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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-27
BoIN6s OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Hor MUCH PROGRESS AADE-HEiSURES
OF GENERAL and LOCAL
INTEREST PENDING.

Columbia, January "a (SpeciaD:-
fOne-thlrd of the constitutional time
.allotted to the law.making depart
lment Of the State has been con.
sumed, and it can hardly be said
THAT any material progress has
{been made over the astounding
kord of the last session, which
was in certain respects a session
! 'ull of bitterness by reason of the
opening of "old sores" which, it
was thought, were healed.
The most momentous questions
that haye arisen in the present
session Of the General Assembly have
caused some of the most interesting
debates known to South Carolina
polihcs.
House bill No 155, By Mr. Hy-
arick, to amend Section 30O5, Vol
/ of the Code, requiring that "crops
must be up and growing to make
mortgage on same Valid" called
forth able debate, in which the
Williamsburg delegation voted with
the majority, Senator Bass taking
similar action in the Senate.
House Bill No 27s, by Mr. Irby
!; Of Laurens, seems to have been
time wasted in Incorporation ola bill
concerning the office of Agriculture,
Commerce and Labor, as provided
for at the last session. The bill
7 Was1 unfavorably reported.
House Bill No. $50, by Mr. Doar
Of Georgetown, to provide ''free
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03

zone day when in our wanderings
we happened to camp near some roll
ing country the sheik and l rode OF
In search Of gazelles." says a traveller
In Arabia. "We found large herd.
and, being mounted on good horses, we
managed to ride them down. throwing
ourselves of our horses for the shot,
then galloping on again. We killed six
gazelles In about an hour and rode
back to camp with enough meat for a
big feast. 1t Is the custom that who
ever kills game should provide a feast
for all his friends. On the occasion of
these feasts l noticed that there was
always a crowd Of hangers-On waiting
at the end for scrap Of food, half
starved looking boys and ragged men.
These were orphans whose parents
had been killed or men whose herds
had been lifted by other Arabs. and
a. a result they were destitute. for the
law of the Bedouin is survival of the
6ttest' In Its strictest sense. But the
sheik supplied food literally, and l
noticed that he always looked after
the poor and fed the hungry"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03

Have you ever sat opposite In bus
q train to baby, say. from one to
two years old? II you have you have
bee0 compelled to notice It. And I'M
less you are misanthropicaI person
] guess You have caught yourself feel
ing uncomfortable under its wide eyed
scrutiny Of you. l think there u moth
Ing more discolcerting than to be re-
5ected by a baby after full and open
cross examination. Babies and very
young children have no humbug about
them. believe they see more than
grownups. believe they read our
characters down to the very ground.
While the young mother Is interested
to 6nd that her baby is being admired
that baby is reckoning up both the
mother and the admirer. and when the
jerky turn Of the head comes the man
that has music In his soul feels small.
London Scraps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
When Dreams Came True.

Az English magazine records two
dream stories. In one lady, having
lost an important key while walking
In a wood near her house in Ireland.
dreamed that she saw 1t lying at the
root Of certain tree. Next day she
found 1t there. She supposed her eye
must have seen 1t after 1t dropped.
though her conscious mind had not In
stantly noted 1t.
Just the same was the theory Of q
barrister who went out late at night
to post his letters and upon undressing
missed check for a large amount re-
ceived during the day. He dreamed
be saw it curled round an area railing
not far from his door, woke up.
dressed. went out and found it exactly
as he had dreamed. The mind regis
tiers at times what it does not instantly
report
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
Apple Tree Insects,

A sixty-eight page illustrated publica-
tion on the "Apple Tree Insects OF Maine"
has just been issued by the Maine agricul
experiment station. In this paper are des-
cribed about forty of the more common Of
the insect pests which in Maine affect the
apple tree and its fruit, giving brief
account Of the different stages of each in
sect, its habits and method Of control.
The paper concludes with a discussion on
beneficial insects, directions for making
spray solutions, and some general notes
on orchard practice.
A copy OF this circular will be sent to
any resident OF Maine on request. Re
quests should be addressed to the Maine
agricultural experiment station, Orono,
Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
A Big Baby Farm.

What has been called the biggest
baby farm In the world " situated ct
Moscow. and II b claimed that this
institution shows IN annual crop Of
some 1900 babies. not to speak Of
that put out By q branch at st. Peters
burg, which numbers 5000. The Mos
COW Founding asylum was founded By
Empress Catherine H.. and It - main
tanned, oddly enough, BY q tax on
playing cards. Servants In the red
livery Of the royal family guard tn
doors. and its accounts are carefully
audited BY the Russian treasury de-
partment. The buildings comprising
this institution stand In hollow
square round garden with trim lawn
and trees. which forms q playground
for the children. Youngsters Of all
sorts and sizes. from tender nurslings.
who In the incubadng rooms are just
struggling into life. are tended BY care
full nurses and are as sure Of good at
tention and wholesome food as any
baby can need. About ffty babies are
received every day. and after four
weeks the nurses take them to their
own homes In the villages.-Ne York
Tribune
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03

So says Mrs. Chas. Lyon, Peoria, H.: ~
found in your Foley Kidney Pills prompt
and speedy cure for backache and kidney
trouble which bothered me for many months.
am now enjoying excellent health, which 1
owe to Foley Kidney Pills." q. A. PARcHER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03

tive workers. 1t is for the best good
of the nation to limit this class as
much as possible.
The future prosperity Of America,
then, depends upon the decentraliza-
ton Of the cities. Large cities are eco
nomically wasteful, and they will have
to go. The manufacturing cities OF the
future will be located with reference
to food supply as well as with refer
ence to the market for their products.
In recent years the farmers OF the
hog raising districts of Iowa are COM
ing more and more to ship their hogs
to local packing houses for slaughter.
thus eliminating the long freight haul
to Chicago. A plan Is under way to
establish a terminal elevator at Cedai
Rapids, where the bulk Of the Iowa
grain can be cleaned and graded and
shipped direct to tho consumer. In
this way the toll Of Chicago. with Its
heavy terminal charges and Its army
Of middlemen. win be almost entirely
eliminated.
One of the chief factors In the way
Of this enterprise and many others OF
Ike nature Is the discriminatory
freight rates which the railroads give
10 the large cities. But this Is mat
ter that will be remedied in time. The
era Of the open country and the coun-
try town Is dawning. The great city
has its place. place which 1t will con-
tinue to hold. but It cannot be the
dominating force In American life. nor
can 1t much longer attract the lower
Of young manhood and young woman
hood from the country districts.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
opulencs.


They numbered four. They abso-
lutely exuded prosperity. The things
which they ordered were such as to
oil with envy the breast Of the man at
the next table engaged in consuming
the most modest dish disclosed by the
bill of fare.
The four were conversing-languid.
plutocratic conversation. After awhile
It turned to the question Of money.
Evidently they wanted to do some
thing. How much money had they !?
One Of the four took out his pocket
book and counted up a roll Of bills.
"Oh. have hundred and forty" he
said carelessly.
The second and third members Of the
party went through their pockets.
II have two hundred and fifteen," re-
marked one.
"And have three hundred" said the
other.
The fourth waved his hand grandly.
'Never mind. you fellows" be said.
'T'll lend you all You want"
Tenderly walters bore the man at
the next table out into the cold air. He
win Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
BACK TO
The FARM"
u.-Restorinf the Balance
Back to the Land.
BY c. v. GREGORY.
rcopvright, 1910. by American Press Asso
ciation.l

rcopyright, 1870 by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
- 4 De have seen how the high
KAf cost of the necessaries Of
w life and Of foodstuffs par
ucularly 10 the direct re-
mlt Of the downward trend Of popula-
tion. The same cause Is responsible
for the terrible congestion Of popula-
ZION In some parts Of the great cities.
With the attendant disease and misery.
Such conditions are deplorable. the
more so because they are unnecessary.
There Is enough food In the world for
all. enough shelter for all and enough
room for all Men will come to learn
Indeed. they are already learning
that they are paying too high q price
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
Finding Him Out.

Indignant Constituent-This is the
fourth time have called to see the
senator by appointment and found him
out every time. Private Secretary (of
eminent statesman)-Oh. well. would
not make fyss about that. Accord
ing 20 what the papers say. everybody
Is finding him out.-Chicago Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
Own U.

A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been In the wrong. which
Is but saying, In other words. that he
Is wiser today than he was yesterday.
Pope.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
A Soft Plaza.

First Artist Reduced to drainpipe
for pillow. old chap? Second Artist
Idiot. Can't you see it's filed with
straw:- Bon vivant.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
A Guess at It.

Teacher tof class III grammar
What do you understand by parts of
speechw Tommy-lt's-it's when q
man stutters.-Chicago Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-03
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS.

Tonic in quality and action, quick in re-
suits. For backache, headache. dizziness.
nervousness, urinary irregularities and rheu-
matism. G. A. PARcHER.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
ROADS GRANT INCREASE.
New York Central and Boston and
Albany Raise Wages.

New York, April 1.-The New York Cen
tral announced to-day that it had made
the following increases of pay to en-
ployes. effective to-day, April 1: The pay
of yard conductors and yard brakemen In
all yards is increased cents per hour.
The wages of all employees receiving e
monthly salary of 500 or less is increased
Z per cent, with the following exceptions:
Exception A-Employes of the engineer
ing and maintenance of way department,
as the salaries have already been ad-
justed.
Exception B-ConduCtors and trainmen
and employees included in the telegraphers'
schedule. the wages of these employees
now being under consideration.
At the same time the Boston and Al
bany made corresponding increases in
wages. in accordance with the following
schedule:
The wages of ali employees receiving a
monthly salary of 500 per month or less
are increased per cent, with the follow
ing exceptions:
Exception A-Yard conductors and yard
brakemen, whose pay is increased 8 cents
per hour
Exception B-Employes of the engineer
ing and maintenance of way department.
whose salaries will be adjusted on a
varying scale, according to location and
the character of work performed.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
DENIES CHARGES
MADE BY HUSBAND
Wife Defends Her Honor and
that of Dead Physician.

Aberdeen. Miss. April L-stung to the
quick by testimony of her husband. who
attacked her honor on the stand to-day
when summoned to tell his version of
the killing Of DR.. Robert p Wendell,
Mrs. John T. Carter. descendant Of the
Lamars, relative of the Walthalls, and
knswoman of other famous Mississippi
families, renowned in social and political
circles in Washington and in the South,
signed a statement tonight which may
result in fatal ending for Carter, who
is being tried for the murder.
My husband came into my room when
Or. Wendell was paying a professional
CALL declared Mrs. Carter. in a signed
statement.
1T is true he was in my room TO treat
me for nervousness and gave me a hy-
perdermic for weak and low circulation.
I regret very much to say so. but I must
in recognition af truth and justice to my
own character and to DR.. Wendell, the
dead man, say that my husbands state
ment is not correct.
Miss Minnie Sanders called DR.. Wen
dell in at my request 1t was about 10:SO
D. m. My husband entered almost inn
mediately afterward. saying:
a. I have caught you this time, doctor,
and am going to kill you I remember
nothing until John returned. telling me
he had killed him"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
CAPTURE SOLVES
TWO MYSTERIES
Washington Man Found with
Girl as Daughter.

Theodore F. Shoemaker. who. the po-
lice say, deserted his home. was arrested
in New York yesterday afternoon with
Lillian Mortimer. sixteen years old. who
has been missing from her home 909 Co
lumbia road northwest.
Shoemaker is charged with abduction,
and the girl is held as a fugitive from
her parents. Detectives Hewlett and
Pratt will leave Washington this MORN
ing 10 bring the couple back.
Shoemaker is twenty-four years old
and has been employed as fireman in
the pumping station at First and Bryant
streets and lived at Fort Totten, in the
Bailey road. The police say he has
known Lillian Mortimer since she was a
baby.
Lillian disappeared February IS, and
the following day Mrs. Mortimer asked
the police to find her daughter. Pratt
and Hewlett learned that Shoemaker
was also missing. They received infor-
nation that the couple might be found
in New York. and Inspector Boardman
teIegraphed there. An answer was re-
ceived last night saying Shoemaker and
the girl had been arrested, Il said the
couple were posing as father and daugh-
ter. Shoemaker denies he left with the
girl. but met her in Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
DOCTORS ABANDON
HOPE FOR WILSON
MILDLY Hurt in Football Can
not Long Survive.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Annapolis, Nd, April 1-For the first
time since he sustained the injury in a
football game, five months ago, that
caused almost total paralysis. the attend
ing surgeons at the Naval Hospital to-
night pronounced the condition of Mid
shipman Earl D. Wilson, of Covington.
KY, quarterback Of the Navy eleven, as
absolutely hopeless.
The surgeons do not believe that the
patient will survive more than three days
at the most, while, on the other hand, his
death may occur at any moment. A sud
den and marked turn for the worse oc-
CURED early this morning. In marked con-
trast to the early stages Of his illness,
young Wilson has not rallied at all from
the sinking spell, but is rapidly sinking.
His vitality is practically gone and it is
regarded as remarkable that the young
man stood the ordeal as long as he has.
but he Is a lad Of excellent physique and
has fought death bravely.
Fully appreciating the situation. the
surgeons to-day decided to inform the
elder brother of young Wilson, who has
been in Annapolis of and on since the
sad accident. in order that he might be
prepared for the end. While depressed,
Mr.. Wilson was not at all surprised, but
said that he realized for some time that
his brother could not recover.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02

House Republicans who have been de-
nouncing the Payne-AIdrich tariff law
yesterday gracefully sidestepped an open
ing made for them TO register their dis
approval of it and vote for its repeal.
The opportunity came after day spent
in discussion of the publicity feature of
the corporation tax act. BY vote of
133 to 122 the House incorporated an
amendment in the legislative bill, which
came up on a conference report. pro-
viding that returns made by corporations
under the terms OF the corporation tax
law shall be made public only by order
Of the President.
Representative Gillett was the author
OF the amendment. which was not passed
without a tight. 1t precipitated lively
debate. which monopolized the attention
Of the House for the day, and in the end
gave the Democrats a chance 10 place the
House Republicans, regular and insur-
gent alike. including twenty who voted
against the bill when it passed the House
on July 81, on record as approving the
new tariff law.
Representative Fitzgerald. who led the
fight for the Democrats. announced from
his seat that even II his party did not
succeed in repeating the law, he would
have the pleasure OF putting his op-
ponents on record at this time as TO
their attitude in regard TO the Payne
Aldrich act
Up on GiIlett Motion.
Representative Gillett moved early in
the day that the House disagree 20 all
the amendments TO the legislative bill,
with the exception Of the Hale amend
meut, which provided that reports of cor
porations made under the law should be
made public only when called for By
Continued on Page 2, Column 5.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
INHABITANTS FLEE
FROM LAVA FLOW
Rain of Molten Mass from
Mount Aetna Continues.

Catania. April 1.-The rain Of lava and
ashes from Mount Aetna is unchecked.
Water is also falling. The inhabitants
insist upon remaining in the open. sur
rounding images Of the Madonna and
saints, drenched to the skin, praying and
watching the advance OF the lava
streams, which are becoming more fluid
and more incandescent.
The speed Of the streams is also in
creasing. and they are threatening to in
wade the large cisteTn outside BorrellO.
and a great explosion is feared when the
lava comes in contact with the water
The authorities are trying to block the
cistern with stones, hoping to avert a
disaster
Statues of the Immaculate Conception.
st. Lucy, and 81. Anthony have been
placed -in front of three Of the advancing
streams, but they have TO be constantly
moved back in order to save them from
the advancing lava, The exodus from
.Delpasso and BorreIlo has begun.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
R.W.PATTERSON DEAD
Former Editor OF Tribune
Victim of Ap0plexy.
WIFE IN WASHINGTON AT TIME
She and Countess Gizyeki Notified
Too Late of Seriousness of Attack.
Mother Passed Away "a Few Hours
Earlier, and Raymond Patterson
Died Only Last Winter.

Philadelphia, April Robert w. Pat
terson, formerly editor-in-chief of the
Chicago Tribune. and one OF the most
widely known newspaper men in the
United States. died in the Bellevue
Suatford Hotel tonight, few hours
after the death in Chicago Of his mother
Mrs. Julia A. Patterson. who was eighty
seven years old.
The cause of Mr.. Patterson's death was
apoplexy. with which he was stricken on
Wednesday. Two physicians were in con-
slant attendance from the time Of the
stroke until his death
When the end came Mrs. Patterson, his
wife. and the Countess Gizycki, his
daughter, were tn Washington. They
were notified during the afternoon Of the
seriousness of Mr. PattersOn's condition.
He died before they arrived IN this city.
Made Occasional Trip.
For a month Mr.. Patterson had been
staying at the Bellevue-Straford. with
an occasional trip out Of the city. He
spent Sunday at Atlantic City and re-
turned here Monday. At that time he
seemed apparently in good health.
Mr.. Patterson was born in Chicago
November 50, 1850. He was the son Of
Rev. r. w. Patterson. He was grad
uated from williams College in 1871.
After taking up the study of law. he re-
linquished this calling 10 become a re-
porter on the Chicago Times. Later he
was on the Interior, a religious publica-
ton. for more than a ear.
His association with TIE Chicago Trtb-
une began in 1s7s Bez.aniAs as assistant
night editor he hter became Washing
ton correspondent for that paper. sull
later he served as editorial writer. finally
becoming. on the death of Joseph AIedill,
editor-in-chief
Mrs. Patterson was Elinor Medil.
daughter Of Mr.. Patterson's former
chief
The family residence is in Dupont Cir
Gle in Washington, but the funeral will
probably be held In Chicago. Only a few
months ago his brother, Raymond Pat
terson. the Washington correspondent Of
the Tribune, died.
Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife
and two children. Robert NJ Patterson
and the Countess Gizyzka.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES
At NAPLES TO-DAY
Precautions Against Possible
0utrageS Are Taken.

Naples. April 1.-The steamer Prinz
Heinrich, with Col. Roosevelt and his
party on board. is due TO arrive here at
s o'clock tomorrow morning. The party
viii stay tomorrow night at the Excel
sior Hotel, where Ambassador Lelshman
is tonight.
Mr.. Crowninshield, the American con-
sui here, to-day received a wireless dis
patch from Col. Roosevelt asking him to
notify the police that he wishes to be
allowed 10 land without hindrance and
as a private citizen. The police will ac-
cordingiy prevent any unauthorized PER
sons from boarding the Prinz Heinrich
A hundred policemen have been de-
tailed to keep the landing stage clear.
The public will be refused permission to
enter the landing stage.
The precautions that have been taken
to guard against possible outrages are
similar to those adopted to protect all
distinguished personages. Members of
the CamOrra and other suspicious char
acters are being closely watched. Their
dwellings have been searched for possible
bombs.
When the P..lnz Heinrica enters the
hay poiice will be stationed at the v
r!ous Guays and police boats will patrol
the port to prevent o'her craft from ap-
preaching the steamer. The srecial port
quay will be kept clear for landing Col
Roosevelt's trophies, which will be
transshipped here Cor New York.
No formal programme has been an
nounced for tomorrow, but it is under
stood that the mayor and others will
welcome Col. Roosevelt in the morning,
and that the party viii go sightseeing
In automobiles in the afternoon. al
though circumstances will doubtless rule
the arrangements.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-02

Pittsburg. April 1-Mayor Magee tried
to sneer at 1900 Pittsburg taxpayers who
had gathered in Exposition Hall tonight
to protest against the vice in Pittsburg.
and his honor was Kissed and hooted
from the hall.
In anger the mayor thundered that II
half said about him and his administra-
ton were true he would resign, and the
rafters fairly thundered with the roars
Of please resign" You're afraid
TO-" &c.
The crowd composed OF many Of the
best men in Pittsburg. stood on its feet
and Kissed the million dollar mayor
until he passed clear out Of the building
on the arm of John Moran, his director
Of public safety. who left the saloon busi-
ness to take up the city's safety.
In glaring letters have to read
'Pittsburg's shame 'Pittsburgs graft
delightful headlines 10 one who loves
Pittsburg and owes to her all that he
has, said Andrew Carnegie to-day.
Feels Sore at Heart.
Il have been humiliated. and I em
sore at heart, yet I am comforted by
the fact that great mass meeting ls
held tonight to show that the heart Of
Pittsburg. the mass OF the people, stands
firm against all that IS wrong
The question is now whether Pitts
burg will come through this trial g!o-
riously or disgraeefuily
THE exposure Of the graft is splen-
did sign. much better than IL it lad
been concealed.