Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BOUGHT DRINKS, NOT THREAD * ??Sent on Errand by Wife, Husbarn Gets Into Trouble. Chicago, June 25.?Isaac Danel son, 35 years old and weighing 20( pounds, when arraigned before Mu nicipal Judge Caverly to-day on i ? disorderly charge, admitted that hi; occupation was ''housework." "My wife is an expert milliner anc can make more money than I, so sh< goes out to work while I stay hom< and attend the the house," he ex plained. Mrs. Danielson said she sent he: , husband out with 50 cents to bu: some thread and that he bough drinks with the money. "Do you want him sent to jail, o will you take him back?" asked thi court. "I'll take him back because I d( not want to do the housework," re plied Mrs. Danielson, and the pris - oner was discharged. THE WORM IX GEORGIA. * A New Variety at Work in the Con and Cotton Fields. Judging from the many reports th< Morning News is receiving fron widely separated parts of the Stati relative to the damage that is beinj done by the worm that is devastating fields of corn, cotton and other plant: it isn't surprising that the farmer generally are much alarmed by thi: insect. There is a ray of comfort ii the report on the worm that was sen out from Washington a day or tw< ago to the effect that it isn't the arm; % worm, but what is known as th< grassworm. If this information i correct the worm will soon disappea and the damage it will do will not b< widespread, though it may destro; whole fields of corn and cotton in th< localities in which it appears. v There is no doubt that the worn will cause a heavy loss to many farm ers, in fact, it has already done so but the farmers generally find satis faction in the report by governmen experts that it will soon disappear and that its ravages will not includ* any considerable part of the State That, of course, doesn't help thos* whose fields, may be attacked. Thi farmers are energetically attackinj the worm, and there is reason to be lieve successfully, since we have n< report that fields -that have beei treated with the remedy for the worn haven't been freed of the pest. We assume that the worm that ii doing so much destruction is the on* that, at intervals in recent years, hai appeared in the forests and strippec the trees of their foliage. If it isn' the same kind of worm it is simila to it. The worm that infested th< forrests didn't travel far from th< place in which it made its appearanci and died as soon as it had strippec the trees in that vicinity. If that proves to be the fate of thi > worm that is now attacking the cot ton and corn the total damage it wil do will not be great, though a goo< many farmers may suffer a total o > partial loss of their crops.?Savanna! Morning News. An Empress's Rose Garden. An interesting experiment ha been made at the Chateau of Mai maison where the famous garden o roses of the Empress Josephine ha: been reconstituted. The garden wil be open to visits from the publii soon, and in it 198 varieties of rose: will be seen in full bloom, just a: they are supposed to have been tj the Empress Josephine's famous gar den. It is known that she had i particular fancy for roses, and wen to lavish expense to have the fines * garden of roses in her day. The: were catalogued by M. deMirbel ii the year twelve of the Revolution, a: the accounts state, but the catalogue which contained the name of mori than 200 varieties, has been lost. M. Jean Ajalbert, curator of thi chateau and museum, assisted by M Jules Gravereaux and helped by thi funds contributed by a generou: American, has succeeded in reconsti v tuting most of the varieties. M Gravereaux in searching through thi records found 198 varieties of rose still extant, which could be identifiet as those that had been cultivated un der the direction of the Empress Jo sephine. Specimens have beei brought from all over France for th< last two years and planted in the bed t exactly where they were supposed t< be flourishing one hundred years ago M. Eugene Touchet helped to plai the garden in the valley of the anci ent park. Most of the roses are trim med as trees, with a single stem, an< are now in full bloom. They ar labelled with the same names tha the Empress Josephine gave them and some of these names may b translated as follows: "The Lovin; Sweetheart," "The Tender Beauty,' "The Pretty Sultana."?The Bosto: Transcript. NOTICE.?Automobile rain proo dusters $5.00; also gloves and caps a full line. Write F. G. MERTINS Augusta, Ga. * . OUT OF STREETS AXD GUTTERS. 1 Valuables Picked Up in London by Man Who Finds Things. Our everyday carlessness, and the ) manner in which it provides a living - for vagrants, is strikingly illustrated 1 by a remarkable book written by W. s H. Davies, the literary tramp. It was in a London lodging house that Mr. 1 Davies met ''the finder," a man who 5 day after day walked the streets of ? London, with his eyes on the ground, - looking for things which people had lost. In a confidential moment "the r finder" showed Mr. Davies the con7 tents of his locker in the lodging t house. "When I saw the things he had I r was astonished, for I believe this man s could have made a living by merely walking about. He had several foun5 tain pens, one gold mounted, which " must have cost 30 or 4 0 shillings. He ~ showed me a gold pencil case and two silver ones, also a silver match box, finely embossed, which still contained the matches as it had been' found. I saw several purses all of which had i contained money, and there was a lady's silk parasol, which had been left on a seat in one of the parks, and 3 also a gentlman's costly cane, found 1 in the same way. 3 "'He showed me several articles of I jewelry, such as rings, bracelets and I brooches, and one pendant, which s was a silver cross with a Christ crucis fied in gold, which he had found one s Sunday morning in Hyde Park Even i books?popular novels that had been t left on seats, none of which may not 3 have been forgotten, but read and y thrown away?were to be seen in this 3 man's locker. s "The finder confessed that somer times he went for a whole day with9 out finding anything of 'the least valy ue, but on other days he was almost 3 certain to find a number of things. One of his methods was to visit a i heath or common after a bank holi day, when he invariably found some'? thing of value. And he is apparently - not the only one who follows this ext traordinary occupation of looking for ' wealth on the ground, for he finds it 5 necessary, after a bank holiday, to be on the spot he has in mind as soon as e it is daylight, 'for there are others b that do the same.' . I "The contents of "his locker must - have cost the owners considerably 3 over 100 pounds. Extraordinarily i enough he never attempted to sell i any of these things for he possessed a small income, which was enough s to keep him, and purposely kept himb self looking like the commonest begs gar, so that people would take less 1 notice when they saw him stooping t to pick up things, r "Another dodge to which he resortb ed was when he found an envelope b lying on the pavement to take it to 5 the address written on it, no matter 1 whether there was anything in it or not, and if the person to whom the b envelope was addressed did not offer - to reward him for his trouble, he 1 would plead that he had walked sevi eral miles to return the envelope, as r he did not know but what it might be i of some value. Needless to say, he invariably received a monetary reward after this explanation." Senator Tillman Gets Mad. s Baltimore, June 26.?"I am a sick f man, but if I can't fight yet," s said Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman, 1 of South Carolina to-day, as he forces ed his way into Norman E. Mack's s room at Convention Hall and aes manded his tickets. 1 ''There is some infernal trickery about giving out the tickets." 1 Senator Tillman had been sent * from place to place for his tickets * until he was hot and angry. Some of ? the door keepers directed him to an1 other wing of the building for the 5 tickets he is entitled to as a member of National Committee. At the other 3 end of the line the South Carolina senator did not find what he was 2 >iiintincr Tt tl*3c rm his rptnrn to the A V IT MM VM . w * headquarters of Chairman Mack that B Senator Tillman broke out. s "Where are my tickets?" shouted Mr. Tillman. "Back yonder," responded a young e door keeper. s "Back yonder ; I'll stay here * till I get them," shrieked the South " Carolinian, throwing his well shoul~ der against the door of Mr. Mack's 1 room. e "I'll not walk another step, and 3 you will bring them to me. What is 3 the game? There is some trickery ' about this business." 1 "Who are you?" asked a clerk, * trying to keep Mr. Tillman from en" terine the room. * "I am Ben Tillman?Senator Tille man of South Carolina, by , a * member of the National Committee. l> Who are you?" e "Pitchfork Ben is himself again," ? said an onlooker. "He will fight yet." "I am a sick man, but if I Q don't fight if I fail to get those tickets." About that time Mr. Mack appear!. ed and had the clerk go fetch the tickets and give them to Senator Tillman. ASSAULT SUSPECT CAUGHT. Right Man Says Alleged Victim. Taken to Chester, i Winnsboro, June 26.?Ed Alexander, the negro charged with attempting to criminally assault a white woman, in the Rion section of this county, has been caught and sent, by order of Gov. Blease, to the Chesterfield jail for safekeeping. Alexander was apprehended about a mile south of Dawkin's Station at 8 o'clock this morning and his captors took him to Bookman's, where the party was met by officers, who brought the prisoner to the jail here, arriving about 2 o'clock. Before being brought here, Alexander wras taken before his alleged victim, who, it is said, identified the negro as her assailant. It is also stated that on the way here a crowd of men asked the officers for the negro and upon being told they could have him, withdrew their request, whereupon the deputies brought Alexander on to this town and placed him in iail. Some time later the mayor communicated with Gov. Blease, at Dillon, explaining the situation, and the governor ordered the removal of the suspect from Winnsboro. Alexander was then placed in an automobile and the trip to Chester begun. There have been no demonstrations and no violence is feared. Arrive in Chester. Chester, June 26.?Sheriff A. D Hood, of Fairfield county, arrived ir the city this afternoon with Ed Alexder, colored, in charge, and will leave during the evening for Columbia, to place his prisoner in the State penitentiary for safekeeping; Alexander is charged with having at tempted criminal assault on a white lady near Rion a few days ago and posses of indignant citizens have scoured the country for days, intenl on lynching the negro if they coulc lay hands on him. Sheriff Hood captured the negro near Carlisle, after a vigorous pursuit. Mrs. Tillman Gets Divorce. Cincinnati, June 25.?Mrs. B. R Tillman, Jr., of Edgefield, Soutt Carolina, was this morning grantee a divorce from her husband, who is now practicing law in Portland, Oregon. This brings to a close a case that has attracted wide attention because of the prominence of the twe families concerned and also because of the famous suit which Mrs. Tillman instituted in the South Caroline courts some years since for the possession of her children who were al that time being held by Senator and Mrs. B. R. Tillman, grandparents ol the two little girls. After the recovery of her children Mrs. Tillman returned to her Edgefield home to live, remaining there until something over a year ago when she came to this city. Acquiring legal residence here, she severa] weeks since filed divorce proceedings, allegeing neglect and failure to provide. The case was not contested In Mrs. Tillman's suit, it was shown that B. R. Tillman, Jr., while a resident of Washington employed as secretary to his father, had taker the children and delivered them intc the custody of his parents, who left immediately with them for Trenton the home of the Tillmans. The sensational suit followed for the recovery of the children. After Mrs. Tillman won the case and the childrer were again in her keeping, it was alleged in the divorce suit of Mrs. Tillman, she wras forced to support herself and children. On this ground the case was decided. A Fish Story. Emerson Hough, who in his novels deals with extremely serious topics and whose John Rawn is a book ol tremendous import, has a keen sense of humor and never tires of telling about a guide he once had on a fishing trip in the Adirondacks. This guide had also been employed bj Grover Cleveland and Dr. Henry van Dyke, of Princeton University. Shortly after the birth of President Cleveland's little daughter, the chief executive went on a fishing trip and was delighted to learn that his guide had also become a father. ''How much did your baby weigh at birth?" asked Mr. Cleveland. "Twenty-two pounds, sir," answered the guide. "Twenty-two pounds!" exclaimed the president in amazement; "why : my baby weighed but seven." | "Can't help it, sir," said the guide; "mine weighed twenty-two, and 3 know that's right, for I weighed him on Dr. van Dyke's fish scales." "Jest One." It was at a ten and fifteen-cent vaudeville ticket window. A country villager approached. "Ten or fifteen?" asked the ticket seller. "Jist one," said the villager. "3 hain't got the family along." FALLS IN WELL, DROWNS. Tragic Death of Postmaster Mayfield, at Greers. Greenville, June 25.?Isom A. Mayfield, who has been postmaster at Greer's twelve years, was killed at ; his home this morning as a result of a fall into a 45-foot well. Mr. May field arose early this morning and just before jumping in the well he was heard to call his wife and sisi ter, who were still asleep, in the i house, only a short distance from , where the tragedy occurred. Mr. Mayfield had been In ill health for : some months, though he had lost no time from his office. It is quite probable that his run-down physical [ condition is responsible for his tragic i act. Mrs. Mayfield expressed the opinion that her husband jumped in I the well while asleep. Mr. Mayfield had been misisng half [ an hour when search was instituted , and the postmaster's body found in ; the well seventy-five feet from the [ house. Dr. Brockman was quickly summoned. He was lowered into the well and tied a rope around the dead man's body. The body was i drawn to the surface and all the i methods of resuscitation resorted to. All efforts, however, were unavailing. 1 Coroner Batson was summoned to Greer's and held an inquest to-night. "Isom A. Mayfield came to his death, in our opinion, by getting up in his sleep, going to the well, fell in and was drowned," was the verdict of the coroner's jury. Drowned in Broad River. Columbia, June 26.?W. L. Riley, of Saluda, was drowned in Broad river, a half mile north of the C., N. & L. Railway trestle, this afternoon between 3:30 and 4 o'clock. Riley was attending a business college ViflrQ ond Vin and tViroa no n {<"?? C j 11^1 v/j auu 111 auu tui ww vvluj^uu?vuw) ' two of whom were fellow students, ^ were excused for the afternoon; I they sought a swim in a popular swimming place in the river near the canal bank. Two of the young men, Amick and Tennett, swam across the deepest part of the river, reaching a large rock on the west side with safe. ty. Riley's strength became exhausti e<i when he had reached about midl way the river. Amick endeavored to 5 render assistance to Riley, and nar rowly escaped being pulled under by } the drowning man. Two boats with occupants, equip) ped with long poles, are to-night beJ ing plyed about the spot where Riley sank, but at 9 o'clock a report reachl ed the city that the body had not yet been recovered. - Riley entered the business college I in January, but discontinued studies ' on account of sickness. About a month ago he returned to school and was making rapid progress in his studies, said one of the teachers tonight. It was stated here that Riley's uncle is mayor of Saluda, and a telegram telling of the accident was sent by Coroner Richard D. Walker. The dead youth was about 21 years of age. The Rural Philosopher. When I think o' the tarrible prices them undertakers is chargin' these days, it ain't the high cost o' livin' : so much as the hign cost o aymg , that's botherin' me. They say them motorin' folks brings a pile o' money inter the - country deestricts, but ez fur ez I can t see they take it away with 'em when - they go, 'cept when we kin induce 'em to vi'late the speed law. I tell ye, Bud, credit's all right in I its way, but when a runnin' account gits a head start on ye, it's an allfired hard job ketchin' up with it. Ef them fellers that's allers growlin' about not gittin' their just de; serts in this here world really got ; all that ought to be comin' to them, ? there'd be a pile o' black eyes on this j airth. ; I ruther guess, Hiram, we're all on - us more or loss heathens. 'Tenny ; rate I allers hev a sneakin' notion r when I'm prayin' fer the heathen, i I'm puttin' in a good word fer myself. Prohibition? Waal, I reckon the chief accomplishment o' these here Prohibition laws is to make fellers I jest a little less ostentatious in their i drinkin'?that's all. Ef this here glorious country of i our'n hed a few less muck-rakers and a few more fellers that was willin' to hoe potaters, I kind o'. think those dogs we bin agoin' to fer so many [ years'd hev to turn around and run , some to ketch us. The way I size up them summer boarders is thet they come off here [ to the country not so much fer a . nViancn n' cnonp ns far a Change O' L V/llUHJjV, v WW** v v,~ clothes. When a feller tells me that what's enough fer one is enough fer two, I cal'late thet in his family he gits " the first helpin'. We can't help judgin' fellers by what the poets call their environh ment. Take the skunk for instance. It ain't the skunk so much ez the atmosphere in which he lives thet's reL' sponsible fer his bad reppytation.? John Kendrick Bangs in Lippincott's. FOUND IN DYING CONDITION. Laurens County Man Probably Victim of Overdose of Laudanum. Renno, June 26.?Mr. Posey Hollingsworth was found to be in a dying condition early Monday morning with two laudanum bottles by his side, one of them having been emptied. For several weeks Mr. Hollingsworth had been drinking very heavily, it is said, and for the past few days had been visiting his cousin, Mr. B. F. Copeland. About the middle of the night Mr. Copeland * went to Mr. Hollingsworth's room to t< see if there was anything that he b wanted, and found that he was in a tl critical condition, hardly able to catch p his breath. Medical attention was ti summoned at once and every effort C possible made to revive the patient, ii but all was in vain. Without regain ing consciousness, except for a few minutes, he died in convulsions early in the morning. The common belief is that he took ? the dose of laudanum, hoping to 1 quiet his nerves and to give him J some sleep, hut through mistake took an overdose. Some hold to the idea that his intention was to end his life. The doctors are of the opin- * ion that the alcohol and whiskey are ^ more directly the cause of his death than the dose of laudanum. C For several years Mr. Hollingsworth had been a citizen of Clinton 1 and was connected with the leading " fitizens of the town. Until recently he conducted a meat market there, but for the past few months was in the mercantile business. He was about 35 years of age. Made Resigning Easy. When Delegate Mark Smith, of Arizona, was a boy he lived on a big plantation in Kentucky. It was in slave days, and one of his father's slaves was Uncle Ike, who was the preacher for the place. Smith's father had built a small church on a corner of the plantation, and Uncle Ike held forth there every Sunday. This was pleasing to Ike, because it not only gave him a chance to exhort the negroes, but it absolved him from any of the Sunday _ chores. g One Sunday Mark went out by th! barn and found Uncle Ike sitting disconsolately under a tree. "Look here, Ike," said Mark, "why ain't you down there preaching?" s "Well, Mars' Mark," Ike replied, j "I ain't goin' to preach to dem nig- t gahs no more. They're always flghtin' t 'mongst theyselves, an' I'm sick an' tired, an' done quit preachin'.' "Stop your lying, Ike," Mark said. "You wouldn't quit such a soft snap as that What's the matter?" "Well, Mars' Mark," Ike replied, "ef you mus' know, dem triflin' niggahs done sent me my resignation." ?Lippincott's Magazine. STOMAOUROUBLES Cured By Vinol?Here is Proof 1 Seymour, Ind.?"I was troubled with 1 a chronic stomach trouble, and five ? weeks ago It got so bad I had to give up work. I had tried various medl- clnes without relief, and was finally i induced to try Vinol. After taking tne j first bottle I was greatly benefited, i Am now on the third bottle and ready 4 to resume work. Am rapidly gaining i In weight and strength." Edw. Nie- j man. < It is the curative medicinal ele- j ments of the cods' livers, combined 1 with the strengthening properties of ] tonic iron contained in Vinol which < makes it so successful in restoring . perfect digestion and at the same time it builds up the tired, overworked and run-down system. Try a bottle of Vinol with the understanding that your money will be returned If it does r? ot help you. . Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. ? NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC When in need of Farming Implements such- as Corn Drills, Stalk Cutters, Disc Harrow s, Grain Binders, Mowers and {! Rakes, Gasoline [ Engines, J. I. Case r Rnarl Machinery I I r and a I a General Repair Shop \ I see t D.J.DELK i BAMBERG, S. O. 'NCLE SA^^AKEJ^OFF HIS HAT o nobody. We take off ours to no* ody either when it comes to offering he finest carriages at reasonable rices. Why not celebrate the coanry's birthday with one of them. !ome and have a look and talk about t anyway. HORSES AND MULES. .14 G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. )R. J. G. BOOZER DENTIST, |J DENMARK. Uradaate Baltimore Collie of DenC!?1 ftAI* *ai out ^ci j, V/itwo xc/vi* ,-y r lember South Carolina Dental Association. Mfice Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange Bank Building, lours: 9-12 and 2-5 every day. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER 1 Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Special attention given to settlement of estates and investi- . ' gation of land titles. 'Ji G. MOTE DICKINSON I i I INSURANCE AGENT WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. -j| i. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. MAYFIELD & FREE Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Practice in all the Courts, both Jtate and Federal. Corporation >ractice and the winding up of ee- / ates a specialty. Business entrusted to us will be promptly attended ,, ? I PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS | Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines .AROESTOCK LOMBARD 11 foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. I W P. RIL E Y | ; Fire, Life | I Accident ;; O INSURANCE \\ BAMBERG, S. C. o Delays Are Dangerous I represent the Mutual Life In- ^ inrance Co., of New York, one of the itrongest old line companies in exstence. Let me show you our many ittractive policy contracts. I also epresent the Standard Live Stock nsurance Co., of Indianapolis. This s a strong company. Insure your lorses and cattle. W. MAX WALKER i EHRHARDT, S. C. HAD SEVERE HEADirnr crmi AUlfj XHLll YEARS I J : ? I have been subject to severe headches for about seven years. My lead would ache so badly at times hat I could scarcely stand it. Docors seemed to be unable to give me elief, though I tried several of them, nd took many kinds of headache oedicines and tablets. About a . nonth or six weeks ago I tried lunt's Lightning Oil, which gave me lmost instant relief, and I am glad o say that I have been entirely free rom those dreadful headaches since. ^rom my own experience I can say hat Hunt's Lightning Oil is without .n equal as a reliever of pain, and I inly wish that I had used it several HH "HivAn Qhor- -jA ears ago.?iths. ?*. a. an, Texas. Sold by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. ' .3 .*5 ^ '^Sk i I. r;*^