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SUICIDE AT SUMTER. W. P. William* Shoot* Himself Through the Head. 8vmter. March 2.?In bad health, and suffering from a series of incur able carbuncles. W. P. Williams, for years foreman of the planing mills, of the Sumter Pine and Cypress Comply, put an end to all of his earthly trouble at an early hour this morning by committing suicide. When Mr. W. X. McLeod, also an employee of the mill, went to work this morning he heard a disturbance la the sawdust pile under the planing mill shed, and uppn investigation, be found Mr. Williams in an uncon nlMia AAmtlHnn toado" ??.1*1. ? WHWMVU! I II?IIH ?UVUV W IUI a bullet wound entirely through his head, end with a 32 calibre pistol lying near by. Mr. McLeod immediately reported what he had found to the oAce of the mill, and medical aid was summoned. While Mr. Williams was still alive at 11 o'clock this morning, the doctors report that he will be unable to last more than two hours, and that there is no possibility of his regaining consciousness. No psaaon other that of falling health can be attached to the unfortunate occurrence. Mr. Williams was / jnB ksrtrn and well liked in Sumter. He was in his 14th year. Coroner Flowers anticipating the Unwritable cad, haa gone to the mill for the purpose of holding an ingnest' The lumber plant is situated gp?m I? Aumnuc uoast Line Kniiroad, . spmnt thne miles from the city. Bm Moved ISO Thaw. ^ Oottoi mill operatiws haw a repn| tattoo for freqaent moving, bat per ||J. ^Ippi tfi rtconU of this kind hare & JMfta broken by a man, whose name anot bo \laaraed, who has just f: 1 aovsd to lbs Brandon mills from one 10 tie 8psrtanbnrg mills. He has ^i^ad one hundred and twenty } His Ufa has bean, necessarily, a ^^bslng- one,' newr staying at one ^J^^^MS'mora than a few months at the As a rale, he works in a ^La law weeks or oattl he saws iwtf money to mow on to snip. lip* town, and than Mhlkes.M He Ml worked In nearly ewry mill in and in many in the North. Jbas boon' Mire sswral days and iilB probably mow on somewhere ?g^::KfjiB after a week or two.?Greent M^jjghlf Wi People Pled in Baow ?kte 'Wash., March 3.? ' P^j|ghlr-sii r names are now on the of dead Tiftirtng passengers, ||^^lnttfoad and postal employes who ||jp > aarriad down by the avalanche KM-MBaLitJl.... - ? ??* - p^r; armuujiu vwu wm iwiunu Tumday awr*?faf Statements now who were* Bleeping on fcMWed trains vary from SO MHPft ?* * estimate of 100 dead is |p - pggiaarative, fc^Js said to-night All P<^i^>'',<kVt hmldonta of the North* |^??l^ite hie. the slightest hope of lp|Mif?i]r of the mhwtag alive. The ^I ^MdOvatteaa have uncovered none UvB^^Tjua tvldanche of dry snow might oomed its vietima alive, bat gpit^ipgB at Wellington la packed Ewet snow, ice, huge trees Bl boulders of enormous fwo of tbe bodies mwered of dietrldtti who www t cabin at the edge of Well1 who were carried 800 feet r a stream of men, packs 0 their backs, wound about tain path from Skomomish sad Wellington carrying applies for the injured, digging for the bodice of r relatives. er was caught taking trinkk woman's body and he was 1 to start down the trail adred and fifty men dug for t the avalanche debris all nag the bodies found to-day ee of Former Prosecuting R. M. Burnett, of Spokane; r J. L. Petit, who. after a ot to 8kyfnimlsh, went back st, and Mrs. M. A. Coring, la, who left Spokane to cele' golden wedding in Seattle searchers find the Pullman jk. ... Mm Intact, they may take oat many ^'- "'hodlea In a short time, but it is like? iy the dead are strewn through acres of debris. At the present rate of ' Mt TOk* to recov-[ | er all the bodies. After the track is | opened engines and tackle will lift ' the huge trees and boulders, r 8now plows and wrecking trains working east from Skykomish made I good progress to-day. Superintendent O'Neill of the Great Northern ^ said to-night he expected the road to be in operation about April 1. f Ton can sell goods on credit withg, . out adrertising. but a store whose I cash trade is Increasing is the store !', which is adrertising In the newspa VEIUHCT FOR 8PRVXT ? SONS. Judge Brawley Directs Decision 1 Cotton Contract Cane. j Florence. S. C., March 2.?Unite States Circuit Court Judge Brawle to-day directed a verdict for the plait tiffs in the suit brought by Ale Sprunt & Son. of Wilmington, agains Hurst-Streeter Company, of Cheraw S. C., for about $7,000 differenc which they allege the plaintiffs wer required to pay for cotton, which de fon/lonts ~ ? :1 vmmwmw uuu wunavicu auu mile to furnish October 1, at the price o ten cents the pound. The defendants contended that th contract was invalid under the Stat law prohibiting dealing in future* but the Court held that in the ah scnce of any clause providing for ; settlement of any difference upon ei piration other than delivery of spo cotton the contract was valid. Thi is the first cf many suits brought ii State and Federal Courts by this flrn in the Carolines and Georgia. ^ Get Busy, Young Men. After being kept in doors th< greater part of the time, the sprinj weather calls us to work. How man: of us rejoice and respond eagerly ti its call? The most miserable person on earth are those who have nothinj to do. Life means activity. It L the still water that is foul and stag nant; the running water that i dear and pleasant to look upon Think of these things, you who drea< work. So many parents try to shieh their children from the cares of life Tou are making a sad mistake, de veloping a race of weaklings, whei with early lessons of aelf-reliana they could be moulded into nobl< men and women. Our first impres sions are most lasting. What w< learn in youth becomes a part of ui and can never be taken from us Things . that we learn later in lift and rude experiences that makes th< wish to rear noble sons and dangh ters teach them to rely on themselve early in life. If you are poor m much the better, "necessity is a stern mother, bnt a true one." Parents do wrong in keeping theii children hanging around, shelter* and enervated by indulgent parent! The eagle does better. It stirs up it nest when the eagles are able to fly They are compelled to shift to themselves. She literally tarns then out tearing all the down and feath era from the nest It is this rongl anr rude experience that makes th< king of birds so fearless in his fllgh end so expert in pursuit of pre; Poverty is no barrier to success. 1 is a misfortune to be born with a silver spoon in your niouth. Rich? are ofteoer a dog than a help. So, young man, don't waste youi time fretting about what you haven' got, bnt take stock of what yot have. If yon are honest can tell tin truth, and industrious, you are al right Such boys are in demand It you can't dress so well, just re member clothes don't make men. ant work on. they will come later, i hundred years from now. no one wil know what you wore. But it is ven important how you act Tour in flnence for good or eril will go 01 and on after you hare turned U dust Is it not wiser then to culti ate those things that are imperisb able? The advice to young men noi seems to be "Get money, young man even if yon have to sacrifice char acter." This is bad advice; we art pursuing the shadow and losing tht substance. Character should be first money, a secondary consideration Of course we can't get along without money. It is a good servant, bo when it becomes our master then art we slaves indeed. This mad rush af ter the dollar is crashing out all tht finer things in life. We can cam nothing with us. "What shall i profit a man if he gain the wholt world and lose his own soul." Remember this, you. must eithei toil or steal. The polite name ii graft, but it is stealing all the same and can't be made respectable. Whicl will you do, steal or work? Be wise choose the latter. The darkest houi in any man's life is when he tries t< make money without earning it. Bt honest; it is a great thing to be abb to face the world and say here is ai honest man. Never be ashamed of pny hones vnrk tin Anvthinr vnn win finH < do, and do with all your might. Then U; no such word as fail for boys lik< these. Bpaniondas. a Ttaeban general was conquered in battle. To humil ate him he was made scavenger o the city. He went to work as earn estly in this menial work, as he di< everything else, the result was tha he hud the cleanest city for milei around. When asked by a friend, i he did not feel humiliated by doins such work, he replied. "The worl does not ennoble me, but I will en noble it." PRO BONO PUBLICO. Our merchants are reoelvini goods. Watch The Herald for sprint advertisements, and patronize thosi who advertise in this newspaper. V ' - > s J PROMINENT MEN SHOT. d North Carolina Town Scene of a F'earful. Trajjedj. d Scotland Neck. N. C.. March 4.? y State Senator L. C. Travis and Rept resentative A. P. Kitchin. brother of x Gov. W. W. Kitchin and Congressman it Claude Kichin of the Second North r, Carolina district and Deputy Sheriff e C. W. Dunn, all of Halifax county, e were shot down on the main street of v the town this afternoon by E. E. Powd ell. a wealthy and prominent citizen, f Travis and Kitchin are seriously. and Dunn fatally wounded, e Details of the shooting are meagre, e According to the best information ob i, tainable, Powell met his three vie- 1 h tims, walking along the street togeth- 1 a er. He approached Senator Travis, 9 - it is said, and asked him his reason ' t for not replying to a letter he had s written him. i 1 Tried to Placate Him. 1 Representative Kitchin thinking that Powell was out of hnmor, placed his hand gently on his shoulder and ottered words intended to placate him. Without farther words, it is B alleged, Powell drew a pistol and I shot Kitchin down, and in quick sucf cession fired on Travis and Dunn, > hoth victims falling to the ground. 1 Powell then walked to his store. I No effort was made to arrest him, and to-night he surrendered to an ' " officer and was taken to the county > jail at Halifax. ~ At Close Range. . The hullet, which struck Kitchin at close range, entered the race below . * the eye and was later taken out helow the ear hp surgeons. The hall which struck Travis knocked out several teeth and split his tongue. Dunn was hit helow the left shoulder hlade, the bullet ranging upward. Both Travis and Kitchin are among the prominent citizens of the State u and Powell is a wealthy property owner. A Ho* m<i|nt*v? U I. J <M?ii uiiuuiBui w icaiucu lUtti neither Kitchin or Travis was fatally wounded. A brother of Mr. Kitchin, one of the wounded men. gave the information. He stated further that the mysterious letter on which the shooting hinged, was written to Travis regarding a court case in which Kitchin had defended Powell's 18-year-old son, and to which Travis had not replied. Mr. Travis had nothing whatever to do with the case and the presumption is that Powell looked upon Mr. Kitchin's friendly endeavor to pacify him either as an attack or an effort to prevent him from carrying out his designs upon Senator Travis. The letter in question was written a year ago. Officer Dunn, who was removed to a hospital, is in a critical condition. Knows of No Cause. Washington, March 4.?Representative Kitchin. when informed to1 night of the tragedy In which his * brother was shot, declared that he knew of no cause for the shooting. ' He said that he had been of the opinL ion that Powell had been friendly to * Senator Travis and his brother as r tLey had appeared recently as attorneys for a son of Powell and had 1 succeeded in getting him off with a j 3 very light sentence. I Garliagton Decision Affirmed. t __ Columbia, March 5.?The Supreme - Court to-day affirmed the judgment i of the Circuit Court in the case of ? the Carolina Agency Company against ; John T. Garlington. the man whose . appeal is now pending in the Semit note case. t The appeal in the agency case is 5 from an order of Judge Hydrick re fusing to vacate and discharge a war6 rant of attachment issued by the r clerk of Court of this county In an act tion brought in January, 1909. 3 The complaint in the case charged Gdrlington with owing the Carolina r Agency $25,000. inasmuch, it was s alleged, that Garlington had not made , an accounting of his treasurship in [ i this agency; that he owned 175.000 , in the agency and disposed of about j r 5,000 shares at $10 a share, and that > he had collected as premiums for the ? State Mutual Insurance Company, of i Rome. Ga.. the sum of $70,000. and j l ''although frequently called upon for an accounting for his actions and dot ings as general manager and treas- i > urer. had failed to do so. and had rei cently departed from this State, con? tinuing to absent himself for the purpose of defeating and defrauding i, the plaintiff, his creditor and other . - creditors of their rights." j f The Carolina Agency sued Garling ton for $25,000 and attached his ^ i lands in Laurens county. On the ^ t motion to discharge the writ of atb tachment. after full argument. Judge f Hydrick refused, and the Supreme I Court now. sitting without Justice c Hydrick. affirms the order. It is stated that Hon. C. W. Garris. of Bamberg, will oppose Congressman _ Fatterson for Congress this summer. I Mr. Garris is a good man, but he will c I not have a walk-over, on account of i 9 the splendid record Mr. Patterson has a made.?Johnston Monitor. s 4 FsurnSurTI I "1 would like to guide suffering women to a sure H cure for female troubles," H writes Mrs. R. E Mercer, Iot frozen Camp, W. Va. B "I have found no med- B icine equal to CarduL 1 B had suffered for about B four years. Would have B headache for a week at a B time, until I would be IB nearly crazy. 1 took Car- B dui and now I never have B the headache any more." B ICARDUI The Woman's Tonic I The pains from which B many women suffer every Hi month are unnecessary. B Ifs not safe to trust to B tmnrr ?X?UA ?* i*-- * 1 wwuf uinia, 14(111 II UK time of tiie pains. H I Better to take Cardui N for a while, before and U after, to strengthen the IV system and cure the cause. M This is the sensible, B the scientific, the right way. Pain in Heart 'Tor two years I had pain in my heart, bade and left side. Could not draw a deep breath or lie on left side, and any little exertion would cause palpitation. Under advice I took Dr. Miles* Heart Remedy and Nervine. I took about thirteen bottles, am in better health than I ever was, and have gained 14 pounds.'* MRS. LILLIE THOMAS. Upper Sandusky, Ohio. For many years Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy has been very successful in the treatment of heart troubles, because of its tonic effect upon the heart nerves and muscles. Even in severe cases of long standing it has frequently prolonged life for many years after doctors had given up all hope, as proven by thousands of letters we have received from grateful people. Dr. Mltos* Hsart Ramady to sold by all druggists. If tbs first bottto falls to bsosftt, your druggist will rsturn your MILES MEDICAL CO, Elkhart, lad. I? MiwfranCoverto Cover gi J webster's L i NEW a [international! I DICTIONARY | JUST ISSUED. Ed.k| Chief, Ik.H.IJEaAJbamt U.S. 1 CftWi ef FhmHpft. The Webster! Trsttn Derebpd by loiml i \f fjy^Ky Key to Lit* I WKVEBbv 9m tfBr^lvxlutirliyi ^SCOCBiU H 1? t ?*? P r- -f ..I.n., t\ Ll-J I uimmi rnctoiy pswmm* | 2700 Paces. 600oninstrations.| I 400,000 Worts and Phrases. I GET THE BEST I in Scholarship, Conven-1 ience, Authority, Utility.! HUttl^H! ul M WrtUtarJ'wcilttra^ilo ^9 C. A C. HEXtlAll CO.. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 1 Tw^a 4m?hw twwitl?tttipitic?iia B Shoe &Harness Repairing = I have moved my whop to my new milding in rear of Johnson'* Hotel. >y tlie passenger depot, where I am ead to werve yon with all kind* of tarness and repairing, a* well aw new lork in the harness line. Give me a rial. HEYWOOD JOHNSON HAMBKRG. S. C. Everything being equal, the merhant who is willing to spend his noney to tell yon what he has to sell nd asks yon for yonr business, deervea your patronage. *> - *?"* -- \ ' ' * - > ? W \ / tv;, : V: .* , r ?' ; i*.? \ k2* - *? , Tfgmiifrt .'mAt i-ttrff I No More with that automobile, bicycle A have me to put it in flnt-das j prepared to do your work as i cities, and my prices are abou (A, aiso hare in stock a well selee j AUTOMOBILE & BI< 2* which I will sell to you at clos l ' ? ? - ? <? jvu uccu i Will |{fl It IOI ^ the next one. When in need T don't forget me. \11 work gi |j. B. BF 2 The Repair Man. 1 Tombstones & I am now representing the ( Milling Con of Carterarllle, c In Monuments and Headstone my styles before yon buy. I ca want In Italian or black marbi la a most reliable one* Drop me a postal or *phoae mt the many beautiful designs wi G. W. GARLAND, : IX COT Ibe ginning season is now abon have the engine sad boiler and gin tion for nest season's work so tha "starting opM with the first bale. Works take your plant in hand, pat) and save yon dollars and trouble 1 paying out the cash for the work aboat it, and, "ten to one,** they ? the work done before the rush, and do no harm to inquire about it an The Denmark Machine Works, Di IJ. J. Si I Phone Ho. 68 - - - Bargains in Rea Farms in small and larg and residences, mere , mill sites, sale stables, propositions, at low fig terms. Descriptive lis tion. Call on or write, J. T. O* jjEeal Estate Agent, - rThe A NKXT DOOR TO V We have tlic swellest line of Volenti ranging in price from 1 cent to 9B.O We have placed in oar building are now ready to give you first-class ing bat the best all the time. Drin once. Telephone So. 27. When d Bamberg's riamitM store. I QUATTLEBAUM & 4 ~ I Hoover's D We beg to call your atten fountain, which we have n have also overhauled our < made it inviting to the most We have a well selected iin< Sole agents for the famous Our Patent Medicines, Drug complete. PRESCRIPTION WORI HOOVER'S Dl V Trouble j % gun or pistol If you trill 9 i repair. 1 am just as well A* anyone outside the larger T t twice as reasonable. 1 9 led line of m CYCLE SUPPLIES J (est prices. If I haven't T r you just as prompt as 9 of anything in my line ^ laranteed. E , ? ilCKLEf , .Bamberg, & 0* 2? Monuments I I 3oMoMdrtei M?>bff tad * B d cm furnish aajtldag 8 s, I7S0 to $7,000. See | lb furnish maj design yon I le, or granite. Mj house 1 i and I will call aid show I j^anbcr&icj TON! I * H - A t ow, and XOW Is the time to I stag machinery pet hi eondl- I * it there will he no Map ia I Let the Dennevk Machine I Meg it hi proper shape for joe, I both. If joe do eot feel Hke I when done, see or write them I I paj for it next falL it wffl B yway. Just write abowt it to I mmarfc, 8. C. ? I ^ ; , ^ SrHiraBlaA^Sgl^^ that Hill improro their cowB- 1 tkm and appearance. They are I as carefoDj looked after as I those of aaj private stable. I OUR LIVERY SERVICE I is at your command for any I rkind of rig joe require. Say I the word and the beggy, phsi I ton, coach or any other carriage' 'g for amj time joa wish. I IW 0 A K,| I obil??ia , 1 Estate, etc. I . ? tracts, town kite ^ intile businesses, and pole and tie y Hires and on easy | t sent on applica- I | NEAL I - Bamberg, 8. C^JJ rcade I , , t t>8T OFFICE. I Vi Inn ever broafht to Bamberg. I 0. Come and lei as aboar you. I ; a flrst-daM Soda Fount, and I service day and algbt Xoth? I iks delivered anywhere and at I bwn town don't fall to visit I MURPHY, Props. J rug Store! tkm to oar new soda I pcently Installed. We I entire store and have I J A.SJU lOSUUMMU. 5 of Valentines. I \ Hnyler's Candies. I and Sundry lines are B i A SPECIALTY. I RUQ STORE! * f- * - I