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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14
liz MUST APOLOGIZE
Bill Arp on ROOseyeIt's Remarks
About Davis.
BILL SAYS TEtY WERE WRONG
That Roosevelt Should Hasten to flake
Ample Amends For the Mistake he
t!as Made

Once more unto the breach. gcol
friends-once more" would like 20
know about what time President
Roosevelt is going to rctract what h
wrote abcUt President Davis. 1t has
now been Z, oven by the Official records
at Jackson. Miss. that Mr.. Davis never
was governor nor was ne ever n mem
be- Of the Legislature OF that State, and
of repudiat.on. he declared he was o2-
posed t. it and the debt ourht 70 be
paid, and this a.nateur historian de-
rovncos him in his book g an arcH
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14
MANY KILLED By EARTHQUAKES
about 10000 People Have Been Left
Homeless I'm Guatemala.

Guatemala City. Guatemala. For
nearly week earthquakes have been
tumbling down cities, town ana viii
lagos on the western slope of the Sier-
raS in this republic
Quezaitenango, the second city of the
republic. suffered by far the most.
hundreds of residences and public
buildings Were either totally DESTROYED
or seriously damaged.
Two hundred bodies have been recov-
cred. and many persons were badly in
Jured. Fire. us well as fiood. added to
The horror Of the night. with the result
That many people have gone insane and
others have committed suicide.
Approximately. 10000 people have
been LETT homeless.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14
Professor NI,ipe's Theory.

London.-crofessor John Milne. The
seismologist, in an interview published
in the Daily Express, declares that his
seismic instruments have recorded no
disturbance. and that they would nj
most inevitably have done so had seri-
Gus earthquakes occurred.
Professor Mines theory is that
Mount Pelee has blown its head of. -
owing to the infltration of water
through the rocks until IL reached the
molten material beneath. forming
steam of tremendous pressure Until
something had to give way.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14
SEVEN YOUNG PERSONS DROWNED
a Nhphtha Lannch Run Down by Tug
Near Toledo, Ohio

Toledo. Ohio. - Seven young people.
members of Sunday class OF
the First Baptist Church. were
drowned in the Maumce River. just be-
low the city. The naphtha launch
Frolic. On which they were taking n
pleasure ride, was run down by The
tug Arthur Woods of the Great Lakes
owing Conpanys fleet.
The launch is owned by Joseph w.
Hepburn, who invited eleven young
people 10 rake IN evening ride with
nlm' Ihey started out on trip to
Lake Erie early in the evening and
were returning when the accident hap.
pened.
hr Hepburn, Miss Clara Marks. Ar.
tlur Marks, and Miss Grace Lowe
are the only survivors.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14

ct prevent lfe tilSOtl A''-.A i"'
, the burn.
rc is a good deal of difference
IN having n mission before men
lving one for them.
ce is the poisc OF the souls pc.-
ctiVitiCs.
tches become a curse when we
have wings.
does not grow out IL
: be put on.
itcousness will not come oy
need makes another MY ncieaA
is are more important 'nar
Feed may be made a casl-ct for
,oses all who is unwillipE to lose
corrupt man cannc, be cour
nan can run away from his Nwn
ven does not wait for earth's ap-
oil for the night must oe
t in the day.
t which satiatcs cannot salts
iet fruits grow from bitter seq
baration is the best prayer to
lence.
~ blessing received creates an
dion.
'Sion is not in us unless il goes
pm us.
kes small breeze to raise a
in a puddle.
nltivate a callous heart will not
calm.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14
Cos1PAREp wIrH PoN1pE11.
Stated That tho Disaster Can Only l.,
Likened to That in A. ID. TO-

iikened to That In A. ID. 10.
Paris. France,-The Parisians have
scarcely realized the awfulness of the
catastrophe at st. Pierre. The only
sign of grief yet visible Is the half
maSted flag over the Ministry OF the
Colonies.
Beyond reproducing the cable dis
patches received by the Government.
the evening papers either refraintd
from commenting on the disaster or
confined themselves to printing histo-
ries of ancient and modern similar
events
The morning newspapers did not do
much better. The Figaro followed the
cable dispatches with geological his
tory OF the Island OF Martinique, and
sp2culated whether the catastrophe WAS
due to an eruption or an earthquake or
To both, winding up with the sta e.
ment that lit is not France alone. D"t
humanity aS a whole, that Is PLUNGED
in mourning, rs such calamitics call
up the feeling of solidarity unlt.ne
all who think and feel"
The Matm said the disaster is one OF
the most frightful catastrophies re-
corded. and that one must go back o
Hompcii to find Il cataclysm OF such :.
: calanitonS nature.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14

Washington, ID. C.-In the dispatch
on the st. Pierre disaster received hy
the State Department from l.. H.
Ayme, United States Consul at Point
Pitre, GuaIeloupe. he says:
eighteen vessels were burned and
sunk with all on board. including four
american vessels and Il steamer from
Quebec named Roraima."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14

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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14

London. - The correspondent OF the
Times at st. Thomas. ID. w. l., states
that the town OF St Pierre. In the
French Island of Martinique, has been
totally destroyed Ivy n volcano, All the
inhabitants of the town. says tie corrc-
spondent, have lost their lives, and all
the shipping in the harbor has been de-
Stroyed
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14
St. Pierre, Island Of Martinique,
Blotted Out by Rain ofFira.
SHIPS IN PORT DESTROYED
The Country For Four Miles Around
Covered With Hot Lava, Followed
by Deiuge Of Ashes.
VOLCANO MONT PELEEExPlODED

TITO Death List Exceeds That OF Any Other
Calamity in tho History ofthe wcs;e IN
Hemisphere-United States Consul
Prentis, Ills Family, end Vice -Cons=i
Tcstart Arc Among the Dead Eighteen
Vessels In the Uarbor Observation-Disclosures
ship Saved Thirty Lives, and These Are
the Only Known Survivors,.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14

londOn.-All the newspapers here ex
press the utmost horror over the Mar
Unique catastrophe, which. they say.
ior its suddenness anu magnitude iG
only comparable with that Of Pam-
peii. and they extend deep sympathy
TO the French Nation
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-05-14

1t is possible that more lives We're
lost in the destruction OF St Pierre
than when Pompeii and Herculaneum
were destroyed. An actual compari-
son is not possible, because the various
authorities are unable to do more than
guess ut the figures in regard to the
destruction OF the ancient cities.
The population OF Pompcii Mt the
time of its deStrecti has been given
at from 10000 to 10000: but according
10 Fiorrelli the General Superintend-
|nt OF the excavations. Pompeii had
no more than 10000 inhabitants In its
earlier days, and no more than 12.0o0
ut the time of its destruction.
The number of lives lost at Hercu-
lancum is believed to have been consid-
erably less than mt Pompeii.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
WATER RIGHTS lNV!CLATE.
Springs and Wells In PaIesfine Are
Projected by Severe Laws.

Springs and Wells In PaIesfine Are
Protected by Severe Laws.
Water is the most precious thing in
Palestine and the laws which protect
springs ard wells are very severe.
Most of the wells are artificial. Rich
men at very great expense have CHS
eled basins and reservoirs out Of the
rocks to receive the flow from springs
and in many places where no springs
could be found they have drilled
through the limestone 4 hundred feet
and sometimes twice that distance to
the artesian basin.
None but very rich sheiks can afford
such an expenditure. Nevertheless,
they have not only been the greatest
benefactors of their fellow men, but
those who have sunk wells and built
fountains have erected monuments 10
their fame more enduring than palaces
or temples or shafts OF granite.
The temple Of Solomon has vanished
forever, but the pools which he walled
up with masonry and filled with water
still remain. The wells that Abraham
and Jacob drilled in the rock as acts
Of piety as we'll as power are as i'm
mortal as their names and will live for
ever as long as neil feel thirst.
According to q just custom Of the
country, water rights could never be
forfeited. No man who owned we'll
might refuse his neighbor water for
his family or his focks. but the lord
Of the spring was inviolate. No cred
itor or enemy could take his water
rights away from him. TO injure or
fill up we'll was an unpardonable
crime. When the PhilistiEes threw
earth and stones into the we'll of Abra-
ham. they intended to challenge him
to a war of determination. These Gus
toms and regulations remain today
Chicago Recor6-Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
THE COOKBOOK,

In baking bread it is better to overdo
rather than underdo the work.
To make a good digestible pie crust
use cream instead of lard. and it will
be light and healthful.
If there is not batter enough to fill
the gem pan. put cold water in the
empty space before setting the pan in
the oven.
The rich cheeses. which have the
largest percentage CT fat, are those
which blend we'll with bread in sand
wiches or with macaroni or rice.
For quick cake beat until thick
four eggs Add four tablespoonfuls of
sugar, half cup of flour, a little Gin
namon and lemon rird. Beat well and
spread on a baking pan. Bake in quick
oven and cut 1T once.
Sweet potatoes are much richer twice
cooked. Baked Or boiled merely, this
vegetable is good. but when the bak-
ing or boiling is followed by 4 subse-
quent cooking in the pan or in the
oven they are far better.
A fine cheese pudding is made by
grating five ounces of bread. and three
of cheese. Warm two ounces Of butter
in q quarter of pint of fresh milk and
mix thoroughly. Add two we'll beaten
eggs, salt and bake half an hour.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
a White Man Mobed.

Owensboro, Ky, July l7.-Joseph
Anderson, farmer, who was in jail
here charged with the murder Of his
wife, on the night of July 8, was
taken from the prison by masked
mob of about forty men and hanged
to a beam over the city scales on one
of the principal streets Of O Wensboro,
at 2 30 o'clock this morning.
The l7ncbers, who ore supposed to
have come from the scene Of Ander-
sons alleged crime, about three miles
west of Oweushoro. made their en-
trance into the city qaietlyand, going
TO the jill, demanded admittapce,
which was refused. Then they bat
tered down the prison door and while
some went to the prisoners cell to
lead him out, others of the mob sur
rounded the jsilor and his family to
prevent them from giving the alarm.
Anderson was soon secured and in
a few moments was led across the
street from the prison. A hair rope
was placed about his neck and he
was hanged to the beam over the
pair of scales. The mob then dis
persed and no arrests have yet been
made.
Anderson was the first white man
ever lynched in Davies county. At
tie tins of the murder with which
be was charged was committed, Mrs.
Anderson was living at her fathers
house, where Anderson went for the
alleged purpose of afecting recon-
citation. The woman's father, it is
said, entered some objections, and
the irate husband then dragged his
wife into the yard and shot her to
death.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Train Robbers Located.

The westbound train on the Den
yer and Rio Grand railroad was held
up by four masked men near Chester,
Colorado, on July 18th. The safes
were rifed and the passengers were
relieved of their money and jewelry.
A dispatch from Sarguache, Co.. 10Th
SAYS: The men who robbed the Den
yer and Rio Grande trains at the mill
switch in the Marshall pass a few
days ago were located today between
Middle and Shep creeks, thirty miles
from the scene of the hold up.
Three posses surround them and a
fierce battle is looked for.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

Summer complaint is unusually
prevalent among children this season.
A we'll developed case in the writer's
family was cured last week by the
timely use of Cbambcrlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy one
of the best patent medicines manu-
factured and which is always kept
on hand at the home Of ye scribe
This is not intended for a free puff
for the company, who do not adver-
tlse with as, but to benefit little
sufferers who may not be within easy
access of a physician. No family
should be without bottle Of this
medicine in the house especially in
summer time-Lansiog, Iowa.
Journal, For sale by J. Z. kauf-
mann.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
A Matter of Principle.

"Why is it." says the girl. that in
giving an account Of an accident they
always give the age of the person in
jured? l can see the sense Of their
talking about blonds and brunettes, Il
mustache or full beard if it is man
or a red, green or blue gown if it is
woman, for that is a means of identiti-
cation for acQuaintances and friends
who may be interested. They don't
even put the age in the death notices
now, but if you meet with an accident
out it comes in all the papers in town.
But they will never publish mine. l
have it on my mind every time cross
the street, and when there is particu-
larIy bad crowd say to myself, Now.
remember. if you are run over here. no
matter how badly hurt. you are to re-
member never to tell your age. It's a
matter Of principle" New York
Times
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Rejected Fortunes.

Professor Bell had strenuous time
over his invention Of the telephone. He
took the Grst working model of his
instrument to John A. Logan and Of
fercd him a half interest for $500.
saying that it would do away with the
telegraph and that there would be mil
Ions in it. Logan replied: Il dare say
your machine works perfectly. but who
would want to talk through such Il
thing as that. anyway? l advise you to
Sare your money, young man. Bell
then offered tenth interest to an eN-
auarey in the patent office for 500 in
cash 1t was refused. That tenth in
terest was worth S1.3O0,000 in fifteen
yearS-Pearson's
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

Gilders, photographers and those who
handle the hydric and potassic cyanides
are liable to suffer from chronic poison
ing by hydrocyanic acid. They have
headache, giddiness, noises in the ear,
difficult respiration, pain over the
heart, loss Of appetite-in short. show
all the evidences of mild poisoning.
Zinc workers, too suffer. Zinc is used
as pigment in calico printing. in dis
coloring glass, in polishing optical
glasses and in making artificial meer-
schaUm pipes.
So men die in harness n these and
hundred other occupations. killed by
the very air they breathe, and other
men step into their shoes.-NeW York
World.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
The Home Of the kindergarten.

The japanese have the most perfect
kindergarten system in the world. In
fact, they originated this method Of in
structing by entertainment instead Of
by punishment inflicted. Their play ap-
paratus for such purpose is elaborate,
but all Of it is adapted to the infant
mind, which it is designed at once to
amuse and to inform. The little ones
of Japan even become somewhat inter-
ested in mathematics by seeing and
feeling what pretty thing cone. 4
sphere Or q cylinder is when cut out
OF wood with lathe. They make out
lines of solid figures out OF straw, with
greer peas to hold the joints together,
and for the instruction OF the blind fiat
blocks are provided with the Japanese
characters raised upon them.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
A UNIQUE DORMlTORY.
One That Is Owned by the University
of the South.

One That Is Owned by the University
of the South.
Dean Hoffman was noted for char
liable impulses. which his large income
allowed him to indulge in. Some years
ago the dean invested heavily in land
in 4 small southern town which was
then enjoying boom" period. Among
the deans other investments was a
beautiful little hotel, exquisitely ap-
pointed and perfect in every detail.
After awhile the boom fell through,
and the little hotel became losing in
vestment.
At this time the chancellor Of the
University Of the South, an old friend
Of Dean Hoffman. was on hunting
trip with him in the mountains Of
North Carolina.
I'VE are badly in need of a dormitory
down at Suwanee," said the chancel-
lor
Eyes" said Hoffman and Sat think
ing for moment. We'll, you can have
the hotel building down at B." NAM
ing the town. You can take it to
pieces and move it to Suwanee. 1t
ought to make a pretty little dormi-
tory"
The chancellor was greatly pleased
and made all the arrangements to
move the hotel, when. to his astonish-
ment. the citizens of the town obtained
an injunction against its removal on
the grounds that the hotel in a way
was public property and that to re-
move it would leave the town without
any hotel accommodations. A legal
fight followed, but the university won
out in the end. So the University Of
the South revels in the luxury Of the
most unique dormitory in the world
New York Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
THE ARABS OF YEMEN.
A Story Which Throws Strong
Light on Their Character.

A Story Which Throws Strong
Light on Their Character.
The Times Of India tells the follow
ing story to show the character of the
Arabs of Yemen. \ man Of ZaranlkS
Who several times cut the telegraph
lines and who was punished more than
once was caught On one occasion by
an Arab sheik in charge of the lines.
Tie sheik intended to send him to
Needy for imprisonment. but the wife
Of the accused came in and stood as q
guarantee for his future good behavior.
The shciS accepted the bail and re-
leased him, but shortly afterward he
again resortcd to his Old practice OF
cutting the wires and bolted away to
another village at 4 distance Of days
march. where he had another wife.
The sheik then sent for his first wife,
who stood security for him, and told
her he would disgrace her among the
Arabs if she failed to bring in her hus-
band.
The woman asked the sheik not to
spread the black sheet" Ga custom of
the country when any one commits
breach Of trusD until the following
day. She started that night, taking 4
sharp dagger concealed under her
clothes, to the village where her hus-
band was staying. She found him
asleep in his abode and stabbed him.
clt his throat and carried his head
back to her home. The next morning
she went to the sheik and presented
the head Of her husband. saying: Here
is your criminal. and I am freed from
the bail. Please do not aftiX the black
sheet."-London Telegraph.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
The European Plan.

Some queer customers are seen at
New York hotels. An old farmer from
the country tells how he got ahead of
one Of the clerks. Il walked in," he
says. asked the young man at the
desk, What are your prices:' 'Ameri-
can or EuropeanE he asked me. Now
I wasn't going to tell where was from
until had seen the lay Of the land.
What difference does that make| says
I. If American.' he answered, it's 81
per day; if European, $3.50 thought
a moment. and then an idea struck me
how to get ahead of him. l walked up
boldly and registered from London
New York Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
ENGLlSHMAN AND TURK.
How the Former Obtained Some Cash
Owed by the Latter.

How the Former Obtained Some Cash
Owed by the Latter.
An Englishman has just had 4 very
curious experience, says the London
Telegraph. He had lent Turk some
money, but the man was unable to
pay and on his deathbed laid par
ticUlGr charge on his wife and chill
Gren to meet the debt. The eldest son
was making arrangements according
". but also died, and he. too. begged
his family to pay the money as soon
as they could.
One day the Englishman received q
visit from member Of the family,
who said that there were now four
members of it left. and they were
ready to pay, but one of the daughters
refused to subscribe her share, deciar-
ing that the money was never really
lent. The others, however, wished to
settle the matter, and if the English
man would come to the house it would
be arranged. But" the Turk added.
''if you see there is any difficulty just
say that you leave it to be settled in
the next worldv'
Accordingly the Englishman went to
the house at the appointed time and
met the family in the presence of
mollah, the ladies being behind a
screen The mollah began by asking
if he had truly lent the money, wv
much it was and if he would take any
less. One of the women behind kept
saying it was all fraud. The English
man then declared that he had lent the
money. that he had not asked for it,
that they had told him to come and
get it and if they did rot want to pay
it he would leave the matter to be set
tied in the next world.
There was dead silence for 4 few mo-
ments, and then the women called
their brother, and each paid her share
without word. 1t seems the prospect
of meeting the father in the other
world without having carried out his
wishes was too serious thing to face.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Rather Airy.

There is an acquaintance of mine.'
remarked the doctor, who gives him.
self nfrs because he was given up to
die thirty years ago and has kept him
self alive till now by taking oxygen"
How old is he now" asked the pro-
feSxoS.
AOyeT eighty"
Hes what you would call an oxyge-
RsrfxR, is he:" said the professor, look
ing al him with half shut eyes.-Chica-
20 Tribune.