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'V ' ' t' - . v - '^118 Wat iBambmj fornix m- * ^Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1908 One Dollar a Year ;*g? I: r t W THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS >' KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. __ State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. v The contested election case in the i' matter of Calhoun county was arguecL K > before the State Supreme Court last Friday. No decision was rendered. President E. D. Smith has issued a call for a meeting of theSouth Caro: ^ Kna cotton growers' association, to be held in Columbia on Wednesday, M February 5th. The sixth annual meeting of the South Carolina live stock association will be held in Columbia February ; 6th and 7th. A most attractive pro' gram has heen arranged. ;;v At a mass meeting of North Augusta citizens held last Sunday afternoon resolutions were adopted severely scoring Representative Croft, who is said to be chafed with being the * paid representative of the liquor in*> - ** wests. making a fight before the legi^ture *a fha ^iorvmoow Ant. ftf thplf W {VII kUV uiayviww. J W?. ? ' *' town, and it seems Kkely that they ' will succeed. The members of that body seem to be against forcing a jh dispensary on people who don't W8nt : & v it <**> ' ' ' Henry W. Thomson, a broker of ||* Spartanburg, was tried in the United States court at Columbia last Wednesday on the charge of using the v mails for fraudulent purposes. He ' was found guilty and sentenced to f serve eighteen months in the federal prison at Atlanta. k!o, B. Lester, an attorney rep* resenting certain creditors ^of the State dispensary, has applied to Judge 1 Pritchard of the United States Court, for a receiver for the dispensary. The matter will be argued in a short lime, but in the meantime the windv ing upof the affairs of the dispensary is delayed. There was a destructive fire in > Bennettsville last Friday morning. Thfi fire started in the Sye, hotel, owned by A. J. Matheson, and devstroyed a large block of business Two residences. were also horned. The town is without fire protection. The total losses will amount to about $100,000, and Mr. * Matheson is the heaviest loser, as he owned most 01 tne stores oesuruyeu. I- ?? Legislative Doings. - A bill has been introduced in the legislature to abolish the bureau of Immigration. < B. F. Thomas, of Fairfax, a member of the legislature, was elected a J^H'director of the State penitentiary. The legislature is being flooded with new bills, in both the house and Senate. Petitions asking for State .prohibition have been presented. , * The Senate has passed a bill making the tenqs of office of the county supervisor and superintendent of education four years instead of two. St isSenator Appelt, of Clarendon, has introduced a bill providing for a license for whiskey drummers who | j Solicit business in the State. A good p ^ James Cosgrove, of Charleston, has K introduced a bill in the house of rep[ ^resefitat^es requiring that free pubI " *5jc baths be established in all cities ^Hrafover 20,000^population, t Senator Walker, of Georgetown, F has introduced a bill in the Senate 1 making the pay of members of the K v^general assembly $250 a year and K mileage at five cents per mile. fc The house of representatives killed t[V Mr. Miley's bill, which was to proK hibit the sale, barter, or exchange or B^haje of any scale not conforming to p tfaestandard weights as now providP Last Wednesday the house of repEk resentatives unanimously passed of a p " resolution condemning the opening a I ^dispensary at North Augusta, and on B o Thursday reconsidered its action and V struck the resolution irom tne re. Xhe house of representatives last ft Brarsday passed a bill for the repeal W-' j of the lien law by a large majority. K : Mr. Miley voted to repeal the law, Hi whpe Mr. Garris was in favor of letHi Sng it remain on the statue books. H^Jt seems almost certain that Ihe lien | law will go, as the Senate passed a |!?1 repealing it last year, but the ^house would not agree. Bv Free Tobacco Seed. 'Congressman J. 0. Patterson writes f asas follows: "Please announce in your next issue that I can supply a '^reasonable number of requests for a H new and improved variety of tobacco ^l^ead? in packets containing enough geed to plant two acres, expecially : adapted to the sections where they will be sent, accompanied by full inH. gtructions for planting and growing, ^ Land I invite correspondence with any IHfooe who would like some of this j TRIED TO BLOW IT UP. Tobacco Growers Made Unsuccessful Attempt on darksville Warehouse, j Ularksville, tenn.f/Jan. 22?An attempt was made last night to set fire to and dynamite the loose tobacco factory of the Hayes-Sorey Tobacco Company. Tony Allen and Walter Watkins, alias Frog Erie, ne? groes were killed while trying to escape the watchmen. Another negro escaped, but was probably wounded. The tobacco factory, since the recent trouble in the dark tobacco district, has been closely guarded. During the lunch hour of the guards three men were noticed. The negroes broke and ran when spoken to. Shanklin followed and fired three times. The factory door had been saturated with coal oil and dynamite placed there. / Wreck Near Columbia. Columbia, Jan. 23.?'There was a head-on collision one mile north of Columbia on the Columbia-Charlotte line of the Southern at 4:30 this afternoon, between south-bound freight No. 73, Conductor J. H. Stonnard and Engineer J. P. Brock, and a "light" engine being taken out for a trial trip in charge of Conductor Ferguson and Engineer Gustav Minifee. Fireman P. D. Eleazer, of White Rock, Lexington county, was instantly killed, and Engineer Minifee perhaps fatally injured. Conductor Ferguson's injuries are slight, consisting mostly of bruises on his face. Minifee suffered a broken left hip, several ugly gashes in that leg, fracturd of the bony structure, above the left eye and the splitting of his upper lip through his nose. Division officials chargethe accident - - A- ? iV (-1. up to me crew ui uie uuiui-wuuu engine in disregarding the orders to guard against No. 73. After receiving orders to meet this train they .were given orders as to a freight, No. 63, which they were to meet at BIythewood. This seems to have donfused them, causing themJbo entirely overlook No. 73. Bomb Hurled Into Bank. New York, Jan. 23.?An exploding bomb tonight wrecked the front of an Italian bank building on Elizabeth street, briefly exposing $40,000 in silver and gold which the bankers, Pasquale A. Pati & Son, had piled in the windows as ocular proof of their ability to pay depositors on demand. The junior partner, Salvator Pati, who was on guard inside, was cut by the glass but stuck by his charge and soon had the money stored away in the vaults. The clerks had left the place some hours before and the explosion injured none but the younger Pati. I The bomb throwers were quickly lost in the crowd of several thousand Italians who gathered about the wreck and their motive is a mystery. If robbery was the object of tie per petrators, it is believed they were amateurs who lost courage at the critical moment when the tempting treasure was within arm's reach, >Pati, the elder, is one of the most prosperous Italian bankers of the city. His institution is capitalized at $500,000. Republican Malcontents. Aaron Prioleau was the star attraction at a small meeting of Republicans last nignt at the Mishaw Rifles Hall, on Ashley avenue. Prioleau has been regularly running for congress for some years, except when he was confined in jail, doing time for tampering with the mail, when he was a railway mail clerk, and last night he told his troubles. He is still a candidate, with less chanCe of getting a seat in congress than he ever had. It seems to be the realization of this fact that induced hisgeneral attack on the party leaders last night. He had a few other supporters who also harangued the small crowd, until the meeting tired of the fireworks and finally broke up. None of the officials of either the congressional district or the county organizations were present and the meeting seemed to represent nothing but Prioleau.?Charleston Post. 'Negress Burned. Edgefield, Jan. 24.?Emma Holloway, a negro woman, subject to epilepsy, while in a fit fell in the fire this morning and was burned to death. Some years ago she struck a negro boy with a pitcher, killing him instantly. She was convicted of manslaughter and sent to the pentitentiary and subsequently was pardoned. No one was in the house when she caught fire, and when found her body was burned to a crisp. The World's Woes. This world's an endless vale of woe, Where man but wakes to sigh; Contentment never yet was found Beyond the arching sky. The thin man mourns because the flesh Is thin upon his bones; The lady with the double chin Looks in her glass and groans. The childless man would give his all To have a little one; The man with seven boys would be O'er joyed if he had none. . .. , \. . ; / COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, Jan. 27.?We have had a cold snap and some rain on Sunday. Several of our farmers took advantage of the cool weather. Spare ribs, sausage and pudding is served on our tables as a result. Miss Lucia Copeland and Mr. Wil bur Kearse were marnea.at tne nome of the bride's parents on Sunday afternoon by Rev. P. E. Monroe. The writer extends his congratulation, wishing them a long and happy lifetogether as man and wife. Mrs. Brooks Aull and son spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Philip Padgett. , J. Graham Padgett, Esq., of Walterboro, was in Ehrhardt Saturday on professional business. Messrs. J. Wms. Carter and A. C. Carter went to Bamberg to-day on business, About fifty bales of cotton were shipped from Ehrhardt to Savannah last week. The grades are very low j and don't bring the prices the farm era expect when they leave home. Two or three care of fertilizer have been hauled away from here. None of our merchants have ordered any in, however; they seem slow about shoving the sales this year, x On Sunday morning: several of our citizens witnessed a fight which lasted very near half an hour. No one cared to molest the combatants. Sood was brought from each soon ter the battle commenced. At times they would fall and lie like they were dead, but would get up and go at it again with renewal vim. When the fight got uninteresting the owners pickeduptheir cocksandlcleanmthem up and put. them away to rest up. Miss Ethel Fowles returned to her home in Meggetts last week. Some of the young men look very sad. Mrs. Pate and daughter, Miss Aggie, spent a few days with Mrs. Nell Pate. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Copeland are spending some time with their daughter, Ruth, in Florida. Th#y will take in the fair at Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. Frank H. Copeland and Mrs. I. D. Copeland spent some time with Mrs. J.jIX Jenny last week. Mr. J. u. Jenny was in town lasc Saturday on business. The high water has made the new causeway near W. I. Carter's place nearly impassable., The water has washed away about ten feet or at least has been running across it and washed away the dirt from the timber that was thrown in the roadway, i j ee. Denmark News. Denmark, Jan. 22.?Mr. James Guess had the misfortune to fracture his leg on Monday. He was trying to hold a refractory mule and was pulled off the Southern railway cotton platform. He had recently returned from Johns Hopkins hospital, having the same leg broken in a runaway some months since. He was taken by his father, Capt. J. B. Guess, to Charleston the same afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Sojourner's little son, Jasper, who has been very ill with pneumonia, is convalescent. C. lAh.fa IICD19 irum Oil JUUU am \ St. John's, Jan. 27.?Mr. Merrick Kinard went to Bamberg last Monday. . We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. Charlie Hiers. Hope she will soon be able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. G: F. Copeland and daughter, Mrs. H. I. Chassereau, went to Ehrhardt last Monday. Mr. H. L. Kinard went to Charleston Monday on business. Mr. Boyce Bishop has been absent from school this week on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Copeland left Monday for Florida, where they expect to spend some time with their daughter, Mrs. J. D. Dannelly. Miss Clara Copeland was in Ehrhardt last Monday. Mr. John R. Fitts spent last Tuesday night at Mr. H. W. Carter's. Miss Ruth Bishop spent last Wednesday night with Miss Agnes Peters. T tttqo in xur. ocase o. uupcicutu new u> uu> hardt last Wednesday. There was a very pleasant pindar shelling at the home of Mrs. J. D. Kinard last Wednesday night, which was enjoyed by all who attended. Mrs. J. E. Carter, who has been sick for some time, is slowly improving. Misses Ritter and Folk, of Ritters, called on our teacher, Miss Bailey, last Wednesday afternoon. Annie Sue Copeland. St. John's graded school. The coroner's jury in the case of the young white iban, G. B. Proffitt, who was thought to have committed suicide in Columbia, brought in a verdict that he came to his death at the hands of parties unknown. It is thought he was stabbed with a hat pin. WHISKEY PRESCRIPTIONS. Why Prohibition Is a Farce Over In / Charlotte. Since the 8th day of July 18,787 whiskey prescriptions have been filled by the Charlotte dr.12 stores. Putting the average charge of the doctors for writing prescriptions at 40 cents each, this will show that the abolition of the barrooms has added to their income during a period of less than six months just $7,518.80, or a yearly average of $15,037.60. Placing the amount purchased on each prescription at 80 cents, this will show that the drug stores have done a whiskey business in the same ? 11. -? due AOn t*t\ ?? lengxn 01 time ui yu},voi .w, ui au annual trade of $30,075.20. Combining these amounts paid to the doctors and the drug stores, it will show that $45,112.80 is spent annually for whiskey in the drug stores alone. These figures will show that it pays to be a drug store and a doctor in Charlotte.?Darlington News. Cotton Crop to Date. Washington, Jan. 23.?The census bureau to-day issued a report showingihat the cotton in the United States ginned from the growth of 1907 to January 16 was 10,337,607 bales, against 12,176,199 bates for the same period last year, and 9,989,634 bales for the same period of 1906. Active ginneries numbered 27,370. < Round bales were counted as half bales. The number of round bales included 187,562 for 1908, 258,717 for 1 r*nr\ J 1AA/? O? lyuv, anaz7U,ooy ionmro. oeaismuu included 80,187 for 1908, 56,326 for 1907, and 104,710 for 1906. The distribution of sea island cotton for 1908 by States is as follows: Florida, 27,421; Georgia, 40,436; South Carolina, 12,330. Running bales ginned by States follow: Alabama, 1,070,193 bales; 3,441 ginneries. . -Arkansas, 667,196 bales: 2,103 ginneries. Florida, 53,473 bales; 247 ginneries. Georgia, 1,771,913 bales; 4,538 gin neries. Kentucky, 1,341 bales; 2 ginneries. Louisiana, 596,476 bales; 1,849 ginneries. Mississippi, 1,287,927 bales; 3,510 ginneries. Missouri, 29,378 bales; 75 ginneries. New Mexico, 303 bales; 2 ginneries. North Carolina, 991,356 bales; ?,716 ginneries. Oklahoma, 779,650 bales; 971 ginneries. South Carolina, 1,093,707 bales; 3,177 ginneries. Tennessee, 238,434 bales. 663 ginneries. Texas, 2,146,548 bales; 3,975 ginneries. ' Virginia, 8,212 bales; 101 ginneries. Augusta Bank Must Wy Tax. Batesburg. Jan. 24.?About two days ago a representative of an Au* ' 1- Tl-i. 1 _ gusta oanK came lu ?>au?uurg tu aulicit custom for his institution, working by the small bank system. After placing several of these banks he passed on to other fields. Observing the custom which the Georgia bank was securing in this State, Capt. William M. Carter, assistant cashier of the Citizen's bank here, was struck with the idea that a foreign corporation doing a banking business in this State should pay a license just as the institutions chartered by the State autho?ties. He, therefore, took the matter up with the comptroller general and Mr. Jones has notified the Augusta bank that it is liable for a license if it carries on its business of banking in this State. Every town in which such foreign bank operates is thus to received a license from the State. Bank Examiner Named. Columbia, Jan. 25.?Mr. Giles L. Wilson, of Spartanburg, will succeed Mr. Lee G. Holleman as State bank examiner. The appointment was made to-day by Governor Ansel, on the recommendation of the executive committee of the State bankers' association, as required by law. The committee met today in the office of the governor and unanimously recommended Mr. Wilson, those present being Messrs. D. D. McColl, of Bennettsville, chairman; W. D. Morgan, j of Georgetown; C. J. Shannon, Jr., 1 of Camden; John N. Bleckley, of Anderson; James C. Self, of Greenwood; Wilson G. Harvey, of Charleston. Mr. Wilson, as secretary of the association, is himself an ex officio member of the committee, but he was not present at the meeting. The ap-. pointment takes effect on February 1 and is for the unexpired term, which is two years. Attacked Revenue Officer. . T Spartanburg, January zh.?a. j. Mitchell, who was recently convicted in police court on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, will'be given a preliminary trial January 28 before United States Commissioner Atkinson on the charge of shooting and cutting a United States revenue officer in Tennessee in November. After assaulting his man, Mitchell fled to Spartanburg and was arrested here in December. The officer assaulted by Mitchell has been notified to be here to testify at the prelimi! nary hearing. ? ' V*- . EHRHARDT SCBOOLCOLUMN j PERSONALS AND NEWS FROM A GOOD OLD TOWN. \> ! News Written by Pupils ef tbe School Under Supervision of Principal T. D. Jones. Ehrhardt, Jan. 27?Messrs. W. L. Warren, George Hiers, I. W. ] Carter, C. R. Clayton, and Joe Hern-; 1 don went to Bamberg last Friday 1 nigbt to attend the Masonic banquet ' there. 1 The people of this community have J just finished picking -cotton. Mr. George Bennett is on the sick list this week. a Messrs. G. F. McMillan and Laurie ' Clayton went to Bamberg last Satur- 1 day. Mr. David Hill, of near Bamberg, spent last Saturday night at the home of Mr. G. F. McMillan. There was a pindar shelling at the home of Mr. Joe E. Bishop last ( Saturday night which was much enjoyed by the young people of this 1 community. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Folk spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. W. L. Warren. Mr. Henry Bishop spent last Sunday with the family of Mr. G. W. < Rentz. < Messrs. Percy Hiers and Robert < Delk, of Bamberg, spent last Sunday j in this community. < Messrs. I. W. Carter and Ernest j Carter spent last Sunday at the home j of Mr. J. F. Copeland. j Mr. H. M. Bishop visited at the i home of Mr. William Hiers last Sun- ; Mr. and" Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Copeland spent ] last Sunday at the home of Mr. G. B. Clayton. ; Mr. D. A. King, of Cameron, is 1 spending some time with his daugh-Ji ter, Mrs. W. R. Copeland. Mr. C. F. Warren went to Bamberg last Monday. 1 Mrs. Irene Bennett is very sick at this writing. Mr. W. P. Pate's mother and sister spent several days in town at Mr. < Pate's home last week. John McMillan. weekly summary. Below are found the names of the 1 pupils in the advanced department of 1 the school, and opposite each name is 1 given the number of perfect lessons < recited. If the pupil has been pres- 1 ent every day, the number should i be 29. Examine the list, and see 1 what your children are doing at I school: < Annie Rentz .l. 27 < Jesse Rentz 1..2& i Talbert Warren 21 John McMillan 17 i Robbie Hughes 14 1 Harry Hiers .' .\. *29 t Bjddie Carter 26 \ Jonnelle Hoffman 28 1 Purdy McLeod ..21 Laurie Kinard 21 * Clarence Moore 20 1 Leon Ramsey .' ..21 i George Bishop 26, ? Ryan Clayton 25 1 ? - ? o/? t Ulyde Bisnop..... go i Clemmons Carter : . 26 Lionel Clayton 25 Harry Copeland 28 Leroy Westerlund.....?. 16 1 George McMillan 27 l Gilbert Hiers 23 s Maurice Clayton 28 j John Copeland *29 1 The grades last week of Biddie i Carter and Jonnelle Hoffman in some 1 way were interchanged. Jonnelle 1 Hoffman should have had the star. i There are only two star pupils this week. The English lesson last Wed- i nesday is the cause of it, but I dare 1 say this room knows the difference 1 between simple, .complex and com- 1 pound sentences now. < Beginning with next week a part i of the space of our column will be j devoted to current events. A pupil i will be appointed to watch the daily ] papers clip therefrom the head lines of such news as will be of interest to 1 the people generally, and have them ] printed for the convenience of busy < readers. < 1 A' i. 1UQJ WVWVUUUi XV MA VAX wuvv. month. The attendance has been very 1 good indeed. At first we thought we J would publish the names of those < who were present every day, but the list is so long, 19 names, until we don't feel like asking Mr. Knight for so much space. The following new 1 names were added to the roll last 1 month: Lessie Carter, Biddie Carter, 1 and Estelle Hiers. : Mr. G. F. McMillan brought a load of wood to the school house last week. ] It is nearly all gone, and the weather i continues cold. Who next? ] * 1 Message to the Legislature. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 22.?Gov. < Glenn today sent a message to the general assembly, asking that a bill be passed to prohibit railroads from 1 acquiring competing lines. It is understood that this was done with the ' idea that the Seaboard Air Line, might be sold and pass into the hands 1 of competing lines in this State. T. The senate today discussed the 1 question as to taking up any legis- 1 lation not set'forth in the call for the 1 extra session, in the house a bill 1 for State prohibition was introduced 1 and referred to a committee. j V TILLMAN ON LIEN LAW. Regards it a Curse and Drawback to Land Owners. Columbia, Jan. 25.?While he was in the city this week, Senator Tillman * was asked his views on the lien law, and he replied: "Merely speaking as a farmer and m as one familiar with all conditions in ~/:M South Carolina for 25 years past I must say that I have always felt that y^j|? the lien law, while a benefit to a ce?- " tain class of the poor white people, / 'Aft was a great draw-back and curse to .r :?? the land owners, because it put them in the power of the negroes to demand rent rather than to submit to the supervision of the, landlords, the ' '/JSjjSM result heinc destruction of land and fertility of soil and absolute destruc- v^isS''5 tion where the country was hilly by the washing away of the soil. Labor | is growing more and more demoral- '>M ized as cotton rises in price, because the negroes can easily gather the lit- v tie money they want for clcthing and Vvgg the gratification of their appetites. ; | The repeal of the law will injure no : honest white man or no honest negro, ? and it is certainly not our business to look after the dishonest ones.'' % M Sensational Killing In New York. ?1 New York, Jan. 23.?A stylishly \ dressed woman walked into a crowds .< >r-; ed restaurant which takes up the eighth floor of Macey's department store today, leaned over the should?* . er of Frank Brady, whitened to him a moment, tnen arew a revolver irom her muff and fired five shots into his M body. Brady died instantly. The woman followed this move by drawing1 another revolver and firing three 'M 3hots into her own body. She was g|| taken to a hospital, where she died half an hour later. @ Brady was advertising solicitor for ^3 a newspaper and the woman, who vas identified as Mrs. Mary Robert . ijg Clark, was a manicurist. * ;3? Brady had formerly been a lodger at Mrs. Clark's home, but recently iff brought his mother here and took a loiie for himself. Recently Mrs. .iJfgB Claris thought Brady was avoiding , ier and when he called at her home >ccasionally they quarrelled. ' Jg Charged With Urging Check. ~ ? a#* . '..'vMal tfENNETSViLLE, January zz.?a* Krause, who says he is from Holland, ?302 ^a., was arrested at Maxton, N. C., f yesterday, charged with having forgid a check or passed a check which J he bank upon which it was drawn $0 efused to honor. Krause claims - ^ hatfhe gave the check, thinking that '?> ie had sufficient funds on deposit to ' gj lover it and he supposes 'he was in - - % jrror and for this reason the check vas turned down. m It seems that Mr. Krause was at t M tfcColl, this county, and that his ho ?1 bill amonuted to $10. He gave he hotel a check for $25, received ' 515 in change and that he left for y>. tfaxton. g Since being placed in the jail here :$M 1 telephone message asked that he be leld until an officer arrives from Vir- . ]-rJ|i finia. He says that he' will either an- >-ii jwer the charges here against him or ie will go with the Virginia officer vithout requisition papers. } Excluded from the Malls. ' vi The postoffice department is geting very strict about newspaper postage. A dispatch frpm Anderson ' ; J ays the South Carolina Pythian, the journal established by the grand odge of Knights of Pythias at the' . ^ neeting in Anderson last May, pubished and ever since, is in trouble vith the postoffice department and . |^B nay be temporarily suspended.. The grand lodge levied an assessment of 25 cents on each member of the State for the support of the fijljl Pythian and ordered the paper sent ^fi ;o each member without further lost. The postoffice department has , ;lpH| ruled that this is not a bona fide jubscription list and that the paper v /? s not therefore entitled to the newspaper postage rates. The publishers of the paper say ; they cannot afford to pay the higher postage rates demanded by the post- . ^ )ffice department, which would be SSB )ne cent per copy for each issue. Dn and after April 1, all papers will < Ave to have a practically paid up subscription list or they will be ex- .~'M :luded from the mails. Boy Kills Servant (Hrl. Philadelphia, January 24.?Paul 5Vebb, the twelve-year-old son of Mrs. W. Ct Webb, of Wyncote, a suburb, ast night accidentally shot and killed s earuonf in t>lP Wpbh llOme. The boy walked across the dining1 room carrying a revolver just as the x servant entered the doorway and im- -,'t nediately "the revolver discharged, the girl falling dead. . pKi The boy was paroled in his mother's % justody. Last Night. Last night a friend hailed me and said, / 'Once when the clouds of gloom. * were spread iTou helped me out. Now I'd repay rhe help extended me that day. 3ere is five thousand dollars. You Vl^y freely take?it is your due." [ reached my hand to grasp the cash iVhen suddenly there was a crash? [t was a bedslat and it broke, Arid when it gave way I awoke.