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SENATOR B. R. T PROUDC Lauds Democrats f or W Good Material from _ XT . democratic nomii >C w v t ??? Columbia, Aug. 23.?"I am proud k K. of the way the Democrats conducted themselves," said Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman this morning, in speaking of the session of congress just ended. Senator Tillman came to Columbia from Trenton, and immedi? ately boarded another train for Liberty Hill, in Kershaw county, where he goes to spend a few days with Railroad Commissioner John G. Rich aTds. The senator was accompanied ;-ivby Mrs. Tillman. Senator Tillman was in Columbia v but ten minutes, and had little time to talk to newspaper men, although lie answered with apparent willingness the few questions that were askgir ed him. Proud of Colleagues. When asked about the Democrats at this session, the senator said that he was proud of his colleagues and the way in which they had conducted themselves, not having made any serious mistakes. The senator has not .; been present at this session owing to the condition of his health, he having been advised to remain at home in Trenton on the farm. He was paired on all matters, and gave his |p.:v. colleagues notice that if he were needed at any time they should wire jSpS?' for him. I Presidential fossiDinutrs. Senator Tillman was asked if the situaJon as to the Democratic nominee possibility for president had clarified any,' or if there were still that . "embarrassment des riches," about which he spoke the last time he Stopped over in Columbia. The senator simply replied: "No, I cannot say that the situation is any clearer now." The senator says that the Democrats have much good material from which to select a Democratic nominee for the presidency. .The senator had already made known his belief that the Democrats have a fine chance at the coming elecr tion. i Approves Monument to Navy. In view of the visit of the old veterans to this city, Senator Tillman was asked whether he thought the, South should accept at the hands of Congress a monument to the Confederate navy, a bill for which has been introduced into congress. There is in the Vicksburg National Park a monument to the federal 'navy. This monument will soon be dedicated. The dedication has been postponed owing . to the introduction of the bill as to! the Confederate " navy monument. |M Some of the Southern senators and representatives objected to the use of federal funds for a Confederate pL' '. monument. S?| 5* , On this point Senator Tillman said: "Yes, I would favor the erection * of such a monument. I cannot see Egg why we should not take anything m from the congress that will show that the North is willing to do a little justice to the South. I cannot see why a monument should be refused] when we have accepted the gravestones." mm. Jn the park where the monument would be erected are "markers" on IBj; v the graves of Confederates showing the rank of the deceased soldiers. It |p.was to these gravestones that Senator Tillman referred. V Shook Hands With Veterans. Senator Tillman was met the station by Commissioner Richards, Dr. James W. Babcock, his warm personal friend, and one or two others. The train from Augusta, upon which the senator rode, reached here at 110:50 and the train for Heath Spring left at 11:05. From Heath Spring automobile conveyance wil} be had to Commissioner Richards's home at Liberty Hill. At the station there were a number of Confederate veterans and with each that came up Senator Tillman shook hands. He told some of them that he "could not do the old tricks," that he could not measure up to the mark. To all who asked how* he felt he told of his appearing to be all right, yet not being able to do as much as formerly when it came to work. Silent on State Politics. Of State politics Senator Tillman did not talk, for there was little op-| portunity. He and Dr. Babcockj spoke for a few moments of the! wnrk done bv Commissioner Watson /in his crusade against spoiled grain, I |p ^ especially corn meal, and the senator ' appeared to be very much interested, i Dr. Babcock said that much of the; meal was in very bad shape. This' led to a brief discussion of pellagra1 and of its relation to the spoiled j i;.W. grain. Senator Tillman will be in Liberty Hill for a few days and will probably stop over here on his return trip. He brought with him a basket of p.-;; Hi: K ILLMAN )F COLLEAGUES. ork in Congress.?Much i Which to Select a nee for President. peaches for Dr. Babcock. One of the veterans told the senator he ought to go to Camden to-morrow and speak. Senator Tillman replied: "I am not making any speeches these days." ? /-l _ uarnweu luhuii nmcuvusc. Barnwell, Aug. 23.?Work on the Farmers' Union bonded cotton warehouse is progressing. Dirt was broken on this, Barnwell's latest enterprise, last Monday, and a large force of hands has been kept constantly at work. The building is 65x100, and is situated at the intersection of the Atlantic Coast Line tracks and Marlboro avenue. The promoters of the warehouse are also endeavoring to have a compress installed, to be used in connection with the warehodse. This would insure a lower freight rate on all cotton handled in this manner. The new home of the Barnwell Sentinel is almost?completed, and makes quite a difference in the looks of West Main street. Prof. C. N. Burckhalter is erecting two handsome store rooms on his property, on Main street, on which a wooden building, an old Barnwell landmark, recently stood. When finished, these stores will be an ornament to the town. Mr. Burckhalter has also greatly improved the buildings adjoining the above property by renovating them inside and out. To be in keeping with the adjoining buildings, Messrs. Harry D. Calhoun and J. D. Porter have put a new front on their property on Main street, occupied as a barber shop. It would now be hard to find a prettier block of buildings in this section of the State. In the residence district the recently completed cottage of Mrs. R. C. Roberts, on Marlboro avenue, is noted. The houses c! Messrs. A. A. Lemon and E. F. Woodward are also under course of construction, and give promise of being very handsome structures. Three Killed in Hotel Fire. Parkersburg, W. Va., Aug. 23.? Three persons were killed, one fatally injured and several others slightly hurt to-day as a result of a fire and explosion which damaged the Chancellor Hotel. The dead are: Floyd Smith, aged 15 years, son of a police captain; ? vi x? j no (ieorge wasningum, ageu && jcaio, cblored, and Harry Hall, aged 15 years, colored. Robert Dawes, aged 4 years, was badly crushed and will die, while a number of others sustained minor injuries. The fire, which threatened to spread through the business section of the city, started in tne launary room on the seventh floor of the hotel. In the midst of the fire there was a terrific expldsion. Escaping gas ignited in the assembly room on the 7th floor and the'east wall on that story collapsed. The falling debris demolished a one-story brick building occupied by Dr. S. H. Wise. It was here that the spectators were caught. One of the touching scenes was the fact that Police Capt. Smith directed the work of recovering the bodies but did not recognize the mangled form of his own son. It was an hour later before the identification was made. The loss was $25,000. DROUGHT CLOSES TWO MILLS. \ Insufficient Water to Generate Power for Anderson Plants. Anderson, Aug. 24.?Two of the largest cotton mills in upper Carolina?the Anderson and Orr plants, of this city, were forced to shut down this afternoon because of the very low stage of water in the river here. Reports from several parts of the Piedmont district of South Carolina indicate to-day that the drought and resulting falling off in the water stage in several rivers and streams are forcing manufacturers to run on half time. Power plants on the Savannah and Tugalo rivers are now producing only 4,000 horse power? just half the normal?and unless conditions improve, it is said they may close altogether. Creeks and wells in this vicinity have failed, so that the authorities are now facing the problem of keeping up the drinking water supply. Crops in Anderson county, wrhich last year raised more cotton than any other county east of the Mississippi river, are greatly affected. Some farmers say their cotton crops have deteriorated 40 to 50 per cent, in the last two weeks, from the drought. INDIAN GIRL IN STREET NAKED, i Squaw was Punishing Daughter for j Attentions of Stepfather. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Aug. 23.?A Tuscarora Indian maiden will be sent i back to the Tuscarora Reservation 1 this week to have her troubles settled 1 by her own people following her de- 1 tention by the police matron as one 1 of three participants in an odd pro- < cession, says a special from this place < to the New York Herald. 1 A motorcycle policeman hurrying , in response to a call from the suburbs i discovered an aged squaw and a young Indian brave of about 25 years j riding slowly along in a wagon, with < a girl, destitute of clothing, walk- 1 ing unwillingly along ahead of the i horse. < The older woman explained that Viod AKiDntcd + n aftantirtn ouc aau w vuv uvwutivu which the young brave, her second husband, had been paying to his step- j daughter, and took this method of ] punishing the girl, in accordance < with an old tribal custom. ( WOMEN SLIDE DOWN BANISTER. ] < Adopt Novel Form of Rapid Transit j to Reach Bargain Counter. , i Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 23.?A ( good deal of excitement was created , at the August clearance sale at a de- i partment store here this morning when a crowd of women making for ( a lower floor, where some handbags r were on sale at cut prices, took to } the banisters and slid down. : "Come on!" a leader cried. 5 "There's no getting through the ^ crowded stairway." i As she spoke she gathered up her , skirts, gave a quick spring, and landed astride the banister. There was a flash of stockings and lace, and the next instant she was on the floor be* a-t-i! 1 ?- ? +V.A . lOW, IlgHUXlg lit; I" w a,y lutvaiu wc counter. The banister was soon full of sliding women. One after another they landed at the bottom in little, shrieking heaps, and plunged into the struggling mass in front of the counter. Similar scenes were enacted throughout the store. Before a counter where dress goods were on sale, two women fought over a bolt of cloth until a policeman took it away from them. COME DOWN FOR ATLANTA. Reduced to Sub-Port Id Savannah. Custom District. Washington, Aug. 23.?In response to many inquiries regarding the proposed redistricting of the custom houses, treasury department officials stated that in practically no case would there be disturbance of the present facilities of any city affected by the change. Atlanta, Ga., one of the ports affected, will be reduced from a port to the classification of a sub-port in the Savannah district. Instead of having a surveyor of customs, At- < lanta will have a deputy collector. Its t facilities will remain the same. Oth- t er cases are parallel. 1 ironrzT7!*r nv ptttf's PEAK. Dallas Man and Wife Die in Snow ( on Mountain Top. , Colorado Springs, Col., Aug. 23.? W. A. Skinner and wife, of Dallas, Texas, were frozen to death near the summit of Pike's Peak this morning. Their bodies covered with snow were found side by side by a boy walking down the Peak. It is understood both victims were printers employed on a Dallas, Texas, paper. Skinner and his wife started to walk to the top of the Peak early yesterday afternoon. A pathetic feature of the deaths is the finding of a letter in Skinner's pocket dated Dallas, August 17, from J. H. Choice, in which these words occurred: i "I hope you are having the time of your life in Colorado. I am sending you an overcoat as p^r your request. I hope you don't freeze to death on < Pike's Peak." ? ( WOMEN TO HOLD JUBILEES. 1 Southern Societies to Raise Money for Missions. j Nashville, Aug. 23.?The Southern , extension committee, charged with supervising a series of interdenominational women's missionary jubilees, have given out the following jubilee dates for the South from the headquarters here: Norfolk, October 11-12; Greensboro, N. C., October 13-14; Charleston, S. C., October 17-18; Jacksonville, October 20-21; Atlanta, October 24-25; Birmingham, October i 27-28; Mobile, October 31; New Or- < leans, November 3-4; Memphis, No- < vember 7-8; Little Rock, November i 10-11; Oklahoma City, November 13- 1 14; Houston, November 16-17; San ( Antonio, November 20-21; Dallas, t OO OA TVin nrAnnoOrl !>UVCiliUCI Lt 0~ T. 1 uu pi v/pvgvu juui" j lees are the outgrowth of the semicentennial celebration of woman's ( missionary board work. It is expected < that $75,000 will be raised by the 1 Southern jubilee for missions. < SEEKS MISS PALMER'S RELEASE. Itlanta Woman Declares Her Sister is Detained in Sanitarium. Cincinnati, Aug. 23.?After Bearding for several weeks for her sister, whom she says was spirited away trom home, Miss Alice Palmer, of Atanta, Ga., to-day declared she had ocated her in a sanitarium in Cinlinnati, and filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking her release. The writ was granted by Common Pleas Judge Wade Cushing and was made returnable this afternoon. Miss Palmer alleges that her sister, iVnnie, aged 36, also of Atlanta, is jonfined in the sanitarium, and that die officials of the institution have efused her permission to see or lommunicate with her. Socially Prominent in Atlanta. Atlanta, Aug. 23.?Miss Alice Palmer and her sister, Miss Annie Palmer, for whose release from a sanitarium the former instituted proreedings in Cincinnati to-day, are veil known and socially prominent aere. They reside in Inman Park, a suburb, with their sister, Mrs. Dillon. \kers. Mrs. Cummings, of Augusta, tvhose name is also in the proceedings, is a daughter-in-law of Judge Cummings, now of Augusta, formerly 1 justice or tne supreme court 01 Massachusetts. Relatives of the Misses Palmer deny any knowledge the proceedings in Cincinnati. They claim Mfss Palmer was taken to i sanitarium in that city following a aervous breakdown due to overstudy, ind that Miss Alice Palmer from the Eirst objected to her sister's being 3ent there in spite of the fact of her willingness to go.. Surveying for Seaboard. Sumter, Aug. 23.?It was announced here this morning by Mr; R. I. Manning, chairman of the railroad committee of the chamber of commerce, that the Seaboard Air Line surveyors were on their way to Sum:er and would reach here some time n the next few weeks. At present the surveyors are workng between Lydia and Bishopville, ind from Bishopville they will work >n toward Sumter, 'fhe proposed line s to run from Hartsville to Bishopville, by way of Lydia, and then on to Sumter, and it is expected and loped, from there on to the seacoast ?presumably Charleston. Seaboard officials were in Sumter East week and looked over the sites tor the terminal in this city. Options were secured on a number of lots, ind it is expected that options will be secured on several before a final site will be chosen. LOADED WITH RAGS AND CASH. CTrazy Wanderer in Chicago had $7,000 in His Pockets. Chicago, Aug. 24..?A man, apparently 80 years old, decrepit and ragged, who has been wandering around ;he streets for several days, was _ i _ ii? nui aaen tne tuirdgu avenue yuuee station yesterday, where $7,000 was found on his person. While walking past the prisoner's ?ell a deputy noticed the old man of nystery shuffling a .roll of bills which ie could not reach around with both lands.' After a while he began throwing the bills through the bars, is though dealing a pack of cards. A search of the old man's clothing Drought forth more than $3,000 in Dills and bank books showing deposts of $3,800. Last night he mumbled in Norwegian that he had come from Canada ind said his name was Torsten Isaacson Asgaard. He could not give his tiome address. $50,000,000 BOND ISSUE. Sonthern Bell Telephone Company Piles Deed of Trust in Atlanta. Atlanta, Aug. 23.?A deed of trust covering an authorization of a $50, 300,000 bond issue has been filed by :he Southern Bell Telephone Company, with the clerk of the superior ;ourt of this (Fulton) county, it was mnounced here to-day. The deed is nade to the Bankers' Trust Company md John H. Parsons, of New York, is trustees. Ten millions have been ssued to date. A copy of the deed vill be filed, it was declared, in every ;ounty where the corporation owns property. It pays taxes in Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Alabama and Florida. World's Tallest Elk Dead. Augusta, Aug. 24.?J. Frank SkinTPr thp tallest "Elk in the world. lied at his home here to-day, after in illness extending over several nonths. He was 7 feet and 4 inches ligh. He was at one time with a jircus and travelled over Europe as, ;he "tall man," but for the past ten fears has been a drummer. While he was highter than the orlinary man, he came from a family )f tall people, his grandfather being :he tallest man Georgia ever proluced. He was nearly eight feet tall. SHE COULD SHOUT, SAYS i Mrs. John W. Pitchford, of Aspen, * X. C. I will always use Hunt's Cure for itching trouble, and tell all I see about. I could shout now to know that we are all well of that dreadful s trouble. .The first of last fall my little boy broke out with some kind of itching trouble. Thinking his blood was bad I gave him a blood tonic, f but he got worse, and could not t sleep at night. Some said he had itch, and told me what was eood for it. I used what people said would cure it, but nothing did any good, a My other two children and myself j took the disease from him in January, 1911. I saw Hunt's Cure advertised and' I purchased a 50c. box. It * helped my little boy so much I got ^ a box for each of the family, and t now we are all well of that awful 1 trouble. Hunt's Cure will cure itch in a short time if you will go by I directions. We had it in its worst ] form, and used Hunt's Cure, and we j are now all well. Thanks to A. B. Richards Medicine 1 Co. of Sherman, Texas, manufacturers of such healing medicine. MRS. JOHN W. PITCHFORD, Aspen, N. C. For sale by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. TO THE PUBLIC The undersigned have formed a copartnership for the purpose of practicing law under tfte flrm name of Mayfield & Free. 8. G. MAYFTELD, W. E. FREE. WomenM If weak, you need Cardui, H H die woman's tonic. Cardui H I is made from gentle herbs, Bj H acts in a natural manner, I H and has no bad results, as some of the strong drugs sometimes used. Asamed- H icine?a tonic?for weak, H Bj tired, worn-out women, I H Cardui has been a popular H success for over 50 years, ^CARDUI The Woman's Tonic ti? * itr.tj mm jYirs. uua waiuen, ui h Gramlin, & C, followed I this advice. Read her let- B I ter: "I was so weak, H I when I first began to take Cardui, that it tired me to I walk just a little. Now, I I can do all the general m I housework, for a family of 9." Try Cardui for your H troubles. It may be the IJ J very remedy you need. K Music Pcure out of the born of the COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE exactly as It went into the record. Band, orchestra, violin, flute, 1 piccolo, piano, banjo, bells, cornet, " clarionet, trombone, 'cello, speech J or singing voice, solo or ensemble ?every note and tone is clear afcd smooth. Good reason why?the machine Is perfect. Let os play the MBN" Columbia ^ Graphophone for yon to prove it Ifyoa bay too pay lust $26.90 for toe complete outfit with needle# and records. Easy terms if yon like* Other outfits from $80 to $290% $ I I Bamberg, S. C.' ] Double disc 10 inch Records 65c each 4 # \ Few Good Reasons J j Why You Should Deposit With The EhHurdt Banking Company 1st. Because we are absolutely af e. m 2nd. Because we are conservative. 3rd. Because we are constantly lelping the farmer, and in hoping he ..farmer we are building up the ountry in which we are located. 4th. Because a bank account with i strong bank stimulates credit, and lelps you to help yourself. , ^ 5th. Because we are strong in the ' '-h lesire 10 mase our uauo. ui prwuvoi ^ alue to every man, woman or child hat favors it with their account. ( iVe pay 4 per cent, interest on de)osits in our savings department. yiiij Sow that the cotton season is on, >ring us your checks and drafts, and / ,ve will handle to your satisfaction. Ehrfaardt Banking Company , Capital and surplus $24,550.00. EHRHARDT, S. C. D. J. DELKII I CARRIAGE fQMS 4 When in need of anything in my line, don't forget the place, No. 24 Main street, Bamberg, S. C., in front of the cotton mill. ; Jk We run a first-class repair and wheel wright shop, build , ? one and two-horse wagons, sew- j ing machine and delivery wag- J ons, log carts, and any special 1 wagon; paint baggies and automobiles in factory style. < We are agent for the Deering harvesting machinery, disc harrows, compost spreaders, ' 4 gasoline engines, etc. ' x jjj We carry a stock of the best < grain drills on the market. Call and see us before yon buy. Anything sent us will have the same attention as if you were to bring it yourself. ,l -: Mil D. J. DELK ?|| BAMBERG, S. C. CHICHESTER SPILLS' 1 ITbv . THE DIAMOND BRAND. A OtyOfLPin. I. IU4 Md ttoM dkWHcVKP / V boxes, sealed with Bine Ribbon. W . $& 4M D4 km Take no other. Bar of jcmr , v n ~ fr liraalA A?k faa CuWiraR-TEl A t & I C Jf DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for to! r Vv JO yetxs known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable SOLD BT PRUGCISTS EVERYWIBtE | PI PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ruicmrs biiuiiibu m v ^?D BOILERS j Saw, V-th anc* Shingle Mills, Injec tors', ^umps and Fittings, Wood . VSawV Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, % Gasoline Engines t - | ARQE5T0CK LOMBARD I foundry, Machine, Boiler Wor'j, lupply Store. -la AUGUSTA. GA. . ;:M i. D. COPELAND, JR. | J ...agent for... Penn Motoal Life Ins. Co. / I Money to Loan - j On Real Estate BAMBERO, - - SOUTH CAROLINA J . Aldrlch Wyman E. H. Henderson wyman ? ueuuorouu ,* Attorneys-at-Law \i BAMBERG, S. 0. General Practice. Loans Negotiated M G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. MAYFIELD & FREE 1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW BAMBERG, S. C. J Practice in all the Courts, both State and Federal, Corporation )ractice and the winding up of eca tee a specialty. 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