r^mfrty?re lieves ihe aohliiK and feverishness?cures th? Cold and restores normal conditions. lt'? | liquid?effects Immediately. 10c., 26c., and At drug stores. What Manama Said. When the new minister, a hand* Home and unmarried man, made hl? first pastoral call at the Fosdlcks, ho took little Anna up In' his arms and tried to kiss her. But the child re fused to be kissed; she struggled loose and ran off Into the next room, where her mother was putting a few finishing touches to her adornment be fore going into the drawing room to greet the clergyman. "Mamma." the little girl whispered, "the man In the drawing room wanted me to kiss him." "Well," replied mamma, "why didn't you let him? I would If I were you." Thereupon Anna ran back into the drawing room, and tho minister asked: "Well, little lady, won't you kiss '' me now ?" "No, I won't," replied Anna prompt ly, "but mamma says she will."?Ex change. . v, By the Harem Code. "Do you think I am really your af finity?" Solomon's nine hundred and eighty-fifth wife asked, coquettlslily. "My dear," the Wisest Guy said/ "you are one In a thousand." He got away- with It, too. Different. "It is the little things in this world that cause us the most trouble." "Not In my business," replied the shoe clerk; "It's the big things, the owners of which want to put Into lit tle shoes." One Cook May make a cake "fit for the Queen," while another only succeeds in making a "pretty good cake" from the same materials. It's a matter of skill I People appreciate, who have once tasted. Post T oasties A delicious food made ok: White Corn?flaked and toasted to a delicate, crisp brown?to the "Queen** taste.** Post Toasties are served direct from the package with cream or milk, and sugar if desired A breakfast favorite! jSB *'rz P? C?.l CMfMf, Lai. ^ , f