Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ By SALLY MENDUM._ _ fCopyrlght. 1910, by Ar:i<*Vican Press Asm>- cMUoh. 1 All Peteraville was rin^nj; with th** tminler of Tim Mongher. <>U1 inuii vrbo lived alone in bis rottagi* on tlie onUkirta of tlie town. Mlllvi. the tieml of a dete*.*tive tinn in the city, twenty miles distant. w«« called for by the town authorities. He went up. looked (be matter o\cr. came to an agreement with the mayor and promised to pul some one on the case immediately. He was taking hilt supjwr in a private pot>*!r In a restaurant when the d**oi opened and a man of rather »f<dy ap pearance.euteretl. •‘Mr. Miller. I believe.” said the nee comer “I am. V/hat can I do for you':" •’I was in the detective business once, and I’m trying to get Into it again. I'd like to take hold of this Meagher case.” ‘Tin going to send a man up to at tend to It." The seedy individual pulled a letter from tils pocket and banded it to the detective to read. It was a certificate from a detective firm that Joel Zim merman had worked for It and done good service. Miller's bargain with the mayor had been largely contingent upon tracking and capturing the murderer, a not \er.\ profitable way to do business It <*•- curred to him that If he could get thia person cheap he would let turn work for awhile—at least long enough to make aome development. Besides, the man told him that he suspected a certain person and would hstk for a clew lu tbst dlrectiou. He felt so cou ttdeot in tbe matter that he offered to work without pay unless be made s valuable discovery, but stipulated that be abould have tbe held to himself. No other detective abould be put on the case. On these terms Mr. Miller engaged him and went back to the city to attend to other matters that promised more certain results. Joe A eery, a nephew of the murder ed man. lived In Petersvllle. a much re spected young man. with a very nice wife aud two very pretty children One day while walking on the street he picked up a ten dollar bill. He was in bard luck at the time and ver> much delighted nt his rtnd. Tbe bill was partly spent for meat nr a butcher shop. The same afternoon Avery was arrested for the murder of his uucle on Information furnished by Ximiner man. The detective pruduurd s list of bills, giving their numlsrs. that he mid be had found in an unused chlm ney In the murdered man’s house. The list was supitoacd to refer to S7.<M> that the old man kept there The the ory was that the money hud l>eeu tak en by the murderer, who had tin wit tingly left the list. Everybody in the town was surprised at Avery's arrest, ami no one at first believed him guilty. It was not sup posed that his uncle bfcd any money, and if he had tbe murderer was the jonly one who could have known of it There was a strong case of clrcum ataiicial evidence against Avery, but it was weakened by Zimmerman himself, who nnder cross examination contra dieted himself as to bow. where and when he had found the list Ex|»ert* disagreed whether it was or was not in the hand writing of Meagher. By throwing doubt U|mui this evidence the prisoner s attorney saved his < heut from a verdict of guilty. The jury dis agreed, but in order to avoid the ex pense of another trial brought in a ver diet of not guilty. Avery had no doubt that he had been made the victim of a plot and as soon as he gained his liberty set a I tout a bit of detective work to discover the author. The first faet he noticed was that with his acquittal the case was dn*pped The nathorities Itelieved that the murderer had been discovered, but that bis acquittal was a case of “not proved” rather than "unt guilty." The detective who worked up the case against him bad dropped tbe matter aud was di>w working for the Miller detective agency that hud employed him. Indeed, every one seemed satis fled to let the matter rest except %> man who bad narrowly escaped tbe gallows and was in consequence living under the ban of being a murderer These were tbe reasons that Induced Avery to take up tbe case on bis own account. Avery made up bis mind that his unde had been a hoarder. Indeed, he remembered certain Incidents to In dicate tbat sucb was the case. Some one bad discovered that the old man bad rponey in his possession and bad robbed and murdered him to get pos aesaion of It. If his uncle bad saved money possibly be might twe had something to do with some bank. He sent out a circular letter to all the banka In tbe state asking If Timothy Meagher had any deposits there. 8ev- «n savings banks replied tbat bank books to the aggregate amount of $200,000 had t>eeii issued to one Tim othy J. Meagher. Avery did not sup pose that his uncle hud a middle name, but searched the family records and found that he had. It was John. Avery was astounded. He was also fleligbled—delighted for two reasons. First, be was his uncle’s legal heir and would be, rich: second, bis uncle bad undoubtedly had some money in Ms bouse slid had been robbed ss well us murdered. Could be And this rob ber he would be exonerated and rich. He first took steps to secure his uncle’s fortune, then offered S25.000 [reward for tbe murderer. Tbe reward brought a letter from | tbe murderer’s accomplice stating tbat [be weald give up hie prtnctpel If not ■ted himself. t Hie terme were end be sent In tbe name. It Joel Zimmerman. Bight months later Zim by American Press A•<••o elation. J W** mo\e in ruts, tiettinc accustom ed to one knnl «»f work, we arc ‘lulittcd for another I^-t a hush.-ind ask his wife to buy him a few cigars ami the wrapiM-is wiii likely be pa|>er colored, to look like total ecu leaf, bet a wife ask tier hiidtaml to hire a maid and. though she may be comely, she will have to lie got fnl of lustaiiter. One would *up|M>He that a!l soldier lug is aliki Nothing of the kind. An Infantry man knows nothing alsiut can non; an artilleryman knows nothing atioiit the signal service. These remarks are a preface to the recital of an attempt to make a tighter jut of a musician—an army musician Jacob i «ol«eier was a bugler in one of tbe regular regiments. When the rcgl inent was preiMiiug to go to Cuba at the time of the M|n«aiah-American war he became ambit ions to lie a real sol dier Instead of a looter. His sergeant told liini that lie tiad lietter stick to his bugle, hut Jacob said that when a bugler was killed in battle there was do glory in his death. He preferred to die with weapons In his hands instead of a bugle So Jacob became a soldier and was in the first (Kittle fought after the troo]is lauded near Santiago. Unfortu nately it was his tirst dght. and he was rattled. Men were being shot down beside him by an enemy they could not see. Some of tbe corps were get ting back; others were standing. Ja ' cob got It luto hla head that he should sound a retreat, rutting hla baud bark to grasp his bugle, he found a revolver instexd Putting tbe muxsle into hla mouth, he tried to blow. In his ex citement he must have pulled tbe trig ger. for he was brought to his senses by feeling something warm on hla jaw. aud. putting his hand there, he found blood pouring from a bole In his cheek The wonder wss that the bullet had not gone through the vertebrae at the back of his neck and killed him. He must have blown through a corner of his mouth. Jacob was In a hospital till pretty near the end of the war. It would have been lietter for him to return to the duflee of a bugler.' but the bole in his cheek didn't close up. and an attempt to blow a bugle would send all the wind ont at the side of Ms face Instead of through his bugle. When Jacob returned to duty he found it pnixms11>lc to explain to his comrades how lie came by the bole in his cheek Tlie story got out. and he was laughed at This bred him with a d esire to redeem himself He longed f>r an op|x»rtuiiity. and the op|M>nuuity c.-rtie There wn« no lack of lighting around Santiago. True, the SiKinish and American forces were stamping oft irotn one another, but there were some* and charges. One day Jacob w is in some very thick lighting Th • c« ! ue! was racing about with his bugler at hi* heels blowing his order* w hen suddenly the -tuigle dropped from til* hand and he fell from tils horse The colonel, seeing his bugler knocked out. looked atsiut for atiother, but there was none at hand The captain of Jacob's company, real izing his predicament, cried out: •*\Ve've goi a bugler here, colonel doloder. get up there on that horse!" fiobeler. ot»edieut and forgetting that he had t»eeii disqualified to blow or ders by hi* wound, picked up the bugle, mounted the horse ami placed himself dire» tly in the colonel's rear. Tbe Spaniards were preparing to crush the American troops on that part of the field The colonel saw a brigade of the enemy swinging round on his right to get in his rear and gave Jacob an order to signal a change of front. Jacob put his bugle to bin Itpe aud blew, but there waa no sound. All the wind waa going out through tbe bole in hla cheek. ' * Tbe colonel looked at him lu surprise and anger. Jacob clapped bla baud to bia cheek, but did not succeed In forc ing tbe wind through tbe bugle. Shut ting his mouth, be put tbe bugle to tbe bole in hla cheek. Since no wind could get out through hla mouth It weut through hla cheek. At any rate, enough of it got through the bugle to faintly sound tbe colonel'a order. But Jacob's delay gave tbe enemy au ad vantage that pretty nearly caused the capture of the regiment. It iwaa saved only by suptMirt coming in tbe nick of time. When the fighting was over the colonel called out to Jacob's cap tain* "Keep that man in the ranks, cap tain He*« no gissl for a bugler.” "lie was x ”(xtd buglet, colonel, but oe ttobtcil mu "oing info the ranks. The fp-st rt’lng lie did was to try to blow a signal on his pistol and' shot a hole in his cheek. Now he's no good for either .- Soldier or n bugler." "After flii-»-opl-ode Jacob was so ridi cule*! by i!n men that he tried to get himself k Med in order to escaiie their ! Jokes. To in. ke matters worse It see til ed that all ttic buglers In ^be army were getting shot, and the command ing officers were always sending for ; men wbo could sound tbe calls. It was ! constantly: ••Say. ,, Clobeler. you can | blow a bugle, can't you? Ob. I forgot, j You ruined your wind trying to blow , down tbe muzzle of a pistol.” These and other references to bis misfortune 1 so worked upon Jacob tbat be gave up j trying to lie a hero and concluded to | siihc Into an Inferior bugler. Going to tbe hospital, he secured a hot water bag and turned It Into a wind bag. making a clnee connection with rubber bands between Its mouth and tbat of bis bugle. Then ha offered hlmaelf to hla colonel to sound calls, and. theca being do one else to All the piece, Ja cob waa accepted. Aa seen as tha war waa sear be Bv EDGAR FALt'S MOODEY. ICopvt *Ktit. UUo. by American i'i»-*» Asso ciation. J "Bui. lidward!” "VA hat ?'• . v -r ’How are we going to live? Ymi hsvc Itecti brought up to believe that yon were to lie your Hunt's beir, ami now you tell me that she ha* left the By SANBORN DARRAH. [Coptnt'it. 1110. by American Press clut ton. J Jack Conover wnso city Itoy mid the son of a plmulier. Jack read a great many novels hnsed oh life I:: I tie wjld j we*t ami l*ecame imhmx! with a desire to mmgie in tbe exciting scenes of that , region. He was twepty-threc years old estate ^** thsl up that >011 can’t tu|i* h 1 w hen his father tiled Wid left him $20.- It ami that her other relatives are lik* ly to beat you out of it.” "Thai s so. and they will l*eaf me out of it if they learn how matters stand." "What do you mean by that ':” “I can i enlighten >«.u without telling the v\ hole story.” » "Well, tell it." “It's itsi ridiculous.” "lUdiciilous! Cun anything that sep arates us be ridiculous': I will not bring trouble on you and on myself by marrying you. wbo, having been brought up ou hltpedalions, have made no preparation for earning a living.'' 1 "I’erhnps not. but you’ll laugh all the same when I tell you to whom tuy aunt left her pro|aTty.” "To whom did she leave It?” UNi Jack at once set alsiut obtaining a Realization of his ttoyhood dream Going to Arizona, he purchased u ranch ami les-nme a sheep raiser. The ranchman continued to read ro- I mantle tales and longed tor a chance either to kill a few dozen Indians or rob a stagecoach But the Indian* were no longer there to be killed, ami tbe stagecoach hnd given place to other methods of transportation. Not meeting with adventures and watting for sheep to multiply being au uuex citing m-cufwtion. Jack grew lonely. He wished for some young woman to keep him company as his wife. One day. while riding over his broad acrea luapectltig hi* herd*, looking up suddenly he saw a s|>eck lu (he far “I am next of kin aud at tbe death distance That it was moving toward of the present incumbent will succeed to the estate.” “I didn’t ask that. I asked whom your aunt made her heir.” *T am thinking of killing him." "Oh. Edward:” “It’s ilie only sure way open to me. If the other branches of the family bear of how tbe matter stand* they'll break the will.” "But in that case you will get vour ■hare.” "That would be a few ibonsand only. There are several hundred relative*. I want the whole property.” "Can't you compromise with thia per- aoo whom your aunt made her heir?" “No. He Isn’t capable of making an agreement. He does uotbiug but strut about’’— "Come, come. Tell me the legal point*. I have more head for such thing* than you suppose.” “Well, my aunt left tbe property to this person, aud. considering who he la, the liequest is ridiculous. That will be the plea of tbe relatives If they try to break tbe will. But 1, being the beir of thi* legatee at his death, will take possession of the property. Tin* other heir* will still have good cause for a suit, but I will have tbe siuews of war. Understand?” a ’'\mk perfectly. But this person to whom the pro|s»rty has been’’-- "When you see him >ou will see a coxcomb.” "What was your aunt s attraction for him?’’ "He was her husband ” “Her husband!*' "bo she considered him.” f ••Bin I supposed your uncle died long ago." "So he did.” “Well, then, how is it that this"— "Bigamist"— “Bigamist?" ’That’s what lie I*. He h is a couple of dozen w ives." "Edward, I'm not going to stand thi* any longer. You are attempting to make n fool of me." T assure you that everything I have said of him is true. and. worse, he ha* never h«*en marriisl to one of the wives with whom he lives.” “The heast!" "He is n<>t a beast at all." “Then for goodness’ sake w hat kind of u |avsou js lie?” “Listen t*> me. My aunt in her younger <l i\s was a great student. She studied everything -science, religion, philosophy She pa**4*d from one sys tem to another until she became a strong iMdievcr in the transmigration of soul> She was much attached to her husband, who humored her in her different" faiths. There is no proof whatever but ^Ihat site was sound in mind in her latter days, though she flrmlj believed that at her hueband's death Ids soul passed into a little chick that broke through Its shell the exact minute my uncle died. She nt once took tbe greatest care of thin chick, ordered a special bouse to be built for him and always called him ‘Dearie/ tbe pet name she hnd had for my uncle. He grew up to be a fine* rooster, and my aunt never re taxed tbe attention she had shown hi in from bla birth. “Well, when tbe old lady died and I came to look over her will, what did I find hut that she bad left her whole fortune to her hushaud in tbe body of this chicken.” “Ha. ha. bar “Didn't 1 tell you you'd laugh?" "H's too ridiculous.” ‘Thai's what I said too.” “Well”—after a iMuise—"what are you going to do?” ‘‘Kill Dearie." "And then?" him was evident from the fact tbat It waa growing larger. Then he could see a thin Him of dust alsiut it. Next it revealed hself as a galloping horse. A man with a burden lu his,arm* be strode the horse, and liefore long the burden could tie distinguished as a wo man. The two were coming Mckety- spllt. rising ami falling with the con tour of the undulating country, and it waa not long liefore. arising from low ground, they ap|M*arcd on tbe crest of a rise not half a mile away. Jack saw- tlie opportunity of his life. Here was a clear case of abduction. Though the girl was yet too far for him to see her face, be knew she was beautiful aud be was Just the ninu for a rescue. Hiding directly before tbe pair, he wliip|M*d out hla revolver aod called a halt. The man drew rein, about lug ’tilt out o' the way!" /"Throw up your arms!" The man threw up his arm*. “Dismount.’’ The man slid off to the rear, leaving tbe woman in his place. Jack glanced at her. She was a young girl and fair ly good looking. In his eyes, gaxing through the roseate hues of romance, abe seemed a |M*rl. The man on reach ing tbe-ground fell In the dirt. Jack, seizing the bridle rein of the horse lie had *top|M*l. put spurs to Ins own horse, gave the other the hish of a quirt, and the two animaK with their burdens, dashed away. “What are you"— “Don’t Im* afraid." he interrupted “I’ll get you away, from him." With that he cast a glance to the rear. The man had risen aftd was beckoning to a dozen horsemen who ap|M*ared fir hack where the single horse had appeared a few minute* Is* fore. It was plain to Jack that where at tirst lu* had-one man to deal with he now had a dozen. Urging <>n hi* own horse with his spur-* and tin* girl s with the quirl. the tw* went galloping over the country I'ke mad. The girl made no further attempt to commiiui- cate.with him. She dul not look ex actly pleased at being rescmsl. At tir*t she looked angry. Then she hurst out into a hysterical laugh Jack kcpt | l*M>kmg hack and was urge*I l«» fresh efforts hy seeing the men hchiiul gain ing on him Coming up to the man who had (teen alslucling the girl, they pit lie*! up, he said something l<» ilw.tn Slid pointed to the fugitives, and they started on. The chase was,long and exciting The girl held tbe reins of her own horse and guided him lu the pafti she wished to take. Coming to a turn that led up to Jack's ranch house. Jack en deavored to turn their course in that direction. Hut tbe girl pulled her horse's head in a path of Iter own cbooaiug. giving Jack at the same time a beseeching look to permit her to go aa she wiabed, wbereuimn be yielded. After all. perhaps it would l*e as well lu tbe end. There was no force at tbe ranch bouse to prevent the girl being taken by ber pursuers. By Ibis time tlie girl's horse began to lag Jack laid on the quirt and urged him forward as best be could. Looking behind, be saw tbat tbe pur attera were close on his heels. He was about to give way to despair when, riding between two clumps of trees that flanked the road. In* heard the crack of rifles and saw puff* of smoke emerge from lielueen the t-O'es. Cast ing a glance tiehind him. he saw his pursuers one hy one falling from their saddles and biting (he dust. Astonished at the rising up <*f this friendly force. Jack pulled rein and stopped at the d«sir of a small House. A man. followed by a woman and sev ernl girl*, came running out. ami. the Do You Feed Your Crops? D (> YOU KNOW just what your cotton and corn m-cil. and are you furnishing it in such quantities a* required and In such shape that the plant can use It ? Suppose you should put the f*>od ~for your stock in a box. nail it up and place it in their trough—would you ex pect them to thrive ami grow fat ? Hardly ! Well, did it ever occur to you that when you u>e lumpy, badlv mixed fertilizers you are putting this same proposi tion up to vour crops—offering; them plant food in such shape that they can t get to it ? Fertilizers, to do your crops any koc*\, must dissolve in the soil waters. These are constantly in motion, rising to the surface during the day and sinking at night—passing and repassing the roots of the plant, which absorb the food contained in the water—and this is the only way in which the plant can feed. «» Therefore, when you buy fertilizer, you should do so with the idea of furnishing food for your crop and on the same principle that you should purchase food for your stock. It should not only contain the necessary Ammonia, Phosphoric Acid and Potash, but above all else these should be In soluble form—the mechanical condition of the fertilizer should tie such as to permit the plant to absorb every particle of it, and the goods should tie manu factured from materials that will not give up their plant food at one time, but furnish a steady supply throughout the entire growing season. *. ‘V 1 * *• " ✓ This is the fertilizer you should have and can d«t— in only one way. It is im'|>ossible to produce a goods like this bv the dry-mixing of raw materials, whether you do this at home with a shovel ami a screen oY buy it from someone who has made it the same way—the only differ ence being in the quantity. These materials must tie ground to a powder, and it re quires machinery costing thousands of dollars to do it properly. They must then be so manipulated that when complete, you have a compound* each ounce of which is exactlv like every other ounce, and not a mixture, one part of which would contain too much Ammonia aud too little Potash, while another part would Ik* exactly the op|iosite—and all of it contain plant food locked up and not available. Remembe r that the chemical analysis of a fertilizer is no test of its crop growing qualities. The chemist can pul verize lump* an.I by the use of various means search out the plant food : your crop cun*t. You van take an axe. break open the box ami get the coni; your mule cau*l. Don’t ii.*k a crop failure ! Insure’your peace of mind as w ell a* your crop by using <s Anil Armour’s tal Ammoniated Fertilizers Manufactured by Armour Fertilizer Works ATLANTA. GEORGIA oosm or all routs and It con or ’•Make ajqilieatlon for the estate as K | r | |, e t ia ,j M , V ed fell Into the arm* hi* heir.' "Why n.q si* next of kin?". "Tlinv ::»•*■ t**<> many next of kin. I won!*! ratluT inherit $!ttNMNNl flora a roMN'ev Hi .ii a f**\v IiuihIiviI ftp,ill a human bviiT." "W* I. * In*.i, wSv-sLui't you kill iiiiu?” i‘*|, '1 f|«* W«i ‘lb* i< im*:* it iman to whom tn> .•Hi!.t pi..I o l:'i_'** salary to take care of l;i> i ;- v t lots him out of her Klein t’or.-e i f Inbit from knowing when my Hint liv«*l tint If Dearie stiff on >1 'ln‘ •. t.ui lo-e a fut Job lead* her to -.till vv .t !i But I'm g< tag to try s:* • ai him tonight with n hatchet " "<J*mm!!:»*vs gmeiou*!" • • a • . • • • "Oh; Edward, where have youTSeen? There i* iihMid mi your shirt bosom!” “There waa blood In my eya last night." - "What k«r« you done?" , “Dearie la no more. Ha la vritb Jbls only legitimate wife." of the woman. Tin* man. seeing .hu k. look**! Htirprised. hut started at om-e to administer restoratives to llu- girl The woman laid her 'tenderly <>n tin* ground and was reviving her when a | voice from up i;i n tree failed: ‘That'll do. Tlie allow s done.” Jack was thunderstruck. **Who’s your friend. Ellen." nuked , the woman, “and where'* Mart?” Ellen hurat into a laugh. “Come, explain.” *> “We were coming on all right when 1 suddenly this mad stopped us on the * rood and made Mart dismount. Then thia man seized my bridle and hurried me on. Tbe only way to prevent bia •polling the Job waa to let him take Mart’s place." "My friends." said Jack, "will you kindly explain what you mean by ‘tbe Jobr" "We’ve been running for a moving pictnra ahow.’’ Mid tha girl, a gala glv lag way to kblood I* la** lmp«rac | to raal trrafttlMlUa* | by the CATARRH v SCROFULA hyaBl ¥.y. LIPPMAN’j aad AMI haffy ag & ft. ft, aad