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V '4 (Tltp iambwg ^ralb . -:';0 . Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1909. One Dollar a Year J 4k _ _ I v COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS tv SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the A County and Elsewhere. Jottings from Jenny's. Jenny, September 20.? "We are living, we are dwelling, In a grand and awful time; In an age, on ages telling, To beliving is sublime." > Anyone doubting this should stay at Jenny's awhile; business spiced with fun makes the days pass rapidly. * The air is filled with the songs of the happy darky as he, with his pipe and sacks, gathers the fleecy staple; truly "cotton picking" is the negro's ideal season. Then the gin furnishes music too, "to soothe the savage," for it keeps almost perfect time with the old clock on the shelf?one bale out, an other under the great suction pipe, almost every hair-Hour during uitr day. t The "store-keeper," too, is busy > with his creditors, settling accounts, etc., and weighing cheese. ^ Mrs. Dr. Loadholdt has her sister, Miss Lillian Miller, from North Carolina with her for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jenny entertained at dinner last Thursday a few special friends in honor of Miss Miller. Mrs. Jenny is surpassed by few in the culinary department, so her guests had no trouble in satisfying ? the inner-man. Mr. Willie Jenny and his charming better half entertained, the same s evening, a crowd of jolly folks at > their beautiful home, cosily nestled among the oaks. After a few hours of "frolic and fun" and some excellent music, the crowd was invited a into the dining room where delicious refreshments were served in a most fascinating manner. In the "weesma-hours" the crowd reluctantly departed to their respective homes, confessing Mr. and Mrs. Jenny the best of entertainers. The members of the Knights of Pythias lodge gave a fish-fry in honor of Mr. Herbert Gyles, their famous # orator, on Wednesday evening, September 15. At 4:30 the ladies of the community began to gather at the magnificent home of Capt. J. W. ?' Jenny, and to get busy with the fish; soon they were ready and the "fry" began. These ladies certainly understand their business, for very soon pans were heaped with the most delicious browned fish and gallons of steaming hot coffee. The supper was pronounced ready about 6:30. We were invited to a fish supper, but the table was heaped with eatables of every description, with pans of hot fish at short intervals the whole ,r ; length of the table, with hot coffee and ice tea for everbody. This table showed that Jenny's is in the "land of plenty." K The supper over, the large crowd who had come to welcome Mr. Gyles " * A 1 ntAHA 1T>Trlfo/f ana xo near ins opcau, ncic mn^u upstairs to a mental feast. Mr. Gyles is a gift?d orator and well deserves * his position. His lecture was indeed a feast; full of good instruction and . / encouragement to his brother Knights, and many well deserved i compliments to the good ladies of this vicinity. The ladies of this country con do more than fry fish and prepare a big supper; they know how "to lend a helping hand" in time of need. One lady had a quilt in frames and was diligently working away all by herself to finish this seemingly never-ending task, when lo one afternoon some of her nearest neighbors came over and * greatly shortened her task. She is very grateful to these ladies and asks that they come again some afternoon, for times are hard in spots around Jenny's. Rev. D. B. Groseclose filled his regular appointment here Sunday morning. Gave his hearers a grand discourse on "Life and its Vicissitudes." Mr. Groseclose does not like f his parishioners to be querulous, so ' warns them against the habit of complaining about trivial things. "* Timrod Literary Society. ; - Kearse, Sept. 21.?Owing to the bad weather last Thursday evening, the Timrod Literary Society could not hold its regular public meeting. The same program, however, will be carried out next Friday evening, raiu or shine, beginning at eight-thirty at White Point school house. The public is cordially invited. CRESSIDA BREELAND. Should Preach Peace. New York, Sept. 19.?Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill, who had viewed the European attitude toward armament during his recent trip abroad, I preached at the Metropolitan temple to-night on "Peace for Men and Nations," saying in part: " nni-iTxr thp last nnarter of a cen tury, a period of incomparable peace, the armies and navies of Europe have enforced an expenditure of $111,000,000,000, enough money to pay f , for the education of every European /! child and put an end to the tragedy of poverty. "A great responsibility rests upon England and the United States. They * have it within their power to put an end to these war preparations and drive the war dogs back to their kennels, and to usher in the reign of the millenium of peace." HAPPENINGS AT GOVAN. School Opening?Other Items of an Interesting Natnre. Govan, Sept. 20.?The Go van school began its session Monday, the 13th, Mr. and Mrs. Smoak, of Branchville taking charge. We are sorry to record that Mr. Smoak, the principal, was very much indisposed on yesterday, necessitating the call of a physician. The Govan school has always borne the distinction of being a highclass school. It has still the material in the intellectual ability of its pupils, and also sufficient finances, all the erquirements necessary to make an enviable institution foi rudimentary instruction. The greal trouble with too many children is when they arrive to the age of adolescence they fail to realize that at that initial point with them is the proper time to imbibe lasting impressions of wisdom and knowledge or to say, it is then that they should lay a correct foundation tor cnaracter building, by the proper instruction in the rudiments of education But too many lose sight of the greal lessons taught them in early manhood or womanhood. Some forgei the village school-master and his in fluence, and some are soon cast upon the sea of time's immensity "forlorn and shipwrecked." I wonder what per cent, of the American reared children upon growing to manhood or womanhood re tain to good influence the impression to good derived from the storj of George Washington's violation ol the paternal ordinance. He upoi being reprimanded exclaimed to the father: "I won't tell a lie , father; ] cut the tree." Oh, for the teaching of the rudi ments of education! But for the need of time I cannoi further discuss this all-importam subject. Miss Jennie Herren, a charminj young lady of this place, we learn i: to make her abode in New York City We regret that she is to make her departure permanently and so unexpec edly. Rev. E. Alston Wilkes filled hii place at Salem Sunday afternoon His sermon was doubtless enjoyed bj the goodly number present. It wai a very forcible sermon and he helc the congregation spell-bound. There is a nice school buildinj being erected at Hilda, it is near ing completion. Under the headshij of Prof. Chandler, that school wil doubtless advance to a higher stand ard of education, and it is evidenced by seeing such a nice school building in course of erection. "Telepathy," a new mode of mes sage transmission. But maybe it ii not quite so new, but rather new t< man, the discoverer of, should I sa: a "miracle"?no for Dr. Kherralli says that there are no miracles hence miracles are unfounded. H< says: "We do not accept the miraclei of the Old and New Testaments in i literal sense, as they are commonl] understood, but interpret and ex plain them as symbolic expressions of suiritual truth." Mark 8-12 "And he sighed deeply in his spiri and saith: Why doth this generatioi seek for a sign?verily I say unt< you, there shall no sign be given t< this generation." Telepathy, if I have the word cor rect, is no mystery. It is the powe: of conveying personal communica firtne hv fho nmrpr r?f mental vihra tions without the use of visibl< means. The wireless is sound vi brations, the other is thought vibra tions The receiver, a person, has t< be enrapport with the sender to to n ceive the intelligence. H. Will Develop Power. Orangeburg, Sept. 19.?At its las | session the legislature granted a char ter to Mr. William C. Wolfe and hi; associates under the name of th< 1 Edisto Power Company, the purposi 1 of this company being, as stated ii the act, "to build dams across th< Edisto river, erect power house thereon, dam and pond the water t)f said river and generate there i from electric current and energ; ' which is to be transmitted to th< . city of Orangeburg and other place; in the vicinity to be used for lightini and manufacturing purposes and th< i operation of electric cars." In other words it is intended t< convert the water power of the Edis to river into electric current. Preliminary surveys have beei made and the power of the rive f measured. The next step is to mak< i a profile survey so that the cost o i construction may be accurately esti mated. > It has been ascertained that 10,00( horsepower can be developed, no with ease, but by the expenditure o a reasonable sum of money. This is the most important enter prise that has ever been undertake] in this section of the State. The company is authorized to con demn such lands and property as i needs, which means that it may tak< 1 such lands as are necessary and leav< it to a jury to determine how mucl ; the property is worth. ! The act requires the work to bi commenced within two years an< completed in three years. | Robbery in Clio. Clio, September 19.?The store o - Welch-Clyburn company was en l tered on Thursday night from th' rear window and merchandise to th< ' value of $100 was stolen. l The council and citizens prompt ' ly offered a reward of $100 for thi i capture and proof to convict the thie I or thieves. Several arrests have beei made already on circumstantial evi > dence and it is believed that the guil ty will be brought to justice. IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Mr. Ernest M. DuPre, a wholesale ; commission merchant of Columbia . and very clever democrat, has been . appointed supervisor of census for i the Seventh district. Superintendent Shanklin, of the ' Easley cotton mills, is trying to es' tablish another mill in Easley and : he has promise of $250,000 from outi side if he can raise $100,000 at home. The city council of Columbia, at a ' meeting Tuesday night, refused a ! franchise to the Southern Power ' Company. The company wanted an ' unrestricted franchise, and this coun | cil was not willing to give. Mary Brown, colored, aged 45 died of pellagra in Westminister Oconee county, on Tuesday. It is I said that there have been several I cases of the disease in that vicinitj . within the past three of four years. A later statement from Aiken as to the shortage in the Granitevillc bank says that the amount is onlj i $7,800 instead of $25,000. Youn? Burnett was arrested in Chattanoogs and was brought back to Aiken yes terday and lodged in jail. r The jury in Greenville chargec 1 with the trial of three negroes ac J cused of murdering the famous Johr : McGaha, nephew of Josh Ashley L failed to agree, and a mistrial was ordered on Friday. McGaha hac himself been tried three or four times ^ for murder. t Two young white men, Lonnis Hall and Johnnie White, were convicted a few days ago in the sessions I court in Richland of manslaughter 3 and were sentenced to 12 and 1( years respectively in the State peni tentiary. They killed young Ebei Ashford in a disreputable house ii Columbia. 3 Mr. L. Wigfall Cheatham an nounces that he will hereafter as [ sume entire editorial and business 3 control of the Edgefield Chronicle 1 and that he will have associated witt him S. McGowan Simkins, Esq., i ? nrrtminont attnrnev nf that town. Mr - Simkins will only do editorial work > which will not interfere with th< 1 practice of his profession. [ Daniel J. Sully, of New York, i r large dealer in cotton futures, was ' in Greenville last week, and whil< there was interviewed by the loca newspapers. He said the cotton croi - throughout the South was very shor 3 and that the price would naturallj > go upwards. He says it will tak< 7 years of over-production of cotton t< i make up for the shortage this year ? The trial of the alleged "graf 5 cases" was begun in the Richland cir 3 cuit court this week. James Farnum 1 of Charleston, is being tried on th< 7 charge of bribery, the indictment be ~ ing for attempting to bribe J. B Wylie, of Chester, a member of th< ? State board of dispensary directors 1 There is a formidable array of coun j sel on each side, and the case is be 5 ing warmly contested. Planter Killed. i* Qolumbus, Miss., 'Sept. 18.?Th< - body of J. W. Smith, a prominen - planter, was found near here to-day a 1a^ V* Am ^ oororq 1 /love o crr\ t/ " Oiill 111 UVUl? OVTVlUl u M0 v v> - visit his plantation. He had beei - on bad terms with a number of ne 5 groes for some time. It is though 6 they ambushed and assassinated him Planning to Collect Corporation Tax Washington, Sept. 19.?Newly in ducted into office, Commissione t Cabell, of the internal revenue bureai - is now engaged in the heavy task o b providing for the execution of th? e corporation tax law. He is in dail; e consultation with his deputies an< i law officers of the government's de e partments regarding the preparatioi s of the blank forms which must b< , sent to the various internal revenu< - collectors and by them placed in th< y hands of the corporation officer; e within the respective districts. s Precautionary measures are neces y sary in order to render the form; 5 "lawyer proof" because it is quit certain that the new law will neve; 3 be put into operation without under - going fierce onslaughts in the court at the hands of the ablest attorney! i in the land. r The forms will not be ready fo q nearly a month. Every corporation o f stock company?save labor, religiou: - and mutual associations from whicl no individuals derives a profit?an< ) whose net income exceeds $5,000 pe ,t annum must fill in the blanks unde: f heavy penalty, not only for the cor poration itself but for the derelic - officials. False returns will be mad< i the subject of severe punishment. All returns must be in the hand: . of the district collectors by March 1 t next, within a month the collector: e must inform the corporations of th< a amount of the tax for which they ar< 1 liable and that tax must be paid be fore June 30 each year, else a charg< 5 will be made of 5 per cent, of the to i tal tax due and interest at 1 per cent per month thereafter. Charged With Wife Beating. f Aiken, Sept. 19.?Loyal A. Heath - a white man of the Warrenville sec e tion, was placed in the Aiken jail to e day, charged with assault of a higl and aggravated nature and wife beat ing. e Heath was committed by Magis f trate E. J. Craig. This is a very un 1 usual charge and perhaps the firs - ever brought in this section agains - a white man. The preliminary ha; not yet been held. TRIED TO LIBERATE BROTHER. | Mrs. Lillie Selby Convicted in Richland Sessions Court. Columbia, September 17.?Mrs. Lillie Selby was found guilty this morning of aiding a prisoner in an attempt to escape, the jury remaining out about one hour. Mrs. Selby. a young woman, was charged with sending to her brother, who was confined in the county jail, instruments with which he was planning to effect his escape. Mrs. Lillie Selby was in court with her young baby. She is herself a ! very young woman. She did not ap pear to be very much concerned over the trial. Now and then she would glance at her young kinsman, Donnie Gardner, who was handcuffed. He had plead guilty to the charge of L aiding in the plan of escape. The case I . against the other three defendants t who were charged with aiding in the attempted jail delivery had been nol prossed. The incidents leading up to the > arrest of the young women were very ? dramatic and interesting. On the 5 night of August 14 the plot to liber1 ate three dangerous prisoners was foiled. Charlie Gardner, Will Chadler and Tom Ingram were the prisonJ ers. Charlie Gardner, who is the ^ brother of Mrs. Selby, was in jail on r a charge of housebreaking and larj ceny. He was charged with taking i goods that were shipped by the local - boat line. t MILL EARNINGS LARGE. i Some Surprise at Alleged Statements j of Newberry Man. J Columbia, Sept. 18.?Some sur5 prise is expressed here at statements regarding the cotton mill situation i in South Carolina which are attribut ed to Superintendent E. B. Wilbur, of i the Mollohon mills, at Newberry, in , an alleged interview published by the ) Providence (R. I.) Journal. Mr? Wilbur is quoted as saying r that those South Carolina mills i whose stock sells at 150 and which have been declaring dividends of 10 . per cent will this year ekrn 25 to 40 . per cent on their capitalization, 41 j- tttiii 3 cauugu IL lb UAC1? rnuji ui lu.10 ttixa be put back into the business in the i shape of new equipment or exteni sions. None of the textile trade men who could be seen here to-day were willi ing to predict that any considerable portion of even the more prosperous mills would earn any such profits this year. ^ Seven Men Injured. j Lakeland, Fla., Sept. 18.?A set rious wreck occurred at 6 o'clock tonight on the Atlantic Coast Line near 5 Winston, two miles above this city, ) when passenger train No. 89 from Jacksonville jumped a frog, turning 1 the engine completely over, injuring five persons. Engineer C. T. Crippens, of Sanl ford, Fla., Will Ropson, express mes3 senger, of Jacksonville; Goldie Smith, colored, Jacksonville; Jim Branch, fireman, Tampa, and Conduc tor Davenport were injured and the passengers were severely shaken up. " Full particulars are not at hand and - it is not known whether or not any of the passengers were badly injured. The engineer and fireman were pinned nnder tne engine ana j badly scalded, and messenger Ropson J was thrown in the scalding steam with broken limbs. Smith was struck j by a driver of the engine and his leg l was mangled. A relief train brought the injured t to this city and it is believed that Engineer Crippens and Messenger Ropson will die. The others are resting easy. The track was badly torn up and traffic is being delayed. p Tigers Up Against It. f Charleston, Sept. 18.?The fight e being made by the police against the y delivery in Charleston by the steam3 ship companies of contraband liquor - is shown by the record vividly. About i 1,000 gallons of fine liquors and some s 9,000 bottles of beer have been turned 3 back to their shipping points at Bal3 timore, Philadelphia and New York s in the last 'week. Meanwhile the tigers have been lively in putting up - bail, following technical arrests for s violating the law, during the last 10 3 days $1,500 being deposited in bail. r* Young Man Killed. 5 Anderson, S. C., Sept. 18.?Berry 3 Williams, the seventeen-year-old son of Mrs. Mary Williams, of Townville, r this country, met a tragic death tor day when a gun he was playing with 3 against a stump was accidentally dis J charged. The load of shot entered 1 his side and death followed forty r minutes later. Williams had been r hunting and had stopped to converse ' with a friend when the accident oct curred. g 3 Injured Engineer Dies. ? Lakeland, Fla., Sept. 19.?Engis neer C. T. Crippens, of Sanford, who 3 was injured in the Atlantic Coast 2 Line wreck near here last night, died - fMa mnrniTif The hndv will be shiD 5 ped to Iowa for interment. Mrs. Rob son, wife of the dead express mes senger, arrived here this morning to accompany her husband's body to Jacksonville. Gollie Smith, the negro porter, is in a serious condition, and may die. I Jim Branch, the negro fireman, will . recover. The track has been cleared x for traffic this morning. Later reports from the storm along . the gulf coast state that there was . considerable loss of life and property t in a number of towns in Mississippi t and Louisiana. Some damage was 3 done at Florida towns situated on the coast. i COOK MAINTAINS CLAIM HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEARY IS UNCHANGED. Doctor Says He Will Come to the Front When Commander Shows His Hand. On Board the Oscar II (By United Wireless and Marconi Wireless Telegraph, via Halifax, N. S.), Sept. 18. ?Dr. Frederick A. Cook evinces the strongest desire to arrive in New York as quickly as possible. He is anxious to prove to America the veracity of his claims, although the charges brought against him by Commander Peary and others do not cause him the .slightest concern. He has a complete answer, he says, for everything. In reply to a question as to what answer he would make to the charges Dr. Cook said this afternoon: "I will not enter into any contro versy until I know definitely what has been brought against me, and whence it emanates. Commander Peary's general and articulate charges do not call for any response from me, until he gives to the public as much as I have. He has given few details of his journey, claiming that he reached the pole on a certain date, without much else. Will Reply Later. "His accusations are founded purely on statements given him by an ignorant man, whom I purposely kept from learning the facts. When 1 land I will examine the charges and reply when the proper time comes. Peary's declaration that he is the only man that has been to the pole and that he will prove it still waits proof. "I have already expressed my readiness to place my observations before a committee from scientific bodies, and the verdict of that committee will justify my story." Dr. Cook has received dozens of dispatches daily, extending a welcome to him and inviting him to receptions, banquets and other functions. He is ready to accept some' of these invitations but has left the arrangements entirely in the hands of John R. Bradley. Many offers have also been made for lectures and magazine articles and on other propositions, which Dr. Cook has declined without exception. i ne vessels progress nas oeeu considerably delayed by a dense fog which lasted for several hours off Cape Race yesterday. This was followed by a high wind, which sprang up with remarkable suddenness and died down this morning almost* as , suddenly. The skin suit in which the explorer returned from Uppernavik was exhibited on the upper deck this afternoon and aroused great interest. Dozens of cameras were turned upon I it and afterwards upon Dr. Cook who declined all requests to put the suit | on. Dr. Cook says he would like to avoid any demonstration at landing. He desires first of all to see his wife and family. Shipping Back Liqnor. It was stated at police headquarters yesterday evening that the largest return shipments of liquor yet made by the blind tigers and the illicit liquor dealers in the city in consequence of the vigilance maintained I by the police near the water front naa ukcu piace y caici uaj an,cmuuu by steamship and rail. It was stated | that 30 barrels of beer and four large cases of whiskey had been sent back to Baltimore and New York liquor; houses from one wharf, and 36 10gallon kegs and 4,000 half pints of whiskey to Jacksonville from a neighboring wharf?both by the steamship routes. Ten cases of whiskey, each containing 12 quart bottles, were shipped back to Jacksonville by rail. Further return shipments are expected to be made in the near future. The police have been zealously; watching the liquors and beer of all kinds and brands.?News and Courier. Woman Sentenced to Prison. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 20.?Rather than loan his former wife $500 which would have kept her from going to prison, Jacob Fickel, a brewer, saw her sentenced to the penitentiary for two years here to-day. Sentence was suspended and Mrs. Fickel's son will attempt to raise the money and save his mother. Mrs. Fickel embezzled $593.76! from the estate of Bertha Bozenhart: while acting as guardian to the woman last winter. She was convicted but Judge Vickery told Mrs. Fickel she could go free if she would repay the money. Mrs. Fickel's son tried to raise the money hut failed. "Any man who is half a man would do as much as is asked of Fickel to save the mother of his children, even though he had no regard for her as his wife," said the judge. Indians Feel Agrieved. Washington, Sept 19.?Protesting against the treatment they are receiving at the hands of the State and county officials of Oklahoma, 16,000 Oklahoma Indians, comprising the Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Choctaws, have caused a petition to be sent here seeking relief. The petition was discussed to-day by the Indian Protective league in this city. It was decided to present the petition to congress at the next session. The petition declares that the county and State officials are arresting the Indians of the four nations and are taking their stock and movable possessions under the pretext that the Indians are violating the State laws. GRANITEVILLE BANK BOBBED. E. C. Burnett, Former Bookkeeper* Short in His Accounts. ' The Bank of Graniteville is short $7,800, and the shortage fs charged up to E. C. Burnett, a son of Dr. H. J. Burnett, of that town. ' * Mr. Burnett was a bookeeper la the bank, having charge of the personal ledger. When confronted with the accusation he admitted most of it and his people have promised to make the amount good. It is stated that young Burnett hat been extracting money from the bank for some time but it only became known to the bank officiate while the young man was away on a summer trip. On Friday a warrant was issued for the young man but be had left the community. Sunday Mr. W. A. Giles, president of the bank, received information that . f * led him to believe young Burnett wis in Chattanooga. He communicated with the police of that city and to-day . ?3 Mr. Giles was informed that Burnett - '":4 was being held in Chattanooga awaiting identification. Mr. Giles at once delegated an officer qualified to idea* '.% tify Burnett and also to bring Burnett back to Graniteville, if the prisoner proves to be he. This officer U expected to return to Graniteville tomorrow or next day. Mr. Giles denied to-night that the Bank of Graniteville felt any embarrassment from the shortage of $7,800, charged to young Burnett. He says that the statement that a State VC| bank examiner will try to prevent 1 run on the bank is absurd. Whatever loss the bank may sustain from Burnett's alleged misconduct may be readily absorbed by the banks surplus. Amount Said to be $25,000. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept 20.?E. C. Burnett, formerly teller of the Bank of Graniteville, S. C., was arrested here yesterday on a telegram from Graniteville stating that he VM was wanted there for embezzlement. : Burnett is in jail awaiting the ar- -vV-gj rival of officers who will take him back to South Carolina. The amount of the bank's funds inIvolved is reported to be $25,000. Former Councilman Killed. Cincinnati, Sept. 19.?As a result of >-:f| a shooting in Newport, Ky., late last '$3 night Herbert Gilmore, a former' member of the city council, died early ' to-day. Michael Resten, who received two bullet'wounds during the same fight. will recover. The police are looking for Albert Baldwin, who is alleged to have shot Besten, an old grudge be- ''S tween the two having led to the S tragedy. Gilmore was shot while ae- ^ ting as peacemaker, and there la ; JM doubt as to who fired the shots that ' killed him. Winked at White Woman. \ Washington, Sept, 20.?Charles Hammett, a negro, who said he wat from New York, was sentenced to six months in jail in the police court * to-day for insulting a young white woman. "Why did you whistle to the young . lady and wink your eye at her?'* asked Judge Kimball of Hammett. "I didn't know any one to introduce us," said Hammett. "That's the way we do it in New York." "I advise you to go back to New York when you have served your sentence," remarked Judge KimbalL Pleasure and Sacrifice. An alert little five-year-old was via iting a city park with her mother for the first time. She had noticed the beautiful red and white swan boats, as they passed through in the morning, and her mother had promised they should come back after the shopping was done and have a ride, says The Youth's Companion. Shortly afrcr dinner they stood on the bridge over the lagoon, watching the boats below and listening to the cry of the barker as he tried to induce the passing crowds to patronize his swan boats. But when her mother started toward the boat landing little Elsie declared very vigorously that she did not want to go at all, and as her mother urged her broke forth in tears. This sudden fear was so different from her former eagerness that her mother could not understand it until she noticed the boatman's call. He was crying: "Come along, come rtloar flrmiTld tho Df>nd? aiuug uu? WVMA ? ~? ? only five cents for ladies and gentschildren thrown in!" ^ Child Drowns in Rain. Laurens, Sept. 19.?News of rather a strange accident that occurred Friday afternoon near Madden station reached the city yesterday. It is to the effect that a little negro girl wai ~ drowned while lying in a small foot Ipath where she had fallen, presumI ably in an epiletic fit. A very heavy rain was falling at the time and the little girl was making her way home when seized with the fit. Falling into the path, face downward, she was drowned. Bishop Ward Dies in Tokyo. Tokyo, Sept. 20.?Bishop Seth Ward of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, died this afternoon. The bishop arrived in Kobe last month on his regular tour of inspection of the Methodist missions of Ja J ^ 411 effnn pan anu tie was wacu m auuiuj his arrival. Last week he was reported as gradually sinking and the fatal termination of his illness waa not unexpected. The bishop was 51 years old. He served as assistant missionary secretary of the Methodist Episcopal ,> church, South, from 1902 until 1906. and was elected bishop in the latter , year. -A. '