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RECALL OF THE CLERGY. Presiding: Officer Stopped Chaplain's Prayer in Indiana Senate. ' Lieut. Gov. O'Neill, greatly to the surprise of the Senate, brought down his gavel and stopped a prayer which was being made by the Rev. J. R. Henry, pastor of the Emanuel Baptist church of Indianapolis, in the Senate this forenoon, because, he said, Mr. Uonrv v?orj infinite the Senate. Mr. Henry had, in his prayer, asked Almighty God to speed the day when the State would break its partnership with the liquor traffic and cease filling its penitentiaries, jails and poor house with the victims of rum. This was not very different from many other prayers that have been offered in the legislature by ministers, but then .Mr. Henry continued: "And we pray to God that the partnership between the State and criminals may be dissolved." Lieut. Gov. O'Neill rapped with his gavel and stopped the prayer. "You are here to make a prayer, and not to make a political speech," he said to Mr. Henry. "The clerk will proceed with the reading of the Journal." While the clerk was preparing to read the Journal of yesterday's proceedings, Mr. Henry brought his prayer to a sudden close and hurriedly left the Senate chamber. The incident coused a sensation about the State house, for it is the first time that a minister has ever been called down in the legislature under such circumstances. "The prayer was an insult to the Senate," said Mr. O'Neill, afterward. "I did not regard it as prpper conduct on the part of the minister. His reference to rum and the liquor business was all right. I agree with everything he said on the subject, and I did not object to that part of the prayer. But when he prayed for .a dissolution of the partnership between the State and criminals I regarded that as going too far, and casting an insult in the face of the ^'Senators. So I stopped him. He was ^supposed to be offering a prayer to 6od for His blessing on the Senate o-nH r>r>t tr? ha making a nolitical speech. God does not need any advice on politics, and that is what this minister was offering." Mr. Henry also made the prayer in the house at the opening of the session, before going to the senate. His prayer in the house was similar to the one in the senate as far as references to the rum traffic were concerned, but he went even further, in the house than in the senate on that subject. In the course of his prayer he said that "the members of the legislature had accepted bribe money from the liquor business when the State took the saloonkeepers' money for license to run saloons." f - V This part of the prayer caused some of the members of the house to look around, but no one said anything. Mr. Henry left the State house immediately after ,the incident in the senate and declined to make any com ment on what had happened.?Indianapolis News. / SHOOTING AT RIDGEVILLE. R. C. Schwartz is Shot and Slightly Wounded by I. H. Murray. Ridgeville, March 6.?Last night about 7 o'clock a shooting affair occurred here in which R. C. Schwartz was shot by I. H. Murray. Murray, constable for Dorchester county, suspected Schwartz of selling liquor and accompanied by - Constable Grooms, ' of Berkeley, entered the store of Schwartz to make a search. Part of the store is used by Schwartz as a dwelling and the constables went into the dining room where the Schwartz family were eating supper and it was here that the shooting occurred. Only one shot was fired. This entered the left cheek, passed through and came out behind the left ear and then struck the wall of the room but did not make a very serious wound. All three of the men came from Charleston on the *6:15 train. Murray left x J n.i>ocf V? Q C- vot hppn lOWIi (tuu LLU anteL uas j w ~X-? made. A Cheap Provision. "A life partnership, my boy," gossiped the old chap brightly?"so that's what you contemplate with Miss Richbird? But are you sufficiently well off to take such a step?" "Oh, that's all right!" replied the youth airily, relates the Boston Globe. "We shall rub along well enough. You see, her pa will give us a house and garden, the uncle is going to part up with a corpulent check, and she owns a little money of her own." "And,' 'inquired the old gent, "may I inquire what you contribute to the partnership?" The young man blushed, and the twinkle in tne old man s eye grew still more noticeable. "Well?er," admitted the bridegroom, "?er?principally the name." CLAIMED COULD RESTORE LIFE? Alleged Religious Fanatic Saved from Greenville Mob. Greenville, March 6.?L. F. Free, a white man said to be an itinerant sign painter and alleged religious fanatic, was placed in jail to-night by Sheriff Rector to save him from a mob that had gathered in a suburban mill village, many in the gathering having become incensed over the failure of Free's alleged claim to restore life to an infant that died Monday. From what can be gathered of the facts surrounding the affair it seems that Free and another so-called ; "Holiness" fanatic, claiming to have power to work miracles, and having heard of the death of the infant of James Ballew, went to his home and [ told the sorrowing mother and father that they could restore life to the | child. The parents, crazed in grief and swayed, by pleadings of the two men, it is said, allowed them to be| gin their gruesome work, which, it seems, consisted mainly in twisting and distorting the little lifeless body | until the coroner to-night found it ' ~ ^ rvf brnicnH | ilu unug mure tnau <x uaos ui u i u?avu flesh. Officials will probably take j the case in hand to-morrow. GONE TO GET PRISONER. Man Caught in St. Paul Indentified as Barnwell Fugitive. Barnwell, March 7.?Rural Policeman E. E. Morris left this week for ! St. Paul, Minn., to bring back to this I county Elliott Gardner, alias Walter Peters, who was arrested in that city last week. When arrested the negro I denied that his name was Gardner | or that he is wanted in this county, j so a photograph was made and sent to Sheriff J. B. Morris, of Barnwell, who stated that while the man has changed somewhat in appearance n I-; or hie aona r?o from tllf> | siiiu-tr mcii\ 1113 1110 ^ovujk/w v*u v? ? gang about four years ago, there is no doubt whatever that the right man has been caught. Gardner is wanted in Barnwell county for burning the gin house of J. L. Ellis, near Baldoc. He was tried and convicted and sentenced to ten years on the chain gang, but made good his escape after serving only one year. Eleven Years for Five-Cent Theft. Atlanta, Ga., March 4.?An 11! year sentence for the theft of a five! cent bottle of a soda fountain drink has been affirmed here by the Georgia supreme court against Ollie Taylor, 13 years old. To-day's decision ends a three years' struggle by 0. F. Taylor, father of the boy, to have the sentence set aside. The lad pleaded guilty three years ago to stealing the bottle. He was only ten years oia tnen ana was sentenced to the Fulton industrial farm until he was 21 years old. The supreme court made no comment on the sentence, it being held that such a matter rested with the trial court. In his connection the decision reads: "The slight value of the article stolen is matter to be given weight by the court imposing the sentence, but it does not nullify the sentence once it is passed properly."' Chief Justice Fish and Justice Atkinson of the court dissented from the majority opinion. All Hope for Aliens Vanishes.. Richmond, Va., March 6.?Floyd Allen, leader of the outlaw band in Carroll county, and his son, Claude Swanson Allen, will be executed in the State penitentiary on March 28 for their part in the Hillsville court murder on March 14, 1912, Governor Mann to-night refused to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. The prisoners were to have died to-morrow, but the governor yesterday granted a respite of three weeks. The respite was accepted by the Aliens as an indication that the governor would extend mercy. The rejection of the petition, however, means that the case is officially closed, as there is no way by which it can be again opened. Miss Nellie Wisler, a mountain girl to whom Claude Allen was engaged, made an unsuccessful effort to see Governor Mann to-day with a final plea for commutation. Early to-night the prisoners had not been advised of the executive's decision and under instruction or tne prison superintendent no one was permitted to see them until to-morrow. A member of the Canadian bar told this story at a lawyer's dinner: A farmer's son conceived a desire to shine as a legal light. Accordingly he went to the nearest city where he accepted employment at a small sum from a fairly well-known lawyer. At the end of three days' study he returned to the farm. "Well, Bill, how'd ye like the law?" asked the farmer. "It ain't what it's cracked up to be," responded Bill, gloomily. "I'm sorry I learned it."?fresoyierian Witness. 9 E. H. HENDERSON | Attorney-at-Law | BAMBERG, S. C. aneral Practice. Loans Negotiated. f mm PORTABLE AND STATIONARY r ENGINES) AND BOILERS }. I Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injecors, .Pumps* and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, g 3elting, Gasoline Engines * .ROE STOCK LOMBARD i oundry, Machine, Boiler Works. | lpply Store. | AUGUSTA, GA. | GRAHAM & BLACK j Attorneys-at-Law 1 'ill practice in the United States and 1 State Courts in any County | in the State. D A ifDrnn c r ? TO TEST WEBB LIQUOR LAW? Express Company Refuses to Deliver Whiskey Shipments in Greenvile. Greenville, March 7,?Acting on or- ~ ders from headquarters the local agent of the Southern Express Com- y pany to-day refused to deliver whis- | key shipments to any person whomso- gj ever, whether for personal use or not, g declaring the Webb bill is of this I effect. Following this action several | citizens prevailed upon Col. C. S. Webb, of Greenville, brother of Congressman Webb, author of the bill, c to wure the representative at Wash- t ington for his opinion as to the in- ? tent of the bill, receiving late to-day J the following reply: "Washington, D. C., March 7, 1913. C. S. Webb, Greenville: Law does F< not prohibit private use shipments Si and will not unless State forbids it, and State cannot where it allows sale ? to individuals by any one in the State. "E. Y. WEBB." Senator E. D. Smith also answered a request for information, giving an ^ opinion similar to Congressman Webb. Agent Hall, of the express company, stated that several persons ? showed him letters from whiskey ~ houses acknowledging receipt of orders, but stating that the purchasers would be unable to get the whiskey houses take the same view of the bill as the Southern Express Company. The general opinion here is that the express company is taking this method to test the validity of the law. South Carolina Mail Appointed. --- ' v - n \v asningion, ^istrcu i.?v^. Roper, a South Carolinian, who form- _ erly lived at Marion, recommended ! by Postmaster General Burleson to be g First Assistant Postmaster General, || has been nominated for the position Ig by President Wilson, and it is under- E stood that he will be confirmed next E Monday, so that the business of re- ?2 organizing the postoffice department k and handling the applications for postmasterships throughout the country may begin without delay. Mr. Roper has for two years been clerk of the ways and mean committee of the house of representatives, and in that important position he has made a reputation for efficiency. Chairman Underwood's influence is believed to have had much to do with Mr. Roper's section for a higher place. The prospective new First Assistant Postmaster General is about 40 years of age and is very popular at the capital. He was with the census bureau before coming to the ways and means committee. First Primary on April First. Columbia, March 7.?A primary to select the Democratic nominee for congress from the 1st district, to be held on Tuesday, April 1, the second on Tuesday, April 15, and the third, if necessary, on Tuesday, April 22, was ordered by the State Democratic executive committee here to-day. The committee also ordered the campaign to open at Walterboro on " " ^ 3 il.? rr :\iarcn zu ana hacu me lunuwmg ua dates for the candidates to speak to g| the voters at the various county seats in the district: E Walerboro, Thursday, March 20; = Charleston, Friday, March 21; St. TT George, Saturday, March 22; Monck's I Corner, Monday, March 24; Manning, 6=1 Tuesday, March 25. A1 pledges must be in the hands of the chairman by noon, March 20, and all assessments paid by that day. E Each candidate is assessed $500, the I same as was fixed at its last meeting l| on the request of. the candidates. A sub-committee, consisting of the members of the State committee from the 1st district, and such members as reside in the city of Columbia, was appointed to tabulate the returns and declare the result. The rolls which were used in the last primary are to be the rolls for this election, and an additional roll, permitting such voters as have become of age since the last election, to place their names thereon, was ordered. This supplemental registra- ~ tion will remain open in each county i until five days before the first primary, and are to be in charge of the riot- <-,f the r'flriniis olnhs py- j xvtj v* ? v?- ~ ? ? y ( cept in the city of Charleston, where j the secretary of the county executive committee will have charge of this supplemental enrolment. . Stung. J "Pretty nice land around here," ] said the stranger, as his dusty rig 1 stopped in front of the gate. { "Certainly is," replied the eager : farmer. "Finest in tne state. i> "I reckon it is too high priced for || a poor man," sighed the stranger. ] "Well," replied the farmer, "it is _ worth every cent of $200 an acre, i That's the way I value it. Were you ' thinking of buying?" "No," replied the stranger, as he ' jotted something into a book. "I'm the new county assessor."?Herald | and Prebyter. I U4liTXUJUli\JI| k_7. V* G. MOYE DICKINSON I j INSURANCE AGENT f Will Write Anything c Fire, Tornado, Accident, Lia- * ' bility, Casualty, in the strongest and most re- c liable companies. * My Motto: "Buy What I Need ~~ in Bamberg, and From Those Who Patronize Me. " 'Phone 10-L, or at Oil Mill BAMBERG, S. C. NEW SHOP | a?Bagggaitta^ I SfcB ifiifirQStSrWwB 33li^ffry1 SBHEBm^W Our shop is now open and we are prepared to [ do first-class work on short notice. Remember we make a specialty of horseshoeing. Our prices are moderate and all work is guaranteed. DELK & COPELAND EHRHARDT, S. C. | WUIllullI H If weak, you need Cardui, || the woman's tonic. Cardui || is made from gentle herbs, || acts in a natural manner, 11 and has no bad results, as || some of the strong drugs || sometimes used. Asamed- p| Iicine?a tonic?for weak, ||| tired, worn-out women, jm Cardui has been a popular jM success for over 50 years. B iCARDUl; The Woman's Tonic | Mrs. Lula Walden, of 99 1 Gramlin, S. C, followed H this advice. Read her let- El j ter: "I was so weak, || when I first began to take H Cardui, that it tired me to IS walk just a little. Now, I Eg j can do all the general H housework, for a family of H 9." Try Cardui for your ra troubles. It may be the ^9 | very remedy you need. B | Improved Saw Mills. /ARIABLE FRICTION FEED. Best material and workmanship, lighti running, requires little power; simple J jasy to handle. Are made in several 3izes and are good, substantial moneyj making machines down to the smallest 3ize. Write for catalog showing En-} j oti/1 oil Saw Mill sunnliesw , Brines, DUUCIO uuvi W. , ? Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co., AUGUSTA, CA. CHICHESTER S PILLS TIIE DIAMOND BKAND. A Ladies! Ask your Druggist for /\ Chl-cbes-ter a l>lumondIirand/A\ Pills in Red and Gold metallic\V/ boxes, seaied with Blue Ribbon. V/ Take no other. Buy of vonr V Druggist. AskforCiri.Cire8.TEE8 DIAMOND BRAND FILLS, for 25 years known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable OLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE f THEY ARE HERE! | ^aVe some as || ? Mulesin?urstables || ? in Bamberg in some ?? I? time, and the prices and terms j|i will please you as well as the || . stock. We also have some ex- |I i tra nice Buggies, Harness, Whips H I and everything in this line. Come 'm 9 and see what we really have. 11 a I JONES BROS,11 || BAMBERG, S. 0. || ^W? ffJM JJIIMII'^^ llHill ??IIMb - --iq \ ^ '. y'^j :' ^ tbmvmbhhp* ' Wpi//cf John ?>. Kockefef/erfiavebeen : the richestman in the Y/orfct had Spent the first money He put it in the Bank ? When John D. Rockefeller went into the oil ? fields, he went there with Two Thousand Dollars that he had saved and with which he was ready to take a good business chance. HAD HE NOT HAD HIS MONEY IN THE BANK, he viouldnot have been able to take the business chance that led to his stupendous fortune. John D. Rockefeller was no different from other fabulously rich men. Their great fortunes were the logical < result of their FIRST savings. Do YOUR banking with US. / We pay 4 per cent, interest compound- , ? ed quarterly op savings deposits * - ? i I Farmers & Merchants Bank I ? , BHRNARDT, S. C. 1 Still Another Load . *. - ' -'r||p We received the first of this week another load of Horses and Mules direct from the markets of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, and are as pretty a lot as we have ever had the pleasure of handling. While in town attending court come in and look them over; it will cost you nothing. J I CMfikU Railroad Avenue I J* UlTiUnJV, Bamberg,...S. C. 1 ^ / ^BOoooaocaN CT NOMINATING BLANK 1 POPULAR VOTE CONTEST ' 1 1913 fl I hereby nominate or suggest the name of J? Address JJ fl As a lady worthy to become a candidate in your jg H Popular Voting Contest. I present this name with fj fl the distinct understanding and agreement that the 11 B editor shall not divulge my name. This does not 11 fl obligate me in any way whatever. II fl . Signed Jj ^ Address