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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
CHOKED MAD DOG.
Rrave Woman Kills Dog That At
tackled Her.

After a desperate struggle, lasting
ten minutes, Mrs. Mary E. Forrest
or of Memphis, Tenn, who weighs
less than one hundred pounds, chok-
ed to death a powerful dog believed
to be rabid, which had attacked hei
at her home in Buntyn avenue.
The dog, a sixty-pound Shepherd
standing two feet high, the pet OF
the neighborhood, attacked ner al'el
he had bitten Miss Mamie Ditto
neiehbor. Mrs. Forester turneo
upon the dog as he seized the hell
of her skirt, and grasping MIN uh
dor the head, closed her fingers tight
" about his neck. All over the
norch the woman and dog fought
the animal several times nearly drag
cling his captor from the porch. FIN
sIlv as she was becoming exhaust
ed the brute's stru giles Decaln'
feebler, and Mrs. FORESTER dla NO
relax her grip until he collapsed ah'
| Law stil' in death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
BODY CUT By SHARK.
after Several Days Searching, BODY
of Cadet Was Found.

A dispatch from Savannah. 'a.'
saws: Half the body Of young HARRY
Lovett. the young Benedictine caoet'
who was mysteriously drowned "n,le
swimming off the north enc Oh y
bee on Monday has been 1ounu'
The lower portion of his BODY WIN
both feet eaten away washed UP
against the sea wall of Fort screven
oar,y Thursday morning and mas peeli
hroueht to the city for burial. Inc
remains were found by companions
and friends Of lad, who nave oeeil
ceaselessly patrolling the beach slhce
the tragedy. The condition OF tha'
,ortion of the body recovered SENS
81 indicate that it was shark "hich
stacked the young man while gong
for a long swim. .o5 nor.
The finding of the lacerateo m po.
ion Of the body cast a gloom W.. o:e.
+he entire island. Men VITA sen. u:
are now trying to lind the rest o.
Lovets:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
CECIL RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
Executors Give Information About
Qualification of BeneficiaEies.

The trustees = the will of the late
Cecil Rhodes Friday announced for
information of college authorities
and intending candidates for scholar
ships in the United States for the
next qualifying examination for
scholars in this country under the
Rhodes bequest will be held in Oc-
tol ar, 1909, and the elected scholars
will begin residence in Oxford in
October of the same year. The ex-
animation will be held in each State
and Territory to which scholarships
are assigned, at centers to. be fixed
by the local committee Of selection.
It should be clearly understood
that this examination is not compe-
titiye, but simply qualifying and Is
merely intended to give assurance
that every elected scholar is up to
the standard of the first examination
which the university demands OF all
candidates for the B. A. degree. one
scholar will be chosen for each state
and Territory to which scholarships
are assigned. Candidates must be
unmarried, and must be citizens OF
the United States.
Candidates are eligible who have
passed their nineteenth birthday, but
have not passed their twenty-h1tn
birthday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Eight Young Men, Suspended From
West Point, Call on War Secretary.

Eight Young Men, Suspended FROM
West Point, Cali on War Secretary.
Secretary Of War Wright: who re-
turned to Washington Friday from
a trip of inspection of sthe vancouver
camp at Chattanooga, received call
from the eight young men who, as
cadets at the Military Academy at
West Point, have been found guilty
of hazing and sentenced to dismissal
Mr.. Wright has not had time to eX-
anime the report which has been
submitted to him. After a few
minutes informal talk with the
young men, all of whom the Secretary
said subsequently impressed him as
bright, manly fellows, Secretary
Wright said:
"Now, honest, boys, tell me just
what you did to get yourselves into
this scrape.'"
Cadet Rossell, an honor man o1
the fifth class, and son OF Lieut.
Col. VIM. T. Rossell, of the engineer
CORPS of the army, stepped forward
as spokesman. He satd perhaps he
had been more to blame than any OF
the others, but he felt that none had
committed serious offences. He ex,
planned frankly and briefly the ma
ture O their hazing of the rlebes
"Bracing," Rossell explained, was
IAN exaggerated form of bringing
plebe to attention F" He said tha'
all of them had been through such
an experience, which, far from be-
ing brutal or humiliating, tended tt
make the right sort Of men OF ca
diets.
Secretary Wright informed the
Young men that he would give care
ful attention to the report and take
their cases under advisement, 1nol
eating that it might be several day.
before final disposition was reached
The Court is understood to nave
bee N unanimous on the dlsmissa
sentence. In the opinion OF the
war department officials, therefore
the Secretary must either approve
the findings or set them aside al
together. The law is mandatory un
der the authorities to dismiss caoet'
guilty of hazlng, and it is not dis
cretiohary with even the secrelaf:
Of War to minimize punishment.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
WANTS HIS NAME CHANGED.
G. Flourney Asks Judge Hydrick at
Spartanburg for Relief.

A dispatch from Spartanburg,
says C. Flourney, promoter, of North
and South Carolina, who, several
weeks ago startled the financial
world b, stating that he had formed
a company to organize the Thermal
Iron and Steel Railway Company
with a capital of s1,O0o,0OO, and
proposed to build line from Tryon
to Spartanburg, appeared before
Judge Hydriok Friday and asked that
his name be changed to Walter Z.
Flourney, stating that his former
name had been injured, and he want
ed to start out anew. Flourney, IL
will be remembered, was arrested IN
Greenyille some time ago, and after
several days confinement was re-
leased.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
HIT BY LIGHTNING.
THREE MEN KILLED WHILE ELE-
MENTS PLAY.
Fierce Storm at the Famous Battle
Ground of Gettysburg Results
With Three Dead.

A dispatch from Gettysburg, Pa,
sars an all night search throughout
Camp Hayes, where the 10000 men
of the National Guard Pennsylvania
have been in camp for week, and
which was Thursday night visited by
terrific electrical and wind storm,
shows that three soldiers were struck
dead by lightning, and that nearly
half a hundred other persons were
injured 1t was probably the wild,
est night the historic battle-ground
has experienced since the memorable
July days of 1863. Those killed
were:
Corporal C. Milton CARRIER, 10th
regiment, Washington.
James A. Barbe, 10th regiment,
Waynesburg.
Clyde Morrison, 18th regiment,
Oil City.
The cots of the hospitals are fill
ed with the injured, some of whom
are women and children who had
been visiting the camp.
The tent, which Governor Stuart
had been occupying during the weeks
encampment, was blown down and
the Governor and those who were
his guests at that time, were Durled
under the canvass.
To add to the excitement the tall
iron Flagstaff in front of the tents or
Governor Stuart and Gen. Wiley was
struck, stinging several members
Of the Governors staff,
Barbe was sitting in his tent with
another soldier when he was envelop-
ed in blue flame, following terri
fic crash, and he fell dead. The:
other soldier was only stunned.
In each case of those killed the
new army puttees furnished just be-
fore the men went into camp were
torn from their limbs, the steel ribs
Icing exposed. The storm, which
had been brewing all evening, broke
suddenly. The wind blew with al
most cyclonic force, the rain came
down in torrents and the lightning
was the severest seen here in years.
For time utter confusion riigned,
but as the storm passed off the COM
manders of the several regiments in
the I'd brigade brought about order
and began a systematic search for
injured guardsmen. They were re-
moved to the hospital tent and given
attention by regimental surgeons,
assisted by physicians summoned
from the town Of Gettysburg.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT PICKED
DIR. S. C. Mitchell, of Richmond Col
lege, Chosen.

DR.. S. G. Mitchell, of Richmond Col
lege, Chosen.
The board of. trustees of the Uni
+versity of South Carolina Saturday
morning elected DR.. Samuel Chiles
Mitchell, of Richmond College, of
Richmond, Va, president OF the Uni
'versity of South Carolina. DR.. Nit
.chell is recognized as one of the
strongest educators in the South and
the board feels it has done a good
work not only for the University, but
for the State, in getting DR.. Mitchell
to accept the presidency Of the Uni
versiy.
DR.. Mitchell is at present engaged
in delivering a series of lectures at
Brown University and at Harvard
University under the exchange sys-
tenn. that has been recently instituted.
The professor of history at Brown
University is to be abroad as mem
Der Of the maritime commission and
DR.. Mitchell has been invited to de-
liver the major portion Of the lectur-
es. 1t is on account of this engage
ment, made last winter, that DR..
Mitchell is unable to come to the
University at the opening Of the next
session. He will spend some time
here this summer and again at in
tervals during the course Of next
session. During the interval the
University will be in charge of Prof
A. C. Moore, who is now vice presi-
dent of the faculty, and the board
feels that during the inter-regnum
the affairs of the university will be
we'll conducted.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
DEAD MAN AT DOOR.
Body of Negro Remained Upright
for Several Hours.

The Savannah News says opening
+ the door of his home at midnight
Saturday Stephen Williams, colored,
looked into the dead face OF Baker
| Booker, nergo man who died as he
knocked at the door for admittance
right to greet the man who answer
ed his knock.
William lives at Meinhard station,
He was awakened during Saturday
night and went to the door. A man
on the outside asked for admission,
but was refused, Williams believing
the man drunk. The knocking
ceased for while and Williams re-
turned to his bed. Afterwards it was
renewed and Williams went again to
the door, opened it and saws a man ap-
parently leaning against the door
jamb.
he received no answer to. ques-
tions and closer look into the mans
face showed he was dead. The ne
gro remained at Williams door un-
til late Sunday morning, when Coro-
ner Stanley was notified and went to
Meinhard. A jury was impanelled
and an inquest held. 1t was decided
that Booker died from dropsey.
Booker is supposed to have walked
! from his home in South Carolina.
He was about DO years of age. 1t
is believed he knew death was ap-
preaching and tried to get help when
he knocked at Williams door.
Coroner Stanley stated that Booker
could hardly have been saved had
a physician reached him at that
time. 4"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
following was adopted:

loilO"i was eAoSptSo' .
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Union that our cotton ought to
be be compressed at the gins and
cotton bagging be used on such COM
pressed bales, and that we ask the
National Union to take this matter
up and press it to speedy conclusion. :"
Thursday night an open session
was held, which was ATTENDED by
many ladies and citizens who are not
members of the Union. An address
was delivered by National President
Barrett, of Georgia, who explained
to some extent the purposes and
work OF the organization and told Of
it's rapid growth within the last few
years. Mr.. Barrett declared that
any differences which may have ex-
listed within the Union have been
settled, and that the members are
now in thorough accord. At the
conclusion of his speech President
Barrett was presented with a hand
some walking cane by State Presi-
dent Harris on behalf of the South
Carolina Union. The open session
vas then concluded and the Conven-
ton went into secret session with
members of all other unions being
invited to remain. A number of re-
representatives. of local trades unions
participated in this secret session.
The officers elected by the State
Union are as follows:
President, B. Harris, of Pendle-
ton; vice president, A. J. Perritt, OF
Lamar; secretary and treasurer; j.
w. Reed, of Reidville; chaplain, w.
E. Bodie, Of Saluda; conductor, w.
E. Hopkins, of Richland; doorekeep-
er, A. F. Calvert, of Abbeville; SER
geant-at-arms, W. P. Caskey, Of Lam
caster. Executive committee: Sec
ond district, N. R. Parks, of Parks
Vile; Sd district, j. L. Keitt, OF New
berry; 4th district, o. P. Goodwin
of Laurens; 5th district, j. Frank
Ashe. of McConnellsville; 9Th dis
trict, T. C. Willoughby, of Florence;
18th district, L. L. Baker, of Bishop
Vile.
The Farmers Union is a secret
organization, the purposes of which
are educational and cooperative
The organization numbers in Its
membership some of the most In
ltelligent and progressive farmers IN
South Carolina, and it is said that
there are now about 10000 members
in this State. The Union teaches
the farmer to rely on his individual
efforts, and by cooperation to bet
ter the condition of himself and MS
fellows. The delegates who are IN
attendance on this Convention are
displaying a deep interest in agricul'
tural and labor conditions, and by
exchange of ideas are making them
selves familiar with conditions
throughout the State and the Soutn
MANY of its members are naturall!
alive and influential in politics, bu'
the Union is kept free as possible
from such matters, and it is quite
evident that while the organization
is united to a man for its principles
| the individual members are eXercls'
ling their own judgment about canui.
dates and political issues.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
QUITS EDITORIAL CHAIR.
Mr.. Bryan Resigns His Position as
Editor of The COmmOner.

BEGINNING with Thursday, Mt.
Bryan retires as editor OF The COM
moner, a signed letter in the paper
announcing that his candidacy LOT
the presidency makes it necessary
for him to take such action. Coupl-
ed with it, is the interesting state
nent tha as personal campaign
contribution the profits of The COM
moner over and above actual eXpen-
ses will be turned over to the De.
mocratic national committee.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
LIGHTNING STRIKES HOTEL.
Inmates at Resort Mt Wade Mecum
Springs, n. c., Have Narrow Escape.

Lightning struck the big hotel at
Wade Mecum Springs, Stokes County,
n. c., early Friday morning and
started fire which soon reduced the
structure to ashes. Many of the
inmates narrowly escaped with their
lives and all Of them lost their per-
sonal effects, the management hav-
ing to call upon recort several
miles away to furnish wearing ap-
parel for them as we'll as food. NO
accurate estimate of the loss is OBJ
tainable. The resort, including the
famous mineral springs and vast
tract of mountain laud. is owned
chiefly by the widow Of the late j.
II. L. Sparks, the circus man, "ho
lost his life there several years age
by blood poisoning resulting IRON
the bite of a Ect lion.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Feeling Between Americans and lta-
lians at Natalbany, La, Acut>

A dispatch from Natalbany, La
says a company Of State troops from
Jefferson Parish arrived Friday night
as a protection against further out
breaks of racial antagonism between
Italians and Americans. The troops
were ordered out by Governor Sand
ers at the request of Sheriff Saal,
after the dynamiting of an Italian
store.
George and Tony lambda, accus-
ed of the murder of the American
youth, Walter Simmons, have not
vet been captured, fact which mas
served to keep many members OF the
American population in menaclns
frame of mind. Threats have Dee''
made that Italians will not be allow
ed to return until the accused men
are captured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
Ouits Race After Accident.

Col, H. G.. Catrow, Republican
candidate for Congress from the
Third district of Ohio, has announced
his withdrawal from the race be-
cause his automobile struck and KILL
ed Eugene Sullivan in Dayton, y.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
SALES DECREASED.
AUDITOR VESTS FIGURES ON
DISPENSARY SALES.
Sales and Profits From Twenty-four

Sales and Profits From Twenty-four
Counties. Seventeen in the State
Are Dry.
Mr.. w B. West. the state dispen-
sary auditor completed Wednesday
night his statement Of the sales,
breakage and net profit of tle dis
pensaries during the quarter, April,
May and June. The statement shows
considerable decrease in the con-
sumption of intoxicants, as compar-
cd with that of the preceding quarter
the figures being as follows:
Sales.
JAN, Feb March. =. ..$970,964.01
April, May, June. >. 777,296.34
Decrease. :. 49,. ..S193, ,663.67
In the items Of net profit there is
a corresponding decrease:
Profit.
Jan, Feb, March. ..S26S,941.98
April, May, June. ;. 1S0,422.S4
Decrease. e. >. =. IS 8S,519.64
I. These figures are from the Sc dis
pensaries in the "a dispensary coun-
ties. Of the dispensary counties,
FIVE have more than five dispensaries
each, these being Aiken, with six,
Barnwell with ten, Charleston with
fourteen, Orangeburg with seven and
Richland with ten.
The report does not give the IL
cures by individual dispensaries, be-
ing compiled by county totals, but
it will be noted that since Augusta
went dry by legislative enactment,
the Aiken county dispensaries, par
ticular'y that at North Augusta,
have been doing much better business
The figures in the report which re-
fer to Aiken county are as follows:
Sales, S65,219.60; breakage S5ls,-
rs; net profit, s14,31O.79.
With these compare the tgures
for Barnwell, which has four more
|dispensaries.
Sales, S39,6O5.4O; breakage $685.
As; net profit S6,32S.67.
During the quarter Charleston
county's fourteen dispensaries sold
goods to the extent Of S152,533.75;
earning net profit thereon of $780,
322.29.
Richards ten dispensaries sold
s11S,O94S5 worth; earning profits
aggregating s27,O5O.O3
The report, which is of consider
able length, but very clear and
readily ineligible, goes on to give
the sales, breakage and net profit by
the counties through the whole list
1t will be noted that the ratio of
profit to sales in not regular. This
condition arises from the fact that
the selling price Of the goods is fiX-
ed by the several county boards and
some of them collect larger per-
centage of profits than others.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
c,oss in Stomach for Eight Years.

An autopsy over the re 9ains OIL
Norman Garrison, Of Salem, Sa.' re-
vealed that he had carried piece Oh
class in his stomach for the past
eight years. His stomach mao gwen
him constant pain.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
Fulfilled Her Own Prediction.

To fulfill her own prediction tnat
she would die June 2S, Mrs. Leroy
Noble took strychnine and killed
herself at jamestown, n. ~ accoro-
ing to the coroner's finding.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
Two Killed by Escaping Gas.

While cleaning a tank on a. bath
house roof, at Port Huron. Mlch.'
last week, Charles Thorton was KILL
ed by gas, as was George Moore
who tried to rescue him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
e.. Killed in s., Hours.

Inside of six hours six foreigners
uere run down by trains and killed
at Buffalo, N. Y, one day last week. "
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
Souvenir Hunters Steal Bronze.

Souvenirs hunters have taken from
the Boston state House bronze mteai
TO the value of more than $1,000.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
ADMIRAL RoJEsvENsKY DEAD
Commander of Russian Fleet in Bat
tie Of the Sea of japan Succumbs.

tie of the Sea of Japan Succumbs.
Vice Admiral Rojesvensky, VINO
commanded the Inflated Russian
fleet which was annihilated by the
Japanese in the Sea of Japan in May,
1905, died at Bad Nauheim, Ger
MANY, Monday. It is believed that
the heart affection resulted from IN
iuries received by Admiral Ro1esV-
ensky in the battle of the Sea OF Ja-
pan.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
Miners Relieve in Unionism.

The Western Federation Of Miners
has reafirmed it's faith in industr al
unionism.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-28
CHILD KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Several Other Members Of Spartan
burg County Family Shocked.

The S-year-old daughter of ". G..
Turner, farmer residing in Spar
tanburg county, near Arkwright, was
instantly killed by lightning late
Wednesday afternoon. The bolt
stunned several members OF the
family and set fire to the house. Mr..
Turner's efforts extinguished the
flames
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-31
OECAL0CUE OF THE
ROAD BUILDER
Drainage Constitute His Ten
Commandments Accord ne
to Bulletin Issued by u, S.
Office of Public Roads,

The United States office of Publ,
roads has issued the following it'll,
bulletin which will be of cspecia in.
terest to people of this city and coun-
ty where the campaign of road build
ing is now in earnest.
With an average Of 1900 tons of
water falling in the form of rain on
each mile of public road in the I'm
tied States annually, it is scarcely
to be marvelled at that the ten com
mandments of the road builder can
be summed up succinctly in the word
drainage"
The saying has truth for a basis.
as good drainage is the primary re-
quisite for all roads. Even i'm sand
roads this holds true, for there good
drainage mca such as will safely
remove the storm water without ero-
sion or outlying and still retain the
surface moisture.
To secure good drainage one must
axe into consideration both the sur
face water and the underground wa
ter. The surface water must be re
moved quickly and completely and
without subjccting the road to excess
SiYe scour or erosion. For this rea-
son, the center of the road should
be raised and the slope towards the
side bitches should be from one-haIf
to- one inch 20 each foot of distance
dr so that the water will run freely
to the side bitches and not flow
down the road or remain in puddles
on the roadway. The side bitches
should be of ample size to care for
the scVcrcst storms with a fall of not
lass than six inches to each one hun
dred feet. Frequent and ample cross
drains should be constructed and ev-
try opportunity taken to get the wa
ter aWay from the road as quickly as
possible. Any road along which you
see water standing in the side bitches
or ON which puddles of water have
collected or which has been badly
quilted and croded by the rains has
poor drainage and is in need of i'm
mediate attention. In fact earth
roads nearly always require a little
attention after each rain. The split
log is essentially a tool to maintain
good drainage on u earth roads,
and should be used after each rain.
ON a heavy clay or gumbo soil the
drag, when properly used, tends to
puddle the road surface, keep it free
from ruts, dense, smooth and herd,
thus securing the best surface drain
age possible.
But in many places the under
ground water is too near the surface