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UVTTI.F. TICK QUARANTINE,
? Ihm-.ii Kit? iihIoii Work ? \rthle
LXX.
Bsnce July 1. 1907. Clemaor Coli???-?
throuith the Veterinary Dlvliion. has
been M p- i fing with the U. S.
Hur*?au sj| Animal Industry in eradi?
cating the cattle tieks (which Spread
Tesa? or Splenetic Fever <>f cattle)
from South Carolina. On that date
tick eradication work wan OOOV
menced In cm. < li e.
vtlle. and Anderson Counties and. as
s result. these four countlo* were
practically free from ticks and were
released from Federal quarantine in
not.
On July 1. 1903, this co-operative
work was extended into Gre mwood.
Abbe\ltle, Union. laurens, 1 partan
hursj. Cherokee, Chatter, and York
countlee and since that date work has
heen ictivel> continued m this are i.
As a result the counties of Green?
wood. Lsurens, Union. Cherokee.
Spartanhunr. that portion o.' AbbevMlo
county north of the Seaboard ait Line
Railway, that portion of Chester
county west of the Southern I tall way
and Ctrollna and Northwestern Rail?
way, and that part of York county
north of the Klngvllle and Marion
branches of the southern Rail?
way are now practically freo from
tick*, and the U. 8. Department of
Agriculture has Just Issued an order
releasing the above mentioned area
from Federal quarantine. Tils or?
der allows unrestricted shipment of
cattle from f>conee. Pickens, Oreen
vllls, Anderson. Union, Laurens.
Orewvwood. sprrtanburg. Ch?rokee,
that portion of A bbeville Count}' north
of the Seaboard Air Line Rillway,
that portion of Chester county west "f
the Southern Railway and Carolina
and Northwestern Railway, and that
portion of York County north of the
Klngvllla and Marlon branch of the
Southern Hallway to any portion of
the United States and opens the world's
best markets to cattle of this area.
In this area, however, there still re?
mains a few quarantined premises
not yet fi ee from ticks snd tills or?
der does not allow movement of cat?
tle from thene quarantined premises.
Release of this area (about 7.000
square mites) from Federal quaran?
tine will undoubtedly do more than
anything alse could possibly do to
stimulate sn Interest In the live stock
Industry and to Increase the profits
of this Industry in South Carolina.
Feeders of beef cattle from this area
will be the first to profit by the re?
lease of theea counties, as they can
now ship cattle to all markets without
restrictions snd receive as much for
them as Is received for cattle of the
same ch\ss from other sections of
the United States, owing to Federal
Regulation? cattle from this area
have formerly been shipped as south?
ern cattle, unloaded In quarantine
pens, an<t sold under restrictions that
caused the shipper to accept from
one-fourth to one and a half cents
per pound less lhan was paid for cat?
tle of the same class originating from
* above the Federal quarantine line.
The release of this area from Fed?
eral quarantine has necessitate! a
change In the State quarantine regu?
lations previously adopted by the
Roard of Trustees of Clemson Col?
lege, under authority conferred by
the General Assembly, for the pro?
tection of these counties from Intra?
nts te. movement of cattle. At the
last meeting of the Hoard of Trus?
tes? a m v quarantine regulation was
adopted which will bo effective on and
aft#?r April 1. 1912. This regulation
abolished the quarantine line which
has prevented movornent of cattle
from Greenwood, Abbeville, Union.
Laurens. Cherokee. spartanhunr.
Chester, and York Into oconte. I'lck
sna, Greenville, ind Anderson coun?
ties. Cattle fn>m the non-quarantined
premises of Oreenwood. I*auren>.
Union. Cherokee. Spartantmr?. ih it
portion of Abl?evlllo county north of
the Sesiboi.nl \ir I Jim Hallway, tint
portion of Chester county w??d of the
Southern Hallway and OgfSjIhtg and
Northwestern Hallway, and Half por?
tion of York count) Sjgftfc of th*
Klngvllle and Marion branch of the
Southern Rallwsy m.?v now be mo%,d
into Oeonee Un-kstsg fJsejssititWi and
Anderson countb? md Into othel
Stain* without restriction. This pggg
lation ggohlbltg the iworosnsnl of
cattle, eicept under special SUSSM
' ?n. from that portion <d Abhevill ?
county south of the Seaboard Ali
Uns Rails.iv thit p-u-om >,f fhe*
ter county east of the South.ru llul
way and Carolina ami Northwestern
Hallway, and that portion of York
Sgejggf south of the Klngvllh* and
Marion branch of ito. Southern Rail
vny Into that area of South Caroline
tecently released from Federal quar?
antine and which Is above mentioned.
This regulation further prohibits the
movement of cattle, except under yp,
rial supervision. from any put of
this State or from the <piar tntim d
area of other States Into the rountlc
of (>eon??*?. Pleken*. Greenville, An?
derem. Union. Oreenwood. IsmttragsX
Abbeville, Spartanburg. Chorokee
I 'bester, and York.
At the present time the Veterinary
I? \ i.slon of tMemson College is f??rm
Ing tick eradication clubs in the
twelve counties adjoining the area
which has just heen released from
(juarantinc. Work will be
commenced In these counties as tool)
as possible. M. Hay Powers,
State Veterinarian.
THE DISADVANTAGES' or dlOM
BREEDING,
t'lc?w?n Extension Work ? Article
I XIX.
The modern breeds of pure bred live
stock are the results of long years
of hard work and study by the best
breeders of the world. The young?
est of these breeds Is now many years
old, while tho oldest were being bred
pure before this county was settled.
Live stock breeding Is both a science
and an art. and to develop a new
breed is not a matter of a few years'
work, but is the work of several gen?
erations.
One of the principles upon which
live stock breeding is based is "That
like tends to beget like." When two
pure breeds of tho same breed are
mated, we expect the offspring to be
like its parents; because there is,
hack of each of these parents, a long
line of pure blood. When two
pure breeds not of the same hreed
are mated, there at once takes place
t "battle of breeds," and the off?
spring will be like that parent whose
blood is the strongest. When, there?
fore, two old breeds, a* Tamworth
and Berkshire, or Jersey or Holstein,
are mated, there Is brought into con
Hot bloods or Influences that have
taken centuries to reach their pres?
ent state of perfection.
In the hands of experienced breed?
ers cross breeding was sometimes
ua'd to advantage in the formation of
new breeds: but in the hands of in?
experienced breeders It is a most
dangerous practice. The first cross
I sometime* Is good; but afte- that
such breeding is very uncertain, be?
cause the offspring will depend up?
on whichever of its bloods gets the
mastery. Then, too, it sometime^ oc?
curs that the good blood will bal?
ance each other, and there will out?
crop some bud character that has
been held in check ever sin^e the
breed began.
Hecause. of this uncertainty of
breeding, a "cross-bred" sire should
never be used nor any cross-bred fe?
males kept for breeding, except where
a pure bred is at the head of the
herd. For this reason a "cross-bred"
can never bring more on the market
than it Is worth for meat; and the
farmer who breeds such loses the
chance of selling his best animals at
"pure-bred" prices. If. for no other
reason than this, the farmer should
hesitate to cross breed.
Hut cros* breeding must not be
confused with "grading." By grad?
ing is meant the mating of a pure
bred with a scrub or with an ani?
mal with no or very little pure blood.
This can be done with perfect safety,
because the power Is all on one side
and the result Is sure. A pure-bred
Angus bull mated with scrub cows
will get over 80 per cent of his calves
pure, black, and hornless,?so much
power has the pure blood over the
mixed blood. There is no better way
for the young breeder to begin than
with a grade herd and a pure bred
sir?. As hia experience grows, so the
purity of tho blood of his herd in?
crease, and in a few years he will find
himself in possession of a herd that,
for alt practiaal purposes, is as profi?
table aa a pure bred, and moreover
he has learned how to care for a pure
bred.
J. M. BURGESS
\->slsl int Brof. of Animal Husbandry
and Dairying.
SIOO Reward. ?100.
?The readers of this paper ?111 be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that sclents h is
? ???en Abb- fo cor,. In all It* StUgSS, arid
'bat is catarrh Hail s Catarrh Cure
s the only positive cure now known
thi medical fraternity. Catarrh bs?
irikf a constitutional disease, requires
?i Constitutional treatment Hall'H Ca?
'?nth Cu e u taken Internally, acting
directly UpOfl the blOOd ami RIUCOUS
surfaces uf ths system, thereby de?
?troylng the foundation of the dis |
m.! riving the patient strength
hj building llg the institution and
sssuningnaturs In doing its work. Ths
proprietors hars so much faith In its
curative powers thai they offer Ons
l Hundred Dollars for any cats lhal it
, falls t ? cure, Ser.il t??r list Of testi?
monials
tddrt* P. J. CH BN KY & CO.?
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Hail s Family Pills for oonstipu?
tlon.
It is reported that ull of the brick
rn ikltm Companies In tills State and
in this Motion of the oountry are
laaed ? ? their utmost t?i furnish Ihs
I demands) lot brick which art dally
mads upon them.
I
"My llttta son had a \eiv seven
sold, i was recommended to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, arid
before i -mill buttle w;is finished PS
wa.s a-< well as ? v. r," writes Mrs. H
Milks. 20 Dowllng Street, Sydney, Aus
tiaiiH Tins remedy Is for sals by all
I ?? iler*
BABY FOR FACH BACHELOR.
I nmnrricd Ladies Also Urged to Be
eeejM Parents by Adoption.
At. L??uis Correspondence Washington
Herald.
"JSvery unmarried man or' woman
Who earns $-0 a week or more should
adopt a i?al y, If he or she earns $40
a week, two babies should be adopt- ,
ed." said Dr. Lindsay Wynekoop of
ChlcsgO, In speaking at the National
Congress*Of Mothers, In session here
today.
"Taking care of a child is not a
l inden," continued Dr. Wynekoop, as
he explained to the delegates that al?
though she had three of her own ehe
had adopted a girl. "It does more to
build v;p the character of a man than
anything else. It makes him respon?
sible for a human being, and It prob?
ably will save a life.
"The death rate of babies placed in
Institution! is higher than of the
babies placed in private homes. One
out of two babies placed in institu?
tions dies, and we must stop this
waste."
Resolutions indorsing parent com?
pensation legislation, a federal chil?
dren's bureau and equal guardian?
ship for parents were accepted by
the national committee on resolutions
of the congress, and will be read for
adoption by the congress at a busi?
ness session tomorrow morning.
Another resolution indorsed the ed?
ucational value of motion pictures
and recommended their use in the
public schools.
That ragtime music Is undermining
the musical eor of the present gen?
eration of children was the charge
brought by Mrs. Frances E. Clark in
her address on "Training the Ear in
Music Before the School Age" before
a meeting of mothers.
For rheumatism you will find noth?
ing b ttter than Chamberlain's Lini?
ment. Try It and see how quickly It
gives relief. For sale by all Dealers.
Puts Knd to (Rad Habit.
Things never look bright to one
a 1th "the blues.* Ten to one the
trouble |s a sluggish liver, filling the
system with bilious poison, that Dr.
King's New Life Pills would expel.
Try them. Let the Joy of better feel?
ings end "the blues." Best for stom?
ach, liver and kidneys. 25 cents at
Slhert's Drug Store.
An interesting exhibit and one that
has attracted much attention is that
in the show windows of the Hearon
Pharmacy. The exhibit consists of
numerous little biddies which Dr.
Hearon Is raising for the public view,
sn to speak. The biddies are healthy
looking little fellows.
*H. Q. Collins, Postmasterat Barne
gat. N. J. advises his friends, "I find
fOUr P'oley's Honey and Tar Com?
pound the hest remedy for a cough I
ever tried. I had a lagrlppe cough
that left me completely exhausted,
hut after taking half a bottle of Fo
ley's Honey and Tar Compound, the
Coughing spells entirely ceased. I
wish to say It ?an't be beat." SlheTt's
Drug Store.
Moderation in All Things.
They are kit king about the auto?
mobiles running fast in Charleston.
Go slow, when you are In Charleston,
and there will not be a single kick.?
Greenwood Journal.
Almost a Miracle.
One of the most startling changes
ever teen in any man. according lo
W. It. HolSOlaWi Clarendon, Texas,
was effected years ago in his broth?
er. 'He had such a dreadful cough,"
he wHtee, "that all our family
thought he was going into consump?
tion, hut be began to use Dr. King's
New Dlsoovery, and was completely
cured by ten bottles. Now he Is sound
and well end weighs 21 s pounds. For
many years our family has used this
wonderful remedy for Coughs and
colds with excellent results." It's
<inick, safe, reliable and guaranteed.
Brie.. 50 cents end $1.00. Trial bot?
tle free ;it Sibett's Drug Store.
Blames lUut* Track.
There || much complaint in Char?
leston against over-speeding auto?
mobiles. Probably the racing meet
had something to do with it.
Greenville Piedmont.
Why He Was Late,
What made you so late
i met Bmlthson."
"We,I, thai Is no reason why you
should be an hour late getting home
for supper."
"I know, hut i asked him how he
was feeling, and ho insisted on telling
me aboul his stomach trouble."
lud you tell him to teke Chamber
Iain's Tablets."'
Sure, that Is what he needs. Fold
by ail dealers.
or, c. < *. Brown of Bumter will
preach the commencement sermon al
Furman Fitting school .it the close
of the present session, and S. v.. Mo
Fadden <??' clu ster will deliver the llt?
erm y address, The stale.
'W. T. Gllly, a prominent dealer In
Pennlngton Gap, Va? was so bothered
with kidney und bladder trouble thai
he could not attend to business, He
*m\>. l had severe pains in my buck
snd kidneys ami had to gel up ten to
fif?> en times each night, Saw Foley
Kidney Pills advertised and bought
IWO bottles, and soon fell great relief,
and was entirely cured. No longer
disturbed at night, hut sleep till morn?
ing." Slbert'l lung Store
PLUNGING to Ills doom.
Ool, Roosevelt*! Coarse slakes a Dl ??
it is becoming difficult to remem?
ber that Mr. Roosevelt yielded only
to an overwhelming call of the peo?
ple when he informed the seven gov?
ernors thai he would accept a nomi?
nation if it were tend* red to him. The
transformation has been appalling,
it has also been pitiful. This week's
primaries and conventions have gone
BO uniformly against the third-term
candidate that compassion for one
whose past services should never be
forgotten dominates the mind that
contemplates the tragical wreck of
his campaign.
There Is, of course, nothing but
bluster in Mr. Roosevelt's cries of
"fa.ee" and "fraud" and "outrage,"
as these stunning blows are dealt him
by the voters of his own party. The
pity of it is that he should be storm?
ing about the land denouncing the
victors |n the contest he courted
as scoundrels and almost no?
where accepting the verdict ren
dered as more than an expression of
an infamous conspiracy against pop?
ular government. What ails the man?
Sober-minded observers can see
clearly enough that the signs of col?
lapse of his candidacy are conclusive.
New York, Indiana. North Dakota and
Colorado have lately spoken as with
>ne voice In rejecting him. Not one
Of these four States will have him.
Yet they are all States that Mr..
Roosevelt carried by enormous plur?
alities in 1904. They represent nearly
all sections of the country, outside of
the South.
If one wishes to enter into details,
there is precious little comfort the
supporters of Mr. Roosevejt can ex?
tract from the results so far recorded.
If the theory was sound upon which
his candidacy was based, there should
have been a frantic rush of the voters
to sustain It In such primaries as
have been held. Yet La Follette
squarely defeated him in North Da
gota. In New York county out of
45.000 Republican votes but 15,COO
were cast for Mr. Roosevelt. True,
the ballots came late in some districts
and there were voters who had no
opportunity to reach the polls. But
the conditions were as fair for one
side as for the other, and the im?
portant fact to observe is that no?
where, whether in New York city or
Up the State, did the predicted pop?
ular uprising for the Colonel materi?
alize. Wherever a contest outside
New York county was made in behalf
of tho third-term claimant, as in
Dutchese, Orange, Putnam and Herki
mer counties, his followers were over?
whelmingly beaten.
New York is Mr. Roosevelt's horns
State. He should be the favorite son.
Two years ago. after his return from
Africa, the regular Republican organ?
ization crumpled up before him, and
he triumphantly dominated the
State convention. Few dared oppose
him. for he was believed to be in?
vincible. This week's test of Mr.
Roosevelt's political strength in his
own State, in popular primaries to
which his friends has as much access
as other people, reveals him with not
enough potency in his own party to
elect a corporal's guard of delegates
to the national convention.
Col. Roosevelt actually developed
more strength in Indiana than in New
York, thanks largely to the active
work for his cause done by the Bever
Idg6 faction, but his ideal in the
Hoosler state convention, in spite of
the fraud cry and the demonstration
of bolters, was decisive. The Colo?
rado showing of the Roosevelt can?
didacy only adds to the confusion to
which it has been reduced, In Colo?
rado, the Colonel has had adoring
friends. He once carried the State
by more than 100,000 plurality. Yes?
terday his forces were defeated more
than 2 to 1 in the contest for the con?
trol of the Colorado Republican State
convention.
Mr. Roosevelt, however, has gone
West electioneering for his "third
crop of coffee" and denouncing
"treacherous political 'methods* " all
the way from New York to Chi? ago.
Because of his unwillingness to ad?
mit that he deceived himself con?
cerning the public mind, he seems
fated t<> rush from one excess to an
other In the dismal effort to save his
prestige. There must be hundreds of
thousands of people without distinc?
tion of party who wish that the coun?
try might be spared the distressing
spectacle of our former president
thus plunging insensate to his political
doom. Bprlngfleld Republican.
TIm? Danger After Grip,
lies often In a run-down system.
Weakness, nervousness, lack of ap?
petite, energy and ambition, with dis?
ordered liver and kidneys often fol?
low ;in attack of this wretched dls
ea >'. The Kr?ntest need then is
Electric Bitters, the glorious tonic,
blood purifier snd regulator of stom?
ach, liver and kidneys. Thousands
have proved that they wonderfully
strengthen the nerves, build up the
system and restore to health and
nood spirits after an attack of grip,
if suffering, try them. Only 50 cent-.
Sold and perfect satisfaction guaran?
teed by Blbert's Drug store.
tresslng Spectacle.
gm:: sais?
BERKAS LE 1
"The Sabbath teas SHMR)
for man."
V/HICH DAY IS SABBATH?
Mark ii, 23?iii, 6? April 14.
Text. "The Snbhnlh uu.* modi lor man. ?m4
not man i<>r fftf ffSSSSfJb." - Hark o.
CHAT tin' Bible teaches some
Important leeeoo respecting
the Bubbatb Is undisputed, but
what that lessoo is is much
disputed. The fourth commandment
of the Decalogue refers to the seventh
day and requires its observance as a
day of resl. ami no more. The Ten
Commandments as a whole were the
basis of the Law Covenant compul?
sory upon every Jew. The Jew keep?
ing all of those commandments was
promised everlasting life. Failure to
keep them all condemned him afresh.
There can be no doubt on this point
However, In our Lord's time, Jewish
religionists had become to a consider?
able degree formalists, and greater
stress was laid upon the literal com?
mandments than
on their real spir?
it. Jesus reprov?
ed this on several
occasions.
N o command
ment was given
by Jesus or the
Apostles to the
Church respecting
the Sabbath day.
The early Church
evidently did ob?
serve the Jewish
seventh day In
many places, and in some places the
first day of the week, the Anniversary
of our Lord's resurrection; and some?
times they observed both of these
days. But their observance was not
that of law or command, for the Apos?
tle wrote. "Ye are not under Law, but
under grace."
So with us today. We are glad that
one day In the week Is so geuerally
observed as a day of rest, a Sabbath
(Sabbath day signifies rest day). We
are glad that the day so generally set
apart Is the first day of the week, be?
cause It so beautifully commemorates
the Christian's hopes, attested by our
Lord's resurrection from the dead.
To the Christian, every day Is Sab
bath, every day should be used as holy
to the Lord, and nothing should at any
time be done contrary to the Divine
will or the principles of the Divine
Government. Jesus' declaration that
He was Lord of the Sabbath reminds
us afresh of St. Paul's declaration that
God the Father rested from His own
work on the Seventh Day! He left the
work entirely for Jesus to do. The
Seventh Day of Jehovah's rest was
one of the great Dnys of the creative
Week, each seven thousand years long.
Six of these great Days had passed
and man's creation was in the end of
the sixth.
Ha\!ng established His human sou
in Eden as the god or ruler of the
earth. Jehovah rested or ceased from
His work during: the Seventh Day. or
seventh period of seven thousand
years. Six thousand years of this sev?
enth period have already passed and
Jehovah God has rested, ceased from
His work?He has not interfered to
assist man or lift him out of sin and
degradation. Another thousand years
of the seven remains, but God will not
actively engage In man's rescue even
then. Why not? Because it Is a part
of the Divine Program to leave fallen
man and bis rescue entirely In the
hands of Jesus. lie Is Lord of this
Great Seventh Day.
Man's Seventh Day.
This entire period of seven thou?
sand years which constitutes the
great Seventh Day or Sabbath with
God is divided with man into seven
great Days of a thousand years each,
in six of which he has oeen under a
reign of sin and death, toil and suf?
fering; but the Seventh, or Sabbath,
of a thousand years, has been appoint?
ed for his rescue and uplifting and
blessing. In that glorious Seventh
thousand year period Jesus is to be
Lord. It will be the great Antitypical
Sabbath, and the great Antitypical
Jubilee for mankind.
The Church's Sabbath Day.
St. Paul clearly Intimates that to the
Church, the New Creation, every day
is a Sabbath day.
in the sense that
God's consecrated
people real BS God
rests. In faith, in
hope, in trust that
Jesus will eventu?
ally deliver them,
and bring them
Into a glorious
Sabbath Real Yet
even now. as St
Paul says. "We
Who believe do en
-l? it lawful to hfl on into 1Vst [A{
thx Sabbath day*' ,. .
orally, we who be
lievo have a perpetual Sabbath. Seven
days In the week, and fifty-two weeks
In the year our hearts tcsi in the Lord
and take comfort in the glorious :?rom
ises of His Woid through fnltb riius
we rest from feelings of responsibility
ami worry on account of Lhu world's
salvation In exactly the sat as wnj that
the Heavenly Father rests.
Wo. like the Hcsvenlj Fatber, have
the fullest confidence lhal the Ue
deemer will yel accomplish the blest
tag of ail the families of the earth, and
bring ail the willing and obedient Into
the great Iterfl Time . f (ho future
the thousand years <?' Cm Messianic
Kingdom, In which P \ world will be
released from the sinverj of Satan, siu
tud death
Miss ESlotse Jenkins, of st. Charten,
was in the city Saturday.
HATCH mix PAW -
In IVae of Bitter Opposition IYoiu
Texan, Anti.lMiovpl.orou-. McQOUsW
Goes Through Senat?-.
Washington, April 3.?Jn the face
Of ft hitter attack hy .Senator Bailey,
tho senate today passed tho Lsch
Hughes hous.- bill to put a prohibitive
tag upon ihe manufacture or impor?
tation of white pi osphorous mstrhpn
Mr. Bailey ? ailed the measure a mon?
strosity and spoke pointedly of the
fact that many women had demanded
its passage.
It was freely admitted the bill s ob?
ject was to tax the white phosphorous
match industry out of STSSTSSSTS in
this country. Mar y ills, among them
socalled phossyjaw, are said to af?
flict the workers.
Tlie Veteran T. P. A.. Capt. 1-anhaut,
of Post G. Pays a Visit to Ander?
son.
Bob King, who is the general feed
controller of the Hotel Chiuuola, came
down the steps hurriedly Monday and
was pleased to see his old friend,
Ben. H. Harris of Pendleton, one of
the best farmers in the State and a
man who would grace the chair of
State commissioner of agriculture. Af?
ter they had chatted awhile, Mr. Har?
ris started up to the dining room.
On the steps he met "Cousin Kufe"
Chamblee who wa* awfully glad to
see his former friend, so glad in fact
that he rammed his hand into his
jeans and pulled out six iron wheels.
"Here is that amount of $6 that I owe
you said Cousin Rufe. Mr. Harris
who had uo to tht.t time acted in a
very modest and decorous manner
broke down completely. He had to
give vent to his feelings. it was a
sore trial to see the six returned to
their comfortable ne*>t in the "bloat?
ed bond holder's" pocket, but?"My
friend, I am not B. Harris, my name
is I^anham."
While the gentleman had a perfect?
ly frank and engaging countenance?
as we said before he was taken for
B. Harris,?neither Bob King nor
Cousin Rufe would believe that this
man was not their old friend. But
there it was on the register?"J. C.
Lanham, Sumrr.erton, S. C." The
resemblance is *o marked that this
is not the first time that the mistake
has been made. In fact it has got to
be a regular part If the day's routine
for Capt. Lanham to declare his ?den
ity while he is in this part of the
country
Two years ago, during the political
campaign, a candidate for a State of?
fice poured ' 's grievances into Capt.
Lanham's s>mpathetic but protesting
ear. "Can't you do something with
that brother of yours to make him
quit fighting me" he pleaded. After
humoring the chap for awhile. Capt.
Lanham declared, "My brother is not
fighting you. When he was in politics
he was the governor Of the State of
Texas, but the poor fellow has been
dead two years. My name is J. C.
Lanham and my brother was S. T. D.
Lanham." The politician was aghast.
I thought you were B. Harris'' he
spluttered, and all hands laughed.
Capt. Lanham is one of these mis?
erable beings known as "drummers."
At tho State convention in Greenwood
last year ho was elected president of
the South Carolina division of the
Travellers' Protective Association of
America. Who that was present
doss not remember his manly speech
of acceptance? it was full of love for
fellow man and respect for fellow wo?
men. If there is anybody in the world
who is disposed to speak despitefutty
of the "drummer" he would be con
verted by reading that address. He
spoke of the high purpose in Ute of
many traveling men whom ho h oi
known. h<- spoke of the splendid char?
acter of many nun who had carried
the sample case. He appealed to the
association to reprove and if necee
s iry reprimand every young chap
who might happen to be a little bit
"fresh." that his action.* might net re
II > t upon the great order represent
|ng a great profession which is do?
ing so much for the eomtnercial and
intellectual advancetnsnt of this eouav*
try.
Capt. Lanham's defense ol "the
drummer" was one of ths gi ntieet.
most manly snd most statesmanlike
app< e\ or r i d in this State. His
I tribute to woman < no of the strongest.
I For several year* Capt Lanham waft
a member of the legistatUTi from
clarendon county. Two years ago he?
w-as mentioned for tl e state senate,
and c ii-d hut had it I ill declined to
run. H.- was adored by tho women
and railed at by the baggage smash?
ers a few years ago because of his
bill to permlf baby carriages to la?
ch eked on the trains. He is the old*
e<t T. P. A. In thO State having been
a member of a post in Charleston
many years ago. That post disbands*!,
but he novo r did relinquish his con?
nection with the parent order and
when the organisation cams back in?
to South Carolina he joined ths Tost
a of Bpartanburg His membership
is now nearer to Iii.? home at Sum
, tor.? Anderson Mail.