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Here's # 8tory Thai U True There are snalco stories and snalcc stories, some are told that you ean believe >and so we are told you are not expected to believe; but the old saying i? that seeing i* believing and such is the fact, yet at times feeling that H was ajmost impossible even for a snake to perform sueh a feat, it seemed impossible to conceive what the eye actually revealed?anyhow we saw this much with our-own eyes and can vouch for the truth of this ono snake story. , Friday afternoon Georgo LeAer and one or two of his friends went out to the river on a little flsh. While on the banks of the river jhey heard a noise some distance up the stream above them which attracted their attention. On investigation they dis-, covered a king snake and water moc* casin engaged in mortal combat. The rinukes had gotten into the water during the fight and at times would go under and stay under for some time, finally coming to the surface of the watejr. Finally the king snake wound itself around the moccasin, holding '; it by the head with its ttiouth, and ' gradually crushed its life out. After killing the -moccasin the king snake proceeded to swallow him, and to those looking at-the two snakes, the moccasin semed to be as large ' " . r ' i I ' . round m th# king snake, yat ha| semed to have but little trouble in swallowing him. Both snakes looked to be about two feet tong. When the king snake had swallowed about six o* eight inches of .the moccasin, Mr. Lefter put them in the rear of his car gpd brought them to town where they were to be seen at the Davip Motor company on Friend htn tt. The snake seemed undisturbed and proceeded to swallow his victim under the vision of numerous spectators, until removed from the car and] put on the cement floor of the garage; there he seemed to have more trouble in swallowing and to get nervous, so much confusion around him, that ho finally gave up his task and released] the moccasin. T. E. Davis has the king snake in a cage arid will keep it as a curiosity for] a few days and then will probably release it. A king snake should never be killed. Those who know say they are harmless.?-Newbe'/fy Observer. 1 - Snake Kills Squirrel j R. L. Baker, well known and in?dustrious farmer of the Flint Ridge community, was in Lancaster Wed] nesday and in conversation with - a I News reporter told, an interesting in- { cident in which a large chicken snak.il and a half-grown squirrel were the I principals several days ago. Mr. I Baker said/ he was walking through a J patch of woods and bis attention was! attracted by a noise in an oak tree. I Looking up, he saiw a snake, about! 40 feet from thy ground, making a] survey of a squirrel's'nest, and before J W knew what was happening* the J snake had captured the squirrel and I came tumbling down through the I leaves and limbs with the roar of an] animal, all wrapped about the little animal with a death-like grip. When! the two struck ground the snake was I so entwined about.the squirrel's body] that the serpent's head was invisible#} bebg sImpTy a round black ball in] which the squirrel was held and had] become lifeless within a few seconds. J Mr. Baker hurriedly cut a stick and] struck the snake a light blow, this causing it to poke out its head about] six inches, said Mr. Baker. After a look at Mr. Baker, the snake opened ] widely its mouth and seized the squir- ] rel tightly about the neck ifi an ef- ] fort, it is presumed, to finish it* ] deadly attack. At this juncture of] the' episode Mr. Baker struck the] snake a severe lick across the head, ] causing it to release its prey and} make an effort at escape, which was foiled by a jweH .aimed stroke from ] the stick... The snake was five and] one-haflf feet by actual measurement,] and was of the black chicken specie. ] Mr. Baker said he had lost around] fifty jfoung chickens within the past] several weeks and was satisfied they] were gothg the snake route. He%kill-1 ed a large chicken snake in his barn] a few days ago, he said.?Lancaster] Eighty cars of peaches were ship-l ped from Greenville to the easterM markets this season. The bulk of "the ] crop has already been shipped. | I FOB LOVE or STATE I V l.nr.aUr ParWd ytu Cool Million Dollars? r\ f. Cheater, S. C.. "Aug."J.-JD6 you believe there is South Carolinian who would or rather did part with a cool million dollar. i? c..h Ju,t a# , tor of patriotic duty and in'order to save a bank or a number of them f'om crashing ?, JJoS' ^'lfcve u 01 n<>t " *?? Willi Jut here la ? story that Th? YorkviUe hnquirer picked up, at the American Mgloii, convention today, which is in(cresting to say tho least and is news. hh;t uTT'' "",on '? believe hat It is true because it was told by , - who '* ""J accustomed wiltal'ti legion conlides ^UtW ?ther sut,Ject? *><>war" L ,nM! "d "wh0 "? > the war. In fact, the talk Includes every subject. More state Sic. Say thed J" ?hCTter ?"5 in th or win 'be talked ^SienUrty T'" """"f ,he whole campaign from how on. But anyway busfnesaS th? mllli<,n <,oll?r loaa'l business, the conversation of a party) the frmtr<!S 0the" wh? ?' "" cZ.tZZ P?fCh ?f 8 Prominent I around t ?n afternoon awungl around to the recent failure of the of Coluli!ankattnd TrUBt **30 ?. A man of the party who had kissed $5,000 goodbye as wSl. of tl"lf,n8nciii 'i8^ this yarn? eyeS ?' ?th"? wi"> "You recall that 4, Pope Matthews, ehairmat, of the board of the defunct American Bank and Trust Co., was connected with the old Palmetto Natkerfhnfe ?' C?lumbla> which went Th?,ryo\^UPle of y?"" ago? JS u ^ morc ?*?? money on deposit perhaps than any other half zen ibanka in the state. And I expect more public officers, state and bad personal notes in that J^k than in any other in the state. on t thln'l< it I know it. But any-1 way, let me go on: J _ "The Palmetto got lb had shape. No matter how. Thousands and thousands of dollars of public money was on deposit there. It was necesaary for somebody to come" across I with a couple -of million or so to Keep the depositors from losing all apd to keep the public moneys from going up pin smoke too. If the Palv| metto went, that meant the closing Of goodly number of other banks ot the state who were affiliated with I it . ' ' >" : V J " Well, the national bank examines I made a thorough investigation as they J always do and /went to Washington with it. Charles X*. Dawes, now vice] president .and hell raiser of the senate, was then comptroller of the currency. Dawes didn't want to see South *CaroljnAc?Otaie to financial ruin.) Somebody had to tnake good. ' I "He sent for Ooi. Leroy Springs of) ancaster; Bei\ ;S?_Geer of Greenville, E. W, Robertson of Columbia and! possibly other rich men of the- state to hurry to Washington. They did. Dawes put it squarely up tb them about the deficit. The honor of the aute waB in peril. If the deficit was not n ado good then there would-be-a J panic that would wreck business in ] practically every line and that would affect practically every bank except) the old and original first nationals. As a matter of patriotism,, he sug- j gested that these rich men dig down) for the difference. True, they would never get a penny of it back. But they could afford to lose the money. It was for their state. "They wept back home to think*jtJ vcr. "I-HdoTi*t 1orew? Bdw much Mr. Geer and Mr. Robertson contributed; but? I <Io know that/Col. Springs contributed one million to the cause. Yes, air,2.:* whole pillion. He has never received a dollar of -it in retprn. He r^tiover will and the people he helped most have shown little or no apprecintion. Few people know the story. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION PHILADELPHIA,-**. Attractive excursion fares jftw on sale daily: Good, returning 15 days. ^ Apply ip Ticket Agents >m&r \ -J1But I'll vouch fof the (ruth of_it/' ?Although the f eporter was not committed to Secrecy, at the same time he does not feel at liberty to reveal the name of the gentleman who told the story. But he is a legionaire with a splendid record of service and some day if he lives^he will h*imself fall heir to millions.. ' ?But if the story is true, arvd as wes said in the beginning! there is every reason to believe that it is true, isn't it fine to know' that there live in South Carolina men who live their state, who are guardians of the honor of the state, who are so patriotic that they'll part with a cOoV million dollars for her if neceBBary ? Millions, rememfber, are not picked up in 'Sopth Carolina every day. ?Jas. j>. <2rist, in Yorkyille En . ...TTrrv?...... /, , TBS??nta^ ftplre*.. ?? :? ? t. _ Loss Will Be Heavier Columbia, Aug. 13.?The report, complete, of the state (bank examiners operating under State Bank Examiner W. W. Bradley on their examination of the American Bank and Trust company, of <Cohimbta, has "been made t*o James E. Peurifoy, receiver, and whereas the directors estimated prior to the receivership that the losses would aggregate two and a quarter or tWo and a half of the deposits the examiners report indicates tin estimated loss of approximately 10_per cent. ? . . , Premier Baldwin of Great Britain has received more than 8,000 pipes as gifts froni admirers. Deer In Hotel Dining Room. Hendersonville, N. C.? Aug. 12.? Guests at the Kentucky Home, a fashionable Hendersonville hotel, -were starled by the appearance of a deer in the dining room and lobby during the dinner hour recently. 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