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-t »* ■u I iKm|m—> fit A BY BAS PELLAGRA 1. (X)NFE1>KRATK a DID NOT CONTRACT IT. O^l’Dtfference la the Method* of - With to • Oi*tr. 'Called, to * Witneee- Hear the Joha Wood, a hteen yeim'oT land ahe w&a Intero .ptfw id ane -arUo asked her for a >f augar cane. She granted jueat by handing him the en- atalk and after receiTlng the inlng portion from him, a hen attempted to paaa, she whs seiz ed by the throat and dragged from road into the underbrush. For tunately a passer-by heard her ■creams and rnabed to the scene In time. The child, bleadlng from the ■cratches of her assailant and suf faring from tbe violent throttling, was placed in the hands of solid tons neighbors and an Immediate ■aasch-was begun for the negro. In a short time he was captured and after having been positively Identl fled wa# hurried to Klngstree and placed In the county Jail, and none too soon, for a mob to lynch him was being rapidly organised On the night of the same day a body of armed men from the neigh horhood of the crime baited at the outskirts of the town and sent delegation to Sheriff Orabam re questing his influence In securing an immediate trial and threatening an attempt to prevent the law from Its course. The sheriff prom- use his efforts to have speoal term of court ordered, per suaded the crowd to disband and return to their homes. The special term was ordered as quickly as possible and Tuesday morning the court was opened by Judge T. 8. Sease. When the jury been empannslled there was hardly standing room in the build ing and the sheriff and his bailiffs had bo little dtfflcnlty In preserving ling the Corn Crop la Cited by Dr. Callaway. The victim of the attempted as sault was the first y It ness called by the State and out of respect for her the Judge, upon the motion of solicitor, ordered the court room cleared, allowing only the officers of the court and the witnesses to re main In the building daring the time that tbe child detailed her story of the vtciooa aaan]}h^J2^^ulhfaita i la Iter., "’fwo "If moldy cornmeal would cause pellagra, what was the reason that the whole Confederate army did not have the disease?” asked Represen tative Lamb, of Virginia, of Dr. B. T. Calloway, the chief of the bureau of plant Industry, before the house agrlcnltural committee. "They were so vigorous they could throw It- off,- fe presuma.” answered Dr. Calloway. "But there have been great changes in the method of handling corn. The old method of topping the com resuited In bet ter maturing and In better harden ad . grain than- we get in the ne w process, although that has not beea thorougly established. "Great quantities of corn are now shipped into the South from the MlssisslpAt valley and .other corn producing sections of the country, and the movement usually begins soon after the corn Is harvested and corn passing from the cold re gions Into the warmer section will sweat. It will undergo fermentation that we know very little or nothing about and large quantities of that corn are sold In the market after It has gone through one of these processes, and It deteriorates. "We are endeavoring to deter mine what these changes are and to seegregate or Isolate certain of ithese eubstances which might be Injurious, If taken In considerable quantities. As corn has been brought into the pellagra problem and the Department of Agriculture stands sponsor for the greatest c|bp the world has ever known, we want to know If It Is the cause of the disease and If It Is not the case we want to know It.” WITH US AGAIN TW U|itart let * fim m Tiedaj wd Orfagizel GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE Opcming Session Was Along Rou tine Lines In Both Senate and Henan — ftnveral Appointments An Made by the Speaker and the Piesidswt wi the Senate. Tbe convening of the legislature at noon Tuesday was marked by the usual scenes. AMERICA AND FRANCE. French Educator Ghes His First Impression on Arriving In U. 8. “In France It Is considered Im modest to speak about money or social position, while every one /speaks 'about love. Here overy one discusses money and‘social po sition and It is Immodest to talk shout love,” That is the first Impression of America on Professor Charles Le- verrler, the youngest member of the faculty of the University of Paris, and grandson of the discover er of the planet Neptune. He Is In New York to lecture on “Phil osophy and Literature” before the Alliance Franchise. "The thing that has struck me most about New York," he said, "faking this city as American, Is the universal atmosphere of work. Everybody seems to work here, and was The work of or- ganUfng wa« smooth, "this- being the second year of the present ad- mIntstratios, and the officer* and attaches being well trained In their duties. In 16 minutes both houses had organized and had informed each other and the governor that every thing waa ready for business Three new members were sworn In, two in the house, Messrs. D. T. Smith of Colleton and T. P. Brown of Florence, and one In the sen ate, Mr. W. C. Hamrick, of Chero- kee. The governor’s message was read In both houses and the usual reso lutions Nv^bre adopted, ,referring It In parts to appropriate commit tees. Both hoifses accepted without dis cussion Winthrop's Invitation to spend Lee's birthday at the col lege. The Invitation was present ed by Governor Ansel as chairman of the Wlnthrop board. He pressed the Invitation on the ground that the menibers of the legislature would be afforded a good chance to see "how the State’s money Is be Ing spent at Wlnthrop, and said a special train of four coaches had been chartered for the trip. In the house Mr. Ayer present ed a resolution, which was adopted, Inviting Ml", Jiames Henry Rice, Jr., of the State Audubon Society to address both branches on the subject of protection of game The house did not touch Its long calendar Inherited from the last session, adjourning half an hour after convening until 11 o’clock Wednesday. The senate, however, waded through Its calendar^ which contain ed one third reading bill and 99 second reading bills. Most of the bills were pasSed over, the print ed bills not being available Tuesday. In some instances, howlvsr. The un favorable repofte of committees were adopted and the bills reject ed. Only one second reading bill was ordered to third reading—that of Senator Clifton to allow certain widows above 55 years of age to participate In the pension fund. The only nejf (t bill Introduced wa? ^ curYir’Marlboro, COTTON GINNED AS RHPOBTHD BT THE CMNSTfl m'REAl' TO JAN. FIRST. Almost Three Million Bales Le Than the Amount for the Same Date Last Tear. NO BACK DOWN aid bsvfcrts GETS WIDER THAN EVER The report of the census bureau. Issued Monday, shows that 9,645,285 bales of cotton, counting rbund bales as half bales, were ginned from the growth of 1909 to January 1, 1910, as compared *lth 11,465,29* bales for the crop of 1908; 9,951,605 bales for tbe crop of 1907 and ll,- 741,039 bales for the crop of 1906. -The proportion for the last three crops ginned to January 1 is 96.3 per cent for the crop of 1908, 90 for 1007 and 90.4 for 1906. Theflflttber of round bale* In cluded this year Is 144,847, com- par«d with 230,57 2 last year and 179,694 for the season of 1907-8. Sea Island this year aggregated 89,499, last year 86,528 and 73,- 425 for 1907-8. The number of bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, and excluding llnterg, for the crop of 1909 to January 1, by States, and compared wtlh the report of 1909, follows: 1910. 1909. .1,017,826 1,103,238 . 657,732 910,423 60,136 66,855 1.,812,994 1,930,783 251,844 453,210 .1,005,166 1,622,160 606,196 647,505 626,602 685,010 Southern State* Supply mnr ll< 43 - 1 PlurnWnct Shiobll COLUMBIA. S. O. V State. Alabama .. Arkansas . Florida ,. Georgia . . Louisiana . Mississippi North Carolina. Oklahoma . . .. South Carolina. 1,099,718 1,176,220 Tennessee .. . 226,791 317,010 Texas 2,326,650 3,486.007 All other States 54,630 67,777 Grand total.9,646,285 12,465,298 The distribution of sea island cot ton for 1910 by States follows: Florida, 27,482 bales; Georgia, 49,- 886 bales; South Carolina, 12,131: The statistics In this report for 1910 are subject to slight correc tions when checked against the In dividual returns of the glnners be ing transmitted by mall. The corrected total of cotton gin ned this season to December 13, 1909, Is 9,368,688 bales. THE LAZY BUG Was First Discovered (n Cayloa Thirty Years Ago. T * €i **** had been stricken lyv*flles ms^e^jj.^ w |n C was broken and the right win* tUfir'^sW‘hiiLU:" -’' t0 ™° rk W ® ' /-- - -'L'lA was seen to sway. Even the cu * xl j y on ut h£ took pains.to wrl^ oik T The hookworm was discovered and the seriousness of Its ravages first recognized In Celyon. thirty years ago, according to Walter A. Court ney, lately Ceylon commissioner to the United States and before that a British official and planter in the Asiatic country. "It was back In 1880,” said Mr. Courtney, who was in New York on government business Monday, "that a British medical supervisor, named Thornton, determined to find out what was the trouble with the coolies on my estate. Two-thirds a courteous note er for the tro cellar|to cause. In Brooklyn immediately collapsed. The asoo me came pleaglg* fie the earth It turned teH.over as it fell, /tth the ftvlaior flinging to the *»at. In this way If cr**‘ see patio* of eonffnued 7*oftVrW ^ The bottle broke suddenly deya ago. At first it stmt; then a scattered Brii the thing spread. uptH The Insurgents Are Defiant, end It la Believed That the First Con test WiU Come With the Selec tion of Committee to Probe Bal linger-Plncbot Embroglic. A Washington dispatch saya the already broad breach between the “organization” of the house of rep- resentatlxea *Ad .tb* Republican In surgents rwaa widened perceptibly Monday. Monday night there wa*. every evidence that mutually hostile acts of the past few days would continue with increasing bitterness. All day the insurgents caucussed In little groups of twos, threes and fours on the house floor, in the cloak rooms and the members lob by, discussing the situation and de bating the desirability of an early meeting to form a battle front to meet the onslaughts that are report ed to be coming from the organi zation. Much secrecy was observed among them. No one would say when a formal meeting will be held. It became known Monday that the party caucus will be Invoked against the InVurgents, and on every occasion when there are differences between the Republican members that insurgents will be made to fol low the program or be forced out side the pale of the party. The announcement did not dis concert the recalcitrant Represen tatives. They were free In their expressed opinions that no compul sory measures would avail anything to the organization. If the test of regularity lies in following the “ma chine” as several denominated It, they said they preferred to be Ir regular. The first battle will occur, It Is believed, over the selection of the committee by the house to Investi gate the Balllnger-Pinchot embro- gllo, which is several days In the future. The house Republican] doubtless will hold a caucus to name a committee and map out a program, and here the Insurgents, It Is predicted, "fish or cut halt.’ A dosen Insurgents said privately that they would not attend any cau cus where they knew there was a pre-arranged plan to discredit them. Repreaentatlr* Underwood, speak- Ing for the Democrats of the house, said the minority would probably hold a caucus also on the Ballinger Plnchot Inquisition. There la a prospect of a Joint Democratic-Re publican Insurgent committee being named to oppose the committee be ing named to oppose the committee of the regular Republicans, ijhich would bring a test ba**’ I ^ t* ‘MinW -> « m- WE Will Dye For You ^ Ladles* or Men’s Garments Cleaned or Dyed to look like new. Hats - tr'* ' *•'''*■ ■* - Cleaned and Blocked. — C. C. Laundry and Dye Works, COLUMBIA, 8. a TRAMP PAYS OLD SCORE. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Timely Aid Given Him Brings Hand some Returns. Seven years ago James L. Har vey, now a Rio Grande switchman at Denver, Col., was brakeman on a frleght In Oklahoma and befriend ed a tramp. ^ A few days ago Harvey received a letter from the tramp, Charles McNamara, now a rich miner of Murray, Idaho, inclosing a check for $500 as a Cristinas gift. Har vey permitted McNamara to ride over his division, gave him cloth ing, a meal, a bed and a $2 bill. McNamara says In his letter that he had resolved to kill himself when he met Harvey. But the help he got gave him courage to renew his battle with the world, and he Is now prosperous. He ttells Harvey to “give the high sign” when he wants anything. This Cures All Diseases—Send for free box. Prof. Wm. Dulln, Ne braska City, Neb. Red Polled Oattla- Berkshire Hogs and Augora Coats.. Breeders. W. R. Clifton, Waco, Texas. The Latest Books—Send for onr jnt- est booklet describing them. Sims Book Store, Orangeburg, 8. C. THE NEW FERTILIZER. A discovery of far-reaching Impor tance to the farmers of the South Is ths new fertilizer which has been perfected on one of the Islands near Charleston. S. C. It has long been known that lime Is an essential food for plants of all kinds and that they eannot live when it has been exhaust ed from the soil. It has also been known that old worn-out lands are extremely deficient In lime, and that sour, badly-drained lands have their lime Is s for mthaf Is not usable by growing crops. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 124, U. 8 Dept of Agriculture, says: “All the applications of lime Increased the yields _• • The best yields were obtained with the lime In the form of carbonate, the finely ground oys ter shells standing first • • Lime with fertilizer was more profitable than depending upon fertiliser alone." 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