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FAi ~r~t1andcp IT HAS ThEM 8UESSING. A CURIOUS (REATURE, HALF i %N, HALF FROG. IL It Alleged to Have Come Out of Coinntal Lake and Negroes and Soprrt,ittous Per sans are Much Ditnrbed-Expert OpialonS. Incluing Some by Mr. Bewaz. [News and Courier.] Negroes and superstitious folk are much concerned over the story that a hideous monster, half man and half frog, appeared on the bank of Colonial Lake a few minutes before 12 o'clock Thursday night and ut tered strange and distressing cries. The frog-man, as it has been dobbed, came out of the waters of Colonial Lake and remained on land proba bly a half hour before plunging again beneath the rippling wavelets. A fairly good view of the repulsive creature was obtained by William Harper, a colored truck driver and J H Thompson, a carpenter who lives on Smith street. There were others who could have enjoyed the pleas ure of a close inspection of the frog man had they not excused them selves and gone away hurriedly when the saurian, or whatever you may choose to call it, crawled out of the lake. "I was sitting on a bench on thb east side of the lake," said Mr. Thompson yesterday to a Reporter for The Courier, "when I heard a mighty splashing in the water and a noise that sounded like this: Oough! o-o-o ugh! o-o o ugh-how w! I wasnt' secured exactly, but I be gan to perspire. I watched the thing a while, altough I was pre pared at any moment to. go some where else. Finally, to my great surprise and-er- -regret, the monster came ashore and laid down with another long o o-o ugh! It was too horrible looking to describe. The head resembled that of a huge frog, the wide, protruding eyes burning with a lurid light. It had arms and shoulders like a man, but the body tapered down like a serpent's. It was covered with large, greenish scales, and I should say it was at least eight feet long from head to tail. Its mouth was filled with crooked fangs, which it snapped to gether with a vicious click. I do not like to remain oat late at night -so I started for home soon after the thing came ashore. I can't imagine what it is, where it came from, or whether it will ever show up again. But I'm entirely satisfied with the little knowledge I have of it. 1 wish now I'd never seen it. I'm afraid it's going to trespass on my dreams," "Boss, I eayn't give you no par ticlers about dot frog man," said Harper, the colored truck driver, to a Reporter for Tbe News and Cou rier. "I didn't wait for no particlers. I was des sittin' and coolin' myself at Colonial Lake Thursday night, when I heard a mighty thrashing in de water. What in de debbil is dat, .sez'I to myself. My heart began to confabulate with mo' than its nsual swiftness, when suddenly de horri blest lookmn' eriter I ever seen lunged out of de water and de nex' thing I knew I waz runnin.' Down Broad street I went a clippin', and I didn't have sense enough to stop unotil I collided wid de old Postoffice build inig. 1 thought I wuz both killed and injured, but when I got more calmer I realized that, while I wuz .safe, it wuzn't necessary for me to go to Colonial Lake no more. Yas, sir, dat's all I kno' about dat owda *cious criter. See dis bruise on my head? I got dat when I tried to run over de oldl Postoffice building." Scientists are ever interested in these infrequent visitations to va rious seaports in divers parts of the world of monsters from the deep that defy classification and offer the . widest latitude for speculation and imagination. Natura1ly, the frog man of Colonial Lake will come in for a share of local interest of the speculative sort. What is its mis sion e A Charleston man, whose knowledge is of sufficient scope to enable him to diseuss the Colonial Lake mystery from the view point of a scientist, was seen by a Reporter for The News and Courier. After listening to a description of the frog-man he said: "It is probably a megalosaaria" "What is a mnegalosauria?" asked the reporter, respect fully. "A megalosauria is a sub order of denosauriarn rept iles" he' rpidc, "having the brain case unos-iiu~d in rout and no ossified alisphenoids. .t has a short abdomen and an exter al chin. It also has deciduous Icales which indicate that it is akin .o the family of symbranchiate fishes. 'he megalosauria is almost extinct, ilthough, according to science, it was very common in these waters forty two million years ago." Not being wholly convinced that the frog-man was a melalosauria, the reporter sought Mr. Nathan Beeswax and ased for an expr ession of opinion from him. "Megalosauria! Bah!" exclaimed Mr. Beeswax, contemptuously. "Lis ten to me. This frog-man is notbing more nor less than a chilliandae, which is of the genus basommoto phorous gastradods. Now hold that down if you have to choke it, and I'll tell you something about it. It has a bulimiform shell and a moveable lip that continues without interruption from the nose. These are the main characteristics of the chillinidea and they fit the frog-man exactly. No, it is not dangerous, but I don't think it will be given an ovation in Charles ton." The colored folks were excitedly discussing the frog man yester day and Colonial Lake, as the place of resorts has ceased to attracl them. NEGRO INSANITY. Th!s Disease on the Rapid Increase-Thf caune Is attributed to Fxpobure, Liquor and Drugs. [Charleston Cor. New York Sun] Physicians in this State are greatl3 concerned over what they believe to bE the alarming increase of insanity among negroes. Years ago this dis ease was almost unknown to th4 colored population, but it appears tc be spreading. According to esti mation made by Dr. Babcock, super intendent of the State Lunatic Asy lam, this condition now is wors( than ever before. Many reasons are assigned, bu it is. the opinion of leading physi cians that the common use or drugs and bad whiskey .is in a large meas are responsible. Ten years agc the siicide of a negro was suel a occurance that it attracted univer sal attention. Nowadays such ai occurance is unnoticed. There are probably more insane ne groes in the State institution at Co lumbia than at any other time in iti hisiory. They are sent in from al sections of South Carolina, the ma jority going from towns and cities In Charleston crazy negroes are picked up almost every day, ani while many of them are released after a term in the hospital, a con siderable number develop such vio lent symptoms that it is found ne cessary to ship them to Columbia It is seldom that the asylum negroes are cured, .and many of them diet after violent suffering. The Stat4 authorities give the colored peopl4 the most humane treatment, yet il does not seem possible wholly to re store their minds. One of the oldest physiciani of Charleston told The Sun corres pondent recently that in the days o: slavery it. was uncommon to find ar insane negro. The spread of th4 disease he attributes to rough living liquor and drugs. Along the coasl the negroes are addicted to the use of opiates, cocane being the drug which is most commonly used Among the thousands of vicious ne gross who work in the rock fields opium is a popular drug, and almosi any form of "hop" is relished. Th left arm of a black prisoner, cap tured recently, was fearfully lacer ated by continued jebs from a hyper drmic syringe. The bad liquor is sold in the blind tigers. The police here be lieve that Bill Simmons, a negrc who killed his wife and then at tempted suicide several days ago, was a victim to cocane. He had been using the drug steadily for days, and wbile under its influence he drank a pint of corn whiskey, which made him a maniac for the time being. Usually, when a crime of this kind is committed the first impulse of the negro is to escape. Simmorns did not move. He turned the pistol to his own head and fired and was still rying to put bullets in his body when the~ weapon was seized by by - sta.ders TO GO 100 MILEs AN IioURH. (Fran ttu Nt. Yeoutnzk RTi w) Tryi, au.h pAiir.a 22-n (Fiirv or ri the t- Ymy Tine ) tionize the railway transportation of the world is being built at the Gene ral Electric Works here. It is soon to be tried in Illinois, where the track is almost completed. The en gineers estimate that the train will make 90 to 100 n.iles an hour. If successful, the experiment means eventually a trip from Boston to New York in about two hours. The aver age time at present is about six. Chicago would be reached from New York in ten hours. The scheme has received the approval of the ablest electricians and railroad men in the country. The line is about 150 miles long, and is remarkable for solidity and strength. As far as possible grades have been eliminated. Electricity will be the motive power and the third rail system will be used. A train of three cars has been built for the first trials. The train will be equipped with twelve motors of 120 horse power each. Instead of the high speed increasing the danger, it is claimed that the train will be safer and run less risk of leaving the rails than an ordinary street car. The theory held by Prof. Thomp son and other eminent electricians is that the train is practically electri cally welded to the track and cannot leave it while the power is on. The successful operation of this line will probably he followed by the building of similar lines between all the great cities on the continent. ILLITERACY IN THIS COUNTRY. More People Who Cannot Read and Write LIVe In Rural Districts than in the Cities. - The census office has issued a pre liminary report on illiteracy among men of voting age in city and coun try districts in the census year 1900. The report includes under the term "illiterate" those who can neither read nor write and also a small num ber who can read, but cannot write. In the United States as a whole, ex cluding Alaska and Hawaii, the male population at least 21 years of age and ]iving in cities having at least 25,000 inhabitants was 5,885,644, of whom 339,223, or 6 per, cent. were reported illiterate. In the rest of the countr3 the number of men of voting age was 15,248,655, of whom 1,949,247, or 13 per cent. were re ported as illiterate. These figures indicate that illiteracy among adult males is less than half as prevalent in the large cities as it is in the rest of the United States. The difference, the report says, is due largely to the fact that the urban population of the country is massed in the Northern and Western States. and illiteracy is less - frequent there than in other parts of the county. The report says: "As the difference between the large cities and the rest of the coun try in the Northern States is affected by the presence in the cities of large numbers of illiterate immigrants, so in the Southern States the same dif ference may be affected by the pres ence of the negro population. "Among the nat.ive whites the dif ferences between the population of large cities in the North and in the South. in the matter of illiteracy are comparatively slight, but in the smaller cities and rural districts of STOPS PAIN Athens, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1901. Ever since the first appearance of my menses they were very irregular and i back,stom ach and legs, ith terrible During the past monthehav doeen. taking Wine of Cardui and Thedford's Black-Draught, and I passe d the month ly period without pain for the first time in years. NA&NrE DAvis. What is life worth to a woman suffer ing like Nannie Davis suffered?Ye there are women in thousands of homes to-day who are bearing those terrible menstrual pains in silence. If you are one of these we want to say that this same WINEO'CARDUl will bring you permanent relief. Con sole yourself with the knowledge that 1,000,000 women have been completely cured by Wine of Card ui. These wom en suffered from leucorrhoea, irregular menses, headache, backache, and bearing down pains. Wine of Cardui will stop all these aches and pains for you. Purchase a $1.00 bottle of Wine of Cardui to-day and take It in the privacy of your home. Frdcenltrtr dde,giving symp- I ooas.~ b <~iii Auiso , lhat:et. 2 a;,. the South a considerable per cent of the adult population have not ac quired the elements of book etduca tion." To Abolish Kissig. [Spartanburg Journal.] It is reported that one of the great eastern railroads is to abolish the custom of kissing goodbye at its depots. The musty, fussy officials claim that the time table is deranged, trains are delayed and traiu service demoralized by the awful practice. Well, what of it? Let it be known once for all that kissing is beyond and above train schedules and such unimportant matters, and that not an order of a railroad company or dinance or an act of congress can have any effect whatever upon it. Nothing short of direct intervention of Providence can or will affect the ancient and honorable custom of kissing one's relatives, friends or sweethearts goodbye at a railroad depot. GREAT HOLE IN A MOUNTAIN. Said to be Ten Miles Long, 3,000 Feet Wide and Too Deep to Measure. Austin, Tex., Aug. 26.-Henry Trovos, formerly of Austin, but now living at San Nicholas, Mexico, gives an account of a remarkable occur rence a few days ago near that place in a letter received here today. He says that,a crevasse, about ten miles long and more than 300 feet wide, suddenly appeared in the side of a mountain near San Nicholas, causing the greatest alarm among the people of that section. One person fell into the crevasse and was killed, and n number of others received serious injuries. The opening is of unfath omable depth. The government has appointed a commission oa ecientists to investigate the matter. Mother's Friend. A Promoter of Health. Mother's Friend puts comfort and ease in a married woman's back and limbs. She applies it externaly-no dosing and swallowing of nasty drugs-no internal treatment at all. This linimet strengthens, invigorates, toughens and fresh Lesm elasticity, makes the tn dons supple and stimulates the sinews. It is intended solely for expectant n.others. If ap plied regularly throughout the -~ whole period of pregnancy, I morning sickness I is escaped. It is s o oth in g, and quiets the nerves. -.&:j R. Labor is Quickly S~ and almocst pain- ''"~" eathy babe are- borni ur;er' the condition! wrought by Mother's Friend, and the mother:~ strength soon rallies. Women who dlread the para mount issue are ignorant of the mean~s thaLt art and science do give toward assisting niatuire, in this event v-here the mother's life is of eqiual importance All reible drgits h.ave Iot.her's Friend, An wthy book isM1rterhood" will be sent free ou application to THE 3EADFKLI) ?EGCULTOR CO., ATLASTA, GA. -THE NtioilaI Ball~ of NevheITY S 0 (ESTABLISHED IN I871.) Capital-----..-----$150,000.00 Surplus and Profits - 96,865.88 General banking business or ansacted with promptness. Special attention to collections. Correspondence solicited. .Savings Departmenlt. Deposits allowed interest at~ tbe rate of 4 per cent per annum froma date of deposit. Interest payable January lst and July 1st of each year. M. A. CARLISLE, P-:est. T. .S DUNCAN, Cas bier. J W. M. SIMMONS. A M.O' SEABOARD Air Line Railway. NORTH : EAST : SOUTH :W EST TWO DAILY PULLMAN VESTIBUTLED LIMITED TRAINS. -FAST LOCAL TiRAINs First Class Dining Car Service. The Best Rates and Route to All Eastern Cities via Richmond and Washington, or via Norf~olk and Steamers; also to Atlanta and Points South and South-West, and to Savannab, Ga., and All Points in Florida and Cuba. Positively the Shortest Line Between the NORTH and 80UTH. For detailed informattion., Rates, Schedules, Palliman Reserva tions, &c., apply to any Agent of the SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY or J J. PULLER, Tray. Pass Agt., Columrbia, S. C C. B. Walworth, A.G. P.A, Savannab, Ga. WO ID 6f l SET FEE to Dr woo ers ofmrhre PAINLESS opum laudanumu, cneopiske, ac MIUPneli or whiske, ao large book of pair ticulars on home or r usanatorium treat ment. Address, B. AND M. WOOLLEY CO., Whike Cure l4 NPyor re, Atlanta, Georgia. ARE YOU WISE A suation there is no remedy to e a0nea and a sure way tc Throat in order I and insure health take half a glassf, it a teaspoonful o: Mexic and with this gargle the Then bathe the oitside of ti ;nent and after doing this no around the neck. It is a 25c., soc. am IT MAY BE YOU ' can Mustang LiUnment and RAI TH U'] ep TR AQ 3.n... ae ab NOR TH, LC between New Tewft a CSnetammet ad 94e Ashevasse. Nw ea s ad V3 s. and aash. e 3meellent *eviee and eset esth @seelAaa EmpestA.ea. .....d.u.t.. &. UeAsUWZOKes.e Ms a. W. uvarT, '' LAHO A Are bpst reac b the Co on runs two trains day fror M witho tu change. hese sig direct' or make close nnec for aI parts of Texas, 0 aho and I pdian Territory. * ' FT. WORT GATESVIL LE If you want to fin a od homne in Texas, where bi crops are raised and where pe le prosper. writ.e for a copy of ou handsome bookiets, "Homhes in e South west" and "Through T xas with a Camera."' Sent free to any bdy who is anxious to bet rbhis 4 02 Interest paid on deposits in the Saving Department at the rate of 4 per cen per anbunm from date of deposit at Tie Conllercial Bal OF NEWB3ERRY, S. (C. CAPITAL - - $50,000 01 We transact a general Baniking bus aess and solicit the accoun's of indi .'iduals, firms and corporations. 3EO. WV. SUMMER. L. W. PLOYI EO. 8. MOWER. P. C. SMITH. X. J. GIBSON. W. H. HUNT. JNO. M, KINARD, Preident ). B. MAYER, Z. F. WRIGH'IT, Vice-President. CashIer ;t many people stuTtet throur:. ignor-F They don't know that for all inflam iual 7zexican Mustang Liniment. .O syway treat a case of Sore o kill disease germs y throat action is to ull of water put into an Mustang iniment throat at frequent intervals. ie throat thoroughly with the lini r some on a soft c aoth nd wrap IITIVE CURE. dd $1.00 a bottle. ong been troubled with a running ulcer. Treat it at once with Mexl ou can depend upon a speedy cure: H ER N LWAY AT NIGHWArT I AND "TRAWL saepal Gesm.neesRa Eeak aMd Pleas.e 1ST and W EST. ~i.ha..d. U..etea.wi re.e e..11 Thueugh T.st.e. E.ew D.tes to Ch.ulestea .e t..ee..t.te ..d West hadla.. e .l R.eeue .ew e. ae .t W .. . A IS,dgg I, in. ~n.Pin~ es,e. 5. C. DUAst, L ssesse, em. - AN IlNQIAN TER. mph' to Texas - s ei er areach' PSI - LI e HREVf PoR wAc L.UFKIN P N. 3. BAIRD, T. P. A., - ATLANTA, GA. E. W. LaBEAUE, 6.7P. & T. A., ST. LOUI1S, 30. h - e ScBEDULE IN EFFECT AFTER JUFE 2, . Daily--Except Sunday. ILv Glenn Spriags..................... 900 a mi Roebuck........ .......................45 a i Ar spartanburg.......................... 10 00 a B Lv spartanburg.... .......................... 34 p r' t. Roebuck............................. 4 0 p na~ Ar Glenn Spring ........... ... 4! T HOUSANDS SAVED BY S08. INC'S N[ IlSCOY[HY This wonderful medicine posi tively cures Consumption, Coughs 3 Colds, Bronchitis. Asthma, Pneu- ti monia, Hay Fever, Pleurisy, f.a- ei Grippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat,U - Croup and Whooping Cough-. F Every bottle guaranteed. N'o Cur"e. No Pay. Price 500. & $1. c Trial bottle free. w o. (E istern Standa Southbcund. rtiLbound Schedule in Effect August 26th 1901 STATIONS. 8 40 am Lv Atlanta (s.A.L) Ar. 8 50 pm 10 50 am Athens 6 19 pm 11 55 am Elberton 5 17 pm 12 56 pm Abbeville 4 05 pm 1 22 pm Greenwood 3 35 pm 2 15pm Ar Clinton (Din'r) Ly. 2 45 pm (C.&W.C.) 10 00 am Lv Glenn Springs Ar 4 00 pm 12 16 pm Spartanburg 8 30 pm 12 22 pm Greenville 8 26 pm (Harris Springs) 1 12 pm Waterloo 2 35 Pm 1 42 tn. Ar Laurens (Din'r) Lv 2 (7 pm 22 53 52 85 )aily Frt .Dly Ft - Ex Sun. Ex lun A.m. P.M. PM. A.M 6 00 202 Lv Laurens Ar 150 500 6 1'J 2 07 " Parks Ar 1 42 4 50 6 40 222 ..Clinton.. 130 4 30 658 284 Goldville 117 851 7 08 243 ..Kinard.. 110 8 40 717 2 49 ...Gary... 105 3 31 7 26 2 54 .... lapa.. 100 3 22 800 310 Newberry 1240 300 8 2) 3 24 Prosperity 1282 2 22 842 334 ....Slighs.... 1223 202 855 339 [.t Mountain 12 19 1 56 AM. 9 15 3 61 ...Chapin... 1209 1 39 9 24 3 57 Hilton 1202 129 9 29 4 01 White ROCk 11 9 124 937 407 Ballentine 1154 115 9 52 417 .....Irmo ... 1146 100 :10 02 423 ..LeapharL. 1140 J248 10 30 4 45 ArOolumbiaLv1120 '2 30 p o am 4 55 LvColumbia (A.0.L.)Ar 11 10 6 20 Sumter 9 50 9 20 Ar Charleston Lv 7 00 TrainR 53 and 52 arrive and depart from iew union depot. Trains 22 and 85 from A. C. L. freight depot, West Gcrvais street. For Rates, Time Tables, or further Informa ion call on any Agent, or write to W. G. CHILDS, T. M. EMERSON, President. Traffic Managr. 1. F. LIVINGSTON, H. M. EMRR8ON, Sot. Agt. t4en'1 Frt. & Pass Agt. 'olum bla. S. C. Wilmington. 1. (I ATLANTIC COAST LINE! CONDENSEI) SCHE1%T7LF. WILMIIGTON, N. C., 'uly 2!s', 19 2 rhrough Trains Charleston to Gr.enville. N o. .r. No. 53. 7.00 am.....Lv.. Charleston, S. C......Ar 9.20 pm 8.35 am.....Lv..... Lanee....................Ar 6.20 pm 9.50 am.....Lv.....sumter..................Ar 4 55 pm 11.10 am..... sr........Columbia...........Lv 3.45 pm L2.29 am.....Ar..... Prosperity.......... Lv 2.24 pm 12.42 pm.....Ar........Newberry..........Lv 2.!0 pm 1.25 pm.....r........Clinton..........Lv 1.25 pm 1.47 pm.....Ar........Laurens...........Lv 2.10 pm 3.25 pm.....Ar.......Greenville.........Lv 12.22-pm 3.30 rm.....Ar.....Spartanburg ........Lv 12.15 pm FROM COLUMBIA. 8. C. o. 53 Arrive Sumter 6.15 p m; aeorgetown )aily 9.15 p m; Florence 7.50 p a ; Darlhngton 4.55 S.15 p n:; Hortsville 9.80 p n'; Bennetta PM ville 9.37 p m; fibson 6.O p m;Fayette ville :0.25 p m; Wi'mington 11.25 p n ; Rocky Mount 12.45 an; Weldoi 1.50am; Petersburg 3. 6 a n ; giohmond 4.12 am; W .hington 7.54 am; New York 153 pm. 1 .) Arrie mu,. ter 8.2) au ; Florence 9.85 )aily am; Darlington 1U.30 am; Cheraw 11.45 6.51 w m ; Wadesboro 250 pm; Hartsville A Si 1.70 am; N arion 10.53 aar; Wilmington 1.40 pa ; irayetteville 12-35 pm; Rocky t rcburg 6.44 pm; Richmond 7.45 pm Washington 1.40 pm; New York 7.14 am u'man Sleeping Cars New York to Tampa ullman Dining Cara New York to Savannah. For rates, schedules, etc , write W. J.~ C.aig. Gen. Pass. Ast., Wilmington T. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager, Wilming ,on N C H. Mi. Et erson, Asb't TrafEc Manager, WiI r mgton, N. C. Th1'sOn 8111 Wc8I61108a'olil8 RFv CO &ugusta and Asheville Short Line schednle In Effect July 6, 1902. A-ve Augusta..........4 1Oa m 2556p m i n lve Greenwood......12 44 pm ........ Anderson .................. 710Op in Laurens.............. 1 45 pm 10 30a m Waterloo (H. 8.)... 1 12 p mn ......... Greenville.......1222 pm 9 30am Glenn Springs...4 45 pm ......... spartanburg...... 3380p m 9 00a m saluda.............33 pm ......... Hendersonville..603 p m ......... Ashewille.... .....7 1 p .... ... eave Asheville.........7 5pm m . Spartanburg ........12 0I1 330p Glenn Sprirag...10 00am m . Greenville ,...... 12 15pm 14p Laurens.....,...... 205pm 63p rrive Waterloo (H.8.)... 2 33pm m.. Greenwood.........2&pm 7m p eave Anderson ................ SAugusta........... 52rm 115a r.ave Comun bla............ Newberry........... Clinton ... .1.5.. Arrive Greenvillo..... spartanburg.... Newberry306 pma S Colu- bi...........7.430pm (~oneci(rs fom ewb' r v 7 (lmbam T. M. inc~ Tamc1M20 per In Efec Jun88 p01 eve en ASprn....a10a0am SpartanNo.r12 ......... No21 pm. 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