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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
May Abolish Days Ct Grace.

The South Carolina Bankers Asso'
ciatioh, in session, the past week, at
Greenville, went on record as favor
ing the enactment of bill in the
LEGISLATURE, providing for an auditing
commission to examine the accounts
and financial dealings of all CO. ra-
tioas doing business in South Caroli-
ma. In addition, resolution was adop-
ted looking toward Jan act requiring
state banks to have reserve OF at
least ! per cent of their deposits.
Charleston was urged as suitable
place for a government subtreasury'
and a proposition was made to form
an insurance society among the state
banks, preventing any loss by failure
or fraud, or rather as indemnity
against failure.
The first step toward abolishing the
time-nonored rule of giving three days
of grace on all bank paper was taken'
and it is expected that this will be
accomplished in the course OF time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Elaborate Plans for Institutes.

=
]. y. Ha.. r, director Of the de-
partment Of agriculture at Clemson
college, is making arrangements to
hold farmers Institutes at various
points in the state this summer. The
Southern railway has placed at the
disposal of the college a vestlbuled
car to be used in conducting the in
stitutes during the summer. The car
will be fitted up to demonstrate in 4
practical way the work that is be-
ing done at the institution.
There will be on exhibition thirty
varieties of corn, forty kinds of cot
ton and sixty varieties of cow peas.
Specimens of insects that are most
injurious to crops will be shown and
lectures Oh these and plants will be
delivered.
In addition to crop exhibits the
latest and most improved methods for
handling milk will be shown, including
cream separators and other kinds OF
machinery.
The car will be handled by the
Southern road and will st - 1T Tari-
Gus places along the lines A-on one
to three days in order"that the farmers
may visit the car and attend the lee
lures and witness the demonstrations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
BAGGAGE THIEVES NA3SED.
Agent CT Southern Runs Down Gang
cf Trunk Stealers. =

ct Trunk SteaiefS. =
II. S. Baughn, special baggage agent
ot the Southern, railway, returned to
Atlanta Monday morning from an ex-
tcnsive trip over the Pennsylvania
railroad and connecting systems OF
the east where he has been hard at
work developing the details Of one
of the biggest baggage robDeries OF
modern times. Mr.. Baughn captured
several notorious crooks, almost all
Of whom have records running back
for several years.
Several OF those captured are wo-
men, and arc recognized as among
the cleverest baggage thieves in the
country.
Mr.. Baughn insists on crediting his
helpers with much of the credit con-
nected with these important captures.
However, it was he who finally cap
tured the famous baggage thieves on
the Florida East Coast System, about
two years ago. AS result of Mr..
Baughn's work at that time, $4,000
worth of -.operty was returned to
owners.
The following arrests were made as
a result of this last trip OF Special
Baggage Agent Baughn, and they are
held at Little Rock:
Ethel Woods, twenty-one years OF
age, OF New York city. Ethel has a
long record, and it is believed will
have to answer to other charges than
this present one.
May HALEY, alias Cooper, twenty
five years old: A woman OF pleasing
and attractive address. fashionaDly
gowned and we'll educated, OF Ne"
York city. May Cooper is also be-
lieved to have had much experience
in baggage robberies.
E. G. Spencer, alias Harry Bell, O.
Chicago. Spencer has served time IN
Joliet, ILL.,, for previous baggage rob-
berry.
John Elliot, alias Havenly, Wayne,
Snodgrass and "Oklahoma Kid" Elliot
has also served at Joliet for similar
crimes.
Alice Baird and Pearl Smith, botn
of Chicago, were captured and are
awaiting trial for their part IN the
robbery.
c. ". Garrison, alias McGee, John
Doe, or Winfield Garrison, of Chicago
He is believed to be implicated N
other thefts.
In addition to these are two men
who we're arrested in Pittsburg and
were carried to Philade lila. Inese
men gave their names as Harry John'
son and John Bender.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
INDIAN LEGENDS.
The Story Of Creation as Handed Down by
the Senecas.

The Story Of Creation as Handed Down by
the Senecas.
B. F. Beveridge, who keeps an In
dian hotel in Washington, said to
Washington Post writer:
"The Creeks and Choctaws. origin
ally from the South, were fond OF the
opossum and the rabbit. Our Seneca
legends have to do with animals we
hunted, especially the deer, though
many of them are stories Of the war
path. The favorite Seneca legend is
of a child of our tribe that overcame
giants and evil spirits. That Sioux
told tales Of marvellous battles with
buffalo, and the Chippewas, from
northern Minnesota. filled their stories
with fur-bearing animals.
"There was little resemblance in the
ordinary tales, but in those that under
took to explain things in nature there
was often much in common"
He told the legend Of the creation
according to some Moses Of the Sene-
cas-.
I'm the sky far above" he said,
"there dwelt a spirit man and his
wife. Being suspicious Of her, ne
feisned sickness, and when other splr-
its came told them he could be cured
only by their uprooting a huge elm
in front of his wigwam. The spirits
did his bidding and the husband pre-
tended to recover. Going to the brink
Of the hole made by uprooting the
tree, he peered down and saw bottom
less darkness. He then called his wife
to look. and when she leaned over the
brink he pushed her in.
"She fell in an ocean, and as she
sank called upon each of the dwellers
in it's depths to support her. All re-
fused but the turtle. on whose back
she aoated. In her fall she had
clutched a handful Of earth from the
brink of tie chasm. This she sprin-
kled over the back Of the turtle. and
if became the land which is floating
in a bottomless sea. In time she gave
birth to a daughter. When the latter
reached vomanhood she was wooed by
the wind. and from their union came
twins. These twins were the hrsr
men."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Annual Meeting of Editors.

The annual meeting of the state
Press Association will be held at the
Isle of Palms, Charleston, June 21-29.
A great time is in store for the edi-
tors of the state, for elaborate ar
rangements have been made by the
local newspaper men Of Charleston for
the entertainment of the visitors. Re-
duced rates will be given the editors
of the state at the Seashore hotel
and - erdid banquet will be served
by the proprietors. Transportation
courtesies will be extended by the
street railway company from the city
to the island resort.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Preacher, Wife md Children
Drained and Cremat;d.
HORROR STIHS FLORIDA
Appalling Crime Committed Near
Pensaco.s- -charred Bodies With
Skulls Crushed Fond in
Asi1es CT EufneG home.

Cle OF the MoSI tAolilDle ci-nSo
in the history OF florida, il not m
the history OF tie 1outa, was c~mml1--
ra;; in Santa Rosa county, tea miles
norIn OF 14l.Io.l, SI2&ay nlSit' "aSn
I man by the name Cl AcAe1mln' an
,t;neraat preacher, n.s wlIe ana sew
eral children, the olaesr Letwesn 10
and IA years oi age, were masdefeu
md their bodies cremared IN the
hcne which was frea by the assas-
sins.
fund of over $1,000 has been
raised by the citizens Of Milton, which
is offered as a reward for the apprf-
hens;on CT the murderers, and the
governor has Ieen ;. called to to OF
fer a reward On hsn4lf ct the state.
The crime was discovered Monday
rlornins by parties with whom AcAer-
man lad an appointment, VINO found
TIE hcuae a mass Of ruins, and the
charred bodies CT Ackerman, his VIE
and seven small children among the
wreckage.
Examination CT the bodies disclosed
tho fact that AckeTman and his wife
had been struck on the he2d with
scroe blunt instrument, their skulls
being crushed in. The bodies were
scattered about in different parts OF
the ruins.
Details indicate that the father,
mother and each of the seven chit-
d-en were murdered before the build
ing was fired, as the skull OF each
was crushed. The body Of Alderman
was found near tie location OF the
door leading from the bedroom IN
which he slept, and by his side was
a revolver. The body of Mrs. Acker-
man, who gave birth to child on
Friday, was found with that OF her
infant child outside, at the front OF
the house. The Oldest child was
found near the door leading out to
the front porch. All of the bodies
were badly burned, practically only
the trunks remaining. The bodies or
three boys were found practically
where the bed upon which they slept
stood previous to the conhag-ation.
When a party from Milton reached
the scene about II O'Clock Monday
morning the sills of the building were
still burning, which seemed to indi-
cate that the fire had been started
several hours after midnight. The
country nearby is sparsely settled, the
nearest neighbor residing about one-s
quarter Of mile away. This neigh
Dor says he knew nothing of the fire.
until early Monday morning when he
saw that the building had been de-
stroyed and notified other neighbors
before trying to ascertain the dam
age. The feeling throughout Santa
Rosa county is high ever the bastard
ly deed and every effort is being made
to apprehend the guilty parties.
.Ackernan moved to the settlement
which was known as Allentown, from
Opp, Ala, about three years ago, and
has always been considered a good
aud peaceful citizen While he had no
regular charge it was his custom to
preach occasionally throughout that,
section of Santa Rosa county. He
was not known to have had any enc
mics and the motive for the atrocious
crime is a mystery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Secretary Alleged to Be Short.

A report is current, based on relia-
bic authority, that a heavy shortage
has been discovered in the accounts
CT the Union Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Union, W. M. Hughes, Sec
retary, is found to be about $4,000
short, and it is said he admitted the
responsibility for the shortage at q
conference with the directors.
Hughes Is said to have engaged IN
speculation and lost heavily. John h.
FAINT is president of the concern,
which was considered to be very
strong financial institution.
Hughes has heretofore borne an ex-
celleut reputation and the disclosures
have created a sensation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
New Industries Reported.

The Chattanooga Tradesman re-
ports the following new industries ior
South Caroline during the past week:
Ganney, $4,000 development comra-
NJ: Greer, s1o,OCo hardware compa-
ny. Mars Bluff, $4,000 lumber COM
80 nv: Columbia, s25,coC land compa'
rv. $50 900 land company; GreerVlllc'
$4,000 cctton mill; Rock Hill, S4co'-
eco cotton mill.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
,u.n+ More Expeditious Freights.

The Manufacturers, Jobbers' and
Bankers Association of Charleston
have issued call for general meet
ing of merchants and business peo'
.a tc. be presided over by Mayer
Rhett, on May %, when steps will De
taken towards forcing the southern
railway and the Atlantic Coast Line
to comply with the act of the leglsia-
fire PASSED in 1904, requiring more
exreditious movement of freights.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Silver Service for Governor.

After the organization Of the Ma
tional Guard Association in Columbia
q few days ago, the local members
of Governor Eeyward's staff called
1Dcn him and presented handsome
silver service as q token OF esteem.
Governor Heyward is closing his ex-
ecutive term.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Oil Mill Plants Are Sold.

The property OF the defunct lnde-
pendent Cotton Oil company, consist
inc of oil mill plants and ginnerles,
located at Darlington, Manning, Mar
ion. Hamer, Cheraw, Kingstree, TIM
monsville, Mullins, Syracuse, Lamar,
Swift Creek, Auburn, Davis Station,
Summertown and at Wadesboro, IN
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17

She walks unnoticed in the street;
The casual eye
Sees nothing in her fair and sweet;
The word goes by
Unconscious that an angels feet
Are passing nigh.
She little has of beauty's wealth;
Truth will allow
Only her priceless youth and health,
Her broad, white brow;
Yet grows she on the heart by stealth,
scarce know how.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
AN UNKNOWN ANGEL.

She does thousand kindly things
That no one knows;
A loving woman's heart she brings
To human woes;
And to her face the sunlight cings
Where'er she goes.
And so she walks her quiet ways,
Nth that content
That only comes to sinless days
And innocent;
A life devoid Of fame or praise,
Yet nobly spent.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
THE SAME OLD STORY.

Nearo Parents Lock Children in
House and All Are Crer1ated.
The house Of Henry Hunt, negro,
near Covington, Tenn, was destroyed
by fire Sunday night, and his four
children, the oldest six years old, were
cremated. Hunt ard his wife went
to church, and or their return found
the house in ruins. Incendiarism is
suspected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
|Pa Pa|mettoState AeWs||
,s Now Columbia Division.

The seven lines Of the Southern
railway running into Columbia, here
tcfore called the Savannah division,
will no longer be known as such' Dut
as the Columbia division CT the South
err railway. The above announce
rnent is made by President samucl
Spencer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17

The new sovereign of Norway. in all
the speeches and orations of welcome
to which he has been subjected since
his arrival in Norway, has been adj
dressed as "Mr. King" instead Of "sire"
or "your majesty:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
l iohtnino Stops Power Plant.

The electric - wer plant OF the
Anderson Water, Light and Power
company, located at Portnan, eight
miles from Anderson, was seriously
damaged by fire, resulting from bolt
of lightning. The transformer house
was completely destroyed and the
coils of the main dynamos were burn
ed. Cotton mills and other industrial
nlants which were operated with
power from the plant were forced to
shut down temporarily.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
Thanks. but shall not stop long"


"Have a cigar"
"Not just at present.
1t was a bad sign; Payne was a
great smoker. Cecil eyed him surrep-
titiously. His manner was awkward,
his speech halting. Clearly last nights
incident preyed deeply on his mind.
You are surprised to see me at this
hour, but it's about Evelyn"
Cecil set his teeth; the worst was
coming.
"Indeedw he mustered courage to
remark.
Eyes! Last evening, after the dance,
she and I had few words. 1t was
about sitting out in the cold on that
eeranda."
I'm afraid I was partly responsible
for that"
"Not bit of it! She told me it was
her idea entirely"
An awkward pause. If his friend
could only lose his temper, Cecil would
have been relieved. But he sat stolidly
on. twirling his hat.
Hammond. made horrible dis
covery last night
1t was coming now. But why did he
not denounce him, according to his
deserts?
1T was while I was dancing with
Constance"
Il admit I was wrong to sit out with
Evelyn"
Payne looked at him in a puzzled
fashion.
II don't understand. There's only
one thing for me, Hammond. 1 must
tell Evelyn. and leave the country"
"Tell Evelyn what? You've not COM
mitted a crime, have you:'
Payne looked round.
SIS the door quite shut?"
"Certainly!' :
"Then I'll tell you. Don't think
harshly of me! The matter shall end
here, I promise. Hammond, I don't
love Evelyn. I was fool to ask her
to be my wife" He bowed his head,
continuing almost in whisper, Its
Constance I really love, ind she is
yours"
Cecil leaned forward in amazement,
and looked him through and through.
Was he speaking the truth? But his
sincerity was unmistakable. By strong
self-control, Cecil managed to speak in
his ordinary tones.
"You want to marry Constance"
"No, Hammond. I'm honorable
enough only to wish to get away
Cecirs reply was loud laugh.
Payne looked up in astonishment,
hardly believing his ears.
"My dear fellow, Constance is yours"
"Mine"
"Yesr' Cecil sprang up. "Do you
know what found out last evening?
Put two and two together! My three
dances with Evelyn, that chat on the
veranda! It's Evelyn really care for
and wish to marry
Payne grasped one fact only.
"Then Constance is free:"
"Or will be when the morning post
arrives. We two were never fully
congenial. Do you think she will say
you nay"'
"She likes me, I know"
"Splendid! And Evelyn and pull
together like o'clock. What will the
world say, I wonder, to our little re-
arrangement? Never mind! Have q
cigar"
And this time Payne smilingly &C
quiesced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
EY BOMB AND BULLETS
Four People Are Killed on Streets
of Warsaw-SsveraI Wounded.

Of WarsaW-SsveraI Wounded.
While Police Captain ConstaatinofY
was standing in Marszalowska street,
Warsaw, Monday evening, with two
policemen and four soldiers, a young
man threw bomb into the group.
The explosion literally tore Constan-
tinoff to pieces and severely wounded
seven other persons. The assassin
tried to escape, and fired his revolver
and wounded a soldier. The ether
soldiers replied with volley, killing
the assassin and two other persons.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
WEIGHTS MUST BE TESTED.
Georgia Indebtedness Law Upheld by
Supreme Court.

Supreme Court.
The Georgia state supreme court
handed down a decision Monday up-
holding the state law making one
fourth reduction in verdict secured
by any merchant for Indebtedness Of
a creditor, when it is proven that the
weights and measures CT the mer-
chant are not tested according to law.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
=
Il A Change of Partners.
{ Rx HERBERT JAMIESoN.
i -
.RT JAMIESoN.

HALL we sit out this
dance. Evelyn%'
with pleasure. I'll
never get through the eve
ming if 1 dance every one
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17

Last month there was double we'd
ding in the Hindley family.
But the world has not done chatter
ing yet about that most extraordinary
changeof partners.-NewY York Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
now THE PEOPLE HELP TIE TRUSTS

A truer sentence was never uttered
than that by Minnesota buttermaker
at recent convention in that state.
He was describing how the great CEN
Trailing plants entice the farmers to
forsake their local creameries where
they have sore influence and send their
cream to the the centralizer in some
distant city. The sentence he uttered
was this:
The trusts when they thrive, get the
people to help them"
The people today are all wrought up
over the villany of the Standard oil
trust but this trust debauched the peo-
pie into selling out their liberties by
furnishing oil cheap. If the people
can only get anything cheap they are
ready to barter their right1 as citizens
for it. II the farmers can only get a
few cents more a hundred for their
cream, just now, they are willing to
break down the local creamery by send
ing it away, not realizing that when
the competition is destroyed the game
will be to rob them. That game has
been played in Kansas until the farm
ers have been forced to sell their COVE.
What won't some men do to rob them
selves. -Fo-mer Governor Hoard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
EK>u> so MY tENSoF
o. C. MUNsoN. EDITOR AND PROP.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1906.
TO MAKE IREM VOTE

City Attorney Paul w. Mahoney of
La Crosse, propounds the --latest de-
vice for insuring full vote on general
election days, and it is really the most
practical scheme to accomplish that
end that has so far been mooted. The
idea is, to introduce a bill at the coming
session of the legislature assuring a poll
tax on every voter between the ages Of
twenty-one and forty-fve years, with
certain exceptions, which tax is to be
RENTED in case the voter performed
his duty of voting at the last election.
In short, it saves to every man so as
sessed one full days work, or its equiv
alent in cash.
Besides bringing out the voters gen.
orally, it will result in a great saving
in the expenses of elections. 1t will do
away with any necessity of canvassing
The town or wards, the hiring of teams
and the employment of numerous work
ers to &c out and chase in the voters.
With such law. political committees
would be relieved of the most arduous
and expensive part of their duties, as
the law would be substantially self-op-
erative, bringing in the voters by their
own voluntary act. The more the plan
is studied the more feasible and effect
i've it appears, ard if no better method
is brought forward we hope to see this
scheme adopted. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
vOIAE OF IN SiArh pkENS

State Journal: The question of fur
thsr regulation of public service corpora
tons will occupy much prayerful thought
il the legislature this winter and a
str rs cffcrt will be made to put street
llways, teiegraphs, telephones, and
] hit Plants under state regulation
That su-h regulation will be effected to
some degree at least is generally ac-
cepted; the question will be over the
form. Shall new commissions be ores ed
or shall these corporations also be ht
under the jurisdiction of the railr, I'D
cate commission? It is understood that
this commission is willing to assume
the added authority and responsibility.
tt t
Pity the editor. Our readers are per
haps aware that the interstate com
merce commission has decided that af-
ter January LIST railroads cannot trade
tickets for advertising We suppose
this stops us from taking cordwood on
subscription, too. Commissions, like
some people, will hang themselves if
given enough rope. -Norwalk Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
Can't AFFORD TO READ

The old bible says: There is a way that seem
eth right unto man. but the end thereof Is death -
So il Is often in the matter of what we can afford
Many farmer has starved his mind while he was
fattening his hogs. and it ended in less and less
power Of mind Here IS thought from one Of
0sIr exchanges.
We often meet with this objection TO taking
farm papers: 1 can't afford il. l take the eoun-
~ paper. and city daily and that's all the time
can find 70 read. and all can afford TO pay for
Can't afford it-hayen't time. Ny what state
OF affairsl 1t has been shown by carefully col
ected statistics that those who read dairy paper
make enough clear profit from one cow over the
profit that a non-reading dairyman makes. to pay
for many papers.
The statistics about reading a dairy paper that
the paper ailudes to were collected by Hoard's
DairSman in the taking of in Min
New York. Pennsylvania. Vermont and Con-
neeticutt Nearly fifteen hundred dairy farmers
were visited and complete census of the work Of
their COWS at the creamery for year was taken.
With each one IL was assertalned if he read dairy
paper or not. The difference in the profits of
those men who read Hoard's Daryman over those
who did not read ran as high in some cases as six
dollars per COW. There is good reason for this
The man that Is well informed does better in any
thing than the man who is not You can get
Hoard,s Dairyman for two cents week Think
Of 1t! Can you afford not to take it?
Prof. G.. l.. Mckay Of the Iowa College of Agri-
culture was lecturing last summer dairyng in
that ne found everywhere. that the most success
ful dairy farmers were readers of Hoard's Dairy
man. II is 50 here 1t is simple thing to write
your name ard post Office address plainly a slip
OF paper lat il in envelope with dollar note
ard add ess il to HOard's Dairyman. Fort Atkin-
son. Mis Try il and it viii do you ten times the
good it costs. Five months trial subscription for
25 cent?