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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

EHRHARDT, June 1S-Three cotton
blooms have been brought to me. William
Ealey, colored farmer in this section,
brought in full red cotton bloom on last
Thursday, Mr.. NJ. A. Kinard one on Fri
day morning and another on Friday af-
ternoon. The cotton is too small to
brag about however and the continued
rains makes the cotton crop look dis
heartening to the farmers. Saw acres
upon acres of cotton in my travels that
has not had bit of work done to it since
planting. Can't see where more than 30
per cent of cotton crop can be made
with average weather from now on.
Messrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and Frank H.
Copeland went to Newberry week ago
to attend the commencement of New
berry College and accompany their fami-
lies home.
Say, do you want some rain? We have
plenty and will divide. Buford's, Rivers
and Broxton bridges have been washed
away by the high water.
The Old Mill bridge and bridges at the
ford on Little Salkehatchie swamp near
the old mill, also the two causeways over
Lemon Swamp, one near Mr.. Jacob
Rentz's, the other near Mr.. J. W. Hills,
have also been washed away.
Mr.. J. ". Priester says it has rained so
much at his home until his Irish potatoes
have begged down so deep until he could
not dig them up.
Mr.. Charlie Kinsey is all smiles. All
his spare moments are now employed
rocking his boy.
The Colleton Cypress Co. isn't worth a
dam. The high water broke their dam
and most of the logs that they had in their
pond are washed back into the swamp.
We have another change of schedule
on our branch of railroad. We get q
train coming in at 1925 p. m. and leave
about 2 p. m. Can't say whether will
have the regular daily freight each day
or not. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
Lend Us q Winchester.

The edit or of a Kansas paper states
that he borrowed a Winchester rifle re-
Gently and started up til &c street to deliver
the weapon to its owner. The delinquent
subscribers got it into their heads that he
was on the warrath and every one insist
ed on paying what he owed him. One
man wipep out debt of ten years stand
ing. On his return to his Office he found
a load of hay, fifteen bushels Of potatoes,
a load of wood, and barrel OF turnips
that had been brouA ht in. All the coun-
try editors are now trying to borrow Win.
chesters.-Kansas City Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21

Some visitors who were being shown
over pauper lunatic asylum inquired OF
their guide what method was employed
to discover when the inmates were suf1-
ciently recovered to leave.
SWELL" replied he, "you see it's this
way. We have a big trough Of water
and we turns on the tap. We leave it
running, and tells 'em to bail out the wat
er with pals until they've emptied the
trough"
aHow does that prove it," asked one
of the visitors.
"Well," said the guide, ''them as amt
idiots turns off the tap"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
The DelineatOr for July.

The midsummer fashions with wealth
of illustrations in color and in black.and.
white are attractively portrayed in The
Delineator for July. Helen Berkeley
Lloyd tells how the Summer girl will be
frocked and furbelowed, and the Dress OF
Paris is discussed by NJ. Edouard La Fon.
taine, one of the best known critics in
Paris. In the literary section the mos,
notable feature is the opening chapters OF
"The Chauffeur and the Chaperon," a
new story by G. N. and A. NJ. William
son, authors of "The Lightning Conduc-
tor" The story, which deals with 9
group Of interesting people cruising in q
motor boat over the quaint waterways Of
Holland, promises to be the brightest and
cleverest novel that these renowned
writers have yet produced. Mrs. Mary
Hinman Abel contributes chapter on
Files and Food" in The Delineator's
Campaign for Safe Foods, and Clara E
Laughlin opens series of "Stories Of
Painters Lives" with "Millet-the Peas
ant Painter" Burton E. Stevenson has
the second part of the tale "The Rose Of
Sharon" and there is short story en-
titled "The Baby" by Zona Gale, "The
President of Quex," Helen NJ. Winslow's
entertaining club story, is concluded
For the children, there are Stories and
Pastimes, among them the first of the
series of "Tales of the Mountain Giants
and clean story by Edmund Vance
Cook, "Down the Kings Chimney" Fol
the housewife there are many articles Of
timely interest, including Novelties fol
Summer Feasts, Strawberry Favorites
and New Vegetables Cleverly Served.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
BLACK PLACED UNDER PEACE BOND.
He Makes Statement and Valves Preliminary
Hearins-Mr. Lyon Dismissed.

flearins-Mr. Lyon Dismissed.
The affair between Mr.. John Black of
the dispensary board of directors and Mr..
J. Fraser Lyon of the investigating COM
mittee, which began on Friday, June 1,
by threatened attack on the latter by
the former, was closed by Mr.. Black be-
ing placed under peace bond fos $1,000
and Mr.. Lyon being dismissed.
The hearing yesterday was held in the
court of Magistrate Moorman, having
been postponed from the day after the
trouble. 1t was set for o'clock, but
about 2:30 o'clock Mr.. Black, with his at
torney, appeared before the court and
without any formality waived prelimi-
nary hearing and simply left the dispos-
al of the matter to the discretion of the
court.
Mr.. Black made a brief statement in
which he said that he was anxious to
avoid any further discussion of the affair
and for that reason waived preliminary
hearing, and that while he, of course, did
not want to be placed under peace bond
and had no idea of not keeping the peace,
he submitted the matter entirely to the
discretion of the court and would furn-
ish bond or not as the court deci ed. So
far as he was concerned, he said, the mat.
ter had passed over.
The magistrate announced that he
thought it best that Mr.. Black should be
placed under a bond to keep the peace in
the sum of $1,000, but that so far as he
could see Mr.. Lyon had done nothing for
which he should be placed under bond.
Mr.. Black volunteered the statement that
he agreed with the court that Mr.. Lyon
should not be placed under peace bond.
Mr.. Lyon was not present.
Mr.. Black Immediately entered into the
bond in the required amount with Gen.
Willie Jones and Mr.. J. P. Matthews as
sureties.-Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
Tillman and Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-There is a
prospect that before the end of the Roose.
velt administration the President and
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, will
shake hands and make up. Recent 1e'
marks made by each of them indicate that
no bad feeling would be displayed if the
two should happen to come face to face
all of a sudden.
"I like Senator Tillman," said the Pres
ident to Senator Gallinger the other day
when the latter called at the White House
on q matter in which the South Carolin-
ian was interested. "He couldn't do any
thing to make me mad any more"
In his final speech on the railroad rate
bill, Senator Tillman startled his col.
leagues by commencing the efforts made
by the President to put an effective rate
bill on the statute books.
A caller discussed the incident with the
President. "Do you know" said the
President, II didn't think it was possible
for Senator Tillman to do anything that
would surprise me"
Senator Tillman was talking about the
President to a friend. "Well, we got
good law" said the friend, 'but did you
ever think that commission might be
created that would be dominated by the
railroads."
"Ohr replied the Pitchfork Statesman
"I haven't got much use for the man in
the White House, but I guess he's
straight"
All of which goes to show that the man
from South Carolina and "the man in the
White House" may get together and de-
clare by.gones to be by.gones.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
DEADLY SERPENT BITES

are as common in India as are stomach
and liver disorders with us. For the lat
ter however there is sure remedy: Elec-
trio Bitters; the great restorative medi-
cine, of which S. A. Brown, Of Benefits
vile, s. c., says: They restored MY
wife to perfect health, after years of suf-
fering with dyspepsia and chronically
torpid liver" Electric Bitters cure chills
and fever, malaria, biliousness, lame back,
kidney troubles and bladder disorders.
Sold on guarantee by Hoovers drug
store and J. 3. Black. Price soc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
A Distinction or a Difference.

A congressional committee went to
Portland, Ore, to assist in the opening
of the exposition on June 1 last, says The
Saturday Evening Post.
There was a parade in the morning, in
which all the visiting statesmen rode in
carriages. The local committee brought
the carriages around to the Portland TO-
tel. The scheme was to have two local
men in each carriage.
After the vice president and his party
had been sent away a Portland notable,
who was acting as majordomo, came into
the lobby of the hotel, where the states
men were waiting, and bawled:
1.-TWO congressman and two gentlemen,
please!'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
ATTEMPT TO BRlBE.
An Effort to Buy Appointment as County
Dispenser at WATERFORD.

WATERFORD, June ia rumor has
started up here within the last few days
to the effect that an attempt was made by
candidate for dispenser to bribe the
county board of control of this county
Several weeks ago the board advertised
that they would elect dispensers at Wal
terboro, Lodge, Jacksonboro, Adams Run
and Rsntowles on June 5th. There were
quite number of applications for the va
rious places. but all of the old dispensers
were reelected. A report soon gained
circulation that member Of the board
had received letter from one of the can
didates offering him $500 for his vote and
the vote of one other member, thus secur'
ing his election. 1t is said that the letter
contained hard luck story about there
being mortgage on his place and he
wanted to liquidate that the first year
that he did not want the member to con-
slider his letter an attempt to bribe, for it
was not so intended, but he thought every
man was entitled to pay for his time and
influence.
When seen by your correspondent, a
member of the board admitted that one
of their members had received such let
ter and that they had decided to turn it
over to the grand jury at the approaching
term of court. The board of control OF
Colleton county is composed of G. P
Fishburne, Sr., of Walterboro, W. n.
Jones, of Ashton, and H. P. Ulmer, OF
Getsinger. The letter was written to Mr..
Ulmer and shown by him 10 the other
members of the board. The board held
special meeting Thursday and determ-
ined to take such action in this case that
will convince all parties that they do not
belong to the class that can be hribed
They regard the letter as a gross insult
to themselves and will see that an example
is made of this party.
The board did not care to give out the
letter for publication nor the name ofthe
person, as the matter will soon be before
the courts. They admitted, however
that the contents of the letter was sub
,stantially as stated above.
1t was also stated that the person offer
ing the bribe was candidate for dispen-
ser at Walterboro, which position pays
about $50 per month. Col. ]. W. Hill OF
Colleton, formerly member of the legis'
lature, has been dispenser here for some
time and has made most acceptable off,
Ger. he was reelected. There were two
candidates opposing him, J. NJ. Buckner
of Cottageville and G. Albert Beach, OF
Stokes. Mr.. Buckner was seen ,ester-
day and Indignantly denied any such let
ter written by him. Mr.. Beach lives
about seven miles from town and could
not be seen today.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
The Careful M0tOrist

An automobile driver was arrested re-
Gently while driving slowly through a vii
lage and fined S.. He demanded why he
had been so treated, as he had not violat'
ed any speed ordinance, but could get no
satisfaction. Later court officer explain
ed the whole matter by saying: eve
held a meeting last night and decided
that this speeding must stop. This man
was the first to come along slow enough
for rs to catch, so we arrested him."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
No Damages from Him.

There had been railway collision near
country town, and shrewd lawyer had
hurried to the scene of disast' r. He not
iced an old man with a badly injured
head, and hurried up to him where he
lay moaning on the ground.
How about damages?" he began.
But the sufferer waved him off.
"G'way, boss, g'way," he said. "Ah
nebber hit de train. All nebber done
such ting in all nah life! Yo' CANT
Git no damages out oh me-"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
Brakeman Addison Killed.

BRANcHv1LLe, June 16-J. A. Addison.
white, brakeman on a Southern work
train, was run over here and killed al
most instantly about o'clock this morn
ing. It is not definitely known how the
accident occurred, but it is supposed that
in coupling cars he fell across the track:
Several cars passed over the body, and
his neck and one arm were broken. The
BODY will be taken to Charleston tonight
where it is said the deceased had family
The inquest will be held tonight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
FOLLOWING THE FLAG.

When our soldiers went to Cuba and
the Philippines, health was the most i'm
portant consideration. Willis T. Morgan,
retired commissary sergeant q. S. A., OF
Rural Route 1, Concord, N. H., says: 81
was two years in Cuba and two years in
the Philippines, and being subject to
colds, I took DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, which kept me in per-
feet health. And now, In New Hamp'
shire, we find it the best medicine in the
world for coughs, colds, bronchial trou:
bles and all lung diseases" Guaranteed
at Hoover's drug store and J. B. Blacks g.
Price soc and 800. Trial bottle free.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
Romance Shattered.

They were standing in the shadows
down by the old mill. In the copse a
night bird called.
'Parting is such sweet sorrow" he
said with sigh, as he stood and stepped
his soul in the lovelight from her eyes.
eBreak away, George. Your liver's on
the bum. What you need is sassafras tea"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
He Gives Warming.

ssNow, Grace" commanded her hus
band, 81 don't want you to buy your bath
ing suit like you buy your shoes"
Allows that, dear?"
SLOWS that? You know how's that
Two sizes too small"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
Reunion and Picnic.

Camp Rivers Bridge, No. $50, U. c. v,
will hold their annual reunion and picnic
at the memorial grounds on Thursday.
July 9Th. The public is cordially invited
to attend and join Us in the picnic.
J. w. JENNY,
JOHN F. IRELAND, Commander.
Adjutant.
Jenny, s. c., June 18, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
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.

State News Boiled Down for Quick keaoinS
Punsent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
The time of meeting of the State Press
Association has been changed to July II,
1s, 10. The meeting will be held at the
Isle of Palms.
Mr.. John J. McMahan, Of Columbia,
has entered the race for governor, on the
dispensary platform, but he wants the
institution reformed. Nh. McMahan was
formerly State superintendent OF educa-
ton.
The passenger train from Darlington.to
Hartsville was wrecked in the yard at
Darlington last Sunday night. The cause
of the wreck was half turned switch at
the "Y," the switch having evidently
been tampered with.
Mr. C. L. Hayes, prominent school
book man from Tennessee, was drowned
in the surf at the Isle of Palms last
Thursday. Several others were in bath
ing at the time, some of whom were res
cued with difficulty.
William Marcus, white man, was
found guilty of murder in Charleston
last week and sentenced to be hanged.
Marcus was formerly soldier, and bru-
tally stabbed his wife with an ice pick at
Sullivan's Island few months ago. In
sanity was the plea.
Judge Hydrick has decided that the
dispensary election in Laurens county
was illegal. and the dispensaries will
again be opened until another election is
held, unless an appeal is taken by the
anti.dispensary people. Irregularities in
the election caused the contest.
Jesse Cain, a negro who escaped from
q Florida Jail II years ago while under
sentence of death, was arrested at Kings
tree Friday and carried back to Florida,
after stubborn resistance. Cain had op-
ened store, rented four horse farm
and was prospering when arrested.
W. r. Gillian, a white man of Union
county, has been put in Jail charged with
the murder of Nose Hughes, a negro,
Gillism's barn was burned some weeks
ago and the old negro was arrested for
the crime but was released as there was
no evidence against him. Later his body
was found in the Tiger river, and it is
thought he was murdered by Gillian.
& DR.. ]. A. Clifton, one of the prominent
ministers OF the South Carolina confer
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church South,
died suddenly of heart failure at his home
: in Marion last Thursday afternoon. The
burial took place Friday at Sumter. DR..
Clifton was well-known and had many
friends throughout the State, having
served many of the most important
charges.
At the animal meeting last week the
board of trustees of Wofford college de-
cided to abolish fraternities in the col.
lege. Most of the colleges in the State
have done away with Greek letter socie'
ties. Members of the present Freshmen
class will be allowed to join fraternities,
but new students will be required to sign
pledge that they will not become mem
bers. This plan will result in the dis
banding of the societies in few years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21

In sickness or wellness; in gladness
or sadness, use SHAW'S MALT. For
sale at the dispensary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21

WANTED AT ONCE-Your order for
dry wood, J. q. MURPHY.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-05
DEATH CAME FIRST.

Austrian Ready to Sail for Home and
Family Dies in New York.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, July 5.-Antonio Yovitch
arrived here two days ago from Los
Angeles on his way to Austria to his
wife and children. He was to sail
Iay en- the French steamer LaLor-
raine. When he appeared at the
steamers gang plank the ship sur
seon. looking at the mans emaciated
form, shook his head and remarked
you are too sick to sail, my man."
Please let me pass," pleaded Yo-
witch. Il came all the way from Los
Angeles that might sail today to see
my family in Austria" But the sur
geon was obdurate and Yovitch. down.
hearted, turned away. He walked to a
nearby hotel, and seated himself in
the lobby. An hour later Yovitch fell
dead on the floor. A physician said
he died of consumption.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-05
TERRIBLE CRIME Of
An UNNATURAL
FATHER
Fingal, Barnes County Man, in
Jail Under $4,000 Bonds for
Incest and Rape.
Special to The Evening Times.

Far 60, y. D.. July 5.-News has
reached this city of the revolving crime
of an unnatural parent. J. O. Meset
of Firgal, Barnes county. who was ar
rested yesterday and placed under
bonds of $4,000 to await the action nf
the s-rand jury. Meset. it is alleged
on ir formation and belief, is guilty of
the crime of incest with his oldest
daughter, d girl of IS years, and of the
crime of rape upon the person of his
youn ger daughter. aged 9 years.
The relationship between the un-
natntal father and daughters has been
going on for some years, it is claimed.
and the suppression of the facts was
pos! ible by threats of personal harm
to the mother and daughters What
makes the situation all the more re-
voting is the fact that the oldest
daughter has recently become
mother and that her father is the par
ent of the offspring according to re-
port.
Public Indignation is very high and
it is probable that Meset has escaped
rough handling only by the action of
the law
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-05

the provinces of Penza. Kamenetz-
Podolsk and Poltava and the districts
of Bogoroditsk and Atkarsk. Zemst-
voof, province of Tuia Is bankrupt,
owing to the refusal of the peasants
to pay their taxes. Members of the
group of toll in parliament are secret
ly celebrating plan to force matters
to a head. AS the first step they pro-
pose that the lower house adopt a
resolution declaring the country is not
bound to pay its obligations to the gov
ernment so long as the emperor re-
fuses to yield to the demands of par
lament. If constitutional democrats
decline to join them in the program
OF reputation the group Of toll pro-
pose to issue a manifesto to the coun-
try. Their purpose plainly is to conf
pei the government to attempt to dis
solve parliament and thus force
rupture.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-05
STAR FOR .
OKLAHOMA
In Lower Right Hand Corner
of Old Glory Field of Blue,
July 1, 1907.

Assoclated Press to The Evening Timea
Washington, July 5.-After a con-
sultation between Quartermaster Cen
eral Humphreys and Admiral Cowles
chief of the equipment bureau of the
navy department, the two officers who
are charged with making and issuing
of national flags to the army and navy
respectively, it has been decided that
admission into the union of the state
of Oklahoma shall be recorded by the
addition of a star in the blue field of
the flag. placed at the lower right
hand corner. AS several things re-
main to be done before the new state
is actually admitted. and as the law
provides that the additional star shall
only be set in the field at the beginning
of the next fiscal year after the state
is one in fact, the Oklahoma star will
not be seen on the national ensign un-
til July 1, 1907, and therefore the sa-
lutes which have been given are
premature
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-05

doing police duty. Gadon is said to be
the descent of an American named
Gordon. his name having been Rus
sianized by lapse of time.
All attempts to purge the army of
the spirit of disloyalty now that it has
invaded the hampered regiments of
the guard will. however, probably
prove futile. No isolation of troops
will any longer suffice to prevent the
spread of the contagion. While the
majority of troops probably are still
faithful, the undermining of the mill
tary supports of the government is
proceeding very rapidly. The revolu-
tionists are rejoicing at the success
and what they regard as 'being the
final phase of the work of preparing
for the coming revolution.
Further extension of Agrarian dis
orders, accompanied by the burning of
Manor house, is reported today from
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-05
Advertisements.

The first newspaper advertisement
appeared in Great Britain in 1912. In
Greece advertising was done by pub
lie criers. The first printed advertise
ment in England was got up by the
celebrated printer Caxton. 1t an
nounced the completion of book call
ed "The Pyer Of Salisbury" The an
cient Egyptians. Greeks and Romans
were the first to use bill posters. some
of which were found on the walls OF
buildings in Pompeii. 1t was not until
the eighteenth century that magazine
and newspaper advertisements became
the recognized medium between manu.
facturer and buyer.