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s *' : * The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED HI AY 1st, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. Rates?$i.oo per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 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 Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. Thursday, March 14, 1901. It seems now that Bamberg is to have two telephone exchanges. Well, competition is said to l>e the life of trade, but it seems to us that it would be much better if the town had only one exchange, but the service should be tirst-class, something we have not heretofore had. It is authoritatively stated that Mr. G. W. Croft, of Aiken, will be a candidate for congress from this district. From present indications there will be plenty of candidates, but it is likely that any Edgefield man will go into the race handicapped. The people in this part of the country are beginning to think that Edgefield county has had this honor long enough. ?? * The attempt to manufacture sentiment against McLaurin still continues, but we candidly believe it will fail. Such unfair methods are bound to react, and will strengthen the junior Senator with the people. We believe McLaurin has acted as he thought best for the interests of his State, and we want a man who will . not be led by the nose and follow the dictates of a few politicians. ' ?? Senator MeLanrin an Independent l Democrat. Senator John McLaurin, of South Carolina, is one of the few Democrats now representing the south in Congress. He is a man of strong personality and individuality, and is willing to stand with the principles of his constituents rather than to "stand in with" the interests of his political colleagues. On account of his speeches and actions in many of the "wars in the sessions of i| congress" between the radicalism of Democrats on one side and Republicans on the other, he has seen it his duty to the principles he upholds to vote with the Republicans. Recently his magnificent speech favoring government aid to the restoration of the American merchant marine (the ship subsidy bill) has carried down upon him the anathema of political Democracy. In the face of his action stands tiie tact tnat lie is a candidate for re-election two years lience to the office he now fills?senator from South Carolina. Judging from the large . amount of mail pouring into his hands from business men all over the south at his bold stand, he must feel that he is fully understood and endorsed by what represents the commercial backbone of the south. The South Carolina legislature is now in session and has taken occasion to shape public opinion against this industrial independence that is so contrary to political Democracy, and to . encourage an array of candidates to combat him from now on. We love to talk about our northern neighbors not wishing to hear the truth, yet in the north all political factions have an opportunity through many newspapers to get facts on both sides of politics, but here in the south we are so trained politically to fear "negro domination" that we would , not recognize a political platform if our commercial success depended upon it, if it was not served out to us on a political Democratic waiter and newspaper. The result is, political Democracy representing nothing to us but "the white man must rule." Nearly every other plank in its make-up is composed of theories not feasible, practical nor wanted. We have been following this kind of leadership lon? enough. It is time to be indedendent and return to the first principles ?an industrial Democracy. Senator McLaurin should be strongly supported. He favors a bill which calls upon our government to give financial aid to the work of upbuilding our tuer cnant marine, 10 increase me ouipui ui American built ships, to increase the cargoes to be carried in these American built ships, ta open new territory for thesgjsliips.and their cargoes. It means r-~? '"'that more industries will be started, more labor employed, more money in the payroll, more "tilled dinner pails." What section is more interested in this matter? What section will gain more benefits from this than the south? " Government aid to American shipbuilding industry will be the first step to the erection of shipbuilding plants in the south; for all kinds of ships can l?e built here cheaper than at the north, aud such assistance will start a permanent industry. Immediately there is activity in the lumber mills, in the forests, at the iron foundries, 111 the iron mines, in the coal mines, in the steel factories, and in all branches of manufacturing. The effect of this movement will be to decrease the present freight rate from the United States, and particularly from the south, to all foreign points, where we now ship immense quantities of our manufactuies. A lesser freight rate w ill drive out the worst form of competiton we now have: British trade in British ships. We will be able to open up entirely new territory, stranye to fa v. which is ours by right, but British trade now holds it, the South American continent. The present freight rate and traffic is maintained bv British ships; their lines have controlled it for years, and without government aid, America will never get it. We want more territory for the purchase of our cotton manufactures, our naval stores, our lumber, our tobacco, our corn, our grain, our coal, iron, steel, coke, our marble, granite, all our output. We want it carried in American built ships and ' manned by American crews. We want to build many of these ships in the south. We want more of our southern congressmen to stand alongside of Senator McLaurin and begin the work of an industrial Democracy. Let us get in our father's house again and stay there.? Olynn County (Ga.) Picket. Headache often results from a disordered condition of the stomach and constipation of the bowels. A dose or two of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct these disorders and cure the jheadache. Sold by Bamberg Pharmacy. L & N Secures the Seaboard. New* York, March 0.?The World w ill say tomorrow: August Belmont lias acquired control of the Seaboard Air Line and devised a close traffic arrangement with the Louisville and Nashville railroad. In this new railroad enterprise August Belmont and company represented a syndicate of Wall street bankers and the Rothschilds, of England. The plan is said to have been completed last week in a series of conferences at the offices of August Belmont and John Skelton Williams, of Richmond, Ya., president of the Seaboard Air Line. On the highest authority, it is said that full announcement of the ileal will be made this week. It is told that the plan to secure the Seaboard Air Line grew out of the knowledge that if the Louisville and Nashville did not get control of it at once its rival, the Southern railway would do so. Therefore in the purchase the Louisville and Nashville takes a big amount of the securities and close connections will be established between the two systems. A Horrible Outbreak. ' Of large sores on my little daughter's head developed "into a case of scald head" writes C. D. Isbill, of Morgan town .Ten 11., but Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cured her. It's a guaranteed cure for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, pimples, sores ulcers, and piles. Only 25c at Thomas Black's and Dr. J. B. Black's. President Williams Denies. Richmond, Va., March 10.?President John Skelton "Williams was asked today regarding the report published in a New York newspaper that the Seaboard Air Line system has been purchased by August Belmont and the Rothschilds. He ridiculed the story antf said: "The report that a controlling interest in the Seaboard Air line system lias been purchased by parties allied to the Louisville and Nashville or any other system is an idle one, and without foundation. I regret that newspapers should be willing to frequently and periodically give currency to such reports. I and my immediate associates own a controlling interest in the Seaboard system. My financial interest in it todavjs larger than it ever has been before, The condition 01 the system is stronger than ever, ami earnings are heavier than at any time in its past history. "We are satisfied with the property, intend to hold it and operate it, and a controlling interest in the Seaboard Air Line system is not for sale to anybody at any price." Landlord and Tenant. The State law relating to landlord and tenant as amended by Senator Gruber's bill which became an act at the last session of the general assembly reads as follows, the last two provisions being new ones; the text of this law is of particular interest just at this time: Section 1819. In all cases where tenants hold over after the expiration of their lease or contract for rent, whether the same be in writing or by parol, or shall fail to pay the rent when the same shall become due, the landlord is hereby aut horr j j A;n1Ar nn,.OAn ,vr j lzeu ilUU CU1JJUWCI Cll, Cllllll 111 by agent, to demand possession thereof; from the tenant or person in possession thereof; and in case of refusal or resistance it shall be lawful for the person so letting said premises, houses or tenants, his agent or attorney, to apply to a magistrate, whose duty it shall be to have a notice served upon the person or persons so refusing to be dispossessed.to show cause before him, if any he can. within three days from the date of said personal service of such notice, why he should not be dispossessed; and if he fails to show sufficient cause it shall be the duty of the magistrate forthwith to issue his warrant, directed to the sheriff of the county, or any constable thereof, requiring him, without delay to dispossess said person or persons from the premises so let and authorizing him to use such force as may be necessary; Provided, That said magistrate shall receive 50 cents for issuing said notice and warrant, the sheriff or constable a fee of $1 for executing the same, to be paid by the party so refusing to be dispossessed; and if said costs cannot be collected from the tenant, the same shall be paid by the landlord, except in case of constables and magistrates in counties where they receive salaries: Provided, That in case any tenant is wrongfully dispossessed, he, she or they may have an action for damages against said landlord: Provided, further. That either party to the proceeding shall have the right to appeal, which appeal shall stay further proceedings upon the tenant entering into bond with sufficient surety or sureties to pay the landlord all damages which he may sustain thereby: Provided further, That on demand for trial by jury of either Dartv to the Droceedings. trial by jury shall be allowed to decide the issue of fact arising hereunder. Reports Wanted. Comptroller General Derham says that he is anxious to receive the reports from the county superintendents of education on which to base the distribution of tin* $100,000 from the dispensary now on hand, and ready to be distributed to the public schools of the State. Circulars have been sent out and the county superintendents have been asked time and again for the data on which to send out the fund. After a while tlie* names of the superintendents who have not complied with this request for legitimate information will be published, and then these same officers will be whining and complaining about the publication ol their names for a plain dereliction of duty or gross carelessness, which is depriving counties that have attended to their work of the fund they need. The information in any other office is uot what the comptroller needs, He must have it under the seal of the county superintendents.?Columbia correspondence News ami Courier. Killed by Lightning. Charleston, March 11.?While out hunting yesterday, Ben Webb, son of Capt. B. C. Webb of Columbia, was killed by lightning. Louis Jervey. who was with him, was severely shocked. Webb and Jervey left the city yesterday morning for James island to go on a rabbit hunt. During the afternoon a thunder storm came up and the two young men hurried to their sail boat, which was lauded in Elliott's cut, to make ready to come home. Jervey was the tirst to enter the boat, leaving Webb on the Ashley river bank, j and w as engaged in adjusting the sail, i when he was knocked senseless by a bolt j of lightning. He recovered shortly afterwards and upon looking around for Webb saw his body stretched out on the j bank. He was dead, and his clothes; were on tire. The tlames were quickly j extinguished. Lying near the body of: Webb was his dog, w hich had also been i killed by lightning, You Know What You Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill ! Tonic because the lormula is plainly j printed on every bottle showing that it is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c. CHEAPER MILEAGE BOOKS. Seaboard Air Line Makes a Noteworthy Reduction of Price. The Seaboard Air Line, being ever alive to the people's interests as well as its own, lias, effective February 2o, reduced its l.OOO-mile tickets in Florida from $:>(? to S2">; all one thousand mile tickets of the Seaboard Air Line railway issue are now good over the entire system (with the exception of the family mileage tickets sold in the State of North Carolina), which traverses Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, and reaches the capitals of all the above states. By agreement, one thousand mile tickets of Seaboard issue are good in addition to its own lines over the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad from Richmond to Quantico, and the Pennsylvania railroad from Quantico to Washington, the Columbia Newberry and Laurens railroad, and the nammore ;>ieani racKei company s line from Norfolk to Baltimore. The Seaboard Air Line railway is the short line from South Carolina to all points north, south and west and has a service that is second to none in the South, and its trains are run on quick and convenient schedules. For information write GKO. McP. Battk, T. P. A., Columbia, S. C. R. E. L. Btweii, Gen. Pass. Agent, Portsmouth, Va. A Killing at Varnville. Bkai fokt, March 7.?News has just reached here by a passenger on the railroad of the killing of a Mr. Smoak today at Varnville, between 12 and 1 o'clock. Mr. Smoak had yielded to arrest by the town marshal. J. II. Tomberlin, but immediately pulled his pistol out of his pocket and defied the officer. As he pulled his weapon the marshal pulled his and tired, killing Smoak almost instantly. The tragedy occurred at the depot in the presence of several witnesses. The marshal immediately surrendered himself to the sheriff, who lives at Yarn* ? * * * -t rr .? 4...1 ville. Mioruy aiier me sneriu escurn-u the marshal to the county jail to await further developments. A coroner's inquest was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon and returned a verdict that Smoak came to his death at the hands of J. II. Tomberlin. It is stated on reliable authority that a prominent young citizen of Vafnville was threatened with death by Mr. Smoak. Fearing violence, the young man appealed to the marshal to protect him and arrest Mr. Smoak. The marshal deemed it his duty to respond to the appeal and arrested Smoak, with the above result. No previous ill feeling had existed between the marshal- and Smoak. The feeling existing between Mr. Smoak and the young man proceeded from a scandalous story. Sentiment of prominent citizens of Yarnville is in sympathy with the marshal, who, it is said, has bravely and efficiently performed his duties. Mr. Toiubcrlin is a young married man and has resided near Hampton for over a year, during which time he has repeatedly acted as assistant marshal of Hamilton. He is a native of Tampa, Florida, and served live years in the regular army as a private in the fort at the mouth of Golden Gate, San Francisco. lie also served for a time at Fort Moultrie. He is about D'2 years of age and is said to be a man of courage and honorable nature. Mr. Smoak was a prominent citizen of Hampton county, was engaged in the merchandise business for several years at Varnville and was about .">0 years old. He leaves a wife and two daughters and a son Remarkable Cures of Rheumatism. (From the Vindicator, Rutherfordton, X. C.) The editor of the Vindicator has had occasion to test the efficacy of Chamlierlain's Pain Balm twice with the most remarkable results in each case. First, with rheumatism in the shoulder from which lie suffered excruciating pain for ten days, which was relieved with two applications of Pain Balm, rubbing the parts afflicted and realizing instant benefit and entire relief in a very short time. Second, in rheumatism in thigh joint, almost prostrating him with severe pain, which was relieved by two applications, rubbing with the liniment on retiring at night, and getting up free from pain For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. North Carolina 31 ills Compromise. Cii ahlottk, X. 0., March 10.?The present session of the Xortli Carolina legislature has decided not to enact any legi<l:itinn riMnilatin*r work in anv of the c >tton mills of the State. The operatives as well as the mill owners were anxious to avoid any legislation, preferring to work out the problem in their own way. An agreement signed by nearly all the mill owners of the State was submitted to the legislature, and this agreement was accepted in lieu of the proposed law regulating labor. Following is the agreement entered into by the mill owners of the State: First. That one week's work shall not exceed (?!> hours. Second. That no child less than 12 years old shall work in a cotton mill during the term of an available public school. Provided, This shall not apply to children of widows or physically disabled parents. Provided, further. That 10 years shall be the lowest limit at which children may be worked under any circumstances. Third. That we will cooperate with any feasible plan to promote the education of the working people in the State, and will cheerfully submit to our part of the burdens and labors to advance the cause of general education. Fourth. On the basis of the above agreements of cotton mill owners and managers we hereby petition the legislature not to pass any labor laws at this session of the legislature. The Host Prescription for Malaria Chills and fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron ami quinine in a tasteless form. Mocure, no pay, Price oOc. A Kingston, N. V., court has an odd case before it. A hypnotist giving an exhibition hypnotized three women. Pointing to a man in the audience lie told his subject. "There is a baby that needs spunking; go and spank it." The women obeyed, taking turns in spanking the motiensive man. l nc runeuie provoked by tiie incident angered the victim, and lie lias had the hypnotist arrested on a charge of assault. It will he interesting to note whether the suggestor of the hypnotic spanking can beheld amenable to the law. This signature is on every t>ox of the genuine Laxative Bromo=Quinine Tablets the remedy that ctircM a cold in one day The price of cotton is going down day after day and those who have been holding on for an advance to ten cents are beginning to get shaky. There is undoubtedly a shortage in the crop, but the preparations for an immense acreage have already begun to have an influence on the market and the farmers are thereby placing it beyond their power to control the priec. A big crop this year means live cent cotton, but as the farmers appear to prefer selling at that price instead of at nine or ten cents nobody else should object. Better Schedules. Railroad Commissioner C\ \\\ Garris was in town last week. lie came to Walterboro in response to a petition tiled with the railroad commissioners asking for a better schedule 011 the road from Green Pond to Ehrhardt. Commis- j sioner Garris investigated thoroughly the J causes of complaint, and in conversation i with the editor of The Press and Standard expressed the opinion that a satisfactory schedule was not only due the people who patronized the road, but that he had no doubt the railroad authorities would, when the matter was properly | presented, effect the necessary changes. Of course, he said, evervbodv could not j i be pleased. It would be impracticable to j secure close connections at Green Pond with trains going to and returning from both Charleston and Savannah, but lie tlw\iiirlit tlw.r,. wonlil ti?? iii i ilitiicntt v in I effecting a satisfactory schedule an?l connections with the Charleston end of the line. He intended as soon as lie returned home to submit to the railroad commission a full report of his investigations, together with such recommendations fori improvements as he thought the railroad people could reasonably be expected to make, and which would doubtless prove satisfactory to the public. Speaking of schedules on this line of road, we are reminded of a bill introduced in the Senate at the late session of ! the Legislature by Senator Gruber, pro-1 riding that two passenger trains shall be j run daily each way on all railroads in j the State. Senator Gruber made a hard j tight for the passage of the bill ami finally succeeded in having it passed. It is now a law and if it is observed by the Plant System two trains instead of one will be run daily each way between Green Pond and Ehrhardt.?Walterboru Press and Standard. A Good Cough Medicine for Children. "I have no hesitancy in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," says F. P. Moran, a well known and popular baker, of Petersburg, Ya. "We have given it to our children when troubled with bad coughs, also whooping cough, and it has always given perfect satisfaction, It was recommended to me by a druggist as the best cough medicine for children as it contained no opium or vm ful <1 win* Ront hortr UU1CI lUUllJlUl 141 MV4\? wj ^(?UIMVas Pharmacy. Seaboard Will Not Sell. New York, March G.?The fact that John Skelton Williams, president of the Seaboard Air Line, had a conference with President Cassatt and other otlieers of the Pennsylvania system in Philadelphia Monday, has given rise to a report that Pennsylvania is negotiating for the control of the Seaboard. President Williams, however, says that there is 110 disposition on the part of himself and associates to relinquish control of this property. It is intimated that the conferences . in Philadelphia relate principally to the . establishment of friendly traffic relations between the Pennsylvania, the Seaboard and other southern lines. Strikes A Rich Find. , "I was troubled for several years with 1 chronic indigestion and nervous debility," ? writes F. J. Green, of Lancaster, N. II., "No remedy helped me until I began r using Electric Bitters, which did me - more good than all the medicines I ever . used. They have also kept my wife in excellent health for years. She says I. Electric Bitters arc just splendid for female troubles; that they are a grand tonic and invigorator for weak, run down women. No other medicine can take its place in our family." Try them. Only hOc. Satisfaction guaranteed by Dr. J. B. Black and Thomas Black. Had Proved It. A good story was told at an election meeting the other night. A11 Irishman obtained permission from his employer to attend a wedding. He turned up the n?vt <tnv- with his arm in a slimr and a black eve. "Hello, what is the matter:" said his employer. "Well, you see," said the wedding truest, "we were very merry yesterday, and I saw a fellow strutting about with a swallowtailed coat and a white waistcoat. 'And who might you be?' said I. 'I'm the best man,' se/. he, and begorra he was, too."? Scottish American. State of Ohio. City ok Toledo, ) Lucas County. i ' ' Frank J. Chenf.y makes oath that he is the senior partner of the lirm of F. .T. Cheney & Co, doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and that said tirm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars lor each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, tin's tUh dav of December, A. D. 1S8G. A W. Gi.kasox, |seal] Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of I he system. Send for testimonials, free. F.J. Cheney & Co , Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Small-pox, like many other evils, has its humorous incidents, one of which happened in New York a day or two ago. Two board of health inspectors, while vaccinating all hands in a quarantined apartment house, came upon a burglar, who, during the absence of the occupants of a fiat, was helping himself to valuables. The burglar, with great presence of mind, passed himself oif as a member of the family and was duly vaccinated. In the next flat, however, the inspectors' suspicions was aroused, and on going back to investigate they discovered the thief under a bed. Dctect?v/.c ucn. summoned and the intruder was arrested, but before they could leave the house with their prisoner, they, too, in spite of many protests, had to submit to the process of vaccination. An Honest Medicine for La Grippe. George W. W aitl, of South Gardiner, .Me., says: "I have had the worst cough, cold, chills and grip and have taken lots of trash of no account but prolit to the vendor. Chamberlain's Cough Kemody is the only thing that has done any good whatever. I have used one bottle of it and the chills, cold and grip have all left me. I congratulate the manufacturers of an honest medicine." For sale by Ham i berg Pharmacy, Killed by Town Marshal. Vaunvfi.i.k.S. March T.-Fred Smoak a merchant and farmer, was shot and in-1 slantly killed by Marshal Tomberlin this morning at 11 o'clock. The difficulty was of a grave character. Smoak resist- j ed arrest ami was shot. Marshal l oin j beilitl has been arrested and carried to I Hampton jail. Nig lit was Hoi* Terror. "I would cough nearly ali night long," j ! writes Airs. t'has. A pi legate, of Alex-1 ! andria, Ind., "ami could hardly get any j | sleep. I had consumption so had that if I walked a block 1 would cough fright-i, ' fully and spit blood, but, when all other! medicines failed, three $1.00 hot ties of Dr. j | King's New Discovery wholly cured me ! and I gained f>8 pounds." It's absolutely ! ! guaranteed to cure coughs, colds, lagrippe, j bronchitis, and all throat and lung! troubles. Price 00c and $1.00. Trial! bottles free at Dr. Black's and T. Black's ': J The Sentinel Burned Out. Baknwki.i., March 11.?The building and entire plant of the Barnwell Sentinel was destroyed by tire last night. Origin of the tire unknown. Property was covered by small insurance. The tiles of the oflicc. running since 1S.">(). date when the paper was founded, were likewise destroyed. The present editor and manager, with that thrift and energy characteristic of him. will buy new machinery and rebuild at once, and in the meantime make such arrangements as will bring out each weekly issue as formerly. Court convened this morning with Judge O. \\\ Buchanan presiding. Solicitor Davis had his work well in hand and the machinery of the court was at once put in motion. The criminal court for this term will probably be the lightest in the history of the county for the March term. They Ride Astrde. A ikkn, S. (\. March ">.?The fashionable and wealthy women of New York who grace this delightful place by their presence ride like the daughters of Ceil tau is. Nor are they trammelled by such voluminous riding habits as their mothers and grandmothers wore. Many of these fashionable women ride astride when they follow the beagles or hammer the ball at polo. They wear top coats which fall just below the knee when the women are standing on the ground. When they are mounted astride the coats just cover the tops of the women's trim, snug-litting riding boots. These handsome topcoats conceal the truly common sense c >stumes under them which leave to the fair riders perfect freedom in the saddle. To Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock is given the credit of introducing in Aiken the fashion of riding astride. Mrs. Hitchcock is absolutely fearless on horseback. She loves to ride, and she learned long ago that it is mighty ditlicult fur a IVoman to keep her seat on a side saddle on the back of a fractious horse. And Mrs. Hitchcock refuses to ride any calm, sedate horse that would seem most at home in a funeral procession. So, to satisfy her yearning for excitement when she rid6s, she quickly learned to ride astride. Now there is no horse in existence hot <lif? fenr< S!h> enn mount an n?'v dispositional brute 1(> hands high and, without running the risk of being unseated, bring liim to terms. She can master horses that her husband's bravest grooms are afraid to mount, and she Finds as much enjoyment in conquering a vicious horse as she does in the chase or in a hard-fought game of polo. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. \V. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Don't Bo Drowned in Your Calling. A European traveler tells of the followingepitaph which he read on a tombstone in England: "Here lies ; he was born a man, but died a grocer." The man disappeared in his calling. We often find that a man's vocation has swallowed him; that it has completely overwhelmed him; that there is nothing left of him for any purpose outside of his occupation. It is a contemptible estimate of a vocation to regard it as the means of getting a living. The man who is not greater than his calling, who does not overtop his vocation, so that it- runs over 011 all sides, is not successful. A man should he greater than the books lie writes, greater than any speech he makes, than any house he builds or any sermon he preaches.?Success. Surgery by Telephone. Surgery performed by directions given over t he telephone is the latest innovation at the Hahnemann Hospital. A physician who is connected with its surgical stall was called up by telephone the oiher day by a nurse at the Children's Hospital, in GennantotVn;, with which institution the physician is also connected, and was told that his services were immediately required for a child who had dislocated its shoulder. "Bring the child right up to the telephone," said the surgeon. "All right, 1 have the child in my arms," the nurse replied. "Now then," said the physician, "place the child's elbow against its'side, and move its hand and forearm outward." His directions were here interrupted by a sharp click that sounded through the telephone as the dislocated member snapped back into place. "There you are?nicely done, wasn't it?" said the surgeon to the nurse. She replied that the operation had been most successful, and the physician returned to his clinic.?Philadelphia Record. Two Sides to a Story. To the Editor of the News and Cou- j rier: At a mass meeting of the citizens of Varnville, held in Town Hall Saturday night, March 0, the following resolutions were adopted apropos of a report in The News and Courier of March 8 signed "T. G. W.," headed "Killing at Varnville," several statements in the same being untrue: We, the citizens of Varnville, feel it due the public that they should know the true sentiment and feeling of the citizens of this place. We deplore the killing of Mr. Snioak and feel that it was uncalled for, and that Town Marshal Tomberlin went beyond what we think was necessary to arrest Mr. Snioak, there having been hard feelings existing between Marshal Tomberlin and Mr. Snioak for some days. The following is a true statement: Mr. F. M. Smoak was en route from his residence to the Hank of Varnville when Marshal Tomberlin attacked him. Mr. Smoak asked him to go away and not bother him and to keep his hands off of him; that he was attending to his business. Mr. Snioak stopped and told him several times to go away and let him alone. Mr. Tomberlin followed and finally clubbed him ami then shot him. We, the citizens of the town, condemn the marshal's action and are in deep sympathy with Mr. Smoak's family, and feel that Mr. Smoak gave up his life in defence of the honor of his family. Mr. Smoak leaves a wife, four daughters and one son. E. K. (Jinn, Chairman. A. 1?. Si'KAKs, Secretary. Yani\ille, Hampton County, March I). Minnesota lias a novelty in Keltranm county, which is bankrupt and in a condition bordering ?>n anarchy. A court decision which allows logging conijianics to avoid the payment of hack taxes has caused the trouble. The county has no money and no fuel for its offices, and merchants have long since refused to accept warrants. The county judge and jurors have gone out on strike, and most of ike offices have been closed by their occupants. The sherin. who has been caring for his prisoners at his own expense, threatens to turn them loose so that lie can hunt for a job that will sup-1 port his family. The legislature is being supplicates! f >r aid. Tin- new !;i\v against carrying i?*-t! provides that 110 one can carry a pistol j that is less than twenty inches long or' that weighs less than three pounds whether concealed or unconcealed, Peace ollivers are excepted. The penalty is.line or thirty days on the chain gang. Isaac Newton Ilayden, who died recently in Honolulu, leaving an estate vauled at began business at the Hawaiian capital thirty years ago as a carpenter. lie prospered at his trade, branched out as a contractor and made money hand over fist. \ THE HAPPY TIME. The man who cannot rest today, j But says lie will tomorrow. Finds, when his work is cleared awijr, New tasks or sits in sorrow. The merry time, the happy time, 1 The blissful day in view Is never gained by them that wait * To triumph and to celebrate, 1 With nothing more to do. 1 The man who folds his hands t oday And contemplates with sorrow , j The pressing task that's put away < Unfinished until tomorrow Has neither rest of heart nor mind. For he that looks ahead ' To duties long delayed destroys i The sweetest of sweet leisure's joys, ( But borrows doubt and dread. The man who mixes work and play j At present and tomorrow ] Keeps life's poor little ills away And finds new cares to l>orrow. The merry time, the happy time, The blissful day in view ] Is every day for him whose hand Is turned each day to fair deeds and Who plays in reason too. 1 ?Chicago Times-Herald. ] < SHE WAS PLAIN WITH HIM. i Aunt Sally- Gave the Milliliter Some- j thing: to Think About. j Two women in the early part of the ] last century lived in Virginia. They , wore noted for their common sense. ] and many of their sprightly sayings are quoted and enjoyed to this day. j They were both Methodists, and theii ; house was a place of resort for the i clergy of that denomination. Of one i of the women, known as Aunt Sally, the following story is told: . i She had a black silk dress which she \ was accustomed to slip on when she i attended church. It seems that once, i while conference was being held near 1 her house, a Methodist minister who 1 had enjoyed her hospitality and was saying goodby ventured to remonstrate against her use of costly apparel. "Well, Aunt Sally," said he, "you have been very kind to me and my i wife during our stay at your house, and we appreciate your kindness. We shall never forget it. But, my dear . sister, before parting with you I must i say that it has troubled my wife and myself very much to see you a devotee to the fashion of the world. I ' notice with pain that you wear your silk dress every day to church, contrary to the rules of our order, and I hope that hereafter you will refrain from such a display of worldly mind ednoss. I also hope you -will pardon me for calling your attention to it" "My dear brother," said Aunt Sally, "I did not know that my plain black silk was troubling anybody. It hangs up there behind the door, and as It needs no washing it is always ready to slip on when company comes or when I go to church, and I find it very bandy. "But, my dear brother, since you have been plain with me I must be plain with you. Since you and your wife have been staying here I and my cook have some days had to stay at home and be absent from church because we were doing up the white dresses of your wife that she might look well at the conference. Pardon me for explaining, and when you and your wife come this way call again."? Christian Observer. Two Way* of Telling: It. Once upon a time a king in his sleep dreamed that all of his teeth fell out before him, one by one. He summoned a soothsayer and asked him to interpret the dream. The soothsayer said, "O king, the meaning of thy dream is that thy family and relatives shall die in thy presence, one by one, till all are gone." The king was very angry at that and sent the soothsayer at once to prison. Then he sent for another soothsayer and again asked for an interpretation of the dream. The soothsayer made answer, "0 king, the interpretation of thy dream is that thy family and relatives shall die, one by one, and thou thyself shalt outlive them all." With this answer the king showed approval and commanded that a pres ent be given to tne interpreter, ana that he should be sent home with honor.?"Persian Tales" in Century. When to Select Diamonds. "It may appear strange to you," said a diamond expert, "but damp, murky weather practically kills the diamond business. No dealer dare buy ' of cheating himself. The pures^^ni diamond will on one of these dark, foggy days take on a straw shade and to all appearances is off color. Always pick out a diamond on a clear day, but see to it that you have a good light on the gem, for many dealers tint their ceiliugs aud walls a delicate hue. 'which gives the stone a bluish tint which it does not or should not possess in a clear light.' "?Washington Star. The Prayer He Didn't Make. In a certain parish near Dumfries, Scotland, a newly made elder was summoned to the sickbed of a parishioner. Being naturally a bashful man, he was in great anxiety as to the "prayer he wad ha'e to pit up" and wished to avoid going altogether. At length he was persuaded by his wife and started on his errand. On his return his wife greeted him with the query: "And how did ye get on. William?" "Oh, grand! He was deid." Hotel Life. Jackson?What time do you wake up in the morning usually? Jimson?Four o'clock. "Croat snakes! Why so early?" "I board at a hotel, and that's the hour the man in the next room goes to bed."?New York Weekly. In every bome there is trouble sun-1 day morning in finding the man's clean underwear.?Atchison Globe. The life of an Australian native rarely exceeds 50 years. A Widow's Love Affair. , Receives a setback, if she has offensive ; breath through constipation, biliousness < or stomach trouble, but I)r. King's New i Life Pills always cure those troubles; ( clean the system, sweeten the breath, ] banish headache; best in the world for 1 liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25c at i Dr. .1. B. Black's and Thomas Black's. One of the gravest crimes anyone can s commit is to rpb a child of his school ( days. Don't keep a boy at home to work j! a week or two or a month after school begins and thus discourage and handicap s him when he does start. If there is any- ? thing on earth that a man can afford to I make a sacrifice for it is the education of r our eimurcii. i HIT mm i uctu tum money. A boy is better ofl" to earn ljis . own money, but what he needs is good training ami good schooling and there is ^ but one time to get it, when lie is young. ?Ex. Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold- r Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure ^ a cold in one day. No cure; no pay. * Price xM cents. A young wife who lost her husband by death, telegraphed the sad tidings to her fatiier in these succinct words: "Dear John died this morning. Loss fully covered by insurance." JEWEL MALADIES. Precious Stones That Are Subject to Serious Changes. The decoloration of precious stones tvlien they have been exposed to the iir for ft long time is considered one of the most frequent maladies. Among :he colored stones, the emeralds, rubies md sapphires are those which remain Intact best. Nevertheless they are not exempt from changes, aa has been proved by many experiments recently made in Faris. Two rubies of the same size and shade were kept for two years, me in a showcase and the other away from all light At the end of this term a comparison revealed that the first bad become somewhat lighter in color. The influence of light makes itself felt more plainly on topazes and garnets. The garnet turns much paler io a short time, while the tODaz assumes I a. darker shade and even loses the brilliancy possessed by It when freshly :ut. The most sensitive stone in this respect is the opal. This stone draws its marvelous rainbow reflections from numerous little clefts which allow the light to pass and reflect it in different airections. Often the opal stands the manipulations of cutting and polishing well, and all of a sudden it splits. It suffers always by excess of heat Owing to its chemical composition it is sensitive to all the changes of temperature. Pearls deteriorate very easily. In the Are they are transformed into a piece &f lime. Placed in contact with an acid, they behave as lime or marble would under the same conditions. It sometimes happens that during the work, if the hand touching them is very sweaty, they lose their luster or break, being attacked by the acid of the perspiration. Since pearls are composed of concentric layers of mother of pearl, it is sometimes possible to repair them by taking off the outer layer, but this operation is extremely difficult and delicate. If the interior colors are injured there is no remedy. i-vi j. i hi ..tit ti. jjiuujuuus are ie?s 5eu?iuvv, aim n Is not prudent to take them too near the fire.?Jewelers' Circular-Weekly. THE HELPFUL WOMAN. *ler Advice to Her Husband and the Result of Following It. There was once a Woman whose Husband Depended on the State of the Market for his Daily Toast. One Day he Appeared before Her with a Sad Countenance. "All is Over, my Dear," said he. "Wheat Is Way Down, and 1 doubt if after Tomorrow we shall have More than Ten Thousand a Year to Live On. I am Sorry that I Married you to Drag you Down to This, but I must Tell you Sooner or Later. I am a Ruined Man." "Nay, do not Lose Heart," said his Wife. "Can you not Speculate Further?" "I cannot," he replied, "for I have Lost my Nerve. My Friends Urge me to Throw what I Have into Copper, but I Dare Not Five Thousand a Year would Hardly buy Croquettes for Two. I would Better Keep what I have Saved from the Smash." "At any rate," said she, "come Out and Have some Lunch. Let us Go to Sherry's and get a Nice Litle Bird. Then you will Feel Better." * "Bird!" exclaimed her Husband. "Unhappy Woman, if you see anything better than Broiled Chicken and Beef a la Mode for the Rest of Your Life, you will Do Well. In my present Frame of Mind I would Suggest a Night Lunch Cart" "Let us have One Good Meal at least," urged his Wife, "before we Die to the World. I have Twenty Dollars in my Purse. I will Buy our Lunch with that; after that the Night Lunch." "Very well, for the Last Time," replied her Husband. Then they went to an Expensive Restaurant and Ate a more than Satisfactory Luncheon. At the end of it her Husband said: "I think Better of that Copper than I Did." Then he went Back to Wall Street and Made Sixty Thousand Dollars in Thirty-eight Minutes. This teaches us that Digestion is the Better Part of Valor.?Century. Old Envelopes. is the mother of acof the busier busicity, with offices on Broadwa^^W^kpurchased a scratchbook In his lif^^d never wastes a fresh piece of paper en a memorandum or a column of figures. Every envelope that comes In his mail is sliced apart, back from front, and the front, or address side. Is preserved for use. The Inside forms a clean, smooth sheet 31* by inches. One of the millionaires of Boston made his start by saving empty nail kegs and selling them back to the nailmakers for 10 cents encn in iraae. ms werivs ?ac accustomed to kicking in the staves and burning them in the stove.?New York Press. An Equine Banqnet. Horses were the sole guests at a recent dinner given by a company of English men and women who went from London into the country for the sole purpose of entertaining their four footed dependents. The menu included chopped apples and carrots and slices of white bread mixed with a few bandfuls of sugar. Proper Retarn. "I hurl the lie back in your teeth!" he cried. Which was quite appropriate, for they, too, were false. ? Philadelphia North American. A Wide Golf. Briggs?I heat; you have been operating in Wall street ( Griggs?A great n'stake. I've been operated upon.?Harper's Bazar. i Mrs. C. E. VanDeusen, of Kilbourn, < Wis., was afflicted with stomach trouble md constipation for a long time. She says, "I have tried many preparations but . lone have done me* the good that i Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tabets have." The Tablets are for sale at Bamberg Pharmacy. Price, 25 cents. Samples free. One of the Texas Congressmen received omething of a shock lately, according to inc of his home papers. "He was telling ome friends of his visit to New York Itate. 'Yes, sir,'iic said, 'New York is ] ure the Empire State. Why, I went all iver it, and do you know there's (owns 11 it as big as Dallas, and the trains go ight through them without stopping.'" J Plenty of fine horses aud mules on iand at G. Frank Bamberg's. They are food ones, too. * * NOTICE. The township commissioners will ilease call at the Auditor's office on the ollowing dates to get the returns for heir respective townshipsp Buford's Bridge, Tuesdays March 19. Fish P<>nd, \Vcdnesd5%March 20. Midwav. Thur?day, March 21. Three Mile, Friday, March 22. Bamberg, Saturday, March 23. t / K. W. D. BO WELL, 1 March 14. 1901. AaOHet, 1 i 'y h - STANDARD "MAINTAINED." My business is now just about one year old. I promise^ yon at the beginning promt, liberal and reliable service. I have ' been faithful, and you have rewarded my efforts by giving me i 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 a year ago, having gathered about, me the best wood and j iron workers, painters and trimmers this country affords. Yon i don't have to wait till they come, i they are here, and to be found | at my works every working day I or t he year. Done nesiuue 10 I semi me your carriage work, I v M ! can serve you bettei and with | more promptness than any simi- - '5 j lar establishment within fifty ^ j miles of Bamberg, j* I also repair, upholster and re! new all kinds of furniture in the i latest style, shoe horses and guarantee satisfaction and priI ces along all lines. Call on me ! at the Fame old place, opposite ' J Bamberg Cotton Mills, Bamberg, S..C.,and be treated right. . ' Yours to satisfy, -S DANIEL J.* DELK. jSOUTHERN RAILWAY.T, Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. 17, HOT. & ko.U Jto. 3j _TlI_ No. 6y/-f. bail y\ Daily abtebw timb. Daily Daily (20p 700a Lv... Charleston ... Ar 1110a 815* :,'|3 600p 7 41a " ..Suinmerrille.. " 10 80a 788? 780p 855n " ...Branchvilla... * 810a SOOy 758p 9?8a " ...Orangebur*,.. 44 841* 5?p ' .r'-^ 8l7p|1015a " ....Kicgrille.... " 7 56a 448p 1180a At ...-Sumter Lv ... .J 800# 11 40oj " Camden. Lv 250p ; .^gl 98Sp|ll OoJat. .. .Columbia? .Lrl 7 IQaj 400g 5?0p 700a Lv... Charleston ...At 11lOaj 8lSp - ' 780p 9 Ioh " ...Branchvllle... * 85Gaj 60Qf 755p 94va "....Bamberg....*4 827a<535p 806p 9Sua 44 Denmark ** 818ajfil8| 824p 10 07a 44 ....Black villa..... ? 800a,1 3<8? r: 994pU0Ca 14 Aiken 44 7 <Baj 8 86p 102Up 1150a At. Augusta anALv44 0 w 810^ I is. addition to the above sendee trains Nos. 18 and 16 ran daily between Charla? ton and Colombia, carrying elegant Pullman Vs Sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. J m.; arrive Columbia 6:00 a. m. No. 10 leava Colombia 1:80 a. m.;arrive Charleston 7KBa. Cg m. Bleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9is ''V '' ??. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These rains make clo.se conned ions at Columbia with through trains between Florida points . and Washington and the cast. Connection with trains Nos. SI and 82 New York and ftflff - ' 2 Ida Limited between Blackville, Ailmn and Xv ~ $gosta. No 81 leaves Blackville at 8:48 a, m.j . Aiken 9.40 a. m.; Augusta 10.30 a. m. Ho. hi i leaves Augusta 0.80 p. in.; Aiken 7.18 U m.; Blackville 8.05 d. m. Pullman Drawing Boom sleepers between Augusta, Aiken and New ** York. Trains Nos. 6 and 11 carry Elegant PnHman Parlor Cars bet ween Charleston, bummer rille and Columbia, connecting at Columbia . with the Famous New York and Florida Limkx. ;Sun. fix. Sun.J only Bun. ^ Lv. Augusta ? 00a! 980a 520p ,J. Ar. Sandersvillo..., 100pl248p 8 32s^ =; 44 Tonnille 180p,1250p BDjT Lv. Tennille 5 40a' 850p| 810p '%. 44 Sandorsville ; 550a 400p| 82Bp Ar. Angnsta 9OOal 7lOpj 830p . .-& p*uyjSS" rS Lv. Savannah. 12 80s 1265p 480p :rf 44 Allendale 841a o55p...... 156p M 44 Barnwell 4 18a 4ttp 3<3p 4 Blackville 4 28a 489p 81Sp 506(1 m mm., m mmm mmmmW Ar. Batesburg 800p Ar. Colombia. 610a fllflp 945p Lv. Columbia...? 11 8Ua 115a 700s . ... Lv. Batesburg 680a Ar. Blackville 110p 287a 1080a 888s 44 Barnwell 12<p 812a 1180a v*3?gM 44 All?m1nlrt 155nl 34Ea 1190a ..... - Savannah.-.! SOSpj 500al .....11020? Atlanta and Beyond. . EvT Charleston- | 7 U0a| 530pj Ar. Augusta 1130a 1030p ...... ?jgg| " Atlanta 320p 500a...... - v-va| Lr. Atlanta + 10S5p 5 30a 400p Ar. Chattanooga ' 2 40a] 045a Stfp ' Lv. Atlanta. 8 00a) 415p ^ Ar. Blrmiughm 12n'n lOOOp . y, " Mem phis, (via Bir'mgam) 805p 712a Ar. Lexington 931a 505p 500a \ " Cincinnati.*- 12a'n 7#)p 7 45a M Chicago 8 SOP 715a (80p Ar. Louisville 740p ftOa . , " St. Louis : 7 Ola Ar. Memphis, (viaChatt)? _7 To Asheville-Cinoinnnti-Loniarilla. xf>131liiol8i eastern time. Daily DttJJy Lv. Augusta. 8Q0p 836p > " Batesbnrg 448p 1207a ". Lv. Charleston COa 11 QDp Lv. Columbia 'Union Depot) 1140a 8 26 Ar. Spartanburg 810pU2Ba " Asheville 7 lap 248p i3&|jg * Knoxville 415a TODp ** Cincinnnati 780p 745a ** Louisville (via Jellico) 6B0a / To Washington and the East* Lv. Augusta. 3o0p i>80p " Batosburg 448o 1207a ? Columbia (Union Depot) ^OOOp 21fia . . ^ Ar. Charlotte. - 020p 048a "1 Ar. Danville 12 51a 138p Ar. Richmond 6 00a 626p Ar. Washington. 7 85a SfiOp " Baltimore Pa. B. R V." 012aU25p " Philadelphia. 1198a 296a " New York .lloepl 813a / 1 + Daily except Sunday. Sleeping Car Line between Charleston J? Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at * '<? Atlanta for nil points North and West. r% a 4 ?4- A 4lAW4A nvi ?-e ' V/JUiicuiiUM ab Aiuutitt nibu viiwgy auu \ Florida special. daily except Sunday. Most luxurious train in the world! Connections at Columbia with through trsint {4% for Waahlngiun and the East; also for J&clcson- . s ville and all Florida Points. frank s- gannon, J. M. CULP, " Third V-P. St Gen. Mgr., Traffic Manager, - ? Washington, D. C. Washington,!). C ROBT, W. HUNT, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, 8. C. '4^2 B. H. HAXDWICK. W. H. TAYLOR Gcu. Pass. Agt.. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Washlngion, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. - . ?> ^ r ^ Reliable man for manager of branch office we wish to open in this vicinity. V If your record is O. K. here is an oppor- -1) [unity. Kindly give good reference when ? writing, r?e A. T. Mourns Wholesale House, v' Cincinnati, Ohio. Illustrated catalogue 4 cts stamps. -" ^ Buggies ^ Wagons Wc have received one carload of tVNCIIOR BUGGIES. One carload of Lmnru Dimsi T KS: ... ui^i i; u vi u i ' ; and one carload of the famous : [IAVDOCK DOGGIES. We can surely suit you in a vehicle of ,ny description. Full line of HARNESS, LAP ROBES, WHIPS, Etc. Don't fail to sec us before buying a \;-v luggy or Wagon. , We can and will save you money. JONES BROS., BUIBERC, S. C. ^