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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
BY PHILIP VERR1LL M1GHELS

turn of the two borrowed horses on which Beth and
her maid had come to camp. Then, on his way to an
assayer's office. where samples of rock from the
claim in question had been left for the of fire the
week before he encountered homely little dried-up
who scooting about from store to store
with astonishing CELEBRITY of motion
"Totterng angels!" said he. Mrs Dick!"
Hello! Just minute said the lively little
woman and she dived inside the newest building and
was out almost Immediately with great sack of
plumber which she jerked about with most diverting
energy.
Here, fetch this down to the house, she de-
manded nperiously. Whats the good of my
finding you here in Goldite if you don't do nothing
for your country?
Van shouldered the sack What are YOU doing
here anyhow" said he. Up before breakfast and
busy as hen scratching for one chicken
Come on she answered, starting brisklv toward
new white building, off the main thoroughfare,
eastward Il live here; started my boarding house
this morning. I'm going to get rich. Every room S
furnished. and every beds full as fast as can make
EN- up Have you had your breakfast?
Say you're my Indian, answered Van I've
got YOU two customers already You've got to take
them in and give them your best, if you turn some
one else inside out to do it!
Mrs. Dick paused suddenly Bronson Van
Buren,! You're stuck on some woman at last!.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08

little red frecracker and your father bottle of
SETTER he said. Then off he went for Beth.
CHE was not, of course at home" when he arrived
- at the place he had found the previous evening.
He was disturbed for moment by her absence. but
presently discerned her. off there westward the
hill from which she making survey of the camp.
Three minutes afterward he climbing up the
slope and she turned and looked downward on him.
Bv heavens he said beneath his breath
The breeze molding her dress upon her
rounded form till she seemed like the statue of god
dess-a goddess of freedom beauty, and joy, sculp-
ing health and youth startlngly set in the deserts
gray austerity With the sunlight fingng its gold
and riches upon her what marvel of color she pre-
nted.-such creamy white and changing tints
in her cheeks; such wonderful brown in her hair
and eyes; such crimson of lips that parted in smile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

RETH KENT. remarkably beautiful young woman from
- New York. with her maid Elsa. being driven
automobile from the railroad Godite, Nevada by her
fance Searle Bostwick whittier she going join her
half-brother. Chenille Kent.
When a roadside station in the Nauwsh Valley. a
hoeman called Van appeared and advised the party to
proceed. Bostwick. cowardly buserer nsolently told
the stranger mind his business: but the latter dis
playing gun ordered Bostwick depart which he did,
leaving the
Van secured broncos for Beth and Elsa and the three
started through the Vans pony fell the
edge of chasm and the horseman escaped
death only by clngng rotten shrub twenty-five feet
below Beth threw him the end OF rope up which he
The party, from their eninence. Bostwck held up
by escaped convcts the distant valley against whom
Van had vainly tried to warn him.
The three arrived a: the strangers Monte Crto mine
worthless property. and after AN terrific battle sub
dued outlaw proceeded Godte where Van
his last securing accommodations for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08

AT LAST" said Van Haven't I always been
stuck after you,'
Mrs Dick resumed her brisk locomoton Snakes
alive" she concluded explosively. She's respecta-
BILE of course But YOU said two Now, see here
Van. no Mormon games with mel"
Her maid-its her maid that's with her., Van
explained Don't jump down my throat till
grease it
Her maid" Mrs Dick said no more as to that
The way she said it was enough They had come to
the door of her newly finished house, a clean. in
viting honelike place from which fragrance of
preparing breakfast flowed like ravlshing nectar
Where are they now" she demanded impatient1y
wherever they are. it amt fit for horse. Why
don't YOU 60 and fetch EN-
Van put the bag inside the door, then his hands
on Mrs Dicks shoulders I'll bet Your mother was
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shell-like walls of the house She
was out with Elsa at an early
hour, amazingly refreshed and alb
sorbingly interested in all she
heard and saw. The sky was
clear; but a chill wind blew down
from the mountains, Tapping can
vas walls in all directions
The building wherein the Wo-
men had rested was a wooden
lodging house, set barely back
from the one business street Of the
camp. Next door was small,
squat domicile constructed OF bot
ties and mud The bottles were
laid in mortar with their ends
protruding Nearby. at the rear
of a prosperous saloon. was
pyramid Of empty bottles. fully
ten feet high-enough to build a
little church
Drawn onward by the novelty
of the scene. Beth crossed the
main street. already teernlug with
horses, wagons, and men. and
proceeded toward a barren hill,
followed demurely by her maid.
The hill was like a torn-up bat
tleheld. trenched and piled with
earthworks of defense: for man
the inpetuous had already flung
up great gray dumps of rock,
broken and wrenched from the bulk
of the slope, where he uuested for
cleaning metal He hai ripped
out the adamant, the matrlx Of
the gold for as far as Beth could
see. Like antheaps of tremendous
dimensions stood these monu-
ments vi toll. rock writings, tell
ing of the heat and desire, the
madness, of man to be rich.
The world about was one Of
rocks and treeless ridges, spewed
from some vast volcanic forge OF
ages past. 1t was all a hard,
gray. adamantine world, unlovely
and severe. a huge old gold fur
mace, minus heat or fire. lying neg
lected in universe of mountains
been workshop III the ancient I
wrought their arts upon the earth
Beth gazed on it all in wonder n
awe What a place it was for ma,
his punv battles Yet the fever
veins. made her eager already I
dream. the excitement that made
of the men who had come here c.
bidding place to yield up some III
and become in a manner a home.
WAN, in the meanwhile, having
' midnight on his feet. and the
on bale of hay. was early abroad
directions. He first proceeded To
store in the camp and or,iere.
supplies to be sent to his newes,
arranged with a friendly tearrlster
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over little jewels of teeth! And she smiled on
the horseman tall and active. coming find her on
the hill
Good morning she cried. Oh isn't every
thing wonderful to-day: So big and bare and
clean.'
Van smiled Its hungry looking country to
me: looks if it had eaten all the trees 1t it
makes you think of breakfast just plain coffee and
rolls I've found place l hope you'll like, with a
friend didn't know was here
You very kind, I'm sure" she said. I'm
afraid we're great deal of trouble
That's what women were made for, he assured
her frankly bright dancing light in his eyes They
couldn't help it if they would, and | guess they
wouldn't if they could
oh, indeed" She shot him quick glance. half
challenge. Il guess if you don't mind, we won't go
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CHAPTER TX.
PROGRESS and Salt

M~n OLDITE. by the light Of day, pre-
! |
ITHDGIlSN sented wonderful spectacle, a
N1AzN)Ma mining camp positively crystaz-
HM(9|ES ing into being before the very eyes
uIM DNY of all beholders 1t nearly all
VSRAN9J tents and canvas structures a
AMt1OA heterogeneous mixture of incorn-
@ASS/Do pleteness and modernity to which
NOlc> INN the telegraph wires had already
MS0ITJD been strung from the outside world.
1t had no fair supply OF water but
it did have newspaper, issued once a week.
A dozen new buildings. ftir,sy. cheap affairs, were
growing. like toadstools, day and night. Several
brick buildings and shacks of mud rising side by
side Everywhere the scene was one of crowds.
activity and hurry Thousands OF men We're IN the
tirong, gold bitten eager and open handed. Hun
dreds Of mules and horses few oewd Id s1~
goods and trunks with fortineations OF baled hay
and grain, were crowded into two great corrals:
where dusty teamsters fastened holly about amid
heaps of dusty harness. sacks OF precious ore, and
feed troughs for the beasts.
pETH had slept profoundly despite the all-night
~ plague of noises penetrating wildly through the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13

Subscriptions--By the year, $1.0O,
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13

/, The automobilists of Bamberg are
xetting to running their machines
entirely too fast on the streets Of
town, and this practice should be
put stop to at once by the city au-
thorities. 1t will be too late to stop
when somebody is run over and bad
~ hurt or killed. The speed Of auto
mobiles should be made slower, on
Main street much slower than on
ether streets, because of the mar
rowness of the street.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13
Names Democrat for Judgeship.

Names DCluOSInC AOS CuNSAF'
Washington, May 10.-The presi-
dent to-day nominated as United
States district judge for the eastern
district of North Carolina Henry
Groves Connor, of North Carolina.
The vacancy on the North Caro-
lima bench, caused by the death OF
Judge Thomas R. Purnell, has exist
ed for some months and has been
source of much concern to President
Taft. The contest for the place has
been a bitter one and the Republ1-
cans of the eastern district Of North
Carolina recently urged the presi-
dent not to appoint Democrat, even
if he had to go out Of the district to
get a suitable Republican for the
place. The president has given
more consideration to this North
Carolina judgeship than to all OF the
other federal vacancies on the fed
eral bench with which he has had to
deal since his Inauguration. He has
been in constant consultation with
the North Carolina senators and rep
resentatives and has had placed be-
fore him the names of at least
dozen candidates.
Judge Connor, Democrat, was
for about ten years on the bench OF
the supreme court Of North Caro-
lima and for a number Of years be-
fore that was Judge OF the superior
courts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13
THE HERALD CONTEST.

The Herald has, commencing this
week, inaugurated the greatest
popularity contest for the young
ladies of this county ever heard of in
this part of the country and it is the
biggest thing ever attempted by a
weekly newspaper in this State.
In the first place we are giving
the people a paper that is worth a
dollar a year of any mans money in
the world and we propose to put it in
the home of every man in Bamberg
county. To do this successfully we
must have the cooperation of each
and every one of our present sub
scribers.
Now then, listen. If you feel that
you are getting your moneys worth
In our paper, if you feel that we are
doing our very level best to give you
a county paper that has the best in
terests of the county at heart, then
won't you aid US in making this con-
test a thing long to be remembered
In this community? We believe you
,,4Will and we still further believe that
you after you have read this little
article will do what we ask you to
help make it a success. Now,
listen again, il you, as subscriber
to The Herald, will in all your whole
neighborhood, secure us just one
new subscriber and send it in and if
every one of our subscribers will do
the same thing, don't you see that
we will double our circulation and
you will receive the benefit OF 1t IN
constant improvement in the pa
per. If you lay this paper down and
forget all about it and every one else
does the same don't you see we will
accomplish nothing, but II, when
you've finished reading this, you go
sright to work and send US just one
subscriber and every one OF our 9th
,er subscribers does the same, we'll
have q paper that will surpass any
other weekly in the United States.
: The prizes we are going to give
away cost a lot of money and they
will be awarded, for only a little ef-
fort on the part Of the young ladies
of Bamberg county. In addition to
the enormous expense Of the prizes
we have engaged the services of an
expert contest man from one Of the
big metropolitan dailies who will
have entire charge of the contest. He
will call on all young ladies who en-
ter the contest and get them started
OF and show them how to work. In
order to win one Of the handsome
prizes all you have to do Is to i'll
duce a few friends to subscribe fol
The Herald. We furnish receipt
blanks and all necessary supplies, so
that contestants are at no expense
at all-only little time spent secur-
ing new subscribers or renewals.
The page advertisement in this issue
gives full information. Read 1t and
then enter the contest at once and
begin the work Of getting votes for
one of the handsome prizes.
Just one more word to our present
subscribers whom we have asked to
secure us one new subscriber apiece
is this. You may have the votes
which accompany same given to any
young lady in the county you may
designate and in that way help her
10 secure one of the prizes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13
Work on c., C. & o. Track.

Spartanburg, May 5.-Track lay
ing on the G. C. & o. railroad from
Bostic to Spartanburg was begun at
Bostic to-day. Two miles will be laid
without a halt, bringing the iron to
second Broad river, where the con-
struction of the bridge will require
80 days.
The work of building the road
bed is about finished and many of
the contractors are leaving.
Division Engineer Reed said here
today that construction trains would
be running between Bostic. and Spar
tanburg by October Is.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13
Thursday, May 13, 1909

People who have been "knockers.'
heretofore as regards real estate
values in the town of Bamberg have
ut last begun to believe that real
estate here has value, and they are
acting accordingly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13

/ Who says the old town has not got
on boom at last, and that here in
che dull summer, too. Bamberg is
xoing to grow rapidly in the next
two years, and the growth will be
substantial, too.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13
ICE TO DEBTORS A
LETTERS DISMISSORY.

On Saturday, May 18th, I will file
my final account as guardian OF
Llewlie B. Wyman with Geo. B. Har-
mon, Judge of Probate for Bamberg
county, and will thereupon ask for
letters dismissory as such guardian.
MRS. N. A. BAMBERG.
Bamberg, 8 c., April IA. 1909.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13

That auction sale of lots last
Thursday was the best thing that
ever happened for Bamberg. People
have begun to have faith in the ,fu-
ture of real estate in the town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13
MADE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
Alleged Assaiiant of Butler, Ga.s Citi-
zen Arrested Yesterday.

Butler. Ca, May 10.-Charley
Smith, of Columbus, Ga, was to-day
arrested, charged with having made
the murderous assault upon Charles
Virgins on Sunday morning. 1t is
charged that Smith was induced by a
member of Wigginss family to kill
Virgins in order that his life insur-
ance, which is a considerable sum,
might be secured. Wiggins's family
had arranged to return to Butler on
the night of the savage assault. He
went to the station to meet them, but
they did not arrive. Instead, it is
said, Smith came on the train and
hurried to the Virgins residence,
where he awaited Wiggins's arrival.
When Virgins entered he was at
tackled by Smith, according to Wig
gins's statement. Tonight Virgins
life hangs by a slender thread.
Columbus, Ca, May l0.-Charles
Smith, a local painter, who was ar
rested here to-day, charged with as
saulting, with intent to murder,
Chas. B. Virgins, of Butler, Ca,
early Sunday morning, declines to
make any statement, except to say
that he is innocent. He was arrested
at his boarding house.
It is alleged that Smith left CO.
lumbus at 10 o'clock Saturday night,
with a, round-trip ticket to Reynolds,
Ca; that instead of continuing on to
Reynolds, he left the train at Butler,
went to Wiggins's home, where he
concealed himself, assaulted Virgins
and left him unconscious, returning
to Columbus Sunday night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-13

r. A number of young ladies from
At6erent sections OF the county have
already entered The Herald's popu-
s94rfty contest.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
THREATENED CAR FAMINE

There is considerable uneasi- ness manifested by lumbermen and other businessmen engaged in shipping work in Prescott on ac- count of the indie tions of a car shortage, The outlook for enough cars to handle all the business in this section is far from encour- aging. It is difficult to determine as yet how serious the shortage will be but it is stated that trade is being injured to some extent even at this season on account of the scarcity Of rolling stock
 Railroad officials, while admit ting that shortage exists, claim that it is only temporary and do not anticipate any serious trouble. More car stock is being utilized by the railroads now than has been the case for several months but the new cars will not be completed in time to help the present situa tion, according to in- formation given out here.
 Lumber dealers are unable to agree with the railroad officials in regard to the temporary na- ture of the car shortage. They claim that they are unable to get enough cars under any cir cumstances at present and do not see how the situation can be rem edied for some time as the supply of cars is apparently exhausted Considerable difficulty in filling orders is being anticipated by 1 dealers well informed in regard to the situation.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
CALIFORNIA BOOSTERS

DeQucen, Aug. 2O.- The New California Boosters" arc meet ing with gratifying success in their efforts to boost this sec tion of the state. Homeseekers from all over the country are paying their respects to Sevier county and many of them are so well pleased with the treatment given them and the advantages offered here that they have de- cided to stay. The Boosters Club has been very active lately in circulating advertising matter over the country and setting forth the opportunities found in the New California;
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
SUITS FOR $65.OOO,OOO

Little Rock, Aug. 19-What the instigators declare to be the greatest insurance war undertak- en i'll Arkansas since the original crusade ten years ago, when nearly all the foreign companies were driven from the sta te, was lhaugurated at Newport at f pm. yesterday, August IS.
 At that hour Prosecuting At- torney k. E. Jeffery of the Third Judicial Circuit with G. l.. Grant
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
CAMDEN'S FIRST BALE

Camden, Aug. 19-Jack King Of Freeo township this county, brought the first bale of cotton to Camden today. It was sold at auction and was purchased by FeiDelham & Mitchell at 16 1-2 cents per pound. It weighed 574 pounds.
 This bale arrived on exactly the same date that the first bale did last year. On account Of the eX- treme heat cotton is opening rap idly and picking will becometgen- cral in few days.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20

tempted. It is said however that there was a time early in the morning when the building might have been saved but no one pre- sent seemed to want to exert any effort. 1t was a mammoth blaze while it lasted and every part of the building seemed to be cn fire at the same time. Fortunately, there was no wind and the fact that the building stood apart from other buildings prevented the flames from spreading
 The loss is estimated at S20,0OO .Gurdon Times. 1
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
GIVES OWN BLOOD
 TO SAVE HIS WIFE
lea N. Veil a Memphis Merchant. Submits to Opiates for Four Hours, While
 Physicians Drain Veins.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 19-Un- ,orgoing an opera tion that might nove @ resulted in his death, in nrder to save the life of the wo- man he loves, Isa T. Weill q proml- inent merchant of Memphis to- dav submitted to opiates for rour hours while surgeons trans fused a quart of blood from his arm to the body of his bride of a flow months who lay ill with ty- nhoid fever. The operation pro5- ablv will be successful and phy- sicians expect both to recover.
 The blood was elected into the veins of Mrs. Weill together with salt and water and the whole op- eration is one requiring surgery of the most skillful sort. Mrs. Weill who was formerly Miss selice Blum of Pine Bluff, came here several months ago to visit her sister Mrs. l.. Falt. Shortly after she was stricken with ty- nhoid fever and rapidly grew worse. Her husband arrived re- gently. and when physicians de- cided that only an injection Of blood would save her life, he vol unteered.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
LUMBER SHED BURNS

The Gurdon Lumber Co.'s a. bandoned planer, the scene of last weeks foul tragedy, was burned to the ground early We'd nesday. morning. It is alleged to have caught from a burning tie pile in that vicinity, fire from which gradually spread to a sawdust pile and finally to the building. When Southwestern locomotive first sounded the a. larm the entire structure was wrapped in flames and no chance to save it was possible or at
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
K. G. LEVERET RE-
 LIEVED OF $4S.OO
Stolen From Him While He Slept in the Armory at Little Rock We'd
 nesday Night.

k. G. Leverett of M company, who was detailed at Camp Don- aghey to assist in clearing camp passed through Prescott last night, en route to his home in Emmet, and reported the loss of S4S.OO which was stolen from him, while he slept in the arm- ory at Little Rock, Wednesday night. Private Leverett sta ted that he could give no clew as to who took the money.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20

Pine Bluff, Aug. 19-Mrs. Isa TT. Weill for whose life her husband underwent a remarkable opera tion at Birmingham today, was formerly Miss Selice Blum of Pine Bluff. She was prominent in so- ciety here and her father the late A. Blum was one of the largest retail merchants in this section. Miss Blum was married to Isa T. Weill of Memphis about four months ago.
 Rev. G. M. Hammond of Little Rock arrived today on the cannon ball and left immediately for the Main Spring camp ground where he will conduct the preaching for the next ten days.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-20
WILL RENEW SEARCH

Murfreesboro, Aug. 2O-By the first of September active opera tions will be started in the dia- mond fields near here, according to informa tion just given out. The diamond business has Jagged a little for some time but there has been revival of interest lately and the search for precious jew els will be renewed with a venge- ance. Machinery is being made for several mines which will be equip ped and i'll running order on or be- fore January 1 from present in- dicatiOns.