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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Woman Shocked by Stroke of Light
ming and Remains enlarged"

Guide, August 6.-During the Sc
we're electrical storm last week Mrs.
Susie o. Holmes was severely shock
ed by lightning, which struck a tree
near the residence. The lightning
passed over the lawn, scorching the
grass, passing through the house and
charging pair of steelyards. Mrs.
Holmes received the shock by COM
ing in contact with the steelyards.
A strange feature of the case is
that she seems to have fresh charge
of electricity and has to be submerg-
ed in cold water every time cloud
passes and to relieve the shock it is
necessary to change the water every
few minutes This is one of the
strangest freaks of lightning ever
known in this community.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
HOW MR.. FAIREY DIED.
Lost His Life by Suffocating in the
Line of Duty.

A dispatch from Provincetown,
Mass, near where the sad accident
happened, says thirty fathoms deep
in the waters of Cape Cod in search
of a sunden torpedo, George William
Fairey, a gunner's mate on the bat
tleship Connecticut, whose home was
at Orangeburg, S. c., lost his life
Tuesday, according to word brought
ashore from the fleet. The Connec-
ticut was engaged in torpedo prac-
tice when one of the missiles was
lost and Fairey was sent out with a
boats crew and diving apparatus
to recover it.
On his way to the bottom of the
bay he signaled 20. H." There was
a pause for moment when he reach
ed bottom and then came faint sig
nal of danger. His comrades pull
ed the diver to the surface as quick
ly as possible. Hurriedly opening
the armor they found him uncon-
scious, but still breathing. All ef-
forts to resuscitate him failed.
The cause of the accident is not
known, but it is presumed there
must have been trouble in the trans
mission of air. The body was ship
ped Wednesday to Faireys sister,
Mrs. E. R. Paulling, of Orangeburg.
South Carolina.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
The Farmers Life.

Farmers institute and farm jour-
nails have long deplored the fact that
the young man leave the farm for the
city just at the age they begin to be
of some use and value on the farm.
Why do the farm boys rush to the
city? Isn't the real cause the early
training or erroneous training of the
children of the farm. What are the
youth of the farm taught? What is
held up before them as the desirable
arm of life? Is it contentment and
happiness, or riches and social or
other position? Isn't it pretty much
matter of ambition? And ambition
is very largely a matter of early
training.
On the farm the young man can
have good food, an essential to good
health, good clothes, remunerative
work, independence and much better
society than he is likely to strike
elsewhere. Ninety-fve out hun
dred farmer boys find in the city i'm
pure food. wages that cost of city
living reduce to less than they could
demand on the farm, bossism more or
less brutal. and most inferior social
surroundings. Still they give up the
manhood-building life OF the farm
and flock to he excitement and pos
sible luxuries of the city. They are
not taught the difference between the
substantials of life and the luxuries.
Their ambition, if cultured at all, is
not directed toward the real substan-
tials.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Iuoac C01,ntv

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
F. ]. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the city of Toledo, county and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of one hundred dol
lars for each and every case of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De-
cember. A. D. 1886.
(SEAL.) A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family PILLS for con-
stipation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
Some of Brain is Taken Away.

Atlanta, August 6.-With a thin
blefull or so of his brain removed on
account of a bullet passing through
it. Otis Beatty, of Alto, Ca, left here
for his home yesterday with no ap-
parent diminution of his mental ca
pacity.
Beatty, who is twenty-one years old,
was accidentally shot through the
head by a friend on May 12, this
year, but it is stated he did not lose
consciousness, and suffered very lit
tie from the wound.
He was brought to an Atlanta hos
pital where the bullet and a portion
of the brain was removed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
WILL RUN FOR CONGRESS.
T. G. Croft Announces His Candidacy
for 1912.

Aiken, August 5.-1n a statement
in a local paper this morning T. G..
Croft announces definitely that he
will enter the race for congress from
the second district in 1912. He was
expected by many of his friends to
enter the race this year, but states
now that he did not do so because
he desires to complete his term as
senator from Aiken. His term ex-
pires in 1912, and at that time, he
says, he will be in the race for con-
gress from the second district.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
DETERMINED TO DIE.
Failing in Seven Attempts Man Kills
Himself on Eighth.

Paris, July 30.-A telegram from
Rheims announces the death in the
municipal hospital of an Alsatian
tailor named Wiess, aged forty-four
who had achieved a remarkable no.
toriety during the last two weeks by
his repeated attempts to end his life
Though not in absolute want
Weiss had become neurasthenic, and
three months ago he announced that
he meant to put an enc to his ex-
istence. His first attempt was Two
months ago. He threw himself into
the canal some distance outside the
town, but was saved by a gardener
who was working near and heard the
splash.
His second attempt week later
also failed. The rope which he had
bought to hang himself with was not
strong enough. When it broke he
fell unconscious, and his neighbors,
attracted by the noise, were able to
revive him. But soon afterwards
Weiss bought a revolver, and twice
attempted to blow out his brains. He
only succeeded in inficting severe
facial wounds.
He then made third attempt,
this time with a revolver on the main
platform of the railway station. The
shots caused considerable alarm, as
the platform was crowded on &C
count of the arrival at that minute of
the Paris express. Weiss fell, with
his face covered with blood, but was
hastily taken to the hospital, where
he regained consciousness. Half an
hour later he spoke to the nurse. 81
have failed again." he said but 1
still have time before 1 leave the hos
pital.
Although terribly weakened, he
managed to reach pocket knife,
and stabbed himself in the abdomen.
His doctor Immediately perform
ed the operation of laparotomy.
Two hours later Weiss was again
as resolute as ever. He seized a
drinking tumbler, broke it, and made
a big cash in his neck with one of
the pieces. He was again bandaged
up, and he was then so weak that
both doctor and nurse considered his
condition hopeless. At 6 o'clock
next morning, however, the nurse
was surprised to hear him choking.
He had torn the bandage from his
throat and had stuffed it in his
mouth, and so was suffocating him
self. This time the doctors aid came
too late, and Weiss succumbed to his
o;obfb offayppf on hic life
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
Selling Cotton at Unusual Prices.


Washington, August 5.-The de-
partment of agriculture is engaged
in selling cotton. 1t is neither bull
nor a bear, however, and fixes its
own price, and if buyers don't want
to give it, they needn't. Besides it
is about the highest price ever heard
of for plain cotton. Thirty-five dol
lars for a few pounds is much better
than the farmer can do.
But the cotton offered for sale by
the department is put up in sample
boxes, and it's object in selling the
cotton in this shape is the standard
ization. Each box contains sample
of white American cotton, and there
are nine such samples. The differ
ence between the nine grades is ex-
tremely slight, but the actual busi-
ness of cotton-buying not only recog-
nizes these grades, but Is more. In
other words, the trade recognizes a
grade between each two grades of
the departments standards, and three
grades below and three above the
scale.
The department of agriculture is
considerably pleased over the fact
that it has succeeded in fixing cot
ton standard which will not deterior-
ate or change color for year. The
samples put up by the government
have been so treated that they will
be absolutely safe for that length of
time. There has never before in the
history of the world been a perma-
nent cotton standard sample, because
of the impossibility of preventing
deterioration.
The differences in grades are
microscopic, but when it is remem-
bered that the value of the cotton
crop last year was S5O,O00,000, and
that a very slight difference in the
price per pound means a great differ
ence in the total value, it is plain that
the standard sample is of much i'm
portance.
The men who established the cot
ton standards included Lewis w. Par
ker, of South Carolina, Joseph A.
Airy, of John NJ. Parker & Co., New
Orleans; James Akers, of Inman,
Akers & 1nman, Atlanta; F. NJ.
Crump, of F. NJ. Crump & Co., Men,
phis: C. P. Baker, of the Lawrence
Manufacturing company, Boston;
John Martin, of Texas; Nathaniel
Thayer, of Barry, Thayer & Co., Bos-
ton, and several other big cotton men.
After these had selected the stand
ard samples, with the assistance of
cotton experts of years experience.
the samples were placed in big glass
tubes, the air expelled, and the tubes
sealed, after the fashion of making
an incandescent light. This part of
the work was done by an electric
globe plant, and it is this feature of
the work which has resulted in the
securing of the worlds first satisfac-
tory cotton standard samples.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
PERSONAL USE EXEMPT.
Attorney General Lyon Says Liquor
Cannot be Seized.

Columbia, August 3.-Attorney
General Lyon has given an opinion in
which he holds that whiskey for
private or personal use cannot be
seized by any officer. This opinion
is directly opposite to the ruling by
Judge Memminger, given in his
charge to the jury in Sumter county,
when he declared that whiskey for
personal use was liable to be seized.
The ruling by the attorney general
was given on request of J. L. Gillis,
a magistrate of Rembert, in Sumter
county, and several questions were
asked concerning the seizure of
whiskies.
The Letter Received.
The following is the letter ad-
dressed to J. L. Gillis, magistrate at
Rembert, by Attorney General Lyon:
Your letter of the 1st inst. is at
hand. You ask that you be advised
upon the following question:
81. Is it my duty under the law
as magistrate to have whiskey
seized from any and all persons as
soon as same is delivered to them by
the express company or other car
rier. where 1 have no reason to be-
lieve that it is for any purpose other
than personal use?'
Assuming, though you have not
so stated, that such whiskey is ship
ped under the protection of the in
ter-state commerce law, l answer
this question, No.
When to Seize.
"'2. Where whiskey is delivered
to one by an express company or
other carrier, and have reason or
information to believe that it is TO
be sold, am 1 authorized under the
law in seizing it as soon as delivered,
and it is my duty to do so?'
Assuming, though you have not
so stated, that the liquor in question
is not shipped to county dispensary
or to a druggist lawfully authorized
to sell the same, l answer this ques-
ton, Yes.
In answering the above questions
assume that you have used the
word whiskey as including pure alco-
hol and wine.'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11

Rev. Sam Danner is conducting a
big tent meeting at Providence. He
is an able preacher and it is hoped
that much good will come from his
meetings. We are expecting him to
bring his tent meeting to Bowman,
where he has many friends and ad-
mirers.-Bowman cor. Orangeburg
Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11

We do not want the earth. A small
part of it will satisfy US. Try US for
a square DEAL" C.. H. ,MILHOUS,
Manager Denmark Realty Co.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
CONGRESS WILL GIVE
PART OF MONEY ASKED
Needham Says Only $4,000 Will
Be Voted for Waterway
[Speciol Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Jan. 27.--A lengthy let
ter has been received by Secretary
j. M. Eddy of the chamber of com
merce from Congressman James c.
Needham explaining the status of the
local waterway measure now before
the rivers and harbors committee of
congress-
The government engineers orig
inally recommended an appropriation
of $4,000 for widening the river to
200 feet, maintaining an average mini
mum depth of nine feet to the sea, and
purchasing rights of way for cutoffs.
A message was received last week
to the effect that the committee would
appropriate $4,000 for rights of way
for the cutoffs and $4,000 for main
tenance. Congressman Needham's let
ter states that while no definite ac-
tion has been taken 1t looks very much
as though provisions will be made for
purchasing the rights of way and
maintenance.
Needham says that he urged the
committee to make the entire appro-
priation of $4,000 as recommended by
the government engineers, but that
congress seems disposed to adopt the
plan of an annual rivers and harbors
appropriation. Members of the COM
useless to tie up S24O,000 contingent
on the securing of rights of way, which
would probably take some time. 1t
viii take at least a year to make the
cutoffs at Rough and Ready and Man
deville islands, and next year the re-
mainder will be advanced.
The congressman also states that the
entire appropriation bill will be cut
down from $s0.000.000 to s35,000, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
TRUSTEES ACCUSED
Charged With Conspiracy, De-
ceit and Fraud by Defend
ants in Suit
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

ORoVILLE, Jan. 27.-Conspiracy, de-
ceit and fraud are charged in answers
filed here by attorneys for about 60
defendants in suits brought some time
ago by trustees of Butte county drain
age district No. to collect tax levies
made by the drainage district trustees.
The defendants. all ranchers and
owners of land in the district. alleged
that the district is improperly formed,
charge Trustees Richard Campbell and
w. II. Gilstrap with conspiracy to con-
troll the district and with fraud in
handling affairs of the district
Gilstrap and Campbell are both said
to represent large land interests of the
district and the defendants charge
that these two men have incurred in
debtedness without benefting land
other than that in which they are in
terested.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
HALF BREED BRIDE is
CLAIMED BY CHINESE
Daughter of Digger Indian
Marries a Celestial

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 27-wiIliam
Charles Wah kee. a California born
Chinaman, 26 years old. was married
today to Sadie Leona, is years of age
and the daughter of a full blooded
Digger Indian woman and white miner
The girl is fair skinned, concealing
her Indian blood, so affidavits were
made establishing her parentage in
order to permit the county clerk to is
sue the licenses in view of the state
law which prohibits white persons
marrying Chinese. The couple will
live in Jackson, Amador county.
The bride says her mother, who is
blind, lives on the Indian reservation
near Jackson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
.RATTLFR'S VENOM
FOR WHITE PLAGUE
Poison Treatment Successfully
Administered to Lodi
COnsumptive

STOCKTON, Jan. 27.-After three
weeks use of venom from rattlesnakes.
in treatment for tuberculosis of the
lungs in Lodi case that was in it's last
sta ges, Doctor Hull of Stockton report
ed some Improvement of the patient,
who is a son of Supervisor Newton.
The poison treatmen is given after
formula recommended by eastern
physicians who have tested it. In the
Lodi case the young man is reported as
freed from night sweats and stimulated
by the venom. which is encouraging,
though permanent cure is hardly
looked for
The venom is used in a prepared form
after treatment in laboratory.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
BIG BUSINESS DEAL is
SHOWN TO BE A MYTH
Individual "SeIIs" Orange Or
chard Which Doesn't Exist

CHICO, Jan. Eft. A Rankin, a
businessman of Eugene, Ore, has writ
ten to this city asking if stories told
by one j. II. Sanders are true.
Sanders is trying to close a large
business deal with Rankin. He claims
TO have just sold 40 acre orange
grove in the city of Chico for 800, 0O0
receiving half in the shape OF a
draft, the balance being payable in
four years. Several names were men
toned by him in connection with the
alleged deal
None of the persons mentioned is
known here. Sanders is also unknow n.
There is no 40 acre orange grove in
Chico.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
GOVERNOR TALKS OF
HIGH FOOD PRICES
Gillett Believes One Cause Is
That Corporation Employees
Draw Big Salaries
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.-That the
high price of staple goods throughout
the country is due in a great measure
to the princely salaries drawn by the
big corporation employees is the opin-
ion of Governor Gillett. who forecasts
a readjUstment of conditions.
The big concerns jump their prices
to meet their own eXtravag gance, he
believes.
"Other causes may contribute to
force up the price of food, but this
looks like the chief" said the governor.
There is plenty of meat in the United
States for everybody and no just rea-
son why beefsteak should be out of
the reach of the average workingman n
with a family. There will be a read
justment pretty soon and some people
won't like il at ALL"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
STOCKTON TO HAVE
NEW STREET LIGHTS
Retail Merchants and City COun-
Gil Adopt Plans for Hand
some Improvements
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON. Jan. 27.-The Stockton
retail merchants association and the
city council have adopted the following
plans for improving the street light
ing facilities in the business district:
Handsomely ornamental iron electric
light posts each bearing five. globes,
are TO be placed three to a block on
both sides of the following thorough
ia res:
Market from Center to American.
Main from Center 10 Union.
Weber avenue from Center street to
Union.
San Joaquin from Taylor TO Channel
California from Lafayette to Chan
mel.
FL Dorado from Market to Weber.
Sutter from Market to Channel
City Electrician Murphy and City En-
gineer Tumelty have been instructed to
furnish an estimate of the cost of in
stalling the lights. 1t is intended to
have the new lights ready for the
fourth of July.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
WOMEN WILL AID
CULTURE OF SILK.
Decide to Plant More Mulberry
Trees and Widen Scope of
Work in State
Youths Directory Farm Will Be
Headquarters of Industry
in California

The annual election of the Ladies silk
Culture society Of California was held
At an enthusiastic meeting Of the so
ciety yesterday at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Morfew, 1855 Pine street, and
plans for a greater scope of work and
renewed activity during the coming
year We're Outlined.
Rev. ID. o. Crowley was present at the
meeting and took hearty interest in
the project for charging the possibili-
ties Of silk culture at Rutherford farm.
the industrial tract of the Youths Di-
rectory, which is under his direction. 1t
was determined to plant an additional
500 mulberry trees al the farm this
year 500 having been set out there last
year
The additional planting. which will
pe done by the society. will make it
possible for the work Of silk culture
II the farm to be begun next year. and
from that time on large number of
boys VIII be trained each year in the
science OF silk culture and manufac-
ture- II Is planned to make Rutherford
farm the headquarters Of the industry
an this state and to gradually extend it's
scope 10 other parts of the state by fur
nishlng cocOons, mulberry slips and
teacheTs who have been trained in the
work at Rutherford TO institutions de-
string TO Ike up the science
While the preliminary work at Ruth
ertord is going on plans are to be per-
tected for an exhibit at the Panama
Pacific international exposition in 1915.
Application is to be made for conces-
sion space at the fair. and it is proposed
10 have boys from the Youths Direc-
tory there TO explain the process of
raising worms and to demonstrate the
art of weaving.
The officers Of the society elected for
dhe ensuing year are:
President-Nrs. -. J. Murphy
vice presidents Senstor George c Perkins
Mrs Eleanor Martin. Mrs Mary Tohin Mrs A.
A Sargent. Mrs Austin Spcrrv Mrs A W
Scott. Mrs Florence Porter P6ngst. Harrison
Bsrto and ID 7. Murphy
tell.
corresponding secretsry-NrS F. X Rolker
Troasurer-NrS. q. J. Bucknall.
Librarisu-MisS Bessie Zane
Board Of direcfOrS-MrS Thomas AIorfTeuv
Mrs J. ~ Driscoll. Mrs. ". : Snoog Mrs Lo-
veil White. Mrs. John r. Family Mrs z r.
Ssnborn. Mrs de Ia Tour. Mrs e \ Roiker
Mrs Alex LoughborOugh- Miss Catherine H. Hit
tell. Mrs u. J. Murphy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28

NTIdDelTuiI ana banana cocktail.
Chicken Baked With Salt Pork
Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes,
Southern Style.
Lettuce Salad, French Dressing
Ice Cream.
Lady Fingers.
Cafe Noir.
Beauty Hints
Beauty sleep. to fulfill its name, must
be taken under certain marked condi
tions or it fails to accomplish its pur-
pose. For instance. ventilation and
proper temperature form most impor-
should be a free circulation of air and
no draft. To secure fresh air it is
better that the windows shall be open
at the top than at the bottom, for the
purities to escape from the room BY
all means the most hygienic way of
open it at both the top and bottom
so that pure cold air may be entering
constantly to take the place of the
warm, impure atmosphere which is
leaving.
Sixty degrees is an excellent tenn
perature for the sleeping room. and to
a small thermometer above the bed
and watch 1t so that the air may not
be overheated.
Those persons who can endure
It, for the lungs will never be injured
by such treatment On the contrary
the more cold, fresh air that is given
them to inhale the more healthy will
be their condition, making the com
plexion clearer and the eyes brighter
1t is also soothing to the nerves, and
sleep" is more or less insured.
How to Improve Round Shoulders
If there is the least tendency to
round shoulders, Improvement is to be
made during the night # a woman
low The habit of having the head
raised while lying down is responsible
for for a good many cases of bent backs;
the resulting stoop. The ideal way Is
to have no pillow, or else very thin
one stuffed with hair, such as is used
for mattresses The position gained in
this way helps to straighten the spine,
improving or preserving the figure.
Such pillow means that the per-
and there may then be an inclination to
snore. Should there be the slightest
tendency to keep the mouth open. a
wide soft strap, such as can be made
firmly under the chin and over the
head when. ~oing to bed. This will
cause no. discomfort and effectually
prevents breathing through the mouth.
Specialists
AS to the hours for sleeping, seven,
according to specialists, are usually
enough for woman. but this is theory,
nervous pace lived by women of this
country eight hours is none too much
rest at night, on an average. and nine,
once in while, will undoubtedly helm
to preserve youth and freshness
External applications to the COM
plexion will also increase the beauty
sleep treatment. For instance. the face
should always be carefully cleaned and
rubbed over with an emollient cream.
If there are perpendicular wrinkles on
the forehead. an extra amount of cream
should be rubbed in to soften the skin
there. and a wide. soft bandage. such