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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
TWO DANGLE FROM LIMB.
Negroes Lynched for Alleged At
tempt to Poison Farmers Family.

tempt to Poison Farmers Family.
Mobile, May Con the public
road, three miles west of Louisville,
in Winston county, Miss, the dead
bodies of Cliff Jones and Bruce
White, half brothers, colored, were
found dangling from the limb of a
tree at an early hour to-day.
The negroes had been in the en-
ploy of John Pearson, planter, and
had been placed under arrest Fri
day for an alleged attempt to poison
the Pearson family, by placing So
luton of strychnine obtained from
rat poison, which had been used
about the place. Several days ago
Mrs. Pearson reprimanded Jones for
some breach of trust, and this Is sup
posed to have caused the attempted
killing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
Published every Thursday in The
huiIdinp IN Main street. in

Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, in
the live and growing City of Bam-
berg, being issued from printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, Babcock
cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a
fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by
genthaler linotype machine, cylinder
press, folder, two jobbers, all run by
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Subscriptions-By the year, $1.O0,
or 10 cents a month for less than
one year. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance.
Advertisements per inch
for first insertion, subsequent lnser-
tions so cents per inch. Legal .ad-
vertisements at the rates allowed by
law. Local reading notices 10 cents
8 line each insertion. Wants and
other advertisements under special
head, l cent word each insertion.
Liberal contracts made for three, six,
and twelve months. Write for rates.
Obituaries, tributes of respect, reso-
lutions, cards of thanks, and all no
tices of a personal or political char
acter are charged for as regular ad-
vertising. Contracts for advertising
not subject to cancellation after first
insertion.
Communications are always
glad to publish news letters of those
pertaining to matters of public inter-
est. We require the name and ad-
dress of the writer in every case.
No article which is defamatory or
extensively personal can End place in
our columns at any price, and we are
not responsible for the opinions ex-
pressed in any communication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
GRATIFIED AT RESULT.
Railroad Commission on c., c. and
O. Coal Rates to Charleston.

Columbia, May 1.-The statement
that the Clinchfeld rates had been
secured was received with interest
here in official State circles. The
railroad commission was represent
ed at the hearing in Washington a
short while ago. Messrs. Banks
l.. Caughman, chairman; McDuftie
Hampton, and Secretary T. B. Lump
kin attended.
The commission upon returning
here expressed the hope that the
rates would be secured for the bene-
fit of Charleston and the rest Of the
State, and is gratifled atthe result tnow
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
The generally accepted standard

The generally accepted standard
for a newspaper is a column of read
ing matter for a column of advertis-
ing. and this must be maintained if
the paper is to be a success. Yet
there has never been time when
The Herald did not give consider
ably more than this. In fact our
average is about two columns of
reading matter for one column of ad-
yertising, and yet some people think
we are getting rich at this, besides
only charging one dollar year for
subscription.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

- -, =, 49,
We sincerely hope that the editor
of The Bamberg Herald has succeed
sed in borrowing the money for that
New York trip, as he suggested some
time ago. The editor of the Enquirer
hopes to make arrangements some
how to go; but he feels that he will
not enjoy it nearly so much if Knight
should not be along.-Yorkville En-
quirer.
Nothing doing yet, and it begins
to look like we can't get to the meet
ing in Columbia, to say nothing of the
New York trip. We'd like mighty
well to be with s'the boys, but luck
is "agin" us.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
It seems to us that it would be

1t seems to us that it would be a
good idea if the fire department
would practice some. The town has
spent about one thousand dollars in
equipment, and there will be fund
coming to the department from the
insurance act this year, so our boys
should take an interest in the de-
partment and be ready to fight fire
when one occurs as we'll as taking
care of the apparatus. If the hose
and other equipment is not properly
looked after it will soon go to rack
and ruin. Wake up, boys, and let's
have a first-class department. The
stores close early now, and there is
no reason why you should not get
out and practice.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

Another murder in Columbia in
which a man and a woman were the
victims! No provocation for the deed
has been shown, but it is plain that
sthemurderer went off and procured
and came back and delib-
erately put an inoffensive man and
woman to death. Life is certainly
getting cheap in South Carolina.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
CONSULT THE PATRONS.

ties of the Bamberg graded school
are considering the adoption of the
two sessions a day plan when the
fall term commences. Under this
plan the exercises of school would
begin atS:3O or 9 o'clock in the morn
ing and continue until 1890 when
there would be recess of one and
one-half hours to allow the children
to 20 home for dinner. At two
o'clock exercises would be resumed,
and continue until four o'clock, when
school would be dismissed for the
day. The idea of the authorities, as
we understand it, is to adopt study
period after dinner and thereby in
sure the preparation of the next
days lessons under the eye of the
teacher. Under the present system
many children stay on the streets
during the afternoon and as a con-
sequence they come to school next
day with lessons unprepared.
This is all very we'll, and we COM
mend our trustees and principal for
their endeavors to improve the work
of the school. Under ordinary cir
cumstances no doubt we would favor
the two sessions plan. 1t has many
admirable features. What we want
is more real teaching by the teachers,
and if two sessions day will bring
this about it would be good thing.
But, with the graded school building
located away out in one edge of town
it will be too inconvenient for many
children, as the distance is too great
for them to go home to dinner and
come back for an afternoon session.
It is more than one mile from our
home to the school building, and many
other patrons of the school live far
ther from the building than does the
writer. It's all very we'll to talk
about how far children walked to
school in the old days, but we are
trying to improve on those days, and
we can see nothing but failure ahead
of the two sessions plan for the Bam-
berg graded school. If the building
had been put somewhere near the
center of population, it would be
worth the trial, but we see no use
in attempting it under present condi-
tions.
We only learned of this movement
in the last day or so, and since that
time we have talked to a number of
patrons of the school about it, and
practically all of them are against
the two sessions plan. We trust
therefore that the trustees and prin-
cipal will consult the wishes of a
majority of the patrons before they
finally decide this matter, for we feel
sure if adopted it will result in a
loss of pupils and an injury to the
school. If the two sessions plan is
adopted it means private school for
small children in Bamberg, for we
know of a number of parents who
have stated that they cannot send
their small children to the graded
school under the two sessions plan.
We are after the best interests OF
the school, and if a majority of the
patrons want two sessions day, well
and good, but at least the wishes OF
the patrons should be consulted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

You are not an average man If
you don't carry around s34.45 in
your pocket. Sorry, but we can't
average up these days. But if any
friend can supply the $34, we'll
rustic around for the .55.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

The negroes are dying out in the
s1sblack belt more than they are NOV
ing out, and no doubt this accounts
largely for the decrease of the ne
gro population in the low country.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
Piano Contest.

Following is the standing of the
contestants in the contest for the
piano now being given away by The
Bamberg Herald and Hoover's drug
store. No names of contestants are
published, each contestant having a
number. Get in the game early and
make the contest interesting:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

The Columbia State will now have
to 20 out of business, as the COVER
nor has decided that it shall not be
given any news from his Office. And
yet the newspaper was giving him
some valuable advertising without
charge. Coley doesn't seem to know
when he has a good thing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
The saddest words
We hear each day:
"Please call and pay;
Please call and pay

It is time every good citizen was
asking himself the question: What
am I doing to make life safer in my
community?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

The city of Florence has placed
license of $1,000 on carnivals visit
ing that city. Other towns could
profit by the example of Florence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
Thursday, May II, 1911.
Of course we are all for Woodrow
Wilson for president.

Possibly, just at this time, the gov
ernor is more proud of his friends
than his friends are of him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11

Mohairs, the ideal summer suits
for men, at w. D. Rhoad's.
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
DoN'TS

Don't advertise your stock in highest
serms when your roosters crawl with lice
and germs.
Don't buy ben because You liked her
picture in journal. She may be painted
up like some others.
Don't order birds from q man simply
hacanea he's a indRe. The stock may Be-
bum: then you viii be gIum.
Don't force the layers with condiments
ldope1. # eggs are in 'em, they'll come
ont If you know what. you're about.
Don't include in youE winter supplies Ml
lot OF dope to make your hens lay and
cut red. pepper out Of your feeding form.
uia.
Don't LET your wife do the work while
you shirk, He who thus makes bis vile
8 slave should deep be branded as Z knavo'
Yes, grab such raecals by the ear and on
them tar and deasheFs sfnesr
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21

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Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
VALUE OF FARM CROPS
Prices Higher Than in Pre-
cedin0 January

4
Il The issuance of the estimate by th
Bureau Of Statistics, Department of Agri
] culture, of the numbers of various elasse
of farm animals 90 farms and ranges il
the United States on January /, 1911
which was scheduled for January %, hai
been postponed until the results Of th'
Federal census on domestic animals ars
available.
| NoNcrop estimate will be given in the
February Crop Reporter, but the value
per head of live stock on January /, 1911,
will be published next month.
The BureaI>pf Statistics gives the FOL.
lowing farm values of farm products Of
Delaware:
On January l, 1911, Delaware wheat
had farm value Of 9Ecents per bushel,
compared with go cents per bushsl on
December /, 1910, and sl.os on January
i, 1910.
For corn in the State, the farm values
are 49 cents per busbel on January1, 1911;
50 cents per bushel on December l, 1910,
and go cents per bushel on January j, ,
1910.
Delaware oats we're valued at 40 cents
per bushel on January /. 1911; at 43 cents
per bushel on December l, 1910, and at
4S cents per bpshel on January !. 1910.
Farm values of rye 10 this State we're
60 cents per bushel on January l, 1911;
SO cents per busheI on December /, 1910,
and IS cents per bushel on January 4
1910.
The farm value OF Delaware potatoes
stood at the same figure, 60 cents per
buahel, on January l, 1911, and on- De-
cember /, 1910. On January /, 1910 their
value was rs cents per bustel.
Unlike preceding statistics, the farm
value.of hay in this State bad reached
higher figure this year than last, being
SIG per ton on January l, 1911; $l4.S0 on
December, 1910, and SIS on January /,
1910.
Butter likewise increased in value, the |
figures giving so cents pound on January |
l, 1911; 81 cents pound on December /,
l, 1910, and % cents pound on January
l, 1910.
Delaware eggs also went up, being
valued at 40 cents q dozen on January l,
1911; at 50 cents dozen on December ], |
1910, and "a cents dozen on January ],
1910.
FaSm values Of Delaware Chickans were
IL cents pound on January Il, 1911; Is
cents pound on December l, 1910, and
l23 cents . pound on January /, 1910.
Delaware hogs are tabnlated at So on
December is, 1909. No statistics are
given for them last year. In the same
way, beef cattle in the State are given at
4.5O on December l5, 1909, and sheep at
a, 30 ON December Is, 1903.
The farm value of unwashed wool in
he State was % cents pound on Decem-
,er Is, 1909. The farm value of Della.
rare apples was ss cents bushel on De.
smber 10, 1909, and of sweet potatoes on
he same date was 65 cents bushel.
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
The.LocaI Newspaper

A local newspaper is the great medium
of exchange in. the place in which it il
published. Il is the fountain head to
which all reaort for news. Il is the chiei
iinstrument bywhich buyers and sellers,
merchants and public, are brought into
business relations with each other. II
stands for knowledge, good morals and
pFpgrese, and is in the forefront Of every
movement to furthur The best interests ol
the community. BY former citizens. who
have made new homes in other places, Il
is welcomed as regular newsletter that
keeps them in symathetic touch with
the old home they still love. and keeps
green tender memories Of the pass.
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
INSURANCE FEES
Report for the Year Made by
Commissioner MauII

4 r.
Dover, DEL, Jan. l9-The biennial re
port of Insurance Commissioner Charles
Il. Maull was submitted to the General
Assembly to-day.
| The total receipts Of the department
during 1909 were S44, ,74O. %; during 1916
they were $47, ,566.77. The disbursements
each year we're $40. The proGts to the
state for the respective years, therefore,
were $42, ,040.29. and $44, 4,Se6.77
The commissioner states that the con.
tingent funds of the department appro-
priated for the two years by the General
Assembly we're inadequate to defray the
necessary expenses. The report con.
tinues: aOue reason for the deficiency
in the amount Of such funds for this de-
partmen9s use was that your honorable
body did not take into eonsia ration the
fact that during the present. commissioner s
incumbency Ofoffice Il has been necessary
for all travelling expenses necessitated by
bis official duties to be betrayed from the
contingent fund and from his private
fund, whereas before bis term the COM
missioner's transportation was given them
free by the railroads" Expenses of1post-
age, printing. etc, are also referred to.
The report further says:s
"Chapser 46, Volume "a, Laws Of Della
warei imposed upon the commissioner
the duty Of collecting from every bank,
saving bank, trust and loan company
an annual tax Of 9th Of one per CEN
tum upon She amount Of its capital stock,
surplus and undivided profits. This
statue also pTescribes many duties and
imposes much work on the insurance
commissioners without adding in any wsy
70 bis remuneration. All officers Of tIyE
counties and Of the state ahose duty il is
TO collect taxes, other than the Insurance.
commissioner, receive a percentage there
Of, varying IN amount
The exercise of the departments
supervision over banking and kindred
corporations Is more costly 10 The state
stlan tue exercise OF lie supervision oVef
insurance companies and traternaI, bene-
ficial and eharliabIe associations, bus thb
protection afforded ths public theF6by Isl
Incompatible with cost olli.
Along With this report he presents tie
biennial report Of tie Bureau 81 Banking.
The insurance commissioner Is sxofdeio
banking Commissioner. The total amount
received during 1865 ~ the bursau was
SIT 100 20; ID 1910 tie amount waa ST.
4s8.e9. The cost q msintsnancs esch
ysar was 81 200. The aggzeeate Of de.
posisa ii stats banking institutions SEQ.
sember |. 1910. was SIC e6f .6Is.
The commissioner recommends ha1
Iaw be enacted providing loE as laasi osss
shorouRA ekamIrs |ion ahch gshF 81 srsFy
hatiae inasitr.los saar lhs supervision
h lhs b1EsaH
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
!. Not a Chance

A man told another man q few days
ago how he had been butIoning bis Wife's
6fess ior i've years and anally, in order
to even the account, lie had d shirt mads
With sixty I've buttons down the back.
Did you make her button ii eagerly
inquired the second party, with q glad
smile.
II tried 70 and fell down ike slipping
on banana skin", replied tie tirst party.
She promptly told me to button the top
buttonand let the others slide, explain.
ing that they would not show wien
had put on my coat.
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
Assumed Responsibility

One Of the worst Of English railroad
accidents happened il that country {
week Or TWO ago resulting in the loss pl
about thirty liges The singnlas thinR
about i is sbs fact that she fallfoad com.
pany voluntarily assumed responsibility
ioF tas accident It sesfna aInaosa like q
miracle that any large coFporssi6l cE
trust should tska ths blame te itself.
Usually u il ID tle other seF and lhe bsAs
legal talent y employed AHA eRssy anb.
teFluge fesoflsd 10 10 the effort lo show
thas 81 accident Is il the IauIt ol us,
80 ael ofdigine pfovldsnce. pl soaae III IAe
6lse. and that she corporation Il as inno'
cen 50 infahs child
Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
LlBERTYvlLLE.

George Pollock, an old resident OF
near Libertyville died at his home In
Fairfield after a short illness of the
grip and bronchitis. Mr.. Pollock was
~ years old. He was reared in Jeffer-
son county. Mrs. Pollock passed away
in 1909. Five children survive. The fun
eral was held Saturday morning in the
Presbyterian church at IL o'clock. Tho
was made in the cemetery
near Libertyville. Manv friends will
deeply sympathize with the surviving
children.
Last Thursday at noon at the First
M. z. parsonage at Ottumwa occurred
the marriage of McCleave Goehring
and Miss Freda Stripler OF Hedrick by
Rev. Jeffrey. They came to Libertyvil.e
Thursday evening to visit the brides
mother, Mrs. Laura Simpler. Mr.. Goe-
hiring is a stranger here, but Mrs. Goe-
hiring is wei known and a most of
friends extend congratulations. They
will reside on a farm near Hedrick.
Mrs. Sarah Schwartz and Mrs. Hat.
tie Miller were called to Oklahoma by
the serious illness and death Of their
daughter and sister Mrs. Ed Morrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
EDDYvlLLE.

Harry Stevens is moving from his
farm to Dudley where he has purchas-
ed an interest in the store.
Mrs. Geo. Nye Of Agency was
guest Friday at the home OF Mrs. w.
A. Nye. I
/ Miss Grace McElroy Of Mt. Pleasant
is visiting her parents in Eddyville
this week.
Miss McElroy accompanied by her
sister Mrs. Oscar Emanuel of Orchard
spent Saturday with relatives in Oska-
ioosa.
Marie and Claire Criswell Of Oska :
loosa spent Sunday with relatives IN
Eddyville.
81 G. C. Palmer went to Ames Saturday
for visit with his son Roy who Is at
tending school at that place. Roy will
complete his four year course this
spring.
w. F. Otcherk of Grinnell was in
Eddyville Saturday visiting Krfzer
brothers and attending the corn show.
Mrs. A. c. Davidson has been visit
ing her brother Mr.. Nosler In Ottum-
wa.
Mrs. Louise Middelsworth spent
SUNDAY in Oskaloosa visiting with her
daughter Mrs. Florence Wright.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
BIRMlN CHAM.

Harry Smith is quite Ill with measles
at the home OF Frank Stine.
Pearl Kirkhart son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Kirkhart Of Milton and Miss
Nora Mckee youngest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Mckee, were married at
the parental home Tuesday at higl,
noon. Rev. r.. w. Nash performed the
ceremony in the presence Of a few rel
latives and friends. They will be at
home to theirsfrieDds after March l, on
a farm they have recently purchased in
Jefferson county near the county farm
Leo. Graham and Miss Irene Woods
were greatly surprised Thursday by
a large number of their friends at the
home OF Leo Graham, 1t being Mr..
Graham's and Miss Woods birthdays.
Retire. shments were served and all de-
parted home at late hour.
s. o. Russell who has been in the
hospital In iowa City for several weeks
returned home last week and is getting
along as well as could be expected.
The house on Asa Jones farm one
mile and one half south Of town caught
fire this week and was destroyed.
Mrs Hattie Rodabaught of Liberty
Vile visited few days with her par
|ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Horn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
HANcHER IN BIG WORK.

Mt. Pleasant, Feb 24-Friends here
of former President John w. Hancher
will be interested In learning that he
is at present acting as assistant to
President Herbert Welch of Ohio
Wesleyan university. helping him COM
plete half million dollar endowment
campaign.
DR.. Hancher is working in Ohio,
Ohio Wesleyan is located at Delaware,
Ohio, and is one OF the largest Metho-
dist institutions in the country. It Is
quite generally believed that the pres
emit president, DR.. Herbert WEIGH, will
be a candidate for the Episcopacy at
the next general conference.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-02
BoNAPARTE

w. I. Boyle. city treasurer OF Bona
parte has during the past few days
paid to ]. M. Bechtel & Co., Of Chicago
two bonds Of $1,000 each, dated July 1,
1901 and payable July 4, 1921, being the
remainder Of the Indebtedness Of the
city caused by the building OF the
water works system.
Mrs. James Bridge entertained the
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society at
her home Friday afternoon In honor
of her daughter Mrs. L. A. Cox who
will leave soon for her home IN Min
nesota.
R. M. Smith OF Cedar Rapids visited
several days last week with his broth
Ter r. C. Smith and family.
The funeral of Sylvester Corns was
held at the Baptist church Friday aft
ernoon. Rev. T. l.. Smith was m
charge Of the services. Mr.. Corns was
their loss a wife five daughters and
three sons. Interment was made In the
Bonaparte cemetery.
j. 8. Morris was an Ottumwa visitor
Friday.
Ind, is visiting relatives and friends
Miss Louise Stebbens will entertain
several Of her young friends Monday
evening from 4 to o'clock, 1t being
her Sth birthday.
| The M. E. Guild met at the DR.. G. s.
Percival home Saturday evening. Sew
eral new members were initiated into
Rev, J. II. Taylor of Pennington
filled his regular appointment here
sunday morning and evening
Lester Booth and wife who for sew
eral months have been making Bona