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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-24
Of democratic doctrine. Al effort
NAV be made to have the resolution
rac"nSide;ed.
FARMERS UNION
l. ELECTS OFFICERS.
B, Harris Of Pendleton Elected
President-Large Delegation
Here.
The State, 23rd.

Ihe state, loru.
The Farmers union Of South Caro-
lima met in the council chamber IN
the city hall at II O'Clock yesterday,
with u counties represented by lO6
delc4sates. Besides the delegates
there WIS a large crowd Of visiting
members.
President C. s. Barrett, the presi-
dent Of the National union, presided
at all The sessions.
The body adopted constitution
which is more explicit than the old
one and will give better satisfaction
to the members, it is claimed.
The utmost harmony prevailed and
there is no schis7n or faction IN the
union. There never was more har-
monious meeting, it is claimed.
After the adoption Of the constitu-
ton the following officers were elect
ed:
B. Harris Of Pendleton, president.
A. J. Perrit Of Darlington, vice
president.
J. ". Reid of Spartanburg, secre-
tary-treasurer.
". E. Bodie Of ,Saluda. chaplain.
B. F. Earle Of Greenville, organic
er.
"A. F. Calvert of Abbeville, door,
keeper.
S. Quina Of Cherokee, conductor.
Executive committee-W. B. Parks
of Edgefald. J. C. Stribling of An
derson, O. P. Goodwin of Laurens, j.
Frank Ashe of York, T. c. Willough-
by of Florence, L. L. Baker Of Lee.
The following resolutions we're IN
animously adopted:
"Resolved, by the State Farmers
union of South Carolina, That the
legislature now in session be and is
hereby urged to pass the Richards
bill for the repeal Of the agricultural
lien law that our people may have
relief from it's ruinous effects.
"Reso]ved, further, That our State
legislature be urged to speedily pass
labor contract law that will stand
the test Of the courts
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Out of Sight.

Philetus NJ. Heller has establish
ed a college among the prisoners at
Auburn, n. Y, the faculty being
composed Of convicts who are gradu-
ates of Oxford. Harvard, Yale and
other great universities.
Discussing his old college schema
recently, Mr.. Helfer said:
"But anything is good for convicts
that interests, cheers and encourages
them. Discourage them, scorn them,
and you rouse the latent evil in them
even as it was reused the other day
in a frail and beautiful New York
typewriter girl.
"This refined creature worked for
rather cranky old broker The brok-
er found a good deal Of unjust fault
! with her. but she was gentle and pa
tient, and put up with him in silence.
"One morning, however, he turn
ed up in a quite insupporta!ble au-
NOR.
"'Look at my desk!' he roared.
"All in disorder! All in confusion
Alp
"'But. sir the young girl inter
rupted mildly. you have often told
me never to torch your desk
"'Well, I don't want you to dis
tur5 nv papers, he admitted. And
then his eyes caught sheet of pos
tane stamps. But look at these
stamps. I don't want them here,
he shouted.
"Sie took mp the stamps.
"fWhere shall I put them, sir?'
she said.
"'A:1' he snarled, 'put 'em any,
w11c:a-anywhere ont of sight
"She flushed.
Very we'll, sir she said icily;
and. giving the stamps quick lick
with er pretty tongue. she struck the
big sheet On his bald head and de-
parted to look for another job. D
Washington Star.
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1,34o.Oo
100000
2,659.oO
Sl5O.l59.00

V4cV,AcO'OO
There being a deficiency Of $64,-
429 at the end of the year 1907, and
the estimated expenses for the year
1905 being 81, ,422, ,232, as above
stated, it will be necessary for your
honorable body to levy tax for the
year 1908, which, with the other
sources Of income, such as corporation
licenses taxes and other taxes from
indirect sources, will pay this def
cheney. as well as the estimated ex-
pensas Of the year 1908, both ag-
gregating $1,4S5,66l.
In order to compy with the consti-
tuition, article 10, section 2, levy Of
5 mills will raise $1,337,190. To
this add the estimated revenue, from
indirect sources Of $173,700, and we
nave $1,51O,S9O, leaving a surplus
balance of, say, $25,O00. Had this con-
stitutional provision been complied
with heretofore, the State would
now be On a cash basis, AID if it it is
now complied with, in a few years
this result will be attained. This is
clearly apparent from the fact that
with an actual deficit Of $64,429, tle
State only had to borrow $4,000 in
the year 1907; whereas in 1905 it had
to borrow 100000. In other words,
the State only lacks the amount OF
borrowed money to be on a casa bas-
is.
If the appropriations are kept
within the amount Of the estimated
revenue, the natural increase in pro-
perty values will give a surplus an
nually which will soon be sufficient
to run the State until the collection
Of taxes, thus oibviating the necessity
for borrowing money IN anticipation
Of the collection Of taxes, and place
the State on cash basis.
Your attention is called to the
statement that follows, showing the
increased receipts and expenditures
Of the State from 1897 to 1907. The
receipts for 1907 are necessarily esti-
mated, for the reason that on Decem-
Der 81 the net uncollected taxes estl-
mated for 1907 amounted to $9l9, $40.
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JoHNsoN's AVAILABILITY.
New York World.


"The republic is opportunity"
said Garfield. Could the Democratic
party nominate any man for presl-
dent VINO more completely embodles
this vital principle Of American IN
stitutions than Gov. johnson, OF Min
nesota? Is thera another man whose
candidacy would prove such an IN
spiratiol to the foreign-born voter
who mas reached up to freedom and
citizenship?
Not since Andrew Jackson has the
United States mad a president whose
parents we're born under another
flag. Not the part of Jackson's mar
velous political strength lay IN tae
appeal he made to those humble cit
izens of the Republic who realized
that what he nad done the 'so1 OF
some other Immigrant might DO.
According to the census returns
less than half the voting population
Of the United States is CT native.
born white parentage. One-fourth OF
it was foreign-born, and OF the 7a--
tive-born population nearly one-
Fourth had foroign-born parents. 1t
IS to this latter element that Gov.
Johnson belongs, as did Andrew
Jackson. ,.
The Scandinavian population, from
which Gov. Johnson sprang, holds the
balance of political power in MN
nesota. South Dakota and North Da-
kota, These three States have ~
electoral votes, and Mr. Bryan court
net possibly carry one Of them. The
Scandinavian influence is very
strong in Illinois, Wisconsin, M1cll-
can, and Montana, which have 81
votes in the electoral college. Mr.
BRYAN could not make the slightest
| impression on the Republican major1-
ties Of these States. There are 10000
Scandinavian voters in Chicago alone
and $1,000 in Illinois. Under normal
political conditions such as existed
before Mr.. Bryan became the leader
Eof the Democratic party, they m1gns
perhaps turn the State.
Gov. Jchnson's appeal would not
he restricted to Swedes and Norwe-
sians. It would go out to all those
elements, once alien in blood or lang
uage or allegiance, wno sought free
dom under the American flag, and
know from their own experience that
the republic is what Garfield said it
was-opportunity. The candidacy Of
this son of a Swedish immigran:
who nas worked his way up from the
humblest conditions would be hard
" less inspiring to the natve-born
than to the man Of foreign birth or
parentage, for John Johnson's car
eer represents the proudest and old
est boast of American citizenship.
The World repeats what it has al
ready said. that as the Democratic
candidate for president he would be
at least 100000 votes stronger in
New York and New Jersey alone
than Mr.. Bryan!
Surely the Democratic national
convention Will not snut its eyes to
The qualifications and availability Of
such a man unless it is so infatuated
with defeat and disaster that the
faintest prospect Of victory is repug-
nant.
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BOY OF FOUR BURNS BARN.
Remarkable Instance of an Outburst
Of ,Child's Temper Near
sautuc,

uc Ctdlo.
Union, Jan. 20.-A remarkable in
stance Of the serious matters tnat
can follow child's outburst Of tem7
per, is reported today as having oe-
Cured in this county near Santuc
yesterday. From the story as told, it
appears that because little 4year-
old negro boy whose mother would
not dress him in his best suit OF
clothes and take him to church with
her, the boy became so enraged that
after his mother had gone away from
home, in a spirit Of anger set fire to a
large barn and completely destroyed
it with all it's contents.
The boys fathers name is Andy
Hamilton and lives on Dr.. T. B.
Bates place near Santuc and the
story that the direct cause of the
;~,rning was due to the boys anger,
was vouched for by several respon-
sible persons.
The barn was quite a good sized
structure and contained, it is said,
considerable forage. When the pa
rents returned home and found
out what their offspring had done
and what had caused it all, what tney
did may be imagined though at this
juncture the chapter on spanking is
unrecorded.
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Leaving a cash balance,
as shown by eomptrol-

as shown by comptrol-
ler's books =. =. =. S 255,7s5.o7
Of this cash balance the
following special funds
are not available for
ordinary expenses Of
the State government:
Privilege tax >. E. ....$ S05.OO
S. Carolina Dispensary 2S.06
Comission sinking fund
(ordinary) :. :. -. 992.e5
Morrill, fund :. :. 9,9O2.76
Sinking fund, for reduc-
tion:. a,7o1.73
Permanent school fund. 9,12S.75
Insurance sinking fund. l3,559.41
Bank examiners fees.. 1,368.73
Redemption brown con-
soils -. -. ...... 2,oe9.14
Clemson beqpest =. .. 457.7O
Special dispensa!y in
vestigation =. .. 80. 4l.98
Firernen's pension fund 21.45
Dispensary auditors sal
ary and expenses -. 1,062.99
Trust school fund U. S. 51,171.72
Game protection fund
(Audubon society,". $4,000
Total special funds ....$ 93,592.O6
Cash balance ordinary
expenses .. :. ......$ l62,l93.Ol
Brought forward casa
balance ordinary ex-
peIStS ..P 'OG,1oc'oA
Uncollected taxes 1907
and back years, esti-
mated :. :. =. go. 919,54o.97
Total available for Or
dinary expenses 1908 81, ,0S1, 1888
Less notes and interest
outstanding .. ......$ 3O9,32l.o5
Balance interest on
bonded debt due Jan.
1, 1908 .. .. .. ,... S2.897.H
Interest outstanding,
past due =, =. .... 2,s46.32
Open balance appropria-
ton 1907, $79,632.61,
of which there will be
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Fees secretary Of State.
estimated, 1905 :. .. 100000
Fees corporation licens-
ez, estimated, 1908 :. 100000
Income tax, estimated,
1908 =. =. 100000
Salaries railroad COM
misssioners, paid by
railroads >. :. 100000
Board of fisheries ;. =. 100000
Total indirect taxes.
estimated, 1908, .. s. 173,7OoOO
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WHERE STATES MONEY
WAS SPENT LAST YEAR
Interesting Annual Statement from
Comptroller General Jones
timares of Expenditures for
Year 1908.

Comptroller General Jones has sub
mi;ted to the general assembly his
estimates Of the receipts and expen-
ditures for the year 1908 and also
detailed account Of the expenditures
for 1907. The comptroller general
estimates that tax Of 4 3-4 mills,
together with the revenue from i:1di-
rect sources, will pay the estimated
expenses Of the State and leave sur
plus Ct $4,000. while a levy Of 5
mills will not only pay the expenses
Of the State. but will pay the de-
ficiency Of 1907, amounting to 1884,
900. and leave a surplus of over $780,
900. At the same time the comptrol-
lar general estimates that the appro-
priations for the year will exceed
those Of last year by about $150,0OO,
thus making allowances for, any ex-
traordinary expenses that might be
made and also for the expenses Of
the general election, which takes
place in the fall.
The report is of interest to every
taxpayer in the State, as it Shows
exactly how the money will be spent
in the various departments. It is as
follows:
! To the Honorable General Assembly
of South Carolina:
As required by law, I submit here
with the annual report Of this office
for the fsca! year ending December
81, 1907:
In the State treasury
cash balance Of .. S 275,44842
Less warrants issued by
comptroller general
and not paid at close =.
of business Dec. 81,
1907. =. =. :. =. :. 19,663.35
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TWICE A WEEK. 81 so A YEAR

Commission on State
house and grounds -. l5,0O0.0o
Increase maintenance
Winthrop college (sal-
aries) =. 4,35o.oo
General el.'ct;on expeA7c;
and printing :. 2o,0oo.oo
Salaries supervisors
registration =. -. G,loC.Vo
Board Of is cries :. :. 10000
Increase in salaries steno-
graDhor<. assistant -
torney gen al, phv*.
clan and captain cf
guard at penitentiary
and clerk Of historical
commission =. go. =. $4,000
Board Of health pure food
inspection -. :. =. .. 100000
Insurance Winthrop col
lege.. .... -. :. 2,659.oO
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-27
Personal

Miss Fannie Holt leaves today for
Jacksonville after a visit to Miss
J-uel Elliott.
Miss Frances Baker leaves today
for Marietta after a delightful visit
t. Mss Irene King.
Miss Nicholson, who has been the
guest Of Mrs. II. o. Berrie. is now the
guest of Mrs. Il. :. Williams.
Mrs. A. Williamson and family
will remove s-cI5ly into the John
Wood residence on Union street.
NJ. J. F. Norris and family will
move shortly t. the house on Union
street next tc Mrs Wm Anderson's.
Miss Theresa IyeI arrived yester-
day fror Benz ridge and will be with
her grandparents, Nj and Mrs. W. r.
Berrie, during the winter.
Misc 2tgre4,ot =,,r,ons -s+,,r,,od
ya.torl.,,. sTo,, Ne,. VIZ ,.ho,a sho
bos nom atm , oo,,gs,. IN ar+ che
WIN bo .. ~. ~; liz s-bools and g.i,I
mo suneri,tecdant of art
-.
Mrs John c. stiles and her little
daughter leave in few DAYS to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. I'd Burdet for several
weeks in Savannah and to be present
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WHERE SCHOOL TEACHERS
WILL SPEND THE WINTER

All Of the school teachers have ar
rived In the city and are ready to
begin their duties tomorrow. Among
the teachers this term are a number
Of new ones who have been elected to
ill vacancies. The board has been
very successful in securing teachers
ard now has most efficient corps.
The new teachers have located as
follows: Miss May Bwelle, who sue
ceeds Miss Center as teacher of his
tory. will be with Mrs. NJ. G. Rowe on
luton street; Misses Kirtey and
Luck will be with the family Of Mr..
81. A. Wrench on Union street; Miss
Thomas. who comes here from Mari
etta, and who will be superintendent
q the department Of English, will be
located with Mrs. r. Boyluin and will
b. Joined later by her mother Miss
Ethel Pierce will be with Or and Mrs.
Simmons. Miss Gertrude Scott with
hsrs. p A. Daniels. Misses Hopkins
aad Bourland viii be with Mrs. G. II.
Coleslerry and Miss Nowlin. director
at music, win be with Mrs. f. l.. Ste
phens. Miss Duggan, who comes
from Greensboro, N G., will be with
M Charles Arnold on Union street.
State Federation Meeting.
The meeting of the State Fedora
zion Of Womens Clubs, which viii be
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If CAN LIVE.

If can live,
To make some pale face brighter, and
TO give
A second luster to some tear dimmed
eye,
or cen impart
One throb of comfort to an aching
heart.
o. cheer some wayward soul in pass
ing by;
II ! can lend
A strong hand to the fallen, or defend
The right against single enyious
strain,
NJ life, though bare,
Perhaps Of much that seemeth dear
and fair
re rs on earth, will not have been in
vain.
The purest joy,
Most near to heaven, for from earth's
alloy,
IL bidding cloud give way to sun and
shine;
And twill be we'll,
II on that day of days the angels tell
o. me she did her best for one of
Thine
LII
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Social SOCIETY Personal

held this year at Valdosta, will meet
on November II. is and 10. The
convention promises to be a notably
successful and enjoyable one Prep
al atoms are being made for the elab-
o.ate enterta 'nment of the guests by
the Mimodaughsis club of Valdosta,
o. which Mrs West is president, and
the program cf the. convention will
be one Of unusual interest.
Following from the Atlanta Geor-
81 III will be of interest here: Mrs.
D. e. Lyle's party in honor of Miss
Ethel Jones. of Macon, will be a
pleasant event Of next week, being da-
ted for Tuesday morning. Invited to
meet Miss Jones are the friends of
the hostess who formed a congenial
party at Porter Springs this summer.
They are Mrs. w. b. Armstrong. Miss
Della Black, Miss Virginia Pollock,
Mrs Charles Whitner. Miss Minnie
Van Epps, Miss Ethel Wickersham,
Mrs. Cyrus StricEler Miss Mary
G '1d'nn. Nj, ~ D. Francis. Miss
frances, Mrs &. y. Connally and
Mrs. l.. =, C"rpally
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Mr.. Loveman's Lecture.

Tickets are scni'.g iapidly fer the
recital anG musical Which VIII be
given Wednesday Cenire, October 6.
at tn" Graud A rare al is prom
ised ths p';bl.c by the ladies in charge
Of Che affair which hc.idc the read
irss of NJ: Hoaert Lcvrran, will I'M
clude a delightful musical program &c
be rendered By Brunswick's best tai
ont. M Lcgeman IS toc well known
TO need INTRODUCTION ms his charming
velscs ooYarl1g "A wide range Of
ta-'.sht anl sentiment are read by
Discriminatory people everywhere His
versa lity and breath are indications
Of rarc genius. His reading symps
thetit and impressive and his recitals
are most successful Tickets are 50c
! eaeh.
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The meeting of the State Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs, which viii be
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Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Jasper news., 1908-11-19
Shoot.

We will save you for a worse fate"
Well, l never felt so happy in my
life as l did when that dead steer
came up through the hatchway, and
was launched over the side, and when
l saw the flock of sharks jump on the
steer and begin to hunt for the tender
loin, let out yell of Joy that sound
ed like the cry of a timber wolf.
Then I got what was coming to me.
The captain gave me swat across
the jaw for making noise enough to
scare the crew into mutiny, the mate
gave me kick when l started for
the cooks galley, and several of the
under officers hit me, and by the time
I got my apron on to help cook din
ner was bruised and mad, and decid-
ed to get even with the captain. l am
a peaceful citizen until somebody
walks on my frame, then become a
terror to the foe.
When we began to fry the beef for
dinner I told one Of the crew that 1t
was a shame to feed men on steer
meat, when the steer had died in its
stall of Texas fever or rinderpest,
and before we got the meat cooked,
ready for the dinner of the officers and
crew, every man but the officers had
talked over the dead steer, and re-
solved that they would not eat it, and
when they sat down to the table, and
l began to bring In the meat, they all
looked like mob OF, anarchists ready
to murder somebody, and helped all
could by saying In a whisper: This
ia perfectly good meat, hut this Is a
good day to fast. and you will live
longer" The officers at the other end
II the cabin were eating the steer all
light but the crew never touched It..
The Jasper news., 1908-11-19
HE ELECTROCUTES
THE WHOLE CREW

I never slept a wink that night aft
er the phosphorus episode, when /
painted the wild steer SO it looked
like four.legged ghost, and scared
the crew so they nearly deserted the
ship, because the captain ordered, as
I supposed, that be cast overheard
the next morning, to give the sharks
a meat sandwich, and all night l tried
to prepare myself for death, though i
could not help thinking that in some
way l would escape.
The next morning 1 got up and col
lected all the shoes of the officers, and
got backing brush and began black
Ing them. Soon there was trouble,
because every man missed his shoes,
and they began to hunt for them,
and they found me working at the
shoes and singing: Pull for the shore,
brother" and such pious hymns.
was dressed up in my Sunday
clothes, and when the captain got his
shoes he wanted to know what was
the meaning Of my sudden industry,
and the funeral aspect all around, and
told him had heard him tell the
crew to chuck me overheard, and /
was preparing myself for death, and
gave him letter to mail to Pa,
after I was gone, and told the cap
tain I was ready. ''Why, you dumb
fool" said the captain, ut was not
you mean to throw overheard, but
that phosphorus steer that we killed
last night. They are hauling it up
out Of the hold now with the tackle.
The Jasper news., 1908-11-19

though some one would squeal on me,
and as | started 10 make get away,
and hide somewhere until the storm
blew over, one of the crew took me
by the neck and said to the captain:
This young man told us about the
meat"
The captain told the fellow that had
me collared to take me to his cabin,
and he came in pretty mad, and called
in few officers, and they were get
ting ready to kill me, when thought
of the little electric battery in my
pistol pocket
1t is one got in st, Louis to scare
people with. can turn a button, and
the battery will send electricity into
turned the dingus, and felt the elec-
tricity going through me like ginger
ale up your nose, and when they had
got ready to maui me / began to weep,
and told the captain / was no saint,
but wanted quiet life, and all the
fun / could have, and asked him as
a special favor to allow me to shake
his hand before / died, as ! knew my
earthly career was about done for, and
by that time the battery was buzzing,
and reached out my hand to shake
his. He gave me his hand, and when
I began to squeeze his hand the cleo
tricity went up his arm SO he turned
pale, and hung on and he yelled to
the officers to take me. Off, as was
killing him, and the sweat stood out
on his face.
The mate grabbed hold of me and
gave him my other hand he began to
dance. and the three OF US were as full
Of electricity as a trolley wire. hung
on and made them get down on their
The Jasper news., 1908-11-19

going to shoot, when the crew dew
revolvers and told him that IL he
pulled trigger they would ashihi-
late every officer on the boat, ana take
charge of 1t themselves, and run 1t
into tho first port. He said tire crew
could stand anything except eating dis
eased cattle, and that they drew the
line at steers that had died Of rinder-
pest. EE
The captain was stunned. and said
the beef flying through The air was
good, and he got 1t from cold storage
in Baltimore, and asked that COM
mittee go with him down in the hold
and see the evidence, and a commit
tee was appointed to go down and
see about it.
When they came back they were
satisfied, and the captain asked them
how they got the idea the meat was
bad, and when 1t came to that felt as
confining themselves to the bread and
coffee, and pretty soon one of the
crew proposed that they show their
displeasure by taking the meat and
throwing 1t at the officers.
Well, If live million years I will
never have 80 much fun again. About
30 men got up and grabbed the meat
had put on their plates, and began
to throw it at the captain and mate,
and all the officers, and of all the
greasy mess ever saw, that was the
worst. The captain got up on chair
and pulled revolver, and asked what
was the cause of the assault, and was
The Jasper news., 1908-11-19
coIombla,s One Iron Foundry.

The only iron foundry in Colombia,
South America, is at Bogota. 1t is
known as La Paradera and is operated
on small scale, native ores being
smelted, the iron being subsequently
remelted for casting purposes. There
are several commercial iron deposits
in the interior of the country. and one
ore body situated near the coast Of
the Caribbean sea is now being drilled
by American engineers.