Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GOOD FOR LEVER pillage and murder v V v Cmn Od Flat FMld far tkt Firacn Fret List ii a Speck. LUMBER WAS INCLUDED Oongrwuman l/cver Make* KlT«Htlvc Argument for the Free Kntry of Tariff Necesftitie*, Including Lum ber, Which Reverses Ills \ote in ^ the House for a IHtty on It. OI NBOAT8 KILIjS TWO HUNDRED RKRELH IN ONE <)ITY. Chinese Brigands Have Barked Half Dozen Important Towns — The l>ead IJe In burial in the Streets. A (llfepaK-h tgom 1 iunk Kong says rebellion, brigandage and anarchy are stalking through the western half of Kwang Tung province. The loy al troops are fighting desperately to crush the uprising, the seriousness Qlj which Is revealed In further dispatch es from Canton. Wu Sum, the Chinese who was ed ucated in Japan, is the leader of the revolt against the Manchu dynasty. Messrs. Byrnes and Lever, in the ^| ie i, r ig an d chiey, Luk, of Shuntak, order named. Both spoke with good ] is at the head of a horde of outlaws MANY WHtE LOST Samm tf tkc Siltua IrWrfT Recalls Awfil Caiastrspke GIVEN HERO MEDALS THREE HEROES RECOGNIZED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. NOBODY WAS PUNISHED John R. Graluun, Albert Appleby and Boyce* Lindsay, a Negro. IIonortHl by Carnegie Commission. CLASSIRED COLUMN For Sale- Thoroughbred Berkshire pigs. Write for prices. L. R. Duf- fey, Humboldt, Tenn., Route No 11. Seed Peanuts (for Sale-nielected far mers stock, $5 per 88 lb. bag. cash with order. W. R. Cowper, Uatee- vllle, X. C. Two South Carolina Congressmen spoke In the House debate on the free list bill Tuesday They were effect, and received generous ap plause wh£h they made telling points, ak they often did It was iMr. Byrnes' maiden effort as a memt>er, and his colleagues con gratulated him warmly upon Its suc cess. Mr. Byrnes twitted the Repub licans for their flop from support of Canadian reciprocity to opposition to the "farmers' free list," and de- reeated sectional arguments. Mr. Lever spoke at length upon accomplishments of the Democratic party already in this session, and whose object Is robbery and murder. These combined forces have thrown themselves with fanatical disregard of their own lives against the troops and since the first outbreak Thursday night much blood has been shed. Se dition Is rife among certain of the troops and it Is feared that the dis affected soldiers will desert thetr of ficers If the revolters appear to have the upper hand. Official advice and the refuges ar riving from Canton confirm the sinis ter reports. Bodies of the slain lie in the streets of the city. Famine Cloaoly Following Assassination of Although forty-six years have For Sale—Summers Improved Cotton | Seed, Peterkln variety. Very pro lific and fine line. $1.00 per bu. Dr. S. J. Summers, Cameron, S. C. Wanted—Poplar logs for export, 24 Inches and it> In diameter, JO feet and up In length. Inquire «. E. Glaea*r, Box 251, Florence, S. C. Thirty-five awards In recognition of acts of heroism were made Mon- Llncoln, Disaster Which Cost 2,- ,la - v the spring meeting of the ' Carnegie hero fund commission at <>Oo Lives Received Scant At ten- Pittsburg. Pa., and the Issuance of tlon—Most of Victims Were Sol- h 1 "" 26 , b,0 " M niedals . ^ - t were authorized. In addition the dlers Just Liliernted from South- money accompanying the medals, j amounting to $34,1 00. and pensions ern Prisons. » (0 w | ( | 0 ws of heroes totals $1,310 annually. The money is apportioned as fol- passed since the famous Sultana dis- |ow8 . |6 000 for worlhv p (irpQ6es; ! ast.-r, one of the most tragic events i $2,200 liquidation of mortagea, of the civil war, the details are still for other Indebtedness; $4,000 vivid in the mind of E. W. Stevens, l , ' lrt 'hases of homes, $14,000 or edu- Mayberry's Chicken Remedy for Gaps, veteran of Bloomington. 111., and he! ^noa r ,3 ' 200 t dt ? th benefits and ( R6up and Cholera. Satisfaction . , , l^'.ooO for restoraticm of health. | guaranteed. Postpaid. 25c. Tells! relates a thrilling story of the wreck i n n j ne instances the heroes lost how to get future supply free. Guy j- which cost 2,000. Only a handful | their liv* and the award is made to ; Mayberry, Newberry, Ind. of survivors live and the recurring j a member of the family. Twenty of' For Sale—S. C. R. I. Reds, White and Brown Leghorns, Black Lang- shang, Plymouth Rocks. Eggs for setting, 15 for $1. M. B. Grant, Darlington, S. C. 1 i HEADACHE AND . 4 NEURALGIA REMEDY. Safely Surely Speedily Cnr«i Headache and Neuralgia no matter what the cans*. NumM* ous testimonials on file In our office bear us out la thia statemanL Read the following: I have been a constant sufferer from headache for 12 years an4 could not get any relief until it ha d run Ita course or take morphlna I tried Lee’s Headache and Neuralgl a Remedy and found pemaneat rw lief. „ ' _ I heartily endorse it as the bes t thing I have ever tried. (Signed) H. A. GANDY, Hartsville, 8. C. Sold everywhere. Price 25c %nd 50c. Manufactured by Burwell & Dunn Co., Charlotte, N. C. upon the free ilst bill now under j prices are asked for foodatu-’s and consideration. He began by vigor-| the shops generally are closed. In ously controverting the Idea that the j t he panic there have been few at- party wa.y wanting in constructive j tempts to bury the dead and the ability, initiative or cohesiveness. j stench from decomposed bodies tills He charged Hint it w as a time-worn ! the air. argument of the Republicans to J Retreating to the countryside, tty* frighten from the auport of ttie Dem-| revolutionists attacked and captured anniversary recalls gruesome inci-i* be awar ^ H are made In connetcion Eggs In incubator lots or single sit- with rescue from drowning, five from; tings from S. C. Reds, $1.50 per 15; $8.00 per hundred. Nice cock erels, $2.00 each. Eugenia Ham mond, North Augusta, S C. ocratic party, the over sensitive bus iness element. Mr. Lever said “the action of the majority of the Ho le, during this abort seaaion, must be a cause for unutterable chagrin and disappoint ment to those who expect in the future to rely upon It. We have done business In a business wgy; we have shown both our power of initiative and our - capacity for con structive work of the highest order and a sincerity and unity of thought most gratifying to all atriotic elti- tena who desire a correction of the abuses which have grown up under Republican administration." He reviewed briefly the work so far accomplished, pointing out first, the reform In the rules, which, as he argues, has restored the House of Representatives to the plane Intend ed for It by the Constitution, this being done through the selection ot a committee on committees to as- algu members to committees, rather than to allow that authority to con tinue with the Speaker, who abuses It. dents of the remarkable event, prob-1i « ■ 1 i railroad contains, six runaways; five ably unparalled in the marine annals jn niiop suffocation cases, and one: of the world. for th.' rescue of an insane patient It was April 27, 1.865, that the, from a roof cornice.'- Sultana was lost. Ttie boat was a In Monday's awards a-number of 1 side wheeler plying between Mem- heroes in the South are recognized jvhis and New Orleans and was re as follows; ganled as one of the finest boats on Richard C. Williams, aged 23. sav- thd river at that period. As was ed Melvin B. Mayo from train at' the case with most of the Mississippi Reusens, Ya., June 17, 1906, bronze 1 River steamers during the war, she medal and $1,000 for a home, was impressed into the Government Park S. Rushford aged 25, saved service and waft In constant use. Elbert Cunningham from drow n transporting soldiers and supplies ing at Mannlgham, W. Ya., Jan. 19. up.and down the great water way. 1907, bronze medal and $1,000 for a and murdered the prefect. The troops I On what proved to be her last ^ umo - were put to flight and the rebels trip, the Sultana left New Orleans Benj Cottle, aged 24, rescued moved on to Wen Chow and Woo April 21, 1S0.">, and at Yicksburg on Morris M. Caldwell, ag>d 3, from Chow, l>oth ot which towns they took April 2 4, and picked up 1,965 enlist- runaway at Wilmington, N. ('., Aug. slight resistance. ed men and thirty-five officers whoi*- 8 - i; O0. bronze medal and $l,oO0: Tuk's brigands following in their had been paroled after being imales as needed, wake looted the shot* of the three ; of Confederate* prisons at Anderson-! - John R. Graham, aged 26, a tele- towns. The triumphant sweep of ville, Macon and Cahaba. They were Kraph operator of Thicketty. S. (’.. the revolutionaries continued west- en route to the Middle States and was awarded a bronze medal and ward along the West river and re- , many were in a sad .condition phy- to liquidate his Indebtedness, ports from that district say that the siially from wounds and long impns WANTED 1,000 acres, 2 1-2 miles Ry., 1,000 acres in cultivation, 50 tenant houses, good barns, excellent fen- BOOKKEEPERS STENOGRAPHERS TELEGRAPHERS SALESMEN AND CIVIL SERVICE HELP. Four to six months required to make necessary preparation. Personal Instruction. POSITIONS secured for all who pr^ pare or money refunded. Write for full Information. LESSON’S RY MAIL IF DESIRED. lioutlperQ CorQfQerclfiJ ^ctyool * Calhoun & Meeting Sts., Charleston, 8. C. Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Salisbury, Durham, N. C. The hlgheet en- YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ces; 3,000 acres timber; $2 0 per acre. Harris Realty Co., Claren-pursed Business College In the South Atlantic don, Ark. Sam Shut, 30 miles west of Canton, Feather Beds—Mail us $10 and we | will ship you a nice, new 36-pound \ feather bed and 6-pound pair pil lows, freight prepaid. Turner & Cornwell, Feather Dealers, Char lotte. X. C. — ^ : . i N. C. Rhode Island Reds—Heavy ; hens sired by 11-pound cock. Mat-! ed to finest strain eoekrels. Lay all winter. 15 selected eggs, $2. No fowls for sale. J. M. Norfleet, Tarboro, N. C. but the Carnegie Hero Fund Commls- Dropsy C ired—Shortness of breatn movement Is spreading and the revo- lonment. lutlonists are niurd<Ttng and pillig- ing In other places. While the movement to the west was being directed by Wu Sum, Luk led personally a force to the north and seized the market at Chunglok. 20 miles north of Canton Then he made a wide detour to the west of Canton and fell upon Fatshan, a town, 15 miles south west. Here he first destroyed the palace of the assistant magistrate and then turned the town over to his followers to be looted. - The battle was a hard fought one; -the imperial troops giving battle at Secondly, the election of Senators ! Tung Shi bridge Thirty-seven sol- by direct vote of the people, which dler* were killed before the troops Will make the Senate a body respon-j fell back. Advices state that Shui live to the people and prevent the Hung, on the West river, has fallen recurrence of the scandals connect-^ t 0 the revolutionists, w ho murdeied ed with election to It. the prefect Thirdly, he pointed out and com- , » mended the action of the party In ELKI'llANT KILLS TRAINER, paasing the Corrupt Practice Act, in- [ tended to purify election and "'.o prevent the use of money for the de bauchery of our cltltemhlp—a prac- Huudreds of People Witness Horrible Tragedy. the F tice which has become a stigma upon the honor of our country." I Hundnds of persons yeso rdac Fourth, the pasage of the Cana- saw an Infuriated elephant hurl Its dlan reciprocity treaty he lauded as trainer into the air and then after the result of Democratic legislation crushing him with Its weigh’, re and in line with the Democratic poi-j peatedly piece the body with its Icy. He argues, that it Is a long step i tusks. in the right direction. * ! The tragedy came while James He pointed out strongly that these Hildebrand, the trainer, was endeav- substantial legislative reforms "have orlng to put the animal, which be- been accomplished without the notes-i longed to a wild west show , into a ■ity of the application of the gag-'car, Hildebrand was adjusting the rule, so well known an 1 rcl.el upon! chains which bound The elephant to under the old regime, when ‘Cannon Rs mate. lam' was in control. It means that j Without warning the elephant b» the rights of te Individual member i came enraged and. wrapping its of the House have be.n restored to [trunk around the trainer's body, lift- him." ; ed him in ttie air. and then dashed Finally he took up the free list him to the ground It is believt d bill, and argued that It intimates an .he was Instantly killed economic revolution, and means an With, its rage still unsatisfied i attack upon a system under which'the elephant began kneading ttu' trusts, combines, and monopolies trainer's body with its forefeet, have grown strong alro">* .>e/< ml the Then it dragged the body 20 feet power of the Government to con- along the rairoad traokft In-4he yard trol.—It Is a measuie to gDe relief ; ami lepoatodty The captain of the Sultana pro tested vigorously against taking such a load, stating that one of the boil ers was weak and he doubted wheth er it would stand the strain of the long drag up the ri\er Gcrr. Mor gan Smith, who was In command of the post at Yicksburg. ordered hun to take them all, however, as the lives of many depended upon their reaching home where thev could re ceive tlie care of their families. Gen. Smith ordered the commander to run slowly and cautiously and expressed confidence in a successful voyage At Memphis, a portion of the car go of sugar was unloaded and the Journey resumed. The number of persons on board when the boat left Memphis, according to Mr Stevens, wak 8.43 4 it was about I o'clock in the morning of April 27, at a point known as II* n and Chicken Island, eleven miles north of Memphis, that one of our boilers of the Suliana exploded with n de,if*nlng report. Tire boat was in flames almost .n stantlv. the wind blowing a gal** at the time and fanning it spread over the ent; ing all vv ho (amid move boa i d Tire pilot an unnam* ed (Ire boat to the sic < ed it The river sion Monday, for a heroic attempt to save C. Lee Lipscomb, a farmer. May. 9, 1919, from drowning in Lit tle Thicketty Creek. Tire men were seining; Lipscomb got beyond his depth and Graham, carrying a meal sack with five pounds of fish, swam and continued his effort at rescue un til exhausted, barely saving his own life Albert J Appleby, Hollv Hill. S. relieved n 36 to 48 hours. Re- 1 duces swelling in 15 to 20 day* * C?M or write Collum Dropsy Rem edy Company, Dept. 0 512 Austell Bldg., Atlanta Ga. Dobbs’ Single Comb Rhode Island Reds and “Crystal” White Orping tons win and lay when others fall, stock and eggs for sale. Send ! for mating list G. A. Dobbs, Box r , received a bronze medal and $2,- B. 2 4, Gainesville, Ga. (mo for educational p urp08**s. A pple- by. a farm h and, sa ved Ruth Ella Buy Your Eggs for hatching strong M. Harbison, aged 4 |9, from being eh ick' tra now h**r re lie** a ml the run over by ; a train at Bow ye i. s hot weather sets in, Eggs, $3 per C., jMarch 1 1 , 1919. The woman 1 5 : Single Comb Rhode Is! and wag i near sight ed and deaf and walk- R* ■ds, I.amstord strain \Yi rite \Y .•d in front of a train traveling th i r- \1 Rosomond. Pickens, S ( the fire until r** boa!, forc- to leap over- 'y miles an hour. Appleby shoved her out of danger as tire train rushed by. Boyce Lindsay, colored, aged 16. of Catawba, S. C , received a bronze medal and $2,900 as needed for edu cational purposes, for saving tire life of K Reynolds Smith, aged li. at Spartanburg, May 2 8, 1919 Step ping over in front of an approaching train of box cars. Lindsay hung Smith off the middle of the track, vv bi re he had fall* n from his bb ycle Lindsay w.aa struck on the right shoulder by the train from the burdens of high protection it. to a large class of OU" people and Attaches of the show ran to th* hero, heaii- *■ and gr Mind- w as high and rough and this increas,.,! fne deailr roil Lift* preservers wer.- s, .tree and the other means of resale were limited. Marry clung to cotton bnies which had been plac. d around the rail of the steafnei to pro‘***t Cie pnsssengers mil new from stray bullets tired from tire shores, some of tire cutaways who float* d n dis tance of fortv miles wore rescued Tli*> great width of th*' river at this point 'hindered the work of res cue Many who sw im for miles fin ally sank from ••xha'ist'on Hun dreds of tin* soldiers were instantly killed bv lire explosivn of tire fio.l- ers As tin* night was cold, scores IniddlrTT agaTnsT tlTe smoke- ov of t he boilers and wore EDITOR GETS \ PLACE. 4hat, too, without regard to section al lines.” It is no' a free trade measure nor a step in that direction. rescue with pitchforks and drove tire elephant from its victim, it Is not subdued until its sides were stream "The Democratic party has never ^ng with blood front tire goads, stood for free trade." ! Immediately after th** tragedy i iie The bill is built up in accordance elephant was strut Hildebrand had with the six principles laid down in j been the trainer for years, and fru- the Walker report of 1 846. "Thla i quently slept beside tire elephant, free Hat seeks not only for ‘Impera- 1 * tlve’ reasons to relieve the tariff tax payer* of the country of some of thefr burdens, but at the same time earriM int© effect the righteous prln- eipie that-these burdens shall dis criminate 'neither for nor agains, any class or section.' ” He quoted from a speech delivered by him in Columbia during his cam paign, that "a Democratic hill would have given the Western farmer free binding twine, the Southern farmer free bagging and ties, and the lum ber consumers, along the Canadian border line, free lumber,’' and then quoted Chairman Underwood, of the way* and~ means committee, to the v, ere stacks am j blown into the river. Manf of tire dead wore n*'V.*r identified Others who realized that they *ould not lie saved, scribbled their n;un**s and ad dresses upon artnles of apparel and t it us iu a do k row n t Ii* ir identity. The War Depart men r ordered a j thorough inv estLatiop of th** great j disaster lint it amounted to nothing. ; Nobody xv;rs court-martialed and the j only tangible result was the exone.r- ation of the saptain It was brought out that it*,* opposed the overload Athens, Ga.. Man Kills Wife, «»«•« ! nTr1r -yMiTe^Wen p^mfiTTruiy \ not her South Carolinan ABo Finds n Good Job. Mr W M Bradford, of Fort Mill. S (' . who has had years of exper ience as a practical newspaper man. and also In the Government printing othce, lias been appointed assistant clerk to the Joint printing investiga tion committee of Congress This !s an important position. Tire com mittee will have a great deal of work to do and has been actuated by the desire to secure expert assistance in its labors. Mr. Bradford is now the publisher of the Fort Mill Times Ale,—William H. BABY ONLY TRAGEDY WITNESS. * <. Commits Suicide. With a little wide-eyed baby girl, the only witness. R. W. McKinney, until recently of Newport, Tenn.. shot and killed his wife and then himself at 9.39 o’clock Monday night, within earshot of a revival, which waa progressing at the Young Harris Memorial Methodist Church, at Ath ens. Ga. It was at first believed that the two people had been murdered by a third party, but a careful exam- **m« effect In language almost iden-1 Nation of the ground and room in tlcal, to *how that there was no dif- ^I'lt’h they were found by the police ordered. To have refused orders of such a character, at that period would ha'** meant death. Despite th** enormity of the disaster, it at tracted but little attention af the time. The public mind was inflamed with the momentous events of Die great struggle between the North tor, S. C.. will tie mess.-nger to the House_ couuyittee on postoffices and post roads. ^ ^ a «1 Wants Everybody Pardoned. Following the unusual number of pardons, paroles and commutations, th** governor of South Carolina has received a letter, written in an un educated tone asking that he patdon i all of the convicts in the State pent- • tentlary next Thanksgiving Day. The letter has been taken under consul- : edation by the chief executive. Over IfW'prlyrtTters hnv£ r been liberated by ‘ the present governor in thiee i months. * 1A Fggs, $|; 39. S 1.7:*; Ros*> and S. C , R. I Rods. Silver Laced Wyau- dottes, S. (’. Black Mlnorcas. S. C. Brown and White Leghorn. Wyan- dottts, trio $., from 1st prize. O. F. Flier, Miller s Creek, N. C. Wanted—Men and ladles to take three months practical course. Ex pert management. High salaried positions guaranteed. Write for catalogue now Charlotte Tele graph School. ChaTlotte, N C. Wanted—Men to take thirty days practical course In our machine shops and learn automobile busi ness Positions secured gradu ates, $25 per week and up. Char lotte Auto School, Charlotte, N C. Wanted— Boekk>*ept'rB, stenogra phers, clerks, write us if desiring employment. W>* place competent husirr*>Bs help and are not aide to supply demand. Carolina Audit & System Co , Skyscraper, Columbia, S. C For Sal**—Fug’s from Rhode Island Reds, Barred and Buff Plymouth Rocks. Cornish Indian Games, $1 5 0 per 15, Brown Leghorns, ILQU per 1-5. JvvtF-ft ft me bfrds.- Dr S. J Summers & Sons, Cam- * ron S (’ When Medicines Fail, will take your cas**. Diseases of Stomach, Bow els, Kldnevs, Liver. Lungs and de bility (either sex) permanently eradicated .by Natural Methods. Interesting literature free. C. Cul len Howerton, Durham, N. C. NOAH'S LINIMENT give* relief for all Nerve, Bone and Muscle Ache* and Pain* more quickly than any other remedy known. IT PENETRATES—It U triple strength and a powerful, speedy and sure PAIN REMEDY. Sold by all dealer* in medicine at 25c per bottle and money back if not satisfactory WHAT OTHERS SAY! Cured of Rheumatism ■ I ha*l (>wn surt* ring with i rv**umatl.**ni for thr*x* v<**r* Have txfn u-;ng No&ii't Lini ment. an*t will viv that it .•unM in** oom- pletolv (an watk Setter than I have to two years. Rev. S h Cyru-, PouaM, S. C For Cuts and Bruiaea "While working at my trade (Iron work) I get bnilMai and cut frequently,and I find that Nonh't Liniment taken all til.- wrene-a out ami heal-* t he wound Immediately. Kdward Rynxi, Swanutjoro, Va.." Rheum atiam in Neck 'I rei-elv***! the bottle nf Noah'* Liaiment. and think It hna t,i*l|a-l me greatly. 1 have rheumatism In in v neck and It relieved It right much. Mil.. Martha A. Lambert, Rea ver Dam, Va." Faina in the Back " I miffered ten years with a dreadfully aorepatn In my baric, and tried dlflerent r*v- medlw. Less than halt .a tKittleof Noah'* Uaimont made a ix'rfis t rure. Mrs. Rev. J. D. BUllugsley, Point Eastern, Va." Cured of Naur a 1(1 a ■ For five years I suffered with neuralgia an 1 r*aln tn side Could not aleep. 1 tried Noah * Liniment, and the first application ma te me feel better. Mrs. Martha A. See, Richmond,\ a " Stiff Jointa and Backache# I have used Noah'* Liniment tor rheu matism stiff )oinU and backache, and 1 can sa v It li t me more good than any pain reme dy. Rev George W. Smith, AbbevUe, d, C." Bronchitis and Aathma ' My son has been suffering -with bronchltla and asthma and a very bad cough. Waa confined to his bed Someone re*’em mended Noah’* Liniment, and I rubbed hla cheat and (>ark with It and gave him six dropaon sugar, anil he was relieved Immediately Mrs. A. L. Whittaker, fits Roily Street, Richmond,Va.’’ Batter Than SS.OO Remedies "We have obtained as good If not better re sult s from Noah's Lmimeatt than we did from remedlee costing *100 per bottle. Norfolk and Port iraouth Traneler Co., Norfolk, Va.’* TWELVE I FRInHI D. Mori' I’rople Wt'l't* hrilrd in Brock Than Thought. Mi M \T PRESIDENT A DKMOI RAT Ohacrt ntions of Editor Hoy t During Trip to Now York. Jainos A. Ho>t, editor of tlu* Co lumbia Daily Record, who hos just All of th<> injiiri'd ;*t th*' Easton hospital nr** rvrovpring, tiros** morst — — , seriously hurt showing marked im- Good Live A gents wanted In every' provemont. The only victim of ttu* town to sell a meritorious line of wreck who has l)*** ii identified is medicines extensively advertised Miss Louis.) Lindamnn of rtiea. rdr* and used by ever family and iai wu*-identified by the buttons on her the stal'le. An exceptional oppor-. cuffs, which w. re not destroyed in tunify for the right parties to the fir**; One niore te.it h**rs. Miss Margaret Jones, 45 Eagl* street, rtiea. is re ported a molt g the missing, and it is . , , , ,, , returned from the Associated Press assumed slit* perished in the wreck 1 at Martin s Cr.-ek <'.Minting Miss •'‘"d Ameriian Newspaper Publishers' Jones dead, th** total of th<* disaster | Association's meeting in New York, at this time is 12, eight i'ticans, and j has th** toiiowing to say in his payer four railroad men, I Monday afternoon of tire political outlook : "An exceptionally well posted man from tire Middle West, having Joined very heartily In t.he applause ac- GreaD'st Political Machine. "The postoffice department Is (he greatest political machine ever con structed in this or any other country j and it is openly administered as a [ political organization." This was the ! and the South, the assassination of charge made on the floor of^he house Lincoln, which had occurred hut make good money. Write at once for proportion to L. B. Martin, Box 110, Richmond, Va. Wanted—Every man, woman and child in South Carolina to know that the "Alco” brand of Sash, Doors and Blinds are the best and All the bodies of the unidentified will he shipped to Plica tomorrow in a special train over th** Pennsyl vania and Delaware, Lackawanna western railroad. ferenc* between the rank and file of the party in the House and Its acc- rredlted leader; He combated the charge that the bill wa* sectional in Us character and argued forcefully that all sections jwere treated with equal and exact )Mtl«e. He contended that the bill would be beneficial to all classes without regard to sections because it stakes agricultural Implements, free farmers generally, cotton * s ~*mm*''tad tie* for the Southern femor. boot* and shoes and fence wlr* for every section of the conn- try. fodd products for the cities, .Jkafcar for thoee along the Csnsdlgn line. Concluding he gave **- ,t the revision will be coneervatlv* and served to convince them that the man had first shot his wife and then himself. No cause for the shooting is known. Tornado in Missouri. A tornado swept Johnson County, Mo., Monday destroying scores of bouses. Fain Kelley. 10 years old, was carried a quarter of a mile by the wind and thrown against tht ground and his brains dashed out. His mother was struck by flying lim bers and may die. His father's home « mansion of»*nte-bellum days, was demolished. , , gradual, seeking to correct abuses and discriminations end to destroy th* Iniquities of th* res«nt law. occurred two weeks previous, holding the at tention of the entire world to the exclusion of all else. it was nev er known absolutely how many per*- sons perished in the wreck of tire Sultana, hut the number was not far from 1,899. The survivors, a few years at'er the war. organized the i Sultana Reunion Association and each year the ewing remaining as semble and recall the Incidents of that terrible night. . ,,'t of representatives by Mr. Cullop, of Indiana, who referred to Postmaster General Hitchcock as being the crea tor and presiding genius of this or- eatkization. * The Worm Turns. Alleging that his wife has treated Fight Alwiut Money. At B'alter, Ala., Monday afternoon are made only by the Augusta f. W. Hosey shot and killed Wil Lumber Company, wbo manufac-i Ram Black, a well known citizen tune everything in Lumber and One of Black's sons took tho gun Millwork and whose watchword is; from Hosey aiid shot him, and when "Quality." White Augusta Lum- Hosey's son interfered, shot him also her Company, Augusta, Georgia, [The fight grew out of a debt, whirl) for prices on any order, large or Hosey owed Black and for which ■tnalL Black took him to task. Died in the Bath. years, even to the extent of making him cook his own meals and then wash the dishes he used. John ?. Nance, of Atlanta, on Friday applied for a divorce. Ngmce_i§ a railroad engineer, and has been married 3 4 years. He also charges that his wife 1 With his face and the upper portion drove him from home at the fmint of his body lathered. George L. God- of a pistol. • win was found dead in the bath tub ♦ ♦ ♦ at his house in Augusta Sunday. Would Wear Pant*. Death was due to an attack of acute Mlsp Susan Fow i ei . f celebrated by indigestion. Godwm was seen to go maD y a8 the original bloomer woman. to the bathing room Saturday night. but was not missed until Sunday a>;r(1 S7 For many yearB shp haa morning when his body was found j WO fc trousers Instead of skirt*. him with continuous cruelty for many South-west Georgia Farms for Sale. 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Write us at once for catalogs sizes for sale, improved, or un and for our easy payment plan and Improved. W. S. & G.. \Y. An- prices. Malone's Music House, Co- drews, Amerlcus, Georgia. ilumbla, 8. C. died at Vineland. N. J.. Tnesday. corded th** President, turned and said: "Tire next I’XHsident will l*e a Democrat." “That was the *w»l4ef expressed hv nu n from every section of Hr*' country there gathered. Desi idle the respect in which Mr. Taft is held, and despite the certainly tire prevailing belief is that he will be defeated, or that a Democrat will be elected, or that is what it means." Then* is not a great deal of talk about who the candidate should be, hut the fact that Hannon .haa rarri-" ed Taft's own State makes him seem to many the strongest candidate, politically; and the suggestion that the Democratic ticket should be Judson Harmon for President, and Woodrow Wilson, for Vice President, is very, popular. That may be the ticket, if Governor Wilson will ac cept second place, and there is no reason to believe he will not." Dead in Woods. At Lakewood, N. J., Mrs. Charles Turner a pretty "brunette of middle age, .was found murdered In the woods behind a studio building uu Fulton street, Friday afternoon. The woman’s face had been beaten in by a big club, which lay nearby, stain ed with blood. The body was found by Arnold Turner, a nephew, who was searching for hia aunt, who had been missing since Wednesday, when she left her home to dresses to women inmates pf a local sanitarium. • Y* J. \ *