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pp SURVEYOR'S BILL REJECTED. K ?? Aiken County Board of Commissioners Declines to Pay Bill. Wr ?m Aiken, May 3.?At the regular meeting of the county commissioners the bill put in by D. V. Reeves and W. H. Nicholson, surveyors, who were L- employed by the Heyward county I commission to make the surveys on ; that proposition, was turned down "with a refusal of the commissioners S. to pay it. While the new county commission employed the surveyors, the county has to pay the bills. The amount allowed by law for such suris $2,500, and the two surveyors g? charged the full amount, Aiken coun% ty's quota being $1,718.75, Edgefield | county's $771.75. Edgefield county paid its proportion without contest, pE- - but the bill was held up for several fe- months until the Aiken commission^ ers could investigate the claim. When w the vote on the question was taken * the commission was unanimously opjf posed to paying it. Mr. Green, chief commissioner, I states that he has positive informa# tion that competent surveyors made P;' a bid to do this work for about $1,I " 250, one-half what Reeves and Nicholson charged. The commission states % that it is ready to pay a reasonable bill, but that they will positively not II pay a bill for $1,718.75. It further v\r states that Reeves and Nicholson did ? J not make a bid for the work at all, but were hired anyway, after the new ^ county commission had received a SR bid to do the work for one-half what ? they agreed to pay. it is said tnat tne surveyors win ^ put in a suit against Aiken county for the collection of the claim. ST The Remedy and Its Need. The first step is"'to realize the need of a remedy. I suspect that many I are Indignant at such a suggestion, H sbut let them examine themselves in f the fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom, and they will find that a remedy is sorely needed. Vicr / tims of alcoholism and tuberculosis I live in blissful ignorance of thdir real condition. These diseases slip on so g slowly that their danger is never fully realized by the patient himself. } ' T^e unusually red faces of the formjfe er and the hectic flush of the latter s * Li are attributed to health, when in re[ality they are symptoms of decay and death. If alcohol were to kill people outright they would soon let it alone, but it creeps on them stealthily, each generation getting a little less able to resist its influence, and this is why there is so much danger in it. Children of alcoholic parents do not have to cultivate a taste for it; it is born in them and they begin life se rilWOijr uauu^vapyvu. p Medical inspectors find great menjh tal and moral deficiency among I school children to-day, weak eyes, decayed teeth, deficient hearing; all ^ this proves there is something radi|. cally wrong. The sins of the parents "m are visited on the children, and not k" for one generation alone, but to the fe sthird and fourth. This proves anil ' other fact of the Bible, "Every man s is rewarded according to his works." | I am shocked to learn that even I tlTe women are indulging in intoxif cants. This fact alone should convince the men that it is time to abolf ish the saloon; I do not mean merely to get it off the statute books, but rid our country of these pest houses. The men who drink it can't resist it, M this must be done by the freemen. America will lose her rightful place among the nations, unless this | is done. You can not build a strong nation with weak individuals. When God wished to rear a Samv. < eonK he left the instructions for the wMieif r> Af nof nf QT1V. UiVkllCl uuc ulusk uvb vu>k vi thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, > nor eat anything unclean." In another place this adivce is given, "It is not for kings to drink > wine; nor princes strong drink." I They must have cool heads to know how to rule others. What is good I' for the ruler is also good for the individual. Is he not a king on a small scale? The head of a family s| must have a cool head also, or his | business will get tangled and his family will suffer. Ilv In addition to this we are having poor seasons and consequently short TT/Mi noh Vioqn nonnlo conprallv [;?' VIW^/D, ;wu P' saying 'I must make a good crop, or good collections." Is not this enough f - to arouse people? Read your Bible f and you will find it a sign of God's if displeasure. "The rebellious dwell jy in a dry land;" but with every threat there is a promise of good things if we live right. "I will feed you on E the finest of wheat and honey out of the rock." In this Southland, our fc granaries should be filled to overflowp.-'f ing. As a matter of fact many are $ buying corn. These are not all rent8?~ ers either, but land owners. Does mk not tiiis convince you that there is iff- sometl Jug wrong? Now, the weakest jfe but I ; ope the most powerful plea J ?the baby. A healthy baby should eat, sleep, and grow. Its slumbers \ should be sweet and wholesome, 9 SOUTH CAROLINIANS. R. W. McKinney and Woman He Shot Fled from Spartanburg County. Athens, Ga., May 3.?Investigation to-day in connection with the double tragedy of last Monday night, in which R. W. McKinney killed the woman he was living with and then committed suicide, brought to light the fact that the woman was not his wife. Austin McKinney, of Chester, S. C., telephoned Mayor Rowe to-night that R. W. McKinney ran away from Spartanburg county six years ago with tne woman ne snot, deserting his lawful wife and six children, all of whom are living. The name of the dead woman was not given. Shortly after a message was received from Leonard McKinney, at Cowpens, S. Cv instructing the authorities here to send the little girl left by the dead couple to him. Relatives of the dead. woman arrived here to-day for the purpose of having her body removed for burial, but it is stated that a dispute arose as to whether they should take both bodies from the city, and a final decision was reached to bury them here in Athens. There is insurance on the lives of the two victims of the tragedy amounting to $2,000. Compromise Likely. Nashville, Tenn., May 3.?Rumors of a probable compromise between the regulars and fusionists in the legislature to result in the return of the insurgent faction now encamped at Birmingham and the early closing of the session of the legislature filled the air about the State capitol to-day, but leaders of both sides who are in the city, declined to discuss the situation. Chiefs of the inJ QTlH rocrn 1 n r uejLieiiucu i, aco uuu A Democratic factions have been conferring to-day, but it is stated that representatives of the Republican wing of the fusion have not been consulted as to the proposed compromise. Batesburg School Burned. Batesburg, May 3.?The Batesburg school building was entirely destroyed by fire this morning, about 10:30, but every child was gotten safely out without even the slightest injury. Nearly 200 children were in school busy with examinations, when suddenly the whole rear of the building seemed to be in flames. All were marched out quietly, and a large part - * J -11 i-X or tne apparatus anu an me nuxaij books were saved in the short time afforded. The building was made of the richest wood and so old that the whole structure was soon burned to the ground, despite the efforts of the fire, department, which soon reached the grounds. They directed their attention to saving nearby residences. The origin of the fire is not known. Probably a flue was defective?an old style flue that was built up from the ground?and sparks may have fallen which ignited the lightwood stored in a bin under the rear room next to this flue. One thousand five hundred dollars insurance was carried on the building. This means that work will soon start on the new school building. A bond issue of $15,000 for a new building was voted last fall. 9 m ? Guilty of Swindling. Ociila, Ga., May 3.?Having claimed that he could make paper from cotton stalks by a secret process, that his company in Atlanta desired to nurchasA certain machinery upon which it had an option with which to carry out its process, and finally having secured the endorsement of a number of local citizens to notes of a large amount in the year 1909, J. E. Green, of Atlanta, was to-day convicted of having swindled the endorsers of these noter. in the city court here, they having been forced to pay the notes whei they came due, and having since learned that the alleged corporation capitalized for $500,000 which Green claimed to represent was a fake concern. Sentence has not been passed. smiling sometimes .as if it had glimpses of heavenly visions, or as the children say, the baby is talking with the angels. Nowadays we often see peevish, fretful babies, i*i-ii/->Hnor +Vu?'f fho hlnnrl t>(Ji Ct ICU1 llg,, luuituviujj luuv bUU UJ WU is full of irritating humors; in its slumbers the sweet smile is replaced by a frown. In its feeble way it appeals for help. "Wo to the man -who offends one of these little ones, it were better for him that a millstone were tied about his neck and he cast into the depths of the sea." Christ loved and blessed them, while on earth, and he said unless the grown people became as little children they could not enter the kingdom of heaven. That is, pure, trustful, and confiding. "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father." PRO BONO PUBLICO. Olar, S. C., May 1, 1911. i .s' V ' - * * BUYS SALUDA STANDARD. T. E. Smith Takes Charge of That Newspaper. Saluda, May 3.?R. L. Werts, for some time editor and proprietor of the Saluda Standard, to-day sold the paper to J. E. Smith. The good will, subscription list and all accessories of the county paper are included. Mr. Smith will take charge at once. He has had no experience in the newspaper work. Mr. Smith will devote all his energies to exploiting the untouched resources of Saluda county. I "Saluda is the coming town of South Carolina," will be nailed to the moothoad nf TVip Standard under its lltUtfbUVMU V * xv .w ?, new management. Mr. Werts will remain in Saluda and engage in business. Knew What She Was Up to. The late David Moffatt, of Denver, once made a trip to Chicago alone, and when he stepped from the Pullman into the crowd on the platform a sweet, fluffy young thing threw herself into his arms. "Oh, dad!" she cried, with a series of ecstatic hugs. "Oh, papa, dear, I'm so glad to?oh!" She perceived her error and blushed painfully, but gloriously. "I?I beg your pardon," she stammered. "I? I t-th-thought you were my papa. I?" And she tried to escape into the throng where she could hide her confusion. But the gallant empire builder would have none of such. He still held her firmly in a quasi-paternal embrace. "I am not your papa, it is true," he whispered, tenderly, "but I am going to play that I am for a while. Don't try to get away from me, my dear. I'm going to play papa to you until the police come." wnen tne ponce came mey i cestui cu Mr. Moffatt's watch and diamond scarfpin to him and led the struggling broiler away.?Argonaut. Willing to Make Test.* Macon, Ga., May 3.?In order to prove to the satisfaction of the jury that nitro-glycerine is not contained in two bottles taken from his persoi; at the time of arrest, J. E. Brady, the alleged leader of a gang of suspected safeblowers and postoffice burglars, now on trial in the United States dis trict court, to-day offered to arinK tne contents of one of the bottles. The government contends that the bottles are filled with nitro-glycerine, one drop of which when taken internally may result fatally. Following the prisoner's determined offer, the marshal started for the bottles, which Judge Spear hai previously refused to let remain in the court room, when he was stopped by the court, who said he would not permit such a demonstration. Brady was greatly disappointed. The judge then cautioned anomer pn&uuci m the same case, John Gibson, who is minus an arm and eye, not to follow the example of a prisoner, in the Camorist trial, and throw his glass eye at the court. Goes to Supreme Court. Washington, May 3.?Georgia liquor laws will be subjected to scrutiny by the supreme court of- the United States in a case docketed today in that court. It is the case of the State against G. W. Cureton. The question raised is whether the Georgia law of 1907, which prohibits the sale of liquor within the State applies to a transmission where persons living in Alabama or Tennessee order liquor of another in Tennessee who ships the liquor through an agent in Georgia. Cureton is charged with receiving orders and payment for liquor at his office in Tennessee and directing his ' agent at Rising Fawn, Ga.; to ship the liquor ordered. The State claims that Cureton J v 1 J i/sArori o tnereoy ixictut; a &aic iu ucui^iu. vu>? ton claims the sale took place in Tennessee and furthermore that the Georgia law is unconstitutional because it interferes with interstate commerce. Johnny's Three Buttons. A Sunday-school teacher trying to make clear to his class the fundamental doctrines of the Declaration of Independence. "Now, boys," he said, "I will give you each three ordinary buttons. Here they are. You must think of the first one as representing life, of the second one as representing liberty, and of the third one as representing the pursuit of happiness. Next Sunday I will ask you each to produce the three buttons and tell me what they repre-| sent." The following Sunday the teacher said to the youngest member: "Now, Johnny, produce your three buttons and tell me what they stand for." "I ain't got 'em all," he sobbed, holding out two of the buttons. "Here's life an' here's liberty, but mommer sewed the pursuit of happiness on my pants!"?Rehoboth Sunday Herald. Old newspapers, suitable for wrapping purposes, for sale at The Herald offlec. FORMER GOVERNOR SUMMONED. Vardaman Will be Asked as to State Funds. Jackson, Miss., May 4.?Former Gov. James K. Vardaman, at present a candidate for the Democratic sen atorial nomination, will be served with a summon to-morrow night by the sheriff of Lincoln county, requesting that he appear before J. C. Moore, an expert accountant at Jackson, Monday, and testify as to several State funds distributed under his direction while chief executive. The inquiry was authorized in a resolution adopted at the last session of the State legislature and came as an aftermath to a sensational investigation of charges of bribery preferred by State Senator Theodore Bilbo, an adherent of the former governor in the contest for the senatorship which ended in the selection of United States Senator Leroy Percy. Bilbo stated that a sum of money was paid him in an effort to influence his vote for the successful candidate. At the court trial which followed the alleged briber-giver was acquitted. Moore was given, authority by Gov. Noel to summon any witnesses he might desire in connection with his investigation of the books and accounts of the State. Attorney General Hudson, of Mississippi in a statement to-night declares that he had no part in the issuance of the summons and denies that he is acting jointly with Moore. At the campaign headquarters of Maj. Vardaman to-night the legality of the summons was admitted. ^ - r 1*1 TIT coasi rune iram v*re<;iicu. t Barnwell, May 3.?An Atlantic Coast line freight train was wrecked a few miles east of Barnwell, between here and Hilda, last night. At this time it is impossible to get any particulars beyond the fact that no one was killed. The passenger train from Florence to Augusta was detoured over the Southern's tracks via Blackville this morning. 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