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THE BAMBERG HERALD. 1 Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1904 One Dollar a Year j|jja 4 1^? ?? SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. Scholarships for Men Teachers. Eighty-two scholarships for men teachers ! That is one of the fruits of the edui cational statesmanship of the last legislature. This legislature at its first session in 1903 established in the South Carolina College forty-one normal scholarships, and at its next session doubled the num.t ber of these scholarships, making two from each county. This was to provide a new class, but as not all the holdovers will return there will doubtless be as many hs sixty new scholarships awarded this summer, one in every,county and two to a county in many instances. Any person t interested should write to Prof. Benjamin Sloan or Prof. Patterson Wardlaw, Columbia, S. C. Each of these scholarships pays $40 in money toward living expenses, and exempts the holder from a fee of $18, which is exacted of all other students, and also exempts from the tuition fee of $40, which, however, is remitted to any stuJ 4 ?V- m ? Vr Af wt*AAf r\f 1 r> o Ki ] it TT tn no XT UtJJJ t WUU ilia a. CO puui Ui w j - it. It admits a man entirely free and pays about half of his board. This munificence of the State is designed primarily to provide better teachers for the country schools, but incidentally it aids poor but worthy young men to obtain a college education and fit themselves for higher things in life. In order that the scholarships shall go to this class of young men and not be gobbled up by young fellows who could get to college without the scholarships, the awards are not made solely with reference to the marks made on the examination, and men nineteen years of age and over are given the preference. This gives an opportunity to the country young man, whose technical preparation may be far " less than that of the fifteen-year-old graduate of a town graded school, but whose maturity and earnestness are a guaranty that when given an opportunity to study in college he will pull through and make a man of himself. Preference is still further given to young men who have taught school. It is often the case that a young man in the country, although with poor preparation, attempts to teach the neighborhood school. For his own sake and for the sake of the schools he ought to be given a better education before he Decomes seiuea in a me ui imcnui work. Hence the special effort of the , authorities of the South Carolina college is to induce young men teachers who are ill prepared for their work to stop now and go to college while they can. The scholarship men last year were of the average age of 22 1-3 years, and the oldest was 33. It is hoped that such young men, having already developed some taste for teaching, and going to college with a definite purpose, will adhere to teaching as their profession. If the beneficiaries of these scholarships were differently selected, a larger proportion of them would do as college men so often do, turn their backs on the country forever and become professional men in towns and cities. But where they have previously committed themselves to public school work, and then stop and go to college with the ideal of fitting themselves for better work in that line, there is strong probability that for the most part they will return to country schoolteaching?a result which will richly repay the 8tate for its liberal policy in providing for their training as teachers. Each year better salaries are being paid in the country schools, and for several years there have been in several counties country schools which college-bred men of high reputation are proud to teach. I The simplicity, freedom and beauty of country life, and the growing advantages, . with telephones, mail deliveries, and libraries, have peculiar charms for the scholar and the thinker. The present indications # are that within this decade country schoolteaching in South Carolina?so long held ?* -- ?i? ? : J ? in disrepute?wm ue xwuguwcu m a i choice profession. Already six to nine I hundreid dollars a year, with little ex pense for living, is not an infrequent salary. Professor Wardlaw's men readily find desirable places, and the demand for such men increases each year. The course of study is specially designed to improve the public schools. Last year it included besides the usual 4 subjects, special instruction in pedagogics, physics, nature study, and drawing, and the course for next year has been enlarged and improved and will include sight singing. The students had the benefit of observation and practice under a critic teacher, and next session will practice teaching in the Columbia public schools, having the benefit of the supervision and criticisms of Columbia's best i teachers. The better to impress the school spirit and aronse the young men to a sense of the dignity and magnitude of their profession, there will be a series of lectures by leading school superintendents and principals. Thus this body of young teachers will combine theory and practice in their studies, and every two or three weeks will be stimulated by a special message from some notable educator fresh from daily contact with the practical problems of the schoolroom. It is thus that the college is seeking to - execute the wise plan of the legislature for improving the common schools of the State and raising the standard of citizenship. Assembling within her walls and at the seat of the State government an* nually eighty-two young men teachers from the forty-one counties of the State, Kwvorlonlnxr Kw r*ATifor"?t ulg ouu vivauvu&ug buvua wj vv**v?*%/v with students from all sections of the State and all spheres of life, strengthening their State pride and their unity of spirit with the best traditions of the State, the* South Carolina college will teach them how to study and how to live, and how to teach, and will leave upon them her mark as men and gentlemen. Easiest Way. Green?My wife sent $2 in answer to an advertisement of a sure method of getting rid of superfluous fat. Brown?And did she get the desired information? Green?Well, she got a reply telling her to sell it to the soap man. CHOLERA INFANTUM. This disease has lost its terrors since Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy came into use. The success which attends the use of this remedy in cases of bowel complaints in children has made it a favorite wherever its value has become known. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy; H. C. Rice, Denmark, IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Dowi for Quick Reeding Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Work has commenced in Anderson on the laying of track for eletric cars in that city. The road Tvill also take in the outlying mill villages. A negro named Wiggins shot and killed another negro named Holloway in Salu da county last Friday night. The murderer was captured a few days later and is now in jail. T. J. LaMotte, secretary of the law and order league, has called for a conference in Columbia to-day. The purpose of the meeting is to take some action in reference to lawlessness and drunkenness. Mrs. H. Elias dropped a hand bag containing $500 worth of jewels into the Clyde line dock at Charleston last week. She had gone aboard a ship to see some friends off and dropped the bag from her hand into the water. It has not been recovered. Claiborne S. Ansel, a son of M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, was killed in a railroad wreck on the Southern near Seneca, last Thursday. He was a young man and was fireman on a freight train. The accident was a head-on collision between a freight and work train. James J. Hynes, a machinist at the Southern Railway shops in Charleston, was injured last Monday by the premature explosion of a small cannon used for blowing out rivets and bolts. He will probably lose one of his eyes, being badly burned about the face and head. A negro was arrested at Carlisle, in Union county, Monday, for robbing tbe mails. This is his second offense, he having been sent to Sing Sing a few years ago for the same crime. The robberies occurred during the transfer of the mail sacks from the Seaboard to the Southern. Morgan Thrailkill was tried at Saluda last week for the murder of young Ben Burton and found guilty of murder and recommended to mercy. The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. The verdict was indeed a righteous one, for the killing was a coldblooded murder. Allen Hethingtou, a young white man, was shot and ihstantly killed by Sam Brown, a negro, last Thursday morning at Meggett's, in Colleton county. Brown was employed at the saw mill of Mr. Hethington, and was reprimanded about some work when he drew his pistol and fired one shot which took effect in the forehead just over the eye and Hethington fell dead. The murderer escaped, although blood hounds were used in the attempts to capture him. In Newberry Monday Butler Holt and Will Martin, both white men, were arrested charged with the murder of a white woman called Maud Allen in Columbia about two weeks ago. The woman is said to be the wife of Holt, but she left him some time ago and was living in Columbia with some other man who has not been located. The circumstances point to Holt as the murderer, but he may be ablp to prove that he was somewhere else the day she was killed. Application for bail will be made before Judge Pope in Newberry to-day. Killed His Wife for Burglar. Charleston, Aug. 22.?In Branson, Hampton sounty, last night, J. B. Bennett, shot and instantly killed his wife. He was awakened by a noise he supposed to be rats and looking toward a window in their bed-room, saw some one whom he supposed to be a burglar. Drawing his pistol from under his pillow he shot, what proved to be his wife, through the heart. She died instantly. Mr. Bennett was implicated in a murder in 1895 and was pardoned on condition that he should leave the State and never return. His wife has been living near Branson this year, and it seems that Bennett has made frequent visits to her and some of them <juite prolonged. Her Sistei-in-Law. The negro is sometimes a good deal "mixed" reeardincr relationships, as the following incident, related in Lippincott's illustrates. A lady had a negro cook who must have been 70 years of age, but who in spite of her years, was "fine in the business" when it c^me to cooking. Another colored woman 01* advanced years was in the habit of coming to see the cook, and one day the lady said: "Dinah, who is that old colored woman I sometimes find in the kitchen with you?" "Dat ole 'ooman, missus ? Oh, she's jess a relationship ob mine." " What kind of a relationship, Dinah ?" "Well, she's?she's?well, I guess she's my sistah-in-law." "You guess that she is your sister-inlaw. Don't you knovr ?" "Well, I reckon I does. I reckon she's my sistah-in-law because, you see, we bofe had de same husban' befo' de wah. Dat's how come she's my sistah-in-law." THE OPEN DOOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Views of E. T. LaFitte, Candidate for the House of Representatives, on the Subject of Education. The subject before us to-day is the nearest and dearest of ail subjects to every true American that has the pride and inspiration to see his offspring rise to be great men and women with a pure Christian character, and a life filled with deeds of kindness and charity. Now, the pathway to that high and noble life is through the open door of the public schools. The primary fountain of our nation's wealth are not in fields and forest, but in the school houses, churches and Christian homes. Ignorance breeds misery, vice and crime; intelligence breeds position, wealth and purity of character, and cnhances human worth to society, makes him a better citizen and a better neighbor. Ignorance and iniquity devastate city and country like fire and pestilence. Obedience to law is liberty; disobedienceto law means -1 -?- ?? A n* smyery, uid^ia^c auu uiuci^. ? me a country where the people are alive to the interests of good roads, schools and school houses and good churches, and I will shew you a prosperous and a Christian people. I will show you a God-fearing people, but let me tell you, my dear friends, just here, that you can not accomplish the good roads, schools, school houses and good churches without you are willing to make some sacrifices. "We have a grand country, and we are up against an age of very sharp competition. The questions that we are striving with to-day are questions which try men's souls a:ad which only intelligence and integrity can conquer. "My country, 'tis of thee I sing, sweet land of liberty." Our country is growing in physical and financial strength daily and hourly and ] tell you we are just in our infancy; our continent has room, resources and climate. It belongs to the zone of power, and though our independence was gained 128 years ago, other nations have been free for five times as long. We now lead in wealth and virtue. Our forefathers landed in this country as slaves of England over four hundred years ago, and from the time they landed, they were under the yoke of England, but the true blood of our ancestors in 1776, feelir.g that their mother country was inclined to be oppressive. They rallied together and with their life-blood bought their liberty. Our people are forging to the front an d have been ever since the day they saw light. When this countrv was colonized the firct srhonl in Smith Carolina was established in the city of Charleston. It was called the common school thea, why? Because in those days we were ruled by what is known as the nobility of England, and we were looked upon as a common people, not fit for social equality of our rulers, but from that small spark of civilization and human rights our people pushed forward, this dear and proud old Southland accepted, why? Because they could not do any better and they took every advantage of their opportunities for their education and forged out a grand and prosperous country, and to-day we stand among the nobility of England or any other nation as leaders of wealth and integrity, and all of our success can be traced back to the open school houue door. That great writer, Charles Dickens, once said, "That the typical American would hesitate to enter Heaven unless assured that he could go farther." Now take our country to-day, compare the advantages of to-day and years back, the men and women that range from 40 to 70 years old, when it was time for them to enter schools, that their young men and women might be trained in the art of learning, what did our countrv face then? It faced a mighty enemy, and after four 3rears of hardship, sorrow and bloodshed, what few was left returned to their beloved home and country, not only saddened from the fact that they had no home, for our land and country had been invaded by a cruel enemy, which only left destruction in their path, and devastation and poverty on every hand. They had no school districts, they had nothing, but those brave people that had been born of brave ancestors, and with a determined will to rebuild their homes and country, mortgaged their lives to the commonwealth of South Carolina. Now, to-day we are a prosperous people ; we have made mighty strides in the last few years in wealth, integrity and energy, why ? Because we have the open school house door. In England only those who are members of the nobility can ever enter the highest rank of society, but in the land of integrity and freedom, wealth, position and influence, is but the reward for energy and purity. So, then, I tell you, my dear friends, that all the good that comes to our people, all the position, influence, wealth and integrity of character, the foundation must be laid i;n the open door public schools. "We are living, we are dwelling, In a grand and awful time; In an age on ages telling, To be living is sublime." The greatest wealth to man or woman iis not a bank account, for that can pass away. It is the cultivation of the brain; with brains man can get wealth and position, without he can only expect to hold an humble position, often times come to want. The largest waste that comes to any nation is through ignorance; failure is want of knowledge, success is knowing how to do a thing, wealth is not carved out of iron, wood and other metal but it is the product of the brain. Ignorance is a mass of useless humanity that God has packed up and man has failed to unfold. Eyes he has, but he cannot see the length of his hand; ears he has and all the finest sounds in creation escape him; a tongue he has and it is forever dumb. A man who has a chest of tools and can only use a hammer and a saw, what chance has he against his neighbor who can use ail the tools with skill ? He must sooner or later fall by the wayside. An educated mind is one fully awakened to all the sights and scenes of force in this world through which he moves. I do not mean by this that you can make a two-thousand ma;i out of a two-ceat boy by sending him to college. No Moore, .Byron, Webster or Shakespeare ever made his mark with pen or pencil Education does not change the heart or character of the boy and girl, but it gives them a higher conception of their duty, gives to them a better view of life and fits them for better citizenship. All this is through the open door of public :ichools. "Look aloft, look aloft! See?the clouds are passing by, Lo! there's a rift in the gloom, There's a light in the sky. . J ,'Tis the sunburst resplendent Far flashing on high, The South's dark night is waning, Her day dawn is nigh." I am before you as a candidate for the House of Representatives, and my platform shall be, to look after the interests of the common schools and the interest of my people generally, to see that you are equally dealt with,'and I will try and give you an honest and fair administration ; try and hold your taxes down and run our county on the lowest possible cent. Dear voters, I feel that if you should see fit to give me your vote at the coming election, I promise you that I choll r*itnrr? irnn tha Knnnr tritKnnf m sfain tJUUil A VVU&U J vy U bUV UVUV/4 ?? tWUWtV w? w?M?M or blot, that I represent the principles above set forth, and will ever fight to establish a school in the reach of every boy and girl in the State of South Carolina. Thanking you one and all for your kind support, I remain yours trulv, " E. T. LaFITTE. Denmark, S. C., August 22nd, 1904. They Read It All. In a little shop talk we had with a well. known editor of the Greensboro convention, he complained that many of what he considered the good things he wrote [ were passed by unnoticed?that they j were not appreciated by the reading pub. lie. We told him nay. All the things, L good and bad, in the paper were read and ' duly noted, only he heard little of the ; good things and much of the bad. It is the way of the world. A man will read something in a paper that will please him immensely. It agrees with his views exactly and he will slap himself for joy, but the editor never hears of it. But let him read something that goes against his grain and he will neither eat nor sleep until he has made sure the editor has been' aware of his displeasure, either by a personal call, a communication, or an anonymous letter. That is one of the things that ^all. but the editor who t>ur su es the even tenor of his way, speaks the truth as he knows it and gives his honest convictions, will come out all right in the end. He need not to bother about his readers seeing none of the good things. They see them all.?Charlotte Chronicle. Knights of Pythias. Allendale, August 22.?The 1st district meeting of the 3d district, K. of P. will be convened in Allendale to-morrow morning at 10.30 o'clock. Delegates from the various lodges in Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg, Edgefield, Hampton, Orangeburg and Saluda counties are coming in on every train to-day. The local lodge is entertaining all who come. Capt. J. B. Guess, D. D. G. C., of Denmark, will preside at all the meetings morning, afternoon and evening. Capt. J. A. Berry, of Orangeburg, and the Rev. J. H. Thornwell, of Fort Mill, S. C., the Rev. J. W. Bishop and Mr. W. F. Googe, mayor of Allendale, will speak at the morning session which will be held in the town hall. A Card from Mr. Brabham. Asheyille, N. C., August 20,1904. Editor The Bamberg Herald.?Dear Sir: I have been reliably informed that Col. Jno. F. Folk, now treasurer of the county and a candidate for the same position, stated in his campaign speech at Bamberg that the Bamberg Banking Com?'?*? *. - *- : j pany, mruugu uie, us presiuem, iiau icfused to pay the county interest on its money and had requested him to say nothing about the transaction. Our bank has no savings department, 1 and therefore does not pay interest on , deposits, but does pay interest, and as ; much as any of the Charleston banks, when the party loaning the bank takes ; our note payable at any date the payee . may select within the year. This we , offered to do for the county through Col. Folk, the treasurer. Col. Folk and this writer discussed the \ matter of his accusation in regard to the i bank bringing out Mr. Riley for treasurer. I for the bank emphatically denied the ' accusation, and was under the impression that my denial was perfectly satisfactory to Col. Folk, so much so that on our separation I remarked, "well, we will say nothing more about it," that is about the bank bringing out Mr. Riley. This is the only conversation I have had in regard to the affair with Col. Folk, and we deny most emphatically that we refused to pay the county interest on its money, only as stated herein. Both Col. Folk and Mr. Riley are pa.trons and, we presume, friends of our bank, and I have been, perhaps, as quiet in regard to their candidacy as any voter in the county. To show that we have had no feeling in the matter, we have loaned the county money since tne iunas rererrea to were withdrawn, and at the same rate of interest, namely seven per cent. What we have written is in the interest of the Bamberg Banking Company and not Mr. Riley or Col. Folk. Yours trulv, H. J. Brabham, President Bamberg Banking Co. A PERFECT PAINLESS PILL is the one that will cleanse the system, set the liver to action, remove bile, clear the complexion, cure headache and leave a good taste in the mouth. The pills for doing such work pleasantly and effectually are DeWitt's Early Risers. Bob Moore, of Lafayette, Ind., says: "All other pills I have used gripe and sicken, while DeWitt's Little Early Risers are simply perfect." Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Colston Dots. Colston, Aug. 23.?We are having very fine weather these days and the crops are looking, nice. Miss Adrine Padgett returned home Sunday, after spending a week with friends near Ehrhardt. Mr. George Dannelly, of Farrell's Cross Roads, spent last Sunday with Mr. Joe . Beard. There was quite an enjoyable sociable given at the home of Mr. J. A. Jennings last Saturday night. Miss Rebecca All is spending a few days with friends and relatives at Ebr? hardt. Miss Maggie Westburv, of Orangeburg, is spending a few weeks with Miss Florrie McMillan. Mr. Charlie Beard, of the Clear Pond section, was in our midst last Sunday. Mr. J. B. Yarn has accepted a position with Mr. J. A. Byrd, of Bamberg. Mr. Laurie McMillan, of the Spring town section, was with us last Sunday. Mr. B. W. Beard spent last Sunday &1 the "City by the Sea." We are glad to say that Mrs. S. W Clayton is improving, and hope she will soon be up again. Mrs. Ella Zorn returned home last Sum day, after spending a few days with hei sister, Mrs. T. C. Clayton. SOCIAL CLUB ENTERTAINED. Event In Denmark in Honor of Miss Perry o\ ColumbiaDenmark, Aug. 21.?Th^ Denmark Social club was entertained Thursday evening at the country home of Miss Dora Turner. The event was in honor of Miss Mary Perry, of Columbia, .who is visiting Miss Turner. The Turner home is noted throughout the county for its genuine hospitality, a place where the young delight to go. The lively gathering was received on the lawn and there the happy hours were spent. Lighted Chinese lanterns suspended from the limbs of the evergreens added a charm to every scene. The refreshments were delicious and varied. Misses Rosabelle and Pauline Turner assisted their sister in entertaining the guests. All report having had a delightful time. Friday evening at the home of Miss Kate LaFitte, the club was highly entertained. The attraction of the amusements centered in the art exhibit. Dr. Tyson and Miss Mary Perry were the apt winners of the prize. The following couples were present: Miss Carrie Rilev with Mr. Walker So journer; Miss Sarah Riley with Mr. Atticus Neely; Miss Martha Riley with Mr. Algie Guess; Miss Mozelle Kearse with Mr. John Simmons; Miss Maude Metz with Mr. Harry Felder; Miss Hattie Lee Guess with Mr. Hubert Matthews; Miss Lillian Goolsby Bessie Reed withJMr. Cecil Rice; Miss Ethel Rice with Mr. Alfred Steadman; Miss Ramelle Rice with Mr. Thomas Reed; Miss Nettie Mae Rice with Mr. Harvey Goolsby: Miss Sallie Inabnett with Mr. W. D. Rice; Miss Mary Belle Inabnett with Mr. Judson Matthews; Miss Johnella Inabnett with Mr. Cecil Crum: Miss Sarah Odom with Mr. W. F. Faust Miss Elberta Steadman with Dr. H. R Tyson; Miss Maoeiie weicn witn Mr Ralph Goolsby; Miss Mary Perry witl Mr. Herman Walker; Miss Pauline Turn er with Mr. F. E. Holman; Miss Don Turner with Mr. Ruby Gillam; Miss Hat tie Wooten with Mr. John Boozer. Miss Estelle Guess, the popular man ager of tbe Danish club, is spending i fortnight with friends in Atlanta, Ga. Baseball at Branch ville. Branch ville, Aug. 18? In two game* of basebal.' played here Tuesday after noon, in which there were many costly and inexcusable errors, Branchville split even with Denmark. Notwithstanding the errors the games were interesting throughout and there was no unnecessary kicking to mar the good feeling of the two teams. In the first game Denmark 1 - 4A l. ? J won Dy a score oi iu 10 ? auu m tuc second game Branchville won to the tune of 16 to 4. The batteries were: Branchville, Fairey and Pearlstine; Denmark, Steadman, King, Walker and Sandifer. Lessening the Temptation. "Well, Csesar," said Col. Kaintuck, "I hear you've joined the church." "Yes, sah," the old darkey replied. "I sho' has." "That means you've reformed, of course?" "Oh, yes, suh, co'se hit do." "Well, now, let's see how you'd stand temptation. Let's suppose a case. Suppose you were coming across my property, Csesar." "Yes, suh." "And you saw some object tnat Delonged to me. Suppose you saw a great, big, fat, juicy watermelon. You wouldn't take it, would you?" Caesar shifted uneasily from one foot to the other. _ "Look yere, Kernel," he blurted finally, "kyant you make dat objecksomepin else besides er wattermilyun, suh?" * FROM MR. J. P. MATHENY. Gives His Views on Administration of Probate's Office and Denounces Reports Circulated Against Him. To the voters of Bamberg county:? .c'l| Having entered the race for the office of - jsBt Judge of Probate late, it has been impossible to see many of you, so I employ this &| means to express to you some of my views on the administration of the affairs of the XV>1|| office. The Probate Court has jurisdiction in all matters testamentary, and of' - ''" 'ilSfi administration m business appertaining ' to minors and the allotment of dower, in cases of idiocy and lunacy, and of persons >. non compotes mentis, in the appointment m and removal of guardians, and the man- * " agement and disposition of the estates of their wards and over trustees appointed Where the personal property of an estate will not pay the debts the Judge of v^jgl Probate has the power to order the sale ( '; of real estate, and often has to pass on questions which involved the law as t0r>;4^'-; the distribution of estates. Now, IhaTe'^ - ^ heard it said that this important office can be filled as well by an ordinary citizen as ^ ' * , by a lawyer. This statement is as absurd ' . as to say that a carpenter could amputate IgKj a limb from the human body as success-^ fully as a surgeon. The Probate Court is i/JaH i one in which as complicated questions of "sgH law arise as in the Circuit Court, and-.r.^ap L those who have estates to settle realise. aljgM this fact beyond question. Now, my ~'Jy?ffriends, if you had to attend to the dh? ' tribution of an estate, would you rather have a man in the Probate office who has : spent years training himself for this par- . ticular line of work, or an ordinary man who doesn't know any more about it tharaja^M you do? I believe that I can save yotr'JB y I money by being able to advise you in 1 great many cases whereJyou would havO< to employ counsel. 4 - H| ' I entered this race feeling that the six years' experience I have had as a lawyer , and my business qualifications would commend me to you for this place. I be- . ? lieve that when a man offers himself {or a position of honor and trust he should be a competent, honest, and possessed o?.vdx f the necessary business qualifications fce^aB || carry on the affairs of the office. ^ I never intended to refer to one of m opponents, but as some of you know who have attended the campaign meetingyjffiaj Mr. Harmon has never made a statement save one unless it be to cast nhfriendlr'*-^gmj|| and vile insinuations at me. I desisted "'M IS from replying to him at all at Bamberg, and did'not intend to say anything about ' him at our next meeting at Millions' mill^ ^ ^l for I do not believe in this plan of cam- ^^H Jj paign. However, he continued to sling fjMJJ his mud, and I then considered it my duty WfrgHI to strike in defense of my good name and - ^ give him a little of his own medicine.;^| % This seemed to make him desperate, ahd-vffifrjj I have been informed, reliably so too, :||| that he has spent his time spreading ma-g. ..-.Ip? licious and untrue reports about me, hop- ^ ing thereby to gain a few votes for him- ;J8 self. I invite your closest scrutiny into my private life and career as a lawyer.-and u ^w appeal to the honest men of Bamberg . county to see that I am treated fairly in this matter, and hope that those of yon -S-M who know me will correct these false and malicious reports. Very truly, - ? | J. P. MATHEinr.A Card from Mr. Bjrd. In reference to a report which llrr&^M yjl P. Harmon acknowledges having circU- ^ -g ulated on Mr. J. P. Matheny, in reference to a suit of clothes bought from^fB % me, I will say that I am in no way .'g ^ responsible for this report and that it absolutely untrue. J. A. T$rs.th Bamberg, S. C., August 23,1004 -jjMf. A Sad Death. Mrs. Lizzie Smoak, wife' of Mr. Tffi 'P.v^H^ Smoak, died at their home' in thus ckv IggMiig Saturday morning, after a short iBnewJ^mh^ i I Thp hnn'tl nlooo of 7inn nhnw.li in >5ZBM ***v ovwa |/4MVV MV ulVU VlfUAVU AA4 the Fishpond section Sunday morning,*.^Sl the services being conducted.by Rev. M. McKissick, her pastor. . . ' Mrs. Smoak was a Miss Black before her marriage, and was born and reared^ in the Fishpond community. She waa^Jja^ about thirty-five years old and leaves husband and three children as jrell' 1 numerous relatives and friends to grieve|||;c? over her untimely death. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Smoak with their family moved to Bamberg about two years ago, ^JB ; and have made many friends, who deeply ' sympathize with the sorely bereaved ho* ' \~?jS 1 band. She was a good woman, a devoted' ^afe wife and mother, and she will be sorely missed by her loved ones. ^R| Several friends from here went down;. ^3H 5 with the body on Sunday morning, and j the funeral was largely attended, thus, [ showing the high esteem in which she -'Ip ' was held. Monument to John S. Gsrrii. Smoak's, August 22.?The county cam- ,r^9 paign meeting was held here on Saturday. Jjjn There are sixty candidates, and the large : |j '.<? crowd stood the flood of oratory "like '/Mlittle men." $ Sunday the Woodmen of the World . jjBr ' unveiled a handsome monument to the . memory of Mr. Jno. S. Garris. Repre- . sentatives from the Spartanburg, Orange- 3:3Bj hnrnpan^ l^Mnnhvillo 1 ru] ctcmj ooaicttwl at . ' 0.2 ftJlAAg UUU i/ldUVUTUiV 4WMJW MWWAUVVU ov VOT the unveiling, and a large crowd of friends .. ;M and relatives of the deceased listened to . the address of Mr. Clyde, the orator of the * occasion. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Padgett, of Ocala, j|S|S. Fla., are visiting relatives here. , ^ Mrs. C. W. Garris and children returned ^ to their home at Bamberg after a pleasant visit of two weeks to relatives here. Miss Estella Smoak has returned home - 'v|S after a pleasant stay with relatives in Walterboro. As the August sun blazes and the dog star rages ana the candidates wax wanner let the average voter keep cool and lend no listening ear to the campaign liar. vfi The same good sense should govern in elections as in the employment of ^ ;l? preachers, doctors, teachers, clerks, cooks/ and plow-hands. V ... . , " -Mi&s