The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 30, 1910, Page 7, Image 7
DRINKS "BUG KILLER."
Cherokee Negro Charged with Murder
Commits Suicide.
* Gaffney, June 24.?Alfred Poole,
a negro prisoner, confined to the
county jail to await trial at the next
term of court, which convenes here
next Monday, committed suicide by
drinking "bug killer," in his cell last
night, dying from the effects about
1 o'clock. Poole was arrested about
4 two weeks ago at Cowpens, charged
with being an accomplice in the killing
of a negro baby at his home near
Cowpens. He was about 55 years of
age.
It has been the custom of the
+V. outm-vItt tfici nriannprs with
the "bug killer" at intervals. When
> the disinfectant was given to Poole
yesterday he saved it until night
came and then drank it, becoming
paralyzed at once. Although there
were two other prisoners in the same
cell, both of them disclaim acknowledge
of the taking of the fluid
and claim that they knew nothing
about the affair until they became
suspicious of his loud breathing, and
when they attempted to rouse him
they found him dying. Medical as'
sistance was summoned, and although
every thing possible was done, Poole
x soon died.
The evidence tended to show that
the act had been contemplated for
several days, as he had told his son
Sam, who is confined in the jail as
a witness to the killing of the infant,
that he did not intend to live much
longer. This was, about three days
* before the act was committed. He
seemed to be in fear of the outcome
of the trial. The coroner's inquest
was held at the jail this morning,
and the jury decided that Alfred
Poole came to his death by his own
hands.
Auditor West Has Resigned.
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i t After a- service of three years ' as
Stat? dispensary auditor, W. B. West
has sent in his resignation to Gov.
Ansel. Mr. West has resigned to take
* the position of chief inspector in the
t department of agriculture in the enforcement
of the pure seed and commercial
food stuffs acts. He asked
that his resignation take effect on
July 1. As dispensary auditor, Mr.
West was a most efficient State official.
Gov. Ansel made no statement
as to Mr. West's successor.
.; * The following is the letter of resignation
received by Gov. Ansel from
> "V^. B. West:
'T?beg to submit herewith my resignation
as dispensary auditor for
South Carolina. I do this that I may
i accept a position in the agricultural
department of the State, and if possible,
I would like to be relieved of
my present duties by July 1. The ha>
ture of my duties in the agricultural
department will be such that I can
accompany my successor over the
\'-c State and assist in learning him of
the duties of his office, that is, show
ing him the system of book-keeping
and the method formerly employed
in auditing the accounts.
"Permit me, please, to express to
you my very great appreciation of the
honor you have conferred in having
appointed me to a piace 01 nonor ana
trust for your universal kindness and
consideration while I have held this
position. I have always striven earn*
estly to do my duty as I saw it and
wish to thank you for the encouragement
and assistance that you have al
ways willingly given me in assisting
in the performance of my duties."
Good Advice.
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The following bit of advice was
given by Thomas Jefferson to young
* men: "Do not sit up late at night;
study and work in the day time.
Rise early and go to bed early.
Avoid novel reading and cultivate the
- 'companionship of good books. Never
tell a lie or stoop to a mean act. Be
kind to every living creature. Speak
no evil of any one. Be good, adore
, God, be loyal to friends, and love
your country better than yourself.
^ Take hold of things by the smooth
v handle; avoid disputes; do not turn
, pleasant conversation into heated argument.
Too much speaking is not
best. Never put off until to-mor
ruw wuai .vuu uau ao io-aay. ixever
spend your money before you have it.
* Never buy what you do not need because
it is cheap. Pride costs more
than hunger, thirst and cold. We
never report of having eatep too lit.
t tie. Never borrow trouble."
For Good Roads.
At a recent election held in Blackville
township, the citizens voted
unanimously to continue the two mill
special levy for road building they
^ have had for several years. The citizens
of Blackville township are progressive
and realize that good roads
will do more to increase their property
than anything else. They also reaf
lize that it is necessary for them to
o'A r? ATi'n in Ai' r nAol'Afo onH Violn
-4 i/wxvtto auu
build them. That they are not afraid
to do this is evidenced by the vote for
the continuance of the road tax at
the election recently held.?Barnwell
Sentinel.
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THE VALUE OF SLEEP.
Man Could not Sleep for Twenty
Years.
There should be material for a
1 weird, tragic epic in the news storytelling
how a man in Pennsylvania,
having been struck with lighting, was
unable to sleep for 20 years, and
how at least he died, grateful for the
, belated sleep which came to him.
The clever writers who have evolved
philosophers from clothes and
other prosaic things have overlooked
an obvious opportunity in the phenomenon
of sleep, which is almost
our most treasured privilege, yet
which receives so rarely the tribute
which it deserves.
Shakespeare, who touched all subjects,
refers with grand forlornness
to sleep, "that knits up the ravell'd
sleeve of care," but for the most part
the poets and philosophers have been
silent on this subject which suggests
strange and incomprehensive things.
Only the doctors have wrestled with
the problem extensively?and almost
without avail.
But there can be no doubt that life
would speedily lose its savor if the
beneficent sandman were to forget
. us.
It is not the body alone that longs
for rest after a few hours' exertion;
: the mind, no less insistently, demands
the bliss of oblivion, after the world's
waves of sensation have left a ceri
tain number of impressions.
We would all be a race of cynics
and pessimists if we could not forget
all things once in every 24 hours, and
greet the day afresh, after the world
and its panorama has been effaced
from the eyes.
The "man about town" is a cynic
not because he is wayward in miq^l
or in morals, but because he sleeps
too little, and sees too much of the
N world. And one who sleeps too much
ma v ho a HnllarH hilt ifcrhat a nana
city he has for the simpler joys of
life.
We have been touched by the closing
paragraph of the story telling of
the death of this man who could not
sleep for ?0 years.
"Two nights ago he called his
wife to his bedside. 'Thank heaven,
I think I'm going to fall asleep,.' he
said. He never wakened."
If the doubters be right and there
shall be no eternity for man, may we
not still be pacified by the thought
of that-long sleep, some day, when
the sound of children's voices shall
drift up into the burial ground, and
robins shall come to sing matins and
vespers to the rising and the setting
sun??St. Louis Times.
The State Candidates.
The candidates for State offices are
now touring the State, the first meeting
having been held at Sumter last
Wednesday. The Bamberg meeting
is to be held on Monday, July 11th.
Following is the list of candidates:
For Governor.
Cole L. Blease, John T. Duncan,
C. C. Featherstone, F. H. Hyatt, Thos.
G. McLeod and John G. Richards.
For Lieutenant Governor.
E. Walker Duvall and Chas. A.
Smith.
For Secretary of State.
R. M. McCown.
For Comptroller General.
A. W. Jones.
For State Treasurer.
R. H. Jennings.
For Adjutant General.
Chas. Newnham, W. W. Moore, J.
M. Richardson.
For State Superintendent of Education.
J. E. Swearingen.
For Attorney General.
B. B. Evans, J. Eraser Lyon.
For Railroad Commissioner. James
Cansler, G. McDuffie Hampton,
G. H. Mahon, 0. C. Scarborough.
Candidates for Congress.
The following "candidates filed
pledges for the different congressional
districts of the State:
First District?Geo. S. Legare, J.
H. Lesesne.
Second District?L. P. Boylston,
Jas. F. Byrnes, C. W. Garris, J. O.
Patterson.
Third District?Wyatt Aiken, Julius
E. Boggs, Coke D. Mann.
Fourth District?Jos. T. Johnson.
Fifth District'?Thos. B. Butler, D.
E. Finley, J. K. Henry.
Sixth District?Geo. W. Brown, J.
E. Elerbee, J. A. Hodges, B. B. Sellers.
Seventh District?A. F. Lever, W.
W. Ray.
Serious Fire in Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., June 24.?Fire
which started shortly after 1:30
o'clock this morning destroyed the
Cozy theatre, the magazine and cigar
store of the J. S. Oppenheimer Ci^ar
company, the large candy factory and
store 01 faui uonida. the ticket omces
of the Southern railway, with the
commercial freight office, and the
florist shop of John Wolf. Poor water
pressure gave the flames a big
start and the buildings were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $50,000.
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NEGRESS MAKES SOCIETY B<
Black Graduate of School Deternii
To Attend Dance.
New York, June 27.?The dete
ination of Irene Vandervale, a neg
and pupil in the East Orange t
i school, to attend the dance of
graduating class of that school in
fashionable Women's Club rooms
Orange on June 24, has set the
cial atmosphere of the two Orar
boiling, and complications of
most preplexing order are in p
pect.
A a n mpmhpr of the eradiifl.1
class of the school the girl recei
two tickets to the dance, which is
of the features of the ending of
high school curriculum. In addii
her sister,, who may also he gradi
ed, received two tickets to be use<
, the event that she passes the f
examination.
These two are the only negro g
in a class of about 80 boys and gi
many of whom are scions of som<
the most exclusive families of
most prominent social set in
Oranges.
When the parents of these pu
learned that the two negro girls
tended to take part in the dance
news spread through society like
electric flash.
Offers to relieve the surcharged
mosphere by purchasing the f
tickets at any price were extende<
the girls and were fndignantly rej
ed. Failing in this, some of the w
girls, unable to contemplate i
complacency the social mingling
races on the waxed floor of the &
ionable Women's Club when the
girls should bring their negro esci
to the dance, began to decline the
vitations.
How far this movement has
tended no one knows, but the ]
ents of the white girls are imdes;
of success by codfeiliatory measu
as James N. Vandervale, father of
two negro girls, is a stanch supp
er of the rights of his daughters
share all public honors and privile
in common with the white people
It was he who led the fight aga
the segregation of a foreign elen
from the other pupils in the grami
schools a few years ago, as a re;
of which the board of educa
compromised by establishing a c
for backward pupils into which s<
of the descendants of foreigi
found their way, much to the re
of the best circles of society.
, A Dreadful Wound
from a knife, gun, tin can, rusty r
fireworks, or of any other nature,
mands prompt treatment with Bi
len's Arnica Salve to prevent bl
poison or gangrene. It's the qu
est, surest healer for all such wou
as also for burns, boils, sores, s
eruptions, eczema, chapped hai
corns or piles. 25c at Peoples D
Co., Bamoerg, S. C.
Deserved Compliment.
Clerk W. Gilmore Simms has
ceived a pressing and flattering i:
tation to deliver a lecture in Pi
burg, Pennsylvania, on Reconst
tion in South Carolina. And of
men in the State there is none ot
who could do fuller or more forc<
justice to- this subject than this
triot citizen, who inherits in
measure the marvelous talent, v
derful memory and accurate ji
ment of his great father.?Barm
People.
A Woman's Great Idea,
is how to make herself attract
But, without health, it is hard for
to be lovely in face, form or tern;
A weak, sickly woman will be ]
vous and irritable. Constipation
kidney poisons show in pimples, t
ches, skin eruptions and a wretc
complexion. But Electric Bitters
ways prove a godsend to women 1
want health, beauty and friends. T
regulate stomach, liv^r and kidn
ptfrify the blood; give strong ner
bright eyes, pure breath, smoi
velvety skin, lovely complexion, g
health. Try tnem. 50c at Peo]
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
Col. J. W. Jenny.
Mninr fipnprnl Tpae-iip* has t
ferred a well deserved crowning I
or in appointing Colonel J. Wyi
Jenny to command the Barnv
Bamberg Regiment of Confede:
Veterans. All who know Col. Je
will be gratified by this handsi
recognition of his gallantry as a
dier. of the lost cause and spier
citizen of peace.?Barnwell Peop
Rev. F. C. Hickson Refused Divo
We clip the following from
Times, published at Oklahoma <
under date of June 19th:
"The Rev. F. C. Hickson, at
time a missionary to China, more
cently one of the ministers o
North Carolina Baptist associat
but at present of Oklamoha City,
the next and the last. He char
his wife, Josephine Hickson, with
sorts of insufficiences. and his i
counter-charged him in a desposi
with an equal degree of cussedn
Shooting, fighting, swearing
great bundles of other incide:
infelicities were mixed up in
hearing. So profoundly confused
came the bulk of evidence that
court refused to decide the case, w
holding his opinion until July 5.
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