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r GETS BIG HOTEL CONTRACT. \Y T. A. Green, of Spartanburg, to Build Pi Eight-story Hostelry. Spartanburg, Feb. 27.?T. A. Green, building contractor, will leave M Spartanburg with his family within S2 the next ten days for Wilmington, N. th C., where he will erect a large new to hotel. It will be of reinforced con- be crete, eight stories high, and have ci 150 rooms. C. Gresham, owner of su a chain of hotels and eating houses of in the Southeastern States, will be as- sb sociated with Mr. Green in the man- or \ agement of the hotel. Work will be- th gin March 15 and the structure will be completed in from eight months to th o irear CI Mr. Green said that although Wil- to mington has a population of 30,000, si: it has only one first-class hotel and be r he regards the opening for a new one as exceptionally good. The prox- bj imity of Wrightsville Beach, noted gc summer resort, was another co^ _- w< s eration which influenced him in the he venture. sb Mr. Green is also building a hotel 0C at Salisbury, N. C. Friends in Char- to lotte are associated with him in this in project. It will be a five-story struc- in ture of 100 rooms, and will be finished July 1. ^ Mr. Green built the Gresham Hotel a in Spartanburg and many other well co known edifices. He likes Spartan- bu burg, to which he came from Bam- th berg, S. C., a number of years ago, th and intends to return here when he th has finished the Wilmington hotel, to He said he considered'the prospects fri for the growth and business develop- lai ment of Spartanburg exceptionally in; bright at the present time. lai FEATS OF MEMORY. ba 3 eu One Presbyterian Minister Knew the th Whole Bible by Heart. re 4 : Of the many examples of pro- w, digious memories which have been ^ii recorded from time to time, none per^ haps have been so remarkable as the jj0 case of Rev. Thomas Threlkeld, who st? was a Presbyterian minister at Roch- as dale for 28 years, and died there in an April, 1806, at the age of 67. Threlfceld's memory first attracted atten- co s tion when he attended the grammar l2 * school at Daventry, where he began sj( to make a close study of the Bible. jn. When a passage was recuea to mm t he could immediately give it, chapl ter and verse, and, on the other hand, st. if a chapter and verse were given he ^e could at once repeat the passage. to Both at Daventry and Warrington, sjj where he went to finish his educa- fr( 5. tion, his fellow students delighted f0: i in putting his memory to the test, es and never once was it known to be th at fault. k "In later years," says Mr. Frank -10) Hird, in 'Lancashire Stories,' "Threl- af keld was looked upon as a living conkl cordance to the Bible in Rochdale ^ ^ and the neighborhood, and he was sj( constantly asked the most puzzling tic questions by his brother ministers; ex ^ sometimes actually for information, UE but generally for mere amusement. wj He was never known to be wrong." f0 Threlkeld's powers of memory, however, were not solely concerned with theology. He was also a lin- nc su guist, and knew nine or ten languages, while dates were a passion a with him, no matter how unimport^ t)2 wie knnwledee of historical * ^ su dates, of chronology, heraldry and geneaology was encyclopaedic, and br one of his favorite amusements was to go through the succession in the Episcopal sees and trace the pedi- pc grees of families. "In only one direction," continues v" Mr. Hird, "would this wonderful ^ ba < memory seem to have been of direct service. Threlkeld was one of the w< SU managers of a fund for the benefit of the widows of Presbyterian ministers, pr and consequently was frequently ap- a pealed to on circumstances connectle ed with the lives of dead ministers, and such was the opinion of his mem- ^ ' ory that if the books had been conro suited and had been reported differsr ently the error would have been im--L J-T not tn Mr PULBQ. tO tlltJ SCClCLciij, auu w Threlkeld's memory. This was in deemed infallible."?London Tidbits. An Ideal Wife. M w In reply to the query, "What con- g, stitutes the ideal woman for a wife," re which he sent broadcast among the ri ^ young men of Hanford, California. *** the Rev. W. C. Loomis, pastor of oi the first Methodist church of that ^ city, received more than a score of descriptions, but he considers the fol- ^ lowing the best of all: "The ideal woman for a wife ^ should have these qualifications: The b( voice of Melba, the talent of PadeC rewski, the figure of Venus, the grace g of a sylph, the vivacity of a coryphee, t}. eyes like the soft glow of a moon- c><; light eve, an alabasterlike complexion, the virtues of a nun, the charm . of Cleopatra, the meekness of Moses, sc the patience of Job, the forbearance tl ' "* _ m 4- "U ~ CI i of .Lazarus, tne zeai 01 a irujau, me constancy of Caesar's wife, the ^ capabilities of a charwoman, the w purse of Hetty Green and hair of her h own." G OMAN ATTACKED AND ROBBED robably in Dying Condition; Nearly $45,000 Gone. Chicago, March 2.?Mrs. Mabel ills, wife of a wealthy land owner of m Antonio, Tex., to-day lies under e care of physicians at an Evansn, 111., hospital after having lost or >en robbed of about $43,500 in that ty Saturday night. Mrs. Mills is ffering from a wound in the back her head, but is uncertain whether e was felled by a blow and robbed, whether she fainted and sustained e injury by a fall to the sidewalks. "It is one of the strangest stories at ever came to my attention," said tiief of Police Shaffer, of Evanston, -night. "There seems to be about k different mysteries ttnat nave 10 i solved instead of one." According to information obtained - police, Mrs. Mills came to Chica) from San Antonio less than a eek ago and registered at a leading )tel. Shortly before noon Saturday e is supposed to have drawn $45,10 from a bank, and, on returning the hotel, to have given the money to the care of the cashier, receivg a receipt therefor. Carried Money in Handbag. When she returned for the money short time later, it is said, she disvered that she had lost the receipt, it as she had made herself known to e cashier, she succeeded in getting e money back without trouble. In e afternoon she went to Evanston attend a dinner at tne nome 01 a iend, carrying the $45,000 in a rge brown handbag, a part of it beg in a smaller purse inside the rger bag. After the dinner Mrs. Mills started ck to Chicago, but on the way openthe handbag and discovered that e smaller purse was missing. She turned to Evanston, missed her iv, and at 9:30 p. m. was seen liking by a policeman, whom she 3 not accost. What happened during the next ur is not known. At 10:30 she iggered to a stranger's door and ked for assistance. A physician d her friends were summoned. The tter discovered the smaller purse, , ntaining $1,950, at their home, iter the handbag was found on the lewalk opened and the money miss- , What Puzzles Police. The police are unable to undermd why Mrs. Mills rode beyond r station on her return to Evansn and why the scene of her mishap , ould have been several blocks )m the house at which she applied , r aid. That she had money was ' tablished by eye-witnesses. A | eory is that Mrs. Mills was dazed a fall and wandered away without 3king for her handbag, which was terward found and rifled. . It was said at the hospital that rs. Mills is suffering from concus)n of the brain and that her condim is serious. She is also ill from , posure. A physician in attendance inn Mrs Amis after a consultation ith the police to-night, issued the lowing statement: "We are all practically satisfied iw that Mrs. Mills could not have ffered the wound in her head from fall. The injury unquestionably is caused by a blow with a sandig or other blunt weapon. She is ffering from concussion of the ain and her condition is serious, le may not live 24 hours." When found Mrs. Mills had in her ssession about $50, a revolver, ree diamond rings and a gold atch. It was said by her friends at she was an associate of her husind in selling lands in the West, as in the habit of carrying large ms of money and also a revolver to otect herself. It was asserted that large red light in front of the >use, at which she applied for aid, d her there and that unfamiliarity ith the locality caused her to miss >r station. The fact that her railed ticket to the South was in the tiall purse she left at Evanston ex ained her hurried return, accordg to friends. Both Real Estate Dealers. San Antonio, Tex., March 2.? rs. E. W. Mills is the wife of a idelv known real estate dealer of an Antonio. She, too, is in the :al estate business. Before her mar% age, two years ago, she was Mrs. abel Luter, and was accounted one f the most successful real estate "okers of Texas. Mr. Mills to-night only had word tat his wife had been slightly injur1 and was in a Chicago hospital. He new nothing of the $43,500 robary and could not account for that mi of money being in his wife's posoi + VirmprVi hp snrmnspri if was OOiun, ~ ? x'? -- ie proceeds of one of her own real state transactions. Alloying tin with lead,' a German dentist has produced a porus tin. ie lightness of which is its chief ivantage. Postponed once because of Italy's ar with Turkey, an international ygiene exposition will be held in enoa in July. DIES IX WALHALLA AFFRAY. Will Smith Kills Tliird of Three Brothers to Die Violent Deaths. Walhalla, March 2.?Sheriff John W. Davis was notified yesterday morning that Frank Thrift was dead ?dying from wounds inflicted by Will Smith. All parties reside on Tugaloo river, a few miles above Madison. The difficulty occurred some time Thursday. Smith was arrested late Friday afternoon and was lodged in jai about midnight. At the time of his arrest Thrift was still alive. Sheriff Davis, E. L. Herndon and M. C. Long have gone to the Thrift home where an inquest will be held. This trouble has caused excitement throughout the entire section where both men are well known. Particulars have not yet been related neither is it known what Smith's defense will be. Both Thrift and Smith are men of courage and a difficulty between them would inevitably lead to serious harm or death. Thrift is familiarly known as "Little Frank." He was the son of the late Ranee Thrift. His mother was Miss Rusk, a sister of Senator Rusk, of Texas. He has four brothers?the bodies of two of them lie in the cemetery?John Thrift, who killed Moore and at the same time was killed by Moore, some 20 years ago, and "Little Bill" Thrift, who was killed four years ago by Logan Ramey. To-morrow at Long Creek the third mound will cover the body of the third brother. Frank Thrift had accumulated a considerable estate. He owned and dwelt on the Col. Welborn plantation, which is considered one of the finest farms in the Tugaloo valley. He was a hard worker and a shrewd trader. THE FATAL DOLL. Remarkable Story by an Explorer in New Guinea. A young German savant, who was sent on a scientific expedition to New Guinea, has just brought a picture of a fatal doll and the extraordinary story connected with it. It was originally bought by a Dutch trader, Capt. van Berghik of Amsterdam for his little 12-year-old daughter. "I put into the port of Nagasaki in September, 1909," said the captain, "and bought the doll in a bazaar. Soon afterwards we were obliged to anchor in Geclwinck Bay, New Guinea, for repairs. "For about a fortnight we had daily intercourse with a tribe of Papuans on the coast, and I became very friendly with a man named Tarvar. "This aroused the anger of the chief, Katiak-Kho, who looked on our friendship with a jealous eye. Tarvar was very fond of exploring the ship, and was struck with admiration for the doll the first time he came into my cabin. "As the young fellow had been very useful to me I made him a present of it, intending to buy another on my return to Nagasaki. Tarvar left the ship with manifestations of exuberant joy. "On the following day I heard some very sad news. The chief of the tribe accused the young warrior of theft, and split his head open with an axe. "He then fled into the interior with the rest of the tribe. Fearful of losing the* precious fetish, Katiak-Kho hid it in the folds of his cloak. "But the warriors noticed that their chief secretly left them at night to go and worship the little doll by moonlight in the forest. "One night they followed him and caught a glimpse of the chief's marvelous doll. "He was not popular, and a plot to kill him was soon on foot. KatiakKho was strangled at the foot of the tree where he was accustomed tc commune with the idol. "The groans of the dying man attracted the attention of his brother and some of his friends, and a terrible battle ensued. Five men were killed and the victors ran further intc the recesses of the forest. "After days of wandering they found a suitable site at the foot of a mountain and built a new village They thought themselves in safety: but the reputation of the idol came to the ears of the Alfakis, a warlike tribe, who determined to secure it al all costs. "The war between the Papuans and the Alfakis lasted for many months, and the little Japanese doll passed alternately from one camp tc another. "Three hundred lives were lost ir these battles, and the doll is now ir the possession of the victorious Alfakis, who have built a temple for ii and declared it taboo."?Pennsylvania Illustrated Paper. The man who has piled up a fortune never wasted any time wishing he was rich. W. W. SMOAK SELLS NEWSPAPER i Will Edit Paper in Kentucky?Succeeded by R. M. Jeffries. Walterboro, Feb. 27.?Mr. W. W. Smoak, who has been editor of the Press and Standard for over six years, has this week made a deal whereby he sells his holdings here to the Press and Standard, Inc. Mr. Smoak will leave next week for his new home in Madisonvile, Ky., where he will continue to engage in the newspaper business, having bought an interest in a paper there. Mr. Smoak's office has grown from an out-of-date plant, using old methods of printing to one of the most modern plants in the State, having only recently discarded a Junior Linotype for one of the latest models. As editor, Mr. Smoak* has stood for the development of the county in every line, for the enforcement of law and order, and for all that goes to make up a good county and town. He has left an impression for good which will long remain. The Press and Standard, Inc., has for its officers, R. M. Jeffries, presi- I dent; Annie Savage Jeffries, vice president, and H. E. Savage, secretary. R. M. Jeffries will edit and manage the paper, and, having had some experience along this line as : founder and editor of the Jasper Herald, should continue the Press and Standard up to its usual excellency as a county paper. Father Used Child to Get Him Drink. A bartender, writing an article entitled "What a A/Tan Will Do for a Drink" in the March American Magazine, tells the following story: "You remember the old temperance melodrama in which the drunkard tries to trade his wife's wedding ring for a drink? Perhaps some of you think it is exaggerated. It is almost amusing to remember some of the things drunkards will offer for a drink. The early-morning watch usually gets that kind?fellows desperate for a drink to 'brace up' after a night's debauch. I give away many drinks during that time of the day if there is a chance to get them to go home. They offer clothes, jewelry?anything for a drink. There was one fellow who made me sick of the entire business and some human beings. He came into the bar where I was then employed carrying in his arms one of the prettiest little girls I ever saw, about three years old. He put the child on the bar and told.her to ask , me to give him a drink. She said, 'Please give father a drink,' and smiled. He had taught her that, I saw he already had been drinking, and refused. Then he told the little girl to sing for a drink, innany i was su disgusted I walked away, and he grew angry, polled a tiny ring off the baby's finger, and offered to leave it as security for the drink. That is where I turned loose, I told him I had met low persons and disgusting ones, but he reached the limit; and I informed him of my intention to tell the police. I looked him up to see what I could do. His wife had divorced him, but the court permitted him to have the baby one day a week, and he was using her to help him get drinks. He was arrested some time later for standing in a doorway while she begged on the sidewalk." Sense in Short Sentences. Two may be company?unless they are husband and wife. Beauty is only skin deep, but lots of us don't care for deep women! When we look back now upon some of the things we used to worry about, we wonder what ailed us. Nealy all beautiful things are expensive?including women. Happiness is not doing what we , like, but liking what we do. A great deal depends upon the , dressing?when it comes to salads . and girls. , With children it is 'Shut your , eyes and open your mouth;" in business, it should be, "Shut your mouth . and open your eyes!" No woman can be happy who has . too much time to think of the things i that are none of her business. , ' There is not much difference between a young man's first love ,af fair and the way he feels when he L first sits in a barber's chair. Report on Soldiers' Home. Columbia, Feb. 28.?The legisla! five committee investigating the af fairs at the old soldiers' home reported to the legislature Thursday. The 5 report says that the conditions at the home are bad and discipline poor, t That there is a lack of proper > nourishing and that the home is alof timoc tr> hppome filthv and IV ? tu U y, ^ _ 1 that for the last summer food was L poor. That the practice of dealing out supplies of liquor to veterans t should be discontinued. The report - further suggests that the salary paid the physician of the home, Dr. F. W. P. Butler, should be cut to 335 a - month, stating that he is paid too j much for his services which are said to be very light. We Will Make Money for You By Saving it in Your Purchases? Don't go to larger cities and pay larger prices. We have the styles, the quality, the selections, and at lower prices. Next week (second week in March) will be the time of our first display of Pattern .Hats, Ready-to-Wears, Novelties in Hats, etc. We will have special days, but you can see what is stylish and up-to-the-minute any day next week. H Our buyer (Miss McMillan) and milliner (Miss T.emn<Vlrs\ VinvA ret.firned and are atrairi readv ~ o to please you. See at once our new Dress Novelties, Imported Robe Suits, House Dresses, < J Fringes of all kinds, Laces, Embroidery, Silks, Ribbons, etc., at -J The Millinery Store J (C. W. RENTZ, Proprietor.) ji i 1Wa Want Ynwr Trarlp 1 1 H | || v IIU1II 1VUI I1UUV | ^ @ | And if prompt, polite service, the best | X @ of everything in our lines at the lowest @ ? Z prices will cause you to give it to us we Z ? ? are sure to be the lucky ones. We are ? J? I receiving new goods in our 5c and 10c | H Z department every week, and we always 2 /? | have a large quantity of everything on | @ | the market in our Fresh Meat Market. J ? Z Come and give us a trial and we feel Z @ sure you will come again. j ? |H. G. DELK & CO.! | 1 | Successors to H. W. Beard. Bamberg, S. C. i fl A Safe Combination | In the Banking business is ample capital, careful meth- Ux *' . J gg ods, shrewd judgment and unfailing courtesy. Thus ?S V--.? the fact that our deposits are increasing rapidly is suf^ ficient proof that our customers realize and appreciate ^ gg that this combination is our method of doing business. S8 We shall be pleased to number you among our new ?& ^.rl ,*J. customers. We pay 4 per cent, on Savings Deposits. i S PEOPLES BANK Bamberg, S. C. jg FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS | We guarantee our plants Frost Proof. We guarantee full count, Safe Delivery and satisfaction in every way or money refunded. Prices 1,000 to 4,000 plants $1.25 per thousand, 5,000 to 9,000 at $1.00 per thousand. 10,- ? 000 at 90 cents per thousand; Special prices on larger lots. Varieties are Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, Succession and Late French Dutch. Plants ready now. Prompt shipment on all orders. Send money by Registered Letter, Express or Post Office Money Order. THE CARR-CARLTON CO., j Box Xo. 27. 31BGGKII S. f. C^.1,4 TJVwvo Ktt Tolonhnnp JU1U HUgO kJJ JL VlV|/xxv/xxv A South Carolina farmer had a large number of hogs which were ready to kill. The weather was so warm that killing was out of the question. He went to his telephone, called a dealer in Columbia over Long Distance and sold his hogs at a good price. He then called the local freight office and arranged for shipment. The telephone is now a necessity on the farm. You can have one on your farm at small cost. See the nearest Bell Telephone Manager or send a postal for our free booklet. FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT - SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY E&3 S. Pryor St, Atlanta, Ga. '