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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
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THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE
HAVE BEEN GRINDING.
The May Term of the Court Of
General Sessions for VIII
liamsburg County.

Court of General Sessions fol
Williamsburg county convened al
: 10 o'clock last Monday morning
Judge d. A. Townsend. soiicitoI
Jno. S. Wilson aid stenographel
L. |. Parrot were all in their res
pective places and a very shor
time was consumed in arranging
the Usual preliminaries. The
grand jury was on hand, and the
presiding judges charge was clear
concise and to The point. He i'm
pressed upon the jurors the res
possibility of. their position, say
ing that they possessed more
power than any other body Of
men or any individual.
"No bills" were returned in the
cases against JAS. L. Melton,
charged with libel, and Joe Elem,
ming, charged with burglary and
larceny. This last case was the
one of the dispensary robbery,
and as 1t thus stands, there is NO
one charged with the robbery at
all.
John Green plead guilty of the
charge Of housebreaking and lar
ceny and was sentenced to nine
months on the county chain
gang.
The first case tried was that
against Joe Hamlin, alias Joe
Holmes, and Willie Young, two
young colored men charged with
housebreakir G and larceny. They
were without counsel and were
found guilty with a recommenda-
ton to mercy, and were sentenced
by Judge Townsend to ten months
each at hard labor on the county
chaia-gang, or in the State peni
tentiary. The next case was
against Furman Harris, coiored,
charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons. Harris had
had row with Mr.. w. w. Miles,
the marshal at Scranton, last
Christmas day and shot him
twice. The evidence was almost
all one way, and the jury was out
only a short while when it re
turned a verdict as TO the charge
of assault and battery with intent
TO kill. Harris was sentenced 10
two years at hard labor. or $500
fine. Harris was represented by
Jno. A. Kelly, Esq. Next follow,
ed the case against Nathan Viii,
liams ane Jno. Kirby, white charg
ed with assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature. The
defendants were represented by
Jno. A. Kelly, Esq, and L. NJ.
Gilland, Esq, appeared for the
State. The assault was said 10
have been committed upon the
person of Mr.. S. A. Brown. The
Jury returned verdict of guilty.
The counsel requested the judge
to be very light in passing sen
tence, owing TO the extreme pev.
er,y of the men. The sentence
was one year or 500. The next
and last case was that of Dave d
Shaw, charged with selling prop,
erty under lien. Capt Kelly also
appeared for this defendant. The
Jury was out only a short time
when it returned with a verdict ol
mot guilty"
The grand and petit juries were
both discharged Tuesday after
noon. -
There is no school upless the
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Boyer took his prepared dog home.
and. waiting for the open ing of the dog
catching season. he set about perfect
ing bis plans. BY the time Whimple was
due to go on his rounds all was ready.
and Boyer took his dog out and set il
down on rubber mat on the front
porch. This waa al night. and early the
next morning the despised Whimple.
sncaking along in Boyer's neighborhood
for he always made for the home Of
the dog fancier on the first day of his
resumption of business-caught sight
ofthe spaniel in the early morning semi
light.
That's Dodger." he murmured 10
himself. "Boyer'll pay ten dollars out
of hand TO get him back once | catch
him." And he looked carefully about
10 see il he was observed.
I'll get him quick an take the tag
Whimple, softly, IAN then III be ready
TO swear he was runniif around out
here, barkin' at me as was goin' by"
Whimple, as has been said, saw the
dog. But, alas, there was an invisible
thing of which he took no cognizance.
And that invisible thing was the heavy
copper wire which ran from the trolley
line over TO Boyer's house and down
alongside the porch, wherein Dodger
lay waiting for the door TO open. And
if the man Aad seen it, do you think he
would have stopped to calculate that
the dog was loaded with enough cleo
tricity TO keep 10 trains busily plying
that the beasts life and vitality came
not from a collection of sesamoids and
temporals and livers and lights, but
from lot of potion wheels in a power
house two miles away? Hardly.
Certainly he thought nothing of the
kind. But standing on the well-watercd
lawn of Bill Boyer-and oh. how care
fully the man of types and stump
speeches had sprinkled that lawn on
the night re.-he poised his wire
moose for action, and leaning over the
rail slipped it about the dogs uplified
head and gave quick jerk the purpose
OF which was to choke his prey into i'm
mediate silence.
The school books used to say that il
man lived on the planet Neptune he
would be able to jump over the WASH
ington monument, or whereabouts.
For moment Whimple seemed to be-
lieve that his home was in Neptune,
and that he wanted to get back there
right away. He gave one leap aloft and
turned few dozen times like n sort Of
'day fireworks" brand of pinwheel.
He alighteI on the back of his neck
when he came down. but being a
courageous sort of villain in some
ways, and believing that the dog was
stronger than he vercalculated upon, he
hung grimly to the wire and abused the
beasts character while volts and am
peres and time cards and bell punches
and other things connected with the
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street car service of Council Bluffs shot
through him. But even as he talked in
strange language he continued in mo-
ton.
You cussed fool of bum printer 3
dog." he shouted, as the stuffed and
electrified one jounced over against him.
Let GO o. my leg! Oh. thunder and
lightning" as an especially heavy jolt
struck him and sent him about AZ feet
upward. Quit bitin' me. Get out!
Let go, fI-kick-you-on you'll"
To do him justice. WhimpIe was a
game dog catcher. but at last-which is
to say after about nine seconds-even
he had 10 give in.
Help. Help" he cried. This dog
in eatin' me alive, Hel-l-l-lp."
LET go your wire, you fool!" called
William Boyer from his front window,
for even he felt merciful at last.
Whimple loosened his grip on he wire
and the dog rolled in one direction and
he himself collapsed against a fence
post on the other side Of the To-.
The many and interesting things
which Boyer said to Whimple when he
came out upon the lawn are not matters
OF history. 1t was plain enough, even
to the dog thief, that at last he had
been caught in fragrant trespass. and
his defiance was gone. He begged Boyer
to tie him together and send him home
in some kind of cart so that he could
die peaceably.
''Your dog like TO killed me- he said.
"T never seen such a savage brute"
Which remark.gav Boyer an idea. and he
declared. with great pathos. that
Whimple had murdered his best pet,
and figured up its worth, which was,
strange to say, just equal 10 the ran
SONS he had himself paid in the past.
And he compelled Whimple to pay him
the amount that day.
That made Whimple and Boyer
square, but the street railway people
wondered for three weeks why the cars
had all stopped for ten inexplicable sec.
onds that busy morning. Chicago Rec
ord.
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HUMOROUS.

what are ali those, ribbons hang
Ing on lie chandelier" Those are
not ribbons; they are neckties I've
pulled of different men when was
learning 10 ride wheel. Rec
ord
-Ferguson-"It says here that no
foreigner Is allowed 10 he As hours on
Turkish territory without "A pass"
NiNon-"lt must be tough on the rail-
roads that have TO issue then. boston
Transcript.
Mr. Dunham-'I have called, sir, 10
tell you that your daughter. Miss Fan
ME. and love each other very dearly.
| want 10 ask you for her" Old Mill
yuns-"Well. you'll have 10 wait awhile.
that | could put you into."-Cleyeland
Leader.
--Raggles -"W'ot yer doin'. Weary.
wild de tellers~ope ?" Weary-"Lookin'
fer work." Raggles - "Lookin' fer
work? W'ot fer?" Weary-"So's
kin avoid it. | wuz jest sizin' up de
houses round here ter see ef / can't
strike one dat keeps gaserline can in
Std Nv wood pile. Judge.
-"Fwat's this hear about you soak
in Chinyman Wild brick ?" asked
Mr.. Hogan. "Niver let me hear av tn
like again. Always br-reak a brick in
two and soak your man twice. You
young Americans are much too waste
full. indianapolis journal.
-Nisitor-"What. He is three months
old and you haven't named him yet 2"
Mrs. Wheeler-"No! You see. it's this
way: want to name him after my BIZ
cycle, and John insists on naming him
after his. / guess we will have TO COM
promise and name him after the wheel
mother rides. Puck.
Yesterday" said Jabson. II re-
fused supplicant woman a request for
small sum of money. and in conse-
quence Of my act passed sleepess
night. The tones of her voice were
ringing in my ears the whole time"
Your softness of heart does you cred
it," said MADISON; who was the WON.
amp" MY wife. detroit Free Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05
THE FIRST RED LEAF.


what IL that which the eye perceives
GLOWING among the thick green iea'esf
Il IL an oriole perched 10 rest.
or tanager, with his vivid vest?
or lonely grosbeak, left behind.
Irorgotten by all his gorgeous kindy
Alas for summer--and woe for me
IRIS The first red leaf on the dogwood tree'
An why. for the grass IL not yet sore;
NJ hight betokens the failing year;
A late rose reigns on her thorny throne.
A n the fairer because alone,
And mods and smiles In the sunny noon,
A. sweet and perfect as those or June;
why hint at winter and storm TO be.
n first red leaf on the dogwood treey
one orphaned lily leans pale and tall.
r.ast OF its line. by the lichened wall
The saliva losses It's brilliant plume,
The bright nasturtiums are yet In bloom.
And dahlias. crimson and gold and white.
waste their beauty. awake all night.
vel here, with it's sorrowful prophecy,
Ia the first red leaf on the dogwood tree!
The knapweed swings by the meadow pa tn
where mowers gather the aftermath;
THE first pale aster has but begun
,ro hint that the torrid days are done.
The fringy sprays OF the golden-rod
Are spreading their spendthrift wealth
abroad.
And. while they charm us. we need not see
The first red leaf on the dogwood tree.
Elizabeth Akers. In Youths Companion
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HANNA is A SNODGRASS.
A Mirth-ProvokinE Spectacle I'm the
Republican Farce.

When Mr.. Tracy Tupman went forth
to fight duel with the sanguinary DR..
Slammer it will be remembered that he
was much struck by the Indifference to
consequences exhibited by his second,
Mr. Snodgrass.
When Mr.. Tupman announced that he
might-and probably would-fall on
the field of honor Mr.. Snodgrass ac-
uiesced-mournfully, it is true. but
with an apparent unconcern that not
only puzzled but shocked Mr.. Tupman.
Yet the explanation was very simple.
Mr. Snodgrass was the second. rot the
principal. Tupman, not snodgrass. was
to be the target Of DIR. Sammer's bull
let's, hence Snodgrass could not, in the
nature of things, view the prospect
with any such alarm as fell to the lot OF
Tupman.
1t makes all the difference in the
world whether one is the principal or
only the second. and fine illustration
of this truth is to be seen down in the
neighboring commonwealth of Ohio.
Last fall Mr.. Tupman Mckinley was
the principal in a combat with Mr.. Bry-
an. He was naturally anxious-some-
times almost distraught. lie feared the
result of the battle, and as his legs quiv-
cred beneath him he turned ever and
anon for comfort and support to his
second, Mr.. Snodgrass Hanna. Yet that
gcntleman-whow was not being shot at
displayed the most callous indiffer-
ence to his principals fears. Did Mr..
II ;n1a md ra1a n the
thought OF the shock of battle? Mr.
Hanna whistled a roundelay and placed
another protected manufacturer in the
skillet. Was Mr.. Mckinley faint and
disheartened at the CORY prospect? Mr.
Hanna clapped him on the back and
comforted him coldly with the hope
that Bryan might not hit him after all.
Mr.. Hanna was the second then; this
year he is the principal. and the change
In his situation has produced the most
marked alteration in his attitude and
dcmeanor. No longer merry, blithe and
insouciant, buying congressional dis
trict here and promising fourth-cla-s
postmastership there. he sits developed
in gloom. racked by the most gloomy
anticipatons of the future, dreading
the day when the deadly encounter shall
take place.
Gone are his quips and jokes; van.
ished are the mirthful smiles with
hich he viewed the approaching fray
when Tupman Mckinney was to stand
up and be shot at. All Is changed
Snodgrass Hanna it is who now takes
his place upon the ducling ground and
who, like Bob Acres, feels his courage
oozing out at his fingers ends.
1t is a provoking spectacle, but
let no man smile at it, There is a trag-
cdy in prospect. Opposed to Snodgrass
Hanna is n deadly n.arksman. impla-
cable, bitter, thirsting for revenge.
There can be but one issue to the com
bat.
The democratic party Of Ohio is going
TO plug Snodgrass Hanna in the midrif.
Chicago Chronicle.
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POPE LEO Kills BIRTHDAY.
Cnrpineto I'm the Apennines. the Pee
"a Palace and the Pope's Bedroom

a. Palace and the Pope's BEDROOM
Count Ludovico Pecci. nephew of Leo
MIL. and his wife. Donna Vittoria. have
given, in honor Of the pope's name day,
great reception at Carpineto, the
birthplace of the Pontiff. where they
live. Carp;ncto is mountain village
with about 5000 Inhabitants. and is pic
turesquely situated on the top of a
peak of the Lepini mountains. Being
surrounded by points much higher, and
snow-capped at some seasons, it is real
~ very beautiful. II is far from rail-
ways. One has TO drive five hours in
the diligence in order to reach il, and
it has thus kept much of its primitive
character. The inhabitants are very
poor. mostly shepherds. The women
starting early in the morning. some
times go Is miles to gather wood. When
they are employed in cultivating the
land they do not earn more than four
or five pence day.
The present village was. in the middle
ages. rather important town. 1t was.
with its surroundings, a duchy. first I'M
der the Caetani. to which family be-
longed Boniface VIII. who had his ears
boxed by Sciarra-Colonna at Anagni,
and later under the Aldobrandini. to
which belonged Clement VIII. For two
centuries. however. the most important
family there has been that Of the Pecci.
although they originally came from
Siena. The Pecci own the only building
which can be called palace. and half of
the environs. From their palace. which
is built on the highest ground the out
look is grand toward the mountains
and picturesque looking down over the
roofs of the medieval town. The in
terror is much more sumptuous than
one would expect in that halfwild dis
trict. There are vast anterooms and
magnificent halls. hung with tapestry
and large family portraits.
The portrait of the pope's mother rep
rcscn;s her as handsome and dignfied.
and that Of his father. in his uniform
Of colonel Che served under Napoleon
~ as a good-looking man. in whose fea-
lures can be found traces resembling
his celebrated son. Leo is also there.
The likeness is an exceedingly good one
more than can be said of his brother.
Cardinal Giuseppe Pecci. who died in
1890 at the age of 81. rigid Jesuit. who
had rooted objection to posing in any
form for his picture. Among the por-
traits there OF persons not belonging to
the family. is one of Duke Loubat. an
American ennobled by Leo MIL. who
has erected three or four statues of the
pope in different churches.
The room occupied by the presen,
Pontiff when he resided in Carpineto Is
still called Camera di Monsignore."
md has not been disturbed. 1t is very
modestly furnished. having little iron
bed with curtains, small writing desk
near a window. a picture of the Madon-
ma. n portrait Of the Blessed Margaret
Pecci, an ancestress of his, and few
chairs.-Pa.l Mall Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05

Covctousness n cunedness nick
named.
Honesty has never found substitute.
Gold loses its shine. when 1t Is gotten
by guilt.
lie is very unfortunate that has no
trouble.
lie that is always calm is always
brave.
II the heart is converted. the purse
will be in reach.
It Is hard to believe that sin gildcd
with gold is the same hideous thing that
It 70 In common clay.-Ram's Hors
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Referring TO the futile negotis

Referring TO the futile negotia-
tons OF the Wolcott commission for in
ternational bimetallism, the London
Times declares that President McKin-
ley has now redeemed his election
pledges and may turn with pleasant
sense of discharged responsibility to the
work Of financial reform" This is put
ting the case exactly as the president
himself would like to put 1t, but repub-
lican bimetallists-and there are good
many Of them-will not accept such q
view of the situation. The appointment
OF commission foredoomcd to failure
does not fulfill the pledges Of the st.
Louis platform and the republicans Of
the western states will be heard from on
the subject ut the fall elections.-Chi.
cago Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05
where Mustaches Are Barred.

Time was in England when the EN-.
ployes Of banks might not wear boards
or mustaches. This restriction has in
almost every instance long been re-
moved One exception still remains.
The historic house Of Coutts. where
royalty keeps its private accounts. de-
clines TO alter the rule Of bygone age.
ard visitors 10 its ancient walls will
note that its employees present re
markedly trim and smart appearance.
The younger clerks yearning for those
hirsute adornments so dear to budding
adolescence have recently memorialized
the partners on this subject, but. alas:
without success.-Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05
the past was ever won against the though0
and conscience of mankind. and these are
all on our side

the past was ever won ganst the thoughD
and conscience OF mankind. and these are
all on our side.
business q Little better.
Things are looking a little better now in
the business world. but no people can pros
per long on accidents. Politics determine
the prosperity and happiness OF the people
IL the nations policy Is nodded for the
many we have a happy people. IL II IL
nodded for the few. We have misery among
the people. So we must look TO policies
and those are at our hand to grasp.
a little better times are here. and I
have not heard that wages are being raised.
The times Will soon grow worse than ever.
The same forces Will be at work for the
next eight or ten years that have concen-
trated wealth. and this process is now going
on more rapidly than ever. The figures
In the near future are going TO be astound-
ing II a check Is not put to II. The sugar
trust is getting out OF this years tariff
schedule 900 more than last year. IL
does not want an honest congress The
other monopolies do not want honest legis-
lation.
but the money forces are working their
own destruction. They are repeating his
tory The growth OF tyranny has always
been from dominance TO aggressiveness.
then to offense. then to insolence and from
that to self-destruction. The trusts and
corporations are moving along this line.
We Will drive this corporation government
Off the earth
"A time is coming that will give grand OPP
portunity TO American youth. There Will
be openings for grand careers such as have
not been achieved In many decades. Mat
ters look to me TO be tending all that way.
Eternal right Is perched on our banners
and we are going TO win
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A Good Guess.

I'm opposed to horse racing. ]
think the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty TO Animals should step in and
put n stop 10 IT,"
"Vcll. old man. I'm sorry for you
That's all can say"
"Sorry for me2 What suyoi rnenn?"
ooh OF course you had your money
on the wrong horse" -Ci Ireland
Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05

A man in st. Paul kissed n girl against
her will. She brought the matter into
court and the cheeky osculator was
fined SOS. A similar case in Canada re-
Gently resulted in n mulct OF only 20
cents. Canada may be nice country in
its way. but its ways are seen to be in
tcnscly picayunish when brought into
contrast with the ways Of Uncle Sans
dcmaius
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AT a German picnic in Emporia
Kan, the chief refreshment was beer,
esq gallons OF which were consumed.
The partakers of this exhilarating bev-
erage were extremely jolly until they
learned that the treasurer had skipped
with the entire receipts Of the picnie-'
el7S.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05

A Massachusetts, school teacher has
married French countess. This pro-
ccdure Is a reversal of the usual order
i'm international matrimony. But II il
only fair that an American man should
have some slight participation in the
arisiocratic nuptinls heretofore monop-
olized by the American woman.
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A prominent temperance lectures
saws electricity and the bicycle are do
ing a great work for the cause. Men
who handle the current and it's appli-
ances dare not drink. and no drunken
nan can ride wheel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
A Grand Opportunity.

There are today thousands of young
people on the farms and in the vii
lagos who are tied down by lack of
education to work they heartily dis
like. Are you one of them, my
friend? If so. the Grand Island Bust
ness and Normal College can put you
on the road to success If you are am
bilious and willing to study. 1t makes
no difference how backward you are
business. We teach everything neces-
sary for successful start in life. If
you are short of money we will accept
good note without interest for
tuition or if necessary we will furnish
erything-tuition, board and books,
and give you time to graduate and
pay for same afterwards. Business.
Normal and Shorthand courses Board
S1.50 per week Established II years.
College Record sent free or catalogue
for 6 cents in stamps. This is your
chance os lifetime. Will you let it
slip by? Address A. NJ. Hargis, Presi-
dent, Grand Island, Nebr.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

Owing to over-crowded and bad
ventilation, the air of the schoolroom
is often close and impure, and teach
ers and pupils frequently suffer from
lung and throat troubles. To all such
we would say, try Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. For coughs, colds,
weak lungs and bronchial troubles no
other remedy can compare with it.
Says A. c. Freed, superintendent of
schools, Prairie Depot, Ohio: '.Hav-
ing some knowledge of the efficacy of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, 1 have
no hesitation in recommending it to
all who suffer from coughs, lung
troubles, etc" For sale by Jones &
Gibson
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

little sufferer and tried every remedy we
saw advertised for such cases but got no re-
lief. We began giving DR.. Miles Nervine,
and after taking four bottles she was run
ming about as we'll and happy as ever"
Dr. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under a positive guarantee, frs bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Hear
and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Ell1hart Ind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

Small precautions often prevent
great miSchiefs. DeWitt'S Little
Risers are very small pills in size, but
are most effective in preventing the
ach troubles. They cure constipation
and headache and regulate the bowels.
Jones & Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

the blamed thing and hunt for some
party that you know when you go to
sleep at night where it is going to be
the next morning. Mail and Breeze.