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BLEASE WANTED McMASTER? Carolininian Not Eligible for Militia Iinstruetor, Department Replies. m Washington, June 15.?About two weeks ago an effort was made to get the war department to assign Capt. George H. McMast^r, of the 8th infantry, who is a South Carolinian, as instructor of the South Carolina di - - - -- . ? j vision of tne National uuaru. mc department replied that it could not grant the request, on the ground that Capt. McMaster is not at this time eligible for the post under regulations of the army. No officer has as yet been named for the place. - Rumor has it that Gov. Blease wrote to the department asking that - Capt. McMaster be named, and that hoinc answered as aforesaid, the governor intimated, in a characteristic letter, that if the war department could not comply with his request it need not name anybody. It is said to have been the general custom of the war department to consider the recommendations of the governors of :: ;v States with regard to the appointxnent of militia instructors. 5 *m . . Essay Contest at Denmark. About two months before the clos4 ^ Ing of the Denmark high school, the W. C. T. U. offered to the school two medals, to be given to the pupils "Writing the best essay on "The Evils of Intemperance." One was to be ?:?+/* Viio-Vk cnhnrtl and to !(' jgiVCJU IU IUC mgu ovuuvt ?the grammar school. They were told about it, and each one, who cared to try, was furnished with what literature they needed to read on the subject. In the high school the contestants were: Misses Blonde Barton, Marie Still, Josephine Faust, and Julia. Goolsby; Messrs. Stanwix Mayfield and Tindall Califf. In the grammar school they were: Euine Mayfield, Helen Milhous, Jasper Sojourner, Bernard Faust and 'Willie Califf. On the day of the contest the above mentioned were put in a room to themselves under the supervision of Prof. H. A. C. Walker and given two subjects to select from. All notes and references were destroyed and the work was done absolutely alone. They were given one hour and a half in which to write. At the end of that time a bell was rung and the papers were handed in. Each pupil numbered his paper and the number corresponding to that was , put on the outside of an envelope, I the name of the writer inside and sealed up. These papers were given to a committee composed of three men: -Rev. VT. E. Morris, Rev. B. P. Allen and Mr. J. Wesley Crum, Jr., to be examined, neither of whom knowing to yhom the papers belonged. On the 'night of the closing of school the I envelopes were opened before the audience. \ It was found that the medal for the high school was won by Miss < Julia L. Goolsby. It was presented ( "fey Rev. B. F. Allen in the most unique manner. The marriage cere- , mony was gone through with, and ] the medal was given in the form of . j a bridegroom. 1 The medal for the grammar school ( was presented by Prof. P. L. Geiger to Miss Euine Mayfield. , The medals were of gold with a < raised hemisphere in the center. t The were exceedingly pretty and very j much appreciated by both winners. \ Following is the high school prize j essay for medal contest: j ; "The Evils of Intemperance," by j Miss Julia Goolsby. < Intemperance is the greatest curse , D , \ that can be placed upon a nation, j r0 The distilling of whiskey and selling i !$ ': .of same is the greatest crime that \ ti be committed, because it causes jv, thousands to be murdered every 3 & year, homes to be blighted and many other crimes against the laws of Ood. I Would a man without a cause go ? ?. out in the world and murder thous- ( ^ ands of men, women and children? , No! Yet he will vote for liquor, sell , ?v" v ft and even steal it. Would a man ^ ^ \Pnt an innocent child in a den with j a hungry lion, knowing that he would |H:.* v he eaten alive? Yet he will put wine and strong drink before one, who knows no better than to drink it and argue with his conscience that he did no harm, which is very similar. Take for instance a child of threfe v _ years. He is bright, intelligent and m happy with a spotless character and a clean heart. He is given a taste of wine or whiskey and gradually learns to like it. At the age of ten he may be seen slipping in at the "back door of a saloon. He thinks a , little "will do no harm, but the desire vgrows. When he finishes at the high school it is only by accident that he gets through at the foot of his class. Kext he is sent to college?he loafs, gambles, drinks, curses and has various other bad habits. By the time for his graduation he is a confirmed > drunkard, flunks out and is sent home in disgrace. Time passes, he is next seen in a barroom playing cards. Some dispute is started, and the report of a pistol is heard?a fall and next thing this once manly youth is being taken home a corpse. He was - . > " % ' , . TWINS MARRY TWINS. Different Colored Flowers Used to Distinguish Grooms. Two Missouri twins married two Texas twins at San Marcos, 30 miles south of here, yesterday. The brides were Misses Alma and Alta Moore, and the grooms Leland and Loran Tabler, of Adrian, Mo. The most interesting feature of the double wedding is that the brides resembled each other so closely that their most intimate friends cannot tell them apart, and that the twin grooms also look as much alike as two peas. The twin brides were dressed alike, as were the two grooms. To distinguish one from the other different nnlAroil flnipopQ woro wnrn Thp two VVlVi^U UVIT ViO fIViV f? v.. couples left together on a bridal trip to St. Louis, and will be at home in Adrian, Mo., in about two weeks. The circumstances of the marriage are quite romantic. The young men were informed about a year ago of the two ladies, this leading to a correspondence and an exchange of photographs. Last Christmas the young men came to see the young women. This led to the marriage. To Illuminate Orangeburg. Orangeburg, June 15.?Orangeburg's great white way is now being extended, and when completed this city will have practically all her business section brilliantly lighted. Extensions are being made on Broughton, south Church and St. John streets. The great white way placed upon Russell street some months ago has proven a big advertisement for Orangeburg. the pride of his mother's fieart, the pet of his father and the chum of his accomplished sister. Their hopes are blighted on account of his taste of the first glass of wine. The officers of the law will vote for saloons, 'guard, protect and encourage them. When a map under the influence of liquor commits murder they will condemn him and send him to the gallows. But who was to blame, the man who did the deed, or the man who voted for liquor? Take, for instance, Alexander the Great. He wished to conquer the world and did get a good portion of ^ TZTVk#** rvn kiwi f A ^llA OA TTA11 T> CT ? 11. YV liat tauscu 1111X1 ktl U1? ov jvuuq . The effects of strong drink. He died under the influence of it, without having accomplished his purpose, but had he left the wine alone he might have lived to be an old man, with all his dreams realized. Every year in the United States there are nine billion dollars spent for strong drink, sixteen thousand people sent to drunkards' graves, and two hundred thousand people sent to the asylum. Think of the many uses that amount of money could be put to, for the work of the gospel, the missionaries and all other Christian purposes. Yet the men will vote for saloons and see all that money wastsd. Think of the lives lost on account [>f intemperance. When the saloon keeper sells a bottle of rum he is not only ruining the man he sells it to for life but probably his wife and children. One saloon will cause more missry, sorrow and woe than any plague yr pestilence that ever existed. Take i deacon of the church. He will vote for whiskey, saloons, etc., and never taste a drop. Some other man will take strong drink, get under its induence, and commit murder, robbery md various other crimes. The guilty >ne is taken before the bar, sentenced to death while the deacon goes free. But the deacon will be judged with the murderer at the Bar of Justice, where all wrongs are righted. He will get his share of the punishment there if not here. The bar tender is looked upon with respect, he is wealthy, while the drunkard, who staggers along the street is shunned, locked up, looked down upon and censured but is one any better than the other? ? One drinks it the other sells it. One is looked upon as a brute the other a gentleman. Now, men is it fair? Will you stand by and vote for whiskey knowing its evil results and the harm it will do? Will you place temptation before the promising youths of the country, before your own sons, and your neighbors' sons, just for the sake of a- few dollars? Will you send that many souls to torment all for a few dollars? Think over the matter seriausly before dropping in your vote. As you stand before the ballot box think of the souls you plunge into eternity, unprepared to meet their judgment, think of the widows and the orphans you will make, the misery, the crime, the ruined homes and the desolate hearts. Know that when you vote for license, you vote for murders, poverty and crime, and that you will have it all to answer for before the Judgment Bar of God. Do you willingly do this? If not, vote for prohibition, influence your friends and neighbors to do likewise and clear the nation of saloons and any other place where rum or whiskey may be obtained. URGES RECOURSE. Pomerene -.alls for Prosecution of Trust Magnates. Washington, June 15.?In a prepared speech in the senate to-day, Senator Pomerene of Ohio called upon the attorney general to undertake criminal prosecution of the officers of Standard and American To bacco companies under the recent decision of the supreme court of the United States in the case of the two corporations. He did not ask for action on his resolution instructing the attorney general to begin the suits, j giving way to Senator Nelson, who ! desired to speak on Canadian recip: rocity, but he will press for a vote on it in the immediate future. Tatin^ nn miricAls on behalf of At torney General Wickersham, whom Mr. Pomerene had criticised, Senator Kenyon declared that the present head of the department of justice had achieved more results in his prosecution of trusts than any of his predecessors. He said Mr. Wickersham did not require instructions from congress to do his duty. Nelson in Flank Attack. Senator Nelson created a diversion when, applauding Mr. Wickersham's work, he declared that the present governor of Ohio, Judson Harmon, when attorney general in President Cleveland's cabinet, had said the I Sherman anti-trust law was a dead letter. Both Senators Pomerene and [ Hitchcock were immediately on their feet to reply. "That is mere imagination," said i t 1 X-.- TT-. llie iNeorasKa senator. ivir. narinuu was the official who first brought any life into the law." In his speech Senator Pomerene declared ttfat the Sherman anti-trust law was x specific in its authority to press subh a suit against conspirators, who restrain trade, and, further, that the interpretation of the statute by the supreme court of the United States was clear. Why Not? "With these plain findings of fact and conclusions by the court that this statute has been violated, what reason can be given by any sworn court official for not continuing his fight against them in order to bring them to the bar of justice?" asked Senator Pomerene. He added: "A decent sense of self-respect requires the government either to enforce this law or to repeal it." The Ohio senator declared that the ruling of the supreme court must be followed up quickly in the most vigorous fashion "or the fruits of these victories will be lost to the government and to the people." The senator declared that by his resolution it is proposed to declare to the department of justice in no uncertain way that the congress which made him and clothed him with power is cognizant of the fact that the law hqs been violated; that the court has so declared; that for 21 years no respect has been paid by any of those defendants to the provisions of .the law and that in the "judgment of congress he ought to begin those criminal prosecutions and the resolution instructs him to do so in order that the majesty of the law may be preserved." Inherited Millions, Now Bankrupt. i George Law Davidson, who has never been in business and never had ^n occupation, and who in one way or another has disposed of $1,000,000 or more, all inherited, filed a petition in the bankruptcy court, of New York, which stated that he had absolutely no assets and owed creditors $16,935. Davidson originally inherited $160,000 from his grandmother, Mrs. Abbey E. Layton, which, lasted him a year. His uncle, William Layton, then bequeathed him $435,000, which went in ten months. Next his mother died leaving a trust fund of $300,000, which yielded him $12,000 a year. The $12,000 went in a year, with $10,000 raised on some property and $6,000 borrowed from relatives. Davidson was married twice. His first wife was Mary Baldwin of New Jersey. They were divorced within a week. He then wed Miss Lillian L. Hall, of this city. In 1901, when his first wife sued for $2,000 a year, Davidson first entered bankruptcy. His creditors claiming $29,000 at that time, Davidson calmly displayed the testamentary provisions of his deceased relatives, all of which provided that his income was not to be attached by creditors. Then he went his way smiling. Bomb Explodes in Conduit. Chicago, June 16.?For the third time within a month an explosion occurred to-day in a cable conduit of the Commonwealth Edison Company, under the subway of a railroad track. The blast shattered windows in buildings within a radius of a block and threw several families from their beds. The police believe the explosion was caused by a bomb set off by labor agitators. Officials of the Edison Company, however, say they have had no recent trouble with their employees and are unable to solve the cause of the mysterious explosions. DIED FROM BEATING. Tale of Barbarous Cruelty Told at ** Inquest at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, June 14.?Because she objected to her husband's selling whiskey, Mrs. Mary Lawter, who recently came to Arlington in a remote section of this county, from near Saluda, N. C., was so severely beaten by him with a hickory stick that she died from the effects of it, according to the finding of the coroner's jury, which rendered this verdict at the inquest held by Coroner J. S. Turner TnoeHav ouoninv "Wp the jury, find according to the evidence that Mary Lawter came to her death from a whipping at the hands of Andy Lawter, her husband." Lawter was at once arrested and committed to jail. As the alleged whipping occurred in Polk county, N. C., the authorities of that county have been notified and Lawter will be held here until the sheriff of Polk county comes for him. The witnesses told a tale of barbarous cruelty on the part of Lawter. He whipped his wife several times, they said, and once seized a gun and tried to kill her, but was restrained. Mrs. Lawter finally left him, saying she would live on dry bread and water before she would live with her husband and take the beatings such as he had been giving her. She went to live with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Owens, at Arlington, and it was at her home that she suddenly died Tuesday morning. The most severe whipping had been administered, it was testified, last Sunday two weeks ago. Broadus Lawter, her 9-year-old son, testified at the inquest. "My father whipped my mother with a hickory as big as a fishing pole while she was making up the bed. He got the gun three times to shoot mother with. Ben Garrett kept father from shooting mother." Tildye Hendrix, Mrs. Lucy Owens and W. E. Owens, the latter's husband, testified that Mrs. Lawter told them she was beaten because she objected to her husband's selling whiskey and having it in the house. Dr. W. F. Brockman, who performed the autopsy, testified that he found Mrs. Lawter had been enciente. An examination of her heart showed it to be normal, but there was a small clot of blood on which the physician said: "It drifted to the right side of the heart, thereby stopping instantly the heart's action, death resulting. I believe some injury to this mother while in health has caused such an abnormal condition to exist." Solicitor J. C. Otts said to-night that although Mrs. Lawter died in Spartanburg county and her husband was arrested here, Lawter would have to be tried in North. Carolina, since it was there, according to the testimony, that the beating was inflicted. f The Use of Nitrate of Soda. Nitrate of soda is the most available source of ammonia as it is entirely soluble. It does not have to unuergu uecuuipu&iwuu tu ucuumc available as do the other sources of ammonia, but as soon as it reaches the moisture of the soil it is dissolved immediately and is at once available to the pla;\t as food. Owing to the readiness with which it dissolves, it should be used with care as it is liable to be washed out of the soil by heavy rains. Nitrate of soda should not be used with stable manures as denitrification is liable to take place and thus the nitrogen is lost, as it passes into the air as free nitrogen. The time to apply nitrate of soda to grain is in the early spring, from March 1st Mowli 1 Rth of the ratp nf 10ft pounds per acre. It should be applied to cotton as a top dressing when the first squares are formed. Most farmers make the mistake of waiting too late to apply the nitrate of soda to the cotton and corn. It should be applied to corn when the corn is about waist high. The yield of sweet potatoes can be enormously increased by applying 200 pounds after the vines have thoroughly covered the ground. Apply after a rain and after the dew has dried off. The amount that should be applied to cotton and corn varies with the fertility of the soil, the amount of other fertilizers used and the seasons. A wet year nitrate of soda should be applied in one or two applications and it is usually more profitable to use it a wet year than during a dry one. At the Experiment Station we have used as much as , 200 pounds per acre on corn and cotton profitably. Nitrate of soda is an especially valuable fertilizer to gardeners and truck farmers. It produces a rapid healthy growth in vegetables. The use or nitrate or soaa as a side dressing produces a darker green foliage in plants ard somewhat retards their maturity. If, however, it is used in the early growth of the plant, it may hasten maturity. It should he used largely as a side application and other sources of ammonia should be used at time of planting. J. N. HARPER, Director S. C. Experiment Station. BANK PRACTICALLY WRECKED. Tarboro Shortage Probably $100,000. Cashier Prepared for Suicide. Tarboro, N. C., June 15.?State Examiner Doughton reported to-day, after a cursory examination, that the alleged shortage of Cashier Hart, who committed suicide yesterday, and Assistant Cashier Hussey, who is in jail in default of bond, will probably reach $100,000 and may run considerably in excess of that sum. The bank is said to be practically wrecked and the depositors may be loser to a considerable amount. The true conditions will not be known until Saturday. The funeral of the cashier took place to-day. Developments to-day showed that; Hart prepared for his suicide. He had stated some time ago that he was prepared for that step. His wife urged him, it is said, to take her property and make good the shortage, but Hart refused, saying he would take his medicine. A note was found on the body, stating that Hart had this step in mind for some days. Screen wire doors and windows of all sizes and quality at Hunter's hardware store. The Bamberg Negro Farmers' Fair Association. The Bamberg Negro Farmers' and Fair Association will hold their Annual Picnic and Barbecue in the town of Bamberg, S. C., July 4, 1911. Speaking will take place in the court house, beginning at eleven o'clock a. m. The principal speaker will be Prof. Ira Williams, State Farmers' Demonstration Agent, who will make plain the object of the demonstration work among the farmers in the counties in the State of South Carolina. Won Q fl Movfinld an/? nfhor prominent white farmers of this county will be present, and have consented to say a few words of encouragement. Every demonstrator and every farmer who desires to be benefitted and who is interested in our general uplift is expected to be present. Every farmer is expected to bring his basket ladened with nice things to eat. We are going to have a plenty of barbecued meat, plenty of lemonade, and we hope to feed all who may come. . We are making a special appeal to the women and men, and even our white friends of Bamberg, to help us make this a great day for Bamberg, and the people. We are planning to secure a brass band to make music for us. E. D. JENKINS, R. W. WROTON, - President. Secretary. THE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Enrollment Over 700.?Value of Property Over a Million and a Quarter. ? Ninety Teachers and Officers. Seven full four years' courses, in Agriculture, Engineering, etc. Cost per session of nine months, including all fees, board, heat, light, laundry, and necessary uniforms? $121.87. Students who are financially able, pay $40.00 tuition additional. Scholarship: and Entrance Examinations. TVIA Prtllfloro Tnofnfatnc 1 0 A A <rf4miL X UU VV/liVgV UiMXUbUlUO JLm Jt. & *vu* tural Scholarships, and 43 Textile Scholarships, worth each $100.00 and free tuition. (Students who have attended Clemson College or any other College or University, are not eligible for the scholarships unless there are no other eligible applicants.) Scholarship and entrance examinations will be held at the County Seats July 14th, 9 a. m. Next sessions opens Sept. 13, 1911. Write AT ONCE to W. M. Riggs, President Clemson College, S. C., for catalogue, schojarship 'blanks, etc. If you delay, you may be crpwded out. NOTICE OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice is hereby given that H?$M. Graham and H. G. Askins have formed a co-partnerBhip for the practice of law, with offices at Bamberg, S. C., under the firm name of Graham & Askins. We practice in the United States and State Courts in any County in the State. Offices open at all times. H. M. GRAHAM, H. G. ASKINS. % Suffer from Eczema? I A Georgia Han Tells Bis Experience. I was afflicted with a very had case of Eczema for twenty-five years, which was in my feet, legs and hips. Through all this time I tried different remedies and Doctors1 prescriptions, obtaining no relief until I used your HUNTS CURE. One box (50c.) cured me entirely, and though two years have elapsed I have had no return of the trouble. Naturally I regard it as the greatest remeoy in tne vvunu. Yours, J. p. PERKINS, Atlanta, Ga. Manufactured and Guaranteed by A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO. Sherman, Texas. Sold by: Peoples Drug Co. Bamberg, S. C. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law Bamberg, S. C. Special attention given to settlement of estates and Investigation of land titles. ' ; ' pi D. J. DELK CAR8IA6E WOMB When in need of anything in my line, don't forget the place. No. 24 Main street, Bamberg, S. 0., in front of the cotton mill. We run a" first-class repair and wheel wright shop, build one and two-horse wagons, sewing machine and delivery wagons, log carts, and any special wagon; paint buggies and automobiles in factory style. We are agent for the Deer* ing harvesting machinery, disc harrows, compost spreaders, gasoline engines, etc. w We carry a stock of the best grain drills on the market. Call and see us before you buy. Anything sent us will have the same attention as if you were to brine it vonrself. '-.vv Vr^ryv D. J. DELK 1 BAMBERG, ? S. C. ! TO THE PUBLIC -A.f x ..' V _ The undersigned have formed a copartnership for the pnrpose of practicing law under the firm name of Mayfleld & Free. S. G. MAYFEELD, \W. E. FREE. . 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