Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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so the* they will later than Tum thc letters are It Is almost an Carner. Fab. It.?We have good week rar mark, and not railed to pot la eome Uelua Though the morn have been rather sold, hat today aa ef cm In* tha bees are aroaa* end ehe air la Oha saea Jtai Melatoah la eery ?ick. ?re oa hia ankle which has to which haa thrown hi to a freer. Mr* Melntosh. his sieh. Joe M. Ardls la still about the r. i. Araie and Dad Weeks went ,r WUUe Cwtelao'% at Otd r. W. X? aawrtaoaw, of Oautta, had aeon etok of peaameaia for Jscita MeOeo and family, of) eaent Seasay with his' a. of spent Sunday at m\ ?. Mevre/a h\ .laiseifia and wire, of Sparrow rawted reiatrras a ear here Hicks, of MertevIlK is of a few Wiste?, to relatives "Or. anty WaeVdiead. of Lake CHy. ah ttaandlnr today ?Ith his sat er Mrs. "%% M5 Moore. A "large crowd heard a good sermon Sunday. ' 1L SB Bethel OssbrUr f :ky. March t.?The past weak wem hmsenavrjr coid and some snow fell am the iTth, hat the weather has greatly the peat three and today la aalte warm and little ate grass haa been made farm work ap to this time. of the farmers expect to a few acres of com thai week. Is leas sickness In. the cmmunlty the a la several weak* There are some casee ef grippe among the falka Mr. aad Mrs. Percy Stacker, of tees si mm\ visited remtfvee here yea* sF. Tko death of Mr. f. M. Spears, of waa a shock to his Ms had many warm friends, aad elsewhere, who were grieved we hoar of his sad death. Mrs. Spears Bees the sympathy et the entire com? ae her greet affliction her having died hat two months ST ATKBURU Stateburg. March I.?Mr. Marahall of aumter returned to his evening, after a pleasant to Mr. Ouy Nelson. Anna P. Burgees returned on Srosn Camden. where she had se -njovlng a few days at the live home of Mr. aad Mrs. Jchn Boy Mr. J. fltngUton Mooro. of Sumter. is spending a sew days at "The Steins." Mtas Ina Mellctte. who Is teaching ?I near Sumter, has been at home t a few days. Mr. aad Mrs Charlie Plnckncy and attractive little daughter, Em of Sumter, are visiting Mr. and acrcven Moore. Col. R. C. Richardson, of Hun ter, eras a tmeet at "The Ruins," the Bawgdtable home of Mm. Jamts Plnck near owe day this week. Here, In the ?f seme of Statoburg's charm sad masse loving young ladles. Col. Richardson spent a mott enjoy? able, but too floetina*. stay! DAlJilEIdk Daltcll March 1.?Wc are at last having; some fine weather to work, and tho farmers are trying to mak> good use of the time. Rome of us are somewhat behind with our work, the land being too wet to work. There Is considerable fertiliser be? ing hauled now, and judging from all Appearances about the same amount of fertilisers will be used as last sea? son, and the rams amount of cotton planted. Hope the farmers won't for? get Lart year's experience, buying corn and hay. Well, your correspondent hsd a very pleasant trip through South Georgia a few days ago. Leaving Sumter on the SOfah Instant. I wsnt to Charleston and spent Friday, until 11.07 Friday night In Charleston I think the blind tigers ass doing t he heat business In the place. Leaving Charleston for Ss wonnah ws were detained two and one half hours on the road on account of a wreck. Ws arrived in Savannah at daylight, which gare ms a chance for seeing the eouatry. Well, we started for Weyeroes, and I must say for miles and miles wo went through some of the worst looking country I have ever seen. Arriving at Way cross ws chang? ed cars for1 Thomas?ills. Well, ws saw a lot mors of awful had looking I country. Wo found VaWoeta a very nlos looking town, and s* ws nee red Thoinasvills tho country begun to look better. Ws arrived In Thomas viHsv Saturday about 1 o'clock, and tust say I was very much pleased with tho place. The principal streets are paved with brick, the sidewalks with cement and kept vary nsst T found the people very clever. I vis? ited Mr. W. M. Moreland and his sons, who many will remember left this community about It years ago. I found thorn all comfortably situated In good homes of their own, and sur? rounded With plenty. Thomas county is not so much of a cotton county. Their principle ore** are oortt pindsrs. melons and ougar usus. There are lots of fins paar orchard*, wtfeh they test me grow to perttctJoa. The* don't have which tho Ret* mo pay better than cotton. They plant their both about ' ? 1-1 foot in tho rows with a row of panders in tho middle. Their hogs gather the phtdsfs and got fat, which 1a tar tetter than bavins to feed thorn frbsn tho barn to fatten thorn, ihere ? la considerable turpen? tine worked cut there. We saw l?tv of how hotes Ju* cut and it looks like a sin cut some as srnal as we 'saw out; not ovjsr st* Inches through, and tho ***could bo reached with a lt-foot tools. ^It looks like a law Ought to prcnrnlt the timber being ruined so. ' ' Lots of tourists go to ThomasvtUe for tho winter, and several Northern people have beautiful residences built out In tho nine woods, which they occupy ituting th* winter. . We never *sw out one man in Geor? gia who looked like he was under the Influence of whiskey, And he was In ?avanah Wednesday night as we came home, and we were told thero Is a plenty In Savannah n >w, if the State is dry. ANTIOGH. . jl Antloch, March 1.?March has come and with it tho winds also. Wo have been having some excel? lent weather for ploughing and tho farmer* have been taking advantage of it # Mr. W. T. McLeod spent Saturday In Camden. v Mr. and Mrs W. J. Gibson, of Bleh opvtlle, spent yesterday with the lat terM father. Mr. J. W. Weldon. Also, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. James, of telsh opvllle spent yesterday with Mr and Mrs. J. B. Wilson. Miss Irons Weldon, of this place, visited relatives at Herlot and Oswe go last week. We are having more sickness in our com unity thsn hss been In s long time. In almost every home there are one or more cases of gripp?; or pneumonia. On Friday, Fob. SO. Mrs. T. A. Col? lins died of typhoid pneumonia. She left a husband and six children to mourn for her, bat Just 22 hours af? ter she died her oldest son, Lawronc* A., who was ll years old. passed away, from the came dlsesse. Rev. Inabnlt preached their funerals at Rt. James Methodist church, of which they were both members, and they were buried in the some grave. Rev. T. L. Belvin, of Bi Hardt, fl. C. Is here with his sged mother, wh > in critically ill. It makes no difference how long you've suffered, or what failed to cure you. Holllater's Rocky Moun? tain Tea makes sick, weak men, wom? en and children strong and healthy. It's done so for thousands, why not for you? Hg? tea or tablets. Slbert'fc Drag Store. If tbe South Carolina legislature were a brate band every number I would want to blow the first ccrnot.? Anderson Mail. GARY AND WALKER LEAD. IN THE RACK FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR. The Result of tho Election Will Probably Ik Known Tomorrow? The Nominations. Columbia, March 4.?The race for the United States senate for successor to the late Ashbury C. Latlmer ap? pears to bo between Hon. Frank B. Gary of Abbeville and Hon. LeGrand O. Walker of Georgetown, though It Is not certain that either man will be elected. Several "favorite Sv>ns" wer-) laet night placed In nomination and one of theso may be oucccssful In case of a deadlock or as a result of a I release of pledges made on the Initial ballot. The senabi and the house last night In accordance with the pro? visions of the United States constitu? tion, took separate ballots, resulting as follows, the figures representing both house and senate: Frank B. Gary. 66. L?Grand G. Walker, 48; Jas, L,V?her. xO; W. 1* Maul din, 18. Wills Jorea. 7; Joshua H. Hudson. 3; Jas. H. Carlisle. 1. Under the constitution it was nec? essary for a candidate an the day of tie first ballot to havn a majmity of each house and this was not thown last night Mr. Gary lacked one vot-? of a majority of the hous*.*. while Sen? ator Walker lacked two votes of a majority in tho senate. This result was expected. Gory SHU Leads. Special to the Dally Item. Columbia, March 4.?The first joint ballot for senator resulted as follows: Gary, house 57, senate 5; total ?8; Walker, house 24, senate 17, total 41; Mauldkn, house It senate 7, total It; Ooker, house SO, sesvue 4, total 24; Lee. house S, senate 2, total 5; Jones? house 5, senate 8, total 8. ? Majority of those voting necessary to choice. Total vote woe 159; neces? sary to choice. 10. WKEY IT S* BIRD FOES. Scientists Find Relief From Cotton Boo Evil?Favorite Food of Many Birds, ' Washington. March 8.?That the cotton boll weevil is to be destroyed by birds is tho belief of many of the Agricultural department scientists. Agents of the department who gave just returned from Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi Cotton fields say l^ere are how 84 verteile* of bird* which fodfl upon the weevil. . "The discovery that so many birds are now eating the weevils is of great Importance indeed," said Dr. Hart Merrlam. chlof biologist of tha agricultural department, "for. it means that the pest may be kept in check. If not exterminated In time. The entomologists are working to eradicate the weevil by means of In? sect enemies and the spread of cer? tain diseases cr parasites among them. Although these experiments hay* not perhaps bean crowned with entire success, some headway has been gained. Every little helps in the battle, and now that we . have the birds on our side the outlook is blighter for the planter." . According to man?who have made a study of the subject not more than 5 per cent; of the weevils survive the winters. The birds attack this surviv? ing 6 per cent, even more Industri? ously In the winter than in the sum? mer time, for their food Is scarcer then. The weevils hibernate In the stalks of the plant, In cracks of the earth, In crevices of tree trunks, anywhere. In fact where they can slip out of sight Many varieties of bird* are now becoming expert at hunting the weevil;. As soon as the plowing is begun on the cotton fields flocks of birds follow the furrows as they are turned and eat tho weevils brought to light. In this manner great numbers arc consumed, and as each weevil Is a potential army, millions upon millions of the beetles are thus put out of business or are prevented from ever going Into busi? ness." Met tine of County Board. The county board of com* miasloners was In session yester? day, all tho members being present. At ths mornlrg session a number of applications wcro acted upon In tha matter of extending aid to ex-Confed? erates, accounts "or payment listed, and several matters relating to high? ways considered. Also the applica? tion for a site on the Court House grounds for a monument to the late W. S. Graham, which application was presented by Dr. C. C. Brown, was disposed of. After reading a letter from the county attorney in regard thereto, giving the opinion that while the board h.\s the right to grant the site, another boari might hold a iif ferent opinion and order the remova' of tho monument, the board adapted a resolution that, whlla regretting its inability to comply with the request it does not see its way clear to do so. The entire native population of Si? beria doee not exceed 700,000. BASEBALL NOTEIS. At a meeting of the Sumter Baseball association held Monday the follow? ing ofttcoM were elected: Pr?sident?Willie Bultman. Vice President?A. D. Harby. Secretary and Treasurer?L. L. Hunter. Directors?W. Bultman, A. D. Har? by, Philip Booth, J. H. Levy, T. A. Scarborough, Dr. S. C. Baker, P. G. Bowman, Df Archie China, Claude Hurst, A. L. Jackson, W. B Boyle, G. L. Kicker, R. L Edmunds, J. D. Blanding, H C Haynsworth. ? . ? e Guy Gunter, "the Fox." has Quietly signed eight new swift .youngsters for the 1908 seaecn, and their spurs will bo sharpened up for the fray. Sum? ter expects to keep the "rag" In the Game Cock City. Tho local associa? tion Is in trim for good ball. ? ? ? The deal wkh Danville for the sale of Shortstop Lindsay Is off for the present Lindsay Is at Gullford Col? lege and says he cannot play ball un? til June 1st. Danville wants him to report at the opening of the season and as he cannot do so Danville's manager will make other arrange? ments for an Inflolder. Lindsay still belongs to Sumter. ? ? ? The sale of Price to, Danville ha.? been consummated. ... 1 The management of tho Norfolk club are indignant, and, according to the evidence, with good reason, over the sale of Lindsay and Price of Sum? ter. S. C , to the Danville -club. President Otto Wells and Secretary Billy liannan think that Manager C. G. Guntor handed them a lemon in letting Danville get tho crack iti? de 1 der and pitcher, itn view of (he fact that the Norfolk manage? ment helped the Sumter people out of a bal hole when ho needed players, and that Mr. Wells hsd a gilt edge bid in for the players. Lindsay was wanted In Norfolk to preeide at thortstop, and though the management have several ether like? ly men in view, they were especially anxious to get the South Carolina man.?Richmond News-Leader. ? ? ? Norfo k has no good reason for be? ing indignant over their own neglect to tuy Undiay and Pries. The Nor? folk management has knewn since last season that these players could be bought for cash only, that Sumter was not trading players. e .a...... Tho players for the Orangeburg team for the. coming year have all been sent their contracts, that la x> far as the last year players are con? cerned, says tho Orangeburg Evening News. The contracts wore all sent to the old players some days bank in order thst they would reach"them be fore the first of March, and these contracts were sent by registered mail. The receipts of these registered letters have All been returned. Thus the contracts 'have-been received by the old players and- they will be held for the 19GS season.'' ' ? -*e .e j ?-. Wlnatcn-Sa'.cm baseball fans are jubilant over the announcement made by the Winftton-Salem Atheletic asso? ciation to the effect that elx star play? ers have been secured from the Sum? ter, 8. C? team, which won the pen? nant in the South Carolina league last season.' These players havo been signed for Wineton-Salem'a team in tho North and South Carolina Base? ball league.' They include two pitch* ers, one catcher, one in no id er and two outfielders sind are considered the beet players on* the famous Game bock pennant winning team. Negotiations are now on with oth? er players, but it is not likely that any other men will be signed until a man? ager for the team is selected. ? ? ? Carlton Buesse, who managed the Orangeburg team in the State league, has been selected to guide the destiny of the Spartans this year. Buesse Is now In Atlanta, Qa., his home, where he is engaged In securing a string of fast players. He, writes most en? couragingly of the outlook and says that he win go to Spartanburg with a bunch of 25 athletes for a tryout on the team. Among the players algned are some of last year's material, among them being O'Mara, pitcher; Armstrong, pitcher; Watson, third base; McKenzie, second base; Benbow, Aral; base; Martin, shortstop. Benbow Is from Greer.sboro, N. C, and is a veteran player, having played in many leagues.' He Is known as the "Preacher" because of hla quiet, easy manners. He carries his Bible with him when he goes on the road and reads it diligently. see The following players have boon signed by the Anderson team, con? tract with whom have been recogniz? ed by Secretary Farrell of the nation? al association* Pitchers?Reuther and Retzch. Cin? cinnati; Watklns, Columbia; Harry Chapman, Nashville, Tenn.. and Ilube Waddell, Cairo, 111. Catchers?George Foley, Buffalo, N. f., Daniel Farrell. Cincinnati; Ted G. Swink. Woodruff, 8. C, George Wood, Atlanta, and G. Schraffcnberger, Cin? cinnati. Inflelder*?E. Henrhorst, Covington, Ky., W. P. Kulhman, Cincinnati. James Corrigan, Allegheny, Pa, E. H. Poole, S^uih Carolina, Lee Meyers, Cincinnati, John Jaekle, Jr., Dunkirk, N. Y., George ltoesiter, Baltimore, and Abe Heightowsinger, Seattle, Wash. Outfielders?Frank Dobson, Jersey City, Amos Strunk, Philadelphia. Mr. El more D. Heins, former snort? ing editor of the Roanoke. Va., Times, is team manager. He bails from Cin? cinnati. ? ? a The WinBton-Salem Athletic aaso ciatlon of Winstcn-Salem, N. C. haa closed a deal with Robert Carter, of Memphis. Tenn., as manager of their baseball team. a e e Maj. C. H. Gatt is, one of the di? rectors of the Raleigh Athletic asso? ciation, was here yesterday conferring with local devotees at the shrine of baseball in regard to { Wilmington's1 putting a team in the proposed Eeast ern Carolina Baseball league which will be formed at Wilson next week. Maj. Gattls received a number of very encouraging responses from the Wil? mington fans, who met him at noon. It was'agreed to send a representa? tive to the meeting at Wilson and from present Indications Wilmington will have a strong team in the circuit when the season opens In April. Wilmington Star. MeGHEE GROWS FACETIOUS. OL John J. Dtrgan's Second Visit to White House Furnishes the Target for His Nimble Wit. Washington, Feb. 29.-?Col. J. J. Dargan of Stateburg is in Washing? ton, He is a candidate for the United States senate, and he intimates that he Is goint to run to beat the band. But that Is not his business in Wash? ington. He is here strictly in the in? terest of the Gen Thomas Sumter Memoral academy. Oct. John J. Dar? gan, principal. He and President Roosevelt had a conference on the subject today. The president Is a very interesting man to the colonel. He la so enthusiastic over education in the country. The colonel says that the president haa In truth been working along the same lines that he has been working along at Stateburg. The president took h?s old friend by the hand today and they had a heart to heart talk on the subject. "I am delighted to seen you, Col. Dargan," said the president. Two knew I am a very busy man and can not ? talk long, but you are doing a noble work, and anythlrg I can do for you at any time y~>u many count on me.'* That's the way the president talked to him, gad he shook his band several, times. It must be borne in mind that this Is not the first visit to the president which the colonel has made. The two country educators had a conference las? summer when the president wrote on the margin of a letter of Introduc? tion from Gov. Ansel a little note to the secretary of the navy, directing him to do whatever the bearer went cu. The bearer wanted the Marine, baud to go down to Stateburg en th* occasion of the unveiling of the Gen. Thomas Sumter. memorial monument. He did not get the band, but he got the promise of it, which gave him almost as much pleasure, and he got the letter with the president's hand wrtlng on it, which he framed and hung upon the wall of the Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial academy for future generations to read und write compositions about. The for? mer visit was recalled today. The colonel did not get any more notes scratched on the margins' of letters today, but he g:>t the president's smile and his "Dee-lighted." both of which made him unspeakably happy. Thire, really ought to be some way of framing these and hanging them on the wall, but they are duly .framed and hung upon the walls cf the colonel's big, heart, and that will serve, perhaps Col. Dargan also paid a visit to Dr. Galloway and Dr. Knapp, two im? portant offlcia's of the agricultural department, connected with the bu? reau of plant industry. He did not go to them to commit them about run? ning tor the United States senate ei? ther. He wanted them to help him in the establishment of an agricultu? ral department in the Gen. Thomas Sumter Memorial academy at State burg. They aaid they would be glad to render any assistance in their pow? er, and this gave the colonel much pleasure and encouragement. The colonel goes on to New York tonight, where hi has some business to attend to for the enlargement of his school. He would not talk on the subject of the United Stutes senate; that Is, not for publication. What he ha* to say un that 3ubjcct is for pri? vate ears alone, fcr the present. But it is the duty of rho managers, direc? tors and manipulators of the State bureau to say unto the people of South Carolina that along about tho second Tuesday in August and a little before?well, I will not say what, but you better look out, for a little bird tells me that there'll be something doing.?Zach McGhee In the State. APPEAL 10 SUPREME COURT. ATTORNEY" GENERAL LYON MAKES NEW MOVE. The Comlm^ston Declines to Pay Mon? ey to Him in Obedience to Legisla? ture'**) Command Columbia, March 3.?After a con? ference between tho attorneys inter? ested on behalf of the State in the litigation over the State dispensary fund, it has been decided to request a hearing before an extra term of the South Carolina supreme court in ord*?r to obtain at decision On the availability of the $15,000 -riven for the prosecution of the "graft case*." Chief Justice Pope, after hearing the arguments made by Attorney Gene-ral I Lyon, issue 1 an order for a hearing tomorrow on the question otf ordering the payment of this money to the at? torney general under the act of the legislature. This action by the State authorities) will add Interest to the proceedings) ' now in the .United States court and, unless adverse action should be ta? ken by tho State courts, will possible* bring the commission into contempt proceedings, unless a stay is granted in the United States circuit court* pending appeal to the supreme court. It will be recalled that the order is? sued by Judge Pritchard of the Uni? ted States circuit court last Friday, decreed that the fund is subject to jurisdiction by the courts., and the commission is therefore liable for suits and such action might bo brought by corporations or individ? uals. This, it is argued by the com? mission,, ties up the disbursement of the $15,000 appropriated for the proa ecution of the cases, and after a con? ference yesterday Attorney General Lyon presented a petition to tho supreme court. i. The order of Chief Justice Pope is ' as follows: ' "Whereas, an act of the legislature was approved on the 24th day of February, 1908, authorising and re- > quiring you. as State dispensary com* mlsiion. to pay Into the State treas? ury the sum of $15,000 out of any i funds in your hands arising from tho business and property of the State dispensary, and nevertheless you have unjustly refused to turn the same into the State treasury, as required by ' said act, to the Injury of the State of South Carolina, as appears to us by the complaint in the above-stated case: "Now. therefore, we be willing that J speedy justice be done in th's behalf, do command and enjoin you and each t of you that immediately after the re? ceipt of this order you show cause be? fore the supreme court, at Columbia, on the fourth day of March. 1908,. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon why. a man? damus should not be granted as pray?\ ed for in said petition. ' It is further ordered that copies of this order and the petition * herein bo served on- the respondents. ' t "Y. J. Pope. C. J." Letter to J. F. W. DcLormc, 1 Sumter, S. C ' Dear Sir: A certain paint-manufac? turer advertised 4Waldorf-A*toria painted throughout with my paint."' A part of the basement was so paint? ed, not satisfactory; painted Dcvoe next time. There's a certain paint, a big con? cern, very proud and ambitious, that hated to see so big a Job of another paint; so It went for that business. That former paint was about two thirds not paint, but this prcud and ambitious paint was only about one third not paint. It succeeding In get? ting a trial: 25 gallons. 5 kits of 5 gallons each. When the painter had used one kit, he called the manager; not satis? factory; 4 of the kits returned. A paint, one-third not paint, Is not good enough to displace Devoe. Thif? was several years ago. That proud and ambitious paint is better now; it is nearer honest; it isn't Short measure at all and only 15 per cent, adulterated. It is a pretty-good paint now-; IS or 14 gallons of It goes as far as 10 of Devoe. Judge I D Falrchild owns two houses sllke In Lufkln, Texsa J M Trirrer.ee painted both houses, one Devoe, and the other with that proud and ambitious adulterated-16-per? cent paint. It took 15 1-2 gallons Devoe and 25 gallons of the proud and ambitious paint. It takes pretty-good paint to dis? turb Devoe. Yours truly 61 FW DEVOE A CO P. 3.?Durant Hardware Co. sells our paint. How She Won Him?It s the pretty winsome face that's leading most men to the altar. Girls, get wise, take Hol llster s Rocky Mountain Tea and get that clear, sweet look, happy smile that wins them. Begin now. ?5c, tea or tablets. Slbert's Drug Store Some members of the legislature are going to find the lien law staring th-Mn in ihe face if they effer for r$? election ?Anderson Mall.