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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-04-25
Wherever the Word is sc..ttered the
people gather.
CAN'T sraAicHTsN UP.

Kidney Trouble Causes Weak Backs AMI
Multitude of Pins nnd Aches.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26

What is the matter with Southern
Methodist Bishops? It is said that four
of them will retire at the General Con-
ference at Birmingham. About dozen
DDS are mentioned as ready to be.
come their successors and the half dozen
South Carolina preachers ready for the
lob are not acknowledgements Spartan.
The owners of the Georgian, the new
paper soon to start in Atlanta, have in
sured John Temple Graves, the editor,
for $4,000. The premium will amount
to $4,000. The insurers must think they
have a dead sure thing of it.
Charges and counter charges are being
banded about by the State board OF con-
troll and the dispensary investigating
committee, and such will probably con-
tinue to be the case as long as the insti-
tuition lasts. Abolish the dispensary and
re-introduce into our State affairs that
purity and that lack of friction that used
to be there.-Chester Lantern
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
A, Moorish LeHend.

A certain sultan one morning COM
manded his prime minister to take q
census of all the stupid people in his
empire and let him have the correct
list. The vizier set to work, and at the
head of the list, which was very long
one, he placed the name Of his sover-
eign. The latter happened to be In a
good humor and merely inquired how
he came to merit that distinction.
Sire" the minister replied, II have
entered you on the list because only
two days ago you intrusted large sums
of money, for the alleged purpose OF
buying horses abroad, to a couple OF
men who are entire strangers and who
will never come back again"
"Is that your opinion? But suppose
they do?
Then I will erase your name and
place theirs at the head Of the list"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
Another Reason.

Aunt Emeline is the best loved WON.
an in Saymouth, for her charity is alike
Of hand and heart. Like many other
excellent persons, Aunt Emeline is not
a church member, but she is regular
attendant at the village church, which
is so near her cottage as to seem un'
der the same roof. When, at the close
Of q recent sermon, the minister re-
quested all those present who had nev.
or united with the church to retire at
the end of service, everybody was sur
prised to see Aunt Emeline rise and
start down the aisle.
"Aunt Emeline," the minister called
softly, "that does not apply to your
THAT isn't why I'm going" Aunt
Emeline responded serenely. II smell
my dinner burning up."-Youth's Com
paniOn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
The Oily Menhaden.

The oily character Of the menhaden
is familiar. It is caught for its oil,
which is tried out in factories. Men
haden fishermen use purse nets, which
are tarred to preserve them. To keep
their hands from sticking to the tarred
nets they rub on them freshly caught
menhaden, handling it somewhat as
they would a cake of soap. So oily is
the menhaden that the simple pressure
thus applied is enough to bring
through the scales oil sufficient for the
purpose.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
An Incautious Critic.

Almost the last work that Sir Edwin
Landseer was engaged on was a life
sized picture Of Nell Gwynn passing
through an archway on white palerey.
This picture, in which the horse alone
was finished, was bought by one Of the
Rothschild family and given to Sir
John Millais to complete. One Morn
ing a celebrated art critic called and
was much impressed with this work.
".Ah, to be surew he said, going up
close and examining a deerhound,
which almost breathed, in the fore
ground Of the picture. GLOW easily
one can recognize Landseer's dogs!
Wonderful, isn't itT" eyes, it is Won
derful," remarked Sir John, lighting an
other pipe. 81 finished painting that
dog yesterday and have done the whole
Of it myself" That critic was sorry he
spoke.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
The Turk.

The Turk practices no trade, engages
in no commerce. They have proverb
which says, "The Frank has science,
the American commerce, the Osmanli
majesty" But, as majesty won't fill
stomachs, those who do not serve as
soldiers strive to become functionaries,
and the men of the small villages, fall
ing in this, do nothing, and the work of
the fields and house falls upon the
shoulders Of the women. One chroni-
Gle states that occasionally the man OF
the house crochets stocking or minds
the baby for a short period.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
OLD LEAP YEAR LAWS.
When Women Proposed Six Centurtes
Ago the Man Had to Accept.

When women proposed SIX CentuI1ea
Ago the Man Had to Accept.
In two countries, at least, and more
than GOO years ago laws were passed
which gave women the right Of propos-
ing marriage. These enactments Went
even farther than this. They also stip-
ulated that if the man whose hand
they had sought should refuse he
should incur heavy fine.
A searcher among the ancient rec.
ords Of Scotland discovered an act OF
the Scottish parliament which was
passed in the year 1888, which runs as
follows:
1T is statut and ordaint that during
the rein of his maist blissit Megeste, ilk
for the years knowne as Lepe Yeare.
ilk mayden ladye Of baithe highe and
lowe estaet shall hae liberte TO bespoke
We man she likes, albeit git he refuses
ia talk hir to be his lawful wye, he
shall be mulcted in ye sum Of ane dun
dis or less, as his estait may be, except
and avis gif he can make it appeare
that he is betrothit ane ither woman.
he then shall be free"
A year or two later law almost
similar to the Scottish enactment was
passed in France and received the ap-
proval Of the king. 1t is also said that
before Columbus sailed on his famous
voyage to the westward similar privi-
lege was granted to the maidens OF
Genoa and Florence.
There is no record extant Of any
fines imposed under the conditions OF
this Scotch law and no trace Of statis-
tics regarding the number Of spinsters
who took advantage Of it or Of the SIM
liar regulations in France, but the Gus
tom seems to have taken firm hold
upon the popular mind about that time.
The next mention of it is dated nearly
400 years later, and it is curious little
treatise called Love, Courtship and
Matrimony," which was published in
London in 1906. In this quaint work
the ''privilege'' is thus alluded to:
albeit it now becomes part Of the
common law in regard to social rela-
tions of life that, as often as every
leap yeare doth return, the ladyes have
the sole privilege during the time it
continueth of making love either by
wordes or lookes, no man will be en-
titled to benefit Of clergy who doth in
any wise treat her proposal with slight
or contumely."
Up to within about century ago it
was one of the unwritten laws Of leap
year that if a man should decline q
proposal he should soften the disap-
pointment which his answer. would
bring about by the presentation Of a
silk dress to the unsuccessful suitor
for his hand.
A. curious leap year superstition is
still to be met with in some parts Of
New England, and that is that during
leap year the "beans grow on the
wrong side Of the pod"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
THEY ARE VERY UGLY.
The Korean Women Are the Homelt-
est In the World.

The Korean Women Are the Homel1.
est In the World.
I think the assertion may safely be
made that the women Of Korea are
the most unattractive In the world.
One Of my chief occupations during my
stay in the little Hermit Kingdom has
been making a dili9ent search for a
passably pretty face. have failed to
find one. It is not that they haven't
pretty eyes. They have-eyes OF soft
est brown and gentlest expression. 1t
Is. not that their features are coarse or
irregular, for, while this may be true
of many, it is not by any means true
Of all, and I have caught glimpses OF
as delicately nodded features at Seoul
as in any other part Of the world.
But the Korean woman is just ugly.
She may have fine eyes, she may have
q pretty little nose and mouth, and 9TH
er features that in themselves are not
at all unattractive, but as she Is put
together and as her mental life has
made her she is ugly.
One doesn't ordinarily see much OF
the women Of the better class in this
strange little land; but, being admitted,
as I have been, to the imperial palaces
and several houses Of high degree, !
have been at least able to receive i'm
pressions. The women who are to be
seen On the streets Of the cities are
usually slaves or servants Of low or
der; but, whatever they are, they, each
and every one Of them, look as If they
had hurried out into the street without
taking time to dress themselves prop
erly.-Ladies' Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
A GOOD IDEA OF SPACE.
ft II Given by u Contemplation OF tho
=, Star Sigma Draconis.

ft 10 Given by q Contemplation OF tho
Star Sigma Draconis.
Stars or planets are said to be Fix
id" when they are separated from us
by a distance 80 great that change
in their orbits makes no perceptible
difference in their positions, even
though such fixed" bodies may travel
an orbit 1OO,OO0,OO0 miles in circum-
ference in the course Of a year. These
fixed" stars may be only few paltry
millions Of miles away or they may be
billions or even trillions of miles from
the pygmy planet upon which we have
our being. The most distant Of all the
orbs, as far as astronomers know, Is
the fixed star Sigma Draconis, which is
separated from us by distance 80
great that millions and billions OF
miles are only as inches and feet COM
pared to the miles which intervene BE-
tween our earth and the sun. Astron-
omers are noted for their propensities
for indicating stellar distances with
robust and we'll developed strings OF
figures, but in the case Of Sigma Dra-
conis the distance is 80 great that fig-
ures fail to give any conception what
ever.
Light travels at the rate Of 1S6,33O
miles per second, and, reckoning the
day at twenty-three hours ffty-six
minutes and four seconds in length
and the year at 1854 days, an astro-
nonlical light year will equal .5,s64, ,0GG,-
14s,3S0 miles. The above figures, which
represent the distance which light will
travel in a year, when multiplied BY
1Z9 give us the distance to Sigma Dra-
conis, or, in other words and figures,
that star Is 129 light years, or 10000
600, ,OOO, ,OOO, 100000 miles, from US! If
Sigma had been blotted out of existence
before our Revolutionary war began,
it's light would still be shining as
though the star were yet in place!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
Called the Blu2.

Mrs. X.-Yes, I tried to make my
husband economize in smoking, 90 i
told him II he ever smoked I would ney.
er speak to him again. Mrs. Y.-Whas
was the result? Mrs. Kills cigar
bill was doubled the next month.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
After Identification.

Detective you identify the
man who bunkoed you? The Victim
Identify him? I'll do a good deal more
than that to him II I ever get near
enough.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26

There can be no friendship without
virtue, for that intimacy which among
good men is called friendship becomes
faction when it subsists among the un.
pripcipled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
Domestic Bookkeeping.

"And what's your reason for increas-
Ing the servants wages, pray" her
friend asked.
because my husband complained
that my dress and millinery bills
eoualed the household expenses, and I
want to show him they do notion
don Tit Bits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
Pleasant Job.

"Oh, George, I'm so glad you've
come" exclaimed the sweet girl. ga
ther is so excited and disturbed. Do go
in and calm him.
every WELL" replied Mr.. Lovett,
whats the matter with himT'
"Why-er-I just told him you want
ed to marry me."-Philadelphia Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
A Mean Trick.

What do you do to make talk when
you call on a new girl?"
81 usually start by telling joke"
"But the rest Of the EVENING""
THAT can be filled up in explaining
the toke."-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26

Foresee misfortunes that thou mayest
strive to prevent them, but whenever
they happen bear them with magma
nimity.-Zoroaster. :.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
Had Him.

He-Isn't dinner ready yet? She
No, dear. got it according to the time
you set the clock when you came In
last night, and dinner will be ready In
four hours.-Harpers Bazar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26

Never let go the reins Of the wild
colt Of the heart.-Japanese Proverb.
The forum., 1906-07-07
Bryan a Lesson to Struggling
Youth and the Negro Race.

The resurrection from a seem
ingly political death, TO that of
the Standard bearer Of his Party
by William Jennings Bryan is not
only Phenomenal but miraculous.
it is also striking lesson to every
young man who is striving to
make his way up this rugged
road Of life to a plane, where the
air blows tranquil, and where
f me eternal roll of honor list
is. 1t is. also soothing news TO
our race, majority Of whom no
doubt, have striven TO reach the
goal, but AL Us, failed. 1t should
encourage all to never die.
though the enemies ho d their
post IN rtums over your body,
rise o my friend, like the Sphynx
like Nebraskan from your ashes,
and pass on upward until you
shall have reached the apex on
these mundane shores.
The forum., 1906-07-07
Bank Among Negroes in nj ssis-
sippi.

Reference was made in these
colums last week to the banks
operated by Negroes in the State
of Mississippi The list given
was in complete. For on little
inquiry we find including the
charters granted for banks at
Columbus and Greenwood the
Negroes are operating in the
State of Mississippi twelve banks
Two each at Jackson and Vicks-
burg, and one each at Indianola,
Hatties burg, Natchez, Mound
Bayou, GreenvilI, Yazoo City,
Columbus and Greenwood. These
banks of curse must meet the
requirements of the Mississippi
State laws aid all of Them
appear to be doing splendid busi-
ness. (The last two named have
not opened buicness IS YETI All
of these banks, except possibly
two, have been opened for bust
ness during the administration of
the famous Gov Vardam. 1t
would tppear that all of the Neg
roes of Mississippi are not of the
Governors liking; Southwestern
Christian Avopocate, New
Orleans Louisiana.
The forum., 1906-07-07
One Grave Error.

One great m stake number of
people make is this; (and it is
especially applicable to Negroes)!
When one fellow makes success
at particular business, every
body and his uncle, goes at that
business. Whatever you under
take, push that to the end and
get the results.
There is another class of
negroes who are like the zig gag
lightning, they seek something
easy in the least resistance
this class is the m )st abominable
When they cant get by easy
they don't work. they are the
easy go ers, the wife starvers,
and theagam blers. Their habitat
is also, often. the jail, they are,
alias known as s''pimps' We do
not know the origin or root of
the word.
The forum., 1906-07-07
1.-THE Regeneration of Africa.

Beginning in our issue of July
II or u, We shall publish. serla-
lily, The Grafton, which was del
ivered at Columbia Uni New
York, by Mr.. p Ka. Isaka
Seme, a student at that Uni.
and a native African. His o at
ion. delivered April 10 1906, won
first prize. We deem it our high
est aud most promfound privi.
lege, to bring our peop'e as
nearly and as rapidly as possible
in touch with the noble and III
spring things done by our peo.
pie. Our aim III Journalism is to
give the cream, sound the truth
and speak out audibIy and un'
mistakably against the trivial
things our motto is higher
ground, loftier things, the truth
and to lelevate uthose who are
possessed with such 2roclivites
this article is in the June Col
American Magazine.
The forum., 1906-07-07
Mississippi Negro Business League

Last week at Jackson. Miss,
the state business mems league
met Many able speeches were
made. Dr. S. d. Redmond, an
able physician. represented the
mayor OF the city. (Dr. Redmond
is "a coIored man. Maj MIlIsaps,
(white) an able man and a phil
anthropist, delivered an address
and in course of his remarks
SAID: II feel proud that colored
men are looking after their own
interests and in the state the two
rrces would 60 up together or 60
down together, as their interests
are mutual" This is contrast
to Vardamanism G. A. Green Of
Holly Springs, Miss. a premier
merchant, was in attendance, also
Fred ID. Moore of New York,
The forum., 1906-07-07

The courts special session of
New York dedides that the Negro
societies. operating under the
lame of The Independent Ben
evolent Protective Order of Elks
Of the World, have a right to
exist. A suit was brought by
the white order to restrain Negro
societies from using the Elk pin,
but the suit was decided in favor
of the Negroes.
The forum., 1906-07-07

There seems to be a lack of the
interest in encampment this sea-
son for some reason. 1t is good.
The forum., 1906-07-07

The glorious 4th has come and
gone and we are glad.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-22

now the Glarksburg Telegram, in
Clarksburg, W. Va. He continued
70 edit this paper until August.
1862, when Alr. Carlisle made new
departure in politics; General
Northcott Withdrew from the paper,
and accepted the commission of
lieutenant-colonel of the Twelfth
West Virginia Infantry Volunteers.
During his term of service he was in
a number Of engagements. On June
y, 1863, he was captured at VIM
chester, Va, and remained prison
er Of war until March, 1864, when
he was paroled for exchange. After
liis exchange he participated in
Sheridan's campaign in the Shenan-
loah Valley. His confinement in
Libby prison and fatiguing service
in the summer of 1864, seriously i'm
paired his health and be was COM
PEELED to resign on that account.
which he did January ;, 1865. He
was subsequently breyetted Brigadier
General, by President johnson.
After the war closed he resumed
editorial charge Of the National
Telegraph here and continued to
conduct this paper until the latter
part Of the year 1874. In 1866 he
was appointed postmaster at Clarks-
burg. He continued in office only
eight months. when President John
,on removed him. because he would
not endorse the Restoration policy
of the President. In 1867 Chief
Justice Chase appointed him regis
trr in bankruptcy upon the recon-
n,ndation Of Judge John j. jack
son and others.
General Northcott's life was one
Of great activity, and he made him
self extensively acquainted with lit
erature. His range of reading was
wide, embracing theology, law, 10
nance and science. He never was
neutral in anything and most of his
life was an active politician. His
father was a Federalist and careful
ly instructed him in the doctrines
of that party. Before he had mr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-22

The above cut represents 5I. &.
Morrison. Of MoundsyiIle, and his
famous blood hounds on from a long
hunt for some offender Of the law.
lie has had a number of very bard
trips in the past few months hard
on both Mr.. Morrison and his dogs.
Mr.. Morrison is well known
guard ut the penitentiary and has
Naken an interest in gathering some
9f the best blood hounds known 10
lie public and now has a kennel al
his home on jefferson avenue that
cannot be beaten in America,
He has both English and cuban
blood hounds. His dogs are well
trained and true to ihe track when
once on it and more than one law
breaker has had evidence Of the ac-
caracy Of their scent. They have
been tested in this city as 10 their
reliability to follow a track and have
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-22
R. S. NORTHCOTT
PASSES PEACEFULLY AWAY

General Robert S. Northeott died
At his home on Locust street at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon Of the
iniirmities Of old age. The an
nouncement Of his demise took the
community BY surprise and threw
his many friends into sudden grief.
Though quito infrm the past two or
three years, his death was not ex-
pccted, yet 80 enfeebled had he be-
come that such an announcement
was not wholly a surprise 10 those
most intimately associated with him.
General Northcott was born in
rutherford county, Tenn, ten miles
northeast Of Murfreesboro, Scptcm-
Der 30, 1918, and was in his SSth
year. He was reared on a farm, oc-
casionally attending the "oId field
schools in his neighborhood. until
he was q years OF age. Having, by
close occupation, become qualified
70 teach school, he commenced life
as i teacher. lie followed this busi-
ness several years, going to school
occasionally until he became a fair
Latin scholar and proficient in some
of tle higher mathematics. In De-
cembcr, 1S43, he was united in mar
riage to Miss Mary Cunningham, a
ssonng lady of South Carolina par
sniage. with whom be lived happily
until August, 1881, when she died.
While General Northcott was en-
gagged in. teaching he pursued a
oouise OF legal studies, but never
practiced. In 1850 he entered the
mercantile business in Murfrecs-
horo, Tenn, and continued in the
same until 1856, when he abandon
% il and became editor Of the
Rutherford Telegraph, a newspaper
published in NTurfreesboro. He
continued as editor of that paper un-
til November, 1860. In 1856 his
paper advocated the election of Fill
moro to the Presidency and of John
Bell in 1860. He was a delegate
from Tennessee to the convention.
Which was held in Baltimore in May.
1860. that nominated Bell and Ever