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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
The Hen .Flirt.

Some hens are naturally motherly and
domestic, and live respectable, happy
lives, while others have not the maternal
instinct, CAB around, disgrace themselves
and die miserable death. Mrs. A. A.
Bennett, of Atchison, says The Globe,
has pullet that was hatched out last Ju.
ly. The pullet laid one setting of eggs,
set on them, raised the family, started it
out in the world and is now setting on
her second laying of eggs. She will have
two families before she is year DID,. An
other hen that lived in a North Atchinson
neighborhood was giddy. She fired
around the roosters, and when she felt q
setting spell coming on, she would pick
out potato and set on that. When that
potato was taken away and eggs put un-
der her, she would desert her nest and
hunt up another potato, stone or any
old thing that wouldn't hatch and burden
her with family. Hens are somewhat
like women.-Kansas City Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Train Passes Over Burning Bridge

Train Passes Over Burning Bridge.
The disastrous wrecking of train No.
16 on the Columbia and Greenville line,
due here at 1915, but which was several
hours late, was narrowly averted at Ais.
ton last night. The long approach to the
bridge over the Broad river at Aston
was burning at the time the train swept
over it, but fortunately the fire had just
started, and though five ties were burn
ing briskly along with the supports just
under them the fire had not been in prog
ress long enough to weaken the support
sufficient for it to give way under the
train.
When the train had passed over the
place some distance the engineer succeed
ed in bringing it to halt, when the crew
went back and extinguished the flames
with the water from the tubs set at inter.
vals along the trestle.
The bridge was fired, it is thought, by
an engine that had passed over it short
time before the passenger train came
along.
Had the passenger train come ten min
utes later it is likely many lives would
have been lost.-Columbia Record, Thurs.
day, June 21.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Happy South Carolina Postmasters,

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The postofce
department today announced the follow
ing changes in salaries of postmasters:
Blackville, from 81 200 to 81 400; Clemson.
college, from $1,000 to $1,4O0; Denmark,
from 81, 100 to $1,000, Greers, from 81 800
to $1,40O; Greenwood, from $2,2C0 to
$4,000; Hartsville, from s1,5O0 to $1,000;
Honeapath, from $1,000 to 81 400; Johns
ton, from 81 200 to 81 300; Kingstrce, from
100 to $1,000; Lancaster, from $500
to $1,000; Laurens, from 1900 to $4,000;
McColl, from $1,10O to $1,000; Marion,
from $1,000 to s1,7O0; Newberry, from
$4,000 to $2.1Oo; orangeburg, from $2,1o0
to $4,000; Rock Hill, from $4,000 to $s,400;
Saint George, from $1,000 to $1,100; St.
Matthews, from $1,100 to $1,000; Seneca,
from 1,400 to $500; spartanburg, from
s2,7OO to $4,000; Summerville, from ST.
900 to $1,700; Sumter, from $2,400 to $2,-
500; Timmonsvi,le, from $1,000 to 81, 400;
Union, from $1,000 to $4,000; Walhalla,
from $1,000 to $1,000; Walterboro, from
81 800 to 81 400; Westminster, from 81 100
to $1,000; Winnsboro, from $1,50o to
81 800; Yorkville, from 81 900 to $1,70o.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
The Smallest She Had.

A conductor on the O'Fallon Park dl-
vision of the St. Louis and Suburban
Railway had such good run of business
Sunday afternoon, relates the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, that he had difficulty in
keeping himself supplied with small
change. Many persons who patronlzea
his car handed him dollars and bills OF
larger denominations in payment OF their
fares.
The conductor, however, managed to
get along fairly we'll until woman carry
ing a tiny infant, boarded his car. "hen
he approached the woman for her fare
she handed him S. bill.
aIs that the smallest you have, madam?
aueried the conductor, fearing another
stringency in change.
The woman looked at the conductor
and then at her baby, and made this sur
5prising reply:
eyes, I have been married only twelve
months"
aI never was so sold while / have been
working on the road" said the conductor
afterward in telling the motorman OF the
incident.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
BURNED BY LIVE WIRE.
Rock Hill Boy Has Narrow Escape From
Electrocution.

Rock HILL, June 1.-THE little-seven-
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. 81. B. COL
lins, who resides on west Main street, was
severely burned Thursday afternoon by
an electric light wire, which from some
cause had burned in two and one end
dropped to the ground. The little boy,
with several other children were playing
on the pavement and he either took hold
Of or stepped on the live wire. The
shock threw him to the ground and he
fell on the wire. His mother and Mrs.
NJ. N. Hyatt ran out and attempted to
pull the boy off the wire, but they both re-
ceived a heavy shock and were powerless
to render any assistance. A negro man
attracted by the screams of the women,
hastily secured a mattock from the yard
of Capt. Holler and in attempting to cut
the wire it was jerked off the boy. The
child was badly burned on both hands
and feet and there was also a burn on his
face. The worst burns are on his right
foot and the left hand. DR.. j. R. Miller
was summoned and dressed the burns,
and while the little fellows injuries are
very severe, the physician does not think
there will be any serious results from
them
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
A (;orn.Fed HumOrfst.

rwo gentlemen were travelling in one
~ the Hill counties of Kentucky not
long ago. bound on an exploration TOR
bitch pine says the Reader Magazine.
They had been driving for two hours with
ant encountering a human being, when
thev came in sight of cabin in clearing
n was very still. The logs lay where they
hsd fallen. the thin clay-bank mule graz
al ,round and round in neat circle, to
s.ve the trouble of walking, and one lean
lank man, whose garments were the col
or of the clay-bank mule, leaned against
= tree and let time roll by.
aWonder if he can speak?" said one
traveller to the other.
aTry him." said his companion.
The two approached the man whose
yellowish eyes regarded them without
apparent curiosity.
aHow do you do?" said the Northern
er. cou.,,un,u
aHowdy," remarked the southerner
languidly.
"Pleasant country"
~Fur them thet likes IT,:
aI,ived here all your life:' 49,,
The Southerner spat penslVely IL 'ne
dust. ,;a
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
MYSTERIOUS Smoke Tuesday.

What would have been the most mys-
terious fire that has ever occurred here,
had a blaze been discovered, was that
which attracted a crowd to the Baptist
church here Tuesday afternoon. The
alarm of fire was given on account OF
what looked like slow rising smoke
from the very top of the chuSch steeple.
Water and ladders were soon on hand,
and the steeple was ascended on the in
terror up great way, and no sign OF fire
could be found. After long and patient
scrutiny at the steeple, it was finally de-.
cided that either it was swarm OF gnats
that had congregated there, or that the
atmosphere of the town had become
over charged with the hot air OF the cam
paign meeting which had just adjourned,
and the current was gradually rising at
this point.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
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.

J.W. Martin, we'll known citizen OF
Anderson county, committed suicide last
week by shooting himself with shot gun
III health is supposed to be the cause. He
was prominent member Of the Baptist
church and Confederate veteran.
John Young, colored, aged 20, was shot
and killed in Clinton on Sunday night.
He was on his way home after having es'
corted girl to her home, and was shot
through by some one on the ROADSIDE
Yves Black has been arrested, charged
with the crime.
The parents of Thomas Howe, IL
year.old lad, have begun suit against the
Bailey Lumber and Manufacturing COM
pany of Union for $4,000. They claim
that the lad, who was in the employ of the
company, was suffocated by the fumes OF
gasoline in an clubhouse, where ne was
sent by his employer.
Hoyt Hayes, the white man who was
sentenced to be hanged for the muroer OF
his wife in Oconee county, was last week
granted a full pardon by Governor Hey
ward, without consulting the board OF
pardons. The governor commuted his
sentence to life Imprisonment some
months ago. The woman was found
dead, she having been killed with shot
gun. and a note was found saying she
had killed herself. 1t was claimed that
Haves wrote the note himself and he was
convicted. Governor Heyward submit
ted the handwriting of Hayes and his
wife to experts who said the woman wrote
the note. Therefore the governor pard-
oned him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
JUDGE ASKS FOR PARDON.
Peculiar Case Comes Up for Exercise Of Ex.
ecutive Clemency.


eeutive Clemency.
Constantly the governor receives petit
tions for pardon but one received yester-
day is one of the most remarkable ever
seen there. And yet, it is more than mer-
itorious. Judge D. E. Hydrick, of the
circuit bench, has asked the governor to
pardon woman who was convicted be-
fore him, and in the case of whom, he di.
rected the jury to find a verdict OF guilty.
The facts in the case, as given by the
Judge, are that the ten-year.old daughter
of Emma Holloway, an Edgefeld negress,
was raped by negro man. The Hollo-
way woman met the man in the street,
after he had been arrested, but released
by a magistrate without preliminary
She asked him about his crime and he in
solently told her, in the words of the let
ter, that he chad raped her child and
there was no help for it," She picked up
a water pitcher standing near and struck
him blow on the head and he fell, dying
instantly.
Judge Hydrick gives as his reasons for
asking a pardon, that the woman acted
under great provocation, that she did not
intend to kill the man and that pardon
would encourage juries to do their duty
and not to violate their oaths and bring
in sympathetic verdicts.-Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Missionary Society Organized.

Mrs. E. A. sojourner, Of Blackville,
came to Bamberg on Saturday before the
third Sunday in this month and went out
to Spring Branch church. After the con-
gregation was dismissed by the pastor,
Rev. S. P. Chisolm, she called the ladies
of the church together and organized a
Woman's Missionary Society. The first
thing they did was to take good COL
lection for missions. # all or even half
the preachers in the Barnwell Association
were as enthusiastic as Mrs. Sojourner
about missions the old Barnwell Associ-
alton would stand at the head of the col
umn at the next convention.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOMEINTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt EtchinSs.

EHRHARDT, S. c., June 25, 19O6.-The
farmers had fight with the grass last
week. Jack, Shovel, Boy, Dixie and
Sweeper plows were all tried. One farmer
even built fire in his cotton field trying
to dry out bottom 80 he could kill the
grass.
Six or seven men from town went out
to cut bee tree so they say. One car
ried II quart dishpan, another TO-
quart bucket, others carried axes and a
cross.cut saw. They reached the spot
and pine tree four feet in diameter was
pointed out as the bee tree. The crowd
went to work cutting, saving, sweating,
and breathing heavy. Hands were sore
and blistered before the tree was felled.
Expectations were as big as the tree.
Can't describe their disappointment when
they found it only contained wasp nest
in hollow limb.
Judge J. c. Copeland says that he has
been all over this and portions Of Cole
ton, Orangeburg and Barnwell counties
and in all his rounds he says that Mr.
Jno. L. Cothran has the largest sugar
cane and the largest field ofsame. There
will be no trouble for Mr.. Cothran to
sweeten his crowd if seasons are favor
able.
Mr.. Thomas P. Rizer, lost some of his
buildings by fire Saturday morning.
Think was his corn house and contents.
Did not hear definitely how many of his
buildings were burned nor amount Of
loss.
Sunday was hot day. Thermometer
registered 95 in the shade.
Mess. c. Ehrhardt & Sons are painting
their old store. 1t will help the looks OF
the building, but will not give them any
more room for their immense stock of
goods they carry. Another building is
what they need. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
The Editors Trousers.

Two ragged holes beam sadly out
Below the suburbs Of his vest
Like guardian angels of unrest
They follow him fore'er about.
No picture could the people scan
With half the greedy, sad intent
That on the dual holes are bent
The trade marks of an honest man!
How came those hungry holets there?
All, ask the hours of toll and pain;
The pencil, lamp and woven cane;
The creaky, rusty Office chair.
Why, everything is new at first
And made to stem the tide of life,
But all must yield at last to strife
And even pants at length will burst.
And so, honest holes! we meet
You with proud and kindly grace,
Good welcome to the resting place,
Thrice welcome to the royal seat!
In all the turmoil, and the strife,
There are no teachers half so true
To teach US what We learn from you
The stearn realities of life!
Eugene Field
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Executive Committee Meeting.

The county Democratic executive COM
mittee held a meeting in the court house
Tuesday. The same.assessments as two
years ago was placed On candidates, and
all pledges are to be filed by noon on
Wednesday, July 25th. Two campaign
meetings were arranged for. The first
at Ehrhardt on Thursday, July Goth, and
the other at Bamberg on Wednesday,
August 22nd. The county chairman will
call other campaign meetings on request
of any club.
It was decided to pay managers OF the
primary fifty cents per day, and fifty cents
additional for coming for and returning
havoc
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Death Of o Little One.

Little Sallie, the six.months.old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Moye, died last
Sunday morning at nine o'clock, after an
illness of five weeks or more. Her death
was not unexpected, as she had been
critically i'll for some days. The burial
took place at the old cemetery Monday
morning, the services being conducted by
Rev. Peter Stokes. The pail bearers
were: L. G. Price, I. B. Fielder, G. R.
Brabham, Jr., J. D. Copeland, Jr., Henry
F. >Bamberg, and Grigsby c. Chandler
The parents have the sympathy of all in
their sad bereavement.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Patterson's Maiden Speech.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The naval
training school for Port Royal is hold
ing up the naval appropriation bill. Rep
resentative Patterson again today trieJ
to get the house to consent to it and he
made his first speech in that body, a
speech which was listened to with ap-
parent interest on the part OF all those
present. he walked down in front of
the speakers desk and made special
plea to the Republicans for this training
school, pointing out that the navy needed
it, the secretary of the navy having rec
commended it, and showing that it was an
appropriation of $4,000 which would
convert into usefulness federal property
worth neatly 100000. Mr.. Finley also
made a few remarks in favor OF It, but
the house was against it, that is, the lead
ers were not favorable to it and the Re-
publicans did the bidding Of their mas
tiers and showed the measure under as
completely as they did last week, when it
came up. Mr.. Williams and Champ
Clark told Mr.. Patterson that they had
intended to help him out on it by making
speeches but they declared Mr. Patterson
and Mr.. Finley had said all that could be
said, that it was clear to everybody that
the thing was doomed from the begin
ming. 1t goes back to conference with
the house having voted emphatically
against it twice. If the senate holds, it
will be by main force; it will be, in fact,
q hold-up. It is learned on good authorl-
ty that the whole trouble is that Speaker
Cannon is resentful of the conduct OF
Senator Tillman several years ago, when
he held up the senate and the house and
made them pay the claim due South
Carolina. 1t is even said that is the real
reason why Cannon will not allow the
fixing of definite time for adjournment.
The naval appropriation bill is still in
the conference, and the Port Royal item
is the only point of difference. Cannon
swears that Tillman shall not again hold
up congress. He says the Port Royal
training school just shall not be and ne
will hold congress here indefinitely un-
less the senate recedes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Fire Tuesday Night.

The cottage belonging to Mr.. D. j.
Delk and occupied by his son, Herbert
G. Delk, situated on Church street near
the cotton mill, was burned Tuesday night
about $50 o'clock. It is not known how
the fire originated, but some suppose it
was set by lightning, as the fire broke out
lust after the thunderstorm. Mrs. Delk
was in Florida, and Mr.. Delk had not
been in the house since before dark and
there had been no fire there. None Of
the furniture was saved. We understand
there was insurance of $500 on the house
and $500 on furniture.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28

We preached for Pastor A. ]. Foster at
Bamberg at the night service on last
third Sunday. Improvements have been
made on the good building which adds
much to it's adaptability. The Baptists
are making gratifying progress at Bam'
berg. Pastor a. J. Foster has taken a
firm hold in the affections and confidence
of the church and community. Brother
Foster is strong and well equipped man.
Baptist Press.
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One Dollar a Year

tend meeting of the Dispensary investl~
eating committee. There were calls for
"Lyon, Lyon!" when his name was men
toned. MI. L. F. Youmans and Mr.. J. W.
Ragsdale were unavoidably absent.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Messrs. A. W. Jones and G.. L. Walker
both made good impressions on the audi
ence in putting themselves forward for
Comptroller General. They stated their
experience in the work, and promise to
fill the Office to the best Of their abilities.
Mr.. Jones says he is for equalizing taxes.
Bamberg people pay about fifty per cent.
more taxes on horse than Greenville
people. He wishes to remedy this.
Captain r. H. Jennings, the present
State treasurer, has no opposition for the
Office. he was not able to be present.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
Hon. J. O. Patterson, who is detained
in Washington by important business,
was not here, but sent letter setting
forth some of his views.
Messrs. G. L. Toole and Butler B. Hare
were present and spoke on their views
and advocating themselves for election.
Col. W. w. Lumpkin, who is opposing
Senator B. R. Tillman for the United
States Senate, was not present, neither
was Mr. Tillman.
An effort will probably be made to have
Messrs. Lumpkin and Tillman make q
joint debate here sometime in July.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
Sam Jones for Bryan.

At the Henderson, KY, Chatauqua, on
Saturday afternoon, Rev. Sam Jones
smoke to an audience of 5000, his subject
being aCharacter." He held up Roose-
yelt and Bryan as the men of the world
with peerless characters. Hesaid Roose-
velt had made good president, but that
4.th;ngs are now ripe for Bryan to succeed
him as we need Bryan in our business"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
DEaTH FROM LOCKJAW

-o-o4 follows an INJURY dressed VIII
nessi senss Arnica SalVe. Its antiseptic
aaS Bueksea Saaiing ui properties prevent blood
ana % ;mn Cbas. Oswald, merchant, OF
Roaso3l RRoaanssos3Slaersville, N. Y, writes: ut cured
setn % lie nook 7 ever saw" Cures cuts,
so1etvdn ds hi bnrns and sores. Csc at J. B.
n,ac;t's nHa "a and Hooyer's drug store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
CHIEF HUTCHINSON ACQUITTED.

Cheraw's Officer Exonerated for Killing l. B..
Croxton.
CHESTERFIELD, June 23.-The case
against Chief Hutchinson, of Cheraw, for
the killing of L. B. Croxton was given to
the jury at 2 o'clock and about YER
dict of not guilty was rendered. he was
represented by Messrs. Stevenson and
Matheson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
AN ALARMING SITUATION

frequently results from neglect of clog
ged bowels and torpid liver, until consti-
pattion becomes chronic. This condition
Is unknown to those who use Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills; the best and gentlest regu-
lators of stomach and bowels. Guaran-
teed by Hoover's drug store and J. B..
Black, Price Csc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28

In sickness or wellness; in gladness
or sadness, use SHAW'S MALI. for
sale at the dispensary.
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WANTED AT ONCE-Your order for
dry wood. y. H. MCrh Il l.
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boxes.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-28
It win Please You!

We now offer for sale at all
stations through tickets reading
via Ell Dorado, st. l.. /. nj. & s.,
to Camden, Arkadelphia. Mai
vern, Little Rock, Hot Springs,
Memphis, St. Louis and all inter-
mediate points on st. l.. |. M. &
S. Railway, also to all points on
"Rock Island System, including
Brinkley, Ark. Wister, South
McAlisterA Holdenville, I. T.;
Oklahoma City, Shawnee,
Guthrie, Enid, 0. T.; Wichita,
Anthony, Hutchinson, Kansas,
and intermediate points.
ARKANSAS SOUTHERN RAILROAD
Ruston. Louisiana
GEO. III. LEE, L. j. SHELTON.
Ct. P. A. G. A.
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When To Go Home.

From the Bluffton, Ind, Ban
.ner: "When tired out, go home.
When you want consolation, go
home. When you want fun. 60
home. When you want to show
others that you have reformed,
90 home and let your family get
acquainted with the fact. When
YOU want to show yourself at your
best, 60 home and do the act
there. When you feel like being
extra liberal, 60 home and prac-
tice on your wife and children
first. When you want to shine
with extra brilliancy, 60 home
and light up the whole house
hold. To which we would add.
when you have bad cold. 60
home and take Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy and a quick cure
is certain. For sale by Phoenix
Drug Store.
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Farm For Sale.

Seventy-nine acres of land two
miles west of Tide. twelve miles
south of WINFIELD; fairly we'll
improved, 20 acres in cultivation.
School house on the land, eight
months session every year.
Cheap for cash.
<. A. WALL,
4 16-tf. Tide, La.
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SPECIAL HOLIDAY RATES
Via

Louisiana e ARKANSAS Halfway
For the holidays, Dec. %, 1906,
to Jan. L, 1907, the Louisiana &
Arkansas Railway will sell tickets
between all stations on its line at
one and one-third fare for round
trip, minimum rate SOC. Selling
dates, Dec. %, to Jan. /. inclus-
i've; return limit, Jan. a, 1907.
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NOTICE NOTICE
For Sale

One hundred and twenty acres
OF land, most of which is we'll
timbered, in ward three, five
miles vest of Newport. in VIM
Parish. Any one wishing to pur-
chase some will call on or write
"a ID. ". ALLEN,
Box 305, Ruston. La,