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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

The cost of ammunition expended by eur navy in gun practice is propor- tlonately much larger than that of any other nation. Admiral O'Neil reports that three battleships of the north Att Iantic squadron used $250,000,000 worth last year. There is likely to come a time when this will seem to have been fortunate expenditure.
 Star. registrar general of vital sta- tistlcs for Scotland. declared his opin- &<pn that bachelor life was more de-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

and which women are allowed to visit.
 The others are only reached by aerial ladders or by nets at the ends of ropes, which are let down and drawn up by rude windlasses worked by the monks who reside in these secluded structures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

Dorrit. Her maiden name was Milton. and in youth she was an intimate friend of the great novelist, who prom ised one day to put her into his next book, and forthwith she appeared as Little Dorrit, name by which he was pleased to call her all through their ac- quaintance. Mrs. Cooper lives in lovely old house filled with flowers and souvenirs of famous people she has known in her long life, prominent among them being Dickens, whom she calls My Charles
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

sumnits of some of t h e m a r e p e r c h e q f h e strangest dWell- ings ever inhab- 1 t e q by m a n.
 They were built away back in the middle ages, and of the seven that remain the m n a s ry of San Stephano is the only one to which access is gained by means of steps cut in the solid rock
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
THE SPANISH MINISTER.

Senor Don Emilio de Ojeda who suc- ceeded the Duke of Arcos a few months ago as envoy extraordinary and minis- ter plenipotentiary of Spain to the United States, bears a historic name, if he does not come of noble family.
 One of the first of the Spanish con- quistadores in America in the last dec-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

quirements in every particular. These requirements for the monster were that it should send shot weighing 2,30O pounds backed by a charge of 1000 pounds of powder, farther than ever shot was sent before. The gun itself is forty feet long and the breech is fifty inches in diameter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
GENERAL MILES LATEST PIC.
 TIIRE

Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, whose latest portrait is given in this illustration, needs no introduction to his admiring countrymen. It is a source of gratifcation to find that oth- CT nations, notably the British, share in the opinion prevalent in the United States that General Miles is one of the greatest soldiers of the age. On the occasion of his recent tour of inspec-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

there is no stranger custom than that depicted in the illustration. The sword dance of Servia is performed in accord ance with immemorial custom and is participated in by young girls selected for the purpose. As they dance they whirl about a sword that has tasted blood" either in a private feud or on some battlefield, and at the same time they recite the glorious deeds of Ser- via's sons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

snow. They worked with as much en- thusiasm as would be displayed by a number of irrepressible small boys en- gagged in building snow man. When the statues were ready for inspection. they were exhibited for the benefit of a worthy charity. One of the snow im- ages is shown in the illustration.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
RREEcH OF BIGeEsT GUN.

In the accompanying drawing is shown the breech of the worlds biggest gun. that wonderful sixteen inch affair which was foated down the Hudson and successfully proved at Sandy Hook. The great cannon came up to the re-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE sERelus.

The Grand Duke Sergius of Russia, whose latest portrait is presented in this illustration, seems to have grown greatly in the esteem not only of his imperial nephew, Nicholas H., but of the people he rules, since he was ap- pointed governor general of Moscow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
DICKENS, LITTLE DoRRIT.

The portrait in the illustration rep resents Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper of Southgate, England, a nonagenarian who claims to be the original of Charles Dickens charming character of Little
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
THE sERvlAN SWORD DANCE.

Now that attention is being directed toward the states and kingdoms bor- dering on or near Macedonia and Bull garia, the customs of their people will be found more or less interesting, and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

NEW WORKS RUSSIAN CHURCH.
 The Orthodox Russians now living in and near New York city have place of worship in the fine church of orien- tai architecture recently erected in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
METEoRA's WONDERFUL MoNAs
 TERlES.

The cliffs of Meteora. on the plain of Thessaly, in Greece, are called the most
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

  the Indian durba they  latest trick into which they circus
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

started with the determination that he
  him the street stables hhouses ryboats  takes horse of high with the through untow
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

s It was recently imported from Paris by William K who dinners indictment daytime closed
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Dots from st. Johns.

Sr. JoHN's, August "a very welcome
rain fell here last Thursday night, and
crops in this immediate section are fine.
Mr.. w. L. Mitchum has thirty acres Of
cotton which it is believed will make
thirty bales or more.
The protracted meeting at Carters
Ford Baptist church was we'll represented
from our neighborhood.
There has been great deal of sickness
in this section, but am glad to say that
all the sick ones are improving now.
Mr.. ]. H. Mitchum, who has been stay
ing in Florida, is at home again.
Misses Vena Breland and Rena kinard,
who have been visiting at Weimer's, re-
turned home Sunday
We are expecting to have a good time
at the Crocketville picnic. There will be
a game of ball in the afternoon between
Hampton and Kearse. :.
Kearse's second nine crossed bats with
Buford's Bridge recently. The score was
"a to 8 in favor of kearse.
There was barbecue at Saltkehatchle
last Thursday, which was we'll attended
and enioyed by all. Also i game Of ball
between UlnIer and Hickory Hill. The
game commenced at 2.30 o'clock and was
called at the end of the Sth inning on &C
| count of darkness. Score 12 to 13 In
favor of Ulmer.
Messrs. w l.. Mitchum and Lawrence
Shaw spent Saturday and Sunday IN
Hampton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
COlstOn Echoes.

.CoLsToN, August Ave are having
very warm weather now, and also nice
showers of rain which we were very much
in need of.
The farmers are gathering their fodder
this week.
The protracted meeting at Colston
Branch church will begin the third Sun
day in August, the 10th. There will be
one services on Saturday afternoon and
there will be two on Sunday and dinper
on the grounds. The meeting will go on
a few days that week. Everybody is in
Yited to attend.
Miss Brown, from Augusta, is on a
visit at Mr.. J. B. ALPS.
Mrs. Mary Woolley has returned to
her home at Barnwell, after spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs. T. G..
Clayton.
Mr.. Wildon Clayton is visiting his Sis
ter, Mrs. Isham Goodwin.
Misses Amanda and Blanche Bishop
visited Misses Lucia Clayton and Ida
Woolley last week.
We are all looking forward to the Sun
day school convention at Mount Pleas
ant Lutheran church, which will begin
Friday.
Miss Corrie Kinard, from Norway, is
visiting on Colston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Affairs In Allendale.

ALLENDALE, August 1.-The water
melon season is about over at this point.
There will be few cars of good melons
shipped next week probably. Most Of
the melon planters are we'll satisfied with
the yield of melons and the. prices they
got for them-some getting as high as
two hundred dollars car net. Corn and
cotton are doing very we'll.
On Thursday night during severe
thunder storm the telegraph and tele-
phone wires leading into the depot here
were struck by lightning, and the depot
set on fire in two places. The blaze was
extinguished with little damage.
Miss Gertrude Nixon left on Friday
for Atlanta, Ca, where she goes to take
special course in stenography and type.
writing.
Mr.. S. G. Lawton and family left yes
terday for their summer trip to the noun
tains of North Carolina.
Mr.. j. G. Stoney and sister, Miss Tison,
have gone to Saluda for the summer.
The Seabeard Cotton Oil Company has
about completed its buildings, and will
commence putting in the machinery in a
few days. Mr.. j. E. Marlborough, of
Atlanta, has been appointed manager for
the mill
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Legal Blanks.

We have in stock and for sale the fol-
lowing legal blanks:
Title to Real Estate
Bond
Mortgage of Real Estate.
Bond for Title
Note and Mortgage.
Lien on Crop and Mortgage.
Bill of Sale
Land Rent Lien.
Bench Warrant
Subpoena Ticket Cfor magistrates and
circuit court.)
Subpoena Writ.
Commitment.
Arrest Warrant for Witnesses.
Summons for Relief.
Copy Summons for Relief.
Notice of Tendency of Action.
Mail orders solicited which will be
promptly filled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Public Improvement Society.

EDITOR THE BAMBERG HERALD u
wish to mention noteworthy act of one
of our citizens and to point moral. Our
mill people generally have very little of
the beautiful in their lives and homes.
Theirs is life of toll, honest toll. Most
of it is passed at their homes, on the way
to the mill, and at the mill. Their homes
are rented and they do not care to adorn
those homes when there is a possibility of
their leaving at any time. Until recently
there was hardly a vestige of trees or
shrubbery at their homes or at the mill
all bare ground. Reader, do you not be-
lieve that one who lives in beautiful sur
roundings will more likely lead a beauti-
full life? Superintendent Black found the
old mill an unsightly place. (NO rehec-
tions.) He has now transformed the un-
used courtyard to the left of the building
into pretty garden, at very little or no
expense. Who will say that those few
flowers have had no influence for good !?
If he who makes two blades Of grass lex
cept nut grass) grow where only one
grew before is benefactor, what of him
who make the rose, the lily or the violet
grow where nothing grew?
ut lutd SuSScStCu 10 tHlS n illdSC
Improvement Society with Supt. Black as
president. Some may think that there is
nothing much society could do here.
Let's see Our streets first. They need
more shade trees and those already grow
ing protected. bitches are flowing
through some of them, making them un
slightly. They ought to be covered. The
streets would look better if cleared Of all
standing vehicles of every kind, garbage,
boxes, poles, trash, and merchandise dis
played for advertising purposes. hope
you will keep on working for those cross
ings at the railroad, Mr.. Editor. The ap-
pearance of the railroad through the town
could be vastly improved. The grounds
around our churches and school houses
need attention. Mr. Black might extend
the work already begun to the homes of
the operatives. We ought to have at least
one pretty country drive. How easy to
have fountain at each public artesian
we'll. Other public buildings and grounds
will come in for their share of attention.
Such society properly conducted will
add dollars aud cents to all town property.
We cannot discount appearances, whether
in individuals or in municipalities. A
neatly kept town will attract people.
Aiken has society and Bamberg ought
to have one. OTIS BRABHAM.
Bamberg, S. c., August 4, 1903.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
L.nr,s Literary Output.

Andrew Lang held at one time what
must have been very nearly a worlds
record In literary output. His regular
weekly work was six leaders for q
morning newspaper. two humorous
sketches for ON evening journal. two
long articles. two book reviews and a
contribution to a weekly illustrated pa.
Fer. In addition to this he devoted
four hours every day to what may be
called pure literature. he turned out
books at the rate Of three year or
even more. In 1890. for instance, there
appeared from his pen the "Red Fairy
Tale Book" Life. Letters and Diaries
Of Sir Stafford Northcote," How 10
Fail In Literature" and "Old Friends"
For weeks together his work would
average 25,OOO words week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
The Editor and the Preacher.

A preacher came at newspaper man
in this way: "You editors do not tell the
truth. If you did you could not live; your
newspapers would be failure" The ed
itor replied: You are right, and the
minister who will at all times, and under
all circumstances tell the whole truth
about his members, alive or dead, will
not occupy his pulpit more than one Sun
day, and then he will find it necessary to
leave town in hurry. The press and
the pulpit go hand in hand, with white
wash brushes and pleasant words magni-
fying little virtues into big ones. The
pulpit, the pen, and the grayestone are
the great saint-making triumvirate." And
the great minister went away lookip 6
very thoughtful, while the editor turned
to his work and told of the surprising
beauty of his bride, while in fact she was
as homely as a mud fence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
The SEQUEL.

The double-chinned party with the
white CATERS smilingly ushered himself
in.
Here's book I'd like to leave" he
pleasantly announced. "It's entitled the
"A B c of Getting Rich Quick"
Jenkins looked at it with great show
of interest.
Very rosy" commented jenkins, "very
rosy. Now have you got the x Y q of
the same series?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
APHORiSMS.

Habit ts the deepest law OF human
nature-Carlyle.
Good nature is stronger than toma'
hawks-EmerSOn.
Talebearers are just as bad as tale
makers.-Sheridan
Almost always the most INDECENT are
the most generous.-Stanislaus.
Those who complain most are most
to be complained of.-M. Henry.
True gentleness is native feeling
heightened and improved by principle.
Blair.
He that thinks he can afford to be
negligent is not far from being poor
Johnson.
Persistent people begin their success
where others end in failure.-EdWaro
Eggleston.
He who commits injustice ID ever
made more wretched than he who sui
fers 1t.-Plato.
A friend that you have to buy won't
be worth what you pay for him. nc
matter what that may be.-Prentice.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
WINDOW CLEANERS.
Working In Skyscrapers La Hard on
Nerves and StOmachs.

Working In S<yscrapers La Hard on
Nerves and stomachs.
1.-THE reason that We are always ad-
vertising for window cleaners" said
the foreman Of q company that en-
ploys 200 men in this business, lis that
80 many men throw up their jobs after
they have been at 1t week or so.
Some Of them even do not last so long
as that. A window cleaner can make
as good wages as mechanic or mo-
torman. The work is steady because
nearly all the window cleaning in New
York's big buildings is done by con-
tract.
ANY number of likely young fellows
really in need Of work who promise
well enough at the start give out with
In a few days. Sometimes it IS their
nerves that go back on them, but more
often It is their stomachs. We send
away half the men who apply for Jobs
without even giving them a trial. If
man drinks or is so nervous that he has
to dodge trolley cars he should keep out
of this business.
"When we take a man on trial the
foreman breaks him in gradually. We
don't put him on a skyscraper JOB right
away. A great many private houses IN
this city have their windows cleaned
by contract and we start him In on
that. If a man is no good at ladder
work it Is no use bothering with him.
From private houses the beginner Is
sent to department stores and finally TO
the tall buildings. Once In awhile we
find a man who can start in on sky
scraper jobs right away without any
trouble.
"Don't look down. Look up all the
time,' is the constant admonition OF the
foreman. Not one man in ten Is able
to obey that order. The temptation to
look down is irresistible. II man
can't break himself Of the looking
down habit it is all up with him. He is
sure to come around sooner or later
and give up his Job. New York Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Some Formal Correspondence.


A matter Of fact sacristan Of the Ca
thedral of Berlin once wrote the king
of Prussia this brief note:
Sire-I acquaint your majesty, first,
that there are wanting books Of psalms
for the royal family. ! acquatnt your
majesty, second, that there wants wood
to warm the royal seats acQuaint your
majesty, third, that the balustrade next
the river, behind the church, Is become
r,inous. SCHMIDT,
Sacrist Of the Cathedral.
The reply Of the king was not that OF
a "gracious majesty" Its stiff formal
ity in initiating the style Of the sacris-
tan probably was not taken by the re-
ceiyer as complimentary tp him:
I acquaint you. Herr sacrist Schmidt,
first. that those who want to sing may
buy books Second, I acquaint Herr
Sacrist Schmidt that those who want to
be warm must buy wood. Third. &C.
quaint Herr Sacrist Schmidt that shall
not trust any longer to the balustrade
next the river. And I acquaint Herr
sacrist Schmidt, fourth, that I Will not
have any more correspondence with him.
~ FREDERICK.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Herbipe

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow; it affords prompt
relief from biliousness, indigestion, sick
and nervous headaches, and the over
indulgence in food and drink. Herbine
acts quickly. dose after meals will
bring the patient into good condition
in few days. G.. L. Caldwell, Agt. NJ.
K. and T. r. r., Checotah, Ind. Ter,
writes, April 1S, 1908: II was sick for
over two years with enlargement of the
liver and spleen. The doctors did me no
good, and l had given up all hope of
being cured, when my druggist advised
me to use Herbine. 1t has made me
sound and WELL" SOC. Sold by Dr. H. F.
Hoover, Bamberg. S. c..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
The Bathroom.

Although the bathroom and its equip
ment are most important factors in pre-
serving the family health, the perfection
of modern plumbing and bath room ap-
purtenances reduces the problem of this
department of hygiene to minimum.
The main concern Of the modern home
builder is the introduction of congen-
fences and comforts into this room. The
luxuries provided for the modern bath
room are many, and are features even in
homes of moderate cost. Useful advice
in regard to fitting up the bathroom is
given in paper in The Delineator for
September, and illustrations of model
bathrooms and toilet accessories add to
its suggestiyeneSS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
THE CEDARS OF LEBANON.
Only q Few Of These Historfc Tree
Enxy Remain.

Only q Few of These Historic Trees
Now Remain.
There are only about 400 cedars Of
Lebanon now remaining high up on the
rocky slopes. Hadrian sculptured his
imperial anathema against all who
should cut these sacred trees: the Marc
mite peasants almost worship them and
call them the '.cedars of the Lord" and
a recent governor Of the Lebanon has
surrounded them by a great wall SO
that the young shoots may not be in
jured by rowing animals. Yet. century
by century, their number grows less.
But if the cedars are few in number
these few are Of royal blood. They
are not the largest Of trees, though
some of the trunks measure over forty
feet around. Their beauty lies in the
wide spreading limbs, which often COW
er a circle 200 or 800 feet in circumfer-
ence. Some are tall and symmetrical,
with beautiful horizontal branches;
others are gnarled and knotted, with
inviting seats in the great forks and
charming beds on the thick foliage or
the swinging boughs.
The wood has a sweet Odor, is very
hard and seldom decays. The vitality
Of the cedar is remarkable. A dead
tree is never seen, except where light
ming or the ak has been at work. Or
ten q great bough Of one tree mas
grown into a neighbor, and the two
are so bound together that 1t Is impos-
sible to say which is the parent trunk.
Perhaps the unusual strength and VI
tality of the cedars are due to their
slow growth. When q little sprout
hardly waist high is said to be ten or
fifteen or twenty yeals old one cannot
help asking, What must be the age OF
the great patriarchs Of the grove! 1t
is hard to tell exactly. By the aid OF
microscope have counted more than
100 rings on bough only thirty inches
in diameter. Those who have studied
the matter more deeply think that some
of these trees must be more than
thousand years old. Indeed, there is
nothing wildly improbable In the
thought that perhaps the Guardian, for
instance, may have been a young tree
when Hiram began cutting for the tenn
pie at Jerusalem.-Lewis CASTOR Leary
In Scribner's.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06

Mr. W. S. Lee, of the Fork, had close
and unexpected call Sunday morning. A
negro woman went to his house armed
with razor to see another negro, and be-
gan using abusive and obscene language
in the presence of Mr.. Lees family. Mr..
Lee ordered her out of the yard, and she
refused to go. He picked up a board and
attempted to make her leave, when she
pulled pistol from under her apron and
fired at him at close range. Mr.. Lees
wife was standing near and she quickly
handed her husband his gun and the
woman fed. Mr. Lee was not hit by tt e
woman's shot.-Orangeburg Patriot.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Not 0Yar.MiSa.

There is an old allegorical picture of a
girl scared at grass-hopper, but in the
act of heedlessly treading on a snake.
This is PARALLEL by the man who spends
large sum of money building cyclone
cellar, but neglects 10 provide his family
with a bottle of Chamberlain's colo,
cholera and diarrhea remedy as safe
guard against bowel complaints, whose
victims outnumber those of the cyclone a
hundred to one. This remedy is every
where recognized as the most prompt and
reliable medicine in use for these diseases.
For sale bY Bamberg Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Boy Cured Of Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in his stomach. l
sent for the doctor and he injected NOR
phine, but the child kept getting worse.
l then gave him half teaspoonful of
Chamberlain's collie, cholera and diarrhea
remedy, and in half an hour he was
sleeping and soon recovered.-F. L. Will
kins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr.. Wilkins is
book-keeper for the Shell Lake Lumber
Co. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06

Postmaster c. J. Thompson, of Def
ance, Ohio, says special despatch from
Toledo, was horsewhipped last Wednes-
day morning by Cora Prater, colored
girl Thompson offered no resistance,
but secured the names Of all the witnesses
to the affair. The cause for the whip
ping is a supposed grievance which the
girl had in regard to her mail, one of her
letters having been confiscated by the
department. The Prater girl is the only
colored person who ever graduated from
the Defiance High School.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-06
Absent Minded Lord Derby.

Lord Derby could be very absent
minded, and once on time he walked
with Lord Clarendon, his opponent,
and told him all the secrets Of the caoi-
net. Lord Clarendon listened amazed
but thought it too large an order when
he was asked for his advice. It was not
for him to counsel his political foes. At
this intimation Lord Derby woke up,
saying, Really, I thought all the time
I was talking to colleague" He had
continued, hardly recognizing the fact,
a controversy he had been having with
other ministers at the foreign office. Of
course Lord Clarendon honorably pre-
served the cabinet secrets, but he told
his story against Lord Derby and made
q laugh.