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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AMD FKIDAY. WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Use* the Columne of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In Ail that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1904. / \ 11X0 A YEAR. THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE several hours before, ami after this was gotten into his room and took enough to kill two men. He was found dead several hours later. MUST REACH THE WOMEN. ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. A negro woman named Baskins, living on Mr. \V. L. Blackman’s plant ation in Lancaster county, accident ally shot herself a few days ago while cleaning an old pistol. She will re cover. Commissioner of Immigration Wat son Friday morning received a half dozen Scotchmen, who went to Co lumbia direct from Scotland as im migrants. The men will be placed according to their trades and occupa tions. Henry Davis and Arthur Morgan, white men, employed in mills at Greenville, while standing on the track of the Carolina, Knoxville & Western Railroad Saturday night looking at a r( . a( ] er 0 f the paper simply glances it Paper That Does, Best Medium for Retail Merchants. [American Press.] Judge Thayer .editor of the Clinton (la.) Age, who has been a newspaper editor in the west for forty years, makes the following comment on the relative value of a newspaper to the advertiser: “Glance over this city and you will accept as a truthful statement that seven-ninths of the sales made by the retail merchants are made to the la dies. Hence it needs no argument to bolster up the statement that for the advertiser to get paying results from his advertising he must reach the ears and eyes of the ladies. “The women of a household are al most invariably readers of local news and keep in touch with local papers for that purpose. To make a news paper of interest to the ladies is quite essential. “A large number of readers, made up in about equal proportion of paid subscribers and those who get the papers ‘free gratis,’ cannot be even a fairly good medium for advertisers to patronize. This is true if the A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest. Wilkinsville, R. F. D. No. 1—Sep tember 16.—Under this new heading our future letters will appear for the present. Though it’s an entirely new departure we are of the entirely new the new system of mail service will be a marked improvement over the old, in so far as the general public is concerned. It’s a convenience our people have asked for at the hands of the general government.' While we expect to be suited personally, yet there are those who think that the inauguration of the R. F. D. service in this community has set the millen nium back many thousands of years. If the masses of the people are pleased with it the minor part can stand it, we suppose. , _ . .. - — . . . . _ From some of the preaching we train crossing the Southern trestle over an)1 does not ]earn to Me the! 1)ear of being d0 ne these days (if overhead, were run into by a shifting , n p eri The very best advertising me-! properly reported), it's hard for us to engine and killed. dium is the paper that the subscriber; decide between the storm pit and the The railroad commission has re-' looks forwar(i to each issue in antic '! “pull-pit.” The two are synonymous The rail toad commtss on nas rv j ^ o{ finding something new and terms ceived a petition trom the city or * . _ . . T to,- the removal of the depot 1,leasinK to reaf ’ ' Today is the time set for covering Laurens for the removal oi tnc urpoi .. When a sl ,i )scr iber learns to be Salom church shle ’of’the^tScl s y now eStedng tte Phased with the paper and wishes it; ^ of the Wilkinsville oil clfy. The remoS W°m te protesleS I ">» subscriber | compauy was started yesterday, .but SOUTH CAROLINA TIN. acainst bv the roads as the depot ! friend,y to those who a(lv(?rtise in “ owing to a defect in some part of its was Imilt* only a few’years ago A and very often Patronize the mer machinery it did not get down to gen- was mint oniv a lew jears .1^,0. ,l,.na natron 70 thn hearing will be given both sides at the next meeting. Friday Sam Marks, a negro, struck in the head and seriously wounded Hill Langston, a white man of Lydia, Darlington county. He was chased with blood hounds and captured and landed in the Darlington jail Saturday night. Fearing lynching, Sheriff Scar borough telegraphed Governor Hey ward asking him to order out the Darlington Guards to protect the prisoner. chant because he does patronize the paper. “The women like a liberal adver tiser. A merchant that stingily and oral work. Mr. Jack Kendrick is running his gin and making full time. Everyone who can will have their cotton ginned parsimoniously uses the columns of | as as possible the paper may also use his customers! ' one of our old school teachers used in the same way—so many of these to give this advice: “Go to friends would-be customers think. f or counsel, strangers for charity, and “Tradesmen cannot overlook the I rfda tj ves f or nothing, and you will get importance of inquiring into how the , vour W ants supplied.” That truth paper they patronize stands with the j ias n p ver varied, if our experience is family that reads it. The paper that! correct. is thrust upon the family, really ^| r . p ran k McCluney is getting up against its mild protest, is not the pa- a carload of cotton for the Charleston per for an advertiser to expect good j market. At Anderson, John Robbins and Jim | results from patronizing its advertis- ]\j r Malcolm Lowry, our R. F. D. ing columns. nia -] carrier, made his first trip yes- “The paper must be welcomed, the; terday. advertising in it must be welcomed, The sand and low water in Broad and this done there is a bond of rivor stopped the fiat at Howell’s friendship existing between the ad- 1 f orr y f rom running a good part of vertiser and the person to whom he each day this week, expects to sell his goods. Hands to pick cotton are now in “The merchant who does not believe ; great demand. 35 cents is the gen- in advertising his wares is traveling | era i price paid per hundred, and some a dangerous path. If he has the, ca nt’ get it picked for even that. I P*T)ods &nd they tire such ns the pul) - j The last few iiinhts have heen rath- il W of tCsSe ,iC want let him g0 into the news P a “! er cool/and thick clothing is very w £ F T rno fMr thP km in a,ld tel1 th ° public a11 about jt - comfortable these mornings, against S. f; Borne for the killing of H e must possess the courage of his Mr L c S ii e Wright, who has been W. E. lorter, returned a verdict of convictions.” f, ir antn(i timo is ainnt? Martin, two young white men from the country, became engaged in a difficulty on the public square Satur day afternoon just before 6 o’clock, as a result of which Robbins was se riously cut and Martin dangerously shot. It seems that bad blood has existed between the two men for some time and this is probably the cause of the difficulty. acquittal. The verdict was received with applause in the court room. The citizens of Conway wired for a through the courtesy Line railroad and was much elated. A GREAT WORK. sick for some time, is getting along very well. He is up again but very weak. aEd Ci Kwver n The^train ^ was 0 ” seSt ! Dr ‘ TraCey Lect _ uring . Night 'y to Lar 9 e a trip'to S^LouilT He'wilf return’in anil lawyer. I lie train was sent i Crowds 4* 4 i 4.di*^r\4v oi ^ , j time to preach at Salem October 2d, of the Coast Doctor N. W. Tracey, of Kentucky,! at n ^ ^ appre * famous temperance lecturer, was | A report'reached us a day or two on time promptly on the 15th inst., | ag0 from the York side of the river Mrs. M. V. McGee, aged 43 y ea rs, a i n i d . < tb ^ o drs ^ nif ’ bt ^ ec ^ ured a kirge j that Mr. Allen Parks, who buys up a prominent woman of Anderson died at the residence of Mr. C. J. Giles, in Greenville, Saturday night as a result of burns received earlier in the day. It is not deflnately known how the accident occurred. Mrs. McGee was seen by one of the servants to rush from her room into the hall and notic audience. I chickens and eggs, was surrounded Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights b y a crowd of would-be robbers whom tho crowds continued to grow. Sun day night there was hardly standing he managed “bluff off.” wo understand, thinks Mr. Parks, so their object room in his large tent. These big | was to rob him, but as he knew one crowds are not attracted by curiosity 0 f them and called him by name they but are taking an interest in the great work the Doctor is doing, and from ed her clothing on fire. Before the a11 we ht ' ar speak ° f hi ™ and ki * 1 ® c * flames could be extinguished Mrs. Mc Gee was fatally burned. The store of J. \V. Bates at Jones- ville was broken open Wednesday night, and a quantity of goods stolen, the iron rods thai formed a grating over the window were forced apart tures we hear nothing but praise for his intense interest in the great work he has undertaken. Dr. Tracy seems to thoroughly un thought it best to let him pass. We don’t think that we have any such people (either white or colored) in our community who will do such an act, but can’t tell. It’s always our dispo sition to disbelieve anything that should not be so, until we have the Two Carloads of Ore Have Already Been Shipped to England. [S. M. Grist in News and Courier.] Yorkville, Sept. 14.—Cherokee coun ty enjoys the distinction of being the first county not only in South Caroli na, but in the United States to have as much as a carload of tin ore mined within its borders. Capt. S. S. Ross, who discovered a tin mine on his farm near Gaffney about a year ago, has so far shipped two carloads of ore to England to be smelted at Cornwall. It is said to be a fact that not so much as a ton of ore has ever before been taken out of any single mine on the North American Continent. While in Gaffney a few days ago the writer called on Mr. D. C. Ross, a son of Capt. Ross, and president of the First National Bank of Gaffney, and asked to be told something about the tin mine and the supopsed out look for the future. Mr. Ross said that while as a rule it was not good policy for a business man to tell what he was doing or ex pected to do, still in their case they had no objection to taking the public into their confidence, in view of the fact that they owned and controlled the only tin mine of undoubted value in the United States. “The plantation,” he said, “on which the mine was discovered by my fa ther, is located near Gaffney, and in cludes a large body of original for est timber. It has been his custom for years to examine this timber once or twice each year to see whether or not any depredations were being made, and that was what he was do ing when he discovered the outcrop pings of tin ore that subsequently led to the development of the mine. The specimens were found among the roots of a tree that had been blown down. “Up to this time only the most primitive methods have been em ployed in prospecting. A shaft has been sunk to the depth of about 80 feet in the same manner as. is employ ed In sinking a well. At a depth of about 50 feet quicksand was struck and it was with great difficulty that it was handled. The shaft is substan tially curbed from top to bottom, and we have now uncovered or cut through a vein that promises to stag ger the world so far as jichness and extent is concerned. "We have de cided now, since we are entirely sat isfied with the outlook, to suspend op erations until we can buy and install the necessary machinery to operate at a minimum expense and secure maximum results. It is my purppose to go North next week to arrange for the machinery wo need or want. We are figuring on investing about $30,000 in this way at the outset, and will in crease the size of the plant as devel opments warrant. “Here are some specimens of our ore,” remarked Mr. Ross, as he showed about a gallon of dark or black looking mineral specimens. They were heavier in proportion to size than lead, but did not present an appearance that would be calculated to attract the attention of a novice. Mr. Ross was asked as to the as say value or proportion of pure tin ore contained in the samples as well as of the general run of the mine, and he stated that it was over 70 per cent, pure, and that its commercial value was in the neighborhood of $500 a ton. Mr. Ross said that it was not their i intention to sell any part of their in- | terost in the mine, and although they had numerous attractive offers they had declined them all, for the reason • that they were satisfied that they had i a most valuable piece of property and felt that they were capable of hand ling and developing it to better ad- mmi m m m m a . — | TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. Items of Interest Concerning Our from place to place. Several months ago he arrived in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he got into a quarrel and stab* bed a man. He fled to Philadelphia, where he was found by detectives. After he was in prison in the Quaker City two or three days he sent for the captain of police ana made the confession. Arrangements have been made for his return to North Carolina and an officer has been sent to bring him back. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. Neighbors in the Old North State People Going and Coming Beyond tho Broad. Blacksburg, Sept. 19.—Mr. Burney Brickman, of Charleston, came up Sunday afternoon to visit his mother who is spending the hot months here. Miss Ella Mall, of Charleston, Is spending a few days in town. Miss Etta Graham, of Camden, is visiting her brother, Mr. W. A. Gra ham. Miss Mattie Leach, of Hickory Grove, is in town visiting Mrs. Dr. T. B. Whitesides. Wofford and Herbert Martin, of Mt. Culled Expressly for Ledger Reader* Thomas and Chalmers White, con victed at Salisbury of murder in the second degree in killing young Russell Sherrill, the alleged betrayer of their neice, were Friday sentenced to six years in the State prison. The de fendants gave notice of appeal. It now looks like Walnut Cove will see its coal developed in a very short time. Walnut Cove has seen several coal booms which in the past have not amounted to anything, but the pros- p anan spent Saturday and Sunday pects now look as though it will be with Boyd and Lee Bi alock . worked on an extensive plan at once.; Dolph Little , 8 visIting in Gaffney. Edward A. Niel, who has for several Little and daughters, years been general freight agent of the ^ ary anf ^ Maggie, went up to their Southern Railway, with headquarters ! ^5 0 Yf r i T ,^: *^ urday, 1 in Atlanta, has been appointed gen-; ^ r ; J* ok f r t McNight, of Yorkville, eral traffic manager of the Atlantic sp ^ a .^ Sunday in town with relatives, and North Carolina Railroad, with -Hsses Vesaie Blair and Lucy Hood headquarters in Goldsboro. He will and Mr. Luther Blair, of Blairsville, enter upon his new duties on October i sr,e . n ^ a ^ day ? last week wRk Mr. lst and Mrs. M. F. Duncan. Messrs. Wm. and A. J. Blalock, of The store of J. T. Holloway, at; this place, made a business trip to Leesville, Wake county, was entered Gaffney Saturday, and robbed some time Friday night, j Mr. Clarence Borders, of Kings Some $6 or $7 in small change was Creek, was in town Saturday, taken and considerable goods, consist- Miss Maud Eaves, of Marion, N. C., ing of shoes, knives, tobacco, soap, and sundry articles. The robbery was discovered Saturday morning when Mr. Holloway w(% to open his store. is visiting her brother, Mr. George Eaves. Mr. and Mrs. Jtobt. Hoard, of Gaff ney, spent part of last week with Mr. Hoard’s sister, Mrs. J. B. Blalock. In response to information that a The ladies of the Baptist church movement, headed by Edward At- sold ice cream again Saturday after- kinson, of Boston, and R. H. Ed- noon, with splendid success. ; monds, of Baltimore, to have a num- Mrs. A. Whisnant returned home ; ber of English spinners visit this Saturday after a few days in Char- I country to see for themselves the ; lotte, N. C. : causes leading to the scarcity of cot- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McLure, of ion, the Southern Manufacturers’ Lancaster, are visiting relatives In I Club, of Charlotte, Friday sent an town. | invitation to the Englishmen to visit Mrs. Peak returned home from. I Charlotte. Georgia a few days ago. rr.. .j. * , . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. A. Osborne have re- TA, •‘ ir '!,-M'. ,p ' Vr :A <# ' , L creu ; t0 , b ° turned from the Fair in St. Louis. l landed in Wilmington since the dis astrous hurricane of Tuesday and Wednesday came up to the city Sat urday. The rescued men were Capt. Clifton Chronicles. Clifton. Sep. 16.—The news reached ; E. W. Bartow and seven men. who kere °f killing oi Robt. Ledford, were taken from the wreck of the , 01 ’ mer y aa operative of No. 1 mill, schooner Nathan Lawrence, in the eA ' H * er °' Woodruff, by the cars on Gulf Stream, off Cape Romain. The Saturday night somewhere in tho Nathan Lawrence sailed from George-1 nei g“borhood of Gaffney. But as no town, S. C., last Monday. particulars can be obtained concern ing the matter, the report is about Those North Carolina soldiers who considered false, looted stores and saloons at Reidsville From the shipments of cloth at while enroute home from the army present we infer that Clifton goods are manoeuvers at Manassas also amused in demand. i themselves by shooting at phildren Mr. C. A. Sparks, the faithful and who passed near them, terribly efficient overseer of spinning mill No. frightening many. Some of the cart-; L after a year’s steady service is now ridges were blank, but some were off on a “rest up” for a while, and loaded with paper. A wad fired from Mr. Mack Smith, overseer of No. 3 j one gun struck a white boy in the! niill. spinning department, when the face and another cut the skin on the ni iB was washed away in the flood, is leg of a little negro, making a very running the room in his stead, j painful wound. Mr. Willis Allen, a Cherokee county boy, of Bowlinsville, is “boss weaver.” Shortly after 7 o’clock Thursday Will is a splendid fellow, and we are night a Southern through freight Sl a( I th a t ho is capable of filling so | train, bound east, was derailed about; high and lucrative a position, and of one mile west of Glen Alpine station. Riving his employers such perfect Twenty-three freight cars with their satisfaction. contents were ditched and merchan- The Clifton Company is having their dise of all kinds was strewn on the tenement houses recovered, which is a right of way. It is claimed that the Rreat addition to both the appearance accident was caused by a defective and tho comfort of the indwellers. ! axle on one of the cars, which broket A H °f fhe candidates that have dm stand his subject. He, like all °f positive proof. This, of course, expos-' vantage so far as their personal in- l while the train was running at a high ’rate of speed. Fortunately, no lives shown up since the last primary were far less “howdyfled” than they were us, has seen the great destruction that es us to many disappointments very whiskey has wrought in this country, 0 ft e ,i perhaps but be, unlike us, is devoting his life j Most farmers claim that the cotton and tho sash cut and broken, so as to to arrest this destruction, to induce cr0 p S are shorter than they expected admit the thief, which goes to show j ()UI ] people to look at the drink habit them to be some time ago. the boldness of the robbers, as the in its true light, and if possible to pre- q- be cro p () f p 0a a will be shorter store fronts on Main street. The vai J o>i them to abstain from it. His' (1)is yoar than for many vears past the the yet no clue. I was certainly done very late in s, .. vl o is unique but catching, and holds Too Inuch rain at tho niak j ng p 0r i 0 ,| night, as there were persons on 1:,s la fR° audience in closest atention w ju a hvavs ruin a pea crop sav some streets till midnight. There is as Bom beginning to finish. of our oldcst and b( , st farmers of our oldest and best farmers. If farmers can realize an average ol lO^ cents for cotton this year it will go a long way towards relieving the financial distresses they are usu ally under. J. L. S. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. We are glad that the Doctor’s lec tures are drawing such large crowds. There was a serious cutting scrape ; It evidences an interest in a cause near the intersection of Green street that is so dear to the hearts of all and the Southern Railway, beyond the people who have good wishes for their Spartan Mills, Spartanburg, Thursday offspring, for their country and ail night at b o’clock. Ed Dillingham, a that goes to add comfort and happi- mill employe, was badly cut across ness to all her people, the stomach by a knife in the hands of We trust that this interest will con-1 Eber Tinsley, another operative, and tinuo in these meetings, which will the fact that Dillingham's reed hook continue for eleven more nights. We intercepted the course of, Tinsley's trust that much good will result from knife probably saved the former from them, so that Doctor Tracy and all , ,, . being fatally injured, according to the our people will ever have cause to b<L '.''i. pilt ou ' a statement of the attending physician, thankful for his coming among us. \ ! aaf ! , ... 0 _ a ,. rac , The trouble. It is said, was due partly to liquor. A Continual Strain. t Many men and women are constant- After remaining out for four hours ] y subjected to what they commonly and a half the jury in the case of term "a continual strain” because of Harry Dean, charged with the mur- some financial or family trouble. It der of Miller McKinney, returned a wears and distresses them both men- verdict of guilty with recommenda tion to mercy. Judge Gary senten ced the defendant to imprisonment for life. Notice of appeal was given. The killing of McKinney occurred nearly two years ago, on the roadside near Duncans, Spartanburg county. He was accosted by Harry Dean and shortly afterwards the shooting took place. Dean claimed that he shot in self defense. tally and physically, affecting their nerves badly and bringing on liver and kidney ailments, with the atten dant evils of constipation, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, low vitality and despondency. They cannot, as a rule, get rid of this "continual strain,” but they can remedy its health- destroying effects by taking frequent doses of Green’s August Flower. It tones up tho liver, stimulates the kid .. . ,, ,neys, insures healthy bodily functions, It Is seldom that a coroner has to gives vim and spirit to one’s whole report a negro suicide, as such cases being, and eventually dispels the are very rare, but it has been neces-! physical or mental distress caused ■ary for Coroner Green, of Richland, i by that “continual strain.’’ Trial hot- to look into one. Marshall Shelton, a tie of August Flower, 25c; regular negro living on West Green street, Columbia, took a dose of morphine Friday night and died In a short time. After an investigation it was found that Shelton had been drinking and was evidently temporarily insane. He had sent out for the morphine size, 75c. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. Some men carry their around in pocket flask. courage Wagons at Smith Hardware Co's. Executive Committee Decided Not to Put Out State Candidates. Columbia, S«>pt. 16.—The Republi can State executive committee has congressional district, but not to put out a State ticket. There wore about twenty members of the commit tee present and the following resolu tion was adopted: "Resolved, That the conditions in this State at the present time render it inexpedient to nominate for State officers, and there is no necessity for a State convention at the present time, this committee having full pow er, according to the precedents of the party to put out a full electoral ticket.” The electors nominated under the resolution are as follows: Electors at large, L. W. C. Blalock, Goldvllle, and F. C. Aldridge, Batesburg; First dis trict, J. R. Nolan, of Charleston; Sec ond, Geo. G. Butler, of Barnwell; Third, E. H. Barton, of Easley; Fourth. W. R. Robertson, of Green ville; Fifth, John F. Jones, of Blacks burg; Sixth, James R. Levy, of Flor- ense; Seventh, Abial Lathrop, of Orangeburg. terests wore concerned than any other i individual or corporation could or j would do. It is generally believed that there are numerous other valuable and rich deposits of tin ore in Cherokee county and that the vein extends east to a point, near Bessemer City, N. C^J.uit up to this time it has not been dis- covered or located where it compares in richness with that on Capt. Ross’s j farm. While there is no perceptible ex citement in or around Gaffney over i the discovery of tin, still the people realize that should the present pros- pects materialize to an extent of even ! one-half of what they now promise, | not only the town but the country for miles around will receive benefits be- | yond the conception of the most en- i thusiastlc dreamers. Letter to Acme Furniture Co. Gaffney, S. C. A woman can stand a lot until gets in a crowded car where all seats aro occupied by men. % Dear Sirs: There are two sorts of furniture. You know both; for you sell ’em both. One sort looks better than it is, and the other is better than , it looks. There isn’t any other sort. The same, two sorts of paint, no I more; and wo make ’em both—we make tons of stuff that isn’t worth its freight. Belongs to the business— have to. Belongs to your business— you have to! But this aside. We put Into cans, with our name on, the very best paint there is In the world: Devoe lead-and- zinc. It takes fewer gallons than mixed paints, and it wears twice as long as lead-and-oil. Mr C O Brown, Columbia, S C, painted his house with Devoe lead- and-zlnc. The painter, on seeing the quantity sent to the house, said there wasn’t enough. There were ten gal lons left, when the Job was done. Yours truly, F W Devoe & Co P. S. The Builders Supply Co., sell our paint. Harness at Smith Hardware Co’s. Stoves and Tinware at Smith Hard ware Co’s. were lost, and with the exception of a before, j few bruises,", the train crew was not Rev. T. H. Harrison and Mr. C. A. ! injured. Sparks ordered three chickens—two Plymouth Rocks and a Leghorn—from A man who lives thirty-three miles | Chicago. They are fine looking stock. 1 from Wilmington and thirty miles The public school will open next I from the nearest railroad station, and Monday, the 19th inst.. at this place, win) is 65 years of age, saw a train under charge of the Misses Landrum, and rode on the railroad for the first °f Campobello. time last'week. His name is Clem Mike Marooney. I Phelps and he lives in Columbus county. He was summoned to Wil Converse Business College, j mington as a witness in a big land Qur representative stepped into suit, and that was the only reason ’to* establishment a few days ago in i that he had the unusual experience. Spartanburg, and found P> >f. Wil- Up to that time he had n ver been batfls and Prof. Jumper boi busy fifty miles from home. He has a with their classes, wife and seven children, all grown Prof. I. T. Williams is one of the and is a man of independent means, uiost distinguished educators . the During the civil war he was stationed South, in a business line. He is en- ; at Little River, S. C.. a few miles from Raged in teaching tho method of type- his home across the State line. writing by which the operator could successfully use a typewriter, even In Wilmington in 1898 Edward though he should losq his sight. Davis, a negro, killed another by the He has associated with him Prof, name of Johii Johnson, and was con- L. B. Jumper, who is one of the most vlcted and sentenced to a term of competent instructors in bookkeeping forty years in the State penitentiary, and business departments, and Prof, i After serving two years he escaped Williams himself being so very thor- and was not heard^lkagain until last ough in his knowledge t nd teaching week, when he told thK police who he of stenography and typewriting, they was. and gave an account of his con- arc prepared to give the most thor- | viction and escape in North Carolina. °nRh business equipment to be found A vow made to his aged mother on anywhere at so moderate a cost. The her death bed was what caused Davis system of shorthand taught here Is to confess his identity to the Phila- the only one which gets to the subject delphia Mice, and the fulfilment of in the shortest manner and yet is the promise will put him back behind to absolutely all needs of the prison bars in North Carolina to serve practical amanuensis, the rest of his sentence. Davis told They are now sending out to many the Philadelphia police that in 1898 young men and ladies their new cata- at Wilmington, he shot and killed logue w’hich anyone would be bene- a man named John Johnson. He shot A ted to read, and which anyone can the victim five times and each wound secure by writing for it. was fatal. The man had threatened to take Davis’ life, and this alone! Yom Kipper, saved Davis from the gallows. A few The most solemn day in tho Hebrew days after his escape from the peni- calendar began Sunday at sunset, and tcntlary he reached the home of his ended yesterday at sunset. It was mother, whom he found dying. He the day of atonement with the He- told her of tho crime and his escape. brews and is observed by abstinence from prison. Just before she died from food and drink. Our local He- she got her son to promise that after brews observed it rigidly, lu r death he would go back to Raleigh and serve the rest of his sentence, i Subsoil Plows at Smith Hardwar* The man drifted about the country; Co’s.