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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11

the visit to Washington of Jere-
miah Quinn, a farmer residing near
CoffeyVille. Quinn brought with
him a mass that one might take for
a mess of breakfast food. II is, he
says, as a matter of fact, the "un-
earned increment" that was repre-
sented in the value of his hog 'on
the hoof."
Quinn has his eye on the Wash
ington pork BARREL" but, accord
ing to his story, with far more right
than can be said of many who view
that reseptacle for the public funds.
He says that he can prove that his
hog pounced upon and devoured
his $2,700 bank roll when he drop
ped it in the pen while feeding the
animal. If he can do this to the
satisfaction of the treasury depart
ment, he doubtless will be reim-
bursed.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
For 10 Days We Shall Conduct

THE Laundry Bag says:
"You can't look prosper
GUS when your collars 60
broke at the corners.
"This is always happening to
some collars.
And small wonder! You
should not expect to have four
thicknesses of fabric ironed
down sharp without breaking.
The makers of Corliss-Co
Collars get around this in
clever way. They have the in
terlining cut away at the ends
of the fold.
These collars certainly do
make a lot of trips to the laun-
dry without break"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
The Dog That Could Count.
True Story.
From Our Dumb Animals.

From Our Dumb Animals.
A few years ago Dave Pierce, who
lived six miles southwest of Neosho
Missouri, owned a shepherd dog
who seemed capable of counting
Shops daily task was to care for the
flock of about one hundred sheep
owned by Mr.. Pierce. Every morn
ing the dog drove the sheep from
the corral along a lane for half a
mile to the woods, where he kept
them until about four o'clock in
the afternoon, when he would round
them up and start them home
When they reached the mouth of
the lane Shep would make his way
through the flock, and going to the
coral gate would bark and wait for
some one to come and open it. Then
he would take his stand just inside
the gate, and as the sheep passed
into the coral he made sure that
they were all there.
Two Kansas men were in MIR.
Picrce's neighborhood one day
buying sheep. Hearing about this
dog they went to Mr.. Pierce's to
try the animal and to buy him if
he was able to make good"
1T is just about the hour for
Shep to bring the sheep home," said
Mr.. Pierce, and the best test is
the dog himself When Shep leaves
the sheep and comes to the gate for
someone to open it, you catch one of
the sheep near the mouth Of the
lane, take it down in the woods and
hide it, and we will see what Shep
will do. | really don't know be-
cause | have never tested him."
The sheep was caught and tied in
the woods, and the gate was kept
closed until the Kansas men got
back. Then it was opened. Shep
took his stand inside as usual, and
the sheep went into the corral.
But 10 sooner had the last sheep
passed into the enclosure than Shep
gave unmistakable signs that some
thing was wrong. He sprang into
the lane, looked in every direction,
ran back into the corral and looked
the flock over more carefully, then
out into the lane again and down
towards the woods he ran as fast as
his anxious feet could carry him.
FINDING the trail of the men he
tracked them to the lost sheep
Two hundred dollars was offered
by the Kansas men for Shep, but
Mr.. Pierce informed them that he
would almost as soon part with one
of his children.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
CAPTURED 4 PHEASANT
Bird Flew into Engine Cab and
Found "A Friend.

Spokane, Wash, May 1.-While
driving a passenger train at so
mile an hour clip over the Northern
Pacific line from Ellensburg, Wash.
TO Spokane the other night, ]. NJ.
Gallaman, a locomotive engineer,
captured full grown Chinese
pheasant which flew into the open
cab and pumped against the
pack of his head Callahan was in
the act of tying the string in his
sEOe when the bird, bewildered by
the light from stoke hole in cab.
landed on him and rolled to the
tloor. The bird was not injured
and Callahan brought it TO Spok-
ane: Pheasants have been protect
ed i'll the state of Washington for
several years and they are multiply
ing rapidly, especially in the east
ern and central parts of the COM
monwealth. The State law prohibits
Killing the birds, but there is moth
ing in the code to prevent Callahan
from making a pet of the one he
captured. He has given the phcG--
ant sunny corner in his room at
a local hotel and has arranged with
the maid to feed and water it dur
ing his absence from the city.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
Cow With Seventeen Horns

A cow with seventeen horns, born
and bred in the lower section of
Greenville county, was brought to
Greenville yesterday by Mr.. II. r.
Scalf, of the Conastee neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Scalf will place her on
exhibition in West Greenville about
Thursday. Mr.. Scalf stated that the
COW Is an excellent mixer, giving
approximately two gallons of milk
a day, and is no exception that in
stead of being endowed with two
horns along her back, between her
shoulders and her tail. The COW
comes from the Log Shoal section
rear Conastee and is vouched for
by other citizens of that commun.
ity.-Greenville News.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
North Carolina Modcsty.

A confederate veteran of Culpep-
per c. H., Va, has sent to a friend
in Columbia the following:
1t was the custom during the war,
for all the gentlemen whom from
age or other disabilities were not in
the army to visit any soldier who
came home sick or wounded.
Bill Tuckre lived in the piney
woods not far from Col. LIS planta-
ticn. He was wounded at Freder-
icksburg and came home on a fur
Tough. AS usual Col. l.. no sooner
heard that Bill was at home and
wounded than Dan was hitched to
the buggy and a basket OF some
thing good" was prepared by Mrs.
l.. Bill was not much hurt, and
intensely flattered by Col. LIS. visit.
1t happened to be Sunday and sew
eral of the neighbors had dropped
in, SO Bill Tucker laid himself out
to entertain his company.
For some time the conversation
was general and consisted Of inquir-
les after the absent boys. Final
ly, Col. L. asked, We'll William,
tell us how you were hurt"
"We-e-ell, Colonel, I'll tell you,"
said Bill. You see our brigade
was OH them big rollin' hills | was
tellin' you about. and just about
day In the mornin' Gen. Lee rides
up he did, and he said, 'Whar is
Gen. Hoke?' And Gen. Hoke. he
says, Here l is, general says he,
and Gen. Lee, he says, Gen. Hoke,
VINO Is the bravest man you've got
In your brigade?' and Gen. Hoke, he
says, says he, General, MIR. Bill
Tucker is the bravest man 1 ever
seed, and he said, Call him here,
and Gen.H oke, he says, Come here
Mr. Tucker, if you please, and l
came, | did, and | tuck off my cap.
polite like, and / says, Good morn
IN, Gineral Lee, good mornin' Gin
eral Hoke,' and they both says,
GOOD mornin', Mr.. Tucker and
zen. Lee, he says, says he, Them
yankees is comm after me again.
and / says, Somebody's bound to
get hurt, and he says, says he, Mr..
tucker, they tell me you are
brave man, and you must help me,
here's bran new belchin' rifle and
box of explosion balls, and | want
you to get out yOnder behind that
thar wall, and don't you let 'em
come on me, Mr.. Tucker And ]
says, General, I'm gwine to do my
best, but, gineraI, don't you let EN-
flank me- and he says says he,
Mr.. Tucker, you can count on me
dom my best and I'll tell Stonewall
jackson to look out for you too,
We'll, sir, | went out and laid
down behind that thar wall and tuck
out my explosion balls, and laid 'em
mandy in the cracks of the wall, and
blmeby, about sunrise, Gineral Hoke,
he holered out, he did, and he
says, says he, Look out Bill, ther're
a coming and here they come, and
l shot 'em with that belchin' rifle
and them explosion balls, a goin'
and comm, tell you. And bime-
by, way long just afore dark,
one, great, long high yankee, he
waived his Handkerchief till | stop
ped firm, and he got up, he did,
and he says, Mr.. Tucker, great
Goddlemighty, is you gwine to kill
us alp And while / was foolin'
talkin' to him, some one crep up
and shot me in the arm, and | was
bore off from the field and two
South Carolina and a Virginia regi-
ment was sent up to take by place.
Columbia State.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
BABY BOY KILLED HIMSELF.
Left by Brothers and Sisters, Six
Months Old Child, Dies i'm Car


Chester, May 9. - Special: The
siX-mOnths-old son of Mr.. John
Varnadore, of Lewisville, lost it's
life under peculiarly sad and dis
tressing circumstances a few after
moons ago. The other children had
the baby out riding in it's carriage,
but, becoming interested in games,
returned to the house and left the
child outside. The father returned
home in the afternoon and, missing
the baby, inquired of the other chill
dren where it was. One little girl
remembered that it had been left in
Its carriage on the outside, and
search was at once made, and the
child was found with it's head over
the strap, dead. 1t tried to change
It's position in the carriage. and in
doing so had caught it's head on
the strap and had been strangled.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
Beating Con-
GOLD COIN HAS NO O
Government Holds $3OO.OOO 1t hous
or Interest Checks Which Scted a
Never Been Cashed NAV

Government Holds $500. 600 house
or Interest Checks Which Scted at
Never Been Cashed. MAY. 8,
Washington, April 30.-S&
III one of the corners of the ttion of
ribbed vaults of the United Smpani-
treasury 100000 in gold coib$ 5, 900
going begging. The government da GER
not give it away, yet none of Sr the
rlghttul owners can be induced Sding
take it, 1t represents unclaimed $500
terest on the public debt. Som hair
where in hooks and crannies anSded
out of the way places are the govSder
ernment's interest checks for theAct
money, which have never been CASH Ned
ed. Some of them never will be e-
presented. Others may be brought
around in time and some are being "
held by cautious investors. A.
From time to time the treasury ,r
attempts to call in the checks, and
the vagaries of human nature are v
shown. One citizen has more than e
100000 waiting for him and holds Ig
the checks for it. He was recently rs
invited to cash in, and made a trip Id
to Washington to tell the treasury I'D
OFFICIALS the checks were his prop v
erty; he would cash them when he ID
pleased or burn them up if he wish ?
ed. If he does the latter, his mon
ey will be held in the vaults until
congress, perhaps, might dispose of
it. The treasury can do nothing
but keep it.
The contractor who laid the first
pavement upon Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to the White
House has $21 900 waiting for him;
1T has been there many years, but
the treasury has never been able to
find the rightful payee, as the con-
tractor failed and his assets be
came involved in litigation which
never has been settled.
The amounts of. this seemingly
endless fund range from thousands
down to a few cents. The smaller
amounts are all held for those who
held government securities at some
time, and probably have forgotten
to collect their latest interest.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
HOG EATS $2,7O0.

And Its Owner Wants the Govern
ment 20 Reduce the Amount.
A Kansas hog that "on the hoof"
was worth upward of $2,7OO, but
dressed was worth only the com
paratively insignificant amount rem
resented by upward" brought about
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
ALFONSO COMES BACK"
Former Racer Will he at Mullins on
the 18th.

MuliinS enterprise.
Mullins is to have her spring
race meet on Friday, the 18th
Preparations are making for the
entertainment OF a large crowd
and Mullins will have on her gay
attire and everybody will be out
Tor day OF unalloyed fun and
pleasure.
Alfonso, the king of the Pee Dee
turf, will be here. Ills owner, Mr..
Drake, writes that Alfonso is in
perfect condition and will make it
hot for competitors.
Dolly billiard, Bliss, Sandy Hal
and the rest of the racers are in
training now and will be in prime
condition by the 18th. Egwood
Boy, lowered his record on the race
race course yesterday.
DIR. Reaves, who, by the way, is
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11

one of the most ent
horse men in Mullins,
force of hands at work
and says that he intendEW-
boys as good a track att,
sible to build.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
CLENENCY
Is Recommended by the Par
don Attorney in Two
Convict Cases.

CHARLESTON, May 1O-Pardon
Attorney E. c. Pierson has recon-
mended executive clemency in two
minor cases. and the governor APP
proved the finding, and in conse-
quence c. H. Hider, serving SIX
months in addition to fine of $50,
in the Ohio county Jail for carrying
revolver, will get his freedom.
The same will be true OF George w.
Homer, a Berkeley Springs farmer,
who is serving two months and re-
CURED to pay fine of $25 for sell
ing grape wine without a license.
Homer is poor farmer who had
made and sold some OF the wine he
made from the grapes he had
grown. In the case OF Hider, 1t was
w.llfuily violating the law,
but he was carrying weapon to pro-
tect himself and the horses in his
care while enroute.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
Mr.. CRISLIP BUYS
FINE PROPERTY
Owned by Messrs. Denham
and Highland in Central
Part of the City.

Sale OF property on West Main
street in the central part OF the city
was made Wednesday by Sherman
G. Benham and Virgil l.. Highland
to John A. crislip through the real
estate agency of Wilson and Den
nlson, whose operations are becom-
ing more and more extensive and
successful.
The property is situated four
doors west of the Telegram Office
and consists of the A. G. Smith
house and lot and a vacant lot ad-
joining on the west. The prop
erty purchased by Mr.. crislip has a
frontage of fifty feet on West Main
street and Is 1874 feet deep.
The price has not been made pub
lie but 1t IS understood that 1t rates
well with the splendid prices pre-
vailing for property in that section
of the city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
MANY BANKS
Organized in West Virginia
During the Last
Decade.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10
According to report Of the comp
trolier of the currency, 1877 national
banks were organized in West vir-
gina from the time when the sys-
TEN was inaugurated on February
% 1853, to April 80, 1911; OF
these hanks one has been insolvent
twenty have gone into liquidation
and 100 are now in operation.
There were organized from March
IA, 1900, to April 80, 1911, thirty
four national banks of $50, 900 cap.
!tal the total capital aggregatine
$S5O.OOO; eleven of capital from
$4,000 to $4,000, aggregatine
sS95,OOO of capital; and thirty-eight
OF more than $4,000 capital. az.
gregating $S.165, 900. The total is
SO banks with an aggregate OF 81
100000 capital organized s'nce
March IA, 1900.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
BURGLARS ESCAPE
Bloodhounds Lose Trail Of
Men Who Robbed Store
at Dellslow.

MoRGlANTowN. May 10. The
Lands bloodhounds obtained yester-
day from Fairmont 10 trail the per-
sons who robbed the store of IT. NJ.
Pixler at Dellslow Tuesday morning.
followed a trail as far as CaNcade
Falls and there lost 1t. The men
probably followed the Morgantown
and Kingwood railroad tracks as far
as this place and there either board
ed a freight train or crossed the
mountain. The posse. formed of about
nifty residents OF Dellslow and vlcinl-
ty, returned to the scene of the bur
glary last evening after they had
practically given up hope Of captur-
Ing the perpetrators of the crane.
The safe in the store was opened
by the use of dynamite and the re-
sultlng explosion was heard through
out the village although nobody went
to ascertain the cause and the rob-
berry was not discovered until yester-
day morning when the proprietor vls-
tied the store. The burglars got SIS
in cash, and a large number of post
age stamps.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
ADMITTED
To Naval Academy as a Mid
Shipman is Harrison
County Boy.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-Karl
Watkins, of Harrison county, who was
appointed to the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis by William P.
Hubbard when he was in Congress
has passed creditable examination,
both physically and mentally and
was entitled to admission as mid
shipman, hut was about to be barred
from the institution through tech
nicality when Senator Watson became
Interested in his behalf and arranged
matters for him in manner entirely
satisfactory to the authorities of the
academy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
OFFICIAL
Business is Attended to by
Adjutant General Elliott
at Capital.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-AdiGtant
General c. D. Elliott is in Washing
ton. The general used to come on
political matters, but apparently this
time he is here purely on official
business. Gen. Elliott has been
scurrying around about the War De-
partment, the War College and the
Office of the division of Militia Az
fairs under the War Department, pre-
pairing to get the National Guard of
West Virginia on a still better foot
ing and to give it, If possible, bet
ter standing with the officials in the
War Department
Gen. Elliott never fails when in
Washington to call at the White
House and he always goes alone TO
call on the President, not requiring
any member of the national commit
tee or a former senator to take him
and get him admitted His call at
the White House is said to have been
made simply to pay his respects to
the President.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
GUILT
IS a Jackson County Woman
and She Must Serve
Four Years.

HUNTINGTON, May 10-,Mrs. Es-
tella ,Mulhol,and, of s!lverton, Jack
son county, was arraigned at Ripley
en- a charge of murder. She was
permitted to enter a plea of volun'
tary mansiaughter and was sen,
fenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary. Fer case was sensational.
James Mulholland, substantial
farmer, went to Parkersiburg and
engaged in a debauch. When he re-
turned home he and his wife had a
difficulty and she killed him. She
attempted to conceal the crime by
taking the body out of the state by a
roundabout route, but she was sus-
pected and followed to Columbus
where she was arrested while stand.
ing at the open grave into which
her husbands body had been low
cred. After her arrest she con,
fessed TO the deed and her story was
confirmed by bullet hole found II
the dead mans chest.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
GOOD ROADS
Are to Be Discussed at the
Mass Meeting in Court
House Tomorrow.

AT the mass meeting in the court
house tomorrow in the interests Of
good roads, Maurice o. Eldridge, Of
Washington, D. c., representing the
United states Office of Public Roads.
will make a statistical address on
road work. Charles P. Light of this
state, will discuss local road condi-
tions and solutions. j. H. Stewart OF
the experimental station at Morgan
town will tell about what stupen-
dous sum is sent out OF the state for
toodstufs, which could be raised in
the state probably with the aid of
FOOD roads. Congressman John W.
Davis Is slated for speech, too. The
sessions will be held at 1880 a. m.
and 200 p. m.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
FEDERALS EVACUATE CITY.
INJUNCTION
Is Awarded by Judge c. w.
Lynch against the New
Town of Northyiew.

Judge Charles w. Lynch Wednes-
day morning in the circuit court
awarded temporary injunction
against the town OF Northview and
its officers and others at the instance
OF Eugene Brown and others en-
Joining the town, its officers and
others from interfering with the
plaintiffs in drilling for oil and gas
on lots five and six of section five OF
the town.
The condemnation suit OF the
l'airmont and Grafton Gas Company
against Worthy G. Thompson was
on trial.
A verdict for s6Oo.s5 was given j.
C. Shaw against the county court.
Sale was confirmed in the suit of
William A. Vance and others
against Lee Runion.
Demurrer was entered in the suit
of Phoebe X. Balsley against the
Gypsy Oil and Gas Company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
DECLINES
Call to a Church in Tennes.
see Does the Rev.
w. NJ. Long.

The Rev. w. NJ, Long, Minister of
the Central Christian church, sent
telegraph message Wednesday to
the official board of the Christian
church at shelbyyille, Tenn, stating
that he could not consider call to
the pastorate OF that Church.
tbs action on the part of the Rev.
Mr.. Long will be gladly Endorsed by
his host of friends in this city as
well as the members of his congre-
cation, as it means that he VII. re
main n Clarksburg as minister OF
the church here. The board OF the
Shelbyvil.e church requested Mr.
Long to notify them by telegram
whether he would consider caTi al
an increased salary. He referred
the proposition to the official board
of MS church and it decided unan:.'
mously to keep h.m here. whereup.
on he sent his declination to the
other board.
The shelbyville church has mem.
bership of $50 and has a 1ne edi.
flee about the size of the clarks.
burg church,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
ING BUSINESS MEN
ON THEIR ANNUAL VISIT
STATE SENATE IS
ATTRACTION NOW
Interest in Ohio Bribery Mat.
ter is Transferred to the
Upper Branch.

COLUMBUS, O., May 1O-Intereat
in the legislative bribery matter
turned to the Senate today. al
though hints OF some interesting
Developments in the grand jury room
were current. The Greeyes ''antl-
white-wash' bill was scheduled to
come up In the Senate. A bill in
troduced in the House and passed
repeals the immunity clause which
absolycs all members OF the legisla.
ture from arrest and punishment,
who appear and testify.
The Mouse passed the bill in re-
sentiment of the senate's action in
deciding to start a graft probe of its
own.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
BOARD MEMBERS
To Serve Five Years Each
from March 81 Named
by the Governor.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, May TO-
Three members of the humane board
have been named by Governor Glass
cock. Their appointment dates from
March 81. Two OF the three are re.
appointments, and each is for five
years. The reappointments are
Frank c. Baker, of Parsons, of the
Second district. and DR.. Robert d.
Roller, of Charleston. of the Third
district. The new man is John Gum
minss, railroad engineer. who sue
ceeds DR.. c. b. Graham. The board
is composed OF five members, one
from each congressional district.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
TREATMENT
For Prevention of Hydropho-
bia Being Taken by
Mrs. Graham.

WASHINGTON, May 1o.-Mrs, VIII
liam Graham, of Graham Mines,
Kanawha county. is here being
treated for the prevention of hydro
phobla, She was bitten by dog
which was afterward found to have
rabies. o, c, Morris. of Writ county,
Is here for the same purpose.
At the laboratory where they are
being treated 1t is stated that rabies
seems to be rather prevalent in West
Virginia and Senator Chiffon has OBJ
tanned a number of copies of Facts
and Problems of Rabies which he
viii send to interested parties upon
application.