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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
To Succeed SpOoner.
Stephenson, a Millionaire, to
Get the Distinguished Sen
ator's Seat.

Madison, Wis, March 5.--There
will be no contest for Spooner's
seat in the senate. Isaac Steph-
enson, millionaire of Marinette
and Lafollette's backer, will be
chosen to fill the vacancy. He
wants no more than that and will
leave the other candidates to
fight for the new term in 1909.
These developments were reveal
ed today and the leaders decided
TO elect Stephenson on March 26.
All other candidates withdrew
on Stephenson's assurance that
he would net seek reelection.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09

remain in America. AS the un
IONS operate very little i'm small.
er cities and towns it is pns .ible
that kossack Can secure employ,
ment outside o Columbia. Con
tractors who are In need of ma
sons might address Col. Watson
concerning this man and assist
In giving him $, art in his new.
ly adopted home.
Gov. AnseI is son of a pros
porous family of Wurtenburg,
Germany. His mother was also
a native of Germany. He began
the study of the language of his
parents when quite a youth and
today speaks it as iluently al
most as native of that country
State, 5th inst.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Mortgaged Team Ten Times.
Anderson Negro WHO
Knows Something About
High Financiering.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Anderson, March 5.-There IS
a negro In the Anderson county
Jail by the name of William
Cureton who can give Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick cards and spades and
beat her in high financiering-
This darkey bought pair of
mules and a wagon from gentle.
man OF this city, giving him a
mortgage TO secure the balance
OF the purchase price. The negro
got busy and in a few days mort
gagged his team to about 10 per
sons. He was lodged in jail Fri
day on the charge of disposing of
property under mort gage. His
team was sold Saturday and
brought enough 10 satisfy The
first mortgage and leave some to
be applied on the second mort
gage. His creditors" held a
meeting Saturday. \
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Mother Saw Her Boy Killed.
Heartless Crime Of an Enrag-
ed Stepfather at the Olym-
pia Mill in Columbia.

Lewis w. Byers shot and XII H.
ed Oliver q. Lanham. his step
son, last night about 7 O'Clock
near Byers' home on Third
street in the Olympia mill
district. The parties ale both
white.
Just what brought about the
difficulty could not be learned
last night, but it appears Ian.
ham was in the back yard talk
ing to his mother, when Byers
came out of his house with a
shotgun and ordered his stepson
off the premises. Some words
ensued between The two men and
as the deceased was leaving the
place and was in the street, By
ers lifted his gun and fred twice
at the retrealing man. The gun
used was a Winchester repeater.
Siix shooter, and the shells were
loaded with No 8 shot. The
State Z inst.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
A Councilman Sentenced.
Must Serve Three Years in
the Western Penitentiary
and Pay $500 Fine for Re-
ceiVing Bribe.

Plttsburg, March 4.-W. a..
Martin, common councilman
OF this city, convicted of solicit
ing a bribe in connection with
the proposed granting of fran
chise TO the Tube City Railway
Company, was today sentenced
by Judge Evans, OF Criminal
Court, TO pay fine of $500 aud
UNDERGO three years imprison-
ment in the Western penitentia-
ry
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
ParalytiC Burned to Death.
MIR. ]. T. Wilkins Cremated
in His Home Unable to
Call for Aid.
Special to The State.

hOPSSidi w ne state.
Spartanburg, March e.-Mr.
John Terrell Wilkins, aged 70
years, was burned to death this
moaning at his home near Cow
pens In fire which destroyed
the wilkins house. Mr.. Wilkins
has tor many years been par
alytic and has been practically
helpless. This morning he was
LETT in front of an open fire place
by his wife with bed quilt wrap.
ped around him 1t is thought
that a coal fell from The fire and
ignited the quilt. The helpless
man renamed in this position.
Mr.. Wilkins was unable to call
for assistance owing to the fact
u.at his paralysis extended to his
throat Mrs. Wilkins, upon smell
ing the burning cloth, ran into
the room and endeavored to ex-
tinguish he flames. Failing in
this, she ran TO The home of her
son, Mr.. b. Wilkins, a short dis
tance away, and summoned help.
Those called upon ran With haste
to the house, which BY this time,
was wrapped in flames. The as
sistance was too late and the un-
fortunate man was burned up
alon with the house. The black
encd "a. ,aarsed remains were
found in the debris.
Mr.. Wilkins was one of The
best known men in Spartanburg
county. He tor years lived in
Cowpens, but recently moved to
Mary Louise mills of which his
son, Mr.. Ball Wilkins, is presi
dent.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Rockefeller Intimates to
Newspaper Men that He
is Planning to Give More
of His Fortune Away.

New York, Mar. 5. A remark
which John ID. Rockefeller made
to severa' reporters before start
ing for Augusta, Ga, today led
to the publication of a report
that he contemplated another
large gilt to the cause Of educa-
ton or philanthropy. In excus-
ing himself to the reporters Mr..
Rockefeller said:
II have matters of more i'm
portance to the public in the fu-
ture than any chance remark
might make just now"
DO you mean that you con-
template the announcement of
another bequest to the cause of
educations was aske d..
'eAll | can say" Mr.. Rocke
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Stockholders Held Liable.

Charleston, March, "a re-
port was filed by Master Sass in
the circuit court today, making
the stockholders of the defunct
Columbian b INK responsible for
the face value OF III ir shares of
stock. The capital stock OF the
bank was $4,000 and some in
vestors will be-hit heavily.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Big Lumber Plant Burned.
Salkahatchie Company Had
No Insurance on it's Prop
erty--Damage May Reach
100000.

A special to The State from
Hampton, March 9TH, says -
Salkahatchie Lumber company
located on the Hampton and
Branchv;lle railroad, at Moselle.
one of the largest saw mill and
lumber plants in this country,
owned and operated by Messrs.
Woodward & Lee, Of Augusta,
Ga, suffered total loss by fire
this afternoon.
The fire originated from the
slab pit and succeeded in burning
It's way to the mill, after which
it was burned, the flames sweep
ing everything before hem until
every thing in connection with
the mill was destroyed. The loss
is estimated at 100000 to $780,
900 with no insurance.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Ansel and the Immigrant.

a touching scene was witness
ed In the governors office yes
terday noon. Philip Kossack.
an Immigrant from the first trip
OF the Wittekind, bricklayer.
handicapped by reason of being
non-union, without work, a wife
and three children to support.
had gone, as last resort to con
suit the chief executive-to get
some announcement and helm
de can not speak more than a
dozen words in English and had
no lnterpre er along, but that
didn't deter him from seeking
the governor, hoping in some way
that he might be able TO Law his
case before him so that he would
underst and 1t. As he and his
"trau" and kinder" sat without
The Independently awaitiueI their
turn, 1T was not hard for one
to realize how dependent and
withal despondent they were
now lost In way aud, 20 .sibly.
homesck to boo.
Kossack is German, but not
until he was ushered into the
presence of Governor Ansel
did he know that the cheif
executive was of German e cent
and a fluent speaker Of his native
language.
"Wie gehCS /" came the
CHEEKY greeting from the govern.
or. Kossack, but a minute before
downcast and disheartened, now
with face beaming, fairly flew to
the governors side, giving him
the same royal salute that he
would have given Kaiser Will
helm, his beloved emperor, fall
ing upon his knees and kissing
the extended hand of Gov. An
sci.
After detailing his trouble s
to the governor the latter SEM
him down to Commissioner Wat
sons office, where his interests
will be cared for until regular
employment can be secured for
Kossack.
He told Gov. Ansel Yesterday
that he did not want to go back
to the fatherland, but desired 10
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Cotton Brought l1.25.

Mr.. I. II. Wakefield, president
OF the Farmers union and acting
agent for himsell and other par
ties, today sold ono hundred and
thirty bales OF cotton in Ander-
son for II .25.--Anderson Daily
Mail, 9Th iust.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Many Bales Of Cotton Burn
in New Orleans.

New Orleans, March 5.-About
one thousand bales of cotton and
an entire section Of the New Or,
leans cotton press shed was de-
sIroyed by fire early today. The
loss is estimated at about $780,
600.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09
Condition of d. j. Sully

New York, March i 4.-The con.
dition OF Daniel J. Sully, who
has been critically i'll with pneu.
monia, was reported today as
very much improved.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09

Machinery is being installed
for the resumption of operations
at the Yarbrough gold mine, six
miles from Saluda.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09

Shelby, N. g., has voted bond
ed indebtedness of $50, 900. for
waterworks and sewerage.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-09

A large sanitarium is to be
erected near Aiken for treatment
of pulmonary troubles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
RuN ACROSS ODD NAMES.
Queer cognomens That Come Across
Ken Of Insurance. Officials

An insurance company, with head
quarters in st. Louis and member
ship all over the south and west. has
some queer experiences with the
names of its policy holders and bene-
ficiaries. says the Globe Democrat of
that city.
Il never knew what lot of ex-
traordinary names there were in the
world until l got into this business"
one of the officials said. as he finished
reading a somewhat brusque letter
An agent had sent In an application
for insurance from one Edna Hop
per, who named as her beneficiary his
wife, Willie Hopper"
Il wrote TO these people" the off,
cial said. "and told them that they
had confused their signatures, and
that the policy could not be put on
record until the error had been cor
rected. Now. the man writes me
that l am not half so smart as l think
| am; that his name is Edna. and his
wife was christened Willie
Another beneficiary is Suspense
Joshing." and fortunately the policy
makes clear that this person is the
wife OF Abraham Joshing. Suspense
might be either masculine or feminine.
but the insurance man had his mind
put at rest when he found the big
signature of Abraham, the policy hold
er. although he could not be sure
that Abraham was not merely JOSH
ing.
One policy, written for Samuel Pigg.
named Miss Ella Ham as the bene-
ficiary. There are six other Piggs
insured in the same company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Importance of Good Roads.

The town that has good roads lead.
ing to 1t is blessed. Surely there is
no more disagreeable thing, nor any
thing more adverse to the business
interests of place than impossible
boggy roads. There is a little excuse
in the well settled community for poor
roads. 1t may in the beginning be
somewhat expensive to put the roads
in order. but in the end It will prove
that the saving In wear and tear on
wagons and horses will well repay all
the additional expense And to the
town good roads are almost vital The
average farmer would rather drive
three or four miles farther to town
over good roads than do his trading
when Is necessary to go hub deep In
mud to the nearer place.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
AduIterated Foodstuffs.

Recently a number of samples Of
coffee, extracts and canned goods
sent out by premium giving concern
were examined by chemists in Mis-.
souri, aud In South Dakota and found
to be greatly adulterated. These goods
were sold at prices as high as the
local grocers charge for the best class
of articles. Those who are careful of
health should not buy foodstuff that
comes from the mail order houses, or
from the premium giving concerna
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
The GIRL Who Is Gentle.

BY the gentle girl is not meant the
girl who is gentle in heart and thought.
though she should strive to be both,
but the girl who is gentle in her move
ments and in her speech
She does not knock against chairs as
she enters the room, she does not plant
down each foot as II she were trying
TO stamp the pattern out of the carpet.
When she talks and becomes inter
ested in her subject she does not allow
her voice to become shrill tone that
Is ear-pierclng.
OF course. none of these things are
wicked. but they show lack of consid
GRAFTON, and suggest that there Is q
strain in one that does not belong to
the refined and lovable temperament
The girl who is gentle learns to walk
quietly. to keep here eyes open so that
she does not trip over rugs. cushions,
chairs or tables.
The girl who is gentle realizes that n
sweet, low voice and a quiet manner
are more convincing of the power Of
womanhood than all the loudtalking
and clustering imaginable.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
SAFEGUARD THE HOME. /.
GOOD CITIZENS ARE THE suL-
WARk OF THE NATION.
EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
Two Vital Things to Be Considered by
Those Who Would See the
Greatest Progress and
Advancement.

Where is found the greatest ad-
vancement and civilization there is
also found among the people the high
est type of fealty and love of home.
The American homes are the most
substantial pillars of the nations
greatness, and in American citizen
ship is found the bulwark of our re-
publican government
Where the home life is ideal. there
is found genuine patriotism which is
always commensurate with the en-
lightenment and the domestic happi-
ness of the people. How important 1t
is then that every safeguard be
thrown about the home, which is the
hotbed where are produced for devei-
opment all the strength that is neces-
sary for the perpetuation of a govern
ment and the maintenance of ma
tons greatness.
The student who will study into
conditions of the countries that are
continually wrecked by internal tur-
moil such as Russia and the Central
American republics, will discover the
homes are far from ideal homes, and
that there is an absence of the love
of country that should be found in the
hearts of its citizens. There is a duty
that involves upon all, and which is
due to the generations growing and to
| come. The duty is to surround the
home with such environments as will
make it attractive and develop in the
growing youth the highest qualities of
manhood and womanhood. Where the
people are oppressed by monarchy
and feudalism there is no incentive to
develop the highest state of home life.
In America where all are upon an
equal plane and opportunities are
open to every citizen, and where the
people are secure in their rights to
homes, there is every reason why
each one should make the greatest en-
deavor to found for himself and his
progeny residence place that will
be sure from intrusion and be an in
centive to higher mental and social
development.
Education is all important and no
other country in the world offers to
all such glorious advantages to re-
ceive enlightenment as does the Unit
ed States. II is important that the
home be located near good schools
Good schools are generally found
where there are good homes and good
towns. The quality of citizenship OF a
community can generally be gagged by
the standard of it's educational insti.
tutions. 1t is important to the home
builder that the town wherein he is To-
Gated or which he may reside near,
be progressive place. And the bet
ter that this town be. the better will
I be its educational facilities for the
youth. 1t is essential to the greatest
good of community that it be real
, lied by all residing within 1t that the
more wealthy it can be made, the
greater will be it's advantages both as
to education and otherwise. BY sup
port to home institutions the home is
made better in every way. Patriotic
citizens will make it their first aim to
be loyal to their own home interests
and then their state and nation. One
who is loyal to home is generally
faithful in the performance of all the
duties that good citizenship implies
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
killed Himself for Love of DOG.

Back of the suicide of Fred Vogler.
farmer of Cherry Ridge. Pa. who
hanged himself in the woods near his
home, is story of love of great depth
in the heart OF man for his faith
full dog. 1t is a story of mans
appreciation Of dogs life of devo-
ton and of the man laying down
his life upon the altar OF that friend
ship.
Rover always had series OF wags
of his tall and joyous barks for his
master The dog appeared happy
when with vogler. and the master al
ways showed a similar feeling. They
were "chums."
Vogler's son, who was told to bring
home some bread the other day.
forgot It,. There was. but one loaf
in the house, and the father insisted
on giving a big share of that to the
dog. quarrel between members of
the family followed. He tossed most
OF the bread to Rover. Then the
quarrel was renewed. The man
threatened suicide. He hurried To-
ward the woods, threw a rope over
the limb of tree. placed moose
around his neck and jumped off the
box on which he was standing.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
"HoodIumv and "HooIioan. :,

"HodIum," Americas equivalent of
the English word "hooligan," was
coined at San Francisco very early
In the '70s, but did not become gen
orally popular in the United States
until about 1877. by which time all
certainty as to its origin was lost. One
version is that the lender of the San
Francisco "larrikin push" was a man
named Muldoon, whose name news
paper writer ingeniously reversed to
christen his gang "noodlums." and a
compositor's mistake of n" for "h"
did the rest. Another explanation is
that "Huddle em!" was the San Fran
cisco rowdies' cry when the police
appeared, and third alludes to a
curious fez or hood worn by an ec-
centric character. which the young
rowdies adopted as their uniform.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Who Makes the Town7

The editor of the paper at Coyle.
Okla, asks in large letters, who
makes the town. To make a town
requires the work of many people. 1t
Is surely not the man who earns his
wages in the town and then spends
his earnings elsewhere; not the farm
er who sells his produce to the home
merchant and then takes the money
to the express or post office and sends
1t to the Chicago mail order house
for the goods he needs; nor the minis
ter who is paid for preaching by the
business interests of the place. and
spends his spare time in working up
grocery clubs for an outside concern
No. brother, these men do not make
towns
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
What a Barber is.

A friend of Oliver Herford. the art
list and author, enjoys nothing more
than to elicit witticism from him by
means OF a series of odd questions.
He said one day:
"Oliver. have you ever talked with a
conceited German barber. one of those
individuals whose head is perfectly
round. like an orange. and whose hair
stands up straight, like hogs bris-
tles?"
II have" said Oliver.
Then tell me what is your dshni-
ton of such conceited German bar
ber."
"A conceited German barber of the
type mentioned. replied Herford sol
emnly, ''is a human sausage endowed
with unlimited power of speech
Sunday Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Gov. Folk on Home Trade.

I'VE are proud of our splendid cities
and we want them to increase in
wealth and population and we also
want our country town to grow. We
wish the city merchants to build up
but we also desire the country mer-
chants to prosper. / do not believe in
the mail order citizen. II a place is
good enough for a man TO live in and
make his money in. it is good enough
for him to spend his money in"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Contrary to Home BUILDING.

Trade is the life OF the agricultural
town. Any system that diverts this
trade is injurious to the community.
Here lies the evils of the mail order
system BY drawing the trade from
the towns. the principal support goes,
and with its going disappears the en-
ployment for the people, the school
system. and the churches and all the
advantages that the towr affords to
the people of the community. Not
alone this but home markets are de-
stroyed and the farmer finds the value
of his land reduced. Have the impor-
tance of home trading and home sup
port instilled into the minds of the
farmers in general. and there will be
a rapid falling off of the catalogue
house patronage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Misfits in Sonos.

I'm going to see a new American
play tonight" she was saying. ITS
by an English author All the best
American plays these days are written
by English authors"
81 hope they are more apropos than
the songs they write' remarked her
friend. Have you forgotten the Eng
lish song that had chorus about the
Cotton fields way down in Old New
Jersey p
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Her PurDOse.

The friend of the actress looked
At her in some surprise.
But why should yon work so hard
and be so savlng?" she askei
MY dear friend she lightly re-
oiled. II am working with an object
in view. ! want to save enough
money to warrant me in securing a
boy-husband" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
KilIinq the Small Towns

Ii is impossible to build up towns
without there being business to en-
ploy the people who reside In them.
The mail order system of doing busi-
ness is killing off the small town, and
as result the farmers residing near
them suffer by having poor market.
and poor schools and other blessings
of the kind that go with the live town.
Not alone this but farm values are
kept down.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

William Allen White warned the
graduates of some down-East college
against educated vandals." True.
some of these green-goods and gold
brick men are almost equal to some of
our magazine writer's in handing out
the slippery talk
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
No Babies Allowed.

Wake upl" Kissed the ;anitor's
wife.
What for?' grunted her husband.
There's burglar getting into the
building"
That's all right as longs he amt
briugin' no babies with hlm.'-Hous-
ton Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

Sometimes 1t is hard to tell whether
she is June graduate or June bride.
unless she happens to shake, little
rice out of her lace hat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

II cost the New Jersey Legislature
$4,000 for tooth brushes and manicure
sets. Evidently New Jersey needs
treasury watch dog OF the Uncle Joe
Cannon type.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

It Is said icebergs live 300 years. SO
it may be assumed that the Judge Gray
presidential boom will be floating
around about 1S0 years from now.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

Apparently the lone bandit who is
holding up stages In the Yosemite II
getting money enough so he doesn't
mind his loneliness much.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
A Wise Precaution.

Little Ethel-Mamms, don't people
ever get punished for teiiing the
truth?
Mamma-No. dear; why do you
ask?
Little Ethel-'Cause l just looked
the last three tarts In the pantry and
| thought Id better tell you.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

Secretary Cortelyou Is calling In the
$4,000 bills. He will call long time
before he gets any away from most of
us.