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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
Eyes, / know" said she, impa'

Eyes. / know" said she, Impa'
tieutlv.
Still" said, "I will do my best.
But you must allow me to talk with
Mr.. Cloud. That will be absolutely
necessary.
At this she became greatly alarmed,
but finally consented.
That same day I called on MI. Cloud
and was received by him in his private
Office. He was not cordial, and soon
saw that while he would not accuse
the young lady, he thought she had
kept the pin. He told me that, on
leaving the parlor, he had put on his
overcoat and had gone to the nearest
telegraph Office to send a message.
There, meeting an old friend, he had
gone into q cafe after which he had
returned to the house of his fancee,
having been gone about half an hour.
."Tell me the name of the cafe" l
said.
Having carefully noted the names
and addresses concerned during that
half hour, left Mr.. Cloud and I will
do him the justice to say that l think
he was half convinced that he might
have made 4 mistake.
Going first to the telegraph Office, 1
walked from there to the cafe. At that
moment wagon stood in front Of the
door and they were bringing ont the
soiled table linen.
An inspiration came to me, and I
said to the driver: "How often do
You take away the linen:"
s'Twice a week." said he. "But
this week we had breakdown and We
are late, and it's almost eight days"
As the driver started away I said:
81 want to search that load of napkins
and if you will drive them into that
vacant lot I will pay you we'll for
your trouble"
Once in the lot I overhauled the
contents of the Wagon thoroughly;
and was finally rewarded by feeling a
hard lump of something which hurt
my hand as pincheo it.
Looking closer saw tangled in the
fringe q glittering jewel, which, as I
e1tricated it, proved to be the diamond
set in the gorgeous pin which had
been so accurately described to me
by Miss Angel.
I did not let the driver know Of
my booty, but making an excuse that
could not find what I wanted, I
walked away, nor did I stop until I
had telegraphed to Mr.. Cloud. A few
minutes later I sat in the upper par
lor of Miss Angell's residence talking
to her. When I had told my story
and laid the pin in her lap her Joy
knew no bounds. Just at that mo-
ment Mr.. Cloud was announced, and
Miss Angel then and there gave him
the pin. never saw girl so happy.
She almost hugged me.
As soon as Mr.. Cloud saw his mis-
take he was humbly apologetic aud
tried to fall at her feet, but she waved
him away, and Mrs. Angell delicately
suggested that, as his presence would
always remind them of "a painful chap
ter, it would be better if he were to
go away and stay away!
I may add that when Mr.. Cloud
went into the cafe the pin was in the
lapel of the coat, but, becoming en-
tangled in the fringe of his napkin,
was pulled out and would have been
lost forever had it not been for the
perseverance of the plucky Miss
Angel. New Orleans Times-Demo'
crof
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
Stone Crooks in the Dairy.

A WORD about stone crooks. Their
weight alone should decide everyone
against their use in the dairy. With
the most careful handling they are
soon cracked, and then it is impossible
to keep them sweet. Seamless tin
pans are light and easily kept clean,
with no possible lurking places for
microbes. Of all substances milk is
most susceptible to adverse influences.
and from nothing else is so variable 8
product evolved. Over the purity of
the milk the housewife has little or no
control. Hundreds of women all over
the land are daily disheartened by its
want of cleanliness when it reaches
their hands. Slovenly mixers are
responsible for q great deal of poor
butter. Prime butter can never be
made from milk having the slightest
taint. Milk should never be allowed
to stand in the stable while cooling.
Cream begins to rise almost immedl-
atelv after the milk is drawn and agI-
tation causes more or less loss.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
CHINESE POSTAL FACILITIES.
Letters Carried by Private Companles..'
Slight Use of Postage Stamps.

Letters Carried by Private Companles'..
Slight Use of Postage Stamps.
The recent establishment in Mot,
street of q postal sub-station with
Chinese interpreters for the particular
accommodation Of the inhabitants OF
Chinatown may induce some inquiry
about the way the Chinamen-who &c
so many things backwards, according
to Occidental ideas-handIe their mails
in their own country. Sure enough:
they stick stamps on the backs OF let
ters, though not invariably; and the
stamps look like the labels on hre
cracker packages, showing dragons:
pagodas, and other emblemS less cas-
lily identified. but meaning sincerity
longevity" and so on.
But private postal companies, analo-
gous to our express and telegraph cor:
porations, do most Of the business ID
China. They use no stamp, and 1t Is
necessary to prepay only about a third
of the postage, as the rest is collected
from the recipient. The less ono pre-
pays in excess of the minimum the
surer and swifter the delivery. When
q New Yorker mails letter to interior
China the stamp carries It only to
some Chinese port, where it is trans
ferred to private post at the recipients
expense. Similarly missionary sta
toned away from the coast has to pay
two postal charges to communicate
with friends here. Shanghai has mu-
nicipal post for its own merchants and
citizens, with branches in fifteen treaty
ports. It used to charge each customer
$50 a year for all his business, light
or heavy, but stamps are used now.
Chinese stamps are reckoned in can
darines, approximately equivalent tc
cents. Their value used to be based
on the silver ounce, or tael, but its vari'
ability caused confusion, so now the
Mexican dollar is the basis. The first
imperial set was made in Japan, and
proved unsatisfactory; the current set
came from England in 1898. Some
stamps, notably those Of Tientsin, were
issued without authority merely to sell
to collectors. There was no other de-
mand for them, they never carried
letter, and they have been officially re-
pudiated. Elsewhere the regular de-
mand is 50 slight that no stock Is car
ried; the stamps are run off on.a hand
press while the buyer waits.-NeW
York Post.
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daughter has received from the use OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. After beginning the use OF
your medicine she began to mend
rapidly and is now able to be at her
work. Her menses are regular and
almost painless. 1 feel very thankful
to you and expect to always keep your
Vegetable Compound in my house. It
is the best medicine I ever knew. You
have my permission to publish this
letter if you wish, it may be the means
of doing others good."-MRs. MATILDA
A. CAMP, Manchester Mill, Macon, Go,
Captonoher ~ 1S9Q
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
A Good Cause.

Lady, wud yer please drop 10
cents in dis box?'
''To go in bad whiskey."
Yes, ma'am, to so in whiskey."
What! you have the bare face to
stand there and ask me for money to
spend for whiskey?"
ALLOW me to explain, ma'am. De
town temperance committee has got
me to be de horrible example AS it
takes a good quantity of liquor to
make dis example horrible, de commit
tee has been forced to inaugurate o
house-to-house collection takin'."
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ssThe Only Thing That Gives Relief"

Mrs. NJ. E. Latimer, Biloxi, Miss,
had an itchy breaking out on her skin,
and she sends 81 for two boxes, saying:
"Tetterlne is the only thing that gives
me relief" This is strong language,
disinterested and voluntary. 1t cures
all skin diseases, letter, itch, eczema,
salt-rheum, etc., and never fails. Soc.
a box at druggists or send stamps to
J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
EVENING.

Across the shadows OF dying day
Soft. lonely woodland winds are whisper
ing.
And DER the silvered waters trackless way
Love reaches out to thee. and memories
cling
To soul and sense Darby the bonds OF
space
Bear on the human need to touch thy hand;
To see the love-light waken in thy face,
While tenderness OF shadow rested Ger the
land
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
The Ideal Man.

There is much rivalry between the various
colleges as TO which will produce the 1deal
man. BY this they mean q vigorous, honest;
intellectual man, who will mako the worla
better for having lived. Health will demand
first considera' ion. for upon that depends
brain and achievement Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters will keep the bowels regular and the
stomach healthy by curing all stomach dis,
orders. 1t also prevents malaria, lever anu
ague. Try it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
Fruit Frees Along Highways.

In some sections the farmers have
set out fruit trees along the highways
in place of the more ornamental shade
trees. When properly pruned and
cared for the practice is most com
mendable one, and if others would
follow the example it would result III
a great profit to those interested. 4
fruit like the apple should be chosen,
as plums and cherries sprout from the
root aud grow readily from the pit.
If neglected the road would soon pre-
seut the appearance of jungle. Late
varieties of apples should be chosen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO s.,

STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO ss
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that be Is the
senior partner OF the firm Of F. j. CHENEY q
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo.
Counts and State aforesaid. and thatsald hrm
will pay he sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of CATARRH that cannot
be cured by the use Of HALL CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
(-l presence. this 9Th day of December
l0~ Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, '5c.'
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
<FOR FARM And GARDEN. !
Ensilaqe in q Dry Season.

Ensilage is proving great aid. IN,
deed, our dairymen ale learning that
it would be most profitable adjunct
to dairying in dry summer, like the
past one. when the years profits de-
pend on keeping the herd from shrink
ing in quantity during a critical short
age of feed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
IndeStructible.

Mrs. Nuwed Ito market man II
want chicken that I can fry, or stew,
or roast, or fix up any way like.
Market Man-Suie, mum, heres
one you can do anything you like wild
an not hurt it.-Baltimore American.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

ter not to break or bruiss the trees,
but accidents will oocu.', and the rem
eiv should be applied to save the
b!emish. Wax bvu;se, If the bark is
no: broken: if broken, put the bark
back and wax and wind with cloth and
tie fast. American Agriculturlst.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
No One Nigh.

Mother-Tm surprised at you! Gould
not you tell he was going to kiss you!
Daughter-Yes, ma, but there was
no one for me to tell except him, and
he knew it NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Press
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

"Robbie, did you divide the orange
in equal parts between your little
friend and yourself?"
"Yes'm; I gave him all the outside
and took all the inside"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
T-nfeninine,

Cumso The Dowager Empress OF China
is very unwomanlE.
Cumso-Yes. She adds no postscript to her
decrees.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
Restrained By Consistency.

You are enousn 10 drive man to suiclde!'
exclaimed the husband
"rhen why don't you 60 and hang your
selfer tauntiugly ask ed Mrs. Vick-Senn.
"Because." he howled. II have been all my
life opposed to capital punishment. ."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
!, Spring
) Annually Says Take
} Hoods
|, SarsaparilIa

+ In the spring those Pimples, Boils,
4 Eruptions aud General Bad Feelings
i indicate that there are cobwebs In
the system. It needs a thorough
J brushing, and the best brush is
4 Hoods Sarsaparllla, which sweeps
! all humor5 before It, This great
' medicine eradicates Scrofula, SUD-
= dues Salt Rheum, neutralizes the
4 acidity which causes rheumatism
In short, purilles the blood and
thoroughly renovates the whole
3 physical system.
a "Hood's Snrsaparilla has been
: taken in our family as blood puri-
flcr and spring medicine with satis-
. factory results LENAH RICHARD
4 SON, 135 West William street, Bath,
\ n. Y. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

VITALITY low, debilita ted or exhausted cured
bv DR.. Klines Invtgor ating Tonic. FREE 81
tital bottle for weeks treatment. Dr. knne,
I d 03l Arch St, Philadelphia. Founded leiL
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
Puf His Foot in 1t.

Hes sorry now he quarreled with her"
''She has gone home 10 her mother, sup
pose"
mo; she's had her mother come home to
err-Phlladelphia Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

To Cure q Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoNo QUININE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money If it fails To cure.
E. W. GROVES signature IS on each box. 2'c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

Mrs. Wtrslow's Soothing Syrup for children
leethtng, softens the gums, reduces lnnahinia'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
No Home.

Wragson Tatters-Say. Harv, wot's "cos-
important"
Harvard Hasben-Well, Wragsy, that's the
name they give to kind of wealthy hobo
philadelphia Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

Iuse Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-Dr. Il. W. FATTEh-
SoS InkSter Mich, Nov. ), 1884.
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Dyein2 is as simple as Washing wnen you
use PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Solo Dy aiI
druggists.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

No man can command others who is una
Jle to command himself.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

Mr.. Green-"Billson's boy has got
to be an officer in the navy"
Mrs. Green" "Well, we'll! s'pose
he'll wear epithets on his shoulders
now."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

The Best Prescription for Chil1s
and Fever is bottle Of GROVES IAsIELkss
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinlne IN
n tas,eless form. No cure-no pay. frlce ooc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05

4 sprinc ove-coat on the back is worth two
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
A MOTHERS STORY.
Fells About Her Daughters Illness
and How She was Relieved
Two LISTERS to Mrs. Pinkham.

"MRs. PISKHAN:-I write to tell you
about my daughter. She is nineteen
wears old and is flowing all the time,
*. and has been for about
three months. The doc
G2 ~ tor does her but very
~ little good, if any.
~ thought I would
81 try Lydia E. Pink
sha k& hams Vegetable
y Compound, but
! lN want your advice
&XafS before beginning its
AW use. have become
&S very much alarmed
~ about her, as she is
getting so weak
MRS. MATILDA A.
CAMP, Manchester
Mill, Macon, Ga,
May 81, 1899.
"DEAR MRS. PNK-
rI~.-I} oAorda ma
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DEAR MRS. PNK-
HAN 1t affords me
great pleasure to tell
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MRYANT & sTRATToN Bookkeeping
kBQSllGSSC0llegG Ky. Teisersphy
DCoet no more than I'd class school Catalogues
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
SOME RECENT SALES.
Many Colleges and Schools Use
Gable Pianos.
THE NEW SCALES ARE PERFECTION.
List of Few of the Institutions
Which Have Recently Purchased
Gable or kingusbury Pianos-A
Grand Opportunity for ottumWans.

Several people have said, in the
last week, that they never heard very
much about the Gable or Kingsbury
pianos, that occupy prominent places
on the floor at R. S. Fields jewelry
and music store, where the Gable
company, of Chicago, is holding a
special sale of their pianos and Or
gans. In reply to this we can say
that the Gable company is the largest
mandatory of pianos and organs in
the world, and their goods are sold all
over the United States. Some recent
sales of the company may be of in
terest to those contemplating the pur-
chase Of an instrument, and among
these are the following: Ten Kings
bury pianos placed in the public
schools of Clinton, Iowa, in Septem-
Der; five of the same make in the A.
I. G. college, at Tuskegee, Ala, eight
Gable pianos in the Gustavus Adolf
plus college, of st. Peter, Mimi, six
Kingsbury pianos in the Cox Female
college, of La Grande, Ala; and six
Kingsbury pianos in the Admission Fe-
male college, at Admission, Ala. One
of the many advantages of the Gable
and Kingsbury pianos is the new
scales, which are perfection, and are
used alone by this company.
The above list of recent sales should
certainly convince the most skepti-
cal that these instruments are of the
best, as it is well known that colleges
| where music is taught would not put
| instruments of inferior grade in their
| institutions for the use of pupils. To
| gether with all this is the guarantee
OF the company that everything is ex-
| actly as represented, and this is back.
ed up with the personal guarantee OF
Mr.. Field, who has handled these
goods for twenty years, and has never
had any complaint. The fact of the
matter is that no finer pianos are
made than the Gable and kingsbury
and the advantages offered Ottumwa
| people to secure one of these hand
some instruments, at saving of from
/ SIS to $3.50, is certainly not to be
judged too lightly.
If you are contemplating the pur
chase of either a piano or organ fol
the holidays, your best chance is al
this sale. In fact you will never have
a better opportunity. Terms will be
made to suit your own convenience
and all that is asked of you is an in
spection of the fine instruments or
display at R. S. Fields store.
/ The Gable Company.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
THE NOBLE REQUEST.
Five Prizes for Those Who Render
Services to Mankind.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Copies of
the official translations of statutes
and regulations of the Noble Request
have been received here. 1t will be
remembered that DR.. Noble left a
large sum the interest on which was
to be devoted to prizes to those who
in the course of the previous year
should have rendered the greatest SER
vice to mankind. The amount thus
available was to be divided into five
equal parts to be assigned as follows:
First: To the most important dis
covery or invention in the domain of
physical sciences; second, to the most
important discovery or improvement
in chemistry; third, to the most i'm
portant discovery in psychology or
medicine; fourth, the most re-
markable literary work; fifth, to the
person who should have rendered the
greatest service in the cause of in
ternational brotherhood in the sup
preston or reduction of standing ar
! mics or in the establishment or fur
| therance of peace congresses. The
| competition was to be oTsn to the
world. 1t has been fouLd necessary
to embody the testators wishes in a
| somewhat lengthy and complicated
| body of statutes. Copies Of official
translations of these statutes are to
be transmitted to a number of the
chief libraries in England and Wales
to the universities and university col
| leges to a number of learned socie-
ties and to the press.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Medical School Endowed.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-- Fifty thousand
dollars has been given to the College
of Physicians and Surgeons for en-
dowment purposes by two Chicago ply
sicians who are members of the fac
ulty. DR.. William e. Quine, dean OF
the school, gives $4,000 to endow the
college library, and DR.. d. A. K. Steele
gives $4,000 to endow the pathology
cal laboratory. The gifts, following
directly upon DR.. Nicholas Senn's $780,
900 endowment for Rush Medical col
lege, make a handsome series of Of
ferings by professional men to the sci
ence from the practice of which they
derive their fortunes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
THOMAS NOLAN in JAIL.
Charged With Attempting to Shoot Sal.
lie Burton-Both coIored.

Charged With Attempting to Shoot Sal.
lie Burton-Both colored.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Thomas Nolan, a colored man, who
was discharged from the penitentiary
only few weeks ago, after serving a
three year term there, is again in trou-
bic. 1t is alleged that he drew re.
volver on one Sallie Burton, also col
ored, and attempted to shoot her. The
man plead not guilty to the charge,
and he will have his hearing before
Justice O. l.. Campbell at o'clock t'ri-
day afternoon of this week.
The alleged crime is said to have
been committed in the Smoky Row
district last Sunday right. Nolan was
arrested last night by the police and
by them turned over to Constable
Slaughter, who held warrant. He
was arraigned before the justice nam
ed. this forenoon, when plea of not
guilty was entered, and the hearing
adjourned. In default of the bond re
quired, the man was sent to jail
Nolan's discharge from the peniten
tiary, which was found on his person
showed that he was sent up from Ma.
haska county early in 1898, having
been found guilty of an assault with
intent to commit murder. The officers
Of the law say they would be pleased
TO get the man out of the city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
MINERS ARE LEAVING.
Exodus of Miner From Muchakinock-
Sixty Families Going Away.

Muchakinock, Nov. 21.-During the
week there will be great exodus from
Muchakinock, and sixty families will
bid farewell to the homes they have
known and loved so long. Most of the
pilgrims will be colored people, and the
words of that old familiar strain, rs
gwine to say goodbye will come up
wildly to mind. In the big caravan
there will be 100 employees of the Con-
solidation Coal Company, and their
destination will be the new town OF
Buxton, in Monroe county, about TWEEN.
ty miles southwest of Muchakinock.
Tho there may be few regrets on
leaving, the men are all anxious to go,
and many are clamoring for recogni-
ton on the list.
The new field of coal is one of the
richest in Iowa, and working in it will
be what the boys call "a puddin'." The
vein is over six feet thick, and from.
present prospects it will be unusually
easy to mine. The 100 new houses in
Buxton, which are complete and com
Portable, are ready for occupancy, and
constitute model mining camp. The
Northwestern railroad is completed tc
the new shaft, No. 10, and the big store
building will soon be stocked with
goods. Superintendent Buxton ex
poets to begin to hoist coal on Monday
and the black diamonds will roll out as
they never have in any other hole in
that neighborhood.
| Shafts Numbers and in the Much
akinock field will hold out for from two
to three years longer, at which time
there will be another exodus. and the
town of Muchakinock will revert to g
country trading post. We are sorry tc
lose any and all of these good people
from Mahaska county, and commend
them to the good graces of the deni
zens of Monroe county.