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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Prince Henry dined with the Van.s
derbilts Sunday night. Monday he;
went to Philadelphia.
Bank and Dispensary Robbed.

Bank and Dispensary Robbed. =
The st. Matthews, s. c., saving bank
and the dispensary were robbed Tues
day night. The burglars used nitro
glycerin. The extent of the robbery
is not known, as the officials could not
get into the inside vault. Mechanics
were secured from Columbia ia
open it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
A More Costly Sword.

A Columbia special says: Instead
OF getting a $50 sword, from perhaps
twenty-five contributors, MAJOR Micah
Jenkins will get a blade that will be
not only of great intrinsic value, but
will be really contributed by the peo-
pie of the state.
Sword funds are now open in sevey-
al towns and it is probable that as
much as $3.50 or $1,000 will be raised.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
PENNY CAUSED BIG FIRE.

Looking For Cent, Girl Clerk Starts
100000 Blaze In Store.
Fire which was started by a young
woman clerk, who, in searching the
basement for a lost penny, ignited
some cotton rolls, destroyed the Can
non dry goods store at Sedalia, Mo-,
Friday, and damaged several adjoining
buildings. The total loss was less
than 100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
BALM FOR BROKEN TRoTH.

Miss Roberts Awarded $13,25o tn
Breach Of Promise Suit. @a
At GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Wednesda1}it Of
Jury in the breach of promisSShter of
Miss Loretta Roberts, the Re county.
a wealthy farmer oky county GU
agains. James E. sEict for the plain
ditor, returned a " case was on hear
tiff Of $4,000. Eek and the testimony.
ing ABOUT onsational nature.
was of sc
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
charlottesville PubIic BUILDING.

Charlottesville Public Building.
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has. author
lied a favorable report on a new pub
lie building at Charlottesville: Va, to
cost 100000
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
BRYAN GUEST OF PRESS CLUB.

Says He Adopted Newspaper Worb
Because oratory Was IneffeetiX:the
William Jennings Bryan w Climb
guest of the New York Pres was
Wednesday evening: The Nv 2u smoker. ka:
the CLUBS CLUBS reg pesa,as% .sa% did not go into
al Mr. brysn Sou aniour.htirely of his own
newspapel aI3 "Ias led into it after ne
.ree W., Ieonvinced that his oratory
hao cSysufRciently clear to convince
was &fity of the people that his IDEAS
2fe good. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Many Troops Coming Home.

"arIJ f'00PS S0Ir'''S ''01TS'
1t is said at the war department
that there will be little or no delay in
the execution of orders recently issued
by the secretary of war for the return
to the United States of all the regi-
ments which went to the Philippines
in 1899, aggregating about 1880 men.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
ROBBERS LOOT BANK.

BY Aid Of Dynamite They Secure S1o,
600 In Cash and Bonds.
The First National bank of Mont
gomery, Ind, was burglarized Tuesday
night, the vault blown by dynamite,
and $4,000 in cash and bonds stolen.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Citizens heard five distinct explo.
sions, but failed to attack the robbers.
who had each approached under guard.
The robbers escaped on a hand car
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Quarter.MiIlion Blaze.

The most destructive fire that Plain
field, N. j., has experienced in many
years, destroyed the Babcock building,
a fve-story brick, and two adjoining
buildings. The total loss was s250,0Oe
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Pool Rooms Win Victory.

Pool Rooms Win Victory.
In an opinion handed down Wednes-
day the Texas court Of criminal ap.
peals decided that the state law II:
censes pool rooms and that municipat
tiles may not prevent them doing busis
ness within their limits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
FILIPlNos CRUELTY TORTURED.
crazed Americans Adopt New Method
Of ExterminatIng Rebels.

Advices from Manila state That a
courtmartial has been ordered to try
Major Waller and Lieutenant Day, OF
the marine corps, on March II, on the
charge Of executing natives Of the is.
lands OF Samar without trial. Some OF
the circumstances in the case are pc
culiarly atrocious.
One native was tied to tree and
publicly shot in the thigh. The next
day the man was shot in the arms. The
third day he was shot in the body, and
the fourth day the native was killed.
Friends OF the two officers attribute
their actions to loss Of mind, due to
the privations which sthey suffered In
the island Of Samar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
ANOTHER ONE FROM SHANGHAI.

Merchants of China City Expect Imme.
diate War With Japan.
In a dispatch dated Shanghai, China,
the correspondent Of The London
Standard says that Chinese merchants
coming from Port Arthur declare they
have been ordered to remove their
families from Port Arthur because
preparations were being mads there
for q war with Japan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
n~1~1
{, SOUTH CAROLINA
|; STATE NEWS ITEMS.
New Mill For Glendale.
1S9Soo)(S0

The d. E. Converse Company, of
Spartanburg, has decided to build an
other 100000 cotton mill at Glendale
out of surplus funds on hand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13

Many Candidates In Columbia.
At noon last Friday, the time for
filing pledges and paying assessments
by candidates for the various munich
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
COLONEL VAN NESS GRATlFIED.
Octogenarian Millionaire Baptized in
the River Jordan.

Word has reached MidGletown, N.
j., that Colonel Van Ness, the octo-
genarian millionaire of Port Jervis,
formerly of New York, has been bap-
tized in the river Jordan by the Rev.
William K. Hall, of Newburgh. y. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Ness sailed On the
>teamer Celtic for trip to the orient,
his desire being to crafty an ambition
of years to be baptized nthe Jordan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
NEW is TOO BUSY.
Refuses Honor of Being First Assis

Refuses Honor of Being First Assist.
ant Postmaster General,
A Washington special says: H. S.
New, of indianapolis, has declined
the proffer of the offer of first assist
ant postmaster general rendered him
some days ago BY President Roosevelt.
Mr.. New Informed the president that
his business will not permit him to &C.
cept.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-06-11
Reduced Rates to the East.

Those contemplating an eastern trip
will be interested to know that there
will shortly be on sale greatly reduced
rate tickets in connection with the Rio
Grande System, the famous "Scenic Line
of the World" This line offers its pas
sengers most delightful and comfort
able journey to all eastern points. 1t is
the only transcontinental line passing
directly through quaint and picturesque
Salt Lake City, "The City OF the Saints !"
beautiful Glenwood Springs, Leadville,
Pueblo, Colorado Springs twhere Il side
trip may be made to the Garden of the
Gods and the summit of Pixies Peak
over the cog.wheel railroad) and Denver,
the queen city OF the interm"untain re-
gion. Stop.overs are allowed on all
classes of tickets. Three daily express
trains make close connections with all
trains east and west and afford II choice
Of five distinct routes of travel. The
equipment Of these trains il the best,
including free reclining chair ears,
standard and tourist sleepers, II perfect
dining car service, and also personally
conducted excursion cars, each in charge
of IA competent guide, whose business is
to look after the comfort Of his guests.
No more pleasant and inexpensive
means Of crossing the continent can be
found than is provided by these excur.
sions. For additional details address J.
d. Mansfield, general agent Rio Grande
lines, I24 Third St., Portland, Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-06-11
Austin Craig Sues A. P. Goss.

Austin Craig, postmaster ut Whitney,
has brought suit against A. =. Goss for
$40, 900 damages. President Goss, of the
Bank OF Sumpter, had Craig arrested
last fall for beating him out Of about g..
600 while acting as agent OF the bank at
Whitney. This suit for damages, as Il
result OF that transaction, is acknowl'
edged by experts to be the finest speci'
men Of gall ever exhibited in this state
This man Craig, 1t IL reported, made ,
record for queer financiering. before h.
came to eastern Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-06-11
RICH PLACER MINE.

have for sale u producing placer
mine, now in operation, including an
undisputed water right and 300 acres Of
good ground.
With proper facilities the purchase
price can be taken out Of the ground
within one year. II is one of the most
attractive and legitimate investments in
Baker county.
For further information call on or ad.
dress FRED X. MELLIs,
Baker City, Oregon.
The Market makes speciality of poul
try.
T. q. Harrison, agent for the Giant
Powder company.
Leave your order tor anything in the
reading line with DeNeffe Il Muzzy.
The most powerful and popular explo.
sive-,iiant powder.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-06-11
OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

Lease-May 81, + b Tobin to
ANaerican Development 4 Min
ing 60 the water from Elk creek
leased from Baker City, till Dec
Is, %
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

even powe<iess 10 help the sufferer.
One such husband thus relates his ex-
perience ss.
rI take pleasure IN writing you to let
you know about your Pavorite Prescrip-
bon, >" says Mr.. e. 3. Ficke, Of Peters
burg, MenaFd Co., MS. Box 367. rMy
wife had been SICK nearly all her life,
and after trying everything could think
of made mp my mind to try Favorite
Prescription I sent to Chicago and got
six bottles, which my wife took, a table
spoonful three times a day, until the
baby came. She felt better after taking
the first bottle, and when baby was born
he weighed nne and a half pounds.
To-day he b stx months old and weighs
twenty-five pounds. He Is as good
child as any ono could wish. The doctor
says he Is - healthy as any baby could
be, and also the doctor says your Favor
tie Prescription was tho cause Of such q
healthy baby. felt I owed you this
much Tor the good you did my wife and
for my own happiness"
HIS sBHrrRR BALF.n
Tho reference 10 the wife as the
sbetter halfs b made sometimes half
humosously. But In his heart every
man feels that tho Old phrase expresses
\ fact. When tho wife u sick the whole
fabric Of home totters to Its fall. When
the wife IL confined to her bed the hus-
hand leads half life, life from which
the sunshine and laughter have been
taken away. II u not to be wondered
1t therefore. that husbands express their
gratitude for the cures which follow the
use of DIR. Rerce's Favorite Prescription.
What a change from sickly bed-ridden
wife, helpless and miserable, to a wife
who Is once more able to uguide the
house" in health and happiness.
My wife was afflicted with uterine
trouble for several years." writes Mr..
J. c. Day, Of Little Britain, Lancaster
Co, Pa, Sand in November. 1893, the
doctor said she had a mishap. He
treated her for about two months or so,
but there was but little improvement. l
wrote you after she had commenced to
take 'Favorite Prescription and you
told us to get Golden Medical Discov-
cry also. She took six or seven bottles
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Of 'Favorite Prescription and two q
Golden Medical Discovery she was
cured and got out of bed and was able
to attend to her housework once more.s
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women well. It establishes regularity.
dries the drains which weaken women.
heals inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness. When taken a
a preparative for maternity it promotes
health Of body and cheerfulness Of
mind. It encourages the appetite, in.
duces refreshing sleep, and when the
hour OF trial comes It makes the baby's
advent practically painless. 1t Is the
best tonic for nursing mothers, promot.
Ing the flow Of the nutritive secretions
and giving the mother strength to give
her child.
aMy wife was SICK for over eight
years. writes Albert II. Fulte, ESQ.,, Of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19


condolences OF women are treated with
the same strict professional privacy OBJ.
served by Dr.. Pierce In personal consul.
tattons with women at the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo.
N. Y. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buf.
falo, N. Y.
This offer Of free consultation by letter
IS not to be classed with the spurious
offers Of 'free medical advice made bv
those who having neither professional
training nor experience are medically
and legally unqualified to give the ad.
vice they offer. Although It takes more
than q diploma to make a good physi.
clan yet the medical diploma is essen.
tial as witnessing to professional study
and training. II Is well for women to
examine into offers Of ufree medical
advice and 10 ascertain whether the
offer Is made by those competent pro.
fessionslly and legally to give medical
advice. Any one can offer umedical
advice" but such advice from one who
Is not medically educated and qualified
Is not only worthless but dangerous.
In little over thirty years Dr.. Pierce.
chief consulting physician to the Iuva.
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buff.
Aes@Ss ave oeoAoeNo Wy LIS bbaAi uS6IiY
a score Of physicians. has treated and
cured hundreds Of thousands of weak
and sick women. Write therefore with.
ont fee as without fear to DR.. R. ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The effort of some dealers to sell q
substitute for wFavorite Prescription" as
vjust as goods Is due to the fact that
less meritorious preparations pay a little
more profit. Insist on having the medi.
cine which makes weak women strong
and sick women we'll.
10 HUSBANDS AND WIVES.
The best medical work for the home
is DR.. Pieros's Common Sense Med.
ical Adviser. This great work treats Of
health and disease from the viewpoint
of common sense. II contains 1908
large pages and is sent free on receipt Of
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send al ons-cent stamps for the book
in paper-covers. or 81 stamps for the
cloth-bound volume. Address Dr.. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19
HELPLESS HUSBANDS
HOW HELPLESS HUSBANDS
HAVE BECOME HELPFUL

Never does q man feel so helpless a.
vhen he looks upon the suffering of the
vito he loves and knows that he Is
poweriess to prevent Il. And when, as
Il often the case, he has exhausted every
means at his disposal In the vain effort
20 restore his wife 70 health. his despair
almost equals hes suffering. There are
Husbands who hevs passed through this
experience and have found a way to be
helpful TO their wives when physicians
had absoauteiy failed 10 cuse, and been
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

AAman should strive to,be rated as an
expert In some one thing. For In
stance. a farmer should be known as
the producer Of some one farm product
Of the very best Of its kind to be found.
we care not whether It be some sort Of
crop raised or some kind of stock kept.
II he produces the very best OF its
kind, 1t serves to give him a name and
reputation az well as to bring dollars
to his pocket. .........-.A u,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Experiments at the Illinois station
have shown that corn varies very
much tn the amount of protein which
It contains, 1t having been already bred
up from 8 to Is per cent Of protein
Further experiments which are being
made indicate that this amount Of pro
tein can be still further Increased b5
careful selection. There Is no one
thing being done In the line Of expert.
mental agriculture which Is Of more
Importance than this Of increasing II
possible the per cent Of nitrogenous
matter In our corn. =
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

The October government crop report
puts the corn crop Of 1902 as follows:
Missouri, 1O4; Indiana, 81; Kansas, 81;
Nebraska, SO; South Dakota, SO; Iowa,
76. The northernmost states show the
effects of the September frost.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Not In twenty-five years have we had
such luxuriant growth Of strawberry
vines to cover up for the winter as this
fall. The promise for large crop Of
berries next season is very fattering,
as these thrifty plants must have set
an enormous quantity of fruit buds for
the crop of 1908. And here we are
asked how to cover the Strawberries
and when. We take clean straw or
marsh hay IL it can be obtained and
when the ground is firmly frozen up
scatter about two inches of cover ON
the bed. In the spring this cover Is
raked in between the rows and serves
the double purpose of4a mulch and a
protection for the berries from the dirt.
And remember 1t Is best to leave It I'M
disturbed as long as possible In the
spring. az the, plants are, thereby to
some extent held back from blooming
10 early that q late spring frost would
catch them. ,,HsfS'w- .
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

1t costs from 20 to % cents to raise a
bushel Of corn In Illinois. When Kan
sas has a big crop like that of the pres
ent season she can raise Il for 10 or II
cents a bushel, or less money probably
than can any other state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Thel man who raises the best things
Of their kind is never bothered to >fnd
q market for them. 1t is only the men
who produce the mediocre and low
grade stuff who have trouble in finding
buyers. Ten men raise common stuff
and common stock where one raises
only the best. and right here opens a
field for agricultural development and
progress which is almost illimitable in
extent. 49,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

While parsnips will keep In the
ground all winter, they may, part Of
: them at least, be dug in the fall be
given one good freeze and then II
packed in sand in the cellar will have
all the sweetness which leaving them
in the ground all winter Is supposed to
SECURE F't~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

We are asked when. Is the best time
Of year to prune and trim up trees, both
shade and orchard trees. We prefer
the last Of May or the first of June for
shade and orchard trees. as then, the
sap being In full flow, the wounds
made on the trees are more quickly
healed over, Our hardy, deciduous
shade trees, however, may be- trimmed
at any time and suffer no i'll effects.
Water sprouts ON fruit trees should be
cut whenever they make their appear
ance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

A farmer In southern Minnesota ID
the owner Of horse which of his own
volition, getting loose one night In the
barn, deliberately walked up the barn
stairs and into the hayioft twenty feet
from the barn floor. There was a great
hunt for that horse, and when found
it was no small job to get him back to
terra flrma. gN.a sesss
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

There is said to be one village.in Eng
land, country infested with sparrows
as is no other, where there is never a
sparrow to be seen and where there
never has been any. 1t would be very
interesting to know why these birds
shun this particular locality.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

The state Of Missouri leads all the
states of the Union this year in the
yield Of corn per acre, her rating by
the government crop report being 104.
The crop there is simply immense.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19
Science will work as kindly and will
do as much for agriculture as for any
Of the varied lines Of mems business.

One sign Of snowy winter is said
to be that the carriage dealers are lay
ing In q big stock Of slelghs and cut
tiers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Whenever a farm product brings a
fair price and we have It ready for
market, we always let It go. In the
long run It does not pay for the pro-
Queer to turn speculator. Farm profits
are seldom extraordinary ones. We re-
call the case of man who had forty
300 pound hogs ready for market. The
prevailing price was $3.50 to S4.90. He
vowed he would not sell until he got
50. and he fed them forty cent corn
through some very cold weather, when
the hogs made little or no gain. until
the cholera struck the herd and swiped
half Of them before he could get the
rest marketed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Any man who will keep corn, hoping
to get dollar bushel for it, ought to
be compelled to take a quarter for 1t
and find that the rats had taken q
fourth Of the crib for toll. We knew
one Just such case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

1t is more than likely that the wet
summer win be followed by a winter
Of deep SHOWS In all the north country,
and snowdrifts as high as the tops Of
the fences very forcibly remind one Of
the need Of having both fuel and fod-
der under cover at the homestead. We
think that we have been as hot as 1t
was possible for one to be when the
mercury was 20 below and blizzard
on a tear just trying to dig hay out Of
Minnesota prairie haystack and get
1t into the shed for the stock. While It
was unavoidable in those pioneer days.
we do not want to have to DO It again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

The latest corn story is that man
who treated his seed corn to 500 volt
current of electricity before planting
succeeded in doubling the yield of the
crop. We simply do not believe this
yarn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

In many places the town man with
his gun, out to kill something. becomes
q veritable terror to all forms Of wild
life-woodchucks. squirrels, even the
little red ones, and the chipmunks,
doves, quail, hawks and owls. night
hawks. robins and song birds, all be-
come marks for him 10 shoot at. We
do not blame any man for posting his
land and shutting this sort out from
entering on the farm. No man on the
farm can afford to have this wild life
thus destroyed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

We have been hauling straw from q
stack which was piled up any way be-
cause 1t would have cost 50 per day for
a man to have properly stacked il.
The straw, Is more than half Of II
spoiled for any purpose save bedding.
If a man could have had what straw
was wasted. he could have made 50 o
day Stacking 1t properly
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

The annual consumption of dairy
products per person in this country is
10 pounds 3 ounces Of butter, pounds
z ounces of cheese, 1 pound ounces
of cream, 237 pounds ounces of milk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

Kansas has a grand corn crop this
year, and much of it will go Into beef.
1t is estimated that 100000 steers win
be on full feed in that state. by Christ
mas. A
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

The Ames Qa) experiment station
makes out that soft corn is worth just
as much for feed for stock as hard
corn, only it takes 20 per cent more of
it, this to Offset the 20 per cent Of
water which the soft corn contains.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

If the hired girl will keep fooling
with gasoline and kerosene to start the
kitchen fire, it may become necessary
to compel her to dress in asbestus
cloth.