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BANDIT COMMITS SUICIDE * ???? FASHIONABLY DRESSED ROBBER CHEATS HIS PURSUERS. Flees With Funds of Highland Park (111.) Institution and Kills Himself at Bay. Chicago, Oct. 13.?A fashionably dressed bandit who early this after noon robbed the savings bank of D. M. Erskine & Co., in Highland Park, 111., an aristocratic suburb on the lake shore 25 miles North of Chicago, committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth when driven to bay, by the Highland park Marshal and a posse of citizens. A companion of the robber who bad driven him to the bank in an automobile, was captured immediately following the robbery, forcing the principal perpetrator of the daring daylight crime to flee on foot. He, was engaged in a running duel with town Marshal John Sheean, who was the target for many bullets from the fugitive's revolver, one of which went through the sleeve of his coat. After running several blocks and failing to drive back his pursuer, the robber ran into a shed closely followed by Sheehan. When he saw Sheehan enter the shed with his revolver leveled at his head, the fugitive put the I muzzle of his own revolver in his j mouth and fired a shot which resulted ; in his death almost immediately. j The identity of the dead man and j IP" his companion is unknown. The robbery was conducted in a deliberate and spectacular manner, the bandit securing about $500 in gold coin and bills after he had forced John C. Duffy, cashier of the bank, into the cashier's cage just after the closing of business for the day. "Call everyone in here into that cage or I'll blow your head off: Hurry iup," said the robber as he covered the cashier with a revolver. - Duffy, unarmed, complied with the 'demand. The bookkeeper and the receiving teller came into the cage while the intruder helped himself to all the money in sight. He carefully tucked the gold and bills into his pockets and then exclaimed: "If any of you attempt to follow me I will kill you." He started for the door and Duffy immediately telephoned the marshal's office across the street. By the time the robber reached the automobile |jp\ - Sheehan was running towards the bank. At sight of him the robber broke into a run, and citizens held the chaffeur. The chase after the fugitive was a thrilling one, but ends'. ed in his suicide within a few minutes. All the money taken from the bank was found in his clothing. The robber had called at the bank ? k earlier in the day. It was learned to-night that the dead bank robber had registered at the Avenue House in Evanston, 111., W' Wednesday night as J. C. Wilson, Bp? ; Milwaukee, Wis., and that the auto? mobile which took him to the Highjp ' land park bank had been loaned him hv .t r Keelvn. a wealthy mining I man of Goldfield, Nev., who lives in f; Evanston part of the year. The man under arrest, believed by the police to have been a confederate ; of the robber, is Keelyn's chaffeur. His name is Fred Schwab, and he ? has been a trusted employe of Keelp|C 4 yn's in the West and in Chicago for f several years. Schwab declared that he knew nothing about the character of his passenger to-day and that he had suspected nothing until he saw him take to his heels after leaving the bank. Keelyn told the authorities how Wilson had gained his confidence in a talk at the hotel Wednesday night relating to him incidents of life> in the West with which he was familiar. To-day when he sought to hire an automobile Keelyn suggested that he take his. Keelyn also loaned him his fur auto coat which the robber was wearing when he shot himself. Want School Charter Annulled. Rock Hill, Oct. 13.?Six petitions cotaining over 600 names (552 within the limits of Rock Hill and the balance in the other portion of the school district) have been placed in i the hands of State Senator Stewart, who will present them at the next session of the State legislature, askine that body to abrogate the pres fent charter of the Rock Hill school dtetric, oust ths entire school board and place the election of their successors in the hands of the voters of this district, and thus do away with the present self-perpetuating body. These petitions are the result of a meeting of citizens held here several weeks ago, which was attended by 126 business men, who protested against the toctics of the "minority" members of the board, who now , have the high school matter held up and the board deadlocked by a refusal to go into an election for a successor to the late Capt. W. L. glj/' Roddey. r;; Killed by Electric Car. Greenville, Oct. 16.?John L. Fisher, an employe of the American Spinning company, was instantly killed and his body mangled this afternoon about 6:30 o'clock by one of the trolley cars of the Greenville Traction company. The accident occurred near the school house at that mill, not far out of the city limits. Fisher was about 50 years old and is survived by a wife and a large family. When crossing the track the man was struck by the car, which seemed to have come upon him unawares. The man's body was run over by the trucks of the car and was carried about 20 feet. When found, the body was lying across the track horribly mangled, and with several members severed from the trunk and lying around in different places near the place where the body had been deposited by the car. The stomach was cut open and other portions of the body cut almost beyond recognition. ii Don't you want to buy a nice buggy and set of harness? If so, , see Frank Bamberg's large stock before you buy. % f? ?ft tf> #f> tf? ?f> *f> ?f< i? ?i? ?i? ti? I I WHERE ? A DOLLAR I DOES its DUTY , j? ' I Ladies Ready-To-Wt |? 24 Skirts nicely Trimmed with \ l ?J? Silk bands. A $5.00 value V ft everywhere. We sold 22 of d these skirts last /t?o f i\ si !g week. We offer AJ.5U Jf them again at ft Eve ?& Big lot of beautifully trimmed ? Ig Voille Skirts just/p* nC A 11 ?J? received. Prices, /k I / JU i ?/> aa orr r a 4-r. w x m S? $o.w, S Other values in Heatherbloom s, i "$1.50 to $3.50 : t? tl i ? 21 1 Lot only embroidered Drop t? Skirts. Regular Ai ftp Beai ;; $1.65. Special for \ I /j cl I"* this week, each...t**"" ci I SEE THESE f If ????????? it! special bargains : j shown t f EVERY DAY I w ? A* ?f*?? if i ?t t ?f ? ?* ?? ?f??f??f??+?* t? ifc. A ?A* "A* <4* *4* "i" "1" >4* A" A??4 A* *4* "i" PICKER GIVES GOOD RESULTS. Marlboro Cotton Farmers Believe Machine Will Prove Efficient. Bennettpville, Oct. 15.?The farmers, especially, as many others have for some days been much interested in the trials and demonstrations of the Price and Brasington cotton pickers, which are now on exhibition and being publicly demonstrated in this county. The Price machine has been operating on the plantation of exSenator Jno. L. McLaurin, eight miles North of Bennettsville, while the Brasington picker is in the spacious cotton fields of Mr. E. Wallace Evans, four miles West of this city. The Brasington cotton picker operates on the "suction" principle and certainly does everything that has been claimed for it by the inventor and manufacturer. The machine now on exhibition is a small one, moves astride the cotton row, and is propelled with a three horsepower gaso- _ line engine. This picker has only two " tubes which are manipulated by two men, placing the mouth of the tube to the open boll, the cotton immediately being sucked through the tubes and automatically conveyed into repositories in the rear of the machine. It is claimed that this picker will collect 75 per cent, less trash KLA pecials "!i r Cloth Suit iv is the time. We quote 't you should not miss. Lot extra fine Venetian Yorsted, regular $20 value, 1 Lot Suits, tandsomely trimmed with somelytai ancy cuffs and pockets. We regular ! guarantee every suit to give values, a s ibsolute satis- offering a action. We (f | f A A hem this week \ 1*1 Uy l Lot Net tt t Long Cot , ^ ' . brown r f At. Rpflw WOOl Suits 1H mnHp wi1 agree that the suction principle is the , only one by which a cotton picker , can be successfully operated. Is Your Family Reading "Worth ? While?** t So much of current reading is 1 merely entertaining at best that the v question naturally arises, Is it worth while? Your sons and daughters t are bound to read something. They c hunger for stories which take them t into the other half of the world?the s world of adventure, of valor, of for- c tune-making. The problem is to give c them such reading without putting ? into their hands the literature that a is either silly or demoralizing. The editors of theYouth's Companion be- a [lieve that a periodical can be made v [entertaining and yet "worth while," d and The Companion is conducted on c that theory. And that is one reason t why more than half a million American families read it. The paper is safe, hut not dull. Its tales of ad- n venture illustrate the advantages of c fortitude and self reliance. Its sto- ^ ries of character lay stress on the truth that right conduct is never a . j mistake. . Every new subscriber will find it * | of special advantage to send at once the $1.75 for the new 1910 Volume. ? i Not only does he get the beautiful "Venetian" Calendar for 1910, lithographed in thirteen colors and gold, * : but all the issues of The Companion s for the remaining weeks of 1909 b from the time the subscription is re- c 1 ceived. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION. Companion Building, Boston, Mass. c New Subscriptions received at this d office. e e Negroes May Rule in Ohio. e Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 15.?The ne- ^ gro voters of the college town of Ox- c ford, who number 100 of the less t than 400 voters of the community, P to-day put in the field a complete ticket of candidates for the public "V offices. As there are three white tick- b ets the town faces the possibilty of fi being governed by negroes. t< * v Go to G. Frank Bamberg's and buy p you a nice new buggy and set of har- c ness. He will sell you at right a prices. 1 a SSif; m ffift if; -I? ?I; *:! -T? $ -:i KL.A iar Department. CLO - r,, We makea ./->f omhrAiHoron Tirnn Skirts I ,, , Vere $5.00. Re- (j>Q AQ lioTjO?^ ?le a^.aqU $3.98 We'guar ther vaiues up to $10.00 ^ve ent , , Nobby Whi ryday work Skirts /\q lade of striped suit- y vests, lg. Special at vwv r lot of those beautiful em- Sho roidered waists, (M TA Look at oi racial, each <pl*uU Shoes fhy make them when you ef an buy them at practically ie coat of materials. j ^ Ladi Shoes. ! utiful line of r*A at hildrens long XI jats $1.50 and uPt * **" Men's all s GOODS. I |fe I $2.10 a i KLAU > # J New Goods T Ladies* and Men's Rubl 5 42 piece Dinner Set, pla: T 42 piece Dinner Set, decc T Single and Double Ban 5 Single and Double PI 5 and Wagon Harness T Wagons, Disc Harrow J Threshers, and in fact T class hardware store. T tion many articles, bi T supply your every wa T the most complete sto I J. A. \ T CITY HALI J" The Hardware Man, P.F ffiales Marrelons Cures in Blood P. P. P. purifies the blood, buil strength to weakened nerves, expels happiness, where sickness, gloomy feeli: In blood poison, mercurial poison, and skin diseases, like blotches, pin; head, we .say without fear of contrad; purifier in the world. Ladies whose systems are poisoned dition due to menstrual irregularities derful tonic and blood cleansing proj Boot and Potassium. F. V. LIPPMAN, iOEING BETTER THAN PLOWING. Chester Farmer Makes Interesting Experiment With Corn. Chester, Oct. 16.?Col. T. J. Cuntingham this year, at the request of he agricultural department at Washngton, conducted an experiment for he purpose of ascertaining the relaive yield of corn when cultivated vith the plough and with the hoe. le planted twenty rows of corn, usng the same methods in planting, ame fertilizer, etc., the only difference being that on one lot he used he plough in cultivating, while on ^ Viaa olnnn tuq a 11 qpH UC Utile I ti-U LIUV U1UUV .. 'he same amount of cultivation was tsed on both. The crop has been gathered, and he advantage rests with the hoed orn. From the ten rows that were loed 199 pounds of corn in the huck were gathered, while from the orn that was ploughed the yield was mly 173 pounds, an advantage that rould amount to 4% bushels to the ,cre. The ploughed corn is part of an ,cre that Col. Cunningham is cultiating according to the co-operative [emonstration method. It has been arefully cultivated and is going to urn out a big yield. There are always a good many ?eople who keep the balance of the ommunity busy wondering how hey live so well. Don't croak. Leave that to frogs a stagnant pools. A few croakers hough are necessary in every comaunity to measure the rate of pro:res8 at which live men are advancQg. J. A. Byrd has a large stock of )ouglas shoes for men and boys, fine hoes for ladies, clothing for men and oys, hats, etc., which he is selling at lose prices. He wants a chance at our trade. When you want any Wticle of merhandise buy it of a reputable home qiIot thaf thp nrnfit mav remain to nrich the community. Send your aoney abroad only for what you canot purchase at home. Home talent, iOme labor, home industry, home apital, and home pleasures are hings to be fostered, encouraged and atronized. Too poor to take a home paper? Veil, that is a distressful condition, uy a hen, feed her crumbs and waste om the kitchen and she will lay eggs o pay for a year's subscription; then rork her up into pot pie and she will ay first cost; so the paper will be lear profit. Repeat this process year fter year, meanwhile learn wisdom nd cease to be poor. /# tff lUB] ITHING. "The Nobby specialty of selling Beautiful line of th< suits at CI C A A top coats for the s) 12.50 and ?12i5j to antee every suit to ire satisfaction. ^ ? -?J ^ ^ A A "D < fm l?Vt A /\^ AITAWAAnff ie anu icin- |TU mi I ***? iiiicuiwcituftw , $1.00 to... ?pJ-UU I Mens' at $3.75 to es Specials for This We ur window display of Hen's and \ Saturday. It will pay you. The gi it we ever offered. :::::: es' patent leather 1 Lot men's samp $2.25 value t1 CC Siaes 6to 7J. Wc $2.50 and $3.00 f( Saturday Sale at. olid oil grain Plough ood quality tl Crt 1 LotChfldrens'_$l.<K rywnere at T Special ai >air BER'S ' *+; ;t; ;f ; ft; ;fit ?%? %? "i* 7i fit Hunter's. 4? ber Heels 7 in white, @ $2.75. 7 ) >rated, @ $3.25. 7 rel Shotguns, Cane Mills, 7 ' ows, Distributors, Buggy 7 , Single and Two-Horse 7 s, Stoves and Ranges, Pea 7 everything kept in a first- 7 We haven't room to men- 7 it remember that we can 7 nt in our line, as we have 7 ck in this section. 7 1UINTER 7 j BUILDING. ? | u,m m *ni 11? ...J ! rn, KDGUMiM anil sinyiiiia. ds up the weak and debilitated, gives disease, giving the patient health and ngs and lassitude first prevailed. malaria, dyspepsia, and in all blood 1 iples, old chronic ulcers, tetter, scald iction that P. P? P? Is the best blood and whose blood is in an impure con , are peculiarly benefitted by the won- ' >erties of P. P. P.? Prickly Ash, Poke SAVANNAH, GA. YAXCY MAY ACQUITTED. Excusable in the Killing of Brotherin-law, C. B. Tidwell. Edgefield, Oct. 14.?Yancey May, ' a prominent citizen of Johnston, was , to-day acquitted on the charge of ' murder. The defendant killed his brother-in-law, Charles B. Tidwell, < at Johnston on August 25 last. There 1 was much testimony to the effect that Tidwell had maltreated his wife and ? that the protection of her by Mr. May brought about the tragedy that | resulted in the death of Tidwell. The case attracted great interest, ' many lawyers being at the trial. Mr. May was heartily congratulated when 1 the verdict was announced. J Negroes "Regulate." < Lancaster, Oct. 16.?Whitecappers, < or presumably black ones, were active ' nArtlnn r\f fVio pniintv m LUC caoLciu pui biuii vi mv this week. An unmarried negro man from Flat Creek township was caught Sunday night in the Antioch section in company with another colored man's wife and whipped, the woman making her escape. Monday, however, she got a horse and buggy and drove down into Flat Creek to see how he was getting along, when she was also taken in hand and chastised by unknown cappers. It is evident that some of the colored people are determined to improve the morals of their race, and if it can not be done in one way it will be in another. < Here is the way the papers will < write up weddings ten years hence: . "The bride looked very well in a traveling dress, but all eyes were centered upon the groom. He wore a dark suit that fitted his form perfectly and in his dainty gloved hands he carried a small rose. His curly hair was beautifully done,: and a delicate odor of hair oil of the best quality floated down the aisle as he passed. The young people will miss him now that he is married. He is loved by all for his many accomplishments, his tender grace and his win- " ' ?~ "*'v*'" V>T?i ^ A ty-\ on/^cj o | JU ILL g W d V B. 1 lie U1 lug wuimauuu u good salary as bookkeeper and the groom will miss none of the luxuries to which he has been accustomed. A crowd of pretty men saw him off at the depot." Some of our pretty little girls seem quite fond of our cunning little boys, on whose lips the first appearance of what will in the course of time be a mustache, and they are really imperiling the lives of these youths in keeping them out so late evenings. ] Girls, remember that little boys should always go to bed early. \ : il; # ft ft ft ili $ ft ft >1? ft ER'S Kind" Bargains I Dse nobby 1 Solid case of check aprc veil dress- gingham (only for sale 2 aor a a Bamberg store.) They ai SZj.uU worth on today's cottc market 8Jc yard. We C offer them at & $25.00 1 Lot Men's single breaste heavy fleeced cotton unde: shirts. The kind you pa fill* 50c elsewhere. Special ^ Vomen s ^ men>s all-Wool sweatei reat" worth $1.00 to $1.50 eacl Each, special, to close 7C them out, each ** ile shoes. >rtS?i2/?A Check Homespun, yard....3 .. Best Bleach 36 inch Cabot, per yard 10 tpr 7CS Ma?y other bargi pr space t 'The Store of Quality' BAMBERO, S. C H. M. GRAHAM | Attorney-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Practices in all Courts of this State. Offices in The Herald Building. W. E. FREE Attorney-at-Law All business entrusted to me will receive prompt attention. Investigation of land titles a specialty Office for present at court house. FRANCIS F. CARROLL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Offices Over Bamberg Banking Co. GENERAL PRACTICE. J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman & Henderson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated ^' j.'' F. ' c A R T E'E ''! Attorney-at-Law X BAMBERG, S. C. 2 J Special attention given to set- J S tlement of estates and invest!- X i gation of land titles. i LOANS NEGOTIATED. i T Office over Bamberg Banking Co. T la MO'STB^DICKWSONI INSURANCE AGENT J[ X WILL WRITE ANYTHING o Fire, Tornado, Accident, Lia- < > t bility, Casualty, in the j | I strongest and most re- J > liable companies. < J 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. j [ DE. GEO.'F. HAIR | Dental Surgeon...Bamberg, 8. C. X In office every day in the week. X Graduate of Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, class 1892. X Member S. C. Dental Associa- * tion. Office in old bank build ing. Z W. P. RILEY ;; o Fire, Life ;; Accident 1 O INSURANCE t I . ... II If yon need a sale that is a safe see me before buying J. D. FELDES BAMBERG, . . . . . S. C. i Agent Victor Safe & Lock Co. Anything in Safes Cincinnati, O. MEAT MARKET. Same men at a different place. When you 1 want the best meats obtainable call at our 1 market opposite The Herald Building, Main street. Our prices are right. We also buy beef cattle, pork, hogs, hides, chickens and eggs. BRONSON&GRANT BAMBERG, S. C. ; '0: - . ..... .r.. 5 * , ? Watch Our j} ? Show Windows ** For Bargain. ], ? < ? -:m for the Week. || n Best Teazle Outings 10c it 11 ? Best 32 inch Red Flan- ; i ' nel, per yard 25c 2 J c ?? Good 32 inch White If !(j Flannel, per yard 25c $ V r y Best 50c. White Flannel i ? per yard 39c Z j , Heaviest weight Canton ? J i8 Flannel, per yard 10c j J a C Extra Heavy Shirtings 21 ? 90 S> % te The Beat 15c. Hose at 10c ^ j 25c. Talcum, special per I 1 * 19c i [ lins that we haven't {} o mention. - i\ M {i -w if LOOK FOR . i the ) i --m ? BIG SHOW WINDOWS " i a v.-tS ' BHMMM DR. 0. D. FAUST iff DENTIST H BAMBERG, S. C. Office in Telephone Building. : ? DO IT NOW. Bamberg People Should Not Wait Until It Is Too Late. The appalling death-rate from kid- ;f$|| ney disease is due in most cases to ^ the fact that the little kidney troubles are usually neglected until they become serious. The slight symptoms give place to chronic disorders and the sufferer goes gradually into J: the grasp of diabetes, dropsy, Bright's Disease, gravel or some se- # rious form of kidney complaint. If you suffer from backache, head- &?? aches, dizzy spells; if the kidney secretions are irregular of passage and unnatural in appearance, do not delay. Help the kidneys at once. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially for kidney disorders?they cure " : where others fail. Over one hundred ) thousand people have recommended them. Here's a case at home: J. H. Murphy, Main street, BamVkrwry Cf H ooTTO <4T V*own norul oonr. u"i q| u* v*| oa;o* a uo*v uo^u ovi- v eral boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the Peoples Drug Co., and am well pleased with the benefit $ I have received. I have no hesita- tion in saying that this remedy is an excellent one for kidney trouble. I hope that other persons who suffer from any disorder of the kidneys will . v> give this preparation a trial." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's? Jgt and take no other. i : TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, ' schooL and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1909, until the 1 15th day of March, 1910, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1910, until the 31st day of January, 1910, a penalty of 1 per cent will <** be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1910, until the 28th day of February. 1910, a # penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1910, until the 15th day of March, 1910, a penalty of 7 per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. ' *H For State purposes 5% mills For county purposes, 3% mills Constitutional school tax,..3 mills - i .**? Total 11% mills 7 SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. > Bamberg, No. 14, 7 mills Binnakers, No. 12, 3 mills Clear Pond, No. 19, 2 mills Colston, No. 18, 2 mill*. Cuffie Creek, No. 17, 2 mills Denmark, No. 21, 6 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22, 4 Govan, No. 11, 4 mills Hamnton. No. 3. 2 mill* Hey ward, No. 24, 2 mills. * Hopewell, No. 1, 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 1 mill Lees, No. 23, 4 mill! Midway, No. 2, 2 mills ' Oak Grove, No. 20, 2 mills Olar, No. 8, 4 mills St. Johns, No. 10, 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederat soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at fifty years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax, 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of a^e on or before the 1st day of Janafy, 1909, are liable to a poll tax of ; one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor are requested to do so on or before 1st of January, 1910, and thereby save the penalty and costs. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1909, until the 1st day of March, 1910. JOHN F. FOLK. 4 Treasurer Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 30, 1909. * For shoes and clothing go to J. A. Byrd's. Big stock and can suit anybody. Prices right. X