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i RANK B. GARY ELECTED SENATOR Miosen on 17ill Ballot by the Legislature. FINAL VOTE FRIDAY. New Senator is 48 Years Old and Was Bora at Cokesbury. Has Been Repeatedly Honored. At the special session of the General Assembly to elect a successor to- the late Senator Latimer, Hon. Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, was finally elected on Friday upon the 17th ballot with a majority of one vote. The first ballot was cast in separate session Tuesday night. Gary was the leading candidate from the beginning but could not ob tain a majority. A deadlock arose which lasted until Friday and cost the State from $600.00 to $1,000 a day. On Friday a handsome vote was cast for Hon. J. C. Sheppard, of Edgefield. The vote on tho first ballot cost Friday stood: Gary, 68; Nash, 13; McLeod, 14; Walker, 28; Mauldin, 4; Wilie Jones, 4; Ira Jones, 5; Coker, 14. Total, 164. Necessary to a choice, 78. On the second ballot: Gary, 70; Wal ker, 28; McLeod, 11; Mauldin, 7; Lever, 7; I. B. Jones, 4; Coker, 10; Wilie Jones, 4; Sheppard, 15. Total, 156. Necessary to a choice, 79. Third ballot: Sheppard, 34; Gary, 73; Walker, 19; Coker, 2; Mauldin, 7; Lever, 9; Irn B. Jones, 4; McLeod, 1; McKcithan, 1. Total, 164. Necessary to a choice, 78. Tho fourth ballot in detail was as fol lows: For Gary?Senators Earle, Efird, Griftin, Harvey, Hough, Johnson, La ney, Tooie. Representatives Arnold, Bailey, Bal lentine, Bethune, Boyd, Brantley, T. S. Brice, Cannon, Carey, Carson, Car wile, Clary, Courtnay, Croft, Culler, Derham, Dingle, Dixon, J. B. Dodd, Douglass, Dowling, Epps, Garris, J. P. Gibson, W. J. Gibson, Glasscock, Good win, Hall, Hardin, Harmon, Harris, Hinton, Hughes, Hydrick, Johnstone, Kirven, Lester, Leitner, Little, McColl, MeKcown, Mann, Miley, Miller, Mor rell, Nichols, Norton, Pateerson, Rich ards, Richardson, Saye, Scarborough, Scruggs, Sharpe, Shipp, Slaughter, D. L. Smith, J. E. Smith, Stillwell, Stokes, Thomas, Todd, Tompkins, Verner, Wade, Walker, Wannamaker, Wimber ley, Woods, Wyche, Yeldcll. For Walker?Senators Walker, Bass, Hardin, McGowan, Townsend. Representatives A. G. Brice, W. D. Bryan, Clinkscaies, Cox, Dick, Doar, Frost, Cause, Gyles, Kellahan, Legare, Nivcr, Parker, Sawyer, Vanderhorst, Wallace, Wiggins, Youmans. For Mauldin?Senators Brice, Brooks. Representatives Beattie, Cothran, Greer, Harley, Harrison, Hemphill, Nesbitt, Nicholson, K. P. Smith. For Wilie Jones?Senator Weston. Representative Rucker. For Ira B. Jones?Senator Williams. Representatives Cosgrove, Jones, Robinson. For Coker?Representative Ayer. For D. T. McKeithan-Senator Hol liday. For McLeod Senators Bass, Bivens, Black, Blease, Carlisle, Christensen, Clifton, Crouch, Gibson, Graydon, Kel ly, McKeithan, Otts, Rogers, Sinkler, Sullivan, Talbcrt, Raysor. Representatives Aull, Banks, F. M. Bryan, Carrigan, J. H. Dodd, Fraser, Kershaw, Lawson, McMaster, Reaves, Sellers, Spivey, Tatum, VonKolnitz, Wingard, Whaley. RECAPITULATION, Gary. 79 McLeod. 32 Walker. 28 Mauldin. 11 Wilie Jones. 2 Ira B. Jones. 4 Coker. 1 McKeithan. 1 Total.164 Necessary to a choice, 78. SKETCH OF SKNATOK GARY. Frank Boyd Gary was born at Cokes bury, March 9, 1860, and was, there fore, 48 years of age on the 9th of this month last Sunday. His early educa tion was obtained in the Cokesbury Conference school, an old and famous institution under the control of the Methodists. He afterwards entered Union college at Schenectady, N. Y., where he remained for three years, graduating in 1881. He was married on January 6, 1897, to Miss Maria Lee Evans, daughter of Dr. James Evans, of Florence. His public career commenced with his election to the house of representatives in 1890 from his home county of Abbe ville. He served continuously until 1901, but was not then a candidate for re-election. At his retirement he was speaker of the house. He had also been a member of the constitutional convention of 1895. Mr. Gary was a member of the board of trustees that located and built Win throp college at Rock Hill and is a trus tee of the city schools at Abbeville. Mr. Gary has always been an ardent secret order man. He holds the posi tion of high priest of Hesperian chap ter No. 17, Royal Arch Masons, and is a past master of Clinton lodge No. 3, Accepted Free Masons. He is also a member of Columbia commandery No. 2, Knights Templars, and of Omar tem ple, Mystic Shrine. The family of which Mr. Gary is a member has been honored by the State in recent years. His elder brother, the Hon. Eugene Blackburn Gary, is one of tho justices of the supreme court and another brother, the Hon. Ernest Gary, is judge of tho Fifth judicial circuit. Tho dashing old Confederate cavalry leader, Gen. Mart W. Gary, of Edge field, was his uncle. His only sister is Mrs. Jas. M. Eason, of Charleston. The father of the present generation of Garys was Dr. F. S. Gary, of Cokes bury, an eminent medical practitioner, who himself held many positions of '"'?ST*^ On his father's side the subject *s sketch is a lineal descendant of therspoon, who was born near j Scotland, in 1670, and suffered lug's NewlnePllls Ae best In tho world. k / persecution during the time of the Stu arts. MR. GARY INTERVIEWED. Mr. Gary ?tat?!, when interviewed yesterday aftem-v '?hat he had de cided to appoint, Mr. C$cil Wyche, a graduate of the South Carolina Military Academy, as his private secretary. Mr. Wyche is about 22 years old and is at present teaching school in Newherry. Mr. Gary stated emphatically and unequivocally that under no circum stances would he be a candidate for the long term as senator. It is his inten tion, he said,. to qualify immediately. He Said that he would probably leave for Washington Monday morning to as sume his duties as United States sena tor. All the afternoon a Btream of visitors came to Mr. Gary's rcom at Wright's hotel to extend congratulations. While he showed outward evidences of the strain that he has undergone for the last two weeks, Mr. Gary was in a happy frame of mind and received his callers with consideration and the great est appreciation. Senator LcGrand G. Walker, Mr. Gary's strongest opponent, when seen yesterday afternoon was also in a good humor and while he should have appre ciated greatly the honor of serving South Carolina in the senate of the United States, ho said that the many friends he had made in the contest were a source of great pleasure to him and that they served to compensate him for his efforts and those of his friends in the contest. "I tako the matter aa a philosopher should, that is, laugh and try to grow fat." Mr. Walker was congratulated on all sides yesterday afternoon, as were his friends who stood by him in the race. Mr. Doar, of Georgetown, had moved to make Mr. Gary's election unanimous. This was ruled out of order. Another member arose to make a motion that a committee be sent to bring Mr. Gary in, but the gavel fell and the joint as sembly was dissolved before this could be done. Thus ended an unique fight. The last contested senatorial election in this State was the time that Gen. Wade Hampton was defeated by John L. M. Irby. After that time the selection of a senator was virtually accomplished in the Democratic party primary and the legislature merely confirmed this vote of the people. But there was no op portunity for a primary in the present vacancy. "Republics may be ungrateful," said a legislator last night, "but sometimes they are remorseful for their neglect. I recall that in 1890 one of the Reform movement's appeals was the allegation of injustice to Gen. Mart Gary. Since that time the Gary family has been honored and honored repeatedly. In 1890 Eugene B. Gary was elected lieu tenant governor and subsequently took Gen. Samuel McGowan's place on the supreme court bench. About the same time his brother, Ernest Gary, took the place of Gen. J. B. Kershaw on the circuit bench. John Gary Evans, a cousin, became governor and has thrice been defeated for the United States senate, by Earle, McLaurin and Lati mer. John Gary Watts, another cousin, wa3 assistant adjutant general under Governor Tillman and later became ad jutant general. Frank B. Gary him self has been repeatedly honored by election as speaker of the house and he made a very fine record in that capac ity. He was defeated for governor .by McSweeney and for lieutenant governor by John T. Sloan." In addition to his well known record as a parliamentarian Mr. Gary stands high in fraternal circles, being a past imperial potentate of Oasis Shrine, composed at that time of 600 32nd de gree Masons in the two Carolinas. THE BASEBALL CURVE An Old Timer's Story of the Game That First Saw It. IT WAS USED BY AN AMATEUR According to Thia Old Professional Player, Arthur Cummingt Was the Young Pitcher Who Wai the Origi nator of the In and Out 8hoott. Speaking about tho early history of baseball the other day, an old time professional player sold there were many things not known generally. "There Is, for Instance, the matter of curve pitching. Who pitched the tlrst curved ball? No; don't name any of tho men that won pennants and got $10,000 a year. Tho pioneer wasn't a professional, but an amateur?that hi, he was an amateur until his curves made him famous. "Ills name was Arthur Cummlngs, and he was a New York boy, a tall, thin young fellow with hair as blond as a chorus girl's. HOW he came to discover curve pitching 1 don't know, but It was generally lielleved after ward that ho hit on It by accident. He tried it out for the first time In 1807 in a game between two scrub teoms In Washington. "The famous Excelsior club of New York was theu visiting Washington as the guest of the old National club, ami tho two ployed a series of games on tho old White lot. Toward the end of the sorles some one suggested that the young New Yorkers who had como over with the Excelsiors make up a scrub nine and play a nine of Wosh lngton boys as a sort of comic Inter lude. "The suggestion was adopted, and tho New York nlno consisted of four or five Exeelfllor substitutes and a num. ber ot other young fellows, among them Arthur Cummlngs. Tho Wash Ington nine was made up In the main of players belonging to tho Junior Na tionals, tho t?ack amateur team of Washington. "Camming* was a rising young pitch er, but no one thought that thoro was anything remarkable about him, and tho Junior Nationals prepared to knock him out of tho box. But when the first batsman fanned out the Woshlngto nltttig began to look surprised. " 'It's the darndest thing I ever saw,' said this batsman. 'I struck right ouf at all three ballig and every one ot Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczema Are cured by Chamberlain's Balve. One applica tion relieve* the itching and burning Hcnsation them seemed to Jump aside just us it got uear the plate. One Jumped out ward, another luward, and the third seemed to rise. Maybe I'm beginning to see things.' "It puzzled Jewell, the catcher, too, not to speak of Al Mills, the umpire. Jewell caught all of the balls because It was then the custom for tho catcher to stand far buck and catch on the first bounce, but It made him dizzy. "Tho second batsman of the Junior Nationals went to tho bat und wal loped the nlr three times too. Al Mills came up close to the plate to seo what was wrong. It looked to hlni as If Cummlngs were wild. _ "'Just keep your head there,' ho said to the third batsman, 'und you'll get your base on bulls.' "This third batsmnn had a steady hand, and, sure enough, he got his buso Oil balls. Cummlngs pitched the bull, and It scorned to be coming straight for tho plate, when suddenly, just as It was ten feet or so away, It curved out and missed tho plate by a foot. Mills culled a ball. "The next ball came straight on, but the batsman, hoping to hit It and profit ing by his experience, swung Iiis bat far out. But, instead of curving out like the last one, It seemed to jump. It crossed ttie plate on a level with the batsman's eyes. "That scared him, and he just stood there without making a move until a succession of wild balls sent hlna to first base. The fourth batsman struck out so easily that It was pathetic. "Well, sir, Cummlngs began to get more control over the ball after that first inning, and Mills bad to admit that It wns coming over tho plnte; but, except by accident, not a single Junior National batsmnn could touch It. It jumped; It sank; it wabbled from side to side. Mills rubbed his eyes and won dered how the thing was done. Cum mlngs merely smiled. "In the fifth inning one of tho Na tionals by dumb luck landed on the sphere and drove It Into the next coun ty. There were two men on bases at the time, and tbls home run brought them home. That gave the Nationals tbree runs. So far as I know, they mode no other runs In the whole game. "After It whs all over the whole town buzzed about Cummlngs' queer pitching. As for him, ho wus as silent as tbc grave "'How do you make tho ball curve?' asked n hundred persons. " 'Does it curve?' Cummlngs would say, lunocent-Ilke. "And then he would shut up and bo come a clnm. "When bo got back to New York he was signed by the champion Athletics and became their star pitcher. Other pitchers watched him nnd got on to the trick, but It wus three years before anybody did It as well ns he. During those three years his team kept tho championship. "And that, so far us I know, Is the story of the origin of tho curro ball."? Baltimore Sun. The Funny Part. "Was there anything really humor ous about your show?" "Yes," answered the manager, "the critics said some things about it next day thnt were really f umiy."?Wash ington Stnr. NOTICE -OF County Treasurer. The County Treasurer's Books will be open for collection of State, County and Commutation Road Taxes for Fis cal Year, -1907, at the Treasurer's Office from October 15th., to December 31st., 1907. Those who prefer to do bo can pay in January, 1907, with one per cent addU tional. Those who prefer paying in February, 1908, can do bo with two per cent additional. Those who prefer to pay in March, 1908, to the 15th,, of 8uid month, can do so by paying Boven per cent additional. After said date the Books will close. All persons owning property or pay ing Taxes for others in more than one Township are requested to call for re ceipts in each of the several Townships in v/hich they live. This is important as additional cost and penalty may be attached. Prompt attention will be given to those who wish to pay their Taxes through the mail by check, mon ey order, etc. Persons sending in lists of names to be taken off are urged to send them early as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of Decem ber. The Tax Levy is as follows: State Tax,.41 mills County Ordinury,.3 mills Special County,.1J mills Road Tax,.2 mills School,.3 mills Survey of proposed County of Fairview.0J mills Total,. 14J mills special, schools: Laurens Special No. 11 3 3-4 mills " " No. 1 4 mills No. 2 2 mills No. 3 2 mills No. 4 2 mills No. 5 2 mills No. G 2 mills No. 7 4 mills Youngs Special No. 10 21-2 mills Ora " No. 12 2 mills Fountain Inn" No. 3n 4 mills Dials " No. 1 3 mills No. 3 2 mills No. 5 2 mills " No. 6 2 mills Sullivan " No. 1 3 mills No. 6 21-2 mills No. 7 3 mills Waterloo " No. 14 3 mills No. 1 3 mills " " No. 2 2 mills " " No. 3 2 mills No. 6 2 mills Cross Hill " No. 13 3 mills Cross Hill Sinking fund, 21-4 mills Cross Hill Township High School,. 0 3-1 mills Mountville Special No. IG 21-2 mills Hunter " No. 5 3 mills Sullivan Township R. R. Bonds,.4 mills All able bodied male citizens between the ages of 21 and GO are liable to pay a Poll Tax of $1.00, except old soldiers who are exempt at 50 years. Commutation Road Tax $1.00. in lieu of Road duty. Road Tax to be paid by the 1st., day of March, 1908. Other Taxes to be paid at the time stated above. J. D. MOCK, County Treasurer. Oct. 9 1907?td. BITTERS ANDKIDN y Karllori Header, e medium stio. client ihippor, Iclflutfoi kahl? About tea df? lAlcr lhan B. Jo A full tits Inrr Earllei? VUt Cntihoge. A l^rRO jielder.nd a food ?tiipiicr. By the HUNDRED, THOUSAND or MILLION of the above three favorito varieties. Grown in thoopcn field nr.d will Hand ?evere cold without injury. Let money accompany your order; otherwise plants will bo shipped C. O. P., and you will have to pay WtUprice5To.bn YounK'"Ciy3'lnnd. S. C: BOO for $1.00; 1 to 4.000 at $1.50 per 1.000; 5 to 8.000 at $1.25per 1,000; 9 to 20,000 at $1.00 per l.OOO. Special prices on larger quantities. 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