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P PATTERSON'S PARDON RECORD. K _______ He Gave Freedom to 1,383 Criminals During His Four-\ ear Term. Nashville, Term., Feb. 9.?During his administration of four years ExGovernor Malcom R. Patterson pardoned 1,3S3 criminals, the offenses for which they were convicted ranging^ from weapon-carrying to the %* most grave and serious charge K./ brought against the criminal body, murder in the first degree. Two hundred criminals inprisonK ed for murder in the first and second degrees were during Mr. Patterson's administration, pardoned, their im. mediate release being given them. Many other sentences were eommutpv - ed for periods of varying degrees of length. One of the most interesting cases in this connection is that of Powers Gentry, who will hang on the 12th day of this month unless pardoned by Governor Hooper. Gentry was - give a respite of sixty days and his p- j case will be the first serious case to ly . come before the new governor. In spite of the general sentiment against selling liquor, pardons have been issued to 156 Drisoners indicted on this charge during the four years' administration lately closed. Fifty-three of the 156 cases were pardoned since April 14, 1910. Among the charges brought against ? this latter class were illicit distilling, whiskey selling and a few cases of near-beer selling. Patterson's pardon record contains Executive clemency issued to 197 criminals pardoned on a charge of larceny. A large proportion of that number have been pardoned during the last few months. - Pardons issued to criminals during }jr " the last four years indicted on miscellaneous charges have amounted to 562. The larger number of these miscellaneous cases have been issued to prisoners who had been committed to the penitentiary for assault of varying degrees of seriousness. A ^ large numbeV were issued to prisoners indicted on the charge of manslaughter, both voluntary and involuntary. Gaming and tippling, em?h<k77ipmpnt9 robberies, forgeries and other serious charges were among the indictments of those in the misI cellaneous class. Less grave indictments have been brought against those charged with housebreaking, f public drunkenness, bigamy and other misdemeanors. . rVncKoil <-/-? Tk>ath hv Trflin. vi uoaivvt w "vj . r-x'Tsr^e ll$v v Newberry, Feb. 10.?About onehalf mile above the city limits, midway between Newberry and Helena, ^ to-day Sumter J. Carter was killed by Southern passenger train No. 18. - The engineer of the train gave the * signals and slowed up his train, but he says Mr. Carter threw himself across the track just in front of the I running train. His head was severed *from the body and ground into an unrecognizable mass, his brains being scattered along the track for sev< eral yards. |; ? v Whether he threw himself deliberately across the track or slipped on the muddy ground and fell across the track will probably never be known. Some years ago Mr.. Carter was an efficient member of the Newberry poj lice force, but for the last few years he has been working in the cotton mills here. He was about 60 years old and leaves a wife, and also five children by a former marriage. | Bradley Talks of South. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 11.? | * United States Senator W. 0. Bradley of Kentucky was a speaker at the Lincoln club banquet to-night. "No man has ever lived," said Senator Bradley, "whose memory is so much cherished by our people irrespective of party as that greatest, best and most distinguished AmeriI can." i After paying this tribute to Lincoln, Mr. Bradley compared the South to-day with what it was before the war. "The people of the South," he said, "are no longer supine and listless. With wonderful courage, unsurpass ? ed energy and tireless effort they y have transformed that section into a 9 N new* country, with new aspirations and new purposes. But there is something even better than all this. ^ The coming of the Spanish war quickly proved to the world that the old-time loyalty of the Southern people was not dead. "To-day the South is as loyal and as much devoted to the union as any other section of the country. It no longer entertains ill will for or prejudice against the North and welcomes n-i t Vi nriDn o rm c " V U It I "11" Vf/vu, A King who Left Home set the world to talking, but Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo N. Y., says he always keeps at home the king of all laxatives?Dr. King's New Life Pills ?and that they are a blessing to all his family. Cure constipation, headache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25c. at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, * . S. C. 9 ? m ? Subscribe to The Herald. $1 year. COUNTY OPTION IN ALABAMA. Parks Bill Passes House by Vote of 58 to 44. Montgomery, Ala., Feb.' 9.?By a vote of 58 to 44, the house .at 5 o'clock this afternoon passed the Parks local option bill after a debate lasting five hours. As the senate is known to be overwhelmingly in favor of a local option bill it is believed that the Parks bill will be rushed through that body and become a law before the end of next week, This does not mean that the State will be thrown open to the sale of liquor immediately, for the Parks bill was so amended to-day so as to make it inoperative until regulation measures to accompany it are enacted. During the discussion the galleries of the house were crowded to suffocation by local optionists and prohibitionists and the lobby between the two halls of the legislature was filled with lobbyists and leading men from all parts of the State. Many women were in the throng. In the gallery were the wife and daughter of Gov. O'Neill, both deeply interested in the measure, which represents the governor's views on the liquor question. Throughout the long debate telegraph messengers followed each oth^r hurriedly to the floor of the house bearing telegrams to the various members to vote against the Parks bill or for it. Pleads for Dispensary. Speaker Allmond opened the discussion for his dispensary bill on a motion to substitute for the Parks bill. He argued against the reestablishment of the open saloon and said his bill would promote sobriety, peace and concord and carry out the platform of the Democratic covention i i x . _ * A/^? /-\ ?\T _ wnicn nommaieafiov. u i\em. ine motion was lost by a vote of 56 to 47. There were many speeches on both sides. The Parks bill provides that 45 per cent, of the number that voted for governor can petition for an election on the question of wet or dry. If wet then an election is ordered on tae question of saloon or dispensary. The county is the unit. Want to Vote on Liquor. Barnwell, Feb. 9.?A petition is being circulated among the voters of Barnwell county praying that the governor c?ll an election for another vote on the eternal liquor questtion. T f io that o lorora nnmhflr r> f to otot^u taut u uuia uvi vi | signatures have been secured to the j petition. Attack Like Tigers. In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But? often germs multiply so fast the little fighters are overcome. Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt-rheum and sores multiply and strength and appetite' fail. This condition demands Electric Bitters to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to expel poisons from the blood. "They are the best :c >> a rn d,, uiuuu yunuei, wiucs v/. x. Duuauu, of Tracy, Calif., "I have ever found." They make rich, red blood, strong nerves and build up your health. Try them. 50c. at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. SENATOR GRIFFIN WINS. Is Elected Probate Judge by Safe Plurality. Walterboro, Feb. 10.?The election for probate judge ended in victory for Senator J. S. Griffin. While the voting has not been heavy, considerable interest was shown. Following is a total number of votes cast for each candidate: J. S. Griffin , 351 A. A. Patterson 29G C. M. Grace ^ 112 H. H. Hiott 1 1G Boy of Eleven Drowned. Greer, Feb. 10.?Tuesday evening at about 7 o'clock at Arlington, a mill village two miles from Greer, Dewey Hitt, aged 11, son of J. W. Hitt, either in a deep sleep or delirium, walked into Apalachee pond and was drowmed. The boy had been sick all the afternoon and complained of being very warm. About 7 o'clock he was missed from his room. A shrill cry was heard. On going out to investigate nothing could be fohnd of the child. He was tracked to the incline where the water was 15 feet deep. The body was not recovered until after 10 o'clock. $100 Reward, $100. ? The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dread disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now J known to the medical fraternity, j hoinf* n. constitutional dis vatm i xx w ? ease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength to build up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family pills for constipation. ^.. - .. JONES SEEKING PARDON? Pearlstine's Slayer in Pen, but Not "Prisoner." Columbia, Feb. 12.?The proceedings in the matter of John J. Jones who was convicted of killing Abe Pearlstine, at Branchville, are, to sa> the least, unusual. There was a great flurry anc flourish in the newspapers, from the home end of the line, that Jones nac abandoned his appeal to the supreme court and that he was going to begin his sentence of ten years and one month for the killing of Pearlstine and thereby perhaps engage publi< sympathy. Allowed Many Privileges. | It is true that Jones is in Columbia and it is also true that he receives his mail and friends at the penitentiary, but he has not abandoned his appeal and he has not begun hi: service. He does not wear stripes which is the first essential of a prisoner, and he has not "matriculated' as a convict. If he has been entered as a prisoner he would not be allowed to do as he pleases and he would have beer required to don stripes, which he has not been required to do, as all othei prisoners must do. If Not Prisoner, What? Superintendent Griffith has beer advised by counsel for Jones tha Jones has not abandoned his appea! and until he does this he cannot legally be considered a prisoner anc Capt. Griffith does not so regarc j him. The further fact appears thai Jones .is conducting from the penitentiary a campaign for his pardon He is in conference with his attorneys, or at least with Columbia at! torneys, with reference to his par don, and it was stated that on yesterday a lot of blanks were takci him, a"hd that he will send thes< blanks out to secure signatures ask ing for his pardon, when, as a matter of fact, he does not appear tc have begun his sentence. Appeal Xot "Entirely Abandoned.' The invariable rule of previous administrations has been that as lonj as a party contended for his liberty before the courts, he was in no po sition to ask for pardon, and that < pardon could only be asked for aftei the remedies of the court had beer entirely exhausted or abandoned. To the outside world Jones woulc appear to be a prisoner actually serv ing his sentence, whereas Capt. Grif fit'n is advised by Jones's counsel ii Orangeburg, that the appeal has no been "entirely abandoned," and Jonei has not been asked to wear stripei ?the usual apparel of prisoners ii the State penitentiary. Why Taken to Penitentiary? * nnnaul Vioa n ni hoor 11 ouuco o appvai nuu uvi, wwt abandoned, it appears somewhat pe culiar that he should have beei brought to the penitentiary insteac of remaining in the jail at Orange burg until the supreme court passes on his case. In^what purported to be an inter view with Jones, while he was ii the Orangeburg jail, published in ar Orangeburg paper, Jones was accred ited with the statement that he was going to the penitentiary to begii his sentence and would perform an> work to which he was assigned, th< inference being that the appea would be abandoned. Contrary state ments are made now. It is all verj curious. ~ -*-?"? One Hoosier'^ Twins. "There's,nothing like temperance,' said Mayor Shank at a temperanc( banquet in Indianapolis. "Take th< case of JAn Humphreys. "Humphreys, at a supper, dranl more than was good for him, and arrived at home at 2 p. m. in a rathe] unfortunate state. "The family physician met him ai the front door. " 'Humphreys,' he said, 'I congratulate you. You're a father again.' "And the physician led Humph reys upstairs to the nursery, when the nurse proudly exhibited a fine infant. "But Humphreys, instead of manfesting Rooseveltian joy, frowned swore and left the room. "The next morning when he agair saw the new-born child, he showec amazement and perplexity. " 'But, nurse,' he said, 'where is the other one?' "?St. Louis Republic. Almost Sold Out. When Lord Thurlow first opened ? lawyer's offce in London he took c basement"room whicji had previously been occupied by a cobbler. He was somewhat annoyed by the previous occupant's callers and irritated by the fact that he had few of his own One day an Irishman entered. The cobbler s gone, I see h( said. "I should think he had," tartl} responded the lawyer. "And what do ye sell?" inquired the Irishman, looking at the solitary table and a few books. * "Blockheads," responded Thurlow "Begorra," said Pat, "ye must be doing a mighty fine business; ye ain't got but one left."?Barnesville Republican. \AL&;?t =* V.: : . \Z?z&:rys.:te >. *: -J*. INFURIATED HOG KILLS HORSE, t Big Boar Disembowels Horse which Has to be Shot. Aiken, Feb. 12.?As the result of , the mad rushes of an infuriated i boar, the horse belonging to Mr. Will r Taylor had to be killed yesterday afternoon, after it had been fatally I gored in the side. > The affair happened at the farm I of Mr. W. Rothrock, just on the i northern boundary of the city. On - this farm Mr. Rothrock has a numv n f h i crVi_<->l o co Vi ncrc u ri H A mnn P" i uci v/* viuk.0 ?***%?. mimk?w..0 , these is a fin^ Berkshire boar weigh2 ing about 300 pounds. Yesterday they were moving some other hogs to the place and they drove a double - team into the hog yard. The big 5 boar in some way became infuriated - and rushed wildly about the yard. 5 It was driven away several times, 3 but finally ran around the team and , drove one of its tusks through the - side of the horse. The horse was^disembowled, medical aid was summoned. After some - several hours work on the animal it 3 was seen that relief was impossible, i and it was finally decided to kill the 3 horse to end its misery. Only More So. ! Mrs. Smith had become very tired I from shopping, and, slipping on her \ kimona, prepared herself for a pe. riod of rest. Her colored maid ap1 peared at this point and announced [ a caller. "No, Anne," said Mrs. Smith. "I I cannot see her. Please tell her to exm a oo T otyi in r?ocrl i0*00 ', tusc 1X1-c7 cu x aiu xjl& uu(}x'bvv' When the message was delivered, . Mrs. Smith heard her visitor laugh so heartily that it even penetrated to . her hedroom. Calling Anne she asked the cause 1 of the hilarity. j "I dunno, ma'am, I really dunno," . answered Anne. "What did you tell her?" asked ) Mrs. Smith. "Why, I done told her to please 'scuse you, as you was naked as a 3 Jay." Will Enforce the Law. \ m Third, Assistant Postmaster Britt 1 states officially that the departments' r regulations as to delinquent newspa1 paper subscribers is to be rigidly enforced. The department has been * very lenient with newspaper publishers in this respect, but they will no longer be so. The machinery of 1 the postoffice department is to he sfet .in motion, strict investigation made 3 of the subscription account of etfery 3 subscriber, and those a certain 1 length of time in arrears will naturally have to be cut off from the list. 1 This regulation of the postoffice department suits The Bamberg Her1 aid, and it is one newspaper that hopes the regulation will be strictly enforced. This will no doubt play 3 the mischief with the subscription lists or some newspapers. 1 barnwellHboys* club. 1 - Thirty-Nine Young Farmers Have 5 Joined. i 7 Barnwell, Feb. 11.?The Barnwell i County Boys' Corn club has made a I most auspicious beginning for 1911. " There being 39 young farmers en7 rolled as members to date. The superintendent of Education, Horace J. Crouch, is very enthusiastic over the outlook and predicts a membership of 100. It is planned to have a % ' - -- XI-_ ' meeting nere in uie uvai iuiuic, i when an expert will give a demonstration on the proper selection of c seed corn. The girls of the county will be r given a chance- to b|at the splendid record of Miss Gunter of Aiken count ty in the growing of tomatoes, as Mr. Crouch, with the help of Miss Cro" mer, expects to organize a tomato club. W. T. Calhoiin has given the " girls of the Thomas school the right J to use an acre of his best land for * their experiments. *? A 55-STORY BUILDING. Big New York Structure Will Tower t to a Height of 750 Feet, I ? From the profits of his five and 5 ten-cent stores Frank W. Woolworth - is about to erect the tallest office building in the world on the westerly side of Broadway, New York city. It will be 750 feet high or about 50 i feet higher than the Metropolitan i tower, and nearly 150 feet taller than r the Singer tower. 5 The idea is to have the main build3 ing of from 27 to 30 stories. Surr mounting this, directly in the mid. die, will rise a tower about 80 to 85 feet square, containing 25 stories, 3 making 55 stories in all. This new skyscraper, which will r only be exceeded in height in the world by the Eiffel tower, 985 feet, I will cost $12,000,000, or more. The r land, which has been acquired in the past year, has cost about $5,000,000. . The building will cover a total area j of 39,500 square feet and there wijl i be 13,000 cubic feet in the structure, i It will be of the highest fireproof construction. / ; Y'V. i, "t I O Car L< I? Z JUST Our Mr. J. J. Jones 1 from East St. Louis, chased two cars of extr Mules. They have jus you want to see some o stock that ever came i come and see these loai Irapiuiy, as nicy are ca come early. BUGGIES and We also have a mig I Buggies and Harness, you with a stylish tur Let us serve you. 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