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?Mini at the Peatofkw a4 ?usuter, b C. m ftscossi Class Matter. MlM Helen Dour, of McClellanvllle, la visiting Mm Qeo. L). shore on Cal huun street. Mrs. J. Walter DuRant and two boys of Charleston, are visiting Mrs E. P. DuRant. Mrs. 8tenrn, who has been visiting Mrs. Abe Hyttenberg. left Tuesday morning for Savannah Mr and Mrs R K Wilder and Mr. nd Mra J. J. Wesenst have gone to Richmond. Vs.. to attend the hard? ware men's convention. Among those in town this wee*? In attendance upon court are Conduc? tors J. O. Maye. I.. Hart. Hayward Clark. U Clifton. U Crocker. J. C. Pennall. tlarhy. C. E McCullough. all of ths A C la road. Mr. and Mrs J. 1.. McCallum and little son returned Monday morning from an automobile trip to Char? lotte, N. C . returning Ma Rock Hill. Chester, Wlnnsboro and Columbia. Miss Belle Quattlebaum and Mr. William Quattlebaum, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. J. L. McCallum. Mr. J. BenJ. Folsom has returned ta ths city after a trip through the north which Included New York and Atlantic City. Miss Gladys R. Towles. who has been visiting Mrs. E W. Vogel, has returned to her home in Rarnwell. Misses Miriam Mellette and Sadie Nettles have gone to Ashaville for u stay of several weeks at that place. Mrs. M. 8. Nelson and daughter, Miss Lhule Nelson. have returned home after a mouth's stay with Mrs. J. A Ruddock at Charleston. Miss Martha Moore, of Charleston. Is visiting her aunt. Mrs. M. 8. Nel? son, on Church street. Mise Meta Auld and Master Don Auld are spending some time on Sullivan's Island. Mr. and Mrs. Julian D. Wilder and children have returned from a stay ? f several weeks on Sullivan's Island. Miss Jsnle Mlkell has returned from Baltimore after a stay of two montha Mr. J. V. Wilson, of Columbia. Is In the city on business. Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Spann, of McClellanville are in the city for a stay of several weeks. Mrs. W. H. Ingram has gone to ajendersonvllle, N. C, to spend the remainder of the summer. Mra H. D. Geddings, of Washing? ton. D. C.. is visiting relatives here. Mlsa Ethel Blghatn. of Rock Hill. Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Cheiry ami Mr. S Cherry on Wright street. Mrs. It. M Kraft, of New York, Is visiting Mrs J. S. Sternberger on Idberty street. Mr. snd Mrs F.dwln Wilson and Mra English Cooper of St. Charles, were in the city Thursday. Mra T. l. Cols snd daughter, fcifrldtt. of Rembert. are the guests of Mra E. D. Owens. TO BOOST SOtTII CAROLINA. State-wide Movement Planned hy Co lumMa Real Estate Men. Columbia, July 8.?To send a spe? cial train to the Central and Middle Western States to advertise the re? sources of South Carolina is the ob? ject of a movement launched tonight by the Columbia Real Estate Ex? change. A resolution was adopted au? thorising the president of the ex? change. Bruce W. Ravettel, to appoint a committee of three to invite the commercial organizations of the va? rious cities and towns of South Caro? lina to co-opcrute in the movement. Mr. Ravene) will appoint the . ommlt tee tomorrow and the movement will he launched Immediately. Commer? cial organisations throughout the State will be Invited to s. nd repre? sentatives to Columbia to outline a plan for sending out a "boost* i SUPS tttton." The movement was suggest ed by W B. Dozier, vice president of the Real Estate Exchange. Talks were made hy various business MOD snd it was pointed out that thousar?'s ? ml It was pointed on that thousands of farmers yearly go from the Cen? tral snd Middle Western mates Canada, when they could !>.? easil> br.-tight to th? South ami particular? ly to this State The sjevsmmi has been endorsed t.\ ComioisMioio-r of Agriculture B. J Watson ami im will lend all aid pOS> stats in patting the project through it is fcgHatred Hint the projisst is a mo? mentous one and will mean untold development to south Carolina. Skirts to Be l ighter. New York, July t Women's fash* lonaHe skirts are to be tighter than ever around the hem. with in eight n>< n m%\i in tM.nt. mit they will be rull ea,al Ilm top Maborste draping and th* essln? over lb.- hips |* e\|>e t. 11 hi permit a gra< ?ful sitting SOStUfS two killed by \ ichtnim. Negro Preacher Die* Instantly and Wife Succumbs Later?"ItUfd Times" Corrects tassjewsetou? Duck Corner Local*. \ Dark Corner, July 7.?As I failed to get my letter of the 1st inst. In the mall last week, I will write a line or so more. Everything Is calm and serene in this corner today. We had a nice rain here last Saturday evening and another good shower Sunday after? noon and Just south of here there was a heavy downpour of rain Saturday evening, accompanied with very heavy thunder. During the rain the lightning struck Hev. Alfred Watson's (colored) house, tearing a hole in the roof as large as a barrel, killing Wat? son Instantly and knocking his wife senseless and who, 1 hear, has since died. Watson lived at Hodges cor? ner, near Pinewood. Watson's son, I a man of about 35 years, was in the ' room with his father when he was killed, but was not hurt at all. Judge A. P. Ragan, magistrate at Pinewood held an Inquest. I heard it intimated last Saturday j that 1 said all who signed the petition j for the dispensary were the same as the blind tigers. 1 never said any? thing of the kind. Everybody do as ha pleases, and I will do as I can. All I did say was: "Oh, for some power the giver give us, to see our selves us others see us." For I do believe that if one could see himself as he looks In the eyes of the law abiding citlsens of his State, as he sells the fool producing stuff to his fellow man. he would feel ho ashamed of himself that he would never do the like again. I voted for no dispen? sary at the last election and expect to vote that way again. Bill I want everybody to vote as they please, re? gardless of what any man says. Mr. John Ohllders formerly of this corner, but now of Brogdon's, visited relatives here last Thursday evening. The Fourth passed off very quietly here. Mr. M. It Graham and family of Pinewood spent the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. Pink Weeks here at Weeks' Mill. A hear of a picnic to be here In the Dark Corner before long and will write more about it later. "Hard Times." storms. Hail ami Kaln In Plenty? Crot> < 'ond It Ion?Personal. Dark Corner, July 1.?On last Fri? day night, the 27th ult. this corner was visited by a severe wind storm, but 1 have not heard of any damage being done of any importance. And again on Saturday night we had an electrical storm; the lightning struck a half dozen telegraph poles on the Manchester and Augusta railroad near Iteid's, tearing some of them almost into splinters. This storm was ac? companied by a heavy downpour of rain, the heaviest that has fallen here this year. And on Sunday night the 29th. about 8 o'clock we had anoth? er electrical cloud with rain and hall pass over here. The lightning struck In many plaees. Have not heard of but one house being struck, the barn of Mr. Ran Bracey was struck. 1 have not learned the extent of the damage. Have heard of no other dumage going done. A pretty fair crop of oats was har? vested in this corner. Crops are fairly good and are prefy clear of grass. 1 hear of plenty of < otton blooms. 1 have not been out any from home lately so cannot say who has the best croon Mr. L. E. Avln has the best cotton I have seen; he also lias some fine corn Mr. Ashley Kelley killed a mad dog last Saturday near here. It seems as If the Kelleys, who live on Mr. Mack Kolh's place, near Ramsey, fol? lowed the ?log from his house and getting abend of it somehow stepped out of the mod until the dog came up when he shot it. Mr. Bob Ardls has n sick muh* which It Is feared has glanders. Mr. M. S. Atfln, who lives on Mr. 11 J. Harby's-1 >abhs place has a very sirk son. Mr. I?al Avln. Fruit is sure scarce. There were no plums, very few berries of either hockte or black berries, some few i apples and peaches, hut the early pom hoi rotted soon as they com? gSonood to ripen. The yellow files are worse here than i over knew them ?o be, it is just Impossible to rest any at all In I he dav time for them. The Sunday school at Keids is get ting along tine, meets every Bunnda) afternoon at four o'clock. I? It. Llde of Pinewood is superintendent and Miss Bun lee B, Osteen Ii secretary. M T I' H "Sweet Spring has Come and stimmer too All things are or seemeth new\" Hut our roads have not been work* ed yet, though Brother Pitts told me he Would woik them this spring He has more than he inn do, | guess. The examinations for Clemson scholarship, Carolins and the Col? lege of Char lent on will he held In lbs ? out t hones next Friday. FARMERS NEED CAUTION. President Barrett Tells the Farmers of the Kind of Caution They Need. To Officials and Members of the Union: Caution. Just an ordinary, every-! day word, but one fWight with deep find fur-reaching Importance, It is the one thing farmers lack above all other qualities. Caution they have In plenty in certain directions, but usually not in the direction it should be applied. They are over-cautious about hon? estly accepting plans and organ 1 an Ilona within their own ranks, calling' for co-operation, mutual aid and self sacrifices. I know, of course, it Is due in a measure to the fact that the farmer has been deceived and fooled 'so much in the past that his hump of cuution has become abnormally de? veloped But, on the other hand, the wordy, windy, promising politician seems able to wipe out this hump of caution every election day. Fooled time and time; again by broad promises before the j election, only to be forgotten and lg- j nored after the election, yet the farm-1 er's caution bump falls to show when the sume deceiving, seltlsh politician j comes forward again and with the | same old empty promises arouses his enthusiusm to high pitch, to such a high pitch that he throws caution, the ubsolute knowledge that he is deal? ing with a rascal, to the winds and Votes once more for the Idle promiser. Now, as I stated, farmers are slow to accept and take hold of movements within their own ranks for self-ad? vancement, because they have been fooled In the past. Why the same theory don't work with them as re? gards this scheming politician is some? thing too profound for my unraveling. But the truth of it is too well known for argument. That old designing, crafty politician is mighty humble, mighty cordial, eager to promise anything asked when before you seeking your vote. But just see him In Washington, as I have. There he laughs at your gullibility; sneers at your contldnce in his prom? ises; openly flaunts you and your cause. You are waking up a bit along that line, I'll confess, hut only after con? stant hammering on you. Some men who have stood in places of power for y'ears and sneered at you and your 'needs have felt your righteous wrath and gone into the oblivion they have 'long merited. But others remain. Many of them are going to come as humble suppli? cants for your suffrage next year. They wear the outward garb and sem? blance of real and true friends to you and your cause. They are oily, shrewd, plausible, Every artitlce of the designing self-seeker will be used on you again. Will you stand for him? Will you let that sort fool you yet again? Oh, j my credulous brother, wake up, wake j up! Put on your thinking cap, read, study the public career of the man i seeking your franchise. Know, don't guess, that he is your real friend and that he wdl do all In his power hon? estly to make good on his promises ; to you. Do this and you will get true friends in the bign places. You will get legislation long denied yen. he cause you haven't had some one to Press your cause like the trusts and corporations have had. Come out cd' your sleep, brother. Quit letting them fool you. C. S. Barrett. Union City, Qa., July 9, 1913. I'N'IV EHSITY TRUSTEES MEET. No Action Taken Toward Electing a President. Columbia, June S. ? Routine mat? ters were considered at a meeting of the board of trustees of the University of South Carolina held In Columbia yesterday. The special committee of the hoard appointed several weeks ago to have charge of the selection of a new presi? dent for the university to take tin place of Dr. s. c Mitchell, now presi? dent of the Medical College of Vir? ginia, reported that several names were under consideration but that a decision had not been reached. Andrew c. Moore, dean, is acting president of the university. WILL BE A MONSTER. United states Battleship No. St |u He llullt. New York, July B. Preparations have begun at the Brooklyn navy yard tor laying the keel of the latest United states battleship, designated for the present as "No 3?,' for which there is :m appropriation of $16,000,000, The \e .se| will be one ,.f i he largest men of-War afloat, sin- will have a dis placement of 31,400 tons, will he 608 feet long, feet beam and have n draught ot l's feet I n Inches she will be laid down on the \s ;t \ ?? recent I3 vii '?ted i>\ the dreadnought Nen York, which is non m the basin receiving tint-dung touches. LEGACY FOR t lit lt< II. Oraitgeburg Man Who Died In Cleveland Provides for Church ami Hehoot -. Orangeburg, July 7.?David Wes ton Shuler, who died in Cleveland sev? eral days ago from the intense heat and who has since been burled near his old home in Orangeburg county, left his property to church and edu? cation. Mr. Bhuler'f win .vas drawn hy the late Judge James F. Izlar on July 4, 19<?4. lie directed that all his just debt! he paid, that it his brother he living at his death the land held for his use during his life, and after his death to be held in trust by St. Philips' Episcopal church ?>f the dio? cese of South Carolina, at Charleston, for the church of the Redeemer, Or? angeburg. The will provided, however, that the trustees of the fund are to use the money as they see lit, and can, In their discretion, use the tund to erect a girls* college at Urangeburg, pro? vided that a gtft similar In amount Is made hy another party. Mr. Shuler's brother Is dead. His property is worth about $16,000. "Resolved, That the tariff hill agreed to by this conference, in it* amended form, is declared to be a I party measure ami we urge its und!-1 vided support as a duty by Demo? cratic senators without amendment. I I Provided, however, that the confer ence or the finance committee may, after reference or otherwise, propose amendments to the bill." Senator Kern, chairman of the caucus, Chairman Simmons, of the j finance committee, who have fought hard for the measure, and other ad? ministration leaders, expressed en i tire satisfaction over the outcome and I [declared their confidence that enough votes were personally pledged to as? sure the?passage of the measure, with free wool and free sugar included. It became at once apparent when the caucus convened, that a resolu ' tlon which Would hind members ab . solutely to the bill without amend? ment was distasteful to many senators. The resolution therefore was modified \ and presented in the form of a party ' declaration. Before this was put to I a vote, the motion was made that sen j ators be asked flatly as to their inten J tlon regarding the measure and this I was agreed to. The roll was then called. On this roll the Louisiana senators stated that it was not their intention to BUpport the hill without amend? ment. Senator Newlamls said that he had not definitely made up his mind as to certain amendments he might urge, hut in the end it was his intention to stand by the party measure. Senator Shafroth explained that he did not want to be bound to support the bill but that it was his present intention to vote for it. All the others : present?4 5?voted "aye" on the roll j call. These senators, Hitchcc k and Culberson absent but accounted for, constitute the Democratic member? ship of the senate, 51. "We are satislled with this show? ing," said Senator Simmons tonight, j "The Democrats are on record in sup? port of the bill. Forty-seven of them answered 'aye* when their names were called on the motion to support the bill, and others declared it their pres? ent intention to support it and said that they did not know of anything that would cause them to vote agai.ist the party. No more could he expect? ed. 1 am going over the linal printed draft of tin* bill for corrections and shall report it to the senate some time this week, Thursday, if possible. I shall call a meeting of the full llnunce committee on Wednesday, in all prob? ability. At any rate the measure will be reaily for general debate next week." "We have got the votes, 41* of them with the vice president, who can 1>C relied on should an emergency arise," was the statemeid of Senator Hoke Smith, as he left the caucus. Senator Kern made public the resolution and a statement regarding the roll call. Senator Newlamls, in a statement explaining his position, gave evlds ice of his intention to stand by the party. ' I voted against making the hill a party measure," Senator Newlamls said, "because whilst it is superior to the existing tariff, it has certain de? fects which should he remedied, it discriminates against Far Western products and clothing. There should he a tariff board with poWer to as . ei tain facts, make recommendations t > congress and make further reduc? tions under a rule established by con mass. "Whilst our duties on sugar and wool should he materially reduced we should not take the risk, by pre? cipitate action, "t readjusting Injur? iously the sugar Industry in our in? sular possessions or of che? king the heel HUgUI' development or the Woid industr> oi tin- Par West, stich uction is likely to make US dependent oil foreign countries ami ultimate!) raise the price of both sugar and wool." Before final action on tin- lull the * aucus gave concessions to the sena lors from wool growing Stales by adopting mi amendment making, effei _ ?_-, - SCHOOL FA HM IDEA. Counts Pupere Indorse Plan of State Agent Farm Demonstration Woik. The Stale. Articld In the county newspapers; Indicate that all over the State a most favorable reception has been given to the proposal of W. W. Long, State agent in charge of farm demonstra? tion work, to establish in each coun? ty five demonstration plants of three acres or more each in connection with rural schools. The Herald ??f I Laurens says: "If the plan outlined by the State agents developa and doubtless it will, some of the Laurens county schools will take a long step in the right direction next session by plac? ing agriculture in the course of study and manual work. This much needed | and long neglected instruction will be given on plots of land, situated near the school building, where the public themselves may take a part in the work and learn something of scientific farming. The main features to he stressed will be crop rotation and soil j j building. The local demonstration ( agent will visit the sc hools as often as possible to carry instructions from the government a.nd to cooperate with j the teachers In developing the work. "Five schools are to be selected in this county and three of them will probably be New Prospect. Trinity Ridge and Wood row Wilson. In an interview with Supt. tjeo. L. Pitts and John I). W. Watts, county dem? onstration agent, it was learned that it is their intention to place this work on as public road as possible, so that the people of the county may conveniently observe the experiments. Both of these officers are enthualaa ? tic over the opportunity of doing j something in the interest of agricul ; ture and we believe that this is the beginning of a great work that will prove an immense benefit to the farm? ers and the people generally and will ultimately lead to the establish? ment (if a school for which The i Herald has been pleading for many ! months." The Supreme Court has granted a new trial in the Mlms case, which is of interest here because of the fact that the killing of John J. Minis, the plaintiff s husband .took place In this j city and the family were residents for ? several years. The case was tried in j the Richland county court in 1912 and resulted In the direction of a verdict for the defendant. It will be remem? bered that John J. Mlms was knock? ed down and run over by a Coast Line engine near the Harvin street cross? ing. MAN HORSEWHIPPED BY WOMAN Mrs J. J. Lee, of Atlanta, Claimed T. 1). Hloanpeon Slandered Her. Atlanta, Ga., July 7.?T. D. Thomp j son, holding a responsible i?sitio i with the Atlanta Envelope Compary was publicly Hogged with a horsewhip , here this afternoon by Mrs. J. J. Lee, who is the wife of an office attache of the Central of Georgia railroad. Both persons are under arrest tonight, charged with disorderly conduct. Mrs. Lee resides at 388 Peachtree street, the latter being the most fashionable residence street in the city. Armed with a horsewhip, which ! she purchased today, Mrs. Lee went j*to the plant of the Atlanta Envelope 'Company, at 109 South Porsyth St., ' this afternoon and waited in the Street outside for Thomspon to ap? pear. The latter, without knowledge J that Mrs. Lee was waiting for him, came out of the Envelope oCmpany's plant in about a half hour after the woman arrived. She immediately at? tacked him with the whip, lashing 1 him several times on the face and then beating him over the head with the butt of the whip. ! Thompson, seeking to defend him? self, seized the woman by the wrists, forcing her to her knees. Dr. J. C. Writght, a local physician who hap? pened to be passing, then rushed be? tween Thompson and Mrs. Lee, pre venting a further struggle. An ex? amination of Thompson showed that he was not badly hurt Mrs. Lee was escorted to a nearby drug store, where she collapeed, pend? ing the arival of the police, [n ex? planation of her action she alleged that Thompson had been circulating Slanderous remarks concerning her she ami her husband have been sep? arated two months*. Thompson Is married. Both persons will be given a hearing In the city court tomor? row. live the provision for tree raw wool on Becember I, 1*1*1, and the rates on manufactures at wool. January 1, 1914. Karliei in the day the finance com? mittee had voted to recommend the dates as October 1 and December I, respectively, but the caueu? veotd for i he fnrt her delay. This action completed the revision ? ?t the Underwood bill whicri has o. copied the finance committee majoi It) and the caucus since Ma\ 7. FOREST FIRES RAGE. niorswns PIGHTIXG ro CHECK 1) KSTROY ISO FLA M BS. Three Village* Near Sa? l^sssrlscn Threatened ? Shop? Closed ?gel BtthM at Standstill ? Oof. QfJO, Bell. U. S. A.. Directing Fight Against Bread Element?Women Helping in Battle to Save Threaten? ed District. Ran Francisco, July y.?Forest fires are blazing fiercely tonight on three sids of the Mount Tamalpais, a land? mark of California and playground and park of all the cities clustered about San Francisco Bay. Three villages are threatened. The moun? tain was cloaked today by a mantle of white smoke. which streamed across the bay like a wind blown scarf, hut as darkness fell the moun? tain blazed above the bay and ocean like an enormous beacon, illuminating the sky for miles. Bach morning since the blaze start? ed, it has seemed that danger was passed, but each afternoon the trade wind blustering in from the Pacific has whipped the dames into life and driven them across canyons and trenches laboriously cut through the underbrush, ami into fresh timber on the far side of areas burned hare by back tires. The tires are believed to have resulted from carelessness of campers. Three thousand soldiers, sailors, naval apprentices, forest rangers, militiamen and volunteers are lighting the flames j and the women in the threatened ter? ritory are working as hard as the men. Shops are c losed and business is at a standstill throughout the threaten? ed section. Col. George Bell, 16th United States infantry, assisted by District Chief Dubois, of the forestry service, is directing the fight. Thus far there has been no loss of life and little damage to private proper? ty, although the possible damage is enormous and emminent. Mount Tamalpais lies on the north side of San Francisco Bay. Easy of access by ferry and electric lines, and one of the beauty spots of California, its foothills have become dotted with cities and villages, while on its slopes are hundreds of couples of wealthy Californians. Every week-end swarms of holiday seekers thread the trails of the moun? tain, and tourists from all over the j country are familiar with its ascent. In the deep ravine hide groves of giant sequoias, the most beautiful of which has been conserved in a nation? al park, named Muir Woods, for John Muir, the naturalist. The mountain is I covered with heavy underbrush of bay laurel, chapparal and scrub oak. For ! two days the fire charged through this brush, climbing to the highest peak, where i\ threatend Tamalpais Tavern and West Point Inn hostelries. Today the fire ate its way to the sea on the west and into the red woods at the head of two canyons on the east and north, leading to the towns of Mdl Valley, Corte Madera and Lake Shur, Fire at the edge of Muir Woods tem? porarily was under control. Blythedale Canyon, leading to Mill Valley, is lined with country places The most exposed of these is the beau? tiful estate known as "The Garden of Allah," owned by Falston Lovett White, and valued at $1,000,000. To? night there was hope of saving it, out It still is in danger. Reliance on saving Mill Valley and the other towns lies precariously to? night on a trench varying in width from 65 to 136 feet, whic h, it is hoped, will stem the tire from further pro? gress down Baltimore and Blythedale canyona Once the canyons are fairly ablaze, it would take superhuman work to save the habitations at their mouths. TROUBLE FOR IMPERSONATOR. _ District Attorney's OfhYo Investigat? ing Legal Aspect Of Wall Street Fox's Ini|>crsoiiatioiis. Washington, July y.?United states Attorney Snow den Marshall of New York, at the direction of the depart? ment of justice. Is investigating whether David Umar violated any federal statute by the impersonation of congressman In dealing with Wail street interests. District Attorney Marshall's inves? tigation is confined to an analysis of the statutes and the question of a grand jury inquiry has not yet been taken up. WILL iso to it.obi n< i Mi. Dave IV Inn i h<i?st cash lee of cit> Kavtvgra Bank oi Fkiiewcex Mr. 1? J Winn, Jr., formerly of Sumter. but for the past several years cashier ol the Peoples' Pank of Pish opvllle, has been elei ted cashier ol the Citj Ravings Pank, of Florence, and will enter upon the discharge ef his duties August 1st. Mr. WlmVs many friends "dl be ?hol to know oi bis good fortune, foi his election t>\ the Florence bank is ? decided pi. .motion in bank in. elrclei