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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
It's Now up to Kansas.

A corn year in Missouri means much to
the world. This is corn year. Editor
Painter, of Carrolton, relates an incident
of the yield, showing the size of the ear
in his county. An enterprising farmer,
wishing to utilize every foot of available
space, planted corn on the roadbed of an
abandoned switch, which lay parallel to
the main tracks.
A few nights ago a high wind blew
down one of the stalks across the main
track. The far-sighted engineer of the
through train approaching discovered
what he thought was huge bowlder in
the way and halted the train at distance
of several hundred yards. The obstacle
proved to be an ear of corn, which ac-
cording to Mr.. Painter, required twenty
men to remove it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
Negro Dead on the Track.

ST.. MATTHEWS, September 10.-Clifton
Hamilton, a negro, was found dead about
mile above the station early Friday
morning. He was lying near the track of
the Southern. An autopsy revealed the
the fact that his skull was crushed with
large hole in the right temple,
Hamilton left on Wednesdays morning
train for Fort Motto to attend a negro
Sunday school convention and was to
have returned in the evening but did not.
1t is the supposition that the negro was
returning on mixed train due here at $50
a. m. and in some way fell off or under
took to get off before the train reached the
station and was hurled against cross tie
with above results. The jury rendered
verdict agreeing with this theory,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
GRAFT ALSO IN SUMTER.
Brewing Company Would Give $4,000 to Aid
|. J. Williams if He Ran for Governor.

SUMTER, Sept. 1.-THE feature of this
mornings investigation was Representa-
tive Lyons question to Dispenser Wynd-
ham whether L. W. Boykin, then inspec-
tor, but now q member of the State board,
had asked him to order out some beer
freely because the Acme Brewing Compa-
ny had agreed to spend $1,000 for Chair
man L. J. Williams in case he ran for
governor. Wyndham had no recollection
of being SO approached.
Ex-Dispenser E. D. Smith, of Mayes.
vile, testified that Boykin so approached
him and witnesses saw Boykin talking to
Wyndham shortly afterward.
Mr.. Miller of the Sumter Evening News
told of his efforts to get local dispenser
and county board to carry out the law
with regards to request book and the like.
Both fatty refused, and when he took the
matter up with Hub Evans the latter
joked about it and told him the State
board was looking after tigers and had no
time to see at er dispensers.
W. NJ. Sanders, former member of the
Sumter county board of control testified
to Dispenser Warren at Mayesville offer.
ing him half the $40 per month income
of the job to vote for him as bottle buy
er.
Extracts from the minutes of the coun.
ty board meetings were introduced tc
show that Sanders made repeated efforts
to get the board to carry out the law
But when he said the only thing he could
see to account for his being dropped from
the board by the legislative delegation
was his activity in trying to have the Law
obeyed, there was solemn protest to tht
statement on the part of Senator Man
ming, Representative Clifton, Moses an6
Fraser, who each madea statement fatty
contradicting Sanders and denying any
knowledge Of the matter Sanders com
planned of. They voted against Sander!
because of his unftness for the place.
Mayor Rhett and ex-county boarc
Chairman O'Neill, of Charleston did no
appear, and nothing having been heart
from them, it was decided to wind up tn
meeting here at noon.
Mr.. Lyon has several afidavits from
Greenville, but these will not be read here
no witnesses having been summoned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
Hurt in Bicycle Accident.

SPARTANBURG, Sept. ILL. A. Justice,
a we'll known contractor, met with very
serious accident today, at the corner of
Church and Main streets. He had
alighted from a street car and was in the
act of stepping on the sidewalk, when he
was struck by bicycle, ridden by negro
boy. The cyclist was going at rapid
rate of speed, and the force of the en-
counter threw Mr.. Justice, who is heavy
man, to the pavement.with violence. His
head struck the curbing, and an ugly
wound near the base of the brain was the
result. He was rendered unconscious.
His skull may be fractured. His condi-
ton is serious. The negro cyclist has
not been arrested, although the police are
looking for him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
Denmark School Opening.

The opening exercises of the Denmark
graded school will be held Monday, Sep
tember 18th, at $50 o'clock. There will
be few short addresses on educational
subjects, to which the public is cordially
invited. As usual each pupil will expect
ed to bring $1.00 entrance fee.
Patrons are respectfully urged to send
their children the first day as it is almost
absolutely necessary in graded school
that all pupils get an even start. A great
MANY do not seem to see the need OF this.
They keep their children at home for the
first month or two in the fall, then expect
them to be ready for promotion at the
end of the session. Only one in hun-
dred IS sble to catch up and do the work
thoroughly. Something will be left out. IL
two bows who are evenly matched in swift
ness of foot start out to run race and
No. 1 is a hundred yards or a minute
ahead of No. Q, the former is bound to
win. Two laborers are hoeing cotton.
At the beginning of the row one sits down
to rest while the other goes steadily
ahead, The first in order to catch the
second will be obliged either to skip q
part of his row or do his work poorly,
two evils between which there is no
choice. Now, it is the necessity of doing
DOOR work or skipping that we want to
av ,id. So often you hear a boy make this
excuse: "They had passed over that
part of arithmetic when began school
and I never learned that subject" or
"The class had been drilled in the declen-
sions of Latin before i entered school,
consequently l never learned them
thoroughly" That boy will never accom-
plish much in Latin.
Of course I realize the fact that in some
cases parents are obliged to keep their
children at home to work. In few in
stances it is necessary to the support OF
the family, but these cases are rare. In
almost each one some way could be found
to send the boy or girl to school. What
a tragedy it is to let boy and especially
a girl grow to maturity in ignorance!
TO those who look at it from the rather
sordid standpoint of financial invest
ment, let me say in commercial parlance,
1T pays" At the present day as rule
a man succeeds in business in proportion
to the amount of education he has. There
are exceptions to this rule, which are
constantly held up before US to our detri-
ment. These are geniuses, and they are
the scarcest things I know. If you have
one in your family it will not be necessary
to send him to school. He will succeed
without it; but you had better be sure he
is genius.
Now, let US look at this question from
standpoint other than the financial. Who
are the leaders in religion, statecraft,
eoc;etv science 1iteratureS They are the
educated men and women. Statistics
will prove it. At what disadvantage is
the uneducated man on the platform,
though he may be gifted as a speaker.
What trouble be finds in expressing his
thoughts, though they may be good ones.
Let US, dear friends, put our children in
school at the beginning, send them every
day, and see if We shall not be rewarded.
E. q. HALL.
Denmark, s. c., September 12, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
John Jasper on Baptism.

Rev. ohm Jasper, the celebrated colorec
preacher, of Richmond, Va, in his argu-
ment in faver of immersion as the proper
mode of baptism said:
"Brethring, even tarrapin know how
to be baptize'. When he's ersunnin essei
on log en- see shower comm across de
pom 'scoot he goes often dat log into de
pom; he can't even let God Almighty
sprinkle i'm" John also urged that Christ
was nigger because he associated with
Niggerdemus."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
A DEPLORABLE TRAGEDY.
Mr.. JOHN B. RITTER STABs Mr.. SIM RUSH
TO DEATH WITH A KNIFE.
Both Men Prominent in the Community and
We're Brothers.in. Law-Quarreled
Over Land

Last Wednesday afternoon Nr. John
B. Ritter stabbed Mr.. Sim Rush with q
pocket knife, and the wound caused death
in few minutes. The killing occurred
near the home of Mr.. Rush in the Kearse
section, in the lower part Of this county.
Mr.. Ritter was shot by Mr.. Rush and is
said to be severely but not seriously
wounded. 1t is expected that he will
recover soon.
As stated above, the difficulty occurred
near the home of Mr.. Rush, and was
witnessed by Mr.. Rush's two sons and
his wife's mother. We understand there
had not been the best of feeling between
the two men for some time. A short time
ago Mr.. Rush sold some parties some
timber, and while they were cutting Mr..
Ritter stopped them, saying they were on
his land, it appearing that the two men
live not very far apart, their lands adjoin-
ing. The two men are brothers-in-law,
Mr.. Rush having married Mr.. Ritter's
sister.
Mr.. Rush sent Mr.. Ritter word to come
over and settle the line, and Mr.. Ritter
went over. As to how the difficulty
started, there are two stories. One Is thai
MI. Rush commenced to abuse Mr.. Ritter
and hot words passed, Mr.. Rush finally
reaching for his gun which was leaning
against the fence nearby. Then Mr.. Rit-
ter stabbed him, the blade of his knife
penetrating the heart. That then Mr..
Rushs's two sons ran up and Mr.. Ritter
started to run. When about twenty yards
away he was fired on twice, both barrels
of the gun being emptied into his back.
The shot were small however, and we
understand he was sprinkled with shot
from his head to his heels, 147 shot being
picked out of his body.
The other account is that Rush was
stabbed while reading will which came
into the question of the land lines, and
that Ritter was shot by Rush as he ran
off. Rush had the gun at the fence with
him and his two sons were there. =.
As to what the testimony was at the
INQUEST, we do not know, as the report
has not vet been filed in the clerks Office.
Magistrate j. C. Copeland, of Ehrhardt,
held the inquest.
Mr.. Ritter is still at home, confined to
his bed from his wounds. As to whether
the case will be tried at the October term
of court, we do not know. 1t is deplor-
able tragedy, and one that is generally
regretted. Both men have families.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
GOT OFF CHEAP

He may we'll think, he has got OF
cheap, who, after having contracted con-
stipation or indigestion, is still able to re-
store his health. Nothing will do this
but Dr.. Kings New Life Pills. A quick,
pleasant, and certain cure for sick head
ache, constipation, etc. Csc at ali drug
gists in Bamberg; Fielder s. Matthews,
Denmark, guaranteed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
If you want a higher grade buggy
than you can find elsewhere, call at q.
Frank Bamberg's.
DisDensaries Closed.

On Saturday Inspector Mart Floyd came
up to Prosperity and checked up the dis
penser there and then closed the dispen-
sary in pursuance of the vote of the peo-
pie the 29th of August. Inspectors Nc
Cartha and Nichols came to Newberry
and checked up the liquor dispensary and
the beer dispensary and closed them.
They were closed in the morning.
During the day there was a very notice.
able absence of drunkenness in town.
The policemen say they have not seen so
quiet Saturday for many day.-New
berry Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
$1,000 LIMIT POKER GAME.
Played by Party Of Millionaires on an Ocean
Liner.

Liner.
The superb Kaiser Wilhelm II OF the
North German Lloyd feet, says The Ne"
York Sun, Of Wednesday, brought in yes
terday from Bremen, Southampton and
Cherbourg not only the largest number
of saloon voyagers ever carried in single
liner, but the tallest yarn of poker playing
ever INDUCED in on shipboard, not excep'
ting the phenomenal games that tradition
tells about on the Mississippi in the days
before the war.
Never have so many rich men home
ward bound assembled in the smoking
room of sea express. But the great
game was not played in the smoking room
where the multitud.s might look on and
count the winnings and losses and note
the players. None Of the participants
would tell anything about it or even &C
knowledge that there had been any game
at all. But it was the gossip of the ship
all the way across, and it is said tha'
more than 100000 changed hands.
It was a thousand dollar limit at first
but finally, the rumors had it, the players
were betting copper mines, railroads
steamships and seats in the Stock Tx
I change. In the nervous enthusiasm o'
the sport one of the players, so the lncan'
descent gossip went, had offered to ouy
the three million dollar Kaiser VIII
helm II and put her up against anything
of equivalent value that any other enthu'
siast wanted to wager.
But the real facts in the case are that
nothing but money and checks was USED
The white chips, used merely in antelng
represented 500, the red $500 and the
blues $1,000. Investigation revealed that
there was no ground for the story that
one young man had gone into the game
before he was aware of the nature OF the
stakes and had impressively asked for slW
worth of chips. His chest expansion was
f6QQCeQ SSVeTdl leSt NuSu LIZ 3SSSA'S~ v
single white one.
The players were five men Of great
wealth and every one of them merely
gave a bland smile when asked if he had
sat in with the other fellows and said that
really it was a game he did not under
stand. He had apparently read the
sHeathen Chinee."
It was not altogether dry game, al
though most of the players INDUCED very
lightly in highballs and fzz. An ambl-
ton to win more and desire to recoup
kept going day and night, and the last
session did not end until the liner was
within sight of Fire Island: Capt. Hoge-
mann said there might have been playing
for high stakes aboard the Kaiser, but
that he personally knew nothing OF it.
He was sure that the line still owned the
ship.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14

H. L. Dawes, the distinguished Massa.
chusetts lawyer, in his young manhood
was an Indifferent speaker. Participatin G
in law case soon after his admission to
the bar before a North Adams justice of
the peace, Dawes was opposed by an old
attorney, whose eloquence attracted a
large crowd that packed the court room.
The justice was freely perspiring and
drawing off his coat in the midst of the
lawyers eloquent address, he said: "Mr.
Attorney, supposing you sit down and
let Dawes begin to speak. l want to thin
out this crowd"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
Still Room For One.

"Brethren," said a man in the meeting,
$50 many sinners are dying every day I
have come to the conclusion that hell is
full" He sat down, when an old deacon
in the amen corner raised the hymn:
sThere's place reserved for you, broth
er. a place reserved for you"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
When the Train Starts

Sweltering stranger lat Cactus Cross
ing)-When on earth does the next train
leave this sun-baked, heaven forsaken
region?
Alkah Ike-Waal, stranger, we has
each got right to his opinion on thet
snbiek, but them that knows declares it
hikes out jest after the engine.-New
York Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
fJKE FINDING MONEY.

Finding health is like finding money
60 think those who are sick. When you
have cough, cold, sore throat, or chest
irritation, act promptly like W. G. Bar;
ber, of Sandy Level, Va. He says; 81
had q terrible chest trouble, caused by
smoke and coal dust on my lungs; but,
after finding no relief in other remedies,
I was cured by DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds"
Greatest sale of any cough or lung medi'
cine in the world. At all druggists IN
Bamberg; Fielder s. Matthews, Denmark.
50c and $1.00; guaranteed. Trial bottle
free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
A Turn-D0Wn.

"Here y are! Extry" yelled the news
boy. "Big accident!'
"What was the accident, boy?" asked
Kloseman.
"Why, de accident wuz dat anudder
stincy cuss like you onct found out de
news from me widout buyin' paper"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14

A Philadelphia paper has gathered sta
tistics which show that woman.s chances
to marry between the ages of 25 and 80
are only 1S per cent, while between ~
and 25 the chances are 50 per cent IN her
favor. Apparently it is rather dangerous
to say no to the first man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14
ATTACKED BY A MOB

and beaten, in labor riot, until covered
with sores, Chicago street car conduo-
tor applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
was soon sound and well. II use it in
my family" writes G. J. Welch, OF Te.
konsha, Mich, "and find it perfect"
Simply great for cuts and burns. Only
Csc at all druggists in Bamberg; Fielder q
Matthews. Denmark.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14

Don't wait until you need a tonic, take
SHAW'S PURE MALT and guard
against nervous collapse. For sale at the
dispensary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-14

q. Frank Bamberg handles the best
buggies and wagons, yet the prices
are reasonable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-08
AN INSURANCE ROW.

The family row among the stock
holders of the Equitable Assurance
Society of New York is said to have
been settled, meaning no doubt. that
the stockholders themselves have come
to some terms for adjusting the diff
ferences between them. The policy
holders may or may not be involved
in the settlement, at least their con-
nection with the settlement is not made
clear.
However, the fundamental trouble
with Equitable and all stock compan-
les engaged in the life insurance bust
ness will not have been settled until
the companies are so managed that the
profits are divided among the policy
holders instead of the stock holders.
The Equitable company owns over 200
millions of resources yet it is stocked
at 100000. The founder, Henry T.
HYDE. owned $51 900 Of the stock which
he beuueathed in trust to his son, to
become the sons property when ne
should have reached thirty years OF
age. It is said that anywhere from
five to ten millions has been offered
for the s51 900 of capital stock owned
by HYDE. yet the articles or bylaws
of the company limit the dividends on
the stock to per cent. Just now
s51 900 of stock limited to Z per cent
annual dividends could be worth many
millions. is known only to New York
finance. The facts are that it's value
is so great that n1illionaires have set
to quarreling over it.
If the company had been so man
aged that the policy holders had re-
ceiyed all of the profits over and above
the per cent intended for the stock
it is not likely that there would have
heen any trouble in the Equitable fam
lily today.
Lawson in his dime novel style has
given the public glimpse OF what
is going on in insurance finance among
the great New York companies and 1t
is little wonder that trouble arises
among some of tiiem. 1t is time every
nolicy holder insisted upon the earn
inss of his company, if not the entire
control being mutualized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-08
There is more catarrh in thi, Sc

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be tncur-
able. For a great many years doc
tors pronounced 1t a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and b. con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be constit ion-
al disease and therefore requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by r. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only. con-
stitutionaf cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from ter drops
to teaspoonful 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer 500 for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for GAnstl-
nation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-08
HoGGIsHNEsS THE CAUSE OF IT.
TRockford Register1

1t is possibly a matter worthy Of
note that practically all cooperative
enterprises, while themselves tracef.ble
fundamentally to selfshness, have
their rise in the fact that individuals
and corporations who have been en-
gagged in the handling of lumber, coal,
grain, livestock and other commodi-
ties, have not been satisfied with a
generous margin in handling their var
ious lines of business, but have ms St
ed on playing the whole hog. And it
is to this disposition and the econom-
ic tendency toward consolidation and
pooling of interests that have foil DIV
ed in it's wake that more than anything
else is responsible for the rapid Or
ganization of agricultural interests all
over the state. When the problem is
finally worked out, as it is most sure
to be- there will be a whole lot of fell
lows who will wonder how they could
have been such fools as to kill the
goose that laid the golden egg.