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The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11

running that pumped the water from the bayou creek to the large supply reservoir. He knew the fire would extend far and wide, for at that time if was uncomfortable in the gush of the hurricane that had sprung up. So he operated his engines in the plant until, himself scorched and burned with the terrific heat, the walls De- gan to fall about him. Then he drove the motive power to it's highest speed and left the turbines in their furnace to grind until the last moment possi- ble. Through this fact partly was due that water was furnished the fire fighters throughout the whole fire.
 A little boy II years of age rushed to a frame building, an easy prey for the flames in the path of the blaze. The building was the means of an ln- come for his cousin, little girl now in school. It was left to her in a small heritage. It was occupied as saloon. The youth summoned his friends and they threw beer and seit- ger water and every available liquid over the place and kept the roof and one wall dampened as best they could. The building was saved.
 All over the burned area today have been groups of insurance experts, about them the local agents of the companies. The special representa- tives question every foot of the burn- ed ground, what had been there, what insurance, who with, and all the other information necessary to a summary of the financial loss in this line.
 From out of the city today vaca- tionists began to pour in; those who had been away spending the August and September periods. For the most part all received the death blow to the lingering hope that their property might have been saved.
 The relief committee in which all authority is centralized spent the day dispensing help. There are more to be supplied than had been expected. The farthest scopes of the fire had reached little districts where all the occupants owned had ben taken by looters. Supplies were necessary.
 From Little Rock is being furnish ed bread and necessities. The city has the usual plentiful supply of water in it's mains.
 Local reports of insurance compan- ies authorized the statement that the insurance loss will be little less than S2,OO0,00O. w. W. Little and Capt. J. H. Avery, two of the leading in- surance men of the city, authorized the statement that it was doubtful if the insurance loss would reach more than $1,750,00O.
 The decrease in the insurance loss, however, does not accompany any de- crease in the summary of actual loss es, for gradually this figure has been climing until it will reach nearer ST. 100000 than $6,OO0,0O0, as formerly declared
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11

The Park and Moody hotels were the only ones destroyed of the very large hotels. Several hotels of lesser capacity were burned and a number of rooming houses. The hotel capac- ity of all the burned structures will be rebuilt at once.
 Business was practically suspended in the city tonight, except that neces- sary to provide immediate wants of those who suffered financial and home ! loss. The lack of light and power prevented the publication of newspa- 1 pers and it will be another 24 hours before temporary equipment can be secured.
 General Manager Dillon of the Pub lie Utilities, the plant of which was destroyed, states that temporary light and power will be supplied within 30 days and that in 90 days the utilities | will be working to their full ca pacity again. The natural gas sup ply was flOC lltCIlCICO WltH.
 Under ordinary conditions the fire would have been eXtinguished with slight loss, but the dfouth of the last two months had made the buildings so inflammable and strong wind blow ing from the northwest soon carried the fire to a thickly populated busi- ness and residence section on Malvern avenue, where it spread nearly half mile in width, and sweeping south swept through a section of the city more than mile in length, destroy ing hundreds of the buildings, includ- ing some of the principal business houses of the city.
 Within 15 minutes from the time the fire started it was wholly beyond the control of the fire department and help was asked from Little Rock. A special train bearing additional equip ment arrived about , p. m., but hu man ingenuity, with water means of fighting fire failed to check the flames in the slightest degree The wind in- creased in fury as the flames spread and frame and brick business blocks were razed in a, few minutes. The fire fighters would no sooner get To- cated for another desperate stand than the fire would sweep past them and break out in a dozen different places at the same time. Dynamite was freely used, but nothing could stop the rush of the flames.
 One of the first big structures to go was the electric light and power plant, and as night grew on the city was in darkness save for the flames which lit up the whole city.
 Shifting wind surrents changed the course of the fire on three different occasions, the gale at times blowing 40 miles an hour. Changing winds twice threatened to turn the flames back along the Central and Ouachita avenue business district, which would have meant the destruction of the en- tire city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11
IA ACRES OF CITY
 REDUCED TO ASHES
5000 PEOPLE HOMELESS
NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES IN WORST FIRE IN STATES
 HISTORY.


 The Hot Springs fire is one of the worst disasters that has ever occurred in Arkansas. Five thousand people are re- ported to have been rendered homeless and many of them are in desperate want. Outside aid will be needed. The Log Cabin Democrat will take pleasure in receiving and transmitting promptly to the proper authori- ties any contributions which Conway citizens may desire to make for the relief of the stricken city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11
You Should Be As Careful

in the your Drug Store in the selection of family physician.
 Conscientious the conduct of bus- iness customers by handling only the most standard and parmateucals Our shelves for display drugs that the make and character with freedom; and stand ing extended your family doctor to examine our stock and himself reputable and reliable medicines
 We even carry this idea into stationery cold drink and paint departments tablets, all full stock and quality and paints handle only PURE LlNSEED O COIIIER'S WHITE LEAD and the famous, SHERWIN-WIL of mixed paints and varnshes Either one of these articles is good there is in the United States
 We will appreciate your trade and endeavor to for want and you come drop line and send by parcel post
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11

sDeciai % ths Log Cabin Democrat
 Hot Springs, Sept. 6.-Having in shs past f2 hours at last gotten under control the most disastrous fire in the
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11
MIR. LEWIS A. RIFLE tells his | experience with coughs and colds
 that lead to nervousness and de- biity.

Colds are often aggravated dur ing the Summer because inactive bowels and a stomach out of order are prime causes in keep ing 8 cold from getting well.
 Pe-ru-na has very beneficial laxative quali- ties that neutral ize such condi-
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-11
SUFFERED
 AWFUL PAINS
For Sixteen Years. Restored To Health by Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable
 Compound.

Moretown. Vermont -"I was trou- bled with pains and irregularities for
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partments and institutions of the
state, which will be submitted to you,
giving in detail these facts which /
have attempted only briefly to touch
upon in the way of the barest sum-
mary.
You come to your deliberations, gen.
tlemen with this fine record of your
state behind you. There has been no
time in South Carolina in recent years
when constructive craftsmanship, in
the interest of the peace and prosperi-
ty of all the people Of our common
wealth, could be more productive or
more genuinely fruitful. South Caro-
lima today stands face to face with a
wonderful future; there stretches out
behind her a field of activity as in
viting as it is limitless. You may
gentlemen, by wise policies, coming
from minds and hearts ccnsecrated to
the peoples service, give impetus TO
this magnificent advancement. Yours
is a high and responsible position; you
have been delegated to make the laws
for a people whose heritage is rich In
high purpose and in achievement and
whose eyes are turned to morning OF
brilliant promise.
1t is my earnest prayer that wise
counsels may guide you; and that
YOUR session may take it's place In
South Cardinals history as one in
which every purpose and every vote
was controlled by consideration only
for the best interests of all the people
of our state.
God grant that this may be true.
Very respectfully,
COLE l.. BLEASE,
Governor.
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THE SOURCE OF LIES.
Have Their Origin in cowardice, Nal.
ice or Vanity.

Against thieves and robbers, old
Bill Cantrell used to say. 1--WE have
defense: bolts, locks and bars; but
against liars we have no defense" OF
almost any crime the disgusting part
is the cheating involved. Plain mur-
der and highway robbery are not so
bad when there have been no false
pretenseS.
The most distressing person to have
to do with is that one upon whose word
you cannot depend. Our faith in one
another is the cement of society:
when that cement will not hold, the
house tumbles. The liar is the arch
enemy Of mankind.
1t might be advisable to let house
breakers and assassins go, and hang
the liars: only 1t might come to pass
that there would be no one left to pull
the rope.
One who tells you what is not so
is not necessarily liar, for the fables
of Aesop, the tales Of Kipling and the
parallels of Jesus are even more
deeply true than things that are 80"
They mis!ead nobody, blind and be-
tray no soul. but their fiction is light
and verify.
The lies of art are no lies.
So also there are the necessary and
becoming lies of decency and love- Of
decency. where we conceal that
which is shameful to reveal. OF love,
where we disguise a fact that tends
to create false impression.
This kind springs from cowardice.
vanity or malice. SO that. after all,
the test of a lie is the quality Of pur
pose in it.
The lie of cowardice is what we tell
for fear of the facts; as, when man
has stolen money, and denies that he
has stolen. for fear Of contempt and
punishment
The lie of vanity Is what we say
to produce a better opinion of our
selves than that to which we are en-
titled. as. when one pretends he is
rich or wise, when he is poor and ig-
nOrant.
The lie Of malice is the falsehood
that is told in order to bring harm
to someone.
The history of ecclesiasticism. of
politics and Of society is full of these
lies.
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8N@UzI3Us

To avoid being liar it is not need
full to be always careful to state but
the facts. There is but one thing
needful; 1t is to see that our inten-
tion is clean Of cowardice, vanity and
malice.
When these three poisons are not in
you, you cannot lie, If you try.
When they are in you, even the
truth you utter is false.
What joy 1t is to meet one who
never seeks to make others think of
him more highly than they ought to
think! Humility Is the quintessence
Of truthfulness.
And when you fall in with the man
who Is unafraid, who never stoops to
substitute expediency for truth. it is
like finding a wide and leafy tree in a
desert land, yea. a fountain Of water
among intolerable sands.
And the lie Of malice Is a squeezed
out drop Of venom from mean soul.
If you keep your heart free from
these three things, cowardice, vanity
and malice, you need fear neither
God nor man.-Dr. Frank Crane.
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RAN SPEAKEASY IN CHIMNEY.
Rooms Fitted With Secret Doors Sup
piled Ready Exit.

A hollow sound that followed the rap
of billy club on the side of a struct-
ure which to all outward appearances
was a chimney corner, last week led to
the discovery of what the local police
term as one of the most clever ruses
for concealing beer and whisky that
they have ever met, says the Topeka
Capital.
The chimney was in reality a closet
for liquors, and as a result of the dis
covery Charles F. Hecht, who runs a
poolroom in the building where the
false chimney was found, has had two
warrants sworn on him.
The chimney contained "A quart bot
ties of beer and one quart of whisky
when it was found by detectives. To
give the chimney a bona fide appear
ance a gas stove was placed in front
of it. False plumbing came up
through the floor below the stove and
a regulation size stove pipe connected
the heater with the chimney closet.
One side of the structure was hinged
and served as a door opening into a
recess about IS inches square and fit
ted with five shelves on which the beer
was placed. A strip of molding such
as was used in other parts of the room
was nailed on the corner and top Of
the chimney so as to hide the ends and
sides of the door. A small key hole
in the door was concealed by picture
post card which was tackled over 1t so
that it could be swung to one side.
The room was fitted up with bed,
a stand, a water pitcher and chairs.
An ice chest was kept in the room but
was always empty when the place was
visited by police officers. The closet
was but a part of the equipment that
tended to keep in the dark what hap
pened in the second floor of the build
ing. The hall door leading to this and
other rooms was securely nailed and
barred so that admission to the Sec
ond floor was possible only from the
pool hall below. in the rear of which
was a concealed ladder leading to the
rooms above.
In the event of the discovery of this
ladder. the persons who frequented the
rooms of the second floor did not ex-
pect to be caught mapping, and sys-
tenn of electric bells was arranged so
that notice of the arrival of officers
below could be signaled to the room
above Immediately.
On the night the raid was made the
electric bells were used. The officers
broke open the street entrance door
and reached the room where the beer
was kept only in time to see three men
make their exit out on the roof through
the skylight by means of folding lad
der concealed when not in use.
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LEGEND OF Ell CAPTAIN.
Worm Rescues BeIeasuered Children
After Animals Failed,


After Animals Failed.
In the beautiful Yosemite Valley,
California, there stands a high rocky
cliff which the Indians call Tutokanu-
la, or measuring worm. To the white
Celia K. Husik in the New York
Globe. According to the Indians who
occupied this valley, this is the way Ell
Captain came to be:
One day two little boys Of the tribe
came to bathe in the stream that runs
at the foot Of Tutokanula, which in
those days was nothing but a bowlder.
Tired out from the fun and frolic in
the water, they climbed on top of the
bowlder to dry themselves in the SUM-
light and fell asleep. For many a day
and night and through many a sum-
mer and winter, they kept on sleeping.
and never did they know what was 60
ing on about them. For while they
were asleep the rocky bowlder began
to grow, and higher and higher 1t rose
till finally it reached the very skies.
Now the people of the valley began
to search for the two little boys.
Everywhere they looked. but no trace
Of them could be found. Finally the
animals Of the forest were called to-
said, and knew where the boys were.
. Up on top of the new-grown noun
tain were the boys. said the animals.
Thither they all went. Then each in
turn attempted to jump to the top.
First went the mouse, then the rae
coon, then the grizzly bear, and final
ly the lion. All tried, but none sue
ceeded. Finally they were about to
give it up and return without the
boys, when there came creeping along
a tiny little measuring worm. All
the animals looked askance at him
and laughed at his audacity in even
attempting to scale so high a noun
tain. But the little worm went on his
way Slowly up the mountain he
crept, inch by inch till at last he
disappeared amid the clouds.
Now. he reached the very top and
there were the two children, fast
asleep. Waking them, he safely
brought them down to earth again.
And from that day to this the high
cliff has been called by the Indians
Tutokanula, or the measuring worm.
The white men call 1t Ell Captain.
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j. 8. BRICE,
AT LAW
Office Opposite Court House.
Prompt attention to all legal busi.
ness Of whatever nature.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1918
Office of the County Auditor of York
County, South Carolina.

Yorkville, s. C. November 20, 1912.
A S required by statute, my books
n will be opened al my office In
Yorkville on WEDNESDAY, JANU-
AIRY l, 1918, and kept open until
FEBRUARY 20, 1913, for the purpose
of listing for taxation all personal
and REAL PROPERTY held in YORK
county on January l, 1913.
All returns must be made In regular
form and it Is preferable that they be
made by the property owner In person
to me or my assistant, direct, on
blanks provided for the purpose. The
returns must be duly sworn to either
before me or my assistant, or some
other officer qualified to administer an
oath.
All items Of realty, whether farms,
or town lots, must be listed separately
Returns made on proper blanks, ano
sworn to before an officer qualified 10
administer an oath and forwarded to
me by registered mail before February
20, 1912, will be accepted.
All the taxpayers are particularly re-
quested to inform themselves as to the
number Of their respective school dis
tricts, and where they have property
in more than one school district, they
will please make separate returns in
dicating the location Of each piece OF
property. The school districts In which
there are special levies are as follows:
Nos. %, %, and q, in Bethel town
ship; Nos. 6, 13, IA, 20, 33, AZ and 81
in Bethesda township; Nos. 8, 20. 3S
40 and A in Broad River township;
Nos. 9, Is, 20; 38, 40 and 48 In Bull
locks Creek township; Nos. IL, 40, As
and So in Catawba township; Nos. Z,
.12, 32, 35, SO and 43 in Ebenezer town.
ship; Nos. 26, % and 80 in Fort Mill
township; Nos. 2, 81. %, 81, Al, A and
49 in Kings Mountain township; Nos.
II, 20, 81, 33, 35, 43, AZ, AZ and 49
in York township.
For the purpose of facilitating the
taking of returns, and for the greater
convenience of taxpayers, I will be at
the following places on the dates
named:
At Bullock's Creek, Goods Store),
on Saturday, January IL.
At Tirzah, on Monday, January 20.
At Newport, on Tuesday, January
21.
At Fort Mill, on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, January %, %, and
"a. :.
At McConnellsville, on Monday,
January 27.
At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 2S.
At Coates's Tavern, (Roddey'sj, on
Wednesday, January 29.
At Rock Hill, from Thursday, jan
uary 80, to Wednesday. February B.
And at Yorkville. from Thursday
February 6, until Thursday, February
20.
All males between the ages Of twen-
ty-one and sixty years, except Confed-
crate soldiers over the age Of fifty
years are liable to a poll tax Of $1.OO.
and all persons so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers of their
respective school districts in making
their returns.
It will be a matter Of much accom-
to me If as many taxpayers
as possible will meet me at the respec-
tive appointments mentioned above,
so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville
during the closing days.
BROADUS M. LOVE,
County Auditor.
96. f. At.
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FIFTH ANNUAL
CORN EXPOSITION
COLUMBIA, S. C..
Jan. 27--Feb. 8, 1913
Southern Railway

PREMIER CARRIER
Will sell Round Trip Tickets to Co.
lumbia, S. c., and return at greatly re-
duced fares on January 20, %, rs, 27
and 81, February 8, and 7, 1918. FL
nal limit to reach original starting
point not later than midnight Of Feb
ruary IL, 1913, unless ticket Is properly
at Columbia.
SPLENDID THROUGH AND
LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE
Through Pullman Sleeping Car Service
from New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, Cincinnati, Lexing-
ton, Knoxville, Asheville, Jacksonville
and intermediate points to Columbia.
A GRAND REVIEW OF AGRIcUL-
TURAL PROGRESS AND DEVEL.
oPMENT.
LARGE AND EXTENSIVE ExHlB-
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ritory offering unusually attractive and
places for investment in
Agriculture. Fruit Culture, Farming
and Manufacturing. If
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Chester Reporter: The supreme
court in decision handed down Thurs
day sustained the lower court in the
case of Mrs. Mary T. Carter as admin
istratrix of the estate of her husband
Mr. J. T. Carter, against the Southern
railway. Mr.. Carter, who was deaf
and dumb, was killed by a Southern
train a short distance below Black
stock about two years ago, and the
court awarded Mrs. Carter $12,500
Judge Watts, now an associate JUS
tice, later reduced the amount to
$4,000.
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Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has indicated his intention to attend
the National Corn exposition in Co
lumbia some time during the period of
January 27-February 8.
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the order forth below:
finished
double
SIX
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pulls and
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The Washstand has handsomely shaped top
inches plate 14x inches The price and may be
exhibition the store Of the Carroll Furniture Co.
Of Golden Oak Furniture
2Sx3 inches Bed 80 inches
panel
golden hnhed
1924 drawer with glass pulls solid ends and
highly nked in finish and presents
complete Price,
the Carroll Furniture Company
Machine with highly polished
Complete with all attachments sod
period Of charge The regular retail
is $4,000
SIXTH Gloss Fin
24x3
Roll
the market Complete with thirty May be
a OLeary, where $25.00
will either wood for fuel with all sold by
H.
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