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FEMALE ROBBERS; *- I tfx Detectives looked for Men While the Gang Prospered. CAUGHT IN A BIG STORE J % 1 ?? . m * 4 V RdIiIht I'pm fd (o Ho n Woman ' <*u?l Klio Aci >]?{ ?! St'iiU'iico of Ton ; 4 ear* in Penitentiary Hut Kofuscs I Toll the Names oilier AecomJlliCOH. \ gang of * )inon. drowsed as mon, * .* rori/.ed Harrison county, la., for months previous to tho arrest and ?r?iite?cc of M?i Krod Lind, wi'o of a well known farmer. Cotintry JnroH wore tin realized and largo <i'-antitios of goods stolon. Farm j . s**s worn roohod. Occasionally j ? dock raiser, on route homo from J after dark, was nlonp<*d and 1 ? proceeds ol his sales removed | ft became evident to tho an'It ? i i 's ItkJll ?>? < t.l - ?? n - ' 1 11/\- i ?I js : t1 H' Ml ?ng hut all effort.-. to make an arrest failed. - and police we 'c booking for ?!?'?? robbva They ?'VVCM' HI!Sp?'C t ( '! WOllU'li WV.'C llO'Ug h ? perslHteui thinting. As with KiiPi'tss i ho band trow bolder, town residences and stores ?n 'tlic heart of the business see o>od of the cities wore visit O'lt'ninl robbed. instead of taking unMThaudisn the roJ>bcrs now routined their effort* to cash and j<-vvetc)*, taking only such articles as Could bo early carried und wore of good value. Ail sorts of traces could t?<? 'secured. Abundant clews were *- *' ? -toftb behind, but those tract's and could no cor bo run down, tfootrlnts in the mud beneath a windOvTHhcongh which an entrance had b??\n made showed men of normal 0?*e, and nothltig was gained from thia by which the robbers could be dtwhovcrod. W; I>. Crotale owns the largest bir.ee iu Woodbine und sometimes tr\3 a largo ameunt of cash on hand. After the robborie-. became frequent CViVnil? hired a trusty man to Bleep J.i his store and was very careful to let this faet become known. ' wo wocks tgo this watchman wal j a wslcohod t>> a peculiar noise. Al * tear window ho heard low inuti sings in rather shrill voices. Then ctoho the pound of a glass cutter *nd one of the panes of glass was ??mUly removed. Thou through th* hole"1 made l?* the removal of the glass a jleg was pushed. The watch oe\n waited in the store, his revolver cocked in hand. HUt, Instead of using the gun, he noise!.m-.-I> forward and, just v. ndfl the holy coming through the window wH.i iu the most awkward and helpless position, the watch >j.ui grabbed both the legs and gave 1 jerk forward. Itight through the wmkiow" came me body, and ay i! | sUtrclc the il??or the watchman pinioned both army over its head. A wld shriek ruug out. It was a high Creole voice. "It's a wotanu'" gasped the watch iiAft'. The two robbers outside took t? their heels and disappeared in the d nrkness. The watchman drained the pris<io;?r to the light. tied her hands and r\h?ed an alarm. The prisoner way recognized as Mrsi Fred Idud, despite her disguise. * bis consisted ,c?{ top boots, trousers, a shirt, cost and hat, giving 1W" nil U?o appearance of a man. These Articles proved to ho her husband's c/o'hiug, which yhe had altered to i?t herself. The 4>??ots were her husbred's, and, wb'ly much too large I k her, she had w rapped her, feet in cloths te ma'-.e them steady. When first placed in jail Mrs. f ind still wore the disguise which . . made her appearance that or a man, tint ilnter she appeared in court ftreesed as a woman. However, Mio trousers, coat and top hoots worn hv her when captured were where tht judge could &ee them. She is only ' 9 years of age. rather lull, blond, has blue eyes and is good looking Hbe accepted a ten-year sentence in the penitentiary, hut keeping to an oath of tlie robber band she has not told a word and no unusual activity has been noticed among her wot/i(ui friends. NIC NT HIM TO <J ALLOWS. Is What Condemned Murderer Says of Secret Societies, Byl Hynum, colored, convicted of the murder of John Turner, was hanged at Fort (lanes, (in., Wednesday at 11 o'clock. IJynum made a full confession on the gallows of the oriino, which was a midnight asHaasination The hanging took place privately in (May county jail at 1 1 o'clock. In his dying statement Bynttm advised negroes to stay on* of secret societies, a? they had been tils ruin, he stab-d. (Mined *-!0 I'imidiIn in (10 buys. A collector for the Central of Georgia Railway Company was tired And worn out. Felt wretchedly and unfit for work. Two bottles ot Joh'oftOn's Tonic made him gain 20 pounds in 60 days. Are you under weight. Oct Johnson's Tonic and uie It. It doe? the work. t h" TALKS OF LOAN SHARKS HOW TUNY KVADK T1IN LAW TO WO UK THNIH SC1INMKS. Mayor >1, li. KIktuhI, of Anderson, Tills of a (!?ncrc(c Oiimo That Oi riin i'U in Thai I'it,v. The loan hIiiw k who has flourlshi'd lor yourb in many Southern towns and cities, is th" text of a most eoncis?* coinmunieatlon in the New York J ?.i m ...-v.- i ? - ? -? ?- ' ii i* 4i *0 j o? < t j w i ; . 14. nil''! 1U U III /All itTHon. Iu the presentation of his ! facts Mayor Shctard cities ;i concrete lease, that of a negro who is an employe of the city of Anderson. Mere is the story a*, loiil !>y Mayor SIkti ard: VN i 11 Martin, an illiterate negro laliorer, v na working as a member ol I line Auiirfson street gang at HO cents ja day. Ilia mother became ill and :iiwli'd medical at'ention. Martin luid t?o money in pay for it and ?c. o.uingly made application for a loan. Me chuckled o\er the ease ind slmpii< 11> with which the transact ion w as con: phded. It seemed easy money indeed. Hut the face of the note and inort gage was not for $i?. The sum therein stated was $27.50, it being stipulated iu the mortgage that th? (onstderution was $25 lent and $2.50 attorney's I"''* lor drawing the paper. The mortgage was secured by "two oak bedstetnln $0 each; one oak dresser $10; one cook stove $5; one sewing machine $15; and all other household goods." The security was entirely nniplo to protect the debt. On the back of the note, endorsed in the handwriting of the Ion ier. appeared a statement of the debt th.it cvphiius just how the law is being evaded. It Is as follows: Fare of paper $27.50 By CH.sh 22.00 $ r.. 5 0 Ten per cent added .55 $ 0.0-, The lender In his desire to comply with the law handed the negro $25 in cash. The victim experienced the delight of holding all the money in hand at one time, fondling it f>i*c>h(lly for a fleeting moment and in his ignorance maybe thinking the lender was going to let him have it all. But the illusion lasted for not more than half a minute. "Von owe me $22, which 1 shall credit to your account," explained the lender suavely, and he proceeded then and there to take back $22 and to enter the credit on the note. Yes, he was ve.ry careful not to violate the law. On the face the joint note and mortgage looked plain and fair enough. The paper apparently covered a loan of $25, with interest after maturity only at the rate of IS p>T cent, ami with a charge of $2.f>0 a.s attorney's fee .for drawing the -.l-l.i - -- * - - ' uii'i iKimi- nuiu"(i ms a pari or me d?bt'. liul uh a matter of fact, continues air. Sherard, Martin received onl> $; : and bound himself to pay in return $0.f?0 in ninety days. When tire note fell due tire negro was in no better condition tinnncinlly than he was at the beginning. Foreclosure proceedings were threat oliod. Ten per cent additional, amounting to GO cents, was tacked on the indebted WHS as attorney's fee as the note provided, and the negro's white employer paid off the obligation to keep Martin's household goods from being seized under process of law. The negro paid $6.0f? for the loan of $3 for ninety days! As an illustration of his utter lack of foresight he went back in thirty days and made another loan. Frequently in the case of larger loans the notes are renewed from time to time and the game of ovtortion is thus long and painfully drawn out. The Greenville News says this s lory so cleverly written by Mr. , Sherard is a typical one?one thnf i has its parallel not only in ClreenI ville but In many other South Caro i lina towns and cities. Many negroes I land poor whites borrow small ] i amounts ranging generally from $to 110. A loan of $f> calls for a fee of $-.00 for drawing the mortgage; a $10 loan can be had for the foe of $f>; and so it goes with frills and variations, on up the scale til! the limit is soon reached. When they waut money they will sign any kind of note or chattle mortgage and so it goes; the "commercial scavengers" - - those conscienceless business buzzards living and thrlv in*; upon the weak and unfortunate. The case of Phe Anderson negro shows how the law is evaded, and gives altogether a pretty clear insight into the iniquity of the system. OoUon IV/.iI Will Curtail. A dispatch from Charlotte, N. C., says at a meeting of all the cotton 1 i mills of Alamance county, held at Burlington a few days ago, it was unanimously resolved to curtail production to the extent of two days a ' week or one-third time, until February next. The agreement goes in' to effect Immediately and every mill ! in Ihe county, to the number of 2G. signed up. In the aggregate nearly 200,000 spindles and 0.000 looms [ are affected and nearly 2u,uu?? operatives. JB0& CLOUD BURST Ruins the Mexican Slate of Tobasco by Svreewlng All Before It. A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL .? Ov<w Thlilj-U\o Indies Wliicli Is llcHvit'Nt for Tliivc Weeks in Thirty-two Years?Cities uou Towns Inundated, I'l^plp Art' lloinclrss mikI Crops Destroyed. Ail estlinated loss of live millions if pesos, ilii'ln?litik crops and line hard woods, two lives known to b<>st and many others, it is toured, <aerifired in the Hoods, hundreds o'. Monies in country and town washed iway and thousands of head of rat.le drowned are the known results of the disastrous cloud hurst and storm that broke over the Slate ot I'abasio, .Mexico, Wednesday, Knlowing L'1 days of incessant rain ill over this region. Rivers art >ut of their hanks, towns inundated, housands are homol? ss and no relief is .yet in sight. From north to south, extending .cross the State front the Mesculpu and th" Urijalva rivets, which take ihe two names after forking near llulnaguillo to the banks of the L'sumaelntn, which for a short distune* marks the boundary between Chiapas and (iualemula, the entire countr> is a total waste. Only the high mountain villages and plateau farms escaped from the teriilie onslaught of the waters. Five hundred families art' honmlt'KK in the city of Alasia alom*. Other cities audi towns inundated are Muinagullto, Tenosinue, Jnlnpa, TlacetaIpum, Tiapa, Santa Rosa ami a number of smaller villages along the Moscalpa liver, while the south border of the State of Jonuta, I'alaona, Carmen, Palizada and Santarita In the valley of the I'sutncinta river are badly damaged as the result of the flood. A total of thirty-two and a half inches of water has fallen in the State in three weeks, which is the record for water fall in 32 years. A largo part of the lower section of San Juan Hautista is under water. The barrio of Santa Cruz has been totally depopulated and the water is three and four feet deep in many houses. Temporary lodging houses have been lilted tip by the authorities of San Juan Ilnullstn and more than a thousand ;>e \>p.e ire bring fed and lodged at tho city's expense. So complete is the inundation of Santa ltosa that it resembles an arm of the sea. Streets, parks and gardens are inundated by three feet of water and the pupu vntiiiwu ir. iniu^ mi rums, snivering and starving, praying for the waters to recede. Jain pa suffered heavy losses on account of flood and many Indian huts havo boon destroyed, compelling the occupants to seek relief from the town authorities. Similar eonlit ions prevail at Tlacotalpan and Tlupa. Reports from the interior state that tlm storm accompanying the heavy rain was the most disastrous known in this section in years.* Forests of mahogany and cedar were uprooted by the force of the wind and rain and thousands of trees washed away. Cattle ranches also suffered heavily, stock being drowned as the herds tied from the big rain and were washed into the treacherous streams. Bvory crop in the State traversed by the storm is thought to t.e destroyed, while thousands of acres are under water. The State government is assisting the stricken cities and it is likely the governor will send out an appeal to the federal irrw.'i'.ru numl #? -?! f V. t 114.11**111 I U I tllll. . ItAN INTO KTKKKT CAIt Which was Ih'inolMicd and Two laI dies Were Killnl, i I At Columbus; Gn., Mrs. \V. O. Murcer and Miss Strickland were killed and another woman was seriously j hurt Tuesday by a Central of Georgia engine that ran into and demolished a street car in the railroad yards. The motor man and conductoi were unhurt. The crew of the shifting engine and the conductor and motorman of the street car were arrested and placed in Jail, later being granted bond in the sum of $f>00 each. Joe Palmer, the railroad flagman at the crossing where the collision occurred, was captured after a lively I... it... -44* ? ? tuunt' if) III*1 Ollin'lH. \\ oiiM Have to Teach. A well-to-do old farmer, who?o son wn8 an applicant for a position under the government, but had been repeatedly turned.down, said: "Well, it's hard luck, but John has missed that civil service examination again. It looks like they jest won't have him!" "What was the trouble?" "Well, ho WU7. short on spellin' an' geography, and missed purty fur in mathematics." 'What is he going to do about it?" "I dunno. Times is mighty hard, an' I reckon he'll have tor go back ter teachlug school for a llvln'!" CLASSiHfct) COI.UM* Red l*ollrd <attic? Berkshire Hogs and Angora Gouts. Breeders. NV. R. Clifton, Waco, Texas. \Viukt4Hl to Buy Hides, Kury. Wool, tx'iswHX, tallow, scrap iron, cow Write for prices. Crawford Co., 008-:. 10 Reynold St., Augusta. Oil. Ty|x? writers Sixain! low nrirna #?? rebuilt and second-hand machlnea, all klnda, for fall trade. Write for price list. General Supply Company, Dept. O, Augusta, Ga. I - i One I'erviin Kevomtnemls to Another. Necessity ueeiled in every family. Kasy sales. nig money. .]. 11. Hancock & Co., Chamber of Commerce Hldg , sixth iloor, Nashville, T en n. There is money in it. The Gloria Instantaneous Hollow Wire Gasoli' i l ighting System. Write W. A. Riddle, Sales Manager, 127 17 ?> Washington Doule\ard, Chicago, 111. Xgents to sell practical electricity in 12 lessons: hr inch method; complete course home study with con . <- ^ oiiiiiinwii i vi uiu'.a' ?>" c? Ills u b^sou. Uj anoh I'ubMshing Co., Chicago. "I.og Cabin," Silk lloninautN?All beautiful colors, so! <ls. plaids, strips, dots. extra long, wide pieces. large package, 10 cents, postpaid. H.<rr?'U's Art Kxchange, IMioenixville, l*u. l'or Sule rurc bi <1 Gu.-rn.-e\ bulls, all ages, from ancestors of distinguiahcd milk and butter record. Have been iirst premium winners wherever < xhibited. John G. Mobley, Wlnnsboro, S C. Wanted?Your name and address; postal -a ill do. if you are interested in Raw Curs, our illustrated "Trappers Guide" mailed free; write quick. Sumter Junk, Hide & Fur Co., Sumter. S. C. Self-Sharpening Shear*, eight inches, the wonderful household ncc> sslty, mailed *r> any address 3be Agents wanted; fast seller, big profits; circulars. Christ <k Co.. Fine Grove, J*a. Agents Wonted in every town in^ tsouth Carolina to sell the latest tiling in shopping bag>>. 3 bags in one. Hells at sight. Good commission. Send for circulars and terms to Ik>v 133. Greenville, S. C. \ Senator Tillman's Oats ?Hove several hundred bushels of my fine Appier Oats, absolutely pure, which 1 am otYering at 75c per bushel, f. o. b. Trenton, S. ('. \!> orders will 1 " tilled us receiver, it U. iilim.Ui, Tiriirun, S. C. Voting Indies and girls over 1 4 years of age can secure steady and profitable employment and be taught to make cigars Will be paid while learning, good, cheap board can be secured near thefactory. Any girl can make from $12 per week (some much more) after learning. We need 500 young ladles immediately. Apply to Seidenburg & Co., Opposite I'nion Depot, Charleston, S. C. 20O Men Wanted ?We want 200 laborers for track work on Carolina. Clinchlield & Ohio Ry., Ine twoen Bostlc, N. C . and Spartanburg. S. C. We pay $1.20 per day for 10 hours, furnish comfortable camp cars and have a commissary with the force. Apply to Meadows Company, A. W. Jones, Division Hugineor, Spartanburg. S. C.; J. K. Honeycutt, Roadmaster, Marion, N. C.; L. 11. Phetteplace, Superintendent. IOrwln, Trnti. A Bargain One G-roorn House mi fl-acre lot, barn and oatoulldlngs: good water and orchard; also one store house and lot, stare 2'2\ 10, best stand in town. The above dwelling and store tor $1,3 50. Also store fixture* and a small stock of shoes and dry goods with a good established trade will sell also. Kvorythlng new and in a good town for a cash business. No better opening in South Carolina for u good business man than in troy n."t 11 id in inn nrnri 01 a good farming country. Only has N stores, bank and oil mill. Good reason for idling. Call or write P. B. Grady, Troy, S. ('. A gir! doesn't enjoy horseback riding unless she thinks her figure looks good in a riding habit. It was in this very cott from Birmingham, Ala., died of Fever. They had _ 4M m * m son s i onic cured tnem The two phywtoiann here had 3 very ob?l wore Italian* and lived on a crook GO y month* atandlng, their tempornturo rang! thing In veto. I pereuadM them to let ni od matter and let the medictno go out In a foot In all three canoe wan Immediate and ] wm no recurrenoe of the Fevct. WrHe le TH8 JOHNSON'S CHILL Send for qui Dty ,?<) WW kinds of Ladies* /\/]yfli and Gentlemens' Krtl WK I)YK IX) IJYK, Southern States ^ BUY FR IVI e. h t,n e: r.v r7 Plumbing mBfiuni ?DAMC. vaA OOLUMF I?ICKICJ> I I' TIIKICK MI:\ ?*? ; lii Power Hon! iiiul Steamer Tool* , Them to Safety. Picked tip in the gulf. 30 mib's southwest ol' Key West, Tuesday afternoon. three men, Victor Matnon. aged :: 1 ; Herbert Sawyer, aged 1^ and Cornelius Peterson, aged 17. were brought into Savannah Frida> afternoon on board the Clara, an Austrian steamship from Galveston The three men are all in the government service and went out into i tin- gulf in a small power boat to . find a government pile driver that j had b< en swept out to sea by the I recent hurricane. They fought the waves all of Men day night and until their rescue j Tuesday afternoon, when they were | barely ailoat and their boat helpless. I A red handkerchief was used to signal the Clara. The power boat was i abandoned. Sawyer was thrown head first through the glass windows of the boat's cabin, but was unhurt. During the hurricane at Key West his father's home was lifted from its [foundation and lie ailed in saving the other members of the family from death. * S14Y CYC1.I-: IS litMhKTK]). Jei-sey Scientist Says Any One Will Soon He Able to I-'I> Around. A dispatch front New Itrurtswiek. N. J., says at a meeting of the New Jersey State Microscopical Society, held at Rutgers College, Prof. Julius Nelson, State biologist, in a lecture on aerial navigation, prophesied that wmun a few yenr? ?inv one would be able to ascend and deoend ii\ tho air without the aid ol' a?-roplan< s or vim iter machines, but bv the use oi what ho tormod a skycyolo. "Why not nian u faoturo wings something on tho order of those on birds and havo tlioni eon'tolbd by tho leg muscles of tho human beI in-y?" asked Prof. Nelson. "Sclen[tist.s have b? en giving this inucli thought and i prophesy that within | a short time people will be able to [go into the air any time they want to. Just take the wings out of your poekot and asrond. When you come down, told thetu up tind put them n your pocket." CAN' TIIIKKCVI OS!S i(K CVHKl>? Arrordiiifi to StatciiH'iit I.NMu?-d by the Michigan Department of Health, It Can He Cured uud Pn4VflltCtl. I I, the undersigned, hereby certi| t\v that I have suffered slightly for I several years, and endured pains and i spitting ot' blood front tuberculosis for the past year. Having taken the I Suustamoinen Remedy for three months, I feel myself perfectly well. Two doctors, after careful examinations, have pronounced me fully recovered. (Signed) For testimonials and terms, write . .The SaaMamoinen Remedy Co.,. . South Range, .Mich. L. M. Power, M. 1).. in charge. _ WOOD, IRON AND STRRL Rrlrtnor, Packing, Lacing. LOMBARD COMPANY, AUGUSTA. CA. ?????4L3?E5S? ** *-gh ^ -..fffr ^ bm IN 4 ? VI WI%9IUVf *9 II1MOS , that three Italians nearly I been sick 3 months. Johnqulckfy?read letter below: "" ** llrookslrto, Ala., May 4, IDrtl. Junto cases of continued Malarial Fever. All ftrds from my store. Thcso cases wcro of three ng from 100 to 104. The doctor* had tried every e try Johnson's Tonic. I removed all the printplain bottle ae a regular prescription. The cfl>crnwuieuU They recovered rapidly and there 8. 1U 811IFL1CTT. A FEVER TONIC CO., Savannah, Ga. <' r Price List. ^ ^ Ladies' Coat 'Q Suits dyed all colors. Mournm Lacks ev ^iall tTHEWlOCKUKEWEW AND IJVTC TO DVK. Supply Company ?M (J? 'Supplies mMR ** *?< ? r i nariiiH), i BW o iBWw^D ^1A, s. O. WE BUY the following. Submit samples, stnt?? type yo* have, amounts and price. ?SIIKI) AJ*1*1.K OATS and other Oats. ?SKKli CtVlTON SKKI), fancy, pure type. ?COW PK\S ? We buy largest amounts Oct. to July. Write us. N. L. WILLEr SEED CO. AlCl'STA, OA. T uberculosis Conquered Write for testimonials of prominent people and booklet why nature's creation saves consumptives. K. D. Morgan. Suite *>10. Hipi>odrome HuilJing. Cleveland. Ohio. A Knv Test i iiion in 1m. IS K. Second Street, Dayton, O , August '2t?, 1908. My wife was takeu slek about six we?'ks ago. Our .physicians said her luugs were atYected, and advised us to take h?*r to Colorado. Sh<? grew worse very rapidly, so Aiu?ii>t C t >i ???-* -* ,... v . v.i v ** \t Mpfciiiiisia examined her carefully. They pronouneCvl her case quirk consumption and tol<i me positively th it she could not live longer than ton days. Dr. M s >i i Ivr body was juBt a mass of t" civics; that thero was not a sin:V square inch that did not have thousands of them. She had temperature of 104, no .appetite, night sweats, chills and was delirious. August 8th she started taking Nature's Creation and responded, as if by magic. Tier appetite in extra good, sleeps sound, no more chills or night sweats, temperature and pulse normal. She is gaining strength very rapidly, and will no doubt soon he her old self. Very truly, K. L. Hughes. PECANTREES Budded and grafted from choicest varieties. I.owest prices. KAULK I'KCAV COMPANY, Plttsviexv, A La. C ? ? < < <1 * V 41 * Oltt.AXS. * We have a few slightly used * $00 organs, will close out at a * big reduction. If you are want ^ing an organ now is the time to 59 buy one of the best oraana made * at a great burgnin. Write at <* once tf you wish to secure one * of these organs, for such bar- jt *> gains don't last long. * Write for Illustrations of * these organs and for terms. MALONirs SIC IIOUSK * rohiiiiltb, s. c. <! ' ?> * ? ' f f- t ' WRITEIJS If you are a Fall (iuilu Sower Fall Vetch Sower Fall h'Hch Orchard Sprayer! Our "Weekly Curent Price List," and our various Pamphlets on above will greatly help you. 'Twill cost nothing. l>o it today. N. L WILLET SEED CO. AimsTA, OA. The only chronic kicker who accomplishes anything Is the mule. jTHE PLACE TO BUY YOUR _ Machinery Tools A' RkjW Wad UflM frtea (If you do nor see what you want write us. We handle any and all Everything in_ machinery I supplies. Columbia Supply Go, I m >23 Wwt OwnJi 8U _ COLOMBIA. 1CL | 1 I