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FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS. ! Seaih Carolina Gets Good Share of J Government Appropriation. Washington, Feb. 10.?The sum of |6fl,000 will be appropriated to raise the Granby dam so as to permit ves- < aela up to the foot of Gervais street, i if the rivers and harbors bill passes, 1 and this is Dractically assured. The 11 bill, which carries about $40,000,000, j wil he reported to the house tomor- 1 row afternoon. Charleston harbor 1 will get $150,000 for one year's : work. Various other South Carolina ! projects are provided for, and Messrs. I Ellerbe, Lever, Legare and Patterson < are feeling good. The South Caro- 1 liaa items in the bill are as follows: Improving Charleston harbor, $150,- " 000; Winyah bay,, $150,000; Great " Pee Dee river, maintenance of im- ) provement up to Cheraw, $30,000; ' .Little .Fee uee, continuing lmyruvcnaent and maintenance, $20,000; < Mingo creek, maintenance, $1,000; ; Santee, Wateree and Congaree rivers, i maintenance including the Esther- < viHe-Minin canal and the Congaree i river as far up as the Gervais street bridge, Columbia, $95,000 (of this amount $56,000 shall be expended for raising the dam at Granby); ; Wassamaw, maintenance and continued improvements, $14,000; improving waterways between Charleston and Alligator creek, continuing improvements on inland waterways between Charleston harbor and Mc- i Clellanville, including branch to Morrison's landing, $25,000. : In addition to these items a number of surveys of projects in South i Carolina were authorized. These are waterways from Orangeburg to < Charleston, including cut-off canal : from Edisto river and Ashley river, in order to provide a more direct route from Orangeburg and other points to Charleston; waterways from ( Columbia and Camden to Charleston, including cut-off or canal from Santee by any existing or proposed route to Cooper river or Wando and any of their tributaries, in order to pro- j vide a more direct route from Co- j lumbia to Charleston; Salkahatchie' river to Morris crossing; South Fork ; Edisto river to Guingard landing; harbor at Charleston with a view to securing a depth of 30 feet, and , Archer's creek. i Egyptian Cotton for Mills. : Six hundred bales of Egyptian cot- ( ton are en route to several mills in the upper part of the State, having been received here a few days ago a Baltimore liner, which received it from a Liverpool ship, the cotton 1 being imported to supply the place i of the American staple whose advancing prices have now put the , cotton out of reach of many of the , pinners. It seems like bringing coal to New- i castle for cotton to be unloaded at Charleston for distribution in the interior of the State, when the usual ' order is for the staple to be brought here from the up-country, and shipped to Liverpool. But, this condition i has been brought about by high price , x of the American cotton which the ; mills declare has reached a price that makes continued use too costly for i manufacture. Recent experiences have demonstrated the success of the Egyptian otton which is a couple of cents cheaper, and it is expected that con- i siderable of this foreign cotton will he brought to South Carolina. The lot which came in was shipped by Jersey & Co., of Liverpool and it is aaderstood that another lot is on the way to Charleston.?Charleston Evening Post. The Other One. An old Irishman who had recently recovered from a severe attack of sickness, chanced to meet his parish priest, whom he had summoned during his illness, to administer the rites of the church to the dying, as he was considered to be near death's door, and the following conversation took place. "Ah, Pat, I see you out again. We thought you were gone sure. You had a very bad time of it." "Yes, yer riverence. Indade I did." "When you were so near death's door, were you not afraid to meet jour God, your Maker?" "No, indade, your riverence. It was the other gentleman I was afraid to meet." Incompetent. "Father," asked the small boy of a? editor, "is Jupiter inhabited?" "I don't know, my son," was the truthful answer. Presently he was interrupted again. "Father, are there any sea serpents?" "I don't know, my son." The little fellow was manifestly cast down, but presently rallied and again approached the great source of information. "Father, what does the north pole look like?" But alas! again the answer, "I don't know, my son." At last in desperation he inquired, with withering emphasis, "Father, how did you get to ? an editor?" S SILVER SERVICE TO HEMPHILL. Friends of Editor Present Handsome Testimonial. Charleston, Feb. 10.?Maj. J. C. Hemphill was presented to-night with 3. $1,000 silver service at the conclusion of the banquet tendered to him by hi6 Charleston friends in recognition of their friendship and the regard which they attach to his services in a commercial way to Charleston, where he has labored for 30 years on The News and Courier, resigning the editorship to take a similar position on The Times-Dispatch RiohmnnH Tha hanrmet took the form of a "Gridiron club" affair during which a number of addresses were made, in which sincere tribute was paid to Col Hemphill's qualities as a man, citizen and newspaper worker in furthering the welfare of Charleston and the State. A number Df skits and stunts were gotten off and the speakers generally took hits at Col. Hemphill, to the amusement of the entire company, in which, of course, Col. Hemphill entered in the proper feeling. He was not permitted to speak until the handsome silver service was presented when he feelingly acknowledged the great compliment which was paid to him by the hundred business men, representative of the commercial and social life of Charleston who sat at the banquet boards in the dining hall of the Commercial club, beautifully and appropriately decor ated in nonor or tne occasion. The program provided for the presentation of the much-famed "Hong Kong gander and goose," but the silver service was the surprise whicn appeared instead of the much-maligned bird. Numerous fake telegrams were read which with the speeches wer^ directed to show the many sides of the public and private life of the distinguished editor. It was an affecting and beautiful tribute but the sadness of the parting was not permitted to control the Bpirit of the banquet The banquet was presided over by P. H. Gadsden, chairman of the committee in charge, who filled the role most successfully and who, with the efforts of the members of the committee and those who had part in directing the "Gridiron club" dinner, made the occasion one of the most memorable which has ever taken place in Charleston. New Depot Wanted. Branchville, Feb. 10.?A delegation, consisting of the following gentlemen, Prof. P. P. Bethea, the Rev. E. A. McFarlane, the Hon. J. J. Jones, Mayor J. B. Williams and Dr. 3. D. S. Fairey, appeared before the House of Representatives yesterday - .? 9 urging the passage or a Din requiring the Southern Railway to build a new passenger and freight depot here. These gentlemen returned early this morning and said that the House was favorable to the bill, and they felt sure a measure would pass at this Bession requiring the company to yield to the /wishes of the public. No doubt a more convenient passenger station could be built than the present one here. But the business people and merchants feel the greater importance of a freight ware house at present and has requested the company to build a larger and better freight depot on account of the growing business. The present freight depot was built here in 1859, and is still doing service. The railroad company has been requested time and again to give better freight accomodations and has paid very little attention to appeals. Negro Bishop in Jail. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 9.?Denounced as a menace to society and an imposter, Jonas Samuel Sturdevant, negro bishop of the "Holy Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of Truth," was sentenced today to jail for three years. He was rtrmxrirtoH nf hftvinsr assaulted and beaten Mrs. Rose Deu?*nard, one of his white "disciples." She testified she was influenced by him to leave her husband and children in Brooklyn and follow the negro under whose spell she lived for eight months. She tells a revolting story of tbe Quarters of white women over whom the negro had the mastery. MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED. Prisoner at Aiken Relived to be Slayer of Augusta Physician. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 11.?William E. Stone, an alleged lunatic of Baltimore, Md., is under arrest at Aiken, S. C., on a technical charge, but in reality is suspected of being the murderer of Dr. Charles W. Hickman, who was killed here last week. The warrant was sworn out for Stone last night by a lieutenant of the local police department. Stone is said to ornwAr tho dAsoriDtion of the man I wanted. An officer from Baltimore is on his way to Aiken and a legal! tangle as to extradition is expected.j SMITH UNLIMBERvS. Junior Senator Jumps Into the Battle on Exchanges. Washington, Feb. 11.?Senator Smith got into action to-day at the | hearing on the question of regulat- \ ing or abolishing the cotton exchanges before the house committee on agriculture. The senator was a spectator but spectators had been allowed to interrupt witnesses and he inter- ^ rupted J. E. Latham, a cotton dealer of Greensboro, and a member of the r New York cotton exchange. L. Man- ^ delbaum, another member of the New t York cotton exchange, got into the a colloquy and he and the junior South C Carolina senator waxed warm for a while. ^ . "Don't you honestly believe, Mr. Latham," began Senator Smith, "that r the wild fluctuations in cotton are G due entirely to the easy means by which speculators can get together, g compare sheets, and then irrespective of the crop, drop the prices down so as to wipe out those fellows who have put up $100 or so in some bucket shop in the small towns?" Mr. Latham said that he was not in position to answer of his own knowledge. "I know it to be true; I have watched it," said Senator Smith. "It's the margins the speculators are after, not the commissions." Mr. Mandelbaum arose at this point. "I want to know if the senator is testifying or asking questions. If he's testifying, I want him put under oath, for he is making some statements that I know are not true." "A senator or representative is always under oath, Mr. Mandelbaum," said the chair, just to smooth down matters. "Then levant to examine the senator about what he says he knows to he facts," said Mr. Mandelbaum. "I vant to say that this is not the case." Mr. Mandelbaum was told that he would be given opportunity to ask the senator questions if he desired. "If these speculators had to deliver the actual cotton," continued Smith, who held the floor for a mo- ment, asking a direct question of the witness, "they would not dare to have these fluctuations. They take advantage of the unfortunate disposition of an American to gamble, and they run down the prices, clearing the little fellows out that way, and then they run the prices up and clean them going up. The gambling in cotton has overshadowed the legitimate dealing In cotton and we are going to stop it." V* The senator banged his fist down upon the table and shook his head excitedly like he meant business. Representative Lever asked Mr. Latham if it were not true that the local buyers had to be controlled by the quotations on future from 9 until 2 o'clock each day, the spot quotations not being posted from New York until the latter hour. Mr. Latham replied in the affirmative, qualifying the statement, however, by saying that Liverpool spots controlled the markets in the earlier morning hours until about 10 o'clock. Mr. Latham, like all the other members of the New York cotton exchange, was arguing against the proposed measure. Saved Prom Awful Peril. "I never felt so near my grave," writes Lewis Chamblin, of Manchester, Ohio. R. R. No. 3. "as when a frightful cough and lung trouble . pulled me down to 115 pounds in t ""' o tnonv romoHioo anH thp Tlpst fc VJ. 111UUJ . ? doctors. And that I am alive to-day is due solely to Dr. King's New Dis- , covery, which completely cured me. Now I weigh 160 pounds and can work hard. It also cured my four i children of croup." Infallible for j coughs and colds, its the most certain remedy for lagrippe, asthma, desperate lung trouble and all bronchial i affections, 50c and $1.00. A trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. rThe A NEXT DOOR TO We have the swellest line of Vale ranging in price from 1 cent to $6 , We have placed in our buildi are now ready to give you flrst-ch ing but the best all the time. Di once. Telephone No. 27. Wlien Bamberg's classiest store. I QUATTLEBAUM i fHoover's C We beg to call your att fountain, wmcn we u??e have also overhauled om made it inviting to the m< We have a well selected 1 Sole agents for the famoi Our Patent Medicines, Dr complete. PRESCRIPTION WO HOOVER'S C - - ' - Vls Hie McKay Sulky Stalk-Cutter We build the most satisfactory Jutter in America?Simple, Strong, lonest and Durable. No "rattlerap" trinkets to get out of order. l genuine pleasure to operate it. Jompetitive field tests invited. Our Cutter won the highest award t N. C. and S. C. state fairs over all Vestern cutters. Has movable boxes which can be at nnrniruil met A Southern product, built for the louthern farmer. Forty Cars Sold Last Season. h M. DICKINSON, Agent, BAMBERG, 8. C. J. H.DIXON Machinist and Engineer General Repair Shop. We repair all kinds of machinery and carry a full line of Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Injectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. Bring your engine and have the cylinder bored. Make it run like new and give you more power. Bring your cotton gins and n?M0 narto on/I hava thpm T*P pi too pui btJ l*UU UUIT V - ? paired before the busy season. A stitch in time saves nine. We repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disordered machinery. Bring it in and have it cured. Gas engines and automobile engine cylinders bored, and new pistons and rings made that won't leak. Gives you more power and better efficiency. We repair and charge storage batteries. Call when in trouble and see what we can do. SHOP AT COTTON MILL Remember the Place 1 to get polish for $he brass work on your car. Top dressing for your top. Compression grease in a density that will salt you. Automobile Oil that will please yon by eliminating half the trouble you are now having. Remember that the winning car in the New Yorkto-Paris race ran 21,000 miles without carbonizing, on this oil. We have oil for air cooled engines, too. Say, have you heard about our gasoline contract to automobiles? We also rebuild any kind of automobile and sell new tops. The Delk Motor Co. Shoe & Harness Repairing I have moved my shop to my new mil ding in rear of Johnson's Hotel, >y the passenger depot, where I am ead to serve you with all kinds of ?n.Unff as U7pl 1 AS new ItirilCTO OUU lT7|nium^ mo ?iv.? ?~ ? -vork in the harness line. Give me a rial. HEYWOOD JOHNSON BAMBERG. S. 0. ??I arcade POST OFFICE. % ntines ever brought to Bamberg, i.00. Come and let us show yon. ng a first-class Soda Fount, and iss service day and night. Nothrinks delivered anywhere and at down town don't fail to visit >Z MURPHY, Props. )rug Store] ""Wnn fft nni> nPW M)da I recently installed. We I r entire store and have I >st fastidious. I ine of Valentines. I is Hnyler's Candies. 1 ug and Snndry lines are I RK A SPECIALTY. I >Rua store! ' ?y ^ f GREETINGS! 1 1 I I I This bank wishes to all its patrons and friends as happy I a new vear as it is nossible for anv one to have. Times I are good. The 1910 outlook is bright. To everyone with a cheerful and optimistic spirit who is looking for : \ chances to better himself, the coming year is going to offer abundant opportunities. Here's hoping that every one of our readers finds himself or herself much farther along on the road to fortune and independence at the end of 1910 than at the beginning. We are very sure that our bank will be a help, in this respect to everyone that uses it. And we ask your patronage with the assurance that It will De 01 great oeneiu 10 you m as well as us. In the coming year, as in all previous I ; ,'031 years, this bank will be found to be loyal to the best fl interests of all its customers. Resources over $117,000.00. 4 per cent, interest al- B lowed on sayings deposits. 9 EHRHARDT BANKING COMPANY. I f? South CaroUtaji^^P ,.^8 4 Some People Say Were Fussy, fJ39 about bttle things?the purity and goodness of the eatables 7 *.? for instance. Well, so we are and so we ought to be. We W are for the Pore Pood platform every time, and we do our V A best to practice what we preach. You really can depend :-M JL on anything you buy from us. We're as careful of the ML , * things we sell to you as of the things we buy and eat our- M J selves. In our unusually extensive stock of general grocer- X'. Js ies you can always rely upon finding exactly what you need. | jj. W. McCUEf f" "THE QUALITY SHOP." W . vJ| 'Phone No. 32. Bamberg, 8. 0. w Ayg |[ The Small Depositor is Welcome at This Bank! jfjli A hundred small accounts make a bank stronger than a dozen large ones. This is one of our reasons for 'M urging the man of limited means to transact his busi- p ness with us. Large accounts are- welcome too, for it is our purpose * to serve all classes, whether the business be small or We Pay Four per cent. Interest on Savings Deposits jjl ^ PEOPLES BANK Bamberg, ft 0. ?jjWAi Your Service, Wlim | Mr. Fanner! >1 Bell telephone system of America, Mr. Farmer? Yl|# I the greatest system in the world?is at your service. | l You can have it in your home as soon as you want it. I ' You can talk to your neighbors, your friends in town, to >|j I your doctor, or to folks in New York, Chicago or any other . I Installing a telephone on your farm is the |||| I samft as increasing your horse power without j I making a large outlay for the horse. A tetef. triM a We would like to tell you about our plan for installing M .1 m rural telephones. Ask the nearest Bell telephone manager ' or write to us for descriptive booklet A postal will do. I FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT 8 I l^gSogth Pryof Street ' AtUnu. Geo** i If 9,896 Farmers 1 and planters told you that their yields per acre of cotton, corn, tobacco, wheat, fruits, peanuts* 3fa rice, sugar cane and truck crops were great'y increased and even doubled " I By Using '^rfi Virginia-Carolina , | fertilizers j and which they thought the best and biggest crop pro-. ' ducers on earth?wouldn't you feel that you should, in justice to yourself, try these fertilizers and get the same increased yields on your own farm? We have many | thousands of un-asked-for letters from farmers blessing the day they bought Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Many 4 ^ of these letters are in our 1910 Farmers'Year Book, which ; ?? can be had free of your dealer, or by mailing us the coupon SALES OFFICES* Richmond, V*. Atlanta, Ga, Mail o? this Conpon Norfolk, V*. Javaaaah, Gt? j viagiwia Caaouka Cmmical ' I Company. Durham, R. C. ^ ?sH Pleaje tend me a copy of yonr 1910 T[. " , ? I'/-'') \ igi Fanaera* Year Book free of coat. B ahfaaore^ Mi Waow ? ? Coluibaaf CL .. 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