Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. -A ... 5 " The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED WAV 1st, 1891. A. n\ KXIGHT. Editor. Rates?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for * tix months. Payable in advance. : Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for 1 first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent , insertion. Liberal contracts made for { three, six, or twelve months. Want No- tices one cent a word each insertion. Local * Notices Sc. per line first week, 5c. after- ' wards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must < be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on 1 subjects of general interest will be gladly J welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. ? THURSDAY, Defter S. 1903. Brother Decamp, of the Gaffoey Ledger, , takes up our little squib in regard to the labor unions in Columbia, and we fully 1 agree with him in all he says, for his arti- j cle does not refute a single word of what we wrote. If he will carefully compare the two, we think he will agree with us in this. We cheerfully concede the right of labor to organize, but unions should . be "conducted on the right principle." No donbt they are capital organizations when "controlled by good, honorable, and just men." Those unions which we ' have known most of (we have had no per;; sonal experience) seem to be controlled St: ' by "bad men," and this appears to be the " condition of affairs in Columbia just now. V Therefore that sort of unionism should ff| be crashed out. We believe in protecting the laboring man, and we never fail to -X do what we think best for his interest - whether it is popular or not. There may be isolated cases where strikes have been - from just reasons, but labor unions are responsible for more lawlessness than any organization on the face of the earth. Don't We Need Reform i f. , W. W. Ball, writing in the Laurens Advertiser, says: Reform! Three cheers for reform! After cruel, grinding, weary years of stubbing onr toes against the roots and rocks of the road that the minority travels, the Advertiser has perched on the reform INV~ nana wagou auu is uuw iuc icaumg ?tjsSs form organ in South Carolina. Mr. Jesse T. Gantt, a thoroughbred reformer, and incidentally Secretary of y State (also a mighty nice young man), |||~ points out that the State of South Carolina ended the year 1901 (a year before the present administration took office) - $145,000 in debt. He also declares in his y clear and able article prepared for the press that the State is getting deeper in debt each year about $100,000. The time was when we thought South Carolina had been reformed a plenty, but ?we need another dose. , ? When we reflect that in the blooming k. days of reform ever since 1898 the State has been getting in debt each year we are pained. When we remember that in all these years, during which some of us have been continually reformed until it hurt, we are dazed. . Can it be possible that anybody has been ?' hambauched and deboozelled ? =. Perish the thought! It is true that taxes are paid on many millions more of property than in the days when the State was ruled by "the oligarchy" and "incipient corruption" ^ - was discovered?those days, by the way, when the State lived within its income. It is horribly true. What are we going to do about it? Plainly, we need reform, and need it ** quick. In the noon-day splendor of reform the "Octopus," alias the hateful Coosaw phosphate "monopoly," was QinpA t.hpn thft nhnsnh&te OMIUKUtV vu. r 1 royalties have about disappeared. Give us reform. Verily we weep for it. What are we going to do? We might smash the State colleges, but Mr. Gantt gv tells us that the saving thereby would not amount to a great deal. Really, we do not think Sooth Carolina should live beyond her "Hen." The proper remedy is to reduce salaries. To begin with the salaries of the mem;. A bers of the State whisky board of control should be reduced from $400 a year to $1 |.a month. This would save about $1,164 a year. The salaries of the three railroad commissioners should be reduced to $la month, and the members of the legislature should be allowed to' ride on their free passes. Thus the "mileage" of all the legislators would be saved. The salary of the governor should be ' ? abolished entirely. A governor should be able to live in Columbia on the garden track raised in the penitentiary. The governors mansion should be rented. It is far too nice a house for a governor. Some of the bottle factories or distilleries now flourishing in Columbia might pay $80 a month for it. From what we have heard, it would not do to reduce the salaries of any of the ^~~-<*her State officers. Since the erection ft- of the "8ky-scraper" in Columbia, theex/: penses of living in that city are said to have gone up thirteen stories. . Some think these officers could dwell over in Lexington County?it's only a mile?but it is out of the question. There is a toll bridge across the river. It's no fV ' use to talk about reducing salaries of r State officers. We've got to reduce the State officers. The trouble is that they feuk are a tonier set than this down-trodden W State can afford. F Mr Gantt favors raising additional revenue by a "franchise tax." So do we, but our "franchise tax" is of a different kind. Let the constitution be amended so as to allow every man not now entitled to vote to do so on payment of $10 each election year. Roosevelt, Hanna, Lodge v" and other plutocratic Republicans in the north would be glad to pay this tax out . .of the Republican campaign fund for 21, 000 negroes. We could afford to let that number be counted at $10 each. Here is another good scheme. We are told that 1,600 men applied for positions ^ as State constables and were rejected. ^ v / Let the governor reconsider and appoint : ^ all, charging each a fee of $10 to go into the State Treasury. This would raise fc. $16,000. The 1,600 new constables could " be stationed ^in Columbia and Char.leston, where they could easily seize s enough blind tiger beer and whiskey to f* pay for their services. " In conclusion, we wish to remark that among all the firms in the United States -v ^engaged in the whiskey business, the proud State of South Carolina is probably the largest single dealer, and when such & firm is getting behind every year there must be need of more*reform. ? * Trial of the Kearses. Hampton, Oct. 5.?The October term of court for this couuty convened this morning with Judge R. 0. Purdy preside ing. Solicitor Jas. E. Davis, one of the ablest criminal lawyers in the State, was at bis post of duty. In the absence of Mr. Jas. F. Brynes, Mr. Patterson is acting stenographer. The most important case on the criminal docket is that of the State vs. John Kearse and Perry Kearse for the killing of the former town marshal, I A. D. Gooding. There is a motion pending in this case for change of venue, in yS which event the criminal business will / consume less than a week. There are a large number of cases on the common pleas calendar, and it would be impossible to get all the cases to trial were the entire time of court devoted to civil cases. Cnres Chills and Fever. G. W. Wirt, Nacogdoches, Tex., says: "His daughter had chills and fever for three years; he could not find anything that would hfclp her till he used Herbine. His wife will not keep house without it, and cannot say too much for it." 50c. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover, Bamberg. For a pleasant physic take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy to take. Pleasant in effect. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy, and H. C. Rice, Denmark. A ROMANCE OF THE WAR. Tragic Story of Paul Manigault ami , His Wife?A Loyal Southerner, He a Expatriated Himself aud Hied of a t Broken Heart. I Iu the dry legal papers tiled with the , itate comptroller by James ,T. McEvilly, t i lawyer, of No. 32 Liberty street, are re- ; sealed a tragedy and a romance that date ) sack to the days of the civil war, says the \ Sew York Herald. Mr. McEvilly was , ;mployed by Comptroller Nathan L. Mil- i ter to collect a transfer tax from the heirs a >f Charlotte Morris Manigault, once a , woman of this city, but who had lived ( ibroad for forty years before her death, iu r Brighton, England. I Paul Manigault, according to the papers ( placed on file by Mr. McEvilly, belouged 2 to a family long prominent in the politi- | 2al and social life of South Carolina. He < was educated at West Poiut, iu a class ( that sent out many officers who achieved distinction iu both Coufederate aud , Federal armies. Mr. Manigault was stationed in this city before the war, but ; be never closed the old family mansion in , Charleston, where in the winter he aud i his young wife entertained in a lavish j lasmuu. Mrs. Manigault before her marriage was Miss Charlotte Morris, a descendant of Gouverueur Morris, who settled in the upper part of what is now New York city ; early in the eighteenth century. She is said to have been one of the most beautiful of New York's women in the ante-war ; days. She and her husband were as popu- ' lar here as they were iu their Southern " home. It was said tha^ Mrs. Mauigault exert- \ ed a great influence upon her husband. .. Naturally she was loyal to the Union, but her husband could not bring himself to make war upon the state in which he was born and in whose history his forefathers had written their names. Wheu it be- 1 came necessary for the young officer to j make a final choice, he resigned his com- ; mission in the army, and, deploring the condition of civil strife, expatriated him- < self. Capt. Manigault had no intention of quitting the United States for all time, ; and as proof of that he closed his home I in Charleston without removing the furni- < ture. The house was not opened again i until more than forty years later, when . the old furniture was fouud still in place, < dust covered and falling iuto decay. < Capt. Manigault eter felt that he had failed in his duty when he left his native land. He often said that he should have fought on one side or the otner, out ne never, it is said even to his wife, made it , known which side should have had his : service. Feeling the weight of chagriu heavily, be never returned to America. . For ten years he aud his wife wandered , about Europe. He finally died in England in 1870, prematurely aged and utter- ' ly wretched in spirit. , . Mrs. Manigault felt much as did her J husband, and her heart was broken when { he died. To her friends in America she ever wrote, saying, "Next year I shall return." The next year never arrived, aud Mrs. Manigault died as had her husband, an expatriate. Her New York furniture had never been taken out of storage, and j she did not see the Southern home again, i a joy and a sadness which she had long promised herself. , ] At the death of Mrs. Manigault, the estate left was willed to two nephews, < one a surgeon in the United States navy, the other a resident of South Carolina, j The property, which is valued at nearly j $1,000,000, was nearly all in New York, which fact made it possible for this state i to collect a considerable transfer tax. Mrs. Manigault made several invest- i ments in America, through a James Smith, of New York, who was her gen- < eral agent. When she died it was found that she had left a double will?that is, a < will disposing of her estate in England, ; and another disposing of her estate in ; America. The will was probated in England, and-the English executors wanted to obtain possession of the personal estate controlled by her agents in New York, and it was when an effort to do this was made that her heirs in America thought I about probating her will here and through some proceeding in New York courts 9top the transfer of the estate in Smith's hands to the English executors. What About This? Superstitious people, and there are a great many of them, always regard the < number 13 as being unlucky. They will never undertake to start anything new ; on the 13th of the month; you couldn't pay them to spend a night in a hotel room with the number 13 on the door; likewise they wouldn't sit down to dinner if there were already 13 at the table; yet these same superstitious people will carry any number of quarter dollars in their pockets and never have the least fear. If they will take one of their numerous quarters and look at the "tail" side, they will notice that there are 13 stars;-the motto E Pluribus Unum contains 13 letters, the shield is made up of 13 bars; in one claw the eagle is holding 13 arrows, in the other claw there are 13 leaves ou the small branch. Below all these 13s the value of the coin is given as "quarter dollar;" this also contains 13 letters. Here we have in all six thirteens on , the coin. Can any of the Sun's readers tell whether this was intentional??New York Sum IH> Go?d?It Pays. A Chicago man has observed that, "Good deeds are better than real estate deeds?some of the latter are worthless. Act kindly and gently, show sympathy and lend a helping hand You cannot rwtfiaihlv lose bv it." Most men aopreci ate a kind word and encouragement more than substantial help. There are persons in this community who might truthfully say: "My good friend, cheer up. A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will rid you of your cold, and there is no danger whatever from pneumonia when you use that medicine. It always cures. I know it for it has helped me out many a time." Sold by Bamberg Pharmacy, and H. C. Rice, Denmark. You Can't Lose 'Em. Mrs. Subbubs?Wlieu you go to look for a servant girl tomorrow, try and get a "public" one. Mr. Subbubs?What do you mean by that? Mrs. Subbubs?Why, I read a paragraph about "public servants" in today's paper, and it said, "few die and none resign." Ran a 10-Penny Nail Thro' His Hantt. While opening a box, J. C. Mount, of Three Mile Bay, N. Y., ran a 10-pennv nail thro' the fleshy part of his hand. "I thought at once of the pain and soreness this would cause me," he says, "and immediately applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and occasionally afterwards. To my surprise it removed all paiu and soreness and the injured parts were soon healed." For sale by Bamberg Phariracy, and H. C. Rice, Denmark. None of Man's Business. We'd like to know why it is that ladies have their dress skirts made so long that they are obliged to carry a half dozen yards of cloth in their hands iu order to be able to walk??Arlington News. Strange how some men will spend so much valuable time in issueless curiosity as to the whys of a woman's conduct. There is no "why" in the case. No mau knows anythiug about any woman that ever lived, except his mother and she is not like any other woman?not another like her ever lived. A married mau finds out new things about his wife every day; finds that he doesn't half know her; never did know her, never will know her; she's too much for him, too much for any man living. She's the riddle of creation. In time he learns to quit asking fool questions like the above, and about her net hose and half hose, or which end of her dress is short. It's none of his business, and he won't find out by asking, either.? Eagle Grove (la) Eagle. Toe Know What Yuo Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c. No Use for Rat Traps. A wealthy resident of Philadelphia who ms lately built an expensive log cabin on in island in Penobscot bay tells of his jxperienee with the fishing and farming copulation of the island when he was cuilding his rustic residence. As many vorkmen were employed for all summer, he owner of the new home opened a small store to supply his help with to)aceo and other needful articles, includng groceries for those who lived in camps rvith their families. One day an old aborer named Grant came to "the store lud told the clerk that his home was overun with rats, which destroyed every bit )f food as fast as he took it from the store, rhe clerk showed him a wire rat trap and ;old him he would sell it at cost, and if it lid not satisfy him he could bring it back ifter giving it a fair trial. Graut took :he rat trap home, but brought it baek a week later, saying he did not wish to purchase. "Didn't it catch any rats for you?" asked the clerk. "Every blamed one of them," was the reply. "There isn't a rat on the premises now, and that's why I brought the trap back, as I do not wish to pay out the money for things I cannot use. Cures Winter Couffb. J. E. Gover, 101 N. Main st., 6ttawa, Kan., writes: "Every fall it has been my wife's trouble to catch a severe cold, and Lherefore to cough all winter. Last fall 1 got for her a bottle of Horehound Syrup. She used it and has been able to sleep soundly all night long. Whenever the cough troubles her, two or three doses stops the cough, and sire is able to be up and well." 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover, Bamberg. With a Proviso. It was in the 'squire's couit in a neighboring town, and the couple wanted to get married. The 'squire lined them up and said to the groom: Do you take this lady for your lawful wedded wife?" Groom replied, "Sure." Turning to the bride the 'squire said: "Do you want this gentleman to be your lawfully wedded husband?" "I'm willing to give him a chance, but I'll tell him right uow, he can't monkey with me like he did his first wife. I'm willing for him to wear the suspenders, but I'm going to wear some of the clothing." Confessions of a Priest. Rev. John S. Cox, of Wake, Ark., vrrites: "For 12 years I suffered from pellow jaundice. I consulted numbers of physicians and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then I began the use of Electric Bitters and f el that I am uow cured of a disease that had me in its j sjrasp for twelve years." If you want a reliable medicine for liver and kidney] trouble, stomach disorder or general debility, get Electrie Bitters. It's guaran- j teed by J. B. Black. Bamberg; H. C. Rice, Denmark, Only 50c. A Note in Passing. "Yes," said the bandmaster, "we do have troubles with our musicians sometimes. "Once we were engaged to play at a funeral. Our notice was very short, so we had no rehearsal. We reached the cemetery without any mishap, but there something happened. We were to play a solemn measure while the bodv was being lowered into the grave. Only a few instruments were needed. I was slowly and solemnly swiuging my baton, the spectators were silently weeping, when suddenly the trombone gave a loud, long blast, enough to wake the dead. Some of the mourners fainted, the players stopped in consternation, and I jumped over chairs and racks to where the trombonist, a dull, heavy German sat, stolidly gaziug at his music. "What the devil did you meanbyburstingjout that way?" I shouted. "He raised ins eyes siowiy 10 mine. "Veil, I vas vatcbing de moosic, aud just den a horse fly got on the paper. I L'ought he vos a note, und blayed him. Dat vas all ain;t it?" The Salve That Heals Without leaving a scar is DeWitt's. The name witch hazel is applied to many salves, but DeWitt's WTitch Hazel Salve is the only witch hazel salve made that contains the pure unadulterated witch hazel. If any other witch hazel is offered you it is a counterfeit. E. 0. DeWitt invented witch hazel salve and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve in the world for cuts, burns, bruises, tetter, or blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover. Log Cabin Philosophy. De sayiu' is, dat de wicked flees w'en no rnau pursues him. Hit maybe, howsomever, de old lady's pursuin' of him, wid de broomstick. Lightnin' dou't strike twice in de same place; kaze hit mos' inginrully does its work so well de fust time, dey ain't no use ter go back. Dey can't be no lawyers in heaven, kaze de hymn say dat you kin read yo' titles clear ter mansions in de skies. " "It's "Pull Dick, pull devil," in dis worl; en de devil's got de bes' er it?kaze de wool's all time flyin' right en lef'. Asked about the average age of the mule, Brother Dickey said: "No man kin tell; en de mule is too stubbo'u en deceitful ter be candid wid j?ou." The Best Doctor. Rev. B. C. Horion. Sulphur Springs, Tex., writes, July 19,1899: "I have used Ballard's Snow Liniment and Horehound Syrup, and thev have proved certainly satisfactory. The liniment is the best we have ever used for headache and pains. The cough syrup has been our doctor for the last eight years." 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover. Brought Him Trouble. A first ward school director is responsible for this: A little boy arriving home from school was told by his elder sister that he had a new little brother upstairs, and replied: "Well, I am not surprised at that." "Why not?" asked his sister. "Why," said the boy, "I heard the doctor tell pa the other day if he didn't hurry up and pay him that bill he would soon bring him more trouble."?Philadelphia Ledger. tiained Forty Pounds in Thirty Days For months our younger brother had been troubled with indigestion. He tried several remedies but got no benefit from them. We purchased some of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and he commenced taking them. Inside of 30 days he had gained 40 pounds in flesh. He is now fully recovered. We have a good trade on the Tablets.?Holley Bros., merchants, Long Branch, Mo. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy, and H. C. Rice, Denmark. A Slight Mistake. The reporter wrote up the fancy dress ball And the girls and the costumes there; A nrt tliu u-ritpr nnt ru-pr the ? IUV UVWM..MV .. - f ? * top: "A Scene of Beauty Rare " But the editor gazed with a look of surprise That became au angry stare, When in print this statement met his eyes: "A Scene of Beautv Bare." ?New York Herald. Saved His Life. J. W. Davenport, Wingo, Ky., writes, June 14, 11102: "1 want to tell you I believe Ballard's Snow Liniment saved my life. I was under treatment of two doctors, and they told me one of my lungs was entirely gone, and the other badly affected. I also had a lump in my side. I don't think that I could have lived over two months longer. I was induced by a friend to try Ballard's Snow Liniment. The first application gave me great relief; two r>0c bottles cured me sound and well. It is a wonderful medicine; I recommend it to suffering humanity. 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold by Dr. H. F, Hoover, Bamberg. * AN EARTHLY TRINITY. Health and Wealth Ouftht to Be Linked With Happiness. We are used to feel, to put it crudely, that folks who have health and mouey ought to be happy. And so they should. A sufficient income promotes comfort, and that contributes to cheerfulness of spirit, and to have health of course means to feel well, and that As a long step toward feeling good. But how far do we have to look to find persons with health to squander and more money than they know how to spend making strenuous efforts to attain happiness and merely achieving impaired health? If you have health and money you can usually buy pleasure, but enjoyment is a different article, and even when you have got enjoyment happiness may still elude you. Pleasure palls and sometimes demoralizes; enjoyment easily yields to weariness, but you don't get tired of being happy, and you may pvpr so tired and be happy still. Happiness is a state of satisfaction. One reason why it is so elusive may be because we human creatures are a complication of body, mind and spirit and require for our complete satisfaction a particularly nice adjustment of blessings and of conduct. If we indulge the body too much the other two partners become mutinous; if we overcultivate the mind the body may break down, and if we bestow all our attention on mind and body, the spirit, ignored, takes a sure vengeance on us for our neglect. It is so difficult so to measure and direct our efforts as to appease all the demands of our triplicate natures that the simpler way is to regard happiness as a byproduct, give over all direct attempts to acquire a constant supply of it and simply accept however much of it may come while we go about our business with such intelligence as we can. We can usually keep our bodies in fair repair if we are not too lasy or too self indulgent If we have to earn our livings our minds and bodies, too, find occupation that is usually wholesome, and the discipline of work done, as it usually is, for others as well as for ourselves, helps to satisfy the exactions of the spirit.?Harper's Weekly. "LOSTAND FOUND"COLUMN Proaoancrd the Moat Iatemtiiff Part of a Newspaper. An inveterate newspaper reader was overheard to say the other day, says the Chicago Tribune, after an hour's strict attention to the news: "The most entertaining part of a big daily is the 'Lost and Found' column. Some people look at the sporting news, others for the deaths and marriages, but lost articles and other rewards are my particular fancy- If you study these losts' you will have a pretty fair idea of your fellow creatures' common sense and their ability to hold on to what belongs to them. Sooner or later the horseshoe pin runs off with the hat pin, and the cluster diamond ring disappears with the pearl crescent A popular elopement is in the purse with jewelry, but the lightsome fashion with which pocketbooks lose themselves in this sinful world shows bow careless mortals be and that nobody ever learns anything by another's dear experience. "The rewards offered for missing treasures indicate their value to the loser. Some are quite pathetically large, others recklessly so, but a saving clause j is the laconic 'Mo questions asaea, ana then I feel the case is truly desperate and the watch chain and locket must hare departed under peculiar circumstances. The lady who was seen to pick up,' etc., is another thrilling Instance of a loser's despair, for the chances are it is mere supposition, and 'no lady' picked up anything. Now and then it is a yellow headed parrot that goes astray to vary the endless variety of dogs whose owners publicly sorrow for their loss. About this live article there is always a sense of tragedy, and when I note a found dog* in the list I mentally congratulate whoever had the kind thought to advertise it and thus to put an end to the anxiety In its home." FoAllag the JTelfkbsra. Terence O'Grady had only been married a week, but his bride was already making things lively in the little house in Bailybunion. He had been working for three hours in his little garden when Bridget came to the back door and called out in strident tones: 'Terence, me bhoy, come in to tay, toast and foive eggs." Terence dropped his spade in astonishment and ran into the kitchen. "Shure, Bridget, alannah, ye're only eoddin' me," be said. "Nay, Terence," replied Bridget, "ifs not ye, ifs the naybors Oi'm coddin'!"? London Telegraph. Sysia Broaght Us Horses. The Spaniards were the first to bring horses to this continent, though the paleontologists tell us that the rocks abound with fossils which show that equid? were numerous all over America in the eocene period. It is a singular fart-, however, that there were no horses in America when the first Europeans came hither.?John Gilmer Speed in Century. What She Xeaat. "She told me," said the young man who had consulted a fortune teller, "that I was born to command." "Well, well!" exclaimed Henpeck. "She means then that you will never be married."?Exchange. Ahoot the Slse of It. "Aunt Amy!" "Yes, Ethel." "What is a confession 7' "Gossiping about yourself, my dear." ?Puck. A lazy man can never know the Joy of a well earned rest.?Atchison Globe. lie Learned a Great Truth. It is said of John Wesley that he once said to Mrs. Wesley: "Why do you tell that chill the same thing over and over again?" "John Wesley, because once telling is not enough." It is for this same reason that you are told again and again that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures colds and grip; that it counteracts any tendency of these diseases to result in pneumonia; and that it is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy, and H. C. Rice, Denmark. "He was fifty years a bachelor," says a Billville exchange, "but in a moment of tAmnni.om uhoi'ii?!nn nf minH plnupfi LCUlpWiat J vuviubivu with, and married, a widow." A Cure for Dyspepsia. I had dyspepsia in its worst form and felt miserable most all the time. Did not enjoy eating until after I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which has completely cured me.?Mrs. W. W. Saylor, Hilliard, Pa. No appetite, loss of strength, nervousness, headache, constipation, bad breath, sour risings, indigestion, dyspepsia and all other stomach troubles are Suickly cured by the use of Kodol. iodol* represents the natural juices of digestion combined with the greatest known tonic and reconstructive properties. It cleanses, purifies and sweetens the stomach.. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover. THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI. Trip That Compares Favorably With the Bift Rivers of Forth. He who has made a voyage from St. Paul to St. Louis by boat in the springtime or the autumn has seen the dnest river scenery that may be observed from the deck of a steamer excepting that of the Hudson and the Rhine. Yet few people are aware of the pleasure and beauty of such a trip. I have floated down nearly all of the great rivers. The Amazon from Manaos, the great rubber market, about 1.500 miles from the sea, is a vast, ugly volume of water without any beauty whatever. The Orinoco from Ciudad Bolivar is a small edition of the Amazon, although the tropical jungles which line its banks are mysterious in their denseness and are supposed to conceal all sorts of wild beasts and creeping things. The Parana, which flows from Paraguay down past Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, is more like the Mississippi than any of the others except that it lacks the bold cliffs and charming towns and villages that overlook the Father of Waters. The Magdalena of Colombia, the fourth largest river in South America, is a turbid stream that is either very low or very high, according as you travel in the rainy or dry season of the year. Its banks are lined with tropical forests, often impenetrable, and it changes its course as often as the Missouri. It has a wild sort of splendor, but it does not compare with the Mississippi in any respect. In Europe the Danube is more like the Mississippi than any other river and drains a similar country. The passenger boats are much superior because the proprietors cater to the tourist patronage. For several centuries the governments of the provinces through which the Danube runs have been improving its channel and walling up its banks so that along at least half its course it is now more of an artificial than a natural* stream. At one point where it flows through a mountain gorge in the Balkans the scenery is more striking than any along the Mississippi, but for the rest of the way the latter is much superior. The Volga in Russia is a good deal like the Missouri, a tiny, muddy stream, with clay banks that are not at all attractive. The Rhine, of course, everybody knows about, and for romance, ruins and otber artificial attractions and traditions it is incomparable. The Nile has been utilized by tourist agencies greatly to their profit and equally to the pleasure of their patrons, although there is very.little natural scenery, and the greatest attractions are the venerable ruins, the mysteries of the desert through which it flows and the picturesque Arab settlements that line its banks. If similar accommodations for travelers that are now found on the Nile could be placed upon the Mississippi and the boats managed with equal skill and liberality the enjoyment of the voyage would be much greater, but I suppose people will continue to visit and admire the attractions of Europe no matter what may be said of those that lie nearer home.? Chicago Record-Herald. It Wu a Success. A young lady who engages largely in church and mission work was recently the moving spirit in some amateur theatricals which were got up in the interest of a deserving local charity. The entertainment was billed, and the per formance was duly given. But somehow or other no notice was taken of it in the local newspapers. A few days later a friend met the young lady in question, when the conversation turned to the theatricals. "Was the entertainment a success?" "I should think it was," replied the lady, with a smile. "Why, we got over $100." "Is that so?" said the friend. "Then you must have had a large audience." "Well, no," she replied. "We only took $1.50 at the door, but father gave us a check for $100 if we would promise never to do it again."?St Joseph Press. To Fiad Oat Yoar Fa tare Hubaad. At bedtime, having fasted since noon, two giris who wish to obtain a sight of their future husbands boil an egg, which must be the first egg ever laid by the hen, in a pan in which no egg has ever been boiled before. Having boiled it until it is hard, they cut it in enmMhtnor Hint hflfl TIP VP T l?U VVilU OV/UiVMUU^ VMM been used as a knife before. Each girl eats her half and the shell to the last fragment, speaking no word the while. Then, still in silence, they walk backward to bed "to sleep, perchance to dream."?"English Folk Rhymes." Preaching and Practice. Spellbinder?Yes, my friends, eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Be on your guard. A word to the wise is sufficient Voice (from the audience)?Then you must take us for gol darn fools! You have been talking for an hour and a half.?Kansas City Journal. To see the best stock of buggies, wagons, anil harness visit G. Frank Bamberg's place. He has just gotten them?no old shop-worn stuff, and the prices are right. A Love Letter Would not interest vou if you're looking for a guaranteed salve for sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder, Mo., writes: "I suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but. a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me. It's the best salve on earth." 25c at J. B Black's, Bamberg; II. C. Rice's, Denmark. "It's gettiu' so," grumbled Goodman Gonrong, depositing his last five-cent piece on the bar, "that a poor man just can't support a family these days." The saloon keeper dropped the coin in the till and drew a glass of beer for his thirsty customer. "You haven't any kick coming that I know of," he said. "What family nave you got to support?" "Yours," said Goodman Gonrong. Saves Two From Death, "Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis," writes Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of Armonk, N. Y., "but, wheu all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King's New Discovery. Our niece, | who had consumption in an advauced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and today she is perfectly well." Desperate throat and lung diseases yield toDr. King's New Discovery as to no other medicine 011 earth. Infallible for coughs and colds. 50c and $1 bottles guaranteed by J. B. Black, Bamberg; H. C. Rice, Denmark. Trial bottles free. "I do not understand man," she complained. "Some women can manage a man all right, but I don't seem to succeed with my husband, and yet ray poodle is?" "Possibly," it was gently suggested at this poiut, "if you give the same attention to the man that you do to the dog he might Ire as easily managed." Broke Into His House. S. Le Quinn, of Cavendish, Vt., was robbed of his customary health by invasion of chronic constipation. When Dr. King's New Life Pills broke into his house, his trouble was arretted and now he's entirely cured. They're guaranteed to cure. 25c at J. B. Black's, Bamberg; H. C. Rice, Denmark. LATEST DESIGNS IN MILLINERY MRS. iXcOPMD'S, EHRHAliDT, S. C. You are cordially invited to attend the OPENING DAYS Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2nd and 3rd MISS TURNER, AN EXPERIENCED LADY, IN CHARGE. MILLINERY, SILKS, NOTIONS, DRESS ROODS, LACES, ETC, American Beauty Corsets a specialty, also Baby Caps. You will surely be pleased. No trouble to show goods. ? m TBT -m Tp s~\4 TT-v A -m T ~mr i B IINSUKA^UE ...I WRITE ... Flit E IX S L it A XCE LIFE IXS UHA XCE, SURETY BONDS In good, strong Companies. HY J. BfiiBBAH, Jr., Office at Bank. Phone Connection. ?IMI?^ ifHEDfOR^V | if BLACKDR AUGHTJI Constipation is nothing more US than a clogging of the bowels ^flj {DP and nothing less than vital stagIn nation or death if not relieved. |{ P If every constipated sufferer fl could realize that he is allowing fl poisonous filth to remain in his system, he would soon get relief. I Constipation invites all kind of fl contagion. Headaches, bilious- 9 ness, colds and many other ail- I ments disappear when consti- 8 pated bowels are relieved. Thed- fl ford's Black-Draught thoroughly B cleans out the bowels in an easy fl and natural manner without the I purging of calomel or other vio- I lent cathartics. fl Be sure that you get the origi- fl ^ nal Thedford's Black-Draught, m fl made by The Chattanooga Medi W cine Co. Sold by all druggists in fl fl 25 cent and $1.00 packages. fl Morgan, Irk., Mar So, 1901. I I raniot recommend Tkcdford's Black D Draaghttoohlghly. lheepltlnmrhonse 9 I all the time and lure used It for the last fl fl ten years. 1 never gave my children fl fl any other laxative. I think 1 could fl fl never be able to work without It M on account of being troubled with constipation. Your medicine la V^fl all that keeps me up. flfcto C. B. McFAKLAXD. ^1 0. J. MLK Uon tnnf vAAnlirnrl o nir>o ooonrtmont of lirtS JUSt I CLti Y tu a uitt (wat'i muvmv v* OPEN AND TOP BOOGIES of best grade, style and finish, which he offers to the public at low prices. It will pay you to look at his stock before buying. He is also agent for fleering Harvesting Machinery the be9t on earth. Also operates a first-class Repair Shop and builds vehicles of any kind to order on short notice. Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing. Buggy Painting a Specialty. Yours to satisfy D. J. DELE. I SEABOARDI Air Line Railway. I C _ I?#ir?\1/I IWlIPJUUlirWM- TT CM Two Daily Pullman Yestibuled Limi1 ted Trains Between South and N. Y. FIRST-CLASS DINING CAR SERVICE The Best Rates and Route to all Eastern Cities Via Richmond and Washington, or via Norfolk and 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 between IVorth 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. Chas. F. Stewart, "Acci'uicnt nrpnpral Passencrer Atrt.. | CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg?By B. W. Miley, Esquire, I Probate Judge. r Whereas, C. B. Free, C. C. P., hathj made suit to me to graut him letters of administration of the estate of and effects of Miss Annie E. Sease. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Miss Annie E. Sease, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of probate, to be held at Bamberg, S. C., on the 10th day of November next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 31st day of September, Anno Domini, 1903. B. W. MILEY, Judge of Probate. CHATTANOOGA PLOWS They are Sure Crop Makers. Tbe very thing to plant yoiir oats with. Get them from ....... C. J. S. BBOOKEB,!#1 THE HARDWARE MAX BAMBERG, S. C. * ? Allow us to iwfamit you a Proposition Jf . Before you ylace your order for anything in the . - ' ViM MACHINERY LINE WE HANDLE ONLY THE BEST AND OUR TRICES ARE RIGHT WE CAN INTEREST YOU W. H. 6IBBES & CO., Columbia, S. C. ij Engines, Boilers, Suiv Mills, Woodworking Machinery, Com Mills, Grinding Mills, Cotton Handling Machinery, Etc. : r^lgfgH I Ready "BusinessI II . The fall season is here and we are as usual jf$ rag ready to serve the people. See our line of i BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, ? j|| Lap Robes, Whips, Etc. We carry the j|| ll PADDCTT AUn UTAU DATMT QIinhfCQ Si HI as well as several other grades. Some novelgS ties in the vehicle line. Come and see our line. B. | HORSES AND MULES I Eg Remember that we can always meet your jm ||! wants in live stock, no matter what you want |I JONES BROTHERS rTHE OLD ORGANIZED 1844.1 STATE MUTUAL I Life Assurance Co., of Massachusetts. I ASSETS. - - - - r $21,678,560.35- I INSURANCE IN FORCE. - $94,966,674.00. | Guaranteed Dividend and Gold Bond PoEndowment* 8 Term and Limited Payments. I Gaaraateed Cask, Paid Up Insurance, Extended Iasiranee. 1 Before Placing Your Insurance CaU on I ' JNO. F. FOLK, He. dent Agent, DICK, Special Agent, I BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA* ^^^r^hase^General^gent^Flwenee^^J The Typewriter was / ^ -y | and iaddition mn}' U9^ features1whicli they Corr^ solicited. TH E SOUT^ERN^^^WA^ Tk? CrMl HighwM or TRADE, ud TRAVEL THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES. Excellent Service Quick Time Convenient Schedules Any Trip Is s Plttturt Trip to those who Travel via THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ^^8 The Finest Dining-Car Service in the World. ''/ For dtitlltd information as to TlclUts. Rates sod Sleeping-Car rsssr *?' . vaiions address ths nearest Agent of THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. W. A. TURR s. H. HAKDW1CH, TV. H. TAYLOE. ani?|ir Tragic Wi.iga Ctiinl >?i?m>r Aptt Cta. ipti '- . Jr-WASSl*CTO*. O C- WASSIK6TOH. O C. *TLA*IA. CA. ^ notice. IIICU/ DCOTJMIDIMT i The county commissioners of Bamberg HP WW II Lai I HIIIIH11 I county will be at Howell's old mill on I11b 11 V VlUllRIV I Saturday, October 24tli, at 9 a. m., to let I have just opened a first-class out contract to build bridge across said restaurant for whites, in the stream. The right to reject any and all ^ bids is restrved - E. C. BRUCE, budding next door to the County Supervisor. dispensary. Everything new, Bamberg, S. C., October 8th, 1903. neat, clean and up-to-date " ' DR. G. F. HAIR. GIVE US A CALL DENTAL SURGEON, Will serve fish, oysters, etc.,in season, ? and shall strive to merit patronage Bamberg, S. C. hy giviog nrst-dass service. T-: In office every day in the week. Gradu- w w ^ ate of Baltimore College of Dental Sur- M 1 I jr^|.lA gery, class 1892. Member of S. C. Dental , ' Association. Office next to bank. t MANAGER.