The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-29
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Items Of More or Less Interest
from Dixie Land.

against Senator Tllman. when the latter
I has 90 stand for reelection:
"To the Prohibition Democrats Of the
State-Believing that Senator Tillman is
largely responsible for our defeat I'm the
| late primary election that he is more re-
sponsible than any other man in the state
for the opening Of the State dispensary
and the trouble and blOOdshcd that has
been caused by forcing 10 upon the Demo-
/ Gratis Of South Carolina. / have decided 90
ask the Prohibition Democrats of the
State 20 indOrse me a7 q candidate before
the Democratic primary GA 1910 for United
States Senate 20 succeed Senator Tillman.
| and II they do so. I viii then discuss the
/ merits Of the dispcnslry before tie pc)-
pie, and endcav0r az "a Democrat who is
deeply interested in the welfare OF the
people and the good name OF my State
tO convince them that the State dispen-
eary should Doe closed 90 the sale OF
| whisky as "a beverage and that South Car
0i.ua- as "a State should wash her hands
~ this Infamous business and the men
who inalgurated this corrupt political
machine within her borders. 7 favor q
prohibition law for the whole State. but
would Doe willing. after the State had
passed this law. GO exempt such counties
by tw0-thirds vote If the Democrats
of the county would ask 20 be permitted
10 sell under county control. according %
the provision of the present state c0nsti-
tuition provided such county would as
e,,,,,.. I'D tto o,.,,r,ea. ~ Inc enforcer,en+
~ The fev, and me- -e.,orsibuity connect
"a o,i.b f-s sale aft.- IN was evomnfed
f~or tho stqte law II the Prohibition
Democrats decide that they think best 20
irdorFe some other Democrat for the posi-
ti0n. 7 INTELLECTUALLY abide their decision
and support legally wh0msOevcr they IN
d0rse From O. business standpoint I
cou1d Not AFFORD 90 Five ND INV preeent
,,,.i.fo, fo~ tbat 81 United states Sena-
fo~ and Z have mo- desire for political hon
o-s f,ufess Z can rv ,rfovine them honor
he neopie who confer Them upon me. but
there is mo- sacrifice that 1 could make
f.~ Tho GOOD neonl. and name OF my
soto that would NOT willingly make II
called urou 20 do Sd
rtA q ZONES"
Mr. Zones is from Newberrv county.
MOTHER TGNaTTUs DEAD
SAVANNAH Sem. 2f-Mother VI L.
Mathis died al 100 O'Clock this morning at
the convent OF ST. Vincent De Paul. She
was scventv-six years OF age and had
been somewhat OF an invalid and in
feeble health FOR several months.
Mother Ignauus known To the world as
Miss Catherine Mchenna- was porn I'D
Tra'ee. county Kerry, ireland. December
g. la-Z. She came 70 savannah 10 enter
natius founded - Mary convent il Au-
glsta December - l'95' ana was t"e su-
perioress t-efe lot t"eH's y V'i
also spent -FOUR years iH lIe 81 'u -
convent ln Augusta "A1 rs -o-
years DID me convent VA 'i'' IN'''''
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'''5 .. t..-e ID ,e,..,r,.' 1r,tbo~ rgratips was
- t.. -..-as+i. ,,oors and saouestered
49,, ..c.,i.. .orce~u which voted for her
a. ur. III r..s.,- ana devotion 20 duty which
y,1e her ratifral calling.
cbo MAS "a p.ous. Cody woman. who
rerararc.d The supreme BEING and was
hauDv iu obeyiug His precepts.
THE CLAY RESOURCES OF ALABAMA
Dr. Eugene A. Smith discusses in the
Trefnpariur and Mining Journal the clays
of tb.s State. most OF which are unde-
veI1ued AT oxford. Admission, ChOCc0-
locc9 and some other points IN the CO0sa
valley clay BE- utilized that makes beau
uf1l crean-c0l0rcI building and ofna-
mer.al brick. 10 is also turned into paw
ine brick and some Grades OF hre-brcA.
Tile shades 0f the coal measures are also
turned into "a hrm rel paving brick. THIS
ls done no C0illlle. in Jefferson county.
fra Randolph. Clay Cieburne and other
counties are. however almost entirely un-
developed. They are. as q rule, remote
from railroads The ka0iins of DeKaib.
Cherokee and Marion counties are be-
vond an doubt well htted FOR the manu-
facture Of the finer grades OF porcelain
that every weii-kn0wn New Jersey clay
can De duplicated On the clay beds ~
Alabama. Excellent Ciays Aaye been
found in n dozen counties.
DR. Smith presents "a table showing the
chemical ana physical tests OF various
fire CLAWS ka0lins and p0tters CLAWS
found &. tho state. These tests show that
tho STATE nosscsses valuable CLAWS OF ex-
ce.lenf quality. The ka0lins of Valley
Heqd DaKalb county. and OF Chalk Bluff
Marion county are OF great purity and
have A low shrinkage. Dr. smiths tests
were carefully conducted. and they indi-
cate that the day is near 40 hand when
Alabama claws and kaolins Will become as
well known MS are the metallic ores and
coal de,os.ts az The birmingham
Ae--HerqId.
Corrr,fnr-s ca soo.eube- 2s NJ "
me- --.-lfert ~ the barrel factor,
r.oei,.s.l-s ,erfe~ to-day brfnein, the nous