Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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553U Brother Te^bott to go out," fco) Anally said. "Ixcause I didnt hardly I w+at to fem* yotr feelm*a by telling ydja Before htm tlat your tchool cant m*. TeaYe got a' nbout it all the ?tone u4y, an* It s woree to go about * aaod ?tag the wrong way than to ssAbowtn bad thing the right way. I said V? foe* ?aal y* couldn't change m hUH am' that ye d change drat jfriealt I any that again. To cant ta|? are out of blood with booka Bat VffaTe 4ana persuaded Brother Anna yosJte dota' good, I dldnt want to Maar me belittle ya" it to the window, ?tank deeply of the ?plead ha begin to ?peak again, avjMhta time It waa In a voice the girl hek ne^ejf heard ? voice that held the ****** ***al orator and that waa asjmsjfm with emotion. Thn jrwtttna j* aaw ma ya made To aaada It it from hearsay art lad ya ate* never give mo.nl ta show ya whether ya waa fa aay I've never t dream. Good God! ma'am, had no true companionship Whan 1 waa a 1 aaed tar a* sV that chlmley an' dream ' one of 'emu the biggest r Ufa today. There ware frank! ort, whan I waa In that-, lowed I might go ? I wintad to. I dldnt Mf dream watt more to mo than i' my dream waa my own to stay here and half ta the n awl&.ond jganlnaali ?t |m two boola. are my host frienda,1 Tin. of Wtt tra and ee si omaiital play of r and wind along i anty loassomi feople," Anna want on, ."that knows how to r dream. I've stood up there on ftdga with Jullua Caesar and Al the Great, an' It seemed to see 'em an plain as 1 I oould see the sun of the legion an* balanx. I'm rich i to live amongst other hooka, hut a dream Th>? dream la that here mountains shall Intn their own. These people got ft In *om ter ho a great fen fit. an' I've stayed here because 1 to try an' help 'er* aha faintly exp* stainted, "you seem to stand far the vary things that hafts thorn bach. Ten ?peek almost rewereoUy of their killing instinct an* The man shook his Load gravely and Ta a fsadist hecasj.e my people are an' because I eon lead 'am so lang aa Im a ftghtm' Hsvey. If 1 eoukl wipe out this i' I'd gladly go out an' offer aqrsetf aa a sacrifice to bring It about. Ufa call me aa outlaw?well, rvs done sends Isars aa' I've done broke them, an? I*va asset just about as much esaokianssB an' lawlessness at one ami of the game as at the other." "But schoolsT** demanded Juanlta "Ifhy wouldn't they help your dream toward fulfillment 7" "I stnt against no school that can at the right sn?'.. I'm against school that can only onsettle dissatisfaction with humble where folks has got to live hwmMe." He paused and paeed the room. He no longer the man who had the Immovable stole. His eyes far away, looking beyond the Into the future. It's took your people two centuries ta get where they're sUndtn' today,* he broke out abruptly, "an' fer them two headred years we'te been stand in' still or goln' back. Now ya come dawn hare an' seeks to jerk my people up to where ye stands In the bllnkitf of an eye. To cornea lookln* down on 'em an' pttyln' 'em because they won't ant outen your hand. Thny'd rather be tdflrr than song-birds la a cage, even II eaglee are wild an' lawless. Ya comes aero aa' straightway tells 'em that their leaders are infamous. Do TO offer 'em hotter leaders? Te refuses the aid of men that know em man of* their blood?an' xo your own ignorant way. Do ye set* any reason why 1 should countenanco yst 'Don't ya see fa're lust a-scatter n' my sheep before they knows how tc herd them soi.vse?i "I'm afraid," said the girl very slow? ly and humbly, "that I've been a fool." .."It bo/ Jefc jlwk ?y trademark \jk the hate that's on his face, ' continued Ansa Havey passion? ately. "He's been hers with me con sortln' with them fellers In Plutarch and (Shakespeare. If I can curb him an' k sep him oat of mischief he's goln' down to Frankfort some day an' learn his lessons in tha legislature. He ain't goln' to no college, because E aims to fit him for his work right here. I seek to have fellers like him guide these folks forward. I don't aim to have .hem civilised by beln' wiped out an' trod to death." Ha paused, and Juanita Holland re? peated helplessly, "I've been % fool!" "I rackon ye dont know thst young Jcb McNash thinks little Milt kilt Fletch, an' that one day he laid out In tha la rel to klU little Milt," Bad Anse pursued. "Ye don't know that the only reason he stayed his hand was that I'd got his promise tor hide his time. Bat I reckon ye do know that if Milt as killed by a Havey all that's tran? spired in ten years wouldn't make a patch on the hell-raisin' that'c go on hereabouts in a week. Do ye think It's strange thet Jeb dont want his sister consortia' with the boy that he thinks murdered his father!" Juantta rose from her chair, feeling like a pert and cocksure Interloper who had bean disdainfully looking down en one with a vision Immeasur? ably wider and surer than her own. At last she found herself asking: "But surely Young Milt'didn t kill Fletch. Surely you dont believe that?" "No, I know Jie dldnt; but there's just one way 1 can persuade young Jeb to believe It?an? that's to tell him wbo did." His eyes met here and for a moment lighted with Irony, "if I did that* J reckon Jeb would be willin' to let ye (keep Dawn an' Jsase an', of course, ho d kill the other man. Do ye want me to do itf He moved to the closed door and paused with his hand on the knob. "No, stop!" she almost screamed. Fit would mean murder. Merciful .God, It's so hard to decide some (things!" Anse Havey turned back to thai 1 jurt thought I'd let ye see that Hot yourself," he said quietly. "Ye |aln't hardly been able ter see why it's (hard for us people to decide 'em." Suddenly a new thought struck her, and it brought from her a sudden [question "But you know who the murderer Is, and yon have spared himr The man laughed. "Dornt fret yourself, ma'am. The that killed Fletch has left the .mountains, an' right now he's out of breach. But hell be back some day, an' when he comes I reckon the first news ye'.l hear of him will bo that! ne'e dead." Once more It waa the im? placable uveager that spoke. ] Tha gill could only murmur tn per plenty: "Yet yon have kept JelD tn ignorance. I dont understand." "I've get other plans for Jeb," said Bad Anse Havey. "I dont low to let him be a fend killer. There's oilers that can attend to that" He flung the door open and ctiled Jeb, and e moment later the boy, black "Tell Ms His Nsms. By Qod, Hs Be? longs to Mel" or countenance, came in and stood glaring about with the sullen defiance of a young bull just turned Into the ring to face the matador. "Jeb," suggested the chief gravely. "I reckon if Dawn don't see Young Milt again ye ain't goln' to object to her bavin' an education, are ye?" The boy stiffened, and his reply was surly. (TO HE CONTINUED.) Henry Talks of Cotton nnd Credit. Washington, J?in. 4,?llepresenta tlvo Henry *>t Texas In n speech in the house today advocating rural credits 'thanked the nccrctnry of the treasury In behalf of tne 30,000,000 Southern people for his wise action In deposit? ing funds In Southern banks to he loaned to farmers with cotton as col? lateral." The Hccretnry hnd preserved the value of the 1915 cotton crop, Mr. Henry said. The Texas congressman said that if the treasury's action had been taken promptly In the fall of 1914 the South? ern farmers would have been able to hohl their cotton and would hnvo averted a loss of more than $ 1?? 000,000 due to the European war. SOREHEAD IN POULTRY Extremely Contagious Disease of Fowls Can Cause 8erlous Loss Unless Promptly Checked. Sorehead, a disease of chickens caus? ed by spores of a common mold. Ap? pears when fowls come in contact with moldy litter or moldy grain. It seems not to be a constitutional disease. It is usually confined to the face, comb, wattles and ear-lobes, eyes, nostrils, and mouth, but is occasionally found under the wings in advanced or neg? lected cases. It is extremely con? tagious and may spread through a flock in two or three days. Sorehead is of two kinds, dry and moist, according to the surface at? tacked by the spores. It it is on the mu? cous membrane of the eye, mouth, or nostrils, the moist type develops; If on the skin of the face or adjacent parts, it will be the dry or warty vari? ety. The moist type Is a most serious disease, growing rapidly. It soon closes the eyelids, which swell to an enormous sise, blinds the fowl, and causes it to waste away and die. When sorehead appears, it Is not necessary to isolate the diseased fowls from the flock. Look for moldy litter or food and if it is found replace it with fresh. Check the disease by color? ing the drinking water pink with a few crystals of permanganate of pot? ash, and paint the face and comb of the apparently well chickens with equal parts of creolin and water, or a strong purple solution of permangan? ate of potash. Give appetising food. It Is advisable to mix the egg mash with buttermilk or sour skim milk and feed sprouted oats daily. Cook cheap meat, cut it up, and throw to the chickens. The fowls that have the warts should be caught and the crust of each wart removed. The tissue un? derneath is red. Dip a clean feather In one of the remedies named below and touch the red tissues with the liquid. Next morning the treated wart, will have a black scab over it, which dries and falls oft in three or four days. A week later one cannot de? tect where the wart was. In treating the moist variety, it is necessary to drop the remedy into Che eye, nostrils, or whatever organ Is at* tacked. This seems cruel, but It saves the fowl. The remedy the writer prefers Is pure, undiluted creoltn- We have not lest a chicken from sorehead since using this remedy. It will eradicate the disease from the eye and, if used Ih time, will save the sight; Other good remedies are iodine, cresol or similar disinfectant, senoleum, all I used undiluted I parple solution of per? manganate of potash, liquid shoe pol? ish (black), and solution of cobras (as much as will He on a 26-cent piece, p dissolved in a cup of water). A dean I feather is best for applying the rem edy. FRANK C. HARB. Extension Poultry Husbandman, Clemson Agricultural College. A TREE OF DOUBLE VALUE South Carolina Farmers Urged to Plant Pecan For Its Shads as Wsll as Ifs Fruit I have before me pecan nuts of the 1915 crop that were grown in the Coastal section of South Carolina and some others that were produced in the extreme northwestern corner of the state at an elevation of 900 feet. These nuts, representing one of our best varieties, the Stuart, are suffi? cient evidence that the pecan will thrive in practically every locality in South Carolina, from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the sea? shore. Each of our farm homes should bs surrounded by nut-bearing trees rath? er than by other trees of less beauty and of no economic value. We pay high prices for small, inferior nuts when about our very doors can be grown the choicest sorts. Further? more, there are large possibilities In the production of pecans for commer? cial purposes. Standard varieties sel? dom sell for less than 80 cents a pound, yet there Is a profit In growing pecans at 10 cents a pound. A pecan orchard of good varieties gives pleas? ure as well as profit and is to any farm or suburban home a permanent and valuable asset. The most Important point In the successful establishment of a pecan orchard is to use vigorous trees of good varieties. Varieties recommend? ed for South Carolina are Stuart, Schley, Success, Van Deman. Frot scher, Pabst, and Moncy-Maker. Set the trees carefally In lar- j deep holes about 60 foet apart each way. Give them as much care and attention as Is given your most profitable farm crop and you will not be disappointed in the results. A neglected pecan tree will yield no more profitable returns than will any other neglected crop or fruit tree. It is well to plant the orchards to garden or field crops, driving stakes beside the trees to prevent them from being bruised in cultivating. Intensive cultivation and fertilizing of the crops between the rows of trees will usually be sufficient to keep the pecans grow? ing thriftily. A few nuts may be expected from each tree In three yb\rs after trans? planting and the amount will increase each year. By the tenth year the trees should be yielding profitable crops. In fact, If a pecan orchard Is cared for properly It will come Into profit? able bearing In about the same length of time as will an apple orchard. F. J. CRIDER, Associate Horticulturist, Clemson Agricultural College. SPECIAL" HIT FREIGHT TRAIN. I One Fatally Injured and Eleven Oth? ers Slightly Hun In Wreck Near Shipmaiiy Va. Washington, Jan. 1.?One person was fatally injured and 11 others were slightly hurt In a collision between the southbound Augusta Special and a freight train on the Southern railway at Shipman, Va., just before midnight last night. The accident, as reported to railway headquarters here, was due to a switch operator's mistake. H. C. White, express messenger, died in a hospital at Char!ottesville today. The slightly injured were: Julia Carr, 2028 Bedford avenue, Lynch burg, Va.; Nomla Hill, Catawba, N. C; Miss Frank Hall, 226 south Peyton street, Alexandria, Va.; W. R. Swear ingen, Edgefleld, S. C; Joe Grant, Co? lumbia; Rio Hickman, Charlotte, N. C; T. C. Bruce, engineer; James Nobel, fireman; W. Z. Angel, engi? neer; O. R. Ye well, fireman. DARLINGTON MAN SHOT. Curtis Byrd Seriously Wounded hy Negro. Darlington, Jan. 5.?Curtis Byrd, a young white man employed at the lumber company's plant at Lumber, in the lower part, of the county, was shot this morning at an early hour by a negro, Sam Wilson. Mr. Byrd was shot three times, the weapon used be? ing a .44 calibre revolver. The bul? lets were made for a rifle. The wound? ed man is in an infirmary at Florence. The negro has been arested and is in Jail here. It seems that Mr. Byrd left Lumber this morning on the train from Ben nettsvllle to Sumter, which passes Lumber between 7 and 8 o'clock for Montclare, to searcfi for a negro wo? man who had seriously cut another negro on Saturday at Lumber. On getting to Montclare he located the woman and went to arrest her. Sam Wilson, who lived with her, followed them back to the station. As Mr. Byrd Started back to Lumber with his pris? oner he inquired of Wilson if he was going with them and received an affirmative reply. Mr. Byrd told him to, take the woman's suitcase and bring it along and to surrender what? ever weapons he had with him. The negro then drew his revolver and began dring. Immediately after the shooting the negro fled. He was pursued by Rob? ert Winters, who succeeded in over? taking him and arresting htm after a chase of a few hours. The sheriff was notified in the meantime and arrived on the scene shortly after the arrest. i Wilson has told several incoherent stories of the shooting, at one time stating that he did not Intend to shoot Mr. Byrd, and at another that he did It because he was afraid. He and the woman arrested early this morning at Montclare are both in jail. While Mr. Byrd's condition is se-^ rtoii8, hope for his recovery is enter? tained by the physicians. FEARS CORNER IN RUBBER. London Express Calls on Government to Regulate Price. London, Jan. 3.?The Daily Express, commenting on the recent rise in the price of rubber, says it is getting the government's urgent attention, as? serts that the supply of rubber is fully equal to the normal demand and that the price could well remain in the vicinity of two shillings per pound. It adds, however, that* the Americans have cornered the market and that unless the government steps in the price may easily rise to six shillings. "The government," says The Dally Express, "ought to fix a maximum piice of two shillings and discourage direct shipments of rubber to Ameri? ca, and certainly ought to prohibit English vessels from carrying such shipments. FIVE INDICTED FOR KILLING. Only One of Six Held by Coroner's Jury Not Accused by Grand Jury. Greenville, Jan. 4.?Five of the six men held by the coroner's Jury, charged with the murder of David Freeae in the rioting near Judson mill on the morning of November 17, 1915, were indicted here today by the grand jury. The men indicted are: Gordon Brown, Charles Huggtns, T. A. Har? vey, John Humphreys and I. A. Wil? liams. The trial will probably be set for next week. A "no bill" was returned in the case of J. Van Williams. The trouble was an outgrowth of the recent strike at the Judson mill. Freeze was a striving operative. _ Is Appointed Trustee. Columbia, Jan. 5.?L. L. Baker, State agent for the boys' club work, has been appointed as a trustee of the State negro college at Orangeburg, to succeed the late J. W. Floyd. Wil? liam Banks of Columbia was first ap? pointed to this place, but did not qualify. I ? _ The farmers are trying to figure out how to grow a crop with little or no commercial fertilizer. REPORT OF THE CONDITION Of No. 3808. ? 1 ? The First National Dank of Smarter, at Sumter, In the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business, December 31st, 1915. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b).$626,170.08 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured.. ..,. 1,406.38 3. U. S. bonds: a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par , value).$50,000.00 h U. S. bonds pledged to secure U.S. deposits (par value) ... 7,000.00 Total U. S. bonds... 67,000.09 4. Bonds, securities, etc: b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits. 4,000.00 e. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 9,670.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 11,670.00 6. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock 2,000.00 6. Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve hank .,.$12,000.00 a' Less amount unpaid.6,000.00 6,000.00 7. a Value of banking house (if unencumbered) . . 60,000.00 10. Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank.. .. 13,814.95 11. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.. ?. . . .. 10,026.12 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents In other reserve cities. .. ............ .. .. 12,434.72 22,460.84 12. Net amount due from banka and bankers (oth? er than included in 10 or 11). ? . 1,279.28 14. Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank.t ...... . 6,262.47 15. b Fractional currency, nickels and cents.. .. 888.68 16. Notes of other national banks.> ? 6,966.00 18. Coin and certificates.. ?... .., .. 17,204.45 19. Legal-tender notes.. .. . 3,500.00 20. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer.2,690.00 Total.,.$731,091.93 LIABILITIES. 24. Capital stock paid in.$100,000.00 26. Surplus fund.$100,009.00 26. Undivided profits... 28.251.1$ 27. Circulating notes outstanding. 69,090.90 31. Dividends unpaid..- .. . . 4,000.00 Demand deposits. 32. Individual deposits subject to check. 225,403.96 86. Cashier's checks outstanding. 232.8? 86. United States deposits.?. 4,984.16 87. Postal savings deposits... 1,203.54 Total demand deposits, Items 92, 93. 14, 96, 36, 37, 38, and 39.. ... ... .. . * ..231,824.22 lime deposits (payable after 29 days, or subject to 39 days or more notice): 42. Other time deposits ,v ~ .............. ..... 217,016.65 Total of time deposits, Items 40, 41, and 42 . 217,916.56 AP"' ^Ss%<asiflw?^ ? yw^.^y;. Total.* ki w * at is at?.i ?a.$731,091.93 gg^aV^^^ft^v- ? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter. ss. . . I, O. L. rates, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly awear that the above statement is true to the best pf my knowledge and belief. O. U T ATIiS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of January, 1916. A. M. Broughton. Nonary Public Correct?Attest: . J H. D. BARNBTT, GBO. F. EPPERSON, R. D. LEB, g .... .. - . ?.. <?? THE HOLIDAYS AT EGYPT. Quiet but Pleasant Christmas for All ?Visitors in the Community. 1 1 i Egypt, Jan. 3.^-With beautiful weather and favorable conditions we have enjoyed one of the best Christ mases we have ever had, even though it was a quiet one. During the week the thermometer stayed around 60 and the sun favored us with his pres? ence. Firecrackers, guns, etc., were kept in use to remind us of yuletide. Miss Irene Weidon of* Bishopvlile spent the holidays with relatives in Egypt, Mr. E. O. White, who is teaching in Saluda county, spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. White, returning to his work Satur? day. Mr. J. K. Richburg is the owner of a new Ford. Messrs. L. A. White, F. Q. Peebles, A. B. White and C. H. Peeples spent Thursday in Bishopvlile. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hogue of Cam den were visitors in Egypt on Xmas day. Mr. Thomas White, who la attend? ing school in Mayesville, spent the holidays at home. Misses Lota McLeod, Lula Huggina, and the Misses Boykin spent the hol? idays at home from Linwood college. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Folk of Provi? dence were visitors in Egypt Xmas. Mrs. W. T. McLeod and daughter, Miss Sallie, spent several of the holi? days with relatives at Oswego. Several parties were In order dur? ing the holidays. Mr. Koger Smith of Camden spent several days in Egypt, the guest of Mr. Roy White. Misses Ethel and Sarah Humphries were visitors in Egypt last week. A happy and prosperous New Year to you and your readera Charleston, Jan. 4.?Chief Louis Behrens, reelected chief of the Char? leston fire department at the annual meeting of the board of fire masters, held last night, today began his 40th year of service as a Are fighter. Act? ing Assistant Chief A. J. Meyers, sen? ior foreman of the department, who was elected assistant chief at the same meeting, has been In the fire service 29 years. Assistant Chief Mey? ers has been acting assistant chief since Assistant Chief Morris was killed In the accident of July 17. SNELL. FORECASTS BUSY YEAR. Charleston Chamber of Commerce Sen* rotary Sounds Optimistic Note tor 1916. Charleston Post. ?'The year 1916 promises to be one of the most prosperous in the history of the South and the United States," said A. V. Snell, managing secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, discuss? ing prospects for the coming year rel? ative to business conditions sad the problems that will come up in the next twelve months for solution by the chamber. "This prosperity was pre? dicted a.t the beginning of the Wart? he continued. "There is a great move? ment on foot for the development of foreign trade. Charleston must take advantage of it. The opening of the Panama canal has brought and Is bringing great changes in the course of trade routes and Charleston has al? ready reaped some of the benefits of these changes. There are mors bene? fits yet to be garnered.. ENGINEER DIES IN WRECK. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2.?Southern railway passenger train No. 17 ran into a 25-foot rock slide at Baker Creek, N. C, today and the engine and baggage car toppled over Into the creek resulting in the death of Engineer J. J. Clark of Asheville, N. C. Clarke's body was buried in the creek with the debris of his en? gine and was not found for hours after the crash. Knox Christopher, the fireman, and Mrs. W. J. Woods of Whlttler, N. C, were reported seriously injured In dispatches re? ceived at the Southern offices here. Marriages in Clarendon. Manning Times. Married at the Baptist parsonage Tuesday evening, December 28th, Mr. Clarence . Thames and Miss Alma Frlerson. Re?\ J. A. Ansley officiat? ed. * e e Married by J. M. Windham, Judge of Probate, December 22nd, Mr. Charles P. Graham and Miss Mildred Ruth Ardls. 0 0 0 Mr. James E. Marvin and Miss Sal lie McCall were married on December the 23rd, at the Methodist parsonage In Manning, Dr. Watson B. Duncan performing the ceremony.