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FORESTS CONTRIBUTE MUCH. V Add $90,000,000 to Exports During Fiscal Year of 1908. Washington, Dec. 8.?Forests of > the United States contributed $90, : ** 000,000 to the exports of the country during the fiscal year, 1908?an increase of twenty fold since 1851. Imports of forests products?chiefly India rubber and other gums from the tropics and lumber from Canada ?have increased even more rapidly than the exports. The imports increased from one and one-third millions of dollars in 1851 to $122,000,000 in 1907, from which high mark they fell off in 1908 to approximately $98,000,000. A bulletin just issued by the department of Agriculture which covers a period of fifty-eight years says that during the first five years of ^ this period (1851-55) exports of forest products amounted to only twenty-four cents per capita and imports were less than nine cents, whereas in 1908 the corresponding figures were $1.04 per capita for exports and $1.12 for imports. v It is interesting, says the bulletin, to note the rapid increase in imports of wood pulp. In 1880 only $5,000 worth was imported; by 1890, this value had increased to $1,800,000 by 1900, to $2,400,000, and in 1908, wood pulp to the value of $7,000,000 vis imported. tDuring the past ten years the im r price has increased from $20 long ton t0 nearly $31. Some '- r ~ ?Jod pulp is exported but the amount .. . J small compared Vith the imports and seems to be on the decline. If you toot your little tooter and then lay away your horn, there's not a soul in ten short days that will know that you were born. The man who gathers pumpkins is the man who plows all day, and the man who ^ keeps a-humping is the man who . makes it pay. The man who advertises with short and sudden jerks is the man who blames the editor because it never works. The man who gets the business has a strong and steady pull, he keeps his trade and paper from year to year quite full. He plans his advertisements in a thoughtful, honest way, and keeps forever at it until he makes it pay. ^ Arrest Man With Broken Xeck. New York, Dec. 10.?Theodore William Peters, who claims the distinction of being the only man living with a broken neck, was before Magistrate Dooley, in the Adams Street Paii ri PrArtVlvn rooArA o oViz-vtit vvuji Vj vvaijU) luu i^wiuo ouv vr to-day, to answer to a charge of inV toxication. He was arrested in a Fulton street elevated train at Elm place. According to Policeman Bresnan, Peters was making himself generally obnoxious, and attempted to whip the conductor. .He tried to jump from the train when told that he was under arrest. The prisoner denied the charge and was held in order to give the Charities Department time to investigate his story. Peters says his neck was broken > the day the cantilevevr bridge over the St. Lawrence river at Qubec collapsed. In order to prove that his neck was broken Peters took off the harnesslike arrangement that keeps his head erect. The minute the harness was remove 1 his head fell forward upon his chest. Driving Out Texas Fever. According to a bulletin issued by the board of animal industry of the national agricultural department, the federal quarantine against the Texas cattle tick fever in Oconee, Pickens, Greenville and Anderson counties has been raised. This announcement means that these counties are now free of the disease and it is the first territory in the State that has been ~ so declared by the government. This state maintains a separate 1 quarantine against the fever giving $5,000 annually for stamping out the disease. When last reported upon, the State's quarantine covered Abbeville Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union, Cherokee, York and Chester counties. The work of the federal government in exterminating the cattle tick was commenced in 1906 and since that time over 80,000 square miles of territory have been r freed from the tick and released from quarantine. The Use of a Bit of Cheer. There is nothing better for a hu ; man being, sometimes, than a little I hearty praise. Many good people ( conscientiously act on the directly opposite, and seem to think nothing better than a little hearty blame. They are mistaken, conscientious in V their blame as they may be. There are sore burdens enough in life, bitterness and pain enough, hard work enough, and little enough for it, enough to depress a man and keep him humble?a keen enough sense of failure, succeed as he may; and a hearty commendation, now and then, will lighten his load and brighten % his heart, and send him on with new hope and energy, and if he have any reasonable amount of brains at all, will do him no harm. Children are sometimes heart'> starved for a little hearty praise. Boys will act up to the estimate put upon them, or at least try to, if they X*- XI 14. A are worm ineir sail, a ucai wuiu of commendation is meat and drink * tq them for the next endeavor. It is so with men. The strongest of us cannot walk without some recognition of our work. We want to know that it is considered good. Our | own judgments are not sufficient for us. A "well done!" now and then makes us certain of doing better still in the future. We are not speaking of the silly nonsense of flattery. We mean sensible, honest, hearty commendation bei cause a man deserves it. We mean the showing that a man's good work is appreciated; that the doer is regarded for the doing, and that other people are happy in his doing and want to cheer him on to do more. * It will not hurt anybody, boy or man. ?Baptist Courier. Mr. C. C. Rowell has resigned as policeman and gone to Florida. Mr. Sandy Nevils is acting as night man for the present. V v I REFUND OF COTTON TAX. . : Representative Clark Demands Jus. tice for the South. Washington, Dec. 9.?The cotton tax matter is to receive some attention again at this session, though unless there is more earnestness on the part of the Southern members and more unity of action, there is to be nothing done. Representative Frank Clark is one of the champions of this measure and for several sesions he has been making speeches on the subject. The cotton tax was a tax levied on cotton during the war between the States in that territory where the tax could be collected. About six millions of dollars were collected from South Carolinians, about sixty millions from all the States. Twelve millions were collected from Georgians. The tax was unconstitutional for the reason that it was a direct tax not apportioned among the various States as the constitution of the United States prescribes for direct taxes. Mr. Clarke has explained in his epeeches on former occasion that the supreme court of the United States has held that this tax upon cotton was a "direct tax." For instance, he cites the decision of the supreme court in the income tax case wherein it is held that a tax upon lands is a direct'tax and that, therefore, a tax upon the products of the land is a direct tax. A good precedent for the return or this money is in the return of the tax on land levied during the same war. This tax was not unconstitutional because it was apportioned among the States according to population but as the Southern States were at that time not in the Union and the tax collectors of Uncle Sam could not conveniently get into some of them for the purpose of collecting this tax, only the Northern States paid the tax, In 3 891 congress passed an act returning this money to the States, $20,000,000, for, it was said, it was not fair to take it from some of the States and not from all. Now the cotton tax, Mr. Clark contends, will be returned some day. The justice of returning it is apparent to all, and all that is needed is for the Southern members to pull together until they have brought it to the irresistible attention of congress. Ail or tne soutn uaronna memoers are, of course, in favor of returning this cotton tax, and it is scarcely considered likely that a single Southern member would vote against it. Several plans of disposing of this money after it is returned to the States have been proposed. Some bills have provided that after those who have just claims against the fund shall have been paid, the residue shall be used for educational purposes. Some mills have also provided that the United States court of claims shall adjudge all claims. But Mr. Clark's present bill just introduced, provides that the money shall be paid over to the various States, and held in trust for six years during which all claims shall be adjudicated by the States; and that the residue not paid out to claimants shall be turned into the State treasuries to be used as the States may themselves decide. Mr. Clarke will make a speech on his bill, and it is probable that there will be within the next few weeks, a a conference of those who have been particularly interested in the cotton tax matter. Queer Talk From a Preacher. New York, Dec. 8.?The Rev. Dr. William Wasson, of Riverhead, Long Island, was the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the American Wine Growers' Association here. "I think the liquor business as legitimate a trade as any," he said. "The prohibitionists have declared war on every branch of the liquor traffic. They know that by calling everything rum they will give the business a bad name. The movement has much of deceit and hypocrisy. "For many years great religfous institutions have been teaching that the use of anything alcoholic is a sin. This doctrine is a menace to the industrial and moral welfare of our people, hut the fault for its widespread popularity lies mainly with the ministers who detest the prohibition movement but do not make their opinions public. "Four-fifths of the clergymen of my denomination are opposed to prohibition although they favor a sane temperance. People are following the prohibition movement because they have been misled by misrepresentation and fraud. Ninety-five per cent, of those who use liquor, use it temperately. "The government should attempt to popularize the lighter alcoholic beverages. The American wine growers are producing our best temperance drink." Saved from Mob's Clutches. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 9.?Julian Lampkin, colored, charged with the murder of Zack Kendrick, an aged wnue man, was uruugui iu Augusta tonight by Sheriff Pearre of Columbia county for safe keeping. Mr. Kendrick, who was 76 years old, conducted a small store and late last night, when summoned to the store, was struck down. His skull was crushed in and face gashed with some sharp instrument. A neighbor arrived on the scene and the assailant ran. Kendrick stated to three different people before he died that Lampkin was his assailant. There is considerable excitement over the affair and it was necessary to bring the prisoner here for safe keeping. Dog Tore Dead Man's Face.. New York, Dec. 12.?When Mrs. Emma Schlurman returned to her fiat in Harlem to-day she fund her pet bull terrier, Buster, covered with blood and crouched whining under a table. Passing to an adjoining room she was horrified to find her brother, Carl Limperi, a clerk 43 years old, stretched dead on the floor, the face horribly mutilated- by the dog's teeth. It is believed that Limperi.,, who was subject to apoplexy, fell unconscious and was attacked by the animal. INSURGENT REPUBLICANS ME1 Nineteen Congressmen Plan to C tinue Fight Begun in Spring Washington, December 11.?Ni teen "insurgent" Republican C gressmen met to-night in the ro of Representative Hubbard, of Io1 in the House office building, and three hours discussed ways ? means of forwarding the fight beg at the extra session against ' House rules. The participants refused to adi that any other proposition than 1 one to amend the Cannon rub were considered. The net result the meeting was the appointment two committees of five memb each. One committee was to n out a plan of action regarding f ther procedure and presumably sound out the Democratic minor on a joint programme, and the otl was to take care of the subject publicity. Mr. Hayes, of Califorr who acter as chairman, said that a vote were taken to-day in 1 House to amend the rules that fi Republican votes could be muster "The movement among the I nnhlirat) Conzressmen. to amend 1 rules," he said, "is on the increi and has been since the last sessi< Every member at tonight's meeti reported that the people of his <3 trict were practically unanimous their support of their representatr in this matter. "It should be understood that are aiming only at the amending the House rules. Upon the varic other propositions where the me bers have been classed as insurger the views of all of us vary. But are unanimous to the last man this proposition." The Jews. "If the Jews of America were gathered together in a commun where there was no other creed people they could not live by th own efforts 48 hours." This declaration was made by Sa uel Alschuler, a Jewish scholar, an address to the Kadimah, a Je ish society of research. "In such a community," he ? clared, "there would be represen tives of every profession and none trades. There would be a Jew doctor for every Jewish patie There would be many Jewish la vers, civil engineers, more Jew merchants than customers, and ma Jewish pawn-brokers, but whi would you find the man to__drive t nails, to build the homes and till t soil? You could not find them, 1 cause the Jewish parents object their children soiling their hands. "There should be less of this spii among the Jews. There should more Jewish farmers." One on the Doctors. Dr. Arthur T. Holbrook is credit with the following: A man by the name of Evans dii and went to heaven. When he i rived at the pearly gates he said St. Peter: "Well, I'm here." St. Peter asked his name. "Jo Evans," was the reply. St. Peter looked through the bo and shook his head. "You don't belong here," he sa "But I am sure I belong here," s* the man. "Wait a minute," said Peter, looked again and in the back of t book found the name. "Sure," said the guardian of t gate, "you belong here, but y weren't expected for 20 years. Wh your doctor?" Liquor Firm Abandons Appeal. Columbia, December 11.?The I Springs Distilling Company, of i vannah, Ga., has abandoned its i peal to the State Supreme Court the matter of the finding of the d pensary commission.' The amount their claim was $25,006.78, and t amount of the judgment in th favor by the commission was $ 515.79, showing that overcharges about $15,000, including costs in t United States Courts, were deduct from the claim. The company was represented Capt. C. E. Dunbar, of Augusta, 1 for the commission. The aband( ment of the appeal is taken as an i mission that it is useless for the fii to go into the Courts further in t matter. It is stated that the I Snrines neoDle kicked consideral on the finding of the commission their case, but now say "after d and careful consideration," the i peal to the Supreme Court is abar oned. The State dispensary commissi! through Chairman W. J. Murray, this city, will forward the I Springs Distilling Company t amount of the finding of the co mission $8,515.79. Cotton Crop Normal. Washington, Dec. 10.?Cotton 1 gone beyond 15 cents, so Senai Smith is vindicated- -nothing m( for him to do up here now. T most sensational crop estimate v given.out to-day by the agricultu department and cotton, already ne; ly 15 cents, went shooting up. July cotton wet to 15.75, M 15.07. The agricultural departm* estimate of 10,088,000 bales mean! shortage from last year of over 500,000 bales.. It is bad for Te? and Louisiana, where the shorta is, but fine for South Carolina, wh* the crop is normal. Texas normally make 4,000,0 bales. This year the estimate is 500,000 bales. Louisiana, whi normally makes 600,000, is put do1 at but a little over 300,000, and so goes with all the Southweste States, while North Carolina, Sou Carolina and Georgia are maki their normal crops. South Caroli farmers, if they have not alrea sold their cotton, ought to be in fi shape for Christmas this year. Senator Smith says that the cc ditions this year have never had parallel, condition of weather, a so forth, from which he figures c that practically all the crop is gai ered and that there is bound to be shortage of cotton. ET. CLOSING DOWN ON TIGERS. on- Greenville Police Active in Rounding Up Liquor Law Violators. ne- Greenville, December 11.?Some on- excitement is felt throughout this om city on account of the wholesale capcva, ture of illict liquor and the bringing for of alleged blind tigers to the bar of ind justice, through the work-of two spe;un cial detectives who have been workthe ing here for the past two weeks under the authority of the police commisnit sion. Large quantities of Christmas the booze have been seized and the viols'* lators, black and white, have been of brought in by the officers, of The city Court held session al ers most continuously for eight hours tolap day, and it seems probable that the ur- trials will continue through most of to the coming week. A large crowd atity tended the Court during the entire ier session, and listened with tense atof tention to the testimony of the two lia, detectives which was a complete sur, if prise to practically all. As a result the of a development in one of the trials, fty Dr. W. C. Black, chairman of the ed. police commission, and J. H. Price, le- attorney foV one of the defendants the became engaged in personal enise counter, but were quickly separated on. and put under arrest by the police, ing in I ??????????? es i Remember the Place w7e I )US I >m- I to polish for the brass 1^" I work on your car. we I Top dressing for your top. on * Compression grease in a den sity that will suit you. aI11 Automobile Oil Utt H a? or eir I I H | that will please you by elimi m_ I nating half the trouble you in I aro now having. I jw- B Remember that the win- I ning car in the New York- I jje. to-Paris race run 21,000 ta_ miles without carbonizing, 0f on this oil. We have oil for jgjj air cooled engines, too. nt Say, have you heard about w'_ our gasoline contract to automobiles? ny ;he he |je_ We also rebuild any kind t0 of automobile and sell new tops. The Delk Motor Co. | J.H.DIXON Machinist and Engineer hn t; ? . o,i General Repair Shop. ok We repair all kinds of ma.. chinery and carry a full line of Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Inud jectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. R Bring your engine and have the V:e cylinder bored. Make itrun like new and give you more power. . Bring your cotton gins and ;r? press parts and have them rev* paired before the busy season. A stitch in time saves nine. We repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a V. ?r,r\Hnl fon oioTr ULUS>?/lLai 1U1 DiLn. auu uaoviuva ed machinery. Bring it in and have it cured. ~ Gas engines and 5a" automobile engine cylinders lP" bored, and new pistons and .m rings made that won't leak. 1S~ Gives you more power and better efficiency. We repair and ae charge storage batteries. Call ?ir when in trouble and see what ?'~e we can do. of he SHOP AT COTTON MILL 1^ ? 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