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| THE BAMBERG HERALD. I ; | pgfnMicHpH iSni BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1904 One Dollar a Year':.%^^ fed =========^^? "f IN THE PALMETTO STATE. % R .r ? ' NTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading ^ Pungent Paragraphs About Men v ' and Happenings. Safes in the express office and postoffice ^ ' of McColl, Marlboro county, were blown * open-on Friday night and about $75 stolen from them. M t ? | The new Methodist church at BennettsIj " ; ville was dedicated last Sunday byBish. / op A. Coke Smith. It is a handsome brick structure, and cost about $16,000. i The dispensaries of Spartanburg county hare largely increased their sales since |. Cherokee voted out the dispensaries. ? v" People want whiskey and will have it. I : V' Some newspaper has nominated Bishop f Wallace W. Duncan, of Spartanburg, for [p V president. As to whether the Bishop r ' will take this as a compliment we have not decided. Robert W. Terry, the young white man l who attempted to commit suicide a few ?? weeks ago in Sumter by shooting himself Pf 1 with a pistol, died last week of the t... wounds he inflicted. Smallpox is said to exist in twenty-five * counties in the State, and to be very prevF aleht in some, particularly Georgetown. Z The State board finds that the funds on ' s: hand are inadequate to meet the situation. i Last Thursday night in Sumter Eugene Stancill, a young white man, shot himself twice with a pistol in the attempt to com* 4 mit suicide. He had been drinking heavi: jl lj. His wounds are not thought to be serious. * ? - * v rrKito ? ?/ The securing Oi UilO UUltuivu II .U?v |i cooks for ihe households of Union is a I * v step lately taken by the chamber of comf merce, the negro labor in tnany instances - having become so trifling as to not be | PQt up with. t v Governor Heyward has ordered an elecI' tion for the proposed new county of Cal| houn, to be held January 3rd. The new p county is to be formed from portions of K ' Edgefield, Greenwood, and Abbeville, K with McCormick as the county seat. Pv".- The Newberry Evening Telegram, B which has been published for several K , mqnths by Col. E. H, Aull, has discontin| ued publication. Support for the paper ( was not forthcoming, and the publishers I < did not care to continue it at a loss. [ Last week "Mrs. G. C. Harris, living at I * the Anderson cotton mill in Anderson, I gave birth to triplets, all boys. The inI iants average three and a half pounds in i weight and are perfectly formed and the R attending physician says they will live. I ' She is only 17 years old. If V* It is announced that Dr. J El. Jarnegan, B of Marion, will be a candidate f?r super \ intendent of the penitentiary against Capt. D. J. Griffith. Capt. Griffith's mant' { agement of the penitentiary is the best in ' | the history of that institution, showing a I j dear profit of $30,000 to the State, f t ~ Elias R Moore, a white man, was caught b t in the shafting of his ginnery at Dalzell, r| Sumter county, last Thursday and receivP ed injuries from which he died an hour Wf or so afterwards. He attempted to put a belt on a pulley on the main shaft while fev.: it was running and his clothing caught to the shaft. A preliminary hearing was held in Charleston last week in the case of the p white men charged with the lynching of hJ a negro at Eutawville some months ago. This is the case where a negro was taken out of the guard house at night and killed. As a result of the hearing four of the men were held for murder; one was released; and another will be arrested. One of the accused men turned State's i evidence and swore that the men took the negro to the river and drowned him. While climbing a tree for a squirrel he had killed and which had lodged on a H limb, Mr. Thomas Bailey, of Clark's Hill, ~ " * ? - j * _i? . (r Edgefield county, ieu a u>siauuc ui nuuut twenty feet last Thursday afternoon and b was instantly killed. He fell on his head, \ fracturing his sknll and breaking his : v neck. Mr. Bailey was a popular man, and besides being a merchant and railroad agent at Clark's Hill, he looked after U1 the interests of his mother-in-law, Mrs. IJ George D. Tillman. The deceased leaves fy three little children. His wife, who was -t the youngest daughter of Hon. George D. 1 ? Tillman, died a year ago. jj The house of B. B. Hughes in Trenton was found to be on fire last Thursday morning about five o'clock, and when the 4T alarm was given the fire was too far ad/ vanced for any one to enter the building. After the fire it was discovered that the bodies of Mr. Hughes, his wife and his two daughters had been burned in the building. The two young ladies and Mrs. Hughes had been killed in their beds / while they slept, their heads having been crushed in by some heavy blunt instrument. The body of Mr. Hughes was found with a pistol lying near his right hand and h a bullet hole through the right side of his thead. No robbery" had been committed, and it is the general opinion that Mr. Hngbes first killed his family and then shot himself. He had lately been worried; over financial matters, and it is supposed he was insane. He was a prominent farmer i and merchant of Trenton, and was 421 4 years old. His two daughters were 18 and 15 years old, respectively. .{ HSSafc,-.' , ^ CONGRESSMAN T. G. CROFT Doesn't Think Politics Good Thing for Business Man and Will Not Run Again. It is seldom that a man turns down a congressional nomination, except after long years of service in the house of representatives, but that is what Representative T. G. Croft, of South Carolina, has done, says the Washington Post. Mr. Croft succeeds his father from the second congressional district in his State, but he took the nomination only for the balance of the present session, and will go out on the 4th of March, after an experience in the national legislature of only three months. "It is purely a business proposition with me," said Mr. Croft yesterday. "At the death of my father I determined to obtain the nomination to succeed him, and I went after it, fought three opponents, and got it. This was for the present session. I could have had the nomination for the fifty-ninth congress if I had desired it, for the candidates for that nomination were the same men who were candidates for the rest of the fifty-eighth congress. "It doesn't pay a man with a profession and an established business to dabble in I politics. I was my father's law partner, and I have decided to remain in Aiken and attend to my personal affairs and let politics go. My relatives advised me to do so, and did not wish me to take the nomination this time, but I am not sorry to have come to Washington. Neither can I say I am sorry that I shall not return." Mr. Croft will be succeeded on the 4th of March by J. O. Patterson, of Barnwell county, whom he defeated for the nomination for the remainder of the fiftyeighth congress. MOTHERS, BE CAREFUL , of the health of your children. Look out for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. Stop them in time?One Minute ute Cough Cure is best remedy. Harmless and pleasant. Sold by H. F. Hoover, M. D. Shooting at Warrenvllle. Warrenville, Dec. 11.?Tim Tyler, of Madison, shot and wounded Miller McKinney, of this place in the shoulder here today. So far as can be learned McKinney was returning home from ah afternoon's outing with some friends and met Tyler and his friends. Some disagreeable words took place between the specified young men; Tyler went home, got his gun and shot McKinney, several buck shot entering at the shoulder. The wound is not fatal. All the shot except one have been removed and the wounded man is doing well. Arthur L Manchester of New Jersey has been elected and has accepted as music director of Converse college in Spartanburg. Dr. Pell got him on a recent visit north. A. P. Prioleau, the negro mail clerk and recent candidate for congress, was tried in the United States court in Charleston last week on the charge of opening letters in the mail and found guilty. A jury in Camden on Saturday gave a woman a verdict for $3,000 damages against the Seaboard Air Line road be. cause one of its conductors treated her discourteously while she was a passenger on his train. Dispensary constables made two large hauls of blind tiger liquor in Columbia on Saturday, most of it having on the bottles the label of W. H. Sellers, wio is known as the "King of Blind Tigers," but none of it was found in his possession. "0, Learned and Upright Judge." Representative Dinsmore, of Arkansas, tells of a rural justice of the peace im that State who was approached by a man desiring a divorce, says Collier's Weekly. The justice was in a quandary. Calling the bailiff to his side, he whispered: "What's the law on this p'int?" "You can't do it," was the reply, "it's out of your jurisdiction." The husband observing the consultation between the two officials, anxiously interjected: "I'm willing to pay well; got the money right here in"this sock!" At this the justice assumed his gravest j udicial air. Adj usting his spectacles, he said: - "You know'd before you came here that 'twarnt for me to separate husband and wife; and yet you not only tako up the valuable time of this here court with vo' talkin' but you actually perpose to bribe me with money! Now, how much you got in that sock ?" / " 4'Bout $6.50, yo' honah 1" "All right 1 Then I fine you $5 for bribery and a dollar and a half for takin' up my time with a case outer my juris~ J il. - T 3 1 uxcuon, anu may me .uuru iiave xueruy on your soul?" Christmas Holiday Rates via Southern Railway. The Southern Railway will sell excursion tickets between all points east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers for one and one-third firstclass standard one-way fares for the round trip (minimum rate fifty cents). Tickets on sale December 23d, 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st, 1905, with final limit for the return January 4th, 1905. For teachers and students of schools and colleges one and one-third first-class one-way fares for the round trip (minimum rate fifty cents) between all points east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and points in the central passenger association. Tickets on sale December 17th-24th inclusive, with final limit January 8th, 1905. For further information regardingrates, train service, etc., consult ticket agents Southern Railway or R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, December 12.?Mr. Charlie Kinsev and Miss Florrie Chassereau were happily married by Rev. E. M. McKissick at the residence of the bride's parents on the evening of the 7th at six o'clock. Quite a crowd of their relatives and friends were present and witnessed the ceremony and gave them presents suitable for the occasion. We wish them^many ttoom nf hanninpca Little Mr. Cecil Copeland celebrated his birthday on Saturday afternoon. He invi ed several of his little friends to help him enjoy his second birthday. The crowd of little ones had a joyful time in their way. Mr. Ben Loadholt was in town last week. He is in good shape, and says he came over to see things well done and help them eat the supper. Call again, Ben; glad to see you. Misses Speights and McTeer left for their homes last Friday. The school girls are counting the days and planning what they will do during the Christmas holidays. There seems to be lots of hunting down in this section, but all we can hear of being killed is time. Trade is considerably off since the slump in cotton. We hope it will come all right nest year. Saturday afternoon the dispensary had a rushing business. Something over $100 was sold. Jee. Conrt Proceedings. When this newspaper went to press last Wednesday afternoon the case of T. W. Pearlstine against the Westchester Fire Insurance Company was being tried. Under instructions from the presiding judge, the jury rendered a verdict for the defendant company. In the case of Greig& Jones against W. Brooks Rice the jury found for the plaintiff the land and $3,500 damages. Mrs. Willie L. Wood vs. W. Brooks Rice et al. This case was settled by giving up the land and paying $1,750 damages. These two cases end the lawsuit which has been going on for eight years. This case has been to the' State; supreme court twice. Mr. C. H. Hutto sued the Seaboard Air Line for damages for injuries received by falling into a ditch at Fai rfax. The railroad had dug a ditch to take up some pipe, and in running to catch a train at night Mr. Hutto fell into the ditch. In getting out he put his hand on the rail road track and one or tw3 01 nis nngers were cut off by the engine. The jury gave him $750 damages. In the Cftse of A. J. Hunter against J. D. Felder, which was a suit for damages, the jury found a verdict for Felder, but the presiding judge set it aside and ordered a new trial. Court adjourned Saturday afternoon, and the visiting attorneys returned to their homes. Buford Lodge, No. 27, A. F. M. [Barnwell Sentinel.] The members of old Buford Lodge, No. 27, A. F. M., held their last communication for the year 1904 at this place on Saturday, the 3rd instant. Although the weather was very threatening, the craftsmen turned out in good numbers. It is. a time-honored rule with this lodge to have a kind of love feast at their last regular communication in each year, and the same was observed on this oceasion. A bountiful dinner was served to the craftsmen and their friends in the new refreshment hall, consisting of the best that the season affords, and was enjoyed hugely by all. The following officers were elected and installed to serve the coming Masonic year: W. M., J. D. Jenny; 8. W., T. D. Beard; J. W., N. W. Weekley; secretary, F. M. Jenny; treasurer, J. W. Jenny; S. D., G. W. Jenny; J. D,, J. W.Main; Stewards, C. D. Loadholt and W. H. Priester; Tiler, J. H. W. Platta. It is needless to say that the lodge will prosper in the future as it has in the past. ? " t\ ? f Dnv Jenny, s. u., uec. o, -luv*. xijul. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the health of the people of this county is in imminent danger and must be taken care of. It has been decided that every precaution be taken to prevent prolonged cases of pneumonia, grippe, etc.. The best thing to do is to give a good cough mixture as soon as the cough starts. Get MURRAY'S HOREHOUND, MULLEIN AND TAR. Only 25c. a bottle. At all druggists. Mr. Rosenski took his boy in a restaurant last week to get a bowl of soup. Jakey commenced to eat, and he grabbed his father by the coat and he says: "Papa, there's a fly in der soup." Papa says, "Eat de soup and vait till you come down to the fly, tell the vaiter and he'll give you another bowl for nothing." A North Missouri editor asked: "Who is the happier man, the man who possesses $100,000 or the man who has seven daughters?" Another Missouri editor promptly solved the problem in this way: "The man with the surplus girls, of course. The man with the money is not savisfied and wants more; the man with the seven daughters is satisfied?he has enough " MARION MERCHANTS CONVICTED. Leon Kornblut and Julius Levinson Convicted of Violating the Bankruptcy Act Charleston, December 10.?The case against the Marion county merchants, Leon Kornblut and Julius Levinson, for violating the bankruptcy act, finally went , to the jury this afternoon, after occupy-* ! ing five days. Judge Brawley charged 1 the jury, who went to their room at 3 o'clock. j in two nours ine jury returned a verdiet of guilty, when the attorneys for the defense gave notice of a motion for a new trial. The defendants were committed to jail. There has been much complaint in many sections of the violation of the bankruptcy laws in the concealment of goods, and every effort was put forward by the government to secure the conviction of the merchants for an object lesson if nothing else. Words of Appreciation. Editor The Bamberg Herald: Please allow us space in your paper to express to the ladies of the Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of the Methodist church our sincere thanks and appreciation for the beautiful and valuable present received from them at the Missionary meeting on yesterday afternoon. It consists of a handsome set of forks and spoons and a gravy ladle. We value more than words can express the beautiful and useful present, but more than these, do we prize the love and esteem of the kind and generous hearts which prompted the gift. We have been pleasantly associated together in the work of the Master's vineyard for the past four years, and now our hearts are saddened as the parting hour comes, We shall ever cherish the memory of the good and true friends in Bamberg, and we pray God's richest blessing upon them, every one. Mrs. M. W. Hook. Bamberg, 8. C., Dec. 14,1904. a... n. .i 1. r* I x a fJ uur dackwooos VAJnxjponueni wnunj uuc jauuHills of Lexington. Bbookland, S. C., Dec. 12.?While your humble writer was quietly perusing the columns of the State yesterday at Hotel Jerome, a New Yorker entered and met a Columbia business man and he heard this little colloquy: "Say, did you get'the $1,000 wire in time?" "Yes, but in forty minutes more there there would have been a protest." "Glad it was on time." "Guess you have heard'of the death of our friend, Harry W. A ? You know he w4s a multi-millionaire, but after his bequests and legacies he had little left." His friend replied: "Well, he couldn't carry any money with him for shrouds have no pockets." These men really had lucre on the brain?quite different from Professor Agassiz, the great naturalist and alleged author of Ariel. While working in his laboratory he was asked to lecture at so much a night. He answered he was too busy to make money. Spurgeon was also requested to come to America and deliver fifty lectures at $1,000 a night. He cabled he would rather remain in London and save fifty souls. And so the world goes. S. O. J. ? The Cotton Market. Cotton is selling in Bamberg to-day (Wednesday) at 7f cents the pound, ana the receipts for the week were only two hundred bales. STRAIGHT FACTS. A whole lot of fancy phrases can be written about remedies, but it takes facts to prove anything?good straight facts. And the strongest fact you ever heard is that Tannopiline is the best cure for piles nn ?Iia market Tfc r.nrfta ahanlnt#?lv. Haa a healing, soothing effect from the start. All druggists have it for $1.00 a jar. Ask for Tannopiline and take no substitute. Mr. J. A. Bassett, who has been living in the Kearse section, has moved up on Mr. J. T. O'Neal's Cedar Springs place, and will run a crop there the coming year. "Your daughter's music is improving," said the professor, "but when she runs the scales I have to watch her pretty closely." "Just like her father," said Mrs. Nuritch. "He made his money in the grocery business." Nephew?Uncle, Fm in love with the dearest girl in all the world. She has golden hair, blue eyes, the whitest of teeth and a figure Uncle (interrupting)?My dear boy, I really can't consent to your marrying her unless she has five figures, at the least. "What broke up the ladies' debating society ?" "The leading member was told to prepare an essay on the yellow peril. She did so and the opening sentence read: 'Yellow apparel is very trying to some complexions.' " Minister (writing a certificate at a christening, and trying to recall the date) ?"Let me see, this is the thirtieth." Indignant mother?"The thirtieth! Indade an' it's only the elivinth." The lovely girl hesitated. "Tell me, Mr Throgson," she said, "am I the first girl you ever loved?" "I'll be honest with you, Miss Eunice," replied the young man, "You're not. But you are far and away the most beautiful." The rest was easy.?Chicago Tribune. Dr. A. J. McKeleway, of Charlotte, assistant secretary of the child labor committee, was in Columbia Wednesday in ( conference with Governor Heywara in reference to the proposed changes in the j child labor law, which have already been i printed. He is preparing a number of t changes in reference to the laws in South- ] ern states, which will be presented more fully later. ... r &&$&&& BLUFFING A MAN KILLER. How Senator Stewart Faced a Nevada Desperado and Came Out Ahead. "I have never yet seen a desperado, or man killer, who, if he thought an antagonist were readv for him with weanons equal to his own, would not back out of a fight," remarked Senator Stewart, of Nevada. "There was Sam Brown, the champion bad man of Nevada in the old days, who was dreaded by the community as the public here would dread the tnrning loose on the avenue of a Numidian lion. This Sam Brown was a giant, 6 feet, 4 inches high, 290 pounds avoirdupois, and as ferocious a looking man as ever mortal eye beheld. He looked more like a dangerous beast than a human being. Killing was his trade, and one winter in Virginia City, he slew sixteen men. Timid folk shuddered at sight of him. "Knowing he was going to be present at a lawsuit in which I had been retained by a client, whose interests were opposed to the desperado, I thought it best on the day of the trial to put a couple of oldfashioned derringers in my overcoat pocket. Sure enough, Brown was on hand in a little room in which the c ase was heard, and when I saw him enter the idea came into my mind that he had come io make me his latest victim. His favorite weapon was a big bowie knife, and the knowledge that the villain meant to stab me to death made me feel exceedingly un comiortaoie. it was enougn to maae me bravest heart quail. But I knew it would never do to show the creature that he had me scared, and, looking him squarely in the eye, I brought the pocket of my overcoat around to where he could see the full shape of both my derringers. My hand was grasping the handle, and I was ready to shoot on the second. These pistols shot with terrific force and would knock down even if they did not kill. "He was watching me like a hawk and I saw his eye fall on the weapon. Before this he had'been fumbling at his knife, but immediately he ceased, and presently he walked out of the room. When the business was over I found him in the front of the house, which was fitted up as a saloon, in the act of taking a drink. With a smile intended to be amiable, he advanced to meet me, holding out both hands, and declaring that I was the sort of man he admired, invited me to join him. A week later he asked me to represent him in a mining suit." Was No Beehiye. A good story is told on the better-half of a couple who went from a certain county to spend the honeymoon in a large city. Une day the oriae, nncnng that she needed to purchase a few small articles, left the young husband and hotel to go shopping. She returned shortly and made her way upstairs to the door she thought opened into her room. Knocking gently at the door: "Honey," she called affectionately, "let me in." No response came and she knocked again and called in insinuating tones, "Honey,please let me in." "Madam," answered a gruff voice from within, "This is no beehive, this is a bathroom." Death of Dr. Baggot. Just as we are getting ready to go to press this (Wednesday) morning we learn of the death of Dr. J. F. Baggot, which occurred about ten o'clock this morning. Dr. Baggot was one of the oldest residents of the town, and was the father of Mrs. W. W. Lightsev and Mrs. E, R Walter. His wife died several years ago. The burial will take place in the old cemetery to-morrow (Thursday.) Dr. Baggot was about seventy-eight years old. SAY "MURRAY'S." When you've got a bad cough just say "MURRAY'S." If a druggist gives you anything but Murray's Horehound,'Mullein and Tar, you're not getting the best and surest cough remedy. Make him give you Murray's. Acts quicker and you get a 50c. size bottle for 25c. Every druggist has it. On His Last Leg. "I fear you are not long for this world," observed the turkey, who had managed to survive Thanksgiving, as he passed sympathetically before the pen of the Christmas goose. "Vn " uroa t.h#? cad rplnhidpr- "T feel ft8 though I already had one leg in the gravy." ?Christmas Town Topics. FIGHT WILL*BE BITTER. Those who persist in closing their ears against the continual recommendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will have. a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. R. Beall of Beall, Miss., has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption. She took Dr. King's New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improvement came at once and four bottles cured her." Guaranteed by all drugS'sts at Bamberg; Felder & Matthews, enmark. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. " Tillman Gives Up. I An associated press dispatch from Washington says: The Crum nomination which failed of confirmation in three sessions because of the contest led by Senator Tillman, doubtless will go through at this session. It it said Senator Tillman has conceded his inability to prevent any longer the confirmation and will be content to record his own vote in the negative when the matter comes up in execu tive session. YOURS FOR A BRIGHT COMPLETION. Health's Criterion Conferred by Hancock's Liquid Sulphur. Inactive glands of the face harboring minute dust particles, causes acne?the most prevalent facial blemish among ladies. An effective tonic for the skin, Hancock's Liquid Sulphur enlivens the facial glands to action and affords a bright complexion, thus enhancing natural beauty. Being nature's greatest germicide, Hancock's Liquid Sulphur cures eczema, acne, itch, herpes, ringworm, pimples, prickly heat, diphtheria, catarrh, canker and other ulcerated conditions of the mouth, nose, throat, scalp and eyelids. Burns and scalds have in it an effective remedy. Consult i your druggist and write for booklet to Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Baltimore. At the Opera House. On Dec. 20 the Peruchi-Gypzene Com- , ' '' pany will present "A Midnight Marriage" at the Bamberg opera house. This play - J| is a sensational drama, but has been constructed on original lines with a touch of ^ real humor that is at all times refreshing. This accounts for the fact that it is one of 1 the greatest successes of the stage al the present time. Everywhere it is greeted |S^|j as a masterpiece of realism. Its story fs interestingly told, while the comedy that is interspersed in liberal quantities lends a hrijrhtnpss anH r.hpprfnlnpaa that ?a all its own. It blends sentiments, heroics, comedy and picturesqneness in the most / skillful fashion. Close attention has been v. jjjH paid to all the details and the production can appropriately be called complete in if every respect. Church Entertainment. '";1 The ladies of the Denmark Baptist church will give at Guess's hall in that town to-morrow, Friday, the 16th, a fair for the benefit of the church. Meals will M be served from 12 o'clock noon until. twelve o'clock that night, also oystetl^^sB :?|| coffee, chocolate, tea, etc. There will also be offered for sale fruits, candies, Christmas cakes, and fancy work of every kind* The patronage of the public is solicited* and all are urged to attend. You will get ' :'y : l|j the worth of your money and also help a; xm V.<|| good cause. ''^11 Great Clothing Sale, ^ HERMAN BROWN. ISADORE BROWS' OFFICE OF ' SIMON BROWN'S SONS, Dealers in General Merchandise - :?wp?| y and cotton buyers. Blackyille, S. C., December 1,1904. Editor The Bamberg Herald Dear j $ Sir?Please state in your next issue: account of our having overbought our- ' selves while on market this season, we will sell, beginning December 1st and ending January 1st, our entire stock of - * ^1 clothing, consisting of a well-selected assortment of the celebrated Schloss Bros: and Griffon brands, including clothes to. fit the stout, the extra stout, the slim,-'-V^ffr^| the regular size men and young men. :.v%a| and last, but not least, the boys and children. All we ask is a call and we surely 3 iraj will convince anyone wanting to buys' 'M suit of well-made clothes that we are ^"'^38 headquarters for clothing, and that is no fake. Our reason for offering clothing at cost is to reduce stock at once, Simon Brown's Sons, swarm Went Home to Die. They told me in- the dining room car of |1 ;||| the Louisville and Nashville road that in: the smoking car was an old colored man who was going South to see his old plan- yj| tation home again before death claimed him. By and by I went to have a talk with him. He was wrinkled and whitehaired and evidently very old, and when i expresseu wonuer mai nis irienas in Keutuckv should have let him set out on such a long journey, he replied: <;$g "Dey j est couldn't help deirsel ves, sah. .jj. || I tole de chil'en I was bound to cum, and dey jest had to let me." - v| "And how long since you left the old ;|| "Way back in wah times, sah. I dun ||H went right off with some Yankee sogers, an' dat's de last I eber did see of Mars v'Jji 5 ^| Thomases folks. Ize gwine down to 'sprise 'em." "Where is it?" "Jest a leetle ways out o' Selma. Dey tell me dar am great changes 'bout 8elma ': A; . j but I reckon I kin walk right down do ' road an' find de plantashun in de night* ^181 Bress de Lawd, sah, but doan' reckon I 3?R| could have closed my eyes in death if dey ' Vf hadn't let me cum. Dai^s been sich a A3/I longin' to see de ole place ag'in dat I couldn't stand it." -ft Three or four of us chipped in to get jSfe his meals and make him comfortable, bat we saw that the journey was telling on -Jk his strength. On the morning of the day | we were to reach Selma I could see that he was weak and nervous; and when I sat * down beside him, he said: . '' * hffia : 'Tm fpplin' snrt n' afepprt 'Knnf mvaplf dis mawnin'. I had a dream last sight > . dat I was walkin' long de road an' when ^ I axed who was gwine to be buried, a laH white man spoke up and said: "Pon my soul, if dat hain't Mars Thorn- JaE ases old nigger Job, who runned off doorin' de wah! Heah, boy, let me tell -l|| you sumthin.' To' has cum to late to see yo'r old Mars; dat's him iu de coffin', anf:. he was axin 'bout you jest de day befo' he i |J : . I told him thatjdreams did not-si(^?ify, < "-fl and after a bit had him quite cheered up. V I got him some tobacco for his pipe, saw* ' vJjH that he had breakfast, and as I left him he smiled all.oyer with happiness as he said: "Only two hours mo' to Selma! Izemoaa. , dun got there!" Thirty minutes later the 'conductor "/ becokoned4o4hree or four of Us to come ^ into the smoker. The old man sat in his seat, leaning against the side of the car, >J|j and seemed to be sleeping. . "He's been dead ten minutes!" quietly . J?! observed the conductor, "and he died as v-5$i peacefully as a child falling to sleepl" So he had. There was a smile on his black face?a smile of anticipation, and the pipe had not fallen from his fingers. - *38 TioofK ho/1 />amo litn o Aaaaw jjuuii uuu cuiuu IWL u uuib j_iccvy uiautio, u:\ and its touch had been painless.?Detroit' :|j| "You have a pretty tough-looking lot of customers to dispose of this morning, ""S haven't you ?" remarked the friend to the magistrate who had dropped in at the police court. "Huh!" rejoined the dispenser of justice, "you are looking at the wrong bunch. Those are the lawyers,"? / Chicago Daily News.