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ft? The Bamberg Herald. THURSDAV71?ISY^ 15,1902. C. J. S. Brooker-s Hardware Siore. Personal Mention. ?Mr. J. G. H. Guess, of Denmark, was in the city yesterday. ?Mrs. H. F. Spann, of Florida, is on a visit to relatives here. "*" ?The mother of Mr. E. C. Bruce, of Georgia, is on a visit to his family, ?Messrs. W. M. Brabham aud W. E. Spann returned from Florida last Friday. ?Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Reynolds and Dr. Hiers, of Ehruardt, spent Tuesday night in town. ?Messrs. Robbie E. Hartzog and J. M. Hill returned to Clemson College Monday morning. ?Mr.G.C.Jones, of Lyons, Ga, a former resident of Bamberg, spent several days here last week. ?Mrs. J. F. Baggott has been very ill for the past two weeks or more, and-at the time of going to press her condition is extremely grave. ?Dr. J. B. Black, Revs. M. L. Lawson rand T. J. Sandifer, Misses Minnie Black, Agnes and Roberta Johnson, left last Thursday morning to attend the Southern Baptist Convention in Asheville, N. C. ?Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker and Mrs. Dora Williams returned last Friday a from their trip to Dallas, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Brooker also went down into Mexico, visiting several of the principal cities of 1 that country. They report a line trip. Considerable improvement is going on ' in and around town now. 1 First-class 15 teeth cradle for $2.90 at * Dowling Hardware Co., while they last. , % Say, are yon sick? Yes. Well, if you ( would get well, call on the Bamberg j ' Pharmacy. ( To judge by a widow's expression of i innocence you would think she had never ] seen a man Deiore. , The Bell Telephone Co. will build a line 1 to Barnwell, connecting at Blackville 1 with the long distance line. * Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney 1 General, announces his candidacy for con- '< gress from the second district, in this is ! It is said that the ladies of Egypt stained " their cheeks with alcohol 1,000 years ago. f It is now used as a nose tint by some men in this country. 1 3ay, old man, how do you manage to keep cool these hot days? I drink at the bon ton fount, Bamberg Pharmacy. ^ As we go to press this (Wednesday) c afternoon, a game of base ball is to be i played between the Fitting School and c the town boys. s City Council has had the shade trees, e telephones poles, etc., on the principal u i streets, whitewashed, which improves the e I appearance of things very much. B Wanted.?Two young men to handle ^ household goods. Good contract and adf vancement to those that show their ' ability. J. O. B. Rimes, Augusta, Ga. ^ The annual Sunday-school picnic will e L be held at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church, -y 1 near Ehrhardt, tomorrow (Friday.) A a number from Bamberg will no doubt at tend. ft A good number of our subscribers have P remembered us recently in a substantial a * way. There are others who might do so 5 with profit to themselves and pleasure o to us. ^ h Say, what's the matter? Nearly dead n m Knn fnr? fount and ? uvui xicaw. VIV VV ?UV MVU wv*. ? ~ get comfortable. I The forty-second annual picnic will be | held at Goose Pond Park near Williston on Thursday, June 19th, and will be fol^ lowed by a ball in Williston the same W evening. $3.90 will buy a cradle at Dowling's r' hardware store with fifteen teeth. tl A picnic was given at Colston last n Thursday, on account of the closing of the school at that place. Several from Bamberg attended, and report a most pleasant occasion. ] The Cotton Oil Company has purchased the ginneir and grist mill in town belonging to Col. Jno. F. Folk, therefore the ginnery at the oil mill will not be increased. Fob Sale.?Will sell my property in Bamberg for $1,400, one half cash, balauce r first of January next, 7 per cent interest or $1,800 spot cash. W. T. Riley. ^lllendale, S. C.,May 1,1902. The Sheridan Literary Society will m * ? * *L/v /?V>orv?xl Q\r serve reiresnmems itC LUC' V/iiChfr/Ksl. X" A iUU j evening, May 16th, from 8:30 to 11 o'clock. Proceeds go to improvements of Society hall. All Bamberg invited. The Blackville graded school will close to-morrow, when the annual address will c-v, be delivered by Rev. E. 0. Watson, of ; Charleston. On Sunday Rev. Lucius Cuth, bert, of Aiken, will preach the annual sermon. The public schools of the county are to % be improved. Many districts now*have a special levy, and Ehrhardt and Colston will hold elections soon on the question of levying on extra tax to better support their public schools. The new road from Mr. Jno. M. Felder's . to the Hartzog road is about completed. D t It is of course a fine piece of work, for jk Supervisor Bruce does no other kind, and it will be a great saving in distance to our friends who travel it. Bro. J. B. Guess, the flourishing farmer and live Sunday-school worker of Denmark, writes that the good people are highly pleased with their pastor, Rey. f Lucas, who was placed in charge of the Denmark circuit, the last pastoral charge of the late lamented Edwin Stokes.Circuit Rider, The committee appointed to secure homes for delegates to the district coni ference which meets here May 28th, are proceeding witb their work in a systematic manner, and all who attend will be well cared for. It is expected that there will be a large attendance of preachers and laymen. Bishop W. W. Duncan is expected to be present and preside. Rev. John G. Beckwith has been selected to preach the commencement sermon for the Denmark graded schools on the first Sunday in June. And on the fourth Sunday in June he is to fill a like mission for the Carlisle Fitting School at Bamberg. Our frfends in Denmark and Bamberg will be profited in hearing our gift ed ?yonng friend.?Southern Ubristiau Advocate. In the county campaign this newspaper will take no part either for or against any candidate for the county offices, but we shall criticise, if need be, the views of '' legislative candidates in the event that 1 (policies are advocated which we do not believe best for our people. The editor will vote for whom he pleases, but all will get the same treatment from The Herald. Candidates' cards are cash in advance, ; and all will please bear this in mind. ; Bamberg lodge, No. 38, Knights of Pythias, held a regular convention last ? Monday evening, at which the rank of : | Page was conferred on Mr. C. E. Boyd. 1 6 The meeting was a very interesting one, r and we regret that there were not more of the brethren present. The members have something good on foot for the next meeting, and it is probable that the Page and Esquire ranks will be conferred as well. Every member should be present. ?* The next regular convention takes place on the fourth Monday evening in this month, the 26th. Hon. S. G. Mayfield, Senator from Bamberg county, has yielded to the persuasion of his friends throughout the State and has concluded to make the race * for Lieutenant-Governor in the coming campaign. He enters the race with the unanimous endorsement of the Democracy of his home county, as expressed by the recent convention held at Bamberg. Mr. Mayfield has many friends in old Barnwell county, which he represented very ably in the State Senate for a number * of years. He is a cyclone on the stump, and his opponents can make up their minds that there is a breezy campaign ahead of them. This county will do its full duty at the ballot box next August ? ^ Barnwell Seatinel. I A number of our citizens went to Charleston Tuesday, to visit the Exposition. The ordinance against grazing cattle on the streets is openly set at defiance by a I great many people. Council should take j action on this matter for the protection of the ladies and children of the town. The Woman's Home Mission Society of the Methodist church will meet next Wednesday afternoon with Miss Marie Stokes, at half past five o'clock. A full attendance of the members is requested. There now remain but two weeks more " 1 ?1? nrnicnc oi tne cnanesion e.\puainuu, of which have been sung by everyone who has visited it. Such an opportunity is not likely to be yours again soon; so if you can possibly arrange your business so as to attend, you should b}- all means do it. A treat is in store for you. Messrs. F. W. Wagener & Co., of Charleston, have our^zsks for a copy of "Charleston and the Exposition Illustrated," which beautifully illustrates the ^reat achievement of the "City bjT the oea," in the accomplishment of which more credit is due to the head of the above firm than to anyone else. A rumor was in circulation in town Tuesday afternoon that a convict had escaped from the county chain gang and had carried awav a rifle belonging to one :>f the guards. ''That he was in a graveyard out on Mr. Ehrhardt's place and deled capture. Supervisor Bruce and several gentlemen went out to the place, and found the story a myth. A little negro x>y was the author of the tale. A meeting of the Peoples' Building and Loan Association was held last Monday, tnd a very satisfactory showing made. The old directors were re-elected, with he addition of Jno. R. Bellinger, to fill t vacancy. Jno. H. Cope was re-elected iresident, and G. Moye Dickinson secreary and treasurer. The financial statenent shows that the association has ,'arned 8} per cent, for the average time. The town ordinance in regard to cattle grazing on the streets continues to be riolated every day. Last week a little son >f Mr. and Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg was mocked down and slightly injured by a :ow which was grazing on a principal treet of the town. If council does not , nforce this ordinance, some lady or child nay be seriously injured. Council should ither enforce the ordinance or repeal it. J New Advertisements. d. j. delk. 1 See D. J. Delk's new advertisement, le sells the Deering harvesting machinry, and runs a first class carriage shop. Vhen you need work in his line, give him 1 call, for he guarantees satisfaction. < boston PnOTO CO. j Your attention is directed to the new j dvertisement of the Boston Photo Co., } iow located at Bamberg. Mr. E. J. Mc- < )ermand, the manager, is a most clever " eutleman and thoroughly understands J is business. Special prices are being lade until Monday, May 2Gtli. All work uaranteed. G. Duncan Bellinger?Candidate's card, j H. C. Folk, Master?Master's Sale. < Ram here's Pensioners. i Clerk of Court C. B. Free last Thursday eceived the money for the pensioners of ' [lis county. We publish below their ames and the class to which they belong. J class b. Those in this class get $72.00 each. j J. H. Zeigler, Bamberg. class c, no. 1. Those in this class get $48.00 each. Calvin Bessiuger, Olar. W. R. Copeland, Denmark. 1 Joseph Kinsall, Olar. c U. G. Milhous, Govan. i H. R. Pelham, Hartzog. s J. D. Sease, Olar. I H. E. Wilson, Bamberg. f class c, no. 2. Those in this class receive $19.65 each. F. C. Aver, Bamberg. B. J. Brabham, Olar. , E. C. Behling, Denmark. William Bessiuger, Bamberg. John S. Copeland, Ehrhardt. e M. S. Carter, Bamberg. N. Crider, Bamberg. C. B. Elkins, Bamberg. < J. B. Gillam, Denmark. Elisha Gunnels, Govan. A. M. Gillam, Denmark. 1 A .T Hiers. Ehrhardt. J. T. Jones, Bamberg. ? J. A. Kirkland, Ulmers. A. Kinard, Bamberg. J. H. McCoraiack, (Jovan. t R. W. Nix, Bamberg. ? J. B. Thomas (transferred from Orangeurg.) A. Wilson, \ iola. . W. W. Williams, Bamberg. A. W. Wilkinson, Bamberg. J. M. Zeigler, Bamberg. * class c, no. 3. ( Those in this class receive $48.00 each. M. A. Kemp, Denmark. 1 class c, no. 4. Those in this class receive $19.65 each. M. C. Adams, Bamberg. ) Eliza S. All, Olar. Margaret Axson, Bamberg. : Man- Barrs, Denmark. N. E. Breland, Kearse. M. A. Brown, Bamberg. Sarah Carter, Ehrhardt. ' Ellen Drawdy, Hartzog. Empm Grimes, Govan. Amanda Gillam, Govan. Lavinia Hagins, Bamberg. S. E. Hair, Goyan. H. H. Hiers, Colston. M. Hightower, Denmark. Rachael Hutto, Bamberg. Mary Johns, Midway. Harriet Kirkland, Colston. Georgianna Lain, Olar. Sarah W. McFail, Midway. M. A. McMillan, Bamberg. Elizabeth Morris, Bamberg. Nelly Morris, Bamberg. Rebecca Smoak, Bamberg. M. E. Reed, Denmark. * Those named in this list will pieasecan it the clerk of court's office and get their none}-. Card of Thanks. May 12,1902. Mr. Editor:?Please give me space in four columns to return to the Democrats of your county, who recently assembled in a convention, my sincere thanks for the very high compliment paid me in a unanimous endorsement of my candidacy for congress. This is the first opportunity which has presented itself for such public acknowledgement, but I hope to have frequent chances during the campaign to reiterate my deep sense of obligation. I shall endeavor, if elected, to demonstrate that the people of your county have not misplaced their confidence in me. Very respectfully, G. Duncan Bellingek. Annual Picnic. The annual picnic at Howell's old mill in the Hartzog section, last Thursday was well attended and was a successful affair in every way. Fine addresses were delivered by J Ion. J). C. Hey ward, of Walterboro, and Hon. C. W. Garris, of Bamberg. We regret that we were not present, but we were disappointed at the last moment. It is always a pleasure for 1 us to meet the good people of that section, aud we hope to meet them on some future occasion. A line dinner was served, and the day passed off very pleasantly. Much of the success of the occasion was due to the efforts of our good friend, Dr. S. P. Rentz. A SENSATION Walter Sandifer, a Young "White Man, Arrested and Put in Jail on the Charge of Robbery and Arson. Last Thursday Mr. D. W. Phillips attended the picnic at Howell's old mill, and while there he noticed ou the ground a bicycle which he believed to be his. It will be remembered that this bicycle was in Dr. Black's store the night it was burned, March 6th, and the frame of it was not found among the debris. Mr. Phillips immediately made inquiries and found that it had been ridden there by Benuie Sandifer, who when questioned, stated that it had been loaned to him by his cousin, Walter Sandifer. Walter coultl not explain his possession of the machine, and made several conflicting statements about it. The gentlemen who questioned him believed that he knew of or was implicated in the burning of the stores of Dr. J. B. Black and Tkos. Black. He was accordingly arrested and placed in jail here early Friday morning, and his latest tale is that he was at the artesian well on Main street at 4 o'clock a. m. the night the fire occurred, when four strangers came up and asked him to watch while they robbed the store. He did so, and when they came out they gave him a gun and the bicycle for watching. He did not know any of the men. Since his arrest a search of his room at Spann's saw mill has been made and the following property, identified by the marks as Dr. Black's, recovered: One double-barrelled shotgun, one single-barrelled shotgun, three razors, one pipe, one dress suitcase. Several other articles believed to have been taken from the store by him were found, but they could not be positively identified. Other things will no doubt come to light later. Sandifer is a young man of 22 years and has been implicated in robberies before. He was living at Spann's mill, five miles south of town, and had the dressing case full of stolen articles carried out to the mill on Mr. Spann's truck the morning after the fire, giving the truckman one pounu 01 smoking louauou iui canjiugu for him. The tobacco was also stolen from Dr. Black's store. It is thought that Sandifer alone did the robbery and then set the fire to hide his crime. Feeling runs high against him in town and it has been suggested that he ought to be lynched, but, of course, there is no danger of a lynching. It will be remembered that three stores were destroyed by the fire set by him. "The Deestrict School." Kate Parson's farce comedy, "the deestrict school," will be presented at the Carlisle Fitting School Monday evning, the 19lh. The very finest music will be furnished, also singing. Proceeds to go to ;he Bamberg county monumental association. Admission: adults, 3oc,; children, JOc. Ice cream will also be served, and the patronage of the public is solicited. Colored Graded School. The closing exercises of the Bamberg jolored graded school will be held May 19th to 23d, beginning each night at 8 >'clock. Monday night, May 19th, a concert and nusical recital. Tuesday night, May 20th, an address jy Rev. C. II. Harlston. _ j Wednesday night, May 21st, prize 1 >peaking contest by Gth and 7th grades. Friday, May 23d, picnic. To all of the above named exercises the public is cordially invited to attend. ! G. W. Mooke, Principal. 1 Kearse Callings. Kearse, May 14? The rain that fell , ast Thursday night was certainly wel- i ;omed by our farmers. Crops around here ire fine; with favorable seasons we will ] ioon be ready to lay them by. As it has ( ,?een a dry spring, "General Green" was ( >??v ronnuered. a Picnics and measles are all the go just ] iow, and of course those that are nursing ( jither one are out of style. We are all ooking forward to the picnic at Mt. j Pleasant next Thursday. ? Ascension day was spent in several j vays in this section. Some were at home, j iome frying fish in the swamp, while j ithers went to picnics. , Mr. E. F. Kinard went to Fairfax last ( >unday to meet Mrs. Carrie Hiers and j ihildren. They will spend several days ] n this neighborhood. ( The people of this section are enjoying jood health so far this spring, only those j hat have had measles. ( Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Shaw spent last Sat- , lrdav night and Sunday in Bamberg, the , quests of Mr. D. W. Phillips. , Messrs. I. H., W. H., and Laurens Shaw | md Miss Ella Shaw attended the picnic , it Howell's old mill last Thursday and j eport a grand time. I There was an ice cream festival at Mr. | T. W. Kioard's Saturday night, which was rery much enjoyed by those that attended. Miss Maud Hair visited friends around lere Saturday night and Sunday. Iu closin ?I will tell you all about our pic- i lie at St. John's. It will be on Saturday, luue the 14th. We hope to see our editor < :here that day, so we can give him a \ learty handshake. We want everybody j ;o consider themselves cordially invited, , md come, for we welcome them there. s We also hope to see a good crowd at St. ( lohns next Saturday, as it is our regular , conference day. , Olar News. Olar, May 13tb.?Mr. L. F. Bamberg, who has been putting down an artesian well at Sieglingville, S. C., spent last week at home with his family. He left yesterday for Hampton, where he has several contracts. Dr. N. F. Kirkland, of Kline, spent yesterday in town. Mr. E. P. Hutto, former depot agent at this place, but now of Mienhard, Ga., spent Sunday with friends here. Messrs. P." Cook and E. D. Bessinger made a flying trip to Allendale Sunday evening. The railroad civil engineers arrived here yesterday, and are at work establishing the line and preparing for the grading forces. They will go from here to Charleston via Elirhardt in a few days. Another force will start from here to Augusta, Ga. Crops are looking fine in our section. The masses know but little of the struggles of the local or county papers. They appear every week and the locals are hastily read and the paper is thrown asjde, with the remark tbat there is noth ing in it. Too often tins is true, ana true because the struggling editor has not had the help and encouragement that his enterprise deserves. So tew are willing to furnish items of news and give material help by subscribing and paying the subscription and advertising in its columns. Many a village has grown into a town and many a town into a city through the influence of the local paper. It has brought wealth and prominence to many, while it has remained in poverty. Many would feel ashamed to live in a town or county where there is no local paper, and yet they fail to give support to the one they have. "Remember, my dear brethren," said the minister; "that charity covereth a multitude of sins. I hope you'll be unusually generous in your offering this morning."?Detroit Free Press. What this world needs to make it happy is the sustaining philosophy of the Georgia man who exclaimed, when the bank failed, "Thank the Lord, I never had a dollar ahead in my life!"?Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Bostick Will Not Run. To the People of Bamberg County:?In view of the approaching campaign and the many inquiries I have had from various quarters of the county as to whether I will be a candidate for re-election to the ! house, I deem it proper to announce in a public way my purpose. After mature reflection I have decided not to offer fcr another term. I wish to say, however, to the kind people who have so signally honored me so soon after casting my lot in their midst that I will ever bear a most heartfelt appreciation of their generous support in the past and while I have the [ consciousness of having done all in my power to serve their best interests, I retrrpt that. T havp not. hppn ahle to aocom piish more towards the betterment of their material interests. I take pleasure in saying to all the people of this my adoptei county, that I will ever have at heart their welfare, and if ever again my services can be of value to them it shall always be my delight to serve them. If I felt now that I could render any real and peculiar service by standing for re-election, I would lay aside all personal and professional considerations in order to do so, but I feel that there are many others deserving your confidence and ?ionor who may serve your interests at least as well. Before concluding I desire to refer, as briefly as may be, to the bill introduced by me in the last legislature relating to the return of property for taxation. I do so inasmuch as I understand that my bill has met with misunderstanding ana misconstruction in at least some quarters. My bill was designed to ameliorate to some extent the harsh and unjust distribution of public burdens as existing under the operation of the present system of tax returns. Under the present system practically the whole strain of governmental expense is imposed on the overburdened backs of the farming class, the people of moderate means who earn their bread by honest toil, and whose*property consisting almost wholly of land and visible chattels cannot escape taxation; while : those of ample means and more elusive i holdings, who enjoy to far greater extent . the advantages and protection of govern- ; mental agencies, escape from any proper j and corresponding share in the burden of , supporting the same. This principle cf , unjust discrimination in tiie operation ot the present system strikes at the very foundation of democracy, and is not only a hindrance to material progress, but also a menace to the whole political fabric. It ] nullifies the most vaunted principles of < republican institutions, which proudly boast the doctrines of equal rights to all and special privileges to none, of protec- ; tion of the weak against the strong, the ' oppressed against the oppressor; in a word < the grand principle of freedom, equal par- < ticipation in the burdens as well as the 1 benefits of government. i I conceive that it is nothing but fairness i and justice that all property, which is I fostered and protected at the expense of < government, should bear its fair and proportionate share in supporting that gov- 1 ernment. Is there any just reason why land should be taxed and money go free; why the poor land owner should be made to bear the whole burden of governmental support arid the wealthy capitalist let off from all share in the burden? Who gets the most benefit out of governmental agencies and for whose benefit more largely do courts and other expensive establishments of justice as administered by the law and institutions of the land exist? What classof property holders can best afford to be taxed in support of these institutions? There can be but one answer to these questions. What reason then exists fnr throwing the whole burden of support upou the class of moderate and little means to the exclusion of the rich, who participate much more largely in the benefits? I would not and do not advocate the laying of any greater burden updn the rich simply because they can best afford it. I believe in applying to all alike the foundation principle of democracy, justice and perfect equality to all. A.11 property should be taxed fairly, justly, and proportionately. If land is taxed at sixty per cent of its value, money should also be returned and assessed at similar proportionate values. All property should participate equally in supporting the neans of its protection. This was the object of my bill and its only object. Had [ succeeded in effecting its passage I be;ieve it would have gone far towards accomplishing this fair result. Of course the bill would not commend tself to the tax dodger, because this is the class it was designed to reach. As long as human nature remains the same, men will grasp all the advantage possible mder the law, regardless of consequences ;o others. They are quite willing in the general scramble to take to their individlal share the benefits and leave to others ;he burdens. It is precisely this charac pristir. nf fallen humanitv. that crovern nent i9 organized to correct, an5 it becomes the high duty of public servants charged with the creation and enforcement of public laws and institutions to use all their best endeavors to effectuate :his high purpose. In the solitary case of the owner of the soil and the owner of a mortgage lien on the same land, it may seem to some that this would practically tax the same thing twice, but this is not so. The land exists as property and the money loaned by another exists as property in the lender, the one independently of the other, each entirely distinct in itself. Suppose for the sake of illustration that the same money is loaned in the same way, except that a mere note of hand should be given without the lien of a mortgage, all can see the 9eparateness of the two items of property. Now the mortgage is a mere security to enforce the payment of the debt, it has no part or parcel in the title of the land; it can therefore make no vital difference in the transaction from the point of view of ownership as a basis of taxation. Be this, however, as it may, there are several considerations that must be weighed in this connection. If the land owner is amenable to taxation, why should this excuse the wealthy money lender, who is better able to stand it? Would it not be more equitable and fair to tax both, when by so doing the burden would be shared by both and lessened to both; inasmuch as when both pay, in proportion to the increase of revenue, the rate of levy may be lowered IgUllIM UUIU. ?1119 I) UU1U, 111 uuj iivit VI the case, work far more equal justice than to make necessarily a higher rate to meet the needs of government and throw the whole burden on the man of smaller and less available means. Furthermore, I will say for the enlightenment of this class of objectors that my bill, had it passed, would not have changed the law one jot or tittle as to the existing scheme of taxation. Any such objection that may be conceived to exist applies with equal force to the existing law. The whole scheme of my bill was to force property now required to be taxed, and only such, to be put on the tax books, and to prevent tax dodging, which prevails to such an extent under the present system. | The real principle undertying the objection of double taxation rests here. The taxpayer ret urning moneymay offsetdebts owing by him and only pay on balance in his favor while the visible property holder has no such right of offset. This is clearly a disprimination in favor of the former class agqiqst tljp letter, but so far from seeking to corrpptthis feature of the present law, my bill simplv leaves it alone, as I scarcely deemed it advisable or practicable to try to correct, at least in one measure, the whole abuse. I only sought to apply partial alleviation to areally distressing'situation, and yet those thus sought to be compelled to ao part only of simple right and justice under the law as now existing, cry unfairness and double taxa _ < I tion. Well, this is, to say the least, human nature, but it is hardly sound sense or common justice. If the great evil of tax dodging is to be allowed to continue, the present law of taxation should be expunged from the statute books, as in its { operative effects it merely encourages corruption and fraud, in that every taxpayer signing a sworn return of all his taxable property and leaving out his moneys and credits,"falls far short of the requirements of law and of upright citizenship; and the extent to which this is done is appalling. With this explanation to the people of my count}', to whom I wish to convey a . Droner understanding of what I have I sought to do iu their behalf, although the \ attempt was unsuccessful, with the motives that actuated me, so far as my limited space will permit, I close with the assurance of my continued interest iu all that makes for their happiness and advancement. If it be possible for me to do so, I hope to attend at least some of the campaign meetings, and shake your hands again without the possible imputation of a self-seeking purpose in so doing, but simply out of the abundance of a genuine good-will towards you. A. McIver Bostior. Bamberg, S. C., May 10th, 1902. ( The other day my wife and I made the pretext of an errand the excuse for sailing on the blue waters of Shanashank Bay, and engaged Capt. Little, at the customary fifty cents an hour, to take us across to a village on the opposite shore. With the Captain always went his dog Tasso, as indispensable companion rather than as necessary crew. Arrived at the village the errand was promptly done and we were ready to depart, but the dog could 1 not be founa. We called and whistled I and sought him high and low, until at the end of a good half hour, he strolled on to the dock, calm and unruffled, and without a suspicion of malevolence in eye or action. The sail was thereupon resumed and the captain, who is a good skipper, _ after laboriously pushing us off a sand V bar on which he had inadvertently I grounded, finally drew up at the wharf, ' - ? J - r I ? +1% ai me enu 01 iiiret: uours nuui iuc tuucui departure. "Well, Captain," we said, "you liave given us a good sail. How much is it?" "Waal," said the captain, "it'll be a dollar and a half. We've been gone jest three hours. Ye see," he continued, "it took us half an hour to look up that dog." The Billville boys are "a-discussin' of = politics" by the grocery-store, and "aplayin' of checker?, under the china-tree. A.nd they run the world just about as well as do the senators in Washington. The protection rule works both ways, sometimes. "During the visit of Prince Henry the New York brewers treated the crew of the imperial yacht. The deck offi cers managed to save several kegs to take home to their friends. On the arrival at Kiel this beer was seized by the German customs house and the officers forced to pay $67.50 duty; then the beer was sold it auction." It is not probable that the United States will ever export much beer :o Germany. [ | BOSTONI Photo Col WMnBEHMHrn I E. J. McDERMAND, Operator. I at Bamberg, S. C., ev- I ery day except Sunday, | until I Monday, May 26,021 Meeting with unprecedented success. I Have taken orders for nearly a I thousand Photographs in the past I week, something unparalleled in the I -"1 annals of Photography in this com- I I munity, and will continue I J For a Short Time I 6 IHantello Photos, 25c. I J While the city galleries may tell you of the superiority of their work, we / will demonstrate ours at a price in J the reach of all. . % We do what we advertise i A-l^ID r Advertise what we do. The chance to get 25c. Pieces is with you always, but the opportunity to get good, lirst-class Photographs, guaranteed never to fade, as low as 6 for 25c. is limited to the above date. Never before, and perhaps never again, no where, from Maine to Manila, will you find as good work for the money. Mr. E. J. McDermand, our operator, has worked continually at the Photograph business for 17 years, working in some of the best Galleries in the large cities, enables us to guarantee work second to none. Call and see samples, and have your sittings made soon as possible and avoid the later crowds. Visitors are always welcome at j* THE * BOSTON; Photo Co N. B. If possible, bring or | . j | LETTERS DISMISSORY. On the 7th day of June, 1902,1 will file my final account U9 administrator of the estate of G. E. Platts, deceased, with the Judge of Probate for Bamberg county, and will on that day ask to be dismissed as such administrator. J. TV. SMITH, Administrator. Bam serg, S. C., May 7th, 1902. G. Frank Bai -#=^AGENT.^ THE BEST ON J ~~ y Why Pound J\WORK .N-S.GHT \ Y?Ur Life AW^ 1 jlf 1^1 With an old time machine / F | |M| when you can write so easily tk IrEd -4 . - ? with the Write for catalogue and learn the 40 advantages of the^HAMMOND. (Wanted:?Rates of advertising from county papers.) THE DOWLING HARDWARE Co. ieneral Agents for South Carolina. Bamberg, S. C. TO THE PUBLIC We beg to announce to the Mill and Gin owners of Bamberg and adjoining counties that we have opened the Dixon machine shops at Bamberg for the repair and sale of ENGINES, BOILERS, GINS, MILLS and all kinds of agricultural Machinery. We will do our own work, guarantee every job we do, make our prices reasonable, and sell nothing but ;irst-Class MACHINERY and SUPPLIES. All we ask is an opportunity to prove what we can do. Thanking the people in advance for all favors they may extend to us. We are very respectfully yours, F. M. POOSER & SON. 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SMMtl Mi?, ' H eharimtu*. j. e. iCmtm. ?. I PKBJUMIIY to, M08. 8 ??J Elorses Mules, Buggies, W agons, Surries, Harness, ! rTTi- T ~ YY Hips, ?J<XjJ XXUJJtJO Complete line on hand the year round, and prices to suit the times. You can buy for cash or on easy terms. Give us a call. We will save you some money. 2uattlebaum & Dannelly, EHRHARDT, S. 0. VNOTIIDR CARLOAD Our Mr. W. P. Jones has just returned from market, where he bought a carload of fine stock. T1 iorn m'f? both JORSES AND MULES in tliis load and there are some fine ones among tlieni. We can surely suit you in a horse or mule, no matter what kind you want. Be sure to see them. JONES BROS. - - ?' V r' ' . ' mberg, EARTH. W. P. RILEY, FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT INSURANCE. BAMBERG, S. C. | R. C. MIXSOXT, LAND SURVEYOR ?AND? ENGINEER, BLACZVILLE, S. C. Offers his services to the . people of Bamberg County. Southern Railway Schedule, Trains from Augusta, etc. for Branchville, Charleston, etc., pass Bamberg, S. C., No. 52 (daily) 8.31 a. m.; No. 54 (daily) 4.53 p. m. For Branchville, No. 40 (daily except Sunday) 12.30 p. m. Trains for Augusta, etc., from Charleston, Branchville, etc., pass Bamberg, No. 51 (daily) 9.45 a. m.; No. 53 (daily) 7.40 p. m.; No. 39 (except Sunday) 8.31 a. m. Close connections at Branchville for Columbia, etc., at Blackville for Savannah, etc., and at Augusta for Macon, Atlanta and points West and Northwest. Trains 52 and 53 carry through sleepers between Charleston and Atlanta. S. G. MAYFIELD, r:i ~ : I ATTORNEY AT LAW, * DENMARK, S. C." ENGINES, BOILERS 1 GINS and PRESSES. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and Fertilizer Mill Outfits: also Gin Press, fianp "Will and Shingle Outfits. Bnfld ing, Bridge, Factory, Furnace and Bailroad Castings; Railroad, Mill, Factory and Machinists' Supplies. Belting, Pack ing, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files Oilers, Etc., cast every day. Work 150 hands. LoiaMIm Wti MCt ' AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Foundry, Machine, Boiler and Gin Works. Reoairing Promptly Done. iiSllTFHw j "Capital City Route." Shortest line between all principal cities North, East, South, and West. Unequaled schedules to Pan American Exposition at Buffalo, Schedules in effect May 26th, 1901. NORTHWARD. Daily Dally No. 66 No. 34 Lv Savannah c t.. .11 45 p m 210pm Lv Fairfax 134am S58pm , i ^ Lv Denmark 215am 439pm Lv Columbia et... 4 40am 712 pm L v Camden ~ ,-v 5 37 a m 8 06jpjpa Lv Cheraw 7-12 a m . ill * Ar Hamlet 7 40*mh 10 15 p m Lv Calhoun Falls.. 100am 411pm Lv Abbeville 133am 438pm Lv Greenwood 2 01 a m 5 01 p m Lv Clinton 255am 5 47 pm Lv Carlisle 8 43 a m 6 33pn? Lv Chester .... 4 10 a m 7 08 p m Lv Catawba Jet 445am 735pm -J Ar Hamlet 710 a m 1010 p m Lv Hamlet........ 8 00 a m 10 85 p m Ar Raleigh 10 37 am 124am Ar Petersburg 2 45pm 548am Ar Richmond 3 28pm 6 29am Ar Washington 7 05 p m 10 10 a m Ar Baltimore 1126 p m 11 25 a m Ar Philadelphia. ...2 56am 136pm Ar New York 6 30am 425pm SOUTHWARD. Daily Daily No. 31 No. 27 ' Lv Cheraw, e t 7 48 a m 1118 p m Lv Camden 9 25 a m 12 53am Lv Columbia, ct...9 40am 105am Lv Denmark 1109am 227am Lv Fairfax 1154 am 3 05 am Ar Savannah 147 pm 452am Ar Jacksonville ? 6 10 p m 9 15 a m Ar Tampa 6 15 am 5 40pm Lv Catawba, e t.... 9 45 a m 105am L v Chester 10 20am 142am Lv Carlisle 10 47 a m 2 05 a m Lv Clinton 1137 am 2 55am Lv Greenwood 12 22pm 346am Lv Abbeville 12 48 pm 415am Lv Calhoun Falls.. 115 p m 4 48 a m Ar Athens 2 40 pm 6 28am Ar Atlanta 455pm 9 (X) a m No. 66 connects at Washington with the Pennsylvania Railway Buffalo Express, arriving Buffalo 7.35 a m. 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, afford* ing 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 through Pullman sleeping cars between all principal points. For reduced rates, Pullman reservations, etc., apply to Wm. Butler Jr., D. P. A., Savannah, Ga. J. M. Bare, R. E. L. Bunch, 1st V. P. & G. M., T. P. A., Portsmouth, Va. G. Moye Dickinson, ? . - ? -w. j -m T" IJWS U?tAJ\ fJJtS. FIRE, LIFE, TORNADO, ACCIDENT, LIABILITY, CASUALTY. Office at The Cotton Oil Co, S. C. AND BELL TELEPHONES. Agents Wanted LIFE OF T. DeWITT TALMAGE, by his Son, REV. FRANK DeWITT TALMAGE and associate editors of Christian Herald. Only book endorsed by Talmage family. Enormous profit for agents who act quickly. Outfit ten cents. Write Immediately CLARK & CO., 222 S- 4th 81 Phi la.. Pa. Mention this Paper. ; . . "? ' ' -