Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 ML OF p. ORjAXD LODGE, *ws? wot of Olotn Elected Wednc*. to Um Late Dr. AJhen. May 17 -After selecting S^harleston aa the place for the next saaasjat convention, the election of of **r the coming year, the adop Waw of a resolution providing for the orectlon of a monument to the late Or. J. M. Thornerelt grand keeper of the records and seal, and the ap | wotntmsnt of a oommlttee to draw hp suitable resolutions of respect for *** nsemwry. com mending Mr. B. H. Anil for hie a bee work as editor of taw Pythian and authorising aa la ?rease la his salary, the Grand Lodge ef South Caroline, Knights of Pythias, ^ewenpistsd IM work today and ad wV>urnsd. The Grand Lodge convened this anoraiag at It o oloek fee the morn After disposing of some the convention pro to taw election ef officers. For ^?rned chancellor Mr. L. M. Mattlson. pwef Anderson. Was elected without op poeltton to euooeed Mr. Mendel L. ?snKh, ef Cam des. Mr. A. O. Rsm ewrt, of Spartenburg, wee the only ts for grand vies chancellor ho was unanimously elected. Mr. -A Walter Dear, of Georgetown, was F eise es d grand preist a Mr. Doer had sppuettlun. There were several can for grand keeper of records but Mr. C. D. Brown, of was elected. Mr. Wilson O. Harvey, of Charleston, was elected grand master of exchequer; Mr. J. W. js^aTlasj, of Columbia, grand master-at Mr. J. Logon Reeves, of North, errand Inner guard. For grand outer Sward Mr. H. J. Cotttngham. of Dil? lon, was elected. FORTH. Revival of Pasty of Fee mil Days The following editors! from the h Wall Street Journal Is somewhat re Bfcaarhehls. appsarlng In a purely fl Hsaajasal paper, sad Is certainly worthy Ph%Jsfftawe sonsideretlon : "What America needs Is a revival of piety, the kind mother and father to nave?pisty thst counted It bwamess to stop for dally family before breakfast, right In the middle of harvest; thst quit field work 0k\s half hour early Thursday night so as to get the choree done and go to prayer meeting; that borrowed mon? ey to paw tao preachers sslary and Ssrvsatty ta ?seist tor the ssl of the rich man who looked with ass in on suck unbusinesslike be Thet's whet we need now to this country of the filth of graft avkd of greed, petty and big; of wor? st* Sao horses end big lende and esses sad greed social functions. Is this thing ws are worshipping wet a vain repetition of what decayed Nations fell down and worshipped Jew* before their light went out? tWWS the history of Roms In decay sheer you will find luxury there that Speld lay e big dollar over our little nut that looks so large to ua. wealth never mads e nation I soewmnthvl nor honorable. There Is ssothtag sw earth that looks good that ts so daagerous for a man or nation to haadle ee quick, easy, big money. M you do not resist its deadly iaSu eawee the chances are that It will SWt your sew. R takes greater and I Sjair heroism to dare to be poor In America than to capture a battery ta Maaehuria." rSART HEARING ENDS. tea That Dsclslosi With All Pos Richmond. Va . May 27.?Argu sasnt was concluded tonight In ttto Sleuth Carolina dispensary case snjd aal sarty decision at expected by the United 8Utes circuit court of Chief Justice Fuller did not Indicate when a decision might be expected. The Justice ? question ss to whether State funds were tlsd up by the re oorvershtp proceedings and other In? quiries of a similar character. Indi? cated that he felt that the matter f) ought to be sdjudlcsted with all reu? ses* ble hssts. The chief contention of the appel? lants In the argument was that the suit was In affect s suit sgslnst the State and that the commission ap? pointed by the legislature to wind up the affairs of ths dispensary wn s court snd could snt be enjoined oy another court; no one save the state had any Interest In ths buMness to be liquidated end that the state was therefore an Indispensable party to ths proceedings. If this argument holds good the suit fails upon th* principle thst an Individual csnnot sue s State. T M Mordecsl completed his argu? ment for the sppellant st the morn 'ng session and was followed by A. 0. Barnard, representing the same The case wss closed for the State by . L. Abney of .South Carolina. Contontedeuese with one's life pro? duces better heetth than the best of $15,000 AT Ii VON" 8 DISPOSAL. ?_ Attorney General Can Now Proceed Ajmlnet Alleged Dispensary Graft era. Columbia. May 26.?The supreme court today, on motion of Assistant Attorney General DeBruhl. filed an order directing the dispensary wind? ln* up commission to turn over to the sttomey general the sum of $16.? ?00, set aside by the legislature from the State dispensary funds, for the purpose of prosecuting the criminal ca?M against certain persons In con? nection with the affairs of the late State dispensary. The formal odder was not issued at the time that the court rendered Its decision some months ago. declaring that Attorney General Lyon was en? titled to the writ of mandamus for which he petitioned, as the supreme court would not Issue the formal or? der until Judge Pritchard had the op? portunity to vacate his order of In? junction. However, since that time Judge Pritchard has modified his order so that the $16.000 Is excepted from the terms of the Injunction, end on the presentation of this fact to the su? preme court the formal order was granted. The dispensary commission refused to turn over the money without the order of the supreme court. It la presumed that Indictments will be handed the grand jury of Rlchland county at the term beginning next week, but It will be Impossible to bring the cases to trial at this term, and It Is not unlikely that they will be tried In Kershaw county, the only other county In this circuit UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES MEET. Beit Were Unable to Agree on s Pres? ident?-Prof. Osrson Raised to a Professorship. Columbia. May 28.?The trustees of the University of South Carolina met yesterday afternoon to consider the matter of a successor to MaJ. Benjamin Sloan, retired. Several other important matters were dis? posed of. After several ballots the board was unable to agree upon a man for president and the matter was carried over to the Jun. meet? ing. Mr. M. Herndon Moore was made dean of the school of law to succeed the Ute Joe. Dsnlel Pope. Mr. Aahmsad Courtney Carson was placed In charge of the department of mathematics. U Prof. Oscar L Keith was elected to ?ueceed Dr. E. 8. Joynes, retired as the head of the department of modern languages. There were 10 of the 11 trustees of the University of South Carolina at the meeting yesterday afternoon to consider the elections. There were preeent Qov. Ansel. Supt O. B. Mar? tin, Dr. W. T. C. Bates, C. E. Spen? cer. Jas. Q. Davis. Thos. M. Raysor, Robert P. Hamer. Jr.. Julius H. Walker. Robert Mac far lan and Au? gust Kohn. The board had a full discussion over various matters. At the afternoon session President Slosn submitted his report NORTH CAROLINA GOES DRY. State Votes for Prohibition by About 40.SOS Plurality. Raleigh, N. C. May 1$.?North Carolina was carried for State pro? hibition today by a majority that is estimated at from 40.000 to 42.000 on reports end estimates received up to midnight The prohibition ticket has carried 78 out of the 9$ counties by majori* tie* approximating 48.000. The sntl prohtbltlon ticket hse 80 counties by majorities approximating 6,800. This calculation is based on some esti? mates and the prohibition leaders say It Is possible for the prohibition majority to reach 60.000. A close estimate of the vote would give a prohibition majority of about 46,000. The election passed off very quiet? ly, no disturbances of any moment being reported. The total vote cast In the State was about 176.000. No humbug. ?No humbug claims have to be made for Foley's Honey and Tar, the well known remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles. The fact that more bottles of Foley's Honey and Tiir are used than of any other cough remedy Is the best testimonial of Its great merit. Why then risk taking some unknown preparation when Fo? ley's Honey and Tar cont* you no more and Is safe and sure. Slbert's Drug Store. The citizens of Orenville have commenced to make arrangements i for the entertainment of the Con [ federate veterans during the reunion to be held In that city In August. Ilncklen'x Arnica Salve Wins. ?Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1. Cochran. Oa., writes: "I had a bad sore come on the Instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal It until I applied RucklAn'n Ar? nica Salve. Less than half of a 35c. box won the day for me by affecting a perfect cure." Sold under guarantee INE DISPENSARY CASE. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER HEAR? ING CASE ON ITS MERITS. Attorney for Liquor Houses Made Hard Fight to Have Case Dismiss? ed on a Technicality, and Falling, Asked for Postponement. Richmond, Va., May 26.?The South Carolina dispensary cases were argued before the United States cir? cuit court of appeals here this after? noon, Chief Justice Fuller of the su? preme court of the United States presiding. Alf. S. Barnard of Ashevllle, N. C, one of the attorneys for the petition? ers at whose Instance Judge Pritch ard recently placed the dispensary in reccelvers' hands, fought hard for a dismissal of the appeal on technical grounds, and being overruled by the court on thla point, he struggled for a postponement until October. The chief justice upon learning that a considerable amount of the State's money Is tied up in the receivership, refused to postpone the case and di? rected that they be argued at thla term upon their merits. Daniel W. Rountree opened for the State and was followed by T. M. Mordecai for the petitioners. A. S. Barnard will follow on the same side tomorrow and B. L. Abney will close for the State. AN INSURANCE RULING. Property Owners Should be Careful Not to Insure With Unlicensed Com panles. The question has neen asked In? surance Commissioner McMaster sev? eral times recently whether a policy of insurance In this State, written by a company not licensed to do business In this State, was valid as against the company writing the same. The com? missioner has replied that there was | nothing in the laws declaring such a policy contract Invalid, but on the contrary under section 607, of th* criminal code, providing for punish? ment of a person writing such a poli? cy, by implication the policy contract is declared to be binding on the company. But the real question to be settled would be the method of en? forcing such a policy contract The company would not be permitted to send an adjuster Into the State to ad Just the loss, and any person acting for the company would make himself liable for the penalties provided in section 607 of the criminal code. Not only would the adjusting be a matter of difficulty, but there would be no means of enforcing the contract, aa a company not licensed to do busi? ness under the laws of thla State would have no resident agent, and no person on whom service of papers could be made resident in the State. It, therefore, behooves every one who hold a policy of Insurance to be assured thst the company issuing the same Is regularly licensed to do bus? iness In South Carolina. COTTON ACREAGE INCREASED. Gain Over Last Year l.t, According to Journal of Commerce Average Condition 7?. New York, May 28.?The monthly cotton crop report of the Journal of Commerce ahows an Increase In acre? age of l.t per cent over last year. The average condition is 79, com? pared with <t a year ego. The condition by States follows: North Carolina 87.6, South Caro? lina 80.2, Georgia 78, Florida 80.8, Alabama 78. Mississippi 75.1, Louis? iana 74.3, Texas 76.7, Arkansas 79.6, Tennessee 82.6, Missouri 81.6, Okla? homa 85.7. , ?Mrs 8. L. Bowen, of Wayne, W. Va.. writes: "I was a sufferer from kidney disease, so that at times I coulu not get out of bed, and wnen 1 did I could not stand straight. I took Foley'e Kidney Remedy. One dollar bottle and part of the second cured me enthely." Foley'e Kidney Reme? dy works wonders where others are a total failure. Slbert's Drug Store. SOIL SURVEY EXTENDED. To Include the Entire State of South Carolina. Washington. May 29.?The whole of South Carolina Is to be ?'soil sur? veyed" and the work will be pressed. Secretary Wilson announces that he has ordered the discontinuance of all soil surveys by his department throughout the country with the ex? ception of certain arid sections of the Western States, the timber lands of Michigan and the whole of South Carolina and Alabama. This announcement Is of interest to the farmers of the State for the es? pecial reason that the soil surveys are being followed by demonstrations by agricultural experts of what the va? rious soils will produce. ?W. R. Ward, of Dyersburg, Tenn.. writes: "This Is to certify that I have used Foley's orino Laxative for chronic constipation, und It has prov? en without a dotlbt to he a thorough, praetleal remedy for this trouble, and it is with pleasure I offer my consci? entious reference." Slbert's Drug StA?n WINTER PASTURE GRASS. Interesting Facts About Rescue Grass and Its Adaptability to This Cli? mate. Mr. Editor: Recently in one of Mr. Reardon's interesting articles there was mentioned an effort on the part of the Sumter county farmers to secure a grass for winter grazing in order more successfully to carry on stock-raising in the county. Unfortunately for us our climate is too hot for Kentucky Blue grass to grow and there are many acres of land In the county that would pay infinite ly better seeded In some good grass than as at present in the miserable crops of cotton over which the shift? less tenant squats while he chews his wad of low tobacco. Not only Is Sumter county in need of a good winter grazing grass, but in my trips over different parts of the State I have been especially struck with our lack of any grass save broom-sage. Red hills bare and washed into gullies strike your eye in our entire upper section and in winter burned broom sedge tires the eye from here to the coast. We have a few grasses which grow lux? uriantly in the summer and Bermuda grass is one of the best. For hay pea-vines mixed with crab-grass or perhaps "crowfoot" Is our standard of excellence. I find, however that our market offers only 90 cents to $1.10 for pea-vines and that is mixed with Johnson grass, while the best pea vines and crab grass does not bring any more. Timothy, with all its seed threshed out, brings at the same time less than $1.25. But that is not what I want to get at. We know very well that the average far? mer does not seem to want to plant an acre of grass if he can possibly put that acre in cotton, and the idea of a spring of strange grass having the audacity to come up on his gully washed, acres would make his very bones rattle in his hide-bound cotton skin. A few years ago I was struck with the brilliant juicy green of a patch of grass which In January looked us if it had turned the season back to July. I watched it with in? terest and in the latter part of April it sent out seeds stalks over two feet high bearing heavy pannacles of seed and then quickly died. Not till the latter part of summer was there any sign that this grass was ever there, and then as a field of sprouting oats It came and grew and flourished. By- December it was fully ten inches high, and Its season ran as before. No one seemed to know Its name, so re? cently I sent a specimen to the de? partment of agriculture, and I enclose with this the reply and also the de? scriptive circular telling of the grass. I think this would be well worth in? vestigating by the farmers of your county and I shall attempt a small experiment with it myself. A. C. Carson. United States Department of Agricul? ture?Bureau of Plant Industry. ' Washington, D. C, May 31, 1908. Mr. A. C. Carson, Columbia, 8. C. Dear Sir: Your letter of recent date, addressed to the department of agriculture, which contained a sam? ple of grass for identification, has been referred to this office for at? tention. The grass you enclose Is what is commonly known throughout Texas and other parts of the South as Res? cue grass, or Schrader's brome grass, the scientific name of which is Bro mus unlololdes. In dry situations throughout the Southern States this grass usually behaves as an annual, re-seedlng Itself when the hot, dry season arrives, and germinating in the fall to grow throughout the cool months, as you state it does near Co? lumbia. I am enclosing a circular which will describe Its value more fully, especially as a pasture grass, and, If you should like to conduct any experiments with it next fall, we will be glad to furnish you with a small quantity of seed for this purpose. Very truly yours, H. K. Vinall. Scientific ^assistant. Rescue Grass (Bromus ttnlolohh-*). Rescue grass is known as Schrad? ens brome and In Australia as prairie grass. In most situations It Is an annual, although when kept cut or grazed cown persistently so that It cannot produce seed it becomes a short'lived perennial. It makes an erect growth 1 to 3 feet high, wvt'tsl stems, eritdng from one base. The setd head Is a spreading panicle, with much flattened splkelets, dinoptng when mature. The plant see Is fret!) and urually dies after seeding It U a native of South America, but 1- elso found In ? naturalized state In Cen? tral AnurUa, Mexico and in the 0 ?tithrru Stales. Value us i. winter pasture gravi ? Rescue grase 1h adapted to cultiva? tion In the Gulf States, wh >/o It !l pr-wn for winter pasture it hap been tested quite widely by the Statt? :i rlcultursl experiment stations, but its success so far has been limited to the Southern States as far north as Tennessee and west to the New Mex? ico line and to the coast district of southern California. Along the Gulf coast where the moisture is constant no better winter pasture grass is I known. In North Carolina it is listed I as superior to orchard grass in the quantity of forage produced. Its ability to succeed in regions subject to periods of excessive drought arises from the fact that the seeds fall early In the spring and lie dormant during the hot summer, germinating in the autumn on the approach of cool weather and fall rains. In feeding value rescue grass ranks among the best hay grasses, containing a higher percentage of protein than either rye or oat hay and but little less than Bromus lnermls. It Is as a pasture grass, however, that it excels. It pro? duces a large quantity of very succu? lent leaves, which are renewed rap idly after being grazed off. It can be mixed with bur clover, crimson clo? ver, or winter vetch to good advan I tage. By sowing rescue grass in Ber- I muda grass sod a continuous pasture can be secured throughout the year. When plowed under in the spring it is equal to winter rye or oats as a fertilizer. Culture.?The seed of rescue grass! I resembles that of the common oat I except that it is lighter, weighing only 14 pounds to the bushel, but its size j makes it necessary to cover it more I deeply than ordinary grass seed. Sow I on carefuly prepared land in Septem I ber or the first of October in the Southern States, and if the weather] conditions are favorable it will come j up rapidly in November, and one I I crop can be cut the last of December j lor the first of January; the second, in j (March. This will give the third J growth sufficient time to produce a I I seed crop, which can be plowed under J land the land sown In cowpeas or any j J summer crop which can be removed I I sufficiently early in the autumn to I allow the grass seed which has lain I j dormant during the summer to germiL J j nate in October. Thus the volunteer j I seeding will make the grass practical-I I ly a perennial. Handled with equal I I care pn good loamy soil it will give I j better winter pasture than either I J oats or rye and will yield even more I I abundantly than orchard grass. On I j poor soil, however, the yield is light I j aqd the use of vetch or of crimson j I or bur clover is preferable for hay I j purposes. Rescue grass does not sue-1 I ceed well on heavy clay soil in Texas. I I but on light loamy soil it is certainly I I the best grass for winter pasture. I j Sorghum, cowpeas or velvet beans I I may be used to follow it as a summer I J crop. In the Northern States it may j I be sown either in the spring or au-1 I tumn. Usually it is more satisfactory I to sow broadcast, as the seed is too I I chaffy to feed through a common I drill. Thirty pounds of seed per I acre on suitably prepared soils is the I required amount. Seed may be pur I chased of seedsmen at 12 to 15 cents I per pound. Rescue grass will proba I bly never be Important in the North, I but it Is no doubt capable of a much I wider use as a winter pasture grass I in those portions of the Southwest I where most of the rainfall comes I during the cool winter months. I Rescue grass has given much prom? ise In California and sho-ld be tested 1 fully In the warmer parts of the arid I region where the rainfall comes in I winter. Stomach .Troubles. ?Many remarkable cures of stom? ach troubles have been effected by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. One man who had spent over two thousand dollars for medi? cine and treatment was cured by a few boxes of these tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at all drugigsts. Greenville, May 25.?Boyce Stone, a young white man about 25 years of age, whose home was at Greer, was shot and almost Instantly killed near that place this afternoon by a negro man. The negro claimed that Stone was attempting a criminal assault upon his wife, and that he heard her screams and came to her aid. He claimed that when he arrived on the scene Stone knocked him down, and when he got up he got his gun and shot Stones The negro's name was Fowler. Two white men, who were with Stone, were arrested. Stone is the man who shot and killed Police? man Foster, at Greer, several years ago. Sore Nipples. ?Any mother who has had experi? ence with this distressing ailment will be pleased to know that a cure may be effected by applying Chamber? lain's Salve as soon as the child is done nursing. Wipe It off with a soft cloth before allowing the babe to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with best results. For sale by all druggists. Paint Your Buggy for T5C. To $1 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs. more t > the pint than others, wean longer and gives a gloss equal to new work. Bold by Durant Hardware Co. m2-l7-!w ?Mr?. S. Joyce. <Maremont. N. H. writes: "About a year ago i bought two bottlei of Foley's Kidney U< nv - dy, it cm . d me of a ? * ere case of kidney trouble of several years' stand? ing. It certainly is a grand, 1 medicine, and 1 heartily recommend I \i ?' Slbert's Drug Store. NO MORE LONG FILIBUSTERS. IMPORTAXT CHANGE IN INTER? PRETATION OF SENATE RULES. Students of Parliamentary Tactic*) Declares that the Ruling off Vice President Fairbanks Saturday Mark 'the Greatest Evolntion la Facilitating Legislation Since the Days of the Fifty-first Congress when Speaker Reed Announced la the House that Gentlemen in their Seats Gold be Seen as weU an Heard/* Washington, May 31.?To those* who gave close attention to the pro? gress of events in Senate during tha filibuster, which marked the closing*, day of the recent session, the charge* in the interpretation of the Senate*, rules,was considered of far greater import than the filibuster Itself. Senator Burkett, who gave close at? tention to the parliamentary tactics - employed by the majority to bring tha obstruction to an end, thus summariz? ed today the changes which were ac? complished between 12 o'oclock, mid? night, and day light yesterday morn? ing: First. The Vice President, an? nounced that it was within the pro? vince of the Chair to court a quorum* and that he would not order a ?rolt call if a quorum was actually present. Second. The Senate by vote upon, a point of order submitted to it by the* Vice President, determined that the . question of the quorum could not be> raised until atfer intervening busi? ness, if the previous roll call had disclosed a quorum present, and that debate was not such intervening business. Third. A rule of the Senate? which in practice has always laid dor? mant, was invoked, prohibiting a Sen? ator from addressing the Senate up? on any question more than twice In any one day. The result of these three interpre? tations of the rules makes it absolute? ly Impossible to prolong a debate in? definitely, and thus makes a filibuster impossible where the end of the ses? sion is indeterminate for they give no> opportunity for intermission by & speaker except by yielding the floor, and after two such yieldings of the floor, under the rule he will not be permitted to speak further on that day. By refusing to adjourn, and thus continuing the same day until the legislation shall be enacted, it is only a matter of time until any filibuster? ing contingent can be successfully worn out. Commenting on the effect of these? changes Mr. Burkett said: "The present Senate filibuster nan been productive of the greatest evo? lution in facilitating legislation since the days of the 51st Congress, when Speaker Thomas B. Reed announced In the House that gentlemen in their seats could be seen as well as heard. That announcement was the result of"* a filibuster, and until Reed's dects? - on It was a possibility for the mino? rity to compel the majority to have* enough of their members present all the time to equal a quorum of the House. But Reed declared that if a man was present he was present, whether he was willing to admit it- - or not, and thereupon he directed tha clerk to count the members present he saw as well as those he heard. "When the conference report on tha currency bill came up for considers? tlon some Senators undertook to fili? buster against It by securing the floor., and thus preventing It coming to n*. vote. Senator La Follette led off and? of course, used every technicality of the rule to consume time. He raised the question of no quorum thirty-six times within a few hours, which, necessitated the calling of the roll each time. If permitted to go on un? hindered it might have been contlnu? ed indefinitely." | Misunderstanding. His name was George Arnold andL he was arraigned In the police court on the charge of stealing a ride on av train to Dagupan. "Where were you?" asked Judge* Low, referring to hfs former plac* ot abode. "In Manila," was the reply. "I was waiting." "Waiting for whom?" "Just waiting." <f "What were you waiting for?*- f "To get my money." ! . "Who from?" "The man I was waiting for." "What did he <>we it to you for." 1 ??For waiting." "How did you start in waiting?" "By beginning to wait." "What do you mean? Explain your? self." "I thought you knew I was waiting . In a restaurant." "Oh!" gasped the Judge.?Philip? pine Gossip. The Best Pills Ever Sold. ?"After doctoring 15 years for chronle Indigestion, and spending over 1200, nothing hah done me as much good as Dr. King's New Life Pills. I consider them the best pills ever sold." writes B. F. Ayseue, of Ingle side. X. C. Sold under guarantee at Btberfa Drug Store. 25c.