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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
The Terr0rs Of q Snake Dance.

The following description of 8 Moki In
dian snake-dance appears in the March
Woman's Home Companion. The writer
thus describes the most dramatic part Of
the ceremony:
Then came the snake-priests, who made
a most dramatic entrance. Their bodies
were smeared with red paint, their chins
blackened and outlined with streaks Of
white.
"Four times they marched around the
plaza, chanting their weird, plaintive
music. Suddenly one of the priests drop
ped to his knees before the kisi, and re-
appeared with rattlesnake in his mouth,
holding the body midway between his
teeth! The feat was performed by each
man in turn in the march around the
plaza, dropping the snakes at certain
points to gather fresh ones as they passed
the kisi Then group of little half-naked
lads from five to ten years Of age, who
were being initiated, were made to prove
their bravery and courage by holding the
snakes, some of which were so largesthat
they hung to the ground as their wrig-
Cling bodies were held by grasping them
Just back of the head.
"At the height of the excitement, when
the ground fairly heaved with snakes,
that repeatedly coiled and sprang at the
ankles Of the dancers, and while those in
the mouths of the snake-chiefs made furi-
Gus efforts to strike, and turned them
selves, twining around the necks of their
captors, gasps of terror from the over
wrought nerves of the women tourists
awakened me from trance Of horror.
Just at that moment, as if in answer to
the petitions which the snakes are sup
posed to carry to the under world q
rain-cloud swept down the valley, ana q
rainbow of promise unfolded like an
opalescent ribbon across the wonder of
an Arizona sky"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
A Hymn AnecdOte.

The romance of the famous hymns of
the world is little less appealing than the
romance of other literature. In con.
nection with the hymn my Faith Looks
Up to Thee" of which Allan Sutherland
writes in the April Delineator, are related
q number of incidents that bear out this
assertion. Among them is one which has
more to do, perhaps, with the power OF
PRAYER, but it is particularly worth re.
peating.
MANY will recall the thrilling expert
ence of the passengers on the German
steamship Spree in December, 1882.
During fearful storm the propeller broke
knocking large hole through her bottom
and leaving her helpless. She was not
only in danger of sinking, but she was
rapidly driven out of her course. The
passengers were in panic, and one leap
ed overheard to his death. Dwight l.:
Moody, who was on the vessel, inspired
all with courage by his splendid compos-
ure and by his oftrepeated assurance that
God would answer their prayers and
bring them safely to land. BE frequently
said afterward that nothing short OF the
direct interposition of Providence, in
answer to prayer, saved the ship. There
never was,' he said "a more earnest prayer
than that of those seven hundred souls on
their helpless, almost sinking ship, in
mid-ocean on that Sunday when we met
in the saloon to implore Gods help; and
God answered US, as I knew He would.
He sent the Lake Huron" to our rescue
and made the storm a calm AT this
meeting wrote General O. O: Howard,
who was a fellow passenger with Moody,
we sang a number of hymns, among
them being "My Faith Looks Up to A'hee:"
The singing was led by Roman CATHOLIC
lady, who was returning to the Unltea
States from South America by way OF
England. We were united band of Gods
children, praying for deliverance.' ,"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Runaway at Fairfax.

Last Sunday morning as Messrs. FRANK
Move and - Folk were driving, their
horse took fright near the Methodist
church and ran away. Mr.. Folk jumped
from the buggy without injury, but MT
Moye, in attempting to jump, struck his
face against the wheel and cut it, also
his left arm was cut and sprained. The
horse ran on with the buggy and was not
stopped until it reached Col. Youmans's'
One of the horses legs was right badly
cut, but the buggy was not broken at ALL
Mr.. Moye bought his horse and buggy
lust few weeks ago, and we are sorry
this accident happened to him.-Fairfax
Enterprise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
The National Pension Steal.

The pension appropriation bill carrying
$13s, s,250,000 has just passed the natlonai
congress. Only very small per cent.
of this enormous sum ever t!nds lts way
to the South, yet this section bears It's G fnll
share of the burden of taxation. Inc
millions of dollars of deposits in the small
as well as large savings banks OF the
North do not represent necessarily hard
earned savings of depositors. Had more
than one hundred millions of dollars
been paid out in the South from the
national treasury, annually, for the past
forty wears, the bank deposits in this sec,
ton would have been much larger, ana
our people would have been credited
with being more frugal.-Edgeheld Ad'
vertiser.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Country Correspondence.

As our little vicinity has not been rep
resented in the columns of The, Herald
for some time, we will attempt to give a
few dots.
"Soge" says he does not like the use of
the pronoun "we." If he will pardon the
question "we" will ask him to give his
reason. (0 Now it is not the aim of this
scribe to get upa controversy, but simply
to obtain the views of "Soge" on this SUBJ
ject if he will kindly give them.
The farmers are taking marked advan-
tage of the beautiful weather we are hav-
ing. On every side of the cleared hedge
can the music of ghee! whoa and haw !!
be heard, and the colored population are
happy, too, as they have "opened de lien."
School is being suspended at Hampton
on account of the sickness of Miss Belle
McKewn, the teacher. We hope she will
soon be able to resume her duties in the
school room.
MeSSrs. j. w. Hill and Emmett NC
MILAN visited the bedside of Mr.. George
Mcmillan Sunday at Colston.
Miss Sallie Fielder, of Sassafras school,
went to her home in Bamberg Friday,
returning Sunday.
Mrs. W. N. Hughes visited her fathers
family at Clear Pond Saturday and Sun
day.
There is lots of lagrippe and fever in
our midst. Your humble scribe was a
victim of the latter last week.
The many friends of Mr.. P.iW. sandi-
fer will be glad to know he is doing ex-
tremely well. He goes wherever he
pleases with little assistance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings,

Ehrhardt EtchlnSS.
EHRHARDT, March 6.-Misses Mamie
and Maggie Cline, of Newberry, and Mrs.
Monroe j. Epting and children, of Savan-
nah, Ca, returned to their homes on Fri
day of last week.
Rev. P. E. Monroe united Mr.. Frank
II. Copeland and Miss Dora Frances Ehr-
hardt in holy matrimony at the residence
of the brides parents on the evening of
March the first. Quite crowd of rela-
tives and friends of both parties were
present and witnessed the ceremony,
showing their appreciation for the young
couple by their attendance and by the
number of useful and costly presents.
The occasion was carefully planned and
executed, decorations were tastefully and
carefully laid, and as a whole everything
passed off pleasantly and in order. Next
day the newly married pair and groom's
brothers and sisters went to his fathers,
Mr. Joe I. Copeland's, and partook of a
dinner prepared for them. The dinner
was worthy of the occasion, everything
that one could wish for was served and
justice done by the partakers of the feast.
The day was pleasantly spent, and will
long be remembered by all present.
Mrs. J. L. Copeland and her brother,
Jessie J. Farrell, went to see their parents
at Harleyville, 8. c., who intend moving
to Florida soon.
We have heard of some corn being
planted last week by some of our early
planters.
Several farmers are planting Irish pota-
toes for the market this year.. as much as
twelve acres, near here. We wish them
better luck with the potatoes than Mr..
Breland had after gathering and ship
ping he was called on for money to pay
balance of freight. His potatoes did not
sell for enough to freight them.
Three incubators at work in town.
The old hens will be deprived of good
portion of their work from now on. Say,
when can we expect "fryers," Captain?
An old veteran, commenting on the
qualities of whiskies sold by the dispen-
saries, says there is a great change in it.
Says years ago man felt happy and rich
when under the influence of it. Now it
is so mean until it makes man steal. If
this be true, this perhaps will account for
so many rogues throughout the country.
Mrs. Dora Weimer, of Florida, is visit.
ing her father, Mr.. Charles Hartz.
,JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS.

When your ship of health strikes the
hidden rocks of consumption, pneumonia,
etc, you are lost, if you don't get help
from DR.. Kings New Discovery. j. W.
McKinnon, of Talladega Springs, Ala,
writes: Il had been i'll with pneumonia,
under the care of two doctors, but was
getting no better when I began to take
DR.. Kings New Discovery. The first dose
gave relief and one bottle cured me-" Sure
cure for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs
and colds. Guaranteed by all druggists at
Bamberg, Fielder & Matthews, Denmark.
Price SOC and $1.OO. Trial bottle free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
COL. MIKE BROWNS EXPANSION.
fiustlins CaroIinan Going to Furnish Crossties
for Government in Panama.

Tor UOVernment III EdIoiiIo.
A very large contract was made yester-
with Messrs. Brown s. Co, the well-known
crosstie, timber and lumber dealers. This
contract was awarded by the Isthmian Ca
nal commission, after bids had been re-
ceived from all sections of the country.
The contract in question covers from
six to eight cargoes of crossties and in
wolves upward of seventy-f7e thousand
dollars. This enormous amount of cross
ties will all be shipped by Brown & Co.,
through the port of Brunswick to Colon,
the capital of the new republic of Pana-
ma, and will be used by the isthmian
commissioners in the construction of the
great Panama canal, which in the course
of time will connect the two greatest
oceans in the Western hemisphere.
Messrs. Brown s Co., the local dealers,
are to be congratulated on securing this
magnificent contract. More especially is
this the case when it is stated that the
Brunswick concern was compelled to bid
against immense lumber, crosstie and
timber dealers on the Golden Gaze and on
both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Messrs. Brown & Co. are not yet in po-
sition to say just when these shipments
will be made, but as soon as practicable
they will send their first ship from Bruins
wick to Colon.
The handling of this immense amount
of crossties will not only serve to materl-
ally increase Brunswick's shipping record
but it will give employment TO a very
large number of men, and will mean the
distribution of many thousands OF dollars
in Brunswick.
As was announced in these columns
several months ago Messrs. Brown q 20.
are uneuestionaby among the leading
crosstie dealers in the United States; they
are going ahead all along the line and are
keen and alert to every emergency that
means the handling of crossties.-Bruns'
wick, Ca, Daily News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Work on Well Commenced.

Mr. ]. NJ. Jennings has commenced
work on the artesian we'll in rear of the
new Methodist church. Mr.. Jennings has
no contract with the railroad, as we stated
last week, and neither is he to give the
church and parsonage free water. He
receives one hundred dollars, which
amount was raised by private subscrip-
ton. He will have the we'll eight inches
in size at the top and hopes to have it at
least A. inches at the bottom. This size
we'll ought to give an abundant flow OF
water,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Rev. ]. ID. Moore Resigns.

Rev. J. D. Moore offered his resignation
as pastor of the Barnwell church Sunday,
10Th ult., to take effect 1st of May. The
resignation was surprise to his congre-
CATION. We do not know Bro. Moore's
plans for the future, but we know that he
is most lovable spirit, fine character,
an excellent pastor and earnest preacher,
and we cannot afford to let him 60 out Of
South Carolina Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Automobile Trip.

Mr.. John F. Brickle: of Augusta, spent
Monday in the city. he camel in Sunday
afternoon with Messrs. Garfield and Joe
elyn on an automobile. The party left
Augusta Sunday morning and arrived
here about five o'clock the same after
noon. Messrs. Garfield and Jocelyn con-
tinued their journey on to Charleston,
stopping in Bamberg only long enough to
get some gasoline. The machine was q
White steam car, and a very heavy tour
ing car.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Relief from Pain.

Agonizing burns and scalds are immed-
iatelyrelieved by application of Hancock's
Liquid Sulphur. Cures all Inflammation.
Natures Greatest Germicide, this remedy
heals all diseases of skin and scalp, cur
ing cankers also, and general sore condi-
tions. At druggists, or send for booklet
to Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Balti-
more Nd
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Another Big Tree.

Speaking of big trees, A. Il. E. sheck,
of Caldwell township, has one that is hard
to beat. It is beautiful poplar, is q
feet around the trunk, and its limbs and
foliage cover nearly quarter of an acre
of ground. Persons have gone miles TO
see this tree.-Newberry Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Mr.. John Tatum Dead.

Mr.. John Tatum, a respected citizen of
the Cope section of Orangeburg county,
died last Saturday. The burial took
place Sunday morning at eleven o'clock
at Bethlehem church. Mr.. natum fought
with bravery through the Confederate
war, being q sergeant in the First South
Carolina, Company c., better known as
Hagood's Regiment. He]eaves two sons,
Messrs. Tbm and w. O. Tatum, both OF
whom are well known in this section,
and several daughters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Analysis of Meal.

The Bamberg oil mill has reason to be
proud of its record this year in the matter
of the showing made by its product. So
far this mill is among the highest in the
State in this respect, and it is showing
of which the management may well re-
joice at. The analysis made at Clemson
college gives our mill the following: Am
monia 7.54; phospkoric acid 2.37; potash
1.54; commercial value per ton $24.63.
There is only one mill in the State which
has made so good showing so far for its
meal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Sulphur Cures Eczema.

Eczema is cured by Hancocks Liquid
Sulphur used with water according to
directions. It is natures greatest germ
icide. and heals many other diseases also,
together with cankers and sores OF
scalp. nose and throat. Pimples, itch and
prickly heat suceumb to it: Sold 1y leaa-
ing druggists. Booklet from hancock
LIQUID Sulphur Co., Baltimore, MD.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Old Methodist Church Sold.

The building committee of the Metho-
dist church, after advertising for bids for
the old church and lot, this week sold the
same to Mr. Jno. b. Cope, he having
made the best offer. The purchase price
is for the building and lot, without the
pews or furniture. The property will be
turned over to Mr.. Cope when the new
church is finished, and We understand
that he will move the building and erect
a handsome residence for himself on the
LOT
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
PHEASANT AND HARMLESS.

Don't drug the stomach to cure cough.
One Minute Cough Cure cuts the mucus,
draws the inflammation out of the throat,
lungs and bronchial tubes, heals, soothes
and cures. A cure for Group and whoop-
ing cough. One Minute Cough Cure re.
lieYes a cough in one minute because 1t
acts first on the mucous membrane right
where the cough troubles-in the throat
or deep-seated on the lungs. H.F. Hoover
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
STARTLING MORTALITY.

Statistics shows startling mortality,
from appendicitis and peritonitis. To pre-
vent and cure these diseases, there is one
reliable remedy, DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. NJ. Flannery, of IA Custom house
Place, Chicago, says: They have no equal
for constipation and biliousness:" zoe at
all druggists in Bamberg; Fielder q
Matthews. Denmark, S. q.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
KILLED ON TRACK.

Pete Thomas, Negro, the Victim. it Is Believed
Of His Own Carelessness.
ORANGEBURG, March 6.-Peter Thom-
as, colored, was killed on the Seaboard
Air Line Railway track, just above the
town of Norway, in this county, yester-
day morning a little after midday. He
was knocked off the tract by the Seaboard
local, which passes Norway usually about
o'clock. It is said that the negro was
drinking during the morning, and he
either went to sleep on the track as the
result of his liquor, or was too drunk to
get out of the way of the approaching
train.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
AMBERG, S. c., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1905
MAY REACH 100000.
Income from the Franchise Tax Will Exceed
Expectations.


Expectations.
Mr.. J. S.. j. Faust, the new clerk in the
office of the comptroller general, arrived
from Bamberg yesterday and began his
duties as clerk in charge of the records in
the matter of the franchise tax. Checks
are pouring in by every mail, for today is
the last day without the $500 penalty be-
ing added.
Mr.. A. W. Jones, comptroller general,
stated yesterday that there is a possibility
of the income from this tax amounting to
as much as 100000. The railroads alone
will pay over half of that amount and
there are not less than 1900 industrial
corporations in the State.-The State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
Two Deaths in Branchville.

BRANcHv1IIE, March 4.-Mrs. Martha
Thompson and Miss Corrie Crimes OF
this place, died Thursday. Mrs. Thomp-
son and Miss Grimes have been quite i'll
for some time, and their deaths were not
unexpected; they were both buried yes
terday, the funeral services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Smith, of the Bap-
tist church.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

a DESTRUCTIVE rIIsH'
To draw the fire out of a burn, or neal a
cut without leaving scar, use DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve. A specific for piles.
J. L. Tucker, editor of the Harmonlzer,
Centre! Ala, writes: "Pve used DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve in my family for piles,
cuts and burns. Every family should nave
it," Sold by 81. F. Hoover, NJ. d.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09

For coughs-at your druggists or d.
rect from Murray Drug Co., Columbia, 5;
C.-"Murray's Horehound, Mullen and
Tar. csc for large size bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY.

It would have been Incredible brutality
ifC.F. Lem5erger, Of Syracuse, N. Y, had
not done the best he could for his suffer
ing son. My boy" he says, "cut fear
full cash over his eye, so I applied Buck,
lens Arnica Salve, which healed it and
saved his eye" Good for burns and ulcers
too. Only Csc at all druggists at Bamberg;
Fielder s. Matthews, Denmark.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09

Take Murray's Horehound, Mullen and
Tar and stop coughing. Csc for large
bottle. Your druggist or Murray Drug
Co., Columbia, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09

Murray's Horchound, Mullen and Tar
will cure your cough. Large bottle for
Is cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09

For coughs-Murray's Horeheund,
Mullen and Tar. Csc for large bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09

Make your druggist give you Murray's
Horehound, Mdllein and Tar. Cures your
cough. 25 cents bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-09
February Honor Roll.

We issued subscription receipts to the
following persons during the month of
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-13
Obituario

Nos comunican de Maunabo, ell
falleclmiento acaecido en- este pueblo
hace pocos dfas, del apreciable com
patricia don Juan Nicolas de Santa
60 Aponte, q los 80 sfIos de edad.
Fue ell senior de Santiago un con-
secuente luchador en- las filas del Par
tido Liberal, cuando este partido IL
bro en- Puerto Rico sus campafias en-
pro de Ia iusticia y ell derecho. Ulti-
mamente militaba dentro del partido
de la Union, por cuyos ideales va en-.
fermo y casi paralftlco, rus & deposi.
tar su voto en- las urnas en- las iltimas
elecciones, En- la epoca del afYo de
1850 al 1872, ocup6 puestos distingui-
dos en- la polltica de Patilla, donde
por entonces residia, llegando ser en-
esa poblaci6n, iefe del Partido Refor.
mista, prestando muy buenos servi.
clos al pals.
La muerte lie ha sorprendido en- la
mayor miseria, deiando una familia
en- la horfandad. Su muerte hs sido
generalmente sentida en- Maunabo,
donde Sc tenfan en- gran estima, sus
bellas prendas de caracter.
Descanse en- paz ell fnado, reel.
ban sus deudos nuestra mas sentids
condolencia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-01-13

gregacion de San Pablo Apostol, y
cuyo elogio es suficiente con declr, que
ha tenido DIEz ediciohes y la enorme
venta de DosCIENTes MIL ejemplares,
en- el corto espacio de seis amos, y que
ha sido traducida , comentada en- to-
dos los idiomas de los pueblos civili-
Zados.
Els falsa, err6nea estipida, la
llamada supremacfa 6 superioridad de
los paises protestantes, sobre los ca
t6licos. Digno de atenci6n Y de aplau-
so es el afan con que ell alto clero del
Protestantismo, Sc estimula de algdn
tempo q esta parte, en- los Estados
Unidos, con objeto de poner un diq,te
al divorcio. No hace dos meses que
Sc reunieron con ese objeto varios
Obispos, de las distintas sectas del
protestantismo, en- New York, y como
en- amos anteriores no pudieron llegar
un acuerdo. Y no podran llegar q
| ell, porque como ma dlchO ell Reveren-
do doctor Dix, perteneciente q la Sec
ia Episcopal, al parHdo llamado
xHigh, , <la sociedad cristiana necesi-
ia de un poder de6nitivo ejecutivo,
que pueda poner un dique esta ARE
batador inundaci6n del vicio.9
Ese poder defnitivo ejecutivo 10
tenemos los cat6licos, en- la persona
del Pontffce Romano, Vicario de Je-
sucristo en- la TERRA, Cabeza Suprema
y Pastor universal. A ese poder tie.
men y tendran que someterse los Pro.
testantes que buscany amau la verdad,
1nica autoridad que tiene la especial
mission y asistencia de 10 alto, para