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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
Street Crossing Signals.

limited States Consul Warner at
Leipzig has given the secretary of
state a brief account of the system OF
signaling at electric car crossings In
that city. Until few months ago"
says he, "the method in vogue in this
city of avoiding accidents at cross
ings of electric street railways was
either to station a fagman at the
crossings or to have the conductor
run forward to see if the other end line
was clear. An automatic signal Ian
tern has been introduced by the street
railway company which does away
with these inconventent methods. The
lantern consists of two boxes, arranged
cne above the other, each having two
sides fitted with red and the other
two with green glass, the red being
above the green. The cars on one
line cause the incandescent lamps in
the upper box to burn; the cars on
the other line the lamps in the lower
one. This causes, owing to the ar
rangement Of glass in the boxes
large green light to appear to the first
line. which indicates free passage,
and a red light to the second line,
which means stop Signals are also
visible in daytime, as reflections shut
cut the light of the sun, and the Ian,
tern is we'll lighted from the inside"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
Aerial BaGcaue Shifter,

An aerial luggage transnlitter has
been erected recently by tie London
and Southwestern Railway Company
at their junction at Woking, and is, we
understand, in the nature of an expert
ment, being it is believed, the first
appliance of its kind used by any rail-
way company in the kingdom. In
briefly describing it Engineering
states that on the up and down plat.
forms are erected iron towers, each
80 feet 6 inches in height, and set in
blocks of concrete. Suspended from
tower to tower are four spans of wire
cable. The topmost cable, on which
the transmitter runs to and fro, is ex.
ceptionally strong. and is capable Of
bearing strain equal to at least
twenty tons. The second cable keeps
the transmitter in position, and the
third and fourth cables, which, are
much thinner and are in one length,
are for paying out" and returning"
Each span is 10 feet long, and the
height of the transmitter above the
railway is % feet inches. Attached
to the transmitter is al iron cage capa-
BILE of holding half a ton at one time.
The whole is worked by hydraulic
power, the engine being on the down
side. Above it is a small box in which
are the levers working the apparatus.
The transmitter is very rapid in it's
working, taking only thirty seconds to
deposit ten hundredweight of luggage
from cne platform to the other. All
the experimental trials have been. it
is said, most satisfactory and the
transmitter is now ready for use.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

one but myself was sound asleep. The
lights were certainly reflected onto the
brick walls, but no action or incident.
Nevertheless, I was now quite con-
vinced that had made no mistake as
TO what had seen.
I was close behind the check ulster
directly its wearer alighted. So was
my friend AIountstuart, the detective,
to whom, as he ranged alongside,
whispered:
'Take him straight to the nearest
station. I will charge him there with
robbery from the person. Mind he
does not sling throw away any stuff"
Except for my caution believe he
would have got rid Of a fat, bulky
pocketbook, but Mountstuart caught
him in the act and took it from his
hand. He began to bluster, shouting
what does this mean? How dare you
interefer with me? Who are you?"
"You will hear soon enough" said
Mountstuart, quietly. "In with you.
We are going to Portland road.'
I never saw man so dumbfounded.
He was q dark-eyed, lantern jawed,
cadaverous looking. and he was shiver.
ing, 10 doubt with the sudden shock of
his unexpected arrest. He gave his
name at the station as Gregory Car
stairs, a commercial traveller, and it
came out that he had had business
dealings with Mr.. Bateman. The
temptation lad been irresistible when
he held the dead man in his arms to
search and despoil him. He thought
it was quite safe; no once could know
Of his presence in the carriage, and
the sudden death would be attributed
to natural causes.
Ills possession Of the stolen property
was enough to secure his conviction for
theft, the only charge pressed, for
death had really been from heart
failure. My evidence as to what had
seen was heard in court, and heard
with mixed feeling in which incredul-
ity predominated. The judge and some
others We're sufficiently interested,
however, to put my statement to the
test by actual experiment on the Un-
derground Railway. and the fact Of
the telltale reflection was triumphantly
proved.
The next time met the guard Of
that night express he was very crest
fallen and admitted that he had made
an ass of himself.-The Taller.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
MYSTERY OF A SPIDERS SPINNING.
How Does He Succeed in Drawing His
Web So Taut:

How Does He Succeed in Drawing His
Web So Taut:
How does a spider spin a thread
from one bush to another at height
from the ground and then draw it so
tight? asks correspondent in the New
Century. Every one who has ever
walked through n country lane early in
tie morning has felt the strained
threads upon the face, and often these
threads are many yards long, but the
way in which it is done remains a
mystery. He does not fly across, draw
ing the thread after him, for he has
no wings. Neither does he descend to
the ground and then climb the opposite
bush, for this would lead to immediate
and hopeless ENHANCEMENT of the gos-
samer flament. How then does he do
it?
NJ. Favler, French scientist, has dis.
covered that a thread one yard long.
will support by its own buoyancy III
the air, the weight Of young spider.
IL WOulu tuuS UC Ill INC Do"Si VI -
juvenile to spin thread Of that length
and trust to air currents to carry it
across and attach it to an opposite bush
so that he himself could then pass over
and draw it tight. But many Of these
threads, to judge from their strength
and consistency, are not the work of
young spiders, and as every observer
knows, they are often many yards long
and drawn so tightly that the face is
instantly aware Of their presence when
breaking them.
The work is nearly always done in
the night time, so that observation Is
difficult.
II the spider has any human rature
in his make-up-and many Of his habits
would lead us to suppose that he has
he would be gratified at the pcrpleX-
ity which be causes and would adver-
tise his performances as zealously as
do less gifted human gymnasts and
even some popular preachers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
THE CARE OF CLOTHES.

Garments should never be shut up
In a closet or wardrobe directly after
being taken off. Let the bodice OF a
dress or any garment that has the
least spot of perspiration on it hang
over the back of a chair near an open
window half an hour or more before
being put away. The oldest clothes
can be kept fresh and odorless If
treated in this way. At night the
stockings and all body linen should
be hung over the backs Of chairs so
that the air can circulate freely
through them during the night. The
neat little rolls Of clothing placed
compactly one upon another, in which
our grandmothers prided themselves
were exceedingly hysien!c and unsa'
Yesy,--Amssiean Queer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
The Azetecs Not a Dead Race.

To the mind Of the general reader
the term Aztec conveys the idea OF
more or less misty, extinct greatness;
the idea of a great body of aboriginal
Americans Of mysterious origin, who
at the time of the advent Of the Span
ish had reached the acme Of power and
native civilization, and then unexplain-
edly very rapidly and completely van
ished.
These problems-namely, the origin
or derivation, the physical type and
physical destiny Of the Aztecs, to clear
which history alone proves insufficient
have been and remain prominently
the subjects Of anthropological inves-
tigation; and through these investiGa-
tons, in which the anthropological de-
partment of the American Museum OF
Natural History, New York, is taking
an important part, enough has already
been achieved to warrant the hope that
in not a very far future but little con-
cerning the Aztecs will be left in OBJ
security. One result Of these investiga-
tons is the knowledge that tile Aztecs
of the time of the conquest are still
represented by numerous pure-blood
survivors.
They are scattered, but still clearly
recognizable by student of the people
in the suburbs of the city and in prac-
tically all the smaller towns in the Val
lev of Mexico. From the valley they
can be traced southwark; they are nu-
merous in the districts Of Amecameca,
and they occupy, though probably
largely mixed with the Nahuan branch
Of Tlahuitecs, entire villages near and
in the mountainous country between
Cuautla and Cuernavaca, in the State
of Morelos. In this last-naIned region
there are in particular two large vii
lagos, Tetelcingo and Cuautepec, IN
which the Aztec-Nahuan descendants
not only speak the pure Aztec language
and know but little Spanish, but they
also preserve their ancient dress and
ancient way of building their dwell
incs. In both of these villages the ma
tives are almost free from mixture
with whites.
To estimate the number of pure-blood
Aztec-Nahuan descendants still in ex-
istence is very difficult. The Aztec
language is still used by ut least mill
ion, probably more, Of the natives OF
Mexico.-HarDer's fer Christmas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
TOMMY'S LESSON.

l thought, when a boy was old
enough to have slate and book and
60 to school he was big enough to take
care of himself and go the way that he
wanted to. So did not 90 straight
down the road, as my mother told me;
but I climbed the fence to go across
the field. By and by something said.
'Bow-wow-wow!" and there was big
dog running right at me. Didn't 1
run? That dog almost caught me be-
fore got to the fence; and tumbled
over, and scratched my arm and broke
my slate, and tore my clothes. So
had to go home to mamma. She
said, "Ah, Tommy boy, people never
get too old to go in the right way in
stead of the wrong one. The straight
path Is the safe path. Remember
that" And that is all the lesson I
learned in my first day at school,
cause didn't go.-Early Days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
MR. AND MRS j. O, ATKINSON, INDEPENDENCE, MO.

Atkinson says, after five years experience
with Peruna
"I rflL <Ver' continue to speak a
good toord for Peru4an. In my rounds
as q travelling man an, q r0tktng
ADVERTISEMENT tor Per'una, and haze
induced ns.ray people during the
past gear to use Petana 1rith the
most satisf factory results. lam still
cured Of catarrh."
John 0. Atkinson.
Ror 27o. independence, 30.
When Old age comes on catarrhal dis
eases come also. Systemic catarrh is al
most universal in Old people.
This explains why Peruna has become so
indispensable to Old peop.e. Peruna is
their safeguard. Peruna IS the only rem
edy yet devised that meets these cases ex-
actly.
Such cases csnuNt be treated locally;
nothing but an effective, systemic remedy
could cure them. This is exactly what Pc
runa is.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Perura, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your case, and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman SanitariuIl, Columbus, 0.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
HOW TO DRESS EFFECTIVELY.

The girl with pretty face and fig
ure is supposed by many to have the
advantage Of her palmer sister. This
does not apply, however, in all cases,
for pretty girl has been known to
look very ordinary on some occasions,
while her palmer sister at the same
time was attracting much attention.
This is understood by an observing
person, who can easily discern that
the palmer girl, feeling the want Of
that very desirable item-beauty-
takes great care of the detail of her
appearance, and gives considerable
thought to what is becoming to her
particular style of face and form. In
dividuality should be the aim Of every
girl, for not until she has acquired
this much desired trait does she be-
come interesting.
The girl with dark chestnut hair
and eyes and clear white complexion
is fortunate, for she can wear almost
any color; but take away her clear
complexion and she will have to be
careful in her selection of colors and
contrasts. Many girls, with the aid
of cosmetics, try to make their faces
suit their surroundings. This is a
mistaken idea; the surroundings
should always be planned and arrang-
ed to suit the face. A woman with a
sallow complexion and dull brown hair
and eyes has no reason whatever for
looking ugly. All she needs to do IS
to affect dull reds and browns, and no
matter what other color she indulges
In. always have touch of dull red or
brown somewhere, and she will find
her problem solved in the most salts
factory manner. She must give up all
ideas Of striking contrasts, for to her
they are out Of the question.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
NapoIeonic journalism.

The following, directed at Nine.
Bonaparte, afterward Empress Jose
phine, is a good specimen of political
journalism a century ago. 1t is from
the London Times of 1902
It is surely an error to call Madame
BIS Attendants Maids Of Honor.
Our explanation of the title Is, Wom-
an of Honor, waiting on an honorable
woman.
Nothing is talked Of in Paris but the
richness of Madame's liveries, and the
decorations Of Madame's apartments.
Tnere are birds, of whom one cannot
possibly praise anything but the
feathers-and even those are often
borrowed.
The Consul will no doubt draw
freely on Spain; but the strain on the
two countries will be so unequal. that
one or other of the supporters must
eventually break.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES VIA

CEN NAL VI 0CSn0iH n' 1'
Central of Georgia Railway will sell
excursion tickets at reduced rates,
fare and a third for round trip, be,
tween all points on its lines and be-
tween all points in the territory south
of the Ohio and Potomac and east OF
the Mississippi Rivers.
To the general public on Dec. 23,
"a, Is, 80, 81 and Jan. 1st, final limit
Jan. 3, 1908; to teachers and students
upon presentation and surrender OF
certificates signed by superintendent
principals or presidents of schools or
colleges, on Dec. is to %, inclusive,
final limit Jan. 8, 1903.
Rates, schedules and olner informa'
ton will be cheerfully furnished upon
application to any agent Of Central OF
Georgia Railway.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

FINDER date of january 10, 1897, Dr.
u Hartman received the following letter:
MY wife had been suffering from COM
plication of diseases for the past twenty
tive years.
Her case had baffled the skill of some
of the most noted physicians. One OF her
worst troubles was chronic constipation OF
several years standing.
:'She also was passing through that most
critical period in the life of a woman
change Of life. In June, 1895, wrote to
you about her case. You advised course
of Peruna and Manalin, which we at once
commenced, and have to say it completely
cured her. She firmly believes that she
would have been dead only for these Won
derful remedies.
"About the same time wrote you about
my own case of catarrh, which had been
of twenty-five years standing. At times
was almost past going. l commenced to
use Peruna according to your instructions
and continued its use for about year,
and it has completely cured me.
"Tour remedies do all that gou
ciatB, for them, and evea, more. Ca
tarrh cannot erist echere Perrnc is
taken according to directions. Suc-
cess to yo,s and uomr remedies"
John O. Atkinson.
II letter dated January l, 1900, Mr..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
Tho Ace of Admirable.

Lord Charles Beresford has raised
another little breeze in England by
protesting that officers in the British
Navy are promoted to be admirals
when too old to hold that rank. OF
the twelve officers holding the rank of
admiral or vicc-admiral only three Of
them are below the age Of sixty, one
admiral being fifty-nine and two vice
admirals being fifty-seven and fifty
five, respectively. Nelson was only
forty-sevcn when he won at Trafalgar.
Lord Beresford points out that Ger
many has much younger men in these
exalted places, and he asserts with Ma.
poleon that at sixty years, one is good
for nothing"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
STREET CAR SPEED.

Ever notice." asked the Street Car
Philosopher, 'how the speed of street
cars are regulated by our frame of
mind?"
I'm what way?"
Notice how slow street car is
when you are in hurry to catch
train--and how fast it goes when you
run to catch ."-Baltimore Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
A NECESSARY QUALIFICATION.

A school inspector in England ask
ed child in primary school to tell
him as nearly as possible what he
understood pilgrim to be.
"a pilgrim is man who goes about
a good DEAL" was the reply.
This seemed not quite satisfactory
10 the inspector, and he said: 81 go
about good DEAL but I am not pill
grim
please, sir, mean good man.
was the eager addition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
STATE OF ONO, CITY OFT oLEDo, 9,
I-o,c Hny-Siy ~

LUCAS County,.
FRANK J. CHENEY, make oaththat he is tho
senior partner of the firm Of F. J. CHENEY Il
Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of cATAnRH that
cannot bo cured by the use Of HALL s
CArlRnH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
t~, presence, this 6th day Of December,
t0~l Notc,y Pu6lfc.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, ,75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01
LAUGH IT AWAY.

When
n
gnoret 10 no
tahme
will a
there all the while. all the while
laughing till
make the dimmedwi ters;
there; know dinmed with
S
With re
these For the rules douhleacting
idom
the
has been. all the while! trouble in
o smile Others grin!
>r%: s.. Los Angelo Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

Seventy sepulchral urns containing
old coins and other relics dating from
the Augustinian epoch have been dis
covered at Aquileia, the ancient Ro-
man town, near Trieste, which was
destroyed by Attlla.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

Piso's euro for Consumption is an infalllble
medicine for coughs and colds.-N: W.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

oars No Ats 0; nervous.
nessafterflr5 days use OF Dr.. .Kliae'5 Grea:
NerveRestorer. 52trial bottle and treatissfrss
DIR. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Pnila., Pa.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

Overworked seamstresses in Berlin are
to benefit by legacy of $25 600 lett by
German book seller named Rain.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

In the silk factories of Italy the usual
work hours are from in the morning TILL
at night, and the wages ten cents "a day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces! !nham ma
ton ,allays pain cures wind collie. Zoe. aDot.le
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

German farms occupy nearly; 100000
acres in Central America, on which over
10000 900 coffee trees are planted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

and Spain combined, but has only s,eoe,eR
peepls ..- .-.-~--~-~-~--------'~~-~-~--
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-01

No fewer than 10000 English women
live Ga canal boats .. .-.-,-. .-.......
New-York tribune., 1903-06-03

3ho had sood profit bought the previous day
49, 80 also some foreign selling first hour.
- InS- 70 tile depression But after selling down
rsi,,aS nS 10hodys closing prices quickly
Itlled and FOR the the session was steady
aftsr,o TSs 9-ec net higher This hrrnness Of the
vs. accelerated by considerable strength in St
tuls aha by decrease Of U0O bush visible
T1sE S,nacsgo and other Western markets which were
60 Mohasy, advanced 10 parity with New York
eu e Louis ana reported demand for
Issue account during the session The Southwest was
ouger at tunes in the Chicago market Crop news
l-h tne Hooded districts continued Of bush nature,
p y was noted that the weekly crop bulletin
spoke rather favorapy of wheat at the same
tine the Illinois report was bulush.
W IOWA was almost sensational in it, statement OF con
diuo1. according the American Agrlculturist.'
present condition Cf winter wheat f compared with
the insect IS present in Illinois Indiana.
tUtkS and Tennessee. The authority said spring
wheat showed high IN practically all por-
tons Of the belt June condition being S4.7 There
covering the business reported Quotations OF cash wheat
9 afioat basis We're follows No Northern Duluth
Ss14c: No Northern Chicago, S714c. all TO arrive No
red New-YoIk. s5s-c. nominal -coRNAfter sustain
Of profit taking the market got into lire with the
character Of coming in from all parts Of the
closed only partial i4c decline The Iowa
State particularly bulish while the Illinois
ton The weekly government bulletin was bultsh. and
another authority estimated that area would be
the oWlanos is corn planting backward, but IN many
other sections of and Nebraska we'll owing TO
entire West Wednesday The visible supply Increased
400 90 bush seaboard clearances light and the
export trade confined loads here and load outports
No corn closed at sc elevator ana at DC aIodt
No white a 56i2c and No . yellow at SIC both o
ahoa- OATS-The market frmer and fairly
active On the unaTorabIe weather conditions and WIZ
other markets Sales Of oats here were 1S 600 bush
No closed. 30 ee No 3. 3sssc No white: 42sc
o b afoat; State rye, sea59c..... .BARLEY-Market
quiet. feeding quoted at sic and mailing at o-g3Sc
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