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ANSWER PRAYER
The Power of Speech Was Restored to a
Ian at Westminster, S. C.
DUMB FOR THREE YEARS
Like the Marvels of Early Christian
Days, Reads Story of Mr. Drayton
Poore, Who, Dumb, Speaks Again,
the Thorn in the Flesh Having
Been Removed.
A letter from Westminster to the
News and Coruier says without ques
tion the most conspicuous man in up
per South Carolina to-day is Mr.
Thomas Drayton Poore. He had this
unabating conspiciousness since the
afternon of Feb. 7, 1911. It dces
not dwindle in the least, but rather
grows greater as the circle covering
the knowledge of his experience
grows wider. People from different
parts of the state and the neighboring
State of Georgia have come in nun.
bers to Westminster for the sole pur
pose of looking on the person of this
new marked man. Letters have been
received by the hundreds making in
quiry about him.
The thing that has brought Mr.
Poore into the lime light is the sud
den restoration of speech, of which
he had been totally deprived for al
most three years. To be more eA
act, the thing that has pointed him
out as a conspicious character is not
the simple fact of the restoration of
speech, but the circumstances under
which his speech was restored, and
more especially the cause that is be
lieved to have been behind it and
responsible for it. A brief history
of the case of Mr. Poore will tell the
story and put before the reader the
evidence upon which the claim of a
miracle is posited.
Mr. Poore, who is one of the most
reputable men of the town and coun
ty in which he lives, began to lose
the power of speech on the 11th day
of April, 1908, and continued to grow
worse in this respect until on the
18th day of December of that year he
was utterly unable to make an audi
ble sound, even in the form of a whis
per. The physicians told him that it
was the result of a case of nervous
indigestion that had been troubling
him for a long time. Mr. Poore was
unable to make a single sound in the
nature of speech until the afternoon
of February 11, 1911. It is the re
turn of the power of speech, espec
ially in the light of the circumstances
of its return, and, as it is confidently
believed by all, the cause of its return
that makes Mr. Poore to be a subject
of great interest at this time.
The circumstances are these: There
was a protracted service in progress
at the Baptist chuch in Westminster,
of which Mr. Poore is a member and
officer. The services were being con
ducted by the Rev. S. E. Stephens, a
returned missionary of that denomi
nation. On the afternoon of the 'ta
of February, at a very quiet meeting
in which prayer was the predomi
nating feature, Mr. Poore wrote on a
slip of paper *a request that prayer be
offered for him that God would give
him grace to bear his affliction. At
tention was called, to the fact that it
might be God's will to restore to him
his voice, and this was raiade the bur
den of the prayers- offered at that
time. Like Paul of old, the brethren
prayed that the "thorn of the flesh"
might be removed, but if it was not
for the glory of God that it be re
moved that their brother might be
given grace to bear it to God's glory
and praise.
After the season of prayer was
over, without asking if the answer
had been given, the leader announced
a hymn,. and none was more sar
prised, perhaps, than Mr. Poore to
find that he could join in the singing
with as strong and melodious a voice
as any one present. The amazement
was startling when Mr. Poore, just
as the minister was about to dismiss
the congregation, rushed to the plat
form, lifted his hand and began to
tell, with lips that had been speech
less for three years, of how wonder
fylly God had answered the prayers
of His people on that occasion. At
the request of Mr. Poore the congre
gation sang, "Nearer, 'My God, to
Thee" and "Praise God, from Whom
All Blessings Flow," the subject of
the blessing leading the singing with
a thrill in his voice that by that con
gregation was never heard on land or
sea.
If any one imagines that there was
any drag in the meeting after ti-it
they are quite mistaken. An ovation
was tendered IMr. Poore on the
ground, and as the remarkable inci
dent spread through the town and
surrounding country multitudes
thronged the streets. delegation after
delegation met him on his way home,
or called on him after he reached
home. The house was packed at night
with people. who, like the Jews in
Bethany that came not for Jesus'
sake onl'y, but to see Lazarus whom
He had raised from the dead, came
not for the meeting's sake- only, but
that they mnight see the man who had
received such a tangible and apparent
blessing iji answer tc prayer that had
been offered in that house.
The crowds still come to. Mr.
Poore's home and such an occurrence
in the life of one so well and so fav
orably known, and in a denomination
that is noted for its conservativencss
and quietude, and yet in the life of a
man with such an implicit' and abid-'
ing faith in the promises of God, has
received no other explanation than
that God was pleased to hear the cr~y
of His people and answer them "ac
cording to His loving kindness and
tender mercies."
The following affidavits, made in
the presence of an officer of the law
and under the seal of the Common
wealth of South Carolina. will at
test the historicity of the incident.
even to the most sceptical:
"The State of South Carolina.
"County of Oconee.
"Per..anally appeared before mie
Thomas Drayton Poore, of the town
of Westminster, State and county
aforesaid, who, being duly sworn.
says: That he is 49 year of age, and
that he deals in real estate and farm
ing: that on the 11th day of April,
1908, he began losing his power of
speech, and that his power of speech
had become totally lost on the 18Stn
day of December. :908. the loss being
attributed as a result of nervousness.
That he had been unable to speak.
even in an audible whisper, from the
WANT JUTE FREE
CRUST TRYiNG TO THROTTLE A
ALL COMPETITION.
he Duty Proposed Would Suppress I
Calcutta, Dundee and Liverpool
Jute Bagging Mills.
To prevent the closing down. by
;he trust in this country. of every i:
oreign mill manufacturing bagging C
or covering cotton, mill interests in
his and other Southern States have
petitioned congress at the 62d extra- I
)rdinary session to place all baggin: E
or covering cotton on the free list.
A letter written to Senator Benj.
Ryan Tillman of South Carolina was
given out Thursday. The letter fol
tows:
Eon. B. R. Tillman, Washington, D. t
C.
Dear Sir: Under paragraph 355 of
:he tariff act jute bagging is protect
d by a duty of six-tenths of one per
ent and three-fourths of a cent per c
running yard, provided the bagging is t
omposed of jute, jute butts or hemp. t
The manufacturers of bagging in
this country not being satisfied with I
the tribute paid to it by the cotton
farmers for the past fifteen years un
der the above tariff, recently made a
test case to prove that foreign bag
ging contains some jute mill waste or I
other fibre, and on that account is 4
not entitled to entry as above. but
must pay a duty of 45 per cent ad <
valorem.
This will stop every Calcutta. Dun
dee and Liverpool mill now engaged
in making bagging for shipments to
this country for cotton.
I am led to believe that the mills in
this country use other fibres than jute
in making their bagging, and it is
evident that the intention of congress
was simply to protect American made
bagging by a three-quarter of a cent
duty per yard and not by duty of 45
per cent. ad valorem, which these
manufacturers now insist shall be
paid on every yard of imported goods
unless chemical and microscopic ex
amination shows same to be absolute
ly pure jute, jute butts or hemp.
With the foreign mills closed down
the American manufacturers will
soon have the cotton planters at their
mercy. and it appears to us that now
is the time for congress to act and
see that justice is done to the plauter
and to the oil mills who use larges
quantities of bagging in packing their
linters.
Binder twine is admitted free of
duty. This twine is made from the
same stuff that bagging is manutac
tured from. Now why should the
farmers who raise wheat and oats be
exempted while the cotton planter is
called upon to pay a heavy duty on
his bagging as well as 13 1-2 cents
per bundle on cotton ties?
We hope that you will be able to
place all articles used in covering cot
ton on the free list.
Yours very truly,
B. F. Taylor,
President Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association.
In other States protests have been
made to the present congress. The
matter is one of grave importance af
fecting the cotton mills, the farmers
and other interests wherever bagging
is used for any purpose. The- closing
down of foreign mills, it is believed,
would create an oppressive monopoly
in this country that would operate
against the farmers to a large ex
tent.
aforesaid date, December 18, 1908,
unntil the 7th day of February, 1911,
at which time the power of speech was
completely returned to him; and that
he is firmly of the opinion that the
return was due to prayer offered in
his behalf on that date, February 1,
by members of the Westminster Bap
tist church, during a series of revival
services, conducted by the Rev. S. E.
Stephens, assisted by the Rev. F. 0.
Lavender.- That he requested th*.
special prayers, and that at their con
clusion, immediately, his voice re
turned and he was able to return
thenks to God, loudly singing His
hymns.
"Signed) T. D. Poore.
"Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 2nd day of April. 1911.
."E. M. Scott,
"Notary Public for S. C.
Physician's Testimony.
"Personally appeared before me
Burt Mitchell, M. D., of the town of
Westminster. who, being duly sworn,
says: That he is a practicing phy
sician of 32 years' service, a graduate
of the Baltimore Medical College, and
that he has been treating Thomas
Drayton Poore about five years. his
first trouble being an acute attack of
neuralgia. His second and last trou
ble was nervous indigestion, which
caused loss of voice. That Mr. Poore
lost his voice about two or three
years ago, and that his speech was
returned to him during a religious
service on February 7, 1911, when
special prayers were offered that his
voice be returned to hini. That it is
his (deponent's) opinion that Mr.
Poore's return of speech was due to
his strong faith in the Almighty.
"(Signed) B'urt Mitchell, M. D.
"Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 2nd day of April, 1911.
"E. M. Scott.
"Notary Public for S. C."
.Minister's D~eposition.
"Personally -appeared before me1
the Rev. F. G. Lavender, of the town
of Westminster. who, being duly
sworn, says: That he is the pastor
of the new Westminster Baptist I
church, and that he was present at
the service when Mr. Thomas Drayton
Poore's power of speech was returned
to hini: that the return followed four
especial prayers offered in behalf of
Mr. Poore. That he (deponent) is
firmly of the opinion that the~ return I
of voice wvas a direct answer to these
prayers: that he has known Mr.
?oore since ho (deponent) came to
Westminster. sixteen months ago.t
and that he had never heard Mr.C
Poore speak prior to February 7. 1
1911. That no excitement existed int
service prior to Mr. Poore's return of
speech.C
"(Signed) F. G. Laiender.
"Sworn to and subscribed before
e this 2nd day of April. 1911. I
"E. M. Scott.
"Notary Public for S. C." t
The above are only a few speci- I
nens of testimonials that have been f
:aken or that are available. They t
;ettle beyond controversy the fact of I
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
L'ILL BE PLAINLY VISIBLE IN
ALL PARTS OF STATE.
'eople of this City and Vicinity Will
Get Fine View of the Phenome
non.
On the 2Sth of this month people
1 this State will have an excellent
pportunity of observing a total
clipse of the sun, which will be more
lainly visible here than any other
clipse for years. The eclipse will
e visible here as obscuring of two
.igits off the southern limit of the
un.
This means that from this point
he moon will totally blot out a por
ion from the lower part of the sun,
rhich will represent in size two astro
omical digits. Many people will get
ut their smoked glasses and amateor
elescopes and attempt to learn some
hing about the king of the planets.
The eclipse will be visible in a
arge portion of the United States and
towhere better than in this section.
'he sun will set eclipsed east of a
ine drawn from Pittsburg to Mata
;orda Bay, Texas. Washington. D.
3., is at the northern Atlantic boun
lary of the area of visibility.
The eclipse- will be invisible north
>f a line drawn from Portland, Ore.,
hrough Milwaukee and Pittsburg to
Vashington. The eclipse will be very
mall in the Wester2 and Middle
tates. At San Diego less than one
ialf of the sun's face will be ob
cured, while at Chicago less than
>ne-sixtieth will be eclipsed. The
,ties where it will be best visible are
ven below, with the lime the eclipse
vill begin and end :
Charleston. S. C.. begins 6:14 p.
n., ends sun sets eclipsed.
St. Louis, Mo., begins 5:43 p. m.,
mds 6:28 p. m.
New Orleans, La., begins 5:22 p.
n., ends sun sets eclipsed.
Raleigh. N. C., begins 6:23 p. m.,
ds sun sets eclipsed.
Jacksonville, Fla.,, begins 6:06 p.
n., ends sun sets eclipsed.
Little Rock, Ark., begins 5:34 p.
n., ends at sunset.
Jackson, Miss., begins 5:27 p. m.,
inds sun sets eclipsed.
Chattanooga, Tenn., begins 5:52 p.
n., ends sun sets eclipsed.
Savannah, Ga., begins 6:07 p. m.,
mds sun sets eclipsed.
Louisville, Ky., begins 5:56 p. m.,
mnds sun sets eclipsed.
Richmond, Va., contact at sunset.
There will be another solar eclipse
:his year, which will take place on
ctober 22. This will be an annulai
eclipse, and will not be visible on the
6Vestern Continent.
Astronomers will hail the eclipse
:his month with great rejoicing. Ai
eady the great observatory on Mount
7ilson is making preparations for ob
servation A solar eclipse furnishes
aluable opportunities for the study
f the sun's corona. This portion of
;he sun is practically beyond the
study of the astronomer under nor
nal conditions, because of its great
brightness.
When the moon passes between
:he earth and the sun, it is possible
o train a telescope upon the corona
n such a manner as not only to get
hotographs and observations of the
~orona, but what is considered far
ore important, to obtain a spectro
~copic photo of the .corona, which is
xpected to add greatly to the intor
nation of astronomers concerning the
:omposition of the solar body. *
NEGRO TELLS OF MURD)ER.
Sot Mad Because He Was Not Bail
ed for Selling Booze.
Becoming enraged because his
white "friends" would not pay him
>ut of jail when he was arrested for
;elling whiskey in violation of the
tate prohibition law, a negro at
larfield, a station on the Savannah,
ugusta & Northiern railway, 25
niles from Statesboro, Ga., told the
fficers of a murder said to have been
ommitted by a white man named
Vullins in December last. Hie said
he body of a negro was buried down
n a swamp near Gar'field and in
~tructed the officers to go there and
Fearing they would not find the
~xact spot, the officers carried the
egro with them and it is said he
,ook them with no difficulty to where
ie helped bury the negro. He says
ie had no hand in the killing, but the
hite man made he and another ne
fro bury the corpse. They began
.o dig and in a short while it is said,
he decomposed body of the negro
vas found.
It is said the negro was killed
hout the middle of December and
othing had been heard of it until
he negro was arrested for selling
hiskey and his white friends refus
d te come to his rescue, when he be
:ome "sore'' and revealed the secret.
t is undierstood the sheriff of Emanu
I county has been notified and is
earching for the murderer. It is
aid that the accused white man has
one to parts unknown.
I
Three Were Killed.
A long distance telephone message
rom Monroeville, Ala., the county
eat of Monroe county, north of Mo
ile, states that a cyclone struck a
ettlement near there Sunday nistit
Lnd that three persons were killed.
ng Thomases" who will refuse to be
ieve. That is their prerogative. The
act remains just the same. If they
*o desire let them make a journey to
estminster and there they may hear
vith their own ears what God hath
vrought for those who believe His
ironses.
The question of cause may be con
idered as still an opa c:~a. So was
hat of the miracles of old. However,
hose in the community who have
arefully studied the matter, includ
ng some of the most conservative
heologians of the country, say that
tis the direct result of the attitude
f belief on the part of God's people.4
'hey aver that this is an exam ple or
rhat the church might see today but 3
or her belief. Prominent ministers
re urging that it is not the limita- I
ion of God's power or willingness, 1
ut the limitation of the faith of His
eaple that keeps the church today 1
rom saying in thousands of instances <
a -er deaf and dumb. both physical
eand spiritually: "Eph-pha-tba' - 1
PREY OF MOSQUITOES
?UEEN IS BOUND TO STAKE AND
LEFT TO PERISH.
,ruel Vengeance Exacted by the T
Ruler on an Erring Woman May
Wipe Out Colony.
Quietly but persistently, and with
)romise of startling revelations, the g
;nited States has turned its coldly se
nquiring gaze on a condition of af- ca
airs that exist on the island of St. du
dalo on the coast of Louisiana. The ce
ircumstances hark back a full cen
Ary when the French pirate LafittI
was a very real bugbear to voyagers
;eeking homes and fortunes in the
French colonies of Louisiana. From gi
:hose times up to the present the isl- el
mnd has been held by an outlaw male 0
:ommunity of semisavages, having t
hcir own government, which they
:alled a "Free Republic," and admin- dc
tstering justice through their own P
:ouncil. Once or twice there have er
een perfunctory, effects to bring this dE
island under the laws of this country to
>ut only recently has there been prov
:cation sufficient to inspire energetic er
investigations. P1
Up to the time of the recent trag- tb
dy in which poor, wayward, romantic t
NIarie La Vigne, a mainland beauty
Df Acadian descent lost her life, the S"
island was referred to as an "Eve- la
less Eden." Women were not tol- sc
rated. Up to the present the details b(
Df the tragedy which Marie La Vigne
brought upon herself are somewhat h(
vague, except her horrible death. N
She captivated the master of the m
colony while he was marketing a
boatload of fish until he became so
obsessed by her charming figure and cc
coquettish glances that he dared' to w
violate tradition by letting her ac
ompany him home. For some months a
he was able to reconcile his people 1
to the presence of his "queen," as 0
Marie insisted upon calling herself.
Gradually younger men of the col
ony lost their prejudices, under the S
inbuence of Marie's glances. Pres- T
ently the master found he did not oc- a
cupy the whole of Marie's heart,
worse, that his rivals were not only fc
successful, but numerous.
Marie's public accuser was the' h
master himself. And his thirst for s
vengeance was so fierce that he 0
turned her over to her worst ene- i
mies, the council of elders, for trial. T
There was no lack of evidence. Ac- li
cording to the barbarous standard of
the community, a punishment to fit G
the crime - was announced by the K
council: 0
"Let her be eaten alive by mos- ]
quitoes!"
The council of elders, in delivering
this terrible judgment, also swore
the islanders to permit no future in- tl
vasion of the island .by any women. iE
Then Marie La Vigne was led forth .fi
to execution. ti
She was bound to a stake in the M
marshes naked, where swarms of h
mosquitoes and gnats denied any pos- la
sibility that she would live long li
enough to suffer pangs of hunger. n
Such is the outline of the tragedy n
which has turned the gaze of the au- yt
thorities on the whole problem of tr
civilizing St. Malo, and, if possible, Il
bringing to justice the murderers of te
poor Marie La Vigne. s
A Wise Policy. a,
Officials of the Southern Railway u:
announce when a wreck or ac, fi
cident occurs on any of their lines 10
complete and accurate information b
will be furnished the newspapers t
without question and without quab- tl
ble. The Augusta Chronicle thinks a
"the decision is a wise one, and the hi
road will find, as others following S:
that policy have found, that it wil; b
benefit in the end.
"Much of the prejudices against w
railroads which has been capitalized it:
by a certain type of politician is due 5S
to the old-time mistaken policy of "
exclusiveness and lack of confidence fC
towards the Dublic on the part of the hi
corporations. A railroad is a quasi- P9
public institution. The public is in.. h
terested, and has a right to know,. at
about any important occurrence con
nected therewith.
"Until a few years ago, every rail
road in the country maintained a rule d:
of secrecy with regard to matters of in
public interest that would have ni
hamed the officers of the Czar of st
Russia. W-hen wrecks occurred, those ai
with all available correct informaion al
gave correct imitations of the calami- n<
ty when the newsgatherers went Ci
around. The result was that a re- n<
porter assigned to a wreck always got bE
a "story" from somewhere or some- is:
liow-, but it was usually inaccurate, th
exaggerated and nine times out ot b:
ten unduly harmful to the railroad. h<
But the newsgetter was not to blame; u:
for in many instances wrecks oc- fr
iurred at inaccessible points or es
sential details could be obtained only
from the management of the road. I
"But the policy announced by the3
Southern is only one step in a direc- I
tion that many should be taken by
the managers of railroad properties.
hey should take their patrons into i
heir confidence, and be perfectly
Erank' with them regarding rates,C
schedules and all other matters re- l
ating to service. They should have
aothing to conceal, and therefore t
hould hide nothing. Let the public.
uderstand about the operations of :I
railroad, and in a majority of cases
.t will be convinced that it is operated t
~onestly. Knowing this, the ear ofi
:he voter will not be attuned -to the
~creachy voice appealing to anti-rail
'oad prejudices--prejudices which al
an be overcome as to the body of the ly
~eople by candor and open dealing." qt
Lame Duck Pond. it
There seems to be a lot of pub- ly
ic money wasted in putting defeat_ tv
d congressmen on commissions for se
vhich there is little use, and for gc
Thich, if they are of use, very few D
>f the appointees have needful quali ca
ications. It is getting so that for
Lmost every conceivahle thing there
s a commission, and apparently they
Lre created mainly for above named th
mrpose. If a congressman on the ed
lominant side, or any side, is defeat- on
d for renomination or re-election it Hs
s always open to him to follow his re
>revious calling or take up some vo- fir
~ation. That, certainly, would be th
nore manly than to be cared for by 4
he government at the expense ->f th-' in
ubic. .The Democratic House shiorul to
ok into this lame duck businioss and be
ut off the supplies on which they ha
eed. This lame dnck pond grows jco
igger and bigger and it is about of
MARTIN THE LEADER
LECTED AS READ OF MINORITY
IN UPPER HOUSE.
e Progressive Democrats Vote for
Shively, Who Polls Sixteen of the
Thirty-Seven.
Senator Thomas S. Martin of Vir
ija was selected a; the Democratie
iate caucus Friday as permanent
acus chairman and minority leader
ring the present congress. He re
Ived 21 out of the 37 votes cast, 16
>ing to Senator Benj. F. Shively of
diana.
Senator W. E. Chilton of West Vir
nia was elected secretary, being
cted by acclamation. Senator
ven declined reelection as secre
ry.
The expected long cont.est did not
velop. Prior to the session the
ogressive Democrats, as the follow
s of William J. Bryan prefer to be
signated, met in the office of Sena
r Owen to canvass the situation.
A number found themselves in an
abarrassing position, because of
edges made many weeks ago that
ey would support Mr. Martin for
e minority leadership.
It was decided that the progres
ves should vote for Senator New
nds of Nevada, as Senators Culber
n of Texas and Stone of Missouri
th declined to become candidates.
The plan was changed in caucus,
wever, when it was learned that
r. Shively, who was the vice chair
an under the leadership of Senator
oney during the last congress,
ould not object to receiving the
implimentary vote of those who
ould not vote for Mr. Martin.
Mr. Martin was nominated by Sen
:or Clark and Senator Shively hy
mator Kern. Senator Stone sec
ided the Shively nomination.
The 37 votes cast account for the
emocratic strength except four.
mators Tillman of South Carolina,
errell of Georgia and Shively were
)sent because of illness, and Senatox
artin did not vote. The roll call
llows:
For Martin: Bacon, Bailey, Bank
ad, 'Bryan, Chilton, Clarke, Culber
in, Fletcher, Foster, Johnstone,
verman, Paynter, Percy, Rayner,
mmons. - Smith, (Md.), Swanson,
aylor, Thornton, Watson and Wil
ams.
For Shively; Chamberlain, Davis,
re, Hitchcock, Johnson, ('Me.),
ern, Lea, Martine, 'Myers, Newlands,
'Gorman, Owen, Pomerene, Reid,
nith (S. C.) Stone.
Stranger Than Fiction.
The Nashville Advocate says were
Le story of Samuel Burdette woven
to a novel, it would be pronounced
3tion of the most crude type. It is
te truth, nevertheless; and there are
any who rejoice that vindication
as come, even though it be 30 years
te, and that suspicion has been
ted from a worthy man that he
ay stand spotless before his fellow
en in his declining days. Thirty
~ars ago Samuel Burdette, a regis
y clerli in~ the postoffice at Peoria,
I., put a package of registered let
rs containing $3,500 into a mail
tk and billed it to its destination.
len the sack was opened the pack
i~e was missing, and suspicion fell
pon Burdette. Owing to the con
lence reposed in him by his super
rs, Burdette was not prosecuted,
.it was retained in his position foi
ro years longer, when he entered
Le ministry and was sent to Asia as
missionary. For several years past
a has been pastor of a church in
ringfield, Mass., loved and honored,
it occasionally reminded of the
issing registered package. A few
eeks ago a veteran maii sack found
s way into the government repair
OP in San Francisco, and under
ath the lining in the bottom was
und the package, where It had been
dden from sight for 30 years. Imu
obable as the story is, its truth
is been vouched for by the postal
ithorities.
Keep Good Towns Dow1n.
The Augusta Chronicle says hun
'eds of good towns have been kept
the village classification and de
ed their proper growth by factional
rife and personal animosities. Ab
Sexample of what it means by the
ove the Chronicle says they are
>w trying to pass a bond issue in
ylquitt, Miller county. We know
thing of the proiosition. It may
good or it may be bad, but the
ue seems to have been forgotten in
e factional bitterness engendered
its discussion. An exponent up
>lding the bond issue writes a col
nn long card to the local paper,
om which we extract the following:
Right here I dispute ever being
in associate of yours during any
eriod of my life. No connections
thatever with you except imagi
tary objiects from your multiple
'ision.
I find you still suffering from
ilusions.
Take the safe remedy from your
Id family physician. Stop your
:nocking, kicking and
iching: close your childish prat
les: get with the progressives.
Aga~n, being an orator of re
own, many of us remember with
reat pleasure your maiden ora
ion delivering medals to the mer
ted at the close of the late Miss
lice McCann School. (hic).
It is reasonable to assume that the
ove is in reply to something equal
as personal and foreign to the
estion at issue. No matter how
dly the bond issue may be needed,
would be better to forego it entire
than to precipitate debates of such
pe between leading citizens. Suchl
seless pow-wowing holds many a
od town down, and lets better temn
red and less deserving rivals es
pe with the bone of progress.
Fatally Burned.
TheBamberg Times says one of
e most horrible deaths ever record
in this county took place at Olar
Sunday night when the wife of
rbert Kearse died from the burns
eived from her clothing catching
e. Mrs. Kearse was standing near
open fireplace. dressing her little
tonths-old infant, when her cloth
took fire. She screamed and tried
protect herself with a blanket, but
fore assistance reached her, h
d been burned terribly. She lost
sciousness, but regained control:
her mental faculties long enough.
HITS THEM HR
PATENT MEDICINE MAKERS LOSE
DPORTANT CASE.
Manufacturers Denied the Right to
Dictate Prices to the Selling
Houses.
The attempt to put the ban on "cut
rates" in proprietary medicines in
this country received the unqalified
disapproval of the Supreme Court of
the United States Monday. That tri
bunal declined in an opinion by Jus
tice Hughes to give its aid to such
an attempt on the ground that it
would afford the manufacturers of
medicine an unlawful monopoly.
The question of the right of a
manufacturer to control the price of
his article to the consumer arose in a
suit begun by the Doctor Miles Medi
cal Company, of Elkhart, Ind.,
against a wholesale dealer in medi
cines in Cincinnati, John D. Park &
Sons Company.
The manufacturer sought to enjoin
the Cincinnati firm from induding
dealers who had procured medicines
from the fanufacturer to sell in vio
lation of a contract with the manu
facturer, and from selling medicines
procured in this way at "cut rates."
Justice Lurton, then a judge in the
circuit court, announced the opinion
of the circuit court of appeals of the
Sixth circuit, denying the Injunctions
sought. He said that while the man
ufacturer of medicines under a secret
formula has a right to. a monopoly of
manufacture until the formula was
discovered by fair means, yet courts
could not insure him *the "unneces
sary monopoly" of controlling the
price to the consumer.
Justice Lurton added that such a
manufacturer would be accorded oth
erwise a.greater privilege than an in
ventor. He pointed out that an in
ventor must make public his inven
tion, which becomes the property 01
the public after a few years, but a
manufacturer of a proprietary medi
cine under a mere secret fomula,
might enjoy a monopoly forever.
Justice Hughes today quoted ap
proviursly from Judge Lurton's opin
ion, and stkted that the medicine
corupany had made the mistake of
conwidering its monopoly of manufac
ture to N monopoly of sale.
Justice ;1olmes, in a dissenting
opinion, said that he believed polic)
of letting people manage their busi
ness in their own way as much as
possible. Furthermore he stated he
believed there was a tendency to
overvalue the benefits of competition
to the public.
THIRTY-FOUR REBELS SLAIN.
Regulars Surprise Insurrectos Near
Chihuahua.
Thirty-four rebels are dead and
many wounded as a result of an at
tack made by 350 Federals on
Friday night upon a detachment of
150 insurgents at Aldama, Mexico.
The Federals report the death of but
four men.
The defeat of the rebels was large
ly due to lack of discipline on the
part of the rebels. They had entered
Altdama without resistance early In
the day. Not anticipating attack their
officers issued invitations to a dance
and then began the killing of twenty
head of cattle, announcing that they
were preparing the beef for the sup
per of 1,000 rebels encamped some
distance south of the city of Chihua
hua. The dance took place.
Both the rebels and their guests
drank heavily and late in the night
the insurgent camp was located in a
grove near the edge of the town. No
sentries were out when the attack
was made and few of the rebels had
their guns. They fled toward the
town and were shot down as they
ran. Amon-g the rebels dead are
Capts. Francisco and Jose Portillo,
brothers. The federal dead include
two lieutenants.
KILLED ON WAY TO CHURCH.
Stranger Slain With Shotgun in
Greenville Sunday.
A strange negro man, supposed to
be named Frank Gary, judging from
the name on a tax receipt of Hart
county, Georgia, was shot and in
stantly killed about 11 o'clock Mon
day night by a negro supposed to be
Gamp Smith at Greenville. The dean.
negro was en route to church with
a young negress. The parties met on
the sidewalk on Green avenue, a dou
ble-barreled shotgun was brought
into action and the strange negro fell
'to the ground with a hole torn in his
breast. The negress fled and has ntim
yet been found. Residents of that
section claim they saw Smith flee
down the road with a shotgun after
the shooting.
Great Loss to the South.
Dr. Seaman A. Knapp died at his
home in Washington on last Satur
day. While his death is a great loss
to the whole country, it is a greater
loss to the South than any other sec
tion, and a greater loss to South Car
oina than any other State. He did
a great work for this State, and his
death will be regretted all over it.
Long ago, as The State says, it was
"discerned that the shortest route to
the South's industrial independence
and the permanent prosperity of its
agricultural people lay in diversified
farming, but the task of convincing
them of that truth was far from easy.
Dr Knapp, as the officer in charge oz
the farm demonstration of the Na
ti onal department .of agriculture,
came to their aid at the opportune
moment. A man of wide information
and a profound thinker, he believed
in the South, saw plainly the richness
of its unused resources and set to
work with his whole heart to reveal
them to the Southern people. North
ern born, his sympathies were as
wide as humanity and his aim was
to help the 'Southern farmers help
themselves so that the country that
he loved would be the stronger ane
happier by reason of the lifting of
the people of a great section to a
higher and better plane. The work
that he did will go on and the South
will not forget how much he inspired
it and cherished it and the affection
of the South for the Republic is the
deeper by reason cf the disinterested
efforts of this one of the Republic's
Biking
Absolut
' The Only Baking Po1
Grape Crea
Chemis*&' tests have show
biseuit made with an alni
the stomach, and that di0
Read the label and a
powder Is not
GAME DID NOT WORK
PRETENDED CORPSE FAILED TO
MOVE THE OLD MAN.
Young Man Tried to Fool Money Out
of His Father by Pretending to be
Dead.
The Atlanta Journal says Lewis E.
Pohlman, 30 years of age, an At
lanta electrician, who lives at 15
Short street in that city, enjoys the
distinction of being a young man
whose father won't trust him, eithei
alive or dead. He has tried it both
ways.
Pohlman, who used to be a sol
dier with the 17th regiment at Fort
McPherson, found himself recently
out of funds. He was not in good
standing with his father, a respected
merchant in Harrisville, Pa., ana
knew it would be useless to appeal
for help.
So he decided on a rather startling
plan to soften the father's heart and
loosen his pocketbook. He spent his
last small change to send a Western
Union message, which read as fol
lows:
"E. Pohlman, Harrisville, Pa.:
Your son, Lewis, has just died of
pneumonia, at the hospital here.
Please send $80 to cover expenses for
shipping his remains to you.
(Signed) "A. B. CARNES."
Then he waited an answer. But it
didn't come. Apparently the old gen
tieman had little more confidence In
his son dead than he had previously
had for him living. At any rate, In
stead of send the money to "Carnes,'
he got a Harrisville undertaker to
wire Barclay & Brandon to look into
the case.
Lewis Pohiman, pretending to De
"Carnes," got wind of this and- went
to Barclay & Brandon. He was
promptly arrested, and confessed to
the whole transaction.
Bleeding the .Country.
The ten members of the nationai
monetary commission now draw sal
aries of $7,500 a year each. When
the 'commission was originally ap
pointed, the members were not paid
salaries, inasmuch as they were
members of the senate or the hoase
and there was a constitutional ob
stacle to the drawing-of two salaries
by congressmen. Inasmuch, how
ever, as the members of the commis
sion in all cases ceased to serve in
congress with the end of the last
session, provision was made for the
payment of salaries to them just be
fore the adjournment.
The Springfield Republican says It
is now a well-paid "lame-duck"~ com
mission, consisting of Ex-Senators
and Ex-Congressmen, who were re
pudiated last fall by th~e people. The
lame ducks on the board are Ex-Sen
ators Nelson W. Aldrich, Julius Caes
ar Burrows, Eugene Hale, Hernando
D. Money, Frank P. Flint, Henry c.
Teller and James P. Tallaferro, and
ex-Representatives James MacLach
lan, George W. Prince and Robert W.
Bonynge. The names of *Messrs.
Prince and MacLachlan were added
only last month In order to provide
places for them in the public service.
Another "lame-duck" performance
ing of ex-Senator Warner of Missouri
upon the board of ordnance an'd for
tifications at a salary of $5,000 a
year. All such offies are practically
sinecures, and the effect is to pensio~n
Indirectly the occupants, says the Re
publican, which goes on to say that
the multiplication of commissioner
ships under the'federal government
should be investigated rigidly by the
Democratic house. That is good ad
ice, and the Democrats should act
n it at once. If the Democrats pro
;ose to carry out their promise to re
dce expenses, this is a good place to
egmn.
They Hunt Work.
More than a hundred Eastern col
lege boys have already inquired of
harles Harris, Topeka, Kan., direct
r of the State free employment bu
eau, as to the prospects for employ
ent in the Kansas wheat fields the.
oming summer. The majority of
the inquiries are from colleges in Del
ware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
and South Carolina.
Mrs. Champ Clark is to be a so
cial leader at Washington. We hope
she gets the government clerks to
attend all her parties so as to re
ieve the strain of their distressing
verwork.
When you buy goods in some dis
tant city that could be had as well at
ome, you- miss the chance to maKe
a business ally in your own town
who sooner or later may be very
useful.
After the New York fire horror
building codes will be advised all
over the country, but often the mo
tive will be not to protect the factory
orkers, but to get protection from~
heir vote
ely Pure
vder Made from Royal
nm of Tartar.
[the food
e alum~
*ihat a part of the alum from
ai baldng powder passes into
resuion is retarded thereby.
ke sane that yaw bakimg
made froms afto
MAKE BIG GAINS
Democrats Win a Sweepiig Yictory in
the Chicago Election
WISTHE FIFTH TME
Majority for Carter Harrison, Demo'
cratic Candidate, About Eighteen
Thousand-There Was a Great
Falling Off in the Republican Vote,
While the Dqnocrats Gained.
Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chi
cago, from 1897 until 1905, and son
of Carter H. Harrison, Sr., who oc
cupied the mayor's office from 1879
to 1887, and was assassinated dur
ing the World's Fair. was elected
mayor for the fifth time Tuesday.
He defeated Charles E. Merriam, his
Republican opponent, by 17,082
votes, gaining a total of 177,358.
votes
I In spite of the opposition of a ma
jority of the local press, the election
was almost a complete Democratic
victory. The election of Fred Con
nery, for city clerk, and Henry Stuck
art, for city treasurer, early was
concedcd, although a count of their
total vote has not been completed. ~
The Democratic-majority of the city
council has been increased by a doz
en members.
Prof. Charles E. Merriam, his Re
publican opponent, conceded -cne
election to Mr. Harrison at 6:30, two
and a half hours after the poils
closed, but declared that results were
such as wculd give him hope for an
other campuign. He said:
"I am satisfied with the fight we
have made. We have presented the
issues of decent, honest, economical
government squarely to the voters in
a way that cannot fail to help con
ditions. The battle must be fought
not once, but mapy times, and In the
long run it will prove successful. I
congratulate Mr. Harrison on his vic-\
tory and wish him well in his ad
ministration.
Returns by wards show that Prof.
Merriam was given nearly 7 per cent
less votes than Busse (Republicans
was accorded four years ago, while
Harrison ran over 17 per cent ahead
of the figures attained by Dunne
(Democrat) at that time. The vote
reached above 340,000, which Is
about 25,000 more than the record
at the same time in the last mayor
alty contest. In spite of this both
sides agreed that Merriam lost
through failure of the "silk stocs.
ing" wards to. show the strength ex
pected.
Even in the twenty-fifth ward,
where Merriam's candidacy was con
ceived, failure of Merriam supporters
to vote caused the professor's total to
drop far below what had been expect
ed. Harrison announced as soon as
this ward had been reported that he
had won and prepared a- statement.
After this ward had reported the re
suit never was in doubt."
While the first ward gave up its
usual Democratic plurality, it was
not alone from this, and the river
wards of similar character,. that Har
ison drew his support. His eight
years' .service in the mayor's chair
drew out many from the ranks his
opponent had not counted on, and his
promise of 70-cent gas was said by
his managers to have had a great in
fluence with the West Side wards,
where he showed unexpected
strength.
One of the features of the cam
paign was the vote polled by the So
ialist party. Five-sixths of the total
precincts in the first Indicated that
the vote would reach 24,000, a gain
of 11,000 over the vote of four years
ago. On the other hand the prohi
bition vote dropped to 3.000 this
year, as against 11,000 last year.
CHILD LOST TEN YEARS.
Youth Blown Away in Galveston Hur
ricane is Recovered.
In the hurricane and tidal wave
on Sept. 8, 1900, the three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood
son, of El Dorado, Tex., who were
visiting relatives near Bolivar, on
Galveston bay, was swept away when
the house was carried by the sea i~i
land nearly a mile. A few days ago a
traveling salesman heard the story of
the finding of the child in a pasture
by a man, who placed the boy in an
asylum in San Antonio. The sales
man knew the Woodsons, who have
since moved. to Kansas City, and the
child now nearly 1 4 years old, was
traced to a family near Fredericks
burg. Tex. The family adopted the
child six years ago.
Identity was established by a goid
medal with the child's initials en
graved on it, which he wore when he
was swept away, and a birthmark on
the body. The parents believed the
boy bad baen carred to ea.

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