Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tmrrmm from our ? asTOCIAL ootirkbpondents. of Iutercat Prora AB Burlo of er oM Adjoining Counttlee. TO CORRESPONDENTS. iLu'. your letters so that they will h this office not inter then Tues mornlng. - When the letters are Wednesday It le almost an btllty to have them appear In paper kwued that day. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner. Juan IS.?We are food growing weather, and Utile com and cotton are growing Wa had a good shower of evening and >r raday, which were very I have heard that Just near Ramsey, there were Wwo heavy rains Thursday, evening gaad night 1 hare not been about any lutnly, so 1 cannot say who has the finest crops, ~%*jt 1 hoar that Mr. J. M. Kolb has Bald of corn on the Cane Re? read, near Ramsey, that le fine. Mra g. C. Kolb. of the Sycamores, to quite sick. Also Mies Seilte John rttnuee critically Ilk v Oca. P. Ardta and Bertie It Vlatted at Mra. Annie Brewers' Sunday. tea Mary Lao Ardle returned to with her uncle, Mr. Henry Mat Sunday evening to wees* Ban Geddings, of Pine wood, her aunt. Mrs. W. J. Ardle, to Mr. Dad Weeks visited at Mr. Joe . Ardta* leat Thursday. 'a picnic came off yes were about 100 peo t and a nne time waa had *6gf*aJl. Those from a distance were to nan he and feel themselves at ' Wa had with us the small reu? young, mannerly gentlemen. 1 young ladtos, men and la? uf middle ago aad some of the and I think all will Join In It was a day wall spent TheVe dinner arm ugh aad to spare, of lea Cold lemonade, peaches, etc. Ha had with us from ofay Mal W. H. Saale and Judge J. B. Ramsin1.; from Orangeburg. R. Malllchanm. candl for State superintendent of edu aad R. N. Owen, candidate for of Orange burg county. We fljiga Jmd aar county ? superintendent ^ " " a. Mr. Dwtght Cain, with dinner wo all (that could) to the school house to hear from Mr. Me I lichen rap. Su t Cain introduced him a faw weir chosen words. Mr. fMatSJihaiiip'a theme was "Our State,** ha handled well. Allow me tat say that la the voice ail that Mise Oat sen has dona well 4 that It hi hoped ehe will ojifjltiie taaoh the Rood school. Wo regret to learn that yo\ correspondent waa mistaken Mr. Oeo. A. Nettlee being In race fa* magistrate of this dls a the account of the picnic I fall to state that Cane Savannah was hy Mr. A. L. Ardts and r, Miss Norsh, and Pins wood by Griffin. Mies Odell Bar aad others. Max. June 11?Mr. B. F. Neavea, Marth Greenville, spent several hurt week with his daughter. B. K Truluck. and family. Mra and Mra M.S. Truluck spent at Saturday at Shlloh Rebecca Truluck has returned an extended visit to relatives In villa, and elsewhere. Annie Truluck has returned a two weeks' visit to Lake City. Mr. Wilbur Micke la at home from n University Children's day at Nazareth last y wax a grand success. A crowd attended. W. M. S. of Bethel will have an hy R. W. J. Truluck at public meeting next Sunday af K. af P. will have a picnic odaoaday at Old Soldlere' Park Otaata. A. H. Truluck la very HI. drowning of the young woman Muldrow's mill pond waa very sad. eocene that the lightest verdict that said he Imposed on the man who ? with her would ho that no wo? rn should ever bo Intrusted to his la. DU RANT. Dm rant. June it.?Capt. and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy visited relatives here .wcaantly. Mr. Klmmle Johnson died Friday ling after a brief Illness. He was a little over a year ago to Has Mamie Kawlineon. The funeral aax iUss too* place Saturday. In the intng cemetery, a J. T. McFaddln spent today Maw. Mr. Orter was In the nelgh f mtmj t . JaHaHssmaUoL... bor ho od the first of the week. Mr. Hold. Muldrow spent Sunday with Mr. S. M. Wltherspoon Miss Carrie Reaves returned from Winthrop last week. She was among the number who lost their trunks In the flames. Mrs. Hugh Wltherspoon Is spend? ing some time with her mother. . AVTIOCH. Anttoch. June 16.?We have not had any rain. of. any consequence now in a long time, and the crops are be? ginning to suffer a. little, especially the corn. Crops are looking y,ery well for the time of year. I have heard severs 1 say that it has been the best year for working a crop that we have had in 10 or IS years. Laying-by corn is the order of the day. Mr. J. R. McLeod spent last Sat? urday In Camden. Messrs. Johnnie and Charles Mc Casklll, Hal and Carrlaon Boykln and Marlon Weldon, and Lawrence White attended a moonlight picnic at Herlots' X Roads on last Frida* night. They report a very pleasant time. Miss Julia Schrowder, of Camden, Is visiting Mies Minnie Grier, of this place. Misses Eva and Low Brltton spent Friday and Saturday In Camden. , Mr. L. A. White and son spent Fri? day In Blshopvllle. 4 We leem that Mr. J. K. Rlch bourg, who la being treated for ty? phoid fever In Sumter, Is slowly Ira povlng. Mr. Charlie Corbet has typhoid fe? ver. Mr. J. W. Weldon spent Thursday and Friday at Herlots. Mise Jane Privett, of Herlots. Is visiting her niece, Mrs. J. W. Wel? don of this place. Gentles of Tennyson. From Exchange. 4 In the memories of the late Wil? liam Alllngham, the English poet, appear some interesting reminiscences of Tennyson. Alllngham's first sight of him was at Twickenham, where Tennyson was then living. He says: "Soon came la a tall, broad-shoulder? ed, swarthy man, slightly stooping, with loose dark hair and beard. He wore spectacles, and was obviously very near-sighted. Hollow cheeks and the dark pallor of his skin gave hint an unhealthy appearance. He was a strange and almost spectral figure. The great man peered close at me, and then shook hands cordial hjc yet with a profound quietude of manner. He was then about 41, but looked much older." In Iii? Alllngham visited Tenny? son at the letter's home, Farrlngford, In Freshwater. Isle of Wight. One morning they were talking on the downs together^and Alllngham said that he felt happy < Tennyson said I gloomily: "I'm not happy?very un? happy." The reason, as Tennyson af? terward explained, for his particular unhapplnees was his uncertainty re? garding the condition and destiny of man. Alllngham was very anxious to photograph him on this visit, I but4 Tennyson positively refused. "You make bags under my eyes!" he said. At another time during this visit, as Alllngham writes, they talked of dreams. "Tennyson said: . 'In my boyhood I had Intuitions of Immoral? ity?Inexpressible! I have never been able to express them. I shall try some day.' I said that I, too, had felt something of that kind, whereat Tennyson, being In one of bis less amiable moods, growled: "I don't be? lieve It. You say It out of rivalry.'" Alllngham describes Tennyson's fondness for strange antics, such as lumping round and round like a pig? eon and adds: "He Is the only per? son I ever saw who can do the most ludicrous things without any loss of dignity." Now Is the time to take advantage of the D. J. Chandler. Clothing Co.'s great clothing sale. Three-piece suits, boys two-piece suits, trousers, boys' knee pants, and a good line of straw hats, are going at cost The trustees of the South Carolina University met Monday but did not succeed In electing a president. ^Mr. Jan. A. Hoyt, of Columbia, ad? mits that he had considered entering the race for congress against Mr. Lever, but has decided to stay out of the race. John O. Capers has won' out again, having been re-elected a member of the National Republican executive committee for South Carolina. Mr. John P. Grace, of Charleston, Is thinking of entering the senatorial race. He Is against Mayor Rhett and If he enters It will be to fight Mr. Rhett. Eugene Green, the young man who ws* shot In Greenville by his sister, Mrs. Alice Campbell, may recover from the wounds he received. FOR HALE? Limited quantity mixed cow peas, $3 a bushel. Booth Live t ck Co. ^'W9 ? RHETT OH THE ISSUES. GIVES HIS VIEWS ON QUESTIONS OP NATIONAL POLITICS. His riutfonn Announced?In His Judgment tlie Country Needs More Business Methods in Government. Charleston, Junel5.?Mayor Rhett gave out the following statement of his views tonight: * "There is, in my judgment, great need for more business methods in government. It is significant that the Democratic party has not been in power, with the exception of eight years, for almost half a century, al? though the solid South constituting almost one-third of the country, has almost Invariably cast Its ? votes for that party. I believe it Is largely due to a lack of confidence on the part of the people of the country in the ca? pacity of the Democratic party to manage the government upon a busi? ness plane and by business methods. The South does not lack men of bus? iness capacity, and there are not a few of them at present in the halls of congress, but they have been following political and not business lines. My belief is that if they subordinated I their political to their business talent I they would regain the confidence of I the entire country. More than this, I my belief Is that they would once I more secure the leadership and guide I the policies of the Democratic party I and, through that party, the govern I ment of the nation. "As a business man, who has found I I that the application of business meth- I I ods to the problems, governmental, as I I well as others, has effected the best I I solution, 1 am offering myself as a I candidate for the United States sen I ate, bellving I can be of some use to I the people of my State, to the South, and to the country. "The present currency laws of the I United States are framed for the ben I efit of the. bondholding fraternity of I New York and New England and I against the Interests of the farmer, I the manufacturer and the producer I generally. Under these laws, the I Southern bank, from whom alone the I I farmer can obtain the currency to I gather his crops, is now compelled to I I buy this currency in New Jork. Every I I fall the stock exchange speculator I I runs up the price of money and thus I I makes it difficult and expensive, and I I at times impossible, to get. the curren-1 Icy needed. The farmer Is driven to I pay high rates, is driven to gather his I cotton under spur and whip and to I I sell It, not as his Judgment dictates, I I but as necessity demands. I have I I prepared a currency plan in detail, I I which enables the Southern banks to I I obtain this currency when it is need-1 I ed by the farmer, without going to I I New York or depending upon bonds I I?a currency based upon the credit of I I the banks themselves, which means 1 I the credit of the communities In I I which the banks are located. By | I making It a condition that every I I bank to obtain Its charter shall guar-1 I antee the note of every other bank, I j the currency Is made the strongest In I I the world. I do hot believe It Is real- I I Ised now materially this currency I I question affects every Interest In the country. The Intricacy of the ques-l I tion has made It so difficult to under- I I stand that the representatives of the I I large monled Interests of the North-1 I east have blinded the people of the I I country and enabled them, through I J the present currency system, to levy tribute upon every Industry to a| I greater or less extent. For Instance, I I there was a panic last fall, and no I I currency could be obtained at any I I price. The reason was that all bank I I note currency had tp be secured by I I the deposit of government bonds and I I the government bond market was I I cornered In New York, have con structed a system on the lines of our I federal government?a system of the I I people and for the people?a system I I based upon the credit of the country, its Industries and commodities dls-l I tributed throughout the length and 1 I breadth of the land?a system from I the proportionate benefits of which I I no community can be excluded?yet la system behind which ttAtldl more I than the combined curvnci* - of E'*- I I rope?a system which will constitute j not only a boon to ou- roople. but a I bulwark of strength to the govern-1 I ment?a system which will forever J I free our Industries from currency I famines and our country from panics. I "The tariff duties should be Imme I dlately reduced to the lowest point I consistent with the needs of the I government economically adminis? tered. 1 "In the process of reducing the du I ties the utmost endeavors should be I used to prevent discrimination against I Southern industries, coupled with dll I Igent care that our Industries shall I receive the fullest share of advantage I from whatever duties remain. "The tariff, of course, In a tax?an I Indirect tax?and the whole question is one of adjusting the tax so that each industry and element shall beat Its fair proportion. "The State knows my attitde on the railroad question. I have claim? ed that there was a dlscrlmnation not only against the port of Charleston, but against all parts ox Booth Caro? ling.' "I have cited tariffs which show this conclusively. A railroad is a public service corporation. It is the public's trustee for its highways, and It should be so regulated as not to discrimnate against any industries or any localities. I have never favored ah indiscriminate reduction in rates I believe that railroads should be per? mitted to earn' profits, and good pro? fits, upon actual values, but not upon watered securities. I believe that service is of more importance than rates and my voice has always for better service, greater efficiency, and no discrimination. "The government has for some time been irrigating lands of the Western States, and converting them into fertile fields. South Carolina now has large areas of land covered by water, the drainage of which would convert them likewise Into fertile fields. Inasmuch as the principles In both cases are the same, the one in adding water, the Other in taking away, to effect a like purpose, the two problems should be joined and some method found whereby govern? ment aid should be rendered for drainage, as well as for Irrigation. "We need an increase in our white population and should welcome all such within our borders, all who are strong and healthy, not only in body, but In mind, and do not come to dis? turb our ideals of life and of govern? ment and our standards'of labor. I am In favor of throwing every safe? guard and restriction around immi? gration that will prevent the influx of an undesirable population. While we should welcome as one of the so? lutions of the negro question the ac? cession of a white population it would not be, in my judgment, desirable to do this by bringing in those t whom liberty means license, those without religious faith, these whose standards of life are so much below our own that they would constitute a menace to us." Will Meet In Columbia. Columbia, June 16.?Much interest is being centered on the meeting of the Cotton Seed Crushers' Associa? tion of South Carolina, which will convene in Columbia on June 23 and 24. For several years the public has noticed with ever-increasing interest, the progress made by the cotton seed oil men. For years and years, up to about 25 years , ago, the seed from the cotton was considered so much rubbish, except the little that was used as seed for planting cotton and fertilizing. Lately the business of the cotton seed crushers has progress? ed to such an extent that the govern? ment experts are experimenting with a view of developing a cotton that has less lint and more seed. At the meeting to be held here this month, some of the most important questions of the day will be discussed by men who know the subject. The matter of feeding stock, milch cows and cattle on cotton seed meal and hulls has attracted much attention in the last few years and Judge Henry C. Hammond of Augusta, who has probably had more experience in this line than any man in the country, will deliver an address at this meet? ing, relating some of his fine results. Others who will tell some facts about the qualities of cotton seed products, are Mr. E. B. Boykln of the bureau of plant Industry, and Prof J. N. Harper of Clemson College. Mr. C. Fltzslmmons of Columbia Is president of the South Carolina asso? ciation, and Mr. B. F. Taylor is sec? retary. A very pleasant programme has been arranged, Interspersing the business meetings with plenty of en? tertainment. A big barbecue will be served at noon, June 24. The prospects are that there will be a very large attendance at the meet? ing. "BLIND TOM" IS DEAD. Negro, Born a Slave, Was Long a Marvel as a Musician. New York, June 14.?"Blind Tom," the famous negro musician, marvel of three generations of playgoers, died yesterday in Hoboken, N. J., where he has been living for years In retirment and subsisting on charity. Thomas Wiggins Is the name given In his burial certificate, but the sur? name was the one which the famous pianist adopted. He was born a slave, near Columbus, Ga., about 1850. The three leading electrical manu? facturers of this country consumed 141,000,000 pounds of copper during the fiscal year Just closed?a decrease of 9,000,000 pounds for the year 1906-7. Of this enormous figure the General Electric Company consumed the most of the metal or 66,000,000 pounds. The Western Electric came second with the consumption of 48, 000,000 pounds. Col. D. 8. Henderson of Alken has been urged by his friends to re-enter the race for the senate,, but he de? clines to do so. 'BASEBALL, NOTES Manager Caldwel' 'ia> made several additions to the Chester .team since he left here week before last. He has secured Pitcher Thackham from Spar tanburg, Centerneider Midkeff from Greenville and Catcher Miller from the Wilson, X. C, team. Miller open? ed the reason with Chester, but was called in by Wilson, who owned him. ? * *' It is rumored that Anderson has recalled Pitcher Waters. If this proves to be true Chester's stock will go up. Waters is one of the best southpaws in this part of the coun? try, as the one-hit game he pitched against Chester at Sumter last week and the four defeats that he has handed the locals show.?Chester Re? porter. There is no such luck for Chester's left-handers. Waters belongs to Sumter until the close of the season August 1st. Old man Wiley Platt is out of a job again, having been released by Spar tanburg. Umpire Vasbinder is all right. Gunter doesn't kick when Vas is on the Job.?Chester Reporter. President M. L. Smith witnessed Saturday's game from the grand stand. The* chief object of his visit was to observe the work of Umpire Leo Miller, as he wanted to see for himself whether there was any just ground for the complaints made against him by Rock Hill on account of his umpiring in the Rock Hill Chester series In Rock Hill a couple of weeks ago and his work in the Sumter-Rock Hill game on Friday. After the game he stated that he saw no ground for fault finding, that Mil? ler knew his business and umpired a fair and impartial game. Anent Miller's work as umpire and the attempt of a gang of Rock Hill fans to mob him after the Chester Rock Hill game above referred to, the testimony of a Rock Hill player throws a side light on the affair. When asked what was the matter with Miller's umpiring that the Rock Hill fans tried to mob him, the Rock Hill player said: There was nothing the matter with Miller's work, he umpired a good game and there was no kick by the players. The trouble was Chester played a better game and beat us, and the fans got sore, as they expected us to win.? Manager Gunter, of P ck Hill, is said to have given 72 ball players try outs up to the time of his -arrival in Sumter last week. ' Five new players reported to him while the team was here. That is going some. The season is just half over, Sum? ter has a big lead in the pennant race and still has the strongest team In the league. If Manager Dingle can succeed in holding his men down to and can make them play the best ball they know how In every game, the pennant will be won in a gallop. Asbury Is the utility man of the Sumter team. His regular position is left field, but he has worked on sec? ond, short and third when necessity arose and he made good every time. Sumter has had fewer changes since the season opened than any oth? er team In the State league, and, as for that matter, than any other pro? fessional ball team in South Carolina. " Lee, the pitcher who started the season with Columbia, Is now with Raleigh In the Eastern North Caro? lina league, after- gravitating down the list, Sumter, Charlotte, Raleigh. Mr. John Ivey Smith is with Wil? mington, playing third and captaining the team. According to the Wilming? ton papers he is the big noise on the Cape Fear. When the State league season closes August 1st, Columbia might engage the Sumter team to play out the sea? son and win a few games for her. They would show the Columbia peo? ple how the real, sure-enough Game Cocks play ball. The local ball park is not a home run affair?only one homer has been hit on these grounds, and Murrow got that last year. Sam Richardson says he lost his horse shoe and threw away his prayer book in Augusta. Which explains his playing first base for Rock Hill. Garner is certainly a hard luck pitcher. Every game that he has pitched should have been won and would have been won but for errors by oiher members of the team. Gar? ner is one of the best pitchers Sum? ter has ever had and with a little more experience he will make good in faster company. j The accident by which Thomas, the Rock Hill shortstop, had his arm broken was unfortunate and greatly to be regretted. No blame can pos? sibly attach to pitcher Garner, for Thomas was struck by an ordinary pitched ball, which he attempted to dodge. I The Rock Hill team Is a different proposition to what It was when here last. Gunter has gotten together, at last, a bunch of ball players. Some of the inquisitive fans want to know how many men Gunter has on his team. There were fourteen in uniform at the park yesterday, it Is ?aid. The Sumter team was charged with eight errors by the official scorer, but the grand stand and bleachers count? ed at least a dozen, not to mention a few bum plays thrown In for good measure. It was an awful exhibition for a team that can play the gilt-edge xpj ball that the Sumter team can. If" the same sort of game had been put up against Chester last week the score would have b^en shocking. Spartanburg has transferred Thack ham to Chester, and Chester has lost her shortstop, Fisch man, who has 4^ been recalled by Anderson, to whom ^ he belonged. The only n.deeming feature of the game yesterday was really in the sev-^^ enth and eighth innings?for a time it really looked like the home team would win out. 1m Second baseman Wynne, who made several of the costly errors yeste 'day, really has some excuse. He has a very bad hand as the result of an in? jury received in Orangeburg, and la not in condition to play ball at all. The game yesterday was bum, but one game does not win or lose th pennant. The team is all right and will win a majority of the games yet to be played. The fans should ex? pect no more than that. mum 5? During the Lake season of 1907 there were nearly 180 British bui vessels of one class and another in the transport business between Cana? dian Lake ports. The four yards in Ontario are the only yards in Canada at which large steel vessels have ever been built. They are the only yards that will come on the bounty 1 should the Ottawa government fin? ally decide that aid from the Domin? ion treasury is necessary to the build? ing up of modern Canadian mercan? tile marine, says the London Times. I it*** * An Anglo-Japanese company with a capital of $6,250,000 will develop several large water powers in the southern part of the empire. Work on one of 27,000 electrical horse pow? er and another of 8,000 horse power^ will be started this y<?ar. A thiiHftP water power of ?0,000 horse power will be started later. Clemson Agricultural College Exami? nation. The examination for the award of Scholarships in Clemson Agricultural^ College will be held in the County Court House on Friday, July td at h a. m. Applicants must fill out prop? er forms, to be secured from tha County Superintendent of Education* before they will be allowed to stand the examinations. For detailed in^#Ji formation apply to the Supt. of Ed? ucation or to the President of Clem? son College. Applicants for admission to tha college who are not sacking for the scholarships, will also stand entrance examinations at the court house July?| 3d. The scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session of the college opens Sept. 9 1908. For catalogues and information ap? ply to P. H. MELL, 6-10-It President > If you will see M. B.. Randle be? fore you close that trade on a sewing machine he will save you from 110 lo 125 dollars. 5-20-tf $1.50 -TO S. (. And Return -VIA Atlantic Coast Liu4 Special train leaves Sumter 11:40 A.M. June 22nd. Tickets on sale for special train only; good on regular trains returning M up to morning train June 24th, or ^ on special train leaving Charles* ton 7 A. M. June 24th. For further information call on Ticket Agent or write W. J. CRMS, T. C. WHITE, Pis. Traf. Act. Gm. Pis.Jnft. WIlMlltTOI, M. G. Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The examination for the award o ' ? scant Scholarships In Win throne College and for the admission of new students will b? held at the County Court House on Friday. July S, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not has than fifteen yeara of age. When scholarships are vacant after July S they will bs awarded to those making the highest average at this ex animat ion, provided they meet the con? ditions governing the award. Applicant* for Scholarships should write to President John? son before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth ft 00 and free tuition. The next session will open Septem? ber IS, 1108. For further Information and catalogu??. address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock II111. S. C.