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' X I Training the Children to H Truthful and Honest. i? A Very Readable Article on the Bub- i 1 Jcot Which We Clip From the ( y New York American. As long as the world shall continue ; to exlBt, as long as It shall be Inhabited by human beings, we shall con- ! tinue to have criminals, Just as we have albinos, or men with six lingers 1 ?that Is to say, we shall still have born orimlnals, men in whom a cruel fate has sown the seed of cruelty, and whose way of reasoning is different from that of normal people, and who are doomed from the day of their birth to commit crimes. There is no therapy against this inherited disease. The only tilings one could do would be to kill them or to place them In institutions where they could uot do wrong. Hut liesldes these born criminals, whose number Is only between HO and 40 per cent, of all criminals, and who commit crimes because of Inherited or acquired tendencies which latter may be developed by diseases such as tvuhus or Inflammation of the brain, tiiere are others far more numerous? habitual orimluals, or criminals who err because they are unable to withstand a sudden temptation of an outburst of passion, and these wc can redeem and bring back to the right road. First of all, we can direct and guide the abandoned children, the orphans, the sick and mischievous children. These are the ones who most often go astray, who are diiven to crime from hunger and neglect. While they ar still young, whllo their evil tendencies have not yet grown beyond contiol, it is possible to exterminate thche evil Instinets. For this reason there arc fewer youthful orimluals In the cities of London and Geneva, where there are numerous Institutions of corrcc tlon for children. To day all civilized countries have begun to see the Importance of taking hold of the children and more Is being done than any one had droamed of a few years ago?the States have male education compulsory, and humanitar inns have founded institutes which look after the welfare of children out side of school hours while the parents are working In the factories and endeavor to keep them out of evil com pany and away from the streets. A wonderful institution which do serves to lie copied everywhere is that conducted by Mr. Bnrnardo, In London, who surely lias saved many th usands frcm misery and crime, for this the greatest of ull modern philanthropists takes special care of the poorest of the poor, the sons of drunkards, of con victs and the abandoned and orphan ed children. The tendencies and Inclinations of each child are carefully studied and work is given it in accordance with its ability. Hut Mr, Harnardo docs even more, and hero is whore his lustitu tions are superior to all others. As the children who are under his care nearly all como from degenerate parents and more than others are apt to give way to temptation, he tries to do his utmost to keep them away from evil ir.lluenccs. For this reason he has employment (lllces everywhere arid sends his wards to Canada, to Cape Colony ar.d to Australia, to places in the country, where quiet rural life may make them useful and honorable citizens. M r. Barnardo keeps an eye upon each and every one of his wards through their whole life and never smut * r? 1 * of them, and statistics show thui ir. spite of the evil tendencies many of them must have Inherited only twotenths of one per cent of tiiem have gone astray in only two eases of every thousand has his wonderful .system of education failed. - - It is exceedingly Important to teach the children to detest alchol, for alco hoi Is at the bottom of more crimes than any thing else first because the use of It develops all ovll tendencies; second, because many crimes are com milted while under the tr.lluenee of liquor, and, third, because the saloon Is nearly always the meeting place of criminals, where they lay their plans and gather to dovide their spills. If alcohol could he taken out of the world the most brutal and cruel forms of crime would cease, and the drink a" i\ - * - * - - - 1 uvii im per hu as important a problem j as the problem of how to prevent crime. Hut there arc many other things which must be done to prevent crime. The social Inequality, the great difference between the very rich ?-?-^.and the very poor, must disappear, Und laws must be changed to etTect this. In Australia, which Is rar ahead of all other countries In regard to social conditions, crimes have decreased surprisingly. The eight-hour working day, the arbitration of all labor ques tlons and difficulties, the high wages and the disappearance of the very poor class have practically wiped out cer tain kinds of crime, and whatever crimes are committed are either com mltted during an outburst of passion or by born criminals. Breach of Bromine Suit, Damages aggregating a quarter of a million dollars as compensation for anegeo oreacn or promise or marriage arc asked by Mrs. Katherine Polllon suit against W. Gould llrokaw, the millionaire clubman, which was begun In the supremo court In New York Wednesday. Eminentcounselt, scores of witnesses, many of them people of prominence from distant parts of the country, and a packet containing more than 200, letters alleged by the plaintiff to havo been written by lirokaw, will figure in the case. The authenticity of the letters, upon which the suit Is largely based, is denied by Hrokaw's counsel. Xliey M iiHt (Jo. The North Carolina supreme court has affirmed the decision of the lower court sustaining the act passed by the last legislature prohibiting "bucket shops" and the practice of dealing In futures. The law makes It a misde meanor to open a place where quotations on futures are furnished or to buy or sell options for future delivery when the actual delivery of the goods is not contemplated. The effect of the decision is to close up all branches of cotton exchange houses in that ** abate doing a future business. How Thoy Value Them. Two casc^ were disposed of In a New Jerey court la it Saturday. In one of them a man was convicted of stealing a horse. Ho was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. In the other a man was convicted of criminal assault upon a woman. He was sentenced to eighteen months in jail. From this it would seem that New Jersey values a horse muoh higher than a woman. 4 ^K$,\ v. %. Word In Defense of" the Jury that Tried the Ilooktiart Case. The Times and Democrat says that n discussing the acquittal at Oringeburg of the men charged with the ynohlng of Keltt Hookhardt the Salula Standard falls into several errors, which we desire to correct. The Standard savrt "it seems morally sure that *ome of these men were guilty, if not all; but there had becu hard work among the jurymen, and then, you know, there Is a sentiment among somo people that it is no harm to kill a nigger." As to the innocence or guilt of the live men tried and acquitted, wo have nothing to say, except that there was strong testimony for and against them which left at least a part of the jury In doubt as to their guilt, which doubt was dissolved in favor of the accuaed. The charge that hard work was done among the jurymen is all nonsencc. There could be no "hard work done among the jurymen" after thev were drawn to try the case, as Judge Dantzler kept them together under charge of a constable from the time they were drawn until the case was ended. Nor could there be any "hard work done among the jurymen" before they were drawn, as many of them were not on the Jury panel when the case was called, and were drawn after the prisoners were put on trial. So much for the jury tixlng yarn. The Standard goes on to say that the worst feature of this case Is that which led ud to the kllllnir. Accord!i ir to ru mors then current, some of these white men had been altogether too familiar with the nogroe's sister. He remonstrated, and In the 'fuss' raised by his remuneration he got locked up and tlnod $6, while the white men went home to tell lies to their wives. That night, the negro, Keltt Hookhard, was taken from the calatioose, terribly lacerated with kulvis and sunk in deep water with heavy Iron bound to him. And then somebody's poor, long sulTering, faithful wife was fored to go on the witness stand and swear to save a husband who had undoubtedly been devoting a large part of his attention to the 'colored girl,' when the wife should have received all his affection." N ?t a word of such evidence as the Standard mentions was brought out on the trial, whatever the rumors may have been before. We heard the Hamc rumor sometime before the trial, but as it was not brought out during the trial, we came to the conclusion that it was a fairy story and dismissed it Since the trial we have heard another rumor that is being whispered around, to the effect that It was Mookhardt's Intimacy with a white woman that caused his untimely taking off. We do not believe that any woman had anything to do with the brutal murder of buokhardt, but If a woman was mixed up in it we are rather inclined to believe that It was a white and not a negro woman. In the trial the State failed to prove a motive for the murder of bookhardt by the men charged with Ids murder, and we do not think that the Standard should use a mere rumor In making out a case against them in preference to the evidence adduced on the stand. In discussing the case we have no right to go behind the evidence brought ( ub all-lie trial. Every juryman that was on the jury swore to try the accused "according to the evidence," but the Standard seems to think the jury should have tried them "according to the rumors" that were being whispered around. We have no objection to tho Standard or any other p aper discussing the case, but the discussion should be conducted honestly and fairly. Tito Oat Hold lleport. Some of Mr. Garfield's friends are defending his beef trust report. They point out that that report showed that protils on the capitalization ran as high as eighteen to twenty percent In the case of one company. Thev also say that Mr. Gartield's critics "seized upon the 2 per cent and ninety-nine cents per head ligures alone and derided the suggestion that the packers were making so little money. The fact that the 2 per cent, profit Is a profit on gross sales, not on cipltal invested, and that It means that the packers are making imn ense sums annually, was apparently lost sight of." Mr. Gartield's friends now point out that "the report says that while the profit on dressed beef was ninety-nine cents a head, the profits on the by-products brought the profit per head to $1 50; and when It Is considered that the packers handle millions of cattle each year the volume of their earnings Is apparent." Hut even $1.50 oer head is at. wirio ?nri. ance with the figures presented by CJuthberl Powel), who for more than twenty live years lias been commercial editor of the Kansas City Journal. Mr. Powell's statement has been given wide publicity. It showed that the average net profit to the packers is $7.11 per head. Mr. Powell concluded his statement in these words: "Apply the average profit of $7.11 on cattle, 20 cents on begs, 50 cents on sheop and 50 cents on calves, to the total number of head killed In a year by the 'combine' packing houses, gives a total protlt of $47,727,412. Figuring upon their total capitalization, undoubtedly heavily watered, of $110,500,000, we have 43 per cent, which is ten times what such money would produce if loaned In large blocks upon the open market. Besides this, the trust is heavily interested in the stock yards at Kansas City and Chicago and owns outright stock yards at numerous other cities, together with private car lines, the profits from which are undoubtedly large." Killed l>y Playmate. A dispatch from Marlon to The State says Miss Cllnnle, the 13 yearold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Smith, wap accidentally shot in the breast with a shotgun at 5 o'clock imnb> tilu:i noun. one. wiLii several other children, some of whom had the gun, were playing on the lawn at the home of Dr. E. it. Utley, when the accident occurred. There are varyIn# rumors as to which one of the children had the gun, when the shot was tired, and your correspondent could hot ascertain definitely, but it Is thought to have been Herbert Crispin!, son of Mr. II. Crlspini, who re cently raovo there from New York. The child died from the wound at 9.30 o'clock Friday night. She was a bright and popular little girl, and there arc expressions of grief and sympathy for the family to be heard on all sides. One of "Two John#" Dead. John Stewart Crossy, known throughout the theatrical world as J. C. Stewart, one of the "Two Johns," the famous fat men of the stage, is dead at the age of 71 years. He was born at Dublin. /* Anionic the General officers Killed In Our Great War. The Army and Navy Journal says from the arohlves of the Confederacy on doposlt In the war department the military secretary, Major Gen. Alnsworth, has brought to light some Interc&ting data concerning the commanders of the Confederate forces in the tield in the fateful days of 1801-65. Deducting eleven' names of officers who did not qualify for one reason or another, we have in this list 416 generals, and the records given show that of these 74 were killed or mortally wounded In action, or 18 per cent. This is a very striking showing when we recall the almost entire immunity of the Russian and Japanese armies lighting In Manchuria from fatal casualties to general officers. We recall but one who has been reported killed in battle In the far East, and if there are others they must be very few: whereas the percentage of casualties among the general officers of the Confederacy are far in excess of the percentage of casualties among the rank and tile of the Russian and Japa nese armi? s as given by Gen. Bliss, who has the best of facilities for learning the facts. No less than 211 general officers of the Confederacy were killed in battle during the 11 months of campaigning, and the ? months of lighting commencing with Grant's battle of the Wilderness and ending witli Appomattox. Ten brigadier generals of the Union army were also killed during this campaign, he sides 12 colonels commanding bri gades, 6 of them at< Cold Ilarboi alone. At Franklin 7 Confederate generals were Killed, and (luring Slierman's campaign 5, the Union army losing 3 At Gettysburg 5 Confederate and 5 Union generals were killed, 10 In all, besides 3 Union colonels commanding brigades. At Fredericksburg 2, Union, and 2 Confederate gen erals were killed. In all, the Union army lyst in killed or mortally wounded 50 general otllcers, 23 brevet brigadier generals and 34 colonels com mandlng brigades. Taking the proportion as one killed to 4.62 wounded, this would indicate that 407 Confederate generals were killed or wounded out of a total ol 416. Probably, however, the genera otlloeis were the selected victims ol the sharp shooters, who shot to kill In one regiment of the civil war, sub jeeted to the ordinary casualties ol battle, the 1st. Minnesota at Gettysburg, 28 prr cent of those engaged were killed and 82 percent were killed and wounded, lu forty-two other regiments the percentage of killed In different battles was 18 or more. Toe ratio of killed to wounded in 66 bat ties of the civil war was 1 to 4.8, varying between 1 to 3 at Williamsburg and 1 to 6.7 at Arkansas Post. The average among the regular troops was 1 bo 4.52. HAMPTON'S THREAT CaiihciI Hhoriiian to <^ult Shooting Gonfederate l*rlHonern. To the Editor of The Sunday News: 1 read with much Interest the communication In the last number of The Sunday News, signed by my old friend, 14. Frank Ford, who I hope will pardon me for making a few minor cor reotlons In regard to the shooting of Miller. Instead of twenty or so nav ing been called out to draw, there were one hundred and fifty, as told me next day by one of the guard, lie also said the number agreed upon waf. thirty tive, and Miller drew that num ber, but said it was his opinion that the drawing was a sham, as it wasupposed that Miller was the one who shot the man; though he, the guard, rl i r\ r\r\t f Klnlr Vv??*- 4 i * u>u Iivu uiiiim OU, uub It WiUJ done by one of Wheeler's men; for they had all sworn never to take a forager (better kuown as bummer) prisoner. After being the one selected to be shot Miller was taken across the dead line with one of the prisoners, and told the prisoner he did not mind it, only he had nine daughters dependent on him for support and regretted to leave them thus. A young Texan, 1 have forgotten his name, olTered to take Miller's place when he heard tills, but Gen. Hlalr refused it, saying it was not legal. Miller was shot about twelve miles from C.ieraw, in Chcstertield district, as then called, and, as well as I remember, burled on the side of the road leading from Cheraw to Camden. The grave was pointed out to me the next morning as we passed. At Kayettovllle, N. C , we were formed in line again, for the purpose of drawing for our lives. Ten were to be shot, but Just as theotllcer stepped to the tirst man for him to draw a courier came post haste on horseback and handed him a paper. After reading it we were marched back in the "Hull Pen" without drawing. At first opportunity 1 asked one of the guard what was up, when he told me that Hampton had put Sherman on notice that two commissioned oitlcers or eleven privates would be shot for every one of our men shot by Sherman's orders, in retalation for "bummers" killed; so this out a stop to the whole thing, and relieved us of the dread that was hanging over us continually; for Wheeler's men continuod shoota _ __ I t % * " ? ing uummors" regardless of Shcrman's orders. I could write you more of the atrocities perpetrated on those that were so unfortunate to be prisoners with Blair's corps, the 17th, but 1 fear 1 have already taken up too much of your valuable space. A. Bascom Cobubn, Co I), 2d S. C. Bat., S. C. V. T. Jesup, Ga., May 20, 1905. A Queer Gilt. At Pittsburg, Pa., John Bertges, a constable having done some slight favor for Anton Lutz, a brewer, and having refused cash payment, received an order for 1,000,000 glasses of beer. The order is not transferable, nor can Bertges collect in bulk, the agreement being that he shall call at the differ i/uu umitoncn tuuiruucn Oy LiU[Z US he becomes thirsty and drink the beer on tlie premises. Itertges spent most of one day seeing if the order was good. It was. Then he did a little figuring, and is now sorry that life is so short. Ills figures show that, drinking fourteen glasses a day, Sunday included, it would take him 208 years to get rid of the little present made to him by the brewer. Bomb'* Fatal Work. At Baku, Caucasin, the governor of Maku, Prince Nakachidze, was assassinated by a bomb which was thrown at his carriage. The lieutenant accompanying the governor and a bystander were also killed, and the coachman Is believed to be fatally Injured. The South Carolina Policy Holders Meet in Columbia. Governor D. O. Hey ward Elected in President of the Booity. Tho Resolutions Adopted. The Columbia Record says the meet Ing of the policy holders of the Equitable Life Insurance company held In Columbia on Thursday was one of the most interesting gatherings CVer held In this State. There were present men with policies ranging from $150,000 to men with policies of $1,000, and the meeting was in perfect harmony. The primary object of the meeting was to dlsouss the recent differences in the board of directors, and the policy holders got down to business at once. There were about 100 present and proxies for about 600 more. The otllcers elected and the resolutions adopted follow: I). C. Ilevward, president. J. L. Coker, vice president. August Kohn, secretary. Executive Committee?First district, A. T. Smythe and T. M. Mordecal, Charleston; Second district, J. C. i Sheppard, Edgefield; Third district, J. Fred Brown, Anderson; Fourth district, Wm. E. Bcattie, Greenville; l Fifth district, T. K. Elliott, Wlnns i boro; Sixth district, D. 1). McColl, I Bennettsvllle; Seventh district, J. L. Mlmnaugh, Columbia. The rcsolus tlons are as follows: Resolved, That the president of this society be requested and author" izod to apply ortlclally to the presl! dent of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States for a list ' of the policy holders In the Equitable Life Assurance society In South Caro i Una, with their postoillce addresses and amounts. Resolved, That it Is the sense of this meeting if policy holders of the Equli table Life Assurance scclety of the United States, living In South Carol! na, that In any scheme for mutualization and in any election of new trustees or directors for such society that I representation be given to this section of the country; inasmuch as a very i 1 'J rim nrtrHn n n t t nn t i i*o nnf olonH r i?i 1 lllUli V/* l/IIU VlltUU UUUOtC%ll'l ' ing policies of the society arc held in I the South, and this seotion Is now ' without any direct representation lu the board. llesolved, further, That this meetf Ing of policy holders desires to place upon record their coniidence in tire I stability and solvency of the EquitaI ble Life Assurance society of ttie United States. And the policy holdi ers should not be deterred by anyi tiling that has happened from contin uing to keep alive their policies by paying their premiums thereon as [ they severally become due. i Resolved, further. That this meet i ing of policy holders of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United Slates express their sincere and hearty wish that the present di 111 unities existing In the management of : the society should lie speedily and amicably adjusted without resort to any further litigation?and that such plan will be adopted to secure harmony and a satisfactory solution of the , present ditlicultles as will tend to continue the prosperous condition of the society and Increase the same. Dird a. Pauper. Edward W. Mitchell died recently In Chicago and the members of the Chicago board of trade made up a fund to bury him. A writer in the New York American says Mitchell ' died a pauper; he was once a great man. Where the names of Gates. ' Morgan, Armour and other stock plummets and maiket plunders ate now printed Mitchell's name was printed thirty years ago. Mitchell was a big | grain operator in Chicago when Kisk and Gould were piling up money In ' railroads In New York. In 18U8 he 'cornered' the wheat market in Chicago. He had a oompany of fellow conspirators against consumers. They shot the prices sky-high. Mitchell made a million or more. Then he went into the market as a bigger plunger. He was betrayed and sold out and found himself penniless That was thirty-tive years ago. Mitchell for ten years sought to regain his fortune, but he was outclassed by keener minded men. Then he became a pauper. And every man that has tried to 'corner' a food product has died poor. There is a retribution for food gamblers. It does not seem to follow stock gamblers. The same evil fortune may yet overtake 'those conservative business men' who, through the Infamous meat trust, are robbing the people of the United States. What a warning the lives of such men as Mitchell should be to our young men whose main desire is to get rich regardless of the means used to attain their ends. At one time he was a million dollar speculator but today he tills a pauper's grave. What an object lesson such a life afTord?. The lii/.liicHN Anti-Toxin. The Atlanta Journal says the antitoxin for la/.lness is more than a joke. It is a genuine product of science. The discovery is based upon the i theory that physical exhaustion is the I result of a poison in the tissues caused ; by strain. To use a mechanical tigurc: The furance tires of the body are forced and fanned Into tremendous heat. In the combustion of the fuel the grates are clogged with olnders. , These cinders left over in the tissues ; arc poison. The poison is counteracted by the counter poison?the antii toxin. The real value of the discovery. doubtless. Is to he found in it.u ability to counteract nervous exhaustion and to strengthen convalescents. Hut the Imagination applies it to many things. The college athlete whose veins arc infused with the stuff i ought to beat his competitor, and i thus the hypodermic syringe must be I added to the gymnasium. The golf and the tennis and the basket ball player will also want the decoction. And every fan will want to see his > team Inoculated. Dope may win the pennant. And who will bet on the races so long as he is Ignorant of how much each horse has been syringed? Vet, the pace of civilization is rapid enough now. Is the wight who goes undoped to fall behind the procession? He Fooled Tlmm, A report comes from Charleston that many people on James Island have been taken in by a seller of soap, whloh they paid for and never received. The inducements of attractive presents, to be secured with large puiohases, brought In many orders and the agent reaped a harvest at the rate of 18 per box. The seller has departed for parts unknown and it may bo well for other communities to be on their guard if the soap seller and prize distributor should put in his appearance in their neighborhood. Handed Down !? Judge Rrawley In an Inaurtnoo Cue. In the United States Cirouit Court at Charleston on Wednesday Judge ^ Brawley rendered anopluion of special rc interest to the accident insurance companies and the holders of policies In such companies, the case coming up on a motion of the Fidelity and Casualty Company, of New York, for r? a new trial, the defendant not being of satisfied with the verdict which was ca rendered against it at the recent term oc of the court In Greenville. el It appears that the late Frederick G. Stacy, president of the Frist Na- ti tional Bank of Galfney, S. C., was P< walking down the street, when he was accosted by a man of the name of V( Porter, who alleged that lie had not been treated fairly In a business trans rt action. Stacy and Porter later came b; upon Stacy's partner, who explained ai the transaction, whereupon Stacy U turned to Porter and remarked: ti "Tills shows you are lying." Porter ti answered with, "You are a liar your oc self," and Stacy hit Porter two blows, tl one in the mouth, slightly abraslng or Ills hand. Fr m this wound, Stacy died in a y( few days of blood poison, and later the tl executor of Stacy's estate, brought y suit for the payment of the accident o1 policy for $5,000, which the company H had refused, alleging that Stacy had s* met his death by violent and unlawful means. The jury was instructed r< specifically upon the laws of accident r< and a verdict was rendered in favor s< of the estate. It was to set aside c this verdict that the present action, tl was introduced which Judge Brawley n lias refused, dismissing the motion P for a new trial. d Iu his opinion, Judge Brawley en- t ters into an exhausMve review of the h meaning of the word, "accident," de- b finitions in law and by various author!- t< ties being recited, in reaching his con- 11 elusion that the death of Stacy was v an accident. The question is an in- t terestlng one to the accident insur- h anco people. While the blow which t Stacy struck in resenting an insult a might not have been an accident, the f blood poisoning consequent upon it v was an accident, and the verdict was t rendered accordingly and the court 0 now justifies the verdict. c V WEATHER AND CROPS. 1 c c Gotten StamlH Good, Hut Numerous f Had He ports Are Ma The following report as to the condition of the crops has beeu Issued by t Section Director Bauer: The first of the week ending Monday, May 22, was warm, the latter part very cool, especially the nights. There were local high winds accoin- n panjiug thunderstorms on the 16. h 1: that did some damage to fruit trees, i The latter part of the week was fair c with sunshine in excess of the normal e amount. 1 There were general rains on the t 16th, heavy in places, and occasional a showers in the eastern counties on tne c 17th, after which the ground drLd a rapidly. Cultivation of tield crops f made rapid progress during the lat- t ter part of the week. Tnere Is still r, widespread complaint of grassy tields, t and a probability that some land planted in cotton will have to be t abandoned owing to the scarcity of .) farm laborer?. Labor Is scarce in all e parts of the state. a Cotton planting has been finished, t: and m re than two-thirds has been n chopped, with chopping still In pro- I gross. Cultivation has been begun, n Stands of cotton are geuerally good, f though there are numerous reports of ulniiLi * f.nuui uyiuK un gray lanus in the I! western counties and on sandy lands s in the eastern ones owing to too much ti ralu and the recent cool nights. In L some of the southeastern counties, s some tlelds have been plowed up and t replanted. Excessive rains and lack t of cultivation caused the plauts to n turn red or yellow in many places, and v the recent cool nights have checked g its heretofore rapid growth. The a first squares were noted on the 19tli in Colleton county. The general t condition of the cotton crop is poor, t though promising in a few localities. S Corn is suffering from want of cul- t tivatlon and is turning yellow, but h where cultivation has been practic li able it is in good condition. Stands n are generally go< d except on bottom h lands where worms continue destruc- a tive. There is yet much corn to be planted on bottom lands, in the west ern half of the state. Tobacco Is doing well. Rioe planting is delayed in the Georgetown dls? trlct by high tides. The week was fa- ? vorahle for truck and shipments of potatoes and beans were heavy. The ' strawberry season is over. Wheat Is ' promising where not rusted or dam- P aged by the Hessian fly. Fall oats are * fine, and spring oats have Improved ^ rapidly. Oats are ripening in the n eastorn counties and some have been l) cut. Pastures are fine. Peaches are plentiful in the eastern counties, but a are very scarce in the western ones. 1 The first shipment of peaches was r< made this week. Apples are scarce and the trees continue to blight. Melons, gardens and other minor crops ^ continue to do well. Q Ulrl Kills a Baby. c At Toronto, Ontario, Josephine ? ^arr, a 1.1-yearom ri> Has confessed " to the murder of Wm. Murray, a nine- ! months-old infant. It is claimed of the (Jarr girl that she has been in the habit of stealing baby carriages from the front of a department store while " the parents were inside shopping. Last v, Friday the girl went to a department store and found a baby in each car rlage in front of the store. So she ?. picked out the best looking baby carrlage of the lot, which contained the Murray child, and made off with It. She took the child bo the woods near ^ her home at the east end of the city 0| and, stripping it of its clothing, threw 0| it over an embankment and caused its u death. Later she placed the body In a w culvert and buried the clothing- On Saturday she made the announcement ^ that she had ''discovered" the child's ^ body in the culvert. The girl claimed j] that she got the idea of killing the f child from seeing a play at a local theatre. Auto Kxploded, ^ A large touring car belonging to ^ Mrs. Howard Gould, exploded Wed- ^ nesday afternoon in front of a garage }(] at Thirty-third street and Fifth ave- n( nue, New York, through the careless- 0, ness of a street sweeper, who threw a ()j lighted match underneath the ma- m chine where there was a quantity of ia gasoline which had leaked from the tank. The explosion could be heard for a block and caused exoitement r< among the guests of the Waldorf As T torla The automobile was wrecked, se the damage being estimated at 96,000. tt 9 Answer the Vu'*tlon* 01 Agents as to Aeeragfl. A dispatch from Washington to 10 Atlanta Constitution says advices celved Indicate that In some parts of le south the opinion prevails that te last congress passed a lav/ compel ?g cotton plauters to report, on dcand from agents of tho census buau, their acreage, condition, number ' bales ginned, etc. This Is not the ise. The only legislation alYeoting >tton statistics enacted by the tlftyghth congress was the following joint solution introduced by Represt nta ve Burleson, of Texas, and tlnally issed as a part of the bill providing >r the collection of marriage and dljroe statistics: "lie It resolved, etc., That the diictor of the oensus be, and he Is herey authorized and directed to coll.ct id publish on the same dates and at te same time he makes publication of 10 gloners' reports of cotton produoon, statistics of the consumption of itton, the surplus of cotton held by le manufacturers and the amount of ?tton exported, the statistics to be immarized as of September I of eaoh ear, so as to show the cotton produoon and consumption of the preceding ear." It Is obviously to the interest r the farmers to know something denlte as to the amount of ootton conimed, exported and on hand, and the jatlstics which will be published as a esultof the passage of Mr. Burleson's ^solution will bring out the facts. It jems impossible to convince the plantrs of the South that it Is equally to heir Interests to have accurate statelents as to acreage, condition and reduction issued by the government, csplte the weight of the evidence in hat direction. The census bureau ,ad a considerable amount of trouble 1st season with ginnors who refused 0 make reports for use In the six glning bulletins issued during tho fall, /inter and spring, and yet the facts end to show that conditions would lave l>eeu m&terl&ly Improved had his information been freely given by 11 giuners. It is argued that such inormation gives the speculator a club /herewith to hammer down prices, iut, If this be the case, It should be bvlous that In the event of a short rop the farmers would bo gl ven a lever /herewith to push the prices up. In he opinion of experts here it is dilllult to see how any legitimate interest an be harmed by having the exact acts made public. CRAZED NfiGRO BURNED. to Shot to Doatli Kvery White Man Ho Could. About 0 o'clock Wednesday night a nob of men and boys surrounded the louse and s^t It afire. Shaw remained n the burning house as long as he ould stand the heat and finally leap d out and tried to escape. Nearly one lundred shots were fired and Shaw's >ody was riddled with bullets. Suuday fternoon Shaw was terrorizing the ommunlty around Whitman, Ky.. ,nd an appeal was sent to Owensboro or help. A posse was at once formed, tut as soon as they approached the nad man's house he opened lire on hem. Town Marshal Watson was shot in }m nnrl nonntu i ~ 1? * ..v ?uu niamniti <IUI1I1 J. ackson In the hack. Others woundd were I)r. G. II. 1'lltt, on the hand; , boy named Howard and a boy lamed Pelly In the legs. Wednesday corning a posse headed by Sheriff telly went from Lewisport to Whitnan and found Shaw sitting on Ids ront porch. Shaw quickly barricaded himself n his house. The posse tried to torm the house, but the negro opened ire, wounding James Ford and John toblnson. He apparently had only mall shot, which saved the lives of hose he shot at. Shaw was shot at wlce. He had two revolvers, but an lounccd that he would save them for /ork at close quarters. A great crowd athered around the house, keeping at safe distance. At .'f o'clock Will G. Brown, a depuy Sheriff of Hancock county, Voluncered to go to the home aud take haw. When within 15 feet of Shaw, he crazy man fired, blowing Brown's ead completely off. The body now es at the door of the house and can ot be recovered. The burning of the ouse is being discussed by the posse nd this probably will be done. Dank tor Holly Hill. The Hank of Holly Hill was organ'.ed Thursday with a capital stock of 15,000. The following are the board f directors: II. W. H l&me, A. F. oyner, W. L. Dellay, G. 0. Williams, tobest Llde, A- If. Bennett, Dr. J. L. I. Gllmore. Officers: II. W. Rliame, resident; A. F. Joyner, cashier; Moss i Lyde, solicitors. Messrs. II. W. lhamc, A. B. Bennett and A. F. Joyer were appointed by the directors a uildlng committee, with authority a ma?ce contracts for the erection of suitable brick building for the bank, t is expected that the band will be eady for business by September 1. Drownod OA"the Inland. mv. - ni? -l - ? r* x - xuo v>u?rie3i>oa rust sayB J. Amos lolly, a painter employed on the Isle f Palms by Contraotor II. I). Schualicr, was drowned Wednesday afteroon ofT the island. He left the eaoh in a boat, which was overLirned by the waves in sight of the tiore, and the unfortunate painter ink without the possibility of help eing rendered him. His body has ot yet been reoovered. Kelly with is wife and ohfld lived in the rear of [r. John D. Gappelmann's residence. DO Kutledge avenue. He wan a man f kindly disposition and of good haracter. Nnver Hart Any. President Hadleyof Yale Unlverlty as one of the speakers at the dinner f the Cornhill Alumni, of New York ty. I)r. Iladley told a story of a ttle boy whose mother had died and hose father had married attain, haviK two sons by the second wife ' I ad a mother and I've got & steplother," said the boy, "but Hilly and [arry, all they've got is a stepmother, hey never had any mother." A Ooort Haw. The "whipping post law" for wife waters went into effect Thursday in le State of Oregon. The law providi that a man oonvloted of wife beatig may be punished with whipping, jt exceeding 20 lashes, but this is ily an additional punishment as the d punishment by fine or imprisoncut is still in effect under the new ,w. South Carolina will have open bar oms again in less than ten years, he so-called prohibitionists will then e how easily the whiskey element In . le State fooled them. I Headquarters for F All kinds of lnjec' Supplies for Saw > Lar^e stock of We c Columbia, ! The Guinard 2 COIvUMI J Manufacturers Brick, Fire l'rool X F.luo linings and Drain Tile. i'i or tnilllons. Whlsko I Morphine I Cliraret abit, I Habit | Habit ^Curod by Keeley ISfco Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75)"Uol e oltd. XV lut limp Coinmonoomeiit. Invitations have been sent out foi the annual cdmmcnccraent exercUeb of Wlnthrop Normal and Industrial College at Hock llill, on June 4, 5, and 6. Fifty youn# women will re celve their decrees. Oa Sundaj morning, June 4, the sermon will bf delivered before the Youn^ Womeu'i Christian Association, and at nl^ht Rev. K. W. Smith, of Greensboro, N. O., will preach the hacalaurcale sermon. On Monday the Joint celebration of the literary societies and an Inspection of the buildings and departments will take place. On June 6, the schedule provides for the alumnae reunion. adtlr?ss fr? t h< alumnae by Hon. K I). Smith, of Sumter. "Daisy Chain Procession," address to the graduating class by Hon. M. It. Ansel, of Greenville, and the award of diplomas aud ccrtlli cates. There In h Difference. 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