Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, INTERESTING AC DUEL AND W1 One of the Most Unusi ' Waters That F ^ Mieeniif liiigovui A trim, clean-cut, side-wheel steamboat, the most popular in the Missouri river trade, went out of ? commission so long ago that not /many river folks of the present generation remember whether she was snagged or wrecked, burned to the water's edge or pulled to pieces in the boneyard. She was not one of the "floating | palaces" so often written about in that day, but she was always on time as nearly as it was possible for any craft in the Big Muddy to run with the clock, and was the best captained of anything that carried a jackstaff - * qt?/1 rnddor Hpr hi- jd officer was a prince and a diplomat to boot. When he stood on the forward deck giving his pilot signals he looked as if he had been constructed on the spic and span lines of the white packet. He was short and alert. His family was one of that ante-bellum cult that gave * St. Louis its famous social prestige. When river travel was an event a * steamer seldom left port without having at least one fair passenger who became the queen of the voyage. She became such by reason of the attention bestowed by the captain. She had to be fair of face, ? but the chief requisite was personal * grace. When she appeared at the captain's right at the table the question was settled. The distinction carried with it as many extras as could be given without slighting the rights of the others. Actual rivalry with dramatic incidents sometimes rwMiTrod nn thp> same triD. Before the steamer turned her f 'M \ wheels in the water on one of her trips the doughty captain heard that % "two queens" were on his hands. Tt did not simplify the situation that the queens were antithetical. The diplomatic training of the captain came into play at the start. The beauties were alternated at the table. She who sat at his right one evening was at ? his left at the next dinner. One was 1* peerless in song. The other was a mistress in the art of recitation. It was at the little commander's request that each in her specialty entertained all who could be crowded into th3 ladies' cabin later in the evening. * . The skillful arrangement was not noJ ticed by the travelers, but the crew that had the privilege of the cabins JK not only saw, but- understood, for gm never before had they seen the gal$ lant head of the steamer with two * rivals on the same trip. All was going well. Even the deckhand who sounded the stage of the water when called to that duty by the pilot's bell , ^ cried out his "quarter less twain" in a melodious key. When the steamer backed out on * the second day of the voyage from I . her landing at Herman?one of the earliest of the distinctly German settlements in the west, and it remains so to this day in customs and architecture?there was a new passenger on board. He was a young Prussian. " - . i.1 X "U ^ ^ His bearing quiCKiy indicated uat uc was in the service of his emperor. A f foreign uniform in that part of the jfl' country at that time was so unusual ' Jf. that it caused a flutter. He was given quarters in the texas, the uppermost structure of the steamboats of western rivers. The captain, satisfied with the rank and the standing of the Prussian, presented him to _ the two queens. The count immediately showed his preference for the fair-haired girl of the north, at the same time paying marked deference to the dark-browed beauty of the southland. The captain was pleased to be relieved in part of playing cavalier -to his double charge. The tie-up at Boonville brought > / on board another passenger. He was of the Indian type. His commanding manner caused the hands on the bow and even the bluff mate to stand * ? aside until he passed up the grand stairway, and the mulatto who followed with his master's baggage, stepped with an air of consequence that showed he was the servant of a man who demanded attention and knew how to accept it. He also was given quarters in the texas. The captain knew him and in his case no Ife credentials were necessary. That SjH night Hidalgo and Heidelberg, so BB named by the clerk, met after dinner wtf in the ladies' cabin, and the assem^ blage looked on as the four types, two of fascinating womanhood, two representatives of manliness and cul ture, met under the prismatic chandeliers that played tinkling music to .n the vibrations of the natty little steamer. The fine old captain stood ^ with folded hands on the dividing line of the two cabins and remarked to his clerk, "There will be trouble before we get to our destination." The next night was starlit. The sparks from the steamer's black smokestacks flew backward like a w~ COUNT OF LD GOOSE HUNT. nal Incidents in Western lappened on the i River. | swarm of fireflies and fell into the i | waters that were upturned to foam ; i from the revolutions of the wheels and glistened in the shimmer of a new moon. The captain piped his musicians aloft and there the minuet I was danced on the hurricane deck, j It must be admitted that in the early times the southerner excelled in the movements that make the minuet the dance of the court. On this night the tropical types were the favorites. | The Prussian, unaccustomed to the conventionalities of the new country, ' showed resentment when his partner ' failed to receive the same admiration that was unmistakably given to ( the Queen of the South. There was no attempt to soothe the Prussian's irritation, and he sent a challenge to the Hidalgo. The watchful captain kept pace 1 with all that was transpiring. His 1 sleeplessness prevented what would have been a thriller, even in that conservative time?a duel on the hurricane deck abaft the wheel-houses. Personally the captain would 1 have enjoyed witnessing a meet where wounded honor sought satis- 1 faction, but the reputation of his 1 craft was more than personal gratification. He summoned the seconds ] to his quarters and informed him ( that if the proposed duel was held he would call up his roustabouts, seize 1 the principals and all concerned and 4 pitch them overboard. The Hidalgo . saw the humor of the possibility and thought he would enjoy it, but the ( Prussian was so shocked that he sent word to the captain that if such a termination followed he would appeal to his emperor. The captain ( was not alarmed by the threat, but ^ he wished to appease the Prussian while he was a passenger. A confer- . ence was called and the commander of the steamer submitted a proposi- , tion that had the virtue of being so ! unique that it was agreed to. The steamer would the next day round a bend off which stretched a great expanse of sand bar. The bar was the rendezvous of wild geese and ( brant every spring. They stopped in innumerable flocks that were the wonder of the new travelers in the west The captain informed his belligerent party that it was customary at the season then at hand for steamers to slow down at the bar and give i sportsmen on board a chance at the i flocks, with the understanding that < all game that was brought down was to be served to passengers. He proposed to slow down, lower the yawl and send it ashore with as many as could get in. The dueling party would be sent first. There was a cot- j tonwood grove a half mile from the water line. Thither the duelists and 1 party could go and "have it out" while the game hunters were making ; shots on the sand. In case of fatality i in the cottonwoods the captain would 1 accord all honors necessary. This i would entail publicity and explana- . tions. On the other hand, after honor had been satisfied the party could return, and unless they cared to pro- i claim the affair the passengers would ; never know but that the party had i "gaming for geese in the ; woods." The little captain chuckled cas he put it as quoted. The Prussian winced, but the proposition was accepted. The result was as the captain anticipated. The party from the cot tonwood grove returned unscathed. The geese hunters returned with game , and the passengers had birds the remainder of the voyage. The cot- ( tonwood party was served that night by the captain in his quarters. The queens were invited and when the , wine was quaffed the two beauties ' were told that they had contributed I to the most unusual incident, that , J ever happened in western waters. The other passengers were ignorant ! of the real meaning of the wild goose i hunt on the bar that day. i The Prussian and the man from the j south disembarked at Ft. Leaven- ' I worth on the arrival of the steamer I i at that port?the Prussian to make ' observations for his government on 1 ; army matters at that post, the AmeriI can to proceed on his way across the : continent, and thence across the Pa! cific. The queens left the steamer I at points further up the rivdr. The Prussian fell in the Franco Prussian war. The American was brought back helpless from Pekin , ! after the Boxer uprising, and died the day he quit the steamer at San Francisco. What of the queens? They became mothers of men who explored mines and exploited two of the great railroad lines of the country, and laid up fortunes for themselves and their families. The little captain retired l when steamboating gave way to the SAW GIRL AT McCALL HOME. Declare State's Witnesses at Trial Myrtle Hawkins Case. Hendersonville, N. C., May 23.? decided surprise was sprung in t Myrtle Hawkins murder trial here day, when the State introduced t hitherto unknown witnesses, w testified that they saw Myrtle Ha kins at the McCall home and in co pany with George Bradley, near La Osceola, on the day of her disappe; ance. They were J. G. Cornwall, this city, and E. Long, a merchant Honea Path. Hazel Gentry testified that Nc Britt, one of the defendants, si she "could make somebody shake this case if she wanted to." Bigger Reward for Sid Allen. Greensboro, N. C.,May 26.?WitI view to making the price on Sid Allen's head a sufficient incentive cause a renewal of efforts towai his capture, an effort will be made officials of the United States Distr Court here to have the Governm* offer a supplemental reward of $ 000 for the capture of the leader the band of Virginia outlaws, w shot up the Carroll County Cou and for which crime Floyd Allen now under sentence of death. Sidra Allen is under a $5,000 bo to appear at the regular term United State District Court, whi convenes here next Monday. The $5,00 0 bond is signed by Sid and Floyd Allen and three other C; roll County men. When it is declar forfeited, it is stated District Atb uey Holton will recommend that it offered by the government as a T'Viio rannmniondotl'nn it nOI U* 1 UXO 1 ^VVLUiUvUUMWiVU) A w 3aid, will also have the approval Judge Boyd. BARNWELL R. COOK A SUICII Columbia Man Uses Shotgun to E His Life. Columbia, May 26.?Barnwell Cook, a well known citizen of Colu bia, committed suicide here to-day his residence on. Price street, placed the barrel of a shotgun agaii his chest and used a fire poker pull the trigger. He was about years of age. Mr. Cook, it is sa had been despondent for some tit He is survived by his wife and t following children: Ernest G. Co< H. J. Cook, and Miss Rose Cook, of this city; L. V. Cook, of Broc land; Mrs. McElvaine and Miss I Witt, of Effingham. News Notes of Science. A new type of motor truck < signed in Belgium is equipped w an electric crane to pick up hea objects from the ground and ph them at any desired point on t truck's platform. To protect the propellers of sm [)oats from objects that might hre them an inventor has brought ou1 guard consisting of parallel rods be fastened to the stern post of boat. Paris' municipal authorities ha placed a limit on the number a size of electric signs, which they s threaten to make the boulevards semble the streets of an inartis American city. First aid to the injured packaj have been placed in all the police ] trol boxes in Los Angeles to enal a policeman to temporarily dress t wounds of persons injured in str< accidents. Pointed Paragraphs. In coming out on top many a ma: hair beats him to it. There is nothing harder to ci than a diseased imagination. If marriage is a failure, why is t average widow so persistent? The airship chauffeur looks do1 on the chap who runs an automobi Any man would rather have c foot in the grave than two in t same place. It isn't always to a man's credit have people say his word is as gc as his bond. Train Killed J. F. Thornton. Abbeville, May 26.?The mang] body of J. F. Thornton was fou on the tracks of the Seaboard 1 Line shops this morning at 8:30. i Thornton was car inspector ior x Seaboard Air Line and had helped inspect passenger train No. 38 at o'clock. When he did not show at 3 o'clock to inspect No. 41a sear was made for him with the above suit. His wife, one daughter and c son survive him. The funeral v held this afternoon. railroad. The story is now told by the s of the first pilot of the crack lit steamer, Genoa, commanded by C? tain Throckmorton, one of the fav ites of the Missouri river trade, reeled it off in the smoking ro< of an ocean liner on which we w< voyagers.?St. Louis Globe-Den crat. NEGRO ATTEMPTS MURDER. of Storekeeper Near Summervilie Badl Wounded by Desperado. _A Summervilie, May 27.?On Satui he day evening at about 7 o'clock th to_ store.of Mr. Osborne Davis, situate w0 at the eastern limits of Summervill ho *n Berkeley county, was entered by w_ negro named Samuel Johnson. Ther m_ were others in the store, one of whor he was indulging too profanely, and Mi ar_ Davis gave him notice that he woul of have to desist. Johnson interfered of pulled from his pocket a large knift and without the slightest intimatio )ra or provocation, cut Mr. Davis fror iid about the right ear through the bac in ?f the neck and almost severing th neck to the left ear, exposing th bone head from the body. Phys: cians were called immediately to th aid of Davis and the wound was cart 1 a fully and skillfully treated. Durin na the difficulty Mr. Davis' clerk wa t0 severely stabbed in the arm. *dS Tr.Vi nonn 1 aft fho c tore nriH SJH Vl by did so was struck in the head with ict beer bottle from a negro standin 5nt- nearby and knocked senseless. Johr 5*" son soon after was taken into custc ?* dy by officer Miller, and is now in th k? town lockup, awaiting development and action of the Berkeley author: *s ties. Mr. Davis is a young married mai n<* inoffensive and kind-hearted, an ir of valid from rheumatism and suffere iC^ the loss of a hand some years ago i operating machinery at a local plan' na His condition to-day is precariou ar~ and critical and the result may b 'e(* fatal. or be LIQUOR TRIAL AT BRUNSON. re is H. G. Dowliiig Convicted by Jur Before Town Council. Brunson, May 22.?Quite an intei esting occasion in the town of Brut son was the trial yesterday of H. C n<* Dowling by the town council fc selling wnisaey. Mr. uowung w<s reported to the mayor of the town b Detectives J. L. Ashburn and H. I Anderson, of Columbia. The trial by jury excited con&idei Li? able interest and resulted in a ve] ist diet of guilty. The fine impose ? was $85 or thirty days on the chai gang. It is quite probable that tb ' fine will be quickly forthcoming Q6 ' The town council was represented b ^ J. W. .Vincent, Esq., of Hampton, an ' the defendant by Messrs. Youmar ,1 & Connor. )k )e\ Striking a Bargain. Charles M. Schwab at a luncheo at Loretto said of a youthful millioi ie- aire* ith "It's no wonder he has become lVy millionaire quickly. His readiness i lce a bargain is wonderful. They tell ;be story about him and a great captai of industry, all "When some ten years ago, he wi ;ak struggling along in the insurant a business he called on the captain c to industry and said: a " 'Can you spare me a few m< ments sir.' Lve " 'Young man,' the captain of ii nd dustry replied, 'my time is wort ay $1,000 an hour, but, since you com re- well introduced, I don't mind givin t,v you thirty minutes.' VAV ? " 'That's $500,' said the youn res man. He paused, then added quickl: ?a- 'I'll save you $250, sir, by just tal ble ing a quarter of an hour in cash.' ;he ?Washington Star. ^t One Was a Stranger. Two old Scots were going home or night after a convivial session at n's public house. The affair was in th traditional manner as immortalize ire by Bobby Eurns. Fearing troubl ahead as the light in the distant co he tage window became apparent, Sand said to Donald: "Donald, I'll walk ahead of ye, an le. ye tell I'nr walkin stret anecht. ,ne Donald watched Sandy carefull: he and then remarked: "Sandy, mon, ye're walkin' fine to but who's that drunken loafer wit iod ye?"?Indianapolis News. MAY LYNCH TAMPA FIREBUG. Man Caught Setting Fire Wounde< ed Hurried to Jail. nd Tampa, Fla., May 25.?Followin !r> a series of incendiary fires extendin he oyer a period of three weeks, Georg to Green, a negro, v/as surprised, wit 2 two companions, while lighting a fir Up in a vacant house in West Tampa a ch midnight and shot three times in th back. His two companions eseapec i. V Green was hurried to the Wes ,ne Tampa jail, where a strong guar as was Placed over him. The frequenc of fires since the receipt of the firs = of a series of anonymous letters ac dressed to the chief of police and fir ;on chief has thoroughly aroused the con tie munity. ip- It is believed that unless Gree or- dies before morning he will be lyncl He ed. Officers are searching for th Dm two companions of Green. The fir sre which the negroes were caught kinc 10- ling was the third of the night i West Tampa. NOT BURIED BESIDE MOTHER. y C. V. T. Richeson's Body Privately Interred on Family Farm. Lynchburg, Va., May 23.?The e burial of Clarence V. T. Richeson, d who was executed in Boston Monday e night for the murder of Avis Lina nell, took place just before sunset e to-day on the old Richeson farm, n eighteen miles from here. The inr. terment was beside Richeson's pad ternal grandparents aDd five miles 1, distant from his mother's grave. Only the family was present, brothn ers and near relations acting as palln bearers and assisting in filling the k grave. The casket was brought from e Amherst by a wide detour over the e roughest route in the county and sei crecy maintained as to all burial are rangements. Douglas Richeson, of ?_ Chicago, a brother, accompanied the g body home. S Glad When Child Died. a The Woman's Home Companion re a cently published a short story in g which a woman gives one of her bai bies to a friend of hers who wants a >- child but can never have one, because e of terrible injuries received in a railis road wreck. The woman who reI ceives the gift never finds out who gives her the child. In the June Woman's Home Comi panion a woman commenting on this d story writes the following letter and n tells the following true story of her t. own experience with an adopted s child: e "When I had been married several years and had no child, I persuaded by husband to allow me to adopt one. We lived in a small town some fifty miles from Minneapolis. I y went to that city and searched through the Maternity Hospital, 'Sheltering Arms,' and such places, r- without finding any little baby girl l- for adoption. ^ r. "Not long after I returned home, >r I received a misspelled letter from a is woman who said she had been iny formed that I wished a baby girl to P. adopt. She gave me the date of her marriage, the date of her baby's r- birth, and stated that her husband r- had desterted her; she was not strong d enough, she feared, to work and care n properly for her baby, and if I would ie take it for mine and give it a chance ?. she would be glad, y "I made another trip to the city, d found the poor mother ironing in a is hot room (it was June,) and looking ready to drop. Although she sobbed so that she could not speak, she put her precious child into my arms, only gasping as I took my departure, 'You n can give her a chance; I can't!' l- "Your story did not end; mine did. The baby was so weakened by lack of a fresh air, proper food and care, that, it in spite of all I could do, with a doca tor and a nurse, she died in four n weeks. It was with fear afid trembling that I wrote the mother. Her is answer was, 'Thank God! It is so :e much easier to know that she is dead )f than that another woman has her.' " 5 A Surprise for Greely. In his younger days, while filling 1_ the humble position of printer's k "devil," Horace Greeley was seduie lously courting the minister's daughs ter. Her father did not look with favor on the young man's attentions. g One day, however, the good man ^ was unwontedly gracious and invited c" the future editor to come to church the next Sabbath, as he felt sure the sermon would he of special interest to him. Sunday morning found young Horace dressed in his best, id seated in the pew beside the fair oba ject of his devotion. Sermon time ie came, and his dismay may be imagind ed when the minister, looking ie straight at him, impressivley ant nounced as his text: "Lo! My daughy ter is being grievously tormented by a devil."?Lippincott's. d , '* NOTICE TO I I THE PUBLIC i !?l_ hen in need of Farming ImpleS ments such as e Corn Drills, Stalk . h Cutters, Disc Bar* e rows, Grain Bind= ers, Mowers and . i. Rakes, Gasoline st Engines, J. I. Case d Road Machinery, y I ;t and a j General Repair Shop see | D.J.DELK n BAMBERG, S. C. i Hi 1 BEHIND A FINE i PAIR OF HORSES should be hitched a stylish looking carriage. At this repository you can see a variety of vehicles whose style is undeniable. They range from the phaeton to the family coach and are f : ^ the equal of any in appearance and build. They are less than eqjual in price to most carriages of their character. HORSES AND MULES. G. FRANK BAMBERG, t||| Bamberg, S. C. DR. J. G. BOOZER DENTIST, DENMARK. Graduate Baltimore College of Den- , tal Surgery, Class 1907. Member South Carolina Dental Association. Office Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange Bank Building. Honrs: ^ 9-12 and 2-5 every day. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER M Attorneys-at-Law . -''mSM BAMBERG, S. O. Special attention given to settlement of estates and investigation of land titles. G. MOYE DICKINSON INSURANCE AGENT WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. S. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. MATF1ELD & FREE Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Practice in all the Courts, both State and Federal. Corporation practice and the winding up of 68- -/.ij tates a specialty. Business' entrust- ^9 ted to us will be promptly attended PI PORTABLE AN P STATIONARY \ Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injec- / S tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood :' Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines LARQESTOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. I* M i mi ? M M< y"";; ! Fire, Life ;> Accident !! v'||| insurance -vim BAMBERG, S. C. J > Delays Are Dangerous jl I represent the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York, one of the strongest old line companies in ex istence. Liet me snow 70a oar many attractive policy contracts. I also represent the Standard live Stock Insurance Co., of Indianapolis. This is a strong company. Insure your horses and cattle. W. MAX WALKER EHRHARDT, S. C. fiTcir "Hunt's Cure" is absolutely guaranteed to cure Itch, Eczema, Ringworm, Tetter, or any Skin Disease, or purchase price cheerfully refunded. Sold everywhere for ' 50c. a box, or write, A. B. Richards Medicine Co., Sherman, TexSold by:? PEOPLES DRUG CO., Bamberg, S. C. A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO. Sherman, Texas.