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fe . The Bamberg Herald ESTlBI.ISllKiriniV 1st, 1S9I. A? if . liMVIIT, Editor. Rates?$1.00 [kt year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?Si-00 per inch for first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices Sc. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on subjects of general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. THURSDAY. AUGITST 21. 1902. Look Pleasant, Please. Photographer C. Harlan, of Eaton, O., can do so now, though for years he couldn't, because he suffered untold agony from the worst form of indigestion. All physicians and medicines failed to help him till he tried Electric Bitters, which worked such wonders for him that he declares they are a godsend to sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Unrivaled for diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys, they build up and give new life to the whole system. Try them. Only f>0c. Guaranteed by Bamberg Pharmacy; H. C. Rice of Denmark. Baptist Sunday-school Convention. The Barnwell Baptist Sunday-school Convention will be held at Georges Creek E. church, commencing Friday, September 5th, and continuing through Sunday, September 7th, 1902. The program is as follows: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5. 11 a. ni.?Introductory Sermon, Rev. M. L. Lawson. 12 m.?Enrollment and Organization. I p. m.?Dinner. 2.30 p. in.?Song Service. 2.45?The Model Sunday-school, (a) ^ ' The Superintendent, Dr. *J. B. Black, Rev. W. D. McMillan, (b) The Teacher, B. T. Rice, Esq., S. P. Hair. Short papers on how I conduct my class, by Mrs. E. Reed, Miss Auna Walker, of Barnwell; Mrs. Susan Counts and Miss Jessie Willis. &? - (To be handed iu.jyc) Music, C. W. Reutz, A. M. Kennedy. 3.45 p. m.?Miscellaneous Business. fcr>y.. * 4 p. m.?Adjournment. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 10 a. in.? Song Service. 10.30 a. m.?Report of schools, not to exceed three minutes each. II a. m.?Our Heritage and our Obligations, S. G. Mayfield, Rev. A. Buist. 11.30 a. m.?The Home and the Suudayschool, their reflexive influences, Rev. C. E. Bnrts, Rev. G. N. Askew, C. E. Tvler. 12 m.?The purpose underlying all Sunday-school work, Kev. J. K. Hair and T. H. Garrett. 12. 30 p. m.?Enthusiasm, an essential element of Sunday-school work, Revs. J. D. Moore and J. D. Sandifer. I p. m.?Dinner. 1.30 p. m.?The Church and Sundayschool; their mutual relations and lielpjpC fulness, Rev. M. L. Dawson, Rev. W. G. ? Britton and A. P. Manville. 3.15 p. ni.?'The Use and Abuse of Method, W. T. Cave, Rev. S. P. Hair, D. M. Johnson, J. W. Kinard. 3.45 p. m.?Miscellaneous business. sunday, september 7. 10 a. m.?Song Service. Address on . ~ Why I believe in the Sunday-school, Rev. gr'> J. K. Hair. II a. m.?Sermon or address on the the relation of the Sunday-school to the denominational work of the churches, missions, ?fcc., Rev. W. W. Lawton or J. D. Moore. Note.?Music will be directed by C. j.. W. Rentz, assisted by R. M. Mixson and a choir composed of members from vari;v, - ous Sunday-schools. Gospel Hymns 1 to G will be used. C. E. Burts, J. K. Snelling, T? ? r ?ix Timviinv I Committee. A Care for Cholera Infantum. "Last May," says Mrs. Curtis Baker, of Bookwalter, Ohio, "an infant child of our neighor's was suffering from cholera infantum. The doctor had given up all hopes of recovery. 1 took a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house, telling them I felt sure it would do good if used according > " to directions. In two days' time the child had full}* recovered, and is now (nearly a year since) a vigorous, healthy girl. I have recommended this Remedy fren' quently and have never known it to fail in any single instance." For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. A Fight at Gaffuey. Gaffney, Aug. 14.?Latimer and Hemphill had a fight just after the adjournment of the senatorial meeting for dinner to-day. At the conclusion of Elliott's speech when adjournment was announced Latimer called out for the crowd to stay and hear him "ride these five lawyers." As the crowd was passing out Hemphill told Latimer that it was unfair to use such language, to which Latimer replied that Hemphill could not take a joke. They then engaged in conversation for a - few seconds when Latimer suddenly hit Hemphill in the face with his fist. Hemphill struck Latimer with an umbrella which he carried. Bystanders quickly v interfered and separated the statesmen. Neither was injured. Latimer said that Hemphill had insult% ed him, but Hemphill says he did not and it seems that the trouble grew out of a misunderstanding. Gaffney appears to be a place for sensatioual episodes in political meetings. To My Friends. It is with joy I tell you what Kodol ..did for me. I was troubled with my stomac h for several months. Upon being advised to use Kodol, I did so, and words cannot tell the good it has done me. A neighbor had dyspepsia so that he had tried most everything. I told him to use Kodol. Words of gratitude have come to me from him because I recommended it.?Geo. W. Fry, Viola, Iowa. Health and strength, of ir.ind and body, depend on the stomach, and normal activity of the digestive organs, Kodol, the great reconstructive tonic, cures all stomach and bowel troubles, indigestion, dyspepsia. Kodol digests any good food you eat. Take a dose after meals. Bamberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynolds, Ehrhardt. To Lure a Fold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. \V. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Wanted?10,000 cords swamp hickory in car lots, delivered at Denmark, S. C. Address J no. F. Simmons, Rowesville, S. C. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy lias a world wide reputation for its cures. It never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Bamberg Pearmacy. The best physic-Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy totakc. Pleasant in effect. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. If you want to see the lightest and svrellest little buggy on the market go to G. Frank Bamberg's. It's a pleasure to show you, whether you buy or not. If j'ou want to see the best and cheapest lot of single and double harness in the State, then take a peep into Frank Bamberg's repository. The Cotton Market. Good cotton is sidling for s cents in Bamberg to-day and the receipts of the week have been 2oo bales or more. The Best Prescription for Malaria Chills and fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay, Price 50c. JOHNSTONE FOR THE SENATE. CONCEDED BY ALL THAT HE WILL BE IN SECOND RACE. Has Steadily Gained in the Campaign Now About to Close-Something of the Life of this Remarkable .Man, Who, by Ability of Highest Order, Has Forged so Rapidly to the Front. The purpose of our Democrat primary is to give the people an opportunity to judge for themselves of the character, ability and titness of those aspiring to position, so that the voter may be able to cast his ballot intelligently. In the canvass now about to close in the State for the United States Senatorship, there are practically no differences in platform. The question to be decided by the people is that of personal liiness. Who of the six, aspiring to this position, is most capable of representing South Carolina in the United States Senate with credit to himself and honor to his State V There is no doubt that since the canvass began, George Johnstone, of Newberry, has gained remarkable strength and made most favorable impressions on voters. In fact, it is conceded that of all the candidates, he has gained most, this being admitted on all hands. ' It may be well to iuquire into the record and study something of the life of this man who, by sheer force of character and ability of the highest order, has forged so rapidly to the front. George Johnstone is a son of the late Chancellor Job Johnstone, whose opinions rank in literary ability and legal erudition with those of the greatest chancellors and judges the State has ever produced. The son has inherited in great measure the intellect of the father and that intellect has had the advantage of thorough training in the best schools of this country and Europe. In 1877 he was elected to the Legislature, in which body he served for eight successive years, retiring voluntarily. In 1890 he was elected to congress from the Third District. He was chairman of the committee on Privileges and Elections, from which Mr. Crisp was elected speaker, and Mr. Johnstone was one to whom Mr. Crisp looked constantly for assistance. No man can show a cleaner record. Few can show a more remarkable record. No man has sought more to do what he could in the interest of and for the welfare of his people. In times like these there is a demand for men, not time servers; statesmen, not politicians. There are momentous questions to be settled, and above all, do we need men who are able to grapple with these questions in National Congress and who do so intelligently and with a wisdom and foresight born of the statesman. The people of the State are now in the enjoyment of their sober judgement, they are not torn by party strife and factional feeling. The appeal is made to this sober judgment in the selection they will be called upon to make for the highest office in their gift. It is their duty to measure up the candidates by the standard which every true Carolinian should set for such a position; character, tituess, intellect, ability to stand up shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm, hand to hand, intellect to intellect, with any member of that body. The friends of Col. Johnstone have never considered him a politician, and do not now press his claims on that ground, but rather as a broadminded statesman who is able to grapple with the questions of the da}' and meet the issues and solve them intelligently; one who has always stood for the peoples' interests aud those principles he believed to be right and just, though for the time they may not have been popular. In his old congressional district (Third) he received an ovation at each meeting. f Ai ! : in toe Beginning ?i mis unu ic, u <>.?> stated that since the canvass of the State begun,George Johnstone has gained much more rapidly than any of his competitors, and it is absolutely certaiu that he will be in the second race with one of them, and that he will lead in the fust primary on the 2Gth. The following are only a few of the many opinions which have been expressed by the newspapers of the State, and are confirmation of what is said above: "The man who made the most votes bj' this trip was Col. George Johnstone of Newberry. Every one fell in love with him, and he made many friends here."? Georgetown Times. "The self-reliant political faith of Johnstone, clean cut and true to Democratic principles, without fancy trimmings or demagogic catches and withal the couvictious that here is a man who would represent South Carolina according to the dictates of his own conscience, rather than the understudy of another, have made a strong impression ou the people among whom he has appeared. He is in the front rank of Senatorial possibilities, and there is only bright promise to South Carolina in such a prospect."?Charleston Evening Post. "Col. George Johnstone from all reports has made a splendid record. His speeches are clear, logical, to the point and easily understood by the people geuerally."? From the Press. "The newspapers seem to agree that of oil the Sonotoriol oanHulntf"; Cnl Ceorye Johnstone is making the best headway at the meetings. And this is true. Col. Johnstone's speeches are bound to make a tine impression on all who hear them, as they are the utterances of a statesman?one who has gone to the bottom of public questions."?Sumter Herald. "Not only the newspapers, but the other Senatorial candidates, say that of all their competitors, Col. George Johnstone has made the most headway, and that he is the man that they have individually to beat. In other words, each candidate figures it out that the race lies between himself and Col. Johnstone. "This condition can be explained in but one way. It has been brought about by the sheer ability of the man. Wherever he has appeared he has won distinction, His speeches insomecases have wrungapprobation from those who otherwise would have gone over bag and baggage to some other fellow without thinking. Col. Johnstone, as the Herald says, is a statesman? one who has gone to the bottom of public questions. He knows things and if elected to the United States Senate, lie would be able at once to take rank with the men in the socalled 'inner circle' of the Senate, composed of such men as Spoon er, Piatt of Connecticut,Allison ami a few others from the Republicans, and welcomed into I fellowship by Democrats like Morgan of Alabama, Bacon of Georgia and others.' "He is able to place his beloved State, for he does love South Carolina, in the position she has occupied in public life. South Carolina should send statesmen, not poli-i ticians, to the United States Senate. Col. Johnstone is a statesman, and an able one at that."?Greenwood Index. Shatters All Records. Twice in hospital, F. A. Gnlledge, Verbena, Ala., paid a vast sum to doctors to cure a severe case of piles, causing 24 tumors. When all failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve soon cured him. Subdues inflammation, conquers aches, kills pains. Best salve in the world. 25c at Bamberg Pharmacy; H. C. Rice of Denmark. "I recken yew won't want tew git up very airly in th' moruin'," said Uncle Joshua, as he lighted the new summer boarder to his room. "No," replied the man from the city, "1 think I would prefer to sleep late." "All right," said Uncle Joshua, "then we won't hev breakfast till 4 a. in. All Were Saved"For years I suffered such untold misery from bronchitis," writes J. H. Johnston, of Broughton, Ga., "that often I was unable to work. Then, when everything else failed, I was wholly cured by j Dr. Kind's New Discovery for consumptiou. My wife suffered intensely from asthma, till it cured her, and all our experience goes to show it is the best croup medicine in the world." A trial Mill j convince you it's unrivaled for throat and lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Bamberg Pharmacy; H. C. Rice of Denmark. [From The Anderson Daily Mail.) LATIMER FOR THE I S SENATE. A Partial Record of What He Has Accomplished in Congress. The Third Congressional District, and Anderson count)* in particular, presents a candidate for the United States Senate in the person of Congressman A. C. Latimer who has special titness for the place as shown by his past record. And what is that record? A poor boy left by the for- j tunes of war without the means of securing an education beyond that afforded by the old tield school, he started life with the only legacy left him?that of the plow handles. He has tried the tield and the furrow in all its varying phases, and is and has been a successful farmer, and more thoroughly understands the needs, and is in more thorough sympathy with the agricultural population than any other man in the tield. And this not in antagonism to the other varied interests of the State, but as lying at the basis of all true prosperity, realizing that these interests are corollaries growing out of the agricultural interests of the State, and that as agriculture is prosperous the others willjnecessarily share in it, anu that no country and no other interests can prosper when agriculture is depressed. Mr. Latimer has brought to the public service the same zeal and energy, the same honesty and square dealing, the same practical business sense that has .1 .1 .. tJUlUUU luruugu IliC ill ills ^livaic uuoiuv^ and that he has made a success of it. Look at the record of his ten years in congress in results brought to people of the Third district. It is not exaggeration to say that he has secured more in ten years than all the other congressmen who have represented the district since the war, and this is not said to disparage them but as a simple statement of truth. He went into congress a new and untried man, fresh from the fields, sent there by the farmers, inexperienced in legislation and not skilled in the graces of oratory, and it was not long until this farmerrepresentative had something tangible to show. The railroads in the btate in the hands of receivers in the Federal courts had for years failed to pay their taxes due the State, and he at once set in motion the necessary legal machinery to make them pay their taxes just as the farmers have to clo. He came to the relief of the State, and it is within the knowledge of all how the sheriffs of some of the counties were imprisoned for attempting to collect these back taxes. But he was at length successful ana the railroads were made to pay $203,000 into the State treasury. Soon after his entrance into congress he took up the matter of securing the claim of Newberry college for $15,000 for injury to their building by the occupancy of the Federal troops. This bill had been pending for years, and its friends had almost despaired of ever getting it passed, but Latimer succeeded where others had failed, and the college got the money. He has been instrumental in increasing the number of seed packages from 3,000 to 15,000 in each district, and thousands of fanners today testify that the seeds are the best they ever iiad; anil thousands upon thousands of farm bulletins are distributed giving the results of the work of the department of agriculture. But passing over some other matters the greatest good that he has secured to the people of his district is the establishment of the rural free delivery of the mails to the homes of the people. He has never claimed to be the originator of the system, but only to be one of the first men to perceive the great benefit there is in it and to give it a practical application, and today there are 90 routes in operation in his district at a salary of $600 per carrier, bringing $54,000 annually into the district and conferring vastly improved mail facilities upon the people. He Las introduced a Din, wmcn is now pending, providing for 1,500,000 acres of the public domain to be set apart for the public schools of South Carolina. He has now a corps of survej'ors in the State instructed by the agricultural department to make a soil survey of 1000 square miles of territory to ascertain the constituent elements of the soil with reference to its adaptability to the production of crops. He has also introduced an amendment to the agricultural bill appropriating $150,000 for experiments in road making. These matters are referred to to show the practical lines along which he has been working. These are but a portion of the benefits this farmer representative has secured for his people, and lie comes'now asking you to give him a wider tield for the display of his usefulness. This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative 8romo?Quiaine Tablets the remedy that cures a cold In one day A YOUXti LADY'S LIFE SAVED. At Panama, Columbia, by Chamberlain'* Tnlir. Cholera and Diar rlioea Remedy. Dr. Chas. IL Utter, a prominent physician, of Panama, Columbia, in a recent letter states: "Last March I had a patient a young lady sixteen years of age, who had a very" bad attack of dysentery. Everything I prescribed for her proved ineffectual and she was growing worse every hour. Her parents were sure she would die. She had become so weak that she could not turn over in bed. What to do at this critical moment was a study for me, but I thought of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and as a last resort prescribed it. The most wonderful result was effected. Within eight hours she was feeling much better; inside of three days she was upon her feet and at the end of one week was entirely well." For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. An old darky, who had said he had "seen the devil," being asked how he looked, replied : "Well suh, he wuz no blacker dan what I is,?ef ez black." His Sight Threatened. "While picnicking last month my 11year-old boy was poisoned by some weed or plant," savs W. H. Dibble, of Sioux City, la. "He rubbed the poison off his hands into his eyes and for awhile we were afraid he would lose his sight. Finally a neighbor recommended DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The tirst application helped him and in a few days he was well as ever." For skin diseases, cuts, burns, scalds, wounds, insect bites, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is sure cure. Relieves piles at once. Beware of counterfeits. Bainberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynolds, Ehrhardt. Just Look At Her. Whence came that sprightly step, faulL less skin, rich, rosy complexion, smiling face. She looks good, feels good. Here's her secret. She uses Dr. King's New Life Pills. Result all orgaus active, digestion good, no headaches, no cnance for "blues." Try them yourself. Only 25c at Bamberg Pharmacy; H. C. Rice of Denmark. It Needs a Tonic. There are times when your liver needs a Ionic. Don't give purgatives that gripe and weaken. DeWitt's Little Early Risers expel all poison from the system and act as tonic to the liver. W. Scott r>:il Highland ave., Milton, Pa., says: "I have carried DeWitt's Little Early Risers with me for several years and would not be without them." Small and easy to take. Purely vegetable. They never gripe or distress. Bamberg Pharmacy; A. C. Reynolds, Elirhardt. Slops the Cough and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure; no pay. Price 25 cents. Henry L. Shattuck of Shellsburg, Iowa, was cured of a stomach trouble with which he had been aftiicted for y'ears; by four boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He had previously tried many other remedies and a number of physicians without relief. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. A HENDERSON STRAW. He Received a Flattering Vote on the Tax Hoard. South Carolina has a Stute hoard of equalization made up of one representative from each county in the State. This board had a meeting in Columbia tin other day, and after disposiug of the business before them took a vote for United States senator. The result was as follows: Henderson. 17. Hemphill, 3. Elliott, 3. Johnston, 3. Latimer, 1. Evans, 1. Of course this board has nothing to do with the selection of the United States senator, but composed as it is of one from each county in the State, the large majority of Colonel Henderson is believed to be significant. His friends are delighted at the result of the poll of the State board of equalization. A Necessary Precaution. Don't neglect a cold. It is worse than unpleasant. It is dangerous. By using One Minute Cough Cure you can cure it at once. Allays inflammation, clears the head, soothes and strengthens the mucousmembrane. Cures coughs, croup, throat and lung troubles. Absolutely safe Acts immediately. Children like it Bamberg Pharmacy: A. C. Reynolds Ehrhardt. Wiggins Favors McMahan. Editor The Bamberg Herald:?The hot summer has dragged along at a slow pace and the season of harvest is close e>n hand. The exciting days of cam paiguing will be over after awhile. The choice of a Governor will be beyoni speculation in due time. The people wil decide the matter of choice to the inter est of their S:;ate. This will be so because the issues ha^e been well studied and the men have shown their respective fitnes: to govern a great people. There have been a thousand or more details that have at least settled down to a nucleus. The manifested interest of the people ha: not abated and the excitement of friend: has approached the feeling that a crisi: brings to expectations and longings. A1 this is well. It shows the purpose o good citizenship and the protection the individual throws around those ideal: that approach nearest to his conceptior of democracy. All will end well. As you glance down the ticket there will appear the lesser lights. You wil find that in the waging of the battle yoi forgot to study other men for whom yoi must vote. As a professional.man, I an interested in the election of the State Superintendent of Education. Having studied the questions confronting the people and having tried them in the ca pacity of a teacher, I must beg that Bam .berg county give this phase of the comim primary a very carelul consideration. I must be classed as a high office, for it ap peals to those inner feelings of a fatbei to give his child the very best that the State can afford. It is uot politics that ] am discussing. It is not politics that wil give to you the efficient State Superinteu dent. Seek that man who can guarantee to you the continuance of the progres: that has been inaugurated in this State for the past two years. Take up a hur ried review and see for j'ourselves the thot hoc hecn ilanp ftriH 1 hp flHvfin ?WWM IUU? ? tages that Lave been placed at the doo of your children. We have heretofon pulled along without any special end ii view and one part of the State was no at all cognizant of the work that wa being done in another part. T.aat day ha passed and the State is forging togethe a system that will in due time, if protect ed, give to .lie people the efficient schoo and the efficient teacher. These con ditious are due to the energy and agges siveness of the present Superintendent o Education. Therefore, I am advocatin; the re-election of Mr. McMahan becausi I realize that the common schools of tin State have already and will continue t( receive his personal attention. Tin Superintendents of the city schools in al parts of the State have the utmost confi dence in his ability and plans and havi pledged to aid him in helping the countr schools to catch pace with the towi schools. It cannot be said that Mr. Mc Malian has been an idle olfice holder The charges are that he has acted, am some believe that he has made a mistaki and has worked hardships on the people in the adoption of texts book s and thi ng connected therewith. Below is a copy o an unsolicited letter sent by Gov. Mc Sweeney to Mr. McMahan which answer the charges that are brought by his op ponent an.1 friends. These letters wen made public at the Kingstree meetin/ last Saturday. Governor McSweeney': letter to members of State board reads a: follows: "In view of comments made in preseu campaign in refereuce to adoption of tex books I deem it but justice that we sigr and 9end to the Hon. John J. McMahai the enclosed statement of facts, to be usei as he sees tit. I have signed one am mailed it i;o him. I hope you will taki the same view that I do and will sigi statement, and forward it to Mr. Mc Mahan. M. B. McSweeney, "Governor and Chairman State Boart of Education." The letter addressed to Superintenden McMahan reads as follows: "In view of the uujust attcks madi - r * U y. ~ A upon you wuu reiereuce iu iuc auu|niui of text books it is but justice that we, a: members of the State board, responsibh for the changes in the text books, conn forward and make following statement: "(1.) You are in no sense responsibh for the appointment of the men who inad< the adoption. The Governor exercised hi: prerogative under the Constitution ant appoiuted the seven members without re gard to your preferences. "(2.) You are not responsible for tin changes made in the books. You strongly opposed the adoption of some. A board o* nine men selected the books by a majority vote in such cases, aud no one man eoult control the result or can have praise 01 blame for what was done. All acquiescec loyally in the result and to you, as Stat< Superintendent of Education, is due tin credit that the uniformity of text books? so much to be desired?has become a faci and is not a dead letter. "(3.) The country schools were in con fusion from the great diversity of book; that had been permitted." The best teaching could not be done when the teacher had to use any and ev ery book that each pupil brought. There fore an}' serious etfort to improve the county schools necessarily involved great changes in text books. After such changes have been made aud the people have ae quiesced it is uufortuuate for a candidate for the high office of State Superintendent of Education to come before the people and try to make them dissatisfied with the change that has already been made, that cannot be undone, and that all intelligent school men must know is for the betterment of the work in the country schools. 4. It is false to say there "have been frequent changes." The changes were ordered in 1900, to take place November 15, 1901. The contract forbids any more changes before July 1,1900, and there will probably be little reason for many changes then. 5. Although you were opposed to some of the adoptions, you accepted the result in good faith; and in the enforcement of the use of the adopted books you have done your full duty. Regardless of the opposition you would incur you applied yourself with determination to having the law and the contract carried out. | It is, therefore due chiefly to your efforts ' that South Carolina enjoys the lowest price and exchange rates. (Sigued) M. B. McSweeney. In ivuiwrnsp to toe Governor's letter Superintendent McMahan has received pleasant and cordial letters on this line from Dr. J. L. McCain, of Erskine College, Prof. H. P. Archer, superintendent city schools, of Charleston, and T. M. Ray so r, now State Senator from Orangeburg? members of the State board. Personal assurances from three of the four other members makes Mr. McMahan confident of receiving similar letters from them. Among these Mr. McMahan included Prof. Cook, of Furmau University, where Mr. Martin was educated. Gov. McSweeney has agaiu shown his ability as a guide of those principles of true government and has given the public (he opportunity of getting to the bottom of a matter of contention that has been beclouded all through 1 he campaign. The Governor has thrown into the scale of justice the nutshell in which the whole trouble is embraced. The people can ; study the problem for themselves. The ' conclusion must be drawn that Mr. McMahau has been the real protector of the ' schools. I respectfully ask the voters of Bamberg countv to weigh these matters with caution. It is not political desire which prompts me to write thus, but real sincere interest in the education of the children of this county, which I am glad to claim, after seven years happy stay here among this progressive people. My 1 confidence in the present Supt. of Educa1 tion guarantees to me the greatest proi gress to ail schools. Under his untiring leadership I see in the near future better " schools and better teachers. His wouder; ful personality is felt in every quarter of the State. If all conditions are carefully studied it will be found that what seems a hardship has been a blessing. Some things seem at lirst glance to be erratic, i but the work done is without atlaw. The common schools are reaping the benefits. ' Let us support the aggressive work that ? has been done. Study the issues and act ( for the best interest of the children. I do not wish to be placed as a campaigner against Mr. Martin. He is a line young man, I understand, and would be a splendid man to place in this office if there was actual necessity of it. If he is elected it will take him four years to become acquainted with the needs of the State. In that time the reforms of the ; present hour will have been out of joint. r The time will have come again to make a ; new* school adoption. If he has greater " influence with the elected Governor he 3 will make other changes in the text I books. I take his word for it, as he says 1 he is against some of the books on the * present list. We have a good man at the 3 head of our educational system and let 3 us keep liim there. He is the best the 3 State has had these raauy years. South 3 Carolina is forging to the front in her 3 grand work of child education. The col3 lege presidents all over the South are 5 watching AIcMahan and wherever you 3 meet one the approbation of his work is 3 complete. Don't experiment with the 1 sacred prospects of the children of our f magnificent commonwealth. 3 It is not the opposition I hold against 3 Mr. Martin but it is the interest I have in 1 the educational progress of my couuty that prompts me to be? the voters of my 3 county to support Mr. McMahan. When1 ever I realize that Mr. McMahan has 1 served his day I will seek that character 1 that I know can do us better service. At 1 present, I have my serious doubts as to 3 another one being in the whole State who s can do more for the schools or even as 3 much as is being done. Remember, it is " not politics that prompts this appeal. It " is my love for the children of my county ? and State. 1 Being in full touch with the educational " reforms of the State, I am candid to say r that the defeat of the preseut Superin3 teudent will be a great misfortune to the t State, one that time alone can heal. Mr. 1 McMahan could have been less lo)ral to * the schools and more inclined to the 3 whims of those who do not study the 3 problems confronting us, thereby gaining 3 the plaudits of those who are opposing * him. He has chosen to go down in defeat 3 if necessary rather than compromise the - advantages of the present hour. If South r Carolina has au appreciation of the service e let her show it. 1 hail with joy that man 1 who can live in spite of politics. Greatest 1 is he who can live because he has been s standing on the principles of right. s J. Arthur Wiggins, r Supt. Denmark Graded School. [ OF INTENSE INTEREST TO FARMERS. f How High Priced Beef and Cotton Seed ' Are Related e e The Texas Cotton Seed Crushers' Association at a late meeting held In Texas, passed a resolution confirming that the high price of beef was due to 1 a shortage in seed products. The fol lowing taken from the Cotton and e Farm Journal, throws some light upon y this subject: ! "The rules adopted by the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers' Association puts it in line with the other associations of ; a similar kind in the South. It is prob 1 able that there will be no more invase ion of Mississippi and Alabama by Texas mills in search of seed, s "The cattlemen who were expected J f here to expostulate over their alleged . bad treatment during the past year have not put in appearance as yet, and may not. The crushers do not seem concerned over the threat of some of B the cattlemen to operate their own ? mills. The fact that the Swift Coms pany has recently purchased half a s dozen mills at different points was not commented on by any of the crustily ers to whom it was mentioned, save to t the effect that Swift would probably be able to use more feed than those 1 mills would provide. 1 "A resolution was adopted deprecat1 ing 'any act of congress that may tend J to reduce the price of cattle and hogs,' e and alleging that the present high j price of meat is due 'to a shortage in seed products.' " This would seem to show there were . two sides to this question of high beef ' and that in so far as Texas is concerned the price of l.eef is bound to vary with t the price of cotton seed hulls and cotton seed meal. In proportion as the g grass area of Texas has diminished, j the cattle-raisers have been compelled to buy feed stuffs, and the only available feed-stuffs in quantity is cotton i seed hulls and cotton seed meal. Hulls ' have been selling within the last year or two in Texas as high as $14 a ton. ? This means that the meat supply in ; the future is largely dependent upon s the cotton seed oil business, and that j the people of the Southeastern States will probably go much more extensively into the bus ness of raising cattle for beef purposes after they find out as - much about the values of hulls and ' meal as the Texas cattle man has f found out by the necessities of the r case. It would seem as though the j eastern^farmer now has the advantage oi tne xexar in raising catue ror Deei purposes and in handling cattle for 1 dairy purposes. - All the cotton seed products that are i needed for rattle raising and compe tition with other markets can be had t right at home through the Southern Cotton Oil Company of the Carolinas and Georgia through any of its mills " or its headquarters at Columbia, S. C., 4 Charlotte, N, C., Goldsboro, N. C., Atlanta, Ca., Augusta, Ga., and Savani nah, Ga. NOTICE OF ELECTION. i A primary election for the purpose of nominating Federal, State, and County 5 officers will be held by the various Demo' cratic clubs in Bamberg county Tuesday, : August 20, 1902, and a second primary : election two weeks later, if one be ' necessary. ? The following managers are hereby ap pointed to conduct such elections in accordance with the rules of the party: Bamberg? 0. W. Rentz,G. A. Jennings, G. E. Bamberg. Clear Pond? M. E. Ayer, G. W. Folk, K. F. McMillan. Colston?('. M. Yarn, Geo. "\Y. Kearse, F. W. McMillan. Denmark?E. C. Behling, G. J. Fogle, L. L. Cox. Edisto?G W. Miley, G. W. Hunter, A. G. W. Hill. Ehrbardt?G. B. Clayton, J. E. McMillan, D. P Smith. Fishpond?J. H. Fender, AY. C. Zeigler, C. E. Walker. Govan?W. L. Kennedy, L. J. Hartzog, T. A. Hutto. Hightower's Mill?L. W. Abstance, A. L. Milhous, S. S. Hay. Kearse?J. J. Kearse, J. F. Breland, J. A. Peters. Lees?W. C. Cave, J. W. Fickliug, H. B. Grimes. Midway?Hugh Hutto, P. C. Baxley, David Smoak. j Olar?W. B. Chitty, G. J.Bessiuger, A. L. Kirkland Springtown?C. R. Carroll, W. G. . Kearse, W. B. Kittrell. The polls will open at S o'clock a. m. and close promptly at 4 o'clock p. m. Tickets, copies of the constitution and rules governing the election are now ready for distribution. Managers of election will pltase call on the count)' chairman forsan:e. H. C. FOLK, s R. W. D. Rowell, County Chairman. * Secretary. 1 Candidates1 Cards. FOR CONGRESS. To the Democrats of Bamberg county : 1 am a candidate for Congress from the Second District and will abide the result of the primary. While 1 am opposed to imperialism, 1 am in favor of treaties allowing us to shove our good9, on liberal terms, in every market of the world. I favor practical, tangible results. Trusts should be throttled, but corporations doing a legitimate business should be encouraged and protected. Rural delivery routes insufficient number to supply mail to every family every day should be established. I favor turning loose all the money down here that can possibly be secured. The rights and conveniences of the people should receive paramount attention. I will thank you for your support in the ensuing Democratic primary. J. WM. THURMOND. I hereby announce myself is a candidate for Congress from the Second Congressional District, subject tc the result of the primary election. And hereby pledge myself to abide by and support the nominee at said election, and to supEort the platform and principles of the emocratic party. 6. W. CROFT. To the Democratic voters of Bamberg: county: I take the means of formally announcing to j'ou my candidacy for congress from the second district. My past life among )rou must be the only pledge I can offer of sincerity of purpose to do mv duty, if elected. During the campaign I shall be compelled to spend most of my available time in sections of the district where I am comparatively a stranger, trusting that I shall be remembered at home. Respectfully, G. DUNCAN BELLINGER. FOB THELEGISLA T UBE. I am a candidate for the House of Repsentatives from Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. M. N. RICE. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives froir Bamberg county, pledging myself to abide the result of the primary and supporl the principles of the Democratic party. Respectfully, II. SPANN DOWLING. I hereby announce my candidacy as i member of the House of Representative: from Bamberg county, subject to the rules aud regulations governing the Democrath primary election, pledging myself to abidt the result thereof. J. B. BLACK. FOR COUNTY~A~UDlYORr" Grateful to my friends for past sup port, I offer myself a candidate for Coun ty Auditor of Bamberg county, subject t< the action of the Democratic party. W. E. SEASE. | To the voters of Bamberg county; ' Having been appointed Auditor ,anc Superintendent of Education upon you: recommendation at the ballot box tw< years ago, I respectfully submit my nam< to you for a second recommendation. ' have endeavored to discharge the dutie: of the office to the best of my ability ant for the best interest of the whole peoph whom I have served. Whether my service: have been satisfactorv to von. remains fo you to say. If they have I shall thank yoi for your endorsement again. Thankinj you for your endorsement two years ago and pledging myself to abide the resul of the democratic primary and to suppor the nominee of the same, iam yours truly R. W. D. ROWELL. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for the office of Auditor and Sup erintendent of Education of Baraberj county, subject to the rules of the Demo cratic primary and pledge myself to abid< the result. J. D. FELDER. FOR COUNTY TREASURERT I hereby announce myself a candidate for Treasurer of Bamberg count}', an< pledge myself to abide the result of thi primary and support the principles o the Democratic party. J. DICKINSON. Believing that I have performed thi duties as County Treasurer to the satis faction of the people, and knowing tha the experience whichl have had makes mi better equipped for the performance o the duties of the office, I hereby announc myself a candidate for County Treasure and pledge myself to abide the result o the Democratic primary. Very respectfully, JOHN F. FOLK. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for the office of Treasurer of Bam berg county, subject to the rules of tb< Democratic primary and pledge myself t< attiHo the roanlt TT A 1? A V Bamberg, S. C., May 6th, 1902. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. The voters of Colston hereby nominati Capt. W. T. Cave a candidate for thi office of Supervisor of Bamberg county subject to the rules and regulations of th< Democratic party. VOTERS. Colston, July 1st. Returning thanks to the people for tin honors bestowed upon rae and believing that my administration of the affairs o the office has given satisfaction to a larg< majority of the taxpayers, I announce my self a candidate for re-election as Count] Supervisor, subject to the result of th< Democratic primary. E. C. BRUCE. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for Supervisor of Bamberg county subject to the rules and regulations of th< Democratic party. ISAAC W. CARTER. Ehrhardt, S. C. ' I respectfully announce myself a can didate for County Supervisor, pledging m)rself to abide the result of the Demo cratic primary election, and solicit tht suffrages of my fellow-citizens. W. H. COLLINS. FOR MAGISTRATE. at eiirhardt and fishpond. I announce myself a candidate foi Magistrate at Ehrhardt and Fishpond subject to the result of the Democratic primary. J. C. COPELAND. AT BAMBERG. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the Magistrate's office at Bamberg, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. P. MATHENY. AT BAMBERG. I take this method of announcing myself as a candidate for the office of Magistrate at Bamberg, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. R. S. SIMMONS. AT BAMBERG. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Magistrate at Bamberg, and will abide the will of the people as expressed at the coming Democratic primary. G. P. HARMON. Money to Loan. APPLY TO Izlar Bros. Bice, Ittorneys and fonaselors at Law, BAMBERG 0. H., S. C. DR. G. F. HAIR, DEXTAL SURGEON, Bamberg, S. C. In office every day in the week. Gradutte of Baltimore College of Dental Surcery, class 1892. Member of S. C. Dental Association. Office next to bank. / ? ' r ? DO VOL DRJNk ALE? Glenn Springs Ginger Ale, made with Glenn Springs Mineral Water, is the best on the market. WHY? ?Because all ingredients used are the purest and best. Because it is made from Glenn Springs Mineral Water. The Old Reliable, that, in its natural state, has been alleviating suffering for over a hundred years, is now being made into most delightful carbonated drinks. Try it, and we know that you will say, as all others have said, that it is "THE BEST." Drinkers of Ginger Ale will be delighted to get this delightful and refreshing drink, made with Glenn Springs Mineral Water. Experts pronounce it the finest on the market. Try it and you will be convinced. Ask your dealer for it. The Glenn Springs Co., GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. ' ^ THIS SPACE BELONGS TO REYNOLDS! i Through which he invites you to visit his drug store when in need of MEDICINES, DRUGS AND SUNDRIES Toilet Articles, Perfumes, and Fine Stationery. Lippman's Chill and Fever Tonic 35 cents a bottle; also . Groves', Johnson's, and Wheeler's in stock. i Soda Water, Milk Shakes, Fine Candies. ^ School Books and School Supplies. Watehes, Rings, Jewelry, Novelties. ; A. C. REYNOLDS, EURHARDT, S. C. p | HORSES AND MULES. I Two nice Mules, suitable for all | J purposes, and several nice harness \ and saddle Horses on hand, and they | I are for sale at right prices. , f C| tJ^S BR^p^ I writers euuiuiucu, auu ill <MJ" Write for catalogue and learn the 40 advantages of the HAMMOND. (Wanted:?Rates of advertising from county papers.) > THE DOWLING HARDWARE Co. Jffj General Agents for Sonth Carolina. Bamberg, S- O. # % Horses Mules, |1 - Buggies, "Wagons, f 1 Surries, Harness, | ; Whips, Lap Hobes Complete line on hand the year round, and prices to suit the f | :lg| times. You can buy for cash or on easy terms. Give us a call. -I We will save you some money. 1 . Quattlebaum & Dannelly, FHRHARDT. S. C. TO THE PUBLIC .-v >' 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 ever}' job we do, make our prices reasonable, and sell nothing but First-Class MACHINERY and SUPPLIES. All we ask is an opportunity to prove what we can do. Thanking the people in advance for all favors the}' may extend to us. We are very respectfully yours, The Making of Engine Brasses a Specialty. F. M. POOSER & SON.^pj