Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HOME TRADE PAYS. Some of the Disadvantages of Buying Goods by Mail. By Prepcr Newspaper Advertising tho J?OCiU Mcrchnnt MUT Oompare Successfully With JBig Outsider. In a recent talk Himer S. Batterson of Chicago, a noted town boomer, made tho following pertinent remarks con corning tim mail order trade and kin dred topics: 'Tho mail order houso has no advan tage over tho local stores. Tho cata logue hoaso Hoads ont a catalogue to the farmers once or twice a year. The local merchant may reach him dally lu the local press, lt costs at least $1 apiece to get out the catalogue. The local merchants send out little for ad vertising. ICvery new customer costs a catalogue house at least $1. The local merchant secures his patronage at a less ?gure. A mail order house has a large force of clerks with a large ex pense In a large city, and Its goods are shown by pictures and printed pages in catalogues. A local mcrchnnt can show lils goods In lils window dally. A local merchant has the advantage. Ile can give you goods on approval and exchange them easy, lt lakes limo lo make an exchange with a mall Offiter Louse. "Catalogue houses do not undersell the local merchant. This is truo. One Item ls hut a fair test. Take ten arti cles or comparo n business of two months with a locul merchant and a mull order house und soo. Catalogue houses .?. HOI rim au illegal business They run a legal one. If they did uot they would have been excluded from the nilli' - 'ong ago, ns every commer cial club ls on the lookout. "Tho mall order house receives an order for a parasol for a baby cab from a woi mi on a rural route. This ls enough, the mall order house at once surin S es there is a baby In the family. It must have clothes. It will grow, in another year mure clothes nro needed and still more the following year. This child must lin ve a father and a mother, and probably other chil dren are In tho family. They need household art Iel?? and, being on a ru ral route, live la the country and need farm Implements. Holding tho letter up to tho light, lt is noticed that thc paper ts branded and ls of good qual ity, so tho people must be well te do. "Mord?an ( s may go into the cata . ? . . . ..".:,..! r . .. .{ a o' typo v> T? ? : . , t'' f v whe> *AU .mi?.?, ?w?. ...... ....... II mi lUC article desired. A quick sale is helter than having aa article on hand for a long lime. "If farmers do not cona? to town, something ls wrong. Invest?gale it by asking them. If lt is because lumber has advanced and can be bought cheap er in a neighboring elly because there ls but one lumber dealer In vom town, organize a new lum lier company com prising the merchants. "All selfish motives should bo cut out. Do as much business ns possible, but don't get Jealous If your neighbor does more. An unfair merchant Is a traitor lo Ids town. "A huge store In a small town does not burt the small stores, lt lakes In n large trade radius. If your town la four milos in radius and you draw trade from livo miles surrounding lt, the ratio is 00 to 4. if you Increase thc radius one milo, you Increase the (rade radius almost 40 per cent. A new de partment store with improved methods will Increase the trading radius. If merchants In neighboring cities get tho advertising space in local papers, it is because the local merchants don't want lt and the outsiders do. "The town does not stop at the city limits. It takes In the farmers In tho surrounding country. A market day ls n good thing for a small town, a bar gain day also, when farmers may sell their goods at auction. The rofundlng of ra I i rou d fares also draws, (Iel up n banquet for tho farmers. Have a re vival in a country church. Get people to como lo town by giving Ihom a prize contest. "Let the parcels post come. I .ot lt live. It will prove a good thing. Tho local merchant may get bottOl (ldvan tages out of it than tho mali order hons.- If ho (.'ikes ad vantage of it. "Merchants should spend i por cont of iholr earnings In newspaper adver tising. The majority Spend less ' un U per cen! In small towns." Evolution and Transformation. Tt ls possible (hat the most telling ef fect of (he past ten years' campaign in the cause of outdoor Improvement ls the Indltenco il has had In broadening out school education. The many lines in which (his may be observed, In giving the Subject a few moments' thought, ls remarknbio. Arbor day. school gar dens, later the tentative efforts lo In trod ace elemental agriculture into the rural schools and lastly the In trod no tion of the Subject of landscape gar dening ns fl part of dm agricultura I college course really owe the cr?dit for their rapid development to tho growth of public sentiment In favor of die Improvement of our nonios and public places, upon which the realiza tion has been forced that lo dually sue coed fn making a beautiful America education to that end must begin at the bottom. A LITTLE SERMON. It Was Agaln?. Illa 1'ilucJplca to Work On tho Sabbath. Bishop Thomas Howman, on th? celebration at Orange ot his ninetieth birthday, ?poke wisely of religious toleration. "I he older um* grows." x>< 4 it*<* lui..Una .?li. I lill.. Isl li.. >l(l|i, "l??e IMDM ono disregards tko lillie, unimpor tant, usclesss thing? that ?rilarate one denomination (rom auothor. Ono ?xoa one's mind ou tho great thins* that bind all denominations together. And they who, uoglectlng the great things, neglecting charity and up rightness, and honor, wvangle over small denominational difference*, seem to an old man a? absurd as tb? Taoist and the Shintoist. "Perhaps you know tho story. "A Taoist-I think lt was a Tao ist-ouco foll down a well, and a Shintoist--or some such pcrtson ran at full speed to his assistance, " 'Oh, brother,' crlod tho Shintoist, leaning over the well-curb, 'be of good cheer. A laililer is at hand, and I shall havo you out in a Jiffy.' "Tho Tuolst was paddling about In tho dark down below, up to hil chin in the Icy water. " 'No, no,' he grunted, puffing painfully. 'Fetch no ladder, bro thor. I'll climb no ladder (oday, for this is Tuesday, tho day conse crated by all true believers to the Most High.' "Aghast, the Shintoist poured down prayers anil arguments Into tho well; but prayers and arguments aiikO wen; of nu avail With tho de vout Taoist, Tba other, obliged to leave the man to his fate, departed sadly shaking his head at Hie sonn i ol' the ('.runts. [JUD'S ami splashes which nsconded iroiii the blackness lar below. "The next merni c.; Iho Shintoist ? returned io th.- well. Ile peer . 1 over curiously. Ve?, the Taoist waa still there. The noise ol' his struggle? .still rose up. " 'Ho, brothel,' shoiltud th.- Shin toist, "is all well with you below?' " -All is well.' reid led t' o Taoist, in a very weak voice; 'bul I pray you, brother, fetch thai IniUloi at once.' "The Shintoist threw np his banda in shocked surprise. "'Ketch a ladder today" bc cried. 'Heaven forbid! Don't you know iii it this ls Wednesday, th? Shintoist Sab bath ?' "So saying, the Shintoist departed, leaving the Taoist blowing and splashing lu the well." Feminine Reasoning. Husband f., they arrive at thc station a minali! iou late j ii von hadn't taken sb much Lime with your tn 'cl, We shouldn't have h. .'ll t.o > late. Wife And if you hadn't made mo run. we wouldn't hive io vvuit so long for the next train! -Transat lantic Tales. A Jolt for Him. Miss Kllabelle Mau Doolittle, the Leesville poetess, effectively a(tuel ched a young nroi al a dance ill? ollu-r night, remarles the Doiivoi Post. Miss Doolittle? win n i he ind llr?t boca mo fashionable, wa; oper ated on lor appendicitis, and tho young man knew this. In a walt/, she had with him lie said : "Miss Doolittle, ii seems :o me you danie better slllCO you had your ap poll dix ?ut out." "ls that 80?" replied the gi '.'kt poetess. "Yes." he sahl. "Weil," eauie noni M?,?*M lOllabeile Mae, "why don't you have y oil I'S tl' uni ?" When She "liaised ' Him. According to the Watchword a young man who hail not beeil mar ried long, remarked at tho dinner table the other day : "My dear, I wish you could blake bread stich as moth Ol' used lo make." The bride smiled, and answered In a voiee that dui not tremble: "Well, dear, I wish voil COU I'I make tho d?Ugll thal lather u: ed !o make." The I stia! Wily. "I reeieveda lui of rejected man ii sort pta to day," said 'I itmarsli. ' Did you'.'" replied hi ; fi i nd. ' I had no Iden yoii hail .MI ambition to Sb hui as an author." "Nol exactly that," said Til mar.ai "You see.1 my ; irl ami I pial lele i, ,,nd she rel u i ne I all my ]..[ lers. " A ns worn. ? In Trade. Mr I lar ' Dili' I air' I got much money. VIII yan lake I ny bill mil In drade? I ir. Cans Wkj , I in! lit. What's your business? "i'm der leader oil li or liddle ehernem hand. Nell plav in from off your h ? ti tte ott ry cloning." ('loveland Lender. A ouRH FOR KLEPTOMANIA. Thc Lodger Settled lils Taking Land Indy For All Times. An actor lu a London lodging house, who had discovered his land lady's propensity for "swiping," numbered and listed his things. on? niljin lie rouse I lue household .>v bhoaimg duwil i. um his .uta; ;< de mand for "No. $." "No. 8?" shunted tho landlady hack. "What No. 8?" "I want cube No. 8 of my lump sugar." ho replied; Thenceforth the provisions in his cupboard wore unmolested.-- Argo naut. Kuew Her Way*. Mr. G ay boy What did my wife say when you told ber 1 wouldn't oo able to como homo to-ailght until a lat? hour'.' Messenger She il Ul .n't say any thing. Mr. Gav boy Theil you must have gone ti) th? wr?ii! house Chicago Tribuno. Ali's i ?sh, i ?tc. Tho vegetables hurtled upon the stage. Salo in lin" wings, the star took stock. "There's a cabbage," lie said, "and potatoes and turnips! Then stepping boldly to the front, bc hissed, Do youl worst!" This act of bravery won him tho tomato for which ho had pined. Punch, Under Certa I a Uiruamstaacea. "IK it true, doctor,'' "istied tho tu mm or girl, thai eating cir umber* will remove fro* kies?" "Of course." replied Dr. Kidder, "under certain circumstance*. " "Really! What clrcumstaaoes?'' "Well, provided tho frock lea ar? Though bilton by a rattlesnake five feet long by measurement, 131 llot W. Da niels, twenty years old, an employe of tho Southern Boll Tolo phonn Company of Savannah, Ga., ls doini; nicely and ls regarded as cor lain to recover. Daniels, Charles Taylor and anoth er young man \yoro hunting near Hui roughs. Daniels felt a Stinging sen sal ion m ar tho ancle, looking down, h?- saw tho buce snake wriggling off. Ile (ailed mit and Taylor (ired killin;: Ibo reptile. Daniel's companions were equal to Ibo emergency. They removed Dan lei's shoe und Taylor sucked tho pou mi fr?m the wound, Taking n bolt ibey bound lt tightly above Un wound. Securing a team they has tined lo Iturroughs with Daniels, making <i"ick connection with ii Hain for Savannah. At [turroilghs a pint of whiskey was secured and Daniels was so full of "Snakebite' when he arrived iii town that ho knew nothing about the real thing in that line. * His Pleasant Expression. Discussing tho training of dogs at a recent club meeting an authority on Canines said: "Yes, training is an art The simplest appearing of canine per forma boes is. properly understood, n Muli' un thing, li looks easy, bm ii i> hard, and thus it ls Uko the man at thc photographer's, This man, sitting ?for lils portrait, said Impatiently t<> tin artist, 'Well, have I got now the plea? ant expression you deslroV 'Ves, thank you,' said tin- photographer, 'thal will do nicely.' 'Theil hurry up,' growled the mau. 'lt hurts my face.' " The Backer Go lt, Milly! Yor nln't half licked yet! Tho righter-Well, you onie and 'ave the other a rf. I ain't greedy. London Opinion, COL. .lohn 0. Haskell wants th. Democratic party t<> surrender t" the money power Of thc North and nominate ri candidate like Judge dray, who will he acceptable to il. We assure tho Colonel thc I >< moerat ic parly is not quite n ady to com mit suicide. Mit. Bryan believes in the integri ty of tho common people and that is why he is willing to trust them to elect United Slates Senators and all ot her;'. Tho Lu ilV , Kit protects and fosters the trusts may not have caused the panie, hut it certainly did not pre serve prosperity as eur Republican friends declared it would. LITTLE HOY IIUIINED TO DEATH. Match ignited Oil-Soaked Cloth Plac ed on his Chest. A special to Tho Nows and Courier from louisville, Ga., says Walter, tho little 9-yenr-old son of Mr. nod Mrs. Waller K?>rvell was burn?d fo don t h . ' their home lust night in a very touching and pathetic manner. Tho little follow was sufforinR from a se vere cold .and a flannel cloth saturat ed with turpentlno was placed ovor his chest. During tho night tho skin beciuno irritated, and tho child was restless; the mother aroso to com fort lt and, striking a match whllo leaning over the little follow, tho tur pentlno ignited. Mrs. Farrell was soverly burned In her efforts to ex tinguish the Hames. The child died I in a short, timo. Agrees With Brynn. The Charleston Post says thcfc who advocate the election of United States Senators by direct popular vote will find Rood argument in fa vor of their position in the Kentucky Legislature's deadlock, over the choice of a senator. The Legisla ture has been in FOFsicn for a month and the term of its sitting is half over; a ballot has been taken every day for Senator, and no choice has yet been made, the rela tive positions of eX'Gov. Beckham, thc nominee of thc Democratic pri mary, and ol' Ex-Gov. Bradley, the Republican candidate, being^'un-: changed ai the end of the month's contest; only one meatfure has been enacted into law, that providing ti stenographer for the governor, though important legistion is desir ed hy the pi? pict f tia State, affect ing their material innterests. The: whole time of the session has been given to political play, and that without any result, and the end is hot yet, The deadlock seems lo he? complete and it is not impossible that the Legislature will adjourn without making any choice of a Sen ator and without accomplishing any thing of the people's business for which it was elected, li Senators were elected by direct popular vote that condition would he impossible, lt is impossible now in many States--South Carolina, for exam ple- in which the primary system of nominations ia the established or Anf irs rvdities the ohoieo of the T)ri I the Legislature, who hold that Mr. Beckham employed methods to ad I vance his own interest, which have I brought injury to the party. While election of a Republican Governor! gives support to their contentions yet ; j the Meli t of the primary sy d em as it is accepted in South Carolina and some other States, tho argument is spacious, and undoubtedly a danger-1 ons precedent is established hy their attitude, which may arise to plague! them in future. Gov. Beckman may , not be the ideal Senator for Kentuc ky bul he was the choice of the St tito for the office and it is not so ! easg to dafond the position of the pretesting members of his party in thc Legislature, If Senators were' elected by popular vote there would ; he no chance of deadlocks and ho St ate would lack its full representa tion at Washington, tis many have lacked in times past, and the Legis latures would be able to devote j their time more completely to mak ing laws desired by the people. Tin: Newberry Observer says "it I is sincerely to be hoped Dun every man, high or low, who has been guilty of grafting in connection with the state dispensary will bo exposed and called to account before the ! courts as well as before the bar of publie opinion." To which WO most I heartily s* y amen. MR. Bryan spoke at .Jersey City, K J., and referring to his meeting tm Associated Tress dispatch says! ' An enthusiastic reception was ac corded William J. Bryan at the Ma jestic theatre this afternoon. He was introduced as 'tho next presi dent of tho United States, which evoked applause from tho large audience." AI'TH? pointing out that a presi dential victory for thc Democrats would still leave the Republicans in absolute control of thc Senate, the administration organs tell us that so many men are out of work because a fear of Democratic revision of the sacred bingley tariff. The ad ministration editorial force Ought to got together* TilK boom launched up there in I Pennslyvaniasomewhere for Judge Cray Will never eel beyond the con fines of thc section in which it was put afloat. 11 died aborning. C WHY not make the}lien law an is sue in the campaign this Summer, and find out exactly what tho peo ple want done with it. ESCAPED FROM JAIL. They HATO Some Queer Ways Down I? Dorchester County. The Dorchester Eagle says "last Thursday night week Sheriff Ll m? lions? waa greatly surprised whon .1, \t. iVelVer, (he white man con victed of killing Joe Denicolu at Dad ham over a year ago and sontenced to 16 years In the Stato penitentiary, walked up and applied for admission into the county Jail. The situation was explalnod when Walkor told his story. "Ho showod a false hoy which ho had cut from a pleco of broom han dle. With thia key ho uuloc.kod tho doors and freed himself. After trav eling a fow milos, Wnlkor decided to como back and give himself up to tho sheriff. Tho wholo matter sounds like a fairy talo, but tho facts aro there. "Walkor has beon awaiting a do cisi?n of the Supremo Court upon tho question of a new trial, and a few days ago tho Court decided to ref uso a new trial. Walkor was tak en on Tuesday to Columbia where ho luis begun to serve his 15 years sen tence." * SALA KY mix PASSED. The House Agrees to Pay It? Mem bers More Money. The House by a vote of G7 to 34, and without debate, last week passed ?bo. bill of Senator Walker to chango the manner of compensai ion of mem bers of the General Assembly. The bill was amended so as to give the Speaker double the compensation ol a member. The bill as passed, leads: Section l. Thal members of tho (louerai Assembly shall receive as compensation for their services the sum ol' two hundred dollars for each regular session, and mileage for tho actual distance travelled in tho most direct route, going to and returning from tho placo where the session of the General Assembly shall be held. The Speaker of the House shall re ceive double the pay of the members Section 2. That the provisions of this Act shall not go into effect until January 1, 1909. Section ?,. That Section 14, Vol ume I, Code of Laws of South Caro lina, 1902, be, and the same is here by, repealed. * LEVER FOR SENATOR. I ? : ??.....s T.?.. I.. .1 ~ WI-!.. _ -Ttl-4 V. Lover disappointed many of his friends who had urged him to become a candidate. Since the death of Sen ator Latimer, Mr. Lever bas received many earnest appeals from different liar's of South Carolina to announce himself, .lust what he Intends to do is not known as be refuses to be til lOrvelweil at thlS time, but tho fact tiiat he woe'i say no when asked if he is going to run speaks for itself. .\ir. i.evei- is a very popular and hard working Congressman, and IS very stmnj; in the House. His fellow members of the South Carolina dele gation say he is as deserving and bas as good a show to lie elected I'nited Slates Senator as any other min in the State ll is very probable, that Mr Lever will soon announce him self as a candidate." Work Will llcgln. Regarding the probability of Con gressional action on the Appalachian Park hill, Governor Smith of (?eor gia. who recently rel urned home from Washington where he willi a number of other leading mon from many soot ions of the country wont to appear before the committee which has thc measure in hand, had this to say in a published interview: "I know wo have made a strong showing from a purely argumentive and business' basis. 1 believe that the committee will take up the matter with ear nest ness and I have a strong reason to hope that the present Congress will start thc work. It i-s necessary, it is urgent, it is vital, and it will he ncnmplishcd, Thc people aro becoming aroused over the demand for the preservation <>f a large part of their forests, and are understanding the questions as they have noVer understood thom before. There can he no doubt of the movement." lt is most gratifying to know that. Governor Snht h fu ls KO encouraged over tho prospects of getting the forcsty measure through Congress. Governor Smith was the chairman of the committee thal went, to Washington. He made one of the three addresses delivered before the committee of Congress. THURK wore during January com mercial failures aggregating $57, <>;;'.>,.>I I while for the same month last yearathe amount was $13,688, 126, This evidence of Republican "prosperity" would indicate that al though the tarilV protects thc trusts it does not help general business. FIRST IN THE SOUTH Colored Photographs Taken by Two Clemson Professors. How the Pictures Are Taken-Art of Photography Will, It Is Predict* cd, Ho Ko vol utIonized. A special to the Nowa and Courier from Clemson Collogo says two mein bors of tho faculty, Prof. F. II. H. Calhoun, of tho geological depart ment, and Assistant Prof. E. T. How ard, of tho mechanical dopartment, havo succeeded in producing photo graphs showing tho original colors of tho objects photographed. This has boon accomplished by moans of tho Lumiere autochrom plato. The process was discovered about ono yenr ago only by Lumiere, at Lyons, Franco; and tho specially prepared films have been on the mar ket about throo months. r Dr. Calhoun and Prof. Howard ar? ? among tho very first In this country to try tho process, their order for plates being the 33d. Out of eight plates they succeeded In getting sov on excellent color photographs of various scenes around tho College, and they aro naturally very proud of their success. They are doubtless the first people In the South to under take the matter. The film used in making these col or photographs is so made that it contains coloring matter, which is af fected by the various colors in the picture to he taken. The plato is j exposed as usual in photography, ex copt rather longer through a special ray filter. Creal care needs to bo ex orcised to handle the plates n a dull red light. They must bo washed in nine solu tions, the first two in total darkness. The others take place i? the opeu daylight. The colors appear imme diately upon taking tho plates into the light; hut the remaining process es aro essential to the intensifying, (dearing and fixing of tho colors. Tho newly discovered process, by means of which any scene may to pictured in thc original colors, scorns destined to revolutionize the art of photography. HKADtt LIKE FICTION. Loft a Fortune of Ono Hundred Thousund Dollars. A story reading very much Uko ? as a stage driver. He was ponnllesu, but hoarded his little earnings until eventually he became the operator of tho stage line, and later made other successful business ventures. A short time ago Col. Hates died, leaving an estate of $100,000, to which Mrs. Kogcr, now a resident of tho Columbia County, is heiress. KILLED IN HIOT. Two Dead and Six Injured In a Penn sylvania Town. Two men were killed and six others were seriously injured in a riot at Dunbar, Pa.. Tuesday night. Two of the wounded ari' Amerleans, Hie dead and the ottler wounded being foreigners. Forty-five persons were arrested by the police who were call ed lo quoll tho disturbance. According to one of those arrest ed tho trouble is Die outcome of ri valry botWeon two boarding houses conducted by foreigners. It is said that six Creatina who lived In a box car went to an old homestead which anet h.er gang of foreigners had turtl ed ino' a hoarding' house and after battering down (he doors, started a light. THAIN HAN DOWN PIGGY. Young Mau Killed mid Father and Sister Seriously Injured. Train No. 00. the Seaboard Air Dino's southbound Florida limited, ran into a buggy containing Mr. Jerry M. Thomas, of Dontsvillo, and his son and daughter. Tuesday morning at nbcfUl ll O'Clock, at Waddell, ten miles north of Columbia, the acci dent resulting in the instant death of the young man and the serious in jury of the girl. The vehicle was Smashed to piece? and lin- mule killed. Somehow tho lather escaped with hurls not more serious than minor contusions. Tho accident occurred al a crossing a Utile above Waddell where limited trains run at a high speed. The supposition ls thal the proper BlgnalS were not given or tittil they were unheard, or oise di. lOgardod by tho occupants of the buggy. Karly Hirds. The Doaufort Ca/elie already has I thO announcements of nine candidat es lor count v ofllCOS in the next priin 'ary. Tho ?ai'ly candidate often gets tho OfllCO. There ls something to bo gained by lotting the people know .what you want before they make up tbetr minds to vote for somebody elso.