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A REMARKABLE CASE. Mam th« Dm* Body of a W<man in a * ——i Trank XV THX CITY Of LOVDOV, BHO., D*j* Vni^aaked the Moat Ingenious Wife Marderer Hlnoe (be of the Pirate Blue Beard. One husband with four wives all the same bouse, three living each ignorance of her husband’s real tlons with the other two, In in reld' and one V-v. .y dead, murdered, and her body burled In cement in a trunk in the cellar— this .Jk the extraordinary domestic situation revealed In the London su burb of Kensal Ulse through the sui cide of George Albert Crossman when his oily tongue could no lo'nger satisfy those who suspected him. Only the strange fascination which he exercised over woman, his utter lack of scruples and the persuasive powers of the bigamous murderer and suicide made such a situation possible. And the criminal Investigation has shown that at least four other wires bad become bis victims before the ad vent of those-making a total of eight. There was nothing Mormon about this household. Each of the living wives believed herself to be the only" one and. her husband’ faithful, al though all lived under the same roof. When Crossman’s persuasive tongue was stilled by tits own hand it was only necessary for the three living ones to speak freely to each other in comparing notes, and the mystery was explained. . .* ' * ~ * An account of this drama of com plications properly begins before the advent of living wife No. 3. Wife No. 1, known to tradesman and all In the neighborhood as Mrs. Crossman as She truly was -occupied living and sleeping rooms with their child on the second floor of the house in Kensal Rise known as "Sunojside." Wife No. 2 and her child- also Grossman’s child—were slmillarly eitaated on the third floor. She was known, to wife No. 1 and to the neighborhood as Mrs. Clark, the widow of the lifelong friend of Grossman, who, dying, had made Grossman his executor and guardian of bis child. When wife No. 1 objected to his spending so much Urn* with “Mrs. Clark” he would ap pease her with this explanation: HU INGENIOUS EXPLANATIONS. “My dear wife, if I seem to you un- dnly attentive tb Mrs. Clard, upstairs, you must remember that I am fultill- iat • sacred trust reposed in me by my dear friend, her late husband, on his death bed. besides, the posit ion of executor in this case is lucrative, and, like many inexperienced woman, Mrs. Clark has a passion for going into detail. As she is extremely se oretive about her affairs, I beg that you will never appear curious.” And so Crossman was free to enjoy "Mrs. Clark's” and their child’s so ciety, going and coming at his pleas ure. Toaatisfy wife No. 2 about the pub lic recognition accorded to wife No. 1 ss Mrs. Crossman was easily within the limit of Crossman's Ingenuity. He told her. ' » - “My darling wife, of course you know that the relations between Mrs. OroMman and me are only what those of brother in-law and llster-ln-law should be. Her husband is in India, and for reasons involving confflderable property it Is'necessary for ber to be supposed to be living with her hus band. That is the role 1 liaveTo pay —distasteful thoOgb it is. Of course,' you wont mention it. If the little deception should become known the result would practically mean ruih for the poor woman, and, Itesides, the ar rangement is rather proti table to me —something to be grateful for these hard times." r There was no resisting the fascina tlons of this man, and neither wife dreamed of doubting his word. So everything Went on smoothly, the household expenses being paid out of money Grossman’s two brides brought to him on the wedding day. There was only one complaint from the two wires. This was a bad odor which seemed to come from the cellar. “I’ll attend to that the first day I hare time," Grossman would say. “The smell comes from a box full of cement left by the masons. I’ll at tend to It presently." LOW rUNDS CALL KOK ANOTHER WIFE. But funds were running low, and Grossman had a more Important S task before him. He needed another wife —one with money —and he was al ready advertising for her in the name of “Frank Seaton." Frequently lie was Aliy for a day or two. At length lie announced to wives No.,1 and 2, sep arately, that he was about to install on the first floor as housekeepers an old and intimate friend ol his sister; in Manchester, adding: - “It Is enough for me to remind you that she Is my sister's school chum, that we are named in her will as heirs to all ber property and that she will trust no one but the brother of her girlhood’s chum.” Seperately, wives No. 1 and 2 beg-{ ged him not to mention it. Together, j Mrs. Grossman and Mrs. Clark urged him to go at once and bring ^ome Mrs. Seaton. Thereupon, grumblingly, Grossman posted off, not to Manchester, but to j Reading, where Miss Annie Welsh, not especially attractive, but with a neat savings bank account at the lo cal post office, awaited ber dahing fiance, “Frank Seaton." For Crossman was only thirty-five, and in spite of four yean spent in jail for bigamy, presented a youthful and attractive appearance. They were immediately married at St. George's Church In Reading, and proceeded to enjoy their honeymoon with the assistance of “Mre. Seaton’s’'’ savings, which “Mr. Seaton” thought- tally withdrew from the bank after the ccrmony. They went to Man chester, from which place Grossman mdently and. dutifully wrote to wife No. 1 and 2, and found a letter from "Mrs. (Bark" telling him how nicely their little boy was getting along with the whooping cough. Oofelng across this letter, “Mrs. . ♦' .u. - * Seaton," wife No. S, asked questions. Cross man was equal to the emergency. He was acting as go-between for a husGand and wife who were Jangling. This was quite satisfactory. Id good time Crosaman and wife No. 3 set out for London and home. Now he became doubly fascinating. When he saw that wife No. 3 was finding hHn perfectly irresistible be prepared her for the somewhat am biguous state of things she would find at “Sunnyside,” saying: HE PREPARES HER FOR NO. 1 AND NO. 2. “My angel bride, you know that many people have family obligations of which not even s marriage for love can relieve them. That Is why I am known as George Albert Grossman, who Is In I ndia. He Is my half-brother, and for property reasons his wife, who lives In my bouse and passes for mine, must appear to be living with her hus band. Mrs. Clark, who Uvea with her child on the top floor, Is the widow of d$y dearest friend, and the care of her, her child and her property, is a> trust which be reposed In me while on. bis death bed. These poor women and their affairs take up much of my time; but you mustn’t mind, darling.” Mrs. Seaton was so deeply in love that she was far past minding any thing respectable that concerned her new husband. So on their arrival all was serene. Slaving learned about “Mrs. Seaton’s” property and the will and about her suspicions and exacting nature, wives, No. 1 and No. 2 even urged Grossman, to humor b*r >n every wayf And thus the hew honeymoon was not too rudely concluded. - But on the very day of their home coming “Mrs, Seaton" objected strongly to that strange odor from the cellar, much more noticeable do the first floor, where she was installed, than oh ttteothers occupied by wlveif No. 1 and No. 2. Grossman wasseri- ously embarrassed. He could not think how to safely dispose of the trunk and its dreadful secret. , In the presence of that odor his fas cinations lost Ahelr effect on wife Ntf 3. They hao a quarrel about it, and wife No. 3 was in a fair way to join the dead wife in the cellar when she suddenly packed a handbag and left, saying she would return to her parents and remain there until the cellar was put in a respectable condition. Susncroirs ok the ill smell. This episode called.anew the atten tion t>f wfre« No. 1 and No. 2 to the 111 smelling trunk in the cellar. They made Grossman take them down to look at it. It was an old tin trunk and stood in a little dark closet. Grossman tried to say that old cement usually smelled that way—but the wo men had flown to thg upper regions. And then the rwife murdererwpuW. go down into the cellar and tug at the straps of the trunk In whtatr tfis bbdy, of one of bis victims lay encased in ce ment. trying to shut in the~odor that was making his living wives suspi cious; » _ ' • - 2 ■ Wlille Groahman was continually planning to take away the trunk and bury it in bis motbei's garden, in an other part of the shbu.rbs, wife Nq. 3 finding that absence made the heart grow fonder, returned Grossman promised to have the trunk taken away the next day without fall. But several days elapsed with noth ing done. Grossman seemed much preoccupied, and when wife No. 3 hinted her suspicions he lodked at ber so strangely that cold ghlven ran down her hack. Was he thinking that it would be better to let her join the dead wife In the cellar? ■ At last, on Saturday, Grossman call ed at the shop of Messr^. By den & Sons, news agents, in WHlesden lane, In whose window was a notice to the effect that light work was done with a pony and van. He wanted a .box moved, be said. Young Kyden, who is still un<\eY twenty years of age and who does the van work, was out and Grossman re fused to leave his name and address, >aying he would call again. He called again that same evening, but Ryden was again not in. On Tues day lie sent a telegram ordering the van, but subsequently cancelled it. Late the same evening he called at tiie shop, again ordering the cart for Die next day and saying lie. would come for It. , On Wednesday evening lie went to' the shop for the last time arid asked Ryden to get the van ready.®''It was then about 8:30, and lie said that the job would probably take until about « o'clock. .. - Ryden suggested that lie should take a carman named Wicks to help, but Grossman Insisited that he mustqfo alone. Ryden was suspicious at this and told Wicks to follow on foot. He ami Grossman, then droxe loJ‘Sunny- side,” a drive of about eight or ten minutes. , . DISCOVERED, nK"KILLA ntMSELKr Before fetching the cart, however, Crossman had moved the fateful box from tile cellar into garden. His ac tions were watched by a suspicious neighbor, who, while Groasman was away after the van, reported the mat ter at the near-by police station. Tlie police sergeant and an officer in plain clothes met the murderer wiien he arrived with the van. Grossman was completely taken by surprise, and it was not until the sergeant had actually touched him that he took to ids lieels and ran wildly down the road. Luckilly, the plain-clothes man was young and an excellent runner. He stuck close to Grossman’s heels down the length of Ladysmith road and into the main road leading to Kensal Rise station. Both pursued and pursuer were winded by this time, and the constable called out for assis tance in the chase. Finding himself cornered in Hanover, road, Crossman suddenly stopped and cut his throat with a razor. So thoroughly did he do his worlr that the windpipe and blood-vessels were served to the backbone, and he died practically at once. Crossman bfeing dead,-then came the mystery of the trunk. Four police- men managed with great trouble to lift the box into the van, while from it oozed a thick anti evil-emeeliog liquid. It was taken to>4lte yard of the police station in Salisbury road and there it was broken open and the horrible discovery made. a woman’s body encased in cement. Wiien the lid was foroad back the box-was found to be filled with solid cement ▲ few blowy broke the crust, revealing the body of a woman in an advanced stage of decomposi tion. Owing to a lack of' evidence that violence had been used in killing the woman, the. polios assumed that she had died of poison. Upon Groasman’• body, soaked In blood, was a death certificate of a S man named a* his wife and letters rotrar Fenner Conffreasman Gave Fenational ^f-^esUsefif wasrSBiTraets. , papers, showing that he had married at least eight womeo through the mediation of matrimonial agencies. Further Investigation show ed that practically his whole socurce of income had been these bigamous wives and the money they brought with them. . ' As already told, It was only neces sary for wives No. 1 No. 2 and No. 3 to frankly compare notes to make the whole mystery plain of Grossman’s ability to live with three wives in the same house without excitlog the sus picion of agy of them. ~ _ Singularly revolting as is the case of G<eoipg6 Albert Croesm&n, it exhibits in a pronounced form the characteris tics of the type of criminal whose monomania seems to be the hunting down preylngJ’upon and slaughter of women. LlkA^Blue Beard" in the fairy tala, they marry, murder and marry again and, murder till some one fortunately opens the cupboard, and the world is rid of tliem in due and salutary course. Groasman’s case has set the authori ties to moralizing on the subject. He has been married eight times, and was looking out for another victim when the end came to his loattisome career, no difficulty in finding wives. He coiildiiave had as na»ny as he *■ What is the explanation? FALLING FROST PRXYXNT1D By Ralna, Otherwise Damage Would Have Been Great to Crops. The State says the cold wave made a sudden aud unexpected dip south ward over the Appalachian mountains Wednesday and Gclumbians and other South Carolians again hauled out their overcoats and wraps and , built fires after making full preparattomHn apparel and otherwise for summer. There were light falls of snow at sev- HIGH AND RACY. 'IHE SITDATIOSS COMFLICTIHO Cause In Which ObllgalldOl - Chureh Would Clash With * * ft Duties to. the State Coafeeeed. With the reopening of the investi gation in the Reed Smoot c^se before the senate committee on privileges and elections, at Washington Wednes day the proseoutiqnj^yoted consider able time to drawing from, Brigham H. Roberts the character of the oatlis which are said to be necessary for a Mormon efficial to take in order to have the support of the church for political office. Members of the com mittee showed an equal interest in the obligations which are said to be taken by Mormons who * ‘go through the endowment house.” Along both lines much evidence was brought out which is expected to have consider able bearing on the fitness of a Mor mon chuch official to hold a seat in congress. v . It was shown by Mr. Roberts’ testi mony that without the consent of thfe Mormon church he failed of election to a seat in congress and later with church recognition of his candidacy lie was elected. In relation to the endowment house obligation Mr.' Roberts was extremely reticent. Mr, Roberts said he has three wives, one married in 1877, the second in 1888 and the third in 1890. He.said he has had children by all of the wives and by the first plural wife since tils election to congress. Senator Overman inquired of Mr. Roberts whether hii^Jlrst wife and bis second wife had consented to his third wife . “No sir.’’ said Mr. Roberts. “They ddl not learn of the marriage for three or four years.” • ' • How was that?" asked Senator of my the the marriage was not known to any one?” - “It was known to some friends but not to my wives," answer. “Why was this marriage concealed from them?” asked Chairman Bur ro wsr- Wouldn’t embarrass them. , “Because 1 did not want to embar rass them.” ^ - How embarrass them*" In the cltRens eml points In the upper half of the Beveridge. “Do you mean to say that State, as far down as Newberry, and Uje clouds and xaih and wind alone saved thousands of dollars crop dam- agesHsll over the-State. With clear, calm weather Tuesday night, Section Director Bauer said, there would cer tainly have been killing frosts practi cally over the entire State, which would have played havoc with the fruit crops, killing cotton and greatly retarding corn. The night before freezing temperatures occurred in the mountainous sections, but Wednes day's reports from the commercial peach Orchards of this State and Geor gia indicated that though the crop bad been damaged, to some extent there still remalneiTenobgh fruit on the trees to Insure practically a full crop. '‘Tire reports from Georgia were particularly ‘ encouraging, and those from South Carolina points were aU most as good. The North Carolina fruit crop was seriously affeated, not over half a crop remaining. In Vir ginla, where there was also ciear weather killing frosts occurred all over the State, greatly damaging the trucking interests at, Norfolk, where the frost was heaviest. ’Y The centre of the cold wave Wed nesday was in northern Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and the New Kngland States, with snow as far south as St. Louis and with tem peratures from ft to 19 degrees below It was not trut the political sup port of the Morfcbo oburcb In Utah was sought by 'political parties the same as tbe Irish, German or Italian vote was sought Ip:other communi ties. £ > “And the negrojlots?” Interrupted Mr. Worthington. '“I believe, no|i,” said Hr. Roberts, “^-ire msy be Individuals who trim laid that Aisy, but nos fhe church.’.' " “I believe," said Senator “that tbe first election was car tbe Republicans, the second by the Democrats, the .third by the 'Repub licans. The next appears to be our turn. That appears to indicate that some influence has been brought to bear on the church.” . Chairman Burrows asked the wit ness whether -he- ever had , been through the endowment bouse. “Yes, sir.” “Can you tell us In regard to. this ceremony?” asjted Chairman Burrows. “1 cannot. 1 do not feel a liberty to do so.” “Why not?” “I consider myself in trust and not at liberty to disclose what takes place.” - . * < Mr. Roberts said that the obliga tions were secret and be thought them not unlike the oaths of tbe Masonic order or other secret societies. “What would happen If you did re veal what took place within the temple"? asked the chairman. “I would lose caste and be regarded as betraying a trust. If fkeep faith I cannot disclose what takes place.” “Then," pursued Chairman Bur rows, any person who takes the endowment house obligation is under oath not to reveal its nature?” “I think so.’’ “And Senitor Smoot could not re veal bis oattr of that character?’’ Tbe witness nodded his his head in acqulesence. *-• ' Senator Bailey pked whether there was anything in the ceiemony that abridged a man’s freedom in- any political or religious way... • The witness replied he thought not. . . n ' ■ - _ i ^ T. G. Croft for Conitre**, To my fellow citizens of the Second r nogresskmal 1 HstTkO: - I have read with pride and gratitude most profound the numerously signed petitions asking me to become a candi date for Congress to fill the vacancy caUsed by the death.of my reverend father, tne Hon. Geonre W. Croft, from the Second Congressional District' of South Carolina. No stronger token of honor, esteem and reverence for the memory of your, departed representative can be given. While reluotarit todo so, ,ye_t hairing Everybody Should Read This. — - - - - - .. . . b» •old at If rooeWing two yoo car loads > iron. BJi. STOMAM, p» COLUMBIA SUPPLY 00., t AM* S* ul Tm Columbia, a. C. COLKMAN-BAfitr-MARTIN PAINT CHARLRSTO^, S. 0. DISTRIBUTORS OF*- ' AND OIL CO. CALCIMO—the finest wall finish made. __ —' .. DAYTON READY MADE COLORS—in paste form,one oFthe most du-'* ’ rable and economical paints. v ' CO>h and Colors. Prepare yourselves to meet the demand for Stenographers, typewriter^ and bookkeepers. Write for catalogue of v MAGFEAT’S RpsiNESS COLLEGE, Columbia, S. C. W. H. Mameat. official Court Stenographer. PresTdenT. The Uuignard Brick Works .. COLUMBIA,.S. C. _ , Building and Re-Pressed Brick: Special shapes to order. Fire Proof Terra OotU Flue Linings—-Prepared to frll orders for thousands or for mlUloni: — Well, w&. kn.ew the marriage was illegal and it might be embarrassing to them If they should for any reason be called on to testify." Mr. Taylor asked Mr. Roberts why he thought it incumbent upon his to take plural wives.’! “From boyhood,’’ replied th^ witness, “I had been taught the" rightfulness of plural marriages and I believed this practice to Y)e the law of God. I knew that this practice was contrary to the mandates of-congress but believed that the jaw of God was ithe highest rule and I felt impelled to obey ft.” Chairman Burrows asked a numb r of pointed questions which brought Out the confessloh from Mr. Roberts tb^t he still believes in and Is practic ing polygamy. He said that Ueves that, the Woodrug was divinely inspired and that now in practicing—polygamy he knows hq. is faith in those who signed tlie peULiops tTZens oi the "District at myself a the &«•- i and on the (eastern slope of ■'the Rockies there were rises of from H) to 20 degrees on account of a storm originating in the Rockies. As the western storm ai vances tne northerly winds will change to the south and this section will get a touch of .spring again Thursday o£ Friday, s j Mr. Bauer says. Te> as and Louisiana en joyed seasonable warmth Wednesday, but the ecnjyral Texas farmers who tried to get a jump on the boll weevil have been" dTTkppointed^- Their cotton was killed by the cold wave of a few days ago aid they are now re planting. - In the northern"half of the country east of the Miss ssippi practically-no farming has been done on account of the lateness of the spring, and these sections have not suffered by yester day’s cold wave" .-The unreasonable has not extend ;d into the spring wheat districts of the Missouri valley, where the crop is all in and the Ne«v York, Wisconsin and Minnesota apple orchards are unaf fected because the lateness of tbe &prlng b3& --prevented -e*ea~tbg~bod» freezing, wti’rie in tne central valleys 'dlSfib^ylng both the. Jajys of the land and the laws of God. , He was asked whv he continued to djsDbey the laws of 1890 against plural marriages and livingTln poloygamous^cobaDltation and the witness said he regarded the manifesto as an administrative act of the church and of binding force upon all members. He admitted that to disobey any of those laws would sub ject the member to liability to church discipline. The witness was asked the ground 4 then ln regard to" polygamous—ccr- RcoTYsln and habitation, and said that- he and many others were Jiving in polygamy at th? time the rule was made against such cohabltiatlon and thatihey com starting yet. TSo thi full wealth and apple giodr prospects for crops are still How to Grow Flowers. In order to supply the large and in creasing demand for publications re lating to the cultivation of flowers the United States Department of Agrlcuk. ture has had prepared and will soon issue Farmers’ Bulletin No. 195, en titled M Annual Flowering Plants." This bulletin was prepared by L. C. Corbett, horticulturist of tbe bureru of plant industry of the department. The bulletin contains suggestions for the use.of plants about dwellings and the construction of hotbeds and cold frames'. The dates for planting the seed of each of the varieties enume rated ip the publication, as well as tbe particular requirements in their cultivation, are stated in the discus sion of each species. General cultu ral directions relating to sowing seed, germination, moisture, soil tempera ture and transplanting are also given. The bulletin contains plans for school gardens and is illustrated with flfty- five text figures. Copies will be sent free to any addreaa in the United States on application to a Senator, Representative or delegate in Con gress, or to the Secretary of Agricul ture, Washington, D.C. _7 Below Freeaing. A dispatch from Knoxville, .Teffb., says snow to tbfc depth of 18 inches is reported from tbe mountain sections in this vicinity. In the city three or four Inches fell and tbe temperature is below freezing. Cattlemen have already placed their cattle on tbe mountain ranges and stand to lose heavily as a insult of the oold weather, which Is a novelty for .this section fit such a period of tbe year. * > ■ • L * J , .. of God, if he believed them to be the I with large, a thajoritv of whom^were his. friends, 1 have decided to make'the rkce, ana hereby announce candidate for Gangress from ond Congressional District, to filf tlie unexpired term only, subject to the re-, suit of the primary election. And I hereby pledge myself to abide by and support the nominee in such election and to support jbe piatfown and prin- oiple&of tht Democratic party. •r v . T G. Croft. » ■ ; -L. J..William* for ConicreftB. To the Democratic voters df the Sec- Fine * Watch Repairing. rge for work I P.H LACRICHOTTE Don't think that arery one who hangs out a sign as a “watch maker" is competent to repair your floe watch. Kepairera who are fully competent are scarce. "We do work only one way,—Use best—we can make any part of a watch, or a complete watch. Our prioea are often no more than yon pay for inferior work. When oar charge for work is f 1.50 or over wa will pay exprea* charge one way. Sand us your watch. P. H LACRICHOTTE * OQ, Jewelers, 1424 Main SL, Columbia, S. C. All Drug and Tobaooo Whiskey I Morphine I Cigarette j- ah Drugs Habit,,—j— Habit—4— Habit C I -— Habits. Cured by Iteelev Inwtiltito, of U. 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Gonfidential correspond ence solicited. i — . Southeastern .Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Hoofing . - “RUBEROID.” Write for prices. Inline Cement, l*l»»ter. Terra Gotta Pipe, Roofing Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, < Carolina, Portland Cement Co., Charleston, 8. C. ond Congressional District: *- Anall-wise I’rovideqcife has deprived yeu of your direct representation In the lower house of congress, through the death of Hon. Geo. W. Croft, con gressman from the Second South Caro lina District. Tills sad loss of an able be be.-.|q^ublk;-i«rvant Jcreates a vacancy in a manifesto position for which it has been my an nounced intention to-be a candidate in the regular primary thissumtner, and i sojnakes it necessary lor me to seek your suffrages--‘-^arlier than would j otherwise have been the case, for the unexpired term* - 1 am a candidate for the high honor highest laws and with a resigned aif, of representing the Second South Car- b«Csaidr Well, the manifesto left olina District in Congress and ask me in tbe midst of obligations to your support. * —^ these wives. lam trying to do tBFt lama Democrat and give full alle- best I can to live within the laws but ’ >,r ' a . ri £, e 10 !j e 7 ,0crat! ^ P r . illci P le s v tbe,, obh«klo M , caonoUbltk At the afternoon session Mr. Ro*' (Be rule of this country "by the w hite berts said no action ha* ever been .men, a ru | e so shaped as itTbringthe taken by the church in respect to his greatest good to tlie greatest number, living with more than one wife. I go to the very fullest length in oppo- Question were asked respecting Mr siticn to anything that savors of race, Roberts’ views regarding the manifesto political or social equality. These are - - —- - - * beliefs which 1 hold should be atlyo and maintained by State and.National aid in connection with cotton manu facturing, that all our people may be educated and trained to manufacture the finest of fabrics which sell for the highest prices, thereby giving the greatest profit to the manufacturer and the higbest^posslble wages to the laborer. Nothinj^Hut a Fool. Martin J. Wade is tbe only Demo*’ crat in the House from Iowa. In ex planation of the attitude of many Re publicans of Iowa Gov. Cummlui' view on the necessity of adjusting tne tariff rates to meet changed condi tions, Mr. Wade'said the peopjje of I favor maintaining a strong navy • his State were like the fellow who sat fof the-protection of our country and , at the doorstep of his home one wln- the interests of her citizens under our , ter morning about 2 o’clock when a t reaty laws, i believe that the South policeman came along is especially interested in the awaken- ing and development of'the Orient— for to them we must look for increased use of cotton goods. Jt is the field into which thecotton grown by our farm- er& and manufactured by our wage earners, niust in a large part find a maikeit, Therefore I advocate trade rights and open ports in Ghina and the far East. I was elected Senator from Barnwell “ Wbat are you dying here?” inquir ed the guardian of the peace. The man replied: "I am'just Drip k-' ing.” ’ ' _y “Well," said the policeman, “get in oy you will freeze to death. What are you thinking about “I was just thinking," replied tie man, “whether I would go in and get CoontT and'^rvedTunYri Rai^- T killed ’ y r . whether I would 8Uf out , j Vmii_ * here a sidered themselves under moral obliga tion to live-with the wives they had married. ■ - , “Do you think you - are morally bound to cohabit with all of your wives?" Chalrmao Burrows asked. “1 do.” AN UNLUCKY NUMBER. “How many children have you?" “Thirteen living.” “How many not living?" “Two.” “When was the last one born?” “About two or two and a half years ago." n'; Mr. Van Cott in cross examination asked In regard to the rule which per mits, officials of the church to enter- into politics and the witness said he regarded It as merely a “leave of ab sence from tbe chureh official duties during Incumbency of political office." He said be did not regard it as an en dorsement by the Mormon church. It was brought out that In bis first can vass for office when he had not the consent or leave of absence, he was defeated. In his second canvass he obtained the “leave of absence" and was elected. Senator BaHey asked a number of questions regarding tbe witness' views of bis obligations as a citizen and whether there could be a religious obligation which would justify him in denying bis services to his State to discharge duties which would devolve upon him by the acceptance of a political position. Mr. Roberts said the emergency might arise whereby an official should resign his political office If the will of his constituents would not permit only with the ohifroh mandates. Senator Bailey asked Jbe witness if eated at Washington as well as enter tained at home. — ™ 1 am eternally against trusts and the monopolies they build and foster, and pledge my most earnest efforts; if elected, to work. for. relief of the people thefefrom . , ■ \ South Carolina is now well repre sented in the national hoifte of iepfe- sentalives by professional men. 1 would not appeal to claitrpredjudice, but 1 do ask: Ought not the farmers of South Carolina, wlio are a majority of the State’s white voters, to have at least one simon pure farmer regreseli ra 1 class because oh its prosperity de pends the developemCbToririeecTinfry -xlfc-15 the commercial blood of the 'body. politic, sap it, weaken it, with draw it and general disaster follows. 1 am A farmer and stand for all that Will lienefit the agriculturist—Rural Libraries, Rural Delivery, Good Roads &c. Edgefield county by election to repre sent them in the State legislature, and by the people of South Carolina, through their General Assembly,—t ahare in_the management of thO dis pensary, and point to my record as ? ublic servant as an assurance to the democrats of the Second District that if they choose me as their congress man I will serve them faithfully and to tbe full extent of my ability.. I hope to have the opportunity of meeting the Democratic votew-of our district face U>face, to fully statefrom the'Stufnp my position on all public questions, whicK cannot be done in the limits of a newspaper article. L. J. WlLUAgS ; berg County was created in 1897 from Barnwell territory. Being in the ter ritory thus cut otr I resigned my seat and was elected Senator from Bamberg County and.at the expiration of Trty term was re-elected and am now her Senator. —— For these twelve years I have stood - /e V’cais t uaic ->nwm- . ■ . for the welfare of all Hi8 people of our < J u t r 7"why he State and especially for the agricultu- f here and freeze to deith.” According to Mr. Wade,The people of Iowa are not on y thinking like tie man alluded to, but they are realizing a great truth expressed in a case where a man was uken to an insane asylum in that State. In reply to t ie was sent there the If elected to represent you, I will bring to bear all the powers I. passes,. tAt ive in congress? — . framed by years oTexperTenoe fn Ife 1 have been honored by the people Of reStS ° f U District and our State. I solicit i«your support and hope to meeuyou ih the near future face to face ttH»,the stump fully present these and other views to the electors of this District. Respectfully, S. G. Mayfield. S. G. Mayfield for Congreaa. To the Electors of the SeaQnd Con gressional District: , N “God’s linger has touched” our dis tinguished fellow citizen ahclCongress man, Gel. George Crqft, A !and he sleeps." You are -how, therefore, without representation In the lower house of Congress. I aspire to the Va cancy caused oy his death and solicit S our supports for the posltionsQ werth- ly filled by AJkeh’s distinguished son. I am a Democrat, and acknoWlege full allegiftpoe. _ toljlia Democratic party, State and National. Trusts and monopolies are undemo cratic; are btirtful to Uje trade; rob a -free people of their jbst : profits; ahd are a menace to libertv and -free gov ernment. 1 have worked and legislat ed against them and-gm unalterably opposed to them and will worlf dot only to throttle them but to entirely destroy them, find thus through Na tional legislation give that relief which coulfi qot be secured by Sta&e legislation. ; 1 favor iodustrial2clevelopment, of Mm Ln the Individual, tbe County, the State, btm to perfect hia duties In harmony ^ this Republic. I favor Nation- g The Texas Crop. The census bureau says' careful in quiry regarding’ the bolLiWeevll has developed the fact that this insect is flbw in 98 of the 178 cotton proiuc ing counties of Texas and destroyed cotton of the crop of 1903 amounting to 739,36(f bales, which is the differ ence between au ample and a short iJrop for the country. Including the value of the seed, the loss fs equiva lent to 149,272,989. A conservative estimate of the loss resulting to Texas from thp imperfect weather conditISRS which affected'liiat section in com mon’'with oth^r cotton States is placed fit 227.94S bales. The proportion of the Texas crop to the total crop in creased from 23.5 per cent in 1902 to 25.1 per cent in 1903. \ Repu al Bid for roads, agricultural colleges and for tortile schools to be erected They sent me here because I'm a tariff reformer and voted the Republi can ticket.” “Ob, thatVa fhame,” remarked the questioner. “You should not have been sent here. This is the place for the insane. You are nothing but a— fool.” ' , Gait. Wm. H, Green, assistant general manager of the Southern, died at'-his home in Washington on Fri day night, aged 85 years. He was a native of Columbia. If jron are uoi wr. Killed In Virginia. John Mqrgaura earpepter 60 years old, was struck and knocked down by bis son-in-law, Jefferson James, in Norfolk county, Ya. In falling Mor gan’s bead struck an obstruction and am unalterably be died at once. Tbere had been bad blood between the men for three years. - One Hundred Burled. About 100 miners have been buried by an immense avalanche near the Tillage of Pragelato, Tunis. A violent storm is sweeping over that locality and it is feared that other avalanches may result, j “d want to ktl.» tu* in.th ebon, /our tnubla, s«na tor ra/ frr* bookie if »nd Mil examination blanks. No. I, Nervoi.i DeblU- t]r (Sexual VeakneM), No. 1, Varunoele, No. K Stricture, No. 4, Kid ney and D'adder Com plaints. No. 6, Dlaaaaa en. No. r - i, cto. i, vja- tarrh. Thaaa book! •hon.d be in the handa ol sranr person afflict ed. ia Dr Hathaway, the author, la rex*- nlaed as the beat au thority and expert in the United 8tate>i on . , . . . these disease*. Vt rite for the book V?a want to-day. and 11 VrtU baaent you tree, waled. Addreaa V New ton Hathaway, M b r Anm “ Building,^* 8. Brogd St Atlanta Ga. WHAT MAKES A GOOD PIANO? Good Material,, Skill, Koosledga, little things you don’t- it of little money— —pay aa mueb «• Care and a lot ( see, all cost you can. We are factory representatives for the most celebrated Pianos, viz: 1 ’ dickering, Knate, Fischer, Vote, Behr, Mathushek, McPhail, and oth ers. - to 875. Address, Malone IK Columbia, 8. catalogue. and a saving of H6