Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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7 -rt 'T: 1 i 1 . .. . . *• -‘: 5 . * *-.,• ' '• • / - ': - I ( - :w \ *K SOU AHAM FKTS •-■f'■ ;' ^ T. jp* »■ 4 ■ »'■' . ■ SOUTH HAS UM» ANTMAIA THAW —~»-~y^•*»■'y- — i.-»- nrnttHARS AGO. Used by the . v to Work the DUtWoat /. •' mmI Other to DeceTre the to- and the Public. X iMurance fraud* hare a reoomia- ~~«8 9bea Is tin hlatory .of . crime, ^ patya Answers, and the whole world was recently aUrtled by the account* irltoh, who, After in- aurlBf hi* 41 fe and nominating the amount of the policy to hi* secre- and, aaaumlng hi* Menttty',' claimed the insurance money which, would hare been due had he died hlm*elf. The abuaea of Insurance Were aer- er more terribly illustrated than by the case of Herman W. Mudgett, Which a few yean ago caused a blase of indignation throughout the Unit* . ed State* and Canada. Hndgett and a man named Pltesel west Into part nership with the deliberate ihten- - tlon of swindling the Insurance com panies- . •.^ Guilevltch’s method was to select a victim who was to act aa his dou* ble and murder him by means of poison. Mudgett and Pltesel were not murderers from the first. They simply procured dead bodies from mortuaries and elsewhere, purchas ing them under the pretense that they were medical students and re- lulred them for dissection. The lead body would be arrayed In Pit- eseTs clothes, and Mudgett would k*t the certificate and draw the In* surance for Pltesel’s death. Then the two scoundrels shared the spoils (of their crime. Thus they swindled various companies out of 117,000. Eventually Mudgett got Into, debt, and found that he must have all the money and not merely half. Then Pltesel died to earnest. He was found done to death by chloroform In hl« office In Philadelphia. Pltesel'* ohUdren /same to (Mudgett asking * about their father. Mudgntt, to ter .ror of discovery, deliberately mur dered them one by one and hid their bodies to cellars In verloU* In each caae he drew in - Mudgett, when to priaon, eoufeee- ed to twenty-two sepcrale murders for. the take of tn in ranee money. This is probably a record; but there are many cases of a n umber of gif - fereat Individuals victims to the greed of one man. The arch-criminal Meyer, for In stance. most certainly poisoned sev en different persons. Yet a New Ytork jury was Idiots enough to let him off with his life.. Mrs. Van der - l Llndem of Leyden when convicted of the murder of an unfortunate t .* girl—one of her relatives—for the sake of C890 Insurance, coolly con- to having poisoned or other B P .. ... wise ended the lives of fifteen other people, and the “Liverpool Sistert," of evil memory, were put on trial for t killing four peraona. . / « BJ- 'jV , In spite of the laws whhA prohib it the Insurance of a life 1>y a third party, unless "Insurable Interest" can he proved. Industrial offices are fre quently Imposed upon. At Black burn a case came to light not long ago of a woman, a lodging house keeper, who held no fewer than 40 Induranoe policies on the lire* of men, most of whom she had never seen. The amount she paid in prem iums was twenty-five shJHiixgs a These Has Been Opportunity to Be* caperate, bat the Opportunity Ha* "" , a , Net Been fmprov<*d. » > * ’ o' Sometime ago the Macon Tele graph gave Us* readers official figures Showing that In Georgia there are fewer cattle (excepting milch cows), dhegp and swlhe In 191Q than tn I860—before the war. This was AgMStog, yet true. The Manufactur ers Record has gone further Into the question and gives us the figures in all the Southern States. They show that there has been a loss also In fifty years to the other Southern states of Alabama, Maryland, North and South Carolina. In the fifty years between 1860 and 1810 the population of the coun try increased from Sl.W^.OOK) to 89,000,000, and the population of the South from TT.OOO.OOO-tor 28,000,- 000. In the same period, according to official figures and allowing for valuation In census schedules, the raislrig of livestock used for food has not kept pace with the growth of population in the whole country, and to the Sotith has actually declined In the case of sheep and swine. ' Ih 1880 the South had 8,542,190 mieSt cattle, not Including mBeta cow* and in 1910 she has 13,834,000; In 1800 the South had 6,084,000; In 1880 the Sonth had 18,281,218 hogs, and in 1910 she has 15.089.000. This is not a creditable showing, and proves that our farmere have pretty well abandoned almost werythlni? else for cotton. In the case of sheep, the South now has 10,000 fewer than In I860, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis sissippi, North Carolina, South Car olina and Tennessee showing the most, marked decreases, their average being too great to overcome the In crease Of fl.165,000 tn Texas, added to th« slight increases In Florida, Kentucky, Maryland and old Virgin la. Swine made even a worse showing than sheep. The Increase for the wdiole country in the fifty-year per iod was only at the rate of 42 per cent., against an Increase of 197 per cent. In the population, but against an increase of 172 per cent, in the population of the South the number of-swine decreased by more than 3,- 900,900, In the face of an Increase of 1888,900 In Texas, of 184,000 in Florida, of 109,000 in Louisiana and 6f 27,000 in Alabama, the only foitr states of the fourteen Southern states showing an increase. .. Of course it is understood that the meat animals (*■ well as horses and mules) in the South had to do ser vice for both,of the contending arm ies. The forage, the Vrreck, the de struction, the conflict «>f four years left the South practically barren of these animals. But there has been to recuperate, as other things have recuperated. There has never been a time more propitious than the present for live stock raising in the South. Facts, conditions and the p'rwmtse of fat rewards call aloud for H. NEW ObTTON YAW. t a very clever ineur- swindier wee run to earth to emthod of hia arrest carious. One wet day a smart- _ . .tried to tome Ate omnibus, which wa fben the oonductor told him iff he hit the man In tha face. I i at once tokqajto-4b«~i*rtlce ewer than 3 0 accident Insur ance policies were found on him, and presently It was discovered that he was head of an organisation which existed solely for the purpose of swindling the insurance companies. He and his confederates owned a number of motors so constructed that accidents occurred constantly. The drivers—his accomplices would arrange ^fir heavy indemnities, and then put their cars In order again. Other members were accustomed to fall beneath passing vehicles, always •o cleverly as to escape serious ln- Jbfy, yet as to be able to get med leal certificates whereby they could ‘ 1m damages. The extent of the fraud is proved by the fact that the Counit De Thuln, as the head swln- dfrr called himself, had been making " W* own ahare £8,000 a year. Umiting the Deductions for Bagging and Ties. A very Importan^ act passed at the last session of the legislature and approved the other day by Governor Ansel Is that to prevent deductions from weights of cotton for bagging and ties. The following is the meas ure. Section 1. That from and after the approval of this Act It shall be unlawful for any person, firm o corporation engaged In the business of buying cotton In this state, as principal or agent, to deduct any sum for bagging and ties from the «»***»■' r on, when and ties six per cent, of the weight of such bali of cott'-n. In the event that the we>ght of the bagging and ties exceed six per cent of the gross weight of such bale of cotton, only the excess over the said six per cent may be deducted. "Sec. 2. For each and every vio lation of this act the offender snail be iguJlty of a misdemeanor and shall be flned'torihe sum of not less than five dolla^®9nr more than $25, or Imprisoned to. not less than ten days, nor more than thirty days; Provided, That this act shall not ap ply to what la known in the trade as round hales, and (bales of cotton which weigh less than three hun dred pounds." This act will. If enforced, affect the cotton trade considerably. • MADE LUCKY HBCAPE. Young Woman Being Sued by the Man She Kicked. ' * tow Wife Kill Self. Mrs. W. T. Gjbaon, wife of . miller, committed suicide Wednes- / day afternoon at their home near Greenville, Ga., shooting herself with revolver. No esnse is assigned for 4a-, the set of just as her bus walking fa from the mill, en- room. Several children * ; • - - — —. . rwffs-txwne Htgti. to the Supreme court of found m verdict iSM m The Job we £*<>*• he a roadway sad f short after he r --- [ - v got 1* always Claiming that she now refuses to keep her promise and marry him, William A. Latham, of Chicago, is suing Miss Florence Bliss of Ox ford, Mich., for $100,000, a sum which he thinks will about solace his weutotyd.beart. VI met Mr. Latham two years ago at a hotel In Can ada," declares Miss Bllaa who Is an heiress, "and our meeting oame about at the result of' s little harmless flirting. However, I never promised “to mgrry toar Where be gorT;h« foolish idea I dost' know, but I guess that he will get wise soon enough." >. • — 1 Base Ball Pays. At Augusta Tyros Oobb Friday re- m-; calved and signed hi* contract with the Detroit, American League, Base* hall Club. The contract provides a salary of ft.OfiO annually for threa rears. • - RorkaUe Casa m WU* ferii SvyUnlafc Ftftnts BY INSURANCE FRAUDS By the Hundreds They are Willing to Help Him out of bis Predica ment, and he Passes out Some Samples of their Epistles Written to Him. John E. 'Mason, an Englishman, is tha sole heir to ff&TOOO, but simply because he must get atnrried to get It he Is humping into all kinds of trou ble. He will be 30 years old In May. of this year, and by the terms of his father 1 ! win he expects to get the family ducats. Well, here it Is the first of March, and Mason has neith er married nor settled down. Of course, he has had plenty of chances, in fact, this has been his trouble. He has made his predict- ment known and as the result^there have been hundreds of American wo men willing Co aid him in his trou ble. Girls, women and maiden lad les from all over the country,'have written him that he Is their choice for a husband, until now the hap less Britisher shudders at the very sight of a postman. Mason declared that the American public has obtained a wrong impres sion of him. In an Interview he is credited with saying: "I don’t want a wife. I want a job. I don’t care a hang for the girls.” However, he qualified this stateemnt later by say ing: "Of course. If I found a nice girl I might marry her, provided she had some money. “You see," he continued, "by the terms of my father's will I am the sole heir to $20,000. But I have to get married and support my wife for a year before I can get the in heritance, and I’ve got to get mar ried before my thirtieth birthday, which comes In Maf of this year, I don't want the girl first and the job afterward. I want the Job first, then 1 will think about a wife. "I have received letters by the hundreds from girls all over the country who want to be my wife, but most of them appear to have no money- One exception to this is a New Jersey heiress, of uncertain age, who says she has a nice home and a summer cottage besides. Another writes me from Washington that she Is in the same predicament as my self, and that unless she is married before 1911 she will lose her Inher itance. I received one letter from a married woman In Chicago who de clares that she wants to leave her present husband, join me and be happy for the rest of her life. Here M a sample of the letters I received: “A 'Titian-haired' girl wrote'from a Broadway address: Dear Sir: Seeing an article con cerning you in the paper, I am very much intereeted. I am an only child going on 19 years of agh. My par ents are well provided for. People call me good-looking, tall, Tltlan- halred, brown eyes; light housekeep ing and cooking. If you are looking for a partner to enjoy that $20,000, think of me. “P. S.—Have a good voice and can play the piano." "A Brooklyn girl, ‘under 30’ anx ious to hear from Mason, wrotor" "Mr. John Mason: Reading your personal for a wife, I should like to Join you, as l fed we can be happy. I am fond of a good home and very domesticated and of a cheerful dis position, and should you desire we can can exchange photographs. I shall be anxiously waiting to hear from you. Miss M I). "P. 8.—Age under 30.'* A girl writing from Park avenue, ****** se' ks a chance to become a ’true ancTTOVr**^ ^,if e • iMr. Mason—Dear Sir.- »- reading a paper I saw a piece where It sam you are looking for a wife, so I thought 1' would write you for a chance to become a true and loving wife for you, and also to help you to get your $20,000| I am a very good housekeeper, and can do any thing from mending gtocklngs to rocking the cradle. Am young an\ fairly good-looking and am willing to exchange photos with you. So hoping to hear from you, I remain Yours truly, Miss T." ' . -w. t ■J-' —- • fL - - lEaT V_ y, ; ' ppg.. . .% rJ - ■ ■ ■• - '• --- ■ * Proof Positive t ' * V Gives relief for all Nerve, Bone and Muscle Aches and Pains more quickly than any other remedy known. IU peculiar penetrating properties are most effective—NOAH'S LINIMENT. May be used with absolute confidence in its purity for Internal and External Uses. - . .. ' It is Triple Strength. A powerful, speedy and sure Pain Remedy, therefore most effective in producing remits. Not only contains thfe old-fashioned ingre dients, but also the latest and up-to- date discoveries—NOAH’S LINIMENT. Recommended and sold under a guarantee for the following; Rheumatism in all forms, Sciatica, Lame Back, Stiff Joints and Muscles, Sore Throat, Colds, Strains, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Cramps, Colic, Toothache, and all Nerve, Bone and Muscle Aches and Pains. Drug storte in cities and towns, general stores in the country, 25c, 50c and $1.00 the bottle, and money back if not sat isfied. Isn’t this fair? matisra for'toSl^mr*. I have Unlment wUl <*<>»» J™*, cl,4m - & ». Cyrus, Donald, fi C." / ••Fo^ilvo^yeanT I iuffSed with neu- ralala and pain in aide. Could not aleep. I tried Noah’a Unlment, and the first application toade me feel bet ter. Mrs. Martha A. See, Richmond. Va." —^—- - Cowldat Bala* Hl*kt Arm. “I caught cold and had 4 aavere at tack of rheumatism in my right shoul der and could not ralee my arm with out much pain. I tried Noah a Unl ment, and In leas than a week was en tirely free from pain. A Crooker, Dor chester, Mass." Stiff delate aad ‘1 have used. Noah’s rheumatism, stiff Joints |V • . w any pain remedy. Rev Smith, Abbeville, 8. C.’ „ “t have been Noah’s Unlment, using: It for a sprained ankle. Mrs. W. D. Robertson. West SotuervlUe, Mass.” Palaa la the Back. . red ten years with a dread- JT lufTered ten years fully sore pain In different remedies. ro* at it vi, bose aa* MvaokC acmes ana pais* ta MAN AND BEAST SENtAl ao. 14100. •WASAUTEED uaDES THE POOD AMO Dawes act, juac eo, lees. PftICK, THIS 8IZC, 86 CENTS Ijums exes. eoc. and Si.oo NOAH REMEDY OO. fiMif-d. Va, a Soma. Mua,U.VA. important Notice The genuine Noah’s Unlment looks exactly like t r Noah’s Ark on every pscki _lstered In the U, S. Patent Oi your protection. Npah’s Liniment always appeyrs final, both on the label and 4n bottle of Noah's Llnlmont made feet cure. Mrs. ReV. J. ” Point Eastern, Va,” above. Look for Noah’s Ark on every pscSciiKe, trade mark, registered In the U, S. Patent Office, for your protection. Npah’s Liniment always appeyrs in red Ink on the original, both on the label and On out side container. Accept nothing but Noah’s -Untment. It Is the only Pain Remedy sotd under X positive f uarantee. If your dealer wMll not supply you, send 5c In stamps and we will mall you a brittle and re fund money If not perfectly satisfied. Beware of fraud; accept no substitute. Neuralgia aad Totkaeke. "My wife suffered for several years with neuralgia and toothache. She used about half a bottle pf Noah’s Liniment and got immediate-relief. J. S. Fisher, Policeman, Hodges, S. C.” HhrnmatUm la the Week. “I received the bottle-of Noah's Lini ment, and think It has helped me great ly. I have rheumatism in my nock and it relieved it right much. Mrs. Martha A. Lapibert, Beaver Dam, Va.” f Far Horses. y*”We have never used a Unlment we consider the equal to Noah’s Liniment for bruiseg, sprains, strained tendons and to use on throat, sides and chest for distemper, colds, etc. Richmond Transfer Co., Richmond, Va.” Better Than $S.OO Remedies. “We cheerfully recommend all stable men to give Noah’s Liniment a trial and be convinced of Its wonderful cura tive properties. We have obtained as good If not better results from Its use than we did from remedies costing »».00 per bottle. Norfolk and Portsmouth Transfer Co., Norfolk, Va.” 1 SCENE IN A CHURCH TRICKS OF FAKE OPTICIANS. MAN CREATES EXCITEMENT AND IS REMOVED He Vehemently Objected to a Mar- I*res8 and Legitimate Practitioners Warn Against Them. / This State as well as other States that have not passed the Optometry Law, to protect the public are now infested with scores of traveling op- riage Because the Groom Was a ticians, who offer tf> aell five dollar { gold eye glasses (f> r one dollar. These Divorced Man. fakirs either peddle from house to j house or open up In stores in one city or towh after another, general ly remaining In a place from one day to four weeks. Big signs and hand bills announc- WE Will Dye For You Ladles' or Men's Garments Cleaned or Dy#d to look Uka Cleaned and Blocked. C. C. Laundry and Dye Works, “ Hurllck, In. Dorchester county, Md., has the past week been the scene of much excitement. First It was the arrest of a school teacher and on Friday It was threatened by and on Friday it was threatened by at the marriage of Miss Maggie Ford, a young lady of Hurloek and Tony Sanders, a divorced man, which took place in the Unity Methodist Prot estant church of that town last Tues day. The church was crowded to its capacity when the bridal jtarty en tered and took their stand before the altar rail to be united in marriage by Rev. George R. Hooker, pastor of the church. The pastor commenced Ing the Bargains in eye glasses and Spectacles draw crowds. The trick aa described is to tell each customer that hi* case la a little peculiar or i dlfferefil, from the ordinary so as to require ‘specially ground’ lenae. In stead of the five dollar glasses for one dollar. By this deception, the fake optician succeeds in getting ex orbitant prices often from $10 to $25, and you get no satisfaction for your cash. When he finds a town getting too unfriendly to him be- tw ...remoDy. .nd had so,ten ,o hi j tho ““P'*'"'* »' a. any one can ,ho. Jna, ' l ''< i cut,omer. the ■ traveling op,- and lawful cauae why tbeae two pro- clo «* bl, •' 1 <>re ° ,er , "“ 1 “: takes away every thing of value and often leaves a lot of unpaid local after hold his peace.” when a man , btllB and S° e8 to ** ^ of the Holiness profession, named , P lac€ ’ where he begins all over again John Harper, who, had come in just | behind the bridal pfcrty, rushed up COLUMBIA. 8. & This Onrea All Diseases—Send fc free box. Prof. Wm. Dulln. Nf braska City, Neb. Single Comb Buff Orpington*' best winter layers, the ideal table fowl; color, beautiful golden buff. Eggs $2 for 15. E. B. Kibler. Pro* perlty, S. C. pie should not be Joined together, t let 4 kim now speak or forever here- < the aisle with Bible In hand, reading It and at the same time crying out: “Stop it! stop It! He is a divorced man! It’s against the laws of God! You have no right to marry him! You are violating God's law! You will all go to hell.” This he kept up all during the time the minister was praying. He waa told to atop. M.r. George Trice went to him and tried to keep him still, but could not. Then the preacher ordered him put out. Sev eral went to Trice's assistance, and Uie mao was taken down the aisle, shouting, kicking and i*.««hiiig sou of the columns tg keep from being carried out. Finally he was gotten out and the marriage ceremony pro ceeded. He took the same train as Mr. and Mrs. Sanders and went with them aa far as Preston, preaching to them all the way, telling them that they would surely go to hell and so forth, as they had violated Gods law. Twenty-six States of the Union have already passed the Optometry law, including North Carolina nnd Florida on each side of us, there fore the people of this State is an easy mark for a traveling faki*. !t is to be hoped that the next me >tl.ig of our law makers that they will protect the innocent purllc from sueli imposition. If such a law Is goo I for so many other States why would It not be good for tho grand oM State of South Carolina MAKES RICH REWARD. 1<I tiw aa... MIhoi Daugh ter From Death. Tobacco Growers rtpleadid oppoi tunltles here. Writs for partis* lars. Tullahoma Tobacco Worki Tullaboma, Tenn. For Sale—2 00 tons pea vine hay ai $21.00 delivered In car lots at South Carolina points. J. M. Far rell, Blackville. S. C. Eden Watermelon Seed for Sale ai 75c. per pound. The best flavored shipping watermelon grown. J M. Farrell, Blacksville, S. C. For Sale—Milch cows Jersey’s, grad Jerseys and Hoisteins. All of tb best breeding. Registered Jerss male calves. M. H. Sams, Jobs* ville, 8. C. Our February Hook List ha« beet issued. Contains reviews of a’ the latest books. Send lor copy It is free. Sims' Book Store, Or angeburg, S. C. Echo Hill Poultry Yards—Eigs for hatching. S. C. Brown Leghorns, Cl per 15; S. C- R- I. Reds, $1 p^r dor,. Naragansett trukoys at $2.50 a dox. C. W. Grissom, Mgr., Kit- trell, N. C. Ookesfoury Conference School. Cokes- (bury, S. C. Spring term March 28 to June 17 prepares for civil ser vice and teacher's examinations. Wofford, Clemson, Winthrop, book keeping, typewriting, expression, * music. Board and tuition only $38.50 the term. WOOD, RON AMO |$HAr L5JpllLLfcT»j| LassaAaDc&RurvfjuwSjfrA. (nl The Most Popular Fiction The following is a select descriptive list of recently published fiction moat in demand throughout the Country. Write for book list. -V ’ '•» I 1 I o BOIJ) ROBBERY SCHEME. COMPLIMENT FORMER FOES Impersonating Health Inspector Trio .Entered Home of Citizen. "Personal inspection” is the latest pretest sprung in Memphis, Tenn., to fleece the unwary. Declaring themselves to be “In spectors” from the board of health, three unidentified men gained en trance to the home of Max Angel late .Friday afternoon. Despite his protests, the men Insisted that if was Imperative Angel submit bo a “per sonal inspection.” After stripping the man of his clothing and the cloth ing of his bank roll amounting to $4 4, the trio departed, admonishing Ansel u> remain quiet until they re ported to headquarters. Finally re alising that he had been duped, An gel notified the polke, but the "in- apectora" were 'thetrTar awffy. *4 Let Him Make a crop. At Macon, Ga., George Evan*, Jr., a negro, who pleaded guilty in the United States court to the charge of moonshinlng, was allowed to return to-his home because his farm needed his attention. Judge Speer stated that he did not want to send a man to Jail when his farm needed atten tion, because his country and his fuMly heeded the crops too badly. > win be sentenced to Decsmbw.. * “Never Braver Men Wore Uniform" Than Confederates, Before his departure from New Orleans Friday night for Houston, Texas, Gen. L. R. Van Sant, com- mander-ln-chief of the Graud Army of the Republic, was given a rous ing ovation by Confederate organiza tions there. ‘"Oomkades,” declared General Van Sant, "never braver men wore uniform than the Southern soldiers.” The old veterans broke forth into a spontaneaus "rebel yell,” which was followed with a stlring eulogy of thte Confederate soldier by the Grand Army commander. Com mander J. A. Brookshire of the Lo u i si an a- M4«« isai p p 1 division of the Grand Army of the Republic supple mented: "On Decoration Day let us plant a flower oo every soldier’s grave, not because he wore the blue or the grey; but because he was an’Wmer- ican soldier." - • The saving of the life of May Jennings, near Alpine, Texas, has made a millionaire of Francis B. Strome, formerly a tramp. Strome is about 50 years of age, a machinist, for many years a resident of a small town in Illinois. He met with re verses, and after the death of his wife took to drink. He was beating his way westward trying to make California and was hanging around Alpine, Tex., trying to catch a train when the girl was crossing the r&Hroad track Just as the traiq approached. The child be came bewildered and would have been killed had Strome not jumped on the track and snatched her cledr of the rails, just in time. He disappeared, but the father of the girl had him located about 50 miles away and brought him back to the ranch and kept him at the place for several days, learning something of his history before telllnig him what he was going to do for him. Strome agreed to settle down and care for his property. Last week, Col. Sam Jennings, the cattle king, filed a-document for record trans ferring a half Interest in his 40,000 acre ranch and 25,000 cattle and all the buildings of the. Valvedere ranch in Jeff Davis county to Strome. The property is said to be worth between •8700,000 antr ft.009;om “““ * For Sale—Genuine Marlboro Prolific Seed Corn, bu. $2; one-half bu $1.25; pk, 75 cents. Last year this corn measured 77 bu per acrPi cultivated on Williamson plan with less than $11 worth of fertilizers J. H. Myers, R. F. D. 4, Sumter, S. C. When medicine falls yon, 4 will tak< your case. Rheumatism, indigo* lion, liver, kidney and sexual dU orders permanently eradicated b natural means. Write for liters ture, confidential, tree and into estlng. C. Cullen Howerton, F. I Durham, N. C. Summer Tour Europe, 1010, private party under the leadership of Ed wards B. Murray, Anderson, S. C There are a few vacancies in this party, and parties desiring to joir should make application as :*arl) as possible. Address E. B. Mur ray, Anderson, S. C., care Farm ers and Merchants Bank. Bargains in Pure Bred Stock—rich and rare Berkshire Boar Pigs, 4^ months old from regular stock at $15. each. ^One Bred Sow (China Betsey No. 119177) Due to far row In April, at the small sum of $J5; has farrowe<t. twice, first lit* . ter 10 pigs, second It. 8. C. B. Leghorn Eggs V TRUXTON KING. A Story of Graustark. By Geo. Barr Mc- Cutcheon. Truxton King, big, handsome, goodnatured, and young, ranges over the face of the earth looking for romance and adventure, and finding none until he reaches Graustark. Price $1.60 postpaid. JOHN MARVEL, ASSISTANT. By Thomas Nelson Page. A Southern town, and a Western city are successively the scenes of action. Price $1.50 postpaid. WHEN A MAN MARRIEH. By Mary Roberts Rinehart; Illustra ted In color by Harrison Fisher and Mayo Bunker. A sprightly comedy by the author of “The Circular Staircase” and “Man in Lower Ten." Price $1.50. LITTLE SISTER SNOW. -By Frances Little. The love story of a Japanese girl, by the au thor of "The Lady of the Dec oration.” Illustrated in color by Genjiro Katapka. Price $1 ntt. •V Sims Book Store Orangeburg, S. C. Wipes Out Family. His wife and five children taken by typhoid fever within ten days, Lee Colley, of Klttaning, Pa., the only survivor of the family, is dying, with the same disease, while Mrs. John L. Wood, who volunteered to anrae the afflicted onea Is in s pre carious condition. -*• V \ Mre Fatally Burned. At St. Louis, Mo., two unidentified men were burned to death and two others were seriously hurt in a (!<•« in , the building occupied by the Ger man Waiter’s Association as a club and rooming house sarly Tuesday morning. Thirty other roomers es caped to the street In their night, clothes. I . 7^. ■ 4’' 4 tores A national campaign against the house-fly was launched in Washing ton last week. There will be leaf lets, printed matter furnished to the sen-- vim 30 ne 5*P*P«I! and movlng BLclures^alL fYO, 109 far $5. In answering to show the danger the fly is to the this ad mention this paper. A. E. human race. Let us begin the war Sloop, China-Grove, N. C. at once on the pest In this section “Keystonc”Reversible Ratchet*. *» T,pev .nd Sqiure Stale DnIU-Uaf ud Short F, COLUMBIA! W1 jit'.