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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-30
"You mean they've got a suppl.


you mean they've go a suppl
Observation-Disclosures"
He nodded. Not only a supply OF
fuel, but Of food, too. You remember
your father also speaks of having his
larder completely stocked for the win
ter at this time? Well, these fellows
weren't expecting any relief. They
must have stocked their larder, too
OF course" he went on a
later, II realized vagueIy all along
that there must be stores somewhere
here on the land because men were
living here, but on the theory that
they had abandoned the beach and
we're living in some undiscovered part
OF the mainland, our chance OF finding
those stores was almost nothing at all.
Finding them would be like trying to
find Point Barrow in a fog. But you
see, If they kept them here in these
huts, and then hid them when they
caught sight of the yacht, while they
may be we'll hidden, they can be far
away. There wouldn't have been time
to move them far; certainly not over
the glacier and into the interior there.
It must all be hidden somewhere, here
on the coast. When we find that hiding
place, we shall probably find all the
stores we need for the winter"
Then, 1 suppose, the next thing for
as to do is to go out and find it."
Not quite the next thing. Unless
we have exceptional luck, we can
hardly hope to find it for several
days; it may AXE a fortnight, and we
must have some temporary security
first. In the meantime there Is no
telling what sort Of weather we will
have. It's rather late for these beau.
t1ful, mild days, I fancy. No, the first
thing to dc is to rebuild this fireplace
and bring in a lot of drift wood and
all those birds that were killed last
night by flying against the cliff. When
we have made this hut habitable
against a spell of 40 below zero wealth
er, such as we're likely to have at any
time, and have accumulated stores of
fuel and food for a few days, then
we'll begin our search. l had better
get to work at once. I think I can re-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-30

tried to dislodge the monkeys. but
failed. The following day she appear
ed at the prosecuting attorneys once
and demanded . warrant for the ar
rest of Antonio Ryder. her next door
neighbor. who she asserts i~nstigated
the invasion. Ryder IL = trainer of
monkeys and dogs. Two OF his can.
ines, which preferred Mrs. Lfppman's
clothes basket to their own kennel a.
sleeping quarters, were poisoned re-
Gently. Ryder suspected Mrs. kpp-
man Of administering the poison and
she asserts he sent his band Of o
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-30
Eccentric Work Basket.

There are work bags made of tur.
tics. Could anything be odder? And
yet tney are not unattractive. queer
q o sound. The shell OF the tur.
te - lined with soms gay silk. and
the tail is pulled over and inserted
IN the mouth. thsn used as a hand,.
lney make nice sewing baskets. and
VII undoubtedly appeal to the lover,
OF the eccentr
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-30
Wei. Domestlcated

Judge Parry in the course Of a
sketch Of his judicial duties states
that he had learned to sympathize
with domestic frailties. 81 was once
rebuking a man for backing up his
wife In what vas not only an absurd
story, but n in which I could see he
had no belief. You should be more
careful l said, and l tell you candidly
| don't believe a word of your wife's
story You may do as you like he
said, mournfully, but I've got to-"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-30

keys into her house in an effort TO bs
revenged.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-30
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that IL
Signature 20 Of &ZzM
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castorla
Real optimist.

Real Optinrfst.
Bull Dog-Gee, but you look fierce
with that can on your tail.
Cheerful Dog-Ah, get out. That
5ewelry.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti
patton. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure
the disease. Easy to take.
You may have noticed that IT cos.s
q man a good deal to get In iihe =.
the political pie counter In this sle
md glorious land Of the free.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
PEOPLE Of MAINE
MAY NOW DRINK
PROHIBITION LAW HAS BEEN
VOTED OUT OF CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE.
CONTEST WAS VERY CLOSE
Ballot Was Heavy and City Majorlties
Were Barely Enough to Offset
Country vote-Returns From 4ss
Out of 521 Cities and Towns.

Portland, Me-Unofficial and only
partly revised returns from 499 out OF
521 cities, towns and plantations IN
Maine gave a majority Of 904 for re-
peal of the prohibitory constitutional
amendnaent. The missing % towns
cast less than 3S5 votes at the state
election three years ago.
Some 10000 voters cast their
votes on the question. With twenty
five towns missing, the vote was Co.
S7S for repeal and 1858 against a
change in the constitution.
AS had been predicted, the cities
were the chief strongholds Of the re-
peal faction, but the majority OF H.
900 in the total city vote was barely
sufficient, according TO the latest
available returns, to Offset the vote OF
the rural communities.
Although this vote did not equal
that of a year ago when the Demo
Gratis swept the state which for years
had been Republican stronghold,
the election was. without question,
one of the most interesting contests
the state has ever known. There
was not home in any section OF the
state, which had not been flooded
with literature sent out by both sides,
while the voters were waited upon by
personal workers and harangued at
public gatherings, to cast their bal
lots for or against repeal as the case
might be. The result was that hun
dreds OF voters who had not visited
the polls for years, with the possible
exception of last year, were recorded.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Governor Grants Paroles.

Columbia.-The governor wranted
paroles in number OF well
known murder cases. A parole
was granted to George Moody, con.
victed in Darlington county in 1899
on the charge of murder and upon a
recommendation to mercy was SEN
fenced to life in the state peniten'
tiary. He was tried before Judge
Benet. A parole was granted to Orr
Firth, convicted in 1908 in Abbeville
county on the charge of manslaughter
and sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary. A parole was granted
to Robert Small, convicted on the
charge of murder with recommends
tion to mercy in the Darlington county
court and sentenced to life in the
state penitentiary. A parole was
granted to Boss Cook, who was con
victed in Hampton county in 1906 on
the charge of manslaughter and sen.
fenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. A parole was granted to Daisy
Cook, who was convicted in Hampton
county in 1906 on the charge OF man
slaughter and sentenced to six yaera
on the public works. Gov. Ansel re-
fused a pardon to Daisy Cook on sew
eral occasions.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
WILL WAIT ON THE
SUPREME COURT
THE NEW ANTITRUST CASES
ARE TO GIVE THE TRIBUNAL
A CHANCE.
TO INTERPRET CLOUDY LAW
The "Hard Coal" and the Cotton
Corner Problems Are Both Very
Unique and Knotty-To Show How
the Law Should be Enforced.

Neutrality-suspicious. light on the
aplication OF the Sherman antitrust
law to the business OF the day Is ex-
pectcd from the Supreme Court OF the
United States shortly after the open
ing OF its session next month. Sew
eral antitrust cases" advanced for
early consideration by the tribunal,
are being relied upon to give the
court greater opportunity than that
afforded in the recent Standard oil
and tobacco decisions to interpret the
law ar j to impress upon the country
how the court proposes the law
should be enforced.
It is planned by the court in the
first month OF its session to hear ar
guments in the so-called hard coal
case, the cotton corner case" and
the "St Louis bridge case" Possibly
later In the session the court may
consider the so-called 'turpentine
trust case" Each involves knotty
problems growing out OF attempts OF
the government to punish alleged yio-
lations OF the Sherman antitrust law.
With the exception Of the so-called
"turpentine case" the government
has been defeated in the lower court
and has appealed to the Supreme
Court to uphold its Interpretation OF
the law
The "hard coal case" constitutes a
government attack on the principal
anthracite coal.carrying railroads and
coal-owning companies in Pennsyl-
vinia. It is claimed that since 1895
these companies have been parties to
combination and conspiracy with
the general object of ending competi-
ton among themselves in the trans
portation and sale of anthracite coal
and of preventing the sale OF the in
dependent output in competition with
their own, designing hereby to secure
to themselves a virtual monopoly. Be
sides this, general conspiracy, not
only forming a part OF the general
conspiracy but occupying an indepen-
dent existence, have been charged by
the government
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
DAMAGE At MILLION
cHARLESToNIANS STIMATE
LOSS IN HURRICANE OF A
FEW WEEKS AGO.
FIGURES HARD TO GET AT
The Storm of 1893 Was a More Disas-
trous One Than the Recent One
The Losses Then Having Been
Placed at $1,1e2,5oo.

Charleston, Sept. Tt has been .
difficult matter to get an accurate
accounting of the loss by the hurri-
cane, but later investigation seems to
bear out the estimate made on the
day after the storm that the losses In
the city would be about s1,00o,o00.
The damage by the storm Is 30 wide
spread that this feature adds to the
difficulty of making estimates, and
peoples ideas of the losses vary so
much that when il comes to definitely
figuring the amount in dollars 1t Is
a hard task. The first estimates are
generally very much larger than are
actually suffered and many people
who suffer heavily themselves ar,'
also inclined to magnify the damages
of others in making up table OF the
kind. Estimates range from about
$500, 900 to s2,O00,000 and over but
the statement that the loss is within
or just about the s1,000,000 mark
seems to meet more generally with
careful and competent figuring OF
conservative people.
The waterfront damage is Of course
the largest item of the losses. In the
storm of 1893 the wharf damage was
much higher, but the waterfront has
not recently been in the condition
that 1t should have been and there
was not the property value at stake
that there was in the previous hur-
ricane. There was also less ship
ping property at risk this year than
IS years ago. The estimate OF $780,
600 damages to the wharf property
and 100000 to shipping Is consider
ed conservative.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Stole Two Flve-cent Tickets.

New York; am a disgrace to my
self. to my country and my friends,
said William B. Ford when arraigned
before a magistrate for sentence on
his plea Of guilty Of stealing two five
cent subway tickets. But | am not
responsible. | am the victim of some
force | cannot resist. I used to be a
decent man" Ford graduated from
the University of Tennessee and was
counsel for the Fort Worth and Den
yer Railroad for twelve years. He
served as a lieutenant in the Spanish
American war, was wounded in each
of three engagements in the Philip
pines and was honorably discharged.
His descent dated from this time.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
South Carolina New Enterprises.


The Bank of Williamson, William
ston, has been granted permission to
increase its capital stock from S20,-
600 to s5O,000. Chartered: Harvies
Pharmacy, Greenville. to do a general
wholesale and retail drug business,
capital stock 10000; r. l.. Harvie,
president and treasurer; Thomas w.
Shuler, vlce-president; w. S. Rank
In, secretary. Chartered: Farmers
Bank and Trust company. st. Mat
thews; to do a general bankin busi-
ness; capital stock $4,000; D S.
Murph, president; B. F. Bruce, vice
president; L. S. Dreher. secretary
and treasurer. Chartered: Pamela
Ginning company, Greenwood, to do
a general ginnery business; capital
stock $4,000; F. 8. Evans, president
and treasurer; L. B. Hughes, vice
president; G. B. Merchant, secretary.
Commissioners Kershaw Real S.
tate and Insurance company, Ker'
shaw; to do a general real estate and
insurance business; capital stock
$4,000: petitioners, Fred E. Culvern,
G. C. Welsh and ]. c. Massey. Char
tered: Gray Court Oil and Fertilizer
Company. Gray Court; to manufacture
cotton seed oil and products.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Farmers Campaign by Automobile.

The second agricultural automo-
bile campaign has been started by
the state department OF agriculture,
A. G.. Smith OF the United States Of
fee of farm management is making
a trip through Lexington and Aiken
counties. He will stop at number
OF farms and give such information
as is desired Among the places to
be visited will be Blackville, Barn
we'll. Fairfax, Brunson, Hampton,
Beaufort and several points in Cole
ton county The trip will be made
in the interest of drainage.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
p,o. % eob the Smithsonian.

New York.-The police here are In
vestigating an alleged plot to rob the
Smithsonian Institution in Washing
ton of some of the museums most
valuable American relics which the
government could not duplicate at any
price. 1t is the intention of the man,
according to the story brought to the
police through an informer, to hold
the relics for large ransom. The
informer told the police that the plot
was being engineered by a man for
merly employed by lock company,
who had a number of duplicate keys.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Banker Walsh May be Paroled.

Washington.-The Federal prison
parole board will meet at Leaven-
worth penitentiary to hear the appli-
cation for parole made by John K.
Walsh, the convicted Chicago banker,
now serving a fve-year sentence for
his connection with the troubles OF
three banks. All pending indictments
against Walsh have been dismissed,
he has served one-third OF his term
and under the law Is eligible to ap-
ply for release. The parole boards
findings, however are not effective
without the approval OF Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham The board will
hold a meeting at Atlanta peniten'
tiary. where about one hundred appli-
cations for parole will be considered
before the board proceeds to Leaven'
worth. No application will be pre-
sented in behalf Of Charles w. Morse,
the New York banker, as he has not
served the required portion OF his
sentence
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
srinu Banker Into Bribery MuddIe.

Montgomery, Ala.-John W A.
Sanford, of Montgomery. representing
the prosecution in the bribery cases
lodged against W NJ. Moses, and De-
ronda Levy, excise commissioners at
Girard. Ala, said a warrant would be
sent out for the arrest of prominent
banker of Columbus. Ga, who he de-
clared was the manipulation in the al
legged bribery sche ne. The Georgia
citizen, he states, is president OF a
bank OF Russell county, in the state
Of Alabama.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Preparing For Red Shirt Reunion.

Columbia.-Preparations for the re
union of the Red Shirts. 10 be held in
Columbia on the 9th and 2Sth of this
month. are going on apace Col. John
G. Mobley. commander-in-chi of the
Red Shirts, was in Columbia and has
appointed as a committee to arrange
for the Reunion Messrs. F. H. Wes-
ton, T J. Harper. Christie Bennett and
Gen. Willie Jones. Reduced rates. 1t
is stated. will be secured for the Wis
itors TO the Reunion, and indications
arc that many will be numbered
among Columbias guests.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Bond Election Has Been Ordered.

At an important meeting OF coun-
Gil il was unanimously decided to
hold an election at the time for mu-
nicipal elections, the latter part OF
thi. month, to decide whether or not
the town shall be bonded for the
purpose Of putting in waterworks
and sewerage. 1t is anticipated that
the people will vote for the water
works as the popular feeling runs
high in favor Of bonding the town.
Kingstree has grown in rapid strides
during the past five years, develop
ing from one OF the old. sleepy, moss
grown towns OF the state into a pro-
gressive, wide-awake little city, Sit
uated as il is on the banks OF the
Black River in the fertile farm lands
of Williamsburg and on the trunk
line OF the Atlantic Coast line rail-
road there is every reason to expect
that Kingstree will be one Of the i'm
portant cities OF the lower part OF
the state.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
weddina Fees Amounted to $4,000.

New Orleans.-That the ministry Is
a paying proposition from a worldly
standpoint is borne out by the fact
that from wedding fees alone in his
27 years as rector OF Trinity Episcop-
pal church of this city, Rev. A. Cor
don Bakewell,, has taken in 100000
Rev. Bakewell Is careful to keep his
statistics correct and they show that
during his pastorate here he has per-
formed 1OOS6 wedding ceremonies
with an average fee Of $500 each,
has baptized 1,O99 babies and has Of
ficiated at 2,001 funerals.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
HAVE PLANNED A CAMPAIGN
Congressman Lever at the Request Of
State Health Officer Has Asked
Cooperation Of Government.

Lexington.-At the request OF DR..
James A. Hayne, state health officer
Congressman Lever has taken up
with Walter Wyman, surgeon gen.
eral Of the army, and L. o. Howard,
chief entomologist of the department
of agriculture, the matter OF the de-
tail of officers from their respective
services to cooperate with the state
board OF health in ascertaining If pos
sible the cause of pellagra.
The surgeon general has written
Mr. Lever: "Pellagra is OF great in
terest to this bureau and has been
made the subject of continuous inves-
;igation for over two years. The pre-
iirinary studies were made in Co.
lunbia, and the work is now being
carried on at the marine hospital at
Savannah, Ca Two officers OF the
service have been assigned to carry
on the investigation mentioned. The
laboratory and statistical work can
be done at Savannah with advantage,
but II has been found necessary in
addition to undertake Investigations
of the disease in affected localities.
believe it would be entirely practi-
cable and advantageous to make GER
tain Of the studies mentioned in South
Carolina and Passed Assistant Sur
geon C. II. Lavinder, who is in
charge Of the investigation. will be
communicated with regarding the
matter. 1t would of course, be i'm
practicable to undertake investiga-
tions independent of those now going
on, but it Is believed that with the
aid OF the health authorities o. South
Carolina these can be advanced"
Mr.. Lever Is confident the detail
from the surgeon generals service
will be made.
The chief entomologist, DR.. How
ard, has written: II hasten TO state
that l have given the matter careful
attention" (The matter Of biting
flies or insects being the cause OF pei
algra-a theory advanced by certain
prominent scientists0 Unfortunate
ly the only thorough expert in the
bureau Of entomology on the biting
flies died last month. and We have no
field man who would be perfectly
competent to undertake the task |
shall write at once to DR.. Hunter
and ask him whether any of the men
in his branch Of the bureau can be
detailed to make some studies along
tho lines suggested by Dr. Hayne."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Hav. Raised Another Point.

Columbia - Counsel for Messrs.
Townsend, Scott & Son, OF Baltimore,
the bankers who contracted to pur.
chase at LOO premium the $4,000
issue OF Columbia township bonds,
authorized by the Legislature, and re
Gently voted, toward buying for the
public the toll bridges spanning the
Congaree and Broad rivers west OF
Columbia, have raised another point
against the securities, and the freeing
Of the bridges will be delayed until
this question has been cleared up and
the bonds fully validated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
Asks Authority to Appolnt Board.

Lieutenant Commander c. l.. Du.
Bose of the South Carolina battalion
of naval militia, has written to the
adjutant generals Office for authority
to appoint a board of survey to report
upon the damage by the cyclone to
the property OF the naval militia. He
has practically determined upon the
personnel OF the board which is to
consist of himself as commanding Of
ficer and Ordinance officer II. w.
Crouch, also Of Charleston; Paymas-
ter W. H. Thomas Of Beaufort anG
Paymaster Ira Jones Of Georgetown.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-14
MILLS WILL BUY
STAPLE COTTON
Mr.. J. ADGER SMITH HAS OFFER
ED THE FARMERS OF THE
STATE A MARKET.
EXPERIMENT AT LAURENS
A Very Interesting Letter Has Been
Received at the State Department
Some Very Good Prices Have Been
Offered For the Said Cotton.

Columbia.-An interesting letter
with reference to long staple cotton
has been received at the state de-
partment of agriculture from ]. Ad-
ger Smyth, Jr, president Of Watts
mill, which is located at Laurens.
The farmers Of the state are inter
ested in a market for the long staple
cotton and the letter Of President
Smyth eynlains the attitude Of the
manufacturers. The letter follows:
~ understand that there has been
more or less staple cotton planted In
/South Carolina this year and as this
mill uses nothing but full 1 IA inch
staple cotton | will be glad to have
you put me in communication with
any farmers you know who are rails
ing this class of cotton.
You are aware OF the fact that we
are running a demonstration farm OF
our own this year, under the super
vision Of Ira W. Williams, superin-
;tendent OF farm demonstration work,
and while the stand is poor on ac-
count of the long continued drought
we have some very fine cotton and
expect the staple of this cotton TO
run / IA to l sic inches.
Il bought from one local farmer
last year, not for from the mill, SIS
bales of cotton that averaged good
middling and ran full IA inches
and we watched it very closely
through the mill and are convinced
that it was the equal, II not the SUI
perior of any OF the Mississippi cot
ton that we got, and l am making ar
rangements this year to furnish seed
to a large number of planters in
Laurens county for the 1912 season.
1--WE have even gone a step far
ther and are putting up a gin on
which we will gin nothing but staple
cotton and which we think will be
an encouragement to the growth of
the long staples as it has always
been a difficult question to get this
cotton properly ginned on saw gin
and seed kept pure and separte.