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, ' . - </ ? The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED Mil' 1st, 1891. A. IV. KNIGHT, 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. Literal 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 Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for.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, December 19, 1901. vvniie it is true mat me iarmersoi mis section are in bad financial shape this season, still it may prove a blessing in the end, for the reason that irresponsible ' parties will be unable to obtain credit next year. Therefore, those who pay ' their debts will not have to assist in bear|p . ing the loss by those who do not. jH& - Some newspapers in this State are havSfT > ing a good deal to say about child labor in , '* the cottoD mills, and seem to be trying to work up agitation of the question, with a ? view to legislation on the matter. The " Cotton mills and their operatives appear to be getting along nicely together, and ^ there is no reason or excuse for lugging jr" . this question into the newspapers. Ss&H > 7" _ ? The term of Court which ended here . last week was the last court that Judge Us* - - *Benet will hold, unless there is some; ; special term in the few weeks, to which ^he is assigned. Judge Benet is a brainy pRt man and a scholar, but unfortunately he ' does not appear to be constituted for a V judicial officer. We are of the opinion K"' that he has realized his mistake in ac|P ^ Cepting a judgeship, and this is the reason for his retiring. . The findings of the court of inquiry will not change public sentiment in rej|rr gard to Admiral Schley, but on the contrary, Dewey's estimate of him will g|i' strengthen the popular verdict that he alone was entitled to the glory of the battle of Santiago, and was the model | naval officer throughout that entire trying campaign. It is possible that a conjgj? gressional investigating committee will r' now take the matter up. There have been several interesting rumors in regard to Senator McLaurin in pfv- the newspapers in the last few days. One ? was that he would retire from the Senate and open a law office in Washington, in , connection with a prominent firm of I attorneys there. Anotner was mat ne - would surely be appointed to a place in the cabinet, and yet another was that a paper would be started in Columbia to further his interests, to be edited by J. H. Bice, Jr. In the meantime, McLaurin is 1 attending to his duties in Washington and saying nothing. Several newspapers in this State are already discussing the question of a tax extension, all being heartily in favor of it. I If there ever was a year that the time for paying taxes should be extended, this is j certainly the year. Crops have been 1 poorer than for many years, and there are a number of people in this county who simply cannot pay their taxes now. They haven't the money, and will not have it until they can make their arrangements and borrow money for their needs next year. This they cannot do until some time iii February. The time for paying [ should certainly be extended until the first of March. This paper does not like to be harping on one thing continually, but we are very much in earnest about the matter of better street lights in Bamberg. Good lights are needed, and needed bad. A few nights ago a young lady fell and hurt , herself while crossing the railroad, because of the darkness. The street lamp which should have lighted up this spot ; was not burning, and it would have been Yery little use even if it had. The finances :0: , of the town are amply sufficient to install a better system, and we hope city council will take up the matter and act on it without delay. The citizens and taxpayers generally want better lights, and we should have them. The Senators and their Friends. Washington special of Saturday to the Charleston Post: Since the episode in the senate last Monday, both Senators " McLaurin and Tillman have received ^^numerous letters from their respective supporters. Senator McLaurin has received a large number of letters, not only from South Carolina; but from other sections of the country as well, congratulating him upon his speech. Many of the writers also take occasion to congratulate McLaurin upon the "admirable" manner in which he controlled his temper during the taunts of his colleague. An amuSing feature of the letters received by McLaurin is that some of the writers, who are would-be candidates for the United States senate, take occasion to suggest that if McLaurin tenders his resignation to the senate that the senator help them (the writer) to secure his seat. Senator McLaurin had a rather amusing experience the other morning. He was on a Pennsylvania avemKi car en route to the ?CapitoL-There were a number of congressmen on the car, but they evidently . (lid not recognize the senator. They were discussing the attitude of Babcock, of Wisconsin, who, as is well-known, is not altogether in harmony with the Republicans on the great tariff issue. One of the party suggested, "Babcock and McLaurin ought to go off and form a party by themselves." A western representative replied, with emphasis, "Well, McLaurin's policy is mighty popular in the west and don't yon forget it." Carolina Manufactures. ^ - Washington-, Dec. 17.?The census bureau preliminary report on the manufactures of South Carolina shows a total of 3,762 establishments with products in 1900 valued at $58,748,731, and total capital invested $07,356,465. Other figures are: Average number wage-earners 48,135; total wages, $9,455,900; miscellaneous expenses, $3,111,587, and cost of materials used, $34,027,795. i The capital shows an increase of 130 per cent over 1890, and value of products an j increase of 84 per cent. The cost of materials increased 80 per cent. The city of Charleston, separately rey ported, has a total of $12,473,187 in cap ? ;*ol i? ?find 4ft Sfi') '1S7 in vnlnp nf products. These are increases of TO and 0 pur cent respectively. Charleston has 364 establishments, 5,027 wage-earners, getting a total of $1,439,966 in wages. The miscellaneous expenses foot up $700,573, and cost of materials used $5,633,578. Mr. \V. J. Dullie, a prominent citizen of Columh'a, died last Tuesday. He was 4 well-known throughout the State as a book publisher. Slavery Was a Blessing. Savannah, Ga., December 14.?Bishop liaise)*, of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church, discussed the race question last night before the South Georgia conference of his church. He believes that Christianity will solve the problem, but when it is solved it will be by applied Christianity and that#this form of Christianity is one about winch the white man cares nothing. Among other things he said that if slavery was right then the present freedom as applied to the negro is farce. "I tuink," he said, "that slavery was a blessing to the negro race, because by it the negro attained the highest form of civilization- The negro is great, because of his fecundity. The more negroes the white man lynches, the more popular the negro becomes." His Fluent Fount of Tears. There are funny incidents in the life of a photographer. A man came in the other day and looked overall the samples, asking the price of each. "Do you want a sitting?" I asked. ' 1 don't see notliin' like what I want/' he replied. I told him, if he would indicate what he wanted, that I might arrange it. "I don't know as you can," he said, "for I don't see notliin' at all like what I want." I repeated what I had already said. He asked me to sit while he told me. "You see, it's like this," he began. "I had a girl that I loved, and we was going to git married. She had her things made up, and we was all but ready, when she was taken ill and died. And what 1 wanted was a picture of me sittin' on her grave weepin'." I was touched at the homely story of grief, and told him I could send a man with him to the grave and have the picture taken as he desired. "It's some distance," lie said. "It's over in Ireland. I expect it 'ud cost a lot to send over your traps for what I want?" I said it would. "I thought," he answered, "that niebbe you could rig up a grave here in your shop and I would weep on it, and it would 1 ^ 11 T* V. _ ^ 1,1 .x uo jusi as wen. it s nu tiuuuit iui mv; tw weep anywhere."?Edinburgh Scotsman. Red Tape Demanded Sword. Philadelphia Telegraph. Rear Admiral Terry, commandant at the Washington navy yard, who arranged the room for the meetings of the Schley court of inquiry, tells a story about court-martials in the navy that illustrates the severity of naval regulations and the strictness of the late Rear Admiral Skerrett. Admiral Skerrett was then a captain, and an officer who had been charged with an offense and ordered under arrest, presented himself to be arrested. The regulations provide that on such an occasion the officer shall be in full dress and wear a sword. The officer wore his uniform, but had no sword. "I can't arrest you," said Caytain Skerrett, looked for the missing sword, "unless you come prepared to submit your sword to me." The officer explained that he had not received his sword from home, although it had been expressed to him. "Well, you'll have to get one," was the reply. So the officer skirmished about in the navy yard for someone who had a sword to lend. Finding one, the offender returned to Captain Skerrett and was promptly and regularly put under arrest according to regulations. A Willing Martyr. The Youth's Companion: School teachers sometimes ask their pupils queer questions, if one may believe a story told by the youngest member of the Wellington family. His mother one morning discovered a shortage in her supply of pies, baked the day before, and her suspicions fell upon Johnny. "Johnnv," she said, "do you know what became of that cherry pie that was on the second shelf in the pantry?" "Yes, ma'am," he replied, "I ate it. But I had to." You had to!" exclaimed his astonished mother. "What do you mean, child?" "The teacher asked yesterday if any of us could tell her how many stones there are in a cherry pie, and f couldn't find out without eating the whole pie, could I? There's just a hundred and forty two." Food Changed To Poison. Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like those of arsenic, but I)r. King's New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged.bowels, gently, easily but surely, curing constipation, biliousness, sick headache, fevers, all liver, kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at Thos. Black and J. B. Black. Barnwell News. [From The People.] On next Sunday Rev. Simon P. Hair will be ordained at Healing Springs church. Several prominent ministers will assist and a large attendance is expected. Mr. Hair has been called to the pastorate of Ghent's Branch and Healing Springs churches for the next year. He is a young man of fine character and promise. The gin house of Mr. Simon Brown on his Duncan place three miles from Blackville was burned about 3 o'clock Sunday morning, with a large lot of cotton seed and complete equipment of valuable machinery. All circumstances point to incendiarism. Loss $2,500, with no insurance. Magistrate Hammet committed to jail on Tuesday a woman and two men. all colored, for trial at the next term of court. On Saturday while Mr. Hampton Sanders and young Harley were out gunning beyond Ilagood's mill the latter shot at and missed a rabbit, but unfortunately three small shots struck Mr. Sanders, one penetrating the skin on the forehead and flattening itself against the skull, another entering the left eye and destroying the sight and a third wounding the left elbow. Mr. Sanders is a young man with a wife and a child, while " < ? -- ? * i-. , ..1,1 young nancy is auoui nurai years um. The most unfortunate accident is very deeply regretted by young Hurley, and Mr. Sanders has general sympathy. Saved His Life. T wish to say that I owe my life to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure," writes II. C. Chrestenson of Ilayfield, Minn. "For three years I was troubled with dyspepsia so that I could hold nothing on my stomach. Many times 1 would be unable to retain a morsel of food. Finally I was confined to my bed. Doctors said I could not live. I read one of your advertisements on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and thought it fit my case and commenced its use, I began to improve from the first bottle. Now I am cured and recommend it to ail." Digests vour food. Cures all stomach troubles. Bamberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynold, Ehrhardt. Goes to Abbeville. Since the adjournment of the recent State Methodist conference, so it was announced yesterday, Bishop Galloway lias made a change in the appointments announced in one particular. I)r J. O. Willson, who was assigned to the church at Florence, instead of supplanting the Rev. J. T. Pate, who will remain at Florence, will be sent to Abbeville on Jan. 1 to assume control of the church there. Dr. Willson has been, or rather will be at the first of the year, succeeded, as editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, by the Rev. W. R. Richardson.?The State. * ? ? i ? c. 1 (I 1 1 a n oraaiLs awim * ern. "There is only one chance to save your life and that is through an operation" were the startling words heard by Mrs I. II. Hunt, of Lime Ilidge, Wis., from her doctor after he had vainly tried to cure her of a frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall stones had formed and she constantly grew worse. Then she began to use Electric Bitters which wholly cured her. It's a wonderful stomach, liver and kidney remedy. Cures dyspepsia, loss of appetite. Try it. Only 50 cts. Guaranteed. For sale by Thos. B^ick and J, B. Black. An Editor's Market Report. The Canadian editor who prepared the annexed market report had a happy conception of life* and a good tab on things as they are: Young men unsteady, girls liveiv.and in demand; coffee considerably mixed; fresh fish active and slippery; wheat a grain better than barley: eggs quiet, but will probably open in a few days; whiskey steadily going down; onions strong and steady rising; breadstuffs heavy; boots and shoes, those in market soled and steadily going up and down; hats and caps not as high as last fall, except foolscap, which is stationery; tobacco very slow and has a downward tendency; money close enough to get hold of; feathers light and going up; iron firm; butter growing stronger; opium a drug on the market; advice good but no demand. The Rest TimeThe best time to cure a cough or cold is when you are first affected. A pleasant mul <11 vp rpmrdv for snro throat wpiik lungs,bronchial soreness, coughing spells, etc.. is Mexican Syrup for coughs and consumption. Be wise in time and keep a bottle in your medicine chest, always handy for immediate use, remembering the old adage, "a stitch in time, saves nine." It is a true lung tonic and sells for only 25 cents. Many Wonder. Many wonder how it is that pin worms and sromach worms get into little children, or how a tape worm 300 feet long, can get in and exist and grow inside of a man, as it sometimes happens. They may well wonder, for it is a great mystery. However, many now know from experience that Mother's Worm Syrup will rid one of intestinal worms and greatly improve the health after the worms have been destroyed and expelled. It is absolutely a harmless remedy to take, and it only costs 25 cents, all should try it who suspect worms to be the cause of their ill health. Mexican Root Pills. These pills, costing only 25 cents a box, are the latest vegetable discovery for cleansing, renovating, strengthening and regulating the liver and bowels. Better health invariably follow their use. The Rest Time. The best time to cure pain is when you first feel it. Always have a bottle of Goorh's Quick Relief in t he house. Cures external or internal pain, and costs only 25 cents. Cures cramps and colic. The Whole Body. The whole body depends on good, healthy blood for its sustenance and strength. Nothing makes the blood so healthy and the nerves so strong as Gooch's Sarsaparilla. Read testimonials on its wrapper. Pile-ine Cores Piles. Money refunded it ever fails. Anti-Ague cures chills and fever. Caused by Whiskey. Greenville, December 13.?This afternoon, at 6 o'clock, at Lima, eleven miles from Greenville, occurred one of the most horrible.crimes ever committed in the history of the county. Edward Hollis, a young white man, walked into the room where his family and relatives were assem' bed, shot and killed his wife and his sister-in-law, and fired several unsuccessful shots at his mother-in-law and son, and then shot himself. Mr. Hollis is a hat drummer. During her husband's absence Mrs. Hollis and child live with Mrs. Ilollis's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pool. Hollis had returned home to spend the holidays. Several days ago he and his wife quarrelled, which is supposed to be the cause of the deed this afternoon. At the time of the deed Mr. Pool was out hunting. Hollis is said to have been drunk. He was known to be a wild, reckless man, and feared by the community. Both families concerned are prominent. The entire community is grief-stricken over the occurrence. COUGHS AND COLDS IN CHILDREN Recommendation of a Well Known Chicago Physician. 1 use and prescribe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for almost all obstinate, constricted coughs, with direct results. I prescribe it to children of all ages. Am glad to recommend it to all in need and seeking relief from colds and coughs and bronchial afflictions. It is non-narcotic and safe in the hands of the most unprofessional. A universal panacea for all mankind.?Mrs. Mary R.Melendy, M. D., Ph. D., Chicago, 111. This remedy is for sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. Waste of Postage. The lawyers were discussing the merits an! demerits of a well-known member of the New Orleans bar, who had been gathered to his fathers, and one of the party, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat, recalled the time when he studied in the old man's office. We had a copying clerk whose inefficiency continually worked the judge up to the point of explosion. One day a wire basket fell oil the top of his desk and scratched his check. Not having any court plaster, he slapped on three postage stamps and went on with his work. A little later he had some papers to take to the United States court, and, forgetting all about the stamps, he put on his hat and went out. As he entered the office the judge raised his head and fixed him with an astonished stare. The clerk stopped aud looked frightened and finally asked: "Anything?er?wrong, sir?" "Yes, sir!" thundered the old gentleman. "You are carrying too much post age for second class matter." A. J. Snell wanted to attend a party, but was afraid to do so on account of pains in his stomach, which he feared would grow worse. He sa)*s, "I was telling my troubles to a lady friend, who sab': 'Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will put you in condition for the party.' I bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating that two doses cured me and enabled me to have a good time at the party." Mr. Snell is a resident of Summer Hill, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. "You can't believe half what you read in the papers nowadays, anyhow," said Uncle Cyrus in disgust. "When I was to New York last month I went in the stock exchange to see one of them seats that I read about last summer as being sold for $52,000. Well, sir, you may believe me or not, but the only seats I seen was three or four where men was gettin' their shoes polished. And those seats wasn't worth more than about $0 apiece." An Evangelist's Story. "I sulfered for years with a bronchial or lung trouble and tried various remedies iliil n/?t nlifoin normonflnt jv?lii?f until I commenced using One Minute Cough Cure," writes Rev. JamesKirkman.evangelist of Belle River, 1.1. "I have no hesitation in recommending it to all sufferers from maladies of this kind." One minute Cough Cure affords immediate relief for coughs, colds and all kinds of throat and lung troubles. For croup it is unequalled. Absolutely safe. Very pleasant to take, never fails and is really a favorite with the children. They like it. Bamberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynold, Ehrhardt. Senator Cyclops. Senator Tillman called a page to him the other day and asked him the name of a new senator who was sitting on the Republican side of the chamber. The page, being one of this session's appointees, was not only ignorant of the new senator's name but did not even know Senator Tillman. In his dilemma, he want to Journal Clerk MacDonald. "Who is the man with one eye?" he asked, referring to Mr. Tillman. "Cyclops," replied MacDonald, without looking up from his book and thinking of the gentleman who figures in ancient mythology. The boy rushed back to Tillman. "Now, Senator Cyclops," he said triumphantly, "I will go and find out the other senator's name."?Washingtou Post. v A Kentucky Episode. One of the campaign stories that floated through the cloakroom yesterday, related to Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, and Governor Shaw, of Iowa. According to the story these two orators were stumping Kentucky. After a successful meeting the Kentucky colonel who had the two Republican statesmen in charge, invited them into the hotel barroom for refreshments. ! "What'll you have?" he asked Senator ! Fairbanks. * "A little cold Apollinaris,*" was the reply. "And you?" said the host to Governor Shaw. "I think I will have a glass of buttermilk." The barkeeper turned to the Kcntuckian. "What shall I give you. colonel?" lie asked. The Kentucky gentleman heaved a long sigh. "Under the circumstances," he said, "I think you can give me a piece of pie."?Washington Post. Egypt, as Seen by Ira D. Sankey. A voice that has reached around the ii ii . i g n 1 _ i worm is uiai 01 mc weu-Known evangelist, Ira I). Sankey, so long associated with the late D. L. Moody, and there is in every part of the Christian world a marked interest in his personality. Mr. Sankey describes entertainingly in the January Delineator, in the first of two papers, his journey through Egypt, supplementing his narrative by a large number of striking photographs taken by his son. The story of the finding of the mummy of Rameses II. by Abder Rasul Almad is here published in detail, probably for the first time. Saw Death Near. "It often made my heart ache," writes L. C. Overstrcet, of Elgin, Tenn., "to hear my wife cough until it seemed her weak and sore lungs would collapse. Good doctors said she was so far gone with consumption that no medicine or earthly help could save her, but a friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery and persistent use of this excellent medicine 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. Committee Appointments. In the appointment of committees by Speaker Henderson, the South Carolina delegation was assigned as follows; Judiciary, Elliott; civil service, Elliott; territories, Fin ley; congressional, Finley; labor, W. J. Talbert; election committee, No. 2, J. T. Johnstone; invalid pensions, A C. Latimer; banking and and currency, W. J. Talbert; census, Scarborough; District of Columbia, Latimer; Pacific railroad, Finley. Congressman Lever, i. _ ^ . il M i. i : oeing a new man, nas not ueen assigned to committees, but be will be later. Of Benefit to Yon. D. S. Mitchell, Fulford,Md.: "During a long illness I was troubled with bed sores, was advised to try DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and did so with wonderful results. I was perfectly cured. It is the best salve on the market." Sure cure for piles, sores, burns. Beware of counterfeits. Bamberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynold, Ehrhardt. A hundred things happen every week that the newspaper man never sees. He does the best he can, keeps his eyes and ears open, but he is only a human being and neither omniscient nor omnipresent. You often wonder why this or that was not published, and maybe you say newspapers have their favorites. A local newspaper does its best to give all the news and will gladly publish any item of general interest. But before you censure be certain that you have done your part. Either send the news to the office or invite a reporter to come where the news is. Health and Beauty. A poor complexion is usually the result of a torpid liver or irregular action of the bowels. Unless nature's refuse is carried off it will surely cause impure blood, pimples, boils and other eruptions follow. This is nature's method of throwing off the poisons which the bowels failed to remove. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are world famous of remedying this condition. They stimulate the liver and promote regular and healthy action of the bowels but never cause griping, cramps or distress. Safe pills. Bamberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynolds, Ehrhardt. Says He Was Tortnred. "I suffered such pain from corns I could hardly walk," writes II. Robinson, Hillsborough, Ills., "but Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cu red them." Acts like magic on sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns, boils, ulcers. Perfect healer of skin diseases, and piles. Cure guaranteed by Thos. Black and J. B. Black,25c. Doing his Best. o "You should do something to improve your circulation," said the doctor, counting the pulse of the sick man. "Great Scott, doctor!" exclaimed the editor of the Podunk Gazette; "I'm already printing the best paper in the county for a dollar a year and throwing in a $1.50 book with every paid-in-advance subscription." ? Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. 'P.... it./. iiy mum "VVhcn you feel dull after eating. When you have no appetite. When you have a bad tasieiu the mouth. When your liver is torpid. When your bowels are constipated. . When you have a headache. When you feel bilious. They will improve your appetite, cleanse and invigorate your stomach and regulate your liver and bowels. For salcby Bamberg Pharmacy. He Scored on tlie Witty Bishop. Rev. Dr. Poindexter S. Henson, of Chicago, who has been called to the pastorate of the Hanson Place Baptist church in Brooklyn, is well known as a Chautauqua lecturer, says an exchange. One summer day when he was lecturing he was introduced by Bishop Vincent. "We are to have a lecture this evening on 'Fools,'" said Bishop Vincent, "by one"? And then the bishop paused. The audience roared. When the laughter had subsided the bishop continued. "?of the wisest men in America." Dr. Henson arose immediately and said: "I am not half so big a fool as Bishop Vincent"? And then there was another whoop from the audience. When the laughter again quieted down Dr. Henson continued, "?would have you think." A Good Cough Medicine. [From Gazette, Toowoomba, Australia.] I find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an excellent medicine. I have been suffering from a severe cough for the last two ,-f l.n? 1 Kn..n Jiiuntii^, aim ii ii?w vuc^iui a v. uiu. i nave great pleasure in recommending it.?W, C. Woekner. This is the opinion of one of our oldest and most respected residents and has been voluntarily given in good faith that others may try the remedy and be benefited, as was Mr. Woekner. This remedy is sold by Bamberg Pharmacy. At Russell a physician rounded up The Record editor because lie didn't mention the physician's name in the announcement of births. "I'll do it on one condition," said the editor. "What's that?" asked the doctor. "That I shall also mention your name in connection with the deaths," replied the editor. The physician said he didn't believe he cared to have his name mentioned in connection with births anyway.?Kansas City Journal. Twelve billion letters, it is said, arc annually distributed through the postoflices of the world. Two-thirds of the total are addressed in English. Twelve hundred thousand are in German and one million in French. THE PROLIFIC FLY. ' To Lessen (ho Pest All Orcranlc ReftiKC Should Be Barlcd. Flies multiply at a prodigious rate. I Given a temperature sufficiently high to hatch eggs, their numbers are only limited by the amount of food available for them. Linnaeus Is credited with saying that three meat flies, by reason of their rapid multiplication, would consume a dead horse quicker than would a lion, and the fact that certain diptera having some outward semblance to the honeybee lay their eggs in the dead carcasses of animals probably led Samson and Virgil to make erroneous statements with regard to the genesis of honey and the manufacture of bees. The breeding of "gentles" for ground bait is an industry the practices of which could probably give much Information as to the nicety of choice exercised by flies 111 selecting material for feeding and egg laying. According to Fackard, tho J liniKf. flv makes selection of horse dure? by preference for ovipositing, and as each female lays about 120 eggs and the cycle of changes from egg to fly is completed in less than three weeks it seems probable that a female fly might have some 25,000,000 descendants in the course of a hot summer. Other varieties of flies multiply, I believe, still more rapidly. I As flies multiply upon and in organic refuse of every kind, it is obvious that the sooner such refuse is placed where it cannot serve for the breeding and hatching of flics the more likely is the plague c-f flics to be lessened. The most commonly available method for the bestowal of organic refuse is burial. The egg laying of flies in dead carcasses commences at the very instant of death or even before death in , the case of enfeebled animals.?Lancet. MISTAKES TO AVOID. An English paper gives what it tcrm^ "thirteen mistakes of life:" It is a great mistake to set up our own standard of right and wrong and; Judge people accordingly. To measure the enjoyment of others by our own. To expect uniformity of opinion in this world. To look for Judgment and experience in youth. To endeavor to mold all dispositions alike. To look for perfection in our own actions. To worry ourselves and others with whnt earsnnt he remedied. Not to yield In immaterial matters. Not to alleviate all that neeils alleviation as far as Hies in our power. Not to make allowances for the infirmities of others. To consider everything Impossible that we cannot perform. To believe only what our finite minds can grasp. To expect to. be able to understand everything. I The Evolution of Warships. * A man need not be a scholar to be an inventor. One of the most success' ful aeronauts of old times who had | made a study of aerial currents and the management of balloons once delivered tan address in which'he referred to I "the anaconda" as "the largest bird that ever flew," and he also remarked I that "the mental faculties of a man's | mind is so constructed as to bring things down to a pin's point" He also j referred to the currents of air as I stretchums, meaning strata, and yet he was one of the foremost balloonists of UJ. ?1 | U1M 11UIC. He was an Inventor also of many | useful things and was the first man in the country to suggest an ironclad man-of-war with slanting sides. He built ft miniature vessel on this plan of sheot iron, placing it in the water and fired musket balls at it at short range. Every ball glanced off. The Merrimac was built on a similar plan, and from that humble beginning the evolution or revolution in navaJ architecture took its start?Baltimore Sun. A Tall Smoke Column. During the burning of the Standard Oil company's tanks at Bayqtnne. N. J., in July, 1900, an Immense colcmn of smoke, shaped at the top like an umbrella, rose into the air. where very little wind was stirring, to an ^elevation, measured by triangulation. of 13,411 feet, or more than two miles and a half. A1>ov : the column white ckruds formed in an otherwise cloudless "sky and remained visible for two days, the fire continuing to burn and the smoke to rise. After the explosion of an oil tank flames shot up to a height of 3.000 feet, and the heat radiated from them was felt at a distance of a mile and three-quarters, where it was more noticeable than close to the fire.'?Youth's Companion. ^ An Effort to Speak. Dogs in a native or wild ainte never bark. They simply whine, howl and growl. The noise which we call barking is found only among those that are domesticated. Columbus found that to be - the case with the dogs he ilrst brought to 'America and left at large, for on his return he tells us that they had lost their propensity to bark. Scientific men say that barking is really an effort oh the part of the dog to speak. ' ? S He Knew. ? She?How beautifully Miss Heavyweight dances! She doesn't seem to touch the floor sometimes! He (whose feet are still suffering from the last polka with, her)?She doesn't!?Punch. Hl? Record as an Abstainer. She?Are you a total abstainer. Colonel Blue Grass? He?Yes, ma'am. I hain't toudhed water for 40 years.?Chicago News. ^ r ?1 4 Ct Ho n 1 \T i m LA. 1 . JJJLVsl II iy I \T', A aui, iTLlll&i., ?!UV has been troubled with a disordered stomach, says, "Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets do more good than anything I have ever taken." For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open, lor the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the loth day of October, 1001; until the hist day of December, 1001, inclusive. The following is the tax levy: For State purposes, o mills; for county purposes, > mills; constitutional school,3 milli: nmtinnr *i tfitnl i\f 11 mill*. Special school levies: Bamberg, No. 14, 14 mills; back indebtedness 24 mills. Hunter's Chapel, No. 50, 1 mill. Denmark, No. 21, 2 mills. Binnaker's, No. 45, 2 mills. Barbary Branch, No. 48, 24 mills. Govan, No. 2(5, 2 mills. Cuffie Creek, No. 55, 2 mills. Clear Pond, No. 25, 2 mills. [ Olar, No. 42, 2 mills. Lees, No. 47, 2 mills. Dak Grove, No. 20, 2 mills. Hopewell, No. 1, 2 mills. Denmark road district, 1 mill. *1 will receive the road commuWtioTi t;t? ($2.00) from October 15th until February 1st, 1002. J NO. F. FOLK, Treasurer Bamberg Countj*. j $100.00 F ^ FOR ANY < CHILLS Al> THAT CANNOT WHEELER When used strictly by directions. Thee mcnt on the market. The liver, kidney system treated separately. WHEELK1 Intermittent, Bilious a j The Best Tonic. Great Appetizer. A lo pounded. Contains no poison. For sr LJ)R. ,7. R. TtLAi BAMBERG Eli ANOTHERC of fine stock just ar are beauties, and we have both HORSES AND MULE in this load, and we finest ones ever broil: pairs in horses and m JONES Rain and sweat ^*f\ \ \ \ \ ^9 have no effect on WTUtA harness treated UMIW fA Ar| with Eureka Har- WUT% ness Oil. It **- * ? H g sists the damp, w w \ \ B H keeps theleath- Hi bl/^CC I rs^//W ESSI do not break. \ \ A_ ^ B 9&rtevf//?y, 9 and cut. Thek\vV \V . \\\B B harness not v l \\\ \ \ \ ^B Standard Oil jj \ TAX RETURNS. In accordance with the law in reference to the assessment and taxation of property, the Auditor will be and attend the following named places for the purpose of receiving tax returns for the fiscal year 1902. Tax-payers will please come prepared to give the name of their township and name and number of school district wherein they reside. If they do not know, they are requested to find out before coming to make their returns. Each tax-payer is requested to make return in person where practicable to do so : Bamberg, Wednesday, January 1. Lees, Thursday, January 2. Hightower's Mill, Friday, January 3. Bamberg, Saturday & Monday, Jan 4-6. Govan, Tuesday, January 7. Olar, Wednesday & Thursday, Jan 8-!). Buford's Bridge, Friday, January 10. Bamberg, Saturday, January 11. Spriugtown, Monaay, January 13. Kearse's Store, Tuesday, January 14. St. Johns, Wednesday, January 15. Ehrhardt, Thursday and Friday, January 16 and 17. Bamberg, Saturday, January 18. (JoJston, Monday, January sv. Clear Pond, Tuesday, January, 21. Hunter's Chapel, Wednesday, Jan. 22. Farrell's Store, Thursday, January 23. Midway, Friday, January 24. . Bamberg, Saturday, January 25. Denmark, Monday&Tuesday, Jan 27-28 Bamberg, until February 20,1902. Section 270 of the law in reference to the assessment of taxes (Revised Statues,) reads as follows: "All property shall be valued for taxation at its true value in money, which in all cases not specially provided for by law, shall be held to be as follows, to wit: For personal property the usual selling price on the usual terms of similar property at administrator's or executor's sales, at the place where the return is made, and for real property, the usual selling price on the usual terms of similar property at sales for partition under order of court, at the place where the return is made. If there is no usual selling price, then at what is honestly believed could be obtained for the same at a fair saleundertheconditions above mentioned. "It shall be the duty of each owner of lands, and of any new structure thereon which shall not have been appraised for taxation, to list the same for taxation with the County Auditor of the county in they may be situated on or before the 20th day of February next after the same shall become subject to taxation." Section 6. That from and after the passage of this act, there shall be assessed upon all taxable polls in this State a tax of one dollar ?n each poll, the proceeds of which tax shall be applied solely to educational purposes. Every male citizen between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those incapable of earning a support, from being maimed or from other causes and except those who are made 1 exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls. Section 228. The following articles of personal property shall be valued for taxation as follows, to wit: horses, mules and asses, cattle, sheep, hogs, goats, gold and , silver plate, gold and silver watches, pianos, organs, melodeons, carriages, buggies, wagons, carts, dogs, merchandise, moneys and credits, materials used in manufacturing, machinery, engines, tools fixtures, and implements used, manufactured articles on hand one year or more, the value of moneys, bank bills and cir' culating notes, value of all credits, value of investments in stocks out of this state, except national banks, value of investments in bonds, except United States bonds, expressly exempt from taxation, and all other personal property. All real estate must be assessd this year. .rt.il ItHUiliS 1UI lUAatlUU uv mvu with the Auditor not later than the 20th day of February, 1902, as after that date the law requires an addition of 50 per cent to the last year's return. The township commissioners for Bamberg township will meet in the Auditor's office on Tuesday, March 4th, 1902, at 10 a m. For Buford's Bridge township on Wednesday, March 5th, 1902, at 10 am For Fish Pond township, on Thursday, March 0th, 1902, at 10 a m. For Midway : township, on Friday, March 7th, 1902, at 10 am. For Three Mile township on Monday, March 10th, 1902, at 10 a m. The county board of equalization will meet in the Auditor's office on Tuesday, March 18th, 1902, at 10 a m. K. W. D. ROWFLL, Auditor Bamberg County. S. G. MAYFIELD, ! ATTORNEY AT LAW, I ! LEXMARK, S. C. The cotton crop estimates for this year take a pretty wide range, the twenty or more so far made by people who know all about it running along from 8,962,000 to 11,2~>0,000 bales. As a wild guesser, II. M. Neill, of Liverpool, leads with the ' latter number. IEWARD! I CASE OF | rr> fever i BE CURED BY I 'S TONIC, J mly combined Chill and Fever Treat- B s, stomach, blood, brain and nervous I [US TOXIC will cure ind Continued Fever, gical prescription, scientifically comtle by lAlt MAC 1% Bamher(J< S' C' AfiLOAD rived at our stables. They will sell them right. We s certainly have some of the ^ht here. Some fine matched ules. Come see 'em. BROS. G. Moye Dickinson, INSURANCE. FIRE, I.IFE. TORNADO, ACCIDENT, LIABILITY, CASUALTY. Office at The Cotton Oil Co. S. C. AND BELL TELEPHONES. W. P. RILEY, FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT . INSURANCE. BAMBERG, S. C. Buggies^ Wagons We have received one. carload of ANCHOR BUGGIES. One carload of ENGER BUGGIES. and one carload of the famous HAYDOGK BUGGIES. We can surely suit you in a vehicle of any description. Full line of HARNESS, LAP ROBES, WHIPS, Etc. Don't fail to see us before buying a Buggy or Wagon. We can and will save you money. JONES BROS., BAMBERG. S. . M. G. SANDIFER, is giving great bargains in Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Notions, Hats, Groceries, and Dress Goods. He Jias a full stock, and it will certainly pay you to call and see him before purchas[ in? your winter supplies. 1L C. SA2TDIFEB Bamberg, S. CHHHnf " I 1 TEE SHEAVES from early morn to dcivy eve Having accepted the agency for the celebrated i Mug Hmsliig J Ifnnh nnnir ! MbUlMJ I am now prepared to sell you on easy terms self-binding Wheat Harvesters, Mowers, and Hakes. You have always heard thatDeering Implements were the best; now let me prove it to yon or give up your money. I won't have it unless you rather have the machine. As to our GAUGE BOSKS Would say I do not deem Unnecessary to say more than remind you that I am doing business at same old stand, opposite Bamberg Cotton Mills. I am here to stay, so don't forget me when you need the services of the carriage man. Gratefully yours, I). J. DELK. j NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of R. F. Simmons, Sr.. will present them at once, duly attested, and those owing said estate will make immediate payment to me. C. B? FREE, Administrator. Bamberg, S. C., December 9,1901. GREAT ~ 4 REDUCTIONS. j Kirsch is offering tremendous j reductions on his line of \ CLOTHING. ; A full line for men and boys, and you can surely be suited. Call and see his stock. The stock of clothing must be sold and now j is the time for bargains. ,^1 E. O. KIRSCH, )| BAMBERG, S. C. ] 1 SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed. Schodule in Effect July 1,1501. Ko.lljNo.I3 eastern time. no- pfoS Daily Daily eastern time. ^y ^ 62Dpj 7 00a Lr... Charleston ... Ar 1115a 780p ^ < flOSp 7 41a " .. Stunmerville.. " 10 32a 642p ?25p 8 55a " ...Branchville... " 900a 515p 8 lOp 9 28a " ...Orangeburg... " 881a 442p 903p 1024a. " .... Kingville .... " 745a 848p 1145a Ar ... ..Sumter Lv 8 80p 11 25a " Camden Lv 200p 950p'll OOn Ar Columbia.....Lv 7 00a 400p 520p 7 00a Lv... Charleston ... Ax 1115a 790p 7 25p 915a " ... Branch ville... " 8 50a 515p 805p 9 40a "....Bamberg...." 8 27a 450p 8l7p 9 52a "....Denmark...." 813a 438p 8 85p 1010a " ....BlackviUo ? 800a 418p 988p 1110a " Aiken " 700a 8 Wp 10 DQp 1159a| Ar. Augusta and Lr " 6 20ft 2 80p J NOTE: In addition to the above service trains Nos. 15 and 18 run daily between Charleston and Oolombla, carrying; elegant Pullman * sleeping cars. No. 16 leave Charleston 11 X)0 p. m.; arrive Asheville 2 XX) p. m. No. 16 leave Colombia 1:38 a. m.; arrive Charleston 7 XX) a. m. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9 :90 p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These trains make close connections at Colombia with through trains between Florida points and Washington and the east. Trains Nos. 18 n and 14 carryElegant Pullman Parlor Cars be tween Charleston, Summerville and Asheville. ' ~ .rr* ' ? ' - ^ yjy Ex. Sun. Ex. Sun. only Son. Lv. Augusta 7 08a 9 80a 5 20p Ar. ?ander8viile lOOp 1250p 8 40p " Tennilie 180p lOOp 860p . Lv. Tennille 680a 840p 310p " Sanders ville..... 540a 860ph8-2ap ?? A*. Anonat*.'.' I 900ot 710pl 880p Daily DailyU** : ... -7, <1 Lv. Savannah. 123nn 1225? ...... " Allendale.... 3 40a ff28pU10p 44 Barnwell 413a 866pl205p M Blackville 4 23a 412p 425? . Ar. Batesborg 300? Ax. Columbia. 6 15a 560? ; r^? 4 Lv. Columbia U Ida 110a S*vc^ Lv. Batesborg 680a Ar. Blackville .. 120p 252a 1030a M Barnwell 183? 807a 1140a ' . 44 Allendale 200? 840a 1200m " Sat"a,h Atlanta and Beyond. Lv. Charleston 100a] 520ph.,3 Ar. Augusta 1160a I080pi...r.v^~^-'^^S 44 Atlanta 880p fiOQaf Lv. Atlanta. 1100? ?0O? 51&>- - >r J? Ar. Chattanooga ..J 6 45a 045aj 1006? Lv. Atlanta. 600a] 416? . v/ Ar. Blrmlnghm 12n'& lOOOp 44 Memphis, (via Bir'mgam) ...... 806p 715a f A- I _ .1 sflfiolaaoa xw?i&\ 44 Sxicinnati. ?? 7fi0p 7 48ft ' y1 44 Chicago i . 715ft 690p At. Louisville "... * 760p 840ft . " St. Louis 782a 88Bp >iog|2|a Ar. Memphis,(viaChatt) 710p 810ft To Ashevillo-Cinciimati-LoiiiaTillft. -JtSTUBN TIME. 'g^jj* gffg Lv. Augusta. jTfi0p 980p Bateaburg - Lv. Charleston ... 7 UOa 11 OOp Lv. Columbia (Union Depot) 1180ft T20ft . At. Spartanburg . ..' ..: 810pl02Gft - Ashevillo 71fip iOOp /, ..... 44 gnoxville. 1 415a 7Mp u Cincinnii&ti. * ...,v 780p 810a , 44 Lonlsvillo (via JeUloo) 660ft ; > -" ^ To Washington and tho Eaat. Lv. Augusta. 250pl Nn' " 'x&. 44 Bateaburg 488p 1207a :'-|b 44 Columbia,... 68Sp 215a - % Ar. Charlotte. 900p 94fia ^ At. Richmond ..I 600ft 625p Ar. Washington 7 85a ft OOp " Baltimore Pa. B. B 0 12ft 1125p " Philadelphia...^ 1135a 258ft " X-$? , 44 Now York .1 208p 618ft ^ ' X-' 81eeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at Atlanta for all points North and West. | Connections at Columbia with through trains X? for Washington and the Bast; also for Jackson- -'v"A ville and alf Florida Points. FB ANK S. GANNON, J. M. CULP, Third V-F. A ?en. Mgr. T. M., Washington. AtSsp BOBT, W. HXJNT, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, 8.0, ^ B. B.HABDWTCK, W. H. TAYLOB, \':Vj?$B3 a P. A.. Washington. _ AJKJE* A.. Atlanta.' X"^j| SeaMAirUiMw. ^ Capital City Route." Shortest line between all principal cities North, East, South, and West. Unequal* r ed schedules to Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. Schedules in effect May 26th, Ik 1901. NORTHWARD. Daily Daily _ No. -66 No. Lv Savannah c t.. .11 45 p m 2 10 p m Lv Fairfax 1 34 a ra 3 5t)pm Lv Denmark 215am 4 30 p ni Lv Columbia ct... 4 40am 712 pm .VLv Camden 5 37 a m 8 06 p m Lv Cheraw 7 12 am 943pm i Ar Hamlet 7 40 a m 10 15 p m Lv Calhoun Falls . 1 00 a m 4 11 p m Lv Abbeville 1 33 a m 4 38 p m * Lv Greenwood 2 01 am 5 01 p m Lv Clinton 2 55 am 5 47 p m I Lv Carlisle 3 43 a m 0 33pm I Lv Chester 4 10 a m 7 03 p m Lv Catawba Jet 4 45 a m 7 35 p m A ? TJomlnt 7 10ft m lA 10 I) m* " "" Lv Hamiet 8 00 a m 10 85 p m i Ar Raleigh... .. .*. 10 37 a m 1 24 a m - \ Ar Petersburg 245pm 548am Ar Richmond 3 28 p m 6 29 a m ? Ar Washington.... 7 05 p m lOlOani Ar Baltimore 1126 p m 11 25 a m Ar Philadelphia 2 56am 136pm Ar New York .. . 6 30 a m 425pm .'S^f@ I SOUTHWARD. Daily Daily No. 31 No. 27 ^ Lv Cheraw, e t 7 48am 1118 pm Lv Camden 025am 12 53am Lv Columbia, ct... 9 40am 105am * Lv Denmark 1109am 2 27am J Lv Fairfax 1154 am 3 05am Ar Savannah 1 47 p m ? 4 52 a m Ar Jacksonville .... 6 10 p m , 9 15 a m 3 Ar Tampa .. 6 15am 5 40 p m Lv Catawba, e t 9 45am 105am Lv Chester 10 20 am 142am Lv Carlisle 10 47 a m 2 05 a m . Lv Clinton 1137 am 2 55 am Lv Greenwood 12 22 p m 3 46 a m Lv Abbeville 12 48 p m 4 15 a m Lv Calhouh Falls. 115 pm 448am Ar Athens 240pm 628am - , Ar Atlanta.. 4 55 pm 9 00am No. 66 connects at Washington with the Pennsylvania Railway Buffalo Express, arriving Buffalo 7.35 a m. ' -?r< Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Ry. train No. 52, leaving Columbia, Union' Station, at 11.23 a. m. daily, connects at Clinton with S. A. L. Ry., No. 53, affording shortest and quickest route by several hours to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago, and all points west." . Close connection at Petersburg, Richmond, Washington, Portsmouth-Norfolk, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville, and Atlanta with diverging lines. Magnificent vestibule trains carrying A j through Pullman sleeping cars between I all principal points. ; 4 4 For reduced rates, Pullman reservations^-etc., apply to . . , vj Wm. Butter Jr., I). P. A., Savannah, Ga. - . U J. M. Baiir, -JR. ?. L. Bunch, 1st V. P. & Or- M., . T. P. A., . r I- Portsmouth, Ya. - - O - " * - ' t~ ~''.'-/if * **