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* HELD FOR DEATH OF GIRL. Both Took Poison, but He Recovered, Says Accused Man. Westminster, Md., Feb. 1.?Investigation of the death of Lulu Airing, a young woman of Bruceville, resulted in the arrest to-day of Ira I Bohn, a young married man who ' lives ten miles from Union Bridge. A coroner's jury charged Bohn with having caused the girl's death by means of a drug. He was committed without bail for the grand jury. J. lie c?:ucutc, mm ?,uc v.~ ? ft of Bohn's own story, is circumstanB tial. He is 23 years old and the W girl was 20. He says his wife left | him three years ago and since that ft time he has been attentive to Miss Airing and intended to marry her in April. He has, however, not been divorced. r IBohn says the girl was despondent because she could not find employment and while they were out driving yesterday both drank a quantity of laudanum. Bohn says he recovered sufficiently from the effects of the drug to be able to take the girl to a physician's office, where she died last night. Killed by Accidental Shot. St. George, Feb. 2.?P. C. John- ! ston, Jr., one of the most prominent citizens of this county, accidentally - shot and killed himself while out B hunting this morning about fivej . miles from town. He was accompaB nied on his bird hunt by Cal. WhetV sell, of Reevesville, who was only a ? few yards away when Mr. Johnston | I* in;some way stumbled and fell, caus\ ing the gun to be discharged, the | I whole load of shot entering his head I and causing death almost instantly. I In the loss of Mr. Johnston, Dorr Chester county has lost one of her boat citizens. He served his county ) as clerk of court for 12 years and ' refused to offer for reelection at the request and solicitation of his numerous friends in order to retire to pri> va'te life, where he has since run successfully a very large farm. Mr. Johnston was 49 years old and is survived by his father, P. C. Johnston, Sr., who is the present clerk of court and who succeeded his son - to that office. Advance in Cotton Continuing. \ New Orleans, Feb. 2.?The advance in cotton was resumed this , morning as soon as the market opened. Initial prices were 11 to 14 t points over yesterday's close. Both bulls and bears bought heavily in ' the early trading and in half an , I hour's time had forced an advance of 22 to 26 points, or a quarter of a cent a pound. This is $2 a bale above Wednesday's closing quotations. The advance was caused by a highT mortot than fvjrnected. Ci lii T CI pwi uawi uvV r 7 coupled with a good demand for spots there, and a continued good inquiry at Southern points. The rise . caught many stop loss orders on the short side. Much fresh buying by bulls was also.apparent. Among the heaviest buyers, according to the gos* sip of the day, were Memphis shorts who accepted heavy losses. The weather map was favorable , and it was asserted that the present rise, with roads getting in good condition, means a great increase in the marketing value of the cotton still hfM nn farms and at ginneries. Murders Detective, Kills Himself. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 2.?Phillip R. Yow, of Atlanta, shot and instantly killed C. C. Cadle in the lobby of a local hotel this afternoon and then committed suicide. Yow was a son of i E. M. Yow, a prominent business L man of Atlanta, Ga., and was forB merly engaged in business in this city. He came here a week ago en route to San Francisco. Cadle was a B detective. The cause of the shooting B is not known. Yow entered the lobby with a revolver in his hand, and I 1 walking toward Cadle, who was seat[ ed, fired the first shot which struck Cadle in the left shoulder and pass^ ed through the back of a chair in which another hotel guest was sitting. Cadle started to run and was * shot again. The bullet striking him at the base of the neck and ranging downward passed through the heart. Yow then placed the weapon over his own heart and fired two shots, the bullet in each instance, according to the physicians, passing Vmirf a n rl entirely Ciliuugii mc ucui b uuu - . , through the body. He then sat down on a sofa and shot himself through | the temple. Cadle was 26 years old and married. Yow was 21 and un-J married. $10,000 Loss from Cholera. Florence, Feb. 1.?It is estimated that there has been a loss in this county of $10,00*0 from the effects of hog cholera that has been spreading among the hogs at a great rate recently, so that Clemson college has had to be appealed to for a veterinarian to come down and look into the matter. He has been here for several days trying to put a stop to " the spread of the disease. FRONT YARD 30 MILES DEEP. That's the Size of One on a Texas Woman's Ranch. Mrs. Henrietta M. King's front door used to be 30 miles from her front gate. The front yard is still 30 miles through it, so now she has a railway station only three miles from the house. The statement that "Mrs. King is the largest ranch woman in the world" must be laid to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Maybe she is. But it doesn't seem quite right to make such statements about a lady without backing them up with statistics concerning her weight and greatest circumference. Whether Mrs. King is tne largest ranch woman or not, it is pretty safe to say that her Texas ranch is the largest one owned by a woman. It includes about 1,250,000 acres and the value of the land, live stock and other holdings embraced in the property is said to be more than $50,000,000. Not many years ago it was considered worth less than $2 an acre, but with the discovery that practically all of it is suitable for agricultural purposes and by reason of the lower Gulf coast region of the State by the construction of a railroad down it the land value has mounted up to about $30 an acre. The nucleus for the great King ranch was acquired in 1858 by Capt. Richard King. As a boy he was a homeless waif on the streets of NewYork. He obtained a place as cabin boy upon a steamship and for many years was a seafaring man. During the war between the United States and Mexico he was sent to Texas as captain of a transport that conveyed soldiers for General Taylor's army and military supplies to points along the Texas coast. After the war was ended he engaged in steamboat traffic along the coast for some years. He saw an opportunity for the cattle industry in the South Texas region, which was then an unfenced and unbroken wilderness of chaparral. With his young wife he established a typical frontier home upon the site of the present ranch headquarters buildings. The first structure was a combined residence and fortress. It was constructed of stone, and in each corner was a cannon. The cannons were used to defend the home from attacks of Mexican outlaws. The ! ancient guns now ornament the beautiful lawn that surrounds the modern ranch residence. About 80,000 calves are branded each year. More than 300 Mexican onwhovs. fence riders and other em ployes live oil the ranch and are on , the pay roll. | Mrs. King has always displayed enterprise in the matter of encouraging the development of the region ! in which her property is situated. It was largely through her liberality in the matter of land donation that the railroad which runs through the ranch for more than 100 miles was constructed. Her special pride is the new town of Kingsville, the site of which was formerly a part of the property. She created a city school building at a cost of $40,000 and donated it to the people of the town. ftives ud Husband for Job. j Chicago, Jan. 30.?Mrs. Ruby Brown, of Chicago Heights, whose ambition to have "one good time" led her to run up a bill of $102 in nine days at the Hotel La Salle, has arranged to work out the bill as parlor maid. It will take her five months to liquidate, though she will receive board and lodging. "Well," she said, "I'm going to leave my husband. I've been offered a job as a parlor maid in the La Salle hotel. Ben has told me that if I accept it he'll get a divorce. Of course I'm going to take the job. I'm tired already of this poky old Chicago Heights. I've got to pay the bill and I am an honest woman, even if I did have one grand time. Say, I liked making the servants step around. I had been bossed so much all my life I wanted to be boss just once." Another Mill Merger. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 30.?Announcement was made to-day of the conclusion of the deal whereby the Langlev Manufacturing company buys out and takes over in their entirety the Aiken Manufacturing company and the Seminole Manufacturing company, all located in the Horse Creek valley of Aiken county. The capital stock of the Langley Manufacturing company has been increased, in order to consummate this deal, from $800,000 to S2.000.000. The combined textile enterprise will have a spindieage a little in excess of 100,000. Thomas Barrett, Jr., has been made president of the company, and meetings called of the Aiken and Seminole on February 16 for the formal transfer of stock. Let us have >lour renewal promptly if your subscription has expired. I THE TYPIST'S REVENGE. And then the Head of the Firm Got Wise. Not long ago a clear-eyed, brave young girl who had been reared in the lap of luxury, and then left suddenly penniless by the death of her father, went out into the world to make for herself what she called a "career." Six months of instruction in a business college enabled her to obtain a position in the office of Jabez Onderdonk, a venerable merchant, in whose veins a few drops of hot blood of youth still contrived to circulate. Pleased with the young girl's pretty face and winning manner, the merchant raised her to the post of confidential secretary, and for an hour each day she "took" dictation in his private office, says- the NewYork Herald. Her employer's manner, always kindly, soon developed into familiarity of the sort described as "fatherly," and he fell into the habit of interspersing his dictation with phrases of encomium and cheer. All this was pleasing to the trusting young stenographer, who was already beginning to dream of wealth, luxury and the other symbols of that "perfect love" that marriage alone can bestow, when suddenly she learned that Jabez had a wife. All night long she planned and plotted for revenge, and the next day this letter was forwarded to a house that had long maintained intimate business relations with the firm of Jabez Onderdonk & Co.: Messrs. Marriott, Dalton & Co., Baltimore, Md.?Gentlemen: We beg to acknowledge receipt of your esteemed favor of 6th instant, (You've got very pretty hands, my dear) and in reply would say that the goods will be shipped not later than Tuesday. (How would you like to take in the "Henpecks" with your old Bunny to-night?) We trust that when next in our city you will favor us with a call. (We'd better have dinner together, and you can telephone to your mother that you'll have to work late.) We're expecting some new importations that we should be glad to show you before placing them on the market. (Did you ever think about going on the stage yourself? I bet you'd look grand.) Hoping to receive a continuance of your orders, we remain, yours very truly, JABEZ ONDERDONK & CO. T m/'wttt Hofod in fho On iJCUCiS <3.1 C uun uiviuwu - ? derdonk office to a cross-eyed stenographer and in the presence of witnesses, and none are signed by the head of the firm without careful read-, ing. Former Fireman Wholesale Slayer. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 30.?After indulging in a wild outbreak at Collinsville, to-day, during which he shot and perhaps fatally wounded his wife, attempted to shoot his sisterin-law, set fire to their home, and held off a posse until the house was destroyed, John Keneflc, a former local fireman, is a prisoner here tonight. He t '.ef finally to end his own life, but had exhausted his last bullet when he snapped the revolver against his forehead. Kenefic has been separated from his wife for some time. To-day he went to the home of Arthur Johnson, his father-in-law, in Collinsville, to see her. After saying that he knew he was "queer" and that he did not blame her for not living with him, the man suddenly drew a revolver and pointed at the baby. His sisterin-law grabbed the child and fled frnm tho room, followed by a bullet that struck the doorway. He then threatened his mother-in-law, who escaped by a rear door, and later turned on his wife, who was on her knees, begging him not to shoot her mother. Kenefic forced his wife into a corner of the room and fired twice at her, both shots taking effect in the neck and arm. He then set the house afire, and taking the baby from the place it had been hidden, went to the door. Holding the child before him as a shield, he made his way to a tree from behind which he exchanged 40 or more shots with a posse. After attempting to shoot himself, Kenefic surrendered. Many Things Happen. Orangeburg is a great county for running a newspaper in; so many things happen down there. Last week, for instance, two negro men struck a horse that a young white lady was driving; two lads of "prominent" families burned down a fine schoolhouse; a white man was committed to jail for breaking into a store; white men in Branchville "shot up the town" and went into * * 1 J tne nign scnuoi ctnu wiwacu piano; a white man was arrested charged with burning another white man's house and then died suddenly, supposed from taking poison. Not content with all these happenings, numbers of white people down there want to reestablish the dispensary.?Newberry Observer. %? %? a? * A? * ? A? -1 A? ! A $! * W * A* *1? "A? WA A? *4" * A* ! It seeiti J | ? We have had several | ??? shipments of Sample? 1M Box Paper but we | I"honestly believe this| I r last shipment is the 1 | T best of them all ? 1 In this lot is some of the ? x < ) is ?? S finest paper ever offered to the g 2* | J I trade of Bamberg County. We 1 ? i" I now have this paper on display 1 If Wj in our show window, and we 0 !! want you to come in and look\\ H II I M it over. It is just as good as 1 fc fliA vnmilov avpont fliot A x uic icguicu oiuut cattj/i uhu * I the boxes are a little soiled from | I M handling, but the contents are\\ I B j as good as ever. \\ J There is only one cheap thing about} \ ? r\ this paper and that is the price. We || 8 wih ofer this paper, as long as it lasts^ \ \ 8 ^ at just about.half of the regular retail \\ 8 price, that is we will sell the one that ] *? . *1 1 f /?a oa.. il. pa. u.j ? ijj retaueo ror ouc ai ouc; toe out una at & ? rri 25c; and so on down to 5c the box. j| | I Anyone who has ever purchased any of j ? I this sample paper of ns know how cheap J | ? il really is. If yon ever have any need _ i_ i < Ip for nice paper it will pay you to lay in |j % a supply now. Judging from the way \ j SI this sample paper has moved heretofore, U " ! I* J and the way this new shipment is going, % J w ? we would advise you to come at once ?! J m # if you want any of this lot We also || ? W have some nice paper that we have had \ [ ?t? _ J I for some time which we will offer at ? H JL 10c the box, some of which sold as \\ I I#as40c the bos. We also havel | I1 anything else yon might need in the sta-|j| M tionery line. $ ? ? ? I l $ nn He |T Herald I 11 BookStore.) FARMERS* UNION MEETINGS. The local Bamberg Farmers' Union meets at the court house in Bamberg on the first and third Friday mornings in every month. Meeting at 11 o'clock. Applications for membership received at every meeting. Let all members be present. J. W. STEWART, J. P. O'QUINN, President. Secretary. . ii i PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, * Belting, Gasoline Engines LARQE5T0CK LOMBARD V Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works. Supply Store. AUGUSTA. GA. BRING THE BEST HORSES v, via you can hitch up to one of our car- ^ riages. For it will be well worthy of the flnestteam ever raised. Handsome as artistic trimming and high polish can make it. Comfortable as a rocking chair, light as a bicycle y-y and strong as a truck. Isn't that an ideal carriage? Then why not have one? The price will not scare yon. HORSES AND MULES. G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. HUNT'S CURE Guaranteed Cure For All SKIN DISEASE V "A A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO. Sherman, Texas. SoTd by:? | . PEOPLES DRUG CO., Bamberg, S. C. J. D. OOFELAND, JR. ...agent for... Penu Mutual life Ins. Co. Money to Loan On Real Estate ' ; | BAMBERG, -- SOUTH CAROLINA CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRAND. A Ladies! Ask your Dnicria for A\ ChLckes-tcr'a DlamondBraadZAX nils in Red c :d Gold metalilc>^^/ rv ?boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \/ ' H Take ?o other. Bay of yonr V . / ~ nf Drn-cfet. Ask for ClII-Clftg-TER S* L. 2P DIAMOND J;RA.M> PILLS, for *? v If 0 years lcoown as Best, Safest, Always Reliable r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be at the following. places on the days* and dates named below for the purpose of receiving tax returns of personal property:- < Ehrhardt, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 6th and 7th. St. John's Thursday, February 8th, from 8 a. m. to 12 m. ? ' mi a O+V, uampnui, J. iiuisuay, rcui uai; oui, from 2 p. m. to 4 pu m. Kearse's Store,. Friday, February 9th, from 8 a. mi to 12 m. All other days to February 20th at Bamberg. :Fifty per cent, will be added after 20th of February. ' . It. W. D. ROWELL, Auditor." BRICK WORE' I am an experienced brickmason and do all kinds of brick and concrete work, plastering, kalsomining, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. JOHN DATS BAMBERG, S. C. . NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims of anykind whatsoever5 against the estate Df H. J. Brabham, deceased, -will present same, duly itemized and sworn :o, on or before. Monday, February L 9th, 1 912; andTiall persons indebted :o said estate will make immediate payment to the undersigned. . ; <A. J. BRABHAM, . Executrix. Bamberg, S. C., January 18, 1912. ' . . . * . 1 j