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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
BY ID. S. Lands.

Scientist of United States weather
bureau writes Of the danger of gases
from a colliding comet.
Many persons have discussed the
possibility of the destruction of the
earth in a collision with some comet
for instance some body ike the
Daniels comet 1t was visible most
of last summer.
AS a matter Of fact the physical
contact-the blow from a comet
would not itself destroy the earth
The point of meeting would probably
not be greater than big Texas coun.
ty, and at that spot the earth struck
would possibly be raised to an in.
candescent heat and life thereabou'
destroyed.
But there is an awful danger to
be met with outside of mere COLI
sion. The great danger of comet
to the earth is in the fact that q
large hydrocarbon comet dashed tc
earth would be raised to such heat
as to be vaporized.
The diffusion Of the heavy noXious
gases would so vitate the atmos
phere as to render it unfit for breath
ing. The result is evident.
Thus might the ocasion and hui
man habitations escape unharmed
not even man be killed by the
comet coming in contact with the
earth, yet with the deadly case:
drifting over the surface Of the earth
lenveloping the whole world, al
breathing creatures would soon bt
suffocated, silenced in death by the
choking bane of hydrocarbon ga:
combinations flowing ;outward anc
downward about the earth iron
pole to equator, from east to west
ever sinking closer to earth ant
waters, vast black death food
strangling and sitting all life.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
FOUGHT ABOUT BALL CAME.
Young White Man stabs and Cuts
Another at GaRney.

A dispatch to The News and Coor-
Ter from Gaffney, says Joe Camp and
Dock Paris, two young white men,
got into difficulty Tuesday about
a ball game between Gaffney. and
Greer, which resulted in Camp being
fearfully stabbed and cut in fifteen
places by knife in the hands of
Paris. At the beginning Of the
difficulty Paris, the larger Of the
two, had knife, and was told by
Camp that If he would give it up
he would fight fair. He gave the
knife up, but had another concealed
on his person, with which he did the
carving. Camp is grandson Of the
late Auditor Camp. Paris works
at the GafPney Manufacturing Com
pany, cotton mill. The physicians
who attended the wounded man say
that there Is a chance for his recov-
ery
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
Ry Sir Wm. Higgins.

Great Astronomer says the Blow
May Be Dealt by Heat or Cold.
The candle of the sun is burning
down, but long before it reaches the
socket all terrestrial life will have be-
come impossible from cold.
Even now sun may be on its way
to collision with out sun-a possible
event most graphically described by
Newcomb-when every living thing
would be destroyed by the ferVent
heat.
He would be bold manWho would
dare to prophesy by what event, in
that dies irae, the end Of all life
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
"\yallkinr Joe" ut Savannah.

walking Joe" on his way from
the Golden Gate to Boston, limped
into Savannah Monday night with
ragged shoes. They will be of1ered
for sale at auction. He struck ten
showers on his way from a point ten
miles outside of Savannah to the
city limits. This breaks the county S
weather records. The walker Will
remain here for two weeks. He mas
year and five months in which to
reach Boston. Under the conditions
of his wager, that caused his long
walk. he must accept no gratituties
on his trip and must walk every step
of the way. He visited Tybee today
and walked the 1S miles over marsh
es and sand and back.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
BY Prof. e. j. Garwood.
Distinguished Geologist and Mineral
ogist Shows How a Second Flood
nGE-Lx C0a All

DISTINGUISHED G6OlOSlSL anu ulucTSl-
ogist Shows How Second Flood
Might End All.
Two great forces affecting the
surface of the continents are denuda-
ton and earth movements, either Sc
cular upheaval, earth folding, or
volcanic outpouring. All our posi-
tive knowledge is that the earth is
cooling. AS it cools, the crust har-
dens and thickens, and it may be
that, when the crust becomes thick
enough to prevent further cracking
and mountains folding, and water
no longer percolate through to the
heated interior, there will be no up
heaval, no folding OF the earth's sur
face to counteract the denudation
constantly going on over the surface.
To produce an upheaval there
must be heat and water. And If wat
er cannot sink through the earth's
crust to reach the interior of the
earth, then this volcanic action will
not take place.
This being so, the land surface Of
the earth will gradually wear away,
and be smOothed down, until it is
a more or less fiat plain on level
with the sea. The sea would then
slowly cover up the land, which
might sink to the depth of hum
dred feet or so below the level OF
the water, leaving only a few isolat-
ed mountain tops showing above wat
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
MATTERS, POLITICAL.
Editor Norman Mack to Run Demo-
cratic Campaign.

Matters are still moving smoothly
in national democratic affairs. Nor
man e. Mack of Buffalo, an editor
and man who has the confidence
Of the party, and who is a hard work
er, has been made chairman of the
national committee, which means
that an effort is to be made to cap
ture New York and the New York
politicians think that the effort will
be successful. The choice Of Mr..
Mack seems to give general satisfac-
tion.
There is every evidence of the
fact that the democratic committee
is leaving mo stone unturned to get
the votes of the people and they are
making progress. They will try to
capture Ohio by bagging the Forak-
er support, which seems probable,
they will sacrifice no principle, make
nc promises that will bind the party
to anything Objectionable in doing
it.
Gov. Johnson will set out soon to
make some speeches for the ticket
which he aspired to lead, and is
great enough to help though he was
disappointed.
The republicans are also very busy
they are trying now to make terms,
and this information comes from the
New York World, which is not very
favorable to the democratic party,
that the administration has surren-
dered to the Wall street capitalists
and rapid pool and will permit the
railroads in the west to raise their
rates, and will maze 1t convenient to
have the employees Of the road con-
vinced that their object in so doing
is to increase their wages, or prevent
their reduction, and that their hope
is IN the republican party, the party
of the full diner pail.
The collections for the campaign
funds are growing very slowly, the
farmers do not respond as rapidly
to the appeal as was thought when
they realized that the election de-
pended on them and that it was
plainly up to them now, II iney want
ed such government as they had been
for years demanding. they had to
support the workers In the field, sup
ply the ammunition for the batteries
and pay the bill.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
A HANGING POSTPONED.
Gov. Ansel Grants Respite TO Con-
demned Greenwood Negro.

A dispatch from Greenwood, says
Lawrence Hampton did not hang
Friday. The scaffold was ready, new
clothing had been bought for Hamp-
ton, the condemned negro himself
was ready, that is he thought he
was, as he was sure he was going
to be hanged, but respite by tele-
gram from Governor Ansel postpon-
ed the hanging until Friday, Aug.
2S. 1t is supposed stronger effort
will be made to get his sentence
commuted. The other two negroes
in the row we're given life sentences
and Hampton was the only one con-
victed without recommendation to
mercy.
His crime was the killing Of Ro-
bert White, another negro, at a ne
gro church near Callison in 1906.
All Of the negroes seemed to have
been drinking and rows and fuses
were very common around this
particular church, but no one had
been killed until this time.
There were not many people in
town Friday. A few negroes from
the country came in. They did not
know of the respite, OF course, as
the message was not received there
until that morning, and thy could
not see anything more than the top
of the scaffold, but they had the
morbid curiosity to be near the spot.
The scaffold will not be taken
down, pending the final outcome of
the case.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
CONDEMN THE CAR.
MEMBERS OF BRITISH PARLIA.
MENT ORTTIC1sE THE KING.
They Declare His Visit to Russian
Ruler Was Out of Place-Trying
TO Obtain Accurate News.

Radical members Of the British
parliament are arranging to obtain
and circulate news about Russian
oppression to arouse feeling through
out the civilized world against the
wholesale butchery of innocent men
and women now being carried on un-
der Stolypin's rule, with. the sane
ton Of the Car. Other members of
parliament are loud in their CEN
sure; of the visit OF King Edward to
the Russian ruler atHReveal recently.
They declare their belief in Tolstoi's
recent indictment of the Car, charg-
ing blood guiltiness.
William Watson has recently pub
lished in the Liberal press an article
in which he vehemently contends the
whole effect Of Tolstois letter is to
show that the criminality of the Rus
sian bureaucracy reaches its culmi-
nation in the person of the Car him
self, who is the apex of the Russian
system.
THAT potentate. charges Mr.
Watson. "is the arch-murder and
supreme torturer. The bloody bar
barity, gradually. ascends from the
lowest hangman, step by step in de-
gree of infamy, until seen in all its
perfection of wickedness on the i'm
perial throne. The whole newspaper
press Of this country expressed only
q few days ago its entire satisfaction
with the visit Of the king to this un-
equaled miscreant, this murderer,
torturer and ruflan, without liv-
ing peer iniQuity."
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
IN DANGER FOR DAYS.
Captain and Crew Rescued from
Sinking Ships.

Capt. Foster and his crew Of six
men were taken Monday from the
Inflated schooner Jose Oloverri,
stranded on Bulls Island beach near
Charleston Thursday night. For
nearly four days the captain and his
men were unable to leave the vessel
and were in constant danger Of being
thrown into the sea from the break
ing of the pounding ship in boil
ing surf. The loss Of their small
boats prevented the seamen from
leaving the ship. Capt. Stevenson of
the Bulls Island lighthouse succeed
ed in reaching the schooner, the sea
and wind having calmed down suff-
ciently to allow him to approach her.
The schooner, valued at about $685.
900, and the cargo Of cement, Valu-
ed at about $4,000, seem to be a
total loss.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
TYPROON HITS HONG KONG.
q Number of Chinese Drowned ana
Much Property Destroyed.

A typhoon struck Hong Kong
shortly before - o'clock Monday
night, causing unusually high seas
TO run. A number of Chinese were
drowned. Members of the crew OF the
British cruiser Astraea with asearch-
light started out in cutter to re-
scue thirteen who were fighting for
life against the angry waves. They
succeeded in rescuing six Of them,
the others being drowned. The pro-
nertv loss on shore is very heavy
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
QUICK JUSTICE IN JERSEY.
blacksmith who Killed Preache
July is Sentenced to Die.

A dispatch from New Brunswick,
N. j., says Another example OF
quick Jesrey justice was given Tues
day when Archie Heron, the form
er blacksmith, who shot and killed
the Rev. S. v. B. Prickett, Metho-
dist minister, on July Is, was con-
victed of murder in the first degree
and was sentenced to be electrocut-
ed at Trenton ON September Z.
Herron's trial began Monday and
the case was given to the jury tues
day. 1t took but forty-five minutes
for the jurymen to bring in a YER
dict of guilty. Heron shot the Rev.
Mr.. Prickett while his victim was
walking in the street. His motive IS
believed to have been to revenge HIM
self upon the minister, who, when
recorder of the Metuchen Court
sentenced Heron to serve ten DAYS
in iail for drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
MILLS TO SHUT DOWN.
100000 Spindles in spartanburg to
be Idle for Two Weeks OF Longer.

-....sf T..
be Idle for Two Weeks OF Longer.
Practically all the large cotton
mills in the Spartanburg section will
close August for two weeks, some
of them for q longer period. The.
mills that will close down are Tu-
capau, Enoree, Pacolet, Spartan Mills,
Arkwright and Whitney, of that
county, and Clinton and Watts Mills.
The Pacolet. Mills will close for an
indefinite period, and will pay the
operatives half time and give them
free house rents while opration Is
suspended. The other mills will fur
nish house rent free. The closing
down of the mills, August 8, will be
the second time this summer the
mills have shut down, and will pro-
bably be the last AS result Of
the shut down, more than three hun
dred thousand spindle in the coun-
ty will be idle.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
FOUND MOTHER MURDERED.
Woman, Sixty Years Of Age, Shot Six
Times by Unknown Party.

A dispatch from Tampa, Fla, says
Mrs. J. w. Platt, sixty years old, was
murdered by unknown persons Mon
day at noon at her home near Gill
christ Institute Discovery of the
crime was made by her son, Walter
Platt. who, going home for dinner,
found his mothers body on the
kitchen floor with six bullet wounds
in her head. Her daughter, Miss
Matte Platt, teacher at the lnstl-
tute, had left home thirty minutes
before
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
y-;ct;ms NJ the UndertOw.

Two deaths by drowning occurred
in Florida Monday. one at Amella
Reach. near Fernandina, ana tne
other at Dayton Beach. Wine BECK
ham of Windsor, Fla, while in bath
ine with a number of friends at
Amelia Beach, was caught IN the
nndertow. and at Daytona }. d.
Bunch lost his life in similar man
ner Both bodies are still missing
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
SEE NEGRO BURN.
Alleged Assailant OF White Girl
Iynched by Citizens.

Tad" Smith, negro boy IL
yeas old, charged with crlmlnai as
sault on Miss Viola Delaney at Clay
ton, Hunt County, Texas, was cap
tured by officers Tuesday. He was
taken before the young woman and
identified. The prisoner was then
hurried to the Greenville jail. Be-
fore arriving there, however, mob
of citizens oyerpowered the officers
took the prisoner and burned him at
the stake. Fagots were piled up in
the public square at Greenville and
the negro was placed thereon, kero-
sene oil was poured on and match
applied. Smith slowly burned to
death while a thousand people look
I'D On.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31

Punished.
A special dispatch from Aiken to
The State says thousands Of fish,
including every size, have been kill
ed in Horse creek between Clear
water and the Savannah river, by
being poisoned. What is now the
Seminole Manufacturing company
was until a few months ago the
Clearwater bleachery. and the
bleachegy. used large tanks Of chemi-
Gals that we're; poisonous. u ,,g
A few-days ago a+force of work,
men were ordered to empty one Of
these tanks in the creek and wash it
out. It Is said that they warned the
officials that the contents of the
tank would kill the fish in the creek
But Notwithstanding the warning
they were forced to empty it. AS a
result fish Of all sizes and kinds have
been slaughtered all the way to the
Savannah river and persons fishing
at the point where the creek empties
into the river report hundreds Of
dead fish floating.
Another evidence of the quantity
of fish killed Is the dreadful odor
Throughout the entire distance Ito
the river. The matter was promptly
reported to Game Warden Shaw at
Langley, and he soon placed the re-
sponsibility. Warrants have been
issued by Magistrate S. s. Lee, at
Langley, for FIVE parties and the
preliminary examination will be held
on Tuesday.
From what your correspondent
can gather, the feeling Of the peo-
pie in that community has been
aroused and they are anxious to see
the guilty parties punished.
The State. 1t is alleged, will be
somewhat handicapped in the pro-
secution, for the reason that the
witnesses are employees of the mill
and are afraid tc testify to the
truth for fear of losing their jobs.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
Chinaman EndOws q Church

Through the murder of Lee Chit
in the Chinese quarters Of Phladel-
phia it has become public that he
provided in his will for funds 10
erect a Chinese Baptist church. the
first Chinese Christian church in the
United States.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
SLIPPED OFF HER ROOF.
Now York Woman Lost Balance, Feii
Six Stories and Was Killed.

In a moment of forgetfulness'
while sitting on the edge OF the
roof of her home, Miss Annie NC
Nulty, 19 years old, Of 239 East
122nd street, New York stretcehd
out her arms in exercise, and losing
her balance, fell to the street, SIX
stories below. She died shortly aIler
reaching the hospital.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
Nfinstrel.Revivalist Disappears.

Probably demented, "Billy" Will
liams, a former minstrel star, but
more recently revivalist, has dis
appeared from Des Moines, Ind,
leaving his family destitute.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
THE END OF TIME
HOW THE WORLD WILL COME TO
AN END.
Shall the Blow Come From Over

Shall the Blow Come From Over
Population, Heat or Gold, or q
Second Flood?
Below We publish the views Of
several scientists on the subject of
how this world will come to an end:
BY Sir William Ramsay
England's most celebrated scien-
tist calls attention to the dangers Of
over population.
We have been threatened with all
sorts Of catastrophes, ranging from
the entire submersion of the land
surface OF the globe, owing to the
steady inroads. or the sea; down to
the extinction of man through lack
of water.
The former theory is, l think, un-
tenable. With regard to the other,
we are threatened with a much more
serious and more urgent danger than
lack of water, which at any rate, Is
not likely to occur for many millions
of years. This is simply the danger
brought on US by over population
not extinction by thirst, but by hung
er.
I refer, of course, to the wheat
problem, which is a much more seri-
Gus affair than is generally believed.
In a few generations-fivc or six, at
the most-the position will he acute,
and, after all, one ought to be more
interested in great great great
great grandchild than in a possible
descendant who is about $4,000. 200
years away sI
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
DEER HELD UP TRAIN.
Doe And FaEns Scattered But Buck
Charged Engine And Was Killed.

A passenger train which left New
Haven Thursday night for Middle
ton, was held up near Durham, Conn.,,
in a most unusual manner.
Four deer. doe, two fawns and
buck stood on the tracks as the
train approached. When the en-
gineer blew his whistle, all Of the
deer, with the exception of the buck,
Ieaped aside.
The buck was run down and kill
ed as he stood challenging the loco
motive.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
BAGGAGEMAN HELD UP.
Two Men Rob Train of Mail Pouch,
Watch and Money.

Two men held up baggageman
late Thursday night on the Ulster
and Delaware passenger train be-
tween South Gilbea and Stamford, n.
Y. They helped themselves to the
mail pouch, the baggageman' gold
watch and SIS in cash. They dis
from the train as it slowed
down at Stamford.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
LAMPS AS POLICEMEN.

Breaks Street Lights.
Every street lamp is a policeman
and a good one, too, said Judge De-
lacy, when he assessed fine OF 81
each against Percy and Samuel Welch
and Vivian Fatt, 13-year-old stone
throwers of Washington, who had
been convicted of breaking electric
lights. Street lamps prevent just
as much crime as policemen do, and
every time one Of them Is broken IL
only allows crime to thrive all the
more. Crime turks in darkness.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
STRIKE RIOT AT BOMBAY.

Twenty In0uSanQ heii Oue-hEilisii
Troops Disperse Them.
At Bombay, Twenty thousand mill
hands who struck Thursday became
riotous Friday and detachment OF
British infantry was called out.
They fired, killing one native and
wounding six. Several Europeans
and natives of the police force sus-
tained injuries.
The rioters were dispersed. The
strikers are out in sympathy for
Tilak, the nationalist leader and
editor who was sentenced to trans
portation for six years on a charge
of sedition.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
sTREWN WITH FISH.
POISONED BETWEEN CLEAR
WATER AND SAVANNAH RIVER.

People in NeighboFhood Aroused and
Are Anxious to See Guilty Parties
Punished.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-31
upon the earth will be brought about

ng peer iniquity."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13
In the Game All Right.

While walking along the street q
gentleman noticed Il group Of boys ap-
parently playing a game.
well. boys, what are you at today:'
he asked.
"A bright youngster looked up and
said:
why, don't you know, sir? This
is the latest game Quit"
ooh! What do you call it,"
Automobile, sir"
Automobile! Why, how do you play
it,"
"Well. you see. sir, I'm the driver"
YES"
"And this here fellow" pointing to
his ncighbor, "he's the horn, and this
fellow is the hamper. and those two
boys over there are the passengers
And so on he described the duties OF
the happy youngsters.
With a kindly salutation the gentle.
Ia passed on. About ten PAGES away,
sitting on the curb, he saw a little
chap with a very forlorn countenance,
so he stopped and said:
"Well, my little man. why don't you
join in the game with those othe,
boysY'
please. sir, l am in 1t; I'm the
SMELL"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13
Ferris Regulates Confession.

BUTTE, May 11.-Louis Ferris, who
Is held for the Burlington outrage, in
which three men were killed, was in
court today and was to have been ar.
raigned upon a train wrecking charge,
but he was without counsel and was
given until tomorrow to get a lawyer.
Ferris today completely repudiated
his confession, which, he said, was
forced upon him by James Reynolds.
formerly chief Of police of Butte and
others, after he had been given the
''third degree" Ferris said he was
promised pardon and a fine position
If he would confess, and was told that
the larceny charges against him would
be dropped.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13
be descendant of thirty worthless

the descendant Of thirty worthless
dukes.
I believe in true democracy. When
the people are really interested in any
thing their voice will be heard at the
polls.
This republic is immortal. No matter
what trouble it goes through, 1t will
weather it without having its founda-
lions shaken.
If got stand near a good thing,
plunge we'll into 1t. Fear Is old wo'
manish; it has kept untold millions
from making fortunes.
think l am the greatest optimist
ever born. Were I to choose a motto
It should be. "All is well since all grows
better"
object to the term philanthropist
when applied to myself. I have always
understood 1t to mean a mar with
more money than brains.
! do not believe in the sociallstic idea
of municipal ownership, but q proper
municipal ownership Is as certain as
that I am alive.
Poverty develops US. It makes US
work our hardest. It brings out the
best in US. But bravery must 60 hand
In hand with adversely else we are
doomed.
I never worry about whether or no /
am to be forgotten after death. I'll put
my wealth to the best 8 as I e 1t,
and time will tell whether I have ex.
ercised a wise discretion.