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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Whifa Blood CoYnusciaa.

Psychologists have long been puzzled
ever the white corpuscles of the blood.
1t was only recently that the nature
and function of these were determined.
1t was startling to the scientist as
we'll as to the laylnan to discover that
these corpusclcs are really living organ
isms. moving about independently Of the
red blood corpuscles and behaving like
the amebe found in stagnant water
There corpuscles, it was found, are pro-
duced by the spleen, and their function
is one of absolutely vital Importance
namely, to destroy the bacteria and dis
ease germs which lead to disorder and
death.
These curious organisms are called
leucocyte. Their manner of dealing
death to germs is extremely interesting
to watch under the microscope, but it is
likely that there is much more to learn
about the1n.-Nelv York World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Queer Tongue Tripping In Court.

Lawyers often make queer slips OF
the tongue The other day one in the
Supreme Court said to witness:
"Now, consecrate your mind on thai" "
Of course he meant concentrate, and the
witness understood him and tried to do
as he was requested.
Another lawyer in asking witness as
to a certain dance said:
did you pi-rute?"
After some explanation the witness
learned that he meant "pirouette."
Still another lawyer in all earnest
ness told the Court that he would have
to ask an adjournment of his case "be-
cause my client is suffering from bival-
yular fracture of the heart"
The Court thought this disease suffl-
cient cause for granting the application.
-Ne7v York Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
BRIDEGROOM Runs the Gauntlet.

1.-THE custom of throwing an OLD
shoe after the welded couple for
luck is a remarkably widespread one,
but it is not always as pleasant
feature of the ceremony as one has
come to imagine" began a young
lawyer who has a penchant for folk
lore. "The other day I ran across
curious custom which is said to pre-
vail to some extent even yet in viii
lagos of southern France.
"It's this way; after the ceremony
the bride is escorted to her new
home by her girl friends and left
alone; the young husband, also In
the hands of his friends. is next led
to a point a couple of hundred feet
from the dwelling, where a halt is
made. There the girls rejected suit
or. if there be such one, arms him.
self with an old sabot, or wooden
shoe, while the groom, ducking his
head, makes a dash for the house.
The disgruntled suitor throws as
hard and true as possible, and the
crowd cheers or derides according to
the success of the shot. A wooden
shoe is a formidable missile in the
hands of an angry swain, and a hus-
band is justified in having some mis-
givings as he sees his defeated rival
practising up in anticipation OF the
wedding day. Just think, though,
how great a relief it would be even
in this country to take crack at the
fellow who had done you out of your
best girl without having the police
step in. Over there the custom has
a wider meaning. 1t signifies that
the last i'll feeting IS thus thrown
away, and it is the depth of disgrace
for the man who has thrown the
shoe to harbor any further malice
against the young couple. New
Orleans Times-Democrat
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
TROUT IN SHALLOW WATER.
The Question Of How Little Water They
Can Swim in Not Settled.

The Question of How Little Water They
Can Swim In Not Settled.
On Monday a gentleman wrote me
saying he had two ponds, artificial,
which he intended to devote to trout.
and desired to connect one with the
other by channel that trout could
swim between them, and he wished to
know how little water it would take
for 2-year-old trout to swim in COM
fortably. AS a 2-year-old trout is just
about as big as piece of chalk, that
part of the question was easy, but |
really do not know the depth of water
a trout would regard as comfortable
to swim in. anu. for this reason: On
the Saturday beforeS1t''~.Aonday l was
with foreman Of hatcher'- looking
at some trout Try I'M Some ~? ponds,
the water flowing finally into box
supplying a pipe to other ponds, and
the waste water passed through spill
way into a wild pond. The spillway
was about IA inches wide and perhaps
a foot high at the sides and from the
end this water dropped fully Is inches,
perhaps 20 inches, to the surface of
the pond. AS we stood on the cover
of the reservoir box looking into the
spillway we saw a trout in it, and it
may have been 2 years old, also it
may have been only a yearling, for it
had Jumped up from the wild pond
into the spillway, and appeared to the
eye to be about nine inches long. The
water was so shallow in the box that
the trout was from one-third to half
it's depth above the water, but occa-
sionally it turned from side to side,
immersing its body completely. This
was a deliberate motion, as if to keep
the exposed skin wet; then there was
another motion as if rubbing its belly
. and sides on the bottom Of the box,
and perhaps that was what it was do
ing, clearing it's sides of slime. After
watching the fish for some minutes l
brought my heel down on the board
ing and the trout swan up and across
the spillway as rapidly and as easily
as though it had been in water foot
deep, and finally out of the spillway
into the pond,-The water on one side
Of thhss spillway was deeper than on the
other, for on the shallow side the water
barely covered the green mould, so that
in it's efforts to escape it was at times
almost entirely out of water. Wheth-
er this was comfortable or not l can
not say, but the fish made lightning
darts with it's body partly in the water
and sometimes almost entirely out,
with the same facility and apparent
grace displayed by fish which swims
in waters that are over it's head and
body.-Forest and Stream.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Traffic Of the Seine.

Every one knows that Paris is on
the Seine, but very few people know,
or perhaps care to know, the amount
of traffic along its waters. The traffic
is much more than people imagine.
The minister of public works has pub
lished some statistics which show that
during 1900 no less than 50,04S boats of
various sizes were at work on the
Seine. The boats carried 100000
tons of merchandise, Of which 649.O37
tons were used in Paris. But what of
the little passenger steamers that are
seen gliding from pier to pier? Well.
they number 131. They can each carry
from 225 to 400 passengers, and last
year they conveyed more than 27,0O0,-
900 passengers:-Paris Messenger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR PHRASES.
Well-Known Expressions That Have Star
ted in the Most Natural Way.

Well-Known Expressions That Have STAR
ted in the Most Natural Way.
TO feel in apple-pie order is phrase
which dates back to Puritan times-to
a certain Hepzibah Merton. 1t seems
that every Saturday she was accus-
toned to bake two or three dozen ap-
pie pies, which were to last her FAM
lily through the coming week. These
she placed carefully on her pantry
shelves, labelled for each day in the
week. so that Tuesdays pies might
not be confused with Thursdays, nor
those presumably large or intended
for washing and sweeping days eaten
when household labors were lighter.
Aunt Hepzibah's "apple-pie order
settlement, and originated the we'll
known saying.
1t was once customary in France,
when a guest had outstayed his well
come, for the host to serve cold
shoulder of mutton instead of hot
roast. This was the origin of the
phrase ITO give the cold shoulder"
"None shall wear feather but he
who has killed a Turk" was an old
Hungarian saying, and the number OF
feathers in his cap indicated how
many Turks the man had killed.
Hence the origin of the saying with
refernce to a feather in ones cap.
In one of the battles between the
Russians and Tartars private soldier
of the former cried out: Captain, I've
caught Tartar" Bring him along,
then" answered the officer. Il can't
for he won't let me-" was the response.
Upon investigation it was apparent
that the captured had the captor by
the arm and would not release him.
So, catching a Tartar is applicable
to one who has found an antagonist
too powerful for him.
That far from an elegant express
sion, ITO kick the bucket is believed
to have originated in the time Of
Queen Elizabeth, when a shoemaker
named Hawkins committed suicide by
placing a bucket on table in order
to raise himself high enough to reach
a rafter above, then kicking away the
bucket on which he stood. The term
coroner is derived from the word
"corph-connor," which means corpse
inspector.
Hes BRICK meaning a good fel-
low, originated with king of Sparta
--Agesilaus-about the fourth century
B. C.. A visitor at the Lacedaemonian
capital was surprised to find the city
without walls or means Of defence.
and asked his royal host what they
would do in case of an invasion by a
foreign power. "Do?" replied the he
roic king. why, Sparta has $4,000
soldiers, and each man is brick"
When the Horse guaros parade In
St. James park, London, there is al
ways a lot of boys on hand to black
the boots of the soldiers or do other
menial work. The boys, from their
constant attendance about the time Of
guard mounting, were nicknamed "the
black guards" hence the name "black-
guard Deadhead, as denoting one
who has free entrance to places Of
amusement, comes from Pompeii,
where the checks for free admission
were small ivory deaths heads. Speci-
mems of these are in the museum at
Naples.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Summer Hints.

Ice should be used, not abused. 10
hack it way sense!essly as do most per-
sons is sinful waste. Ice shavers are
cheap, in lieu of which pin pressed
in will do the work.
Bowls of ice placed about in an IN
valid's room will cool it quickly ao".
incidentally, save the nurse; tanning
is weary work.
Flowers, even in pots or around the
city walls, carry to every heart JOY
Gus message, but upon suburban
porches let green run riot.
The beneficial hose plays great
part in summer. 1t is too often used
carelessly. Water is almost as disas
trous as fire as destroyer. Blow out
the hose and dry it daily.
Screens-house screens-are marVels
of use in summer. A summer cold is
miserable af1liction. A screen before
an open window is wisdom placed be-
fore dawn, especially.
Charcoal used to heat water for
bathing is effective. Gallons may be
heated in a jiffy or two jifties, and
there you are.-Philadelphia Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Picked Cherries-Stone ripe cherries
and cover with vinegar. Let them
stand for "a hours, then drain off the
vinegar and add one pound granulated
sugar to one pint of the fruit. Mix
thoroughly and put in jars. They will
keep perfectly without sealing and are
delicious.
Club House Potatoes-Cut one pint
of raw potatoes in fancy shapes or
cubes; parboil three minutes. Drain,
add one-fourth cup butter and cook
until soft, then add one cup thin white
sauce and one tablespoonful meat eX-
tract. Sprinkle with finely chopped
parsley and serve.
Pineapple Sandwiches-Cut the pine
apple in thin slices, and these again
quite small, dust with powdered sugar,
and arrange between thin slices OF but
tered bread. Cut into small, dainty
shapes. Another way is to mash the
ripe pineapple as smoothly as possi-
BILE, sweeten, and spread on Duttered
bread. These are for afternoon tea.
Spinach Souffle-Take cupful OF
spinach which has been prepared and
mix with it the beaten yolk of an egg
and stir over the fire until the egg is
set. Let it cool. When ready to serve
stir into it lightly the we'll beaten
whites of three eggs. Fill individual
buttered paper boxes half full and
place them in hot oven for 10 min
utes. Serve at once.
Maple Cream-Dissolve one-half
package of gelatine in cold water. Pour
over it one cup of boiling maple sirup,
being careful that all the gelatin is
dissolved. Add one cup of scalded
milk thorougly beaten with two eggs.
When it begins to stiffen, pour it
slowly into one pint of whipped cream,
stirring it gently until all is we'll
mixed. Turn into a mold that has
been rinsed with cold water and set on
ice four hours.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
AFTER THE DREAMS.

I awoke from troubled dreams and
blessed the glorious day;
The suns warm. welcome beams across
the covers lay;
The world was bathed in light and in
the joys about
Grim memories Of the night were
quickly blotted out.
0 shall l wake again, some morning
from the dream
That comes to each and then behold a
brighter gleam,
Or shall no curtain ope, no bar fall from
the gate?-
hope and dread and hope, and have
my dreams and wait.
S. f. KiSer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Fish Bite a Cable.

A Melbourne special runs: The fault
in the New Zealand submarine cable,
which was repaired some days ago by
the steamer Recorder, is stated to have
been caused by the bite of fish.
1t was almost bitten through, broken
tooth, half an inch long and apparently
belonging to a fish of large size, being
found embedded in the strands, which
rested $50 fathoms below the surface.
Experienced cable workers say that
this is a very unusual depth for a mis-
hap of this nature.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Sponge Cure For Stubbornness.

A mule in a pack train which was
usually loaded with salt discovered that
by lying down when fording certain
stream and allowing the salt to dissolve,
he could tighten his burden. The mule
teer once loaded him with sponges in
stead, which absorbed water when he
Law down in the stream and made his
burden four-fold heavier. The mule
was cured of his smartness.-San Fran
cisco Argonaat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Automobiles as Transport Wagons.

E1periments in France have proved con-
yincinp. and the French believe they are GER
tain to play a role Of much importance in
modern warfare. It is odd to note the differ
cnt uses to which nature and science are put.
On the battlefield they fight for the destruc-
ton Of life, while throughout the country
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters fights to preserve
it. For fft... years the Bitters has been curing
dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation and bill
iousness. 1t will also prevent malaria, fever
and aoue
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
The Odor of Feathers.

Properly cured feathers have NO
odor. When there is close odor to
feather pillow it tells unerringly one
story. The feathers have not been
properly cured and have been spoiled
in the curing. There is no remedy for
such feathers. The small amount OF
animal matter located in the quill OF
the feather, instead of being destroyed
in the curing, has been allowed to be-
come decayed; and like any decayed
animal matter, it leaves lasting taint
behind. The best feathers may by &C
cident acquire that taint by curing.
The best goose feathers have so small
a quill that they are not as liable to
trouble as hens feathers, that have
heavy quill. 1t always pays to buy
the best goose feathers because they
are much lighter, bulk for bulk, than
cheap feathers, and the lightest cost
very little more than the heaviest,
though the price by the pound is con-
siderably more. 1t is generally the
cheap feathers with coarse quills that
are odorous. The odor will last as long
as the feathers.-New York Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Dainty Dressing Tables.

Nowadays dressing tables Of mahog-
any, rosewood, white enamel, etc., are
preferred above all, and rightly, too,
without doubt, but the coquettish
draped dressing table is the faVorlte
of many women who like frills and
daintiness. The old ''spot" muslin or
the pattern Of tiny dots no bigger than
seed pearls is quaint and pretty. The
neatest way is to stitch the valance on
a piece of tape anl tie it at intervals
along the edge, the piece for the table
coming to the edge and being finished
off with a frill or muslin or lace. Then
we may yield ourselves to further Law
ishness, and a very dressy way Is to
tack on the colored linen or batiste
first, then placing over that the plain,
lightly gathered muslin, to take Sec
ond piece and cut it in deep Vandykes,
edging these with wide valenciennes
lace and tying it securely along the
edge of the tables. The upper founce
should reach to within foot OF the
ground, and may be. caught up bXboWs
of ribbon to match the color OF the lin
ing. The flounce of lace on the table
piece should be fairly wide, and nov
ell way is to add smart founce OF
narrow lace; but very often the top is
Of looking glass framed in
with fulling' Of lace and
rejecting prettily the toilet
pieces of ivory and silver. Pincush-
ions should b: of the daintiest descrip-
ton. 1t is capital plan to have one
for black pins, another for white and
a third for jewelry and hatpins. Hat
pins mean destruction to a pretty pin
cushion. Old decanter stands of silver
or Sheffield plate fitted with the pin
cushions are most appropriate to
dressing table, whereof the acces-
sories are all silver metal.-Montreal
Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

No matter what ails you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you Just III
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
cARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. G..
stamped on it. Beware OF limitations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

The flags to be hoisted at one time
in signaling at sea never exceeded
four. 1t is an interesting arithmetical
fact, that, with IS various co1ored
flags, and never more than four at a
time. no fewer than 1852 signals can
be given.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Buffalo's system of public schools,
numbering so separate school build
ings, is said to compare favorably with
any school system in the United
States.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use, of Dr.. Nines Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.. H. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch St., Phila. Pa
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Ono size smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat,
ing, aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns ana
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
An Appropriate Suggestion.

What is the remedy for poverty?'
demanded the lecturer in thunder
tons.
He paused for a reply, and during
the pause a.man in the rear Of the hall
cried out:
"You might try the gold cure. DE
troit Free Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Rev. n. P. Carson, Scotland, Dak., aayE:
"Two bottles of Halls Catarrh Cure complete
" cured my little girl" Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

It requires no experience to dye with PUT
NAM FApELEss DYES. Simply boiling your
goods in the dye is all that is necessary. Sold
by all druggists.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-WN.
O. ENps1EY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

The man who shutters knows all about
the parts of speech.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces indamma-
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25o bo!tla
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
uad;.. can Wear Shoes

From cliff 1000 feet high one with
clear vision can see ship at distance
of forty-tWo miles.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

It seems queer that bad habits grow
strongest on the weakest man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

No one has invented any summer MILL
nery for the automobile.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

France bought sSO9,200 worth of toys
of Germany in 1900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

The man who reduces salaries is sort
of revenue cutter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

In Sweden purchase of medicines from
abroad by individuals is forbidden by law
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

Scientists say the sun is moving farther
away from the earth.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

The lawyer believes in words, but the
real estate man is known by his deeds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01
Best For the Bowels.

A sugar-coated compliment is often hard
to swallow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

See adyt. Of SM1THpEAL's BUSINESS COLLEGE
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-01

without too much bed clothing. Per-
feet muscular relaxation, avoidance of
false positions and perfect freedom,
all compression interfering with res
piration or circulation must be avoid
cd. The feet ought to be warm and
lower than the head. The body should
be extended and not cuddled up into
a ball. When the bed is in an alcove
or surrounded by heavy curtains night
mare is sure to lurk within. for they
prevent the free circulation of air,
and the brain is stupefiei, as it were,
by laughing gas produced by the
sleeper, the air vitiated by him ba-
ing breathed over and over again.
The bed ought to be slightly in
clined from head to foot, but the prop
er elevation of the head varies ac-
cording to temperament. Anaemic
people need to have the head quite
low. but full-blooded people rest easier
if the head is higher. An excitable,
congested brain may be relieved by
warm baths, tonics and anti-spasmod-
les like the bromides and Valerlan.
If there is a tendency to palpitation
the person should lie upon the right
side; if the liver is disordered by
chronic digestive troubles, the person
should lie on the left side. The stom-
acb should be in good condition, es-
pecially if there is flatulence due to
gastric torpidity, leading to fermen-
tation of food, and dilation OF the
stomach should be energetically
treated.
In Bacon's Natural History" which
is quantity worded and based on very
crude knowledge of natural history. as
it is understood today, the author
says. with a grain of truth, "mush-
rooms cause the incubus. of mare in
the stomach The same might be
said of Welsh rarebits and similar in
digestible delicacies eaten just before
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-17
Ordained az Minister.

Evangelical Visitor; On Sunday,
Jan. 6, Bro. George Clifford Cress
was officially ordained to the regular
ministry Of the Brethren in Christ
by the laying on Of hands according
to the rules Of the church, at Zion
church In North Dickinson county,
Elder Samuel zook officiating. Bro.
Cress was ordained as missionary
to Africa and with his wife labored
With Bro. Jesse Engle at Matoppa
Mission. Nearly year ago he lost
bis wife after which be returned Ia
his native home in North Dickinson
county, Kansas. Realizing that he
forfeited his ordination as foreign
missionary on bis return, he made
application according to the rules Of
general conference for the regular
ministry. After passing through the
required preliminaries and examina'
ton with credit he was ordained.