The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Throught the World.

A prominent young farmer of near
Rocky Ford, Ga, was shot near the
heart, while riding in his buggy, and
killed instantly. 4 negro woman,
who is alleged to have fired the shot,
escaped.
Mrs. Francis B. Cooley and her
children, Of Hartford, Conn.,, have
presented to the Center church OF that
city a gift of 100000 for parish
house and a site on which to build.
President Roosevelt will receive the
degree of IL. D., from Clark Uni
versity, June Fl, when he goes to at
tend the commencement at the uni
versity.
Menzel, the famous Berlin painter,
who has just died at the age Of 90,
left aside from his sketch books,
about 5000 drawing in black and COL
ors. These are valued at 100000
marks and the Prussian government
has the first bid.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says that
the Russian government has shown
that is has not weakened in its hour
of disaster and that the Gar is de-
termined to carry the war forward,
having taken precautions for checking
the revolution which now confronts
the empire.
George Clevenger, young white
man Of Nacogdoches, Texas, was
killed by Rob Davis, negro, who
was captured and placed in jail. The
dispute arose over five cents and the
shot followed. Clevenger is the third
member Of his family to be shot and
killed in the last three years.
Tolstoi has given up reading news
papers, but has his friends tell him the
news. He sepnds much time roaming
in the wods. He has entirely recov-
cred from the result OF his fall from
a horse, and his health is better than
it has been for long time.
There is not on earth locality in
which figs grow with greater abun-
dance and of better quality than in
South Texas, says the Dallas News,
yet, strange to say, no attention is
given to preserve the fruit for market.
A fig orchard would cost but little.
The tree is enduring and subject to
few diseases. Nothing more prohta-
bic could be engaged in.
There is at least on government Of
fetal who earns his pay. His name is
Bright, and he is commissioner en-
ployed to investigate the emptying OF
the Chicago drainage canal into the
Mississippi river. The other day he
fled in the Supreme court OF the Uni
ted States his first report. It was
brief document Of 4,48o,ooo words,
covering 1915 pages. This, it is said,
is the most voluminous document ever
flied in the court. AS to whether it Is
luminous or not is another question.
The soil of Cuba is extremely fruit
full. Cabbages there are so large that
heads weighing twenty pounds each
are common.
The horse supply of the world IS
about eighty million animals. In Eu-
rope there are forty million, in North
and South America twenty-five mil
lion, in Asia eleven millian, in Aus
tralia two million and in Africa one
million and quarter.
The remains of some sand that had
been carted from Lytle Creek into
San Berna.dino, CAL, for building
purposes yielded SIS worth of gold
to a prospector whose experienced
eye had noted the metals glitter as he
was passing it.
AYES Island, in the West Indies,
has been annexed to the British en-
pire. 1t is rarely visited and little
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