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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23


IA convenient rack for storing. which
may, be Of any height desired.l
crib, as would naturally be expected,
as the seed was exposed to the widely
varying temperatures which prevailed
during the winter season. The germi-
nation was practically the same with
the samples stored in dry room and
on racks in a barn, though these meth
DDS Of storing had but little advantage
over the use Of the warming oven.
Considerable difference was witnessed,
however, in the strength Of the germ1.
nations from corn kept in the several
ways indicated. The grain from the
corn stored in the crib showed the
least vigor Of termination, the best re-
suits being obtained from the corn
stored on the racks In the barn, fol.
lowed quite closely by that stored IN a
dry. room. The corn stored In the
warming oven terminated fairly well
in all except two instances. In one the
termination was remarkably low, due
either to. a poor ear or to the fact that
the corn may have been overheated at
some time.
The matter Of the storage Of seed
after it has been carefully bred and
selected Is therefore one which should
receive the careful attention Of every
farmer.-Andrew NJ. soule, Virginia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
LIQUOR Drummer Is Arrested.

GREENvILLE, April 17.-James E.
Payne, who formerly lived in this
city, but who lives in Augusta, was
arrested yesterday morning charged
with violation Of the Carey-C -Cothran
law. It was reported to the county
officers that Mr.. Payne was soliciting
orders for whiskey and accepting
payment for same at the time that
the order was given. The authorities
after consulting several lawyers had
two warrants issued for Payne's ar
rest.
As soon as Mr.. Payne heard of the
action he Immediately surrendered
and gave justified bond before Magis-
trate Stradley.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
Clrcumstantial Evidence.

''You say you met the defendant
on a street car, and that he had been
drinking and gambling" said the at,
torney for the defense during the
cross examination.
YES" replied the witness.
did you see him take a drink?"
s'No."
did you see him gambling?"
''No."
"Then how do you know" demand
ed the attorney. that the defend
ant had been drinking and gam
bling?"
"Well," explained the witness, "he
gave the conductor a blue chip for
his car-fare, and told him to keep the
change April Lippincott's.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
The Mercenary Willie.

. Craig Wadsworth, the best cotillior
leader in American, admitted at 6
dinner in New York, says the Boston
Herald, that men were colder anc
more mercenary than women.
ssIt is born in us" said Mr.. Wads.
worth, sadly. 'tEven as children"
He smiled. ~,
"When was boy" he said, 81
had a little friend named Willie
Willie appeared one day with a fine
apple:
a little girl, for twenty kisses
''The little girl was amazed. That
was not at all like Willie. Neverthe'
less, she consented. .
"'Shut your eyes, said Willie
sit down here and shut your eyes
And, mind, if you open them the
bargain is off,
"The little girl obeyed, and slowly
very slowly, the kisses began to fall
upon her lips. One, two, three, fou,
"a long pause-fve, six-anothel
long pause se-seven-pause- eight.
nine, ten-intolerable pause.
:" oh, Willie, hurry!'
I'm not Willie
t'The girl opened her eyes in as.
tonishment, and drew back hel
pretty mouth from the advancing lips
of strange boy, a very common.
shabby sort of boy, whom she had
never seen before.
why, where's Willie?' she cried.
. He's down the street, was the
reply, 'sellin' your kisses for two
apples apiece. Better shet ye1
eyes again. The next three boys is
terribly ugly "
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
KING CORN.
Results Of Improvement In Breeding
and Cultivation.

Results Of improvement In Breeding
and Cultivation.
In commenting on the National Corn
exposition recently held at Chicago.
Orange Judd Farmer says:
There were about 5000 exhibits OF
corn on display. Taking the entire
exhibit into consideration. the corn Oh
the tables was probably the best ever
shown at any exhibition. This is most
remarkable, considering the unfavora-
BILE conditions which prevailed through
the growing season. 1t would not be
possible to have anything like corn OF
the high quality shown were 1t not Tor
the great improvement In breeding
and cultivation Of late. Pure bred va
rieties mature earlier and resist unfa-
vorable weather conditions to a great
er extent than the inferior corn grown
a few years ago. In the class open to
the world the showing was wonderful
Proba bly a third Of the entire exhibit
was in this lot
Illinois Exhibit.
The Illinois exhibit, as would ratu
rally be expected, was very complete
in white and yellow classes. Undoubt'
edly, however. the yellow varieties pre-
dominated, the majority Of them being
Of the Reid type. This is a remarka'
bly, Uniform variety and Of high SCOT
ing quality. The white samples were
Just about as numerous, and many OF
them were Of very excellent character
but as show corn they did not com
pare quite as we'll as yellow corn.
Calico and Red Varieties.
Outside of the white and yellow va
rieties shown by Iowa exhibitors there
was an exceedingly fine showing o1
calico and red corn. In the cattle feed
ing states these varieties seem to be
exceedingly popular.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
To Release ThaW.

PoUGHKEEPs1E. N. Y, April TO-,
The first step toward the release OF
Harry Thaw was taken today.
James G. Graham, of Thaw's coun-
sci, made application to Justice Nor
sithauser, White Plains, for an order
directing the superintendent of the
asylum to permit Thaw to sign a for
NAL application for writ Of habeas
corpus. The order was granted.
When Thaw makes application he
will probably be brought before the
Justice to determine his sanity.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23

THE ARMLEss MAN WAS LIFTED no TIE
BED.
named Onillon. He was flfty-one years
old and widower. he lived alone.
One Of his arms was amputated some
years ago as the result Of an accident.
The other was cut of close to the el-
bow few months ago, owing to med
ical reasons. He made q precarious
living by the sale Of objects In the
street
BE had a. son who for some time
past has been in prison at Chalons-sur-
Marne. This son was released recently
with about 81 in his pocket, which he
had earned as good conduct money
while In prison. His first object was
to see his father, and he spent all his
money in paying his fare to Paris.
Without losing any time he went from'
the station to his fathers residence.
eager to meet him once again.
Arrived there, he knocked repeatedly
at the door, but could obtain no re-
sponse. Becoming alarmed, he broke
open the door and entered. he struck
a light and to his horror saw his ia
ther lying inanimate at the side OF his
bed. he rushed across to him and
found that he was dead.
The armless man was lifted to his
bed. As this was being done revolv-
er fell from his clothes. It should be
mentioned that he was fully dressed.
Careful examination disclosed the
fact that there were no contusions on
the body, nor was there any evidence
in the room Of struggle having taken
place. When the revolver was exam
ined it was found that two chambers
had been discharged. Curiously enough.
these were not consecutive chambers.
Between the discharged chambers
there was an interval Of two that were
undischarged.
It was also obvious that, however the
man had met his death, robbery was
not the motive II it had been accom-
plished by any other person. The dead
mans watch and other small posses
sions were found on the mantelpiece.
and $3.50 was still in his trousers
pockets.
The mystery that puzzled the police
was how the armless man discharged
the revolver.
It Is stated that he was an extraor-
dinarily resourceful man For In
stance, he was in the habit Of unlock
ing his door every night with his own
latchkey. He did this with his teeth.
The autopsy proved that It was by
means Of his teeth and his feet that
be committed suicide With his teeth
he succeeded In fastening a boot lace
to a piece Of wire and In attaching the
wire to the trigger Of revolver. he
then took the barrel Of the revolver IN
his mouth and pulled the wire with
his feet,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
Personal Mention.

Mr.. J. R. Owens, of Denmark,
was in the city last Thursday.
Hon. C. w. Garris, of Denmark.
was in the city last Saturday:
Mr. J. w. Pearlstine, of Olar,
was in the city last Thursday and
Friday.
Mr.. E. C. Hunter, Of Branch
vile, was in the city for several days
this week.
Mr.. A. L. Pearlstine, of Jackson
vile, Fla, visited his fathers family
last week
MIR. J. H. Kearse, of the Bu-
ford's Bridge section, was in the city
last Saturday.
-Messrs. w. w. Smoak, and G. j.
Herndon, of Walterboro, were in the
city last Friday.
Mr.. w. C. Patrick, of Columbia,
arrived in the city Tuesday night to
spend a few days.
Mr.. F. M. Smoak, of Fort Motto,
spent a few days in theeity this week
! on q visit to his mother S family.
MAGISTRATE J. C. Copeland and
Nh. II. z. Mcmillan, of the Ehrhardt
section, were'in the city last Satur-
day. ,.....
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. R. Bellinger
went to Augusta Monday on account
Of the illness of their daughter, Mrs.
w. j. Faulkner.
Miss Georgia Emma Jordan has
returned to the Orangeburg Col
S legiate Institute, after spending sew
eral weeks at home. .
Mr.. D.. F. Hooton, cashier of
Bamberg Banking Co., left for Co
lumbia last night to attend the meet
of the State Bankers Association.
Mrs. M. E. Hartzog, after spend
inr q few days with her neice, Mrs.
M. d. Boineau, left yesterday morn
ing for Barnwell to visit her daugh-
ter. Mrs. w. C. Simms. Columbia
l State.
Rev. and Mrs. T. G.. Herbert and
children left Monday for visit to
Mrs. Herbert's mother in Sumter,
3 where MIR. Herbert is assisting in a
s meeting. They will be away about
ten days.
Mr.. N. P. Murdaugh. ofApalach-
: aeola, Fla, is on a visit to friends
in the city and county. MIR. Muir
daugh lived in Bamberg for a number
Z Of years, and his many friends are
2 glad to see him again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
500 REWARD, 800.

The readers Of this paper Will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
sti tutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ter nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith In Its curative powers that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23

For the benefit of those who abhor
printers ink as a prime factor to the
advancement of their interests, we
should state that Samson-the strong
party-was the frstman to advertise.
He took two solid columns to de-
monstrate his strength, and several
thousand people stumbled" to the
scheme. He brought down the house.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23

Jaws Lock Firmly While Eating + ruk.
Suddenly stricken speechless. bis
whole side paralyzed and unable to
move muscle In his body, o. o. bar
den, an engineer on the Northwestern
railroad, lies at his home, 208 Sixth
street. Sioux City, Ia, in critical con-
dition. MI. Harden had begun eating
a banana, and he had just sat down
on a lounge when his jaws suddenly
became clinched, and he was unable to
remove the fruit from his lips. Med
ical aid was summoned, but Mr.. Har-
den was in too critical a condition for
any attempt at relief.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
The Wifey's Way.

The Bamberg lady who gently tap
ped her husband on the shoulder at
the skating rink the other night and
said, ''Love, it is growing late;
think we had better 60 home" is the
same one who after getting home
shook the rolling pin under his nose
and said, ''You Infamous old snaggle
tooth devil, if you ever look at that
mean, hateful calico face mackerel-
eyed old thing you had your eye glued
on tonight I'll bust your cocoanut
wide open for YOU"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
Sharpest Trader In Settlement.
,''Watchergot?" said the storekeep

&.
81 The man ran his hand down into his
coat pocket and pulled out an egg
This" said he.
Zone aig!" said the storekeeper
And what you want for that?"
"a. 'Waall," drawled the man, "you
can gimme couple of knittin' nee
dies for it, can't ye?"
&. t'Ef that's all" said the storekeep-
er, II reckon kim"
The man received the knitting nee
sdles, and looking up at the store.
keeper he said, aren't you goin' tc
treat?" (The custom demands a treat
whenever a swap of any kind is
made
'eWell," said the storekeeper,
stwhat you want?"
ooh, I'm not particular" said the
man, t'Gi' me a drink O. cider"
So the storekeeper handed out a
bottle of cider and glass.
Help yourself"
The man thought a moment and
said solemnly, 81 nevah drink with.
out breakin' an aig in it. I"
9'Well, uponma soul, thought the
storekeeper. But he handed him the
egg he had just received and said,
&. Here's yoh aig;; you kin have it."
u The man broke the egg into the
glass Of cider, and in doing so dis
covered that the egg had two yolks.
He drained the glass, smacked his
lips, pronounced it fine drink, and
then said to the storekeeper, "You
know you ought to gi' me two more
Elnittin' needles, don't you?"
.sWhy?" asked the storekeeper,
perplexed.
Because," )" said the man, that aig
o. mine had two yolks!''
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
Western Butter In Texas.

Carloads Of imported butter come to
Texas every week from the high priced
lands Of Illinois, Kansas and Iowa.
When will the cotton farmer and his
children learn that the markets for
good butter In this section demand but
ter and cream at such high prices that
cotton growing is put to shame? It 1s
merely a matter Of knowledge and
skill.-Farm and Ranch.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
CORN STORAGE.

Garmfnation Tests With Corn Stored
In Different Ways.
The relation Of a perfect stand to In
creased crop yields has been 80 efec'
tually demonstrated that the best meth
cd Of storing seed grain becomes q
matter Of vital interest to all corn
growers. A test was made last year to
determine what the effect Of storing
corn in q dry room, on racks In the
barn, in the warming oven Of stove
and in a corncrib would have on the
terminating powers Of the seed the fol'
lowing spring.
The per cent Of termination was
lowest with the corn stored IN the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23

Hangs Herself With Stars and Stripes.
Mrs. Cornelia McKelvie Of Baltimore
twisted an American flag into rope
and committed suicide by hanging her.
self to a closet door. Her body was
discovered by her thtrteen-year-old
granddaughter. Melancholia, due to
poor health, is supposed to have
prompted the act
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
A Varietv of Feed.

Hens to feel well. and to lay must
have a variety Of feed, and they must
have it clean. The idea Of shutting
poultry up in small quarters and scat
tering the feed around in dirty places,
then expecting good results, is absurd,
but how many poultry yards are found
in Just such conditionLFarm Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23

O'Flannagan came home one night
with a deep band of black crepe
around his hat.
'Why, Mike!" exclaimed his wife.
''What are you wearin' that mourn
full thing for?''
81 am wearin' it for yer first. hus-
band" replied Mike firmly. ''Tm
sorry he's dead"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
Good Quarters For tho Hogs.

Under all circumstances, regardless
Of climate, whether man IS breeding
pure bred stock or grades, hogs should
have sleeping places that are dry and
warm, providing protection against
storms and damp, chilly weather.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-04-23
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE
ArmIess Man Shoots Himself
With a Pistol.
PULLS TRIGGER WITH TOE.
Paris Police Refuse to Believe Such a
Suicide Possible, but Medical Ex-
animation Demonstrates That Death
Was Self Inflicted.

One Of the most remarkable suicides
ever recorded recently came to light
in Paris. A man without arms sue
ceeded in shooting himself with re-
volver. For some time the police re-
fused to believe that such suicide
was possible, but medical examination
has proved conclusively that such was
the fact.
The details Of the suicide are ex-
traordinary. The armless man was
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08
PLATs PREsBYTER1AN.
Order Of Publication.

STATE OF F." ESI NlHGlH1A:
COUNTY OF MASON, So:
81 At Rules held in the Clerks once of the
Circuit Court of Mason County, on Monday,
the 9th day OF April. 1908, the following order
Louisa Riokard, Administrative OF the estate
of John Richard, deceased,
. VIZ.
Henry Richard, Jonas Richard, VIM Rick
ard, Jake Rickard, p K; Rick3rd, Camp
Eden, s.. b. 1hle, p. NJ. Richard, NJ. l..
RIckard, Louisa Rlckard A. 8. PIckens,
Web BrInker and Geo. Adkins.
In ChRncery.
The object of the above entitled suit Is to
settle the accounts of Louisa Richard, Adj
ministratrix OF the estate of. John Richard,
deceased, and to sell the real estate OF which
John Richard died seized aud possessed To
satisfy the accounts, claims and demands
due and owing from the said John Richard
at the time of his death.
And 4 appearlnE by af3daXit Aled In this
Like LAX, EtSkaard' r. r. RiSkaEd, Gampbell
resident 1f the State OF West Virginia, Il Is
pear here within one Month after the date
necessary to protect their respective inter-
Copy, TeGte-A. l.. BoGGEss, Clerk.
Somerville Somervllle, Soils.
April 8-4wks
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k66faFY NOME

The marriage of Misc Helen,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.. Will
Smith, of Macon, and Mr.. Freder.
lex Hudson, was solemnized Sun.
day afternoon, March 80, 1908. at
the brides homo. Rev Blagg Off
dated. The wedding was a quiet
affair, only the immediate relatives
being present. The young people
are popular in their home town
and are receiving the oongEatuIa-
tions of their many friends. Mr..
and Mrs Hudson will begin house.
keeping next week at Spilman.
The Register joins their friends in
Wishing them happy future.
Mr. Webb CULLEN lie we'll known
to many of our readers. as for eight
years he was superintendent of the
Brick Works at Spilman. w. Va.
Last February he went to Rob.
bins Tennessee. and filled similar
position in the extensive brick
works at that place which are oar
ried on by the Lasley Brothers,
formerly of Pomeroy. Mr. CULLEN
came back to Pomeroy lac Friday
and from there went to West
Union, w. Va, back of Parkers.
burg, where he was married Satur.
day evening to lady named Mona
Beaver. They left Sunday even
ing for their new home in Tenn
essee - Middleport Republican,
April 3,
The Sooietas Club will meet to.
morrow afternoon with Mrs John
l. Written.
Mr. and Mrs. q. p. Gardner gave
a party to few little folks in hon.
or of their son's seventh birthday
Saturday.
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How,a Thia.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
canuot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
E. j. CHENEY, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known
believe him perfectly honorable in ALI
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by this firm.
WALDING, KINNAE & MARVIN,
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
nalIy, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 40 cents
per bottle. Sold all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. Feb.
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III Bad saAha.
Lou Pomeroy. of Point Pleasant
Took Part In An Amateur Per-
formance.


Torrance.
Lou PomeToy. who trsvels for
Armour g. Co., of this oity, and
lives in Point Pleasant, lie resting
at his home until he oan get HE
face made over again. He recently
acted right out ON the stage in an
amateur performance given in PIT.
Pleasant. taking the part in the
prize beauty. In order to mako mp
for the part he found it necessary
to use a very large quantity of
paint, with the result that his face
was poisoned and badly broken out
and swollen, with ten days growth
if whiskers added, he is said to be
the worst looking man in Point
Pleasant, and that's going some.
A tramp ran aoHoss him in his back
yard a few days ago and mistook
him for brother seeking hand
out, and appearances were so much
against him that he did not deny
it. He is getting better and will
be on the road again in few days.
Huntington Advertiser.
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THE RIVERS.

Engineers Homer Butler and
Ohas Van Matre, are home on a
visit to their parents.
The Greenwood broke her lar
board cylinder timber near Proof.
orville and dropped her wheel
down on that side. The Catherine
Davis and Tacoma towed her to
this oity Friday whore che will be
looked
Engineer Frank Barrows. of the
Neva, who was thought to have
been fatally injured by a rouster
dropping heavy box on him. is
still living but in very critical
o ondition at his home in Buffalo.
HisSbrother, Millard Barrows is in
charge of the Nevs's machinery.
In an interview given out In.
epeotors CLARK and Thomas say
they propose to enforce the Ma.
rine laws just es long az they re-
main in office, and that we think
that will be for sometime to come.
Petitions to oust them will only
assist in olinohing their jobs which
are under OWL Service. Many pa
pers, both Republican and Demo.
CRATIC, are praising inspectors CLARK
& Thomas for their actions regard
ing the enforcement of the fire
laws. The inspectors are not re
sponsible for the LEWIS that work
hardships upon the boat owners
Gallipolis Tribune.
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EAsrER sALF.

The ladies of Trinity Church
will hold an Easter Sale in the old
Vollert store room, beginning at 1
O'Clock Friday. April IL, and con-
tinue until Saturday night. They
will have on sale bread. pies. oakeS.
candy, jellies and canned fTuits.
oolored eggs; also aprons, bonnets.
sofa pillows. cushions and come
other articles. Toe cream on Sat-
urday and Saturday night. Come
aud see us-help one another.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08

Professor D. w. Working, Supt
OF Agricultural Extension of the
West Virginia University will leo
ture in the Pleasant Flats Presby.
terian Church, Friday night, April
10, 1908.
Prof. Working is a graduate of
the Colorado University of Agri.
culture and is very interesting
man His subject will be 1.-THE
Newest Move in Education" This
is given under the auspices of the
West Virginia Agricultural ExteD-
sion Association. All are invited
to come out and hear something
good. GERTRUDE FOWLER,
Seo'y w. Va. A. e. Assn.