The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 04, 1908, Image 3
?IE EXPOSES INCREASED.
WIM HAVE TU RE
RAISED BV TAXATION.
Of mmm amom $t7ft,000 Will Come
Utmm Pete TausjMc Prop
to ***** Now Ii Two HniMtrci!
Maty-ftevea MUUoue.
Qommble, Fee. H.?The state win
????0 tl.Oe*,MT for expenses under
tM AppeoprloAlen Act of 1908. The
e Appropriation Act is not
In thla summaiy, and with
tin total expenses of the ptat?
run up to IMSMI7. Comptrol
?Of 01 en aval Jones has dons some fig
. ins? on the situation and dots not
;:|?fN?> the matter ?e?ous, but Is onr$
?tw^pspord a^th th - suddenness of th*
jyyr m th* d**1*'* o*V ufctures.
Y Hi i|asas that the taxable pro0^1 ty
\ , Q^jsW Stoto Is IU7.efO.000. and -his
? 10j^'imm* ***** taxation .S1,4?S>
???f? addition to this the 9Ut*tgets
ti ^^^t^I*** I new ranee fees and
k' ?fcoot ft'.^OOu. which
* . fPlty*1* ^ Income from these
swtajOWJ up to ILtOMOe.
%%* Mate, wtth a 4 l-3-nud levy
wOaOt rear, ran Mft.ftOO behind This
*jjjj)M? ???Paid out of thf erst In
,'Afcotjfc* of the *;att. as under the Con
^ttywi any deficiency has o be
' **lo 4Oetote new rxperawx er.? to/ be
, Wui ? d. Mr. Jones Azures that ther*
Wfit bo about $41.000 trot railed for \ \
?eworai appropriation n?l thv is
1 tMssojpowded bolareoo and mousy not
jrtMeta> Tht* will run the amount up to
a*ew* $10.000 that will bo to the, cred?
it Of IM general appropriation bill.
M*. Josts? had an old report In hand
.and fwaoA that he ganocnl appropria?
te mm hill mt 1SI7 carried an expondl
' >1f^** y*?1**? *?* tax levy that*
a *pdojr redsied a surplus of 8101.9*0. Tliu
taxable uaJue* then ags^tgated $'<?>
v 4041000. Blase that ttxeo_-inn years
thava has been am racraeae In tax
Ohm vnluea of over 104.00*.000 and
} \ levy Mo been iMreesed one-half
' ' Sil / i '* *
MIB) MppflEMAir DEAD.
minaovr of
and the man re
-lor the -high
IM VChttoov noreee la tho
0? 4?fc> w. Regjssu, died at
JOOsan ralo? after an Hl
% 4ays from double pneu
Jp Rogers was fg reap eld
K hasainisa and tramer of
?rna Ho Ma been ertneing
?V of hawses to Athen each
'Oor several years, in addition
alary of $18,000 as Whitney's
-m Mr. stagers was pnestsetJ of a
^PrvfOO* fortune set i ma tod at iroip 00c
Oe two osIIHooj.
mtauuhx warn senator.
, . ? >
si
Ofeeewville, Feb. 37.?w. T* Maul
djfcw Mole senator, will he a candidate
iar tM United States senate when
IM general assembly convenes to
a suipisair to the late Senator
A petition, signed by many
it prnfeasliiBsil and/ business
of this city, woo ewwamted Uday
for o puMte masting in Mr.
Menldlns behalt to be held In the
aourt hones tiamerrow night.
Mr. Mauldtn to a Oonfodarate reter
a Hampton Rod Shirt Demo
He haw served many years as
chairman and hat service la
tM legislature has bean long and full
of good woran. He wae lieutenant
under John Peter Richard
and to now chairman of the
committee of the State senate.
Ho 10 one of tM strongest men In the
general assembly and It apt to be a
factor In tM ftght next week. He U a
itktmaa of Independent means.
Urn Oai
Ogmrtanborg. Feb. to?an I tree
Hughes, a reung white man who kill?
ed John Franklin In the lower part of
tM county Itaturday. has not been ar
/osSed . though the young mvTs
fatasr aaya hm will have him surren?
der to tbc sheriff Hughta shot
Franklin In the bead with a pistol
The dtnVulty wae about a "damn
Wo" being passed.
resajnnl-rt as a Cure for Croup.
? 'Beatd^n being an excellent reme?
dy for colds and throat trouble*
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is. un
-qualh-d as a cure for croup." says
Marry Wilson, of Waynetowii. Ind.
When given as aoon a* the eroupy
cough rppemrs. this remedy ^ ill pre?
vent the stuck. It is used success?
fully hi m?ny thousands of homes
For sale by all druggists._
According to Oreenvlllc parties In?
terested In the construction of at
?loctnc Una between that city and
Upartanlmrg. the road Is a^ured and
coastruct'on will bo begun this spring
\ pVaMint l"hyslc.
?When you want a pi -as*?nt physic
*t?a Chamberlain s Stomach and Liv
STmhlets a trial. They are mild and
^ T?- lo their action and always pro
pleamnt cathartic effect. Call
tor m free sample.
Gilt COUNCIL MEETING.
\ _ ,
DECISION REACHED TO ELECT
CITY ENGINEER.
Business Transected Mainly of n Ron
lino Character?Mr. Finn Demies
III* Pewitk>n In Respect to Criticism
of Cojidldtlon of Fire Hydrant?
Mr. Alnntt Wants Another Fran,
chtee.
City council mot at 6 o'clock p. m.
Wedneseday.
Present?Mayor W. B. Boy!-?, Al?
dermen H. D. Barnett, J. H. Chandler,
P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth, H. C.
Haynsworth, E. H. Rhame and R. L.
Wright.
Major Marlen Molse came to re?
quest payment of a bill of $S6 for an
automobile tire broken in transporta?
tion of city's guests to the Oen. Sum
ter memorial exercises, the appropri?
ation' being exhausted by other ex
Penises. Payment was ordered with
thrt understanding that no further ap?
propriation will be made towards
those expenses.
Minutes of the 1-th instant were
read an]d approved.
Mr. Barnett reported approval oi
claims referred to the finance com?
mittee, y
Petition of Frank Robinson and
others for a street to be opened In the
'southeastern part of the city was re?
ferred to the committee of public
works with power to act
The following claims against the
sewerage commission were ordered
paid:
W. M. Graham. $7.80.
Boolh-Hembert Lumber Co.. $84.72.
Sumtcr Railway A Mill Supply Co.,
$1.46.
Sumter Lumber Co., $21.92. ? ?
du inter Machinery Co., $14.93.
Pacnc Flush Tank Co! $715.00.
Sumter Clothing Co., $38.sD.
C. W. Smith A Co., $10.7$.
R. W. Rradhani, $17.?>5.
W. T. Hall. $?.70.
Consumers* Lumber Co., $40.04/
Sumter Railway A Mill Supply C>,
$M?.
Ksnnedy Building A Supply Co.,
$80.0%
' Mr. S. U. Edmunds, superintendent
of schools, invited council to visit and
Inspect the Caihoun street building
The invitation was accepted with
" r> ; ' " V ,' ' ^ t
ijr. H. C. .Hsyasworth submUted
resolutions of respect to the memory
of Mr. D. J. Shandler, which were,
adopted.
Mr. Finn presented the following
answer to the dental of the commis?
sioners of public works that Urs hy?
drants are ' In had condition, which
by his request was made part of the
minutes:
Sumter, & C. Feb. SI, 1008.
To the Hon. Mayor and Gentlemen of
the City Council:
Regarding the reports of the chief
of the fire department and the engi?
neer of the water works, presented
by Mr. Scarborough of ths bo aid of
water commissioners, would say that
not nuke my suggestions lr
view of criticism; I called the atten.
UOu of council to the hydrants as a
member of the Ore committee,
made these remarks, regarding the
hydrants, on my personal knowledge,
as I had seen Uiem and tried the osps
with my own hands; and, as you
all know when you want water, you
want It right now, and especially,
when there Is a Are burning. I call?
ed the attention of council to these
facts da January ifnd, 1808. Tnsss
reports of the chief of ths Are depart?
ment and the engineer of the water
Washington street and Oakland ave
worhe were presented to council six?
teen days after, which, of coume, war
Urns enough to get the hydrants In
good condition.
The report of the chief of the fire
department states, that to ths best of
his knowledge and belief, all ths hy?
drants were In good order, and have
been, for a long time, giving no trou?
ble. I was present by request, the
lstter part of November, to make
test of the water pressure In front of
the Masonic Temple, by one of the
Insurance agents Df the city, who had
wPb htm. a member of the South
eastern Tariff Association. If the
cbl?f will call t> memory, be could
not open this hydrant himself, but
had to call to his assistance the driver
of the hose wagon in order t? open
thin hydrant.
The report of the engineer of water
works dated January 30th, 190S
states that he had made an examina?
tion of all hydrants In the city, am!
f' und that all were working, and no
.hydrant disabled for Arc use. Does It
I not seem strange that on Feb. 2d
1908. the house on the corner of
' nue wa* afire, and when the firemen
Icoupled the hose to the hydrant, found
_ $$ ?et Of order? I asked the next
dav th i trout 1? with thai hydrant,
and was told that a traction engin?
had run against It I presume, if this
fir'.had not occurred, that thl- hy
drunt would have been d< rmant *h
far as its use was concerne 1. yet they
were all in gornl condition January
'lOth. 1908.
I have no desire to bring any con
troverjy between the city council a;:,
the water commission, but in histlc
to myselt, I feel duty bound to answer
these reports, and at 'long as 1 am a
nu mber of this honorable body. I
propose to do my duty as I see It,
without fear or favor, and I have no
apologies to offer, as 1 did this in the
discharge of my duty.
Yours respectfully,
P. P. Finn
The question of periodical inspec?
tion of fire hydrants was referred to
the fire department committee and fire
chief.
Application was made by Mr. J. L.
Alnutt for a franchise to construct
and operate a gas plant; along the
lines of formetr grants of similar char?
acter; except that the timo of com?
mencement shall be ono year and a
year additional for completion; bond
of $1,000 to be given on ac?
ceptance of the ordinance granting
the franchise. The request whs grant?
ed, provided the acceptance be done
and satisfactory bond be given by
March 25th. <
On motion of Mr. H. C. Haynsworth
it was ordered that the erection of
electric signs be permitted, hot less
than 12 feet above sidewalks, to be
suspended without posts or supports
from outer edges of sidewalks.
Request was made by Mr. W. R.
Rcaoonover for a drain pipe across
sidewalk In Hazel street, v^hich had
been raised above the level of. adjoin-I
Ing property; wo.* referred to com?
mitted of public work*.
Rjquest WOO made by the sewerage
commission that council elect a city
engineer who can also servo as
plumbing Inspector; his term of of?
fice to begin on the completion of the
eastern section of fhe sewerage sys
teui. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth moved
that council elect such engineer at
next regular meeting. Mr. Finn
moved to table Mr. Hnynsworth's
motion, as he thought the election
should be made by the next council
Mr Finn's motion to table was lost
land Mr. Haynsworth s motion carried,
Mr. Finn voting against It.
Messrs. Boyle and Barnett were au?
thorise to buy a mule In placa of one
recently lost by death.
The following claims were referred
to the. finance committee:
Epperson Feed 8t Coal Co., $7.50.
R. W. Bradham, $5.25.
FjfcDr. H. A. Mood, $5.00.
, Sumter Telephone Manufacturing
Co.. $$.$0.
Osteen Publishing Co., $21.51.
Council then adjourned.
A H VMK I7WV RAID
/
I-1 ?
Mr. Junes Henry Rice of the Audn
bon Society Seht es 1*artrah(Cft at
Dixie Cafe.
Mr. James Henry Rice, representa?
tive of the SUite Audubon Society, ar?
rived in the city today on a tour of
inaptctlon. He visited the restau?
rants In search of contraband game
birds, but found none except at the
Dixie Cafe where 16 partridges were
found and seised. The proprietors of
the Dixie were given notice to appear
for trial Monday The penalty Im?
posed by the law for selling birds or
exposing them for sale Is $5 for each
bird as a minimum or $20 for each
bird as a maximum. Where those
who violate the law plead guilty and
throw themselves on the mercy of tho
court Mr Rice does not contend for
the maximum penalty, but whore of?
fenders make a fight the officials of
ths Audubon Society Insist on the Im?
position of a fine of $20 for, each
IM
A few days ago Mr. Rice raided tho
Hampton Terrace hotel. Not th An ?
gusts and saised 3,200 partridges. ?t
is jtnted that the proprietor of the
notel has proposed to settle Immedi?
ately on the basis of $5 a bird?$15,
0v0?provided th* prosecution !s not
pushed.
The proprietors of th* Dixl3 Cufe
stute that the birds they had on hand
were purchased in Wilmington, N. C.
and shipped to them.
KENTUCKY DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Bradley Chosen Senator by Legisla?
ture on Joint Ballot?Received the
Votes of Four Democrats.
Frankfort, Ky.. Feb. 28.?Amid
scenes of wildest excitement, former
Qov. Wm. O'Connell Bradh y, Re?
publican, today was elected United
States ^enator to succeed James B.
MeCreary. Bradley's term of six
years will begin March 4, 1909. He
received 64 votes, four of which were
cast by Democrat4 opposed to former
Gov. Beckham, leading Democratic
candidate for senator, who s/ai Sil?
doised for the office at the State prl
m iry.
The four Democrats were surround?
ed by paity friends and urged to with?
draw their support from Bradley and
re.led Sc nator James McCreaty or
any Democrat they might name, but
the four men declared that the pro?
posal came too late. The Democratic
leaders even promised a caucus to *?
led a OaadldatS to Which the name of
Beckham would not be presented.
?ManZan Pile Remedy OOines ready
to use. In u collapsible tube, with noz?
zle. One application soothes and
herds, reduces inflammation and re
1 lleves soreness and itching. Price
50c. Sold by Slbvrt Drug Co. 3 l-3m
AN ATTEMPTED LYNCHING.
MOB GATHERS IN COLUMBIA TO
HANG SUSPECTS.
Two Negroes Accused of Mrs. Elllsor's
Murder Lodged in Penitentiary at
Columbia Thursday?Largo Crowd
of Men, Some of Whom Bore Arms,
Met Train From Newberrj But
Officers VVere Ready .for Possible
Violence and None Was Manifested.
Columbia, Feb. 27.?Two voung
negroes, giving their names aa Brack
Toiand and Ned Toland, brothers,
and their homes as Prosperity, are in
the South Carolina penitentiary, held
in connection with the brutal murder
of Mrs. Ellisor yesterday in Lexing?
ton county. Brack Toland admits
that he was nearby when the murder
occurred. He says his brother was
not present and that another negro,
whose name he does not know, was
the nt/gro who did the killing.
Mrs. Ellisor, while alone in her
home, near Cayce's, across the river
from Columbia, early yesterday
morning, was brutally and foully done'
to death, her body being thrown into
the clothes basket, where It. was
found several hours later by her hus?
band on his return from town. The
aged woman had been kllied without
a struggle, belli* hit in the head with
her husband's oxi.
The two negroes were arrested on
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
train which left Columbia late yester?
day afternoon and were put In jail at
Newberry, remaining there* over night
and being brought to this city this
morning. \
Conductor McCain, of the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens road, to whom
Is due the credit for the apprehension,
of the darkies, was seen shortly aftcr^
he reached the city today.
He sold, in substance:
*T was in charge of train No. 21.
of the Columbia, Newberry and Lau?
rens road, leaving here late yesterday
afternoon. Before starting on my run
I had seen the Record's story attrib?
uting the crime to two darkies, one
a stout mulatto and the other a tall,
rough skinned, black negro. Natural?
ly I kspt my eyes open. At Hilton, a
small station about 20 miles north of
Columbia, two negroes boaided my
train, who at once attracted my at?
tention. I kept them under surveil?
lance and very shortly came | to the
conclusion that they were the man
wanted.. I placed them under arrest
and summoned Sheriff Buford, of
Newberry county, who happened to be
aboard. Wer made no disturbance,
and Sheriff Buford did not handcuff
the prisoners until we were entering
the Newberry yards, when he put the
irons on them and locked them up in
the baggage car. There was very lit?
tle excitement in the town and no
trouble was experienced in transfer?
ring the men from the train to the
Jail, where they were kept over night
They were brought down to my train
this morning, arriving r^re at about
II o'clock."
Somehow or other the fact that
the prisoners were being brought to
the city aboard the C. N. and L. train
due here at 11 o'clock got abroad in
the city and spread from group to
group in a twinkling.
As the hour for the train's arrival
approached men with guns in their
hands, many of them being neighbors
of the stricken family, began to gath?
er by twos and threes and dozens
snout the Gervlas street crossing
where the C. N. and L. trains usually
stop.
Mr. Horace I. Horton, trainmaster
of the road, was apprised of the gath?
ering of the mob and of the probabil?
ity that summary execution would be
Inflicted upon the prisoners if they
were brought within the reach of
these avengers of blood, and he im?
mediately telephoned to the govern?
or's office.
Oov. Ansel realised the gravity of
the situation, but at the moment wa*
in ignorance as to the whereabouts oi
the train and' of the arrangement
made by the officers in charge for
the protection of the. prisoners
However, he at once telephoned to
police hee.dquarters and to the sher?
iff s office that Chief Cathcart and
Sheriff Coleman had already started
for the danger point,, dispatched his
private secretary, Mr. A. J. F.othea,
to the Gervias street crossing with
instructions to keep him Informed by
telephone, of the developments and
the necessities of the situation.
Meantime Gov. Ansel sent for Capt.
Joseph R. Allen, commanding the.*
Richland Volunteers, and directed
him to hold his company in readiness
to protect the prisoners- If no?esSttV
should arise. Capt. Allen Immediate?
ly got busy and within the hour had
fully 35 of his men assembled at his
Office ready for duty
His quartermaster and i-ergca.its
were at the armory prepared to issue
the arms, ball cartridges and accou?
trements at a moment s not'ce, and a
call for tlCtlon would have r suited in
a fine body of troops b?-lpg under
arms and away within live minutes.
Capt. Allen kept his men togotnor
for an hour or more, and they dis?
persed only upon notification that the
prisoners hud been safely committed
into the hands of the str ojg guari at
the penitentiary and locked up be?
hind that great prUon'-s Imprepnable
walls, the Uain having been stopped
at the 13road river bridge near the
peniterffTary.
Sheriff Coleman and Cliief of Pol'ce
Cathcart had both recdvjd Wird that
the prisoners weri being broupht here
on the C X. and L. train, and tnat an
attempt might he made to harm the
negroes on arrival in the city.
Sheriff Ccleman with several depu?
ties and Chief Citheart with several
policemen had already gm3 to '.he C.
X and L. bridge by the time Gov. A.n
sel sent word to them, and when tho
train was stopped near the peniten?
tiary Capt. Roberts-, of the. penitenti?
ary guai'i, with his reserve force, the
sheriff and his men and the ehief and
hia men were all on hand prepared
to protect the young negroes/.
A crowd of several hundred Lex?
ington men, many of them with weap?
ons, was at this point, but if any vio?
lence was contemplated it was useless
by reason of the presence of cool and
fearless officers of the ?law under de?
termined and respected leaders such
as Coleman, Cathcart and Roberts.
RUHT HUDSON WON.
He Defeated Conkle in/ a Fast ami
Furious Contest.
Columbia, Feb. 29.?The wrestling
fans came from the four quarters of
the State yesterday to witness the
match between Burt Hudson and
Charles Conkle and they were do dent?
ed beyor.d expression. Hudson was
the victor, but he worn after the fast?
est, most furious and most sp.;< tacu
lar match ever witnessed in Cdlumbia
or possibly the South.
There was not a dull moment from
the time the men went togeher until
the referee called Conkle out for the
second fall ard the house was lit?
erally wild with enthusiasm through?
out the clover and hard-fought con?
test. Hudson was never seen in bet?
ter trim and Conkle was there with
the goods. He is beyond doubt one
of the world's greatest wrestlers, sci?
entific and fast. Hudson had no pic?
nic putting his shoulders to the mat
and more than once the wily and
clever Canadian welterweight got out
of holds which looked impossible to
break.
The theatre was crowded almost to
capacity, more than 1,4 50 people be?
ing crowded into It. It was simply
the greatest match ever witnessed
here and the exhibition was so grand
that even Conkle admirers had not
the least kick because of his losing.
The time of the ftr3t fall was 49
minutes; the second fall 20 minutes
and 15 seconds.
SHAH OF PERSIA BOMBARDKD.
Persian Ruler Owes His Life to a
? Ruse.
Teheran, Persia, Feb. 28.?An at?
tempt was made in this city this af?
ternoon to assassinate the Shah of
Persia by a bomb. His majesty was
not hurt. Three of the outriders who
were accompanying him at the time
were killed.
The Shah owes his escape to the
precautions taken to protect him from
just such an attempt. He was on his
way to a nearby town, where he in?
tended to pass a few days. The pro?
cession had left the palace, and was
traversing a narrow street, when two
bombs were hurled down at It from
the roof of ti house. nOe exploded
In the air, but the other struck the
ground near the Shah's automobile.
This missile In exploding killed the
three out ride is, wounded the chauf?
feur and a score cf bystanders and
shattered the vehicle. The Shah,
however, was not in the automobile.
He had taken the precaution to send
the motor car on ahead and ride him?
self in a carriage further in tho rear
of the procession. The motor car was
a closed one and it was thought the
sovereign was inside.
Prof. H. A. Howell, of Havana, Cuba,
Recommends Chamberlain'*
Cough Remedy.
?"As long ago as I can remember
my mother was a faithful user and
friend of Chamberlain's Cough Rem?
edy, hut never in my life have I real?
ized its true value until now," writes
Prof. H. A. Howell. of Howcll's Amer?
ican School, Havana, Cuba. "On the
night of February 3d our baby was
taken sick with a severe cold, the next
day was woven and the following
night hi3 condition was desperate. He
could not lie down and it was neces?
sary t) have him in the arms every
moment. Even then his breathing
was difficult. I did not think he would
live until morning. At last I thought
of m> mother's remedy, Chamber?
lain's Cough Remedy, which we gave,
and It afforded prompt relief, and
now. three days later, he has fully
recovered. Under the circumstances
I would not hesitate a moment In
saying that Chamberlain'* Cough
Remedy, and that only, saved the life
of our dear little boy." For s:i 1? l>\
all druggists.
Mr. Jas Hemer Of Hehn n, Marl?
boro county, lost his gin house and
outfit and 25 bales of Cotton an I a
quantity of cotton seed by tire Friday.
A spark from the funace f? 11 on ?
bale of cotton, ignited same and
spread rapidly. Tho loss is estimated
at $4,<?00 to $6.000.
CAROLINA CROP CONTESTS.
FARMERS OF STATE TO ENTER
HACK FOI1 PHIZES.
Commissioner Watson Toils of Plan*
for Awarding Prizes This Year?
Exhibits at the State Fair.
Columbia, Feb. 29.?The legisla?
ture having made provision f. r prizes
for the farmers o! the State in cereal
grjwin? contests to be held this year.
Commissioner Watson, who was chair?
man of the board conducting the
State contest in connection with the
national contest in 1906, .'nd who
Is occupying the same relation in re?
gard to the contest th's vear, said
yesterday that though no mec'.ing: of
the board had yet been held to ar?
range for the 1908 contests, he wished?
to give timely notice to the farmers,
of the State that there would be a
corn growing contest this >oar and
possibly one also for the growing
of ..ats. He said that he wished this
notice to be promulgated promptly In
order that the farmers mignt make
their preparations for entering in
I \
time. He said further that he hoped!
there would be a larger number of
entries than ever and that arrange?
ments would probably be made for '
an exhibit of the^ products of all
of the contestants at the next State
fair. ,
j Commissioner Watson suid that
though he had not as yet been in?
formed as to whether there will be a
national contest or not this vear, the?
I State appropriation is not conditioned
I upon the holding of such a content.
If there is a national contest, how
jevei, those who partake in the Statt ?
I contest will have all the privileges of
I the national contest. The special
I board In charge of the contest will
I doubtless meet at Clemson ir the
I next fortnight to prepare and issue all
I the rules and regulations governing?
j the contests.
While last year was an excellent
lone for the growing of corn, the -if- r
I feet of the general application of the
I Williamson corn method and the winv
I ning of the national com contest arise
[by Mr. Tlndal has been most strfktng
I ly reflected in the results obtained
I with the 1907 corn crop. With prac
Itlcally no Increase of acreage, the av
lerage yield of corn In the State per
I acre has been Increased from 8 to IS
I bush vis and the production by C,?
1 195,767 bushels, while the value of
I the crop has been increased over the_
I preceding year by $6,012,800. Such?
J a practical demonstration of the re
I suits of Intelligent cultivation has
I been of incalculable value to the ,
I agricultural interests of the State and
I will doubtless lead to a large numbei
I of entries In the 1808 contests.
I It will be recalled aleo that South?
I Carolina in the world's contest for .
I growing oats in 1308 won ths> aesjannV
I prize. ?
I Commissioner Watson stated yes-^
I terday that the State department of
I agriculture was having printed ?
I large number of pamphlets giving the
I Williamson method in detail and
I these would be furnished to any one
[upon application to the department.
-'-I >
TOLAND NEGROES CoNFESST
Admit That They Murdered Mrs. El- '
lisor Wednesday.
Columbia, Feb. 29.?Ned and Brack
Toland, the two negroes who were ar?
rested for tne murder of the aged
Mrs. Paul W. Ellisor, yesterday made
a full and complete confession at the
State penitentiary in the .'presence of
Capt. Griffith, Capt. Roberts. Cerpor
al Hearting and others. The story
they told to the officers the day fol?
lowing their arrest was, acee rd\ng t??
their admission yesterday, concocted
in the Newberry jail Wednesday
night.
They now admi*. killing Mrs. Etllsosr
and throwing her body Into the bas?
ket and then robbing the house cf
such articles of value as they could
find. No Inducements of any kind
were offered the negroes to make a
clean breast-of their coniveetio/i with
this dastardly crime; it was voluntary,
free and apparently without the least
reservation as to any of the facts.
For Diseases of the St In.
?Nearly all disea??s of the rkln.
such as ecze ma, tetter, salt rheum and
barbers' itch, are characters* d by an
Intense itching and smarting, which
often makes life a burden *md dis
tlirbs Sleep and rest. Quick relief
may be bad by applying Chamber?
lain's Salve, it allays the itching and'
smarting almost instantly. Many cases
have been cured by its uoe. Foi sale?
bv all ?Innr-rists.
All gain and no pain would make,
life a sad affair.
The divine law is but the- languor*:
of divine love.
CASTOR IA
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The Kind You Han Always Bought
Boars the
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