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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

right to jail. Why. man. killing a COW
is next door to killing a human belngl
Can't you realize IT."
But. you see. we are stopping at
the Films hotel. and the young lady
Is anxious to get back TO her mother.
II pay the damages you can take
the bail on the speeding case, can't
your
The constable thought the case over
and decided to take bail. When Mr..
Dillon pulled out his purse TO pay the
$50 he received shock. Four dol
lars was all he had with him. The
weeping and muttering chauffeur was
searched. but he had less than a dol
lar. Blushing and stammerlng and
perturbed. the young man called upon
Miss Haddon for u cash loan. She had
only 50.
II hate 10 take you to JAIL" said
the constable when informed of how
things were. 81 guess your watch and
pin will he enough to secure every
thing. You've got to come back In a
The things were handed over. the
fuddled chauffeur loaded In like bag
Of sand and the smashed auto left
ito be called for" Then the other
auto headed for the hotel. In the ex-
element of the hour neither of the
principals had thought OF names. 1t
was only rs they were rolling smooth
ly along ut not too fast gait that
the error WAS repaired. Then silence
lasting five long minutes ensued. Then
two peals Of laughter broke from two
pairs of lips In chorus. The whole
thing was grimly ludicrous.
"And how did you raise the $50 and
the bail?" asked the girl.
1.-The constable has my watch and
PIN"
"And won't we have to so to jall?"
81 think not. but we are prisoners In
a sense. II you fly the country you
will leave me In bad fix"
OF course the mother thanked Mr..
Dillon. and Of course Mr.. Dillon thank
ed his stars and pushed his luck. Once
always and sometimes twice a day
that couple had to ride out to see
about ball. they had to wander about
the grounds evenings; they had to sit
I'm grottoes and beside waterfalls.
After a month had passed Mr.. Dillon
begged the mother to let him be q
bondsman TO the daughter for life.
Dear me-" said the mother. but
what strange things running over a
COW may lead to. Don't let Minnie do
1t again"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
a unite"

The difficulties experienced by our
forefathers in trying to reckon money
in very small proportions appear In
the various values given to a mite"
In the sixteenth and seventeenth cen
tury books of commercial arithmetic.
The original unite" seems to have
been a third of a Flemish penny, but
the use of the word for the widows
coin Of the New Testament made Its
regular English meaning half a far
thing. and some old people may re-
member applying the name to the
short lived nineteenth century coins
of that value. In those old arithmetic
books mite stands for various val
ues not represented by actual coins
but obviously used in reckoning. A
work Of 1906 makes 1t one-twelfth OF
a penny, two sixteenth century books
one-sixth OF farthing. and In 1914
Jeake's arithmetic made 1t as little
as one sixty-fourth Of a penny.-Lon'
don Chronicle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
Preferred tn. Men to Talk.

A Philadelphia writer who belongs
to the Society Of Friends is charm
ing story teller. Here Is one from his
store Of Quaker anecdotes.
''The story goes" he said. that loud
talking among the congregation once
interrupted certain Friends meet
ing. The women at this meeting sat
on one side Of the room. the men on
the other. The speaker when the talk.
ing became intolerable paused and
looked at the audience reproachfully.
"A woman, rising. said to him:
81 beg thee to take notice that the
talking you object to comes not from
our, but from the mems. side Of the
house.
''The speaker smiled upon her. so
much the better. good woman; so
much the BETTER he said. 1T will be
the sooner over.'"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
Heroic Treatment.

In Guiana IL child is slow in Its
movements the parents apply an ant
to the child instead Of whip TO make
II move faster. This little ant bites
more cruelty than mosquito, and Its
bite is apt to be troublesome after
ward AS you can imagine, this treat
ment does not make the child kind TO
others. and the children OF Guiana are
said to be particularly cruel TO ami
mails. The little boys I'm Guiana do not
reckon their age by years. but by their
ability to endure pain. Until he gets
to the point where he can let the Hucu
ant bite him without wincing he Is
considered merely a baby.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
Corn Products Entrained.

The president OF western railway
system was spending the week end at
the country house of friend In New
York when one evening some reference
was made by n layman touching the
commercial greatness OF the country as
evidenced by railway operations.
"What yon say is quite true" OBJ
served the head of the big system.
do you know that IL the corn prod.
ucts In this country for the last year
were loaded into one train the engine
thereof would be entering the state Of
New Jersey just as the caboose was
leaving Los Angeles"
At this remark a woman present
could not suppress her establishment
and incredulity. How you men do ex.
aggeratew she exclaimed. "You know
very well that even two engines could
not pull such a trainw-New York
Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
His Crushed CHAR.

YES" said the man with the open
countenance. II married girl In the
mutilated currency bureau Of the treas.
ury department at Washington. Quite
a little romance 1t was too"
How did it happen?" asked the man
with the crumpled necktie.
at was her def fingers. her marvel
Gus skill. that chiefly attracted me-"
Patching together ragged old dollar
bills? Faughw
Restrain your sarcasm, IL you
please. She could do much finer work
than that. had seen her once or
twice and thought her pretty girl,
but was not particularly impressed.
One evening. though, when / was call
ing on her at the boarding house
where she lived happened to notice
that In some way had crushed a
twenty-five cent cigar in my upper
left vest pocket, and l showed 1t to
her.
That's nothing she said. I can
mend that and make It all right In q
jiffy.'
1T was a shapeless mass. but l told
her to so ahead. She got little paste,
and In FIVE minutes she fixed II up as
good as new. Well, sir. that caught
me, and | proposed to her on the spot.
She said Yes and we were married
the following week."
"Old chap" said the man In the
macintosh after long pause, show
had you crushed that cigar?"
"That's none of your business!-
Chicago Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

A Dramatic incident In the Career o
General de Galiifet.

II was ON that fatal day. Sept. /.
1870 that General de Gallifet distin.
guished himself by commanding the
cavalry charges intended to clear the
elevation at lily, with the view OF
opening passage toward Floing.
where II was hoped the army might re-
treat The first charge overthrow the
Eighty-third regiment of the Prussians
and penetrated among the German
troops. but the latter formed again
rapidly after the retirement OF the
French cavalry.
General Ducrot then asked IL they
could renew the charge with what re-
manned of the light cavalry and hDs-
sars, and then Gallifet answered in
the words that have become historic
"As often rs you wish. general. as
long as a man remains." The second
charge was not so successful as the
first. Only few men. with their gen
eral ut their head, succeeded In pene-
trating the first ranks of the enemy.
II is known that the king OF Prussia.
who was watching the battle from the
top Of the hill OF Marfee. exclaimed
with admiration, "Oh, les braves gens."
Just at this moment an astonishing
event occurred In the midst OF the bat.
tie. AS Gallifet was returning with
a few survivors, their horses for the
most part wounded or foundered. he
passed before the Nassau regiment.
The Prussian officers ordered their
men to cease fire and even struck up
some of their guns. The French sa-
luted and shouted give rempereurw
and the German officers acknowledged
the salute. some of them applauding.--
Westminster Gazette.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
sympathy.

He-It was frightful moment when
received your letter telling me OF
the insuperable obstacle to our mar
rage. ] would have shot myself. but
] had no money to buy revolver.
She Dearest. II only you had let me
know. -Simplicissimus
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
A Mean Friend.

"All the dust flies up my nose"
swell. Cholly, maybe the city viii
pay you TO parade the streets. Per-
haps. instead OF sweeping. II would be
better to clean them by vacuum proc
ess."-Kansas City Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
NOXALL
Fly. Flea and Skeet Oil

Prevents attack by Flies and Mosquitoes
on human beings and animals. Destroys
Fleas on dogs and cats. and drives from
premises Reaches, Water Bugs, Ants,
Bedbugs, Poultry. Lice. etc. Destroys
all vermin and insects attacking plant
and vegetable life.
Two sizes. 10c and 25c bottles. also by
quarts and gallon. Guaranteed nom
poisonous. Sold by drug stores every
where. Agent wanted.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
Al, the Difference.

"My wife is very bad" said n MAJ
at he bloomsbury county court.
"You mean she Is very III. ! hope
she Is not bad" replied the magistrate
sympathetica-ly. London Telegraph.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
Mother-in-law Again.

Husband-why do you hate to see
me come Tome smiling? Wife-Be-
cause know It means something has
happened to poor mother.-Illustrated
Bits
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

You may have sample bottle sent free
bymail. Address DIR. kilmer * Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
remember thenaf DIR. Kilmer' Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. ", on every bottle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

the back are also symptoms that tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
what To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back. kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant me-
cessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
immediate effect of Swamp.Root is
soon realized. II stands the highest be-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

cause of its remarkable
health restoring prop
critics. If you need a
medicine you should
have the best. Sold by
druggists in ffty-cent
and one-doliar sizes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect Il.

Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

u Dr1ck dust Seui-
incnt, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearance often
indicates an un-
healthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; too fire.
quent desire to
pass il or pain in
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-18

very biz OF the hea, through
Makes very few ashes, and
lie. The safest, ablest, most
ZONES. Steam or hot water.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
The Famous Kingsbury Piano.

The offer of a Kingsbury piano in
the subscription contest now being
conducted by The Herald has called
forth much favorable comment from
many of the contestants. Those who
are experienced in music realize that
this prize is well worth working for,
for the musical qualities and con-
structive merit of the Kingsbury
gives this instrument a standard
reputation in every part of the coun-
: try.
: The factories of The Cable Com
pany at St. Charles and Chicago, ILL.,,
are kept busy meeting the demands
which comes from all parts of the
country for this piano. 1t has al
ways had very large sale through
South Carolina, and it's name has be-
come a household word among
music lovers.
This piano is kept constantly in
stock by the Charleston house Of
The Cable Company, in The Cable
building, King and Society streets.
Those who have entered The Herald
subscription contest, as well as those
who are considering the purchase of
reliable pianos, can obtain catalogs
nand full information at that address.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
MAN IDENTIFIED.
Negro Brought from Georgetown
Seen by Woman.

John Jenkins, alias "Slippery
Jim," the negro charged with at
tempted criminal assault on a young
lady in Georgetown county, was
identified yesterday by the lady. The
negro was brought to Columbia Sat-
urday night and lodged in the peni-
tentiary for safe keeping. 1t was
decided Sunday to bring the young
lady to Columbia and accordingly
she came, accompanied by her faith
er, and made oath that Jenkins was
the negro who dragged her from the
buggy and attempted the crime. She
brought with her written state
ment which was filed with Mr.. A. J.
Bethea, private secretary to Coy. An
sci. The statement carries out prac-
tically what has already been given
in the newspapers and gives no new
facts as to the attempted crime.
When she was shown Jenkins she
begged her father to kill the negro
and was absolutely prostrated as q
result of the shock. This is the first
case of this kind in that section of
the country and efforts will be made
at once for a speedy trial. Mr.. Geo.
w. Watts has written Gov. Ansel,
who was out cf the city yesterday,
requesting special term Of court.
There was at no time any danger OF
violence and the people are convinc-
ed that should the law be allowed to
take it's course there will be no diff
flculty at the trial.-Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Householder Kills Boarder.

Steubenville, Ohio, June 20
Meier Osman shot and killed Mike
Demick, shot and seriously wounded
his wife and then attempted to COM
nit suicide by shooting himself here
to-day.
Osman quarreled with a neighbor,
Joseph Benitski, over cat and ran
into his house to obtain shotgun,
with which to shoot Benitski. In
the room where Osman kept his gun
he found Demick, boarder, caress-
ing Mrs. Osman. Securing his gun,
Osman shot and almost instantly
killed Demick. Mrs. Osman was
shot in the back. Osman then turn
ed the gun upon himself and fired,
but failed to inflict dangerous
wound. He upbraided the officer
who arrived at this moment for ar
resting him, saying if he had delay
eda few moments there would have
been no necessity of trying him for
murder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Appreciated Kind Words.

Ensign D. Graham Copeland, U. s.
n, now on the U. S. S. Kansas, sta
toned at Hampton Roads, Va, who
is the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Copeland, Of this city, writes
us as follows in renewing his sub
scription to The Herald, and we GER
tainly appreciate his kind words:
81 notice in recent issues Of your
most excellent sheet various an
nouncements of the results Of the
contest that you have inaugurated
for the purpose Of increasing your
subscription list. This is but anoth-
er form of the progressiveness that
has characterized your paper for sew
eral years, and in renewing my sub
scription to The Herald I desire to
add my congratulations to those
which must daily pour into your Of
flee, and to wish that you will meet
with every success in the modern
methods that are employed in your
Office"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Doy for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The State reunion of Confederate
veterans is being held in Chester
this week.
The Barnwell county board of ed
ucation has granted petition for
the establishment Of a high school at
Williston.
The contract for Barnwell couns
tvs new Jail has been let to the
Pauly Jail Building Co., the contract
price being $4,000. This amount
ought to build handsome Jail.
Wash Medlin has been held by the
coroner's jury for the murder Of
Mrs. Victoria Griffin IN Columbia
last week. The evidence against
him, however, Is circumstantial.
| Willie Bethune, a negro, who shot
and killed G. B. Minis, a white man,
in Clarendon, county few months
ago, was tried at court In Manning
last week, found guilty Of murder
and sentenced to be hanged on FRI
day, July 18th.
Nose Stevens, negro, was con-
victed Of arson at court in Aiken
last week and sentenced to be
hanged. His crime was the burning
OF a barn belonging to Mrs. N. c.
Moseley. Stevens's wife and mother
in-law testified that he told them he
burned the barn for revenge, because
MIS-. Moseley would not lend him
some money.
Mr.. Chas. C. Rickenbacker, q
prominent farmer of the Cameron
section of Orangeburg county, was'
killed last week by being kicked by
a horse. His stock were loose In the
lot, and in passing along Mr.. Ricken-
backer slapped the horse on taa
back, and the animal kicked hin, in
tiicting injuries from which he died
in q few hours.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Special Days at Springtown.

The regular annual Sunday-school
picnic will be at Springtown on July
the 3rd.
Rev. ]. D. Moore, Sunday-school
field secretary of the State Mission
Board, will be present. The public
is cordially invited.
The Sunday-school is also prepar-
ing for children's day, which will be
held on July the 18th.
We wish all of our friends to be
with us at this service, and cordial
ly invite the public. Service will be.
gin at 1890 o'clock.
MILFORD J. FREE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Convicted Of Wife-Murder.

Atlanta, Ca, June 21.-George
Burge, a truck farmer, was to-day
found guilty, in the superior court
here, of the murder of his wife in
this city on the night of May II. He
will be sentenced to death to-mor-
row.
Mrs. Burgess throat vas slashed
while she was asleep in her home,
death resulting almost instantly. 1t
was testified that Burge then cut his
stepson, Frank Britton, sleeping in
the same room with his mother, and
before leaving the room picked up
his 12-months' old baby from the
bed where it lay beside its dead
mother and kissed it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Govan Correspondent Replies.

Editor The Bamberg Herald: I
observe letter printed in this
weeks issue of your paper purposely
addressed to you. The writer signed
Zone of Them" I suppose by his
signature that he gives himself the
distinction of posing for the mass of
The Herald subscribers in his rebuke
and criticism Of my recent theologi-
cal doctrine.
1 thank him kindly for using his
mastery foresight in conveying to
my mind my wrong action, in using
the county paper as medium fol-
discussing a theological doctrine, al
though I shall say that I was aware
of the Appropriateness, but knew 1t
the only means through or by which
I could reach the people.
Doubtless the paper is open for an
tagonisrn, but don't suppose this
kindly coadjutor would venture to
contend with this enlightened ages
exploitation on the subject.
I would remind him (perhaps
though he is not teachable) that 1t
was a minister of the gospel who
preached from the pulpit up in
"Yankeedom" that Sharp's rifles
would be good to use to bring back
into the union the seeded States
Now, would ask him why is it that
the great conferences are divided to-
day? We hear the echo answer
"public sentiment" We hear and
have read (the YOUTH of the culmi.
nation till actually we imagine we
hear the booming of the cannons on
a Manassas or Gettysburg battle
field! 1 merely use this as an illus.
tration.
The great trouble now is that we
pay too much tribute to some "doc.
trines" as are often arrayed in the
pulpit, and the pulpit is screened
from attack because it is termed a
sacred altar, but my understanding is
that it would be defined sacred in
civil justice, when slander or ignom.
my is dashed against its worthy in.
stitution and there would come dire
Intervention.
WILLIAM HAY, JR.
Govan, s. c., June IS, 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
An Appeal for Temperance.

Editor The Bamberg Herald:
Shakespeare says: eve are crea-
lures that look before and after
intimating that we do not see what
is actually passing under our eyes.
This must be true, else, why this
seeming Indifference to the fatall-
ties happening all around us, even
at our doors? When we see smoke
we naturally conclude there is fire
somewhere. When we see all these
things happening and with such fire.
uuency, it is high time for the think
ing people to find out the cause and
try to remedy it, or God may pour
out 'the wine of hfs wrath" in a
greater measure than he has already
been doing.
I do not say strong drink is the
only evil, but do say 1t is the
mightiest agent the devil possesses
for the destruction of human souls.
Many valuable lives have been de-
stroyed by it. AS long as this tenn
ptation is kept before the people,
this will continue. "The eyes OF
the Lord are in every place, behold
lug IuS evil duu IuO 6Ooo' AAS
seems to have peculiar feeling for
the poor and needy, and has prom
ised to hear their cries.
mans extremity is Gods oppor-
tunity." When we feel we can do
nothing by ourselves then he makes
us strong; with him we can do all
things.
You, good women, who feel so
helpless, crushed by this modern
juggernant, think what a power you
can be. Your innocence and purity
fits you to come into the presence of
God. Do not neglect to intercede
with him for the advancement of
right in our land. I fear you under
estimate your value. You can say
with Sir Galahad, "My strength is as
the strength of ten because my
heart is pure" Remember,
Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upo-i his knees. "
AS a people we are forgetting God
"a dangerous thing to do. ut Is
a fearful thing to fall into the
hands of the living God"
PRO BONO PUBLICO.