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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
CASE WILL BE DROPPED.
Texas District Attorney Cannot Get
Mrs. Gibson to Attend.

A dispatch from San Antonio, Tex,
received yesterday states that mo-
ton has been made to dismiss the
case against Rufus Williams of this
city, charged with assault and rob-
berry. The motion was made by the
assistant district attorney of Bexar
county and will be granted, the
ground being that the trial cannot
proceed because of the absence OF the
States most important witness, Mrs.
Sallie A. Gibson.
The case will be recalled as most
remarkable one. Williams accom-
panied Mrs. Gibson to Texas and
there she charged that he took $780,
900 in cash from her. Williams was
arrested within an hour and tried
later, after being released on bond.
The jury failed to agree. Another
charge of assault was also brought
against him and this case will also
be dropped, the district attorney
stating that he cannot get Mrs. Glib
son to attend. Williams has return
ed to this State and is now conduct
ing livery stable in Brookland.
Mrs. Gibson was a relative of the
late Squire Meetze and inherited a
very large amount Of money. A great
deal of this she converted into cash
because of her distrust OF the banks.
Several attempts were made to rob
her house on upper Main street when
it became known that she had money
in her possession. However, none Of
these Observation-Disclosures State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Spartanburg Man Arrested.

Spartanburg, June 24.-W. G.
Rapney, a young business man of
this city. engaged in selling adver-
tising novelties, was committed to
jail to-day by Magistrate Kirby on
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretense. 1t is alleged that
Rapney drew check on the First
National bank of Spartanburg to
satisfy draft for 5000 made on
him by the Victoria hotel of Norfolk
when he did not have that amount in
the bank. The warrant for his ar
rest was sworn out before Magis-
trate Kirby by Chief Of Police R. c.
Hall at the instigation of A. w.
Dubois, of Charlotte. 1t is said
that Rapney owed another hotel man
in Charlotte SIG. This party asked
Mr.. Joe E. Johnson, proprietor of
the Spartan Inn, to collect the sum.
Rapney, it is said, drew check for
Mr.. Johnson, which was bogus.
Rapney is a young man of about
% years of age. He came here from
Newberry. He is married and lives
on Fairview avenue. His bond was
fixed at S400.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Tillman Irritates Aldrich.

Washington, June 28.-An earnest
speech in favor of tariff on tea to
protect the South Carolina tea indus
try was made to-day by Senator Till
man, who declared that there was in
his proposition for duty of 10 cents
a pound on this product S9,0O0,O0O
of revenue and $1,000 of protection.
Addressing himself to Mr.. Aldrich
as the embodiment of the United
States senate, Mr.. Tillman was in
terrupted by the Rhode Island sena-
tor, who suggested that there were
some things that ceased to be jokes.
lie is the senate of the United
States and he knows it," replied Mr..
Tillman. Mr.. Aldrich made no furth-
er reply.
Senator Smith, of Michigan, said
he had been greatly surprised to find
that South Carolina is raising 10
times more tea than did the island of
Ceylon in 1875. This discovery had,
he said, caused him to be very friend
ly toward any suggestion looking to
the protection of that industry. Sen
ator Hepburn added that he had used
South Carolina tea for six or seven
years, preferring it for it's superior
flavor. He agreed with Senator Till
man that the area over which tea
could be raised was from South Car
olina to the Mississippi river, where
ever the rainfall was sufficient.
The amendment was offered late in
the day and Mr.. Tillman said he pre-
ferred having vote taken on his
amendment tomorrow with a full
senate present.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Fell in Attempt to Escape.

Atlanta, Ca, June 27.-Mrs.
Philip N. Jobson, who fell from the
second story window of an office
building in Atlanta Saturday after
noon in attempting to evade her hus-
band, who had trapped her in the
room with another man, was remov-
ed from the hospital this afternoon
to her fathers home, with prospects
favoring her recovery. Harry VOL
ford, Mrs. Jobson's companion in the
room, who was locked up in connec-
ton with the affair on charge OF
disorderly conduct, was released
from custody late this afternoon on
bail in the sum of $500.
Jobson did not visit his wife at the
hospital to-day. 1t is said that he
will institute proceedings for divorce.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Death of Henry Vincent Black.

On the 11th of June, 1909, little
Vincent, son of James Benjamin and
Lena Stoudenmyer Black, knocked
for entrance at the heavenly portals.
With eager wing, his little brother,
who had gone before, flew to open
wide the pearly gates and thus our
little darling vanished from our
earthly sight forever. Only a child
of. three short years, but he was the
sunshine of that now darkened
home. We were not prepared for this
passing of our sunbeam. Almost
without warning, he was taken dan
gerously i'll. Everything that loving
hands and medical skill could sug-
gest, was done, but our Father saw
he was too pure for earth love, so
.transplanted our opening bud in His
beautiful garden above. There to
blossom free from sorrow, sin and
temptation forever. Our earthly
hopes are blighted. Our hearts are
broken. We find it so hard to say:
Thy will be done" But, happy
thought! "Vincie's" little heart new
.er knew the pangs Of sin. His little
hands were never stained by crime.
He is safe "above the bright blue, !"
and only knows to praise God for
ever! Methinks l see his beautiful
face illumined as he Joined the lit
tie angels who were singing.
. Oh, sorrowing loved ones, lean on
Christ's strong arnl-'tis able to
support each of us through the deep
waters of anguish. Some day We'll
read the meaning of this mystery
and then, yes, then We'll under
stand.
Precious baby, dear, I miss you
so! My tears fall fast when gaze
on your little photo-so real and yet
so mute. Time will heal. but your
sweet image from off my heart shall
be effaced never-never more. God
pity me! God comfort US all!
AUNT LILLIAN.
81 ISlandton, S. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Real Petrified Man Found.

Cordele, Ca, June ga perfect
ly preserved petrifed human FORM
believed to be the remains of an In
dian, together with numerous skele-
tons and bones,. was to-day discover
ed by a local exploring party that
ventured far into Rock House cave,
eight miles southeast of this place.
Romantic mystery has always at
tached to this natural underground
cavity. The party that partially in
vaded it's depths to-day ventured sew
eral hundred feet into mysterious
chain of passageways. In the lime
stone walls a gruesome sight was
presented by the protruding remains
of scores of human beings. The petri-
fed form weighed several hundred
pounds, and it was impossible for the
party to remove it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Fight Over Money.

Bennettsville, June 27.-Ed. Sauls,
machinist at the Marlboro cotton
mills, late to-day was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded by H. B. Hayes,
night watchman for the mill. Three
or four shots were fired by each
man.
Hayes has been lodged in jail,
pending the result Of Sauls' in
juries.
There is conflict of statement as to
which man fired the first shot. The
difficulty, it seems, grew out OF a
dispute as to changing SIS bill.
Physicians tonight seem to think
there is little hope of Sauls' recovery.
Sauls was shot in the breast.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
SMITH TAFT'S GUEST.
J:.nior Senator One of Presidents
Dinner Party.

Washington, June 2S.-President
Taft entertained at dinner tonight in
the White House company of prom
inent men, including members OF, the
cabinet, senators and representatives
in congress. Among the guests were
Senators Martin. of Virginia, Clay, Of
Georgia, McEnery, of Louisiana,
Money of Mississippi, Davis, of Ar
kansas, Bradley, of Kentucky, and
Smith, of South Carolina, and Repre-
sentatives Livingston and Bartlett, Of
Georgia, Broussard, of Louisiana,
James, of Kentucky, and Slemp, of
Virginia. The dinner was served on
the roof of the west wing of the
White House.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
To Build SouthbOund.

Winston-Salem, N. c., June 2S.-
The directors of the Southbound Rail-
road Company met here this after
noon and passed resolutions author;
izing President H. E. Fries and Chief
Engineer Cornell to advertise for
construction bids and directing that
the work of completing the road from,
this city to Wadesboro, distance OF
81 miles, be rushed. The road is
controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line
and Norfolk & Western Railroad
Companies. -.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Church Organist Dies at instrument.

Aiken, June 2S.-Yesterday, as
she was playing the postlude at ST..
Thaddeus Episcopal church, Miss
Henrietta Ravenel, acting organist,
was stricken with heart failure and
died in a few moments after the first
attack. She was seated at the organ
and had almost concluded the post
lude, and the congregation AID min
lister, the Rev. G. Croft. Williams,
acting rector, were going out Of the
church when those near her were at
tracted by Miss Ravenels appearing
to have tainted. Help was at her
side in moment and a glass of ice
water was secured, but nothing
could be done to restore her and she
expired almost instantly, her head
leaning on the organ. Drs. T. q.
Croft and T., C. Stone were in the
church and gave her all the attention
possible.
Miss Ravenel had been affected
with heart trouble to some extent
previously, but she was not known
to be in any serious condition. Miss
Maria W. Edgerton is the organist,
but while she is in New York on a
vacation, Miss Ravenel consented to
act as organist. The heat and exer-
ton are thought to have brought on
the attack. Her body was taken
from the church and carried to her
late home on Greenville street, few
minutes after she expired.
A most impressive feature OF the
death was the fact that as the Rev.
Mr.. Williams noticed that she was
seriously sick, he asked the audience
to bow their heads and the prayer
for the sick was offered, and as death
closed about the good woman, the
prayer for the dying was offered.
Miss Ravenel was about IS years
of age. She is survived by three sis
ters, Misses Susie S., Lydia and
Mary, and one brother, Mr.. Harry
Ravenel, of Jacksonville, Fla. The
deceased was member Of st. Thad-
deus church and one of the most ac-
tive workers in church work in the
city. She was a very conscientious
lady and she was loved by all who
knew her for her excellent qualities.
The old family home is in Pinopolis,
where the family resided before COM
ing to Aiken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Struck by a Train.

At Greenville Friday morning
Thomas Jamison, farmer from the
Dacusville section of Pickens coun--
ty driving to mill two mules, was
struck by a freight train on the
Southern railway and suffered frac-
ture of the skull from which he will
probably die One mule was killed
and the other injured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01

Miss Bessie Armstrong, Bamberg, .: 116 000
Miss Pearle Delk, Bamberg .109, 800
Miss Estele Lancaster, Govan . 102, 500
Miss Ida Lou HERS, Ehrhardt 100, 800
Miss EVELYN Brabham, Olar ....... ........ 81, 800
Miss Leda Ritter, Olar, ...... 76O00
Miss Marv Matheny, Bamberg ........ 100000
Miss Louise Fielder, Bamberg, . ...... $4,000
Miss Camille Price, Bamberg, :...... SO, 600
Miss Katie Carter, Ehrhardt, .............. "a 1000
Miss Lucille Lightsey Bamberg, II, 500
Miss Zema Herndon, Ehrhardt, ............ $500
Miss Rettie Steedley, Bamberg, ~ .... 4,500
Miss Reba williams Olar, .... 1000
Miss Marv Wright, Denmark, ,........ $500
Miss George Emma Jordan Bamberg, g,.:........ $500
Miss Nell Cavton, Colston, .... 1000
Miss Alice Smoak, Bamberg w ........ 1000
Remember all votes over So 900 turned in each week
will not be shown until the week before the last week Of
the contest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Nav Lynch Woman.

Wrightsville, Ca, June 29.-The
posse which shot to death Robert
jenkins to-day has been increased to-
night and the report reaches here
that jenkins wife will be taken from
the jail and lynched. The wounding
of two members of the posse by Jen-
kins has whipped the indignation of
the men into fury.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
WEATHER WILL BE COOLER.
Heat Wave Has Been Broken, Says
the Bureau.

Washington, June 2S.-The heat
wave has been slightly checked, ao-
cording to the weather bureau re-
ports.
The official temperature here yes
terday was 80 degrees while down
town thermometers registered as
high as 101. One death and two
prostrations resulted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
SEVENTEEN MORE DAYS
The End is Drawing Near and the
Contestants are Hustling

The highest number Of votes allowed to appear for
publication will be $4,000 each week to each contestant
Those contestants who turn in this quantity will be
given credit for and publication made on the week
previous to the last week of the contest
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01

to play the Hilda team on the Oath OF
July.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01

The trustees have elected a Mr..
and Mrs. Smoak, of Branchville, to
teach the Govan school.
w. A. HAY, JR.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01

The Govan base ball team organiz-
ed Saturday afternoon. They expect
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Merely the President.

A characteristic anecdote Of Lin
coin dates back to the time when
there were SO many fires al the ma
tional capital that suspicion OF in
cendiaries was entertained, and va
rious northern cities began to offer
the services Of special fire brigades.
The authorities Of Philadelphia in
particular were most urgent and
sent a special committee to wait
upon the president and urge him
TO accept the services Of such a
brigade. The committee was te-
dious and long windcd, and the
president was anxious 10 get back
TO the public business which de-
manded his attention. Finally, see
ing no prospect OF a termination Of
the interview in the usual way, he
interrupted one Of the orators in
the midst Of a grandiloquent fight
BY saying:
"Ah, yes. gentlemen, but il is a
mistake to suppose that ] am the
head Of the fire department in
Washington. ! am merely the pres
ident OF the United States"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Holidays.

The JOYS Of our holidays-who
can measure them? The present
pleasure Of the DAYS themselves is
not The only nor the chief enjoy
ment. The sehoolboy's anticipation
Of the sports Of vacation is to be
added to the pleasure Of the yaca-
ton itself. And then the memory
Of it after il is past-how I4uch
more this memory adds to the sum
total Of the enjoyment which the
vacation brings The schoolboy
remembers the afternoons at the
swimming pool. the happy days in
the woods or By the stream long
sitter he has forgotten the irksome
duties of school or farm. The
same boy, older grown, remembers
with pleasure the victories OF the
college athletic field long after he
has forgotten how to eonjugate use
less Greek verbs. and the same man
in later life. If he : n sportsman.
recalls more often and with more
satisfaction the day when he caught
his record breaking salmon or shot
his FIRST moose than he does the
day when he was elected to office
or when he cleared up few thou
sands in Il stock Transaction Sam
uel Merrill in Forest and Stream.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
What Ne Wanted.

The old man turned from his
desk as his son-in-law entered the
office. 1890
"Well, what is il now" he asked.
'1--er--have been thinking"
answered the new member Of the
family, THAT sou ought to give me
q pension
/. "a pensionl" exclaimed the old
man. "What in thunder do you
mean. sir?"
swell, lis like this" explained
the other. Ever since / did your
daughter the honor to marry her |
have hcen dependent on YOU for
support, and | want TO be independ-
emit. See!"-Chicago News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Startling Eauin. ssosei.y.

a startling story OF equine sa-
gacity comes from the provinces.
A horse was standing in the shafts
Of carriage just outside the local
theater. II had a weary look, as
of one that desired reposc. Sud-
denly il frightened up, and before
il could be stopped il made a dash
for the box Office. The reason for
this unexpected behavior gave rise
to much discussion till at last one
Of the crowd, more obseryant than
the others, pointed out that the
legend "ro the Stalls" was written
in large letters over the box Office
window--London Globe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Rainbow Tinted Fishes.

The remarkable brilliancy Of col
or in the fish living about the coral
reefs in tropical regions has been
often noticed. Brilliant blue with
fins and tail Of bright yellow, vivid
crimson shading of into a more sub
dued hue, bright green spotted and
banded with red, green with long
parallel stripes Of blue and red,
green marked with red above and
bright blue bclow-such are some Of
the colors displayed BY the fish Of
the Great Barrier reef Of Australia.
In order to explain such brilliant
hues on the principles Of natural Sc
lection they have been described as
warning colors." The fish are
thought TO be nauseous or poisonous
and to proclaim this BY their bright
colors. As regards those Of the
Australian coral reef, however,
many Of them are said to be excel
lent eating.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
MERELY AN EYE WASH.
The Chemical View Of Tears Differs
From the Pcetical View.

From the Pcetical View. IN
Tears have their functional duty
to accomplish, like every other
fluid Of the body, and the lachrymal
gland is not placed behind the eye
simply to fill space or to give ex-
preston to emotion.
The chemical properties Of tears
consist Of phosphate of lime and
soda, making them very salty, but
never bitter. Their action on the
eye is very beneficial, and here con-
sists their prescribed duty Of the
body, washing thoroughly that sem
sitiye organ, which allows no for
eign fluid to do the same work.
Nothing cleanses the eye like a
good salty shower bath, and med
ical art has followed natures law
in this respect, advocating the in
MIGRATING solution for any distress
ed condition of the optics. Tears
do not weaken the sight, but i'm
prove it. They act as a tonic on
the muscular vision, keeping the
eye soft and limpid, and it will be
noticed that women in whose eyes
sympathetic tears gather quickly
have brighter, tenderer orbs than
others. When the pupils are hard
and cold the world attributes it to
ones disposition, which is mere
figure of speech implying the lack
of balmy tears that are to the cor
nea what salve is to the skin or
nourishment to the blood.
The reason some women weep
more easily than others and all
more readily than the sterner sex
has not its difference in the
strength of the tear gland, but in
the possession Of a more delicate
nerve system. The nerve fibers
about the glands vibrate more east
", causing downpour from tie
watery sac Men are not nearly 40
sensitive to emotion. Their sym
pathetic nature-that term is used
in a medical sense-is less devel-
oped, and the eye gland is therefore
protected from shocks. Conse-
quently a man should thank the
formation OF his nerve nature when
he contemptuously scorns tears as
a woman's practice. Between man
and monkey there is this essential
difference of tears-an ape cannot
weep, not so much because its emo
tional. powers are undeveloped as
the fact that the laehrymal gland
was omitted in his optical makeup.
Exchange.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
STONED THE BARON.
When Dc FrsniIly Enraged the Mob by
Not BEING LAFAYETTE.

N0t betn0 LaFayotte.
In 1871 Baron de Frenilly was
staying in Auyergne. At that time
Lafayette, the hero of two worlds,
was expected to take up his resi-
dence at Charaniac. Everybody
was on the lookout for him, and in
his "Recollections0 the baron gives
an amusing story of being mistaken
for the great general. He writes:
Having gone to Clermont to meet
my cousin and not knowing what to
do while awaiting her arrival, / de-
cided to set off for Riom and bring
back some of its famous pies. So
] ordered post horses and left early
in the morning.
When passing through Monitor
rand, league from Clermont, |
saw huge crowd, and on asking
for information found that Lafa-
yette was expected to arrive that
very day.
In order not to meet him | dou-
bled my pace, reached Rom in half
an hour and set off back to Cler-
mont.
Everything went well as far as
Montferrand, but on descending to-
ward Clermont | found the road
from ono town to the other lined
with troop and people. However,
/ continued TO advance. But be-
fore / had gone more than few
yards ! heard voices saying: 1T is
he! 1t is hep
Away | went like the wind. But
the shouts outstripped me, and in
a few minutes ! was proceeding in
the midst Of a universal cry Of
sLong live Lafayettep
On travelling a third of the way
there were salvos Of artillery, the
troops beat the general" flags sa-
luted, and the municipality adyanc-
ed on one side while the staff pre-
scented itself on the other. 1t was
then absolutely necessary to stop.
Lowering the carriage window, ]
asked the mayor what he desired.
'lllustrious general he re-
piled.
Monsieur" interjected, 81 am
not general. For whom do you
take me, and what do YOU desire.'
ave take you for whom YOU are,
the illustrious General Lafayette.
"Sir, | am not Lafayette"
Whereupon a grcnadier shouted,
.No, he isn't"
"Who is he, thensp beloved the
PEOPLE.
IAN emigrant. 4 spy, 4 trail
tor! An aristocrat. Hang him.
A volley of stones struck the car
riage. Ny position did not wait
for second discharge. He was Off
like an arrow, and in ten minutes !
was at the gates OF Clermont.
To do them justice. | must add
that the mayor brought me in the
evening the apologies OF the good
people who had stoned me as pun
ishment for not being Lafayette.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Biblical.

An Alabama man tells Of an old
darby in Birmingham who became
possessed Of a scedy and forlorn
looking dog, TO which he promptly
assigned the name Moreover.
Jefferson" the aged negro was
asked, chow did you hit upon such
q name as Moreover for the dogi'
Il gifts i outen dc Bible,D said
the darky.
"The Bible?"
"Sure, sab. Doan' yo' member
where i saws, When Lazarus la,
at dc rich mans gate Moreover. Is
dog. come an lick his sorcs?' -.
Harpcr's Weekly.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-07-15

Paris Pattern No. 1863, All Seams AIlowed.-A dainty little under-gar- ment is here portrayed, developed in sheer nainsook The fronts are gath cred at the top of the square neck and at the waist line; the former being finished with ribbon-run beading and an edging of Valenciennes lace, and the latter finished with narrow waist band of the material The armholes and center-front plait are trimmed with an edging, and the peplum may be omitted if desired. The pattern Is in six sizes--32 to 42 inches, bust measure. For 36 bust the corset cover requires l F yard of material 56 inches wide; as illustrated, 5A yards of edging, PIE yards of bead ing and 21s yards of ribbon to trim.
 To procure this pattern send 10 cents to Pattern Department" of this paper. Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of pattern.