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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.


Men and Happenings.
The Lexington county dispensary
board has been selling beer in Co
}umbia, but it will now be stopped,
as Attorney General Lyon says such
sales are illegal.
An election on the dispensary ques-
ton will not be held in Aiken county,
as the petitions asking for the cleo
ton did not contain the required
number of signatures.
An election on the dispensary ques-
ton cannot be held in Colleton county
this year, as the petitions were filed
with the county supervisor on the
first day of May, which was one day
too late. x
James Drenna, a young white man,
telephone lineman, was drowned in
the canal at Columbia last Saturday.
He attempted to swim out to some
boats anchored in the middle of the
stream and was caught in the current
and his body carried under the locks.
A half witted negro woman named
Kate Betsill, died in Union county
recently, and soon afterwards rumors
got abroad that she had been killed
by a negro man. The body was taken
up and an inquest held, the jury
saying that a negro named Charlie
Briggs caused her death.
Judge VIM. H. Brawley, in the
United States Court at Charleston
last week, decided, that contracts
for farm labor were unconstitutional.
This strikes a heavy blow at the farm
ing interests of the State,> and will
upset conditions materially. No
farmer will want to start a crop to
have his labor go somewhere else for
little more money in the middle of
the summer. It is likely that the
case will be appealed.
w. H. Ruff, Jr., of Ridgeway,
formerly teller in a bank in that
town, was arrested in Columbia last
week. Young Ruff was short in his
accounts, and his father agreed to
nay the shortage and stop prosecu-
ton. Chas. E. Lamb, who was
running a, bucket shop at Ridge
way at the time of young Ruff's de-
falcation, claims to have lost 81 300
and says he has never been paid. He
therefore had Ruff arrested.
Magistrate w. T. Wiggin, of Beau
fort, was acquitted last week on the
charge of killing negro in that town
q few months ago. Mr.. Wiggin was
on duty as special policeman, and the
negro approached him at night and
cursed him, paying no attention to
sthe warnings to keep off, when Wig
gin shot him. The negro was drunk
and in an ugly mood earlier in the
might, and he apparently wanted to
show that he could go through the
FIRE lines.
Arthur Davis, a negro, shot and
killed Clarence Gist, white man, at
Carlisle, Union county, last Thurs
day night. Davis was rowdy at a
negro baseball game during the af-
aternoon and was arrested by Gist
and put in the guard house. Later
he was released on bond, and that
night he waylaid Gist near the de-
pot and killed him instantly. Davis
attempted to escape but was captur-
ed several miles away early next
morning. Three other negroes were
also arrested as accessories to the
murder. All have been put in
Jail at Union.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30

held, the program consisting of num-
bers by the graduating class. The
essays. readings and declamations
were all of a high class and proved
to be interesting and instructive.
The following were the subjects of
the several members Of the class:
Reading, Spanish Gypsy" Miss
Ida Muller.
Grafton, immigration to The
South" Simms Fender.
Essay, ''The Duty Of Happiness.
Miss Lucille Lightsey.
Reading, 'The Painter of Seville,
Miss Annie Laurie Rice.
Grafton, 'The Panama Canal
What it Means to the United States, "
John Huffman.
Class History, Miss Elise Rentz.
Reading, "Guinevere," Miss Katie
Carter.
Grafton, Unknown Heroes Of.
History" Eugene Stokes.
Class Prophesy, Miss Adrienne
Padgett.
The medal for the highest record
in scholarship was very hotly con-
tested for, there being three who
made marks for the entire, year
which were close together. Miss
Edna Chitty made a general average
of 95a, Miss Annie Laurie Rice an
average of 954, and Miss Florine
Rhoad an AVERAGE of 81 CT
The certificates Of graduation were
given to the following: Misses Ida;
Muller, Lucille Lightsey, Annie Laurie
Rice, Katie Carter, Adrienne Pad
gett, Beulah Dukes, Lizzie Hand,
Florine Rhoad, Lizzie Rhoad, Essie
Smith, Messrs. Simn1s Fender, John
Huffman, Eugene Stokes.
Music was rendered at intervals
and some very high class selections
were heard. Especially should the
playing Of Miss Elise Rentz bemen-
toned. Miss Rentz is musician OF
no mean order, and she gives great
promise in that direction. Her rem
dition of the Hungarian Rhapsody
was especially good.
After the exercises were closed
Rev J. w. Kilgo made a short an
nouncement in behalf of the Board
of Control. He announced the re-
election of all the teachers, but
stated that the board had been oblig-e
ed to accept the resignation of Prof.
w. D. Roberts, who has served the
school so we'll for two years as pro-
fessor of English and history. This
announcement will cause much re-
gret in Bamberg and the surround
ing country, for during Mr.. Roberts
stay here he has, made many friends
and admirers. He has been a great
addition to the town in many ways.
He has not fully decided where he
will go, but he will have the good
wishes of his Bamberg friends where
ever he may cast his lot,
Mr.. Kilgo also announced that the
school had experienced successful
year, and that it had been decided to.
recommend that another year be
added to the course. With this ad-'
dition the Carlisle Fitting school will
be able to extend its already high
grade of scholarship.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30

H. F. Hoover sells Longman & Marti-
nez L. & M. Paints in pints and quarts
at half-gallon price.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Leo Stevens Daring.

Capt. Homer w. Hedge, whose spe-
ciality is founding automobile and
aeronaut clubs, and who has made
many balloon ascensions, was asked if
he felt nervous when thousands of
feet in the air,
Il make just one answer to that
question-which is often asked me,
replied the captain. 1T is. You forget
that | am an advertising man."
But for daring and nerve" he con-
tinued, Il know of no one who equals
Leo Stevens. Once when we were up
together, about 5000 feet, something
went wrong with the balloon. Before
had fairly seen that there was anything
amiss, Stevens had jumped on the
side of the basket. hauled himself up
by the ropes, clambered on to the out
side of the balloon and was clinging
there like a fly repairing the damage
with one hand"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

Mistake Frequently Made BY the
u cranks on Diet.

It is q wonder some people ever have
any health at all. The way to get the
most out Of ones ability is to trust 1t,
to believe in it, to have confidence In
it. Z But some people seem to think
that the best way to get the best re-
suits out of the digestive apparatus. Is
to constantly distrust 1t, pity 1t. They
swallow a mouthful Of fear and dys-
pepsia with every mouthful Of food,
and then wonder Why the stomach
does not take care OF it.
Before the child can even speak
plainly 1t is taught to talk about its
poor little tumnlic,' and this non
sense Is kept up through life.
- We often hear men talking about
taking the best care OF their health
when they are really doing the worst
thing possible for it. They are the
worst possible enemies Of their stom-
ach when they are always talking
about their digestion and expressing a
fear that they cannot eat this and they
cannot eat that. when they are think
ms ~ii 'ho 'Hv aoout III" many "'co
they must take of every mouthful OF
food and how long they must masti-
cate 1t before they swallow It.
\ What do you mean by taking good
care Of your body? Just. to battle it,
and to weigh and measure your food
with the same precision that a drug
gist would dangerous drugs, concen.
trating your mind upon what you eat
and thinking about what will hurt you
that is not taking good care Of your
body.
Do you wonder that your stomach
aches. that it is inflamed, when you
are all the time thinking about 1t, wor-
rying about ID, and expecting that
everything yorh eat is going to hurt
you?-Success Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Chinese Fun.

The following anecdotes are typ
ical specimens of the matter that
passes for jokes in China:
a doctor who had mismanaged
a case was seized by the family
and tied up. In the night he man
aged to free himself and escape
by swimming across a river.
When he got home he found his
son, who had just begun to study
medicine, and said to him:
Don't be in a hurry with your
books; the first and most important
thing is to learn to SWIM"
A man who had been condemned
to wear the cangue or wooden col
lar as punishment was seen by
some of his friends.
What have you been doing"
they asked, TO deserve this!"
Oh, nothing" he replied. Il
only picked up an old piece of rope
And are you to be punished
thus severely" they asked, for
merely picking up an end of roper"
Well" answered the man, THE
fact is, there was bullock tied to
the other end"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
KEEP the KIDNEYS We'll
Health IS Worth Saving, and Some
Mt. Sterling People Know
How to Save It.

Many Mt. Sterling people take
their lives in their hands by neg
Letting the, kidneys when they
know these organs need help.
Sick kidneys are responsible for a
vast amount Of suffering and ill
health, but there is no need to
suffer nor to remain in danger
when all diseases and aches and
pains due to weak kidneys can be
quickly and permanently cured by
the use of Doan's Kidney Pills.
A. G. Davis, plasterer, Il we'll
known resident of Letcher Ave-
nue., Richmond, KY, says: For
several years | suffered severely
with kidney trouble and though I
tried many different advertised
remedies | could find no relief I'M.
til a friend advised me to try
Doan's Kidney Pills. | got box
and after thoroughly testing them,
| realized what a remarkably good
kidney medicine Doan's Kidney
Pills are. The results IN my case
we're such that as a friend | would.
advise all sufferers from kidney
troubles to give them trial" = :
Plenty more proof like this from
Mt. Sterling people. Call at f.
&. Duerson's drug store and ask
what customers report. For sale,
by all dealers. Price soc. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name
Doan's-and take no other. 15-2t'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

The feur-de-lis issthe emblem Of
happy France. 4
The violet is the emblem Of
Athens.
The shamrock,is emblematic Of
the Emerald Isle. ~
The lordly sugar maple is Carr
ada's floral emblem.
The fragrant linden is Prussia's
national emblem.
The mignonette is emblematic
of Saxony's nationality.
England's national flower is the
beautiful rose.
The SACKED lotus of the Nile is
Egypt's national emblem.
The flower of the pomegranate
is SPANS national emblem.
Balmy Italy's choice is the
graceful lily.
Germany has it's national en-
blem in the shapeH of the corn
flower.
The lesk, worn in olden times
by the Welshmen, hs Wales M.
tional emblem.
The sturdy thistle is well chosen
as emblematlc of Scotch national
-,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Do You Want the. Lexington
Herald ?

The Lexington Herald announ-
ces a campaign offer of 100 from
August 1st to November 18th, or.
for $1.50 to January 1st. The
Herald will pay special attention
to news of the campaign in Ken
lucky and the country at large.
In addition to this it covers the
news of Central Kentucky as does
no other paper. 1t is an excep-
tional opportunity to get higE
class paper. The Mr.. STERLING3
ADVOCATE will receive subscrip-
tons at this price, or we will fur
nish the Herald and the MT.
STERLING ADVOCATE for S1.35 to
Nov. ID for NEW subscribers. Aft
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Money to Churches.

In Bourbon county the will of
the late Dennis Hanly was pro-
bated. The testator leaves 50, 900
to Bishop G. p. Macs, of Coving-
ton, or his successor, TO be used
for the benefit of Mountain Mis-
sion: $3.50 to st. Joseph's Orphan
Society, of Covington; $3.50 to st.
Joseph's Asylum of Campbell
county; $50 to the Convent of
the Good Shepherd, Highlands,
near Newport, and 500 to the
order for the protection of children
in destitute circumstances.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
STOPPED 10 FINISH CIGAR.
When President Mckinley Kept Mayor
of Boston Waiting.

City Messenger Leary tells a story
of his official Experience with Presi-
dent Mckinley, and his famous foot
long black cigats at the time when the
president was in Boston.
Il went into his ROOM" said NJ.
Leary, ito find out when he would be
ready to meet Mayor Quincy. He was
putting at one of those big cigars that
he had made specially. Sit down and
have a smoke, said he 1~came to find
out how soon you would be ready to
meet the mayor | said. In about five
minutes he replied. Perhaps, sug-
gested, you would like to finish your
smoke 1 should, very much, was the
reply.
And so | sent up word that the
president would be ready in three
quarters of an hour, and we sat and
had long smoke on those big black
cigars"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Fire Fighters for Panama.

A letter has been received from the
secretary of the Panama canal com,
mission by Chief Engineer James r.
Hopkins of the Somerville Mass
fire department the oldest fire chief in
the country, requesting that he rec
ommend men for firemen at PanSm
The men wanted must be between the
ages of 81 and 35, and they are to re-
ceive 500 a month, with free trans
portation from New York to New Or
leans and six weeks vacation each
year. Since the fact became known
that the veteran chief was appointed a
scout for the Panama fire department
he has been besieged with requests
from young men, all ambitious to go to
the isthmus.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Clark Fiscal Court.

DR.. G. NJ. Driver was elected
Physician for the county farm at
an annual salary of $42.50
Squire Ben Wills was elected
Superintendent for county farm
and Buyer for same at "A salary Of
$50.
The salaries of the county officers
was fixed at the same as has pre-
vailed for some time, viz: County
Judge, $1,000: County Attorney.
$500: Superintendent of Schools,
$500. democrat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
What They May Have Said.

There was no official stenographer
present when King Edward met EN-
peror Wilhelm at Wilhelmshohe the
other day, and consequently this is
what they might have said:
"IIullo, Uncle Ed
"Hullo, Willie. How are the kids?"
Fine. How's Aunt Aleck?"
Pretty well. Seen your mother
ltely?"
Not lately. Guess she's all right.
though. | met Nick the other day"
How did he seem?"
Looked little thin. Said he was
feeling all right. Nick worries too
much over his business"
That's foolish. What's the use
of worrying? Look at me-"
You're as fine as a fiddle. Let's
go in and have something"
Let's"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
ORGANIZATION Of School Improve
mtnt Leagues.

TO the Citizens OF Montgomery
County:
DO you know the condition OF
he public schools in your county,
| 10 YOU know the condition'of the
,chool in your own district. III IT
not all that it should be. what
are YOU willing to do to improve
Iitl
For some time many Kentuck-
ians have felt that the efforts of
our superintendent and teachers
must be REINFORCED by. the efforts
of the patrons and friends of the
public schools. and that all OF the
people must be brought closer to-
rether in a movement for the i'm
provement of the schools.
Why is this necessary! Because
teachers and superintendent can
not do it alone, and because our
schools are in a lamentable condl-
ton. In many cases the houses
are not habitable, and vet the
children spend greater number
of waking hours there daily dur
inc the session than at home. 1t
is cruel to conhne them in build
ings insufficiently heated, and
either unventilated or full of
drafts. and with the light from I'M
shaded windows binding their
eyes. and with the seats 50 I'M
adapted to them that the little
children are suspended in mid-air
and the larger ones are cramped
for space.
In many cases the sanitary con-
ditions need attention. There are
no outhouses, or they are placed
TOO near the main buildings, or they
are so constructed as to make
cleaning impossible. They fire.
quently offer no adequate provis
ion for the separation of the sexes,
and children who are carefully
shielded at home from demoralizlng
conditions. are at the school sub
iected to obscene influences.
In many schools the simplest
educational appliances are lacking,
such as blackboarls that are really
black, maps and charts.
The stoves need polishing, the
windows need mending and clean
ing. Walks are needed from the
sch)ol house door to the road
and to the outhouses, 50 construct
ct that they will not in wet
Weather become pools of water or
beds Of mud. Water buckets are
needed. and basins and towels, and
hooks for the hanging Of hats and
coats, and shelves for the lunch
baskets. In fact, in some places
almost everything is needed if we
would have the children spend the
school hours in the midst of de-
cent surroundings, and in almost
every place something is needed.
These are not matters which we
can afford to neglect any longer.
The effect of these untidy, I'M
healthy, frequently vulgar condi-
tons upon the children cannot be
uplifting, can never be educative.
In consequence we are raising up
a generation which will not have IA
fair chance-a generation which
cannot compete with its fellows
who have come up under better
condition. We are by our neg
lect robbing the children of their
birthright. They have right to
expect fair start in life, and we
are not giving it to them.
Kentuckians no longer occupy
the prominent place in our national
life they did one and two genera
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

Judge Stout refused to grant
the injunction prayed by W.. G..
Eversole, who asked mandamus
to compel the Secretary of State
to put his name on the official bal
lot as the Republican candidate for
Commonwealth Attorney of the
Thirtv-third judicial district. The
act creating the district was held
to be constitutional.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

To check cold quickly, get from your
druggist some little Candy Cold Tablets
called Preventics. Druggists everywhere
are now dispensing Preventics, for thev
are not only safe, but decidedly certain
and prompt. Preventics contain no Qui-
nine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor
sickeniug Taken at the ''sneeze stage"
Preventics will prevent Pneumonia,
Bronchitis, LaGrippe, etc. Hence the
name, Preventics Good for feverish
children. IS Preventics 25 cents. Trial
boxes cents. Sold by f. c. Duerson.
I2-St
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23


ton ago. Our children are not
being trained as they are in other
States.
DO YOU know that the Commits
sioner of Education's X port
p laces Kentucky forty-second
among the States in the descend
inv scale of illiteracy of the white
population, and that fifty per cent.
of her children of school age are
not in school. OF those that are.
we have seen, the opportunities
are very meagre.
And now. what is to be done
about it? 1t is certainly time
for us to be interesting ourselves
in our public schools, for they are
the training place of our future
citizens. 1t is not possible for
one man acting alone to do what
needs to be done in each district.
but it is possible, if the men and
women of the district and the
teacher and children of the school,
all unite in an organization with
the definite purpose to make their
school what it should belt is
possible for such an organization
to metamorphrose it.
Recognizing our need, and de
string to enlist our unused forces
in the interest of the schools, it
was decided some months ago to
inaugurate a movement for the or
ganization of School Improvement
Leagues, such as have given such
an impetus to the cause of educat
ton in almost every southern State
except Kentucky.
The plan is to organize Local
Leagues around every school in
county, and to endeavor to engage
every person in a district in some
service for his school; to organize
a County League to which the LO-
cal Leagues shall report at stated
times: and to send reports and
representatives from the County
Leagues to the State Committee.
The matter was first taken up
by the Education Committee of
the Women's Clubs of the State.
and the organization of twenty
one County Leagues has been
pushed under their auspices this
summer.
The Kentucky Educational As
ISOLATION at its last meeting APP
pointed a committee to cooperate
with the Education COmmltlee or
the Federated Clubs, and also gave
reports from the Leagues a def
mite place on the annual progam.
Encouragement and promises Of
cooperation have come from va
rious organization, notable from
conventions of religious bodies.
from the Daughters of the Con-
federacy and the Daughters Of the
Revolution
If information is desired as to
methods of organization, or as to
plans for work. it can be obtained
from Mrs. K. \. Roark, Rich
mond, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Kentucky MaSOHS Elect Officers.

The grand officers elected are:
Henry p. Barrett. Henderson,
Grand Master: Virgil p. Smith.
Somerset, Deputy Grand Master:
John II. Cowles, Louisville, Grand
Senior Warden: X. Il. Burnam,
Richmond, Grand Junior Warden.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
MsfPICf, COUNTY AND CITY
MFECIAL DIRECTORY.

Congressman
-.sNp- ". LANGLEY, Prestsnsbarg'
state senator
a. n ECTON, Winchester.
Representative.
b. Va. CLAY, NJ sterling.
CIRCUIT COURT
Circuit Court Judge
"a W. YOUNG, Aorehead
Commonwealth Attorney,
A,aAY. CONNER. Vwingsville.
Master Com missioner
-usO A.JUDY. Nj. sterling.
Circuit Clerk
GECH HUNT. Mt. sterling.
Commissioner Jury fund
-. a. TURNER. Nj. sterling.
Receiver
S.w. CLAY. Mt. sterling.
TERMS
Fs-d " sxdsy in January
& Esd MasGsy ia April
= 80 Na&d2y ia september
CoUSTIlCOURT.
psr6 NoMSay ia each,month.
QUARTERLY COURT
YKe.Isy after 3rd Monday.
EYsCAL COURT.
IL 7,ss.6 sss in April and.October.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
KeepS HEN Healthy.

Chas. Stephenson, Clintonville,
Ky, says: II cured my hogs with
Bourbon Hoy Cholera Remedy
and have since used it as a proven
tive and they have not been trou-
bled with disease or Sickness"
Sold and guaranteed by VIM. ;.
Lloyd.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

at must be fun suggested the
friend, ito daily daily with these
shafts of wit"
mot when you're hitched between
en-" responded the press humorist
with a sickly smile.-Louisville Cou.
rier-Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23

The Court of Appeals decided
that the evidence in the damage
suit filed by Mrs. j. B. Marcum
did not implicate Alex Hargis and
B. +. French in the murder of her
husband. and sustained the verdict
of the jury.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-23
Williams CdrbOiiC SdIve With Ar
MICA and Witch Hazel.

The best Salve IN the world for cuts. bruises
.ure-. Ulcers. SILT Rheum, letter. Chapped
lands. and all skin eruptioDs. 1t Is guaranteed
10 give abstraction. or money refunded. Price
!jc by druggists. Sold by Thos. Kennedy.
aO-lyr.