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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-27
some OF THE new LAWS
These Have Been Approved by
the Governor.
THE MOST IMPORTANT GIVEN.
Worth Studying and Keeping for Future
Reference.

A Joint Resolution to request and
direct the Governor and State
Treasurer to furnish information
to our Senators and Representa-.
tives in Congress as to the claims
of the State against the United
States growing out of the common
defence. and to revoke any former
agency.
Whereas, it appears that the Cen
eral Government OF the United
States is indebted in a large sum to
the State of South Carolina for mon
eys furnished for and on claims
arising out of the common defence;
therefore,
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That the Governor
and State Treasurer be, and they are
hereby, requested and directed to
furnish all information available to
our Senators and Representatives in
Congress, with the request that they
urge forward all legislation needed
on the subject.
Section 2. That all outstanding
contracts, if any exist, with any
agency or attorneys, as to services
for forwarding this claim are rescind-
ed, because of failure Of considera-
ton and abandonment of the work
by such agents.
Approved I'd day of March, A. D.
1900
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that eight or ten dollars paid extra
to secure this boon will be the wisest
expenditure that could be made, even
though the school term should in
consequence be shortened.
TRUSTEES SHOULD ACT.
If a teacher has been engaged for
the approaching school session the
trustees should at once adopt reso-
lntion to pay the school teachers ex-
penses at the county summer school.
If teacher has not yet been engaged,
there should be no further delay In
making the final arrangements.
Many teachers are resolved to at
tend summer school and press for
ward to higher place in their pro-
fession, cost what it may. Yet
many are still in doubt as to where
they will teach the next session.
This is a hardship. 1t would evi.
IDENTIFY be wise and just policy for
trustees to choose their teachers as
early in the summer. as possible, In
order that all may know what to ex-
pect, and that the teachers may be
encouraged to prepare themselves
for definite work.
OF course no trustees would be so
behind to the best interest of their
schools during the progress of the
school for teachers in their
county. To keep the teachers from
the summer school would
be to throw away money which the
State is spending this year for the
of teachers.
JOHN J. McMAHAN,
State Superintendent of Education.
July Is, 1899.
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Mark TWaln's Speech.

Mark Twain is not dead, by any
means. He says himself, 1.-The re-
ports of my death are greatly ex-
aeperated." He is alive and "i' the
vein" He was in London on the
glorious Fourth, and made speech.
Habit accounts for many things -
he said. yesterday, for example, L
was at luncheon with q party at
West End. A great dignitary OF the
English Established Church went
away half an hour before anybody
else and carried off my hat. Now
that was an innocent act on his part.
He went out first and of course had
the choice of hats. Asa rule 1 try
to get out first myself, but l hold
that his was an innocent, uncon-
scious act, due perhaps to hered1ty::
He was thinking about ecclesiastical
matters and when man is in that
condition of mind he will take any
body's hat. The result was that
during tie whole afternoon l was
under the influence of his clerlca!
hat and could not tell lie. VI
course he was hard at it. It is a
compliment to both of us. His hat
fitted me exactly; my hat fitted him
exactly, 80 I Judge I was born to rise
to high dignity in the church some
how or other; but I don't know what
he was born for"
Perfectly Natural Question.
Pat" said his young wife, 81
wish you wouldn't put your knife In
your mouth when you eat
AN pwhere would yez heV me
put it," said Pat, in astonishment-
sin ME eyes?'
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Who'll Come FIrse7

Don't forget us now, il you have q
dollars you can spare. It Is q trying
time with us now. Merchants are
complaining of dull times, and won't
advertise, the dry weather cut our
vegetables off, the blackberries are
gone, melons are plentiful, but mon
ey too scarce to buy them, and all
told, there is nothing just now that
would revive US 80 much as a gem
uine, old-fashion, paying-up revival
among our subscribers. Remember,
we are not silver-bug, altogether,
and if you haven't got the dollar,
put six frying size chickens in your
buggy when you start to town.. and
we'll take them. We wait now, to
see Who'll come firstEIrwinton, Ga,
Rnl1etin ~
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HIS MOTHERS BIBLE.
The Most Precious of Grover cleveIand's
Possessions.

The Most Precious OF Grover cleveland's
Possessions.
There is great deal Of sentiment
about Grover Cleveland, which he
inherited from his mother, and a re-
ligious vein, which comes from his
father. Upon his writing table in
the library at Princeton lies the old
fashioned Bible, with covers Of
black enamel, which was given him
by his mother when he first went
away from home. While be was
President the little volume was, al-s
ways kept in the upper left-hand
drawer of the desk that was pre-.
sented to the President of the United
States by the Queen of England as =
memento of the Sir John Franklin
expedition to the Arctic regions. At
the top of the cover in q little space
surrounded by an ornamental border
is inscribed in gilt the name rs. g.
Cleveland" and upon the fly-leas
there is a line or two Of writing in q
neat, precise feminine hand, from
which we learn that the book was q
gift to "My son, Stephen Grover
Cleveland, from his Loving Mother"
Col. Lamont says that he first saw
this Bible on the table in Mr.. Cieye-
lands law Office, in Buffalo, and
other friends remember having seen
it there. When Mayor Cleveland
became Governor the book was gem
orally on the bureau of his bed room.
When the Governor was about to
become President Col. Lamont found
the little Bible in the Presidents
rooms at the Arlington, and, hand
ing it to Chief Justice Waite, asked
him to use it when he swore the
new Chief Magistrate into Office.
There were about 10000 witnesses
on the plaza in front of the Capitol
when Stephen Grover Cleveland
pressed his mothers gift to his lips,
and before it was returned to him
Mr.. Middleton, the clerk of the SUI
preme Court, entered y formal re-
cord on the last fly-leaf that It was
used to administer the oath Of Office
to Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States, on the 4th OF
Mach, 1886.
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We Sail be Satisfied.
The course olthe weariest river

Inc course Oltlo "edFleSI liHet
Ends in thtgreat, gray sea;
The acorn foiever and ever
Strives upward to the tree;
The rainbow,the sky adorning,
Shines pronise through the storm
The glimm erof coming morning
Through midnight gloom will form,
By time all h,ots are riven,
Complex although they may be,
And peace will2t last be given,
Both toyou Md me.
Then, though the path be dreary.
Look forward to the goal;
Though the hetrt and the head be
weary,
Let faith inspire the soul;
Seek the right; though the wrong be
tempting,
Speak the truth at any cost;
Vain is all weaksxempting
When once tn, gem is lost;
Let strong hani and keen eye be
ready
For plain or anbushed foes;
Though earnestand fancy steady
Bear best unb the close.
The heavy clouls may be raining,
But with eveiing comes the light
Through the dirk, low winds com.
planning,
Yet the sunrs Sc gilds the height,
And love has hidden his treasure
For the patielt and the pure;
And time give his fullest measure
To the work,rs who endure;
And the wordthat no love has shak'
en-
Has the future pledge supplied,
For we know hat when We waken
We shall be satisfied,
s. y. PHILLIPS in Detroit Free Press
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To a Little One Of Mine,

If I might gather all the thorns
And leave the roses all to thee,
If I might roll the rocks away
That thou must scale from day TO day;
And leave thy pathway smooth
:. and free
All, that were joy enough for mel
Yet If could bestrew thy path
With all the pleasures life con-
tains;
If stones ne'er bruised thy weary
feet,
Would rest for thee at night be
sweet?
Would there be gladness In the
gains IS;
That cost no toll, nor fears, NOR
pains? IS
IS. E. K1sRR, in Chicago Timea-
Herald.
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The shadow of debt is rather
gloomy, but some of us would run
great risk of sunstroke if we ever got
out of it.
You never realize how awkward
you must be until you see snap
shot picture of yourself in motion,
Love is blind; and, sometimes,
when it reaches the point of pro-
posal, it is nearly dumb.
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= HE KNOWS NOW.
Robert G. lneefsoll has Gone Into the
Great Unknown.s

NEW YORK, July 2l.-Col. Rober
G. Inpersoll died at his home, Wal
ston-on-Hudson, near Dobbs Ferry
to-day. His death was sudden AM
unexpected, and resulted from tn
heart disease, from which he hat
suffered since 1896. In that year
during the Republican Nationa
Convention, he was taken i'll an(
had to return home. He never full!
recovered from the attack of hear
disease and was under the care o
physicians constantly.
For the last three days Mr.. lnger
soil had not been feeling we'll. Las
night he was in better health ano
spent a portion of the evening play
ing billiards with Walston II
Brown, his son-in-law, and &. r
FarrelLhis brother-in-law and private
secretary. He seemed to be in better
health and spirits when he retired
than he had been for several days.
This morning he rose at the usual
hour and joined the family at break
fast. He then said he had spent a
bad night, but felt better. He had
been suffering from abdominal pains
and tightness about the chest. He
did not think his condition at all
dangerous.
Col. Ingersoll spent the morning
swinging in hammock and sitting
on the veranda with the members OF
the family. He said he was better
and had no pain. At l2.30he started
to go upstairs. On reaching the
head of the stairs he turned into his
wife's room. Mrs. Ingersoll was
there. Together they discussed
what they would have for luncheon,
and Col. Ingersoll said he had better
not eat much, owing to the trouble
with his stomach. He seemed in
good spirits then. After talking for
a few minutes he crossed the room
and sat down in a rocking chair. He
leaned his head upon his hand,
which rested on the back of the
chair. Mrs. Ingersoll asked him how
he was feeling and hereplied: "Oh,
better" These were his last words.
A second after they were uttered he
was dead. The only sign noticed by
Mrs. Ingersoll was that the whites
of his eyes suddenly showed. There
was not even a sigh or a groan as
death came.
Doctors were hastily called, but
their verdict was that death had
come instantly.
No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral, but it will
probably take place on Monday at
the house, and the interment will be
in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, at Tar
rytown.
Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person
i'm the room with him when he died.
Death came to him as he had recent
ly expressed a desire 1t should. He
often in old times said he wished to
die slowly, with a full consciousness,
so he might tell those about him how
he felt. Recently he experienced a
change and expressed desire to die
painlessly and without warning.
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Did NoeNeed Brains

"My business takes me into a
great many smsll towns" remarked
a drummer tho other evening to a
New Orleans fimes-Democrat re-
porter, land willie loafing with the
natives, who dbate the fate of ma
tions and carvd vdheir monograms on
cracker boxes p corner groceries, l
hear lots of god stories, furnished
up, retrimmed, dyed, secured, pol
ished and practically good as new.
There are six delight of these yarns
that I have leaned to look upon as
old friends, and warns my heart
when meet tbm, no matter what
local disguise bey may be wearing.
"A few daysago, for instance, l
happened intoa strange town in Mis-
sissippi and tlt frightfully bored
and lonesome until a storekeeper
began to tell 1R story about law
yer named Gogan in place up the
road.
HE was rifling kind of chap,
said the stor4eeper, and one day
he heard of a loctor up in New York
that had a sheme for taking out
the no-accouit part of a fellows
brains and rplacing it with first
class thinkig machinery. Know
ing that everi one regarded him as
blamed fooiGoogan concluded to
20 off on the iuiet and get fixed up:
So he scoota for the North, and
and when nj got there the doctor
told him thahis brain was petrified :,
as hard as bck; but he promised
to make hin new one that ne
could think nth, and told him to
come back irsix months and have it
put in.
"Googan pbmised, but when the
time arrivedhe didn't show up, and
the doctor Tote him a letter. L
have your brin all ready, come and
get it,
cit ain'l necessary Googan
wrote, I've been 'lected to the
legislature,
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Doctor" sighed the fat man, II
guess it's no use. I've tried every
thing you've prescribed and grown
fieshier every time. Your latest
recommendation was to ride horse
back. I've done so faithfully for a
month, but I've taken on eighteen
pounds and the horse has lost 160."
"Ah! there's a scientific sugges-
tion," said the elated doctor. Try
letting the horse ride you for q
while. Free Press.
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Prof. McHardy, an English opthal-

Prof. McHardy, an English opthal-
mic surgeon has recently discovered
what he calls the bicycle eye. The
disease, he declares, Is 3 dangerous
irritation caused by the pressure
under the eyelids of fine dust and
granite dust from macadam road
ways and decayed vegetable matter
with which the atmosphere is load
ed. A similar irritation of tho throat
is caused, he says, by the presence
of these substances there, and Prof.
McHardy advises riders to wear gog-
giles and keep their mouths closed
when riding.
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Stuck on Himself.

A Kansas paper tells of a bank
cashier who sas Oh the neighborly
side of a sheet of postage stamps one
warm day recently, and found 1t
necessary to 60 home and make a
change Of clothing before he could
oct his books to balance.-New York
Tribune.
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She Married for Name and Fame.

To the Editor of the Sup-Sir: Al
low me to offer you the following
names, which I copied literatim out
of the marriage license list publish
ed an in Indiana newspaper several
years ago: -s.j.-
"LudInswiplgwank Ferhabwalkan
warwenski.
"Levininska shumeringlapwlans-
XII"
The former is the mans name, the
latter the woman's. Presumably
the woman thought her name wasn't
long enough and married Lud, &C.,
to remedy the defect.
WILLIAM GORDON.
New York, July Is.
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Money makes the mare 60, but
railroad officials prefer to run trains
on time.
A coquette always has more fools
than-wise men on her string.
The road to fame is crowded with
menw who have become discouraged
and turned back.
The lender frequently finds that
borrowing dulls the edge of memory.
Some men are 80 lacking in hos
pitaIty that they won't even enter
tain an idea.
The cheaper the man, the sooner
he begins on his grievances when
you talk with him.
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The Poets PerambuIator.

Under the blue of Jersey
Iwatch him gayly fly
Behind the old lawn mower,
Singing lullaby.
The daisies lean to capture
The syllables OF gold
He scatters on the breeZes
With madcap joy untold.
Upon the old lawn mower
Which up the hill he boosts,
A seat is rugged, and in it
His grooming baby roosts.
R. K. Munkittrick, in Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly for August
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Very Annoying.

She looked indignant and hurt
after they had emerged from the
tunnel and the sunshine streamed
through the car window.
>s~S-ssWhat is it dear? Don't make
such a display Of temper. Did he
! dare to kiss you while We were fp
moodark ?" and the fond mothel
gently pstteds her daughters head
as they whispered.
'sNo. he didn't, the coward!" and
she honnced into another seat.-De'
trost Free Press.
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"Eh, Philbrick, just heard from
your wife2'
YES"
"Well, what are you looking so
sour about? Is she coming homer"
mo, it's the way she ends her let
ter. Listen: From your loving
wife, dear, and don't forget to wash
the dogr'-Chicago Evening Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-27

The wealth of Stanford University,
Of California, after the provisions OF
Mrs. Stanford's gifts are carried out,
is something that fairly staggers the
imagination. It reminds one OF a
chapter out of "Monte Cristo." The
present estimate of it's value places
it at s3s,OOO,OOO. There are 100000
shares of Southern Pacific stock in
it, which, if the present market
value is maintained, would realize
1924, 900, 900, and if they ever 60 to par
would, of course, mean $50, 10000.
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a perfectIv Natural Question.
lisa for MIllIonaires' Sons.

It is a favorite occupation to de-
uounce the sons of wealthy men for
being worthless. Yet their worth
lessness soon scatters fortunes that
might otherwise increase, to the
detriment Of the general public. Its
An in wind that blows no one good.
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ALGER's FRIENDS AT HOME.

DETROIT, July 22.-At largely at
tended, non-partisan meeting of
leading citizens held in the mayors
office this afternoon a reception was
planned in honor of Gen. Alger's
return home as a token of esteem in
which the Secretary of war is held
by those who know him best.
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A little girl who was .rying to tell
8 friend how absentminded her
grandpa was, said: He walks
around thinking about nothing; and
when he remembers it, he then for
gets that what he thought of was
Something entirely different from
what he wanted to reniember.'-
20 Boston Christian Register. \
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The Zulu clergyman who left New
York for his African:home last week
has some surprises up his sleeve for
his simple countrymen. II shall tell
them," he says, "that in the cold OF
America water becomes so hard that
men can walk on it, and shall con-
found our medicine men with my
alarm clock. I shall take great
pleasure in telling them OF cities
upon cities, twenty stories high, and
of the machines which talk"
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BLOODY WORK IN GEORGIA
Avenelne the Assault on Mrs. ofe'ree
at Saffold.

SAVANNAH, GA, July 23.-5 spe'
cial to the Morning News from
Bainbridge, Ga: says: Sine 'he
distardly crime committed at Saf1old
in Early County, last Thursday
night hunting parties have been oo'
in search of the guilty negroes one
of the negroes appeared at sn o'o
darky's house, near BrinsolL 0a.'
and asked to be harbored. The Ola
man went to Brinson and inprlheo
of his presence. A posse rdurneo
with him and captured the negro
who gave his name as Louis sam
min. The man was taken to Satfold'
where he was identified by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogletree as one of their assall-
ants. He said there were eight in
his gang and that they came from
Augusta. He said that two Of the
gang were not far away. One por-
ton of the mob went in pursuit OF
these two, while the Others hung
Sammin and riddled his body. The
other two negroes were overtaken,
shot and scalped. the party bringing
their scalps to Ssffold this evening.
A hundred determined men with
bloodhounds are after the remaining
five of the gang and if caught they
will be lynched.
THE STORY CONFIRMED.
ATLANTA, GA, July PA special
to the Constitution from Bainbridge,
Ca, says: A negro captured near
Iron City last night was brought to
Saffold and identified as one of the
assailants of Mrs.J. E. Ogletree last
Thursday night. He was lynched
at daylight this morning near SAT-
fold.
Two other dead negroes were
found alongside the railroad track
two miles west of Bainbridee this
morning. The names of none OF
these negroes are known.
1t is believed by some that the two
dead negroes found by the side OF
the railroad track were the men ar
rested yesterday at Troy, Ala on
suspicion of being implicated IN the
Ogletree outrag, and who were
being brought tqSatford for identifi-
cation.
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have not been able to learn the
names or identity of any of the men
composing the mob.'
THE LOUISIANA LYNCHING.
Dr.. Hodge, for Shooting Whom the Five
Italians were Hanged, Is Expected to
Recover.

New ORLEANS, La, July 24.-The
Picayune's Tallulah special says:
Seniors Cavilli. of New Orleans, rep
resenting the Italian consul, and n.
Piazza, Of Vicksburg, consular agent
of Italy, arrived in Tallulah to-day,
and, after thoroughly investigating
the lynching of the five Italians here
on the of the 10th, left for Vicks-
burg, Miss, on the afternoon train.
They were courteously received,
and shown all possible courtesies
while in town, and given assistance
in making a thorough investigation.
They visited DR.. Hodge and he gave
them full account of the difficulty.
They expressed their sincere regrets
and deep sympathy for him.
DR.. Hodge is resting easy. and his
physician now thinks he will re-
cover.
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-Cfara-"Ore can't believe a word
the men say my more.'
Maud-"W not?"
Clara-"Well, there's Jack; he
promised faithfully never to tell any
one if I would permit him to kiss
me just once, and in less than a
minute he had repeated it,"
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We hold our virtues by the sleeve
our vices have us by the collar.
Sample life as it comes to hand
YOU will be a long time dead.
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The campaign against deadhead-
ism is being pushed all along the
line by the long-suffering news
papers. The Danville Register tells
a pitiful tale Of how it is imposed
upon. Speaking of charitable
notices The Register says: LAS if
this publication of matters purely OF
an advertising nature were not
enough, there are many who call up
the paper by phone at all hours OF
the day and night, taking ssme mem
Der of the staff to answer it, only to
receive deadhead ad. If he makes
mistake in any detail of it he is
criticised therefor. Many times we
have notices 'phoned in of little So
cial events announced of small club
and church society meetings. l
seems to us that it is not asking toe
much when we request our friends tt
write and bring or send such free adj
vertisements to the Office The eX
perience of the Danville paper is Jns
what all have gone through with.
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a Texas darkey has discovered a
new method of suicide, observes the
Columbus Enquirer. He tried to
bite off the tail of a mule.