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pours bullets into victim. Traveling Salesman Slays Man He Declares Ruined His Home. Rome, Ga., Dec. 27.?Douglas H. Harris, aged 25, formerly of Lagrange, Ga., was ^hot and instantly killed here to-night by Uriah L. Starnes, a travelling salesman. Starnes immediately surrendered to the police. He made a statement charging that Harris had wrecked his family and declaring that he was hannv in irpttinpr rpvenffft 0wv?0 - ? o-Starnes had spent the day in Dalton, Ga., where he had purchased a revolver with which to shoot Harris. On returning to town to-night he went to the hotel where the latter was employed, and, after talki#g with him a few minutes at the cigar counter, turned and shot him in the back. After Harris had fallen Starnes stood over him and emptied the contents of his pistol into the body. A LAND WITHOUT A WOMAN. Ten Thousand Men Comprise the Republic of Mt. Athos. There is a womanless republic on a peninsula south of Macedonia, in Greece, where 10,000 men live, studying and praying constantly, and where policemen guard the course to keep out women pilgrims and other persons who would make undesirable guests. Prof. Casper Rene Gregory, theologian of the University of Leipzig, student of Biblical manuscripts, who located at Kansas City recently at the Fine Arts institute, told of this most unique of all countries. "The place is Mt. Athos, classic peninsula of Atke, the eastermost of three little peninsulas below Mace' donia," Prof Gregory explained.. "It is called Mount of the Twenty Monasteries,. and was used in ancient times as a signalling station to Asia Minor. It is a real republic. There are iu,uuu moriKs mere, wno guveru without interference from Turkey or any other country. There are, however, no government buildings, no president or other officeholders. "The only police force is composed of men who patrol the coast to keep out women and men who have no permit to enter this most exclusive of countries. Only those who have a letter of permission from the Greek patriarch in Constantinople are ever allowed to enter the holy place. The holder of the letter must present Jt in Karges, the village capital of the peninsula." "Some reports have it," Prof. Gregory said, "that this republic was formed in the ninth century. It is said that'the ijpot of a woman has not touched the soil of the place for centuries. All the monks represent the Greek Catholic church. 'They work the soil some, but live chiefly upon contributions from pilgrims. Probably the greatest collection of Biblical manuscripts is in the monasteries of this republic. , "It is the-most interesting place in the world for the student of the Bible," the doctor said: "I have been there three times and I will never tire of going. There are in the monasteries thousands of Greek manuscripts, and hundreds of them are connected with the New Testament. Hundreds of students have studied many of these manuscripts carefully, but there are other manuscripts that have not yet been read carefully. It may be that great discoveries, valuable to the Bible scientists, will emanate yet from this great storehouse of manuscripts."?Kansas City Star. KILLED TRYING TO SAVE DOG. George F. Blackwell Fatally Struck by Locomotive Near Columbia. Columbia, Dec. 28.?Attempting to save his dog from death beneath a locomotive, Mr. George F. Blackwell, a resident of this city, was killed this afternoon about 2 o'clock, just outside the city limits, by a Southern Railway train. Mr. Blackwell was struck by the prow of the engine while standing on a small ~ CotiqI lnnlrs and lies lie ileal Lll<_ vauuj death was almost immediate. He was about 55 years of age and is survived by a wife, four sons and a daughter. Mr. Blackwell came to Columbia comparatively recently, being a native of Elberton, Ga. He was in failing health, and up to the time of his death was employed at the local bureau of information, operated for the benefit of visitors to Columbia. Mr. Blackwell, with one of his sons, was out hunting to-day. They were returning to the city about. 2 o'clock, and were overtaken at one of the small trestles just outside the city, by the Southern's train. Mr. Blackwell and his son stepped on a platform at the side of the trestle to await the passing of the train, but just before the locomotive passed one of the dogs stepped out on the track. While attempting to pull the animal back out of the danger zone, Mr. Blackwell was struck by the prow of the engine. No funeral arrangements have yet been made. HIS NOSE CUT OFF, Man Hurries with It to Hospital and Has it Sewed in Place. Nicholas Calliando, 37 years old, a bricklayer, was returning home from a friend's house to-day when a man sprang from the shadows and cut his nose off with one sweep of a sharp knife. Calliando picked the nose up in his hand and ran screaming down the street. Captain Gray, of the Herbert Street Police Station, heard Callianrio's screams and ran toward him. Seeing that the man was bleeding profusely, Gray sent a hurry call to St. Catherine's Hospital. The physician who responded hurried the bricklayer to that institution, where the severed nose was immediately sewed on again. The physicians say that they have hopes that it will grow fast again, as it was freshly served when they got it.?New York Special Mishap Upon Mishap. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 27.?Dr. Carl A. Hickman and Miss Bettie Durrett were married last night after the ceremony had been interrupted. by a remarkable succession of events. The doctor only recently was engaged to his bride's twin sister Lillie. Miss Lillie, almost prostrated, went to see the wedding. The church was filled. The Rev. E. M. Waite was reading the service when Dr. W. A. McKenzie, the best man, fainted and knocked over several large palms. Mr. Waite stopped to raise Dr. McKenzie lo his feet. Others dashed water into his face. There was a near panic in the church and the father of the bride, in an effort to straighten out the confusion, stood on a front pew and started a speech. Hardly had he begun when the lights were turned out and women screamed. The two sisters became hysterical and it was some time before they could be calmed. And as a fitting climax, Miss Lillie Durrett gave away her sister to the man to whom she formerly was engaged. Homesick Man Seeks Death. Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 29.?William Rodenkirchen, a foreigner, registering at a local hotel as "Rodenj kirchen, Adrian, Siberia," was discovered by a hotel clerk this morning groaning and vigorously jabbing his throat with a penknife. When disarmed it was discovered that Rodenkirchen had slashed each wrist thrice, stabbed himself just above the heart and had dug a large hole in his neck. Rodenkirchen left a note saying that he was all alone in a strange land and homesick. On another card, evidently scratched in the man's own blood, were these words: "This is me death. It is finished." A memorandum showed that Rodenkirchen had $300 on deposit in a savings hank in Barre, Vermont. He willed $90 to the poor. There is a chance for the man to live. Wreck on Great Northern. Sharon, N. D., Dec. 30.?A Great Northern Railway train, known as the 'Oregonian," was wrecked four miles west of Finley to-day, with a loss of at least six lives and the injury of thirteen persons. The wreck was due to a broken rail. The train left St. Paul this morning for Seattle. On the train in his private car, was J. M. Gruber, general manager of the Great Northern Railway. He escaped unhurt. Great Northern officials to-night report the dead as follows: Mrs. Martha Keoter, Kalishpell, Mont; male passenger, not identified; two-year-old child of K. Bailey, Bottineau, N. D.; Albert Lodge, cook; Joseph Mosher, cook; M. Mahoney, brakeman. Of those injured only two are se riously hurt, it is said, and none will die. The dining car, the tourist car and the first and second day coaches turned over and the first three rolled down a 20-foot embankment. The tourist car and the dining car were burned. The fatalities all were in the. dining car. Physicians were rushed from Sharon and Finley and the injured were hurried to those places. Wrecking crews expected to clear the track by morning. Murdered His Wife. Raleigh, C., Dec. 30.?"The iniM- r?onrt and eovernor of North J * **.' > - " " - - tr Carolina will be accountable to God for nay murder." With this expression on his lips. L. M. Sandlin, of Wilmington, convicted of wife murder, paid the death penalty in the chair. He was the second white man to be electrocuted in the State. Preparatory for the death Sandlin was baptized last June. Sandlin went to the home of his wife, whom he had abandoned and pleaded with her to live with him again. When she refused he shot her three times. Efforts to prove him insane failed. ROBBERY BY CHINESE BRIGANDS Highwaymen and Murderers Terror- i ize Inhabitants. A Warbin, Manchuria, message says a band of Chinese brigands at- 1 tacked an imperial convoy which was i on the way to Kirin with a large i amount of bullion. The robbers car- 1 ried off a sum of $850,000. The < number of brigands in the province < of Kirin has increased rapidly since < the beginning of the political distur bances throughout the kingdom. ] Many soldiers have deserted from the < army and have joined the ranks of the brigands and now live openly by 1 plunder. Murders occur frequently < alpng the highroads and the brig- i ands even attack settlements of con- i siderable size, in which they loot the r stores and do not hesitate to murder the inhabitants if they offer any resistance. The Race for Judge. The death of Judge Aldrich has caused a vacancy on the circuit bench from the 2nd judicial circuit. There will be three candidates from Barnwell county to succeed him and one or more from the other counties of the district. The candidates from Barnwell will be Senator George H. Bates, Hon. J. E. Davis, member of the house of representatives, and Hon. J. Emile Harley. A Mr. Miley, member of the house of representatives from Bamberg county, we understand will run and there will probably be other candidates from the other counties of the circuit.? Barnwell Sentinel. Senator Bates for Judgeship. . Senator George H. Bates, of Barnwell, who has represented that county in the higher branch of the general assembly for twelve years with distinction and ability, urged by d Spartanburg friends to become a r candidate for judge of the second t land had been advertised; but some J] years ago the legislature made it a v trespass to go upon the lands of any person without his permission. Landowners, we are sure, understand this. e The reason some of them advertise a I] their lands against trespassers is that e they do not wish to deal harshly with Q trespassers, and they hope that a notice of this kind will obviate the ne- c cessity. There are so many kinds of 6 hunters that many farmers suffer, 1 not only annoyance, but loss from trespassers, who roam over the coun- 3 try in the daytime with a dog and * ' J - x r? /I Afr ft r* ^ gun ariu at nigm, w iui a. uug auu torch, till forbearance ceases to be r a virtue. It is as little as any man can do, if he wishes to do right, to get permission of a land-owner be- * fore hunting on his land.?Newberry Observer. T circuit succeeding tne late lamented Judge Robert Aldrich, has con- t sented to the presentation of his t name to the legislature. a Senator Bates is a member of the i State senate who has always stood I for those things that mean progress, t development and higher ideals. He r is a man of sterling character and a a lawyer of talents and wide experi- a ence at the bar, being the senior 1 member of the firm of Bates and a Simms, who have a large practice in 1 their section of the State. t Should the legislature see fit to i honor Senator Bates the bench of t South Carolina would not suffer. The t Spartanburg delegation will find r that as a member of the senate Senator Bates's record commends him to a their support. There are few men o of a higher type among those who a may be elevated to the bench by the s legislature at its approaching ses- s sion.?Spartanburg Herald. c t Hoyt Leaves Columbia Record. 7 e Columbia, Dec. 30.?Mr. James A. Hoyt has disposed of his interest in . the Record Publishing Company and ? retired from editorship of the paper, . as appeared from the following edi- f torial announcement in the Record . this afternoon: "Having disposed of my interest in the Record Publishing Company, my .. resignation as editor and general , manager of the Daily Record, effect- ^ ive December 30, 1911, has been tendered, and after to-day my connection with the paper will cease. JAMES A. HOYT." V x T - or, tn ti'Vlrt TXT 111 INU dllUUUUCCUJCUi, a.j iu II Iiw e succeed Mr. Hovt has been made, nor has any statement of what Mr. Hoyt's future plans are been obtained. The public generally, and the d newspaper fraternity in particular, will regret to see Mr. Hoyt leave the I Record, for he has made that paper strong throughout the State. He * himself is a newspaper man of ability and his many friends hope that he will remain in the State. ^ About Posting Lands. * An impression seems to prevail to some extent that if a landlord has not "posted" his land, or advertised * it in some way, one can hunt on it with impunity. Not so. It used to 11 be that one was not a trespasser in going upon another's lands unless the DEADLY COBRA. 3n a Long Voyage Kills a Sailor and Others Live in Terror. Ill the long voyage from Calcutta :o Boston the crew of the German steamship Estterturm lived in hourly terror of death from a big cobra, whose sting is fatal. The deadly character of the reptile's bite was only too vividly proved on the fourth lay out of the voyage, when the men of the forecastle and the officers heard a sudden, sharp scream of agony. It came from a sailor who had been moving along the deck in the larkness. He was bitten on the leg 1I1U it LCW 11UULS laici U1CU ILL LI/11 ? ui" sions, suffering most poignant agony. The man had only the merest glimpse )f the snake as it squirmed out of sight and into hiding. Sunday night :he deadly cobra was still alive and iboard the ship. It is believed to be loiled and hiding somewhere among _ he jute bags in the steamship's hold, Iriven to shelter by the nipping cold ;hat has probably reduced it to a state of lethargy. But not a member of the nerve acked crew can be secured to volmteer to seek out and kill the pois>nous creature. They are held back )y the horror of the remembrance >f their comrade's cry the night he vas bitten and the spectacle of his igonized death. In closely boarded crates the Esterturm took 124 snakes aboard at Calcutta on an assignment to a New fork animal dealer. The cobra had i box to himself. The snakes were ed from time to time by dropping ive rats into the crates, the r.odents >eing caught by traps set in different ections of the ship. Such was the inuous strength of the cobra that it ms nhlp tn rin nnen the stout slat hat caged it within the box. No liscovery of its escape came until the tight that the sailor was fatally biten. Officers and men made two or hree hunts for the deadly creature, tut as there were hundreds of places aboard the ship where it could coil n hiding, the snake was not found. Cvery night became one .of terror to he sailors, therefore. Some flatly efused to go out on deck at night, md those who did moved cautiously ilong picking their way and flashing antern light ahead of them. Now j tnd then a terrified sailor reported J taving seen the snake darting across j he deck in the darkness. The lurk- j ng, deadly danger that was about ; hem night and day brought some of ] he sailors into port on the verge of I lervous collapse. j Once the killing of the snake was i .Imost affected. Half a dozen sailrs armed with long clubs searched nd beat every cranny of the supertructure of the ship, and .finally j tarted the cobra from under a coil j if rope. Once or twice, as one or j wo of the men aimed the clubs and | rere ready to strike, the cobra rear- i d and darted its fangs back at its iursuers in rage and the men scatered, shouting in dread and fear. I 'his time the snake disappeared j own a ventilator and it is supposed j ound its- way down into the cargo j n the hold. \ Since the steamship neared port j ?/? +Viq mootVior orronr Hor>iHoHlv pnl fl 5 UU H1C TY VU tu^l V H UVV?\*VV4*^ yv?%. he snake has lain dormant. Or, at east, it did not reappear on the eck. None of the other 123 snakes ;ot out. But the Estterturm faces serious predicament, for when the tory that the'terrorized sailors told /hen they got ashore came to the ars of the stevedores, they went on trike, refusing to handle the cargo a the hold because of the presence f the snake whose sting is certain eath. ?ISTOL GOES OFF; BABY DEAD. Jnfortunate and Deplorable Accident in Florence County Home. Florence, Dec. 28.?The little bay boy of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford lutchinson, of the Effingham secion, was brought here Tuesday night nd taken to a local infirmary for reatment for a gunshot wound, the esult of an accident at its home "uesday afternoon. The little fellow ied yesterday from its injuries and ts body was carried back to Effing1am for burial. It is stated that a young gentlenan visitor at the Hutchinson home /as handling a pistol in the house. Cearby sat the mother holding the hild, when suddenly the pistol fired .nd it was found that the child had ieen shot in the head. The bullet ntered the side of the head and ran iround the scalp, lodging itself near >r on the brain. The parents rush ^d the child here with a hope of savng its life but without avail. Coroner Cooper held an inquest ind the verdict was to the effect that he child came to its death by a gunhot wound in the hands of the young nan above alluded to?all of which vas of an accidental nature. The young man deeply deplores he unfortunte affair. Highest price paid for cotton seed. V. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store. I ? Profit by Competition ? When several fertilizer companies decide to extend their business into new Vpo hT sections, price cutting is apt to occur. Farmers are tempted by these 1 [ reductions to buy even lower grade goods than the average. But the -g_ lower the grade, the less plant food one gets for a dollar. wwil Ask for one percent increase of a u Potash in place of each dollar per mJM ' jl IJ j ton reduction. 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