The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 02, 1908, Image 7
TIE OIL TROST SUIT,
ROCK EE IX LEI I AND ARCHBOLD
ON UTAND IN STANDARD
HEARING.
Vkv Pmtdrnt Tells of Beating Com
petisase ItnchcfeiW a Holder of
flaJrwa? Securities,
New York, Nor. 14.?Closing his
testimony today la ths Federal suit >f
fllsidv* ths Standard OH company,
John D. Rocksfsllsr threw some un?
expected light oa the popular ques?
tion of Into what channels of Invest?
ment he turns his tremendous earn*
lade from the oil combination. Mr.
Rockefeller was loath to state the
names of the railroads In which his In?
vestments were mads, but did so after
entering his objection, declaring that
his ho Id'ige in railroads consisted
chiefly In bonds and that, with ths
esceptlon of a few roads In which hs
held only small amounts of stocks, hs
preferred the bonds as a form of In?
vestment. Mr. Rocksfsllsr appeared
greatly delighted (hat his long ordeal
was over and hurriedly left ths room.
Mr. Rockefeller said he hsld stock
In the Delaware. Lackawanha dt West?
ern, the New Tork Central, the Penn?
sylvania, the Western Maryland, the
Missouri Pacific, ths Texas Pacific and
the Colorado Southern.
Mr. Rockefeller said he opopsed the
keeping of millions of dollars of sur?
plus by the Standard.
John D. Archlbold. vice president >f
the standard, proved a mine of dstllsd
Information under the direction of the
company's counsel regarding the early
production of crude oil and the de?
velopment of the pipe line system. Mr.
Archbold probably will be on the
stand for several days.
Mr. Archbold beamed with satisfac?
tion In tailing of the Standard's earl)
history. He said that he kept careful
watch on his competitors and then
"tried to beat him."
There's a Good Time Coming.
By United States Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts.
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The Republic of the United Ststes is
In no danger of ruin In a business or
In any other way. The resources of
the country are greater than they ever
were before. The energy of the peo?
ple. If It Is not paralysed by too much
ttutlon of government for lndl
al effort. If it Is left to march
I ths old roads which It followed
from the days of small things to the
m nt days of greatness?the road
of Indspendence. the road of Individ?
ual enterprise, of determination te
succeed la the battle of life?will as?
sart Itself. Let tl on* old American
habits continue to domlnats In the
United Ststes snd tread the doctrines
of socialism undsr foot. t The wealth
of the world Is here In our soil. In our
mines. In oar factories. This decline
of values Is but a passing rippls on
ths surface of the great sea of Amer?
ican Ufa and action, and all we need to
do is first to try t j prevent a recur?
rence of that alarm which so paralys?
ed business last autumn, then to aid
In the restoration of public confidence,
and lastly to perfect a banking sys?
tem worthy of our time and country*
I believe that the A Id rich currency bill
will tend strongly ln this direction and
serve our Initial and Immediate pur?
pose. I believe It will bring back In s
large measure the confidence which has
been Impaired, and hslp to set the
greet car of American business mov?
ing once more upon the pathway of
triumphal progress which It has fol?
lowed for more than a century.
IT RLT*I*ACEH OPERATORS.
A Rowland mu 1.1 pi ex telegraph ap?
paratus, which Is worked something
like a typewriter und does away with
the uss of the Morse code. Is being
Installed In ths Postal Telegraph com?
pany's mala office In this city and
will be In operation In a few days. B
will be used on the Baltimore-New
Tork service.
The machine Is the Invention of lie
late Prof. Henry A. Rowland, of th<
Johns Hopkins university and Is manu?
factured In Baltlmope by the Row?
land Telegraph company. The Pfaj
tal company alresdy has a number ??
them In use between New York anc
Boston. St. LouU. Philadelphia an<
Chicago, shd they have been found t<
work efficiently.
It does away with the use of sklllei
operators and In many places wher
they are used wjmen operate them
They are In use largely In Italy an*
on the Continent ?f Europe. The ma
chine I* arrange! like a typewrite
keyboard, snd when a key Im presse
s type bar ort ".he machine at th
other end Ol the wire prints the let
tsr. It Is said that tns machine is uc
cuaate and can b? operated at less ex
pens*.
Whether or not it will replace skill
ed Mores operators Is a question, sal
a telegraph official. If In 6 or 1
years It is found that the Rowlan
system Is superior to the i'orse cod
syttem, then operators may be dli
elaeed. he said, but use can alwa>
i,.. f ? r ? skilled oper itor -Ba
Mn."r?
REVOLT SPREADS IN 1IAYTI. S'
wns of Aquln and ?lerem le Declare
Against Government?Minister of | L
Interior Captured by Rebel*.
Port au Prince, Haytl, Nov. 24.
he revolutionary movement against st
resident Noralexls Is spreading. The lr
>wns of Aquln and Jeremlc have both et
eclared against the government. d<
The gunbot Croyant which has fal- 01
n into the hands of the rebels, en- n
mntered the gunboat Centenalro off p.
cremlc and shots wer? exchanged. tl
Qen. Leconte, the minister of the In- 04
?rlor, who went out at the head of v.
government force against the rebels, f<
as been taken prisoner. The rumor n
1 current here that he has been ex- h
cuted. n
The govern mint Is recruiting men y
ere and elsewhere for Its campaign e
gainst the rebels and large quantities 1
f ammunition are being shipped out t
f Port au Prince. c
Up to the present time there has t
een no trouble here. d
Late advices apparently confirm the t
xecu.lon of Gen. Leconte. He was
aptured near Jcremlc, together with I t
ilt escort, after a short struggle. The I f
?ort of Aquln. It is r? ported, has been
?Ulaged by revolutionists. | j
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Nordalexis Confident. I
Washington. Nov. 24.?J. N. Leger, t
laytlen minister, today received a 1
cablegram from the president of Hay- f
1. Indicating that ho will stamp out
che revolution In the Island without
?lodshed.
The president gives as the direct
:ause fr the revolution the fact that
den. Simon threatened the life of the
Administrator of the Interior, which
brought about his dismissal.
Trops are now at Aquln bearing
down upon Simon, who is now report?
ed to be Isolated. Simon has induced
many of the country people to support
his cause by promising them rewards
to come from pillaging cities.
?Most people past middle age suf?
fer from kidney and bladder disorders
which Poley's Kidney Remedy would
cure. 8top the drain on the vitality
and restore needed strength and vigor.
Commence taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy today. W. W. Sibert.
FERTILIZER DEAL CLOSED.
New York, Nov. 23.?The directors!
of the Tennessee Copper Company an?
nounced today that they closed a con?
tract with the newly Incorporated In*
dependent Fertiliser Company for the
sale of the copper company's sulphu?
ric acid. Under the terms of the con*
tract, in addition to the price to be
paid for the acid, the Independent
Fertiliser Company Is to pay the Ten?
nessee Copper Company the sum of]
$5.000.000. A substantial payment of
this sum was made by the Independent
Fertilizer Company upon the signing|
of the contract today.
?Winter blasts, causing pneumonia,
pleurisy and consumption will soon
be here. Cure your cough now, and
strengthen your lungs with Foley's
Homey and Tar. Do not risk starting
the winter with weak lungs, when Fo?
ley's Honey and Tar will cure the
most obstinate coughs and colds, and
prevent serious result. W. W. Sibert
Col. Henry Schatche has been elect?
ed president of the Qermanla Savings)
Bank of Charleston to succeed A. F.
C. Cramer, deceased.
Raw Lungs.
?When the lungs are sore and in?
flamed, the germs of peumonla and
consumption find lodgment and multi?
ply. Foley's Honey and Tar kills
the cough germs, cures the most ob?
stinate racking cough, heals the
lungs, and prevents serious results.
The genuine is in the yellow package.
W. W. Sibert
Thad Horton, a member of the
Clemson football team, who swallow?
ed a small piece of lead pencil was
taken to Anderson for an operation.
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Hexametli y lcnetetramlne.
?The above is the name of a Ger?
man chemical, which is one of the
many valuable ingredtents of Foley'i
Kidney Remedy. Hexamethylenetetra
mine Is recognised by medical text
books and authorities as a uric aclc
solvent and antiseptic for the urine
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soor
as you notice any irregularities, anc
avoid a serious malady. W. W. Si?
bert.
Good counsel is b< tter than a thou
sand hunda?German.
?Foley's Honey and Tar elear th<
air passages, stops the Irritation li
the throat, soothes the Inflamed mem
branes, and the most obstinate cougl
disappears. Sore and Inflamed lung
are healed and strengthened, and th*
cold Is expelled from the system. Ro
fuse any but the genuine In the yel
low package. W. W. Sibert.
As the mind is bent so Is the tongu
Inclined.
If You Are Over Fifty Read This.
?If you suffer from constltpatlo
and liver trouble Foley's Orlno wl
cure you permanently by stlmulatln
the digestive organs so they will ac
naturally. Foley's Orlno Laiatlve doc
not gripe, is pleasant to take and yo
do not have to take laxatives contlnu
1 lty *ff*r ??>v?r" n*??#> wt<? cor
tli'Ue ' ? !>(? ' ki\ - "f :??!' i, 1 , .'
4"sr W W Slben.
G
HU OVER NAVY YARD DISMIS?
SAL.
aying Off of Men at Washington to
Re Investigated.
Washington, Nov. 26.?The dismb:
il of 1,000 employees of the Wash
tgton navy yard a day or two ago be
tuse there was no work for them to
o and because contracts for gun* and
ther ordnance had been let to private
takers, has brought the matter hi a
olnt where there is no longer a doubt
uat when congress meets the repre
entatlves of all the navy yards in the
nited States will join forces arU ask | o
Mf a thorough investigation of the
tatter. It is claimed that what has
appened at the Washington yard
light happen at any of the other
ards with no previous notice whao
ver, that the summary laying off of
,000 men means loss and hardship to
hemselves and their families and a
onsiderable curtailment of business
o merchants and other trades people
loing business around the naval sta
lons
In the present case it appears to be
he plan of the navy department to
avor private contractors for the | j
'policy" Involved, and just on this
)olnt It Is expected that the various
epresentatives in congress from the
iavy yard districts will make their
lght. They will claim, it is said, that
>efore such a large number of men
should be thrown out of work, just as
:he hardest season of the year is com
ng on, the matter should have been
more carefully considered and that
the men should have been notified
weeks ago. To throw them out of
work now, it is maintained, works
severe hardship on them and one that
they should not be made to suffer.
Some idea of what the loss would
be to other yards, should the same
thing happen, may be had when It Is
considered that the total force now
employed at the Washington yard is
3,100 men and boys. Therefore, a re
ductlon to between 2,000 and 2,400
which will be the result, means to
those interested the discharge of from
700 to 1,000 employees. Averaging
the married and the unmarried, those
with families dependent upon them
and those free, it is estimated that the
city of Washington will lose between
2,000 and 6,000 persons, by the en
forcing of the orders. This will mean
perhaps a loss of $1,000 a day In
trade.
It Is not contemplated that these
orders will affect any of the other
yards, that is, no men will be laid off
for the same reasons if appropriation
hold out.
The principle that will be fought for
this winter will be whether it is better
for the government to award contracts
o private builders, even for "policy"
and let 1,000 or more men go without
work, or whether a precedent shall be
established for all time that will re?
quire this work to be done at the
navy yards by the navy workrrfen.
CARMACK'S MURDERERS AR?
RAIGNED.
All Pleaded Not Guilty?Presiding
Judge Denies Bail to the Coopers
And John D. Sliarpe.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 25.?The
criminal court today fixed the trial of
Col. Duncan B. Cooper, his son, Rob?
in J. Cooper, and John D. Sharpe, on
the charge of the murder of Former
United States Senator Carmack, for
December 8. All pleaded not guilty
when arraigned separately. They were
refused ball.
Counsel for defense objected to their
clients being brought in person intc
court and asked to be allowed to
waive formal arraignment, urging tlu
custom -which has prevailed in thh
court. The attorney general insisted
on following the law to the letter
however, and the court sustained him
Col. Cooper listened closely to th<
reading of the Indictment and at it.?
close Judge Hart asked:
"Are you guilty or not guilty?"
"Not guilty," was the reply in ?
clear voice.
Robin Cooper was next called ant
the Indictment against him read In th<
manner of the preceding one. His an
swer to the usual question was In i
low voice, "Not guilty."
Mr. Sharpe was called and the in
dlctment charging him with the mur
der of Senator Carmack was first rea<
ar l the usual question asked hlrn
His reply, In a loud voice, was "No
guilty, sir."
The indictment charging him wltl
bting an accessory before the fact wa
next read and In the same manne
and words he entered his pfea.
Medicine That Is Medicine.
?"I have suffered a good deal wit!
malaria and stomach complaints, bu
I have now found ? remedy that keep
me well, and that remedy Is Eleetri
Bitters, a medicine that Is medlcln
for stomach and liver trohles, and fO
run down conditions." says W. C. Kle.st
ler, of Ilallblay. Ark. Electric Bitter
purify and enrich the blood, tone u
the ntrvsa, and Impart vigor and ener
gy t?? the weak. Your money will b
refunded If It fails to help you. 50c a
Slbert's Drug Store.
Jim oenklns, Ed Miller and Bo
UFT TO UNIVERSITY OF VIR?
GINIA.
ol. Oliver H. Payne, of New York, | D
Adds Large Sum to Institution's En.
dowmcnt Fund.
Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 24.?An | M
nconditional gift of 150,000 to the
ndowment fund of the University of
irginla hs been made by Col. Oliver
[. Payne of New York. Announce?
ment of the donation was made last
ight by President Alderman to the
members of the faculty who were ad- le
lsed that Col. Payne was an admirer b<
f Thomas Jefferson and of the Uni- g<
ersity of Virginia and had became d:
mpressed with the greatness of the d
nlversity's work. it
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Do Spirits Exist? | p
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By Camllle Flammarlon.
That souls survive the destruction | ?
?f the body I have not the slightest
loubt, but that they manifest them-1T
elves by the processes employed In
eances the experimental method has
10t yet given us absolute proof. 11 l'
idd, this hypothesis Is not at all like- | 4
y.
If the souls of the dead are about
is. upon our planet, the invisible pop
jlatlon would increase at the rate of 1
100,000 a day, about 36,000,000 a year, J
J,620,000,000 a century, 36,000,000,- 1
)00 in ten centuries, etc.?unless We 1
admit reincarnation upon the earth
tself. 1 1
How many times do apparitions, or |1
manifestations, occur? When illu
slons, auto-suggestions, hallucinations
are illuminated, what remains? Scare
ly anything. Such an exceptional
rarity as this pleads against the reality
of apparitions.
We may suppose, it is true, that all
human beings do not survive their
death, and that, in general, their phy
slcal entity is so Insignificant, so wa
vering, so ineffectual, that it almost
disappears In the ether, In the com
mon reservoir, in the environment,
like the souls of animals. But think?
ing beings who have the consciousness
of their physical existence do not
close their personality, but continue
the cycle of their evolution.
It would seem natural, therefore, to
see them manifest themselves under
certain circumstances.
Persons condemned to death In con?
sequence of judicial errors, and exe?
cuted, should they not return to pro?
test their Innocence?
Would it not be reasonable to sup?
pose that persons put to death in
such a way that violence was not sus?
pected would return to accuse the as?
sassins?
Knowing the characters of Robes?
pierre, of Saint-Just, of Fouguier Tur
vllle, I should like to have seen them
revenge themselves a little on those
who triumphed over them. The vic?
tims of '93, should they not have re?
turned to disturb the sleep of the
conquerors?
Out of the 20,000 citizens shot by
fusillades during the time of the
Commune of Paris I should like to
have seen a dozen unceasingly har?
rassing M. Thiers, who was really too
puffed up and vainglorious over his
having first permitted the organiza?
tion and then punished it.
Why do not children, whose death
Is lamented by their parents, ever
come to console them? W?y do our
dearest attachments seem to disap?
pear forever? And how about last
wills and testaments stolen away, and
the last will of the dead ignored
and their intentions purposely misin?
terpreted ?
"It is only the dead that do not re?
turn,1' says an old proverb. This
aperism is not of absolute applica?
tion, perhaps, but apparitions are rare,
very rare, and we do not understand
their exact nature. Are they actual ap?
paritions of the dead? It is not yet
demonstrated.
Up to this day I have sought in vain
for certain proof of personal iden?
tity through mediumlstlc communica?
tions. And then, one does not see why
spirits, if they exist around us, should
have need of mediums at all In order
to manifest themselves. They surely
must form a part of nature, of the
universal nature which includes all
thing?.
It may be, it is true, that spirits
exist around us and it is normally im?
possible for them to make themselves
visible, audible or tangible, not be?
ing able to reflect rays of light ac?
cessible to our retinas or to produce
sonorous waves or to effect touches.
I do not say that spirits do not ex?
ist?on the contrary, I have reason foi
admitting their existence, but as I
faithful servant of the experimenta
method I think we ought to exhaust
the simple, natural hypothesis alread>
known before having recourse to oth?
ers.?New York American.
FOff that Dull Feeling After Eating.
?1 have used Chamberlain's stom?
ach and Liver Tablets for some lime
and can testify that they have don<
me more good than any tablets I hav<
ever used. My trouble was a htAVJ
dull feeling after eating.?David Free
man. Kempt, Nova Scotia. These tab
lets strengthen the stomach and im
prove the digestion. They also regu
late the liver and bowels. They an
fur superior f~ pills bnt t*ost no more
Oei m fi"e simple at .il! I ?r uf n'si-. m ?
?e what a splendid medlcln? :t it
ENGLAND'S RACE PROBLEM.
\RK HTJED INDIAN PRINCES
GET COLD SHOULDER IN
MiAYFAIR.
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atter lias Serious Political Aspect w
And Government Officiate Protest cj
Against Race Prejudice?Suffra- D?
gettes StlU Worrying the Ministry? ei
Late Premier Died a Poor Man. hi
London, Nov. 2S.?The race prob- e,
m in the United States always has C(
?en viewed by Englishmen with g
>od-natured superciliousness. They n
dn't take it seriously at all, putting 0
)wn the considerable agitation over
to an American habit of exaggera- u
on. But now that Britain has a race I tl
roblem of her own, she talks about | e
all day and dreams of it at night. D
The most pessimistic American nev-1 D
r predicted that* the race problem J ^
ould wreck the American Republic, j ^
he prediction is heard every day over i,
ere that the future of the empire is j e
ndangerd by the British race prob-1 p
im; or, rather, race problems, for If
hers Is not one but several. There Is I T
ne race problem in India, another in J q
duth Africa and still a third In Aus- I c
ralla and New Zealand. The Indian v
?roblem is the worst, because It Is I a
ust now most acute. Its ramlflca- f
Ions extend to the most exclusive!
^ondon drawing rooms. East Indian 1
tudents of rank who have come to I j
Sngland to complete their education! j
lomplain that they are not shown so-1 \
dal consideration, are not treated asL
equals by persons in England whose j j
?ank is no higher than their own. The I (
rovernment recognizes that this is I,
:rue, but realizes its helplessness. Sev-I,
jral of the "high brow" newspapers!
nave taken the matter up and are I
jrging British gentle-folks to avoid!
social discrimination. There U no rea-J
son to regard a man as a social In-1
ferior, they declare, merely because I
his skin is several degrees darker than I
yours.
But fret as the government may and I
preach as may the editors, the age-old]
fact of racial antagonism Is there and!
It Is not going to be effaced by any J
such thing as political considerations, j
And the Indian student In England I
Is setting about to force social equality
in very much the same way the Am- j
erlcan negro who demands social J
equality has done?by showing his!
unworthiness of it. At a recent meet-1
Ing at which Indian students were!
specially invited guests they booed and I
hissed the King's name, and instances I
have not been lacking of late In which J
they have made themselves offensive j
to English ladles.
Australia has been lectured and
South Africa scolded because they are
not willing to admit Eeast Indians and
other Orientals on terms of equality
with the white man. And the very'
great folks who have been doing the
lecturing and the scolding have been
arousing undying hatred in the breasts!
of Indian students by treating them
as social inferiors. It Is the Ignorant
coolie Australia and South Africa In?
sists upon barring, it is the best cul?
ture and refinement of India that the
London smart set has offended, many
of them capable of tracing their an?
cestry back to the days when England
was a vassal of Rome. The govern
ing class of England Is amazed that
the colonists should insist on keeping
out the riff-raff of India, but hold
back their skirts for fear of contami?
nating contact with the best India has
to offer in the way of culture and re?
finement. They are very willing to
send the "thin red line" to the out?
posts of the empire to bear the white
man's burden, but they don't want the
burden packed home to their London
drawing-rooms.
see
The British press showed a great
deal of interest in the recent presiden?
tial election In the United States and
gave almost as much space to It as
they did to the woman's suffrage
movement, though, of course the
American campaign could not be al?
lowed to crowd out the essay or "let?
ters to the editor." After the cable
told that Mr. Taft had been electee
the subject was allowed to drop whlb
the editors mulled the matter ovei
In their minds. Just lately they hav<
been coming forth with their serious
editorial comment.
On the whole there Is evident ap?
preciation of the result, but though
the "leaders" run a minor note of sur
prise that the Americans showec
themselves capable of selecting so ex
cellent a man as their chief magls
tr?te. Try as they may, British edt
tors are not quite equal to conceallnj
their amazement that each preslden
tlal election doesn't smash the Ameri
can Republic to smithereens. Thej
see revolutions following presidentia
elections in the little Latin AmsHcai
republics, and they are unable to Ml
how the United States escapes them.
They have just discovered ? 1*?'?'s1
peril In the fact that Prestdsnt Roost
velt took a very active Interest In th<
election of his successor. It Is nl
right thl> time, they agree. DSCAttM
Mr. Taft is such an excellent man bu
they hope, for the sake of the Uiitec
States about whose capacity for self
goveri ment tin ? are so sottcUloui
.that the prcadatil ?rill not " Kollow*
r future executives; and on this fud
ct quite a number of preachments
ive been uttered in that patronising,
Ltherly tone the British press habit
ally assumes when discussing Amer
an domestic affairs.
Had the "rough house" method!
hlch English women adopted in their
impaign for the elective franchise,
een resorted to by American women
lgeged in any like crusade. British
orror would have been boundless and
limltable. And, it must be confesa
3, Englishmen were shocked at the
Dnduct of their own women folk. So
rieved, in fact, that they deemed It
ecessary to send several of the worst
ffendlng suffragettes to jail.
No English editor has dared make
nfavorable comparison with the gen
er methods persued by women seek
rs of the ballot In the United States,
ut it must be confessed there has
een generous praise of the firm stand
.merican statesmen have taken on
he subject, as compared to the vacll
.ting, week-kneed policy of the pres
nt British ministry. In fact, the op?
position press lays the whole blame
or what It terms a blemish on English
romanhood at the door of Mr. As
luith and his advisers, who, Instead
?f coming out boldly and telling the
romen no avoided, them and the la?
ue by using the back door for their
goings and their comings.
ill
Capt. E. C. T. Troubrldge, the new
lunlor lord of the admiralty, Is the
possessor of a silver hero medal*
though the extreme modesty of the
gentleman does not admit of his wear?
ing It among his other decorations on
Dccasions of ceremony. Some years
ago, when CapL Troubrldge was still
a lieutenant, a signalman fell over?
board from a torpedo boat going at
full speed in Suda Bay. Lieut. Trou?
brldge went overboard after him anl
saved the man's life, though both were
nearly drowned before the vessel could
be stopped and a boat lowered. Among
his other honors Capt. Troubrldge Is
a grand officer of the Imperial Jap?
anese Order of the Rising Sun, the dec?
oration being conferred upon him be?
cause he was with the Japanese fleet
during the operations off Port Arthur
during the war with Russia,
see
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,
whose will has recently been probated
though the late prime minister died
In April, left an estate valued at
something Over a quarter of a million
dollars. The figures proved some?
thing of a surprise to those who knew
something of the late statesman's af
( fairs, as It was believed his wealth
was sevral times the amount dis?
closed. This estimate of his wealth
undoubtedly was based on the scale
of his expenditures, and the explana?
tion Is that after attaining political
leadership he not only lived up his
Income but made serious Inroads on
the principal of his fortune In order
to meet his social and political obli?
gations. Although Sir Henry could
not be said to have been Impoverish?
ed, It must be remembered that the
period of his political leadership was
comparatively brief. The instance
furnished another proof, however, that
it is much more Impossible for a poor
man to attain political eminence In
Great Britain than in the * United
States. Until Sir Henry came into of?
fice with the Liberal victory of three
years ago his public services had been
mainly rendered without compensa?
tion, and hlg expenses were enormous.
In all probability before the present
session of Parliament ends capital
punishment of women in cases of child
murder will have been abolished. It
Is proposed to amend the law so that
In cases where mothers murder chil?
dren under one year old Imprisonment
for life may be imposed Instead of the
death penalty. This proposed change
Is not because of any lessened objec?
tion to child-murder, but because the
death penalty clause of the present
law has long been a dead letter. Wo?
men child murderers are sentenced t3
death, but public sentiment forbids
their execution. Tour Englishman Is
a great stickler for the letter of the
law. If women are not to be hanged
for cild-murder, he argues, the law
should not provide that as the only
penalty the trial Judge may pro?
nounce.
Ham R. Gilmore. colored, was
lynched in Hampton county for at?
tempting to rape two daughters of A.
C. Fitts of that county. He is said to
have confessed before being swung up
to the limb of a tree.
At the annual meeting of the Co?
lumbia chamber of commerce, B. F.
Taylor was re-elected president.
Beware of Frequent Colds.
?A ?UCOSSStOQ of colds or a potract
Bd cold Is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh, from which few p r
SOtlf ever Wholly recover Give every
I cold the attention It deserves and you
1 may avoid this disagreeable disease*
- How can you cure a cold? Why not
I try Chamberlain's Cough RSBSOdl It
, is highly recommended. Mrs. M.
White, of Butler, Tenn.. Several
years ago I was bothered with my
t throat and lungs. Someone told me
1 of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I
began using it and it relieved me at
once. Now mv thront ?nrt Innw *r*
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