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BATTLE WITH SI IN Such Was the Awful Ex in a Small Kaff Sveral Y Picture to yourself a small upcountry store?really a one-roomed, windowless shanty, filled with miscel? laneous goods. Inside, somewhere k near the closed door, lurked a rage1 ?.Y- 1 A Vt e* Ana r>f fhP " biriU&tli XViuut marnuA) vav vi most fierce and venomous snakes in the world; a reptile which, when at bay, will attack a human being with incredible fury. The man who had aroused its ire, in his efforts to avoid the snatffe, had knocked over the [ light, leaving the store in total darkI ness. The mamba, however, still [ continued its wild attack, lashing out * in all directions, while the man ft crouched down, horror-stricken, expecting every moment to feel a blow and the deadly fangs buried in his flesh. Such was the awful predicament of Austin Berry, who a few years ago, % was running a small Kaffir store in r Natal, near a valley where a syndicate were prospecting for gold. One evening, after telling his native boy to close the store, he was sitting outside his hut enjoying a smoke, when suddenly the boy came rushing up, shouting, "Baas, baas, inyoka, \ umkulu, kakulu!" (Master, a big, a k very big, snake!") adding that it I went into the store just as he was about to close the door. Mr. Berry from the boy's description of tne reptile, tobk it to be a young python, able to inflict a severe bite, but not venomous. Having received a fresh supply of goods, which were lying about the store, however, and which would give the creature plenty of hiding places, Mr. Berry thought it better to have it out with the brute there and then, otherwise it would mean turning out the store next morning to look for it. "Selecting a good stick and taking a lighted candle," said Mr. Berry, when relating his awful experience "I went to the. store, slipped quietly in, and closed the door behind me. Placing the candle on the counter, I looked around in the dim light. Hearing a slight noise at the end of the store, I crept toward it, and present Iy saw tne neaa or a sua&.e apycai just above a bale of blankets, its body being on the other side. "I struck at him, but as he dodged the blow I saw that it was not a python. "Jumping back, I tripped and fell with a crash among the tin billies and Kaffir pots. In falling I saw a hissing streak of black, which struck at me as it flashed past and made for the door. Any doubts I had as to the kind of snake it was were now dispelled, for by the sickly smell of musk I knew the creature was a black ' mamba, and the largest of its kind I had ever seen. "Heartily I cursed myself for my folly in not bringing my shotgun with me, for now I was fairly trapped, the brute being between me and the door. The extraordinary quickness of its movements makes the black l mamba to be dreaded; it willvdodge a blow from a stick and strike back f before its opponent has time to recover. And here was I, shut up, - . through my own stupidity, with a J. serpent of this description, which appeared to me to be about 12 feet j in length." J^ In the hope of injuring it suffici rently to prevent it from springing, Mr. Berry caught up some weights and hurled them at it, but this only had the effect of still more incensing the mamba, and it gathered itself together to attack him again. Mr. Berry promptly jumped up to get to the other side of the counter, and in his # hurry he upset the candle and sent : it flying, leaving the place in total darkness. To his dismay, he found he had no matches in his pocket, while the stock of matches in the store was at the other end, with 'the snake barring the road. Just then he heard the snake with a loud hiss, hit the thin wooden lining in front of the counter as it struck out in his direction. Time after time the mamba struck in all directions, , hissing with rage meanwhile, the thud of its blows, sounding loud against the wooden lining. The unfortunate man could only crouch there helpless in the darkness, lashing out wildly with his stick in the hope that a lucky blow might reach the reptile. "The strain was getting too much . for my nerves," continued Mr. Berry, "and I felt like screaming when I heard the little door between tbe counter and the front of the store fly back with a thud. The snake, striking furiously all along the front of the counter, had at last come to the door. Not being bolted, the force of the blow had sent it crashing back, fe. The noise of that opening door y brought me to my senses, for I knew MAKE A DARK HOUSE. perience of Austin Berry ir Store in Natal ears Ago. now where my enemy wa&. Thinking that the snake was coming round to the back of the counter, I immediately jumped on top, my head coming into violent contact with boots and other articles hanging from the ceiling. Wrenching them from the hooks, I threw them in the direction where I thought the snake was, and then took a flying leap toward the door. "Next instant I gave a terrified yell for I came down right on top of the mamba, feeling the snake's body give and turn under my foot! I was now fairly demoralized, and almost mad with terror. Wrenching open the door, I leaped out and slammed it hard behind me well-nigh fainting when I got out into the cool evening air. Making for my hut, I got some whiskey and took a good, stiff drink, which brought me around. "Next morning, with a couple of cartridges in my shotgun, I went to the store, and, opening the door softly, beheld the cause of my fright lying coiled up peacefully on some sacks. I raised the weapon, pulled the trigger, and the charge of No. 5 did its work. I told the boys to bring the snake outside, and, getting a rule, measured the mamba, finding him to be 10 feet 9 inches in length ?the finest I have ever seen. "On examining the woodwork of the counter, we could see the marks of the fangs, where the reptile had struck again and again in its blind fury. Now whenever I go to kill a snake I generally take a double-bar I reled shotgun with me, in case of accidents." AN UNPARALLELED INCIDENT. Storm Secures Lot for a Church That Money Conld Not Buy. Waxhaw, Jan. 27.?Your correspondent has been talking with a man who for the past four years has made his home in Swan Quarter, the county seat of Hyde, and he confirms the remarkable incident of a storm securing a lot for a church. The Methodists wished to build a church at Swan Quarter and the lot they most wanted could not be had. The owner refused all offers. Love nor money could not move mm; so, aner exhausting all means and seeing it was a hopeless case, another lost was purchased and the new church in due time was ready for service. Now comes the unusual part of the story, which makes this incident unparalleled in all the history of church building. Soon there was a storm tide. For days the wind blew from the sound and drove the water up the channels until the town was submerged, and it seemed like another flood was coming. The water got under the church, which being broad and long and air tight underneath, floated on the tide. The people looked out of their windows and saw the new church riding the waters like Noah's rr no + Vio wntors auh- I ai&) UUlll uuailj t UU IfUV n ur?v>? ?< ? sided, it rested on the lot these good people tried so hard to obtain. The owner, as he stood by the church and saw what wind and storm had done, said, in the fear of his soul, that it was a work of Providence. The church to-day stands on that lot, and has been called from that day to this "Providence church." Other churches have borne this name but this is the only church that has ridden the flood to come to its name and proper place. Your correspondent has these facts from two ministers and one superior court judge in Swan Quarter. lulled by Falling Tree. Blacksburg, Jan. 27.?Robt. Moss, who lived near here, was caught by a falling tree Thursday afternoon and instantly killed, his skull being crushed by the blow. He and a companion were cutting down a tree; it lodged in another, a portion of which was broken off and caused the fatal injury. Mr. Moss was born and reared near the scene of his death. He was 54 years of age, an upright, honest and peaceable citizen, a member of i Hopewell Baptist church, where his remains were interred yesterday. Prioleau Still Contesting. Washington, Jan. 26.?For the ' fifth successive session, Aaron P. I Prioleau is contesting for the conf oti Art r\ f fVio 1 cf wi Cddiunai icyico^uwunvii ui tuv xwc I South Carolina district. His contest ! for the seat of Representative Legare will come up before elections committee No. 2 of the house of representatives February 1, next. In Prioleau's four previous con! tests he has received $2,000 each ; time for expenses, but it is doubtful if he will get the allowance this time. DEAD BROKE, KILLS HIMSELF. Once Prominent "Bookmaker" Quits the Game, Using Revolver. New York, Jan. 24.?"I'm all in; no money; a gambler's life is honey one day and the next day nothing." So wrote Louis Korn, an old-time "bookmaker," destitute, sick and deserted by friends of other and prosperous days, shortly before he shot and killed himself in his cold room in a poor section of the city to-day. A coroner's physician found that Korn had emaciated from a combination of diseases and starvation. Korn's days of opulence ended with the passage of the law6 which killed horse racing. Convinced at last that his dream of a .revival of the sport here was most unnaeiy to be realized, he found means yesterday to get a revolver and to-day his dead body was found with the note of farewell lying near by. CHARLES L. EMANUEL KILLED. Sumter County Merchant Accidentally Shoots Himself. Harvin, Jan. 28.?Mr. Charles L. Emanuel, of the firm of Emanuel & Co., Borden, Sumter county, killed himself accidentally at noon to-day with a pistol. The ball entered the right cheek just below the eye. Death was almost instantaneous. Mr. W. P. Ema^uei heard the shot and went immediately in the direction of the sound, and found his brother breathing his last. Mr. Charles L. Emanuel was the fourth child of the late Major W. P. Emanuel, of Bennettsville, was a brave Confederate soldier and for many years was sheriff of Marlboro Ptvioniiol mrtwod tft CUUIiC^. Ill I. utuauuvt wuibu Clarendon county, settling near here 25 years ago, where he was quite successful as a merchant and farmer. He was a prominent candidate for sheriff of Clarendon county, twice in the early nineties. He moved from Clarendon several years later and settled at Borden, just after the completion of the extension of the N. W. R. R. from Sumter to Camden, where he has during the latter years conducted large farming, mercantile and cotton ginning interests. Mr. Emanuel, during 1911 invested quite extensively in South Georgia realty, near Dawson, Ga., in the future of which investments he had great confidence, and much hope. Almost everybody in Sumter and Clarendon counties knew Charlie Emanuel. He was a big hearted, generous, public spirited gentleman, eenial and affable at all times, and was always a liberal contributor to charitable causes, and very hospitable in his home. He is survived by sisters and brothers as follows: Miss Mary Emanuel, of Borden; Mr. P. B. Emanuel, division sales agent, International Harvester Company, Sumter; W. P. Emanuel, planter, Alcolu; P. C. Emanuel and J. D. Emanuel, and Mrs. M. E. Yarborough, of Spartanburg. Mr. Emanuel married Miss Mary F. Coppage, of Wadesboro, N. C., who with five children, ages from 12 to 21 years, survive him, as follows: Charles M., Alta, Leland F., Karl and Emmitt. The interment will be at Providence, Sumter county, to-morrow afternoon, 3 o'clock. LYNCHED BY VICTIM'S FRIENDS. Mob J Leaves Funeral Procession to Kill Italian's Slayer. Bessemer, Ala., Jan. 28.?John Chandler, a negro, was riddled with bullets and killed, and Detective C. Ross was shot in the leg, by a party of enraged Italians in the principal street here this afternoon. Chandler had been arrested on the charge of killing Joe Gagliano, an Italian, Friday night, and was in charge of officer waiting for a street car to take him to jail, in Birmingham, when Gagliano's funeral pro cession passed. A score of tne dead man's compatriots made a rush for the negro and the shooting began. The negro fell at the first volley. Ross was injured by a stray bullet. JONES JUMPS ON BLEASE. Ex-Chief Justice Says Governor's Conduct Was Lawless. Columbia, Jan. 24.-?The first statement by former Chief Justice Ira B. Jones bearing on his candidacy for governor was issued here to-day. It deals with the matter of the appointment of special judges and the conflict between Governor Blease and the supreme court, and the former chief justice replies in emphatic and positive terms to t^e strictures and aspersions which Governor Blease sought to cast upon him o A fVin oiinpflrvia AnnT*f TVio AfinrliiAt auu U1C oupi^lli^ twui t, A 11^. V^vyiiu UV, L of Governor Blease is characterized as "lawless" and the statement which he made upon this subject giving a "list of judges who might have taken the place of special judges commissioned by Governor Ansel" is termed "a tissue of error and misinformation." G. O. P. LEADER SENTENCED. / One Year and $1,000 Fine for Atlantic City Boss. May's Landing, N. J., Jan. 24.? Louis Kuehnle, Republican leader of Atlantic City, who was recently convicted of unlawfully participating in the awarding of a contract to a company in which he was interested, while he was a member of the Atlantic City water commission, was to-day sentenced to one year's imprisonment at hard labor and to pay a fine of $1,000. Kuehnle was released on bail pending an appeal for a new trial. The sentence was pronounced by Supreme Court Justice Kalisch. Keuhnle is reputed to be a millionaire and has for years held undisputed sway as the Republican "boss" of Atlantic City and county. He is the president of one of the largest banks in Atlantic City. * m ? Robber Has Money Hidden Away. New York, Jan. 27.?William Huddlestone, an Englishman, was deported on the Cunard liner Carmania by order of the immigration authorities to-day. Two years ago Huddlestone entered the Great Northern Express office at Everett, Washington, and, with a revolver in each hand, held up all the employes and helped himself to two bags of gold. He escaped in an automobile but was apprehended by the State authorities, through the assistance of a woman confeder ate, and sentenced to imprisonment for an indefinite term of years. lie was set free recently, it is said, on the understanding that he would be deported. According to the immigration inspector, who brought him on here from Seattle, Washington, Huddlestone said he had $5,000 in a cache and intended to come back to the United States some time and get the spoils. 368 DEATHS FROM PELLAGRA. Seventeen in Charleston During 1910, Census Bureau Reports. Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.?Pellagra caused 368 deaths in the census bureau's death registration area during 1910, of which 263 of the victims, or 71.5 per cent, were females. ?? ? * 9 X1 1? 11. _ ^ ^ ui an ine aeains irom uns cause returned for the registration area of the United States for 1910, threetenths (111) occurred in North Carolina municipalities of 1,000 population. The largest number of deaths registered were in Raleigh, 23; Durhaim,' 17; Charlotte, 16, and Wilmington, 8. The city with the highest mortality from this cause within the registration area was Atlanta, Ga., with 69 deaths reported. For each registration State in | 1910 the number was: California, 3; District of Columbia, 1; Maryland,! 8;" Massachusetts, 1; Michigan, 2; Minnesota, 2; New York, 4; North Carolina municipalities, 111"; Ohio, 1; Pennsylvania, 3; Rhode Island, 3; Vermont, 2, and Washington, 2. For certain cities in non-registration States in 1910 the number was: Birmingham, 17; Mobile, 13; Mont gomery, 14; Jacksonville, 4; Atlanta, 69; Savannah, 13; Charleston, 17; Knoxville, 3; Memphis, 6; Nashville, 9; Danville, 8; Lynchburg, 5; Norfolk, 3; Petersburg, 2, and Rich-j mond, Va., 7. Spreads Pellagra to Horses. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 27.?A disease, similar to pellagra among humans, is reported to have made its appearance among horses in Madison county. A dispatch from Richmond states that 20 or more valuable horses have died there in the last three weeks from the malady, which is caused by eating rotten corn. Robert Walker, the veteran horseman of Richmond, says there is apparently no cure for the disease, which seems to affect the brain of the animal attacked. Farmers and horsemen who have suffered loss by the malady have taken steps to stop its ravages by carefully preparing the feed for their horses, and seeing that no defective corn is given them. Big Loss on Cotton Crop. Barnwell, Jan. 28.?The farmers of Barnwell county will lose thous ands of dollars on tne cotton crop of 1911 because of their inability to get it picked. Acres of the staple still remain in the fields, and this has been so badly damaged as to render it, in some instances, unfit for commercial use. All sorts of prices have been offered, but they remain untaken. Some planters offer to give the pickers the cotton if they will put the seed back on the land. Others will plough the entire remainder of their crops under to enrich the land for the coming year. It is not unusual to see fields of forty and fifty acres with not a boll picked out. There seems to be a general tendency to curtail the 1912 crop, and the far-seeing farmers are earnestly hoping that the weaker brother^ will adhere to the "Rock Hill plan." Farming Implements We have on hand a full line of Gladiator Stalk Cutters, Chattanooga one horse and double plows, -Rex Guano Distributors, Gantt Distributors, Gem Cotton Planters, Harness, Canvas, and Leather Collars, Traces, Hame Strings, Back Bands, Collar Pads, Bridles, Halters, Plow Lines and anything the farmer may need on his farm. We also have a quantity of Fence Wire in the various heights, which will be sold at rock bottom prices. When in need of anything in the hardware line call on us, and when i you purchase to the amount of $50.00 we give you Free of Charge a hand| some Standard Talking Machine, and guarantee to sell you as cheap as any | of our competitors. J. A. HUNTER j THE HARDWARE MAN. BAMBERG, S. C. A National Searchlight THE SENIOR PARTNER w*s disturbed The little boy of one of the firm's traveling men was critically ilL The distracted mother begged that her husband be notified. A Long Distance Bell Telephone call located him, but he had gone to a neighboring town to sell goods. 7 Would the Telephone people reach him? The Telephone people would try. They found hkn and he started for home at once. The Universal Bell Telephone System is a national search- ?$ light. It seeks the distant person for you and locates him if it f: is possible. By the way, have yon a Bell Telephone? i ja wjSKw southern bell telephone 1 %||^ AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY '11 II Will Credit You j I have just received a shipment of brand new bi- v cycles of the latest make which I will sell, you on Mm easy terms. A small amount when you get the t wheel and the balance in weekly payments. I also X have a large supply of bicycle supplies and will ..;ys! repair you old wheel at a reasonable price. Auto- /.x mobiles, Bicycles, Guns and Pistols repaired on ' Sk short notice. y.x fj. B. BRICKLEI I 2 The Repair Man Bamberg, S. C. ? ^ , \ yi| FKU51 FKUUF tAUSAUt fL.AIN 1D '\ PRICES, 1000 to 4000 at $1.25 per thousand; 5000 to 9000 at $1.00 per thousand; 10,000 at 90 cents per thousand. Special prices on larger lots and to parties getting up club orders or acting as our agents. . . We make a specialty of growing cabbage plants and have all the leading varieties viz: Early Jersey Wakefield, the earliest cabbage grown; Charleston Large Type Wakefield, second earliest. In late varieties we have the Sucession and Short Stemmed Late Flat Dutch, both producing large flat / heads. Our plants are all grown in the open fields and will stand the most severe weather. We guarantee count, safe delivery and satisfaction. We have special express rates to all points. Our personal attention given to all orders which are shipped same day received. Send cash with order as it saves us trouble and you expense, but will ship C. O. D. if preferred. Catalogue mailed on request. THE CARR-CARLTON CO., Box 60, Meggetts, S. C. 1 HF WJf rorVjDtton You can buy various ele WBS^BBEFwW mc?ts?you can mix them ? Mjjf you choose?but you can nev ma^e a fertilizer for cotton half sc %Wf good as Peruvian Mixtures. For in this fertilizer we have joined Natores skill in making to man's skill in mixing. Peruvian Guano, the principal part of Peru-1 vian Mixtures, consists of the excrement of the f fish eating pelicans that throng the coast of Peru SSiSlsIr I* contains elements in forms that man can never imitate. 'Twould be as hopeless as making milk from illwe ^ave balanced this?the world's richest plant ^00c*?w*th grade Ammoniates and Potash. DJiSFBiy Thus, we can adapt these mixtures to various soils and M^dfrllrWr crops?giving a more perfectly balanced fertilker than Peruyian Guano alone. We have never been able to keep up demand for Peruvian. If you JHfffiJffl want to be sure of securing your share this jfe I fipffjjjjW' year write now for our prices and booklet, j&Mam crammed full of vital information. . pr Peruvian Guano Corp., i \ . ... v > -