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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-19
Offers Reward for Craft.

Lexington, May 11.-Gov. M. F.
Ansel has offered a reward of 500
for Thos. J. Craft, the convicted muir
derer, who escaped from the Lexing-
ton Jail on Thanksgiving night last
year. This runs the amount up to
5000, Sheriff Corley having offered
800 reward soon after the escape.
Craft was convicted Of the murder
of Garfield Hutto, another young
white man on the night of December
%, 1908, and was awaiting the de-
cision of the supreme court. He had
been confined in the jail here for
several months and made an ideal
prisoner.
Thomas Whittle, another white
man, who was confined in the jail
at the time awaiting trial upon the
charge of forgery, escaped along with
Graft, but was soon captured at his
home, near Ridge Spring. Whittle was
later tried and acquitted Of the
charge, but Sheriff Corley immedi-
ately swore out warrant for his
arrest upon the charge of breaking
Jail.
The crime for which Craft was
convicted was one of the most atroci-
GUS in the annals Of the county. 1t
was rumored that Craft was hiding
in the sand hills near the home of
his kinspeople for long time, but
the officers were unable to locate him
in the neighborhood. The case has
never been decided by the supreme
court. ..
Craft is described as being about
five feet ten inches tall, weighs about
$50 pounds, light complexion, clean
shaved, blue eyes, dark sandy hair,
parted in the middle, carries himself
erect and makes a good appearance.
A Detroit paper is responsible for
the following: "The greatest show
on earth" was in Virginia. At the
close, the clown, in the glory of his
paint and his mottled garments, got
before the people and said:
1--WE have taken in 5000 here to-
day-more than most ministers of
the gospel receive for whole years
service. A large portion of this
money came from church members,
and a large part Of this audience is
made up of them and their families.
Yet when your preacher asks you to
aid him in supporting the gospel you
are not able, you say, to do it, though
you come here and hear me talk
nonsense"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-19
LINDLEY GETS NEW TRIAL.
Motion Granted by Judge Watts in
Greenville Case.

Greenville, May l4.-Attorneys
Jas. H. Price and Geo. NJ. Pritchard,
representing J. G. Lindley, who was
convicted in the Criminal Court here
Thursday for the murder of Ben
Allen, at Poe Mill, two weeks ago,
secured a new trial for Lindley before
Judge Watts this morning.
Allen was found dead in bed and
the State charged Lindley with his
murder, while the defence claims his
innocence, his attorneys insisting that
Allen committed suicide.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-19
LEAVE GIRLS TO PERISH.
Frightened School Boys Leave Help
less Ones to Their Fate.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 12.-Eight
high school students, six girls and two
boys lost their lives to-day while boat
ing on what is known as the Old
Harper mill dam at Huntington Mills,
about 20 miles below this city.
The dead: Maud Sutliffe, aged IL;
Caroline koonz, aged 16; Ruth Bon
ham, IS; Iris Davenport, 16; Rachel
Thompson, Is; Madeline Goode, IL;
Robert Minnich, II; Ray Dodson, II.
Twelve students of the high
school obtained two boats and started
for a row at the dam. When the
two boats had reached the centre Of
the body of water it was noticed one
of them had sprung a leak. The
boats were then pulled together by
the young men in the party and an
effort was being made to transfer the
girls from the leaky boat to the safe
craft. The last one of the party had
moved to the boat, when it began to
sink, owing to the combined weight
Of the party.
The girls were helpless to save
themselves and the boys Of the party,
with the exception of Dodson, all ex-
pert swimmers, struck out for the
shore which all reached in safety.
Minnich, in the excitment, it is pre-
sumed, thought that all the young
women had succeeded in reaching
land. He had no sooner gained the
bank than he noticed the girls hang
ing to the rapidly sinking boat. The
boy dashed into the water and swan
swiftly to the waterfilled craft. Only
two of the girls were clinging to the
boat, the others having gone down
for the last time. Selling Miss Da-
venport, Minnich again started for
the shore, but the exertion was too
much for the gallant lad and the two
went down together when they were
within a stones throw of the bank.
All the bodies were recovered.
AS soon as the sound craft began
to fill with water, it appeared as
though every one became terror
stricken. The shrieks of the drown
ing girls could be plainly heard on
the bank of the dam but there was
no one to go to the rescue of the
imperiIed party.
Three of those who were drowned
would have graduated this summer.
AS soon as the accident became
known hundreds Of persons began
search for the bodies. Strangely
enough, those of Minnich and Miss
Davenport were the first recovered.
After graphing for less than two
hours all the bodies were recovered.
Not one of the parents OF the
drowned boys and girls knew of the
accident until all of the bodies had
been brought ashore.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-05-19
Regulate
the Bowels

"I have been troubled with
constipation for several years,
and have tried great many
kinds of pills, as well as medicine
from the doctor. Nothing
seemed to help me until I be-
gan taking DR.. Miles Nerve and
Liver Pills. L found the little
pills very effective, and I am
thankful that at last I have a
reliable remedy"
MRS. F. M. DUNKIN,
Leroy, Ills.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
Much Talked of Man.

No former Kentuckian h a S
been talked of more in the last
few days than. R. A. Long, of
Kansas City, Mo-, who has given
$50, 900 to Pennsylvania Univer-
sity, of Lexington. Especially
have his boyhood friends around
Shelbyville been telling stories
about his youthful days spent in
Shelby county, where he was
born fifty years ago.
This successful man was edu-
Gated in The common country
schools of Kentucky and worked
on a farm until he was II years
of age, when he took employ
ment in q store. This did not
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16

Washington, D. c." Young
woman, fairly wealthy, from
foreign country, desires to meet
at once some poor young man.
Object. matrimony."
Gesticulatting with franic eag-
erness in the attempt to make
her broken German understood.
a young woman from across the
seas, giving the name of Miss
Eugene Adams, to-day made this
bargain offer through a local pa
per to the chivalrously inclined
men of Washington, or to any
who may be in financial straits.
You see, it is this way" she
said, mixing broken English with
excellent German, my old
uncle is very eccentric. H e
lives in the Fatherland, where all
my people are. He has named
me the beneficiary of his will if |
am married one week from to
day. | want the money. / plan
to get married in order to obtain
it. | will pay any young man
5000 to marry me.
Il will be no trouble to him. l
will get a divorce from him at
once. | never want to see him
again. ] do not want to remain
married. only want to return
to Germany at once with my
marriage papers. Could the man
make 5000 in any easier way?"
She refuses to disclose her
identity or to tell any facts re-
lating to the position of her
family in Germany. She is in
telligent and refined in appear
ance, speaks good German in a
well moduIated voice and wears
smart tailor suit in gray cloth.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
REPORTERS REWRITE BIBLE?
Clergyman Thinks Newspaper Han
ding Would Enhance Interest.

Clergyman Thinks Newspaper Han
ding Would Enhance Interest.
The novel combination In the pulpit
of a newspaper mans training with
the equipment OF a minister is the up
to date idea of the Rev. w. ii. Jordan,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Jerseyville, Ill. Recently he visited
a newspaper Office there to see how a
daily is got out.
''The bright and breezy way in which
city reporters write up an event makes
people read the story through with
interest from start to finish," COM
mented Mr. Jordan. II have often
thought that if ministers in their SER
mon writing would try to adopt news
paper methods to the extent of turning
out more interesting and vivid copy
they would make more impression
upon their congregations and attract
more to the services.
IF certain events related in the
Bible had been covered by men like
the newspaper reporter of today. how
eagerly we would read them. | be-
lieve many persons now repealed by
the style of the King James version
would read such an account. If it ex.
listed. with the keenest interest and
pleasure"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
ABDUL HANDS, 746 WIVES
WORRY LAWMAKING TURKS,
Pensioned Because They Can't Re-
marry Among Moslems.

Abdul Hamid's wives continue to be
source of perplexity to the Turkish
government Their number was esti-
mated not to exceed 200. including fe-
male slaves of all ranks. but the minis
try of finance found itself confronted
by claims from TAG women who de-
handed from the ex-sultan's successor
compensation to the tune of 100000.
The government refused to pay this
sum. but proposed that the chamber
should sanction an arrangement by
which the women of the harem for
period Of ten years should receive
monthly pensions ranging from S4.25
to $21.25, which even in frugal Turkey
is a pretty meager subsistence. The
Turkishdeputies. however. still thought
the ministry overgenerous.
Some of the Extreme Left shouted.
why don't you get them married off?
whereupon the finance minister retort
ed that the women were lone and
homeless widows and, according TO
Turkish custom. could not expect to at
tract husbands among the faithful
Other deputies suggested that as the
women came mostly from Asia Minor
or Albania they should be sent back
to their native provinces to be cared
for locally.
Here the members for the provinces
concerned jumped up and pointed out
Indignantly that the families of these
women had received good money for
them by selling them to Yildiz kiosk
and that the local authorities could not
now be expected TO provide for their
maintenance. Other deputies again
firmly refused to do anything at all
for the ex-sultan's grass widows so
long as wives and mothers of Ottoman
soldiers who had bled for their coun-
try were living in dire poverty.
Finally small majority was found
for the governments project, and so
the women of the harem may look for
ward to receiving their little pension,
at all events until 1920.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
Alfalfa for Horses.

One of the foremost horse
breeders in America, who con-
stantly maintains upwards of
one hundred head of various
ages, writes this: In my ex-
perience of twenty-five years in
pasturing horses on alfalfa, re-
suits have convinced me that it
produces more bone, muscle and
blood in horses in less time than
any othey pasturage with which
| am acquainted. But / believe
it profitable in raising the best
horses to use also a moderate
grain ration, to stimulate rapid
growth and early development;
my horses, however, have shown
no i'll effect from pasturing on
alfalfa without grain, or other
feed, and / have found much pro-
Efficacy, maturing animals equal
for service to any reared other
wise. | have raised three-year-
olds grown on alfalfa and light
grain ration to exceed a ton il
weight carrying all the good
qualities of the breed to which
they belonged. Further, ! find
using alfalfa as horse pasture
a much more economical method
of raising horses than any other. :"
Columns THE Book of AL
falfa."
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
What Becomes Of The Pennies.

Although the Philadelphia mint
coined 100000, 900 pennies last
year, and many other millions in
years before, the mystery of
where the little coppers go still
is unsolved. and Director of the
mint George E. Roberts esti-
mates the big plant will make
another 100, 100000 this year.
Pennies, more than any other
sort of coin; disappear from cir
cufation mysteriously. The gov
eminent does not mind coming
them, for it yields a fine profit.
A pound of copper, costing now
about Is cents, will make one
dollar in pennies.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
sHREWD VICTOR HUGO.
Quiet Way In Which He BuIIied th>
Theatrical Managers.

Quiet Way In Which He BuIIied th>
Theatrical Managers.
Here are the methods which Dumas
the elder and Victor Hugo employed
when they had a new play to offer to
the theater. Dumas would write to
the director of the Porte ST. Martin:
My Dear Friend-I shall bring you on
Monday play in five acts. | shall need
Mile. Georges. Nine. Dorval. Bocage. Lock-
roy, Provost and five new scenes.
This extravaganza would alarm the
director. who would put off the pro
duction of the play till better days.
Then Victor Hugo would appear and
shyly draw manuscript out of ~
pocket. He would agree TO everythir >.
The stock company would play bis
piece admirably. since all he wanted
was a good ensemble: no new decora
lions would be needed nor any change
at all.
So the piece would be read. and as
the roles were distributed Hugo would
say musingly. "Dieu. how fine Freder
lex would be in that partw THAT is
true" Horel would murmur. and few
days after he would announce that
Frederick was engaged. Hugo would
then demonstrate that this destroyed
the equipoise of the cast. and RaucOurt.
Laferriere and Mile. Georges would
be engaged. Then Hugo would attack
the stage setting. Old scenes that
the public had tired of were almost
an insult to these great artists. II
Horel showed reluctance at this. Huge
would threaten to withdraw his piece.
And so the game would go on till.
little by little. Hugo had obtained ev-
erything he wanted. even to the
changing of the paper hangings in the
ftage boxes.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
AustraIia,s Stony Desert.

The great stony desert of north Aus
:Tsiia was discovered by Captain Sturt.
az Australian explorer. in 1856. 1t
Is north of the river Darling and is
about 500 miles long and 100 broad.
consisting of sandy dunes or ridges.
Its want of trees. except along the
creeks. gives the country a sterile APP
pcarance. These ridges were probably
formed by the joint effect of winds
aad gradually retiring sea. Accord
ing to Captain Sturt. these waters
were gradually lost by evaporation or
carried to some undiscovered sea. The
only vegetation. growing scantily. is
prickly acacias in full bloom. all Of
stunted growth. Water is scarce ex-
ccpt in the creeks which are sheltered,
and this is generally brackish. Few
travellers care TO traverse this inhos-
pitable desert.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16

Father and Son Viewed Conditions
From Opocsite Standpoints.


From Opposite standpoints.
Twenty years ago. says the Chicago
Advance. discouraged young doctor
In large city was visit,d once by his
old father. who came up from rural
district to look after his boy.
'Well. SON. he said. show are you
getting along?"
I'm not getting along at ALL" was
the disheartened reply. I'm not do
ing thing"
The old mans countenance fell. but
he spoke of courage and patience and
perseverance. Later in the day he
went with his son to the free dis
pensary. where the young doctor had
an unsalaried position and where he
spent an hour or more every day. The
father sat by. silent but intensely in
terested spectator. while twenty five
poor unfortunates received help. The
doctor forgot his visitor while he bent
his skilled energies to the task. but
hardly had the door closed on the last
patient when the old man burst forth:
Il thought you told me that you
were not doing anything. Why. IL ]
had helped twenty-five people In a
month as much as you have In one
morning ! would thank God my life
counted for something"
There isn't any money in It,
though" explained the son. somewhat
nbashed. Money! the old man shout
ed. still scornfully. Money! What
is money IN comparison with being Of
use TO your fellow men1 Never mind
about money. You go light along at
the farm and gladly earn money
enough to support you as long as
live-yes. and sleep sound every night
with the thought that l have helped
you to help your fellow men,"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
Saves an Iowa MANS Life.

The very grave seemed to yawn be-
fore Robert Madsen, of West Burling-
ton, Iowa, when, after seven weeks in
the hospital, four of the best physicians
gave him up. Then was shown the mar
velous curative power of Electric Bit
tiers. For, after eight months of fright
full suffering from liver trouble and yell
low jaundice, getting no help from
other remedies or doctors, FIVE bottles
of this matchless medicine completely
cured him. Its positively guaranteed
for Stomach, Liver or Kidney troubles
and never disappoints. Only SOC at
PAUL Drug Co.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
A Quick Lie.

P-e~~nce of mind recently saved an
e1liac-t actor his gold watch and
chain. While crossing a bridge In 4
thick night mist a suspicious looking
nen Suddenly doomed up out Of the
obscurity.
.'Can you tell me the time, gov'norY
he gruffiy inquired.
.sYou are too late. my dear SIR" re
pied the actor suavely. "a gentleman
who passed minute ago stole my
watchw- Exchange.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
Free Sample
For Baby's Ills

Something can and must be done
for the puny, crying baby, for the
child that refuses to eat and is rest
less in its sleep. And since the basis
of all health is the proper working
of the digestive organs, look first to
the condition of the stomach and
bowels.
A child should have two full and free
movements or the bowels day. This
efnptying of the bowels is very important,
as with IL comes clear head, a light
ness OF step. good appetite and sound
sleep. But it Is equally important to
know what to give the clIfld in the
emergency of constipation and indiges-
ton. Cathartics are too strong and salts
and other purgatives are not only too
strong, but the child refuses them be-
cause of their bad taste. Have you ever
tried DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin? II is
LIQUID tonic that families have been
using for quarter of century 1t is
mild, pleasant-tasting and promptly ef-
the child. but there is nothing better to
be found for children. They like its taste
take 1t.
First of all, If you have net vet used
1T. DR.. Caldwell would like to send YOU
sample bottle free of charge In this
way you can try il before buying Later
when convinced of its merits. you can
get It OF your druggist at fifty cents and
one dollar bottle. just as thousands OF
other families are doing. The family OF
Mr. D: W. SDangler Of Strattonville, Pa,
as well as THAT OF Mr.. A. F. Johnson Of
Walnut Grove Tenn. started with II ia
that way and now write that Il is their
one family necessity next to food itself.
II you are unfortunate enough to have 3
sickiy child: one given to constipation
ree sample Of this remedy
DR.: Caldwell personally win be pleased
to give you any medical advice you may
the stomach. liver or bowels absolutely
free Of charge. Explain your case IN &
letter and he win reply to you n detail
FOR the free sample simply send your
otherwise For either request the doctors
oQqreso u Dr.. ". 3. Caldwell, R.boo CAD,
vou building, Monticello. III
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16


back to the pillow. At the end
of five years he heard the call Of
the West, and in a short time
thereafter he started a small re-
tail lumber yard at Columbus,
Kans.
Working early and late and
re-investing the profits of his
business, Mr.. Long has steadily
risen, until to-day he controls
ten large lumber companies,
three standard-gauge railroads
and numerous other business en-
terprises, the whole representing
an aggregate investment of APP
proximately $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Long is president and prin-
cipal stakeholder of the r. A.
Long Real Estate & Investment
Company, which owns tn e r.
A. Long building, the first steel
skeleton office building of conse-
quence in Kansas City and one
of the finest structures in the
Uuited States. He is also di-
rector in the Kansas Natural Gas
Company, which supplies gas
from the Kansas and Oklahoma
fields to numerous cities and
towns in Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma. He was a member
and speaker of the Conservation
Congress called at the White
House by former President Roose-
welt. He is well liked by all his
employees, for he asks nothing Of
them that he is not willing to do
himself. He is nearly always
the first at his desk in the morn
ing and frequently the last to
leave at night.
His business interests have
two rivalS-hiS home and church,
He takes more than an active
part in affairs of the Christian
church, of which he is mem
Der. Mr.. Long is national presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Disci-
pies of Christ. In addition he is
president of the Christian Pub
fishing Company in ST.. Louis,
which publishes the Christian
Evangelist. This large plant he
recently purchased and present
ed to the church organization.
The home life of Mr.. Long is
beautiful and his new residence,
when completed, will probably
be the most magnificent in Kan
sas City. On Decen Der 10Th,
MIR. and Mrs. Long will celebrate
the thirty-fifth anniversary of
their wedding. They have two
daughters, Mrs. Ellis, wife of
Lieut.. Hayne Ellis. u. S. N. land
Miss Loula Long, the latter be-
ing an expert horsewoman, we'll
known in horse show circle. -
Courier Journal.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
The Aftermath.

Mrs. DuPuy Il was so surprised to
hear that Edith and Mr.. Sissingham
were married. You know they always
used TO claim their attachment was
merely nlatonic. Mrs Kolkremes-
Yes. I remember. But now, fear.
they wouldn't claim 1t was even that.
Istspipcoti's.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
NO WONDER.

The ancients thought the world was
fiat
I'm really not surprised at that:
We'd find 1t fiat, l dare to- say.
If we were living in their day
Just think. they had no autos them
No show girls TO delight the men.
No pipes to smoke and no cigars.
No cocktails served at handsome
bars.
No bridge to play and no pink teas. .
No liners speeding DER the seas.
No yellow journals and no flats.
No women's monstous picture hats.
No tariff problem to attack.
No gowns that button up the back,
No end seat hogs with manners ,
rude
No monkeying with the price of (
food
No Ice bills. no cold storage eggs.
No bunko steerers and no yeggs.
No trolley cars with clang and
whir.
No Teddy to keep things astii.-
Say. is 1t any wonder that
The ancients thought the world was
fiat?
Vancouver Province.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
ANcIENTS FEARED DOG DAYS.
Sacrificed CANNES to Sirius to Ward
OFF SuItry Dangers.

Off suItry Dangers
In ancient times it was customary
at the beginning of dog days" to sac
ri6ce a brown dog to appease the
wrath of Sirius. the dog star, so soon
as that star became visible to the
naked eye.
Sirius was supposed to cause the
hot, sultry weather usually attendant
on its appearance. and the ancients
believed that on the first morning Of
its rising the sea boiled, wine turned
sour. dogs grew mad and that man
became afflicted with burning fevers.
Mysteries and frenzies.
At Argos festival was held during
the dog days called cynophontes, from
Greek words signifying killing dogs"
when it was the custom to kill every
canine creature that was met with.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16

Wiseacres advise US that there
is always room at the top, and
the average man when he comes
to fifty is apt to find that there
is room at the top for more hair
than he has.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
Exercise.

Walking. we sre told. Is good exer-
else better than riding In an automo-
bile. The trouble is that great many
OF rs are not looking for exercise
Milwaukee Sentinel.