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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Ambition is but avarice on stills and
masked.-Landor.
Every moment Of worry weakens the
soul for it's daily combat.-Anna
Robertson Brown.
Civilization is ever a running fight
with the ape and the tiger that lurk
in man.-John Fiske..
There is a mercy which is weakness,
and even treason against the common
good.-George Eliot.
Dress covers the mortal body and
adorns it, but style Is the vehicle OF
the spirit.--Sydney Smith.
BY all that we morally admire, we
are practically bound. To discern an
excellence Is to receive trust.-James
Martineau.
We are all inventors, each sailing on
a voyage of discovery, guided each by
private chart, Of which there is no
duplicate.-Emerson.
We can live so nobly, not In despite
Of the great sorrows and bereavements,
but because Of them, that our lives
shall be a gospel, though we can never
write or frame one with our lips
Robert Collyer.
No man, woman or child can tell
what may grow out of their present f.
deity. Perhaps it may be our chief
Judgment in the other world to learn
how much has grown out of our un'
faithfulness.-W. H. Claiming.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
London's DisorderIy Element.

The London policeman sometimes
belongs to the army reserve, and
large number have been withdrawn
for service in South Africa. promoting,
It is thought, in some degree the curious
and malignant outbreak Of rufianism
expressing itself in murder, robbery
and various forms Of outrage from
which London Is now suffering. A
number Of unusual remedies are pro-
posed, one being that all homicides
shall be hanged. no matter how young
they may be, and another that aogging
shall be introduced on sliding scale,
graduated to fit the crime and applied
while the latter is fresh in the culprit's
memory. Such IN expedient promptly
arrested an epidemic of garrotine
which broke out there generation
and more ago, and as an emergency
measure probably retains its old eff
cheney. London's disorderly elements
are always abundant, though in gen
cral a few whacks on the head from
the local copper" are sufficient to
keep them from pernicious activity.
But it Is evident that the ranks Of the
latter ought not to be reduced on any
urgency of foreign or other service.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
DEVELOPING THE DAIRY CALF.

The calf destined for the dairy
should never be fed a ration which will
make it put on fat. If the llesh-grow-
ing habit Is acquired By the young
growing animal. it Is retained after
ward and the animal is injured for
dairy purposes. f. W. Hodson. former
superintendent Of the Ontario Farmers
Institutes, recommends to remove the
calf from its dam as soon rs dropped
and to put In a separate pen, where it
must be thoroughly rubbed dry with
q cloth. Some prefer to let the COW
clean the calf, but he CONSIDERS 1t
doubtful If any good is served there
by, and In the case Of heifer with her
first calf, the longer the calf Is left
with her the more troublesome She is
likely to be, especially as regards hold
ing up her milk.
Teaching the calf 10 'lrink IS not
troublesome process when it is rcmov-
ed early from the lam. Always give
the calf the colostrum, or first milk, and
let It have the dams luilk for week.
Feed frequently and in small quan1i-
ties, never more than two quarts per
feed. Feed the milk at temperature
Of from 30 to SO degrees. At tile end
Of the week. begin to substitute
skim-milk. There is no better substi'
tute for the butter Fat removed in
skimm.ng the milk than 1axseed OF
linseed meal. Take a quart Of flax
seed, soak for FIVE or six hours in six
or eight quarts Of water and boil for
an hour. Give half Il teacupful OF this
jelly at each feed and increase as the
calf grows.
An English dairy farmer gives tho
following as his method Of feeding
calves: He makes a porridge Of four
quarts Of corn NAL, two quarts Of
ground buckwheat, four quarts oe
wheat bran and two handfuls Of lin
seed meal. Each Gulf receircs Il leap
Ing tablespoonful for each meal, which
is made into a porridge with water and
added to one quart Of sweet milk. in
which pinch of salt Is put. The grain
Is gradually increased each week. As
regards this ration, II maJ be said that
skim milk could we'll be substituted rs
more economical :haa new milk. and
also that the feeding Ut corn meal and
ground buckwhea: would have ten
dency to induce fesh-sorlning habits in
the an1mal.-American Ag1:culturist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
FUSIONISTS IGNORED CALL.

Middie-of-the-Road Populists Hold a
Conference In St. Louis.
A conference of Middle-of. the Road
Populists met in St. Louis, NO., Sat-
urday in response to q call issued by
J. A. Parker, of Kentucky, chairman
of the national committee of that
party. About ninety members Of the
national committee were present in
person or represented by proxy. W.
Carlton Barker and Ignatius Donnelly,
candidates for president and vice-pres-
dent in the recent election, were not
present.
Chairman Parker, who opened the
meeting with short address, in the
course of which he said that the con-
ference was called for the purpose of
considering the future policy of the
middle -of-the,roaders, who stand for
DO compromise. He believed in the
divorcement from both the old parties
and declared that the fight should be
carried forward without any compro-
mise. Mr.. Parker said he had issued
the call to representatives. of all
branches of the populist party, but
that the "fusionists" had ignored it
entirely.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
High School Education.

Secretary Hill, of the Massachusetts,
Board of Education, is much pleased
over the justification of step taken
by him five years ago, whcl he placed
the normal schools distinct grade
above the high schools, his purpose be-
ing to improve the quality Of the
teaching force in the public schools.
Before that time it had been permit
ted to graduates Of grammar schools
to enter the normal schools, but the
new requirements obliged applicants
for admission to the normal schools
to have had the equivalent Of high
school education. No other State IN
the Union had such a system at that
time, it is said, and it was feared
by some that applications for admis-
sion would fall Off and the supply
Of teachers would decline. Just the
reverse has happened. Under the
new policy the number Of admissions
is sixty per cent. greater than under
the former policy, showing that the
men and women who have to teach
for a profession appreciate the higher
professional training which the State
schools afford.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
MAHoU1EAoLD
1R1 RECIPES
(A o .. .. .. ..

Vitos Mullins (new)-One cup Of
steamed vitos, one cup of -four, ono
scant half-cup Of sweet cream, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, whites Of
four eggs, and one-half saltspoonful OF
salt. Bake in hot oven 20 minutes.
Use whites left from maple cream.
Picked Caulifower-Boil the cauli-
flower in salted water (do not let it get
too soft); then drain and break into
small tufts put them into a wide
necked quart bottle. with six or eight
bay leaves, the same of tarragon,
dozen peppercorns and inch Of bruis-
ed horseradish ; pour over hot, strong
vinegar, and cork up.
Fried Parsley-Fried parsley is an
attractive garnish for croquettes, fish
outlets, sweetbreads, etc. The fresh,
bright, green curled parsley should be
used. Put it, perfectly dry, into a
frying basket, and immerse it for 30
seconds in a kettle of deep fat, which
is hot enough to brown a piece OF
bread in go seconds. Let it drain on
brown paper.
Compete of Oranges-To prepare q
compete of oranges, pare, slice and re-
move the seeds from six large oranges
Put these in alternate layers Of two
tablespoonfuls of water in large dish,
and stand in a cool place for three
hours. At the end of that time, drain
off the syrup from the fruit and put 1t
in a saucepan. Add to it the juice OF
one lemon, and boil the mixture slowly
for ten minutes. When it is cool turn
it over the fruit
Apple Dowdy-Line the bottom and
sides Of buttered pudding dish with
slices of buttered bread with crust re-
moved fill the dish with peeled and
sliced tart apples and a tablespoonful
of shaved candied ginger. Mix half
cupful each of water and molasses to-
gether, and pour over the apples
sprinkle over this half cupful OF
brown sugar, and cover with more but
tered bread place tin plate on, and
bake in a moderate oven two hours ;
loosen the edges with knife and turn
onto a dish. Serve hot, with whipped
cream sweetened. Good, and inexpen"
siye
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
Not Exactly What She Meant.

A Blarney Castle story involving a
pretty little Irish girl is being told in
Dublin. Several visitors were explor-
ing the famous castle, and on reaching
the Top became somewhat nervous ow-
ing to the great height. Presently a
young man appeared and, being a
stranger, asked to have the real Blar-
ney stone pointed out to him that he
might follow the ancient custom and
kiss the ancient relic. This process or
kissing the stone is rather dangerous
one, and the young woman, In her
nervous state, not caring to have the
feat attempted in her presence, ex-
claimed: "Oh! please don't kiss the
stone while am here" The stranger,
it is hinted, politely acceded to her re-
quest, but not exactly inthe way she
meant
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
Observations.

Youth loves light and laughter;
maturity alone has use for the subtle
ties of half-lights and pathos.
Invective is the weapon Of the illit-
e, ate: inuendo of malice; silence Of
power.
If you can do nothing better for your
contemporaries than to teach them the
value of a good laugh.
A childish old man is not half so
woeful sight as an aged youth.
How awed would the original Colo
aial Danes be to meet their august
descendants:
One must visit studio reception in
Paris to know. what the human curio is
like.
Epistolary decadence in the feminine
world is not to be deplored, consider
ing how much woe it saves.
A man cheapens himself who per-
mits a girl to snub him twice.
It consoles some to think that once
at least they may ride in carriage,
even if it be en- route to the cemetery.
philadelphia Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
GAMBLER RAN AMUCK
Professional Card Sharp Breaks
Up Game With Big Pistol.
THREE DEATHS QUICKLY RESULT
Sheriff Undertakes to Arrest Muir.
derer and Is Killed, But Stays
His Man Before Dying:

Three men were killed at Abbeville,
S. c., Saturday night, including the
sheriff of the county. About 10 o'clock
several men were having a social game
of cards in the Office of the Miller ho-
tel. One of them was William Kyle,
| of Ludlow, Mass, who had been su-
perintending the building of cotton
mill at Abbeville. and was to leave for
his home Sunday.
John Density, notorious gambler,
who had killed several men and was
| recently tried and acquitted for the
murder of a negro, came into the room
and began cursing Kyle. Density was
drinking and is said to have quarreled
with tho Massachusetts man some
days ago. he applied vile epithet
to Kyle. The latter got up and re-
monstrated, but made no show of vio-
lence. Density drew 45-caliber army
revolver. A bystander gathered his
right arm. Density shifted the pistol
| to the left and shot Kyle through the
abdomen.
The murderer then backed out OF
| the room, declaring he would shoot
any one attempting to follow him. he
| went to the home of his father-in-law,
Tom Van Cresswell. Two policemen
rersued him, but were held off by
Density, who threatened to kill them
if they advanced. The policemen
lodged into nearby house and tele-
phoned for assistance. Sheriff R. l..
Kennedy, with several citizens, re-
sponded.
The house was surrounded, the po-
licemen guarding the windows and
Kennedy going to the front door. He
summoned Density to surrender. The
desperate opened the door, came out
and closed it. Then saying: "Well,
we will all go TO hell together, he be-
gan shooting, the sheriff's party re-
spending promptly.
Both Kennedy and Density emptied
their pistols. The sheriff was struck
near the heart and in return sent
bullet through Densby's chest. Anoth-
or struck Density in the leg.
The sheriff fell on the spot, but
Density walked fifty yards and had
reloaded his pistol when the police
men seize and handcuffed him. He
did not speak after being shot and died
in an hour.
The sheriff lived but q few minutes
and Kyle died at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
Density leaves a wife and one child.
He was for several years United States
deputy marshal. he was a noted
gambler and had been the terror of the
town for years. The sheriff also leaves
a wife and one shild. He was thirty
five years old, and in the recent cleo
tion was elected on the first ballot
over several competitors.
Kyle was an unmarried man forty
years old.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
ILLINOIS, VANISHED CAPITAL.

The Town OF Kaskaskia Swept Away by
the Mississippi.
One hundred years before Illinois
became a territory and Ill years be-
fore it became state there was
town at Kaskaskia, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean. Fifty years before there
was a white settlement at St. Louis
or any military post at Pittsburg.
and 96 years before the founda-
tions were laid for Fort Dearborn, at
Chicago, Kaskaskia was a thriving
village.
AS early as 1710 there were in the
town three miles for grinding corn. AS
early as 1765 the town contained
65 families cf whites. In It'll,
five years before the Revolutionary
War, it contained 80 houses and
had a population of 500 whites and
500 negroes. In 1909 it was made the
capital of Illinois Territory. 1t was
the capital of the state from 1918 un-
til 1921, and was the seat Of Ran
dolph county until 1S47.
The first brick house built west OF
Pittsburg was constructed in Kas-
kaskia. For over half century Kas-
kaskia was the metropolis Of the Up
per Mississippi valley and was the
focus of commerce in the Northwest
Territory.
On Thursday the last vestige Of
this historic settlement was swept
away by the Mississippi river. The
work of destruction that began with
the great food Of 1874 was COM
pleted, and the home of the early
Illinois governors first state
capital-ceased to exist. Its destruc-
ton was complete. Not stone was
left to mark the place.
Chicago, that was built in a swamp,
is the second city in America. New
Orleans, located in what was be-
lieyed an unsafe and unhealthy dis
rrict, is the commercial metropolis Of
the southwest. But Kaskaskia. which
was set on a spot chosen from the
boundless variety of the virgin west,
is merely a memory.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
SLOT MACHINES FOR MARBLES.
Ingenious Yankee Boys WheAsa Doing 3
Good Trade.

Even the schoolroom has been in
vaded by the slot machine. An In
genious contrivance arranged on the
principle of q slot machine has been
the means within the last two weeks
of creating a corner on marbles in GER
tain st. Joseph schools. The heavy
holders Of that commodity" are the
owners Of the marble slot machines.
This device Is one that any boy with
the aid Of few tools can construct.
One manner Of construction Is this: A
cigar box, from which the lid has been
removed, is nailed to an inch board cut
to the size OF the box. The box is
then divided into two compartments
by q thin par, ton made Of the lid,
through which the slot machine maker
has bored three holes large enough to
admit a marble Ct ordinary size. In
one of these compartments Is arranged
q triangle of shingle nails, driven at
even distances from each other, and
so placed that a marble will roll
through betw cen them. Another open
ing is made in the top Of the cigar
box, through which the marble is
dropped.
The nails are so arranged that the
marble strikes one when it is dropped
into the upper slot. The force Of con-
tact throws it up against the next nail,
and thus it travels through the triangle
Of nails in a sinuous course toward
the partition containing the three
holes If it drops through the centre
hole the boy who is playing the ma
chine wins. His own marble is re-
turned to him and he receives another
In addition. If it drops through either
of the other holes he loses, and the
slot machine keeps the marble. AS the
whole contrivance is in plain sight OF
the boy who plays the machine, there
is no opportunity for juggling the mar
bles in their course. The chances to
win or lose are, apparently, about
even. The slot machine has proven
immensely popular at many Of the
schools, and some of the teachers have
forbidden it's use on the ground that
1t teaches boys gambling.-St Joseph
(Mo.) News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
A FREAK OF NATURE.
A Dam In the West Which Is Made OF
Soda.

A Dam In the West Which Is Made OF
Soda.
Probably few people ever heard OF
q soda dam, but such a freak Of ma
ture really exists in an unfrequented
part of the great west. A. o. Wright,
Of the Indian service, who travels ex-
tensively through that section Of the
country west Of the Missouri River,
In speaking Of strange things he has
encountered in his tours alluded to
the soda dam. Asked what he meant
by q soda dam, he said:
I'm Box Canyon. just above the hot
springs of the Jemez River, Arizona,
is a dam extending from one wall OF
the gorge to the other. This dam Is
nothing more nor less than massive
wall of pure soda, rising to a height
of 100 feet, and probably 600 feet from
end to end. Natures forces, Of course,
started their work Of construction
away back in the dim and distant past,
when deposits of soda contained in the
water thrown off by the springs were
made at the base Of what has since de-
veloped into one of the natural Won
ders of the west. Those deposits must
have been made with remarkable
rapidity.
Just ten years ago the Jemez River
rose to an unprecedented height, and
under the abnormal pressure Of the
torrent lower section Of the dam gave
way, leaving n breach in the wall of
soda about twenty feet high. When
the water subsided the lake formed
BY the dam was, Of course, destroyed,
leaving the upper eighty feet Of the
dam high and dry.
"I passed through that section OF
Arizona this last summer, and par
posely visited the soda dam. was
most astonished to see that the
twenty-foot breach had been nearly
filed in. The soda from the springs
had made fresh deposits, and grad
ually patched up the hole made in
1890. At the present rate the breach
will be entirely closed in another year
and the lake will assume its former
proportions.
previous to the break in the dam,
the lake above was fully 600 feet wide,
and extended up the canyon for at
least three-quarters Of mile. .Scien-
lists who have examined the dam are
of the opinion that it will never attain
a height much above 100 feet, for the
deposits in the water seem to sink in
that great depth before the brink Is
reached. As they fall, however, they
will tend to strengthen the base Of the
dam, and will gradually decrease the
depth of the lake at its lower end."-
Washington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
A Lotion for Chapped Hands.

A lotion which will keep the hands
free from chapping in the coolest Wea-
ther is the following. It can be put up
at home by purchasing half a pint OF
rosewater, the same amount OF glycer-
inc, and three ounces of critic acid. MIX
the ingredients together in a quart
bottle, and pour a few drops over the
hands after washing dishes or Using
coarse laundry soap, or after exposing
the wet hands in the cold. Dry the To-
ton into the hands.
When the hands have become chap
ped. heal them with either almond
cream or camphor ice. To make CAM
phor ice, melt three-quarters OF an
ounce of spermaceti and one ounce OF
gum camphor broken into bits in four
ounces of almond oil by putting the IN
gradients in a cup set in pan OF boil
ing water. Stir the mixture repeatedly
until the camphor, as we'll as the sper-
maceti, is finally dissolved. and then
strain the camphor ice into little Jars
of the proper size.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-03
llowers in the Sickroom.

l0werS In the Slckroom.
A great deal of nonsense has been
talked in regard to the injurious ef-
feet of flowers in the sick room.
Flowers with a strong odor are dis
agreeable to many people in health, and
are much more so when their nerves
have become supersensitive by illness.
The presence Of flowers with delicate
oaor. or of those without fragrance.
is generally beneficial. Certain colors
are said to act favorably on the ner-
vous system. Red blossoms are said
to be stimulating, and delicate blue
ones to be soothing. The presence OF
growing plants is generally disap-
proved Of by physicians because 1t has
been found that the earth in which they
are grown often throws out malarial
germs.