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PlUCftBYTKRY lift VOTKD DOWN BY SYNOD. Divide South Caro Adlon of My Is Dis Oet. 11.?Although the of adjournment la near at hand much business to be la by the Presbyterian eyn That which has not been touched the past two days will be through tomorrow morning, aa tarnt aa adjournment may he made hoar. today wee opened at t o'clock with devotional exercises led by Bee. J. P. Marion. Jr.. of the Bum Eateran. Watte he I. year. on. of yc ingest ma tab sr. of synod he Is at the laadlag preachers. He h? text from Laaks 17:11 and ?:tt. Shortly after concluding iHl' TI Mr. alu.-.ou iJ-CJlv. d . ' that his father. Rev. J. death's door. Mr. eaaght a train to ho ass la Rich bung in [ Important mattsr brought e ayaod today waa the overture South Caroilna presbytery ask Caai the present presbytery be dl rhe avert are reads: "The Pres? et Seeth Carolina hereby re spectrally o verier aa the Synod of aVuth CapaMaa. hi eeeaton at Ander? son, fa erect a new preebytery to eon alst af/all churehea aad minister, la Andheaoa. Oeonee. aad Picken? coun? ties. By ardor of the Presbytery, a U WUson, staled oJerk." Vfm |adi a ml committee, to which thi* heart are was referred, reported (n .c ayaod grant the request of pr* ebytai'jr. The matter brought forth lou t oaUbuioU of objection from va nr>i a islogafaa from the churches of afB Carolina presbytery. Many ex ? made on the floor ihI were afterwards withdrawn be a n waa found that the remarks d coneed regret to thoss members taa asasejtirj who were in favor rid at reals n n mas aharged oa the dour by a JaV/r bat at Seeth Carolina presbytery that Bay earn tare was adopted at the X*be aea aseettng whan then were H| )t aad af delegates present, t the supoprtsrs of the overture tag aa opportune moment to rush aegtlee af the overture*. So di d mere the membere of synod m Iba churches at South Carolina bfiery ea the matter that on the af B.w. Dr. 8. M. Smltn of Innthal the whole matter wes ta? il t#r a eubwtttute w^^n ty the re had been Introduced The \,' d aubstituts motl m read ? mmtttee be 4pp tinted to this matter may ho referred the matter of readjusting the vin arlee af all the pr*#byt?<ri?s. If *e deemed wise or expedient, committee to report at next of ayaod the following over Atrodaeed by Dr. W. H. Mc r< i re of Columbia and seconded Di SL M. Smith of Columbia was pt> d: "The ayaod of South Caro bi teaahm at Andereon respect ares the general asaembly wtO meat la Greensboro, N. day, 1101. to appoint aa ad in? tern a remittee who ahall b? charg? ed v? i i eanstdering the constitutione/ lev objections thst hsve been be brought against the scdon Birmingham assembly In the i ef the articles of agreement poeing to the general assembly .* gome sctlon that will If po*? nove said object lone and also d the rights and Interests of chorah aa a whole and of Its see>[ oral j,r tbytsrles." Tb< ?l)y *o ? aa> la Ulli Tlv t i w.KOT IX AVMTER SKIT (KTOMKH. r Ca er Referred to Mouth 41 Preebyter>?Rceurd Mot tr?Rty. Grier Makes a a ? af t , bVi ad ay reon Nov. l.~?-At 11.22 df morning with the aJnging > No 4#9 and with a prayer ? ter B P. Reld, the annual a**w the Preebyterlsn synod of a>?Ui ottas for 1107 was adjourn Od - - it In the First Presbyterian Ch'i it Sumtcr on Oct. 20. 1008. gd ^ J' Ml. 1 I don thle morning was com psav 1 it t o'clock with devotional *a?rr> ed by the Rev. C. G. Brown. BfW - b the synod got down to W ' to dispose of sll unfinished Tha first matter consider e next meeting place. Dr. Cay. of ftumter. aronse on Kay. of Humter nro-e on the Rev. J. P. Marlon. Jr.. all . away yesterdsy on account neea of bis aged father, to synod an Invitation to ie fiumter Church. There ?ther Invitations ret ord? <| the nynod's pleasure to ac r's tnvlt.itlon. ? Judlcla I committee's re? ?en read the reading of th< ind the Rev. Orler'a an?? Jlsd for, scocrdlng to the eharch governing the In of such cases, but the Una presbytery had failed the ease pn >erly. ml. tb K Alt 't r ? v? After discussing the law? govern? ing1 such matters the synod adopted the following resolution: "The judgment of this synod is that the record in the case of the Rev. .W. H. Mills against the South Carolina presbytery is incomplete, and that the so-called record be returned to the presbytery, with the Instruction that it la not complete." No. further instruction was sent to this presbytery, and it is now wholly in the presbytery's hands as to wheth? er the matter will be pushed or not The Rev. M. B. drier, the defend? ant lu the case, was asked for an ex? pression In the matter by a newspa? per man. He said: "As far as I a-> concerned the matter is at sn end. If Dr. Laws sees fit to further prosecute the matter he will do so by again tak? ing the matter up with the presbytery, so that the case may be properly pre? pared. I have never written an ans? wer ?*> the eomoln'nt I im free to admit however, that I did baptise a Chinaman who was a polygamist. But I do deny the violation of any of the laws of the Church of God. I am much gratified with the actions of the South Carolina' presbytery and the synod of South Carolina." Thanksgiving Proclamation. Washington, Nov. 1.?President Roosevelt has Issued his Thanksgiv? ing proclamation, through the secre? tary of state, naming the last Thurs? day In November the 28th. The proclamation follows: "Once again the season of the year has come when, in accordance with the custom of our forefathers for generations past the presidents ap? points a day to give praise and thanksgiving to God. "During the past year we have been free from famine, from pesti? lence, from war. We are at peace I with all the rest of mankind Our natural resources are at least as great as those of any other nation. We be? lieve that In ability to develop and take advantage of these resources the average man of this nation stands at least aa high aa the average of any other. Nowhere else In the world is there such an opportunity for a free people to develop to the fullest ex? tent all its powers of body, of mind and of that which stands above both body and rain**?character. "Much has been given us from on High and much will rightly be ex? pected of us in return. Into our care the ten talents have been en? trusted and we are to be par? doned neither If we squan dor and waste them; nor yet If we hide them In a napkin; for they must be fruitful In our hands. Ever throughout the ages, at all times and among all peoples, prosperity lias been fro ugh t ?Ith danger, and It be? hooves us to beseech the Giver of all things that we may not fall into love of ease and of luxury; that we may not lose our sense of moral responsi? bility; thst we may not forget our duty to God and to our neighbor. , "A great democracy like our de? mocracy based upon the principles of orderly liberty can be perpetuated only If In the heart of the ordinary cltlsen there dwells a keen sense of righteousness a.id justice. We should 'earnestly pray that this spirit of righteousness snd justice may grow even greater in the hearts of all of us and that our souls may be Inclined ever more both toward .he virtues that tell for gen tin ess and tenderness, for loving kindness and forbearance one with another and toward no less necessary virtues that make our man? liness and rugged hardihood?for without these qualities neither na? tion nor Indlvi Jamals can Wgmi to the level of greatness. "Now .therefore, I, Theodore Roose? velt, president of the United States, do set apart Thursday, the 28th day of November, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day I recommend that the people shall cease from their dally work and, in their homes or In their churches, meet devoutly to thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received In the pist, and to pray that they may be riven the strength so to order their lives as to deserve a continuation of these bless? ings." FIGHT MONTHS OLD WEIGHS 110. Went Virginia Hahy Probably Holds World's Record as Heavyweight. Chicago, Oct. 31.?A dispatc h to the Tribune from Parkersburg, W. Va., says: "A remarkable freak of nature is an Infant of W. II. l anes, an employe f?f a factory at Matoeka. The babe, which is named William Kdward Pares, is only eight months old nnd w. ighs 110 pound*. The Wabe at birth was of normal weight, but has In ereased steadily In weight until It Is now a prodigy and weighs almost as much as Its mother*."?The State. Cleve Bryant, the young Spartan burg bigamist, on being told yesterday that D. L Phillips was coming after hin from Alabama, exclaimed: "My '.oil: that man Is the brother of the Alabama girl. He has sworn to kill r* REPORT REGARDING Muli AO COLLEGE UNJUST TO AB? BEVILLE. Some Facts About the Colored Col? lege ut Abbeville That la Hun Un? der Auspices of the Northern Prcs bytcrlaln Church. From the News and Courier. Abbeville, Oct. 29.?The Associated Press dispatch from Pittsburg! Pa., today, with reference to Harbinson College does a great injustice to this community, and is In line with much that has come from sources antagon? istic to the white people of the South. Abbeville people are at a loss to un? derstand how a committee with a Southern man on it could report that Harbinson College has been fought by the people of this community out of race prejudice. There is no race I prejudice in this country except the I prejudice of a few religious fanatics I against their whlto neighbors in the I South. The negro of Abbeville coun I ty has no better friends anywhere I than among the white people of his I own county. True it may be that there are peo I pie here as there are in Pittsburgh I perhaps, who have little regard for I the rights of the negro, but these peo I pie are the exceptions. The people of Ithis county are not opposed to the ed luoation of the negro, they contribute I from their taxes to give them a com I mon school education. There has I been In this city for a goodly number I of years a school known as Ferguson I Williams Academy, presided over by I a negro, the Rev. E. W. Williams, and I his wife, a most excellent woman, and I this school has worked for the higher I education of the negro during its en? tire existence. The Rev Williams has the support I of the white people of his community. I He Is respected and his work receives I the well done it deserves from his I white neighbors. Only a few days ago I he received endorsements of hii I school and work here from his white I friends, when he asked that they re I commend his school as an Institution I whose graduates should be licensed I by the State board of education to I teach without examination. His re I quest was gladly compiled with, be I cause the Rev. Williams educates his I pupils to be citizens as well as edu Icators. They have the good will of I blacks and whites alike. I The trouble is not race prejudice I on the part of the Southern people, it IIa race prejudice on the part of the I people of the North against us. Some I years ago they tent here to be at the I head of Harbison College, a negro by I the name of T. H. Amoa Amos came I here and began his work by waging I warfare against his neighbor, Wil lllams. He attempted to take charge I of the colored Prebyterlan Church land succeeded In dividing it. He was ? unrelenting In his hatred and denun? ciation of any/negro who worked for I a white man as a laborer or servant. I He preached against the negroes who I did not follow in his lead. He inarch I ed his negro students along the streets I of our city, without regard to the I rights of other pedestrians, forcing I men, women and children alike to I take the street, while his students I marched in stately procession. He an I tagonixed the white people in every I way he could, and sought to disturb I the good feeling that existed between I the white and blacks in this commu? nity. He taught the old slave, who I was wont to raise his hat to his mas I ter or mistress, when he passed them Jon the street, that it was a wrong to I his race, and that they should show I no more respect to their white neigh I bors than the whites showed to the I negro woman. In every way, secretly and openly, I Amos was against the whites. His I teachings brought their own frulc. I There was a disposition to let Amos I go on his way and this led to fresher I activities. He bought property in the I heart of this city and peopled It with I negroes from the dives. He asked tthe while clerks in the stores to address him as Mr. Amos. As was likely, his conduct was resented and he grew in I disfavor. The impertinence of his I followers brought them into ??ouble, I and as a result Amos appealed to the I white people of this community to I protect him. He asked for their ad I vice. He appealed to the mayor and other citizens of this city, and asked a meeting wich them. This was declined. I a number of peaceful citizens, having the interests of the whites and bluck-? alike at heart, at his suggestion held a meet? ing, and with a view co restore har? mony and good feeling among the people advised Amos that he had bet? ter resign and go back to the North. He was guaranteed the protection of the people of this community, how? ever, and his property was purchased by hi* white neighbors, without loss to himself or others Interested with him. He took the advice which he had asked for and went away. Re was not run from Abbeville, but ex? pressed himself as being in full ac? cord with the opinion of his advisers. In a few weeks his successor, the Rev. C. M. Young, of Due West, cam" to Abbeville to take charge of the school. He did some work here last year, and has sought and received the [advice of his white neighbor* nn.i ><??<> rw en Ml vised thai h min hl for w . w >\h his s^nool. Not a word ha* been spoken against him, or against the work which he is doing, and not a hand will ho lifted against him and his work. He is a negro of character and standing. The white people of this community recognize the right of the negro to pursue learning, and so long as they are let alone by the negro fanatics the negro of this community will be al? lowed to go his way In peace. But if the people of the Northern Presbyte? rian Church imagine that the people of this community will stand for Amos and bis ilk they are mistaken. The blacks have their rights, but none the less the white race, and in ac? cording to the blacks the right to reg? ulate thetr affairs, we reserve the right to say that they shall not in? terfere with the rights of others. The race problem will not be set? tled In Abbeville by those people who desire the right to put the negro over the white man. It must be settled by the co-operation of all good people everywhere, by the good people of the North who are content to regard in some measure the opinions of the Southern man, who also has the in? terest of the negro at heart. When this la realized it will be bet? ter for all concerned. The correspondent of the News and Courier saw the Rev. C. M. Young, president of the Harbison College, this evening, and showed him the As? sociated Press dispatch from Pitts burg in today's paper. He later ask? ed that the following statement be delivered to the News and Courier. It would seem to dispose of the unjust attack upon this people: "Having just read an article in to? day's issue of you paper, under the caption 'To Make a Plea for Harbi? son^ I write to say that Harbison Col? lege is now in session, and that the white people of the community are offering me every necessary encour? agement. In fact, they are urging me to rebuild the girls' dormitory, ac? cidentally destroyed by Are the 16th of last January. "As I understand It, there has been no trouble in the college because of race prejudice during previous years. It Is true there was trouble in the school laift year. The president was really advised by white citizens to give up the presidency, which he did, and later, when I was chosen by the board of milssions for freemen, locat? ed at Pittsburg, to take charge, I found the white population very in? dignant, as they said, at the former , president, and under the existing cir? cumstances they advised me not to , open the school. I acted on their ad? vice, and consequently the school did not run the whole session last year, but it should be emphasized that the , same citizens, for the most part, who advised me not to open last year are , the ones who advised me to open when we did, and are still saying they will support me in the work. "Among these is the mayor of the town. "I do not know who wrote the arti . cle from Plttsburg, but I am sure it was not written by a member of the board who controls the college. I an? ticipate no trouble in Harbison. I do not want anybody to be kinder to me than are the white citizens of Abbe? ville. Respectfully, (Signed) "C. M. Young, , "President." GINNING COTTON TOO SOON. What a Practical Farmer Says About the Matter. The subject of cotton handling and grading is one now uppermost in the minds of all farmers, and is one that should receive attention and discus? sion. * The handling and grading of cot? ton should begin with the picking. Cotton Is often harvested wet and much of the early picking is green. The farmer rushes this wet, green stuff to the gin, where the staple Is ruined in the ginning. The proper way to do, says G. M. Davis in the Progressive Farmer, is to keep this wet, green cotton till it dries and ma? tures. Cotton will gain both In weight and quality by holding in the seed. It is an unquestioned fact that cotton hold in the seed will gain about one tenth in weight for. the first three months after picking. At this rate, seed cotton that would yield five hun? dred pounds of lint ginned when it Is picked will give live hundred and fifty pounds of lint if kept for three months before ginning. Cotton should not 1)?' ginned as soon as pieked. The loss will amount to at least $r? per bale In weight alone if ginned Immediately after picking. The. damage to the staple will amount to a loss of more than one cent B pound In price. A bale of cotton that will bring $50 ginned when picked will bring $60 or mon on n similar market If ginned three months after picking. The lint continues to grow in weight and quality after picking up to about three months. Rome women are naturally weak. #yiv,~t'.. why th**y nvt '.wiibV * ti '' i COIj. HUNT IS PROMOTED. Popular Hallway Man To Be Assistant General Passenger Agent Of The Southern Railway With Headquar? ters At Atlanta. Columbia, October 30.?Col. R. W. Hunt has been appointed assistant general passenger agent of the Sou? thern Railway, with headquarters at Atlanta, to succeed Mr. Geo. B. Allen, resigned. The appointment was an? nounced from Washington tonight. Col. Hunt has as many friends In South Carolina and Georgia as any man in either State. He has worked his way up from the ranks and his friends will rejoice with him in the promotion and congratulate the Sou? thern Railway on the wisdom of the appointment. Col Hunt, who Is known as "Bob" to his friends, won his title by gallant service on the staff of Gov erru'*- Heyward, and now he will be called "Gen" Hunt. Col Hunt Is at present division pas? senger agent of the Southern, with hearquarters at Charleston, and in charge of the South Carolina territory Before being sent to Charleston he held the similar position with head? quarters at Augusta. Col. Hunt is one of the most de? servedly popular railway men In the South and his host of friends will bfe Slad to learn that the Southern Rail? way recognizes his sterling worth and business ability. ?When the stomach, heart, or kid? ney nerves get weak, the'n those or? gans always fail. Don't drug the stomach, nor stimulate the heart or kidneys. That Is elmply a make? shift. Get a prescription known to druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. The Restorative is pre? pared expressly for these weak inside nerves. Strengthen these nerves, build them up with Dr. Shoop's Restora? tive?tablets or liquid?and see how quickly help will come. Free sample test sent on request by Dr. Shoop, Ra? cine, Wi8. Your health is surely worth this simple test. Sibert's Drug , Store. THE BAN REMOVED. Coca Cola May Again be Sold at the Army Canteen. Atlanta, Nov. 2.?Coca cola Is again on sale at the army canteens of the Atlantic division of the United States army. A general order issued from the Department of the Gulf yesterday removes the prohibition ban upon this beverage, which was put on June 18, 1907. On that date an order was is? sued from Governor's Island, New York, forbidding the sale of this drink at the army canteens. Expert chem? ists were again set to work analyzing this drink with the result that it was proved conclusively no cocaine or oth? er injurious drug was to be found in it, with the result that a repealing order has been Issued. Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the chem? istry bureau at the United States de? partment of agriculture, has Just com? pleted a minute analysis and test of coca cola, and it was upon his re? port that the repealing order was Is? sued. Among the other chemi3ts who have attested its harmlessness are Dr. Charles F. Chanler, of Columbia, Samuel P. Sadler, editor of Pharma copla, Dr. I. V. Stanislaus and others. He Fotig.it at Gettysburg. ?David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y.. who lost a foot at Gettysburg writes: "Electric Bitters have done me more good than any medicine I ever took. For several years I had stomach trou? ble and paid out much money for medicine to little purpose, until I be rran taking Electric Bitters. 1 would not take 8500 for what they have done for me." Grand tonic for the aged and for fomale weaken^sses. Great alter? ative and body builder; best of all for lame back and weak kidneys. Guar? anteed by Sibert's 3rug Siore. 50 cts. John McMillan, of McColl. was sen enced to ten years In the penitentiary for burning ? barn, which caused the death of two people. ?A tickling cough, from any cause, is quickly stopped by Dr. Shoop's Cough T?re. And it is so thoroughly harmless and safe, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers everywhere to give t without hesitation;, even to very young babies. The who!- "*sv* "-con leaves and ten? der stem* ? f i lu'*?*heallng mountain? ous shrub, rn' 'i '? th ? eurotlveproper? ties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. Tt calms the cough, and heals the sore ?iid sensitive bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to injure or suppress. Sim? ply a resinous plant <xtract. that helps to heal aching lungs. Th ? Spaniards call this shrub which the doctor uses. "The Sacred Herb." Demand Dr. Shoop's. Takt no Other. Sibert's Drug Store. John C. Jerry, of Daurens. killed his brother, Frank Jerry, on Thurs? day. Biliousness and Constipation. *F?>r years I was troubled with bili? ousness and constipation, which made life miserable for me. My appetite failed me. I lost my usual force and vitality. Pepsin preparations and cath? artics only made matters worse. I do not know where I should have been to day had I not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and Uver Tablets. The tablets relieve the ill feeling at once, strengthen the digestive functions, hell ing the system to do its work nat? urally.?Mrs Rosa potts, Birmingham, CORTELYOU VERY LIBERAL Has Loaned Ranks $50,000.000 in Last Seven Days. Washington, Oct. 30.?President Roosevelt was in conference with all the members of his Cabinet, except Secretary Taft, for more than two hours today. The financial situation was under consideration. Secretary Cortelyou shares the view that the general money situation through the country, and especially in New York, is steadily improving. Al? though he Is averse to making any public statement on the subject, it Is Known that he regards the situation with far greater equanlmltv than at any time during the last ten days. During the last seven days he has de? posited in the national banks a sum approximating. $50,000,000, and since early In September, when the Secre? tary began his weekly distributions, nearly $70,000,000 have been deposit? ed, which brings the amount of public funds now in national banks up to over $216,000,000, of which about $12,500.000 have been deposited to the credit of Government disbursing officers. During President Cleveland's first term very large amounts of public funds were deposited in the national banks for the declared purpose of re? lieving the treasury of a burdensome surplus, but never before in the his? tory of the country have such large sums been sent to depositary banks to avert threatened trouble in times of unusual disturbance in the financial centres. Secretary Cortelyou remained with the President for some time after the conclusion of the meeting. W. C. T. V. WORKERS AT ALA* RAMA FAIR HINDERED IN THEIR WORK. The Police Stop Them From Distrib? uting Ribbons and Temperance Lit? erature?Sheriff Takes a Hand in Defense of the Women. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 80.?Mrs. J. B. Chatfield, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, with friends, secured a place in a booth at the State Fair yesterday and began distributing temperance literature and white ribbons On complaint being made they were ordered to desist by Secretary Rob? ert T?te. They then moved out in one of the walks and began the same sort of campaign, when they were approached by the fair police and told that they must quit. Signs favoring prohibition put up by the ladies were torn down by the fair policemen. Then they stood about the place about as angry as it is pos? sible for women to be. They kept up the work, though In an inorganised way, at the same lime filing a protest against such treatment. On having the matter reported to him Sheriff Hood sent a man to the fair grounds and it was made pretty plain to the deputies that the ladies were to be unmolested to do what they saw fit so long as they did not violate the law. The feeling In symr pathy with the ladles ran very high and there was much criticism of the management. KING HAS TURERCVLOSIS. It is Understood That Alfonso Will Travel Incognito to London. Madrid, Oct. 31.?The alarming re? ports circulated earlier in the month regarding the health of King Alfonso appear confirmed. It is understood that the Kirg, who will travel incog? nito as Duke of Toledo, will be exam? ined by a specialist in tuberculosis, from which disease his father died. The King's open-air life has thus far kept the hereditary disposition in abeyance. An operation was per? formed on him recently in the hope of checking the growing symptoms of consumption. ?Dancins Proves Fatal. Many men and women catch colds at dances which terminate in pneu? monia and consumption. After expos? ure, if Foloy's Honey and Tar is ta? ken it will break up a cold and no se? rious results need be feared. Refuse any but the genuine in a >ellow puck age. Sibert's Drug Store. William Sanders, color d. who Is wanted in Ncwberry on the charge of having killed two women, has bees arrested in Ash^vllle. a "Bilious Attack." Symptoms. Sour stomach, nasty taste in mouth, sick headache, sallow complex? ion, the world your enemy. CaUSC. Constipation, inact? ive liver, overflow of bile into the system. Relief. Treatment for two nights before retiring with 4*0 TONIC PELLETS One a night, don't worry, sleep well and Nature'U do the rest. tnt'rr Trc ntrai nt?5 Cts MCI DKOV > DRCG :- \ ? RE