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nTMSBEIT.
EDCCATOR In HE
TRfJl
Columbia. July It. Samuel Chiles
|Mltchell. A. M.. Ph. D.. D. D, LL. D .
^nsi boon elected president of the Uni?
versity of Booth Carolina, end has sig?
nified bis Intention to accept The
board of trustees met yesterday and
mads pcbHc Its decision.
Dr. Mitchell was here yesterday
Mjfnd conferred with the board. Hs
announced that he will bo unable to
come here until next June on ac?
count of obligations which ths board
of trustees rsspectsd. However, he
will spend the month of August here
directing the preparations for ths
Steammg school year.
Vrfee new president of the University
of South Carolina ? n BaptUt minis?
ter, a native of Mississippi received
bis Ph. D. from the University of I
CbStsnyo and his honorary degree at l
LL. D. from Bnsnpdsn-Sidney, dee
ssjrenbytsrian mittags of Virginia.
^ IJta rosnoa why Dr. Mitchell cannot
cowju to the nahmt sity at once Is be
eaatw of an ??snnjiiuim by wham he
mid auaptig an fnettntlen to Sea* er
n series of faotnrss ' on history st
Brow a n nie realty during the ap
sMfcoachlng year. In the Interregnum.
Wrnt. Andrew Charles Moore will be
acting president. Prof. Moore Is an
aJumnue of the unlveretty and le now
of tbe department of biology and
vice proste?at of the unlvsrslty ha*
had cfurgf of th* office wortt during
L$hm cum mm.
^ Ths trustees are enthaamstlc over
tbe prospects for ths approach I ne
session. They have received the high
set esthmonlnls from the friends of
Dr. Mtumwdl snd when they had de?
cided upon him they found it a diffi?
cult master to gst his acceptance,
fja'owsvsv. when Dr. Mltclsall came
bore ysmerday and reviewed the sit?
uation, be wns dsllghtsd with the out?
look. Me la an sducator la ths brosd
sat eenes end will not confine hl? work
to ths university alons.' bat will give
himself to ths Stete of South Carolina
?for educational work. '
Tbe new president was brought to
tbe attention of the board by Dr. J.
M McHryde. the beloved former pres?
ident, wins was bore on a visit last
June the nsont highly dlstlngulnhed
?west at commencement Dr. Mc
^Jlryda'a reawmmeadatlon In Mself was
prsotteatty eufnclent, but tbe com?
mittee of the faculty which visited
fatebmoad wtps so charmed wdth Dr.
the board was urged to
but an acceptance from
mm
I The beard necessarily acted csu
tiosstv and bsf>t secret Its deB be ra?
ttens, box sdesr ths meeting yes
terdajr gave eat ths following state?
ment:
"Dr. MmrbeM Is recognised as one
of tbe strongest educstors In the
Sooth, und the board feels that It hss
*)done a good work not only for
ths university but for the State In
getting Dr. Mitchell to come here to
accept the presidency of the univer?
sity.
"Dr. Mltchsll Is at present engaged
I la delivering a series of lecture* at
Brown ualverslty and at Harvard uni?
versity under the exchange nyntem
that has beea recently Instituted The
professor of history at Brown unlver?
etty Is to go abrosd as a member of
tbe maritime commission, and Dr.
Mitchell has been Invited to deliver
? the major portion of th* lecture*
"It was on account of thl* engage?
ment, made last winter, that Dr.
Mltchsll was unable to come to the
university st the opening of the next
session. Hs will spend ?ome time
here this summer and again at Inter?
vals during the course of next session.
During the Intervale the university
will be In charge of Prof. A. C Moore,
who le now vice president of the fac?
ulty, snd ths board fssls thst during
ths laterregum that the affairs of
mod April, 1S60.
*Be Just ar
the university will be well conducted.
"Dr. Mitchell has had the Invitation
to the university under consideration
for eome time and hU broad experience
caused considerable difficulty in get
Ing him to accept the place, to strong
was the pressure brought to bear In
Virginia to retain him. The board is
under obligations to the former pres?
ident. Dr. J. M. McBryde, for the sug?
gestion that Dr. Mitchell was the man
for ths place.
"Dr. Mitchell, In adldtlon to his du?
ties as president, Intends to do some
teaching In the department of history.
He has a great reputation as a public
?peaksr and while primarily his work
will he for the University of South
Carolins, he will cooperate In the edu?
cational development of the entire
State.
"Dr. Mitchell Is now engaged In the
summer school faculty at ths Uni?
versity of Virginia and cams to Co?
lumbia yesterday to meet ths board
of trustees and discuss ths situation.
Hs is enthusiastic over the prospects
for education In the South generally
and In South Carolina particularly.
HC went over the Institution yesterday
morning and was delighted with the
surroundings and general appear*
ances. and Is especially Impressed I
with ths opportunities offered for da
velopment r
"The board went Into the selection
of ths president very carefully and
feels fortunate In securing a high class
and broad-minded man. To get such
a man It was necessary to recognise
previous engagements made by Dr.
Mitchell at Brown university.
"While Dr. Mitchell was here he
received several telegrams urging
him to remain In Virginia and push
the work there. Incidentally it may
be mentioned that Dr. Mitchell has
recently declined two most flattering
positions, and he only accepted the
position at the head of the university
because he la convinced that the State
university here offers a great future
and that there ts opportunity for
stssdy development."
SMALL BfUfBRS MAY POOL.
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As Important gm is*on Rendered] Mew
dar by the Interstate Cnmanrarr
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Washington, July 27.?According
to a decision by the interstate ccnri
merce cesrunkailon today shippers may
combine small quantities of SnpbJMI of
various ownorshlp either by arrange?
ment among themselves or ' through
the medium of a forwarding agency,
and ship Use combined lot at the rel%
dvely lower rates applicable to large
shipments.
The commission decided In favor of
the smaller shipper on the -ground
that the osmershlp of property, ten?
dered for shipment cannot be made
a test as to applicability of a carrier's
rates. The Interstate commerce law
forbids discrimination between ship?
pers, and the fact that owe shipper
tenders a "bulk shipment" made up
of property of various ownership con?
solidated before the delivery to the
carrier will not Justify the carrier In
making a different charge than for a
shipment of similar charactior tender?
ed by a shipper who Is also the owner.
RRYAY CLAUSE IN OBBDER.
Auto Company Would Cancel Con?
trast if Nebraska* lbs.
Logansport. Ind., July 27.?Officials
of the Western Motor Work*, of this
city, are deliberating whether to ac?
cept an order which hss been receiv?
ed for $ ICQ.MO worth of automobile
gas engines. There Is a clause in the
proposed contract that If Bryan Is
elected the auto company has the
privilege of canceling the order.
F. B. Wilkinson, head of the works,
stated that the offer Is made by one
of the big automobile companies of
the Ea*t. The directors think It Is too
big sn order to torn down flatly, and
the officials are striving to get around
this clause.
Democratic labor men are Incensed.
They declare that it Is a warning from
the corporations that Bryan mu4 be
lefeute'd, snd the trades assembly at
Its meeting this morning took up the
matter.
MEETING AT HORDEN.
Csndldstca for Magt?tratc Will Ad?
dress the Voter*.
Borden. July 27.?There will be a
meeting at Borden at 5 o'clock p. m.
on Saturday. August 1st. All the
candidates for magistrate of this dis?
trict will address the voters.
Te treasury of the United States Is
accumulalng a handsome deficit of a
ml'llon dollarlsl a day. This Is trifling
with the Importance of a presidential
year.
id Fear not?Det all the ends Thou Aim
[TER. 8. 0., WEDNE
CAN EXTERMINATE MOSQUITOS.
SURGEON GEN. WYMAN GIVES
SOME TIMELY ADVICE.
Says Breeding of Mosquitoes Can be
Prevented by n Few Simple Precau?
tions, Chief of Which Is Keeping
Premises Clean of Empty Cans,
Bottles,. Etc., in Which Rain Wa?
ter Mny Collect, and Cisterns Pro?
tected.
Washington, July 22.?Surgeon
General Wyman, of the public health
And marine hospital service, is giv?
ing some timely advice in this week's
bulletin of the service on the subject
of the prevention ond destruction of
the mosquito. He considers this one
of che most Important matters that
could corns before the people of th*
country at this time, and urgently
begs them to heed his advice.
The habit of the mosquito in feed*
Ing on the blood of man and other
animals, ths surgeon general says, the
Irritating character of Its bite and the
more or less vague suspicion that it is
connected In some way with the prop?
agation of disease have always given
tho mosquito a certain and economic
significance. But the demonstration
of 1he recent years of the essential
part played by this Insect In the
propagation of fllariasls, (elephantia?
sis,) malaria, yellow fever and dengue
--diseases which annually cause
much human suffering and many
death* and, incidentally, an economic
loss appalling to contemplate?has
given great economic and sanitary
impcrtance to the problem of Its ex?
termination.
The chief of the mosquito tribe,
and realty the bad fellow of the bunch.
Is the stegomyla calopas?the yellow
Tcvxr breeder?and he Is not only to
b*> i? voided but slabs without com*
porrrtllon.
There are other varlties, all of
them bad, of course, but that Jest
mentioned is the worst of all, and
usually where It Is found trouble ef a
sertoui nature Is to be looked taw..
The adult insert may be carrted tl
considerable dmtances by the win?3s,
but on Its own wings It does trot or?
dinarily travel -outside of a radius of
half a mile from its breeding place.
This means tSnft the destruction of all
breeding planes within this mdlus of
a habitation will practically rid 't of
all but thwse mosquitoes Which filter
In or are brought in by the winds
from mere or less distant marshes.
Tho "wtggietaU" Is the Bavae of the
mosquito In the pupal stage. They
never breed In damp grass, weeds or
bushes as 'has been popularly suppos?
ed, but sjrily hide In them during the]
d iy. Trwy delight to Tlvo In old traj
cans, bottles and braven crockery., j
und In the garbage heap; In buckets, j
tubs, barrels, cisterns and wells; ml
flower pots and sagging roof gutters;!
In MreeJt and roadside puddles; fni
ditches, cesspools and sewers. As]
long as people will cemtlnue to have]
these onnven ent lodging places near'
them, yost so long wMl the mosqnrtej
be fowufl. j
The -mosquito Is something of ax
epicure While Its general food con-'
sists ef vege able juices, unfortunate-'
ly the female In many cases haa de?
veloped a taite for human blood, and
Indeed a 'feed of human blood has be?
come indispensable to aome of these
for the full development of their es*gs.
After tfse female haa obtained her
feed of blood she soon?from a day
or two to a week or ten days?seeks
a suitable breeding piace; here she
deposits a variable number of eggs,
which, depending upon the species,
either float separately upon their
sides or trp-ended and adhering to?
gether la Irregular raft-like masses.
In a day or two one may look for
the "wlggtet?.ll." The real work of
extermination should then begin If
nothing has previously been done for
the "wlggletair develops rapidly and
In a few dayn the genuine mosquito is
on hand.
Stripped of all technlcaltles. Gen.
Wyman has made plain Just how ev?
ery person may exterminate the mos?
quito, or at least help to do so.
Natural collections of water which
do or may *erve as breeding places
should be dra'.ned. Where cisterns
or tanks are used they should be
provided with covers and they should
be Inspected frequently to see, if
wood, that seams are not opened up
and cracks formed. Cesspools and
vaults should be done away with by
providing dry earth closets or a
sewerage system. But above all,
premises should be kept dean of old
bottles, old buckets and anything that
wli hold the next rainfall. More may
be effectively done to make the home
clean and healthful by this means
than perhaps any other. Then when
old bottles tubs and buckets are col?
lected, do not carelessly throw them
ftttft 1
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SPAY. JULY 29, 190
over the fence into the next lot, but
have them hauled off and see to it
htat they are burned. In that way
alone will effective work be done,"
says Gen. Wyman.
"There are many other ways that
an effective crusade may be waged
against the mosquito, but the first
work must begin at home. The time
is now approaching when every pre?
caution should be taken to see that
mosquitoes not only do not thrive, but
are not even allowed to get into the
"wlggletail" stage.
"Begin work now," Gen. Wyman
says, "and don't stop working."
TAFT BANNER WORRIES THEM.
Lincoln Democrats Want It Down
August 12th. ^ it*
Lincoln, Neb., July 27.?Lincoln
Democrats will make an effort to have
the Taft banner down on August 12,
the day Bryan is formally advised of
his nqmination. The banner, which
proclaims that Taft will carry Ne?
braska, has been an eyesore to Dem?
ocrat since It was hung. A week after
it was placed the banner was burned
and partly destroyed, but it has re
hung
Many Democrats will be in the city
notification day, and municipal tact,
the Democrats say, requires that visi?
tors be not required to look at the ban?
ner. Chairman Hayward, of the Re?
publican State Committee, Is in Chica?
go and has not been asked if he will
take down the banner. He said before
the destruction of the sign that he
would consent to the removal on noti?
fication day, but since the day it was
taken down he has not said that he
would adhere to this promise.
Extensive preparations are making
In Lincoln for the notification. In the
"hands of a committee selected by Mr. |
Bryan the work of planing foT the
event Is well under way. The State
Central Committee, working through
the county organizations, Is attempting
to bring a crowd to town that will
surpass tne one In Lined}* at the time
of the candidates home- coming 10
years ago.
The speeches are to be made from
a platform on the State Capitol
grounds "and will start at 2 o'clock.
The original hour set tor the event
I was somewhat later, trot was changed
jby Mr. 'Bryan for the nccommldatlon
of Eastern newspaper representatives.
w*ho want to rush copy to their papers.
After the notification marching
cTudb from towns m the State will
form a parade. The spectators win
then take cars to Tairvlew, where a;
reception will be held on the Bryan'
lawn.
Tadpoles In Water.
Mr. O. W. Stapleton says that a few
?days ago he went to his pipe to gt*
water for the table. When he poured
the water bate tils glass at the table
he was surprised to find a good sized
tadpole. He says that he carried the
varmint to the city hall and aslceQ
'that it be turned over to the healfh
officer. An hare *>een stated in this
<paper several throes that if the An?
derson water Is an good as the ^ex?
perts" claim U to 'be, It would sot be
so muddy and at (Times milky looking.
In the condition the water has been
in the past few days, if a person
ehould happen to ?et a tadpole in his
glass It would be thai d to see, and tHe
chances are that >one would be swal?
lowed before It was discovered. As
ewe have before -stated, we are no ex?
perts for examining water, but we
know when water is muddy and
wiUky and we believe tiiat if the water
a-as properly filtered It would not be
in this condition.?Anderson Intelll
I gencer.
COTTON MILLS CLOSE.
Employes Will lie Paid Half Time
and No House Rent Will be Charg?
ed Them.
Spartanburg, July 27.?The Pacolet
mills of Pacolet will close down in?
definitely on August 1. President Vic?
tor Montgomery here today confirm?
ed this report and said that during
the shutdown the employes would re?
ceive half pay and would have to pay
no rent for their cottages.
There are rumors that other mills
will follow this course, but there Is no
confirmation of the report.
It was left to the Norfolk Virgin?
ian-Pilot to perpetrate this: "Hearst
and Gravel is a combination with
rather too funereal a sound to at?
tract anything but pall bearers."
A man who owes another a grudge
is Mir* to be Johnny on the spot ?n
pay day.
One kind of charity always has a
card attached to it.
1 Truth's."
THE! TRTJJ
8. New 8eri
ROOSEVELT-TAFT'S ACCEPT ANTE.
Rig Stick Will Edit Big Bill's Speech.
Hot Springs, July 21.?President
Roosevelt Is to review in advance the
speech Judge Taft will deliver in Cin?
cinnati next Tuesday.
"I have decided to make this speech
what may be my most important ut?
terance of the campaign. I have the
highest regard for the president's
judgment regarding the subjects to
be dealt with and a keen appreciation
of his wonderful ability for forceful
expression. I want his judgment and
his criticism and this cannot be sat?
isfactorily obtained at long range,
so I have decided to go to Oyster
Bay."
The statement made today by Mr.
Taft, indicated his viewpoint regard?
ing the announcement of his Intended
trip, which he says is to be taken on
his own and not on the president's Ini?
tiative. He will leave here with Mi.
Carpenter, his secretary, tomorrow
night. He will leave New York for
Cincinnati Friday afternoon. This, he
says, will give him two days there
before the notification committee ar?
rives. Mrs. Taft will go to Cincinnati
direct from here.
Mr. Taft said today that the first In?
tention to have the utterance only a
simple and formal acknowledgment
of the notification had been finally
abandoned, in view of the growing
Importance and a number of subjects
which seemed to crowd themselves
forward for consideration. The speech
will doubtless contain approximately
12,000 words.
The pressure for a grand rally of
Virginia Republicans to take place
here before the September activities
of the campaign was applied anew to?
day by a delegation of leading Repub?
licans from many sections of the
State, headed by Representative
Slemp of the Ninth district, who is
also chairman of the Republican State
executive committee. Judge Taft
looks with some favor on the rally
and will decide on his return here
and will fix a day tn August for the
rally.
He coincides with the expressed
view of the delegation that good pol?
itics dictates that an active campaign
be made not only In the Old Domin?
ion but also tn North Carolina and
Oeargla.
"If I have any Influence with the
national committee.'* Judge m Taft is
?quoted as saying to the delegation,
-a figlrt win t>e made In those States."
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP OPEN.
Examination In United States to be
Held In IM*.
Washington, July 24.?The trustees
of the wrn of the late Cecil Rhodes
today announced for the Information
of college authorities and intending
candidates for scholarships in the
United States that the next qualifying
examination for scholars in this coun?
try under the Rhodes bequest will be
held in October, 1909, and the elect?
ed scholars will begin residence In
Oxford in October, 19 It- The exami?
nation will be held In each State and
territory to which scholarships are
assigned at centers to be fixed by the
local committee of selection.
This examination is not competitive,
but simply qualifying and is merely
intended to give assurance that every
elected scholar Is up to the standard
of t*he first examination, which the
university demands of all candidates
for the B. A. degree. One scholar
will be chosen for each State and ter?
ritory, to which scholarships are as?
signed. Candidates must be unmar?
ried and must be citizens of the Unit?
ed States. Students are eligible who
have passed their nineteenth birth?
day, but are not 25 years old.
HEIR TO ONE MILLION.
John Wood, Secretary of the Oreeii
viUe Board of Trade. Comes Into
Ijarse Fortune.
Greenville, July 25.?Authentic in?
formation reached here tonight that
John Wood, secretary of the Green?
ville board of trade, had fallen heir
to $1.000,000, coming through the
settlement of the Wood estate In Eng?
land. He is being warmly congratu?
lated by his many friends here. Mr.
Wood is a native of Albermarle coun?
ty, Virginia, and came to Greenville
from Rook Hill a few years ago. He
married Miss Sallie London of Rock
Hill. Mr. Wood was at one time edi?
tor of the Koanoke (Va.) Times.
He's a brave man who tries to stop
a woman's runaway tongue.
When a wise man gets real angry
he goes away back and sits down.
Revenge may be sweet, but seeking
it Is apt to sour one's disposition.
0 SOUTHRON, Established June, 1
es-Yol. XXY1I. So 52
PRESIDENT APPEALED TO.
ROOSEVLT ASKED TO PREVENT
FREIGHT RATE INCREASE.
Receivers* and Shippers' Association,
of Cincinnati, Carry Complaint
Against the Rock Island and the
Missouri Pacific in the Matter of
the Proposed Increase in Freight
Rates Direct to Chief Executive.
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24.?Brush?
ing aside all intermediate modes of
action, the Receivers' and Shippers'
Association of Cincinnati has carried
its war against a general increase in
freight rates directly to the president
of the United States.
A communication was forwarded, to
President Roosevelt last Saturday at
Oyster Bay, and made public tonight,
asking the chief executive whether
he intends to enforce the decree Is?
sued several years ago against cer?
tain railroads forbidding Increase i fr?
rates. If so he is asked at once to
cause the attorney general to bring:
proceedings for contempt against the?
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
and the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railway Company. Denying
that politics has anything to do with
the letter at this time, it is explained
that because of the fact that certain
general increases in freight rates are
to become effective on August 10 or*
certain roads, prompt and positive
action became necessary.
In conclusion the letter says*.
"This association stands for A
square deal for the carriers. It believes
that their property rights should be
protected the same as property rights
of Industries. But we are unalterably
opposed to any policy of the carriers'
which has for its purpose the ignoring"
of our courts and the placing of
themselves above the laws of the land'.
If they expect the protection of thcT
laws and the courts they must show
wholesome regard for the law and
respect the decrees of the courts. If
the Missouri Pacific and the Rock Is-'
land deliberately ignore this* solmen?
mandate of the courts and exmtimm'
In an unlawful manner to bHitden*
trade and commerce among the*
States by continually increasing rates
the question arises if there* is no
power in this land sufficient to reachv
railroad companies that reckless?
ly brush aside tljje decrees of our."
courts.
"This association believes that you'
will, In carrying out your policy for
the strict enforcement of the law, see
to it that these two railroad compa?
nies are required in the fuoure' to ob-"
serve this decree." ' ?!?; -'"T^
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CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS. \,
Millions of Fish Poisoned by Chemi?
cals From Bleachery.
Alken, July 27,?Thousands of fish,
including every size, have been killed
In Horse creek, between Clearwater
and the Savannah river, by being
poisoned. What is now the Seminole
Manufacturing company was until a
few months ago the Clearwater bleach?
ery, and the bleachery us/ A large'
tanks of chemicals that were poisons*
ous. ./
A few days ago a force of workmen'
were ordered to empty one of these
tanks in the creek and wash it out: It
is said that they warned the officials
that the contents of the tank would?
kill the fish in the creek. But nut"
withstanding the warning they were
forced to empty it. As a result'fish of
all sizes and kinds have been slaugh?
tered all the way to the Savannah riv?
er and persons fishing at the point
where the creek empties Into th> river
report hundreds of dead fish'float
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Increase of Pay Announced, y :
Washington, July 24? Announce?
ment was made at the postoffice de?
partment today that employes at the
Greenwood, Orangeburg and Sumter
offices would receive an increase irv
pay as follows: Greenwood, one clerk
from $600 to $800 a year and one ironx
$800 to $900, also two carriers from
$900 to $1,000; Orangeburg, two
e'erks from $600 to 800 and two from
$800 to $900, also three carriers from
$fioo to $800; Sumter, one clerk from
$600 to $800, four from $800 to $900
and two carriers from $900 to $1,000).
Before offering the labor vote on
the bargain counter It would have been
wise to take stock and be sure of be?
ing able to deliver the good*?Phila?
delphia Press.
The Commercial Invent meal com?
pany of Charleston has been organ?
ized with a capital stock of $25.000.
Xo great man needs a brass band
to herald his coming.