Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Anything that Is homeles? arouses ones sym- 'h> and a homeless cow should naturally share In this outpour lag of kindly emotion. Hut the night that the McLane't cow lost her happy Some nobody In the summer communl- , ty sat up and wept In tender commis? eration. Just why the cow should have chosen to wander from the comfort? able, hay stuffed bam toward dusk when the McLanes' man bad bis back turned for a fatal Instant Is one of the mysteries of bovine phychology which nobody can figure out. Is something like a panic she lum? bered along through the trees until she ?sw a light "Aha!" said the cow. -home at last" The light shone from the cottage oc- : eupled by Miss Atkinson, a maiden of a considerable number of years, who ' was entertaining at the moment three other staid and elderly women at . bridge. I Just as one of the three had said disgustedly that she made It spadee I Miss Atkinson, who waa facing the I porch, gave a bloodcurdling shriek and her cards flew all over the room | "A man?" she hissed. "There waa gj man peering In through the porch screen door! He dlaappeared when I ' Jumped!** One of the bravest of the four ven? tured out to the perch and In a qui.v eaing voice demanded to know woo waa there, while the others supported her with the carving knife and the broom. Nothing answered from the silence. 1 which made It all the worse. j The gueete put Miss Atkinson to %y 1 with the hot water bsg and the smelling ealta snd locked every win now In the cottsge. Then, shivering with flight the three held hands and hotted for the hotel I It wss a little later that the Bundy cottage waa upaet. Mrs. Bundy bad put the children to bed sod waa cro? cheting while her guest. Mrs. Hulton. was reading aloud a particularly grew aome detective story Suddenly Mrs. Bandy made a startled clutch at Mrs. Huton's wrist and said: "Ll*-s-ten!" Mrs. Hulton heard It too. "Thtb- j there moat be t-t two of 'em!" stam saarrc* aits. Hulton. "I can hear four 1 f-f feet )ust as plain!" There certainly were eeveral differ t eat footsteps outside the cottage? slow, careful footsteps. There was SSM deep breathing. Than something-; Marred a gal est the low diamond- | jamsd window over the corner win- ! Sow seat Thereupon Mrs. Bundy gave a cheep like a strangled chicken and nearly went ovet backward In her , rocker Holding the family revolver at arm's length and with her head turned the i other way. Mrs. Bundy aat down again astd they listened. There was noth tag to be heard. They passed the rest ? off the night on guard. I Farther down the lake shore, on the rustic seat facing the moon, Laura j Spllger and her young man sat talk tag Their absorption In each other was ao great that they heard nothing statfi something strange was thrust 1 over Laura's (eft shoulder. Toting1 Burmaster made a wi.d but futile grab I aft Laura aa she leaped In the air. Landing on the extreme edge of the etlppery terrace, she tumbled down tato the lapsing srsjeajfg with a gur? gling splash Then as young Burmaster, too. sensed tbs presence of something weird and Inexp.lcsble be felt tin scalp twitch In freezlrg horror, snd leaped after Laura Hand In hand thev arose, drlpplug, and stood affrighted fa the two feet of water at the shore s edr From the Spllger's cottage came questioning rumblings Laura'a fa? ther waa demanding |g know the rea? son for all that uproar Getting no answer, because the two In the lake were still paralysed vocally, he came forth to investigate "What do you want?" he roared at something creeping by. TU teach you to prowl around i >y house, consarn you!" Presently there was the spite? ful pop of the little 8p11ger boy'a air fun Nothing happened The Spllgers aad young Hurmaater Mat up very late siacuaslng the mysterr It war dla eouraging to the Spllgers to And that their peaceful summer home was get? ting Just like every other place, end one had to lock and bar doora and windows and take In he washing at night TV- Doggetta were roused from slumber by some one fumbling at the kitchen window At the Plunketta some one waa dlatlnctly heard at the chicken house. Mra Pllklna said she hoard footateps on the Pllklna' front porch that night and the Pikes report ed that their mignonette bed had been trampled At ao Impromptti maaa meeting a Iba next morning the cottagers voted to spend $60 a month for a watchman. Then they took naps ?II the rest of the day to make up for their wakeful night Hut early that same morning u weary and homesick cow had gfokss Into c gallop as she spied (he Mo I.unes' barn and In two minute* sjoru ? he waa munching her feed am1 switching flies. Hend us your Job work. HB Lucille's Mistake By Adele Mendel "How * Arthur?" asked Marcia "Finer than ever," answered Lucille, "but he travels so much that I feel like a telephone operator, saying Hello and Goodby to him so often." "How long will he be in town now f "Arthur is away at present and | doesn't ixpect to return for a week " ' "Are you sure?" "What do you Infer, Marcia?" "Only that 1 thought I saw him at j the theater last night." ' Impossible. I had a letter yester? day." "Maybe he returned since." "Not without my knowledge." "Well, the girl he was with?" "Don't be idiotic," Interrupted Lu cllle Indignantly, "Arthur Isn't taking other girls out." "Lucille, I could swear on my bull dog's life that it was Arthur." "You're too persistent. Didn't 1 men , tlon Arthur was away?" "What are you girls arguing about?" broke In Janet. "About Lucille's future husband," commenced Marcia "Oh, I saw Arthur down town this morning, he deliberately walked by without even bowing." "It wain't Arthur," contradicted Lu? cille, vehemently. "I'm going home to write to him now." "Poor Lucille," said Marcia. "Sup? pose Arthur was deceiving ber. It's a great risk to marry a traveling man. I felt duty bound to tell ber." "People rarely thank you for telling them unpleasant truths." "Why, she was as cross as two ?tick, and never even said goodby." j Upon reaching home Lucille found a 12-page letter from Arthur In which 1 he wrote: "Don't know my next dee- j tlnatlon, but address your ever wel Found a 12-Page Letter. come letter to General Delivery, Kan? sas City, and It will be forwarded.' "How strange, but It Is merely a co? incidence," thought Lucille. "Lucille." called her younger sis ter, "Arthur just drove by In a cab and did not ^ven look up!" Lucille rushed to the window, ar.d could only catch a glimpse of the cab.. but the figure seated next to a lady i looked strangely like Arthur. "Saw Arthur at the ball game this afternoon," said Lucille's brother, "but didn't have a chance to siieak with ! him." 'Yes, and 1 caught a glimpse of him a the restaurant late last night, drink? ing high balls," said her brother's chum "He's some sport." "It's incomprehensible," confided Lucille to her sister. "I can't endure this strain much longer. To think Ar thur would be In town, and not come near me." "A youn* man wishes to see you." announced the maid. "Oh. Arthur," cried Lucille Joyfully as she entered the dimly lighted It brary. giving him one long, fervent I kiss. "Such tales as they have been | telling about you and I nearly be j lleved them Have you been in the City? You didn't take a girl to thea ter. did you? You didn't drink high balls? You didn't forget your Lu? cille." she finished, giving htm a hug "Have you lost your voice? Why don't you answer?" "I'm not Arthur," stammered the young man "I'm his twin brother. Don't be so embarrassed. 1 rather like your sisterly welcome." "Forget It, please." said Lucille. "Ar thur never told me how much you re? sembled each other." "Well, 1 wish I was Arthur. I prom Ised him I would call on you when in town, but this Is the first opportunity 1 have had." "To think 1 doubted Arthur," said Lucille after her visitor had depart ed "Hut I fancy If any one had seen me kiss and hug an absolute stranger, they would have doubted tne. too." But This Is Different. "Fan." said George, "you know how i feel toward you Do you reclpro rate"" "Oeorge." Fan said, with a shy glance, "does this mean annexation?" The Trouble. Father You mustn't cry lor It; wnlt til you are older. Tommv- Then I'll be too old to cry s- nd us your Job work. Providing for Fannie When uuy 01 Mr- Banuier's gin hood friends tirst saw Fann'.e they were certain to exclaim in startled tones. "Oh. Is this your daughter?" Their unconscious accent on "this" made Mrs Sandier set her even white teeth in angwsli of spirit. Each time this sort of thing hap? pened the hai" iness of her t?te was borne in upon her anew Having been a decidedly pretty girl hersell. It certainly was hard to be afflicted with a daughter who was so unattrac? tive. For wherever Fannie should have been broad she was narrow. Her nose was too long and so was her waist, and the length of her from hip to heel was nothing short of appal ling. She was Indisputably lank and her hair was lank and dull and she was generally colorless. Nothing looked well on Fannie, so she dressed in anything that was handy. She did not object, because she herself had long ago given up the struggle. She had the faculty of turn? ing the most stylish garment into a caricature, and as for hats, a perfect? ly airy, coquettish piece of headgear was instantly resolved Into a hope? less bedraggled joke when it was perched upon her head. Sometimes she rebelled furiously against her lot in life, but she usually bore herself with grim fortitude There was noth ing to it?Fannie was hopeless. After years of this kind of woe it was a good deal amazing when Cousin Kate Oivler, arriving for a short stay oa her way abroad, regarded Fannie, whom she had last seen as a baby, without any start disclosing a positive shock. Cousin Kate seemed to take "Just as Lank and Odd as Ever." Fannie as a matter of course and when Fannie left the room she ex? ploded at Mrs. Sandier. "Why on earth do you dress that girl so hide? ously?" Mrs. Sandier tried to bristle with resentment and then she collapsed. She saw that she must enlighten her cousin. "She doesn't look well In any? thing." moaned the despairing moth? er. "She never has and she never will. Nothing becomes her. And If it did it wouldn't be any use, because she's so awkward and?homely!" "Indeed!" remarked Cousin Kate. She screwed up her eyes as though studying something in the distance. Then she announced calmly that she thought she'd take Fannie along with her to Europe. All the while they were gone Mrs Sandier and every one else who knew Fannie remained in a state of wonder In regard to Cousin Kate's singular ^tate of mind When Cousin Kate and Fannie got I ome a short time ago Mrs. Sandier felt that she needed an introduction and a chart to the young person who fell upon her neck. That young per? son was Just as lank and long and odd ns ever, but it was with a differ? ence. After she had got her breath and reallv studied her daughter Mrs. Sand ler saw that Fannie's garb if any thing accentuated her absurd lankness Fannie, too. seemed to have an en? tirely new way of lopping into chairs and draping herself across tables quite as though she had about as much backbone as a piece of twine Her mother could not keep her fas cinated eyes off Fannie. "I?1 can't stop looking at her." she stammered In bewilderment to Cousin Kate "(if course not." was the response "That's the idea' Neither can any one slsel Rverybody l as been per fcctly < raiy about Fannie ever since I gave her a talking to and bought her some things such as she ought to Waat If a girl can't be pretty she's an idiot if she can't be unique!" "By the way. there's a young man coming on here in a day or two who's going to marry Fannie if he can wring consent from the parents of such a raging beauty and priceless treasure .is he thlnkl she Is! He's young and hs'f rieh and he h;i ? no bad habltl "NOW l?>? me toll you. Bins Sandier OU must many Fannie off quick be 'ore the present fashions change!*" Sand us your Job work. hitchcock favors govern? MENT ownership tele? graph. Postmaster General Point? Out Ad? vantages to i>c Derived Prom Fed? eral Operation of Linea. Washington, Jan. 11 .-?Acquisition :if the t digraph lines of the United States by the government and their operation as a part of the postal ser? vice will be recommended to congress in a short time by l ostmast >r General ! litchcock. For a year or ;n< re Mr. Hitchcock has had this recommendation under consideration. Alter a thorough study of the operation of the govern? ment-controlled government lines and postal telegraph systems of foreign countries, he has decided to urge the matter upon congress. "Should this recommendation be adopted," said Mr. Hitchcock tonight in a statement of his Intention, "I am convinced it would result in import? ant economies and in very materially lower telegraph rates than now are exacted. In approximately 50 coun? tries of the world?notable in Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy. Spain, Russia and Japan?gov? ernment controlled telegraphs now are in successful and profitable oper? ation. In many of the countries these are operated in connection with the poScal service. These telegraphs serve an aggregate population of 950,000, 000, and in every instance they have been found to be of immense prac? tical benefit to the people, in both promptitude and cost of the service. "In this country postoflices are maintained in numerous places not reached by the telegraph systems, and the proposed consolidation, therefore, would afford a favorable opportunity for the wide extension of telegraphic facilities. In many small towns where the telegraph companies have offices, the telegraph and postal business could be handled readily by the same employes. It is evident tha the sep? arate maintenance of the two services under present conditions results in a needless expense, i "The first telegraph in the United States was operated from 184 4 to 18 4 7 by the government, under au? thority from congress, and from many viewpoints it is desirable that govern? ment control should be resumed. A method for the acquisition of tele? graph lines is prescribed in section 5267 of tho revised statutes, which provides that for postal, military or other purposes the government may purchase telegraph lines operated in the United States at an appraised value. "My own view is that every reason for the transmission of mail under j government control can be urged with I equal force for the transmission of <?< mmunlcatlons by telegraph. Be I cause of the more extensive organiza? tion maintained by the postal service and the freedom from taxation and other charges to which private cor? porations are subject, the govern? ment undoubtedly could afford greater facilities at lower rates than aro afforded by companies now con? ducting the telegraph business. Next to the introduction of a general par? cels posts, for which there is a strong popular demand, the establishment of a government telegraph system offers in my judgment, the best opportunity for the profitable extension of the nation's postal service." It is not Mr. Hitchcock's purpose to recommend the acquisition of tele? phone lines, except, possibly, in in? stances w here they are operated as telegraph lines and are an integral part of definite telegraph systems. Th latest census figures available indicate that about 100,000 people are connected with the telegraph com? panies of the United States. The ap? proximate value of the systems pro? posed to be acquired would be surely conjectural, but it said it would approximate $250,000,000. The ex? perts who have figured on the propo? sition are of the opinion that exist? ing telegraph rates could be reduced at least one-third to the public, and yet make the operation of the lines profitable to the government. hitchcock's scheme stirred washington. Efforts Wer?' Made to Reeall An? nouncements that Postmaster Gen* real Favored Telegraph, Washington, Jan. 14.?The an? nouncement today by F, H. Hitchcock postmaster general, thai he would recommend to congress tb < acquisi? tion and operation of telegraph lines by the government, seemed greatly to agitate official Washington. Tin White House apparently was especial? ly anxious to discover the where* abouts of the postmaster general and efforts were made to recall the an? nouncement, it had been made broadcast, however, and the telegraph wiies were burning with the news. Mr, Hitchcock, who had been In New y/ork, returned lata in the evening. He went at once to his apartments and refused to .see any one. MEASURE I\ SENATE CALLS Foil $250,000. Work lo *H' Under Direetion of state Commission?Referred to Commit? tee on Agriculture. Columbia, Jan. 16.?a i>i11 calling for an appr* priatlou of $2(0,000 to create and oparate a State warehouse system for storing cotton was intro? duced In the lenate lust sight by Bon? ator Qreen <>f Marlboro county. The measure pri vtdea for an Immediate appropriation of $5,000. Under the measure, the general assembly would create a committee of three to be known es the state warehouss com mission. The term of office would be two, four and six years. The measure .' as referred to the committee on agricultur >. The following are the provlalons of the bill in part: "it shall be the duty of the State warehouse commission to provide a warehouse at the most eligible site in this Stat ' capable of storing not lesa than 250,000 bales of cotton, and the commission is hereby given power and authority to employ clerk.?, ar? chitects and engineers and adopt rules and regulations not contrary to the provisions herein set forth which, In their judgment, are necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this act. "The board of commissioners shall appoint expert cotton graders Whose compensation shall be fixed by the board. "The State warehouse commission? ers are empowered to acquire such property as they may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this act. "All lint cotton properly baled shall be received for storage at the State warehouse, and the charges for same shall be fixed by the State warehouse commission. All cotton on storage shall be fully insured. "The State warehouse commission is empowered to issue bonds pay? able 30 years from date, and ruoh bonds are hereby created a lien on all the real estate acquired under this act by the State warehouse commis? sion. "In fixing the charge for handling and storing the cotton the commis? sion shall in addition to a sinking fund as provided for in section 8, also provide a sinking fund for the retirement of the amount advanced by the State, in 50 years. "The warehouse commission shall have the power to acquire by lease any standard built cotton warehouse in the several towns of the State and operate them. "The chairman of the board shall, in addition to the duties herein pro? vided, be charged with the work look? ing to the promotion of agriculture, manufacturing and all matters per? taining to the industrial development of the State. He shall have one cl ?rk at a salary of $1,000 per annum for the work not connected with his duties on the board of commission* ers. FIRE SUNDAY MORNING. Small Fire at T. M, Bradley and Com pony's Electrical Establish mem. A small fire at the electrical estab? lishment of T. If. Bradley and Com? pany Sunday morning called out two of the hose wagons which respond? ed promptly and had the tire out in a short time. The lire was a small one under the floor of the building and only one stream of water was turned on It. The damage was only nominal. Despite the fact that one of the horses got away when the gate was opened before the horse was hitched to tlie wagon, the hose wagons got to the tire promptly, even before the fire alarm was sounded, all of the six firemen on duty being on hand when the lire was reached. Negro Drops Dead. Henry Sumtor. a negro haokman, dropped dead Sunday evening soon after entering a house on Grier street. Monday Coroner PlOWOTS held an in? quest, the jury returning a verdict that Sumter had come to his death from natural causes. It seems that Sumter bad had pneu? monia for about three weeks, but had continued to ^o about. Sunday even? ing soon after he went Into the house on Grier Street he told a woman there, iho only other inmate of the house, that he was feeling bad and to catch him If he fell. He had hardly stopped speaking when he fell over ami died shortly afterwards. Sumter |s a Well known ba< kman about town, but has boon In dilli cultlea on account of violations of the dispensary laws several times. Sum? ter was Jho man who was arrest, d for transporting liquor from the still ni Manchester and gave the Urs! In? formation of the still being there i" the officers, Too Foxy. Those who onl) pose as recluses when dull entertainment is to be pro tided d< celve onl) themselves. LETTER FROM JAPAN. Walter Pamir?, Basaler l*<>> ii> t'ni t< ii s*.;u? m Ai m>. Witt? tot treat kagty ol Japan. 1 Latter Of Walter Sanders, bound for I nil ?1 State? from the Philippines on board transport Sherman, DscsSS r IS, Itll. Tl e weather is fine and we are^J making good time. Expect to get to Honolulu on the 30th and to San Francisco on the 7th of January, It It. We left Nagasaki, Japan on the 17th. The Sherman took on coal th 'lv. Coal is very ch ap there. Most,.! of th?- big liners or. ihe Pacific go there to coal. Japanese women coal? ed the boat. There must have been live or six hundred ?>f them. They would form five lines on each side of the ship and pass the baske's from the bargee to the coal-chutes in the sides of the ship. They kept tnis ur jj day and night. We vere there the 16th and 17th. Nagasaki is one of the prettiest towns I've ever seen. I was on shore a long time, and sure enjoyed myself. Went all around the city, in a jiurikisha and around the harbor in a sampan. A jiuri ^! kisha is a little cart with rubber tire wheels pulled by a man. It's sure line riding. The coolie trots around for hours at a time without getting tired. The fare is only 20 sun an hour, which is 10 cents gold. Things are very cheap there. They have -OtaM of fruit, oranges cost 15 cents a dozen. The Japanese are very polite^ people. The police there wear swords. Don't guess tin y make many arrests, ar_ everybody there seems to be quiet and good-natured. It was pretty cool when we were there Some of the men wore their overcoats. Got some mighty fine oysters there. There are several hotels there. Well, day after tomorrow is Christmas. We are going to have lots of turkey, fruit, etc. I don't guess our Christ? mas will he very merry, as no omM likes to be on the ocean on Christ? mas day. We may have two Christ? mas days, one on the east side and one on the west of the 180 Meridian, as we will cross the International Date line about the 25th. It is getting warmer again r:<>^ We are going southeast. Think we will be in Honolulu about one day. WTill be sure to see you all in the spring. It is not dull here on the boat. We have two band concerts a day. We get the lates*. news by wire? less. We have service by the chap? lain on Sundays and Wednesdays. W< have lots to read as each company brought books and magazines from its library- I will mail thi3 at Hon-^ olulu. Guess we'll stay in Frisco a couple of days. Will write you frora there also.?W. W Dm ember 29, 1911. Well, we had a pretty merry time nn board Christmas. Had lots of turkey, cake, fruit. etc for dinner, and a band concert and a minstrel show that night. The talent for the shew was selected from among trf^s? men of the regiment. Had singing, dancing, etc. It was pretty good. We had two December 26ths, one on each side of the 180th meridian. We will get to Honolulu early tomor? row morning. Will stay there one_ day. Honolulu is a pretty good towd Kxpect to enjoy myself there. Saw a lot of it when I was there be? fore. Will see all of It this time. We Will get to San Francisco ahout January 7. 1912. We will stay there a day pr two, and v ill get to Kansas <"ity about the 12 h. Will be glad Ujaa get ' id to the United States. Don't know which road we'll take, either the l7nion-Pi cific or the Sante Fe. Hope we use the U. P. as I have been the Other route. If) address will be Co. "C" 7th Infantry Fort Deavenworth, Kansas. Walter Sanders. ? >r ne _ The hardest of all conditions to combat is ignorance. Tho vile lan? guage used in Governor Please's mes? sage, and the demagogic reasons set forth for his acts are apt to appeal tojBj the ignorant, who will take this dross for pure gold. British Interested In Gas. In addition to 1,255 gas undertakings in England, there were last year 20 Rrltlsh companies owning gas world^ on the European continent and in either parts of the world._ INDIGESTION Kidney and Bladder Troubles anc Nervous Debility Yield Readily^ and Quickly to Treatment with HAGGARD'S SPECIFIC TABLET! "A SURE CURE" Chattahoochee. Ga Haggard Specific Co.. Atlanta. Ga. 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