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; ~:'L Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1904 One Dollar a Year *;jJ|
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
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| INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
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State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
* and Happenings.
The town of Johnston, in Edgefield
county, suffered by a destructive fire in the
business portion of the town last Thursday
afternoon. The loss is about $40,000,
With little insurance.
At Walhalla last week Earl Rochester
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a young white man, was convicted of
^ murder for the killing of a white neighbor.named
Mills, and sentenced to be
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handed. A motion for a new trial was
' . overruled.
R. T. Masters, a white contractor, fell
from a building in Charleston last week
and was instantly killed. Two negro
workmen were also seriously hurt. He
was superintending a job of roofing, and
the scaffold broke.
The Secretary of State has issued a
charter for the building of a branch railroad
from Sumter to connect with the
I Seaboard Air Line at McBee in Chesterfield
county. The road is to go by Bishopville
in Lee county.
Two negro workmen were instantly
^ killed at the oil mill ginnery in Dillon
last Friday by explosion of the steam
cylinder which operated the cotton press.
The negro operating the lever to open the
Yalve threw it wide and the rush of steam
burst the cylinder.
* Two dispensary constables got into a
personal difficulty at Eastover, in Rich
land county, last Wednesday, and both
drew pistols and began shooting. Both
were killed. They were R. L. Irby, of
Laurens, and S. A. Phillips, of Eastover.
| Both men were married and had families.
It is said they were drinking.
John Perry, a young white man, who
killed another young white man named
Denny Willis in Saluda county on election
day, was moved from the Saluda jail
to the penitentiary in Columbia lastMon<
day, as there was threats' of lynching by
tne menus 01 me ucaumou. X UV/ |
y seems to have been an unprovoked mur,
der.
A largely attended meeting of repre'
- sentative men was held in Aiken last week
and a county law and order league was
formally organized. Strong speeches
$ were made by a number of gentlemen.
The next meeting of the league is to be
held the second Wednesday in January,
and the topic for discussion will be the
"jury system."
$ Two Kinds of Law.
Judge Julius M. Mayor tells a story in
the New York Times, about a- white man
who was arraigned before a colored jus4
tice of the peace during reconstruction
times for killing a man and stealing his
mule. It was in Arkansas, near the TexIas
border, and there was some rivalry between
the States, but the colored justice
"a tried always to preserve an impartial
frame of mind.
"We'se got two kinds ob law in disvere
co't," he said. "Texas law an' Arkansas
law. Which will you hab ?"
The prisoner thought a minute and then
cmessed that he would take the Arkansas
law.
^ "Den I discharge yu fo' stealin' de mule
an' hang yu fo' killin' de man."
"Hold on a minute, judge," said the
? prisoner. "Better make that Texas law."
"All right, under delaw ob Texas I fine
you f killin' de man an' hang yu f stealing
de mule."
DANGER OF A COLD.
Pneumonia, gripp, cold, bronchitis and
nearly every other dangerous sickness of
this kind is usually the development of a
slight cough. Too many people are laid
1 up and too manjr die from diseases where
they could so easily knock that first cough
jn the head. Murray's florehound Mullein
, and Tar cures colds. It just drops the
bottom out of a cough. Every druggist
lias it for 25c a bottle. Remember "Murray's"
and take no other. Regular 50c
$ size.
Injured in Laandry.
Rock Hill, Noy. 12.?Miss Minnie Russell,
employed in the laundry at Winthrop
college, was seriously injured this morning,
her hand being caught between the
(4 hot rollers of the machinery. The fingers
and palm were burned while the back of
the hand, was completely denuded of skin
and flesh. Amputation may become necessary.
Miss Russell lives near York^
ville.
- Letter to 0, J. Delk, Bamberg, S. C.
Dear Sir: Two years ago the estate of
the late Congressman Scott, of Erie, Pa.,
glinted 24 Rolling-Mill houses one coat
evoe at a saving of 11 per cent for paint
(lead-and-oil was after the job).
That's how the tale reads. We infer
what really happened.
The buyer, as usual, went by the cost of
paint; got bids. Lead-and-oil bid low
# and guessed the quantity low; the saving
was only 11 per cent.
Nobody seems to have thought of this:
the painting cost two or three times as
* '' TTnwr mnnh did we
mucn as me paiut. ? ...
save on the painting? Don't know.
* The tale ends with this: We often refer
inquirers to those houses, for wear of
* Devoe.
That's a good enough story; but nobody
knows what it is. Our only difflculty
is want of paint intelligence.
Yours truly
70 F W Devoe & Co
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BREEZY KENTUCKY MAYOR. Q
Unique and Eloquent Thanksgiving Proclamation
Issued By Him.
Henderson, Ky., Nov. S.?Mayor J.
H. Powell, of this city, in issuing his
Thanksgiving proclamation, says: '
"Let us be thankful that our colonels
are not so full of corn as our corn is full
of kernels. Though the.surrounding soil,
tickled with a hoe, is laughiug with a Ki
harvest, poor folks are still with us. From
thin soup and cold potatoes, Good Lord
deliver them!
"Oh, Christian men and women, astonish
the stomach of the starving sufferer Sa
-n-ith m-stprs fnrtpr and mince Die. Adorn
the ragged pauper with comfortable clothing.
An ounce of practice is worth a w<
pound of preaching.
"Dearly beloved, let us play upon a w<
harp of a thousand strings and sing a new br
song of praise, and give thanks unto the *ai
Lord for the most charming crop of beautiful
babes ever born in the old town ^1
since creation dawned and the morning ne
stars sang together. Sweet, dainty, darling
ones, like sunbeams in shady places, t0
kick up your heels and make of earth a
heaven. Pi
"With charity unto all and malice to- Sc
ward none, I do hereunto subscribe my
official signature to the words that have W(
been written this fourth day of November."
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Suspected the Cause.
At a dinner party recently given the fu
subject erf regular hours and plain diet wi
was discussed, relates the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. Several had spoken, when tii
one of the guests remarked: to
"You may not believe it, but for ten
years I rose on the stroke of 6, half an w<
hour later was at breakfast, at 7 was at ra
work, dined at 1, had supper at 6 and was Hi
in bed at 9:30. In all that time I ate the
plainest food and did not have a day's
sickness." ln
The silence that followed was awful, cli
but finally another guest asked : yo
"Will you permit a question ?"
"Certainly," was the reply. "What do ^
you wish to know?" tej
"Well, just out of curiosity," said the iu
other, "I would like to know what yon th?
were jailed for." thi
Tess?Young Dr. Sweet is practicing
now, isn't he0
Jess (blushing)?Yes.
Tess?What are bis hours? "
J ess?From 8 to 10:30 usually, but when B
pa's out he stays later. Te
Negro Goes Crazy and Kills Himself. no
Olar, Nov. 15.?Sam Trotti, a negro j*?j
about 20 years old, committed suicide here
yesterday by shooting himself in the stom ach
with a shotgun. The cause seems to ag
have been temporary abberration of the ^
. . pe
mind. ??<
Trotti was alone in his mother's room fo]
when she heard him make a statement Yi
"Re
about a gun. Going into the room she
found him laughing with the weapon in he
his hands. Seeing that something waj
wrong with him she caught hold of he: Pa
son and finally succeeding in securing
possession of the gun. The boy grabbed ' v1
a fire iron and tried to kill his mothei, K<
but a young sister interfered. He then y?
turned upon the sister, biting her severely.
Freeing himself he ran out of th 3 aD
house, going to a neighbor's about 30) Ci
yards away. He asked a woman thereto
let him have her husband's gun to kill a
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he thought was mad. She told him she th
did not have the gun, but seeing it in a a*
cu
corner he picked it up, looked at the_ wo- j ,
man and laughed. He then walked out of j3
the door with the weapon, deliberately Ci
placing the muzzle to his stomach and ll*
pulled the trigger, the load passing en- 40
tirely through his body. Just, then his
mother came up. He drew a knife from
his pocket and would have cut his throat ar
had he not been prevented. The negro th
died shortly afterwards. st<
Sam Brown Arrested, 1:11
Columbia, November 15.?According a
to a dispatch received by the Governor an
this morning Sam Brown, the negro ^
charged with the murder of Mr. Allen P. qs
Heathington, a prominent citizen of Meg- 1
gett's, Colleton county, has been cap- mi
tured. This morning the following tele- 81lj
gram was received from J. A. Barber, of j>j
Rock Hill, who is a deputy sheriff: of
"Sam Brown, Allen P. Heathington s tu;
murderer, under arrest. Send man to '
identify."- C <
Governor Hey ward at once sent the frc
following telegram to Sheriff Owens, of '
"Walterboro:
"J. A. Barber reports arrest of Sam ^u
Brown, Heathington's murderer. Re- ]
ferred to you." wa
He also sent the following telegram to ^
J. A. Barber: bu
"Commuicate with Sheriff Owens st ]
Walterboro: Have no one here to iden- Bu
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liniy me aceuseu. ?u<
There is a total of $500 out for the mur- for
derer of Allen Heathington. Governor I a
Heyward offered $200 and the members 4
of the Heathington family offered $300. 1
The murder was committed under peculi- liis
arly unprovoked circumstances and at the $H
time it was feared that if the negro was
caught there would be violence. Brown
is described as a ginger-colored negro, 4
about five feet seven inches in height, sto
about 20 years of age and about 120 Rii
pounds in weight. It is not known yet Te
whether he has been positively identified sti
or not. to
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OUNIRY NEWS LETTERS.
)ME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
iws Items Gathered All Around
the Conntj and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, November 14.?Mr. M. 0.
nard has purchased the McKenzie
>nse and lot in town.
Mr. E. P. Copeland is all smiles; she's
;welve pound girl.
The ladies of the Methodist church
,ve a supper and placed about thirty
dlars to the credit of their organ debt.
ie young folks enjoyed the occasion as
?11 the eatables.
Miss Maud Copeland was over last
sek, spending some time with her
others, Dr. J. L., I. D., and Frank Copead.
Saturday was a very damp day, and the
spensary, no doubt, had a good busies.
Sunday was a blustery day; all
at could be done with any success was
build a fire and sit by it.
Some of the young men of town are
anning a thanksgiving hunt in place of
ting to church.
Dr. W. N. H. Folk, wife and daughter
sre in town last week shopping.
There is to .be a show in town on the
th inst. Are you going? It's a small
le show.
Wood is in good demand now. Can't
rnish it fast enough to sati'-.fy the
ints,
Sunday night reminded one of winter
ne. Did you think about it, Mr. Edir?
Rev. S. P. Chisoim was in town last
gek, looking after his property and arnging
to rent his farm another year,
e is as jovial and pleasant as ever.
Mrs. Ruth Dannelly went last wees to
tend a missionary meeting of the ladies
Orangeburg.
The hunters have tried the birds, but
lim that the birds are hard to find. One
>ung hunter went out last week rather
;e in the day, saw a lark and tried his
n, but the lark went his way singing
molested. Near night the young hunr
imagined or thought he saw several
an oak tree, and tired into what he
ought was a covey of birds. My, how
e oak leaves fell, but no birds in sight.
Jee.
>ur "Backwoods Prophet" Wrong.
Editor The Bamberg Herald:?Your
iackwoods Prophet" verifies the New
:stanlent perfectly. With the advent
Christ, the day of prophets passed, and
' man or men can divine the future, expt
the weather bureau, which makes a
recast for forty-eigtit hours ahead. That
now the limit 01 human prophesy.
Your "Prophet" (?) stated some time
o that cotton would be 12$ cents before
iristmas; that flour would be $12.00
r barrel before the new wheat crop
me in. He and every one will see the
tly of such nonsense ere the happy
iletide comes; and his prophesy of
)Osevelt and Parker on the eve of the
jction makes your readers think that
. is near the right place: Columbia.
Verily, "the day of the prophet has
ssed r Readeb.
A HEAVY LOAD.
To lift that load off the stomach take
:>dol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what
>u eat.' Sour stomach, belching, gas on
imach and disorders of the stomach
at are curable, hre instantly relieved
d cured by the use of Kodol Dyspepsia
ire. S. P. Storrs, a druggist at 297Main
reet, New Britain, Conn., says: "Kodol
pspepsia Cure is giving such universal
tisfaction and is so surely becoming the
>sitive relief and subsequent cure for
is distressing ailment, I feel that I am
ways sure to satisfy and gratify my
.stomers by recommending it to them,
write this to show how well the remedy
spoken of here." Kodol Dyspepsia
ire was discovered after years of scienic
experiments and will cure all stomh
troubles. Sold by H. E. Hoover.
An Honest Bey.
There were a dozen o::?us waiting
ound the depot at Chattanooga to take
e train for Atlanta, and pretty soon a
lut, red-faced and high-tempered man
im Columbus, O., began jawing about
e way he had been bled by the waiters
the hotel, and added that there wasn't
single honest nigger south of Mason
d Dixon's line.
"I beg your pardon, but I must differ
>m you," remarked a man from South
irolina.
"Differ be hanged!" shouted the fat
in. "I wouldn't trust one of 'em out of
jht with a ten cent piece."
"Oh, you certainly misunderstand them.
1 bet you the cigars that if I give one
'em a $10 bill to get changed he'll rern
as straight as a string."
"I'll do it; give your money to that
ap by the window!"
The gentleman walked over, took a bill
>m his pocket and quietly said:
'Boy, run up town and get cliange for
is."
'Yes, sah," was the reply, as the youth
rried out.
[n about fifteen minutes he returned,
.Iked up to the Carolinian and returned
; bill and said:
'Went all ober, sah, but couldn't git it
sted."
tie was rewarded with a dime, and the
ckeye, after a great deal of puffing
d blowing, and wondering over it, paid
the cigars. As we boarded the train
,sked the winner:
'Did you know the boy?"
For an answer he took the bill from
; vest pocket and unfolded it. It was a
) Confederate note.?Free Press.
A GOOD COMPLEXION.
'Sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks reired
by using DeWitt's Little Early
Bers," writes S. P. Moore, Nacogdoches,
x. Certain cure for biliousness, con^
pation. Small pill, easy to take, easy
act. Sold by Bl. F. Hoover.
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WEDDING AT EHRHARDT.
Mr. S. W. Sandifer and Miss Mattie Kinard Made
One by Two Minisiters.
Ehrhardt and vicinity was all astir yesterday;
the weather was propitious; the
sun shone brightly and a gentle breeze
blew just enough to ruffle the leaves
which had been made crisp by the early
winter's frost, all of which added pleasure
to the happy event whieh was to take
nlant! at sis o'olnek that evening: that of
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the marriage of one of Bambergcount}''s
well-known young men, Mr. Simmie
Sandifer, a son of Mr. P. W. Sandifer,
and Miss Mattie Kinard, a daughter of
Mr. C. F. Kinard, a venerable and highly
respected citizen, who resides near the
city of Ehrhardt.
The bridal party assembled at the hospitable
home one mile from town, and
just as the sun was sinking beneath a canopy
of sapphire and of gold, they left in
carriages for the church which wis handsomely
and appropriately decorated, and
filled to over-flowing with friends of the
popular couple. The party entered the
church in the following order in response
to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, which was rendered byMsss Alma
Sandifer, a sister of the groom;
Mr. Harry Murphy with Miss Kate
Thomas; Mr. Malcolm N. Rice with Miss
Naomi Sandifer; Mr. J. Williams Carte]
with Miss Sophie Copeland; Mr. Laurie
MeMillan with Miss Dora Kinard: Mr. B
W. Miley with Miss Banna Westberry
Mr. Greaton E. Bamberg with Miss Virgi<
Ehrhardt; Mr. Isaac Felder with Miss
Florrye Chassereau; Mr. Harry Felde]
with Miss Eugenia Folk; Revs. S.P. Hai]
and P. E. Monroe, accompanied by the
ushers, Messrs. Frank Copeland and Emory
A. Hooton.
The groom with his brother, Mr. J. Clifton
Sandifer, of Augusta, came up - one
aisle, and were met at the altar by Miss
Mollie Creech, of Allendale, as maid ol
honor, and the bride. The ceremony was
interspersed with soft strains of music.
After the ceremony the party left the
church in inverse order, the last going
first, repairing to the Sunday-school
room where they were they were intercepted
by the crowd and the happy
couple congratulated to the surprise and
delay of the party.
The supper was one that we used to
read of in ante bellum days, but the like
of which we never see any more?with its
turkey, chicken, duck, lamb, and salads
galore.
The bridesmaids were attired in handsome
white silks.-trimmed in fine lace
and ribbons, and were a lovely set of
young women. The presents were numerous,
consisting mainly of silver and
cut glass. At the hour named on ihe invitations,
10 p. m., the crowd departed,
lingering till the last tick of the clock and
feeling that it must have erred in saying:
time to bid adieu. R.
Olar, S. C., November 10,1904.
FOR JACKSON AND PARKER.
Veteran Texan Who Voted In 1824 Hopes Still
to See Victory. '
Dallas, Tex., November 14.?Judge
Bennet Smith, of Woodbury, Tex., 98
years old, who voted for Andrew Jackson,
was at the polls Tuesday and voted
for Parker.
Judge Smith was born in Buncombe
county, North Carolina, September 25
1806, and voted for Jackson in 1824, and
has voted the Democratic ticket evei
since. He moved to Texas in 1839, when
Texas was a Republic. He was countj
judge of Rusk county for four years. He
lived in East Texas for 34 years and then
moved to Hill county in 1867, and has resided
in that county ever since.
Having the best of health, he is active
for one of his age, and says he is hopeful
of living to cast a winning Democratic
ballot in 1908.
It is said that Judge Parker will become
general counsel for the street railway
system of New York, at a salary of
$50,000 a year.
JpnVins -rorit.intr t.n t.hank his Alint fm
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a large goose sent at Christmas: "You
could not have sent me a more acceptable
present, or one that would have reminded
me of you more pleasantly."
A Jersey City- justice has decided that
it is no crime to eat a meal in a restaurant
and then refuse to pay for it. As a matter
of precaution, however it will be wise
to wear a sofa pillow where it will do the
most good.
Highwayman to Mr. Levy, second-hand
dealer in miscellaneous property: "Your
money or your life." Mr. Levy: "Mine
friendt, you can not expect me to gif you
my money for noddings, und my life
won't do you no good. But I tells you
vot I vill do. I vill buy dot pistol off you
at a fair price."
A young lawyer making his first address
to a jury, created a lot of merriment
down in Henry county, the other day.
"Gentlemen," he said, nervously, "it has
been clearly shown that this wagon
struck and killed the man and ten minutes
later he died." There were two
Irishmen on the jury, and they were so
tickled they assisted in getting a big verdict
for the young lawyer.
MOTHERS PRAISE IT.
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Cure for sufferings it has relieved and
lives of little ones it has saved. Certain
cure for coughs, croup and whooping
cough. A. L. Spafford, postmaster, at
Chester. Mich., savs: "Our little erirl was
unconscious from strangulation (faring a
terrible attack of croup. One Minute
Cough Cure relieved and cured her and I
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COTTON PICKER SUCCESSFUL
Machine Given Practical Test with Good Results
Not Entirely Automatic.
Albany, Ga., Nov. 2?A cotton picking
machine has at last been invented and
given a successful trial in the cotton fields
near Albany.
The machine is not entirely automatic,
as the arms that carry the little wheels
which gather in the staple must be direct
ed by the human hands to the open bolls.
The arms carry a chain with hooked teeth,
adjusted like the chain of a bicycle* When
the machine is in operation this chain revolves
rapidly and the curved hooks gather
up the staple the instant it touches the
open boll and carries the cotton upward
until it is flecked off into a receptacle by
a revolving brush. The machine carries
four operators and a driver, for each of
whom a comfortable seat is provided.
There is no necessity for any bending or
stooping on the part of the operative, and
all he is required to do is to direct the
i well balanced and nicely ad justed arms of
s the machine. It is estimated that each
s arm should gather up one boll per second
; at a very slow rate of speed, making 480
i bolls per minute for the four operators,
or 28,800 per hour. As the bolls early in
i the season average 60 to 80 to the pound,
> one machine can pick from 3,600 to 4,800
r pounds per day of 10 hours. One of these
; machines with four boys and a driver can
. do the work of 20 average pickers.
The Christmas Delineator.
5 The December Delineator, with its mes.
sage of good cheer and helpfulness, will
be welcomed in every home. The fashion
* pages illustrating and describing the very
; latest modes in a way to make their con.
struction during the busy festive season
a pleasure instead of a task, and the literary
and pictorial features are of rare ex
cellence. A selection of love songs from
s the Wagner operas, rendered into Eng.
lish by Richard de Gallienne and beauti!
fully illustrated in colors by J. C. Leyendecker,
occupies a prominent place, and a
i chapter in the composers' series, relating
the romance of Wagner and Cosima, is an
, interesting suplpement to the lyrics. A
cjever paper entitled "The Court Circles
of the Republic," describes some unique
phases of Washington social life is from
an unnamed contributor, who is said to
write from the inner circles of society.
There are short stories from tho pens of
F. Hopkinson Smith, Robert Grant, Alice
Brown, Mary Stewart Cutting and Elmore
Elliott Peake, and such interesting writers
as Julia Magruder, L. Frank Baum,
and Grace MacGowan Cook hold the attention
of the children. Many Christmas
suggestions are given in needlework and
the cookery pages are redolent of the
Christmas feast. In addition, there are
the regular departments of the magazine,
with many special articles on topics relating
to woman's interests within and
without the home.
Brother Dickey on the Election.
Once mo' de 'publikins own de country
; but ef dey puts it up fer sale, we'll
all be at de auction.
De silent vote is what does de business;
de man dat hoorays de loudes' sometimes
misses dc train?kase his voice drowns
do whistle.
1 De whole duty now is ter build up de
country, en rent it out fer a good interest,
i Hit's a foolish man dat fights over a
1 candidate, w'en dey so thick in de country
you even stumbles over some er ?um
in church.
t Fer all de howlin' er parties, dey ain't
> no north or south, we'en it comes ter de
. dollar wid de eagle on it.
The Inspector Was About.
5 August Herman, the president of the
Naiional Baseball commission, is heartily
opposed to child labor, says The Boston
' Post.
[ "Child labor," he said recently, "is an
interesting subject to me. I like to talk
about it to manufacturers and to factory
inspectors. I get from these men a good
! deal of valuable and striking information.
"A factory inspector in the South told
me once a little episode about child labor
1 that made me laugh. There was also in
^ this episode, however, food for sober
. thought.
| "The man said that he went one day
to examine a mill that was notorious for
1 employment of children under the legal
age. Wind of his coming somehow
reached the mill ahead of him, and the
little fellows were stowed away in various
hiding places. Thus, on his inspection,
he found a number of idle children,
but not children under age.
"He went prowling about suspiciously,
frtf Via know that, he was? heinir deceived.
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In the stock room he noticed a big packing
case, and going over to it, he lifted
up the lid. Inside sat a little chap of 8 or
9 years.
"The inspector looked down at the boy.
The boy looked up at him, and frowned
and shook his head.
"'What are you doing in there?' said
the man.
" 'Shut your mouth, you fool, and put !
the lid down,' the boy whispered. 'Don't ,
you know the inspector's about ?'" ]
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The coughs so prevalent these days 1
usually develop before you realize what ]
has happened. The best thing to do is to ;
take the most reliable cough cure you can i
get. None better than Murrays Hore- 1
hound Mullein and Tar. It is made of the ]
purest ingredients and can be given to in- J
fants as well as grown people. Above all i
else it cures. You will find it at all drug- ]
gists. 25c a bottle?extra large bottles.
HUNTED NEGRO WITH HER RIFLE. "J
A Granddaughter of Wade Hampton Protects He^r .
Honor from a Black Brute
Doylestowx, Pa., November 12.?A ; 'k
fiendish attempt to criminally assault Mrs* %
William Copeland, a fine looking Georgia
woman of about 35 years, granddaughter *
of Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Caro- J
lina, was made near Plumsteadville last .
evening by a young mulatto, and the community
is thoroughly aroused. t v':Jj
Mrs. Copeland went to the barn last
evening to feed the pet pigeons, as is her
custom. . /rJa
Just as she entered the barn door a -||S
gro sprang upon her and a terrible Strug- gle
ensued. Mrs. Copeland fought with.
all her strength, and though nearly all j|h
her clothing wastorn off, succeeded finally.' f -^8
in escaping from the negro's clutches and
rushed to her house, where she secured a c||b
rifle, with which she is an expert, and
started out to hunt her assailant. Neigh- - ^|||
bors attracted by her cries flocked to the . .v|S[
scene and aided her in the search, bat the 'M
negro had made good his escape. Mrs, '
Copeland, born in Georgia, was for some . ffia
years a member of the staff of the New
York Herald.
Some years ago she married William
Copeland, of Virginia. Her husband spent . > -$
today with a posse searching for the neMarrelons
Corn Crop.
Our com crop of this year, if massed f
together, would cover sixty acres of '{
ground to the depth of nearly sixteen ;
hundred feet?a veritable mountain of ;|S
com over a third of a mile high. If di- . "M
vided equally among the population of ;-'^j
the earth it would give each person nearly - ?jaB
iwo uusneis. -jOne
practical deduction of theenor- 's|b|
mous corn crop ought to be a material 2
reduction in the price of beef for home Sfap
consumption, since it is the crop oil
which beef cattle are chiefly fed,
In many parts of the West the harvest'.?. iMj
has been abundant, but in Oklahoma,
especially, the farmers this year are . I
boastful of their corn crop. Favorable
climatic conditions produced a record $j3p
breaking yield. In many instances the
ears and stalks are of such unusual size .'jS;:!
as to be veritable curiosities. ^
In a field owned by Walter. Mathews, -''IsSj
a farmer near the town of Mulhall, in ^ J
Logan county, an eleven-year-old Jx>y, tjj|B
weighing eighty pounds, climbed a stalk
to a height of four feet, without its bend- v'.-gKi*
ing with him. The stalk - was strongly .^9|
rooted, and about sixteen f6et high.
While the growth in Oklahoma w^r 'Jig
exceptional, no traveller through the *j|X
West this fall could fail to be impressed
with the vastness of the corn area and ' ^
the immensity of the corn crop.r-Leslie's l S -1
FUN WITH A BRIDAL COUPLE- J]
Kidnapped by Their Friends on Their Way ; ^ J
rrom tne uiurcn ana Are made a
Ludicrous Spectacle. ~
The following account of a wedding is J9
contained in a special from Indianapolis, i'jjM
Ind., to The Baltimore American:
As the bridal party at the wedding of '%
Hugh Bonte Raymond and Susan Roots
Thompson filed out of Christ church the ^
bride and bridegroom entered a carriage
and started to the home of the bride's
father, Dr. Eugene C. Thompson, for the :'mR
post nuptial reception, but before they ''?3?
knew what happened their carriage was . |
driven around the corner by the city li-/.
brary, the horses unhitched and the carriage
attached to a huge transfer wagon JxM '
in waiting.
On the wagon sat a "rube" band and a >a|g
number of young men in full dress and ;
silk tiles.
The band struck up, the young men
shot off fireworks and yelled, waving s ||j
banner which read, 'tfust Married, Susie
and Hughie.
They drove through the principal downtown
streets scattering hand bills which :read:
"A Happy Pair, Just Married, Hugh
Bumpe Raymond and Sue Boots Thompson.
Don't Guy Them. They Are .80 ||||
The procession rounded the Circle and i||
started down North Meridian street when .J?
the imprisoned bride spied a cabman com- *
ing their way. As he came alongside their iJjjSj
carriage the bride leaped from her car
riage her bridal veil flattering, and
jumped into the passing carriage. Mr. l^jji
Raymond was in at the other door in a '
jiffy, giving orders to the cabman to drive
away at top speed. He lashed his horses, *
and they were off around the Circle be- 'p?
fore the kidnappers could fathom the 32
mysterious alacrity of their escape.
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