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0 ' ;y: " . - F ' " ' ' ' ' ^>5" ^ ' THE BAMBEBG HERALD ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, 1891 A. W. KXIGHT. Editor. Rates?$i.oo per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 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 " ~ . 1 notices sc. per line nrsi wees, 5c. an-iwards. 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 Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for.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, Nov. 5, 1903 ======== A Change of Style. "When the present editor bought Tiie Bamberg Herald a little over four years ago, he found it a sheet of eight pages, with only four columns to the page, which "was entirely too small. We immediately enlarged it to an eight-column four-page yf\ sheet, and this week we carry out a prom? ise made some time ago and again enlarge, t- . We send out^this week an eight-page 6colnmn rnneV. and we will continue this I ^ size. Possibly our patronage does not "warrant the increased expense this enlargement has been and will continue to be to us, but we trust that our business will increase. Certainly there is no such >: thing as standing still in any business. One must either go forward or backward, ( and The Herald does not propose to N?., stagnate. H Although this enlarged paper means | more expenses every week, the price will $ remain the same, $1.00 the year, but in Bp;', the future we will insist on cash in adTance. A large majority of our subscribers now pay in advance, and we never 'have to send a statement to them. We ||ij> have concluded therefore that it is an injustice to one man to take his money in advance and allow another to pay during or at the end of the year. Then, too, we jSsSS cannot afford to print this size paper at p the low pnce of fl.UU a year anct tane a P* lot of time, trouble, and expense to collect the dollar. Sometimes it is almost . as much trouble to collect as it is to make jjSy the money. True, we lose very little . Jp iaoney by bad accounts, but it takes time || . and money to be forever sending out M statements, and this we cannot afford unjgf less we charged a higher price for subgfe: scription. We trust our subscribers will !% . ?ee the force of this statement, and herep after keep the date on the label of their gjfe paper ahead. This size also gives us more room for our advertisers as well as giving them . better position, and we trust to receive an | ^' increased patronage along this line. We pjj/V;. do not intend to stop with this improveKi ,; ment, but^we hope before long that our j$& people can point to their county paper Pll: with just pride and say that it is one of |ytv the very best in the State. We want a ' correspondent in every section, and we &X trust hereafter to have one whole page pil filled with news letters from all over the county. Bgfe Now, will not our subscribers speak a ' good word for the paper whenever and ; If! wherever possible ? If you meet a man i |\ who is not taking The Herald, ask him < to take his county paper; if need be, send j us his name so that we may send a sample < copy and by this means get him interest- ] f ?d and induce him to subscribe. There is < no one so poor but can pay the small sum i ?. of one dollar a vear. and everv man in i * Bamberg county ought to take his home ] U paper in preference to all others. Then, < mention advertising to the merchants i III "with whom yon do business. If every gfc. one of our subscribers talked advertising to the merchants, it would not be very long before we would have to again en- ( t0 accommodate them. If you like J S|y ,tfce paper and believe in it, talk it up. p.;- It costs you nothing and will help us to print a better paper, for the more patronggv age we get the better sheet we can and ^ will print. The Herald is not a charitable institution and does not ask for support and patronage on this ground, but we give value received for every dollar paid us. We intend to do this as long ] ||J ;r as we run the business. But we do think ^ if we print a paper worthy of support, we fe-.', ought to have it. And we out not to have Rpf. to beg for it, either. j The case of Sam Parks, the New York I walking delegate, is possibly one of the & few (?) instances where ubad men" get in 1: control of labor unions. The courts there ? Kr.: have iust convicted him of the crime of ? E&W . . rBi n* 1 Some newspapers in this State are of $ p the opinion that W. R. Hearst, of New t I York, and Garter Harrison, of Chicago, t t . should be the nominees of the Democrat- < & . ic party for president and vice-president ' Y next year. There is no doubt but that r Willie Hearst is after the presidential ] f nomination, but Harrison does not seem t to be paaking any special efforts towards the vice-presidency. However, he is the < better man of the two, and would make a good presidential candidate. Hearst need not be taken seriously, for the Democrats j will never be so foolish as to nominate \ him. With Hearst to head the ticket we J might as well be prepared to accept sure 1 defeat. We do not believe the Democrats ] have any showing anyway, certainly not as long as Bryan and his ideas dominate the party, but there is no use even to put np a fight if we can do no better than Hearst for a standard-bearer, < I ,i t ; Well, the Democrats did pretty well for an off year in politics. * * * Wonder who will say now that Gorman is not a good man to head the Demo-; cratic party next year ? * * Will Patrick, the Bennettsville wife murderer, hang ? Will he be able to prove that his wife had her hands in her pockets and "wriggled" her thumbs? * Mass meetings and resolutions will not do much to stop the crime of murder in South Carolina. The hanging of some "prominent" white men who are guilty r ? _ t a 1 _ PC 01 u mignt ue more euecme. * * * We fail to see how it was possible for a jury to have acquitted the Laurens murderer, Wham. No matter if he was in his own home when he fired the fatal shot, it seems to have been a case of wilful murder. The article in reference to the trial, copied from the Newberry Observer, which we publish in another j column in this issue, gives the exact facts ! in the case. * * * A sensation is on in Newberry county. The grand jury has presented the County Supervisor for malfeasance in office. It is charged that he has been drunk on several occasions, and also had a sewerage system installed at the county court house and jail without asking for competitive bids. There is one item in the bill of $400 for incidentals, not itemized, and the grand jury is naturally suspicious. Would that we had more such grand juries in South Carolina. * * * A special term of court was held in Orangeburg last week to try a negro charged with assault with intent to commit wna nr\An o n oi nrVit-TTOO rl TC*HitP JJLLJ.V i C* ]J\s iuyyjxx ua J vui vivi If M??v child. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to imprisonment of ten years in the State penitentiary. The sentence was entirely too light, hut we presume the law does not call for a more severe penalty for an "attempt" only. If this is the case, it should be changed at the nest meeting of the legislature. Make even an attempt a hanging crime, just as if the intent was accomplished. Sentences of ten years' imprisonment for crimes like this breed lynchings. Make the law for this crime as severe as possible, and enforce it against white and black alike. The law is some times as much at fault as its enforcement. There are many defects, especially for crimes which are capital offenses. ft * * An article by Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church in Sumter, published in last Sunday's State, is well worthy of perusal. It is headed, "Back totkeMain Question," and discusses how far an editor may go in exposing the character of a man who offers for public-office. He makes the point that when one offers for public position, he thereby invites the fullest and freest discussion of his life and character, in order that those whose votes he seeks may be informed as to his mental and moral qualifications for the office he aspires to. Then, is it not only a newspaper's right but duty as well to enlighten its readers ? - If a man is morally unfit for public position, should not the public be informed ? Why, r?f rrmrse and the neonle treneralJv exnect a newspaper to perform this unpleasant duty. The voters naturally turn to the press for information concerning a candidate, and if there is anything wrong in a man's life, they want to know it. And just so long as the people demand it, the newspapers will give the record of those offering for public position, whether that -ecord is good or bad. A REMARKABLE CASE. One of the most remarkable cases of a :old, deep-seated on the lungs, causing pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind., who was entirely :ured by the use of One Minute Cough Dure. She says: "The coughing and straining so weakened me that I ran down n weight from 148 to 92 pounds. 1 tried i number of remedies to no avail until I lsed One Minute Cough Cure. Four bot;les of this wonderful remedy cured me entirely of the cough, strengthened my nngs and restored me to my normal veight, health and strength." Sold by lt TT? LI X' . UUUYC1. Circus Tries to "Beat" (Greenwood. Barnum and Bailey's circus exhibited n Greenwood last week, and tried to beat the town out of a license of $200 on iircuses by pitching their tents outside )f the incorporate limits. However, they sold tickets, ballons, etc. on the streets, md the Mayor didn't do a thing but arrest several of the officials of the show and nade them pay the $200 before they were released. The circus people have had a ;ood deal to say in the daily papers about he harsh treatment they received and ;alked of sueing the town for damages, 2tc. They will hardly do this, however, rhey simply got what they deserved, rhey tried to bluff Greenwood, but got pinched, and we are indeed glad that hey got the worst end of the transaction. CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY IS PLEASANT TO TAKE. The finest quality of granulated loaf sugar is used in the manufacture of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and the roots ased in its preparation give it a flavor similar to maple syrup, making it quite pleasant to take. W. L. Roderick, Poolesrille, Md., speaking of this remedy, says: T have used Chamberlain's Cough Reme3y with my children several years and can ;ruthfully say it is the best preparation bf the kind I know of. The children like t and it has no injurious after effect." For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy, Bamberg; H. C. Rice, Denmark. .. . *' r^>- i,; ^ v ;?*> J*"--.- ' TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS. Democrats Win in Many States Considered Republican. Elections were held in several States and in the city of New York on Tuesday. The results are as follows: McClelian, Tammany's candidate for Mayor of New York, won by 70,000 votes. Gorman wins for the Democrats in Maryland. The Republicans will possibly elect the governor here, but the legislature is Democratic. In Rhode Island a Democratic governor was elected. The Republicans carried Massachusetts and Ohio. Hanua carried everything be i fore him badly defeating Tom Johnson. Pennsylvania also went Republican. In Kentucky the Democrats were victorious all along the line, and Governor Beckham is re-elected by a handsome majority. In Iowa, Colorado, and Nebraska the Republicans elected their candidates, and in San Francisco the union labor candidate for Mayor, Schmitz, was elected. In New Jersey the Republicans won enough members of the legislature to control both houses. I In Virginia a large majority of the ! general assembly elected are Democrats. Taken all in all, the Democratic party has reason to be proud of the results in the several States. It puts the party in fine fighting trim for 1904. Robbery in Bennettsville. Bennettsville, October 31.?Last night robbers from the country drove a team to the front door, on Main street, of Simon Strauss's store, broke the thick plate glass and entered the store. Much clothing, several pairs of shoes, a number of ladies' skirts, dry goods, some flour and bacon were stolen. It is difficult to discover just how much was stolen.- There is no clue to the robbers.- Attempts were made to enter other stores. NOT A SICK DAY SINCE. "I was taken severely sick with kidney trouble. I tried all sorts of medicines, none of which relieved me. One day I saw an ad. of Electric Bitters and determined to try that. After taking a few doses I felt relieved, and soon thereafter was entirely cured, and have not seen a sick day since. Neighbors of mine have been cured of rheumatism, neuralgia, liver and kidney troubles and general debility." This is what B. F. Bass, of Fremont, N. C., writes. Only 50c, at J. J. Black's, Bamberg; H. C. Rice's, Denmark. BIRDS SING ON THE WING. Their Notes ire More Chtrmlas When WMtled During Flight. The songs of all birds gain in beauty when they are uttered on the wing. They seem to be delivered with more abandon and greater volume. The water thrush's first cousin, the oven bird, famishes a striking example of this. His ordinary song consists of a repetition of the same note, hammered out with a constant crescendo. Very effective it is, too, as a part of the general music of the forest though iac&ing lOUJVXlUiiJ aiiratuvcucBB vru account -of the monotony of its iteration. But when the bird rises above the treetops and descends after tbe fashion of the indigo bird to an accompaniment of scattered notes he takes far higher rank as a performer. Not always, however, does he-require the exhilaration and inspiration of an aerial toboggan to cause him to abandon his plain chant for a more florid song. I have heard him sing the latter perched on a grapevine not two feet above tbe ground. And as if to show that he did not reserve his superior powers for special occasions he mingled it with his plain chant and ending with the song and sometimes reversing this order. I love to see the oven bird on the ground. There is such a ludicrous assumption of dignity on his part as he strides about the stage, never for a moment forgetting himself so far as to hAn Thprp 1s the samp even, meas ured steadiness about bis movements that there is in his chant It is only when he launches himself into the effervescing song that he forgets his staid demeanor.?Lippincotfs. The Faee of an Engine. A writer in the London Saturday Review comments upon the fact that a railway engine has a face and that the face has on expression. "Look at an engine," says the writer, "and you can see that one looks noble?simply noble in its strength; another, gigantic in force, but not noble? an expression of mere brute strength. Some engines have a lofty, almost supercilious, expression; others almost foolish. Some have an air of smug stoutness. Then there are engines that distinctly look angry and others comparatively gentle. What is the key to this physiognomy? Where is the seat of expression? On the whole, it seems to be the funnel." The Wisdom of Foola. Folly, in the abstract, has been denounced alike by Scripture and ancient heathen sages. "If I wish to look at a fool," says Seneca, "I have not far to iook. i nave omy 10 iook m a mirror.' The Emperor Maximilian distinguished the dullest of his counselors by the title of the king of fools. Once when he addressed a prosy adviser by this title the gentleman neatly enough replied: MI wish with all my heart I were king of fools. I should have a glorious kingdom and your imperial majesty would be among my subjects." Could Keep a Secret. Smith?May I make a confidant of you? Jones?Why, certainly. Smith?Well, I'm hard up and want ?10. Jones?You can trust me. I am as silent as the grave. I have heard nothing.?Pick-Me-Up. His TkrlftT War. Muchmoney?Do you usually order your dinner hy the card? Nocash?No; by the price,?Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Learning without thought is labor lost Thought without learning is perilous,?Ctoxtfudus. ;r^ ;' ' > ANCIENT FISH CURES MEDICINAL VIRTUES THAT USED TO DECK THE FINNY TRIBE. Perch Wti Valued In Germany For Its Curative Properties, and Carp Was Held In High Esteem In Old England?The Physician off Fishes, Fishing literature prior to the days and writings of Izaak Walton opens up points of interest which are unique. Isot the least interesting are the constant references of the early writers to the medicinal virtues of fish. Of course many of the salt and fresh water fishes mentioned by the old writers are not recognised in the waters of today, hut the fresh water nerch. earn, tench and eel are yet recognized, and it is in connection with these fish that some of the quaintest ideas as to their medicinal virtues have prevailed. The Germans have a comparative proverb which says, "More wholesome than a perch of the Rhine," and it is certain that from the earliest times this familiar fish has been esteemed as one of the best gastronomic productions of fresh water. It has also been ascribed medicinal virtues. Gesner says that physicians value the perch so much that they recommend it to be freely eaten by wounded men, women in childbed and those suffering from dangerous fevers. Aldrovandus praises J it and mentions that the two otooliths ("round bones") found in the head of the perch are marvelously good for stone in the bladder. That the carp was esteemed In olden times in England is certain. Dame Berners, writing in her quaint "Treatysee of Eyssbynge Wytb an Angle." published in 1496, says, "The carpe be a deyntous fish, but there ben few in EngloDge." Being "deyntous"?L e.. "dainty"?it must have been a good fish at that time to eat It has certainly lost its character since then. In the art of healing the carp plays a respectable part One old writer speaks of the fat of the carp as being of miraculous power for the alleviation of "hot rheumatism." The manner of its application was by frequent rubbing on the painful part and the effect was said to be eminently mollifying and salutary. The triangular bones in the throat of the carp on* being ground to powder and applied to a wound or bleeding nose were said to act as styptic. The gall was also said to have been used for sore eyes, and "above the eyes," says an old jEsculapius. "two little bones exist semicircular in shape, which are diligently preserved by noble females against the lunatica! disease." In the "Haven of Health" carp are also comprised in "the ten sortes of fische which are reckoned as principal * % %Al. M A in tne preservation or neaiixi, auu, adds the qnaint old writer, "this fish is of great wholesomeness and great value, and its tongue is very pleasant to carping ladies." A kind of first cousin of the carp is what is known as the barbel. Such ancients as Juvenal, Albertus and others of that ilk evidence that it was known and esteemed by the Roman gourmet Plutarch mentions a curious fact In its natural history. Dr. Badbam in his "^rose Haleutks" translates this passage as follows: "The roe of the barbel is very poisonous. Antonio Gazius took two boluses and thus describes bis sensations: 'At first I felt no inconvenience, but some hours having elapsed I began to be disagreeably affected, and as my stomach swelled and could not be brought down by anise and carminatives 1 was soon in a state of great depression and distress.'" It appears that his countenance was pallid, like a man in a swoon. Deadly coldness ensueo, anu vioiwji cuuiua an<l vomiting came on. The barbel (Barbus vulgaris) of today has survived such poisonous qualities. Its flesh has the taste of stewed white blotting paper, and its roe is as innocuous as bread pills. All the same, good July ana Berners shared the bad opinion of the earlier writers. She says: "The barbyll is a swete fish, but it is quashy mete and perylous for mannys bodye. For comynly be ynyth an introduction to ye febris (fever), and if ye be eten rawe he may cause of mannys detbe whych hath often beene seene." The tench which has been introduced into some parts of this country, is an olive greenish carp which has been for long time termed in England the "physician of fishes." According to a score or more of authorities, ancient and modern, the thick slime with which it is covered exerts healing effect on all wounds or diseases in which it can come in contact on or in other fishes. Whence this belief originated is not known, but one instance of exact observation is well worthy of credence. Mr. Wright in his book on "Fishes and Fishing" tells how a minnow accidentally hooked in the water of an aquarium in which it was swimming, on breaking loose, immediately descended three parts of the way down the water and swiftly approached its nose to the side of the tench which was its companion in the aquarium. It rub' ' M a oea lis noee iur a ten bkvuus uywn the tench and then again swam about as lively as before. To this testimony Mr. Wright adds: "We (my friend and I who were watching the performance) were both of the opinion that it is really no fable as to the tench being the JSsculapius of fishes, for here was an example before onr eyes of a fish being wounded and immediately instinct directing it to seek a remedy." One piscatorial truth is known to all who fish for pike or piekerel The pike (esoxlodus) will ravenously seize as his prey the fry of almost every fish, including his own species, and all the bait minnows are also caviare to him, but be will not touch the teach.? Brooklyn Eagle. ffvjfevfe*. v / / , -f- r- " - igf: mrnirnmmmm?mmmmmmm?m^mmtmmm?mmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmm^mmmm?mm?mmmmmm' Gained Four Pounds A Week MRS. LUCY M. COOPER, 79 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, J Gained Four Pounds a Week, Thanks to * DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY " I have used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey for the past 18 years, and can truthfully say JEgSy \ it has cured me on several occasions of the Km, \ grip, and once of a severe attack of rhenmaGmmmz&d WQ tism. I gained in strength and flesh, gaining 9v four rounds a week. I believe if any one fr&e7 1 used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey they would wm raA u?t have any serious illness. It will keep off . 2z~ W*- \ a cold, or cure one. I an sixty-one years old, I uud don't look more than 42. I have recomniended it to many of my friends, and all say j ^ helped them, and are satisfied with its benefits. I think it the finest stimulant in /> , tne woria, ana would not De without it." d 1 jIts. Lucy M. Cooper, l . ^ Mrs. Cooper once recommended it to a iSSWw^Ml stranger WHO HAD CONSUMPTION and \ ^^v\v\ \, ?Ki w^? was seized with a paroxysm of coughing. , \ \\\\A \V M When he finally stopped coughing he replied: W , \ \ \ \\\ \ \\ "I have tried everything, madam, and have JjHY -'^1 U "V\\ A\ \\ lost all faith in doctors and drugs, but I will ? fl/ V . 1 k 'h\ ' \ h\ 5 ,f| take your advice." < L ?! % ,A j I Pi (fill) Several months after this she met the ?' i/HnS1 Stranger, who said: "Madam, I want to ' V'Mwfi [fl $ III jj 111 jf I thank you for saving my life the day you M J1'iff {' y 1 told me to take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. \ \i J ' - ^ / You are the best doctor I ever knew. Iam J now able to attend to business, and my cough has disappeared." He is now a well man, and goes to his office daily. Mrs. Cooper spoke to him through mm pity when she saw his concntion. and is glad to know she helped him. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY is invaluable for overworked men, delicate women and sickly children. It strengthens and sustains the system, is'a promoter of good health and longevity, makes the old young and keeps the young strong. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. This is a guarantee. 7,000 doctors prescribe and 2,000 hospitals use Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey exclusively. . CAUTION.?when you ask for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey be sure you get the genuine. ? TTTieAtnirMilAno /Iflolarc mindful r\f tlift hT^nanpa Af fliic nv^noihifirm trill J i?u coll tr/vrt U^UiVU?9 O) v* vuv VAVVMVUVV VJ. WUM ^iV^OiauvU) niu W J W 0VU J vu cheap imitations and so-called Malt Whiskey substitutes -which are put on the market for. profit only, and which, far from relieving the sick, are positively harmful. Demand ' "Duffy's," and be sure you get it. It is the only absolutely pure malt whiskey which . -(-i contains medicinal, health-giving qualities. Look for the trade-mark," The Old Chemist,9 on the label. * The genuine Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is sold by all druggists and grocers, or direct, at $1.00 a bottle. 2s ever sold in flasks or in bulk. Write for free medical booklet containing symptoms and treatment of each disease and convincing t^gtamnniaia to the Duffy Malt wmskey Co., Rochester, N. Y. For Sale in South Carolina at all Dispensaries. Ii : ^ ~ : nl mniinery, uress uooas, Trimmings, Silks, and Notions. Prices the Lowest, :r M Styles the Latest. Goods the Prettiest. COME TO SEE US,' |Mrs.K.I.ShuckACo| SYRI IP 1 ~ MAKING !? HARDWARE oj au Kinas on nana zne ^Km year round. You should s3SBBBBBm^/gjP see my line before buying THE HUNTING SEASON is here, and I have the best selected line of Guns, Rifles, Shells, Cartridges, Leggins, and in fact anything in the sporting line, ever shown in Bamberg. Take a look before yon bny. C.J.S. BROOKER. SSgR 88 ?? f ? . ,~j 1 A CAR LOAD ' J liinnrrro ifinrr I 3! 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