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THEY WILL HANG.
Two Brutal Murderers Promptly
Convicted Over in Lexington.
TELL OF THEIR I CRME
Whice Was Brutal in the Extreme
The Slayers of Aged Mrs. Ellisor
Given Quick Trial and Will Be
Speedily Executed-A Very Large
Crown Witnessed the Trial, but
Everything Passed Off Quietly.
Ned and Brack Toland, the two
negro boys who killed Mrs. Frances
Ellisor at Cayce, across the river
from Columbia, on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 26, were convicted at Lexing
ton, on Tuesday of murder in the
first degree and Judge James W. De
Vore sentenced them to hand on Fri
day, May 1. The trial consumed only
about eight hours..
Capt. Jos. R. Allen and the Rich
land Volunteers escorted the prison
ers to Lexington Tuesday morning
from the South Carolina penitentiary
andthroughout the trial remained on
duty, with fixed bayonets, around the
prison dock. The court room was
crowded to its capacity and there were
not less than 800 people in town to
witness the trial. There was not the
slightest sign of drunkenness and
perfect order prevailed throughoutthe
day.
Judge DeVore of Edgefield, the
newly elected judge of the Eleventh
circuit was commissioned by Govern
or Ansel to hold the special term of
court ordered to try the Toland broth
ers. He proved an excellent presid
iug judge, and there was not a hitch
in the proceedings of the court from
the opening to the hour when the crier
announced it adjourned sine die.
The trip was made to Lexington
without mishap. A crowd of perhaps
100 men were at the station at Lex
ington when the train arrived, but the
engineer, exercising due caution, ran
past the staton about 300 yards,
where the soldiers detrained and,
with the prisoners in the centre of
company platoons, the march to Lex
ington court house, one mile and a
half distant, was begun. The pris
oners were extremely nervous ard
seemed to be momeitarily in fear of
receiving bodily harm and three times
between the station and the court
house it was necessary for the mili
tia to halt for five minute periods tc
allow the negroes to rest, Ned Toland
giving out completely.
As they neared the court building
several men on the corner of the
street opposite the entrance of the
court house yelled three or four
times, and some person loudly called,
"Where are you niggers?"-but noth
ing was started. The crowd in front
of the bulding cleared the way for
the miliatia and prisoners and soon~
they were safely in .the court room~
and the negroes seated in the dock
Here a line of militia was placed or
each side of the aisle, on the outex
side of the bar railing, a line ou
each side ci the aisle inside the sail
ing and four at either corner of the
prison dock.
Two yound lawyers were appointed
by the Judge to defend the murdererx
and the defendants were then formal
ly placed on trial and a plea of not
guilty was entered as to each. Undex
the law a defendant can not plead
guilty in a case the possible outcome
of which is capital punishment.
Found the Body.
Mr. Paul Ellisor, husband of the
deceased, was the first witness. Hie
testified that when he left his home
at Cayce on the morning of Feb. 26,
to go to New Brookland, he left his
wife there, in good, health. He lef1
his home about 7 o'clock and re
turned about 11. The house was
locked. When he entered he found
his wife's dead obdy in a clothes bas
ket in the rear room, with clothex
and quilts thrown over her. Her
clothes were bloody and there were
wounds on her head and face. HI'
stated that he misse'd a gun, loaded
shells, a razor, a coat, his wife3
cloak and other art-icles from the
room. He identified the coat, which
at that very moment Brack Toland
was wearing, as the coat that was
taken from hs house the morning of
the murder.
*His gun had been returned to him
by Mr. M. P. Fox. The gun was
identified by witness and placed in
evdence. It is a single barrele~d
breech loader.
-The axe with which the crime was
committed was identified and put in
evidence. He said that the axe was
standing at the foot of the
bed and there was blood on the table.
It had been used to break open the
trunk. He identified the razor. three
hankerchiefs and three watch chains
which were found on Brack Toland
by Sheriff Buford.
Two chains, hankerchiefs, etc..
found on Ned Toland by Sheriff Bu
ford were identified by Mr Ellisor
Witness testified that he was the
first to reach his wife und when he
discovered her body in the basket life
was extinct. There was a bad gash
in the t0 of the head and another
ugly wouna en the- side of her face.
There was blood on her dress, espec
ially around the throat. There was
no sign of a struggle. As soon as
he could recover from the shock he
informed his neighbors of the crime.
Sheriff .Buford Made Arrest.
M. M. Buford, sheriff of Newb~erry
cunty, testified that he made the ar
r of Ned and Brack Toland on the
Sof Feb. 26 between Hilton and
Li Mountain. on the Columbia,
New' --.- and Laurens railroad. The
arrest made on the train. He
was in C'.1umbia on the day -.hat
Mrs. Ellis.: :..murdered.' Intended
taking 7.25 u ;ain for Newberry, b'ut
was called off by Mr. L. B. Abe
nathy, who told him that Mr Adam
D. Shull wanted to talk with him
about this murder.
There were a series of objections
to this line of testimony as being here
say and witness was instructed that
he couldnt tell what others had said
to him.
He told of receiving information
from Conductor John C. McCain of
the presence in the forward part of
the train that t-vo negroes whom the
conductor had suspected as having
been connected with the murder. He
arrested them and .took them to the
Newberry jail.- They denied any
knowledge of the crime. Later he
telephoned for Mr. M. F. Fox to come
to Newberry and identify the prison
ers. Mr. Fox and Mr. Abernathy
cale up early Thursday morning and
after the former Identified them they
we, taken to Columbia and placed in
the penitentiary for safe keeping.
sheriff Buford started to tell of a
Ista;mmxnent made by Brack Toland
while in the Newberry jail. hut this
wa-s objected to by counsel for the
defendants on the gruond that proper
groinds for introducing a confession
had not been laid and on further
ground that the statement was made
after the negroes had been told that
they were in danger. The solicitor
did not insist on the statement and
this feature was dropped.
Sheriff Buford identified the arti
cles found on the defendants.
Confessed to Capt. Griffith.
Capt. D. J. Griffith, superintendent
f 1he State penitentiary. testified that
the defendants were placed in the
penitentiary on February 27. He had
a conversation with both of them in
his office a few days later. They made
voluntary statements about the Ellis
or murder. Brack was the first to
make a statement about the affair.
He said he had never been away from
home before; was induced by his
brother to accompany him on this
trip. telling him that he (Ned) knew
where they could get some money. He
said they staid around Cayce's depot
for a day or two and the morning of
the date on which they were arrested
he and Ned went to the house where
Mrs. Ellisor ived. They went into
the house and asked for some bread.
She gave them some biscuits and they
offered to pay for it but she refused
to taike any pay. They then started
into the house to warm. Mrs. Ellisor,
he said. at first made no objection to
their warming, but that she told them
that she believed they were "up to
some meanness."
B-ack said that they grabbed her
and while his brother got the axe he
held her tight. Ned hit her in the
head two or three times and they
put her body in a basket, got some
things out of the house and they ran,
going through the woods a piece.
They sold the gun to a man at
New Brookland and then went to
Colimbia, taking the train from there
and going to Irmo; that they walked
up the railroad from Irmo to Hilton,
boarding the C., N. and L. train there
and being arrested a few minutes lat
er by Sheriff Buford.
Capt. Griffith said he warned Brack
before he made any statement that it
would be used against him.
After Brack was sent back to his
cell. Ned was brought to the office
and made substantially the same
statement as that made by Brack, he
too, being warned that he could not
be made to make any confession and
that whatever he said would be used
against him.
Capt. C. C. Roberts of the peniten
tiary guard corrobated Capt. Griffith's
testimony. The statements made by
Ned and Brack Toland were made in
his hearing as well as in the hearing
of Corporal J. P. Harling.
Ned Toland on Stand.
Ned Toland was sworn for the de
fense. He said he was from Pros
perity. Left home on Monday (Feb.
24): told his brother that he was go
ing to Col'umbia. His brother and he
"beat" the local freight to Columbia.
When they reached Columbia they
went to a.- restaurant. He bought
some cocaine from a negro named
Luther. After getting dinner he and
his brother went to Cayce. He carried
coal for the operator at Cayce and the
latter allowed the two to sleep in
the waiting room. They swept out
the waiting room the next morning
and then they left and went up the
dirt road and stopp)ed at a lady's
house and got something to eat; saw
Mr. Ellisor working in the field near
his home. After getting something
to eat at the lady's house they went
into the woods and built up a fire,
staying there until late in the after'
noon. when they returned to Capce
and a gain used the waiting room to
sleep in.
Leaving the station Wednesday
morning, he toek some more cocaine.
He had but one nickel left. He and
his brother started out, his brother
saying that he was hungry. They
went up to Mrs. Ellisor's and she gave
them some bread. They then asked
to be allowed to warm but she told~
them not to come in. 2 ney went on
in awyway and he grabbed her and
told her he would kill her. His
bther grabbed him and told him
not to kill her. He purpmed her to
ward the back room and picked ur
the axe and struck her in the head.
Brack turned her loose just before
he struck her and walked out of the
house.
Ned said he put Mrs. Ellisor's body
in the basket and covered it up and
then took a gun, a lot of shells, coat,
ete., and locked the door of the house
and left. He told Brack to get be
hind him and step in his (Ned's)
tracks, which Brack did. They cross
ed the road and went through the
woods toward Brookland7 passing
three men who were hunting. They
got something to eat in Brookland
after he had sold the gun to Mr. Fox.
Brack was worried about killing the
"old woman"~ and told told him he
"oughtn't to have done it."
They crossed the bridge into Co
lumbia and stopped at the C. N. & L.
depot. They caught the midday train
out but got off up the road. a few
miles. They walked from Irmo to
Hlton, where they caught train No.
21 for Newberry. He told of their
arrest on the train and said that he
lied to sheriff Buford about their
names and where they were from,
et. Cocaine Fiend.
With tears in his eyes Ned said,
"'m de one dat's guilty of killing
dat 'owman. Mr brother is innocent
an. I did it because I'd been taking
cocaine. I done it all and I just ask
for mercy and dat you don't hang
me."
He said Brack begged him not to
kill the woman, and if lhe had listen
ed to him he would not be where he
is now.
Solicitor Timmerman asked Ned to
explain the effects of cocaine and this
is what he gave:
"When you snuff cocaine and put
it on your tongue it deadens the ton
gue-gives you more nerv'e than you
want-looks like it make you do any
thing. Its a king of good feeling but
youll do a..ything.
He said he had been "snuffing"~
Icocaine for three or four years.
Ned declared that the story told by
Brack at Newberry was "made up."
He said he told Brack to tell what he
did. "so's to keep the blame off'en
me" He said his brother had always
been a good boy, whereas he (Ned)
had been in trouhle often. ile said
Ihe told Brack that he would shield
him (Ned) on account of his bad
"recommendation." This makes the
BOOZE WINS FIGHT.
DISPENSARY HAS CLOSE CALL IN
AIKEN COUNTY.
Wit-h Three Small Boxes Yet to be
Heard From the Vote Stands 877
to 822.
A dispatch from Aiken to The
State says the election there Wednes
day as to dispensary oil prohibition
resulted in a victory for the county
dspensary by a very small majority.
With all but three small boxes
heard from the dispensary has a
lead of 55. and it is probable the
other three boxes will run the ma
jority up to 100 or more.
Great interest was taken in the
election all over the county. Al
though the weather was threatening
a large crowd was around the polls
in Aiken- all day, among whom were
many ladies. About the time the
returns began to come in it began to
rain but notwithstanding this large
crowds assembled around the bufle
tin boards ana waitea for the returns
which came in rapidly. It was a
close election. The following is the
total vote: For dispensary, 877;
against dispensary, 822
WAS FIRED FROM FORT SDITER.
Historic Cannon Ball Presented Na
tional Museum at Washiugton.
A dispatch from Washington to
The News and Courier says the Unit
ed States National Museum has just
received from Dr. Wheatson Ford.
now residing in Washington. a forty
pound cannon ball. fired from Sumter
at the beginning of the engagement
on April 12, 1861. which marked the
opening of the civil war. In con
nection with the history of this shot.
Dr. Ford says:
"This cannon ball was fired by
Anderson from Fort Sumter on the
1ttn of Apri. 1861. At the b-egin
ning of the fight Major Anderson gave
his attention to the floating battery.
which was moored in the cove at
Sullivan's Island, near the western
extremity. about a mile and a quar
ter from the fort. Three of his shots
struck the battery and rebounded
upon the sand bar, failing to pene
trate more than a few inches. I was
one of the surgeons of the hospital
at Mount Pleasant across the lagoon
back of Sullivan's Island, and as
there was nothing to do, there being
no wounded, in company with a co4
league, I visited the Island on the
13 of April. and seeing these shot
lying in front of the floating bat
tery on the sand bank. I caught up
one of them in my handkerchief and
brought it away, foreseeing its his
toric value. I then took the ball suc
cessively to Charleston and Aiken.
and thence to St. Louis, where it
remained until I brought it to Wash
ington.
ed on the chaingang for breaking in
a store; he and "Young Bridges" rob
bed the Sligh postoffice and were sent
to Atlanta, and he was sent to the
chain gang once on account of some
trouble he had with his wife.
He said Mrs. Ellisor begged them
not to kill her, but he was scared and
did it anyhow.
Brack Toland's Story.
Brack Toland testified that he had
been away from home but one time
before the day when Mrs. Ellisor was
killed. He deniel having anything to
do with the kil-ing of Mrs. Ellisor.
He said he told Sheriff Buford the
story at Newberry in the hope of
helping to shield his brother, that he
told what he did because his brother
told him to tell it.
He admitted telling Capt. Griffith
that he held Mrs. Ellisor while his
rbother hit her in the head with the
axe. He said this was not the truth.
that he was not holding her when
Ned struck her. He begged Ned not
to kill her--told him that if lie want
ed anything in the house to get it. He
was holding her with one hand and
pushing his brother away with the
other. Ned had hold of her with his
left hand and the axe was in his
right hand. He turned her and. his
brother loose and ran out of the door
when the first blow was struck. He
went outside the house and was com
ing back up the steps when his broth
er came out. Ned locked the door
and threw the key in the yard. They
then left the house and went toward
New Brookland. Subsequent events
were detailed and his story as to these
was the same as told byNed.
He didn't seem to realize the gravi
ty of his situation and evidently was
laboring under the impression that
the jury would be more lenient in
dealing with him than it would in
dealing with Ned.. It appeared that
he was after clearing himself regard
less of what the consequences wer-e
as to Ned. There was nothing in
his manner to give the impression
that the story told on the witness
stand was more .truthful than that
which he had told Capt. Grifith and
Capt. Roberts. and few of the specta
tosr believed tha t it was another
"hatched up" story. coiicocked for the
sole purpose of clearing his own
skirts of the dastardly crime.
Pleaded for Mercy.
After the jury brought in the ver
dit of guilty the prisorners were told
to stand and receive the sentence of
the Court. Almost ever-y man in the
building rose to get a look at the ne
groes. but at the request of Sheriff
Co-ley they quickly resumed their
seats. -
Asked if they had arything to say
why sentence of death should not be
pronounced, Ned said: "1 ask the
court to have mercy upon me and
please don't hang me. I am guilty,
~ut my brother is innocent."
When the question was put to
Brack he said: "I ask for the mercy
of the court. but I am innocent; my
brother done it."
Judge DeVore then read the sen
tence of the court: "That the defend
ants Ned and Blrack Toland, be tak
en from whence they last came (peni
tentiary) and ther-e he kept in safe
confinement untIl Friday May 1.
1908. when they are to be taken to
Ithe regulai' place of execution for
Lexington county. there to be hang
ed by their necks until they are de-ad.
between the hours of 1 0 a. m. and
The "good old summer time" is
about here. as witness the shirt
sleeve brigade.
The time you can depend on a wo
ma is when you cnn't on anybody
NARROW ESCAPE
Of Deputy Sheriff Poulnot in a
Desperate Struggle
WITH A DRUNKEN MAN
The Mant Had Wounded His Child
and the Officer Rushed Into the
House Where the Shooting Had
Taken PIlace and Found Himself
Looking Into a Big Pistol, Which
He Secured.
The Charleston Post sa.'s Deputy
Sheriff .. %1. Poulnot had a desperate
handtohand conflict Inursuay after
inoon with a big negro in a house on
Inspection street and he experienced
the narrowest escape of his life from
being instantly ...led. It was only
presence of mind and* physical
strength backed by coolness and cour
age, that saved hin.
In consequence of a fit of drunken
temper. Gilmore McCoy. a negro, liv
ing at ! 1-2 inspection street. is at
the police station somewhat battered
up with two charges of aggravated
assault and battery, with attempt to
kill written against him. tiS Ale
girl, about four years of age, is at
home suffering from a bullet wound
in her shou!der and Deputy Sheriff
Poulnot has a torn hand as a remind
er of his hard fight with the negro.
The deputy sheriff was walking
near Inspection street Thursday after
noon between 1 and 2 o'clock, and
heard the screams of a child. He
hurried into Inspection street to in
vestigate and was told that .there was
a colored man up in No. 5 1-2 trying
to kill his child.
Mr. Poulnot s a man of courage
and quick action, and as- he was arm
ed,. le did not hesitate, but hurried
ly entered the house whence the
screaming proceeded. He met three
or four colored men on the steps.
hut the njother of the child told him
that none of them was to blame and
so he went on.
Suddenly turning into a room at
the top of the steps, he found him
self looking into the barrel of a 44
calibre revolver, and quick as thought
the deputy grapped the pistol, and
then entered into a desperate fight
with McCoy, who was drunk and in
an ugly mood. Mr. Poulnot had no
time to draw his own revolver, but
had to fight to get posession of the
negro's weapon. and at the. same
time prevent him from using it. For
several minutes the two men strug
gled and finally the deputy sheriff
succeeding in breaking the pistolopen
and so unloading it. Meanwhile the
wife of McCoy forgot her fears of
the drunken man, and seized Mr.
Poulnot by thle shoulders. This
gave McCoy time to get away.
Policeman Aulherry, who lives
near' the scene of the excitement.
rushed into the room about this time
and 3Mr. Poulnot told him to go af
ter MfcCoy, which he did. He fired
5 shot at the negro, as he was about
to jump a rear fence, and McCoy re
turned to the house, where' he was
captured by the deputy sher
iff. and placed under arrest, after
a short struggle.
The child shot by her inhuman
father is not seriously injured, al
though hit by a large bullet. It
seemed to have touched no vital
parts. McCoy was beaten severely
in his fight, but was sent back to
the police station from the nospital
in a short time. *
SHIPPERS TAKE NOTICE.
The Southern Railway Have Adopted
New~ Shipping Rules.
As a means of better providing
hemselves with methods to trace lost
freight shipments. as well as to en
pedite the handling of freight. the
railroads traversing this section will,
after June 1, refuse to accept freight
in less than carload lots, which is
not plainly marked, shiowin' the con
signee. destination, etc. The roads
anticip~ate that this new rule will
cause complaint fronm shippers and
therefore. they are gving 60) days no
ice in order that they may become
thoroughly acquain ted with it and pre
pare themselves to conform to same.
The followving circular has been is
1.uted by the Southern Railway and
the rtules set forth will be adopted by
all the lines traversing the Southeast
ern States.
"Each package, piece or bundle of
less thtan carload f::eight must be
plainly imarke'd by brush, stencil,
pasted tag, showing the name of the
c'onsingee and the nme of the sta
tion. town oi' city and the State in
whch destined. Pasted labels or
secu rely fastened tags should be used
only when the character of the freight
prevents marking by brush or stem
cil.
"The marks on packages, bundles
or pieces muitst be comnpared with the
shipping order and bill of lading and
corrections, if necessary, made by the
'onsig~nor or his representative before
receipt is signed; old imar,ks must be
removed or effaced before the pack
ages. bundles or pieces will be ac
cepted for transportation.
"F~reigh t consigned to a place of
which there are two or more of the
ame nameo in the same State must
h1ave the name of the county marked
en eachl package. btindle or piece, and
als.o showsn in the shipping receipt.
"W hen ftreight, is consigned to a
place not located on the line of a
rlroad eatch pac'kage, bundle or piece
must be nmar'ked with name of stations.
at whichP the consi~inen will accept de-.
livery or. if destined to a place reach
ed by a water line, the name of the
railroad station at which denivery is
to be made to such water line must
he mat'ked on each package, bundle
or piece.
"FPreigtht not marked in accordance
w ih the foregoing rules will not be
acepted for ttransportation.
She was a little girl and very
polite. 'Twas the first time she had
been on a visit alone, and she had
teen told how to behave.
"Now. E'thel. should they ask 'you
to stay and dine, you must say. 'No,
'h"ank you. I have already dined."
It turned out just as papa had
anut iipate'd.
"Come along. EtheL" said the host,
"You must have a bite with us."
'"No. thank you." said the dignified
m~tiG gi-l. " have alrady bitten."
DOORMEN AT THE BAuN S.
Most of Them Retired Policemen
Their Chief Duty to Watch Faces.
Tne man in uniformi in the bank s
a good deal more than a eign post.
From 9 A. M. until after banking
hours he stands there apparently for
the so](- purpose of directing strang
ers to the proper windows But there
Is a good deal more that he does.
That is why at the larger banks
'here are few among the doormen
who have not been policemen.Many
of them were sergeants or captains.
The chief duty of these men is to
watch faces and warn the tellers of
mqn they suspect. Most of them are
familiar with the faces of the old
crooks and are able to iick out the
new crooks almost instantly.
The knowledge of faces that some
of these doormen possess is remark
able. A story is told of George H.
Hewitt. who for Thirty-one years has
)een the doorman of the First Na
:ional Bank. New York. which is typ
ical of t.li these men.
A man came in who fifteen years
be ore had been a depositor at the
har.k. He had gone to Europe, and
after that lapse of time had come
back with a beard and fifteen years
more of life on his shoulders. As
soon as he entered the bank Hewitt
was 'h-re with his greeting. "Good
morning Mr. Farr." as though the
man had been away for but a week.
There are probably ten thousand
men who in the course of a decade
deal with the First National. Hewitt
knows every one of them.
There is another duty that these
doormen perform. Of'en during the
course of the day one of the clerks 's
sent out with a large sum of money
to another bank. The doorman al
ways accompanies him to see that "is
progress through the crowded streets
is not interrupted by some crook
who -nows the value of the roll the
clerk carries with him.
The oldest bank doorman in New
York is George H. Hewitt of the
First National Bank. In the old
days the police force stationed men
at many of the larger banks. Hewitt
was one of these men. He has been
there ever since. now more than thir
ty-one years. His partner John Budd.
has been in the employ of the bank
for six years and before that was on
the police force for many years.
The only police captain in this bus
iness is Francis J. Kear of the Cen
tr-l Trust Company. :Kear retired
on his pension. but instead of living
in idleness s to be se'en every day
watchini, the faces that enter the
tr-st company, looking for old ac
qutir.tances in the crooked world.
Another old timer is Christopher
Smith cf the Mercharts Bank. Smith
had the post at Broadway and Cham
bers ;t'reet for eighteen years: There
was not a prominent New Yorker in
the old days that be did not know.
One day President Grant was cross
ing tlt street there when a truck
camp tearing around the corner.
Smith grabbed the President just ;M
time and saved him from injury. The
Geneal turned to him with a humor
ous expression on his face and said:
"You are the first man who ever
jerked me around like that."
After that whenever Grant passed
th:Lt way he had a cigar for the offil'er
')n the post. Smith has tales to tell
of all the men of that day, Arthur.
Tilden. Tweed, Roscos Conkling.
Tiher.e is not a Judge that he did not
know, nor a mayor.
Army Education.
The conditions confronting officers
ind nen who have children to edu
:ate, are simply pitiful. Many an
offic.a: is at this moment in debt, and
paying interest on borrowed 'money,
so that he may send his son or his
laughter to a good school, or keep
.hem in some .:ity where their educa
.ion wil' be continuous and uninter
'upted. No matter of domestic
-:nomy touches officers more deen
iy than than this of the children's
ducationl.
It is true that the public schools'
af a city, if the post be near a city,
are generous In taking boys and girls
in, and some do- so for a tuition fee;
ut it is. nevertheless, a fact that an
army officer cannot demand loral
sche31 serrice as a right, because of
nis profession and his residence on
military reservation. Even when
ea- a city, the post is outside of it.
and the children spend from two to
four hours daily travelling behind
army mules to and from the school
house.
The so-called "post schools" no v
as' )ublhd, and to which children
are sometimes sent through absolute
necessity because of isolation, are a
farce, for the officer hav'ing the high
stunding title of "Superintendent ofu
Post Scht o1s," is generally so fully
occu pied with other engaging military
luties that he can give fittle or no
ttention to the school development
and system, while the man who is
teacher has usually never acted in
th:f capacity before.
' Again, ofmcers and men are so
'tans.ed about that the education o
he children Is subject .to sad and
~ostly interruptions, as they frequent
ly go back one grade in their trans
fer from one locality to another.
1s there not a remedy for this?
West~ Point represents hundreds of
similar. though smaller cases. and
these children are as lusty, as loyal
and as Americau as any the nation
p rodu'ces.-Army and Navy Life.
IPatrolmen In Various Cities.
Berlin's patrolmen are 1 to 34",
Live: pool's are 1 to 449, London's 1
to 496, and Philadelphia has 1 patrol
man for every 311 citizens. O'i
Manhattan Island th-ere is but one po
ticeman to every 643 inhabitants.
YOUNG MAN DROWNED.
Boat Upsets on Pacolet Mill Pond
-Year Spartanburg.
A dispatch from Spantanburg to
The News and Courier says while
shooting didappers from a boat on the
pond at Pacolet Mills Saturday after
noon. P. Kirby. aged 18S years. was
drowned. The body was recovered
Saturday night and the inquest held
Sunday. The .iury returned a verdict ,
of accidental drowning.
Kirby, William French and a young
man named Bryant got in the boat
nd started up the river on a fishing
trip, Kirby carried a shot gun and
ommenced to shoot didappers.
Bryant took the gun to try his.
luck. Kirby. in turning the boat.,
aused it to dip and the three men~
tumbled into the stream. Kirby went
down immediately, but Bryant and'
French reached shore. The water~
was drawr. from the pond and Kirby's
ARTIFICIAL HONEL.
Inverted Sugar-Better Than Some
Kinds of Bees Honey.
Prof. Herzfield of Germany re
cently brought out some interesting
points regarding the manufacture ef
artificia, honey in Europe. It is no
ticed that when we bring about the
inversion of refined sugar in an al
most complete manner and under
well-determind conditions, this sugar
solidifys in the same way as natural
honey, after standing for a long
time and it can be easily redissolvad
by heating it. Owing to the in
creased reproduction of artificial
honey, the bee cultivators have been
agitating the question so as to pro
tect themselves, and it is proposed t
secure legislation to this effect. one
point being to oblige the manufve
turers tc add some kind of product.
which will indicate the. artificia! prod
uct. On the other hand, it is found
that the ?ddition of inverted sugai
t na'ural honey rends to improve itf
quality, and especially to render ii
nmore easily digested. Seeing that
sugar is about the only alimentary
matter which is produced in an abso
lutely pure state, its addition t:
honey cannot be strictly considered
as an adulteration. Bees often takt
products from flowers which have a
bad taste: an. the chemist Kellet
found that honey coming from th'
chestnut tree sometimes has a disa
greeable flavor.
From wheat flowers we find a
honey which has a taste which re
sembles bittei almonds. and honey
from asparagus flowers is most unpal
atable. Honey taken from the colzr
plant is of an oily nature, and that
taken from oniors has the taste o
the latter. In such cases the hone.:
is m-:ich improved by the addition o
Inverted sugar. Prof. Herzfeld gives
a practical method of preparing this
form of sugar: We take 1 kilogram
(2.2 pounds) of high quality refined
sugar in a clean enamel-ware vessel.
and add 300 cubic centimetres' (10
fluid ounces) of water and 1.1
gramries (17 grains) tartaric acid.
This is heated .t 110 deg. C. over an
open fire, stirring all the while. andi
is kept at this heat intil the iiquid
takes on a fine golden yellow color.
such operation lasting for about
three-quarters of an hour. By this
very simple process we can easily
produce artificial honey. Nuinerous
extracts are now on the market for
giving the aroma of honey. How
ever, if we take the artificial product
made as above and add to it a nat
ural honey having a strong aroma.
such as that which is produced from
heath. we can obtain an excellent
semi-honey.-Scientific American.
Find Revere's Well.
The old well from which Paul Re
vere used to quench his thirst ha
been located since the work of restor.
ation on the old house in Boston be
gan.
In strengthening the walls of thi
old house workmen dug up undp
a corner of the eli and came upon
some old hand-hewn oak- planks.
Proceeding with great care the:.
found these to be the planking o
what appeared at first to he a larg
water tank or cistern. Further in
vestigationl showed that th~ey ha
struck upon the old well. It WzG
seen that the well must have bee
lined' with plank all the way down
It is about fouir ieet in diameter an
is square. It was filled up long ag
and the planking alone remains.
In connection with the work ii'
other parts of the building other in
teresting finds have been made
Many of the articles being unearthe I
will be placed in the museum. which'
it is proposed to establish in th?
house.
Th. Ie are two pieces of old Lowes
toft china, parts of a cup and saucer
bottles of curious shape, having glast
about half an Inch thick, bits of chii
na and earthenware In white an:i
al'org. In the cellar was found a:;
old half dollar and an old fashionei
cent. bearing the date of 1844.
Possibly the most interesting articlq
found so far is the old belt belong
lg to a soldier's dress uniform. I
is white and is intact, save for thi
loss of the buckle. It is not know;,
whether this belt is a part of the un!:
form worn by Paul Revere himsel;
The belt was found hidaden in th-i
wall of the house.
There was a large collection pf mis
caaneous articles found, such as
hatchets, curious nails, old tools. andi
bits of Iron.-Boston Post.
The Condor's Individuality.
W had the best chance of study
ing the colors of the condor head
The bill was horn color and the relt
skin of the head extended down. cos.
ering it about ialf way. The leg,
were tan. but on each knee was
pate". of red. On the breast of each~
bird the skin was blood red, an I
coula. be seen occasionally when the
bre"w feathers were spread and the
birds were preening. Both had light
Icolored wing bars, and the prinmarie:
were well worn. The skin on the~
throa.t hung loose, and the lower
andible fitted close under the upper.
The chin was orange-red, and below
this on the neck was a strip of green
Is'a yeliow, merging into the orange
ajout the sides and bat-: of the neck
The top and front of .the head were
red, but between the eyes was a
small patch of black feathers. an-'
these extended down in front of thir
ey- into the orange-red of the cheek.
The pupil of th eye was black, but
the lrih. was deep and red and con
spcous. The bald and wrinkle&
pate. flabby jowls, with the caved
in expression of a toothless old wen:
an-these helped to make up the car.
dor indviduality.-Century.
LOST BOTH LEGS.
Te Very Sad Fate of An Augusta
Georgia, Boy.
The Augusta Herald says Tracy
Owens, an 11-year-old white boy, was
run over the other morning in the
ipper Harrisonville yards of the Geor
gia railroad, at the north end. Both
legs were severed from his body. Hle
vs at once carr-ied to the city hos
pital. where an operation was per~
formd. and he may recover although
it is considered quite doubtful.
The Georgia .rgii-road officials state
that engine five was in the act of
taking the cab from the engine in
rder to leave it on a seperate track,
when Owens. who is said to hang
around the place often endeavored to
swing aboard the cab. His footing
slipped and legs were severed.
The cab was at once connected up
and t heb~oy sent to the hospital. TI
isstated that young O02ens . -heen
eqquently warned to stay av~ay from
h e lace.
N0 ANU
FooA
and strictly prohibits
the sale of alum
baking powder
So does France
So does Germany
has been made ilegal in Wasbing
bia, and alum baking powders a
"IUrous"- To protect y
when ordei
ROY
and be very sure you get R
Royal is the only Baking Po
Cream of Tartar. It adds t
someness of the foodL
Revising the Tariff.
The Republicans, if they control
the next Congress, will not need the
advice and assistance of a tariff
Commission; for all they need do is
to call in the experts and attorneys
of the Trusts. That is what they
did in 1897 when the present tariff
law was fixed up. What is the use
of deceiving the taxpayers, as Con
gressman Payne does, by 'declaring
that "tariffs have always been made
without anything like adequate in
formation." Mr. Payne and the
other members of the ways and
Means Committee were fully advis
ed, when they were considering the
Dingley tariff law,. that the high
rates demand by Mr. Carnegie and
the Steel Trust people would breed
monopoly. When they allowed tie
Standard Oil Trust attorney to write
the proviso to the oil schedule they
knew they were protecting the trust
and adding at least 50 per cent to
the price of kerosene to the Ameri
can people and the poorest people at
that.
When they accepted the Beef
Trust schedule on hides they pre
Anded to be protecting the Ameri
can farmer, but they knew they were1
elping the Leather and Beef'
rusts. When they accepted the
ool schedule of the Wool Growers'
ssociation they knew they were
dding 75 per cent, at least, to the
cost of woolen goods to those people
f Northern States, who from neess
ty have to buy them and instead of
helping the farmers, it was the
flockmasters of the great Western.
plains that were mostly benefited.
When they wrote the schedule that
protects the Paper Trust they must
have known the newspaper owners
ould have to pay the tariff duty in
icreasing profit to the triust. Not
schedule, but was carefully con
sidered and all with the same in
I tnt and purpose of adding to the
burdens of the people for the bene
ut of the Trusts.
The Trusts were well acquainted
with the facts and in return have
been most liberal contributors to:
he campaign fund of not only the
Republican National Committees,1
but also to the committee who man-I
ages the election of Congressmnen.
Millions have been paid by the trusts!
and protected monopolists to secure
he election of presidents and Con
gressmen, both of the Senate and
ouse who were "sound on the tar
1'f."And now the same old show is
to be played again with a different
tile and the excuse that there must
be added maximum schedule rates
o protect us from the pauper labor
of England whose workingmen are
now in better circumstances than
our workmen are because their cost
of living is so much less.
The English workingmen has low
er wages, but the world to draw up
n for his necessities, for every
ontry,.including the United States
sels him its surplus products in com
petition with~ each other, with no
tariff duties to speak of to add to
the price. Here everything import
ed that is manufactured is taxed and
the trusts profit by adding the
tariff rate to their own natural prof
t. The only difference being that1
the government collects the tariff
tax on the goods imported and the
tusts collect the tariff tax en their
products produced here while the
triff protects them from foreign
cmpetition. It is now proposed to~
promise the people to revise the tar
i after election," but wnether the
hriff is to be revised lower or high
eris left to the imagination of thef
vter. As the Republican leaders
nw declare they must enact a maxi
mum tariff as well as a minimum tar
if, it is evident that some of the trus: s
wat still higher rates and no doubt
tey will be accommodated by their'
frends, the Republican politicians
COL. Asbury Co yard has sent in
hsresignation to the hoard of visi-~
ts of the South Carolina Military~
Aademy, to take effect in Septem
ber, the six months' notice required i:
beng given. For eighteen years he C
n been at the head of the academy, ,.
n has b1 ilt it up to its present h
stte of efl!ciency through trying n
.me i pac will be hard to fill. u
fsr
The sale of alum foods
ton and t'he District of Colum
re everywhere recognized-as
sursdlf against alum,
ing baking powder,
LBAKING
'POWDER
*Y -
rder made from Roal
the adestibility and-wole
SWEPT "BY FIRE
Fearful Damage Done by Me in
CityOf Chelsea -.
OVER A SQUARE MILE.
Of the Masschusetts Town Devasta
ted-Property Loss Ten don
Dollars-T welve Persons Dead and
Xany Injured-Ten Thousand Are
Homeless-Eleven Hours Requir
ed to Get Flamies Under Control.
Fire devasted more than one
square mile of the manufacturing
business and tenement district. of
Chelsea. Mass., Sunday, entailing.
loss estimated at fully $10',000,00 0.
The fsre started at 10.40 am. near
the Boston -Blackin-g Company'l
works on West Third street, near the
Everett City line, and crossed- the city,
a distance of onemile and a quarter,
Chls Mana, SppositetEaistngos
LsseetiSatdant fu $10,000b000
wrs had est Trcoveree nro the
retuis. alie a ndrsedtpersn citye
tourd Margial opposite Ten athor
and pers'ons left homeless.
Among the building ~burned were
thirteen churches, the Frost Hospital,
the Children's Hospital. the City
Hall, the 'itz Public Library, five
school houses, a dozen or more fac
tories and -about 300 tenements and
dwellings.
The residential section of the city,
where the wealthier classes reside,
escaped the flames. In the retail sec
tion, through which the fire passed,
were twenty business blocks, which
were destroyed. The United States
marine buildings were not damaged.
At 9 o'clock Sunday night the fiames
were under control.
He Knew Them.
"Something happened in New
York a fe* days ago that was very
characteristic of those people who
are always throwing rocks at the
South because of her principles and
behavior," says the Florence Times.
"Everybody remnemders the scandal
that was created by Artist Earle.
who left his wife for an *affinity'
and who was made to-afeelthelashof
severe popular disapproval among
hisneighbors. He took atrip with the
affinity and returned to his handsome
home on the Hubson. The people in
the community were so outraged in
their feelings and sense of decency
that police protection was needed to
keep the couple from the mob. That
looked very muhas if thiere .was'
still alight, the fires of respect for
the domestic hearth andithe sense of
moral responsibility, and one felt
encouraged. Next night the mob
went round to Earle's house to raise
a rumpus and run him and his affini
ty away from the community. This
was lawless, but it showed some
leanings to a higher law, and was
therefore to be taken with some d
gee of leniency. Artist Earle evi
dently knew his neighbors better
than they did themselves. be-.ause
ei was not at any time anything but
ontemptous of them and their
owling. When he heard the mob
at his door he wetnt out and welcom
Id them in spite of his affinity's pro
estations. He invited them in,
ave them wine to drink and gold to
ake home with them, and they
early ate him up, coming with
houts of death to Earle, they left
vith hurrahs and glad shouts of
ora5s3 that they had so good a man
.n their midst. So all of our hopes
or the betterment of the moral
~ondition of that community have
:o be rebuilt. The incident was ty
>ieal. We do not think that it could
iave happened that- way in the
south, though there have been mci
lents that lead us to the entertain
nent of grave suspicions at times.
THE Charleston Post very truly
ays the annnism of such men as
. F.. Muriph', tho ".' os'f Tanmmany
lall, and "Fing~ 0-ers the
hairaL of the Ne * .e
ommitt' do no more hu~ wo Mr.
tra 0 did the o-position of the
lew Y k machine t o Mr. Cleveland
189. wvhen, in the face of the
andiay of David B. Hill, present
d and strenuously supported by the
epresentatives in the convention of
is own State, Cleveland was nomi
ated on the first ballot nind tri
mhantly elected at- the poll1.