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PULLED I1H)L\S BEARD. ! Besecrator of Chinese Joss House Had Close Call for Lite. In the parish prison is a man who 1 has travelled much and had many ad- j ventures, one of which follows: j "Four years ago, when in San Francisco/' he said, "I had a chum nam- j ed 'Prunes' Wishard. One day when : we were warking Barbary Coast, San ; Francisco's tenderloin, we decided to j invade a "joss house.' It was on the! second floor over a Chinese store. We i entered the place and found it de-1 - - serrea. "There were three idols in the' room. All were dressed in long, red silk gowns. The two end ones had small white beards. The centre idol had a white beard about two feet long. In front of each were lighted punk sticks. "After viewing the idols from a distance we moved closer. I noticed 'Prunes' glancing over his shoulder, and I knew, by the expression on his j lace, he was up to some mischief. "Leaning over to me he whispered: 'You are not game to pull his whiskers-.' I admitted I was not. I would have just as soon entered a lion's den and pulled the beast's whiskers. The place was beginning to get on my nerves. " 'Well, if you won't, I will,' he said. . "I begged him not to do so. I told him of all the tales I heard of the revenge the Chinese priests take on any one who insults one of their gods. "No use. He had made up his j mind to pull those whiskers, and 1 nothing' could make him change. He 11 walked slowly up to the centre idol. 3 began to look for an exit. < "Very deliberately 'Prunes' caught j the beard in his right hand, and i glancing toward me, gave it a yank. < "The idol was top heavy and the i beard was in tight. When 'Prunes' ] gave the yank the idol fell and broke 1 in a hundred pieces. i . "We both started for the door. Just ] as we reached it and saw safety ahead i; a priest appeared. In one hand he j carried a large knife. At the time it looked to he about two feet long. I < will almost swear he was 7 feet tall j . and four feet across the chest. < "Seeing the door blocked we turn- \ ed toward the windows. We each \ went out a different one, and found i ourselves on a gallery. Not looking ( to see what 'Prunes' was doing, 1 i started running until I saw a telephone pole about 4 feet from the rail- ] > ing. Deciding to take a chance I i made a jump for it and caught on. t "When I was on sound? ground I i began to look for 'Prunes.' I found i him in a saloon calmly, drinking beer, j He told me he had swung under the c gallery and gone down a stanchion. . He proudly held up one hand and c "-Vioro V?o hurl hppii slisrht- s SUUI?CU LUC " uv? v uv uHv> 0 _ iy cut by the priest as he swung over the railing of the gallery. "Needless to say we never entered another 'joss' house."?New Orleans, La., dispatch to New York World. Hobby for Every Man. If a man wants a hobby he has to go out and hustle for one. Woman finds one in her lap whenever she needs one. Her home, her children, her abridge and her club work are for her natural hobbies. She takes them as a matter of course. But if a man feels the need of relaxation and a hobby, it requires a long process of selection, diplomacy and cunning before he is permitted to bring one into the house. And usually has to go round to the back door to get it. But once in t "* ~ 11 ? ^ ^Vi/\1/^ An t A ? lie generally urauages iu uum uu w j it For a time it is as much of a c household nuisance as the man who i stays home during his vacation get- t ting in the way of his female flock? t the nurse, the cook and the dress maker?every time he leaves his own t room. But it is usually to reduce 1 the feeling of forlorness and useless- ; ness which follows such experiences ? that he seeks refuge in a hobby. There are many other incentives. It 1 is sometimes interesting to note how often it occurs that within the soul i of the hard-fisted business man, the ] financier with the concrete exterior, there lurks something of the artistic j which clamors for original expres- ' sion. i Whenever we see a man in the enjoyment of a hobby, we invariably, ! see a striking contrast between this 1 hobby and the man's fixed vocation. It is in contrasts that man finds re- ; laxation.?Exchange. His Reason. , Going to the blackboard the teacher * wrote this sentence. "The horse and the cow was in the stable." "Now, children," she said, "there is something wrong with that sentence. Who can correct it and tell why it is wrong?" One small boy waved his hand excitedly and the teacher called upon him. "It's wrong," he said with importance. "It ought to be 'The cow and the horse was in the stable.' because ladies always ought to go first." CONVICTS ARE JUDGES. Philippine Penal Colony Conduct Their Own Government. The Philippine penal colony of Iwahig is situated on the Island of Palawan, 370 miles from Manila, says the Philippine Bulletin. The reservation is about 40 miles square. There are on the reservation about 1,200 prisoners, absolutely without guard and not a firearm on the place. They elect their own judges and their own juries; they elect their own foreman, their own police officers and other peace officers. They have a police force that would be a credit to any American city?and the chief of police is a life-sentenced murderer. There is not a town in the Philippine Islands today that can compare vt-i + Vi tliio nnlnnv fr?r law fihiflinp' fit '? UU lino V/V/4 V AA J IVi. ?W> fl v. V izens or for sanitation. Of the 18 employees 14 are exconvicts who proved their worth while prisoners in the colony. One secret of the success of the colony is that no one gains admission to it unless as a reward for good conduct and industry while in the Manila prison. It is, therefore, no "hit or. miss" proposition; nor it is a mere "putting a man on his honor." The men make good during a period of at least two and a half years before they are permitted to set foot in Iwahig. The colonists are taught gardening farming, horticulture, the use of agricultural industries. They are taught the meaning of citizenship, hence the organization of the colony. The hope of home and family is brought once more into their lives. Six months after his a "rival the colonist is allotted five acres of land, provided his conduct and industry are commendable. For six months he cultivates his little farm on his own time, that is to say, after working hours and on holidays. If he does this satisfactorily the government tvili help him build and furnish his home, give him hogs and chickens, igricultural implements and draft inimals. He has now a home of his own and )f course if he wants a family the government will send his wife and children to him from any part of :he islands and care for them, too, intil he is able to support them by lis farm. He gives the government ine-half of the produce until it is eimbursed for its expenses. When his sentence has expired he may eave the colony and the government will buy back from him if he wishes :o sell, all his possessions; or he nay remain in the colony as long as le lives. At present there are about $0 families of ex-prisoner#, in the jolony. The Iwahig penal colony is the 'rown and perfection of the prison system of the Philipines. With such system of the Philippines. With such commonplace things as fresh lir, clean lodgings, wholesome food [ ind habits conducive to self-respect, he Manila prison lays the foundation or the reforming of the new prisonir. Then comes work in which a man * I :an be interested; recreation, at east as necessary to the convict as t is to other human beings; reward or industry and for good conduct. U1 these help to teach him that after ill life is worth living while the lope of a near freedom in the Iwalig colony causes him to forget a ;ad past in the prospect of a happy uture. Completely Outwitted. Two large orchards, side by side )rought much profit to Farmer Turmut, and much trouble. For the jrchards were considered fair game )y the youth of the village, and the ;wo orchards are. harder to watch :han one. One day looking from one orchard :o the other, Turmut saw a small 3oy slip down a tree, and uttering x word of warning to another imp still up among the apples, ran off. Turmut reached that tree in record time. "Got yer this time!" he roared to the boy almost hidden among the leaves. "Come down!" "Getting no answer, and not being in a hurry he sat down and waited. Time passed, and still he waited until a servant brought him a note that bad just been dropped through the letter box. He did not wait after he bad read it, as follows: "Some peeple as apples, some as sence. You bin watchin a pare of trousis stuffed with straw, and we bin gettin' your apples from the other orchard. Grate victory for sense." A little town in South Texas does its lazy best to support three hotels. Each sends a negro porter to meet the diurnal train, where they vie with one another, as only darkies can, in their attempts to get the few traveling men who stop. A 4. ^ "U ~ ??/%???+ 4- * ro r\ Ann /~k f f V? C* hlV AL nit; pieoeiii, nuic uuc wt mv good-natured negroes, who seems to know human nature, is calling out, "Right dis way fo' de state house, de bes' secon'-class hotel in town." Then with a broad grin, he adds, "Dey aint no fust-class."?Judge. WINS $1,000 AND A BRIDE. Good Luck Provided "Nest Egg" Prudent Girl Demanded. William Kline met Florence Sherman nine weeks ago and fell in love with her, says The Philadelphia Ledger. He fell so deeply in love that he asked her to marry him, but his plans took no account of the fact that it would be necessary to have a small bank occount with which to start housekeeping. Miss Sherman considered the" proposal and concluded that it would not I be nice to start a home without funds to furnish it, so she refused. She left a proviso, however, to the effect that if Kline obtained $1,000 she would be his bride. Kline argued and pleaded, but in vain. Miss Sherman was obdurate, so Kline departed with his mind made up to get the $1,000 or die in the attempt. His determination grew weak, however, as the world's series approached, and lie forgot all about his prospects of a happy married life, so he went to the first game. That day he made a little bet with a friend on the Athletics. He won, and returned home with several hundred dollars to the good. Then the thoughts of his bride-to-be came back to him and, with the sum already in his possession, he took new courage and sfet out to get the rest of the $1,000. The weeks passed, and, try as he would he could not increase his sav* ings. As election day approached he began to give up all hope of ever getting together the nest egg Miss Sherman demanded. Then along came another friend and offered a wager on the result of the election. Kline concluded it might as well be all or nothing, and he bet all he had left on the organization ticket to win. The a; /li/l IT lino on/1 orga.iuza.uuii ?uu. ou mu ivnuv, uuu, with a little more than $1,000 in his pocket, he dashed to Miss Sherman's home, at 520 Fernon street, and broke the news to her. The date was set then and there and the happy couple set out to buy the furniture and rugs and crockery and frying pans and things for their home. Saturday the lease was signed and the furnishings dispatched to the new home, and yesterday Kline and Miss Sherman were married by Rabbi Levinthal at the latter's home, 716 Pine street. Kline says he will never bet on anything again, because the next time he might lose. Rank Cashier Commits Suicide. Chester, Nov. 22.?H. B. Oshields, cashier of the Fort Lawn Deposit Bank at Fort Lawn, in this county, committed suicide this morning at his home by shooting himself twice with a revolver in the regiou of the heart. Death was practically instantaneous. A note to P. D. Barron, Esq., of - - - - % * - ? 1 j Union, stated that tne deceased wouia be unable to meet him at the bank, as requested. There was another note, the contents of which are unknown. Alleged irregularities at the bank are said to have been, the cause of the unfortunate man in taking his life, but until Bank Examiner B. J. Rhame arrives on the scene Monday and takes charge of the situation nothing positiely along this line can be stated. Persons at Fort Lawn, more or less in close touch with the situation, declare that the institute was embarrassed, but that this was due to unskillful management, and not any wrongdoing, and that everything will be straightened out satisfactorily. For several days it is said, the general belief in business circles has been that the Fort Lawn Deposit Bank was shaky, and it is said that ryf inctitntirm's oheoks I UUlilUCiO KJL tliv AAAWWMVW? have been turned down. Mr. Oshields, it is claimed, was completely unnerved by the situation, and it is said that his physical collapse was due to this cause. The deceased was about 40 years of age and leaves a widow and four children. He was formerly connected with a bank at Union and came to Fort Lawn about two years ago. The Fort Lawn Deposit Bank was organized about five years ago with a capital stock of $10,000, and at this time has deposits aggregating about $27,000. Wm. H. Gist, who is presdent of the Bank of Carlisle, is head of the institution. This morning about opening time Mr. Oshields 'phoned to Mr. D. Ferguson, one of the bank's directors, that he had a chill and would not open for business during the morning. About 11 o'clock he rose from his bed, secured his pistol and killed himself. The people of Fort Lawn, particularly the depositors, are intensely interested in whether the bank will be. found solvent, but profess to believe that bad bookkeeping and poor management led to the situation that j brought about the cashier's suicide, j and are of the opinion that when matters are adjusted the institution will pay all claims in full. COMEDY OF A DUEL. An American's Fight With a Frenchman Fine For the Movies. The French liner La Touraine, arriving recently from Havre, brought among its passengers John B. Miller, who formerly lived in Brooklyn, but who for a year has been living in Glay, France, with his wife, says the New York World. Mr. Miller fought a duel with an irate Frenchman, and that no blood was shed win; due to his sense of humor. Living in the same town was a Frenchman for whom he conceived a great dislike, and his feelings apparently were reciprocated. Mr. Miller didn't like the cut of the gentleman's coat nor the top hat he invariably wore. But quite by accident, he contends, he stepped on the Frenchman's foot. It was in a cafe, and his friend, the enemy, had one foot out in the aisle. "Pig!" said the Frenchman. "What's that?" queried Miller, doubting the evidence of his senses. "Swine!" cried the other with disdain. Miller swung on the gentleman's jaw and the latter yelled "Assassin!" Gendarmes rushed in and Miller was arrested. "And believe me," said Miller, "I found that it was quite a different matter walloping a man in France than handing him one on his side. It was lucky that I had friends over there or I might have gone to jail for something like -life. My friends told me that the proper thing over there was to cane a man; that it was not only unpardonable to strike a man with your hand6, but that it ! was criminal. Well, I got out of it all right. Then I bought a stick with a lot of knots in it, and what I handed to that gentleman was plenty. "Instead of an arrest this time I got a challenge to a duel. My wife's cousin was the second who brought me the challenge. I told him that I didn't want to fight any duel, and he said that there was no way out of it. Well, he was a good fellow,and I told him that I would get a second and that they could 'job' the bloodthirsty gentleman. He agreed to nave tne pistols loaded with black powder. "There was a 'movie' man in town, end I asked him what it was worth to give him the exclusive privilege of taking pictures. He said 10 francs, and I told him to go to it. We went out in the gray morning, and never a word was exchanged between us. My man and I backed up against each other, and at the word walked 10 paces, then turned and blazed away. "The yell I let out of me could have been heard all over town, I think. I dropped to the ground and squirmed. That Frenchman's sense of honor was thoroughly satisfied. He beat it, and his second with him, and I think he's going yet, for I never saw him again. When he was gone I got up and went to where the 'movie' fellows were grinding away with their camera, and got my fee. The manager of the concern grinned and said the performance was well worth the price. Electric Heating. A Tacoma, Wash., special telegram tecites, "Reduction of municipal electric rates to one-half a cent a kilowatt for heating purposes only has been ordered by the city council.'" The rate will remain in effect for one year and is authorized and recommended by the light and power department, with the understanding that the department was not soliciting heat contracts and that those could do so o? their own volition. Commissioners stated that under the present lucent rate it would cost about $200 a year to heat a modern r?-room house, and that with the onehalf cent rate which has beeo ordered, it will cost about $100 a year to heat the house. In the discussion preceding this order, it was suggested that by the time this rate expired, such advancement may be made in heating by t electricity that it may be cheaper to I use electric power than any other fuel. Considering that they have I bituminous coal right obaut Sej attle and Tacoma, this promise of economical heating is wormy of comment. The c'ty apparently owns the electric plant, and the rate offered would indicate that it manufactures current much cheaper than is it manufactured in some other cities.?Sioux City Tribune. Read The Herald, $1.50 a year. LODGE MEETING. Bamberg, Lodge, No. 38, Knights of Pythias meets first and fourth Monday nights at 7:30 p. m. Visiting brethren cordially invited. GEO. F. HAIR, Chancellor Commander. A. M. DENBOW, Keeper of Records and Seal. JOHN D. HADWIN WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER Fine Railroad and Complicated Repairing a Specialty. 35 Years Experience DENMARK, S. C. 30,000 VOICES! : And Many Are the Voices of Bamberg People. j . Thirtv thousand4 voices?What a I grand chorus! And that's the num- j _ j her of American men and women who I are publicly praising Doan's Kidney ' : Pills for relief from backache, kidney and bladder ills. They say it to friends. They tell it in the home papers. Bamberg people are in thii ^horus. Here's a Bamberg case. Mrs. R. A. Delk, E. Church St., Bamberg, S. C., says: "I have been greatly benefited by Doan's Kidney Pills, which I procured from the People'* Drug Store. I took them for backache 1 and pains in my loins and they also removed trouble that existed with my kidneys." 2 The above statement must carry conviction to the mind of every r-j reader. Don't simply ask far a kid- J aey remedy?ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that Mrs. Delk jm had?the remedy backed by home te?- ex tdmony. 50c all stores. Foster-Mil- m burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. an "When Your Back is Lame?Re- qu member the Name." Jni TAX NOTICE. fi The treasurer's office will be open \ for the collection of State, county, \ school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1913 until the 15th day of March, 1914, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1914, until the 31st day of January, it) 14, a penalty of one per pent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From b the 1st day of February, 1914, until the 28th day of February,- 1914, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to' all unpaid taxes. From the 1st ! day of March, 1914, until the 15th I day of March, 1914, a penalty of 7 | i per cent, will be addea to all unpaid ?| raxes. THE LEVY. _ For State Purposes 5% mills For county purposes 5 Vz mills Constitutional school tax....3 mills J; For public schools 1 mill For roads y> mill t Total 15^4 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. ? Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Binnakers, No. 12? 3 mills Bu ford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills ' Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Colston, No. 18 2 mills _ Cuffie Creek, No. 17 2 mills Denmark, No. 21 6% mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills Fishpond, No. 5 2 mills 8i Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills 1< Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Heyward, No. 24 2 mills 1 Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 4 mills Lees, No. 23 4 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills ? Olar No 8 9 mills St.John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 3 mills Tbree Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of ? age, are liable to a poll tax of one I dollar. Jj Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1913 are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor, are requested to do so on or before the 1st of January, 1914. . I will receive the commutation ^ road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from Ci the 15th day of October, 1913, until the 1st day of March, 1914. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. MASTER'S SALE. ~ By virtue of a decretal order issued out of the court of common pleas in the case of Carrie E. Sim- \ mons against J. D. Fender, for the u county of Bamberg, to me directed, I, H. C. Folk, Master in and for the county of Bamberg, will, on Monday the first day of December, 1913, the same being salesday in said month, L j in front of the court house door in |1 | Bamberg, S. C., between the legal ! hours of sale, sell, to the highest V bidder, for cash, the following de- |E scribed real estate: n "All that certain tract or parcel oi e real estate, situate in the county and s: state aforesaid, containing twenty- n five and one-half acres, more or less, s: bounded North by lands of J. D. g Fender; East by lands of A. F. Coth- L rctil, OUULII uy iauuo ul r, xx. vwniuu, ^ and West bydands of J. D. Carter," ? being the identical tract conveyed to J. D. Fender by G. C. Fender July : the 29th, 1910, and recorded in the . office of the Clerk of Court for Bamberg county, in Book I, page 526. Terms cash, purchaser to pay for 1 papers. H. C. FOLK, Master for Bamberg County. Bamberg, S. C., November 6, 1913. FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law % Office in Hoffman Building GENERAL PRACTICE. W BAMBERG, S. O. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood ? 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A BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE/ 1 fine building lots in town of Ehrhardt. 1 choice building lots in town of Bamberg. , store house and lot next to post office on Main street, Ehrhardt. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, 8. C. E. H. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law BAMBERG. 8. C. meral Practice. Loans Negotiated. IFE, FIRE, LIVESTOCK HEAtlfl and ACGDEfflT g INSURANCE ? gent for Superior Monument Go. m Save yon Money on Tombstone*. W. MAX WALKER #; EHRHABDT, S. C. ^n| "LOMBARD" mprovcd Saw Mills. audible friction feed, "s'iisrf test material and workmanship, lightt " i-'iAl. - ?n.. otntnlA ! turning, requires ntue pun?*, asy to handle. Are made in several izes and are good, substantial money4 lakingmachines down to the smallest ize. Write for catalog showing En4 ines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies* ombard Iron Works & Supply Co.# <. AllCUSTA. OA. * * MM 7 W J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTES ' 1 S'?. Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. t Special attention given to settlement of estates and investigation of land titles. GRAHAM & BLACK Attorneys-at-Law ~ ill practice in theVlnlted States and State Coorts in any County , in the State. , BAMBERG. S. C. J. P. OTT, JR. A CIVIL ENGINEER FARM SURVEYING A SPECIALTY r'\ Address: 1341 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. ; CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRAND. A /V*>\ Ladles! Ask your Dranbt for A\ "ft ttStt Chl-ehea-ter a Diamond Brand/dY\ 1'IIls in Red and Gold metal iic\\^V v boxes, sealed -a-ith Blue Ribbon. V/ 9 Of Take no other. Buy of year " 7 ~ flr DranMi Ask forClii^MAxitn 8 L 2g DIAMOND BRAND PFLL8. for SS V* ff yea? known as Best, Safest, A1 ways ReBaMe ?i ^SOLD BV BRli&GlSTS EVERYWHERE *"V? M