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GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, AU,GUST 6, 1901.
$1.50 A YEAH.
MY,JONES'DAUGHTER
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
& - I
BJc Is Terribly Mangled by
Electric Car.
F-THER SAW ACCIDENT
OVER THE STATE.
11
■f/k
HU
(let You u Klower,” She Said
t Mini, >f«rted Acrou tin* Street to
Neighbor’s mid Was Kuu Down by
le far.
fcsTGOMKRY, Ala,, Au?. 5. — Miss
Colino .K'ues, too daughter of former
Orerun^tiomus G. Joueai ground
t oath in u street accident this morn-
i at 8:lo o’clock. Governor Jones
vi a helpless witness to the distressing
•Ident.
iss Caroline hail left her father on
veranda of their home, corner of
1 ami Adams streets, saying, "Wait,
I fin going to get you a flower,” aud
Pt.Tiod across Hull street to a neigh
bors house. In crossing the car track
site was struck by a Cloverdale car
anh dragged under the whorls. The
luotorluuu lost his head aud forgot to
turn off me current.
The body was dragged 100 yards aud
was fearfully mangled.
The youup lady was l!{5 years of age
and w»}s an im alid, aud had been under
the ooustaut watch of au attendant.
GIVEN KNOCKOUT DROPS.
Young Man Found Dead on Highway
Near Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. 0., Aug. 5.—Friday
afternoon a yohug man was foaud lying
# by the roadside a miles from Charlotte
in tyt unconscious condition. Ho was
brought to the city hospital, where he
ditpd au hour later. The ceroner’s in
quest has developed a case of murder
ami robbery. The dead body was ideuti-
fled as that Of ftewtou Lanier of Fort
Mill, S. C., aud a volunteer in the Span
ish war, who went to Cuba in a com-
pa»y from this city.
It *i«u#>iT*s that Lanier Was given
khcioKeot drops av.fl was aftirWaT-ils
and .ebbed of hid wafeh
au J tSo in cash. Laaior came hero on
his way to Clover, S. 0., to visit his fa
ther. While waiting for his train he
Was mot by three men, one of whom
Rave his uaure as Charles Lyle of Knox-
villa, Teun., and lured to the house of a
swopiiin of the town, where ho was plied
twith liquor' dud aftewarus doped and
later saudbaggod. Lyle had operly
boasted to one of the women of his . \
tentiou td "(io’Mus victim. »
The three suspected men are said to
be gambler^, who came hare duriug ttio
firemen’s celebration two weeks ago It
is believed that Charles Lyle is an as
sumed name. The police have a good do*
Berf^tvou of all three, and their capture
is probable.
KILLED CHIEF OF POLICE.
Kegro Outlaw l ues Mullet Through
GllloPi"ft Heart.
• RUTHEltFOKUTOX. N. C., Aug, 3.—
Chief-of Police J^esof Shelby was shot
and Instantly killed by Jim Lowry, a
negro employe at the South Carolina
and Georgia depot. Jones had a war-
..rant charging Lowry with soiling
Husky without license and went to
serve it. Lowry ran, firing at Jones,
the ballet taking effect in the lung.
Jones followed j*.ul caught him as he
struck a lamp post.
In a sen ills Lowry fired again, the bul
let going through Jones’ heart. Jones
is a well known detective, aud has a
State reputation for i/unvery.
A reward of $i00 isuffered for tho ne
gro’s arrest by the city, and a reward
of |400 will bo offered by the governor.
Four bloodhounds and over 1,000 peo-
C le are oea the negro’s trail. One of rhe
luobhoands was shot by the negro. It
is quite likely if the negro is captured
he will'never reach the jail Jones was
a vdry popular man.
(Tala la Textile 311119.
New York, Aug. 5.—Tho Times says
le textile industries show that the
1 number of mills undertaken to bo built
in the L. st six months of 1001 was a
gain of per cent over the number
bnilt in Che last six mouths of 1000.
Daring the first half of 1001 the num
ber of mills pmstrnctcd or contracted
for was VIU, a gain of 35 over the 234
reported iu all textile manufactories for
li)00. Of the ‘J61 mills, 143 are devoted
to cotton, 3fi to wool, 58 to knit goods,
snch as hosiery, etc., and 25 to miscel-
burnous purposes.
Kev. Meade Dies In Guatemala.
Washington’, Ang. 5.—Minister Hun-
ter, at Guatemala, iu a cablegram to
l the State department, rej^rts the death
>m lu>art disease of Rev. George 8.
le of San Francisco, formerly of
igbam, Muss., which occurred at
itigua, June 10. He was an Kpisco-
clergyman, and was traveling with
lessor Wakor 11 Rryuut of Santa
Cal. , t combining pleasure with
itifio investigations in Guatemala.
Mr. Moad was buried iu Antigua,
Professor Bryant took oharge of
[effects.
lH>irt«oiuery Fall Festival,
?rfDfcY, Ala., Aug. 5.—The
i of Montgomni^wUl have
faU enterDtlmnent in
enthusiasm already
es that it will eclipse
The entertainment
\Festival It will
Oct 35,
NewMjr Items from Other Comities Grouped
Toicether.
The Newberry cotton seed oil mill
has been sold to the Yirginia-Curolina
Chemical Co., for IJily.UOO. L. W.
Floyd, who has been manager, is re
tained by the new owners.
The governor Friday pardoned
Benjamin Medlock, of Aiken, who
was convicted of violating the dis
pensary law and sente ced to pay a
line of I200 or serve ' i months in
jail. Medlock was at. Ad Confeder
ate soldier and is in bad health, and
the pardon was granted at the solici
tation of numerous prominent citi
zens of the county.
After looking into the law in re
gard to his ngnt to appoint a suc
cessor to Mr. 8tackhouse, wno re
cently resigned as a member of the
boaru of trustees of Cleinson college,
Governor Mcaweeuey has, without
me tiling of au application or without
reoouuiicuduliuu iroui any one, ap
pointed W. D. Evans, oi Marlboro
county, to fill the vacancy.
*
Governor McSweeuey Thursday up
on me recommendation ot tiolicitor
fieaso reduced to six months the sen
tence of twelve mouths on the chain-
gang imposed upon JuUu Edwards,
cunvicteu in ftpartauburg in Novem
ber last ul the violation ul the dis
pensary law. There were aleo a
number of stroug petitions asking for
the ruuuctiou oi me sentence.
Senator John L. McLaurin has re
ceived the otiicial uotiticatiou uf the
action of theotaie executive commit
tee, which was sunt to his home ad
dress at Bennetlsvilie aud forwarded
irom mere to him. lie will at once
prepare his reply and forward same
to Col. W'ilie Junes. Up to mis
lime Senator McLaurin has been de
voting his time almost exclusively to
Uis lamily.
The last legislature passed an act
making telegraph companies liable to
damages for mental anguish caused
uy tneir negligence in delivering
telegrams. The first case uuder tins
law was tried iu Greenville tfiis week.
A lady sued tfie company for nut
promptly delivering a telegram con
cerning her sick husbanu and tfie
jury gave fier a verdict iu tfie sum of
William Barker and Tom Lake,
two colored painters, bad a fearful
fall hnday uiierncon in Columbia,
ihey were painting a building on
Main, between Taylor and Blanuing,
when tneir swinging platform broke
away from tfie wall aud precipitated
botn men to tfie pavement below.
That tfiey were not instantly killed
is a wonder. Lake was badly bruised
and suffered tfie fracture of tfie right
thigh.
The governor recently wrote to the
sheriff of Beaufort in regard to the
reported lynching of a negro, Car
man, who is a British subject., it
was sent out that the fellow bad
been lynched. Tfie sheriff writes
that lie has lully investigated tfie al
leged lynching and so tar us he can
ascertain nothing of tfie kind nas oc
curred. He believes that Cornish
has gone away and is alive and well.
He says that everything around
Beaufort is quiet aud peaceable.
Tho United States government is
carrying on au interesting experi
ment in buiuda county. Water
melon seed from ail parts ol the
world are being planted to seo if a
melon can be luuud which cau with
stand the "wilt,” a disease which
has proven a deadly loe to theiudus-
try of melon planting in this section
oi the country. Train loads ol
melons were once shipped Irom
Moretta, but the "wilt ’ now attacks
euuru fields, ofteu with mo vines
full of half-grown melons.
President Hartzog of Clemson Col
lege has written the governor express
ing regret that Professor Nesom, the
veterinarian of this college faculty,
finds it physically impossible to meet
all the demands from various por
tions of the state for expert service.
President Hartzog adds, however,
that it is tfie purpose of the trustees
to give au assistant to Professor
Nesom, and wfieu this is done the
college will be iu better position to
MR. CULLOM'S VIEWS
ON GDRRENT TOPICS
Regarding the Revision of
the Tariff.
CUBA AND PORTO RICO
answer calls
service.
made for veteri
C. B. Utter was taken to Colui
Tuesday. Detective Baldwin turi&d
him over to Sheriff Coleman, who
consigned him to the county jail,
where be is still stopping. Magis
trate Moorman gave the prisoner a
preliminary and bound him over in
^800, 1400 for each warrant. The
two warrants were sworn out by Mr.
Myer and Mr. Hligb, on whom Utter
tried bis strength In the now no
torious ‘‘Sylvan plate glass Haturday
night affray.” These warrants
charged “Riot and assault and bat
tery with intent to kill.”
Near Spartanburg a
a badly wounded negr^
of a day’s bspj
Frank Gamble,
near
He TliinkH It Would be WUo to Hatlfy
Foiue of ilic K( c!prodty Treaties
W lilch Aro Now feuding Before tho
Senate.
Chicago, Aug. 5.—After a visit to
President McKinley at Canton, Senator
Cullom says there is not likely to bo any
general tariff legislation next winter,
but that some of the pending commer
cial treaties ought to pass tho senate.
The senator also talked of government
policies iu other lines.
The senator returned home last even
ing and went at once to Highland Park,
where he is spending the summer.
When asked as to tho story that Sen
ator Hanna had gone to Canton to get
aid from tho president in settling the
steel strike. Senator Cullom ssid:
"I know there is nothing iu that re
port. Senator Hanna, President Mo-
Kiuley aud myself talked of the strike
as we did of other matters of current in
terest, hut there was no suggestion from
Senator Hanna at any time that he was
i»»; - up in the mutter ut all. ”
Speaking of the action likely to be
taken by congress at tho next session.
Senator Cullom said:
"We shall have to enact some legisla
tion regarding the Philippines, bnt not
much I think. Porto Rico is now all
disposed of, ami there is nothing to do
for it. Aa far as Cuba is concerned, it
has accepted the American proposals,
aud we have nothing to do but let it
alone and let it work out its own salva
tion. From all information I can get,
the feeling is growing stronger iu Cuba
every day iu favor oi final annexation
to this country. It will grow stronger
and stronger as the Cubans find their
neighbors in Porto Rico enjoying the
benefits of free trade with this country,
which they are debarred from.”
"Wkat prospect is there of tariff leg
islation by congress next winter?” was
asked of the aeuator.
“I do not think there will'be any at
least iu the form of a general revision
of tiie tariff. Uf course I wm not iu a
position to speak authoritatively for the
president, bnt I feel I am representing
his ideas when I say that.
"There are, however, some things wo
ought to do which will amount to a par
tial revision of ihe :anff. There are ut
present pending before the senate some
ten commercial treaties. These things
aro of a reciprocity character aud if
they are ratified will amount toachange
in tho tariff with tho countries with
which they are made. It seems to me
as if it would be wise to ratify at least
some of them. A feeling has grown up
abroad that the United States is dis
posed to not iu what may be called a
hoggish manner iu iis trade relations,
and if these reciprocity treaties cau be
drawn so as to be for the mutual ad
vantage of both countries entering into
them I think it would bo beneficial all
around.”
not up to Mark.
English Yachtsmen Have Little Hope
That Sliuiiircclc II Will Win.
New York, Aug. 5.—According to
Foxhall Keene, who returned from
Europe on tlie Celtic, Euglish yachts
men have little hope that Shamrock II
will lift the cup.
"I-heard many comments,” ho said,
"aud from them I judge the general be
lief exists in yuentiug circles that she is
not up to the mark.”
Mr. Keene, who was accompanied by
his wife, said they had a delightful trip
on tho Celtic, but it was marred by tne
death on the voyage of his famous prize
Airsdulo terrier, Rock princess, which
was purchased for #1,000, but became
more valuable when it was judged the
champion of the world of its class.
"While I was on tho other side,” said
Mr. Keene, "I played about eight games
of polo. I was disappointed, however,
at not being able to get together a team
to play for tho champion cup. 1 am
certain a good team of Americans would,
to quote Sir Thomas Lipton, ‘lift the
cup. ’ They play good polo over there,
but I have seen many superior games
hero.
" We cau beat tho English iu almost
anything. Our race horses aro winning
every day and our jockeys are outriding
their Euglisn brothers.”
Mr. Keene said ho intended to particb
pate iu the championship polo games to
be played iu Boston during tho first
week in September.
American Yachts at Cowct.
New York, Aug. 6.—A Herald din-
from Cowes gives the following
concerning Americans aud American
yachts at the regatta: Tho list of
yachts now to be seen iu Cowes roads
includes the Aphrodite, au American
vessel belonging to Captain Oliver
Payne aud Mr. J. Arthur Hiuckey. Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel have jusi
arrived on the rarchr Margarita. Mr.
W. K. Vanderbilt’s Valiaut is moored
near the Royal yuoht.
Justice Carter .May Resign.
Tallahassee, Aug. 8.—It Is rumored
here that Justice Frauds B. Carter oi
the Florida supreme court will soon re
in his present position, and that his
will be
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
lin|>|>enliigs and the DoingM of Our Nelgh-
hors Across the Line.
The grocery store of Mr. J. I).
Rushing, iu Monroe was entered
Thursday night through a back win
dow by a thief. His watch and a
pistol, which he had left in the store
and a few cents in money were all
that was taken, amounting to about
#20.
W. K. Roberts, a well known
farmer living near Willardville, in
the Durham section, died Thursday
morning about 5 o’clock oi heart
trouble. Mr. Roberts arose at the
usual hour and went to the spring
for a bucket of water. He returned
and sat down in a chair, dying a
moment later.
The case of Molloy & Boggs vs. the
Lincoln Cotton Mills, which was re-
fered to J. W. Keerans, of Charlotte,
at the last term of the court, was
iiakon up by the referee Thursday and
will occupy a week or more in the
hearing. The amount involved is
about $3,800. Mr. D. VV. Robinson,
of Columbia, S. C., appears for the
plaintiffs and Messrs. E. T. Childs,
of Lipcolflton, and E. T. Cansler, of
Charlotte, represent the defendants.
A white man named Murk White,
of Graham, being drunk as usual, got
into a row with wife Saturday morn
ing, hit her in the back and head
with a hoe and then cut her with a
knife in the forehead near the temple.
Ho has been arrested and Ir.il^ed in
jail. This is not the first assault he
has made upon bis wife. He is an
all-round bad character. Mrs.
White’s injuries are being attended
to by Dr. Goley, and are not thought
to be very serious.
Saturday morning between 11 and
12 o’clock, there was an exciting
runaway in Charlotte. Mr. George
Campbell, of Newells, was driving a
team of mules. The animals became
frightened and ran for some distance.
Mr. Campbell was thrown from the
wagon and one of the wheels passed
over his b|pdy. He was badly bruised
and one of his shoulders sustained
severe injary. He was taken to St.
Peter’s Hospital, where medical at
tention was secured.
Mr. Aaron A. Sherrill, of Catawba,
and Mrs. Alice Lyons, of Statesville,
were married at Troutman, near
Statesville Wednesday afternoon,
by Rev. J. J. Havener, These par
ties .were lovers iu their younger
days but she married another man
and he another woman. Her hus
band died and his wife died..and they
have compromised the fruitless court
ship of their younger days by agree
ing to live together until separated
by death.
Chas. Maroni, colored, was lodged
in jail at Pittsboro Wednesday night,
on the charge of entering the room
of the 18 year old daughter of Mr. J.
M. Foust, of Mt. Vernon Spring, that
county last Sunday night about 12
o’clock. The brute had taken hold
of the young lady who was awakened,
and her screams for help awaked her
father, who came to her rescue, but
not until tho negro had made his es
cape. He was captured Monday eve
ning, given a hearing before a magis
trate and jailed in default of $500
bond.
A letter received in Raleigh by
Private Secretary Pearsall from Gov
ernor Aycock, who is at the bedside
ol his sick son in Wilson convened
the sad news that the young man’s
condition was regarded as almost
hopeless. His sickness has been
pronounced meningitis. Letters and
telegrams to other parties said that
death was expected and there have
been many expressions of sympathy.
When Governor and Mrs. Aycock
reached him the young man was un
conscious, and it was only with dif
ficulty that he was aroused so as to
recognize his mother, and he almost
at once again relaped into uncon
sciousness.
Mr. William Smithdeal, one of the
best known and for many years one
of the most successful business men
of Salisbury, died of typhoid fever
Friday night at his home on Council
street. Mr. Smithdeal wa« taken ill
six weeks ago. His condition Friday
was hopeless and fio was unconscious
for hours before the end. Mr. Smith-
deal was born in this county nearly
00 years ago. As a business man he
was full of energy and as a hardware
merchant and in other home enter
prise he had acquired wealth. In
the Virginia boom towns of Shendon
and Glasglow and in unfortunate ven
tures of like character everything
passed from him. The loss was
crushing, but he rallied from the
shock, and began again as manager
of the Smithdeal Hardware Company,
rbich he organized and conducted
with success during the last five years
of bis life.
Richmond Richards, a colored man
who lives on Deep creek, near Weldon,
had an exciting time in hla yard, a
few nights ego. He heard a noise In
his back yard and bis doga were
fairly raising Cain. He went out
and saw a large black animal fight
ing bis dogs. Richards took a band
himself aud then the bear, for he
(terwards found that it was a black
r, turned upon him. Richards
the bear rolled over upon the
together,and Bruin would
the fight, but the faith-
their owner’s peril
Lid beast so fierce!)
Richards loose and
L’he dogs. Then
Tiouse and got
iff and has
>ra who
LOWER CHEROKEE
LOCAL CULLINGS.
Children’s Day at Salem
Grand Success.
a
800 PEOPLE PRESENT.
The Day's I’roceeillngs Added Another
Itrllliant Chapter to History of the
Chureh—Four Counties Represented—
I’rogrum of the Kxerelses.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
EttaJank, Aug. 3.—The children's
day proceedings has added another
brilliant chapter to the history of old
Salem church and its friends are re
joicing over it. Its many friends
acattered throughout the distant
west and elsewhere will look for The
Ledger to give a full report of the
meeting which we will attempt to do
in this letter.
'Early Thursday morning all the
roads leading to the church were
filled with vehicles of almost every
kind, together with horsemen,
wheelmen and pedestrians making
their way to the church to witness or
take part in the proceedings.
By ten o’clock the church grounds
were covered with people and they
kept coming until after the exercises
had been opened some time. Fully
800 people were present. York,
Chester, Union and Cherokee coun
ties were all represented, with sev
eral from our sister State, North
Carolina.
The church was beautifully deco
rated. Over the speaker’s stand was
the word “Welcora«.” A profusion
of flowers and evergreens filled the
building with their beauty and fra
grance. On the right of the stand
hung the United States fig. On the
left was the Salem Sunday school
flag, on one side of which in large
letters was inscribed:
‘‘From
Bethlehem’s Manger
to
Calvary’s Cross.”
On the reverse side was.
“It is finished.”
The children of the Sabbath school
marched into the church and took
their position in frpnt of the stand
facing the congregation. The col
umn was headed by Leslie Wright,
who carried the Salem Sunday school
banner, on which was inscribed,
‘‘God is love,” and faith, hope and
charity each forming crescents above
and below the cross which occupied
tho center. In the column was va
rious flags, banners and designs car
ried by tho different classes. The
last and least of which was carried
by little Albert Conner, of the infant
class. It was the South Carolina
flag, with a snow white Palmetto
tree occupying the center of a blue
ground. Each class formed jn front
of the stand with the infant class in
the front rank and the higher grades
as they come in irrespectively with
the senior or Bible class iu the rear.
At a signal from the bell each
rank turned ‘‘right face,” and tho
school sang, ‘‘Stand up, stand up
for Jesus,” etc. Rev. C. A. B. Jen
nings arose aud asked the congrega
tion to stand and sing ‘‘Praise God
from whom all blessings flow,” after
which he led in prayer.
The school then sang a song of
welcome and then followed a prayer
by Rev. 8. T. Creech for God’s bless
ing on the occasion.
Address of welcome by 8. J. Strain.
The Christ child—Willie Blackwell.
Children’s day—Mary Wright
Song—‘‘Oh scatter seeds of loving
deeds,” etc.
Golden Summer—Zella Blackwell.
When I am a woman—Minnie
Fowler.
A short sermon—Robt. Fowler.
I didn’t think—Maggie Estes.
Singing—‘‘I love to tell the story,”
etc.
Willing Workers—byjfourteen girls.
Little classmates—Nin Comer.
Song—*‘We are singing on the
way.
Christmas carol, "O paradise”—
Blanche Comer.
What a girl should do—Mary
Blackwell.
Singing—Hark! ’tie the Shep
herd’s voice I hear.”
Summer Message—by nine girls
and one boy.
What a boy cau do—Edgar Black-
well.
Recitation—Mary Robinson.
What wuuld Jesus do—Tillman
Fowler.
Singing—'Tast me not, O gentle
Saviour,” etc.
The little town of Bethlehem—
Beulah Comer.
Story of the hatchet—Fred Conner.
Charity—Ethel Fowler.
Washington’s birthday — Willie
Comer.
Keep trying—Jessie Estes.
Singing — "Softly and tenderly
Jesus la calling,” etc.
The Dawn of the Century—by ten
message — Kate
the application to tho occasion. Af
ter prayer by Rev. J. P. Marlon a re
cess was taken for cue hour.
The afternoon session was opened
by singing and prayer and tho pro
gram was taken up.
The soldier’s mother — Willie
Blackwell.
The fatal glass—Leslie Blackwell.
Dialogue—Genius and application ;
Mattie Lee, (Marion), Jessie Strain,
(Fannie.)
The parting lovers—S. J. Strain,
(Charlie) Maude Blackwell (Katie).
This ended tho exercises of the
children. Wo then had some excel
lent talks from Mr. S. M. Rice, of
Union, and Rev. 8. T. Creech, of
Kelton.
These two able speakers, with Rev.
C. B. Jennings added much to the
pleasure of the day.
After singing "When the roll .s
called up yonder we’ll be there,”
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. S. T. Creech and thus euded the
most successful children's day exer
cises that it has ever been our privi
lege to attend.
To the children alone and to Breth
ren Jennings, Rice and Creech we
are indebted for the success of the
occasion. These, without that moral
support and encouragement due
them, worked for its success and
their labors were abundantly reward
ed. Now we can all throw up our
hats and shout, ‘‘Three cheers for
old Salem.”
Those of the congregation who
came for tho occasion alone was the
best behaved we have ever met at
Salem. J. L. s.
CHAPTER OF LIFE.
The Vicissitudes of Vain Man From the
Cradle to tlie Grave.
1. Man that is born of woman is
small potatoes and few in a hill.
2. He riseth up in the morning and
^iourisheth like a ragweed, and to
morrow the undertaker hath him in
an ice box.
3. The banister of life is full of
splinters, and man slidetb down it
with considerable rapidity.
4. In his infancy he cried in the
day time, and at night ho is afraid
of the dark. He clingeth to his
mother nightly, and spoileth the re
pose of his father, and alarmeth the
neighborhood.
5 In his youth he climbeth up a
fool hill and from that eminence he
thinketh his wisdom unbounded.
G. He gooth to school in the morn
ing and planneth how he may easiest
out-wit his teacher; and cometh
home at night with pains in his head
and streqks on his back; and with
greediness eateth an abundant sup
per, and then goeth to bed without
knowing his lessons.
7. He maketh haste to fall in love
with a pretty lassie, and tireth not of
making goo-goo eyes at her from tho
opposite side of the school
while the teacher is looking
other direction.
- 8. He delighteth in battles royal
with other boys, and oftimes findeth
himself ornamented with a black eye
in consequence.
9. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
he is an unmitigated sham, seeking
what he may devour, and resting not
unless he bath been in mischief.
10. He thoroughly wasteth his
school days and knbweth not what
they are worth till they are over.
11. After these things, he settleth
down in life and marrieth a red
headed heiress with a wart on her
nose; and behold, her paternal an
cestor straightway goeth under with
large liabilities and small assets and
cometh home to live with his beloved
sou-io-law. Moreover tho last state
of that man is worse than the first.
CONDITION OF COTTON
IN SOOTHERN STATES
Monthly Report of Depart
ment of Agriculture.
AVERAGE FOR JULY, 1901
room
in an-
in Some States aa Improvement Is
Shown, but Iu others a Decline la
Points Is Reported Owing to the
Drouth.
Washington, Aug. 5.—The monthly
report of the statistician of tho depart
ment of agriculture shows tho average
.ondition of cotton ou July 25 to have
beeu 77.2 as compared with 01.1 ou the
twenty-fifth of the preceding month, 70
On Ai ' 1, 1000, 74 ou Aug. 1, 1809, aud
a ten-) ar average of 84. •
This ^san improvement of condi
tions dur ng July amounting to 6 points
in Georgia; 5 points in South Carolina,
2 iu Alabama aud Mississippi and 8 in
Virginia. Ou the other hand there was
a decline of 19 points iu Missouri, 15 in
Arkansas nd Tennessee and 13 in Ok
lahoma and Intiian Territory, 12 ia
Texas, 7 in Florida, 4 iu North Carolina
aud two in Louisiana.
Tho impa.rment in condition is large
ly duo to drouth; but, iu a portion of the
eastern seed m of the cotton belt it ie
attributable o tho prevalence ot exces
sive rain during a large part of the
month. While the condition in Missis
sippi is 5 points above the state’s ten
years’ averafc q every other state re
ports a condit on- below such average,.
Virginia being 1, Louisiana 2, Alabama
3, Texas 7. Georgia 8, South Carohua
and Florida 9, North Carolina 17, Ar
kansas, Tennessee and Missouri 10
poiuts below their respective ten year
averages.
The average oi condition in the dif
ferent states are reported as follows:.
Virginia, 80; North Carolina, 73* South
Carolina, 75; Georgia, 78; Florida, 79;
Alabama, 82; Mississippi, 88; Lonisiana,
82; Texas, 74; Arkansas, 69; Tennessee,
JO; Missouri, 71; Oklahoma, 78; Indian
Territory, T9.
^SOUTHERN PROGRESS. ^
The New Industries Reported In tlie
South In a Week.
Chattanooga, Aug. 6.—Tho more im
portant of'the now industries reported
by The Tradesman for the week ended
Ang. 3 are as follows:
A box factory at Birmingham, Ala.; a
buggy factory at Talladega, Ala.; a
rlago factory at Falkville, Teuu.; a
coal aud iron company at Knoxville,
Tenn.; a $25,000 furniture factory at
High Point, N. C.; a #00,000 hardware
company at Charleston, 8. O.; an ice
factory at Johnson City, Tenn.; a knit
ting mill at Langley. S. O.; a $16,000
lumber company at Birmingham, Ala.;
a #20,000 lumber company at Moss
Point, Miss.; a lumber company at
Jonesboro, Tenn.; a mattress factory at
Nashville; a $25,000 milling company
at Jackson, Miss.; an oil company at
Thomas, Ala; a $133,000 oil company at
Pensacola, Fla.; an oil company at
Rome, Ga.; a $20,000 oil company at
Hohouwald, Tenn.; a paint factory at
Jacksonville, Fla.; a $10,000 paper com
pany at Birmingham, Ala; a sash, door
and blind factory at Shelby, N. O.; saw
mills at Crossville, Tenn.; a $4,000,000
shipbuilding plant at Alabama Port (No.
P. O.), near Mobile, Ala; telephone
companies at Kissimmoe. Fla, and Jack-
sou Tenn.; a $100,000 tobacco factory at
Rocky Mount, N. O.; a veneering mill
at Johnson City, Tenn., and a wagon
factory at Maoon, Ga.
SUBMARINE SIGNALLING.
oak tree
The
Oomer.
The gates of heaven—Annie Comer.
Singing—‘‘Come ye slnnere poor
aud needy,” etc.
Men of Uoil—Asa Blackwell.
We’ll live for Jeaue—Willie Kirby.
Singing—*‘I have learned the won
drous secret of abiding in the Lord,”
•to.
Address by C. A. B. Jennings, ol
Union. His subjeot was, ”1 have
dreamed dreams, I have seen vis-
loo#.'’ The address was highly
who pould mail#
Night Was Her Terror.
‘‘I would cough nearly all night
long,” writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind., ‘‘and could
hardly get any sleep. I had con-
eumptiou so bad that if I walked a
block I would cough frightfully and
spit blood, hut, when all other medi
cines failed, three #1.00 bottles of Dr.
King’s New Discovery wholly cured
me and I gained 58 pounds.” It’s
absolutely guaranteed to cure
Coughs, Colds, Grippe, Bronchitis
and ail Throat and Lung Troubles.
Price 50c and #1.00. Trial bottles
free at Cherokee Drug Co.
Applied to a burn, where the skin
is not yet open, turpentine quickly
alleviates the pain.
P. T. Thomas, Sumtervillo, Ain.,
"I was suffering from dyspepsia when
I commenced taking Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure. 1 tooK. several bottles and
can digest anything.” Kodol Dys
pepsia Cure is the only preparation
containing all the natural digestive
fluids. It gives weak stomachs en-
tirer rest, restoring their natural con
dition. Cherokee Drug Company.
One hundred and fifty cubic feet of
oork to the ton, and only two oubio
feet of gold.
In cases of cough or croup give the
little one One Minute Cough Cure.
Then rest easy and have no fear.
The child will be all right In a little
while. It never fails. Pleasant to
take, always safe sure and almost
instantaneous in effect. Cherokee
Drug Company.
In 1800 the United States exported
120,000 bales of cotton. In 1900 she
sold 9,430,000 bales.
If tho action of your bowels is not
Ifasy aad regular serious complica
tions nous? be the final result. De-
Witt’s Little »irly Risers will re
move this danger. Safe, pleasant
and effective. Cherbkes Dion Com*
pwy. '
Governmout to Erect Station at Kjg
Itoclc For Safety of Vessels.
Boston, Aug. 5.—Having obtained a
special permit from the United States
government, tho Boston Submarine Sig
nal company will begin this week the
erection of a cable house off Egg Rock,
Nahant, and will establish a system of
submarine signalling by which vessels
bound into Boston harbor may determine
their position when within 10 or 13
miles from the shore, thus escaping the
danger of approaching too near danger
ous shoals aud ledges in the entrance to
tho harbor.
A permit has also been obtained by
the company to erect a similar house on
Minot’s Ledge. The system will be in
working order a few weeks after the
station is completed. A dynamo to gen
erate electricity for the bell stationed
near Nahant will be installed in the
Egg Rock house.
Aided (ireeugooda Swindling. ’
New York, Aug. 5.—Warrants were
issued today for tho arrest of O. P. Ad
ams, superintendent of telegraph offices
along the lines of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey, and Fred Kaiser, the
telegraph operator at Claremont, a por
tion of Jersey City, ou a oharge of aid
ing and abetting greengoods swindling.
The charge was made by Rnfos H.
Uiuot of Northfleld, Mass.
Commandant Kroneman Killed.
Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Ang. &•—Commandant Fronemamsoii of
the Commandant Froneman who, it £s
alleged, shot a peace envoy named Mor-
gand&el, has been killed sear Winburg,
after au exciting chase. There were im
portant papers found in bis pocketa
The British have captured a Boer con
voy of 70 wagons near Boshof, Orange
River Colony.
Attachments Filed.
Savannah, Aug. fc—Marion Erwin,
special assistant attorney general^Mhe
United States, today ills
States court attaohmj
loans and securities
by ex-Oaptalu O.
U. S. A. They i
dollars.
Dowager K.i
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pres* Fred
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