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V " ./A,c* 'V " ' ? \ _ Jlainbrrg Hjrralii ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, 1891 A- W. KNIGHT* Editor. Eatbs?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, 50c. for eacfl subsequent insertion Liberal contracts made for three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices 8c. per line first week, 5c. after wards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on subjects ?f general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. TBCBSM, FEBRUARY 27, W98. |L, ' . A very large part of the citizenship of South Carolina will run for to ^ k office this summer. The act providing for two new ju> " dicial circuits was another useless exh, pense for which the legislature is responsible. We are elad to note that Senator J. B. Black voted against excessive ap?.* propriations and also against raising, the tax levy. I We believe it would be a first-rate idea to have every lawyer in South Carolina debarred from holdingoffice. |;- Newspaper men as well. v The Herald; cannot publish the ' names of all fee candidates for the 1 |' United States Senate in this week's issue, as our space is limited. It will cost the State $5,000 to elect a successor to Senatdr A. C. Latimer, *'; and this is the unexpired term only ~ * - - - - ... ..... i t for which the legislature win noia an J election. United States Senators come high. ! Cole Blease is all right in many re- J spects, and his course in the Senate ' &'ry during the recent session of the leg- J idature has made many people think ! more of him as a public servant than ] |: they did before. ? j p[r: Cole Blease did not risexto a ques- 5 tion of personal privilege after the 1 letter of Lewis W. Parker in refer- 1 * ence to the whiskey agent of Lana- J han. Blease has not said a word since that we have heard of, and his silence looks mighty suspicious to some f - , people. { 5 To be entirely frank, we regard . the recent session of the legislature ] as. the worst held since we can re- < member. The body did absolutely < nothing for the relief of the tax pay- j H ers, but to the contrary created new \ H Offices and made extravagant appro- ? priations. Taxes will be the highest in ] many years, pi'fact since the days of } Radical misrule and corruption. j 6 \ ' i : j Judge Robert Aldrich, at his first ] p. term of court in Conway addressed J , the grand jury as to enforcing the ^ law, and said that juries did not do j v ; their duty some times. We know of ( no attorney who has fnade greater 1 ft efforts to keep juries from doing 1 their duty at times when it was * against his clients, and we trust he i * will now lend all his influence to hav- ? ft ing the law enforced. He certainly < ""11 Iiott/i o rrfodf rlno 1 tn /In olrtrior 1 Will uaic a givuv UbW wr uv mvtij, this line ta repay for his past efforts s at having the guilty go unpunished. ? m \ y vrTh& Broad Axe, the prohibition ^ paper which suspended publication " some years ago when the dispensary | * scheme did away with the barrooms, , will resume publication at Sumter. Mr. Joel E. Brunson will edit the paper, and Mr. Edwin F. Miller will be business manager. The paper will be published weekly at a subscription price of $1.00 a year. It is ; issued solely to advocate the cause o? * > M 'j-'? J j.i?i ;n 1 State proniDiuon, anu uutt xt win ue an interesting sheet is certain. In j view of the campaign this summer, i all will want to read the Broad Axe, J 9 j for Mr. Brunson is a forceful writer. J Won't the Mople of the town of { Bamberg pay pee taxes next year? ] v Our school taxes will be ten mills, J divided as follows: three mills for 1 school house bonds, four mills for j school purposes and replacing the ] new building, and three mills consti- j tutional tax, making a grand total < for fcchoqls alone of ten mills. The 1 State levy is 5i mills, and adding to J this the county levy of three mills and \ town taxes of eight mills, will make the citizens of Bamberg pay taxes of 26? mills. We don't mind paying . taxes when we get anything for it, : so we are not complaining about the < school levy, but there was no use for ] the legislature to create new offices, 1 raise salaries, and make extravagant appropriations. \ ' _ " -T- ' > ? Maybe the proposition to pay members of the general assembly a flat salary of $200 a year will save money after all, for it is to be hoped the sessions will be shorter and not so much time wasted in passing bills which prove expensive. What earthly use will an insurance commissioner be to South Carolina? Yet he is to get h salary of $2,250 a year and expenses. This office was created by the recent session of the legislature, and is merely another in stance of what the general assembly calls economy. The bill of Mr. Miley to require mutual insurance companies operating in this State to put up bond for $10,000, was passed by the Senate and is now a law. It will do much to rid the State of wild cat mutual insurance companies, such as have been operating in this county and not paying their losses. We have no disposition to find fault with our legislative delegation for raising salaries of county officials, for no doubt all our public servants are worth the increase. But we do think thp snnArvisor's office should be raised as well. This officer now gets $800 and it is the understanding he is to $ive his whole time to the county. He has to keep a horse and buggy and often is out in all sorts of weathei^ visiting the chain gang and looking after the roads all over the county.. To leave the salary at $800 is out of proportion to the others and it is the most important office in the county. The legislature has set a bad precedent in relieving the former State treasurers from liability on their bonds for, the theft of State bonds by clerks employed in the office. Certainly these officials should have been held responsible for the acts of their cletks. Does not the. law hold railroads and other corporations responsible for the acts of their employees? Most assuredly, and corporations have to pay heavy damages oftentimes bebause of the acts 'of their agents and employees, even though they have disregarded the rules of the companies. The action of the areneral assembly is favoritism of thp. jvorst kind. CLAIMS HE WAS WHIPPED, ftreeaviile Man Secures the Arrest of Chain ftar^Owaccu Greenvhalk? February 22.?Having been infcrmedthata warrant for bis arrest had been issued, H. P., Dill, overseer of the preen ville county diain" gang, surrendered to Magistrate Stradley. The warrant? was sworn out by Sidney J. Bouknight, a svhite man who recently completed a sentence on the gang, and charges Dill with assault and battery of a ligh and aggravated nature. Mr. Dill waived the right of a preliminary bearing, and was released on a justifiable bond for his appearance at the aext term of the court of general sessions. About one year ago Bouknight was convicted of bigamy and was sentenced to serve twelve months on the county gang. Bouknight claims that le was taken ill shortly after going to the gang, and that he was unable to do any work. He says that he was repeatedly whipped by Dill on this \AAAiinf on/1 cove tKot ho pnrn'pfi tlip MA^VUUby CUiU O?J0 vtiwv uv stripes around his body. He further ilaims that the more he begged for nercy the more he was whipped, and ;hat Dill frequently applied the lash x) his naked body until the blood ran iown his back. . It is understood that Mr. Dill does lot deny whipping the man, but says diat it was necessary for him to apily the lash to get any work out of lim. When Bouknight pleaded sickless, Dill had the county physician jxamine him, and he reported that ;here was nothing at all the matter vith the prisoner. Mr. Dill says ;hat he then whipped him and made lim work. The lawyers for the prosecution ;laim that even though Bouknight ivas not ill and refused to work, the aw does not justify his being whipped by the overseer of the gang. It is generally understood that thismethod is used in all of the counties, but the r\.npnnnfi'nn f?loim I ttW^Cid 1U1 U1C VIWAAU that this is in direct violation of the constitution. The case is an interesting one, and some legal points will be raised by it. [f Dill is found guilty the lawyers for the prosecution say that the whipping post at the State penitentiary will have to be abolsihed, for it would be as much a violation of the law to whip a prisoner at the penitentiary as it would be to whip one jn the gang. This is the first time in the history of the State that a case of this kind has been brought, and the results will be watced with interest. i Shooting in Barnwell. Barnwell, Feb. 22.?News has just reached here from Kline that Velpoe Hogg and Bill Creech had some disagreement, which ended in Hogg shooting Creech, the bullets passing through the thigh. Both gentlemen are members of good families. The shooting took place about ^o'clock p. m. ' * \ . . > 4 DID YOU r KNOW! 4 IP / That I have just added to my large stock of General Merchandise I one of theswellest and most complete lines of GROCERIES t ever brought to this ^ city. We have most anything you may Mm want in this line, and t the prices will suit you. i 9? S 1 5 Bamberg, - - South Carolina J* ; X ^ t -t- m^ X < [White Brick I I I g SAVANNAH j 8 SAND-LIME ? BRICK CO. I * mmmmmm Id. j. delki AGENT, .... BAHBERG, S. C. I ijW. P. RILEY| FIRE, LIFE \> !! ACCIDENT N o I; INSURANCE 3f < BAMBERG, .... S. C. < J A A A A AAAA.A.AAAAAAAAA A*A! W A TrHCC Cleaned, Polished, Oilecf ' it AI vUC J from $1.00 to $1.50 each . f!Wfcs Cleaned. Polished and Oiled from 50c to $1.25 each. I ^ Jewelry repaired. Satisfac- 3 tion guaranteed. H. E. Dickinson, Bamberg, S. C. t ; If1 J. F. CARTER j| 0 Attorney-at-Law o J [ BAMBERQ, 8. C. 1 * * Special Attention Qlven to Settlement | * 1 y of Estates and Investigation of Titles i, o Offices over Bamberg Banking Co. o ] ? i ? 1 c TITLES LOANS f EXAMINED NEGOTIATED J J. ALDRICH WYMAN ] ATTORNEY-AT-LAW j Civil and Office upstairs, over J Criminal Practice Bamberg Banking Co. 1 ?i i < | MONEY TO LEND X < o We are prepared to negotiate < * > loans on Improved farms for < ] [ five and ten years, partial pay- < ments, eight per cent. Interest. < J > . Don't write, come and see us. < JI J. 0. Patterson, Jr. J. W. Patterson J [ i > BABSVKLL, S. C. , < > UAI f IQTFR'Q Rocky Mountain Toa Nuggets A Btfsy Medicine for Busy People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation. Indigestion. Liver and Kidney troubles. Pimples, Eczema. Impure Blood. Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels/Headache and Backache. Its Roclcy Mountain Tea In tablet form. 35 cents a box. Genuine made by Hollisteb Drug Compart. Madison. Wis. %0LPEN NUGGETS FOR 8?U0W PE0PL3 lisssssqi || SELECT SEEDS U I gg AMBER^ANE ?| \ 55 ORANGE CANE gg c ?| PEARL MILLET gg ; 11 VELVET BEANS fig 6 5 5 SEED POTATOES g g c II GERMAN MILLET SB c Is PETERKIN COTTON eg || IMPROVED BROWN SEED gg PRICES ON APPLICATION jgj| state Quantities Wanted iisHUPTRINECO.i ! || SAVANNAH OEOROIA ! ' a U , ' - I'/'a vjg&SjiS / \ NEGRO KILLS CONSTABLE. Mr. R. R. Branson, of Dillon, Shot to Death while Making an Ar rest. Dillon, Feb. 23.?Constable R. R. Brunson was shot and almost instantly killed near here this afternoon by a negro whom he was attempting to arrest. The weapon used was a pistol, and three bullets entered Mr. Branson's body, each inflicting a wound sufficient to cause death. Mr. Brunson had a negro under arrest and was driving along a public highway when he met another negro for whom he also had a warrant. He was in the act of leaving his buggy when the negro in the road pulled his pistol and began shooting. The first bullet entered the constable's heart, but he had strength enough to re-enter his buggy and request the negro prisoner in the buggy to drive rapidly towards a physician's residence. The wounded man died, however, before the buggy had proceeded many yards. Mr. Branson was a native of Chesterfield county and had been living in Dillon about five years. He held the position of chief of police of Dillon up till a few months ago, when he resigned to take the position of constable under Magistrate Fore. He was a fearless officer, and his death is deeply regretted. He leaves a wife and several small children who were dependent upon him for support. Mr. Branson's slayer is a chunky black negro about five feet high and ?~ ?t? -i -toe TIU/. weigllS auuuL j.ou puuuus. tthcii 11C made his escape he was driving a gray mule to a top buggy. Governor Ansel has offered a reward of $100 for the negro's capture, which has been supplemented by a liberal private subscription. Ill Man Fights Bulldog. /1 New York, Feb. 20.?Battling for his-life with an infuriated bulldog, Douglas Hudson Riker, a publisher, ill with pneumonia and too weak to 3cream for help, was found unconscious, hours afterward, lying across the lifeless body of the dog, which he had smothered with a blanket. Taken ill shortly after his return to Brooklyn a few days ago from Florida, bringing North with him the dog tfhich had been presented to him. there, Mr. Riker was confined to his aed partially encased in surgical wrappings. Left alone after he had fallen asleep, .h omnl/fl 4-r\ An/) olonHinor nn 1c avvvac w 1111u m1v uv5 V4? lis chest. Trying to push the animal iway, it snapped at him. Repeating ;he attempt, Riker found himself engaged in a fierce juggle with the? inimal. He seiz^ jtJEy the throat vhen it sprang for ms throat. With 30th hands engaged he could not ring lis call bell and practically voiceless from his illness, he was unable to call for help. Riker's strength had almost given jut when jn the struggle some of the led became disarranged. This interfered with the dog's movement-HSivfj ;n the idea, the sack man push^ihe log's head ipto the bed clothing He succeeded m winding the blanket ibout the dog and took hold of him ind rolled on top of him. When h& lad gained , the final advantage he tinted. He was found unconscious some lours later, and was revived android ;he story. He was greatly weakened iy the struggle, and is now reported n a critical condition. CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED. Fayettevflle, N. C., Officer Dies Try ing to Make Arrest. Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 23.?Jas. 9. Benton; chief of police of Fayette_:n_ xt n moo flk/vf on/1 Wlln/1 not*l\7 I f 11 ICj X^l V# j WOO ouvsy cuiVA mitvu v?mij ?iis afternoon by a negro. The murierer, Sam Murchison, was captured in hour after the crime and despite ;hree distinct efforts to lynch him, pas safely lodged in jail. Tonight, at lie direction of the governor, the ocal militia company surrounds the iail, though no further trouble is apprehended. . Murchison quarreled with one of lis own race today and shot his antagonist, inflicting a slight wound. }hief Benton started out in search of Murchison and after a few words the legro drew his pistol and shot the ifficer through the head. Jack Crosvell, an 18-year-old lad who was nearly, though unarmed, made a deternined effort to capture the negro, iut he snapped his pistol at the boy ind ran. He fired one shot at a citzen who attempted! to stop him and vas wounded by one of three shots ired by Charles Benton, 17-year-old on of his victim, who took his father's listol and started in pursuit of the nurderer. Murchison continued his light to the outskirts, when, after tO policemen and many citizens had lunted him for an hour, he was overruled. En route to the jail the atempts were made to take the prison;r from the officers and the last time le was struck over the head with fists ind sticks by angry citizens, though 10 serious injury was done him. foung Benton's shot inflicted a serious wound in the groin. An unusual circumstance of today's ;ragedy is that it is the second time vithin a year that Fayetteville has ost a police chief at the hands of a lesperate negro. Less than a year igo Chief of Police Chesson and one >f his officers were shot by a negro lesperado. New Advertisements. J. A. Hunter?Hardware. J. J. Smoak?Give Me The Road. Richard W. Hutson,.Clerk?Notice o Creditors. Shruptrine Co.?Shruptrine's Seect Seeds. J. B. Kearse, County Supervisor? load Notice. . & - i .-v:; ; -.y, " ' ' ; I Lard Has Been in Existence a Long Time r | t So Mas Indigestion? . LARD Is produced from hog-fat, sometimes Impure, r* ' ??? always indigestible, and there's a good day A* ?-& coming when no one will think of using It for cooking. Jr COTTOLENE Is the only rational frying and t i shortening medium in the world: V It is made from refined vegetable oil and choice beef suet,? % everything about It Is digestible^and conducive to health. ;-i il Mr. J. Koy Jones representing me ?. k. rairoanK ta, 01 wme Chicago, has consented to call on our customers and ex- ( . X plain the merits of Cottolene. He will give to each pur J chaser of a pall of Cottolene a Cook Book, edited and com- W? ^ X plied by Mrs. Mary Jane Lincoln, author of the famous ' Jkap fr "Boston Cook Book." Try Cottolene once and you'll never- WF&&*. 2^ more be a friend to lard. -j. |iVloye's Grocery Store |p On the Corner 'Phone 41 Bamberg, 5. C f u||gj f A. M.TRABHAM^ I EIRE INSURANCE AGENT \ I I OLD LINE COMPANIES |||?g 1 Hanover, North British & Mercantile, and Others , MaUg (Noah Was the Founder of Indigestion! He Forgot to Leave the Pigs Ashore"^| TKo A manMi, Tt?nnl# in mnwffliMirA hftvfi PWT since I-'' been the victims of lard-cooked food and indigestion. Mr. J. Roy Jones, representing The N. K. Fairbank > Co., of Chicago, has consented to call on oar custo- I mers and explain the merits of cottolene \ COOK BOOK FREE I Mr. Jones will give to every lady that purchases a I I pail of cottolene a "Pure Food Cook Book," edited I by Mrs^Mary J. Lincoln, author of the famous Bos- V DIVORCE YOURSELF FROM THE LARD HABIT D. A. KINARD & CO.I Under Johnson's Hotel Bamberg, Sooth CaroBna I WE HAVE IT!l An up-to-date drug store with a choice assort- B ment, of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, ' Stationery, Cut Glass. Combs, Brushes, Rubber B Goods, Cigars, Etc. We can serve you promptly V^E| ^ and at right prices. Give us a share of your trade Hoover's Drug Storel| TELEPHONE 44 BAMBERG, S.C.J . ' , i 1 | EXCURSION RATES 11 ZZ / To New Orleans, Mobile, and Pen-' x ^ ams>nSm via SMfthflrn Dflllwav....... '< ZZ Account Mardi rGras celebrations at New Orleans, ? ? La., Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., the Southern ? ; | Railway announces the very low rate of one first- ? * 1 Z class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. Tickets ti? t on sale February 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th, inclusive; w a ? ; March 1st and 2nd, inclusive, good to leave New A 2! Orleans returning not later than midnight March 3?.^ t f 10th, 1908. Stop-Overs allowed going and returning. S " . p ? For rates, detailed information, etc., apply to ^ - Om&M r--> | Z nearest Tickets Agent or address |; J* C* LUSK, Division Pass. Agent, { ; Charleston, South Carolina ^-I?-I? -I-0? -I? -Ij -I?-I? -I? 03 -U il? 113 J? -I? 0 iUiU 0H&^ --vM (come m si WANTED I |3|" fifty Colored laborers tt Oace I At this season of the For Logging, Railroad ^ I f and Sawmill ' Work; | I R ttfjJETS? STEADY WOR#|||i I I the very best and latest GOOD WAGES lo l 'SE&SHJS Paid Every Night Wjjhjg We have most any I Wfictas w mwu majr 1? kind of Farming Im- Jtumed Into Office eveijpS - 1 p plement you may want ItWO weeks to be. Cashed. - ^ j and the price is the -' ' M them RememLrycm HOUS6 R8llt 'S * will always find our t* rt prices as low as they AlSO Cflfl USe White iflbOfpjjp _ can'possibly be made. T Call or Address Simmons Hardware Co. OEON ! UMIOE 0 011 Ban,^, South Carina ULMERS, S. Ca^g Located on 5. A. L. Railroad.