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1 s I? ? x i >■ 9 ** '-7?V 4 " ~L- (Pi • ms Standard. VOL. XXVIII. WALTERBORO. S. C.. APRIL 4. 1906. NO. 37. PRESENTMENT OF URAND JURY. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Colleton County. In the General Sessions. Hon C G Dantzler, Judue Presiding at the March. Term of the Court in the vear 1906. c • The grand jury for the County of Colleton, do make this their present ment for the said term of court. — They have passed upon all bills referred to them by the solicitor and their findings are endorsed upon bills. They have thought it neces sary to employ an expert for the ex amination of the books of the various county officials, and have selected C *J Tracy, Esq., as such expert, and have appointe 1 the following com mittees with authority to sit during the recess, via: Committee on Ex amination of County offices—The foreman with Messrs B R Griffin, C A Eckardt and A A Patterson, Jr.Com mittee on Poor Farm—The foreman and Messrs E P Knight, L H Smith and GP AJ Fender. ' Committee on Chaingang and Public Roads—The foreman and Messrs W A Strickland, Claude A Graves and F L Kinsey. They do not at this term, being many of them new to their duties, consider it advisable to make more than a presentment covering such glaring wrongs as call for immediate action and will await a more extend ed acquaintance with the needs of the county, and the ills from which it puffers before making a thorough and complete exposure of such ills and such recommendations as will in their judgment, tend to remedy the same. • . O . They have visited the jail and find the same in its present condition en tirely insecure. They recommend that the supervisor use all funds availftble for the purpose of putting it in a fairly safe condition. They find that the inmates suffer for water for drinking and bathing purposes. They recommend that a pump be in stalled in the upper rooms with a sufficient waste way to carry off the waste water, and a pipe connecting such pump with the well in the jail lot, so that a plentiful supply of pure water may be obtained by the prison* ers not confined to their cells. They further recommend that a supply of lime be furnished and the jail thoroughly whitewashed on the in side. They are advised that the dispen ser at n alterboro closes at an early hour. The dispensary law makes the opening hour sunrise, and the closing hour, sunset. These hours should be observed by him. And we call his attention to the fact that informa tion has reached us that liquor has been sold to persons who are drunk- ards. * The grand jurv were astounded when information reached them that certain cases known as “The Pension Farad Cases” were nol pressed by the solicitor, but they are aware that . such action is in the discretion of the prosecuting officer and that they can not interfere with snch discretion. He has, however, given his reasons therefor as embodied in a letter from C G Henderson, Stobo R Perry, B G Benton, J T Polk and W B Acker man, M D. The grand jury are un able to find from snob letter that the parties signing the same had any good reason for their sotion which amounts to malfeasance in office,they therefore present the above named parties as members of the Board of Pensions for Colleton County who «igned rich letter for malfeasance in office and name Jas E Penrifoy, H D hdgett and L G Owens as material tifoej aei to prove the same. Until a conviction of the original parties accused of a crime they cannot be presented for compounding a felony. They present C W Ulmer, PM V r arn, G .1 Yarn, Henry DuBois, alias J DuBois, alias A B- Yarn, for fraudlent misappropriation of funds and forgery as alleged in the indict ments now of record in this court and nol pressed and name as wit nesses those named on back of said indictments and earnestly urge that new indictments be prepared against them. They regret that they have no legal grounds upon which to present the solicitor, but as they see that he needs assistance to properly present the cases above referred to, they request the court that it may au thorize the employ meat of some counsel learned in the law to aid him. They recommend that the super visor build a ^o^d from Pos&um Cor ner to Great Swamp church by the most convenient route. In conclusion they beg to say that they acknowledge^ with sentiments of deep gratitude the able exposition which your Honor has given of the principles of law which must govern their actions in the premises, and beg their thanks for the various courte sies extended to them by the different officers of court. All of which is respectfully sub mitted. J B Dodd, Foreman. fore planting his crop will he the farmer that will make a good crop. The farmers too are learning that it pays to take Hie stumps out of their fields, and it is important to clean the fields of all stumps. They don’t To the Public. The Pension Board of Colleton county, in reply to the action ot the grand jury, in their presentment relative to the pension cases of said county, desire to say: That the overtures for the settlexent of these only cumber land, but raise grass^cases were first made to boliettor A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding, or Protruding Pile*. Dniggi-uf refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no matter of bow long standing, in 6 to 14 days. First application gives ease and rest. 50c. It your druggist hasn’t it send 50c in stamps and it will be forward ed postpaid by Paris Medicine Co., B). Louis, Mo. A Believer la Protection. An old fashioned negro “mammy was sent one afternoon with her two charges to a vaudeville entertain* menU The first to appear on the program was a mindreader. He re quested the audience to write ques tions upon small slips of paper which they were to retain, while he from the seclusion of an oaken cabi net upon the stage would announce the questions and give appropriate replies. After the third proof of his ability to do this “Mammy” began to squirm in her seat, add a few inmates later, clutching a child with each hand, she hurried Irom the hall. “V/hy, auntie,” observed an usher, “don’t go; the show’s just started.” “Law, chile,” panted the old woman, “dis niggah wants to get away fum heah! If dat man kin see plum fra dat wooden wardrobe, dis caliker dress am no pertection to me!” Branch Office of Dr D. M. Coon- ley's Famous Home Treat ment. t v ■ ' ■. Ift. These Remedies are a positive and permanent cure for all forms of Indi gestion, Kidney, Bladder, Liver, Blood, Catarrhal and Fern Me di seases, also Piles. For sale by Mrs J T Harrington, General Agent, Walterboro, S. C. 2 2d 8m -. .i., h Letter from W, C. Brant Editor Press and Standard: It must be gratifying to every true citi- sen of Colleton oonnty to note the wonderfol improvement in almost everything, during the past twenty years, bit especially along the line of forming. I have seen more oompost heap, that is more home made manure prepared for the present crops than ever before, and I have seen more well prepared land for planting the coming crop than in y#ari past The former that turns his land in early winter with turn ploughs, and in early spring cats‘and pulverizes the sou with disc and cutaway harrows be- and weeds, and cause delay in culti vating the crop by breaking the plough or harness; and then a small yield of crop. T he question then is how is the best way to get rid of the stumps. My experience is to dig and turn them out, they can be taken out at a cost of 5 to 8 cents a stump and the land will almost pay for taking the stumps out in one crop. Another feature about taking out the stumps from farm laud, is that the improved farm implements can be used and save labor. Geo VV. Tuitt, of Lagrange, Ga., by clearing his land of all stumps, and adopting the most improved method of farming has raised in one year > with two mulesj one hundred bales of cotton and raised last 3 ear with three mules from one hundred acres of laud, one hundred and fifty bales. Now let the formers of Colleton plant not over ten acres of cotton to the horse and improve that so that ten hales can be produced on same.Dou’t increase acre age to raise more cotton, hut improve your farms by reducing acreage, the time saved will be better spent Ditch ing, digjpng stumps, making compost and ploughing during the winter months, as the population increases. We need an increase in the production ot cotton, but we should not increase the acreage in order to increase the production. The increasing demand for cotton goods proves the fact of increasing production. Now the fact is that we can learn a great deal about raising cotton that we don’t know. But we know a great deal more about growing cot ton than we know about sell ing cotton. We need to be better informed as to how and when to market our cotton in order to get the price that pays us to grow cotton.The Southern Cotton Association is an institution of ^learning, that will guide us into a better system of mark eting, if we will accept it’s course. We cau and we will supply the de mand for cotton, but will we be bene fited is the question we should ask ourselves, and what can 1 do to better my condition. The Southern Cotton Association says, “plant more food crops, raise more and better stock and you will help to maintain the price lor cotton.” Don’t forget to use plenty of the fer tilizer that yon have bought this year on your grain crop. It pays to ma nure peas and pindera; try it and be surprised at the result A few years ago with had manage ment, bad crop years and low prices for cotton and high prices for food staff, when I had it to bay, I began to think that I could not farm, but I have turned a new leaf now and I see things from a better stand point There is plenty of good living on the form, but we most work for it or we can’t get it Kow, Mr Editor, I must close this letter for fear that I should induce you to leave town and move out on the form, that will not do. We love onr town friends, and without some body to live in town we would ’ have no town and without you we would have no one to tell ns the sews around town and throughout the oonnty.* Wishing snooess to your papfer and our county, 1 most say eonturae to give us the news. w. 0. Brant Geteinger, S G March 28th, 190& .Ierv<5y by the friends of the accused, tey wholly letter referred these parties to our board, which board, in the discharge of their duty, had original ly reported the matter to the grand jury nearly a year ago. The board, m their desire tbdo that which would be best for the public interest, there upon entered into a careful invest! gation from every standpoint, and reached the conclusion, that it would best subserve the public interest to recommend a settlement of the. mat ter upon the couditious mentioned in their letter to Solicitor Jervey. In our investigation we took into consideration the delays of the law (the case had already been continued two terms,) the uncertainty of con viction, and the great disturbance of the equillibrium oi our people inci dent to such a trial. Against G J Varn, (one of the defendants) we made no charge in our report We sent him to the grand jury as a wit ness. There is no evidence at all against him, and he should have been eliminated long since. And the board are still of the opinion, not withstanding the action of the grand jury, that it will be best for the county that these cases be ended, the conditions mentioned in our letter having been complied with to wit: The payment of the money abstracted and the costs of the actions. The board undertook an honest discharge of the duties impseed upon them, without compensation for the time spent upon the same, and if they have erred, (humanum est errare”,) “the faults are those of the head and hot of the heart.” Tbe humiliation of these defendants in restoring this money to the public treasury, thus acknowledging their guilt, is a severe punishment upon them; and will, in our opinion, in itself deter oftiers (the object oi a prosecution), from a similar offense. We do not wish it understood, that this hoard would approve or recommend this mode of settlement in all cases of crime, but with all the facts and surroundings before us we reiterate onr belief, that our recommendation in these cases will best subserve the public welfare iu this county. And this mode of settlement is not without precedent in cur State. We feel sure that the action of our learned and able solicitor in carrying out the recommendation of the board was conscientious; and if there be any blame to be attached to any one, we THE MOTHER ANTELOPE. Ah* a Good work is always worth paying for, a bright .and oouschratious em ployee brings in high in tension tbe yearly sum paid by his employer. 1 I - * ■?, &' ** Wonderful Wanner In Which ‘ Provide* For Her Youim* Tlu* manner,in which, tbe mother an telope protects her youinr until tllfey are old and strong enough to join tbe full grown bands In their wandering* an Interesting and wonderful lustauo^ of nature’s providence. These benutl- " ful creatures live iu an oi>eu country iufested by all kinds of enemies and esi»eciu!ly prowled over by the coyote, the gray wolf and the timlK?r wolf, which subsist upon the young of all kinds ot. animals, yet the mother cub easily protect her babies from tbe fiercest of these marauders. The ene my most dreaded is the soaring eagle. There Is a variety of cactus, a^prick- ly plant which grows iu great atriin- danee all over the western plains, which furnishes her the means for this protection. Horse*, cattle, buffalo and. In fact, all animals know the danger of trending on thi* plant. It gyows in large patches some four or six Inches in height above the ground ant forms a thick mat varjing iu breadth from the size of the top of a man’s hat to many feet. It la In the center of one of these patches that the female antelope prepares a place of safety for her young. Tbe thorns of this cactus, while very poisonous and terribly pain ful to every other animal, for some reason are almost harmless to the an telope. The cactus may lacerate her legs, making them bleed freely, but neither the stickers nor their poison remains, while other animals seldomf 1 bleed, but retain the poisonous stick ers In their wounds until they become malignant sores, causfhg excessive swelling qf the limbs and very great and long continued suffering. When the antelope has selected bef patch of cactus, backing away a few feet, she will make a running jump, bounding high In the air and alighting In the middle of the patch, with all four feet close together, the hoofs pointing downward. Then, sponging out again and repeating this oi*eratlon until she has chopped the roots of the cactus plant t:> pieces, she loosens and clears a space large enough for stand ing roorm She then will enlarge It by pawing and digging with her sharp hoofs. Here she gives birth to her young In undisturbed security, know ing that she can leave them In com parative safety during the day and re turn to them st night to give them suck. Should It be iu a locality where eagles abound, however, the mother does not venture far away, as the soar ing eagle often swoops down on the young, taking them away If she is not there to do bottle for their lives.—H. H. Cross In Century. * ^ 1 i -i Living indoors 10 much daring the win ter months creates a sort of a stuffy, want-of-ozone condition in the blood and system generally. Clean up and gert ready for spring. Take a few Early Risers. These famous little pills cleanse the liver, stomach and bowels and give —^ -1 the blood a chance to purify itself. They 10 8 ^ iare M 16 burden j re i| eve headache, fallow complexion, etc. with him. C G Henderson, J T Polk, B G Benton, W B Ackerman, M D, Btobo R Perry, Pension Board for Colleton County, ^alterboro, S C, April 2, 1906. The most rational remedy for Coughs and Colds Is Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar It acts on the bowels as a mild cathartic—expels all cold from the sys tem. Cats all phlegm out of the throat, relieves coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, etc. An ideal remedy for child ren—equally good for adults. Sold by John M Klein. Simple Larceny. ~ The colored physician not having been able to locate the malady and chock it, a white physician was called. After looking at the patient a short while, the white physician inquired: “Did Dr Jones take year tempera ture?” And the old colored auntie an swered, “Ah don’t know, sab; ah ain’t miteed nothin’ ’oept mah watch.” Don’t tie a cough or a cold np in your system by taking a remedy that binds the bowel*. Take Kennedy's Laxative Honey *»v. Ta. It Ip different from ell other syrups. It Is better. H opees the bowela —expels all cold frees the system, relieves Children like it. Sold by John k Kleta. Frost and ice — •«»» It’s loti eerier to i istortl Ton cant without mg to bn m a ben- of stairs, to obaooritj takes climb- sold by John M Klein. Lodge Items. Editor Press and Standard: James M Carter and family visited J C Polk last Saturday and Sunday. Misses Rosa and Mattie Carter spent last Saturday night with Lucius Carter of Bamberg. J C Kiuard of Hamptou county, paid a flying visit to Maj Joe Carter and family last week. II W Carter and wife spent Sun day with H H Carter near Caldwell. ’ Mr and Mrs Eddie Kinard visited their grand parents last Sunday. J 0 Kinard and E P Kinard went fishing in Salkehatchie Saturday and caught a nice string of fish. Mrs Mabel „ Copeland and little girls were on the sick list last week. Caid Carter spent Sunday with Edith CopelandYrs '• The oat crop was neglected in the foil, only a limited amount being •own. The fly was complained of three weeks ago bnt the farmers say it hrs disappeared, so there is no fear of it doing any damage now, as tbe oats are so for advapeed. One of onr neighbors showed ns two heads of oats which appeared in a five acre peteh is the earliest we have seen. was plentiful the first part of the week in onr section and was thought to be severe enough to do ooosicletoble damage, but & conclusion has been reached that no serious damage has been done by the ffOft, v* J l:v> 'K 't 1 /' J ; U 4 * ■ • ■* £, r. V