The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 03, 1907, Image 1
THE SUMTER WATCHMAN", Established April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the ends Thou Aims t at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHROX, Established June, lMt .
iJCEsoiidated Aug. 2,1881
SUMTER, t?. C . WEDNESDAY. JULY 3. 1907.
Sew Series-Yoi. XXVI. So 50
HOCE MFE OF A CARDINAL.
Something of the Way in Which Car?
dinal Gibbons Spends His Days.
From the Morning Star.
One of the first things that the
sight-seeing visitor to Baltimore does
is to call on the Cardinal, says a New
w York World interviewer. If he has
T seen Bulwer's great tragedy, "Riche?
lieu,'* or has read "The Queen's Neck?
lace** or 'The Three Guardsmen," his
mind is filled with visions of a pala?
tial residence, a gilded coach with
prancing steeds, magnificent vest?
ments, pompous servants in livery,
I tables groaning beneath the weight
of choice viands and rich wines with?
out which it seems impossible that
a prince of the Church could main?
tain proper dignity. And so he asks
to be driven to the "Cardinal's Pal?
ace," by which the cabby knows that
his fare is unfamiliar with the city.
^ America's Cardinal affects none of
lives in an old-fashioned roomy man
these things. He has no "palace," but
sion which is officially known as the
'.Cardinal's Residence," and is thus
designated on the Cardinal's station?
ery. When he drives anywhere it is
rin a plebeian cab hired for the occa?
sion. When he goes for a walk, either
for exercise or on business, he goes
alone, his spare form being a famil?
iar one on the streets of Baltimore.
His attire, except when in the pul?
pit, is of the plainest, differing but j
little from that of any other priest
& save for the flat red scarf at his neck,
the zuchetto of the same hue upon
his head and the amethyst ring upon
the third finger of his right hand,
which are the insignia of his rank
and which it is his duty to wear at
all times.
He has no bodyguard, no personal
attendant, no gentleman-in-waiting.
While Men y del Val, in Rome, "does
as the Romans do," Cardinal Gibbons,
in Baltimore, so far as outward ap?
pearances go, "does as the Balti
moreans do." This much all Balti?
more knows or!* him.
Moved by a desire to learn some?
thing of that part of his life which is
hidden from the public view I sought
His Eminence and bluntly asked for
information upon that point.
"Certainly, if you desire it," said
he with characteristic generosity, and
. then, with equally characteristic mod?
esty he added, "although I cannot see
in what way my private life can be
of interest to the public. It is, for
the most part, extremely uneventful,
methodical and regular. To this fact
I attribute the excellent health I am
enjoying at the age of 72. To put it
briefly, I work a little, sleep a little,
eat a little, walk a little, smoke a lit?
tle and read a great deal. By the way,
I might add that I write a good deal,
too.
. "Yes, it is true that I am now en?
gaged in the preparation cf another
book-my fourth-but I do not care
at this time to anticipate its publica?
tion by revealing the subject.
"Oh, yes, I have my hours of rest
and recreation and not infrequently I
spend an evening at a social function
of some kind and enjoy it. For in?
stance. I attended, a year ago in
Washington, one of those famous din?
ners given by that aggregation of jol?
ly and brainy men. the Gridiron Club,
and had a splendid time, but for the
most part I find the greatest pleasure
in reading serious- books. If, howev?
er, you care to know more about our
going and comings you are at perfect
liberty to pursue your investigations.
The members of my household will,
I am sure, gladly give you any infor?
mation you may wish to have."
The big, old-fashioned mansion oc?
cupies almost about two-thirds of
the block on Charles street between
Mulberry and Franklin, in whr-c was
formerly the mest fashionable sec?
tion of the Monumental City. Busi?
ness has encroached upon the neigh?
borhood, however, crowding the one?
time residents into other sections and
leaving the Cardinal's home sur?
rounded by millinery, tailoring and
other establishments, with here and
there a boarding house.
Extreme simplicity marks the fur?
nishings of the entire establishments.
The main hallway is tiled and devoid
of furniture except a grandfather's
clock and three stright-backed chairs.
In the reception rooms the furniture
is extremely plain. No carpets nor
rugs cover the floors.
In the north side of the main hall,
opposite the Cardinal's study, is the
office of Rev. P. C. Gavan. Chancellor
of the Archdiocese, who, together
with Eishop Curtis, the Vicar Gene?
ral: Rev. W. T. Russell, the Cardi?
nal's secretary: Rev. William A.
Fletcher, rector of the parish, and the
Rev. Louis O'Donovan. constitute the?j
Cardinal's official family and live un
ded his roof-tree.
The domestic arrangements are in
the hands of three Sisters of Provi?
dence, aided by Nathan, a stalwart
young colored man. who acts as but?
ler and man of all work, and Harry,
a boy of almost fourteen, who an?
swers the door bell and makes him?
self generally useful. Not a wry ex?
tensive entourage for a prince of the
Church.
It will be noted that the list of ser?
vants does not indue an attendant for
the Cardinal. I asked Father Gavan
if this was an omission. f
"No, indeed," with a'smile. "His
Eminence would never think of sue
a thing. The nearest approach to
he ever had was when he went t
Rome to attend the Conclave. On th
steamship going over the captain a?
signed to him a private steward wh
attended to his every want. I one
suggested to his Eminence that :
would be nice to have such a ma
at hand at al! times, to which he re
plied that it would be nice, but that'
as far as he ever got with it."
Wondering what this man of 7
calls "working a little," I inquire
further and found that he rises at (
\ spends an hour in meditation an
! prayer, then attends Mass, which h
celebrates in the Cathedral, followin;
! this with thanksgiving service. H
breakfasts at 8. Then he takes up hi
i morning mail, which includes letter
from all parts of the world.
j At 9.30'he holds a conference witl
the Rev. Father Gavan, his chancel
I lor, and the Rev. Father Russell, hi
I
i private secretary, on affairs of th
archdiocese.
From 10 until 12.30 he receive
callers in the reception rooms on th
main floor. This function ended, hi
Eminence changes his black cassocl
.which he wears when indoors for hi
very plain street costume, a suit o
black broadcloth, a somewhat old
fashioned top hat and an overcoal
also of black cloth and close fitting
Thus accoutred and with cane b
hand he goes and alone to the busi
ness part of the town. Sometimes h
visits his bankers, at other times hi
publisher, or wherever the affairs o
the archdiocese may^lead him.
Then back to the Charles stree
mansion, where dinner awaits him a
1.30. After dinner a half-hour's res?
he takes up such literary work as h<
may have in hand, employing in thii
manner until 4.30, when he again re?
ceives callers for half an hour.
At 5 p. m. he fares forth for hi?
"constitutional," which may take hin
into any porci?n of the city he knows
ard loves so well. ^An hour's brist
traveling brings him home again
where he takes up the' daily newspa?
pers, going over them until 6.30,
when supper is served, and his day's
work is ended-twelve hours of it,
too, and enough to tire a much young?
er man.
The hours from 7 to 10 p. m. che
Cardinal devotes to recreation. Some?
times he spends them with friends or
at a banquet or public function. Much
more often, however, he stays in his
scudy and reads. If he has worked
hard and his brain is fagged he reads
detective stories or tales of mystery.
Wilkie Collin's "Moonstone" is said
to be his favorite, but he has read
scores of other "mystery" stories. At
10 o'clock the door of his study closes
softly and half an hour later Ameri?
ca's only Cardinal is ensconced in his
big, old-fashioned four-post bed.
he delivers a sermon in the Cathe
he delivery a sermon in the Cathe?
dral. Confirmation, dedications and
the like in the other churches in the
archdiocese over which he presides
usually take up the three remaining
Sundays. Besides the work already
outlined, there are weddings, funer?
als, parochial visits, etc., to keep
him busy. All this is in addition to
his labors as trustee of the Catholic
University in Washington, which have
been unusually arduous for -the last
two years.
For all this labor he recives a sal?
ary as Archbishop of Baltimore far
from commensurate to the services
rendered, but much more than suffi?
cient for his persona! needs. It is de?
rived from the pew rents and other
revenues of the churches in his juris?
diction, which embraces all that por?
tion of Maryland lying' west of the
Chesapeake. Contrary to general be?
lief, he receives nc payments* from
the Vatican as a return for his ser?
vices as Cardinal, nor does the title
carry with it any authority over oth?
er sees than his own.
The Cardinal's abstemious habits
are well known in Baltimore, but it
is doubtful if the extent of his self
denial is really appreciated to the full
outside of his own household. From
the members thereof I learned that
his meals are merely perfunctory per?
formances, and so slight as to make
it wonderful that he can eat so little
and preserve his health and vigor.
Here, in brief, is his daily bill of fare,
varied but little from one year's end
to another, whether he is at home or
abroad:
Breakfast at 8 a. m., after a fast of
two hours' duration-An orange, a
soft-boiled egg, a biscuit and cup of
very weak coffee.
Dinner at 1.30 p. m., after five
hours of hard work and a brisk walk
-A small piece of meat, two vegeta?
bles, a slice of bread and a cup of tea.
It may be added in this connection
that roast lamb is the Cardinal's fa?
vorite dinner dish, and, according to
the testimony of my informant, this
is the only meal that his Eminence
really enjoys. .
Supper, at 6.30 p. m.-A piece of
toast, a cup of tea, an apple, and
sometimes, though very rarely, ii
piece of cold meat about the size of
one's index fint-'T.
"But." ! exclaimed, "he sometimes
?oe? to banquets. What does he do
then?"
"Oh he just nibbles Most of th?
courses he passes entirely, but some- ?
times h'- will take one oj two bites of
the roast ii* it is particularly to his .
liking. At dinner parties in che i
houses of those who know him well .
and understand his habits, toast and
:ea are always, provided for ?lim."
"But he smokes?"
"Yes, but very moderately. Three
mild cigars a day is his limit, and he
rarely reaches it."
What has here been set forth is a
record of the daily life of this great
ecclesiastic during ten months of the
year. The remainder is devoted to
recuperation and rest, sometimes at
one place, sometimes at another, but
two weeks in each year he spends
with his brother and two sisters in
New Orleans-his only living rela?
tives.
When at home he can look ov.t of
the window of his study, and but for
the intervening buildings could see the
spot upon which stood the house in
which he was born. Almost under
the shadow of his residence is the an?
cient cathedral, the first erected in
America, in which he wai ordained a
priest at the age 27; raised to a Bish?
opric years later, and, after a further
lapse of eight years, invested with the
red hat of a Cardinal.
KNAPP CHARMS TEACHERS.
Distinguished Scientist "Delivers an
Inspiring Address at the Association
Meeting.
Chick Springs, June 27.-Dr. Knapn
has sent out from the annual meeting
cf the State Teachers' association
about 250 members inspired by his
address last night and determined to
teach to the young self-reliance and
self-help..
Dr. Seamann A. Knap^p is a re?
markable man. He is about 70 years
of age, but carries himself like, a man
below the Onsler limit. As Superin?
tendent Martin remarked last night,
he has been called a combination of
Socrates and Gladstone. The Glad?
stone part was added by Mr. Martin,
and Dr. Knapp remarked that the
introduction was the feature of the
meeting.
For two hours he held the audi?
ence. At times he was humorous and
epigrammatic, at times very earnest
and always interesting. He told very
little of the work he had done, be?
cause he does not care to speak of
that, but the people of Texas re?
ceive his orders as they would an or?
der from a military regiment backed
by Gatlings. 'He reclaimed 2,000;OOOJ
acres of land in that State and mad?^
it habitable. The area is larger than
the State of Connecticut and he show?
ed how rice and cotton could be rais?
ed profitably. He did the same for
other Gulf States and now when he
advises the people of that section tb
piant certain things they do it be?
cause Dr. Knapp says so. At present
he is interested in the conditions in
South Carolina and his recent visit
to the coast may mean much for the
people there. He is at the head of
the bureau of plant industry for the
United States government, but this
is because he loves the work and
knows the practical as well as the
theoretical side of farming and not
because he needs the government po?
sition.-The State.
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING DISCUSSED
Prof. Patterson Wartllaw Delivers In?
teresting Address at the Teachers'
Association.
Chick Springs, June 26.-"Simpli?
fied Spelling," the subject of an ad?
dress by Prof. Patterson Wardlaw,
caused today one of the most inter?
esting discussions of the present ses?
sion of the State Teachers' associa?
tion.
There was a motion to recommend
the adoption of the simpler form of
spelling before the body after the pa?
per had been received and it brought
out that South Carolina teachers are
well informed on topics of the times
and do not wish to take any step
without knowing the results.
HOPEFUL FOR THAW.
He May Get an Early Trial by thc
Order of the Supreme Court.
New York, June 29.-In order to
force an early trial, the counsel for
Harry Thaw, now in the Tombs wait?
ing trial for the murder of Stanford
White, today obtained an order from
Supreme Court Justice McCall direct?
ing District Attorney Jerome to show
cause why he should not move for
Thaw's trial in the October term of
court. Jerome is asked to appear on
July 3d.
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
Another "Comic Opera War" Seems
to be About to Break Out in Cen?
tral America.
Sun Salvador, June 20.-Three Nie
iraguan gunboats escorting several
steamers converted into transports
sailed today from Corinto, Nicara?
gua's best Pacific port, bearing troops,
iccording to reports here, lt is be
l^ev.-d that the fleet bas been dis?
patched by President Zelaya to at?
well Salva for or Guatamala. A war
..hieb may involve all Central Amer
ca is regarded as certain to follow
he sailirfg ot' the little fleet. All
ountries concerned are reported to
e making hurried preparations for
.ar.
BISHOP CAPERS' HOME.
Why it is So Hard to Obtain News
From the Bishop's Summer Cot?
tage.
Union, June 27.-"The desperate
illness of Bishop Ellison Capers for
the past few days, the anxiety of
thousands of persons for the latest
news as to his condition, and the dif?
ficulties in the way of gecting the
news to them on account of the re?
moteness and inaccessibility of his
summer mountain, home cannot be
fully appreciated by one urifamiliatr
with all the circumstances," said Al?
lan Nicholson, editor of Progress, in
speaking today of Bishop Capers' ill?
ness.
Cedar Mountain, where for years
Bishop Capers, with his wife and
family, has spent the summer, is 13
miles from Brevard, N. C. For sev?
eral miles the road leads beside the
winding and beautiful French Broad,
then begins the climb of Mill hill,
along the sides of which for nearly
four miles the road, which is lined
with rhododendrons and all kinds of
mountain shrubbery and trees, zig?
zags; many of the turns being so very
abrupt that though considerable dis?
tance has been traveled, the road
itself is "but a few feet apart. At many
places the road is not wide enough for
more than one vehicle and for many
points one can look over the edge of
it to the valley and trees several hun?
dred feet below.
At seven miles on the way to Bish?
op Capers' home on the right can be
heard the roar of Cortnestee falls, one
of the most beautiful water falls in
that country. Then for several miles
the road leads beside the dashing,
roaring stream that at times makes
conversation impracticable, so noisy
are the waters as they dash madly
down the mountain side. This stream
is so near the road that but a few
inches are allowed vehicles or they
would plunge into the mad torrent,
and this, together with the abrupt
curves, narrow roads and precipitous
points makes fast driving or driving
of any kind on a dark night quite a
perilous undertaking unless one is
perfectly familiar with every turn.
Shoitly after crossing the brook
near "the thirteenth mile post at Ce?
dar Mountain, a gateway is reached
over which are the words "Camp
Cottage." This is the home of Bish?
op Capers. It is located at the top of
a high hill and is reached by winding
drives, a most unusual and pic?
turesque feature of the grounds being
the tremendous bowlders, 20 of 30
feet in diameter, which jut out at reg?
ular intervals on the way up the
mountain side.
On che top is Camp Cottage, the
modest, summer home of several
rooms.
The first summer that Mr. Nichol?
son visited Camp Cottage was four
years ago, at the time when Bishop
Capers was taken suddenly and seri?
ously iii with pneumonia, when he
callee" to inquire after the bishop's
condi'ion. This was about the time
that the crisis had passed, and he had
begun' zo improve, and although in
man> respects he regained health, the
effect of that illness has always since
been felt.
In striking contrast the next year
when a visit was paid, the visitor
found the bishop with his coat off,
apparently about as hale and hearty
as ever, working vigorously on his
drive way to repair the damages of a
recent storm. On this occasion the
bishop pointed out a lonely pine on
Rich mountain that was almost di?
rectly in the rear of his home. It was
there that several years ago there
fell the terrible lightning bolt that
killed instantly Miss Addie Tillman
and her companion, a young Episco?
pal clergyman, who, with a party,
had gone to the top of Rich moun?
tain to get the wonderful view that
can be had over its summit.
At the foot of the driveway from
Bishop Capers' home there was erect?
ed last year a nice cottage with many
modern conveniences, and here it is
that Hon. John. G. Capers, recently
appointed United States commissioner
of internal re\;enue, with his farmily,
spends many weeks.
Across the way is "Faith
chapel," around which cluster many
tender associations, for it was built
almost entirely through the " ef?
forts of Bishop Capers, and a parish?
ioner residing in the community, they
building the small structure altogeth?
er with their own hands. This little
chapel although so diminutive, is still
capable of seating quite a good sized
congregation. Indeed, whenever in
the past the bishop preached, and
that was almost every Sunday during
the summer, the building would be
filled with the mountaineers and oth?
ers who formed the summer colony
at Cedar Mountain. A very inter?se?
me: and impr^ssiv^ service was that
held whi n the chapel was dedicated,
which occurred shortly after Bishop
Caper*' golden jubilee, which was cel?
ebrated in Columbia. At this service
Bishop Capers officiated, being assist?
ed by his sons. Rev. William T. Capers
ind Rev. w. B. Capers, both of whom
occupy high positions in the Episco?
pal ministry.
l-l front ;>f "Faith chapel'* is the
road froni Brevard, which leads on to
Caesar's Head, about five miles
.viii take you aboard the Graham to
iwait my orders."
Th.m it was discovered that the :
nan in the powerful and speedy mo- ?
I tor boat was Mr. Harriman. Chair?
man Schweppe of the regatta com?
mittee was angry and he shouted to
Mr. Harriman in terms which the lat?
ter could not mistake. The million?
aire leveled his forefinger at Chair?
man Schweppe and yelled back:
"Young man, I'll see you later."
Schweppe's friends aboard the Ar?
row gave Mr. Harriman a gentle
laugh. Mr. Harriman saw no more
of the race, but was detained at any
ordinary prisoner aboard the Gres?
ham until after the race was over,
when Lieut. Billard went aboard the
Gresham and released Mr. Harriman,
but ordered his boat tied up at the
navy yard. The incident may cost
Mr. Harriman a fine of $500. This was
the penalty imposed on a yacht own?
er at last year's Tace for transgress!
ing the rules governing the course.
The State.
away, from which vantage point can
be obtained one of the finest views in
western North Carolina.
Along the way from Brevard hangs
a tiny wire upheld by small, sway?
ing, frequently broken, poles, which
allow the wire to slack, strike trees
and ground.-The State.
RAILROAD KING ARRESTED.
Harriman Tried to "Butt In" on the
Boat Race Thursday.
New London, Conn., June 27.-The
Yale-Harvard boat race on the
Thames river today was accompanied
by one disagreeable incident. This
was the arrest of E. H. H?rriman, the
railroad magnate, by Lieut. Billard,
President Rossevelt's naval attache.
Lieut. Billard, who ,was in charge of
the revenue cutters, had ordered ev?
ery boat owner not to follow the race.
The big varsity struggle had scarcely
started when Mr. Harriman, in a
powerful motor boat, started to fol?
low the race. Lieut Billard and
Chairman Schweppe, who were aboard
the regatta, committee boat, the Ar?
row, repeatedly warned Mr. Harriman
to stop his engine and fall out of the
course. Mr. Harriman not only paid
no attention to them, but took a po?
sition right longside of the referee's
boat and held it. Off the navy yard
Lieut. Billard signalled for a launch
and tooted the revenue cutter whistle,
which finally caused Mr. Harriman to
look around. "You are under arrest,
sir," shouted Lieut. Billard. "You
will give yourself up to this man, who
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Columbia Man Charged With Seri?
ous Crime In Texas Jail.
San Antonio, Tex., June 27.-Rufus
F. Williams, of Columbia, S. C.. is still
in jail here and is held without bail
The charge formally made against
h.:m is one of the most serious under
the Texas statutes, that of "highway
robbery, with firearms," the extreme
penalty for which is death.
Williams made a complete confes?
sion of the robbery of Mrs. Gibson on
the day of his arrest and told of how
he assaulted her with a stick and
tried to drown her. He repeated this
story to the officials and newspaper
men and others and did not appear
to realize the enormity of the crime
and that in Texas it is a hanging of?
fense.
CAROLINA DAY SUCCESSFUL.
_ j
Large Crowd Was In Attendance and
Much Good Fellowship Existed.
Norfolk. Va.. June 28.-Virginia
and South Carolina are united by a I
new tie.
It is all due to the great success cf j
"South Carolina day." The two j
States have ever been closest in the j
sisterhood, and today marks a new i
era, not in statesmanship, not in mar- .
tial achievement, but in personal con- !
tact that the inspiration received
therefrom.
Virginia acknowledged South Caro?
lina to be her beloved sister and |
South Carolina did herself proud in j
measuring up to all expectations of ?
this day. J
The ceremonies incident to "South j
Carolina day" celebration at the I
Jamestown exposition were attended
today by a crowd of enthusiastic
South Carolinians which filled the
lower floor of the large auditorium.
The exercises were called to order
and the exchange of greetings be?
tween South Carolina and Virginia
was the distinguished feature.
The exercises were caliea to order
on time by Capt. Wm. E. Gonzales,
chairman of the South Carolina com?
mission, who. in a very happy man?
ner, felicitated the South Carolinians
upon being here at this time among
the hospitable Virginians. He then
presented Gov. Ansel, who. it was an?
nounced, would preside over the exer- r
cises.
EDGE BREAKS RECORD.
Twenty-four Hour Auto Record Es?
tablished in Short Time.
London. June 29.-At ".4." this af?
ternoon. Edge, who started to break
ih^ 24-hour motor record, had com?
pleted 1,440 miles, which was the rec?
ord at a mile a minute i'f">r the entire
time, which he hoped to establish
wlipn he started. As the 24 hours
would not expire until fi o'clock to?
night. Edge has two hours and 15
minutos to his credit in which to bet?
ter his anticipated record. His speed
^t the hom- mentioned, had averaged
i trifle over 1.1 miles a minute.
HAD FOOT CUT OFF.
Railroad Man Is Severely Injured
at Florence.
Florence, June 28.-In attempting
to mount the step on the front porch
of a switch engine in the Coast Line
passenger yards here last night
George Lindstedt, a young white man?
had his right foot cut off. Lindstedt
had changed a switch and signalled
his engineer ahead. Just as he at?
tempted to place his foot on the step
in front of the locomotive his lan?
tern got caught and tripped him. He
fell with his right leg across the rail
and the wheel caught it and passed
over it.
Lindstedt was quickly placed in a
hack and hurried to a physician and
attention given him. The foot was
cut off just above the ankle. He is
resting fairly well today. Lindstedt's
home is in Orangeburg.
SITE IS NEAR UNION STATION,
Location for Immigrant Station
Practically Chosen.
"Washington, June 28.-While ho
official announcement has yet been
made in the matter, it was learned to?
day that Commissioner Sargent, of
the bureau of immigration, has prac?
tically agreed to recommend for the
Charleston immigrant station a site
close to the new Union Depot, which
was among the number examined by
him when in Charleston a few days
ago. The official recommendation
will probably go to Secretary Straus
tomorrow.-News and Courier.
MORE RIOTS ARE FEARED.
France is in a Turbulent State on Ac?
count of the Government's An?
nouncement.
Narbone, France, June 29.-Out?
breaks of a more violent character
than those resulting" from the massa?
cre of the wine growers are predicted
throughout the Midi district as a re??
suit of the determination of the gov*
ernment to resume the collection of
taxes which vhas been held up since
the vine cultivators' revolt began. The
government announces that it will
use soldiers to secure its ends, and
riots are greatly feared as the peo?
ple are aroused. t
.- iW . 1
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Count Your Eggs, . ;
The Florence correspondent of the
News and Courier relates the follow?
ing incident:
Rather an amusing affair in the
sale of eggs occurred here. yesterday.
! Mr. C. P. Eerry the manager of the
? Commercial Hotel, was accosted by a
j farmer who had quite a large lot of
? eggs for sale. The farmer had not
' counted the eggs before leaving home,,
but had more' than a bushel. He told
; Mr. Berry he would take a certain
: price per dozen, but as Mr. Berry was
in a hurry he made a price for the
bushel or more eggs. The farmer"
: finally agreed to take the price and
; delivered them to Mr. Berry. It was
' then suggested that the eggs be count
I cd just for the fun of it to -see who
j was really the loser. After the count
! the farmer found that he had been*
; badly stuck, as there were about ten
j dozen more eggs in the tub than he.
j really thought there were. Mr. Berry
\ saw very soon that the egg man had
i been swamped and rather than see
j him leave with a "broken heart"
chipped in several adciifonal dimes
and the farmer left a wiser man with
the distinct underr-tanding with him-,
self that he would never do so again..
GOOD FOR JUDGE LANDIS, 'i
Refuses to Be Respcctor of Wealth
in thc Case Against John D. Rocke?
feller.
- Chicago, June 28.-Judge Landis
declared in his court that he he is no
respector of wealth or other claims
of immunity when Attorney Miller at?
tempted to have John D. Rockefeller
excused from appearing in person to
answer to subpoenas on account of
age, weath, pesitim, etc. On being
questioned Miller said he did not
know if the other witnesses would
give the information the court desir?
ed in the event Rockefeller were ex?
cused. Miller explained that they
might refuse to testify on the advice
of counsel.
KILLED WITH A POCKET KNIFE.
Fight Between North Carolina Pol),
ricians Has Fatal Ending.
Charlotte. N. C.. June 30.-A s&e*
cia! to the Observer from Eakersvlile,
Mitchell county, gives news of a fatal
encounter near there Thursday, when
County Treasurer J. C. Randolph
stabbed County Commissioner Ander?
son Burleson to death with a pocket
knife. The killing followed a dispute
over tax returns. Randolph was af
terwards badly beaten by brothers of
Burleson, one cf whom is a State sen?
c.tor. Randolph surrendered.
LYNCHED BY A MOB,'
Dalton. Ga.. July l.-Dock Posey,
white, aged years, was taken from
jail today before daylight and hang?
ed from a viaduct in the street. He
was locked up Saturday charged with,
assaulting his nine-year-old daughter.
He confessed. The mob was orderly
and did not awaken the sleeping Cit!?