Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COMESPONOEIICE. URTKR0 FROM OUR 8P*% CeAL OORIU?PONDEm fa: I Set From All Part* of Adjoining Countle?. TO ^RREAPONDENTS. stall year letters so that they win hah this office not later than Tuet lag. When the letters are Wednesday it la almost an bllltjr to hare them appear In pape* issued that day. WETMiF.FIKLD. Wed gene Id. Deo. SI.?Chr1?dma* off very quietly shore, lots of came In In jugs, but there was fighting or shooting to be charged It. Those fond of hunting took ad atags of the holidays to try their Mr. J. S. Dwlght had ths good luck a turkey gobbler, weighing 20 ?b Oadsden, colored, killed a fine Nan and Master Frank Mcllett, sjg ths 8. C. C. I., are spending their ?sjMetton at home. Mise Helen Troutman. of the same * faaUtutlon. Is also enjoying a visit to folks. Mr. r. M. Dwlght. Jr.. a graduate sjf Clemeon, and who holds a lucrative gssdtion^at the college, is spending gt few days with his parents, Mr and Mrs. J. g. Dwlght Mrs. J. 8. George, of Plnopolls, Is ?jaaWng her sister. Mrs, W. H. Ram _ ? r any. Mra. F. ft. ehernes la visiting rela? tives In Blshopvllle. Nobody seema to be In a hurry to assjln farm work again. There Is little to encourage the average II farmer. The cost of everything higher every year with propor fte Increase In labor leaves him a nail profit. There le lots said these times about Si Williamson mode of cultivating ?The farmers around here take notice of hie plan, aad I beltfbe, ie about as good corn crops as the community. I do not doubt all that all theue years gone-by farmers made very good corn a few bushels of cotton seed gaset ay using commercial fertiliser*. mm this plan calls for. they could have Jost*as much corn by the same plan of encouraging it to grow and stentlng It 1 have often noticed roots, na the expression goes In pig snd chicken family, and I never seen the stunted ?>ne grow and reach the full drvefbpment as i eaes who were masters of the alt at feed time * There Is still some cotton to be around here If the weathei gate up and moderates any time en. How about that smoker puffed off long since, when a few citizens de to reconamend to the county del? egation to try and get through a bill Ige resting the taxes of the county on* aMU for road purposes "* I thhnk this should be submitted to the voters to asus on, for Judging by psst expe fltonce. the court house for Instance, there is no telling where it will stop, anstand of one mill It might be five. I for one would llt*e to see the c^uit bouse transaction aired Ju-t to see how much the county I? In iebt (Our correspondent is referred to e financial statements published by board of county commissioners time to time during the past pear for the Information sought. If he desires further details, how aval, either Supervisor Scale, ?r Commissioners Thomas and Mrogdon will probably be glad to give hlsa ah the light possible. We have wot ths figure* available for reference ew short notice today, but our recol? lection Is that the county owes all about $50.000, In which amount Included $10.000 of court house snd the amount borrowed from sinking fund commission, part of ?Ich letter sum Is to be r?pald nut ths taxes collected for 1007.?Ed.) -\ Wsdg* field. Jan. S ? luv. J. C ndler Ailed ths pulpit of the Meth church hers vewterday after Hs was In charge of this circuit from *St to '$*. In hi* introductory remarks hs spoke of how f??w of the *4d>r Inhabitants of that time are liv? ing now. which only pro*>* how un? certain thla earthly tabernacle I*. Lots of us la our prime now are In a quur asr of a century gone and forgotten. Misses Hslen Troutman. Nan Mel tott. Master Frank Mellett and Misses Oracs and Clara Frier, two charming young ladles of ths Land of Flowers, who are attending ths 8. C. C. I? left for Bdgefteld today, after spending the holdaya very pleasantly at home The Ml***?* Frier were the gues**; of Miss Nan Mellett during their stuy Mf?? H?-<ed" Vvoxk. wb'. 1^ attend? ing the Presbyterlin college In Colum Ma. returned there today. From what I hear I don't think some of our young men would ehjOCt to vlnltlng Florida the coming sum? mer, and Incidentally visit some of ths orange groves. Tm> la the time of year roost farmers woald like to get down cotton seed. those of us who use them for ferti? lisers, and to prepare the land. To get the seed down Is generally i per? plexing question. This, however, 1 think has been solved by Mr. F. E. Thomas, one of our most successful farmers. At this time of year he runs a five inch shovel in the middle or al? loy of the row, without waiting to break ?.he Und up entirely, and puts down \\h seed. When through with ihis he then goes ahead and beds out his land as any one else, and the lasl furrows run by the turn plow cauHt's enough dirt to fall over on the seed to keep them from being washed on' by rain. Mr. Thomas has been fol? lowing this method for several years, and doesn't have any trouble with his seed coming up. Mr. H. B. Allen, of Mallory, S. C, has been employed by Messrs. J. H. Aycock Sc Sons in their store for the year Just begun. I understand parts of the public road between here and Sumter are al? most impassable at this season of the vear, though when we have so much rain we can expect this. If the trial justices, though, will just continue to turn over to the county supervisor the lofing, gambling set that infests most every community we will scon have good road* all over the county. It is a pleasure to drive the road from here to Stateburg. This road which was so sandy and heavy in places, and was clayed over a year ago by the chaingang, is a model country road. I only wish I could soy that of th? road leading south of Wedgcfteld. Politics, though, is partly to blame for this, for in by-gone years a coun? ty commissioner, as tradition say*, promised a certain land owner to grant him the rlgl t to cut a ditch and empty his surplus water in the pub? lic road for a few vot**s The primary is a long ways off, 'tis true, hut it is not too early for the ?ntl-dispensary and prohibition forces to begin to organize and put a prohi? bition ticket in the field this year. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, Dec. 80.?I will send In a line this blustering morning. Christmas passed off very pleasant? ly here. Ni drunk.i or other disord? erly conduct as far as I have learned. But I have not been away from home ance the day before. Christmas on ac? count of a sick wife. Mr. and Mrs. Wash Scott of Cane Savannah, spent Christmas here with relatives. Mrs. Annie Christmas and son, Ca? leb, of Manning, spent pare of the holidays with the former's sister. Mrs. Joe M. Ardls. % The young folks had a set-to at Mr. Qeo. P. Ardls* on the night after Christmas, which was. well attended. Mrs. W. J. Ardls was taken sud ienly sick on Christmas morning, but is some better this morning, thanks to the Great and Good One and the dclll of Dr. P. M. Salley. There is a good deal of moving spoken of around here, which 1 will mention in my next. Mr. Geo. W. Griffin has moved from PYlvateei to Bacon Hill, near Plnewood. Miss Mary Lee Ardis is visiting rel itives m-ar Manning. Miss Eunice E. Osteen will give a :ot supper for the benefit of her school (Reid's) on January 15th. Well, here's wishing you, Mr. Edi? tor, your many readers, and all man? kind a happy new year and all the blessings that the Great One is pleased to send them. PISGAH. Pisgah. Jan. 4.?The holidays pass? ed off quietly. A few guns and a number of red eyes were all to re? mind us that the time of mirth had come again. Tho new year has dawned on the most restless people the United States has ever experi? enced. The financial condition has up ?et tho country at large, and the lack of confidence is the root of all the trouble. It did not used to be so, hut swindling and gambling have gone on at such a rate as to predominate In financial matters, and people look upon each other In a way they should not. In sections where poor crop-' were made and a number could not meet their obligations, those people have bet n held responsible for the act* of God In causing the failure to tho crops, for they ought to have paid, had they crop* or not. A nice stat - el affair* truly. No credit to a man's honesty In business matters, unless he comes t > time. This Is no visionary writing, but facts as gathered from many who arc all O. K. in ull that pertains to true manhood. The rife In cotton seed caused man> to sell at i>no dollar. J. M. lteames ha* bought a large 'lunntity. He has the confWhnc?- of the people as a fair and square man In his business dialings. a a umber eavt net planted oats. owing to the w.-t wi -ather. What th" crop propped will be is too early to ej Indications ?>??'<nt to \? ry iitti? ;'uano for th.' coming f rop. Possibly more effort will made to mauufuc ?are home manure and let guano alone. M isses Junnlta and Mary MeLeod V(> a sociable during the holidays lO their frauds. Among those present were Misses Xan and Mattie Team, Leonora and Rosa toeLeod, Pearl, Aline and Sadie Rogers, Mamlla Cauthen, Annie Jenkins, Messrs Law? rence and Edward McDowell, Law? rence Vinson, Harmon Bowman. James and Douglass Jenkins, Ar? thur McLeod, Benjamin Sanders, James and Adam Reamcs. WISACKY. Wisacky, Jan. 4.?There are a num? ber of girls and boys from the differ? ent colleges at home for the quiet Christmas days that were passed so pleasantly by them. Each one seem? ed to enjoy the holidays immensely. The new year dawned bright and beautiful, the weal her was ideal and the next day, all the students returned to their respective colleges to continue their studies for the next six months. The farmers will soon begin work for another crop, with some little en? couragement, most of them having sufficient numbers of laborers for the farm work. i The oat crop is beautiful and very promising. Mrs. W. H. Shirer and children, of Hickory, N. C.,--spent two weeks with relatives and friends here, returning to her distant home the 2d. Mrs. Frank Neil and children, of Wlnnsboro, visited friends here dur? ing thq holidays. Miss Sallic Ledlngham is expected home Monday, 6th, from a visit to relatives at Conway. Master Myron Smith, of this place, has gone to Hickory, N. C, to begin business. * Mr. Martin Smith expects to at? tend the business college in Columbia very soon. Mr. Kenneth McCaskill, an aged gentleman of this place, is very sick, rfis son, Rev. K. McCaskill, of lvan hoe, N 0*i and family, are with him. ANTIOCII. Antioch, Jan. 6.?Christmas passed off very quietly here, as we had no mooting scrapes or accidents. The farmers have about finished picking cotton and some have been planting spring oats, nut work in gen? eral is at a standstill now** We have had lots of rain recently, and it has left the roads in a pretty bad fix. hut it has turned cold again and the clouds denote snow. Mr. Charley McCankill left today to resume his course at the Medical College of Charleston. Mrs. L. A. 'James and Mrs. A. K Weldon visited their father, Mr. J. W. Wfldon, of this place, lost week. Messrs. JOe Rlchbourg, Brlttoji White and Charles Peebles spent Sat? urday In Bishopvllle. Dr. C. S. Brit ton was called to Pac Met last week to see nls son-in-law, Uev. T. J. White, who was criticull> 11. the doctor returned Saturday and reported nim better. lV'r. L A. Wniie and son sp*?nt Sat? urday in Camden. Messrs. Harry and James Jenkins, >f Rembert, visited here on yester lay. Mr. Bob. McCaskill, of Camden,??Was in this vicinity on yesterday. Mr. Marvin Weldon is visiting hia| brother, Rev. J. B. Weldon, nx ^IcBee, C. Mr. Lawrence White, who has be^r suffering with an abscess on his hea%. is better now. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon, of this place, visited their son at Wisacky last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McLeod visited at Pisgah last week. There is no sickness to report, we are glad to say. EMPLOYERS LIABILITY NULL. The Supreme Court Hands Down an Important Decision. Washington, Jan. 6.?That the con? gressional act of June 11, 1906, known as "the employers liability law," is not in accordance with the constitution of the United States, because it goes be? yond the bounds permitted in the reg? ulation of inter-state commerce, was the conclusion reached by the su? preme court of the United State? in deciding damage cases coming to the court from the federal courts of Ken? tucky and Tennessee, which were brought under the provisions of the law. The decision was announced by Justice White and was reported by the narrow margin of one, the court standing 5 to 4 against the law. Even among the five who voted not to sus? tain the statute there were different shades of opinion. Much interest was manifested In the result of the court's d< liberations, but Attorney! generally refrained from comment, The law in question makes railroads and other common carriers responsible to em? ployes for accidents due io the negli? gence of fellow servants and to inef? fective appliances. The decision of the lower court was affirmed, Mayor c. s. McCulloughi of Dar? llngton, while at the matinee per? formance of "'Madam Butterfly," In Charleston Saturday. suffered an attack ol neuralgia of the heart. Ho was Immediately carried t<? ?!?'? Roper hospital and for some time grew worse very rapidly. l*ittst reports state that he is now Improving and will probably be able to return home this . . ^lafiiim MILL OWNERS CONFER. STATE ASSOCIATION HOLD** SES? SION IN COLUMBIA. Elegant Banquet Served at Colonial Hotel In the Evening?Whale Plant for Piedmont Section. Columbia, Jan. 3.?The South Car? olina Cotton Manufacturers' Associa? tion held its midwinter gathering here today. The gathering was large? ly social and was primarily intended merely for the meeting of those inter? ested in the cotton mill Industry for exchanging views and having a pleas? ant day in Columbia. The meeting was rounded off with an elegant ban? quet erved at the Colonial under the supervision of a local committee, of which Mr. E. W. Robertson was chairman. The money conditions have affected the cotton mills as much as other lines of business and the stringency has seriously lessened the demand for goods. Many of the mills that have contracts ahead are experiencing dif? ficulty in having the goods ordered off, others have not made advance sales, and others are finding ready sale for their goon's at profitable prices. Capt. Ellison A. Smith, the presi? dent of the association, presided at the business meeting, but on account of a recent bereavement in his family Jid not attend the banquet. Capt. Smith, whose whole heart is in the work of the association and to whose efforts the success of the association is largely ^ue, submitted a report on conditions generally, and made a se? ries of suggestions, most of which were accepted. A committee of five is to be ap? pointed to consider and submit defi? nite plans for the establishment of a waste cotton mill plant in the Pied? mont section. This proposition in no wise conflicts with the Charleston waste mill, the Idea being that the Piedmont mill should devote itsolf to manufacturing, and the Charleston plant more to th? handling of the cot? ton in the original state and preparing it for shipment. The association feels that it has accomplished the estab? lishment of the Carolina Waste Com [ pany in Charleston and now wishes to take up the establishment of a plant nearer the mills, where a cer? tain quantity of the cotton waste may be manufactured. STAR ROUTE CARRIERS GIVEN ORDERS BY POSTMASTER GENERAL. Order Becomes Effective at Once? Has Direct Bearing on the Prohi? bition .Movement?The Text of the Order. Washington, Jan. 6.?Postmaster General Meyer has Issued an order which has a direct bearing upon thf prohibition movement. The order i? j as follows: "It Is hereby ordered that it shall be a condition of any contract here? after entered into for carrying the mails upon star, screen wagon, mail messenger or special service route, that the contractor or carrier shall not transport intoxicating liquor from one point to another upon such rouie while in the performance of mail service." The bids for star route service in what is known as the second section, comprising North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky will be opened on Wednesday, Jan. 8. nnd as a consequence beginning on July 1, next, every contractor in the States mentioned will be prohibited from carrying intoxicating liquors on his route. The order will become effective at once, however, In many sections oi the country, where it is necessary to install new and supplementary ser? vice. It is believed that this ordei will have a far-reaching effect and will meet the approval of a large number of people, judging by the enormous number of complaints that have been sent to the department. MURDERED BY HUSBAND. Frfank Smith Stubs Wife end At? tempts His Own Life. Easton, Pa.. Jan. ft.?Frank Smith, son of City Comptroller Cheater smith, today murdered his wife anil then attempted to commit suicide. Smith und his wife had been separated for some time. This morning ihe husband forced an entrance to the house occupied by his wife and her ?later. After securing a carving knits Smith stole to the room OCCUlped by the two women and plunged the weapon into i?is wife's heart, Uili.ig her Instantly. He left (he house and. going to his father's residence, sever? al blocks away, there told him ?f the crime he had committed. The start? ling information unnerved the father und before he could regain his- com? posure the son attempted to kill him? self by gashing his throa4 and abdo? men. The physicians tonight smv that Smith win recover. He charged his wife With infidelity. THE PASSING PANIC. REALLY HOPEFUL PROGNOSTI? CATIONS SENT OUT FROM NEW YORK. New York, Jan. 5.?The opening of Hie new year sees a disposition re? flected in the financial markets to turn from the contemplation of mournful yesterdays and to look for? ward with hope and confidence to the future. The conviction is firmly ba?*ed that decided improvement is ahead, hut this conviction has been tempered by some anxiety over a remnant of unpleasant consequences of the finan? cial crisis yet to be gone through. A sepcial field of uneasinr ^ was the provision for the annual settlement in the money market, which were unus? ually heavy, while the resources of the money market, although rapidly improving, were still much impaired. The smoothness with which the turn of the year was effected went far to encourage sentiment and to establish the confidence that steady improve? ment in the financial position was *o be expected henceforward. The call money sale did not get higher than 20 per cent., which compares with a maximum of 4 5 per cent, in the cor? responding week of last year and 125 per cent in the year preceding. Still more significant of the growing improvement of the position was the rapid dwindling and disappearance of the premium on gold, which sigpaIize-2 the first business day of the new year. So long as the premium persisted an insurmountable obstacle remained to the reestablishment of a normal bank? ing position. The London market was so far reassured by this development that a rapid decline ensued in the London discount rate and the Bonk of Eng? land was constrained to mark down its official discount rate from 7 per cent, to 6 per cent, in order to avoid losing touch with the money market. The 7 per cent, bank rate was the sig? nal of continued distrust in the out? side world of the American position and its abandonment marks the re? turn to faith in the passing of our crisis. In New York additional funds have appeared in the time loan market and business in trtat department has taken on some degree of activity, although Interest rates continue high. Growing demand for high grade mercantile pa? per is also promise of relief from one of the most threatening sources of embarrassment to come growing out of the heavy maturities falling due in that d( partment from time to time. The shrinkage in buying power, which has gone with the financial up? heaval, the slowness of collections and the stringency of the money market which offered small prospect of ade? quate accommodation for the exten? sion of needed credits, threatened a combination of circumstances, from which disastrous consequences were dreaded. Credit experts in the New York banks are more hopeful oi needed accommodation being forth? coming to facilitate the process of li? quidation, which is a recognized ne? cessity to some extent in commercial affair, and which is now hoped may *oe conducted with deliberation and good order. The publication of the bank state? ment at the close of the week disclos? ed the free inflow of currency to New York for the week. This development is of the utmost importance as mark? ing the passing of the feeling of dis? trust of the New York banking posi? tion and promising a rapid reestab? lishment of the normal position. It thus happens that financial mar? kets has been disposed to ignore some immediately unfavorable factors in affairs cheered by the brightening financial prospect. A striking exam? ple of this was afforded in the stock market of the first day of the new vear. There converged on this market the news of the appointment of a re? ceiver for the Seahoard Air Line rail? way and the reports from Washington >f an intended suit by the government o compel the dissolution of the Har rlman railroad merger. The market wavered under Ulli shock but the ef? fect was temporary and a strong re? covery ensued before the end of the day. The ensued of railroad earnings reported was another restraining fac? tor on immoderate enthusiasm over values. Several of the great railroad systems, including notably the Atchi son and the Pennsylvania, showed a heavy Inroad on last year's net earn? ings In tlx* return for November ow? ing to the heavy expansion of the op? erating expentee. Railroad trallic nineties in reporting on the more re cent course of traffic, make candid ac? knowledgment of the rapid shrinkage in the movement of merchandise of all descriptions except grain, and of their inability to discern a probable source of early improvement. The bond market is scanned with some attention and interest from day to day t?? determine evidence of a re? newed flow of Moating capital Into In? vestments. Some Increase of activity was dlscoveral le last week, but th< demand was moderate, in spite of the large disbursement of dividends and interest to supply a fund for reinvest? ment. IX THE LIHGE FINANCIAL CEN? TRES OF COl NTRY. This Fact is Shewn in Hr:>ri street'* Trade Revh u?Retall Iii lineal is QttlPt?More Confident Ibfie* Now York, Jan. 3.?Brai&u eet'S to? morrow will say: "Rather more than usual poet hull day quiet is reported in general trade and industry, but the financial situa? tion shows continued oettern e^.t. Re? duction sales stimulate retail trade at ?ome cities, but mild weather limits seasonable distribution at the North? west, while holding; of cotton affects retail trade and collections at the South. Monev is more easily obtain? able i**>r business purposes at large centers, a '.lumber of the country's banks have unobtrusively resumed cash payments and the premium on currency practically died with the old year at New Yo**k. Shipments of goods on spring orders are reported light. At the South, however, retail businesr is very quiet and in some in? stances nearly one-third of the cotton crop is still reported held by the farmers. The lumber trade, while showing rather more life at Western points, is very quiet at the South, and yellow pine and cypress production is being cut heavily. The effect of this is found in the reports of traffic on , leading railroads which, in addition, report business as a whole still snrink ing. "Business in dry goods and clothing is light as a whole, but the tone of that trade is more confident than a month ago. t "business failures for the week end? ing Jan. 2 number 345 against 248 last week, 1S5 in ,thc like week of 1007, 220 in ItOt. 278 In 1905 and 262 In 19<>4. Tn Canada failures for the week number 27 as against 50 last week and 16 in this week a. year ago." j AUDUBON SOCIETY BUYS LAND. Louisiana to he Stocked With Game From 2,000 Acre Preserve. New Orleans Picayune. Eleven hundred acres of finely wood- * ed lands, lying in Orleans parish, just"* adjoining the border of Mississipppi, comprising a part of the estate of Henry Johnson, deceased, now in the hands of the son-in-law of the latter, S. Herndon, is to come in to the pos? session of the Audubon society and b^j converted into the! finest Inland game ' preserve in the State. Owing to the depredations of hunters, who are rap? idly killing out the birds and beasts on the property, a practice which can not be suppressed under the present don made the ofTcr to the Audubon people, and it will be accepted by tho \ latter at the next meeting. Next to the property of Mr. Hern d^n is an equal amount of ground owned by Albert Baldwin, Sr., and an effort is now being made to also se? cure the custody of this. Although ^ Mr Baldwin has never been officially \pproached on the subject, it is und derstood that he is willing to allow the society to take charge, owing to the fact that by doing so his game would be protected. Tn a high country, with all natura! qualifications to make it an ideal j place for a purpose such as that for which it is intended, the Audubon so? ciety expects to be able within a few years to produce in the 2,2o0 acres comprised in the whole tract a suffi? cient number of deer, turkeys and other game to steck all the parishes \ in the State that have become de? pleted because of constant hunting. Put even of greater importance than this is another deal which is now be? ing negotiated by which the society hopes to secure protection lor a lot of land comprising 8.000 acres, own- j ed by a prominent man formerly re? siding in New Orleans, but who now lives in New York. Tf this latter transaction car. be successfully termi? nated, the lands can be made into the finest game reserve in the South, and one of the finest in the United States. The owner of the immense lot of ground has been approached on the subject and has signified his willing? ness to accept the proposition. MAKE THE STOMACH WORK. Indigestion Can Xevr be Cured b> i Mollycoddling. Don't iry to cure your stomach trouble by coaxing, fustlng, dieting and mollycoddling. Make the organ work. If it cannot lake care of the food yo-i eat without complaints such as flatulence. Indigestion headaches, and the fueling of fullness or distress, make its muscle* work by using Mi-o na ttOHUtch tablets. The time to treat a disordered or weakened stomach is when you begin to suspect that you have indigestion, or the sir pie ion will turn to certainty very soon. The heaitburn, the flatu lence. tho coated tongue and heavy ami dull feeling after eating that come occasionally aftor you eel too much of something that dove not agree with yon. can all be ? a red by Ml-o-na. Try a F0-ccnt box of Mi-e-na on J. v\ YY. DeLorme'sj guarantee of monev back If it does not d> all that SJ claimed for it. l-S.fclO&w