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= - ??fy? Bambrrg ifrralh ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891. Bes? ' * ' yti = A. W. KNIGHT* Editor. Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Hain street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, cylinder press, folder, two jobbers, all run by electric power, with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole eaniDment reDresenting an invest ment of $10,000 and upwards. .? fei??' Subscriptions?By the year, $1.00, or 10 cents a month for less than one year. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent inserItions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. | Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters of those pertaining to matters of public interest We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or IH^ offensively personal can find place in onr columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, Dec. 8,1910. Remember the poor this cold weather. Many poor people are shivjp ering because they have not sufficient fuel or clothing, and those who J; can help them should do so. ' Bfe;How is it that people haven't IF/- money to pay their debts, yet they gte can find money to buy whiskey with? # A glance at the books of the express office in Bamberg would be a revela; tion to most people. I Certainly there should be started a "back to the farm" movement in Ipf- this State. Too many people are | leaving their farms and moving to |p, town. No farm managed by negroes fe-' will prove productive very long. People are grumbling terribly about the scarcity of money, and yet : one would not think times were hard : or money scarce to go to any express office in this county and see the large pp amount of whiskey which is being The present contract by the State for school books expires next August, at which time a new list must be |p adopted by the State board of educa|iv tion. Let us hope they will make pf; sensible adoptions and require every public school in the State to use p ' the same books. |p.- The various annexation propositions continue to disturb our friend Smoak of the Walterboro Press and jfe Standard. Well, we can't blame him, fifefor no county would be reconciled to |pv losing such 'valuable territory as Warren and Broxton townships. j|2>Neither can he blame any county for being pleased at the annexation of these two townships. ||:V We have received the first copy of the Enterprise, Batesburg's new paper. The first issue contains twelve fe;-' . pages, eight of which are ready-print. I?;:; John Bell Towell is editor. If the |S|: Enterprise will eliminate the readyprint pages it would make a much better appearance, as thev home- print r pages are printed from new type and Pf show up well. Wf We have no idea that Governor > Ansel will commute the sentence of Pj"''the Orangeburg negro, Pink Franklin, who murdered Constable Valen^5 tine, thereby giving him life imprisr'r\ onment in the penitentiary. This was an atrocious murder, and we 5V shall be very much surprised if the H? governor commutes the sentence, fc- Heretofore Governor Ansel's admin? istration has been characterized by ] fairness and justice, and we feel sure he will not disappoint us in this The merchants of Bamberg evi^ dently do not want a newspaper pub - ' ^ 1 -* 1? * 11% A gfcjr v- iisnea nere, juugmg lruiu iub amuuui r Sp- ?* advertising they do or don't do. Why the merchants of Branchville, Bfer' Allendale, and Brunson patronize their newspapers to a much greater extent JBfe ' than the merchants of Bamberg ||pf*do The Herald. If this newspaper V had to depend on Bamberg merchants for a living, we'd be in a bad fix. Yet we are continually booming the town I and working for every interest in it. *" life'- TWnk it:? Mr* Merchant, do you JrallRv know of anybody in the town who | does as much free work for the * growth of Bamberg as The Herald and its editor? If the newspaper is worth anything to the town, ought t you not to give it your suport and thereby aid it in its work for a greati er Bamberg, for if Bamberg grows 11; you will be benefitted as well. - ) Well, there if no use grumbling. Keep a stiff upper lip, practice economy the coming year, and keep out of debt if possible. Maybe there will be a good crop made next year, too. Our Orangeburg friends need not be worried we think over the possibility of Governor Ansel commuting the sentence of Pink Franklin, the negro who murdered Constable Valentine. The governor is too levelheaded to commit such a blunder. It is said by many people that the crop failure in this section this year produced the most stringent times since the panic year, 1903. We were not here in 1903, but this is bad enough, goodness knows. Even those who it seems are able to pay, are mighty slow about it. ? The recent general election in this State was a farce. Only about thirty thousand votes were polled for the State ticket, and less than ten thousand votes were cast on the constitutional amendments. It seems hardly just to have amendments tacked on to the constitution of the State when so many of the voters did not express themselves one way or the other. The trouble is that many of the voters did not understand them, consequently they did not vote. * GROOM DID NOT COME. While Bride and Guests Waited, . Brooklyn Man Committed Suicide. New York, Dec. 3.?While his in- j tended bride an<| scores of guests waited for his appearance for the ] wedding, George Loeffler, a prosper- ? ous young business man of Brook- j lyn, went to the home to which he , had expected to bring his wife and i killed himself. The remains were ] "found several hours later with a tube clinched between the dead man's ] teeth and the gas jet to which it was i attached turned on full force. 1 Miss Edith Saunders, who was to i have been the bride, collapsed when < the news was broken to her in the 2 home of her aunt in Manhattan, 1 where the guests waited until almost 1 midnight for the missing bridegroom. ] Loeffler was attired in his wedding j clothes and had a white carnation in the lapel of^his coat when the body 2 was found.. m ] DRAMATIC BANK RoBBERY. j ? ( Seize and Gag a Passerby?Sheriff ] Comes to Rescue. 1 ( Russell, Iowa, Dec. 3.?Six bank 1 robbers tied a passerby in the Bank 1 of Russell at midnight and for three 1 hours tried to crack the safe, only to 1 be frightened out of town by the 1 sheriff, who made a record run tn a 3 Burlington railroad engine to capture 1 them. * George Sterns, a restaurant man I at Russell, was going home at midnight and stopped* in front of the bank to take a drink from the town pump. 1 Two men seized him and, after gagging him tied him to a chair in the. bank, occasionally turning from the work four others were doing at ] the safe door to threaten him with 1 death. They fired twelve shots of ] nitroglycerine and had torn off the < vault door when lookouts warned the ] robbers and the whole party vanish- < ed. TO SUE HER HUSBAND. < Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., Alleges In- 1 come Money Due Her. Columbia, Dec. 2.?In a suit to be 3 filqd in the Edgefield county court, i in which the complaint was filed No- < vember 7 and answer has just been l made, Mrs. Lusy Dugas Tillman 1 seeks to recover from her husband, ' B. R. Tillman, Jr., Senator Tillman's 1 son, $13,730.08, which she alleges f( the defendant owes her from the in- 1 ? * nrVtill, ll a I CUUlt? uuui uei piuyci ij, nmvu uo managed during the time that they lived together. The suit is an outgrowth of the sensational habeas corpus proceedings, which Mrs. Lucy Dugas Tillman brought against Senator Tillman and his wife for the recovery of her two children, whom her husband had deeded to the Senator. The action resulted in a victory for the young Mrs. Tillman. Draws Color Line Tight. Washington, Dec. 5.?The possession of one-sixteenth negro blood brings a person under the classification of "colored," according to the decision of the district court of appeals to-day, in the case of Isabel T. Wall, 8 years old, against the board of education. The evidence showed that the Wall girl had one-sixteenth of negro blood in her veins, and Justice Wright in the District supreme court upheld the action *of the board of education in barring the child from the white school. Chief Justice Shepard of the appellate court to-day affirmed that decision. : : . <v V-;-\ -v-/'U " /"T *.*-.'>/>r ^ V;-' ' . - - - - - -v - v ? ?r- , , A LIFE OF ADVENTURE. Major De Radio Saw Stirring Times i from Early Boyhood. ?. . t Few men of modern times lived lives more full of adventure than 1 Major Charles De Rudio, a retired s army officer, who died at the age of t 78 at Los Angeles, Cal. He was c born in Italy, and his turbulent ca- 1 reer began when he was little more t than a boy, as he allied himself with e Garibaldi. The world was startled, r January 14, 1855, by the report or t an attempt to assassinate Napoleon t III and the Empress Eugenia in the e streets of Paris. The bomb outrage 1 was unsuccessful in its main object, c but cost fourteen lives. f De Rudio was one of the four alleged conspirators arrested. He and g two others were sentenced to death by the guillotine. Mrs. De Rudio 1 was then in England, where she interested the Chartists in an attempt I to gain a pardon for her husband. A fund was raised and she was sent to Paris to plead with the em- y peror and empress. Her tears made s a deep impression on Eugenia, who, I after Napoleon III had refused to s act, herself wrote a pardon for De d Rpdio, and so brought about a c violent quarrel with her husband. But in the meantime De Rudio was c upon the scaffold and ready to die. t He asked the executioner to allow e him one pipe full of tobacco before t the knife fell and he was smoking this when the pardon came. Napoleon had him arrested again, however, and he was again tried and sentenced to death, but again S was commuted to life imprisonment e in a French penal colony. Luck S favored him again, however, and a Bve years later he was given his free- 8 flom. But Dr. Bernard had been ar- D rested in London during the time De * Rudio was in prison, and charged e with being connected with this fa- v mous Orsini plot, which was to re- a renge Italy for Napoleon's refusal1 to take up arms against Austria. Lord c Pol-moratnn hopmiRP nf thin. Intro- il ft. ??ftftftftVft0VVM| v- , mmm j _ iuced into parliament his bill to re- h strict the right of asylum in England, = with the result' of being forced to resign from the premiership. So ^ De Rudio helped upset a prime min- B [ster. ' ' u He came to the United States soon after and enlisted in the 79th New I Fork regiment, fighting through the g last year of the civil war and beinS mustered out as a second lieutenant B 3f the regulars. But his appoint- F ment was cancelled in 1867, when ^ the war department's attention was q railed to the Orsini affair, but la- c ter it was renewed. In 1869 De Rudk> S was assigned to the 7th cavalqf. ^ which Custer commanded, and he ' was with Reno when the latter failed to come up at Little Big Run. De Etudlo served with the army until o 896, when he was retired as a major. S Since he has made his home in Call- u Pornia.?Springfield Republican, j WOMAN A PILLAR OP FIRE; Ii Daughter Makes Desperate Attempt g to Save Her Life. T Montclair, N. J., Dec. 5.?Mrs. ? Michael Corcoran, 60 years old, was fatally burned to-day in the yard at tier home, 34 William street. Her S slothing caugh fire from a burning [leap of paper. James Bowser, a q colored boy, who was passing on a b wagon, jumped off and threw a buck- a st of water ove? her, but it had no 9] effect on the flames. Neighbors also rushed to the res :ue of Mrs. Corcoran, but the flames e were so fierce that they could not venture near her. Mrs. Corcoran's ^ roung daughter, Mary Corcoran, came and threw her arms about her mother. The onlookers realzing that the girl was only imperilling her own life, dragged her back from the pillar ot fire. Miss Corcoran struggled desperately to go to the aid of her moth- ^ sr. An alarm was sent to the fire ? department and a chemical engine came when the firemen arrived the j flames had spent themselves and the ( woman lay on the ground charred by E the fire. The firemen carried her in- 1 to her home, and Dr. Fletcher Car- 1 man, who was summoned, caused her ( removal to the Mountainside hospit- S al. There is no hope for her recovery. * Her husband, two sons and her daughter live here. KILLED SIXT^TWO SNAKES. g ? I Were Wound Tightly in a Ball to Resist the Frost. j At Cambridge, Mass., Peter Thrai, a laborer employed at the pumping ^ station, is a man of sober and orderly conduct, phlegmatic and of sturdy and well balanced physique. Hence s his interest was calmly zoologic when he unearthed 62 snakes of q various sizes wound tightly in a ball v as he was riiererine a Dost hole at a Freshpond. Thrai merely stood by, ^ counted the reptiles as they unraveled, called his companion, Delevers, to verify the count and then with his i aid dispatched them. The squirming reptiles measured from six inches to ( three feet in length. 1 "BE GOOD; ? Id vice from Aged Comict, Who, at 70 is an Object of Charity. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 27.?Broken in lealth and friendless, E. M. Martin, iged 70 the man who was accused of laving been implicated in the robbery >f Bisbop B. D. Tucker's residence in .903 when original silverware from he table of George Washington waE itolen, was sent to the home of hie liece in Petersburg .on a police chariy ticket, where he says he will spend he balance of his days. He hae lerved 20 years in prison. Before eaving he handed Chief Kiser a piece * VI.V ...Uian ftia 3K V 11 MRS. K. 1. SHUCK & CO., Bamberg, S.C || , j Reduced Prices! fl Every article in our large new I stock is being sold at greatly |^|||1 reduced prices; come anjl see. |::|Pi We have an immense line of I ' everything in FURNITURE, J also Coffins and Caskets, and '1 we must reduce. G. 0. SIMMONS 1 Furniture Store - - - - Bamberg, S. C. 1 >:* ^ ^ Brass Andirons, Oil Heaters, Nails, Harness, A A Leather, Pumps, Piping, Tinware, Glassware, Crock- A X ery, Wall Paper, Alabasttne, Frescoat, Wall Stains, X ^ Food Choppers, Lard Presses, Gun Shells and Am- Jj*j| w munition. We also handle Hard and Soft Coal. 0 J. A. HUNTER 1 i Sk THE HARDWARE MAN. BAMBERG, S. C. 3? \ . ^ ..... ?i yttytrr uu wmuu was ninicu tuc ollowing advice to men: "Always be right and you'll never ;et in trouble." "Be a gentleman always; it won't lurt you." "If I had my life to live over again would know hotf to start out." "Be good and yoij will be happy." "If you want your son to be a lawer you would send him to a law chool, not to a medical institution, f you want to reform a man don't end him to the penitentiary, for .that loes not do him any good. On the ther hand it ruins him." The career of Martin has been one if adventure since the civil war came o a close, according to his own stateaent. His weakness has been houseireaking. Cutting Affray in Saluda. Saluda, Dec. 5.?In a fight here Saturday evening between Plum-Stevns, the 18-year-old sqn of W. T. tevens, and J. T. McCarty, a onerm boy, about grown, the latter was everely cut. Two ugly gashes were aade in McCarty's back and a slight round on his throat. Several stitchs were necessary to sew up the rounds in the back. Stevens was cut cross his left hand. / Stevens's knife blade was broken lose up to the hilt and it is probable F it had not been broken he would ave cut McCarty's throat. "BANK STATEMENT. ' Statement of the condition of the iamberg Banking Co., located at iamberg, S. C., at the close of busitess December 1st, 1910. RESOURCES. x>ans and discounts $154,066.20 >verdrafts 1,610.30 ionds and stocks owned by the bank 1,000.00 anklng house 6,565.74 urniture and fixtures.... 2,182.56 ^ on/1 ' UC 1.1 um uauao auu bankers .. 70,866.13 Currency 2,992.00 rold 130.00 ilver and other minor coin 978.51 Jhecks and cash items.... 642.50 Total $241,033.94 LIABILITIES. apital stock paid in $ 55,000.00 urplus fund 40,000.00 ndivided profits less current expenses and taxes paid 16,090.30 >ue to banks and bankers 666.31 a dividual deposits subject to check 96,79.0.79 tavings deposits 26,987.38 ime certificates of de posit 5,398.69 ,'ertifled checks 16.22 Jashier's checks 84.25 Total $241,033.94 tate of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came D. F. Hooton, ashier of above named bank, who, eing duly sworn says that the above nd foregoing statement is a true tradition of said bafik, as shown by tie books of said bank. D. F. HOOTON, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before ne this 5th day of December, 1910. M. W. BRABHAM, Notary Public, S. C. Correct-Attest: J. A. BYRD, J. B. BLACK, J. D. COPELAND, Directors. BANK STATEMENT. A# ^t>n <%An/tHtnn e\9 4VIA OiaiCUJCUt U1 VUO wuuibivu w* ?WV lank of Olar, located at Olar, S. C., it the close of business December, st, 1910. RESOURCES. * t joans and discounts $ 51,703.11 )verdrafts .. 12,601.21 tanking House 915.50 furniture and fixtures.... 1,165.54 )ue from Banks and bankers 28,120.43 Currency 1,000.00 ilver and other minor coin 397.79 Checks and cash items.... 121.46 Total $ 96,034.04 LIABILITIES, lapital stock paid in.... $ 20,000.00 lurplus fund 14,000.00 Jndivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 10,331.96 ndivldual Deposits subject to check 28,337.36 Time certificates of depose 23,364.72 Total $ 96,034.04 Itate of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came G. M. Neeley, Jashier of the above named bank, rho, being duly sworn, says that the bove and foregoing statement is a rue condition of said bank, as hown by the books of said bank. G. M. NEELEY. Cashier. , Sworn to and subscribed before ne this 6th day of December, 1910. RICHARD MORRIS, Notary Public, S. C. Uorrect-Attest: C. P. RIZER, Director. I Christmas Furniture i JbT i & See as for bargains in Funrniture of all kinds. We can ? ^51%. ? outfit your home complete, as we carry a complete line Z ?' Jk of Furniture, Rugs, Mattings, Pictures, Crockery, Glass- X i 9 ware, Stoves, Ranges, and all sorts of house furnishing gj On account of the shortness of the cotton crop, we are S x sellings every article in the store at greatly reduced 9 [0 prices. Now is the time to reap the harvest of bargains. ffl ? | m We can snit yon we know, and the prices are bound to 0 V some nice uungs iot unnstmas presents, dqi au ustnoi. w. w @ Come in and see. A few bicycles for the little folks* ? Bamberg Furniture & Hardware Company I M jgj BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA. I Few ^ Latest Just In 11 Prompt Powerful Permanent I Its beneficial ef- Stubborn cases Good results are H I I 1^ U fects are usually yield to P. P. P. lasting?it cores H s.?^ H I 'a.fl felt very quickly when other medi- you to stay cured x iB cines are useless H ?y p. p. p. 1,1 Makes rich, red, pure blood?cleanses the entire K^i||jB system?clears the brain?strengthens digestion and nerves. fl A positive specific for Blood Poboa and skin diseases. ^ ^ B Drives out Rheumatism and Stops the Pain; ends Malaria; B . '-:|9 is a wonderful tonic and body-builder. Thousands endorse it ^ ^^^^^PPMAN^SAVANNAi^^^^J MsMMmHammmnmsmHsmammHHaMaMmi^HaMHBaamamHmmaaaHamBmMMBmMmMmMBMMBMmmaBaBMmB ? | New Goods at Hunters ?Jff|| A Go to Hunter's Hardware Store few Sugar Cane A X Mills, Sngar Kettles, Two-Horse Turn Plows, Field X v : ; 5? Wire Fence, Heaters, Ranges, Grates, Bugggy Sk NP Robes, Sulky Plows, Barbed Wire, Axes, Paints, w ? . Guns, Bicycles, Tricycles, Boys' Wagons, Athletic W _v I ? Sweaters, Foot Balis, Christmas Goods and Toys, ? d&S