The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 22, 1900, Image 2

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/.-vx ; - - - . . - ?. The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED .AIAV 1st, 1891. A. If . KSIGHT, Editor. Rates?5t-o? P^1" year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?51.00 per inch for first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices Sc. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on subjects of general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not lie published unless paid for. Thursday, November 22,1900. It is probable that there will be several candidates in the field for U. S. Senator to succeed McLaurin. Since our article last week we have heard of several gentlemen who are considering the idea of running. If our information is correct, there will be some strong men in the field, and the winner will have a good run for his money. Augusta held another municipal election this week, and the papers there say money was used freely to purchase votes, as usual, tliat city should hang hei head in shame. Her municipal contests for the past several years have been noted . for their debauchery and corruption oi voters. It is hard to understand how a decent man and a gentleman can accept an office gotten by such dirty methods or use money as a corruption fund to bt elected. Augusta is certainly in a bati fix, for it seems that a very large part ol C her white vote is purchasable. 5*\ - * There is an unwritten law in Soutl Carolina which says that the outraged husband is justifiable in killing a mar who has despoiled his home, and all ol us approve the sentiment. But it is re grettable that Bratton did not not kil! Brown under more favorable circum stances. Going to a man's house in tin middle of the night and shooting him wuiic i > iiji; m uuu, auu iuat,- tw, n iu. ' - his "wife and children sleeping in the same room, looks bad, to say the least oi it. However, a jury of twelve men have returned a verdict of not guilty againsl the slayer, but he would have more sym pathy from the general public had he S killed his man differently. " "A few newspapers in South Caroline have lately been devoting some of theii space to the polities of John L. McLaurin our junior United States Senator, his chances of re-election, etc. In the mean " time Mr. McLaurin is laying low and saying nothing, and this discussion at the " 'x present time is decidedly out of place But then there is a motive behind it all v" A certain clique in South Carolina poli i 'r tics have a candidate for the place, and il they succeed in discrediting Mr. McLau 'v rm's Democracy so much the better fo] their man. But they will hardly succeed, ^: McLaurin may not be re-elected, but there will no doubt be some surprises when the campaign opens. No politician is goin? to have the right of way in this race, anc p;": there mav be several candidates in the field."?Bamberg Herald. We hope The Herald will reveal the personnel of the 4 v "clique" and the name of their candidate We know nothing of either, and asl fC purely for information. The politics o; . Senator McLaurin would seem to l>e i jfe? very proper subject for discussion anions the men who electee! him as a Democrat - We hSve had a little to say on tliis subject - but not one-tenth as much as we mighi have said. This newspaper was in par responsible for Senator McLaurin's elec /' V tibn, and it has observed with regret hi! trend toward Republican policies. Th< ' circumstance that it did support him foj : election and has wished him well doe! not require The State to accept withoul ^ c question his acts and words since he ha! _c been in office?although some of his news >--v paper endorsers seem to think so.?Th< ^ : State. ? . The State will please get the idea ou lj&^' of its mind that this newspaper ft a sup porter of Senator McLanrin. The cam *1- paign is a long way off yet, and we d< not care to be in any way committed t( any carrdidate. But McLanrin is not ask :>V ing for re-election, and we but protestec ^3 against what we believe to be an injustice to him, as well as an attempt to boom f jjNf -** certain candidate. "Wait until McLaurir v. ..,.-- enters the campaign, and then attack hi< ^ - politics as much as you please, and this newspaper will not have a word to say . As to the name of the candidate, it wen - better not to give that out just now .. There is plenty of time. However, w< ^ - feel sure the party spoken of would noi ^ / be to The State's liking, therefore we die not have it in mind when we wrote th< ' article. The Orphans' Day. Thursday, Nov. 29th is the orphans ^ trifU oil ronr ]\oovf f- because the Lord has blessed you. Then ? * are plenty of orphanages to remember S. help your own, and then remember thai there are two hundred orphans at the Thorn well orphanage, Clinton, Soutli P^b;Carolina, drawn from every South era Suite aud some Northern, and ever from "the isles of the sea." They art from many denominations of Christians >.- as well as fron non-Christian parentage. Bereft of parents, they are alone in the . wicked world, forgotten, perhaps in the localities from yhicli they came, bul loved and cared for and trained for futun usefulness by faithful teachers and ma trons. Taught a trade, and given mental training as well, they leave their orphan home to care for themselves. Send youi spare gifts to the Thomwell Orphanage Clinton, South Carolina. Bugs. A young friend, in a spirit of defiance recently told me to write something read able on the subject of bugs. Undaunted I seized a pencil and scribbled off th< following: The term bug is derived from the latin word cimex: it is an insect of hemiptete % : . . . rou}> genus?which implies upper wings of half crustaceous and half niembrana g-. - ceous substances. Bugs are scientifically divided into eight families. Each famih includes several genera and each genu? comprises mamjspecies. Man is a progres sive creature, and being unwilling U leave God's plans undisturbed, he addei to the bug family two more species T ~ - ?.? :-i.:? 'mere is noining so umoiumuhj; m tm> for science is making some womlerfu strides towards perfection. But it is ; amazing to see how different the ne^\ genera are from their eight brothers! Seeking a reason for it, we are toll that while in poverty, and unknown ti fame, man was contented to remain z man, but wealth and titles caused him tc immediately aspire to be a bug! This genus homo, alias genus cimex - has been technically called "Big Bug.' He is to 1)0 found in all parts of the civ ilized world and thrives equally well in all climates. He is omnivorous in diet though in the cold regions he is more carnivorous in habits of sustenance. The second specie is known as Humbug, and, like his brother, is found in every inhabitable part of the'eartli. . As he partakes of every nature conceivable. I cannot give his.characteristics. He can be seen any day in the political, religious and domestic arena, seeking whom he can de^ tout. " M. 0. Lamer. Allendale, S. C. " J The Bt'Atton* Acquitted, Yokkvitj.k, November IT.?After remaining out one hour ami thirty-six minutes the jury in the ease of Paul Bratton and John S. Bratton, charged with the murder of Harry A. Brown, at 3.25 o'clock returned a verdict of not guilty. Although the verdict was a popular one and the court house crowded, there was no demonstration, except a rush of scores of people to congratulate the defendants. John S. Bratton was the only witness put on the stand to-day. In answer to questions by Lawyer W. AV. Lewis he told his story altout as follows: I am 48 years of age and was married in 1887 to Miss Fannie Crockett. Four children have been born to us and two of them, both girls, are living, I loved my wife and childred as my life. On the night of September 15 I went to bed in my room in the front part of my house. My little daughter was sleeping in the same room. Between ! and 10 o'clock my wife came into the room, as I thought, to arrange the covering and mattresses of the bed in which the child was sleeping, and went out. She had had some teeth pulled that afternoon, and, fearing that she was restless, I started to her room to see if there was anything I could do for her. Upon reaching her door I heard a whispered conversation inside. I was horror struck and went back to my room to get my pistol, for I recognized one of the voices as that of a man. The pistol [ was usually kept between the mattresses of the large bed in which the child slept. l It was not there. I went back to the room ; and demanded admission. The door was . not opened and I went around to a win. dow. H. Brown was climbing out. I seized I him and commenced beat ing him with my f fist. My health is not good at any time and on that occasion was especially bad. Brown, being a stronger man, got the betj tor of me and tangled me in a swing with I the rope around my neck. I called foi , help as long as I could until he got me ofl f the ground and pulled the rope until 1 . was unable to make a sound. Presently I neighbors came in answer to my cries . and released me. They took hold of Brown > and I resumed pounding him with my list t I also got a stone and beat him with that t I asked for a weapon, a pistol, with which ; to shoot him, or a knife with which tc f cut his throat, but, as they did not giv< j me a weapon, I went into the house t<: ?? *-> >" oUtlioc \fr? Rmttnn \vn< ? puil V/U IS IJ V1WUV0* A'** A'*????"? ..... . present during the struggle. She was , clad only in a loose wrapper. I said "My God, Fannie, have I got such a wife as this ?" She did not answer. I fell t that it was my duty to kill her, but hail r no weapon with which to do it, and 1 > offeree! her no violence. She denied liei guilt at first, but during the next after . noon confessed that Brown had come in ? the window and she had allowed him t< enter the room, after which they put oul ' the light and went to bed. She claimed I that her intimacy with Brown was due ti threats made by Brown against her life r but she had never intimated anything oi j the kind before that night. I determined ? then and there that I would kill Brown r> whenever I should find him. I sent foi [ my brother Paul to go to Rock Hill witl 1 me after Brown. Paul tried to persuade i me not to go, but I told him that I would go whether lie went or not. I was nol ^ certain that we would find Brown, for 1 l was aware that my wife had written hirr * to escape or he would be killed. It tool us some time after reaching Rock Hill ti t' find the place. I knocked at the door t Mr. Neal came down. I asked for Brown - sating that I wanted him to do some * painting and must see him at once. Mr ^ Neal went back and forth twice before 1 ; concluded that Brown was not coming t out. The third time I followed Mr. Nea 5 to Brown's roon. I could see him clear!} * and that there, was no one else in bet with him. I saw no other bed in the t room. I fired at him twice and left tin . room. Outside I told the negro, Wil . Caldwell, that "I have shot Brown. Don'1 _ I TTrtM +A11 yy Wa tlmn m t* liuot tn Vrtri' ) Kil. r? V VUVM V i.tuw vw ? v.. ) ville. I surrendered to the sheriff volun . tarily as soon as I heard of the verdict ai i the inquest. I did not go to bed after th< ? incident of Thursday night until Sundaj i night. 1 The Preacher was Glad She Spoke. 5 , The daughter of a well-known clergy man in Washington had a severe attach ? of scarlet fever when she was three years old, which resulted in deafness. Up ti > that time she had been a regular little t chatterbox, doing her infantile best tc I carry out the proverb?Being a woman she'll talk forever! J Upon her recovery her parents were neariv heartbroken to lind that she had no! only lost her hearing, but the power ol speech as well. Whether she had really > forgotten how to talk or whether it was obstinacy or lack of confidence they could ' not determine, but despite all efforts ol ' the best tutors the child remained a mute. ' One day when she was nearly 10 years > of age she was playing M ith a" cat,* and | with much cruelty as though she were one of the sterner sex, she used its tail as t a handle with which to pick it up. The , poor animal, not appreciating the econo; mic use of the aforesaid tail, inflicted a deep scratch across the chubby little ' hand. ; "Damn that eat!" she said, flinging it [ down. [ And her father, devout clergyman as he [ was, clasped his hands and raising his I eyes to Heaven, exclaimed: "Thank God, that child has spoken at . last." <9 , This signatare is on every box of the genuine Laxative Brorao-Quinine Tablet. ? the remedy that cores a cold In one day Increase of Homicide in this State, L The newspapers of the State fairh * teem with aecounts of the violent takiiu " of human life by others. The ready pis tol in the pocket, the brain inflamed witl : liquor, and the belief that no jury will - convict a white man of murder in Soutl | Carolina, all make human life cheap. Il is a most deplorable state of public opin , ion that cultivates this ready resort t( I bloodshed in resenting injuries or insults * There are laws enough upon the statute l>ooks, but until people learn to put s ( right value on the sacredness of life > bloodshed and murder will increase. i ' A correspondent of the News and Courier enters a complaint against the lack J of courtesy and downright rudeness ol the porters of the Pullman oars, He says that after traveling thousands of miles during the last twelve years, he has gen' erally"found them very disagreeable. > "Can any of you tell me why Lazarus was a beggar ?" asked the female teacher. "Why was Lazarus a beggar?" she repeated, sternly. "Please, ma'am," replied a small boy whose father was a merchant, "because he didn't advertise." Student?The hair of our heads, even are all numbered. Baldhead?Well, then I would like to secure a few back numbers. Stories About Congrcftftftfff.Nothing so fully demonstrated Seiifliflr Daniel's ]H>]Uilarity as the fact that in his , first race for the senate lie had for an opponent (Jcneral Fitzhugh Lee, and, having won the contest over one of the royal families of Virginia, it was plain to he seen that nobody could beat him, so he has been twice unanimously re-elected, nobody thinking it worth their while to run against him. To show what a hold the Lee family has on the affections of the people of the Old Dominion, John Wise tells this story: Said lie: "When Fitzhugh Lec was governor of Virginia, I called on him one morning, and while we were engaged in a social chat a servant came into the room to tell him that a Chinaman named Won Lung craved for an audience with him. "Governor Lee jumped up and with an air of mock consternation, exclaimed: 'Why, now, I can't allow Wun Lung to walk up here with that laundry. I'll go down and get it.' 'Ah, governor,' said I, 'Wun Lung has 110 right to your patronage, anyway. Wall Lee has done 11101 e for you than any one else. He made you governor of Virginia."' Hon. William H.' Wallace, of Kansas City, tells the following: "At a church in a rural community one 1 time, while the deacons were taking up the morning collection, one of them, becoming suddenly demented, walked out of the door with the money he had collected in his hat, leaving the audience too thunderstruck to move or utter a sound. Finally the preacher broke the solemnity, as he gazed at the absconding deacon. "If he walks off with that money, he will be damned,' whereupon an old deacon exclaimed, 'well, if he hasn't already i walked of with it, I'll be damned." Hon. Jasper Talbert, of South Carolina, told the following to illustrate how , Republicans stick to their party: "Down in South Carolina," he said, : ''there was a rich man died, and they [ gave him a great funeral. On the way - to the cemetery the band marched behind ; the hearse playing the 'Dead march in i Saul.' Suddenly the bass violin croaked . out a tremendous ear-spliting discord . that drowned all the other music and i frightened the hearse horses so that they > ran off and threw the corpse out, and > that scared the other horses so that they i ran off, and there was the very old harry : to pay everywhere. The bandmaster ? hastened back to the bass viol and ex: claimed: 'Have you gone crazy ? Why ; in the world did you play such a discord ?' : 'Well, sir,' said the bass viol, 'I didn't 1 mean no harm; wouldn't have done any [ harm for the world if I could have helped it, but the way of it is this: You see,sir, a horse fly lit on my note-book, and I t thought it was a note, and I played her.'" > ?Champ Clark. 1 Millions Given Awav. > It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern which is not ' afraid to be generous. The proprietors ^ of Dr.King'sNew Discovery for consump1 tion, coughs, and colds, have given away , over ten million trial bottles and have the r satisfaction of knowing it has cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, 1 bronchitis, la grippe, and all throat, chest ; and lung disesases are surely cured by it. I Call on Dr. J. B. Black or TI109. Black t and get a free trial bottle. Regular size ^ r,0c and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. 1 Miss Jennie C. Powers, who is a mem; ber of a Presbvterian Sunday School in Gcrmantown, iPa., has been presented a gold medal by the congregation for what (is believed to be the world's rcord in , regular attendance. ?ne iirsi weni ui me ? school as a baby in her mother's arms and has not missed a single Sunday in twenty* five years. [ 9 ? r Spread Like Wildfire. [ When things are "the best" they be. come "the best selling." Abraham Hare, . a leading druggist, of Belleville, O., 1 writes: "Electric Bitters are the best J selling bitters I have handled in 20 years, j You know w hy ?" Most^liseases begin in I disorders of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, blood, and nerves. Electric ^ Bitters tones up the stomach, regulates - liver, kidneys, and bowels, purifies the . blood, strengthens the nerves, hence cures t multitudes of maladies. It builds up the entire system. Puts new life and vigor * into any weak, sickly, run-down man or ' woman. Price 50 cents. Sold by Dr. J. B. Black and Thos. Black. The great meat trust in Chicago lias advanced the price of all kinds of meat ' one cent a pound, and the National Salt ; Company, which controls directly 65 per s cent, of the salt output of the country, has put up the price of salt from $1.10 to > $2.50 per 100 pounds. This is only ? another evidence of McKinley prosperity. > ' , To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. 5 All druggists refund money if it tails to t cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on F each box, 25c. i If South Carolina produced all the I necessaries consumed in the State, as she can easily do, there is not another State in the Union that would compare with 1 her in industrial prosperity that would make the commerce of the State grow ' and expand as never before. The Best Prescription for Malaria Chills and fever is a lu>ttle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron i ' and quinine in a tasteless form. Nocure, no pay. Price 50c. llaircnt With Eaeh Drink. The funniest "free lunch," if you can call it that, was provided several years ago bv a saloon keeper on South Broad? - i - r .x.-a T?.ir. way who nit'u a icw imniiii^ i in? man gave a free haircut with every drink.. He had a machine like that with which horses are clipped and run by foot power. When a hobo with several months' accumulation of hair came in, bought a glass of beer and demanded the resultant perquisites he was placed in a chair, the clipping machine, operated by an ablefooted employe, was run over his hair and , in about half a minute lie was nearly as bald as a doorknob. The scheme must have paid, as the hair cutting machine - was rarely idle, and the proprietor of the - saloon made money.?Baltimore Sun. 1 Coast Line Stock holders Meet. i Richmond, Ya., Nov. 10.?The annual ' meeting of the stockholders of the At J l;uitic Coast Line Railroad company was > J held at the general offices of the company in this city to-day. President Elliot reported the gross l earnings and receipts from all sources for the year were $7,717,758.1.1, and of this ' amount $7,586,745.56 was received from operating the roads and $1:11,012.50 from other sources. The expenses of mninte nance and operation and the taxes paid ; amounted in the aggregate to $4,568," 803.25. The operating expenses were 56.8 ; per cent, of the gross receipts. The eleci tion of officers resulted as follows: W. G. Elliot, president; II. Walters, first vice-president: Alexander Hamilton,second vice-president; "C. S. Gadsden, third vice-president. Matthew S. Quay, the rejected senator of Pennsylvania, carried his case before the people. He says that he has won and that the next legislature will elect him. His opponents say that he did not get a majority of the members and that he will fail again. John Urownfldd Utility of Mnrdcr. Oeohoktowx, Nov. 11?.?Thr rase of John Browntield, charged with the killing of James ('. Scurry, which gained notoriety from the fact of having precipitated the recent riot, was brought up in court yesterday morning and concluded at 8 o'clock this evening, with a verdict from the jury of guilty, without recommendation. The deceased was acting in the capacity of constable, and the State made out a clear case of malicious re-! sistance both with State's evidence and that of the defence, so that no other vcr diet was possible. The defendant was represented by J. L. Mitchell, Esq., colored, of this place, and W..T. Whipper, of Beaufort, both attorneys presenting their side in a creditable manner, considering the poor case they had. Solicitor Wilson, in his usual vigorous style, wound up the State's case, and he was ably assisted by J. A. Kelly, Esq., of Kingstree, and Hon. Legrand G. Walker, of this city. Judge Gary presided with dignity and learning. The sentence of John Brownfield will be to hang,and the supreme law of the State will have been respected under trying circumstances, and the swift hand of justice stretched out to stay the violence of mob law. A fair and impartial hearing was never doubted, and the sentence must carry with it the rebuke to lawlessness that only lawful proceedings can. Lawyer Kellcy in his speech admonished the jury while impartially weighing the evidence to pay proper regard to the principle of capital punishment, in which only was protection against lynch lawguaranteed. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ) Lucas County. j"" * Frauk J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of thoJirm of F. J. Cheney <fc Co., doing business in Uie City of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot lie cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. 8worn to l>efore me and subscribed in my presence this 6th day of I)eceml>er, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, (seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts direellyon the blood and mueuous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Sold bv druggists, 75c. Toledo, 0. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Brother Dickey ou the Election. I see, by de papers, dat de publikins en sinners hes got in; but,"de beauty er it is, dc righteous will git dar by en by. De wicked may flourish lak' a green bay tree; but suddenly he is cut down,en w'en he falls de righteous sho' ter flnd a 'possum under him. I voted fer Mister Bryan en de dimmicrat ticket, but bless God, I only voted twice! De publikins is done 'lected; but do' de house is done blowed 'way, please God, de lan' is lef us! Great Lnek of an Editor. "For two years all efforts to cure eczema in the palms of my hands failed," writes Editor H. N. Losier, of Syracuse, Kan., "Ihen 1 was wholly cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salre. It's the world's best for eruptions, sores, and all skin diseases, Only 25c at Dr. J. B. Black's and Thos, Black's. 1G to 1 Had No Terrors. The following is a story that drifted in from Mr. Mudd's district: A negro who had announced his determination to vote for Mr. Bryan was the object of much solicitude on the part ol one of Mr. Mudd's workers. He had exhausted, as he believed, every argument, and the negro still clung to his Bryan intentions. A new idea struck Mr. Mudd's friend. "Look here, Jim," said he, "do you know what 10 to 1 means?" "Can't say's I do," was the the reply. "Well, it means that if Bryan is elected we will all be getting $10 and you'll be ? ai yy getting *t. "Well," was the response, "guess I kin stan' dat. I ain't gettin' but sebenty-five cents now." A Tillage Blacksmith Saved His Little Sen's Life. Mr. H. H. Black, the well-known viilage blacksmith at Grahamsville, Sullivan Co., N. Y.,says: "Our little son, five years old, has always been subject to croup, and so bad haw the attacks been that we haye feared man)' times that he would die. We have had the doctor and used many medicines, but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is now our sole reliance. It seems to dissolve the tough mucus and by giving frequent doses when the croupy symptoms appear we have found that the dreaded croup is cured before it gets settled." There is uo danger in giving this remedy for it contains no opium or other injurious drug and may-be given as confidently to a babe as to an adult. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. His Magic Failed Hint. "One of the funniest things that ever happened to me," said the old magician, who was in a reminiscent mood, "occurred a number of years ago while I was making a tour of the country. At that time my favorite card was the box trick, where I allowed myself to tie put in a sack after which I was locked in a box, which was tied up and put in the cabinet, from which I emerged a moment later, bowing and smiling. It always brought down the house, and was a subject for discussion long after I hail left. "Well, I gave my peformance onenigl.t at a small town, and after the show was over I went to the little hotel and retired for the night, the old man who kept the hotel showing me to my room with all the deference that he would give a king. The bed in the room was a folding one, and no sooner was I in than it closed up like a jack-knife. Fortunately for me, I realized what was happening in time for me to roll to one side, so that when the bed closed it left my head out. But otherwise I was powerless, and there was nothing to do but yell for help, which I did to the best of my ability. Finally I succeeded in making the landlord hear me, and he came to the door and wante \ to know what the matter was. n >Tliic nnccoil tu.il line <linf nn mill 1 inn %,jr ...... caught me in|.t!' I shouted. "'Wul, why don't ye git out!' lie drawled. "'I can't!' I bawled. "'Humph, a fellow what kin git out of a sack after he has been put in a box and locked up ought ter be able to git out of a bed,' he answered. "It took fifteen minutes' steady argument on mv part to convince the old man that my skill in getting out of difficult places did not include folding beds, and even then he seemed to think I had caused him a lot of unnecessary trouble. "All he said when at last he released me was: | "'Humph, ye ain't ez big a man ez I thought ye wuz !' "?Detroit Free . Press. You Know What You Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainlj' printed on every bottle showing that it is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. Ho cure, no pay, Price 50c. Negro Pensioners in Hcaitfort. Bkaikokt, Nov. 10.?The amount of | money dispensed by the United States government in pensions, paid quarterly to negroes on the sea islands hereabouts , constitutes a very considerable item and enables the pensioners to be very independent. Quite recently a negro woman here received a $1,080 check from Washington, the same being back pay due lier father who served as a private in a negro regiment during the civil war. There are several hundred negroes in Beaufort county supported bygovcrment pensions, many of whom never saw a day's military service. The effect of this lavish distribution of government money, while it is beneficial to the merchants, is disastrous to the bentieiaries who become extremely otlicious and self-important. It is estimated that nearly $20,000 in pencillltc K llis:lllHVO|] O 11 11 11 ! 11 \' ti\ ill nw,,,' ??- Ml. M nut IUU1I) IW Jl\ Wi7? 111 Jiis section, and instead of the amount diminishing in projuirtion to the rapid depletion in the ranks of the Grand Army veterans, it appears to he growing and benefitting the present, extremely obnoxious, generation of negroes, who, in I this section are as shiftless individuals as I can be found anywhere. It is unfortunate that this pension money cannot be more worthily bestowed, but the uegro appears to be the special pet of the Republican administrations, and certainly those hereabouts experience little trouble in get ting a support out of Uncle Sam's treasury. That Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick ami nervous headaches. They make pure blood and build tip your health. Only 2~> cents. Money back if not cured. Sold Dr. J. B. Slack and Thos. Black. What to Give. The trouble around Christinas time is to know what to give, and, if the present is not to be bought, how to make it. The Delineator for December is full of Christmas suggestions. Several pages are devoted to holiday fancy work with illustrations, also to the latest designs in crocheting, drawn work, and modern lace making. Puddings, cakes and Christmas candies likewise come hi for attention in the December Delineator. "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy and find it to be a great medicine,"* says Mr. E. S. Phipps, of Poteau, Ark. -"It cured me . f|JrtA.l.. T * 1- * - - I- - ?1- * wi mutiny mi.v, 1 cuuuui spctlh. lOO lllglliy of it." This remedy always wins the good opinion, if not praise, of those who use it. The quick cures which it effects even in the most severe cases make- it a favorite everywhere. For sale by Barfiberg Pharmacy. A woman sent her small boy into the country, says.an exchange, and after a' week of anxiety she received the following letter : "I got here all right but forgot to write before. A feller and I went out in a boat and the boat tipped over and a man got 1110 out. I was so full of water I didn't know anything for a good while. The other boy has to be buried as soon as they find him. A horse kicked i me over and I got to have some money for fixin' my head. We are going to set an old barn on tire tonight and I should smile if we don't have some bully fun. I shall bring home a tame poll cat if I can get him in my trunk." To remove a troublesome corn or I ' bunion: First soak the corn or bunion 1 in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closely as possible without draw- j ing blood and apply Chamberlain's Pain Halm twice daily; rubbing vigorously for live minutes at. each application. A corn plaster should be worn for a few days, to protect it from the shoe. As a general liniment for sprains, bruises, lameness, and rheumatism, Pain Balm is unequaled. " For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. Here is the kind of an obituary that a Georgia editor put up for a man : "Poor Jim Brown slung his earthly garments ! on a limb and swam the river yesterday. He didn't stand back because the weather . was cold, hut plunged right in and rose smiling and struck out for the other shore where the angels were waiting for him i with a finer suit than he ever wore in his life. Jim was a poor man, but he had his subscription to his borne paper paid up and lie got there in great shape." 1 Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cure biliousness, constipation and headache. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by Bamberg Ph -.rmacy. The commissioners of agriculture of six cotton growing States have sent to the Atlanta Journal their estimates of the number of bales of cotton likely to come from the present crop. The estimates run from 9,000,000 to 9,.">00,000. [Youiyr Women The entry into womanhood h a critical time for a girt Little menstrual disorders started at that time soon grow into fatal complications. That female troubles are tilling graveyards proves this. 'Wine of Caraui establishes a and natural flow. When once this important function is started right, a healthy life will usually follow. Many women, young and old, owe their lives to Wine of CarduL There is nothing like it to give women freedom from pain and to rtt young women for every duty of life. $1.00 bottles at druggists. Miss Delia M. Strayer, Tully, Kaiu "I have suffered untold pain at menstrual periods for a long time, was nervous, had no appetite, and lost interest in everything, in fact was miserable. I have taken four bottles of Wine of Cardui, with Thedford's Black-Draught, when needed, and to-day I am entirely cured. I cannot express the I f?*l for what vou have done for me." For advice in cases requiring special directions. address, giving symptoms, the Ladies' Advisory Departmont.The Chattanooga Medicine Company, Chattanooga, Tenn. DIXON IRON WORKS BAMBERG, S. C. A Wc sell Belting, Pulleys, Shafting, Engine and Boiler Supplies, Pipe. Fittings, \ alves, Injectors and Ejectors, Pumps, Oils, etc. Our prices are reasonable. WE REPAIR Engines, Boilers, Gins, Saw Mill Machinery, and in fact anything in the machinery line. Will attend calls in the country when desired. Repair work is our specialty, and we guarantee satisfaction. Give us a trial. DIXON IRON WORKS. - \:V- i . - NOTICE Of' Executor's Sale of Real Estate. Unilcr and by virtue of the power contained in the will of the late J. M. Brabham, Senior, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for casli, at the court house, at Bamberg, S. C., at 11 o'clock A. M., on Monday, the third day of December next, the homestead place of the said J. M. Brabham, Senior, containing C5f> acres, more or less. The place will be sold in three tracts: No. 1, containing 2(5.1 acres, "Home Tract;" No. 2, containing SO acres; ami No. 3, containing 313 acres, as per plats made October 2.1th, 1000, which may l>e seen on application to me. Sales will made in accordance with these plats. Purchasers to pay me for deeds and revenue stamps. "II. J. BHABIIAM, Executor of will of J. M. Brabham, Sr. kJ n XT it 1 AJ kit uaninuig, r?. ^ov. lyim. Notice to_CreditorsAll parties having claims against the estate of W. H. Carter, deceased, are required to present same, duly attested, on or l>efore Friday, December 7th, or be debarred, and all those indebted to said estate will make immediate payment to the undersigued. ISAAC W. CARTER, Administrator. Bamberg, S C., November 9, Farms For Sale ! We have many fine farms in this and other sections, owned by several large mortgage companies, who desire to make quick sale of all real estate on hand. Thkse farms will be sold regardless of cost, and this is the l>est chance ever offered to secure a home at a low price and on easy payments. Write for printed list at once, and buy before we rent for another year. Titi.es absolutely perfect. ALEXANDER & JOHNSON, 705 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. n. Duggies^wdpiis Wre have received one carload of Anchor Buggies Oue carload of Enger Bugg^ and one carload of the famous Haydock Buggies. We can surely suit you in a-vehicle of any description. Full line of HARNESS, LAP ROBES, WHIPS, Etc. Don't fail to see us before buying a Buggy or Wagon. We can and will save you money. JONES BROS BAMBERG. S. C. LOT FOR SALE. T 1 1,>1 L'L i jjocnteci on r.,im i^ireei, near ^Tain Street, formerly occupied by Mr. A. H.Bruce. Apply to A. HOWARD PATTERSON, Barnwell, S. C. 1' & <*? 1 "i 1 I - =' ?i S & ? 11 k\(2 f ^ A Pvffi li .S o e H I C Z _ Eg SB ^ ?a 1 E * < ? I if *c t? J1,1 B I H 5 ,? "i py y o pi I $ ? _i * B 1 > ^ Zj o 1 1 ? 41 O || || > ?: ^ ?& H i <5 ll ? ^ y i = * =i R 1 | t/1 .3* < 2 I m -a E if Is > 1/1 I I ? o -: I II E Z !! m w m B 8 ?? I lm U P II Q C. m PRACTICE... ECONOMY Don't buy and pay more for an article than it is worth. Economy has been studied, and a fashionably trimmed piece of Millinery can be procured here for a small figure. Have you seen our display of pattern Hats and Bonnets w j*r. Come in and look; it cosis nothing, and we might save you some money. The stock of all other goods, including Notions and Novelties is complete. We have just received a large, cheap and beautiful line of embroideries from be to o0<* per yard. To have a beautiful and up-to-date figure the ladies should wear one of our ' ? ri ll M ITSCI Ml" urns. They are the very latest things, ami giye^the exact Pa risen ne effect in figure. We also have a pretty assortment of Dressing Sacqties, which will save you money and time in making. This list of articles will interest all: Kid Curlers, Hats for the hair, Pompadour Curlers, all kinds of Fancy Pins to wear in the back of the hair. The most beautiful line of DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS, Handkerchiefs, Kid Gloves, Fancy Collars, Embroidered Flannels for infants, Skirts in red and white, etc., etc. firs. M. L. Counts, BAMBERG, S. C. LET THE B, The public are cordial I > First Fall X-mas Diapla FIRST, Baby Dolls, Au European Assortment, Large anxl Complete. THI1 Jewelry and Si Watches and Chains, Perfumes and Fine h Carnation Pink and others froni 5c to $2.2.' other goods too numerous to give mention will he pleased to show you around. A. C. REYNOLDS, STANDARD < "MAINTAINED." j My business is now just about ! one year old. I promised von ; at the beginning promt, liberal and reliable service, I have ; been faithful, and you have re- i i warded my efforts by giving me your business. I appreciate it, friends, and wish to thank you right here for your patronage, so liberally bestowed. I am much better prepared to , handle your business than I was :i year ago, having gathered about me the best wood and iron workers, painters and trimmers this country affords. You don't have to wait till they come, they are here, and to be found at my works every working day of the year. Don't hesitate to send me your carriage work, I can serve yon bettei and with more promptness than any similar establishment within fifty miles of Bamberg. I also repair, upholster and renew all kinds of furniture in the l'.luof of TT1 n oKaa b/kl*Q?kQ olid J lyroii iCj cum; uvaovo uuu guarantee satisfaction and prices along all liues. Call on me at tbe same old place, opposite Bamberg Cotton Mills, Bamberg, S. C., and be treated right. Yours to satisfy, DANIEL J. DELK. \\ TBCEt xf I have now a large stock of Watches, Clocks Jewelry, For everybody and at prices to suit everybody. Also SPECTACLES for all ages. Come and see ray stock before vou buy. T. C. ROUI3, Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, S. C. Your Eyes 4k II rn Weak/ III H k Your Hght V nil U defective | 1 1 J .,! ii su, you suwuiii iuii^u a Competent Optician, Or. B. D. BRONSON is fully prepared to fit your eyes properly and scientifically. He uses the celebrated crystal leoses of Kellam & Moore in correcting errors of refraction. Offiee at the ...BAMBERG PHARMACY... where can be found the FINEST PERFUMES, PRETTIEST PICTURES, and the handsomest liae of Toilet and Fancy Articles ever seen in Bamberg. The public are invjted to call and examine our Holiday Goods. We feel sure that we can please you. BAMBERG PHARMACY. DID YOU KNOW that C. F. RIZER at Olar did as large a business as any merchant in Bamberg County ? The reason of it is that he keeps everything in the line of .. tin ion.. and sells at close prices. His large store is full of bran-new and seasonable goods, and be is prepared to supply your wants in any line. He carries Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, lKress Goods, Notions. Confeet ionery, Groceries, Hardware, Harness, Sewing Machines, C'rockery, Tinware, Drugs, etc. Also a full Hue of Coffins and Caskets. He also handles Horses, Mules, Buggies, Wagons, and anything in this line. It will pay you to see liiin before you buy. He buys in car lots, and will quote close prices. Milan ai Diw Goods. I make this a special department, which is in charge of Miss Bet tie 1 Mathews, a first class Milliner, who will take pleasure in serrfug the ladies. I appreciate the liberal patronage I hare received, and ask a continuance. C. F. RIZER, 0LAB.8.Oj ' 't "?* I \m PLAY! | ; invited to attend the y of three special lines second, * Vases, ! Our center aisle will be given exchisively to the display of Vases, Cups and j| Saucers, Shaving Mugs, Water Sets, etc. 4jS Iver Novelties, J1 Ixtracts, Violets, Heliotrope, White Rose, > per bottle, Bav Rum, Toilet Soaps and in this space. Just give me a call andX;;-- > Ehrhardt, S. C.. | SOUTHERN RAILWAY. J -PI). mw j Condensed Schedule in Meet Joha 19, MMl ,' ;-?M fc&y.I&y MrM* i 520p 7 00aLv . Oiarlestoa .. ArlllBa BUf 'jk 568p 7 41a m .. fiommerville..14 ?? fS| T25p 856a " ... Branch villa... " 8Kb T68p 928a " ...Orangeburg... " >fli 846p 10 15a " ...KlngviUe.... ? TK? iHM 11 83a Ax .. -Sumter .Lv 645a * 1140a " Camden.. Lt ...... 8aQp:ilOoJAr....OolnmblA.....LT"7Mia 460p j 520p 7 00a]Lv~Chkrle^oa. ..Arllllai OI5p 725p 915a " ...Branchville... " S?a| 7 40p 9 40a " .... Bamberg ? " S 27ai 5?p &\ 802p 950a) m Denmark ** 8Ua! 519p .'-""I BB20p 10073 " ....Black ville-.. - SM sS M 922p 11 OOaj " Aiken M 7 48m oaopui 51a) Ar. Augusta umdiLv M 0 20al >1^ ^ :JSJ NOTE: In addition to the'above w? ; trains Noe. 16 and 18 run daily between Charter ton and Asheville, carrying elegant Fuma.^J!: leeping cars. No. 16leave CharlestonU<8 p, m.; arrive Colombia 6 36 a. m.; arrive Aaka- ' x<'i vilie 9:06 a. m. No. 16leave Aaheville2fl6?.m..; leave Colombia 1-J? a. b.; arrive GharMtOK^ ' 7l?ia. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy J at Charleston at 9:00 p. m. These inriaa .. , make close connections at Columbia though trains between Florida points amfeg^jawj ' n n *"< *Kn - _ V5|| No. 15 No. 8 14RICKN Vir.r.g lNo.i2No.bl i D?Uy Doable Daily 8enrioe.U*Uj' D* agifl i ggaBj UOOp 7 00a Lv .. Charleston .. Ar| life t 165a 855a " . . Branch villa.. " 4Sk&aiH 260a 928a " ..Orangeburg .. " 6l8p ^ 7 00a 1106a M ... Colombia... Lv 4U*. 860a 155p ** .. Greenwood.. 44 12Op fly 1056a 245p Ar ....Abbeville... LvlUOftej OlQp . 'J. U 40a 8 35p Ar?Anderson.. . Lv iogsj 4W jjf 1220p 4l&pAr ...Greenvflle... Lv 2*- BSTaE . Son. only 1 ". Lv. Augusta 7 00a 9 80s aKt^jim J*. BaSeSW. lOOpllKp 44 Tennille iaOpl2IOp B0P $ Lv. Tennille.... 640a 869p * SandersriUe 650a 400p Ar. Augusta. ...?tOflal ?Mp ; Daily Daily pfi^lj?*?|35L ' J Lv. Savannah.... 1220a 1220p ..... J ?j?*-k~<*M - iino>i imt 'Fjf " Barnwell.... 4 18a 408p 7 SfiJ lm & u Blackvllle... 4 28a 4?p 14>1M jSsg' v, At.Columbia.... 810a 6Q6p litjn ^ My D^jExsalSa iSBfcS Lr. Columbia 1125a 120*6 Mai... ' Ar. Blackville.... 107p 800a 10 Ua 4 Bp ..,* ? Barnwell.... 121p 815a 1188a 8ffip .< - Allendale.... lOOp 91?p ' " Savannah..... 815p 510al...V^l.....!-? >?* %?& Atlanta and Bayoai. Lv. Charleston.. 70Qaj 5?pj....? ? i " Ar. Augusta 11 61a 1030p ...... ./?;>/ " Atlanta.: 828p 588a.._v ;<M* Lv. Atlanta. .....1100b 580a JUmf&Sim At. Chattanooga 5 Jflaj 0 46aj tUp Lv. Atlanta.. .. 5 40aj 4Hp : Ar. Birmingham V 1125a 1080b >, jsgKB" " Memphis, (viaBirmingham)... 8Q5p ?& ; ^ Ar. Lexington.., 5(flp 5 98* 'IjP " Cincinnati 780p 748* ?$} " Chicago 718a Mga . .* Ar. Louisville........? T8Dp'f.ffihv " St. Louis 7 04a 6Q? ^ Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga).7 lOp TA Te AAwill>?C<8chiw?t^Ii88lwin*| ABTsnar ran. Daily I Daily ^ Lv. Charleston. ' I TclSufep < Lv. Columbia (Union Depot)...... . 1140a 4mBH y." Ar.Spartanburg SlOp fM Knoxville 4 1m | " Louisville (via JeUico) .. f To Washington and the East. y. M ColumbMUnion Depot).. AfiSp 8 Ar. Charlotte IMp > Ar. Danville. . . .'. USa T?f?> Ar. Bichxoond tpQa 8 Baltimore Pa. H B ^9 Ua Bleeping Car Line between Charleston and 'M Atlanta, via Augusta, m?Mry i iinrnittnaiM at Atlanta for all points and West. Solid Trains DetweenlL leston and AshePullman Parlor Cars and Drawing Boom steeping oars between Charleston and Irfcs Oonneotions at Columbia with through tndag ^ for Washington and the But ;atoofor Jaotoc*' 3*8 vllle and alT Florida Pointa FRANK 8. GANNON, J. M. CULP, Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr.. Traffic Manager, 4 Washington, D> O. Washington^ 0? GKOBGK^ALLKN,^ I w. A. TURK, a H. HABDWHL Oem. Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen. Past. . 3 *?0 j Washington, D. 0. Atlanta. Q? , . IL. C. IXGLIS^ P. W. MILEY, \ I Heferee in Bankruptcy. Probate Judge. V \ TNG LIS Sf MILEY, % Attorneys at Law, ^|? I BAMBERG, S. C. j Will practice in the Courts of the State. I Prompt attention given to collections. *;1 j Money to Loan. APPLY TO | Izlar Bros. ? , Attorneys ail Ceiiselors at Law, BAMBERG 0. II., S. C. M sTg.Iviayfield, i ATTORNEY AT LAW, 9 DEXMARK, S. C\ DENTIST. I Will be pleased to people. Office op stairs In the boiMIss next to bank. ' F. F. JOHNSON. MPBOWKLL A M'fVER BOHT1CK W ? GlL'tU 1?, USUI, i B!H, I Attorneys and Counselors, M BAMBKKG C. If., S. C. .j|| General practice; apeciel attenllwi g| ing given to corporation law and tbe "|4 amiaation of tiUaa. .