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dress to the jury.
Hayward, Wis, May 9.-There is a
strong probability that Mrs. Hattie
Deitz and her son Leslie will soon be
free of the charge of murder. A mo.
ton for dismissal will be made by
these two defendants, and it is doubt
full whether the states attorney will
have any objection to offer.
The noticeable absence of any evil
dence, direct or indirect, tending to
show that either Mrs. Deitz or her son
had any hand in the gun play defense
of the cabin, which is alleged to have
resulted in the killing of Deputy Os
car Harp, has been one of the features
of the trial.
After the examination of 81 wit
nesses, beginning just week ago,
the state rested its case. Deitz is
far from loquacious about the line of
evidence he will submit in the defense.
He still refuses to say definitely
whether he will go on the stand or
not, or whether he will have Leslie or
Mrs. DeitZ testify.
Subpoenaes have been issued for "a
witnesses for the defense. Leslie said
that his father had not decided who
would be put on the stand first. "Our
evidence will take up the rest of the
week." he says. 1--WE may only ex-
anime those who have subpoenaed,
and we may subpoena anywhere from
100 to $50 more"
Point State May Emphasize.
Before adjournment the state in
troduced one point which they will
undoubtedly emphasize before the
jury Former District Attorney
Davies, in whose custody the Deitz
"arsenar and ammunition has been
since the fight, testified that In the
assortment of cartridges recovered
from the Deitz cabin there were three
makes-Peters, U. M. c., and Win
chester-and that they were of assert
ed calibers and compositions. He tes-
titled that all the 5000 caliber, full
metal patch Winchester bullets, had
the letter "W" on them, and that all
such bullets which have been bought
recently do not have the letter on
them.
By this the state hopes to prove
that the bullets from the Deitz guns
were the only ones bearing the distinc-
tive marks that were found on the
bullet that killed Harp.
When the Deitz arsenal was
sx,4o no,
testified to the caliber and make of
the different pieces, Deitz insisted up
on knowing where his two Luger pis-
tolls were, and Thorbahn was made
to disgorge them from his pockets.
Judge Reid ordered the guns re.
moved from the room as soon as the
testimony was submitted.
One of the last witnesses put on by
the state was A. F. Quail, of Hayward,
who accompanied James Andrew, the
surveyor on October Is, when he made
the Typographical survey of the
ground at Cameron Dam and the plat
from which the state attempted to
prove that bullet fired in straight
line from either of the port holes in
the barn roof could have cleared the
lumber piles by twelve inches and
have reached the spot where Harp
fell.
When that testimony was intro
duced Deitz at the time declared that
the lumber piles had been lowered by
the state to allow the passage Of a
bullet and the making of the chart
Mr.. Quail, on the stand, testified that
vey were taken, one week after the
fight, the lumber on the top of the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-05-12
National LEAGUE.

National League.
Philadelphia, 6; Pittsburg, 2.
st. Louis, 4; Brooklyn, 3.
New York, II; Chicago, /.
Cincinnati, 8; Boston, Z.
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Minny League.

Winona, Z; Eau Claire, 6.
Superior. 6; Rochester, l..
Wausau, 5; La Crosse, 3.
Red Wing, 2; Duluth, 1.
Standing of the Teams
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Asked About Letter.

Thorbahn was then asked by Dis
trict Attorney S. J. Williams: did
you ever write Deitz a letter asking
him to surrender" Thorbahn replied
affirmatively, and the following letter
was introduced in the defense:
October 9Th.
John Deitz: You had better sur
render. You cannot win in any other
way. 1t will be better for yourself
and your family. I have you COM
pletely surrounded and we will get
you if it takes till next spring, and if
[ have to tunnel into your place or
use field gun. You will be used all
right and get square deal l mean
what I say.
Signed, F. w. Thorbahn."
Thorbahn testified that he had writ
ten the letter in the woods and that
Froelich, one of the peace emissaries,
had taken it into Deitz.
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piles was weatherbeaten as though it
had been there long time.
Recalling with a smile his many ad-
ventures and dangers undergone dur
ing his successful siege and capture of
John Deitz In his stronghold, at Cam
eron Dam, Fred Thorbahn, one of the
states principal witnesses, took the
stand and told the story of the fight
and surrender during which Oscar
Harp was killed on Oct. 8, 1910.
Thorbahn and Deitz, the former in
the witness chair, and the latter at
the attorneys table, looked one an.
other in the eye across the small
space of five feet while the former
deputy told of the time Deitz had shot
at him and the times he had shot at
DeitZ. At times, Thorbahn would pay
a crude compliment to Deitz' marks
manship and to his craftiness az a
woodsman. =
Irwin Qieuque was one of the dep
uties who moved against Deitz at Cam
eron dam on May 8, 1905. Giauque
testified that Deitz had fired number
of shots at him and other deputies
who were on their way to the farm in
a wagon. Giaque said two of the bull
lets went through his hat.
Chester Colpitts, a deputy, testified
to shot from the barn that clipped a
piece of his ear. He also testified to
having heard three shots from the
barn just after Harp and his compan'
ion had gone down the hill.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19
Travel Was Slow.

An excursion train started one
Saturday for the scene of an I'M
portant football game.
This train. as is sometimes the
case with excursions, went very
slowly and had numerous stoppages.
After a time the eXcursionlsts
reached a station called March and
were brought to stand there. While
they were waiting an official was
strutting up and down the platform
calling out:
March! March"
A passenger who was bit OF a
wag put his head out and said to the
official:
"What is it, old chap"
March," said the official.
"Ah, well, it may be March now,
but it was January when we start
ed."-Chicago Record Herald.
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about three feet in diameter and about
two and one-half feet deep for a two
and one-half inch tree. FIJI the hole
with good rich soil. which can be got
from vacant lots or purchased from
the nearby florists.
A stout box or iron tree guard or
wire netting protector should be placed
around the tree trunk so as to protect
it from hungry horses. careless team
sters and the lawn mower. 1t also
acts as a support.
Manure and fertilizer may be ap-
piled 70 your trees and shrubs at this
time Of the year. This manure should
be spread over the ground around the
tree and left lying until spring. when
it may be raked together and burned
or spaded into the ground.
Whenever possible all the leaves
dropping from the shrubs should be
left lying OH the ground. They furnish
q winter mulch and form leaf mold
which is as good as any fertilizer. All
dead wood and unsightly branches can
be removed ~ this time Of the year
without Affecting the tree. Timely
tree trinmi,. is one Of the great es-
sentiul< in proper tree development.
The Sihplest rule to follow In trim.
ming ornamental r. 'es Is this: Cut out
all the Gead wooG. withered branches.
stubs or main tru'.::s as soon as they
are seen. All living branches which
are Objectionable SHOULD be cut out
early In the >;'ri y.
All cuts sht I'D he nadn with sharp
saw, well set. The NJ s''Du 81 be MADE
close and parallel with the parent
branch from VIII: i !, rev. and the
cut should be LETT smooth o" with a
slightly concave surface. The wound
should then be covered with a heavy
coating Of coal tar to aid In keeping
out the moisture and rot spores.
Where the tree has been neglected
and cavities have formed in the trunk
of the tree something shosad be done
to stop the increase Of the opening. FOR
the rotting will continue until the
opening has become so long as to en-
circle the greater portion Of the tree.
and very often the entire center has
been destroyed.
In cases where the life Of tree can
be prolonged by treating 1t the cavity
should be carefully scraped and
cleaned of all the dead and decayed
wood: then give 1t a thorough wash
ing or spraying with 4 solution Of cop.
per suiphate.
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A DROVE OF BULLS.
Ono Of the Erratic Sir Boyle Roehe's
Quaint Letters.


The following was written by the
eccentric Sir Boyle Roche, a mem
Der OF the last Irish parliament.
The letter was addressed to d friend
in London, aud it is old enough to
be new to nine out of ten readers:
My Dear Sir-Having now Il
little peace and quietncsS, | sit down
to inform you of the dreadful hustle
and confusion we are all in from
those bloodthirsty rebels, most of
whom are, thank God, killed and
dispersed. We are in a pretty mess;
can get nothing to eat nor any wine
to drink, except whisky, and when
we sit down to dinner we are oblig-
ed to keep both hands armed. While
| write this | hold sword in each
hand and pistol in the other.
Il concluded from the beginning
that this would be the end of it.
and | sec | was right, for it is not
half over yet. Vt present there arc
such goings on that everything is at
a standstill. | should have answer
cd your letter ii fortnight ago. but
| did not receive it until this morn
ins. Indeed, scarce a mail arrives
without being robbed. The bag had
been left behind for fear of acci-
dent. and by good luck there was
nobody in it but two outside pas
scngcrs, who had nothing for the
thieves to take. Last Tuesday no.
ticc was given that Il gang of rebels
was advancing here, under the
French standard, but they had no
co!ors nor any drums except bag
pipes.
''Immcdiatcly every man in the
place, including men, women and
children. ran out to meet them. We
soon found our force much too lit
tie. We were too near to think of
rctreating. Death was in every face,
but at it we went and began to be
alive again. Fortunately the rebels
had 70 guns. but pistols and pixies,
and as We had plenty Of muskets
and ammunition we put them all to
the sword. Not a soul escaped, ex-
cept some that were drowned in the
adRccnt bogs, and in a very short
time nothing was heard bat silence.
Their uniforms were all different
colors, but mostly green. After the
action we went to rummage a sort
of camp which they had left behind
them. All We found were few
pixies without heads. a parcel Of
empty bottles of water and a bum
die of French commissions filled
with Irish names. Troops are sta
toned all around the country, which
exactly squares with my ideas. /
have only time to add that l am in
a great hurry.
sP. S.-If you do not receive this,
of course, it must have miscarried;
therefore 1 beg you will write and
let me know"
One of the last acts Of this
strange individual was to introduce
a bill into the British parliament
entitled "a bill to provide that
every quart bottle shall hold
quartz !w-London Mail.
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EnsiIaas For Beef Cattle.

We feed the ensilage to our herd OF
Angus cows and to the young stock
and finish out the steers ON corr and
grass In the summer. writes an ILL.
nois breeder. We turn the cattle on
shock fodder until the middle Of jan
uary or the 1st Of February and then
give them ensiIage and good oat straw
that has been thrashed into the barn
or hay, and if We have plenty Of ensi-
lage and other rough feed We do not
feed any grain. Last year the snow
came early. so we ran short OF rough
feed and had to feed some corn, too.
but it is the first time for years that
anything but the steers and calves
were fed any grain.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19
The COINAGE of Money.

1t is generally understood among
those who have especially studied
the subject that the coinage OF mon
ey began in Asia Minor. The Ly-
dians are credited with being the
inventors. The oldest known coins
are the electrum coins, stamped on
one side with lions head or the
figure Of king with bow and quiv-
er. These were replaced by King
Croesus with coinage of gold and
silver. To Croesus were probably
due the oldest gold coins of Ephe-
sus. The system introduced by some
unknown Lydian king was adopted
by the Greeks and so passed on
down the ages.-New York Amer
ican
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The Dairy Barn.

The cows. barn. mllkman. milh
house and separator all must be clean
for best results. Take. for instance,
the barn in which the cows are kept.
II il is allowed to become dirty and
full OF foul smelling odors and manure
allowed to accumulate in 1t for weeks
at a time it would be next to impos-
sible TO handle milk in such barn
without bringing it in contact with
thousands Of undesirable bacteria. as
it is in filthy. foul places that bac'
terra thrive and accumulate by the
millions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19

Jerry Moore and Archie Odonl
have been given scholarships for
the agricultural course at Clemson
College. 1t might have been more
advantageous to the college had
they been offered professorships in
the agricultural department.
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Undying Chs-r,.

.Norah had lived DIS parlor maid
in an artistic family for six months.
1t seemed to Miss Aurrlia only nat
ural that Norah should have devel-
opcd some love of art in that time.
One day she discovered the little
maid, dust cloth in hand, gazing at
the "Venus of Milo"
"Do you like her best Of all, No
rah::" asked Miss Aurclia.
"Sure an / do, miss" said Norah
warmly. "She may not look quite
50 nate wild her arms gone, but
she's so aisy to doost. l fair love
her."-Youth's Companion.
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The Blackville Courier has sus.
pended publication. The editor
W. W. Tyler, has moved his fam.
iIy back to Georgia. Another in,
stance Of trying to run paper
where the support is not sufficient
Everything is 50 high these days
that it takes careful management
and the hardest kind of work t,
keep Il paper going in most small
towns. BamJe'y Her0U.
Unless all signs fail, this year,
among county "wcaklics' will !,
one of great mortality-a pretty
good demonstration of the sur.
vival of the fittcSt.'
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Hoq Notes.

Regularity in feeding fattening hogs
is very important.
Hogs know to the minute when
feeding time comes and IL not fed will
fret of part Of their previous gain.
One thing that cannot be overlooked
in the growing Of pigs and the fatten-
ing of hogs is pure clean water for
them to drink.
One successful feeder always gives
his hogs all the clean water they VIII
drink before he gives them their grain
ration.
Constipation is very rare in hero
of fattening hogs that have all the
clean water they will drink.
Pure air. pure water. clean food ana
a clean place to sleep make hogs prof
liable.
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II Might Have Happened Otherwise.

An old Pennsylvania German living
In the mountains had hard three
hours dusty walk to accomplish one
morning. and he arose very early to
make his start He had gone but q
little way when he WAS 0vertaken by
an automobile. which was probably the
first that had ever passed along that
way. Th" driver picked mp the old
man. ana they were III his destination
in about twenty m.n'ltCS.
"pan.$ 80 ilu"h awfuily NIT de ride.
If had I;nnwIl myself To he here al
ready iva hours in front OF de clock
vet vE'i hr nj home fast asleep al
ready I" Start unless | knew you vud
not have pickrl me up since
Housekeepcr.
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The Case Of Jones.

Considering the many times in
thc annals of criminology of our
State grim Justice has been forced
to olay stellar role in the cast OF
farce comedy, the outcome OF the
.jo:ss trial in Orangeburg last
week is extremely gratifying to
the law-rcspccting element, who
scarcely expected anything better
than the usual verdict of acquittal
on :, plea of self-defence, especially
when the complaisant Mr. Justice
Gary had admitted the defendant
to bail in the insignificant sum of
thr,.e thousand dollars.
The facts If the case are IN a
general way familiar to the public:
On the morning of December
j., 1T Branchville, Abe Pearlstine
.tnd John J Jones met i'll the lobby
of the po-totticc. Pearlstine was
= merchant and Jones, an attorney,
had collected Il claim against him.
Pcarlstinc, ON that fatal morning,
charged Jones with failure to re-
nit the amount of the claim and
asked Jones repeatedly to read
letter from an Orangeburg law
lirm pressing the claim. Jones,
il seems, contemptuously refused
IL look at the letter, which anger
ed pearlStine 80 that he struck
Jones several blows. Tie post
master interfered and Pearlstlne
,Ie.j,ted from the attack, apollo
giziug for precipltatlnS the row.
Then Pearlstine and the post
paster turned and walked toward
the postmaster's inner door, while
Ion,.s, it is said, went toward the
'front.' door leading out OF the otflce.
Then he suddenly whirled about,
drew a pistol, handily concealed
and shot Pearlstine to death. From
the testimony advanced, Jones
lost the psychological moment and
killed his assailant when the lat
Ter doubtless thought the incident
closed for the time and was of his
,,,ord That was the view taken
hv the Orangehurg jury, evidently,
,v,., # found Jones guilty OF
granddaughter, after only one
;,,ur's dcliheratinn.
l,..
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Tn, AK Of suttsrmakins. 4

Good buttermaking Is a fine art
that many farmers have not learned.
There is no reason that butter made
on the farm should not bring better
prices in competition With creamery
butter. Country butter, when improp-
erly made and poorly handled, must be
left with the grocer and take its
chance with crowded market. Good,
clean. firm. highly favored butter al
ways finds Il ready sale at good
price. Thousands Of dollars are lesf
every year In poor butter.
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PLANT TREES TO
BEAUT|FY TOWNS
Suggestions For Their Care In
the Fall and Winter.
SELECT THE SMALL SPECIMENS


Their Growth Is Questionable. How
to Keep Them From Being Jam
ased-Hints on Fertiizins. Il
II you have only few tr4sAn your
town and wish to make it Attractive,
talk trees and shrubs to your council
men. asitate the question among the
neishbors Of procuring more and have
them planted in the streets and wher-
ever they will tend to improve the
community you live in. Pertinent sug-
restions on this line are given in the
Chicago Tribune by j. II. Prost. Chi
.ago's city forester, who says:
Now is the time for citizens and i'm
provcment associations to make prep
..rations to do fail planting.
Several associations already have or
dcrcd trees in large numbers to be di-
yiled among their members according
TO tb,ir orders This is an admirable
expression of civic pride. Besides, the
association can get them much more
reasonable By ordering all the trees
wanted by its members at once and
from the same nursery.
Remember the essentials Of tree
planting. Get small tree about two
or two and one-half inches In diane
ter one foot from the ground. The
large trees are not to be recommended
since their growth Is questionable.
Provide good foundation for growth
by making hole somewhat larger
than required by the root system. say
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19

4 lawyer h. laid the foundation OF
-rlf-dcfcnrc at the start hy r""lIy
having a photographer make his
picture. thus giving vcri>lnlhtud"
1n his story Of the bruises lntllct-
rd upon him hy Prarl>tlnr. That
WAS a Snrrwl move. He thought
the silent testimony of the camera
would vindicate him. Then came
the application for bail and his
release. when he returned to
Branchyillc and pursued the even
tenor of his way Is if nothing had
happened. The poor victim was
buried, his wife a widow and his
children orphans, but it isn't on
record 'ha' 'hlS 'pp'"'e'' - ''''
" 'c'' 'i' ''''' '''''' va '
wits u ''"'N '"' "
pone the case-a Shrewd lawyer
d" "'''''
Wheh he mas II p"' '"'' ''
somehow 'I'iS one '"'' ''' S'""'''
let amt came To trlai "''l' III" IT,
suit above stated. Inc S'cr'o-
typed motion for new tria' was
promptly made and promptly
"vcrrulrd; :" 1t seems unless MS
cash is PLENTIFUL Jones must IAN
guiSh III duraAc' vie lof Ten H'''iS
and one month, less the 'l'l'' taken
"tt for good behavior. vi course
there l. the possibility "l appa
or pardon, or other l"op-hole OF the
law, hut in the eyes OF the w"rId
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lcan.
Tersely Told.

The Rev. Thomas Jordan has a
son at college and recently was
somewhat anxious about the boys
exams. So he told him to be sure
to telegraph the result. When the
results were declared the lad sent
his father the following message:
"Hvmn 342, fifth verse, last two
lines"
The anxious father hastily look
ed mp the hymn and found these
words: "Sorrow vannuished, labor
ended. Jordan passed"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19

Our friend of yore, the staid old
.Ahbcville Medium, came to us last
week rehahilitated and redintc-
grated almost beyond recognition.
Obviously brains and capital are
hehin Il the new regime. Here ;
"liehen sic wohl' to the retiring
fair editor and prosperity and Ion
gcvity to The Medium, which has
40 splendidly renewed its youth.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19

For SALE-Thorough-bred Orpington
eggs for sac. 81 .0D setting. Hatching
done with incubators Come and see.
Ilhaye incubator> to hatch chickens
and will hatch yours for you at Sla
cents if you furnish the eggs. II l fur
nish the "ggs l will charge ~ cents
apiece. l,G00 chickens only 3 weeks.
Ny chicken yard next to DR. ScOtt's.
l.l9-tf T NJ SCOTT.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-01-19

As a thrilling and spectacular
exercise the areoplane joy riders
have the autoists skinned a mile, .
in the vernacular of the speed ar
fists.
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After all, it seems that the much
her aided new morning paper III
Columbia has proved fiasc".
Mcssrs Rooster ct al could not
raise the wind to fling the pcnnon
to the breeze.
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Governor Bleasc was too unWcll
to read his inaugural speech Tues
day. The same was read by the
reading clerk of the House of Rep
Rcscntativcs, Mr. MCGOWAN Simp-
kinS.
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In all sincerity we hope Governor
Blease may soon recover his health
that he may have a fair opportunity
to carry out his expressed determln-
alton to try to make the best
Governor South Carolina ever had. "