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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-02-04

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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-02-04

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Louisville Depot Destroyed.

Louisville, KY, March 1S.-By
the destruction here tonight at a
loss of 100000 of the union depot,
the local terminal for five of the
country's leading railroads, Louis
vile will probably benefit by a new
union station.
Crossed wires in the attic Of the
big structure, which was erected by
the Illinois Central in 1890, caused
the blaze, which made an empty she'll
of the depot before the entire fire de-
partment of the city, which was call
ed, had arrived. w. G. Roach, chief
clerk to Superintendent Egan, of the
Illinois Central, fell through a sky
light. All other occupants escaped
unharmed.
Using the depot were the Illinois
Central, the Big Four, the Southern,
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
and the Chesapeake & Ohio.
The rescue Of woman telephone
operator from the fifth story by fire.
men and the great height to which
the flames rose made the fire un-
usually spectacular.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Strange Case of Asphyxia.

Chicago, March 15.-One of the
strangest cases of asphyxia, or loss
of memory in medical records, has
been brought to light in Milwaukee
two years after it had its beginning,
in Chicago, according to the Tribune
to-day:
William Childs, thirty-five years,
old. son of the late George William
Childs, Jr., of Brooklyn, has recov-
cred his memory, after having been
mourned as dead and identified him.
self when he heard the click Of q
Photographic camera. Two years
ago he told the Milwaukee authori-
ties something snapped" in his
head, and since that time he does
not know what route he has travel
ed. He says it happened at a Moody
Institute meeting after he had been
working for Chicago firm that
used cameras in its business.
Childs appeared in Milwaukee
from nobody knows where. He beg
ged the county authorities to find
out who he was. Interest in his case
was aroused by report that he
might be Joseph A. Oatman, miss
ing dry goods merchant. A photo
grapher was sent out to get his pic
ture. The man was aroused by the
click of the camera and established
his identity. s.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Drained Wife With Axe.

Culpeper, Va, March 19.-After
numbering his wife by Draining her
with an axe, Henry C. Wheatley, a
Culpeper farmer, placed her head on
block of wood and almost COM
pletely severed it from the body.
The crime occurred at Wheatley's s
home, near Elkwood, wednesday
night, but was not discovered until
yesterday, when Wheatley's 12-year-
old son made the gruesome discovery
of his stepmother's body. Beside it
lay the blood covered axe and with
it a note from Wheatley confessing
to the murder of his wife as result
of a difficulty over their property.
Subsequently Wheatley's apparent
ly lifeless body was found in well
on his place. When taken out by a
crowd of neighbors he soon revived
and later was arrested and taken to
Jail, charged with the murder of his
wife.
Wheatley formerly was deputy
county treasurer. He is well edu-
Gated man and bears a good reputa-
ton. His neighbors regard his act as
that of an insane man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Will Discuss Child Labor.

New Orleans, March 1S.-More
than 800 delegates have been ap-
pointed by the governors of the va
rious States in the South to attend
the child labor law conference to be
held in New Orleans March 29, 80
and 81, according to advices receiv-
ed by Gov. Sanders, upon whose in
vitation the convention will meet.
The object will be the discussion
of improved and more uniform child
labor laws in the Southern States
and it is believed that far-reaching
results will be accomplished.
Delegates have been appointed by
the governors of Oklahoma, Arkan-
sas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi and North Caro-
lima. Governors of number of 9TH
er States have signifed their inten-
ton of naming delegates.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
VICTORY FOR PROHIBITION.
''Dry' Virginia Towns, by Supreme
Court Decision, Remain DRY"

Richmond, Va, March 18.-The
Supreme Court of Appeals of Vir-
ginia to-day decided the Ward law
to be constitutional, the effect OF
which is that certain towns and
cities, majority Of whose citizens
voted dry" must remain dry"
though the "wets" contended that
many who voted dry voted illegally,
because they had not paid their poll
tax. The decision is far-reaching in
that it also involves the legality of
bonds issued for road and other
purposes in which it was also claim
ed many of the voters had not paid
their poll tax.
1t was held that the qualifications
prescribed by the constitution for
voters apply to elections held for
members of the general assembly,
and all officers elective by the people
and that this provision does not pre-
vent the legislature from prescrib-
ing the qualifications for an elector-
ate to vote in special elections for
which the constitution does not pro-
vide.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
COBRA WINS BATTLE.
Then Eats the Losers il Three Cor
nered Fight at Zoo.

The king cobra at the Bronx Zoo
is II feet long, and the whole IL
feet were fighting Sunday. His op-
ponents were water snake and an
iguana, or giant lizard.
All three reptiles had been living
in peace together all winter in their
glass compartment, and it was sup
posed they were real good friends,
but a dispute arose yesterday be-
tween the cobra and iguana, and In
a sudden fit OF foolish rage the
iguana went for the cobra and bit
him.
Instantly the cobra spread his
hood and gave battle, but the iguana
took an unfair advantage Of him
then and there by disjointing him
self and coming apart. The big
lizard gave himself a shake, and 10!
there were two of him-the iguana
proper and the iguana's tail, both
very much alive and active.
Then the water snake took a hand
and went for the cobra, too, but the
cobra gave MIN just one bite and the
snake went into a corner, curled up,
and died.
The tailless iguana kept right at
the cobra, but the latter didn't seem
to care much. He had spied the tail
catorting around the cage, aid it
interested him so much that he made
leap for it, caught, and calmly
swallowed it. ~
That gave him a taste for iguana,
meat, so he next caught the iguana
and swallowed him after his tail.
Then the water snake was taken for
desert, and that ended the fight. Now
the cobra is living alone.-NeW
York World
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
BULL FRIGHTENs OFFICERS.
Gaffney's Guardians of the Peace
Badly Scared.

Gaffney, March 19.-Yesterday
morning, about o'clock, while Of
ficers Hallman and Austell were
patrolling their beats, they were
alarmed by the noise of the rapid ap-
proach of some large animal. When
the creature came in sight it proved
to be a large Jersey bull, and his ap-
pearance was so terrifying to the Of
fcers that they at once sought safety
in fight, Austell taking to tree and
Hallman trying to get behind a
building. In the meantime the ami
nal had charged the glass front of
the L. G. Byars building, going
through the glass and about half his
body inside the store room. He at
once backed out, turned around a
few times and fell dead on the
street. Upon investigating the Of
ficers found that the animal belonged
to DR.. Fort and was suffering from
some kind of a fit or was probably
mad.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
GUINEA PIGS AS WATCH DOGS.
Whistled When Masked Burglars Got
Into Raymond Ditmars' House.

Raymond L. Ditmars, the curator
of snakes of the Bronx Zoo, had an
exciting experience with a couple OF
masked burglars early yesterday
morning and he is firmly of the be-
lief that had it not been for the
warning given by some guinea pigs
i that he would have been out consid-
erable property. Mr.. Ditmars lives
at 2043 Washington avenue and the
guinea pigs, which he so highly
prizes, were a gift to him from King
Menelik, of Abyssinia.
Ditmars sleeps in the rear on the
/ first floor of a cottage with his wife
and two little girls, Gladys, aged 5,
and Beatrice, aged 3. About 2
O'Clock he was awakened by a whist
ling sound, which as soon as he was
wide awake he recognized as the
warning given by guinea pigs when
trouble is brewing.
There was no light in the room.
Ditmars sat up in bed and masked
man flashed a searchlight on him.
The burglar, in black mask and
carrying a big revolver, was about
as much surprised as Mr.. Ditmars
when the latter demanded to know
what he wanted. At the same time
to give force to his demand Ditmars
placed his hand underneath his pill
low and drew a big "A calibre re-
volver. The burglar made bolt for
the door, followed by Mr.. Ditmars
in his pajamas.
The burglar lodged several bull
lets and was Joined by a confederate,
who was busy packing up the silver
ware in the dining room. They re-
treated to the back yard and got
over the fence before Ditmars could
wing them with his revolver.
Down Bathgate avenue the two
men dashed with Ditmars following
in his pajamas and pumping lead
after them. After his last bullet
had been spent he decided to aband-
on the chase. The men ran through
One Hundred and Eightieth street
and escaped in the darkness.
Ditmars was enthusiastic in his
praise of the guinea pigs as watch
dogs. He hae six of them and they
are mace pets of by his children and
are all descended from the original
pair presented to him by King
Menelik two years ago. Mr.. Ditmars
said that when he returned to his
home from chasing the burglars he
found the guinea pigs gathered
about a silver knife and fork that
the thieves had dropped on the din
ing room floor emitting their low
whistle, such as had awakened him
when the burglar was in the ROOM
New York Morning Telegraph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
FIRE IN CHESTER.
Flames Destroy Property Worth Be
tween $4,000 and $50,OOO.

Chester, March 1S.-One of the
most disastrous fires of recent years
visited the city early tonight. The
fire originated in Jos. Wylie & Co. s
cotton warehouse, and this building,
with contents of somewhere between
$50 and 500 bales, was totally de-
stroyed Other losses were Wylie &
Co.'s stables, platforms and sheds
also a number of wagons and big
lot of hay, S. NJ. Jones & Co.'s sta
bles, the city's stables and several
negro houses belonging to E. C,
Stain.
The fire for a while looked ex-
tremely menacing, but effective work
by the city fire department finally got
it under control.
The loss will be something like
$4,000 or $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
A Startling Question.

An eight-year-old youngster re-
Gently came to her father after
church service one Sunday and as
tonished him by asking:
Daddy, have I any children?"
The old man dropped his Dewspa-
per and regarded her in amazement.
"What?" he demanded.
"Have I any children?" doggedly
repeated the child.
"Well, 1 should hope not" replied
the father. MAY ask the reason of
this startling question:"
"Why, in church this morning, %
explained the youngster, "the min
lister preached about children's chill
dren and I wondered if l had any. -
Lippincott's.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
ATLANTA WOMAN ARRESTED.
Mrs. Ridley Accused Of Stealing
8 Handbag Containing Jewelry.

~ Newark, N. j., March 18.-Mrs.
Frances J. Ridley, wealthy widow
of Atlanta, Ca, furnished $4,000
s bail in the Criminal Court here to-
night for her appearance to answer
to a charge of grand larceny. She
was arrested this afternoon, near the
Pennsylvania station by railroad de-
tectives, who accused her of having
in her possession a chatelaine bag
belonging to Mrs. Andrew Albright,
of New York city, and containing
Jewels worth $4,000, which had
been lost on the train between At
lanta and this city:
Mrs. Ridley admitted that she had
the bag and turned it over to the
detectives. When it was examined
by the Albrights at police headquar-
tiers, they said that diamond ring,
valued at $500, was missing, while a
Pullman ticket, belonging, it was
said, to Mrs. Ridley, was inside the
bag. She denied that she had open
ed the bag, or had any idea what 1t
contained. She declared that she
had found the bag on the car and
had intended to turn it over to rail-
road officers upon her arrival. She
had not cared, she said, to give it to
the trainmen, as she preferred to
hand it to "some more responsible
officials"
! Mrs. Ridley told the police that she
was on her way to East Orange,
where her son-in-law, A. J. Ensler, is
seriously i'll. With her were the two
Ensler children, who had been visit
ing their grandmother in Atlanta.
The police, after making the arrest,
communicated with the Ensler fam
lily, and the latter's lawyer appeared
to arrange for bail.
The Albrights and Mrs. Ridley
were passengers from the South on
the same sleeping car. Mrs. Albright
missed her handbag soon after. leav-
ing Washington and reported her
loss to the conductor. That official
a little later saw the missing bag in
side Mrs. Ridley's purse and tele-
graphed the Newark authorities.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
HOW HE ESCAPED STARVATION,
Arctic Explorer Describes an En-
counter with Herd of Musk-Oxen.

|
There have been several events IL
my life that might be called dra
matte, but I think the climax came
in mid-May, 1895, says Commander
Robert E. Peary, U. S. NJ, in the
April Delineator. We had started or
a five-hundred mile Arctic trip. Foul
hundred miles from my Winer quar-
ters we came to the end of our wal.
rus-meat, and there was nothing fol
it but the literal dog eat dog" By
this time, only seventeen were left o1
| the original sixty; l cannot express
our sufferings more eloquently thar
that. Six more soon followed, and
the men had to get into the drag.
ropes, taking the places of the dogs
that had died or been killed.
I saw that we must seek the coast
and find the quickets way down from
the ice-cap, for our only chance OF
saving any of the dogs was to gel
fresh supplies; only on the coast
could we hope to find a trace of liv-
ing creatures.
The specter of famine was draw.
| ing nearer. We made our way down
the ice-slope, three weak and weary
men, with nine starving and exhaust
ed dogs, in that gaunt and frozen
solitude. But we ate little, keeping
what we could for the dogs. One
morning We started after musk-oXen,
the specter of famine now seeming
to tread on our heels. At last, on a
little terrace below the crest of the
white ridge, we spied a group OF
black dots that showed us our quest
was ended. The herd was not two
hundred yards off. We counted %
bulls, COWS and calves. One old bull
was standing guard and two bulls
were locking horns.
We were too tremulOus with eX-
citement and our eyes were too weak
from the glare of the snow desert to
trust ourselves to shoot straight at
that distance There was nothing for
it but to rush up to them.
We rose and dashed forward,
grasping our rifles. The old bull
gave the alarm, and in a moment
the whole herd was facing us, with
heads down and horns arrayed
against US. Had had breath to yell,
II could have yelled for joy. AS it
was, l only gasped.
When we were fifty yards off, the
big bull sank his head still lower. 1t
was the signal to charge. Without
slackening my pace, 1 pointed my
rifle, aiming at the back of the neck,
above the thick shield of the horns.
That bullet meant our lives. If it
missed and the herd charged on, we
should be crushed like ice-crystals
under the black avalanche of thun-
dering beasts That was the most
dramatic moment of my life.
The outcome? Well, the shot
went true.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Box Paper

Our line Of fine box papers is the
prettiest you ever saw. Come In
and see If we're not telling the
truth. ALI the newest shapes
and fancies in fine correspond
ence paper, and the boxes alone
are worth more than we ask for
paper and box. Prices from
10c. to 50c.-none higher-yet
you get as high as 75c. values.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Kills WOuld.Be Slayer.

A merciless murderer is appendi-
citis with many victims. But DR..
Kings New Life Pills kill it by pre-
ventiop. They gently stimulate
stomach, liver and bowels, prevent
ing that clogging that invites appen-
dicitis, curing constipation, bilious
ness, chills, malaria, headache and
indigestion. Csc. at Peoples Drug
Co., Bamberg, S. C.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Pencils

The best pencil you ever saw for
1c., we have. We also have
some exceptionally good pencils
at SC. and 2 for sc. More pen
ellis in our store than in the bal
ance of the town. All shapes,
colors and sizes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Pound Paper

We know we have the largest and
best assortment Of pound paper
ever displayed, in this city,
ranging in price from 15c. to
soc. the pound, and If you like
to be agreeably surprised you
should inspect our line. All
we ask is for you to come and
look.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Files

Full line Shannon and Box Files,
also wire and standing files.
Keep your papers and cor
respondence where. you can re-
fer to it. Wire and standing
files SC. Box Files csc. Shan
non Files 75c., sold in city at
$1.00 and $1.25. Our prices
are always lower. :
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Legal Paper

Legal cap paper and typewriter
paper galore. We have various
kinds and qualities, also mani
fold and carbon paper in legal
size. We can supply the wants
of anybody in this line, at less
than city prices. Legal cap 10c.
a quire and up. Typewriter
paper Csc. q ream and up.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25

See the new ad of j. R. Kinard &
Co. in this sisue. Mr.. Kinard has
bought the livery business formerly
run by Mr.. j. j. Smoak, and solicits
the patronage of the public.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Tablets!

We have tablets in all grades Of
paper, and in all the latest
shapes and sizes, ranging in
price from 1c. to zoe. each. Be
sure and see our line before
purchasing. We have tablets
ruled and unruled, note size,
packet size, letter size, legal
size, and others.
130 sheets Of paper that you can
write on with ink, put up In
tablet form, for &c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Books

We have an exceptionally nice Sc
lection Of all kinds of novels,
that retailed regularly at $3.50,
that we are offering for soc.
and 60c. for a limited time. We
also have a few more copies Of
The Dark Corner by Zach Nc
Ghee, at $1.00 each.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-25
Ink

This is the place to come to get
ink in any size bottle, any
make and any color. We have
as much ink in our store at
present as there is in the bal
ance of the county. From SC. q
bottle to 85c.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-03
Mccutcheon,s aerauatark. /"

Geo. Barr McCutcheon's "Graustark"
which comes to the Auditorium No
vember 70, has caused much discus
sion as to the meaning of its peculiar
title This is the simplest thing in
the world to define, as it bears directly
on the story. The locale of the myth
cal principality of Graustark is pre-
sumably south of Germany. and the
author, in selecting a name, naturally
took it from that language. The p'in-
cipal scenes are centered in and about
a fortress, castle and monastery, sit
uated on great gray rock in the city
of Edelweiss. Mr. McCutcheon nam
ed his book after this impregnable
field
Gray in the German language is
"Grau." while anything that is great
and strong is stark Hence the au-
thors BETTING title. "Graustark
In the play this gigantic rock is
faithfully reproduced. It is in the
first act, and readily conveys TO those
present Mr., McCutcheon's idea in Civ
ing his book such euphonious title.
The dramatization was made by Geo.
ID. Baker, and follows the book close-
ly Not one beautiful line has been
lost, no dramatic situation overlooked.
nor has any Of the fascinating story
been marred
AS a scenic production Graustark"
is in a class by itself Several Of the
effects are new to the stage, and were
invented for the occasion by James
w. Castle, under whose personal stage
direction the play is presented
The company is composed Of artists
seldom seen away from New York
theaters, and is headed by Miss Isabel
MacGregor Maurice E. Brierre. Jr,
and J. H Lewis
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.
(Atchison Globe. }

(Atchison Globe.)
The neighbors are mad at woman
about half the time because she
doesn't beat her children more
When expect justice, ! am usu-
ally cross because | don't get it. But
when am able to accept the doctrine
that it is better to give than to re-
ceive. am better natured. ."-Parson
Twine.
No matter how clever o. now good
2 manager a woman may be, the cley-
crest of them never took a dress to
dressmaker. and planned to have il
cost $40 and got home without its
costing at least sixty.
When a person buys an expensive
present for a bride. he is sure to send
it to her early. If a cheap present is
given, it is sent near the last, when
quantities OF presents are arriving and
the recipient is 50 excited she hardly
notices.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-03

A burglar entered the Rebecca fats
last night and robbed the room occupi-
ed by Arthur Rodman and Carl Cron-
niger, of several articles Of value. The
robber also entered the kitchen and
stole a lot of fresh bread. which Mrs
Teenor mad just made.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-03

Lorenzo Johnson. cClored, fell into
the clutches or the law last night, on
a charge Of having disturbed the
peace. He was fined $40 and is serv-
ing the fine out in the county bastile.
Chas Lewis, Mexican was placed in
Jail to sober up.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-03

Rooms for light house keeping, mod
ern. Address Mrs. Mollie Tiger, Car
rison building. 1w