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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
SPIDER WEB NETS.

It is no longer possible to doubt that the natives of New Guinea use spider webs for fishing nets A med alist of the Royal Geographical socie- ty, who has lately been travelling in New Guinea, reports that the natives bend the tip end of long bamboo rod in such way as to make a loop five or six feet in diameter. They set up this arrangement In the forest where the spiders are thickest and wait for the insect to weave her web in the loop. The web has mesh about one inch square at the outside, which gradually increases in size to not more than an eighth of an inch square in the center. The native uses this as a scoop net as he stands in the stream and dips the fish out as they come near It is strong enough ito holdS fish weighing a pound. The spider which makes it has a body about the size of a small hazelnut with legs that spread out two inches. Youths Companion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
ATTY.

President Roosevelt, up to the begin ming of this year, was in absolute com mand of the situation, as every step he had taken in regard to the corpora ation question had been justified by conditions and supported by public opinion.
 This year, notwithstanding his mar velous political sagacity, he made the great blunder of his career. This blunder was due to his failure to ap- preciate the extremely delicate and sen- sitive conditions of the money market. At a time when everything should have been done to allay excitement and promote confidence, the president, un- conscious of the danger, proceeded to spread his agitation with intensified vigor of language.
 Now he has a financial panic on his
 hands, a panic for which he is not pri- marily responsible, but for which he and his administration will be blamed
 because of the hysteria recently dis played in some of his public and pri- vate utterances.
 It Is pity that the value of really great policy should bs impaired by req soA of thsge fscts.-Wall Street Jour nal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
FEFDrNG THE soUADRoN.

The Navy Department has undertake on catering on a magnificent scale. Tn the current issue of Harper's Weekly. Charles A. Sidn1an gives interesting figures to show the magnitude of the department contract In arranging to feed the battleship squadron which sails for the Pacific in December. The size of the task is evident when it is noted that each of the sixteen battle- ships in the squadron has comple- ment of about 30 officers and 800 men, and each of the six torpedo boats six officers anl 10 men, making grand total of more than 13,700 men to be fed for five months. They will require $500, 900 pounds of provisions, including 1,20O, 900 pounds of spring wheat flour, 20 900 pounds of oatmeal; or when serv- cd to the men, called "burgoo"; 61 GOO pounds of yellow corn meal, 25,0OO pounds of cocoa, 10000 pounds of prun- les, about 475,ooo pounds of canned peaches and other canned fruit; 1,0o0,- GOO pounds fresh beef 100000 pounds of mutton, 15o,oo0 pounds of salt pork, 50,-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
EFFORT TO EXTEND IT
National Society to Hold Convention-St State Com
 mittees Appointed.

The National Society for the Pro- motion of Industrial Education, which will hold a big convention on indus trial education in Chicago, December 5-7, has announced the appointment of thirty-four State committees, com posed of representative men, who will forward the interests of industrial ed- ucation in their respective States The formation of State committees is the first attempt of the National society to carry on a campaign through the medium of active State organizations.
 The aim of. the State committees will be to make a study of the con- ditions of trade training in the vari- ous States, to arouse public interest in the subject, and to work for legisla- tive action in support of industrial schools, where such action seems de- sirable.
 Through this campaign the Nation al society hopes to bring about a broad discussion of the whole matter, and to influence the establishment of local and State schools that will ma terially assist in the thorough train ing of skilled workmen for the in dustries.
 The society hopes, through these agencies, to bring out the defects of the public school system. under which hundreds of thousands of children annually leave school for undesirable before they have reaoh- ed an age where they can enter a trade. In the opinion of directors of the National society, these conditions are such as to constitute a serious |menace to American industrial su- premacy, which it is imperative to remove.
 The Connecticut State committee is as follows:
 Chairman, Dr. F. s, Luther, presi- dent Trinity College, Hartford; c. H. Tibhetts, care Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.,, Wallingford; Chas. F. Smith, president ,Landis, Frary & Clark, New Britain; E. P Bullard, Jr., president Bullard Mech. Tool Co.,, Bridgeport.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
THE GOVERNORS STAFF PASSING

In the process of the adjustmasak cN our militia organization to the reotiire- ments of the Dick law, that time-hcn4 ored institution, "the governors stam'1 as we have known 1t, disappears. with the exception of the adjutant- general and one assistant adjutant nt-general, the officers of the general staff, being as- signed to departmental duties, will mot necessarily be affected by changes of political administration. The adyiftart= generalcy will remain as heretofore im the appointment of the governor who of course, will fill all vacancies in the staff departments occurring from any cause The constitutional rights of the governor as commander-in chief will not be affected by the Dick law. but the new arrangement will have ten- dency toward making positions con- tinuous which have heretofore been de- cidedly liable to change with the changing political sentiment of the State.
 For several years Massachusetts has had really military "governor,s staff" Military experience has been made both by legislation and by pub- lie sentiment prerequisite to appoints ment. As 1t is about to pass away 1t is only justice to say that in it's more re- cent aspects it has been emphatically g working body, its members acouaint- ed by experience with both staff and line duties. The "humor" which Is oc- casionally aimed at 1t still is a survival fot the era when the staff was a slit- 'tering reward or shining solace, and when men with social or political pulls who did not know the marching flank rom mountaint howitzer might as- spire to be coloneis Successful, these gentlemen could, as militia satfrist phrased it:
 Watch their eagles matching stars. At that time, doubtless, the joke. sYois look too military to be on the gover- nor's staff" had its origin, and to that era may be traced the literary discov- cry that these lines of Goldsmith were suggested by seeing the governors staff at cattle show:
 'No product here it's barren hills afford But man and steel, the soldier and his
 sword.
 Governors were overrun by applica- tions for staff appointments, which sometimes mounted up into the hun dreds, but though the selections were often such as to justify criticism, there was yet the leaven of better things working. Even under the older wav many useful men were found on the staff, the effect of whose labors is stiIl felt in the efficiency of the militia. Nor We're the veterans neglected. Cover nor Longs staff was essentially miIi- tary and included in it's nembersbin at various times such tried soldiers aa General Draper, Col Thomas Went ewoth Higginson, Geneal Dalton. then colonel, Geneal Schaff and Col, Aug- ustus P. Martin, This was preced- ent that other governors might have followed for the good of the service. but was not always so honored.-Bos- ton Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14

the bear had at last discovered him working on the railroad, and had brought him in to settle with the farmer! That was what the bear had IconAseated Jack Woods flagstaff and red flag for. And the defaulting owner l of the bear had to settle and settle he did. Then hadn't the bear given that
 Italian punch that sent him flying?
 And hadn't he gone over to the, rail- road, held Jack Woods train up again lstuck the flagstaff back in it's place on lold 63, and then gone away into the woods and gone so far that he had (never been heard of since? Well, they
 should think so, they said.
 "Aad was amazing glad to hear ! it, for If the railroad boys had filled
 that bear with lead, seems to me I
 would have been sorry for it to my
 dying day. y."-New York Sun.
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WORTH $2,Ooo.
The Know How.

When man happens to be late to breakfast he is liable to cripple him self for the mornings work by eating so fast he can't digest it or perhaps go with but half enough.
 If lie happens to know that he can get all the nourishment he needs for strength of brain and body, and get it in a few minutes by eating Grape Nuts and cream, he's all right. A Mas sachnsetts man writes:
 "About g years ago was taken with a path in my back and legs that got so bad had to rest two or three times on the road to work Finally, after trying various doctors and hospitals, l had to give up my work and go to the country.
 'T spent most of my money this way, tried electric belts, too, but all to no good. They called 1t rheumatism, but after reading up good deal on the subject, I came to the conclusion it was a weakness of the nerve centers, and began to look for something to strengthen them.
 iby CndlCe Sot d pdChdSe LII Grape-Nuts and read the Road tc Wellville" found inside. After eating few packages my laneness began to get better and finally left me, which Is worth at least S2.O0o.Oo to me.
 'I can now work hard, walk as far and as quick as most men years younger than | am, which is SO. When my friends come to visit me I give them the booklet, The Road to well vile with the advice that they'll eet there if they travel that road. " There's Reason" Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
TO KEEP STREETS CLEAR.
Chief Cowles Will Have Extras to Say
 ''NIove on.''

Chief of Police Cowles is determined that the busy corners in the center of the city, especially the corner of Church and Chapel streets, shall be kept as clear of people, standing about, as is possible For this purpose on all busy days and nights, especially Sat- urdays, he intends to have an extra de- tail of officers at these busy points to keep the crowds moving along.
 Chief Cowles ssid that he was re- ceiving constant complaints about crowds who insist on congregating at these corners and that frequently they made insulting remarks to people as they passed along the street.
 '1If such a thing is possible I intend to do away with this sort of business, i" said the chief. "The complaints are numerous about the sidewalks being blocked and also about insultHAa re- marks which ars frequently passed. People who insist in doing this sort of thing will be arrested and prose- cuted-"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
DOC snoT HE MASTER.
In His Fright at a Pair of
 RaccoOns.


 Raccoons.
 Hardly could harder luck befan hu- Eman kind, or one more unique, than that to which George steigleman of 1 that Sugar camp and of Rose Valley ifelI victim few days ago steigle- Iman early in the season, when his buckwAeat was in blossom, had trail- cd bee" to it's lair, about two miles over the hill from his place, near the head of the Sugar Camp timber. He found that the swarm had lived in a leaning oak, about thirty feet from the ground, and in a generous opening lcaused by the falling out of a rotted | limb The number of bees at work Ishowed to him that the hive was a large swarm, and nearly all of them Iappeared to be working on his buck wheat
 A few days ago. carrying fifty pound lard can and his double-bar- lreled shotgun, and accompanied by small spaniel, MT, Steigleman started ito harvest the honey. The tree was an easy one of ascent but because of lthe opening in which the swarm was "hived," he had difficulty in applying the sulphur fire used by him to de stroy the bees so that he might pro lceed unmolested and unstung to rob tho hive.
 He had rested his gun on the ground, the muzzie leaning against small sappling When engaged in smoking out the bees his attention was attracted to the spaniel, down on the ground, which seemed to be ter ribly wrought up over something, and was barking and growing for dear fife.
 steigleman thought the dog might be putting up q bluff at bear, but he could see nothing, so he resumed his honey gathering He had succeed l ed in more than half filling his lard can, when suddenly the dog again set up a terrible ado. This time Steigle- man saw what the trouble was. A lpair of raccoons that had been nosing about under nearby tree at that instant were making charge upon the noisy dog; the latter, In his cow ardice and fright, leaped backward against the harnmerless gun, and his head coming into violent contact with lit, the gun went off.
 1 The greater portion of the charge came up into the tree, and Steigleman was fairly riddled with shot. He lost hold of his honey car md 1t went fly ing down among the rocks, the honey scattering lin a dozen directions. For tunately he was able to maintain his equilibrium in the tree, and after a time succeeded in sliding down to the ground, where, from pain and loss of blood, he lay helpless.
 The spaniel, evidently appreciating that something had happened to his Imaster, set up terrific barking until several men who were driving along the Sugar Camp road, in the director of Tractor, came into the woods and investigated. They found Steigleman, helped him out to the wagon. and hurried him home.
 Steiglenan said that If he had been a boy in farmers red apple tree and the farmer had turned a blunder- buss on him the shot could not have come thicker or straighter than when his dog fired his own gun at him. Philadelphia Record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.

in Presence of Canadian
 Minister in Toldo.
 Tokio, Nov. 13. - Rudolphe Le- miuex, postmaster general and min ister of labor of Canada, arrived on the steamer Empress of China this evening. He was received at Yoko- hama by Count Terapima, represent ing the Japanese department of for eign affairs.
 The Japanese government under stands that Minister Lemiehx comes as a representative of the Canadian government for the purpose of inves- tigating immigration matters and that he brings an indefinite plan for their settlement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
4,ooo MEN OUT AT WILMINGTON.
Harlan & HolIingsworth Reduce Pay
 roll by S1s,00O a Week.

Wilmington, Del, Nov 13,-Since September 1 the Harlan & Hollings- worth corporation, ship and carbuild- ing works, owned by Charles M schwab and his interests, has dis charged 1900 worl0men. It has 400 men at work The payroll has been reduced from about $2S,OOo week to $5,o0O This is the largest estab- lishment here.
 The other Wilmington manufactor- ies, including the shops of the Penn sylvania railroad, has also discharged many workmen. It Is estimated that within the last two months the num- Der of men dropped here Is 4,Oo0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14

900 pounds of bacon, 100000 pounds of smoked hams, 15.OOO pounds veal 1o,- Oo0,O00 pounds of sausages, S0,O0o gallons of beans, 250,O00 pounds of canned stringbeans, SO,OOo pounds of sauar- kraut 100000 pounds of onions and S0o,OOO pounds of potatoes-H Harperas Weekly.
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Chats from CadeS.

CADEs, December 17:-Mr
Smoot Thomas, formerly of Beu-
lab section, but who for the past
several months has made his
home in Douglas. Ga, spent Sat
urday in town with lis grand
father. Mr. 81 J Brown.
Mr. and Mrs WI Hodges made
a trip to the "City by the Sea-
Monday.
DR. J G Moore spent Saturday
| in Elliotts on business.
/ understand that Mr. W e Ne.
smith, of the firm of Nesmith
Bros, will move the first of the
year to his farm about two
miles from town, generally
known as the Price place,
where he will engage in mer.
|chandising and farming.
MesSs q L Poston and W j
Glenn have recently purchased
the property formerly known
as the Wilson lot and will on
the first of January ,ls0s, engage
in a mercantile business under
the firm name, Of Poston. Glenn
Co. asfx
Rev RI Bryant, the new Meth.
odist minister lat tins place,
preached his introductory. SER
mon here Sunday.
Mr. Dillon Gaskins and family
are moving in town from Lake
City. .neslH :. zTls.5 .y2
kr J Peter Epps west to
Kingstree Monday on business.
Mrs Willie Cockfeld and child
ren of Lake City spent several
days with relatives near town
last week.
The outlookifor Xmas seems
to be bright, as the merchants
are taking on large stocks OF
fruits and toys. Come Do Cades
to do your Xmas shopping.
-NATcHMAM.
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Local and Personal

@ We are sending out a
number of statements to sub.
scribers in arrears. There are
now on our books nearly 2,OOC
subscribers, many of whom
have paid nothing in a year OF
longer. We ask all these de.
linouents to settle up as soon
as possible. Each account is
made out up to the nearest year
or half year. 1t may be that
some who get these statements
have already paid; if so just call
our attention to the fact and
we will cheerfully make the
correction. All we want is
whar is due m and not a cent
more. But we do want that.
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Rev Johu A Cargile of Ala
hama preached two sermons in
the court house Sunday, at 2:30
and 7:30 p m, respectively. The
subject of the afternoon service
was, "The Ransom Paid and
What Was Purchased" Those
who attended services were i'm.
pressed with Mr. Cargile's earn
estness and also his remarkable
conversance with the Bible.
The Lane-Florence train ar
rived on schedule time Monday
and was greeted at the station
by an enthusiastic crowd. Capt
lBL Gilbert was the conductor
and Mr. j Freeland pulled the
throttle. About 100 passengers
were handled on the first trip,
we understand.
Both the Methodists and the
Presbyterians will give the
children Christmas trees during
the holidays. The one at the
Methodist church will be to-
morrow night and the one at
the Presbyterian church on Fri.
day night after Christmas, the
27th inst.
We hear thata large party OF
hunters from the IndiautowD
Isection went forth last week in
to the woody recesses of Car.
lver's bay lawhere the red deer
herd together We have not
learned how many scaips they
took, bat If they are, oyer.bsr-
dened With the, fruit of = their
chase weare willing to take some
of tlir hands. Venison isn't a
badS nbstitute for turkey at
Chriss msstims
> s ls,sS.
Once more we are in a posi-
ton to thank our friend, Capt
Frank Nesmith of Benson for a
fine lot of turni ips and potatoes.
Capt Franks big. hearted liber-
ality has helped rs to tide over
many days this year when our
pantry was depleted, and we
learn with sincere regret
through our Benson correspond.
ence that he comtemplates
moving to Georgia. We can i'll
afford to lose such men as F M
Nesmith.
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Foz SALE OR RzxT.--Caaes, 8. c.,
One 90 foot storehoase with wareroom
attached. One commodious, six room
Dwelling, Barn, Stable, etc, most con-
veniently located on one acre corner lot:
Business opportunity fine. Established
stand With line Of customers waiting,
Opportunity carries with It 6ie
lien business, good cash trade,
bale cotton buyer, salaried seed
buyer In season and truck commission
business, also cross ties.
This property formerly occupied BY
Nesmith Bros. and viii be opened jan
uary. LIST, '06. For particulars,
II D NEsMfTH,
Lake City. 8. c,
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Cofins, Caskets and Undertakers'
Supplies at L. ]. Stackley's Furni-
ture store.
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Read For Sale notice of Mr.

AsSoS2 = Va sS~~A~ ~ -
M Nesmith.
Attention is called to notice
of Cotton Association meeting.
Christmas tree at the Metho-
dist church tomorrow night.
Mrs M R Richburg of Greely.
will was in town Monday.
Dir q B Cook of Lake City
was here Monday on business.
Mr. H Merritt of Scranton was
sin town Saturday and visited
our sanctum.
Mr. 81 Baker of Cades, while
here Monday, favored us with
AN agreeable visit.
Mr. Fc Thomas of Manning
came oyer Monday on the thew
train. 80. :,
MrBN stuckey ofss1ndian-
town was noted ON our streets
Tuesday. !$"%
Hon W D Bryan was shaking
hands with his friends here
yesterday.
Mr. P. Gamble Of Heine-
mann was noted on our streets
Monday.
F L Wilcox, ESQ, OF the
Florence bar had business IN
town Monday.
MFR Wilson of Hebron was
in town Tuesday on ousi.
ness.
Messrs ] ] Morris and J Ellis
Brunson were among those OF
our Lake City friends present IN
town Monday.
Mrsses ~ M and j G McElveen
of Lake City called on then
friends Monday while In
Kingstree.
MIR WI Smith of Cades, while
in town last Friday, took occa'
ton to add his name to our
mailing list. 9.
Mr., A B Burrows OF Fowler
was among those who paid HE
RECORD their respects last Mon
day.
MIR. J. Hayward Scott, who is
a student at Davidson College,
is spending the holidays in town
with his parents.
Rev EZ James preached in
the Methodist church Sunday
morning and Rev W s Martin in
the evening.
Rev John A Cargile of Steven
SON, Alabama, visited the fami'
" of his son, Mr. J W Cargile,
several days this week.
Mr. Arthur cCullough, Of the
arm Of Blakeley&Mcc cullough
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of Lane, spent yesterday in
town on business.
The Kingstree Dry Goods Co
has a new and attractive ad
this week which will interest
Christmas shoppers.
Mr. WESeverance, who claims
Lake City his home but spends
most of bis time ION the road" "
was doing business here Mon.
day.
Messrs B P Cooper and D &
Cooper, of Suttons and Taft,
respectively, called to see US
pleasantly while in Kingstree
yesterday.
Misses Laura and Julia Erwin
of Horganton, N. o., who have
been visiting the family OF Rev.
e. E. Erwin, returned home this
week.
Miss Mary Marks of Columbia,
the attractive and accomplished
principal Of the Meuzon High
school, spent the day in town
Thursday with friends.
Col. J P Epps was here Mon
day, his usual jovial self, after
his recent indisposition. The
Colonel is always as welcome as
May flowers. s...s !:
The graded school will give
two weeks holiday for, Christ
mas, commencing Friday, De.
cember 20. The exercises will
be resumed on Monday, January
|6, 1908.
Wednesday being Christmas
day, next weeks issue of The
RECORD will be published on
Tuesday, in order to give our
force the opportunity to spend
the day at home.
Mr. D J Epps, the, widerawake
representative OF the Buckeye
Cotton Oil Co, has something
to say in our advertising col
umns that ought to be interest
ing to farmers. -
The Etiwan Fertilizer Co., one
of the most reliable that does
business in South Carolina,
makes a bid for the patronage
of Williamsburg people through
our advertising columns this
week.
Rev. W 8 Martin, who was at
the recent session of conference
transferred from Bennettsville
circuit to Richburg, in Chester
county, spent several days in
town visiting relatives this
week
Mr.. F. G. Thomas, who is
pursuing a course at the Charles
ton Medical College, is visiting
friends in the town for a few
days. Mr.. Thomas formerly
was assistant pharmacist at DR..
Candles and is pleasantly re.
membered here.
The Etiwan Fertilizer Com.
pany of Charleston are now dis.
tributing their calendars and
almanacs for 1908, and we are
glad to number ourselves among
the fortunate recipients Of these
handsome and very useful gifts.
The calendar is splendidly print.
ed on a 6ne quality Of paper,
and the figures are large and
easily read. The almanac is
also very attractive in apper'
ance, and contains much inform.
alton of use and interest.
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Foe SALE-Sevefal good horse
cheap for cash. L B JoRsoS, Nd,
ll-N-4t Rome. . y