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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
A Frontier View Of Heaven.

Samuel W. Moore, a prominent lawyer
of Kansas City, on returning to his home
from Arkansas few days ago, told good
story concerning distin guished attorney
in Western Arkansas, Judge James F.
Read, vino was born and lived in Ken
lucky before moving to this State. 1t runs
this way:
"a man living near Fort Smith died.
This man was comfortably we'll off in
worldly possessions, but he had been
neglectfuI of his spiritual welfare. He
had never Joined any church and had
little to do with religious advisers. The
time for his funeral arrived, and, although
Baptist preacher had agreed to be on
hand, an unavoidable accident had delay
ed him. The house was out of town, and
as the friends of the departed brother
were all assembled Judg Read was asked
to make few remarks over the body OF
his friend, who had also once lived in
Kentucky. The Judge consented.
"'My friends he said, we are gathered
here to-day to pay final tribute to OUT
friend who has already solved the mys-
teries of the great hereafter. He did not
have the reputation of religious man,
and vet he lived the life of a noble Ken
lucky gentleman. he had good horses
and he ran 'em. He had good seegars
and he smoked 'em. he had good whis-
KEY and he drank it. He had good game
cocks and he fit 'em, for such is the King
dom of Heaven '-Arkansas Gazette.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
A Noted Concert Company Coming:

Arrangements have been perfected to-
bring the Students Concert Company.
sent out by the Ithaca Conservatory of
Music, of Ithaca, N. T., on February 4th,
for concert at Carlisle Fitting School
These Students Concert Companies hare
attained great reputation throughout
the East for the excellence of their recitalss;
They gave IT'S concerts last season.
visiting nearly every State in the East
and including short tour through Can
ada. Their press notices and personal
endorsements show them to be great fay
orites wherever they appear.
As Bamberg is music loving town.:
there will no doubt be large crowd out
that night. The four young ladies that
are to appear are artists and not noyists:
Everybody is tired of poor non-attractions
but everybody will be delighted to come
out to an entertainment that entertains
to something that is both pleasant and
instructive. Let the people of Bambag'
90 to this entertainment for their OWL
pleasure and benefit and not because.f they
are asked to go. ~ -.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
The Kangaroo Girl.

Oh, Mommer! The world has turned
over. Patagonia has spilled on US and
the streets are full of Kangaroos! Oh,
no, they're not; they are female women.
They appear to be very Kangarooish--
which is the scarecrow of marsupials and
the remains of that peroid before Eve
was manufactured. The Kangaroo girl
pulls her belt down in pintin like and
pulls it up behind; and bulges out in front
above the belt and bulges out behind be-
low the belt, and waddles with a broken
hacked effect that makes the onlooker
weep briny wads to see such deformity in
those whom God created so symmetrical
and beautiful. If women were really
made that way they should be sent to the
foundry for Observation-Disclosures, (Ga.)
Forest Blade.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
A Popular Club.

DR.. Edward Bedloe, citizen of Phila.
delphia and the world at large, is soon to
apply for a dispensation changing the
name of the celebrated "Seyenty-Six Mill.
ion Club" to the eighty Million Club
says the Philadelphia Post.
The Seventy-Six Million Club is an
organization formed by DR.. Bedloe when
he lived in China. It has simple code
of bylaws, as follows: ..
"First. Any American citizen sojourn-
inc in the Far East is a member of the
Seyenty-six Million Club.
Second. 1t is always in order to take
a drink when a quorum of the club is
present. 49,, H.,
"Third. Two members of the club
shall Constitute quorum.
Fourth. No mirrors or other me-
chanical devices shall be used in establish
ing quorum"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
Letter to Simmons Hardware Co., Bambers, 5.

Letter to Simmons Hardware Co., Bambers, 5. c.
Dear Sirs: Messrs Leachman & Ede-
lin Grafton, W Va, had been selling a
paint, which they thought well of; and
this had occurred.
They had sold customer 1S gallons of
it to paint his house. A few years later,
they sold the same man Devoe lead-and-
zinc the same number of gallons to paint
the same house. he had Z gallons left.
The point of the tale is: II gallons De-
voc paints an 1S.gallon house.
Do you want to sell it?
Of course, that isn't all.
Why does II gallons Devoe SO as far
as 19 gallons of other paint? Because it
is all paint, all true, no sham, and full
measure.
Do you want to sell it?
But that isn't all. Devoe lasts longer.
No, no; you haven't got to wait ten years
to find that out. Ten thousand people
know it. We've got their names. Our
agents know them; they think heap of
Devoe. There's no difficulty in show ing
your townspeople what to expect of De-
voc. SO will paint a SIS house; and the
paint'll last twice as long.
Do you want to sell it?
Yours truly
F W DEvoE s Co
33 ... New York
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
The MasOns and Pythians.

BRANcHvnLE, December 19.-At a
regular meeting of the Branchville Lodge,
No. 81, Knights of Pythias, held on the
18th inst, the following officers were
elected to serve during the coming year
J. B. Henderson, G. c.; ]. S. Wimberly,
M.D.,V. c.; W. P. Etchinson, prelate; j.
Karesh, NJ. of W.; c. G. Patterson, NJ. Of
F.; L. b. Fairey, NJ. of E.; D. L. Rhoad,
NJ. at A.; W. F. McKewn, Z. R. s.; G. W.
Reeves, 1. G.; Nv. Witherspoon, 0. G.
At a regular communication of Branch
vile Lodge, No. 10, A. F. NJ, held this
day the following officers were elected and
installed: E. G. Dukes, W. NJ; J. B. Will
liams, s. W.; DR.. j. s. Wimberly, J. w.;
L. NJ. Kinsey, treasurer; O. F. Mott, Sec
retary; W. NJ. Warren, s. D.; W. W: Con
nelly, J. D.; Joseph Tobish, s. s.; Z. g..
Fairey, J. S.; Jacob Karesh, tyler.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
WITHOUT A PARALLEL.
A Wonderful Operation Performed in Iowa on
Broken Neck.

Sioux CITY, Ia, December 21.-An
operation having no parallel in the surgi-
cal world was performed at St. Joseeph's
hospital today by DR.. William Jepson,
who has the chair of surgery at at the
State university. John Norstrum, Of
Danbury, Conn, fell from load of hay,
striking 6 on his head and breaking his neck.
He has been almost paralyzed for several
weeks, and Dr.. Jepson decided to operate
on his broken neck. Accordingly por-
tion of the third cervical vertebrae was re-
moved, the false growth of tissue was
cleaned out and the bone replaced. The
patient is doing well, with every prospect
of recovery. Operations have been per
formed for the relief of dislocation of
the lumbar vertebrae, but no other case
is known in which the cervical situated
so near the medulla oblongata, the seat
of the vital bodily functions, has been
successfully removed and replaced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
Marriage at Jenny.

JENNY, December 19--One Of the pretti-
est home weddings ever witnessed in
Barnwell county took place Thursday
evening at the beautiful country home of
Mr.. J. D. Jenny when Miss Bessie Warren
Jenny was united to Mr.. Willie Aiken
Rast, of Cameron, the Rev. Mark L. Car.
lise, D. D., of Columbia officiating, assist
ed by Rev. P. E. Monroe, of Ehrhardt. The
entire house was brilliantly lighted, the
lamps in the drawing. room, where the
ceremony was performed, being beauti-
fully softened with rose colored shades.
The dining-room was in white and green.
After some delay, due to belated trains, at
$50 o'clock the signal was given by the
opening chords of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March. DR.. Carlisle and Mr.. Monroe
took their places first. Then came the
attendants, Mr.. Bob Evans, of Cameron
with Miss Alice Sease; DR.. G. W. I. Load
holdt with Miss Lizzie Dreher, of Lexing-
ton; Mr.. Wade Miley with Miss Jessie
Johns; Mr.. W. D. Sease with Miss Salome
Wilson, of Salisbury, N. c. Then fol-
lowed from the right the bridegroom
with his best man, Mr.. Harvey Taylor,
of Cameron. The bride came from the
left with her sister, Miss Addie Jenny, as
maid of honor. With soft music accom-
panying the two were made one by the
solemn ritual of the Lutheran church.
The bride was simply gowned in white
organdie with long veil and orange BIOS
SONS, which rendered her gentle love-
illness more striking than usual.
Immediately after the ceremony the
party retired to the dining-room where
a most sumptuous repast was served, and
feasting and merriment continued far into
the nj ght. Many useful and beautiful
presents were received from the wide
circle of friends of both bride and groom.
Those from a distance who attended
the marriage were: DR.. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Carlisle, of Columbia; Mrs. D. W. Haig-
Ter, Messrs. II. E. Rast, G. B. Holman,
T. S. Haigler, Harvey Taylor, and Bob
Evans, of Cameron. Much dismay was
caused by the delay of trains on the Sea-
board but at last and not too late, the
groom reached his waiting bride and their
happiness was complete.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
NV Childhood Home.

The sun sinks slowly in the West,
The day is nearly past,
The tiny stars peep softly out,
And darkness is coming fast;
sit and dream of youthful days
Of years of an earlier date,
When my life was spent in careless glee,
In my home in the "Lone Star State"
think of the old home left so long,
Of the yard where I used to play,
Of the old trees where I used to swing,
In the cool of Summers day,
Of the little brook with its ripping
o.. waves,
Of the prairies I used to roam,
And the broad green fields that stretch
ed around
My childhoods happy home.
Think of my school days and the friends
Who studied and played with me,
They are dear to me now after many
years
As in childhood they used to be;
But many changes have come since
then,
We have all gone separate ways,
And some shall never see again
Whom loved in my childhood days.
We have Older grown and the future dim
Into which we longed to see
As we wondered what lot to each would
fall
Has been opened to them and to me.
To many it brought sorrow, care, and
grief,
To others a desire to roam.
To some it has brought in its open hand
True love and happy home.
And some of my loved ones wait above
Where the trials Of life come not,
They are done with earth, it's cares and
joys,
And theirs is a happier lot,
They have won rewards for duties done,
They have passed through Heavens
gate.
And their flower strewn graves are
growing green
In my home in the "Lone Star State"
So memory weaves it's chain DER me,
And my thoughts are far away,
While the night-dews fall and silently
Fades the last cleaning of day,
And the tear drops fall as I sighfor home,
And my heart in longing great
Calls for one more sight of my dear old
friends
And my home in the "Lone Star State"
A. D. J.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
SUNDAY SENSATION AT FAIRFAX.
Peculiar Conduct Of Young White Man-Sup
posed Attempt at Suicide.

FAIRFAX, December 20.-Something of
a sensation was created here this morn
ing by what may or may not have been
an attempt to commit suicide.
A young white man, wearing neat
suit of clothes, black derby hat, clean
shaven, and of good address, and seeming
ly not over % years old, giving his name
as R. L. Goodwin and who says his home
is in Camden, arrived here early this
morning on train No. 81 from Columbia,
and after daylight went to the home of
Joe Fields, colored, and asked if he could
get breakfast there, telling Fields that he
would pay for it. He was told that break
fast would be prepared for him if he would
wait awhile, which he consented to do.
After eating breakfast he asked to be al
lowed to 60 in the "parlor," which request
was granted. There was an organ in the
room and he asked a colored woman in
there to "play something" which she
proceeded to do and he sang.
In the meantime Fields had gone to the
house of friend nearly mile away, but
his wife came into the room and asked
the young man to settle for the breakfast.
he told her he would pay her husband
when he came back, and as she left the
room he exclaimed that he wanted to die,
and Immediately discharged Smith &
Wesson 3S-calibre pistol which he had
concealed under his left arm. The ball
passed through his left arm above the
elbow, but only made flesh wound which
is not serious. He said afterward that he
aimed for his heart but made poor shot"
He was somewhat under the influence
of whiskey but was not thought to be
drunk. He was arrested upon the charge
of disorderly conduct and after being
taken to DR.. W. j. Young and his wound
being dressed he was placed in the guard
house.
He told the town marshal that his con-
duct was the result f disappointed love.
He is intelligent and must have been well
raised.
The people here will investigate and if
it is found that the young man is laboring
under temporary alteration of the mind
he will be kindly treated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
RECTOR OF ST. LUKE'S.

Ashburnham, Ontario, Testifes to the
Good Qualities of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
AsHBURNHAM, ONT, April 1S, 1901
think it only right that should tell you
what wonderful effect Chamberlains
Cough Remedy produced. The day before
Easter was so distressed with cold and
cough that I did not think to be able to
take any duties the next day, as my voice
was choked by the cough. The same day I
received an order from you for bottle of
your cough remedy. Iprocured sample
bottle, and took three doses of the medi.
cine. To my great relief the cough and
cold completely disappeared and I was
able to preach three times on Easter day.
I know this rapid cure was due to your
cough remedy. I make this testimonial
without solicitation, being thankful to
have found such a Godsent remedy.
Respectfully yours, E. A. Langfeldt, N.
A., Rector Of St. Luke's Church" To
Chamberlain Medicine Co. Sold by Bam-
berg Pharmacy; 81. c. Rice, Denmark.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
An Engaging Man.

"There was drummer who took sick
and died here three weeks ago" said the
landlord of the tavern at Polkville, Ark.
He was thick-set, guitar-playin' sort of
feller, and the girl he was engaged to
marry came over from Torpidville to at
tend the funeral; also from Waupsey; also
from Peapack; also from Tonganoxie;
also from somers in Kansas, and some
place up in Missouri. Seem how many
there was of 'em, they put away their en-
gagement rings, and, fggeratively speak
in, organized a new society, and invent
ed yell. And it was a pretty burned
expressive one, too, lemme tell you'll
January Smart Set.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
Marriage at COISt0n.

Mr.. David P. Smith, of the Ehrhardt
section, and Miss Tossie Rentz, a daughter
of Mr.. Calvin Rentz, were happily marri-
ed Tuesday afternoon at the home of the
brides father in the Colston section. Rev.
E. ". Peoples was the officiating minis
ter. A splendid reception was rendered
the young couple the same evening, which
was largely attended by their many
friends. Wednesday they went to their
home near Ehrhardt. Both bride and
groom are exceedingly popular among a
large circle of friends, who extend sincere
gratulations and good wishes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
GOOD FOR CHILDREN.

Pleasant to take and harmless One Min.
ute Cough Cure gives immediate reliefdn
cases of cough, Group and lagrippe be-
cause it does not pass Immediately into:
the stomach, but takes effect right at the
seat of the trouble. II draws out the ins
fammation, heals, soothes and cures per-
manently by enabling the lungs to con-
tribute pure life giving and life-sustaini1g
oxygen to the blood and tissues. DR.. ARM
strong, of Della, Tex, prescribes It tdaly
and says there is no better cough remedy.
Sold by Dr.. 81. F. Hoover, BambergsS 20.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24

"Were you at Miss Newgirl's coming
out party?"
"Yes, for little while. But she hadn't
got more than a third of the way out
when I left, judging from her dress"
Jones-Wonder what would happen if
politicians always told the truth.
Brown-There wouldn't be any polite
ians.
The maiden pensively MIXED the goat
And paused a while to mutter:
II wish, you brute, you'd turn to milk" I"
And the animal turned to ''butter."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
FIGHT WILL BE BITTER.

Those who persist IN closing their ears
against the continual recommendation OF
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consump.
tion. will have long and bitter fight with
their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal
termination, Read what T. r. Beall, of
Beall, Miss, says: "Last fallmy wife had
every symptom of consumption. She took
DR. King sNewDiscovery after everything
else had failed. Improvement came at
once and four bottles entirely cured her"
Guaranteed by J.B. Black, Bamberg; 81.
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Trial bottles free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
REVOLUTION IMMINENT.

A sure sign Of approaching revolt and
ser;ous trouble in your system is nervous
ness, sleeplessness, stomach upsets. Elec-
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Sasonoe @ causes. 1t never fails to tone the
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Rnn T down systems benefit particularly
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Electric Bitters is SOC, and that is returned
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
COUGHING SPELL CAUSED DEATH.

COUGHING SPELL CAUSED DEATH:
"Harry Duckwell, aged IS years, choked
to death Yesterday morning at his home,
in presence of his wife and child. He con.
tracted cold few days ago and, paid
little attention to it. Yesterday morning he
was seized with a fit of coughing which
continued some time. His wife sent for
q physician but before he arrived another
coughing spell came on and Duckwell died
from suffocation. ."-St Louis Globe Demo.
crat Ballard's Horehound Syrup would
have saved him. Csc, soc, and $1.0O. DR..
81. F. Hoover, Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
THE ONLY WOMAN FREEMASON.
Why and How the. Daughter Of Arthur st. Lessr
was Initiated in the First Two Degrees.

WdS tnItIdLGQ III wv
Much nonsense has been printed from
time to time relative to women who were
reported to have been received into the
Masonic Order-a few with knowledge
of their sex, but most by means of subter-
fuge. There are, however, authentic re-
ports of the initiation of but one member
of the sex. She was Mrs. Aldworth, the
Youngest child and only daughter OF
Arthur St. Leger, created first Viscount
Doneraile, Ireland, June %, 1908, and
Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John
Hayes, of Winchelsea.
She was born about the year 1713, and
was married to Richard Aldworth, OF
Newmarket, County Cork, who was the
son of Sir Richard Aldworth, provost
marshal of Munster.
The lodge in which she was initiated
was No. a of Ireland. The warrant OF
lodge a was issued in 1875. 1t was a
highly respectable lodge, including all the
elite of the country around Doneraile,
and its meetings were held often under
the presidency of Lord Doneraile at his
residence.
It happened that on such occasion the
lodge was held in room separated from
another by stud and brickwork. The
subject of this sketch, being probably
giddy and thoughtless, determined to
crafty her curiosity. With pair of
scissors she removed portion of brick
from the wall and placed herself so as to
command full view of everything which
occurred in the next room.
In this position she witnessed the first
two degrees of Masonry, which was the
extent of the proceedings of the lodge
that night. From what she heard when
the members of the lodge were about to
separate for the first time she felt trem-
blingly alive to the awkwardness and
danger of her situation, and began to con-
slider how she could retire without obser-
yation.
She became nervous and agitated, and
stumbled against and overthrew chair.
The crash was loud and the tyler of the
lodge, who was in the lobby, gave the
alarm, burst open the door, and, with
light in one hand and drawn sword in
the other, appeared to the now terrified
young woman. He was Immediately
Joined by the members of the lodge pre-
sent. They for the most part were furious
at the transaction. She was placed under
guard of the tyler and a member in the
room in which she had been found. The
members reassembled and deliberated for
two hours as to what was to be done
At length it was resolved to give the
young woman the option of submitting
to the Masonic ordeal to the extent she
had witnessed it, and if she refused the
members were again to consult. Miss St.
Leger, exhausted and terrified, yielded,
and was accordingly initiated. The other
inmates of the house were in perfect
ignorance of the transaction.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
HEAD ABOUT TO BURST.

tsI had severe bilious attack and felt
like my head was about to burst when I
got hold of a sample of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Itook dose
after supper and next day felt like new
man and have been feeling happy ever
SINCE" says J. W. Smith, of :Iulif, Texas
For biliousness, stomach troubles and con-
stipation these tablets have no equal. Csc.
Sold by Bamberg Pharmacy; q. G. Rice.