CfiB?SAL CONflSIV. SOTJTO CAROLINA TO BE REPKE i SENTED IS IT This State Made an / ppropriatioa of Five Hundred Italian for the Prizes. Prof. W. G. Johnson, editor of Tbe American Agrioultu.-ist of New York, whs in Columbia n crntly on his way back from i Florida trip. Prof. John son is perhaps one of the best known authorities in tbe country on farming an?Vs&ck raising and takes a great deal o? interest in anything relating to either. While in Columbia he called on Commissioner Watson and secured some Inform* tlr>n concerning tbe ap propriation of $500 by the Stare leg* lslature to oe expended as prizes foi the farmers who bhall enter toe na tional cereal growing contests. The Stai e says it may be of Interest to many South Carolinians to know that the hvgist crop ever grown pjb an acre of land was raised by Capt Z J. Drake in Marlboro county. Tue yield was .255 bushels and he wat awarded tbe first priza in the nationa contest. The national contest is un der .the direction of the officers of Tne American Agriculturist and a to-.al ol 95,000 is given in prizes. The section under the State appropriation provid ing for the contest Is as follows: ''That the sum of $500 be aod i; hereby appropriated to be ezpendec as State pr.z .8 for the farmers of the State who snail enter tbe nationa contest for the growing of cereals pei acre. All rules and regulations gt v erning said contest and the distribu tion of the prizss and the expenditure of tbe appropriation above provider, lor shall be under the direction ant control of the commissioner of agr: culturo, and the president and th< professor of agriculture of Olemsor college, who shall constitute a boarc for this purpose." Prof. Junn&on said in regard to th< oontes1: "The details of the contest will s >or be finally arranged by da m ssione: t Watson, Dr. Meli and Prof. Ouamblib ' Farmers In all parts of the Scati should make up their minds to ente this contest at once and send In thti: requests to Commissioner Watson. "I am satisfied that when tbe cro] is harvested this fall that South Cir olina will stand well toward tbe toj of tbe list If not first In this contest We will watch the results with keei Interest as 1 am satisSed that thesi marvelously productive soils with tbl wonderful climate will again astonist tbe world when tbe final records an made by the judges. "It Is indeed a pleasure and inspi ration for me to note from year i< year the marvelous development alonj agricultural, lines in this ar d othei Southern States. I know of no pari of the country where such opportun! t?es await capital and men of energj ? in the agricultural and Industrie fields. - We are now perfecting and work Ing upon another contest wh ch w< hope to get *n shape in a year or twe for the development of cotton alons This contest will be one of the mosl unique that we have ever undertaker and large cash prizes will be ?Sired U the planters of tbe Southern States li the development of one of our greater staple products. It would not sur prise me in the If ast to see a farmei of the Palmetto State again loom u; as a sweepstake prize winner in the cotton c ntest." Prof Johnson left on the" evening train for Washir gton, where he wii consult with Secretary Wilson of tht department of agriculture on man} matters affecting the agricultural in tf rests of the South. Prof. Jobmoc stated that among tbe mott loyal sup porters of the farmers' Interests ic the senate and hous? were tbe repre sentatives from the Southern States He is of the opinion chat we can rea sonably expect greater advances in agricultural development in tbe next 10 years than we huve seen during the past 25. The farmers In this county should take part in this ? contest. The> stand a chance to win a great prize in money. bi-nrenoe Kooucod. A commutation of sentence to four year* was granted in the case of John W. Harrison of Orangeburg county, who was Bent up for larcrny of live stock by the pardon board at Its meet: Ing lasc M n lay which has been ap approved by Governor Hey ward. Har rison was indicted la connection with bis fattei-L-law Counts. The latter pleaded guilty. Harrison was advh ed to do so, but his lawyer, Mr. Aoial Lathrop, withdrew from the case. Oi this account Judge Gage admits that he was more severe on the priso ner than he would have been hsd the latter pleaded guilty. Counts, who was the more culpable of tne two, as he had already been a convict and was a man of stronger will than Har ik~n, recleved but four years as his sentence when he pleaded guilty. Juige Gssre says tbe severe sentence w88 the result of what was represer tfdto he a bad condition in the neighborhood Hig stealing was said to be "prevalent" He hoped that tbe le=son had b*pn FfJt>ct1v*; Solicitor Hildebrand endorsed on ihe petition: "This conviction has brok en up bog stealing in that part of Orangeburg county." New Cotton Oil Mill. Tbe Bolen Cotton Oil Company has been recently organ'zad with actpitoi of ten thouHand dollars. The comp any will Boon erect a mill at the old B.ilen postOffice in the Fork. It will be constructed of wood and sheet iron, and they export, in this w.iy to u ihze the eottoo sped of the neighhurln ort and to sell the meal and hulls to the planters located in the vlntalty. Tbe Dirrc'ors are Messrs. G E. Bolen, G. H. Wisenhuot, W. D. Hughes, D. H. Bair and F. L. Dewitt. Mr. F. A. Adden of this city is the president an i treasurer, Mr. G. E. Boliu is secretary. It i.? small enterprises of this kind that build up a ccuuty and we wisn there were more of them. AMASSES WAST PAEDOH. ? . Allege* That Many Hare Signed Their Petirion Through Fear. We clip tbe following from the Ct lumbia State of last F lday: 'Ttls reporter] here that J 6. Ann ker and Abe A maker have not yet been sent to jail in O angehurg to serve sentence for having acted in a riotous manner at a Picnic in 0 an gebnrg county last April. Aoe Amu ker is said tobe a bad mar, but his brother, John Bunyan Amaker. or "Chicken" A maker, is represented to be a toll of his older brother. Prominent people have written to , Gov. Hey ward?under app?al that Cbeir names be kept s* cret?and have 1 begged him not to reit ase tbe Ama kers Ic appears than the convicted men, instead of being put to seiving * their sentences, are going abont get ting up petitions In their own behalf. It Is represented to Gov. Hey*ard f'hat a great maty people have signed ' these petitions through fear. * "Thefce are white men of some means. Cleveland Hocker, another white man, is to serve a sentence of ' two yeais. the same lergth cf term giv n the Araakers. Two negroeb 1 *ere givrm 18 months each. They were convicted of having attacked ' some white man at the picnic while * Abe Amaker backed up the negroes and covered tbe white men witn a re voiver." ? , ? We heard some tim? ago that a pe ' titton for tre pardon of trie men men ' cloned in the above article was being clrcu'ai ed in the Fork by some one, but we did not bear the names of the j persons who were oiroulatirg the petl tion in their behalf. The report that j the Amt kers and Hooker are still at large la a mistake. They are now in r prison serving their term, but they nope to b i paid med, which is vary un ' likely. The imprisonment of these " av-n fall heavily on their wives, who 1 had no' part whatever !nt-e crime for ' wh en they were coi v oted. This Is always the sad feature of a case like ; this. Men should think of their wives ' ad children wben they are tempted 1 to do things for which they will be sunUbed. Ij't-t \>t Uuoia.ni id Uettore. Unclaimed Letters remaining in the r Ofbnffeburg Post ??I33 for week end . loir Ma c 19ch, 19o6 s Mas Nancy B wmar, Miss B.sa r Brad well, Adam Biewer r Miss Julia Carter, Pro fester Craw ford, Miss Joana C.iavious, Miss Julia P Colly, Miss Bossie Colly. Govan Daniels ? Miss Pansy Edwins, Miss Anna Easterlin. 1 Miss Doratha Funches, Miss Alice 2 Fulmore, Miss Lulu Falk,' Mis* Kite 5 Finklea. (2) Rev. W M. Franklin. 1 Lorerzi Gillespie, ?. A. Good, Mrs. 2 Forl'sher Glover. { Miss Bessie Holman, Mrs. Bsbecca * Hume. > J. W. Illery. i Miss Masoura Jamison, Henry John r son. ^ u Miss L-riie Kit. J. C. La*is. i John Mintze, Miess or from home and perhaps subjact'ng him 'o the Imputation of being in a needless hurry for paynrnt. More attention to this point, and esppclally by those to whom the payment is Immaterial, who can pay at one time as well as another, would be a "a^t impnvf rrent on the present more of many persons in doing business. The prompt payment of small bVU is a matter of more importance than is generally attached to it. Peruna Win*. Judge A. M J. Ccchran of the Uolied Srates Circuit Court, fsr tLe Eislern District of Kentucky, dpc!d ed that the Peruna system of con tracts is vali "; that J. D. Park & S ns' Co., cannot secure Peruna ex cept by sitfr.ipir a cont.racr.. Pr-run* is one of the few medicines In the world wh'ch can only be sold b a dealer in *'ugs who .'igns a rinec contract with the c impany. Peruna is ex'.ensivlv advertised in Tbe Times and D moorat, and tbe c im pany that makes it is cne of the pleasantest concerns to dj business with that we have e/er had any deal ings with. BUND TJU+?JW. A PROHIBITION flEND AGENT CLASSIFIES THEM. Tha Bumber in Zach County That Have IT. ited 8tates Eev enue Licenses. A staff .correspondent of Tbe Asso ciated Prohibition Press, who has made an investigation of the liquor trtfflj conditions in this State and a special study of the blind tiger situa tion in Charleston makes an investi gating report on ' 'the fruitage of law lessness and corruption in the wake of the State saloon system." He says: "There are 4o9 Federal tax receipts of 'retails liquor dealers' and 'retail dealers In mate liquors' now in foice in South Carolina. "Including these that have been voted out during the past year, there are 107 regular and thirtj-six beer dispensaries in the State. Tnis leaves a total cf 326 'blind tigers' In the State that hold a .Federal tax receipt for selling liquor. There are, there fore, nearly two and a half times as many 'blind tigers' in the State as legal selling pstablishments. "These 143 dispensaries in tbe State represent but ninet}-one towns and cities where liq tor has been legally sold during the past year. In twenty if these places, the people have voted out the grogshops, so that there are now but vent j-one towns and cities where intoxicants are legally sold. "A most striking fact comes to the surface of this blind tiger situation: Of the 326 blind tigers of the State only twenty-nine are to found in pro hlbition districts. The balance of 297 are all located in dispensary towns and oities. in this connection, it is inter estirg to 0'mi are with the above, tbe dispensary cities of tbe State and theii condition as to blind tigers. ''Bilo-r is glv<>n a ?Ht of the towns and cities of South Carolina where there are more Federal tax receipts in to'c*. tnan there are dispensaries, or have b??n dispensaries durlDg *iae past year. T'e numter n< ted as 'oLndti gers' represents the excess of tax re C3ipts over dispensaries. Dispensary Cltief: Blind Tigers Anderson. 2 Alken. 5 Beaufort. 4 Camden. 2 Charleston and enviroas. 213 Columbia. 22 Darlington.... 3 Kdgefield. 2 Florenoe. 1 Georgetown. 1 Greenville. 6 Laurens. 1 John's Island. .... 18 Moultrip.ville. 3 Mcuat Pleasant. 5 JrangfJburg. 2 Port Royal. 5 Newberry. 3 Spartanburg. 6 ^umter. 1 Summerville. 1 Union. 2 Total. 291 "The official records of tbecnllectoi f Internal revenue and of the State dlspen^aiyshov therefore, that there were curing 1904 more than ten times as many blind tigers in tbe ninety-one dispensary towns and cit les as in all the rest of tbe State com bined " While this may be true as this cor respondent ?tates. it is interesting tc note tbat (f the 297 blind tigers lo cated ii the dispensary territory 239 of them are located in Charleston, M ultrievllle, Mount Pleasant and J ibn's Island. The three last named places are near or adjaoent to Charles ton, where tbe authorities, like those of Charleston, wink at the illicit sale of 1 quor. It will be further noticed that 48 of tbe 58 blind timers that ar leftafier deducting tbe 239 that- a-e located In Charleston ana vicinity arc located In Columbia, Andert-on, Dar lington, Eilgefield, Greenville, L u ens, Newberry, Spartanburg and Union, all of which place except Co lumbia has votf.d out the d spensary. This w( u d leave only 10 blind tigers f. r tbe di pen.-ary counties not includ ing Charleston and vicinity and Co lumbla. Tnis is not as bid a showing as tbe correspondent in ikes out for the dispensary counties, which are trying to enforce the law. Tue cor respond, nt noes on to say: "The habl'.a" cf the tax receipt blind tiger is chiefly in the larger 'ohlea. Toe lural moonshiner tight it out with tbe deputy marshals as b;stbecan without giving up to the gov; rament the price of toe tax r. - celpt. In Columbia, tbe cipltal city the tiger is far less arr gaut than be was a few years ago. There are now twentj->wo blind tigers in Columbia, which pay tbe tax ncript, most of th- m being locate d within pistol Bhnt of toe capltol bullUng and l>lng in tne territory b -iween it and the main State dispensary buildicg." Concerning Charleston, the point from which he writes, the conespond ent says: "Buo It is In Charleston and envir nns Rat the blind tiger prlnclpilly thrives. Here he aoides and does business with but little serious inter ference. "In 1902, In gathering some evi dence fur the Department of Ju-tice for use in the case of South Carolina vs. the United States involving the right of the g vernaient to tax dis p:maries, which was afflr-xiativ-ly decided in the United States Supreme Court last month, I had ocoasihu to prepare a bilnd tiger map of C.iarles ton. This map snows the Lculon of 2< 8 'blind tigers' in the principal part of .the city. "I hive just completed a new map of tue cUy, whicu shuws 201 bllhd tigers m tue tame territory as tnej exi-.t ti day. As the p.-eviiu3 map was mace ciuricg the Charleston ex position, there were naturally a i ;rger number of Hind tigjrs than there are now. "a c imparison of the two maps sho?s tbat the greater portion of the blind tigers of 1902 are still in exis tence alter a period of four yeirs." PLOWIH? WITH STEAM POWER. _ Promisee to Revolutionize Farming; ' Departure From Old Methods. More attention Is being paid to farming in Spartanbnrg comity along soientlfic lines and advanced methods at present than ever before in tbe history of tbe county, for many of tbe farmers, like men in the commer cial world, are depaitiog from ancient methods and are adopting* progressive customs, realizing tbat if they would b* successful in farming they must keep abreast of tbe times. Powlog by steam and pulling stumps from the fi-lds is now the order of the day, for it has been found that a steam plow will perform tbe work of twenty five hands and mules, and a machine tbat w;ll do as much as five men in less than half the time. A. B. Groce, of Wellford, is the first farmer in Spartant-urg to use tbe sr/am plow, and E. L Archer, cf Cherokee Springs, has the dbtlcc.ion of owning tbe only machine in tbe county for pulling stumps. Both of these gentlemen are perfectly satisfied with their investments. Mr. Archer declares that be would not be without nis stump puller for three times the m^ney he paid for it. It est him 970 and 16 will pu'.l a stump from the ground in ten minutes. It would take three men fully an hour to dig up an average size stump The introduction of the st?am plow in Spartanburg county bv Mr. Groce promises to revolutions i farming. Toe style of plow that is b-. ing oper atfd by Mr. Groce is the Cast steam traotlon engine plow, twenty-five horse power. / It has a set of gang disc plows, not unlike tbe old harrow. The discs are 24 lnohes in diameter, arianged diagonally behind eaob other, in a V snaps, and they cut a swath of 12 feet at a clip and from nine to twelve Inches deep. E'liott Groce, son of Mr. Groce, is in charge of the outfit. He can plow on a 5 per cent grade and work easily i on a three per osnt grade. I< is 1 possible to cultivate a Still deeper hillside by plowing In downward cur i ves. The machine travels two and ! oie-half miles per hour and the plow i works perfectly; Five men are need ed to operate the plow, one being a : hand to look out for rooks and stumps tbat the engineer might not Bee. Mr. Groce figures tbat the opera tion of toe p'ow costs him 810 a day, and that, it takes the place of about twenty-five negroes and mules plow log the old way. If It were not for stoppage .for wood and water the plow would take the plaoe of about thirty-five hand plows. He says he is g dng to rig up some sort of ap paratus to prevent these stops. The outfit cjst the owner $3 000 and he regards it toe best Investment he has ever made. He has had men to come all the way from Georgia, North Carolina, and the lower part of South Carolina i to see the plow, and is al wa: s glad to show the visitors tbe implement. A ft'ieiidietti Aot. Sometime ago a nrgro by the name of Elliott Fdder, who lives near St. Matthews, .'attempted an asbault or the wife of Cba'les R b:nsrn, who is servir g out a sentence on tbe c unty . chain gang. The woman was on her f way to carry something to her bus ? band who was working on t ie gang , not far from where Felder lived. The , woman did not know tbe way, and i Felder volunteered to show her where her husband was at work. After go ing some distance and being in a s:mewbat secluded place, the fiend attempted to assault the woman, but , she sueceded in beating him tff and i ''efea'ed him in his hellish purpose Tue (?cou'?-,Tol then rob ed tbe de fenseless v n before she could get away fnm him. Tie matter was reported and Felder was arr*-sred and tried for la-ceny from the person. He was convicted on this charge and sent to tne chain gaDg for tolrty day. When be serves out this term he will oe I eked up and tried by the circuit court for the dastardly assault he at tempted on the woman. Must Go Wt8'. The Bamberg H -raid o* last w^ek sayf: ''Toe very many friends of Dr. B. D. Bronson in this city and com munity will regret to learn that hi* health is such that he v.$11 have tc gi^e up his praotlce and drug store at Ninety Six and go West to live. His physicians have advised him to go to New M x oo, and be will prohaoly do iso. It is probable that M's. Bronson j-ind the children may retura to Bam berg to live for the present, as Dr. Bronf-on still owns his residence here. We understand that the Doctor will have for the West ju30 as soon as he can arrange his business affairs. We regret to hear of Dr. Bronson'.s bad health, ard hope that he will find bis change of residence to the West bene ficial to him. We reirrct to see him and family leave the S;ate, but, if his health can be stored out west it is best for him to go. A Hum > Wedding. Mr. Orlande.r W. Hardness and Miss Mabel, eldest daughter of Mr. >nd Mrs B. S. Crum, were married at the fam'ly residence in R iwi svtilb on Wednesday evenh g, 14th instan-, tbe Rav. D. D. Danizier, of this citv, ofllMatiDg. Mr. Hartness is the e Hi - olent agent <-.nd operator of tne Sou'hern Rtilway at Rowesvllle and is an excellent young man, and Miss (Jrum Is a most c larmmg voung wo m^n of many graces. Tue young o up!e smarts their married life, with flittering prospects, aad The Times and D'-moc-at with other friends wish that ev-rv one *of t'ieir brignt expectations win h1. r^al'z "i. White iUeu Mum Hang. I A Supreme Ccurt decision seils the 'ate of B.bSTi".ils and J hn Nill. North Carolina white men, who ware cimvicterl list spring in Dj.rlins'ton of the murder of a ni gro nam_d Frank .'eott, whom they shut on the Ftreet*. thi white m?n belnr in a drunken and rowdy condition. Smalls w*s only 22 years old and Nail j JSC 19 at- t.ho time uf the kil ln?. Smalls was given a death sentence and N?ll, bail g reo n mended to me rev, yot a life sentence. Sxalls was sentenced to b ang las* I May. The Supreme Cf urt f-fflrms the results in the lower c:urt, and Smalls is to oe sentenced in tbe near future. A vicriM OF FATJS THAT IS .WHAT MAJOR HOWELL BAYS OF R. A. ADAMS, r Who Kill od Fenry Jacques in Colle ton County and is How / waiting Execution The case of R. A. Adams of Colle ton county has attracted wide atten tion. He is a white man under sen tence of death, and that is something unusual for S.u.h C.rollna. He es caped from J*il and remained an und bis own home for months, long enough to build a more comfortanle house for bio family, and that, too, is unusual. On acc unt of rumors which reacaed the governor's office to tbe eff.ct that Adams was threaten ing the lives of people at d had de clared tbat he would never be taken alive, a reward of 81,000 was offered f r his oapture. That was the largest reward on reoord in this State. The fugitive was captured in his own home, where he had teen all of the time since bis escape. He < flared no effective ieslstanse. The reward was not paid, as tbe captu-e was effected by tbe sheriff and his posse and tbe law does not allow a sheriff to be re warded for arresting a criminal in the sheriff's own bailiwick. Maj M. P. Howell of Colleton, at torney for Adams, was in Columbia on Friday on his way back to Walter boro after having secured from Juige P ipe at Newberry a stay of the re mittltur In the case of Adams. M j Howell told a Reporter of The State that his client is languishing in jail, tbat his family is without means and tbat he is representing Adams with out pay. This stay of the rcmlttitur will prevent the circuit court from passing death sentence before tbe supreme court can h?.ar further argu ments. There is quite a long and in teresting story leading up to the trial of Adams for the kiillDg of Henry Jacques. These two had lived very olcse together and had been good friends' so it is said. Adams' brother married a daughter of Jacques, and sie It is who testified that she heard A^ams threatening to kill Jacques and now makes affiiavlo that she swore falselv against Adams b-cause she was afraid of tbe Jucqaes family. Some time in December of 1902, a resident of the Cottagevlila settle ment, a man named Hyatt, lost a good cilf Later tl e cow was seen near the place cf W. B. Adaim lowing as if her calf were in Adams' enclos ure. As Adams was a feiler in cattle the people of tbe neighborhood set m ed to think this a first class j ke on W. B. Adams. Suadayi afternoon, January 4th, shor 1/ after dinner, tnt Jacques children began to moo and low woen they saw W. B. Adams. There had been some'trouble the day before batween them. Trouble was brewing aad R. A. Adams, according to his o z> Insulting to the Adams children. Mrs. Ja; ques came out and took p vt ia the di oussion, and she charged R A. Adams with having sworn at her. She sent her oldest son for Jacq ies. who returned iu about two hours It was theo late In the afternoon. Wit ne&ses at the trial stat'dthat trey heard Jacque*. send one of the cni. dren for nist.'un. He, arm-d with a single barrel d gun, and tit oldest boy with a doub'e barrel;d kui, then went over to R. A. Adam?' house. The latter swears that he had not cursed Mrs Jacques and was Butpco - Ing no trouble, but he was In too yaro drawing a b'icket of waier. His at ten'-i'in was attracted by some noise. J.'Cq i"s and his son were tnen wh.bln 30 y.trds. "I am going to kill you " sad Ja'qu s, cirsiug Ad a.us In the vilest mauoer. At that he blazed away and Adorns atnggerrd with blood apurtiLg out of i is mouth. Subse quBnt examination showed that ih^re were 24 shot in his face, side and arms, and bis wounds were paiofu though not dangerous. Jacqiss coolly uubreeched Irs gun and ioadf.d io again. It is said Mat be went away, siying boastlcgl? that he '"had killed the old Crocked le"?mearoing Adams. Even Maj. Ho ve!l, Adams' lawyer, admits that Ad :ns is "haid favored," hence his name ' Cn.ckodile." Jwques probably thought he had finished Adams - ud fired no more. Toe wounded man a*, o^ce sent to Walter boro and Informed Maj. Howell that he wanted Jacques prosecuted M.iJ Howell asserts that Adams was a "blow-hard," a braggart,' alwiyh ?hreatening, but there was no evi dence to show ttia1" he had ever b?eu a dangerous man. He had Jiuiuss ai resied and at the preliminary the ac oused was brjund over to c .urt on trie onarge of asau't aod bnttery. Maj Howell states that Adams hads^oweo a great deal ot feeling when ne first *eut for the lawyers, as he was. then at home hhot up, but on their persua sions he decided to put tbe matter in the C( urts rather than try to get ven g*aat h'? would hang if be killed Jacque after so long a time had elapsed aroer toe diffl ulty. AdamH was advised to ivold Jacquesun.il toe assault and battery case could be tried. A nay or two lar.er he came back and to:d Maj Howell that be couldn't sleep fur wor rying about Jacques and that be ex pected to be kihed by Jacques at any time. He then sent to Charleston and b "Ugiit a stngle barreled gun and .-omr ammunition. This state of affairs w,-,s kept it ud from hhs 4'h of January until the 11th of February, the riay<.f r.ne trs*tf?*ny. In extenuation of .Adams M;-j. Howell sta'.es that his client- vas u cowardly sort of a man and was afraid of Jacques, whom he had s'jen carry ing his double r arreit d gun aruor d with him in full view of Adams. Ii was published at the t ime that Adams iiad assassinated Jarq ies by sh'.OLii g oiin dowu after lying in wait fur Liui m the roadside, and the newspaper articles at the time stated that Adams bad catthetwlg8butof his way so that he could get a good view of Jac ques as he came riding along tbe road. Maj. HowpII describes tbe tragedy as follows: R A. Adams, Stephen Ac kerman and W. B Adams had bsen engaged In a cow trade In front of Ackerman's gate when a rain came up and R A. Adams started home. He bad ridden aown tbe road about 50 ! ards when he came upcn Jacques, also on horseback. They were ap proaching from forks of tne road to tbe main road, wltn Adams slightly la front. Stephen Ackerman testifies that he saw it and tbat Jacques had been leading a dog with a rope in his right hand and had the reins in bis (eft hind. When he saw Adams, Jacquait quickly shifted tbe rope from nib right to nis left hand and was reach ing with bis right hand for bis pis tol in his hip pccket, under his over oat, when Adams exclaimed, "Stop " Immediately afterward Adams fired wd Jscq-.es fell dead . The load of s lot h*a entered his throat ard some of the shot were on t h: b ick of his left band. Th6 defense claims that the left band holding tbe reins was eleva ted to a point almost in front of the face, but that wouln appear to be an awkard position for a rider, and tends to carry out tbe assassination theory. Adams was tried and wnssentenc d to be banged. M,j. Howell explains rjbis by stating that there was an up rising of public sentiment and tbat Adams suffered fur others. Behling was tried for killing Blitch and was acquitted. Murdaugh was tried for kilting Pope and was sentenced to serve tbree years (icd was pardoned at the expiration of two yearb), There were homicide cues to a nu aber of seven at the same term of court and the punishment meted out was in the same proportion as in the cases named In response to public clamor the jury convicted Adams because the otners accused had escaped so lightly. So says Maj. Howell. And he dedans that if Adams should get a new trial he would be acquitted. He admits tbat Adams acted badly. W ben lying in j ill under sentence of death he beard that his family was suffering for tbe necessities of life, to he broke jail and went straight to his hom-j. He was nevar very far from his home from the time of his eseate i j June until he was ciptured in Do Oimner following. In tnat time he had m uaaged to build a more comfort aoie house for hi- Harnily aad was about In the frame of mind to sur render to the sheriff anyway when he was taken. M j. Howell btates that Adams made no effort to rua away, although he kept concealed in xbe wo.ds nearby whenever he thought Le might be sut j-cted to su velllince. Metxbars of the Jacques family kaew of his presence and were writing to the governor to h> ve him arrester as they feared tbe man. M-?j. Howell says tbat sentimet bad turned m Adams' favor to such an extent that tne sheriff could get nobody to tell him of Adams9 movements, nor could he get a posse to go wLh him to make tbearrrs'i Adams did not shoot at Soerlff Ovens when the posse took him. Thp arrest was nude by De puty Sher ff H. Prloie&u Henderson, a fearless man. Adams' father was a turbulent, overhearing man and was killed :ln the fie d by his own brother-in-law, a peaceable Frenchman named Augus tus Verdier. Adams was beating Verdler with a rr ot when the litt r fired in self defense. Allle Adams has tbe same kind of bullying disposi tion and was very unpopular. The so called "after-discov.'re^ evi dence" in this case cemdats of am '?. vits frrm persons who declare mat they s *ore fakely at the furmer trial. They have not been arrested for per jury. _ .-i Queer Letter. Toe following was received by R v. S. D. Golyer, t e bvloved Ptstor of the Curl.stlan Church, througa the mail on Tuesday: PRAYEB. "0, Lord Jesus Christ, we implore you. U, Eoernal Holiness, have uii rcy on all uankind Purify us irom all sin by your pa clous blood, and take us to be with you eterpalli'. Amen. 0 Ji:sus Ch l^t we Implore you. O, E ernal Lud bave mercy upon us and i urs. Deliver us from nil evil through your prc.c.oua blood. Amen." "At J?rsusalem during Holy Mas? a voica was heard to say: Tney who write this prayer shall be delivered I from every calamity. ' Tnis prayer wa3 ssnt from Bishop L? re ceive It, Hei'dirg only one e?;Ch day will receive great joy afrer r.ina day. "a fuiend " Tne author of this stian*-;; letter is a mystery. How's rhl?7 We off; r Ooe Hundred D liars Rd ward for any eis.; of Catarru that cau uot be cured by FHli's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co , Toledo U. We, the u .d;ro!gued, navi- known F. J. Cheney for tne last 15 years, and believe him perfectly hunorable in all business t.ratsar tions and flnin dally ?.K'" to ca-?y out any obli?-a tlons made by his firm. Waldino, Kinn an & Makvin, W' o e-al* D ug, ii's. '1 oie 'M. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, aoling directly upon the blood and mucs.Ua surfaces of the system. Test! moo la's sent free. P.-.'o 75 cents pi r b ?:.?' ugpiiM Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Grand 1'j.iHiur Opunintf, Next Wednes-iay and Thursday, M* c i 28 *uu 29, a> Euiiu'ii E uporiutu ji.e.e ..i.l bo?. Uauovftl ..uu?i.tg tf Spriog hats. The styles this s asoo ire especially pri;l,,y and the lidie* Aiil certainly nave many pretty crea tluns to admire. At the request of Sheriff Jno. H. Du-tes a reward of Sl?? s offered for the arrest of the firebug at C;cs:oe , woo nas been burning oarus ana dwellings. ? . -. ? SHO?T NEWS ITj?UIS op local interest picked up here and there. Recent Happenings in Town and Country Boiled Town for Busy Beaders. What has become of the sewerage movement. ? Meet me at th?. Grand Spring Fes tival April 3rd to 7 oh. Don't fall to read Mr. Geo. Zjig ler's advertisement on the second page. There is nothing tbat Orange burg needs worse than a good sewer age system. Everybody is going to attend the Grand Spring Festival by the Carolina Amusement Co., April 3 to 7. The North'and West are snow bound, and that's where our bad weather came from Monday .night. It is reported tbat considerable whiskey Is sold by blind tigers In the county. They should be looked after. A mothe s meeting will he held on Friday afternoon at half-past tour o'e'eck at the residence of Mrs. A. F. Fairey. If you wont to leave the earth for a short time take a ride on the Ferris ?heel at tbe Grand Spring Festival April 3 to 7. There is happiness in life as there is gold in the earth. Because yon have not found it, is not proof that it isn't there. Col. R. W. Hunt, the popular and efficient Division Passenger Agent of the Southern Railway with head quarters at Charleston was in the city on Monday looking as tiandsome as ever. Since the average cow pays $10.00 a year profit and the average hen Ci a year, ten hens equals one cow, and that being true mathematics, how many mangy sheep-killing dogs equal a home. Tnere is no use paying four dollars for a fountain pen when you can buy one juat as good for two dollars at Sims' Book Store. They are guar anteed ]ust the same as the high priced ones are. The Baptist Church at Bowman has been completed and services will be held in it next Sunday, the Pastor, Rev. W. H. Gleaton, cSeating. All are cordially invited to. attend this, the first service in the new church, f Despite the advent of the blovcle and later tbe automobile, horseflesh still commands a good price. The horse, with Its knowing, willing and affectionate ways, will ever claim favcr among the majority of the pao pie. The ladies of tbe Presbyterian church are arranging for an entertain ment to raise funds for rebuilding the fences around tbe cemetery. Ti cause should appeal to many peopl not connected with this church, bu whese dead are buried there. Death is only a part of rife af all. It comes to a'l alike, sooner br later. It is like the stars m tt e sky, the dewdrop on the grass, the sun set, the wi ids and the storms?some thing that we do not understand, and a part of the wonderful machinery cf thi> wonderful universe. Recently Mr. J. C. Young, formei Iv tf Norway, hut now a resident of Yates Centre, Kansas, was on a visit to his mother at Norway, with h's bride, whom he had just married t Elnesvllle, Gi. After a shorn visit tue young couple left for quite an ex tended bridal tour out West. It seems tbat we were mistaken last week when we stated that Mr. H. L. Smoak was arrested in c mneotlon with tbe trouble over the sleeping man He was not arrested at all, out simp ly summoned to appear at the mayor's court and answer a charge of a trivial uat ure, of which he was exonerated. The best way to ke?p tbe love of your husband Is to make him hustle co keep your love. By this it is not meant to worry or try klm, but in stead to make ycurerlf so charming, so fascinating, so interesting and really superior and lovable that you have all che other women beat to a finish. R v. G. W. Girdner, Pastor of Providence Baptist C lurch, will be assisted in the. services on next .Sun day by Rev. V. I. Masters, who will orench a sermon before the Woman's Missionary Society. The sermon will bd folluweJ by a collection for Mis sionary urposts. Everybody is In vited to attend on that occasion. , Housewives s'iould know that pa per bag* are made of a compound of rajs, lime, glue and other suosunces mix-d with chemicals and acids. Wnen dry these can do no haim, but a damp paper big is not fit to touch aoy sort cf looci. Tnis being the case, uo food cf a damp or juicy nature ought ever to bo kept in a paper b-g. Just stop a minute and think of the strength that Is wasted drawing wagons tbat need greasing I Tug. tug, teg, till the bor&es are all tired i uo auu the ax es worn beyond repair. But rlon'j step with thinking aoout it. Go right out and grease the wagon, and ireep on gnasiug it, here after,, very often, it will pay la horse fl.su and in good hard cash, too. The Southern Trio wito Mart King will be in E.ioree March 28 ,n uuder toe auspices of the Edoiee Lyceum Association. Tneir entertainment w li consist of southern songs aid stories. We trust that they will be gri-eted v/lth a large audiei.ee, a* it is o je of tue best of L> ceum attractions, and they come very highly itcoc: rcended. Aioiiasion 5o cents for adults and 25 cems lorcohdren. Tne marc laut wao gives the same attention to his advertising as ne uor& to h? sweeping, ducting and re placing stock will never argue that iovert'stn ? doesn't pay. T'>e ana who argues that advertising dotau't Day Is the mm who notices to at tend to It. Nj douit if hi would leave his store for a it'oatii without cleaning the noodi, w?u d co iciuda tiiat It doesn't piy o keep s'.ore. Ad vertising is an expense, but, if it d ?u'fj pay large business houses wouid n?ver expena tuousands of dollars annually to push their trade.