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LIGHTNING'S DEADLY WORK. Two Killed, Fourteen Injured on Kershaw County Farm. Camden, April IS.?Two negroes' dead, two severely wounded, one of j which is not expected to live, and a j dozen others severely stunned, and j two mules and a saddle horse also j severely stunned, are results of light- i ning striking near the barn on Mr. I Henry Savage's plantation, in West j Wateree, five miles west of Camden, j % The dead negroes are Jim Elm, fore- j man of the negroes, and Jim Wheeler. The severely wounded are: Henry Johnson, who is not expected to recover, and "Buster" .Martin, who is in a critical condition. A dozen other negroes were hurt, but not as se- j riousiy as Johnson and .Martin. The negroes were shucking corn in the huge barn at 7:30 this morning during the lightning and rain storm, when a bolt struck near the door. Elm and Wheeler were just on the outside and were killed instantly. Johnson and Martin were rendered unconscious. Two mules on the side of the barn were badly shocked and a saddle horse knocked down. The horse was cut in several places when knocked down. As soon as Mr. Savage, who resides in Camden, heard the news he immpdifltplv summoned medical aid for the injured, and went to the plantation himself. He said that the two dead negroes were the best men he had on his plantation, which, by the way, is a very large one. Elm had been thoroughly trained and made foreman of the negroes. Wheeler is the son of the negro who had charge of the ferry at the Wateree river and who was drowned in the August, 190S, flood. Mr. Savage said that he was a young negro and was the only support of his mother, and that he was going to advance him to lot man in the near future. The negroes will be buried tomorrow. Xo inquest was held. The barn did not catch fire from the bolt of lightning. ? "Axeman" Terrifies Negroes. Houston, Texas, April IS.?The "axe-man" killings have the negroes of south Texas in a state of terror to-day. In many instances they have stopped work, making the labor problem serious. At Columbus yesterday a mass meeting of white citizens was held to quiet apprehension of the darkies. In Houston Mayor Rice and the police force have taken cognizance of anonymous letters mailed to the leading negroes purporting t9 be from the "axe-man" stating he would strike next in this city. A visit to nearly all sections of the city tenanted by negroes at night shows lights burning in their homes'and families taking turn about at guard with shotguns close at hand. It is not regarded as safe for a negro to move about after dark among the people of his own race as many of them have announced an intention to shoot first and ask pedestrians as to their mission afterwards. Half a dozen instances of negroes being halted on the streets by their own race last night were reported to-day. ! m Clairvoyant Fooled Farmer. Greenville, April 17.?The sheriff of Greenville county and authorities in other cities are on the lookout for ' Madame Stella Durant a clairvoyant who for the past few months has been occupying apartments at the residence of .Mrs. J. P. Todd, 312 North Main street, where she has Deen granting audiences to muse seeking to delve into the mysteries of the unknown; and W. D. Vaughn, a farmer living in Greenville county, is shy exactly one hundred dollars. It is said that Madame Durant has flown the coop for other parts. From what can be gathered concerning the affair it seems that Vaughn went to see Mrs. Durant. It is said that she told Vaughn that there is several thousand dollars hid on his place and that she would tell him where to find it if he would give her one hundred dollars. She only asked to be given till Tuesday to produce the desired information. Vaughn desiring to secure the money hid on his place borrowed money and giving the hundred to Madame rinrunt rtpnartpd in neace. Here according to the story the scheme shifts. Madame Durant Sunday morning informed the people with whom she was staying that she was going over to Easley to spend a few hours and that she would return Sunday night at seven o'clock. Seven o'clock arrived and no Madame Durant. Monday morning dawned bright and clear and still no Madame Durant. Vaughn then got suspicious and notified the authorities. Though there is a possibility that the madame might turn up it is firmly believed that she has shied this section. At least Mr. Vaughn believes so. It is said that Madame Durant is indebted to others in the city. It is stated that she took most of j her personal effects with her when | she went on the visit to Easiey. THE PRICE OF COTTON. Why it Has Gone Up?What the Farmer May Expert. Why has cotton gone to ten cents? Is it because of a normal demand i from spinners?so natural and nor- < mal a demand that farmers may ex- t pert 10 cents if they make another r bumper crop? Or is it due to such t ~ 1 ! 1 ^ ^ f A 11 1 ll A > cuiiui nuns its minimis jiiujiu i warned against, and warned prompt- t ly? We believe the latter explanation . is the correct one. Let us present 1 one significant fact to prove our be- i lief. It was brought to our attention by Mr. J. A. Brown, of Chadbourn, i X. C., a former executive committe- i man of the Southern Cotton associ- I ation and now State organizer in i cotton crop reduction movement. 1 Mr. Brown was in the Progressive 1Farmer office a few days ago and r strongly emphasized the fact that al- 1 though cotton has gone to 10 cents t now, our cotton growers must by no \ means assume that they can plant 1: another crop and get 10 cents next t fall. The truth is, that the spin- r ners believe that the farmers are c reducing their acreage, and on that I assumption they are now buying f largely beyond their present needs a ?believing, as they do, that the reduced acreage will mean higher c prices next fall. This explains the c recent advance in the markets all t over the country. v In proof Mr. Brown showed us a e telegram he had just received from s Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans j cotton exchange, reporting that for v the first six months of this cotton h year (it runs from September 1 to h September 1) the foreign spinners, 7 European and Canadian, had bought i: 5,450,000 bales American cotton, v vi-Viilo lost voor tVioT nrilv tnnt 7 - I Vt ?* HIIC laot J ttti mvj VlilJ vwva j 746,000 bales for the whole twelve | h months. This demonstrates conclusively ii that these foreign manufacturers are PS buying for future needs. In conse-1 c quence, there will be a correspond- b ingdecreased demand from them next f< fall, and if a big crop is made, prices a will certainly go away below 10 cents, n In fact, if prices went below 10 cents last fall, when milis were hun- a gry and even famishing for lint, what o mustj our farmers expect if they make 1: a big crop this year with mills well s stocked with our big 1911 crop? a In view of these facts, Mr. Brown ii made the following pertinent comment which we heartily endorse: ti "The foreign spinner has not for- v gotten the experience of a few years P ago, when a crop of 14,000,000 bales t caused a slump in prices from about t 16 cents (during the Sully cam- a paign) to about G1/* cents, following T the next year by the tremendous re- d (Auction in acreage and a series of d four years of 12 to 14-cent cotton. The foreign buyer is evidently antici- a pating a repetition of this action on s< the part of the southern cotton grow- a ers, and it would be suicidal on our part to disappoint them. h "Reduction and diversification are t< the onlv salvation of the South in r this crisis, and I sincerely hope that v the recent small advance in prices will not fool the southern people, h Unless there is a reduction in acre- c age and practical diversification, a then stagnation in all lines of busi- a ness is sure to follow." li Ten-cent prices now are certainly S no guarantee of these figures at sell- t ing time next fall. Keep your cotton o acreage down to the point you have u had in mind before prices advanced, t ?Progressive Farmer. b Attempted Suicide on Mother's Grave n Calhoun, Ga., April 18.?J. B. Boaz for several years editor and manager of the Calhoun News, but recently traveling in Florida for a $ New York commisison house, at- ? tempted suicide here in an unusual t manner. About March 20 Boaz dis- q appeared from Florida very myste- t riously and nothing was heard of his t whereabouts until last night, when i a note was found signed by him, saying that his body would be found e across the grave of his mother. 1Friends and relatives who went to t the cemetery found him in an unconscious state, lying across his j mother's grave. He was moved to 2 the residence of his brother-in-law j and medical aid immediately obtain- ] ed. The doctor reports his condi- j tion better and strong hopes are en- j tertained for his speedy recovery, j No cause is known for his act. < Cotton Mill Solfl for S25.000. ' 11 Yorkville, April IS.?The Tavora j cotton mill at this place was sold j ^ at auction yesterday at the upset!, price of $25,000. There was only j one bid, that of the bond holders. The mill is said to be in fine physical , c condition and will "be operated under , c the management of Walter B. , c .Moore, who also operates Neely j j .Manufacturing Company and the i Lockmore mill, both located within J t I the incorporate limits of the town. A new charter will be applied for , and the new corporation will be known as the Tevora mill, the letter "e" being substituted for "a" in the old name. ^ I X. C. HAXKS. V Cripple Who Has Overcome AInio Incredible <)hstacies. A wonderful and inspiring sto s told in .May American Magazii ibout a sightless and armless le urer who has succeeded in the wor ifter one of the most horrible rata rophes that ever happened to nan. following is an extract fro he story: "His name is Hanks, X. C. Hank U twenty-one he and his partn eased a claim near Xephi, Utah, ai jrospected for ore. "One noon they had been wor ng near their cabin and were clea ng up preparatory to 'ehuci danks was feeling as fine as a your nan should who is overflowing wil ife, is working a good claim, has teen appetite for approaching 'di ier' and has a letter from his swee leart in his pocket. It was the la hing X. C. Hanks was ever to re? rith his own eyes. Hanks's partm lad washed and was ready to go i he cabin, for it was his turn nake the meal. A box of dynami aps lay in the sun near his jumpe de picked up his jumper and reach* or the box, but saw his gloves lyir , few paces away. "As his partner turned, Hani ailed to him, 'You go on to tl abin and hurry that grub. I'll a end to the caps.' "In another moment he had pic] d up the box, which had lain in tl' un until overheated. The sligl ar did the rest. By a miracle 1 ras not torn to shreds, but he wj itirled ten feet. Within a minut e arose, blinded, bleeding, but call 'he mountains and the sky had vai shed. Where his hands had bee ;ere bleeding stumps and with h anus had gone all means of livel ood. "His partner, screaming and or; rig like a child, gazed upon hir Recovering he helped him to tl abin. bound his arms above the e ows with handkerchiefs and starte ar help. They were six miles froi telephone or a neighbor, and mar tore from a town or a doctor. "All that afternoon Hanks la lone, save for the companionshi f a small dog, which cried piteou: Y all the day. Mercifully, Hani uffered no pain except for the ban< ges which tortured him excrusia iglv, as his arms swelled. "Well, help came. They got hi] o Provo. to a hospital, the mei rreck of a human being. Tht atched him up, but as he lay thei hinking. life looked black indeei lis sweetheart came to see hin nd he broke their engagemen 'hen he felt better. It was the or uty he had left in life and he ha one it. "He was out again, but of whJ vail was that. What may a ma ee to do without eyes? What ma man get without hands? "There came to Provo, Byro Zing, of Pittsburgh, a lecturer, sacher. King's daughter had ma ied a relative of Hanks's. Hani rent to King to study! "For three years now N. C. Hani 1- ? 1 o T1/I or i T7 i n O r>rit as uecii laiunug anv? *? ?? al interpretations of Shakespeai nd modern authors. Think of moment! a man choosing as h ife work the interpretation < hakespeare, and lighter literatur raveling alone in strange citie ver unfamiliar routes, dependir pon the nearest man at hand fc he thousand and one little uses f( lands and eyes we find every hoi f our lives. Doesn't the dauntles tess of it hearten you a little?" Herndon Succumbs to Wound. Walterboro, April IS.?Jack Her] !on, who was shot by Kiler Evan lied from the wound yesterday i he home of L. H. Zeigler. Dr. Ri? lick Ackerman held the post-mo em, and Magistrate J. E. Bryan he' he inquest, assisted by Solicit) 5uerifoy. The following verdict was rende id: "That Jack Herndon came ' lis death from pistol shot wounds i he hands of Kiler Evans." Jack .Herndon's dying declaratic n effect is as follows: "That I w; it Grace church Sunday and befo ^reaching walked down the road ai viler Evans came up and showed n i pistol and asked me what I though t cost, and 1 told him if he boug! t from Sears Roebuck it cost abo: >7. This made Kiler Evans mad ai le cursed me. 1 left him and we: jack to the church. He later curst ne on the church yard. After se 'ices we started home. I was ridii i mule, about forty yards behind tl luggy Kiler was in. Kiler curst ne again and I went up to his bug* md he jumped out on the other sit ind I went round behind the bugg md when in a few feet of each oth viler shot me with a pistol. I hj 10 pistol or knucks and did not wa :o hurt him." Several eye-witnesses testified, substance, corroborating the decl -ation of Herndon. See the new novels at The Hera 3ook Store. H. M. GRAHAM . st Attorney-at-Law Will practice in the United States and j State Courts in any County r- in the State. ie BAMBERG. S. C. j ; * Sl M id d s 3* to g. OSH &g>sr lj 2 5 ? 3 ? ?- ro-S:? 0s) ig SL ST ^ *** ^ n t-r 9 8 | 3 |- ? ;es 2 2 | ? o? ie 3 5" ks t_ 0- ~ s ? | O irspl fj ^ 5: ? < z-z, |. ?> E " O It ^4 O B3.S ie _ ^ p ? ;: In fW 3T :: S r (0 : 15 ft1 is ? 1 Piirt y I ?-1 fio |.:?.&? ?i i > - o s 3 ? ? w ?d n. CJ << -.? g ^ 3 O =s =-s- zL 1_ 55 < CLC ? 00 !d M -t'fS I til y sz~~? i?g ,y >n in ^ ,y % zr iP - 2=3 5 3 i ~ c. 0 B) ? J? cr2 cTa> I d' BANK STATEMENT. ^ Statement of the condition of the Ehrhardt Banking Co., located at 18 Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close of busid ness February 20th, 1912. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $49,438.69 Furniture and fixtures 1,151.78 n Banking house 2,250.00 iv Due from banks and bankers 45,049.39 _ Currency w 2,876.00 'n Gold 222.50 a Silver and other minor r- coin . 3 4t>.3t? cs Checks and "cash items 5.50 TOTAL $101,340.22 [S LIABILITIES. i- Capital stock paid in $20,000.00 7e Surplus fund 6,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes 1S paid 3,464.36 :>f Due to banks and bankers 454.77 e, Individual deposits subg' ject to check 43,615.78 ' Time certificates of deposit 27,682.11 )r Other liabilities, partial )r payments 123.20 ir TOTAL $101,340.22 s" State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came A. F. Henderson, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the a- above and foregoing statement is a s> true condition of said bank, as shown = ' by the books of said bank. ai A. F. HENDERSON. Cashier. i Sworn to and subscribed before me, r-1 this 26th day of February, 1912. ld ! J. M. KIRKLAND, j | Notary Public, S. C. ! Correct-Attest: J. L. COPELAND, M. D., r- JACOB EHRHARDT, t0 FRANK H. COPELAND, j Directors. i at _____________________________ >n rMwMp!MEiLEYMM| I as j Id t Fire, Life | j ie! i Accident 2 ht j t> ~ "if INSURANCE | f : ! BAMBERG, S. C. 1 id 4 4 |e ?d I FARMERS' UNION MEETINGS. | r" ! The local Bamberg Farmers' Union I lg ! meets at the court house in Bamberg j ie j on the first and third Friday morn- j . j ings in every month. Meeting at " ill o'clock. Applications for mem- i j bership received at every meeting.! i l^vlTy-v*. oil ? aV\ /-* ro r* ^ c T11" , iC j iiCl till UlCIIIUVIO ? V J. W. STEWART. 1% '* J. P. O'QUIXX, President.! 0T Secretary*. id nt J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson ; in Wyman & Henderson ! Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. I Id I General Practice. Loans Negotiated ft SPRING CLEANING^! ' C ! [ falls tor overhauling your wardrobe as well as household furnishings. Let us help you by FRENCH CLEANING OR DYEING 1 hist season's garments of good materials. We wil! j 4 save you money. Also?before parking away winter ' lotbisig have them cleaned?stains left in them may destroy the color or fabric before ner.t winter. Try the Ideal Way?It Satisfies IDEALCLEANERSANDDYERS King and Burn's Lane. Charleston, S. 0. Information and Prices gladly given. >' j I Banking Mail I I To The Public: fl I "Banking by nail" is quite fl | satisfactory with those living at ^1 I some distance from our bank. I Two advantages of banking by Ih wio < 1 AT*A oerr-iro A-P +4ma rtftwwew J i Iiiic* j.A. ox a aoy xxi^p vx u xuio uuu. avuv CJU" I ienee. j Our tank exercises the greatest ' care in handling your business with j exactness and despatch, acknowledg- J ing all remittances on the day that I they are received by us. J You receive a statement of your . 1 receipts and expenditures whenever you ask for it, as this bank does your FHAECIAl bookkeeping free of charge. Communicate with us and we will |! be glad to talk this over. ?* Yours very truly, I FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK I 4 per ct. Paid Quarterly on Savings Accounts. Ehrhardt, S. C. M jirjioSj ^ We don't claim to have the best 3gjg ^ 11 H Horses and Mules ever brought to MS li inai^Ct 111 ?Ur Stil^eS at ? T lj| IS time, for we have had some mighty |5S ^ good ones heretofore, but we do ? j? jjl |jl S * *a*ni ^iese ^ *)e iust as go?d as any 11 * ^jj we have ever handled, and if you will TT1 ^ ^ jji come and look we know we can I ^ ISnotpflakes S M A few Snowflakes do not make any impression, but a gg i sufficient number of them will stop a locomotive. Your SS small change may seem unimportant to you, but if you 0 a A open a savings account here, and constantly add to the gg a amount, the accumulation will surprise you and prove j| a gi-eat help to you when WANT tries to run you down. eg We pay 4 per cent, on Savings Deposits. gg PEOPLES BANK Bamberg, S. C. || ^ Repaint Your Furniture 1 j Didn't somebody scratch, scar or bung up some of your furni- I ture during that Xmas jollification? I - - - - i m m m nl 1'*L-,e = iVjo = L,a^" y is a mighty good tonic for ailing furniture. Easy to apply and H ^ quick to dry. Try it for floors also, nothing letter. We have .just received a nice assortment of Screen Doors and m Windows, Flower Pots, Jardinieres, etc., and they are going at 4 ^ Summer Prices. We give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps for all cash purchase and for all bills paid on or before the 10th of each montgi. _ , f A Of TMTCD I J. H. nunil.i\ u | THE HARDWARE MAN". BAMBERG, S. C. H WW-IfU T-ll m