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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

financial hopes
survived the various ills that followed in the wake
of industrial overexpansion. But since the panic
clouds have cleared away there has come another
and even more wonderful appreciation in values,
the most remarkable advance in the prices Of all
commodities and securities that this country has
ever known. Probably more millonaires have been
made in the last IL months by the steadily rising
tide of tremendous prosperity than history ever
has recorded in similar period of time. The
number of those who have grown rich quickly ls
greater probably than 1t was in the time OF mer-
ger and consolidation, nearly decade ago. Be-
fore the panic of 1907 there were. perhaps. 5000
miluonaires in New York. Now there are any
uEhere between 5000 and 10000
The advances in the value Of securities In the
i2st two years have been almost incredible. There
probably are more than 100000 persons who are
stockholders of United States Steel. In october,
1907, Steel Common was 21A; in February, 1903.
1t AN this October 1t has been well ABOVE
90 The shares of the Pennsylvania railroad are
more widely distributed than any other tranSpor-
tation line, more than 10000 people being listed
its books of shareholders. Two years ago II
1903: lately 1t has been above 15o Union "a
cif1c is next to Pennsylvania in the length OF us
stockholders list. 1t is not only one OF the most
popular investment securities, but also one tnat ID
speculated in most largely. Union Pacific COM
mon was 100 in 1907; this year it has been above
219, increase of more than 100 per cent New
York Central Southern Pacific. Baltimore & Oho.
Atlantic Coast Line, Illinois Central Great Nor
the long list Of railways and industrials have ad-
vanced from so to 100 more per cent. in value
since October. 1907
Thousands Of people who are not spectators
and who are intolerant of speculation have pront-
ed enormously by this wonderful rise IN prices.
They are the ones who bought for investment
when the prices low and who are now reap
ing the harvest. During the panic enormous
blocks of gilt-edge shares were thrown on the
markets when great spectators like Heinze ana
.tor nnf ca
ular or daring had to sacrifice anything and ev-
erything for ready money. Their holdings now are
scattered throughout the country and have been
tucked away in tens of thousands OF safes ana
strong boxes
While come of the new millionaires come from
the ranks of those who were bargain hunters III
the days of panic most of the new plutocrats are
from the army of spectators.
0Chere are SO many of these new miiiionaires
txst it wsnld he impossible to list tnem all ino'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
Important to Mothers,
Rather Opposite.

do you think your son will be an
able factor in elevating the standard
of living?"
able, nothing! He will do more
in the line of raising Cain."-Balti-
more American.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27

When two women begin to talk over
the back fence his satanic majesty
hears a lot about their neighbors that
he never even suspected.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-11-13
The Rev. lrl K. Hicks Almanac For
1910.

y VtOs
Ready November 10th. 1902, a splendid
year book. on astronomy and msteOrOlo.
Ky. the only one containing the original
Hicks Weather Forecasts BY mail.
postpaid, 35c, OH newstands, 3Oc. One
copy free with years subscription to
WORD AND WORKS, the Rev. Irl X. Hicks
MOnthly Magazine. the best 81. monthly
In America. Discounts Oh Almanacs in
quantities. Agents wanted. Rainem-
Der. the genuine Hicks Forecasts" are
not published anywhere eIse-vou get
them only In his own publications.
WORD AND WORKS PUBLISHING CO..
22Ol Locust Street. st. Louis. Mo.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-11-13

Some time ago the electric light
aud waterworks plant of Crowley
WAS destroyed by fire and the town
was without funds to rebuild the
plant. This week the power plant
of Plaquemine was destroyed by
fire and they are in the same con-
dition as Crowley. 1t appears that
neither plant was insured. Is this
not warning to the town authori-
ties of st. Martinville to fully in
sure our power plant? If this
plant was tc be destroyed with the
present fnaucial condition of the
town We would not be in a posi-
ton to rebuild the plant which is
valued at more than fifteen thou
sand dollars.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-11-13
The New Orleans Market.

The New Iberia Enterprise some
time ago appealed to the Mer-
chants and Progressive Union OF
New Orleans to correct the abuses
practiced in New Orleans by Ger.
tain Commission merchants. This
matter was taken up by tho New
Orleans as well as the country pa
pers aud We have no doubt that
the honest merchants and Progress
sivs UnioD can correct the abuses
If they would request all the vic
tins to supply them with tho facts
and the names of the merchants
who abuse of their confidence.
In this parish our people will
not buy any product to ship to New
Orleans. they only ship there when
they cant do other wise and the
result Is generally unsatisfactory.
The Abbevllle Meridioual MAX es
these remarks The general OPT
MON OF the farmers, based upon
experience, is that the produce
Commission merchants of New Or
leans are merely commercial pi-
rates. Dead chickens aud spoiled
eggs yield them fortune yearly"
We have heard many complaints
from the New Orleans market. We
heard ono shipper say Il shipped
nineteen bags of potatoes quoted
80 cts and sold them for 40 cents.
Tho merchant claimed they were
not the quality wanted. Another
said ~ shipped box of eggs
containing 30 dozens, aud % do.
zens wore reported broken and
rotten. Another said II bought
a barrel Of shslottss for 1926 and
when got the bill of sale. the net
proceed was l0cls.
And such complaints are daily
heard. We believe the merchants
and the Progressive Union as sug.
gested by the New Iberia Euter.
prise can aud should make al Of
fort to correct the abuses.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-11-13
1t Is q Wonder.

Chambeilain's Linimpnt is one of the
most remarkable preparations yet pro-
duced for the relief Of rheumatic pains.
and for lame back. sprains and bruises.
The quick relief from pain which it af-
fOrds is alone worth many times its cost.
Price % cents. large size 90 cents. For
sale by ALI. DRUGGIST.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Town Swept Away by Flood.

Laredo, Tex, Sept. "A dispatch
received by the mayor of Neuvo
Laredo, Mexico, tonight from Cam
argo, Mexico, situated 125 miles
from this city on the lower Rio
Grande, stated that as result of the
flooding of the San Juan river, due
to the recent heavy rain and the
overflow from the Santa Catarina
river, which is a tributary of the
San Juan, half the city has been
washed away and there is great suf-
fering among the poorer Mexicans.
The telegram states that fully 200
INDECENT MeXicans are homeless and
badly in need of food supplies. There
is no mention made of any loss of
life, so it is assumed that, unlike
the flood at Monterey, which claim
ed such a large number of victims,
the inhabitants of Camargo had am
pie warning and were enabled to es-
cape to high ground and save them
selves. Camargo consists principal
ly of an aggregation of small adobe
houses. 1t is a town of approXima-
tely 1000 inhabitants and is located
about three miles inland, almost di-
rectly opposite the town of Rio
Grande City, on the Rio Grande
river.
The San Juan river runs through
the low-lying part of the town. 1t
was in this section that the damage
occurred. 1t is impossible to esti-
mate the financial loss.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
To Welcome DR.. Cook.

New York, Sept. appropriations
already are afoot here to make
the Homecoming Of DR.. Frederick
Cook an event of national, and pos
sibly International. Importance. If
the plans outlined today by members
of the Arctic club are carried out
the welcome home which DR.. Cook
will receive in New York will be an
ovation in which city. State and ma
tion will take part, while prominent
explorers-Cook's former rivals
from all parts of the globe, will gath
er to pay their personal tribute to
his achievement.
Among the most notable of these
who in all proba bility will be here
to greet DR.. Cook on his return will
be Lieut.. Shackleton. the intrepid
Englishman. whose recent explora-
tions in the Antarctic. during which
he succeeded in pushing nearer to
the South pole than had any pre-
vious explorer, made him figure of
worldwide prominence.
Members of the Arctic club hope
that President Taft may himself be
present as the nations representa-
tive to welcome DR.. Cook.
Among the explorers who are ex-
pected to take prominent part in
the welcome to Dr. Cook are the
Duke of the Abruzzi, DR.. Frietjof
Nansen. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Gen.
A. w. Greedy, Rear Admiral George
Melville and Anthony Fiala of this
city.
No definite date has yet been set
for DR.. Cooks arrival here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Hangs Two Negroes.

Clarksdale, Miss, Sept. 4.-Forc-
ing their way into a railroad depot
here tonight, where two negroes
were being questioned as to their al
legged completely in the killing of Po-
liceman Walter Marshall several
hours previously, mob of several
hundred men overpowered the Off
GERS and hanged the negroes to a
telegraph pole.
Marshall was one of posse who
early in the evening attempted to
raid a negro cabin where gambling
was said to be in progress. When
the party was denied admittance, it
is stated Marshall opened fire on the
house, one of the occupants return
ing the fire and killing the officer.
Two of the four negroes who were
in the cabin were captured as they
attempted to escape, and when the
killing became known the mob quick
ly formed, and the lynching fol-
lowed. Posses are searching for the
others who we're in the cabin at
the time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
POLE is REACHED.
DIR. Cook, an American, Succeeds,
Where Many Have Failed.

Copenhagen, Sept. 1.-Dr. Cook,
the American explorer, reached the
North Pole on April 21, 1909, ac-
cording to a telegram just received
at the colonial office here.
DR.. Cook is on board the Danish
government steamer Hans Egede,
which passed Lerwick at noon today
en- route for Denmark.
The telegram announcing DR..
Cooks achievement was sent by
Greenland officials on board the
steamer, and reads as follows:
I'VE have on board the American
traveller, Dr.. Cook, who reached the
North Pole on April p, 1908. DR..
Cook arrived at Uppernivik, the
northernmost Danish settlement in
Greenland on an island off the west
coast in May of 1909, from Cape
York, in the northwest part of
Greenland on Bafin Bay. The Esqui-
maux of Cape York confirm DR..
Cooks story of his Journey
This message was received from
Lervik, Shetland Island: ''Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook, accompanied by a
Norwegian, left Eath, Greenland, on
March 3, 1908, taking with him
eight EsquimauX, four sledges and
twelve-dog teams. He was to make
his way through Elssmere land"
For years DR.. Cook has given his
attention to Arctic explorations, and
in 1S91-92 was the surgeon of the
Peary Arctic expedition and in 1897
SO surgeon of the Belgian Artic
party.
DR.. Cook started on his present
expedition in the summer of 1907,
sailing from North Sydney, G. B., on
board the schooner John R. Bradley.
The party was REINFORCED with
sledges, logs and Arctic equipment,
at Eath, Greenland, whence they sail
ed on March 3, 1908.
DR.. Cooks plan was to set aside
all tradition by making dash to
the Pole during the winter months
when the elements are considered
least advantageous for an advance
northward.
The last news received from him
was dated March II, 1908, when he
was near Cape Thomas Hubbard.
He then reported that he intended
to push on to the northern point
of Grant Land and from there start
his dash to the Pole in the winter
of 1908.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Capt. w. E. Zeigler Dies.

Orangeburg, Sept. 3.-Capt. w. E
Zeigler, proprietor of hotel st. Jo'
seph, of this city, died early this
morning after a short illness. On
last Thursday Capt. Zeigler while
out riding, was thrown from his bug
gy and thereby received several inju-
ries, principal among them were two
inflicted about the head. The acci-
dent was the immediate cause OF
his death. On yesterday morning
the doctors thought his condition
much improved, but ere night had
arrived complications set in and he
was in a critical condition until
death.
Capt. Zeigler possessed host OF
friends here and was very popular as
a hotel man. His death came as a
shock to the community and will be
sad news to his numerous drummer
friends throughout the State. The
captain will be greatly missed, as he
was a jovial man and had a good
word for every one.
He had been a citizen of Orange
burg since 1901 and has been regu-
larly engaged in running the St. Jo-
seph hotel since that time. He came
to this city from Sumter, where he
formerly ran the Marion hotel. In
early manhood Capt. Zeigler was en-
gagged in the railroad business and
served as conductor on the Southern
for number of years. Up to the
time of his death he was an active
member of the Protective Order of
Railroad Conductors. Mr.. Zeigler was
also member Of other secret organ
izations and fraternities.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Didn't Walk all the Way.

Down in Alabama" said John
D.. Fearhake, in the Woman's Home
Companion, there's deputy mar
shall who doesn't let any such trifles
as extradition laws stop him. One
day he rode into town on a mule,
leading a prisoner whom he had
caught in Georgia, tied up snugly
with a clothes line. The prisoner
looked as if he had seen hard service.
why, for heavens sake, Jim,
said the judge, you didn't make him
walk all the way from Georgia, did
your
No, sir said Jim.
"I hope not said the Judge.
No, said Jim; part of the way /
drug him, and when we come to the
Tallapoosa river he swum.'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
QUEER CASE IN LEXINGTON
NEGRO YOUTH IN LEXINGTON
JAIL on SERIOUS CHARGE.
Rather Strange Story of Jesse Cole
man-Little Excitement About
the Affair.

Lexington, Sept. Jesse Cole
man, a small negro boy, was commit
ted to jail last night by MagistraT
E. T. Rauch of Ballentine upon the
charge of criminal assault, his al
legged victim being the wife of a we'll
known white farmer of the Dutch
Fork. The crime is alleged to have
been committed on last FRIDAY
night, some time after midnight. II
is said that the boy was laborer
on the place and slept in PACK
room of the house. The husband of
the woman was in Columbia at the
time, and it is said that the woman
gave the boy a severe thrashlng,
wearing out a large peach switch.
The particulars of the affair are
very meagre and hard tc obtain, but
the facts as related to your CORES
pondent by the boy in jail are ABOUT
as follows:
The husband of the woman was
away, the boy says, and ne passed
through the room where the woman
was sleeping and in passing touched
her. She awoke and asked him what
he meant and he replied that he did
not mean to harm her at all, that
he was only passing out and had no
intention of even touching her, that
it was dark and he could not see his
way out.
He says that the woman claims
that he had a knife, but he says ne
did not, and that the knife found
by the bed was placed there by some
of the children. He admitted o
your correspondent, however, that ne
intended to assault the woman, but
that he did not intend to kill her.
He says that he worked all day Sat
urday and that nothing was salo
about the occurrence until Monday
when he was taken in charge by the
officers. He says that he has been
working for the man for two years,
sleeping in the same house with the
family all the while. He says that
he worked for one man for two years
and that all he received was 5 cents
at one time and 20 cents at another.
The boy says that he is only about
IA years of age, although he looks as
if he might be a few years older. He
is very nervous over the matter now
and is afraid that he will be lynched.
There is no excitement at all and
there is absolutely no danger of mob
violence
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Gives up Fianee to Accept Fortune

Philadelphia, Aug. 25.-William
Taggart, twenty-four years old, of
this city, learned yesterday, that he
had been left $4,000 and valuable
ranch lands in California by wo-
man-hating brother on condition that
he never marry
Taggart is a machinist. When he
heard of his fortune he gave up his
job, and will leave for Wildwood,
N. j., for a weeks stay tomorrow.
On his return he will 60 to Cali
fornia.
"Going to accept it," said he to-
day when asked what he intended to
do. "Well, 1 rather think so. I've
worked hard all my life, and now
will be able to do what I please. I
was keeping company but that's got
to go now"
Taggart's sweetheart, whom he
renounced is Miss Ethel Wilson,
whose mother said today that her
daughter had been engaged to Tag
gart for about three months.
The girl refused to believe Tag
gart's statement.
"No, it can't be true," she said,
"he wouldn't say such a thing. If
Will did say it he really doesn't mean
it. The Joy of receiving such for
tune makes him forget everything
else. I know he will refuse any
money under such condition.
"I'll wait while. I feel sure he
will remain true to his promise to
me- He has repeatedly told me he
couldn't live without me. If he
doesn't, there is always way to
make a man with money remember
his words. Especial to the World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
TO LOWER POSTAL EXPENSE.
Postmaster General Has Some Econ
omical Ideas.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 1.-Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock had an impor-
tant conference with President Taft
this afternoon regarding the plans
he has formulated for cutting down
expenses in the postal establishment.
He told the president that, according
to the latest estimates, the postoftice
department will show deficit for
the fiscal year, ending June 80, last.
OF more than S20,000,000. This is
tire largest deficit the postal service
ever has known.
The deficit for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1908, was about sl6,-
100000. The increase as nearly as
can be ascertained was due in part
to extensions of the service, to the
business depression during the first
part of the fiscal year and to cum
bersome and expensive methods OF
handling the mail. and in other de-
Jartments of postal work.
Has Commission Working.
The postmaster general has now
at work in Washington a commission
of some 4O-odd experts examining
the registery department, which has
been showing a growing deficit year
after year.
When the registry commission has
finished it's labors Mr.. Hitchcock will
summon another commission OF
money order experts to make a SINH
lar examination of the money order
division. This division also has been
showing a growing deficiency, where.
as the postmaster general thinks II
should soon be placed on a self sus'
tanning basis. After the money or,
der division has received an over
hauling, work probably will be be-
gun on the rural free delivery sys'
TEN.
The subject of the "franking'
privilege or the sending of matter
through the mails free by govern
ment officials and members of con
gress also will come in for share
of consideration in the effort tt
maintain the efficiency of the service
and at the same time save none!
wherever a saving can be effected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
HUNT ENDS FATALLY.
Negro Boy Meets His Death, Tree
Falling on Him.

Branchville, Sept. 2.-Last Satur-
day morning Henry Hanes, coiored.
a son of Paul Hanes, who lives in the
country about 10 miles from town.
was killed by a tree falling on MIN.
Hanes, together with two OF his
brothers, had gone raccoon hunting
and it seems the dogs had treed a
coon and some of the boys were cut
ting the tree down and it fell to the
lot of Henry Hanes to hold the dogs
to keep the tree from falling on
them. Henry caught two of the dogs
one in each hand, and got off from
the tree for enough, as he thought,
to be out of any danger of the tree,
but the tree being bent over 1T did
not take as long to cut it down as
the boys thought. After few min
utes cutting on the tree by one of
the boys the tree Unexpectedly start
ed to fall and as it did, instead of
breaking off at the stump where 1t
had been cut. it split and one piece
of the tree kicked back and struck
a small dead tree that stood directly
between the tree that the raccoon
was on and the boy holding the
dogs. The force of the trees fall
was so great that it knocked the
dead tree down and it fell, striking
Henry on the head, MASKING him in
the mud and wounding him so bad
ly that he died in about one hour
afterwards. The boy was son of an
industrious cOlored farmer of Bam-
berg county.
Another similar incident in con-
nection with this same Hanes family
is that Paul Hanes, the father of
the boy killed, had one of his best
mules wounded so badly that it was
necessary to kill it on the same
morning and only about one hour
after his son was killed. 1t seems
that the mule was harnessed to
cart and struck sharp snag and
the snag stuck into the mule, cut
ting it so badly that it rendered the
mule valueless and it became neces-
sary to kill the mule. The mule was
valued at about $3.50.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Three Thousand to be Census Clerks

. Washington, Sept. 2.-The census
bureau needs 5000 clerks, stenogra.
pliers and typewriters to handle the
Washington end of the new census
AS the result of the new census law
civil service examinations for these
positions must be held in the various
States. To day the census bureau
designated October % as the day for
holding the examinations for these
positions. In South Carolina the ex-
animation will be conducted at the
following points: Charleston, Co
lumbia, Greenville.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09

Washington, Sept. 2.-The bureau
of the census today announced that
approximately 5000 temporary
clerks will be appointed in connec-
tion with the work of taking the
18th decennial census. The first eX-
animation will be held throughout
the United States on October %.
Very few appointments from this
examination will be made before jan
uary 1, next, and not many will be
made until April, 1910. The maxi
mum force will be drawn about Au-
gust next year.
These appointees will receive sal
aries of $500 per annum at the begin
ming, but promotions, it is asserted,
to at least 5000 yearly will be rea-
sonably rapid for those who render
satisfactory service.
Blank application forms and cir
cular of instructions, the bureau an
nounced, may be obtained after Sep
tember 10 by addressing the civil
service commission, Washington, D.
c., the bureau of the census, Wash
ington, D. c., or the secretary of the
board of examiners at the following
named places among others: Post
Office, Atlanta, Ca, custom house,
New Orleans, La.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
A Hurry Up Call.

Quick! Mr.. Druggist-quick!-
a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve-
here's a quarter-for the love of
Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him
self, terribly-Johnnie cut his foot
with the axe-Mamie's scalded-Pa
can't walk from piles-Billie has
boils- and my corns ache. She got
it and soon cured all the family.
It's the greatest healer on earth.
Sold by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg,
S. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-09-09
Go With a Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
stomach, liver and kidney cure,
DR.. Kings New Life Pills-is as
founding. Peoples Drug Co., Bam-
berg, say they never saw the like.
Its because they never fail to cure
sour stomach, constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness, jaundice, sick head
ache, chills and malaria. Only 25c.