Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r\KKs HI R OWN LIFE. While II Helmut I ami Chiiifren Wow at Brenk faxt \ouivx Woman Pl*M 38 <??lbrt Into Her Brain. Bpartanburg. July 28.?Mrs. Em? mie Lillian Jennings, aged 37 years, She wife of Marlon B. Jennings, a p?^mln?mt lawyer of this city, com mittet! suicide this morning at 8:30 o'clock by shooting herself through the head with a .38 calibre pistol. Mrs. Jennings fired two shots. The first took effect In the ceiling; the ooeond entered her head, an Inch aboev the right ear, causing instant lenth. Ill health Is assigned as the ?auee of the act. The tragedy occurred at the home, *t the corner of Pine and Kennedy streets. Mrs. Jennings was In her room upstairs and Mr. Jennings and he children were at breakfast down italrs. The moment Mr. Jennings leard the pistol shots he rushed up ttalrs to his wife's room to find her ylng in a pool of blood, gasping. Dr. V. A. Wallace, the family physician, ras summoned, bu* when he arrived t was too late. Mrs. Jennings was In bad health ad was suffering much. She was un? tie to leave her room this morning .nd one of her daughters was with ?er. Under the pretext that she ranted breakfast she persuaded the tnssghter to leave the room, asking ?ar to go down to the kitchen and ring her certain dishes, which she aid she thought she could eat. The daughter had left the room but fsw minutes when the pistol shots ang out. The first shot went wild of is mark and lodged In the celling, so Irs. Jennings ? ok the precaution to teady the barrel of the pistol with er left hand before firing the eecond me. This seems, at least, to be the use. for the fingers of the left hand ere powder burned and the elbow f the left arm was splattered with 1004. Mrs. Jennings was standing ear the dresser when she fired the Onl ahota Mr. and Mrs. Jennings moved to partanburg last January and all the me Mrs. Jennings' health has been ad, but especially during the past ?ur montha Dr. Wallace stated this 'ternoon that he was sure the act ae due to bad health. Mra. Jennings, before her second erringe was Mra. Beard, widow of >e late B. B. Beard, of Yorkvllle. ae body will be shipped to Yorkvllle morrow, where at noon tomorrow >e funeral and burial will be held on Trinity church. Mr. Jennings, a husband of the deceased, Is a son the State treasurer, R. H. eJnnings. sK(i Hi:i) no mo\i:\ lad" Florence Negro Charged With Robbing PoHtofhYe. Florence, July 28.?A very bold at npt to r^h the postofflce was made "??? this morning by a well known gro about town, who bears a bad tutatlon. His name Is Edward Dud ,. alias B ull Dudley, and It Is stat? that he .*\as been on the chslngang eral tlmea and that ho has also -veU a term In the State Peniten ry His depredations in the post ce were discovered by the Janitor s morning when he came down to eep out. He noticed broken glass the floor, and upon further exam Don found that several mall boxes 1 been broken open at the end and ?erwlae badly mutilated. The Janl went down the street and found leer Koopman about the city hall 1 told him of his discovery at the itofflce. Officer Koopman saw Dud aeroas on the other sidewalk, and >wlng his general reputation, halt him. and noticing that the negro 1 a bundle of letters, he began to r. h him, when the negro acknow! ed that he was the party and sur dered wkhout resistance. He told officer that b* rvaa after money, he mgr> got no reward for his tble the letters fourd on his p* r (>ne of them addressed li Mr. James Evans, usd the other to the Johnson-Mat hewa Company. Dudley wim carried before United ?t?te? i '??mmlulMoner Racot and ex mined, after which he was sent to he county Jail to await trial at the eat seaslon of the Federal court. When O. Henry 1.0*1 Prent Ige. Once, when exploring a factory Istrlct for story material. O. Henry ivlted a bright little girl to dine Ith him. Sh j accepted on condl oa that she might bring a friend ?ong During dlnm-r the writer o make his guests feel at ??sting his English to the ex-1 ulng "ain't" and "hndn't and a fsw other prpular as of the mother tongue. / th* llttlo girl a few da vs awful m ?rtlfted that night." "Y??n *poko so ungram ?efor?? i ?y lady friend!"? rfag/t*tn< s Mayee Qayuof has been ?in I In dl?Kulse. to avoid tko ship of New York.?Atlanta ton. RAILWAY SHOPS 1UHXKI). IiOSM Quite Heavy to C. & N.?Most of Fmploye* Will Be Out of Work I'm 11 Bui hl iiiv,- Can Be Recon? structed. Chester, July 29.?About 4 o'clock this morning the shops of the Caro? lina & Northwestern railway, located here, were discovered to be on fire, the blaze being seen first in the en Kino room. The fiames spread rapidly and in a short time the whole building, in? cluding the enigne room, machine shop, car shop, storehouse and sta? tion room were enveloped. The re? sult was total destrutcion of these departments, with all their contents. One first class passenger coach was likewise destroyed. Of two passen? ger locomotives In the shop, the wood work of one was burned%off, the other is badly damaged, the axles and wheels being all that is left. The splendid work done by the city flre department and the fire fighters in the Sprlngsteln mill was effective in saving the oil house adjacent to the shops, and they succeeded in con? fining the flames to the shop build? ing. As a result of this misfortune the most of the employes in the shops, about 100 in number, are out of work for the time. Temporary ar? rangements will be made as soon as can be for resumption of work. Oeneral Manager L. T. Nichols was out of the city at the time of the flre. He is expected to return tomorrow and to direct the work needed to be done at once, Assistant General Man? ager J. I* Davidson for the time be lng in charge. The loss is estimated to reach more than $100,000 and the insurance will but partially cover the loss. Depew's Hero of the War. Among Senator Depew's stories there is one about a veteran on a street car. This veteran, in all the panoply of his blue uniform, brass buttons and white cotton gloves, was on his way to a Fourth of July picnic on the out? skirts of the village. A stranger boarded the car, and the veteran leaning across his wife, engaged th" man in conversation. The talk soon turned to warfare and the veteran said: "Yes. sir; I've seen, flghtin'. I got this gash acrost the cheek at Chlck amauga. My stiff leg, by gosh, comes from a ball in the knee?Chancellors vllle. This thumb nail here was shot off at Gettysburg. I lost the tip of my ear at Spottsylvania." "Dear me," said the stranger, "how interesting. You have, Indeed, sir seen hot fighting. But, tell me, how did you get that long, deep, murder ous dent down the side of your nose' A cavalary charge hand-to-hand en gagement, eh?" ^he veteran frowned and ignored the question. He began to talk abou the heat. But his wife interrupted "Go on. Bill," she said impatient ly. "Tell the gentleman how you got tht dent in your nose." "You shut up, Hannah," said th trHfl ran. "I won't, nuther," said the old wo man. "For it Just about riles the skin off me to hear you braggin' and braggin* about the marks you got In the war, whilst you won't never open your head about the finest and most noticeable mark of all?the one I give you with the flre shovel."? Washington Star. -STATE '.?F OHIO. CITY OF TO? LEDO, ss. LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior partner of the firm of F J. Cheney & Co., doing business 1 the City of Toledo. Coimty and Stat aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL? LARS for each and every case o Uatarrh that cannot be cured by th use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribe In my presence, this 6th day of D-? cember. A. D., 1886. tSeal.) A. W. GLEASON. Notary Publl Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken lnte nally, and acts directly on the bloo and mucous surfaces of the system Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledr O Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stfpatlon. No >ett? r ovidence of the prepo l. r.inro of dress in woman's life 1 terestf may be pointed out than th fad '.hat a well known periodic published especially for fomml r idetl has found discussion of drt topics so voluminous that a special l ml-monthly number is announce to preeeat its teeming fashion news The) Here a HetaHe Pawpoca. ?i'?d?y Kidney Pills flea quick r lief la caai i of kidney and bladd ailments. Mrs. 11?>m?? ?laser, Ter Hautet Ind., tells the result In h < "After suffering for many yet from i serious case <>f kidney trouble and spending much money f<T so? called cure*, I found Foley Kidney Pills tho only medicine thai gave me a permanent cure. I am again able ti? be up and attend to my work. I ?shall naver heettato to recommend Hu m." ftbert'i Drug Btore, SORT OF FARM PAPER TO TAKE. Retter Pay $1 a Year for a Paper That Will Help You Than 20 Cents A Year for a Paper That Will Humbug You. In an idle moment the other day, we picked up a copy of one of the numerous so-called "Farm papers," published in the North and West, subscription price 20 cents a year or five years for 50 cents. It sounded so very cheap that we looked it over carefully, soon realizing that it would be dear at any price in a Southamp? ton farmer's home. It was miserably printed in small type on poor paper, and Its pages were principally taken up with advertisements so question? able and obviously fraudulent that any time taken in reading them would be worse than wasted, and if in the whole sheet there was ori(| sin? gle idea that would help a Southern farmer we failed to find it. It is strange that such publications can find subscribers among Intelligent people and yet there are many such periodicals entering some of the best homes in our country. The advertise? ments are not fit for your children to read, and the farm ideas are not worth the paper they are printed on. We believe that our farmer friend should take at least three paeprs; his county paper, his denominational pa? per and a good farm, paper. Most of you have been kind enough to select the Tidewater News as your county paper, the denominational paper > our church affiiliatlons will decide for vou, but as to the farm paper, sub? scribe either to the Southern Plant? er, of Richmond, or The Progressive Farmer and Gazette, of Raleigh, and don't be deceived into thinking that the kind of paper we have described above can be cheap at any price, even 20 cents a year. The Southern Planter and The Progressive Farmer and Gazette are brimful of practical Ideas about Southern farming and their advertising columns are clean and may be depended upon?they are published by Southern men in the South, and for the Southern farmer. ?Franklin, (V.) News, June 24, 1910. Courtship in Church. A certain Edgefield young gentle? man happening to sit in church in a pew adjoining one in which sat a young lady for whom he conceived a sudden and violent passion, was desi? rous of entering Into courtship on the spot; but the place not suiting a for? mal declaration, the exigency of the case suggested the following plan. He politely handed his fair neighbor a Bible (open) with a pin stuck in the following text: Second. Epistle of John, verse fifth?"And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the begin? ning, that we love one another." She returned It, pointing to the second chapter of Ruth, verse tenth?"Then she fell on her face and bowed her? self to the ground, and said unto him, why have I found grace In thine eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me, seeing that I am a stranger?" He returned the book, pointing to the 13th verse of the Third Epistle of John?"Having many things to write upon to you, I would not write with paper and ink, but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full." From the above Interview a marriage took place the ensuing week.?Edgefield Chronicle. Too Much Wheat. The South Carolina department of agriculture says that this State made five million bushels of wheat this year. That is wild guess work. If that amount of wheat was made and all ground into flour there would be enough to feed three-fourths of the population. The fact is it would make nearly as much flour as the whole State consumes. In the first place the State did not make anything near five million bushel. They will export no wheat, but on the other hand, before the ilrst day of next July there Will be Imported to this State a half million sacks of flour, or 1,500 to 2, 000 car loads. This State lacks a long ways of making four bushels of wheat to each Inhabitant. The department of agri? culture should apply the fourth di? mension to its crop calculations. They do not understand agricultural arith? metic.?Spartanburg Journal. ?If your liver is sluggish and out of tone, and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a dose of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Idver Tablets to? night before retiring and you will feel all right In the morning. Sold by W. w. Blbert. In these days when conservation of health is held paramount we don't think much Of the man who 'wouldn't hu reif* a fly."?Philadelphia i nqulrer, Prom Richness to "Excellent Health". ?So says Mrs. chas. Lyon, Peorla, 111.: "I found In your Foley Kidney Pills n promp1 end speedy cure for backache and kidney trouble which bothered me for many months. 1 sm now enjoying excellent health which I owe to Poloy Kidney Pills." BiberPs THE PRESIDENTS YACHT. Sylph nnd Mayflower Never Detailed For Legitimate Duty. From The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Two vessels of the navy depart? ment, the Mayflower and the Sylph are maintained for the private pleas? ure and convenience of the President of the United States. For the last five years of the Roosevelt administra? tion the cost of maintaining these two vessels, and the Dolphin, which is treated as the private yacht of the Secretary of the Navy, was nearly 1, 500,000. Economy has been the cry of the Taft administration. Heads of de? partments have decapitated many an? cient clerks and turned adrift old fix? tures at Washington, all in the good cause of saving the people's money. Appropriations for needed expendi? tures have been cut out. But still the United States maintains its royal yachts for the benefit of the Presi? dent and the Secretary of the Navy. It is true that President Taft has not made as much use of these ves? sels as did his predecessor. But they are nevertheless kept constantly at his disposal. They are never detailed for the legitimate work of the navy. They are fitted up in the most luxu? rious and costly style. Their crews are practically mere private servants of the Chief Executive. It, is not a big matter, or one which is destined to stir deeply the wrath of the nation. It merely calls for the thought that the national economy preached by President Taft might well begin right at home. IN MEMORY OF MRS. J. H. DES CHAMPS. On July 11th, 1S10, the whole com? munity was saddened when the news spread that the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. DesChamps, of Elliott, S. C, had been robbed of its dearest member, the noble wife and tender loving mother, Mrs. J. H. DesChamps. God has indeed plucked from our midst one of our rarest and most tender flowers and transplanted her into her "Heavenly Home" where she shall forever sing "Hosanahs in the High? est." Mrs. DesChamps was the eldest daughter of Maj. R. H. and Mrs. M. B. English. She was born Jan. 6th, 1855. In early childhood she joined the Presbyterian church and remain? ed a constant, faithful member until death claimed its own. She was a wo? man of deep piety and intense love for God's House and ordinances. Her place in there was seldom vacant. In writing of a character so beloved by all who knew her, in trying to do jus? tice <to a life so sweetly lived, so sym? pathetic, so charitable, whose hospi? tality was boundless, we may seem to be partial, but an intimate life long association enables the writer to say truly, "A good woman is gone from our midst." A woman who will be missed by poor and needy, the af? flicted, the orphans and all classes of humanity who knew her, white and black. She was a devoted wife and a tender, loving mother to several step-children and two own sons, one of which survives her, Mr. R. English Law, child of a former marriage. Mrs. DesChamps was a splendid type of a cultured, Christian woman, strong bodily, strong mentally, strong spiritually. Behind her is left the re? sults of a life spent for God, her lov? ed ones and her friends. She served every one and was loved by all. Dur? ing her recent suffering and sickness her Christian faith and fortitude were plainly set forth. She appreciated every kind act done for her by her many loving friends and relatives and never once let a murmur cross her lips, even though her sufferings were sometimes almost unbearable. She realized that her life on earth was nearly spent, but her faith in God, "the Shepherd who leadeth beside the still waters," enabled her to say that she was perfectly resigned and willing to go through the valley and shadow of death without fear. Her body was laid to rest in St. Luke's cemetery, as the casket was being lowered to Its last resting place, sweet voices sang, "I would not live always" which seemed to deaden the sound of the falling of earth. To the bereaved husband and children the tender sympathies of all go out in their deep sorrow. ?Dysentery Is a dangerous disease but can be eured. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has been successfully used in nine epidemics of dysentery. It has never been known to fall. It is equally valuable for children and adults, and When reduced with water and sweet? ened it is pleasant to take. Sold by w. w. Blbert. Farmers from all parts of the State gathered In Columbia for the annual meeting of the South Carolina Far? mers' Union. ?When the digestion is all right, the action of the bowels regular, there Is a natural craving and relish for food, when this is lacking you may know thai yon need a dose of Chamberlain's Btomach and Liver Tablets. Th. y strengthen the diges? tive organs, Improve the appetlteand regulate th.> bowels. Sohl by W. W, Rlbert BRARSTREET'S WEEKLY REVIEW Report Says Conditions on tlie Wliole Are Still Quiet?Conservatism Still Governs. New York, July 29.?Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: "Trade is still quiet as a whole, more so indeed in some lines than was the ease last wek, and quieter than ordinary at this mid-summer period. While conservatism still gov? erns future operations by wholesa' ers and jobbers and retail or final distribution is still disappointing. There, however, are some movements which indicate a more optimistic out? look in leading basic lines. "Chief of these probably, is the sharp upturn following a heavy break in the securities market and recessions in grain prices following recent advances tending to point to better than recently indicated weath? er and grain crop conditions. "Among the industries features are rather better reports for finished iron and steel, and some grades of cotton goods are apparently on the advance. "Pig iron remains steady, quiet, and prices are still easy. "In the East curtailment and short time are still marked in many lead lng lines, notably cottons, woolens, leather, pig iron and Jewelry manu facturing. "Collections are slow to fair. "Business failures in the United States for the week ending July 28 were 198, against 215 last week, and 223 in the like week of 1909." PINCHOT A CANDIDATE. Former Forester Seeks Governorship Of New York. New York, July 29.?Glfford Pin chot, former chief forester under Theodore Roosevelt took place today* upon the list of possible candidates for the Republican nomination, for governor of New York and Theodore Roosevelt was asked to support his candidacy. Although the ex-president is care? fully suppressing everything which in a_.y was resembles an outspoken dec? laration in favor of any candidate, he showed great interest in this latest boom and it is believed that he does not look unkindly on it. Dr. Samuel McCune Linsay, former commissioner of education of Peurto Rico and now a professor of Colum? bia university, is the man who launch? ed the new boom. He had a long and confidential talk today with Col. Roosevelt and left with the air of a man well pleased with the turn things had taken. His auditor listened with the greatest Interest, but explained that he could make no public com? ment. Col. Roosevelt was told today that, in the opinion of Mr. Pinchot's friends, he would draw support from the same sources which had given power to Gov. Hughes in past cam? paigns. Mr. Pinchot is represented as in sympathy with the general trend of the Hughes progressive policy and it is pointed out that, since he has an ample private fortune, he would be able to meet the expenses which the office entails, a consideration said to be largely responsible for the decision of William Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of New York, not to become a candidate for the nomination. Foley Kidney Pills ?Tonic in quality and action, quick in results. For backache, 'leadache, dizziness, nerovusness, urinary Irreg? ularities and rheumatism. Sibert's Drug Store. As a result of much complaint, re? cently, several changes will be made in the Columbia police department by the administration. ?Be sure and take a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with you when starting on your trip this summer. It cannot be obtained on board the trains or steamers. Changes of water and climate often cause sudden at? tacks of diarrhoea, and it is best to be prepared. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Don't Neglect Your Eyes? call and have our optician examine j your eyes if they are troubling you; by having this done you may not have to wear them long. But to continue straining them may necessitate you wearing them your lifetime. Our optical parlor is fitted with every device for thoroughly examin? ing the eye. We have installed a lense grinding plant and do our own lense grinding and drlling; carry a stock of compound lense frame mountings and optical goods. We can nil your prescriptions at ones properly; all work guaranteed Graduate optician in charge. W. A. Thompson, .leweler and Optician. Phone. J33. - - No. 6 S. Mail St. "WHAT'S IX A NAME!" There Is a Good Deal in This One Conferred on a New Arrival. Here comes another pretty little young lady visitor?Miss Arienn Dor? othea Olga Neva Pickens Dugaa Sheppard. We wish this little hum? ming bird a long and happy life. "What's in a name?" A long name wont' shorten her life, and certainly her three surnames will bring her an inheritance of beauty, intellect and wit. We hope she will inherit the kind of heart, affable manners and beget the universal love of everybody, aa did her grandmother, "Douachka," who was the "daughter of the regi? ment" of Edgefield.?Edgefield Chronicle. Among those not present at Oyster Bay still remains Uncle Joe Cannon. ?New York Press. KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL. Health is Worth Saving, and Borne Sumter People Know How to Save It. Many Sumter people take their lives in their hands by neglecting the kidneys when they know these organs need help. Sick kidneys are reepon sible for a vast amount of suffering and ill health, but there is no need to suffer nor to remain in danger when ! all diseases and aches and pains due to weak kidneys can be quickly and permanently cured by the use of Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is a Sum? ter citizen's recommendation. Mrs. Willie Bultman, 6 E. Calhoua St., Sumter, S. C, says: I found Doan's Kidney Pills to be an excellent remedy. My back ached for some time and I was in almost constant mis? ery. I finally saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised, procured a box at China's Drug Store and used them. They re? lieved the pain in my loins and strengthened my back and I have not been troubled since. I gladly recom? mend Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Prloe It cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan'a and take no other._ No. It. NOTICE. The following dates for the County Campaign meetings have been made: Privateer?Aug. 9th. Shiloh?Aug. 16. Mayesville?Aug. 17. Dalzell?Aug. 26. Sumter?Aug. 26 at night in the Court House. Sumter?Aug. 27 in the Court House. Day meetings will begin at ll o'clock a. m. The assessments are as follows: Senate, $25.00. House, $12.50. Auditor, $20.00. Treasurer, $20.00. County Supt. Education, $10.Ot. Supervisor $20.00. Probate Judge, $10.00. Magistrates, Districts Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6. 7, $2.50. ^District No. 3, $5.00. District, No. 5, $3.50. Pledges must be filed by 12 o'clock M. Aug. 8 th, with County Chairman or L. I. Parrott, Clerk of Court. All Candidates are also required by an Act of the General Assembly to file with the Clerk of the Court a pledge that an itemized, account un? der oath, of all campaign expenses and expenditures will be filed up to the day of election and a similar ac? count after the election. The Executive Committeemen will please send to the County Chairman at once the names of the managers for their respective Clubs. JOHN H. CLIFTON. County Chairman, Sumter County. 7-25-ltaw-4t. Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for Yogi They will cure your backache* strengthen your kidneys, cor* rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism.* Pre* vent Bright's Disease and Dia? bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes. W. W. SIBERT. KI1.L.THEC 3UGH AtnCUaKTKELUNGSl DR.KMGS SCOVBCT I 1 ? ?5$.tMJ V E3TTLC FREE ?it mm m i?n? troubles QUA V'iffT* SO SAr.SfACrO&f' . Qlf MOAiCV **************