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Shr Ictmhrrn lirralii > ? ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. \V. KNIGHT, Editor. * rn? -1 ^ r\ T V* C. Published every inursuuj iu i Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, Babcocfc cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric power with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $150; six months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and ether 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?Wre are always glad to publish news letters or those ^ ~ f ^i-c nf HI inter. ye i ten Li i us iu juttucio ui 'uw. est. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns ^t any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, Sept. 25,1913 Wonder why it is the people of Bamberg county take so little interest in the question of good roads? We congratulate our friend, J. L. Sims, of Orangeburg, on his appointment as United States marshal for South Carolina. He will make an Excellent official, and his appointment is but a fitting tribute to a sterling Democrat who h^s labored for the good of the party all his life. FAME OF O'LEARY'S COW. Wicked New simper Man Forced KeD.own on Kine When Chicago Burned. Major John B. Jefferv, of Chicago, who is said to have founded the first 1-cent newspaper, was recalling at the Hotel Cumberland some incidents of a career that began as a printers' "devil" in Hamilton, Ontario, and led him by way of Chicago and the Phil+ voorc? eove Thii Vou- York Timps. C %V \J > COl O, OttJW A A4V A1V ?? - W- ?. Major Jeffery is the man who immortalized Mrs. O'Leary's cow, an?1 the part that recalcitrant animal played in the Chicago fire. "I went to Chicago in 1862," said Major Jeffery, "started in on the old morning Post, now The Inter Ocean'. I worked on the paper with the late Charles A. Dana, when it was called The Republican. I have handled the copy of many notable men, among them Mark Twain, Frank Wilkie and James Whitcomb Riley. Riley, by the way, was a sign painter when I was business manager of the Indianapolis Sentinel. He was writing little squibs for the theaters on the side. He used to come over to our office in the middle of the day and tell us yarns about the "old swimming hole,' and other spots he has since written about. * "At that time The Morning Journal was Republican and The Sentinel was Democrats, and there was a lot of news that neither would print. John Holliday was president of The Sentinel company. He and I decided that Indianapolis needed another paper, and the result was The Indianapolis News. Holliday prepared all the copy for the new sheet himself, and I actually set the type for the first copy of the paper. The News afterward sold for over $900,000, but I didn't get any of the money. "For years I was manager of The Chicago Evening Journal. During the fire in October, 1S71, while the opposite side of the river was burning, we got out the only paper that appeared. I wrote and set up the story of Mrs. O'Leary's cow. That originated in a curious way. My. cashier's name was Dan Horan. We had taken temporary quarters in an old building and Gen. Sheridan had given me a company of soldiers and told me to get out a paper if I could. "I didn't have any copy, but I set up the first column and a half of type, with the exception of one tiny paragraph. The first column was composed of a headline. "Well, Dan came in drunk. I asked him where he had been. 'Sure, sir,' he replied, 'I've been saving the files r>f thp Journal: t.hev are in vour sta bles on the West Side.' " 'What do you know about the origin of the fire?' I asked him. " 'Sure, I know all about it,' he replied. 'It started in a stable on DeKoven street. A woman was milking a cow there and the cow kicked over the lamp.' He added that the woman was a Mrs. O'Leary. I set up the story without copy, and it made about a stickful. It went all over the country. Mrs. O'Leary denied it up tc the day of her death, but nothins could stop the story." MI LKS HIGH PRICED. Riggest Dealer in America Tells of Demand for Them. | A. D. Cottingham, of Kansas City. Jsays the word "1111111811" in the die[itionary. is not properly understood land that its definition of "sullen. stubborn" is one that maligns every . mule in the United States, with the L exception of a few "outlaws," says ' the Xew York Times. Mr. Cotting ham is not a lexicographer, but a [ mule dealer, the biggest in the country, and in the world, he believes, and as he has been dealing with I mules for twenty-seven years and has known hundreds of thousands l of them personally he is inclined to believe that his definition of a mule r and its derivatives, speaking meta; phorically. ought to have some weight as against the evidence of learned ^ doctors, who speak only by hearsay. It is a source of regret with Mr. , Cottingham, who came on yesterday ' to meet his wife arriving from Europe. that the North and East have . not taken the mule to their bosom as the South has done. He can only ' explain this neglect by the existence , hereabout of a tradition that a horse i is better than a mule for any kind ' of work and the definition in the dictionaries that leads people to - think th*e hybrid lazy and unmanagei able. "Kansas City sold more mules to the British government during the South African war than did any other market,"' said Mr. Cottingham yesterday at the Wolcott. "At that time the American mule was a small creature, and the sale of the big lot during that period was not any loss to this cbuntry. Nowadays the farmj ing machinery that a mule has to j work would be too heavy for the | mule of ten or twelve years ago. I Since that time muie Dreeamg | been developed tremendously by the | use of better mares. Twenty years ago the top price of mules was from $60 to $75. The best mules now fetch anywhere from $225 to $275, and the average of the S.50.0 sold last year was $190. I have seen some sell for $350, and others which were intended for show purposes have brought still bigger prices. "When I started out in the business they called me "the Gypsy,' because I used to travel in a gypsy wagon," continued Mr. Cottingham. "I used to travel some pretty great distances. It was a sort of hand-tomouth existence, but it is pleasant to look back upon when you have come to be doing considerably over a million and a half dollars' worth of business in a year. "While the South is a great country for raising mules, it is not much for breeding them. Most of the mules used in this country come from Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. We have two big seasons. The season for what we call 'cotton' mules starting in September and lasts until April. Then the season for 'sugar' mules begins in June and lasts until September. The sugar mule is the best on the market, but the cotton mule is pretty good. We call them hv those terms because the former are in demand for work upon sugar plantations, while the, latter are needed for working cotton plantations. "The mule is the nicest dumb brute there is. Why, in my stable in Kansas City, which has a frontage of 645 feet, I don't keep the mules in stalls, but in pens. They don't fight, and I can put double the number of mules there that I could of horses, and you could handle those animals all day long without any trouble. It's all bosh about their being harder to handle than horses. I don't know how the term 'mulish' was derived, except the man who first used it might have come up against what we call an 'outlaw,' an independent cuss of a mule: but pshaw! there are just as many 'outlaws' among horses as among .mules. Why, I could put 100 mules into one of your streets here with only three men to handle them, and they f V> of oil wwuiun t luicucii: ? mi n uxuv/ at uii. A mule becomes very much attached to the man who drives it. If you were to lead a procession of 200 mules with an old gray mare, they would follow her all day, especially if she had a bell on her, and if the mare went into the water over her head the mules would go right in, too. You see they can easily distinguish a gray horse. They will not follow a bay so readily. "While automobiles have had a big effect on the sale and use of draft and coach horses, they have not affected the mule market. We sold more last year than the year before." An epidemic of scarlet fever has caused the suspension of the schools at Mullins, Marion county. . F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, denies I iJi<41 lie: >> a. 11 ap^ntaiu iv/i n?v ! tion of United States marshal. I . | So far suits aggregating 177,000 j have been filed against the Chester & )! Lancaster railroad on account of the M wreck at Hooper's creek July 30th j last. A BATTLE WITH A PYTHON. Two Cyclists Have Life and Death Sfi'iKxiio with Rpntiie. I ! Snake stories, like tish stories, are } sometimes flavored with a certain j ; amount of imagination. The following strange and stirring adventure I with a python, however, is absolutely j vouched for, says Wide World MagI azine. To anyone who is familiar with Rhodesia, where the incident occurred, it is common knowledge that the boundless tracts of veldt, alterI nated with wooded patches and rug! ged kopjes, afford excellent breeding grounds for the python, the everdangerous puff-adder, the treacherous boom-slang and several other varieties of snakes. During the winter of 1912 (about duly) two friends of a Mr. Morgan had occasion to visit him at his farm, j called Bitton. The homestead is sit| nated about 30 miles from the town| ship of Salisbury, the capital of the j country, and in the Lomagundi dis' trict. The gentlemen referred to had I cycled to Morgan's homestead, and | were accompanied by a very active j and pugnacious Scotch terrier dog, | the property of one of the men. Afj ter transacting their business with ! ^ r * V, ^ I .wr. .Morgan uie.\ muuuicu men e.?cles and started slowly on their return journey along an improvised road or track which led to the home! stead. After covering a distance of oOO or 600 yards they were surrounded by bush land, or veldt, ! which is generally covered with long, coarse, stalky grass eight or ten feet in height. The terrier had run on some distance in front of the cyclists, I and was seen to enter the grass | which adjoined the track. It was then heard to bark furiously. On i reaching a point opposite the dog's i j location its owner dismounted with j j the view of ascertaining the cause j | of its persistent barking. His friend j ! also dismounted on the track, and j remained there, awaiting results, j while the owner of the dog passed I on into the grass. After going a few j yards he observed a large python in j close proximity to and facing his dog. The python took one look at the new j intruder: then, with lightning rapid-! itv, it advanced upon the dog and j wound itself round its body, at the : same time biting it on the shoulder. J The howls of the dog were heart-' rending, and its owner, in deepest j j despair, hurriedly ran forward and j planted his foot on that part of the snake immediately behind its head. At the same time he loudly shouted tc his friend, "Come in ? quick." The call was observed at once; it also attracted the attention of a native "boy," who was at hand, mak- j ing his way to Morgan's homestead, j The curiosity of the "boy" was of J course, aroused, and he in turn hur- 11 riedly entered the bush. On the ap- ' proach of Cj'clist No. 2 the python released its hold of the dog and : promptly coiled its body around one i of the legs of the gentleman, who, struggling and only with the greatest difficulty, kept his foot on the monster's neck. The extraordinary strength which was now exerted by the snake caused intense pain to the man who was thus entangled. By good luck, however, he was wearing stout leather leggins, which, to a certain extent, protected him. ; The snake's crushing grip grew tighter and fighter, and in his suffer- : ing he called upon his friend to *. seize the reptile by the tail, while at the same time he cast watchful eyes on the head of the snake. The snakebound captive next ordered the 1 "boy"?who stood gazing in amazement at respectful distance?to run auicklv to Mr. Morgan's homestead J - ? I and bring* a gun and cartridges. Natives, of course, are not allowed to carry firearms in Rhodesia, but in unusual circumstances, such as those described, exceptions must be tolerated. At all events, the "boy" was only too glad to undertake the order, . and rushed off toward the homestead. 1 Meanwhile, the eyelist, who still? : though with the utmost difficulty? 1 maintained his footing on the snake's neck, found that by the strenuous efforts of his friend in holding the i snake's tail, the pain in his leg was less acute. Nevertheless, the minutes dragged horribly, and all the time the snake made persistent efforts to throw off the foot that held him down. Only those who have observed the terrible strength of these creatures can realize the danger and difficulty of the sitvration which confronted the captive. Undoubtedly, but for the handicap of having its tail held up, the snake would have accomplished its purpose?thrown the man off and seized him in a death grip. What with the pain and suspense, the man presently began to stagger under the tremendous efforts of the { snake to free itself, while his friend j experienced the utmost difficulty in maintaining his hold of its tail. It was. however, a case of life or death, so each held tenaciously. At last the "boy" arrived with gun and cartridges, but stood back in great terror, for the natives have an MT^M ad M mm ??fi fjgg gA ttSS MS IH| aBE^EEBA BBi BBS JkM EgM MWVVliU I invite the attention c customers and the pub Saturday, the 4th < and contim Tuesday, October I will offer my entire cept Groceries) at a have a large stock of GENERAL MERCHANDI Which I intend to sell tively no goods charge all, you will be met an j my store headquarters I have to make room arrive later. This is do your early fall sb forget the date. V< J. D. DAI ijk EHRHARDT, SOL FIVE MORE LIQUOR SHOPS. jHM Total of Ten so Far Planned for Barnwell County. mL Barnwell Sept. 21.?The people of ^ Barnwell county, having declared J themselves in favor of the re-estab- 4TTHE ; i.oV,m/snt nf +V10 Hiononcflrv thp hoard I of control is doing what it can to ^ , place whiskey where they can buy it T ^ conveniently. At a meeting held here 51 Winte] this week, it was decided to open . dispensaries in five iriore towns, as V/H01C6 follows: Kline, Ulmer, Hilda, Snell- ?? A"D"d1p ing and Dunbarton. This brings the total up to ten towns that will have 31 Red R dispensaries. T "P H "M Mr. C. D. McLendon was elected Xv6Q JM dispenser at Fairfax, vice Mr. J. T. OFclHgi Wilson, who was previously elected ^ . and could not take the oath required vIHIlSC by the board. The dispensaries will 3 Winte] probably be opened about Nov. 1. ??- - - - Dwarf extraordinary fear for snakes. The _ semi-dazed cyclist, however, his iA XwtW \j limbs racked with pain, vehemently U When ordered the "boy" to hand him the Scish gun and cartridges. Gingerly the' 5 native approached, and at arm's SclV6 "! length handed over his burden; then 51 Hog! he instantly ran back to a safe dis- I <?> tance. his face a picture of abject j FcirmO fear. Mechanically the cyclist placed ! two cartridges in the gun, lowered j J the muzzle, and at close quarters i *1 1TA blew the snake's head into pulp. In \ * V its final death struggles the brute! 4 ** threw its captive to the ground, some 41 ORANGEI yards away, and also shook off the tail-holder. XE3SSSS Both men were exhausted after ^ _J. their trying experience and glad to b\LCONtY FILLS get a rest. Afterward they measured the dead reptile, and found it thirteen feet in length, and, unextended, Cerry Celebration P averaged nearly six inches in thick- Tragic Ei ness. They 6ktnned the snake as evidence Cleveland, O., Se of the plight in which they had been the last sect'ion of tl placed, and to-day its outer covering rjaj celebration par may be viewed in Salisbury. .,n impr0vised balcoi The dog fortunately recovered, and taurant here tonight to-day is as vivacious and pugnacious lapsed upon the crc as before. walk below, killing On news of the encounter being an(j two little girls, communicated to Mr. Morgan, he re- j jn tjie cr0wd were c called that, while passing the same! -phe parade in whi place a few days previously, he had j members of patioti heard a rustling sound among the 1 tnnt- 1 - ? I V. I V* V**V VV" grasses near the roadside, in close j ^y-g programme of proximity to a small stream. At the j Nearly half a million time he concluded it was caused by a j streets along which buck which had been startled, but ! an(j were Undaur now believed it was occasioned byi^^ fen for sevei the self-same python. j Thus ended an episode which, in To Prevent Bloc less favorable circumstances, might j apply at once the wond< well have been fraught with fatal consequences. the same time. Not a lini >f all my friends and 1 lie generally that on. I ' fA . 1 1A1A or uctooer, iuu ling until the 14th, 1913 stock of goods (exnd below cost. 1 ISE AND FURNITURE off for cash. Posid. Come one, come d waited on. Make during these 10 days, for goods that will a chance for you to opping. Now don't 1 ery truly, WELLY TH CAROLINA Jj) ?????? ????????????? rs & Williams f SEED AND FEED MEN"S 91 5-rade Seeds. f* iBp r Hairy Vetch. t , ?J Recleaned Hundred Bushel Oats. |? Oats, best grade. j* : ust Proof Oats. fj [ay and Purple Straw Wheat. 2? sburg County Rye. y >n Clover and Alfalfa. Zj r uaney. ? Essex Rape and Onion Sets. ? rround Lime, only $3.65 per ton. |[ you build get our prices on Doors, fl? l, and Blinds, you will save money. |i if our Corn and feed Rice flour to [g? s, far better and cheaper. |* germe, acre size $2, five acres $9 J? rs & Williams > 1URG, SOUTH CAROLINA ? i: MAX DEAD ! C1TAT1Q.V NOTICE. . ? I The State of South Carolina? arade Marked by County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Harmon, Esq., Judge of Probate, iding. Whereas, W. D. Kinard hath _ made suit to me to grant him letters ~ of administration of the estate of and pt. 17.?Just as effects of J. M. Kinard, deceased: tie Perry Centen-! These are therefore to cite and o/jg was Dassina admomsn an and singular ins sm~ f ., 0 r? dred and creditors of the said J. M. ay outside a res- Kjnard> deceasedi that they be , the balcony col- a.nd appear before me in the Court of / >wd on the side- Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on thrpp nthpr mpn Monday, October 13th next, after C 1 .th.r publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in Several other* the forenoon, to show cause, if any ut and bruised, they have, why the said administrach fifty thousand tion should not be granted, c and fraternal Given under my hand and seal this . ? . . . . 23rd day of September, A. D., 1913. part fnished to- GEC p HARMON, 3 the celebration. Judge of Probate. people lined the the parade pass- I D fjTT IR ited by the rain, F # W 1 1 > JIV# al hours. CIVIL ENGINEER id Poisoning | FARM SURVEYING A SPECIALTY rrful old reliable DR. j healing oil,asur-! Address: 1341 Mam Street, es pain and heals at i p/\r t'xiot a c ment. 25c. 50c. *1.00. | lOLtMBIA, C. ^ ' " ii^Aja