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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06

except those "our and they refused
and remained there with their faces
at the window, and another window,
till dependent dismissed the young
boy. School was reconvened q min
ute or two later; and remained in
session till the regular closing time,
4 O'clock Just before dismissinp
the school, deponent read out the
list of those who were to stay in after
! / school, and amongst those four boz
Ed, Fred, Jesse and Raymond; these
four being kept in on discipline and
the others on lessons. While hear
ing the lessons Of those thus kept in,
the four left the room without per-
mission and against the rules, leaving
their hats. Deponent, after dismiss
ing those who had been kept in
proper time on lessons, took up the
cases of the four, who had returned
to the room. He sent Fred, Jesse
and Raymond into the little room,
and told Ed. to remain with him.
Deponent thereupon called to his at
tention his fiat refusal to stay in the
afternoon before. Ed. contended
that he should not have been told to
stay in. Without going into details
OF that contention here, deponent
said to him, in substance: That this
thing of disohedience and infractions
of the rules and discipline of the
school by him must stop, that
deponent had been charged and
accused by the other boys of the
school that he had been excessively
lenient to hlm, and had let him off
tor doing what he punished them
for. Deponent told him to stand up
and take his whipping; ieponent
having gone to the corner of the
room to get two switches. He got
two, because he sometimes found
that the switches had been cut or
notched. Deponent hit him two
ordinary licks with one of the switches
across the coat back. Immediately
Edward threw his right arm violently
around deponent's neck, with very
strong and tight elbow grasp, and
pulled deponent's head down to his,
Edwards chest; bearing him down.
AT the Same moment, the other three
boys, Fred, jesse and Raymond,
rushed in from the little room, tho
door of which was about six steps
distant.
That deponent had felt all the
afternoon that trouble was brewing
for him at the hands of those four
boys, their conduct and demeanor so
strongly indicated it that he ex-
pressed to his assistant his belief
that they we're going to combine
against him; but that he wonld have
to do his duty, even if they should
Gas he had Il notion they mighty
jump upon him. That when depon-
ent found himself in the vice like
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06

born and raised in Laureus county,
and Is now rs years of age, about S
feet + inches in height and weighing
about 126 pounds. That at the time
OF said shooting, deponent was, and
for some time had been, and is now,
suffering from weak back, which
renders him very weak physically,
and for which he wore and still wears
plaster, under physioians's advice.
That four of the largest and most
powerful boys in the school we're Ed
ward Foster, Fred Ballanger, Jesse
Ballanger and Raymond Wolfe;
each of whom was larger and strong.
or than deponent, and about II or 18
years of age, That from deponent's
observation those four boys seemed
to run together. That for a long
time Edward Foster had given him
and the school considerable trouble
by his misconduct or misbehavior-
in one week while the demerit sy stem
Was in force, deponent recalls that he,
Edward Foster, incurred about 10 de
merits; but that deponent dealt with
him very leniently and with as much
patience as any one could have OK.
Pected, refraining from infioting the
penalty of whipping,until at last it be-
came unavoidable, leading up to the
lamentable tragedy of Tuesday after
no N, the oath Of this month.
On Monday, February 23d, Ed
ward Foster missing his spelling and
deponent told him to stay in on &C
count thereof after school was out.
He h"tly refused to stay and did not
stay. That knowing the intimate re-.
lat!ons between him and Fred Bal
lenger, deponent stated to the latter
that if Fred Foster came back to
school next morning he would have
to take whipping; that he could
not permit that kind of thing to 90
unpunished; and that if on account
OF his age or size, and if his father
did not 50 wish him, then he must
stay away from the school; that if
he did come back, it would be with
that understanding, namely, that he
would have to submit TO that discip-
line. That deponent expected that
Fred would toll Ed what he said, and
has since learned that he did.
That Tuesday, tho Oath Edward
Foster came back to school The
short recess was from 2.15 p. m. to
nearly 3 p. m. During that recess,
deponent had one Of tho smaller boys
of the school in the room, lecturing
him for running away from sshool.
A number Of the other boys were
looking in at the window at depon
ent and the boy. Deponent shook
his head at them and they all left
except the four big boys-Ed. Fred,
Jesse and Raymond aud few others.
Deponent then went to the door and
told Them to go away; they all left
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06
NEW C0NSTABULARY.
Inc Governor and Chief Hammett Trying
to PICK Men Out Of a Thousand
Applications Received.
columbia Record. |

The law by which Chief Consta
bic Hammett received his appoint
ment does not 60 into effect for some.
what over week yet, as it will be
that time before twenty days since
It's approval shall have elapsed.
That fact, however, does not deter
the chief constable from making
every preparation to make his cru
SADIE against blind tigers in the State.
lie was here yesterday in consulta.
tlon with Governor Hayward, and he
finds it almost as hard TO make a
start as he will find it in running
down the tiger in his lair. This
trouble arises from the fact that it is
his and the governors intention to
reorganize the constabulary, and the
great difficulty is in deciding who to
appoint. There are something like
thousand applications. This sounds
exaggerated, but it is fact, and.
what ls more, many of the applicants
have friends at work in their behalf
who are striving as hard to secure
their appointment as if some great
office or principle were involved.
The governor, of course, has to con
slider all these things, and perhaps
some slight realization of his position
may be felt when the facts are stated.
by reorganization of the constabu
larry is not meant that there will be q
complete change in the personnel.
A number of constabes now having
jobs will be retained; others will be
dropped Immediately; but there will
be good reasons when such action is
taken.
With q new head, now blood and
new life in the constabulary, the gen.
eral expectation is that there will be
something DOING as the saying Is.
A pretty lively start has been made
in Charleston and thst is said to be
only the beginning. Colnmbia's
time will follow and 80 will that of
other cities and towns whore tho law
is openly violated. The local tigers
keep one eye open all the time Just
now, and are really ont of touch with
what's gong on as their name indi-
Gates.
Perhaps too much will be expected
in view of the general impression
that now crusade is to be inaupu-
rated, but it is nevertheless fac.
that Governor Hayward means what
he says when he declares that find
ing this law on the statute books
he does not propose to acquiesce
in its violation by inaction, any
more than he would as to any other
law and there can be no doubt
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06
AN UNFOUNDED RUMOR,
Tillman VIII Not Apply to Circuit
Judge for Bail.--Wild
Reports.
columbia Record.) J

In the past week there have been
rumors that the attorneys for James
ID. Tillman would make application
for bail before one of the circuit
judges, and dispatches to this effect
have been sent to various papers
from Edgefield and Aiken by cores
pondents.
Col. p. II. Feson, when asked
about the matter this morning, stat
cd emphatically that since Chief Jns
tice Pope's decision there had been
no conference among tho attorneys,
and that there had been no notice
given that an application would be
made by Col. Croft, Tillman's lead
ing counsel.
The report to the Augusta Chron-
lrle from Edgelield says in part:
ut is thought by some of the
friends Of Col. j. II. Tillman that
his lawyers will go before Il clrcnit
Judge to argue for bail again. His
friends, rs well as the colonel, we're
disappointed that he did not get the
bail before Chief Justice Pope.
Some think it was a mistake to have
applied at all, az both sides, and es-
pecIally Tillman's side, have had to
show their hands, which fact is favor
ahle to Gonzales' side of the case"
Col. Nelson took occasion to com.
mont npon the many wild and un
founded reports that have gotten ont
about Col. Tillman, and bow the at
torneys ara kept busy denying thom
to the many who ask. Many Of these
reports are of the most absurd char
acter, and there are generally 10,
OF now ones every day.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06

thorough investigation Of the affairs
OF tn" establishment. An alleged
ehortage of about 81 800 exists in
the accounts. The inspector is in
charge of the dispensary. A. r..
Sullivan, the dispenser, has been dis
missed. The loss is fully covered by
bond in surety company.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06
DISPENSER SHORT AT LAURENS.
Inspector Mccartney Has Taken Charge O.
the Business.
| The State. |

Lanrens, March 3.-State Dispen
s"ry Inspector Mccarthy has closed
tho Laurens dispensary pending a
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

the specimens of pottery alone,
the Indians formerly inhabiting
it we're of a high civilization, and
above the ancient lake flow signs
are met OF n successful irrigation.
There may have been cities of
fabulous wealth or mere villages.
/ suppose that then, as now, peo-
pie existed who were unwilling to
let good story die for want OF a
little local coloring. | feel that
way myself. Imagination is the
sauce put into the soup of flat
detail and commonplace relation.
The old Spanish explorers, toiling
along in the hot sun, can hardly
he blamed for bestowing his cor
dial admiration upon II brief mir
age. Around the campfres he
naturally fostered the poetic side
of his character, and in place of
a mirage
THE appearance instantaneously
disclosed,
Was of a mighty city-boldly say
A wilderness of building, sinking
far
And self-wlthdrawn into a Won
drous depths,
Far sinking into splendor-with-
out end
Fabric it seemed of diamond and
of gold,
With alabaster domes and silver
spires,
And blazing terrace upon terrace,
high
Uplifted; here, serene pavilions
bright,
In avenues disposed; there, tow
ers begirt
With battlements that on their
restless fronts
Bore stars-illumination of all
gems.
Your early Spanish adventurer, /
suspect, was doing his best with
poor material, and those who
passed on the story did the same.
This great bed of lava is a dis
NAL looking place, but one worth
visiting A man who has been
here can see something that will
gain him a hearing anywhere.
You really rise superior to the
ordinary crowd when, hearing
them speak of Cloudcroft, you
may say: "Of course you didn't
miss the Nal Pals volcano when
you happened to be so close?"
You must dissemble and choke
your inward joy when, receiving
an apologize negative, you an
swer: "Weil, that was n pity
when you were so close. One of
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

meringly the lights of u house
Quieter ami quieter grows the
night. The sounds borne on the
air soften into silence. The whis-
pering of the leaves becomes
stilled, and even the insect chorus
ceases. Like gaunt, dip specters
watching worlds tragedy, the
som Der trees OH the distant mount
seem to stand. That fearsome
red moon seems falling toward
u violet, pall-covered cloudbank
and darkness threatens. An ave-
some fear creeps over me. My
heart is borne down by sense Of
impending woe. My brain reels,
and / feel that the dark shadow
of death would be relief. But
bark A chorus of mems voices
is borne to mine ear. One stands
forth from the rest--one of flute
like sweetness, but touched with
strain of ineffable woe. As /
listen, all that ] have ever loved
seems but the vanity of a dream.
Into a mere nothing melts the
earthly desires of men, and l am
as an helpless atom in the ocean
of infnlty. Thus till the song
ceases, and ] mark a small party
of robed figures coming toward
me. Four separate themselves
from the rest, one in spotless
white, speaking low but earnestly,
leads. Soon | knew the tones.
There was the minor strain of
inexpressible grief that | had
heard in the singer. There was
the same trembling fear of some
approaching sorrow. Against the
sky, streaked gray and crimson, l
saw them silhouetted. Then he
of the white robe turned and, with
heart breaking sigh, pressed his
hand to his forehead.
81 am sad at heart" he said,
'sad even TO death.
Doubtfully, the hearers looked
one to the other, and, for the first
time ] marked woman standing
a little apart with eager, clasped
hands. One of the three mel
took a forward step; but the thin
hand was raised. and | heard the
voice, "Stay here and watch. "
So, a few more steps took, he fell
forward, like one utterly weary
worn, on a rock. The three dis.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05
Letters Of Travel. No. 2.
CLoUDCRoFT TO DAWSON.

CLoUDCRoFT TO DAWSON.
The man or woman of temper
airy leisure, whilst i'll New Next
co, should by no means fail to
visit the Mai Pals, which is inter-
preted bad Country" but var
iously and locally known as the
DEVILS Valley, or Black Rock.
/ left the train at Carisozo and
went towards the old volcano
. crater OH n donkey, feeling about
as comfortable as Sir Launcelot
of old in his cart. 1t is very
humlliatlng, when one comes to
think of it, that the increase of
one's girth, consequent on SUI
preme contentment, should rem
der walk of ten or twelve miles
an impossibility. My steed would
now and again give kind of
stumble, leaving me, as it were,
for brief moment, i'll the air, to
rejoin him with that species of
shock one experiences when unex-
pectedly reaching the stairway in
the dark. The man who loaned
me Dolce told a falsehood as black
as Erebus when he said / would
find it the smoothest thing this
side of the Rio Grande. 1t dis
regarded not only my groans, but
my tugging Mt the reins with the
remorselessness of Lachesis when
she cuts the thread of destiny.
Dolce became sort of Fate, bear
ing me whithersoever she would.
The river of Obsidian is really
an ancient flow, and, according
to Indian tradition, the sole evil
dence of fearful volcanic erup-
tion that followed the Tignex
Exodus. l had the good fortune
to hear the story from the lips of
Sachem Silverchaft of the Mesca-
calero Apaches, when passing the
reservation. He hath it that sew
eli great cities were then engulfed
with the famous collection of gold
and silver ornaments heard of by
the four survivors of the Norway
Expedition in their seven years
captivity amongst the Indians.
These, be it remarked in paren-
thesis, were the first Europeans
to tread the soil of Texas. Cortes
himself had heard of the seven
cities of Cibola in the unexplored
country to the north, and his fol-
lowers seem to have believed the
stories implicitly. But towns or
not, there is much to say in sup
port Of the theory that this was
once populous, well-watered,
cultivated valley. Judging by
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

appeared; but still against the
sky the lonely figure of the woman
stood, patiently watching.
The heavy cloud touched the
moons edge and a ghostly light
made outlines dim. The lonely
figure by the rock seemed torn
with terrible tempest of grief
Almost passionately he moaned
that woe most terrible of all-the
need for human sympathy. From
the depths of his tormented heart
came the prayer that the burd Ell
might be Observation-Disclosures mos
wearisome of all that knew not
the relief of tears. The utter in.
tensity of his grief lifted him
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement
that preventive of suicide had
been discovered will interest
many. "A run down system, or
dependency invariably precede
suicide and something has been
found that will prevent that con-
dition which makes suicide likely.
At the first thought of self de-
struction take Electric Bitters.
1t being a great tonic and nervine
will strengthen the nerves and
build up the system. It's also a
great Stomach, Liver and Kidney
regulator. Only SOC. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed by j. w. Harris,
Druggist.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

T. S. Sharpe is at Cloudcroft
where he will spend the summer.
He found his stay last year
very beneficial to his health.
f. +. Garrett and wife have re-
turned TO San Angelo after a
summer holiday spent at Cloud
croft.
Mr.. c. J. Finger is IN the new
mining town of Dawson in the
foot hills of the Rockies, twenty
five miles from the Colorado
state line. He was recently in
the Jarilla mountains when a
prospector fol water struck q
vein of sulphuric acid.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

Mrs. Mollie Allen, of South
Fork, KY, says she has prevented
attacks of cholera morbus by
taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets when she felt
an attack coming on. Such at
tacks are usually caused by in
digestion and these Tablets are
just what is needed to cleanse the
stomach and ward off the APP
preaching attack. Attacks of
bilious collie may be pevented in
the same way. For sale by Gen.
trail Drug Store.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

John B. Ellis, travelling CORES.
pondent for the Texas Trade Re-
view. of Dallas, has been in the
city since Friday securing data
for descriptive writeup of San
Angelo and the Concho Country,
and incidentally soliciting for the
publication. Mr.. Ellis is very
much impressed with the town and
predicts for it very bright fut-
ure, recognizing the many advan-
tages offered to the home seeking
public.
Don't forget the Concert and
Minstrel at Opera House tonight
and tomorrow night.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

the wonders of the world, sir.
One of the wonders of the world. s"
At one point stream of limpid
water gushes from out the rocks,
boiling and sparkling like the
spring on Dove Creek, only to
disappear, after a brief course,
under ground. Beautiful as it
looks, it is undrinkable, being
strongly impregnated with alkali.
Along the foot of the Sacramento
mountains water of similar kind
may be almost anywhere obtained
at depth of twenty or thirty
feet. This serves admirably for
irrigation purposes, and near the
beautiful city of Alamogordo,
many homestead claims have been
thus watered. Sometimes indeed
the alkaline taste is almost i'm
perceptible. The drinking water
in Alamogordu is perfectly pure,
coming as it does from clear
mountain stream. When j was
there q movement was on foot to
drill an artesian well by popular
subscription. If fresh water is
found at a reasonable depth, this
will be a valley of paradise for the
poor man. Almost anything can
be grown from peaches to oranges.
*.*
spent the night with u queer
old character at the head of the
ancient lake flow. He lives alone
in neat little cabin Of his own
construction, surmounted by a
pretty garden and productive
orchard. With these, and n few
cattle that roam at large, he
seems to live comfortably. Judg-
ing frem one or two remarks he
let fall, he has known misfortune
and reverses. In one respect,
though that is the funny part of
it, for there is absolutely no re-
semblance-in one respect, / say,
he reminds me of q misanthrop-
ical old Frenchman / knew on
the Straits of Magellan who had
found a packing case of high silk
hats, aud intended to wear them
out. My present host had once
helped some needy individual
with his bounty and been basely
betrayed. He had lost what
promised to be a good business,
and the proud and Independent
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

spirit refusing to endure the pity
of his fellows, had betaken HIM
self to the wilderness, finding
amongst the birds and the beasts
none of that ingratltude he had
met in mankind. So alone, in
sight of the magnificent mountain
he dwells with his sorrow. Those
who do not know; those who have
not felt, laugh at and avoid
him they call the Crazy Hermit.
found him kind-hearted, brok-
en-spirited man.
And is there Que that at some
time or other has not been strick-
en- to the heart at mans inhum-
anlty to man? Who dwells upon
the earth that has not experienced
that mightiest of all Sorrows
ingratitude for benefits received?
One recalls old Lear poor, infrm,
weak and dispised, but yet SO
fiercely moved by the realization
that of unsupported gratitude as
to invoke the power of the war
ring elements.
"Singe my white heap! And thou
all-shaking thunder
Strike flat the thick rotundity o.
the world!
Crack natures moulds, all ger
mems spill at once,
That make ungrateful mani"
The terrible vent to his pent-up
fury saved him that downfall of
reason he feared. To stern Cea-
sar was such relief denied, for
"Ingratitude, more strong than
traitors arms,
Quite vanqulshed him; then burst
his mighty heart"
*.*
AS / sit in this valley, already
dipped in violet shadow, and, re-
calling the heat of the day, sweet
er grows my rest, and | enjoy
with greater zest the evening 8
cool breeze, a vision comes over
me that seems not all a dream.
The vale seems to transform it.
self into a strangely wild garden
lighted dimly by a blood-red
moon, that throws the shadows
into deeper relief. Far away on
the distant slope I discern glim-
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

from earth to heaven. And as
listened, like a flash ] saw the
blank fearfulness of the fellow in
the condemned cell who knows
I that q short hour more will hurry
him into the blsckness of eter-
nitv. | knew the life tragedy of
the faithful wife who, in her
loneliness, recalled the forgotten
tones of love. | understood the
sorrow of one who remembered
the acts of tenderness left un-
done and the words of kindness
left unspoken as he stood by the
senseless clay. l understood the
terror of the abyss of utter des-
pair-the loneliness Of the human
being who knows not friend in
his direst need. Then on the
world fell an immense silence.
Not life seemed to be, save that
by the rock, and the solitary
woman figure which impelled by
love, but powerless to aid,
watched the prayer. The very
leaves hung lifeless. All awaited
some terrible tragedy in awesome
stiffness. y
Suddenly the air was rent with
a trumpet call. Other brazen IN
struments shrieked. Lights
moved hither and thither, and
steel clashed. The woman cast
her hands despairing to heaven
then ran toward the three sleep
era. Too late! Too late The
peace of resignation was in his
voice as he said "Sleep on now
and take your rest My hour is
GOMEZ"
*s*
Small indeed, amongst the
glorious mountains seems the
striving of man. Petty and
puny appears the writhing that
presses one human struggler to
the underneath that another may
grasp the prize. The thirty
pieces of silver is still the ignoble
price of betrayal, and the worlds
tragedy is everlastingly enacted.
Would that men could get near
to Nature and cease to strive!
G. j. F.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-05

"A handsome new wagonette
Just received at Chas. Farquhar's
stable. In it you will have a
pleasant ride. Phone 1856.