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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-31

trian forces had renewed the lombard
ment Of the capital and that several
shells had fallen before the royal pal
ace In the center OF the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-31

army II officially reported to have
been won over the Austrians who
crossed the Drina river from Zvornik
GERMANS ON FRONTIER.
PARIS. July Sherman troops are
assembling on the frontier and fortify-
ing strategic positions.
DENY BELGRADE's FALL.
ATHENS. Greece, July 31.-Denial
of the Austrian announcement of the
fall Of Belgrade Is made in dispatch
received by the Servian legation from
Nisn today. It stated that the Aus
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-31
100000. SOLDIERS

CONTINUED from Page One.)
would not sail from New York Satur-
lay and that the liner Amerixa would
lot leave Boston tomorrow. Their
falling time was postponed because Of
he European crisis.
sERvlA DEFEATS INVADERS.
NISH. Servia, July 31.-Servian
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
RecoIlections of Columbia

In Sundays State appeared an in
teresting article entitled "RecoilCc-
tions of Columbia" written by Mr..
William Banks. The recollections
are those of Mr.. James NJ. Sill, a"
octogenarian, who was born at Lib
erty Hill. We reproduce that part
of the article relating to the riot OF
the South Carolina College students
and the police. The Capca,n WiShe-r
spoon mentioned as commanding the
college cadets, was the late Capt.
b. ]. Witherspoon, father OF our
townsman, Mr.. M S. Withersp 1ou.
The account of the affair as given
by Mr.. Sill to Mr.. Banks is as fol
lows:
There is one incident in the life
Of Mr.. Sill which is OF peculiar in
terest, as he is, perhaps, the sole
survivor of that exciting occasion.
1t was the riot OF the college STU
dents and their battle with the po-
lice The chief of police was Cap
tain John Burdell. who died few
years ago at Lugoff, whittier he had
moved after the war, and where he
amassed a fortune.
At that time the college boys were
organized into q military company.
There were about 115 of these
cadets under the command of Cadet
Capt Witherspoon. Mr.. Sill says
that he has never seen a more sup
erbly drilled military organization.
They paraded the Main street every
Saturday afternoon and were the ad-
miration of the people of the state
One night it was Sill's lot to lock
up a civilian by the name OF Niles
who had a brother in college. Niles
came from Liberty Hill and Sill had
gone to school to the boys mother
Niles, the student, and a companion
or two came up town and met Chic
of Police Burdell and Officer Sill
The college men had become infiam
ed in some way and evidently sought
trouble. This young man inquired
of the chief: rs your name Bur
dell?" and when the chief stated
that it was, the student struck hin
in the face in manner that stag
gered the chief of police. The youns
man was locked up, only after
fight in which the chief had to us,
his stick. The boys who were will
the cadet then ran to the door yell
ing college, college," which seems
to have been signal, for the cadet,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
STRAIGHT LINES.
Fountain Inn Tribune.

Fountain Inn Tribune.
4 straight line is the shortest dis
tnanace between two points.
Few men of the world who rank
as great can think in straight lines
Frequently they are confused by the
mass and detail of their education.
Trained to dig into fact or cir
cumstances in order to bring out the
ultimate, they many times overlook
obvious surface facts. They often
make hard problems OF simple ones
Moreover, their training has rott, d
in them an unconscious but very
real subservience to precedent.
Because Of these things, the land
struggle along under many handi-
caps that simpe common sense
could quickly overcome.
Poor tenant farmers could own
the land they till if the State would
raise fund by one mill tax and
loan these tenants the money at a
low rate of interest. But tha;
method is too simple, too sensible
Some one must devise a complicated
and faulty system before the thing
is done.
The best way to make taxation
fair and effective is to tax an actual
valuation. with forfeiture vlause te
care for those who lie. But that, also
is too simple. The people--or the law
makers--want something compl;cat
and rotten.
The way to insure a decent price
for cotton Is to validate cotton
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18

taken, many of them openly and
frankly, and some as if they feared
there were blind tiger watching
them What is the value to com
munity of an opinonless man? Whas
great reform or proposition has ever
been engineered by man who had
no opinion. or having one feared to
express it. The Intelligencer calls
upon all good citizens Of Anderson
to arise and make this city as our
correspondent says, "A Christian
city in every sense of the word"
On this proposition, where do you
stand? "He that is not for US Is
against as
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
Luke McLuke Says.

This is a queer world. A three
ring circus evangelist can gain fame
and wealth by Dragging about what
an onery pup he used to be. But il
arother man tried it he would be
boycotted.
Ireland hasn't anything on a mar
ried man in wanting Home Rule and
not getting it,
Nature intended that man should
have larger feet than woman. But
that was before white shoes were
invented.
The only time some men will ad-
init that the world is treating them
right is when some one says:
"Whatll you have"
Here's something to worry abou.
\ woman isn't wearing half as much
clothes as she did ten years ago
and yet it costs more to dress hel
now than 1t did then.
We are all liars. When a mar
owes us dollar we think of 1t ant
cuss him every time we see him And
later on, when he does hand the
money over. we smile and say: "Oh
there's no hurry. I had forgotten
all about that"
woman can look as dainty as &
lingerie advertisement But no mar
ever looked as handsome as a pic
ture in union suit Advertisement.
The best woman isn't the woman
that nobody talks about She l. tn,
woman who talks about nobody.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
marched back TO

They then marched back TO the
college.
A few days later Gov. James II.
Adams came up from his home at
Gadsden, where he had been for
some days, and when he learned OF
the college boys affair directed
Sheriff Dent to send Capt. w. H..
Casson to Capt Witherspoon with
an order for all OF the arms and ac-
coutrements of the students, as
they were the property Of the State
of South Carolina, and Governor
Adams proposed to muster out the
company, and to give the equipment
to Capt. John p. Thomas, comman-
dant of the Arsenal Academy, situat-
ed where the governors mansion
now is. Captain Witherspoon refus-
ed to give up the arms, whereupon
Governor Adams sent word that IL
the company were not disbanded at
once he would send men enough to
take men, arms and all. Captain
Casson returned with dray loaded
with the arms of the cadets and this
ended the riots.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
Let Us Speak Out.

Anderson Intelligencer.
The Intelligencer commends for
careful reading the communication
from an Anderson lady, published in
another column, commenting on the
Illicit liquor sales in Anderson, and
the efforts being made to make OF
this "clean city" If all those who
feel and think as does this lady woLdl
take the stand publicly she does, evil
conditions coul dnot last longer than
snowfall in July sun. But here is
the greatest foe the good people of
Anderson have to fight. 1t is the in
different and unconcerned person,
who Is willing to live under any old
order, just so it does not affect me
and my business" These people
think II is the duty, perhaps, of the
newspapers, the preachers, and per-
haps few women, to stand public
ly for correcting the evils, but for
the great majority of men, they
stand back and say nothing for fear
1t will Offend good customer" or
drive away business"
The Intelligencer. without fear OF
contradiction or consequences, makes
the statement that 1t is no more the
duty OF newspaper TO stand for q
clean and law-abiding citizenship
than it is for any other good citizen
Since taking the stand we have on
the liquor evil, we have had persons
to compliment us on the position
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18

make illegal tender at ten cent a
poud. But no: that is too simple,
also. Let the gamlers set the price.
The way to cut down the cotton
production, if an over supply is
theatened lis TO limit the acreage
by law. Many mon urge it, but it
has the failing OF being sensible mad
there fore will not be done.
The way to have goor roads is to
built permanent roads, at whatever
cost
The way to eradicate Ignorance Is
to enforce compulsory education
law.
The way is discourage crime Is to
punish criminals swiftly and surely.
The way to do anything under
heaven is do it. But not many
men in public life have sense
senough to overcome their education
and recognize that simple fact.
And even il they did recognize it.
they would probably say: "It can't
be done"
Since Adam, weak hearts and lit
tie minds have howled that refrain:
1T can't be done"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

premier Carrier OF the South"
PASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULES.
Trains arrive Lancaster from:
No. 118-Yorkville, Rock Hill and
intermediate stations 8:31 a, M.
No. 113-Charleston. Columbia and
intermediate stations 1v:O6
No. 114-Marion, 8lacksburg, Chr
lotte and intermediate stations.
1875 p. m.
No. 117-Co:rmbia, Kingsvilie I'D
intermediate stations, 7:48 d. m.
Trains leave Lancaster for:
No. 118--Kingsville. Columbia and
intermediate stations, 8:31 a. m.
No. 113-Rock Hill, Blacksburr
Marion, Charlotte and inter.
mediate stations. 1905 a. m.
No. 114-Kingsville. Columbia.
Charleston ard intermediates
stations 1885 D. m.
NO. 117-Rock Hill. Yorkv.ne and
intermediate stations, 7:33
p. m.
N. B.-Schedule fgurcs are pub.
hshed as informa n only and ara
not guaranteed. For Information a.
to passenger fares, ETC., call on
w. b. CAUTHEN, Agent.
w. f.. MCGEE, A. G.. p, A.
Columbia, 8. G.
w. III. CAFFEY, ID. P. A..
Charleston, 8. G.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
KEEP IT HANDY FOE RHEUNA. !.
TISM

No use to squirt and vince and
try to year out your Rheumatism
1, Will wear you out instead. Apply
some Of Sloan's Liniment. Need not
rub it in-just let it penetrate all
through the affected parts, relieve
the soreness and draw out the pain.
You get ease at once and feel so much
Letter you want TO go right out and
tell other sufferers about Sloan's.
Get bottle of Sloan's Liniment for
20 cents OF any driggist and have it
In the house-against Colds, Sore
and Swollen Joints, Lumbago, Scia-
back IL not satisfied. put IL does give
almost instant relief. Buy a bottle
today.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
then came from every direction.
STORMED TIE JAIL.


The police station was on the site
OF the present home of the Caroline
National Bank building. though set
back from the street little ways,
and the court house occupied the
corner where the Palmetto National
went to the home and Office OF DR..
Sam Fair, on Pla in street, where the
Elks' home is. and got him to come
to the police station to see the cadet
in arrest, for they alleged that he
was in a serious case. When Officer
Sill came from the cell with the
prisoner the cadets made a rush and
stormed the city Jail to rescue the
cadet. That started the riot.
Mayor Arthur caused the riot bell
to be rung. Sheriff Dent summoned
two companies of militia as a posse
comitatus. Every glass in the city
building was broken out and there
was other damage. The siege lasted
until daylight, when everybody
dispersed and the affair appeared to
be over.
About II O'Clock the next day two
students were walking on the street
and one attacked Chief Burdell in
front OF the police barracks, as Mr.
| Burdell was standing quietly talking
with Mr.. Bollinger. The first blow
caused the blood to flow into Mr..
| Burdell's face and he was blinded.
The riot bell was sounded again and
| Officers Sill and Sonuenbaker ran
up and each downed one OF the STU
dents. News spread in the after
noon that one of the students was
dead. That enraged the students
very much more. They formed in
regular military order and marched
to the police barracks, in full uni
form under arms, with bayonet.
glistening, and the men supposed to
have ball cartridges for their ri;es
BLOODSHED AVERTED.
Upon request OF Mayor Arthur
Sheriff Dent again ordered the
militia under arms. The cadets
marched to the court house and in
company line faced the city jai,. The
two military companies stood facing
them. ID. B. Miller was captain ot
one company and Radcliffe or w. ii
Carson of the other. Sheriff Dent
Mayor Arthur and others appealed
to the students to dispense or tt
, leave. They refused to do so. Fin
ally DR.. James II. Thornwell, presi
dent of the college. came when ht
heard of the trouble, and for al
hour made an impassioned speech
In which he appealed to the students
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-18
STOP THE CHn.D'S COLDS
They Often Result Seriously.

Colds, Group and Whooping Cough
are children's ailments which need
immediate attention. The after-ef-
fects are often most serious. Don't
take the risk-you don't have TO.
DR.. Kings New Discovery checks the
Cold. soothes the Cough. alalys the
Inflammation, kills the Germs and al
lows Nature to do her healing work.
SOC at your Druggist Buy bottle
today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
Little Bobbie S
Pa
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

r TOALD Pa & Ma last mite that
had to speek a peece at skool, &
sed that hated for to speek it.
Sum OF the boys in my class likes to
speek peeces, One of them even goes
& asks the teecher If he can speek.
But l doant like to git up in front OF
q crowd. & toald Pa so.
! I dosnt blame you, Bobbie, sed Pa.
N isn't natural for yung boy to gil
up In front OF lot of skolars e. speek
9 peece. You can tell yure teecher II
you want to that I shall not force
you to speek.
But Miss McCabe sed that she knew
you wud ask me to do II for her, sed
TO Pa. & she is so pritty | hate to
refuse her myself. / toald Pa.
Oh, see, sed Pa, IL that is the case
you go & tell her that | asked you to
speek the peece for her saik. ] will
seven go & see her myself, sed Pa, if
that will be better.
No, sed Ma, that will not be better
Bobbie will deeiiver the message Jest
as satisfactory as anybody, * you can
elimin ate yureself from this occa
sion, sei Ma. Bobbie. she sed, have
you made up yure mind what peece
you are going to speek2
No, ! sed, l thought / wud ask Pa
to pick out a peece for me. sum peece
that he used to speek when he was a
little boy l was jest going to asl;
him, sed
That is a capital idea, Bobbie, sed
Pa. always cum to yure father wen
you want tips. | will eeven do better
than seleck peece for YOU to speak,
sed Pa. / viii rite one myself | will
rite you n peece of potrey that will
hold all the skolars al spellbound, sed
Pa.
] hoap you wuddent ask our little
son 10 reesite in n skoolroom any
foolish nonsense that you wud rite,
sed Ma
] wud do that. sed Pa. ! wud do Il
because ! can rite sumthini snapper
" more up To date than any Of the old
peeCes m the skuOl books that | used
To speek Now you ieeve IL to me, sed
Ia. Then he went into the library &
after while he calm out & he had
the peeCe ali rjttcn that | was To
speek, This is the way it went,
THE DYING SPARROW
The sparrow laid upon the walk
& If 1t mad been abel to talk
II wud at onst have revealed
The pain " anguish witch ii feeled
The city crowd swept madly by
& on that sparrow cast no eye
Thay trampled on that helpless bird.
& jest before it died it stirred
"Crule town IT sed. Il did not know
That men cud treet a sparrow SO.
| am exceedingly provoked"
And then the little sparrow croakcd
! guess II is all rite. ! toald Pa
but my teecher wuddent let me rec
site II.
Quite right, sed Ma, & neither wud
I
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
An Observant Child.

The car was crowded. and the oc-
oupants were listening with delighted
interest to the high toned" CONVEX
sation of two stylishly dressed Ia .
dies. one of whom was accompanied
by a very small boy.
Soon everyone around knew. with
out asking, that one of the ladies had
recently moved into a larger house,
farther west"
DO you know, dear" she was say
ing, I'VE had such trying time get
ting into order on the last occasion
we removed that this time we Just
handed the house over to" (naming 2
first-class Arm OF house furnishersl
''Rnd they did everything My hus-
band l went touring until things were
in order
Here condolences were interrupted
by Sonny" shouting: ooh, mum
my, look,"
He is such an observant child.
What Is IT." she continued.
"See!" he cried. pointing TO a smart
looking individual on the pavement,
there's the man who comes every
week for the furniture money"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
ILL WONAkAV 4llOO UAVLO1 N1l

I'VE were back in Rome by this
time, and there-at school or else
where-I had formed the conviction
that girl must passionately love the
man she marries, and l did not love
the Roman noble / had also been led
10 believe that a girl should be the
first and only passion of the man who
marries her, and, young as I was, !
knew that my middle-aged lover had
had other domestic relations.
Consequently l demurred, but my
father threatened and stormed, and
then, remembering my sisters fate, l
pretended to agree, and I was formal
ly engaged.
Nature is Mighty
II never meant to keep my promise,
and began to think out schemes by
which to escape from it. Only one
way seemed open to me then, and
cherishing the thought OF 1t in secret,
l waited and watched and made prep
arations for carrying out my purpose.
AT length the moment came to me.
1t was midLent, and a masked ball
was given by my f1ance's friends In
one of the old Roman palaces. 1 can
see it still-the great hall, ablaze
netian candelabras, gilded furniture
red and yellow damask and velvet
ana then the throng of handsome
men in many uniforms and beautiful
women with rows of pearls falling
from their naked threats.
Il had dressed myself as a Bac-
chante in a white tunic embroidered
in gold, with bracelets on my bare
arms, a tigerskin band over my fore
head. and cluster Of grapes in my
hair
II danced every dance, l remember,
most of them with my middle aged
lover, and l suppose no one seemed
so gay and happy and needless. At
8 o'clock in the morning l returned
home in my fathers carriage. At 6
had entered a convent
Nobody in the outer world ever
knew what had become of me, and
neither did l know what happened at
home after l left 1t. The rule OF the
convent was very strict. Sometimes.
after morning prayers, the superior
would say, The mother Of one of you
is dead-pray for her SOUL and that
was all we ever heard of the world
outside.
But nature is a mighty thing. my
child. aad after five years | became
restless and unhappy. ] began to
have misglVings about my vocation
bat the mother, VINO was wise and
human, saw what was going on in my
heart. You are thinking about your
father she said; that ne is growing
old. and needing daughter to take
care of him. Co oat and nurse him.
and then come back TO your cell and
pray
"I went. but when ] reached my
fathers >ouse a great shock awaited
me. a stran-e man Was in The POI
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07

NO. sir" ! answered
And why not, please?"
Because my fathers home Is no
home to me-because my aunt has
always been unkind to me, and be-
cause my father has never cared for
me or protected me, and because
We'll what else?''
Because because l wish to
become a nun"
There was silence for a moment.
and then my father broke into bitter
laughter.
SO that's 1t. is 1t? / thought as
much, You want to go into partner
ship with the Mother in the nun bust
ness err"
My mother wished me to become
num- and l wish it myself, sir"
"Icur mother was a Oaby-thats
what she was
My mother was an angel, sir"
said. bridling up, land when she was
dying she hoped | should become a
nun, and l can never become any
"Bahl" said my father. with con-
temptuous lift of the hand, and then,
turning TO the Reverend Mother, he
said:
"Hark here. ma'am. There's an
easy way and hard way in most
everything. | take the easy way first,
and If II won't work l take the hard
way next, and then it's stiff pulling
for the people who pull against me. l
came 10 Rome to take my daughter
home. l don't feel called upon to ex-
plain why l want to take her home, or
what I'm going to do with her when l
get her there. | believe I've got the
rights OF a father to do what / mean
to do. and that 1t will be an ugly
business for anybody who aids and
abets my daughter in resisting her
fathers will. SO III leave her here a
week longer and when l come back
I'll expect her to be ready and waiting
ana willing--ready and waiting and
willing, mind you-to go along with
me-"
After saying this my father faced
about and with his heavy fiat step
went out OF the room, whereupon the
Bishop bowed TO the Reverend Moth
er ana followed him
My heart was by this time in fierce
rebellion-all that the pacifying life
Of the convent school had done for
me in ten years being suddenly swept
away-and | cried
Il won't do it! | won't do il"
But | had seen that the Reverend
Mothers face had suddenly become
very white while my father spoke to
her at the end, and now she said, in a
timid, almost frightened tone:
Mary, We'll so out to Nemi to- day.
have something 10 say to YOU"