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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
JUDGE LEA MAY
 SEEK THIRD TERM

Although County Judge J. A. Lea states that he has made no decision in the matter, many of his friends be- lieve he will again be in the race for county judge at the next Democratic primaries. His friends think that his experience in this position for the past three years has made him a valuable man to the county and that his rec ord in reducing the county debt and making public Improvements is such as would bring him much support. When asked this morning, however, if he would be in the race, Judge Lea stated that he had not yet made up his mind, but would definitely an nounce his intentions within the next few weeks.
 J. W. Holt of Conway, J. W. Han cock of Harve township and W. R. McHenry of Beryl are other probable candidates for this position.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
TREASURES FOR COLLECTORS.

It will not be long before the sum- mer tourists of wealth, who are 'sdo- ing Norway, Sweden and Denmark, in search of new hooks to explore, find out the veritable treasures in rich old oak furniture that the peas ants cottages so frequently conceal, The motorists will have the best luck at "fnds," for the automobile can and does take many roads far from the beaten track, which naturally means many delightful discoveries, The peasants, however, especially in Norway, know full well the value of each piece, and, besides, are loath to give up these inherited evidences of refinement. Beautiful carving dis tinguishes the greater number of those found thus far.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
PECANS PROFITABLE.

Arkadelphia, Oct. H. Arrange ments are being made by F. E. Wright, one of the progressive farm CTS of this section, who has become convinced that the cultivation of a pecan orchard will be profitable ven- ture, and he will soon plant an or chard of 20 acres in pecan trees. He says that all other sorts of nut-bear- ing trees grow wild in the state and that there is no reason why pe\n orchard we'll cultivated should not yield splendid profits for the land owner.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
ASSET TO MAN OF BUSINESS
Ability to Converse Well Is an Ac' compIishment Highly to Be
 Desired.

There is no other one thing which enables us to make so good an im- pression, especially upon those who do not know us thoroughly, as the ability to converse well. A man who can talk well, who has the art of putting things in an attractive way, who can interest others imme- diatelv by his power of speech, has a very great advantage over one who may know more than he, but who cannot express himself with ease or eIoquence.
 You may be a good singer, fine artist, you may have great many accomplishments which people occa- sionally see or enjoy; you may have very beautiful home and lot of property which comparatively few people ever know about; but if you are a good conyerser, every one you meet recognizes and appreciates your art. Everybody you converse with feels the influence of your skill and charm.
 In other words, there is no ac- complishment, no attainment, which you can use so constantly and eff fectively which will give so much pleasure to your friends as fine con 5ersation. There is no doubt that the gift of language was intended o be much greater accomplishment .han the majority of Us have ever made of it.-Orison Swett Warden, ill Success Magazine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
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Personal

w B. Hines is reported to be quite sick.
 Miss Mabel Charles is visiting at Mayfiower.
 Mrs. J. F. Weinmann is visiting at Little Rock.
 Douglass Heard of Little Rock is in the city today.
 Edgar Hoffman was up from Little Rock yesterday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Glenn are visit ing in Little Rock.
 Mrs. Ed Erbacher is visiting her son at Clarksville.
 F. U. Halter is attending the state fair at Hot Springs today.
 Daniel Chivers and daughter, Miss Mary, have returned from Little Rock. Mrs. W. H. Duncan and two chil- dren left yesterday for a visit at AL ma.
 H. M. Rector left this morning for a few days stay at his farm at Pa larm.
 Misses Beulah and Mabel Ard of Newport are now students at the Nor nal school.
 Miss Myrtle Greeson has returned from an extended visit in San An tonic, Texas. i John Hamilton and E. w. Jenkins left this morning for business trip to Russellville.
 Mrs. M. F. Caldwell of Ashton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Jones in this city.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. P Wilbanks left last night for their home in Plumer- vile after few days visit with Mrs. Wlbank's mother, Mrs. M. J Mad dox, in this city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
Y. M. C. A. FIELD DAY,

Joneshoro, Oct. H. Preparations ere Icing mace here for field day of the r. NJ. (. A. for the 26th of this month. The league park will be crowded on that day and the affair promises to be one of much interest. The merchants are taking an active interest in the work of preparation. It will be big day for the young ath- letes of Jonesboro and will prove magnificent attraction
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
ARKADELPHIA AS HOST.

Arkadelphia Oct. 11.-Arkadelphia will entertain next month two of the largest religious bodies that congre- gate in the state. The Baptist State Convention, with a delegation always exceeding 700, will meet here during the month, and the Little Rock con ference of the Methodist church will hold it's annual meeting here during the month of November. This confer ence will he attended by about 50 to 100 preachers and twice as many lay delegates. Philadelphia is making elab- crate preparations to entertain both the organizations.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
GAME FISH SCARCE.

Clarendon, Oct. 11.-Complaint is being made that the game fish, once so plentiful in Cache river in this sec ton, are becoming very scarce, and an effort is to be made to locate the cause. Many are of the opinion that nets with smaller meshes than the law provides are being used and an effort will be made to locate the men who are using them and have them stopped from the practice.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
BIG RICE FIELD.

Waldenberg, Oct 11-J. c. Stone, one of the largest rice planters of this section, has made an average of 75 bushels yield to the acre on several hundred acres of land. On the first 50 acres threshed he has measured out 3,900 bushels, and it is sure that the yield will be an equal to that on all the balance of the land he has planted in rice.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
JACOBSON MAY RUN.

Perryville, Oct. 11.-It is reported here that Hon. Charles Jacobson, for mer private secretary of Governor Da- wis, will be candidate for the senate from this senatorial district. Should he be in the race this county will give him loyal support. It is up to Pulaski county to name him as the nomi- nee of the party.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
LAYING NEW SIDEWALK.

Work began this morning on the new fve-foot concrete sidewalk along the property of S. G, Smith and A. E. Livingston on the north side of Cald- well street.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
LOCATE GERMAN COLONY.

Malvern. Oct. IA large German colony will probably be located in this and Grant county in the near future, according to present indications. It is stated that a wealthy northern corpo- ration has purchased 16,000 acres of stump land on which to locate the col ony.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11

Ambrose Martin of Martinville, a son of the late Bryce Martin, and a nephew of Capt. W. w. Martin, is critically ill at the Commercial hotel with swamp fever, and it is feared that he cannot recover. He was taker sick while here to attend the fair.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
FOR ASSESSOR

We are authorized to announce E. O. Bran non as a candidate for Assessor of Faulkner county. subject to the action of the Demo- cratic primaries.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-11
FOR CONGRESS

We are authorized to announce Ben L. Griffin of Faulkner county as a candidate for Congress from the Fifth congressional district subject to the action of the Democratic party
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Warrants for Cotton Men.

The war between the Farmers
Union and the cotton buyers is wax
ing exciting. Yesterday morning
Magistrate Fowles issued warrants
for three we'll known cotton buyers,
Daniel Crawford, Jefferson D. Blake
ly and E. T. Tarrer. 1t is alleged
that last Saturday each of these
bought a bale of cotton that had not
been weighed by the public weigher.
The case will come up for trial before
Magistrate Fowles Wednesday, No
vember 3rd, at 10 o'clock.
Tive weeks ago Mr.. Blakely was
tried on similar charge to the one
now involved, and upon being con-
victed was fined SIS by the magis-
trate. The case was appealed on the
ground that the law requiring the
cotton to be weighed by a public
weigher is unconstitutional. The
cotton buyers, for whom warrants
have been issued, are charged with
committing a misdemeanor, as the
legislature passed bill providing for
public weighers to weigh all cotton
and making it misdemeanor for any
one to either buy or sell cotton not
weighed by the official weigher.-The
State, October 28.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Bicycle Thief Captured.

Branchville, Oct. 27.-Last Satur-
day night a colored man named Bry-
ant, who was in Branchville and
wanted to go to Rowesville, decided
that, although he did not have the
price to pay his railroad fare, he
would go and would not walk either.
So he resolved that he would &C
company a bicycle that belonged to
W. c. Steedly there and in the event
that Mr.. Steedly did not miss his
wheel or seem to care for it being out
of place he would keep it and use 1t
as his own property.
MIR. Steedly, however, decided later
that someone had stolen his bicycle
and at once telephoned to the chief of
police at Rowesville. In short time
the active chief there located a sus-
picious negro in his town that had a
bicycle and arrested him and cap
tured the bicycle. After investigating
the matter it was found that it was
certainly the property of Mr.. Steedly,
and a warrant was thereupon sworn
out for the negro Bryant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Presidents Difficult Job.

All of US envy the President of the
United States-chiefly because few Of
us ever stop to ponder upon his woes.
He is the target of every last crank
and bore in the country-political,
sociological, theological. He is as
sailed night and day by million
savage and resourceful critics. He
is called upon every hour to express
ofhand opinions upon every subject
under the sun, and if he errs hairs
breadth in either premise or conclu-
sion, he is denounced as deliberate
and sinister sophist. In the course
of his constant pilgrimages hither
and thither he must eat and praise
the fearful delicacies peculiar to va
rious provinces-the salt horse of
Wyoming, the indigestible baked
beans of Boston, the liver and onions
of Pittsburg, the dubious scrapple of
Philadelphia, the revolving stewed
reptiles of San Francisco, the Creole
concoctions of the Gulf bottoms. He
must listen in patience to the amaz-
ing rhetoric of local orators; he must
submit to the tiresome attentions of
local nabobs. And all the while,
with his head a-whirl, his ears buzz
ing, and his outraged stomach pro-
testing, he must wear the fixed me-
chanical smile of a prima DONNA
Baltimore Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Torn by Fire Engine Tongue.

Tampa, Fla, October 30.-As re-
suit of being struck in the abdomen
with great force by the tongue of a
fire engine, J. A. Walcot, street car
motorman, lies seriously hurt, and
with the lower portion Of his body
temporarily paralyzed.
Walcot, in obedience to the con-
ductor's signal, was crossing Florida
avenue at Constant street with his
car, when the hook and ladder wagon
going to fire bore down on him at
high speed, but the skill of the driver
prevented a collision. Attempting to
reverse, Walcot, who is "green
man. got ratified and sent his car
further ahead, blocking the tire en-
gine. The latter struck the front
platform, one of the horses being
Thrown partially on to it and strik-
ing Walcot. The break lever at this
moment released also and struck him.
No one else was hurt. Walcot says
the fire company was approaching
without ringing any gong. The hook
on the end of the pole tore into his
abdomen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
CHARGED With Wife-Murder.

Roanoke, Va, Oct S1.-Chief of
Police Raglan, of Petersburg, Va,
arrived here to-day from Fort D. A.
Russell, Wyo., having in. charge ]. A.
Williamson, a young private in the
cavalry branch of the army, who is
charged with numbering his wife at
Petersburg last June. When seen in
Jail here Williamson said if he were
given fair trial he felt confident he
would be acquitted. He said his
wife died on June 10 and that he re-
NAMED in Petersburg until Septem-
Der 25, when he left to enlist in the
army. Since his enlistment he has
been post carpenter at Fort D. A.
Russell Williamson said his wife's
father has made the charge of muir
der and that his wife's stomach was
removed after death and sent to
Richmond for analysis. Williamson
asserted his wife died of what he be-
lieved to be ptomaine poioning. He
said he and his wife had never had a
cross word during their II months OF
married life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
DORCHESTER BOARD NAMED.
Names of Those Recommended by the
County Delegation Sent in.

Gov. Ansel has appointed o. B.
Dukes, of st. George, A. E. Thrower,
of Ridgeville, and W. w. Way, OF
Dorchester, as members of the regis
tration board of Dorchester county to
take the place of the old board which
was dismissed by the governor sever
al days ago. The old board was COM
posed of Messrs. Elias Dorr, R. NJ.
Limehouse and A. w. Rumph.
When the charges were made
against the former board Gov. Ansei
ordered the members to appear be-
fore him and show cause why they
should not be removed from Office.
On the day set for the hearing only
two of the members, Messrs. Lime
house and Dorr, were present, Mr..
Rumph having previously resigned.
The appointment of the new board
was made by the governor on the rec
ommendation of the Dorchester dele
cation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Some Time Before Work Starts.

While the check for $4,000 from
the United States government has
passed into the hands of Judge Jas.
F. Izlar, Of this place, for the site
for the location of the public build
ing to be erected here, it will proba-
bly, be some months yet before
there will be any move made by the
department towards the erection of
the postofice here.
1t is stated that it will probably
be eight or ten months yet before
there will begin any activity in this
city towards the erection of the pub
lie building. The government at all
times is occupied in erecting build
ings in different parts of the coun-
try, and the work is taken up in
the order that appropriations are
provided for. Contractors will
therefore, not have an opportunity
according to this rule of bidding on
the building here before the middle
of next year at least.-Orangeburg
Evening News, October 9th.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Doctors Dron Wager.

A young London doctor, who has
Just finished his studies in medicine
at Oxford, made a wager withra well
known English Socialist to make a
tour on foot through Switzerland and
to have himself arrested in several
towns for the purpose of studying the
Swiss prison conditions.
When he arrived in Geneva the
young doctor engaged in quarrel
with a policeman by threatening to
throw the constable into the River
Rhone. Thus he soon succeeded in
having himself taken into custody.
After he had given his explanation OF
his strange conduct he was fined, five
francs and released.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Great Tide of Money Rolling In.

J. G. Anderson, of Rock Hill, has
been figuring on the cotton crop in
the States from North Carolina to
Mississippi, and is satisfied the net
results will give the farmers more
money than they have ever had. Mr..
Anderson's investigation was stimu-
lated by reports of unfavorable con-
ditions in the Gulf States, and as he
is interested as a manufacturer in
the ability of the people to buy, he
"set about to look into the matter
carefully" and presents the result in
tabulated form.
Estimating the increase Of North
Carolina's production at 10000 bales
over last year, South Carolina's in
crease at $1,000 bales, and Georgia's s
production the same as last year, and
basing the value of both crops upon
the price quoted on September 25th,
1908, and September 25, 1909, Mr..
Anderson estimates the increased
value of the crop in these three States
this year over last, at nearly eighty
nine million dollars! OF that huge
increase he gives South Carolina $780,
287,734-the total value of the cot
ton in the State, exclusive of seed,
being placed at sS6,142,9S1.
The yield for this State, as estimat-
ed by Mr.. Anderson, upon the figures
available, is 1,315,160 bales. That
we are afraid is an excessive estimate.
There is no certainty, of course, that
the price of 1850 quoted in New
York on September 25, will be main
tained or averaged for the year, but
if the actual cash receipts of the cot
ton growers in this State fall fifteen
million dollars below Mr.. Anderson's
estimates, it will still be by far the
most valuable crop ever raised in
South Carolina.
The next twelve months must be
the most prosperous for all lines of
bushes that the South Atlantic States
have ever known.-Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
BIG FORTUNES SCATTERED.
Millions Left by Rich Men Not Kept
Together.

That the piled up wealth OF the
great captains of finance will in time
become so huge that all the rest O.
the country's population will one day
be dependent upon few money kings
is a cry very often raised, but the &C
tual facts show that these vast ac-
cumulations soon become widely dis
tributed and lose practically all o:
their power with the second genera
tion.
E. H. Hartman left fortunee OF
approximately 500, 100000. Under
his will he divided among five chill
dren and his widow, with consider
able sums going to other relatives.
H. H. Rogers, who died last
spring, left also approximately $780,
100000 and under his will it goes to
four children and his widow. Al
ready there are nine grand children
to share in a further division.
Russell Sage, who died July %,
1906, was the only great financier OF
recent years to die childless, he left
$66,753,000 and of this his widow
inherited s63,77S,000. Since his
death Mrs. Sage has spent immense
sums for phllanthrOplc purposes, ana
the bulk OF what she leaves will, on
her death 60 into the same channels.
Cornelius Vanderbilt left an estate
Of s72,500,000, and s69,500,000 was
divided in different proportions
among his five children. His second
son, Alfred G., got the largest
amount, s44,500,00O, and Cornelius,
his second son, the smallest, $780,
900.
But to avoid a contest Alfred G.,
gave Cornelius s6,000.000 of his
share.
Jay Gould left s72, 100000, and it
was divided among six children.
George, the eldest son, received the
largest share, and the other five chill
dren equal shares. All of them, with
the exception of Helen, the eldest
daughter, married, and of the five
who married all have children except
Howard. Thus, of these five cap
tains of finance who left SAL, ,000,-
900, this great sum has passed, or will
soon pass, to twenty children without
counting the Observation-Disclosures
Special to Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04

1t will be startling news to many
that the gross debt of New York City
is as large as the national debt, and
the annual expenditures of the city
are one quarter as large as the aver
age annual expediture of the nation
al government. There are very near
ly fifty thousand persons on the pay
roll. The interest and amortization
charges on the city debt alone is $780,
100000 year, and before the expi-
ration of the term of the next mayor
will, in the opinion of some, be $751;
100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
Secret Societies Sent him to GallowS.

Fort Gaines, Ca, Oct. 27.-Syl By
mum, colored, convicted of the MUIR
der Of John Turner, was hanged here
to-day at II o'clock. Bynum made
full confession on the gallows Of the
crime, which was a midnight assassi-
nation. The hanging took place pri-
vately in Clay county Jail at II
o'clock. In his dying statement By
mum advised negroes to stay out of
secret societies, as they had been his
ruin, he stated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
NATURE TELLS YOU
AS Many Bamberg Reader Knows
Too Well.

When the kidneys are sick,
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is natures calendar.
Infrequent or too frequent action;
Any urinary trouble tells of kid
ney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid
ney ills.
Bamberg people testify to this.
J. G. Utsey, Main St., Bamberg,
S. c., says:
Il am very willing that my name
should be used in recommendation
of Doan's Kidney Pills. suffered
from kidney trouble for several
years. There were pains in the
small of my back and at times l was
bothered by irregular passages OF the
kidney secretions. The use of sew
eral remedies brought me but little
relief and when I saw Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised, I went to the Peo-
pies Drug Co. and procured a sup
ply. Although 1 have not taken them
long enough to justify cure, from
the benefit already received, feel
that it will be but a short time be-
fore this result is brought about. I
hope that other persons who are al
flicted in a similar manner will give
Doan's Kidney Pills a trial."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
and take no other.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04

There are several big plugs of to-
bacco sold in Bamberg for 1Oc, but
if you will try Merry Widow one
time YOU will be satisfied that you
have found the best. Get it from c..
r. Brabham's Sons.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04

The Herald Book Store has a quan-
titv of fountain pen filters which
we will give away to our customers
for the next thirty days. Call and
get one. They cost you nothing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04

If you want the best 10c plug of
tobacco in Bamberg, go to C.. r.
Brabham's Sons and call for Merry
Widow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04

The man who stands in his own
way is not necessarily blocking the
traffic.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04

The cotton mill started up Monday
morning, and will run all this week.
No doubt the regularity with which
the mill will run will depend on the
price of cotton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-04
REPORT ON WATER POWER.
Increase of 10000 HORSEPOWER in
this State in Five Years.

Columbia, Oct. 31.-According to
a preliminary report, issued from
the Office of Commissioner Watson,
the number of water horse power be-
ing used by the textile industries of
the State during the past five years
has been increased by twenty thous-
and horse power. The report does
not cover smaller industries using
water and electric power. The water
horse power in 1905 was approx
mately $1,000, and during the pres
ent year the textile plants were using
over 10000. The following is the
report which which will prove very
interesting:
Steam, horse power--...---:------7 6,734
Water, horse power...-...-.--2 ,235
Electric generated by water,
horse power ..-..-...-.---....---45, ,41S
Electric generated by steam,
horse power --....---..------..-l6, $3.50
During the past several years sew
eral very large power concerns have
been established, and are generating
thousands of horse power from the
streams of the upper section of the
State. A perfect net work of electric
power wires now traverse the Pied
mont section of the State. There
are many water powers, which are
soon to be developed.