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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14

line, also Of Gaffney, is to be cashier.
The board Of directors will decide
upon the personnel Of the balance OF
the executive force at a later date.
The capital stock Is to be $4,000 !
$4,000 Of this amount was secured by
Mr.. Wilkins before he made propo-
sition to the Yorkville people to estab-
lish the bank, provided $4,000 was
raised by the local business men. The
required amount WAS raised with very
little trouble, quite large proportion
of it being subscribed by farmers liv-
ing in the surrounding country. One
farmer who subscribed $1,000 remark
ed that he would pay his subscription
in gold, and that he had a part of 1t
stored away during the past twenty
five years. It is said that after the
people became interested they would
have raised $4,000 more than asked
for had they been allowed to do so.
-
South Carolina College Com.
mencement.
The commencement exercises OF the
South Carolina College, at Columbia.
commences on Sunday evening, June
7. by the baccalaureate sermon, to be
preached at the college chapel by
Rev. Lewis M. Roper, Of Greenville.
On Monday evening the senior class
have their class day exercises. Mons
day night the Clarisophic and Euplh
dian societies hold their annual cee-
brations. On Tuesday morning She
horn Association will hold their Moot
Court exercises. Wednesday is COM
mencement day proper. On this day
the diplomas are presented to the
graduating class and college ex-er-
cises closed.
The faculty of the college have
asked the Hon. W. G. Benet, of Co.
lumbia, to deliver the annual address.
The many friends of the college will
be glad to know that this eloquent
and distinguished orator has accepted
the invitation.
Wednesday night the college ger
man club will give their annual cen
menceAent ball at Craven Hall.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
MILLARD LEE ON TRIAL.

Sanity of Slayer Of Miss SuttIes Up
for Determination.
Millard Lee, slayer Of Miss Lila
May Suttles was placed on trial at
Atlanta, Ca, Monday morning before
Judge L. S. Roam, in the criminal SUI
perior court, to determine the ques
ton of his sanity. The jury was Sc
cured and the hearing of evidence in
behalf of the prisoner was soon IN
progress.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
JETT SEEKS HABEAS CORPUS.
Writ Issued at Lexington, KY,

Writ Issued at Lexington, Ky,
Against JaiIer at Winchester.
Curtis Jett. in Jail at Winchester
Ky.. on the charge of numbering j..
B. Marcum, Of Jackson, has filed Pc
tition praying for a writ Of habeas
corpus.
The jailer against whom the VIII
is issued had subpocnas drawn Tor
several parties whom. it is alleged
were either witnesses to the assas-
sination or in positions from which
they might have seen the assassin
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
ROADS FORM AN ALLIANCE.

Gould Interests and Seaboard Work
Together for Southern Outlet.
1t is reported in Chicago that the
Gould interests have formed an alli-
ance with those Of the Seaboard Air
Line by which the former will obtain
an outlet to the south Atlantic ports,
which they are understood to have
been seeking for some time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
PERsHING EXPEDITION RETURNS
Raid Into Section of MIndanao Ex.
pected to Have Good Effect.

A Manila dispatch says: Captain
Pershing and his column have returned
to Camp Wears, Mindanao, from the
expedition through the country east OF
Lake Lanao. The column experienced
no opposition after the fighting at Ia
raca. The prisoners captured at Taraca
took the oath of allegiance to the
United States and were released.
Among the Moros killed in the Taraca
forts were nine dattos and one sultan.
The moral effect Of this fight will be
i2r-reaching.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
FIRE RELEASES coNVIcTs.
Alabama State Prison at Flat Top

Alabama State Prison at rat Top
Mines Loses Nine of its Inmates.
A, norton of the kitchen Of the Ala
bama state prison at Flat Top mines,
25 miles from Birmingham, was burn
ed Saturday night, and during the ex-
citement nine convicts escaped.
Going to the railroad station near by,
the convicts robbed the telegraph OPP
orator and left him in the station
tightly bound.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14

A survey of the Charleston harbor
Just completed by Captain G. P. How
ell, u. S. A., who is in charge Of the
government work there, shaws min
imum depth of water in the channel
Of 26.2 at mean low water or 31.4 at
mean high water. Captain Howell
says that this shows that not only
has the work done been entirely sue
cessful, but that the deepening of the
water in the harbor is now steady and
continuous
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
No Cash tor Crum.

The Columbia Record says: $50
Crum cann araw any salary until
his nominatiSn has been confirmed by
the senate, according to decision
of the treasury department. This de-
cision clearly shows that in the opin-
ion Of treasury officials Crum's ap-
pointment was not in accordance with
law. and The News and Courier's con.
tention that Crum could be depcsed
from his Office by legal process was
not so far wrong, after all"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-28
HOUSE FORWARDS COUNTY BILL
SENATE PASSES LIQUOR LICENSE

The section passed as in the bill.
License to DistiII.
License to distill spirituous liquor
was provided in the bill at an annual
| Zee of $3.50.
Senator Achi moved to raise the fee
to $3.50.
Senator McCandless stated his inten.
| ton to introduce bill along this line,
which would allow sugar plantations
informed him that the plantations
might take advantage of this Act
whereupon the speaker moved to raise
the license fee to $500. Carried.
Women Are Barred.
Senator Dickey secured the passage
Of an amendment to prohibit the sale
OF strong drink to women as well as
drunkards and minors. The same MEM
Der, on behalf of the committee, waived
the amendment to make the maximum
penalty two years instead of one year
on consideration of keeping cases from
going to the grand jury.
The fee for a days license at race
BdsS'h Ut SGb against plODDSdlS
to MAKE 1t 800 and $50. All other out
door celebrations we're struck out on
the recommendation of the committee
Light Wine Repealed.
The repeating clause includes the
light wine and beer licenses. After
this had passed, Senator McCandless
objected that 1t was 100 sweeping Sem
ator Dickey replied that 1t was right 10
knock that raw endwlse. They already
had a beer license law and mere was
hard liquor law, under which wine and
beer could be sold.
The committee rose and Chairman
brown reports IT'S recommendation
that bill No. u with amendments as
related pass second reading. to be read
a third time on April /. and that bills
No. 3S and 1l2 be laid on the table
Adopted.
! President Crabbe announced the Mo-
lOkai committee as revised to be Sem
atOrs McCandless Cchairman). AChi. c.
Brown. Dickey, Kalauokalani, J. T.
Brown and Kaiue. Senator Dickey. 1t
was understood could not go but would
confer with his colleagues on their
return.
At 4:25 the Senate adjourned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-28
HOUSE,.
Thirty.third Day.
Afternoon Session.

The first thing on the program OF
yesterday afternoons session of the
House was the reading of the report OF
the special committee on the County
Bill, presented by Chairman Aylett.
Mr.. Kupihea presented a minority re-
port which contained some Hawaiian
words and was for that reason ruled
out by Vice-Speaker Knudsen who oc-
cupied the Chair in the place of Speak
er Beckley. who was absent. Mr.. Ku-
pihea made motion to strike out the
Hawaiian words and to proceed with
the reading Of the minority report
However. Mr.. Knudsen was obdurate
and would not allow the reading to go
on. Thereupon, Mr.. Kupihea appealed
from the ruling OF the chair but Mr..
Knudsen was sustained.
County Bill Passes.
This brought the House to the con-
sideration of the disposition OF the
majority report on the County bill.
Mr.. Fernandez moved to refer the re-
port to the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Kaniho moved that both the ma
jority and minority reports take that
course. Mr.. Harris moved the adoption
of the report. Although there were
four or five Republican members absent
from the House, the report was never
theless adopted. This passed the Coun-
ty Bill in second reading with the
amendments.
Prince Cupid's Visit.
At this point, ViCe-Speaker Knudsen
Invited Prince Jonah Kalanianaole to
take seat on the platform. The latter
accepted the invitation and thanked
the Vice-Speaker.
Bills by keliinoi.
The following bill by Mr. Keliinoi
was read first time by title and referred
TO the Printing Committee:
An Act to authorize and regulate
the placing of electric wires and poles
on the streets Of Waikiki and else
where on Maui"
Notices by Mr.. Keliinoi, bill read
first time by title and referred to the
Printing Committee: An Act to ap,
propriate money for the purpose of
supplying and placing fire hydrants IN
the streets Of Waikiki and Kahului,
MAUI ana TOT purchasing nose nose
carts ana other ECU pmehtS Tor vol
uhteer hre company IN t"e salu town
OF Wailuku an Act TO create ter
rl'orial department OF secret service.
Uont want sinclair
MI hupihea introduced a resolution
to the effect that Governor Dole and
the board OF Health De requested 70
suspend IT. o'i''air from service uhue'
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
AN OBSCURE INDUSTRY.
Manufacture of Coal Porcelain, Car
ried On in the Anthracite Dis.
trict of Pennsylvania.

''Coal-porcelain" is probably known
sylvania Those who live in other
states of the union, with the exception
of few relic-hunters. certainly know
nothing of the beautiful utensils which
are made OF coal in the mining coun-
TIA The exquisite natural polish to
which coal-porcelain is susceptible
when turned on a buff lathe, is unex-
celled in black brilliancy, and exceeds
in brightness the shining white sur
face OF the finest china. Coal is pure
hand, is rarely pure white.
The only qualities of coal that are
commonly associated with it are its
coElbustible properties. 1t has, how
ever, many uses. The jet which jew
elers use is nothing but coal of 4 very
compact texture. In q Welsh country
town there may be seen 4 footbridge
made of coal, originally intended to be
only temporary structure, but found
of sufficient strength and firmness to
warrant its being used as a permanent
footway. AT Barcelona, Spain. there
was constructed in 1858 lighthouse
of compressed coal blocks. On por-
ton of the southern English coast, at
small point called Kimeridge. cir
cular shale disks. with square hole
(very much like Chinese ''kash") have
been turned up by the plow. They are
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
UNATTRACTIvE FARMS.
No ScIf-Respecting Farmer VIII Al
low His Property to Become
an EyesOre.

Why are there so many unattrac-
tive farms in the country-lack of or
namentation about the dwelling, di-
lapidated out-buildings, ramshackle
fences, and gates that hare to be
propped up to keep them from falling
down, and that require as much time
and labor to open and shut them dur,
ing single day as would be required
to give them all needed repairs? We
hesitate about answering this query.
1t is not probable that the cause is
laziness, for the owner may work from
sunrise to dark. Perhaps it is lack of
pride in his farm and home, and per-
haps he is content if his equipment
can be made to serve the purpose for
which it was intended. 1t may be
partly lack of appreciation for the
virtues of paint, or tendency to pro-
vide for the present only, and let the
futre take care of itself. However 1t
may be, such farms are offensive to
people of taste and give the passer-
by low estimate OF the intrinsic worth
of the lord of the manor We have
seen farm houses where children have
been born and raised to manhood and
womanhood without yard fences, shade
trees or artificial ornament or convent
ence of any sort, where the open coun-
try about the house resembled a COW
lot, cattle, horses and hogs seeking
the shadow of the house for protection
from the hot sun, and the leeward side
of the same structure for shelter
against the cold winds of winter. OF
course,i such cases are extreme ones,
but their rareness adds to their de-
formity. No self-respecting farmer
can live in this fashion, be he white,
or black or brown One such farmer
can do more harm in community
than ten model farmers can rectify,
unless they adopt the plan of buying
out and expelling him from the neigh
borhcod.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
Japanese sword Manufacture.

One of the most interesting of metal.
lurgical processes is the manufacture
of japanese swords. A recent descrip-
ton states that the steel is produced
in thin laminae from magnetic iron
ores and ferruginous sand, and the
work upon the weapon begins with the
fixing of one of these plates to an iron
rod, which serves as handle. Other
sheets are soldered on until the mass
has length of six to eight inches,
width of two inches, and a thickness
of one-fourth to four-fifths of an inch.
Brought TO white heat, the bar is
doubled upon itself and hammered to
it's original form, the process being re-
peated Is times and four similar bars
are then heated and soldered, this pro-
cess being repeated five times. These
operations are superimposed layers so
thin that a sabre is estimated to con-
tain thousand sheets of metal. AL
ternate layers of iron and steel are
sometimes soldered together, and a
veined appearance is thus given to the
blade.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
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LIFE WITHOUT GERMS.
possible i'm Animal and yege-
table Kingdoms.

A valued correspondent, living in
Wiiiamstown, Mas, asks this question:
rs it possible for any plant to start and
grow without seed to begin with?" By
way OF excuse for the inquiry he added
the following statement:
When We turn up the soil to the depth
of two or three feet or much deeper. and
let 1t remain under the influence of the
air, plants of various kinds will appear,
parently protected from any importa-
tion of seeds from outside Indeed, some
varieties will appear, perhaps, unlike
those growing on adjacent ground at the
time, and unlike anything known there
Tor many years. Very likely if person
Of average reasoning power is asked to
account for such a phenomenon he will
say: oh, the plants were produced by
the soil.'''
The same thing probably happens here
which is said TO occur in the case of forest
srowths in other parts of New England.
Clear off tract where almost nothing
but pine is in view, and crop of oak will
come up. Clear off the oak from another
tract, and pine will succeed it, For some
reason the two, apparently, will not trive
equally well on the same ground at the
same time. Hence they take turns. The
period during which the one is in posses
sion may be half century, perhaps, but
when it surrenders the other kind sue
ceeds. In cases like these undoubtedly
the seed is self-sown, but for some mys-
terious reason it lies dormant for long
time. Its presence may be unsuspected,
but II is there
Now, the vitality of seeds differs enor-
mously in different plants. Some, espe-
cially of kinds that are useful to man, re-
tain their life for only short time, while
others survive for more than one or two
generations. There can be no doubt that
when plants develop on the surface Of the
ground they come from seed which has
been dropped there Intentionally by
man, has been imported recently by the
wind or by birds, or which was self-sown
long time ago. In any case, they sprang
from seed No reputable and educated
botanist to-day believes that vegetable
life can be developed in any other way.
The soil can nourish, but it cannot pro-
duce, growth. There must be germs to
start with. biologists take the same
view of animal life Long and bitter con-
troversies over the latter question have
been waged, but the maxim: "All life
must come from previous life," is now
firmly held by all competent authorities.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
FARMER AND PLANTER
HANDLING MANURE.
A Few Hints on Conserving and
Handling Properly the Nd
nure on the Farm.

Many feeders of cattle, mules, etc.,
feed in large sheds and allow the ma
nure to accumulate until it is from one
to two feet deep, cleaning the sheds
two or three times year. Where
such sheds are to be cleaned of ma
nure 1t can be plowed to loosen 1t If
one band puts mis- weight on the beam,
thereby gouging il out. Then, to pull
verize it, heavy weighted harrow Is
dragged over it, or corn is scattered
over the plowed manure and hogs al
lowed to root it up. They do a good
Job, too. Some resort to the slower
process of digging and pulverizing
with a hoe or mattOck. Loose manure
can be handled with a manure fork
all right, but this process has to be
used in stalls in which the manure Is
hard packed For handling loose, light
manure prefer four tined fork, the
short handled hay fork is just as good
as the D-handled manure fork, and
serves both purposes. For heavy or
very fine manure the 14-inch coal SHOW
ell is excellent, and at least one should
be found in every outfit. Low, broad
tired wagons are best for hauling. For
short trips a loose board platform with
movable side and end boards is excel
lent, and is easier unloaded than the
wagon box. The box, though, has the
advantage of always being ready. Hav-
ing previously pulverized the manure
fine at the barn, spread it evenly over
the ground. r have seen men haul
great chunks of manure to the field
and throw them often several feet
apart. What benefit they expect the
intervening ground to derive | cannot
see. If the manure is to be spread on
ground on which you expect to SOW
clover or grass seed, sow these first,
and spread evenly well pulverized ma
nure over it. A fine stand will be the
result if the seed is good. Thin spots
in the pasture or meadow can be doc
tored profitably by this method. The
amount to spread will depend on the
soil, kind of manure, kind of crop. For
instance, use light coating Of fine
manure for top dressing the pasture
and meadow. Do not use coarse ma
nure or litter on this ground-it will
do for blowing under On small grain
damage is often done by too heavy
manuring, causing too rank growth,
consequently falling of the grain. But
corn is not often injured in this way,
though there is no advantage in put
ting on an excess. The effects Of a
good coating in clay soil is often ap-
parent four or five years after, while
wet, crawfishy land will require ma
nure every season. since it soon sinks
out of the reach of the rootlets. i con-
slider composing not only needless
but foolish. Nor should the manure
be piled in the barn yard or field, as
the small space under the pile re-
ceives an excess, and the action of
the weather causes deterioration of
that in the pile at greater rate.-E.
w. Jones, in Agricultural Epitomist.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26

A neighbor, whose experience il
poultry raising gives weight to her ad-
vice, recently informed me that her war
against parasites was pushed into the
late winter months. She says that if
lice are vigorously fought at this time
of the year, they may be entirely ex-
terminated. Clean cut the houses and
yards, saving the manure for COM
post Mix with about the same bulk
of barnyard manure and wood ashes,
and cover closely with hay or straw.
Leave until spring, and you will have
a rich compost for your strawberry or
garden patch. There is usually rush
of young poultry to the markets in Oc-
tober or November This does not nee
essarily imply that the prices are ad-
vanced or the demand better at this
time of year, but rather that there is
general effort to dispose of stock on
hands before the coming of winter.
Very often it is good policy to hold
back shipping stock until the rush is
over. Do not neglect to store the sur
plus vegetables for the hens. Green
food is great egg producer. Do the
poultry houses and fences need repairs!
Fall is the best time to attend to these
matters, since winter is likely to steal
upon us almost before we are aware oi
the fact, and, if we wait until cold
weather comes, the task of repairing
is not very agreeable one.-Cor. Epit'
omiSt
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
GaIYesf0u,a Grit.

There has been no finer display of
American grit of late years than that
afforded by the people of the city of
Galveston, Tex, stree the great storm
which devastated 1t three years ago
The city has been practically rebuilt
Half the work upon sea wall, 1883
feet long and seventeen feet high, to
prevent future incursions of the sea,
has been completed. The city has at
tanned to the third place among the
ports of the United States in the ex-
tent of its export trade. Its bank clear
ings for the year ended August 81 were
S413, ,1S5, 900. There are fifty-three lines
of steamships between Galveston and
foreign ports and eleven lines of coast
wise traders. Plans are afoot to raise
the level of the land upon which the
city stands as security for the future
Truly, it can no longer be denied that
under certain circumstances men may
lift themselves by their own bootstraps,
plucking success out of the grip of
overwhelming disaster-Philadelp
Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
An Excellent Example.

Five thousand of the public school
children of Missouri are being taught
the rudiments of agriculture, and it is
expected that as soon as competent
teachers can be secured, agriculture
will be taught in all the rural schools
of that state. In teaching these
branches in the public schools, special
attention is paid to beautifying the
school grounds, as well as the yards
and lawns of the children's homes.
The school grounds are planted IN
flowers, shrubs, vines and trees, and
the work is done by the pupils. The
bulletins to be used as textbooks In
teaching the children agriculture. In
this matter Missouri has taken an ad-
vanced position, and no doubt great
good will result, and it will not be
confined to Missouri.-Farm and
Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
when the Pigs Come.

The exact time when the pigs are
to be farrowed should be known, so
that ample protection can be provided,
and the sow given the right kind of
treatment. After a sow selects a
place for narrowing, it is poor practice
to disturb her. Sometimes this must
be done, but if SO, she should be
handled very carefully. 1t is much bet
ter to protect her in her chosen place
than to try to move her. When sow
is in a nice, comfortable house few
days before she farrows, she is not apt
to leave it to go to some out of-the-
way place, unless she has the run of
a large field. r. Jamison, in Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-12-26
COURT SAYS He IS DEAD.
Plea of Man COnv icted of Murder Fails
to Secure Liberty Despite Fact
That Victim Lives.

For a third time, Silas Hulin, the
supposed victim Of murder, was
"resurrected" and appeared alive and
we'll in the courtroom at Knoxville,
Tenn, as the chief witness in the habeas
corpus proceedings brought to have
Clarence Peak, who is under a sentence
of IS years for the murder of Hulin,
liberated.
The court, however. dismissed the pc
titiou, holding in effect that Silas Hulin
is dead to all intents and purposes, and
that the court had no legal right to in
terfere with the conviction and judg-
ment, which had been properly secured
An appeal was prayed for to the su-
preme court.
Two years ago Peak killed a man. who
was identified as Hulin. He was tried
and sentenced. In the meantime Hulin
appeared, but the supreme court disre-
garded his presence and affirmed the
sentence on its merits as tried below.