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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Will Graft on Blind Man Eyes OF
Condemned Murderer.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. ia surgi
cal operation that would have stag
gered the imagination Of Poe in his
widest dreams of fancy is soon to
be performed in Atlanta.
The eyes of man condemned to
death for murder are to be taken
out and put in the sightless sockets
of blind man who sells newspapers
on the corner of Decatur and Peach
tree street.
The condemned man is Robert l..
Clay, who killed his wife some
months ago, and the news boy is Jno.
Cashion, who lost his sight several
years ago.
Dr.. Phinizy Calhoun, eye specialist
and son of the late DR.. Calhoun, has
promised Cashion that he will give
the operation trial, provided Clay
and his relatives will consent to give
his eyes to blind Cashion, and anoth-
er we'll known specialist is also in
terested.
The story is one worthy to be han
died by man of genius.
Cashion has clung to hope that
some day, somehow, his sight would
be restored, just as the child dreams
that his dead mother has been mirac-
ulously raised from the grave.
When Cashion read that Clay must
die for murder, that there was no
hope of stay or respite, he conceived
the idea of having the condemned
mans orbs transferred to himself,
and went to see eye specialists. They
we're inclined to treat the PROPOSE
ton as absurd and childish, while
from scientific standpoint they
thought it impossible.
But Cashion persevered, finally
convinced them the operation was
worth attempting, and Cashion, be-
lieving with implicit faith that he
will see again, is the happiest man
in Atlanta.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Black Gold Fish.

Standing out like an oasis IN 4
desert is the handsome fountain IN
the center of McCarthy's Circle, at
the extreme western end of town,
near the waterworks. 1t is sur
prising evidence of aesthetic taste,
where symptoms of civic pride would
hardly be looked for. 1t is there,
nevertheless, running all the tlme'
and brightly Illuminated with elec-
tric lights, from circle Of iron posts'
at night.
The most remarkable feature OF
the fountain, however, is the con-
tents of the large basin at the foo1
OF it. In this pool are gold fish,
which are common enough when
they are the color that their name
suggests but many of these hsn
are silver white with shots and
splotches of gold scattered over
them, and to cap the climax of freak
fish, there are two jet black Ngolo
fish" something heretofore unheard
of by biologists.
When Mr.. Mccarthy, Of the neigh
boring grocery, knocks on the side
of the concrete basin, the fish all
flock to that side, to be fed on bis
cult. They will answer no one else.
-Newbern, n. c., Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Needle Inflicts Fatal Wound.

Los Angeles, Aug. 17.-Colvln II.
Bullard, formerly a postoffice inspect
or, is at the point of death from a
wound made by a sacking needle in
his right temple. The needle had
been driven three inches into his
head when he was found in the cem-
etery at New Hall. There were evil
dences of a struggle. Torn pieces OF
photograph of young woman, up
on which was written From Your
Bakersfield Sweetheart" were found
nearby. Billiards. wife lives in Ba-
kersfeld.
The police are searching for a
young woman said to have been seen
with Bullard two hours before he
was found.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Held Up by Lone Robber.

Asheville, N. c., Aug. 15.-A lone
train robber, masked and armed,
boarded Southern Railway train No.
13, Spartanburg to Asheville, at
1890 tonight as it was leaving Bilt-
more, three miles from this city, and
covering the express messenger, E.
F. Carr, of Marion, with a revolver,
obtained a package containing $3,-
900 in bills. The robber then COM
manded Carr to get in the express
chest, which he had just rifled, and
locked him in it. 1t is thought that
the robber left the train as it slowed
up for the Asheville yards.
When the train arrived at the
Asheville station express employees
found Carr locked in the chest. When
released the express messenger was
unable to give description of his as
sailart, saying that the latter. was
completely masked.
The train was an hour late at
Biltmore, fact which the local po-
lice departments says the robber was
aware of.
The express messenger asserts he
had just finished arranging his pack
ages, preparatory to leaving the train
at Asheville, when he was confronted
by masked stranger with loaded
revolver, who demanded his money.
Carr says the robber then bound his
hands and forced him to get into the
chest, which he locked.
The alarm was quickly given here
and several policemen were sent to-
ward Biltmore on special train.
Other members of the force boarded
train No. IS, which leaves Asheville
at 1880. 1t was thought that the
robber might have attempted to es-
cape on this train. At midnight to-
night the police and express officials
were still without a clue.
Carr, up to July 81, was clerk in
the Southern Express Office at Ma
rion, N. c., when he was given the
run from Columbia, S. c., to Ashe-
vile.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Same Old Story.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Represen-
tative Legare, Democrat, of South
Carolina, to-day was declared by the
house entitled to his seat, and A
contest by Aaron T. Prioleau, a ne
gro, was thrown out.
Prioleau, a Republican, has filed
contests in every congressional elec-
tion in the First South Carolina dis
trict for ten years.
Until the contest before thepresent
one, he was allowed $4,000 for ex-
penses in prosecuting each case. Then
the sum was materially reduced.
Members of the elections committee
to-day intimated that they would fur
ther reduce the amount.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
KILLED WHEN TANK BURSTS.
Terrible Accident at Conway Ends
Life OF Fine Young Man.

Conway, Aug. 14.-While mix
ture of boiling hot rosin, naphtha and
benzine was being pumped into one
of the tanks in the still house of the
chemical works just out on the sub
urbs of town this morning about 4
o'clock, an explosion occurred which
split the tank in two, scalding to
death Night Foreman Arthur Bur-
roughs and seriously burning two ne
gro employees, one of whom will die.
On account of the accident occur
ring so early in the morning, and the
fact that there were few present at
the time of the explosion, details are
quite meagre. AS yet the manage
ment has discovered no cause for the
accident, save that which caused the
contents to explode. So far as can
be learned the material out of which
the tanks are constructed are of re-
fined steel and should be able to
Withstand under ordinary conditions
enormous pressure. The prevailing
theory is that there was surplus
amount of heat injected in the tank
into which the mixture of rosin,
naphtha and benzine passed, thus
raising the temperature to explosion
point
Just as soon as the news of the
accident was received physicians
we're summoned who took care of Mr..
Burroughs and the negroes. They
were taken to their respective homes.
The burns on Mr.. Burroughs were
the most serious, he having been
scalded over his entire body. He
lived only four hours and a half after
the accident, passing away this morn
ing at S:35.
Mr.. Burroughs is the son of the
late F. G. Burroughs, who organ
lied the Burroughs & Collins Co.
here just after the civil war. He
possessed one of the most gentle and
genial dispositions of any one in
town. He always had smile and
pleasant word for every one. He
was a gentleman of the first order,
a man of sterling character and at
tainments, and numbered his friends
by the score. He leaves besides a
widow, two children, two brothers,
F. A. and D. M. Burroughs, of this
place, and three sisters, Mrs. ]. L..
Egerton, of Hendersonville, N. c.;
Mrs. e. J. Sherwood, and Miss Lucille
Burroughs, of this place, and his
mother, Mrs. Adaline Burroughs, of
Conway, and host of friends
throughout the State. The funeral
service will be conducted tomorrow
at Lake Side cemetery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
KILLS WIFE AND MOTHER.
Custody of Child Precipitates Trag-
edy in Illinois.

Ashton, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-A quarrel
over the custody of seven-year-old
daughter to-day caused Warren San
ders to kill his wife, Westanna San
ders, and his mother-in-law, Mrs.
George Griffith, while the four we're
at railroad depot here. Mrs. Grif-
fifth was shot three times and Mrs.
Sanders once. Both died almost in
stantly.
After the shooting Sanders walked
to telephone exchange, told Sheriff
Reid, at Dixon, what he had done,
and then waited an hour till the
sheriff arrived and took him into GUS
tody.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
WILD MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE.
Girl Hangs for Eight Hours Over
Edge of Precipice.

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE terrible ex-
perience which befell a brother and
sister few days ago easily leads the
roll Of narrow escapes from death
in the Alps this summer. For eight
long hours Henry Van Goethen,
young German tourist, lay crouched
with his feet braced against a boul-
der, holding the skirts of his sister,
Miss Van Goethen, while she hung
over a percipice nearly half a mile
high.
The girl with her brother and her
fiancee, Maurice Sombardier, ascend
ed Mount Saurosse, and in returning
to the perilous pathway leading to
the glacier of Domenon, as they were
rounding a granite ledge, clinging to
the rock with hands and feet, she
slipped and slid away towards the
edge of the precipice.
Startled by her shrek for help,
the girls brother and fiancee sprang
forward just in time to see her dis
appearing over the verge. The
brother threw himself fat on the
smooth rock and slid forward just
in time to grasp the hem of her skirt
as she was going over.
Luckily his foot came against a
small projecting boulder on the very
edge of the precipice. Beyond that,
he was helplesE Sombardier tried
to pull the two back, but could not.
Run for help" the brother cried
between gritting teeth, fearful that
even the slightest tug in pulling
them back might tear his sisters
skirt and send her crashing down O.
400 feet into the rocks below. Som
bardier ran back down the noun
tain.
The girls arms had been injured
in the fall and she was unable to
help herself. Dangling there in
space, she could see, far below float
ing clouds, through which she ex-
pected every minute to be hurled.
Farther down she could see tiny
specks, the houses of an Alpine vii
lage. All the way down was sheer
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22

precipice and Jagged rocks. The
sight took away her consciousness
and thus saved the girls reason.
Twilight came, still the young
man, tired to exhaustion, clutched
the skirts of his sister. Minutes
seemed hours. Hours seemed CEN
turies. He could not move his feet
for fear of losing his toe hold on the
boulder and going with his sister
down to death.
At first he held fast to the skirts
with both hands, then, as that strain
ing position rendered him nearly mad
with pain, he alternated his hands
every few minutes, turing the freed
hand around rapidly to ease the
strained muscles.
Twilight gave way to darkness,
and still the brother clung to his sis
ter. At last the faint shouts of
rescuing party came up the mountain
pathway.
It had taken Sombardier three
hours to go down the mountain, and
five more to gather a party of ca
pable mountain climbers and return.
When the rescue party succeeded
in drawing the young woman from
the precipice, her brother tainted.
He is now suffering from a severe
brain shock. His sister will undoubt-
edly recover from her injuries.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Smoking Crazes Woman.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 15.-Crazed by
excessive and constant smoking. Vic
toria Ruiz, a Cuban woman, poured
a gallon of kerosene over her cloth
ing tonight and lighted match to
il. She was burned to crisp and
did not complain once during her
horrible suffering. Neighbors, who
witnessed the act, were powerless to
help the woman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Killed in Sight of Mother.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 16.-In the
presence of his mother, who was too
far away to aid him, Fred A. Smith,
aged 5, was run down and killed by
street car this afternoon. The boy
was trying to follow his mother
across the street and a wagon pre-
vented the motorman from seeing
the child until too late. The body
was badly mangled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
Jean Vatican in Real Life.

Philadelphia, Aug. ia Jean
Vatican real life was disclosed here
yesterday when Willie Burke, elected
a city councilman on the reform tick
ct, resigned his seat and told how
under the name of BENJAMIN H.
Tripp, he had served long term in
the Massachusetts State prison after
a career of crime in Boston and New
York. Coming to this city in 1909
after completing his sentence, Burke
earned a living as wood cutter, a
trade he had learned while in jail.
Taking an active interest in reform
politics, he was prevailed upon to &C
cept the nomination to the council.
Shortly after his election he was rec
ognized by a fellow convict and
blackmailed until driven to despera-
ton, he determined to resign and
tell his own story.
According to Burke's story appear
ing in the Philadelphia Enquirer to-
day over his signature, for years be-
fore he became convict at Boston
he had led the life of thief, a pick
pocket, a yeggman and porch-climb-
er. When he was arrested, previous
to his conviction at Boston, he was
called the prince of fiat workers. -
He says he started life as street
waif on the Eastside of New York
selling newspapers.
Gopher men, the species OF
crooks who confne themselves to
cracking and robbing safes, were the
first of the underworld he fell in
with. They used him, so his story
runs, to visit establishments where
they thought a safe might be worth
rifling..
Then he drifted in with a gang Of
"Moll Buzzers," that class of thieves
who he explains are pickpockets
making a speciality of snatching Wo-
mems. handbags. After this Burke
says he went west with several
"yeggmen," and in Chicago, Kansas
City and San Francisco in the sos he
was the associate of desperate
thieves.
Upon returning to New York he
became a gambler and then a sneak
thief. Later he went to Boston,
where, after robbing many houses,
he was caught and convicted.
Judge Bond sentenced him on De-
cember 16, 1895, to not less than
seven years.
Upon his release he settled in the
northwestern section of this city
where he worked at his newly learn
ed trade and saved enough money to
buy a little cigar store. He was mar
ried and had one child. Burke in
sists he has done nothing wrong since
the gates OF CharlestoWn prison
swung open for him and he stepped
into the world free man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
N1Odesty.

The dashing young lady was anx-
ious that her aunt, who was rather
old fashioned, should look as pre-
sentable as possible in her bathing
costume.
Sure, Aunt Ella said the girl
rather cautiously, YOU'RE not going
to wear your spectacles in the wa
ter?'
Indeed, l am,' replied her aunt.
Nothing shall induce me to take off
another thing."-Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22
WORST DESERT IN ASIA.
First Man Crosses Takla-Makan
Sand in Thirty Years.

The Rev. Zuicho Tachibana, priest
of the great West Hongwanji Temple
at Kyoto, returned to that place re-
Gently after five years spent in ex-
ploration in the virgin parts of Gen.
tral Asia. His journey was under
taken for purposes of research un-
der the instruction of Count Otani,
the Lord Abbot of the Hongwanji
Temple, and an enthusiastic geogra-
pher. Mr.. Tachibana is young man
of .23 years of age, and of such deli
cate physique that the natives said
he must be a woman disguised as a
man.
Mr.. Tachibana proceeded from
London to Omsk, and thence by stage
coach to Semipalatinsk; thence to
Turfan in Sin-Kiang (''the new terri
tory passable roads were found.
During his exploration Mr.. Tachi-
bana travelled across the Takla-Ma-
kan desert, which he describes as the
worst of all deserts of Central Asia.
Neither birds nor even insects are
to be found there.
The desert is a sea Of sand where
there is only the wind to hear and the
moon to see. The party constantly
met sand mountains over $4,000
feet high, and the men began to
grumble, fearing that they would be
buried by the constant sand storms.
On arriving at Coma, on the right
bank of the river Tarim, he caused
considerable fright among the shep-
herds, as his was the first party from
the south for thirty years. At first
the shepherds fed, but were brought
back. The feat of crossing the des-
ert caused greatest reverence by the
shepherds.
- At this point he left the camel
caravan to follow on slowly, while
he proceeded on horseback to Ku-
char, which place he reached after
three days. This; is a large town,
though not to be compared with CIV
ilized cities. Nevertheless" said
Mr.. Tachibana, II felt on entering
: it as though T had suddenly been put
down in Piccadilly."
Some time was spent in the neigh
borhood of Kashager investigating
the buried cities, and afterwards the
explorer proceeded through the val
lev to the east of Tzunling to Kho-
tan, the districts previously explored
by DR.. Stein (now Sir Marc Aurel
stein.) Thence the party proceed
ed to Tibet for the purpose OF geo.
logical investigation.
Several districts were visited by
Mr.. Tachibana, which had been omit
ted by DR.. Sven Hedin. These re-
eions are absolutely blank on the
smaps, and have never been visited
before.
Among the relics brought back are
a quality of writings of the W1gol
tribes, by whom the Buddhist re-,
ligion was first introduced into Sin
Kiang and propagated throughout
China. This tribe was entirely wiped
out BY Mohammedan invaders. The
writings of the Wigols is from right
to left horizontally, and appears to
have been produced by reed pens.
The writings are on stones, papyrus
and paper.
AS soon as the records of the jour-
ney have been collated the Hong
wanji Temple will issue a report on
Mr.. Tachibana's exploration, which
will without doubt be eagerly antlcl-
uated in scientific circles in Europe
and America as well as in Asia.-To-
kio correspondence London Chron-
icle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22

Write for the enterlined collars,
they look like linen, need no wash
ing, price 2 for Csc. Write F. G.
MERTINS, Augusta, Ga.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-22

Rub-My Tism will cure you.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-04
sUMMERFIELD FAILS
IN HIS EXPLANATION

There was great cackle at Ma
tional Guard hall last evening, be-
cause Chicken" Summerfield held
the boards and tried to show that he
was earning the money which it has
been charged is being provided by
Key Pittman, the democratic candi-
date for U. S. senator to pay his
campaign tour. says the Virginia En-
terprise. Summerfield at one time
could stir an audience to enthusiasm,
but a Hessian politician lacks inter-
est in his work Summerfield was a
staunch republican up to the time
Senator Nixon died. Then he got
busy and endeavored to secure the
appointment as U. S. senator from
Nevada, but when he was turned
down and William Massey was APP
pointed he became the bitter enemy
of Massey and is now trying to elect
Pittman. Symmetrical is an enemy
of union labor and the people of this
county should rebuke his double
dealing.
There was only skinny audience
in attendance and his harangue was
listened to in silence.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-04
Special to the Bonanza


MANHATTAN, Nov. AFTER near
ly three weeks OF dead work, in the
form Of raising from the newly
found ore body direct to the shaft,
thus saving a lot OF training and
extra labor in hosting. the Litiga-
ton Hill Leasing company is again
taking out ore. The company has
been stopping and hosting for the
past two days and hereafter will
continue TO drift on the ledge and
stope the large reserves of ore al
ready put in sight Sinking also
viii be resumed. this time directly
upon the ore shoot and the pumping
equipment will be placed in position
to keep the water clear as the shaft
goes into the bowels of Litigation
hill where its great secrets as yet
lie unrevealed.
When the ore body was tapped
and proven, which was nearly
month ago, it was at once apparent
to Superintendent J. G. Cushing and
Manager D. r. Finlayson that much
time and labor would be lost by at
tempting to work the ore without
making a direct connection with the
shaft Otherwise it would have
meant the continuous sinking of the
shaft at the old point as well as
wines and raises on the shoot,
which would be the same as two
shafts. But this would not be the
main thing. The prosecuting that
would have been involved would have
been immense and with each level
opened the amount would grow. Ac-
cordingly they quickly decided to
raise to the shaft, a height of 30
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-04
LEASING COMPANY ON
LITIGATION HILL NOW
TAKING OUT THE ORE

feet but in somewhat different di.
rection. and this has been completed
in quick time.
More or less work and consider
able additional testing have been
done upon the great ore body that
was opened to cause this change OF
plans. The ore continues to average
six feet in width and the values are
maintained at from $40 to $25 a ton
This estimate is different from all
others, in that it is made by a mill
man-Mr Finlayson being manager
OF the War Eagle mill -and the fig.
ures mean what the ore will 20 at
the mill. Based on what less ex-
perienced or conservative operation
would reckon as a fair value of
the samples panned and assayed this
would be called $50 to $50 ore. But
$40 ore, especially with such a large
quantity, is bonanza in any camp,
and in Manhattan. even with its larg-
er expenses of operation than most
others. will make the leasers wealthy
men.
In addition to exceedingly rich av-
erage value, this ore has another
quite as attractive. feature. II is
that of the gold being very fine and
showing up in each pan from any
particle of rock mortared and pan
ned. That, in the opinion of expe-
rienced men, is convincing evidence
of its permanency and that at un-
told depths in Litigation hill this
ore body will be found and its values
viii be richer than ever. It is one
of the star showings of the camp
at this hour, which is saying a great
deal, for there are others.
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ID us II exceptional value a. the
pfiee Ne sure % BE- advertised IA
he nonahaa. eise The merchant would
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-04

Learn the result of the election
by listening to the returns tomorrow
night at the Tonopah Liquor com
pany. n4t1-adv