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A FALLEN IDOL
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Continued.
P y> r
?Now, Mr. Campion.** ib? began, as
she shook hands, -this really mast
4f he ths Usi sitting; I vu golnp to
k. ssnd for you to coats sod tell me
wont ths picture on the day we cams
fr?01 Bsstbo^fts, bat It was
really such sr frightful evening |
tfidn t lilts to ssnd my msu WtT*
"It only wants one mors sitting,"
ha said, "and then I shall not havs to
troubls you like this again."
Oh, I don t nilnd any necessary
Inconvenience. Now tell me. do yon
W*?t quite sueli s glare of light as
yoil havs here? 1 should hsve
'nought It so unbecoming to any com
plexion? Lot you are the bsat Judge,
no donbt. I'm fcotug to settle myiell
down ss comfortably as 1 can, and
you get to wnrk. nnd Jet us hare It
over. You surely Jiaveu t left Wll
loughby In the canlage, Sybil; ah, no.
there he is. AVI I lough by, come here.
?Ir, and keep mistress company."
AVllloughby wan I ha pur. whn re
luctantly abandoned the tour of In
spection he bad begun, to lio by her
side In s little Oriental divan, the one
oasis or luxury in that artistic desert
whlcU Mrs. Htanlland was now es
tablished with a work basket, books
and papers sk specific for en.iui.
There was a mischievous sparkle In
Sybil's eye when she turned her head
toward him. -Wlllougbhy is fright
ened of that very hideous little Imaqe
over there on the pedestal. Is that a
new acquisition. I don't 'remember
seeing It hero last lime!** She said
this wflli the utmost unconsciousness,
only her eyes danced.
"'H *W Riven to me only yester
day." Campion replied, "by a friend."
"You must have thought Jn?t when
' first saw It that j??tir friend wan
laughing at yon."
Mo frowned slightly. -| have
thought so iter sine*- never more
tbau now. _Aiiil yet I have tried t?
believe, ioo that my ? my friend
would not have deliberately stoooed
to trifle with me."
Sybil's eyes were hoP. an J repent-i
snt at once. "I think you are right,"
?he ssid, softie, kml she forgo, that
She hsd no right t? clasp his hand*
fust then. -Wry likely your riieni
bought It because at-the lime he real
ly thought It *83 H curiosity and In
teresting In its way., Terhsps he ,
fancied, too, that whatever it was
earning from ?from hlu, you know
jrou would valuo if."
Now you have put.lt in that wav,
I feel sure of it. And lhe friend warf
not mlatukeii. ' I do value It. ' There**
aomething iu Its faca that distinctly
grows upon one."
AV lllough by, who had evidently
taken a violent prejudice against the
Inoffensive stranger, had been growl
ing snd sniffing aroatid its pedestal
for somi IIium, and now, unable to
refrain from more open Manifest:}
lions of dislike, he was burkl ig rur:
ously.
-Air. Cmtnplon," said Mrs. Stanj
[?nd, -may | a*k j o:i once mors to
bring Wllloughhy t,? m?: It's not goo I
for him. all this CXlIleniMit. lie'* po
lenaitlvp about any n^Uimm, poor pet,
^nd that Imago of join's hcimim to
affect bis nerve?; d > nut it whore it
W&n't npgravate |?ln\"
Campion ha I just fall >a back to
intch I ho effect of hi.* latest louche*,
and, na he dUpeisel aonv* of the coN
J' with his I hani\ r 11 iooksd about
for a rag, he said, ?.| should have said
tha aggrsvatJon v as till on Wlllongh
J' i^aMe," I'Mt In another moment,
by Joy <\ he's brought the whohi
thing ovei ?"
"Oh, Konnli::" cried Sybil, forget
ting whore Ihcy were f >r h m intent,
"ses?the poor dog! oh! lf4 hor,
rible? move It, c;ule!ij"
Tho Idol |ay face upward, wearing
What the Immortal biographer of
"Honorable Chief Justice Moo.Vleree''
Would desorlhu ps fhe '? aof( and fas
cinating beam* of n tjlmper,'' and un
derneath It 1 ?*>' the lll-stnrred pug,
|Miat all Instil:*,
Mn, Stanllaml was Tending ovor
biro, * \\ llloug^by? oh, my poor pug
e-ipenk to met o\ I don't know
what I'm rajlns! ?; bii, fetch my
anti!"
Sybil sfoo! 1>;*. looking rather pul??,
find distressed for bur mini'* imke,
for ?h? had naver been warmly nt*
taehsd to the <leo?a?S'l Wlllougbby,
?Oh, Aunt Hilary," s'.ie i t Id. MI hiii
?o my, very ro-ry?suclt nn anfor?
tunr.tw accident!"
Mrs. HtanlUtid row, ;:rny and grim,
And turned lownrd Campion. "It
VU r.o accident," *hn aald harshly,
??It Win wilful, culpablo carelesanesa,
If no worse. To leave h heavy stone
on a rickety pedestal, where a breath
might upset It. No; It could not have
been left there without some motive."
Campion could hardly believe his
?wn ears. "Do you really suggest
that I planned this?" ho asked.
And then thore was an awkward
pans*, for the studio door had
opened, and Lionet Hal)cock came,
self-satisfied and aerene as usual, In
to the highly electrical atmoaphere.
He waa alt geniality and boylah
heartiness Just then, lie shook hands
warmly, as If he had not seen them
tor months.
?Weill" he said, "and how do you
think this young lady's portrait Is
getting on. Mrs. Stanlland?"
"I have been given other things to
think about," Mid Mrs. Stanlland
stiffly.
V?*tl Z?& M44 JHfc
eodr. * Hallo! why. Sybil, what's oar
rross-loftged friend the Idol doing
Am't mean to My you're
brought htm hm to kh Mr. Cam*
nlon i opinion: ho down't know >ny.
thing about Indian Idols. Now, I've
h?,u India. I could haro told yoo
tn a *eoon1 wbctW It waa worth
anything, when you war* baying It
yesterday. It you had asked ma!**
-Stop.** said Air*. Stanlland. -what
are you ta?kln* abou*. Lionel?**
"Kb?" excl;?lm:d Rabrock. "Why,
surely you remember yesterday In
Htnvav street; t rain* In while you
were buying It; we had a little Joke
about It, you and 1. dlun't we, my
child?"
?Did we?" said Sybil, "1 hare for
gotten! "
"Now I begin to understand," said
Mrs. Stanlland. ' Lionel, will you be
eo good as to go ontslde and see If
you can find the carriage, and wait
there till we come out. I shall not bo
long?but 1 hare some business to
arrange with Mr. Campion first."
"By all mean*," said Babcock;
"wouldn't disturb you for worlds."
When ho had gone Mrs. Stanlland
turned upon Sybil.
"May I ask if you are In thelxablt
of sending presents to young men
with whom you nro slightly ac
quainted?"
"Not as a general rule," exclaimed
Sybil, "but?but It makes some dif
ference, doesn't it, when you are en
gaged to tbe person? I thought it
did."
"The truth I*. Mrs. Stanlland, that
Sybil has promised to be my wife,"
said Campion.
"We.wrote to papa, directly we
knew It ourselves," said Sybil, "and
we were going to tell you this very
morning."
"I don't know whom to adralro
moat. And has my brother written
to approve ?>f this very prudent ar
rangement?" ?
*1 got his answer this morning,"
said Itouald, ns ho handed her the
eolonel'a letter. He felt extremely
ainall. Thanks to Babcock, their se
cret had' been disclosed in the most
disan'.rous manner and at the worst
possible time.
Mrs. Stanlland read tho letter with
pursed lips, and .then returned It to
Campion. "My brother," she ob
served. "seems to have taken it for
granted that you would not have
concealed thin from me; but Horace
Is too resdy to give other people
credit for possessing a sense of
honor."
"Aunt Hilary!" cried Sybil, "Ron
ald always wanted to tell you."
^ "Hold your tongue, Sybil; Mr.
Campion ought to be very well able
to defend himself."
"Oh:" exclaimed Campion, "I
make no oxcusef."
"I can And none. I forbid you,
Mr. lt<mald Campion, to call at my
house or attempt to see my niece
wltho-.it my iwrmisslon."
"I will engage." he stipulated, "not
lo attempt to see her for the present,
provided you allow r.g to write to
one another."
. "Then I think that Is all. As fo*
the portrait, that must do ns best i(
? an. |( you huvo a conscience, Mp.
''ainploii, it should he troubling you
now,"
"It Is,'1 said Konnld, as he made a
movement to open the door,
? Thank yntt, we do not roqulro
rny help from you," an Id Mr?. BtanU
land. "Mr. Babcock It outside?*
good* by."
She took up the body of tbe de
tarted Wllloughby, which she had
.laid upon the divan, and swept
i^Aughtily out of the painting room,
followed by Sybil, who threw Cam.
plon a parting glance of balf-comio
dea; air and re?lgnjUlon.
riM|?TKIl IV,
Idiet Tout-lire,
By I ho next morning Campion's
spirits had somewhat risen.
lie found on bis breakfast table a
letter In a blue envelope, on which
he read the uame of the solicitors
who had first Informed him of bis
leghoy. The executors were ready to
i ay It In already, he concluded, with
satisfaction, but he bad acarcely
opened the envelope before his aatl|t
faction vanished with bl# appetite
for (be letter in the following
terms:
"Sllpoitp deocanod,
"Pear Sir?Wo are Instructed hy
the oxorj to lose no lime In Inform*
ing jou that ou sending down to Som*
erset Hour? this day for grant of pro*
hate of the t\111 of above deceased,
?ve discovered that a caveat had been
entered, the object of which, aa we
have subsequently ascertained, li to
iiave Much will declared void, on the
ground that at the time? of Ita execu
tion testator was of unsound mind.
You will not need to he reminded
that, should the proceeding* which
will probnhl.v now be neceasary In the
probate division hove tho result of
upsetting the will In question, all leg
acies thereunder will fall In conse
quence; and without, of course, ex
pressing any opinion here as to our
opponents' case, we would venture to
Impreaa upon you that the step they
have taken Is one which may very
seriously prejudice your Interests as
one of the legatee*.
"We are, ete.,
"Moore, Dradshaw * Moore.
"New 8quare, Lincoln's Inn."
Campion resolved to ahaka off all
forebodings. Why abould he despair
I when, at that very time, possibly, his
i studio contained canvaases that would
I bring both fama and wealth?
Pn Impaction, bowrver. tbty mU*
fta* htm teas no* that ha tol ho
coa? so luneh dependent upon fbem.
How ?M. lt thai hm had mw ao
Uaad Ufort how low tboj^wara la
tone. bow at ta color aad
breadth of treatment. Wu It too
late mn thaa to bring them nearer
to his conception of wbat they might
bat i *
Ha daelded to make the attempt,
aad bad a wonderful aeaaa of maater
ly and Jaereased vision at ha woat
over the old croaad with rapid. aer
?one toa'eliea. la three hoars ha had
eatlrely traasformed the "Xerxee"
canvas; now the several from pa stood
out In telling contrast agalaat a flam
ing sunsot sky. tbs races and armor
had been more boldly dealt with; the
whole picture waa suffused with a
somber Slow.
He ims ?atls3~d st Isst. sad now
hsd the courage to write to tell
Sybil of the change la hie fortunes,
and auk ber to give hint aome as
surance that her constancy was un
shaken. The letter was written In
hot haste In his studio, and aa he
wrote the direction, he happened to
look up and caught what aucmed a
look of bland eucourageraent and ap
proval on the face or the Oriental
Image ou the cabinet opposite..
It waa t?o precious a letter to truat
to another hand, and he put It In the
letter-box himself, confident of ro
ceiving the answer by return of post;
he waited the next day, and two daya
more?but no reply came, though be
knew that Sybil and her aunt were
still at Suaaex Plare.
Then be went to the poatofllce and
made Inquiries, which he felt at the
Mine were a farce, hut he bad no real
doubt that his letter bad been de
livered In the usual way; they gave
him a form to be filled up and sent
to the postmaster-general, but It oc
curred to him thst Sybil might be
troubled by oClelal inquiries which
would only vex her whether the let
ter had been received or not.
So he took tbo more sensible
course of writing ognlii, and hla let
ter waa one which no girl with nny
vestige of a heart could leave un
answered. Kales happened to come
iuto the room shortly afterward.
? Will von bo wanting this yerc
ima'je for a few minute*,*' he In
quired. "because I thought If you
had no objection I'd get my missus
to glve-jt a wash down. What with
the black dust about, It's got so that
a little soap and water wouldn't do
it no harm."
"Just as you like," said Campion.
*'Tbl? for the post, sir?" said
Dales, as ho was leaving the room
with the Idol tuck/Ml under hla arm
like a terrier, and saw Campion's let
tor on the table.
"No?let me see. I was going to
the po%l with It myself; but. very
well, Bales, only it must be poated
In time for the last collection, mind!"
Dales went out with a kind of re
sentful grunt at being supposed In
nsed of such a reminder. In about
ten minutes the Idol reappeared, not
a whit cleaner, In charge of Mra.
Balea.
"Could you oblige Dales with n
little brandy, sir?" she asked.
"Certainly, you know where to find
it. Isn't he well?"
"He's had a alight fall, air, and
ctune down rather severe-like on
the bnck of hla head. 1 don't know
what's come to Bales lately, he's took
so to falling about and 'urting him
bsH." And later In tho day Hales'
grim countenance was not Improved
by a bandnge. but he made 110 refer
ence to his accident.
Had Sybil a heart or had she not?
He waited again for some airily ten
der lines from her, but they never
came.
He sent for Dries and questioned
him; but Bales' wus indignunt at the
mere suggestion of any ciefnult ou his
part. "Any letters. Mr. Campion, air,
as you give me to poat. 1 l ost. Von
gave me that there latter?and posted
it-way, you may depend upon it."
After this ho decided not to write
again: Sybil's alienee waa evidently
intentional. Still he did not hlnine
or doubt her; s'.ie might be prevented,
or havo promised not to wrlto until
she had seen her father.
The picture was finished, but now
he began to feel dissatisfied with It?
he had meant to do so much more,
nnd he felt that he had come very far
short of rendering the exact ahndo
of expression ho thought to have sur
prised.
And thore seemed now n want of
balance In the composition, which he
could hHve wished to set right before
I; w?i too late; aome accessory was
needad at the right of the ploture to
keep the gorgeous hangings from bet
coming too prominent, and tq relieve
their somewhat btcsrre effect.
It happenM that at the Instant this
occurred to him his eye was resting
upon the ?r? of the Idol, and he nt?
ier?d on exclamation of sudden en?
lUhteument. There was his aooes
soryl Yap, It was the very thing, In
sufhclcnt oharacter to harmonica with
'.he aurroundlngs, so quaintly ugly as
to acccntuate the charm of his sub
Ject. It aeemed as if aome Instinct
bad led Sybil to give it to him for this
particular purpose.
Ho placed the Idol upon tho drag
on pedestal, and began to paint it
experimentally, but he had scarcely
tlono more than Indicate Ita poaltlon
on the canrnd before he became en
chanted with hla auccesa. llo painted
on for two days, denying hlmaelf to
every one, scarcely allowing hlmaelf
time for nieala, ro atrongly did his
subject appeal to his Imagination;
and as ho went on ho was astonished
himself at the brilliancy and accu?
racy with which he had fmltated It/
dingy tone and grotesqua features.
To be Coutinued.
When eparklng a gtrl, warns ??
"hkago News, a young man afcould
tl least Ibow i spar); of aenaa.
MMSUiU
Decision the Two Coopers for
Killingof Sen. Ctrm&ck?20 Years
In the Penitentiary the Penalty.
' Nashville, Tenn., Special.?Guilty
of Border in the second degree?pun
ishment 20 year*' imprisonment?this
was the unexpected verdict rendered
by the wry against Cut Duncan B.
Cooper and Rohin J. Cooper when the
eourt opened Ssturdaj. The jury Fri
day aequitted John D. Sharp, indicted
with the Coopers for'the slaying of
former U. S. Senator Edward W. Car
mack.
.Bush to Sign Bond.
Although Judge Hart lied the bond
at $25,000 there was a rush to sign
it on the part of wealthy citizens of
Nashville which fairly nwamped the
clerk of the criminal eonrt.
The first to arrive was John J.
Greener, who signed for $10,00 on
each bond. Several others had been
sent for and telephoned that they
would come as quickly as automobiles
would bring them. In a few moments
Walter 0. Parmer arrived and signed
for the balance. "I will sign for a
million fur those men," he remarked.
In vain the clerk protested over and
over again that more than enough
sureties had signed but the invariable
answer was "We want to put our
name on that bond too." It seemed
as though every friend of the Coopers
considered it ineumbent upon him to
sign the bond. Wlieft there wiw no
more room for names iat (he foot of
the document the new bondsmcnt en
dorsed across the face until it was
difficult to decipher the signatures.
When filed the bond totaled nearly a
million and a half.
The Jury's Verdict.
At 0:25 the 12 men entered the
room end took the sfeaie seats they
had occupied for nearly 9 weeks.
"Have you agreed upon a verdict,
gcntlementf" said Ju^gc Hart.
"We have," replied Foreman E.
M. Burke hoarsely.
"Advance, Mr. Foreman, and read
tho verdict."
"We, thfc jury, find the defendants
Duncan B. Cooper and Robin J.
Cooper guilty of murder in the second
degree and assess their pnnishment at
confinement in the 8ts(p penitentiary
for a period of twenty yefcra."
"So say you all, gentlementf"
"So say we all," in chorus.
"I thank you, gcntlement," said
the court, "for your patience and de
votiton to the State, and dismiss you
to your homes and to your personal
vocations.
The jurors were tired-looking and
disheveled, but with the conclusion
of this remark the entire 12 sprang
from their seats as one man and hur
riedly loft the court room.
Verdict a Surprise.
The verdict, coming ae it did upon
the heels of Foremen Starke's dec
laration Friday that "we are hope
lessly tied up as to the Coopers," was
a decided surprise. The defendants
took it colly?elmost without amotion.
In a second after Judge Hart ceased
dismissing the jurors, Judge Ander
son, of the defense, was on his feet
exclaiming: "Your honor, we move
that the case be declared a mistrial
because of the verdict Friday we coa?
tend thnt Friday's verdict wax the
only one, and that it acquitted John
Sharp but d&ftared a disagreement oo
the other defendants. We alxo ash
that the. defendants be admitted tc
bond at once."
A Bailable Csee.
"The verdict of the jury makes it
a bailable case," was the court's re
tort. 'Hence I will fix the bond of
each defendant, at $25,000 unless
there be some objection. In that
event I will hear arguments." "It
is satisfactory to us," said Attornoy
General McCarn. "And to us," re
torted Judge Anderson. "There
seems nothing left but for the court
to pass sentence," added Judge Ilart.
"I do not think that necessary,"
said Judge Anderson. We move that
judgment be suspended and that we
be given a new trial. We will be pre
pared to argue the motion later?
probably next week."
I "All right, judge," remarked the
court. "I know yo?j will not delay
! unnecessarily and I will take it up at
your own convenience."
How the Jury Voted.
The jurors were not inclined to talk
but one of them said:
"On the first ballot we acquitted
John Sharp and disregarded the con
spiracy theory. On this same ballot
wc stood six for guilty of murder in
the first degree with mitigating cir
cumstances, five for murder in the
second degree with 20 3*ears, the
maximum penalty and one for ac
quitttal. The ballots all i!uy Wednes
day and Thursday showed the same
result. Friday the man who v6ted
for acquittal came over to murder in
the second degree but demanded that
only 10 years bo assessed. The rest
of us did not deem ten years as any
thing like udequate, so we disagreed
again. Of course, all this refers to
the Coopers, not Sharp, whom we had
acqnitted. Early Saturday morning
^he man who was holding out for 10
years agreed to 20 years and the six
who wore voting for a first degren
verdict agreed to this verdict."
UNITED STATES CENSUS
REPORT ON THE
COTTON CROP
Washington, Special. ? Running
bales of cotton numbering 13,403,841,
of average gross weight of 505
pounds, all equivalent to 13,563,942
500-pound bales, with 27,587 giuncr
irs operating, was (he final report of
the census bureau Saturday on the
eotton crop grown in 1008.
The report included 344,970 lintera
and counts round as half bales. The
final 1907 crop report was 11,325,882
balea, equivalent to 11,376,461 500
pound bales with* 27,597 ginneries
operating.
Included in the 1908 fig"1** are 93,
085 bales, which the ginners cftimate
cd they would turn out after the time
of the March canvass.
Round bales iu the report are 340,
450 bales. Sea islnnd bales included
are 93,848 for 1008 and 80,893 for
1007.
The erop by States, in running
bales, including li liters, follows:
Alabama, 1,358,339 bales; Ark?i
sas, 1,018,708 bales; Florida, 71,411
bales; Georgia, 2,022,828 bales; Kan
sas, Kentucky and New Mexico (in
cluding linters, of establishments in
Illinois end Virginia) 5,054; Louis*
iana, 481,694 bales; Misscssippi, 1,.
665,095 bales; Missouri, 60,609 bales;
North Carolina, 699,507 bales; Okla
homa, 703,862 bales; South Carolina,
1,239,260 bales; Tennessee, 348,582
bales; Texas, 3,719,189 bales; Vir
ginia, 13,013 bales.
THE HOUSE PASSES
AMENDED CENSUS AND HEALTH BILLS
Washington, Special.?In its amend
ed form the House took Thursday for
conaidarntion tho bill providing for
tha taking of tho next oensua. The
bill woa pawed at tho last seasion,
but woa vetoed by the Treaident ba
cauee of hid objoctiona to tha pro*
viaiona which took away from tha
Civil Parvica Commission tha power
pf appointment of the clorka. An
amendment by Mr. Sterling (Ilia.)
was Agreed to providing that the ap
ppintments shall bo mado in con*
t'ormity with the law cf apportion
ment among the Stated under tlx
civil service act. In order to prevent
tho spread of tuberculosis among
government clerks, an amendment b)
Mr. Bennett (N. Y.) was agreed to
requiring that each census applicant
furnish with his or her applicatios
? certificate of good health.
Declare alcohol is being eliminated.
Washington, Bpeoial. ? Alcohol
practicality has no therapeutic uses,
judging from th* discussion at th?
semi-annusl meeting here Thursday
of the American flooiety for the
Study of Alcohol and Other Drug
Narcotic*. home of the medical
aoientiata contended that alcohol haa
no therapeutic uses; other* that on
the whole it lios few such uses, while
another dedared t-hat alcohol grad
ually is being eliminated as a druu.
Papers wore read by Drs. Henry O.
Marey, of Boston, honoarnry presi
dent of the society,, entitled, "A
Tracing Black Hand Artiste.
New Orleans, La., Special.?In re
iponsa to a request from Inspector
McCafferty, of New York, the New
Orleans detective department haa se
cured evidence which may prove of
aauch value in running down the aa
lassiona of Lieutenant Petrosino, of
the New York police department.
A report has been forwarded de
tailing the departure of three Italians
frcro New Orleans for Italy about
the sarno time Petrosino sailed. Their
names art being withheld from the
ynblie, ? ,
Medical Study of tlio Tcmporantu
Movement in tho South;" Howard A
Kelly, of Paltimore, on "Tho Alco
hollo Problem in Every-Dny Life;'
T. D. Crothere, of Hartford, Conn,
on "Tho Future of the AlcoholU
Problem;" and W. B. Parke, of At.
lanta, Ga., on "The Effects of Al
cohol on Temperament na it Relatei
to Race and Nationality." Thi
night'a scasion developed much in
tereat among the aeientiatn an indi
eating tho necessity for laws relnt
ing to the care and protection of in
ebriatca.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS
News off Interest Gleaned Prom AS Sections off the Stnte and
Arranged for Bmy Readers
Win Bmc?d Oram. 1
Washington,. Special.?The Presi
dent Tuesday sent to Senate the nom
ination of Edward W. Dursnt, Jr., as
collector of customs for the district
of Charleston, 8. C. The appoint
or Mr. Dnrant ends the contest which
nas waged for so long over the selec
tion of Dr. Win. D. Cram. As the
only objection to Dr. Cram was baaed
upon the fact that he is a negro, it j
is presumed that Mr. Durant's nomi
nation will be confirmed in due course
of time, although his nomination was
allowed to lie over when the Senate
met in executive session Tuesday.(
while other nominations, which were
sent in were promptly acted upon.
Dr. (.rum's nomination had been be
fore the Senate at each session since
January, 1003. While he hss been
in office all this time, he was never
but t-nce confirmed by the Senate.
The one confirmation took place in
the Fifty-eighth Congress. The re
mainder of the time was covered by
recops appointments. The selection
of Mr. Dursnt is generally accepted
:is the introduction of President
Taft's announced policy of appoint
ing white men to Federal positions of
responsibility in the South.
Notable Case at Edgefield.
Edgefield, Special.?The Court of
Common Pleas has been in session at
this place since last Monday, the 8th
inst. The first two days were con
sumed in the trial of the cases of
Carley against the Southern Kail
way and Mack Davis against the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
In I he former the jury failed to agree,
a mistrial being entered. A non-suit
was granted in the latter, the plain
tiff failing to show that he suffered
any damage as a result of defen
dant's negligence. On Wednesday
the case of J. T. Patterson against
the Fanners' Rank of Kdgefield was
commenced. Although the Court has
since been continuously engaged in
its hearing, the end is not even in
sight, the possibility being that it
wi.!l consume not only this week, but
will run into next week. No case
ever tried here has attracted more
interest, the Court House being pock
ed to its utmost capacity, eminent
rounsel being engaged on both sides.
Col. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, ap
pears as leading attorney for the
plaintiff; while the Hon. (leorge John
stone, of Newberry, occupies a like
position for the defeiwc.
Fire at the Fair Grounds.
Columbia, Special.?Fire of un
known origin destroyed two sections
of the racing stables at the State
fair grounds at an enrly hour Tues
day morning. Eighty stalls were
burned on the south side of the
grounds, and but for the prompt and
efficient work of the bucket brigade,
operated by the workmen of a carni
val company show, which are quar
tered at the Fair grounds, the flames
would doubtless have dentroyed the
entile stables iu that scction of the
racing quarters. The property loss
atr.ouuted to $1,000. but about half)
of the loss is covered by insurance.]
Secretary Love of the Fair Associa
tion, said Tuesday that the work
of rebuilding the burned section of
the stables would begin at once, as
a scries of races has been arranged
for the spring, and it would be
necessary lo have the entire stables
ready for use, as the horses expected
to participate iu the raecs will need
the full accomodation of the stables.
Columbia Clubs Raided.
Columbia, Special.?Chief C'on
stablo Dickson and Constable Ogg1
end McSwain Thursday raided four
social clubs and placed the managers
under arrest. Thursday night Hunt
brothers' restaurant, on Oates strcvt
was abo raided, and a clerk named
Kaminer was arrested. The cases
woro woiked up by a detective named
Wilson, from Atlanta,
Memorial Window Commission,
Columbia, Special.?Oov, Aanscl
has named tho commission to take
charge of the appropriation made by
the general assembly for a memorial
window at Blandford church, near
Petersburg, Va. The commission con
sists of Senators Weston of Richland,
Johnstone of Newberry and Ilepre
scntative Ruckcr of Anderson. Ail
appropriation of $300 was given by
the State for the memorial window in
honor of the South Carolina Confed
erate soldiers who fell near Peters
burg during the conflict on the battle
1 fields of Virginia.
Stats Education Board.
Columbia, Special.?The State
board of education met Thursday in
the offlce of the 8tatc superintendent
of education. All the members were
present except the represenative of
the Sixth district, who has not been
appointed, the place being vacant on
account of the election of W. J.
Montgomery as State senator. The
report of the high school inspector
was heard, and the board scaled sev
eral schools that had not complied
with the regulations of the high
school act. The report was exhaus
tive, and Prof. W. H. Hand, the in
spector, was commended for the
thorough presentation of farts and
conditions. Four counties had al
ready received more than the amonnt
which can now be paid out under the
law, and of course all high schools
in these counties will not receive as
large an appointment as was made
last fall.
Will Reforest His Land.
Aiken, Special.?A great deal of
interest has been manifested here in
the avowed intention of Mr. T. I.
Hickman, president of the Granitc
ville Manufacturing Company, to re
forest about 2,000 acres of de-timber
ed land around Oraniteville. These
lands were many years ago cleared of
nil timber, and it is (he intention of
Mr. Hickman to retimher it, thus con
verting what is now barren land into
valuable forests. Mr. llickmau is
negotiating with the department of
forestry of tho Government with a
view of getting national aid in the
matter. Mr. Hickman states that it
is prohahle that he will have the work
done in the near future. It is pn? ?
nhlc that the lands will he sown with
seed .of timber, instead of transplant
ing. as it is said that pines do not
readily take root when set out.
Municipal Utilities Urged.
Lexington, Special.?Klectric lights
and waterworks for Iioxingion are
being agitated by the citizens now,
and there will be a public meeting in
the near future to discuss the advis
ability of the town voting on the
issue of bonds to secure an electric
light plant and a complete syston of
waterworks. This subject has been
discussed before, but it has never
taken on serious proportions until
recently. The property owners roalizo
it is said, that insurance would be
very much cheaper with a good water
system and the amount saved in in
surance alone aside from the many
other advantages to be derived would
soon pay for the cost of putting in
the system. But few towns in ihe
State, os well located as Lexington,
are without electric lights, and the
people here realize that they can ill
aeord to be behind other towns along
the line of progress.
Cotton Warehouse Barns.
Chester, Special.?The cotton ware
house of Joseph Wylie & Co.. with
its rontc...s, consisting of somewhere
between :J:">0 and .r?00 bales of cotton
was destroyed by fire early Thursday
night. The lire spread rapidly, and S.
M. .Tones & Co.' stable*. the city's
stables, and several negro tenant,
houses belonging to K. C. Statin, weru
damaged cr destroyed. Wylie & Co,
also lost u considerable supply of
baled hay, a number of new wagons,
and other valuable property, inclu^
ing their stables and sheds. For
tunately all live stock wero saved.
The fire department did splendid and
effective work, and at S-.riO o'clock
although the fire at one time threat
ened to sweep a lnrge part of the bus
iness district, the Haines are prac
tically subdued.
BnUet Brings Down Thief.
Chester, Speoinl.?Ike Feaster, eel*
orcd, was shot and perhaps fatally
Mounded at 2 o'clock Thursday morn
ing by Officer J. 0. llo.wnee, of the
city police force. Feaster hud brok
en into the store of T. H. Ward, col
ored, and was coming out of the rcny
with his plunder, when OITleer How.
see, who had been attracted by flip
noise, endeavored to halt him,
Train Kills Centenarian.
Newberry, Special.?Ned Kinnrd,
an old colored man, said to be 110
years old, was knocked down ond
killed by a freight train at the South
ern depot, Wednesday about 1
o'clock. The old man was leaning
against a box car when a shifting
engine backed up and shoved against
the one on which he was leaning,
knocking him down and then run
ning over and killing him. He was
a slave of (Jen. If. 11. Kinard in
slavery days and was a pretty oM
ncgro when set free.
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