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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
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One Presbyterian Minister Knew the th
Whole Bible by Heart. re
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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
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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
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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<
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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
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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.
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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.
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