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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
six day go-as-you-please. what's

a six day go-as-you-please. What's
up"
She talked to him for a moment until
the waiter entered. Then, when she
saw what he bore, she snatched the
glass from the tray and poured the
whisky on the floor. Glenister was on
his feet and had her by the wrist.
''what do you mean?" he said rough
ly.
Its whisky, boy" she cried, "and
you don't drinkT
"Of course it's whislzyi Bring me an
otherr' he shouted at the attendant
"What's the matterT Cherry insist
ed. 81 never saw you act 70. You
know you don't drink. won't let you.
It's booze-booze, l tell you. ct for fools
and brawlers. Don't drink It. Roy.
Are you In troubleT
IT say I'm thirsty-and will have It'll
How do YOU know what II Is to smolder
inside and feel your veins burn dry7
IT'S something about that girl" the
woman said, with quiet conviction.
"Shes double crossed you"
Wchs ~ buo uAnt DuI Wnht OI III
I'm thirsty. She's going to marry Nc
Namara. I've been fool" He ground
his teeth and reached for the drink
with which the boy had returned.
"McNamara is crook, but he's a
man, and he never drank a drop in his
life" Tie girl said 1t casually, evenly,
but the other stopped the glass half
way to his lips.
"Well. what OF itf Go on. You're
good at w. O. T. u. talk. Virtue be-
comes you"
she flushed, but continued: at simply
occurred to me that II you aren't strong
enough 60 handle your own throat,
you're not strong enough to beat man
who has mastered his"
ITO be Continued.l
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27

ais oyes rolssd fnrchx and fArthsr back
nj they stared 0ut q his siaekeneu
visaga. straight up toward the esl.lag'
toward the hole through which Glen
lister peered His struggles lsssehed-
his chin sagged. and his tongue l,.'-
truded. then be sat loose and stih. IA.f
politician flung him out into the rom
so that he fen Imply upon his face.
then tod watching him. Finally No
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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Electric Bolt Plays Strange Prank,
i'm New Jersey Home.

Two persons were killed ard two
others severely injured by lightning
during severe electrical storm tha
swept over Eastern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey Friday. causin.
much havoc.
Robert Heimbach, farmer. wa:
struck and Instantly killed, nea
the fields. and Walter Cattell, ageC
Lewisburg. Pa. while working II
the filds. and Walter Cattell. age6
II years, was struck and killed
near Glassboro. n. j.
His sister. Mabel, and Rebecc;
Turner. were also struck and severe
ly injured, the latter being in {;
serious condition. Cattel, his sis
ter and Miss Turner were seated un
der a shed watching the lightning
when a bolt hit the peak of tn,
shed. where they wree sitting.
The lightning broke the legs Of
the chairs and rendered the trio un
conscious. The charge passed dowI
Cattell's back and he was deaC
""~'' P'|NN" "P' Hc SHOcs were
'ipped from the feet of his sister
but she recovered consciousness af
ter a short time. and is seriously il
from the shock. One corner of tn,
Cattell home was torn out of tn
building by the lightning
Buildings OF all sort were strucl
n various sections and DESTROYED
md many districts suffered from
1ooding. Philadelphia. IN connection
with the storm. was pelted bv on
# the most severe alls of hnr tha
has occurred In number Of years
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
YOUTH SHOOTS SWEETHEART.
Girl Fatally Wounded Because She
Refused His Company.

A dispatch from Greensboro, N.
c.. says news has reached that place
of the shooting in Wilkes county
Sunday of Miss Mary Ball by Free
and Tharp. Miss Ball was teacher
in rural school and Tharp had
been paying her attention. She re-
fused to go with him to church but
went with his brother instead, while
Freeland Tharp escorted another
young woman who lived at the same
house with Miss Ball. When they
had returned from cnurcu, just as
Miss Ball was entering the porch
Freeland Tharp drew his pistol and
fired three shots at her. One of the
bullets entered her left breast about
an inch above the heart, infiicting
a fatal wound. Tharp was captur-
ed, relieved of his weapon and is now
in jail at Wilkesboro.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
SENATOR ALLISON DEAD.
Heart Failure Removes Iowa's Grand
old Man.

United States Senator w. B. ALL
son died at his home in DUBUQUE
Iowa, Tuesday afternoon The imme-
diate cause of his death was heart
failure. The end came as q result
or a serious sinking spell due to
prostatic enlargement, complicated
with kidney disease, and during n
period Of Inconsistencies, which
mad lasted since Saturday afternoon.
Two weeks ago the Senator left
his home in the city to escape the
heat. He went to the home of Mrs.
Fannie Stout, a friend of the family.
living on the Asbury road a few
miles from town. For a few days
days his condition seemed to improve
but he later began to grow worse.
Medical advisers urged thatan opera
ton be performed to relieve the
prostatic enlargement, which was
bringing his condition to a crisis.
Saturday morning the Senator was
brought back home Soon after
wards he relapsed into a condition
OF semi-unconsciousne Except for
brief periods of partial recovery he
remained in this condition until
death came Tuesday afternoon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
A MASS OF FLAMES.
NOTHING CAN SAVE VANCOUVER
FROM DESTRUCTION.
Fire Fighters Fleeing From Death
on Train Encounter Wall Of
Flame-A Fight For Life.

A dispatch from Vancouver, b.
C.. says three days the people of
Michel have fought for their lives
and homes, but at dust Wednesday
the city started to burn. Nothing
can save 1t from ruin. A gale from
the west sprung up in the afternoon.
At the edge of the town 100000
feet of mine timber owned by a coal
company caught fire, and four load
ed railroad cars standing on the side
track were consumed. Two Canadian
and Pacific locomotives were hitched
to a train to carry the fire fighters
away to the west to safety.
The train got only a half mile on
its journey when it encountered a
wall of flames. There was danger of
Its being hemmed in and burned
with everybody aboard, so the loco
motives were reversed and run back
with all possible speed. BY the time
the train returned all the houses on
the fiat district back of tn Great
Northern depot were burning and
and the main town seemed likely to
catch at any moment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13

forward motor and the escape of
considerable gas, owing to the fact
that Count Zeppelin tok the airship
to a height of about 5000 feet.
The Zeppelin airship completed
the most remarkable voyage in the
history of aerial navigation. 1t left
the Lake of Constance Tuesday
morning for a trip to Mayence and
return. The flight was successful
in great many ways. The machine
responded absolutely to the control
of its pilots and was navigated over
the Lake of Constance, down the
valley of the Rhine. over Strassburg
and several other cities and was eX-
pected at Friedrichshafen, its start
ing point.
Count Zeppelin has devoted his
lifetime and his personal fortune to
the development of his airship. The
vessel that was lost Wednesday was
tie fourth he has constructed. When
his own money had become eX-
hausted the German reicnstag voted
experiments. The government
agreed to purchase this ship on con-
dition that it fulfilled certain re-
quirements. the prInclpal one being
and land on terra firma. mis- stipu-
lation had not yet been fulfilled.
The airship was 443 feet long,
with a diameter of about As feet.
1t tapered to a blunt point at the
bow. while at the stern were various
rudders and frames used in steer
ing. 1t was fitted underneath with
motor capable of developing 140
horse power. AS many as 16 pas
sengers had been taken aloft al
one tine. Sleeping accommoda-
tions wre provided for the
crew and apparatus was installed
for the dispatch and receipt of wire
less telegraph messages. The infat
ing gas was distributed among II
seperate interior compartments
which were contained within the out
er rigid envelop of aluminium.
The accident to the Zeppelin air
ship recalls the end of the French
military airship Patrie. in Decem
Der. 1907, which was then consider
cred the finest dirigible balloon !
existence. The Patre was undergo
ing repairs to machinery az Nerdun
sudden gust Of wind struck tn
airship and .ue 200 men vho ver
holding the guide ropes we're DRAG
ged alng for several hundred yard
before they let go. Ihe balloo
then shot up to a great height an
disapp cared and was never hear
from.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
OUTLOOK HOPEFUL.
DEMOCRATS HAVE GOOD CHANCE
IN NEW YORK.
Chairman Mack Holds Conference
With Murphy, Senator Daniel. EN-
Senator Pettigrew and Henry Wat
terson.

An important conference to out-
line plan of campaign in New York
State was held Monday by Norman
H. Mack chairman of the Democratic
natlonal committee. with Charles F.
murphy, leader of Tammany Hall
at New York. The conference con-
tlnued for some time and it was said
that the part which the national De-
mocratic committee will play in he
campaign in this State was determin-
ed.
After conference lasting over
two hours, Chairman Mack said:
Mr.. Murphy and l talked of the
situation in the State and what is
Delng done to elect the national
ticket. A more active campaign will
be made here after the State conven-
ton. No mention was made of
gubernatorial candidates.
The State committee will direct
the campaign in this State and as
long as everything is satisfactory
and everything has been SO far
the national committee will not in
terfere.
ans speaking campaign. 1t is Mr..
Bryan's intention to speak in CEN
tres of doubtful States, though he
Will not make the number of speech
es that he made in his former acm-
paigns. AS has been announced, he
will speak twice in this State, once
in Greater New York and once in
Buffalo, but l shall try to persuade
him to speak also at some point in
the centre of the State. He will not
speak in the State until some time
after the State convention, which /
understand will be the latter part
OF September or the first part of
October.
Il believe New York TO be the
battle-ground where the Democratic
party has good chance OF success"
Senator John w. Daniel of Vir-
ginia. Henry Watterson and Former
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
had a conference with Mr.. Mack.
Senator Daniel will leave for
Europe tomorrow to be away
month attending to his duties as a
member of the monetary commits
sion. On his return he said he will
take an active part in the campaign
Mr.. Watterson is engaged in the
formation of his committee of edi-
tors throughout the country favor
able to Mr.. Bryan's candidacy Chair
man Mack. accompanied by Secre-
tary Urey Woodson. left for Chicago
Thursday and will not return until
after the Bryan notification. On his
arrival in that city he will announce
the makeup of the subcommittee
which will have control of the CAM
paign east of the Alleghanies.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
ROBBERY AT EUTAWVILLE.
store of Nj. Marcus Entered and
Some Goods StIoen.

On Thursday morning last Mr. NJ
Marcus, n merchant of Eutawville
was aroused by the chief marshal
OF the town. who informed him that
some one had broken into his store.
Mr. Marcus FASTENED down to his
place OF business and, in approach
ing 1t he saw that the robber had
broken hole in the front of his
store, which being of glass. was not
hard to break through. .As he en-
tered his store and looked around
he supposed that he had only lost
one or two pair of shoes and a suit
or two of clothes. but luckily he had
Just taken stock the day before. so
he again checked up his goods and
found hat he had lost several suits
OF clothes, few pairs of shoes. a
nat, some underwear, socks, stock
ings and some few other things, all
amounting TO about $50, more or
less. The robber has not yet been
found.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
BALDWIN MAKES ASCENT.
His Dirigible Balloon Goes Five
Miles, Making Complete Circle.

I'VE sighted the enemy" These
words were shouted by Capt Bald
win at Fort Myer Friday, says a dis
patch from Washington, as he pilot
ed his balloon to the ground after
making successful flight of nearl,
five miles in an effort to demonstrate
the usefulness of an air ship in wa
time
Rising from the ground like a
monster bird of the air, slowly bu
buoyantly. at 6.21 clock Frida
evening, the aerial Sap, built ~ the
United States army, was headed int,
the westerly wind by Capt Baldwin.
complete circle was described. tn,
balloon rising gradually to heigh
or zoo feet. Again pointing to tho
west. and attaining at estimated
speed of twelve miles an hour tb,
snip voyaged in a direct line 70,
nearly two miles.
The trip was made with the wind
winch was blowing at the rate of Z
iiiiies an hour The throttle was
thrown open a little wider by Mr.
Curtiss. who again operated the en-.
gine. and the ship flew along at p
speed of eighteen or twenty miles an
hour.
When the d:rigible passed over the
starting point 1T was about five hun.
dred feet in the air. Bringing bie
snip against the wind. Capt. Bald.
win made landing much the same
as pilots of water craft bring thei,
vessels to the side of dock.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13

Preliminary returns indicate g
yield of winter wheat of about IA j
bushels per acre, or total of 425,-
$4,000 bushels, which compares
with 14.6 bushels and 400, 9,442,OOO
bushels, respectively, the final 'esti-
mates of last years crop. The aver
age quality of the crop is 90.1
against 9O.5 last year.
Average condition of spring wheat
on August 1 was S0.7 pc rcent.
normal as compared with S0.40 {
month ago, 79.4 on August l. 1907
S69 on August l. 1906, and S2.7
the 10-year average on August l.
The condition OF the oat crop on
Aug. 1. was 76.7 per cent. of normal
as compared with S5.7 last month
1916 on August 1. 1907, S2.7 OF
Aug 1, 1906.
The proportion of the oats crop o
last year in the hands of farmers oI
August | is estimated at SO per cen
equivalent to 3S,0O0.000 bushels, n;
compared with IL per cent. and 6S,-
100000 bushels, respectively, the
corresponding figures of year ago
The condition of rye of August l
Or at the time Of harvesting. wa.
$50 per cent of normal.
The average condition of tobacco
On Aug / was S5.S, scompare6
with S2.3. the 10-year average. Tho
condition of flax on August l wa
SOL.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
FOLLOWS BRYAN'S ACTION.
Oaft Makes Speech to Phonograpl
to Have IL Reproduced.


The use of a phonogarph by Candi-
late Taft as a means for dissemina-
ion of his speeches. as reported in
he dispatches from Hot Springs.
Va, excited the iiveliest interest OF
". J. Bryan. so much as that he gave
)ut the following statement in re-
gard to it.
THE republican papers have been
making fun of me for using the
photograph as a means of reaching
the public. but since the republican
candidate has followed my example
presume that the criticism will
cease and that this will now be re-
graded as a dignified method of dis
cussing public questions.
"It looks as if the democrats were
going TO have hard time this yeal
protecting their patents from in
fringement. The republicans seems
to be bent upon initiating not onl!
our platform. but our campaign me
thods. There is, however, some ad
vantage in the fact that we are set
ting the pattern this year"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
North Carolina Farmer, His Wife anC
Son, Slain by Lightning.

A special to the Charlotte Obser
YER from Sparta, Allegheny Count
brings news OF the death OF an en-
tire family at Edmon&, ten mile
across the mountains from Sparta
on Friday by lightning. Frank Mur
ply, farmer. and his wife ans
young son were in the field stackin
rye when the storm came up. Tho
trio ran for shelter, but were strick.
en- down before they reached tn
house and presumably instantly Kill
ed. The bodies were found later
by neighbors.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
WILL CRAFTY AMBITION.
Edison To Give Himself n Rowing
Commission Into Science.

Commission Into Sciencc.
Thomas A. Edison has begun to
crafty an ambition he has cherish
ed many years. and the laboratory
at Llewellyn, n. Y. will see.- com
paratively little Of him henceforth.
Mr.. Bdisons ambition has been
to give himself a rowing commission
into pure science and to steer clear
Of commercialism. He does not
want to increase his fortune. He
has got 100000. which he
thinks Is more than enough. All his
life he has been turning out money
making inventions. He Will devote
his remaining years to investigate
anything that strikes mis- fancy with
out regard to its financial produc-
tiveness.
1t is learned that the man who
has achieved so many marvels in
electricity has a greater love for
chemistry than electricity. Chemis-
try was the first science to captivae
his wonderful intellect but he has
never had a chance to dig as deep
Now he proposes to give himself
the chance. Moreover he is going
to take life more easily.
He has promised his family and
his friends TO give up shaving night
and day. Sundays and holidays in
his labortory. Not only that but he
Is going to take jaunts about and
see something Of the rest of the
world. He has bought himself q
place In Florida where he will spend
a couple of months In the late win
ter and early spring next year.
Toward the end of this month he
Is going with his wife on month S
trip to the Pacific coast. He viii
stay more than month If the fancy
strikes him. Monday, instead of he
ing in his laboratory. he was fun
making with some friends down on
Long Island where he went on Fri
day to spend three days.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
Rolls Down Embankment.

The work train on a narrow
gauge road running to the Rorei
Iron Mines, two miles from Roanoke
Va. Friday left the rails and rolled
down a high embankment on the
mountain side A number of men
riding on the train we're caught un-
der the engine and cars. Three were
killed and several more seriously
injured The dead: James Tyree,
Jams Wertz, John Brown.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
A SEVERE STORM.
Lightning Strikes Residences, Chur.
chcs ana Stuns Several People.

AT Spartanburg. lightning struck
four residences. two churches and
stunned several people during Sc
we're electrical storm Wednesday
afternoon. Three of the residences
that were struck were badly damag-
ed and one was set on fire. Silver
Hill Methodist church was struck in
three places. and the tower demolish-
ed. A small colored church on
Charles street was set on fire by a
bolt of lightning, and the fire depart,
ment had to be called out TO exdn-
guish the flames.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
MAN STABS HIS WIFE.
Woman's Injuries Considered Serious
Husband in Jail.

Tom Wick. a mill operative, is In
the county Jail at Greenvllle charged
with stabbing his wife at their cot
taEa IN the suburbs Of that place
Friday afternoon. The woman
injuries are said to be serious, ee-
pecialIy the wound in her side. Wick
also plunged the plade in his wifes
throat. the wound being about ar
.irch deep Ths etfrey seems 70 have
been the outcome Of family row.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
TOO MUCH HARD CIDER.
White Man Kills Two Negroes Near
Lynchburg.

Near Concord. 10 miles east of
Lynchburg, Va, Monday night Jack
Lee, white. shot and instantly killed
Beverley Cardwell, colored, and NOR
tally wounded his brother Samuel,
who died Tuesday morning. The
men, whites and blacks, were drink
ing hard cider and had a drunken
misunderstanding. Lee was arrest
ed
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
Negro Hanged in Mississippi.

After having been twice respited
by the Governor, George Toombs. an
old negro, was hanged at Waynes-
boro, Miss. Tuesday for the murder
of his brother-in-law. owen Pitt
man, thirteen months ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
TILLMAN IN ITALY.
Writes to Gen. Jones for News From
the Campaign.

Gen. Willie Jones, chairman OF
the State Democratic executive com
mittee and Senator Tillman's sub
stitute on the national Democratic
committee. Monday received letter
from the senator. The latter is now
in Italy and finds the lakes over
there very beautiful.
Senator Tillman will be In London
on the 10th of August. The State
Democratic primary is on the 26th
Senator Tillman asks Gen. Jones foT
information from the campaign.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
Suicde al Savannah.

Capt n. G Purse. prominent citi-
zen. noted developer industrial writ
er and promoter. and having con-
nections in New York, Pittsburg and
other centres. committed suicide a;
savannsh Thursday By shooting. No
cause is given for the deed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
New Cotton Sold at Clio.

Tn frst bale Of new crop cotton
was sold at Clio last Wednesday
evening by JEFF D. Edens to the
Sternberger Company. The bale
weighed 544, graded strict middling
and brought 1e S-s cents This cot
ton was planted about March &. Z"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
TICKET TAKER ARRESTED.
Southern Employee in Trouble foI
Drawing Pistol on Passenger

AT Spartanburg, w. r. Lucas
ticket taker on Southern TRAIN, wa.
arrested Friday-night when the
train pulled into the station on the
charge of drawing a pistol on one
of the passengers. On the train
from Greenville Friday afternoon
about two hundred base ball fans
were aboard returning to Spartan
burg from the ball game in Green
willie. Trouble arose about fares and
a difficulty was narrowly averted
Lucas drew his pistol and when the
train pulled into the station he was
arrested by the police. q
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
AUTOMATIC DOPING MACHINE
Invention for Cotton Mills Designed
by South Carolinians.

An automatic doffing machine is
the joint invention of A. G.. Boozer
of Greenville and George Hill of
Tucapau. The machine is now in
successful operation at 1ucapau mill
in Spartanburg county. The need
of a machine for this work has long
been an important one. for the help
to do the doffing in the spinning
plants has always been difficult to
secure.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
FEUDISTS IN BIG FIGHT.
Two Men And a Woman Killed i'm
kentucky.

The bloodiest feudist battle ir
years took place at Layman. Horlin
county, Ky, late Thursday afternoon
Three persons were killed. one be-
ing a woman, and one woman wa:
wounded. The trouble dates bacl
for generations between Blantons
and Taylors. The immediate cause
of the shooting was a dispute over
a school election. =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-13
JEALOUSY CAUSES SHOOTING.
Accused Man of Improper Conduct
Toward His Wife End is Shot.

A dispatch from Richmond, Va.
says Jacob l.. Hechler is believed to
he mortally wounded, and Royal h
Ellison. in the city Jail on the char
&c of attempted murder The shoot
Ing took place in Hechler's home
Tuesday. llechler accused Ellerson
OF improper conduct toward his wife.
and Ellerson shot him three times
twice in the face and once in the
lungs. Friends of Hechler tried to
lynch Ellerson. and six policemen
were engaged for nearly an hour in
getting the man to the station. sew
eral persons trying to shoot him.