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f, :W: I altp lambmj Htfralii Established 1891 BAMBERQ, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1906 One Dollar a Year 1 DAMAGING HAIL STORM IN GREENWOOD. Crops Ruined Near Epworth and Loss Palls Heavily on the Growers. Epworth, July 28?Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock this community was completely swept by a terrible bail storm, t nothing at all being left on the land. ' Even the trees were robbed of most of the foliage and all fruits and vegetables are gone. Today the fields are as clean and barren as the public road. One can not conceive of anything so terrible. It cannot be described. The hail stricken district is about four miles long and from one to one and one Hail to iwo mues aw;iu?. There are many people left in very, very destitute circumstances, without any provisions, no work to do and nothing for the horses and cattle. The loss is estimated at ?20,000. Many of these families need help and need it now. Any one wishing to contribute to the storm sufferers will kindly send contributions to. the Epworth Supply Company and it j will be given to the most needy ones. LIGHTNING KILLS A HORSE. Crowd at Hartsville Baseball Park Thrown Into Panic?Severe Rain and Wind Storm. . Hartsville, July 2S.?Hartsville was visited by a very severe wind and rain storm at 5 o'clock this afternoon, which extended over the space of 20 minutes or {- more. The wind blew things around in j vigorous style, tearing off limbs and blow i ?:.V ing down trees and doing considerable damage to crops. The rain was a veritable downpour. * Lightning killed a horse of one of the spectators at the baseball game at the ^ park and the storm created a small panic among the crowd on the grandstand. U- ? Malaria and ague, chills and fever, always bring down those of low vitality? keep up your vitality with SHAW'S i MALT. For sale at the Dispensary. Both Mistaken. >; An Irish merchant, who had more money in his pocket than his appearance \ denoted, took a seat in a first-class car> riage. A dandy fellow-passenger was much annoved at Pat's presence, and, missing his handkerchief, taxed him with having picked his pocket. After recovx\ ering his handkerchief, which he had put in his hat, he made a lame apology, but Pat stopped him with the remark: "Make : yourself easy, darlint. Don't bother ?* . , about the matter. You took me for a thafe, I took you for a gentleman. We were both of us mistaken. That's all, me sv honey." ~ ... T. Uld maids wouia oe scarce uauuuu w uuu Could they be made to see, | How grace and beauty is combined F By using Rocky Mountain Tea. H. F. Sp Hoover. * . ^ Has Married 2000 Eloping Couples. Roaxoke, Ya., July 25.?Rev. Alfred Harrison Burroughs, the marrying parson of Bristol, Tenn.-Va., to-day married his two thousandth eloping couple?the count beginning 15 years ago with the establishment of his GretDa Green in the border city. Couple No. 1,999 came last night from Tennessee and love-sick pair No. 2000 arrived early to-day from the Old Dominion State. IN SELF DEFENSE Major Hamm, editor and manager of the Constitutionalist, Eminence, Ky., when he was fiercely attacked, four years ago, by piles, bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, of which he says: uIt cured me in ten days and no trouble since." Quickest healer of burns, sores, cuts and wounds. 25c at Hoover's drug store and J. B. Black's. Wrong Kind of Macaroni. . A young housewife on the upper west side, who has been married long enough, however, 10 Know mat iuc uicanooi iaubit should be skinned and not plucked, told her cook yesterday to have macaroni * for dinner, says the New York Times. "Phwere is ut," asked the guardian of the gas stove, who is new on the job. "You'll find it on the second shelf of the cupboard," replied the young wife disappearing from the kitchen. " Two hours later her lord came in after a hard day's work at managing a large body of unruly toilers, and sat down expectantly to a welcome feast. "We have macaroni for dinner to-day," said the wife smilingly. She did watch him as he enthusiasticali" ly dipped the ladle into the inviting mass of noodle and after applying the proper proportion of cheese started it orftts way. Knt. there was a nainful expression on his face as his teeth met the" food, and he stopped to investigate. He called the cook. "What is this?" he demanded. "Macaroni, sorr," she replied. "Is-that-so," (sarcastically) "where do you buy your macaroni, in a glue factory , v or a pulp works. Get the box." She produced the package. It bore the inscription: Choice Papier Mache Straws For Mixed Drinks. "I thought so," spluttered the husband, "ostrich food! Take 'em back to the straw stack." But he is good natured, and the cook still lives to tell the tale. ** ^_ Mrs. William E. Corey, wife of the president of the United States steel corporation, was granted a divorce from her husband by a Nevada court last Monday. She was given the custody of her son. Mrs. Corey's sister testified that she did not consider Corey or any other rich New York man a proper person to have charge of a boy. IN DEAR OLD CHARLESTON SOME RAMBLING OBSERVATIONS ON THE RECENT PRESS GATHERING. Charleston Hospitality and Her Business Activity What Uncle Sam is Doing There?The National Schutzen Bund. Our young friend who wrote in last week's issue such an entertaining account of the meeting of the State Press Association at the Isle of Palms recently, did not get some of the important points because he was not present at all of the sessions. He had important business elsewhere. But we've all been young and know that a young fellow is not going to sit and hear speeches aud papers when the society of a fair woman is to be had. It is true, we believe, that the meeting of the Association was the best ever held. All the sessions were interesting in mark ed degree. The papers and discussions were timely and we notice and appreciate that the members are paying more attention to tile business end of their newspapers?and this is the vital part. We : have been going along in a slip shod | way for years, working for the public for j ; nothing, inserting all sorts of notices | i 11 gratis, but now most newspaper men are ; < realizing that their space costs them something and are insisting on a fair return 1 from it, no matter to what purpose it . is j put. The discussions along business ] lines were very gratifying, and it was in- 1 deed a pleasure to have Mr. W. D. Grist. ' of the Yorkville Enquirer, address the j Association. Mr. Grist publishes the j best semi-weekly newspaper in the State j ] and runs his newspaper on model lines j, both from a business and mechanical j standpoint. ] The members generally took part in all J the discussions which followed the read- ] ing of papers, and much of value was \ learned by us, as all papers and im- i promptu talks were earnest and able. J ISTo doubt this was the largest meeting . of the Association ever held, and it show- ; ed the wisdom of selecting Charleston ' and the Isle of Palms as a meeting place. The members seem more interested and , enthusiastic than formerly, and the mem- < bership is now no doubt the largest in the history of the Association. Every newspaper man in South Carolina should | join and attend the meeting next May at the Isle of Palms. One who is not a member cannot realize what he is missing by not attending these meetings. It was a great pleasure to us to meet so many of our friends there and to mingle with them again. They are too many to mention by name, for which we are thankful, and our time with them was , all too brief. One of the most interesting ! papers was that of Mr. N. G. Osteen, of ( the Sumter Watchman and Southron, ' who gave some recollections of journalism in days gone by. Mr. Osteen and , Col. T. B. Crews, of the Laurensville ] Herald, are among the oldest members of ' the Association, and are loved and hon- , ored by us all. , Never has the Association been entertained more handsomely. Charleston , certainly did herself proud as a host. KAAamn fVto of. 11UI Will J U1U nc ku? uiuuva UV- | tentions at the hands of Maj. J. C. Hemp- , hill, W. W. Ball, T. R. Waring, P. H. ( Gadsen, J. L. Stoppelbein, Capt. E. H. , Jahnz, and others of the committee on , entertainment, but every citizen who s came in contact with the newspaper men i seemed to take it as a favor if allowed to j do something to add to our comfort and pleasure. And the Association was not the tail to anybody's kite. It was the whole show and the real thing. Every- t body from Mayor Rhett down were glad 1 to see us and esteemed it an honor and ! a privilege to have us as their guests. 1 Wilson G. Harvey, president of the En- 1 terprise Bank, with his charming wife, , also showed us much attention. Mr. , Harvey is a member of city council and is one of the most prominent of Charles- 1 ton's younger set of progressive business i men. Col. P. H. Gadsden, president of < the Consolidated Electric Railway, Gas Co., and God knows what else, one of the brainiest young financiers in the South, ' was indefatigable in his efforts for our ] entertainment. Trolley and boat fare ] were free everywhere, and special cars , were continually at the disposal of our party. Mr. Gadsden, Maj. Hemphill, and ( others discarded business affairs entirely I it seemed to us, and were with the press people all the time. And more than the . delightful courtesies shown us was the elegant manner in which it was done? the spirit of sincere friendliness shown, i Words fail one when an attempt is made ; at describing the Charleston way of do- , ing things. And our German friends! They were ' simply great. Wednesday morning the '< entire press party boarded special cars, and the first stop was at Sullivan's : Island where they were shown through the forts and the big guns were display- ' prl Thn p-overnment lias SDent some thing like fifteen millions of dollars here ! for the protection of Charleston harbor, j ( and a large force of marines is kept on J' duty all the time. The inspection of ; these forts was intensely interesting to all our party. The Wistaria was then boarded for a trip around the harbor, and during the trip lunch was served. At three o'clock in the afternoon the party left the boat at the navy yard, where the new dry dock and all the immense work there now under construction was noted. A delightful rest was enjoyed at the handsome home of the commandant of the navy-yard, Capt. Dyer. Special cars then took us "to the Schutzenplatz. the pleasure park and rifle range o? the German Rifle Club, where there was "something doing" until we left at nine o'clock. All the men and women of the press party participated in the target shooting for which handsome prizes were given. Refreshments of various kinds were served, good speeches made by Col. Jas. Armstrong, Gen. Stoppeibein, President Aull, Governor Heyward, Sheriff J. Elmore Martin, and others, and every one was sorry when it came time to say good night. Those German people never do things by halves, and they have the nerve and the courage for large undertakings. They are now preparing for the National Schutzen Bund, the national festival, which is to be held in Charleston nest May. This festival has never before been held outside of the largest cities in the North and East, and its magnitude may be imagined when it is known that delegations from all over the United States aud Europe will be present, the German Emperor sending his personal representatives. Capt. E. R. Jahnz, of Charleston, is president of the National Schutzen Buud; and some of the other officers are Charlestonians, including the corresponding secretary, Mr. George J. L. Metz. This festival is to be held at the park of the German Rifle Club, and over $10,000 will be spent on improving the grounds alone. There is no question but that it will be a great affair, not only for Charleston but all South Carolina, and iarge crowds from ali over tiie btate sho~uld take in Charleston during the Schutzen Bund. We shall have more to say of this later. *We were shown anew Charleston. We are all familiar with and delight in the history of the old Charleston, but with their faces to the front the j*oung business men of the city are pushing forward along all the lines of progress and industrial activity. Her business is increasing rapidly in every line. The wholesale bouses are going out into new markets, and the increase in Charleston's trade for the past few years has been remarkable. The people of the State have begun to realize that Charleston is really and truly a part of South Carolina, and business men have found out that the old sity is one '?f the best markets iu the South. With 27 feet of water on her bar at low water, making the finest harbor in the South, her shipping has tremendously increased and every department of industrial life has been given an impetus. True, Charleston has her rows with the railroads about rates, but that's all right, tu fact we like for people to kick occasionally. It shows of spirit of activity. We were immensely pleased with what we saw and heard, and we look forward with much pleasure to our meeting in Charleston next year. GIRL FIRED PISTOL AT UNKNOWN PERSON. Miss Irma Nettles, of Lanes, Shoots Through Window and Wounds Miscreant Lanes, July 27.?Last night at the residence of Mr. T. A. Nettles, this place, between 1 and 2 o'clock, an attempt was made to enter the sleeping room of. his daughter, through a window. A similar attempt having been made a few weeks previous, Miss Irma Nettles had armed berself with her brother's revolver. Having been awakened by the disturbance, she fired directly through the window blind. An examination revealed blood stains around the window and leading off therefrom, in the direction of Gourdin, the trail was followed about three or four hundred yards to a spot where the victim bad discarded his blood-stained garments, consisting of a shirt and overall. The bullet evidently took effect about the face or neck, as the shirt was bloody from the neck down. The trail could not be followed after the garments were discarded, but a piece of shirt was found with blood stains on it near Gourdin, three miles distant, which is unmistakably a part of the same shirt. Efforts are being made to apprehend the guilty party. According to His Lights. He came from the short grass country and knew not the mysteries of electric lights. There was one of the incandescent kind on a long cord in the room ihey gave him at the hotel. When he was ready to go to bed he was perplexed ibout the light. Blow as hard as he would it still shone on. Something had ;o be done, however, or bid farewell to deep that night. An idea so brilliant same to him that it dimmed the brightness of the incandescent lamp. The cord from which the light was suspended was looped up and tied in the middle. He loosened the knot, and with the extra length of cord carried the lamp to the dresser, placed it in the top drawer, and :hen carefully closed the drawer. Negro Killed by White Man. Gre3Nville, July 27.?Will Harris, a negro, was shot and killed by CliffordBramlett, white, on the latter'* farm in Greenville county this morning. Bramlett has not yet been arrested, but he sent a message to the sheriff saying that he would surrender tomorrow morning. It is understood that Bramlett will claim self-defense. He says that he had some words with the negro about a watch, and that when the negro attacked him, he drew his pistol and fired to protect himself. Attention Bamberg Guards. Each and every member of the Bamberg Guards is ordered to meet at the armory touight (Thursday) promptly at 8 o'clock. Very important business meeting. Final arrangements for Chickamauga encampment will also be made. Don't fail to attend this meeting tonight (Thursday.) E. L. Price, Captain. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Country Correspondence. The farmers in this-community have about finished plowing, though they are still hacking at grass to a certain extent. Mrs. J. W. Hill spent several days last week with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. C. McMillan, at Ehrhardt. Mrs. J. L. Smoak, of Binnakers, spent a few days last week in this and Clear Pond vicinity, incidentally attending.the reunion at Bethesda. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sandifer, of Augusta, are at their parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. "W. Sandifer, for a pieasaut sojourn. Mrs. R. M. Hughes and little sons, of Loughman, Fla., who have been visiting her mother, Mrs. 0. E. Hughes, -at Clear Pond for the past week, are now in our midst. Mr. G. W. Folk, of Clear Pond, is teaching a singing school at Sassafras. He says they are progressing very nicely. Mr. Wilmott Sandifer took a trip to Georgia week before last, looking after the farming industries that are far-famed there, but Willmott says he loves old South Carolina farms better. Mr. J. W. Hill spent Saturday and Sunday in Augusta. Miss Georgie Jordan spent Thursday night with Miss Stella Folk at Clear Pond aud attended a very pleasant social gathering at Mrs. Delia Folk's, (Miss Stella's grandmother). A goodly number of her grandchildren, neices and nephews were there, and Mrs. Folk is still young when her young relatives and friends gather around her and never tires of their games of fun and mirth. A very pleasant evening was spent with the relatives at "mamma's." and long mav she live and 1 be blessed. The old Confederate soldiers of Co. G. held their reunion at Bethesda last Thursday, and truly it was a reunion, as everybody was there so to speak. The morning dawned with just enough clouds to cause a glorious sunset, and early the folks were seen gathering from far and near till the church and grove were filled and still they came. A very interesting program was carried out, consisting of music furnished by the choir, and two very instructive lectures were delivered. Capt. Gilmore Sims delivered an excellent address which was adapted to all present and drew'some plain pictures by his eloquence of the hardships that our fore parents were involved during the dark and heavy struggles of the 60's. Mr. J. F. Carter also delivered an address that was sensible and humorous and promised the soldiers that the present generation would ever glorify in the noble cause for which they fought, suffered and died. Two recitations by Misses Deborah Zeigler and Ersula Walker on temperance was a part of the afternoon session, which speaks well for the training of Miss Gertrude Oxner, who taught at Clear Pond last year. But let us speak of the spread that was tendered the old comrades and their friends. Truly Bethesda must have been trvine to surpass it's former hospitality, for the dinner was well selected, plentiful and well served, to say nothing of the tender chickens that Capt. Hunter referred to in the afternoon. Messrs. Charlie Mitchell and Jasper Zeigler were the committee on entertain- j ment and acted their parts well. The same officers were re-elected, Capt. J. B. I Hnnter, Messrs. J. C. Copeland and W. T. Beard, and they have been invited and have accepted to meet at Bethesda nest year. May it please the Great Omnipotent to spare the old gentlemen whose heads are blossoming by the sprinkle of years to not only meet here and at Bethesda at these their pleasant reunions, but when the roll is called up yonder, as they call it here, may each and every one be able to answer "here." Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, S. C., July 30.?We have had a very qniet week here; everybody seems to be busy and attending to what they have to do.' Showers and hot waves have hit us however. C. Ehrhardt & Sons have painted their store building; helps its looks very much ^ a + Via n Konofit t /*> ailU LUC ttUUCU llftUl vr ill uc a uvuvui. customers in selecting goods to supply their wants. Mr. Joe Kinsey and bride are visiting his brother, Mr. Charlie Kinsey. The old soldiers reunion last week was very well attended. Good speeches, attentive audience and a good dinner made all feel good. The old soldiers are getting few in company and shows that old Father Time with his scythe blade is still at work and some are cut down every year. It is reported that one of the old soldiers enjoyed the day very much. He was seen by his brother sitting in a buggy with a lady and they were, it seems, deeply interested in the topic under discussion. So much so until his brother, who wished to speak to him as a comrade and as brother by blood connection, was not recognized or noticed by the brother and Vf"; _ .* t his lady companion. The intruder took in the situation, having had some experience along that long of business in years gone by and waited until the spell of mutual admiration was broken, then he was greeted: "Hello, John; is that you?" etc. Well, we all can imagine what this means Can't you, John? Mr. J. Moye Brabham, son of Mr. L. A. Brabham, was buried on Saturday. John had not been feeling well all the year, sometime complaining but did not give up to his feelings until typhoid fever weakened him until he had to take his bed. He leaves a wife and chiid, father and mother, sisters and brothers and a host of friends behind him to see that his grave is kept clean and mourn his departure from among us so early in life, just in the bloom of manhood. The ladies gave us a nice time at their ice cream festival. They took in about $25.00 and would have gotten more but i the ice was short. Miss Alice Sease is spending some time with relatives in town. Rev. P. E. Monroe held a three days meeting at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church, closing Sunday. Seven members were added to that congregation on Sunday. Rev. Fischer, of North Carolina, assisted in the meeting. Miss Alleiu Smith, of Olar, is spending some time with Mr. J. C. Kinard's family. I went out driving last week and saw in the middle of a cotton field a flock of white cranes hunting for fish and frogs. Wedding bells will soon ring. Certfcn parties in town are attaching the rope to same and will soon hear it sound. Jee. Denmark Doings. Denmark, July 31.?Mr. Nathaniel LeMaster, of Augusta, and Clifton Patrick, of Columbia, spent awhile in our city on Sunday last. Mr. Howard Reese, of Augusta, spent a short while in the city on Monday last. Our city fathers are doing some "much needed street work, and things are beginning to have quite a different appear-1 ance. We are sorry to report the death of Mrs E C Behling, which took place at the residence of Mr. G. W. Hightower last week. Mrs. Behling had been quite sick for some time and her death was no surprise. She was about .70 years old, a member of the Methodist church at this place. Her remains were laid to rest in the village cemetery beside her husband who preceded her about ten days since. Mrs. Behling leaves one daughter, Mrs.. Joe Rece, or Allendale, and a number of grand children to mourn her death, who have the sympathy of the entire community. R. C. Hardwjck, Esq.. returned Sunday night from Sullivan's Island, where he had been taking a week's vacation. Mr. Otis Brabham, who ha3 the contract to put in gas lights in this city, is pressing the work rapidly and our little city will soon have the long and much needed lights. Miss Inez Zorn, who has been stenographer in the law office of James A. Willis, Esq., of Barnwell, is at home for a while. We are sorry to report the death of Mrs. Ethel Salters, which sad fact occurred on Friday last. Mrs. Salters was the third oldest daughter of our fellow citizen, Mr. H. C. Rice. She was married about thirteen months ago to Mr. W. A. Salters, of North Carolina. Mrs. 8alters was a member of the/Methodist church of this place. Her remains was laid to rest in the village cemetery on Saturday last in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. She leaves a husband, a father, four sisters, and one brother and a number of other relatives to mourn her sad death. To the sorrowing ones the community extends sympathy. _ GALVESTON'S SEA WALL makes life now as safe in that city as on the higher uplands. W. E. Goodloe, who resides on Dutton Street, in Waco, Tex., needs no sea walljfor safety. He writes: "I have used Dr. Hing's jxew discovery for Consumption the past five years and it keeps me well and safe. Before that time I had a cough which for years had been growing worse. Now it's gone." Cures chronic coughs, la grippe, croup, whooping cough and prevents pneumonia. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed at Hoover's drug store, and J. B. Black's. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Mr. Felder Opposed to Dispensary. Bambebg, July 27.?It was stated in a dispatch to The State yesterday that it was very probable that Mr. J. D. Felder, former dispenser at Bamberg, who has announced his candidacy for the legislature, would declare against the dispensary. This was confirmed today by Mr, Felder when seen by a correspondent of The State. He says that he is unalterably opposed to the dispensary system, and favors prohibition if it can be made practicable, but after prohibition he is for high license. Mr. Felder was very positive in his statement, and says that the dispensary will go out forever if his vote can have any effect. He is also opposed to the county dispensary and will fight that. Mr. Felder has the confidence of ho noAnlo his declaration aerainst tuw |/vv^/*w V>w v. ? ?> _ the State's liquor trade will have some weight, for he has been in a position to see the working of the dispensary. It is not known whether any of the other candidates for the house will be against the dispensary or not, they not being ready to state their views as yet. THE END OF THE WORLD of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, la., of all usefulness, came when he began taking Electric Bitters. He writes: "Two years ago kidney trouble caused me great suffering, which I would never have survived had I not taken Electric Bitters. They also cured me of general debility." Sure cure for stomach, liver and kidney complaints, blood diseases, headache, dizziness and weakness or bodily decline. Price 50c. | Guaranteed at Hoover's drug store, and J. B. Black's. | IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. A heavy wind and rain storm visited Aiken last Snnday night. Considerable damage was done, but no houses were demolished. Rev. J. L. Vass, a prominent Baptist minister, died suddenly in Greenville last Sunday. Mr. Yass was formerly superintendent of the Connie Maxwell orphanage at Greenwood. Governor Heyward has appointed L. S. Hay, of Allendale, as beneficiary to the scholarship in the Charleston Medical College. The scholarship is for the second congressional district. William A. Marcus, the white man who murdered his wife on Sullivan's Island a few months ago, is to be hanged in Charleston tomorrow (Friday.) He seems indifferent to his fate and spends a gcod deal of time in prayer. i /"ij John Meng, an eight-year-old . negro ? . boy. was accidentaly killed in the presence of his mother and father, last Thursday, by his step-brother, Simon Littlejohn aged 18. They were playing with a pistol. The killing occurred two miles from Union on the Glenn Springs road. , ' ~ Mack Sapp shot and killed James Collins near Ellenton in Aiken county last Friday. Both parties are negroes. Sapp claims he was justified, as he found Collins and his wife out in the woods in a compromising position. He has the sympathy of the white people in his com munity. 1 Four white men were arrested at the Jackson hotel in Sumter last Friday night for gambling. They claimed they ' were playing whist for fun. They were bound over to court. The proprietors of the hotel and the proprietor of the billard room in the hotel were also arrested on/^ HnnnH ntror tnonnrt ? ? An Opinion of Justice Marshall. ' Once John Marshall, chief justice, was traveling toward Raleigh, N. C., in a stick gig his horse went off the road and ran over a sapling, so tilting the vehicle that it could move neither to the right nor to the left. As the judge sat thinking up a way out of the dilemma, an old negro came along. "Old marster," said he, "what for yon don't back your horse?" , The jurist thanked him for the sugges- I tion, backed the horse and, promising to . ? q leave a dollar at the inn for the good advice, went on his way. The negro called at the inn and found the dollar awaiting him. He took it, looked at it, and said: "He was a gemman for sho', but"?tapping his forehead significantly?"he didn't have much in here."?-World's Work. Where Was the Tick? Little Willie was seated upon the" sitting room ffoor with the works of his nice new watch spread about him, when his mother entered and, seeing the wheels, r??trr?fo nnrl enriturs f- ' *"**> ?v. wr.?ua>, "Why, my'son, have you broken your pretty 'watch?" "Mama," said Willie, "I was just trying to see where the tick came from." A Wife's Beproach. .. | Admiral Capps, in an address to a tern- ' perance society, told how drink had once caused the downfall of a brave soldier. In the course of the sad story he said: '.% "Sometimes, after a debauch, the man would be repentant, humble. He would J! promise his wife to do better, but, alas, the years taught her the barrenness of all / such promises. "And one night, when he was getting to be an old man?a prematurely old man, thin-limbed, stoop shouldered, with redrimmed eyes?he said to his wife sadly: "'Ton are a clever woman Jenny; a courageous, active, good woman. You should have married a better man than I am, dear.' "She looked at him, and, thinking of what he once had been, she answered in a quiet voice: ~ * " 'I did, James.'" Brothers Killed by Bursting Ho?. Georgetown, July 29.?Two young boys were killed at the Atlantic Coast Lumber corporation mills yesterday afternoon by the bursting of a Mitts & Merrill "hog." Their names are John and Howard Hodge, 16 and 14 years of age respectively. They were brothers. The "hog" is that part of the mill machinery composed of cog wheels that ?- " -J ??. f V?/\ griuu Uy IUC oiauo auu iuuoc \jl tuc j-lhh. The boys worked regularly in the planing mill, but had gone to the saw mill for a drink of water from the artesian well that flowed nearby. While drinking the break occurred and a thousand fragments of metal flew in every direction. A large piece of iron struck both boys on the head, killing them instantly. The boys are orphans and were living with their elder brother, Mr. A. O. Hodge, who also works for the A. C. L. corporation. The bodies will be taken to Manning in the morning and buried injthe family cemetery at Paxyille. .. i / ... . :V Sjjg