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HOLDS UP RAISES. Inter-state Commerce Commission Suspends Advances in Rates. Washington, July 13.?By a formal vote, the inter-state commerce commission to-day determined to suspend recent general advances made by the railways in their freight rates. The tariffs suspended, in accordance with the policy decided , upon by the commission, for the most part, are those recently filed by the Western Trunk Line association and \ by the carriers in Eastern classification territory, although some of the tariffs against which questions were raised were filed by individual roads in other territories. By arrangement with the president and with the commission, the railways agreed to supplement their > original advanced tariffs, which were to have become effective after July 10, with tariff to become effective August 1. This postponement was for the purpose of enabling the commission thoroughly to examine its authority under the new railroad law. The understanding at the time the agreement was reached, was that such advances as were general in character and affected large interests should be suspended pending an inquiry into the reasonableness of , y the increases. The vote taken by the commission was rather on the line of a policy to be pursued by that body as to suspensions than upon specific tariffs. .Now that the policy of the commission has been determined, it will be . automatically applicable, in a sense, to such tariffs as fall within its purview It is expected that within a day *TTTrt o 1 annnnnrpmpnt will be VI vn v ivi uiui ? made by the commission of the precise nature of its policy and in a general way of the tariffs to be affected by it. Until that announcement is made, it is not possible to state defi* nitely what particular rates will be suspended. VENTRILOQUISM. > An Art That Can Be Acquired by ' Practice. f\ Ventriloquism is a curious illusion. There are two erroneous popular notions regarding it. One is that it is a special gift unattainable by ordinary mortals, and the other that the ventriloquist produces the sounds he utters from his stomach, the word ap* pears to signify, and "throws" them this way and that as he pleases. As to the first point, anyone can $ learn to ventriloquize who is willing to work at it hard and long enough, and. regarding the second point the fact is that no man can produce vocal w sounds otherwise than with his r larynx. It is simply a matter of cheating the ear. The performer needs only a facility in speaking without moving his lips, and a little skill in misleading the attention of the ^ spectators in order to successfully ? mislead. i Ventriloquism - was known to the Egyptians more than 3,000 years ago, - and it is said to have been much used by priests of old to make the oracles talk and for other miraculous purposes. The simplest ventriloquial trick for the beginner to try is performed by going to the door of a room full of people and opening it slightly, thereupon conducting a conversation with an imaginary person in the hallway. The deception can be * made effective if well carried out. One day upon entering a room in a *blg office building I found a redfaced man conducting a violent quarrel through a speaking tube with somebody five floors higher. His own * - - ? ? j remarks were loua ana nerce, auu ? < the replies were faintly audible. I V / v was not a little surprised to find such i a thing going on, and it was not until afterward that I learned that the red-faced man was doing the whole conversation. i -a Why Women Marry. 1^*" Some women marry because they haven't the courage to stay single, v. Some marry because a man has asked them to and they don't like to say "No." Some women marry be?> 7 cause they want a little more money in their purse and more credit at the shops. Some women marry because they want to put "Mrs." on their ' visiting cards and the word "wife" L on their tombstones. Some women - 7 marry for money?money and nothing else and with it comes responsibilities of which they never dream. r- * Some women marry because they love the man; because they want to J be his wife, his friend and his helpmate; because they want to make him feel that there is one woman f ill the world whom he can love and cherish, and from whom he will y receive love and consideration in reZ turn; because the>* want to make him feel that if sorrow comes he has 1 a sympathizing, loving friend close beside him, and that in the days of joy there is one who can give him smile for smile. These are the only women worth marrying. TEAKS FOLLOW RESIGNATION. Responding to Pressure, Atherton Relinquishes Newark Mayoralty. Newark, Ohio, July 14.?After a conference lasting many hours, Herithartnn mavnr nf \*pwark re UC1 L tuv i wut V. w- , signed his office to-day in response to pressure exerted upon him by leaders of his party and personal friends. The reason given was that it was hoped thereby to save the city the disgrace of an investigation by the Governor, following the lynching last week of an anti-saloon league detective and the subsequent suspension of Mayor Atherton by Governor Harmon. It was announced that "Newark wants to do her own houseclearing." After repeated refusals, Mayor Atherton late in the afternoon, attached his signature to the resignation and then burst into tears. Under the Ohio law, Vice Mayor John M. Ankle, who has been acting mayor since Atherton's suspension, becomes mayor. Eight new arrests were made today as a result of Acting Mayor Ankle's order to arrest every riot suspect. Attorney General U. G. Denman directed the secert examination of witnesses and suspects, which lasted all the afternoon. The result, it is announced, will not be given out until the case against the mob leaders is completed. Record of World's Champion Cow. t Upon his return to Fort Mill some weeks ago from Cornell university F. Murray Mack stated to The Times that during an inspection of a number of famous dairy herds in the Syracuse district of New York he had seen several prize milkers which produced about 13 gallons per day. The statement may have seemed exaggerated to those who do not know Mr. Mack and whose knowledge of cows is limited to the milkers of this section. Here, as in most sections of the South, the cow which produces as much as six gallons of milk per day is considered one of the community's wonders. Not so in the "milk district" of New York State, where cows of ten-gallon record are seen in every herd. In Chenango county, New York, Mr. Mack saw the best cow the world has ever known. The name of this queen of cows is DeKol Queen La Polpa 2d, and she is owned by Clayton Sisson, of Sherburne, N. Y. The cow is of the Holstein-Freisian breed and was purchased by Mr. Sisson from a neighbor for $175. The record made by this cow is as follows: Butter record, seven days, was 35.34 pounds. Butter record, 30 days, was 145.10 pounds. Milk record, one day, was 15 l-z gallons. Milk record, eight days, was 841.8 pounds, or an average of 13 gallons per day. Milk record, 30 days, was 3,376.9 pounds, or 1,650 quarts, making average of 13 1-2 gallons per day. Just reflect for a moment what this means?more than a ton and a half of milk from one cow in 30 days. There is only one cow in the wide world that has ever beaten any of the above records and the animal was Grace Fayne 2d's Homestead, owned by H. A. Moyer, of Syracuse. She made 35.55 pounds of butter in seven days. Mr. Moyer was offered just $8,000 for this cow right after the test was made and in two weeks from that day the animal was dead. ?Fort Mill Times. Chaingang Boss in Jail. Aiken, July 14.?This afternoon W. H. Woodward, superintendent of gang No. 2 of the county chaingang, was brought to Aiken and lodged in jail, charged with the murder of James Mitchell, a convict who died at the camp several weeks ago. The Ti-orrant trae cwnrn nut V?v Anflprsnn Hightower, father-in-law of James Mitchell. At the time of Mitchell's death the jury of inquest rendered a verdict to the effect that Mitchell came to his death from being compelled to work while sick. The inquest was not entirely satisfactory to all parties concerned, and Coroner Johnson reopened the inquest, and re-empaneled the jury, which rendered the same verdict a second time. Mitchell was sent to the gang for a short term. After working a few hours he is alleged to have been whipped. After striking him a few times, it is said, Mitchell told Mr. Woodward that he was sick. This was the first time Mr. Woodward knew of his being sick, he states, and he immediately sent him to the camp. He remained too sick to work that day, and the night of the following day Dr. W. S. Eubanks was sent for to administer to him. That was Saturday night, and he died about three o'clock Sunday morning. Mr. Woodward is now in jail. He will be given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Marchant in the morning at Langley. / ASSISTANT PAYMASTER FIRE L. I). Haughey, Attached to Castin Dismissed from Navy. Washington, July 14.?Assista Paymaster '^awrence D. Haughey, Indiana, attached to the Castine, the Atlantic torpedo fleet, was to-d; dismissed from the navy on a char; of embezzlement. During the a sence of Haughey, from the ship, t! safe on board the Castine was ope ed and $3,500 was found to be mis ing. Haughey was ordered court-mai tialed. and was found guilty of cv pable of inefficiency, but not guilty embezzlement. A recommendation was made th he be reduced ten numbers. The attorney general subsequer lv rendered an opinion that in vie of the affirmative finding of t; court. Haughey was technically gu ty of embezzlement. The case w returned to the court and the fin ing entered together with a recoi mendation to mercy. Subsequent! an investigation by Acting Secreta Kinthrop led to the dismiss; Haughey on the day that his trial t gan made good the mone'y which hi been taken. Sweetness of Disposition. It does not make any differen how much you are misunderstoc unappreciated, abused or robb there is one result you cannot i ford to let these unhappy exp riences work 'in you?you cann afford to let them make you cyi cai, sour in disposition, aim u charitable in your judgments. Wh the milk of human kindness in y< curdles, you are alienated from G and man; your capacity for doi: good and of making your life a blei ing is fatally discounted. There a few possessions so precious as swe< ness of disposition. But sweetness disposition does not imply that y let others impose on you, trample ' you and run over you. On the cc trary, this trait never appears to b< ter advantage than when you a called upon to call a halt to some i justice, or to take your stand agair some unrighteousness. A sour-hea: ed reformer is intolerable. In t great picture of Michael slaying t dragon, there 4s'a serene light in t angel's face. He has passed throu a! fearful struggle, but it has not e: bittered him. His sweetness of d position will not lead him to sheat his sword or take his foot from t dragon's neck, but he will do 1 duty without ceasing to be an anj of light. The Restaurant Spiel. The waiter who bawls out his ( der to the cook in the kitehen m soon be as extinct as the dodo; b his cries should live forever. "Mutton" broth in a hurry," says customer. "Baa-baa in the rai Make him run!" shouts the waiter. "Beefsteak and onions," says customer. "John Bull! Make h ginny!' shouts the waiter. "Where's my baked potato?" as a customer. "Mrs. Murphy in a se skin coat," snouts tne waiter. "Two fried eggs. Don't fry 'em t hard," says a customer. "Adam a Eve in the garden! Leave their e> open!" shouts the waiter. "Bring me two eggs on toasl says a customer. "Adarii and E on a raft," shouts the waiter. "Ai say, waiter, have those eggs scram! ed." "Wreck em," says the wait "Poached eggs on toast," says customer. "Bride ^and groom on raft in the middle of the ocean shouts the waiter. "Chicken croquettes," says a ci tomer. "Another sport!" shouts t waiter. # "Glass of milk," says a custom* "Let it rain!" shouts the waiter. "Frankfurters and sauerkrai good and hot," says a custom* "Fido, Shep and a bale of hay shouts the waiter, and let em sizzh ?New York Evening Sun. Not a Musicale. Because the Barkers were alwa doing ridiculous things in a ridicule way, says The New York Sun, nobo was surprise'' at their sending out mysterious invitation to somethii presumably a musicale, because t notice consisted of just four bars music; but everybody was surpris that the initiation should have be mailed several days after the print date, which was June 15. One m who never liked to miss anythii called Barker up and told him h< sorry he and his wife were that th didn't get the invitation in time. "Invitation?" said Barker. "Yes, to your musicale. It cai just this morning." Barker sent back an embarrass cough over the wire. "I'm afraid you didn't undi stand," he said. "That was my wif way of letting you know it's a b< For 'The Messiah,' you know?'I to us a son is born.' " "Oh," said the other man. Tb he added: "Those crazy Barkers!" SAMP ! BO) ll of I ilas s We still have a drummers' sampl we are offering ce %J | less than the rei ; We will sell yon :: 30c, a 50c box ng z on. Come and I of ou on SAMPLE gii I ; El We also have < " sample tablets k I offering at half p "1I Carry a supply ( I you on your vacal LIB J J I mer, also take ; oo I |???? A>w Waterman's (j| s |h Safe! er* ^ Carr a Bsssaj in ^position .upside do y, n loss it intojour tank I CANNO I SmaD.p?ise o-Vest pocket size/>r\ " t 7 at. er. Remember we to times a handson >us ; Cut Glass, Hand I H Pictures at most en ed an ig, T] 3W \ * i iey : Herald Bi I BAMBERG. SO ; . _ / .,". j+ ,' . *y - / '' ;, I c 11 1 I <11 ;i| CED I APER I swell line of that M le box paper that m at 50 per cent ill pilar retail price. 3 i a 60c box for |? for 25c, and so . . fj? look at it 9 TABLETS i few drummers' || ift which we are |jj rice. See them. ;||f if this paper with m lion trip this sumalong one of our A ^Fountain Peal ill y FCii pvi is wn.ri^tsidciq>,oreid^p 'jBW V tspill 1$m katioo travels or home use- jflOJ II ive on hand at all | te assortment ot I -y Painted China and := reasonable prices 1 HE Jj UUK OIUIC I ' " il lUTH CAROLINA