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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
Unlimited Field for Cotton
Bags

The State, Goth mat.

ilnAnl ana lrNIcl fNn tfNpT fl. Z. -,
tho devplopmen, of . no,y r,,,l,o,
fer their great sioo,o ,hov ore
probably oyerlookino the hes, and
surcst market ripht ntilcir doore
The farmers Of the south do ma,
realize The number nf sacks u.cd
by the factories inlho distribution
Of fertilizers ovcry wintor-hp-
tween 1000, 600 and 5000. 600
arc employed to hold tho phcs,
phatc bought by South Carolina
farmers alone. Nor DO they seem
to understand that tho material
for these bags might be cotton
but is burIap, imported from
India. The following letter
written by Mr George a Wagner
president Of the Royal Begging
and Yarn mill of Charleston,
is decidedly interesting:
"Thc difference between the
value Of cotton sacks and burlap
sacks for fertilizers is 90 cents
per Ton on seNmless and so cents
per ton ON the sewed cotton bags.
We purchased last Year buylLps
amounting t" S256,0O and the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22

Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiatcs, and will not consti-
pate like nearly oil other cough
medicines. Refuse Substitutes
Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20

straight back to his studio, and, hav.
ing let himself in, raised the gas and
flung himself on a chair. Then he
glanced up at the easel on which he
had left his picture, and noted with
amaZement that the curtain he had
thrown over it had been disturbed.
The next moment he bounded forward
with 4 cry of despair-the picture, his
great picture, was unacceptable.
Some one had taken brush and ab-
solutely covered the canvas with black
paint. Trembling in every limb, he
staggered backward to a small table,
on which, for the first time, he noticed
a lady's visiting card.
Miss Winifred Ashton" he read, and
then the full horror of the thing burst
upon him. "'Her answer"" he gasped,
"'Her answer""
And with a long, vacuous laugh he
ran from the room. stumbled down the
stairs, and rushed out into the night,
remembering no more.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Five Years in His House.

A French count was kept prisoner in
his own house in Paris for five years.
His jailors were his two servants, who
wanted his property. The nobleman
is Count de Sampigny d'Issoncourt.
He is sixty years old. His servants
were an old man and his wife, who
had been in the counts service for
twenty years. When the police broke
into the house a few days ago they
found the count and the two servants.
The count declared that the couple
had kept him in constant state OF
terror, and had prevented him from
leaving the place. They had further
compelled him to take doses Of ether,
and to make out a will leaving to them
the whole of his property, the esti-
mated value of which is over $780, 600.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
An Act of God.

Judge John c. Pollock, Of the Kan
sas Federal Court, now sitting in Kan
sas City, Kan, gave an opinion the
other day in the case Of the Empire
and Minnesota cattle companies to re-
cover $4,000 from the Santa Fe Rail-
way for the loss of cattle during the
food Of 1908, in which he decided in
favor of the railroad company, holding
that the food was an act of God, and
that all persons whose property was
destroyed thereby must bear the losses
alike. The opinion is considered by
lawyers to be Of much Importance in
the food suits now pending in both
Federal and Wyandotte County courts.
kansas City Zines.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
SURE!
By M'LANDBURGH WILSON.

BY M'LANDBUEGH WILSON.
Howdy, Longface. Come to scare me
With your mournful yarns:
Crops are ruined? Well, | bet you
We will fill the barns!
D Hard times goin' to be Likely;
Stocks and bonds will crash;
See no profit: Well, ] bet you
We will get the cash!
Flats and fine hotel apartments
Maxim people roam;
Love is busted? Well, bet you
We will have the home!
Country's goin' to the bow-wows
On a rapid plan;
See no savior? Well, I bet you
We will get the man!
Bibles gettin' mighty shaky;
Jonah's got to hump;
Amt no Judgment? Well, I bet you
We will hear the trump!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
oYAMA HEARD FROM.

Constant skirmlshIng In Manehuria 10
Reported by the Japanese. !
The following announcement was
made at Toxic Saturday from the
headquarters of tho japanese armies
in Manchuria:
"our force advancing east along the
Hailung road defeated body OF the
enemy April IA, near Heishihmu, ~
miles east Of Panshi, and vigorously
chased them towards LAchotsu, 2s
miles east Of Panshi. Another force
advancing north from Sing King at
tackled the enemy holding q position
five miles south of Pachatsu.
"There has been no change else.
where in the military situation"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
.rbe American Lansuaxe."

Describing 1.-The American language
in T. P.'s Weekly, writer points out
the real difference between the speech
of the educated American and the edu-
Gated Englishman. You may talk for
ten minutes to a professor from Har-
yard without being conscious Of strange
soeech, only the professors voice Is
pitched slightly higher than your own.
For "the German speaks from his dia-
phragm, the Englishman from his
chest the American from his throat,
and the Frenchman from his palate
London Chronicle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Eggs In Watefglass.

It is believed that in waterglass we
have a preservatve which will, when
used for preserving eggs, give better
satisfaction than any other method
available for those who desire to keep
eggs for any great length Of time.
Eggs put down by this method have
kept for three to nine months, and the
eggs have some out in better condition
than by any other method tested.
When strictly fresh eggs only have
been put down, at the end of six
months they have invariably come
out in better shape than the average
market eggs supposed to be fresh.
Use pure water that has been thor
oughly boiled and then cooled. To each
ten quarts Of water add one quart or
slightly less Of waterglass. When the
heavy jelly-like solution is used, three
fourths of waterglass will be ample.
The solution may be prepared, placed
in the jar and fresh eggs added from
time to time until the jar is filled, but
be sure that there are fully two inches
Of waterglass solution to cover the
eggs. Keep the eggs In cool, dark
place, we'll covered to prevent evap-
grafton.
A cool cellar is q good place in
which to keep the eggs. If the eggs
are kept in too warm a place, the sill
cate is deposited and the eggs are not
properly protected.
Do not wash the eggs before packing,
for by so doing you injure their keep
ing quality, probably by dissolving the
mucilaginous coating on the outside
of the egg. For packing use only
perfect eggs, for stale eggs will not
be saved and may prove harmful to
the others.
All packed eggs contain a little gas,
and in boiling such eggs they will
crack. This may be prevented by
making a pinhole in the blunt end Of
the eggs.
To do this hold the egg in the hand,
place the point Of a pin against the
shell Of the egg, and give a quick,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
II.

Some three hours later-just after Z
Errington, who had long since returned
to his own studio, was engaged on a
sketch for an illustrated paper-for he
was q "black and white" man-when
Vincent Armstrong, dressed to 60 out,
put his head in at the door to bid his
friend "Good evening"
"And, by the way, Frank" he said,
81 shall have to bother you for your
latchkey once more, for I haven't found
my own yet. It's strange that it hasn't
turned up before this. Why, first
missed it from it's accustomed nail be-
hind the door the day after that man
Weir was here"
"Well," replied the other, you're well
come to mine. shan't be going out
till 60 home at 9, and dare say you
won't mind coming down to let me in
In the morning"
"Oh, nor' said Vincent, with laugh,
as he took the key. II shall have been
up hours before you arrive, expect"
Eighteen months before, when on a
sketching tour with Frank Errington,
the latter had introduced him to his
cousin, Winifred Alston, whose father
was the leading solicitor in the pretty
Hertfordshire town Of Canthorpe. The
result Of this Introduction had been
that when, some weeks later, he re-
turned to London he was practically
an engaged man.
He got off the bus at st. Martins
Church, and reached the theatre just
before s, eagerly scanning the people
who had already arrived at the upper
circle entrance. His friends were not
among them, however, nor were they
to be seen when the hour struck and
the doors were flung open. For the
next half hour he stood there watching
the fresh arrivals who came in ever.
increasing numbers as the time for the
commencement of the play drew near.
er. His vigil went unrewarded, how
ever, and at 9 o'clock he began to fear
that something must have prevented
Winifred from coming.
Weary and disappointed, he went
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20

the kettle. At the bottom Of this shaft
make paddles by crossing two thin
boards two or three inches wide.
Fasten q crank to the top OF the
shaft, and to this crank fasten a pole,
or not, as preferred. Then prepare a
strip Of board six or eight inches wide,
bore hole through the middle,
through which to pass the shaft match
both ends to fit over the handle Of the
kettle and at one. end fix slide and q
set screw to hold it in place. It the
cooking of the food for stock is done
away from the house, as it ought to
be, one should build a fireplace OF
bricks and cement in which to set the
kettle. The illustration shows both
the fireplace, or pot, as suggested,
and the plan for making the stirrer,
and it will be seen that it is COM
paratively easy to arrange the device
as suggested.-Indianapolis News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Veterans Hold Reunion.

The annual reunion Of the survivors
Of Company G, third South Carolina
regiment, was held at Fairview, eigh-
teen miles west Of Laurens, the past
week.
Judge Allen Barksdale OF Rieston,
La. who is a distinguished survivor
of this historic company, known as
1.-The Briars," was one Of the princi'
pal speakers for the occasion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Parr Swings from GaIIows.

Marion Parr, the cotton mill opera.
tive, murderer of the boy, Clarence
shealy, whom he killed in a most bru-
tai manner by slipping up behind him
apparently in a drunken frenzy ano
cleaving his skull with a hoe, paid
the death penalty on the ga1lows at
Columbia, with smile on his lips and
without q temor.
Parr confessed his crime to his wife
and she caused his arrest and rela-
tions have been somewhat strained be.
tween them, even after his conviction
Of murder, but recently he publicly
<srgave her everything.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20

{ SOUTH CAROLINA
! STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Arrangements About Complete.
Arrangements for the Conference
for Education which begins in Colum-
bia April 26 are about completed. The
program will extend over three days.
The speakers will include some of the
most prominent in the country, among
them being the president, Robt. G. o.
den, Seth Low, Edward M Shepard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
"GoopsY, SUCKERS, eooD7Y"

10 Parting Injunction Of Alleged Get
Rfeh-Quick Concern.
The American Mercantile Assoda'
ton, alleged to, be a "get-rich-quick"
concern, with Offices in Kansas City,
has been closed and this notice posted
ON the door:
"Goodby, suckers, goodby."
The whereabouts Of the officers OF
the association is not known. The
company's head Office was at st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, and from there a notice
had been sent out to its subscribers
announcing suspension.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
"HER ANSWER"
BY A. X. Thomson.

the Academy, old man."
And Frank Errington, who had jus1
looked in from the next studio to see
Vincent Armstrong; completed picture
turned to his friend with a pleasant
smile, and shook him cordially by the
hand.
''rm glad you like the thing" re-
sponded Armstrong, "and I hope it'll
be as successful as you predict. That
is to say, should hope so if I-if Wini.
fred forgave me. Otherwise it doesn't
matter-nothing matters"
"Winnie hasn't answered your let.
teri"
Vincent shook his head.
II hardly expected she would" he
said, gloomily.
you're unduly despondent, Vincent.
You have been foolish, certainly, but
now that my cousin has learned from
your letter exactly what took place
between you and Angela Weir I'm con-
fdent she's not the sort Of girl to re-
member"
''She did once" replied Vincent; "but
now it may be different. You may be
certain Ralph Weir has painted my
conduct in the blackest colors, or Win
ME would never have written me the
reproachful letter she did. I'm dread
fully afraid that in spite Of my reply
she still believes his exaggerations."
II don't see why she should, now that
you've explained the matter. By the
way" he added, after a moments
pause, "I've been wondering why Weir
should have called upon you last
week"
$50 have I, Frank; but think he
wanted to learn what had happened
between me and Winnie, and also
whether I had done anything big for
the Academy. You see, he hates me,
and"
He was interrupted by loud knock
at the street door below, and, rising
from his chair, left the studio to an
swer the summons. A minute or two
later he re-entered, crying joyously, as
he handed his friend telegram:
"You were right, after all, old fellow.
Read that"
Errington obeyed, reading the follow
ing message:
'Am in London with mother. Must
see you. Have three upper-box seats
His Majesty's tonight. Meet US out
side entrance at 8. All well.
WINNIE"
"|Her Answer exclaimed Frank
with a glance at the picture standing
on the easel in front Of them. Really,
Vincent, you're not unlike the man
you've depicted on that canvas. His
doubts have been set at rest by a let
ter-yours by telegram. This is the
main difference between you. Well,
old fellow, I'm Observation-Disclosures
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
To Fix Magnetic Station.

w. H. Burger Of the United States
coast and geodetic survey, has been
in Greenwood to fix a magnetic sta
ton Of the survey for the convenience
Of local surveyors. He made care
full observation of the latitude and lon-
gitude and Of the variation Of the
compass as well as. the magnetic
strength Of the earth at that point.
He had placed at the graded school
building on Byrd street a stone set
in the ground flush with the surface
indicating the result Of his labors,
and this will be used by local survey
ors for proving their compasses. They
can correct any Of their compasses to
suit local variations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
siia1o VI. Grain.

The object or this experiment WaB 10
determine whether silage might not
be substituted for a considerable por-
ton Of the grain usually fed to dairy
cows. Two rations were fed carrying
practically the same amount OF dry
matter. In one ration over fifty per
cent. of this dry matter was derived
from silage and less than eighteen
per cent. was derived from grain. 50
In the other ration over fifty-seven
per cent. of the dry matter was dee
rived from grain, no silage being fed.
Ten COWS, representing five different
breeds, were fed these rations from
two to four months, five cows taking
the test the full four months.
The cows fed the ,silage ration pro-
duced 96.7 pounds Of milk and 5.0S
pounds Of butter. fat per hundred
pounds Of dry matter.
The cows fed the grain ration pro-
duced S1.3 pounds of milk and 30
pounds butter fat per hundred pounds
Of dry matter.
The cost Of feed per hundred pounds
of milk was $0.6S7 with the silage
ration and $1.O55 with the grain ra-
ton. The cost Of feed per pound OF
butter fat was 13.1 cents with the
silage ration and 22.1 cents with the
grain ration.
The average net profit per cow PER
month lover cost Of feed was $5.S64
with the silage ration and $24& with
the grain ration.
Comparing the average daily product
Of each COW for the entire test with her
average daily product for the month
previous to the change in ration Tor
the first month Of their test in the
case Of two cows, the cows fed the
silage ration shrank 2.S4 per cent dn
milk and gained 1.S9 per cent In butter
fat production. The COWS fed the
grain ration shrank OIL per cent. In
milk and 14.1S in butter fat produc-
ton.
Upon the conclusion Of the expert
ment each lot of cows was found to
have gained In live weight: The silage
fed cows an average Of Al pounds per
head, the grain fed cows an average
of 81 pounds per head.
The facts herein reported seem to
justify the conclusion that silage can
be made to take the place Of consid-
erable portion Of the grain ration. It
is believed that by growing more Of
the feeds rich in protein clover, ale
klfa, soy beans, cowpeas. field peas.
vetches and ensoiling them. or feeding
them as hay, it will be possible to fur
ther reduce the amount Of grain feed
It is the expectation Of the station
to continue the experiment the follow
ing winter.-Ohio Exp. Station Bulles
tin 155.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
A CENTURY AND FIVE YEARS.

Sole Survivor Of War Of 1912 cele-
brates Another Birthday.
Hiram Cronk, Of the town Of Ava,
N. Y, only survivor of the 1872 war,
celebrated his 105th birthday We'd
nesday. The aged veteran lives with
his daughter on a farm near Ava. He
enjoys splendid health for a man OF
such years, and his faculties are as
keen as those Of many persons half
his age.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Stirring Cooking Food.

Where more or less food for stock Is
cooked, some handy way Of stirring 1t
ought to be devised. OF course, the
old-fashioned ladle, or the great wood
en- spoon, is always available, but If
the quantity is large, to use these in
struments means aching arms and
shoulders. A stirrer which will save
much labor is readily made in the fol-
lowing manner: Make shaft OF a
strip Of wood two inches thick and
long enough so that it will extend
three or four inches above the top Of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Conspirators Convicted.

ConSptratorS Convicted.
In the United States court at
Charleston the three men recently con-
vieted Of conspiracy to rob and rob-
.bing the postofflce at Latta, 8. C.,were
sentenced. Rudolph Rabens got three
years, James Johnson, alias Murphy,
seven years, and John King, five years,
all at hard labor in the federal prison
at Atlanta. The sentence Of johnson
was longer On account Of his plea Of
guilty to larceny Of government funds
at Enoree, s. c. Notice of appeal to
the court Of appeals was given by at
torney for Rabens.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
IMMIGRANTS ARE WANTED.

Huntsville, Alabama, Chamber Of Com.
merce Takes Action.
At a meeting of the Huntsville,
Ala, chamber of commerce Friday
night, a resolution was adopted me-
morializing the commissioner of agri-
culture of Alabama to take an active
part in the movement to secure i'm
migration from the north to Alabama
and to appoint special agent to re-
main in New York city and direct the
attention of the best class Of immi-
grants to the state.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20

he opened his eyes upon the May SUM
shine, then gave deep sigh.
Finally he asked in q feeble voice:
where am II"
'Hush," replied Frank Errington.
who sat by his bedside, "do not talk,
and will tell you all. You have been
very, very i'll, old fellow, and you are
in my fathers house. I brought you
here in a cab one night, when-when
met you just outside your studio. A
lucky meeting it was, too," he added,
cheerfully, pausing to note the effect OF
his words.
eyes, yes" whispered the other, 81 re-
member. The picture! Winnie sent
me telegram to get me out Of the way,
and then spoiled my picture. 1t was
her"
He broke off with half sob.
"You are trebly wrong, Vincent, as
you shall hear, though exactly how
discovered some Of the facts will keep
till later. It is sufficient to say that
one of the fellows in the next pair OF
studios to ours supplied me with
enough evidence to wiring confession
out Of the man who had stolen the key
of your studio, who sent you the tele-
gram purporting to come from Winnie,
but whose intention Of injuring your
picture was happily thwarted in an ex-
traordinary manner. As matter OF
fact, your picture is one OF the sue
cesses Of the Academy"
"You-you mystify me, old man."
But Vincent's voice was stronger, and
there was new and eager look in his
eyes.
"Well, what happened was this:
Shortly after you had left to keep the
bogus appointment at the theatre there
was a knock at our front door, and I
was astonished at opening it to find
myself confronted by Winifred herself
and her mother. They had come up
from Canthorpe that afternoon on a
flying visit to town; they had to gets
train back in half an hour, and their
cab was waiting outside. Winnie had
brought a picture which she had paint
ed which she wanted your opinion on
"a capital copy of Corot, though, OF
course, Of small intrinsic value. Well,
we took it into the studio, and-to make
a long story short-I placed it on the
easel to get good view OF 1t, removing
yours, which was much the same size,
by the way, to a corner Of the studio.
Ten minutes later Winnie and her
mother left, Winnie writing a BRIEF
message for you on the back or her
visiting card. They had, OF course, had
no intention Of visiting His Majesty's,
and I thought it would make them
uneasy If I told them Of the telegram
you had received, so merely said you
were out. Shortly afterward, leaving
Winnie's picture on the easel, I went
home, returning an hour later to await
your coming, and talk matters over.
"I've already told you how we met,
and it only remains for me to say that
while I was away from the studio
Ralph Weir, who'd watched me out,
but was really quite ignorant of Win
nie's visit to London, let himself In
with your key, and damaged what he
thought was your picture. And noW,"
concluded Frank, twill you please ex.
cuse me minute? I want you to see
your nurse"
He hurried from the room, and I'm.
mediately afterward there entered
Winnie.
Slowly she came forward to the bed
side, and almost before Vincent had
murmured the one word "eorgive" in
tender, loving tones, she spoke her
York News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20
Soil Feeding Experiments.


Two years. experiments at the Ore
gon Station gives the following re-
suits: Twenty-Five hogs and seven
teen head of cattle have been kept
from the middle of May to the middle
Of August on a very small acreage OF
ground. Crimson clover was first fed
to the herd, then first crop Of alfalfa
was used, followed by peas and green
oats. After this a second crop was
fed, and last third crop.
An account of the cost for cutting
and feeding has been carefully kept,
which has aggregated three cents per
cow. Based on present prices the in
come from the dairy products during
this period is expected to be S2S4.20.
This shows that by soiling any farm
er can make up for the want Of pas
ture for a long, dry summer period.
At the same time he will be enriching
the land, for the nitrogen in the grow
ing plants will save him the purchase
Of the necessary fertilizers, in order to
produce the same results.-L. A. n, in
indiana Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-20

Seventy-fve years ago the first reg
ular news boat to intercept packet
ships for foreign intelligence was put
in commission in New York