The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 04, 1906, Image 6
MAN TO FLY LIKE B.RD.
I'rofl'oHHor Hull Sajh it Hah Boon
Done in Nova Scotia.
Mankind is already on the threshold
of aerial transportation b/ bodies
heavier than the air, said Alexander
Graham Hell, of Washington.
"It miy coune in a few months or a
few years; indeed, we arc beginning
to do it now, 1 am speaking, not
simply of my own eliorts but of the
work of all investigators. Personally
1 do not care who docs it, so that it is
done.
Publicity has not previously been
given to the feature of his late re
suits, which Mr. Hall regards most
significant. This result is success In
making a kite like mechanism, unattached
by a rope, moving alone in the
air and devoid of any engine of pro
pulsion sail forward against, the wind
and rise while so doing. The rigid
wing ilight of the larger birds is a
tlP.rfnrma.nri> nf t.hia vrrv nnturo anH
the result led Mr. Bell to r- mark:
"Man will in duo time l?e able to
soar very muc i after the manner of
the eagle, which utilizes the onorgy
of the wind, against which it llles for
its own propulsion, without using its
muscles other than dlrectivoly. 1
presume that the practical - employ
mentofan engine or self-propelled
llyh g mechanism will come tirat before
men trust them.seIves to a soaring de
vice but in the coming perfecting of
n.eri&l transportation, both applications
wity be made.
"So much significance do I attach
so the success already obtained with
the free soaring kite that I named
It the Tionos,' as the ancient Greeks
st)led the 'birds (f augur,' whose soarings
their prophets watched from
towers of observation. Tills free
moving kite t-ailed against the wind
then circled around and a second
time rose agalrst the current. No
we have not yet attempted to put a
man In this machine, tut one of the
kites moored by a rope lias lifted a
man weighing 105 pounds thirty feel
above the ground.
Mr. Hell tat just returned fromh's
station in Nova Scotia, where the
experiments wore conducted, and is
now pieparing a report to present before
tlie Geographical society, or before
the National Academy of Sien
ces, which will meet in Washington
in April, lie **as asked if further
experimental work would be undertaken
during bis wk ter's stay in the
capital and be laughingly replied:
"Well, it Is haid for me to keep my
hands oil this work, but the trouble is
that there are too many newspaper
men around Washington. It Is not
wise to let the necessary preliminary
failure be known before the tinal result
la obtained. However, 1 have
ome places for experiment in the
neighborhood and 1 will, perhaps be
able to add something to what is already
available f >r publication before
the April meeting.
A curious incident In connection
Willi tllC rxoerlments in Nova. RnnMsa.
was a move by some eagles to attack
one of the kites, which at a distance
very much resemble a great bird.
But the eagles, when close enough to
note the size of the new creation,
"thought better" of the attempt and
withdrew^
"Will Be on Tap."
While speaking before more than
thiee thousand negroes In Macon, Ga.
emancipation day, John W. Gilbert,
of Paine collige, Augusta, urged
the leaders of his race to light for a
jury trial in cases before the
courts, where twelve of their peeis,
that is twelve members of the colored
race, shall decide the matter at issue.
In a very long address, he urged this
change and was received with greaten
thustasm. He said the negroes had
the same right as the white race to
the ancient trial before a jury of their
peers, and protested that twelve white
men could in no In stance be termed
tne peer of the negro. The sugges
tlon was an entirely new one, and fell
upon the ears of his hearers with . a
|/iuiuuuuiicno tuau rv aa nauuuu<iliiK<
The matter stirred the negroes as no
other similar utterance from a negr<
speaker before a gathering of Macon
negroes in many years. He said if
the race was to judge from the progress
which had been made during the
past thirty yeury, the passage of an
other similar period will witness a
civilization that will put the race on
a firmer basis than that occupied by
the whites. "They will he on top"
were the words that fell from the
speaker under the spoil of the occasion
.
(jrljri la Wronu i'ince.
A dinpatch from Atlanta says Fior
ence Kergassner, a 15 year-old girl of
Lexington, Ky., who came to Atlanta
some time ago and has been working
in a bag factory is held at the polic*
station in care of the matron until
some satisfactory disposition of the
girl can be made. The girl was taken
into custody while olllcers were
investigating a row at a boarding
house on lower Decatur street,
which is said to have been caused by
an attempt of a young man to hug
the girl. This provoked anger among
some of the male hoarders and a gen
eral row was the result. After hearing
all the evidence the recorder de
elded it.would he host to send the
girl hack to Lexington. The evidence
was to the effect that the
boarding house was hardly the right
place for the girl.
Some persons with curious ideas of
jfi aJLuku /ent ik-rj. Moeliman of St.
Marlboro?R. M. ***7aC. tlaimas
Crosland, T. 8. Kvans, W. A. Rogers,
F. P. B. Pegues. be*
Newberry?R. T. O. Hunter, G O. 001
Hunter, \V. K . Mligh, Allen Johnson. ??r
UH1KF CONSTABLL'8 REPORT.
Mr. liaiuiiiot Hums Up tho Work of
tho Year.
The annual aud quarterly reports of
Mr. U. B Hamraet, chief countable,
have been til <1 with the governor and
some very Interesting figures are
given.
K ?r the quarter ending November
30 the salary and expenses of the constables
Is as follows.
September $ 0 101 23
October 5 841)88
November 0,175 00
Total for quarter 818.108 11
The seizure for the quarter arc as
follows: Gallons. Value.
S< ptember 385 7-8 8 577 60
October 533 1-2 786 25
November 781 3-4 1,172 02
Beer. Drzen. Vaiue
.September .330 1-2 8 100 75
October 178 1-2 80 26
November 228 3-4 114 37
Total vfllue. 82,908 74
a. marts wrrr? hino seized ?J* SLlilS, .1
teams and 1 821 k?all< ns in ko^s that
were dumped. There were 28 persons
soni to tlie cbalnuang, 100 convictions,
$2,755 in tines paid and $5,215 In tines
imposed There are a number of eases
on appeal.
The summary for the year is as follows
:
Total cost of constabulary .$71,854 24
Total cost of seizures 10.708 74
Fines Imposed 16 836 00
Fines collected 8,473 00
Number convictions 412
Sent to chaingang 103
Teams se'//id 8
Stills selz d Ill
I ) addition to the figures preseu.ed
above there have also been prepared
tBbles showing the cost of keeping the
constabulary in certain counties where !
the dispensary has been voted out as
compared with the seizures. They are
as follows: Credit. Debit.
Pickens $124 22
Cherokee $ 8 27
York 68 18
Lancaster 55 32
Darlingtou 0 57
Oconee 01 00
Newberry 5 62
Union 103 53
S<o'o One Million.
A dispatch from Pearia, Illinois,
says the report of the Everett Audit
company ou the dofa cvtions of N C.
n... ? - -i?? ' ?
I'nuKiu'iu/, ouo luxiuur t;u,y superintendent
of schools, who pleaded guilty
to a charge of the embezzlement of
public funds, ard who is now serving
In the penitentiary and Indeterminate
sentenoa, was made pub'ic at a meet
lng of tho school hoard Thursday
night. The total shortage for seven
years Is $541,408 50 from which will
he deducted approximately $15,000
for unauthorized but warranted expenditures.
Tue audit company gave
out the opinion that tho total short
age for eighteen years would fall
slightly short of $1,000,000, stating
that large amounts of forged scrip
had been found In 1887 and 1880; hut
no totals or estimates on these years
had yet been made.
BON Ah Z MINBK A fclUUIDE.
Millionaire Outs IIin Throat Alter a
Nights., Carotin* I.
At San Francisco, Cal., Frank
Piiiscator, a Klondyke millionaire,
who joined the original gold stampede
from Fagle City to the mines
and who built the ilrst house In Dawson,
is dead from wounds in the
I hrnnf. whtoll Vlo Inllinfarl iuV>tln '1"
v.??ww V) LIIVL1 UU IlililUliUU VT (1111; UU"
pressed after a debauch.
Pnlscator was like "Swift Water
Kill." lie had made several fortunes
but failed to keep his money. He
was welcome in the Tenderloin,
where he spent money with a free
haud. lie had been host of two worn
en In the rear room of a saloon. O 1
drinks he spent $100, and then he
yave $100 to each of his companions.
When ho came out he had not a cmt.
A poor opium fiend begged for u
quarter. Phlscator went back an
.xsked the barkeeper to loan htm $5
Tho man passed out $20, but Pulsoa
lor took only $5. This lie g?.ve to brci-plum
fiend, who wept at l is gemr
osltv. The Klondyker then went t
his hotel and slashed his throat witl
a razor*
Pidscator was married twice, but
jdlvorojd. Ills last wife wasa waiter
)<irl at St. Joseph, Mo., who ho wed
clod two hours after ho first saw her.
lid still owned two claims on Honanzi
Creek, from which he drew a large
revenue. On one of bis claims he
picked uo a famous nugget, which
sold for $10,044
Grand Kapids, Mich., Jan. 2.?
Frank Pniscator, tbc millionaire
Alaska miner who committee suicide
Wednesday in San Francisco, was
very well known in Berrien county,
Michigan. He made annual visits to
Baroda, where he had provided his
parents with a fine home the luxuries
of life. His brothers and sisters also
nrotite 1 largely through his good fortune.
His annual home oomtngs were the
occasion for prolonged festivities
among his friends. Four years ago
he fell in love at tlrst sight with a
waitress at the Hotel Whitcomb, St.
Joseph, and married her the same
day. His bride went back to Alaska
with him.
For coughs and colds no remedy If.
equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar. It is c IT ^rent from all othlluinuo
u.v?a ,4. , ,
id by moving that the^jiSoftlAv^Py*
nmtttee instead of a warehouse da
nmlttee appoint the warehouse pr
sot and pay him such salary as they t?
BUICIDJB RECORD.
Hell-Murder And Otlmr Hindu Much
Incmaeod l.?Ht Your,
Unoflloial statistics of tho year show
that the number of murders and suicides
Id tiiis country lias greatly increased,
and t hat there has been a decrease
in the number '(f legel execu
tions, compared with tho number o!
homicides. uThe homicides and deaths
by violence total 9.212, as compared
with 8,482 for the year 19' 4.
The startling feature cf the record
Is the inoreasi in tiic number of murders
coinmitted by highwaymen, being582,
against 404 during 1904. Four
years ago tho number was ouly 102.
Jra'ousy provoked 679 murders and
liquor 042. Homicides growing out
of quarrels number 5,111. The record
of self destruction is one of the most
deplorable of the year, the number of
prominent men being much larger
than hitherto. The total Is 9,982, an
Increase of 542 over the list of the
preceedlug year. The steadiness of
t he lncreaso is indicated lu the following
table:
In 1899, 5,340; 1900, 6 77.5; 1901,
7 245; 19u2, 8 597; 1904 9,420; 1905,
9 982.
The proportion of suicides between
men and women remains about the
same, nearly twice as many men as
women taking their own lives. Pnysicians
head the list of professional
men, the number being 340
The o cuses were despondency, do
mestlc infelicity, disxapointment in
love, ill health, liquor and business
losses. Poison was report'd to in 4,732
oases, shooting in 2,861, hanging
in i,022 and drowning in 868.
T?^r. KU... 11 1 ' - "
inu iiiuvt bUUIUSKlVta up W1 Oil Qyiiamltft
and three blarvcd themselves.
The legal executions numbered 133,
of which 51 were In the North and 82
in the South. Seventy-three were
negroes, 59 white men and ouo a
Chinaman.
Mrs. Rogers, of Vermont, was the
one woman executed. Showing the
relative changes of murderers and ex
editions it may be said that in 1835
1,808 murders were reported, while
the number of hangings was 108, while
this year 133 were hanged or electrocuted
for 9 212 murders committed.
The number of lyncbings was 00,
the smallest number reported since 1885
when statistics were lirst gathered
by the press. Of the total number lynched
05 were negroes. Thirty four
were lynched for murder, 15 for criminal
assault and 15 for miscellaneous
reasons.
UoHdly Tornado.
A dispatch from Troy, Ala., says a
tornado struck the school house of
of .Josie Beat Thursday and two hoys
we e killed by falling timbers. The
dead: Twelve year old son of Albert
Pittman. Aaron Lee, aged 11. Toe
allium iiuutiu was aemonsnoa and
none of the occupants escaped without
injury, though the woundsof only
14 are serious. Itamah (Jhurch was
damaged by the tornado, the residence
of (Jato Green was wrecked,
and the postclllce and many outbuildings
were damaged. When the
wind struck the school building the
sides of the structure gave way and
the roof fell upon the occupants.
Tito WiioAH ? lUnkor.
Women are savers rather than
spenders. And when they spend they
spend to gcod advantage. A dollar
in a woman's hands goes twice as far
as a dollar in the hands of a man. If
you want to save money let your wife
be the banker. This is for the work
Ingman, whether he labors with his
bands or tolls with his brain. Tins
is for the married man and for the
manabouttobo married. It is for
men In every c ass of life. It is the
best advioo for the average man
every where. Give this a trial during
the present year upon which we
have just en Wed and see if you are
not better olT at its beginning.
Ait Old Couple.
A dispatch from Wilkes Barre, Pa..,
two of the oldest couples ever ra irrleri
In that part of the State were weddod
Toursday and Friday. Their cimbined
awes are 27(5 years and the ages
of the brldegrooiuH aloue is 150 years
Thursday Jerome B Kelly, of Avery,
Wayne County, and Mrs Annie FTv
mlll, of Dunmore, were married, t.h"
bridegroom being eighty and too
bride s'xty seven. Yesterday Benjamin
Smith aged seventy and Rjbt c
oa 10. Hancock, ago tifty-nlne both of
New Albany, Pa., were rnrrrlcd.
t. wept by Cyclone,
Serious property datnaga and lo^ of
life was wrought Wednesday afternoon,
shortly after 5 o'oIook, by a
cyclone which swept Jacksonville, a
negro settlement aoout a mlie north
or Langley. The negro Baptist church
whn uuuupiu' eiy wrecicea, as were also
several of the best dwellng houses in
the settlement. The wife of Calvin
Nealer, one of the most respected and
prosperous negroes in the place, was
killed in the wreck cf their home and
his eldest daughter seriously injured.
A Bad Iteeord.
The annual statement of the coroner
of Charleston County shows that
he ctllolatcd in 56 cases during the
past year, there having been this
number of violent deaths, which does
not include the many sudden deaths
from natural causes. There were 24
homioides and two su'cldes , both of
the latter being of prominent white
citizens. Cf the deaths, 30 were
accidental. Eight of the nn'/ber
were killed in the railroad yams.
The oity superintendents of schools
i Jdi-tbclr annual meeting in Columbia
,y with triplets, naming -yitefifn .that*
esented him with two pairs of ter
mitt. 'ara
8TERN CODE OF THE HINDUS.
Ideal of Truthfulness Held High and
Carefully Practiced.
Absolute self-mastery Is tbo Ideal of
a Hindu, writes Swarnl Abhedanauda
in Good Housekeeping. Every man and
woman in India struggles hard to accomplish
It by practicing austerities,
fasting and various kinds of devotional
exercises. The householder is not supposed
to indulge in the desires of the
flesh. He should practice moderation
in eating and drinking. Ho should
hold the Ideal of simple living and
practice it in his dnlly life. The Hindu
men and women are not allowed to
drink liquors, and the higher the social
rank the more rigorous becomes tho
law of self-restraint.
The majority of tho Hindus live
strictly upon vegetarian diet, and do
not eat animal flesh. They do not kill
animals for food, and they train their
children to practico this virtue of nonkilling.
rJ*hey do not believe that lower
animals are created to sustain human
life; but, on tho contrary, they
hold that in the process of evolution
the life of the lower animal is as important
as that of the human being.
There are many families in India
whoso ideal is to sacrifice everyth'ng
for the sake of truth, because they believe
that the eternal truth cannot he
realized by one who is not absolutely
truthful.
Feathers on Hire.
Ostrich plumes are as much of a necesisty
to the I .r?nrti?n
v.~., vv.? fe.,l wu
her outings aa are the pearl buttons to
her masculine companion, and tho big
trimmed hats with their drooping
feathers are familiar in all gatherings
of this class. Many of the girls cannot
afford to keep their money tied up
in useless plumes, and there thrives a
brisk Industry in the hiring of these
leathers. Tho loan of a single plume
for a day costs but is., or for 4s. a gorgeous
trio may be had for an outing,
to bo returned promptly the next
morning. Weather conditions determine
the terms somewhat, since a wet,
foggy day wo. take the curl out of tlie
feathers and make rceurling necessary,
for which " 'Arriet" has to pay an extra
Is. un a bank holiday some shops
rent out several hundred plumes, while
on other occasions there is a steady
trade with young women who wish to
adorn themselves for an outing.?London
Tit-Bits,
Kaiser to Suppress Gambling.
Drastic police action is, ou the initiative
of the kaiser, being iaaen against
the gambling clubs ot tne German capital,
owing to the numerous scandals
ot recent years. The tuoo Club is especially
tho object of suspicion. It cost
JJoU,t)UU to build, anotuer ? 20,000 was
spent in equipment, and the club's coinmission
on the stakes changing hands
amounts to ?.'>,000 a month. Ah this
conunisiou is small, the sum reveals
that the money changing hands in lite
club in a year must be reckoned-at
hundreds of thousands of pounds. A
systematic inquiry has been instituted
into the affairs of this and other clubs,
the principal points raised being: Has
any member lost his fortune by gambling?
Are members suspected of being
professional gamblers? I)o guests
take part in gambling??The London
Globe.
Ambassador Reid in England.
It is estimated that if Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid shall keep up the social
pace he has set in England his term ns
American representative there will cost
him about $500,000. He is laying plans
for a social and diplomatic campaign
such as none of his predecesors thougnt
of undertaking. Dorchester house, the
London mansion whicu the Relds ha\e
taken, cannot be fittingly maintained
under $75,000 a year. West Park, a
country place he has engaged, will cost
$25,000 more, exclusive of elaborate entertainments
planned there. Then
there are the opera, trips to the continent,
etc., which will orlng the total up
to or beyond tho formidable figure
mentioned.
In Printing a Newspaper.
Tn how short a time a tree can bo
converted into a newspaper was tried
recently. At 7:35 a. m. three trees
were felled and taken to a nearby paper
factory. Ily 9:34 t he first sheet of
paper issued from the machines. The
pnuting works of the nearest newspaper
were about two miles distant. The
paper was carried there in a motor ear
at full speed, the presses set to work
and at exactly 10 a. m. the newspaper
was ready to be printed. The wholo
process from tho forest to the reader
thus only occupied the space of two
hours and twenty-five minutes.
The Steam Watering Wagon.
The excellent results obtained with
the steam watering wagon in the
streets of Paris, have induced the Municipal
College to order an automobile
combined watering and street-cleaning
machine, in which all the motions are
given by an oil engine, at a cost of 12,000
francs (?480). Trial have shown
that 15,000 squaro meters, 16,666 square
yards of road, can bo cleaned mechanically
in an hour, thus amimntiuhino
W ?
four times the work of a horse road
cleauer.?Loudon Engineer.
Bathing in Berlin.
A Berlin landlord has not only sued
a tenant tor loss sustained through her
excessive use of water for bathing purposes,
but has promulgated the extraordinary
theory that "no respectable
woman takes a bath every day."
Poverty in Japan.
Real destitution is rarely seen In
Japan. Though some of its inhabitants
are very poor, yet all seem to bo fairly
well fed, clothed and' housed and are
Nearly all the
i coming ashore. '" Wu
Terrible Tragedy.
At Caledonia, Minn , Matthew
Styler, infatuated with Pearl Wheaton,
dauphtt r of S. N. Wheaton, a
wealthy farmer, brckelntothe Wheaton
heme >hot 8nd killed the ?lrl
and wounded her sister Huth her mother
and himself. Styler Is a dental
student at the University of Minnesota.
P<-arl Wheaton had refused to
marry i 1 m. Unable to secure en
ranee through the dot r, Slyer broke
hrouph a window and was met by
Ruth Wheaton, who, armed with a
r<volvtr attempted to protect the
family. Slyer wrestled the revolver
from her aud shot her twice through
the breast and then turned on Mrs.
Whr at-on, shooting L er lu the thre at
and aims. lie ran upstairs to Pearl's
'O.ru. Breaking in the cm or be shot
?er through the heart and then shot
jQiself. Wheu ue ghb ?rs rushed In
St>< r was fccLid with his head on the
girl's br? aw t. She wa^- dead and he
"as barely living. The only other
inmate of the bouse, a child, escaped
y leaping through the window Styer
rcke. Mr. Wheaton was away from
ome at the time.
I r?vo M*n Hi wkiilod.
As a reward for defending the poet(tllce
at Ex ma, N. C., h ur years ago,
r.gairst four hurdlers, President
Roosevelt las waived the civil service
regulations upon the r6c mmendailon
cf Post master General Corteilcu and
promoted S. 11. Alexander frcm a
laborer to a clerkship in the department.
Not only has the brave North
Caroieulan been promoted but to accentuate
the honor an < tliolal state
ment was issued which i/lvcs a full
account of the deed. The attempted
robbery took place on the night of
February (5, 1901, and the ctllolal account
allows that Alexander, although
of small stature, ei g rgui in a deeper
ate sti uggle with the men, one of
whom shot him in the abdomen. Alex
ander, however, continued to tight,
and shot two men, seriously ir jurlng
them. He called for a&lstar cs and
was found lying weak and faint in a
pool of blood. Tne two accomplice#
who were waiting on the outside car
ried away the wounded hurdlers to
the hcu.se In which they were arrested
the same night. Two of them were
uangea, February 20, 1902, while the
other two received life teuier.ces.
Moloriiiaii Attacked.
At Brooklyn the police reserves
! were called out Wednesday night to
disperse a mob wh ch was threatening
Charles Krepp, a motorman, whose
car had killed sevtu year old Anna
Owens, in Brooklyn. The child was
crossing the street with her Christi
mas doll, when she drop pea the play
| thiug. In turning to pick it up she
stepped in front of the car. lu a few
miLU es se\eral score of people had
gathered, and when they learned that
the girl was dead they attempted to
drag Krepp from the front of his car.
lie took rtfuge Inside, locking front
{and back doors. Stones and sticks
were hurled through the wlutows at
him. Finally the police reserves were
called out, but it was only after using
their clubs tbat they rucceeded in
dispersing the arnrrv A'ftu/H
r- --OW V Wf?U.
IhhiUlc nth l>< <!
The Spartanburg Herald says State
Constables Miller, Mulligan and llayes
returned Wednesday frc m a two days'
set ut In the Dark Corner, where they
were accompanied on their rounds by
Revenue Ottlcer Aiken and Constable
Bell, of Gretnvliie. They destroyed
three large 111 c t distilleries and live
thousand callous of still beer. The
ctllcers alt-o cor floated thirty-live
gallons of whiskey. No-arrcsts were
made, and the moonshiners did not
attempt to molest the intruders. The
constables state that two of the
distilleries were located near Luther
Durham's place, and the ether near a
man's named Pit mly. The stbls were
destroyed in or?p day, and the men
put in a l aid day's woik destroying
the plants, i
WlfpjWon't Htiy.
R v. J. Stevenson recently resolved
to face a week's ircarcernation rather
than pay U e churoh tax In Scotland.
He had no pr< perty which could be
distrained upon, and on the form
which he received on wb ch to state
what he was willing to hand over to be
sold he wrote: "Self." In the next
column, in which he was r? quired to
state the va'ue of the goods, he in
sorted: "Wife won't stay."
The soot hit gar.d comforting f tTrct.s
of DoWltt's Witch Hazel Sa va, wheu
applied to Piles, sorts, cuts, boils, etc.
tubriues pain almost irsiantly. This
Salve draws out the inilamrration, reduces
swelling and actbasa rubefacient,
thus circulating the blood
through the diseased parts, permittie
g or alalng Nature to pei nr anently
remove the trouble entirely. Sold by
Conway Drug Co.
Rilled by lvockcr.i
A dispatch from Union says Clarq
rw?A n ? J - 1
iiui/o iWl/UTBltT urto & SK y T( CR^tr iC'
cidenially at his friend, Sweet Thorna*,
killing him instantly. Both are
white, and the affair occured at Zabella,
Union county. The sky rocket
was unusally larKe&nd pierced Thomas'
breast like an arrow, producing
death In a few momenta.
Evidently Japan means to be
i ready for all comers in the future.
I m. . - - - ?
nne is building five immense battleships.
having a total displacement of
more than 68 000 tons. Two, which
have justbten extracted for In England,
will weigh 19 000 tons eaoh being
the ^eavbst iu d largest fighting
rhips yet planned. Japan is also
having built two g^eat armored cruisers,
each cf 13 500 toes displacement,
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MANY CALAMITIES
Predicted by "<S|)?nxl< r, ilic IiiHt of
the Prop beta.
For several years the annual pronhsies
of Lee Sp&ngier, of York, Pa.,
have attracted considerable Dotice.
Formerly a merchant, of that city, lie
gave up a lucrative business in order
to devote himself to evangelistic w oi k.
At first he traveled among the country
folk of southern Pent sylvsnla.
He claimed to have the prophecy,
and declared that Ids prophecies were
messages to the pi oplc which he received
In conversations with the
spirit of the Aim ghty. lie gave
himself the title of "Sparkler tie
last of the p-ophets.
"Knowledge of t vents that ere. tn
occur," ho declarr a are unfoldr d to ri'e
at times 'when 1 am alcne in the
woods, on the street, or in my he me
with no c mpanion but Gods spirit.
Spaogler says the year will* bring
both blessings and calamities.
Woe unto Russia. She is fast approaching
her doom. The people
will ovhrthrow the Empire. The
royal family and the leading members <
of the nobility will be murdered and
subjected to worse cruelties than they
have inllicted upon the Russian people.
The country will be divided up
Into small rrpublics aud elective
monaichlos, and ihfs* will be constantly
quarreling ai d !n a state of
war until the end of the world comes
in 1908.
Re warned o':
The isstshiuation of the Czir of
Russia.
The violent death of the Sultan of
Turkey.
There will be a general uprising of
the pro; le t f Spain and general dtsturbancevS
all over Europe.
Boston will stlY^i f.oMQ two great
flics.
A hot and sultry Summer Is or
dained for the tempera'? z me. ^
A great increase In the death rate
from disease accld ;nt, murder, suicide,
disaster and work t f the elements
Is promised.
The spread of a great rellgous movement
throughout England ai d the
United States will show that the
people are awakening.
The dissolution cf Russia and
Turkey's clearly indicated.
The United States will continue to
be a great world power.
A bloody race war lu the Southern
States c f the Union.
Antlcipato the averting of
three wars by tine intervention of
President Roosevtlt.
Re assured cf a continuation of
prosperity in the United States.
Re prepared for destructive Sprlng
freshets; eartl quskes in all t arts o
the world; nurnerr us ^canic erup
tlons; the eruption r f some volcanoes
now supposed to be extinct.
There will be an especially destructive
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, of
Mt. Pelee and i f Popocatepetl.
T??ii Cent Cotton,
A revolution in the. life, of n # .!-? i?#i r>t
...w WA M vim Vi \?/1
j the United States in bound up in three
words, "Ten Cent Cotton," says Arthur
M. Page, in the World's Work for
January. After describing the desolato
condition of the South before the
rise in the price In cotton, and some
of the contrasting oynditlona that
came with the rise, he adds:
A similar change has taken place all
I through the cotton belt. The fanners
are building new houses, buying betj
ter tools, educating their children and
putting money in the bank. What
has made the change? Tne cotton
crop in the last two years has brought
the South more than enough money i
to pay c IT the uatloual debt. In 19023
for the titst time in thirteen years
I it brought more than ten cmts a
pound. That was the year of the second
great emancipation. It meant tij
nai c'al independence to in ire than
j 11,100,000 people. The proclamatU u
was just the three words, "ten-cent
cotton."
How striking is the char g". is shown
by the figures tnat Mr. D. a. Tompkins,
of Charlotte, N. C., presented
j in his sp'ech before the Shreveport
j Convention in December, 1904,
"Speakii g roughly and in average *
tigure , the production and grosi inccme
from cotton sires the civil war
I lias been:
First decade, 3 500,000 bales at 24 j
cents a pound, equal $200,000,000.
Second decade, 5,000.000 halesatl2
| cents a pouud, equal $000,000,000.
I Third decade, 10,000,000 bales at 6
1 pprit.u u "
wv. vu u }/uuuU| i IUI ifiiUU,UUU,000.
Fourth decade, lo.uuo ouo biles at
10 cents a pound, (q lal $500,000,000.
The change In tne price m- arm a
Kaiu of $200 000,000 a y-ar to the
Southern people. It Is tne difference
between prom-ss and poverty.
How to IjIvo itlclit.
This Is the season of the year when
a Kreat many people form new resolutions
for the future. This Isriyht
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auu yruper, out it these new formed
resolutions are to amount to anything
we must remember tlytt right
thinking Is the foundation of ^ght
living. To live the highest life of
which we, as human beings, are
capable, we must llrmly believe and
and live up to our oelief that we
should and* must resolutely master
our thoughts as well as our actions;
and that wo must control^ the mentai
pictures in which we Indulge as much
as the words whloh issue from our
lips. As a man "thinktth in his
heart, so is he." Thoughts generate
feeling. When discouraged and depressed
lift up your chest, take an
attitude of courage and speak these
words several times slowly and earnestly:
"Faith, hope, courage." When
sensitive over ill treatment, take the
correct physical attitude and say
several times, slowly ai d earnestly:
I' oatleDce, forgiveness," and v
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