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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14
BALTIM0RE'S CITY ELECTION.
Ballot in Four Precincts UEcountcd-
VIII Not Affect rlcLan's Election.

Baltimore, Special.-The ballots In
304 o. the election precincts cast at
Tuesdays municipal election in this
city give Robert NJ. McLane, Demo
cratic candidate for the mayo-alty, a
plurality over Frank NJ Wachter, Re-
publican, CT 500. The ballots in the re-
naming four precincts are still un-
counted, owing to disputes among the
judges OF election. 1t is not expected
that the final count will affect Nc
Lanes election.
Mr.. Wachter, the Republican candi-
date. and his party leaders charge that
many ballots cast in his favor have
been Illegally thrown out and they an
nounce that they will appeal to the
cou.tS.
The Republican candidates for city
comptroller and president Of the sec
ond branch Of the city council were
elected. The Republicans will have a
majority, in the second branch Of the
city council and the Democrats g ma
jority in the first branch. The Demo-
Gratis will have a majority on joint
ballot, and will thus be able to elect
the city register.
1t vas announced that counsel had
been engaged by the Republican lead
ers to contest the apparent election Of
Robert ". McLane, Democrat. as may
or of Baltimore over Frank c. Wach-
ter, Republican.
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Exodus of Fair Visitors.

ST. Louis, Special.-Nearly all the
Worlds Fair dedication visitors have
departed from st. Louis. President
Francis, accompanied by party of Wis
itors and by officials Of the eXposi-
ton. inspected the United States mon
itor Arkansas, moored in St. Louis
harbor.
The closing events yesterday of the
dedication were as follows:
A civil parade, in which 10000 per-
sons took part.
A mass-meeting in the Liberal Arts
Building at the fair grounds, where the
Governors of States were welcomed
Dedication of sites for State build
ings.
Pyrotechnic display.
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Hoidup Investigated.

Washington, specisl.-The Possoi-
flee Department sent to Inspector Con-
ger, OF the rural free delivery service
at Nashville, Tenn, written instruc-
tons to investigate the case OF the
rural mail carrier held up near CARA
tin, Tenn. Postmaster General Payne
said today that he would PROBABLY
abolish the route If the investigation
confirmed the present information Oh
the Department.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14
Venezuela Torn by Strife.

Washington, Special.-Advices re-
ceived at the State Department through
private sources as to conditions in Ven
ezuela are to the effect that the country
is greatly disturbed; that large part
OF the country is in possession OF the
revolutionists and that the prospects
for the future are full Of doubt.
The department has had no official
advices by wire for some time owing
to the interruption of the cable.
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he Will be esstha the
reckon distances pow
Go
than the moon
within apparent distance OF less
than oaeighth atmosphere not stead!
hand lower powers VII
reye many wonderful things
hemisphere and that IS crc"n-
stance calculated pque he furnished his great
turned II our
half of Mars exhibits striking
WhiehesS
neads broadly but within the next month or
this wn vsiy contract its boundaries for the summer
planets Earth
Mars Ike performers and time upon the stage WI"
nearly twice
o as ours the gradual disappearance hood will continue o
after the eearthhu
those strang mysteries Oh a
and perhaps We snail near
winch some
think actually intended for signals to
Of another o
the earth In l9
1909 than he is this year, but hn
southern poeh shall bestCoes MeeAS:
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and coal passers. The passengers saved
are: E. B. Cole, Philadelphia, who lost
a purse containing $500 and large
diamond stud; ]. Trevor, of Philadel-
p''ia; R. B. Younghead. OF Chester
ID; George B. Hood, Of Philadelphia;
Harry F. Winters. Of. Camden, N. j.;
Mary A. sanderson, Windsor, N. c.;
Morris Payne. Jr.. Northwest, Va;
John Reese, Norfolk; Miller Pennell
Norfolk; Judson Seville, Berkley, and
David Rowland, OF Newport News.
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SOoSSS to will lot When We
areo DID,"
That heart? Don't need to improve
wee heart
minds
not
neaal lone living creature
unfold the
ualiies like orchard
unkndy critical In cri
quality thought We are
light please
Our they meant o
all from point II IS
holds that makes the adherence
yveak Ike of people ant
Of thought and deed
We kind to think kindly and to act
the effect mind as "e as on M
oeo life and worth hNa
impatient
and placing obstruction the way
loving and charitable and you will only see the
the
realize that
all around
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Sponsor Appointed.

Washington, Special.-Dr. John c.
Rodman, commander of the North
Carolina Division, United Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, has appointed for
the annual reunion at New Orleans,
Miss Mary Armistead Jones, Of Raj
eigh. sponsor for the division, and Miss
Nettie Lou Blum, Of Winston Salem,
maid Of honor.
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II ~ ~
Mars Again to the Front.
By Garrett p. Serviss.

planet Mars puzzns ever. once more dcrands aeh
ton and will who resist the attraction
of world if it inhabited? 1t would be as
easy to withdraw eyes jungle in which tiger IS
belle be crouching
ANYBODY can see Mars now climbing up the eastern sky
before midnight urd among the white AID slowly grow
ing brighter as approaches his place OF opposition to the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14
The Modern Census.
ga Decennia1 Snap Shot Of the Nation For
the Benefit of All Time
BY Director w. r. Merriam.


increased
- population has increased from %9l4 10
States
HIsSC unrodden wilderness Inc
increased
of OOO 10
exceeding
the value of products
In The
farms Of agricultural products III 1892
supendou figures not only with ac
task Of the magnitude 1t
was evolution.
Such Of the Nation for the
the study
facts the facts anazed ard csshed IS
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A II y II
Appreciate the Uses Of Lie,
BY Margaret Stowe.

favore questions that children usually put 20 er
parents are, What here for? Why do We live:
give light answer to these questions
Think you speak, for words may hang
the success failure of your chid's future
recently overheard small tot to another with whom
she had discussing subject Mother that we are
here to improve our minds so will know lot when We
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14

Death Of Mss Longscre.
Atlanta, Special.-Miss Ada Longa-
ere. Lady principal of Cox College since
1897 died at ColIc~c p1r'- N>y t.
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Gum. Chewing and Luuacy.

Who would have thought that doc
tors would countenance the practice OF
gum chewing? Yet here is the news
from st. Paul that the Minnesota State
board Of control includes chewing gum
in the list Of supplies for insane asy-
lums, as its use is often found to have
an excellent effect upon patients,
soothing them during violent spells,
and enabling them to concentrate their
minds upon various forms Of work.
Doubtless it is the muscular, not the
secretory, activity that produces the
beneficial result. The secretory activ-
ity may deplete the salivary glands,
and thus prove prejudicial to digestion.
Insane people are nervous, and almost
every one inclined to nervousness has
discovered that there are forms Of
fidgeting which enable him to relieve
the tension upon his nerves and help
MIN to concentrate his attention.
Many lawyer and many an orator
would be at loss in speaking if he
could not twiddle his watch chain or
twirl his eyeglasses. Many a travel
ing man and many a politician would
lose his reputation for ease of manner
in conversation if deprived of the cigar
which he gratefully puffs in the inter-
vals of his talk. And the fan! What
mistress Of coquetry would be willing
to surrender her fan?
: But while the gum chewing may re-
lieve the fidgets in the case of those
who do the chewing, the sight Of it is
likely to give the fidgets to other peo-
pie obliged to look on. - Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin.
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! exactly?" interrupted the Chicago


man.
ssDo you see those three hoods at the
top of the turret?''. replied the navy
man. The gun pointers Of the two
guns are In the end hoods. The gun
trainer for both guns is in the central
hood. That little hole in the front OF
each hood is where the marksman
looks out through his sighting tele-
scope. The gun pointer elevates and
lowers his gun and tries to keep on his
target all the time. The gun trainer
swings the cannon horizontally by
turning the turret. It is he who turns
the cannon to follow moving object.
The gun pointer. however. is the maa
who fires the cannon. In his hand ~
the firing key. Just now the little rifle
answers exactly the same purpose as
the big gun itself. Both gun pointer
and gun trainer are now working the
mechanism Of the thirteen-inch gun
and using the same sights. The only
difference is that the elactric spark ex-
plodes a .22-calibrc cartridge instead Of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

There Is moro Catarrh IN this section o. th' =
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposedto
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced 1t local disease md prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment. pronounced It in
durable. Science has proTen Catarrb to be Z
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by T. J. Cheney d Co..
Toledo, Ohio, Is the only constitutional euro
on themarket. It is taken internally In doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. Itacts direct
" on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case It falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address T. J. CHENEY &
Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
HOW OUR NAVAL CIJNNERS BREAK RECORDS
Their Marvellous Accuracy Only Attained
by Constant Practice With Most, Ingeni-
ous Mechanical Aids. =

date instruction Of tho gunners, and
one record pr>ctlvc, which is reported
in detail to Washington, so that the
head naval officials know what every
gunner can and cannot do. Still further
to encourage expert craftsmanship, the
Navy Department, OF the recommenda-
ton Of President Roosevelt, has now
provided that men who qualify as first
class gunners shall obtain $40 more a
month. Second class gunners are to
get an additional Sc. This order went
into effect on November 1.
Although sham battles and deep sea
target practice are important in train
ing the gunner, nevertheless, these are
not the chief contributors to his skill.
When a visitor boards warship and
chances to ask the man behind the
gun" what Las done most to train his
eye, he will answer: :
"It's the little popgua up there" and
he will point to an apparatus on board.
which looks more than anything else
like a Coney Island shooting gallery:
"That gives me daily practice. A man
can never get stale with Morris tube.
aboard" ~=s-s.. {
Every day on board American men
of-war at the present time the men
practice with the big guns and the
little guns, by means of the Morris
tube. Tt"t rivalry is so keen between
the different ships, and between guns
ners on the same ship, that every man;
in the crew is eager ant. anxious to,
excel as a marksman. Every one has
chance, the cook as we'll as the sea-
man, the stoker the same as the AN
napolis lieutenant; and if the cook and
the stoker prove that they can "hit," :"
they are the men who point the cannon
in the big test maneuvres.
A party of Westerners CHANGED to be
aboard the Indiana the other day, at
the navy yard, when one Of them ex--
claimed: &
'What is that popping I hear? 1
thought first that some one was roast-
ing corn, but the pops don't come often
enough for that" $
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
Reflection of

To remain woman's ideal, man
must died a bachelor.
Love that needs proving is counter
felt.
Remuneration is giving up what we
cant have. = p
Friends are kept by silences-not
bv condolences.
The worlds verdict is easier to over
rule than that of ones own conscience.
When jealousy sleeps, love is dig.
ging her grave.
He whom child takes by the hand,
lives close to God.
Ecstasy is happiness magniiea into
pain.-From Everybody's Magazine for
December.
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bought gold brick. They saw they
must have blundered, but wondered
how.
"Just come this way, and I'll show
you," said the officer.
On the barrel Of huge gun which.
with its prim partner, projected far
out of the after turret, sat sailor
astride. He was as far back from the
muzzle as he could get, and was so in
tent on loading small rife that he did
not notice he was being watched. The
rifle was supported by two steel up
rights, bound fast to the cannon. 1t
looked like any shooting gallery rife
of .22-calibre, except that an electric
wire hung from it's trigger. The wire
ran into the turret.
Just above the guns muzzle hung a
miniature target, on the face of which
were nine black squares at regular
distances one from another. At first
glance they looked like tiny checker
board. Each black square was Z inca
by 8 inch in size.
"You see those black spots up there
said the officer. "Well, each one OF
them is a target. We put up nine all
at once, so we don't have to stop after
each shot and put up a new marx.
Now, you notice that the collection or
targets is by no means stationary. II
hangs from the end of boom. which
one set of ropes makes roll up ana
down to initiate the roll IF a ship, and
which another pulley swings sideways
in place of the longitudinal motion OF
the ship as it speeds on its course"
At this moment there was pun OF
smoke from the toy rifle. 1t was the
same sort of pop they had heard be-
fore. At the same instant the sailor
astride the cannon elected an empty
shell and thrust fresh cartridge into
it's place. Then the Westerner. who
had finished studying the target
through some heavy spectacles, e1-
| claimed:
"say. but don't see where the bullet
struck"
"It went through one Of the black
spots," was the officers answer. THAT
toy rifle, which is made fast to the
cannon, is called a Morris tube. Its
barrel IS exactly parallel with that OF
the thirteen-inch gun. Its muzzle is
twenty-nine feet away from the tar
| get. which is so small that it is no
| easier to hit it with this .22-calibre gun
than to hit twenty-foot target 1000
yards away with thirteen-ineh can
non." =
| "But how does the gunner aim 80
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$40 pounds of, powder inside the big
cannon Firing with big guns costs
thousands Of dollars shot This Nor
ris tube costs practically nothing" Z
The party then inspected the interior
of the turret. It was a contracted
place, where a tall man would bump
his head continually. All inspected the
labyrinthine mechanism which opened
and closed the great breech Of each of
the two guns. Beneath was sort of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

The biggest magazine in the world
is the record claimed by Street &
Smith for their monthly publication Of
fiction, The Popular Magazine. The
January number contains 1914 pages
all stor:es-and the authors are such
representative American writer's as
General Charles King, Morgan Robert
son, Octave Thanet, w. Bert Foster
and Henry Harrison Lewis. (Street
& Smith, New York, 10 cents.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

AGA observation-disclosures Hlth
II ~ the publication of state
q ~ a ment by a British general
IL ~ j hat the practice Of English
atoR naval gunners was so bad
that he offered to take girls
out of school who could do as we'll,
the United State battleship Indiana
sailed into this port with the boast
that her gunners had broken the world
record. With an eight-inch gun of the
Indiana seaman named Treanor had
hit a bulrs-eye four times consecu-
lively. The mark was four feet square
and at distance of 1900 yards. The
four shots were made in the record
breaking time of two minutes and six
teen seconds. Had the target practice
occurred in Fifth avenue, the cannon
might have stood at Forty second
street and the target could have been
represented by an umbrella near the
Flatiron Building.
Many attaches who are stationed in
this country have been instructed to
learn the secret Of American marks
manship and to report to their home
governments; and to the attaches has
been accorded every opportunity to
carry out their mission. But they have
learned no secret. They found no new
mechanism, no novel combination OF
levers and wheels which were not al
ready known to the naval experts or
Europe. AS one expressed it:
eTt's the American gunner; not the
American gun. The American sailor
practices until he can't miss. The Eu-
ropean gunner too often practices until
he is tired"
Although the United States Govern
ment does not spend so much for new
-battleships as England or Germany, it
lays more emphasis upon marksman-
ship than any other country in the
world. More time and ammunition are
exhausted in the American Navy in
proportion to its size than in any Of it's
rivals. There are seven practices a
year for full calibre ammunition. six
sea practices when the number of hits
is not recorded except for the imme-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
An Editor at Thirteen.

Have a Smile is the name of q new
weekly paper in Los Angeles, CAL, and
OF which Arthur L. Mackaye and Lor-
ing Mackaye are the editors and pub
fishers. The last named, who is the as
sistant editor Of the paper, is but thir-
teen years old.
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chasm, where one could look down
into the ammunition room Of the hold
and out OF which in time Of war OF
act1al gun practice the titanic charges
Of powder and shell come vomiting up
New York Tribune.
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'HdriN.'

The opinionless newspaper is like the
rudderless ship. 1t keeps moving with
the current and the breeze. but it never
gets anywhere. It looks at the process
sion Of passing events without seeing
anything. and never sings except 10
join in the chorus. 1t thinks it is ell
gagged in the performance Of mission.
But it isn't.-AlDany Herald.
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''That is the target practice on the
after deck" replied an officer.
"And what are they shooting with?''
asked st. Louis man. That sounds
like bottles popping"
"The men are practicing with the
thirteen-inch guns" was the reply.
"They are the largest we have on
board"
The visitors looked as if they had
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
Strange Story of an American Family.

According to a Paris journal, the
modern Greeks, though not distin-
guished for humor, have been splitting
their sides over the vagaries Of ian
American family" who have been
parading the streets of Athens in the
sandals, cloaks and tunics Of ancient
Greece. The enterprising and imagina-
tive Paris journalist who tells this
amusing story forgets, however, to give
the american family" a local habita-
ton and q name.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
BEFUDDLED.

A rich, but ignorant lady, who was
rather ambitious In her conversation
al style. in speaking of friend, said:
HE is a paragram Of politeness."
Excuse me-" said wag sitting
next to her, "but do you not mean a
parallelogram?"",a g - :
'.Of course ! do" immediately re-
piled the lady, chow, could l have
uadc such a mistake. ."-Tit-Bits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
Tho Effect Of Sleeping In Cars

Tho Effect OF Sleeping In Cars
Is the contracting of cold, which often
results seriously to the lungs. Never neg
lect a cold, but take in time Taylors Cher;
okee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen
natures great cough medicine.
At druggists, 25c., Soc. and $l.e0 bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teetbing, soften the gums, reduces fndam ma
tion ,alsys pain cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

THE TARGET AS SEEN THRo UGH The
GUN POINTERS TELESCOPE.
(The gunner adjusts the cannon's
mechanism until the wires Of bis tele-
scope cross the largely ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
THE JUDGES ADMISSION.

"What was your greatest trial
Judge?" asked the young lawyer.
"Getting my seven daughters MAJ
ried off," replied the scanty- haired.
iurist.-Chicago News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

Piso's Curefor Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. J., Feb. II, 1900.
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FITSpernanentiy cured. No hts or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
erveRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr.R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 991 Arch st., Phila.. Pa.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

ANY one can dye with PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES; no experience required.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

There are nearly 270 different religions
in the United Kingdom.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

Fifty-six per cent. of those dying from
heart disease are over sixty years old.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

Of all newspapers in the world sixty
eight in every 100 are printed in the Eng
lish language.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

Albinos are found among all races Of
mankind and among animals and plants. 3
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

The number Of lunatics under control IN
Ireland is $4,000, an increase OF 1000 IN TWO
years
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

Los Angeles has the biggest park in the
world. It is called Griffith Park.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17

There are nearly. go different 70
ligtons in the United Kingdom.
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~ LMOST simultaneously with
the publication Of a state
q ment by a British general
( + hat the practice Of English
K naval gunners was so bad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-16
HARRISBURG TO BE
A LICENSE TOWN
Ordinance Passed by Which Saloons
Will Be Licensed
$1,000.

Harrisburg. Ills, May 16.-The city
council of this city has passed an
ordinance granting license to saloons,
the question of licensing saloons hav-
ing carried by majority of forty
five. The ordinance fixes the license at
$1,000 year. to be paid in advance,
and the person whom the license is
granted is required to file a bond in
the sum of $1,000 in addition.
The ordinance will go into effect
May 10. Applications for seven sa-
loon licenses have already been filed.
The question of licensing saloons in
this city was voted down for twelve
successive years past, and Over-conti-
dence on the part of the anti-license
clement is said to have been the cause
of the license victory this year.