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I The Bamberg Herald. Tlwrsday, December 5,1901. J. S. Brooker's Hardware Store. * Personal Mention. ?Maj. Havelock Eaves spent Sunday in the city. ?Mr. J. H. Dixon spent last Saturday and Sunday in the city. ?Maj. L. T. Izlar, of Blackville, is in the city, attending court. ?Mr. G. E. Simmons, of Branchville, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. J. P. Bishop, of EUrhardt, paid us a pleasant call Tuesday. ?Mr. W. M. Cauthen spent several days in Columbia last week. ?Mrs. M. E. Hartzog, of Denmark, - visited relatives here this week. . ?Mr. Clinton I. Barton is out again. B. after an illness of several weeks. T D \fofkonr "Pen now of AuffUSta. ! ~~tl A . iuatuvuj , ? ? ? 0? J JE is attending court here this week. ?Mr. Charlie Adams, of "Walterboro, spent several days in the city last week. k ?Mr. D. P. Smith, principal of the Clear Pond school, was in the city Sat0F urday. ?Mr. S. T. Inabnett, of Asheville, N. C., spent several days in the city last ^ week. i ?Misses Marie and Ruby Murdaugh - are visiting the family of Mr. C. F. Rizer < at Olar. ' ?Mrs. A. Kirsch went up to Blackville Tuesday for a few days' visit to Mrs. Lai- 1 f la Drew. ?Attorney General G. Duncan Bellinger, of Columbia, was in the cit\- last I Thursday. ] e ?Mr. W. J. Gaines, representing the 1 Augusta Chronicle, is here this week in the interest of his paper. ?Messrs. Joe J. Brabham and J. B. (r Hearse, of the Buford's Bridge section, r ^ were in the city last Saturday. ?Rev. M. L. Lawson and Dr. J. B. s Black left Monday afternoon for Florence 1 to attend the Baptist State Convention. -I ?Messrs. G. J. Hiers, Perrv Padgett, and j f B. H. Carter, of Ehrhardt, dropped in to see us Wednesday afternoon of last week. ?Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg and little f sons, Francis and Mctiliee, lett ygpieruay morning for Anderson to spend a couple of weeks. * ? * r Mr. Norris Nevils is erecting a nice res- ? idence in town, next to Mr. V. J. Hart- ^ zog's residence. * 1 The Charleston Exposition opened Monday morning, and the occasion was r celebrated in that city by a big. parade c and a good time generally. c ^ The cheapest tickets sold by the South- * * ern Railway from Bamberg to Charleston costs $2.10, with a limit of five days. The * ten day tickets cost $2.50. 6. Frank Bamberg is almost giving j* away goods these days. Call and get his prices. Come in and pay what you owe or send ^ us the money. We need it and need it ^ ^ now. Don't put it off. The amount is q small, and you can easily pay it. f g| Mr. W. F. Smoak, of the Midway sec* tion, has moved to Colleton county, near a . Walterboro. He is a good citizen, and n we regret to have him leave us. j I am selling all goods at short crop t prices. Come and see my line of stuff. a Q. Frank Bamberg. A suit has been commenced in Sumter 1 against the local ice trust. Before the n |r- combine ice retailed at 25 cents per 100 v F pounds; now it is 50c per hundred. h Mr. N. P. Mardaugh, of Ehrhardt, spent c Sunday and Monday in town. He left Monday afternoon to attend tne t niiea r States court in Charleston as a juror. b Messrs A. Bennett & Son's store at t Lodge was destroyed by fire of incendiary h origin Friday night. Loss, about $3,500; v insurance, about $2,500.?Walterboro t ai t- Press and Standard. F The wife and child of Rev. M. L. Lawson arrived frora Georgia last week, and li were heartily welcomed by his congrega- tion. They are occupying the residence E Of Mr. W. T. Riley. " f The Hebald Book Store has a few v t Christmas goods, which will be sold at w cost. Come in and see them. We have heard several speak of the , sermon preached last Thursday by Rev. ^ M. L. Lawson at the Baptist church. His I subject was an appropriate one for . Thanksgiving Day, and his effort was said to be a fine one. v kAll colors and styles of winter lap v robes at G. Frank Bamberg's. L, Bamberg county certainly raises fine pecans. Dr. O. D. Faust showed us some last Monday which he was going to^ ship to Atlanta, and they were certainK fine, large nuts. The tree on which they grew jr produces a large variety. c Wedding and Christmas presents at jr Brooker's. Sec the line before you buy. 1 . Our patrons will please remember that job work is strictly cash. We have to b pay cash for material, as well as paying t Kj || off our office force, and we cannot afford to do work as cheaply as we do and wait PP^& long time for the money. " ' - 1-m t? r 1 n ~ ^At theuamDergrnanuacy can uv-iwuuvi ? thejorettiest line of pictures ever seen in ii Bamberg. \ L Mr. i^ngus Brabham, a son of Mr. C. R. 3 f Brabhamu who is attending Wofford Col- J -lege, wasTthe star player on the foot-ball C team in toe Wofford-Furman game last .1 week. Froni the newspaper reports Mr. I Brabham wa? the best player on the Wof- J jp?j ford team. \ " J t- Homes for s^le, in town and country, , K on easy terms. SApply to J. T. O'Neal, j | real estate agent.' ? I The Carlisle fitting School gave holi- r 5 day last Friday and taught Thursday, r I while the graded school gave holiday n 1 from Wednesday afternoon to Monday L morning. 8everal of the Fitting School ^ p* students spent Friday and Saturday at ^ Ife: -; their homes. 2 If you want to make plenty of oats, get J F a Chattanooga chilled plow from Brooker f [ to turn 'em in with. The best on earth, j It is probable that Gov. McSweeney I I will offer a good reward for the arrest and J ? conviction of the parties who set fire to I | the outhouse of the Messrs. Smith near J I Ehrhardt last Friday. Incendiary fires 1 ^ are getting too common, and it is deter- ( m " mined to lessen these crimes if possible. ( The Bamberg Pharmacy can please the *] F most fastidious in the matter of holiday *| goods. Col. Jno. F. Folk went down to CharHV leston last Sunday to be present at the Hr opening exercises of the Exposition Sunjj^P day afternoon and the parade Monday ' morning, in which Governor McSweeney * and staff participated, Col. Folk being a * Kx member of the staff. He returned Mon- 1 Hk t day night, and reports a great time. j Nice line of cut glass and sterling ; silver for wedding and Christmas prcs- j Hp ents at Brooker's. nH Mr. Thos. Clayton, of Colston, was in < the city last Monday and brought us some j BeI very fine sweet potatoes to be exhibited ] H at the Charleston Exposition. They arc ? V so large it takes only four of them to j make a peck. Let others send articles , V. for exhibition. There is plenty of time, i m as the Exposition will not be in full blast i R before January or later. , R Do not fail to call at the Bamberg < ^ Pharmacy when looking for a holiday ( present. Their line is handsome and 1 X complete. A correspondent from Orangeburg writing to the Textile Excelsior about the } Orangeburg Mfg. Co., has the following to say of Mr. W. G. Smith, formerly of Bamberg: "Under the present management this mill has only been running one p year. W. G. Smith is president and treason urer. Mr. Smith has the reputation of W being an energetic business man of splcn* did ability. This reputation he has fully sustained during the past year as president and treasurer. He is well known hr throughout his state and few movements k of interest have been inaugurated here in K which he was not largely interested. PerF sonally he is jovial, clever and a man who makes friends easily." i31^1 The ruin this week w as very w elcome. Mrs. H. I). Hogg and family moved to Charleston this week. Prices of country produce, grain, etc , remain about the same as last week. Lost?A leather bound pocket memorandum. Reward paid for return to this office. There have been a number of visitors from the country in town attending court this week. Congress convened last Monday, and it is expected that the session will be a JUll? UI11-. The Exposition number of the News and Courier last Monday was a very creditable issue. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alexander left last week for Columbia, where they will ' make their home. There are entirely too many of our country friends in town this week to attempt to publish their names. Wood for fire place and stove. South Carolina 'phone 17. H. J. & O. Brabham. All the stores were closed here Thanksjiving Day, for the tirst time in years. It is a good sign, and we were glad to see it. Mr. W. I. Rice has also brought us some ine pecans for the exhibition at the Charleston Exposition. We hope other irticles will be brought. Nicest line of winter lap robes in this unction at G. Frank Bamberg's. Our people generally are very much >icised that Rev. M. W. Hook has?been eturned as pastor of the Methodist church lere for another year. The "Married for Money" company >resented this play at the town hall Mon- 1 lay evening to a fair audience. It was as ,rood a show as this town could expect. City council held a regular monthly neeting last Tuesday afternoon, but >nly routine business was transacted. Nothing of public interest came before he body. The Southern Railway announces a ate of one cent a mile to the good roads onvention in Greenville, to be held De:ember 16th to 20th. Several from here , vill no doubt attend. Court visitors are invited to visit our lurseries just out of town on the Cannon i bridge road. Peach trees, 12c each; pples, 13c each. Other trees at propor- ionate figures. H. J. & O. Brarham. Messrs. Geo. J. Hiers, W. C. Mauldin, 1 ,nd C. F. Warren have settled up the ase of Bishop et al vs. Brickwell et al, 1 ihich had been appealed to the Supreme /ourt, and the ease has been w ithdrawn 1 rom the docket. We see in one of our exchanges where Miss Sign is to be married. We hope lot to be accused of being a punster by quiring if it would be just the correct hing to refer to the marriage ceremony s taking down a sign. All the stores in town were closed last , Thursday, as well as other places of.busi- . less. Several hunting parties went out, phile others spent the day quietly at . iome. Services were held at the Baptist ( hureh in the morning. There was only insurance on the < esidence of Judge T. S. Weeks, recently i n-nNi nndur tIm imnrpssioil 'UlUtJU. X 1k > n vtv uiimvi vw ....... hat there was $1,000 on the residence, ] nit $150 had been placed on outbuildings, < rhich were not burned. So this makes he loss greater than was at first sup- ] >osed. i C. M. Van Orsdell, Jr., photographer, 5 at Bamberg, S. C., for a short t ime only. ' k.11 the latest work in photography. Jabies a specialty. Proofs shown; satis- 1 action guaranteed. Those wising Xuias } rork will come early. ' C. M. Van Orsdell, Jr., Photographer. Mr. R. 0. Fickling, of Blackville, and fiss Marie Richardson were married at ( he home of the bride's father, Mr. E. B. tichardson, at Liberty, S. C., Wednes- j lay, November 20. These young friends rerc students in Greenville a few years j go, where they made many friends who j rill join us in hearty congratulations and j ;<kx1 wishes.?Baptist Courier. j New Advertisements. Munn & Co.?Patents. Thos. Black?New Home Sewing Mahines. J. Stevens Arm and Tool Co.?Rifles. * m. c. sandifer. ( See Sandifer's change of ad. in this ' 5sue. He wants to serve the people at ' he lowest sort of prices. 1 Honor Roll. 1 Here are the names of those who reeived subscription receipts from us dur- | ug the month of November: V C Black, Mrs. B R Loadholt, . Irs. F N K Bailey, Jesse J Copeland, \ esse McCormack, J C Hiers, j 'apt. W R Wright, G S Shaw, H Kinard, Rev. A G Kennedy, , L Rice, Mrs. D R Edwards, < a spann, iutuuu uauuuuu, j D Thomas, B B Bishop, , Irs. S M Brown, Jones Bros., j L J Hunter, C A Milhous, I J- D Gray, J P. Matheny, , * J Davis, W G Smith, His Brabham, EPCopeland, tus Yarn, C K Smoak, [* D Fender, J La/. Copeland, Jhas McGeiver, E A Hooton, i VP Riley, T B Harrison, ] V I) Bessiuger, H W Ilerndon, I 2 M Cox, H F Priester. H Carigg, W B Smith, ! I S Dowling, Rev. M L Lawson, Hex I Easterly, W T Fuucett, i I E Wilson, C R Calhoun, no R Bellinger, J I) Jones, Sr., )r. J R MeCormack,H Karesh, r B Padgett, S I) M Guess, V P Sandifer, Scott Halyard, J A Lucas, S Nimmons, J J Tucker, B H Carter, \ J Hughes, J M Morris, [ M Bessiuger, Wm Garvin, \ H Dixon. J H Rowell. i Hunting Accident. Last Friday afternoon Masters George .- T ...... ..,..1 Un<inn ?inil T.pl:lll(l ^OUlltS, IJCUIIUIU C'lmuo, ...... 3pann concluded to go hunting, so dipping off, tliey rented a gun from a legro and went out to shoot birds. Leant! is the eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Spann. When he tired the ?un, the barrel burst, lacerating his left iiaud terribly. The thiunh was torn clear tway, and the hand was so badly mangled that the first and middle lingers had to be amputated by Drs. Bronson and Black, who were called in. He is getting along very nicely, but of course the use of tiis hand will be very much interfered with ;>n account of the loss of the thumb and wn finwrs. The barrel of the gun was badly shattered by the explosion, and one ;>f the pieces of iron 011 the gun turned down, and his hand grasping the gun directly underneath this piece is what caused the damage to the little fellow to be so great. The gun was a double-barrel muzzle loader, and it is supposed the boys, not knowing, must have overloaded it, putting in too heavy a charge of powder. Sales Monday. Last Monday Master T. J. Counts sold 207 acres of land in Bamberg township. It was the home place of the late R. F. Simmons, a few miles from town, and was sold for partition. It was bid in by B. W. Mile}', as attorney for G. Frank Bamberg, for $2,725. Slieriir J. B. Hunter sold twelve acres of land in Midway township at the suit of the State for taxes. It was bought bv N. Z. Felder for $17.50 Marriage. Mr. Arthur B. Jordan, formerly of this town, and now editor of the Dillon Herald, was married last Thursday to Miss Hortense Hampton, of Leaksville, N. C. The newly-married couple arrived at Dillon Friday, where the}' will live. Mr. Jordan was born and raised in Bamberg, his mother and sister living here at present, and he is well-known to our citizens. His friends here wish him much happiness, and extend congratulations to him and his bride. Fire Near Ehrhanlt. Last Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock, on the plantation of the Messrs. Smith, a few miles from Ehrliardt,'an outhouse was destroyed bv tire. It contained about two and one-half bales of seed cotton and , the seed of four bales of cotton. It be-1 longed to Messrs. J. C. and D. M. Smith, and was undoubtedly set on tire. It was certainly a bold act, as the house was situated in an open field where any one approaching it could be easily seen, and to set it on lire in the daytime was cer-1 tainly a bold act. Court Proceedings. The December term of court convened ' here last Monday morning, Judge W. C. Benet presiding. All the other officers of the court were in their places, and after Judge Benet's charge to the grand jury, that body went immediately to work, and disposed of the following cases: Annie Wallace?larceny from the field ?no bill. Perry Williams?burglary and larceny ?true bill. Maner Glover?aiding prisoner to escape?true bill. Elliott Jones?housebreaking and larceny?true bill. Thomas Glover?buying seed cotton without license?true bill. Bruce Dawson and Preston Childs? larceny of live stock?true bill. Preston Williams?bastardly?no bill. Nathan H. Jenkins?bastardly?no bill. W H Ninunons?obtaining goods under false pretenses?no bill. Aquilla Brown?assault and battery with intent to kill?no bill. Lang Atterberry?assault and battery tn nil oiwt pflrrvinc conceal > llll IUK111 ?W v.. j - - Q _ ed weapons?true bill. Wm. Bates?breaking into railroad car ?true bill. Geo. Washington?housebreaking and larceny?true bill. James W Carter?breach of trust with, fraudulent intent?no bill. F. G. Gunnels et al?riot and aggravated assault and battery?true bill. The case against Wiley Rowell and Greorge Eaves for disturbing religious worship was nol prossed by the Solicitor. The following cases have been tried up ;o the time of going to press: John Till?assault and battery with indent to kill and carrying concealed weapons?guilty. Motion for new trial made. Sentenced to six months on chain ;*ang or pay a fine of fifty dollars. Perry Williams?burglary and larceny ?plead guilty?sentenced to two months in the chain gang. Elliott Jones-housebreaking and larjeny?plead guilty?sentenced to six nonths on chain gang. J H Moody?housebreaking and larcely?plead guilt}'?sentenced to 6 months in chain gang. Bruce Dawson and Preston Childs? larceny of live stock?guilty. Motion for lew trial made. Geo Brabham?murder. (This case is icing tried as wc go to press.) The grand jury is still at work, and have not made their final presentment as ? Kof if >i*ill ho > CI. 11 IS III Ul'ilUlU linn ill n in uw? liade before to-morrow. The Cotton Market. Cotton is going up. The government }rop report came out Tuesday, and ga ve v crop of two million bales less than liad >een generally expected, so cotton went ip with a bound. New York futures for December were eight cents Tuesday, s.nd ;hey may go higher. Cotton is selling i;a Bamberg now for 7$ cents, but it may be ligher in two hours. Reoeipts of the A'eek, three hundred bales. Snicide Tuesday Night. Thomas Hiott, a young white man ibout twenty years of age, who was an operative at the Bamberg Cotton Mills, committed suicide Tuesday night by takng an overdose of laudanum. Re had Dcen drinking all day, and was drunk he 11 lie took the dose. He was staying it the house of Connor Davis, and a little ooy saw him take something which was supposed to be laudanum. Mr. Davis then isked Hiott about it, and he denied it, raying he was drunk, that was all, N? further attention was paid to him then, md he went off into what they supposed ,o be a drunken stupor or sleep. Atout ;hree o'clock Wednesday morning it was found that he was dead. Then search was made for the laudanum bottle, which was found, also the cup he had drank it from. Drink and something about a young woman caused him to commit the' rash act, it is thought. The inquest has not been lield up to the time of going to press tolay (Wednesday.) Advertised fetters. Following is a list of the letters remaining uncalled for in the Bamberg post office during the month of November : Men?Eddie C. Crosby, Rev. J. C. Sal ley, H. A. Knight, J. W. Warren, J. W. Anderson, Gillie Sandifer, C. I. Dickinson, Henry Jones, B. N. Dewitt, H. B. Ferguson. Women?Mrs. Allen Mingo, Miss Ella Aldirdgo, Mrs. Jano Warren. Bamberg Shortage Paid. County Treasurer John F. Folk, Bamberg county, has notified the Comptroller General that the fall ani?nnt Of the shortage of the preceding county treasurer, Mr J" Dickinson, has been paid into his hands, and asks for advice as to its disposition. Part of the money belongs to the undivided profits of the dispensary, part to the State and still another part to the school fund. The friends of Mr. Dickinson in various parts of the State will be glad to know that he has straightened out the muddle.?Columbia correspondence News and Courier. Har1?og Happenings, Hartxoo, December 2.?Our farmers are through harvesting for this season. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Burnett spent Thanksgiving day in this vicinity. Miss Maggie Black is spending some time in Branchville with friends and relatives. Mr. Wilbur Clayton was the guest of Mr. B. II. Black hist Wednesday night. Mr. Jack Fralax, of Georgia, visited here las: Fridav. Rev. S. II. Stoudenmire anil wife were the guests of Mr, I). B. Smoak last Tuesday Mr. Fred Steedly visited his father's family Saturday and Sunday. Convention Meets. Fr.oRF.xcK, Dec. 3.?The South Caroling Baptist State convention met in the Florence Baptist church at 8 p m, The convention sermon was preached by Rev C C Brown. D I)., of Sumter. Rev D W Key, I) I)., of Greenville was elected president; Rev Rufus Ford and Joel E Branson vice presidents; Dr 0 P Irvin and Rev V I Masters secretaries, and Col Zimmerman Davis, treasurer of the convention. Stay on the Farm. I have very much enjoyed reading the j well written articles of your Midway scribe, Mr. Hunter. His ideas are capital and his thoughts well expressed. I know, Mr. Editor, you are pleased to receive articles like his, that deal with live issues of the day and with matters of vital importance to the farmer, to whose storehouse we all go directly or indirectly for the staff of life. Such letters benefit you, your readers and the writers. I half suspect that the literary atmosphere of Mr. Hunter's home, where once lived the famous Simms, is drawing out his powers. : If his fellow tillers of mother earth will heed his advice they will be wise. There are few farmers in this section 01 country able to live in brick houses, but many : who are well-to-do neglect the comforts i I and conveniences a home ought to have, : many of them inexpensive and time sav- ' ing. If the farm houses are made more 1 attractive the farmer boys and girls will have no desire to leave them for the " small one-horse towns and pent-up cities. 1 Farmers, take your kinsman's advice and 1 stay on the farm. You say you cannot < educate your little ones in the country ! because the schools are few and far apart. 1 Bring the schools nearer to you or organ- i ize a community school wagon. You 1 object because it is lonesome. Get the i neighbors to go in with you and construct 1 a country telephone exchange. Then sell 1 half of jour farm and have a near neigh- 1 bor. \ ery likely you are land poor anv- i way and by an intensive system could i produce as much on the half as you now I do on the whole. Our country districts i ought to be more thickly settled. Then, ] have good roads?ah, you have struck my i hobby?for they reduce the distance to J town'about half. We can probably have I good roads at less expense than any other < part of the country. No rocks to remove 1 and no stiff red clay to clog the wheels ( of our vehicles. Clay on the sand beds i and sand in the mud holes will very near- s ly solve the problem. The county and t town authorities are very much pleased a with terra cotter piping for drainage and t I am ready to exclaim, "I told you so" for i I have for" some time been an advocate of t its use. We will see in a few years that e we have been wasting thousands of dol- t lars with board bridges, besides destroy- t ing a great deal of timber that is becom- t T ? ? ? TT 1 f ZtAllM C lug scarce. 1 set; uu icosuu ytlij iv wuiu ~ not be used at the bottom of the cause- i ways through our swamps and dispense c with bridges altogether. If such a thing s be possible and practicable, think of the v saving of wear and tear of horse flesh g and vehicles, to say nothing of the comfort t and satisfaction of the travelers. Certain- f ly "the world do move." Let us be not slow to move with it. Supervisor Bruce 1; is the right man in the right place. There t is hope for a man like him that realizes I that he "doesn't know it all," but is ready r and eager to learn new methods. What n he does at all he does well. Hie believes n in working a piece of road tho roughly no v matter how much they may be calling for e him from other sections. The overseer I system is a fraud and ought to be abolish- t ed. A direct road tax, not too heavy, would n really be better for the road workers and v the money expended wisely would give I us better roads. t I am glad to see, Mr. Editor, that you I no longer publish those letters advertis- S ing a certain make of paints. Of course they were advertisements and you were a rvYi.t tr? insprt. thorn in vour columns, but h advertisers have no right to drag the I names of ministers of the gospel and t ladies?these persons are not in business? d before the public without their consent, v Such methods to get business will hardly v meet the approval of prospective buyers, u Your Uxcle Bjlj?. a Individual Independence. t A great deal is being said about the a farmers and the trusts. It is claimed that e we are at the mercy of the combines; ii that we are being discriminated against a and praotioally robbed by the power of n these combinations. Everything secnis u to work against the producer and in favor e of the buyer, manufacturer, and sub- c sequent dealer in our wares. There is n much truth behind this complaint. Too I many profits are made upon our produce I before it reaches the consumer. General' v ly the ultimate consumers pay quite I enough for our goods. o But there are too many middle-men a who live and often amass large fortunes b from the handling of farm products, The li man who wears out a cotton shirt or 1< other garment pays enough for the cloth, b The thread with which our clothes are n made brings price enongh. Many articles p of common consumption bring from fifty b cents to one dollar per pound and thread r and laces from two dollars up. But the a producer gets from five to nine cents per a pound for his cotton. Tomatoes will cost r the consumer from six to eight dollars t< per bushel when bought by the quart- 1 This is enough, but when traced back I the grower only gets irom eiguty cenis v to one dollar of this. The middle-man c gets the balance. There is a great wrong tl here. The remedies proposed are many, h but generally wind up by claiming that c the farmers must organize and light trust f< with trust. I cannot fully agree with those p who thillh they see their way to this. I h fully agree as to the value of organiza- p tion and many of the good results that s< might be gained therefrom, but is it pos- d sible to organize farmers for such pur- f, pose. It seems very doubtful. The perishable naturp of lllftuy of our pro- a ducts, the peculiar surroundings of many tl of them make it almost impossible for r farmers to combine.They should organize. The educative effect of organ ization and consultation alone make it very desirable, j Very many good things may come from connected action. By all means, why a can't farmers organize in every county f and ultimately in every militia district. n But do not expect simple organization to remedy all the evils of the present con- jdition. We must get at the root of the Q matter. The monster evil is debt. Farmers a I.otto q liohit r,f ornino1 in ,!<>},t- f.lmv SPflll ,. V- 5^ ? {j 1 J | to feel as though it were a necessity. ^ Many of thera study more hpw to gpt in ' than how to kpop out. We ail seem to forget that "tho borrower is servant of the lender." When you go in dobt you go into voluntary slavery; you are 110 0 longer your own; you belong to the man r you owe. How many have paid cash for fertilizers. If you bought them on time you belong to the fertilizer trust. Then, how many are running accounts 1 for supplies or' have borrowed money c from the banks. Many belong to several ' masters; you are no longer a free and ' independent man. Our maslprs are fully aware of this. Hero is thP root of nearly all the ills that afflict the farming interests. We need to be free; to own our- f selves and our crops. There is no good , excuse for such a state of things. We can live at home; we can so manage as to own our crops when we gather them. j There are so many crops that bring ready . money if we 01113' Knew now 10 grow them that we can keep free from debt if , we will. If we do this, then we can talk about controlling prices. The great need ? ! of the Southern farmers is individual in- : I dependence. Then the next thing is getting nearer to the consumer. J .Tohx M. Huntf.u. ; Midway, S. C., Nov. 30,1001. 1 Saw Death Near. 1 "It oftep made my heart ache,"- writes I \ C. Qverstrcet, of Elgin, Teun., "to hear my wjfc cough untjl it seemed hpr \yepk 1 and sore lungs would collapse. Good doctors said she was so far gone with pop-, sumption that ?o medicine oy earthly help could save her, but a friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery and persistent use of this excellent medioine saved her life." It's absolutely guaranteed for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma and all ( throat and lung diseases. 50c and $1.00 at Thos, and J. B. Black. Trial bottles free. ] The Good Old Days. I was a doughty Southerner in my boyhood. I did my lighting before the war, some noble fellows did their lighting during the war, and some have done their lighting against the North since the war. These are the dear, sweet souls who are still on the tented lield, and are ready to snatch up gun or cudgel against everything that comes from beyond the invisible Mason's and Dixon's line. I guess I was among the first to strike a blow for the South, In 18(?0, my parents, together with two Lawton families from Allendale, made a tour of the North and into Canada. t .< . i. 1.. i n v i it i was one ox me party, xaiiMx in those days was anybody who was not a Southerner. In New York, I saw thousands parading in torch-light processions, and my parents told me they were raising an army to come South in case of war between the two sections. All this stirred up my animosity, and I was ready to fight. What a "rebel" was. I did not know; but when we came to Lake Ontario, while being amused by a party of gentlemen on the boat, one of them asked me whence I same, and I informed him that I was from South Carolina. Thereupon he remarked that I was a little." Rebel." At that my ire was kindled, and I smote at him with my hand. Being unable to demolish him in that way, I withdrew a step or two, looking for some implement of warfare; but finding none, I snatched a slipper from my foot, and sailed it at the head of my bitter foe. My aim was poor. The dipper went gliding by, and over into ;he lake it sailed. Seeing this, I burst nto tears, and went in search of my parents. In a few moments, the gentlenan.who had angered me drew near with some money in his hand, and, after explaining the matter to my parents, oflfer;d the silver to me. I smote his open land, and scattered the money on the leek, declaring "I wouldn't have your lasty old Yankee money! I've got a thouiand dollars tied around my waist." With his, my mother took me by the arm, ind led me hurriedly away. It was true hat I had a belt about my waist containng much gold. My father had put it here thinking that no pick-pocket would jver suppose that I was "carrying the lag;" and when I divulged the fact before he gathered company on the boat, my other feared that some thief might >ver hear me and rob me. At any rate, k :? - ifum in Vpo lliofArtr I IB UUW ail mipvi 1WU1 1U vuvuwv/ij I ?f the world that I wsa one of the first to 1 trike a blow for the South. I am glad it ras before the war. I might even be ;lad to know that I had fought during he war; but I surely am glad that I have ought none since the war. In my youth, I had a way of "striking ame," as a horse does. Once, while on he way to Greenville and the mountains, struck lame. I complained that my ight leg was fully an inch shorter than ay left. My father told me that on the aorrow we should visit Chick Springs, Fhose waters were full of healing proprties. We reached the springs at night, iarly next morning, before breakfast, he old me to take a drink of the water, and ay leg would get well. As my disease ras purely imaginary, so was my healing. Jy dinner time, my ;:eg had grown back o its usual length, and I was well again, "or many a day, I conceived of Chick ipring as a very wonderful place. A few years "after that, I struck lame gain. I was going to school to him who 5 now known r.nd honored as Rev. Lrthur Buist, concerning whom I many imes swore that I would whip him the lay I reached twenty-one, and whom I Fould rather have bagged than whipped Flien the day did come. At the time lamed, however, I had just begun Latin, nd came, in my studies, to the fifth eclension of nouns. The thing seemed o me to be altogether irregular, out of 11 reason, aud unlearnable. So, I decidd one morning to devise a plau for stayag from school. I struck lame again, nd came out to breakfast on two crutches aade of my father's walking sticks, one nder each arm. Mother and father seem- | d to be very sorry for their poor little rippled boy. My breakfast was given to .n T unf nn o mrr hflfnrfl til ft fi l"ft lie n line 1 out v/11 <? t v/v^vm v v??w ** v* Nothing was said about going to school, low could a lamed and crippled boy . palk to school! In the vegetable garden had a pet rabbit in a box, and my father >ut of what seemed to me to be sympathy nd consideration for his poor little boy, rought the rabbit and box into the dm11 g room. He also brought some collard eaves for me to feed the pet with. I was rosily engaged in this, when by some deft \ lovement of his hand, the door of the ago flew open, and out bounced my rabit. I forgot that I was lame. I only emembered that the rabbit was loos'c ud might get away; so up I jumped, and fter two or three turns about the dining oom, I captured the beast, and returned o the rug whoro the cage was sitting, fy lameness had suddenly disappeared, got the rabbit back into the cage, and ras about to straighten up to receive ongratulations, when I felt a clutch at lie back ol* my collar. While he thus eld me, my faiher pulled a loug keen owliide out of his pants' leg, and for a ew moments I was iu a state of great hysical distress. When he let up on me e took my books down from the mantel iece, and ordered me to go straight to chool. Si.ffice it to say, I went, and I on't know that I have ever struck lame rom that day to this. Tho moral of mv story is this?There re more ways of healing a lame boy < tian by sending him to Chick Springslev. C. C. Brown in Baptist Courier. A Good Congh Medicine. From Gazette, Toowoomba, Australia.] I find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is n excellent medicine. I have been sufering from a severe cougli for the last two aonths, and it has effected a cure. I have ;reat pleasure in recommending it.?W, J. Wockner. This is the opinion of one if our oldest and most respected residents ,nd has been voluntarily given in good aith that Others may try the remedy and ie benefited, as was Mr. Wockner. This emedy is sold by Bamberg Pharmacy. Good Roads Convention. Greenville, S. C., December 16tli to ' Oth, 1901. This convention is to be | icld for the purpose of creating an inerest in good roads as a vital aid to the ip-building of a community and in conicction with it a practical demonstration f the proper building of a road will be made by the Rational Good Roads Asoeiaticm. Representatives of that Association vill be present with expert engineers, killed laborers, and the Southern Rail- j vay good, roads train, equipped with all orins of special road machinery and will ' mild during the convention a piece of ' oad according to the latest improved nethods, showing particularly the best esults possible with the material at hand II rt vii iVi <?uvj. Believing that a universal interest will , )e felt in this movement there will be nade on account of this convention by he Southern ftajlway a rate of one fare or the round trip, tickets on sale from ( mints within a radius of 100 miles from Greenville, December 18th, 19th and 50th, i inal limit December 21st, 1901. Call on any agent of the Southern Railway for- tickets, etc. El. C. MISS02T, LANHD SURVEYOR ?AND? ENGINEER, BLACKVILLE, S. C. Offers his services to the people of Bamberg County. G. Frank Bat - r AGENT... THE BEST ON I SEASONABLE HOODS. Xow is the time to buy what you need. Prices will never be lower than at present. If you need any kind of a AAAIIIIIA AA I ir 1 Till A ATA1IP ....UUUKINii UK KtAIINU 51UVt.... It will certainly pay you to see my line anil get prices before you buy. I have a large assortment for you to select from, and can surely suit you in style and price. Cooking Stoves from #8.00 up, with ware. 4 PARLOR SUITS. <* | I have just received the prettiest line of upholstered Sarlor Suits ever seen in this section. They come in walnut and other woods, upholstered in" mohair and silk. You ought to see these suits "just for fun." Doesn't make any difference whether you buy or not. We want to show them. COVER YOUR FLOORS. Cold weather is coming, and your floors and halls should be covered. I have Carpets in Brussels, etc., Mattings of all kinds and prices. Can give you a good i Matting for 15 cents per yard. Linoleums for the hall and dining room in beautiful j patterns. My line of Hugs is superb, embracing Smyrna, Velvet, Brussels, and ( others. No matter what you may want in the Furniture line, you can find it at . my store. f r>mnnTTT>i7 6j A ivri^n JL JLH JLJK7 JL- JL^ * Remember that we make Picture Frames of all kinds to order, and carry a beautiful line of Mouldings for you to select from. LIME AIVD CEMENT. I buy Lime and Cement in car load lots, and can make you the closest kind of prices. When you need any, get my figures. We handle the light running Wheeler & Wilstfn Sewing Machines and sell on easy terms. Other cheaper machines on hand. v" p iik vq the furniture man. IV. U Ilil 1 U) Bamberg, S. C. HOLDING THE WOLFl! BY THE EARS | j That's what you are doing if you ignore our saving in Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Whips, etc., as compared with I those of other people. As soon as your A A v f. strength gives out or rather you are closed g out, you will sec your disaster. But why I take such chances ? You get no better j! goods from others by paying more than f you need pay us. On the contrary, you (! are more likely to get an inferior article, | for we are very particular as to the J material that goes into our | BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, f n'lii IA ,rA 1,'aau 4 moiinfnrtfiipnt ill"* + I i tlL.j M 111 lb n b lVbV. I IIV llldlluiaviui VI iij/ VVF mv r highest standard of workmanship, below which he knows he cannot go. It is not so long since itfe ] opened up business here, but to look at our sales, you would think we were the only people in this i country selling Buggies, Wagons Harness, etc. | Let us hold the wolf for you. c E Quattlebaum & Dannelly, EITRHAlIDT, S. C. , REYNOLDS'1 SPECIAL PRICES INVITE YOU. I Owing to the cotton failure which has so vividly affected our country 1 will from now until Christmas sell at ALMOST COST from my large stock of Jewelry consisting of Watches, Chains, Fobs, Necklaces, Bracelets, Rings, Holiday and Sterling Silver Novelties. A. C. REYNOLDS; i is not the only druggist in the State nor does lie profess to sell everything in his line cheaper than other dealers. A bottle of Scott's Emul- I sion from Kevnolds's at 90c. is no better than a bottle of Scott's Emulsion from another ] druggist, no matter what it cost. His store is ! filled with a new clean stock of Drug Store j Articles, also ' cnunni unnirs and sworn siippi IES ; UUIIUUL uuuau UIIU VUIIVUI- WI w i NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY! j New prices, in reach of everybody. Just received a solid car FURNITURE. Can please any one wanting anything in tin's line. Bedroom Suits from $16.00 up, . ind all solid oak at that. Nice Rocking Chairs from $1.00 up to $4 50. Bureaus from $4.00 up. Bedsteads from $1,50 up. I don't sell second-hand or cheap furni- ] lure, but I do sell the best that can be had cheap for cash. Special attention is called to my line of DRESS GOODS. Dress Patterns in all styles and prices, with trimmings to match. Can please anybody. Full line of GROCERIES HARDWARE -1 mroimrtnm nrirns find in addition to iriving my customers L'lc;., hi way* m >i?n a. , ?, w the lowest possible price on every article purchased, I give the Chinaware FREE. Thanking my many customers for their patronage and soliciting a continuance of the same, I am, yours to please, < IF. YOTTHSTGr, | EHRHARDT, S. C. < The Herald Book 5tore has some ] Holiday Goods, Bibles, Fine Box Pa= 1 pers, Books, etc., to be sold at COST., "\ . ' ' ?" - V - . _ , >?? * ' 'tv S"' > ' ?y>~ ' :; $? W0k nberg, EARTH. _ ^ ST G. MAYFIELD, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, J ' -111 DENMARK, S. C. Money to Loan. >^3B APPLY TO Izlar Bros. $ Bice, attorneys and Counselors at Law, || BAMBERG C. H., S. C. . ^ Dr. H. W. BLACK, M DENTIST. Will be at EHRHART from TUESDAY :o SATURDAY after the second Monlav in each month. S?MI^?M^IM| '' M M TO THE I) I LADIES J |j| Come to our store when pj in town. We will be glad || ^ to see you whether you ^ |f Our Line Of p mi Tiiiiiii^i j gg 1 DRESS GOODS, , 1 'M M SILKS and |j - J. ;|lj 1 NOTIONS 1I Is COMPLETE, I "M 1 UP-TO-DATE, I | AND CHEAP, || J Mr:. Li, MCI i CO. | | jj|' Bamberg, S. C. ^J|| , - ^ Largest and Most Complete ' Establishment South. inn o mi (, onu jeu. o. uauAijii a oun. -4 W MANUFACTURERS OF Doors, Sash, Blinds, Monlding ani :f| Building Material, Sash Weights * and Cord, Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty. < CHARLESTON, S. C. Purchase our make, which we guaran ;ee superior to any sold 8ouih, ana thereby save money. NOT IN THE RACE 1 pnn Tiir oniiTr run int domic but believe I will benefit the people more by paying high prices for their produce and selling goods at lowest prices. I have received my fall stock which embraces a full line of Clothing, Dry Goods, ShoeSt Groceries, Etc., and will be pleased to have you call and inspect same. I will save you money if you come to see me. Highest Price Paid for Cotton. A. G. VARN, 1 Jfcxtdoorto MIDWAY, S. C. lispensary. * ' runiuce omi cdc lUllltOi UUILLHU GINS and PRESSES. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and fertilizer Mill Outfits: also Gin Press, Jane, Mill and Shingle Outfits. Build* ng, Bridge, Factoiy, Furnace and Raiload Castings; Railroad,-Mill, Factory, tnd Machinists' Supplies. Belting, Pack ng, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files filers, Etc., cast every day. Work 150 lands. LoiMIl Vis MO AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, foundry, Machine, Boiler and Gin Works. Renairine Promptly Done. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure ?* - - - A ? X Digests witai you eat* rhis preparation contains all of the ligestants and digests all kinds of rood. It gives instant rdlief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents formation of gas on the stomich, relieving all distress after eating. Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take. It can't help but da you good Prepared only by E. 0. DvWrrr & Co.. Chicago The $1. bottle contains 2ft times the 50c. aixa Jamberg Pharmacy and A. C. Reynolds