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NEGROES TO GET PLUMS. Reported That Taft Will Reverse Executive Policy. Washington, Dec. 8.?Concerning the appointment of negroes to office, President Taft in the Washington Times this afternoon prints the following interesting remarks: "That President Taft is going to make appointments of Northern negroes to office rather than Southern ones is the information which has been pretty thoroughly disseminated among the colored politicians of Washington and elsewhere i 4 rn1 InllrAcI AXffir Vl 1C 1 lit? yitSiUCUl lias laincu v/?vi uiu ideas about the appointment of colored men to office with some of the leading men of the race and he has signified to them his inclination to give recognition of the negro votes in Northern States, where there are large populations of blacks. "As the result of this policy it is expected that the negroes in the South who are holding important offices, as their terms expire, be displaced for the most part by whites and in turn recognition will be given to colored men in the North. "In the entire South are not many offices held by colored men?that is, offices of importance and influence. The list of colored men holding important offices in the South under the federal government includes the following: Roberi Smalls, collector " -* -i- O n Uflnm lai ixi uvu^v. "And now stranger," said the old farmer after he had asked about a score of questions. "I want to tell you right now that down here with us you be supposed to go to bed with the chickens." The young man wrhispered to his young wife and then both climbed back on the farm cart. "Boy," said the young man, his lips compressed with determination, "drive us back to the station." The freckled lad grinned and whipped up the horse. "You uns didn't seem to like the place?" he chuckled. "No," said the young man, "we have often read about crowded farm houses but when it comes to shoving us off to the henhouse that is getting a little too strong. I guess wre'll stay in the city."?Chicago News. Liquor Drummer Arrested. Greenwood, December 12.?R. L. Salomonski, traveling representative of Paul Heyman, whiskey dealer, was arrested here Thursday by Sheriff McMillan and his trunk of samples of whiskey seized. Salmonski put up a cash bond for appearance the next morning at the preliminary hearing in the sum of $100. At the preliminary the next morning he was bound over to appear at the next term of court in the sum of $200. The outcome of the case will be watched with much interest here and elsewhere in the State. Saiomonski had been here a day or two taking orders before the sheriff got on to the fact. OI customs at ocauiuu, o. v.) n^uij Rucker, collector of internal revenue at Atlanta, Ga.; Joseph Lee, collector of internal revenue at Jacksonville, Fla.; Nathan H. Alexander, register of the land office at Montgomery, Ala.; Thomas V. McAllister, receiver of public moneys at Jackson, Miss.; Walter L. Cohen, register of the land office at New Orleans; Alexander B. Kennedy, receiver of public moneys at New Orleans; John E. Bush, receiver of public moneys at Little Rock. "The course the president will take in the matter of appointing colored men is likely to be illustrated in the selection of a successor to W. T. Vernon. register of the treasury. Booker T. Washington and other colored leaders have given their support to J. C. Napier, of Nashville, for the place. But it appears the president will probably select a colored man from the North." m Saved by Colored Servant. Chester, Dec. 9.?Mrs. Geo. C. Freeland was badly burned on the face, neck and hands yesterday morning at 10 o'clock while engaged in painting a hearth with a patent preppreparation, which evidently contained some highly combutible substance. The fire caught in her hair and clothing, and in a moment she was in a mass of flames. With a scream she rushed into the hall where she met her faithful old colored servant, Louisa Barrett, who gathered her in her arms v and smothered out the fire, and but but for whose heroism she would have been burned to death. The burns are extremely painful, but the physicians in charge apprehend no serious results, although it will be several days before it can be seen how serious the burns about the eyes will oe. K'Vt. . " A Brave Man. , Former Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island, celebrated last month his seventy-ninth birthday. He is the only surviving war governor. A reporter questioned Governor Sprague one day at Naragansett about bravery. "There is a finer bravery shown in civil than in military life," the veteran statesman said. . "I remember one of our Providence fire chiefs. "A green fireman resigned from the Providence service because his chief, he said, was cruel and inhuman. " 'How cruel and inhuman?' they asked him. " 'Why, the fireman whined, 'at last week's tenement fire he ordered me to carry a section of hose right in between two walls that were just on the point of tumbling' " 'And what did .you do?' " 'I refused, of course. I told the chief it was as much as a man's life was worth to go in there, and I wouldn't do it.' " 'Well what did the chief do then?' " 'Ha, ha, ha! The crazy fool carried the hose in himself.' " On the Dear Old Farm. They had only been married since June and it was their first experience in seeking country board. After riding 10 long miles in a rattling farm cart they arrived at the door of the f A Vi nn CD GOVERNMENT SALARIES. Idea That All Work Here is "a So; Snap" Much of Myth. The question of adequate salari* for government employees is certai to come before Congress at the nej session. Special commissions of d< partment experts have been at wor for months devising a more equitabl adjustment of compensation. Oth* commissions have been investigate i the practicability of reducing salari* on the theory that more money ' paid government employees than 1 clerks and professional men doe similar work in private and corpon tion employ. The last report of United Stat* n ~.V, V.OC 4.1C.+ T-o+i T-c i i reasuici xicai, ?>h>j nao juoo ivun. from office, contains some statemenl and facts concerning government sa aries that have a very pertinent beai ing on the subject of revising th compensation paid for clerical worl There are several classes of clerl in the government service whose sa aries remain at the figures fixed a long ago as 1854. All sorts < changes in living conditions have o< curred since that time. The price c the necessaries of life has great) increased, but the salaries of thes government clerks remain the sam< In the Treasurer's office are me and women working for the pay c fifty five years ago, upon whose hor esty, accuracy and general efficienc rests the safety of billions of dollars and whose work is exacting and e> hausting. The same is true i many other departments of the go\ eminent. The idea that governmen work is always a"soft snap" is ir correct. There are instances wher gu VCJiiilJCLlI, tlClftO ICtCHC lUU^ greater compensation than is paid fo similar services outside, but ther are other instances where rare abili ty and expert knowledge commam much inferior pay to that paid fo the same efficiency by corporations Congress can well spare the time t look into this question.?Philadel phia Press. Shot from Negro House. Sumter, Dec. 8.?T. J. Kirven, i prosperous farmer, was shot this af ternoon about five miles from th city. He had gone out to the hous< of a negro to seize some goods fo which he had a warrant. When h< reached there Mr. Kirven walkei around the house, and as he turne< the corner of the house was shot b: some one within, the load from i shotgun taking effect in his left am and side. As soon as the new reached Sumter Dr. Archie Chin; went out to him and found the wourn painful but not necessarily danger ous. He was brought into the hos pital. The negroes in the house es caped, but are being searched for Mr. Kirven does not know which om did the shooting. Big Increase in Banking. Washington, Dec. 8.?If bankins siansucs are au iuue.\ iu conditions the United States are en joying greater prosperity than ever This is the statement of the Nationa Monetary Commission issued to-da; with the report on the condition o the national, State and other banks Over 20,000 banks are reported t< show over $21,000,000 resources over $13,000,000,000 deposits an< 25,000,000 depositors. All features of the banking busi ness have nearly doubled in the las nine years. State May Help "Door of Hope." Columbia, Dec. 10.?Some mem bers of the legislature favor askinj that body at the session beginninj next month to make the Columbii Door of Hope a State charitable insti tution, to the extent of giving i State aid, as the institution th? twelve years of its existence to un fortunate women from all parts of th< State. During that period the insti tution has graduated over 500 wo men, and the management says tha 90 per cent, of these are now livinj useful, virtuous lives. But Superintendent J. M. Pike who is the editor of The Way o Faith, a weekly religious paper which has warmly expoused the "un known tongue movement," wants n< aid except the free will offerings o the charitably disposed. He will al low none of the usual methods wo men employ to raise money for chari table purposes to be undertaken fo the Door of Hope, depending upo] faith alone to prompt sufficient con tributions to keep the home going Often the inmates of the institutio] I have sat down to a meal not know mg wnere tne next was coming irom but the next has failed, althougl according to a recent statemen issued by the management 10' women who knocked at the Door o Hope for help within the past twelve months were turned away becaus of lack of room. There are now 2 inmates and eight babies being care< for at the institution. Among the inmates at the Door o Hope now is a case of unusual inter est. She is the daughter of well to-do parents living in an up countr; city. In her extremity she fled to he sister's home in another city. He brother-in-law discovering her condi tion turned her out of his home. O] the train out of town that day sh gave birth to a child. There wer some fifty white women on the trail but the only one to lend her assist ance was an old negro woman. At ter being cared for at the hospits here she was transferred to the Doo of Hope. Southern Navy Yards. Washington, Dec. 9.?Secretary c the Navy Meyer is not in favor c abandoning any of the Souther noirv vordo at until oftdr th net * j jmuo, uv ivuuv uuvi* m.xw* completion of the Panama canal. The secretary's views on this sut ject were made known to-day to delegation of prominent busines men of New Orleans who called upo him and protested against the abo ishment of the navy yard then When urged to give New Orleans greater share of work in the repair c ships than heretofore, Mr. Meye promised the matter would be coi sidered carefully. Senator McEnery, Representativ Estopinal, Mayor Behrman and W. I Ross acted as spokesmn for th party. COTTON GINNED TO DECEMBE1 ft CensusReport Places Number at ? 878,277. ;s Washington, Dec. 8.?There wei n 8,87S,277 running bales of cottc ct ginned from the growth of 1909 1 3- December 1, as compared with 11 k 008,661 for 1908, according to le bulletin of the census bureau issue ;r to-day. g These figures count round bales i is half bales and exclude linters. The is stand against 8,343,396 for 1907 ar :o 10,207,868 for 1906. The propo ig tion of the last three crops ginned 1 i- December 1st is 84.1 per cent. f< 1908, 75.5 per cent, for 1907, ar is 77.2 per cent, for 1906. Round bah id included this year are 133,91 ts against 201,480 included forl908ar 1- 154,636 for 1907. Sea island bah r- included are 77,776 for 1909; 68 ie 896 for 1908, and 55,299 for 1907 J. The distribution of sea island co :s ton by States for 1909 is: Floric 1- 25,906; Georgia 43,118, and Soul is Carolina 8,752. The total cottc >f crop for 1908 was 13,086,005, ar > for 1907 is 11,757,822. The correc >f ed statistics of the quantity of co y ton ginned this season :o Novemb< ^ 1 A n T?A Q "110 1 1 O V\o 1 AC ? i die; 0,1x^,11^ uaiuo. 3. By States the cotton ginned froi n the 1909 growth to December 1st i >f follows: i- Alabama 919,575; Arkansas 013 y 871; Florida 55,958; Georgia 1/377 s, 232; Louisiana 237,553; Mississipi 866,950; North Carolina 536,162 n South Carolina, 998,340; Oklahom r- 504,836; Tennessee 206,357; Texz it 2.212.319; all other States 49,132. L- ^ 0 h Tillman Talks About Clemson. r Washington, Dec. 9.?Senator Til e man says it's "all nonsense" aboi - his being president of Clemson. d "Do you mind my writing som< T* v^..i :io?? 1 tiling auuui it: !- "Oh, it isn't worth writing abou 0 Nobody but a blame fool would eve " think of such a thing." "Well, but, you know, I write fc the blame fools as well as the othe folks." a. Only "blamed" wasn't the word. "The presidency of Clemson," sai e the senator, "requires some peculia e training. The president should be r man of culture as well as experienc e in agricultural and industrial edu 1 cation, a man of executive abilitj I also a man of activity for which h y must have good health and strength a. I might have some of these qualities i I don't know. But I have not ha s any training as an educator, and a i my time of life I would be a fool t 1 branch out into a new field. I hav - been doing all I could as a membe - of the board to get everything t - running smoothly, to straighten ou . the kinks, and get down to business g "Yes, several men have at diffei ent times suggested it to me, but never gave it a serious thought be cause the thing was so manifestl ? out of the question." c Senator Tillman seems deeply ir . terested in Clemson college, an whenever the subject is mentione { he drops what he is doing or saying y becomes thoughtful and serious, an f talks about it. 3 EM1TH OBJECTS TO KUKER. i Senator Holds Up Nomination fie - Florence Postmastership. Washington, Dec. 11.?Louis C Kuker's nomination to be postmaste at Florence nas Deen neiu up m ui _ Senate by Senator Smith, and owin y to the fact that the position is in th l senator's home town, the situatio a forebodes trouble ahead for the Floi . ence postmaster. The senate posl t office committee yesterday took th e matter up and a member of the com mittee was asked to find out if Ser a ator Smith had any objections to th 1 appointment. The senator was aske to write opposite the name on the lis t whether or not the appointment wa y agreeable to him. He wrote that i 3 was not. > "That ends the matter so far a j confirmation is concerned," said th member of the committee. Mr. Kn kuker's appointment was a reces 3 one. He will not be confirmed a j this session if the usual custom i followed, and if he continues to hoi his position it must be by anothe and still other recess appointment! r In the case of Crum, when the senat a failed to confirm his nomination a collector of the port of (Jharlestor f the auditor of the treasury and Crur ' had to serve about two years withou . pay. What will be the outcome and ic a come in the present case remains t t be seen. 7 f Negro Burns to Death. e Florence, Dec. 12.?Si William; ? an old negro well known aroun 2 Florence, as he has been haulin * lumber into the city from countr mills for some time, was burned t * death Friday night in J. F. Stact ley's barn, on his place about eigb " miles from town. Mr. Stackley lot L' 1 V.-1 V> ' several uaiea ui v.vjh.v_?u ucdiuco m r barn and stable. His whole los r amounted to about $600. The ii l" formation received by Mr. Stackle Q concerning the old darky was to th e effect that he had been found drun e in the road near the barn and th? [> he had been put inside the buildin to keep him from freezing. It : thought that the negro, walking i the night, struck a match, whic r ignited the cotton, and that he wa unable to get out of the building. ^ Held for Attempted Assault. ,f Columbus, Ga., Dec. 10.?Arc n King, a 17 year old negro boy, w? e arrested in Lee county, Alabama, t< night accused of having attempte to criminally assault two your a white girls here yesterday. He w? !S brought back here and positive] n identified by the girls as their assai 1_ ant. As soon as his arrest becair i known excitement became intense, a mob soon formed and sheriff h? ,f slipped him out of town to prevent lynching. 1 Attention is directed to the a] e pointments of Auditor Rowell. Me< \ him and make your tax return e Real estate and personal properl must be returned this year. EL LAWYER UNDER FIRE. 1,- Attorney General-Elect to be Tried West Virginia for Assault. re Charleston, W. Va., Dec.'9.?Gc tu Glasscock to-day issued a requisiti* to on the Governor of Virginia for t return to Welch, W. Va., of Samr a Williams, Attorney General-elect id Virginia, for trial at Welch on charge of malicious assault, is Judge Williams was indicted sor iv weeks ago by the grand jury of M id Dowell county as a result of a p* r- sonal difficulty in a court room, to which Judge Joseph M. Sanders, fc )r mer Justice of the State Suprei id Court, was struck by an ink w< 2s thrown by Judge Williams in reser .9 ment of a remark made by Jud id Sanders. Williams at the time t 3s indictment was returned was t I,- Democratic nominee for Attorn General of Virginia and was elect t- to that office on November 2. la It was said about that time th ;h he would appear for trial at Welc >n hut since then it has been said th id he would not voluntarily retu t- there, inasmuch as he objected to t t- fact that negroes had on some occ ?r sions been allowed to serve < juries in McDowell county. r;1 Governor Glasscock has had t )S application for the requisiton und consideration for several days. - if 1 1 Holiday bitts Following our usual policy, we fer at this early date a complete s 1_ sortment of Christmas novelti< it This collection includes a wide ranj of varieties and are of undoubtartistic merit and value. All o t. special selection?unmatched in ai >r particular by any other stock in th town. In fact you can't find an >r ,r where else in town anything like tl large assortment you will find hei r Toys for the Children. e i- We have a larger stock than eve r' all good ones?not the cheap kin t although the prices are reasonabl ; Toys for the boys and girls. Autom d biles Picture Books, Story Booh ? Building Blocks, Boll Furniture, Ta 6 gets, Driving Reins, Engines, Music r Toys, Washing Sets, Indian and Sc 0 dier suits, Doll Beds and Hammocfc Baby Rattles, Animal Blocks, Toy I anos and Organs, Tea Sets, Stove 1 Sewing Machines, Whips, Air Rifle Ten Pin Alleys, Wagons, Wheelba J rows, and a general line. Space is n l- sufficient to mention everything. I For Gifts. Manicure Sets, Jewel Cases, Mi rors, Toilet Sets, Sterling Silv Novelties, Baby Sets, Lap Tablel r Picture Frames, Fine Box Papei from 25c to $2.50, Shaving Sets ai Traveling Sets for men, Coat ai " Trousers Hangers in nice leath e cases, Military Sets, Smoking Set g Sewing Sets, Nut Crackers and Picl e Fountain Pens, Hat Pin Holders, Ai P Receivers, Shopping Bags, Fine Prn es, all styles, etc., etc. This line mu e be seen to be appreciated. Many l" these articles are in sterling silv l~ and pearl, and while they are fb (j goods, the prices are reasonable. La it year some of our customers coi 3 plained that we did not have goo nice enough. This year we ha s- them. The toilet and military se e in sterling silver and the manicu L" sets in sterling silver and pearl a ^ beauties. Nothing nicer for a pre s ent. d Fine Pictures. s Beautiful line of pictures expect" a this week. They are the kind th have not been carried in Bambe: L_ heretofore. Fanc^hin^Ku^lass. 3, In these lines we have a handson d assortment. Salad Bowls, Cele ? Dishes, Bowls, Tea and Coffee Set v _ __ 1. . _ q Fancy Vases, Jfitcners, mmDiers, aj a number of other useful and pret & articles. The line will bear inspc fg tion. \ BOOKS. k for the children and older foil lt Nothing makes a nicer present. O iS line for children, boys and girls n especially strong. We also have h nice lot of Christmas Cards from IS to 20c. Silverware. LS We have several handsome piec in quadruple plate, butter dish< [g bread plates, crumb trays, crea is pitchers, sugar dishes, spoon holdei y coffee sets, etc. We will sell these i. great bargains. a No matter what you want, come is see us. We can supply your war a in holiday goods. Not near all t manfinntul hono PnmP dllA/ A. 19 11IUJII/1V11V VA (1VAVI p and look. Costs nothing. t HERALD BOOK STOR BAMBERG, S. C. I I Millinery Marvels! he * lei i I of ? a j There is individuality about our styles that distin[c_ fishes them from all others and makes them sought ?r- | after by ladies who are looking for the best. The marin velous part lies in their rich style for such really low >r" | cost. We want to be fair, we want our Millinery trade eil to increase, but above all we want you to be pleased it- with every purchase. Just received another line of the ge season's latest creations, all marked at our usual low, jj? : money saving prices. Our line of G\T ed ????? ?????? ? LADIES TAILORED SUITS rn j has been replenished. Made by expert tailors, they are perfect garments in everything the word implies, yet the cost price is very low. Do not think of buying until you he have seen our stock. 1 MRS. E. P. COPELAND * j EHRHARDT, SOUTH CAROLINA. v- $} :r o _. _ _ . =o ge The Small Depositor is Welcome at This Bank! ed ur A hundred small accounts make a bank stronger than uy a dozen large ones. This is one of our reasons for js urging the man of limited means to transact his bust- ? ncss with us. y* Large accounts are welcome too, for it is our purpose te to serve all classes, whether the business be small or e. large. We Pay Four per cent. Interest on Savings Deposits - j| PEOPLES BANK Bamberg, S. C. || T. o o e! Try a Five-Found Can 11 "I Am Glad" I Wagener's Farmers' *! I writes Mrs. Ethel Newlin, I P ? J J of Liberty Center, Ind., I! f 11611(1 Dlclllu '' ''that I began to take Car- H *1 and' i?wm never forgeHt' I High Grade Blended Roasted ;s' "I cannot praise Cardui H , r" I too highly for what it did H COFFEE 0 | for me. Before I began I _____ H to take it, 1 was very H bad color, suffered ereat KOTTTP. "RTHTTTHR ipain and weighed only 105 pounds. Now I have H a good color, do not suffer H Selected, Blended and Roasted and weigh 125 lbs." | with the utmost care, and put up in ? 33 Decorated Tin Cans, with ts' , A n PI III slip covers and strong handles, a ^ . I I II I 11 I I useful as well as an ornamental 1(* Tjjlfp I I 11 I I article for any home. Ask your Reld J I I Lf I tail Grocer for this Brand. If he has er ... . . none in stock he can easily get a supts, The Woman's Tonic Piy sh I Beware of strong, nox- A ?from? '4 _ A ious, mineral drugs, that A ? I fike iead?to rUom of | F. ff. Wagener & Co. a basin ot water. h er I Cardui is purely vege- H importers and roasters, Z table and contains no Charleston, S. C. poisonous minerals, or ' n' dangerous drugs. Sold In Bamberg by H. G. Folk % It is perfectly safe and B *nd G; A- I>ncker; in Denmark by J. Fe B harmless, for use by old B B- Gmam* Jp-? Stm Bposts B an(* young, and may be B re B trken, as a tonic, for B re B months, without any possi- B - | ble harmful effect Try it | *? I \J II JBft, ^//takb one! ry X / n V OF THESE ' t? > w I yr? k little ^ The McKay Sulky Stalk-Cutter - ISS1 ! ^ ?v P| N We build the most satisfactory 18 GONE, o Cutter in America?Simple, Strong, Honest and Durable. No "rattle- "I use Dr. Miles Anti-Pain j trap" trinkets to get out of order. pnis for Neuralgia, LaGrippe A genuine pleasure to operate it. d n j d ?t ^ d Competitive field tests invited. Y .*T ' . T c. a Our Cutter won the highest award to 6e without them, ior I hnd at N. C. and S. C. state fairs over all ready relief in them for everyWestern cutters. thing I use them for." ur Has movable boxes which can be tv/t-dc t t? tutt t t?t> ? replaced at nominal cost. MRS. L. F. MILLER, A Southern product, built for the 120 W. 6th St., Davenport, la. a Southern farmer. All p.in _ a 5c Forty Cars Sold Last Season. Ail rMH 1 GU jvi* i . "In my family Dr. Miles' . In. UlCklllSOIl, Agent, Anti-Pain Pills are used for BAMBERG, S. C. headache, colic and other pains, and always give relief ; AN OPPORTUNITY! I at on^j0S> R FOWLER I JS' R. D. No. 3, Dunn. N. C. im v' re, A fine mercantile busi- SSS . . , ... . package if they fall to benefit. / at ness, in a hustling town, miles medical co., Etkhart, ind. > to for sale, at reasonable price heand on easyterms- App'y CHICHESTER S PILLS in quick to EJ UlUalUBn fills in Kea ra wom ncwK\v/ nr a i *?i?i *w? biu? rc^x*. w . T. O NfcAL I L lg DIAMOND J $ RAND PILLS, for U Real Estate Agent. \V fi ye*" known as Best, Safejt, Aiwryj RellsbJ# BAMBERG, - s. C. ?t SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE