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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Live Stock Attacked by Rats

A strange story is related by Mr. W. R.
Cobb, steward of the Oconee poor house,
in regard to an attack by rats on a young
cow belonging to Mrs. D. P. Robins, who
lives Just short distance from Walhalla.
About a week ago Mrs. Robins heard a
considerable amount of noise in the stable
and went to ascertain the cause. Several
large rats sprang from the cows head and
scampered away. The horns had been
gnawed at the ends, and near the cows
head one horn had been eaten through to
the quick and blood was running down
the side of her head. The stable was
small and the COW did not have sufficient
room to enable her to shake the rodents
off. This is the first time we have heard
of such an attack on live stock in this
part of the country.-Keowee Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Experienced and inexperienced.

Once there were two doctors, young
one practicing under the older one. They
both went together to see very sick man.
The older one examined him and left some
medicine and departed after telling him
he must not eat any fruit at all. The next
day they both returned again. The older
one seeing he was worse, asked if he had
eaten any fruit "No," said he. II have
not eaten any" Eyes, but I know you
have" replied the doctor, land that is why
you are worse"
The young doctor was in deep study,
but said not word. And they left more
medicine and departed again, and when
they got home the young doctor asked the
older one how he knew he had eaten fruit.
He said: Didn't you see those cherry
peels under the bed?"
So the next day the younger doctor
went by himself, went in and returned
home at once and says to the older doctor:
"There is no use of giving that man any
more medicine. He is going to die, for
he has eaten horse"
"How do you know" said the older doc
tor
Because saw bride and saddle un-
der the bed"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
ANTlSEPTICS.

They Do Not Destroy, 1t II Said, but
Only Arrest Germ Life.
The Edinburgh Scotsman begs leave
to correct the erroneous belief that i'm
plies that antiseptics can prevent de-
cay. Decay may be arrested without
killing the microbe which would pro-
duce it. A few drops Of solution Of
carbolic acid added to -four paste will
keep it sweet for certain time, not
because the germs in the paste are de-
stroyed, but because these germs are
hindered for the time being in their
growth and multiplication and because
the paste is rendered temporarily an
unsuitable soil for the growth Of what
ever microbes may fall from the air in
to it.
When the effect Of the acid has worn
off and disappeared, we see the paste
going to the bad as rapidly as If it had
not been treated antiseptically at all.
Molds will grow In 1t, and 1t will decay
in the fashion familiar to everybody.
It is in this way cold may act as an
antiseptic when 1t is used to preserve
meat and fish. There Is no destruction,
but only arrest Of germ life. If we wish
to kill microbes, therefore, we not only
have to use q disinfectant, but we must
employ it in proper proportions and see
that it thoroughly attacks the germs
we wish to destroy. 1t is for this rea.
son that all attempts to kill germs
which the air may contain are worse
than useless. We cannot 'disinfect" the
air. If we could do so, we should re-
quire to saturate the air with our germ
icide to such an extent that to breathe
1t would kill US.
We get an excellent example Of this
fallacy Of "disinfecting air" when we
reflect that in using burning sulphur to
purify a room after fever case we
have to use it III such q way and In
such proportion that it Is impossible for
any person to remain in the room at
oil
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Hiaipr Behind Big Words.

A mining expert recently described a
lode as traversing "a metamorph1c
matrix of q somewhat argilloarenace-
GUS composition" This means literally
a changed mass Of somewhat clayey-
sandy composition" This In it's turn
may be translated into plain English
as MUD.
Why choke a puny fact with mur-
derous polysyllahles! Huxley and Dar-
win, Lyell and Faraday could so write
az to be "understanded Of the people,
and there Is q suspicion abroad in these
times that the biz words SO freely used
by small men are device to conceal
ignorance and inexact thought rather
than a proof Of superior knowledge
Youths Companion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

1t would seem to be good policy for the
farmers of the South to support policy
of expansion which would give them an
open market for their products in COM
petition with other nations, unrestricted
by unjust and arbitrary requirements
The interests Of the cotton grower and
the manufacturer seem to be Identical in
this instance, for if the manufacturers
cannot sell the manufactured products In
an open market, certainly the planter who
grows the raw material cannot expect so
good price for his products. As the
United States grows about eleven
millions bales of cotton and only con-
sumes about half of this amount, the
necessity for a free and open market is
apparent 1t is condition, not theory
that confronts US, and will the farmers OF
South Carolina support policy which
closes to them the foreign markets of the
world and further grinds them down with
the burdens of poverty, or will they stand
for principle which opens to them free
markets under fair and equitable condi-
tions2
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
WHAT is TEMPERAMENT?
No Wonder This Chfld's Brain Is All
In a middle.

No wonder This Ch1ld's Brain Is All
In Middle.
The half dozen blocks about Dupont
circle include the homes Of as many
scientists Of national reputation. These
gentlemen of course know each other
and meet frequently. Not long ago one
Of their neighbors began to wonder
whether such intimate intercourse
among scientists was good thing,
his cogitation having had it's rise in the
following incident:
His little daughter has just reached
the age when she asks 200 questions a
day. About a month ago her father
spoke of some author as lacking the
proper Temperament" for writing on
history. That word Temperament"
apparently took root in the youngsters
mind. What was temperament? She
asked that question twice an hour for
an entire week.
Finally her father gave her note to
Professor - and sent her Off to find
out. That scientist answered the que
ry as follows: Temperament is an in
dividual tendency to the rise Of GER
tain mental state" Father and daugh-
ter wrestled with that little while and
then applied to a second member Of
the scientific group for help. No. 2
called temperament IAN ensemble Of
physical and mental traits arising from
fundamental constitutional differences
in individuals" This put the little
girls father completely at sea. So No.
8 was tried. His judgment was that
Temperament is the psychic resultant
Of the whole organic life Of the indi-
yidual." BY this time hope Was aban-
doned. But when No. 4 volunteered to
make it clear the family spirits re-
vived. Temperament is general dis
position Of the mind" he wrote, ''the
distinctions Of which depend on the
dominance of one or the other Of the
physiological systems"
And now the family dictionary is
wcrn Washington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Reduced Rates, Seaboard Air Line
Railway.

Low excursions rates will be given by
the Seaboard Air Line Railway to the fol-
lowing points for the occasions named:
Atlantic City, N. J.-American Funer-
al Benefit Association, May 1914.
Bowling Green, ky.-Woman's Board
of Missions of the G. P. Church, May
lila.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Colored National
Emigration Association, May 2S-June1.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Annual Meeting
Western Drawing Teachers Association,
May 70.
Mountain Lake Park, Md.-Y. NJ. c.. A.
Secretaries of North American Biennial
Conference, June 11-15.
New Orleans, La-Western Gas As
sociation, May 21-23.
New Y ork, N. Y.-National Associa-
tion of Stove Manufacturers of U. 5.
May CT.
New York, N. Y.-General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church of U. 5. A,
May 14-27.
Richmond, Va.-Woman's Board of
Home Missions of the NJ. E. Church,
South, April 1923.
Call on nearest agent for information
as to rates, dates of sale and schedules or
address J. J. Fuller, Trav. Pass. Agent,
Columbia, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
A Funeral Joke.

At the funeral of a lawyer of State rep
utation, who lived and practiced in a
town not far from Philadelphia, and who
was known among his friends thereabouts
as an unbeliever, an eminent gentleman
from Philadelphia reached the house after
the minister had begun the sermon. Not
knowing how far the services had pro-
gressed, he accosted we'll known Quaker
of the town, who was friend of the de-
ceased, and who was noted for his great
sense of humor, and, leaning over his
shoulder, asked in a whisper:
"What part of the services have they
reached?"
To which the Quaker, without smile
replied:
"Just opened for the defense. ."-Phila,
delphia Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Homemade Change.

In some of the Billville districts very
little money is in circulation during the
summer months. In this connection q
Georgia darky said of his employer,
recently:
"He pays me off in con meal en- home
raise bacon, en- gifts my change in water
millions. I amt seen dollar in so long
dat fergits eff dey's a eagle on it, or
bobtail raincroww
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Temperance of the Wrong Sort.

Senator Kittredge, of South Dakota,
tells story about reception which he
attended, which is especially appreciated
by some of the "cliff-dwellers," as the
Senators who have their Offices in the sub
terranean part of the Capitol are called.
One of the guests at the reception was
a young man from the West: who was
asked to take glass of wine.
II never drink wine," he said.
Never drink wine?" said the host in
surprise.
NO." said the young man.
so that I cannot induce you to join
me?" persisted the host.
NO" was his reply. II don't touch
wine, but if you can find me little plain
old rye whiskey 1 think could be per-
suaded to take drink"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

Orators are the grandest
In Kentucky;
Officials are the blandest
In Kentucky;
Boys are all the fliest,
Danger ever highest,
Taxes are the highest,
In Kentucky.
The doves notes are the saddest
In Kentucky:
The streams dance on, the gladdest,
In Kentucky.
Hip pockets are the thickest,
Pistol hands the slickest,
Cylinders turn quickest,
In Kentucky.
Song birds are the sweetest
In Kentucky;
Thoroughbreds the f1eetest
In Kentucky;
The mountains tower proudest,
Thunder peals the loudest,
The landscapes are the grandest,
And politics the damedest,
In Kentucky.
'Tis no doubt an honor to be born
In Kentucky;
And tits sweet to drink her corn
In Kentucky;
But the public men get frisky,.
When they think upon her whiskey,
And do things that are risky,
In Kentucky.
Some of her sons are peaches,
In Kentucky:
But they do make foolish speeches
In Washington.
They will wish they hadn't said them,
And the papers hadn't spread them,
And the Germans hadn't read them
In Kentucky,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Reflections of q Bachelor.

More men are made good citizens from
the kitchen than from the pulpit.
The thread-like line between happiness
and unhappiness is the shadowy tracing
of imagination.
It's curious the way woman dresses in
winter to catch cold and in summer to get
bitten by mosquitoes.
Most women's idea of an earnest pur-
pose" in life is to be able to make other
women hate her for having more than
they have.
A man would rather expect stone and
get the bread, but a woman considers it
beneath her dignity to expect anything
less than cake, no matter what she knows
she is going to get.-New York Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
His Old Kentucky Home.

He was from the sunny south, and he
was visiting a gentleman in this vicinity.
One day they crossed the river and climb
ed to the top of the lofty Palisades, Look
ing down on the majestic Hudson below,
the southerner said:
This reminds me of home"
"How so?" inquired his friend
"Why, in Kentucky, you know, We al
ways look down on water"-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
No L0Ss of Time.

Ihave sold Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy for years, and
would rather be out of coffee and sugar
than it. sold five bottles of it yester-
day to threshers that could 60 no further,
and they are at work again this morning.
H. R. Phelps, Plymouth, Oklahoma.
As will be seen by the above the thresh-
ers were able to keep on with their work
without losing single days time. You
should keep abottle of this remedy in your
home. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

Senator Jno. L. McLaurin came out in
a published address in the daily newspa-
pers last Monday, saying that he would
not enter the Democratic primary, as it
had been perverted into political ma
chine. We have been of the opinion for
some time that he would not be in the
campaign this summer, and his action N
publicly withdrawing was not caused by
Tillman's Manning speech.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
"HOney Let Me In"

A good story is told on the better-half
of couple who went from certain
county to spend the honeymoon in large
city. One day the bride, finding that she
needed to purchase few small articles,
left the young husband and hotel to 90
shopping She returned shortly and
made her way upstairs to the door she
thought opened into her own room.
Knocking gently at the door: Honey"
she called affectionately, "let ME in" No
response came and she knocked again
and called in insinuating tones, Honey,
please let me in" Madam" answered a
gruff voice from within, This is no bee
hive, this is the bathroom"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

The Washington Times says that GER
tain Representative from rural Wiscon.
sin, desiring a drink of water before going
to bed the other night, found that the bell
boy had neglected to leave the customary
pitcher in his room. A little search, how
ever, recalled two small buttons on the
wall, under one of which was inscribed.
"Push twice for water" He pushed as
directed and when the bell boy arrived
with the water the Congressman was
found holding pitcher under the button.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Won't Follow Advice After Paying
For 1t.

In recent article prominent physi-
clan says, "It is next to impossible for
the physician to get his patients to carry
out any prescribed course of hygiene or
diet to the smallest extent; he has but one
resort left, namely, the drug treatment" :"
When medicines are used for chronic con-
stipation, the most mild and gentle OBJ
tainable, such as Chamberlain's Stomach
s. Liver Tablets. should be employed.
Their use is not followed by constipation
as they leave the bowels in a natural and
healthy condition. For sale by Bamberg
Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
A Terrible Tragedy.

YoRKv1LLE, s. c., May 3.-Cadets Lind
say, Nichols and Stevens of the Kings,
Mountain Military Institute were drown
ed in Blacks pond two miles west of
Yorkville this afternoon at about 5
o'clock. Lindsay and Nichols lost their
lives in attempting to save Stevens, who
was unable to swim and got in deep water.
Lindsay was son of Capt. j R. Lindsay of
Yorkville. Nichols parents live near town
and Stevens home was at Kershaw.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Don't Start Wrong.

Don't start the Summer with linger
ing cough or cold. We all know what
summer cold" is. It's the hardest kind
to cure. Often it hangs on'' through the
entire season. Take it in hand right now.
A few doses of One Minute Cough Cure
will set you right. Sure cure for coughs,
colds, Group, grip, bronchitis, all throat
and lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like it. "One Minute
Cough Cure is the best cough medicine |
ever used," says ]. H. Bowles, Groveton,
N. H. II never found anything else that
acted so safely and quickly" Bamberg
Pharmacy; A. G. Reynolds, Ehrhardt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Good Crops in BarnWelf.

ALLENDALE, May 5.-The outlook for
crops in this section is very promising and
if the farmers can get good rain in the
next two days the condition of cotton will
be fine. The oat crop needs about one
more good rain and it will be made.
This town is saddened by the death of
Mrs. Kirkland, widow of the late Capt.
George Kirkland, who was gallant Con-
federate soldier She died in Barnwell,
where she lived for several years, ard her
remains were brought to Allendale this
afternoon and inferred in the family lot
at Swallow Savanna Cemetery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
WhOODffg Cough.

A woman who has had experience with
this disease, tells how to prevent any
dangerous consequences from it. She
SAYS: Our three children took whooping
cough last summer, our baby boy being
only three months old, and owing to our
giving them Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, they lost none of their plumpness
and came out in much better health than
other children whose parents did not use
this remedy Our oldest little girl would
call Justify for cough syrup between
whoops.-Jesse Pinkey Hall, Spring
vile, Ala. This remedy is for sale by
Bamberg Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Mileage Books.

Seaboard Air Line mileage books save
you money in travelling. Seaboard Air
Line mileage books are great save in
money and special convenience in travel
ling. One thousand mile books are sold
at rate of $25 and are good over the en-
tire system, including Florida, also to
Washington, D. c., and to Baltimore, Nd,
via Norfolk and Bay Line Steamers, to
Brunswick, Ga, over B. & B. R. r., and
between Columbia and Clinton over G.
N. s. L. Ry. These books are good for
one year from date of purchase and af
fords passengers the privilege of stopping
off at any points.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Teaf af fhe Age Of ERG1.

There Is a sure and simple test Of age
in an egg. Dissolve six ounces Of COM
mon kitchen salt in a large glassful OF
water and drop in your eggs, one at a
time. An egg one day old will sink to
the bottom, but If older it does not
reach the bottom. If three days old, It
sinks only just below the surface. II
FIVE days and over, it floats; and the
older it Is the more it protrudes from
the Water.-New York Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

The trouble at Clemson was unfortunate,
and. as friend of the college, we hope
the matter will finally be satisfactorily
adjusted to all parties concerned. At this
distance, however, it appears to US that
something must be decidedly out OF joint
when such a large number of students
voluntarily leave an institution.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Like a Drowning Man.

Give years ago disease the doctors
called dyspepsia took such hold of me that
I could scarcely &C" writes Geo. s. Marsh,
well-known attorney of Nocona, Tex. 81
took quantities of pepsin and other med
icines but nothing helped me. As a drown:
ing man grabs at straw I grabbed at
Kodol. l felt an improvement at once
andafter afew bottles am sound and well"
Kodol is the only preparation which ex-
actly reproduces the natural digestive
juices and consequently is the one which
digests any good food and cures any form
of stomach trouble. Bamberg Pharmacy;
A. C. Reynolds, Ehrhardt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
In commenting on Senator McLaurin's g

In commenting on Senator McLaurin's g
refusal to enter the Democratic primary,
the Charleston Evening Post fully covers
the situation in the following language:
There is no use keeping up the the pre-
tence any longer. McLaurin is out and
he went out of his own choice. he had
a good case, but he managed it very bad
ly, and from personal standpoint he is
probably wise in refraining from seeking
a popular verdict. From the standpoint
of the people generally, and particularly
of those who gave friendly consideration
to the policies he supported, the failure to
test the issue is extremely Disappointing
But it will have to be tried some day,
whether McLaurin be the litigant or an
other"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Dangerous If Neglected,

Burns, cuts and other wounds often fail
to heal properly if neglected and become
troublesome sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve prevents such consequences. Even
where delay has aggravated the injury
DeWitt's With Hazel Salve effects cure.
"1 had running sore on my leg thirty
years." says Fl. G. Hartly, Yankeetown,
Ind. "After using many remedies, l tried
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes
healed the sore." Cures all skin dis
eases. Piles yield to it at once. Beware
of counterfeits. Bamberg Pharmacy; A.
G. Reynolds, Ehrhardt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
The Latest Thing in Coats.

The newest modification of the Eton
or bolero jacket is jaunty little affair
termed the coffee coat" or Monte Carlo
coat" the attractive features of which
have already won the favor of the First
Lady of the Land" Mrs. Roosevelt, who
has appeared on several occasions wearing
a wrap of this type. Taffeta silk is best
adapted to the garment, though it is also
made up in moire, soft woollens, etc. The
June Delineator gives a prominent place
in its fashion pages to the consideration
ofthis fashionable coat, describing its con-
struction in detail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

"Is there an authors club in this build
ing?" asked the individual with long hair,
as he stuck his head into the editorial
Sanctum.
"There is" replied the editor, as he
snatched murderous looking bludgeon
from the desk ard stood up ready for
business.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
THURSDAY, MAY s, 1902.

We do not like to criticise our brethren
of the press, but as rule we cannot com
mend the course of many State papers in
regard to the recent trouble at Clemson,
Instead of seeking to allay the trouble,
their efforts seem to US to be rather along
the line of further aggrayating it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08

A good story is told of the bishop of
New Caledonia, now on visit to Eng
land. He recently addressed large as
wound up by asking in very paternal
way, "And now, is there a-a-n-y little boy
or a-a-n-y little girl who would like to
ask me question:"
A thin, shrill voice called out: "Please,
sir, why did the angels walk up and down
Jacobs ladder when they had wings?"
"Oh, ah, yes-I see," said the bishop,
and now, is there a-a-n-y little girl who
would like to answer little Mary's ques-
tion?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After Four,
teen Years Of Suffering.

"I have been afflicted with sciatic rheu-
matism for fourteen years. says Josh
Edgar, of Germantown, Cal. II able
to be around, but constantly suffered. l
tried everything I could hear of and at
last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which I did and was Immediately
relieved and in a short time cured, and
am happy to say it has not since return
ed." Why not use this liniment and get
we'll? It's for sale by Bamberg Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-08
Don't want to be no angel

Don't want to be no angel,
With wings, an other trimmin';
Ruther have holiday
Fishin', or a-swimmin'!
Ruther be off yonder,
Singin' in the sum-
Don't want to be no angel
Till / can't help helm one!