The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 31, 1908, Image 6
NIGH1 RIDING ;
Frank Fehringer Relates History >
i
and Dark Doings of
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MURDEROUS BAND ;
Whose Members Wore Sworn to
I/oyalty on Pain of Death?A
Sorrel Oath-Kouiid Kami That
Committed the Kankin Murder
ami Many Other Outrages.
Union City, Tenn., Dec. 21.?The
State today practically completed iis
case against the eight alleged night
riders, on trial for the murder o'
Capt. Kankin, when it drew from
i
Frank Fehiiiiger, a momlwr of the
hand who turned State's evidence, a '
detailed statement of the Knnkii.
affair and a score or more of otlur
outrages. It also called to the stand
Mrs. Err.ma Thurmond Johnson, one
of the two women said to have I*en '
whipped hy the band, and had her j
tell her story. .
'I'he startling testimony of Fehringer,
who accused "the men on tria\
of being actual participants in the ^
murder of Capt. Kankin with an ex
.. '
hi imwui, ;vnni/.iii l.ne inrong (
In the court room. Thon, as Mrs.
Johnson was callod, a inurmcr ran
through the court room.
She removed hor veil.
Mrs. Johnson had married Joe 10. .
Johnson, a man 30 years older than
she, and lived with him four years. .
when a child was born. J>ast An- (
gust she sued him for divorce,
charging cruelty and asking maintenance.
Early in September the rid- ,
ers visited her father's home and
left word that she must withdraw
the suit. She failed to do so, and (
on a second visit her father was
whipped.
On both occasions she was at her
Bister's home. The riders seem to
have realized this, for on September '
30, about 1' o'clock at night, they '
went to the sister's home. Mrs.
Johnson awoke beside her child to
find her bed room tilled with masked
and armed men. A man whom she
said she recognized as Fred Pinion,
one of the defendants, was standing ,
bo close that she could touch him.
"We have come to tell you for the
last time that you most dismiss that
divorce suit," Pinion is ehurged with ,
saying.
"I will not withdraw it," she roplied.
"You will before wo got through
with you," wan the roply.
"If you dismiss it now we will poo
that ho supports tho child, but you
must not touch his property."
Mrs. Johnson insisted that phe
would prose tho ease. Thou tho mon
withdrew Into tho yard to consult
In a few mlnutoe they roturnod.
Pinion Rtopp?Ki over to tho young
woman's bod und said, "Come with
us."
Young Wife Ronton.
Two othora of tho band solrod hor
and dragged hor from tho bod in
hor night clothes. Thoy hurriod her
about r&0 yard? awuy and one of
them bait hor across tho shoulder*
with a strap. Aftor tho first boating
thoy asked hor if she would dis
miss tlie suit. She said no. Thru
she was again whipped. This time
her fighting spirit was broken an 1
she sobhlngly said she would giro
in to their demands. t
"Let's give her another," said one
of the hand.
"No," she said Pinion replied,
"she has had enough."
Mrs. Johnson told her story under
strong objections from the defense.
Judge Jonics sent out the jury before
court adjourned and said:
"There are eright defendants here
charged with capital offense. They
are not handcuffed and are under
guard of only two deputies. I do
not think this is safe. Therefore, I
order the sheriff to handcuff these
men and ask the military to detail
10 armed men to serve as guards '
The defense strongly objected, but
the court refused to withdraw the
ord er.
Later Attorney Caldwell said;
"The order was made advisedly upon
the information which reached the
ofilcers of the court. This informs
Hon was serious enough to Justify
us in taking every possible and legal
precaution."
Fehrlnger Heavily Guarded.
Surrounded by a detail of six fully
armed soldiers, Fehrlnger was
brought into court. At the court
room door two of the soldiers armed
with rifles, halted. Four other soldiers,
armed only with revolvers,
took Fehrlnger in charge. Four
armed deputy sheriffs cleared a wav
through the crowd in the aisles and
Fehrlnger was led to the stand.
The soldiers sat down Inside the
railing, facing the throng. Deputies,
armed heavily, took positions
in various parts of the room. It was
a tense moment. The witness, a
diminutive man, aoemed to be composed,
but pale. He crossed his legs
and tossed his broad-brimmed hat
'ton the too of his boot.
Many in the crowd surged up
closer, but a stern order from the
judge forced them back into thol.*
seats.
Fehrlnger said he was one of the
first members of the band.
Fehringer knew nil the defendants
\nd had accompanied them on many
aids prior to the killing of Kankin.
Phe night riders' garb consisted of
Continued from Cage 1.)
long, black coats, black masks, trimmed
in white, and some had false
hoards attached to the bottom.
On one occasion Deputy Sheriff
[>f the ri<lerH, canto to a meet in;;
Atavs, since resigned, who was oil"
unmasked. At this meeting (iarrett
Johnson was chosen ckief and otic*
captains were named for diiTeiamt
localities and authorized to order
raids whenever the riders of a certain
locality thought something
needed regulating. Sometimes a
member failed to appear for rider;
and on those occasions the riders
went after the missing men and forced
them to go on the raids.
Night Kider Ontli.
The night rider oath in full was:
"You do solemnly swear in presence
of Almighty (lod and tlie.se witnesses
that you desire to become a
night rider; that yon will not write,
talk or tell to any one of the secrets
[>f this order of night riders; that,
if you do talk, writo or toll to any
person any of the secrets of the order,
we are permitted to do with you
is we see fit. You know death, hell
ind destruction will he votir nortlnn
iri<1 that your hody will not bo
buried In a graveyard. Do you willingly
and freely submit to all this,
-*o help you God?"
i v, <?i>r frankly admitted that
be had sold liquor illegally, had been
ndicted, tried and convicted for this
iff en ae, both In Tennessee and Konueky.
However, he never denied Ills
milt and never perjured himself to
scape punishment. The witness
was a tartar under cross-examiunion.
Once, when asked about a
Late, he replied that he did not keep
'a dary." meaning a diary. When
die defendants' attorney atteniptel
o quiz him about milk the witness
*aid: "I used it when T was small,
I'm told, but haven't since."
His Source of Revenue.
His home had been under his hat
'or years, he said, and he did not
aare much where he stopped. Asked
where lie got his money, he said to
Attorney Pierce: "I got it like- you
?ot that $10 from me for defending
me when you did not do it."
On Octot>er 19 the riders learned
that Rankin and Col. Taylor were at
the Walnut Hog hotel in the heart
:>f the riders' country.
"Tid" Burton, oue of the dofen
nana, told Kehringer to notify t he
taind to nU'ot that night to attend
to Rankin and Taylor. Feb ringer got
one of Garrett Johnson's horses nnd
rode all day summoning tho hand.
The riders md near Johnson's that
night. Tho band included tho eight
defendants.
They proceeded to tho hotel after
Garrett Johnson had forced " Kd"
Powell to tako tho riders thoro.
Witness said that Garrett Johnson
was tiho spokesman and gavv the orders
to Rankin and Taylor to dress.
On tho march to the densely wooded
bank of tho slough where Rankin
was slain, tho witness said,
Johnson did nil the talking, tho others,
abont 50 In number, including
tho defendants, following silently.
Fell ringer said to tho victim'
"Do you want to say anything to th *
'/ord? If >t)U do, say it now." Rankin
replied: I'vo attended to
that."
Shot by Rob KoiTinan.
Just as they pulled the ro|>e, Ron
Hoffman shot Rankin nrd Sam A] plewhiate
then said: "I know he is
dead, for I put. a load of bicycle ball
bearings in him." Witness declared
that Jess Carter, one of the defendants.
and a man yet to bo tried
put. tho rope around Rankin's neck.
When Col. Taylor jumped into the
slough everyl>ody shot into the water
and Fohrincrer limit ;iiv?nnil in 0
with a polo. Meantime men holding
the rope lot it go. and Rankin's hod**
crumpled up and dropped to th*
''round. His stiff hat fell benriath
his head, holding it off the ground,
his glasses dropped hack into th
'' t. which rapidly filled with blood
from the wound in the 'ample.
.lust before the body Tell, a rider,
not on trial, emptied six .JS calibre
bullets in the hanging man.
The riders then went to where
their horses were hitched and whore]
four men had boon left on guard. ]
The witness said that (Jnrretf Johnson
addressed them before they dispersed,
saying: "Burn your masks
and say nothing about this night':
work."
During the testimony the soldier
guard was increased. .As soon .as
1 he court took luncheon recess the
armed sentries marched In and took
Pehringer out. Then the court asked
the newspaper correspondents not
to mention the names of those implicated
by the witness who are not
on trial.
Itig Cotton Crop.
Ther<; soon1 s to he no doubt now
dmt (liar t n o couon crop this year
is much larger than it was last
yoair. The government report or
cotton g'nned up to dalio Mi.it was
Issued Monday, shows thait ther.?
liave been 11,81*2,000 bales ginned,
which Is m< re than 500,000 hales
more than were madia during the
whole of last year. The glliners'
report lasnrd on December 2 1 last
year shows that 0,784,000 hales had
Ik on ginned and the total yield for
last year was 11.220,882 baloa.
The reason girls come out of
school so attractive Is they know
they haven't learned anything.
COLORED PREACHERS
WHERE THEY WILL 1'REACI I
NEXT YEAR.
Appointments of the Northeast Conference
of tlic A. M. E. Church,
Which Mot Here |,ast Work.
The following are t lie appointments
made by tlx- Northern5! Con.ferenco
of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, which recently
11 liet in this city. This church is
composed entirely of colored p<*>ple
and luus a very large mt jnlK?rship in
this section of South Carolina ?us
well as in other portions of the
State:
Lancaster District.
Rev. J. N. Hurko, presiding elder;
Lancaster sturtioii, VY. 1). King: Zion
Hill, 1*. (lamer; Camden, J. A. (ramble;
St. Phillips, A. Isaac; High Hill,
R. E. Anderson; RLshopville mission,
(). R. Tindall; Kerslutw, K. M. Addison.
Watereo District.
I. W. I'lntsor, presiding elder; St.
Matthews. M. Warley; St. Phillip,
J. \Y. Collier; Antioch, \V. E. Johnson;
Sit. Peters, P. H. Howard;
WedgefHId, L. A. Wells; New Hope,
K. Jl. liar vis; St. Luke. K. VV. Williams;
Allen cluijHd, II. 1). Ramsey;
Lewisville, L. Pyles; Center Hill. C
MeWillie; Liin Store, J. |). Hlaekwell;
Ft. Mottte, J. L. IPiiiIkiw; St.
Stephen, R .M. Colder: Cain Savannah.
C. ('. (Vmyers; Sliiloh, L. Chatmar;
Fulton mission. W. S. Strong;
New mission, I. Cray; St. John mis"ion,
C. R rail ford; St. James, C. 10.
Culcleasure.
Clorcno' District.
I,. I). ClmviH. pr<-siding older;
Florence, Win. Dozer; Mill Branch.
.1. F. Flavor; (Nrnterville, A. B.
Thomas; Litlo Uoek, W. I). Wit.horM|KM'n;
Bt. Duke, S. A. RMdnnon:
Iyovol Green, I). J. Turpin; Pine HU1,
J. S. Coo; I)arlBurton. J. K. Unpin;
OartersvlNe, K. V. McBrl<P?; Ml.
Zlon, J. M. UichardHon; Dillon. W.
P. Warley; Brown Creek, B. Belser;
Oak Grove, R. H. Perrin; Baltimore.
.John MeRne; Flon-mce circuit, F. W.
Ambrose; Alderman mlnt.ion, Wm.
MoOIll; Darlington mission, G. W.
Rlcbardnon.
Marion District.
H. C. Del^aino, presiding elder;
Marion. J. C. Wat kins; North Marlon,
A. lilcbn.Tdoon; Conway, A. G.
Starks; Marion circuit, J. H. Hunt;
Conway circuit, 1. H. White; St.
Mary, K. W. Cooper; Robertson, G.
W. Spivey; Buekville, M. G. Qaldwell;
Balnfrn, D. W. Robertrr>n; Borawter,
Wm. Charlton; St. John. W.
j P. Anderson; Little River, H. B.
! Barter; Union, F. W. Jorrdan; Button
Neck, M. V. RogLnnon, Friendship,
R. S. (kunpbell; Bayboro, John Mi?I
Hhull.
Orangebnrg District.
G. J. HunyJlton, pT<vHid1np elder;
OnanpebuTg, J. W. Murph; Shiloh, T.
v a? ? -
... , v?>>r>v?i, kji. i mut, i?eo. u. Jonnson;
Brown Chapel, W. S. Gamble;
Ltvc Oik, I). A. Chostir; Branchvlllo,
W. W. MoDufTee; St. Paul,
Thomafl Brown; Feklenvi'lle, C. F.
IVrogdon; Good Hope, L. L. .Jackson;
ParlorsvHle, T. M. Summers; Bethel,
H. Banpinmr; St. John, W. J. Grte^a;;
! Jericho, \V. J. Holdtifion.
Sumter District,
j I). M. McGiFl, providing older;
Sumter, S. F. Floglor; Mayosvillo, M.
J S. Felix; BishopvilHi, P. S. Mosley:
Magnolia, I). L. Coo; Statesburg, J
M. Martin; St. Paul. 1). II. Alien;
St. Luke. J. P. Alston; Cuborlhoro,
| A. W. Hoy ward; I'nionville, I). P.
Plndorgnaas; Mt. Olive, I). C. l)oas;
Isholot. T. C. Mcllae; Salem. Y. W.
I Wright; St. Potitor, L. J. Williams.
Suinlter mission, E. G. Jones.
Manning District.
W. M. Thomas, presiding elder;
I Manning, John Adams; St. James, S
J. M c Fad den ; Liberty Hill, Edwin
Walls; Laurel Hill, G. 11. Brown;
Snmmorton, N. S. Del^iine; Oaks. B
J. HodgM; Forretston, L. H. Murray,
Diggers, ,F. M. Harrison: Manning
c.ircuiit. J. L. Lindsay; KoovosvLllo,
P. W. Lewis; Jordan, Gibhs Jainos.
I'MACHMAKKK I'SKD PISTOL.
Oil Drunken Man Who Had Knocked
llim Down.
Anderson, December 2 4.?George
Hosier, white, a rather noted character
in this section, was shot and nrnh
ably fatally wounded to-day by J. L
Hardin, a young white man. Hosier
was drunk and had attacked J S
Fowler, a well known merchant.
Hardin interferrod and Rosier
knocke<l him down with his list.
Hardin rose and seen rod his pistol
and Hosier again attacked him. ,.,irdin
fired five shots in all, Hosier advancing
all the time until the ,ast
shot, which si ruck him in the abdomen,
puncturing the interlines in
ten places. Tie was struck in both
arms and in the hip l>efore the last
shot, lie .was carried 1o the Anderson
Hospital and given surgical attention,
but the chances are against
his recovery. Hardin surrendered.
A woman's eyes never grow too
dim to detect the paint, on another
woman's face.
Women lik" to talk of the day*
wlrn they were single and had a
good time.
FA KM I'll SIIOOTS FA KM FK.
Ila-I a (Jtwi'l About Hiring Some
Farm ll:m<ls.
I cc. 21.? Manuel K.
Oxtier, a prominent farmer of
Kinurds. alio on Saturday wa?s shot
at that place ?v I). Luther Boozer.
:im itlier v? 1 known planter, is not
thought to If dangerously wounded.
th ?ut?h Is:- injuries are serious
ile was struck by two bullets, one
taklu*; effect in his ?ight foot au.l
another in his 1 ighl hip.
Tn > trouble h'ciiis to have been
about hiring labor. Today Mr.
ltcozer vis in Newberry and gave
out a statement on being asked
about the trouble. lie rays that
the trouble came about from .dr.
Oxner's hiring hands that ho had a!
ready hind and had a written eontrait
with; that Mr. Oxnor knew
this, and in spite of the fact that lie
had written a note to Mr. Oximr
tolling him of this contract and ashing
him not to move the family, he
did it anyhow; that this was not
the first time that Mr. Oxnor had
taken ban !.j away from him.
Stiurde.y mori lng, when he drov;
with Mu Boozer to KI wards with
Intention of coining to Newberry.
Mr Ox:i??r passed by where he w ?s
hitching. lie moke to Mr. Oxnor,
he says, and told him he did not
think he treated him right in hiring
those hands and moving them. M?
Oxnor. in an angry tone, said tt was
"none of your business," and advanced
toward him with his right
hand in his pocket, in a hostile man-,
tu r. Mi*. 1 looser had b<n>n in bed
sick two wicks and was too weak
to coja? with Mi. Oxner, even if lie
had known that ho was unarmed,
and he understood that Mr. Oxner
is accustomed to carrying a pistol.
So lie told Oxner to stand hack, the
latter still advanced and Boozer
then shot him.?The State.
noriihi, tkaoudy.
A Shooting Sera.io In Which Two
Men Die.
Irart?villr\ Dec. 21.?A shooting
'.ffuir among white people occurred
Saturday ?veiling at Ashland, about
six miles from here, just across the
line from Darlington, in Ia*e county
As a result tw<> men, Charlie Moore
and W. L. Smith, are dead.
There was a Woodman of the
World banquet or supper, at which
W. D. Smith, about 4f> years old, a
merchant of Ashland, his son and n
young Trnn named Charlie 'Moore,
the princip'l* in the tragedy, wore
present. Ill fcollng between Moore
and the Smiths had existed for normo
time A dlspcte arose over a trlval
remark made by tho younger Smith
while at Popper and the. difficulty
UHsumed omlnoas proportions after
the banquet.
! Moore and the Smiths had coinc
downstahs from the hall. It Is reported
that on leaving the table th*
elder Smith made a remark, using
an onth, erring- "We'll fix you!"
Moore, it Bee.T.P, was Ktandlng by
the fire when one of <tho Smiths
made an attack on him with a catsup
bottle. It is also stated that
Smith started on Moore with a piece
of wood. Mo -o then opened fire
on the e'd? r Smith, shooting him
three or fottr times One of the
Smittn then .it is claimed, fired at
Muore k ' 11 tr him instantly. W.
L. Sri It', died at 3:30 yestordaj
afternoon.
Youvy Smith. a boy of about IS
or 20 years old, has been lodged In
jail tit nishopville. The tragedy is
a most depb t -.^le one. It is said
w'-MsVey was in evidence.?The
State.
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MKT TKACi FATF.
bather Kelley Jumps Frrm Steamer
Into the Orcflit.
Queenstown, Dee. 20.? \ mareoni- 1
gram received here today from the
White Star liner Arabic reports that
the Rev. Father Thomas A. Kelly,
pastor of Ague's church, in Pater>on,
N. .1., leaped overboard let
Thursday and was drowned.
According tn the murconiyram
Father Kelly was suffering from
elaneholia and he jumped into the
ocean at 3 a. in. Thursday, lie had
xvmi walking on deck for some time
i ? ~ a ^ ~ - -
i <-mm<>x ims, owing io insomnia.
There was a heavy sea ami it was
im|M>s\siblo to launch a boat, but tin*
steamer's engines wore reversed and
she circled about a number of times
while a search 1 i^ht played on the waters
and life belts were cast over
in the hoi>o that one of them might
fall near the drowning man.
The tragedy was not generally <
known on l>oard until Friday morn*
Ing, and it caused groat grief among J
tho hundreds of Irish passengers.
Father Kelly was 011 his way to Ireland
to 's.i>end Christmas with relatives.
Heroes and Heroines.
There is scarcely a community,
however small, hut has its horoes i
and heroines. Quietly, obscurely and
uncomplainingly they endun? suf- 1
foring and hear groat trials, anl 1
they invariably meet, the world with,
a I)?"ave smile. Mono hut (the angels 1
record tlrtuir life until they have
passed aw.'.?, h t they are just, as
t.ru'y heroes as tin men vho.?c deeds
and siying!" are Ida/, nod forth in
[song ajid storjr. ,
TEDDY IN NEW ROLE
TAI.KKH IJKK a lU'FFIAX TO
h:mm la oiks
Itcoauw' They Dashed by Him on
ilortM'buck Ho Cut One of 'I lioir
Horses.
Washington, Doc. 2 2.?Tho (juory,
"Is tho president In his right mind?"
has boon discussed in A'asningtoti
l?v a party of college girls, even
before the now famous iiKwage denouncing
certain newspapers as
slanderers of the government, and
their editors as liars. An incident
occurred on Thanksgiving Day in
one of the parks of Wasnmgton,
which lias just l><en made public,
and which has been the subject of
much discussion among the girls
who attend the National Park Seminary,
at Forest Glen, Maryland.
A teacher at t ne school In question
was riding, in company with i
three of the young ladles, In Hock
On?ek park on Thanksgiving Day. i
As they worn going along one of the
roadw of the national reserve they
saw a party ahead of them which included
two ladles and two men. The ;
teacher rays that as they came nearer
the party, she recognized one of I
the men as the president. For some
time the seminary party rode behind
the presidential party, but
as the spirit'd horses wished to go 1
at a faster pace, the girls tlnally gal- ?
loped past. When the horses were
slowed down a few minutes later. I
rapid hoofbo-ate were hoard In the *
rear, and the rider pressed his horse :
orward and overtook them.
"As we were riding four
abreast," says the tone her in telling
of the incident, "the president's
horse crowded us no little as he
dashed pawt. As ho brushed past,
his horse struck the foot of one of
the young ladies, knocking it from
the stirrup, and a blow from the
president's crop fell on the horse's
flank. The young woman s horse
beared, and hut for her eoolmws
and admirable horsemanship, she
miglyt have been thrown beneath
lho feet of the horses. 1 do not !
know whether the blow was intentional.
" 'Yon know that you should not
go ahead of our party,' sulci the
president, as be rode past us. and
turned In the waddle to look u.s
squarely in the face. He then Join-d
his companions. hkiturally, we It |
very much mortified. None of in
intended an affront to the president, ]
and I cannot understand his action.
The president appeared to be in a ]
rags\ but of coume, I do not knew
about that. I only know how we ]
felt about It."
This was one of the bits of proM- j
dent la 1 news ?ot given out at tbWhJto
House, as nearly everything ?
concerning RooHC.vel t is given o t
In thnt way. It whs probn';)y (
thought thnt the Hlorv would not
get into the papers. Rut it has {
como otrt. And there are come people
in thie city who ar<> asking the (
finest ion, "In the ?reeident in his
right mind?" \
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH. t
Clothes ('aught Fire anil l.ady is (
Fatally Ilunied.
1
Lexington, Dec. 21.? One of the
saddest deaths that has ever or- (
currod in thin section was that of
M,rs. Oarrio Hallrnan, wife of G.
Henry Ilallman. a prominent nio j
nt of GillKTt, this county, on Friday.
Mr. Hallrnan left for his work <
?arly in the morning, leaving his
wife apparently in the best of health. ,
only to be called back a few hours j
later to find her in the agonies of
death. .
AlK>mt 9 o'clock neighbors wore attraet.ed
to th? Hallrnan house by a
woman's screams and when they arrived
they found Mrs. Hallrnan lying
on the floor with all of the clothing
.mined off and some parts of her
body burned almost to a crisp. It j
is the supportion that she had a
fainting spell and fell foremost into .
tile tire. She expired within a
hours, doath relieving her from her
terrible agonies.
Mrs. II all man was A 2 years of a.ga
and leaves, besides her husband, an
u'c 1 father, one brother and two ^
sisrti rs. She was a member of the f
hut hern church and was a devoted
Christian. f
The bodv of Mrs Hallman was 1
laid to rest at Shiloh Methodist f
hurch on Saturday in the presence
of a large assemblage of relatives r
and friends. The funeral services t
wore conducted by hor pastor, the \
Rev. It. I). Wessdnger.?News and
Courier. j
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Tvro Foolish Men.
Cleveland, Ohio, Doc. 2 5.?A duol t
to tho deaht. with knives, in a dark c
room on Christmas Kve betweon two
suitors for tho hand of the fourteen t
year old Julia Price, resulted in the i
death of Powell Fromich and tho t
serious injury of Michael Milonvr.n- \
1eh., who is under arnest on the
charge of murder. * r
f
A short answer is often followed <
by a long silence. t
Self-satisfaction is a good thing
not to parade ia public. ?t
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COTTON GINNED
KKI'OKT SHOWS NNAHLY 12,000,^
OOO BALKS.
\ 11 hiImt l>nst Year Was
and in 1900 11,112, OOO?South
Carolina's Deport is 1,t;{<?,Ksi?.
Washington. Doc. 21.?A total of
11,8112,115 running lw.tlea of cotton
*4
ginned from tho growth of 1908 to
December, 13, against 9,284.070 at
t ne jfiimo date of last year and 2 7,
2(59 active ginneries, against 27,15(5
in 1907 wore announced by the
census bureau in its report today.
The figures count round bales as half
Itftlcs, and exclude*: iintera.
The bales ginned to December 13
aggregate 1 1,*. 1 2.789 in 1908, and
9,297,819 in 1905. Tho total 1907
crop was 11,057,822, of which 84
IKir cent was ginned to December 13.
crop of 1 906, 12.083,201, of which
" 65 ginned to December 13, ami
crop of 1905. 10,495.105, or 88.G
per cent bv December 13.
The rej>ort inclndf ts 510,209 roun i
bales for 1 908, 167,204 for 1 907,
and 24 3,096 for 1 906. Sea island
bales included aggregate SO, 187 bv
States :i?\follows:
Florida, 31,072; Georgia, 37,956;
'oath Carolina. 11,159.
Tho corrected s.talitftics of the
rjuantity of cotton ginned this season
to Decern her I, are 11,008,661
hales. The report of cot.ton ginned
to December 13 last, and the niunl>er
af active ginneries respectively by
States follow:
Alabama, 1.263,700 lilies, and 3,117
ginneries.
Arkansas, 8-16,701, and 2,10 2.
Florida, 64,131, and 255.
Georgia, 1,896.3 16, and 4,449.
Kansas, Kentucky and Mexico, 1,"?oo,
and 5.
IiOiiislana, 434 741. and 1,681.
Mississippi, 1.4 4 0,01 2, and 3,4 54.
Missouri, 5 0,3 8 6, and 7 7.
North Carolina, 615,191, and 2,7
2 4.
Oklahoma. 495,252. and 979.
^'out.h Carol Inn. 1,130,882, and 3,207.
Tennessee, 302,577. and 639.
Texas. 3.365,989, and 4,133.
Virginia, 1 1,7 67, and 117.
11 ise Words.
Worry Is half of weariness.
Revenge never Is ho sweet as when
foregone.
The critical eye remains longest
n Ignorance.
No man Is undone as long t
has a work to do.
You cannot bless until you
believe in thorn.
lie Is lost already to whom aarciIce
appears as folly.
The saddest slavery Is that of bang
rulod by our pleasure#.
The sins we wink at today are
he ones we wed tomorrow.
Spiritually the most hlplesa are
hose who refuse to help.
Fife barriers that resist all force
:rumble before friendship.
The fool is known by offering hift
'orethough after tho event.
Tomorrow's burdens always prove
.00 much for today's back.
You have no right to set up youi
'ad as another man's faith.
Keep the heart healthy and hapdncss
win take care of Itself.
Nothing heals our own woundB
luicker than helping others.
Men are to be known by thole
tims rather than by their origins.
If you would be far-sighted yon
1111st learn to live 011 the heights.
Our own sin? grow fast behind
Mir backs while we are gazing at
he faults of cur neighbors.
The astronomer may be down on
lis lucljf even when his business Ik
ooking up.
The straight and narrow path
sn't a favoral le thoroughfare with
rooked people.
Winter is never so satisfying asvhen
we look forward to it In sunewer.
We are all for reform?If it
loesn't Interfere with our financial
nterest>s
It is better occasionally to do a
oolish act. of charity than to commit
the folly of an uncharitable life.
Pointed Paragraphs.
*The devfl has such a good time at
lis regular business lie never takes
my vacation.
A man's wife can't own keep li'in
>n the water wagon by telling him
low her mother predicts he will
all off.
There's nothing a woman can wor y
more about than her age after
hirty except the ago of the unmariod
daughters after 2 4.
A woman's idea of logic Is r? >Wo*jng
out something wrong when you
night guess It right.
The average person can get more
genuine joy out of a grievance than
nit of a blessing.
If tlioy had all turned out men
he Lord would have kept creating"
nore In the hop? of getting somelilng
hettflp. but when there \sas a
voman If was safe to stop.
The nearest tho average man can
ome to arranging a financial program
for the next year is to overostlmate
his income and undoresirnate
liis expenditures.
Wisdom and love have never been
ifcle to fdrni an effective alliance.
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