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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
A TRAGEDY IN COLUMBIA
Scene of the Awful Deed Was the Old

Scene of the Awful Deed Was the Old
Richmond Building Just Back Of the
Police Station.
Columbia, Special.-What will result
in a terrible tragedy occurred Friday
! night about I o'clock in the old Rich
nond building just in the rear OF the
police station. Marie Watkins, color.
ed threw lighted lamp at Thomasi-
Ia Broom, colored. The latter was so
badly burned that she will probably
die.
From the story Of Florence Guig-
nard, a small, mulatto girl Of some II
years and considerable intelligence. 1t
seems that these two half grown ne
gro girls were in a room In the old
building, which was by common con-
sent Of the many colored families liv-
ing there used as parlor. There was
bed In this room and the two were
lying on it. The lamp nearby on q
table had little oil in 1t and an alter
| cation arose as to who should fill It.
A friendly tussel began which merged
itself into sharper attack. The
Watkins woman seized the lamp and
threw It at the other woman as she
lay on the bed. Her light cotton gar
ments fared up and the room was fill.
ed with smoke and fire. So large a
blaze 1t was that the whole yard was
lighted up although it was bright moon
light outside.
The Watkins woman, terrified. ran
from the room down the hall, down the
steps and hid herself. She was found
about 30 minutes later by Oficer
James Dunning who pulled her out
from under a house and locked her
up.
The unfortunate Broom girl lcaped
from the bed and ran out Of the room
down the long hall screaming in pain
and fright. AS she neared the stair
case some one threw a blanket over
her but she did not stop, and 1t fell
away and the flames leaped higher and
higher above her head. BY this time
some one was on hand with buckets of
water and rs the girl fell exhausted
at the stair case the water was thrown
upon her. The spot where she fell was
marked by the scorched and burnt rags
OF her clothing. Almost all OF it was
burned on.
She was frightfully burned about the
hips, back and shoulders. DR.. D. 8.
Pope, the city physician, was called in
and attended the woman. He said last
night that while she might live the
night through it was hardly probable
that she could recover.
About midnight the woman's condi-
tion was about the same. She was
still alive but was in critical condi-
tion. 1t is hardly probable that she
will recover. The case against Marie
Watkins will be brought up this morn
ing in the recorders court and will
probably be carried up to the circuit
court.
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Ballooning Accidents.

II statistics can be considered con.
vincing, it may be interesting to state
what was told at the Paris Aero Club
last August, that is, that after more
than q thousand ascents, with each
balloon carrying on an average two
and very often three, passengers, the
worst accident on record in the club
was broken foot. 1t is not necessary
to add that accidents happening to So
called diriGible balloons, flying ma
chimes, etc, are not included in this
summary.-From George de Geofrey's
"Ballooning as Sport" in the Cen
tury.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
Tho Japanese Baby.

The japanese baby's head is shaved
in a curious fashion, and never, under
any circumstance, does the mother
or baby wear hat or bonnet. Nor
does he wear shoes, even in the coolest
weather, but his shaven head and his
pink toes peep out from the mothers
garments, and he rides pickapack,
strapped on tightly, happy, chubby,
smiling always and dressed, when he
is allowed to get out of his binding
garments, in the most dainty of XII
minos, all embroidered and painted
and decorated with the designs which
are supposed to typify the final trade OF
occupation of the infant.
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NeMeat Collari.

The very newest turnover collar
shows the tendency of all things in
dress to be dainty and feminine this
season. In place Of linen turnover
the bewitching summer girl wears a
turnover collar of accordion.pleated
white null edged with narrow band
Of butter colored lace. Narrow ac-
cordion-pleated cuffs of the same Ma.
terial give the finishing soft touch to
the sleeves Of the frock, says the Wom-
ans Home Companion. The frill turns
back over the sleeve, not falling over
the hand. ~
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
A Motor Toilet.

Along with the tool kits, and emerg-
ency things with which all the big
touring cars are supplied, there is now
q recognition of madam's needs in the
shape Of toilet case, containing all
the little necessities the mere man
who thought of this.innovation deemed
essential. The list is pretty good, too,
including mirror, brush, comb, cold
cream box, powder puff, chamois, soft
linen to wipe the face, and yards Of
yelling.
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Eagle plumes or quilts and bright coli
ored couteau1 trim the :implest hats.
Buckles and their .ilk are to take
rest, but handsome pins are more than
ever necessity.
The purple craze continues, some OF
the most exclusive taffeta creations
exploiting that color.
A green parasol is a good choice
where only one sunsbade can be plr-
chased for the season.
Closely sheared zibelinc. rot the
long-haired kind first introduced, is
the modish stuff for the coming sea-
son.
Skirts of elaborate. diapanors stui
for summer costumes arc embeIIished
with floral effects composed Of narrow
ribbon.
The bonnet NAILS snail showing.
Toques and tIrban1 hav> il all their
way in snail millinery except for elder
ly women.
Berthas Of fancy lace may be found
in the shops at greatly reduced prices.
They are very useful In -reshenipg up
summer gown.
A good deal is to be done with beads
Of jct. pearl and brown glass, ap-
pliqued In dots or rows, or strung
rounc the crowns.
Buckles o. the Same material as the
ceinture are very stylish. or button
holds covered in the fabric used, hav-
ing . tiny pleatins surrounding It.
show a quaint appearance.
Aigrettes will be somewhat worn, but
the natural feeling Of women who re-
volt At the cruelty necessary to pro-
curing aigrettes results in their be-
Ing frowned upon by many good dress
erS.
one Of the latest novelties is q huge
circular cloak Of linen in creamy tone,
similar to those worn by the Arabs.
1t is draped at the back to form q
mood. The hocd and front are
trimmed with white linen ga!loon. It
makes an admirable wrap fer summer.
Velvet. chenille braid, taffeta and
moire silk. and in few models satin.
are all to figure in the construction OF
the winter hats. Nothing. however.
will supersede felt, and it looks very
much as if the match color idea of the
summer is to be carried out in softs
silky felts.
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New Enterprises.

The Darlington Steam Laundry has
applied for a commission. capitalize.
tion to be $4,000. Corporators. r. E.
Deans. ]. l. Nettles, f. r. Cox. r. J.
Rivenbark.
The Osteen Publishing Company of
Sumter was chartered. capitalization
$4,000. Directors. C. P. Osteen, presi.
dent; N. G. Osteen. vice president; N.
G. Osteen, Jr.. secretary and treasurer;
H. P. Osteen. J. H. Levy, Abraham
Ryttenburg and I. G.. Strauss.
The Ocean View Social Club Of Char.
lesion was chartered. S. ]. Pregnall,
president: J. o. Moissin. vice presi-
dent; John Conway. secretary and
treasurer.
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Worn at a Garden PARTY.

A particularly pretty afternoon gown
seen the other day was Of the palest
straw-colorcd batiste, nmbellished with
broderic Anglaise carried out IL light
blue. Folds OF light tafeta were
arranged beneath the fronts OF the
blouse, and the came material -ormed
the Girdle, which was threaded
through q dull gold buckle in front.
The Leshorn hat matched the toilette
precisely in tint, and was trimmed
with apricot-colorcd roses and pale
azure strings.
Another smart toilette was all of
black point d'esprit with an exquisite
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-10
South Carolina Items.

L. A. Martin, the sixth man alleged
to have been implicated in the Eutaw-
vile lynching. but who was not dis
covered by the detectives and special
deputies at the time the other five men
were taken to Columbia. Lawyers E.
J. Dennie and R. w. Haynes were there
to confer with the men under arrest.
The lawyers will not discuss their
plans, but 1t is thought that they will
apply for bail. Application for habeas
corpus or a demand for preliminary
hearing are also open to them. This
was a brutal murder OF Kit Bookard,
without even semblance OF sentimen-
tai Justification and Governor Hayward
has been working several months on
the case with Pinkerton men. There
has been heavy expense during the sew
eral months the Pinkertop men have
been working, but the Governor met
this out of his own funds, the contin-
gent fund having been exhausted. This
Is the first time Governor OF this
State has employed Pinkerto8 men to
run down lynchers, and 1t is expected
to have a salutary eject. Governor
Hayward is determined that lynchings
in this State shall cease, and this will
net be the last case in which he will
employ detectives to ferret out evi-
dence.
At a meeting Of the State board OF
health it was decided to take up the
matter OF recommending to the Legis-
lature the turning over to the Federal
Government of the coast quarantine
service Of the State. The president OF
the board, DR.. T. Grange Simons. will
confer with Surgeon General Wanan
Of the marine hospital service, and al
ter consulting those In charge OF the
stations at Georgetown, Charleston,
Beaufort and Port Royal, will report
back to the meeting Of the board to oe
held on the 9Th Of December. when the
boards annual report to the Legisla-
ture will be formulated. The Decem-
Der meeting will also hear from Secre-
tary Evans as to the report OF vital
statistics from Columbia, which the
city board has for many months been
endeavoring to get from the city physi-
clans.
The Governor last week issued re-
ward Of 5000 for the capture Of Sam
Brown, the negro who killed Mr.. Allen
P. Hettington. at Meggets, in August.
This was q particularly brutal murder
and It aroused much feeling in that
section Of the State at the time. For
a time 1t was thought Brown had been
lynched, but he seems to have escaped
the mob that was after him. A reward
Of $50 was also offered for Jim Thomp-
son, who killed Isaiah Jeter In YORK
county a few days ago.
The Governor has appointed two spe-
cal judges in the persons OF ]. Y.
Culbreath and ]. P. Carvey, the former
to preside over a two weeks special
term, beginning in Pickens on the 24th
OF October, and the other to hold q
special two weeks term, beginning IN
Abbeville on the 7th Of next month.
The Secretary Of State issued two
elymosenary charters Friday-one to
the Morris Industrial (colored) School
of Buffalo, and the other to the Mt.
Lebanon View Presbyterian Church ut
Campbollo.
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> Glibreath Case Dismissed.

Spartanburg, Special.-The case
against Mayor Jas. Gilreath Of Greers,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill, was scheduled for in
vestigation in Magistrate Kirby's court
It was discovered, however, that the
alleged assault! occurred in .Greenville
county, the boundary line running near
Greers. Magistrate Kirby had no juris-
diction in the matter. The case was
dismissed. In all probability warrant
will be secured from Greenville coun-
ty magistrate. and the case will come
up for investigation in that county II
it is pushed.
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BY Wire and Cable.

At an informal luncheon to RcarAd.
miral Jewell and other American naval
officers King Edward drank toast to
the American navy.
The Cuban Congress closed, after a
fruitless session.
The Ameer OF Afghanistan has decid-
ed to send his son to meet Lord Curzon
Viceroy OF India. on the latter's return
Senator Knox before the Union Lea
que Club Of New York explained Presi-
dent Roosevelt's attitude toward COM
binations.
General Mills, superintendent Of the
West Point Academy. urges the erec-
tion of a building for the treatment OF
infections diseases.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee has issued statement advising
that a close watch be kept upon the
pending negotiations for new Chinese
treaty.
The Russian and Japanese armies
we're fogbound. preventing hostilities.
The fighting was reported TO be still
going on at Port Arthur.
A breach has been made in the Man.
chester ship canal at Runcorn. and
when the tide is out water pours into
the bed of the river Mersey at the rate
of 10000 to 100000 gallons per hour AS,
however, the tide sweens into the canal
twice in every twenty-four hours no
appreciable difference appears to be
made in the level of the waterway. The
danger lies in the possible undermining
CT the wall at this point. The burst"
has occurred at point where there
was experienced great difficulty in
building the wall.
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Shot His Wife and Himself.

Mobile, Ala, Special.-Wednesday
afternoon as a result Of a quarrel
Charles Harding shot his wife three
times and then turned the pistol on
himself. the bullet penetrating the
base of the brain. In conveying Hard
ing to the city hospital the ambulance
vas struck by a trolley car and wreck
ed, the driver being thrown out and
severely bruised. Harding and his wife
are fatally wounded.
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Boudoir Chat.

The woman who constantly scans the
mirror for wrinkles will be certain to
discover them soon.
A few women worry SO much about
old age that they never get chance
to enjoy youth.
On the shady side Of thirty-6ve
woman can do lots Of things that she
wouldn't dare to do before.
Many q woman who can make men
tremble is tyrannized over by little
piece of glass with quicksilver behind
it.
Think of the relief Of no longer ,hay-
ing to move heaven and cart. to look
young and captivating.
Up to a certain age soft grays and
pale nauves make woman look older
than she is: after that they make her
look younger.
The best face wash is q smile, and
cheerful heart will longest defer the
traces Of old age.
II you have grown old in spinster-
hood, consider the rascal you may
have escaped marrying.
Age is not wrinkles AMI gray hair:
it is a shriveled heart, dead hopes and
withered affections which not Time but
our own folly brings US. .l5
There is always some .one who can
recall an unpleasant incident in which
you cut figure.
Eskimo women wear underciothns
made Of the skins Of birds. These
skins before being sewed are chewed
well by the women, in order to make
them soft. About hundred skins are
required to make a shirt.
Women delight in being Informed
that they have good eyes for color.
Every woman regards it as an af.
front to be told that she dresses only
to please men.
When woman has gained her point
in IN argument, she wants to argue II
all over again.
Women fall in love partly through
desire to make some man more con-
tented with life.
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A Sachet Covering.

Crepe paper as covering for sa'
chefs is one of the latest wrinkles
Silk, chiffon, embroidered linen and
the other sheer and delicate materials
with which sachets are usually Gov.
cred sell quickly. The lovely japanese
crepe papers make an excellent substi.
tute, so some bright girl has discovered
She justs takes candy boxes and other
pretty pasteboard boxes that come
to her, lines them with waddinc over
which sachet powder has been strevr,
then covers that with q pretty crepe
paper. Mucilage, nicely applied,
serves to fasten all this dowr at the
corners and edges. OF course. the
whole needs to be dore exactly-no
bungling, or the dainty prettiness IS
spoiled. Such sachet boxes cost but
a few cents, and ere not only graceful
adjuncts to fastidious toilet, bui de.
cidedly useful.
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In Shepherds Plaid.

Another very pretty green and blue
shepherds plaid walking gown had a
four-gored skirt, with the fullness sup
piled by small pleats stitched for
about three inches below the belt.
Each Of the cores ended at the knee in
q pointed tab, under which fell a
tucked flounce. The waist was sort
of an Eton, and was provided with
three pointed tabs, overlaying each
other in front. These are scanned in
the middle. The wide bell sleeves
have the tab trimming near the bottom,
and are finished with lace under
sleeves. .
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ArHanRing Flowers.

The vessel in which you put your
flowers has much to do with their
effect. Long stemmed ones Of stately
habit, like the lily, will be spoiled II
low vases are used. Flowers with
short stems are always unsatisfactory
in anything but low bowls or Shallow
vessels, says the Chicago News. Color
must always be taken into cOnsidera-
ton.
A blue china bowl. may be pleasing
when filed with yellow roses, but put
pink roses into 1t and you get discord.
AS general thing crystal vase or
cut glass bowl will be found more sat
isfactory than any colored vessel,
because when these are used there
can be no clash Of color-no striving
for predominance in hue or tone be-
tween the flowers and their receipt
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might find her. Once ne was invited

1
to a dinner to meet ''My cousin, Miss
Edith cambridge, Of Victoria" His
heart beat with an overwhelming joy
as he read the words. At last she
would be his! He entirely ignored all
intermediate steps of acquaintance, in
timacy, proposal and acceptance. He
gazed at his photograph with rapt ador-
alton. Mine, mine, mine!' he cried,
and the sweet eyes smiled back at him
from under the wind-swept hair.
When he stood before his hostess
that night his face was white and his
voice hoarse with emotion.
Edith, Miss Bainbridge, Mr.. Tracy"
The words We're spoken and Tracy
turned to meet her. Alas! this Edith
was not his Edith, but only an elderly
Scotch spinster. Tracy never knew
how he lived through that evening.
but when he returned to his room and
his Edith he was more hopelessly her
slave than ever, Il will find you some
time" he cried, passionately, lin spite
Of the world and fate" The world
and fate, be it understood, were repre-
sented by his hostess and her innOceE.
cousin.
The winter drew to close, and
Tracy was growing hopeless. Should
he start out in quest OF her, he asked
himself. But what hopeless quest!
Should he follow Seymour and ask,
as incidentally as possible, his Edith's
name? But to brand himself an idiot
in Seymour's eyes was distaseful in
the extreme.
1t was Saturday, and TracJ was on
his way to an afternoon reception.
No hope Of finding Edith led him thith-
er. but one of his friends had asked
him to help entertain her guests. He
waited for a moment in the antecham.
Der, realizing from the voices that only
girls were in the adjoining room.
Then he heard q name that made his
heart stand still.
Don't tell me, Edith Seymour, that
you have worn his picture ever since"
"Yes, 1 have. You can call 1t silly
if you like, but Of all the kodaks that
took from Yokohama to Montreal,
his was the only one that came out.
OF course, there was fate in that.
Could any one doubt 1t? It's in this
very locket now. and I'll wear it until
l meet him. l know / will some time.
I'm absolutely positive of that"
How romantic"'
"But show it to us"
81 wonder if you will ever see him."
"I'll wager you don't"
"What will you say to him?'
"NO, 1 won't. OF course, will,'
Miss Seymour answered to all these
e1clamations. And I'll say"
"Oh, how do you do, Mr.. Tracy? I
didn't hear you come in," exclaimed
the hostess. Its awfully good Of you
to come so early. 'ou know every one
here. don't you? Oh, no-aiiss Seymour,
I want you to know Mr.. Tracy: She's
Jack Seymour's cousin from Montreal,
you know. You've heard him speak
Of his cousin Edith a thousand times,
haven't you?"
The words flowed on in a melodious
murmur. Tracy heard none Of them.
Her hand was in his and-well, of
course, Cupid was on hand to complete
the task he had commenced on the
sidetrack at Banff.
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cow.


Hsr. y3u any CHEEKY greeting: .'-~ d.
Tell it out to-day:
While you wait the friend and message
May have gone away.
Let me one who sighs for comfort
, Feel hand grasp true;
1t will cheer the way, and surely
Can't impoverish you.
We are all the time regretting
When it is too late,
And some heavy heart has broken
While We hesitate.
Live. are human. though SO often
We disguise our pain;
Some arc hungering for Your comfort,
Give and give again.
-E. H. Shannon, in Christian Advocate.
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Baby's Mosquito Net.

A good idea for baby lies in cover
for the coach parasol. This was
formed Of bobinette in circular shape
with lace edged ruffle. The novelty
is in the size. Being cut much larger
than the parasol it covers the whole
coach, falling well over the sides, and
thus forming a mosquito or fly net.
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Homicide in Marlboro.

Clio. Special.-The coroner's jury Is
investigating homicide which occur
red near here on Sunday. Frank Seat
struck VIM. Sweat with piece Of an
az handle while Sweat was advancing
on him with a drawn knife. Sweat's
skull was fractured and he died Tues
day evening Seat made no effort to
escape and is now in the guard house
here.
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Parchment white.

Parchment white, as well as oyster
white, is particularly becoming. In
the former there is a slightly brownish
cream tinge. while in the latter a
.srayiSh-sreen is seen.
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Never Ridicule Children.

Never tantalize or ridicule children;
never scold or punish them for an ac-
cident; never laugh at their mistakes
or misfortunes; never distroy a cher
ished pet. Such treatment exasperates
and alienates, and tends to make them
secretiye and untruthful.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

\ o.d-fashioned ides still
in vogue with certain-peo-
pie is that Satan finds en-
ploymeat for all idle hands.
On close STANDARDIZATION, how
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The General Cotton Market.
Afiddling
Charlotte Cotton Market.

These figures represent prices paid
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-07

from the surroCnairg country, II re
court house On the Arkansas sac Is
Gently Il was one Of his charcateris-
tic red-hot efforts, Among other
things, the governor declared himself
in favor of separation Of the school
fund of the state. the negroes to receive
for their schools only the taxes paid
by themselves. He said that every
time YOU educate "nigger' you spoil
a good field hand, The speaker warned
the colored men present that II they
ever tried to force social equality they
would be a lot of dead niggers." per-
haps but never social equals,
Every true southern white would
kill a nigger buck like he would a mad
dog" no said, "if he should offer to
escort mis- daughter to ehurch," and
he declared that he would do so him
self, even though ne We're governor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-07
LADY ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER
Miss Anna Ball of Chicago Proficien
as Both.

Miss Anna Ball Is not only Il licensed
engineer, but an architect and drefts-
man. She applied to the boiler IN
spection department yesterday for Il
permit TO remove the boilers from be-
meath her sidewalk into the building at
IS Market street. says the Chicago In
ter Ocean.
You'll have TO get plans prepared
and bring them In" said Chief In
spector Blaney, Any architect can
draw them for you."
I've prepared plans myself which |
think will do"
Miss Ball unrolled blue print which
showed the new location for the boilers
and plans for removing them.
The plans and specifications We're
as well prepared as an architect could
have done.' said Mr., Blaney. One