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FIRST SIMERIGS OF COHTY POLITIGIL POT (Continued From Page i) i.olitically. The rules of the party provide that no candidate for office shall hold the position of county chairman. Mr. Goggans being in the race to succeed himself, the election of a new co-imty .hairman will be necessary. The Sheriffs Race. Sheriff M. M. Buford, who has served for two terms as sheriff, will be in the race to succeed himself. No definite opposition to Sheriff Buford has been developed so far., although several names have been mentioned in this connection. Superintendent of Education. County Superintendent of Educa tion,Eugene S. Werts will seek to suc ceed himself in the superintendent of education's office. As stated above, Maj. F. W. .Higgins has been men tioned for this position, but no opposi tion to Mr. Werts has been definitely announced. Treasurer and Auditor. Treasurer John L. Epps and Audi-,' tor W. W. Cromer will seek reelec tion to their present positions. Treas urer Epps has served two terms in hi nzresent office. Auditor Cromer -lied ont th- znexpired term of his larrent ed father. Mr. W. C. Cromer. and has served one full term in addition. No opposition to these two gentle men has yet been rumored. County Supervisor. The present encumbent of the s,' pervisor's office. Mt. John M. Schun pert, has not been seen as .i his in tentions in connection with the cam paign this summer and it is not known whether or not he will seek re-' election. Mr. W. A. Hill has been frequently mentionel as a probable candidate for this position. as have also Messrs. J. Moriroe Wicker, J. Y. Floyd, and Benjamin Halfacre. It is -ery probable that one or more of these gentlemen will be. in the race. The Master's Office. I Mastcr H. H. Rikard, who has serv ed the people of Newberry county very acceptably for one term, will seek re-election to his present posi tion. Mr. Rikard has made a definite statement to this effect to a represen tative of The Herald and News.: Among those mentioned as probable opponents of Master Rikard are Messrs. W. D. Hardy and J. W. D. Johnson, though a representative of! The Herald and News has not been able to see either of these gentlemen and neither of them has made a defi nite statement. Sub-Commissioners. It is very probable that Mr. G. Sam Moore will seek re-election as sub supervisor, and that Mr. W. H. Wendt will again be in the race. Mr. J. S. McCarley has also been men tioned in connection with this race. Opposition to Mr. Sease. Solicitor Thos. S. Sease, of this, the seventh judicial circuit, will be opposed for re-election by Represen tative Cooper, of Laurens. Other Candidates. Those mentioned above, of course, are not all the probable candidates.. Others ha-ve been mentioned and others very probably will be in the various races. It is too early-yet to make any definite predictions. but it wvil be seen that the discussion has already begun and it will. already begun and it will not be long: before politics will have the right of way. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. By the will of the late Senator Han na an estate valued at about $3,000,000 is left to his family. There are no charitable bequests. -' > The birthday of George WVashing was generally observed' throughout the country on Monday. ~President and Mrs. Roosevelt each planted a tree on the White House grou:nds. There cars on a passenger train were d-railed near Del Rio, Tenn., on Tuesday and rolled down an embank-: ment into Pigeon River. Several per sons were injured, but no one, ..was killed.. In a pitched battle near Madison vile. Tex., between whites and blacks.! a prominent young white man was killed and several other whites were injured. One of the negroes involv ed has been captured and the coun. tr is b;einored for the ethers. 30% HEAD Co me where A WAR STORY. rhe Confederate States vs. -Award Cooper, Deserter-The Great Heart of Lee. General C. A. Battle in Augusta Chronicle. During the winter of 1862-63, it was ny lort-une to be president of one of the courts martial of the army of orthern Virginia. One bleak De ember morning. while the snow cov I.ed the ground and the winds howl Ed around our camp, I left my bivouac ire to attend the session of the court. 4inding for. miles along uncertain Paths I a: 'ength arrived at the court tround. at Round Oak church. Day after day it had been our duty o try the gallant soldiers of that ,rmy charged with violation of mili tary laws, but never had I, on any; previous occasion been greeted by uch anxious spectators as -on that morning awaited the opening of the ourt. Case after case was disposed of, andi it length the case of the "Confederate States vs. Edward Cooper" was called. He was charged with desertion. A low murmur arose spontaneously rom the battle-scarred spectators as young artilleryman arose from the prisoners' bench. and in response to :he question: "Guilty or not guilty?" mnswered: "Not guilty." The judge tdvocate was proceeding to open the >rosecution. when the court observ-1 ing that the prisoner was unattended by counsel interposed and inquired of he accussed: "Who is your counsel?" He replied: "I have no counsel." Supposing that it was his purpose to represent himself before the court, he judge ;.dvocate was instructed to proceed. Evcy charge and specifi cation against the prisoner was sus tained. The prisoner was then told to introduce his witnesses. He replied: "I have no witnesses." Astonished at the calmness with which he seemed to be submitting to what he regarded as inevitable fate. [ said to him: "Have vou no defense? Is it pos ible that you abandoned yQur com ades and deserted y' ur colors in the resence of the enemy without any -eason. He replied: "There was a reason. ut it will not avail me before a mili ary court." "Perhaps you are mistaken. You re charged with the highest crime nown to military law; and it is your dty to make known the causes that nfluenced your actions." For the first time his manly form rembled. and his blue eves swam in ears. Approaching the president of he court. he presented a leter. saying s he did so: "There, colonel, is what did it." I opened the letter and in a moment my eyes tilled with tears. It was pass d fronm one io the other of the court. L'ntil all had seen it. and those stern arriors, who had pat:ed with Stone all Jackscon through a hundred bat es. w4t like childre. As soon as I su:'mciently recovered n' se!!-possession,i I read the letter s the prisoner's defense it was in hese words:. -0.Iv Dear Edward: J hive always een proud of you and since your con ection with the Confederate army, : have been prouder of you than ever efore. I would not have you do any big wrong for tie .-. ri: bu.t be fore God. Edward unless you come lom:e, we must die. Last night I was roused by little Eddie crying. I* alled and said: 'What's the matter. ddie 'and he said: 'Oh. mamma. I -\::d! L:cy-Edward. yoiur darling Lev--he never complains, but she of HORSI ON H you can get ri home we must all die." (Signed) "Your Mary." Turnning to the prisoner, I asked: "What did you do when you re ceived this letter?" "I made application for a furlough, and it was rejected; again I made ap plication, and it was rejected; athird time I made application, and .it was rejected and that night. as I wandered backward and forward in the camp I thinking of my home. with the mild eyes of Lucy looking up to me, and the burning words of Mary sinking in nv brain. I was no longer the Coh federate soldier. but I was the father of T.u,y and ,he husband of Mary. and I would have passed those lines if every gin in the battery had fired up on me. I went to my home. Mary ran out to meet me; her angel arms embraced me, and she whispered: "Oh, Edward. I am so happy, I am glad you got your furlough; she must have felt me shudder for she turned pale as death. and catching her breath at every word she said: " 'Have you come home without! furlough? Oh. Edward go back, go back! Let me and my children go down to the. grave, but oh, for Hea ven's sake save the honor of our name.' "And here I am. gentlemen-not brought here by military power, but in obedience to the command of Mary, to abide the sentence of your court." Every officer of that court martial ,felt the force of the prisoner's words. Before them stood in beatific vision, an eloquent pleader for a husband and father's wrongs but they had been trained by their great leader, Robert E. Lee, to tread. the path of,duty, though the lightning's flash scorch ed the ground beneath their feet and each in his turn pronunced the ver dict-"guilty." Fortunately for humanity-fortu nately for the Confederacy-the pro ceedings of the court were reviewed by the commanding gener'al and upon the record was written: "Headquarters Army Northern Vir ginia-The finding of the court is ap proved. The prisoner is pardoned and will report to his command." (Signed) "Robt. E. Lee, General." During a subsequent battle when sho' and shell were falling like tor rents my attention was directid to the fact that one of o'ur batteries was being silenced by the enemy. WXhen I reached the battery, every gun had been dismounted but one and by it stood Edward Cooper, blood stream ing from his side. I;e called to say: ~tell me. have I saved the honor of* Mary and Lucy?" and he once more sent a shell through the enemy's ranks and Edward Cooper. the hero, sank to the ground by his gun, dead. While these men who thought they' were doing their duty as the men who should pass upon the deserter a sen tence of death. the great heart of Lee felt for the condemned man and par doned him and he proved a good sol dier. And thus thousands stood to duty who never got to their loved ones. but filled a soldier's grave-The C. S. blanket their winding sheet-far from their loved ones. And those who are living are fast passing over to rest under the shade of the tree of life. By a vote of 42 to 33 the lower house of the Mississisippi legislature defeated a resolutioxr to invite former President Cleveland to address that body. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets. Unequalled for Constipation. Mr. A. R. Kane, a prominent drug gist of Baxter Springs, Kansas, says: "Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are, in my judgment, the most suerior preparation of anything in use tyfor constipation. They are sure in action and wi~th no.tendency to nau seate or gripe. For sale by Smith Drug Co.. Newberry, and Prosperity Dru Co. Prosperity. S AN MS 0 AND.. a selection and the prices ght. LTT, S. 0. 1st Clas GuXXteed MW,esq Pelham's Pectoral Syrup cures Coughs. Pelham's Wonder Oil cures Pains. Pelham's Blackberry Balsam cures Dysentery. Pelham's Eczema Ointment cures Eczema. Pelham's Rheumatic Cure cures Rheumatism. Pelham's Cold Tablet cures Grippe. Pelham's Purgative Pills for the Liver. Pelham's Dandruff Cure for the Hair. Pelham's Violet Lotion for the Skin. *Qk:,All our preparations and medi cines can be depended on, being full strength, fresh and properly com pounded by experienced Pharmacists. Money refunded if not satisfied. We know how. W11iam E. Pelham &,Son, Reliable Pharmacists. NOTICE. Mrs. Wilson, the mther of a promi Pursuant to an Order of His Honor, nent planter at Horiea Path, was so D. A. Townsend, Presiding Judge, ser"ously burned on Wednesdgy af dated February gth. 1904, appointing ternoon that she will not recover. mi as. Referee to take testimony and The Southern's passenger train from report saine on the first day of next Edgefield to Trenton was wrecked Court in reference to the matters set near Trenton on Wednesday even out in Paragraph IV of the present- ing, caused by an open switch on the mex1t- of the Grand Jury as to "puni- sidetrack. Capt. Sam N. Rice, the tive measurers of an excessive na- conductor, was badly injured about ture" being practiced by those in the head. Several trainmen were n charge of the County Chain Gang, I jured but no deaths have been re will hold Reference and begin to take ported. tetimony in said matter at my office on Lawv Range. Newberry, S. C.. on Wednesday, March 9th. 1904. at II oclock a. in.. and from day to clay All proswohave any interest A Tu il in. said matter. either as witnesses or AFn ieo ris pls r accused are hereby notified to be on ns,Baa,Leo,&cAni hand promptly.ceesFietCesmthcty5. FRED H. DOMINICK, thpon.SaddGru]e4ga Newberry, S. C.. Referee.atc.Wbuanselosofpdc. Feb. 25, 1904-Seu.Wl ra o ih STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Cons& D kr, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY, M i tet In COMMON PLEAS. John Herbert, Plaintiff, SAEO OT AOIA againstCONY O NEBRY Henry Herbert, Defendant. I OMNPES BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF HamnV.Brir,Pitf, the Court herein, I will sell at pub-agis liec outcry, at Newvberry Court House, X.D.odo,efnat S. C., on the First M .nday in March, A. D. 1904, all that tract, piece or par-BYVRU OFA RERF cel of land lying and being situate in thCorheinIwllslatpb the County' of Newberry, State oflioucyatNberCut os, South Carolin , containing three acresS.C,othFisMndynM c, more or less, and bounded by -lands of A ~ 94 l httat ic rpr Geo. Herbert, Caroline Jefferson, Wil- clo adcnann n ude son Herbert, et al.'n ihen(i)ars oeo Terms of Sale: One-half cash andlesstaeisidCuyanSae the balance on a credit of one yearabunie ndo-hlmis from the day of sale, the credit por-fm Nebry CutHs, tion to be secured by the bond of the adbuddb ad fJh purchaser and a mortgage of the A ue,ett fM .Gr premises sold, and to bear interest atdo,FacsMGanJs.LKet the rate of eight per cent, per annum,adM.CCadel or all or any part of said credit por-TemofSl:O-tidcsan tion may be paid it cash at the op.-thbanconareiofneyr tion of the purchaser. Pu:rchaser tofrmtedyosa,thceito pay for papers.tintbescrdbthbodfte H. H. RIKARD, Master.puhaeanamotgefte Master's Office, Feb. 15, 1904. peie od n oba ne'ta W ANTED AT THE NEW~BERRY to a epi ncs tteepo Steam Laundry one hundred young men's washing. We will makeofteprhs. it to your interest to call and see us or H H.RK D aer phone116.~y L.B. nent later orie ath, was so