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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
He Had Six Months to Live.

The early life of Cecil Rhodes was
frequently endangered by Illness, and
the slender boy gave little evidence OF
the sturdy, lion framed man. Even
his own physician did not believe at
one time that the youth would ever
live to grow up. and'told the boy if he
ever expected to- live he should 90 to
the Cape. Before leaving England he
again called on the DOCTOR, and was
informed that the physician was dead,
and that his son was conducting the
practice. The visitor then made him
self known to the latter, who, on con-
sulting the register of his fathers
cases, said:
"Yes, here is the name, Cecil
John Rhodes; but it can't be you, for
there is a note after it which reads,
Cannot live more than six months l"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
A Journey to tho Moon.

One day in the winter of 1864, 1 was
sick, staying home from school. I
thought l would like to see how they
manage things in the moon. Pretty
soon ater this 1 shut my eyes, because
1 was rushing through space. Having
arrived safely at a palace called the
Palace of Space, 1 knocked at the door.
1t was opened by giant half mile
long, with beard reaching to his
knees. I was frightened quite bit,
but said bravely, MAY walk in and
visit the palace?" He replied, Eyes"
and l walked in.
I asked if 1 could see King Sun and
Queen Moon. The giant said, MAYBE -
and went to see. Pretty soon l was
ushered in to see them Strange to say
there 1 saw my teacher and the class in
school. After | went out Of the hall
in which were the king and queen,
asked the giant If 1 could see the pal
ace and what Office he held. He told
me that he was the porter, and that I
could see the palace. So went round
with him, seeing the stars, and in fact,
everything.
When 1 was ready to go home, I
asked him how to go. He said he
didn't know. I was in fix. Here 1
was stuck up in the sky, with no way
to get down. But, as luck would have
it, wise star came along, called Sat
urn; and he told me to go to Mercury
and borrow his slippers, and he would
tell me the rest. 1t was pretty hard
work finding him, but at last l did.
He gave me them, and told me to fly
by swinging my arms. did fairly
well, and soon I was back in bed. I
stopped to take off the slippers; but
they weren't there! Mercury had come
and taken them away. told mamma,
and she said it was a dream. I don't
believe it.-Christian Register.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

Unlike most hens, Mrs. Specklespot
knew how to hold her tongue, and not
a single cacllle did she say to disclose
the hiding place o. her eggs. She did
not even tell any of the other hens and
loosters, for she did not want them
prying about.
The mems are a little short in their
laying" said the farmers wife, as she
gathered the eggs each afternoon.
When Mrs. Specklespot had IA line
was all she could possibly keep warm
with her feathery wings, and it was
quite stretch, indeed, to do that But
she persevered, and her reward was. as
you saw in the beginning of this story,
IA beautiful little downy chicks-the
prettiest babies you ever saw.
When che discovered that they were
pecking their way through their shells
she was too delighted for words, so
she just said "Cluck, cluk," softly.
The first thing to be doIe was t. find
them some food and she knew that the
big worms that she thought so deli
cious would choke the babies. 1t was
all cozy and warm in the nest, and the
sun shore down upon the chickens so
kindly that the mother ran off for
few minutes to find something to eat
BABY chicks are usually fed with soft
food" she said to herself as she hur-
lied toward the house. I'll just see
what l can find. Grains Of corn are
too large for them"
Pink and Posoy. the twins, were sit
ting On the doorstep, each eating
beautiful fresh sugar cooky, which
mother had just taken from the oven,
and they We're delicious: The only
trouble was that Posys cookie looked
bigger than Pink's.
You ought to give me bit to make
it even," said Pink.
Posy didn't agree.
you're a greedy boy" she said, not
very politely.
YOU'RE sel6sh!" cried Pink, "eat-
ing all slat great cookie by yourself.
Why, it's twice as big as mine!"
And just as he said the last word he
felt little tug at his hand and in a
second Mrs. Specklespot was almost
flying toward the barn with a beauti-
full, sweet, soft, warm cookie in her
bill, followed by several of her neigh
bor's children.
"Cluck, cluck, darlings!" she cried as
she broke it. up on the edge of the nest.
THAT stupid boy was so impolite he
deserved to lose his cookie. Wasn't it
lucky he don't follow me?"
The little chickens thought so, as
they peckei daintily at the crumbs.
Pink shook his fist at Mrs. Speckle-
spot as she disappeared, and Posy, and
Posy, breaking his cookie in two, gave
Pink the bigger piece.-New York Mail
and Express.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
A GATEPOST ORNAMENT.

A pretty ornament for gateposts or
piazza rail is made of a tiny nail keg.
Have holes bored in the sides. AS the
soil is filled in and patted firmly down
(using a potato masher for the pur-
pose plant the seeds of various vines
at the holes. If the soil isn't we'll
pounded down as you fill the barrel,
when it settles after watering, the
seeds will be buried below the holes,
sinking with the dirt. Use coarse
leaved vines sparingly, for the nail
keg should be a mass of living green.
At the top plant vines and plants and
set the whole where it will show off
to advantage. A large barrel could
be utilized for beautifying the stump
of a tree, if treated in the same way,
but have seen only the small ones. :
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
The Chestnut in italy.

1t is said that the chestnut was dis
covered by the old Romans at a place
called Castanea, in Thessaly. They
called it the Castanea nut, whence
comes our name of chestnut. Strange
to say. they held it in light esteem, and
the patrcians would not eat it, leaving
it to the common people. And the
common people soon found out how
good and nutritious it was, and it be-
came a regular article of food with
them.
In Italy today the nutting time is
one of the important seasons OF the
year, for many of the people almost
depend on the chestnuts for their food.
So important is it that the schools are
required by law 10 have vacation at
that time, so that the children may go
out and help the older people gather
the nuts. 1t is by no means a pleas
ure, excursion. but a regular industry.
Whole families go out into the hills
and camp there for month. During
IHlS lllllS lHcy SSOul IlC noooo SNSAJ
day-men, women and children-each
person having a canvas bag suspended
from the waist, into which are put the
nuts as they are picked up from the
ground. They do not throw sticks and
stone into the trees to knock the nuts
down, as the boys in this country do,
but gather only those that have fallen
out of the burrs. The nuts ripen un-
der the combine action of the sun and
the frost, and the burrs then open and
the nuts drop to the ground. The crop
is so abundant that the gatherers al
ways find enough to keep them busy.
Some of the nuts are saved to be
eaten as mats, but most of them are
dried and ground into flour, from
which kind of porridge called pollen
ia is made. Little cakes, called nee
ci are also made out of it.
The drying is done in huts built out
on the hills specially for that purpose.
The nuts are spread out on the floor,
and low fire is kept in the hut to
give a certain degree of heat. which
soon dries them. The drying is mere
ly the evaporation of some of the
water from tho nut by means Of the
warmth.-New York News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
TO WASH BLANKETS.

Pour into a tub half a pint of com
mon household ammonia, lay blan
ket lightly over it, and Immediately
pour in enough warm water to entire
ly cover the blanket. This sends the
fumes Of the ammonia through thS
fibres of the wood and loosens the
dirt The blanket should then be
pressed and stirred about with a stick
until the water seems to have acquired
it's darkest hue, when second tub O.
clear water of about the same tenn
perature as the first should be used
in the same way; then the blanket
should be run lightly through the
wringer and hung out to dry.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Painting on Human Skin.

Marcus Lorenzo, an Italian painter
who flourished in the last century,
one paid 200 francs for a piece OF hu-
man skin no larger than dinnerplate,
upon which to execute landscape in
oils The skin, which was chemi,
cally prepared to receive the paint,
was taken from the back OF an aged
woman. whose booy had been sold 10
medical man for dissecting experl-
ments. The human parchment was
,lrawn tightly over g metal frame, ana
the artist spent nearly seven mcnIhs
in producing a painting that was after
wards exhibited in various salons ano
ultimately realized $4,000 francs
Leeds Mercury.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

MISS LAURA HOWARD, CdlCAEO.
knew one day how 1 would feel the
next. 1 was nervous and had no ap-
petite, neither could I sleep soundly
nights. Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, used in con-
junction with your Sanativc Wash, did
more for me than all the medicines
and the skill Of the DOCTORS For eight
months have enjoyed perfect health.
verify believe that most Of the doc
tors are guessing and experimenting
when they try to cure woman with
an assortment of complications, such as
mine but you do not guess. How l
wish all suffering women could only
know of your remedy; there would be
less suffering know."-LAURA How
ARD, 11a Newbcrry Ave, Chicago, Ill.
$4,000 forfeit if above testimonial is not genuine
Mrs. Pinkham invites all wo-
men who are i'll to write her for
advice. Address Lynn, Mass,
giving full particulars.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
A Valuable View.

A story is told of man in Massa'
chusetts who sold scrubby farm for
$4,000 although it's value was not
more than $1,000. How did you do
it," a friend asked him. WELL" he
replied. 81 had $1,000 worth of farm
and $1,000 worth of view"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Sorry She Spoke.

Thank you, my little man, said
Miss Passay to the nice little boy who
I ad given up his seat in the car, "ani
have you been taught to always give
YOUR seat to ladies?"
"No'm," replied the bright boy,
"only to old ladies. .'-Philadelphia
Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Cures Blood Poison. Cancer, Ulcers Eczema ~

Carbunclea, Etc. Medicine Free.
Robert Ward, Maxey's, Ga, says: i
suffered from blood-poison, my head, face
and shoulders were one mass OF corrup'
ton, aches in bones and joints, burning,
itching, scabby skin, ulcers on leg, was all
run down and discouraged. but Botanic
Blood Balm cured me perfectly, healed all
the sores and gave my skin the rich glow
of health. Blood Balm put new life into
nv blood and new ambition into my brain.
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. cures all
malignant blood troubles, such as eczema
scabs and scales, pimples: running sores
carbuncles, scrofula, etc. Especially ao
vised for all obstinate cases of Bad Blood
Druggists, 81. To prove it cures, Blood
Balm sent free and prepaid by writing
BLOOD BALM Co., IL Mitchell Street, At
ianta. Ga. Describe trouble and free med
ical advice sent in sealed letter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

Dr.. James C. Lewis, Tip Top, Ky, writes
"I have an invalid friend who has had great
benefit from Tetterine in chronic letter
Send box to above address" SOC. bo2
by mail from J. r. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga
If your druggist don't keep it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
MISS LAURA HOWARD,
President South End Ladies'
Golf Club, Chicago, Cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound After the Best Doc.
tors Had Failed To Help Her.

"DEAR Mrs. PlEKHAM Il can thank
you for perfect health to-day. Life
looked so dark to ne q year or two
ago. l had constant pains, my limbs
swelled, l had dizzy spells, and never
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

In Java there is an orchid, the gram
matophylium, all the flowers of which
open at once, as if by the stroke CT
fairy wand, and they also all wither
together.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

FL. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., Props. Of
Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 500 reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testi-
monials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Wolnan's Last Argument.

"'he last argument of woman is
suddenly to veer around and take
your side Of it, declaring you have
come around to her side.-New York
Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
HOT OVENS.

If the oven is too hot 1t can be cool
ed by putting in a dish Of water. If
it Is too hot on the top, lift the lids
which are over the oven.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

FITS permanently cured. No fits orneryous-
ress after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NeryeRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
DIR. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila, Pa.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Enorp,ous Cost OF War.

TO successfully defend our country dur
ing the past century we spent many millions
of dollars for war purposes. There was als(
large sum Of money spent by the peopie II IL
a vain search for health until Hostettel
stomach Bitters was introduced fifty year:
aeo. To-day thousands Of people owe thel
Good health to it's use. 1t will cure head
ache. belching, indigestion, dyspepsia ant
malaria, fever and ague. A fair trial vii
convince you of its value.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

Apowder. It rests the feet. Cures Corns.
Runions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous ,Achln?
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen )
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 70 cents: Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, n. Y.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

People in the smart set believe that alls
we'll that ends swell.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

What pretty girl wants is full com
plement of compliments.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Syrup for children
teethiDg, soften the gums, reduces lnhamma-
tiop .allays pain cures wind cole. zoe. pottle
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago:-MRs. THOMAS RoS-
Ems, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

The spendthrift can easily make $40
bill look like thirty cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-E Ease

The average woman's words don't have
az much weight as her biscuits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

: Mrs. Kate Taylor, graduated$
snurse of prominence, gices her er-s
spertence tcith Per1tnG tn an 0penS
Sletter. Her position In soctety$
Sand professional standing cons-$
sbtne to gtve special pron,tnence$
sto her Mtterances.
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CHICAGO, ILL. 427 Monroe .St.-"As
" far as l have observed Peruna il
the finest tonic any man or woman can use
who is weak from the after effects of any
serious illness.
81 have seen it used in number Of con.
valescent cases, and have seen several
other tonics used, but I found that those
who used Peruna had the quickest relief.
"Peruna seems to restore vitality,
increase bodily vtgor and re'se,o
health and strength II, ,1osderftit-
.Ly short time. ."-MRS KATE TAY-
LOR.
In view of the great multitude of women
suffering from some form of female dis:
case and yet unable to find any cure, Dr..
Hartman, the renowned specialist on fe.
male catarrhal diseases, has announced his
willingness to direct the treatment OF as
many cases as make application to him
during the summer months, without
charge. Address The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
Chronic letter.

Since the accession of President Dlaz IN
1875 Mexico's trade has increased nearly
GOO per cent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

4 ten-cent accommodation often makes
a dollar friend.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

The one crop that never fails is the dead
peat CROP
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29

The total number Of passengers arriving
in New York from Europe last year was
567.0ll.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
THE GIRL WHO LAUGHS.

The girl who laughs-God bless herr
Thrice blesses herself the while;
No music Of earth
Has nobler worth
Than that which voices smile.
The girl who laughs-life needs her;
There is never an hour so sad
But wakes and thrills
To the ripping trills
OF the laugh of 4 lass who's glad.
Ladies' Home Journal
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-29
BEST IMPROVED SAW MILL ON EARTH.

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Large Engines and Boilers supplied
promptly. shins!e Mills, Corn Mills,
Circular Saws, Saw Teeth, Patent
Dogs, Steam Governors. Full line En-
gines and Mill Supplies. Send for
free Catalogue.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-08
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Lansing, Mich, i.rg. 6.-The week
iy crop bulletin, Issued Tuesday, says
that weather conditions last week
were favorable for harvest work. AL
though much hay has been spoiled by
rains fairly good yield has been Sc
cured. The warm, bright weather has
made a marked Improvement in corn
but the crop is still backward and
r1ther weedy. Beans have somewhat
improved, but are still in poor condi
ton and need cultivation. Early po-
tttoes are ripening and are yielding
fairly well. Late potatoes indicate
light crop, as much of the seed has
been rotted. Oats have been ripening
rapidly and they have a fine stand, al
though in some localities they are bad
ly lodged but a good yield is indicated.
Dat harvest has begun quite generally
in the southern and central counties.
Buckwheat is doing we'll and is just
coming into bloom. Early peaches are
ripening and the yield is good; late
peaches, pears and apples continue
promising. Plums are falling badly,
and there are some complaints Of
grapes rotting, although the prospect
is fairly good.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-08
HAD IT FOR WEEKS
Bay City Family Long Afflicted
With Smallpox. -
THOUGHT 1T CHICKENPOX
Daughter Stricken in Malignant Form
Another Case TraceabIe to the
Family-Many Believed Exposed
Other Families Long AFFLICTED.

Bay City, Mich, Aug. 6.-What has
been treated by the mother as chicken.
pox has been prevalent in the family
Of Mrs. Dork, Garfield avenue and
Eighteenth street, for several weeks,
and it was not until daughter was
stricken with SO malignant a form of
the disease as to cause the woman to
summon a physician that the truth be.
came known-It is smallpox. Investi-
CATION proved that it was the same
disease with which the others had
been afflicted.
Just how far the disease has spread
is not known, but one case has al
ready been discovered in West Bay
City, which is'directly traceable to the
Dork family the patient being Walter
Symons. 1t is feared that others will
come down, as many are believed to
have been exposed.
A prominent physician says there
has not been a time in months when
there have not been families in this
city in which smallpox was running a
regular course, but in nearly all cases
IL was so mild that physician was
not called, or if called did not report
the case, but an occasional malignant
case breaks out from contact with
these mild ones.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-08
State Issue Campaign.

Confne the campaign to state issues
Why certainly. What more clever plan
could be devised for pulling the wool
over the eyes of those who believed in
and voted for the principles enunciated
in the Kansas City platform? In what
more graceful way can the sackcloth
and ashes prescribed for those who bolt
ed in 1896 and 1900 be choked down the
to the party and it's candidates. How
more easily can those who joined for
tunes with the democracy in the belief
that the party stood for certain ideas
and policies be set aside with gentle
ness that will not jar them too severely?
Confine the campaign to state issues
Yes, and the silverites will be lulled to
slum Der until they have voted the ticket.
1hoJe who were formerly populists will
be led up to the trough under the i'm
preston that it is the same old trough
of two, four and six years ago. The
friends of Bryan will be beguiled into
the belief that Bryan is still the party
leader and that the doctrines he enunci-
ates are still the party principles-until
after election.
Judge Durand is a sound money dem
ocrat. His associates on the ticket.
carefully selected in caucus of his
friends during recess, are all men
whose democracy antedates the cam
paign of 1896. The only thing that con-
meets the ticket and what it represents
with the democracy Of recent years is
the name, and If the ticket wins it will
be snowballs for those who came into
the party as supporters of the principles
set forth at Kansas City and Chicago.
The old line democracy is again in the
saddle and the Estate issue campaign" is
I merely device to keep the silverites in
the procession until their votes are
counted. Rapids Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-08

Says ARGUS in the Detroit Journal
II anything were really needed to
demonstrate that the fervent democratic
prophecy of sweeping the state this
year was composed wholly of the very
warmest kind of hot air, it has been
furnished by the exceedingly courteous
and Chesterfeldian manner in which
the Democratic leaders have. one after
another, passed up the nomination for
governor as it successfully knocked at
their respective door posts. Nothing
could more thoroughly convince the
people of the state of the utter hopeless
ness of the democratic cause in Michi-
gan this year than this unparalleled ex-
hibition of sidestepping.
For weeks the cry has been that
practically the entire population of the
state is up in arms over the alleged
awful conditions of state affairs, and
that the people are simply yearning for
an opportunity to knock the republicans
galley west, and yet when the demo-
cratic caucuses are called to arrange for
selecting the Moses who is to lead them
out of the slough of despond, not
enough of them attend to provide
officers for those precincts in which
there was any attendance at all, while
in every county ia the state are
precincts in which they give the matter
no attention whatever.
Right in this city where almost count
less columns have been published by
way of properly setting forth the
magnitude of the great popular npris-
ing, an average of less than three votes
to precinct was cast in last Fridays
eaueuses. In county after county a
goodly proportion of the townships had
no representation whatever in the
county convention, while some counties
held no conventions. 1t is probably
true that all the democratic caucuses in
the state have not in the aggregate been
attended by as many electors as there
are democratic voters in the county of
jackson. and that, as shown by the vote
cast at the last general election, is less
than 1000.
This apathy simply goes to show that
the so-called leaders have been shouting
through their Havanas SO far from
there being widespread dissatisfaction
among the republicans, they have failed
dismally in their efforts to show that
there is any great dissatisfaction even
among the members of their own party,
except that very evident dissatisfaction
that has been expressed with the at
tempts of certain democratic leaders to
arrange canned state ticket in advance
of the convention.