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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30
DIG AT POLITICIANS.
Senator Tiilrnan Writes A Letter.
Watched Antics With a Great
Deal of Amusement.
Greenville News.

Greenville News.
Senator Tillman, in letter to Pres
ident Tindal of the Cotton Growers
association of Greenvilie county,
makes direct dig at certain poiiti-
clans who, he believes, are trying to
seek political preferment through that
organization. When ne was invited
to make an address in Greenville on
July 4th he accepted and in letter to
Mr.. Tindal, which is characteristic of
the man, he spoke freely and bluntly
and said that he had detected the ear
of the ass behind the thin disguise of
the movement
Mr.. Tindal did not feel at liberty to
give the letter to the press because
he considered it a personal communi-
cation. Yesterday, however, the edi-
tor Of the Greenville News tele-
graphed Senator Tillman requesting
the privilege of publishing the letter
in this newspaper, stating that if it
contained any personal references
they would be eliminated. The fol-
lowing reply was received from Sena-
tor Tillman:
Letter had no personal references.
You can publish all of it."
When this message was shown Mr..
Tindal he gave out the Tillman letter,
which is as follows:
Trenton, S. c., June 2oth
Hon. H. B. Tindal, President South.
ern Cotton Growers Association,
Greenville, S. c.
My Dear Sir: I received your let
ter of June 14th some days ago, and
also had telegram from you today.
7 have decided afeer carefuf consid
Grafton that + viii accept your inpi-
tation ard speak in Greerviffe on the
Fourth OF July.
have watched with some amuse-
ment and interest the antics Of cet-
tain political aspiFants. and have
thought that : detected the ass's ears
| of Office seekers protrudine- through
the: thin disguise furnished by the,
| movement to organize the cotton:
growers for self-protection. Of
course tfrereare many earnest, honest
naen engaged IN the work and the ef-
forts, of these are appreciated by all
right thinking people. will endeav-
or in my speech to avoid any politi-
cal references other than such as in
cidentally force themselves with the
evils which have environed us for so
many years, and suggest the remedies
as see them.
will probably go to Greenville the
night of the 3rd in order to be we'll
rested for the work. While my health
is reasonably good l never know
when to expect trouble and have come
to realize that I cannot stand what I
used to. and must therefore husband
my strength. AS I am going to
Greenville | shall Of course be glad
to have the people know it and hope
you will give it the widest possible
publicity in order that all my friends
who wish to see me may know for
certain that am going.
Thanking you for your courtesy, am
Sincerely. yours,
B. R. Tillman.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30

re. said, Il would be glad TO do so,
and if Tom wants to see me you all
can come back here. I will wait here
awhile for you and if you don't come
will ride back home"
Q. You then
A. l left Mr.. Smith there then.
Q. Under all old tree?
A. Oak tree, and rode part of TIE
Va. to Mr.. Davenport, where I
could see him again, and hollered to
him and motioned to him, and he met
me in the field.
Q. In his field?
A. Yes, sir. We spoke to each
other. We chatted little while, and
I says, "Clarke is down there and
you and him better straighten up this
thing; he says if you want to see him
he will wait up there" Mr.. Daven-
1T says, Il don't want to see him:
he will want his way. What is your
idea about the road?'' That is, Mr.
Davenport asked me that I pointed
out to him. told him my first recol,
lection of the old road, as to wnereit
run through the woods. now in culti7:
vation, and oyer. there where you
spoke of then under the fence. He
says. "Uncle Fed says it come out
here" and we rode off to see. He
says. Tom, l will not attempt to say
exactly, only l know it come out on
top of the hill. and uncle Fed says
the road run out down there leading
out to the saw mill" l says, THAT is
correct, and then the old road run
out towards the old grist MILL" and
then I seen Mr. Clarke for the first
time after l left him, and says,
There is Mr.. Clarke yet" We then
turned and rode to where Mr. C::<2 Ike
was.
+ o. You ard Mr.: Dsseapert?
A. Yes; sir. We found Mf. Clarks
Smith off his. horse, sitting under the
shsde tree, with switch ptddling in
! the sand. They spoke, and after
speaking awhile the road subject
come up.
I. Q. Do you remember who brought
it up?
A. No, sir; L do not My first
recollection it come up was Mr.. Dav-
export saying the old road, Uncis Fed
said it run back up here, and Mr..
Clarke says it come out right here,
kind Of up the line there, and Mr..
Davenport said there never had been
road up there. Mr.. Clarke says,
why, Tom, didn't haul my guano
up that road this year" Eyes, by
God, the one l make hauling my
cord wood" Eyes, and it was there
when I first moved to the Wafdsen
place." That was Clarke's reply.
Tom said, q said to Mr.. Workman
yesterday if YOU will open the back
end of this road, as you say for you
and others, will give you road
down yonder." Mr.. Clarke says,
That settles it; show me where |
can go across here. and promise
you never to make track up that
line"
Q. Between Godfrey Harmon's
and Mr.. Tom Davenport's:
A. On the lett little there.
Somewhere in Our conversation Mr..
Davenport says to Mr. Clarke, did
Mt l tell you that you could travel
up this road" and Mr.. Smith says yes.
Q. That was the road he proposed
to give him?
A No, sir Didn't | tell you
you could still go across here" and
Clarke says, ~Yes, you said split this
line, and how can | split the line"
! I don't recall exactly how it was con-
| nected, but it was in there too.
0. Go ahead. go down and show
me where can go across. and /
promise you [ will never make an
other track"
A. And | will go to work this
evening and cut out the back end of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30

A. Mr.. Davenport was on his
horse
Q. And the conversation took
place between Mr.. Smith on the
ground and Mr.. Davenport on the
horses.
A. Yes, sir.
O. Did Mr.. Clark Smith have on a
coat or not?
A. No, sir; he had on no coat; in
his shirt sleeves.
Q. Then what?
A. He got on his horse and rode
off down to see where he could go
across.
Q. In the direction Mr.. Daven-
port had shown him?
A. Yes, sir.
@. You went in the public road?
A. Yes, sir; going down there.
Q. Who was in front?
A. Mr.: Clark Smith.
O. How far? -
= A. Just a short space; |. suppose
maybe the space of horse, difference
in front of us, not very far:
Q. Not further than perhaps from
me to you? :.
A.. I wouldn't think
0. Where did you ride?
A. I and Mr.. Davenport rode
pretty much together.
0. Side by side?
A. Yes, sir.
O. And behind Mr.. Smith?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Was Mr.. Smith still in his
shirt sleeves?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How far did you ride On down
that putiin road until you got to this
sret?
a About 400 yards, I wouia guess.
.. Was: there anything: unpleasant
said along the wsye +'>~.
A. There was a little unpleasant
ness right on ne way. Mr.. Tom ac-
cused Mr.. Smith OF cutting three
trees uo there. Mr.. Clarke said he
didn't do it.
i. g. Did Mr.. Smith answer in an
angry manner?
A. No, sir.
Q. Repeat what was said?
A. Mr.. Tom accused him of cut
ting three trees, and Mr.. Smith says,
Il didne do it," and Mr.. Tom says,
Il didn't suppose you done it your
self, by God didn't suppose that, but
you had your man to do it, as you
do everything you want done," and
Mr.. Clarke says, mo, didn't have
my man to do it, either" and I think
that was about all the unpleasantness
said on that line. We rode on, then,
down to where he proposed to give
a road. He says there. "You can go
across there, go across the
crop, and I will gather what is left,
and next fall. or next spring, or next
year, | will leave it unplowed up. By
God, you want to make me give you
road back yonder." Mr.. Clarke
says. mo, | am just simply asking
for my rights" Mr.. Davenport says,
We'll, by God, this amt the first
time you have been trying to run over
me-" Mr.. Clarke had stopped, we had
all stopped, Mr.. Clarke stopped and
commenced to turn his horse, and
says, Il didn't come here for no fuss" "
but if nothing will do you
but to get mad. just get mad,
and while he was on the turn Mr..
Davenport grabbed up his reins and
pulled his pistol and fired and shot
him.
Mr.. tombstone further brought out
from the witness that Mr.. Smith was
in his shirt sleeves and unarrned, and
that he had his bride reins in one
hand and switch in the other The
switch which Nh. Smith carried was
produced in the court room. The
witness testified that at the time OF the
shooting Mr. Davenport and Mr.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30

(Continued On Page Five.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
Floating Targets of the Sea.

Even the French and British war
ships that patrol the Newfoundland
coast during the fishery season do not
escape this danger, crowded with men
and carefully navigated though they
are, says McClure's. The ice masses
serve a novel purpose for the fleets all
the summer through, being used as
targets for big gun practice. When a
specially formidable one drifts along
past st. Johns, cruiser slips her
moorings and runs to sea after it, pelt-
ing it with projectiles until she fires
away her allowance. 1t is one Of the
sights of st. Johns, the endless process
sion of icebergs of every size and
shape that drifts by day after day,
charming the eye and cooling the sum-
mer atmosphere. Sometimes they
ground in the harbor mouth and pre-
vent ships entering or leaving
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17

continue to suffer rather than submit
to examinations which so many physi-
clans propose in order to ihtelligently
treat the disease; and this is the rea-
son Why so many physicians fail to
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are corre-
spending with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can confide every
detail of their illness, and from
her great knowledge, obtained from
years of experience in treating female
ills, Mrs. Pinkham can advise women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs. Pinkham helped Mrs.
7. c. Willadsen, of Manning, la. She
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Il can truly say that you have saved my
life, ard l cannot express my gratitude in
words. Before / wrote to YOU telling YOU
how felt had dOctored for over two years
steady, and spent lots of money in medicines
besides, but it all failed to do me any good. I
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backache, bearing-down pains. and
my monthly periods were very irregular and
finally ceased. | wrote to you for your adj
vice and received a letter full of instructions
just what to do, and also commenced to take
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and have been restored to perfect health.
Had it not been for you would have been il
my grave to-day"
Mountains of proof establish the fact
that no medicine in the world equals
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound for restoring women's health.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
HEART RIGHT
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart trou-
bic. The reason is obvious.
This is serious matter to the hus.
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often the
heart trouble is caused by an unexpect-
ed thing and can be corrected If taken
in time and properly treated. A man
in Colorado writes:
Il was a great coffee dripker for
many years, and was not aware of the
injurious effects of the habit till 1 be-
came a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, Indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made me
wretchedly miserable myself and a
nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings
Il continued to drink Coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause Of my ill-health, till. on applying
for life insurance l was rejected on
account of the trouble with my heart.
Then l became alarmed. l found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so
/ quit it altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum Food Coffee began its use.
'The change in my condition was re-
markable, and 1t was not long till 1
was completely cured. All my all
ments vanished. My digestion was
completely restored, my nervousness
diSapneared and most fr.1nortap+ of
all, my heart steadied dcwn and be-
came normal, and on a second examina-
ton l was accepted by the life insur-
ance company. Quitting Coffee and
using Postum worked the cure" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's reason, and it is explained
in the little book, The Road to Well
ville," In each pkg.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17

uuluUcIS dluUuS ucI
intimate friends the wealthiest and
best known people of the North. AL
most every year sees her in Chicago
and New York. Miss Driscoll is q
1.-THE, active and handsome girl. Her
father is the owner Of the great Palo
Alto ranch of 100000 acres, in south
western Texas. The ranch is eighteen
miles from Corpus Christi and a little
more than 100 miles from the Rio
Grande. When young she was sent
to France, where she spent three years
in a convent. Returning home she be-
came known as the Diana Of the
Southwest for her daring horseback
riding.
AS deputy sheriff she has had nu-
merous experiences with cattle rustlers
and bandits and has proved her worth
as an officer of the law.
One of her experiences had to do
with the rustlers, some of whom a
short time before had shot and killed
a trusted foreman on her father
ranch. 1t happened at time when
she had taken an unusually long ride
and had started TO return to the ranch
over a more southerly route. 1t was
midday. Entering a copse of low
trees, she saw ahead the outline of 4
river bank AS she came nearer she
detected a thin column of smoke ris-
ing from below the bank of the dried
river bed. Thinking it was part of
her fathers men, she rode up until
she could get q better vision. There
below, crouching over a fire they had
built, were two MeXicans, villainous-
looking fellows; near at hand lay their
rifles. They were so absorbed in their
occupation that they did not hear her
approach. Her keen sense detected
the odor of cooking flesh, and for the
first time she noticed the carcass Of
one of her fathers yearlings lying fur
Their on.
Then, as she thought of the fate of
the former foreman, who had fallen n
victim perhaps to these same men, she
realized her peril. AS an officer of the
law it was her duty to arrest them at
any cost. She drew her .11-caliber
Colts navy, and, covering them, she
dashed down over the river bank. The
men, taken unawares, threw up their
hands. They were commanded 10
move away from the fire, while she Sc
cured their rifles; then, woman like,
she saw that they aDDearpd deSDeratc-
ly hungry, and she allowed them to fin
ish their roasting, and even ate with
them.
This strange repast ended, the come
~ deputy mounted her mustang and
marched these men ahead of her back
to the ranch. where they were secured
until a ranger took them in charge and
saw them safely in Corpus Christi
ioil
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17

Darling" queried the young man, as
he seated himself beside the little bunch
of blondined loneliness on the parlor sofa.
lis it true that your father has lost every
dollar he had in the world?"
"Yeth, Thammy, DEAR" lispsd the fair
damsel, as little red-hot tears began to
bubble in the corners OF her indigo blue
eyes. ''yeth, it it'll only too true, l am
thorry to thay-thorry for your thake,
and thorry for my own thake ath well
for l realithe that thith that blow
mutht cauthe nth to theparate forever"
Did Sammy extend the icy digit then
and there? Not so, gentle reader, not so.
Kindly gaze on the next kinetos ,ope pic
ture and you will see her tightly clasped
in his arms, while his mustache is i'm
mersed il her tear-bathed complexion.
Sammy was no gutter. He kr" that
he could work hard between r IS and
earn money enough to buy all tt wealth
they needed in their bushes! and he
also knew that tongue-tied females were
scarce, and he couldn't afford to take
any chances.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
A TERRIBLE PENANCe.
Tibetan Monks Who Suffer Life Inn
prisonment in Dark Cells.


Perhaps the most terrible penance
suffered for religious reasons anywhere
in the world is that of the monks of
Nyen-de-kyi-buk, as described by Per
cival Landon in 1.-THE Opening OF
Tibet" These monks live in the ordi-
nary manner during the novitiate; then
they go into cells for a period of six
months; then, after an interval, for
three years and ninety-three days;
later for life.
with the ground" says Mr.. Landon,
there was an opening closed with
fiat stone from behind. In front Of
this window was ledge eighteen
inches in width, with two basins beside
il, one at each end The abbot was
attended by an acolyte who, by his
masters orders, tapped three times
sharply on the stone slab. We stood
in the little courtyard in the sun and
watched that wicket with cold appre
hension. | think, on the whole, it was
the most uncanny thing 1 saw in all
Tibet After half q minutes pause the
stone moved or tried to move, but it
came to rest again. Then very slowly
and uncertainty it was pushed back,
and q black chasm was revealed.
There was again pause of thirty sec
onds, during which imagination ran
riot, but do not think that any other
thing could have been as intensely pa
thetic as that we actually saw.
a hand, muffied in a tightly wound
piece OF dirty cloth, for all the world
like stump of an arm, was painfully
thrust up, and very weakly it felt
along the slab. After a fruitless fun
bling the hand slowly quivered back
again into the darkness. A few mo-
ments later there was again an inef-
fectual effort, and then the stone slab
moved noiselessly across the opening.
"Once a day water and an unleav-
ened cake of -four is placed for the
prisoner upon that slab, the signal is
giveh, and he may take it in. His di-
version is over for the day, and in the
darkness of his cell, where night and
day, moon, sunset and the dawn are
all alike, he-poor soull-had thought
that another day Of his long penance
was oyerv
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
RAN ST., 200 TO THE TON.
Richest Mine Outside Mexico and Peru
in Lake Superior.

Richest Mine Outside Mexico and Peru
in Lake Superior.
1.-The richest mine of silver ever
opened by man was not in Peru or
Mexico" said Capt. Walpole Roland
of Rainy Lake to the Milwaukee Free
Press, but on mere reef in that
greatest of fresh-water seas, Lake SUI
perior. 1t has been forgotten by all
but a few of the older inha bitants that
only third of century ago the rich
est silver mine in the old or new world
was operated under its waters at Sill
yer islet. The story of its discov
cry, its development under the most
trying conditions and against the pow
er of all the elements and the final
trinlph of nature over man affords
romantic chapter in the drama of real
life equaling In apparent improbable
ity some of the tales of Baron Mum
chausen, but all the details of which
are verified by authentic records and
the memories of men now living. The
island was but 80 feet long by 60 feet
in width, rising but few feet above
the water on calm day, but entirely
submerged by the long swells from
the East in stormy weather. The rock
ran $1,000 to the ton. A single pocket
of sixty tons yielded more than $780,
COO In the year 1877 10000 ounces
of silver worth S1.32 per ounce was re-
fined from rock taken from the mine.
Tho poina producpd S6 GOO 600 worth Of
silver during the period of its activity.
Old timers say there are millions or
silver still there, but 1t will take ST.
100000 to start work again properly.
Since 1889 the mine has lain idle. The
Detroit syndicate which owned it be-
came discouraged on account Of un-
usually heavy expenses for a few
years The pumps stopped, the mine
filled with water and, to complele the
ill-fortune, a big storm attacked the
islet and did great damage"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
Gratitude Well Expressed.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Aug. IA
Mr.. G. L. Smith, painter and decorator,
whose home is at 800 Anne street, this
city, makes the following statement:
Il was laid up with some kind Of
pains. Some said it was Lumbago,
others Sciatica, and others-again Rheu-
matism. a few of my friends suggest
ed that it was lead poison, but what
ever it was it gave me a great deal of
pain, in fact, almost completely Grip
pied me. l had to use two canes to
walk about and even then it was a
very painful task.
"A friend advised me TO try Dodd's
Kidney Pills and 1 began the treat
ment. After l had used the first box
l was able to throw away one of the
canes and was considerably improved.
The second box Strengthened me up so
that l could go about free from pain
without any assistance and very soon
after l was completely cured, well and
happy, without a pain or an ache.
Dodd's Kidney Pills seemed to go
right to the spot in my case and they
will always have my greatest praise"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
Our army and our navy are the natur
Almost satisfied.

Congressman Broussard, of Louisi-
ana, says that at New Iberia, his
State, in the early '90s, when that dis
trict was visited by severe flood, one
Of the expeditions for relief organized
by the government one day encoun-
tered an old negro who, in a dilapi.
dated dugout, was having considerable
trouble in keeping afloat. The old fell
low was busy padding with one hand,
while he bailed out his craft with The
other.
At this juncture the relief boat came
within hailing distance, and the cap
tain called out:
Hello, there, uncle. Anything you
want?"
''Nothin' 'cept wings, boss" was the
grim reply.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-17
A Necessary Formally.

How much longer have 1 got to
wait for my breakfast" demanded
the impatient man with the napkin
tucked under his chin.
You ordered eggs on toast, l be-
lieve, sir? said the waiter.
Il did. You ought to remember it
we'll enough. You took the order"
Yes, sir. The toast Is all ready,
but the proprietor is executing a mort
gage on the establishment for the
eggs, sir,' explained the waiter, with
dignity.