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THIEVING MEASRRE Bf Wblcb th* Rich 8UHc<. of the Middle West and the South - : Will he Ground Between the l> per nnd Nether Millctonea to Kn* rich the Truats. - Characterisinc Neleon A. Aldrich as "general manager of the United States,” and as by far Its "most po tent and powerful legislator," Judsou C. Wei liver, In the July Hampton's Magardne, arraigns the Rhode Island Senator and his tariff-juggling allies , In the most scathing analyfis ever made of “Ross of the Senate." Rep resenting only fourteen States of less than seven million Inhabitants, "the Aldrich phalanx," declared the ar ticle, "rules the Republican majority in the Senate, and through It to rule the Senate; and through the Senate to make a tariff law. "That law will give to the partR- tpatins StttM, such as Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, u Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Montana, Wyoming. Colorado. Idaho, Nevada, Washington, North Dakota and West Virginia, all the protection they want. The lumber of Washington, the lead of the mountain States, the citrus fruits of California, the hides of the ranges, the cotton and woolen and silk and shoe mills of New England, the Iron and steel of Pennsylvania— these will be cared for. The great, rich State* of Middle West and South will be ‘ground between the upper k and nether millstones,' as Nelson of Minnesota declared on the floor. "The combination of the small States of Ear East and Far West, formed and directed by the cold, cal culating genius of Aldrich, Is the power behind this tariff revision. Senators representing only seven mil lions of people furnish the power with which this colossal boat, from the smallest and the most corrupt State, makes a tariff for our popu latlon of ninety millions. • "Vet even with thla devoted array at his back. Aldrich dared not to openly avow hla Intention of grinding the eighty-three milliona between the millstones of the seven millions. The New England cotton and woolen milla were to have protection—and, therefore, their profit-power—in creased. It was unsafe to do this openly and frankly. So Aldrich re ported a bill In which, he said, there was no change In their schedules. It was true aa to the figures. But Sen ator Dolliver sat up a few nights with some experts, and found that without changing a figure. Aldrich had. by silently rewriting the defini tion of cotton cloth, Increased the du ties throughout. Aldrich and his followers denied It; but Dolliver proved it. And then he proved, fur ther. that Aldrich and his lleutenaats did not do It; they called In the skill ed agenta of the manufacturers and let them fix up the details, so that the provision would be sure to serve the purpose! “That is typical of tariff-making under Aldrich. Jokers, snakes, in directions, concealed meanings, de finitions which seem to mean oae thing and really mean another, Jug- glinga of phrase, concealment of a grain of purpose in a labyrinth of language—these are the sure sys tems with which the Business Sen ator plays his game. Regarding the charges that Rhode Island legislatures have at times been openly and frankly purchased out right. Mr. Welllver quotes Col. A. K. McClure, of Philadelphia, who alleged that ‘in making the sugar schedule of the tariff bill Aldrich gave the Sugar Trust the benefit of one mill added duty on refined sug ar, which enabled the trust to draw down about three million dollars additional profits per year by the cheerful process of taking that much more from the people by adding It to the price of sugar. "Handling a tariff or any other great measure is to Aldrich what mapping out a campaign would be to a board of strategy. He works, works, works, paying Interest against interest, making deals and concessions and compromises, till he is sure of votes enough on all essential propositions. He staves off the tests till he has made a com bination with which to meet each one. He knows, far instance, that with the dominant party pledged to - revise the tariff, a bill must b? pass ed. With that to start on, he must organize one force to protect his steel schedule, another to defend sugar. Mother to carry through hts textile duties, and so on through the list ' Rome of the nen«prho are with him -r-ea the steel rates* he discovers, will tfeaert when It comes to sugar. Some who are with him on steel and woolen will go over to the ene my when it comes to cotton. -‘So- hts ertny is a shifting.and - changing force, but hs has resources form which he almost invariably ~ commsM* the necessary majority. Ho save // la time of need. It i« always possible for him to go ovm to the Democratic side of the chamber and muster a handful of tho political opposition to pull through a propo sition la which ho is deeply inter ested. So. if hs luds himself Unable to pass Us textile schedules with ibllcaa votes, he will draft a Democrats «rho here cotton mills States; or if sugar is doubt* lonators of ths South Tbe Right of the Scoundrel Shocked . Her and Asked Her Father to KU1 Him. i ..•The State says: John Jeuklas, alias "Slippery Jim." the negro charged with attempting criminal assault on a young lady la George- town 'cbtfnty, wss fdenttfted by the lady. The negro was brought to Co lumbia Saturday night and lodged Is the penitentiary for safe keeping. It waa decided Sunday to brlug the young lady to Columbia and accord ingly she came, accompanied by her father, and made oath that Jenkins was the negro who dragged her from the buggy and attempted the crime. She brought with her a written statement which was filed with Mr. A. J. Bethea, private secretary to to Gov. Ansel. The statement car ries out practically what has already been given in the newspapers and gives no new facts as to the attempt ed crime. When she was shown Jenkins she begged her father to kill the negro and was absolutely prostrated as a result of the shock. This is the first case of this kind in that section of the country and efforts will be made at once for a speedy trial. Mr. Geo. W. Watts has written Gov. Ansel, who was out of the city, requesting a special term of court. There was at no time any danger of violence and the people are con vinced that should the law be al lowed to take its course there will b« no difficulty at the trial. hkximbs to injuries Received in Auto-Trolley Smash l> Near Belton. A dispatch from Anderson says the death of the Rev. D. I) Richard son, which occurred at a hospital here, where he was brought soon after the accident, makes him the second victim of the automobile- trolley car collision, nine miles east of here yesterday. His skull waa fractured and he never regained con sciousness. The body was taken to Slmpsonvllle, near Greenville, for Interment, accompanied by Mrs Richardson, who was also Injured, and who had since been here with her husband. Mr. Richardson was thirty-six years old, snd pastor of the Second Baptist church, of the Belton and Gluck mills church here. They had no children A telephone message from Ninety-Six said that the condition of the Rev E. A Mc Dowell, another of the Injured, is very satisfactory. Forth* MitrdorofElsltSfioHn Now York City. INSANE JEALOUSY On tfbe Part of One Chlaanaa Be cause the Girl Went With Another Chinaman !• Now Supposed to Have Canned the Terrible Murder of the Girl. A dlapatcb from New York aa/s in the love leUera'of Eiit Sigel to two Chinamen li found thi moiiv* for the gruesome murder of Gca Fraaz Slgel s granddaughter. The light the body was discovered wedg ed into the old trunk in the rooms of Leon Ling, in Eighth aveiue, the police found a score of mote of let- A BOLD BANDIT HOLDS UP CASH IER WITH PISTOL. Take* Eight Thousand Dollars in Currency and Then O oily Walks Off With It. In true frontier style, a highway- maa, described as gentle in appear ance; robbed the branch banking house of the Waggoner Bank and Trust Company In the heart of Fort Worth, Texan, of UH> in currency and escaped. The robbery was the most daring attempted in Texas in years. Cash ier Walter E. King was alone in the bank after closing time, balanc ing the business of the day, when a man walked in. As the man ap proached the window of the cashier's desk, King looked into the barrel of a revolver. "Make a move or a noise of any kind and I'll kill you,” was the greeting Mr. King received. The cashier obeyed the order. Seizing the roll of bills the man HOW SHE 01 Chinaman Tails of Murder of Elsio Seigle. MUCH LIGHT THROWN ters, which the girl had addressed to him. They were endearing in tone j “ t ' of ' th e'door' covering King with the revolver. King ran to a telephone, as he saw the man and indicated a friendship more than platonic. la searching Chinatown, the de tective* raided the private rooms of Chu Gain, owner of the famous Port Arthur Chinese restaurant, and there they found about 200 letters which had been addressed to him by Elsie Sigel. These letters were even more endearing in tone than those found in Leon Ling s room. la these she addressed him as "My own dearest beloved," and "my own dear Chu.," ‘ever your loving Elsie," she fre quently signed herself. The Chu Gain letters gave the first informa tion as to the motive for the mur der. Miss Sigel told Chu Gain, in some or the letters, of her conduct with Leon Ling, told him not to be jealous, and explained her object in maintaiu- walking down the street and ming- llngling with the crowds with an air of unconcern. The police reached the scene five niinutes later, but the robtier had disappeared. At the time of the robbery sev eral hundred persons wjere near the building and many noted the arrival at the bank and the departure of the man, but his manner was so bland that he did not arouse suspicion. Several persons declare that he climed into a waiting automobile, after walking several blocks. But the police place little credence in this assertion and it is believed he is still in Fort Worth. Search ing parties are out in force. An in- terurban car which left for Dallas was overtaken by officers in an ail ing her friendship for Ling. The po- , totnohl | P hnl ,^3 obvious means of lice will not give out the full ' capp had not been utilized, tents of these letters. ]osg (0 \v a g KonPr banks is It is now supposed that Leon Ling KILLED BV LIGHTNING. Sob of One of the Siamese Twins Wbs the Victim. The Siamese twins are mere names to the younger generation which now makes up the major portion of the circus clientele, but in the old days these men were among the wonders of the modern world. The youngest son of the twin Chang was killed Fri day in North Carolina by lightning He was thirty-eight, a deaf mute, but prosperous and popular. The twins married Virginia women, and their children have remained in the South All have prospered, but nearly all of them were born deaf. decided tragically to end the romance of the girl he loved and his rival Her affection for Chu Gain was known, aa is shown by the letters received by Chu G»in, in which he and the girl are threatened with death unless their relations ceased. The murder was apparently the ex pectation of that threat. The Chinatown miasioa, popularly known as the girls' recreation rooms, was closed a few nlgkta ago for the first time slice they were opened eight years ago. No explanation was glveu (or this action, but it is sup poses! that the murder of Elsie Sigel was responsible. It was in covered by insurance. The bank, however, offered a reward of J 1.000. WIFE OF MINISTER SKITS. Said to Have Disappeared Another Man. With The congregation of Centenary Methodist Episcopal church, at New- bern, N. C , was greatly startled Sun day morning when the pastor, Rev. R. C. Beaman, I). D., announced to them that his wife had disappeared and could not be located. The pas tor s words were pronounced in as these flue oratory as has ever been heard rooms that Miss Sigel first undertook j | n that pulpit and no word of cen- misslonary work in Chinatown, and ] sure or bitter feeling escaped his it was here that she was brought in contact with many ^of the resi dents of that section. The young girl missionaries of lips. It was a very pathetic scene On Saturday, June 5, Dr. Beaman went to Durham to attend Trinity College commencement. Three or FIEND WILL HANG. Regiment of Troop* Attended Him Diiring Trial. At a special term of court at Blandon. Miss., on Monday, held under the protection of six com panies of State troops. Will Mack, a negro, was found guilty of bavins crimjnally assaulted Mamie Myers, daughter of a prominent planter of that countr, and was sentenced to hang July 23. The crime was com mitted more than a year ago. The negro was returned to Vicksburg, where he will remain until the date of execution. KILLED HIS KINSMAN. Yowng Man Jailed for Slaying His Brother-In-Law. A special from Martinsville, Va., says: E. M. Keen, a young white man, was lodged In the Henry coun ty Jail there, ehargt^d with the mur der of llruee Davis, a prominent farmer a*<J politician. who lived near Stockton, in that county. Da vis married Keen's sister, and oh Sunday Davis had a difficulty with hi* wife. Keen, in defence of his sister, it is said, stabbed Davis four timeji. from which Injuries he died at once. Chinatow a, like Elsie Sigel. use these | four days later Mrs. Beaman left rooms In w hich to meet the unfor- j Newborn, it is said, ostensibly for lunate women of Chinatown and : Rocky Mount, but nothing has been there talk religion with them. On 1 heard from her since. Notes found stated occasions Chinamen were in- j jn different places indicate that she vited to the rooms, and there they has left with a man named Grant, met the young girl missionaries. w ho has been in town for a few in that manner many Chinamen were days. induced to attend Christian Sunday j The matter was known to but very schools in different parts of the city j f ew prior to the Sunday morning and from these flrat meetings many | services. She was the minister's romances have developed, the China- | second wife and was about the age men marrying white women. The ©f his youngest daughter by his first first of these weddings which oc curred eight years ago. created much comment, but recently there have been so many such alliances that lit tle attention is paid to them. Although the mission in China town where Elsie Sigel formerly taught, has been closed, a meeting of Chinese who hav@ been converted to Christianity was held in a Doyer street mission to discuss plans for raising a fund to be offered as a reward for the capture of Elsie Slgcl's slayer. No definite sum was decided upon, but a committee will go through Chinatown soliciting sub scriptions. The Rev. Fung Y. Mow acted as chairman. Theories as to the motive of the murder all coincide on the jealousy of Leon Ling. That he killed the girl became of her apparent friend ship for Chu Gain, who is still de- j tained as a material witness, is the ; predominant belief In support of this explanation, j wife. The second wife was reared at an orphan asylum. The Methodist church is the largest and most in fluential in the city, and one of the largest in the State and Dr. Bea man's charge over it has been marked with a period of prosperity. DEATHS FROM HEAT. Thousands of New Yorkers Sleep on Beaches. A dispatch from New York says the hot wave which inflicted torture on the East Side was blamed for at least twelve deaths and more than a score of prostrations. No relief coining at night, more than 20,000 persons went to bed on the sandy beach at Coney Island, it being the first occasion this season when resi dents of the city sought overnight relief at the seashore. The beaches were thrown open to I the public and policemen were de- m m INVEST YOUR MONEY# WE OFFER FOR QUICK SALE THE FOLLOWSVCH - Mrs. Florence Todd, one of the most , . , . ' tailed to guard the sleepers. Most of prominent women workers in China-1 h , , WANTED HTS CORN. A Georgetown Yeteran Deserts the State Home. Veteran R...A- Patterson, pf Georgetown, has deserted the sol diers' home at Columbia and taken _ up with the Poor house for better •r uncover* all hla forcetf treatment. He says he didn't like the manager or the management of the home and Is happy now. Manag er Starling says Patterson left be cause he was not allowed to drink freely. Ho endorsed the discharge "Left to go where he could drink corn HquOr In peace and more of It.” and West and Middle West will have town, w ho knew Elsie Sigel and her mother intimately, said: "I knew Chu Gain, who is under arrest, very well. He is one of the few Chinamen whom I would trust with my life. Mrs. Sigel aad Elsie also knew him for many years. They • most ‘nten^suffenng c^me an hour were introduced to him through an those who slept on the sands were women and their children, who lived in the crowded sections of the city. The maximum temperature of ninety-one degrees was reported at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but the uncle of his. "I believe that Elsie was in love with Chu Gain and would have mar ried him. but that he would Hot mar ry her." Here Mrs. Todd went into the most significant j>art of her statement, that bearing on Leon Ling. She said: later, following a hot rain shower, when the wind died out and the air became close and gultry. Street thermometers registered as high as ninety-four and a high tem perature was maintained all day and . all of Tuesday night. Wife Beater Slain. Frank Crawford., a farmer living “WithinThe last year, despite her ««ar Se.ima. N. G»,. waa struck on love for Chu Gain, Elsie became ap- the head and his skull crushed by parently Infatuated with Leon Ling ,n ^e i n the hands of his thirteen- But I know It was only a flirtation year-old son Monday morning Craw- He. I know, asked her to marry him. ,or ^ liac ^ h ' fl wif( ‘ d 0 * 0 an( i beat- but she refused him In fact, she , her and the boy, not being able told me that'ahr-Wlltied him. «er ' •* A* 1 him Qff wiltout force, used mother knew all about it.” ! ,h « axe Th ® hoy has been placed Despite her statement, Mrs. Todd : <« J al1 at Smlthfleld. said she was not inclined to believe j that Leon committed the murder. Fatally Htabbed, and ahe went on to relate that she At Richmond. Va., on a street car had a dream that Elsie Sigel had Wednesday George E. Lewis, the con- On New York’s Murder Mystery by a Countryman of the Slayer of th© Girl—She Went to the China- man's Room Alone and Was There Murdered. That New York murder mystery has been solved. Baited and Intimi dated by detectives Chung Sin, one time room mate of Leon Ling, told Tuesday afternoon of Elsie Sigel’s murder. Under the terrific pressure of the "third degree" the little Chi naman admitted that he had seen the body in Leon Ling's room, that he had touched it while it was still warm, that he had smelled drugs and had watched Leon Ling's plans for getting the body in the trunk, where it was found horribly decom posed. Chung Sin is 3^ years old. He was arrested at West Walway, N. H., and was brought to New York Tues day morning. He was bullied, per suaded and entangled in w mass of significant questions. It was not un til late Tuesday, however, that his spirit was sufficiently broken or suf ficient inducement were offered, as the case may be, for him to cast aside his air of stolidness and ’tell of the death of the young missionary. Tk*'n, smoking cigarette after cigar ette to quiet his nerves, the China man told brokenly but with brutal Iduntness of the girl's death. From the man's story, it is appar ent that Elsie Sigel first was drug ged with chloroform and then chok ed to death. She was killed appar ently on the night of June 9, al though Chung Sin appeared a little mixed in his dates. But he says that early in the morning of June 10 he heard a strange noise in Leon’s room adjoining his and lookiag over the transom saw the girl lying on the bed with a bloody towel over the mouth. He passed through the room, he says, to go out to wash his hands, and as he did so felt the body, which was still warm. He went down to the chop suey restau rant below and then returned to the room. Leon, in the meantime, had cov ered the body with a blanket up to the chin and had pulled a trunk to the middle of the floor The trunk Leon was calmly emptying, prepara tory to placing the body therein. The rope with which the body was bound was lying on the flocr at the time, according to Chung Sin. Once again he went down stairs, said Chung Sin, where he remained until Leon called him. When he entered the room the body was not visible, having been bound w ith the rope and placed in the trunk At this point of the story the Chinaman was asked savagely if he had not assisted Leon in putting the body in the trunk. Chung stared perceptibly, but said that he had no hand in it. "I did not see her no more,” said Chung Sin, "and when I asked Leon how she died he said she had bitten her tongue and bled to death." Leon told him, Chung Sin added, that he was going to send the trunk to Jer sey City, thence to Europe. As a matter of fact it lay untouched in the stuffy little room until Sun Ling, proprietor of the restaurant below, noticed the oder about the building and summoned the police. Until Chung Sin's complete ac count is made public it will not be explained why he saw the dead girl and the preparation for the removal of the body with such apparent un concern at the time. Also, despite repeated interrogations he declined to say just what happened in the rear room when the girl was murdered. He admitted having heard a scuf fle n the room during the night and told of Elsie having arrived on the previous afternoon, the day when she disappeared from hei home. "Did Leon take her there or did she go of her own accord," he was asked. "She went there alone,” he repli ed. "Was she in love with Leon or T^eon in love with her?” was another question. At this Chung Sin relapsed Into silence and then only smiled and shook his head. He indicated, how ever, that the girl had sought out the Chinaman. Incidentally he said that Leon Ling and Chu Gain had come to blows over the girl in China town some weeks ago. The police theory is that Leon killed the girl because of her attention to Chu Gain. 400 sere*—1 1-2 to 2 miles from Clarendon, Columbus county, on the Chadbourn & Conway (A. C. L. 1 R. R. All wood land timber sold and 4 years longer * to re move same. While the land, or part of it, has clay subsoil and would make all kind of crops, I would not - advise any one to buy it for that purpose row It would be a good investment for pasture and timber growth. It's the great est Strawberry belt, and would produce berries. Price $2 per acre, or $800. 183 ax-res—Mostly clea-ed low land. About one mile from the propos ed terminus of the Whitevllle U. R.. Will make 3-4 bale cotton and 31) bushels corn per acre without fertilizer, $15 per acre for cleared and $10 for uncleared. This land is easily worth $50 pet- acre, but for the fact that it is subject to extreme high water, and one crop in every 5 or 6 might be lost. It now has tine crop. This land in Columbus county and near the Waccamaw river. $4 00 for the timber. Timber consists of fine juniper, cypress, poplar and gum. Price $12.60 per acre. 75 Acres good clay- subsoil, small farm about 6 or 8 acres cleared; buildings no good. About one mil© from the proposed terminus of the Whitevllle R. R., near Reeves Ferry on the Waccamaw river, in Columbus county. Price $760. 17 Acres—About 6 cleared. In the _ corporate limits of the town of Loris, 8. C. Produces fine straw berries, tobacco and other crops. This is fine trucking section and is fast developing in that direction. Some buildings but are very poor. This town is in Horry county on the A C. L. R. R., which is now developing faster than most any section of the State. Price $1,250. IP Acres—Just outside corporate limits of Loris. S. C. Good clay subsoil, fine chance for drainage, all unimproved, enough Umber and lightwood to pay half the price asked. Price $1,250. One small housq and lot in town of Loris, 8. C. Price $600. 2 Htore Houses and lota in town of Loris. S. C. Best location in the town for business. Price $1,250 each. 124 Acres in Cattail Bay, Colum bus county, uncleared.^ This bay has about 1,500 acres land and about 400 cleared. Has produc ed 75 hu. corn per acre. D. J. Lewis, attorney at law, in White- ville, N. C., has over 100 acres of this bay in cultivation and would give any information desired. Have ily-en offered 'and refused The Emeralds Stock Farm-—Situated in Lake County, Fla., and bounded on the south and west by Lake Griffin and the Oklawaha river. Entire tract fenced. The lands are well adapted to the growth of all the native and other grasses, and if used exclusively for that pur pose would furnish pasturage for 1,000 head of cattle. Lands could be admirably used as truck farm, the land being suitable for general farming. There are two dwellings, four tenant houses, barns, stables, etc., on the place. Personal property, consisting of nine mares, ona Jack, one colt, 150 head of cattle, 3"4 head of hogs, buggies, wagons, mower, reaper and binder, and miscellaneous farming Implements go with sale. Reason for selling. Inability to look after place on account of old age. For price and further particulars write. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROPERTY FOR SAME, no matter where located, list It with us. ^0 charges unless sale Is made. Carolina Sales Agency GRANGER UHG. 8. C. Southern States Supply Company BUY FROM US Me^h^nery^Sup pi le s COLUMBIA. S. O CLASSIFIED COLUMN Wanted—To correspond with owners having farms for sale cheap. De scribe land and improvements. R 8. Fletcher, McColl. 8. C. A good worm powder for horses and mules. Safe and effective. Sent postpaid on receipt of 2 5c. T. E. Wannamaker, Cheraw, 8. C. Wedding Invitation* and announce ment*. Finest quality. Correct styles. Samples free. James H. DeLooff, Dept 6, Grand Rapids, Mich. Manuscript of Novels, essays, plays, poetry, etc., wanted for Issue in book form. Address Broadway Publishing Company, 83q. Broad way, N. Y. Real Estate^If you have any prop erty for sale list it with us. No charges unless sale is made. Carolina Sales Agency, Orange burg, S. C. CHINESE MISSION AT DISCOUNT Ragging and Ties—Ginners, farmers and merchants, save money by making contract with us now for fail delivery. Write without de lay. Address, Bagging Factorv. Poykin, S. C. In New York mi A croon t of Hor rible Murder. committed suicide. Chu Gain, she said, came to her on tbs morning of June 14. five days after the mur der Is supposed to have been com mitted, and told her that he, too. had bad a dream. In this dream, Chu Gain, according to Mrs. Todd, to furnish the recruits to make up hsd seen the form of the girl, appear ths defect!OB,** - ^ _ _ j before him crying. ''Chu, save tn#.” ductor, was fatally stabbed by a young negro whom he attempted to put under arrest, for refusing to move out of the aisle when ordered. The negro escaped. This seemed to worry the Chinaman greatly, because Elsie was missing at th* time. Work for decent women in the ‘ slums of New York has had a set .batk in a very h.orxLbJP-case recently come to light in that city of great crimes. The Sigel family, th© head of the -''family being a son of GenT Frank Sigel, are plunged in the very great est of distress and shame because of the terrible result of "encourag ing" the Chinese. The father of the unfortunate girl said that this fearful example ought to be a lesson to other young girls not to mix with others than their own kind. Why don’t you work for Uncle Sam? Civil Service Manual, which pre pares you flor the examination Three volumes (with maps), $3 express prepaid. Sims’ Bool Store, Orangeburg, S. C. Wanted—Hardwood lumber and logs. In lumber we want poplar, ash, cottonwood, gum and cypress. In logs we want cedar, walnut and poplar. Prompt rash and inspec tion at your point. Savannah Val ley Lumber Company, Augusta, Ga. Announcement. This being our twenty-fifth year of uninterrupted success, we wish it to be our "Banner year.” Our thousands of satisfied cus tomers, and fair dealing, is bring ing us new "customers datty. If you are contemplating the pur chase of a piano or organ, write us at once for catalogues, and for our special proposition. MALONE’S MUSIC HOUSE, Columbia, 8. O. ORIENTAL RUG COMPANY. 1101 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Md. We make you handsome and dur able Rugs from your old wornout carpet, any size to fit a room or hall. Let us send you a price Hat; Just write for one. Teachers—Write for free booklet, "A Plan,” showing how we help you get a better position. Thou sands excellent vacancies open, paying $30 to $150 monthly. Schools supplied with teachera. Southern Teachers’ Agency, Co lumbia, South Carolina. A CRUEL ERROR. Thought He Was Free Rut Got Full Life Sentence- A feeling of hope of freedom, held out to a prisoner in a Chicago court Wednesday, was snatched from him In a way that caused a sigh of pity to spread among the spectators. The prisoner was Frank O’Donnell, accused of robbing a citizen at the point of a revolver. The foreman handed the clerk two forms, one for guilty and the other for acquit tal. "Not guilty,” read the clerk, ab- sentmindedly failing to note that he was reading the unsigned form. O’Donnell jumped from his seat, excitedly laughing, and wrung his lawyer’s hand. He started from th B room with his head in the air and his eyes sparkling. Then the mis take was discovered and O'Donnell was brought back. His head sank on his chest as the real verdict was delivered. "Guilty and condemned to serve the term of his natural life in pris on.” Human RIoo«l for Idol. The "Sect of the Crimson Blood,” formed in Perm, European Russia, is accused of making human sacri fices to offer to a red wooden Idol, w hlcb the members of the-sect wor ship. Many persons have disappear ed recehtly and It is thought that they have been sacrificed to furnish human blood to color the idol. - Jf oa ke -brow-nw~ i mmed lately upon being put Into the oven','the oven is too hot. It can be cooled quickly by lifting a lid from the top of the stove. A piece of astestos paper on the oven shelf will protect tho top of the cake from burning. copper-beaded;—the police Don’t Experiment Use the old reli able roofing that has been the staiM- ard for 16 years, RUBEROID Tt»4. Mwk A.; U. S. f»i. Of. ROOFING Weather-Proof Fire-Resisting Will not melt, rot, crack or ruat. COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., COLUMBIA, S.