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* WOMAN DEFIES OFFICERS. ^ Lexington Deputy Has Trouble in Arresting Negroes. Lexington, August 12.?Deputy ^ Sheriff Sim J. Miller, of this county, returned late last night from a man hunt extending over two days, bringing with him two negroes, Chester Pridgett and John Mance, whom they arrested in Aiken county. The two officers were met with great resistance by the wife of Mance, who declared that she "would drink her own blood before her husband should be taken." She secured a double-barreled shotgun, swearing vengeance upon the officers if they attempted to take her husband. Finally Deputy Sheriff Miller became tired of the abuse and he drew his pistol and held the woman at bay, while Constable ' s nrrl ol i nnoH j?"uimer stjcureu .uauto auu away in the darkness. From Mance's the officers drove to the home of Pridgett, two miles away. They met no resistance here, however, and were soon on their journey with the two prisoners. Trim Has Lots of Trouble. Chattanooga, Tenn., August 13.? "Rev." Henry Trim, leader of the Holy Rollers, a religious sect which has met with opposition in this section, has once more returned to East Chattanooga despite threats of violence. He erected his tent on private property and held a meeting last night. This was interfered with by a number of men, but Trim managed to finish the service. When he awoke this morning, it was to find that his tent had been cut down and a portion ^ carried away. The tent was reerected to-day and Trim announces that he will continue to hold services. Trim has been threatened with violence in case he should refuse to abandon the services, and trouble is expected. What Rural Free Delivery Does. toiontmriA oonnection brings *?* the distant city to the farmer's door. But rural free delivery does more. It brings him the daily newspaper, telling all that has happened round the world in the last twenty-four hours. And it is the daily paper that has widened his horizon from the village, postoffice to the other side of the ' globe. Statesmen and parliaments and famous personalities have entered his personal field of consciousness. New inventions, great achievements, reach him now so that he thrills with the rest of the world at their happen ing. He is living with his time instead of following it. And his intelligence has quickened and his convictions have strengthened as he finds himself abreast with the world. When rural free delivery was first agitated, people said: "Why, the farmer doesn't need it. He seldom gets any letters and he takes only weekly papers." For that the farmer was not to blame. To-day there are over 32,000 free delivery routes. The first route was established in 1896. Out at Turner postoffice, Ore., there were then just thirteen daily papers taken. Three years later there were one hundred and thirteen. "It would take part of life away to give it up," an Indiana farmer wrote to the postoffice department at Washington.?The Delineator for September. Women "Blind Tigers." Greenwood, August 12.?Two negro women wearing jackets and Bkirts of convict stripe made their ap^ pearance on the square this morning with brooms in their hands and were kept out for a couple or nours ana then carried hack to their cells. They will repeat the performance this afternoon. One of the women was convicted of selling whiskey, and the other for disorderly conduct. Not being able s to pay their fines, the above method ; of punishment was decided upon by Mayor Baker and Chief McCombs. It is hoped the moral effect will be sufficient. There have been four convictions since January 1 of female blind tigers and the officials are determined to break the practice up. The women are not required to work on the V- streets, but being out in public in their convict stripe, it is hoped, will have a good effect. Ernest Clyburn Commits Snicide. Anderson, August 13.?John Dean Hall, a colored convict, aged 40, at^ tempted to escape from the chaingang and was shot at by one of the guards, the shot going wild. Hall ran 40 yards and then fell to the ground, completely paralyzed. Death resulted later. Fear evidently caused apoplexy. Hall was serving short sentence for gambling. The Crime of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any one. Its the same with a lazy liver. It causes constipation, headache, jaundice, sallow complexion, pimples and blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, but Dr. King's New Life Pills soon banish liver troubles and build up your health. 25c. at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. J HANGED IN 6E0K6ET0WN FIRST EXECUTION UNDER ACT MAKING NEW CAPITAL CRIME. No Unusual Incidents Marked Death Scene Except That One Person Fainted. Georgetown, August 13.?In accordance with the sentence which was passed on John Jenkins, alias "Slippery Joint," by Judge John S. Wilson at the special term of court which was held here on the 2 7th or July, Jenkins to-day paid the penalty for his crime. A special term of court was held here at the request of the citizens through Solicitor W. H. Wells, specially for the purpose of trying Jenkins. Jenkins at his trial put up the plea of alibi and not until a few days ago did he confess his crime of an assault with criminal intent upon a young white lady of this county. Several days ago the sheriff was in the jail house, at which time Jenkins confessed that he was the right party, saying that he had had a dream in which the Lord told him to tell the truth about the matter before he died. Death Warrant Read. The death warrant was read by Sheriff C. W. Scurry to Jenkins this morning at 9:20 o'clock, immediately after which he was carried to the gallows in the jail yard. The condemned boy did not show signs of nervousness to any extent, except that he was perspiring freely in the face. After he ascended the steps of the gallows, he made no statement regarding his crime, but in a low tone he was heard to utter, "Lord, have mercy on my soul," and "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Rev. A. B. Jackson, colored, who has been acting as his spiritual adviser, offered prayer in Jenkins's be nan wnne on me ganows. A Silent Criminal. After the prayer Jenkins was asked by the sheriff if he had anything further to say, to which he replied, "No." The trap was sprung at 9:31 o'clock and Jenkins hung for 16% minutes before life was pronounced extinct by Dr. Olin Sawyer. Jenkins wore a new pair of trousers, which had been sent to him by some of his friends and carried a small testament in his hip pocket. The execution passed off quietly and Jenkins's family took charge of his body. This is the first execution unJ laorielofll rD Ut!I IUB lie W ?aet VI IUC itb'SiHiuiv making attempt at the crime against woman a capital offense. One of the witnesses to the execution fainted when the, trap was sprung and was immediately taken to the jail house by the doctors, who were present, for attention. Italian Shoots Skipper. Charleston, August 14.?Capt. Jones Townsend, of the well known coasting schooner Josephine, of Baltimore, was shot at an early hour this morning by an Italian, Antonio Aratano, on the corner of Meeting and Chalmers streets. The men had been drinking but when they left the establishment on the corner, they seemed to be in friendly relations, as far as could be learned. Aratano was arrested later in the day. He denies that he shot Townsend, but he was taken over to the Roper hospital and there positively identified by the sea captain as his assailant Aratano is in jail awaiting the results of Townsend's injuries, which are thought to be fatal. Townsend's intestines are perforated in several places and there are slim chances for recovery. Ernest Clyburn ommits Suicide. Lancaster, August 13.?Ernest Clyburn, a young man about 19 years old, son of Capt. W. U. Clyburn, of the Haile Gold Mine section, committed suicide this afternoon by locking himself in his father's room and blowing out his brains with a shotgun. No cause is known for the rash act. He was a young man of quiet, steady habits and deservedly popular. He was a brother of young Thomas Clyburn, who lost his life in the double tragedy at Kershaw about two years ago. The father of young Clyburn was on his way to Hot Springs, N. C., this afternoon, when his son took his life. Capt. Clyburn was notified at Monroe of his son's tragic death. 'Twas a Glorious Victory. There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn. A man's life has been saved, and now Dr. King's New Discovery is the talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages. "I could not work nor get about," he writes, ''and the doctors did me no good, but, after using Dr. King's New Discovery three weeks, I feel like a new man, and can do good work again." For weak, sore or diseased lungs, coughs and colds, hemorrhages, hay fever, lagrippe, asthma or any bronchial af fection it stands unrivaled. Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Sold and guaranteed by People's Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. Pi- ; - ' BODY FOUND NEAR CONWAY. Corpse of J. S. Cooper Found in the Road. Conway, August 12.?Lying dead; in the woods was the condition in j which J. S. Cooper, of Conway, was j found yesterday afternoon. He was j j found about five miles from Conway [ on the Dog Bluff road, lying a lew [ hundred yards from the road. The | coroner's jury rendered a verdict that the deceased died from the effects of excessive drinking and that he had been dead about 24 hours J when found. Cooper was an excessive drinker, it is said, but for last few weeks had been very sober. Monday he left Conway for the country, presumably to trade horses, as that was his favorite pastime. Early Tuesday his horse I returned home unattended and a quart of liquor was found in the buggy. Mrs. Cooper at once grew uneasy about her husband, and sen: some of her friends to look for Mr. Cooper. He was found as above stated on Wednesday afternoon. His body was very much discolored and where he lay were signs indicative of scrambling. This, it is thought, was where the deceased lay while in his drunken condition. No signs of foul I play were seen. Cooper was about 35 years old and I leaves a wife. New Crop Coming on Market. Clio, August 13.?This morning about 6 o'clock Mr. T. H. Hubbard brought the first bale of the new crop of cotton to this market and sold it to the E. Sternberger company at 12 % cents a pound. A few hours later Dr. C. S. Evans put on the market the second bale, for which he was paid 11 cents. The crop is opening very rapidly and there will be a quantity of cotton marketed here by the first of September. Death of Little Rnth. It was seven o'clock in the evening. The old fashioned farm clock swayed slowly the dull moments, in puny effort to measure the dreadful long hours of death! Little Ruth re- | vived from a stupor, her beautifu.; brown eyes catching a vision of the. evening star, before hiding itself be-i hind the thick forest, dimly showing in the twilight. More and more adroitly she gazed, as if some treasure in itself is departing never to return to her sight on earth again. She lay all that day in an unconscious state only at that opportune time reviving to catch a vision of that heavenly treasure now seemingly passing in transport to her behind the thick forest. "Ruth!" "Ruth!" a voice from her mother kneeling beside her. Ruth only at this sublime moment looking around to those in the room. "Mother," she said, "I dreamed that yonder in the western sky, I saw a beautiful star, only to awake and see it in reality." Feeble and trembling, little Ruth grew weaker as she talked, her eyes sparkling with an inspiration of heavenly bliss, as is often the case with a dying Christian. "I dreamed that I had passed from this life, and two angels robed in white came for me, telling me to look no to heaven, to a certain star, and oh! it was such a brilliant star, and showed such splendor! 'They took me into their arms and tenderly bore me away and presently I found myself in a realm of angels in another world, and I was told that it was heaven, and that I was to live there always in peace and happiness." Suddenly falling backward little Ruth sank into eternity. Her roseate cheeks grew fainter as life became more extinct, and a sweet smile lingered, bespeaking ecstacy and bliss. Those rosy lips that had just bo flu- i ently spoken these tender words were waxen. Those beautiful eyes that so ( radiantly depicted such sincerity and love lost their glow and magnificence, for death had triumphed over a beau- 1 tiful life, and a soul was borne to the i heavenly shores to dwell in paradise! i W. A. HAY, JR. , How Uncle Sam Teaches Farming. 1 The department of agriculture is i maintained by the United States, at i an expense of eleven million dollars ( annually, to discover and teach improved methods of farming. Cooperating with it are sixty-three State agricultural colleges with free tuition. 1 And a further important feature of I * the system is some iour muusanu farmers' institutes, by which the classroom is taken to the fields wherever fifty farmers will gather to-: gether to hear lectures and experts. Sometimes these institutes are sent on wheels; a railroad train is chartered and an entire equipment for demonstration purposes placed aboard, accompanied by horticulturists, entomologists and botanists. At each little station a halt is made while the lecturers from the rear platform address the crowd that gathers round. Such are the "corn specials" of Nebraska and Iowa, the "wheat special" of Washington and the "fruit train" of Idaho.?The Delineator for September. i'LOST-Money 111 1 you remember the number of |J m @ l^times you have seen advertisements 1 ||| rArMmonroH %i7ifh thp u/nfH X !lliai WU111111VUVVU TY I 111 iiiv TT y* ? ? "Lost." You seldom see where anyone 5 has "lost" money, for everybody knows 1 Bl it is practically useless to advertise for it. The safest way to carry money is in i^|| one of those nice purses now on sale at ?j||| The Herald Book Store. We have just ? |gj| put on display the largest assortment of ? ||1 Leather Goodsa that have been shown in this or any ? im other city in many a day. It matters 1 not what your wants may be in this line ? 'mm you can find it in The Herald Book Store. 1 fll We bought the full line of samples of 1 j|fl one of the largest dealers in leather goods ? j ?X -<2 - JA* so *r W1 c\ n 111 A Illicit VlMl^ UUI tll^. TTt ai^ UUVIUI^ uii m of these goods at prices that will make, 1|?f| you think they were being given away. i 811 For A Presentij of any kind you should come and see our line before you decide * what to give. It matters not to whom you may want to make X -lllf a present, or how much you want to pay for it, we can come I 'fM mighty near showing you something that will suit you and your S .Sjgl purse as Well as please the one to whom you intend making the o Wk present. We have on display a swell line of X Cut Olass. Silver 111 ? and Hand Painted China, and one of the prettiest things about 9 'M @ it is the price. We have most anything you may want in these - * 5 lines. The Silver was made in this State, coming from the ' X " | factory at Hartsville, S. C. You should come in and look this a f|| A line over just to see what can be done and is being done right .* A - -iW @ at our doors. We are always glad to show our goods whether ? M @ you wish to make a purchase or not. .'. .'. .'. . \ ? |jj;|| 1 Come Watch Us |f}f A shine when it comes to Fountain Pens. We handle the best 2 -,ig| A Fountain Pen manufactured, each and everyone of which are A 6 guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in every particular, or A i ffi you get another pen or your money, which ever you prefer, but X * we have never had one returned to us so far, and are satisfied * S we can show you one that will suit you. , . 2^j??| The Herald Book Store (I I BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA ftfcltl