The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, January 26, 1906, Image 4

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?HAT IT COST. M of thc Expenditures Made hy the nis^ensarv NOSING COMHITTHF. .1. The Report Submitted to the Qeneral Assembly Last Week by Scmfor J T. Hay, Chairman of the Lcglslatlyc Investigating Ommlsslon. Senator J. T. Hay, chairman of tho legislativ? committee to investigate tho rumored unsatisfactory conditions in the State dlspo isary system, last week, presented the report of dis bursemcnts mado by tho committee The total amount cxpendedls $7, 012.23. In submitting the report, Senator II Ay sayi- : "Th? committee would further re port that Ibo original appropriation bas been exhausted, and your commit too were compelled to borrow money for the purposo of continuing their Investigation, which amount, or such portion of lt as may bs expended, thc oommlttco respectfully requests be paid. "J. T. Hay, "Chairman." Following la tho statement of dis bursemenb of dispensary investigating committee appointed bv a concurrent r?solutions ?session of io )6. J. T. Hay, member.$ C. L. Biease, member. N. Christel s3n, J r., member T. B. Fraser, member. A. L. Gaston, momber. J. F. LvoUi member. I). A Splvey, member. A. II. Booth, clerk. J. F. Sbumpert, marshal... Albert Nance, porter. A. H. Tooth, clerk. .1. T. ll.iy, member. 0. L. Biease, mrmber. N. Christony on, Jr., member T B, Fraser, member. J. F. Lyon, member. 1). A. Spiv ry, member. A. H. Booth, clerk. N. Ohr Istensen, Jr., member Edmund Bacon, accountant J. F. Lyon, member. C. L Bl ase, member. J. T. Hay, pay of defective. L. L. Motto, stenographer.. J. F. Lyon, member. N. Christ onsen, Jr., member Alvin S. Win oler . J. T. Hay, pay of detective. A. ri, Booth, clerk. 1. 'F. Shumpert, marshal,.. 3. B. Knight, stenographer. J. F. Lyon, nor diem, mi leage, and expenses. T. Hay, pay of detective. A. ll. Booti), oloik. J. Austin, witness. B. F. King, wit ,n< si. TO T. Windham, witness... M. Manheim, witness. J. W. Huseman, sUbness. .. J. W. Sc ay, witness. W. It. D ningham, witness.. I) M. M los, witness. J. It. Fant, witness. larson, witness.... *. ^R. IC Blakcly, witness. Miss Saran Davis, stenogra pher. . W. W. Harris, witness. H. W. Richardson, witness. W. C. McMillan, mineral water, eic. 1). A. Splvey, member. J. ?F. S: ip poy, wltuoss. ll, J. Dunn, wi' ness. ll A. Blackwood, witness.. J, T. Hay, nie m ber. T. B. Fraser, member. A . L Gaston, men b v. B. L Toland, wlluoi s. ll. r. Cunningham, witness. .! sse Mabi IV ), witness.. .. J. F. S uni pert, marshal... .Albeit N .ii.ee, p rter. S. J. Ca1 heart witness. Charle* Lu ti h j ihn, witness. C. L B ease, member. J. ll, Mortis, witness. L. RU hiing, witness. J. W. Huseman, witness.... E. B. Donald, witness. Gi ff je High, witness. J, W. S ay, witness. A. M. Cathcart, witness.... L. 10. Farley, witness. N. Christensen, Jr., member .per diem, mileage, expen ses . J. F. Lyon, member. J P, ThaokSton, witness... J. M Nichols, sherill's coits ll. ti. L '.n: rum, witness.... W. A, F S'or, witness. Asa Smith, witness. lt 1J. Biyan company, ex penrf s. T. B.'Fi'?Ser, member. A. L. Gaston, member. A. II. Booth, clerk. C. L. Bu ase, member. F. M. Mixon, witness. N. Christensen, Jr., member J. F. Lyon, mi mbor. 1). A. Splvey, member. J. F. Sebum pert, marshal.. Albert; Nance, porter!. W. VV. Bradley, accountant L. M. Foosbe, accountant.. F. F. Covington, stenogra pher. Elgar Brown, stenographer. J. ll. Stratford . J. M. Itudlsall, witness, .. W. o. Tatum. . A. Manheim, witness. J. S. Lop.?, witness. J. A. Blackwell witness.... W. S. (Cyans, sher'il'. J. S. Nichols, witno. s. D. P, Douglass, witness.. .. M. B. Gideon, witness. J. J. Bell, witness. J. F. Shumpert, marshal... H. h, Skinner, witness. J. ll. Morris, wltucrs. J. F. M chan, witness. ?'. M. Davis, witness. W. D. Howard, witness . .. F. F. Covington, stenogra pher . Elgar Brown, witness (same ehtrj ). J. ll. Stratford, dcttctive > C. h. Blouse, member. A. L. (Liston, member, ... W. F. Holmes, wltnets. W. M. Sanders, witness. * J. T. H ly, momber. j. A. Gaimard, constable,.. Albeit Nance, purtor. x. j), riiinui, uiuwuej. L. IO. F uley, wit neus. D. A. Splvey, witness. J. F. Lyon, member, per diem, mileage and expen ses. "V. . N. Christensen, Jr., mom bur. 44 78 N. Christenson, Jr.. mombo? 72 78 Ii. E. iie?'aRS, work. 1 00 Leon L. Motte, stenographer (same entry). 60 00 , Joo E. Bomar, stenographer 3 00 Miss L'zzle Owings, stenog rapher . S 50 J. A. Kingham, witness.... 2 uO H. W. Bass, deteotlve. 285 20 W. H. Epperson, sheriff.... 3 00 The State Company, print- ( lng. 7 60 J. F. Byrnes, stenographer. 9 50 N. Christensen, Jr, member 20 10 J B. Knight, stenographer. 05 00 , Miss Mattie Martin stenog rapher. 2 50 N. Christensen, Jr., mern* ber. 28 IO J. T. Hay, member. 140 77 ll. L Bryan Company, sta tionery. 3 00 J. F. Lyon, member, per diem, and expenses. 133 20 N. Christensen, Jr. member 50 00 W. S. Glenn, witness. 10 70 ts. Christensen, Jr. member 05 00 A. H. Booth, clerk. 70 00 S. D. Atkins, witness. 15 00 J. R. Fant, witness. ll 50 J. F. Nuuuamaker, witness. 0 30 J, II. Rico, Jr., witness_ 15 00 C. L. Bleaee, witness. 32 00 T. B, Fraaf r, witness. 20 ?0 J. F. Lyon, immber.Ti 26 (10 A. L. Gaston, mombor. ... 39 60 J. T. Hay, member.? 15 30 N Christensen, Jr., mam ber. 40 25 Aug. M. Deal, clerk. 24 00 D. A. Splvev, member, per diem, mileage, expenses. 140 50 J. M. Nicholls, sheriff. 25 25 N. Christensen, Jr., mom bor. 74 60 Luke Loa, attorney, Nash ville, Tonn., fee. 250 00 J. F. Shumport, marshal... 17 80 Albert Nance, porter .... 1180 TX B Lewis, witness. 14 20 W. F. Holmes, witness... . 30 00 J. M. MoOandless, chemical expert. 285 00 C. W. Birchmore, palutlng.. 0 00 N. Christensen, Jr, pember per di3m, milsage, expen ses. 318 05 J T. Hay, membir. 41 20 A. H. booth, derk. 30 00 J. F. Lyon, member. 48 00 AUK. M. Deal, clerk. 20 00 Ii L. Bryan company, sta tionery. 3 45 J. Elmore Martin, sheriff .. 2 60 J. T. Hay, membor. 03 00 Total . ?7,012 23 ANOTHER KILLING. Ono ColorcO Man Hills Anothor O vf r In tho Foik. Tho hot supper conllaucs to get In Its deadly work. On last Saturday night over in the Fork of tho E listo, Lewis Curry shot and killed Earnest Fuel, both parties being colored. The killing took place at tho house of Curry, who lives on Mr. H. S. Spires place near Norway. According to the story of Curry there wa? a gathering on Sabir day night of several colored people at his house. Early in ti e evenlrg Fuel and anoth I er man got into a row about a debt ol ten cents, and was^about to resort to blows to Bettlo the trouble betweeu them. Curry ran In tho house and got a single barrel guu and got In between Fuel and the negro to preserve the peace and dignity of bl? home. At this juncture of ttl'il rs, Curry claims that some one shoved him, and as he fell his gun was discharged shooting Fuel in the breast. As soon as thc shooting to k place every bxly ran away from Curry's house leaving Fuel where he fell when shot. After walting until two o'clock Sunday morning, Cu'ry went to Mr. Spires' house, and a lier waking up Lhat gentleman, told him of tho Shooting as above described. When he called Mr. Spires Curry cialmsthathe did not know how badly Fuol was hurt. Ilerequ stod Mr. Spires to go with him to nls house which that gentleman did. When they reached the houso they found Fu:l dead having been shot through thc breast, the shot taking efface in thc lungs a?>d no doubt some of them pierced tho heart of thc dead man. Curry was lodged In the coun ty jail. He has employed Messrs. Wolfe & Ba ry to roprcscnt him. Curry claims that the shooting was dtogethor accidental, but the ourt will have to decide the matter when il moots ni xl May. P?(JKrH7uTAX~8^BA. Holt; Survivor ol the Sohooner Hobart ll Stovonson, Adrift on a gang plank from ulnc o'clock Saturday morning until live o'ch eic Monday afternoon, without food or watei, K ul Sumner, the only known surviving member of the crew . f the four-masted schooner Robert II. Stevenson, was plckod up by thc German steamer l?uropi, bou Jd from Pnlladelphla to Savannah, at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon In latitude 34 f>rt north, lontltude .'15 2;i west, and was carried to Savannah. Besides the ships crew there were f mr women aboard, tho wife of the captain, two relatives and a colored servant, aU going to Habana on a pleasure trip, making a total of 13 peo plo aboard. The Stevenson, loaded with coal, sailed from Philadelphia Jan. 8 for Habana. Capt. Klgboo was In charge with First Mate LOWIH. .Sumner says thc schooner grounded on Diamond shoals. All save four seamen, himself included, took to the boats, ene b ?at being smashed and the llrst mate and two men being drowned. This ho saw. Ho thinks the other capsized. Two of the men who remained with the schooner left on a raft, ho left on tho gang plank, ano tho rourth re mained. Several ships pa'sod Sumner at a distar.03 before ho was plokcd up weak from cold, hunger and thlst, by a boat from the Kuropa. Ho thinks be was the sole survivor. Druadctl Spot tod Fever. A dispatch from Newport, lt, I. says nearly al) of 1,600 apprentices at the naval training station live in con slant dread that tho fatal spotted fever may strike anyone of them next ono boy having already doveloped In sanity and has been removed to the Insane asylum at Washington. Deaths Of J. F. ll ??fe, of Nebraska, Harry (talc Bootenburg, of Ktononma, Vir ginia, makes seven fatalities so far put of eleven case?, which, with the death of Frederick Friend, of Nash ville, Uh, ls expected any moment. Tiiia morning preparations began ror double fumigation of former Spanish cruiser lt dna Mercedes. The otlloers aro tiodded with letters from parents asking abouti tho hoalth of their boys. THE DISPENSARY; V Bill Will Be Passed by the Legislature to DUT OUT ALL GRAFT. Senator Tillman Says He Expects Brice I.nw to be Repealed New Year and That the Dispensary Will Return to the Favor of the People. The Washington correspondent ot bho Ctm rios ton Post says lt has boon loamed there that Senator Tillman bad sevoral important ooufercucos when in Columbia with tho Huppoit ers of the dispensary in tho Legisla ture and that when he loft them it was with a mighty good understand* lng that a bill will bo agreed upon by tho dispensary people and pushed at the present session. Tho bill will seek to remedy defeots of the existing law, the especial object being to plao) the leading otlloers of tho lust Hutton be yond the temptation of oorruptlon. Your corres, ond nb ls in j osltion to stace thab tho main features of tho proposed bill will be these: First-Too purohaso of rye, oom and bourbon uudor yearly contract, olds to bo advertised for an opened during the sessions of thc L gislature, thc State bo buy everybhlug from tho lowest bidder. s Second-No bid will be r, e lved from any brm that bas not put up with the treasurer of tho Scatea oortllled oheok tor a large sum as an evidence of good faith. The firm rccoiv ng the bid to bo n quired to put up witu tho Stale treasurer 5 per cent of tbo gross sales of tho State d'spousary for the pre ? vlous year. Tms will be a guarantee of faithful and honest p.rformanoo ot contract. Third-The State io got the whis key direct from tho bonded warohous es of tho government, before there has been mixing or blending and when thc product is as pure as tho government can guarantee lb. Fourth-Tho State to do its own blending and mixing, thereby guaran teeing an absolute Iv pure artlole, there being no ohati .e 1er doctoring, uulcss the otHotals of thc State do so them selves, whloh woul 1 be made i u ilsh able by a heavy sentence. F foti--livery bid, and Senator Till man ls understood to regard this ia about the moit Imp rbant feature, to be 8ubmltttd in tripl'cite, one bid tc the Governor, another to the Spoakei Of tire House and a third to tho troas ercr; these o?lo'.als to hold the bids until the diy of their opening, when all are to bo presented at once l i the opinion of Senator Tillman, this would absolutely prevent collusion and the altering of bids, as the law would pro vide that ail bids received should re main sealod until opened at a certain tim3, and in a certain < il ice. Se: at ?r Tillman believes that the only waj c Ilusi?n would be possible would be for the dispensary olllolalstc connive with thc bidders to deliver a poorer grade of proof whlskor, bit tills could bo avoided bcoiuso the spo olllcitlons would ca 1 for goods of a cer tain proof, diroctfrom the government bonded warehouses and thc proof of whiskey ls easily ascertained. Still another important fcaturo will be c iangh g the personnel of the State ooaid of control so as to give thc peo pie of the State confidence in the maungemcnt. This is understood io be now under consideration. "In m> opinion, thc peoplo of the State are overwhelmingly for tho dis pensary," said Senator Tillman, "even in thc counties where il, has been vot ed out. Tue system la all right, but the people aro tried of the bad odor and want to see a change in tho law. The advocates of thc dispensary will, In my opinion, amend the law at the present session s ) as to prevent cor ruption and lnsuro tho sale of pure whiskey. If the enemies of the law prevent the Legislature doing any thing In that direction they will have to be accountable to the people. We will sec to thar, but unless tho Legis lature attempts to do something, there is grave danger of thc death of tne lav/. J. am sure, though, that tho friends of thc dispensary will make ovory t ll rt at this s.-sslon of the Leg Isintu re to purify conditions and to again establish thc system In the con fidence of thc people. If they fall lt will be because thc enemies of the law unite against them. "No, there ls no danger of the law being knocked out at this sessions, as I see 't. Tho Legislature knows the people prefer tho law to anything else and will not knife lb. Then when we to before the people this summer and put out candidates for Senate and members of the House we will line up things so as bo show thc hands of ttverybedy. Tuere will be much dif ferenoj then, and this voto that has oeen remaining at home will show up for the dispensary." Senator Tillman expressed the opin ion that if courtlea that have rt ont ly votod out the dispensary und or the Urico law should elect Senators and representatives this summer commit ted to thc dispensary those elected on the dispensary platform woulci have a perfect right bo put the dispensary oack In thc cc unties that are now cn ? lying blind tigers In large doses. Senator Tillman believes the Price aw will be rcpoaled whou the Legisla ture elected this summer meeba next I an nary. Showdown on Kural. Postmaster Gonoral Cortleyou in ils reporb outlines a policy of strlek ter adhor ncc to thc legal regulation )f rural mail routes. Mosb importanb to rural route patrons ls li IK intention lo "discontinuo without delay any route where lt ls found on Inspection that because of a lack of appreciation >l the service the expenditure involv ed ls unwarranted," and tho an lOunoement that where patronage ls nsullliiicnt to warrantadlaly delivery inbstltutlon will bo made of a every ithor-dayservice. Nobevcry route ls ipprcclatlve and two many patrons ook upon bho service as somebhlng to willoh they have tho same general ight tm tiioy nave to re?oive mall at i posttllloc. Thc $11,000,000 dellolt ms brought tho government to thc ionoliHion that there ls hi tie. sense in pending the people's monoy on thone vho do not appreciate lt. mm y killed. A cablegram (rom, Tokio, Japan, ays that, no the -Uh instant an ex tortion sot lire to a mine ab Akita, n bho malu island of Japan, and bab 101 persons lost their ll vos. BEAUTIFUL. YOUNO WOMAN Ay SAUDTTISD AND KI I, I, HP By a ii ana lu the ?o au o? ? ???u in the Early Evouing. Ono of the most heartless crimes that has shocked this country In many years ooourrod in Chicago about two weeks ago. Mrs. Bessie Hollister 30 years old, tho wife of Franklin 0. hollister, one of the printing firm of Hollister Brothers, one of the lai gost orearas of its kinds in the elly was murdered by Riobard Ivens, 24 years old, who had attempted to. as sault her. The body of Mrs. Hollister was found lying On a pile of stable re fune, in tile rear of the Ivens resi dence, at 3?8 Boldon avenue. Around the neck was twisted a Hue ooppor wire. Death had been caused by strangulation. Ivens whu had pre tended to dud the body and had repor ted the fpct of the murder to the po lled confessed to tho crime a short time after he had been taken into custody. His statement to the police, in effect was that ho was at work lu his oar? ponter shop, whloh stands but a short dlBtanoo from the place where the body was found Tuesday murnini and that when Mrs. Hollister passed by he attaoked her and when she rc , slated be dragged her into the car penter shop and killed her by twisting the wire around her neck. He thee went home and remained there all night. Tuesday morning ho went t( the barn obtensibly to perfora some work, and pretending to Had the b jdy rushed Into the house and roper ted to his father, and later to tho po lice that the body of a woman wat lying on tho heap of ref uno near thi barn. I venn in his confession claimed thal , ho was drunk at the time of the erl m , but this ls denied bv his own motbei who says that he came into the housi and ato his supper while perfeotly so ber. At the conclusion of the oronon inquest whloh was held lato In tin day, a verdict was returned holding Ivens to Vie Criminal Court withoul bail. During tho inquest Ivens re . malned seated and apparently showec , no interest in the proceedings. When he was called* upon by th? coroner to testify Lhls unooncorncc manner and dctlant tone caused groat indignation among the men in th< room, and after tho inquest was ovoi ? W C. Hollister, brother-in law of law of the murdered woman, made an ef fort to shoot him. Hollister was mak lug bis way toward Ivens, revolver lr baud, when an oin.-.er caught sight ol , the weapon aod grabbed Hollister Other p llceman came to the oftloere , aid and Hollister was compelled t( leave the place. Judging from the appearanco of her clothing Mrs. Hollister bad made ; desperate light before she was killed, , Her long hair was tangled as If it hac leon pulled violently dowr ; the from of her silk waist had been torn opet and the glove of her right hand wai missing. Turee rings, which sue u ually wore on this hand wore gone Other small articles c f jewelry, whicl ? she had worn at the time of leaving , tho house had been taken. Mis Ho/ , lister was a woman of great persona obarm. For yearn she had been notcc \ as the possessor of a voice of extraor dluary beauty. * Tao Mom' IJ?\V. 1 Andrew Hamilton, the life .nsurane? lobbyist, declares that of the 8800,oj)( expended by him in his lobby work; not ono dollar was expended con trary to the moral law. lt is fortu nato for the country that tho Hamil ton idea of morals does not gonerallj prevail. The Idea that the use ol money to debauch legislatures anc corrupt judges ls not contrary to mor als would, if generally accepted, make government a farce and rcduoe the people to abject slavery. Tnere waf a time when many thoughtful men believed that the Hamilton codo ol morals potvailcd generally, but re cent developments prove that, af all a majority of the people aro bon est and will insist that public busi ness be honestly cared for. It requir ed a long timo, and multiplied porso cut lons, to arouse tho people to a realizing sense cf the fact that thc Hamilton o jdo of morals preyalled In high llnanclal circles, but when they were finally aroused they took speedy aotlon with the resu't that a great many men who had long posed as statesmen, patriots aud "defenders of national honor" wore exposed to public contempt. The Hamilton code of morals will be ably defended by thc Amalgamated Association o? Torch Climbers, thc Burglar's Benevolent and protective Association, the Saudbaggers" Mutual Association, and kindred Organization?. But lt will be scored by men who beilevo In the moral cod.? handed down upon Slnla and who are trying to live upright and pure lives. Cotton mid ?Wt ul t'A, Tho Macon Telegraph says the South Carolina cotton growers, had ing adopted a resolution for a re ductlOD of acroago hy 2f> per yent., except on 10 aero farms, it is room mended that oho farmers adopt alfal fa as a substitute crop. Last year it is rccallod that the agricultural socle ty of South Carolina supplied a num ber of planters with seed and offored a scries of prizes to those who would ongago in the cultivation. Tho exper iments in not less than 26 Instances have proved successful, lt was shown in ono case that f>u,OOO pounds of al falfa could bo grown upon a traot which by previous tost, would pro duce only 10,000 pounds of ordinary hay. If the farmers of tho Stato gen erally shall j dn in devoting thc extra land to tins forage, tho benefit would be he deniable. Tho saving of the expense of Importing vvesturu hay would be very large, lt has always appearod Inexplicable ' that thc Scuthorn farmer who oan ralso hay should consent to buy it from Mis souri, Kansas or other States. Along witto raising of hay cones the en largement of the oattlo industry in its many forms, the Improvement of the breeds of all mannor of stock and resultant prollts to the growora. Found Demi. At Charleston L. 1*. Fouohe, of Anderson, a pharmacy student of thc South Carolina Medhal oollego, was fpuud wounded un Coming streot at an early hour Friday morning. Ho bad been shot In tho stomaoh, and a friend, L S. Maxwell, who was with him, was takon into custody by the police, whilo Fouohe was sent to the Roper Hospital. An investogatlon ?seemed to establish the fact Friday that ITouoho had shot himself proba bly ohanglng his pistol from Ms pistol from his coat pocket to his hip pookot. Tho wound ls not serious and tho young man will doubtless recover. 3 ?OR CALHOUN MONUMENT. D. A. H. Ailsa $25,000 Appropria tion of Htato JifRlhlamr Yorkville, S. O., 16, 1900 Wo Mi? undersized, representing the Kings Mountain Cbapter D. A. R. Yorkville, S. G., wish to call your at tention and that of your readers to a work which wo havo inaugurated, and in whloh we beg your oordial help and co-operation. It has long been a souroo of regret and mortltloation that South Carolina has no representative lu the national statuary hall of the capitol st Wash ing. This statuary ball was the old ballot ve p rosen tat 1 vet- ; lt was the scene of tho debates of Webster, and Clay, Adams, Calhoun and otbors whose names are Indelibly associated with the history of o jngreBS In 18(34, at tho suggestion of Sena tor Morrel of Vermont, tho room was 6et apart as a national statuary hall to which eaoh state might send tae ( ill Hes of two of her chosen sons in marble or bror.za to he placed par manon Ll y hero. " No South Carolin ain ever views those stately statues, ereo tod bv practically all the states < f the Union in memory of their chosen sone without wondering why our own place has been . so long empty and wishing that we to could point with pride to a representativo cccur.ylng the sp.ee alo>tcd to Sooth, Oar olina. The Kings Mountain Chapter is de sirous of starting a movoment to rem edy this long standing neglect. Wo > have written to every woman's oruran 1 izatlon in the stato asking thom to > join us lu petitioning the legisla u*o ? to appropriate at this prr sont Besslon - the sum of 825,0000 (twenty live * thousand dollars) for the purpose of 5 ereotlog a stature of lohn G. Calhcun in the national statu try hall lu the b capitol at Washington. We regard Ual 3 noun as South Cart lina's most repre f sentatlve man; ho was forty years tho * most eocsplcuous and lnlluentlal tig * uro lu national politics he was reprc l sentatlve senator, secretary of war ? secretary of state and vice-president. I Wo do hope that you will glvo ui t your support and help in th's work ? Wo wish throughjyour paper, to ap I peal to every S juth Carolinian, men and women, to honor this draft upon ? ycur patriotism, and beg them to re 1 spond to the efforts we are making to t have our beloved state take her right 5 ful placo in tho halls of the nation. We shall be exceedlrgly obliged if ' you will give this letter a place lu the ? column of your paper. Very respectfully, i Mrs Virgina Mason Bretton, f Miss M iggie A. Gist, Miss leslie D. Witherspoon, L Mt8? S. M. McNael, > Mrs. tl H. O Leary, Mrs. Walter H. Moore, regent. I A Karine Of Shame. i Tiie Lake County Herald, published ' at Pjlnesvllle, O ilo, directs an opei 'J lotter to Lake county's representativa 1 lu the state legislature. It was report * ed that this representative had an ' nounced that he expected to receive a 1 railroad pass during his service, and 1 would accept and me sic i a pass. Thi 1 Herald dlr, cts attention to tho fact that this m ?mber of the legislature is j presumed to act as the attorney lu 1 the state legislature for the people of ? ; .piro county, and that he will be re ''[faired to vote on important railroac legislation. The Herald pleads with j this repr?sent?t! v ; to re j jct the pass, , and to stand as a free repr?sent?t) v of public interests lu commenting ' on the above The Commoner says the appeal is a good one, and lt is hoped it will be heed 3d. The free pass is one j of the great evils of the day, and no r public oil!Jial is in a position to dis I charge his duty to tho people if he places himself under obligations to ' the corporations. The battle against [ the free pass ls not a temporary Strug j gio. Unless we aro prepared to eon ! fess that popular government is a . farce, that hattie will not cease until the pass has been abolished. In the meantime let it be understood overy wheo that a free pass in the hands of a public oillclal ls a badge of shame. Church 1)*VH Air IIIOO. The season of lent will ocour un usally early in tho year of 1000. lt begins on Febuary 28, and ends on April 25, too early for tho ladles to do much with the Easter bonnet. Fol lowing are the dates of church days for tho year 1000: Epiphany, January 0. Soptaugcsinaa Sunday, Febuary ll. Sexag?sima Sunday, Febuary 18. Junquageslma Sunday, Febuary 25. Shrove Tuesday, Febuary 27. Ash Wednesday, February 28. (? ladregesima Su?.?ay, March 4. Palm Sunday, / prll 8. Good Friday, April 1J. Faster Sunday, April 16. Low Sunday, April 22. Rogation Sunday, M ly 20. Ascension D.iy, May 24, White Sunday, June 10. Corpus Christi, June 14, Advent Sunday, December 2, Christmas day, Decombor 25. New Y ?ar's Day, lHOtl ooraes on Monday; Valentine's day on Wednes day Washington's birthday on Thurs day; Memorial day on Wedin s Uy; Independence day on Wednesday; Labor day on Monday, Sept. .1; Hall owe'en on Wednesday, (let. 31; Thanksgiving day on Nov. 2?; Christ mas day on Tu sday. OutraftOill ll? in l?ei r.. A dispatch from Bimborg to tho Nows and Courier says.a dastardly at tempt waK mad on Thursday night to wreok the 7.42 west-bound passenger traln!from Charloston to Augusta. Thc mihcrcanlK placed a heavy, thirty foot railroad Iron dlreotly across the track, a few hundred yards cast cf the depot and within the oorporato limits. Those who committed the crime seem to have boen Inspired by no other mo tive than mischief or malice, for the point at which the obstruction was placed ls within the town and in a rather thickly populated section. It ls not thought that robbery could have boen the motive, for In caso the train had boon wrecked a largo crowd of our Citizens would have gtitherod upon tho spot promptly, and thus frustrated the deslro. Fortuns tely the engineer saw the obstruction in timo to pro paro for it, and tho only damago done was a wrecked oow-oitohcr. As yet there ls no olow to the perpetrators, but ii.) expense will bo spared to fer ret thom out and punish thom sovor ly._ Peters Iv i ii KM. Col. IO. S. Pe ors, former vice-presi dent of tho .Southern Cotton Assnela. tlon, In ? lettor, charges President Jordan, who deposed him last sumj mer, with using tho organization for p.>III,leal puposes and declares that tho deolslon to hold cotton at 16 couts is ridiculous. ? Ililli TM fi LOBLOLLY FINS, An IuterosttoK ft port Oonoorntng Itooent Test?. The forest service department of agr'o il tu re has Just rendered an la fi?foStiug report dOucyFni?^ Unln ta oently made at a large saw mill near Oaarleston, to dotermlne the strength of loblolly pine. The company oper ating tbe mill has under its control about 46,000 acres of loblolly pine laud and lt was through their eft >rts that the department has been making the tests mentioned. T.iis timber which ls known on thc local market as North Carolina pine, forms the greater -art ot the lum bor ort at this mill. The loblolly pine forms a useful construction timber of moderate strength, lt ls of very rapid growth and reproduces readily. For theso reasons it will remain one of che most Important timber trees in the South. Correot data on its strength will be of permanent value. lt is found much more convenient to take tho testing maohine to thc mill instead of bringing the Urge tai ck? of timber to the laboratory from the mill. The condition to which tht stock of timber ls BU' j otcd after be ing cut in the forest determine to som degree how lt will aot when pu ir uso where it will have tc carry a load or bear a strain. It sometimes be comps an important matter to knov tho history of the stlo'is tested. Th logs from whloh it ls desired to eu the test pieces, oan be selected iu th f >rrst, marked and subsequently Iden tided at the leg pond. A conoise his tory of each log is kept, Mho wi nf th location of the tree in tbe forest, th kind of soil In whloh itgrew, the tim of outtlng, and thu.length of thetlmr tho l g Hes In the water. Oa arriving at tho mill, tho log ls sawed any wa' desired, and oan then be teated abort ly after coming from the saw or lair aside for tho purpose of air drying 0i kiln dr>ing before testing. K /ery ste) rf imrortanco in the lifo or tho Iq after cutting ls thus known, and man: pccularltles which arise in the be havlor of stioks when tested can bi explained. Tho testing machino is set up in tin mill and driven by the mill maohinery The sawyer in tho mill haws cxactl. the kind of stioks desired, and th pieces intended for tost are sout di reotly to the testing miob!-?. The plan of work at Charleston in eluded investigations to determin' the e ffcot of knots on tho strength o the timber; the relativo strength o air dried and kiln dried timber; thi i IT ct of rate of growth up^n tin 8r,;?ngtl ; the inlluence of the relativ strength of sap and heart wood, anr the Inllu?uca on the strength of th? method of sawing. Judging from the lrq liri s rrocivc In the service, a widespread inter?s is manifested in this Uno of work, an( without doubt many o/iostions ye' undecided will bo di fi m ly answerer on the completion rt obi tests. Th? specifications Lr Instance undei which engineers and architects ro eel ve j isla aro very Imperfect beoauu uo OLw knows the exact degree ol weakening which ?.rises from tht pres ince of k~ots of carious Bizdsanc kinds in thc Joists Again there is & common pr. Jjdico against &a| wo.,d on ace uut of the suppose weak ness. Tl.e experiments now going on an most imp, naut and interi sting tc lumbar men and builders generally, and will be oarried on yet f jr some time. DIBPBNbAHY PROFIT3. .limuikl Statomant Shown MI A|i|>\r ont IncroftHo <>v<r it\st Year. Tho annual statement of the profit* of the dispensary paid to the coun ties, and the profits of the wholesale dispensary paid to the school fund waa completed yesterday and showb an apparent increase: Net profits paid counties and towns for fiscal year (by e-cu ities) from De cember 1st, 1901, to November 30th, 1906: Abbeville.$14,336 03 Aiken. 1? 700 14 Anderson. 32,708 03 Hamberg. 14.701 17 Barnwell. 26 648 49 Ihaufort. 13,353 37 Berkeley. 8 857 74 Charleston. . 63 078 60 Chester. 23 000 20 Chesterfield. 9 893 41 Clarendon. 11,702 09 Colleton. 11,159 17 Darlington. 14 754 41 Dorohestor. 9 080 3? I?M gell eld . 0 354 19 Fairfield. 7 081 IC Florcnco. 25 350 7( Georgetown. 23 480 22 Greenville. 34 533 40 Hampton. 8 25o OE Dorry. 3,822 74 Kershaw. 16.826 on lancaster. 10,057 36 Laurens. 13 109 52 Leo. 14.011 41 Lexington. 3,153 04 Marlon. 15,009 3C Nowberry. 7.838 44 Ojonee. 7.739 0? Orangohurg. 40,403 22 Piokens. 2 270 18 Richland. 67 908 n Saluda. 3.078 H Sumter. 31 014 73 Spartariburg . 31 000 2? Union. 12,825 20 Williamsburg. 14,747 OE York. 3,594 5C Total.?065,791 27 1916, not profits paid town and counties.$056.791 27 19 5, not profits from State dlsponsarv for 1906 pass. ed to tho credit of tho school fund. 214 520 80 Orana total.$870,318 07 vt~* np A flt tot 1906 . 870 31u 0^ Set profit for 1904 . 775,376 95 Increase of net profits 1005 over 1904.$ 94,842 12 Hold Kobhory. A dispatch to Tue State from Oreenvlllo says Bi Fowlor, a trusted driver or tho Datesylllo Manufactur ing company, was hold up and robl>ed of $20.20 by two unknown white men in Court street near the corner of Court and Falls street Friday after noon about 2 o'clock. Fowlor had Just r< cilved a quantity of goods at Laurens depot, and was on his wiy with his four-horse team to tho Southern freight dopot, whore ho was to get other merchandise to oomplobo his load, when ho was approached by two unknown whito mon, about 25 years of ago, who engaged him in eon vernation for a moment, after whioh they solzod him and hcne.nth the whito canvas oovor of his wagon took from hie pocketo tho amount of money named, all ho oarrlod, whloh bclongod to the Datcsvllle mill. DU. HATHAWAY Can Se Cured. At Your Own Home, if You H *ve Any of Its Symptoms, Write Dr. Hathaway of Atlanta, Qa. He Can Cure lt In Any Stage and Without Oreat Expense. A Quarter Century of Experience. Send for Valuable Mrfii? Other Diseases Cured. Dr. J. Newton Hathaway ot Atlanta, Ga., tho South's most export, roliublo and success ful specialist in bis linn of trout mont, says most positively Hint ho lins a motliod that will cure any caso of SpcoiOo Mood Poison or syphilis whether in Primary, Secondary or 'tertiary stage, mid ho gives every nllliotoupor son opportunity to invest?galo thiu method, li yo?? lu\Vb my symptoms of this disenso, that to recognized ao trio most treacherous ?nd far reaching disease that fflliois nunklud, euch a? pimples, sores, ulcers in tho mouth and throat r sh or coppor colored spots on th? body, boil? falling out of bal- andoyobrowB, ?to., write him n lotter. Ito will send you a valuablo book on tho disenso and his oxport opinion of your cn o free of c. argo. Beat Obtainablo. lids treatment nssuros you of a euro and no matter where or io whom you may go you will (Ind no t rout mont that will give you os suroro suitB, and too, the cost is vory modorute. Dr. Hathaway is not a "mon only" "euro all" doctor, hut an honest, Uptight physician and Nervous Debility [L."??t vitality] Vari? oooole, Stricture, Ktdnojr ?u l Blad der Din mK'H, Oatarrli. Skin Olaoas?? Dinoas^Rot tho Hear', MvorandStoin no1', ?limants p -millar to women, otc. and If you aro nfllictcd you cnn oonsult htm specialist, mid you cnn consult him with p.r-! without charlo. HIB homo treatment pinn is feet confidence. I porfect. livery thing strictly 'confidential. His specialty also iiicludosothor private and Adrdogs Ur, Hathaway & Co., 88 Inman Bldg., chronic diseases of mon and women, such ns I Manta, On Vi. fa ? $ ts ts a % ii ts A 4S ts tS BUY Th IS GO? DEN EAGLE TOP BUGGY FOR $49.00 AND SAVE $16.00 DEALER'S PROFIT. Wo build tho Golden Enfile H11 ; :. : >? t stnii't comparison with any buegy sold hy denlors for ?H.">. Bvorj picco of wood, stool iron mid leather that goos into it is examined and tested, con Kequent'y we gunrantoo in overy particular. ?R4-Q ,),lva fur ,J,,8Ry cuuploto, ^ thcro are no "extras" to buy. livery Burgy is built In our factor' at Allanta and ship ped complote Wita ovory O eldon Kngle Hilgay w'o sell a net of $12.50 Nickle Mounted Collar and Hame Harness for $4.90 Send your name and address on this coupon and wo will mnil post-paid our hnndKome illus' ra*cd catalogue. 1 send my linnie pud address for catalogue and tpo jul harnoss. Dept. 20. ^ GOLDEN BA?1L0 BUGGY CO., Atlanta, Ga. ?I Early Cabbage Plants Guaranteed to Satisfy Purchaser | Name. No. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD Tho Hnrlloat Cabbage Grown fl 5 2 Guarantee UBSffiS CHARLESTON LARGE TYPE WAKE-FI ELD Second Karllcst SUCCESSION AUGUSTA 8HORT_ STEMMED ? 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I was a total wicck, having hid rheumatism for twenty years. I spent severa' weeks and much money trying spec ialists m .New York, but lill IOUM A CIDE is the only cure l have found. When 1 began louse it I weighed MO pounds Now 1 weigli 180 pounds, my normal weight." Sfop Toughing. Murry's Horehound, Mullein and Tar lakes away every neccessity for coughing. When it is taken for any lorin of COUgh lt goes straight to the seat of the tr?ublc, and hy Its soothing, healing effect on the irritated mom' brano, takes away thc cause. MURRAY'S HOREHOUND MULLIEN AND TAR is composed of the most effective rem-, edies known for curing bronchial irri toHrtn? ."?-.?..ri.? ( '..i.i. i ..<?.. i. 3~~* l .Hiv...... wii^'i'M \ Alm.>i nm? i ij'i/o, iwi. Throat, and is invaluable in controll ing tho pa roxy ms of Whooping (tough, and as an antispasmodic in Croup. Contains no harmful drug and ls abso lutely sale for youngal.:! old. Pleasant to take. 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