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- LOCAL MARKET. COTTON MARKET - Corrected by Nat Gist. Good Middling. .14-3/4II utr........2 Strict Middling. .14% Sa (co).....10 to62 Middling......14K.lu....55 o65 By Robt. XeC Holmes. 03 ICr........9 Good Middling . . 14:4 11 1Mall.......9 Strict Middling. .. .14% Suaco......% to1 Cotton seed 30 cents. VOLUME XLVI. NUMBER M. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1910. TWICE A WEEK, $.M A YEAN. NEGRO TDIBLES TO DECOY. -Will Sims, Wanted at Newberry, S. C., For Deadly Assault, Captured by Lexington Officers. Lexington, July 5.--One of the slickest arrests ever made here oc curred yesterday when Chief J. B. Hayworth nabbed a negro named Will Sims, wanted in Newberry, S.* C., fzr deadly assult. Some days ago the sheriff of Newberry county wrote the chief, stating that Sims was supposed to be at work on the Southbound here, and that to catch him, a decoy registered letter had been mailed to 'him, with special instructions that it should be delivered to none other than Sims himself. Of course, the unsus pecting negro got notice that such mail awaited him, and yesterday he walked into the postoffice and called for it. Chief Hayworth had been watching the doors of the office close ly and when he saw the negro go into the lobby, he trailed after him, arriv ing about the time Sims asked for his mail. As soon as he saw the officer, Sims started to sidle out of the door, but he was halted and carried, to jail, and the Newberry sheriff notified. ?he above dispatch is from Lexing ton, N. C., and to the Charlotte Obser ver. The below clipping is from the Lex ington Dispatch of the 6th instant: "The other day the sheriff of New berry county, S. C., wrote Chief Hay 'worth that one Will Sims, colored, was -wanted there for an assault with in tent to kill, and that he was supposed to be working on the Southbound 't this place; and also that a registered letter had been mailed to him here with special instructions that it shou'd be delivered into the hands of noze other than those of Will Sims. Ac cordingly the chief has been keeping lis eyes skinned, watching the post office. Yesterday morning while sit ting in the mayor's office in the De velopment building he saw a negro enter the postoffice and he lit out lickity-split to see if it might be Wil liam Sims, Esq. It was. The negro i }ad just called for the letter when the chief came in, and he at once began edging for the door. The officer halt ed him and asked him if he was not Will Sims, and the negro declared be! was not. But it was too thin. He was carried to jail and the sheriff of New-a berry notified to come and get him.I While no reward was offered, the sheriff said he would pay all fees and $5. There never ,was a slicker- cap ture.'" It will be seen by the news from. Lexington that Sheriff Buford is still at his old tricks of tracing up and running down fugitives from justice. The fame of the "old sleuth" from Newberry is extending far and wide, having long passed the mark of local reputation. "A prophet is not with out honor save in his own country." Beyond the borders of his own State in four directions the Newberry sheriff is 'known as a veritable human blood-1 bound when it comes to scenting the secret lurking places of far away and longV absent escaped prisoners. He -doesn't pattern after the devil, "going about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour", but is rather o n the order of a cat watching and -waiting for a mouse. When he gets ready to spring and pounce he lands Ion the right spot. He corners crim inals and comes nearer having a cor-I ner on them and, a monopoly of the; 'business than any other sheriff in South Carolina, without exception. The newspapers show this to be true. His success in this direction has been phenomenal. He is a remarkable of ficer and his ability as sheriff and di tective is marvelous, some of his best efforts in ferreting out and locating and landing wanted men being no less than wonderful. He never tires, never lets up, is always on the watch or the go, always busy and ever ready, sometimes coming in on one tran and going out on the next. While at Jack sonville last week after one man a telegram came to Newberry calling~ him to Lexington, N. C., for another. As soon as he returned from Jackson ville he arranged to go to Lexington. The result cC his visit to Lexington *has been told by the press accounts above quoted. The manner in which Sheriff Buford worked up this last case-his latest triumph--indelibly stamps him as an of a high ord'er. After finding out that Will Sims-which, however, is an assumed name-was in Lexingtoi, Sheriff Buford wrote the chief of 7o lice to that effect, telling him that Sims was expecting a letter and for him, the chief, to be on the watch. Sims had been in Lexington only v few days. How the sheriff found that out, and also the assumed name, is one of the secret mysteries of his fine art which marks him as a profes sional and specialist. He seizes the phychological moment, after working while others are sleeping or playing Well, the sheriff, informed the Lexing ton chief that the said alias Sims was expecting a letter, and that he, Sheriff Buford, was mailing him, Sims, a reg istered decoy letter, with instructioiv to the postmaster to deliver the letter to none other than Will Sims in per son. The* sheriff took the precautioa to instruct Chief Hayworth to get the Lexington postmaster to let him kn3w when the letter came, and to have a fugitive warrant sworn out, so that all things could be ready for the final scoop. The sheriff sent Chief Hay worth a full description of the alleg ed, Will Sims and between the chief, the postm;ster and Sheriff Buford the scheme worked beautifully and smoothly. The negro, though, at the last moment, refused to leave withou' requisition papers, and consequentl r Sheriff Buford returned without him. The Greenville sheriff will get out the necessary papers and go or send for the prisoner himself, as the man is wanted in Greenville, where the crime was committed, Sheriff J. Perry Poole, of Greenville, only having had Sheriff Buford to work up the case for him. upon which case he has been at work since the 27th of last January. The negro's right name is Johnson Law and the Greenville sheriff was later informed by a Newberry negro that his man was about eighty miles from Newberry. That was about the 15th of May. Things worked along nicely until they terminated successfully in Lexington as above related. FERTILIZER LAW. Clemson College Wants an Interpreta tion of the Act-Facts Regarding Sacking of -Nitrate of Soda. Augusta Chronicle. .Columbia, S. C., July 8.-Atty. Gen. Lyon has been requested by the ferti lizer department of Clemson college to give his interpretation of the act passed at the last session of the gen eral assembly requiring that every package of tommercial fertilizer or fertilizing materials sold or offered for sale in the State shall contain eith er 100 pounds or 200 pounds each, and that the weight be plainly printed on the package. The penalty for viola tion of the act is a fine of $10 for each package and imprisonment not to ex ceed 30 days. Thesopinion will be giv en by Atty. Gen. Lyon during the pres ent week. The act of the last legislature has caused considerable correspondence with the fertilizer departinaent of Clemson college arnd a fertilizer com pany of Charleston. A Charleston law firm has written a letter to the fertilizer department of Clemson college in which it -is stat ed that one of their clients is a direct importer of nitrate of soda from Chile and that he has asked several questions with geference to the act. The following facts in the case are stated: "The sacking of this nitrate of soda in Chile is regulated by the government. Parties who mine It and who sack it have no authority of voice in the matter. The Chilean govern ment fixes arbitrarily the size of the package in which the stuff is shipped. Hence the original package is dicta ted not by the law of any State, but by the law of Chile, a foreign country, from which it is brought into this country. These packages vary in weight and it is impossible to fill this stuff in bags that will always weigh 100 or 200 pounds." It is further stat ed that the importer has not the right to regulate the size of the packages and that it would be impossible in a damp season to change the stuff from one sack to another. Unfinished Products. Gushing Gussie-Men owe lots to women. Take the case of Mr. Binks. His wife~made him. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To the "Bravest of the Brave." * * The Unterrified Voters of 'New- * * berry County. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Two years more of grace are number ed. With other things, on history's pages, Years, in which, in peace, you've slumbered Untroubled by the wail of "sages." Two years of happy, home-life deal Z ings, For home-life's love and children's weal, To concentrate your loftier feelings, And fix thereto your guardian seal. Two more years you've 'scaped from trouble, Two more years surcease you've bad, But from way things start to bubble You will soon be ranting mad. All things worldly have an ending, Else they ne'er could mundane be And rest and ease are ever blending With periods of perplexity. Well we know, that~ in the waking, Our happy dreams are tinged with fear And just as light of day. is breaking, The mists of morn its lights en'sere. Just rest assured that mists are vipor, No matter be they dark and drear, No matter how they roll and caper, The sunbeams are forever there. Just so, in things, to law pertaining, From campaign yell, to Statute, writ Whilst we fond vaporers are entrain in, The Sun-dear people-you are IT. We would that you 9rthur-ize our ven tury, Wiss't not Aulls not intended sin Should e rrorrest in this indentive Good Godfrey, what a scrape we're tn. We hear that others, still are 'proach ing With haughty mien and heavy tread All curried, slicked and fresh from roaching , And whiskers sot to infuse dread. Had but the rainy season lasted You might have seen a lot of fun, Mayhap our hopes may yet be blasted For some folks just can't stand the sun.* 'Tis sad, so sad for we were wanting To school the kids and work the .roads ~. And lower taxes, we're not vaunting, And trim the edges of your loads. To fix-for time-the whiskey wran gle God save the mg.rk! What polites!! To solve the prohibition tangle And various other conjure tricks. To elevate the moral status So court, would realm of justice be, So truth, and not inane afflatus , Decide the right, twixt me and thee.1 So widowed wife, and children sireless, Could not be bent beneath the rod By mortals who with actions tireless Disgrace the image of their God. Poor black hearted grasping flunkies, Who, for gold their honour sell, Idiotic, jibbering monkeys, It's give it mack, or land in hell. These things, yes. *nd many others We are hoping to effect Honing that, for you, as brother, We may do what you expect. Do the right, 'thout fear or favor, Halting neither day or night. Waiting not for trainted flavour, Doing, just because 'tis right. -1 Hark! I hear the distant rumbl.ing < Of the other fello'rs tramp, Come they, walking, rolling, tumbling. Take 'em in and let 'em vamp. Bet the buttons on your packet, t Time they have to state their case, Time to help us make a racket, But we're going to set the pace. t So take your choice and kindly land it I In the box-we'll swear accord And, if beat, we'll try to stand it Whaeno u rest. nn thnn the Lord.< "MUNAWAY JOE." Visit of CoL Jno. Hobbs Awakens Rec ollections-An Interesting Rem inescence. Columbia, S. C., July 5, 1910. Editor Herald and News- I was re Lently giveii ! ..opy of y(ur nE.wsy newspaper, and while reading it was pleased to notice that Col. John F.1 Flobbs, of New York, was among the visitors at Newberry during com mencement week. While reading it we were carried back for nearly 501 years when "Johnnie' and I were neighbor boys and associates 'on the 'old plantation." The distance be tween us was less than a mile and the merry song of the slaves on one plantation were plainly heard and asily answered by the song of the glaves on the other. The colonel and ( fished in the sa]ne ponds, bathed in tho same sparkling streams and two appier boys never tramped the Broad iver soil of Newberry and Lexington. For seveval years we rode the same pony to the same schools and happy we were as our little animal rapidly paced off the long miles to and from the school room. Our first teacher as Mrs. Jane Long (then Miss Cros 5on) who has made teaching her life* work, and her greatest delight seem ingly centred on fitting the minds and earts of the children to meet the du ties of the future as the Good Master ould have them. Would that we had miore such teachers and would to the 3reat God that the parents of this generation would awake to the im portance of such. Our next teacher was Dr. Julius -D. Dreher, who was since president of Roanoke college lor 25 years, and who is now filling in important post in some foreign Land through the appointment of our president. Col. Hobbs fell heir.to 500 icres of his father's estate, and has only recently sold it that he might make a more convenient investment aear his New York home. Frequent ly in our rambles the "Col." and I would have a lively race over hills and Lcross the brooks as we would sud lenly imagine in our childish nature -hat we saw or heard a runaway nig er for at the beginning of the war ind for nearly five years afterwards that section was somewhat agitated aver the disappearance of a noted slave on the Eichelberger plantation i few miles to the South. He was known far. and wide as "Runaway Joe." His frequent deeds of daring plainly showed the section of country de surveyed but for several years he uccessfully rubbed the "rabbit* foot" >n all efforts to capture him. "Old roe" had solemnly promised himself : be a free nigger at any cost and we ill soon see how faithfully he kept is word. He had been hunted by the lood hounds of Mr. F. H. Dominick Br., and various means were used for iis capture but the universal verdict )f the hunters on their return was 'No Joe." After the negro had been ~one for several years and on a cold nd still and frosty morning there ~ame dashing along a path that led hrough the Hobb's plantation one of he best riders and most successful ox hunters of that section in the ~hape of Mr. Win. Hipp. Suddenly and ithout warning Mr. Hipp found him elf face to face with the great big1 iant runaway. Quickly dismounting VIr. Hipp fastened the Burly "Buck." or a few minutes there was a hand to1 land struggle as only two giants can roduce. Mr. Hipp was a "man" from eel to scalp-a perfect athlete-but eing handicapped by a heavy over oat and after a long and tough strug ;e the negro with a - mighty struggle t last freed himself and into and ,rough 'the nearby woods he disap eared at a rate close onto a mile a ninute. Again foi' a year or two no ight or sound could, be had of big Joe, he runaway. But on a bright and uiet Sabbath day about 10 a. in., and vhile the writer (then a boy of seven) as talking to two of his father's roung slaves (one 14, the other about .8) suggested to "Young Marster" to ake a stroll, and then again there was slight obstruction in old Joe's peace ul pathway. The two negroes and I ramped to a point about a half or bree quarters of a mile from the "big* ouse." Nigger like, the two young )uskys carried two dogs and we were iot long into the wom until both Lord, and soon there was lively canine music o'er the hills near by. I Suddenly and to my surprise the C dogs were called off at the close of I their first round, for Wilson, the -old- I est of my two guides, had "smelt a mouse." He carefully cautioned little I Jim and I to keep still while he 3 stealthily removed a small portion of 9 the pine straw from the plank cover ing of old Joe's den. Quickly and I quietly replacing it he grabbed l "Young Marster" by the hand, and I across the branch over the hills big Wilson, little Jim and tiny "Young 4 Marster" heeled it to the "big house." f On our arrival we found that we had been missed and that the music of the dogs had betrayed the object of our absence. But it's a bad wind that blows no good for while our chase t broke into the business arrangement M of the big runaway our tale of having 1 discovered the "North Pole" kept two 1 young niggers and a white boy from getting a copious supply of swi'ch oil t on their, equatorial and external r anatomy. c "Old Master" was at church, but in a few hours returned and securing e his silver mounted rifle (carried North by Sherman's cruel and torchy devils) and with a dozen of his strongest slaves, he followed pilot Wilson to the deep and earthly mansion of the long lost runaway. After a careful exam ination it was found that Joe had not been napping, but had carefully util ized the interval in removing his en tire household and kitchen furniture. He had just recently finished for The live coals were still sparkling in the clay chimney and everything in a warm and recently occupied condition. Among the wreckage was found the. bones of sheep, hogs, turkeys, chick ens, ducks, geese and other positive evidence that old Joe fared sumptu ously'every day in his lonely, yet neat ly, carved palace of clay, and that he had been a frequent freq'uenter to the 1 chicken yards and orchards and pas tures of the wealthly farmers of that section. For another long interval stubborn Joe had it all his own way, but it's a long lane that has no turn, and the freedom of the runaway was slowly, but surely, coming to a close. All efforts may fail to make a nig ger vomit, but there is,one sure pop on rats along that line, for when one t nigger falls very deep in love with another nigger's wife there's "some thing doing." Unfortunately for t R'unaway Joe he concluded it was notj good for man to be alone, and he wo:1 the undying love and admiration of I( anther nigger's wife on the Hobbs plantation. The wronged slave kept up a close watch and at the right time e informed his master, Dr. Llewellyn P. Hobbs. In a short while the doctor secured the help of his brother-in-law, ' Mr. . C. Hope, and one dark drizzly night, after careful preparation, theb two followed their trusty guide, and in less than 'an hour they were stand ing close beside the den in which old. Runaway Joe lay wrapped in the arms of Morpheus, while the unfaithful ~ dusky damsel sweetly rested in the strong .ebony arms of a powerfully built and dangerous negro. After sur veying the grounds and carefully p'acig tNemd.es for accurate action i Promptly arg I c'oefKly tie negro re moved the cover ig an I after a short pause found the happy room mates sweetly sleeping. At the second sig- n nal the faithful trusty rapidly plunged (1 the end of an eight foot pole into the c: ribs of the resters. ci Realizing his situation and true to is oath and disposition the^ black a giant started to the top of his den with a long and keen and dangerous I knife in his right hand. But just as his head and broad breast showed above the opening he met the full con tents of two carefully loaded guns and ti down tumbled the heavy body to the clay floor of its earthly mansion. F'or A a short interval the dark stillness reigned supreme. But the interval ~ was short lived, for as the soul of old Joe was passing from this to the un seen world he signaled his passage in ' leep, hoarse groans, and the faithful, vet unfaithful frowzy frow' of the trusty fearing that old Joe was fast urning to a "spook" commenced a rapid exit. At the top of the den she, :o, was met by the music of rifles p (intended only to frighten) and the el :lme she made from the den to her S sabin on the plantation has never yet ai The next day there was an inquest Leld, after which the body of the dis bedient slave was wrapped in his lanket and lowered to the bottom of tis carefully carved den, where, for 5 years it has slept the sleep that :noweth no waking. A few hundred ,ards to the west of the sleeping ne 7To is the Hobb's burial ground. In ide there are two beautiful monu aents. One a beautiful white marble o the memory of Dr. Gao. Etchelber er, and the other a large and hand ome brown, recently er&ted by Col. Johnnie) Hobbs to the memory of his ather and mother, and two younger irothers. Yes, it has been our pleasure to now Col. John F. Hobbs fr.om in ancy, and in all our association we ave yet. to hear an unkind word or ote, an unclean act for his deport Lent has ever been -that of a gentle an- from heel to scalp. During his school and boyhood days here was no youngster who got more leasure out of a game with his asso ates than did Col. Hobbs. But the reater part of his leisure hours were ither spent in reading or in quiet ought. Col. John F. Hobbs did not steal his alents for his grandfather was sena r from his county, his father, -Dr. L. >. Hobbs, was a successful physieian, nd his mother was not only far above he average woman in intellect, but ine of the most beautiful in that see [on of country. Now and then we notice the Po aaria or Hope Station or Broad River ection of Newberry and Lexington poken of as. the "Dutch Fork." In eality such is plainly and positively ot the case for "Dutch Fork" in its urity, is only to be found 15 or 20 ailes to the south in the fork of Sa Lida and Broad rivers. But some wise rose penciler has said there's noth ng in a name, and be that as it may, re are proud to kdow that Col. Robbs, ike more of us, are from a section nce inhabited by the Wessingers, fillers, Dickerts, Hopes, Hobbs, fugheys, Lakes, Glymphs, Lanes, lentz, Subers, Crooks, Hattons, romers, Eptings, Eichelbergers, ummers, Folks, Cannons and Hollo ays and others and all without a ingle excetion were as intelligent nd p-Operous farmers as any see on of like size to be found in South ~arolina.*, Our above experience and observa Ion better fitted us to enjoy the read ig of Col. D. A. Dickert's splendid tory of "Marse Jake and Run-away age." It was not ill treatment that caus d the big nigger to go to the woods, r his master, Mr. Elchel.berger, was realthy and made kind and ample pro ision for the welfare of all his slaves. 'he African giant had simply worked imself up to a dangerous degree of npudence and defiance and sooner or ter had to be shot. Now, Mr. Editor, we bid you good ight with thanks for the above space 1 your newsj paper. * . Congaree. *EP WOETH LEAGUE. ill Meet Central Church on Friday Evening-Interesting Progr'am Arranged. The following Is the program for the ieetng of the Epworth league on Fri ay night in the parlors of Central urch. Any one Interested is most ordally invited to be present. Subject-The Passion Play at Ober mmergau. Song-Hail, Thou Once Despised esus. Recitation-'Miss Saluda Biease. Two minute talks. (a) Thirty years' war-Yiss Ernes ne Wicker. (b) The black plague-Miss Mattie .dams. (c) Situation of Oberammergau [iss Josephine Dunbar. Vocal Duet-M1sses West. Talk-Tne Passion P'al-Mrs. Tright. Recitati s. - ".1' s. Emma Shockley. Solo-Mrs. Gaillard. Joint Conference. The joint council of the Beth Eden astorate will meet at Beth Eden iurch on Saturday before the "third unday in July at 10.30 a. m. A full tendance is urged. Jas. D. Kinard,. Pastor.