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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-01
MOST ANYTHING

Pleasant Day, 4a, of Murphysboro,
H., died today from bullet wound
received in fight at PinckneyViIle,
Monday night. He was not the wealth
er man.
Art of milking COWS is to be taught
the boys and girls of the Plainfield,
N. J., public schools. Better wear Cog
giles.
Complaining that she had received
no wages for her services as servant
since 1904, New York girl attack
ed the furniture of her mistress. She
brought suit for $4,000.
Cutting off all her relatives a Bos-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-01

ton woman left $4,000 to friend
on condition that her two cats would
have a good home and care.
A mania for bringing legal suits,
described ''htigating paranoia" is
what ails New York woman, ac-
cording to her doctor, witness in
her separation suit.
Girls who make ''goo-goo" eyes
should be kept of the streets and
under parole, said Police, Magistrate
Boyer of Evanston.
Despite repeated ADVERTISEMENTS
the civil service commission can get
no applicants for the $4,000 job as
assistant city electrician.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-01


1 sing you song of mans brave face,
And his care-free joyous ways
That wipe from your brain every bitter trace
Of the proftless, toi-burdened days.
And yet all the while, meath that look so gay
There's NORWOOD and gall he has hidden away,
And his eyes glazed with the thing that blears-
The tears, dear God, the tears.
I sing you a song of a womans SMILE
Sweet the suns caresses,
1t gives you courage, the golden WHILE
It>cheers, and it heals and it blesses.
Yet deep in her eyes is light wan,
AS she hOpelessly prays for things that gone
And memory travels through backward years
Of tears, dear God, of tears. 's- s.. ....
1 sing you song of a.song you heard
On lips of little child
Remember you treasured every word
Remember you even smiled;
And yet it friendless, uncared for, alone,
Unmothered, unloved, not even. home;
And behind it, before it, forever there leers
The tears, dear God, the tears.
We envied the three their care-free glee
AS cherished weight of woe,
And vaguely questioned why it should be
That some only sunshine know;
But we never pierced through their sham of mirth
And never guessed that the smiles had birth
In the lonely night with the thing that seers
The tears, dear God, the tears.
-O-o-
MOST ANYTHING ton woman left $4,000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-01

through their sham of mirth,
uessed that the smiles had birth
18th the thing that seers,
God, the tears.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
Jewish Colonies in Palestine.

There are now over 100000 colo
nizing Jews in Palestine and accord
ing to a writer in the Osmanlscher
Lloyd they are rapidly redeemlng
the country. OF these $4,000 or co.
600 are in Jerusalem clone and de-
spite the "red passport" with which
foreign Jews must provide them
selves. and which limits their stay
in Palestine to three months, their
establishment of stores in the city
and their purchase of farms in the
surrounding country goes on. IN
other words, these foreign Jews
furnish the capital and the execu-
tive ability in making the native
Jews of Palestine self-supporting,
and in many cases wealthy, while in
suring to themselves the basis OF
comfortable fortunes.
What this influx Of Jewish capital
and brains has meant to Palestine
may be gathered from the figures
presented by the Osmanischer
Lloyd. The colonists now own 40
villages about 100000 hectares
100000 acres) of land, rs per cent.
of which is under cultivation, viz.'
$500 hectares (21,000 acres) in
Judea, (15 colonies;) 5000 (15,0OO)
acres) in Samaria, (eight colonies0
1920 (4O,O00 acres) in Galilee,
(1e colonies;) and 200 $500 acres)
in the Trans-Jordan country, Zone
colony.) The most important OF
these settlements, which were found
ed between 1878 and 1902 are Peth-
ach-Tikweh (1,5OO colonists.) Ri
shon lie Zion (1,0OO colonists) in Ju-
dea, Zikhron-Jacob (1,O0O colon
ists) in Samaria and Rosh-Pinah
$500 colonists) in Galilee.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
WRECK NEAR EHRHARDT.
A. C. L. Passenger Crashes Into
Coach of HI. and B. at Junction.

Ehrhardt, Jan. "a wreck that
came near being very serious affair
occurred yesterday morning at the
H. and B. junction, a few miles east
of here, when the regular passenger
train on the Green Pond and Ehr-
hardt branch of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad ran into the passen-
ger coach of the Hampton and
Branchville train that just at that
time was crossing the track of the
Atlantic Coast Line.
The trucks were knocked from
under the coach, its walls and floor
ing were smashed, and possibly the
the only thing that prevented more
serious disaster was the automatic
uncoupling of the coach struck from
the forward section of the train.
Several passengers were on board
and it was not at first known how
serious were their injuries.
DR.. John L. Copeland, of this town,
was called by wire to the scene OF
the wreck. He found that Mrs. Strlck-
land, of Smoaks, was the only pass
enger that had sustained injuries OF
any consequence, and that even they
:!
were not serious.
In consequence of the wreck the
regular MONDAY passenger train did
not reach Ehrhardt yesterday at all.
It's passengers and mail were trans
ferred by use of the engine and coach
of a mixed train, their delivery here
being DELAYED about three hours.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
A Fine Way to Pay Debts.

When a newspaper man OF Ne"
Orleans was preparing to leave that
city in order to take a position IN
New York a tailor named Eistensteln
overwhelmed him with offers OF new
suits of clothes at unusually low
prices. The writer finally took the
clothes, put them on, and set out for
New York, carefully neglectlng to
pay Mr.. Eistenstein any money at all.
A few months later he received
this communication from the tailor:
Dear Sir-On looking over my
books 1 find that you are indebted to
me in the sum of $50. Kindly remit
same at your earliest convenience.
Very truly yours,
Samuel Eistenstein."
Hurting himself upon his trusty
typewriter, the newspaper man wrote
the following gem:
Dear Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
find my check for 500. If you can
get it cashed kindly remit the other
$50."-Popular Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
Had His Nerve.

This story is being told of a well
known London doctor. A friend came
to consult him professionally and az
ter the consultation was finished the
doctor wrote out prescription, says
the Houston Post.
"You had better have this made up
at the chemists" he said. 1T WILL
probably cost you half crown"
"Half a crown!" the patient ex-
claimed. "All right. I'll get it made
up" Then, as he turned to co. ne
added: II say could you lend me
half crown to pay it with?'
The doctor gasped. He recovered
in a second, however, and asked Tor
the prescription. The patient handed
it back, and after the doctor had
scratched out one item in it he re-
turned it again, together with a six
pence.
"You can get what is left made up
for a sixpence," he remarked drlly.
What / scratched out was for your
nerves."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
FEWER IN PENITENTIARY.
Population of Institution is Smaller
Than Beginning of 1912.

Columbia, Jan. 4.-The population
of the State penitentiary at the end
of the year was 761, according to the
annual report of Capt. D. J. Griffith,
the superintendent. On December
81, 1911, there were SOC prisoners
at the penftentiary. The following
statistics for the year are given: Re-
ceived under sentence, 1S9; recap
tured, 8; recommitted, l; in prison
during the year, 1904, from which
deduct by pardon 5; discharged by
parole II; discharged by expiration
of sentence 1913; died, %; escaped,
Is; leaving in prison on December
81, 1912, 761.
In his report Superintendent Grif-
fifth suggests that the old cell build
ings be converted into structure
for the women prisoners.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
LESSON OF TITANIC DISASTER.
Transatlantic Lines to Move Lines
Further SouthWard.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The navy
department has announced that
transatlantic steamship lines have
agreed to move their tracks to the
southwark in order to avoid icebergs,
the change to become effective jan
uary Is. The new tracks will be as
follows: -
East-bound, cross Al degrees
longitude, in 40 degrees north latl-
tude; west-bound, cross At, west
longitude, in Al degrees, north latl-
tude. ..-. ....
These crossings are one degree,
or about sixty miles, to southwark OF
crossings heretofore used at that
time of the year. The branch Office
at New York reports the new tracks
are due to recommendations of the
photographic Office, concerning
tracks suggested by Capt. Jamerson,
of the American Steamship Line, ST.
Louis. It is expected that the cross
ings agreed upon will remain in use
until August, unless the ice comes
down in abnormal quantities. Pas
sengers thus will avoid much dis
comfort due to cold, and heavy seas
further north due to the ice.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
FAREWELL MERCHANT BEATEN.
Robbery Probable Motive of. Two
Assailants.

Barnwell, Jan. "a telephone
message was received here late last
night about 1870 o'clock to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Hankinson, a mer-
chant of Walkers station, on the
Southern Railway, few miles above
Blackville, had been attacked by two
negroes while in his place of busi-
ness and severely beaten about the
head, and asked that the county
bloodhounds be rushed to the scene
at once. Sheriff ]. B. Morris, Su-
pervisor G. j. Diamond and two dep
uties left in Capt Morris's automo-
bile, carrying the dogs. The alleged
attempt at murder was made about
o'clock last evening, and owing to
the delay in getting word here, it
was several hours before the authori-
ties and the bloodhounds were on
the ground. 1t was also learned
that shortly after the attack, two ne
groes were seen running down the.
railroad track in the direction Of
Blackville, and as the roadbed is
covered with coal cinders, it was i'm
possible to find the trail.
Two strange negroes had been no
ticed hanging around the little sta
ton yesterday, it is said, and early
last night a fire was noticed in the
woods a short distance away, with
the two negroes beside it. About z
o'clock a man went into Hankinson's
store to make a purchase and when
the storekeeper failed to answer him,
he noticed blood on his head. A
closer examination disclosed the fact
that he had been struck terrific
blow with some blunt instrument
and was in dazed condition, walk
ing around in a circle and taking no
tice of nothing. A doctor was called
in and advised taking him to Co.
lumbia hospital, as his skull was
badly crushed. This was done this
morning. At the place where the
negroes had their camp fire was,
found a heavy oak stick, as large as
a mans wrist, on which We're blood
stains. The tree from which the
stick was cut was also found.
Capt. Morris has sent kilograms in
every direction asking that a close
watch be kept for the two assail-
ants, and the rural policemen are al
so doing their utmost to apprehend
them. 1t is thought that robbery
was the motive for the attack on Mr..
HankinSOn
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
CONGRESSMAN A SUICIDE.
Rep. Wedemeyer, Of Michigan,

Rep. Wedemeyer, of Michigan,
Jumps from Ship; Body Not Found.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Representa-
tive W. w. Wedemeyer, of Ann Har-
Dor, Mich, who suddenly went in
sane at Colon, Panama, at the time
of President Taft's recent visit to the
Isthmus, jumped overheard last night
from ship which he had taken at
Colon. His body had not been re-
covered last night.
Representative Wedemeyer went
to the Isthmus Of Panama with a.
congressional party at the same time
President Taft visited there. On the
voyage from New York he collapsed
and was taken first to a sanitarium
in Panama and later was put in con-
fnement in a hospital, where he be-
came violent and raved about his
defeat last election. He developed a
suicidal tendency and was closely
watched.
Mr.. Wedemeyer's close friends say
that a few days before leaving for
the Isthmus he fell and struck his
head on an icy sidewalk. 1t was not
regarded as. serious and did not de-
ter him from going with the con-
gressional party.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The first package to reach Lexing-
ton by parcels post was a pudding
and sausage over R. F. D. No. g.
sent by a farmer in Lexington coun-
ty to relatives in Lexington.
Bill Garnett, IA, and Earl Spen-
Ger, 13, of Columbia, ran away from
home and were taken up in Charles
ton on Friday and sent home. They
had started out to see the world.
A white man named w. G. Jen-
nings was arrested in Columbia on
Thursday, charged with forgery. 1t
is alleged that he signed L. J. Per-
RVS name to two checks-one for
So, the other for 81.
Dick Harley, a white man of fifty,
has been jailed at Lexington on the
charge of shooting Vastine Jeffcoat a
few nights, while Jeffcoat was rid
ing along the road. He was shot in
the back and seriously wounded. The
two men are neighbors, and there
had been trouble between them.
Mrs. Clara E. Cannon and her hus-
band. Nathan A. Cannon, have
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Atlantic Coast Line for injuries to
Mrs. Cannon at Yemassee, when the
passenger train in which she was rid
ing was run into by a freight. The
suit has been filed in Charleston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
Denmark Doings.

Denmark, Jan. 7.-On Wednesday
evening last, the home of Miss Julia
Goolsby was the scene Of festivities
when she entertained for her guests,
Misses Brux and Guess. One of the
chief features of the evening was a
musical contest, questions being
asked concerning a Love Affair,
and answered with the name OF
songs. The prize, pieces of sheet
music, was presented to Miss Ruth
Seymour. During the course of the
evening the guests were taken to the
dining room and served to a dainty
salad course followed by coffee.
Mrs. Fred Turner, of Key West,
Fla, is spending some time with rel
.atiyes here.
Misses Marion Riley, Louise Zeig-
ler, and Blonde Barton returned to
Winthrop college Thursday, Misses
Ruby and Sadelle Guess to Converse
and Misses Martha Ray, Lula Bess
Wroton, and Eulee Ellzey to Colum-
bia college.
Mr.. Milton Goolsby, of Blythe,
Ca, spent several days with friends
here last week.
Miss Genevieve Wroton, of Ham
let, N. c., returned ITO her home on
Tuesday, after spending some time
with Mrs. NJ. Robt. Willis.
After a pleasant visit to relatives
here Miss Ruth Gillian returned to
her home in Orangeburg.
Miss Onie Brux, of Waynesboro
Ca, is spending several weeks with
friends here.
Miss Kathleen Wannamaker, OF
Orangeburg, is the guest of Mrs. R
A. Goolsby.
Mr.. Ira Garris, of Savannah, Ca.
was a visitor here last week.
Miss Gladys Milhous, of Colum'
bia, is the guest of Mrs. Ray.
Miss Josephine Faust went Thurs
day to Wesleyan college to resume
her studies.
Mesdames George and Tom Turn
er spent Monday in Columbia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
CHRISTMAS PARDONS.
A Growing Custom That is Coming
Into Great Abuse.

A Growing Custom That is Coming
Into Great Abuse.
It Is becoming too much a custom
of american governors to pass upon
pardons at Christmas time. In this
there is a very Objectionable imita-
tion of ancient royalty.
Unless we assume that our laws
are enforced with great severity and
partiality, it would seem that the hol-
iday season is the worst of all times
TO review the action of the courts.
Then. if ever, men are governed by
sentiment if not emotion, and are apt
to mistake weakness for mercy.
Despots used to open their prisons
at Christmas and on royal birthdays,
but it is to be remembered that in
most cases those whom they freed
were political offenders. The mon
arch, full of good cheer, forgave be-
cause he relented. Our prisoners are
all lawbreakers and they are as gull
tv at one season as another.
Governors who feel very benign al
this time should remember that the
crimes which they forgive are no.
against themselves but age 'nst the
people, and that consideration o1
them should be humane indeed bu1
always judicial.-N. Y. World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Jan. 6.-The high wind
last week felled some trees across the
public roads and tore down some
fencing, otherwise no damage done.
However, some of us thought along
the line of fearful feelings when some
tall pines were bent so near our
houses, and in one instance one blew
up and just missed darkey house.
Had it fallen on the house some of
the inmates would have been killed.
Our mails were somewhat delayed
on account of an accident at H. & B.
crossing last week. The passenger
train of the A. G. L. Railroad ran
into the passenger coach of the Maui
din train. No one was hurt to any
extent. Coach was broken and
shaken up so as to be unfit for road
service until repaired and the A. G..
L. engine lost it's COW catcher.
Mrs. Adams, of Beaufort, S. c.,
passed through town on her way to
see her daughter-in-law, who is the
older daughter of Mr.. w. G. Muller,
Of the Weimer section, who is very
i'll.
Rev. ]. w. Daniel, presiding elder,
preached Sunday morning in the
Methodist church here.
Rev. Hutchinson preached for the
Baptists in their church Sunday
night JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
KILLS FLEEING SUSPECT.
ALLEGED SLAYER OF BARN
WE'LL MERCHANT KILLED.
Hardeeyille Marshal, in Chase Of Two
Negroes, Shoots One to Death,
and Captures the Other.

Ridgeland, Jan. 1.-THE alleged
slayers of Hankinson, the Barnwell
conuty merchant, who was beat to
death several nights ago at his store,
near Blackville, were apprehended
at Hardeeville, near here, yesterday,
and one was killed in the chase, the
other being captured, but later es-
capped.
Willie Hubbard, marshal OF
Hardeeville, saw the negroes beating
ride on a freight; he mounted the
car in which they were, and was
about to make the arrest when the
two negroes jumped from the car
and ran. Hubbard commanded a
halt, and shot to frighten them, at
which no halt was made; he later
shot above their heads; and then one
replied, that it would be necessary to
kill him in order to get him, where
upon Hubbard shot again and killed
one.
The other escaped, but was later
captured after long chase. The
town authorities of Hardeeville
shackled the prisoner securely, plac-
ed a heavy guard around the jail,
and turned the prisoner this morn
ing over to the sheriff of BarnWell,
who securely manacied him hand
and foot, and fastened him to the
floor. Upon going back, about 80
minutes later, the sheriff found that
the prisoner had escaped. 1t is evi-
dent that the negro had outside help
from others of his own color.
Bloodhounds' on the scene failed
to take the tracks, and it is thought
that the prisoner was taken off in a
buggy. The negroes at Hardeeville
have been much excited since the ar
rests, but the town is quiet to-day.
Following is a description OF the
negro, who escaped: About 20 years
old; height, feet 9 inches; coal
black with bumps on face; a scar
across forehead, and 4 fresh wound
on wrist; wearing dark brown suit
with initials on inside coat pocket
and tan shoes.
Posses are looking for him all
over this section, and with all roads
well guarded, it is hoped that he Will
soon be be apprehended.
The sheriff of Barnwell is still on
the hunt with several deputies.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-09
Caused by Recent Defeat?


Ann Arbor, Mich, Jan. AL
though it was reported that the men
tai condition of Representative Will
liam w. Wedemeyer, who, while in
sane, leaped overheard from steam
er, was due largely to violent fall
on a Washington sidewalk, his local
friends attribute the congressman's
breakdown to the strenuous cam
paign he went through last autumn,
which resulted in his defeat by S. W.
Beakes, Democrat, by 200 votes, and
his enthusiastic congressional work
in general. Mr.. Wedemeyer was 40
years old and lawyer.
Confirmed by Wireless.
Colon, Jan. Confirmation was
received here by wireless to-day OF
the report that Representative Will
liam Wedemeyer jumped overheard
from the steamer Panama, on board
of which he had left Colon in charge
of two nurses.
He leaped from the deck of the
vessel at 1880 last evening. The
word of man overheard" was given,
and boat lowered. The crew
searched the surface of the sea in the
vicinity for forty minutes without
finding any trace of Mr.. Wedemeyer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-05
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IaSomOtIfaHz trolley ears. auto
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strnnK. SOC and fl.nn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-05
TIE CIYIl'LEAGIE.

Now that the first year-=at least the
working part of It's about ending.
a partial resume Of the work done by
The Women's Civic League of West
minister may be timely, in calling At
tention To what can be accomplished
BY a concerted and earnest effort
Wien all work for the common good
It was long felt that our beautiful
and attractive little city needed some
furnishing up, but no one appeared
willing TO take the initiative. The
field and the time appeared TO be op=
perfume. The Women's League, com
posed of all the citizens, for the men
of the city readily and willingly CO
operated, organized and started the
work. Just a glossary of what has
been done. The town was first clean
ed thoroughly b. the authorities.
Trash cans of regulation size we're
procured and distributed In such
places as we're deemed desirable and
advantageous. Splitting signs we're
placed in conspicuous places, and It
Is but proper TO say that the authorI-
ties of the city saw to the general
enforcement of the ordinance forbid
ding splitting on the public property.
The Health Officer. at all times will
ingly end earnestly endeayored to
abate and prevent nuisaneea that were
inimical and offensive to the health
and sensIbllities Of the citizens.
waste paper of no use to our people
has been gathered and is about ueing
sold, the proceeds of which will be
covered MO the treasury of the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-05

League to be used By It. In Lhil
connection 1t Il but fair to say thai
the gathering of the paper was done
freely and promptly b. the livery
men and grocers of the city.
So much, for What may be termed
the general sanitary conditions.
AS to the adornment and beauti-
fication We wish to speak OF the very
liberal and generous act, entirely at
Its own expense. of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company. Every
one who has occasion to go to the
station Is at once struck by the great
changes made there. The whole
physical condition of the environ
ments has been changed and made
attractive to the eye and convenient
to the patrons Of the road.
The parking at the forks of the
roads" and Belle Grove Square have
both received attention and have been
greatly improved by the League.
Recognizing the imposslbility of I'M
proving greatly every quarter Of the
city at once, II was deemed advisable
to concentrate the work on some one
spot of public property. and for that
purpose the grounds Of the High
School at Centre and Green streets
we're selected While this sorely neg
lected property was SO destitute of
any attempt at adornment as to call
up the tears of the most callous. II
was hoped that the REGENERATION OF
the public property would be literally
assisted by the commissioners. yet
when 1t came to doing. the commlss-
toner's could only see fifty dollars
worth. The teachers and pupils col
lected one hundred dollars for the
cause. while the League paid the bal
lsnce.