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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
COlstOn Cuttings.

CoLsToN, Aug. 21.-The cotton has be.
gun to open, and our farmers are all in a
rush to see who can market the first bale
Rev. s. P. Chisolm and Mr.. j. G. Nc.
MILAN are on the already long sick list
this week.
Mrs. Mary Wooley, Of Elko, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Clayton, for a
few weeks.
The infant child of Mr.. w. b. Folk
died last Friday, after few days illness.
Mr.. B. D. Bishop spent few days with
relatives near Lodge last week.
Mr.. Melton Westberry, Of Cope, is
spending few days with Mr.. Henry Nc.
MILAN, Jr.
Mr.. R. L. Beard spent last Sunday ut
Savannah and Tybee.
Several of the young folks from here
are attending the protracted meeting al
Saltkahatchie church this week.
Mr.. Thos. Clayton went to Bamberg
Saturday last.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchfngs.
EHRHARDT, August 20.-Our farmers
are picking some cotton, and are in.
quiring if gins are ready.
Plenty Stevens, who lived on Mrs. Bid
die Simmons's plantation, died last week.
Ben Wright, who lived on the old Nc
MILAN plantation all his life, died last
Saturday night. Ben must have been
nearly ninety years old. He was plow
boy when Capt. J. C. Mcmillan was born.
Two old trusty darkies are gone. Every
one respected both Plentya and Ben when
ever they met them.
Mr.. G. b. Wiese, of Chicago, ILL.,, spent
several days in town last week.
Mr.. W. P. Pate has gone to Charleston
on business trip.
Mr.. R. Miller has returned from New
York, where he spent several days buy
ing goods.
Geo. Folk says he is weary. Has so
much to do until he couldn't stand it
these hot days. Six hours sitting down
at least. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
The Delineator for September.

The Delineator for September is packed
with good reading matter for everyone.
The woman of fashion will find much of
interest in the many pages devoted to
dress, millinery and neckwear; and those
who are otherwise inclined may derive a
great deal of pleasure and entertainment
from the literary features provided in this
number Barry Pain, the we'll known
humorist, contributes the first chapter of
"The Diary of a Baby" story that prom.
ises to be one of the brightest and clever
est this author has ever written. Every
one must enjoy the observations of this
precocious baby, and follow with amuse-
ment its budding career. ~
The Williamsons' delightful story of a
motor.boat and its jolly crew in Holland
is continued, and those who admire the
two famous authors of motor stories will
learn much of them from their personal
side in an article contributed by John
Harvey. There are short stories by Ellis
Parker Butler, Tudor jerks, and an arti.
Gle of practical value on "How Not to
Spoil the HAIR" by Juliet Marion Lee, a
specialist in this line. Housewives will
welcome the advent of NJ. Jean Marie
Devaux, a celebrated authority on cook
ing, as culinary editor of the magazine.
A feature of special interest in this de.
partment is ."The Culinary Dictionary"
giving the meaning of the terms used in
cooking and mcnu-making, which is to
be continued from month to month until
completed, and along with series of
"Fa1orite Recipes of Famous People" !"
gives distinct originality to these pages.
The home builder will get some splendid
ideas in w. Fl. Wilkinson's illustrated ar
ticle, can Old House Altered" and in
Alice Kellogg's article on FURNISHING the
House; treating of Dressing the Bed"
And for the children are stories and
amusements well calculated to keep
brains and fingers busy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
No Excuse.

There is no reasonable excuse for any
man to live in a town if he does not like
it. If you have no word of commendation
to say for your town, its institutions OF
people, emigrate. You won't stop the
town clock by going away. The church
bells will have the same musical ring, the
little dogs will play just as well and the
fresh air, bright sunshine and sparkling
water will have the same healthy proper
ties. Speak good word for your neigh
Dor if you can, if you cannot, don't ever
enlarge on his faults. Ifyou have become
thoroughly disgusted, move away; 60
where things will suit you.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
ANOTHER MEAN NEGRO.
Refused to Move From Seats for White Pas.
senaers- Afterwards Fires Into the Car.


COLUMBIA, August 17.-There was con-
siderable excitement here this afternoon
and talk of lynching. 1t blew over and
the storm seems to be over. All sorts OF
reports were in circulation. One was
that negro man had attempted to sit in
a lady's lap, and the negro was kicked OF
the car and then fired into the car.
The situation really appears to be that
Manson Hamilton, negro porter at the
Ridgewood Club, was riding out to
Ridgewood on car with some excursion
lists from Clinton. He occupied seat in
the section for white passengers. The
conductor went to Hamilton and told
him to get in the seats intended for COL
ored passengers. Iti said he declined
to do so and row followed. The white
passengers joined in and the result was
that Hamilton was put off the car. Ham
ilton claims to have been kicked and bad
" treated. The conductor and others
claim that he was simply put off the car.
The car passes by Hamilton's home
and on the return trip Hamilton was
standing in his door and shot into the
car. The shot went wild. A few small
shot hit Mr.. George Ware on the hand
and a few hit Conductor Younginer.
There was considerable excitement in the
city and in some way the report spread
that if Hamilton were caught he would
be lynched. he came to Columbia quiet
ly, went to the county Jail and is there
now. The officers will vigorously pros
ecute Hamilton for his conduct and for
shooting into the car. Fortunately no
one was at all seriously hurt.
Hamilton claims that his gun went of
accidentally. The passengers on the train
claim that Hamilton deliberately shot
into the car. Hamilton ran anl he was
chased. Superintendent Wallace had a
warrant sworn out against Hamilton and
soon posse was hunting him. During the
evening Hamilton came to Columbia in
company with Mr.. Brown Hyatt and sur.
rendered. He is now in Jail. he only
asked to say that the gun went of acci-
dentally and that he was badly treated on
the train.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
Strong Argument.

Somebody has said to train a child
properly one should begin with its grand
parents. There is something in the idea.
The men and women who 60 to make up
South Carolina's illiteracy-which is re:
proach to the State-were neglected by
their parents, and those parents probably
by their own. They cannot read and
write because their parents did not COM
pei them to 60 to school and the parents
did not compel them to 60 because they
were not compelled to send them.
The strongest argument in favor OF
compulsory education that we have ever
seen was petition to the last legislature
concerning the ''ten hour law" from "mill
operatives. citizens and merchants of
Pelzer," dated February 8, 1905, which
contains 554 names, and of these ONE
HUNDRED AND TaIRTY-sIX MAKE
THEIR MARK. One of the saddest
sights is to see attached to paper "John
Smith, x, his mark" or "Mary Jones, <,
her mark" and yet in this one petition
nearly twenty five per cent Of the signers
signed that way.
This does not necessarily mean that
they are "ignorant" people, but it does
mean they cannot read and write-and
what an afliction is that to q human be-
ing. What reproach to any white man or
woman-not so much to him perhaps as
to his parents. And reproach to the
State that it permits it's boys and girls to
grow up illiterate The State furnishes
the means for education to all; but it per-
mits erasping and selfish and Indifferent
parents to keep their children out OF
school.
For the sake of the children let US tave
a compulsory education law. The child
rem need it. They appeal to us in their
weakness and helplessness.
Will South Carolina turn its back on
an appeal like this?-Newberry Ohserv-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
No Wonder He Moved.

The following notice was found posted
on deserted homestead in the arid re-
gions of Kansas: "Four miles from a
.neighbor, sixteen miles from postofice
twenty-five miles from q railroad, four
teen miles from school house, forty-one
miles to a church, 1870 miles to timber
600 miles to a democrat, half mile tc
hell and the same distance to republi
can. Gone to South Carolina-God's
country-to get fresh start"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
Spondulix.

A wad of money, now and then
Is relished by he'poorest men.
Money loves company.
Money dies from lack of exercise.
A dollar changed is dollar gone.
a dollar always has something to do.
Bad money has no redeeming traits.
Money rarely comes when it is called.
Spondulix greases the way to perdition.
An idle dollar is the spendthtift's work.
shop.
A dollar In the hand is worth two in the
promise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
Fish Fry Near Ehrhardt.

Editor The Bamberg Herald: 1t was
the pleasure of the writer to visit last
week that section of the county near
Ehrhardt, where the Bishops, Goodsons,
and Kinards live. This is one of the best
communities that have ever visited.
When one has the good fortune to get in
this neighborhood, he soon experiences
the meaning of the word neighbor, or
learns what it is to be neighbor.
These people are always anxious and
willing to do each other favor, it mat
ters not in what way, whether in the sick
room or in other accommodations, it is
done in the same good spirit. They be
lieve in doing for their neighbor with
their hands what their hearts find to do.
Too much can't be said of the congeniali.
ty that exists among these people. The
most casual observer wouldn't pass it un.
noticed.
The men are good farmers. They do
their own work Independent of the SER
vice of the negro, and was told that the
great majority had money III the bank.
Now, MIR. Editor, wish to tell you of
the fish fry which so much enjoyed on
the 18th in this same section. The fish
were brought out of little Saltkahatchie
swamp by expert fishermen, and were
fried by the ladies at the home of Mr..
Adam Kinard A table made of few
barrels and some plank was placed under
some magnificent shade trees just in front
of the house. When dinner was an
nounced not only the nice brown trout,
jack and many more of their companions,
were found on the table, but all things
that man with the slightest appetite
could wish for. Cakes, pies, custards,
fried chicken, pork, steak and many other
eatables, which were very palatable to the
taste, with plenty of cold and warm
drinks.
As I see in my mind that table as it
was; it reminds me of what I imagine
Belshazzar's feast was. i suppose he
had all good things, and I know that all
things were good on this table. Only,
there wasn't any wines, and of course, no
one wanted it. Quite crowd was pres.
ent and all got plenty to eat. I suspect
most of US ate too much, for we couldn't
refuse when the gentle ladies would
bring around those things on which they
had displayed their wonderful talents in
cooking.
Mr.. G. W. Goodson and family, also
Mr.. Roy Goodson, were among the visit
ors present. Every one felt perfectly at
home, visitors we're in no ways awkward.
They were impressed as being with old
reliable friends. Plenty of jokes and
lots of fun were carried on during the
time. Old veterans sat around and talk
ed of war times, the younger set enjoyed
themselves in the usual ways. Every
body had good time in general. Such
a gathering or coming together of neigh
bors will elevate any section of country.
I only wish that we could have more Just
such neighborhoods as the one that is the
subject of this brief sketch.
Mr.. Editor, I wish you success.
A VISITOR.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
NEGROES TRY TO LYNCH A NEGRO.
Object of Their Wrath Accused Of Attempting
to Assault Little CoIored Girl.

GREENWOOD, August 1S.-When train
No. 8 on the Charleston and Western
Carolina road came in at 745 this after
noon, three men got off with negro
and started at once for the police station.
Upon investigation it turned out to be
another rapist, the negro, John samuels,
it is alleged, having attempted criminal
assault upon little negro girl, Sweet
Curry by name, and only nine or ten
years old, seven miles west of McCor.
mick, Thursday night.
The negro was brought to Mccormick
today about 1s o'clock by Deputy Walter
Harmon and some eight or ten negroes
to be tried before the magistrate at that
place, but there being an unusually large
crowd there today attending an election
for cotton weigher, no little excitement
was caused, and there was some talk OF
lynching. So the negro was put in the
lookup and Sheriff Lyon, of Abbeville
county, was telegraphed for. He wired
to have the negro brought to Greenwood
and he would meet him here and take
charge of him. Sheriff Lyon came to-
night and carried Samuels to Abbeyille,
where he has been jailed. The negro
was brought here by Marshal E. B.Sharp,
Deputy Walter Harmon and Jas. Rey-
nolds.
1t seems that Samuels and the negro
girl are related, for the little girl had
been staying for the last few days with
Samuers wife, who was sick, for the pur-
pose of waiting on her. From the story
that the girl tells the attempt at rape oc-
Cured when Samuels had started to take
the girl home.
Deputy Harmon went out to the plan
tation of Jno. Palmer to arrest the negro,
and in approaching the hcase he saw
Samuels make for the home Of the girl
he attempted to rape. In company with
q crowd of about Is negroes, the deputy
surrounded the house, but the negro es.
capped into a nearby pine grove. The
crowd Of negroes, intent upon catching
the negro, surrounded the grove and, as
luck would have it, samuels was captured
by Deputy Harmon, who took him to
McC Cormick for safe-keeping: The negro
was arrested and brought to the town
and a crowd of negroes cougregated
around the Jail and demanded the keys
of Marshal Sharp, ho refused to give
them up. q
It is thought that another lynching
would have occurred were it not for the
quick work of the deputies. The negroes
are said to have been very much iafamed
at the affair, and it was the presence OF
mind of the deputies which prevented q
lynching.
1t is q significant fact that the negroes
are as much wrought up over the attempt
of a negro to outrage negro woman as
white people are over the attempt of 8
negro to outrage white woman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
GALVEsTON's SEA WALL

makes life now as safe in that city as on
the higher uplands. w. E. Goodloe, who
resides on Dutfon Street, in Waco, Tex,
needs no sea wall for safety. He writes:
81 have used DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption the past five years and
it keeps me well and safe. Before that
time he'd a cough which for years had
been growing worse. Now it's gone"
Cures chronic coughs, Ia grippe, Group,
whooping cough and prevents pneumon-
ia. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guar
anteed at Hoover's drug store, and j. B.
Blacks. Price soc and $1.00. Trial bot
tie free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
A MYSTERY SOLVED.

"How to keep off periodic attacks OF bill
iousness and habitual constipation was a
mystery that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
solved for me-" writes John n. Pleasant,
of Magnolia, Ind. The only pills that
are guaranteed to give satisfaction to ev-
erybody or money refunded. Only 25c
at Hoover's drug store and J. B. Blacks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
IN SELF DEFENSE.

Major Hamm, editor and manager Of the
Constitutionalist, Eminence, KY, when
he was fiercely attacked, four years ago,
by piles, bought box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, of which he says: "1t cured
me in ten days and no trouble since"
Quickest healer of burns, sores, cuts and
wounds. 25c at Hoover's drug store and
J. B. Blacks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23

Awoman aorries until she gets wrinkles
then worries because she has them. If she
takes HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea she
would have neither. Bright, smiling face
follows its use. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
81. F. Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23

Scrub yourself daily, you are not clean
inside. Clean insides means clean stom-
ach, bowels, blood, liver, clean, healthy
tissue in every organ. Moral: Take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. H. F. Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23
Mr.. LaFitte Tells Where He Stands.

mIs AdE Atto ACAAo "noAO A0 SS"A~0'
EDITOR OF The BAMBERe HERALD: A
few weeks ago you very kindly offered
the columns of your valuable paper to
any candidate who wished to discuss a
political issue, so that the voters OF the
county would know where the candidates
stood, and, therefore, vote more intelli-
gently. appreciate your kind offer, and
as I have been confined in the hospital
for some time, unable to take part, in the
campaign, and discuss the issues with the
people, and that certain opponent OF
mine has been going over the county as
sailing me on the dispensary question,
making statements that I stood for local
option, and was against the State dispen.
sary; such statements being without foun-
dation, as my record as a representative
shows that every vote I cast in the last
General Assembly was to maintain the
State dispensary, and further, the record
will show that made one of the leading
speeches in the House against the Morgan
Bill. Now, n wish TO state briefly my
position on the State dispensary, and the
other questions that are being agitated,
80 that the people will see where I stand
over my own, signature.
D1sPENsARY.
stand for the State dispensary, believ-
ing that the mudsills and principles en-
acted in the dispensary law in my humble
judgment is the best solution of the liquor
question. I want to see the dispensary
purified, and placed in the hands of high
toned, honorable men, so it can be run on
as high plane as possible. I am opposed
to the State dispensary handling case
goods. 1 am in favor of buying the
whiskey direct from the government
bonded warehouses, and have the State
to take out rectiier's license, and do hel
own blending. Hence, giving us pure
whiskey. I am in favor of each county
retaining all the profits arising from the
dispensary, save that which goes to pay
the actual running expenses of the State
dispensary.
PUBLIC ROADS.
I ana in favor of building and maintain
ing good and substantial public roads
that the farmers of our country may more
easily market their products.
EDUCATION.
1 have always stood and advocated
good school houses and good teachers in
our rural schools. In my humble judg-
ment, I don't believe any country can be
prosperous without they adhere to good
education. I believe in maintaining the
colleges, but on more economical basis
in the future than we have in the past.
It is not my desire to deter the colleges
from the valuable work which they are
doing; they are like shining jewels in our
State, but in maintaining the colleges l
believe due consideration should be given
to the common schools. lam opposed to
compulsory education: 1st. Because l
believe it is undemocratic in every princi-
ple, depriving man of'the highest priVi.
lege that is known to the human race,
that is managing his own child. In my
humble Judgment, it is a stroke at the
mudsills of our government, and an IN
sult to liberty. E. T. LAFITTE.
August Goth, 1906.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.

The Anderson Intelligencer now comes
out as semi-weekly, being neat sheet
of eight pages, six columns to the page.
A plan is on foot to build 1925, 900
tourist hotel at Greenville. Forty acres
of land for the purpose have been bought
in the suburbs.
The Barnwell bar has petitioned Gov
ernor Hayward to order special term OF
the civil court for that county, commenc-
ing the first Monday in October.
A bank has been organized at Wagner.
Mr.. Drayton E. CAN'T was elected presi-
dent and Mr.. J. W. Lybrand vice-presi-
dent for the coming year. The bank will
open on September Is.
Surveyors working on the re-survey of
the Aiken-Ed gefeld line report that the
appropriation made by the last legisla-
ture is too small and ask to be relieved
of further work on that account.
The internal revenue department has
ruled that all social and fraternal lodge
club rooms must pay license Of $25 if
liquor is sold or kept for sale for its men,
bers. All social clubs will have to pay
this license.
While crossing swollen creek in
Oconee county, about ten miles from
,Walhalla last Friday night, the buggy OF
Mr.. George Watkins was overturned and
his wife and child were drowned. The
bodies were recovered next day.
VIM. n. Caldwell asks General Willie
Jones to state for the information of the
public that John G. Haskell told damn.
able lie when he said that he (Caldwell)
stated that the repairs on Gen. Jones
home had been paid for by Lanahan.
A young man named Lem Satterwhite,
from Opelika, Ala, fell among bunco
men near Spartanburg last week and lost
$50; then he fell from Car and broke
his arm, and on Thursday was arrested on
warrant from !Opelika charging him
with shooting man.
The first number Of the Ninety-Six
Star is before US, it being an eight-page
sheet of six columns to the page. Rev.
E. A. Mcdowell is editor and proprietor,
with d. S. Blizzard and W. D. Self assist
ant editors. If there is anything in num-
bers, the Star ought to be we'll edited!
Spann and Henry West, the negroes
who shot and seriously wounded Mr..
Spann Toney near his home at Johnston
recently, were released from the Aiken
Jail last Friday, they giving bond in the
sum of $4OO. After their arrest they
were kept in the Aiken jail, it being
thought that Edgefeld might be ''un-
healthy" for them.
Three negroes on the Charleston coun-
ty chain gang overpowered and killed
the guard, Mr.. z. c. Stello, last Thurs
day and escaped. They killed him with
q knife and razor. One of the negroes
was captured at Greeleyville, Williams
burg county, last Saturday, but the other
two, who were still with him, ran into the
woods and escaped. They have not been
captured at the time of this writing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23

Old maids would be scarce and hard to find
Could they be made to see,
How grace and beauty is combined
By using Rocky Mountain Tea. q. F.
Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23

Malaria and ague, chills and fever, al
ways bring down those of low vitality
keep up your vitality with SHAW'S
MALT. For sale at the Dispensary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-23

The engine fer the electric light plant
arrived last night and the plant will be
ready for operation in few days.