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ff9 f Bank of A OONWA ^ Capital Stock A Doposlta A Total Asset* rrf> A DIRE tj. A. McDermott, T. McNeill, 13. G. tlebaum, Hal. L. ni| The oldest Hank in lloi AW ollna. Assorintcd with, the i jLl the past decade. Our. |M>lic the "Independent Republic." fly to our customers every . reus /|\ tent with sound banking. \V< fals, firms and corporations. D. A. SPIVEY, Vice-President. BANK Ol Conwa CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS SECURITY TO DEPOSITORS DIRE( Robert B. Scarborough, H. L. Buck, George J. Holiday, We continue to j ay 5 per cent in ten it youraceount robert b. scarborough, h President. PROFRSSIONAL CAU1>8. H. H. WOODWARD Attorney and Counselor At Law. CONWAY, S. O. O. K. ST. AM AND, Attorney at Law Conway, S. 0. R. B. SC ARB ROUGH OONWAY, 8. O. Attorney ?t Law. rrf ? ??! * t . -- ._ _ _ W. E. MCOORD, BURGEON DENTIST. OONWAY, 8. O, Orer Bank of Horry ^ r - ' H. H. BURROUGHS J ^ ' Physician and Sargeoi. OONWAY, S. O. ^ V B. WOFFORD WAIT. Attorney at Daw. OONWAY, 8. O. You ought to have Kodol handy all the time. Everybody at some time? and you can't toll when?has poor digestion, due to many different things, but mostly to eating excessively or eating wrong kind of food. These little attacks of indigestion are what bring on other ailments, such as acute indigestion, chronic dyspepsia, and even more serious permanent illness. Kodol is guaranteed to give relief. Try it today. Sold by all druggists. Early rising means practically a whole day's work before noon, a consideration that hot weather makes desirable. Mrs. P. M. Bray, of Columbus, Ga.. says, DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills cured her of kidney trouble. These pills are antisceptic and relieve pain quickly. Insist upon DeWitt's. Send your name to E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, for a free trial box. Sold by all druggists. To cause the whites c-f eggs to come to a froth quickly, a pinch of gait should be added to the eggs while beating. After washing lamp chimneys rub them with dry salt, which will give a brilliant polish to the glass. There Isn't any guess work about Kodol. We do not say to you, that It may or might cure your dyspepsia digest your food. Heartburn, sour risings are all caused by Indigestion. Kodol stops them by digesting all the food you eat. A tablespoonful of Kodol digests 2 1-4 pounds of food. It 1b a pleasant, palatable, liquid combination of natural digestive julcoe and vegetable acids. Sold by all druggists. But for the erodullty of some people they wouldn't bellove In them. -v. Conway * s. o. yfr . , $no,ooo.oo w iau.ooo.oo fly 290,000.00 /ft CTOH8 JP Jno. C. Spivey, D. Ak Collins, C. P. Quftt- yK Buck, D. A. Spivey. & rry and a pioneer in Eastern Car- ^|\ npid progress of our County for fK j lias been for the upbuilding of j*. With thin in view wo extend W1 tenable accommodation cons is- fly 3 solicit tlic uccounts of individu- /K * HAL. L. BUCK, 4^ (iwliicr. ^ ? HOKRY, y. 8, C. $ 50 OWt. 10 000 i 50 (XKf llOCXXl :iors W. R. Lewis, W. A. -Johnson, W'iLl A. Freeman. ;st on yearly deposits, endwe solic. L. buck, will a. fueemaf Vice President. .Cahhikf DeWitt's T.ittlo Early Risers, the famous little liver pills, small, Kentie and sure. Sold by nil druggists. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills quickly relieve backache, weak back, pains in the groin, rheumatism, urinary disorders, etc. Insist on having DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Send your name to E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, for free trial box. Sold by all druggists. If you expect to get the original Carbolizod Witch Hazel Salve, you must be sure It is DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's is the original?others are imitations. It is good for cuts, burns and bruises, and is especially good for piles. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists. LAUNCH CAPSIZES. Collision With llorge Causes Tragedy On Ohio IUver. A gasoline launch carrying a pleasure party from a clay's outing up the river, capsized off Coal Haven, Ky., on the Ohio River, Sunday night, Ave of the occupants of the boat drowning. Four others were rescued by river men. The dead are: John and Jacob Hoffman, Albert Elbert and George Franco, all of Newport, Ky., and an unidentified man. The party of nine left the public landing Sunday evening for a trip up the river. The boat was returning when it struck a barge in the swift current at Stuart's landing, throwing all the occupants into the water. Refuses to Commute Sentence. Gov. Ansel has refused to commute the sentence of Lizzie Mack, who was convicted of violating the dispensary law in Orangeburg county and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 of servo three months in prison. Jefferson Davis's Daughter Dead. At Colorado Springs, Col., Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, daughter of Jefferson O irla T> /vr* t 1> /% d -1 ^ ? ? f 1/ui iO| 1 I irmuciu UI IUK VjUllUJUUniCJ'i (lied Sunday night at her home, after an illness of six months. THE WORLDS 6REATEST SEWING MACHINE 1 fyon want Hther n VIhnt IInjshultlo, Rotary Hhuttloor a Hlnulo Thread [Chain utltch\ Bowing Machine write to THE NEW HOME 8EWINQ MACHINE COMPANY Orange, Mass. Many sewing machine* are made to sell regardless of Quality, but the New Homo Is made to wear. Our guaranty never runs out. Bold by authorized dealers only* you bAI.it DV BURROUGHS & COLLINS CO., i Conway, S. O. ABOUT CUMSON WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN THE RIG FARMER'S COLLEGE. Tho Fertilizer Tux Brought in u Rig Sum During the Year Euding June Lost. Tho flnanco committee of tho hoard of trustees of Clemson College has finished its inspection of the hooks of tho treasurer for tho year ending Juno 30. Below are a few Ililni'naMiia' faola nnd (limtowi " ? I v-utui^ iuvvo mm 11^ ii i ro 1 1 UIU 111U treasurer's report for the year: The income from the fertilizer inspection tag tax was $177,27 1. Of tills amount the trustees expended by order of tho General Assembly $64,389.79 as follows: For Inspection of fertilizers and mailing fertilizer bulletins, $13,638.59; for analysis of fertilizers, minerals, ores, waters, etc, $8,997.65; for entomological inspection. $1,415.72; for veterinary inspection, $2,177.11; for Texas fever tick eradication, $6,583.98; for coast experiment station, $1 5,953.69; for farmers' institutes, $516.2 6; for 165 t beneficiary scholarships, $ 15,166.79. These expenditures leave a balance credited to the College of $112,8 81.95, to which must be added the income from productive funds, such as Clomson bequest, tuition, rents, farm herd and dairy, etc, amounting to $9,702.8 1, and the income from the Federal Government, $23,254. These amounts, with a balance of $19,775.16, make a total of $165,613.92 for the use of the College. The expenditures of the College proper for tho year were for permanent improvements, operating, equipment, supplies, labor, insurance, paid | v-aurt itiuu, mm ouiiftl uy lltijlill ti ments as follows: Academic department, $22,013.15; agricultural department, $15,648.27; chemical department, $6,737.30; engineering department, $24,885.98; military department, $3,010.39; texile department, $6,955.64; miscellaneous department, $67,116.11. The items which make the miscellaneous department mount up are chiefly barracks, maintanenance and equipment, hoat, light and water, construction and repairs, support of convicts, expenses and salaries of president's and treasurer's office, trustees expenses, library, printery, etc. YOUNG HOUSE THIKF. Twelve Year Old Negro Boy Makes a Had Start. Last Monday night Dr. Dominick of Prosperity returned from a patient and, hitching his horse in the yard, went into the house. He returned in a few minutes and was astonished to find that his horse and buggy had disappeared. Search was begun but not until Tuesday morning did he find which way the thievos had gone. It was fiound that they had been seen going towards Saluda river. Parties in auto* information received along the road, one of the cars was able to follow the thieves, who were driving hard. Alrout three miles from Leesville Messrs. J. P. Harmon and Jas. Hunt caught up with the thievos. They were captured and brought back to Prosperity, and it developed that one of fhn thiflvofl wnn n tiffin nncro of about 1 2 years of age, and his companion was a negro picked up on the road. Sheriff Buford came down and carried both to Newberry, and gave out the information that the little negro was wanted for breaking out of Jail, and also for stealing a watch and a bicycle. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Mrs. Kubon of Horry County Meets Death in a Storm. During a heavy thunder storm op Wednesday Mrs. Tally Rabon, who lives near Cool Spring, in Horry county, was struck by lightning and killed. Her step-father, Mr. Abram Rabon, who stood only a few feet from her, was struck by the same bolt and knocked unconscious, llis shoes were also torn from his feet. Mr. Rabon never regained cosclousness untill several hours afterward. Mrs. Rabon's husband and children knew nothing of the sad occurrence until several hours afterward, when returning from the tobacco lleld they found the dead body lying in the yard and only a few feet away the unconscious rorm or another. The man and woman were in the yard when struck, they having started to tlie well during the heaviest of the lightning. A Sudden Death. Mr. John Henry Young, aged 61 years, dropped dead at Iva in Anderson county Monday morning while having his horse shod. Mr. Young was a prosperous farmer and was holding the head of his horse when death came. Heart failure is the attributed cause. He is survived by his wife and several children. A man will confess to one bad habit for the purpose of hiding a dozen others. A doctor of divinity should bel'eve in the faith cure. " iwiinji ? n" ..... DANGER FROM FlRE CAN BE REDUCED BY RIGID INSPECTION OF HOUSES. Commissioner McMaster Thinks That 1 Something Should Bo Done by All Municipalities to Save Property. Insurance Commissioner McMaster Is determined to enforce the building ; Inspection law which gives and requires of every fireman or other city otllcial the right to inspect buildings in order that risks might be reduced. Recently he called attention to the carelessness many olllclals had shown? in the examination of property and i as a result just that much wealth of the world had been wiped out by the flames. He has prepared a circular letter, ' setting forth the requirements of the law, which has been mailed to every mayor or intendant, the chief of po ihju unci unit;i 01 ine nre department of every city and town in the State. The letter is as follows: "iu the hope of reducing the fire waste in this State, I call to your attention section 4 of the act of 1 904, which gives the chief of the fire department, or chief of police, or lntendant where there is no chief of the Are department, the right to make examinations of all buildings and premises within their several jurisdictions, at reasonable hours, and whenever any of said officers shall find in any building or upon any premises combustible material or inflammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or premises, they shall order the same to be removed or remedied. A like power is conferred upon the insurance commissioner, as the successor of the comptroller general or his deputy, to act in a like manner. "it is the desire of this department to act in co-operation with the municipal authorities of the State, and to render such assistance as is within its power in such matter. In order that the assistance which this department is able to give may not be overestimated, it is proper to say that the only fund at the disposal of the department for this purpose amounts to about $1,500 a year derived from a tax of flre insurance companies. This fund must be used primarily for the Investigation of incendiary fires. The deputy of the department may aid in the inspection of buildings, only when he is not employed in Investigating supposed incendiary fires. "Hence the appeal is made to the municipal authorities to have made periodic examinations of all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction to discover combustible material or inflammable conditions and to have these evils corrected. The suggestion Is made that a house to house , examination be made at least once J each quarter. "This matter is of such great im- 1 portance that I should be glad to give all aid within my power, to furnish information concerning fire prevention means or building codes. All requests for information or corres- ' nnnrlnnnn *?r 111 .11.. ~ 1 t<uituv.uv/C n III ur: f,UUII.> ttllBVYCI L'U, "I believe the following to be ' axioms: "(1) The destruction of property [ by fire is a loss of wealth to the world, and especially to the commun- ' lty in which it happens. (2) Property destroyed by flre, if insured and replaced by insurance money, is paid for by the other insured members of the community through their insurance premiums, j Insurance companies merely act as the clearing houses for the collection and distribution of fire loses, and so far as they are able they attempt to make each community pay for its own fire losses through the rates charged for fire insurance. In cases of great conflagrations, as Baltimore, San Francisco and Chelsea, the whole country is laid under contribution. But as a general rule each community has its fire insurance rates fixed by its fire loses. "(3) Careful property owners should not be subject either by direct destruction of their property, or by being laid under contribution to repair the losses of their careless or criminal neighbors. "Therefore the great need for the municipal authorities to take steps to prevent fire loss. It preserves wealth and money in the pockets of those who take care of their own property. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The removal of combustible material or correction of inflammable conditions, may save thousands of dollars, or may prevent the loss of life or limb of firemen who attempt to put the fire out after it has started. "With due respect, I suggest: "(1) Adoption of a building code by each municipality. "(2) The careful inspection of all ~~~ ~* ? ?i ? Ii'imwiiifto in inuuunn ui uini?u uvaiuu to see that they conform to the building code. "(3) The quarterly Inspection of all buildings (whether a building code Is adopted or not) to see that Inflammable conditions are remedied." The wise man keeps his temper even when he Is getting the worst of ' It. J ?* JMl Mka. ..J. irCLili, Vta . Jt*~ M THt COMMlNG CROPS PROSPERITY WILL COME WHEN TIIEiT ARE GATHERED. The Farmer, Who Feedeth All, Is Once More Pulling the Country Out of tho Hut. The reports from the cotton belt indicate considorabe reduction 111 the cotton acreage and a condition foreshadowing a comparatively short crop. When these conditions were announced about the lirst week in July there was a sharp advance in the pricn of cotton in the markets of the world, carrying the price of cotton to the highest point it has reached in soino tlmo. The highest price reached was nearly thirteen cents for Midlands in Now York. If, says Home and Farm, the reduced acreage of cotton means an increase acreage in corn, grass and other products of the farm, the Southern farmer is to bo congratulated. He will receive as much for a reduced crop of cotton or more, perhaps, than lie would receive for a large crop. Ho has his other crops in addition. There Is ranch talk of the boll worm in the Delta, but the boll worm lias ceased to alarm the farmers save the individual farmer who has made no preparation against the worm and lias nothing to fall fack on when his cotton crop Is largely curtailed. It does not follow that because? speaking of the crop as a whole?the Southern farmers get more for a small crop than for a full crop that the same statement Is true as to the Individual farmer. The reduction may fall upon a small territory or upon a few individuals, and these tire the sufferers. It all means that no farmer, largo or small, should confine himself to one crop, should roly solely upon cotton. He should have corn and potatoes and cowpeas and alfalfa and clover. Ho should study his market and prepare to meet these demands. The corn crop promises to be the largest in the history of the country. The price of corn for two years haH been high, has probably been in the markets the most profitable of all farm products. Tho result has been that the acreage is greatly increased this year. The season has been favorable; that is, we have had moisture and heat. If we have heat and no drougth during July and August, the result will bo altogetner satisfactory to tne iarmers. The rains through the agricultural regions have somewhat interferrod with the harvesting of the wheat and dT the hay; but only in a few localities have the rains been disastrous. Speaking generally of the West and South, the season has been favorable and the promise of grass is fine. The outlook is cheering. The farmer is once more pulling the country eut of the ruts. He is getting from the soil the wealth needed to make e;ood the losses due to extravagance, fire, earthquakes, war and the preparations for war. Seven thousand millions of dollars is a great amount ef property; that much the farmer will get out of the soil this year, as he did last, and it will set all the wheels of industry moving. If the Farmer now will market his crop with as much wisdom as ho displays in raising his crop he will soon be well aff. But let him not assume that he has reached the highest result on his own farm. If he will study his )wn experience as reoorded in his account book, if he will confer with his neighbor, he will find that there is no limit to be set to the increased production of the soil, if the soil is rightly understood, if the seeds are properly selected and if the proper machinery is used in cultivation. Tiraill BODIES FOUND. Capt. Bettison and Wife Victims of the (i 111 f Storm. The bodies of Capt. R. L. Bettison and his wife, scantily clad and girded with life preservers, were found Fri (lay by llsher boys at Morgan's Point. The corpses were lashed and clasped together in the tangled seaweed. Capt. Bettison and his wife were among the ten who were swept off the Tarpon pier, Galveston, by the hurricane on Wednesday. Simultaneous with the report of the recovery of the bodies of the Bottisons comes the news that Earnest A. Booth, a dining room boy, who was one of the party, was rescued alive near Morgan's Point. Booth had been floating on driftwood for nearly forty eight hours. Was Millionaire's Son. The body of an itinerant umbrella mender found in Stoney Creek, near Paris, I<y., last Friday was identified as that of Harry Hobbs, whose father is wild to a mi'.lionairo. Word was sent to the father whose home is in Dorchester, Mass. lie ordered the body. buried and full particulars of the death sent bim. The umbrella mender, who was known as Harry Martin, was about 36 years of age. J* . . . L A . .W -? GOOD MAN GONE The Passing Away of Judge Joshua H. Hudson. SOLDIER AND JURIST ' The Venerable Man Was Visiting Hig Daughter When the Kud of His Ix>ng and Useful Career Knded?? Hotly Shipped to Ills Home at Heiu iicttsville for Interment. Joshua Hilary Hudson, lawyor. Judge, teacher, State Senator, and ^ Veteran of the civil war, one of the most distinguished men in South Carolina, died shortly after noon ThurRilav In flreenvlllA at thn homo of his daughter, Mrs. William A. Williams. Death was due to Bright's disease which had confined him to his room and bed for the past two weeks. His last public appearance as a speaker was at the meeting of the State Press Association when he dolivered a short impromptu address. At that time he appeared to he in the best of health. Several weeks ago ho left his home at Bennettsville to visit his daughters at Greenville, and during a large part of the time he spent in Greenville he complained of feeding ill, and for the last few days his family and friends havo been expecting the end. He was totally blind during the last hours of his illness. Judge Hudson is survived by the following children: Mrs. William A. Williams, nnd Mrs. A. A. Brlstow, of Greenville, and Mrs. J. L. Jordau and Mrs. W. It. Crossland, of Bennettsville. The Internment was at Bennettsville, the remains were taken to that place on the train leaving Greenville at noon Friday. Members of the Greenville Bar Association will act as honorary escort for the body when it is removed from the residence of Mrs. Williams to the Charleston and WTestern Carolina railroad station. Judge Hudson was one of the ablest lawyers, as well as one of X the most prominent and highly regarded citizens, of the Palmetto State. He was president of the State Bar Association at one time, and South Carolina has produced few members of the legai profession who stood higher in the estimation of the people. He was a lifelong and consistent members of the Baptist denomination and, as in affaire of State, his advice in church councils was always respected and generally followed. ^ In 1 897 Judge Hudson Wrote his autobiography for "The Bench and i Bar of South Carolina," by Col. ^ Brooks, in which he graphically but modestly portrayed the struggles of his early life. CHARGED WITH ELECTRICITY. Stepped on Ground and Shocked to Death. Two horses were killed Wednesday morning at Anderson In a most peculiar manner. Early that morning a horse belonging to J. H. Evan was passing in front of Anderson's Pharmacy, when it keeled over as dead as a mackeral. A crowd quickly gathered, and about the time they had decided on the cause of the animal's death Mr. Prue Skelton came along, driving a horse belonging to Ligon & Ledbetter. He was told to olnn ?.... 1- - " ... ohm/ wiii uimuiu iie reanzea mo clanger he drove onto the same spot of ground and his horse, too, fell dead. It appears that the electric wires leading into the pharmacy had become crossed in some way. This lead a heavy charge of current, about 1,100 volts, into the ground wire leading from the store. There is a little drain running across the street at this point, fed by the waste water from the soda fountain, and as water is a good conductor, it soon had the ground along there charged with the electric current sufllcient to kill a horse. Several bystanders who came up at the time were shocked but not hurt. It takes a much heavier charge of electricity to kill a man than it takes to kill a horse. The matter was speedily reported to the authorities. liook After the Town. It is charged against the American people that while they are models of neatness and order In their own homes they are careless about the appearance of their streets and other places. This charge is too sweeping yet it has much truth in it. Waste / paper, uncut grass and weeds lessen ' the attractiveness of any town. The real remedy is for citizens to take the same pride in the appearance of their city or village as they take in that of their own homes. In fact, the city should be considered as the common home of its inhabitants and all should have a common interest in it. . ' J .4 ***