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PKR80NAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Mr. C. Peskin spent last week in Charleston. ?Magistrate Lain, of Olar, was here Monday. ?B. T. Rice, Esq., of Barnwell, is in the city attending court. ?J. E. Harley, Esq., of Barnwell, is in the crty attending court. ?Col. R. D. Lee. of the Sumter Dar, is in tne city attending court. ?Mr. J. G. Rhoad, of the Hunter's Chapel section, was here Tuesday. ?Miss Myra Hooton has been sick for the past week, but is out again. ?Mr. C. R. Clayton, of the EhrhaTdt section, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. H. A. Kearse, of the Kearse section, was in the city last Thursday. ?Mr. Geo. J. Hiers, of the Ehrhardt sectioy, was in the city Tuesday. ^ ?Mr A T. Kirklflnd of the Bu f ford's Bridge section, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. B. H. Carter, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city last Thursday. ?Magistrate J. L. Hejndon, of Fishpond township, was in the city Monday. ?Messrs. A. M. and Merrick Kinard, of the Ehrhardt section, were in the city Monday. ?Messrs. M. A. Kiard and J. B. Hiers, of the Ehrhardt section, were | in the city yesterday. j ?-Mrs. Janie C. Lewis, who has been visiting in Ulmer and Allendale, (has returned to the city. ?Magistrate J. C. Copeland and Mr. Isaac W. Carter, of the Ehrhardt section, were in the city Monday. ?Mrs. J. P. Matheny, of Orangei _ ' burg, spent Saturday and Sunday J[1 with the family of Mr. D. R. Matheny. ?Mr. R. M. Bruce, of The Herald force, has been confined to his home! for a few days by illness, but is out again. ?Mr. J. Arthur Wiggins, cashier of the Bank of Denmark, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Wiggins does not come to Bamberg often, being a very busy man, but his many friends here are always glad to see him. ?Mrs. A. W. Knight left for Kingstree last Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs.1 S. J. Legg, who was very ill. Mrs. Legg died Monday night, and the interment was at Manning Wednesday. Mrs. Knight will Ksjt.- - v.' - bAmA Q V XUIU1 U UVLUC kv-u?j . ?Congressman J. F. Byrnes, of Aiken, was in the city Tuesday shaking hands with his many Bamberg friends, who were glad to see him P again. He will go to Washington April 4 th to assume the duties of congressman from this district, an extra session having been called by President Taft. I THREE SONS* SENTENCED. I Negro Who Started Row Has Not Yet Been Captured. f Allendale, March 2.?Dixie Cloy, who is overseeing for Dr. D. T. McSwain, on the Oak Grove place several miles west of here, had his arm broken in an altercation with John McMillan, a negro man who is working on his place, last Monday night about 7 o'clock. The negro was using profane language and was under the influence of whiskey when he was asked by Mr. Cloy to stop. He made threats and a fight immediately ensued in which the negro and his three sons took part. The negro's sons were arrested * and brought to Allendale yesterday when they were arraigned before Magistrate Bradham on the charge of raising a riot. They were given $60 or 60 days on the county chain gang. John. McMillan, the father, has not f . been apprehended as yet. He is a negro much given to drink and bears a bad reputation. Probing the Coffee Trust. Washington, March 2.?The house to-day agreed to a privileged resolution from the judiciary committee ashing the attorney general if not incompatible with the public inter. est, to report to the house what investigation has been\jnade to ascertain whether any foreign government or subordinate State has entered into a coffee monopoly conspiracy. The resolution was introduced by Representative Norris, of Nebraska. | and is directed toward obtaining information regarding an alleged arSrangement between the Brazilian government and this the subordinate -? . J - j; i . (State of Senao .fouio ana a synaicaie headed by J. P. Morgan & Company for a monopoly in the coffee traffic out of Brazil. The resolution which was adopted asks for a variety of information as to what steps the government has taken to determine whether the anti-trust laws have been violated and the results of such steps. "O'Riley is coming." f r ' ST. MATTHEWS GETS SURPRISE. Good Democrat Ousted Competent > ti: IVepilOIHttii rusimasin. St. Matthews, March 3.?This glorious and ambitious "Burg" of nearly 2,000 people, with few exceptions, was somewhat dazed this morning to see by the papers that Postmaster Cain, of St. Matthews, has been deposed and Mr. Samuel E. Owens slated for the job. There is a mystery about the matter which baffles the solomonic wiseacres hereabouts and occasions a question in everybody's mind, as involuntary and emphatic as that of "Who struck Billy Patterson?" How a Democrat ousted a good competent Republi can under a g. o. p. regime, without the public being consulted at all, or knowing anything about it, is enough to create some wonder and amazement. It is doubtful whether the postoffice service of this place has ever been more sat'sfactory in the history of the town. Nobody imagines for a moment that there is the slightest shadow hanging over the inner workings of the office, which intensifies the conclusion that the manipulation which brought about the change was of a rare and choice variety. Mr. Owens will make a good officer and no one blames him for securing so juicy a plum, if in his power to do it. Magisterial Tangle. f Lexington, March 6.?Gov. Blease j has refused to commission E. H. Addy j of Gilbert Hollow, in which the two, towns of Batesburg and Leesville are | located, as magistrate. The governor I means to have a thorough sifting of the charges that have been made! against Mr. Addy's election. There were a number of candidates for the office and it took three elections to decide who was the choice. In the first election E. H. Addy and Isaiah Hallman led. The second election resulted in a tie. In the third ! election Mr. Addy won over his opponent by a very small majority. Mr. Addy was declared the nominee and a protest was filed by the other side. It seems that the entire delegation, with the possible exception of Representative I. Edwards, recommended the appointment of Mr. Addy. In the meantime a number of affidavits i. ? J XI A1 were presented to me guvcmui, alleging that fraud had been used in the election. Charges and counter charges have been filed with the governor, and so ugly are the charges that Gov. Blease has taken the matter up with Solicitor Timmerman, instructing him to make a full sifting of the matter, and, if necessary, prosecute any who may have perjured themselves. F. Pierce Shealy, the incumbent, is still holding the reins of justice until his successor is duly appointed. Mr. Shealy, however, is in bad health, being at present in the Knowlton hospital in Columbia under treatment. Glad of New Postmaster. Florence, March 6.?Florence people are delighted that Senator Smith won his fight to have Chase appointed postmaster here in place of Kuker. Ther has been but one reasonable complaint against Mr. Kuker, and it may be that Mr. Chase will be subject to the same complaint, which is that negroes are in charge of the postoffice and that the wives and daughters of Florence pfeople have to put up wit? many things that they do not like. Of course it is understood that all employes are under the civil service Jaw and protection, but the people want some protection themselves, and they think that the posbmaster might, if he would, find a way to rid the community of Rev. Joshua E. Wilson's legacy of negro employes in this most important office in eastern Pn t?/\l o vai uiiua. Mr. Chase was the recipient of many congratulations Saturday afternoon. He awaits instructions beI fore he takes any steps. Plays With Matches. Leesville, March 5.?Paul Warren, youngest son of Jim Warren, died here early this morning from the efI fects of burns received Friday afternoon. The child's mother was sitting on the rear piazza when she heard ! screams in the street in front of the house. Running to the front she saw the child in flames, its entire dress being in a blaze. In attempting to put out the fire the mother was se verely burned, her hands and arms being almost cooked. It is thought that the little fellow inhaled the flame before its dress could be taken off by the mother. An old negro man who was passing gave what assistance he could. He was not injured. Children who were present say that Paul was striking matches, and that he dropped one of them on his dress, starting the blaze. The burial was held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Lutheran cemetery. "O'Riley is coming." * I 4 - \ 3 ' I Multiplying Your Energies. It is not an unusual occurrence for people, house keepers especially, to have so much work ahead of them that they hardly know what to do first. I have found this rule, "Do the duty lies nearest," a help in J time of need. Do the most pressing ! thing, the one that would suffer if left undone, then you will be sure to fidd time for the others. As we are but dust, we have very little strength of our own, but there 1 <s..l TTTa IS a way to uecouie yuwmui. must first find out the source of power. Where does it come from? "Power belongeth to God." Get that fact firmly fiexd in your minds. It is said that even a tallow candle can be driven through a board, if there is enough power behind it. The main thing, therefore, is the power behind it. As we are frail creatures of the dust, we must get our strength from God. He is the great dynamo; we only become powerful wrhcn we co-operate with him. He alone can change weakness into strength. Why then do we go about halting and stumbling when we could be walking steadily? The very simplicity of the gospel makes it a stumbling stone. People regard religion as a beautiful theory, not trying to find outfits practical value. Take it into your business, on the farm, in the cookroom. It,will work wonders. Scales will weigh correctly, farm work will move along smoothly, the cooking will be more digestible, even drudgery will be transformed, "your kitchen walls will stretch away into state ly halls," and your heart win De filled with a peace that passeth all understanding. This is the true elixir of life, which makes one feel young even if he doesn't look so. We are too prone to look upon God as a stern judge, instead of the loving Father he would be, if we would only let him. When we do wrong, he is obliged to punish us because he is just, but he does it more in sorow than in danger. He would rather treat us kindly. God is like a great mirror. If you look at it and frown, an unpleasant countenance will face you; if you smile you will be greeted with a smile. You can bring about a better State of affairs by simply changing your hostile attitude toward God, to a friendly one. "When pleasure would woo us from piety's arms, The siren sings sweetly or silently charms? We listen, love, loiter, are caught in the snare; But, looking to Jesus, we conquer by prayer. We find one striking exception to the general rule of blessing for the good and punishment for .the transgressor?that of Job. His very uprightness made him a special object of Satan's attention. But although Job suffered severely from Satan's attacks, he remained true to God through it all, and the latter end of Job was blessed more than the be ginning. God will protect his own. The next step is, how can we approach the Father? Only through the Son. Christ says, "I am the door ?he that climbeth up some other way is a thief and a robber." While we have treated Him shamefully, he remembers our weakness, and with infinite compassion his hand is outstretched still, bidding you "come." "When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. ********* Forbid it Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ^ my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood. ********* See, from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? ********* Were all the realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, ray all." P. B. P. Kirby Stands Ground. Spartanburg, March 4.?Malcolm E. Bowden, one of Gov. Blease's appointees as magistrate for Spartanburg, made formal demand on Magistrate Kirby this afternoon for the books and records of his office and was turned down oy Maj. isamy, who, though 83 years of age and a magistrate for a quarter of a century, says he is not ready to quit just now. Some time ago Maj. Kirby stated that would resign about June 1. Bowden says the next move will be made by Gov. Blease himself. Maj. Kirby's friends says the governor will not be able to remove him without cause and they know of no cause why he should not continue to hold office. "O'Riley is coming." > -v *"' *. * .' ' . \ * SURPRISES ATLANTA. Croesus from South America Astonishes the Natives. Atlanta, Ga., March 2.?Fortified with 134 one thousand dollar bills, a New York certified check of $45,000 and a suit case and Gladstone bag crammed full of bills of smaller denominations and gold coin, a mysterious stranger has just finished giving Atlantans a perfectly good imitation of Death Valley Scotty's free spending and has departed for Habana, Cuba, with Miss Louise Whitmnrp a nrpftv manipnri?t whnm hp took as his bride while here. After a short stay in Cuba they will go to New York from which city they will go to Europe fcfr an extended tour. South American Croesus. The young Croesus registered at a local hotel as A. W. Carmichael, of New York, but is said to hail from Buenos Ayers. He asked to be given an entire floor, but finally was persuaded that a suite of four rooms would be sufficient. He then proceeded to a tailoring establishment where he ordered an outfit of 16 suitsN paying for them in advance, something over $1,000. But this was only the start. Carmichael visited the hotel barbershop the first day where he met and fell in love with Miss Whitmore and made an engagement for luncheon. Not satisfied with her costume, he peeled out five $100 bills and sent her out to get some clothes befitting the occasion. When she reappeared he was dissatisfied with her lack of jewels, and took her to a leading jeweler, where he presented her with a large diamond ring and pearl necklace. Carmichael also visited a garage where he rented an automobile at the rate of $5 an hour for as long as he should want it. At the end of his visit he paid the owner $235, although he had not used the machine more than half the time. Accompanied by Miss Whitmore and her mother, Carmichael went from here to Tampa, Fla., en route to Cuba. Yesterday Charles Bellisle, who acted as chaffeur in Atlanta, received a telegram from Carmichael instructing him to meet him in New York and accompany him on an extended European trip. Carmichael also sent transportation and $100. Carmichael is described by the hotel attaches as good looking, of the blonde type and^about 29 years old. He was quiet and unassuming and apparently interested in nothing but having a good time. "O'Riley is coming." Cattle Stampede Stirs Charleston. Charleston, March 6.?Considerable excitement was caused on upper King street this afternoon by the stampede of a herd of cows which soon included several horses hitched to wagons in the street, and for a time the whole thoroughfare was on the move. Not only did the street itself seem to be moving, but with the wild animals invading several of the stores, things were lively within as well as without and # is understood that no small damage was done before the wild animals were gotten out of the stores and again started far the slaughter pen to which it is understood the cows were destined before they took fright. The cows had been driven into King from Spring street, having entered the city over the Ashley river bridge. The animals seem to have proceeded along quietly enough until i_t. _ ? i i i.i ? ^ a vr J? tne noise ana Dusue 01 upyer ivmg street frightened them. One or two of the cows got separated from the rest of the herd which numbered about 20 in all. The butcher who had been following in a buggy attempted to drive the separated cows back into the fold and in cracking /his whip and with, the rattling of the buggy over the granite block pavement, other cows took fright and as they began to run and cavort about the street, people took to their heels and soon several teams which had been left unattended, got scared and joined in the wild rampage. It was a sight which has not been witnessed on King street in a long time if ever before. It was not just one wild steer afraid of city life and refusing to proceed across a section of the city to the pen or pasture field, which has been seen at times, but it was a full herd, and as they bellowed, kicked up their hoofs and darted about the street at random, it was time for pedestrians to seek safety, and the people did not have to be told to get out of the way. Into more than one store the cows made their way. In one establishment especially, near Morris street, the cow owned the store. Counters with clothing, hats and other men's apparel was turned over, while the show cases slid on the floor and the whole place was turned inside out in a few minutes. The proprietors did not care to take any chances with putting her ladyship out, and the cow was left to find an exit for herself. "O'Riley is coming." ... . / . i' ' "" :J I y ''J c - .: ' ^ -'Is'? . ^ : ..V v - - - - . Iquality J The Quality is ?f long after the price ?f ano sold stands con ?| buyer; it suggests s I verse; when a recor ?| or given, it is to pn ?| who sold it. 4 Board man an ?{ fine as human minds ?| man hands can ma J YiAGQiVtla tn nr*n/1iiPO HI ^/VUOAWAV VV VUWVVl | Stultz and i ?f. known in this coun I highest standard of And Four ( all fresh and sweet, to you, on a money AND YOU WE THE QUALITY AFTER PRICE! G. A. I 1 AIKEN, - - - TTttttVTTTTI OLD VAULT OPENED. Body of Womaii who Died One Hundred Years Ago Found. The Augusta Chronicle says: Dead a hundred years but unchanged by passing years, the body of a woman encased in a strong metal casket has been found on Shad Island near Savannah in an old vault in which also were other caskets. The finding of the body recalls the old Shad family, the last of whose members is said to have died more than 80 years ago. Every indication about the old vault bears out the belief that the unknown woman whose face is as fair and whose hair is carefully parted over her smooth brow as it was when she was laid to rest long before Commodore Peary fought the British on the Great Lakes, has lain in her coffin for a century. ?" '? r /.Al/vntr nf Ill tO0 llllio lurguncii wivuj vi | the dead are said to be eight caskets all containing members of this ex-i j tinct family. The other caskets will J be examined later and it is probable j that some <?&re will be taken of the! old vault. A heavy glass covers the face of the young woman whose body was the first to be found. Through it her face is plainly seen. She looks I as if she had just died. There are no ruins of av house vis, ible on Shad plat yet it is said the family resided on the island for many years, probably before and during the I war of the revolution. Senator Smith Wins. j Washington, March 4.?Senator Smith is very much pleased over the! outcome of his fight of several years to get a postmaster aceptable to himself into the postoffice of his home town, Florence. It is an unwritten rule that the senator has the naming of postmaster in his home city, but' when Joshua Wilson, a negro, was removed some two years ago, Louis Kuker was appointed without any consultation with Senator Smith. At j the end of the last session of congress [ the name of Kuker was withdrawn | i following protests from Senator Smith, but he has continued to hold the office. Recently Senator Smith went to the White House and had a heart to heart talk with the president about the matter with the result that the namo of John A. Chase was sent to the senate for postmaster at Florence and he was promptly confirmed durI ing the closing hours of the session. Senator Smith was determined to control that postoffice in his home town or know the reason why and after his talk with the president, the man he recommended was appointed promptly. Three Negroes Killed. George town, March 4.?At about 6 o'clock this morning a boiler in one of the mills of the Atlantic Coast j Lumber corporation exploded, kill- j ing one negro instantly and injuring two others so seriously that they died later to-day. The plant was damaged from $20,000 to $30,000, the loss probably being covered by insurance. The cause of the explosion has no't been ascertained. "O'Riley is coming." i . : % - . -. Remembered f? j|l is forgotten, each pi- ? ^ itinuously before the & atisfaction or the re- |? amendation is asked, i? lise or blame the one d Gray Pianos [ || can conceive and hu- |? ke it, sweetest tone f Bauer Pianos r ||j try for years as the tXf|j8 excellence. 2? Dther Makes mm , direct from factory saving plan? C | LI. REMEMBER I LONG, LONG [S FORGOTTEN. i> AJCAS I SOUTH CAROLINA C 9 LEAVES MYSTERIOUSLY. | p Disappearance of M. W. McConnelI ^| ; J Turns out to be a Farce. Kingstree, March 4.?On last day, when E. C. Burgess, manager of ||| ;p| tne reopie s Meranuie cumyao/?, came to his office, he found the lowing note addressed to him: . "Dear Mr. Carroll: Cotton fotorcB-'&Hjl have doomed me again. I am down with a loss of nearly a thornand. You have helped me enough> j^gv,? I can't face you asking for more help. i J I can't live any longer with such dr- . cumstances staring me in the This world has been nothing but die- ' M appointment. Collect iny insurance, ' g: if you hear of my death and pay mjr ._^^S ?* debts. This seems my only way to "You will hear of my death sooner. or later, although it will be mysteryv ^ "M. W. McCONNELL." Nothing more was heard of McCon- J* nell until yesterday when he wired Mr. Burgess for a recommendation, so that he could get a position in i'M Clinton, Iowa. Investigation has x|S shown that McConnell had done ndth-,iS9 ing criminal, and his reason for skip- ?| ping is not known. He had several1 .sflj notes due soon, but he would have , been given more time on them if he had told his circumstances. v SI9H His father, Rev. S. J. McConnell, nf flfnimi \f f! waa virpH fnr And he has agreed to take over his obligations. Troops Ordered to Mexican Lime* ''dig A, Atlanta, Ga., March 6.?Order* were recived to-night from, the war department by Gen. A. L. Mills, com- ''*18 -/ manding the department of the gulf -^afc; at Fort McPherson, and the Eleventh cavalry, stationed at Fort Ogle- SgjM thorpe, to proced at once to Fort ^ Sam Houston, at San Antonio, Texas, for service along the Mexican bor- Vj? der. The orders also authorized the mobilization of a provisional regi- J ment, to be made up of 12 companies ; jJ|B of coast artillery which will proceed to Galveston, Texas. No explanation for the sudden movement of the troops has been re- " js&BB ceived by the department officers/; ! here, but preparations were immediately started for transportation of soldiers and it is expected to get yj?| some of the troops on the way some ;#|8j time to-morrow. All the troops have f been ordered equipped with full field equipment and will carry 10 days' rations. The Seventeenth infantry is com- .> manded by Col. J. T. Van Orsdale, ;fj|| while the Eleventh cavalry is in com- ^ mand of Col. Jams Parker. The ;?j|N8 provisional regiment of coast artil- V|j lery, which will proceed as infantry, V3j|| will be in command of Col. C. J. Bailey of Washington. The coast artillery companies, it is stated, will be' recruited to their full strength before , starting. They will include the following: Fifteenth and 20th at Fort Barrancas, Fla.; 72nd and 74th at ^ Fort Scriven, Ga.; 75th, 99th and 170th a^ Fort Morgan, Ala.; 77thr 144th and 145th at Fort Moultrie, S. g|| C.; 127th, Fort Freemont, S. C.; 164th, Jackson Barracks, La. The Eighth coast artillery band at Fort Barrancas also will accompany the regiment. "O'Riley is coming." 7