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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
MASTERS SALE.

By virtue of decree of the Court of
Common Pleas for Bamberg county
made in the case Of ]. B. Kearse ct al.
VS.. Essie Henderson ct al, ] will sell at
the court house door, Bamberg, S. c.,
between the usual hours of sale, on
Monday the 3rd day of February, 1903,
to the highest bidder for cash:
All that tract of land, situate In Bam-
berg county, State of South Carolina
containing sixty-seven (6O acres and
bounded on the North by lands Of Mrs.
S. D. Brabham, East by lands OF Tucker
Young, South by lands of Jack Walker,
and West by land of DR.. N. F. Kirkland.
ALSO
All that tract of land, situate in said
county and State, containing fifty (50)
acres and bounded on the North by lands
of Mrs. S. D. Brabham, East by lands
of J. M. Dannelly, South by lands of
Jane Walker and Ned Walker, and
West by lands of DR.. N. F. Kirkland.
All that tract of land, situate in said
county and State, containing thirty
eight (38) acres and bounded on the
North by lands of the estate of H. M.
henderson,, EdSI NY lolluo VI 44s -.
Kearse, South by lands of Mrs. Alice j.
Kearse, and West by lands of Peter
Kearse.
All that tract of land, situate in said
county and State, containing one-hun-
dred (1OO) acres and bounded on the
North by lands of Jacob Walker, East
bylands of estate of J. L. Kearse. West
by lands of DR.. N. F. Kirkland, and
South by lands of the estate of George
Gohagen.
All that tract of land, situate in said
county and State, containing thirty
(3O) acres and bounded Oh the North by
lands of L. w. Ritter, East 5v lands OF
DIR. J. L. Kearse, South by lands of H.
L. Kearse, and West by lands of DR.. N.
F. Kirkland.
If terms of sale are not complied
with within one hour after sale, the
lands will be resold, at the risk OF the
purchaser, until a purchaser is found
who shall comply. Purchaser to pay for
papers. H. C. FOLK,
Master Bamberg Co.
B. T. RICE,
Plaintiffs s Attorney.
January IA, 1908.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16

Prohibition would prohibit in South
Carolina if our officers would treat
illegal whiskey sellers like they do
over in Georgia and Alabama. In
these States offenders are given both
a fine and sentence on the chain
gang. What we need in this State
is an enforcement of law. Officers
and iuries are too lenient.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
HORRIBLE THEATRE PANIC
CAUSED BY EXPLOSION AND FIRE
IN PENNSYLVANIA TOWN.
Mad Rush of Audience to Escape Re-
suits in Scores of People Being
TrampIed to Death.

BoYERToWN, PENN, Jan. 13.-
About $50 persons were burned to-
night in fire which destroyed
Rhoade's opera house in this place.
The members of St. Johns Luth-
eran Sunday school were attending a
benefit performance for that church,
and the place was crowded when a
tank exploded.
The actors endeavored to quiet the
audience and in their anxiety to
make themselves heard and prevent
a stampede of women and children,
the coal oil lamps, used as footlights,
were overturned, setting the build
ing on fire.
Fed by oil the flames shot up al
most to the ceiling, Immediately fol-
lowed by a mad rush of 700 persons
in the building. Scores of women
and children were trampled down
and several, escaping being burned,
died after being dragged from the
building.
In many cases entire families have
been wiped out. Added to the fire
was the failure of the fire apparatus
to work properly and aid had to be
summoned from PottstoWn and Read
ing.
The fire is not yet under control.
Hundreds of persons have surround
ed the building apparently uncon-
scious of the pending danger of fall
ing walls. Many parents whose chill
dren were in the opera house are pac-
ing to and fro, almost maddened by
the awful sight. Boyertown is a
borough located midway between
Pottstown and Reading. The popu-
lation is about 900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16

The county supervisor should be
authorized to publish a quarterly re-
port, showing the tax payers what
amount of money is being spent and
for what purpose. In most counties
of the State this is done, each claim
being itemized and showing to whom
paid, the service rendered, and the
amount. This plan should be follow
ed in Bamberg county, for the tax
payers should know how their money
is spent. This matter should receive
the attention of our legislative del
epation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16

We suppose the legislature which
met yesterday will enact a number Of
measures into law and practically
waste the forty days the State pays
them for. This sort of thing has been
going for years, and there is no pros
pect that this general assembly will
differ from it's predecessors. If the
body would provide ways and means
of enforcing strictly our present laws
they would have glory enough for
one session.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
TO RENT

One two-horse farm, u miles South
east of town. Also one horse farm, l
mile North of Bamberg. Fine planting
lands, about 20 acres new ground. Good
houses and fine water. Apply at once to
J. P. OFT, Bamberg, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
Fire at Norway.

On last Tuesday at Norway a gin
house belonging to Mr.. H. S. Spires
was destroyed by fire. The loss
amounts to about 81, 900, with no in
surance. A sawmill and planning es-
tablishment adjoin the burned build
ing, building, but by heroic work
both were saved. The cause of the
fire is not known. - Orangeburg
Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
ID. A..Kinard 6 CO.
Under Johnson's Hotel
BAMBERd, 81 G..
AssEssMENT NOTICE.

Office of the County Auditor, Ba4
berg, S. c., December 10, 1907.
Twill be at the following places ~
the days and dates named for the pnI
pose Of taking returns Of personal PROF.
erty for the year 1908 SSsii| sss;Is
Farrell's Z Roads, Thursday, January
End, 9 q. m. until p. m. rs rs
Hunters Chapel Friday, January 3r
9 q. m. until p. m. ~
Colston, Saturday, January 9TH a
m. until i p. m. X ss|
Ehrhardt, Tuesday, January 7th Aa
m. until 5 p. m. 81
st. Johns, Wednesday, January 8tA
9 a. m. until p. m.
Camp Hill School House, Thursdays
January 9th, 10 a. m. until 8 p. m. h
Kearse's Store, Friday, January 10th
9 q. m. until p. m. :F
Lees, Monday, January 18TH 10 g. nsa' 6
until 5 p. m. IS
Denmark, Tuesday and Wednesdays
18th and 18th, $50 a. m. until 5 2. M
Hightower's Mill, Thursday, Janna.
10th, 1890 a. m. until $50 p. m: &!
Midway, Friday, January f7th, 9Sasl
m. until 4 p. m. q
Govan, Monday, January 10th, pss
m. until Tuesday, 21st, / p. m. q
Olar, Tuesday, January Ast, 1:30 ps
m. until Wednesday, 22nd, p. m.
At the courthouse from January 22nd
until February 10th, after which date
50 per cent. penalty will be added to an
personal property not returned.
Where lands have been bought or
sold, or new buildings erected since jan
uary 1st, 1907, note should be made Of
same on returns. n
Please meet me promptly.
R. w. D. ROWELL, y
Auditor Bamberg County. 3
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16

We remark right here that the
main street of this town is not a fit
ting or proper place for the over
speeding of automobiles Others
than owners of automobiles have
privileges which must be respected.
The city council should pass an ordi-
nance to the effect that eight miles
an hour should be the maximum
speedlimitwithin the city boundaries.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
90 out of business.

Bamberg county is not only one of
the smallest and yet one of the most
prosperous counties in the State,
but it is unique in another respect.
1t is one of the few counties in this
section that has no ''faverite son"
spoken of as a candidate for the
United States Senate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
Victims of Fire Now Number 167.

BoYERToWN, Pa, Jan. 14.-When
nightfall put a stop to the work of
recovering the dead from the ruins
of the Rhoades opera house, where
last nights holocaust occurred, the
official roll of victims numbered 167.
Whether any more bodies are buried
beneath the ruins can not be positive
ly stated, but it is believed that the
tot al list Of victims will not 60 above
ITO. The ratio Of women and girls
to men and boys is about nine to one.
The work of Identification will not
be begun until tomorrow as most Of
the bodies are, lying in a confused
state at the four improyised morgues.
The inhabitants of the little bor-
ough in the Berks county hills are
tonight stepped in grief. The calam-
ity has paralyzed the little town. of
$500 people. The inhabitants scarce
ly realize what has happened. Every
body in the place either lost one or
more relatives, or was intimately &C.
ouainted with those who died in the
fire. In several cases whole families
have been wiped out.
It was aboutdaylight inthe morning
before the flames were extinguished
and rescuers were able to enter the
ruins to remove the dead. The morn
ing was bitter cold and by the time
the benumbed and exhausted fremen
began the task of searching the mass
Of beams and twisted iron, the entire
ruins were coated with ice and there
was danger of the walls falling. It
was Z o clock before the first body was
removed. Coroner Strausser of Read
ing, who reached the scene last night.
had a detail of men ready to take the
bodies and keep record OF the de-
scription of every corpse removed.
The bodies were so badly burned, how
ever, that there was little to describe
them by, and it is safe to saythat not
half the victims will ever be identifi-
ed. The second victim was taken
from the ruins about half an hour
after the first, and then the work of
recovery moved more rapidly. By
noon the rescuers became thorough
Iy exhausted from the cold and hard
work and for time the work came
almost to a standstill. Fortunately
the Philadelphia & Reading Railway
company sent w. H. Keefer, superin-
tendent of the Reading division, to
the scene and Mr.. Keefer offered the
company's assistance to Coroner
Strausssr. Chief Burgess Kohler was
unable to furnish men to help and
Coroner Strausser Immediately avail
ed himself of the railroads proffer.
Within an hour the company had
two carloads of laborers and carpen-
tiers on the ground and the work of
recovering bodies moved so rapidly
that victims were being taken from
the ruins at the rate Of two every
five minutes.
There were many different stories
as to the exact cause of the panic
and fire and arrests were reported,
but the borough official and Coroner
Strausser tonight denied that any
action whatever had been taken. The
coroner said that his one thought
was to get out all the bodies before
a sleet or snowstorm set in to hamp-
er the work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16
Thursday, Jan. 16, 1908.

The government crop report, is
sued last week, shows shortage in
the cotton crop, and there is no rea-
son why the price should not advance.
Considerable cotton is being held in
this State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16

The fellow who has been running
his subscription list on the never
stop-it plan will have to change his
way of doing business. Some Of these
newspapers will have to improve or
90 out of business.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-01-16

Notice to Creditors.
All persons holding any claims against
the estate of Richard H. Hammond, de-
ceased, will present the same, duly
sworn to, to the undersigned.
H. C.. FOLK,
Master for Bamberg Country.
December %, 1907.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30
LITERARY MACHINE SECTION

without warning. and it is this variable quality of
the volcano that makes the venture of the new city
on the site of ST Pierre all the more hazardous
But the people of Martinique have way of accept
ing the worst in the peculiarly tropical spirit of
caring only for the day lesson Nature itself in
the tropics teaches them readily.
In a very short time after the eruption of Mont
Pelee the district was almost covered with tropical
vegetation which sprang up in the volcanic matter
covering the numberess dead buried beneath it
and the vegetation was most luXuriant the side
where the lava had flowed down to the sea--a
strange example of the way in which Nature heals
its wounds.
Fort de France. the seaport of Martinique since
the destruction of ST Pierre seems to have no
fear of the fate OF her sister city. Why should
she, when there others in Martinique ready to
90 to the very place of disaster? Little Morne
Rouge the famous health resort, only five miles
from the city of death lives its existence lust as
conentedly today if it has never been within
the shadow of death 1t is at Morne Rouge that
the king of Dahomey and three of his wives live
in exile
Martinique is French colony one of the
most interesting OF all the islands, 1t is by no
means a large island, only fortythree miles long
and nineteen miles wide and as there are only
three hundred and eighty square miles on the
island, ii will be seen what sixty square miles of
total destruction meant
The great mass of the population is Creole
from "saccatra who have hardly retained any
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30
SEX EQUALITY - A SOLUTION
OF THE WOMEN PROBLEM

A wise man has come to the fore with some
new conclusions concerning women The theories
advanced are based the teachings of Darwin
and Spencer, as we'll as on those of the lates,
ana foremost supporters of the doctrine of evoln
tlon Sex equality teaches that women are more
lnlultlVe, refined unsefsh and spiritual but a,
the present time are distinctly inferior to men i'm
llillallVe, resource, power and breadth of view
Sex equality shows that these mental differences
nelWeel men and women are not fundamental nor
lhe result OF SEX bur caused by environments
ana incredibly; that when each is fully deyel
oped there Will not be, now, masculine traits
anu FEMININE tlalts, but simply human traits thai
women VIII be as mathematical, logical philosopl
lcal and inventive as men, and men will be as
inlultlNe, reflned and spiritual as women Sen
eq'aiily IS strong plea for extending democracy
INTO All phases of human life. Furthermore ber,
are gwen good reasons for believing that tn,
dlHlhlltlNe stature and inferior strength now char
aoteilslc OF women are the result, of SEX bli
OF haplts OF life and heredity Those who accent
me doctrine OF evolution will have difficulty In
denying these conclusions
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30

trace of Caucasian blood. to 'Sangmele with
hardly an appearance of negro admixture. The
whites are few in number, still it is the white
history of Martinique that makes it important.
Martinique discovered by Columbus on the
18th of June, 1882 ten years after his first dscov
cry of America, and it at that time inhab
tied by Caribs, who had expelled or incorporated
an older stock. In 1886 Norman captain
ID Enambuc, coming from st. Christophers took
possession of the island. and in 1857 the nephew
of the captain, Duparquet, became captain
general of the colony.
Exclusive of the Caribs. who We're soon eXtern
mated, Martinique had by $50 colony OF five
thousand people, and later the French government
purchased Martinique from the children of Dupar
qnet. The island was then assigned to the West
Indian Company, but in 1914 it again became part
of the royal domain. The French landholders
called habltants there as they in the Canadian
colony, at first devoted themselves to the cultivf
tion OF cotton and tobacco. 1t was in 1850 that the
first sugar plantations began work In 1926 the
coffee plant was introduced by Desclieux who had
shared his scanty allowance of water the VOYAGE
with the seedlings, going thirsty himself in order
TO preserve the plants
Slave labor fourshed in Martinique and by
1896 there seventytwo thousand blacks on
the island. Political conditions in Martinique were
often disturbed. The island captured by Rod
ney of the English fleet in 1862 and held for one
year, when it was restored France, then the
English held it for eight years after the conquest
by Sir John Jervs and Sir Charles Grey in 1894
recaptured it and held it till 1914 when ii was
returned to France
Marie Josephine Rose TEACHER de La Paeerie
empress of France was born at Trois Iets, Mar
Unique, on the oath of June 1903 Her people
family of the county of Rlois, had settled in Mar
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30

Unique in 1926, and at the time of her birth he
father held the post of harbormaster at Port Royal
1T was at the Convent of the Sisters of ST
Joseph in Port Royal that Josephine Tacher de L.
Pagerie received her education. She was charm
ing young girl, noted for her beauty even in Maj
Unique, where the girls of pure French blood are
famous for loneliness, and was only thirteen years
OF age when her family betrothed her to the
Nlscount Beauharnais, scion of old family on
the French nobility and the of former gov
ernor of Martinique.
Before She went to Paris to we'd the yiscounl
the story goes, Josephine met old negress OF
Martinique. who was credited With the possession
OF wonderful powers of divination. The old woman
told the fortune of the beautiful Creole and pre-
dlcted Tor her that she would be more than
queen, but that she would live the last years OF
her life in great unhappiness
The Nlscount Beauharnas came to Martinique
in 1856 to try and find grounds for divorce against
ms Wife, OF whom he was distractedly Jealous but
the parliament of Paris dismissed his complaint
In the following year Josephine, then of the
great beauties of the of Marie Antoinette
came back TO Trois Ilets, the little town where she
was born. She would probably have stayed there
mad not the uprisings on the island rendered her
residence there dangerous. She went back TO
France but she never forgot Martinique and il
was her interest in the West Indies that led to
her ardent espousal of the cause of Toussaint
l. Ouverture.
Martinique has fogotten Josephine The
statue OF the empress stood in the city of ST
Pierre until everything swept away on the
terrible Sth OF May and it is likely that new
81
Pierre.
The oitrepeated phrase that this is South
Amercas century is no idle one and the enter
prise that is rebuilding st. Pierre will probably
reap large reward. The British government has
realized the possibilities of the West Indies and
when the eruption of the Suffrere on the 9TH of
May, l9o2 rendered half of the English island OF
81 Vincent nninhabtable, England subscribed
three hundred and fifty thousand to the Lord
Mayors Fund for the relief of the island and IT'S
rehabilitation.
The commercial opportunities OF the West Indies
are yet In their infancy, and the interest which the
United States has displayed in their trading posi-
bllltleS is doing more for their future than cen
tulles OF foreign colony systems did French
capital however, has now awakened to the chances
Martinique offers it. And there is an element OF
romance in the Indies that appeals to the Gallic
imagination while there is an element of chance
that appeals TO the American gambling spirit
The harbor of st Pierre VIII in time no doub,
present Il scene OF activity, the city will again
flourish, despite the rashness of the attempt TO
live over a volcano Pelee will smolder and in time
men VIII again forget he dangers for this is the
Way of the world
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-11
AND PRODUCE MARKET
Trade Lapses Into Dizziness and
Wheat Eases to Low Point.
PITTsBURG FAILURE THE CAUSE
Failure of Eastern Mills Having
STRONGER Eject on Local Mar
ket Than Was Gener-
ally Expected.

OMAHA. Aug. 10. 1865.
Trade has lapsed into duiIness again. The
wheat market eased Oft to about the low
point with tbs failure OF the large Pills
curry mills as the real factor, It having a
stronger effect than was generally ex-
pected- There Is little 60 hslp the market
along, ~ reports are not coming in 50 dis
aslrous as they did during the last week.
Wheat sold lower steadily from the start
ana became a very thin and dull market.
Local receipts are liberal and offerings In
me cash market were free and of such
proportion a. TO put values lower. Sep
SDAo.
Corn remained steady and did not take
the advance with the cash or outside mar
kets and, as a rule, was dull and received
no ttention- Cash corn brought advance
pric > and offerings proved light with no
corii Tor sale. September option opened at
I2lEo and closed at INC.
Primary wheat receipts were LS8.Oo bu.
and were 1900 bu. against last
bu.
cores receipts were $1,000 bu and ship
mentE were $4,000 bu against last year OF
$4,000 bu. and shipments Of $4,000 bu
Ciearances were none Of corn, none OF
oats and wheat and flour equal to 2e400
Blu.
Liverpool closed q to nd lower on wheat
and ~ higher on corn
Seabord reported 1900 bu. Of vheat taker
for export
Local range OF options,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-11

4ON0AA oseN o,lD1
CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle this morn
ing numbered lSO cars, as against 80 cars
one week ago. az cars two weeks ago and
267 cars three weeks ago. In fact, II was a
weeks. The arrivals consisted very largely
OF rangers, there not being enough corn
feds In sight 10 make a real test Of the
Considering the total receipts. the offer
inBs were somewhat more liberal than on
for that kind Of cattle was quite brisE.
especially for the good fleshy grades
which went into the country quite freely
buyers and the desirable kinds changed
hands In very good season. The prices
paid were anywhere from steady 10 a
little stronger than last week.
Beef steers were rather slow to open, but
stu there was a fair demand, and when
the trade was once under way there was
a good movement 50 mat the most Of the
receipts changed hands In fair season. The
prices paid were steady, At least. with last
week. As high as BIO was paid for very
good Montana rangers Corn-feds sold as
Cows and heifers moved off quite readily
when the market was once warmed up and
the prices paid were generally strong to
lOc higher than last week. The desirable
cows sold in very good season. Canners
were also IN fair do1nsnd and they, too, sold
quite freely.
eornfed steers, le00a7.0: fair to good corn
fed steers, S.s0d8c0; common to fair corn
led steers, A20uo. 40, good 10 choice range
steers, 3L75a5.S5i fair to good n steers.
tL5g475; common to fair range steers,
S.bQ4S; good TO choice fed cows and
heifers, t5.66q476 fair TO good cows and
heifers, $3.0Ou3.65; common TO fair cows
and heifers, RO0dSOO. good 70 choice stock
ers and feeders, A2544.&; fair 10 good
stockers and feeders, 8.5Od4S; common 70
fair stockers and feeders, p.O09a6o; stock
heifers. t2.50QS.10.
HOGS-Reoeipts OF hogs as usual on Mon
day were very small. only thirty-four cars
being reported in. There was a good, brisk
demand, and, as a result Of free buying
the offerings were all taken In very good
season. The prices paid were generally loo
higher than Saturday, the bulk Of the hogs
selling at $40, as against $3.50 on Saturday
The quality OF the offerings was none toS
good, there being no very choice hogs q
put a stop on the market. The best hogI
hire were light b~utcherweights, which sold
as high as 1915.
The week starts out with the market only
about 10 higher than IL was one week age
SHEEP-Reeeipfs OF sheep mis- morning
were very liberal. numbering foTty-tWo cars
as against fOrty-tour cars on Monday Of
at this point since the middle Of May. The
arrivals consisted largely Of killers, al
though there WAS quite a little sprtnklinl
Of feeders,
The demand for feeding sheep and lambi
was quite brisk this morning, there being
really more buyers than there were sheer
OF that kind. The offerings for the mos
part changed hands In good season Al price,
that were fully steady 70 a little stronger
than last week.
Representative sales: