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E:'; J '-. : -v--;; .IS ' f rgM111 HP :' IP pilPPilp;;^7":-.'ro' ; : ^ ; ::v< ^0: ' '- ' . ' . t# ' . ' ' ;i-: :. . (Tlrp larotorg ffimtlft ; Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL, 16, 1908 One Dollar a Year > , IN THE PALMETTO STATE v SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. L / . - ? - Senator B. R. Tillman is now in a sanitarium in Atlanta, and his health k seems to be improving. The Southern Railway discontinued two passenger trains between Wash ington and the South this weeK. 4 The State Bankers' Association will hold its annual meeting in Columbia next Thursday and Friday. Congressman Lilley wants the government to abolish the Charleston navy ydrd, but his efforts are not taken seriously by congress. Col. George Johnstone, of Newberry, announces that he wiH positively be in the race for the United States Senate. He made the race six V years ago. Judge Pritchard has agreed to suspend his receivership order in the matter of the State dispensary funds if the commissioners will give a board of $250,000 and deposit all securities with his court. Mr. S. E. Boney, who has been traveling agent for the.News and Courier, has assumed charge of the Laurens Advertiser. Mr. Boney is a . bright youhg man with considerable newspaper experience, and we gladly welcome him into the ranks of the country newspaper editors. Ned and Brack Toland, the two negro boys who murdered Mrs. Ellisor, an agred white woman, at Cayce, near Columbia, on Wednesday, February 26th, were tried at a special term of court in Lexington this week. They . acknowledged thekilling. They were .; found guilty and sentenced to be . banged. 'jfjj*.' * "-/r? ... * | Petitions are being circulated in Laurens county asking for aji election on . the dispensary question, and ^; f nearly enough signatures have al??Ao/)tr Wn QAonrpH An election has X- been held in that county on the question, which resulted in a victory for | X the anti-dispensaryites, but the elecv turn was declared illegal. X fcnmigration Commissioner Watson > returned last week from Philadelphia, brfcigingwith him thirty-three English farmers, who will settle in this State. V" They are to work the first year for wages, and then purchase lands. Mr. Watson says he has great hopes of gettinga steamship line established this fall from England and Norway to Charleston and Havana. Twelve cadets of the Porter Military Academy in Charleston were susf pended last week for damaging property, interfering with discipline, and . adding and abetting the same. Their names were withheld by the rector. The boys have been smashing^ windows at the- academy and otherwise conducting themselves in an improper manner. They may be expelled by ' % the trustees. Want MflU to Shot Down* Charlotte, N. C., April 10?At a meeting of the executive committee * of the North Carblina Cottoh Manufacturers here to-day it was recommended that the mills, embraced in the Association as well as all other Southern mills shut down for sixty days. The decision was reached after a thorough discussion of existing , conditions in the Southern States and acute depression in the price of yarns. a. i Strong resolutions to tins wiu were unanimously adopted. The meeting, which was presided over by R. M. Miller, Jr., ex-officio chairman of the committee, was enthusiastic and representative. The meeting of the Southern Cotton' Spinners' Association called to consider the matter of curtailment will assemble here April 17, and it is expected that the Southern mills will tall in line with the mills of the State. The executive committee decided to hold the annual meeting of the Association at Wrightsville Beach, June ' i8.v ... . > Milita to Guard Court. Columbia, April 11.?The two negro hoys, Ned and Brack Toland, brothers, will be tried next week at a special term of court at Lexington for the atrocious murder of the aged Mrs.'EUisor. As the boys have con- j fessed to the horrible deed, the trial j at best will be a matter of form, but it is intimated that in order to prevent a lynching the militia may be sent to Lekington to preserve order and the j spectacle may be presented of a court1 transacting business under guard of the armed militia. The fact that an extra term was called to try this case was at best a concession to the mob spirit, but if the court is held under military protection it will be further evidence of this concession and also a confession that the law, as law, is powerless. The two negro boys stand no chance' whatever for their lives; their con-j viction and execution is certain if the law is permitted to take its course in j a dignified and orderly fashion, and the holding of court under armed guard is not a course which appeals i to many citizens. t KILLING IN BARNWELL. W. H. Smith Shot by His Son While Beating His Wife. Quite an unfortunate killing occurred on Mr. Luna Still's place about five miles from Barnwell this week. The principals in the affair were Mr. W. H. Smith and his sixteen year old son. The details as near as we have been able to get them are as follows. On Saturday afternoon of last week n.?n !? Doi?nnTall* Viafrtvo 1UX". OlllltlX WCW> in uaiuTrtU) uviviv going home he purchased a lx>ttle of whiskey. On Sunday morning while intoxicated he commenced to beat his wife, his son interfered to prevent the mal treatment of his mother. Smith then turned from his wife and made for the boy with an open knife, the boy backed off until he was cornered, he then told his father he would kill him if he attacked him with the knife. Smith paid no attention to the threats and when the boy saw that he was about to #be cut by his drunken father he fired at him, ir?flirt.rn<r a mortal wound. Smith lingered until Tuesday afternoon when he died. Young Smith came in on Wednesday morning and gave himself up to the sheriff and is now in jail. The elder Smith had somewhat of a bad reputation, and has been called to account before for beating his wife.?Barnwell Sentinel. Profits of Dispensary. A checking up of the old state dispensary account with the state, just completed by Comptroller General Jones' office, shows a total paid into the state treasury on profit account during the thirteen and a half years history of the institution of $1,515,107.57, this up to December 31st, last. This does not take into account anything that may come from the winding up commission, nor the amounts paid out by the county boards to their city and county funds. At one time these latter profits approximated about a million dollars a year. Thecomptrollergeneral's summary Shows that Pf the $1,515,107.57 there, was paid into the state .treasury for ordinary expenses ofthe state governnient $238,500.40, $42,000 for sum mer schools, and the remainder, $1,234,607.17, was distributed by counties for schools according to enrollment. This latter sum also includes the amounts paid out under the school deficiency act, for the benefit of the poorer country schools. Good Temperance Address. Ah eloquent address on the danger of giving alcoholic stimulants as a medicine was conveyed in a New York news item as follows: "Lizzie Arlington, of Jersey City, was declared a hopeless drunkard today when she was arrested for the I hundred and first time. "Ten years ago she was a beautiful girl. She belonged to a respectable family. During a long illness she was kept alive b? whiskey. When, she recovered she was possessed by an irresistible craving for the liquor. Since then she has spent three-fourths of her life in jail. She is thirty-two, but looks sixty. He hair is gray, her face wrinkled and pinched, and her body as infirm as that of an octogenarian." .. Killed by Negro. Macon, Ga., April 10.?In an attempt to make an arrest here tonight, ? - ? . -f j.i. _ J. J. Wimoeriy, a painter ior me Georgia Central railroad, was shot through the heart and instantly killed by Joe Holmes, a negro, after the negro had been shot by Policeman Jobson. Officers Jobson and Rogers' were held at bay by the negro, whom they attempted to arrest and who threatened them with a pistol. J. J. (Wimberly joii^d in the chase after j the negro Holnfes, who in the meantime secured a shotgun and killed Wimberly. The negro was afterwards run down and captured. ^Prohibition Law Effective. Montgomery, Ala., April 9.?The. Alabama supreme court to-day held both the general prohibition and the 9 o'clock closing laws to be constitutional and effective. Attack had been made on both by the liquor forces of the State. The two laws were argued together and the decision is taken by both sides to settle the question. Mobile has fought the two provisions, holding that both were ruin to a coast city. In upholding the general pro? hibition act the court also gives valid- > ity to the local option law that was involved in the cases brought. m In Society; The negro barber on a limited train running from an' Eastern city to Chicago was once shaving a man whom he recognized as a well known merchant of Albany. The barber worked with especial skill and was rewarded with a substantial fee. When the barber was telling the other employees ^n the train of his good luck, he announced pompously: "He's shore a mighty fine genulman, dat Mr. Smith; jes' as nice a man as you'd wanter meet. I's often been in his sto' in Albany, but dis is de fust time I's ever met him socially." COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, April 13.?Some time Saturday night the cool wave struck our town. Don't think there was any frost Sunday morning, but did not miss it far. Sunday morning between four and five o'clock the fire :alarm was sounded in our little town. Messrs. Hiers Bros, lost their store 3 -1- ??nAfUirtnp tttOC ana contents compictcij, uuuimg ?i? saved. The building was wrapped in flames when found out. By hard work other buildings were saved from catching on fire. Messrs. Hiers Bros, had five hundred dollars insurance on the building and twelve hundred and fifty dollars on their stock of goods. They are young men, just started in business less than a year ago, having saved their earnings for years, and some help from their father. The insurance was not enough to cover their loss, as they had about a three thoussand dollars stock. They have the entire sympathy of most of, if not all of community. The fire was thought by all to be the work of a party who thought that the owners of the premises left money in the store at night, as they had not procured their iron safe. They had given an order for one, but the company had not sent it to them. Chief J. W. Priester has a fine daughter. He is all smiles now. . Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Zeigler buried their infant daughter at Mt. Pleasant grave yard on Saturday afternoon at tour o'clock. The little one has been sick for some time. Mrs. Lawton Bishop has been very sick, but she is better and hopes to soon be about again. Mrs. Owens and daughter, Minnie, went to Lodge Saturday to see one of her granddaughters, who is very ill.*" v The baseball game on Friday afternoon between the school and town was very close, the town boys say they will beat them as soon as they get a little more practice. Dr. Copeland's dwelling looks decidedly improved since he has added to and repainted his old one. Mrs. Rosa D. Clayton and little daughter, with Mrs. Ada Copeland, went to Williams last week, visiting relatives. J , Rev. P. E. Monroe will preach m Ehrhardt Lutheran church on the 4th Sunday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Jee. . i News from Olar. Olar, April 13.?The program of the literary society was as follows: Essay?Miss Agnes Kearse. Composition?Miss Orrie Morris. Essay?Miss Kathleen Kirkland. Reading?Miss Lena Kearse. ^ ? * * t TT7 1A_ n. _ 1 Sumter, April 10.?Russel McDonald,-a colored man, shot and seriously wounded a colored woman named Florence Woodard to-night at 7:40 and then killed himself. From information gathered it seemed that McDoriald first shot the woman twice and ran away. Returning shortly, however, it is said that he was grief strickey and begged forgiveness. Leaning over her he asked her to kiss him, and then drew his revolver and i . 1 1 1 ?i snot nimseu m uie ucau, u^mg almost instantly. Bryson Convicted. Spartanburg, April 10.?Jesse Bryson, private in Company C, 1st regiment, was convicted to-day before Magistrate Potter on the charge of disposing of his uniform, and was sentenced to pay a fine of fifteen dollars or serve twenty-five days on the chain gang. He failed to pay the fine and will serve out the term. Bryson was a member of the company at Clifton. NEWS FROfl KEARSE. "Old Timer" Writes Interestingly of flany Things. Kearse, April 13.?Thanks to the Doctor and Mrs. 0. T., I am up again. While I am still a little uncertain in my feelings, I think I will pull through safely. It made me feel awful proud to think how much my better half thought of me; how attentive in her nursing me in my recent attack of grip. First a mustard plaster, then the medicine and water, then mpre plasters, all of which I took without a murmur, for it made me feel proud to see how anxious she seemed for ;my recovery. Just as soon as she thought I could stand it here came all kinds of dainties, ham, eggs, batters/wafers, jams and jellies, oh, I can't say how much. With all the good treatment I received I knew that the dread monster grip had to leave. In a few days I was out on the front piazza in an easy chair taking in the scene. How pretty the flowers looked; the rose bushes clad in splendor, red, buff, crimson, pink, I while and yellow, the verbenas and phlox forming one grand profusion of colors, with the little pansies looking up with their sweet little eyes, seeming to say don't forget me, I am here too; then the fragrant little violet in blue which has been with us since November but soon will go until next fall, all these chimed in saying we are some of the beauties of nature, learn of us and be content; with Sam the gopher standing his full height among them. He too looked the picture of contentment. Just then Mrs. 0. T. came in from the vegetable garden with beads of perspiration on her brow and in a surprised voice said: "You up? Well, I am proud of it, for I tell you the weeds and grass are taking the garden, the English peas need sticking, I want you to move that house over there for a plunder room, I must have a calf pen at once, the yard.fence needs repairs, and you must hurry up and fix up our dwelling house, for it is in sore need of it, and the memorial on hand, too. Then I need four more coops today for I have all the others full and four hens hatching and the poultry fence wire must be put up at once, for I am afraid the foxes will make a raid on my goslings. I have only 34 and three more old geese to hatch." I asked Tier if that was all; "yes," she said, "for the present. You remember how good I've been to you while you were sick." I told her yes I would do all of it at once. So as soon as I was able I put in' to do it and will make good, but it takes time. The sun shines bright today and all nature smiles, the birds are singing ind there is much good in the land still to cheer an old man. Rev. T. L. Belvin, of Ehrhardt, paid us a visit on Wednesday last. Come again, for we always enjoy your visits. Mr. Wilbur M. Kearse has a piece of corn from 6 to 8 inches high; he has it cultivated once. There was a fish frv at the memorial Uomposmon-ivi aster wyatteuooKe. \ Recitation?Master Corinthen Morris. Reading?Miss Etta Kearse. Recitation?Miss Maida Still. Current Events?Miss Anna McCormack. Miss Lucile Rizer, of Columbia College, is visiting her parents. The Y. W. C. A. had their meeting Sunday afternoon with only a few members present. We were very sorry to hear of the accident that happened in Govan Saturday afternoon. Mr. Joe Gunnells's little nine year old son, who had been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Kennedy, for a short time, was shot and instantly killed by her son who was only eight years of age. We extend sympathy to the bereaved farpily. Mrs. Emily Fail, who is residing in Georgia with her son, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. C. Chitty. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kearse visited Bamberg last Thursday. Mrs. J. R. McCormack is spending some time with her parents in Charleston. Mr. Preston Bennett spent Satur JrrnfU Uio U&y iilgUb W1WI uia^ai^uw. Mrs. Tulious Morris, of Townsend, Ga., is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Proveairx. ' Shoots Woman and Self. grounds on Saturday, the 11th, given in honor of Miss Hutto, the popular teacher of CampHill school. Haven't heard how many tons of fish was caught. Miss Aline Kearse lis making preparations for an entertainment at the close of her school at White Point school soon. j Mrs. L. S. Chitty received a very painful wound on Wednesday last. ! She accidentally fell in her dining [room and has been confined to her : bed since. Hope she will soon be up i again. | Mr. Willie Hitter's horse became frightened by the buggy turning over, dragging Mr. Ernest Hitter j some distance. He escaped unhurt, but the horse receive^ a bad cut on its hind leg. Old Timer. ' ' SCHEME A FAILURE. Happyville Colony in Aiken Has Come to Qrief. The colony of Hungarian or Russian Jews settled upon the tract of poor land near Montmorenci several years ago, and misnamed the Happyville Colony, has come to grief, which appeared inevitable to every one who knew the conditions. A tract of 2,200 acres of as poor land as Aiken county contains was bought for the high price of a few dollars per acre, and sold at a nice advance to European Jews, who became stockholders in the so-called company. These Jews had no experience in agriculture in Europe, and of course still less understood anything about agricultural methods in South Carolina. They were put on land which is so poor that they could not really make a living off it. The result is reported to be a final collapse of the whole scheme. We learn that the land is mortgaged to Messrs. M. M. and F. W. Coward for $5,000, and that the Jewish Agricultural Aid Society of New York has a second mortgage on the land, and one on 2 mules. The Bank of Aiken has a mortgage of $500 on 5 horses, and Mr. J. T. Shuler a mortgage on sundry other stock and im-1 plements. The colonists have been struggling for some time, but now the end of their struggle seems to have come.? j Aiken Recorder. . - - . ' - ^ 'y.' "V . ' *. * ** k-'v EHRHARDT SCBOOLCOLUMN PERSONALS AND NEWS FROM A GOOD OLD TOWN. News Written by Pupils of the School Under Supervision of Principal T. D. Jones. Ehrhardt, April 13.?The town council has bought a lot from Mr. Ehrhardt near the corner of Franklin and Main streets, where they expect to erect a guard house and council hall in the near future. The big men of town played base ball with the little boys of school again last Friday afternoon, and the result was 16 to 20 in favor of the little boys. The big men say they are going to try us again next Thursday afternoon. Mr. Jones says that if * . ii ? ? _ 1. in i we Deal xnem again ne win iet ua publish the names of their players. Messrs. Hiers Bros, lost their new store on Main street, together with their' complete line of merchandise, by fire last Sunday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it, is thought that the store must have been robbed and then set on fire from! the inside. Their loss is about $3,500 with $1,750 insurance. Miss Sallie Carter is spending a few days at the home of Mr. G. L. Bishop. Mr. Henry Bishop and daughter, Miss Bertie Bishop, went to Bamberg last Saturday. Misses Willie Rentz and Jonnelle Hoffman spent last Saturday night with Miss Anna Bishop. Miss Theacia Copeland returned home from Bamberg last Monday, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert^Delk. Mesdames G. B. Clayton and J. B. Copeland went to Williams last Thursday. Mr. G. F. McMillan and son, John, went to Bamberg last Saturday. Mr. G. W. Hughes was in town last Thursday. Misses Jonnelle Hoffman and Annie! Rentz spent last Wednesday night with Miss Biddie Carter. Messrs. Charlie Brandt and H. L. Kinard went to Bamberg last Friday. Misses Lizzie Rentz and Rosalee Rentz were in town last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. William Hughes, of Bamberg, was in town last Friday. Mr. Henry Planer is having the roof of his house in Robertsville painted. Mr. W. C. Zeigler, of Bamberg, was in town last Friday. Mr. J. D. Dannelly returned to Bayard, Fla. last Saturday. Mrs. J. M. Dannelly and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dannelly left last Tuesday for Bennettsville, where they expect to spend a week's vacation. Mr. G. P. Sease went to Bamberg last Tuesday. Mrs. W. E. Sease spent last Wednesday in town with her daughter, Mrs. T. D. Jones. Mr. Laurie Copeland and his mother, Mrs. J. Laz Copeland, were in town last Thursday morning. Mrs. Lawton Bishop has been very sick for the past week. She is thought to be better now. and her many friends hope for her a speedy recovery. 1 Mr. William Best, of the Buford's Bridge section, was in town last Thursday. Mr C. A. Thomas went to Olar last Tuesday. Mr. J. H. A. Carter, of the Oak Grove community, was in town last Thursday. Mr. Gordon Kearse and sister. Miss El vie Kearse, of Odom's Bridge, spent last Saturday night in town, with Mr. S. W. Copeland. Earle Jones had the misfortune to have his laundry basket burned up in Messrs. Hiers Bros, store last Sunday morning. The laundry had just come in on the noon train Saturday, consequently but little of it had been delivered. He wishes his patrons to report to him the value of their packages and he will pay the loss. It is reported that, a base ball team is being practiced at Kearse's to play ' ?a. j J our little Doys next oauiruuy <u.lcj.noon. Our team doesn't claim to be invincible, but they always do the best they can. Charlie Hiers spent last Tuesday night with Earle Jones. Last week gave us a taste of the good old summer time sure. Jesse Rentz. weekly summary. . . 1 The following merits were earned last week. The number should be 28. wjiot ia it? John McMillan . 18 Talbert Warren . 18 Robbie Hughes.... . -23 Harry Hiers . 22 Jesse Rentz *28 Annie Rentz *28 Biddie Carter - 27 Lionel Clayton 13 Ryan Clayton 17 Clyde Bishop 13 George Bishop 18 Purdy McLeod 25 Clarence Moore 22 Clemmons Carter 21 Jonnelle Hoffman *28 Gilbert Hiers 24 Maurice Clayton 21 John Copeland *28 Harry Copeland...,. 27 The refreshing showers this week were very welcome. : - -- -' - v.fr;-;-; :y; . /- r awmjl wmm^aiuin. Youthful Criminal Gives Reasons for Killing His Unnatural Mother. New York, April 9.?"I killed my . mother and I am glad of it. I would , < . be even more happy if I had murdered the entire family. Why shouldn't I have slain them?" This was the cool, calm confession made by Bernard Garlin, convict not yet of age, when he was arraigned before Magistrate Furlong, in the Gates police court, Brooklyn to-day. He had shot down and instantly killed his parent, Mrs. Susan Garlin, in her home, 587 Quincy street. 4 T never knew what a mother's love was," he went on. "The stray dog1 in the street has led a better life than I have and it was all my mother's fault. I never knew the love of a M home?never knew the meaning of | boyhood. I grew up behind dark walls with criminals. A moment of happiness never crept into my exist- ^ ence. 1 never knew anything. My ,j mother brought me into the world . and then forgot me. At the age of & 5 she sent me to an orphan asylum. There they taught me to steal ana when I emerged at the age of eight, M I had learned but one thing?crime. "I was free less than a year. Then M I was sent back again and came out M at the age of 16?came out as a savage from the wilds?for here I was in the heyday of youth and memories - M of nothing but prison. . v | . "I stayed out two years and then I ; S was sent back. My mother knew the . . j conditions, but she did not try to ' ^ help me. I came out of theNapanoch Ja reformatory in Ulster county, Mon- .^| day. Before they turned me loose, I dreamt that I was to be sent back. M* In the same vision I shot my mother, and my brother. I laughed, for it -$ made me happy. I saw her fall to ;l fka oe a Via -foil Vmf T rMnvf*. Wl^ iiWX f UU Otiv MMV A * VQ " . .., that my brother did not go with her." "The physicians say I will go blind from confinement in four months. ?; >*jjj am gradually losing my sight, so what is the use of living anyway. I ' JjS am prepared to die to-morow?to-day ?at once." Carlin stopped for a moment and ?|?J tears bedimmed his eyes. As he con- , tinued his face assumed the contortion of a hardened criminal. His die- > :iffl hevelled hair fell down over a declin- " ^ ing forehead, his nicotine-stained fingers twitched nervously at his sides, "What have I got to regret?" he finally resumed. "Why didn't any 'da one ever care for me? Why didn't im my mother love me as she loved the ..v^S other children? God knows I tried to reform, but my mother kept me rja from it." As Carlin was being led toward the cell, jie turned to the magistrate and said: jSJ "Let them kill me quick. Why _i n ,_j ?l. _ u:? MUM snouia anyone, wnu m an uio iuc '/'ft never knew a mother's love wimt t/i ,' live for an instant? If my mother , 5$ had only written me a single letter during all the time I was in prison, I would have forgiven her, but never v, once did I hear from her. I suppose to-day her soul is scorching in hell/ Conductor Simmons Stabbed. / ; Savannah, Ga., April 10.?Driving a long-bladed knife into the right -:,vM lung and again into the abdomen of :& Conductor J. F. Simmons, Seaboard ; y Air Line Baggage Master E. J. Tyson s | inflicted probably fatal wounds upon 'fnmviAK trt-niflrKt in frnnf: rtf tliA *uA U1C 1W1 IUC1 bvtuguv ut ..... ... union passenger station and was ar- . ^ rested before he could leave the ~ scene of the difficulty. Simmons was taken to St. Joseph's 1 hospital, where he is given little hope - <|* for recovery, the physicians stating1 that he has one chance in 50. An old trouble fanned into flame by a quarrel last night is given as the cause for the trouble. 1 m Negress Adopted White Child. %Washington, April 9.?Edith ;g Brown, a beautiful girl of eleven years, was taken from the home of ; Mrs. Brown, colored, several weeks ago by officers of the board of children's guardians, and since that time has been in one of the homes maintained by the board. It is claimed by the board of guardians that the child was never legally ;; adopted by the colored family, ana -ft. that for this reason they have a right f -2 to put her in a house for white cnil- >; ; S dren. The Brown woman in the juvenile court this morning said that several years ago she expressed a desire to ^ adopt a little girl. Learning of this,; a prominent New York physician,whose name she could not recall, came W VT OOliiU^ MiU y\j ovv uy* , , The doctor told her that he knew of a three-months-old white baby girl, the daughter of a well-known New York woman, that the colored wo- ? man could adopt. 1 A few days later the girl was brought to Washington by the physician. The physician never revealed the child's name or the identity of her parents. The agreement was that the Brown woman would ask no questions. The baby never knew her real mother, and the colored womangave her the name of Edith Brown. She is \ a pretty child, with a mass of rich black hair, dark eyes and a beautiful complexion. . 9 <" _