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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Ret They VIII Not.

John D. Rockefeller and Rev. Fred
D. Gates, manager of Rockefeller's
charities, were invited by Chairman
Stanley of the House to tell the trust
committee to appear be-
fore the committee next Monday, If
they care to do so, to reply to the
charges by the Merritt brothers Of
Minnesota.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Dies of Acute Pcllagra.

R. Marcus Burriss, at one time
Probate Judge OF Anderson County,
a prominent banker and farmer, died
at his home in Anderson after suffer-
ing three days with an acute attack
of pellagra. Mr.. Burriss Was one of
the best known citizens of the county
and during his lifetime amassed con-
siderable wealth.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Very Big Tater for Taft.

Rev. J. B. Brazell, a Baptist min
lister of Pooler, near Savannah,
shipped to President Taft as a Christ
mas gift, giant sweet potato
weighing 35 pounds and three feet,
ten inches in circumference, which
he raised on his farm. The express
charges were 1925, but the parson
did uot seem to mind the expenses.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Man Found in the Woods.

John Neal. a mill hand Of Rock
Hill, who was found helpless and al
most unconscious in the woods near
the Manchester Mill Thursday and
was taken to the Fennell lntlrmary,
is still in a prccarious condition. 1t
is said that two white men were
Meals assailants and that they left
the country at once.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Lynching in Oklahoma.

At Valdiant, Okla, a mob forced
an entrance to the jail, secured a
young negro, who refused to give his
name, and hanged him to :, tree at
the Fair grounds, near the town. The
negro was arrested on the charge of
assaulting the twelve-year-old daugh-
ter of Lee Saunders.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Physician Commits Suicide.

At Philadelphia DR.. Sydney Buff
fington, a nephew Of Judge Buffing-
ton, of the United States court of
appeals, and a member Of family
prominent in the western section OF
the state, committed suicide We'd
nesday by shooting himself through
the head.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Taken From Smoking Ruins.

At Philadelphia four bodIes-one
man, two women and child--have
been taken from the ruins Of the
Marc apartment house, which was
destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
They have not been identified, but
it is believed they are the bodies OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Balrour, their
child and Miss Baker, who were first
reported to have escaped.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Two Fell to Their Death.

A double aviation fatality occurred
at Filey, near Scarborough, York
shire, England. Wednesday morning.
Hubert OXley, an aviator, was killed
instantly and his passenger, Robert
Weiss, sustained injuries from which
he died soon afterwards.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Two Trainnlcn Killed.

Two trainmen we're killed and
nearly a score of persons were in
injured, two seriously Wednesday af-
ternoon, when Southern railway pas
senger train No. 16, running between
Atlanta and Brunswick, was derailed
near Helena, Ga.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Will Make a Good One.

Col. E. H. Aull was elected Monday
by the State Board Of Education to
the position of superintendent Of
education Of Newberry County, to sue
ceed Mr.. J. S. Wheeler, and will as
sumo his duties on the first Of Jan
uary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Thieves Steal an Auto.

w. A. Putnam. prominent citizen
OF Barksdale, Greenwood County, had
his automobile stolen Saturday night.
The car was Ford Model 7, five pas
snnger, No. 41,964. body black, fully
equipped. 1t is thought that the car
went toward Columbia as it was
traced as far as Laurens.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Schooner Is Abandoned,

The five masted schooner Nathan
iel T. Palmer, bound for Portland,
Maine, from Norfolk, has been aban-
doned at sea one hundred miles east
Of Bermuda. The crew of the schoon-
er was rescued by the steamer Lord
Ormolde, which arrived at Baltimore
Wednesday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Little Boy Fatally Burned,

The four-year-old son Of ]. W.
Kendrick of Taylors Station, Green
Vile County, died Thursday night
from burns received the day before
when his clothing caught while 40
was standing in front OF the fire,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Three Killed in Wreck.

At Kent, Ohio. three were killed
and four injured in collision be-
tween two Erie railroad freight trains
in the fog. The dead are: Conduc-
tors William Seardon, Vance Keller
and Engineer McCleskie.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-09
Killed as Trains Crash.

Sixteen persons are reported killed
in a head-on collision between two
Union Pacific passenger trains few
miles east of Ogden, Utah, Thursday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Why He Wanted References

At a credit mems dinner one Of tbs
veterans told this story: In the recon
struction days man from Il Missis-
stppi valley town came to our Wesi ern
house one day. We had sold him be
fore in small way, and he always
paid. He had enlarged his business,
he told us, and wanted n bigger line
than usual, but before making his Sc
lections he wanted us to give him ref
erences. We expressed surprise at
such an unheard Of demand, but he
said, My two brothers-tn-law have
gone in with me, and they're very par
ticular as to whom they do business
with So we sent him to our banks.
and he came back, SAID we were all
right. picked out big line of goods,
and in sixty days he busted We
couldn't collect dollar Two years
later | met the man In Cincinnati and
told him we had become reeoncied to
our loss. 'But will you please tell me-
asked, why did you want references
as 10 our creditY Well, you see,' he
answered, / wanted to know If you
cou.d stand it. Exchange
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
No Laws Delay Here.

In Perak. III the Malay peninsula,
lawyers bhd TO business, fer Il modi-
fed form OF tria! by ordeal decides all
disputes. In place of tie legal practi-
toner the pleaGer is native boy who
Is assigned to one or the other of the
sides and Is given bamboo tube in
which IS sealed the pleading of the
person or party whom he represents
When all Is ready two stakes are
driven into the bed of stream, and
by aid of a bamboo pole the heads OF
the two boys axe submerged at tho
same time. By grasping the stakes
they are enabled to remain under wa
ter for quite awhile after their natural
inclination would bring them to the
surface, but at last one of them gives
In and, releasing his hold of the STAKE
comes to the air. He is Immediately
seized. and the tube he holds is cast
aside. The other lad is led ashore, his
tube opened. and the document con,
tanned therein stands as the decision in
the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
The Maqpie Ceiiina,

One OF the apartments in the az
sent royal palace at Cintra, Portugal,
70 known is the Hall Of Magpies
Painted In the arabeSque ceiling Is tc
BE found swarm of magpies. Each
hes IN the mouth a scroll, on which.
9s.'nted in red on a white ground, are
the words, "Por benz" The story
Edns that King John Of Portugal was
making love to one Of the maids OF
honor IN this chamber and was sur.
prlsed by the queen. His majesty made
the best OF the circumstances and ex
s,ialned to the queen, "E por benz minke
Sacre' con, it is nothing at all. It is
quite right There is no harm in it,. A.
20 whether the queen was satisfied the
legend IS silent, but the ladies' of the
court were deeply interested and were
constantly saying to one another with
& smile, ''Por benz! Por benz The
King thought it time to act. SO he com
u1ssfoned an artist to paint Oh the
ceiling as many magpies as there were
laxative ladies about the court, each
holding in the beak the ribbon with
the words, 'Por London Globe
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Fate Of Portuaai's Homer.

'oThe Luaiad" Is one Of the nohlest
records ever written Of national glory
and success. Camoens, Its gifted au-
thor, determined to do for Portugal
what Homer had done for Greece The
great poem was written In the six
seenth century, which has been called
the heroic age Of Portugal, and its
main feature is the rounding Of the
Cape of Good Hope by Vasco da Cana.
while a most interesting episode Is
the browning after death Of Inez de
Castro as queen Of Portugal. "Tha
Lusiad" took its name from Lusius.
who was said to have founded Lisbon
Its author was bern about 1920, and
his career, which began brilliantly,
was blighted by the death of broker.
heart Of the lady of his love. for whose
sake he was banisbed from the land
He wrote 1.-The Lusiad'' in his Danish
ment and was recalled in 1911, losing
on the way all his property except his
poem. Pensioned at first by the king
this great epic poet Of Portugal died
In great poverty in 1870, when his
patron was also dead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Opera In Dumb Show,

The late Clara Novello in her RENT
nfscences tells how Malibran once ap-
peaHed in "Sonnambula" without ut.
tering a note. She had taken cold
and was prevented from singing at
the last moment, though crowds Of
early corners already filed the house.
"On the manager telling her, in de-
spair, that, besides loss of money,
these disappointed people would be
dangerous she said, I can't speak
above my breath; should have to do
1t in dumb show Bum at once
caught at this outburst as If seriously
meant and on his knees begged her
to try this, andIshe, fred by the nov
city, did so. The grateful public raw
ed In praise Of this surprising tour de
force, and the sensation it made filled
the papers"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Hard For the Eskimos.

One Of the difficulties of the Mora
Wan missionaries in Labrador is to
make the Old Testament, with its
wealth of pastoral detail, Ineligible
to the Eskimos, not one Of whom has
ever seen horse. "Sheep and cattle"
says Hesketh Pritchard in Hunting
Camps In Wood and Wilderness"
they cannot realize or conceive Of,
for there are no domesticated animals
save dogs in that portion Of the PENN
sula: They comprehend the story OF
Esau, the hunter, and that of Samson
and the lion, which animal can be
translated as polar bear but OF Abra-
ham in the land of Mesopotamia they
can form no picture. The nearest ap.
proach to these ideas is drawn from
the harvest Of the sea, seals and fish
taking the place of flocks and herds"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Scott Relics at Abbotsford.

The present estate of Abbotsford was
formed during the years 1911 to 1917
from various small farms, the first
one purchased bearing the "inharmo
NOUS designation CLARITY Hole. After
Sir Walter Scott's death in 1884 a COM
mittee Of friends collected $4,000 to-
ward the redemption of the estate, and
Mr.. Cadell, the publisher, contributed
the rest on receiving the rights over
SCOTS works. The library and mu
scum had been given some years be-
fore by the creditors. AS his son,
Lieutenant ColCnel w. Scott, died on
his way home from India. the props
erty descended to J. r. Loekhart, his
son-in-law, and thence to his daugh-
ter's husband, j. r. Hope-Scott, whose
daughter held the estate for some
years. Many Scott relics are preserv-
ed in the house, notably his chair and
writing table In the study and his hat
and gloves in the hall.--London Stand
ard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Down In a Coal Mine.

To the ear accustomed to the con.
slant sound of a living world the still,
ness of a coal mine, where the miles
Of crosscuts and entries and the TN
yielding walls swallow up all sounds
and echo is silence that is complete
but as one becc,Qes accustomed to the
silence through long hours of solitary
work sounds become audible THAI
would escape an ear less trained The
2rickling murlnur Of the gas, the spat-
terjng fall Of a lump of coal loosened
by some mysterious force from ii
Granny in the wall, the sudden knock
Ing and breaking of a stratum far up
IN the rock above or the scurry of a
rat off somewhere in the darkness
strike on the ear loud and startling
The eye, too. becomes trained to pene.
trate the darkness, but the darkness is
so complete that there is a limit-the
Unit of the rays cast by the pit lamp.
Joseph Husband L Atlantic
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
EIGHT CENTS A DAY.
Workers Pay In England When Board
Was a Shilling Week.


Was a Shilling Week.
There was a time when a workman
n England received s cents a day as
an ordinary wage, when skilled ar
tisans commanded - cents a day and
when women worked in the field at
such tasks as reaping straw, hoeing,
planting beans and washing sheep
for 2 cents day, and a wise student
of the subject has expressed the opin-
ion that the British workman of that
day was better off than he has ever
been since then.
That sounds paradoxical. But the
explanation is this: The workman
who sold his services for s cents a
day could buy good beef or mutton for
~ cents a pound. Wheat cost him on
the average only IS cents a bushel
He could get board for II to 16 cents
a week The pay he would receive for
fifteen weeks services would suffice
to purchase supply of suitable food
stuffs, according to the standard of his
time consisting Of wheat, malt and
oatmeaD, to maintain his family for
an entire year.
Under these circumstances cents
day-increased to u cents in harvest
Gime-was a fair wage and 'times
were good" for the average workman.
-McClure's Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Portuguese and Goldfish.

1t is an interesting fact that the fish.
ermen Of northern Portugal started
and developed the fishing industry on
the "banks" off the northern coast of
America, and, though they now send
fewer ships, their taste for salt cod
from Newfoundland is unabated-in
fact, it is national Portuguese dain-
ty. 1t is found in every little grocery
shop, hard and brown as board. A
number of Portuguese have made their
home on the islands to the south OF
the mainland of Massachusetts,. and
there the dark eyes of the Iberian
maiden, raven locks epd certain pic
turesque element in dress are not in.
frequent. This connection with Por
tugal dates back many years. the
ships Of Marthas Vineyard bridging
the distance over sea and returning
with Portuguese Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
GAVE UP
ALL HOPE
After Four Long Years of Suffer.
Ing, Mrs. Dean of Benbrook
Was Finally Relieved by
Cardui.

Benbrook, Text feel like it is my
duty to advise other women to take
Eafdui, the Wor1an's tonic" writes Mrs.
I. G. Dean, of Z. F. D. No. E, Benbrook,
Tex.
Il suffered for four a. long years with
female complaints. Such miserable
person as ! vast had three doctors,
but they did me no good, and gave up
oil hope of being relieved.
"At last, my doctors advised me to
nike Cardui, the woman'S tonic. took
bur bottles and now am we'll. Cardui
eaved my life and cannot say enough
hf it. have prescribed it with great
success for young girls and women with
various forms Of female complaint.
"Cardui is real boon to suffering
women. am thankful for the good It
! has done me and know it will cure
3thers."
This remarkable letter from lady who
has actually tried Cardui, ought surely to
convince you OF its genuine merit and in
auce you to give it a trial for your
troubles.
Purely vegetable, perfectly harmless,
ron Intoxicating and free from all dele
krious ingredients, Cardui is the ideal
remedy for all weak, suffering women,
young or old.
You are urged to get a bottle at the
arug store and commence its use today.
NOTE.-The cardui Home Treatment for Wo-
men, consists Of cardu SD. Thedford's Black
Qraugtt t25c). or Xelyo SOC, for the liver. and
iaken sngiy. by themselves if desired. or three to-
gether, as complete treatment for women's ills
Write to-. Ladies. Advisory Dept, Chattanooga
8tuctlons, and 64-page book. Home Treatment
6or Women" sent in plain wrapper. on request
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
MistIetoe a Menace.

Few people who know mistletoe only
as a desirable feature Of Christmas
decorations understand that the plant
is parasite dangerous to the life Of
trees In the regions in which 1T grows.
1t Is only question Of time after
mistletoe once begins to grow upon a
tree before the tree itself will be
killed. The parasite saps the life Of
the infected branches. Fortunately 1t
is Of slow growth, taking years to de
velop to large proportions, but when
neglected it invariably ruins all trees
1t reaches. The only method Of exter-
mination is the cutting down of dis
eased trees.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Adam and Eve.

II hope this expulsion of ours is not
going to injure our social position"
nald Eve ruefully.
II guess not" replied Adam. They
san't stop US from being one Of tae
very first families. whatever they do
II don't find our names here in the
Social Register said Eve. looking
the volume over.
Look under 'Dilatory Domiciles.' my
love-" said Adam as he went out and
named the jackass after himself
Harpers Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
A Fathers Vengeance

would have fallen on any one who
attacked the son Of Peter Bondy, Of
South lockwood, Mich. but he was
powerless before attacks Of Kidney
trouble. Doctors could not help him"
he wpote, 80 at last we gave him
Electric Bitters and he improved
wonderfully from taking six bottles.
It's the best Kidney medicine I ever
saw Backache, tired feeling, Ner-
vousness, Loss of Appetite, warn Of
Kidney trouble that may end In
dropsy, diabetes Of Bright's disease
Beware: Take Electric Bitters and
be safe. Every bottle guaranteed.
SOC. at All Druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
A Better Campaiqner.

Two candidates for the same Office
came into a certain town one day.
The one called at a house, where lit.
tie girl came to the door. Said he,
"Sissie, will you please bring me a
glass of water?" Having brought the
water, he gave her some candy and
asked, Did the mali ahead of me give
you candy?" Eyes, SIR" Then he
gave her a nickel and said, Did he
give you money! Yes, sir; he gave
me 10 cents" Then he picked her up,
he kissed her and said, did he kiss
you:" eyes, sir and he kissed man.
ma toow-National Monthly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
Two Of a Kind.

II told dat Teller I was so fat broke
had to sleep outdoors" said Plod
ding Pete. a.
did it touch his hearth" asked Me
andering Mike
NO He said he was doing the same
thing an had to pay de doctor for
tellin' him what blessin' 1t was."-
Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
A Pithy Sermon.

Here is the pithiest sermon ever
preached: ''Our ingress into life Is
naked and bare. our progress through
life Is trouble and care. our egress out
Of it we know not where;% but. doip2
well here. we shall do we'll there. !
could not tell more by preaching .
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26

Wanted II Well Hidden.

Little Bobby was too polite TO say
he wanted a big piece of the turkey
but he said he would Hike q piece of
the chest, where the wishhone vas
only he didn't want TO find the wlsn
bone too quick. Browning's Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
The Story Humorous and Witty.

Tie humorous story is strictly L
work of art-hieh and delicate ,grt-
and only an artist eau tell 1t, arerrea
Mark Twain But no art is necessary
n telling the comic and the witty
story; anybody can do II. The ar OF
telling Il humorous stoty--unG
| mean by word Of mouth. net print
vas created in america aid has r..
mainel at home
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
One Fer Every Dsy.

give been reading about one Of then
sich men wot's got er suit Of clothes
for every dag In the week." said one
tramp to another.
That's nothin' So ave I. This Is Il
I'VE got on now"-London Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26
WAS FIRST WOMAN
TO BE ORDAINED
Interesting Career Of Rev. AntOinette
Brown Blackwell, of New Jersey


Elizabeth N. j., May 25.-Once a
month at All Souls church the mem
,bers gather to listen to the power
full eloquence of a magnificient pub
lie speaker, real humorist-a vo-
man beautiful in her sweet simpli-
city and motherly love.
Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell
is one of the most striking person
alities on the American platform.
Eighty-six years ago on May 20 she
was born in frontier cabin con-
structed of logs at Henriett, N. Y.
AS girl she began to teach school
before she was IS, earning a wage
of 81 per week. In the early forties
she was raduated from Oberlin col
lege, where she made the acquain-
lance of Lucy Stone. Later their
friendship was cemented by their
marrying brothers. Being forbidden
Dy the faculties to take part in the
debating exercises of the young men
the two young women students Or
fganized the first debating society
ever formed among college girls.
After leaving college she did socia1
purity and missionary work for "a
society in New York. In 1850. at
Morcester, Mass, she spoke at The
first National Woman's Rights con-
vention. Of all the other speakers
at this gathering she is now the sole
survivor.
Horace Greedy and Charles AL
Dana offered ia provide her with a
hall and give her $1,000 a year and
her board if she would preach re-
gularly in. New York city, but in
stead she accepted an offer from a
Congregational church at South But
let, N. Y, at $500 per year. Here
She w'as regularly ordained as an
Orthodox Congregational minister in
1853.
This was 'the first time that "a
woman had been ordained in any de-
nomination, and it called down tre-
mendous denunciations. Her church
appointed her delegate I'd the
worlds temperance convention in
New York, made up largely of minis
rs. Her credentials were accepted,
but when she rose to speak, the con
vention howled and hooted for two
days flo down her voice. Despite
the efforts of such men as neal Dow
who was presiding. and of Phillips
Garrison, Powell and others, she was
not allowed to be heard. Later she
resigned her pulpit and BECAME a
unitarian. AT the age of 70 she
visited Palestine, and in 1905 attend
ed the National Woman,s lSuffragd
convention in Portland, Ore, going
on from there to Alaska.
Remarkably beautiful as a Young
woman,' she has always retained a
fine presence. Her faculties are I'M
! impaired with the exception of her
Wearing. Her disposition is as
buoyant and optimistic as a girls
50 is owed and admired by all with
whom she comes in contact.
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His Kind.

II heard Of man once who was
going to make MONEY ;land over fist
when he was carried off"
by DEATH
mo: by the police He was porch
climbing. baltimore American
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26

Herrick Refrigerators are perfect
IN circulation and odorless. All solid
oak and mineral wool packed at
prices you can't beat with inferior
makes. Sold by Cleveland Matthews
Hdw. Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-26

The Artists Wife Gin q whisper
There's some enc knocking, Jack
Shall l open the door, The Artist
No; It's Jabber's knock. It's q specta
knock l gave him, SO i wouldn't II
him In by mistake-Life.