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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21

Mr. Fred Dobey, of Aiken, spent
several days in this city this week.
H. F. Rice, Esq, of Aiken, was
in the city Tuesday, attending court.
Mr.. ]. D. Thomas, of the Cope
section, was in the city last Saturday.
Presiding Elder J., w. Kilgo, of
Orangeburg, was in the city yester-
day.
Capt. J. B. Guess, of Denmark,
was in the city this week, attending
court.
B. T. Rice, Esq, of Barnwell,
has been in the city this week, attend
ing court.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Brabham, of
Cope, spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Mr.. A. R. Neal, of Roanoke, Va,
is spending a few days in the city
with relatives. !
Depot Agent D. M. Eaves has
been confined to his bed for the past
week or two by Illness
Mrs. G. P. Rice and child, of
Sumter, is here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.. Slower. r.-Kershaw
Era.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21
Personal Mention.

Mrs. J. E. Salley spent several
days in Charleston this week.
AMr. P. M. Kearse, of the Kearse
section, was in the city last Thurs
day.
Mr.. T. D. Antley, of the Cope
section, was in the city last Thurs
day.
Mr.. N. L. Warren, of the Ehr-
hardt section, was in the city last
week.
Mr.. R. M. Bruce, of the Herald,
spent Sunday in Branchville with his
parents.
Henry Jumper, of Springfield.
spent Sunday in this city with Mr.. }.
j. Smoak.
Mr.. M. o. Kinard, of the Ehr-
hardt section, was in the city last
Saturday. >
Mr.. W. R. Bishop, of Columbia,
has been spending several days in
the city.
-Messrs. Jno. F. Brickle and Phil
ip Murphy, of Augusta, spent Sun
day in the city.
Mr.. H. j. Brabham, president of
the Bamberg Banking Co., spent last
Friday in Charleston.
Misses Blanche and Ida Livings-
ton left last Friday for a visit to the
family of their brother, Cope LivingS-
ton, at Upper Marlboro, Md. They
will be away for several weeks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21
Prohibition in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. Nov. 15.-The
senate committee on temperance to-
day agreed to report favorably the
prohibition bill, already passed by
the house, with an amendment that
all counties voting "dry" by Decem-
Der IL are to be "dry" after January
l, and in counties voting after that
date the law is not to go into effect
until October Ia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21

The barn and stables of Mr.. J. W..
H. Weaver, of Lancaster county,
were burned on Thursday night by
an incendiary fire. He lost three
mules and a large quantity of corn
and other stock food, amounting to
81, 300, insurance being $400.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21

The case of j. L. Lampley against
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad was
tried for the fifth time in Darlington
last week. The road has won twice,
Lampley twice and there has been
one mistrial. It is a suit. for dam
ages.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21

Henry Fielder was stabbed to
death on a street in Columbia last
Saturday night by Knowlton Davis,
both colored. It was about a woman
and was a cold-blooded murder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under this Head :ZSc
For rs Words or Less. IS

ATTENTION FARMERS -Klalber,s
selected long staple cotton, grown by
L A Klauber, St George, s G, is best
suited for this country. Makes as much
per acre as ordinary cotton. Sales OF
thirteen bales October 5th brought 262
cents the pound. Seed can be had Of w
A Klauber, Bamberg, S G, $1.M per
bushel. Place your order now.
FOR SALE.-Ten building lots inthe
town of Bamberg, situated in respectA-
bic colored neighborhood. Low prices
and easy terms. JNO. F.. FOLK. y
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Liuhtninu Struck Twice.

Dr. ]. c. Keith, formerly ot St. Louis, who was struck by lightning Col, for his health, and was again hit by a bolt About Il years ago the doctor. while walking on the street, was struck by a thunder bolt. His left side was partially paralyzed He went to Colorado for his health and last spring while on the street he was again hit by lightning. This second bolt practically rendered Dr. Keith helpless as far as his left side is con cernod.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
VAST WEALTH OF THE SOUTH.
In Natural Resources That Section Is
 Supreme.

To it's coal supply. more than twice as great as the combined coal area of Great Britain, Germany and Penn sylvinia, to it's vast stores of oil and natural gas as supplementary sources power of water powers for utilization of power and heat and light the South adds at least 100000 available horse power of water powers for utilization for electrical transmission, also for power, heat and light. The develop ment of this vast water power poten- tiality will eventually employ S250.- coo GOO to $500 900. .000 and be equal in working capacity to 6.000000 men. It will make possible construction of thousands of miles of interurban cleo tric roads, 1t will furnish cheap power and light for mines and factories, and create. as in Switzerland. the highest forms of skilled mechanical work in the mountains of the South. where climatic conditions are unsurpassed by any other section of the world. ln counting up the riches of the South all ways bear in mind its wealth of ever running streams, where nature fur nishes the power without price except for the cost of deyelopment.-Man lecturers Record.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Hot sprinq County Assessment.

The tax books of Hot Spring eoun- tv for 1906 have been completed and show a creditable increase i'll property values for the current year over the previous year The total value of all personal, real and mixed property of every sort assessed for taxation for 1906 is $2,664,396, an increase over last year of s75,00O The total number of whites assessed for poll tax is 2,765; colored. AT. The records also show that there are assessed for taxation this year 2,243 horses, valued at SS2,- 560; 10,924 head of cattle, s67,S9S; 2.SS0 mules, s102, $50; 1887 sheep, $1,- 455; 9,769 hogs. sl0,795; 1,720 car riages. 35.62o 464 watches, $4,S75.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Rural Route Turned Down.

The effort on the part of the farmers in the settlement northeast of Mena to get rural free delivery has failed for the present. The postoffice inspec tor who went over the route selected last week said that he could not recommend its establishment on ac count of the fact that the Washita river was not bridged at the ford where the route crossed that stream It happened that this river was uI near its high water mark when the in spector visited Mena to look over the route, and the usually small water course looked quite dangerous, the water filling the bed of the buggy as the man drove across.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Attempted Murder.

A drunken white passenger on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, in- sisted on riding in the negro car. He was requested by the train auditor to go into the white coach and upon his refusal the matter was reported to Conductor Taylor. The conductor went to the man and informed him that he would have to leave the coach, after which he turned to go out. Chaneing to look back he saw the man drawing pistol from his pocket
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
ARKANSAS 4 xSTATE NEWS
Neqroes Have Left Evening Shade.

Practically every negro in Evening Shade has left town as the result of threats which have been made against the negroes. For several years a small colony of negroes has existed just on the outskirts of the town. \ short time ago notices were posted warning the negroes to leave the country at once. About the same time Joe Brooks, negro, who lived with his family two and q half miles north of town, was called to his door and fired upon by unknown persons. A load of shot struck the house close by his side and some of the shot entered his arm.
 Brooks and his family have left the country and practically every member of the negro colony has also gone. Some of the negroes owned few acres of ground, upon which they had built houses. They have abandoned their property or disposed of il for whatever they could secure. Some of he negroes had lived there since the war and were of a peaceable disposi. Ion
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH.
Book Must Have Been Funny, but No
 One Knew What Is Was.

It must have been a very funny story, The type looked funny from across thc aisle of the ear, the pie lures looked funny. and the young lady who was reading it doubled up ill fits of stiiled laughter every few minutes. The young man in the sea; with her could not help stealing a glance at the pages of the book which was evidently so funny. but whose cover was carefully doubled back out of sight, and soon he began to laugh as he unblushingly followed the story page after page, shaking with sup. pressed merriment.
 The woman in the seat at right an. gles became interested and looked over the girls shoulder Presently her face broadened into a grin and soon she was convulsively shaking. The man in the seat across smiled at the scene. \ boy a few seats down the aisle grinned sympathetically. A darky still further down showed all his white teeth. The contagiOn spread until the car was nearly on the verge of mysteries, when the far reader got up to leave the train, yet no one but the girl herself had any idea as to what the book was.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
An Appropriation for State Guard

The biennial report of Charles Ja. eobson, adjutant general of the Arkan- sas State Guard, has just been com pleted and will be- submitted 10 the legislature. He recommends that the legislature make larger appropria- tiOn than the one for the past two years and asks that the legislature pay back to the state guard fund the mon- ey expended in quarantine duty year ago He recommends that sufficient appropriation be made to provide ar mories for each company, and annual encampments for each regiment He suggests that the legislature divide the office of private secretary to the goycr- nor and adjutant general, making the office of adjutant general q separate office.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Lockett,s. Will Filed

The last will and testament of Robert. R. Lockett. the attorney who recently committed suicide in TeXar- kama, was filed Thursday in the Pro bate Court. The value of the estate is estimated at sG.000 A sister of tho deceased, Mrs. Horace w. Vaughan. is named ib the will as in dependent executrix of the same. and is also made sole beneficiary with the condition that the estate shall give a support to the parents of the testator during her lifetime
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
AccidentIIy Killed HimselI.

o. C. Cate, .19 years of age. accident. ally shot himself at his home near Cato Christmas morning. He got up out of bed and put on his trousers and socks and stepped ont of doors to fire some Christmas salutes. He held the pistol at arms length. and after each shot would throw the muzzle back while cooking the weapon. By some mishap. while the gun was pointing toward his right side, 1t went off. the ball, entering on the right side, cours- ing it's way through the chest toward the heart and producing instant death.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Will Draft Own Bill.

The Travelling Mems Protective As sociation, Arkansaw Travellers and United Commercial Travellers. have decided not to employ an attorney to draft the bill to be introduced in the next legislature asking 2-cent pas senger railroad rate in Arkansas, A petition will be circulated through out the state for the purpose of securing signatures asking the legislature to pass tbp bilII
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Accidental Shootinu.

l. J. Wick. who operates lumber mill near Sulphur Springs. and one of the most prominent citizens of Jef ferson county. was accidentally shot while out hunting. Mir. Underwood who accompanied him, was standing near, resting his gun across his arm, and with it pointed towards Mir. Wick In some manner it was discharged and the load of birdshot entered Vick's side, causing wound which may prove fatal
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Business Brisk at springdale.

Up to last week there had been shipped from Springdale this season BIT carloads of green apples and six cars of evaporated apples This in cludes only carload shipments In other lines of business Springdale has done equally well, For twelve months, ending November 10, there were shipped from there 150 cars of cattle. hogs and sheep. 15 cars of mules and horses, Il ears of hard wood lumber, 92,7o0 pounds of poultry, and 3,946 cases of eggs. For the same period of time the dry goods and gro cery stores have done a business of s2lS,S95 The postoffice receipts We're $3,623, an excess of $500 over the pre- yious year For the twelve months ending November 10, there were re ceived 10l cars of lumber, 121 cars of merchandise, 175 cars of miscellane- OuS
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Builds New Depot.

The Fourche River and Indian Ter ritory railroad and the citizens of Esau have built a new depot at the junction of the Fourche River and Indian Territory railroad and the Rock Island. about three-quarters of mile west of the depot at Fourche. It is said the Rock Island is under con tract 10 stop all it's trains at the new depot after January F. 1907.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Merchant Fails at Texarkana.

Isidore Scherer. dry goods mer. chant of Texarkana for twenty years, made an assignment recently for the benefit of his creditors. The Iiabili- ties are estimated at about $12.000. The assets. consisting of the stock of goods and real estate. are estimated at about $10000. Poor business dur ing the past season is given as the reason for the failure
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
PosTUM CEREAL CO.,, LTD.
Guarantee On Their Products.

We warrant and guarantee that all packages of Postum Cereal, Grape Nuts and Elijah's Mama hereafter sold by any jobber or retailer, comply with the provisions of the National Pure Food Law, and are not and shall not be adulterated or mis-branded within the meaning of said Act of Congress approved June 30. 1906, and entitled, An act for preventing the manufac- ture, sale or transportation of adul- terated or mis-branded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs. medicines. liquors, and for regulating traffic there h for other purposes"
 PosTuM CEREAL Co, LTD.
 C. w. Posr, Chairman,
 Battle Creek, Mich, Dec 12, 1906.
 Subscribed ana sworn to before me this 18th day of December. 1906.
 BENJAMIN F. REID,
 Notary Public. My commission expires July 1. 1907 Our goods are pure, they always have been and always will be, they are not mis-branded We have always since the beginning of our business. printed a truthful statement on the packages of the ingredients contained thereln and we stand back of every package.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04

the railroad company to furnish cars for shipping the hay and seed.
 The complaint states that 8 large quantity of pea vine hay and cotton seed was placed on the line of the do fendant company for shipment ans that it has remained there since Sep tember l, waiting for the railroad com pany to furnish cars for transporting it, and that during this time it has deteriorated in value in the sum named in the complaint
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Kills Wife Without Cause.

Charles White, negro shot and killed his wife near Lonoke recently After walking three miles to borrow a gun. he returned home and sat down before the fire with his wife and an other couple. After the other couple had gone to an adjoining room White went ont, but soon returned. and seiz- ing his gun, without warning fired on his wife, blowing the top of her head 6ff
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Shot His Bride of Three Months.

Will Eass Of Mulberry is under ar eest charged with assault with intent 10 kill. the victim being his bride o. three months. Bass first said he shot his wife in a fit of jealous rage. but later claimed it was an accident. Mrs. Bass is in a very serious condition, and probably fatally wounded. The bullet passed through her right fore arm, penetrated the skull and ranged forward and downward, lodging behind the eyebrow. From the range of the bullet it would indicate that she anti cipated the shot. and tried to shield her head with her arm.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
A Farming Course at University.

The College of Agriculture of tue University of Arkansas will give a short winter course for the benefit of the farmers of the State. and their sons and daughters. The course will 'tart January IA, and continue until January 26, and will include lectures and demonstrations by the agricultur- ists, horticulturists. veterinarian. en. tomologists. dairy husbandman. etc. at the college. No fees are charged and no books will be needed by those who attend Inc course.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04

Mir. Taylor ran back and seized the man before he could discharge the weapon, and during the scrimmage which followed the pistol was dis charged. the ball striking negro pas senger in the leg and inficting slight injuries. The man was finally dis armed and bound securely. and when the train reached Winfield, was deliv- cred to the parish officers.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Constable lakes His Life.

Constable w. N Watt of Hot Springs shot and killed himself re- gently, the bullet entering the right side. passed through the body and lodged in the floor underneath the bed No reason can be assigned for the act other than temporary insanity.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Negro Killed Near Paris.

Charles Williams is under arrest for the killing of Louis Barnett, another negro in McEean's Bottom, near Paris. It is said that Williams was trying to Kill another negro when Barnett took the gun away from him and in strik- inS him with the butt of the weapon one of the barrels was discharged, the contents entering his body.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
shootinq Near Ashdown.

c. F. Bryant, Frisco railway sec ton foreman, shot and killed Dan Hunt, a negro. at Long. twelve miles east of Ashdown. It is said the shoot ing occurred as the result of a dispute about some hogs.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Trouble at Dance.

During the progress of dance at Junet, a small place near Sheridan. a fight ensued between Hack Harrington and Fred Young, in which the latter was cut in four places. and is now in a very serious condition.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Firm at England Fails.

R. L. Cobb X Son, general merchants and planters of England, has gone into the hands of a receiver. In addition to its other business, the firm operates 2 gin.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
onposition to Flat Rate on Cotton.

matter which is considered by cot. ton men to be Of great importance 10 the growers of cotton. is before the Arkansas Railroad Commission in the nature of a reqHes. from Pine Biuif 10 have a flat rate established in Ar kansas for the handling of cotton. It is asserted that flat rate would mean the abolishment of the concen- traitor rates in existence in the state, inasmueh as it is declared that the flat rate as rule would he in excess of the concentration rate. It is be- lieved that tEe roads would refuse to maintain a low rate in the face of the higher rate.
 A concentration rate is a rate where by cotton comes from the field in the bales and is shipped to a point to be compressed. After compression it is reloaded and forwarded to final points of destination. such as the New Eng. land mills and ports for export This permits buyer in Little Rock te se- lect staple in the field bring it to Lit tle Rock for compression and for ward it to destination on certain basic points.
 flat rate is a local rate. In oper- alton 1t means that bale of cotton loaded at any point in the state goes to it's destination on the local rate and if reshipped from Little Rock must proceed on another local basis. In effect local rate into Little Rock and out would be a combination of two local rates, which it is declared would as rule be higher than the concentra- tion rates in effect
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
A We'll Known Resident of Woodruff
 County Killed.

Joe Crocker, a well-knoWn citizen of Woodruff county was shot and killed by Mat Ellenberg at Gregory's Point. Ellensberg claims that he shot Crock CT in seif-defense. Both men were the warmest of friends up until a short time ago.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
FACTS ABOUT FIGURE NINE.
Professor Of the Occult Has Added a
 New Wrinkle.

Mathemahcians have juggled with the mystic figures ,, ' and for ages. and now comes q foreign professor" of the occult science Co tell fortune by the force in a simple numeral'- the g. He reminds his victims that If they multiply any number, short of a decimal, by 9 the two figures of the product added together willy make 9. Thus: Nine times are IS, and and ] are 2; 9 times 3 are 27, and and are I; times are 45, and and are 9; times are 54, and and are o. times ' are 63, and 3 and 5 are 2; times are 72. and ? ard ' are 2; 9 time are S1, and 1 and are 3. He might have added that any number in the hundreds of thousands multiplied by will give a product the sum of whose digits is multiple of 9. Take at random-9 times 545 are 1905, the sum of which is Is, and 9 into IS goes 2 times. Take 1859 multiplied by 9 equals GIGS; the sum of the digits is 27; into 27 goes 3 times. Oh, there is an immense amount of fun in 9.
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Shot By Owner of the Land.

Virgil English the 1S-year-old son of Lue English. of Praire Grove. was shot few days ago while hunting in Indian Territory by the owner of the land upon which he was hunting English was out hunting with a number of companions. and it is stated were or dered off the farm by the owner. and after they had left were followed by the man, when a quarrel ensued and English was shot
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Suit For Dana ees.

II. s. Cohn of Fort Smith has through his attorney, filed suit i'll the federal court at South McAlester, l. T. against several federal officers to re cover $157.5o actual and 5000 puni- tive damages in each ease for tres. pass. He alleges that the officers en. tered his house and destroyed prop1r. ty of Che valhe of $I5750 while search ing for whiskey. The property dcs. troyed. it is alleged. consisted of sev. eral barrels of Waukesha water
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
Suit Follows Failure to Furnish Cars

James Gould, county judge of Jef- ferson county. has filed suit in lief
 ferson Circuit Court against the St Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company for $5,200 for al legged damage to q quantity of hay and cotton seed, which he claims was sustained on account of the failure of
The Forrest City times., 1907-01-04
State Teachers Association.

Superintendent of Public Instruction ! J. poyne is receiving letters from teachers all over the State regarding the next meeting of the Arkansas State Teachers Association. which will be held in Little Rock December 2G-2S. A rate of one fare, plus 50 cents has been secured on all roads for this meeting. and the indications are that the next meeting will be the best i'll the history of the association