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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
WOMEN DEFY NEGRO BRUTE.
One Raises the Window While An.-
other Fires Pistol.

>Williston, Feb. 22.-About II
o'clock Saturday night negro BY
the name of Mayes, whose wife cooks
for DR.. Frank Willis, made an effort
to enter the residence of DR.. Willis,
first at the back door and afterwards
through the window of Mrs. Willis
room.
When the negro was discovered at
the window sister Of DR.. Willis att
tempted to shoot at him through the
window glass, but the baby of Mrs.
Willis being asleep near the window,
she begged her sister-in-law not to-
shoot through the glass, as 1t might
injure the infant. Finally the ladies'
who were alone at home, decided that
one should raise the window and the
other do the shooting. When the drst
shot was fred the negro darted under
the house, where he dropped some
bundles that he had purchased during
the night. He then ran OF IN the
darkness.
The alarm being sounded, mum.
Der Of persons we're soon at the WtHtAz
residence and it was not long before
the chaingang bloodhounds, which
were nearby, were on the trail OF the
negro. He was tracked to his home
in the outskirts of town and placed
under arrest.
After being placed in the guard
house Mayes confessed that he wass
the party who tried to enter the
house, but gave no reason for So
doing.
About 10 o'clock Sunday night ths;
mayor of the town hearing rumors OF
violence notified the night watchmAns
and the deputy sheriff to keep close.
watch upon the guard house.
About 80 minutes afterwards, how
ever, it was discovered that the lockA
on the guard house door had been
forced and the negro was nowhere TO-
be found. .s5s. sS:s
By some it is stated that the lockA
were broken open, while still others
contend otherwise.
No trace of the negro had been
found up to late hour tonight.
DR.. Frank Willis is absent on -
visit to Baltimore and New York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
acknowledgements About
Men and Happenings.

The legislature has passed a bill
appropriating $4,000 to buy school
books for poor children. This is
very foolish bill, as no child is now
kept out of school because they can
not buy school books.
The lien law is dead at last. The
bill repeating the law passed the
house a few weeks ago, and last
Friday it passed the Senate. 1t will
go into effect January 1st, 1910, and
after that date one cannot give lien
over his crop.
The legislature is in session again
this week, having failed to adjourn
last Saturday. The house was ready
to adjourn Saturday, but the Senate
had several matters before it. to dis
pose of. It is likely that the Sen
ate will pass a prohibition bill OF
some kind before adjourning.
Solicitor T. S. Sease, of Spartan
burg, who has been solicitor of the
seventh judicial circuit, has been
elected by the general assembly to
the position of Judge of that circuit
to fill the vacancy caused by the ele'
vation of Judge Hydrick to the su'
preme bench. It is said that Sena-
tor Otis will be candidate for So
licitor of the circuit.
After filibustering for several days
last week, the prohibitionists and
anti-prohibitionists came to an agree
ment, and the Statewide prohibition
bill passed the house. 1t is now be-
fore the Senate, and as to whether II
will pass or not is not known. 1t IL
likely, however, that the bill provid'
ing for vote of the people of the
State next summer on the liquor
question will be passed instead of the
Statewide prohibition measure.
The Aiken board of health will ap'
peal to the State Supreme Court IL
the matter of Miss Kirk, the alleged
lleper. The board wanted to move
Miss Kirk to a pest house near the
city limits, but her attorneys &C.
cured an Injunction against the
board. The matter was heard be-
fore Judge Robert Aldrich, al
Barnwell, and he continued the IN
junction, saying that the pest house
was not proper place for the pa.
tient, but allowed the board OF
health to continue the quarantine al
the lady's residence. The board
thereupon appealed to the Supreme
Court, and the matter will come uT
for hearing at the April term.
R. E. Carwile, James S. Werner and
Augustus M. Deal have appeared be.
fore Judge Ernest Gary and received
an order from him requiring the
Southern States Trust Company
which is capitalized at $4,000, tc
show cause before him at chambers
Monday, March 1, why a receiver
should not be appointed to take
charge of the assets of the said com
pany, and restraining the company
from selling or issuing further con
tracts, bonds, etc. The actor
against the company is brought by w
/ G.. Jackson, of Chester, in his own be-
half and in behalf of other holders o1
bonds, contracts or certificates issued
by the Southern States Trust Com
pany.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
VICTIM OF UNLOADED GUN.
Woman Jokingly Pulls Trigger and
Man is Fatally Wounded.

New York, Feb. 22.-That dan
gerous weapon, the unloaded gun:
was the cause of the death OF Edward
Staub, who lies dead in the Bronx
this morning with bullet in his
brain.
Staub died after having been shot
Yesterday morning by Mrs. Mary
Schmidheime at the latter's home.
The woman was handling sup
posedly empty pistol and pulled the
trigger in response to Staub's jestlng
command to shoot him. The victim
was an engraver.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

One of our crack hunters went out
bird shooting. He had two black
dogs. He was riding the road be-
tween two fields and he saw two
black stumps about six hundred
yards away in one Of the fields, and
got out of his buggy and hitched his
horse and struck out in brisk walk
thinking that the stumps were his
dogs. He had gotten nearly to the
stumps when his dogs came up be-
hind him on his trail from the buggy.
Says he intends to get some one to
kick him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
BURGLARS Wreck Building.

Flemington, N. j., Feb. 21.-The
First National bank building at Cali
fon, N. j., near this place, was wreck
ed and the entire town aroused early
to-day by an explosion OF nitro
glycerine set off by burglars, who got
nothing for their pains, crowd OF
citizens reaching the scene before
they got the safes inner door open.
The burglars fed, leaving their tools
behind.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

General merchandise and otner
stores cannot compete with The
Herald Book Store in fine cor
respondence paper, tablets, etc.
Come see our line and note our
cheaper prices and better values.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
DIR. G.. p. Erwin Dead.

News was received in the city
Monday morning of the death in a
hospital at Philadelphia of DR.. G. P:
Erwin, pastor of the Baptist church
at Landrum and former resident OF
this city. DR.. Erwin died at an early
hour Monday from the efects OF an
operation performed week ago. He
had been in i'll health for some time:
DR.. Erwin was an adopted son or
DR.. and Mrs. w. J. Dargan and lived
in Greenville until 1908, when DR..
Dargan and his family moyed to An
derson. He was first cousin OF Mr.:
Harry Dargan, of this city, and OF
Mrs. w. F. Cox, of Anderson. Many
friends of his in this city regretted
very much to hear of his death and
sympathize very deeply with his
widow and seven children who sur
vive him.
The funeral of DR.. Erwin was held
in Landrum Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. Erwin was secretary OF the
South Carolina State Baptist Con-
yention and was one of the leading
ministers Of that denomination.
The following sketch of DR.. Erwin
was prepared by DR.. A. J. S. Thom-
as. editor of the Baptist Courier:
Clarence Pawley Erwin was born in
Darlington, May II, 1854. While yet
a child his parents died and he was
reared in the home of his foster-par-
ents, DR.. and Mrs. w. J. Dargan, the
latter being his aunt. He was edu-
Gated at Furman University and Tor
two years, 1S77-1879, he attended
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
After completing his studies at
Furman he taught school two years
at Rockingham, N. c., and two years
at Ansonville, N. c. Two years ne
taught in Furman University. He
was a rare teacher and some of his
friends urged him to give his life to
this work, but he felt it his duty to
preach and since 1879 he has de-
voted his talents and energies to the
ministry.
DIR. Erwin was pastor at Pendleton
1882-1SS5 and at Bamberg 1856
1897. Here he did splendid WORK
and during his pastorate fine house
of worship was erected. From BAN
berg he went to Wexford, where ne
was pastor for several years: Suose-
auently he was pastor at Landrum
and several other churches in that
section of the State. For num-
Der of. years up to his death MS
home was at Landrum.
DIR. Erwin has been secretary OF
the State Baptist Convention since
1897 and died in of6cec. He lived
long enough to complete the minutes
of the last convention. He served his
brethren in this position with slngu-
lar fidelity and conspicuous ability.
AS a preacher DR.. Erwin was al
ways thoughtful and scriptural and
spiritual. In manner he was deliber-
ate and simple and his style was con-
versational. He was in close touch
with the denominational enterprises
and had excellent executive ability.
DR.. Erwin was quiet, modest and
reserved. He was gentle and courte-
Gus and thoughtful of the rights and
comforts of others. At all times he
was a gentleman and in all condl-
tions he was a true friend, candid,
honest, helpful, considerate. His
death is loss and he shall be miss
ed.-Greenville News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

Veroline, the best automobile OIL
made, Is cents a gallon, at G. Frank
Bamberg's.
One hundred and fifty sheets OF
paper, put up in tablet form, for &C.,
at The Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

Full line mems low cut shoes Tor
snring wear at J. A. Byrd's. Ihey
are the Douglas make, no better on
earth. We have them In all colors.
and nobby dressers should see our
line.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Feb. 22.-Sunday was
almost a summer day, warm and
pleasant. Even the birds seemed to
enjoy the day, and sang and chirped
about more than usual, making every
thing joyful around.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

Several of our town folks attended
church at st. Nicholas and st. John s
churches Sunday. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

Capt. J. M. Dannelly has moved his
saw mill from Florida, and will put it
up on the same site as his old mill
was, and will saw up some small tim
Der that he has on his plantation to
build some tenant houses on his
farms.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

On last Saturday evening about
dusk Mr.. Wilbur Kearse and Alonzo
Gohagen, of the Kearse section, got
into q alteration on their way home
(near Mt. Pleasant church, Knives
were used by both parties, and both
were badly cut about the neck and
face and on left side. Some of the
gashes were about seven inches long,
but fortunately none were deep
enough TO strike vital parts: They
were deep enough to be painful, and
both parties must have gotten enough
of the sport, as there was no one
there to part them. DR.. J. H. Roberts
attended the wounds of Mr.. Gohagen,
and DR.. J. L. Copeland attended to
Mr.. Kearse's cuts. Neither are con-
sidered dangerous unless blood poi
son shows itself.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

Fertilizer hauling is in full blast
among the farmers these days. Every
day from two to three cars come in
for them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25

Our town authorities are agitatlng
which to do first, whether to build a
town hall or put in lights.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-12

The Methow Canal Company's Apple Lands
Sold exclusively by
THE UREY-CULVER COMPANY
Seattle. Portland. Wenatchee Spokane
Address all communications to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-09

ropOlitan banks upon bonds. There
is some difference as to the nve
fence in handling the respective col
lateral. but, in principle the conten-
ton is perfectly just. and by means
Of a Central Ban uch claim can be
easily recognized. Let the local banks
make loans upon papers secured by
hay and cotton, and endorse the same,
and present 20 the Central Bank for
discount, and the fact is accomplished.
By means of a Central Bank the gov
eminent may be brought close to
the farmer as to the bondholder."
But in the light of past experience
in the days of Andrew Jackson and
the old United States bank, it would
be with great reluctance that we
should invite h return Of the evils
of those days. Better bear the ills
we have than fly to those we know
not Of" And it is positively asserted
by Congressman Fowler, of New Jer-
sey, That a Central Bank will not
affect nor accomplish the reforms Of
our nance and currency. It is I'M
suited to our condition, will accent
uate many Of our present evils, pre-
cipitate and develop other evils of a
more serious nature" Therefore it is
to be hoped that this question be re-
ferred to
The National Monetary Commission
which is composed Of nine of the
ablest Senators and nine of the most
experienced members Of the House Of
boil parties, who lave been making a
most exhaustive study of the whole
subject, and accommodating for their
use, information and statistics O. every
character, whic' will enable them to
formulate a plan to be embodied in
a bill to be presented to Congress
after careful study of the systems of
currency in operation in England,
France and Germany. and after Sc
curing essays from the former stu
dents of political as to the
history of finance in those countries
for a hundred years. Surely some
great blessing should come to the
American people, from this array of
learning and wisdom. so hat enough
currency may be put in circulation
to handle our crops in times Of stress.
A Caution.
AS pointed out to us last year at
Madison by that profound student IN
economics, Hon. J.. J. Hill. the great
railroad m~agnate, in fifty years the
population of this ountry will be
200, 600, OOG OF people who Will re-
ouire more supplies than this coun-
try is now furnishing. It is therefore
clear as any 1utuIt SFCil SoA NC,
thai the farm is the only hope Of our
nations salvation. Just as it is to-
day. a real source of our wealth, the
mainspring of our domestic COM
merce. hat exceeds the trade OF all
Europe combined, so must we draw
,1pon it, for coming needs. All else
suffers progressive exhaustion, and
will be a poorer dependence a gener-
hence than it is today. The soil
alone renews itself. endures patiently.
and is capable of yielding increasing
rewards to industry, as agriculture
conforms more closely to the princi-
pies that science and experience have
Then the products of n
earth and the population Of the earth
increase together. so b. a the
will support the other. Hence it
us to conserve our natural
for the beneft Of future
posterity-our forests, our mines, our
and our soil, especially the lat !
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-09

ter which needs to be increased in
fertility, in order to bear it's rapidly
increasing burdens. The sources OF
artificial fertilization over fast de-
creaSing, and new methods of being
discovered for their production. Every
farmer knows that blowing under a
field of peas or clover, makes a fine
preparation for wheat, and increases
the yield. This is because these
legumes, through the employment of
certain bacteria are able to fix the
nitrogen and store it in their roots.
Chemists have for years sought to do
this. At last, two Germans, Frank
and Caro-, have found the secret. and
they called the process 'Lime-nitro-
gen. or "~Cyanamid." AS the result
Of their labors their patients were
syndicated, and there was formed in
Italy a gigantic parent
which controls them. The monopoly,
in turn, has sold out the rights in
Bavaria. France, Norway and Eng
land. Those in America have been
sold to the American Cyanamid Com
pany. This form of nitrogen known
as the Cyanamid of lime, is made ex-
clusively by the use of electricity.
which is eighty per cent of it's cost.
Therefore of every dollar that we pay
for the monopoly, for fertilizer.
eighty cents is the peoples water
" liz We saw Io1
ing; for practically the only cost of
this nitrogen IS the owe used in
the compression of free air. By it's
own prospectus, the company says:
This discovery or invention, is des-
tined to be ranked with the truly
great achievements of science, as
measured by what it will do for man.
kind. 1t have the way. for one of the
worlds future greatest industries, to
which every loaf of bread. every
pound of beef, and every Manager OF
oats will necessarily pay its tributes"
It's first plant is being erected at
Niagara, taking power from the On
tario Power Company, a big Westing-
house affair. making 10000 tons q
year, manufactured in Canada, but
sold duty free in the United States.
The second plant will be established
at Muscles Shoals on the Tennes-
see River in Alabama. The
surplus earnings will be conserved to
promote the welfare Of the company in
a manner deemed most expedient I'M
til the second plant is built, at which
stock will begin to pay about IA per
cent. and that the dividend will in
crease thereafter with every addi-
tional plant, IL per cent. The trust
million ton mark is reached. ITO
which every loaf of bread, every
pound of meat, every manger of oats
will necessarily pay it's tribute"
Thus you will see the Importance Of
guarding we'll our water powers. For
running down hill. generates
two kinds of powers-pOwer to drive
machinery, and power to drive men.
who can m~onopolize this power,
three things, as follows:
Farming.
Manufacturing
Transportation.
And through these three is human
life itself. Daily the dependence Of our
and factories upon the cleo
trio current will become stronger and
more compelling. In time no train
will turn. and no shuttle vi
brate, except by the power generated
water. And what is more vital to
he nation. water power is. I repeat,
70 manufacture heterogeneous fertilizer.
Continued ON Page Six)
Evening star., 1909-07-16
SELL SEIZED AIGRETTES
DESTRUCTION DIRECTED OF
FEATHERS WORTH $1,000.
New York State Law Forbids Busi-
ness in Birds Plumage-And
United States Must Obey.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Collector Loeb
announced yesterday decision of much
interest to women.
After much correspondence between the
local customs officials and the Treasury
Depart tIpent the decision h. been reached
that some 81, $50 worth of aigrettes which
were seized on the Lamport & Holt lin
ers Tennison and Verdi will have to be
destroyed instead of sold. as are other
undeclared goods.
TIE decision followed a protest from
the president of the National Association
of the Audubon Societies of Wild Birds
and Animals. The associa ton protested
to Collector Loeb against the plumage be-
ing sold at auction. If forfeited, as such
sale would be against public interests.
The collector yesterday received from
the Secretary of the Treasury a letter in
closing an opinion from the solicitor of
the Treasury. The solicitor holds:
The aigrettes. which consist of the
pumaae of the white heron, should be de-
stroyed by the collector under the author
ity of the act of Congress of 1900. which
Evening star., 1909-07-16

provides. among other things, that all
parts of song birds. the importation of
which is prohibited. or birds transported
10 any state or territory, on remaining
therein for use, consumption sale or stor-
age, shall upon arrival in such state or
territory be subject to the operation and
enect of the laws of such state or terri
tory enacted in the exercise of its police
powers to the same extent and in the
same manner as though such birds had
peen produced in such state or territory.
Under chapter - of the laws of the
state of New York of 1870 ii is misde
meanor TO sell the piumage of the heron
and of other birds in this state. The
solicitor of the Treasury holds that the
tarln laws cannot be controlled e af-
fected by either the formal protest of the
Audubon Association or by the statutes
or state, and that. without anything
more, the aigrettes in question would
nave to be sold when forfeited. but un-
der the act of Congress of 1900 mentioned.
Ihe aisrettes being imported into the
United States come within the intend
ment of the statutes of the state of New
York. and that the articles accordingly
should be DESTROYED and not sold. The
solicitor further holds that piumage has
the same status if the herons from
which it had been tai n had been pro-
duced in the state of New -or'
Evening star., 1909-07-16

Rev. Robert S. Coupland. rector of the
Z. r. Church of the Ascension and Will
liam o. Smith. gestrymdn in the church,
who We're with him at the time of his
death.
The first news of the fatality was re-
ceived by Mrs. Smallwcoi at Deer Park
Hotel. wnere she is spending thu summer.
1t stated that Mr.. Sma lwood had died
suddenly. Later news revealed the belize
that heart trouble was thought To hav.
been the cause. The body has been
prepared for burial and is now on the
way here in charge of Rev. Mr.. Coup
land and Mr.. Smith. Mrs. Smallwood
who is more tlan eighty years of age,
was shocked by the news of her hus-
bands death. and is under the care of
her friends at the hotel.
Mr.. Smallwood was born in southern
Maryland. but came to the city many
years ago. He was .ventt-eight years
old. He had always been sue. ess.ui in
his business dealings. At one time he
was secretary and treasurer of the Bal
timore Gas Light Company. now the Con-
solidated Gas, Ele ectric light and Power
COMPANY Before he retired he Was
one of the principal owners OF the Mary
land Meter Company For the last ten
years he had not engaged in any active
business, but paid considerable attention
to church work. and Is known to have
made many gifts TO the needy.
Evening star., 1909-07-16

Home of the Original FOOT FORM
Boots and Oxfords for Men, Women and
Children,
Evening star., 1909-07-16

Lot of Mems Cloth Vests-black,
blue and fancies-left from ~=
suits that sold up to $50 ZSC
and S35. To close now at.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
STEAMER RAKEs SCHOONER.
Vessels Collide in Dense Fog OFF
the Delaware Capes.

DELAWARE BREAkWATER,. Del.
16-The German steamer Pallanza from
New York for Newport News. towing the
schooner Emma knowiton, bound from
Charleston S. c.. for Black Rock. Conn.
arrived here early today. the vessels hav-
ing been in collision during a thick fog
Yesterday afternoon off the Delaware
capes.
The steamer struck the schooner at the
port cathead and raked her side, dam
aging the shrouds. The knowlton is
leaking badly ard will be towed TO Phla-
delphia The steamer sustained only
slight damage and probably will proceed
to Newport News later in the day.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Police Seek s. M. Brinkley.

BALTIMORE. July 16.-The polioe have
been notified by the government authori-
ties at Washington TO seek Samuel NJ.
Brinkley. th.rty-one years old. a. sol
dier stationed at Fort Niagara. y. Y.
Brinkiey is accused OF desertirg from his
command June -. When he enlisted he
aid he lived at 1875 Guilford avenue, this
city. A reward of 50 has been Offered
for his arrest Brink'ey is sad to be
nearly six feet tall and Of dark com.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
DROPS DEAD IN SEATTLE.
Retired Baltimore Financier Is a
Victim of Heart Trouble

BALTIMORE. July l6-James B. Small
wood, retired financier and a Wei
known church worker in the northwest
ern section Of the city. dropped dead
Wednesday morning while viewing tile
sights at the Alaska-Y Yukon exposition al
Seattle. Wash. He left his home fere
about the last Of June in company with
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Surveying for New Road.

ROANOKE, Va. July 16.-The prelimi-
nary surveys for the new railroad to be
built from the Norfolk and Western to
the property of the Catawba Coal and
Iron Company. q distance of about ten
uHuss. have begun A meeting was held