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r ======== WILL INTEREST FELDER. Commission Will Have News foi Public Soon. Columbia, Sept. 6.?"At the next meeting of the commission there will probably be something to give out of particular interest to Mr. Thomas B. Felder," so said to-night Mr. Fred H". Dominick, following a meeting of the dispensary winding-up commission, held in this city to-day at about noon. % , " Only three members of the comj|' mission were present, Messrs. J. V. Wallace, chairman; Fred H. Dominick and E. M. Thompson. The com'4 mission is holding another session to nirrVif Kn+ uriii thpn adiourn .until the Ulguv MUb TV AAA VMW? ? . jp*^. next meeting, which it is stated will i probably be in the next two or three p: $ -? weeks. !Work on Vouchers. When interviewed regarding the work of the commission the three ; members were in Mr. Dominick's fI room at the Columbia Hotel. "We are still at work on the voucher matter," said Mr. Wallace. "There is very little to give out at present. We J have been delayed by the sickness of our accountant or we would have been further advanced in our work i than we are. However, there will probably be something of interest to the public to give out at our next meeting in a few weeks from now? something of particular interest to Mr. Thomas B. Felder," added Mr. Dominick. "Some interesting figures as to money gotten by him, particularly some that was overpaid, a portion of which he now has on hand and which runs into a good many thousand dollars." Heavy Attorney's Fees. After a pause Mr. Dominick added: "According to the partial report of our accountant the amounts ? J! 1 il. _ It paia ior siionieys iet?s uy tut; iviu^i dispensary commission exceeds the amount collected from the graft account by about $15,000 in round numbers. There will be something $ doing at our next meeting," he con) eluded after a few seconds. Refuses $1,000 to Marry Astor. > Newport, R. I., Sept 6.?A fee of $1,000 to marry John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline Talmadge Force has been refused by the Rev. Edward C. Johnson, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church of this city. Dr. Johnson was called to the office of a local attorney on August 29, according to his statement, and there the offer was made. The attorney ? \t told Dr. Johnson that the ceremony | was planned for some time between Monday and Thursday of this week. Under the recently enacted law it Is necessary for a non-resident to file I - notice of intention to wed five days [> before the marriage license can he Issued. Miss Force is a non-resident of Rhode Island and so far as known her intention has not yet been filed. Corn Meal Situation Improved. S Columbia, Sept. 6.?That the corn | meal situation in South Carolina is K improving is indicated by a number f of reports received by Commissioner I'* Watson from the departmental laboratories this afternoon on samples that have been drawn in various parts of the State within the last few days. Only' 14 were shown to be unsafe for food purposes while there were 34 in the batch which were reported within the standard. ^ Commissioner Watson looks upon this aspect of affairs as an indication that the situation will ultimately clear up, and believes that the new turn of affairs indicates a feeling on the part of the corn grinders to comply with the laws. Samples recently taken at the Saxon mill village in Spartanburg county, where considerable pellagra had been found by State Health Officer Hayne, have been shown to be safe. | t These samples have been shipped in > since disclosures were made on former samples taken by Dr. Hayne, t which analysis proved to be unsafe for human food. - Pamphlets gotten out by the department describing the deteriora% tion of corn and giving the standard I laboratory test of its fitness for food are being distributed by the depart ment of agriculture among millers "3 and grain brokers in various parts ol jg&J the South. The Herald Must Live. A Again we beg to remind oui \ friends tthat all notices relating to f money - making enterprises, foi - "* er*hnni or anv other cause WU1I/U) ? are charged for as advertising at one cent a word. All cards of thanks, for any purpose whatsoever, are y charged for at the rate of one cenl a word. It would save us a gooc J deal of trouble and embarrassment if you would just count the words ? and send the money along with youi "copy," as it hardly pays us to keef books on these little items. Yet ir ^ the aggregate they mean a considerable loss to the paper if not collected and they are so easily overlooked. k Before disposing of your cottoi seed, see me. Will buy or exchange W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. i GIRLS CONFIXED IX DUNGEON Pupils in Chicago Industrial School Cruelly Treated. ; Chicago, Sept. 6.?After investiI gating charges that young girls in ; the Illinois Industrial school had ; been confined in rooms resembling dungeons, Peter Bartzen, president f of the Cook county board, to-night said that the treatment of the girls had been most cruel and inhuman. "We found the dungeons," he said, "three feet by four feet and found a number of girls who had been confined in them from one to four days. There was no ventilation, for the dungeons have no windows. and the girls were given only bread and water." Plans Completed for New Capitol. At the session of the general assembly in 1910 a special commission was named. by Speaker Whaley to make an investigation and report on the feasibility of enlarging the State house. Among the members of the commission were Mendel L. Smith, of Kershaw county, now speaker, and A. W. Todd, a member of the house from Charleston county. This commission has been hard at work for the past two years and at the last session request was made for more time to complete the work. A. W. Todd is a well known architect and he has prepared plans for the enlargement of the State house. According to the plans of Mr. Todd the improvements would make the capital one of the handsomest in the world. The portico plans now used are considered second to one building, according to experts. These plans call for the expenditure of $3,000,000 within three years. These plans will be submitted to the general assembly and it is expected that some definite action will be taken. For the past several years there has been much discussion as to more room for the State officials. When the general assembly is in session there is little room left in other buildings. There has also been much discussion as to a building for the supreme court. Under the plans of Mr. Todd there would be special quarters for the supreme court in the new State house. The dome on the building would be changed, modelled probably after the dome on the capitol at Washington, and there would be two wings to the present structure. The original Niernsee plans called for a beautiful tower, capping the porch designs. Tar and Feathers for Girl Teacher. Shady Bend, Kan., Sept. 8.?Eight - - ' I -A - J A men ana Doys nave ueeu ancsicu auu placed under bond here for alleged connection with the tarring and feathering of a young school teacher, Miss May Chamberlain, ten days ago. A strong effort had been made to keep the matter quiet, but County Attorney McCandless refused to allow the affair to go uninvestigated. The trials of several of the suspects have been set for next month. Other arrests are expected. The men arrested are Edward Ricord, E. G. Clark, A. M. ftimms, John ' Schmidt, Watson Scranton, Jay Fitzwater, Chester Anderson and Delbert Kindlesparger. Miss Chamberlain belongs to a prominent family. The only excuse given for the affair is that she "had talked about" other women of the community. It is charged that one of the men under arrest took Miss Chamberlain for a ride in a buggy and that upon reaching a lonely spot on the road he stopped the buggy and ran into the woods. Several men who had gone to the place on motor-cycles, it is said, took Miss Chamberlain from the buggy, removed part of her clothing applied the tar and feathers and left her. Her escort returned later and drove Miss Chamberlain back to her boarding house. Miss Chamberlain ' was not seriously injured. Two of the boys already found 'guilty in the justice of the peace court and sentenced each to three months in jail have appealed to the district court and are out on bond. 1 Edward Ricord, who took the girl to the spot where the attack was ! made, is serving a sentence of a year I in jail for his part in the affair. VIRGINIA SENATORIAL ELECTION Martin and Swanson Sweep State bj Big Majorities. Richmond, Va., Sept. 8.?By ma[ jorities of 32,055 and 36,253, respectively, Senators Martin and [ Swanson were nominated to succeed ' themselves in the federal senate J over Congressmen Jones and Glass . in yesterday's Democratic primary The vote polled totals about 85,000 . which is above the normal figures j With the exception of Glass, each ol the candidates carried his own congressional district. Glass received a good majority in his home city ol ' Lynchburg, but his district wenl against him. l Richmond city went against Jones . and Glass by majorities of 1,594 and 1,989, respectively. NEGRO SHOT UP THE TOWN. 1 Bill Plush on War Path in Negro ! Settlement Near St. Matthews. A dispatch from St. Matthews l says: Out in the negro village, be[ tween Fort Motte and Lone Star? ; as the name would indicate?the col: ored brethren are as thick as hops, ; and much addicted to bad whiskey, i and "hot suppers," with attendant rows, are a common occurrence, t Sheriff Dantzler brought in one Bill [ Plush this morning, who tried hard i to depopulate the village Saturday i night at one of these "feasts." Tank ed up on mean whiskey, which he . confessed he bought from King Thomas at 80 cents the quart, cash, and swearing that he could blow a hole in the "carcass of any nigger round about," through which "a bull bat could fly without touching airy wing," opened fire and brought down five negroes before he could be sub1 dued. While the wounds are very painful, it is thought that all will recover. A Notable Indian Woman. Mrs. Narcissa Owen, 80 years old, mother of United States Senator Robert L. Owen, died at Guthrie July 11, as the result of injuries received some weeks before in a fall. She was a Cherokee Indian, a native or weoDers ivaus, in oia maian icriritory, and had achieved fame as an author and artist. Her principal book was a history of the Cherokee i Indians. Mrs. Owen's history was full of interest from the time her father, Chief Robert Chisholm, died until ! she had educated herself and was self-sustaining, having a position in t*hA Masonic. Hicrh School at Fort Smith, Ark. It was there that she first met Dr. Robert Latham Owen, , of Viriginia, who became her husband. With 500 other women from her section during the civil war she made uniforms day and night. She nursed tne wounaea ana gave ner all to feed the Southern army when evil days fell upon it. After her widowhood Mrs. Owen returned to ! teaching. An artist of more than ordinary boldness and talent and a musician of unusual attainments, she ( made an excellent living. She taught in one of the schools until after her , son, Robert Latham Owen, the senator from Oklahoma, became Indian agent and a lawyer of fair promise. ; Mrs. Owen until three years ago was as erect and sturdy as one the , warriors of her race, but she then suffered a stroke of paralysis. Her home was full of fascinating trophies dioro nf Vior lino and she could tell as thrilling a story as Cooper could pen. It was Mrs. i Owen's father who received from , Thomas Jefferson the .famous peace medal which marked the perfect harmony of the United States government and the Cherokee tribe. Mrs. Owens was directly descended from Queen Quatsis, lineal sucessor of the seven original chiefs of Cherokee blood of many years ago, i and was herself one-sixiteenth Cherokee. Practically all along the line Mrs. Owen boasted an unusual ances- trv. One of the intimat9 traits of the members of the Owen family, a characteristic which, by the way, had much to do with their' worldly success, was their indomitable will. This came through Mrs. Narcissa Owen and her ancestors.?Kansas ' City Star. DEAD BOY COMES BACK. To the Great Joy of Another Boy in Jail for Killing Him. f A dispatch from Spartanburg to 1 The State says John Webb, the eighteen-year-old boy who has been a prisoner in the county jail for several days, charged with the murder of Archie Brown, was released this morning when it became known that Thursday night Brown unexpectedly turned up in his home alive. 1 ? * ' a*-_a a .. o o 1 .Brown caia mat uu Augum ' when he disappeared, he was suds dcnly seized with the wanderlust and 1 without notifying his family went off on a pleasure trip. He said that 1 since that he had visited Columbia, 1 Savannah and Athens, Ga. When last seen before his disat>pearance Brown was walking along . the Paoolet river with Webb during the dinner period. Both were employed at the Pacolet mill, where Brown's dinner pail was found. Webb is said to have been somewhat of a tramp, and little was known about him at Pacolet. It is reported that he had con| fided to a companion that he intend L ed to rob Brown, me rumor was * started that he killed and robbed 5 Brown and had thrown his body into ' the river. A "warrant was sworn out ' against Webb, charging him with ' murder, and he was committed to jail. For several days 50 men dragged . the Pacolet river for Brown's body. c If he had not turned up the mill pond would have been drawn to-day in the search for his body. j I Cotton scales and hardware in general at Hunter's Harware Store. I 4 CROP REPORT WRONG. South Carolina Senator Says Government Estimate Too High. A dispatch from Columbia states that Senator E. D. Smith, who started the campaign in the senate for a more accurate cotton estimate following the high estimate of several weeks ago by the United States department of agriculture, upon arriving in Columbia expressed the opinion that the estimate was too high. He called attention to the fact that California is contained in the estimate, when little cotton is produced in that State. He will continue his fight for accurate estimates by the national department of agriculture. He said that he would, at the next session of the senate, introduce a measure calling for the names of the agents of the agrciultural dennwfmAni f iiwn ioVlin or A oofl TY"I OtOQ yai iui uioulug 'luc? ^ouiumwvwt He smiled when shown the government report. Secretary Reid, of the South Carolina State Farmers' Union, expressed the opinion that the government's estimate on the cotton crop for South Carolina is erroneous. He estimated the crop from reports received from all counties at 69 per cent, for this State. The government made South Carolina 74 per cent. FORTUNES UNDREAMED OF. Billions to Be A^ded to the Value of Southern Farm Lands. It is possible that within the next ten years the owners of farm lands of the South, in addition to the annual profit to be made by the cultivation of these lands, will make $5,600,000,000 by the increase in their value, bringing the value up to near Iy $11,000,000,000. These stupendous figures illustrate the possibilities that may come to the owners of southern farm lands. Not every land owner will share equally. Some will make more, and some will make less, but it is fair to say that ten years henoe the agricultural lands of the south will have increased on the whole to such an extent that they will be worth from $5,000,000,000 to $6,000,000,000 more than they are worth to-day. This unearned increasement, as it may be called, will add enormously to the wealth of the South. Between 1900 and 1910 the average value per acre of the agricultural lands of the United States in* creased from $15.64 to $32.48. During the same period the average acreage value of the South's agricultural lands Increased from $6.88 to $15.84, making the average acre value of the agricultural lauds of the South something more than the acre value of the lands of the United States ten years ago. It is safe to estimate that within the next ten. years southern lands will advance to at least the average acre value of the agricultural lands of the United States at present, bringing the acre value to $32.48, as compared with $15.84, the average last year. As the South has at present about 340,000,000 acres of lands in farms, an additional value of $16.64 in ten years, bringing the average up to -the present average of the. United States, would make a total of $5,657,600,000 as the gain for ten years. When once wealth begins to accumulate in a community rich in natural resources, the momentum increases with tremendous power. The increasing wealth, of the South is now proceeding at a rate that will make the momentum of the next ten years carry its growth far beyond anything that this section has yet had.?Manufacturers' Record. A Living Wage. The governor of the State of Massachusetts has apointed a commission to investigate women's wages and conditions of labor in the State. "How much does it cost a working woman bo live in health and comfort?" "How much does it cost her to live in filth and rags?" "How many women workers get wages enough to live in health?" "How many get enough to live in filth, and how many do not?" These are a few of the questions to which the commission will endeavor to supply an answer, as they are fundamental in every reform. Suggestions have been offered that the commission snouia determine the amount necessary to provide wage-earning women a comfortable subsistence. A similar commission in Wisconsin has drafted and submitted to the legislature a minimum wage law, based upon laws now in force in portions of Australia. Convict Paralyzed. A report on the physical condition of J. W. Messervey, who is serving a sentence of 20 years in the penitentiary for killing a constable at Ravenel's Station, in Colleton county, several years ago, and who, several weeks ago killed- Cleve Clanton, a life term negro prisoner, has been filed with the governor by the special medical commission. The commission found Masservey to be paralyzed. lis education forms die common mind M Just as the twiq is bent, the tree inclinedriv \ ij freporittuTvt "Ectocatwrti - un/l .*|| op&n, ill door) Vccfoimsto be Solved - || melt before the saurchkyhf of ktmldji. . . fj| -As aoJi2ittu7n (uWncfts, ynore them, tuvr || bejome, one requires the best cMlOlU/jk. M Stippmq stents to education |3 pou>er tm.yjtii be pUcel m a sauvnqs - 11 accoumf /fo pdot ike uktj j$r Ij adwncm&nt. ;|H Tfe result of eummizmj TJumaj etnploijwuj ^ "lor beneftcMl purposes is /fjg VurmCprogress. jagl TKe altuWSes of" our mjfitatton^ . &re open "fc uetc. n , ||1 FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANE ;.. 'S 4 per ct. Paid Quarterly on Savings Accounts. * Ehrhardt, S. C. ^# pSl 100- FARMS FOR SALE -100 * Do you want a home in South Georgia, the land of peace and plenty, where 10 acres is sufficient for living and an average farm producing an independency in a few years? - We have about 100 well improved farms situated in Pulaski ^ -*~1 ? <.4.a #?vrn -in #nt ana surruuuuuig vuiuiuvs iwr b?ic, lau^ui^ w bum? uvui xv w 1,000 acres, on which one thousand people, can find comfortable and profitable homes. Price from $15.00 to $60.00 per acre according to location and improvements. Terms one-fourth cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 years with interest, if desired. Thus putting them in reach of all. South Georgia lands have advanced from 100 to 200 per cent, during the past five years. The boom has just begun. The | p? chance of jour life to secure a home in South Georgia. All farms ' offered ready for occupancy. Possession given in ample time to ^ plant fall crops. Free booklet giving full description and price of each farm sent upon request. Write or come to-day?better ^ come. SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, I HAWKINSVTLLE, GEORGIA. ' JM 1 Buildings covered over twenty yean ago are as good as new and have I never needed repairs. Fireproof?Stormproof?Handsome?Inexpensive. I We have local representatives almost everywhere but if^none in your im- fl H I mediate locality, write us direct tor samples, prices ana ruu panKuw*. . m CORTRIGHT METAL ROOFING COMPANY I ' "jM 60 North 23rd Street Philadelphia, Ft* I --"p /jf^ARUSL? FITTING SCHCKA "The School that Stands for Work and Character* B&mberg, - -- -- -- -- South Carolina v '-jrijl Let us give your Boy and Girl'the training they need?honest, thorough work under positive Christian influences. WHY TAKE CHANCES? Our school is owned and controlled by Wofford Collie and IS NOT A SHAM. Recognized standard of Scholarship. Enlarged faculty?all men of College and University training. Individ- '119 ual attention. Study Hall, 4 1-2 hours a day, conducted by || Teacher. Unsurpassed Health. Pure Artesian Water. Hot and Cola Baths. Entirely separate boarding departments for Boys and Girls. Prices lowest consistent with good service. Boarding capacity limited?write to-day for handsome t catalogue. Nineteenth year begins Sept. 20th, 1911. 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