Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t! aa mis its am 4aaTC* ficaass ox decennial Or ENROLLMENT. ! Hbjb Hcftiool Inspector Shorn Dtftce-enoo hm Attendance tar two Columbia. Doe. 10.?"The follow JS*J igur as token from the census re? imt*) of ltoo and ltia and from tike reports of the State superintend eeus of education tor the years 1900 ley mil. inclusive? may be of intsrest to t'ao peopts of South Carolina" et*? W. H. Htrd. State Inspector of saga eehoole in hie annual report to th* State high school hoard. This section of Prof. Hand's re? peat follows: **ln 1100 the white population of taw State was (17,107. and the ne? gro population 791,109. In 1910 the white population had risen to If I. while the negro population had fftan* to 111,943. The decennial In? ornate m the white population waa M.I pas cent The Increase In the popukvlo-i was hut 9.1 per j public enrollment for the yearn 1900 to 1911 is as follows. Yea* White. Negro. Hew.199.S99 111.901 fowl.117,119 1ST.979 lew!...119,999 119.491 ittt.114.SS0 154.353 JM4.. . .186,517 119.688 , Ifta..141,191 191,371 lf#t.147.011 171.013 lt#T.144,999 199.731 t*M.149.947 tfl.997 ' 1H9.163.907 180.096 1919.169,911 194,194 Uli.190.910 191,440 "tm 1909 the white school en roll i meat was 19.9 per cent of the total white population; for the scholastic 1919-1911 the white school en was 11.9 per cent of the haul pepnaltlou. 1919 the negro ae-aeol enrollment was 19.9 per cent en* the total negro population; for taw eehoejatle year 1919-1911 the lealf o enrollment woo 11.1 per cent uf taw total negro population. "The white enrollment for 1911 , a gain of 19.4 per cent over white enrollment fer 1901; the . ??-0 enrollment for 1911 shows a t SjShB Of 11.4 per cent over that for Sill. These figures show a striking con? trast between the decennial Increaae In per cost In the white and negro population and In the white and ne? gro enrollment." . I DOSS NOT THINK IT TO net MOSES. Ctjsrf Brsriford Nays He Will Send OaVet to are Prisoner Later. _ I Chief of Pop re. J. K. Bradford, stated Saturday that he seriously doubted that the man caught In Cam den and held for housebreaklng was' Tony Moses at all. He said that, however, to make sure he would send an officer there some time later On to aee I fthe man was the Toney Moses wanted In 9umter for the murdsr of W. A. Clldo several years ago. Chief Bradfot-d stated that he had it so often to examine persons who supposed tu be Toney Mosel and proved not to t>e. that he had come to the conclusion that Toney Moses was nowhere hi the State, or about here. He said that he would eend someone to see the man during the aeat week, tha there was no liurry about It as the ">nVer with whom he talked over the telephone stated that the man was l o" being held for housebreaklng i nd would not be re? leased at say time soon. of Commerce Note?. TT. aV Boyner. 1 Aston Place, Ashe wllle. K. C. deilres to commun'cato with boarding housea Wishes to ob? tain room with sll modern improve? ments, well hented. Willing to pay til per week. Is satisfactory place can bo secured. Olve references. ? ? ? Word has been received from the Shoo Factorv people who are contem? plating locating In Sumter that they will be In Sumter about the first week in January. ? a a The Secretary la In receipt of a let ^ ter from the Charleston Community Club relative to the commission form of government and requesting; tl.e co? operation of our city In securing the legislation needed. It Is hoped that the committee appointed t.y President I Welver for this purpose will get busy ? ? ? A call hss been tssuert for a meet? ing of all those Int? r dralnlna snd reclaiming of the wet tJgjSSl Of South Carolina to m.et In Charleston on Januar:* The neces? sity for united ertWm upon this < tie* IS self-evident. Sumter BCM&Uld h? greatlv r ? ? I kj IhH gOOWl moat and It is h< - i lb i i imber ?C oar people will .H mi f'ul. J J. Dargnn. of Htatehurtr, wn? tha rlty Saturday. TRUSTEES TO MEET WKDN^DAV Sum tor County Awtotiatlon of Trus? tees to Hear Superintendent G. H. Gasqae. The Sumter County School Trustees Association will meet Wednesday at noon at the grand Jury room in the court house for their r^jular quarter? ly discussion. The speaker for the occasion will be Mr. Q. R. Qasque, county superintendent of Florence county and a well known educator. Tho Educational Committee of the Chamber of Commerce !? Invited to meet with the school trustees* and all trustees are urged to attend the meeting The meeting will be called to order in the grand jury room at noon on Wednesday. January 3. THOMPSON STILL HAS HOPES. Thinks South wlP Eventually Em. brace "50-Mllllon" Plan. Washington. Dec. 27.?Col. Robert M. Thompson, of New York, head of the syndicate which proposed to ad? vance $50,000,000 for the purpose of handling the Southern cotton crop, blames the Southern planter for the delay In putting the scheme Into ef? fect He declared here today that the syndicate still was ready to proceed with the plan, which, he said, meant everything to the Southern farmers. ?We did not reject the plan," he declared. "It was the South which rejected It, and the Sou hern farm? ers are opposed to It only because they do not understand it. They will have to be educated Into the knowl? edge that our scheme Is not a specu? lative one. as they have been led to believe by Interested parties. "We would be willing today to put through the plar: which we proposed some time ago to the committee from the South, which met In New York and talked over the proposition. We are not trying to urge the South to accept something It dova not want, , but If It should appoint a committee and send '.t to us we would see to it that the plan we suggested was put through. "As it is. a number of individual farmers of the South have expressed their desire to have us handle their ( crop for them on the plan which we proposed for the entire South. This i will he a test which will show the ( r*st of the South Just what we intend? ed, and It Is probable that by next year others will be willing to fall In with the scheme. "The Southern cotton farmers this year will lose $300,000,000, and the rouble Is that at least $200,000,000 ad this will go abroad. The whole country, not only the South, will he the loeer by the Smith's refusal to ac? cept the economic proposition we submitted." COMMISSION CHANGED EXPRESS RATE. Package* Not Exceeding Five Pounds Under $50 in Value Go at 25 Genta. Columbia. Dec. 28.?After consider? ation the railroad commission has re? versed its former decision in regard to changing weight of express pack ages from five to seven pounds, val? ued at $6 minim am charge 25 cents, and has substituted the following change: "On packages not exceed? ing five pounds In weight and $50 In value, between any two offices with? in the State of South Carolina, the charge will be 25 cents. This charge will not apply on articles described in paragraph C, note S." BLIND, DEAF, DUMB MAN'S WILL. Write** It with Own Hand, Though I'nable to See, Hear or Speak. In the l*robate Court on Wednes? day was recorded a will which is per hapa the most remarkable document of Its kind that hag ever been entered on the local record*. The hand that wrote It was that of a man blind, d^af and dumb. The will is made out In proper legal form, according to a model prepared by an attorney, and the wording of the model was communicated to the blind, deaf and dumb man by means of the lan guage of touch?the only langu Ifja that could convey an Idea to his mind. The will is that ??f the lat?* Mlcnh J. Jenkins, of Wadm.?iaw Inland, it 1? perf." t g| |g form and OOfTOCl M to phru-?. .,!,,_., an.I. though the chl rography Is sonn-what lrr.-gul;ir. no one would ever gu??>?.* that it ? I ''\ a man w ho bad bean da? at trad ad engtet? healing and speech, The will In hatteWai to be untune In local history. Newa and Courier, LVeajtw tagd to jaJL Wim?' Juno*, the aagro caught (?reaking Into thf Boaton Candy Kitchen, has been gi \ t-n I prell n Innry hearing and was sent to lall In default of $2on band. Ha la charg ed with bouselu * aklnr. Mr. T.' If, Bradley, of Borden, wa in the c'lv Saturd iy, LABOE CROWD ATTEND THE DANCE. Annual Christmas Dance Uivoii. By Holiday Eve Club Much Enjoje??. The second series of dances for the season of 1911-12 to be given by the Holiday Eve Club attracted a large number of visitors to the city Thursday who, with the many Sum? ter people who attended, had a most enjoyable time. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion In green and red and the mu3ic furnished by the Sum? ter Orchestra was a3 good as could be wished for. The hall floor was in much better condition than for the last dance, althoogh a litle small for the large cro?o, which added much to the enjoyment of dancing. Dancing was continued until after midnight when the dancers formed in line and marched down to the Cham? ber of Commerce hall where the de? lightful supper was served. After supper the German was gracefully led by Mr. Henry P. Moses, assisted by various members of the club, many beautiful figures being carried out during its continuance. Many of the young ladles were handsomely gowned for the occasion, the beautiful dresses adding much to the attraciveness of the occasion. Among the large number of out-of town visitors here for the dance were: Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Irby, Miss Bes? sie Trlppett, and her guest3, Misses Hopkins of Monroe, N. C, and Mr. Bogin Trlppett of Boykin; Mr. S ern of Charlotte; Mr. Charley Boineau of Columbia; Mr. Louis Tupper of Char? leston; Dr. W. A. Alston and Dr. Frank B. Sanders of Hagood; Misses Emma Barnwell and Sadie Flud of Stateburg; Miss Emily Campbell of Ashevllle, Miss Kate McSwaln of Timmonsville; Miss Wlnfleld Madi? son, of Abbeville, the attractive guests of Miss Mary Wilson on Broad street; Mr. J. F. Robertson of Vlcksburg, Miss., who Is visiting his classmate, Mr. Robert Graham; Miss Berger of Charlotte; Miss Georgle Keller of Co? lumbia; Miss Flora Tobin of Allen dale; Miss Dot Bull of Orangeburg, who are visiting Miss Edna Tobin; Miss Gladys Bailey of Indiana; Miss Annie Strohecker of Charleston; Miss Bettls of Trenton; Miss Dollie Arthur of Cons-aree; Miss Lucile Phelps of Spray, N. C. Mr. J. B Ryan of Wedge Held; Dr. Warren Burgess of Elliott. In Honor of Miss Kohn. One of the prettiest and most en? joyable entertainments of the holi? day season was the "Cosmopoltan Conversnxlone" party, given on Wed? nesday evening by Miss Rita Schw?rt? In honor of her guest, MiS3 Helen Kohn of Columbia. About thirty-five young people were asked to meet Miss Kohn. After disc-using a number of In? teresting topics, Miss Bessie Walsh waa voted the bo3t conversationalist among the young ladles, and receiv? ed a dainty lace handkerchief, Mr. Harold McFaddln receiving the most votes among the young men was giv? en a tie clasp. Each guest was pre? sented with a dainty favor of red caranatlons anil aspargus fern. Atfer delicious refreshments the remainder of a most enjoyable even? ing was spent In dancing. Old Soldier Tortured. "For years I suffered Unspeakable torture from Indigestion, constipation and liver trouble." wrote A. K. Smith, a war veteran at Erie, Pa., "but Dr. King's New Life Pills fined me all right. They're simply rreat." Try them for any stomach, liver or kidney trouble. Only 25c at Slhert's Drug Store. Entertainment f<?r Miss Levy. One of the most delightful enter talnments of the holiday season wa that given to the younger set at the residence of Mrs. C. H. Molse on N. Main street In honor of Miss Caro Levy of Philadelphia who Is spend? ing the holidays In the city. The house was tastefully decorated for the oceasion and the forty-odd guests spent a most delightful even? ing. As soon as all of the guests had assembled a drawing contest was en? gaged In, each of the young persons being required to go to a board and draw some animal which the other guests were required to name. Much amusement was afforded during the contest, it l?eing found at its oloae that Miss fVrile MeKagen had won the girls priae, for the l>??st drawing, ami Mr. R, if. Barle the boys priae. Tha 1.by prizes went t" Mi-s Kl llott and Mr. Walker After tile d^Wlng Contest lei'fesll menta were passed around In boxes, the boys being given tin- Poxes and told to find the youni lady whose naup? Was In the Pox and allere the contents with her. lira \. R, Tabor, of Crlder, Mo., had been troubled with sick head? ache for about five yeare, when ih began taking Chamberlain's Tablets, sin? has taken two bottles of them and they havs cured her, Bich head ache Is oaused by n. disordered itoni aeh for s/hlch th< ?e tablets ar< peetally Intended. 'Cry them, get well and stay well. Sol I by ;,'i doejoroi NEWSPAPER WOMAN IN TOWN. Mrs Zimmie Minis, Asociute Editor of Whiteville News-Reporter Spout Christmas Here. Mrs. Zimmie Mims, Associate Edi? tor of the Whiteville News-Reporter, and who has made quite a reputation as a talented newspaper woman, re? turned to Whiteville Thursday after spending the holidays here. Mrs. Mims has been getting out an illus- j trated edition of Greater Columbus County that will be issued from the press in a couple of weeks. This is the county where the larg ilt amount of strawberries is sold of any market in the world, and the pa? per being gotten out by Mr3. Mims will contain the history of the straw? berry culture in that county, as also pictures and descriptions of 18 other crops and their yields. The paper will also contain 150 other cuts and will be at least 40 pages, relative to Columbus County. SAVED DOG, LOST LIFE. G. F. Blackwell Met Tragic Death on , Trestle. j l Columbia, Dec. 29.?Yesterday af? ternoon while crossing Smith branch trestle George Foster Blackwell was struck in the temple by the engine of Southern passenger train No. 17 and I Instantly killed. j The details of the tragedy are sad in the extreme. It is the story of a man trying to save a dumb brute?! a dog?from beneath the grinding ! wheels of a rushing engine, and los- j ing his life in the endeavor. Mr. Blackwell and his son were returning from a hunting trip with no thought of the coming disaster. While they were crossing the track over Smith branch, about three miles from Co? lumbia, they heard the on-coming train, ^id both obtained shelter on a small bridge projecting from a side of j the trestle. W. L. Blackwell picked up one of the dogs, and was safe. His father, G. F. Blackwell, while lean? ing over the rail to get the other dog, was struck in the right temple by en? gine No. 956 and instantly killed. He i fell on the bridge at the feet of his son. Mr. Blackwell evidently thought that he was in safety and was clear of the train. He was only slightly j bruised and not disfigured, evidently dyina; from concussion of the brain. The Southern passenger train. No. 17, running from Greenville to Colum? bia, was in charge of E. S. Motte of Columbia, the conductor, and J. M. Hutchison, the engineer, also of Co? lumbia. The train, It Is said, was not running fast. 1 o not allow your kidney and blad? der trouble to develop beyond the reach of medicine. Take Foley Kid? ney Pills. They Give quick results and stop irregularities with surprising promptness. Sibert's Drug Store. MACON THEORETICALLY "DRY." But) Georgia Town Gets 45 Carloads of Christmas Cheer. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 27.?Macon, like many other towns in Georgia, is theoretically "dry," but the records of the railroads and express com? panies show that during the past week alone 35 carloads of Christmas cheer, shipped for the most part from Jacksonville, have been distributed in that city. Between December 1 and 16 ten more cars were distributed, making a total of 4 5 cars of whiskey to allay the Christmas thirst of the inhabi? tants rt \mcon. Foiey'a Honey and Tar Compound. 1? i reliable family medicine. Give it to your children, and take it your? self when you feel a cold coming on. t cheeks and cures coughs and colds ind croup and prevents bronchitis nil pneumonia. j Marriage License Record. Only one marriage license was Is? sued Thursday. Century Mitchell and Camilla Gaynor, being the happy cou? ple to secure the license. They were at once married in the office of the county clerk of court, by Mr. Junius I'arrott, assistant clerk. A colored couple came Into the of? fice of the clerk of court Thursday and asked to secure a new license. The would-be groom stated that he had strl d home with the license he got out several days ago, but that he had lost It on the way home and now he wanted another license to he and his loved one could get married. A second license was Issued and they Here married In the clerk's office. The groom admitted with a shamed face that ha had been celebrating bis approaching Wedding on the way home and that "was how Come" he to lose tie- ' (??"'use. Foloj Kidney Pills, always give satisfaction because they alwayp do Ihe work. J, T Rhelnut, Firemen, Ga.. says: "i have used Foley Kidney puis with great aatln faction and found more r< lief from their use than from ;ms other kid ney medicine, and [*ve tried almosi .?hi kind.. i can cheerfully recom? mend tb-ui to all lufferers for is>d ney and bladder troubles." Sibert's Drug Store. MCST XOT OIVE INFORMATION. Chief Executive Tells Official lb Must Not Talk About Finances of State. Columbia, Dec. 29.?Copies of the following correspondence, on file in the governor's office, were given out yesterday: "Hon. K. H. Jennings, State Treas? urer, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: I notice recently differ? ent articles in the paper in regard to the money stringency in your office, and the further fact that you have advertised that you have written to some parties to pay their taxes be? cause you are very much in need of the money. "I hopo you will pardon the sug? gestion, but in view of the fact that we are now On the eve of refunding our State debt, I think it very detri? mental to the State to be publishing the fact that we will probably default In payment of the Interest on our present debt, and particularly adver? tising the large amount of money which has to be borrowed to run the government, and I would respectfully request that you keep these matters within your office and between the officials with whom you deal, be? cause, as I have said, I very much fear that it will injure us materially in refunding our debt at a very much | lower Interest than If these fact3 were not published. I "I hope that you will not consider me Impolite or dictating, for I assure | you that I have a very high regard for you, and I am doing this for the I best Interest of us all. "Very respectfully, "Cole L. Blease, | Governor. ! "Columbia, December 20." | Capt Jennings' Reply. , "To His Excellency, Cole L. Blease, 1 Governor, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: Replying to your let? ter of this date, In regard to strln gency in money matters In this office, j I have this to sky: T have only fol? lowed the custom adopted some years j ago?that is, of requesting the coun- j ty treasurers to send in tax money as i facts as collected, and have requested ! the railroad companies to make re- ' mlttances to the county treasurers as early as they could, and if convenient before December 15. In this I have acted as in the past. We have found in the past that notices, such as have recently appeared in the papers, In? duced many taxpayers to pay earlier, and county treasurers to remit promptly. I do not think anything 1 that has been said could be construed to mean that we will default in pay? ment of interest on our State debt, and the amount of money borrowed was published at the time the loan was made. However. In deference to your opinion. I shall withhold fur? ther information regarding the amount that will be needed to meet our indebtedness. 1 suppose there will be no objection to giving ' our amount of receipts. "Very respectfully, "R. H. Jennings, "State Treasurer." "Columbia, December 20." Rocky Bluff Personals. Rocky Bluff, Dec. 28.?Christmas passed off very quietly here, there was some visiting, but thr.t WBS about all. Mrs. W. H. Hatfield and baby of Borden spent last week with relatives here. Mrs. W. F. Baker and children spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hatfield. Douglas Pop-t spent Sunday night ?and Monday with his uncle, Mr. Joe Pope. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fogle and son, James, of Charleston, spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and. Mrr W. R. Wells. ! Mr. Henry Winkles and family spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Holi? day. Mr. Lern Brown and family of Lynchburg, Mr. Jule I^awrence and family of Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Watts of Sumter. Mr. Frank Ardis and family of Dalzell and Mr. Joe Tlinson and familv spent Monday 1 with Mr. and Mrs. Sumter Watts. Mr. J. J. Hatfield and family spent Monday with Mr. and Mr?. W. F. I '.aker. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Josey spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Poster. Mr. James Pope of Maryborough <-q?i-nt Monday With Mr. and Mrs. C. n. Pope. There will be some moving this year, Mra, C. H. Pope will move to Sumt? r. Mr. Alfred Andrews and family will move where Mrs. Pep.- is now. Fnley's I lonej and Tar Comtmuntl "Cum? in Everj Case." Mr. .las. McCaffery, Mgr. <>r the Bchllts Hotel, Omaha, Neb., recom? mends Foley's Honey and Tar Com? pound, because it cures In every care. ? I have used it myself and l have recommend it t>> many other.- who have since told mo of it* great cura? tive power in diseases of the throat and lungs." For ail coughs und rolds it i? si.dlly effective, Blbert's Drug Store. LYON WEDS MISS (.RKFVWOOD. Attorney General Married a: Beau Fort. Social Event of tireat and Wide Interest. Beaufort, Dec. 28.?A social event a!trading interest from the entire state ' as the marriage here today Of James Fr?ser Lyon, attorney gen? eral of South Carolina, and Mise Kathleen Greenwood of Boston, Mass. The ceremony was performed in the Bt Helena Episcopal church at noon by Rev. John Kershaw, rector of St. Mi.'hart's Church, Charleston, as? sisted by the Rev. Mr. Clift, rector of St. Helena hurch. Following the ceremony a reception was given at the home of the* bride's grandmother, Mrs. Onthank. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon left at 1:45 o'clock for a Southern trip. Charles Durham. Lovington, 111., has succeeded in finding a nositive cure for bed wetting. "My litvle boy wet the bed every night clear thro' on the floor. I tried several kinds of kidney medicine and I was in thto drug store looking for something different to help him when I heard of Foley Kidney Pills. After he had taken them two days we could see a change and when he had taken two thirds of a bottle he was cured. That is about six weeks ago and he has not wet in bed since." Sibert's Drug Store. INFANT KILLED BY WAD. Young Man's Firing of Blank Cart? ridges to Amuse Children Resulted in Distressing Accident. Florence, Dec. 27.?The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Hutchison died this afternoon at the hospital here as the result of a distressing ac? cident here today. The wound, It is said, was inflicted by a wad from a blank cartridge fired by a young man named Stekee. Stekee, who was vis? iting the Hutchison home, was fir? ing a shotgun for the amusement of the children. He removed the shot from the shells, but a wad struck the infant, who was in the arms of a lit? tle girl, and fractured Its skull. The coroner has summoned witnesses and will hold an inquest. Solves a Deep Mystery. "I want to thank you from the bot? tom of my heart," wrote C. B. Rader, of Lewisburg, W. Va? "for the won? derful double benefit I got from Elec? tric Bitters, in curing me of both a severe case of stomach trouble and of rheumatism, from which I had been an almost helpless sufferer for ten years. It stited my case as though made just for me." For dys? pepsia, indigestion, jaundice and to rid the system of kidney poisons that cause rheumatism. Electric Bitters has no equal. Try them. Every bot? tle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only 60c at Sibert's Drug Store. I CAROLINA LEAGUE UNCHANGED. Personnel Will be Same as Last Year* Season to Open April 25. Charlotte. N. C. Dec. 28.?The per? sonnel of the Carolina Association of Professional Baseball Clubs will re? main the same the season of 1913 as it has been since the formation of the league in 1908. Thi3 was def? initely deicded here this afternoon at a meeting of the directors of the legaue. J. H. Wearn and J. W. Todd. both oi Charlotte, were reelected president and secretary-treasurer, respectively. The season will be opened April 25 and close September 2. Here Is a remedy that wili cure your cold. Why waste time and mon? ey experimenting when you can get a preparation that has won a world? wide reputation by its cures of this disease and can always he depend? ed upon? It is known everywhere iJS Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and is a medicine of real merit. For sale by all dealers. Danced For Nine Cent Cotton. A few days ago an r" negro came up to one of th > well-known cotton buyers in town and offered a bale of cotton for sale. The cotton showed was a fine sample and the buyer of? fered pretty close to nine *ents for it. but the old darkey held out for nine cents. "You know Boss." he said. "That is first picking cotton and you can see for yourself it ain't no common kind of cotton." The buyer held out at the price he had offers 1. but the old darkey did not lose heart. "Boss, I tell y<>u what 1*11 d>. Yll gimme nine cents for that COitCfl and I'll dance a jig for you." The cotton buyer told him to go ahead and dance Which the negro did with I will. several of the negroes standing near being called upon to clap time for him. The old darkey shuttled off a fen steps and then he got warmed up and did BOSAS fancy jigging. Finally he tired down and ask d. "How about de nine Cents?" he asked. He got it. Dcevlh in Roaring Fire. ma) m>t result from the w< rfc of firebugs, but often severe b- . - are Caused thai make a n |ek n< ??<! for Bucklen's Arnica 8nlv< tbe quickest, surest < tu* for burns, wounds, bruises, boils, sores It subdued in? flammation, it kills pain, it -oothes and heals. Driven ff si In i tptlona nbers or piles Onl\ :'.".< at Sibert's Drug Store.