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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
Thirty Feet Long, Google
Eyed and Awful.
IT'S A SURE ENOUGH ONE
No Fake About This Strange Visitor
to Ireland.
ANY ONE MAY SEE IT FREE
Is Now Beached on the Coast Right
Where It Was Shot to Death
by Fishermen.

Special CablesTam to The Star.
LONDON, September 10-A report
comes from Belfast. Ireland. that a real
sea serpent has been captured there. If
the story be true-and there seems no
reason to doubt tit would seem that
mariners for centuries have been objects
of undeserved suspicion. as far as their
veracity is concerned. for the specimen
Of that elusive monster now beached at
Copeland, on the island of Donoaghadee.
proves in its corporal presence that 1t Is
no myth.
Two brothers first saw a huge snake
like creature flashing the waves lust like
whale" 1t was laundering in shoal
water and evidently in difficulties. The
brothers got a gun and approached the
monster in boat as near as they dared.
The gun was fired with no effect till the
fourth shot, when the bullet found
vital spot 1t required four men and a
pony to drag the body ashore.
See What It Looks Like.
The tail is fan shaped. The head is
like that of the conger eel. but it has
goggle-shaped red eyes, five times larger
than the cells. 1t has three large fins. and
the body is covered with scales.
v.
six feet in circumference In the middle,
tapers to six inches at the tall.
The capture of a real sea serpent Is
likely to bring Joy to the heart OF at least
one believer in the existence of the OFT
seen. but hitherto uncaptured, creature.
Convinced that where there was so
much smoke there must be some flre, ana
that all the sea serpent stories could not
be imagination or fake, a Norwegian last
year, after vainly striving to interest his
government to the extent of financing an
expedition for the hunting OF the sea
serpent, took himself to England, where,
he said, so many are interested In eccen-
trio IDEAS" and commenced a canvass
there He inserted an advertisement In
a London paper, setting forth the proDa-
bility of the capture of sea serpents by
a properly equipped expedition. the high
prices which good specimens undoubtedly
would command and the certainty that
when one museum had secured real
serpent no museum in the world would be
happy without one. to say nothing OF the
ZOOS, the circuses and Coney Island. The
trifling sum of $12, 500. he declared, would
had in view, and he appealed for SUBJ
scriptions.
How He'd Kill EN-.
For some reason he said that the eX-
petition ought to be able to start not
later than the following May. but no
news of the starting of the expedition
has yet reached this country.
The Norwegian's plan of capturing the
serpent was to drag an apparatus, batted
with pork, along the bottom of the sea.
The serpent would seize piece of pork
and at once be killed by the explosion of
a suitably placed bomb. while his carcus
would be gripped by powerful iron claws
SO that it could be dragged to the surface
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were
issued today:
To II. Wardman for two two-story brick
dwellings at 141O and 1412 Florida avenue
northwest. Architect. A. II. Beers; build
er and owner. Estimated cost. $1,000
To E. Hall for three three-story brick
dwellings at 1913. 1915 and 1917 Monroe
street northwest. Architect, n. f.. Allard:
builder. Allard & Appleby. Estimated
cost. S14. 500.
To c. Weitzel for one two-story brick
stable at rear 1l3 + street southwest.
Architect and builder, F. c. Huth. ESTE
mated cost, $1,S0O.
To Mrs. Jane D. B. Moran for one four
story dwelling at 2313 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest. Estimated cost. &65. 900.
Architect. George o. Totten, jr.: builder.
Arthur Cowsill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
WILL BUILD FINE HOUSE.
Mrs. Jane D. B. Moran to Have
$4,000 Home in Northwest.

Within a few days work will be COM
menced on the construction of a hand
some brick and stone residence for Mrs
Jane D. B. Moran at the corner OF Mas
sachusetts avenue and Decatur place
northwest, which structure is estimated
to cost Sex, 900. A permit for its construc-
ton was issued by the inspector of build
ings today.
The plans for the residence were drawn
by George o. Totten, jr.. and the work of
construction is to be done by Arthur Cow
sill. The building is to be four stories and
attic, and its dimensions are so by SO feet.
The foundation will be built of con-
crete. On the front Of the structure will
be limestone and stucco trimmings with
solid red brick. The roof will be of slate
and of the mansard pattern. Provision
has been made in the plans for electric
lighting and steam heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
BISHOP BRENT HERE.
Talks Opium With DR.. Wright at
State Department.

Ri. Rev. Charles H. Br"l Episcopal
Bishop of the Philippines. who is chair
man of the United States commission to
the international opium conference,
which is to meet at Shanghai. China,
January /, who recently arrived here,
had a conference at the State Department
today with DR.. Hamilton r. Wright, one
Of his colleagues.
DR.. Wright has gathered a great deal
of material regarding the opium traffic
In the United States, and he and Bishop
Brent considered this data. They agreed
to meet at Manila early in December
and further consider the preparation of
their report. Bishop Brent expects to
sail from Vancouver, Wash, early in
October for Japan on his way to the
Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
Visitors in the City.

The following visitors to Washington
registered at The Star Office today:
James B. Murray, New York city.
w. Divin, James Cosgrir. G. w. Fam
non and G. B. Cardwell. Brooklyn, N. Y.
A. s. Harrill and wife, Ellenboro, N. c.
Calvin Hicks. Auburn, Pa.
G. A. Berry. F. c. Riddle, w. L. Will
liams. Yorkville. s. C.
S. r. Schuebly and wife, Hagerstown,
Nd.
W. V. Ravens and wife, Asbury Park,
n. j.
j. E. Bick and wife, Huntington, w.
Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
VAULT REFUSED TO OPEN.
Plate Printers at Bureau Given Holt
daY for One Day.

The faulty construction of one Of the
big vaults at the bureau Of engraving and
printing. in which certain plates are
stored, could not be opened Tuesday, and
as a result the seventy-six plate printers
and assistants who were employed in
printing from the imprisoned plates were
given holiday for one day. AS it occurred
the day following Labor day the men were
glad to get the days rest, it is said, and
besides they all had annual leave coming
to them
Director Ralph said owing to faulty
work at the factory where the safe was
made bolt dropped from the inside Of
the lock. and it required two hours to
open the vault. There was no embarrass-
ment to the bureau or Treasury Depart
ment, as there is a big stock on hand of
the class Of work that is printed from the
plates in question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
How He'd Kill EN-.
SPARTAN PR1NCE SINKS.
Collides With Unknown Bark-All
Hands Saved.

PERNAMBUCO. September 10.-The
steamer Spartan Prince. Capt. Smith. of
the Prince line. has been lost at sea after
collision with an unknown bark. All the
members OF the crew, numbering thirty
men. were saved. The steamer carried
no passengers.
The news was received from Aracaju,
where Capt. Smith landed yesterday. He
reports that the steamer was abandoned
in a sinking condition after the collision.
The Spartan Prince left New York Au-
gust Is for Buenos Aires and Rosario. She
was built at Sunderland In 1897 and was
of 2019 tons net register. She was owned
by the Prince line of Newcastle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10

day and took part in the conference be-
tween Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Hitchcock anu
Senator Crane.
Thus far the speakers bureau has been
unable to arrange the itinerary for any
of the men of national reputation who
will enter the campaign. The replies TO
the appeal for volunteer speakers have
been so numerous that for the first week
Of October 1t will be difficult TO place all
of the orators. Seth Low. former mayor
OF New York will begin october two
week engagement. making speeches in
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
RAILWAY COMMISSION MEETS.
First Full Session Since July 10
Considers Secretary's Reports.

For the first time since July IL, there
was a full session of the District electric
railway commission at the Westory build
ing this afternoon.
The commission considered the reports
of Secretary II. c. Eddy in such COM
plants as he has been able % look into
up to the present time.
Recommendations were made in some
instances. In others only the progress of
the investigations was submitted.
Seven complaints have been received
since the last meeting of the commission
making sixty-eight complaints in all up
to the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
NOT ALL SERENE.
Refusal in West Virginia to Accept
Statement

PARkERSBURG. w Va, September
1O.-Peace among the republicans of West
Virginia Is not to follow the decision an
nounced by the national officials last
night. that decision being repudiated by
the chairman Of the Lincoln republican
party in formal statement today
Chairman E. NJ. Grant of the Lincoln
republican state committee today gave
out the following statement bearing on
the action of the republican national COM
mittee In recognizing the Swisher, or reg
ular republican. state ticket, and also
bearing on the effect such recognition will
have on the campaign Of his party:
Action Was Anticipated.
The decision of the national committee
to recognize the convention presided over
by Representative Joseph II. Gaines, and
the state committee named at that con-
vention as the regular convention. and
the regular state committee, was, OF
course, a foregone conclusion, when the
Lincoln republicans stated at the confer
ence with the subcommittee that we did
not claim to be regular. The action of the
Mathews committee in Withdrawing all
opposition to electors congressman and
al other candidates going on both tickets
rendered II unnecessary for the subcom-
mittee to take any action on that point.
The decision, therefore, does not in
the least affect the situation. The fight
for clean candidates and purer politics
will go on without abatement and there
need be no uneasiness on the part Of the
friends of good government that Arnold
Z: Scherr or any of the candidates OF the
Lincoln republican state ticket will re-
tire from the field as long as Charles w.
S~isher Is a candidate for governor
Scherr People Stand Pat.
We presented a number Of propositions
for settlement OF your trouble, all OF
which were declared fair and reasonable
by the members of the subcommittee and
all Of which were Of the same import, as
was announced at the courthouse con-
vention. We are right where we stood
then, our demands and our friends have
not wavered or changed one iota. The
printing OF the petitions. which was de-
layed pending negotiations for settlement,
is now going on and will be ready for
signatures in a few days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10

DR.. 4. Rosett is in jail at Savannah.
charged with the murder of Miss May
Trask, stenographer. She stated before
her death that DIR. Rosett had treated
her. DR.. Rosett has been divorced from
his wife, who. 1T is said, is now in BalE-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10

revolver match at any national or state
rife association meeting previous to the
present tournament. The military re-
volver with not less than four-pound trig-
ger pull will be used. Five shots at 80
yards, slow fire. are fired. There are four
prizes. $50. SIS. SO and s.. Capt. Sheri-
dan Ferree of Washington came out on
top in this match last year with score
Of 13S
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
Why Prefer for Your Daughter School
OF Limited Numbers?

Because in large numbers the gain is
small, the possible losses are great.
CLIFFORD SEMINARY limits the
number of pupils to forty, with six res
!dencc teachers and two special lecturers
in the Literary Department
At every recitation the pupil REcITEs
There is no possibility of not "BEING
CALLED ON"
The teacher knows each pupil person
ally, and adapts the teaching to her
needs.
The teacher gives private instruction
out OF school hours whenever the pupil
needs or seeks it.
In addition to this, CLIFFORD SEM
MARY is high class school, thorough
~ Christ tian, and unique in it's refined
atmosphere and homc-lke simplicity.
It offers full courses of study. Liter
aiiy Scientific, Musical, and CONNER
c!al. Its location is ideal, climatic con
dItions unsurpassed, water supply pure
and abundant
Within the twenty-five years of its
existence, pupils have been enrolled
from n Counties of South Carolina: T
different States, and foreign countries,
EXPENSES ARE VERY LOW. Bet
ter investigate these claims and apply
at once for catalogue.
Address
CLIFFORD SEMINARY,
oO and 52 Union S. C.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
Williamson Corn Producing Plan.

Stand with the writer, as Frank Car
penter would say, at a good point of
vantage out beyond the Laurens cotton
mills and behold one of the finest sights
to be observed just now in this section
Mr.. ID. II. Counts 50-acre field of
upland corn. 1t is magnificent and is
attracting the attention Of all who are
interested in agriculture, especially the
new corn.producing method, the Will
hanson plan, which has been carried
out in the minutest detail by Mr.. Counts
in this particular case.
The weather conditions have been
quite favorable and the entire field was
laid by pretty free from grass. A fine
stand was secured and through all the
stages the plan" has shown up beau
tifully and satisfactorily. Just now the
corn is tasselng and silking, with from
one to four Shoots to the stalk.
Mr.. Counts has not yet placed any
estimate on the probable yield, but
many good farmers who have seen the
field think it will easily produce rs
bushels per acre. Mr.. Counts is natu-
rally very enthusiastic over the fattcr-
ing prospect, for he has given close at
tention to and much thought on the
subject. He is a large planter and as
ne expresses it, is greatly Interested in
the matter of the South, particularly
South Carolina, growing its own corn.
And the Williamson plan is the great
impetus, and he thinks the demonStrat-
ed solution
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
Church Destroyed by Lightning.

Last Wednesday afternoon during the
progress of an electrical storm Bethel,
the colored Methodist church here, was
set on fire by lightning and within an
hour the building was in ashes. The
steeple was struck, the fire originating
in the upper section, making it very
difficult to get at from without. Ow-
ing, however, to deficient water pres
sure and defective hose the fire com
pany was unable to do effective work in
its efforts to save the building.
Most of the church furnishings were
saved, but the loss is a heavy blow to
the members who are struggling to
build a new house of worship located
on an adjoining lot.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
FOR THE PEOPLE.

The Advertiser is proud of it's record.
For twenty-three years it has endeav-
ored to build up the city and county of
Laurens. Its pages have been devoted
to the interest Of business MEN and
farmers. Never has it sought to array
one against the other, and its policy has
not been to drive the trade of the coun-
ty to neighboring towns in other coun-
ties: Newberry, Greenwood, Spartan
burg and Greenyille for instance. The
publication of this paper has not been
detrimental to the business men and
houses of this city who advertise in our
columns, thereby making possible the
honest, busness-like issuance of Lau-
rens county paper Our effort has al
ways been to draw trade to this, the
county seat, and not drive it away.
The merchants of Laurens are equipped
to serve the people; none elsewhere are
better, considering size and population.
While we are proud of this record, it
is no more than it should be. Any
newspaper claiming to be for the inter
ests OF the people and the town in
which it is published owes it to its CON
stituency to bring their interests to-
gether and not to prejudice one against
the other. The Laurens Advertiser is
SUPPORTED by the PEOPLE of Laurens;
by their SUBSCRIPTIONS and ADvER-
EASEMENTS. 1t does not receive one
cent otherwise, it has no axe to grind
in stirring up discord, is not paid for
any of its policies, supported solely by
the PEOPLE of LAURENs, both city and
county. For them it has always been
published and for them it will continue.
There has never been suspicion as to its
motives nor question rs to the honesty
of its methods. THE FACT THAT THE
ADVERTISER HAS A LARGER CIRCULA-
TIoN THAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER IN
LAURENS COUNTY is SIGNIFICANT.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
Real Estate Offerings

Is acres of land known as the Gray
Court Rock Quarry. There is a great
demand for this rock, whichis within %
mile of railroad and the railroad author
tiles are willing to be liberal in con-
structing side track. A good chance
for capital. Price very reasonable.
Write for further information.
1876 acres land 21a miles from Barks-
dale station with dwelling and out
buildings; 2-horsc farm in cultivation;
fine pasture and well timbered. Price
SD, 600.
60 acres of half mile from Dial's
church with dwelling and outbuildings,
with 40 acres in cultivation, 10 acres of
line bottom land. Price $1,S00.
173 acres of land in Diaps Township,
known as the Wham place, bounded BY
lands of w. M. Deck, VIM. Wham and
Il. a. Nash, with good dwelling, tenant
houses and three horse farm in cultiva-
ton. See this property for there is a
bargain for you. Price $4,000.
48 acres of land, bounded by lands of
Miller Curry, David Barton and others.
with beautiful eight room cottage,
inc well of water and good outbuild-
lngS. In one mile of Green Pond
church. Price $3.50 per acre.
50 acres of land in one mile of Green
Pond church, bounded by lands of e. c..
Stone, Robert Woods and others. with
SIX room cottage, tenant house, fine
wired-in pastures. $35 per acre.
1852 acres, bounded by lands of D.
Woods, Clarence Curry and others,
WITH tour room cottage and good out
buildings, half mile from Green Pond
cnllrpn I'ripn BOT
80 acres of land near Green Pond
church, bounded by lands of Miller
Curry, Rufus Babb, Abner Babb with
SIX room dwelling, good barn and nice
outbulldlngs. Price $45 per acre.
500 acres of land within six miles of
Laurens, five miles of Clinton, with
dwelling and four tenant houses. $50
acres in cultivation. balance in wood
land. Terms made easy at $50 per acre.
222 acres of land near Shiloh church
bounded by lands of John Wolff and
Drato Mahaffey, with dwelling and
other improvements. Price SILL SO per
acre.
$50 acres land, bounded by Henry
Mills and j. Q. G. Fleming and others,
seven room dwelling, l tenant house,
nn - anu Soou ouCDullulng. Price
2O5 acres in Fairview township Green
vile county, near Cedar Falls, bounded
by John Terry, Clyde Willis, John Ped
en- and others. three dwellings, close to
church and fine school. Price $18.
per acre.
$40 acres in Laurens township, bound
ed by lands of w. A. Mills, w. A.
Simpson Ludy Mills and others, nice
dwellings,, well supplied with tenant
houses. This farm will be divided into
% acre lots if so desired, ranging in
price from $25 to $50 per acre or will
sell the whole for $32, 10000
9" acres land near Watts Mills,
bounded by S. O. Leak and M. A.
hnlGht, tenant house. Price $40 per
acre.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
j. n. Leak
Zeal Estate, Stocks and Bonds. Gray Court, S. C.
Bridges to Let.

On July Is, 1908, at II o'clock, a. M,
the Commissioners of Laurens and Spar
tanburg counties will let to the lowest
responsible bidder the contract for bridge
over Enoree River near residence Of p.
B. Cooper.
On July 10th, 1908, at II o'clock, a.
M, said Commissioners will let to the
lowest bidder the contract for bridge
oyer Enoree River at a point near The
old residence of w. p. Harris.
Contractor in each case will be re-
CURED to enter into written contract
and to give satisfactory bond in sum
equal to contract price for the faithful
performance of contract Both bridges
TO be paid for in part by private sub
sscrlption. The right is reserved to re-
Ject any or all bids.
If. b. HUMBERT,
4o-3t Co. Supervisor
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
Entered at the postolIicc at Laurens,
S. G.. as second class mail matter.
LAURENS, S. c., JULY q, 1908.

John Wesley Shedd, a negro, was
hanged in Winnsboro last Friday for
double murder. The newspaper report
of the hanging says: "Hc addressed
the immense crowd which surrounded
the Jail in few words this morning,
telling them to never touch whiskey, to
which he attributed the source of his
crime, and to live as good men should"
This is but one of the thousands of in
stances where crime is traceable to
whiskcy, and yet some good men con
tend that we must furnish this cause
which has such disastrous effect.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-07-22
The City of Laurens,

In recent issue of the Business
Magazine appear these statements
about the city of Laurens:
A directory of South Carolina gives
the little city of Laurens a population
of 1000, but stranger coming into the
city would estimate the population at
twice that number. When your cor
respondent visited the city extensive
public improvements were under way.
The principal streets of the city were
being newly paved with brick and other
improvements were going on. Mr.. II.
K. Aiken, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, is also cashier of the Bank
of Laurens and Mr.. w. r. McCuen,
the secretary, is also connected with
the Peoples Loan and Exchange Bank.
Both gentlemen are therefore in an cx-
cellent position to know business condi-
tions thoroughly and both impressed me
with their spirit of optimism.
Among other business men inter
viewed was C. H. Roper, cashier of the
Enterprise Bank, who said: LAS far as
our local affairs have been concerned
we would not have known there had
been such thing as panic. We went
through the stringency without feeling
it and this community is in better con-
dtion at present than at any time since
the war"