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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
GOODNESS PREVENTS DISASTER.
Audience of $4,000 Filed Out While
Circus Tent Burned.

Schenectady, n. Y, May 22.-Bar'
mum & Bailey's big top the main
tent of the circus, caght fire here yes
terday from a cigar stump and burn.
ed like an overturned hot air bolloon
Fifteen thousand people, who filled
the seats TO overfowing, filed out like
school children at drill. 1t was an
admirable display of discipline and
GOODNESS. Manager Bailey, in com
menting on the conduct of the crowd
said: 81 consider the attitude of the
people something marvellous. In all
my experience of circus life I have
never seen anything like it. At least
10000 of the crowd were women
and children, and they all filed out
like veteran soldiers
The management attributed the fire
to the obstinacy of careless smoker.
Employees who saw him carry a light
ed cigar to his seat in the top tier
close to the canvas walls, warned him
that he must not smoke. Instead of
throwing the cigar away they believe
he hid it behind his back, and in so
doing brushed the burning end
against the canvas In any event,
the fire started in his neighborhood
and was soon out of control.
Spectators first smelt the smoke,
quickly discovered the fire and be-
gan to beat at it with their coats.
The fire reached above their heads
quickly, and the next effort to con-
uuer it came from the circus en-
ployees, who began to ring out huge
patches of canvas. Their efforts met
with no better success. for the fire
eating upward, had soon worked its
way to the topmost peak.
Energetic men and cool women IN
the crowd, aided by employees, had
already assumed direction of the
crowd, and orderly files were soon
moving steadily from the exits.
When a woman tainted or child
shrieked in terror, shouts of reas-
surance rose and strong arms were
instantly ready for support. Not a
soul was hurt, not an animal was in
jured. The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
Young Negro Hanged.

Albany, Ga, May 20.-Because he
was charged with attempted criminal
assault on an S-year-old girl residing
in the western part of Baker county,
Charley Wilson, a negro boy, about
IS years old, was lynched at a late
hour last night by mob of citizens,
who took the negro by force from a
bailiff before he could be landed in
Jail at Newton.
Wilson, it is alleged, attempted to
assault the child Thursday afternoon,
but her screams were heard by her
father, who caught the negro and
turned him over to an officer. Wilson
was hanged from tree standing near
a much travelled road and his body
was riddled with bullets.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
HE FIXED THE DEED.
A Judge Who Had Small Regard For
Legal Quibbles.

Theophilus Harrington, Vermont
Judge in the early part of the last
century, was a man who loved the
right and cared little for mere legal
quibbling. IF justice controls your
verdict" he would often say to the
jury, "You will not miss the gen
eral principles of law"
At one trial when the possession
of farm was in question the de-
fendant offered a deed Of the prem
ises, to which the plaintiffs lawyer,
Daniel Chapman, objected, because it
had no seal.
But your client sold the land,
was paid for it and signed the deed,
did he not?" asked the judge.
THAT makes no difference" said
Chipman "The deed has no seal and
cannot be admitted in evidence"
''Is there anything else the matter
with the deed?" asked the judge.
"I don't know that there is"
"Mr. Clerk" said the Judge, "give
me a wafer and a three cornered piece
of paper"
The clerk obeyed, and the judge
deliberately made and affixed the
seal.
There, Brother Chipman," said
he, "The deed is all right now. 1t
may be put in evidence. A man is
not going to be cheated out of his
farm in this court when there is a
whole box of waters on the clerk S
desk.";;
The court will give me an excep-
tion?" pleaded the counsel.
''The court will do no such a
thing" answered the judge. and he
kept his word:-EXchange
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
SHOWED HE WAS "GAME."
Careless Handling Of Pistol Causes
Fireman's Death.

Douglas, Ca, May 22.-Dan John
son, a fireman on the Georgia and
Florida Railroad, died at alocal hos
.pital before daybreak this morning
as the result of a bullet wound in
flicted by John Cowart, an engineer
on the same railroad, and his init
mate friend for years.
The dying man told the officer who
arrested Cowart that they were walk
ing along the streets here, and that
Cowart was playing with a pistol,
Johnson said he warned him not to
play with it recklessly, and that Cow.
art said: "You think I am not
game?" and fired, the bullet drop
ping Johnson. Both men, it is said
resided at Millen, Ga.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
What is a Newspaper.

An exchange editor of The State,
glancing through what pretended to
be a newspaper published in pros
porous South Carolina town of 1000
inhabitants found that it contained
eight pages with six columns to the
page, of which three-fourth of one
column was occupied by local news.
Not one line of original editorial mat
ter was carried by the sheet and not
more than two and half columns,
exclusive Of advertising, were print
ed from home set type. The paper
had twelve columns of local adver-
Using g-showing liberal disposition
on the part of the towns business
men to support newspaper.
This specimen is not exceptional. In
the villages of the State half dozen
or more such spurious sheets, print
ed with the object of obtaining fav-
ors from railroads and of imposing
on a local public not informed as to
the limitations of newspapers fire.
quently manufactured beyond the
State for local distribution, are eking
out an existence that wastes the
money that the people have to spend
on legitimate publications.
No sweeping criticism of the ready
prints is here intended, much as the
"all home prints are to be preferred,
but a publication should contain a
minimum ratio of original and
home-set matter to entitle it to defni-
ton as local newspaper. At least
one-half of every newspaper should be
printed at home; otherwise it should
be denied recognition as newspaper.
The South Carolina Press Associa-
ton, soon to meet in annual session,
might with propriety consider wheth-
er or not the sheets of which 80 per
cent. are printed outside of the State
should receive the Associations en-
couragement.
The State urges no objection to
small newspapers. One occupying a
single sheet of the size of letter pa
per and printed on one side may have
substantial merit-but it is the pre-
tense of scattering two or three col
umns home printed among 80 import
ed with intent to deceive that, in the
interest of self-respecting journalism,
calls for correction or, at least, for
condemnation from real newspaper
men.-The State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
MORMON STRONGHOLD SHAKES.
Salt Lake City Has Several Earth
quake Shocks.

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22.-
Sunday morning slumber of this city
was disturbed by a violent rocking OF
the earth, which lasted apparently
about two seconds, although the seis-
mograph at the State University re-
corded a disturbance of thirty Sec
onds.
The earthquake was quite sharp
and caused considerable damage to
crocFery, chimneys and old houses.
The tremor was local, being confined
within radius of fifty miles, Slight
damage is reported from the towns
of Bingham and Garfield.
The shock occurred at 1928 a. M,
and was followed by two others, one
at 8.38 a. M, and the other at 11.24.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
AVANT HAS SKIPPED.
His Uncle Receives Letter Postmark.
ed Atlanta.

Georgetown, May 19.-That W. B.
Avant has left for parts unknown is
now certain and Sheriff Scurry is Of
fering a reward of 500 for his ap-
prehension.
AS was published in yesterdays
State, Avant left his home, Andrews,
near here, Sunday morning last, say
ing he was going to the penitentiary
to serve his term of three and half
years for the killing of Ruth Crisp
Bigham. The sheriff discovered to-
day letter which D. W. Avant, uncle
of w. B. Avant, received in to-day's s
mail, the contents of which were, 81
am running away" signed W. B.
Avant. This letter was postmarked
Atlanta, 1.20 p. M, May II.
Sheriff Scurry has wired the sher-
if of Atlanta, also the chief of police
and the detective authorities to be on
the lookout for Avant.
Mrs. W. B. Avant also received a
letter from him in to-day's mail, but
what the contents of this letter are
has not been learned.
Sheriff Scurry also has a letter
from the sheriff at Greenville, saying
in part that he has recently had a
talk with DR.. Bigham's brother at
that place, who states that DR.. Big
ham is not in the United States. Sher-
if Scurry says that he intends to
make every effort possible to appre-
hend Avant and Bigham, but the
chances now seem doubtful.
D. w. Avant and George Parsons,
close relatives of Avant, are on his
bond for $4,000, while DR.. Bigham's 5
mother is on his for $1,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-26
Kept His Eyes Open.


who keeps his eyes open and takes
note of the things they 1all upon is
more apt to get ahead in the world
than the boy who takes everything
for granted. There is probably,
therefore, a good place waiting some
where for the youngster who recent
ly came under the notice of Mr.. Beer,
the librarian of New Orleans.
Opposite the public library in that
city is drug store, in the window of
which hung for some time one of
those "gift clocks" (which advertise
somebody's medicine with the same
letters with which they tell the time.
Like many another gift clock, it was
poor time keeper. Mr.. Beer, who
was accustomed to note the hour
each morning as he passed toward
the library, took account of its fail
ing. One morning, when he came to
work he was surprised-and pleased
to find a fine new clock (Which
proved accurate to the minute) hang
ing in the gift clocks place on the
wall.
.I see you have a new clock!" he
called to the druggist. cts a good
move"
Its the boys fault, though" said
the druggist. THAT old clock had to
go every little while to be repaired.
One morning, I was standing here
when in walked a boy about twelve
years old.
"T've come for your clock he
said. I'm the clock-mender's boy
4 didn't send for you,' said I.
NO, but your clock did, he said.
4 saw it from the street car. It's an
hour and quarter slow. Don't you
think that's poor business? People
see the clock is wrong, and they
think that if you are careless about
that, you may be about other things;
so they wpnder if you are that far
wrong in everything. Besides, it's
a poor ad. for that medicine
THAT sounded reasonable to me,
and as the clock needed repairs, l
gave it to him to take to the shop.
He brought it back, and it ran all
right for four weeks-as long as it
ever did. Then it went wrong again.
In a day or two, in came the boy.
Now, see here he said. I don't
want to carry that clock back again.
I want to sell you new clock
"'I don't need one,' I said.
"'Why, we have had that clock In
our shop four times in the last four
months. It has cost you one dollar
each time. It's a poor clock. 1t will
never be any better. Inside of a year
it will cost you at least twelve dollars
for repairs.
"'We're making specially of
big clock for store-keepers just now
| for ten dollars, that we warrant and
take care of for two years. You
will make money by throwing this
one away and buying it: Besides, it
doesn't look we'll, having an adver-
Using clock in your window. 1t
makes your store look as if you had
to use furniture that is donated-as
if you didn't make enough to buy
things for YOURSELF
"He chartered along quite spell
about it, and the upshot of it was 1
let him take me down and show me
the new clock. He had the figures
all right, and it was good clock and
saving money. So there she is. He
thinks I ought to have a new sign
made: 'Everthing in this shop is
as right as this clock Wants me
to hang it under the timekeeper."
"I want to keep my eye on that
boy" said Mr.. Beer. ~ wish we
had a cityful just like him. The
Youth,s CompaniOn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Uncle Sam Watching Aeroplane Men

preparation was ever announced, but
it Is now pretty well. understood that
the experts in both the war and navy
departments suggested that it would
be we'll to defer action until the gov
eminent understands better what to
expect of the airship.
Officials In the army and navy de-
partments are greatly impressed with
the performances Of Glenn Curtiss
with his aeroplane at Atlantic City re-
Gently. Those performances were not
under the auspices of either the war
department or the navy department,
but agents of each of the fighting arms
were present, and were deeply i'm
pressed with what Curtiss was able to
do. They have reported to their re-
spective departments that from 4
height that would have protected him
reasonably we'll from a fire directed
at him from either land or water, he
dropped small articles on boats and on
objects on land with remarkable pre-
cision.
Some of the experts from the de-
partments who saw the Curtiss per-
formances came back firmly convinced
that if war should come on tomorrow
the aeroplane would be able to do de-
structive work.
In spite of the possibilities present
ed by the rapid development OF air
craft, the United States government
is really doing nothing toward taking
advantage of the situation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Overhauling the Treasury Building

been seriously overcrowded for a mum.
Der Of years. One Of the very first i'm.
provements was the elimination from
the building Of the branch printing
Office. with its combustible inks. oils.
etc. With the great Fifteenth street
steps removed. a fine entrance At
grade will be provided. for the en-
ployes, and a count will be kept of tho
people entering and leaving thu build
ing, which at the present time seems
to be impossible. At the present time
the employees are obliged to carry
their clothing, hats, rubbers. umbrel.
las and everything Of that character
into their working rooms. so that lock.
ers are imperative. It will certainly
be $4,000 mighty we'll expended. for
in the present condition of the treas.
ury department it is impossible to
keep it clean or to run it on business.
like methods with departments of the
various bureaus widely separated, 80
that the chief of one of these spends
most Of his time traversing the CORR.
doris in his attempt to keep track Of
his clerks and Of his work. :"
The treasury department has dis.
continued the coming of the $3.50
gold pieces. There is an accumulation
of approximately 100000 worth Of
them In the treasury vaults at the
present time. Altogether $4,000, 600 Of
them have been coined. and there il
little or no demand for them, so it 10
thought best not to make any more Of
them at the present time.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Coy Curls Are Coming in From China
Pounds. Value.
&c LOO z IA Qao

Year. Pounds. Value.
1907 Sc. 132 : 148S
1903 Observation-Disclosures. 207,2Ss s2,2os
lSOS .445, 1913 227, 1859
Note how the price has scared. In
1907 hair was worth only about TWEEN.
ty-tive cents pound, wholesale, and
we imported only 56,132 pounds of it,
while in 1909 we brought in 445,733
pounds, with the price at something
more than seventy cents. Such rate
Of growth in face of so rapid an In
crease in price is almost unprecedent.
ed in other lines of commerce and il
another illustration that woman wants
what she wants when she wants It and
is going to have it-expense be
hanged!
Our diplomatic representative leaves
us in the dark as to what woman in
China is doing for hair. If the trade
keeps on, she will certainly be bald in
course of time. He pays a. compli.
ment, however. to the genius of the
Chinese artist by remarking that Chi.
nese hair is treated at home in various
ways so as to match almost any tex.
ture desired" leaving us to conclude
that the diversity Of color not infre.
quently noted on, the same head Is
due to lack Of circumspection ON the
part of American women.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

WASHINGTON census bureau
w has made public figures concern
ing enough localities to indicate GER
tain interesting trends in the growth
OF American population. What stands
out first Is, Of course, the general in
crease In population all over the coun:
try. While this growth is perhaps
more striking in the middle west, or
even IN the far west, the east is little
behind those sections. Increases in
city population rarely fall below 20
per cent. for the last ten years. Often
the Increase is considerably in excess
of so per cent.
Ihls growth has been expected. but
there Will probably be some surprise
to find how far the growth of the
cities exceeds that of the rural dis.
tr1cts. Here, save in a few localities,
there is an increase, but generally It
Is below ten per cent.
Some spot in Illinois may mark the
center of population for another ten
years. 1t is worth while to emphasize
the word may because there is not
available at this time much definite
information on which to make specula
ton as to where the center of popula
ton will be.
The remarkable increase in the pop
ulation OF Oklahoma must be taken
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

HE experts In both the army and
i the navy are watching with keen
interest the development of the
heavier-than-air craft. While the of.
ficials are not willing to say much pub
hcly about the possibilities of the use
OF airships In time Of war, they are
saying privately that the probability
is that when the next great war comes
the airship will play a more effective
part than battleships, land batteries,
or great masses of troops.
The prediction is freely made by
army and navy officials in private that
not dollar will ever be spent In forti-
flying for the protection of the Panama
canal. They have arrived at this con-
clusion because they think they fore
see that within few years the airship
will be brought to a stage of perfec.
ton that will enable it quickly to de.
stroy any Notifications that might be
erected along the route Of the canal
Congress at the recent session de.
clined to appropriate money for the
fortiflcation of the canal. No public
reason for this failure to make an ap'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
JOHN DRlNkWATER.
Harvesting the Straw Hat Crop

Harvesting the Straw Hat Crop
The greater part Of the straw ola.
pioyed for making summer hats comes
from italy, says Harper's Weekly. To
obtain suitable straw for this pur-
pose the wheat is sown az thickly an
possible, in order that the growth Of
the plant may be; impoverished, a
well as to produce thin stalk.
The italian wheat Moons at the be.
ginning of June, and N pulled up BY
hand when the grain is half devel-
oped. Should It be allowed to remain
in the ground a longer time, the straw
would become too brittle for the pur.
pose. 80.
Uprooted straws, to the number Of
about five dozen, the size of the com,
pass of the two hands, are firmly tied
together in little sheaves and slowed
away in barns. After that the straw
is again spread out to catch the heavy
summer dews and to bleach In the
sun. When the product has been sur
fciently bleached, it is put into small
bundles and classified.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

THE treasury building Is undergoing
another overhauling, which this
time costs $4,000. The renovators
have been at work on the treasury
building for a good many years. Not
very much has been done to the inside
of the great pile Of masonry wnere
the United States money Is kept, but
more or less work is all the time going
on on the outside. All OF the original
sandstone or soft limestone that faced
the outside of the building has been At
last removed, and granite has been put
In it's place. The principal change that
will now be made will be to eliminate
the huge granite entrance steps on the
Fifteenth street side. Several new
passenger elevators will be installed.
Lockers will be furnished sufficient Tor
all of the clerks; the money-handang
divisions will be segregated on the
ground floor; supplies will be shipped
from the west entrance instead OF the
Fifteenth street; frieze windows WILL
be placed on the third floor. and q
general adjustment Of bureaus and
divisions will be made TO facilitate the
work The treasury department has
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

VIICE-CONSUL General Stuart J. pul-
Y Ter of Hongkong sheds light on a
problem which has vexed the brain OF
man for many moons-where all the
hair comes from which goes to make
up the wide expanse of couture which
adorns the head of woman.
Much as he would like to believe
that all womankind has suddenly come
into the secret possessed by the Seven
Sutherland Sisters. detached wisps.
curls and occasional plaits, to say moth
ing OF startling variation in texture,
has forced upon the most unobservant
suspicion that she bedecks herself
with foreign product. Our represen-
tative at Hongkong clinches the EVIL
.dence with brutal statistics. He gives
the following data of the quantities
and value of hair shipped from that
port in the last three years:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
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Census Returns Show Lure of Civ

into consideration in a speculation as
to where the center of population il
likely to light" A fact worth bearing
In mind is that the increases in popu-
lation in the east particularly have
been in the larger cities.
The center of population has moved
almost due westward since 1890, when
1t was at a point % miles east of Balti-
more. From 1890 to 1900 it moved
almost due west to a point 18 miles
west of Baltimore. In the next ten
years, from 1900 to 1910, it moved
westward and slightly southwark to q
point about forty miles northwest by
west of Washington.
During the ten years between 1890
and 1900 the center" moved west
ward little over IA miles and south.
ward little less than three miles, and
halted at a point six miles southeast
Of Columbus, Ind. This movement be-
tween 1890 and 1900 was the smallest
in 100 years.
The center" will have to travel
something like 70 miles to get beyond
the borders of Indiana this year.
Figures available show only five
communities that have actually lost in
population. Montgomery, Cal, has
fallen from 2,206 to 1889; Bonham
county, Texas, has dropped from 5,042
to 4,844; Lamar county, Texas, from
48,627 to 46,544; in Wisconsin the vii
| lage of Pine River has lost IS of her
| population in ten years, and Madison
county, Indiana, shows the greatest
| loss, falling from 7O,47O to 1924.
These reductions come, it will be
! noted, either in rural districts marked
! out by counties or in small villages.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

bles wins the game. The little chiI
dren OF Arabia like to play odd and
even for they spend much of their
time out in the sunshine and fresh
air.
II ten players wish to take part in
the game the long trough is marked
OF into five parts so two people NAV
play at each section. At the end Of
the contest the two holding the most
peach stones play each other to SEQ
who wins the final game. The paaol
stones Won are always put baah 4
the eud o6 ea1h gama
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

guess whether or not the one throw
ing will toss an odd or even number
Of stones into the trough.
II the guesser says "odd' just as
the player starts to throw and an odd
number goes into the trough the
guesser takes all the stones which go
in. If the guesser is wrong he gives
to the thrower as many stones from
his pile as went into the trough.
Before starting of the players agree
Oh the number of throws each is to
have. At the end Of the game the
person having the most stones or peb.