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fe? - The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED-Mil' 1st, 1891. ? A. IF. KXIG1IT, Editor. Rates?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$i.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 Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. TimrsdayrAprU 18, 190l7 We had intended two weeks ago to say something in reference to the summer schools for teachers, but other matters lvrpvpntpd W? can see no srood in r- - w schools being held in the couuties and P precious little in a State school. We believe they are of little if any benefit to the teachers, and should therefore be abolished. The money spent on county schools at least is, in our opinion, simply thrown away. A petition has been presented to Governor McSweeney asking him to pardon a white man named Stuckey, who is now in the penitentiary for killing another man in Spartanburg. If the governor will read the testimony taken at the trial, he will find that Stuckey should not te pardoned, but should serve his sentence of ten years. If the governor wants to p go a long way toward cheapening human life in South Carolina, let him grant this I application and make Stuckey a free Igll man. Governor McSweeney is being censured by some people and papers on account of some pardons recently granted. The governor, in the campaign last year, I seemed to lay a great deal of stress 011 the wise and judicious manner in which he had used the pardoning power. There - is no question but that he made friends and votes by it. Then he won commendation because he refused to grant pardons; now he is being criticised for granting them. Too many pardons may make you unpopular, governor. The electric lights and water works scheme seems to have gone by the board. Well, we can't help it. We have done our duty in the matter, and it now rests with the people themselves. If no one will take interest enough to circulate a petition and get the work under way, that's not the fault of this newspaper. We understand that there is now in the city treasury about $3,000, and with this strong financial showing, it seems certain that we can afford these conveniences. However, if no one will take hold of the scheme, we will not get them most assuredly. Business Men and Newspapers. The following is taken from the Augusta Herald, and applies so well to Bamberg that we reproduce it. If our business men want a newspaper to be of benefit ^to the town they must patronize "Augusta must go forward and not backward. She must build up and expand. She must utilize to the fullest home capital, home energy and brains, and, at the same time, she must reach out for new territory and business. "In the spirit of upbuilding and of generous civic rivalry the newspapers of a community bear no unimportant part. I "And yet the effort of any newspaper to build qp a town is practically nullified unless it is backed up by tfte business men of the town. A stranger turns from the news columns of a paper to its advertising columns, and if he fails to find there the business cards of the merchants and professional firms, he comes to the conclusion that the editor is not appreciated, in which case it is a good place to keep clear from. No town ever grew without the active assistance of its papers. Nor can papers grow and build up their localities without the assistance of the town. Business men should realize this and remember that in lending support to their local paper they are not only building up their own business, but are helping to support that which is steadily working for the grpwth of the whole town". ? A Good Husband. "A queer case of bigamy was tried reEE | cently at one of the metropolitan courts," says the Paris correspondent of the London Telegraph, "the defendant, a fine MS mm of military appearance, had, since . his separation from his first wife, married H two others. The second wife is dead, but ere her departure she had thanked ? .' her husband for making her life very i happy. Numbers one and three also . came forward in the court and gave him a very good character. The last was particularly enthusiastic. 4I was.' she said. 4 'extremely happy with him. I cannot tell you anything but good of him. He was quiet, kind and faithful." 4So you have not the slightest reproach to make to the accused ? the presiding judge remarked. 'Not a single fault,' was the prompt reply. Finally the man who had had the courage to marry two more wives ct ran <rt It of SPr>ft ro.fi Oil from w f vu b uv cbtvu^?*4 ? - the first was triumphantly acquitted. . .. 'So many thanks,' he cried to the jury when the verdict which set him free was delivered." Colston Callings. Colston, April 16.?Every bod y is planting cotton. Sorry to say that Mrs. Hattie Beard is quite ill, but" hope she will soon be up again. Mrs. Biddy Godbee and little daughter are visiting at Ehrhardt this week. Miss Ella 0. Burns is still visiting relatives on Colston. A pleasant pindar shelling was given at Mr. Thomas Clayton's for the little folks last Saturday night. Miss Sudie Beard has returned from visiting relatives in the Clear Pond neighborhood. Mrs. H. W. Beard visited friends in Ehrhardt Saturday and Sunday. Miss Beckie All spent last Sunday with Miss Lucie Clayton. Mrs. Janie Brabham spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. P. M. Yarn's. Mrs. Annie Phifer, from Columbia, was a visitor at Mr. S. W.Clayton's last week. Mr. J. B. Yarn spent last Sunday with Mr. Laurie McMillan. Wedding bells will soon ring in this community. Everybody is invited to go to the memorial. Misses Nell and Florrie McMillan went to Ehrhardt Eriday. Mrs. J. F. Clayton says she will eat headed cabbage in three weeks. Hurrah for her! I think everybody should take The Bamberg Herald,, and do not send to vour neighbor to borrow it to read. JL and C. Ski V-~ ' * W:> , ' SENSATION IN COLUMBIA. B. B. Evans in Jail for the Killing of J. J. Griffin. Colimiua, S. C.. April l:?.?This afternoon at 3 o'clock Captain John J. Griffin, commercial agent of the Norfolk A Western railroad, was shot to death in the rooms of Major Barnard B. Kvans in this city. The arrest of Major Kvans subsequently created a pronounced sensation. The two were alone, and occupants of adjoining apartments were at dinner. Major Evans summoned a physician, saying that a man was hurt in liis rooms. Dr. R. W. Gibbes fouud Captain Griflin lying in a dying condition and speechless on Major Evans'bed. A 44-calibre Colt's revolver bullet had entered just above the left nipple. When Dr. Gibbes announced that Griffin was dying, he declared that Evans, who had been drinking heavily, became widely excited and exclaimed that Dr. Gibbes lied, that Dr. Gibbes and not he himself had killed Griffin. The physician, under pretext of replacing a broken instrument managed to get out of the room, although Evans declared that he should not do so. Dr. Gibbes summoned police, and they were refused admittance until Judge Ernest Gary, a cousin of Evans, arrived and demanded admittance and submission to the officers. In the room were evidences of the fact that one or both of the men had been drinking. Aside from this there is no reason why Griffin should have killed himself or that Evans should have shot him. The dead man's face was bruised on both sides and there was an abrasion < f the skin on the bridge of the nose. His walking cane, clotted with blood, was several feet from where blood marks indicated that the fatal shot had taken effect. The right forearm of the dead man showed powder burns, but none were visible in the neighborhood of the wound. Captain Griffin served in the Confederate army with a company from Macon, Ga., and after the war entered the railroad service. He had held the position of general freight agent of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and subsequently went to the Norfolk & Western. Two years ago he was assigned to this territory. Columbia, S. C., April 14.?The coro- j ner's jury this afternoon rendered a ver- J diet that to the best of its belief the death of Captain J. J. Griffin was caused by a gunshot wound inflicted at the hands of Major B. B. Evans. The news of the' tragedy excited intense interest over the State. There was startling evidence produced, j Mr. W. R. Muller declared that he had j heard the shot and that it was fully 15 j minutes before Evans came into the store to 'phone for a physician. He did not connect Evans's visit with the noise of j the report of the revolver, but noticed | that Evans was under excitement. lie asked Evans what was the matter. The latter never disclosed the serious nature of the affair, but insisted that Muller .so with him up stairs. There were custom- j ers in the store and Muller declined, not suspecting- the gravity of the situation. A few minutes later Evans returned and again 'phoned for a physician. It was about 2:15 or 2:30 when the report of the pistol waS heanl, and it was 15 minutes to 3 o'clock when Evans telephoned I)r. Gibbes. Dr. Robert Earle, who had held the postmortem, testified that the ball must have been fired from a distance of 5 feet or more from Griffin. There were powder marks on the back of Griffin's right forearm and there were bruises on each side of his face, on his nose, on his forehead and under his chin. The evidence of Dr. Gibbes confirmed the report of the dramatic scene between himself and I Evans, when the latter was informed j that Griffin was dying. Other evidence corroborated the main | story that there were no eye witnesses, and that in the room there were indications of drinking. The police described Evans' hysteria and declared that he asserted that Griffin had shot himself. Judge Andrew Crawford was present at the inquest, in behalf of Major Evans, although he has not yet been retained for the trial. Ex-Governor John Gary Evans of Spartanburg, and Captain N. G. Evans of Edgefield, S. C., brothers of Major Evans, arrived this morning and have secured counsel for him. Major W. T. Gary, of Augusta, Ga., uncle of Major Evans, is also here. They decline to talk until Major Evans's counsel prepares an authentic statement. Evans has declined to see any one until today, he admitted a very few intimate friends. The verdict of the coroner's jury has been generally accepted as proper. * THE HOME GOLD CURE. An Ingenious Treatment by Which Drunkards are Being Cored Daily in Spite of Themselves. No Noxions Doses. No Weakening of the Nerves. A Pleasant and Positive Core for the Liquor Habit. It is now generally known and understood that drunkenness is a di>ease and not weakness. A body tilled with poison, and nerves completely shattered bv periodical or constant use of intoxicating liquors, requires an autidote capable of neutralizing and eradicating this poison, and destroying the craving for intoxicants. Sufferers may now cure themselves at home without publicity or loss of time from business by this wonderful "Home Gold Cure" which has been 'perfected after manv years of close study and inebriates. The faithful use according to directions of this wonderful discovery is positively guaranteed to cure the most obstinate case, no matter how hard a drinker. Out records show the marvelous transformation of thousands of drunkards into sober, industrious and upright men. Wives cure your husbands!! Children cure your fathers!! This remedy is in no sense a nostrum but is a specific for this disease only, and is so skillfully devised and prepared that it is thoroughly soluble and pleasant to the taste, sr. that it can be given in a cup of tea or coffee without the knowledge of the person taking it. Thousands of drunkards have j cured themselves with this priceless remedy, and as many more have been cured and made temperate men by having the ' Cure" administered by loving friends and relatives without their knowledge in coffee or tea, and believe today that they j discontinued drinking of their own free! will. Do not wait. Do not be deluded j by apparent and misleading "iipprove- j ment." Drive out the disease atopcej and for all time. The "Home Hold Cure" \ is sold at the extremely low price of one j dollar, thus placing within reach of j everybody a treatment more effectual i than others costing $2") to $50. Full di- j rections accompany each package. Special advice by skilled physicians when { requested without extra charge. Sent prepaid to any part of the world on re- j ceipt of one dollar. Address Dept. 0 452, EDWIN B. GILES & CO., 2330 and 2332 Market Street, Philadelphia. All correspondence strictly confidential. I McLaurin to Win. I And. by the way, this may not bean inopportune time to say that when it comes to working for the best interests of his const ituents. Senator McLaurin will never be found wanting, notwithstanding a great deal of thoughtless and whimsical criticism of his course, recently indulged in by some newspapers and a few politicians as well, among the latter beingsome who would aspire to the wearing of his Senatorial toga. But watch our prediction: Senator McLaurin will be returned to the Senate next year as his own successor. and that, too, inside the Democratic party lines, even though some they hope to receive political advantages by his decapitation in the home of his friends, for whose welfare he has been wise enough, and, what is more rare to tind, brave enough, to stand against tremendous odds, thereby incurring the loss of great personal popularity for the time being until the light can be turned on. and he can have an opportunity of getting before the tribunal of the people and giving the reasons for the faith that is in him. And "Curly Headed Johnnie" will do it, too, to their satisfaction and approval when the right time comes. Fortunately for him, and, we fear, unfortunately for our farmers, another crop of cotton will have to be raised and sold before our next campaign rolls around, and every voter in South Carolina who has a pound of cotton to sell may realize from a sad experience what the loss of foreign markets means to the Southern fanner. It is not, can not be, a question which affects the cotton manufacturer alone, for unless he can export and sell his goods, there will soon be a period of congestion and stagnation in the cotton goods market, and down goes the price of cotton. Such a stage we are now beginning to experience. The cotton mills are manufacturing at a loss, and many in both the North ami the South are curtailing their production ; not as a matter of choice, but of necessity. It does not require any great common sense to see that the mills cannot long stand such a state of affairs, and one of two alternatives must soon follow, either the price of cotton must go down or the mills must cease to spin. Thus will be seen the direct, vital interest of every man who plants a seed of cotton in the doctrine of trade expansion as advocated by Senator McLaurin. He is consistent in his reasoning, and there is nothing in it to burst the hoops which unite the few remaining staves of the Democratic party. There may be considerable cringing, breaking and cracking of dry bones when the grandmas and grandpas come to swing corners, but the dance will go merrily on, the well-meaning old folks will be given a comfortable seat where they can rest as they "take in" the performance and see how deftly Johnnie takes the "queue" and waltzes off with Oriental glee, instead of getting the "boxing" which once upon a time was stored up for him by a few on this side of the flood. But the tide ebbs and flows. Watch!?Keowee Courier. Holds up a Congressman. "At the end of the last campaign," writes Champ Clark, Missouri's brilliant congressman, "from overwork, nervous tension, loss of sleep and constant speaking I had about utterly collapsed. It seemed that all the organs in my body were out of order, but three bottles of Electric Bitters made me all right. It's the best all-rouud medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter." Over worked, run down men, and weak, sickly women gain splendid health and vitality from Electric Bitters. Try them. Only 50c. Guaranteed by Dr. J. B. Black and Thos. Black. Port Royal Not Left Oat. Washington*, April 11.^-Admiral Crowingshield, who has just returned from an inspection of southern ports with a view to the establishment of a naval training station, has recommended to the secretary of the navy that the naval station at Port Royal, S. C., be utilized for this purpose. The secretary heartily approves of the recommendation and informed Congressman Elliott today that the buildings at Port Royal would be used and improved for the accommodation of from 500 to 1,000 boys, chiefly from the south. The station, he told Mr. Elliott, would be made a most important one. The machinery now at Port Royal dry dock will be transferred to Charleston in accordance with the recent act of congress removing the dock station and new buildings -will be built near Charleston for its reception, it being impossible to remove those at Port Royal. Caught a Rreadfnl Cold, Marion Kooke, manager for T, M. Thompson, a large importer of fine milli nerv at 1658 Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, says: ' During the late severe weather I caught a dreadful cold which kept me awake at night and made me unfit to attend my work during the day. One of my milliners was taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a severe cold at that time, which seemed to relieve her so quickly that I bought some for myself It acted -like magic and i began to improve at once. I am now entirely well and feel very pleased to acknowledge its merits." For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. A Magazine for the Home. The May issue of The Delineator, in addition to showing eighty styles for the month devoted to ladies, girls, babies, men and boys, contains much else that will be of interest to women of education and taste. Among the interesting articles we cau name Seasonable Dress Fabrics. the making of W^sl) Gowns for Summer Wear, the Ilats of the Season, photographs of the Inaugural Ball Dresses. Commencement-Day drfcsscs, the Etiquette of Weddings, Chafing Djsh Hecipes (illustrated). Among the general literary articles is the story of "Dickens' Unromanlie Love," a biography of Ellen M. GitTord, and a review of the newest books. The above mentioned articles do not by any means exhaust the offering which The Delineator makes to the modern woman. A Testimonial from Old England. "I consider Chamberlain's Cough Bemetly the best in the world for bronchitis," says Mr. William Savory, of Warrington, England. 4,lt has saved my wife's life, she having been a martyr to bronchitis for over six years, being most of the time con lined to her bed." Site is now ouite well." Sold bv Bamberg Pharmacy. A Kind Hearted ?jJi?.or. A subscriber to a certain paper died and left fourteen years subscription unpaid. The editor appeared at the grave as the lid of the coffin was being screwed down for the last time and put in a linen (luster. ;> thermometer, a palm leaf fan and a receipt for making ice. Editors, as a rule, are not prosperous, but they, are kind hearted and considerate. j > Accidents of Speech. The sons of Erin have long labored under the imputation of making more "breaks" with their tongues than any of their fellow mortals, but from the following it would seem that the "bull" is not necessarily indigenous to Irish soil, says the Chicago Record: It was a Frenchman who, in writing to an acquaintance, said: "I left my knife ' at your office yesterday. If you find it. 1 please send it to me. Yours, Le Roque." < "P. S. Since writing this I have found my knife, so you ljeed not trouble to ! send it." The same individual sent a present of some fruit to a friend, and in the bottom of the basket he placed a note, the post- ' script to which read: "You will find this ! note in the bottom of the basket, but if you do not, let me know immediately." It was a Scotchman who said: "The butcher in our town does such a small , business that he only has to kill half a beef at a time." A German, in advertising for a lost pig, ' said: "It has 110 earmarks except its tail, wincn is missing. A British magistrate, on being informed by a vagabond that he had no wife, . responded: "Well, that's a lucky thing for her." At a prayer meeting in Vermont a pious old deacon invoked a blessing on a "poor young man whose father is a drunkard and whose mother is a widow." At a negro ball the doorkeeper, on being asked what "not transferable" on the tickets meant, replied: "It means dat no gentleman am admitted 'less he come hisself." Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange t he whole system when entering it through 1 the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used e.\?ept on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's* Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly* upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists, price 75c. per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Upon the Sand. (Ella Wheeler Wilcox.) "All love that has not friendship for its base, Is like a mansion built upon the sand, Though brave its walls, as any in the land, And its tall turrets lift their heads in grace, Though skillful and accomplished artists trace Most beautiful designs ou every nana, And gleaming statues in dim niches stand, And fountains play in some flow'r hidden place; Yet when from the frowning east a sudden gust Of adverse fate is blown or sad rains fall Day in, day out, against its yielding wall, Lo! the fair structure crumbles to the dust; Love, to endure life's sorrow and earth's woe, Needs friendship's solid masonwork below." The Best Wood Purifier. i The blood is constantly being purified by the lungs, liver and kidneys. Keep these organs in a healthy condition and the bowels regular and you will have no i need of a blood purifier. For this purpose there is nothing equal to Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, one 1 dose of them will do you more good than a dollar bottle of the best blood purifier. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at IJamberg Pharmacy. Thanks to SIcLaurin. 1 The city council of Charleston at its meeting last Tuesday night, unanimously adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, by the mayor ana city : I council assembled, That the thanks of the city of Charleston are due and are hereby tendered to John L. McLaurin ' for his earnest and successful efforts to secure the government exhibit from the Buffalo exposition for the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition, and that the mayor be requested to officially notify the senator of this ac- ( tion." The Best Remedy for Rheumatism. QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIX. ! All who use Chamberlain's Pain Balm 1 for rheumatism are delighled with the i quick relief from pain which it aft'ords. j When speaking of this Mr. D. X. Sink-, . of Troy, Ohio, says: "Some lime ago I had a severe attack of rheumatism in my ( arm and shoulder. I tried numerous < remedies but got no relief until I was recommended by Messrs. Geo. P. Parsons & Co., druggists of this place, to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. They recommended it so highly that I bought a bot- i tie. I was soon relieved of all pain. I ] have since recommended this liniment to : many of my friends, who agree with me that it is the best remedy for muscular rheumatism in the market." For sale by . Bamberg Pharmacy. Won't Rnn For Senate. Hon. John C. Sheppard, of Edgefield, was in the city a short while today. A i Journal reporter touched up the ex-gov- ; ernor on the subject of politics. Governor Sheppard said he would an- ' nouncc definitely that he was not going to run for the United States Senate. 1 "That," he said, "is going to bp one of j the worst scrambles ever seen in this ' State." It is his idea that the race will bitter and narrow to small issues, a per- 1 <rmnl di?nnta and a tost of nulls ' Governor Sheppard said that if he ever { made a rope for anything above senator 1 from Edgefipl.d, flip position lie now holds, lie would endeavor to retrieve the only defpat he ever met, by making the s rape fur gpyernor.?Spartanburg Journal. 1 \ l?ag?M?j Roaring Flood Wasjied down a telegraph line wliiph J,1 Cbas. C>. Eljis, of Lisbon, {a., bad to re- J pair. "Standing waist deep in icy water." Ife writes, "gave me a tprribie cold and cough. }t grew worsp daily. Finally the best doctors in Oakland, Neb, s bilouv City and Omaha said J bad consumption' and P.onM not live. Then 1 1 began using Dr. King's Ifew Discovery 1 and was wholly cured by siy nptljes.'' |; Positively guaranteed for coughs, colds a and all throat and Jung troubles, Price . 50c and $1.00. Trial bfttljps free at Dr. Black's ami Thog. Black's, Veterans' Meeting. * Camp Rivers' Bridge, No. s:?9, l". C. V., * will meet at the memorial grounds on Friday, APfP r^th at J JO p. m. for the ( purpose of electing delegates to the State and Memphis reunions, and tor such other business as may come before the $ Camp. J. W. Jf.xny, Commander. a JoitN F, B re land, Adjutant. I A SURPRISED NEW YORKER. A man from New York who came over to see how a president was inaugurated was taken into the senate gallery by one of the officials. The visitor listened while his companion and guide pointed out to him a number of prominent senators, including llanna, Frye, Lodge, Klkins, Morgan, Foraker and others who are supposed to be more or less prominent in public life. The New. Yorker heard their names without manifesting the slightest degree of j i ir. l i a _ interest. lie nan no response 10 make. For at least a minute lie sat in silence. "Where's Senator Ellsworth?" he asked finally. "Senator Ellsworth?" repeated the ollieial. "There is no Senator Ellsworth." "That's funny," remarked the New Yorker. "I know Senator Ellsworth very well. Where's Ford?" "Ford ?" queried the mystified official. "There is no Senator Ford." The New York visitor turned to his companion with an air of genuine surprise. "I voted for Senator Ford in my district last fall," he said. "Didn't he come here?"? Washington Post. VICTIM TO TOO MUCH INFLUENCE. It is not often that a man falls a victim to too much influence, but an architect of Cleveland named Swinefurth has had this unusual experience. Some days ago Senator Ilanna | and Congressman Burton, both of whom live in Cleveland, were asked by the supervising architect of the treasury to submit lists of six architects, from whom bids for the new public building might be invited. Both complied, and the name of Swinefurth headed each list. Later the supervising architect decided that the list must be reduced to a total of six, three from the senator and three from the congressman. Mr. Burton took his list of six to revise it. "Surely," lie said to himself, "Senator Hanna will put in Swinefurth." So he left out the name. Senator Hanna began to revise his list. "What's the use of putting Swinefurth in?" he asked himself. "Burton will remember him." When the revised lists were submitted, Swinefurth was not 011 either. lie had fallen down between two stools.?Washington Post. THE QUEER AMEER. 'Tie is a cyclist and wears false teeth." Such is a recent quaint description of the ameer of Afghanis- 1 tan in the Chicago Post. But the monarch's peculiarities do not end there. Surrounded with oriental luxury and many refinements of European life, the ameer never forgets that he is the leader of a nation of warriors. Day and night he keeps himself continually prepared for a sudden warlike expedition. The pockets of his garments are always supplied with loaded revolvers and loaves of bread, the bread being changed every day. A small arsenal of weapons is constantly within reach, and wherever he may happen to be horses arc kept saddled, so that he and his attendants may be ready at a moment's notice. Despite his autocratic spirit, which often punishes by death, with fearful tortures, those who offend him, he works harder than many of his people, encourages the spread, of education and is so zealous for the religiaus welfare of his subjects that he has prescribed the lash for those who neglect their religious duties. BOWERY BARBER SIIOPS. These are in the Bowery barber shops at which one can get shaved for 3 cents. Bay rum costs an additional 2 cents, making 5 cents in all, at which price there begins to be something doing for the shop. There are plenty of places on the east side, in the Bowery and elsewhere, in which one may be shaved for 5 cents. Generally in a 5'cent shop ei bay rum shave would be 10 cents, but it is by no means always so. Witness a sign which announces, for 5 cents, a shave with witch hazel or bay rum. Sometimes one can get more than bay rum for 10 cents, as is set forth in a sign announcing at that .price a shave with bay mm and Florida water.?New York Sun. THEY DON'T LIKE TALL HATS. The municipal council of the little French town of Courteuil is discussing an ordinance forbidding the wearing of tall silk hats within its borders. The "stovepipe" is condemned in the argument of the advocates of the ordinance as a "ridiculous headgear," which, by reason of its costliness, constitutes a badge of social superiority and is ? ji 1. - therefore humiliating to inose wuu never wear -it. The tall hat, reformers declare, "is used only by aristocrats who live and grow fat on the sweat of the poor." Tis Fa?v to Feel (?ooij Countless thousand* have found a blesing to the body in Dr. King's New Life h'lls, which positively cure eonstipation. ick headache, dizziness, jaundice, malain. fever and ague ami ali liver and toinaeh troifhji^. j'nrely vegetable; ieyer gri< e or wyaKen. Only* yfle at l-lioiuas Black's and Dr. J. B Black's. About Stroking. FDlTtjH Tiik JLufutuo IfKI:?J ee in your paper where sonip pf ypur orrespondents are discussing the quesion of men smoking in the presence of uti/.c fiV.ir ir.v nnrf I think the bldies ynr- to: wr i j'e vpry much to blame fur this sprt pf oudiict on the part of young men. They houhl not allow it. and no man who has l?u j.?n?l?*T n*ppct for ladies should do ii. 1 believe tt Is iti a large mensuru lioughth'ssncss on their part, but I hope he time will soon come when it will be onsidered a seiious breach of politeness o smoke in the presence of ladies. X. tops the t'oagh and Works off the foldLaxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure cold in one day. Xo cure; no pay. 'rice 25 cents. j; gjjnttjy LINGUISTS IN THE ARMY. As to the linguistic accomplishments of the otlieers of our army we are now able to state, as the result of examination of the reports in the oflice of the adjutant general, war department, that 304 commissioned officers of the regular army speak Spanish fluently and that most of these officers are serving in the Philippines and the West Indies. About as many more officers report that they possess a limited knowledge of Spanish. This makes a total of some GOO officers who are more or less conversant with Spanish. . French is spoken by 224 officers German by 13G, the languages of A T-rwIionc lwr 13 It sill nil hv I I AlUC'lUllIl J.UU1U11A J J AO, A 8, Swedish and Norwegian by 4, Tagalog by 5, and some of our offij eers speak Chinese, Japanese, Rus! sian, Eskimo, Dutch, Hungarian, Portuguese and Polish. *1 This is a very fair showing and is sufficient reply to the suggestion that our officers are insufficiently informed as to the languages of the countries in which they are serving. ?Army and Navy Journal. A JUNKSHOP GUN. "During the recent Chinese trouble," says the Philadelphia Press, "Gunner Joseph A. Mitchell of the cruiser Newark was stationed at Peking when the trouble was at its worst and when Peking was a hotbed of revolt and defended the legations 'with an old gun resurrected from a Chinese junkshop. The gun afterward became famous as 'Betsy, the international gun/ It was mounted on an Austrian gun carriage and Italian wheels, with the trail made from a beam taken from the British legation. It fired Russian cartridges and Chinese balls, molded on the ground by a British smith. It was cared for and loaded by an American gunner. The very first shot splintered a Boxer barricade. As a ruse, Mitchell moved the gun from place to place, giving the impression that half a dozen guns were in action. He operated the gun up to the very day Peking was relieved and escaped unscathed until the troops were in sight of. the city, when he was wounded in the arm by a chance bullet." EXERCISING DISCRETION. "I was in New Orleans a week ago," said a man who travels to a writer in the Washington Post, "and went to a neighboring city on business. I met the judge of a circuit court and the chief of police of the town, and we talked after dinner. We had a drink or two, and then the talk turned on guns. The judge reached around to his hip pocket and took out a big six shooter. He showed us how quickly he could draw it and expatiated for fully five minutes on the virtues of the weapon. When he went away, 1 asked the chief of police if there was no law against carrying conceal. J opt long Hgp wroip a ip uieoiuguai pro- j fessor iii Philadelphia as follows: "I am j a poor speaker, and I find it hard to utter j my thoughts dearly and forcibly. I have ilpwdi'il/tfMTPfor^ to take a course of in* j struct ion in sppaktug and, learning from tlie papers that t}iere are a great many speak-easies in your city, I would be ! obliged if you would recommend me to one." The* professor broke tlip ne\ys to j jiijp us euphemistically as possible that a 'speak-easy" is merely an unlicensed L drinking place, * _ The Rest Prescription fut Malaria Chills and fever n bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill.Tonic. It is simply iron ami quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, nop:;*, Price oOp. M a\ The chain gang is still at work on the bt Bamberg and Denmark road, and is now in camp just above Mr. W. H. Bamberg's. .--V. - . High Art... CLOTHING for? Men, Boys a We have a beautiful line of Spring interest to see our line and get our Ladies' Tailor=Ma( Waists, Etc.=-? And our stock is superb. To see I merly of Blackville, will take pleasu attention. Satisfaction guaranteed prices, or other information. We s J. WILLI ATJOUSI New Spring Goods! My spring stock is in and ready for your inspection. I believe I can suit you in Dry Hoods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Straw Ilats. etc. My expenses are low, and I can sell you at a small margin of profit. I also carry a nice stock of Groceries, Both Staple and Fancjr. Come in and get my prices before you buy, is all I ask. If I don't sell i you, I will save you some money. H. G. UIDIFEB, . Bamberg, S. . FOLLOW YOI KNOWS . I and you will come to this store, for here is where stvle is linked to quality and price, and the combination is irresistible. Our Spring stock of Millinery I m is the most varied and stylish that we have yet carried, the assortment of trimmings is superb, and our New York Milliner can trim for you a hat in the latest fashion. Of Laces, I ElHfoiB, WhileMs, I we have a swell line, and it will pay you to see what we Ttave. Our stock is complete in every respect: Notions, Novelties, Dress Goods, Trimmings, Gloves# Corsets, etc., etc. We can outfit a woman complete. MIS. m. i. dim, Bamberg, 8. C. Riiffirms and Wa(rnn$ VUgglUV HUgVIIV We have received one carload of ANCHOR BUGGIES. One carload of ENGER BUGGIES. and one carload of the famous IIAYDOCK BUGGIES. We can surely suit you in a vehicle of iny 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, H. C. STANDARD I "MAINTAINED." : My business is now jusiabout | one year old. I promised you i at the beginning promt, liberal and reliable service. I have been faithful, and you have re i-.i i* "..: warueu hiv euuris uy giving unr your business. I appreciate it, ! friends, and wish to thank you right here for your patronage, so liberally bestowed. I am nuioh better prepared to i 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. You don't have to wait till theycouie, j thev are here, and to be found 1 j at my works every working day ! of the year. Don't hesitate to I ! send me your carriage work, I j i can serve you bettei and with ; more promptness than any simij lar establishment within fifty I | miles of Bamberg. I also repair, upholster and reA < . I new all kinds or rurniture m tne , latest style, shoo horses and j I guarantee satisfaction and pri- j ces along all lines. Call on me at the same old place, opposite Bamberg Cotton Mills, Bam- j berg, S. C., and be treated right. ii Yours to satisfy, ** p PAXIEL J. PEEK. a FOR SALE. f CI cl Some beautiful houses on Hice, Carlisle, C( ain, Midway streets, and on Railroad renue. Also some nice farms. All at trgains. Applv to ti J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Agent, 7 # k" o , eu WL'UpULJS. " 'There is, seh/ said he. " 'Why do you let the judge carry one, then ?' 1 asked. " 1 do not use the full powah of the law, seh/ he answered; 'not with southern gentlemen, sell. I use something moah powahful. I use discretion; discretion, seh/" TWO OLD PRISONS. The news that the New York 6tate board of health has declared . that the Sing Sing prison is in such a fearful sanitary condition as to . be unfit for the confinement of hu- man beings and the possibility that the prison may be torn down draws attention to the fact that the state J of New York maintains three prisons for convicted felons. These prisons are situated at Auburn, 2 Sing Sing and Dannemora. The first mentioned is the oldest in the country. That at Sing Sing, on the Hudson river, north of New York, is the next in age, and it is also the j largest on the western continent. Auburn is said to have been indebted to political influence for securing for it the erection of the first pris- < on. Sing Sing was selected for business reasons. The gloomy gray pile Xr. ahIIa/1 fl?/\ ry?nin ]*oll onrl in ? >YiUi;il IS trtiicu Luc uiuui tiaii uuu ju which are most of the cells was erected in 1S25.?Leslie's Weekly. HIS INSOMNIA CURE. Captain Evan Howell of Georgia was talking the other day in Washington to Senator Piatt about insomnia "Now, suh," ho said, "1 have a sure cure for insomnia, and it is as simple as it is sure. When you go to bed and can't sleep, get lip and take a drink. Go back to bed and wait half an hour. If you do not go to sleep, get up and take another drink, llepeat this, suh, at intervals of half an hour. If you do 11 ot go to sleep for four times, making four drinks, then, suh, if you are not asleep, you will not care whether you sleep or not."?Argonaut. Job Couldn't Have Stood it If he'd had itching piles. They're terribly annoying; hut Hucklen's Arnica Salve will cure the worst case of piles on eaith. It has cured thousands. For injuiics, pains or bodily eruptions it's the host salve ip {he worjd. price sine a box. Cure guaranteed. Hold by Dr. J. B. Black and Thos. Black. An unsophisticated young minister in rural Pennsylvania, recently ordained, . J "I i 4ind Youths. Goods, and it will certainly be to your prices. We also handle everything in ie Suits, L hem is to like them. J. H. Levy, forire in giving all mail orders his personal or money refunded. Write for samples, hail be glad to serve you. E LEVY, rA, OA. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Bamberg County. Court of Common Pleas. . SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (complaint not served.) F. \V. Chittv, Plaintiff, against The ''. - j. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Defendant. To the Defendant: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, |% which will be tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, and to serve a copy of your , ,|= answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, over Bamberg I Banking Company, Bamberg, S. C., with- ' in twenty days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint with- " ^ in the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the re- :<A lief demanded in the complaint. JNO. R. BELLINGER, _ ; :?| Plaintiff's Attorney^ '$$g&k Dated Bamberg, S. 0., March 1, A. D. 1901 [seai.1 C. B. FREE, C. C. P. ' To the defendant above named: Take notice that tbe complaint in the above eni iilcd action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Bamberg County aforesaid on the 20th dav of March, 190L.JNO. R BELLINGER, Plaintiff's Attorney. ' t?;, Bamberg, S. C., March 27,1901. ' SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1 XK ' M p-?Oondsnsed 8ohedule in Etfeot Jan. 17, MOL BAOTBBII TW. 6 fiOp 700a Lv... Charleston .Ar U 10a SlSp p flOOp 7 41a " .. Summerville.. " 10 80a Tftp 7S0p 866a - ...Branchville... ? 010a 800p T58p 978a M ...Orangeburg... ** 841a IMp 847p 1015a " .... KingrlUe.... ** TMa 44lr gS U 80a Ar?. ~8umter Lv O OOf 11 40a " Camden. Lv 0800 3&S 98Bp 1100a Ar?Colombia.....Lv 710*1 4008 % 5?0p 7 003Lv!.."Charleston...Ax 11 lOal 818g " r* 780p 916* " ...Branchvilla... ** 860a] 600p - X* 755p 940a M .... Bamberg 8909 806p 9 50a M .... Denmark.... " 8?iu 519p .X Ittp 1007a M .... Black ville..... 800a] *00* -&3J 984p 1100a A?ir^ fOQat 8808 :M 1020p 1150a Ar. Augusta and Lv " jjEia m Ww: in addition 10 tho above seryice trains Nos. 15 and 10run daily between Charleston and Columbia, carrying elegant Pulhnaa Sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston U 4)9 p r^SS m.: arrive Columbia 0.-00 a. m. No. 18 leave Columbia 130 a. m.; arrive Charleston J 30% ' % m. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:01 ?3 p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. Thee# trains make closo oonneotions at OoiuaUe with through trains botwee* Florida point! "A and Washington and the east. Connect Joe with trains Nos. 81 and 82 New York and Fior ida Limited between Blackville, Ailmn and Air m gusta. No 81 leaves Blackvilla at a:48 a. m.j yxijm Aiken 9.40 a. m.: Augusta 10.20 a. m. No. bl leaves Augusta &S0 p. m.; Aiken 7.15p.m.; >Black ville 8.05 o. m. Pullman Drawing Boom ' sleepers between Augusta, Aiken ana New : ; 3 York. Trains Nos. 6 and 11 carry Elegant Pullman Parlor Cars between Charleston, Summer vllki and Columbia, oonnectiag at Oolumbis ;3 with the Famous New York and Florida Un> .. jtcdL__^ X^jg Ex. Sun. Ex. Sun. only Sun. Lv. Augusta 7 00a 980a 520p Ar. Sandcrsviile 1OOp ?248p 88lg si " Tennille 180p -A40j~ Lv. Tennille 5 40a 850p 8 lOp . " Sandersvilie 6 80a) 400p[ 3 28p Ar. Augusta. OOflai 710pj 8809^*ggj^M| Lv. Savannah. 12 80s 12Up 480p ?- " \ ** Allendale^ 845a oMp 188p m Barnwell 413s 428p 8*9 VjRM * Blackville 4 28a| 489p 813p 8089 Ar. Batesburg ...v.. 8089 Ar.Columbia. 610a 818p 948p ..... ^??3 m Mix (Daily 1 I egMo - _rvgg Lv. Colombia II 80o 115a ..? 708a Lv. Batesburg 880a ; At. Blackville .... 110p 2 57a 1080a 8?a &fB| " Barnwell 124p 312? 1180a ...... /'44 Allendale 15op 8 45a 1180a ...... \iM ** Savannah 8<)5p__S00al_:^^_^^ Atlanta and Beyond. Lv. Charleston^,...| 7 00a 52)pL..... S. Ar. Augusta Ill 50a 1020p ...... -> " Atlanta 82bp 5 OOo Lv. Atlanta. flOSSp 580a 40Gp ' Ar. Chattanooga 1 2 40a 0 45a "8 40p i a?, .. , . . . Lv. Atlanta. 800a] 415p Ar. Blrminghm 12n'n lOOOp ' Mem phis, (via Bir'mgam) 806p 71? . Ar. Lexington 081a 5QSp 500a " Cincinnati.* I2n*n 780p 7 48a " Chicago 88op 715a 580p i ~ Ar. Louisville 7 Alp t?0a / JW& " St. Louis 70<a OOOp . ^ Ar. Memphis, (viaChatt) 7 lOp 7 40B To AsheTille-Cinoinnatl-Lonlarillo* ^ ko154 soisi eastern time. Daily Daily %>aS Lv. Augusta. ... 800p| OOOp " Batesburg 448p 1307a Lv.- Charleston ? lOa 11 OOp Lv. Columbia (Union Depot) 11 40a 8 20e U Ar. Spartanburg 810pU2Ba ' * Asheville -715p 248p * KnoxvilJe. 415a T 30p * Ciucinnnati 7 80p 74fia v * Louisville (via Jollico) 68Ui ' ' - _ %; To Woaklneton and tke Eaft. Lv. Aueusia.. I SuODl 080d " Baiesburg 448p 1207a " Columbia (Union Depot) 600p 211a Ar. Charlotte. ft*)p t Um Ar. Danville ifiSp Ar. Richmond "tfOfe tj&p At/Washington 7 S3e, 8J0p " Baltimore Pa. R. R ihk Illp " Philadelphia..*. 11 SB* Ik ,7 - New York 20Spi I Us + Dally except Sunday. Sleeping Car Line between Charleston and . * Atlanta, via Augusta, making oonnedkms at Atlanta for all points North and Weat. Connection at Atlanta with Chicago and . Florida special, daily except Sunday. Moat luxurious train in the world. Connections at Columbia with through trains for Washington and the Goat; also for Jacksonfille and all Mori da Potnih. FRANK 8. GANNON, J. M. CULP, * Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr.. Traffic Manager, Washington, D. C. Washington/D- GL ROBT, W. HILNT, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, 8. C. B. H. HARD WICK, W. H. TAYLOR Gon. Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. )IX0N IRON WORKS ! BAMBERG* S. 1'. We sell Belting, Pulleys, Shafting, Inline anil Boiler Supplies, "~~~ igs, \alvcs, Injectors an<i Ejectors, 'umps, Oils, etc. Our prices ^re reasonble. . WE REPAIR Ingines, Boilers, Gins, Saw ^[ill Maliinery, and in fact anything Ii* the ma- J tiinery line. Will attend cullL in the v~'^ luntry when desired. Repair, work is % ur specialty, and we guarantee! satisfacon. Give us a trial. f BUM IRON WORKS.