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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
MISSISSIPPI IS VERY LOW.
Steamboats, Can't Run, But Pearl
Hunters Are Happy.

It is only within the memory of
the oldest of river men that the riv-
ers forming the great Mississippi sys-
tenn have been so low in the summer
as they have this year. The old
timers say the low stages this year
can be compared with those of 1864,
when the cat FISH had to climb out
into the fields to moisten their parch-
ed throats with the dew.
North of St. Louis steamboat traf-
fic is almost at standstill on &C
count of the low water in the upper
Mississippi. The Diamond 10 Line
has been forced to take off its
through boats to St. Paul and has
great difficulty in getting its local
packets through to Burlington, Ia.
Many excursion boats are tied up.
Several Of the boats have been dam
aged in an effort to navigate. The
river can be waded in many places,
and it is a common sight to see wag-
But while the steamboat companies
ons fording the stream to save bridge
tolls.
are suffering the pearl button fac
tories are reaping a harvest. Hun
dreds of men, women and children
can be seen along the water front
of every town hunting clans. The
shells are sold to the button facto-
ries after being searched for pearls.
Many fine pearls have been found.
One found by a Dubuque man was
sold for $4,000.
Conditions along the Ohio river are
getting serious, too, though the
situation there is not as bad as it
was last year, when practically every
one of the hundreds of steamboats,
along that stream were either strand
ed in the river or tied up to the
band.
If it were not for the water that
comes out of the Missouri, steamboat
traffic would be suspended between
here and Carlo. While the Missouri
has not risen this year to within ff-
teen feet of the flood stage it has
maintained a steady flow of water,
enough to keep the steamboats, going
on the Mississippi and enough for
the boats running on that stream.
Still unless there are rains soon in
the North the Missouri is likely to go
very low this fall, although not as
low as it has been in some years.
It has been many years since the
Missouri has fallen below the zero
stage. 1t is now eight feet above
that stage, which is about the usual
flow in the fall.-Kansas City Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
ENTERED GIRLS ROOM.
Jim Toler Lynched for Coin. Into
Sleeping Apartment.

Helena, Ca, August 11.-Jim To-
Ter, a negro, was lynched at o'clock
this morning at Alma, seven miles
from here, by a mob of over 100 men
for having entered the room of two
daughters of a prominent planter Of
Montgomery county Tuesday night.
while the girls were in bed asleep.
1t is stated that one of the girls
was awakened by Toler when he
raised the mosquito netting over the
bed and that her screams frightened
him away. Search for the negro be-
gan at once and yesterday afternoon
a posse of men came upon Toler
working in corn field and accused
him of the crime. He confessed his
guilt and at an early hour this morn
ing was tied to a tree and shot to
death.
The mob then dispersed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
A WOMAN HOLDS A BURGLAR.
He Had Gone Up q Fire Escape and
Had Got Some Booty.

Charged with burglary in having
entered the apartments of Mrs. Fran
ces Morgan on the third floor of 969
Broadway, Williamsburg, by means
of the fire escape Eugene Perse, 80
years old, who said that he had no
home, was held for examination by
Chief Magistrate Kempner in The
Gates avenue police court. Accord
ing to Mrs. Morgan, the prisoner
went into the cellar of the apartment
house and then to the courtyard in
the rear, where he climbed the fire
ESCAPE to her rooms. Perse,' she al
legged, removed a window screen and
after helping himself to s13 in cash,
which was in her purse, and took a
gold watch and chain worth $40,
started to leave the building by the
hall stairs. Mrs. Morgan confronted
Perse as he was leaving and de-
manded to know what he was doing.
Perse tried to brush her aside, but
the woman held on to him and called
for help. A number of the tenants
went to her aid. Perse tried hard to
effect an escape, but Mrs. Morgan
held him until Policeman Selsler
came from the Vernon avenue sta
tion. When arraigned in court Perse
had nothing to say and entered a
plea of not guilty.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18

A red-headed young man from
Pickens went to Georgia. He had
never seen a jersey hog. On looking
at a herd of them he wrote back to
his sweetheart: "They have red
headed hogs here by the hundreds.
have not found location that suits
me as yet and may go further west" !"
His sweetheart answered and said:
Come back, Charley; there is too
much competition for you there; 1T
is no place for you where you are
liable to be cut up and sold by the
hundred weight any day and the
farther you go west the worse it Is
for some of the hogs out there have
no hair at ALL
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
The Best Hour of Life

is when you do some great deed or
discover some wonderful fact. This
came to ]. R. Pitt, of Rocky Mt, N.
c., when he was suffering intensely,
as he says, from the worst cold l
ever had, 1 then proved to- my great
satisfaction, what wonderful cold
and cough cure DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is. For, after taking one DOT
tie, I was entirely cured. You can't
say anything too good of medicine
like that It's the surest and best
remedy for diseased lungs, hemor-
rhages, lagrippe, asthma, hay fever
any throat or lung trouble. 5Oc,
s1.0O. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
HEAD TORN FROM BODY.
Boy Balloonist Falls 1000 Feet to
Horrible Death.

New York, August 12.-"Benny''
Prinz, % years old, balloonist, met
q horrible death this afternoon at the
close of the aviation meet at Asbury
Park, N. j., in making double para
chute drop. The second parachute
failed to open and he fell more than
1000 feet.
AS the swaying body neared the
ground, it struck the limb of an ap-
pie tree and the boys head was trans
fixed on the limb like an apple on a
spit. AS it struck the ground, the
headness body was crushed into an
unrecognizable mass.
With Samuel Hartland, of Newark,
Prinz went up in hot air balloon.
At the height of 1000 feet Hartland
cut loose with one parachute and
made a successful landing. Tighten
ed by the drop of Hartland, the craft
shot up until it reached about 1000
feet. Then Prinz cut loose. He fell
500 feet before his first parachute
opened. He slowly sailed earthward
for another thousand feet and then
cut loose again.
There was another terrific fall OF
about 500 feet, when the second
parachute opened. 1t checked his
fall for a second, then the ropes
snapped and the body Of the men shot
straight down.
Several of those who witnessed the
accident tainted from the horror of
the tragedy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
SOLD KNOCKOUT DROPS.
Pharmacist Declared to Have Sold
Drug to Hotel Proprietor

Wilmington, N. c., August H.
The most important development to-
day in connection with the inquiry
by a coroner's jury into the circum-
stances of the death of Edward Crom-
well, who lost his life in the Rock
Springs hotel fire Tuesday night, was
the discovery by DR.. C. D. Bell, coro-
ner, that L. B. Sasser, druggist,
sold to ]. C. Holly, proprietor of the
hotel, 16 ounces of patent drops, con-
tanning laudanum, etc., about 10
O'Clock Tuesday night and the
subsequent finding by the ply
sician of bottle in the hotel with
less than teaspoonful of the drug
in it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
THRILLING TRAGEDY AT SEA.
Survivors of Crew Tell of Their En-
periences in Wreck.

London, August IA thrilling
tragedy of the sea was described by
twelve survivors OF the crew of the
sailing ship Swanhilda, who reached
Liverpool recently from South Ameri-
ca.
The Swanhilda, vessel of 1000
tons sailed from Cardin on March
Is. Captain Payne, who had been
married two days before was accom-
panied by his wife, and the voyage
was to be his honeymoon trip.
Fair winds carried the ship under
full spread Of canvas through the
tropics. Then, on the morning of May
16, the officer in charge noticed
breakers ahead.
Almost at the moment when he
called the captain, the vessel struck
rock and began to fill rapidly. She
had gone ashore on a small island
of Staten Island, and lies near the
South American coast.
So quickly did the Swanhilda set
tie down that the port and starboard
lifeboats were launched simultane-
ously. But the former boat, which
contained the captain and his wife,
had scarcely touched the water when
it was capsized by great breaker.
The men in the starboard boat
were unable to render help, and they
saw Captain Payne holding his bride
in his arms diappear beneath the
waves.
When the thirteen sailors survlv-
ing out of a crew of twenty-five tried
to land on the island they found the
sea too rough and were compelled to
put out again. Their boat was at
the mercy of the sea for some days,
and they lived on little grain which
they collected. One man went mad
and struggled to leap overheard, and
although he was restrained, he died
later from exhaustion.
When they had almost abandoned
hope they sighted lighthouse off the
Argentine coast, and were rescued by
the keepers. A wireless message was
sent to the mainland and they were
taken ashore by an Argentine gun
boat.
The gunboat afterwards went to
Staten Island in search of any men
who might have swum ashore when
the port lifeboat was capsized. 1t dis
covered the bodies OF four men who
had died from starvation, and sur
vivor, who had been driven insane by
the terror of his experience was
found in cave.
Eventually the man recovered. He
said that he and his comrades lived
for some time on tins of grease and
ate shellfsh when no more grass re-
mained.
Apparently he had lost his reason
when he found the body Of Captain
Payne and his bride locked in one
another's arms washed to and fro by
the waves.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
"Pin Money" for Himself.

At a table in the manufacturers
club the other evening several manu-
facturers were gathered, discussing
subjects with great interest and with
as great impartiality. The talk
swithced in time to the question of
wages, and all had more or less to
say on that point.
One of the men, who employs hun
dreds of workers, was called on to
tell what he thought of the increased
cost of living.
WELL" he said, Il know that my
men are constantly asking for more
wages and saying that they cannot
live on what they earn; but one of
them gave the richest excuse for a
raise that I ever heard.
"He came into the office a few
weeks ago and said he had just been
married and wanted more money. In
spirit of jest 1 said to him: so you
want to take home more money to
little wife? That's what you want
the raise for, is it,
"'Oh, no, sir he replied, I want
the raise for myself The wife knows
how much am getting now, sir, and
l can't knock down any of my pres
ent wages; she gets it all. need the
raise for personal expenses
"Well, you men can easily guess
he got that raise; he is too blamed
honest to let get away.''-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
Life on Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawback
malaria trouble-that has brought
suffering and death to thousands.
The germs cause chills, fever and
ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassi-
tude, weakness and general debility.
But Electric Bitters never fail to
destroy them and cure malaria trou-
bles. Three bottles completely
cured me of a very severe attack of
malaria" writes VIM. A. Fretwell, OF
Lucama, N. c., land I've had good
health ever since" Cure stomach,
liver, and kidney troubles, and pre-
vent typhoid. soc. Guaranteed oy
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
Staggers Skeptics.

That a clean, nice, fragrant COM
pound like Bucklen's Arnlca salve Will
instantly relieve bad burn, cut,
scald, wound or piles, staggers skep-
tics. But great cures prove it a
wonderful healer of the worst sores,
ulcers, boils, felons, eczema, skin
eruptions, as also chapped hands,
sprains and corns. Try it. 25c at
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18
Lynching Etiquette.

Tenderfoot (aghast)-You're not
lynching that man?
Arizona e-Well-er-we don't
refer to it in that unrefned way. We
call it shown i'm the ropes.-Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-18

Watch the date on label Of your
paper and renew promptly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
Bsillng,s Rem3rse.

New York, Nov. 17.-"ThiS trouble
and disgrace comes of being a good
fellow. I ouly wanted the money for
a couple of days to help man ont
of a hole. Now the crash has come
and am ruined, disgraced. My poor
invalid wife, this will kill her,"
His frame shaking with sobs, Charlie:
A. Bellng, ,hird vice president and
director Of the Bronx National Bank,
made this statement before he was ar,
raigned in the Police Court today on a
charge of forgery and grand larceny.
He is accused OF obtaining $1,000
from the Bronx branch Of the hnlck
booker Trust Company. The money
according 10 the affidavit Of Johr
Rambey, manager Of the Trust Cora
parry, was obtained hy Beiling rs loat
On a certificate Of % shares 81 thu
Bronx National Bank, each valued a
5000. The signatures Oh the certificate
were forged, it is alleged. The police
allege that Belling admitted this, ba
claimed that be got the money for an
other lnau whose name be has not di
vulged.
Belliug's wife is a confirmed invalid
They haye no children. His mothe
is prominent in society and he ha
been rated as very we'll TO do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
ANNIVERSARY OF FIRE.

On the night Of the 10th Of November,
1855, fire occurred in Alexandria by
which several OF our best citizens were
hurled from life into death by the fall
ing OF a wall The FIRE occurred in
what was known as James T. Smith S
china store, though the business at that
time was being conducted by Messrs.
Turner and Doweil. The store stool
on the north side of King street, between
Fairfax and Lee strcets-the prclnlses
now occupied by Ar. Henry Bladder.
The firemeu had succeeded III getting
the fire under control, and were passing
in and out Of the building which vas
steaming and smoking, when, without
the slightest premonition. the west wall
tumbled down and buried eight men III
the ,lchr;s--aTessrs. George Plaln,
Robert Taylor J. Carson Greene. John
Roach. David Appich, William Evans
James kceuo and John DogaIi--the last
named = colored man, The first floor
was carried away by thc heavy weight,
aud bricks. mortar, splin:ers and the
unfortunate human beings were hurried
in 8 mass into the cellar. which having
previously been half full of water, sent
us clouds OF steam and smoke. Six OF
the ,l,fated men were killed outright,
and one died after having been taken
to his home. The only one out OF the
eight who escaped with his life was
Dooan the colored man, though he Was
u cripple throughout the remainder 81
his life. The catastrophe occurred early
On Saturday morning, November H.,
tity-iive years ago today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
Couple Separated.

New York, Nov. 11.-That Capt. j..
Pierre D.ouiIlard and his beautiful wife,
formerly Miss Ada sorg, daughter Of
the late Paul A. Sorg. member OF Con'
gress from Ohio and millionaire tobacco
manufacturer, have separated, was ad,
mitted by their relatives today. Paul
Sorg, brother Of Mrs. Drouillard said:
Ny. sister and husband have reach
ed an an,icable agreement whereby
they separated because ofincompatab'l
ity OF temper. Mrs. Drouilard will con-
tinue to live in this city with her young
daughter. The couple were married
in 1908 and have been prominent in so,
cislcircles in this city and Washington,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
NEAT OFFICE.

Messrs. Julian D. knight and Joseph
F. Rodgers. contractors and builders,
have alteG up y coy little Office OF the
northwest corucr of Wolfe and Royal
streets, where they will be glad to meet
all who have work III their line to give
out. These gentlemen have always
ranked among the skilled Alexandria
mechanics. and some OF the largest and
neatest structures in the city have been
erected by hem. Apart from their Of
ice, they nave q tool shop adjoining,
as we'll as n lumber room and other re-
ceptacles on the premises One of the
members Of the firm will always be
found in the office ready to furnish IN
formation and estimates 10 such as
desire their services. The advertise
mont Of the tirgl will be found else
where in the Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
Al,sgrh Murderer Captured.

:Fpttsyile, Pa, Nov. l7.--After M all
night chase, state police arrested
Thomas Mit:hell, iarm hand, in the
city Hotel al Rce>iiag early today snd
later lodgc!l him in The county prison.
here. he is charged with tho murder
OF Mrs. Anu Richards WHO Shs eliot to
death las. evening in the hcn,e OF Peter
Faulds. a, Auchrys. on whose farm
Mitchell was employed. A gold Tatrh,
revolver and sas in money, alleged to
have haen stolen from tho FanlIs hors.,
were .aund on him. mitchell was de:
tecled in the act o! robbing>a money
araycr. HIS attacked hsr and boat her
uncenscipla, Her scseama aitrsater
bat aged uaethar, aifs, Richards, w''a,
RAINING to hef assIstahGs, Mas shri did
Killed by M.t9he|l with reyolFer 'ir
had pietsll pe IN the raolit tf'sr ifr'
sFs, faaIda 10 3 bed tic ssrsred,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
y.sn slSk,SG OF THE PURITAN,

Nos that the government haa sunk
the monitor Puritan with nitrog ycerin
explosions it finds that it is 10 easy
task 10 raise The ship from the mud
flats near Craucy Island, and before
the Job is actually accomplished it IS
said that rs much as $4,000 may
have to ht spent.
The Pertain 10 years ago was worth
more than $1,000 GO, so the expert
ment Of Tuesday. which resulted in the
blowing mp of the monitor, will be a
costly one for the government it SO
uurh money is required to raise her.
She is said to be tit only for the
Junk pile now. The Puritan is prac-
ticalIy half full Of wafer and lnired in
tho mud and is almost as much of a
wreck as the battleship Maine in Ha-
rasa harbor.
The umontine,l gelatin test against
the turrrt AMI armnr Of the monitor
Puritan in Hampton Roads Tuesday
resulted ia no beneficial demonstration
AZ to the merits OF such weapon In
actual warfare, according to tho views
OF Rear Admiral n. Il. Mason, chiet OF
ordinance, who had supervision OF the
test, and OF other navy mud army otfl-
GERS Tho were present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
Steamers Collide.

New York, Nov. l7.-Wl,i!e the
North German Lloyd liner Prince
Friedrich Wilhelm and the French
liner Lorraine wore starting on their
outward voyage today they colided Id
the North river. Both sLeamers inn
mediately returned to their piers to
determind just bow much damage had
been done,
The accident is believed to have been
caused by the strong tide that was
runnins which made both steamers
more or lass interchangeable, The
Lorraine drosa a big mole Into the
ssetG nl ths t'rlerich WilIalm and was
in turn '.amaged abolll the hess,
Captain stsuteAs. Of Ina asfhan
jiHes, blamed ths Franch ship 'os tIlf
r!sslt qbs f!eHch ohseess cay iiia'
tila arriIsns WAS unavoidable, &c
e,,rdIHg 70 lhsm i,ofrsipa sas inter
'eFfaii with By a Haat et Ihe t.shlst
vai,sy railroads. ia avoiding Inc aea
lbc ,,asret via caught bs tie aids.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
NO SUFFRAGAN BISHOP.

Bishop Gibson, Of tho Episcopal
Diocese of Virginia. stated at the meet
ing of the Piedmont Convocation at
Casanova yesterday that he had written
a letter to the Richmond News Leader
that not at the next or any other conn
Gil of The Diocese OF Virginia will he asl,
for sufsragan bishop. This will call
for an election OF Il coadiutor bishop a.
successor Vi Bishop Lloyd. whose res
isnstion il now in The hands OF Rev. L.
l.. Goodwin, secretary OF the Episcopal
Convention. Bishop Gibson did Rot
say whether or not hs would call a
special council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
TOOK PLEDGES AND WERE RE
IEASED
pictures.

The sassion OF the Police Court :hlS
morning was occupied 10 swearing Off
men Who have passion for strong
drink. The first candidate was young
man who was arrested Tuesday night
for breaking windows in his house,
smashing lamp and forcing his wiz
and children to take refuge in neigh
boris house. Hc made affidavit that
he would abstain from the use OF IN
toxicants's except on q physician 5
prescription. for term Of ;i;e years.
The other man, who also has 4 family,
made oath that he would steer clear OF
pirituous and malt liquors for periods
of six months. The men, after an ad-
monition, we're dismissed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
Case DECIDED.

The Count Of Appeals in session II
Richmond today rendered decision
in the case OF Meade vs.. Meade, from
the Circuit Cour, OF Clarke county, az
tirming. the decision rendered in June,
1909, by Judge Harrison OF that court in
favor OF the defendants. The suit was
brought by ]. 81. Meade. OF Topeka,
Kansas, Jet al. against Hubert snowden'
OF this city, administrator OF the estate
OF Mrs. I Mamie Is. Meade, ct al,
aud involved the validity OF the will OF
the late Capt. David Meade, OF Ben
venue" Clarke county. The will was
sustained in every particular. The de-
PENDANTS were represented by Col. f. H.
Smith, ,ot this city. and Mr. A. Moore,
jr., OF Berryville, and the plaintiffs by
Messrs. Mccormick, Broun and Whit
ing, OF BerryYille.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
BISHOP LLOYD AT THE UNIVER
SITY

The Right Rev Arthur s. Lloyd, D.
D., a distinguished alunnus of the
university, is to visit the university
this weak. Hc is to deliver series OF
short heart to heart talks to students at
Madison Hall. beginning Wednesday
night and continuing through Saturday
night. He will preach at the nniSer-
sity chapel Sunday afternoon, Noreia'
Der 10Th, at 4:50. He vii! also preach,
especially to students and faculty, At
$50 p. 10. This service will be open
TO the public, but the front seats will
be reserved exclusively for members OF
the faculty and the student body. This
will he the second OF the occasional
night services at the university chapel
which had On suspicious beginning last
month, when president Alderman made
the first address on Jesus Christ, the
Man. "--[Charlottesyille Progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

From 4:45 O'Clock until after .
o'clock last night the moon underwent
a total eclipse, but The cloudy weather
hereabouts rendered 1t almost lmpos-
sible to make observations. With the
exception OF few moments ct the end
OF the eclipse nothing occurred III tue
heavens which would indicate the moon
had at last succeeded in getting III line
with the shadow OF the earth. When
the eclipse began clouds obScure,i the
moon. AS far as can be learned the
eclipse completely hid the moon shortly
before Z O'Clock. Shortly before nine
the moon with about one-eighth Ct h'r
face obscured could be dimly seen be-
hind The passing clouds. The eclipse
however VAS observed in many other
cities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
STILL THEY COME.

The talent secured by the manager:
of the new Opera House seems to ge'
better and please more each succeeding
week. Two of the features Of the latter
half of the week are enough in them
solves to command great crowd. but
there is still another which will come
too late today to get the announcement
in the columns. Tho talent that Is al
ready booked is Baker and De Sales,
the Pavement Patterers, comedy talking
and singing artists; and Oscar Mann,
novelty black face act. A minstrel,
first part by one mau-late Of Cohan-
Harris Minssrels. Entire change o.
nicttlreS