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* * "* t&jps . ttfjfp Hamkrg i|?ratfi | Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. 0, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 19910 One Dollar a Year |j| COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered Ail Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, April 25.?The farmers, of this section on Sunday afternoon QT\/1 Qn^AVn/1 UU.Ul> taciiiocivco ai^o, uuu ^ujvj vu sitting by their fire sides. But the frost to-morrow morning will make them bluer than indigo. Mr. Willie Hughes and Miss Ida Lou Hiers were quietly married Sunday morning at the home of Rev. J. v Earle Freeman, the Baptist pastor of * this place. Wish them many happy years together. Several of us spent last week on Aahepoo river as fishing guests of Capt. J. T. Blanchard. The pleasures of the week could not be conveyed to anyone on paper. The catch of fish was varied and plentiful, and we all di? our duty towards eating them when the day's fishing was over. Of course we had some snake bite medicine. The crowd only saw two snakes, and none were in danger of being bitten by them, but we took the medicine anyway so if the snakes did bite us we would not receive any > bad effects from the bite. All m the crowd will long remember the trip and the hospitality of Capt. Blanchard. Being a guest of the Capt. at \ his club house means a pleasant i . time. This town can boast of the larg est numDer or onaes 01 any iown 01 its size in the State, and rumors of ] * mor$ at an early date. , Messrs. Willie Ritter, John Frank \ Chassereau and wife, Frank H. Cope, land and wife, took an auto ride to , Branchville Sunday morning. From there they divided up, some going to j Charleston and St. George, while ; others remained as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Appleby. "J Quite a quantity of lumber is in demand for buildings in town. Mills ] can't furnish it fast enough to keep the carpenters in full work. J t The whole county must have rail- , * road on the brain. Its the topic of conversation at every gathering. The ] people should remember that it takes . money to build a railroad?wind j sails a ship. JEE. Govan Happenings. i ? l Govan, April 25.???r. Smoak, 1 principal of the Govan school, delivered a short address to the Woodmen Camp Wednesday night, which was highly enjoyed by all the mem-\ - bers present He gave a brief his . tory of the career of our Sovereign i Commander, Mr. Root. Relating the 1 incident, of the first organization in his mind to organize the fraternity j known as "Woodcraft" Having 1 equipped himself as a business man J in one of the best business colleges in the United States, he took upon himself the responsibilities of official auties which he performed to the 1 perfect satisfaction of his employees, "Winning merit for himself. Not sat- ( isfied with his accomplishments, with 1 > philanthropic spirit, he set to work with his masterly power to accom- 1 plish something that would make him "blessed" among men. His efforts were vouchsafed, for the W. O. io nno nt tho lonflirtp frntpmal ' " V ? . orders in the world of the same age. The incident producing the first idea s to organize this great order, was upon witnessing with compassion a r widow lady tugging the highway, and this testimony 01 a widow's sorrow < and afflictions awoke a sympathetic \ cord in his heart for all who might be placed in like condition of adversity and penury. His ideal soon became a reality. The recent rains have greatly refreshed the oat crop, and has given 1 - a vigorous aspect to young corn. A ' great deal of cotton has been planti ed, but owing to the dry weather it could not germinate. The Govan school will close some time the first of Maiy, and there will be a picnic as usual at George's Creek church. There is a plan on foot in the Sunday-school to secure additional members and enthusiasm by what is called "A Trip to Palestine." There are two sides to it, the '"'red" and the A v "blue." Every member is required to solicit new members, and at the close of the race the winning side will be served at a dinner by the los ing side. For the fair sex to indulge in athletic games is hardly objectionable. k We learn that the Blackville "9" will be entertained by a "9" composed of that gender on next Wednesday afternoon. ' : < MOB MISSES ITS PREY. / _____ i Negro Who Shot Deputy Sheriff Saved from Lynching. West Palm Beach, Fla., April 25. ?Wash Pope, the negro who fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff Baker veB- , terday, and who was surrounded in ? a swamp on Lake Worth all last night, was captured this morning by an army of deputy sheriffs, who pushed in from all sides into the swamp. The negro was brought to i this city in a motor boat under heavy! guard. The posse were compelled to draw' their revolvers to.defend the negro.! as they marched through the city. I k From miles around men and boys j have been gathering in tms city ana j were heavily armed in anticipation j of a lynching. The mob decided to wait until nightfall to secure the negro, but the guard spirited the negro away, putting him aboard an automobile and leaving the city be* fore the mob was aware of their intention. ' - */ .% j *3 - ' ' --?? < .. ' EPWORTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE Profitable and Delightful Meeting at Denmark. Denmark, April 25.?The annual Conference of the Epworth League chapter of the Orangeburg district convened at the Methodist Church of this place Friday evening and continued until sunaay evening, | holding three sessions each day. The delegates, about forty in number, with the members of the local chapter, wer^ given a reception at the home of Mrs. Sarah V. Garris. on Palmetto avenue, Friday evening, just after the welcome greetings were extended to the visiting delegates. Refreshments were served and a merry social medley prevailed for several hours. The young people took great interest in the daily - sessions of the Convention and carried out their programme with much enthusiasm. Excellent addresses were delivered by the Rev. Allen McFarlan, of Branchville, Dr. S. J. Summers, of Cameron, and the Rev. T. G. Herbert, of Bamberg. The next annual' district conference of the League will meet at Harleyville. Dr. S. J. Summers, of Cameron, was elected district president for the coming year. Prof. H. A. C. Walker, president of the Denmark League, and the committees worked faithfully for the successful entertainment of the delegates and visitors. An epidemic of measles made the work of the local League unnecessarily fatiguing. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, April 25.?Mrs. Sam Rouse, one of our latest brides, is now keeping house in a brand new bouse. Measles still prevail, but the cases ire not severe. Mr. Priester, an aged gentleman from Georgia, is visiting his nephew, Mr. Brant. A <1 OlinrtOQcfll] iU 1 AUIJ iuyi auy u ouvvvkiwi-u* teacher from near Brunson, is visiting Mrs. Brant, who was a former pupil of hers. The Baptists are very busy over the entertainment which comes off juite soon. The teachers were invited to Allendale to repeat their play, and realized quite a nice sum, and enjoyed the trip besides. Miss Etta Perry, an accomplished girl friend of Mrs. Lily Myrick, is spending some time with her. Her home J is Ridgeland. Prof. Joe Riser has a gentleman friend visiting him, from Leesvill#, the Professor's home. The high school boys of Brunson payed a match game of baseball with the Fairfax team, but were badly aeaten. Mr. Jas. Preacher, whose business has been in Charleston recently, has been kept here for quite a while, nursing the measles cases in his family. Mrs. Dr. Addison has returned from a visit to her mother in Augusta. Miss Goolsby visited relatives Friiay after school, but is here now for school work. The teachers are getting the pupils ready for commencement. Improvements are going on in the interior of the school house. Mr. Gr. W. Barber has started the erection of a nice large house next to the Methodist church. Fire in Wiiliston. Wiiliston,. April 25.?What came very near being a disastrous fire occurred here this morning about 11 o'clock. It originated in the old Broadwater home, now occupied by Jeff Us6ery, and presumably from the kitchen. 0 Fanned by a high southwest wind, it was seen that the house was doomed, and perhaps that section of the town in the direction of the flying embers. The residences of C. A. Bennett and T. J. Woodward were next consumed. These buildings were in the rear of and on the same block with one of the best building blocks in town, with nothing between them but some old buildings whose old roofs wrere as dry as tinder. Volunteer watchers on the tops of the threatened houses had their time well occupied in putting out the blazing shingles as they ignited. For a time it looked as if the business part of the town was doomed, as well as the old Wiiliston hotel, now occupied as a residence by Dr. J. P. Lee, and the merchants began to prenare for eventualities. But a fortu nate veering of the wind turned the sparks eastward of the stores but in the direction of the barn and outhouses of Dr. Lee, all of which were consumed, inoiuding several hundred bushels of corn which was fiercely blazing long after the buildings were consumed. Meantime the flying sparks had ignited the roofs of J. E. Newsom and Mrs. J. A. Rountree, but these were soon extinguished. One of the vagaries of the fire was that it burned completely under the dental office of Dr. Trotti, but did not ignite the building. It is impossible at this time to state the loss or the amount of insurance. Killed on the Rail. Latta, April 23.?Ben Moody, aj negro living on the plantation of I Mr. C. G. Bass, near here, was killed j by a northbound A. C. L. train last j Thursday night. It is stated that he was drinking late the preceding afternoon and had just parted with a companion out near the town limits. 1171 ? tvop fnllftniinf I w ijI'll ictsi seen iuwuj ?a.o j.uuu.w.i0 the railroad track and was found dead early yesterday morning in the cut near town. The coroner's inquest was held yesterday afternoon and the verdict was that death was caused by carelessness on the part of the deceased. I IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. J. M. Richardson, of Aiken, has announced that he is a candidate for adjutant and inspector general. The town of Walterboro receives from all sources an income 01 umy $2,500 a year, while the expenses of the town are $3,000 a year. Rev. M. L. Lawson, formerly pastor of the Bamberg Baptist church, but who has been serving the chui'ch at Johnston recently, has been called to the Camden Baptist church and has accepted. He will move to Camden in June. The cold Tuesday and Tuesday night did much damage all over the State and the South, and the price of cotton went up very materially. Much of the growing crop was killed. There was snow and sleet at several places in the State. Assistant Adjutant General Brock has asked Gov. Ansel for a court of inquiry to take up the charges made against him (Brock) by Adjutant General Boyd. The governor has the matter under advisement, and has not as yet appointed the court. The summer school for the teachers of Aiken, Bamberg, and Barnwell counties will open in Aiken, at the Institute, on June 13th, and will continue until June 8th, inclusive. There will be three instructors in charge of the school, one representing each county. With Boyd and Brock fighting each other, it looks like Col. Thompson will be the next adjutant general, and this is as it should be. Col. Thompson is decidedly the best man for the place, and if elected will do much to make the militia of the State more efficient. Dr. W. H. Kelley, of Spartanburg county, has donated- 220 acres of land to the State to be used as an agricultural school. But of course the legislature must make an appropriation to establish the school. Why, what's the matter with Clemson? We have heard it was an agricultural college. \ Columbia elected a mayor Tuesday under the new commission f.orm of government, and it is to the credit of that city that W. H. Gibbes was elected over F. S. Earle, as mayor. R. W. Shand, Esq., headed the ticket for councilman, and R. J. Blalock came within ten votes "of election. It seems now that a strong municipal ticket is assured, and that Columbia will be freed from ward politics. YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD. Body of Arthur Spears Discovered by the Roadside. Darlington, April 25.?Mr. Arthur Spears a young white man was found dead in the public road near his home, in the Lydia section of this county this morning . Mr. Spears and a companion separated after visiting near McLaughlin's Crossroads, in the same section, last night, it is said, after both had imbibed freely of strong drink. That later in the night some one passing and finding that Spears was unable to walk, lifted him to the side of the road and left him. This morning, when others found him he was dead. An inquest n-'oa hpifi nnri the above facts were established. Mr. Spears was a salesman in the store of Mr. C. D. Lee, at Lydia, and was highly esteemed by those who knew him. He went with the automobile "sociability run" party to Pinehurst last week, and his friends are shocked at his sudden demise. MURDER IN ATLANTA. * Motorman and Conductor Shot and Robbed by Three Negroes. Three negroes, on Saturday, at the end of the Druid Hill car line, Atlanta, shot and killed Motorman S. T. Brown and then shot and mortally wounded Conductor Walter H. Bryson-, after robbing him of $35. There were no passengers on the car. Mr. Brown was 36 years of age and leaves a wife and four children. Mr. Bryson is about the same age and is from Cross Hill, South Carolina, where his mother still lives. He marn'pri Miss Brock, of Vaughnviile. A large number of negroes have bee arrested, one of whom has been identified by Mr. Bryson. Physicians say that there is small chance for Mr. Bryson's recovery. Negro Child Burns to Death. Lexington, April 25.?The dwelling house of Henry Geiger, a highly respected negro farmer, residing about a mile north of Irmo in the Dutch Fork, was burned yesterday' afternoon about 5 o'clock and one of his children, 6 years old, was burned so badly that death resulted a short while afterwards. Geiger was attending preaching at Irmo. leaving his wire and children at home. The woman went a short distance from the house to attend to a cow. When she discovered the fire it. was blazing on top of the kitchen. She rushed to the house and succeeded in getting all the chil ?.v,? , + a re n out except me gm, wnv, seems, was locked up in the kitchen by some means unaccountable, and the door had to be torn down in order to secure her release. She was frightfully burned. / TEN PERSONS BITTEN. Cope Justly Stirred Up Over the Mad Dog Question. Several people were bitten at Cope one day last week by a mad dog, and in consequence the people are greatly stirred up on the subject of the mad dog question. The head of the dog that did the biting was sent to Columbia for examination. On Saturday afternoon a telegram was received from Dr. Coward, head | of the Pasteur Institute at Columbia, to the effect that the dog's head shipped the day before showed signs of rabies. Steps were immediately taken to get those who had - been bitten to where they could be treated. Mr. M. A. Moye, Jr., had a little son bitten, and Mr. R. C. Carter, whose little boy had been bitten or scratched over the eye, were taken to Bamberg Saturday night to catch the first train for Columbia. Sunday morning the following left for Columbia to be treated: B. B. Brickie and three children, one of J. M. Brickie's, a child of J. O. Kittrell's and also Mattie Dempsey and Wiley Stack. Altogether 10 went for treatment. Sunday morning several dogs and a cat that were known to have been bitten were quickly dispatched by the rifle and the council is to'meet to take steps as to what disposition shall be made of the other dogs and cats in town. Life is too precious to be risked in such a manner,. and it is the opinion of a good many that all dogs be put under ban and be shot. ALLEGES "SUICIDE COMPACT." Unusual Plea Presented in Kirkland Bail Application. Columbia, April 25.?An alleged "suicide compact" was the plea Sam v4r>Tj-lor?/i'a qfinrnov nut inn before IVIt XklHUU ?? MWWVA I# V*w I ?ajr ~ -? - - ? Justice Gary this afternoon, in applying for bail for Kirklaitd, a farmer of Kershaw county, who is charged with killing his wife. Bail was granted in the sum of $2,000. Solicitor Cobb, in arguing for the State in the bail proceedings, claimed that Kirkland, as shown by the evidence, beat his wife the day before she died, and that in order to be rid of her husband she committed suicide. On the other hand, Kirkland contends that the two entered into a "suicide compact," and that after his wife kilied herself, he "backed down." Attorney M. L. Smith, of Camden; appeared for Kirkland to-day -before Judge Gary, at chambers. A SMOKERS CONTEST. Professor Monroe Kept His Weed Lighted the Longest. Ithaca, N. Y., April 17.?As a result of a wager made at the Town and Gown club a contest was neld to see who could smoke a cigar the longest without letting it go out. About 25 professors and professional men took part in the contest, It was said. All were provided with the same size cigar, and at a given signal they were lighted. The men then lounged about at their ease, en uvitvunug tu Keep IUC1I ugnio iibai. ed and yet smok as little as possible. At the end of 50 minutes most of the cigars were either out or their smokers had retired from the contest, but Prof. Theodora Monroe, Prof. C. L. Durham, Dean Frank Ir1vin, and Dr. H. I. Andrews vere still puffing away. At the end of 70 minutes 'rofessor Irvin retired from the content,- and at 80 minutes Professor Durham very suddenly disappeared. Professor Monroe, with a smile on his face and by the aid of a tooth pick, smoked his cigar 85 minutes and was declared the winner. He was awarded the prize of a met^l stein. Shot Through Neck. Gaffney, April 25.?Friday night Oscar Leech, a negro, while rambling around in that portion of Gaffney known as "Happy Hollow," was so unfortunate as to "get it in the neck" to the extent of a 38 calibre bullet, fired from a pistol in the hands of James Fowler, another person of the same color. The bullet entered the negro's neck on one side and passed entirely through, coming out on the other. However, he was not much injured and after having the wound dressed he was about as good as new. The officers gave chase to Fowler, but he evinced such fleetness of foot that the chase was given up, and he has not, as yet, been apprehended. Wife Slayer Arrested. Orangeburg, April 26.?Allen Davis, a negro, who killed his wife on the 21st of last January, in this coun ty, has been apprehended and is in the Orangeburg county jail. Allen Davis was attending a large revival service at a colored church four milcL from- Springfield. After the services the crowd was standing about chatting; Davis called to his wife and asked if she was going home with him. A negative reply was given and immediately Davis drew his revolver, firing a deadly bullet into her body. To make sure of his mark, he fired a second shot into the prostrate form lying upon the ground. Tne muitliuae OI a uiuiijem, uciuir soon flew away and Davis reloaded his pistol and pursued his lonely way to a solitary home in the forest, where he has remained until caught by William M. Reed, of North, and lodged in the county jail yesterday. The captor will receive the reward of $100 offered by Gov. Ansel for Davis' apprehension. , t 9 K \ V . { DAMAGE IS HEAVY IN SOUTH REPORTS FROM FROZEN DISTRICTS CONFIRM LOSS. Mills Have Offered to Supply Farmers With Cotton Seed, But Supply May be Insufficient. Atlanta, Ga., April 26.?That last night's reports of the damage done the young cotton crop by the cold wave which overspread the entire South Sunday night and Monday were not exaggerated is shown by reports from all sections of the cot ton belt, which indicate that at *east 50 per cent, of the young cotton was destroyed. Further damage in some sections was added by the frost of this morning in parts >of Georgia, north Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. Ice was reported this morning as far South h? Thomasville on the southern boundary of Georgia. ?. Cottonseed oil mills in this and other States have signified their willingness to supply fanners with seed, to the extent of their supplies, but it is thought these will not be sufficient for replanting the vast area affected by the cold. The prevailing price for seed is $1 per bushel, or about double the price which the farmers obtained from the mills. In some instances the cotton fields will be plowed up and planted in corn. Opinions Conflict. Montgomery, Ala., April 26.? There is a conflict of opinion among cotton onen as to the scarcity of seed with which to plant the crop destroyed by the freeze that has just swept the South. Montgomery dealers declare there is plenty of seed at normal prices. From other parts of the State reports come that no seed is to be had and prices have advanced sharply. To-day the Montgomery office. of the Southern Cotton Oil company instructed every seed crushing mill under its control to suspend operation and to buy all seed offered. It is declared that the seed will be sold -to planters at normal prices. Iinwn haan ranalroH frnm IVCpUl U) ua f V? UV^U i VW4 V V\* nearly every county in the State. These reports show that all cotton plants above ground have been killed ANOTHER DROP IN BUTTER*. Quotation of 29 Cents by Elgin Board of Trade. Elgin, 111., April 25.?The Elgin hoard of trade agreed to-day upon a quotation of; 29 cents for butter, a drop of three cents from Jast week. Perfect harmony' prevailed at the meeting. Although both Elgin producers and Chicago buyers were represented on the floor by large delegations, Chicago far outnumbered the country members. One butter company offered 29 cents on the call hoard and there were no offerings. The quotation committee, after a short session reported this figure as the price. There was a brief conference among the Chicagoans. Then their spokesman announced that the quotation was satisfactory to them. Pension Money Available. The pension roll has been announced by the State board of pensions. The sum of $251,166 represents the amounts that the veterans and widows of veterans are to receive during the year. The roll shows an increase of 17 over last year. The total number, of pensions in the State is 9,554. The total number last year was 9,537. Checks for the entire amount have been sent out to the various counties. The amount appropriated for pensions was $250,000, but there was small sum left over from last year. ' The county receiving the largest amount for pensions is Spartanburg which gets $20,100. The amounts given under the different classes are as follows: Class A, $96; Class B, $72; Class CI, $48; Class C2, $20; Class C3, $48; and Class C4, $20. The amounts appropriated to the different counties of the* State are as follows: Abbeville $ 4,576.00 Aiken 9,880.00 Anderson 14,868.00 Bamberg 2,732.00 Barnwell 4,260.00 Beaufort 1,028.00 Berkeley 3,332.00 Calhoun 960.00 Charleston 5,640.00 Cherokee, 6,440.00 Chester 4,488.00 Chesterfield 6,868.00 Clarendon 3,416.00 Colleton " 9,904.00 Darlington 5,680.00 Dorchester *.... 2,836.00 Edgefield 3,672.00 Fairfield 3,456.00 Florence 1 4,808.00 i Georgetown . 1,580.00 Greenville 14,444.00 Greenwood 3,970.00 Hampton 4,996.00 Horry 5,816.00 Kershaw 4,068.00 Lancaster 7,332.00 Lee 3,248.00 Lexington 8,128.00 Marion 6,692.00 Marlboro 3,676.00 Mnnrhomr ~~ 4.640.00! Oconee 7,348.00 J Orangeburg 4,876.00 Pickens 6,596.00 Richland 10,152.00 Saluda 4,040.00 Spartanburg 20,100.00 Sumter 3,988.00 Union / 6,712.00 Williamsburg 5,076.00 York : 8,264.00 ~ Total $251,166.00 \..... 1: T , ' BIG FIRE IN SPARTANBURG. _____ v x: <~Spartan Inn and Several Stores Burned Down. * ' ''ct The Spartan Inn hotel, four oc- ^ cupied store rooms and two unoccupied stores were completely destroyed by one the fiercest and most stubborn fires in the history of Spartanburg, which occurred at half past three o'clock last Friday morning. The flames destroyed an entire block on Morgan square, in the heart of tne business section. j The stores that were burned were: S. B. Ezell, dealer in hardware and one of the oldest merchants in Spar- 'X? taburg; R. O. Pickens, a tinner; the ;:->j Excelsior Paint and Paper house, \ . new concern in this city, which is ^ dwned by Mr. Johnson, of Asheville, N. C.; the Spartan Furniture com- /^^S pany, of which Charles K. Gould and A. J. Vogel ^re the owners. The loss ' to the merchants and the hotel is almost complete, as that part cl stock which was carried out of the building is of little value. ^ The fire was first discovered in the rear of Pickens' tin shop, where . there was a quantity of tar-covered roofing, which is almost inflammable,. Word was given the night clerk at ' the Spartan Inn, who immediate!?':\&g|a took steps to have all the guests awakened. There were about 50 or 60 guests :'M|? in the hotel for the night, which number included several ladies. All escaped safely. One man had to be \ yyy| taken down a ladder. The loss is estimated at $79,000, - Jt the insurance $12,700. SAVED FROM POISONING. Spartanburg Wolnan Recovered from /xgM Overdose of Laudanum. "V;, '?|?1| Spartanburg, April 25.?Mrs. Effie Mitchell, wife of W. D. Mitchell, assistant chief of the lire depax^ l-'Ap. ment, took an overdose of laudanum last night with near fatal results. But for the prompt action of her huband and their neighbors the drug ^ would have cost Mrs. Mitchell hec.^^^ There was a quantity of medicine in a cabinet and the lady attempted:. |^H to take a dose in the dark. She poured out too much in a glass and < realized in a moment her mistake. Telling her husband what she had done, she handed him several rings and asked that they be given to their children, even designating which of ffl the, children should have each ring. { ' < The prompt arrival of the physician .' and their heroic work saved the lite-T^fl of the woman. SMITH MAKING A RECORD. ! Washington Papers Call mm [ Speaker in Senate. Mr Washington, April 25.?Ever since Senator Ellison Durant Smith, of : South Carolina,'made his advent into . ^ Washington political life last year, J local newspapers have been having . -4|5l considerable fun at his expense. He has been called "Gatling-gun," "Boll?vy^^ weevil," "Cotton" and "Cyclone* Smith at times, as the occasion seem- , * ed to demand. The Washington * Times, witnessing the- terrible'duA";.#^8 raised in the Senate Saturday, when . Sir. Smith began to talk on the a tdn pool, to-day prints the following story concerning his efforts: ' \ "Senator Smith, " of South Carolina, has gained a sobriquet. He called 'Cyclone Smith.' This is be- ^ cause of his cyclonic delivery in de- ' bate. He can speak faster than any-' "; man in the Senate. His'first real1; *~r\ debate came yesterday, when he at? tacked the Attorney General because v of the 'cotton trust' probe instituted ' *;j by the department of justice. The South Carolinian is a cotton expert ^ He knows his business from the seed in the ground to the fabric on the vrfv store shelf. He organized the cotton % growers in the movement to hold the I staple for better prices. "This fund of cotton knowledge 'was used to overwhelm the senate yesterday. For nearly two hours the . ^ Senator spoke and ten relays of ate- />,' nograpbers were necessary to catch - his remarks. Not a note did he use. ; < .v Al! the torrent of talk seemed to rise spontaneously and the deluge was complete. "Withal, Senator Smith spoke good effect for a new Senator. He held the attention of more Republi- ^ ;\r can Senators during his address . 5^ than many of his older Democratic associates do when they arise to address the Senate. He did more. He y ^ baited Senator Aldrich until that leader rose to defend the tariff fro& the South Carolina onslaught. That was how vigorously the attack was made. Senator Smith is not exactly of the fire-eating type, but he borders closely on it. It is suggested that x a little more Senate training will % temper him somewhat and that he is, therefore, destined to become a ! forceful debater." If this keeps up South Carolina will have a regular "catch-em-alive" man in the Senate before Congress adjourns. Dr. Weeks Settles Up. The Spartanburg Herald says Dr. A. J. Weeks, of Wagener, who was ; tried and found guilty of bigamy at the last term of the Spartanburg ' court, was "* in the city Saturday to \y| settle his fine. He was under sentence to pay a fine of $500 or serve VM six months in jail. A compromise was allowed whereby Dr. Weeks paid ' $250 and the rest of the sentence' . ?* nani^lno (Tftnd hp. ; ; SliillUa bliBjJOjucu (icuuiu& 0?~ havior. It will be remembered that Dr. Weeks deserted his wife aad children at Wagener and married a Miss Sara Smith of Spartanburg. Dr. Weeks says whiskey was the cause of his acting as he did and that he has ? turned over a new leaf. * V ' ' ? N ' ii J