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PiflFUL story" Told by a Young Girl of How She Wa> Lured Erom Hi me WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC 6^nsitlioinil Testimony . So no Traveling Show men, Who i? , 'Charged * With Ieducing Vomit .( 'iris to l.cnvo Their hiiii ?,*?, _i . i ? ' ' Then I ill roth ire "Tlu'in to Lives *?t Shame. . i ? A most sensational case Is hmtu 1 ... tried, at tJnrn.olioKi, X.. C., in wlnei .. ?f. serious charges tire made again,* Some show-men. A dispatch frtui Greensboro, in speaking of t he c.a-?t* says: in Lite United States Court Thtit* day afternoon, District Attorney Hoi ton called the case against Charlu* Quaster and Joseph Napier, proprie tors of traveling shows, w hp are no der indictment charged with engiiK ine in the white-slave tratlic, t?y in * O during young girls from their homf under promise of lucrathe and gdi teel employment and afterwards In' in? them into repreiteti8il>ie occupations. In default of bond, the pris oners have been in jail two month* The governm?nt has a soore ol wm qesses here for the trial, twelve o' whom are young women, who are a' leged to have been enticed away frou their homes, and who have been 'i . custody of the Oovernnient as pro* ecuting witnesses for over a week The majority of these girls are * > ceedJngly pretty, and are all d^ess.*' with taste. The defendants are charged it some counts with a conspiracy v.? bring certain young girls from tn? city of Dclpville. Va.. Into North Car ollna. with the purpose and Inteu to induce them into prostitution Other counts charge that two girl# were enticed from Baltimore lnt< ?a-i_ ... ...... I ,1 ? ml ..i.i ? , lillM Ol nit?! vt uric, ifraiure iuiiuvmi' them to expose their person* lu idj moral shows, they were det>auch?c and ruined. The first witness examined was 1h year-old Mary Von Newendorf, o* Baltimore, who told of being .nouced hy the defendants to leave her mo'.b er, under promise of twenty-five do tars a week, to take part in girl* dancing and choni6 shows at fairs She left Baltimore with another glr. . friend, Maude McClelland. The evidence of the girl allegac Imtttoraf conduct on the part of Quarter, itlfmedlately after taking hei from her home. She wa? reacted b? a relative in Charlotte, who founr. her, after a week's search, In a rooa ; with Quaster, the couple being reg Istered as man and wife gt a loidliu hotel. She declared this wan don? tinder her protest, after Quaster ha? promised to marry her. The can. will likely consume several days. i? -> > ? John Cutlie, a Greenville negro who is sentenced to he hanged on the first. Friday in January for killing his wife, Is a good subject for executive clemency. He went home one night unexpectedly and caught a white man in a compromising position with his wife, and in attempting ko kill the unprincipled white man, he killed his wife. Ileing a stroll? ' believer in the unwritten law, we '* think that CulJie should be pardoned by Gov. Ansel. n ? ' Whether at sea or on shore the demands of the worker for better I:vlng conditions are usually reuse ably, however intemperate ma/ tometimes be the expression of thes Cemanas. * i no vasi oiricrence ??etween the dally wage of the laborer end the untold milions of profit reaped by a few corporations Is not just and therefore is prejudicial to the tent interests of the state. An eye witness to the brutal murder of Mr. Pa'.i A. Williams on the c'rcuB train swore that Wilson, the New York ne/ro who did the shooting, replied to Mr. Williams' plea for mercy by saying, '-you white people down her i are too mean to tie?;ioes anvway,*' and then shot him In the eye. instead of this thug beItip hup? he \ip for life. The man who says that this conr. try and tno wnoie world are gom? fast to ruin because extravagenei reigns supremo Is no doubt the pro; of bis fearu. Yet It is well to havi iucb a warnlne; for waste and extr.u Agance are altogether too cotninon and there Is nothing truer than th old proverb that "wilful waste make Woeful want." ^ From all accounts the murde near Brunson. an account of whiel we publish o i the first page, is ai fxcecdlni.v ugly tragedy. The gii tinder arrest .s said to have admlttei that sho and Mr. La-nglord were to tether In sotnr wools near her home ' The Columbia Record says: "Lou lslana Democrats have elected an 1<h' ?? Other Republican to Congress. 111 name Is J. K. Thornton, formerly . Judge." We did not know that Lou lslana had a Republican in Congress Will the Record please explain. FIGHT BULL WtLVll TIIK 80l'TII|{l(N HAIL WAY W2I L IflKIJ* DOWX TIIK PKST. Which In a Few Yearn Will <nvu<U* TIiIh Section of the Southern <X>t- j ton lk?U. -j The cotton boll weevil Is steadily marchjng in this direction, and, ra a few yo'trs at best the pest w .? .be-*; girl to Invade our cotton fields ' The' experience of Hi * farmers Texas where the weevil lias been for some years, demonstrates the fact that, by; the adoption of proper methods imtc rieally as larje yields of cotton can be obtained as before the. app;y:i - I ' nice of tlit^ we'evil. * j Wo therefore :innounce with pleas-' "ure thai practical steps are I)311)g ta!<en by the Southern Kailway anJ j others to co-operate with oiitcials o;' the United States agricultural do- I uartment and the state com/nission' i ers of ngrieult.ilre in advising tho^e farmers living within the territory that may eventually be readied by the boll weevil as to the best methods of growing cotton in spite of the presence of this pest. These railroad companies tire tiding with the view of adopting tho most improved methods in aivance of the appearance of the weevil, which will have the effect, it is believed, of maintaining the normal production of cotton, and the farmers of this and other sections that will soon be invaded by the boll weevil, should mtike .use of the liberal offer of the Southern and other railroads to help them tight the cotton's worst enemy. Practical farmers, who have had I experience In dealing with the weei vil. will devote their entire time to J visiting any farmers along the lines of these railroads in localities which i may eventually be reached by the weevil and giving them practical advice as hew best to grow cotton under boll weevil conditions. ~ V* ~ 't r. * 1 ^ vi laiiirirt ttiiu uimub iu muau i>/calities who are desirous of availing themselves of the practical advice and assistance of these men employed by the railroads are Invited to correspond with T. O. Plunkett, general agent of the cotton culture department, Southern Railway, Chattanooga, Tenn. There is no cost whatever connected with this. To familiarize the farmers with the work that is being carried on, the railroads have appealed to the banks of the south. In assisting them to distribute their pamphlets. The following letter hag been sent to the bankers in this and other States that have not yet been Invaded by the boll weevil: ' Gentlemen:?I enclose a copy of a circular letter addressed "to the farmers of the south" announcing the organization of the cotton cuiiture department of the Southern Railway, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, and incorporating the ad-, vice of Dr. S. A. Knapp of the United States agricultural department as to the best methods of growing cotton. While the advice is intended pri t \ i < I ! i * f #\?* r? ?? /\ it i a / r* f f / \ ? ? 11 n /I A t? 1, A ) I 111 <i i i i > i u i gi un 1115 i iiy 11 uiiuci ijuii weevil conditlona, the methods of soil preparation and cultivation are those that are recommended by I)r. Ivnapp for increasing the yield of cotton per icre, whether the weevil is present or not. They are, therefore, methods which I believe maj advantageously Pe adopted by cotton growers throughout the south. J have had a large supply of these drcular letters printed for distribu-' tlon to farmers along our lines. I shall be glad to have your co-operation in this distribution, and if you would like to have a supply of the drculars to hand out to farmers who may visit your bank or with whom you may otherwise be in touch, 1 shall be glad to have as many copies as you may desire sent to you. Yours truly W. W. I'Mn lev, President. Kohltcry at Denmark. ' The store of Mr. S. S. Ray, a: Denmark, was entered by burglar* tnd robbed one nijht this week. The -ntrance was made by breaking f. plate glass window and from gener? Hi appearance there were more than one concerned In the robbery. Mr. Ray's store is one of the most prominently located business places in - town and citizens are astonished at ' the boldness of the thieves. Denmark s ?.rn ploys only one oilicer, but the cite f icnf will ask council to put oo - a night man. This has been an epoch-making '* week in the Southland. The Corn H Exposition held in Columbia was an t?vent of great importance. It means rhe independence of the South in tin r matter of her bread and meat. SIu h j will no longer have her corn cril a j and her smoke house in tJiu West, I j which means plenty and prosperity 1 ; within her borders greater than evei ' known before in her history. Our relations with Japan are bad ly strained again. Several young la dies of Pasadena, Cal.t have recently s refused to accept invitations to a bail a given in honor of Japanese naval of fleers of high rank, because they did > j not wish to meet them in a sor'-tl way. PASS I'XDUU THE KOD. I saw a young bride in her beauty and pride, Bedecked in her snowy array; And the bright flush of joy mantled high on her cheek, And the future looked blooming and gay. And with woman's devotion she laid .her fond heart At the shrine of Idolatrous love, And sho anchored her hopes to this perishing earth . By the chain which her tenderness wove. But I saw when those heartstrings were bleeding and .tpf-xi. And the chain had been seuered in two; S.io Vad changed her white, robes for the sables of irief, And her b-oom for the, palenes-r of w oc. Hut'.the Hbalor was there, pouring 'balm '611 her hearty Aijd wiping the tears from her I e'yts; lie strengthened the chain Jle lrul broken in t\yain And fastened it firm to the skies, j There whispered a voice?'twas the voice of her Cod? "I love thee, 1 love thee! Pass under the ro i." I saw a young mother in tenderness bend O'er the couch of her clear slumbering boy; And she kissed the soft lips as they murmured her name, While the dreamer law smiling i with Joy. O, sweet rs the rosebud encircled with dew, When its fragrance ks Hung on the ail*. So fresh and so bright to that mother he seemed As he lay in his innocence there, n.it r c!>w whnn slip irazfid on that! same lovely form, Pale as marble and silent and col 1, But paler and colder her beautiful boy, And the tale of her sorrow was told. But the Healer was there who had stricken her heart, And taken her treasure away; To allure her to heaven he had p aced it on hi?h, And the mourner will sweetly obey. There had whispered a voice?'twas the voice of God? 'I love thee, I love thee! Pass under the rod!" I saw a fond father and mother who leaned On the arm of a dear gifted son. And the star, of the future grew bright to their gaze As they saw the proud place he had won. And the fast-coming evening of life * ..-..promised fair, ,v And its pathway grew smooth to | th?eJr f.eet; And the starlight of love glimmered bright at the end, And the whispers of fancy were syveet. Then I saw them again bending low o'er tho grave ' Where their hearts' dearest hope had been laid; { And the star had gone down in the darkness of night, And the Joy from their bosoms j had tied. But the Healer was there, and His arirs were around, And He led them with tenderest ca re, And ohowed them a star in the bright upper worl !? 'Jwas their star shining brilliantly tnore. | They had each heard a voice?'twas I the voice of their Cod? "I love thee, 1 love thee! Pass under the rod!" ? Mildred L. Perry. (iil'ls ( ? I"'I\V Colli. While 'he press and public an making much of the yields of cori. by South Carolina boys, little is r?e ing said about the gtrl corn farmers A Marlboro county girl producer over 100 bushels to an acre, but Tlu Chester Lantern tells about one 01 Its girl subscribers who raised T.1-5 bushels. Her name Is /,ols M^ A (Tee and she worked the land *nt tended the corn herself. Those people who think that the itentitudo of our natural resources ustifles the extravagance practiced n our national government should omcnihrtr i I'i :< i iii I hn of oaves ami fishes the command was ;lven to "feather up Mi# fragments hat nothing be Ijost." There was a esson in domestic and business econiiny that many might take to heart vtth advantage. The song says. "Homo, Sweet ! iome." Ilut the sinn>le fact Is that ! nany homes are anything bnt sweet. . nstead of peace, and contentment here is nothing but discord and dla. onfent, and tlie only peace one gets ( * when he Is away from home. Yet Jod meant that the home should be ho nearest approach to heaven that nrth can present. One way by which a lot of people may ohow compassionate thought'ulness of the Christ is by do'ng their Christmas trading early. To wait to almost the last moment and Oien wear oijjt a whole army of Jerks by undue demands upon their ime and strength, reflects lling but tho Christmas spirit. VfcKV 5MALL tKUF _ WILL NOT GO MUCH OVKK TISN AM) A HALF MILLION. Tlio Southern Mills 1Im<I lletter Wttke t'p to ? Keuli/jitton of the True SitiiMtion. There fs no doubt but that the cotton crop*of* the present year iq *i' r* short one. tiven shorter than wis . . , tt... - } thought a few weeks a?o. In a. letter to the Augusta" Chronicle Mr. T. III. Massensale, of Nor-woucL, (la., fives' -rood reasons to bear oat the ahbve ! statement.. Here is wli>t he says; ,Coti vinoe.;a ni-im against hU wijl, 1-1?? is of <Jie,-8iune opinion still/'- Some. timc.bick I- wr<pt,e an article or your paper, .on the cotton crop,' pi at jug . that tlio spinnahle crop. or | (iop,from first ginuin.! would net !? over the.amount stated above. And l.ow even with linters and city crop it will not.,reach more than 11,000 '<00 hales. Cjty crop should novr j be counted. Neither should linters. \ I he city crop is nothing but samples having been pulled from bales nl-. eady weighed and which are sold and In warehouses?in transit or in i (he hands of spinners. And die; weights of these hales will show in ; the average weight of bales by Mr. I Hester. And to count them again in which they again appear is a prop- j nsition that seems tlshy. Linters aie lit for nothing that cotton is or can be used for, and .should not be counted. Hut the bears are hard to pon-| vince. They had set their.hearts and hands on robbing tlie Southern planter by announcing ;a bumper crop from the opening of the sea- j son. And there has not been a oay since September 1st, that would have warranted a large yield. The lears. however. are beginning to uome down from 13 1-2 millions to 12 1-2 and 11 1-2 million?quite a fall. ... I The last census bureau report ^hows bales cotton ginned 3,764,153. Now last year the same date cotton pinned 8.112,199, or 80 per cent of the crop that year, which was 10,072,731 bales. If the .sain? ratio appertains again this season, of 80 rer cent ginned, we have a crop of .0,51 7,063 bales, first ginning of rotton, and I can Bee no.reason why 'hese figures should not prevail as rvery sensible person knows that a more propitious fall for gathering vne never known, and the ginning facilities never better, and the price at tractive. Hut suppose we go back to tho ginning of 1 908. When . 9,595.809 was ginned, leaving 27 per cent (o be ginned (apd this was a qad fall lor gathering.) .The crop that year was 1 3,0.86,005. So if we take tills ' s. f ' year's ginning for this crop yet to be ginned at 27 per cent we only got a crop of 1 1,100,000 bales of cotton ,but I say that is preposterous. So I still Insist that I am eminently correct, not only my premises, but in my conclusions. If I ha 1 one million dollars today 1 would invest in spot cotton so quick, " 'twould make your head swim." qu.o lowest estimate of the Augusta cotton exchany? this season wa3 10,650,000, identical with my figures. Two short, crops coming on the heeki the other means 2 0 cents cctton by March 1st, and that Mill be cheap. The total consumpj \ on of all kinds cotton .during tiie 12 months ending August 3 1st. was j 17,03 0,31 f bales, over 1 1,200,000 bales of American was spun, and as illiat spun in It)'00 over 12,000,000 or American. Where will the cotton come from ' to supply the demand? As there are 135,000,000 spindles row humming sweet music to ears of the world,' where,' oh' where, is he cotton coming from to keep the music going*? The Southern mills had better ? ake up to'a realization of the fact 'hat there is* no more cation in the folds to pick. They aro as bare as they will he March 1st. Ginning all o"er our country ? having had ginning days since November 1st, and the cotton being gathered up by the European spinners, the smartest mill men on earth. They call great meetings (always In our cotton country) and pass resolutions that they will shut down before they will pay the price, and while the English j spinner is hollering "sick him, Tige, j and our mill hoys drawing thQlr Inhes to assassinate the farmer and factor, the European spinner is ! c.uletly buying through his a Ten t? 'the cream of the cotton?leaving cur mill men to run around and got the tail end of the crop, and pay like Hades for that. Tliia reminds mo . rt the story of the outlaws thai called a mooting for p**ay^r, and 1 while the devout ones worn down 'r the temple on their knees praying ': for the brethren, tiro outlaws had 1 obhcd them of their earthly possessions and ran away. Now Hulls, give tht Hears vts. Tom Harret* can tell you how to do it. Yours truly, i T. O. Massengale. y lo uncomfortable *?s man> people can testify. Hut nine times out of ten the very best thing for a <*oimik man Ms to begin life without five dollars in bis pocket, but with n good character und undaunted spirit* Xi|> It In tlio Hud. General Frederick D. Qrant. commander of the Department of the lOast la the lateat advocate of compulsory military service In the United States, but the Idea Is not and never will bo a welcome one in this country, where' the volunteer plan haa served well enough. Moreover, there has been a larie increase of our standing army, the ntftnber-of regultfrly' enlisted Soldiers having been augmented 'from 25,000, some fifteen; years ago to about 7C.000 at present. The Secretary of the Treasury,' In liltf ''annual report,- shows that during the fiscal year ending June ;iu; -ru i n, me riiKDursumenrs u?r me Wrw-Department amounted to $1G5,-000.000.-::. " m ... r* This enormous - gum.; however, i would look like a bunch. of small J pocket* change cop.) pa red;-to what the erst would bo il''-every ahie-bodje 1 i-.mn In this .country should be Inquired to got "the necessary niilit'qry training by three years of service in .the army." "Just how much." says the Houston Post, ."measured in terms of .money., the drain upon the productive resource's of the country in crdor to suppou s ) stupendous a military system would be, would re <iijiro some expert figuring to ascertain with exactness but the volume wouWl be something enormous." j There is no doubt about it and the cost of maintaining our present /I i it ^ < ? ??! (r lo n hou I o u (rrou f <i & I <1 I) H ill ill i 11 ?> 10 n i/ui. i cio f-) i v c* ? u burden as the taxpayers care to bear. 'Ibis army is quite large enough to meet the needs of tbe country in time of peace, and in war it would have a reserve force in tbe State National Guard. The policy of universal military service which lias been adopted by , some of the great European powers will, never command tbe favor of the American peo.ple, for the reason that.it clashed harshly with our democratic ideals. The German peasant may be willing to carry a soldier on bis back, but the American farmer will never accept such a burden and to discuss the Idea is a mere waste of time and breath on the part of General Grant aril other army officers. The New New Orleans States, from which paper we take the above, says it heartily agrees with the view expressed by tbe Post that what this country needs to make it invulnerable is not universal military service but the organization of more boys' corn clubs. That is true, as true can be, but at the same time this talk about universal military service on the part of our bovs should be nipped In the bud, and those military men who are talking it should be made to understand that America is not Germany or Russia. The Boy of the Hour. While the baseball and foot bail champions, along with the great boy orators and essayists of the college wprld, are receiving their chaplets of honor for one ach/eveinent or another, we wtsh fo call attention to Master Jerry Moore, of Florence county, who may or may not be an athleto or a scholar., but who has done something to put his State in the limelight of publicity and that makes him truly the hoy of the hour. | rin ie lose ihnn flftoen vears of aire and weighs less than one hundred! pounds, but he has produced a little! more than two hundred and twentyeight bushels of corn on a single aero at a price that made his crop a very profitable one. He won several prizes in his county and at the Corn Exposition in Columbia. Resides these prizes Jerry wins a trip to the nation's capital at the expense of the government. His name and his achievement will go into the history of South Carolina, and lie will He pointed to as a hoy whose achievements are worthy of emulation. South Carolina lias thousands of hoys like Jerry Moore. Many of them participated in the corn contests in their respective counties and made records as producers of corn. While they did not raise as much on their 'acres as Jerry did, still they are entitled to, and will receive, I ho welldone of tiie State for the part they played so well in the pioneer movement of teaching the farmers of the South that the* place for their corn crib and smoke house are at home and not in the West. Jerry Moore and all the boys who joined with him in the ?reat corn revival in South Carolina, are entitled to our warmest commendation for the wonderful lessons they have taught and the benefit they have been to the State in k]iov."i n g her wonder! a! adaptability to the raining of corn of the very best variety. 11 The Republicans on the Ralllnger | ' investigating committee has done exactly what they were appointed to , 'do. and what everybody expected , them to do, whitewash Rallinger. If . J they think the people of the country i i will accept their vindication of Ral, linger, they are mistaken. lie is the ,' tool of the interests, and his parti| sans on the committee can't conceal that fact with all the whitewash that they can smear over him. In replying to an abusive article from the pen of Thos. IS. Watson, Mr. Soely, editor of the Georgian, concludes that Watson, his former friend, rillu r "a pitiable lunatic or \ t scoundrel who is attempting to live L by blackma'l and depraved lying. Personally, Mr. Secly says he Is int elined to "believe that the latter can [ not he true." He thinks Watson is oiuay. I WOKSUHAimVt TALES I I'ltlNKKH (illCLS SMr<.'(il.Kh INTO " TIIK I'MTKU HTATKS. >ImiU? JoufiH'y lik t'nlM'Mlltiy. Ltickar, Willi No l<iK;lit? Mule T'mnI atnl I.osh Air r Alton lc<l Tliciii. \ , | ' y 4 Seven Chinese girls, captured on Sunday when an attenipt.'.Svus u?i?ug made to smuggle* them a?[n)rti~fi j the steamer Manchuria, at' ?wan KraAelsco. fell a story that i*?r. brutality ( onci'dcH nothing to the workings of the earlier African slave i-rkIc. hniiiigt'ation ofllcinls say there is no donht the girls were brought, here to he sold into slavery. Their ages ran e from I I to ID years,, AJ1 but one-el" them (let I tre ihit th< \ were kidnapped in Honk Kong. This ono ha I previously heen in America and had been dep; rted. Tho narrative was old lined frota t lie gir's by Chief Assistant hninf-j^/ gration Coinmissloner Many Kdsell^ who spoko to them in their own tongue. Tliey said they had made the journey from China in a locker fourteen feet square, below decks a place without ventilation. Not' a ray of light, natural or artificial. Mid they a %- ... 1. ~ I . - .. w.,,. '?* I A|.Mk4 HCt* Oil IIIC WIIDIf tU.VHKt!. " I III' ?*l KII (. Chinese men who were captured at tlte same time as the girls. jvycre with them in the room, bnt no,'one else visited them until they reached port. Their only food and drink was some dried fruit and cold tea, of which a supply had been left for them before the departure of the boat)"' One of the girls, the youngest of the party, says she had c.onie from her country home on a visit to Hons Konr. A smooth tongued countryman told her a great pageant was being held on the big American steamer and Hiti(1 he thought he might be aide to gain admission for her. She fell into the trap. Another says she was drugged by her kidnappers. Kdsell B'i.vb a thorough investigation ia to be made of the operations of the smu'-'gllne ring that Is supposed to be at work ant' that every effort will be made to discover whether any government officials are Involved. What the Census Shows. Had the county of Orangeburg remained intact, and not been cut to form Calhoun county, she would still rank third in point of population among the counties of South Carolina, being outclassed only by Charleston and Spartanburg. She would have held third place without the addition of the good people that have come to her from the county' of Herkeley. With these added, she would have .pushed Spartanburg county for second place. Even as it Ik. she ranks fifth, being outclassed only by Anderson,.Charleston, Creenvi'le and Spartanburg counties. A #1 /I f h /> in 11 (\ A i h n 1 rvuf /Mill I I1C i i),U'??u ail u ?Viif I when Calhoun county was formed to her present' population of nearly 56.000, Orangobairg county would have a populatin of 7 1,000. She rained about 5,000 population, exclusive of what came to her from Berkeley county, In tho last ten years. This Is a good showing, as It Indicates that Orangeburg county is keeping pace with .most of the connties of the fit a to, except tlie large manufacturing counties of Anderson, Greenville, Richland and. Spartanburg. These four counties have grown more rapidly, than any rouih ^ ties In the State; ^ Charleston remains the- banner county, with a population of 88.594, with Spartanburg a close second with 89,4G5. Then follows Anderson with 69,568, Greenville with 68.8 77, Orangeburg with .55.898 and J Richland with 65,143. No other I county reaches the 50,000 mark, York county approaching that figure nearest of any other county with 4 7,718. Pickens county bears the 1 banner for propo;4 ion ate increase, percentages of the leaders being, approximately: Pickens, 23.8; Chea- . terfleld, 22.4; Greenville, 2 1.8; Spar* tanburg, 21.5; Florence, 20.1; Anderson, 19.9; Richland, 17.3; Greenwood, 17.2. Like the county of Orangeburg, Marion and Sumter lost heavily *n population by tho formation of new counties, and therefore bad decreases of 1 4.585 and 12,765 respectively. Barnwell also bad a decrease of 1 .295, Beaufort 5,140, Berkeley 6,967, Dorchester 393, Georgetown 578 and Hampton 3,217. IQxccpt in the case of Berkeley, which ceded part of hep | territory to Orangeburg, it Ms hard to explain the decreases in these counties. Wo do not believe that there has been a real decrease in any of them. The apparent decrease, we believe, was caused by the failure to yet all the people in these counties. Or it may be caused by the emigration of negroes. They have Just caught up with a woman in New York who made a practice of stepping on banana peeling and suing the railways. She got 15,000 in four years from seventeen railway and steamship companies. All sorts of schemes are resorted fo ro swindle the railroads in damage i suits. ! mm* President Taft's message preached Htandpatisin all the way through. At i least that i? what the New vorlc i