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m m mm i F ?Et APPALLING I len lurid Children, Ri By A? Rescuers Strive i Alive Whil, VuXAGE SHAKES WITH FOR THA-P BRINGS ON SECOND EVE? HAPPENED IN COAL O O OOOOO O O O O O O O O O O: 2 ?90 KNOWN DEAD 3 ?. < By ???ociatcd Pr?ts.) o! .4>; CoiW?eny, announced et o o r?dr?rttiba 190 miner? o .>S^'*o.:5, o dead. -1 Mr. o i said -the disaster o ' 'r*?*'.* tltoi exp?o- ** o JSf?a,. 'o , bumed, w.ere ?. from ibis opera- o 9 &m o oooooo o o o o o o o o o o o ^ Er?celes, \V. .Va.,. April 28. Fo?rvihiners are known to be ?pacj, .tl?ty-nin? ; were rescued, many of. them se.verelv' burned j 2p3< others are entombed in two ?urhing mines; with small chance. it ip believed, ipr their, lives,-as thi^result of i an explosion of gas tn, mme* number 5 and 6 of tjie New" River Coal Collieries Com if?ihy 3at? today, ? Tjie dead and rescued were tak en f^fnVn^e .No^ and it is all but ih^ct?tti.w|i.g-<rjrtar?d this shaft ?at$y today have been accounted f<fr; -?o^<]itte?xtQ?^;.:-?^-1h. abaft nunn b?r ; 5y.not ? jt?^ft?vlng escaped sin^i^^tlpjto. The mine tonight was burning fiercely, with government* state and volunteer rescuers forking desperately to subdueilie flames. The depth of the two main shafts is 6oo feet and the mines are* ; connected- underground. If jhwe; are. two other shafts into the milnes, but the explosion to tally wrecked three, out of the fo?k "ftte-lone entrance leads !*t?;'inme mimner 6 arid try means of it ^ r?sca?s were made. :!-vlJttJ? Hiapo^ito-- Save. ./ jVlWiflc*'' ? TC'*** :i*"***arently is shut off irom. tho surfuce and . rescuers KrM iim. Wn .?oc>,i..? Innr!? number of men in time to save them. Tho explosion occurred in mine numlVar 5. The two .shafts of this -min? trpr? demolished.. lt .la believed tho explosion ; traveled through ' Into number 6. Ono shaft .of .-the latter' mine was. wrecked but the other re msip.9 intact end was -tho salvation of. at 'leAst 6?. bf ? tho workmen.. Tnis little mining community of XfifiQ persons -was shaken by the .muf fled rumbling of the explosion. At first thero was rio smoko, but mea on the tipples knew, that far ?-Ak rground tho toil of death waa being taken.s Superintendent Thomas^ Donaldson of mine number ?, Ducal' Superinten dent M. ?*en?*and funeral Superin t?ji^jfc,^ Hirer o?l^rla?iceatpany were at thc .scene ^ft?i$g&w within a shorts time. Superintendent Donaldson'and an eg-. 'pejrt ' reheuo crew , were lowered into .a c:-?wd of terrified ?tenrihid children nt the t?ppl?a ?^r^^*^ the su-:': rial came, to holst away,and. the cage ?$ne?r*M^ thone oadb/ buri, a few ot the; reacne Barty and. ?*&Mffa ,0^,W^:-?r^.?i4? as r^?dU>, aa posaJbj^nnd.^fach >t?me tHaek*oed and bawd i mtoera were ttftgE?d-to tlW, sarfsne natil ?3 mea hw; been'brought on. lour, ot them dead. -The injured were assisted "tb nearby hornea where physicians wait ed to care for them. . . ^'ffyfi Rescued- men expressed doubt Xfci&b ? the-thirteen miners still in number,? ?haft weald, he taken out ?Hve., Some ol th? men said portions of number ? mino weto. badiy wreck ed ead thea bpUered that the entrance Are ?esNy Asaerrfoan.. Oj .."?.*? "~ AnfteOena*^ fourth s nesTo. Many of the tumers are Americans. A United r.tntm porernov-nt re? party .arrived at the mine at 5 o'clock tola afternoon and another, is. due from Pittsburgh, -Pa., tomorrow. ! Thc Kew Hivers Collieries Com pany ls conpcctctl nilli thc Cuggtm heirn inii- ne.,; ? .. L Tho reeoo^ jiartles worked through out the evening. "Tlirtr.combined ef forts were-dlrvcted toward mittc num ber ? where 190 men ire entombed. -l'jrV f ?TABB !XE*ft Starr, Aprlt-2?.-?rhere. werp .ipter> eSitng; services at -theV Methodist and Baptist churcL . outlast Bundey; Bav. J. U t^lpt^^ his pulpit in Wmtot?t und in tho evening thero w?is' proscbtng iu the ^W^^???W^T-- J-.Vsss.-.>. I The-Stephen D. Lee chapter was very. Pleasantly entertained on last Saturday afternoon by Mrs. A. 8. Bowie- and Mrs. J. L. Singleton at the home of Mrs. .Bowie, which was made bright and attractive by many vaces of .roses- in the' halls and 'par lors. Miss Alices l?srrc?, the presi dent is a splendid executive officer; and the buslcesri ? was- .Quickly dis patched and' tho, program for the af ternoon was entered toto. JPIsat--A seBg -briMM'Pekrl Long. Paper-Albert Sydney? Johnston." Mrs. L..O. ??OaUa. ! . I i;?>sm-'.'Night oh 8bUoh," Mrs. C. C. 'TfftMt, *; ' , .?.>.' Mash - Vocal Solo-Miss Annie Shirley, Plano -Boich-Miss Carrie Bowie. .? T^-Ato*?r Was invited to meet in ?jff?&?fctt^ Hu B; - Chapman, -Mt?.' ^^^^tedgW.at- the home DprlngUhe, eo?l?l. half hour which follow?d ra delicious, sweet ??arae waa served by UB Jirelt?al host< anrt their little daughters Ita Pruitt and, ?M?se Mkrga cf Anderson College, ^dtir^?^Jast of Ute several days at Oak ; the home of Miss Pruitt. Herrod, who taught ! successfully the loft term of the He bron School ia now at her home, her school having cloted the-17th. The many frlecdsot Mrs. L. S. Clinks eales will be pleased to' know that she Ls recover lng after a very complicated illnesB during the last several weeks.' "- Mr. D. G. Ra?jpey who has: been fis'*' S?*fe*e 'ftf?fc*M? fer tbs pf-st ??V?ra.! months ls regaining his strength, and Sta ifrlcsds trill be delighted to see him well again. TUB iij??a? ?? Cr, ??g min. J. Bf, Zr^?? 'SnSXi '.be- ?58? bu?r tani "lie Doctor bas gotten home from Atlanta ?where he has been in tire hoapltsl for treatment and wUl aeon .be able fto i ^The ^m^thles;,of.-the friends Mr. anU Hrs: T^mjw MaGiU. go out to^them - on. Ute a?rions illness j-ofj >^as^MarJo1^WuUt invited a nuro ber of her young friends to her home on last Sunday to aa elaborate din* ..n?:V.- - >.'.,. ? .The Anderson, Fitting School ; ball team came down on last Monday af ternoon and played the Starr HJgh school. re?tilt^ag,ht a victory for An ^eF^u, the .score being 16, to 0. Dod don and Mrs. Culbertson '- are visiting relatives hero m .i. . V '. ?. 0 e ABEEVILLK NOTES o i . \e 0 ?. o Ooo ..? e *; ? ..'r?-.a e os o thi^^ The Ciyjo^ifie??ea'iTO?^iplay/^ffl* ed-'.Jthe ^kbbevl?le; County Fair" on Tuesday aight. It was presented by heme talent ;e?d was enjoyed tty a teas at .a deiljgbtral afternoon tea glv in on .mnrll?it-.'?'teriigsfe' -ia *ss?sr- ot the ycbnr JUidiea of the young society Hctf?es*, and thin vm??bmMf?3?S^ 1 DT. ' TV. G. Harpes spent ttaoday tn Andosco with hi? sitter. Mrs. Os j aa?h tkiacirsd guest of Mrs^ivk. [r-"MtM*ii Hfamtri-t^?- enA^ibwjK* Stnt'th I nin?iwniin .wi A WM ? i ?en?t?. vi?; ciuL 5.? Mrs. Alles jfenlth is at U^w a trfn to Atlanta. Mess?. Chevw Sonrtl*y *nd. _ Cason tnient Spt?da> 4n AhbATiUe; His Friends Declare tl sponsible for Much lation, and is I Farmers' IMsBLingtOn. April .2$.-So quietly JIM; Senator E. TJ. Smith pursued his course io the national legislature that evett somo of hts close friends were surprised hy thc Ulinga.ot i .ierest in Mis . record which ' they 1 found when they began to make inquiry in order Xo prepare for the coining campaign/ '. Tho following statement may be'of j Interest to tho readers of The Intcll gonder, being "A few facts concerning ?-'.an-of'.tho'-record'Of Senator E. D.; Smith, showing some of the things he has done for the people." , TJue placea United States senator oe oupleu in the opinion and estimation of his fellow senators is best deter mined by tho committee assignments which ho 5s gtveu. lt should' be borne -in -mind that dur ing the. first \four years of Senator t ?$i$k'B service the republican party was-lh power and majority of the Bopate. Hence, during that time it was -not possible for any democrat, j and especially a Boothera democrat, ta accomplish much In the way of leg islation V? !<? -??S ~"w>" hU..ir felt, and from the start has wielded ' a.strong influence" In the senate. Even d ur lng the republican major ity hp~a*rred on important committees ned-when the senate, became demo cratic, two yean; ago, ao individual senator was ?gwen position on . moro important r-nrh?.-lttcP3 than Senator Smith. i Bfllng recognized as jan active add' i hardworking member of the senate, be : has been ?yen moro conscientious in. j the' performance of hie committee du ties. ty - ? As the ranking ' member of the com mittee on po.stoffJces and post mads, Senator'Smith has been an important I floctor in the shaping of legislation af - Meeting the postal service of the coun ? By virtue of hts high rank on the I vmunitteo of agriculture and forestry of the senate, and because he ls recog nised isa .belpg one of thc best posted mern hers of the senate on agriculture , ?dd agricultural questions*. Senator : a??th th?? ha? been enabled to bo of Incalculable service to the fanners of . Wejatate.and the south. ~- : - ' Helsa member ot the sUb^ommlt . feee. ot the agrksultorci committee whte^-'handleB;.ime'M!l-:ttiaittng appro priations -for the /department. ' of agri culture and it-is an'. unquestionable 'fact that he has never lost an oppor , tunity to take care of the interests of the farm era ? ? He ts the ranking member of the I committee on conservation of National resources. He is the ranking member ot the ! committee on interstate commerce. . This ls a very. Important assignment {and during the present sesBion much , legislation of vital importance to the ! ^?is*s!c r?!intry has been considered by this committee. Ho is tbs first mas cu the commit tee on manufactures and also a. mem ; ber o? i?io OO?Ti?i??t^ OH patents. As .jlini I ?j?ri O* tuc COm?uavi?v vu 'immigration, during the present con greSS' baa been in charge of some moat important legislation, as it af j fectcd directly both the American far mer and thc laboring man ?ind the re 'latlonshlp of the United States with she- foreign nations of the world. I Tho farsighted manner in which Sen ator Smith-has handled this question bas been the subject or-much favorable comment,-and he is - deserving of the' Ifar-reaching praise: which has been accorded him tor thc .effective manner In which he has directed to successful report the immigration bill from hts 'committee, rjt is conceded by; hiscolleagues 1n the senate-that Senator Smith knows moro about cotton than any other man in-crmiross-. In fact ?he la one of tho le?d?uc colton experts in *he United Staten today. -This* Intimate knowla eng? ?rtae?prpuneUl?. consumption and marketing of ?. the* great money crep'-ef .tfte9M^n;l?^w has eu ubfet?;?*e?JsttifK tfve ot-the tabers toeatlma ?dewa?utf tb ihem? :?itring bis fx?efc iWc^ lh ^r^ea?te, iCi* a .-noteworthy i m^Wk^^m^^wy^Ati .ah' ofipor ' ?&* rar^dtttene^pa ?f^5Se!t>to the far ^^?eena^to*^ On?i?r1n^! {*l?l?0nat?r^8mith 'Jtett??K^^---:M?owJat reso??*?on, jwhicS .ara? ado?ted: I "Resolved, ?nat'werttorney g?ner el ? ls*,-et-ji'%e^ , inquire tully as to the names of the ^Hk#r icartles or caaTwrattena that i seid the cotton alleged to luive been ftwfcht ?ry a. y?> M ja^htaera mho ?are ?jew under Investigation by -the1 et ot foatlee, ar at what pstee these parties aoltf 'this cotton, and whether or not they owned tho cotton ia the E?'tth ott thedeiib of mek . thea? ioniraciB, or the sajteot v?wn.j ?.vut?aetSi and to -???M>?t' * the same st Mit sarUoet ^ceeib?e ??aent to -ilka senate." ? I ; <rt?'AW~J'-* ?fri- eeie la **?!j>j* |jM*BMBM*MB?M?W I I Illili III Ililli ll'Iii tfaafcrs. Browne. , ii ayn o ratten and others who were alleged to have enterad into a pool to j put up tho price of entina. "Jonator bat He Has Been Re constructive Legts .ighttng for the interests. Smith's complaint. waH that,tue gov ernment waa using it? power to break the pool, and thereby depress . the I price o? cotton, while it bad never taken any steps to prosecute parties engaged In efforts to lower the price ?of cotton. in other words, he con ?tended that the government was en deavoring to usu tts power in tho Intorost of the speculator:* ind against thc interest of'the farmers, lt ls. no ticeable that siucc Senator ..Smith [directed public attention to the mut ter, and criticised tho government's policy so Severely, there has not boen a single systematic, effort on thc part of the ?peculators to depress the,price pf cotton as has been the case almost every year before he entered the' sen * ?" Cottoa Btatlstks. Ou December U, 1911. Senator! IStn'th ie'roduced the following joint; resolution : "Resolved. That the director of the j census > arcan be. and he ls herebyr authorIt.-?.and directed to collect *nd publish in connection with o?? gun ners' rinoit ottotton^productlot?tpro^ *Viucd xOr i? ocCtiO? co Gi ei? AC*.vf' Congre?; kjrttUed "An act to provide ferr& perfttagtot ??hgus office," <ap SENATOR E. D. SMITH proved March 6, 1002. statistics of/the cumber of bales ot cotton consumeH in manufacturing, regardless o/:"their character, the'number of bales owned by such manu??ctbr?rs, a"d the nom - ber of bales exported. - The .Statistics ss^.msQs^.|?td , . tinder, the sanie shall bo collacjed and published in Ihe mles and regul?is..,,, as the. gjnners' reports are collected and punished, except that-the etatJatlcB herein **o vlded for shall bs collected s^i aah= Ushed'monthly. , and during the month when .the census bureau . publishes ginners* reports. The statistics u?r?-'n provided Tor* aimil he nuntianp? jal the B?ui? t?iuu um] in the same Imantior that the monthly ginriersVre 1 ports are published.** I The-resolution* passed the ? senate and went, to the house, where lt'waa Incorporated In the agricultural .ap propriation'bill or that year, end !t ls now the law of the land. The object, of course,-WUK-lo furnish thc farmers otut.stics as to the amount of cotton In sight, so that they, might < Judge as to tho advisability of.holding cotton or pelling. - Before this law was enacted the government had'.been collecting statistics on only ope. sido cf the market. The manufacturers ? and dealers had' been benefited by lt, but-there had been-no effort to collect amount of cotton on hand. etc. it Sena tor Smith believed that the facts on both sides of- the market should be given equal publicity, and. he secured {thc necessary l?gislation. ?ore Accurate l?eport?. . in July, ion. the - department of .ugried taire issued a preliminary statc {ment a? to ihe condition of tho cotton crop. In the opinion of Senator Btnitb thia statement or estimate waB-.coti I trsry. to law. j ? Senator Smith lmmedt4rfe,ly.at?U3?fied . tbs department's est??ate, and eama I gust1-: 12, 1911. 'offered the ?oUo^t?r ref Glutton: i "Resolved. Thgt the secretary ><? aaHcnliuie ,be, sad is. hereby tmtntct ' ed itp? furnish tba eenate^ttiifi?jfe (formation as io vnt methods employed ia obtaining a report on the condition . *>! th? ?rnwin? cotton crap, the per Isons employed in obtaining auch in formation, their names and postoffice .laddreiseB by stnteB: i "Also the clsoseo 4ntc which'thees reporting agents aro sub-dfrvlded; ' "Ateo, all information as to the methods employed In errlving at an estima'o of the probable yield ot the cotton crop from the growing crops ; "Also, the methods employed in ar riving at tho increase or ?6^)MM*4a acreage pleated la cotton from year to year." . v< Senator Smith accomplished ?hat be set out to do. By directing public attention to these loose ar?? ???c?ui ?te methods he brought about a change and an improvement in the depart ment's methods of gathering and dis samlsating information as to1 the cot ton crop. The estimate Issued,by the department wat year ww oak?ul?U?w lo depress the #M?s nf cotton, if lt was not BO intended. bat Senator Bmlth'f prompt action in challenging She department lo explain how lt gt* its OguroD. prevented tbs' expected break and held (he price up. This ia conceded by ?tl. This ouo act alone saved the tannera of the south many ?nllliona of dollars in that single Tear, and it insured . mere, correct Allures being issued by tho department thereafter. Different Cl rades ?#f foi ten? ,y ..For a kum- time Senator HM it h has , had aa Idea ?hat (he dlffereaee ta the actual value of ike diffam?t ?mies -of colton was not as great as ewereaee* arbitrarily tixad hr tfe* eeiten es ?hanrex sad enforced te the interior market? of the neath... He secured in the agrknltural aapmprtstloa bill of Kareh *? ??la, an appropriation for the purpose of testing the tensile strength and bleaching qajtUte, waste, etc ut the Tarions grades of cotton. This test has recently ; been com pleted and tho result, ?bile startling, fully proves Senator -Smith's conten tion: The report shows that the actus! difference la commercial value between the grades ot tho government ?landards is almost negligible. Vor iOK*ancc, ' during the past -serson the trade mado a difference of SIG a bale between , good ordinary and middling grades. Thc test shows the actual difference to bo less than ?5. Tho samo holds true approximately froni middling fair to good ordinary. These to:;t> wore Cull and faltl and were made by Hto government at. Clemson College and Danville. Va., and there is no question as to the securely ot the report made. ls it not -perfectly clear that hy this arbitrary ruling of tho exchanges the (armors of the south have been robbed ot millions ot dollars orcry y?nr? ? Senator 8m Uh has *eeared an amendment to tbs preseal agricultural bill ef .410OD00 te provide every ship ping point la the ??uta with a set of ?overnmcnt standard grades ef cotton together with ,a crt af the yams. When this ls done the farmers can no longer bc robbed aa they have boen in tho : past. Senator SmHh's - Work nlnnj thia linn ,1? jfolnR. ti? revolution ize tho celling of cotton in thc Interior markets of the South. The members Of the exchanger and the speculators know thlc, and that ls why they aro all fighting bim. . .Friers *f Fertilisers. in-tho early part of 1913 there was a sham advance in the price Of com mercial fertilizers, particularly am m-mlates and nitrates. On March 1, 1813. Senator Smith Introduced the following resolution, which wai adopted: Resolved, That, tho pecretary o? commerce and labor through the bureau of corporatlonn, be. ~?nd ia hereby directed to Investigate tho cause", of tho advance in price of t?ra morjlulcs abd nitratos used -'.in thc manufacture of commercial fertilisers' ?rid report the findings ?to the senate nt tho caril?nt-practicable limo. At tho time; thia pamphiot goos to prent :the in?eaUgnUon '.-nagi ubt been completed. OJncinls of thc bureau -say in-eifect. that the investigation ha? covered a much wider range -thaa-.'tMx. had auUctpaVed. but that they KOBO to ??Vir lt eo'mplat^vsmd j&cir repos*! atado public during the presotit sum mer. It ls worthy of note, however, that there has been a marked decrease in the prlco of nitrates since the In vestigation was started, the' reduction amounting to as mach as $12 por ton; Thc saving io Ute jfartaerK en this Item alono can bo readily calculated. Cotton Bagging and Tlc?. Farmers and merchants throughout the'south will recall the . sudden in crease in tho price of .bagging and ties last year. ><}u July 15, 1013. Senator Smith Introduced the following resolu tion: ' Resolved, that the secretary; of com merce be, and rs : hereby, .' airectefl: to Investigate tho recent advance In price of bagging and ties used in baling cot ton, a?u to report to the senate at Um i rr -1 I-? -. . .... - ? I _. - . I- _ - 1 vw* a.... o v inmeiura unnj ... wiuoci Atl causes; for eaid advance. The Investigation was at once start ed, and the report waa made to the senate on October 20, 1018 (senate document No. 213, 63d congress, 1st session.) R?solution? for BepeaL Like every other southern white, mun, Senator Smith believes In white supremacy, and tho complete segrega tion OT the ' white -and colored* races; iThe d?mocratie party carne tato fell control of *he government ea March ' li 1011. Immediately upon the eeflve*. ?ng of the special seuslori of congress Senator tfmHh tntredneed two hills, one to repeal the fearteeath anti Of . teenUl amendawirte to the Federal CouKtltStloB, wilek alve the negrees the right to vote, and the ether was lo previa sep?rate sleeping ?w i? wh?ll* ' *OD?'' etftored passengers In la ferstate-commerce. . Neither bill has been acted od yet. owing to the great press of . other matters,- but Senator Smith has been pressing both of them sa?d conBdoflUy: eicp?cts- t? get aution on tyhem;du*W^e^esiBhl congfeas. The new banting and currency 'law.'passed by>tb? detaoeratte- con gress and-appmv?ad -?Ooember 33, m3;?(mtatoft-thlg^ ; Provided, qt?t notes, drttta and MU? drawn or Issued tor s^urtt?ral pur poses, or based ottoHVe-atJo^fcHnid hay-1 ina fe maturity riot exceeding six j months; moy be discounted tn atti amount tn tm ltmtted to a percentage ot the capital oT thc federal reserve j bank; to be ascertained and JhWdv?M tho federal reserve board. t -.TS? '-?f?eet M'^-^smam & t*??W farmers for sit saoatks-long enough fer thens te ?eke-? crop, er te he? ls cac psoof : - came from the bouse H old not Istfa ?(PM ii?iiiro iii ?ITO ?W?B.???- ~-~ ' Smith saw the defeat and et once weat ito work In an effort to have it reme died. He made a speech in the senate jracp'^lalng what he wanted and vbr it -r-'-1 waa seeded. There *?? o?vo?utir?u?? . opposition to lt, and the committee on banking-end currency tailed to act. Senator Saith then circulated a call tor a caucus of democratic senators, rho caucus waa held and after a hard ight toe committee waa Instructed to write the provision in . the bill. This Was donethe next, day. 1 The b'.ll passed the senate.'the amendment,was accepted by the house,;and it is 'bow I the law of the land. Senator Smith alone in entitled to the creak ?er this1 and the call for the caucus, written, in his hand and signed , by democratic senators, ls abundant-proof. letton Exchanges. Senator Smith has for a long time contended-that In selling cotton for fu ture delivery Ute Belier should specify the grade or grades proposed to be. delivered, He ia emphatically opposed lo cotton .future business,.as lt has been' conducted tor so long, taking the position that that kind of business was robbery pure and simple. He in troduced a bill to correct this evil in th? last congress. He reintroduced thu bill in tills congress, and made a strong fight for lt. ' lt' passed : the senste nh Mit rc h 28tb, and it Is conceded Uiat lt will pass tho House and- become it law. No moro Important legislation for the South has been enacted In Congress since tile civil' ./ar. lt means an end to thc unfair speculation 'In cotton, by which gamblers have boen able to raise or lower; prices at will, and by which they have robbed ' the people of the South, farmers aud manufac turers alike,' of millions of dollars. ! lt means putting the Cotton -market absolutely on the basis of supply and \ demand. It means that the farmers, Will be able/ to get thc real values i of their cotton aud no lees, when they I go to sell, and it means f hat the man-j ufacturcr? ' will be able tb bose the prices-ot-their goods mi thc value of spot cotton, and-not take chances ou the price that thc .gamblers muy (ix ' for. some date in the future. This is constructive legislation ot the most valuablo kind. | Senator Smith has devoted'all h lr. time and talents to his duties In-the S?tuite. He bas not been Involved In factionalism. He had tried' to be a Senator for all thc -people abd not gua ce jpn?*t O* -?hC pCCpl?. assacs * ?"?C? to serve blt tie people fd thc beat of his ability;.-he has never. stopped to inquire whether a man wan bl? friend or iilB epemy, or whether a man had voted for-hbo or not. Thc results be has obtained for hlo State h?v? Ju? Hfled hfs course,, for he ha? more and better legislation io his credit than any Senator ha sever secured In th? aaruc length.of service. ? S'abat?* O*JHR Heeerdv The iseue In Uris Juamp?ign is plani. lils record ia good-nidro tbAa. iltnt, it ls a better record than any Sena tor has.ever made in a ?hott Mine. ?lo and his friends aro content tb say his ?.?eord entitley him. to reelection. Any other candidate Who.raters the nice win. be prompten mkiitly hy ;?er? Pabltipn; thoUBh, ot cOurofc. duo i given every Ncandlflate for a But Senatbr SmUUtfc^s been SHeJUsnd provento bo True. Atty oth er candidate m u B t o f n occas J ty . *bc judged by his promises.. No other candidate can premiso to make-a. bet ter Senator than Senator' Smith has made, and there Would * ho the risk thst he would not bc es good. Tao, issue then is, aa , to : whether a irood -man shall be retained in the public.ser vice or whether the porsOnal ambition -for it is nothiug moro than that-^1 Of a new and untried man shall fie gratified. The office bclpngfr^to 'the pcople-r-they are the Judges and if ls for thero to-deoide. : ? .1 ator Smith is eu titled" ?o ree??cit??t, and that the people are entitled-ter'a continuant Ht bit? Service- . 1U. hmm I-. .t- . --J" - - ~* .. ' . 1 v.. ~ " rUTT first-four years aa senator the ItepUb lieans were in control ref tho Senate, as.aaa been stated and it was not to be expected that abd Democratic Sen ator could exert much influence, yet under these conditions he has made bis mark-rhe hps left his impress up on the laws or the country. No Sena tor, bas more constructive legislation to his credit during his first term of eorvlco. His work has boen of "the .practical intelligent kind-it ia bf the kind that every man can under stand and it is bound to be beneficial. .Now that the Democrats have como late .the control of tho government, he bas taken blgh rank. He is a straight .Democrat aud he etandu well with his. colleagues: Ho was among those who . battled hardest far tho t?r> 3n" reform .and. for correnry . reform? and ho ls.giving cordial and able sup port to tho Other policies of tho Demo cratic administration, fie ls now in position 'to .render the people better Service: than over ? before, and. lt is .mont Aspect fully submitted.-.-that it wnuld bc u mistake od t?ie part of-the people to retire'linn af thta.Ubjiev wpen' 4c ls -Juftt/conJo'g< into His full men eare of tmef arness. . ' ? f - - . ~. ... y *..> j MU^'t?, '?ibTlt 29 -W. L. 'collomas* ?awallowcd a tack ycaterdsy. It lodged ta his throat and he marjy ??ed. A nowie operation nt the hospital saved WW- He wes potting np window cur tains, and had c doesn or sors tsc?s : In his mouth when he coughed Had one slipped down his throat. . I U stuck ia the 1tal?Mf af the "r^ ^*.|bt. lt got-all tbs way down to th* , ft?r??eh and he had an agonising I time nf it until they got aim ?on ?be I operating table. The tack waa loca tod by means of the X-ray. .* jjWwwtsn?* ?teieeeretk f lub, * I. P?ercetown ?etowrntlc.ctttb ?et on IfjtiM^yjah?. reorgenittd by electing [ Cant. A. M. Guyton president, H. lu. *t rod secretary,and treasurer. Dr. c. Ju. .payton *?SC?tfv^ ^ajwamitteeman. 1 'Delegates td.th? crusty convention May 4th Dr. C. U Ouyieh, O. B. Cobb, n_ tu u?w Sf. S...O(i?tt VJ . W We\ker,"w:ii, o'. ?lred. ?;>l. Gaylen! Local executive committee, S. W. Moore, W. f. Owen, W. W. Walker. 0. f?. Cobb. rv .U-ai**' - ? , ??.?... I ri?FMP* Here ?s UoQd|riewft for Sto??acl? V&tiins S ? -- > "Somt very remarkable results mr? swing obtained *y trading stomach, liver ?ad intestins! trouble? with por* vegetable oil?, .which ?xert a cleansing, .ooth?DK ?nd pur?yiog action upon the lewer bowell, removing the obatruction* cf poiionous-fecal matter end gate? and1 preventing their abeorptico by thc blood. Tai? ddbe.'the food is. allowed free psr .age frota the ?tomach.- fermentations ceste? and atomach troubles quickly dis?) appear. , Gert?? H. Mavr. far twenty yea ri a leading Chicago druggist, cured himself arid' manv of hi? friends of stomach., liver ind intestinal troubles of ycart"! standing by hi? treatment, and to tuc-: ceiaful wa? the remedy he devised than it ha? titree been placed in the hands oft druggist? all over the country, who have .old thornlands of betti??. | Though absolutely harmless, the ef*< feet ol thc medicine I? sufficient to cen* vince tny oae of lt? refosrk?bl? eSect iveneii, and within ?4 hours thc sufferer feel* like ? new person. Mtyr'? Won derful Stomach Remedy 1? now ?old her? by . . . - KYAX8* WLVKVACY Three St?ren. Indigeslidii 1? f-ltm tbs rasuK of poor Mood. Tba StSWSUlat t?rate the g a-trio jatees can not set th? rieht chemical, from poisoned Mood, ?nd undtoeiUxl food zsta Into th? i Intestine?, caoalui fertnpotaUon. head ache,. eop.Ucatiot), iwartlst? aud rbevi roaU.tn. with a wholo train of attendant' <Utonton. Thsae disorders raak.? tb? blood worts. Uni H lt le nlMSfil of ponton there can he no rsUef. Clean tba blood ?ad most all Hld are enred. j ? Rheumatism KM disappeared altor th- UKO of Hrs. Jos rer-ons* Bemody for Hie blood; The stomach has rccalned Atm strength, and ?hestbols dltvitlv? tract tfas be-w ton (vd opto do ita work troll, oiro Nairns) (ba chance, she waals. Kb* will repair the danae*. Mrs. Joe Person's Reined? Akim Natara That ls one of the ttfaJbns H hais baca so su?esssful for forty ye** In hsaUns tb? sk?, restnrlfsa strong^ muecaea, steady nsrr*) and Mod ?to m ?cb- to the 111. Hon ami woman's Ms. Your drviaaUt ?uah? to ham ll. If be earn?? supply ron, sand bia natos sai a dollar to tb? manufacturar*. - R?MCDY ?ALES CORPORATION, P^JMr^rnwRSWOtfc ^ I In connocupn with tb* Remedy for tho I curs r.r sore;! and tun rr Hf J or luflainrd I abd consisted surfaces, it ta especially u2E--a- '--. ^^^^^^^ 'i JTSW* * ? >? Jf?fS* ' ?^Q.?Wlf?iJil Uta .KUler -a". ' *Snfiss?QtielllJiMeiiTli-^'^rie'nj,F"*' ?|?ff^i->a^^^ ^by-8aTe^y--. ;W.' H. Harmon, anderson, 8. C. W. A. Power, Anderson. 8. C. idoradn Cash Croce. Anderson, 8. C. I; Hunter, Pendleton, 6. C. 3303 arson's Pharmacy, Belton. S. C. JULIAN EjCLINKSCALEd ATTORNEY AT LAW, ottee; wateoa-Vaisdlter BnUdlnn. ANOttRSON. ?. a I itv Just Like This ' Wbcu you nerr! gin****, you natur ally went tho best and at a Uvlug piles. Right b?i* IP ?here you get both, as well as tho services of A ;gr*dust* Optrqmetrlst with twenty two, ?te?ir* - expwriecx-e S: * ,ln?H?o? ^.ntu^W . . V ;. ?'.irlpf?'AOT ?hXKf? FOR SAlm-Corn peld beans-rfeat lesrK nfriogless, green podded and I .?f*Wb?orl?ig. Thia hew white ?oedsd nmrvel is wonderfully proli fic, of hardy, robust climbing habit j ls vtiry narry and known as "The world beating pole t^tou. Fnri?an Smith, The Seedsman. . hone 464 t&w p t&r w Rebe?* ??pori a Victory. -t Juara*, April 3$.-An otficlal report vaeetved heir *eday from denerai Munula. to the constitutionalist aroty 'states that 400 F?d?rai prisone-. i large amount or ammunition ama ??390 'tl?ejp *an> aavptar**d Ivy the ? Allende April 35 and ' 8?. fienetal atarguJa said tne flghUng tasted H hours and that tao te?erais iou -^MtaOa thc Seid sr.* ' rebel !o??rnT"r*l?~waa 48 kill? ,wov?ndeil. I