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Thursday, Nov. 21,1907.
FIRE VISITS DUE WEST.
Two Stores {Burned, the Loss Being
About $15,000.
Due West, Nov. 16.?Fire, which
occurred here after midnight this
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morning', aesiroyea two 01 tne prm- cipal
stores on Main street, the loss
being estimated at $15,000.
When the alarm was rung at 3
o'clock citizens awoke to find the
grocery store of Pressley Bros, in
flames. It was too late to save the
building, which was already on the
erge of falling in. Another wooden
store room, owned and occupied by
Young & McDell, dealers in general
, merchandise, was also burned.
Pressley Bros, sustained a loss of
$4,000, with only $1,200 insurance.
As far as can be learned, their store
room, owned by Prof. Jos. F. Lee,
of this place, had no insurance whatever.
Young & McDill, carrying
only $1,500 insurance, lost about
$7,500.
By very fine work in lire-lighting,
the Erskine students were able to
aave the residence of Mr. R. L.
Brownlee and the Due West Hotel.
Several times it seemed that these
buildings would certainly be burned. ;
The Sooth is Going Dry.
Lay the jest about the julep in the j
camphor balls at last,
For the miracle has happened and the !
olden days are past;
That which makes Milwaukee thirsty
doesn't foam in Tennessee,
^ And the lid in old Missouri is as tightlocked
as can be?
v ; - Oh, the comic paper colonel and his (
comrades well may sigh, <
For the mint is waving, but the south 1
^ . is going dry. 1
By the stillside on the hillside in Ken- <
tacky all is still,
Fbr the only damp refreshment must
be dipped up from the rill; ]
No'th Carina's ruler gives his soda
. glass a shove, j
And discusses local option with the <
South Ca'lina Gov., I
| It is useless at the fountain to be :
winkful of the eye, i
For the cocktail glass is dusty and the 1
wBBe& south is going dry. j
^ It is water, water, everywhere, and 1
not a drop to drink;
. We no longer hear the music of the
mellow crystal clink,
QV' When the colonel and the major and
the gen'l and the jedge,
Heet to have a little nip to give their
appetites an edge,
Forthe eggnogg now is noggless and
the rye has gone awry,
v v And the punch bowl holds carnations,
' and the south is going dry.
In; All the nightcaps now have tassels
and are worn upon the head?
- Not the nightcaps that were taken
when nobody went to bed; 1
fj: And the breeze above the bluegrass
is as solemn as is death,
For it bears no pungent clove twang
k * on its odorinc breath.
^ : And each man can walk a chalk line
when the stars are in the sky.
For the fizz glass now is fizzless, and
^ the south is going dry.
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Lay the jest about tbe juiep neain
the chestnut tree at last, I
, For there's but one kind of moonshine
and the olden days are past;
Now the water wagon rumbles
through the southland on its trip,
|> And it helps no one to drop off to pick
up the driver's whip,
V* For the mint beds make a pasture and
the corkscrew hangeth high;
All is still along the stillside, and the
south is going dry.
. ; ?Chicago Post.
Capers May be Judge.
Washington, Nov. 14.?It would
sot be a great surprise here were k
President Roosevelt to name John G. *
. Capers as the successor of Judge j
Louis ?. McComas, of the court of
- appeals of the District of Columbia,
who died a few days ago.
V : When Mr. Capers returned to
Washington this morning from New
' /? York, where he had on important
business, he learned for the first time
that his name was being widely used
In connection with the vacancy. He
stated that he was not an applicant
for that office, and did not expect to
be: that he preferred to return to the
practice of law in Washington as
soon as he was relieved of the duties
of the office of commissioner of internal
revenue.
Notwithstanding this statement, it
is believed the President has him in
mind in connection with the vacancy,
and the appointment may go to him
unless a fight should be made by mem
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bers of the Washington Dar, some 01
whom think that an older resident
and one more closely identified with
the district generally should receive <
the appointment. j
It is understood that at the time <
Mr. Capers was appointed to the 1
office of commissioner of internal 1
revenue he was given to understand ]
by the president that the bestowing ]
of the commissionership upon him <
was partly because of the fact that 1
he had not had a square deal when ;
relieved of the duties of district at- 1
torney in South Carolina. Coming i
directly after his throw-down by the
department of justice, it appeared to <
be a complete vindication of Mr. 1
Capers. If the judgeship goes to him i
it will be still further evidence of ]
the fact that the president desires to ;
right whatever wrong was inflicted ]
upon him when he was dislodged from 1
the district attorney's office, and in j
recognition of his services to the Re- l
publican party as the national com- 1
mitteeman from South Carolina. |<
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RICH WOMAN GOES TO PRISON.
Mrs. Evelyn Romadka Convicted of
Being Negro Burglar's "Pal."
Chicago, November 15.?Mrs.
Evelyn Romadka, who is the wife of
a wealthy merchant of Milwaukee,
and who was recently indicted for
burglary and larceny, was to-day
sentenced to the penitentiary for
from one to twenty years by Judge
Brentano. Her counsel declared in
Court that she was being "railroaded"
to prison for the purpose of
shielding other persons. The trial
lasted eleven minutes.
Mrs. Romadka was convicted of
being accessory to the burglaries and
larcenies of Albert Jones, a negro.
She was arrested while wearing
jewels stolen from the home of a restaurant
keeper. How a woman of
her social position came to share in
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tne plunder 01 tne crime ui dunes
has never been explained. Jones is
now in jail awaiting trial.
An Exaggerated Report.
Tuesday night shortly after eight
o'clock Sheriff McTeer received a
telephone message from Yemassee
that a Mr. Still had been shot and
killed at Big State. The sheriff and
Deputy White started at once, but
finding that they could not get
across Port Royal ferry, returned to
town and went to Sheldon by train
yesterday morning. They arrested
the negro, named George Brown, and
found that Mr. Still had not been
killed nor seriously hurt. It seems
that Mr. Still is in the county executing
some papers for Mr. Mayfield, of
Denmark, who has been selling some
horses hereabouts, and Brown is also
an agent for Mayfield. Brown refused
to turn over money and stock
that Mr. Still demanded, and a row
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ensued m wnicn some snooting was
done, but no one was hurt according
to the latest information.?Beaufort
Gazette.
Shall These Orphans Have a Thanksgiving?
Dr. Jacobs, of the Thorn well Orphanage,
Clinton, S. C., writes:
"A little child alone in the world,
its bright black eyes filled with tears,
came to me held by the hand of a
good woman. Only five years old,
fatherless, motherless, she finds herself
after a long ride on the cars,
under the care of a friendly traveler,
at the door of the Orphanage. But
poor little thing, she knows nothing
cf where she is, does not even know
the place from which she came; she
das her name written on a slip of
paper as an introduction to the kind
friends who are hereafter to care for
der. She brings a little package
under her arms,?it is her all of
vorldly goods. So it was, only a
few weeks ago, but now how different.
Tears are dried. She is openng
her bright eyes to the lessons
hat come to her daily. Falling into
he routine of chapel and" school and
linner and play, she is waking up,
ler young soul is speaking through
ips and fingers and feet and dimpled
heek. J %
"Someone now loves the little girl.
Someone puts her to sleep at night
ifter her lips have whispered uur
father. She is finding a home, she
s finding herself, she will some day
ind God."
This little child was welcomea to
he loving care of the Thorn well Orihanage.
Every one of the 250 child en
in the school of that Institution
mve had more or less of the same
ixperience. It is true that between
hem and grim necessity, there is tolay
a strong wall of,defence. But
he people who love God and little
hildren are that wall. The Orphanage
is under Presbyterian control
jutitis for all orphans. It turns
lone away because of its father's
faith. There are 158 orphans from
South Carolina under its care, 62
from Georgia, 23 from Florida and
he rest from ten other Southern1
States. Not one has a living father, j
Send gifts of provisions or money to
rhornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C.,
naking checks payable to Dr. Jacobs.
Happy Days.
The vines where rosea were are bare,
The drowsy cattle seem to dream
Of days that were serene and fair.
And here and there on every stream
A dead brown leaf goes floating by?
'Twill soon be time for pumpkin pie.
The posters on the billboards show
That summer's gone, that fall la here;
The newest stars begin to glow;
The tan begins to disappear;
A haze begins to dim the sky?
'Twill soon be time for pumpkin pie.
The nights are slowly lengthening; .
The lamb that on the slope was gay
And skipped so blithely in the spring
Hangs on the butcher's hook today.
The summer's gone, but what care If
*Twfll soon be time for pumpkin pie.
?Chicago Record-Herald.
FIRES AT BIRDTKILLS FRIEND.
Columbia Boy Meets Death at Hands
of Hunting Companion.
fYiT.TTMRTA November 16.?While
)ut hunting with a party of boys this
afternoon Walter Bethel, 14 years
Did, son of Clarence Bethel, a glass
Slower, was shot in the black of the
tiead and instantly killed by Carlyle
Krepps, the 11-year-old son of Dr. B.
K. H. Krepps. The boys had two
Dther companions, Barney Krepps,
the 15-year-old brother of Carlyle,
and Mike Meadows, a young newsboy,
who lost a leg a few years ago
in a street car accident.
The accident took place when a
2bvey of birds was flushed. Meadows
bad no gun. Barney Krepps fired
and brought down a bird. Carlyle
Krepps fired a parlor rifle, loaded
with a "22 long" cartridge. The
Bethel boy fell with his gun cocked,
but not fired, his brains oozing from
a bullet hole in the back of his head.
Carlyle was the first to the dying
boy, and was greatly wrought up
jyer the result.
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Laughed Away the Danger.
An old traveler tells of an experience
}f his In mldocean. The day was foggy,
and most of the passengers were
below listening to two evangelists
who were holdiDg a particularly fervid
gospel meeting In the saloon. Suddenly
and without the slightest warning
there was a terrific crash and the engines
stopped. Every one rushed on
HnoL- Thp ktejimpr hart run into nn Ipp
berg.
Nobody knew what damage had been
done, and everybody was ready to fly
into a panic. The boats were lowered,
and then for the first time the two
evangelists, who had been forgotten in
the saloon, appeared on deck. They
wore their overcoats and their hats,
and they carried rugs and handbags.
They elbowed their way rudely to the
rail, with the evident intent of securing
for themselves first places in the
boat. It was just at a time when a
breath would have sem: the passengers
panic stricken into the boats.
The sight of the two evangelists was
about to undo the work of cool headed
officers when a pert little cockney
stepped up to the gentlemen with the
rugs and handbags.
"Beg pardon," said he, tipping his
cap, " 'ave a cab, sir?'
And In the general laugh the danger
of panic was averted.
Could Not Risk It.
A dealer In real estate tells this story:
A middle aged widow came to his office
to try to make arrangements for
the purchase of a house and lot "We
can make a small payment down," she
said, "and would sign a mortgage running
for a period of five years to secure
the payment of the rest of the
money. My daughters have good positions
as bookkeepers in a large mercantile
establishment and can save
enough out of their salaries to meet
the payments as they become due."
The real estate man hesitated.
"I should want to be sure of you
paying for the property in the stipulated
time," he said. "I should feel like
a criminal if I had to foreclose the
mortgage at any time?and yet business
is business. I shall have to see
your daughters."
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next day. ,
"Madam," he said, shaking his head,
"you will have to give me some additional
security. Your daughters are
too handsome. They will marry and
lose their Jobs long before the five
years are up."
Indestructible Oat.
While expounding to his wife the
alleged fact that men can control their
tempers better than women can, Mr.
Hlnks fell over the cat and nearly
broke his nose.
"That settles it!" he hissed. "I've
often threatened, but now I'll drown
the brute!"
His wife begged him to be merciful,
but his mind was made up.
Accordingly he placed the offending
feline, along with two large bricks,
in an old flour sack and hastened upon
his murderous errand. On reaching
the canal he threw in the bag with
such vigor that he overbalanced and
fell into the muddy water. After struggling
for half an hour and incidentally
drinking half the water in the canal,
he returned home wet and weary.
At the door sat the cat
"Well, of all"? exclaimed Hlnks.
"Why, I drowned the brute!'*
41 don't think so," said his wife as
she let him in. "Ton didn't give me
time to tell yon that there was a hole
in that bag!"?London Answers.
Waves of Water.
Waves are deceptive things. To look
at them one would gather the impression
that the whole water traveled.
This, however, Is not so. The water
stays in the same place, but the motion
goes on. In great storms waves
are sometimes forty feet high, and
their crests travel fifty miles an hour.
The base of a wave (the distance from
valley to valley) is usually considered
as being fifteen times the height of
the wave. Therefore a wave twentyfive
feet high would have a base extending
375 feet The force of waves
Woirins An the eVinro tu seventeen
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He Picked Them.
An English commercial traveler visiting
a large Glasgow warehouse made
a bet with the manager that he could
pick out all the married men among the
employees. Accordingly be stationed
himself at the door as they came back
from dinner and mentioned all those
whom he believed to be married, and
in almost every case he was right
"How do you do it?' asked the manager
in amazement
"Oh, ifs quite simple," said the
traveler, "quite simple. The married
men all wipe their feet on the mat;
the unmarried ones don't"?Glasgow
Times.
Whisky and Typhoid.
It may be interesting for yon to
know that habitual whisky drinkers
never recover when once attacked
with typhoid fever or pneumonia. The
whisky makes the system unfit to
withstand the ravages of the disease,
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ana aeatn in aiwajs uie itbuiu uimnent
physicians all over the world
have noted and studied this fact.?B.
V. Conden in Nashville Tennesseean.
t How He Judged.
First Man?Writing must have been
very expensive in the middle ages.
They used feathers for pens. Second
Man?Why should they be expensive?
First Man?Well, I was only judging
from my wife's hats.
Nearsighted.
Ella?I have seen twenty-two summers.
Stella?I wish I were as nearsighted
as yes ara,?Illustrated Bftto.
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