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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
A Boys Influence.

81 wonder why Sam Darrow is
so popular?" said visitor at the
house of a friend of the Darrows.
Il know" piped a little voice,
''it's because Sam loves everybody" D."
How do you know Sam loves
everybody"
Cause he does. Now, there's
Jim Blake; his father drinks, and
sometimes Jim don't bring any lunch
to school. Then Sam divides his
lunch with Jim, always. And when
the boys made fun Of Jim Short be-
cause his elbows were out, Sam gave
'em a look that they won't forget
in a hurry"
"A look! What would boys care
for look?"
"Well, sir. if you'd seen Sans
look, you'd understand. It was just
as if he'd said: Now amt you
'shamed of yourselves-making fun
of poor little fellow who wears
the best he's got?'"
Doesn't that look of Sans make
the boys angry"
"No, sir; it makes 'em ashamed,
and they like Sam all the better for
it,"
what else does Sam do?"
"Oh, I couldn't begin to tell you
all he does, but he's forever doin'
something for somebody. That day
Dick Mills got hurt, Sam carried
him all the way home in his arms,
an Dick just loves Sam. When
Burt Brown broke his leg Sam went
to see him every day; and when Bill
ly Chester was sick you'd ought to
have seen the nice things Sam took
him" m."-Selected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
FRUIT JAR BURST.
Mrs. Oscar Smoak. Of Branchville,
Suffered Severe Accident.

Branchville, Oct. 14.-An unusual
and painful accident happened to
Mrs Oscar w. Smoak yesterday morn
ing while she was engaged in canning
some fruit at her residence. 1t seems
that Mrs. Smoak had filled number
of fruit jars with pears and as she
was putting the top on one of the
Jars the jar burst and the force of
the gas in the jar was so great that
pieces of the broken glass jar struck
Mrs. Smoak on her left hand and cut
it so badly that it was necessary for
the physician to take several stitches
with his needle before he could stop
the wound from bleeding.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
Music Festival in Charleston.

Rejoicing in the promise of COM
mercial rejuvenation which is to
make it the chief coal-distributing
point of the South Atlantic States
and one of the greatest ports Of the
country, Charleston, coming at last
into it's own, is inviting the people
of South Carolina, and Of every part
of South Carolina, to visit ''the city
by the sea- during the week of Oc-
tober $3.50 and help the people OF
Charleston enjoy the jubilee festival
which is being arranged for that
time and which has back of it the
leading business and professional men
Of the city.
With three great coal-carrying
railways heading for Charleston, new
and adequate facilities for handling
cotton shipments being provided for,
new steamship lines being added and
others promised, the new navy yard
in operation and doing fine work,
the future has never been so bright
for Charleston as at present, and
Charlestonians are convinced that
these matters are of deep interest to
the people of all South Carolina and
that they will directly affect the well
fare of the entire State.
It is desired, therefore, to bring
the people of Charleston and the peo-
pie of all other parts of South Caro-
lima into the closest possible touch
and sympathy, and it is for this rea-
son that the present festival is being
given, with leading business men
promising financial support for 1t
which will make all the varied
amusement features adequate.
Interest will center in the five
greatest musical concerts, for which
q chorus Of more than two hundred
voices is being trained, and in which
one Of the finest orchestras of the
country will make its initial bow in
the South. Accompanying this great
organization, the Russian Symphony
Orchestra, which during the last two
or three years has firmly established
It's fame in the North and West, will
be a number of eminent soloists, &C.
lected with special care for their fit
ness for the numbers embraced in the
musical programme arranged for the
concerts to be given here.
Charleston hopes to have the pleas
ure of entertaining many thousands
of the people Of South Carolina dur
ing the festival week, and promises
to all Of them a reception Of the ut
most cordiality.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
And Just as Good as Ever.

An old physician of the last genera
tion was noted for his brusque man
ner and old fashioned methods. One
time lady called him in to treat her
baby, who was slightly ailing. The
doctor prescribed castor oil.
"But, DOCTOR" protested the young
mother, "castor oil is such an old
fashioned remedy"
Madame" replied the doctor, "ba-
bies are old fashioned things. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
SHORTAGECASETOCOMEUP UP
HAMPTON COUNTY NATTER RE.
SUITS IN SUIT ON BOND.
Necessary for the State to Take Some
Action to Recover Amount
Alleged Lost.

The State of South Carolina will
sue the bonding company that went
on the bond of J. C. Langford, coun-
ty treasurer for Hampton county. 1t
will be recalled that on Mr.. Lang
ford's shortage of over $4,000 the
bonding company rendered the State
$4,000, the amount of one of the
bonds, but the attorney general has
refused to accept this amount in set
tlement of the claim. There are
other bonds during previous admin
istrations and it is expected the full
amount can be recovered and hence
the suit Is brought. The State has
employed Mr.. w. H. Townsend, FORM
,er assistant attorney general, to con-
duct the case, which will come up
very probably at the approaching
term of court for Hampton county.
In the 1908 report of the comp
troller general 1t was pointed out that
Mr.. Langford was short in his &C
counts $17.670.70. The matter was
reported to the governor and the
treasurer was removed and another
appointed in his stead. Later on Mr..
Wilson, an expert from the comptrol-
ler generals Office, went there and
made an examination and the short
age appeared to be over $4,000.
This was confirmed later when an ex-
pert from the bonding company also
made an examination.
The company does not wish to pay
more than the amount of one of the
bonds-$2O,000. The State thinks
It can recover on the other bonds and
the suit will be brought at the term
of court for Hampton county for the
$4,000 over the $4,000 bond.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21

The following is very truthful re-
mark: 1.-The man who grows up in
his native town is regarded as boy
by his elders until he is we'll started
down the declivity of life that ends
in a hole. The stranger who comes
into a place is more often pushed to
the front than the young man who
has grown up with the town. This
is the reason why so many young men
become dissatisfied with their home
surroundings and long to cast their
lot in other quarters"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21

Twixt twilight and dark, up near
Manitou Park, maiden sat combing
her bright golden hair, when heated
with roaming, all painting and foam
ing, there came up and squeezed her
big grizzly bear. 1t did not alright
her, the bear did not bite her, she
lay back and murmured: 20, still
tighter dear" This broke up old
bruin he let off his wooing, sneaked
back to the mountains and hid a
whole year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
OVERRIDING 1t.

A young Englishman after he had
been in DEVILS Valley for couple
of months, began to grow thin. wy
oming cooking did not appeal to him.
Besides his squeamish appetite, there
was another thing that the natives
held against him-his outlandis1
custom of taking a bath every morn
ing. One day his landlady was dis
cussing him with friend.
II tell ye what, SAL" said the visi-
tor, hes jest a-wastin' away a-griev-
in for some gal back east thar"
"Nothin' O. the kind" said the
landlady contepmtuously. "You mark
my words, now-that young feller
he's jest a-washin' hisself away. =
Everybody's Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21

There is no way of improving a
place so much as by encouraging
good merchants, good schools and
good people to settle among you,
and this cannot be done unless you
spend your money at home.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
Loyai Cincinnati Germans.

Comrade A Fl. Beyland, referring to
the munificent gift of Mrs. Frederick II.
Aims, of Cincinnati, of 100000, to
build a Lincoln monument in Cincin-
nati says that that is the kind of Ger
man-Americans they have in patriotic
old Cincinnati. He incloses an interest
ing letter from Mrs. Aims to him, with
reference to notice he had written
about the monument, which says:
Your kind favor of June received
Permit me to thank you most heartily
and sincerely for your kind words and
expression of appreciation for the gift
made to the city in memory of my
learly beloved husband i'm honor of
Abraham Lincoln, whom we both loved
Mr.. Aims was brave soldier, and loved
his soldier comrades. love them also
We were both very patriotic and loyal
to our country and to Old Glory There
is something about the dear Flag, the
Stars andsstfiPes, that makes the heart
glow and warm up. We noticed it par
tlcuiarly 'WHeifwe made the trip around
the worlAp Ne took one with MS. and
had II oueonaH holidays and occasions
Again tha7flsihg' you, and please express
my kindeia Regards and thanks to all
your veterans comrades with basr
wishes. balfevatrne most iovaIIv-IrIea
nora W. ,4tnfs.n
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
7th NJ. and 17sth Ohio.

Editor Natiopal Tribune: WIN you
give skstch Of the service OF the 7th
Me. and 77eth ohio? Both, I believe.
were coniinanaed at different times by
Col. Edwin Mason.-John Balton, Mar
shailtown,o Iowa
The It'll Me. was organized at Angus
ia Aug. 2i. 1851, and after the expira-
ton OF its term Of service the veterans
and recruits were consolidated into the
1st Me. Veterans. The first Colonel was
Thomas Fl. Marshall, who died OF dis
ease, and was shcceeded by Col. Edwin
c. Mason, of the Regular Army. Lieut.
Col. Selden Connor was promoted TO
Colonel Of the f9th Me. The regiment
belonged, to the Sixth Corps, and lost
12S killed and S12 died from disease, in
prison, etc. 1
The 176th Ohio was organized at CO.
lumbus. Sandusky. Wooster. Alliance.
Camp Chase and Circleville. The veter-
ans of one and three years were mus
tered out June IA. 1865. Col. Edwin
c. Mason was in command. The regi-
ment belonged to Rousseau's Division
of the Twentieth Corps, and lost 102.
who died from disease, in prison, etc
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
\.Mn4TTANNI
!
By JOHN McELR0Y.

ers had never ceased to hope that when
the power of the Confederate armies
was broken in any State the ,onserva-
tive, sensible people would assert them
selves and return to their allegiance.
Therefore, Sherman welcomed to his
headquarters Messrs. Ben Hill and Ma
than G. Foster, both of whom had been
members of Congress and both Old Line
Wings. The ostensible object of the
visit was to get permission to secure
the body of a son of MIR. Hill who had
been killed near Cassville. Sherman
readily gave them all that would facili-
tate their mission and entertained them
at his headquarters. There ensued an
Informal talk, in which Hill and Foster
expressed themselves as believing that
further resistance was folly, and that
some way ought to be found to an hon
orable peace 1t was understood on all
sides that they came from Gov. Brown,
and represented his private views Sher-
man asked them to say to Gov. Brown
that if the State still maintained its at
titude of war he would be compelled
to go ahead and devastate it thru its
entire length. There was no force that
could prevent this If, however, Brown
would issue a proclamation withdraw
ing his State troops from the armies of
the Confederacy, Sherman would spare
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
THE PRISONERS OF WAR.
A Word Picture of AndersonvilIe.

Comrade A. T. Fleury, Swanton, VT,
writes that no pen can describe. no
painter sketch, no Imagination compre-
hend the iniqnity and suffering of the
prisoners at Andersonyille. 1t would
seem as If the concentrated madness
of earth and hell had found it's final
lodgment in the hearts of those who
inaugurated the rebellion and con-
trolaed the policy of the Confederate
Government, and that the prison at An
dersonville had been selected for the
most terrible human sacrifice which the
world has ever seen. Into its narrow
walls We're crowded $4,000 enlisted men,
many of them the brayest and best,
the most devoted and heroic. of those
grand armies which carried the flag of
their country to final victory. For long
and weary months here they suffered
We're maddened, were murdered and
died. Here they fingered unsheltered
from the burning rays of tropical sun
by day and drenching and deadly dcws
by. night. in every stage of mental and
physical disease; hungry emaciated,
starving. maddened; gnawed by the raw
ages of scurvy and gangrene; with
swollen limbs and distorted visage; COW
cred with vermin which they had no
power to extirpate; exposed to the flood
ing rains which drove them drowning
from the miserable holes in which. like
swine. they burrowed; parched with
thirst and mad with hunger; racked
with pain or prostrated with the weak
ness of dissolution: with naked limbs
and matted hair; filthy with smoke and
mud; soiled with the very excrement
from which their weakness would not
permit them to escape; eaten by the
gnawing worms which their wounds
had engendered; with no bed but the
earth. no covering save the cloud or the
sky; these men, these heroes, born in
the image of God, thus crouching and
writhing in their terrible torture and
calculating barbarity, stand forth in
history as monument of the surpass-
ing horrors of Andersonville as it shall
be seen and read in all future time,
realizing in the studied torments of
their prison-house the ideal of Dante's
inferno and Milton's he'll.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
OHIO VETERANS.
The Relief Law for Their Benefit.


C. X. Jenree. 27th n. y, wants the
New York and Pennsylvania legislators
TO come to Ohio and learn how the
Buckeye State takes care of her veter-
ans and their dependent ones Some
2O-odd years ago the Republican Legs
lature passed a law. which was ap-
proved by the greatest and most brainy
man in the United States to-day, J. B.
Foraker. who was then Governor of
Ohio and should now be sitting in the
White House. This law made an al
lowance to veterans and their widows
ranging from So to S6 per month when
they were INDECENT and needed more
aid than their pensions would give. For
burial expenses SIS was allowed. The
only restrictions were that a man should
have served 80 days and been honorably
discharged. The State of Ohio has fine
Homes for its veterans and for their
children, and he thinks that the other
States ought to pass law such as the
Buckeye State has Oh her books.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The 34tI, n. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a brief sketch of the 34th n. Y.-Chas.
Deal. st. John, p. @.
The 34th N. Y. was organized at Al
,bany June Is, 1861, for two years, and
mustered out June 80. 1863. The first
Colonel was VIM. La Dew. who was
succeeded by Col. James A. Suffer, who
resigned, ,aand hCei. Byron Latin was in
command of the regiment when it was
mustered 7out. The regiment belonged
to Sedgwiek's Division. Second Corps,
and lost T3 killed and 69 died from dis
ease. in prison etc.-Editor National
Tribune..sF 3hf
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The 7th Nfinn.


Editor National Tribune: I do not
remember just how long have taken
The National Tribune, but it is about
Is years, more or less. / appreciate. it
more than ever for the reliability of
the information and news that it con-
tains. Will you please publish the OFF,
cial record of the 7th Mimi. "A. Nc
Gee, Folsom. City, Cal.
The 7th Mimi was organized at Camp
Release, Fort Smelling and st. Peter,
from Aug. 16, 1852, and saw its first
service against the Indians of the
Northwest. Its first Colonel was Stephen
Miller, who was promoted to Brigadier-
General. and succeeded by Col. VIM. r.
Marshall, who was breyetted Brigadier-
General In its later service it be-
longed to the Sixteenth Corps. 1t lost
33 men killed in battle and 13S who
died from disease. in prison, etc.--Ed-
itor Natianal Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The 10Th pa. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history Of the 10Th Pa. Cav
William Row. chauncy. Pa.
The 18th Pa. Cav. was organized at
Philadelphia from ,JuDe, 1853. 1t was
consolidated into battalion of six COM
panies Feb. II. 1866, and subsequently
into battalion rof four companies. It's
number in the line was 1S0th Pa. The
first Colonel was Alexander Cummings,
and Lieut-Coi.. Frank Reeder was in
command of the regiment when 1t was
mustered out. 1t belonged TO Kripe's
Division of Cavalry of the Army of the
Mississippi; and lost Is killed and 109
died from disease. In prison, otc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The od n. V IL A

Editor National Tribune: Kindly give
me the history OF the I'd N. Y. H A.
Thos Davis. POT f. 104th street, Man.
haitian. N. Y.
The I'd n. Y. II. A. was organized at
Utica from Aug. 22, 1861. and finally
mustered ont Sept 20, 1866. The first
Colonel was Jeremiah Palmer. Col
Cogswell. OF the Regular Army, re-
signed May 8, 1883, and was succeeded
by Col Gustave Wagner. Col Jos. N.
@. Whistler. of the Regular Army, was
in command when the regiment was
mustered out. and was brevetted Brig
adier-Ganeral The regiment lost 2I1
killed in battle and PAT died from dis
ease. in prison, etc. 1t belonged to
Bsrlow's Division. Second Corps.-Ed.
itor National Tribune. 49,.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
'ae Deer i'm Iowa.

The farmers, around the Nishna Riv-
er in weSterni iowa are complaining of
the ravages. Oh the deer Their crops
are being, eafen up and trampled into
the groupa By the animals. Some time
ago Wilifam .5!SHppy, rich farmer, had
a herd Ottawa opeer when he died. and
his admIpistrator turned them loose.
Iowa has laE prohibiting the killing
of the dfer qnder penalty of 500 fine.
The Iowa people have not yet learned
from Maine the lesson of making deer
a source OF income. Maine gets about
s20,000.00O a year out of the hunters
who visit the State. and the Maine peo-
pie are exceedlhgly Jealous OF anything
that is said derogatory to the attrac-
tions for hunters.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
the smoke of battle about Allatoona,
and hear the faint reverberation of the

the smoke of battle about Allatoona,
and hear the faint reverberation of the
cannon. @
From Kenesaw I ordered the Twen-
ty-third Corps (Gen. Cox) to march due
west on the Burnt Hickory road, and to
burn houses or piles of brush as it pro-
gressed, to indicate the head of column,
hoping to interpoSe this corps between
Hoods main army at Dallas and the
detachment then assailing Allatoena.
The rest of the army was directed
straight for Allatoona, northwest, dis
tant IS miles. The signal officer on
Kenesaw reported that since daylight
he had failed to obtain any answer to
his call for Allatoona; but while 1 was
with him he caught faint glimpse of
the tell-tale flag thru an embrasure,
and after much time he made out these
letters, c. r. s. e. H. e. r. and
translated the message, 'Corse is here
1t was q source of great relief, for 1t
gave me the first assurance that Gen.
Corse had received his orders, and that
the place was adequately garrfsoned.
II watched with painful suspense the
indications of the battle raging there,
and was dreadfully impatient at the
slow progress of the relieving column,
whose advance was marked by the
smokes which were made according to
orders, but about p. m. 1 noticed with
satisfaction that the smoke OF pattle
about Allatoona grew less and less. and
ceased altogether about p. m. For a
time I attributed this result to the eff
feet of Gen. Cox's march. but later in
the afternoon the signal flag announced
the welcome tidings that the attack had
been fairly repulsed, but that Gen.
Corse was wounded. The next day my
Aid, Col. Dayton, received this charac-
teristic dispatch:
'Allatoona, Ca, Oct. 6, 1864: p. m.
Capt. L. NJ. Dayton, Aid-deCamp:
81 am short q cheekbone and an car,
but am able to whip all - yet! My
losses are very heavy. A force moving
from Stilesboro to Kingston gives me
some anxiety. Tell me where Sherman
is.
"'John NJ. Corse, Brigadier- General
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The First to Drink From Providence
Spring.

Comrade J. E. Megiemre, 23d Mo-.
published in the Nebraska State Capt.
tai an interesting account of his ex-
periences in Andersonville. He was cap
tured Aug. z, 1864, in the movements
around Atlanta, and arrived in the
prison Aug. 10. He and others of re-
iigious tendencies believed in the eff
cacy of prayer to relieve the horrible
conditions. and he thinks that the
spring came in response to their pray
ers. When the water poured into the
spring they sent forth a song of praise.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The 86fli N. y.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short sketch of the 9Sth u. Y.--C. Fl.
Clay. Waitsiiel6. Va. -
The 96th N. Y. was organized at
Plattsburg in March. 1862. and finally
mustered out IN 1865. The first CoIonei
was Chas- o. Gray, vino was killed at
Kinston. N. c., and was succeeded by
Col James Fairman, and ne by Col
Edgar N. Cuilom. Col. Stephen MoGitt
was in command when the regiment
was mustered out. The regiment be-
longed to the Eighteenth Corps, and
lost 68 killed and 100 died from dis
ease. in prison. etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The siI, Conn.

Editor. National Tribune: Will you
kindly give a short history of the Sth
Conn. TT. E. Hawley, Hartford. Conn.
The Sth Conn. was organized at Hart
ford from Sept. 21. 1861. and mustered
out In 1865. The first Colonel was Ed
ward Harland,i who was promoted to
BrigadieguGeneral,. and succeeded by
Col. VIM. Pratt who was in command
of the regiment when 1t was mustered
ont. 1t belonged to Rodman,s Division.
Ninth Corps. and lost 120 killed and
ia died from, diseasey IN prison, ETC.
Editor National Tribune. 4 b.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
sTIle SD Pa,

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a siS{t--IEtory of the SD Pa.--3ames
M Wissler. Parsons. Kan.
The SD Pa. was organized at Phila-
deiphia and Pittsburg in August, 1861,
and finally mustered out July 13. 1865.
The first Colonel was David III. Will
liams, and Col. Isaac c. Bassett was in
command at the time the regiment was
mustered out. He was breyetted Brig
adierGeneral The regiment belonged
to Wheaton's Division of the Sixth
Corps, and lost Ill killed and 81 died
from disease, in prisons, etc.--Editor
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
Balancing the Books.

Pursuing his idea of making Atlanta
base, Gen. Sehrman set Col. o. Al. Poe
to work changing the Notifications. so
that the place could be held by much
which Hood had defended it. The rail-
road and the telegraph were repaired
so that communication was free and
uninterrupted. and the supply of rations
was assured Wheeler had been beaten
off the railroad, but there was a report
that Forrest, who had been drubbed at
Tupelo by Gen. A. J. Smith, had aban-
doned operations in the Mississippi VAL
ley. and was about to join him. To
gneet this Newton's Division of the
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
The .. S. S. White Hall.

Editor National Tribune: L would
like to hear from these who remember
the burning of the u. s. S. White Hall
at Fortress Monroe on the Sunday night
after the fight with the Merrimac.
have never seen anything in print about
this ship since the war. i was on board
her at the time. and had to swim
ashore.-D. b Spaulding, s Hancock
street Somervilie, Mass.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
A Correction.

w. Va. Clendenin, w. Va, writes that
an error occurred in the statement re-
Gently printed In The National Tribune
Comrade Rucker said that he enlisted
when 2S years old. and therefore
reached the age Of Is on the 30th day
Of April last.