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* THE BAMBERG HERALD. p Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1904 One Dollar a Year |?|f I I IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading 1 Pungent Paragraphs About Men 1 and Happenings. j ~ The State convention of the Daughters 1 f- of the Confederacy is being held in 1 Orangeburg this week. Hon. D. E. Converse of Louisville, Ky., ! ' has bought the Southern Presbyterian 1 and will move it to Atlanta, Ga., about the first of January. A negro drank six bottles of soda water ( straight along at Auburn, Darlington ( county, on Tuesday and died soon after- j . wards from the effects. < A ' The Spartanburg Gun Club is taking \ action relative to the infringements or tne t game law by dealers offering for sale part- f ridges bought from pot hunters. The handsome new Baptist church at f Spartanburg was dedicated last week. 1 This is one of the very handsomest 1 - churches in the State, and cost more than i $80,000. John Dix, a white man, was arrested at 1 Mount Pleasant last Sunday on the charge ? of criminally assaulting a negro girl in Georgetown. The governor had offered a reward of $50 for his arrest. Dix was i * carried back to Georgetown on Tuesday. 1 He protests his innocence. The Abbeville Medium says Mr. W. C. j DuPre has turned one of the great pop- 1 V lar trees on his place near. Latimer into j shingles. He made 80,000 good shingles ] The shin cries sell at $3.75 i v per thousand, and Mr.DuPre has realized j the neat sum of $300 from one tree. ? Again a South Carolina jury did their j, ' doty. Jesse W. Crapse, a white man, was convicted of murder in Walterboro last ; week and recommended to mercy, which I means imprisonment for life. Crapse killf - ed his cousin in a dispute about land, the ? case being transferred from Hampton t ' county. . - L Foster Slawson, a white man, of Pros- t perity, Newberry county, died last Satur- t day from the effects of a wound received g while out hunting on Thankgiving Day. c He was going through some thick under- e growth when his gun was discharged, the v entire load taking effect in his right L shoulder. L . Great preparations are being made by | th6 faculty and alumni of the South Carolian college for the centennial celebration t of the college, which will take place in v Colombia in January. An interesting 1r program has been arranged, and disting- j( .nished men who are graduates of the in- c stitution will deliver addresses. | d . The State constables and a Greek nam-1 ? ed Schiaderessi got into a shooting affray I s in Charleston last Thursday. About 15 a I or 20 shots were fired, and Schiaderessi K ' was slightly wounded in the band. Schi-1 aderessi keeps a fruit and vegetable store i i as well as a blind tiger en King street, h and the constables were raiding his place h ^ for liquor. ti Two boys were out hunting at Greers, in ^ Spartanburg county, last Saturday after- a - soon and one of them met with a tragic death. Cleveland Ellis, a white boy, aged v 14, while carrying a rifle along with him, b '* ?. in some unaccountable manner discharg- ted the weapon and the ballet entered the 8 forehead of his companion, Harrison ? ?- ; . Gaston, a white boy, aged 12 years. A 1 death wound was inflicted, and shortly 1 afterward Gaston died. The shooting was purely accidental. F k 0 Killing in Edgefield. a Johnston, Ho v. 27.?Yesterday Hufus I Kemp shot and killed John Harris, both colored, the shooting occurring in the pub- i * lie road about 12 feet over the EdgefieldSaluda county line and in Edgefield conn- t ty. The jury of inquest returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his t death from a gun shot wound at the hands c of Bufoa Kemp. Harris was shot in the i right side of the breast, the shot ranging a to the heart. Kemp is said to be a half- c witted negro, and is still in the community and he could be easily captured. A PLEASANT PILL. { Ho pill is as pleasant and positive as t DeWitt's Little Early Risers. DeWitt's n Little Early Risers are so mild and effect- f ive that children, delicate ladies and weah . < people enjoy their cleansing effect, while f o*..on cr rwinlfl sav thev are the best liver p ?,w"6 r-~x - ? pills sold. Sold by H, F. Hoover, M. D. ^ Gen. Butler's Marriage. y Gen. M. C. Butler passed through I Greenwood yesterday on his way to North J Augusta, where he goes to furnish his x residence and put everything in order for c liis coming marriage, which is to take ? place within 30 days. Gen. Butler is not J quite as old as was Gen. Longstree when ' he was married the last time.?Green- ' wood News. If the devil comes to my door with his horns visible, I will never let him in; but i if he comes with his hat on as a respect- . able gentleman, he is at once admitted.? Spurgeon. 1 J Let him who doubts the heroism of 1 women read the statistics of the foreign i missionary societies. Of the eighty-seven ? . i missionaries supported in China by one < American society, sixty-two are women; ] i moreover, when war is threatened the t I women do not run away, but stay at their < r posts. ! '"t'v. /? . , . ' ' ' * ' ' " ^ v- ' ^ . . . , ?{j WHIPPED TO DEATH BY COMRADRS. Ten Year Old School Boy Dies Prom Effects of Pight?A Lexington County Tragedy. Swansea, Nov. 26.?Carl Lucas, the LO-year-old son of Alfred Lucas, who lives ;wo miles from Gaston, Lexington county, is dead as the alleged result of being attacked by two young sons of George W. Mightier. The parents are all white. The difficulty occurred at the postoffice it Gaston last Monday afternoon1, when, t is said, young Lucas was severely beaten by the Sightler boys. The little fellow went home, but did not tell his parents what had happened until they J liscovered blood on his face. When questioned closely he admitted that be lad been attacked and beaten by the 1 Sightler boys. On examination it was 'ound that he was bruised from kicks on ;he side of his head, back, legs and chest ind was suffering from internal injuries. The little fellow went to school on 1 ruesday and Wednesday as usual. When le came home on Wednesday afternoon le complained of feeling, badly and rued- 1 cal aid was summoned. He grew steadily 1 worse and died at 1 o'clock yesterday ifternoon. The boys are all about the ?ame age. DANGER OF A COLD. Pneumonia, gripp, cold, bronchitis and iearlv everv other danzerous sickness of bis kind is usually the development of a (light cough. Too many people are laid 1 lp and too many die from diseases where : hey could so easily knock that first cough n the head. Murray's florehound Mullein md Tar cures colds. It just drops the jottom out of a cough. Every druggist las it for 25c a bottle. Remember ,4Mur- i ay's" and take no other. Regulai 50c size. < Wants the Reward. Mr. H. P., Dyches, of Barnwell, was ifere yesterday to present his claim,for a ?ward of $200 for the capture and conriciton of James Walker, wanted in that ounty on the charge of murder. The ne- . fro is now serving his sentence. Dyches s a magistrate s constable and hearing hat the negro was in Savannah went here and got him. The Savannah police . iave put in a claim for the reward alhough Gov. Hey ward will probably be foverned by the suggestion of the sheriff >f Barnwell, who has already recommend- ( d that the constable be paid. If the Saannah authorities had anything to do . rith the arrest, it was merely at the re* f [uest of the constable.?Columbia State. " AN OLD TIME REMEDY. ? Murray's Horehound Mullein and Tar i tas in it the purest drugs. All of which a rere used by our parents,and grand-paents. It is a combination so put together bat it cures a cough right off. Nothing 3 better for babies. It is a most reliable are in all cases of coughs. Ask your f ruggist for it. They all have it. Get a g ottle now and have it ready.. Only 25c. bottle?extra large bottles?regular 50c c #a nnlr -Pah Mtt rro * ro" T IAV* ivcm^uiu^i w aou AV& juui?wjg x nd take no other. e s Too BIch To Work. i A young broker's wife in New York c ad at last procured a cook with skill in 1 er line and suburban-staying power. But f tie spell was soon broken by the has- f and while his wife was at the shore for 1 few weeks. f "Selma," he said one day to the Nor- i regian jewel, "if you have a couple of ] iimdred dollars saved up Til double it on t he street for you today." So the trusting i ervant turned over to the young broker >150 of her years of saving. That night t he broker returning home entered hrough the side gate. As he passed the :itchen door he saw the prize cook preparing dinner. "Selma!" he called. "Look here! It's ] 11 yours." And he held up a roll of tills. ' "All for me!" she gasped. "How much 1 s it?" 4 i "Five hundred and forty dollars," said i he broker. "I vork no more, I go back to Norway ' onight." And grabbing the money she ' iarted upstairs. The broker ate his din- ' ler that night at a suburban restaurant, md now the couple have a city apartnent. ' TO CURE A goUGH. The coughs so prevalent these days isually develop before you realize what 1 ias happened. The best thing to do is to 1 ake the most reliable cough cure you can y ret. None better t?an Murrays Hore- j pound Mullein and Tar. It is made of the . purest ingredients and can be given to in- ' ants as well as jjrown people. Above all 1 ise it cures. You will find it at ail drug- j fists. 25c a bottle?extra large bottles. The Waccamaw Lan d an d Lumber com- ] pany of North Carolina, with headquar- . ers at Wilmington, has a contract with J he government to furnish a large quan- i AM/1 innmnr frtr fKa 1 IIy Ul \*y yicoo ckuu juuiyvi viiuuvA a v/x uuv j :onstruction. of the Panama canal. The < sompany is composed of Michigan captalists and owns 200,000 acres of land in f Brunswick, Bladen and Columbus counies. * FIGHT WILL BE BITTER. ! Those who persist in closing their ears < igainst the continual recommendation of ] Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump- ] ion, will have a long and bitter fight vith their troubles, if not ended earlier jy fatal termination. Read what T. R. ' Beall of Beall, Miss., has to say: "Last i 'all my wife had every symptom of con- t sumption. She took Dr. King's New Dis- : :overy after everything else had failed. ] improvement came at once and four bot- i ;les cured her." Guaranteed by all drug- i rists at Bamberg; Felder & Matthews, i Denmark. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. * COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN YARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered Ail Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, November 28.?Conrad , &nrnarat icri ior uDanesioa uu a uusi* < ness trip to-day. Will not return before ] Thursday. Miss Ada L. Speights, of Henderson, ville, 8. C., and Miss L. McTeer, of Flori- j da, are spending some time with Mrs. Willie Moore. The crowd of young folks that went to Charleston last week to enjoy the sights returned as jovial as could be. Only one brought a souvenir wifci him. He returned < by way of Bamberg. M r. and Mrs. Charles Ehrhardt were somewhat surprised when , their son, Archie, presented his wife to ; them as his souvenir. . A crowd of our old sports went on a ! several days' hunt aad fish down the ; country to-day. They took with them several of the younger sports to learn them to take their places when they get too old. Mr. L. A. Bikle is at home, helping to nurse his little daughter. She is very ill ar.d hopes for her recovery seem doubtful. Miss Kathleen Chisolm is spending some time with her relatives ^nd friends in and around Ehrhardt. Jee. S. 0. J. Writes Again. To The Bamberg Herald: The gay, mad ' rush of Fair week remindedoneofKeros clancing while Home was in flames, as there were two or three fires that week. After the litting lutes, the trilling flutes, and illing brutes of the vaudeville and circus had come and gone, your correspondent anticipated comparative quiet sven in this city of 35,000 inhabitants, but the fakirs, Shylocks, land sharks, speculative talkers are still here and plying their trades. You can hear men talking in the jalons and on the street corners about fly- ' ng auto-cars, mail airships, and other ^ craft, and one fellow said in the not far ] iistant future the Standard Oil Co. would erect a gasometer on the roof of Madison Square Garden and supply New Jersey ( md New York States with all the electric ty needed. He was talking through a Spectrophone. Another spoke of the passng of the "hello girl," wireless telephone, s md still another of telepathy in insects? 1 nates, finding each other miles apart by I iir waves, etc. S. 0. J. * ^ t Our New Opera House. f Editor Bamberg Herald?Dear Sir: A e ew evenings since, while strolling Main 1 treet, I casually walked up into our new 1 >pera house. "Well, to say that I was sur- s >rised at its magnificence, would hardly ivnreca mv fpplinffs. when I beheld what 1 i thing of beauty and elegance we have 4' n our small city. It would indeed be an >rnament to a city ten times as large as ^ Bamberg. Its seating capacity is about < ive hundred, and the arrangements and * urniture are of the latest style, with gas ights, &c. Col. Folk alone deserves credit, or it was he who built and equipped it, 3 lot asking a single dollar from the town. 1 jet our people show their appreciation 1 )y supporting it with their patronage and 1 nfluence. 1 One always interested in the growth of ;he town. Bamberg, S. C., November 26,1904. ] To Appear Here Friday Night. ! Mabel Page and her company will ap- ] pear at the opera house Friday evening, ( December 2d, in a popular play. This company is a good one, and was secured ! by Manager Folk through much expense Mid trouble. They were playing in Au- ' gusta this week and had an open date for Friday night is how he was able to get them. This company never visits the ! smaller towns of the State, and we are sure of something good. James H. Morris. Mr. James H. Morris died at his home in Olar on the night of the 25th of November. He had been on a bed of suffering 1 for two weeks. He was a consistent mem- 1 >er of Olar Baptist church, and was 67 ' pears old. The lady was laid to rest in : ;he cemetery at Friendship church by his 1 oved ones. He leaves eight children, two 1 crothers, and a host of relatives and ' friends to mourn his loss. As a result of business rivalry, w. A. ? Hurray shot and killed his uncle, J. 8. < Hurray, at Durham, N. C., on Friday ; norning. J. S. Murray had shot Earle ) Hurray, the son of J. S. Murray, when J. J 3. took the pistol away from W. A.,and ( shot him. j mm Five Italians perished in a fire at Lan3pster, Pa., on Thursday night which was caused by the explosion of gasolene. One nf the men was washing his overalls in a 1 pail of the liquid, when a spark from his ] pipe fell in it and caused the explosion. "Now," said the bridegroom to the bride ' when they returned from their honey- ! moon trip, "let us have a clear under- i standing before we settle down to mar- ] ried life. Are you the president or vice- ' president of this society ?" I want to be < neither president nor vice-president," she answered, "I will be content with a .< subordinate position." 4"What's that?" < 'Treasurer." ] s t i DISTRESSING ACCIDENT NEAR SWANSEA Jay Jeffcoat Accidentally Killed Mrs. Nauc Sturkey in Removing Shell Prom a Gun. Swansea, Nov. 27.?A very distressin; accident occurred about six miles west o Swansea on yesterday. Jay Jeffcoat was trying to remove i loaded shell from a gun and by som< means the gun was discharged. The en tire load took effect in Mrs. Nancy Stur key's face, entering between the eyes Death resulted at once. ? ? -J * ~ A r* ny fiTAi ilie vcruiui UI lUO WUIUUCI o juijr na that death was the result of an accident. The parties are white. NO MORE SUFFERING. If you arfe troubled with indigestioi get a bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure an< it will cure you. G. A. Thomson, of Spen cor, la., 8ays:uHad dyspepsia for years My case was hopeless. Koaol Dyspepsi: Cure was recommended; I used a few bot ties of it; it is the only thing that relieve me. Would not be without it. Doctors with local physicians and also at Chicagc and even went to Norway with hopes o getting some relief, but Kodol Dyspepsi Cure is the only remedy that has done m any good, and I recommend it. All suffei ing with indigestion or dyspepsia shouL use it." Sold by H. F. Hoover, M. D. His Bad Break. "Talking about fright and gray hairs, said a traveling man; "my hair neve came so near turning white in a singl night as it did a couple of weeks agowhe: I was in a town in one of*the wildes patches of country in the West. I entei ed a cafe and started in to ingratiate mj celf trith thA hr>v? and crpttinff ftlfin "v" " ~"J ~J o? o fine. "There was one old fellow who hqu around the bar a great deal and seeme to have everybody scared. I made u my mind that he was the chap I wante< to have-on my side, so I started in an made up to him'the best I knew how. told him all the funny stories I kne* Every time he laughed everybody els Laughed, and when he didn't seem to lik it there was a general attack of the blues After awhile he told a story himself, laughed as hard as I could and slappe* turn on the shoulder and said: " Tve heard of you before.' "'You have?" said he, looking suspi nous all of a sudden. "'Yes,' said I, 'and you're all right Zou're a bird!" "I never feaw such a swift change o: icenery in my life. The floor was clearet til of a sudden and the occupants of tb< )lace except the old man and myself wen ooking up from behind tables. He hac t six-shooter pointed at mc, and if hit ingers had trembled I'd have been th< mbject for 'a dearest Willy, thou hast lefl IS,' piece of poetry then and there. Jusl hen a young girl rushed into the place md threw herself between us." "Of course," commented a listener, "this s about chapter III. She exclaimed Spare him! Spare him for my sake !'" "No. She didn't say anything of the rind. She merely said: 'Don't be a fool Lad. He didn't mean anything. He ain'1 leard a word about it.' "Then she turned to me and said: " 'You want to be keerful about ho* rTou talk about anything in the fowl line ieforedad. " He was tarred and featherec veek before last. He ain't got cley ovei ,t yet, an' he won't stand the jokin'abou t, you see.' "?New York Press. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS. "DeWitt'sis the only genuine witel tiazel salve" writes J. L. Tucker, of Cen tre, Ala. "I have used it in my family fo piles, cuts and burns for years and recom mend it the best salve on the market. Ev ery family should keep it; it is an inval liable remedy, and should be kept on ham for immediate use." Mrs. Samuel Gage, o Wnrth Rnah. N Y._ savs: "I had a feve sore on my ankle for 12 years that doctor could not care. All salves and blood rem edies proved worthless. I could not wall for two years. Finally I tried DeWitt' Witch Hazel ' Salve, which complete! cured me. It's a wonderful relief." Df Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cures withou leaving a scar. Sold by H. F. Hoover. Heartily Welcomed to Beaufort Beaufobt. November 28.?Mr. A. M< Iver Bostick, a prominent and leading a1 torney of Bamberg, has concluded to sel tie and practice his profession in Beat fort. He is moving his furniture and fam ily now to his new home. Mr. Bosticl and his family will be welcome acquisi tions to Beaufort, both iu a social and pro fessional capacity. His wife is a mos charming and cultivated lady and Mi Bostick is learned in law and is the pee of any member of Carolina's Bar. He i considered one of the ablest equity law pers in the State, and highly esteemed fo his many qualities of head and heart. On cf the chief causes for his removal here i that he finds the climate salutary to hi ielicate condition of health. He is a great a loss to Bamberg as he is a gain t< Beaufort. REVOLUTION IMMINENT. A sure sign of approaching revolt ant 3erious trouble in your system is nervous uess, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets Electric Bitters will quickly dismembe; the troublesome causes. It never fails t< tone the stomach, regulate the kidney: and bowels, stimulate the liver and clar ify the blood. Run down systems benefi particularly and all the attending ache: vanish under its searching and thorougl effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c and that is returned if it don't give perfeo satisfaction. Guaranteed by all druggist: at Bamberg; Felder & Matthews, Den mark, S. C. u NATURE CURES WITH SULPHUR'S AID. Hancock's Liquid Sulphur Heals an Entire Class i of Ills. Employed in bathing, it confers the tone ? and exhilaration which always accompany f heal.hful action of the skin. Hancock's Liquid Sulphur softens and clarifies the facial skin and imparts a clear, brilliant complexion. As nature's greatest germie cide, it is a true, effective and lasting rem. edy for acne, burns, scalds, canker, ca. tarrh, diphtheria, itch, pimples, prickly heat, ringworm, soreness of scalp, nose, ' eyelids, mouth or throat. Leading druggists sell it. Descriptive booklet on the s nature, use ana enects 01 this stanaara j remedy mailed to any address by Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Baltimore, Md. Laying of Cornerstone. i The cornerstone of the new Meth3 odist church in Bamberg is to be laid next Tuesday, December 6th, at eleven I o'clock. The following program will - be observed, which is in accordance * with the discipline of the church. * The people are expected to assemble at ? the new Methodist church building a promptly at eleven o'clock. The exere cises will be conducted by Rev. Marion ? Dargan, presiding elder of the Orangeburg district: Hymn. Prayer. " Readings appropriate, ir Depositing of articles in cornerstone, e Laying of cornerstone, n Hymn. it Address by Rev. J. A. Clifton, D. D., > pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church, Orangeburg, g Hymn. Doxoloev. g Benediction. d All friends of Methodism and the cause p of Christianity, as well as the general pubd lie, are earnestly invited to attend the d exercises. This will be a great day for I Methodism in Bamberg, and it will be r. truly an occasion when all Christians can e meet and rejoice to see the work of the e Lord prospering. s. Immediately after the exercises the laI dies of the church will serve a regular h' <t i dinner in the town hall, and they ask the patronage of all. All kinds of substantial and sweets will be served, as well as oys ters. In fact, oysters will be served all during the day, and those who want lunch . before the exercises at tne church commence, can also be accommodated. f : Going to Fire in China. 1 "I was in Pekin," said an American , tourist, "when a fire broke out a few doors [ below the house in which I was lodging, } and at the first alarm I rushed out and , Into the burning structure to see what ; could be saved. I was at once arrested, 2 and later on discovered the Chinese way . of fighting a fire. "A policeman first required an affidavit i of the head of the household to the effect . that he did not deliberately set the blaze, and for this purpose took him before an ) official half a mile away. A second was stationed to see that no one removed any t furniture until the papers had been made out. ' "After a lapse of forty minutes the fire r men arrived. They looked at the burn> ing house and decided that it was on fire. I After much argument it was further r agreed that it would be a waste of water I to try to put out the flames. Two members, who erected a ladder and climbed part of the way up, were duly reproved for too much zeal, and after the name, 1 age, and habits of the owner had been ~ taken the fire department retired in good _ order. "As the flames were unhindered the ' house burned to the ground, and when f the owner returned he was beaten by his r neighbors for endangering their property. s I was held in durance vile for two hours " and then fined 40 cents."?Chicago News. ? 8 Drouth in Kentucky Threatens Milk Famine. y >. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 28.?The record t breaking drouth in Kentucky is beginning to decrease the milk supply in Louisville. Several dairies have put their customers on half an allowance and confectioners are unable to secure enough milk for use in making certain kinds of ; candy. A number of distillers have susi" pended operations until rain falls, in a i- number of small places the citizens are k buying water, and farmers are compelled i- in many instances to drive stock several ?- 'miles to water. For more than a month t the Southern railway nas Deen naming ' water to its Shelbyville tanks and for the r past three weeks it has been hauling 10 8 car loads of water a day. Freight engines * running between Lawrenceburg and Lexr ington and Lawrenceburg and Burgen are ? carrying double water tanks. All the s freight engines on the Chesapeake & Ohio s railroad have been carrying two tanks for ) several weeks. In many churches yesterday prayers were offered for rain, and today the weather bureau announces a possibility of i showers within 48 hours. MOTHERS, BE CAREFUL r of the health of vour children. Look out ) for coughs, colas, croup and whooping 3 cough. Stop them in time?One Minute - ute Cough Cure is best remedy. Harmless t and pleasant. Sold by H. F. Hoover, M. D. 5 m i Banks?'"You say your daughter Mamie , has changed wonderfully. In what way?" t Janks?" When she was little she would 3 not go into the parlor for fear there was - a man there, and now she won't go in the parlor unless there is one there." HEIR TO MILLIONS. % Yet Works as a Laborer ift Locomotive" Simps is ,v|l Philadelphia. With a fortune in hand and a million VSS-', in sight, Charles Hulbert Long, son of the late coal king, Albert B. Long, is working as a laborer at the Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia, says the New York > Herald. L* Out of the shop Mr. Long dresses, looks . yM;:. and is the cultured gentleman of fortune. In the foundry, where he does the hear* ~|j|^ iest manual labor, he works side by side ' with giants who must work or starve, and ' -'MB what they do he does, man for man their equal. None of Mr. Long's fellows in the foundry know of hia wealth, of his social "f position or of his future possibilities. Hit -| wealth is a bore to him; his social 8tato*f||^^| is taken as a matter of course. '/M Mr. Long is only 23 years of age, but 'L:'MK? has mastered every detail of the steel in- ; || dustry even beyond the point Jthat hia work has taken him, and is also a practical banker. He served a full apprenticing ship in the great steel mills at Lewistoa,. Pa., where he was born, and when hia term of service in the mill was over he$i?f|| entered the Citizens' National bank aa clerk and made banking his speciaI|rtady? ^^K learning its details even to the mechanism of the safes. In every branch of the ~rn?t work he proved himself peculiarly apt*vJ| It was in the face of the strongest oPlfe'^aB^ sition from the officers of the bank tlu^; ^ ^ Mr. Long resigned and resumed his pMk^g.-M time of hard physical labor at the Bald' ~J8 win locomotive works. ^ While in the public schools at LhW^%.Vl!l town and'later at Cheltenham acad^n^g 'M where he completed his education. hehsfe^Kvg shown exceptional bodily strength, was alwavs a onicfc and nl?v?r atndant the classes. He studied as he worked^r^ hard; he played as he worked, hard; aadt^g*^ in any game in which speed, agility an$j||jHl strength were factors he led. For idlend?f||| he had always held an inherent scorn. With this disposition showing itsctf lit early youth, Mr. Long developed positive habits as to the economy of strength and capital. These ideas .jraHig economy are, however, foreign to pand^j |S monyJ He is as liberal as a prince his own money, but at work the greatest^ ryjjjffl possible results must come from the least v';] possible effort and at the minimum outlay^ ^ Covered from head to heels with loot ind\?'j*9 grease, Mr. Long quits his work with 14,000 other employes of the Baldwins, 4. ,^|? and, falling into step with the great ^ army of the ironworkers that pours out o& the acres of shops, walks to his apartr|j|| Si ments, where, showing consideration for/^Kl the others in the house, hie "sheds" overalls and blouse and "takes the worst off" in the laundry. Then in bathrohar^M^^ and slippers he makes his way to 1rib^}8frJ| handsome suite of rooms, where hp dresses ^ S At his home in Lewiston, when i0^jjS||E would return from the Standard Steelf'i^O ' ^ works,-"black as the ace of spades," mother insisted upon him entering the ^-^S j mansion on Market street by the main ' entrance and tramping the length of th^|||v/^ house over costly carpets and rugs. He- |S*|3 rebelled, but finally compromised upon' * ?<I9^?1 rubber covering which marked his; path from the street door to the bathroom. . i.^iSj-5% Asked to explain why he does such^H hard, dirty work, Mr. Long revealed himr-'-'^aMP self in two lines: "I like it; I may need it is decent." % '^flES His ambition in life is to be masjptjgm^ mechanic of a great steel plants and sudt^^ he will be if he has to build the plant With v^s|| his own money. He is paid $2.40 a day^| ^ for the work he does now. This is than he received at Lewiston, but hfvroE} claims that the difference in pay is bal- ;. ^JjB| anced by the fact that he is now learninj^i^^l " ?t * ' * ' v . Another Orphanage Fire/ , At 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon the ^ Thornwell orphanage seminary at Clinton caught fire in the roof from n*1 Jjwf defective flue and was burned to ground. Workmen had just finished ing a new furnace and the building had been closed for the day. The fire waa^S discovered early but as the town has yet put in its waterworks the efforts ito put out the flames were of noavaiL. The /-M4. J fire soon reached an 85-foot tower an<t . became a huge pillar of -flames. Effortswere then diverted to the protection of McCormick, a dormitory building on the -/I11S8] orphanage campus and the recitation hall of the Presbyterian college, both of which: i{^^B .' were threatened. Both buildings were zifSK adequately protected. The loss ik $8,000,., witn only $1,000 of insurance. It falls,<^|i therefore, as a heavy blow upon the insti- : tution which only a few days ago had. a ? similar loss, from which it had practically recovered by donations. Miss Izlar Married. Spabtanbubg, Nov. 28.?Miss EulaKe4if?8 Izlar, daughter of L. T. izlar, now of Ocala, Fla., and Clifford L. Anderson, of Roanoke, Va., were married to-night at the residence of C. P. Sanders, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Dr. ' E. O. Watson, pastor of Central Methodist church. Immediately afterwards the bride and groom left for Norfolk, "VA, their future home. Mr. Anderson holds an important pod- * tion with the Norfolk Power Company,, ^ Miss Izlar is a Converse graduate, and . a lovely and accomplished young woman*.