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PROVE FALSE
Mrs. and Miss Hull Accused of Smug
gling Valuable Ncklace.
BAGGAGE.IS SEARCHED
The Tip Given Custom House Official
Turns Out to be Untrue-Ovei
Zealous Customs Authorities Fin(
Minor Undervaluation of Clothing
The Victims are Very Indignant
The wife and daughter of Josep1
Hull of Savannah, Ga., one of thi
wealthiest and most influential mei
in the South. were required to dis
robe in their stateroom aboard thi
steamship Lusitania at New York o0
Friday while a customs inspectress
acting on a mysterious tip, subse
quently found to be false, made ,
vain search for a diamond necklaci
thought to have been purchase<
abroad.
The search proving futile, Mrs
Hull and the daughter, Miss Eliz
Lamar Hull, were allowed to procee<
to their hotel, where another daugh
ter, Miss Nina Hull, convalescin;
from an attack of typhoid fever, ha<
preceded them without having beei
subjected to search.
The necklace rumor dismissed
customs inspectors searched the fam
ily baggage, and, charging underval
nation in the case of Mrs. Hull ani
Miss Eliza Hull, seized the article
in question. Mother and daughte
claimed they had acted in good faith
but their explanations were not con
sidered satisfactory to Collector Loel
and the articles were seized.
They consist entirely of wearin
apparel and will be held until "th
home value," that is the foreign cos(
plus duty, is paid.
Joseph Hull, the husband an
father, was on the pier to greet hi
wife and daughter, as was a son
Daniel, a cotton broker in this cit
All were indignant at the proceed
ings and threaten to carry the mat
ter to the courts if necessary.
"We were made to take off eve
our stockings," said Mrs. Hull. "Ev
ery stitch of our clothing wa
searched and even our hair did no
escape. I consider this treatment a:
outrage and I had no idea such
thing could happen on Americal
soil."
It was explained for the famil:
that the report concerning the nec'
lace had probably come from Savan
nah, where there was jealousy ove
the fact that the Hulls were forcu
nate enough to afford luxuries ani
finery. As to the undervaluatioi
charges, Daniel Hull said:
"My sister Eliza was the only on
of the three who had previousl:
been abroad, so I and my father sen
wireless to be very cautious and pa
ticular in making their declarations
As to the alleged undervaluation, th
total can be no more than $150 an'
that was due to ignorance of m:
mother and sister and was done wit]
no malicious intent."
"My sister E1,iza has a diamon'
necklace which she purchased fiv
years ago in Savannah. A custom
inspector there heard of this and gc
the mistaken impression that sh
bought the trinket in Paris and wa
bringing it with her on this trip. C
course she had no such jewels."
It was pointed out at the law dE
partment of the custom house te
night that federal authorities hay
full power to search passengers sus
pected of having dutiable article
concealed about them, and it wa
added that there has never been;
suit brought as the result of such:
search.
Joseph Hull came on here fror
Savannah to meet his returning wif
and daughter. He is president C
the Merchants' National bank of than
city, chairman of the board of d.
rectors of the Savannah Trust comn
pany, a director of the Central rail
road and president of the Prairi
Phosphate company. He is credite
with ha-ing made many millions ou
of phosphate properties.
The Heavy Price of Forestry Neglect
Another thing that has burned it
self into my memory is the heav
penalty China is now paying for th
reckless destruction of her forests il
former years. On this trip I hay
seen river valley after river valley
once rich and productive, but now be
come an abomination of desolation
--covered over with unnumberet
tons of sand and stone brought dowl
from the treeless mountain-sides
While the peaks were forest-clad
they held the rain-water like sponges
giving it out slowly from the decay
ing leaves, humus, and well-soakel
soil. Now, however, the mountain
are in thousands of cases merel:
enormous rock-piles, the soil, com
pletely washed away, having lai
waste the country below; while othe
mountains show the destruction stil
going on. rent as they are by gorge
through which furious torrents rusi
down, submerging once fruitfu
plains with rock and unfertile gul
ley-dirt. Usually the Chinese farme
around here has nothing to do witi
piddling little "patches" such as th
negroes have made disgraceful1:
common in the South; he prefers t'
cultivate in broad fields where th
plowman will not have to waste ha!
his time in turning round at the en
of garden-length furrows. In th
devastated valleys, however. I fin
that John Chinaman is often force.
against his will, into this sort c
patch-farming simply because iti
only here and there that fertil
streaks have been left unruined. I3
these cases he has piled the rocks 1
little heaps and saved some remnant
from the general soil-wreck.
Saturday I rode over the bed of:
once-deep river. Now it is almos
entirely filled up with sand and roc1
and of the once splendid arches c
an old stone bridge. I found onl:
a few feet of the upper part not ye
submerged in sand. Once the cleai
deep. steadily flowing water ran her
month after month, and all arouni
were well-tended lowlands; not
when a rain comes a mad fury o
waters sweeps over the lowlands
leaving a ruinous deposit behind, an
later there are long weeks when th
river-bed is dry and desert-like. S
it was when I saw it yesterday. th
old bridge itself standing amid th
waste a melancholy monument to th
gladness and fertility of a vanishe
era.-Clarence Poe. in Raleigh (3
C.) Progtressive Farmer.
REMY MAY BE FOUND
SCIENCE WILL YET DEFEAT IN
FANTILE PARALYSIS.
Dread Disease, Caused by Germ, May
Be Prevented, Thinks Dr. Flexner
of Rockefeller Institute.
Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rocke
feller institute declared yesterday
that it has now been thoroughly es
tablished that infantile paralysis, the
disease which has brought so much
harm among children in the last few
years, is a germ disease. The germ,
it is true, is too small to be detected
by any microscope, but its presence
L and nature have been .established in
other ways through animal experi
mentation.
Dr. Flexner, who iq, as a rule, si
lent as to the discoveries made at
L the institute of which he is a di
rector, consented to make this state
I ment yesterday to the New York
Times in explanation of one of the
arguments he brought forward at a
t hearing at Albany last week in dc.
I fense of the use of animals in medi
cal research. He then stated that
the means of the prevention of infan
tile paralysis has already been estab
lished, and that it might conserva
tively be said that the achievement
of cure is not far distant.
"Infantile paralysis," said Dr.
Flexner, "is a germ disease that at
tacks the spinal marrow and brain,
5 and by merely injuring or by totally
r destroying the delicate tissues causes
either a temporary or permanent par
alysis of the muscles.
"The germ of the disease has been
known for a little more than a year.
It is so excessively minute that the
most powerful microscope fails to re
veal it. and yet there are accurate
methods through the employment of
which the nature and presence of the
germ have been determined with cer
tainty.
"The proof that infantile paralysib
- is a germ disease, and almost all our
- accurate knowledge concerning the
nature of the disease." Dr. Flexner
1 went on, "has been secured through
- experiments on animals, and could
5 probably have been obtained in no
t other way.
I "Where does the -germ reside?"
the doctor was asked. "It is not
known to reside anywhere in nature,"
he replied, "except in connection
with human beings, who either have
- had or have been in contact with
- some one who has had infantile par
r alysis, or in relation with some ob
- ject in close association with patients
I suffering from the disease."
1 "How is the disease spread?" was
the next question. "By persons iick
with the disease or by some one who
has been iln contact with a patient
t suffering from the disease. The evi
dence at present available points to
the fact that the germ of the disease
Ccan be carried by healthy persons
Iwho have come in contact with the
sick and themselves will not contract
infantile paralysis, but who'may
transfer the germ to other healtnl'
Ipersons, who will develop the dis
ease."
sDr. Flexner went on to explain
that the germ of infantile paralysis
enters the brain and spinal cord
5chiefly; if not exclusiv'ely, by way of
fthe nasal passages. In the course of
the disease, he said, the germ is also
thrown off from the brain through
the nose and mouth.
eHence, protection can be best se
cured by disinfecting or destroying
the secretions of the nose and mouth
of those ill of the disease, and by pre
venting the contamination of persons
or objects with these secretions. Es
pecial pains should be taken to main
tain in a state of cleanliness the
hands, nose and mouth of all chil
fdren exposed to the disease, either
directly or indirectly.
-"For how long a time is a patient
in danger of spreading the infec
tion?" Dr. Flexner was asked.
e"This question can not be an
swered with absolute precision at
present," he replied, "but it is be
lieved that during the first three or
four weeks of the disease the danger
of transfer is greatest, and hence pa
tient should be carefully isolated
during this period and the discharges
from the nose and mouth carefully
disinfected or destroyed for the pe
rinod, and, if possible, for many weeks
afterward.
-"There is reason for believing that
even after the acute symptoms of the
disease have passed, the infection
may in some instances be still trans
mitted by the patient by means of
the nasal secretions. It is for this
reason'that the secretions should bte
cared for over a longer period than
Iis embraced in the acute stages of
the malady."
'"W~hat are the main sources of in
fection?"
S"Inftsntile paralysis is -chiefly a
disease of children, but it sometimes
attacks adults," Dr. Flexner said.
Since the germ causing it is carried
by those who have been ill, as well as
by persons who have been in immed
iate contact with the patients, it is
not surprising to find that the begin
nings of many epidemics have been
traced to schools where many chii
'dren are assembled; but any consid
erable gathering of persons, which
includes many children who are
brought together during the preva
lence of the disease, may be the
means of spreading it widely.
I"Thus it has been observed that
country fairs, Fourth of July cele
brations and like events have all
proved to be such centres of distribu
ation of the infection."
iThe period of greatest prevalence
iof the disease, Dr. Flexner explained,
sis in the summer. As an epidemic
it is a summer disease; that is. al
most all cases arise in the summer
months, and by far the greatest
number in July, August and Septem
ber. However, the disease does not
wholly disappear at other seasons,
tbut a small number of cases arise in
the spring and fall months, and even
Sin the winter months. Whenever a
Icase arises, whether in summer or in
'winter, it should be isolated and
ftreated with great care and prompti
tude to avoid the infection of others.
I"Is infantile paralysis a new dis
aease?"
"It is not a new disease." Dr. Flex
aner said. "but the epidemics of it are
anew to this country. The disease has
aarisen in this country from time to
Itime for almost half a century, but
in very rare instances have any con
CHINA IN GRIP
Its the Plague, and Tens of Thousands
Are Now Dead.
MYSTERIOUS HORROR
Awful Disease is Spreading in Spite
of Efforts to Check It, and Fears
Are Entertained That It May Get
Out of the Stricken County-Rats
Common Medium of Spreading It.
All the vast far East from Siberia's
frigid wilds to the equator is terri
fied by the pneumanic plague, the
scourge that is killing thousands a
day in Manchuria and China, and
which threatens to sweep not only
over Asia and the islands of the Pa
cific, but, it is now feared, Europe
and America as well.
While many acts of heroism and
noble self-sacrifice are recorded in
the plague-ridden districts, the for
eign doctors and scientists who have
arrived from Europe, America, Japan
and India. and are working nignt
and day at the risk of their lives to
prevent the spread of the disease,
are the great heroes.
They are seen everywhere, angels
of mercy dressed in the garb of
ogres. The germ attacks the lungs
and destroys the victims with amaz
ing swiftness. The patient's breatu
is poison-and the doctors dressed
in armor-like suits with medically
treated masks covering the face and
showing only the eyes.
Dreadful scenes have been report
ed from Fuchlaten, where the -epi
demic first showed itself. The Chi
nese have thrown their dead into the
street. and, panic-stricken, they have
been known to throw out even living
plague victims. The deaths in that
town at the beginning of the plague
averaged 150 a day, increasing daily
until nearly 15,000 succumbed.
From Fuchlaten the plague spread
with the swiftness of the wind to
other cities in Manchuria-Harbin
being the first, where 160 deaths
have been reported in one day, In
cluding a number of European resi
dents.
In the midst of it the weather be
came intensely cold, and with the
thermometer registering 40 degrees
below zero it was impossible to use
the disinfecting apparatus. Euro
pean hospital attendants have been
stricken by. hundreds. Crematories
are being constructed in many places,
for it is impossible to bury the thou
sands of victims.
The Japanese and Chinese authori
ties, more particularly the former,
I are doing all in their power to stop
the progress of the plague. The Jap
anese residents of Shihehienfang,
Mukden, .bought the houses in which
the plague had appeared and burned
them to the ground. This is not by
any means an isolated case, and
where the Chinese hesitate to destroy
pestinfested houses the Japanese do
so without hesitation.
Some of the smaller towns are as
deserted as a graveyard, for the peo
ple fled from them as the scourge
appeared. There are towns in which
the entire population have died. One
of these is on an island in the Sun
gari river, near Fuchlaten, where not
one person remains alive of the near
ly 400 who lived there. The author
ities made one great fire of houses
and bodies.
When the South Manchuria Rail
way Company stopped selling low
class tickets it was found that the
coolies raised the money for first class
tickets and thus carried the epidemic
into the interior. Traffic was entire
ly suspended for a time, but was
resumed under reasonable restric
tions. Passengers are detained at
stations for medical examination and
only those who have passed the test
are admitted to such cities as Port
Arthur, Dairen and others of equal
importance.
Meanwhile experienced rat catch
ers are being engaged by the authori
ties of all the cities at salaries which
they caii name themselves. At Dai
in one day. The contagion is spread,
so the physicians agree, through
fleas, which becoming infected, are
caried by rats from house to house,
where fresh victims are bitten .by the
little insects. The fleas can only
be killed by killing the rats and im
mersing them in liquid acids.
The Russo-Asiatic bank at Hiar
grouped together until the last three
or four years.
"The present epidemic first ap
peared around Boston and New York
about three years ago, and has grad
ually, continuously and insidiously
extended over North America from
ocean to ocean and from Canada to
Cuba. Prior to this period the epi
demics were limited to Norway and
Sweden, where they have been pre
vailing regularly for moyre than a
quarter of a century. The present
epidemic in America is part of the
general epidemic, or pandemic so
called, of the disease affecting a large
part of the civilized world. The dis
ease is prevailing in many European
countries at the present time, as in
the United States and Canada."
Then Dr. Flexner went on to de
scribe the available means of comn
bating the disease:
"At the present time," he said,
"there is no specific remedy or cure
for infantile paralysis. The disease
once established can not, therefore,
be controlled 'by the application of
any remedy known to medical sci
ence. Luckily, the disease is not a
highly fatal one, although it is one
of the saddest of diseases because
of the large amount of crippling it
causes. On the other hand, the out
look has been greatly brightened by
reason of the recent knowledge
which has been acquired concerning
the nature of the causeof the disease
and the mode of its transmission.
"This knowledge permits the ap
plication of intelligent preventive
measures, which, if effectively em
ployed, will serve to diminish the
number of persons affected with it.
The most scientific, as well as the
most humane, method of dealing
with any disease, is to prevent rather
than to attempt to cure it. Hence,
the effort to control this terrible dis
ease should be in the direction of
prevention. The various States are
making a determined effort to deal
with the malady through prevention,
since they have required notification
COCUCOLA CASE
DR. EEBLER GIVES EVIDENCE
AGAINST THE DRINK
Serious Witness in Government Suit
Makes Charges Against Beveridge
and Its Manufacture.
In the hearing of the case of the
United States against a certain num
ber of barrels and kegs of coca-cola
in the federal court at Chattanooga,
Tenn., Wednesday, some of the most
interesting testimony yet brought out
was given by Dr. Lyman F. Kebler,
chief of the drug department of the
bureau of chemistry, Washington, D.
C.
Dr. Kebler is the chemist who
made a test of coca-cola and he testi
fied that coca-cola contains caffeine,
declaring that to each eight ounce
glass there were one and one-fourth
grains of caffeine, which he says is
poison.
Dr. Kebler cited many authorities
in proof of his statement that caf
feine is a poison and cited a number
of deaths reported as being caused by
its use. One of these writers had
reported a case where four and one
half grains of the drug had produced
death and he declaredd that about
three glasses of coca-cola contained
this amount of caffeine. Dr. Kebler
testified as to the finding of vermin
and bugs in the vats as the result of
his inspection of the coca-cola plant
in Atlanta.
He also testified that caramel and
brown sugar were added because of
their opaqueness tended tc. conceal
impurities in the coca-cola syrup.
Dr. Rusby, for- the government,
testified along the line of the name
of the drink coca-cola and stated that
no other product bore the name o
either "coca" or "kola."
Government chemists stated that
coca-cola contained neither coca nor
kola and the effort of the government
will be to prove that the drink is
misbranded.
Feeding the Chicks.
The chicks need no feed for the
first two days after they are hatched.
It is better to leave them in the nest
with the hen the first day and move
to the eoop when one day old. A
light feed may be given the even
ing of the second day, and the next
day give three feeds and increase one
feed a day till they are fed five times
per day.
-If the chicks can not get on the
ground where they can get sharp
sand, they should be given a little
with the first feed.. Oat flakes oi
pin-head oatmeal makes a very good
fed for the first day or two. Some
prefer to give bread or crackez
crumbs wet with milk and squeezed
as dry as possible. Either of these
feeds will be all right, but do not
give too much of either. Feed a
little at a time and often; never try
to coax the chicks to eat. If they are
not hungry when feeding times comes
they have had too much at the lasi
feed and it is better to let them ge
without till they are hungry again,
After the first couple of- days finely
cracked grains should be added tc
the ration. This can be bought ready
mixed for chick feeding, in most
towns. When I make my own mix
ture, I use one part of corn, one part
oats and two parts wheat.
The corn must be quite finely
cracked and thei wheat should alsc
be cracked. For the first two week!
I use oatmeal and then hulled oats.
Corn bread .can be used to good
advantage for two or the five feeds.
I make it out of equal parts of cort
meal and wheat middlings, mixing
either with milk or water. Cooks
thoroughly and do not feed till cold.
If you have infertile eggs, boil thaem
hard and feed with the bread, using
four parts of bread to one part of
egg. Do not give more than twc
feeds of this per day, making the
first and last of the grain.
This can be continued till the
chicks are from four to six weeks old.
From that time the purpose for which
you want the chicks will determine
how you should feed them. If they
are for breediing stock, gradually
substitute a dry mnash for the bread,
and the. grain may be changed tc
larger size as soon as the chicks car
eat it. If for market as. frying-size
chickens, more fattening feed should
be given and they should be given all
they will eat and should not have toc
large a range.--J. S. Jeffrey, in Ral
eigh (N. C.) Progressive Farmer. '
bin has temporarily suspended busi
ness, while the Yokohama specie banki
at Darien keeps a deadline outside its
diors, admitting only those custom
ers who can show a clean bill of
health. New business is refused anc
all the currency received in the bans
is disinfected. Other banks are
adopting this course.
The Japanese are especially active
in the construction of hospitals. One
large enough to accommodate 1,500
was hastily built near Mukden. Tfle
barracks at Tafanghen station have
been rented from the military au
thorities as a place of detention. The
barracks will hold 4,000. The Man
churia Railway Company has burilt
at Changchun seven large detention
buildings, each large enough to con
tain 400. Physicians board all trains
and passengers showing the slightest
symptoms are hauled off and hustled
to the detention houses.
The Chinese police have closed all
theaters. Lieetings are prohibited.
The import of old clothing, rags and
the like is prohibited. The quaran
tine office has ordered .by wIre a
large quantity of prophylaxes and
serum fluid for hundreds of thou
sands of inoculations. There is a
great scarcity of carbolic acid and
in two weeks the price has risen
from 24 sen to 2 yen a pound (12
cent to $1.
Five hundred new cases a day in
some of the larger Manchurian cities
is a fair estimate of the plague vic
tims at this time.
Electric Lamps Cheaper.
As the first direct result .of (he
Government's anti-trust suit against
the so-called "Electric Lamp Trust,"
the department of justice has receiv
ed intimations that the prices of all
electric bulbs will be reduced 33 1-3
per cent all over the United States.
By such a cut in present prices, folks
who buy the electric lamps will save
more than '$6,000,000 a year. The
department continues to receive
word, that the various pools in the
so-called trust are breaking up, in
LIST YOUR LAND I
IF YOU HAVE ANY YOU WISH TO
SELL TO SETTLERS.
Many Letters From the North and
West are Flooding the Office of
Secretary Watson for Information.
The department of agriculture is
receiving hundreds of letters from
investors and business men In the
west and north relative to the farm
lands of this state and as a result
a revise list of lands for sale will be
issued.
Commissioner Watson has made
the following statement which shows
the tide of immigration is turning
southward: tei
Watson's Statement. an
"In view of the provisions of Sec- s
tion 6, of the act creating this de- er
partment and in view of the hun- TI
dreds of inquiring prospective pur- I
chasers of agricultural lands-farm be
people In other states of the south, a
in the east, middle west, and even iu
the northwest, the department has lu
determined to immediately issue a 010
complete a revised list of available P2
properties as can be collected. We TI
are now prepared to furnish to all th
land owners, real estate concerns and br
real estate agents, blanks upon which th
to list properties with the depart- PC
ment for publication in the 1911 ta
land list and enter upon the land list
books of the department, the keep- ki
ing of such books being required by de
law. The blanks referred to clearly In
designate the information desirea in
and should be promptly filled and fo
sent to the commissioner of agricul
ture without delay. It Is my purpose to
to issue the published land list im- p1
mediately and a post card from any TI
one asking for blanks, indicating the th
number of pieces of properties it is sil
desired to list, will bring to him nec- at
essary number of blanks.
"It has been utterly Impossible to SO
adequately answer all of the specific fr
inquiries that have been received w
during the past few months without a vi
great deal of extra work and hence ai
this list is to be issued at the earli- 01
est possible moment."
In accordance with the terms of pI
Section 6, of the act creating this de- rc
partment, Information is wanted in
from land owners desiring their in
lands to be advertised through the a
department on the following points: b(
1. Location-Stating fully portion
of county, distance from railroad line in
and centers of population. Si
2. Number of Acres-State wheth cc
er capable of being divided into small y,
tracts. Also state what pr6portion pi
is cleared and what woodland, and Ti
the character of the woods.
3. Nature of the Soil-State ful
ly also for what the soil Is best suit
ed, naming the crops and setting th
forth the average yield per acre for st
the different crops, together with a,
the average amount of fertilizers us- cc
ed in past experience.
4. The Lay of the Land-State ti1
whether level or rolling, and indicte rc
drainage facilities.w
5. Water Supply-State whether th
creeks or ,branches are on the prop- to
erty and average depth' at which di
water is secured in wells-.t
6. Give a rought plat of land, If ca
possible. (This may be done on the m
back of the descriptive sheet on is
space for that purpose.) . S
7. Prices-at which you will sell te
the land, In bulk or broken into er
small farms, and terms upon- which sc
you sell. The prices quoted must be sc
lived up to for a period of three el
months from the date of listing. e
8. Lands for Settlement Purposes 01
-Quote terms for tracts of not less 01
than 1,000 acres and up to 40,000, th
acres, or more. The larger the tract p
the easier handled. p
In giving the information askcd
for, fill the blank spaces under num- p
ber corresponding to the questions on 1a
accompanying sheet. w;
Tracts of land which the timber fe
has been freshly cut, which would be bi
suitable for farming operations, 01
stock raising and fruit growing, par- m
ticularly such as can be divided into w,
tracts of 100 acres or less, are par- er
ticularly desired. If your lands are m
in the hands of a real estate agent, til
note the fact In filling the accom- e
panying sheet, and give the address at
of the agent. ly
Prospective purchasers will be 5
asked to communicate direct with t
owners or agents. -
E. J. Watson,
Commissioner. * fi
HE WILL AFTER THIS. la
1"Oh, Henry," said she blithely mn
As he sat him down to dine, pr
"I have bought the sweetest cushion or
For a dollar ninety-nine. t
"It was bargain day at Stanley's, er
And they advertised it so fl
That the store was fairly crowded,
For the prices were so low." fo
di
H'm!" he coughed and looked as- th
kewly. uw
"As sure as I'm alive, 01
We are selling that same cushion te
At a dollar twenty-five." at
so
Not a word then broke the silence ti<
Till his wife, with many sighs, th
Softly said in accents tearful, a
"And why don't you advertise?" fic
-Shelton (Conn.) Booster. ox
pl
Workmen Find Skeleton. in
Workmen installing a heating ito
system at Alvah S. Brainerd's house, I
near Hazardville, Mass., found a keg be
in an old-fashioned chimney contain- te
ing a human skeleton. The remains rc:
were those of a child. Nothing was au
left but the bones and a few ashes. wl
The -Brainerd family is at a loss to an
explain the mystery.*
Suicides After Five Trials. a
At Hartford, Conn., Mrs. Sarah E.m
Ashbell tried four times to kill her- p1
self, and on her fifth trial was suc-m
cessful. Thursday, she tried hang-- s
ing and her husband sat up all night al
to keep watch over her. While he ~
dozed, Mrs. Ashbell drank carbolic n
acid, and the husband woke to find
her dead. *
One thing is certai-. and this is
that the Southern farmers must as Tl
rapidly substitute horse-power anno er
machinery for so much human Ia- dig
bor. There are plenty of laborers if ali
their labor was made more effective nc
through the use of machinery as is .bc
done in the West.-W. F. Massey, in th
Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive Farm- hi.
er. * 'un
RIED TO TRADE
Eandayer's Brother Ofered Votes to
Get Him a Full Paren
OFFER WAS REJECTED
W. Gaumxan, Who Was Senteneed
to Fifteen Years Imprisonment for
Killing a Man, Since Paroled by
Gov. Blease, Tried to Purchase a
Promise of Pardon.
The State says last August or Sep
nber, after the first State primary
d before the second, a man who
pported Mr. Featherstone for gov
nor told a member of the staff of
Le State that a man named Gall
in had come to- Columbia that day
aring a letter of introduction from
resident of Union.
Mr. Featherstone was not In Co
mbia and Gallman called to see
.e of the men active -in his cam
ign, presenting the letter to him.
Le letter said, among other things,
at Gallman, the bearer, had a
other in the penitentiary and- that
e bearer of the letter had large
litical influence in Union, Spar
aburg and Greenville counties. -
The bearer of the letter desired to
Low if Mr. Featherstone could be
pended upon to pardon his brother
case of his election, provided the
fluence of the bearer were exerted
r Mr. Featherstone's election.
Mr. Featherstone's friend promptly
Id the bearer of the letter that no
edges or promises would be made.
ie Union man thereupon begged
at the matter be taken under con
leration, and left, showing some
xiety to catch a train.
Of course the matter ended there,
far as Mr. Featherstone and his
iends were concerned. The man <
io told The State man about the
sit remarked at the time that in
Ly event he expected to keep an eye
developments in the Gallman case.
Yesterday the announcement was
iblished that the governor had pa
led James W. Gallman, a prisoner
the State penitentiary, convicted
1907 of manslaughter and serving
sentence of 15 years, during good
havior.
James W. Gallman was convicted
.Union county In 1907 for killing
ms Gilmore at Jonesville, in Union
unty. He was sentenced to 15
ars in the State penientiary. The
Lrole was announced by Gov. Blease
>wnsend of Union.
What Constitutes Soil Fertility.
What is soil fertility? What does
e term mean to you? What is your
andard of measurement? ' What
'e the conditions or factors which
ntrol or constitute soil fertility?
It appears that, to some, the quan
ty of the so-called plant foods, nit
gen, potash and phosphoric acid,
ich are applied to or contained in
.e land, is the most important fac
r in measuring the fertility of pro
ictive power of a soil. To others
.e proper amount of humus,, or de
,ying organic matter in a soil, is the
easure of its fertility, or at least,
the first essential of soil fertility.
ill others believe that tillage de
rmines more largely than any oth
factor the productive capacity of
ils. And still others, even certain
ientists and investigators, have
aimed that soil fertility is almost or
tirely a question of a proper supply
moisture in the soil, independent
its chemical composition, except as
is chemical composition affects its
iwer to furnish a proper water sup
That all soils contain sufficient
ant foods for the production of
rge crops, or that the supply of
ater is the sole measure of soil
rtility, will be accepted by few;
Lt if any one factor could be singled
it as the most important in deter
ining the fertility of any .soil, it
:uld certainly be the one of a prop
supply of water. The lesson which
ust first be learned is, that soil fer
ity is dependent upon many differ
t factors, and that if we neglect
y one of the factors, or if we great
exaggerate another, we shall most
rely fall short of that full grasp of
e subject necessary to the best soi1
anagement.
If we admit that good tillage, suf
:ient plant foods, organic decay and
cterial life and a properly regu
ted supply of moisture are all es
ntial to large crop production, or
aximum soil fertility, it is not quite
oper or accurate to state that any
te of these is, in the true sense,
e most important; but since all oth
s of these are more or less depend
.t upon one, water, it may be placed,
'st in consideration.1
Most soils contain much more phnat]
ods than would be required to pro
ice scores of maximum crops; but
ese are useless for crop production
itil dissolved in the soil water.
ganic matter decays through bac
rial activities, which break down
Ld render soluble plant foods in the
i; but an equally important func
mn of decaying organic matter in
e soil is its value in preserviug
proper water supply. If, then, suf
ient plant foods in soil, decaying
ganic matter and proper water sup-1
y are thi-ee most important factors
soil fertility, it is entirely -proper
place the water supply as first in
portance. Organic matter would
placed second because its decay
rds to render the plant foods al
ady in the soil available to crops
d to regulate the water supply in
lich the plant foods are dissolved
d carried to the growing plants.
These, then, are our problems: (1)
control the water supply by drain
e and the introduction of organic
atter. and (2) to furnish soluble
nt foods by introducing organic
a.tter which in its decay will supply
hstances to dissolve the plant foods
-eady in the soil, and by the addi
>n of other supplies of plant foods
commercial fertilizers.--Raleigh
C.) Progressive Farmer. *
Rescued Alive.
At Kansas City for fifteen minutes
Lursday Ernest Boldinger, a labor-t
was buried under eight feet of
rt in a well, but he was rescuedt
e and physicians say he suffered c
serious injury. He was at the
ttom of a sixteen-foot well when
a wall caved in. Workmen heard .
icries and dug him out. He was I
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The official G
show Royal Baki
an absolutely pur
grape cream of
powder, and care:
to prevent the sub
other brand in its
With no other
cuit, cake and hot.
so pure, healthful
Royal Baking Powder costs a
and is cheaper and better atitsI
powderin the world. It makes
R1oya Cook Book-800 Receipfs-]
ROYAL BAKING POWDE
THE WORLD.
Te argued his suit, she answered
But the world went on revolving F
just the same.
ler answer filled his heart with woe,
But the world went on revolving
just the same.
he had no wish to be his bride, T
er cold rejection hurt his pride.
e med-I-ta-ted su-i-ci-de,
But the world went on revolving
just the same.
rhe rbusiness man ran out of cash. f]
But the world went on revolving -
just the same. h
His business simply went to smash, 1
But the world went on revolving n
just.the same. a
le pleaded with the banks, but no. p
Mhey wouldn't help him make it go.
And so his heart was filled with woe. b
But the world went on revolving t
just the same.
1
And so It Is-we come to grief, a
But the world goes on revolving i2
just the same. n
)ur ship runs on a jagged reef it
But the world goes on revolving A
just the same. a
and when at last, in course of years,
rhere comes an end to hopes and' a
fears. I
And we must leave this vale of tears. fa
It will go right on revolving just 1<
the same.
-Sommerville Journal. g
n
The Implements the Farmer Needs. sa
Few farmers need all farm imple- E
nents. The man who has no cowb
Ices not need a separator; the man
without live stock has no use for a I
anure spreader; the man who
aises only cotton does not need a s
pea huller; the man with only one C
orse could not afford to buy a two
Norse plow. We admit all this. fi
What we wish to impress upon our n
eaders Is that it will pay a man to b
frow peas and save them for seed; s
;hat he should .get two horses and i:
:hen a two-horse plow will follow; V
:hat he. can make money by keeping a
ive stock, and that when he gets
he live stock he can afford to buy a
nanure spreaders and cream separa- si
:ors and build silos. In short, we '2
wish to inspire him with high Ideals, v
o make him ambitious to do better ti
~arming, to get more work stack and 1
nore machinery, and thus to make t]
nore money and live more comfort
ably than he possibly can while he
works only one horse and uses only
few of the more inefficient tools.
f we could only convince our one
iorse farmers, however, of the value
:o them of three tools, we should be
loing them a wonderful service.
[hese, too, any energetic farmer can
ave; and if he will manage to have
ls land broken and harrowed with
ood two-horse machinery, he can do
ust as good cultivating with them
s anyone can do, although it will
inevitably cost him more than it
would with more team power. The
.mplements we refer to are: (1) a b
rood planter, (2) a good weeder,
(3) a good cultivator. The one- d
irse farmer who has these will soon
e able to get two horses; the man
who is without them should not rest.
mtil he gets them.-Raleigh (N. C.) '
Progressive Farmer.*
Wanted a Fine Church.
Great preachers like Wesley andb
hitefeld did not feel the need o1
;plendid houses of worship for their I
~special use. They carried on their
work of religious and moral teacu
g without thought of the cost of.
he edifices in which they changed0
.o take the pulpit. They were satis
ied to spread the message of salva
ion among men in the open fields or
mder humible roofs. Building funds
td questions of architecture were
he least of their concerns.
A popular revivalist like Moody '
would speak night after night, if
ieed be, In any available hall or old b
torage warehouse or freight statien.
)thers like Torrey, whose eloquence
Lnd earnestness have daily swayed
housands, were content at times, if
io other shelter offered, to hold their
eligious meetings in a tent on some
'acant city lots. Their surroundings -
were of little importance if only they
eached the people in their ministry
if the Gospel.
The New York World says in set
ing so great store uponL a magnifi-n
ent temple on the avenue Dr. Aked
ook different grounds. Hie has part- e:
'd with the congregation in- New e
ork city which brought him from
ingland, because it disappointed his
Lopes of erecting a huge tabernacle
;h~ere every Sunday he should preach rc
o crowded audiences. The trusteesY
id not feel justified in undertaking Cc
he task of providing a $2,000,000 n:
hurch building.b
The Senate is a thing of the past A
rith one, and with the other it is W
.either a thing of the past or of the w
Me
FDER
Pure
wvernment tests
g Powder to be
and heaf
tartar baking
;hould be taken
stitution of any
place.
'agent can bis
breads be made
and delicious.
ly a fair pdce per pound
rice than any other balang
pure, clean, h hini food.
'ee. Sed Name and Ad&rs.
WECK NEAR AKN
REIGHT TRAIN RAN INTO BY A
PASSENGER TRAIN.
he Fireman on the Freight Train
Has His Skull Fractured and is
Expected to Die.
A special to The News and Courier
om Aiken says several persons
ere injured, one seriously,. in -a
ead-on collision on the Southern
oad, about 11 o'clock Thursday.
ight, the scene of the wreck being
bout a mile below the passenger de
ot at Aiken.
The injured were given attention
local physicians and later- taken.
) a hospital in Augusta.
It seems that passenger Train. No.
7, from Charleston to Augusta, was
bout two,,hours late, and after leav
g Aiken was running, as the engi
eer expressed it, "pretty fast," when
ran into an extra freight,. which
ras coming around a curve without
headlight.
The freight was running at about
five-mile rate of speed. The engi
eer of the passenger did not see the
reight until the headlight of his own.
comotive revealed the situation.
He immediately applied .the~ emer
ecy brakes and yelled to his fire
ian to jump, intending to do the.
me himself. However, before eith
could jump the crash came. It.
eveloped that the freight engineer
ras stooping down in his cab and did
t see the approaching passenger.
The fireman on the freight bad his
kull fractured and the engineer was
msiderably bruised about the head.
On the passenger, the engineer,.
reman, ticket collector, and Pull
ian conductor suffered various
ruises, as did also six of the pas
ngers, all men. The only serious
ijury, so far as could be learned,
ras to the fireman on the freight,
'ho may die.
Both locomotives were badly dam
ged, one ,being partly derailed and
~veral of the passenger coaches were
masiderably torn up. The injured
'ere placed in a baggage car and
ken to Augusta, an^ engine, in the
eanwhile, having been sent from
tat city.
HUMOROUS.
"I ish I had the toothache."
"Why such a wish?".
"Well, I've got a lot of other trou
les that I'd like to forget for a
hbile."
Now Helen pink, the papers say,
Is Washington's new hue;
'ell, if the shade has come-to stay,
That must make Alice blue!
Aice-That girl is pretty, but she
asn't any brains.
Lorraine-If she's pretty she
esn't ned any brains.
Miss Elderly--What would you do
I should 'tell you mny age?
He-Double it.
"I have a remarkable history,"
egan the lady who looked like a
ssible client.
"To tell or sell?" inquired t.he
Lwyer caoutiously."
First Tramp-What do yer t'lnk
Sdis "pure beer" idea?
Second Tramp-I wish day'd jest
iake me one of de inspectors.
Farmer-Here's a letter from city
lks aniswerinl' our ad, Miranaiy.
hey want ter know if there's a bath
the house. What'll I tell 'em?
His Wife-Tell 'em the truth.
1 'em if they need a bath they'd
itter take it afore they come.
The Collector-Are you Lawyer
The Lawyer-Yes.
The Qollector-Want to know
hen you will pay this bill?
The Lawyer-Never? Two dollars
r the advice, please.
Bae n-I :understand your wife
ever dces things by halves,
.Egbert-That's about right. She
ther leaves the door wide open or
se she slams it.
Robbed Mrs. Bryan.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan was
bbed at the Majectis Theatre New
rk of a handsome seal hand bag,
intaining $75 and valuable souve
rs collected by her and her bus
nd in their recent travels, last Sat
tday afternoon. Mrs. Stephen B.
rres, wife of the Congressman,
ose guests Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
ire in the Bronx, made the fact

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