Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. Mr. W. W. Simpson, of Woodruff, h?.s declined the appointment on the dispensary commission. In his place G>v. Ansel has appointed Mr. B. F. Arthur, of Union. Mr. N. C. Poe, of Greeville, also declined and Mr. Avery P&tton, of Greenville, was appointed in his stead. Benny Moultsby, 16 years old, of Marlboro county, was seriously in? jured Tuesday by the explosion of a hag of powder.- He was weighing out the powder in his uncle's store and smoking a cigarette at the same time. Three infant children were humed to death in Union county Saturday and Sunday. They were the chil? dren of Mrs. Jennie Shular, Mr. B. F. Pringler and Mr. Tom Carter. On Sunday night George McCor? mick, colored, of Aiken county, shot and killed his wife and fatally wound? ed his" wife's mother. The new county board of control for Lee county is composed of the following: Walter S. James, Dwight L. Shaw and J. W. Hill. Mr. J. D. Leslie, of York county, has been reappointed by the governor as agent for the Catawba Indians for the* year 1907. The appropriation given the tribe this year was the us? ual $1,500, although an effort was made by several to increase the amount as well as the amount for the Indian school fund, which is $300. The attempts were not successful, however. T. S. Travis, the young white man who forged Southern Express money orders in Columbia last December, was convicted Wednesday and sent to the chaingang for five years. The Charleston bucket shop dealers are getting ready to carry the anti bucket shop law into the courts. John D. Lake, of Union, who was employed in Powell's wood yard, Co? lumbia, was instantly killed Wednes? day by an electric shock. received when he turned on the incandescent light. Sam J. Rogers, principal of the Boykin school' in Marlboro county, has been indicted by' Mrs Lawrence D. Stubbs for assault of a high and aggravated nature, on account of a severe whipp:ing administered to Mrs. Stubbs' son. William P. Little, who killed Clar? ence Daniels in Columbia last April, was acquitted Thursday. J. Duncan Adams has been re-ap? pointed United States marshal for South Carolina. Mayor Ja- ?es C. Thompson, of Wal? halla, died Thursday after two weeks illness. ? Hunting for Trouble. VT've lived In California 20 years, and am still hunting for trouble in ? the way of burns, sores, wounds, boils, cuts, sprains, or a case of piles that Bucklen's Arnica Salve won't quickly cure," writes Charles Walters, of Al leghany, Sierra county. No use hunt? ing, Mr. Walters; it cures every case. Guaranteed. Sibert's Drug Store. 25c. John McMahan, better known as "Spartanburg John," formerly of the American; "and Southern Baseball league, is at the head of a movement to establish a league composed of the towns of Spartanburg, Greenville, An deson, Charlotte, Salisbury and Spen? cer, the last two North Carolina towns to furnish one team. He has met with much encouragement in Spartanburg, and will visit the other cities named j in a few days for the purpose of cre? ating interest in a league. Neighbors Got Fooled. *"I was .literally coughing myself to death, and had become too weak to leave my bed; and neighbors pre dieted that I would never leave it alive; but the got fooled, for thanks be to God, I was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery. It took just four $1 bottles to completely cure the cough and restore me to good sound health," writes Mrs. Eva Un capher, of Grovertown, Stark county, Ind. This King of cough and cold cures, and healer of throat and lungs, is guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Rather than be brought to Ander? son and face the serious charge of bigamy, Albert Fletcher, a young white man, jumped from the car window of a F?lue Ridge train Tues? day afternoon as the train was pass? ing over the high trestle of Three and-Twenty creek. The prisoner was handcuffed, but landed safely on the faraway ground and made good his escape. *A prominent manufacturer, Wm. A. Fretwell, of Lucarna, X. C., relates a mose remarkable experinece. He says: "After taking less than three bottles of Electric Bitters, I feel like one rising from the grave. My* trou? ble is Bright's disease, in the diabetes stage. I fully believe Eel oe* Bit? ters will cure me permanently, for it has already stopped the liver and bladder complications which have troubled me for years." Guaranteed at Sibert's Drug Store. Price only 50 cents. The first thing a woman thinks she has to' do when she is getting into so? ciety is to go away somewhere for her health. GREAT STEAMER WRECKED AT ENTRANCE TO ROTTERDAM HARBOR. One Hundred and Sixty Persons Drowned in Sight of Land-Steam? er Berlin Strikes Sand Bar in a Tremendous Storm. Rotterdam, Netherlands, Feb. 21. -The great Eastern Railway steam? er, Berlin, bound from Harwich, En? gland, to Rotterdam was wrecked on a sand bank outside the harbor early today. The total loss of life is esti? mated to have been not less than 141. Assistance was impossible on account of the tremendous seas, and- every soul aboard the ship is believed to I have perished. The wreck occurred on a dangerous shoal, and the heavy seas prevented the life boat going to her aid: Help from the land was cut off by the high waters. Several Americans are reported to have been aboard. The Berlin left Harwich at 10 o cl ck last night, carrying the mail, 91 passengers and a crew of 50. The passenger lists were destroyed with the vessel. One Hundred and Sixty. London, Feb. 21.-The Exchange Telegraph company announces that it is officially informed that 160 persons, passengers and crew, of the Berlin, were drowned off Rotterdam this morning. How the Wreck Happened. Rotterdam, Feb. 21.-The exact point at which the disaster occurred is just off the'Hook of Holland, at the entrance to the Estuary. The nar? rowness of the entrance to the water? way and the fearful southwest gale which was blowing were the primary causes of the wreck. Captain Precisas of the Berlin evi? dently miscalculated the full force of the gale and. as the engines were moving slowly, the storm literally b?ow the vessel on to the bank. Al? most immediately after she struck the steamer crashed into a jett3", then swung out again and broke in two. The forepart sank while passengers and crew gathered on the floating afterpart. Heroic, but unsuccessful, efforts were made by tugs and life beats to reach the steamer, before the afterpart completely pounded to pieces and finally went down. The passengers apparently were on deck. Ten Saved. London, Feb. 22.-The Central News announces that ten persons were saved from the wreck of the steamer off the Hook of Holland. Neglected Colds Threaten Life. (From the Chicago Tribune.) ; *" ' Don't trifle with a cold,' is good advice for prudent men and women. It may be vital in the case of a child. Proper food, good vetilation, and dry, warm clothing are the proper safe? guards. If they are maintained through the changeable weather of ?.utumn, winter and spring, the chances of a surprise from ordinary colds will be slight But the ordinary light cold will become severe if neg? lected, and a well established, ripe cold is to the germs of diphtheria what honey is to the bee. The great? est menace to the child life at this season of the year is the neglected cold." Whether it is a child or adult, j the cold, slight or severe, the very ; best treatment that can be adopted ! is to give Chamberlain's . Cough Rem? edy. It is safe and sure. The great popularity and immense sale of this preparation has been attained by its remarkable cures of this ailment. A cold never Jesuits in pneumonia when it is given. For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. OLDEST TAR HEEL. Federic Messer, Who Was 114 Years of Age, Dies at His Home Near Waynesville, N. C. Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 20.-Federic Messer, the South's oldest citizen, famous as a hunter and trapper be? fore civilization blazed a trail across the Blue Ridge mountains, is dead at his home in Haywood county at the age of 114 years, six months and five days. Messer was born Aug. 12, 1792. in Lincoln county, and in early life.when western North Carolina was an unex? plored wilderness, peopled by the Cherokees, he located in the moun? tains 21 miles from what is now Waynesville, the county of Haywood, there pursuing his wild vocation of hunting and trapping. He was hale ! and vigorous up to within a few i months of his death, frequently walk? ing- to Waynesville to attend the county court, and once every year, on his birthday, swimming the Pigeon river, which runs by his mountain Home. He marired a woman of Wil? mington, this State, who bore him nine children and lived to the age of S4. But one child, now a woman 90 years old. survives him. His age is established by authentic records. He used tobacco and the corn whis? key of the mountains in moderation all his life and attributed his great age to the fact that most of his sleep? ing and waking hours were sp<-nt out of doors. . A Valuable Lesson. *"Six years ago I learned a valuable lesson." writes John Pleasant, of Magnolia. Ind. "I then begun taking Dr. King's New Life Pills, and the longer I take them the better I find them." They please everybody. Guar? anteed at Sibert's Drug Store. 25c. THE CITY SCHOOLS. Some Statistics Showing the Rapid Increase in Attendance. Superintendent S. H. Edmunds re? ports a total enrollment in the white schools of 799: 437 boys and 362 girls. Three years ago this week the High School building was used for the firs time. On the 5th of March, 1904, ex elusive of the factory school, in which there was an enrollment of 36 there was in the two buildings en en rollment of 596 pupils. In the High School building there were 161 pupils in the High School proper there were 78. Up to date this year there is a total enrollment in the two buildings o 799; in the High School building, 306 ki the High School proper, 147. In crease in the two buildings in three years of 203; increase in High School building of 145; increase in High School proper of 69. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Fa? vorite. ?"We prefer Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to any other for our chil? dren," says Mr. L. J. "Woodbury, of Twining, Mich. "It has also done the work for us in hard colds ?nd croup, and we take pleasure in recommend? ing it." For sale by DeLorme's Phar? macy. DEFAULTIXG DISPENSERS. Dispensary Commission Will Enter Suit on Bonds of all Dispensers Who Were Short. Columbia, Feb. 22.-In checking up the affairs of the State dispensary, the commission to wind up its affairs have discovered already where the State has lost $18,000 by shortages of dispensers, and the commission will make an effort to collect this amount in the courts as the bonds of the de? faulting dispensers are said to be good for the amounts entered against them on the profit and loss account. *A liquid cold relief with a laxative principle which drives out the cold through a copious action of the bow? els, and a healing principle which lingers in the throat and stops the cough-that is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Safe and sure in its action; pleasant to take; and conforms to national pure food and drug law. Contains no opiates. Sold by drug? gists. CALHOUN'S MONUMENT. Governor Ansel Has Appointed Four Commissioners. Columbia, Feb. 19.-Governor An? sel today appointed the members of the commission which will have charge of the erection of a statue of i John C. Calhoun in the Statuary hall at the national capitol. The commissioners are Senator W. L. Mauldin, of Greenville, chairman of the senate's finance committee; Representative J. A. Banks, of Or: angeburg, chairman of the house committee on ways and means; Mrs. R. Moultrie Bratton, of Yorkville, State regent of the Daughters of tne American Revolution, and Miss Mar? garet Gist, of Yorkville, historian of King's Mountain chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. This commission has an appropria? tion of $10,000 wherewith to pay its incidental expenses and secure pro? duction of a capable sculptor of such an effigy of the great nullifier, in mar? ble or bronze, as will reflect credit upon the State. Skin Disease of 20 Years Standing Cured. *I want you to know how much Chamberlain's Salve has done for me. It has cured my face of a skin dis? ease of almost 20 years' standing. I have been treated by several as smart physicians as we have in this country and they did me no good, tut two boxes of this salve has cured me. Mrs. Fannie Griffin, Troy, Ala. Cham? berlain's Salve is for sale by De? Lorme's Pharmacy. _ LICENSE IN CHARLESTON. County Board of Control Grants Li? cense to Two Concerns to Sell Beer. Charleston, Feb. 22.-At a meeting of the board of control this after? noon permits to engage in the bot? tling and sale of beer were granted to the Germania brewery and Schilt': bot? tling plants. The agents paid $500 for the privilege of selling on the basis of less than ten barrels per day and they gave bond of $3,000 each for faithful observance of the law. What to Do When Bilious. *The right thing to do when you , feel bilious is to take a dose of Cham- J berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, j They will cleanse the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Try it. Price, 25 cents. Sample free at De? Lorme's Pharmacy. The nicest thing about a woman is the way she believes a man when he isn't to be believed. ?Willie wailed and Winnie wheez? ed, while wintry winds whined weird? ly. Willie wriggled while Winnie \vh<->*-'Z<'d wretchedly Wisdom whis pers, winter winds work wheezes. Wheifefore we write: "Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup." Nothing else SM good. Sold by druggists. The woman who wants to wear a three-story hat in the theatre wants to go bareheaded in a snowstorm. TALKS ON ADVERTISING. If a good customer enters a store, why will the proprietor rush forward and insist upon doing the selling him? self? Does he not feel that he is more competent or better qualified to talk up his goods than the clerk in his employ? He certainly does. Why, then, does he not meet all his custo? mers and do all the selling himself? simply because he can't. But along comes the. newspaper man with his sign hanging out, "For Sale-A Chance to Talk," and the proprietor who buys space is given the opportunity to talk to the whole world about his goods, in his own way, in his own words, just as 11 insists upon doing when import? ant cutomers enter his store. What is physically impossible for him to do in person becomes easy in a news? paper ad. This same merchant has often told his friends that he is not afraid to meet catalogue house competition. Chicago department store competi? tion or any other competition if the customers will only give him a chance. What he means to say is that if every intending purchaser would come into his store before buying, he feels confident of landing the sale by his ability to show that his goods are a better bargain than those offered by any other competitor. In many cases this is undoubtedly true, but the trouble is the fool customer is likely to go about his business and buy where he pleases without hunting up all the merchants who would like a chance to talk to him. Here it is again, that the newspaper man comes along with his sign. "For Sale-A Chance to Talk," and the merchant who buys space is able to reach the ears of the whole community with his argument without even knowing what man or how many in a thousand are thinking about buying. The chance to talk, the getting to him with the argument and the picture is what does the business for *the catalogue house, without any goods even being in sight. How often has a woman entered a dry goods store for a spool of thread and become attracted to a pretty dress pattern which eventually created the need of a new dress! Hov/ com? mon it is for men to buy things they see in a store when they did not even know that they needed them before they saw them! What do you sup? pose people did for breakfast foods 20 years ago, before the easy milllions in the newspaper man's chance to talk were discovered? The display of the goods in the window or on the shelves created a new demand in the single customer. The description and the ar? gument in an advertiser's talk creat? ed a new and unheard-of demanJ among millions. ; it is with advertising, which has now become the largest single indus? try in the commercial world. The ad? vertiser buys a chance to talk and the newspapers bring himian audience of more thousands than he ever saw be? fore, and of more attentiveness than any lecturer was ever favored. For instance let a newspaper carrier boy miss a subscriber for a single copy and what a kick is raised. Would that same subscriber make half the fuss if he missed the sermon on Sun? day morning ? He has paid for the privilege of reading his paper and he wants it. The newspaper habit has become confirmed among the Ameri? can people until hundreds of thous? ands never read anything else. With an audience many times greater than that of all the preachers in a town together, and so attentive that not one can be shut out without a row, is it any wonder that the newspaper man's chance to talk has brought colossal fortunes to the big stores which have bought the chance and used it. The countless millions which have come to general advertisers have merely demonstrated the value of such a chance to talk to the merchant/ who is not afraid to talk.-Marshall? town (Iowa) Times-Republican. .Use a little Kodol after your meals and it will be found to afford a prompt and efficient relief. Kodol nearly approximates the digestive juices. It digests what you eat. It is sold on a guaranteed relief plan. Sold here by druggists. John S. Duss, bandmaster, was a witness in a theatrical case in New York last week. He made some ref? erence to the "angel" who was back? ing a certain company and the court asked him to explain. Mr. Duss re? plied : "An angel" is a person who. without having his name known, puts up all the money for a theatrical pro? duction. CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. The Kind You Hsve Always Bought Signature of HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nugget; A 3u3y IJedicita for Busy People. Bria?s Golden Health and Renewed 7igor. A specific for Constipation, Indigestion. and Kidney Troubles, ?'i?;!?>l?-s. Eczema, Impur Blood, Bad Breath. Slug isM Bowels, ET<?adacii and Backache. Tfg R< cl;y Mountain Tea ii- tal let form. :r> cents ;? hex. Genuine made ';>: HOLLISTER Durn COMPAVY, Madison. VVis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE The Kind Toa Have Always Bought, and which- has been in use for over 30 years, has horne the signature of and has been made under his per .ffl? fl*, sonal supervision since its infancy* Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good99 are hut Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ofT Infants and Children-Experience against Experiments What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups* It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness* It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic* It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 'Sears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bong! 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