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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-01-07
Work of Rescue Goes Bravely On

Work of Rescue Goes Bravely On.
Messina, Jan. 4.-Although con-
fused and without system, the work
Of rescue has been carried on brave
ly by night as well as by day.
Searchlights on the warships flood
the ruins with their rays and give
light to the salvage parties.
The king and queen of Italy, on
board the battleship Regina Elena,
have given noble example OF devo-
ton. The king, with some OF his
ministers at his side, has been direct
ing and supervising the relief work,
vet he has found time to visit the
field hospitals and speak words OF
encouragement to his stricken sub
jects. The queen has been spending
Is hours a day beside the sick beds
on the Regina Elena, attending and
consoling and encouraging.
The brunt of the work of rescue
has fallen on the sailors, foreigners
as we'll as Italian, and all have done
their duty nobly. Praises Of the Rus
slams are on every lip. They hesl-
tated before no danger, digging un-
der tottering walls or entering the
unsafest shells when asked to do so
by some frantic woman who had not
lost all hope that husband or child
was still alive.
Although the air in Messina sls
heavy with the stencil Of purifying
bodies several groups Of Sicilians
have camped out in the cleared
spaces of the city and obstinately re-
fuse the invitation Of the authorities
to move away.
The survivors of the disaster are
so dazed and worn out that they are
quite incapable of describing their
experiences connectedly, but the &C
counts of all agree that the devasta-
ton was accomplished in less than
one minute. The strata below the
strait slipped, then tidal wave
rushed in and out and all was over.
Those capable of expressing their
sensations say that as the shock
came they felt an upward thrust OF
the earth. This was followed by an
oscillary motion and the crust of the
earth vibrated.
Few of the survivors are able to
explain how they escaped. They
know only that amid falling plaster
and masonry they managed to jump
safely from windows or tumbled
down crumbling stairways.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-01-07
Wanted q Watch for Xmas.

Lexington, Jan. 4.-CongresSman
Lever left on Saturday for Washing
ton after having spent the holidays
here and at his old home In the
Dutch Fork.
A man in public life, and especially
one holding the position OF congress-
man, is subject to many requests
from people in their respective dis
tricts, but in most cases these re-
quests come for seed, books or for
aid in securing some kind of position
sometimes at Washington and
sometimes within the district-but
Mr.. Lever received request entirely
out of the ordinary while here last
week. The request came from a wo-
man-and it was not proposal eth
er-the kind that Mr.. Lever so often
receives from the ladies-but this
lady, who by the way, Is resident OF
Orangeburg county, wrote in pathetic
style, stating that her family was
very poor and that there had been
continued sickness among them for
many weeks, the doctor had prescr1b-
ed medicine to be given at certain
hour and there was no timepiece In
the house and no money with which
to procure one, and she wanted our
little congressman" whom her hds-
band had always supported every
time he ran for congress Except pos
sibly the time when Tom Brantley
was in the running), to send her a
watch for a Christmas present. Did
the woman get the watch? Nobody
knows but Lever and the woman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-01-07
Contests Decided.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The three
enterprising negroes, Isaac Myers,
Alexander Dantzler and Aaron P.
Prioleau, who contested the elections
of Representatives Patterson, Lever
and Legare for the $4,000 allowed
for contests, got the usual turn-down
to-day. The elections committee re-
ported in favor of seating Messrs.
Patterson, Lever and Legare.
The only point of difference in the
report from former reports is that
whereas heretofore the committee
has declared only that the three ne
groes were not elected, they this time
declared specifically that the three
white men were elected. The negroes
have never claimed that they were
elected, but that, the election laws OF
South Carolina being unconstltu-
tional, there was no election at all:
Then for claiming this they claimed
the $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-01-07
TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
Miss Annie Eliza Baxter Committed
Suicide Saturday Night.

Miss Ann Eliza Baxter, daughter
of the late Fielder Baxter and his
wife, Mrs. Emma Baxter, committed
suicide on last Saturday night at
the family residence, near Elloree,
by taking carbolic acid. She was
discovered about IL o'clock Saturday
night by her mother, who saw at
once that something unusual was the
matter. Mrs. Baxter sent at once for
DR.. A. G.. Baxter, who was an uncle
of the young lady, but when he ar
rived the young lady was beyond hu-
man help, having breathed her last
just a few minutes before her uncle
reached her bedside.
when the sad tragedy became
knSwn, the shock was terrible. to her
many relatives and friendsn a
great favorite VIZ I'D
hars:n1li
own life. But such seems tc
fact. The young lady left a note 10
her mother in which she assigned as
q cause for taking her own life that
her health was shattered and she did
not care to live. 1t is said she left
other letters to different friends, but
we do not know their contents, nor
do we know to whom they were writ
ten.
She seems to have contemplated
{ the act at least several hours before
she carried it into execution. On
Friday she attended the funeral of
her cousins wife, Mrs. William
stoudemire, and remained with the
family until Saturday afternoon. On
her way home she purchased the
carbolic acid at Elloree and kept it
until she used it about IL o'clock
Saturday night, some time after she
had retired to her room for the night.
Her mother hearing strange noise
in the young lady's room, and found
her in a dying condition as stated
above.
Miss Baxter was about Is years of
age, and was attending the Colum-
bia Female College. She was home
on the Christmas holiday when the
awful tragedy was enacted. On We'd
nesday, December %, she spent the
day in Orangeburg at the home Of
Mrs. Jas. L. Sims, who was near
relative. She was then on her way
home from college, and seemed to be
: in the best of spirits, but complained
of having worked too hard at college
and feeling broken up from 1t. 1t is
a known fact that she did work very
hard at college, and no doubt this
caused her mind to become tempor-
arily affected.
Miss Baxter was handsome,
bright young lady, and there was
nothing in her home life to cause her
to take the awful step she did.
Overwork while at college, we fear,
was the cause of the terrible trag-
edy. Her mind gave way temporari-
ly and while in that state sne took
the poison and ended her young life.
She was a fine young woman, with
many attractive qualities, both per-
sonally and mentally, and we cannot
account for her rash act except on
the supposition that her mind gave
way under the strain to which she
subjected it. We can hardly realize
that the bright, handsome young girl
who q little over week ago graced
our home with her charming pres
ence is dead, and that, too, by her own
hand. But such is the case. Peace,
gentle peace, to her ashes.-Orange-
: burg Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-01-07

Washington, Jan. 5.-Three con-
eressional election contests from
South Carolina were practically de-
cided to-day, when election commit
tee No. 1 reported to the house in IA
yor of the permanent seating of Rep
resentatives James o. Patterson,
Democrat, of the Second district over
Isaac Meyers, Republican; Represen-
tatiye Asbury F. Lever, Democrat, OF
the Seventh district over Alexander
Dantzler, Republican, and Represen..
tative Geo. S. Legare, Democrat, OF
the First district over A. P. Prioleau,
Republican. All the defeated candi-
dates are negroes. The victors are
now sitting in the house.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
IN Memoriam.
Hall OF st. Chal!.s I'r...@: :,:}j Z. X.
al \.

Whereas, the Great aud Sure:io
Ruler of the Universe has 10 his wi
dom removed from among rs on,
of wo thy and este-me fellow :aborel
Bro Justin Bahin aud
Whe' ea>, the long and intimate rel!
ative held with him in the f:i!hfn! dis
c!larg. Of his duties in this Society
makes it eminentIy and BETTING lhaa
we record our apprec'a ton OF hi u
Therefore he it resolved. that the re-
n"val Of such Il member from our
midst leaves a vacancy aud 4 shadow
that will be deeply realized by a.! the
members IF this order. and will be n
serious loss to this Community r.
solved; that with deep sympathy with
the hereav,d family of TIE d ceased
we express our hope that even SO
srea! loss to us all may be over
ruled for good by Him who doe.h Mi
hings we'll.
Resolved that copy of tha.e r.
solutions, he spread upon The record
If eur Branch, a copy be published
in our local papers, AID Il copy for
" .r,'ed to the bereav,d a lily.
THIS. A. Hatleaux
Chairman.
Louis 4. Riviere,
K 4. Na9ni,,,
Chas. 4 K.viere,
P F. Legen'!re.
Committee
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09


cSt. ~. -.
i iocusts mas. generally =
doptud IN Panama has been
t. dig a trench about fifty
feet in lens 1T. Two feet wide
aud one foot deep, with pei
pendic,llar sides, in which
the locustA are d4'ivsn by men
beating the grass and trees
with switches. In this way
millions are collected and are
destroyed with a solution of
strong lye soapsuds. The
trench is then refilled with
earth SO as to allay the odor.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
An Interesting Letter.

Mary Bagguley, of III
Peach St, Syracuse, n. Y,
writes to tell Of the terrible
suffering Of her sister, who.
for the past "a years, had
been tormented with side
ache from female trouble.
keeping her weak aud ailing.
''Siic took Wine of Cardui
and is now we'll. Carcus has
been a Godsend to us both, !"
she writes. For ali Women's
troubles, Cardui is a safe, eff
ficient reliable remedy. At
druggists; Sl.m.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

as reIetEd = tne prod III }l'1f
from living trees viii be ser
ion@iy GurtaiieJ while 3 large
falling Off Of production will
probably occur within ten
years. This condition will be
a surprise to many who have
held that large areas Of fine
pine timber in the states of
Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Texas will come under pro
dnction and thus tend to off
set The falling off in the East.
1t has been found, however,
that the conditions differ in
these states as the timberland
are held in bodies Of consid=
cradle extent by large com
panies who will not allow
their timber to be bed.
Their experience in turpen-
timing leads them to the
view that the damage done to
the timber more than offsets
the additional revenue and
has caused them to become
antagonistic to any advance
boxing toward the tapping |
IN their timber. For this re;-
'on the naval stores industry
will probably become the fac
Or in these states that it has
III the Atlantic Coast.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

sl'a lass .,.s;
created b the TIe51and FOL
the new Is .iiisf cf metaliz4d
flowers. One wholesale flo
''ist Of New York supplies 5000
roses and carnations a week
Which are made into the Jew
inetalized hat pins by the Sc
cret electrical process. Even
the natural colnr of the flow
er, i'll some cases, can be pre-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
An Appeal.

New Orleans Dec. 26.h, 1908
Dear Editors
| In the name of oul farther
less ones, we appeal to youl
charitable heart to inform
III6 IHrITTUers UI your com
munity through the columns
OF your valuable paper, that
We have at present 1850 bright
healthy children, b tween
the ages of 2 aud 4 years, for
whom we desire to find Gath
olic homes i'll Louisiana,
Those who open their doors
and take on Of these darlings
to their heart will never re
-grat il, as we know t:y cxpel.
fence that God fills sucl,
homes with material bless
lngS, as well as happiness, to
say nothing Of the eternal re-
ward, Which is promised to
Gle that shall receive one
such little child III my name.
(Matthew AVIII-5.)
Children will be sent neat
ly dressed to their new homes
free from any expense, and
will be taken back at any
time up to the age of Is, i'll
found unsatisfactory. |
As a Iarty Of SO children
will leave fer-New Orleans.
'a;E. 18th, it is desirable thatI
parties Wiling TO take oEel
'honId make application all
,nCe to the nearest CathoiicI
'liast, Or by mail to Joseph
:. Butler, Hotel GTunewald,
1ew Orlea rs, La.
Relying upon your cooper
ting with rs by giving full
'ubl'oity to foregoing, fc;
Which we cordially thank youI
i advance i'll the name of
:ir little charges invoking
iasc;ings upon Your head, We
re, with best wishes for your
Fl: iHlai and IL. seria! pros
'rit: fDs Tue COG. ..g year.
Y@s,r hnm5le servants,
$ sters OF Charity,
Jos. c. Butler.
Accredited Representatives.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
For Your Tuinbs, Etc

The undersigned desires to inform
his friends and the | uhi!c that he has
secured the agency IN Til, hoaaux for
The marble works OF Mtssrs Weibien
& Co. of New Orleans, formerly held
by vi. Clay I4agrde. All work will
receive the hest attention and all
work guaranteed TO he done in first
class Worklnanlike manner.
Hoping 10 be favored with all CO.
meat and marble work He remains.
ARTHUR ADAM
Phone 322 Brick Mason.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

Whereas, r chard Mccormick, q
'e2ldentrf the said Parish and State.
has made application to he named
and appointed administrators of the
aforesaid estate.
Now, therefore, all persons. credi-
tors and hei's and others Interested
ire hereby warned aud notified to
fle their oppesi.ioas to the said ap-
pIlcafion in writing, with the Clerk OF
sali Court, at his offic', in the Towr
Of Th'bobauy, La, within ten DAYS
after the first publication hereof
otherwise the said applicant Will b
named and appointed as such aamin-
isfralor as require by law and in
accordance with law.
In Testimony Whereof,
Witness my hand and ID. itnnress of
the seat of my office, at Thiaolaux.
La, DECEMBER, "a, 1908.
=. j. Aucoin,
Deputy Clerk. !
J. A. 0. Coignet,
OF counsel.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

.'';.. ef ms Wse,
airssSf.ta .slts.l,.ag 59e
go a@ts,t. 5lsias1. ss
! PROVISIONS &c tbs szGtt.p
deemed guilty Ut mjsd ,naaa, Il
upon conviction there i! ba H,s
snm not less tim FIFTY a4i,s
by imprisonment 10 iac cas-.
,r perish prison for rCf faara
two 81 years, or by Doth aaaI
impriso ,ment
SECTION 10.-Bs il fartbeB
dained, etc, That ii shall he NJ
fnI for any firm, person or col
ion or any officers director. O, !.
holder of any corporation en-,
in the business of brewing or Il
ling, manufacturing or Selling N
tributlng by wholesale OF MID
ing liquors, TO obtain a licepsI
the business of conducting y
room, cabaret, coffee house.
beer saloon, liquor exchange. Il
ing saloon, grog shop, beer hou
beer garden, or to be interested h
cialIy in any concern SO rre. cefS
to be owner or les &c, or Ia b,z
terested in any lease of premises
for any snch business under the
visions Of this Ordinance.
SECTION l1.-Be it further
,'aine,l, etc.. That the license I'm,
by this Ordinance shall be due
coiIectahle and shall become
quent a. the same date aud Yin
same manner as provided BIZ II
ing laws for licenses ou other I
ness, and tie duties and comv,l
lion of tax collectors. and ex.oA
tax collectors and their attorS
shall be the same in regard 10
:oi'ect,on cf licenses imposed bv
Ordinance as ale prescribed by
sting laws relative 10 :icens S On
n businesses and all exist,nr
providing FIR penalties for ,i,l
lu.'n"y in lbe payment If iced
II proceeding, actinas, suits, pr|
lure, remedies, liens and y4r,vil.I
or ib.. collection Of iwarsss ,,sl ri
sasi icsses sil /! have effect unG 4
o the collection OF .ic, nses imp,I
~ this Ordinance. I.lurnses inDtI
~ this ordinance Shall h.. pnstea
'e"om prescribed as prnrid1 hrI
sling laws for l,cet ses on o,h.r ii
'ss; ASH no !icerse rra. tliis II
'iint'r Shat! be l.@atal to any perI
iran or 'corrnr:'is,n. eNrep, n ,on \
.ffttay;t> rs are r"QHic. Il o AMI
Z. i ~ existing laws relative toI
ensrs On other hi>i,.es 5, ald lhs Il
ties for { !se sweari,,.. rs to Il
.'c"ipts of businesses uinl,.r This n
a &c sh !" be lie sare as pro; II
u hy exist ing Avs :eIa;ires toI
en>as on Other bdsiie3 SIS, an! il
't'on tanra'o, # any p ersnn shall
ID -idgea guilty BY any urlof c,I
e. III jars .icsion ln.isr anr procd
lgs PROVIDED for i tbs ., .l,naI
making f'sIse atf,,i WIS ~ 10 =
'celpts of business. pa { ia a q
for tbs recovery OF
Oh license or additional licp|
sch person shall he by said CO
armanontly d prisesi thereafter
le privilege Of eonaactlsg such 81
SECTION Il Be il furtnsf
med, etc, That all laws or part
vs. contrary 10 or nc ,nsistent i
Is Ordinance be and the same
rebr repeated.
SECTION l3.--Be it further
ined, etc. That this Osdi. a
all take eff ct from any after
u Der the Thirty-tirs', Nineteea ii
ed aud eight (la1S).
N. Coch'n, j. NJ, Walsh,
Clerk. Pres.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

An ordinance was recently
introduced i'll the city coun-
Gil at Cleveland, OHIO, pro-
libiting the use of candles On
Christmas trees Nearly nine
ty per cent of the fires around
the holiday season are caused
by the ignition of resinou>
Christmas trees. This danger
car be avoided by using tee
tiny electric lights Of many
colors which are even more
pleasing in effect than can
dies.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
Government Studies Naval
Stores Industry.

IUVOI IilOuL ObuultS NOV q
Stores Industry.
The United States govern
ment has thu past five month";
been making Investigations O
the timber supply as it is re
lated to the naval stores in
dusdry of the southern State'
A special appropriation wai
maize by the last Congress t
carry on this work. For some
time these interested in the
t1rpe,ltine industry have felt
the need of accurate data re-
garling the supply Of timber
still available for the produc-
ton of turpentine. The de-
gree Of injury sustained by
the longleaf pine during the
process Of bleeding for rosin
has always been a subject Of
contention between the lum-
barmen, on the hand, and the
turpentine operators on the
other, and a special effort
was made to ascertain relia BILE
facts bearing upon this phase
Of the investigation. Stats
tics Of production ase also in
process Of compilation. The
present methods Of obtaining
rosin from the tree and espec-l
tally the extent Of use and the |
practica bility Of the new cup
system of collecting gum have
come under careful study. In
order that the hest possible
results might be obtained all
parts of the naval-stores pro-
duclng region were visited;
the best informed operators
were interviewed and obser-
vations were made in regions
of varying conditions. The
data collected in the turpen-
tine investigation are now
being brought together, III d
report which will later be
published. Some OF the points {
brought out are as follows: 4
The new cup system Of {
gathering the gum, whereby i
5,ie injurious hole OF "box''
mt in the tree to catch the i
guam has been replaced by a Fs
mp hung on the tree, have '
generally proved both Rracti-
al and profitable, aaa are S
Everywhere gaining in favor. {
As compared with the old
nj exceedingly Injurious |.
box" system these new fl
unquestionably los F"
en- the Injury done to the =
mbcr and lengthen the av-
rage life of the tree after
Leading. This Increase in eff
cheney is due to the fact
lat the cup system render
10 trees less susceptible to
III age by subsequent fires.
The United States Forest
srviGe men who made the :
Vestigatioh found the field
he turpentiEe operator is at
0vtng westward. As the a.
j able timber in the elder ~
.ctions Of the eastern ct. .es =
come exhausted the opera -
T moves farther west in p''
ar1h of new fields. VI
the available snp- a.
of tarpantine timber in D.:
e United siatos is likely to
eXha listed within the next
team years to the extent
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
NOTICE

No hunting is aliow.,l on Rienzi
and Webre Plantations.
Levert & Morvant.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
NI)LE BUSINESS C0LLEGn

soULE COLLEGE is the Leading an
AiEheas Grade Business, Shorthand anil
English Training School In the South.
Il is recognized ever where as q WIDE
Awake, Practical. Reliable, Progressive|
Popular and Successfss School II naksl
80 Ge1usivs promises 70 secure students
SSULrJ COLLE3E owns and occupied
.iie fir<-s business Se=ooi 2allding ID
America @ "a periepoeG Teachers Rookl
Ssrners 3 ! sts1ocrsaters recon - eNde1
7en.s fog } n Ii 1ssrated csfe;siar
Gssfs. GOULE s. some
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

Succession Of Mrs James Mccormick
nee Mary Nc CURE. No. 1880 Pro.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
Notice

No hunting is alldMe,, on Aead
Plantation.
w Fl. PRICE.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

20 h. JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CUURT,PARISH OFLAFOURCHE
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-09
EpoTH DRUG STORE,
ssrHeSssi, .

''sngs, Chemicais. Perful Try School boo
etc. Cog. sia 81 Green stre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-27
Today in the Markets

Chicago, Nov. 27.-Following are the
quotations on the market today:
Wheat.
December, 1861, 1868, LOG, 1O6ss.
May. 1861, 1868, 1861, 1O6.
July, 975s, 975s, 9714, 97ss.
Corn.
December, 5924, 597s, 5sss, 599s.
May, 62, 62. 6115, 61%.
July. 61A, GIN, 81, 81.
Oats.
December, 1917, 391s, 1914, 39ss.
May, 421s, 421s. AZ, AZ.
July, 40, 40, 40, 40.
Pork.
January, PITT, 21.S0, 21.57, 21.6O.
May. 20.97, 21.oO, 2O.sO, 1880.
Ribs.
November, 1910, 13.40, 1887, 1910.
January, 1890, 1896, 1925, 1926.
May, 11.75, 11.S0, ITO, 11.70.
Lard.
January, 11.17, 11.20, lilo, 1112.
May, 1885, 1890, 1880, 1880.
Receipts today-Wheat. 120; corn,
376; oats. 1911; hogs, 10000; cattle,
300; sheep, 500.
Estimated receipts Monday-Hogs,
81, 600.
Hog market opened steady. Hogs
left over, 6.600. Light, S7.65@8.15;
mixed and butchers, S775@S.25; good
heavy, $7.S0@8.S0; rough heavy, $3.50
0795.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Hog market closed steady. Bulk
sales. sS.00@S.25; light, $7.65@S.15;
mixed and butchers, $7.7508.25; good
heavy, s7.S0@s-3O; rough heavy, $3.50
@7s5; pigs. ss.5OQ7.7o; porkers, $500
OSLO.