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MOB and MILITIA Fight.
Conflict In Indiana Results in
Seven Deaths---Twenty Said
to be Wounded.

Evansville, Ind, July 6-Following
four days of rioting and general law
lessness this city tonight saw the most
terrible of it's experiences with rioters.
Seven persons dead and fourteen are
known to be injured with at least
that many more thought to be hurt.
At TO- 30 O'Clock the members OF Co.
A, First regiment, Indiana national
guard. after a days vigilance guarding
the county Jail and 100 deputy
sheriffs under Sheriff Kratz, fred
point blank into mob of LOCO men
gathered on Fourth, Division, and
Vine Streets, surrounding the Wand
erbIre co2nty Jail and attempting It's
capture. -,
From Z o'clock this morning until
the hour of tonight's catastrophe the
crowd surged about the jail calling
the militiamen vile names, assalhng
them with stones and berating the
deputy sherifs who guarded the jail.
AT g O'Clock the mob gradually became
more and more excited, its manifesto
lions of uneasiness more frequent, and
at 10 o'clock it was seen that nothing
could prevent an assault on the jail.
At 1870 O'Clock the rioters pressed
slowly forward and innocent onlook-
ers and the curious followed. Slowly
they forced the militiamen back to-
ward the Jail until the alleyway be-
tween Division street and the Stone
building was reached. Then the lead
ers with bicycle in their front as a
shield to the bayonets Of the soldiers,
attempted to enter the alley and storm
the alieyway entrance.
Capt. Blum, Of the national guard
ordered charge on the rioters.
Gradually the crowd was forced back,
the soldiers using their bayonets and
butts Of guns. Suddenly rioter fell.
A soldier tried to drag him to to his
feet but before he could was assaulted
by rioter. Stones and boulders be-
gan to hy through the air. A soldier
was struck with a rock and feH. A
rioter was knocked down with gun
butt and then a shot was fired. The
one shot started fusillade Of musket,
ry ard shotgun fire from the defend
ers. -:-ss.-sSss ----ssssss@
Louisville, July 6.-Advices from
Evansville say a serious clash occurred
between the militia and the mob al
about 10 O'Clock tonight, the mot
routing the militia. Ali kinds Of ru-
mors are afoat, but the most epersis-
tent are to the effect that two women
and two children were killed and sew
eral on both sides wounded.
The mob practically controls the city
and their intent seemssto be to burr
Baptist town, the negro settlement.
before morning. The situation is
critical.
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"s1ercuria1e Swords"

When was It usual to insert running
mercury in the backs Of swords?
This was Il comparatively common
practice among the Italian, French and
Spanish swordmakers of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, but it was
more of fancy than anything else, for
it never came into general use. 1t was
not, of course, used for rapiers or the
lighter kind of swords, but for the
heavier cutting swords.
The method was to cast the blade
rather broader at the back than usual,
with hollow running down it. This
was half filed with quicksilver and
sealed up. The idea was that when a
blow was struck with such a sword
.he quicksilver would fly to the point
and SO increase the weight of the blow.
This theoretical advantage, however,
did not at all counterbalance the gen
eral clumsiness of the weapon and its
unhandiness in guarding, and so the
mercuriale swords, as they were called.
from which their ingenious inventor
hoped so much, were rather military
curiesities than practical successes
London Answers.
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A HOGS MOUTH.
The Way 1t Enables the Animal to
Eat Ricsory Nuts.

people often wonder how it is that
q hcg can get all the kernel out OF
hickory nut, or any other kind Of nut
for that matter, without swallowing
any of the shell,' said man from the
country. ''but as matter of fact there
is nothing mysterious about the proc
ess. Mind you, hogs don't swallow any
of these harder substances. They get
rid Of them, and then it is just as easy
for them to get rid Of the shell of nut
as it is for a man or q squirrel. You
might think because a hog crushes
the nut into small fragments that be
would necessarily swallow a good por-
ton of the hull. But he doesn't do ans
such thing.
eIt is q conceded fact among men
who know anything about the subject
that the horse is the most perfectly con-
structed animal in the world, consider
ing the purposes for which the horse is
used and its method and habits in life.
But l want to put in a good word for
the hog when it cones to the thing OF
cracking and eating nuts without get
ting any Of the harder substances into
the stomach. The horse has very fine
teeth. The back teeth particularly are
finely constructed with view Of ena-
bling the horse to crush it's food well
before passing it into the stomach.
These heavy grinders, heavily set in
the horses jaw, are looked upon as
marvels. So they are.
s.But what's the matter with the
teeth Of The hog? What's the matter
with that marvellous process by which
they separate the kernel Of the nut
from the hull? 1t has occurred to me
that this is no small achievement, and
nature is at least entitled to some sort
Of tribute for her skill in making this
result possible. In the first place the
hogs tongue is more sensitive than
would be supposed, and it can easily
detect the harder from the softer sub
stances. By some sort Of process the
hog is able to work the bits Of a hicko-
ry nut hull over to the sides of its
mouth, the tongue being used for the
purpose. and here they are thrown out
at the corners. Probably you have no
ticed that the corners Of hogs mouth
are somewhat different from the cor
ners Of the mouths Of other animals.
The lines of the mouth do not end so
pointediy, and hence it is much easier
thing for the hog to work the harder
substances which he does not care to
swallow out through these little open
ings. New Orleans Tmes-Democrat-
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MAYEsvELLE NEWS NOTES.
Modern Fire Engine Purehased-SchooI
Trustee Elected. Personal Items.

Mayesville, July 6.-Mrs Maggie
mother on Saturday night at midnight,
after long and painful illness of sew
eral months. She leaves a. husband
and five small children to mourn her
loss. The funeral services were con-
Quoted from the house at 6 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The town council recently purchased
modern fire engine and reel and a
fire department has been organized.
This was a timely and much needed
move. At meeting Of the company
on last Wednesday evening the follow
ing Office were elected: j. E. Ander-
son, Chief; +. J. Bass, Asst. Chief !:
R. Fl. Chandler, Jr., Secretary and
Treasurer; S. W. Pringle, Foreman.
The merchants have agreed to close
their stores at O'Clock on Thursday
afternoons during the summer in order
that the frenlen may meet for prac-
tice.
Mr.. S. NJ. Mccall has been appoint
ed a trustee of the Mayesville High
School to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.. W. D. Mayes.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Mayesyille Industrial and Educational
Institute, better known as the Emma
Wilson school, held on Wednesday aft
ernoon. Mr.. Rob't Chafin was elect
ed treasurer to fill the place of Mr..
W. D. Mayes, deceased.
q The GLORIOUS Fourth" passed off
very quietly here, the Bank being the
only place of bushes observing the
day. a quantity of "booze" was sold,
but the crowd in town was quite or
derly.
Crops are reported as being slightly
improved during the past week, but
are still very much behind the season.
The tobacco crop is said to be very
poor compared with former years. 1t
is not known whether the warehouse
will be opened this season or not.
Mrs. S. NJ. Mccall and children have
gone to Providence Springs for the
summer.
Mrs. A. A. Strauss and Mr.. Carlisle
Strauss have returned from Greens
boro, n G.
Messrs. E. D. Smith, P. Pierson and
W. B. Smith, of Wilmington, N. c.,
were in town yesterday.
Miss Elma Mayes is visiting Miss
Rosa Miller, at Jefferson, Kershaw
county.
Miss Cleo Burgess, of Foreston, re-
turned home on Saturday, accompani-
ed by Miss Dayse Bradley.
Dr.. J. A. Mayes, Of Savannah, Ca,
was in town last week. &.
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American Trade Long Ago.


To the notices which we have from
time to time published Of the favorable
posture of trade we may add graft
flying view Of our commerce with the
United States. It's extent is probably
more considerable than our readers
would imagine. The exports from
Scotland Of manufactured goods to va
rious parts Of the Union will this year
amount to about 100000. The mag
nitude Of the sum wiz appear more
surprising when we consider the re-
strictions which prohibit US from tax
ing in exchange agricultural produce
A trade so important it behooves US to
cherish with all possible care, and it is
gratifying to think that customers SO
valuable are a free people, little likely
to impede her prosperity by projects OF
ambition.-London Globe, 1922.
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Cards Disclose the Man

81 wish had not played bridge with
Mr. " said a girl recently. 81 thought
him so nice before, and now my liking
for him has quite gone. He was SO
keen about trifes. insisted upon every
forfeit, questioned the score and seem
ed SO annoyed when he lost, and yet
the stakes were very small, and he
was only cut a few. dollars; so, OF
course. it was not the money. It must
have been the disposition Of the maE
coming olt under provocation. and the
test did not show him up to advantage.
Now. MIR. g.. the other man at the ia
BILE, was so good natured and such
gentleman in his play that 1 quite like
him, although never thought him at
tractive before"
All games of competition may be said
to assay certain characteristics, but the
most crucial test seems to be card
playing, and bridge is responsible for
many a coolness resulting from self
betrayal at the green table.-New York
Tribune.
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WANT ANOTHER DlsPENsARY.
Auifation for Establishment of a Second
Dispensar Renewed,

At the regular meeting Of the coun-
ty board of control yesterday CON-
mittee of merchants and property own
ers doing business on North Main
street were present and requested that
the dispensary be moved from It's
present location in the Tuomey Block
to store to be built for the dispen-
sary on Main street north Of Hampton
avenue. They offered a store building
as large as the one now occupied py
the dispensary at a material reduction
of rent, and furthermore urged that 1t
was no more than matter Of Justice
to the business interests of North
Main street that the dispesary be 10
Gated in that part of the business dis
trict, other parts of the town having
for so long enjoyed the benefits OF
the dispensary. Messrs. R. D. Lee
and G. L. Cuttino appeared and pro-
tested against the location Of the dis
pensary on North Main street. Mrs.
Tuomey, the owner of the Tuomey
Block, was represented and offered to
reduce the rent of the store now oc-
cupied by the dispensary to s20o per
year, aud to lease the store at that
price for term of five years. The
North Main Street committee also re
quested the board Of control to estao--
lish second dispesary, and to locate
it on North Main street, if they wouloz
not move the dispensary now estah-
lished.
The Board, after full consideration,
decided against removing the dispens-
ary from its present location, and on
the proposition to establish a1other
dispensary they decided to make 40
decision, but to refer the matter Et'
the State Board OF Central. If the
State Board thinks another dispensary
should be established in this city. the
county board will acquiesce and the
request of the North Main street mer-
chants will be granted, but if the
State Board decides adversely the mat
ter will be ended for the time being.
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Tine In Japan.

qhe japanese divide the twenty-four
hours into twelve periods, Of which six
belong to the night and six to the day,
their day beginning at sunrise and end
Ing at sunset
Whether the day or night be long or
short; there are always six periods in
each. TO attain this the characters or
numerals on the scale are adjustable.
Two Of them are set, one to agree
with the sunrise, the other with sunset,
and the four characters between them
divide the space into equal portions.
Thus when the period of daylight is
longer than the night the day hours
will be proportionately longer than
those at night.
Another pecuNarity in their scale is
that they use only six characters, those
from four to nine, and these read back
ward.-London Express.
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INTENTIONS THAT COUNT.
onlyTh Put Into Practice Amount
to Anything.

onlyThose Put Into Practice Amount
to Anything.
The paving Of the road to very un-
comfortable place is said to be COM
posed Of good intentions. Nowhere else
has this material been tried for paving,
though it is Plentiful enough for almost
any purpose. We all know people
whose houses burn when they are
.tjust going to- insure, who lose COW
or a horse when. they are '.just go:..s,
to- mend the fence OF close tie gate.
who are lust going to" buy STOCK
when it goes up like rocket, who are
''just going to- pay a note when it goes
to protest, who are lust going to- Eel;'
a neighbor when he dies, Iho are Just
going to" send some flowers to q sick
friend when it proves too late. In fac:.
they are lust going to- DO things ;i:i
their lives, but never gee them started
''To be always intending to live a
new life, but never to find time to set
about it, says Tillotson, lis as if 3
man should put of eating and drinking
until he is starved to DEATH
Under every clock in a factory At
Cleveland, O., is the motto, DO il
now!v' Such a motto, lived up TO D.:
every one. would spare the world muca
trouble 1t would add thousands ct
good deeds to daily happenings. save
many firms from bankruptcy through
bad debts, paint hundreds OF pictures
only dreamed Of, write books without
number and straighten out half the
tangles of our complicated social life.
The habit Of putting off disagreea5le
duties is responsible for much needless
unhappiness, for these bugbears weigh
on the mind and prevent the satisfied
content that comes from duty well per-
formed. Most tasks promptly under
taken prove less difficult shan we antic-
ipated, and the joy Of accomplishment
often compensates for any hardship el
perienced.
Don't get to be known for unfulflled
good intentions. Good intentions car
ried out become the good deeds that
make men useful, loved and famous.
Doing things rather than just planning
them makes all the difference between
success and failure.-Success
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COURT PROCEEDINGS.
No Session Monday, But Business Taken
Up Yesterday Morning.

The Court of General Sessions, With
Judge Ernest Gary presiding, conyen-
ed Monday morning, but was immedi-
tely adjourned until $50 O'Clock next
day. The recess was ordered by Judge
Gary at the request of number Of
court officials, witnesses, Jurors and
others who wished to take advantage
of the general holiday observed by all
business houses in the city. TIE re-
cess worked no hardship to anyone,
except the taxpayers Of the county
who will foot the bills for payment Of
jurors, witnesses, bailiffs, ETC., who
were present Monday.
The criminal docket is not heavy,
and all cases can be disposed of with
ease this week. Nevertheless, there
has been some unfavorable criticism
over the adjournment of court when it
was not matter Of necessity.
The first case taken up was
the State VS.. A. Fl. Weeks, assault
and battery of high and aggravated
nature, which was continued from the
last term. This case grew out of the;
arrest of Edgar Jones by Policeman
Weeks for disorderly conduct on jan
uary 31st last. In making the arrest
Officer Weeks used considerable force
and Jones was badly bruised. Jones
was tired in the Mayors court, and
was acquitted by jury. He then
prosecuted Weeks, and the trial re-
suited in acquittal Weeks was de-
Tended by Maj. Marion Noise, and L.
D. Jennings assisted the solicitor with
the prosecution.
The State Us. Ira U. Tomlinson was
taken up next, and the verdict brought
in after court adjourned, and opened
this morning, was not guilty.
The grand jury reported on the fol-
lowing bills:
The State VS.. John Serious, bas-
tardY; true bill.
The State VS.. Johnnie Mayrant, lar
ceny of live stock; true bill.
The State VS.. John Dozier, alias
Sharper Dozier, larceny of live stock ::
true bill.
The State VS.. Samuel Williams, as
sault of a high and aggravated nature, ;,
true bill.
Ira u. Tomlinson, assault and bat
terry with intent to kill; true bill.
There being no further bills the
grand jury made the final presentment
yesterday afternoon.
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MIXED THE LETTERS.
Serious Result of Fool Man Tryins
to Be Facetious.

to Be FScet1OuS.
A we'll known citizen of Clay Center
had been invited to an evening party.
He wanted to CO. but his wife declared
that she had no gown suitable for the
occasion and asked him to send "re-
grets" to their hostess. The man went
down to his Office and penned this face
tious note Of declination:
eve regret that your kind invitation
must be declined for all the convention
al reasons. but the real reason is that
half the family has nothing to wear.
Ny wife's latest dress is over three
weeks old. ana her hat is twelve hours
out of date. You will appreciate the
hopelessness of the occasion and ex-
cuse US
He thought this pretty good, and he
determined to write q note to his wife
also explaining that he would not be at
home for an early dinner, as she had
asked him. He said in this note:
81 have turned down your invitation
because 1 am going out to another even
ing party where the guests are not e1-
pected to wear anything Of importance.
Sorry won't be there to kiss you good
night"
And then the fool man carelessly sent
his wife's note to the hostess and the
hostess note to his wife.-Clay Center
Times.
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Presentment of Grand Jury.

To His Honor Judge Ernest Gary,
presiding at the Court of General
Sessions for Sumter county, at the
summer session:
We, the Grand Jury, make this cur
final presentment for this session:
We have passed upon and returned
to the court all bills handed to US.
We have during recess of court
visited by committees the chain gang,
Offices, etc.
The water works in the Court House
building are in bad repair and we re-
commend that same be repaired at.
once or a new system put in.
At the next regular session Of cours
we will make our final examination Of
county Offices, and request that all.
magistrates dockets be in the hands.
of the Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners at the call Of the
Grand Jury.
We beg to call the attention or the
proper officers to the time and ex-
pense wasted at every session of court
by the absence of witnesses.
Thanking the court and the Solici-
tor for courtesies received we make
this our final presentment for this
session.
J. G. R. Wilder, Foreman.
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Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night long,"
writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize, of Alexand-
ria, Ind, "and could hardly get any sleep.
had consumption so bad that if l walked
a block l would cough frightsaiiE and
spit blood, but, when all other medicines
failed, three S100 bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery wholly cured me and I
gained 5S pounds It's absolutely guar
anteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe,
Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung Trou-
bles. Trial bottles free at j. F. ". De-
Lorme's drug store.
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r,n se-xaot problem Not rev


Students Of household management
will learn with satisfaction that in 1865
many OF the evils now to be complained
Of were distinctly recognized. Some OF
the more curious fines which were IN
posed by country gentleman upon OF
tending servants were penny for leav,
ing Il door open, missing prayers. leaT-
:ng beds unmade after presumably
a. M. and cooks could only have fol-
lowers at the rate of q penny fine for
each one. y curious custom seems to
have then existed that entree to the
house was denied during the family
meals, and as the fine for allowing
breach of this custom was heavy it may
be presumed that the sin was esteemed
great.
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London, July PRESIDENT Loabet,
ssrEse f;rst president of the republic who
has ever represented the French nation
- 49, he guest OF the British court: ar
rived in London from Dover soon aft
sr4 o'clock this afternoon ano was
greeted - at the Victorian railway sta
ton by King Edward and the Prince
81 Wales. accompanied by the cabinet
Tsinisters and a host of other distin-
gaished persons.
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There by Right.

One of them went over and whis-
pered to the stranger who had come in
and taken n seat:
81 beg your pardon, but this is a
gathering of working women, met to
protest against
~ am travelling preachers WIFE"
said the stranger.
And they made her the president OF
the meeting.-Chicago Tribune.
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Fickle.

Tommy--L.1 Greenup, you told me
last week you liked me better'n you
did any other boy, an now you're let
tin Dick Trotter shine up to you.
Lii did like you best last week.
put I've changed my mind. Does your
papa keep a candy store?
Tommy-No.
Lil-Well, Dicks does.-Chicago Trtb
me
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TEseiHsh.

"Widowhood makes woman uhself
fish,"
~why so?'
Because she ceases to look out for
No. and begins to look out for No. 3"
.-Tcwn and Country.
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Capt. Griffith, superintendent OF the
penisentiary, states thas with
showers and a late fall he thought
ssSat the State farms might make an
average crop, although the ouFlook Just
rSw was considerably below the aver
80 -, -
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Rome. July z. 6.45 a. ma bulle-
in has Just been issued. It says the
condition of the pope is stationary.
after twice taking raw egg and a
Iitfla brandy he went TO sleep. At 9
oseIock DR.. Mazzoni will visit his
Holiness again. and 3 new bulletin
will then be issued.
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Mr.. ]. M. Woodley of Providence
has been appointed a member Of the
County Board of Education to succeed
Mr.. E. E. Thornwell, who has resign
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Many fool man casts shadow OF
ais life by standing in his own light.
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The horse is mans best friend--er
rent those at the race track.-Puck.
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Nenpecked Husband.
Meektoa-Do yoi know how to gov.
ern your wife?
Eenpeck-Yes. but she won't let NE