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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
NEGRO KILLS CONSTABLE.
Mr.. r. K. Brunson, of Dillon, Shot to
Death while Making an Arrest.

DILLON, Feb. 23.-Constable R. R.
Brunson was shot and almost instant
ly killed near here this afternoon by
negro whom he was attempting to
arrest. The weapon used was a pistol,
and three bullets entered Mr.. Brun-
sons body, each inficting wound
sufficient to cause death.
Mr.. Brunson had a negro under ar
rest and was driving along a public
highway when he met another negro
for whom he also had a warrant. He
was in the act of leaving his buggy
when the negro in the road pulled
his pistol and began shooting. The
first bullet entered the constable's
heart, but he had strength enough
to re-enter his buggy and request the
negro prisoner in the buggy to drive
rapidly towards physicians resid-
ence. The wounded man died, how
ever, before the buggy had proceed
ed many yards.
Mr.. Brunson was native of Ches-
terfeld county and had been living in
Dillon about five years. He held the
position of chief of police of Dillon
up till a few months ago, when he re-
signed to take the position of con-
stable under Magistrate Fore. He
was fearless officer, and his death
is deeply regretted. He eleaves wife
and several small children who were
dependent upon him for support.
Mr.. Brunson's slayer is a chunky
black negro about five feet high and
weighs about 135 pounds. When he
made his escape he was driving a gray
mule to a top buggy. Governor Ansel
has offered reward of $100 for the
negro's capture, which has been sup
plemented by a liberal private sub
scription.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

To be entirely frank, we regard
the recent session Of the legislature
as the worst held since we can re-
member. The body did absolutely
nothing for the relief Of the tax pay
sers, but to the contrary created new
offices and made extra7Agant appro-
priations. Taxes will be the highest in
many years, in fact since the days of
Radical misrule and corruption.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
CLAIMS HE WAS WHIPPED.
GreenviIles Man Secures the Arrest o.
Chain danx,0 ,0verseec.

Chain Gang 0verseeE.
GREEN.1LkLE, EebEuary 2--Ray
inc been informed that 3 warrant fol
his arrest had beenissued, 81. PsDll
overseer of the Greenville county
chain gang, surrendered to Magis'
trate Stradley. The warrant was
sworn out by Sidney J. Bouknight,
white man who recently completed
sentence on the gang and charges
Dill with assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature. Mr.
Dill waived the right of preliminary
hearing, and was released on justi.
fable bond for his appearance at the
next term of the court of genera
sessions.
About one year ago Bouknight was
convicted of bigamy and was sen
fenced to serve twelve months on the
county gang. Bouknight claims that
he was taken i'll shortly after going
to the gang, and that he was unable
to do any work. He says that he was
repeatedly whipped by Dill on this
account, and says that he carries the
stripes around his body. He further
claims that the more he begged fol
mercy the more he was whipped, and
that Dill frequently applied the lash
to his naked body until the blood rar
down his back.
It is understood that Mr.. Dill does
not deny whipping the man, but says
that it was necessary for him to ap.
ply the lash to get any work out OF
him. When Bouknight pleaded sick
ness, Dill had the county physician
examine him, and he reported that
there was nothing at all the matter
with the prisoner. Mr.. Dill says
that he then whipped him and made
him work. =.
The lawyers for the prosecution
claim that even though Bouknight
was not i'll and refused to work, the
law does not justify his being whip
ped by the overseer of the gang. It is
generally understood that thismethod
is used in all of the counties, but the
lawyers for the prosecution claim
that this is in direct violation Of the
constitution.
The case is an interesting one, and
some legal points will be raised by it,
If Dill is found guilty the lawyers
for the prosecution say that the
whipping post at the State peniten.
tiary will have to be abolished, for il
would be as much a violation Of the
law to whip a prisoner at the pen
itentiary as it would be to whip one
on the gang. This is the first time
in the history Of the State that a
case of this kind has been brought
and the results will be watced with
interest. 4
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

The Broad Axe, the prohibition
paper which suspended publication
some years ago when the dispensary
scheme did away with the barrooms,
will resume publication at Sumter.
Mr.. Joel E. Brunson will edit the
paper, and Mr.. Edwin F. Miller will
be business manager. The paper
will be published weekly at a sub
scription price of S1.00 a year. It is
issued solely to advocate the cause oa
State prohibition, and that it will be
an interesting sheet is certain. In
view of the campaign this summer,
all will want to read the Broad Axe,
for MIR. Brunson is a forceful writer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

Cole Blease did not rise to a ques-
ton of personal privilege after the
letter of Lewis w. Parker in refer
enee to the whiskey agent of Lana
han. Blease has not said a word since
that we have heard of, and his silence
looks mighty suspicious to some
people.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
prove expensive

What earthly use will an insurance
commissioner be to South Carolina?
Yet he is to get b salary of S2,25O a
year and expenses. This office was
created by the recent session of the
legislature, and is merely another in
stance of what the general assembly
calls economy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
Shooting In BarnWell.

BARNwELL, Feb. 22.-News has
Just reached here from Kline that
Velpoe Hogg and Bill Creech had
some disagreement, which ended in
Hogg shooting Creech, the bullets
passing through the thigh. Both gen
tlemen are members of good fam
lies. The shooting took place about
5,o'clock p. m. =
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

We are glad to note thatSenator j.
B. Black voted against excessive ap-
propriations and also against raising
the tax levy. : .-.~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

Cole Blease is all right in many re-
spects, and his course in the Senate
during the recent session of the leg
islature has made many people think
more of him as public servant than
they did before.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

It will cost the State S., 900 to elect
q successor to Senator A. C. Latimer,
and this is the unexpired term only
Tor which the legislature will hold an
election. United StatesSenators come
high.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

We have no disposition to find
fault with our legislative delegation
for raising salaries of county officials,
for no doubt all our public servants
are worth the increase. But we do
think the supervisors office should be
raised as well. This officer now gets
$500 and it is the understanding ne
is to give his whole time to the coun-
ty. He has to keep a horse and bug
gy and often is out in all sorts of
weather. visiting the chain gang and
looking after the roads all over the
county. To leave the salary at $500
is out of proportion to the others and
it is the most important office in the
county. :f#
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

The act providing for two new ju-
dicial circuits was another useless ex-
pense for which the legislature is
responsible.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

Maybe the proposition to pay men,
bers Of the general assembly a fiat
salary Sf 5000 year will save money
after all, for it is to be hoped the ses-
sions will be shorter and not so much
time wasted in passing bills which
nrovo oYnensive
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

The Herald cannot publish the
names of all The candidates for the
United States Senate in this weeks
issue, as our space is limited. ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

The bill of Mr.. Miley to require
mutual insurance companies operat-
ing in this State to put up bond for
$4,000, was passed by the Senate
and is now a law. 1t will do much to
rid the State of wild cat mutual in
surance companies, such ashave been
operating in this county and not pay
ing their losses.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27

s. We believe it would be a frst-rate
idea to have every lawyer in South
Carolina debarred from holdingoffice.
Newspaper men as we'll.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
New Advertisements.

ia. Hunter-Hardware
j. Smoak-Give Me The Road.
Richard w. Hutson, !Clerk-Notice
to Creditors.
Shruptrine Co.. -Shruptrine's Sc
lect Seeds.
J. B. Kearse, County Supervisor
Road Notice.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Il, 1905.

A very large part Of the citizen
ship of South Carolina will run for
Office this summer.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-02-07
$500 Reward.

l will pay $1,000 reward for in
formation leading to the recovery
of the following described white
face steer calves, which estrayed
from the Alamosa stock yards
about month ago:
One branded ST and eartagged
with G. Garcia.
One not branded but with G.
Garcia eartag.
One not branded but earmarked
with swallow fork in right ear and
bullet hole in left.
CELEsTINo GARCIA;
Conejos, Colo.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-02-07
Eye Strain

Is the cause or contributing
cause of large proportion of all
chronic human ills. Good vision
does not mean perfect eyes, in
deed, extraordinary vision means
defective eyes and the nervous
strain caused by the effort to over
come this defect is often the cause
of mental and physiological dis
turbances, such as headaches, in
digestion, constipation and many
other diseases.
If it exhibits in the way of cross
eyes we can straighten them every
time by our method of relieving
eye strain. Eyes fitted for read
ing glasses or any error of refrac-
ton.
Call at office north of Ellis drug
store. Office hours from 10 a. IN.
to 3 p. m.
G. l.. SEABRIGHT.
Neurologist.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-02-07
Easy to Nix This.

What will appear very interest
ing to many people here is the ar
ticle taken from New York daily
paper, giving simple prescri ption
as formulated by noted authority
who claims that he has found a
positive remedy to cure almost
any case of backache or kidney or
bladder arrangement, in the fol
lowing simple prescription, if ta-
ken before the stage of Bright S
disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; Compound Kargon,
one ounce; Compound Syrup Sar-
saparilla, three ounces. Shake
well in bottle and take in tea
spoonful doses after each meal and
again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here at
home, when asked regarding this
prescription stated that the ingred-
tents are all harmless and can be
obtained at small cost from any
good prescription pharmacy or the
mixture would be put up if asked
to do So He further stated that
while this prescription is often
prescribed in rheumatic Affections
with splendid results, he could not
see why it would not be a splendid
remedy for kidney and urinary
troubles and backache as it has Il
peculiar action upon the kidney
structure, cleansing those most
important organs and helping
them to sift and filter from the
blood the foul acids and waste
matter which causes sickness and
suffering. Those of our readers
who suffer can make no mistake in
giving it trial.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-02-07
Estray Bucks.

Eleven estray bucks came to my
place in the Morgan district, this
week. Owner can have same by
paying feed bill and cost of adver-
tising.
FRANK PURsLEY,
La Jara, Colo.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-02-07
For Sale.

16O acres being in the northeas
/ of section 30, township 36,
north, range s east, in Conejos
county. Make the best offer.
Highest bidder takes it.
l. S. METZLER,
402 Stimson building,
Los Angeles. Cal.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
POOR ECONOHY.

United States Marshal Henkel had completed
in New York the sale of thousands of dollars
worth of Paris gowns. taken from women snug-
glers- 1T is poor economy. this smuggling. this
saving of legal duty" Marshal Henkel said
Poor economy, foolish economy. 1t reminds me
of a Philadelphia woman. Worn out with the
winters gayeties. this Philadelphia woman went
to Atlantic City to pass Lent restfully- She de-
parted in a very weak, rundown condition and
her husband was dreadfuy shocked-yet not in-
creduous, either-when he received one day thls
wire: Come down to Atlantic City at once b
am dving-Helen' The wretched man slammed
down the lid of his desk, grabbed his hat ano
reached Atlantic City by the first express In
rayishing toilet his wife was at the station TO
meet him with the hotel motor bus But
but he stammered. what did you mean by
that telegram about dying? Oh she explained
laughing, wanted to say that 1 was dying 10
see YOU but my ten words ran out and had
to STOP"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

tonship at all. Thus, geology indicates that
birds are descended from reptiles, and oddly
enough, the blood of a bird shows a distinct
though very faint reaction with the blood of a
snake, but none whatever with that of the
winged bat the flying squirrel, for these are
mammals.
On the other hand. the marsupials. once such
a great family, but reduced to the kanga-
roo, the opoSSum and small creature in South
kmerica, have now not single blood relation
left AS to man, he has relationship TO
monkeys. but the blood of anthropoid apes
shows a very faint reaction with his. Mean
time, all the races of are Enthusiastically
Of one blood. whatever their color or abode
Hence the blood is by far the most hereditary
thing about us. Neither the shape of the sllele>
ton, nor the contour of the body. brain.
heart, lungs. stomach. intestines. liver or kin.
ancestral habits about the great Food
Question-Darwin's only creator-how to eat
or keep from being eaten-are comparable to
single drop of blood for telling the correct story
Of descent. All this gives a meaning to
the words, For the blood thereof is the life
thereof" Likewise. the old saying that insanity
runs in the blood wears scientific look
since blood and family inseparably as
sociated.-Dr. William Hanna Thomson in
Everybodys.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
TIE SEVEN PROPHETS.

'DThe late Duke of DevonSttre, said diplo-
mat at Washington dinner. kept stud and
took a calm and ducal interest in the. races
There was a certain sporting paper that kept
large staff of prophets. and always prophesled
the outcome of important races. The duke, foq
some reason put great reliance IN these prcph-
cts and their prophecies He always read the
paper and he continually recommended IL I'd
his friends But once at Goodwood at the days
end man came up to the duke and said:
What of your paper now? Did you see it this
morning? Six prophets prophesied that six
different horses would win. and here only seven
ran, and the winner was the seventh, which no
prophet selected. Well. what have you to say
nowr All have to say the duke answered
calmly. is that there's room for another prophet
on that paper"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

that have taken to the sea- Instead of that.
the blood of the walrus Immediately reacts with
the blood of horses asses and zebras. thus prov
ing that he is equine that no longer crops
grass, but goes where he can live On an ex-
clusively fish diet Likewise. the hippopotamus
is shown to be modified pig
Where blood relationship exists. but is dis
tant, these reactions are proportionately faint.
but where no reactions occur there is no rela-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

quarters of an hour-you might. that IS IL the
opportunity were presented to you There is no
other such country this in the world-so
many hours are you willing to work without
seeing a new color hearing a change Of sound
To the foreigner it is wonderful to see you stroll
ing rnoodiy back to your office chewing a tooth
pick and hearing with neither pleasure nor re-
sentiment the last strains of that cornet:
PealItifui words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of Life
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

something else than the beastiy beans or
Wheats and coffee" that you had for luncheon
and again of the pile of figures that await your
stale energy when you get back Yes, yes one
cries with his hands in the air for eagerness
you should be entertained at noon indoors or
out, but you should have something to make you
glad if only for ten minutes and ten centsi
You might have been singing. you might have
been dancing. you might have been watching
some one else at it for a Jolly half or three
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
SOON.

Farmer-rm a-goin' to drive to Town soms
day next week. Marthy
His Wife-You can't, Hiram L wuZ just
Iookin over the skedool of auto races an there
amt an open date for hoss-drivin' on the roads
FOR the next ten days-Puck.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
THEN HE WENT.

"Ahw remarked Miss Weery. whom Mr.. Stay.
late had been boring with old conundrums. that
last one reminds me of the best thing going
What's that?" he asked eagerly.
"a man who has stayed too long."-Philadei-
phia Press.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
THE W4LRUS An EQUINE.
But He Prefers an Erclusiue Fish
Diet.

a drop of the blood of a walrus shows no re-
lation to a drop of whales blood. or Of the
blood of any other cetacean, such seals or
porpoises, which, like the walrus, are mammals
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04
MORE POWER GIVEN. ,.,doe Mccormick Extends Au.
 thority of Freeman.

na,Ias June 3.-Acting on the peti- .,or of George J. Gould, Frank J. Gould, rdyin Gould, Helen Gould, the Pacific rxnress company, the Missouri Pacific Railway company and George J. Gould o. al as executors of the will of the late Jay Gould, Judge A. P. Mccormick o, the united States circuit court ex- tended by an order filed Tuesday the authority of Thomas J. Freeman. re- oeiver of the International and Great Northern railway for the Farmers 1oan and Trust company, trustee, and the Mercantile Trust company. The extension was made to cover the int er- ests in the company held by George I Gould ct al the petitioners. The pe- t,tioners show that they have been giv- on in the Fourteenth district court of Dallas county judgments against the international and Great Northern rail- way in the sum of $4,929,10S.46 on &C., count of moneys loaned.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04
HERD OF ELK.
One Hundred May Be Present at Dal-
 las Grand Lodge Meeting.

Colorado Springs, Colo, June A carload of Elk ma ybe at the Dallas meeteng.
 Preliminary plans have been quietly made, and the proposition is now uk to w. H. Pigg, a prominent Elk. who has game preserve in the Black mountains district, about sixty miles west of Colorado Springs. Recently Mir Pigg received a shipment of a carload of elks for his reservation, bringing his private herd to something like 100 in number
 In addition to plans to take an en- tire carload of the antlered herd to Dallas, it is hoped to have a pair of trained elks also for driving in the big parade. MT. Pigg has pair that he has been training for some time and 1t is expected that they will be well enough broken to drive by the time of the grand lodge meeting.
 Negotiations are now under way with MT. Pigg and the railroad companies for the shipment of the herd of elk, and it is thought that the plan to make the unique exhibition to Dallas will be carried out successfully.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04
Worst Passed.

Little Rock. June 4.--Although the Arkansas river is still two feet above the flood stage here, 1t is slowly reced- ing, and the extreme pressure has been withdrawn from the levees Old river men and planters say the worst of the present floood is past. Reports from Oklahoma showed heavy rains in the Arkansas watershed in that state. It Is predicted that another rise will fol- low. but blythe time 1t reaches here the river will be under the flood stage While the water has receded some from the flooded plantations, 1t has not done so sufficiently for planters to make &C., curate estimates of individual losses
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04
GREETED WITH MIRTH.
Bill That Would Place New Orleans In
 the Dry" Column.

Baton Rouge, June 4-In the lower house of the assembly Representative Drebholz introduced bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor within ten miles of Tulane university This would have the effect of placing prac- tically the whole city of New Orleans in the dry column. This measure, how ever. although introduced in the regular manner. was not taken seriously by the members of the body. who greeted the introduction of the bill with laughter
 A similar greeting was given a bill introduced by Rev. Cooper. This meas ure declares that a man kissing either his own wife or any other mans wife on Sunday shall constitute a misde- meanor. and shall be regarded and punished as such.
 Becoming more serious, the house greeted in a different manner the an- nouncement Representative Doussan that a new statewide prohibition bill would be introduced and would be pushed by the prohibitionists of the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04
Questions Certified To.

Austin. June 4.-The court of civil appeals certified to the supreme court certain questions in the case of the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway company ct al vs.-the railroad commis- sion. from Travis. This case involves the right of the railroad commission to issue certain lumber rates to Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. Judgment against the railroad commission was rendered in district court. The rail- road contested the order of the rail- road commission on the ground that the rates are too low and unjust The questions submitted are in effect whether railway companies in attack ing this order of cimmossion have the right to allege that the entire body of rates of the commission are unjust and unreasonable, and did trial court err in sustaining the general demur. rages of plaintiffs.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04
SLAYS SISTER AND SPOUSE
Accidentally Wounded and Asks
 That Throat Be Cut.

Stuttgart, Ark, June 4.-One of the most atrocious murders ever com. mitted in this county took place near Crooked Bayou on a plantation known as the Craig Place. Ben Oliver shot and killed his sister, Mrs. Stanley, who was setting out sweet potato plants in the garden He then went into the house and shot and killed Stanley, who was in bed sick. Oliver left. but as he climbed over fence 100 yards from the house, his gun was discharged. making a fearful wound. He was seen by a Cotton Belt local freight crew, who picked him up and brought him to Stuttgart. His wounds were dressed and he was turned over to the sheriff who took him to the county seat at Dewitt.
 The only reason that Oliver could give for his crime was that his sister had been wronged. He begged those attending him here to cut his throat.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-04

valling opinion was that she coveted Lawrence Heyford; that she could not get him and she would have no one else She lived to be fifty years old.
 One day Heyford came back broken old man. This was several years after Agnes Dow's death. Soon after his re- turn he died and before his death con fessed to a clergyman that he had been wildly in love with Agnes Dow. She had influenced him to quarrel with and Kill a man who he afterward learned had tilted her. ABIGAIL TREAT.