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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-07-04
SENATOR lATIMER
WRITES AGAIN.
INTERESTING LETTER TELLING ABOUT
GIBRALTAR and OTHER EURO
PEAN POINTS VISITED,

FTlQdy, Mdy 81, oul pa y toL'
ed at the Azores, spending about
Eve hours az Ponta del Gada,
the capital of the islands and
the seat of the civil government.
The place has a population OF
$4,000, and after LISBON and OPP
orto is the most Important city
of Portugal. Ponta del Gada is
"a remarkably clean city. Its
houses are well lighted, paint
ed and white washed. The
streets, though presenting a
good appearance, are net very
wide, but are lighted with gas
and electric lights. Plenty of
good water is mped through the
houses
Situated in the middle of the
Atlantic Ocean, the Azores offer
"a most agreeable and convenient
stopping place between the Old
and new worlds. The Azores
were discovered by Portuguese
navisators some so &c 75 years
before Colpnbus discovered
America. The fact that Large
,bawk-like birds were seer to
fiy westward from the coast of
Portugal ami not return led to
the discovery of the islands.
and the name Azores means
hawk in the Portuguese Ian
guage,
The islands are all volcanic,
though it is said that st Marie
gives some evidenoe of regular
geological formation. The
! mineral spring'on St Michael is
regarded as possessing wonder
full medicinal properties and
many interesting stories are re-
lated by tourists of the healing
power of the water. The travel
lers visit to these islands,
emerging as they do abruptly
from the ocean, with their sharp
; volcanic peaks, lava cut valleys,
Iluxuriaaf vegetation, charming
landscapes, and delightful
climate, is rendered doubly
Reasant by The hospitality and
kifsaeS of the inhabitants.
. The cliipate is temperate and
/, mild, due 6e the high altitude
and influence of the sea.
The vigor, abundance and
variety of the products, and the
careful tillage of the land, make
the fields look like gardens.
Large farms are not seen; the
land is let in small lots and at
short terms, and each tenant is
striving to make the largest
weld possible. The principal
field crops are corn, wheat. rye,
barley and potatoes Grapes,
oranges and pineapples have
brought large revenue to the
islands, but of recent years
disease has attacked the Or
chards and vineyards, and has
destroyed much of the profit
from this source. Pineapples
are grown under cover.
The most important local
industry at present is the manu-
facture of alcohol from potatoes.
There are three factories; they
are large and well equipped,
producing annually about two
million gallons. There are three
tobacco factories, the total
annual product being aoout
afty-fve million pounds. The
local manufacture Of cloths is
s1ljai6sd to homsseans, with the
excepscs of two small factories
4 in Ponta del Gada, where
towels, shawls,etc, are made.
iThe commerce of the islands
j is carried on chiefly with
Portugal, England, the United
Slater, Brazil, Germany and
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tobacco, beans, whale oil, vege-
tables, hides, butter, potatoes,
tire clay, exc. Within the past
few years experiments nave
been made in growing tea, and
there is Il good promise OF
success.
The chief imports besides the
general manufactured goods are
sugar, coffee, rice, tea, petro-
leum, tobacco, salt, leather
glass, lumber, etc. Our visit TO
the Azores was interesting IN
many ways, and very enjoyable
all the way through.
On Monday, the 9th, at nocn,
we swung into the Bay OF
Gibraltar, under the ganpierced
froxnlng front of the world re-
nowned Fortress OF Gibraltar.
TSis formidable rock rises to a
height of 1926 feet, and though
we know it bristle> with the
most formidable guns, yet so
,cunningly are the defenses plan
ned that only two guns are sisl
BILE, those on the highest POINTS
of the rock. Il fussing little
tender took the tirst-class pas
sengers from the steamer to what
is known as the Old Mole, built
in the fourteenth century, and
after we had walked a few
wards in the hot Gibraltar sun
We decided that carriage was
a necessity and spent the re-
mainder of the afternoon in the
comfortable little coaches with
which the town swarms, and
which were hired at reasonable
rates. Gibraltar, thoagh unoer
the British flag, is peepled by
by >paniands, Hebrews, Mocrs
and men of all naMonahoes.
We drove curiously through the
marrow streets, past the shops,
to the slard of the garrison,
where, after satisfying the
officer on duty that we hae no
cameras, xe were saken by a
guard threngh what are known
as the north galleries, which are
long tunnels cut in the solid
rock behind the north face.
These galleries, curionsly
ale connected with
American history, for at the time
we we're keeping England busy
with onr revolution, the French
besieged Gibraltar for four
years, and an English sergeant
devised this system of rock gal
leries, which turned a useless
rock into the most formidable
fortifcation in the world. For
possibly over a mile these gal
leries gun back and forth behind
the face of the rock, loop.holed
at short intervals for great
guns. Looking through one OF
these embrasures one sees be-
fore him on the left the Bay OF
Gibraltar, on the right OF the
Mediterranean. and in front
the narrow isthmus which forms
the only communication from
the rock in the mainland. 1t
would be no more than child's
play for five hundred men to
keep at bay an entire army.
The only way Gibraltar could
be taken would be by starving
out the defenders, and even this
might fail, for we were told that
there is at all times kept on hand
stores and provisions to last the
soldiers for fourteen years.
Only British subjects are allow
ed to visit the top of the rock,
and there are portions of the
rock which not even they are
allowed in.
Leaving the garrison we drove
down the narrow SteeD streets
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Charlotte's Bank Embezzler
gets Six Years in Prison.

Franc II. Jones, Charlotte's
self-confessed bank embezzler,
was on last Monday sentenced to
Federal prison for six years.
In statement made by him on
the witness stand he implicated
O. B. Bell, formerly a member
of the brokerage firm of Bell &
Fonville, against whom criminal
proceedings were at once insti-
tuted. While Jones's stortage is
said to have been approximately
$4,000, he says ali of the money
was lost in speculation except
$1,000 in cash which he carried
away with him, $1,000 of which
he restored 10 the bank upon his
return. He SAYS he was induced
to speculate in order to raise
money to support his mother
and his invalid father.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Killed His Brother-in-LaW.

Columbus, Ga, June H.
Fred Askew used a shotgun
on his brother-in-law, Burt
Smith, killing him in Beech
Spring neighborhood, in Harris
county, yesterday. Smith mar
ried Askew's sister about one
year ago. Bad blood is alleged to
have existed between the men
for some time.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Georgia Negro Confesses on
Gallows to Many Crimes.

Atlanta Ga.,-Standing on the
gallows, Will Johnson, a negro
convicted of criminally assault
ing Mrs. Georgia Hembree,
white woman, In a suburb, last
August, today confessed his
crime, and included in his con-
fession list of other assaults and
murders, that have mystified the
police of Fulton county for the
past year.
Johnson admitted on the
scaffold that he shot AmosMoody, A
white farmer, who was mur,
dered on his way home, August
Is, last year that he attempted
an assault on Miss Lawrence,
near Atlanta, August 20, by
which she was left unconscious,
with one eye gouged ont, for
which crime another negro was
sentenced to 40 years. imprison-
ment; that he emptied a shot.
gun through an open window
Of the residence of j. w. Bryant,
a farmer living several miles
north of the city, on the night o
November II last, seriously
wounding Mr.. Bryant and hi
sister; he confessed to attempt
ed assaults on two white womeI
in the suburbs of Atlanta las
fall, and he concluded his ad
missions by telling of the mur
der of a man whom he called
Jackson, in Texas, several year
ago.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
The Haywood Case, in which
Multi Murderer Orchard is
the Star Witness Progress
of the Trial.

Boise, Idaho, June 16. While
the trial of VIM. ID. wood,
charged with conspiring to mur-
der former Gov. Frank Steun-
enberg, stands adjourned till
Tuesday, Harry Orchard, the chief
witness in the case. tomorrow will
be taken to Caldwell, where the
case against him for the actual
murder of Steunenberg will be
called and postponed until the
next term of court.
The Haywood trial will be re.
sumed Tuesday morning when
the State will continue the intro
duction of evidence in support of
Orchards story and endeavor fur.
ther to link the defendant with
the conspiracy to murder Steu.
nenberg as outlined by Orchard
in his confession. So far the eyi.
dence has been corroborative of
Orchards story of his many
crimes in major and minor details.
The direct connection of Haywood
with the murder has yet to come
out in evidence. Certain evidence
has linked him with Adams, who
Orchard says, was his partner in
a number of crimes.
Documentary evidence has
shown Haywood's connection
with Jack Simpkins, but as Simp.
kins was member of the execu.
tive board OF the Western FEEDER.
alton of Miners, of which Hay.
wood is still the secretary and
treasurer, counsel for the defense
asserts that the drafts we're drawn
in the regular course of the feder.
alton business, and that drafts
from Haywood 10 Simpkins have
no connection with a conspiracy
being In fact, on the records OF
the federation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
News in Brief.

Fifty or more bales of cotton
were burned in Newoerry Satur.
day Capt. Charles d. Clav
military instructor at Clemson.
has been ordered to Missouri
County Supt. of Ed. Elmore
of Spartanburg will be in the
race for State superintendent
next year. John Wilkes and
Bob Brown and another man.
name unknown, were killed at
railroad campin Nash county,
N. g., Saturday. One Marvin
Bulloch has been arrested charged
with the triple murder. Will
Glover, a Bamberg negro, drown
ed himself Saturday rather than
go to Jail for beating mule to
death Emperor Nicholas has
dissolved the Russian douma. on
the ground that it failed to coon.
crate with the crown to prevent
a revolution Three children
died at sea day or two ago from
the effect OF brandy given them
to relieve sea sickness. Grover
y. Mathis has been acquitted at
Bishopville of the murder of
John b. Gaylord. j.. C. @. Arm.
strong, the young Anderson dem
tlst, who was charged with the
murder of Mrs. Berry in New ber-
ry by administer ng some drug
whl Q pulling her teeth, has been
tried and acquitted. McKin-
ley and Duggan, charged with
safe cracking, have been con-
victed at Aiken and sentenced
to the penitentiary for ten years
-. Lucy Lipsey, the negro who
shot Dr. w. l.. Linder in Union
some months ago, has been con-
victed and sent to the peniteD-
tiary for two years. A hail
storm Saturday in Jones county,
Ca, destroyed crops, killed grown
chickens and some of the stones
went entirely through water
melons. -.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Death of Mrs. Gwin, the
Mother Of Mrs. A. P. Nc
Lure and Mrs. Frank
Mackey.

Blacksburg special in Satur-
days State: Mrs. Jane M. Gwin
died suddenly at her home in
this place Wednesday morning
about l O'Clock, from heart fail
ure, in the Goth year of her age.
She was born in Chester county
Dec. 10, 1S41, her maiden name
being Ross, and she was married
to DR.. L. M. Gwin in 1860, who
died about three years ago. Six
children, all of whom are living,
are the fruit of this marriage,
viz Mr.. w. ID. Gwin of Spen.
GER, N. c., Mrs. A. p. McLure
and Mrs. Kitty Mackey of Lam
caster, Mrs. l.. w. Smith of
Blacksburg and Messrs. Frank
and John Gwin of Birmingham
and Atlanta.
Two brothers, Messrs Robt.
and Billie Ross of Arkansas, and
three sisters, two of whom live
in Arkansas aud one, Mrs. Eli
zabeth kirkpatrick, in Lowry
vile.
From early life she has been
consistent and devoted mem
ber of the Presbyterian church
She was a true and faithful wife
a loving and devoted mother and
a kind friend. She has been a
resident Of this place for 6 years
and by her gentle, refined de-
meanor and kindly acts has
made a host of friends who re.
spected her for her worth and
loved her for he- -goodness. Her re-
mains were laid to rest yesterday
morning by the side of her hus.
band in the Baptist cemetery al
this place.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
House Struck by Lightning.

Yorkville New Era: Light
ming struck tenant house on
Mr.. S. w. Inman's place about
one and a half miles west of here
last Tuesday afternoon. Andy
James the occupant was at work
in the field at the time and the
house was enveloped in flames
before he could reach it. No one
was in the house at the time.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Women Burned to Death.

Cincinnati, o., June 16. Three
women were burned to death
and two men were seriously in.
jured in fire that destroyed the
four principal buildings of the
ShaRer settlement at Whitewater
village, near Harrison, Ohio,
early today.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Death of Child Ascribed to
Mistake of Drug Clerk.

Charlotte special in Atlanta
Journal The alleged mistake
of prescription clerk in one of
the largest drug stores of this city,
caused the death last night of
Carl Kiser, the 5-year-old son of
]. w. Kiser, 610 East Ninth
street.
The child had been complain
ing and the doctor prescribed a
preparation of castor oil. The
clerk, it is claimed, filled the pre-
cription from a bottle contain
ing carbolic acid, thinking its
contents were oil. 1t was Just an
hour after it had swallowed the
drug that the child died.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Court Proceedings.
In Session only One Day.
Gases Disposed of--Report
of Grand Jury.

Court convened here Monday
morning, Judge Aldrich presid-
ing, and adjournel in the after
noon, it taking only one day to
dispose OF the cases where the
defendants were in Jail. The
cases of parties out on bond were
continued until the fall term.-
Nearly every prisoner arraign
ed pleaded guilty.
The following are the cases dis
posed of:
Thomas and Henry McCardell, J.,
offense, abduction plea, guilty :;
sentence, 2 years or fine of
81, 900.
Joe Brown, offense, burglary
and larceny; plea, guilty as 10
second count; sentence, l year.
Robert lizard, arson, pleaded
guilty, but case was submitted to
a jury which recommended pris-
oner to mercy of the court sen
teDce, 10 years.
William Blake, larceny, plead
ed guilty and sentenced to 2
years.
Brownie Mellow, charged with
murder. pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter and received sentence
of 20 years.
Daniel Wilson, larceny, plead
ed guilty-sentence Is months.
III. w. Mobley, charged with
collecting fines and failing to
turn over same to treasurer
rule discharged and case dis.
missed.
GRAND JURY's REPORT.
To His Honor, James Aldrich.
Presiding Judge.
| We have examined and passed
on all bills of Indictment handed
TO us by the Solicitor and return
ed the same to the court with
the findings thereon. This being
the busy season of the year we
have not attempted to go into
any of our duties or transact any
other business than that given
us by the court, but we will
through committees of our BODY
examine all the books, public
buildings, bonds etc. and EN-.
body our findings thereon in our
final presentment.
We recommend that the chain
gang be re-established in the
county and suitable machinery
be purchased 10 operate the
same economically.
We recommend that a safe bt
purchased for the use of the
County Treasurer. All of which
| is respectfully submitted.
l.. @. Hough,
Foreman.
June 17th, 1907.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
"The Need Of the Hour
Public Sentiment Response
BILE for Cheapness of HUI
man Life in South Carolina
duty of the Press.


company, to the editorial col
umns of the News and Courier
during the meeting OF the Press
Association at the Isle of Palms
last week:
The thought uppermost in my
mind, next to the whole-souled
hospitality of Charleston, has
been, and is now, the address of
Senator Carmack, Of Tennessee,
to the young men OF the South
Carolina University. 1t is so
full of valuable suggestions to
young men entering the arena of
life that it would be a good idea
for every newspaper man to pub
lish the full text of the address
in some issue of his paper, in or
der that it may be read and pre-
served. 1t appears in full in
both Wednesdays and Thursday S
issues of the Columbia State.
This sentiment in the address
may be helpful to some editors ::
..'Never fear to be on the side
of good morals and honest judg-
ment. And let me tell you, the
power welded by the vicious
elements Of society is due only
to the dread of that power.
They owe their strength and pro-
lection to the cowardice tha fails
TO assaii ihen.'
Why is human life so cheap in
South Carolina? 1t is because
the sentiment OF the people
makes it so. This is reflected in the
verdicts of the juries. When will
there be a change? Not until
public sentiment undergoes a
radical change, The press is the
most potent factor in moulding
public opinion. The newspa-
per should be a leader of public
thought and not pander to dis.
eased sentiment among the peo.
pie. When will murderers be con-
victed and hangede Many sug-
gestions have been made, such
as changing the Constitution SO
as to allow Judges to charge on
the facts, or providing that a
majority of the jury can convict,
etc.
These changes would not RENE
dy the evil. But il the weekly
and semi-weekly papers (the
dailies are not remiss) would
from time to time cry out in thun.
der tones against "the deep dam
nation" of the taking off Of hu
man beings with the deadly pIs
tol, it would not be great whila
before our people would wipe
out this dark spot in dear old
South Carolina and human life
be as safe here as elsewhere
The verdicts of juries only reflect
what the people at large think.
Now, may have wandereo d
t Somewhat, but / am sure, Mr..
~ 3iditor, have not said anything
belous or against the Associate
Reformed Church, which you
warned us not to do when you
so generously turned over to the
newspaper men the editorial col.
umns of that great power for good
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metal purses, 79c

They are i'll new designs and
equal in every way to any sold
regularly at Csc. We have these in
both the German silver finish and
gold plated effects. The designs are
floral effects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18
Roller skates
at soc pair
Zoe Shiny Sticks
Free with skates 48c and more,

These Skates are the regular
SI.oo and SI.25 kinds.
They are jobbing house samples. and
hence STOW some signs of handling.
but otherwise are as good as new
will give the same service as new
skates.
Adjustable to any SIZE shoe styles
for both Toys and girls, iron rollers.
lockwood rollers, hema cite rollers
and just few steel rollers Each
complete with key-59c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18
Csc silk elastic
betting 45c a
belt length

The popular belt of today is one
of silk elastic. We've the newest
effects and offer choice of many
kinds tomorrow at 45c a belt length
that ought to cost Toe.
Included are ruffied effects, in black
and colors; plaids and a novelty
ribbed effect, one piece of blue with
embroide red dots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18

TOASTED COCOANUT
NJ A c A r o o N s -
they're fresh,
just in. A o.
pound to- /MT
mOrrOw......
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BELTS 400

PLAIN Silk Elastic Belts, ~
and inches wide, all colors, fitted
with gilt buckle, extra value at our
price, 4.c each.
LEATHER Belts. very latest styles,
in back and colors. Usual 75c and
Soc kind. Tomorrow only 49c each.
First F'loor-Bet Section.
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boys and girls working away among the
white bolls. They have dark brown faces
The boys wear blue gowns and dirty white
skull caps. The girls have cloths ovea
their heads. All are barefooted, and some
OF the boys are almost naked. They are
picking the fiber in baskets and are paid
so much per hundred pounds. A boy will
gather thirty or forty pounds in a day. and
he does well II he earns as much as ten
cents,
The first picking begins in September.
After that the land is watered and a Sec
~ond picking takes place in October. There
is third in November, the land being
again irrigated between times. The first
and second pickings yield the best fiber
They are kept apart from the third and
sold separately.
Camels and Cotton Bales.
After the cotton is picked it is put into
great bags and loaded upon camels. They
at the side of the road. The camels lie
fiat on the ground, with their long necks
stretched out. Two bags are a load for each
camel, and together they will weigh about
GOO pounds. Each bag is as long and wide
as a single bed mattress and about
four feet thick. Listen to the cames groan
as they load them. There is one which is
actually weeping You can see the salt
tears run down his cheeks.
Now watch the camels get up Each
rises back end first, the bags swaying to
ana fro as he does so. How angry he is
He goes off with his lower lip hanging
grumbiing and groaning like a spoiled child
ROW odd the camels look as they travel
Inc bags on their backs reach almost to the
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ranging in size from twenty-four feet tc
seventy-five feet square.

ranging In size from twenty-four feet tt
seVenty-f1ve feet square.
The cotton Is planted in rows thirty five
inches apart, the plants being from four
teen to twenty inches apart in the rows
1t takes little more than a bushel OF
seed to the acre. The seeds are soaked In
water before planting, and any which rise
planting is done by men and boys, and the
cost is something like dollar acre.
The seeds soon sprout. and in ten or twelve
days the plants appear. They are now
thinned by hand. then water Is let in upon
them the farmers being careful not to give
them too much. The plants are frequently
hoed. They have water every week or so,
and this Is kept up almost to the time Of
picking. The planting Is usually done dur
said the first picking begins along in Sep
tember.
1t will surprise many to know that the
cotton crop Of Egypt is not fed by the rich
mud of Abyssinia, which comes down in
the waters of the Nile at the time Of the
floods. That mud is brought to Egypt by
the Atbara and the Blue Nile and Is poured
over the land during the seasons when the
cotton needs it least. The most of the
water used for cotton raising comes down
during the summer This Is from the
pure as the water you drink on your tables
The fertilizing properties must hence come
from the silt deposited during the flood or
from manure and other fertilization
am told that cotton, as it is grown here
exhausts the soil and that the people are
inJuring the staple and reducing the
amount OF the product by overcropping 1t
used to be that cotton was planted on the
same ground only every third year, the