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The Bamberg Herald. ESTABMSUEI) NAY 1st. 1891. A. If. KMGUT. Editor. RaTKS?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable 111 advance. Advkrtishmknts?*1.00 per inch for first insertion: 50c. for each subsequent, insertion. Liberal contracts made foi three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices 8c. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or 011 subjects of general interest will lie gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. THURSDAY, Aovembcr 13, 1902. The light vote polled in the recent general election is a sad commentary upon the patriotism of our people. * * * A bill has been introduced in tie ^ ' - 1-2 1 f.,1 ueorgia legislature ma&uig u umiimui for whites to teach in negro schools. We ought to have such a law in South Carolina. * The fact that a "wicked woman voter" was arrested in Colorado last week for attempting to vote too often is respectfully referred to our good friend Mrs. Young, of the Fairfax Enterprise, for such consideration and comment as she may deem advisable under the circumstances. The Christmas Delineator. ?&v To do justice to this number, which for beauty and utility touches the highest mark," it would be necessary to print the entire list of contents. It is sufficient to state that in it the best modern writers and artists are generously represented. The book contains over 330 pages, with 34 full-page illustrations, of which 20 are in two or more colors. The magnitude of this December number, for which 728 tons of paper and six tons of ink have been used, may be understood from the fact that 91 presses running 14 hours a day, have been required to print it; the binding alone of the edition of 915,000 copies representing over 20,000.000 sections which had to be gathered individually by human nanas. ?6r^>V . -'* ? Thank (rod for Orphans. - We have a thousand things to thank Goct for Rut did you ever thank Him for the privilege of caring for orphan children ? It is a privilege. Every Orphanage is His special care. He is the God of the Fatherless. He blesses those who bless His little ones. PLet Jew and Gentile, Protestant and Catholic alike, use Thanksgiving day for the blessed privilege of helping the little ones of the great King. At the Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C., there are two hundred of these orphans, the little brothers and sisters of all the great company of loving hearts. Their parentage represents eyery denomination of the Church; orphans of Mason6 .-7- and Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor and Pythians, are in the ran k of the little ones; they come from every Southern State and some Northern ones. No agent is in the field beggingfortheirsupport;tlie Church sets apart no special day for collections. ?,/> Whosoever will may help and in any suitable way. Send provisions simply to "Thornwell Orphanage," Clinton, S. C. Send gifts of money to Rev. Dr. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C. If you do not help this orphanage, remember there are others. Mistrial For Kirkland. Barnwell, November 10.?The second trial of George D. Kirkland for murder resulted, as did the first, in a mistrial. The jury retired for deliberation on Saturday and remained out until Sunday morning, when Judge Gage, learning that some members of the jury are churchmen, considerately granted them the privilege of attending Divine service at the Baptist r*k*iw?k vuu?vu. Judge Gage took the precaution to learn that the pastor, the Rev. J. D. Moore, who is forceful, eloquent and convincing, would not preach from the text, "Thou shalt not kill," knowing that on a like occasion in Georgia a jury, having been ? . allowed to listen to such a discourse, and finding the prisoner guilty, the latter was granted a new trial on the plea that he had had no opportunity to reply to the preacher. The jury in the Kirkland case were discharged after deliberating on it for thirty-two hours. Judge Gage is deepening the favorable imgression made by him in this county on a former visit. The fact that he is an admirer of game fowls puts him at par with Judges Aldrich and Townsend in the regard of the people here. When a man is known to have a fancy for gamecocks and thoroughbred horses aud "loves and honors his wife Barnwell men deem him fit material to constitute a righteous Judge and likewise for the Kingdom of Heaven. Court in Barnwell. Barxwell, Nov. 8.?At the opening of our court of general sessions Monday last eighteen prisoners were in jail awaiting trial. After this week's work of Solicitor Davis, who, like a traveling salesman, has been offering justice to the various juries, of which they have purchased freely, laying in both winter and summer stocks, resulting in quite a delegation to our penal institutions?the jail, chain gang and penitentiary. The case wherein most interest was manifested was that of the State vs. Geo. D. Kirkland, for murder. Practically three days were consumed in the hearing and, at this writing, the jury is still out, not having agreed upon a verdict. This case is the deplorable "Bobbins tragedy" of one year ago, where three Dunbars and one Bennett were killed, besides the wounding of Mrs. Dunbar. The solicitor was assisted in the prosecution by R. C. Holman and Col. Robt. Aldrich, while D. s. nenaerson, leaamg counsel ior me defense, was assisted by R. A. Ellis and W. H. Townsend. The speeches were strong and measured up to the expectations of friends on both sides. ugfe: Barnwell, Nov. 10.?In the case of State vs. Kirkland, for murder, the jury |c was unable to agree, having been in the room for 32 hours, so Judge Gage ordered a mistrial last night. Yesterday morning the jury was permitted to attend church in a body under a sworn bailiff. The jury is said to have stood ten for accquittal and two for conviction. The jury was a most representative one, several of them being men of the highest character and having the confidence and respect of every one in this community. Civil business was commenced this morning and the first case taken up for trial was that of Jennie Brown vs. Carolina Midland railway. The plaintiff wants * $10,000 for the burning of her canning factory and ginnery which, she alleges, was the result of the defendant's negligence in allowing a defective stove to remain in defendant's depot, which depot was destroyed, and the fire from which communicated to plaintiff's building. ? In Kansas men and women gathered in a Topeka church and praved for the success of the Democratic ticket. The Republicans swept the State. Don't mix your politics with your religion. "I am afraid, John," sighed Mrs. Stubb, "that you do not appreciate the value of my dog." "On the contrary," responded Mr. Stubb, "I wish he were even more valuable." "I am glad to bear you say that." "Yes; if he were more valuable perhaps someone would steal him." The Trustees Win. Bknnhl'Tsv ii.i.h, No\. ('?.?The investigation by the county boanl of education of the charges against K. -I. Sawyer, on an appeal from the trustees of the Bennettsville graded seliool district, lias been slopped bv a writ of prohibition issued by Judge Klugh to-day. The judge gave an exhausting review of the law and decided that a county board of education has no supervision or control over a graded school district and cannot reverse or modify any action of the board of trustees. He says that even if Sawyer were totally unqualified to teach, his election by the trustees could not be interfered with. Maybe the First Lynching. Readers ma}* perhaps remember the story published in the Observer of how Mrs" John H. Drake, of Nash County, ! saved her family from the ferocious attack j of the Tory Major Beard by the judicious j use of a jug of old Nash brandy. They | will recall that Major Beard was severely wounded, captured and finally hanged in Franklin County. According to Wheeler this incident resulted in the introduction into our language of a word now in the vocabulary of .*1? l.n u.Afd every lllUU?UU OlllCl lUiw uic nuiu "lynch"?or the expression "lynch law." If we may accept Wheeler's authority on this point the word owes its origin to the following circumstances: After Beard's capture he was taken to the camp of Col. Seawall, on the bank of Lynch Creek, in Franklin County. A drumhead Court-martial was at once organized and Beard brought before it. As they proceeded to trial someone brought in the report that a large band of Tories were on their way to rescue Beard. The Court was thrown into a panic and, after a hasty consideration, decided to swing Beard without trial. This was accordingly done. Soon after more authentic news came that the reported pursuit was a fake and the members of the Court-martial recovered their presence of mind. With this restored calmness came the suggestion that Beard's execution, being carried out before judgment, was illegal. In order to case the tender consciences of the Judges the Court was reorganized, the body cut down, the trial proceeded, the prisoner condemned, judged, and no doubt much to his satisfaction, rehung. The tree on which the body was hung stood on the bank of Lynch Creek and it soon became a common saying in the count}' round about when a person was accused of crime that "he ought to be taken to Lynch Creek." Hence the term "lynch law." For the sake of accuracy we may note here that Webster's Unabridged Dictionary says this in regard to the origin of the term: "The term 'lynch law' is said to be derived from a Virginian named Lynch, who took the law into his own hands. But this is very doubtful." Wheeler says that the incident was related to him by the Hon. B. F. Moore, who had the story from the Drake family. It is by no means improbable.?Charlotte Observer. Got Satisfaction. The middle-aged man, who was taking a quiet stroll in the outskirts of the village, was accosted by a young fellow oi frank, engaging countenance. "Isn't this Mr. Rankin?" asked the latter. "Yes." "You used to teach in the Kirkbridge School House ten or twelve years ago ? " "I did." "Do you remember a boy named Tip Beaver that went to school to you about that time ? " "Very well." "I suppose I have changed a good deal since then, but I was that"boy." "I am glad to see you again, Tip." "And 1 am glad to sec you. Do you remember that I was rather a bad boy, and you had to trounce me occasionally?" "O, yes, I remember that." "Well, I generally deserved it. Do you recollect the time I stuck a bent pin" on the seat when John Matthewson was standing up to recite, and you saw me dc it and gave me a little the best whipping a boy ever got ? " ""i es, I think I recall that circumstance.' "Well, it cured me." "I think it did. It is pleasant to recall these old?" "But I thought you whipped me a good deal harder than I deserved, and I made up my mind that when I got to be a man I'd hunt you up and give you a blamed gook licking. I guess the time's come now, and you're going to get it. Shed youi coat, and* we'll even up old scores in about four minutes." But here the unexpected happened. Without stopping to shed his coat Mr. Rankin sailed into that young man. He smote him in the eye, landed a straight left on his nose, hit him in the breadbasket and doubled him up, and then with a stiff upper cut on the chin scored a clean knockdown. Theu as he helped him to his feet and handed him his hat, he merely said: "Wait till you've grown some more, Tip. and if you still feel like evening up old scores hunt me up again, liooo (lay. Chicago Tribune. Snrprisiog Eliza. A story is told of a Pennsylvania farmei wl?o wore his old suit until* everyone waf tired of it, and his estimable wife was almost ashamed of the hustling man win had been inside it so long. But one day he went to town to sell his produce, auc while there he determined to buy a new suit, and, happy thought, surprise Eliza So he bundled a neat suit into the wagon and drove homeward. It was after night as he hurried home ward, and at a bridge over a river he stood up on the wagon and "peeled" and threw the despised old suit in the water. Then he reached for his new clothes. They were gone?had jolted out of the wagon The night was cold and his teeth chat tered as he hurried home. He surprised Eliza even more than he anticipated ? Omaha Mercury. Newberry Court Adjourned. Newberry, Nov. 10.?This morning when the jurors for the court of common pleas assembled at the court house they found that the clerk of court had been ordered byr a telegram received on Sunday to adjourn the court sine die. It seem? that Judge Buchanan who was presiding does not now reside in the circuit foi which he was elected and this is required by the constitution. He knowing this aiul after consulting with the lawyers here, thought best to adjourn the court af questions might arise in the future whicli would make the business transacted null and void. Just after "Charlie" Adler, the sometime assemblyman from "De Ate" district returned from a trip across the continent he told this story of himself: "On my arrival at San Francisco as a joke, I sent a friend of mine well known for his aversion to spending money, a telegram with charges collect, reading: 'I am perfectly healthy.' "The information was evidently gratifying to him, for about a week after sending the telegram an express package wai delivered at my room on which I paid $4.50 charges. Upon opening the package I found a regulation New York street paving block on which was pasted a card which read: " 'This is the weight which your recent telegram lifted from my heart.' "?New York Times. "Wo roonrrnivf an Erifrlighmnn " the American, "by the way he drops his h's." "Yes," answered the Englishman; "and we recognize an American by the way he lets go his money." "Georgie," said his father, "I will not whip you this time if after this you promise to be a good little boy like Willie J?nes." "Papa," said Georgie, earnestly, "whip me, please." Loftiu, the 22-year-old son of Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, is a lively youth. He is said to have lost in bets on the election, and a magistrate lined him and costs the day after the election for running his automobile beyond the lawful speed. No Irish There. Two women were discussing the question of where they eouhl spend the summer, on a street ear recently. A woman, evidently of Hibernian extraction, <at directly across the car and could not fail to hear all that was said. ''I went to the beach last year," said one of the women; "but I shall not go there again; there are too many Irish there. The place is getting too dreadfully common." "And I," said the other, "went to die mountains, and I must confess tha;: I found the same fault. The Irish were plentiful and I shall not go there again." This was too much for the old woman, who. getting up and starting for the dcor, remarked: "Well, ye/, can both go to hell?there's no Oirisli there!" One Minute Cough Cure Is the only harmless cough cure that gives quick relief. Cures cough, colds, croup, bronchitis, whooping cough, pneumonia, asthma, lagrippe and all throat, chest and lung troubles. I gotsoakecl by rain, says Gertrude E. Fenner, Munoie, Ind., and contracted a severe cold and cough. I failed rapidly; lost 48 lbs. My druggist recommended One Minute Cough Cure. The iirst home orougm re.-iei; several cured me. I am back to my old weight, 148 lbs. One Minute C- ugh Cure cuts the phlegm,relieves the cough at once, draws out inflammation, cures croup. An ideal remedy for children. Bamberg Pharmacjr. Wicked Woman Voter. Denver, Col., November 4.?For the first time in the history of Colorado politics a woman was arrested to-day on the charge of repeating. When booked at the city jail she gave the name of Jennie Sanderson, but she was subsequently identified as Mrs. Harriett Hibbard, a widow, 50 years of age. She was neatly dressed and had the appearance of refinement. It is alleged that she was in the act of casting her third ballot when arrested. She admitted her guilt and said she could give no reason for her acts except her desire to make extra money. She told the police she was a republican. 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. I Harmless Pleasure. At the railway stations in Russia books are kept in which passengers may enter any complaint they wish to make. That is a good idea. It should be adopted by the railroads and the coal trusts in this country. Of course, it is not to be supposed that the complaints would do any good, but people like to complain, and we don't see why we shouldn't have this privilege in the land of the free and the home of the brave when they have it in despotic Russia. "Father," said a Harlem school boy, "what is 'call money' that the newspapers are saying so much about ?" "It is that money, my son," was the answer, ' that the banks loan to a man; and that they want back immediately if he needs it, and don't want back if he don't need it." Bobbie (dictating a letter to his sister \rhnm hp im? "sninirod" into writiner for him)?"Dear Miss Brown, please xcuse Bobbie for not bean at school sense Tews' day as he as ad twothake on Tewsday ' and on Wednesday he broke is harm and lie ad to go to a party yesterday afternoon. If he does not come tomorrow it will be because a boy thrue a stoue at is I?Yours trooly, Bobbie's Mother."?Punch. Yon Know What You Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly i printed on every bottle showing that it is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless i form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c. ! The boxes for the New York Horse ' Show which opens at Madison Square Garden next week, were sold at auction last Thursday, and they went at prices never equalled before. The boxes which seat six were offered at the upset price [ of $150. The first box was knocked down i to the agent of a wine concern. The choice ' cost him $800. This was the biggest price I ever paid for a box at the show. If you arc bilious and seeking advisers, Take DeWitt's Little Early Iiisers, Just before going to bed. Y'ou will find on the morrow, Y'ou are rid of your sorrow? . That s all; just enough said. , These famous pills do not gripe, but move . the bowels gently and easily, cleansing , the liver. Their tonic effect gives strength t/-v thn (rlonrlc ni'Ovontinir n return nf the VV luv jjiwavio, |/I VV w. disorder. Bamberg Pharmacy. The story of a Scotchman who attended a funeral which lasted two days is told [ by a man who was present. On the . second day, having imbibed too freely, he rose and proposed the health of the bride and groom. A friend urged him to sit down, saying: "This is not a wedding; it is a funeral." "Well," retorted the Scotchman, "whatever it is, it's a grand ! success." > Augustus K. Sloan, ex-president of the Jewelers' association and board of trade, I was riding up town on a Broadway car ' the other day when a smartly dressed and . handsome young miss came in. The car i was quite crowded, and the young vroman stood for a minute looking about for a seat. Just as she gave up hope and with 1 a settled look about her moutb, was ' reaching for a strap, Mr. Sloan arose, i and touching the young woman lightly ' on the arm, offered her his seat. The . young woman slid into the proffered - place daintily, and, turning to Mr. Sloan, I said: "Sir, you are a jewel among men." "I beg pardon, young lady," said Mr. Sloan, quickly touching his hat, "I am but a jeweler, and I have just set a jewel." ?New York Times. r I. Cnred of Piles After 40 Years. Mr. C. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, had , the piles for forty years. Doctors and . dollars could do him no lasting good, r Hewitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured him ; permanently. Invaluable for cuts, burns, [ bruises, sprains, laceration, eczema, letter, salt rheum, and all other skin diseases. I Look for the name DeWitt ou the pack; age?all others are cheap, worthless , counterfeits. Bamberg Pharmacy. "How can you tell real cut glass from the imitation ?" asked Mrs. Gaswell. "You can't always," said Mr. Caswell, "but when anybody offers you a piece of ' real cut glass for 15 cents don't buy it." t ^ A Thanksgiving Dinner. t Heavy eating is usually the first cause . of indigestion. Repeated attacks inflame i the mucous membranes lining the stomach, exposes the nerves of the stomach, . producing a swelling after eating, heartburn, headache, sour risings and finally i catarrh of the stomach. Kodol relieves the inflammation, protects the nerves and cures the catarrh. Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia, all stomach troubles by cleansing and sweetening the glands of the stomach. Bamberg Pharmacy. "Sometimes," reflected the Rev. E. Z. Streete, looking over his small but fashionable congregation, "I doubt whether I ever had a genuine call to preach. I am afraid it was only a temptation."? Chicago Tribune. Asleep Amid Flames. Breaking into a blazing home, some firemen lately dragged the sleeping inmates from death. Fancied security, and deathuear. It's that way when you neglect coughs and colds. Don't do it. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption gives perfect protection against all throat, chest and lung troubles. Keep it near, and avoid suffering, death, and doctor's bills. A teaspoonful stops a late cough, persistent use the most stubborn. Harmless and nice tasting, it's guaranteed to satisfy by Bamberg Pharmac}'; H. C. Rice of Denmark. Price 00c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. BRAIN WORK. Itn Effect Upon the Body and the Kind of Food It Demnnda. Tlio changes of tissue in the bruin thut take place during study and thought are very Important and very rapid. It has been estimated that three hours of brain work cause as great an exhaustion of the forces of the body as an entire day of manual labor. This waste must be replaced by abundant food, but its selection requires careful consideration and often self denial, for many things which the physical worker can eat with perfect impunity are slov. poison to the brain worker, who exercises the brain at the expense of the body and rarely gives the latter sufficient exercise to counteract the mental strain and keep It in condition to resist disease. Bear in mind that, while the waste of the body is much more rapid, the deprivation of physical exercise encourages torpidity of the voluntary functions and renders them sluggish in eliminating these wastes; therefore it is of the utmost importance that the tasks imposed upon them should be light. Brain workers require the most concentrated and easily digested foods. I They should eat fresh beef and mutton, fish, eggs?cooked in many forms, but never hard toiled or fried?oysters | and crisp salads, lettuce, chicory, tomatoes, watercress, etc., with mayonnnise or French dressing. They should begin the day with fr'iit and make It form the principal part of luncheon and be very sparing in their use of cereals, eschewing entirely white bread and oatmeal. Their ideal luncheon, which must be light if they continue to work in the afternoon, Is a glass of milk or cup of hot chocolate or, better still, a glass of fresh buttermilk, with two or three graham wafers or a bit of toast and some fruit, an apple, figs or an orange. Thongfttfal Tommy. Mrs. Mann?Tommy, you have been a very naughty boy. When your papa comes home, I shall tell him about you. Tommy?I think, mamma, it will bo more interesting if you remind him of those happy days when your loves were young and fresh. A man likes to hear sweet things when he comes home at night tired and weary. Rough ob Father. Perdlta?If you continue much longer to play cards with my father, I won't marry you. Jack Dashing?If your father continues to play cards much longer with me, I won't need to marry you.?New York News. If a man has a new story, better let him tell it and get it over with. He will not be satisfied until he does.? Atchison Globe. Needed For Other Pmrpoaeu. A Georgia justice recently married a runaway couple who drove up to his house and went through the ceremony without descending from the carriage. When the ceremony was over, says the Atlanta Constitution, the groom fumbled in his pockets and fished up thirtysix cents. "Jedge," he said, "this here's all the money I got in the world. Ef you've a mind to take it, you kin, but I'll say now that I done set it aside fer the honeymoon expenses." Her Opportunity-* "They say she isn't happy," commented the neighbor, "but I don't see why." "Oh, some people never are satis flea." That's right, and It's her own fault If she Isn't happy, because she's able to buy clothes that will make all the other women envious."?Chicago Post. An Insinuation. Doris?Yes, she was furious aboul the way In which that paper reported her marriage. Helen?Did It allude to her age? Doris?Indirectly. It stated thai "Miss Olde and Mr. Yale were married, the .latter being a well known collector of antiques."?Chicago News. The Hoy Felt Safe. A Gerraantown school teacher recenth told one of his boy pupils, who was in subordinate, that he must behave. "If you do not do better," said tin teacher, "I shall go and see your father." "Huh," said the boy,who was only thre( feet high, "ver will have to take a pick and shovel to see him. He's dead." To Care a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund money if it fails tc cure. E, W. Grove's signature is or each box, 25c. "This young man," said the proud father, "is my only bo)\" "And you may well be proud of him,' rejoined the ag(*l philosopher, "if he evei amounts to anything." <9 VfJkznsu*. This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxati ve Bromo*Quiniiie Tablets the remedy that euna a eolcl In Dne day Killed By Burglars. Cleveland, Nov. 9?A special to Tin Plain Dealer from Pomeroy, O., says: Harry Allemang, a ball player, who pitched in the Southern League this season and who has signed with Cincinnati for the coming year, was shot and mortally wounded at Mason, W. Ya., his home, early this morning. Allemang had been out with friends and was returning home at 3 o'clock. He found burglars at work in the postoffice. A sentry on the outside ordered Allcmang to halt. Ne attention was paid to the command and the sentry fired on Allemang, the bullet entering his back and lodging in the left lung. Physicians state that the wound is fatal. When Allemang had fallen to the ground the robbers took $980 from him. A Startling Snrprisc. Very few could believe in looking at A. T. Hoadley, a healthy, robust blacksmith of Tildeu, Ind., that for ten years he sufferd such tortures from rheumatism as few could endure and live. But a wonderful change followed his taking Electric Bitters. "Two bottles wholly cured me,'' he writes, "and I have not felt a twinge in over a year." They regulate the kidneys, purify the blood and cure rheumatism, neuralgia, nervousness, improve digestion and give perfect health. Try them. OnlyfiOcts. at Bamberg Pharmacy; II. C. Rice of Denmark. Not in His Vocabulary. Upon his bended knees he cried: "Oh, do not say me nay!" The maiden softly, sweetly sighed And turned her head away. *Do not say nay!" he cried again. Her sturdy father rose And towered o'er the lover then And said: "Do you suppose"? 'Twas plain that he was very cross? "You sniveling little silly, That just because I'm called 'Old IIoss' My daughter here's a filly V Get up, you ass, and hike away, When I mean no I don't say neigh 1" j Stops the Coujrh and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bronio-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure; no pay. [ Price 25 cents. LEARNING A LANGUAGE.' I It I* Comi?urnti\cly Easy to Acquire | it tVorkliiK Vocnbuiiiry. "It doesn't require any groat length j i of time to learn a language if one lias patience,'" said a man who has mastered several languages, "and when I hear a man regret that he is not able to speak French or German or Spanish or some other language unknown to him I cannot conceal my amusement. In nine cases out of ten I might say that the men who express a regret of this sort handle English very poorly if that happens to be their language. "The chances are that their vocabularies are extremely limited, and it would probably surprise them to know that despite the advantages of birth and education they could not command more than GOO or 700 words in English if their lives depended upon it. Yet they are able to carry 011 intelligent conversation, and many of them may become forcible and even axiomatic in their savings, and they plunge into discussions of literature, art, music and other subjects of such fine elegance and do it rather successfully too. "Now, how long ought it to take for a man to learn GOO or 700 or even 1,000 words in any lauguage? Certainly it ought not to take any great length of time, and from my own experience I know that it does not. ur course 1 am not speaking now of mastering so that one can get the full benefit of all the refinements of speech in a particular tongue. "But I have in mind the idea of speaking intelligibly in a given language and being able to understand perfectly what is said in l^fcirn. I have a system which I have worked out, and it has been of vast benefit to me and has enabled me to learn a number of languages. It occurred to me while I was in Mexico a few years ago on important business. "I could not speak a word of Spanish and could not understand the language. I concluded that I would learn the language. My plan was simply this: I made up my mind that I wonld not retire at the close of any day as long as I was there without learning at least three words in Spanish, how to pronounce them and what they meant That would give me ninety words per month, or something over 1,000 in a year's time."?New Orleans TimesDemocrat. Look Out For Your Fate. A contemporary says "pate" is slang for head. It is, eh? Wherefore? Surely the word is used In a trivial or de: rogatory sense, as noddle, noggin, cranium, brainpan, etc., but its origin is eminently respectable. Shakespeare ; says "the learned pate ducks to the i golden fool." Pope's epigram is good: You beat your pate and fancy wit will come; Knock as you please, there's nobody at homo. We have "bald pate" and "shave pate." Why, the word is used once in i the Bible, and by David, in Psalm vii, 16, "His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall i come down upon his own pate." Accuratelj', pate does not mean the head, but the crown of the head.?New York Press. A Forbidden Topic. "There is one topic peremptorily foroil ttrnll hrnd to nil rational. UtUUCU IV UU If WM v, , mortals," says Emerson, "namely, their distempers. If you have not slept or if you have slept or if you have headache or sciatica or leprosy or thun, derstroke, I beseech you by all angels to hold your peace and not pollute the morning, to which all the housemates bring serene and pleasant thoughts, by corruption and groans. Come out of ( the azure. Love the day." The quotation suggests that, hard as it is to be an invalid. It may prove almost as painful to be an invalid's friend. ' Lore and Bunineu. "Dear," she said during an Interval of comparative 6anity, "promise me one thing." "Anything," he answered, with the recklessness of love. "After we have been married a reasonable time if we decide a divorce is desirable promise that my brothers, who are struggling young lawyers, r shall represent us." ? Philadelphia ' North American. Open Road to Fame and Fortune. ? "My boy," said the old gentleman in ; a kindly tone, "there's only one thing that stands between you and success." "And what is that?" asked the youth. "If you worked as hard at working," explained the old gentleman, "as you 1 do at trying to find some way to avoid 1 working, you would easily acquire both fame and fortune." ? Chicago I Post The One Qualification. "What position will our friend take on this momentous question?" asked the gradiloquent man. "Position?" echoed Senator Sorghum absentmlndedly. "Oh, he'll take pretty nearly any position that's open, orovided there's a salary attached to !?."?Washington Star. Too Cool. "Oh, Major Bioodgore," said girlish , gusher, "they say that during the war you were always cool in action." I "Cool!" declared the major. "Why, ; my dear girl. I was so cool that when I shivered people insinuated that I was I trembling."?Baltimore Herald. ?? Audited. I Sarah?Mr. Rippler says that he is a i confirmed bachelor, i Susie?But he didn't say that every girl in town had assisted in confirming - him, did he??Indianapolis News. ! Some men take pains naturally, and some give them the same way.?Chicago News. Startling, But True. "If every one knew what a grand medicine Dr. King's New Life Pills is," writes D. H. Turner, Dempseytowu, Pa., "you'd sell all you have in a day. Two weeks' use has made a new man of me." Infallible for conslipalion, stomach and liver tmnlilpft Siif <it Thimherfr Pharmaev: II. C. Rice of Denmark. In a hall in Glasgow a few weeks ago there was a lecture on "Marriage and After." The lecturer said that men should kiss their wives as they did when they were a year or two married. When the lecture was over an old man went home, put his arm around his wife's neck and kissed her. Meeting the lecturer next day, he said: "It's no go." "What isn't, ?" said the lecturer. "Well," said the man, "when I kissed my wife, slie said, 'what's gone wrang wi'ye, ye auld fool ye'?" Luck in Thirteen. Bv sending 13 miles Wm. Spirey, of Walton Furnace, Yt., got a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that wholly cured a horrible fever sore on his leg. Nothing else could. Positively cures bruises, felons, ulcers, eruptions, boils, burns, corns and piles. Only 25c. Guaranteed by Bamberg Pharmacjr; H. C. Rice of Denmark. the time for JL~- grinding (sh is at hand! J. 5. BROOKER, The Hardware Man, has the CHATTANOOGA CANE MILL, THE BEST ON EARTH. LOOK FOR THE BIG AXE. We have iust reolenished ? _ a ^ OUR LINES r>F ? MILLINERY, SILKS, Dress Goods, Notions, Gloves, Laces, Etc. ALSO A NICE LINE OF FURS AND JACKETS just received. Come in and see our goods. Glad to see you at any and all times. Mrs. K. I. Shuck ? Co., BAMBERG, S. C. JUST ARRIVED^- " A HANDSOME LINE OF FALL NOVELTIES, consisting of water sets, vases, decorated cups mid saucers, babv dolls, cake olates, etc. 7 J , x School Books and School Supplies some nicely bound story books and novels. A big stock of Drags, Patent Medicines and Sundries. FANCY WRITING PAPER. LADIES' AND GENTS' PEARL HANDLE PEN KNIVES. A. C. REYNOLDS, EHRHARDT, S. C. IbjpBg Slo^ta bqxittj | I THE SUCCESSFUL PLANTER 1 FERTILIZES HIS LANDS 1 The Virginia^Carolina Chemical Co* | - "Manufactures the best Fertilizers on Earth** r I Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co, wj? CHARLESTON. S. C. | JUST RECEIVED A OAR LOAD OF BUGGIES! The Latest and Prettiest Designs you ever saw. We are HEADQUARTERS For the Famous "WHITE STAR" Which is known to be the lightest and lightest running buggy on the market. Anything in 4 HARNESS that you want. Our stock is complete. Get our prices and we'll get your trade. Quattlebanm & Dannelly,! EHRHARDT, S. C. ...-I < , 1 THE BUSY STORE! We arc always busy here, for we believe in the old adage that "an idle brain is the devil's workshop." We try to keep both brain and body busy serving your interest. Come in and let us show vou our NEW FALL STOCK. It is complete in every respect, and the prices?well we're willing to let them do their own talking. Sloes, Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Hats, Dress Goods, Crockery, and in fact a full line of general merchandise at prices that can't be beat. Come in and have a look. M. C. SANDIFER, BAMBERG, S. C. G. Moye Dickinson, INSURANCE. FIRE, IilFE, TORNADO, ACCIDENT, ' ^ LIABILITY, CASUALTY. Office at The Cotton Oil Co. S. C. AND BELL TELEPHONES. W. P. RILEY, 7 FIRE, LIFE, ' ACCIDENT INSURANCE. : ===== BAMBERG, S. C. GO TO D. J. DELK ?FOR? Mowers, Bites, lite, ail BINDER'S TWINE. He sells the Deering, the best on earth. Also extra parts of Deering Machinery, also Wheelwright, Black Smithing and Repairing of all kinds. * i/' Inlng i Splly. : Yours for Satisfaction, ft. J. DELE. oxLiADUAKJJ Air Line Railway. North=Sonth=East*West ||| Two Daily Pullman Vestibuled Limi- . C ted Trains Between South and N. Y. V? Jggl FIRST-CLASS DININ6 CAB SERVICE . The Best Rates and Rontetoall 4 "1.. Eastern Cities Via Richmond and Washington, or via Norfolk and _ - A v? Steamers. To Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, Louisville, St Louis, - ? Chicago, New Orleans, and all points South and Southwest?To Savannah and Jacksonville and all points in Florida and Cuba. Positively the shortest line betweei North and South For detailed information, rates, schedules, Pullman reservations, &c., apply to any agent of The Seaboard Air Line Railway or to J. J. Puller, Travelling Passenger . Agent, Columbia, S. C. IO. B. Walworth, I Assistant General Passenger Agt, I : < SAVANNAH, - - - Ga. | ; DR. G. F. HAIR DENTAL SURGEON, i| Bamberg, 8. C. In office every day in the week. Graduate of Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, class 1892. Member of S. C. Dental Association. Office next to bank. Money to Loan. APPLY TO Izlar Bros. , * -.^4 Attorneys and Connselors at Law, BAMBERG C. H., S. C. Bu^Tes'x Wagons if We have received one carload of ANCHOR BUGGIES. One carload of /- "<ENGER BUGGIES. < . - f. yjn and one carload of the famous HA 1 DUUK JtfUOKxlKS. We can surely suit you in a vehicle of any description. Full line of HARNESS, LAP R0BJ5S, WHIPS, Etc. Don't fail to see us before buying a Buggy or Wagon. We can and will save you money. JONES BROS., bambf.rg. s. c. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby forbidden to enter upeji the lands of the undersigned in Bambcrj county for the purpose of hunting or trapping or trespassing in, any way after this notice, under penalty of prosecution, H. J. Rittee, \ John F. Bkklaxd, . J. S. Brelakd, H. M. Brabham, G. B. Eearse, L. A. Brabham, J.F. Kearse, Sr., G. E. Kearse, J. J. Kearse, H. W. Chitty. Kearse, S, C., Octd^er 25,1902.