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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
Professional Cards

Hope cemetery Sunday. The be-
reaved ones have our sincere sym
pathy.
The young folks enjoyed a sing
ing at Tom Sutton's Sunday night.
Will Wagner and family were
guests of Mrs. Cannie Million Sun
day.
John Bates of Hamil was here
Sunday.
Charlie Million was a Pocahontas
visitor Sunday.
Someone, ! believe, has called US
a "tacky set down here at old Sut'
ton, but ! want to say we are not
dead set.
We have preaching every month,
prayer meeting every two weeks
and Sunday school every Sun
day. We don't have to wait for a
protracted meeting to get us start
ed, either.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
Blind sehoeI Gets s72.opo.

Representative Newton's bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the maintenance
of the blind school, was passed with
out opposition.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
Congressman Robinson viii Speak.

Congressman Joe T. Robinson has
accepted the invitation of the house
to address the general assembly and
will speak in the hall of the lower
house Monday, May s, at 1880 p. IN.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21
SUBURBAN NEWS&
Local and Personal
" Items of Interest from Various Places C
~ of Interest in Randolph County. D

Ed Million and family were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Graham sat
urday night.
Miss Tisha Bates spent one day
last week with Miss Birdie Bates
who has been right sick; =, -u,rurr
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21

court at Batesville last week, and''
the jury returned a verdict IN tavof''l
of Mrs. Hutchinson, awarding her
damages in the sum of 81, 300 ''
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-21

Fixing water gates and binding
fences have been the order of the
day for the last few days in this
vicinity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-12-07
SPEAKER CLARK URGES HARMONY.

"Ge together and stay together!'
This the advice Speaker Champ Clark said he would give
of every community the land if he had the opportunity He
added that the only instructions that would necessary
file the democracy follow great victory
1912
Of course said Mr. Clark Sc" taking for granted that the tariff
be the chief issue No doubt the enemy would like sdetrac
issue, but must not permit 1t for an instant"
Mr. Clark had arrived at the capitol preparatory opening
the first regular session Of the Congress- and discussed
political situation optmistcaly and at considerable length
Looing back the elections Clark they demon
things that the people without
doubt that wherever united win.
Ae the democrats in Congress have together and made
splendid record for solidarity would calamity
1912 by Of petty, acona fights of local
s." believe firmly that must die day that
1872 but to do there must be acoa fighting anywhere
democrats Consequently hope that democrats will forget
differences and united front Now the get
together together The focbe
case, victory
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-12-07
HOW LONG?

How long the continue companies profit OF
40 per cent year money express business and
that lexis blue air only?
question that the people desire answered. and that they
beginning become inpatient about Judging from the everncang
subject being received by members Of
Congress
Express companies ought be permitted make good liberal rate
of interest actually invested writes Iowa his Congress
he thing that disgust that the permits
express companies profit from Is so capital
would like parcels post
complete why can't least have limited parcels
WITH effective only and cities and the surround
ing country? Such limited would help rather than the bust
of the retailers Think it over
The Interstate Commerce Commissions shows that the net in
express companies operation 100000
valuation Of $2 100000 their profit shown be approximately
express equipment
less oneha aeg their profits money actually
invested up nearly 100 per
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-12-07
CONGRESS TO BE EDUCATED"

which their headquarters in Wall street
will be worth million dollars TO put
the Aldrich banking plan through Congress
An organization known the National Citizens League for the FRO
Sound Banking System has been formed and the work
funds already under all the big cities OF the country
will the bill through has not been
In Philadelphia the funds they collected are
being deposited the Gad Trust bank and to the bankers who
subscribed explained that would brought to bear on the
members Of Congress-"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-12-07
YES, INDEED.

liquor pendulum swings back and forth Idaho ana
again the people the regulated saloon
A Nupge
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-12-07
The Idaho County Free Press
L. A. WISENER, EDITOR
GRANGEv1LLE IDAHO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1911

which financial %
for the ae % i've
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-09-28

You will not see any Yluor
or other fake advertisements in
this paper. 1t will be sG;lea,nhand
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Number I8N
WEIGHING AN ELEPHANT
Simple. Yet Ingenious, Method Pr,
posed by Hindu Prince

There is a story often told in
India of Shaiee, a Hindu prince,
who on a certain occasion
showed himself almost as clover
as Archimedes. .
A high official had made q
vow that he would distribute to
the poor the weight of his own
elephant in silver money, says
The New York Press. But the
great difficulty that at first pre-
sented itself was the mode of as
certaining what this weight
really was. All the learned and
clever men of the court seem to
have endeavored in vain to CON
struct a machine of sufficient
power to weigh the elephant.
AT length Saiee came forward
and suggested a plan which was
simple, and yet ingenious in the
degree. He caused the unwield-
ly ahimal to be conducted along
a stage specially made for the
purpose by the waterside into a
flat bottom boat. Then having
marked on the boat the height
to which the water reached
after the elephant had weighed
it down, the latter was taken
out and stones substituted in
sufficient quantity to hold the
boat to the same line. The stones
were then taken to the scales,
and thus, to the amazement of
the court, was ascertained the
true weight Of the elephant.
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College Hill Items.

Proi. w. l.. Thompson, President of
the College, preached at the Wesleyan
| church IN GreenvIlee last SBptaVk r
Prof. j. M. Hancock made /" E;,s;pao,
trip to Spartanburg on SATURDAY.
Misses Nellie and Callie I,inebarper
of the w. NJ. O. spent few davs with
their fathe in DanvIlle. Va.
Messrs. T, Rup,o,r,or s11:
N. c.. and n. 6 I,awro,oo ,f c.,,.
S. c.. and Miss Ress;a pooro,, 80
lev, were now s,udonts ,t ,ho nv \,
the past week.
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Worlds Largest Bakery

The largest bakery in the
world is located at Essen, Prus-
sia, the home of the great Krupp
gun factory. 1t is vast build
ing in which seventy workmeD,
divided into two shifts, work
night and day. Everything is
done by machinery. A screw
turns INCREASINGLY a kneading
trough into which are poured
the required amount Of water
and ten sacks Of flour of two
hundred pounds each. This
machine makes, in all, about
forty thousand pounds of bread
each day in the shape Of twenty
five thousand small loaves and
twenty-five thousand large loaves
from two hundred and thirty
sacks of -four of two hundred
pounds each.
All of the operations Of bread
making are performed in this
colossal bakery. The wheat
arrives there, is cleaned, ground
and brought automatically to
the kneading trough by a ascrics
of rising and descending pipes.
There are thirtys-ix doubleoyens
and the workmen who watch
over the baking of the bread
earn from eight to ten cents per
hour, making an average of
about ninetyfivc cents per elev-
Ell hour day.
They have coffee and bread
free. They are required to keen
themselves spotlessly clean and
are given the use of fine bath
rooms, also free. They are re-
quired to wash their hands at
least eight times each day.
This newspaper intends tC
become household companion
in every home in this county.
We expect to make it SO newsy,
bright and CHEEKY that every
home will have to have it.
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To Help Market Sou,h's Cotton.

Press dispatches from Macon
da.' OF the goth say that the
organization of a 50, 900, 600 con
cern known as the Southern
Cotton corporation with an eve
TO controlling the marketing of
the cotton Of the South was
announced here to-day by
George Dole Wadley, of Boiling
brooke, one of the wealthiest
men in Georgia, and represent
ing financial interests of great
extent, Associated with Mr..
Wadley, who will be president,
are John r. Wadley, of Way
cross, and John T. Moore, Leon
5. Dure, Jesse H. Hall, John
Mockey and w. E. Dunwoody.
of Macon.
The concern will work in con-
nection with string of banks
operated by the National Bank
Audit company, of which Will
liam Barrett Ridgely, former
comptroller of the currency, is
president.
The Southern Cotton corpora
ton will advance farmers
money up to Is per cent. of the
normal price on cotton deposited
in warehouses. This cotton
will be held, and when the time
arrives each year when a cor
rect estimate of the crop can be
made, a price will be fixed and
the cotton held until such price
is paid.
Organization work, it was
stated by Mr.. Wadley to-day,
has started in 1000 counties
throughout the cottol, belt. In
each county will be an advisory
board, all stockholders in the
corporation, composed of five
business men and ;bankers anG
twenty farmers. This county
board will watch the crop anC
report to the main offices which
will be in Macon. Mr.. Wadley
announces that Eastern capita
has already been secured to in.
sure success. Propaganda vii
start at once.
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Darby. Long.

at the home of Mr.. George w. Darby
at Sandy Springs, Miss Nettie May Oar
by and Air. Marcus &. Long we're mar
iied last night. Mr. Long is very wei!
known IN Anderson as he was court
stenographer for this district for many
years Miss Darby also spent several
months in Anderson last winter assist
ing in the revision Of records that was
done in the office Of the clerk of court.
She made many friends while here. Mr..
and Mrs. Lcng will reside in Walhalla,
where MIR. Long IS now practicing law.
Daily Mail, Sept. 10Th.
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PEARIDGE.

Cotton picking is the order of
the day.
Several on this side attended
the baptizing at Rice Greek last
Sunday.
Mr.. Oscar Morgan is erecting
a nice residence.
Mr.. Editor, we are like poor
"Lonely Sweetheart we can
brag on dear old Pearidge. We
don't blame her for thinking
her part of the country the best
of all, for none seem dearer to
US than old Pearidge.
TTI
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To Investigate PeIlaura.

In spite Of the scepticism with
which the suggestion has been
received in this section, the fed
eral government is giving the
most careful and painstakiny
consideration to the theory that
pellagra is caused, or transmit
ted from one person to another.
through the bite Of the Buffalo
gnat or other insects of the same
species.
TO make Il careful study of
the relations between the prev
alence of this gnat. and the dis
ease, an Investigation lasting at
least several weeks will this
week begin in the Glendale and
other mill villages in Spartan
burg county, where pellagra is
known to prevail. This investi-
cation will be under the super
vision of State Health Officer j {.
Adams HaYne, DR.. r. M. Grimm
of the United States marine hos
pital service, and an entomolo-
gist whom the federal depart
ment will send to this spot.
This investigation into the
mysterious disease has been
brought about through the eff
forts of Congressman Joseph r..
Johnston and a. Z. Lever. and
DR.. j. Adams Hayne, who have
had the matter up with several
departments of the federal gov
eminent for about a year past.
You will not see any Yluor
or other fake advertisements in
1
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P1CKENs. s. c. .sEPTEMBER % 1911

IOr your immediate acceptance
or rejection
The proposed route traverses
some of the best farming coun,
try in the Piedmont region. It
goes through very fine country
in Anderson and Aobeville coun-
ties. 1t extends into Pickens
county only six miles. In An
derson the road will be 81 miles
and in Abbeville county IL miles.
t will cost approxi matelv $500,
900.
The people of Abbeville coun.
ty have agreed to raise $40, 900
OF the needed amount to comply
with the provisions of the New
York bankers; the town of Alb
beville in that county will raise
an additional $4,000, and the
remainder will be raised in An
derson and Pickens county.
Business men here are behind
the proposition, and it is going
to succeed.
Clemson Opens With Eight Hundreg.
A special to the Greenville
News of Sept. 18th, from Glenn
son, says: The nineteenth ses-
sion of Clemson College began
at nine O'Clock this morning.
Never in the history of Clemson
has the attendance been so large.
Eight hundred cadets have al
ready matriculated. and others
are coming. Clemson now has
the largest body of students of
any college in South Carolina.
Hazing has been practically
abolished. Every old cadet is
required to sign a pledge not to
engage in any form of hazing.
He is required to copy the pledge
and sign his name to it. This,
it is believed, will do away with
hazing at Clemson.
Many improvements have
been made during the summer.
An additional story has been
added to barrack number one,
piazzas are being built in front
Of barracks number two. The
dining hall has been remodeIed
and enlarged, while the work OF
kbuilding cement walks all over
the campus will begin soon.
The new dairy is almost com.
pleted. With these, and othe,
improvements, the present ses
sion promises to be the best ir
the history of Clemson.
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SAD DEATH.

Mr.. Wadley 7. Porter Accidentally Shot
Il Last Saturday.
One of the saddest accidents
ever to occur in this county took
place last Saturday afternoon,
near Cross Roads Baptist church
In which Wad]ey T. Porter lost
his life. He, in company with
| Mr.. A. j. Looper, FELTON, and
Alvah Wood, the last two being
lboys, started out in the after
noon for a rabbit hunt. Mr..
Looper and Mr.. Porter each had
a gun, and after hunting awhile
the dogs acted as though they
We're ready to jump a rabbit.
They drew nearer the dogs ex-
pecting the rabbit any moment,
and eager to get a start they
tried to get positions of advan-
tage. Mr.. Porter was little in
Mr.. Looper's rear and to his left
and moved quickly up and rath-
er in front of Mr.. Looper. Mr..
Looper had his gun in both
hands half raised, with his fin
ger on the hammer and it half
cooked. AS Mr.. Porter moved
quickly forward he ran against
the muzzle Of Mr.. Looper's gun
which pushed it backward and
caused Mr.. Looper to release his
hold on the hammer and imme-
diately the gun discharged the
entire contents of one barrel 60
ing into the bowels of Mr.. Por-
ter. He fell to his knees and
said: Mr.. Looper, you have
killed me, but you are not tC
blame, it was an accident. y
J, Mr.. Looper picked him up and
sat down on the ground holding
Il him in his arms and on his lap
The two boys went for help, bu
before assistance reached then,
Mr.. Porter was dead. He lived
about three fourths of an hour
and died seemingly without pain
and happy. He was living on
Mr.. Looper's farm and they
were close, warm friends.
Mr.. Porter was we'll known
/: around here, being the young
est son Of Mr.. p. A. Porter who
lives one mile out. He mum
!, bered his friends by his acquain
tances, for all who knew hin
| liked him. He had been 8
Christian several years, was &C
tive in church work and a dea
con in the Baptist church.
His body was buried Sunday
afternoon in the cemetery al
Secona. the funeral being con
: Quoted by Rev. A. E. Howard
the pa:tor, assisted by Rev. j
! NJ. Stewart. The large con
course Of people who ATTENDED
: this service testified as to tn,
esteem in which he was held
: He is survived by widow, wht
was Miss Hopkins, of Spartan
burg county ,eand three children
the Oldest about seven years ant
the youngest two months. Ant
= to these we tender sincere sym
pathy. He was 20 years old.
No one censures or blame!
Mr.. Looper for the accident. I
; was wholly unavoidable. The
: shock and strain and anguish i
caused was a severe trial to hin
: and he also has the sympathy
of his friends.
PEARIDGE.
GOttOn nickiDr ic thp Or1pr n
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STATE NEWS.
Happenings IN South Carolina OF Inter-
est to the People.
Splendid Plant for New Asylum

In the light both. of the size
and cost of the undertaking,
and Of its Importance, irrespect-
i've of cost. the State Hospital
commission has in charge one
of t'sp' most important under
takings in which South Carolina
is now engaged. Upon his re-
turn FROM a recent meeting of
the commission in Columbia,
Secretary E. H. Aull was
asked for a statement as to
what had been done by the new
commission. Secretary Aull
said:
The State Hospital commits
sion created by act of tile legis-
lature for the purpose Of devel-
oping an entirely new plant and
with the view Of eventually
moving the entire Hospital for
4 the Insane to the new location
has been moving slowly with
its work, and has not given out
for publication very much that
has been done. / feel that the
people Of the state are entitled
to know what is being done by
the commission. AS conceive
it, it is one of the most import
ant works that is being under
taken in the state of South, Car
olina at this time.
The commission was estab-
z ,zls'shed at the session of the legis-
lal}'1, in N910,. and a51sappropri-
alton of $1,000 was made. Of
this appropriation, the commits
sion, during 1910, spent in round
numbers $53, ,000in the purchase
OF land, acquiring about 1900 to
2OO0 acres OH the Southern Rail
way, beginning at a point six
r'niles from Columbia and ex7
tending along the railway about
six miles. 1t is an ideal site for
an institution of this character,
and | do not believe better or
more suitable location could
have been found in South Car
olina.
AT the session Of the legisla-
ture in 1911. the commission
was continued, and an addi-
tional appropriation of 5000, 600
was made for the purpose of
erecting buildings and other
wise developing the plant. The
new commission has found it
( recessary to purchase additional
lands and about S8, 900 has been
expended for that purpose.
"One Of the first problems to
confront the commission was to
secure an adequate supply of
water. There are several
streams on the place, and Crane
creek, a much larger stream, is
very near to the lands of the
state, but the commission was
of the opinion that if water
could be secured by sinking a
deep well. it would furnish a
much purer supply and in the
end be more economical. One
Of the first acts Of the new com
mission was to contract for the
sinking of the deep well. There
has been considerable delay and
some trouble in the sinking of
the well, but the contractor
now claims that at depth of
$50 feet he has an abundant
supply of good, pure water.
The supply will be tested dur
ing the present week.
AS to the plan Of the build
ings, the commission visited a
number of modern institutions
in the North and East that are
constructed on the general plan
upon which it is proposed to
construct the present hospital.
The, colony plan is the one gen
orally adopted, the prison idea
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1t is our purpose to give each
week fresh and readable news,
such as the people generally are
interested in.
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Bankers Agree to Finance Road.

A despatch from Anderson to-
The State under recent date,
says
Plans to construct an electric
road from Abbeville to Easley,
60 miles in length, passing thro'
the city Of Anderson, have talk
EN- definite shape, and it is be-
lieved that within a short while
the work will be under way.
M, n. Patterson of this city has
been working on the project,
making surveys, estimates and
securing rights of way, and has
been In constant touch with a
prominent New York banking
concern that has now announced
that it will finance the building
Of the road. Mr.. Patterson has
just returned from New York.
where he went over the PROPOSE
ton in detail with the bankers,
and today he is in receipt Of the
following self-explanatory let
ter:
Referring to the Anderson,
Abbeville e Easley railroad pro
position, will say that we will
agree to underwrite the neces,
sary bonds to build and construct
a standard gauge railroad 60
miles in length, material to be
first class in every respect, rails
to be new, 70-pound; standard
ties, etc, provided you will Sc
cure cash $50, 900 along the line
of said road, payable as the road
is constructed in sections of ten
miles, and not after the road is
completed; and provided further
that a competent engineer makes
"a thorough preliminary report
satisfactory to the underwriters,
said report to be made at the ex-
pense of the company and to
cost not over 81, 200, one-half of
which is to be paid before the
engineer leaves New York, the
/ balance when the report
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care Of the insane. 1t is desired
to lay out plan that will in
clude a colony for the tubercular
patients, a colony for the pella-
gra patients. a farm colony and
a colony for the acute, and a
colony for the idiotic and imbe-
cile. Having large acreage Of
land, this will be accomplished
without trouble and without
crowding of course. twill take
a number of men, and build
with day labor rather than let
the buildings by contract. With
that in view. P. j. 0. Smith, an
experienced contractor, has been
employed as superintendent Of
construction.
AT a meeting last week, it
was decided to purchase brick,
lime and cement and also to
make arrangements with the
Southern Railway to run a per-
manent sidetrack in the prop
erty. A number of bids and
samples were offered of various
material, and the contract for
the brick was let to the Granite
Brick company, Of Columbia. of
which Mr.. Hyatt is president.
The commission visited the
plant and inspected the brick,
and | am satisfied q very advan-
tageOus trade for the state has
been made. In fact. had no
idea that such a complete and
up-todate brick plant had been
built anywhere in South Caro-
lima: 1t is modern in every par
ticular and turns out a high
grade Of brick, and the price
paid is just a little lower than
any price the commission had
offered.
The commission is working
harnoniously and for the best
interests of the state as the com
mission sees it. They have the
invaluable experience of their
chairman. DR.. j, w. Babcock,
as a guidance in their work.
Their whole aim is to do the
best they can for the states un-
fortunate wards.'