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AGANCE At THE RAND3

be yet hatder to surmount. These are iii ]
have not imbibed too unfavorable an opinion
bringing the truly great and wise policy Of the
measure into view and the difficulty Of extract
Ing money from them Tor sucn PURPOSE; II IL
all the sufferings Of the public creditors, breach
Of public faith and loss OF reputation. that the
payment OF the taxes, which are already laid.
Will be postponed as long as possible. How.
then. are we to expect new ones for purposes
/ am not disinterested in this matter as
you are. but am made very happy to find that
a man OF dscernment and liberality who has
do who have lands in the country. the value
Of which would be enhanced by the adoption Of
such measure.
More than ten years ago l was struck with
the Importance OF 1t. and. despairing OF any
aid from the public. I became the principal
scrihers to undertake at their own expense. on
conditions which were expressed. the extension
of navigation from tidewater to Wills creek.
about one hundred and hfty miles and de-
vOutly wish that this may not he the only ex-
pedient by which 1t can be Effected elbow; now TO
upon that ground to comprehend James river,
In order to remove the 5ealousies which arose
the Potomac. The plan was, however. in
tolerably good train ahen ! set out for Cam
cel!ent way had 1t not been for the difficulties
which were met with In the Maryland assembly
from the SS tSs en
were alarmed. and perhaps not without cause.
at the consequence of water transportation TO
Georgetown Of the produce which usually came
to their market by land.
The local interest of that place. Joined to the
short sighted politics contracted views Of
another part of the assembly. gave Mr. Thomas
Johnson. who was warm promoter of the
scheme on the north side Of the Potomac.
great deal of trouble.
In this situation left matters when ! took
command of the army. The war afterward
called mems attention to different objects and
all the money they could raise was applied to
other purposes. But with you agree that not
q moment ought to be lost in recommending
this business. as know the Workers. will de-
lay no time to remove every obstacle In the
way Of the other communication soon the
posts at OswegO and Niagara surrerdered:
and shall he mistaken If they do not build
vessels for the navigation Of the lakes. which
will supersede the necessity for cOasting
either side.
I will not enter upon the subject Of COM
merce. 1t has Its advantages and disadvan-
tages. hut which Of them preponderates Is not
now the question. From trade citizens
will not be restrained, and therefore 1t behoOves
us to place it in the most convenient channels
under proper regulations. freed much pos
sible from those vices which luxury the con-
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. ROF. r. j. J. SEE. United States
Navy. the we'll known astronomer.

~ ROF. r ]. J. SEE. United States
r Navy, the we'll known astronomer,
has recently published an important
paper on the New Theory of Earth
quakes and Mountain Formation as IL
Illustrated by Processes Now at Work in
the Depths of the Sea-"
This new work verifies and proves the
theory recently advanced by Prof. See
that mountains are formed by the sea.
and not at all by the secular cooling and
shrinkage of the earth. The old theory
which compares the earth to a withered
apple receives hard blow which it can
not long survive.
In two previous papers which have been
widely read all over the world he showed
thar six great classes of phenomena,
namely. earthquakes. volcanoes. noun
tain formation. the formal on of islands
and plateaus, seismic sea waves following
great Earthquakes. and the feeble at
traction of mountains long noticed in
Geodesy. are but different effects of one
common cause.-The secular leakage of the
ocean bottom. This forms steam be-
Meath the earth'S crust which brings on
earthquakes. the earthquakes upl.ft is
lands i'm the sea, and mountains along
the shore by the expulsion of lava under
the land. When tho earth'S crust Is thus
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know that the Island of Nippon came out
of there, because If it were dug off and
thrown into the hole 1t would about fill it
up. In the same way the Aleutian and
Kurile islands. if dug off and thrown into
the adjacent trenches near them, would
Till UP the troughs which now appear
there.
If we go along in field and come upon
a trench with a ridge beside it we know
that the ridge was made by dirt taken
out of the ditch.
This investigation. showing how noun
tains are formed in the sea. is likely to
prove OF profound significance for all
the sciences which deal with the earth
It shows clearly that the sea bottoms
leak even when the underlying rock is
twenty miles deep. and that all the noun
tains were once in the depths Of the sea.
They were uplifted by earthquakes push
ing up the land, and not at all by the
shrinkage of the earth.
To Rewrite Books.
Prof. See calculates that the earth is
now expanding from ten to one hundred
times more rapidly than it is contracting
under the influence of secular cooling.
Thus all the old books on geology will
have to be rewritten. He discusses also
a mountain range now forming in the sea
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sequence of wealth and power, naturally IN
PRODUCES.
A Sectional Preference.


A Sectional Preference.
This letter. Independent of its illumina-
ton of the canal plan. lights up some OF
the very human angles OF the character
Of George Washington. He admits that
he is not so disinterested as jefferson.
and that his lands in the Ohio country
would be enhanced by a realization Of the
project. This cannot be said, though, to
detract from the evidence of his cOnvic-
ton Of the national need and greatness of
the scheme. The letter shows that when
Washington introduced in the Virginia
assembly the bill he tells of he found 1t
desirable to dissemble to some extent. Sin
order to remove the jealousies which
arose from the attempt to extend the
navigation of the Potomac river" Wash
ington admits to jefferson that he lacked
faith that his countrymen had the intel
ligence to see the advantages of the
scheme or the patriotism to put up their
money for it.
A curious light is shed on Washington
by the paragraph treating of commerce.
1t seems to show prejudice against
trade. yet he wants to checkmate the
workers. in their game to get the west
ern trade. Above all things. though. this
letter shows Washington as a big. broad
man and a master mind of his times
He could think beyond the lining of his
own pocket and his own fence lines.
CHc VI tHe very IS" ioHS ietleIa "HItH
Washington wrote was written on this
canal plan 70 Gov. Benjamin Harrison of
Virginia. This latter furnished Wash
ington Irving with nearly all the material
for his chapter on Washington's interest
in internal improvements. 1t is not writ
ten in the same spirit of candor and
frankness as that to Jefferson. Wash
ington probably OWNED that Harrison
would, or intended that he should, make
some public use of it. 1t contains a lit
tie f1attery for the governor, reveals
WashingtOns study of the geographic
books of the period, refers to the enter
prise of the people of New York and
Pennsylvania and complains of the small
jealouses in his own state and of Vir-
ginians' lack of enterprise. He declines.
he says. to discuss the troublesome and
debatable question as to whether trade
with foreigners is advantageous or other
wise points out the exposed condition of
the country, with Great Britain and Spain
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
FOUND HIM GUILTY
OF Attempting to. Burn His Store
Mt BennettSville.

A dispatch from Bennettsville to
The State says Zephry P. Wright
chagred with burning his store. was
sentenced by Judge Gray Monday to
serve a period of ten years at hard
labor in the State penitenSiary.
The grand jury returned true
bill. The solicitor empaneled trill
jury. put in the evidence for the
State and then announced that tn .
State would be satisfied with YER
dict of guilty with recommendation
for mercy. Attorneys announced
that such a verdict was acceptable.
The foreman was INSTRUCTED to
write such verdict. When the de-
fendant was arraigned for sentence
his counsel read the proceedings had
before the probate court and made
an an eloquent and touching appeal
for mercy on the ground of the men,
tai unsoundness Of the defendant,
basing his plea upon personal knowl-
edge of the defendants mental con-
dition and the proceedings in the
probate court, whereupon the presid-
ing judge imposed the minimum SEN
tence Of ten years.
The entire community sympathizcs
deeply with the defendants family,
but the general opinion is that his
counsel artpd wisely
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
NEGROES BUNCoED.
An Old Flim-Flam Game Being
Worked Again.

The Columbia State says It has
been reported that there are, a c3upte
of Smooth crooks in town who
work their game on unsuspectinS
negroes. The two artists are of the
colored race also and they go about
their work in a hackneyed manner
which, like other time-honored gags,
lands sucker" occasionally.
The two walk in among crowd OF
negroes, and drop an old, worn
pocketbook in the crowd. Then one
Of them stoops and picks up the
pocketbook, which contains a $40
bill. The negroes who are in the
immediate vicinity Of the pocket
book have their attention then called
to the find" The artists then pro-
ceed to tel 1.-The two or three negroes
that they will "divvy" the money IL
there is nothing said about the find
ing of the pocketbook. The unsus-
pecting negroes agree to this, Of
course, and then comes. the division
of the spoils,
After some figuring the exact
amount due each is obtained. The
$500 bill, which, of course, Is fake
money, is handed over'ro one of the
victims. He has to give back SIS
change and this is where the crooks
finish their work. They pretend
that they are going to a store to
get the rest of the money changed
The victims never see the men again.
It Is said that several negroes who
have come to town and sold cotton
have lost much money In this way.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
CHESTER NEGRO A SUICIDE.
Aged Plantation Darkcy Cuts HIS
Throat With Razor.

James II. Heatherington. an aged
negro, living on Mr.. J. B. Atkinson T.
place, near Armenia, Chester county,
Monday committed suicide, thing
few negroes do. Heatherington was
an Industrious and respected negro,
ana vas getting along as well rs
usual this year, but somehow became
worried about the outlook, with the
result that his mind became affected.
A few days ago he told ms daughte"
goodbye, and since then in conse-
qucnce, his actions had been watched
SO as to prevent him from taking
any rash step. Monday morning,
however, he got hold Of razor. ana
stealing off into nearby thtcket,
cut his throat. Coroner Leckie hcld
an inquest Monday afternoon. with
Mr.. Harrison Grant as foreman Of the
Jury, the verdict being that the de-
ceased came to his death from s".f-
Inflicted wounds.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
KIDNAP YOUNG WIFE. f
TWICE CARRIED OFF BIZ TWO
STRANGERS.
Kept Prisoner In Swamp, Enduring
Ng,,+reatnaot and Finally Return-

Kept Prisoner In a Swamp, enduring
Maltreatment and Finally Return-
ing to Her Home.
After spending a night Of terror,
hiding in barn from friends, who
were searching the woods for her,
Mrs. Abbie Meeriongola, who was
twice kidnapped by two men and
kept a prisoner in the woods, re-
turned to her sisters home, in
Huntington, L. l., Monday She was
so frightened and dazed by her ex-
perience at the hands of the kidnau-
4 pers that she could tell no connected
story OF her i'll treatment.
Mrs. Meeriongola is IT years old.
the daughter Of a well-to-do farmer
and the wife OF contractor, to whom
she was married six months ago.
She was first dragged from her home
on October 10. A neighbor saw her
being led to the woods between two
armed men.
Three days later. after her father
and husband had sought for her in
vain, she staggered into her fathers
home and said that she could re-
member little that had happened
during her absence except that she
had been kept prisoner in a swamp
by two men.
A few days later another attemEt
to kidnap her from her fathers house
was made, but was frustrated by the
appearance Of her husband.
Again last Saturday afternoon the
two kidnappers raided her fathers
home, and, frightening her mother
with a revolver shot, again dragged
the young wife away. The help cf
the police again was summoned, all l
Sunday afternoon two officers
found her in the custody ofitwo men
in the, woods near Huntington.
The girl was lying. on a. pile Of
brush, while her captors were playing
game of cards. Fhe kidnappers
gave battle, to the police, but were
overcome and arrested. Alarmed
and apparently half crazed the girl
fed into the swamps. The police
pursued her for short distance, but
soon lost trace of her.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Stole Money From Rather and Re-
Morse Overlook Him.

NUTSc OferCOOh I19lus
A special to the Augusta Chronicle
from Atlanta says remcrse over hay-
ing taken S25 of his fathers mon
-ey to satisfy longing for bicycl, =,
led John Arthur Hiburn, 12-yea:-
4old boy, ii commit suicide Tuesday.
The lad lived with his paretns nt
2S6 VALDEZ street. He left home
Sunday afternoon and went to the
house of neighbor, where he spent
the evening. He left at p. m. He
was seen no more until when found
early Tuesday suffering terrible agony
from the effects of his dose of car
holic acid.
The discovery was made bv
John w. Henley, assistant United
States district attorney. AS MIR.
Henley was going tt wirk he heard
the cries Of two boys, and on invest-
cation found them carrying third,
who was in the clutches of convul-
eions.
Young Hilburn was carried into
the home of Alderman frank Pitt
man on Park street, in front of which
the acid had been drunk, but died
twenty minutes later without speak
ing.
- half emptied bottle told the
story.
The parents were Frustrated by
news of their child's death and can
not account for the same except on
the theory that such was brought
about by remose over having taken
S25 the elder Hilburn had left lying
around carelessly.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
SEVERAL KILLED
In an Attempt to Make Arrests in
Indian Camp.

A telephone message from Ovando,
Montana, says that Deputy Warden
c.. B. Peyton and four Flathead In
dians are dead as a result of a fight
between Deputy Peyton and his as
sistant. Herman Rudolph, and a
band Of Flathead Indians near Hoi-
lands prairie on Swan river Tues
day afternoon. Peyton and Rudolph
were attempting to arrest the In
dians for hunting without a license
and killing deer in excess of the
number permitted by law. Peyton
went to the camp of the Indians and
told them they must accompany him
to Missoula. Without Warming the'
fired on the deputy with rifles. The
fire was returned by the deputies.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23

VICTORY In THE AIR

All Signs Point to Democratic Land
slide on Tuesday, November 3,
When the People will Win Not
Only the Presidency, but the
House as Well.
All the forecasts OF the election
indicate sweeping victory fer the
Democracy by the election Of Bryan
and Kern The New York Herald
and The New York World have been
conspicuous agencies Of serious az
tempt to arrive at some reliable
judgment OF the conditions. and their
reports and conclusions are very in
seresting, and, to the, Democrats,
more than important.
In last Sundays issue these great
newspapers each presented the re-
suits Of careful and extended can
vas Of popular disposition toward
the candidates, made in conjunction
with other newspapers in various sec.
tions Of the country, and they botn
reach the conclusion that the last
few days OF the campaign may de-
'termine the issue, while they agree
that there are strong. evidences Of
an undercurrent that may develop
Into Democratic landslide.
The Herald, which is supporting
the Republicans, thinks that Taft il
within 3S votes Of his goal, while
Bryan needs 81 more electoral votes
to assure him of victory. 'There
are political conditions in the West, "
says The Herald, Indicating Dem
ocratic landslide. There are signs
in New York, .presaging political
Chaos" Obviously tnat means ull-
rest and uprising Of the people ani
dissatisfaction with the party in
power that must promise brilliantly
for the Democrats.
The World thinks the result de-
pends upon the vote of New York
State, and IN that State it figures
out a plurality of less than ten thous-
and for Taft, while it estimates that
the Democrats will elect their State
ticket by $4,000 majority. A tre-
mendous majority such as that for
the State ticket could not be re-
corded withiut material effect upon
the national ticket. and" if Chanlor
Is elected Govern nor of New York hv
anything approaching the indicated
figures, Bryan will surely carry the
State and win.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
Dies in Circus.

Waddy Bramlett, a rural carrier
on one Of the Z. +. D. roEtes out Or
tireenville, dropped lead in the tenc
of Ringland Brothers circus Tuesdar
He was entering the tent
to witness the performance, and
it is supposd that he became over
heated while waiting for the gates
to open. He fell just as be cntered
the tent and died before medical aid
could reach him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
GAFFNEY ELECTRICIAN KILLED.
Young Man From Michigan Touches
Live Terminal and Dies.

A young electrician named n. X.
Streter, while painting switchboard
in the engine room OF the Gaffney
Manufacturing Company Tuesday
morning, touched a live terminal
with his brush, with the result that
$500 volts of electricity were sent
coursing through his system. He
only lived about five minutes after
the accident. The physicians say
that he probably had weak heart.
The young man has only been in
Gaffney about two months and came
here from Michigan. He has rela-
tives in Ashville and the remains
were turned over to Shuford & LAM
aster, undertakers, awaiting instruc-
tions from his people as to their dis
position. The young man made
many friends in Gaffney and his
death was shock to all who knew
him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
Deadly Work of SnowStOrm.

Six accidental deaths are tracea BILE
to Snowstorm that prevailed II
Colorado Saturday night and Sunday.
Besides. seven persons sustained Sc
rious injuries in railroad coils
sions and in coming in contact with
live wires.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
Estimate Democratic plural

Estimate Democratic plural
itv in Ohio for 1905. 5S,SSl
Similar or larger Democratic gains
are shown all through the Middle
West. Every indication is that they
will be repeated in New York. This
extraordinary testimony to Bryan
strength is the unwilling evidence or
a hostile witness. John Il. Mclean.
proprietor Of the Cincinnati EnquiF-
er, who is making the canvass, has
always been bitterly antagonistic to-
Mr.. Bryan. His papers, the En-
uuirer and the Washington Post, arc
both fighting him. But he Is COM
PEELED. by the stern logic Of facts, tr'
make these remarkable concessions.
And they agree with the admissions
OF Republican National Chairman
Hitchcock, who is forced to admi-
immense Democratic gains ns
through the West.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
STARTED TO BURY LIVE WOMAN.
Physician Finds that Supposed
Corpse was Not Dead.


At Ellis, Kan, the timely inter-
vention Of physician who was not
satisfied with the appearance Of the
body Tuesday prevented the burial
alive Of Mrs. Thomas Chapman.
sixty years old, who was supposed
to have died suddenly of heart dis
east on Saturday. The body was
prepared for burial, but was not
embalmed. The funeral was to have
taken place at 2:30 o'clock Tuesda.J !
afternoon. A few minutes before
the coffin was sealed. a physician
requested permission to see the body.
An examination confirmed his sus-
picions that the woman's body was
made rigid by suspended animation.
The woman was removed from the
coffin, placed in bed and revived.
While her heart is weak 1t Is believ
ed Mrs. Chapman will recover.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
Cotton Mills Resume Operations.

A dispatch from Eatonton, Ga,
says that the Floyd Cotton Mills of
that place resumed operation this
week, after being closed about FIVE
months.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-11
Items from All Over the State OF
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
JOLIET BOYS CONFESS MURDER.
D1uth ana St0rihH Arrestcd ON
Charge Of S1n Stng DIctsWer.

D1uth and Stnrihn Arrested ON
Charge Of staying BIctsuer.
Anton Bluth and Matt Stariha. Is and
~ years old. respectively. were arrested
charged with the murder of August Bcltz-
ner. Joliet merchant. at his place Of
business on recent night. Starfia con-
fessed that they had gone to Bcltzner's
store to rob him. but when they leveled
rcvolvcrs at him and ordered him to
throw up his hands the old man chased
them to the door. where they fired at him.
The boys went to their homes and went
to bed. but the police secured evidence Of
their identity from young woman who
had seen them in the neighborhood before
the shooting. Both have been identified
by street car men as the men who held
them up and stole their watches and
money at the end of the Granite street
line. They were also identified by Peter
Murin. a saloOnkeepcr. as the holtlup men
who locked him In his ice box and rifed
his cash drawer. 1t Is believed that a
long list Of crimes. including the mysteri.
Gus murder of Arthur Yack. will also be
cleared up in their arrest.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-11

exercise such power under properly
constructed charter provision. II the
city has the right to regulate plumb
crs, to regulate engineers. to regulate
the electrical business. to regulate pawn.
brokers and the scores Of other bust.
ness enterprises and industries over
which 1t exercises unQuestioned super.
vising powers. It certainly has a per.
feet right to regulate the banking busl.
ness, which Ii Of far more Importance
than anything In the line Of business
In the city. because upon the legitimate
and honest business methods OF these
institutions depends the welfare Of the
entire city In its business and CONNER.
cinl life. while methods Of n contrary
kind INDUCED In by small. irresponsible
speculative concerns only results In
failures that involve injurlously the In.
terests Of the entire community. How
often have we seen II that the failure
Of one Of these little banks. started
upon Insecure ana irresponsible fOunda.
lions. ana doomed by fraudulent and
false representations, have dragged
down to ruin hundreds Of good. hard.
working. thrifty and deserving citizens
The licenses issued by the cxamin.
Ing board, which. Of course should he
composed Of responsible citizens and
able financicrs. should he Of n charac.
ter TINT would he absolutely prOhlhi.
tive Of all schemes md projects For the
establishment Of phony concernc Of this
kind.
This would be welcomed by all sound
and responsible banking houses,
whether private or national
Banks like the Hibernian Banking
Association. the Illinois Trust and Saw.
Tugs Bank, Graham 4 Sons. the Union
Trust Company, the South Chicago
Savings Bank. the Commercial Nation.
nj. the Continental National. DrOvers
Deposit National. the Fort Dearborn
National, National Bank Of the
Republic, and other banks that have
weathered every panic and every
storm for years deserve we'll Of tile peO-
pie Of Chicago.
And yet foolish people pass them by
and hand their hard-earned money over
to concerns that have not single
banker connected with them and whose
leading men have been grafters either
in political or private life, and who al.
ways have their hands out for easy
coin.