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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
BREAK UP RAlDING BANDS.
Russian Soldiers Attack and Rout

outlaws-Many of Latter Killed.
st. Petersburg, March ia nun
Der of engagements between the Rus,
sian troops and Tunguses has occur
red in Manchuria during the past two
months. Several Tunguses which
have been raiding and plundering
were dispersed. Two hundred and
.thirty-three of the raiders were killed
and a number wounded. The Russian
casualties We're light.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
FIRST VETO BY ROOSEVELT.
President Refuses to Clear a Deserter's
Record.

Washington. D. c.. March 12.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt yesterday sent his
first veto message to congress. 1t was
directed to the senate, and the bill We
toed was one removing the charge of
desertion from the naval record of
John Glass.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
DIES MONIES MAN DIES.
Vice-President of Trust Company Goes
to His Long Home.

Des Moines, March 12.-Ira A. Cook.
vice-president of the Iowa Loan &
Trust company, of this city, is dead at
his home here. The funeral will be
held tomorrow. Death was due to ills
incident to old age.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
PRoUTY TURNED DOWN.
Executive Committee Will Not Allow
a Contest.

Des Moines, March 1.-THE execu-
tive committee of the county central
committee has decided that Judge
Prouty has no ground on which to
contest the result of the primary cleo.
ton held which decided that Hull
should be the nominee in this district
for reelection,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
STRIKE ON VACCINATION.
Railroad Employees Ret Be Made
Immune.

Oelwein. March 12.-When the or
der from the general Offices of the Chi
cago, Great Western Railroad Co. that
all employees should be vaccinated
reached the shops here the men re-
belled.. One hundred have walked, out
rather than obey the order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

ent and was allowed to remain In the
room. The cross-eXamination of Es-
telle Mintonye was the first thing TAX
en- up, the examination being conduct
ed by Captain Jaques on part of the
defense.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

their special territory unless they are
admitted to the meetings. The last
clause in the rule, however, leaves some
leaway for the admittance OF any who
may be agreed upon by the commit
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

Springfield, III, March l2.-Lieuten-
ant Governor Northcott today issued a
proclamation announcing the death of
Ex-Governor Altgeld and requesting
that flags on all state buildings be half
masted until after the funeral. Bust
ness in various departments will be
suspended during the hours of the flu
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

The First District.
The condition in the first sub-dis-
trict, which includes the southern tier
of counties in Iowa and Putnam
county, Missouri. remains unchanged.
There seems to be, however, some
hope for a settlement more than yes
terday. The mines in Missouri are
run on the mine run system, accord
ing to the laws of that state. The
price of mining mine run coal there
is 1891 cents per ton. The operators
claim that this is unjust to them as
compared with the price for which the
operators in Iowa, but in the anne sub
district. get their coal on the screen
ed coal system. The price paid for
mining screened coal in the first sub
district is IS cents per ton, and the
Missouri men claim that their mine
run price compels them to pay more
than they would if they We're allowed
by law to use the screened coal basis.
They claim that the price should be
reduced to so cents, while the miners
say that it should be-, if anything,
higher than at present. The miners
also claim that the price for entry
driving in the first district should be
raised. but the operators disagree with
them here again. The arduous duties
of the scale committee will include
the settling of this important ques-
ton, and how it will be settled is a
matter which no one can foretell.
Each side seems determined to
stand by its guns, although the oper-
ators today talk more cheerfully of eff
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Whence Comes Electricityr

At time when electricity is rapidly
transforming the face Of the globe,
when it has already in great measure
annihilated distance and bids fair to
abolish darkness for us, it is curious to
notice how completely ignorant ''the
plain man" remains as to the later de-
velopments of electrical theory. Some
recent correspondence has led me to
think that a vague notion that electric
lty is q fluid which In some mysterious
way flows through A telegraph wire
like water through pipe is about as
far as he has got, and if we add to this
some knowledge Of what he calls "elec.
tric shocks" we should probably ex-
haust his ideas on the subject. Yet
this is not to be wondered at. Even
the most instructed physicists can do
nothing but guess as to what electric
ity is, and the only point on which
they agree Is as to what 1t Is not.
There Is, in fact, perfect consensus
of opinion among scientific writer's
that it is not q fluid-i. e., a continuous
stream Of ponderable matter, as is a
liquid or a gas-and that it is not a
form of energy, as Is heat. Outside
this limit the scientific Imagination is
at liberty to roam where it listeth, and,
although it has used this liberty to a
considerable extent, no definite result
has followed up to the present time
Academy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26

1t is very evident from the slim attend
ance at the campaign meetings, both for
State and National offices, that the people
are either tired of the meetings or aretoo
busy to attend. The present campaign
of education" is 4 colossal farce, and some
change will surely have to be made.
There are several reasons why this is
desirable, the greatest of which is that the
candidates are certainly not reaching the
people, and this is the very purpose for
which the meetings are called. Then the
legitimate expenses of a campaign are
getting too heavy. There are plenty of
men now running, who, if elected, will
be poorer at the end of their terms, than
at present We are not yet ready to ad-
yocate return to the convention plan Of
making nominations, but we sincerely be-
lieve such plan is better than the pres
ent one. Of one thing we are sure, how
ever, the campaign meeting system will
topple of it's own weight and there will
be change of some kind, and we do not
expect to see campaign meetings held in
this State two years hence for either
National or State offices. 1t is possible
the primary plan will be continued, but
each candidate will make his campaign
in his own way. This appears to be the
best solution.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
The Congressional Race.

The following in regard to the congress
sional race in this district appeared in
last Fridays News and Courier, written
by the Aiken correspondent of that news
paper. We simply publish it as coming
from him and not as indicating our be-
lief
$50 far as the three-cornered contest
between Croft, Bellinger and Thurmond
for Congress, from the I'd Congressional
district, is concerned, it is not considered
here that Thurmond will prove a serious
factor in the race. The real struggle, it
appears, lies between Croft and Bellinger.
This contest will prove close and excit-
ing. COL Croft's championship of the
cause of the locked out operatives of the
cotton mills in the Horse Greek Valley,
and his earnest efforts towards the sue
cessful conclusion of the mill trouble, has
materially strengthened his cause with
the people. 1t is true that in some quar-
tiers Croft was criticised for his connection
with the Horse Creek lockout. Those
who know him, however, understand full
ly that there is not the slightest character
istic of the demagogue about Col. Croft.
During his entire public career he has,
indeed, shown an active interest in the
welfare of those known in certain walks
of society as the "lower" classes. And
the fact remains that he possesses in a
marked degree the genuine affection OF
the people of his county"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
From the Barnwell People.1
Hon. NJ. T. HOlley. Sr., Writes Some
Very Readable Facts About Aiken's
Congressional Champion in the
Second District.

One of the most notable figures in
South Carolina politics this year is Col.
G.. w. Croft, of Aiken, S. O., who has late
ly announced himself as candidate for
congress from this district. His pleasing
personality and generous nature has long
| endeared him to all who are fortunate
enough to number him among their ac-
ouaintances. He has been always pre-em-
inently man of the people, and we are
told that during his long practice at the
bar his distin guished ability has often
been given free of charge to the cause of
the helpless and oppressed.
When the grim tide of civil war had
rolled across the Savannah, and the fol-
lowers of Sherman had begun to cut their
swath of destruction across our fair
State, though but an untried STRIPPING he
went to the front with his class at the
Citadel Academy and bore himself gal
lantly in several bloody engagements.
When the curtain had fallen on the
dreadful drama of fraternal strife, he
finished his education at the University
of Virginia and studied law under Cover
nor Benjamin F. Perry, one of the ablest
lawyers of his time He began the prac-
formation of the county in 1872, and is to
day not only leader at his own bar, but
one of the brightest legal lights in the
State
When our State lay PROSTATE under the
heel of alien carpet baggers and native
scalawags, he never faltered in his devo-
ton to the cause of good government,
and in the stirring days of 1876 be led, as
Captain of the Palmetto Rifles, the flower
of the young men of his county to the
bloody riots at Ellenton and put to flight
the black hordes who were bent on MUIR
der and rapine For this act of patriot
ism he put his liberty in jeopardy and
was on trial for twenty-five days in the
United States Court at Charleston, S. c.,
where every effort that party malice could
devise was used to convict the patriotic
men who put their own lives in danger
for the public good.
Few men of Col. Croft's talent have
been more reluctant to seek public office,
and he has never held an office of profit.
From 1876 to 1882 he was chairman Of
the Democratic party of Aiken county.
In 1882 he was elected State Senator to
fill an uneXpired term and on it's expira-
tion was elected to the House of Repre-
sentatives In 1900 he was elected to the
House of Representatives and made a
splendid record especially was he COM
plimented by the press of the State on
his advocacy of and magnificent speech
on the child labor bill, and no member
of the legislature was more active than
he in securing the antitrust act. In 1892
Col. Croft was elected president of the
State Bar Association, which position he
now holds.
No man is better equipped morally or
mentally for the high office to which he
now aspires than this gifted son of Aiken,
and we take pleasure in bespeaking the
earnest consideration of every voter in
this Congressional District.
NJ T. HoLLEY, SR.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Want Hia Hat. ANYWAY.

Mr.. Weddle, visiting his wife's rela'
tives up in Maine, fairly had to go to
church that Sunday. He didn't want
to go, but his wife thought it would do
him good and would be apt to preserve
the harmony Of the family.
The sermon was long and powder
dry, and Weddles stole off into the
arms Of Morpheus gently and serenely.
As he did not snore, his wife did not
suspect that he lad gone to sleep
alongside Of her and gave herself up
fully to inspecting the bonnet OF the
woman in the pew in front.
Like all things, good and bad, the
sermon came to all end at last, but
Weddle slumbered on like baby even
after O deacon began taking up the
collection in a hat. When the derby
was passed to Weddle, Mrs. Weddle
was surprised to see that he did not
respond. She nldged him violently to
bring him back to his senses, and Wed
die, awakening with start, sat up
right and, bewildered, gazed at the hat
in the hand Of the deacon. Then he
shook his head sleepily and said:
''No; that isn't mine. Mine is a gray
one."-New York Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Country Correspondence.
Farmers are laying by their crops.

Farmers are laying by their crops.
Mrs. Nicely Westberry and daughter
Mrs. Antlcy, of Orangeburg, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. j.
w. Hill.
A few young folks of this vicinity are
in the city attending the Fitting School
commencement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Fender, of Oak
Grove, spent Friday and Saturday with
their daughter, Mrs. j. B. Rentz.
Rev. NJ L. Lawson was entertained at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hill last
Wednesday.
We have been requested to say that the
reunion, heretofore held at the home OF
Mr.. Wm. Bessinger's on the fourth OF
July, will this year be held at Spring
Branch church, near his home.
Mr.. Whiteman Horger, who has been
visiting his cousin, Mr.. Jesse Folk, has re
turned to his home in Orangeburg.
A social picnic will be given at Cedar
Bay, near Mr.. n. A Bellinger's home, on
Saturday, June2 Everybody is invited
to come with Il well tiled basket
We regret to report the death of Rosa
Lee, the little six year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs B. NJ. Bessinger She was
sick only u few days before she died,
which sad event occurred on Monday. Her
remains were inferred at Spring Branch
Tuesday. TO the bereayed father and
mother we extend sympathy. They are
both also very sick.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Fres Scholarships.

The following scholarships will be
awarded by the South Carolina Fedora
ton of Women's Club:
Converse College-Fiye scholarships,
each valued at 800 year, for four years
academic work in college.
Presbyterian College for Women, Col
umbia, s. Gone scholarship valued at
800 year, for four years academic work
in college.
Winthrop College--Two scholarships
in regular course, one of free tuition for
four years, the other loan scholarship
from President johnson, amounting to
$50 per year for four years.
Greenville College for Women-One
scholarship of free tuition.
Chicora College, Greenville, s. S.C.-One
scholarship of free tuition.
Mrs Ida NJ. Innings Training School
for Kindergartners, Charleston, S. c.
Two scholarships of free tuition.
The South Carolina Kindergarten AS
sociation Training School, Charleston, S.
Gone scholarship of free tuition.
Mrs I A. Smiths School for Young G
Ladies, Charleston, S. Gone scholar
ship of free tuition. Examination June
Goth.
Alumnae Club School of Domestic
Science, Louisville, Ky.-One scholarship
of free tuition.
Miss Ida McCullough's School for Girls,
Walhalla, s. Gone scholarship Of free
tuition.
The examinations for these scholar
ships will held in each county July 18th
and 18th. All applicants must file their
names before July 4th with
Miss LOUISA B. POPPENHE1M,
Chairman Educational Dept. s. c. FEEDER
alton Of Women's Clubs,
81 Meeting Street, Charleston, s. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
An Unwilling Juror.

A New Hampshire judge has in his
possession the following letter sent to
him by an old farmer who had been
notified that he had been drawn as jur.
or for certain term of court: deer
Jedge: I got your letter tellin' me to
come to manchester an do dooty on the
joory an rite you these fue lines to let
you know that you'll have to git some
one else for it amt so that / kin leave
home now. I got to do some butcherin
an sort over lot of apples just about the
time the joory will be settin' in your
Court. ST Jackman of this town says
that he would as soon as not 60, fer be
amt nothin' else to do jess now, so you
better send fer him. hate the worst way
not to oblidge you, but it amt so I kin at
present. Ennyhow I amt much on the
law, never havin' been jooryman 'cep'
tin when old Bud Stiles got killed by the
cars here some years ago when I was one
that set on the boldly with the koroner
So you better send fer ST Jackman, for he
has got some kin in manchester he wants
to vissit ennyhow, an he'd be willin' to
90 fer his car fare there an back. Ancel
back if you want Si."-Lippincott's fol
July
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Candidates Cards.
FOR CONGRESS.

TO the Democrats of Bamberg county
I am candidate for Congress from the
Second District and will abide the result
of the primary. While am opposed to
imperialism, I am in favor of treaties
allowing US to shove our goods, on liberal
terms, in every market of the world, l
favor practical, tangible results. Trusts
should be throttled, but corporations
doing a legitimate business should be en-
couraged and protected. Rural delivery
routes in sufficient number to supply mail
to every family every day should be estab-
lished. l favor turning loose all the
money down here that can possibly be Sc
cured. The rights and conveniences of
the people should receive paramount at
tention. l will thank you for your
support in the ensuing Democratic pri-
mary. J. VIM. THURMOND.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
I,3cL.inr Her SfampS.

We find the following anecdotes In a
Naples paper: "At the postofice yes
terday, amid the large crowd gathered
around the window, was a young Eng
lish lady, handsome, well dressed and
accompanied by her maid. The young
lady had just purchased some stamps
and was about to aftix them to num-
ber Of letters which she held in her
hand. Delicately tearing off a stamp,
she said to her maid, Pull (sic) out
your tongue And the maid, with Eng
lish impassivity, thrust forth her
tongue, while the mistress passed over
it a postage stamp, which she subse-
quently stuck on letter. She went
through the entire package Of letters,
and for each one the obedient waiting
maid thrust out her tongue for the
mistress to moisten the stamp. Curl
Gus manners these English people
have"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg-By B. w. Miley, Esquire
Probate Judge.
Whereas, c. B. Free, G. G. P, hath
made suit 10 me to grant him letters OF
administration of the estate of and effects
of e. Boozer Copeland;
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all and singular the kindred and cred
itors of the said G. Boozer Copeland, de-
ceased, that they be and appear before me,
in the Court Of Probate, to be held at
Bamberg, S. c., on Saturday, June 2Sth,
1902, after publication thereof, at eleven
o'clock in the loren oon, to show cause, if
any they have, why the said administra-
tion should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 27th day of
May, Ammo Domini 1902
B. w. MILEY,
Judge of Probate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Read Ii in His NeWSDaDer.

George Schaub, a well known German
citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is con-
stant reader of the Dayton Volkszeitung.
He knows that this paper aims to adver-
tise only the best in its columns, and
when he saw Chamberlain Pain Balm
advertised therein for lame back, he did
not hesitate in buying bottle of it fol
his wife, who for eight weeks had suffered
with the most terrible pains in heI
back and could get no relief. He says:
"After using the Pain Balm for a few
days my wife said to me, 4 feel as though
born anew and before using the entire
contents of the bottle the unbearable
pains had entirely vanished and she could
again take up her household duties" He
is very thankful and hopes that all suffer.
ing likewise will hear of her wonderful
recovery. This valuable liniment is fol
sale by Bamberg Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
The Canon and the LAWYER.

The point of the following story lies
in the important part which the three
penny bit" plays in church collections
In England Canon Blank was having
friendly game Of pool at the squire's,
and one Of his opponents was Wigsby,
the barrister. The canon lost 'life"
and took from his pocket threepenny
piece to pay for it, which he placed on
the edge Of the table.
"Oh," said Wigsby, II see, canon,
you have had your finger in the platter!
The canon drew himself up to- his full
height a good six feet, and, looking
the man Of the law full in the face.
said, 'I'm surprised that you, Mr..
Wigsby, in the presence Of this re-
spectacle company, have the audacity
to recognize your own paltry contrtbu'
tiorV
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
Had Nerve.

"Well, amt that lovely customer!
I Just dote on waiting on that kind.
Did you see her, thought" The shop
girl was bubbling over with rage. A
woman and her daughter had looked at
not fewer than twenty-five silk waists.
At last they took up one. and the wom-
an brought forth tape measure. i
think we might get it out Of three and
O half yards or three and two-thirds
anyhow. Just wait - twenty-three
inches down the front, three-quarters
for the sleeves, allow quarter for col
lar and cuffs. Yes, that'll do it," AS
she talked she ran the tape over the
waist, the clerk standing by almost
bursting with indignation. "Three
yards Of lace, one and a quarter OF In
sertion," she went on, measuring the
trimming. "Put that down, Amy.
Now let's go. We can get up a waist
exactly like that for $3.50, and they
ask S14.9s. They've got their nerve,
haven't theyT'-New York Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-06-26
LamDs That Talk.

Electric lamps not only can be made
to talk, but also to sing. An ordinary
arc light can be made to produce
sounds in two ways. One is by placing
the arc in the circuit Of telephone
instead Of the ordinary receiver, and
the other is by placing it in the circuit
instead Of the ordinary transmitter.
In either Of these positions it will
pronounce words, which can be heard
distinctly at a considerable distance.
1t naturally follows, also, that the elec-
tric arc can be utilized as the receiver
and also as the transmitter Of tele-
phone.