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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

1t is now generally agreed that many
of the shampoos in use are injurious to the
hair. The best treatment is frequent
brushing and absolute cleanliness. Wash
the hair in lather of Ivory Soap and rinse
thoroughly. Let the last water be coo, as
it closes the pores of the skin and prevents
colds.-ELEANoR p. PARKER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

rey trouble. OF
eight or ten
years standing.
l suffered the
N O S t S e ere
backache and
other pains in
the region Of the
kidneys. These
were especially
severe " h e n
stopping to lift
ANYTHING and
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

Iansurepiso'sCure forConsumptionsa saved
my lie three years ago.--NEs. THoHAs RoE-
TINS, Maple St.. Norwich, N.Y., Feb. II, 1900
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

Pittsburg has already expended s25,oc0,'
00U in the skyscraper boom.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

British India now employs over l,00o, 600
peop..e in it's cotton industries.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11
AN OLD MANS TRIBUTE.

An Ohio Fruit Raiser, IS Years Old, Cared
of Terrible Case After Ten Years OF
Suffering.
Sidney Justus. fruit dealer. of Men
tor. Ohio. says: u was cured by DoaIs
Kidney Pills of severe case Of kid
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

FITS permanently cured. No ofitscrne-yous.
ness after first days use of DR.. kine's Great
NerveRestorer, $2trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.R.H. KLINE, Ltd. 931Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11
Care Of the Hair.

The United States produces three-toarths
of the cotton of the world.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-11

in regard to lacor ard wealth? The O,d
Testament IS p.ain.y ant:-ca pitaistic. In
proof OF this You have bur to read the laws
regarding capital in the Book OF Leviticus
laws that, ii enforced, would compel
plain living rs surely as The iroa coin of
Sparta. Hear what was laid down .,ere
Land wSs allotted IL snail parce.s to the
families OF the tribes, and co:.d not be
ahenatec except for the term OF nifty years
And We, shall haliow this hitieth year.
and proclaim liberty throughout all the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof; it
shall be jubilee unto you; and We shall
return every mGn unto MS possession, and
We shall return every nan unto his FAMILY"
Ueviticus N1v:lO}.
Interest could no. be charged on loans.
"And ii thy brother be waxen poor. and
fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt
relieve him; yea, though he be a stranger
or 4 sojourner: that ne may live with
thee. Thcu shat not lend hiIa thy money
upon usury. nor lend MIN thy victuais for
increase" (Leviticus :xv:35-G.
Finally. there was the statute O. Hc,ita-
tions with reference to leans AT the crd
OF every seven years taou sLalt make re-
lease. And this is the manner ci The re
lease; every creditor TIA. iea0etA aIght
unto his neighcoc shall release IT," (Ceu-
teronomy Iv:l-2i.
the attitude oi the Cd Testament to-
ward wealth is perhaps best reflected in
the prayer O. Acur-"Give ne neither
poverty nor riches ( lest be ipil.
and deny Thee. as.d say, Who is the Lord
or lest be roor, and steal, aad take the
name OF ny God il VAIN (P:ovcros
xxE:s-9l.
l need hardly remind you that the grca:
character dominating every page OF the
New Testament was POOR man, without
house or home. His attitude toward labor
On the one hand and capital on the other
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
THE STORY
 IS DENIED.
Russian Reply Not Given Out Yet.
Will Be Submitted for the Czar's Approval To-
 Day-Japanese Minister Says He Does Not hnoW
 Contents of Note.

London, Jan 29.-rhe Japanese min lister, Baron Hayashi, said this morn ling, with reference to the report pulp |nshed by the Daily Graphic, to the eff fleet that the Russian reply to Japan Twas completed Wednesday, that it has |been communicated to M. Kurino, the Japanese minister at St Petersburg, and that it was unfavorable, that M.
 Kurino had officially notified him that the council of state called to consider 8she Russian reply was only held in St Petersburg yesterday, as cabled to t-e Associated Press. Baron Hayashi
 added that the reply had not yet been sent and that it will only be submitted tor the czar's approval to-day. There 8are no means, therefore" added the Japanese minister, ''of knowing the |cOntents of the answer and as to e-le Iprobable tenor thereof have no off, acial information. !"
 The Russian embassy, in denying Ithe Daily Graphic's statement, says that the information received by the
 embassy confirms the statements on { the subject made in the Associated Press dispatch from St Petersburg 3TeSteFday
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
ARE
 FROZEN.
Crews of Steamers.
 Have Hard Time.
They Are Equipped Now for "A Dash to the Pole" Colder Weather Only Once Before in History Of City.

Chicago, Jan 29.-Lake navigation this winter has fitted the crews of the steamers in service for a dash for the pole," for it combines all the experiences Of Arctic navigation. Lake, Michigan has at last frozen over. the cold spell of the last few days filling up the widely scattered spots of open water between the ice foes. Tn most winters there is wide stretch of open water in mid-lake.
 At many points along the west shore the ice is piled up solid until it. reaches from the bottom, forty feet deep. to an equal distance above the water line.
 The average temperature for De- cember was eight degrees below noi.- mal- and thus far in January 1t has been four degrees. This average has been excelled but once, and that was during the. winter of 1876.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
MICROBES
 IN BOOKS.
Prof. Koch Wakes
 Up People.
Effort Will be Made to Ex- terminate Them.BOoks to be Disinfected After Use--nunicipal Author ities at Work.

Berlin. Jan e.-The Berlin municipal authorities have decided to make an attempt to exterminate the microbes in the public libraries, Prof Koch hay ing called attention to the danger of spreading infectious diseases through books loaned indiscriminately from H. braries. The professors report, dur ing the formers absence in South Af- rica, where he is studying the rinder- pest for the British government, has drawn up a plan for attacking the mi crobes, which will be submitted to the library committee of the municipal council next Tuesday. It is intended to adopt some method of disinfecting books after their use. The municipal disinfection station will take charge of the matter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
THE BECHTEL FAMILY.
Have Made Complaint Against the
 District Attorney.

Allentown. Jan 29.-Counsel on be- half of members of the Bechtel fam fly to-day made formal complaint be- fore Judge Trexler against District Attorney Edwin J. LichtenWalner, charging him with gross and wilful neglect in his conduct of the prosecu- ton Of the cases growing out of the murder of Mabel Bechtel and the sui eide of her brother, Thomas Bechtel.
 Mrs Catherine Bechtel, her dangh- .ters and 8 neighbor appeared before Commissioners Leidy and alleged that the district attorney was in beastly state of iutoxicafion during two days of the trial. making adjournment ne cessary. It Is also alleged that the district attorney repeatedly kissed Mrs Bechtel during his visit to her home on October 27, the day of the finding of Mabel's body
 Mrs Brobst. Mrs Bechtels daugh- ter, alleges that the district attorney made improper proposals to her and Martha, another daughter, alleges that he tried to make appointments with her. There will be hearing on the case Monday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
MINISTER'S
 OFFER. To Sit in Room With Cartridges. And Let Fire be Started and Rage-Was i'm the Thick of Such a Fire Once Came Out Un- hurt.

Chicago, Jan 23-"To prove that large numbers of cartridges are not dangerous in case of fire, I am willing to station myself in room where l. 100000 cartridges are stored in wooden boxes, and let fire be started and rage there.''
 The Rev William K. McKibben, who was superintendent of cartridge com pany before he entered the ministry has made this offer to committee ap pointed by the fire department to de termine whether magazines or ammuni ton in stores will endanger hremen while the structures are burning.
 It will be nothing new,' resumed the Rev MT McKibben, when the com. nittee had recovered from it's aston. ishment- Several years ago, wher the cartridge companys store house burned and 100000 rounds of loaded shotgun shells were destroyed by fire was in the thick of it and did not get 8 scratch"
 The experiments probably will be made next week at the foot of Ran dolph street. If the cartridges art found to be dangerous the merchantt say they are willing to keep the ir flreproof vaults In the suburbs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
FIVE SUSPECTS.
Detectives on Trail of Men Who Wanted $lO,0OO
 From Railroad Co. @

San Francisco, Jan 29.-It is stated that the detectives who are 1nvesugat- ing the anonymous letters sent to the Southern Pacific Go demanding SlO,OOO under threat to dynamite trains, have centered their suspicious on five men now in the vicinity of Fresno and that one of them has been picked out as the author of the letters. The men are said to be under surveillance. The detectives say that the activity dis played by the railroad in the effort to apprehend the authors of the plot has frightened the would-be wreckers and that danger of the threats being consummated is entirely past,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
TO AROUSE NATIONS.

Copenhagen, Denmark Jan. 29.- The Danish Atlantic Islands Associ- ation'' has been formed here with the object of arousing the nations inter est in it's outlying possessions and pre- venting the dlmunition by sale or otherwise of territory under Danish sovereignty. The movement originat- ed at the time of the proposed sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States and has been strengthened by the reports that Canada desired to purchase Greenland. Many members of the Danish nobility are among the leaders of this agitation for the reten- tion of the Danish West Indies, Green land, the (Fareon islands and Iceland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
BOWEN'S DENIAL.
Says He Has Made No Agreements or
 Combinations.

Hartford, Jan. 29.-In letter to the Hartford Post to-day, George Austin
 Bowen. of Woorstock, chairman of the Farmers Association, says: ''The attempt to make it appear that I am trying to array the small towns against the cities, has it's true origin in the combination of scheming poli- tfcians and has no foundation in fact. |sEhe Farmers Association is not in any sense against the centers of popula- ton. It is simply an organization for mutual protection. The talk about secret agreements, alliances, etc., is beyond me. have not personally nor Tn behalf of the Farmers Association or any other organization made any tionS''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
KAFFIRS
 ARE BUSY.
Junction is Effected
 With HerOrOs. 
Construction at Colonial of. flee on Receipt of News Bridge Destroyed, But Lieutenant Zuelon Says He Can Hold Out.

Berlin, Jan 29.-The commander of the German gunboat Habicht, lying at Swakopmund. German Southwest Africa, cables that he has received news from Lieutenant Zuelow, In command of the German forces at Okahandja Ca mission station about 80 miles from Walfish hay) that the Kafirs have effected 9 junction with the Hereros who are besieging that post. As Okahandja was already hard pressed the announcement has caused concern at the colonial office here.
 The following dispatch from Lieu tenant Zuelow, sent by messenger via Karibib, was received here to-day:
 "Okahandja, Jan 2O.-Am holding Okahandja. Occupied 1t January 15 with 200 men after heavy hghtingL Am waiting for guns from the Ha- bfcht. Ask for division of artil- lery. Weak relief corps vydth ma chine gun from. Windhoek repulsed twelfth and thirteenth. Loss report ed, eight reserves. In order to estab- lish connections with the rear and bring forward military transports we attempted to-day with sixty men to reach karihfb by rail.''
 A later dispatch, dated January 21, says:
 Yesterday afternoon. near Kawa- tuerasane, between Waldau and Oka- sfge, there was a sharp fight. A di- vision, about seventy men strong, sent forward by rail, lost four dead and three slightly wounded. The enemy lost twenty to twenty five dead. As the bridga was destroyed am tryine to send news from Karibib through trustworthy natives. We can hold out for some time yet"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
THE IDEAL PROFESSOR.
President Harper in a Lecture Tells
 About Him.

chicago, Jan 29.-The qualifications for the ideal college professor, as out lined by President Harper in a lecture lat the University of Chicago on s'The Faculty of College" are:
 i. He should be married
 2. He should be a church member.
 3. He should mix with his students outside the class rooms.
 4. He should have doctors degree.
 5. He should be willing to work lard eleven months in the year.
 G. He should be in sympathy with the public. and. take an active interest |in public affairs.
 s+The college professor who is mar 1ied,'' said President Harper, will do three times as much good in his posi- tion as one who is single. And if he has three or@9our children he will be still better for he will be stronger man." ;
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
CITY NEWS

The Rosebuds will give private re- ception at K. of c. hall this evening. The best lady waltzer will be present ed with a gold ring.
 An important meeting of the Cath olic Women's association will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 Commissioners Jackson, Wade and Holmes of the board of public works, City Engineer Cairns, General Mana ger Sewell and Engineer Hill of the trolley company are looking over the proposed Cheshire trolley route this afternoon.
 The case of the Rev Vincent Dillonis against Constable Walter Lannen, in which the former sues for $1, ,0OO dam ages for false imprisonment, -"H a hearing before Judge Thayer in the SUI perior court in New Haven to-day. Constable Lannen was represented by Attorney Bauby. Dillonis was ordered to file bond of $40 to prosecute.
 Edward Loucks was arrested this morning by Doorman Stevens for
 causing. disturbance at his home on
 Kingsbury street. He is charged
 with drunkenness and breach of the
 peace Loucks is the man from
 whose pocket a friend by the name of Finn stole some money last night Tn the city court this morning Finn was
 bound over to the superior court un
 der bonds of $35O.
 Frederick Hannon of Watertown. an engineer on the Naugatuck division who fell from his engine in Ansonia yesterday and received serious and per haps fatal injuries about the head, lies I.:- +, far in o1,i ors condition. He is unconscious near ly all the time Dr Loveland, who is attending him, states that it is impos sible at this time to state whether o1 not the injuries will prove fatal. Nil Hannon's condition shows no improve ment.
 The Hotel Chelsea, on West Main street near Exchange Place, has changed hands. Mrs Josie E. Mason who has conducted the hotel for the past three years, has sold the hote 1 to Mrs Minnie E. Bigelow, of East Main street. For the past two years and a half Mrs Bigelow has conducted
 successfully a boarding, house at 30s East Main street. She has sold the 1 boarding house to Mrs Fisher anC I will take charge of the Hotel Chelses on next Monday. -.s. A horse case is being heard before Judge Peasley in the city court this afternoon. P K. Finnan of West
 Main street sold a horse and harness | to Fred Williams of Bethlehem fol $11O, on condition that he pay SIC | down and the balance in installments
 Williams made the first payment, but neglected to come with any more. Af l ter a reasonable time Finnan sued fo1 1 the balance and the man from Beth. lehem set mp the claim that he was a minor. The case is full of interest !! ing family history, and by the time it is over Attorney Russell, counsel for the plaintiff. will have whole lot of interesting matter relative to the time of the marriage of the defend ants parents and the ages of his brothers and sisters, of whom there appears to be about dozen. Attorney Hayes of Bethlehem represents MT Williams.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
DIED AT HOSPITAL.
Man With Self Inflicted Bullet Wound
 in His Stomach.

Detroit, Mich, Jan 29.-Jeremiah G. Farwell, son Of one of the most prom tnent capitalists of Detroit, died in Harper hospfta to-day from bullet wound through his stomach, fired, it is supposed, with suicidal intent He was found at the Woodward avenue car barns early to-day with blood flowing from the wound through his stomach and revolver beside him. No reason for his suicide is known. He was 86 years of age.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
IT WAS FAULTY.
The Indictment Against Former nay-
 or Ames..Was Ouashed..

St Paul. Minn, Jan 29.-The supreme court to-day quashed the indictment gainst former Mayor Ames of Min enapolIs, and the entire court held that the indictment was faulty. Judges Stark, Collins and Lewis concurred in the majority opinion that the offense was not proven, while Judges Lovely and Brown disagreed with that part of the opinion of the majority. Dr Ames was charged and convicted in the dis trict court of Hennepin county of re ceiying money illegally as mayor of Minneapolis from women.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
IN BOYS CLOTHES.
A Girl of p Tries to Be- come a Soldier to Go
 to the Islands,

Chicago, Jan 29.-Dressed In a suit of her brothers clothes, and with her long brown hair cut short and crammed into a mans wig, May Bon dell, % years old, of Terre Haute, Ind, has applied to the recruiting sergeant at Fort Sheridan to be mustered into service for the Philippines. The girl broke down when informed that she must undergo the regular physical ex- animation and confessed her sex. Heart broken at the thought of separa- ton from her sweetheart, who is pri- vate in the company, she said that sAe tried to enlist as & man in order to accompany him and share his danger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
FAMOUS PANEL FOUND
Stolen From Lenox Library a Few
 Days Ase--Worth Ss,0OO.

New York, Jan 29.-The original panel from which was taken Sir David Wilkes famous painting, ''Blindman's s Buff," and which was stolen from Lenox library few days ago, has been found. The panel is valued at $5,000. The thief sold it. to Forty second street dealer for $2.5O. An actor furnished the first public clew to the find He happened in the store when the picture was brought in by a stranger and offered for sale at $5. The dealer offered half that sum and obtained the picture. Thinking he recognized the panel, the actor wont at once to the library and examined a lithograp copy which showed that he was right.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
STILL ANOTHER
goy's Skull Fractured While Coastins
 at Westport.

Westport, Jan 29.-Robert Huck. soy of Frank Huck of Compo street, has q fractured skull and will probably die, as the result of an accident while he was coasting on the Compo street hill The hill was covered with a crust of ice and young Huck's sled took the in cline at terrific speed. When about half way down the sled suddenly swerved to one side. throwing the boy head first against q tree. Physicians have little hope of his recovery. He
 is 13 years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
LAWYER PLEADS
 GUILTY TO LARCENY.

New York, Jan 29.-Albert M. Frag- Ter, Brooklyn lawyer, pleaded guilty to-day to an indictment charging him with grand larceny in the first degree, in having taken bonds valued at $1v,- GOO, held i'll trust for Emil and Edith Kaiener. Hugo Wautzelius entered the complaint. after which Fragler married an older sister of the Kaiener children and the settlement of the case was attempted. This was prevented by the district attorney and Judge As pinall. He will be arrc.igned for sen- tence on Monday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
IGNORING DEAD.
State of Illinois to Erect Shaft to its 35.OOO
 Soldiers.

Chicago. Jan 29.-The state of H. linois soon will erect monument in the National Military park at Vicks- burg, Miss, in honor of the 35,O00 IL linois soldiers and sailors who partici- pated in the siege of that city from March 29 to July {, 1863. The struc- is to be constructed of white marble or granite and ornamented with bronze. Bronze tablets on the ex- jterior of the temple will have base re liefs representing scenes participated in by Richard Yates, the war governor of Illinois. The names of all the H. linois soldiers who took part in the siege will fill panels on the interior.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
BLOWN TO SEA.
Two Men Rescued From Ice in Ex-
 hausted Condition.

Nantucket, Mass, Jan 29.-The steamer Petrel reached port early to- day, bringing Louis McGarvey, a fish er1nan, and Alonzo Chase, both of Man. tucket, who having been imprisoned in the ice yesterday, were blown to sea in their fishing boat. The steamer reached them after two hours battle with the ice fields just in time to save their lives, as both men had become exhausted by exposure and by their efforts to get their boat out of the ice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
Fire in Chicago.

Chicago, Jan 29.--Notwithstandin the recent experience which the ten ants of the Masonic building had been through by the fire in that building, they failed to be alarmed nor did they make any attempt to escape from .e building to-day when fire took place next door, in which one woman was fatally burned, caused by an explosion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
STATION ROBBED.
Burglar Got Only Little Cash at Co-
 halt Last Niaht.

East Hampton, Jan 29.-Burglars, believed to be tranlps, broke into the rAir line division railroad station known as Cobalt and Middle Haddam last night. They got little money from flae cash drawer in the ticket office, some chocolate from vending ma chine, and opened all the express pack ages and pieces of baggage in the sta tion, but it is not thought they found anything of much value. The safe was not molested.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
MANAGER LAFFIN.
To Conduct Bis Street Railroad Sys-
 tenn in Manila.

San Francisco, Jan 29.-R Richard T.. Lafin, who will be general manager of the big American street railroad system about to be inaugurated in Manila, has arrived here on his way to the Orient. The company, he says, will invest four million dollars in organizing a street car service of forty miles, which eventually will be extended to the suburban districts. One hundred trolley cars will be sent over as a starter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
REWARD FOR KILLING.

Constantinople, Jan 29.-The porte has notified the Austrian and Russian embassies that the Macedonian com mittees have arranged with the Al banians for liberal rewards to have them kill every foreign officer sent into the provinces in connection with the reorganization of the gendarmerie under the reform scheme of the pow CTS. The porte, therefore, objects to the officers wearing foreign uniforms as their lives are theeby endangered
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION.
Defective Sho Said to be Responsi,
 ble for Harwick Mine Deaths.

Pittsburg, Jan 29.-Mine Inspector Cunningham is satisfied that the cause of the explosion at the HarWick mine was a defective shot. This was con- frmed in a room in the south left entry, where a hole was found ill the coal, the tapping having been blown out and the shot proving ineffective. Near this point was found lamp belonging to Fire Boss Gordon, the head shooter. Up U noon to-day IA bodies had been taken from the mine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-29
WEATHER FORECAST

Special forecast for Connecticut: Cloudy tonight, with snow on the coast; Saturday partly cloudy to cloudy, but probably fair; warmer Saturday in north portion; brisk to high north to west winds.