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THE BAMBERG HERALD.
Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1905 One Dollar a Year
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FARM WEALTH. I
~ v V Colossal
Values of Our Farm Products for the
Year 1904.
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After reading the government statistics
.of the value of American farm products
for the year just past one is certain to be
strikingly impressed with the colossal
wealth of American agriculture and its
profitable diversity as well.
the twelve principal articles of farm
produce had a market value at the place
of production on December 1 estimated
,, by the department of agriculture at the
enormous total of $2,784,868,702 and the
bumper cotton crop is excluded from the
estimate. This, is $200,676,335 more than
the yield of 1903, and $176,968,286 more
than the yield of 1902, which was accounted
a "bumper" year, breaking all
previous records of production.
*; ^ '.Of the cereals, wheat alone is short,
\ which is only a relative expression, for)
the wheat crop is enormous. The final
1? estimate falls due 85,000,000 bushels below
the great yield of last season. Our wheat
exports this year are some 54,000,000 \
bushels less than up to a corresponding
date last year, but we are using more
wheat at home than last year. With a
$00,000,000 bushel wheat crop bread
ought not to be high in the United States,
* ^: and but for a miller's trust it would not
igC be high. 7 ,.
The corn crop seems to be running a
7 ^ >, close race with the cotton crop for redundancy.
The final figures are set down at
2,500,000,000 bushels, which indicates a
record yield.
It remains to be seen whether this plentitude
of agricultural production will maV..:;
' terially affect the excessively high cost of
living. If there is anything in the law
of supply and demand, it will. If it does
not, producers and consumers will know
7 that the middlemen and the speculators
are making rich hauls.?Ex. .v.
An Essay on Preachers.
p"' 7 : The preecher are a man whot preaches.
x .r . He are th,e feller what helps the wimen
run the church an' he wares black does
J J - an' a solumn (Solomon) look. Evrie Son'
v day he gits np in church an' warns yu to
prepair tu go to Heven no matter whar
? you'd rather go to. Married' preechers
Ift'r has boys whot are tuff nuts an' fyte like
tygers. .Preechers wnot are single b<uj?
; ( - gits marrytu kepe frum bavin' ter
* dodge the onmarried women. Preechers
' lyke chjcken when it are f orniched by the
chirch membirs an' the^l call you "mi
brother" an' pat yon on the back an' also
I life'- -on the pocket book. We have apreecher
in our chirch an' be is long an' slim' an'
will talk ole folks tu slepe Sum peeple
lykes him an' sum doan't an' I doant
neetber, for he talks tu much. Our preechei
whisles when he are readin' his sarmon,
an' one day he kept three dogs runnin'
round in chirch to find out who was
whistlin' fer them. It ended in a dog
' fyte an' I laffed* But I shall nevir do so
no moar ef mi fathir are in thare.?Bol
. Brown.
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O'Rorke?'Tis queer, but whinever I
*.. feel in me pants fer me knife, 'tis always
in the other pocket
McToole~-T bin why don't yez always
feel, in the other pocket first, ye foolish
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NO MORE STOMACH TROUBLES.
Stomach trouble is removed by use of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It gives tbe stomrV
. ach rest by digesting what you eat. without
the stomach's aid. The food builds
flfc the body, the rest restores the stom
3p*v ach to health. You don't have to diet
yourself when taking Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. J. D. Erskine, of Allenville, Mich.,
says; "I suffered heartburn and stomach
'i' trouble for some time. My sister-in-law
pL-.- had the same tronbie and was not able to
eat for weeks. She lived entirely on warm
water. After taking two bottles of Eodol
Dyspepsia Care she was entirely cured.
She now eats heartily and in good health.
;C> ; , 1 am glad to say Eodol gave me instant
' : . relief. Sold by H. F. Hoover.
i Hot Time For Jack Egan.
j^v Jack Egan, a well known farmer living
near Luzerne, was badly burned in a peculiar
manner early Sunday morning.
' ; Egan had been in town celebrating, and
x started to drive home. He got down
near the Brad well home, oh the south
;.>v side, and lost control of his team. The
^ . V; horses ran into a narrow place between
- two buildings, detaching themselves from
the wagon and harness, throwing Egan
. out. A bottle of whiskey in his pocket
was broken, the contents being spilled
over the lower part of his body. Feeling
the cold liquid trickling down, Egan
s. struck a match to find out the trouble,
N y with the result that it was revealed to
b* -x him in a sensational manner. The liquor
took fire, and the man's clothing blazed
brightly. M. E. Howard, who was going
* home, heard Egan's screams, and ran to
< . - his . assistance. He tore the burning
clothing loose, and with the aid of several
neighbors, Egan was carried to the pump i
t x ana placed under the spout, where the;
Ifv-i blaze was put out.?Belle Plain (Iowa)
Union.
,* : . A VERY CLOSE CALL.
"T ^ ? """ onirino olt.hftncrh PVPrv
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joint ached and every nerve racked with
( P*"1*" writes C. W. Bellamy, a locomotive
*, firemanHof Burlington, Iowa. I was weak
J and pale, without any appetite and all
run down. As I was about to give up, I
got a bottle of Electric Bitters, and after |
^ taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in !
my life." Weak, sickly, run down peo-!
pie always gain new fife, strength and
* vigor from their use. Try them. Satisfaction
guaranteed by all drug stores at
j ' Bamberg, S. C., and Felder & Matthews,
Denmark, S. G. Price 50 cents.
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I IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING 6CCURRENCES OF VARIOUS *
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 1
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading t
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings. i
| The inauguration of Governor Hey- *
ward will take place on Wednesday, Jan- ^
uary 2o^h, the general assembly having 1
fixed that date for the ceremonies. 1
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zen of Belton, Anderson county, committed
suicide last Monday by banging himself
from a rafter in his barn. Failing
health is supposed to be the cause. He
was 51 years old, and leaves a wife and
three children.
Gen. Matthew C. Butler, formerly (
United State* Senator from South Caro- ]
lina, and Mrs. "Walter Whitman, of New
York, were married last Saturday in Grace ]
Chantry, New York,by the Rev. H. Mc- j
Kim. Only a few friends of Gen. and Mrs. j
Butler were present. The bride was given
away by Patrick Calhoun, and Perry Bel- t
mont was best man. j
Rev. Harvey Hatcher, D. D., of Atlan- j
ta, died suddenly last Sunday afternoon j
at the Sea Island hotel in Beaufort. Heart
disease was the cause of his death. He was ]
72 years old. Dr. Hatcher was a prominent j
Baptist minister, and had gone to Beaufort j
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on a aeer auui duuui a Yt tCH UViui v? uv
had preached in the Baptist chnrch Sunday
morning and was to preach that evening.
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The State board of canvassers at a 1
meeting held in Colombia last Monday
decided that the election recently held 1
for creating Calhoon county was legal. :
It will be remembered that the Edgefield 1
board threw out the vote and declared
the election illegal on the ground that
the books of registration had been open
the day before the election. It is said
that there will be a protest from Green- 1
wood county and the State board will i
meet there Thursday to hear it.
The postoffice at Williamston was
broken into by robbers last Sunday nighf. 1
The safe was blown open and about $75
worth of stamps and $50 in cash secured.
Bloodhounds were procured, but they 1
were not successful in striking a trail. A
gentleman who roomed near the building 1
was awakened by the explosion and step- '
ped out when he heard an excited voice 1
call, "Jim, Jim, come on." Jl moment ]
later three men hurried out of the office (
and went down the railway track. There 1
is no clue to the robbers. 1
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At ft special meeting vi me uv?uu m
directors, held last Saturday, Mr. Charles '
Witsell was elected president of the
Walterboro Cotton Oil Company, to take
the place of the late Or. J. G. Saunders.
Resolutions were adopted complimentary
to the deceased president. Mr. Witsell is
an able and energetic young business man
and will, no doubt, fill this position well.
He is at present a leading merchant of
Walterboro and is serving his first term
as mayor of the town, to which office he
was elected last year without opposition.
Recently atCheraw Mr. W. C. Tray wick
was shot and killed while down near the
river inspecting lumber. The cause of
his death was a mystery for several days,
but it finally developed that he was accidentally
shot by a party of young white
men while target shooting^ The dead
?" "inmKni. r\f TTpffihftw damn
Uiau was a ukuivu vi uvw--.. ? r
Woodmen of the World, which appointed
a committee to go to Cheraw and investigate
the shooting. As a result of their
work, a warrant was sworn outf for a Mr.
Mcintosh, charging him with criminal
carelessness.
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. Not Enough to Hurt.
Dr. Wallace Wood, of the University
of New York, was talking about the love
i of beauty, says the New York Tribune.
"The love of beauty," he said, "is not
so firmly planted in the people's minds as
it should be. Things only that are useful
are considered valuable, beautiful things
too often are regarded as unimportant.
"This popular idea of the useful's unspeakable
superiority over the merely
beautiful may be illustrated by a happening
in a barber shop.
"A barber, in cutting a young man's
hair, snipped off a piece of his ear.
"The young man leaped from the chair.
He cried in anguish and horror:
" 'Oh! you have cut a piece of my ear i
off!'
"But the barber answered in a patron- i
izing, soothing way, as one speaks to a
child:
" 'Sho! Don't carry on so, boss. 'Taint i
'nuff to affect yo' hearin.' " 1
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The Old Man's Idea.
Maw: "That young Loafley has been
comin' to see our Mariar purty stiddy :
since the cold weather set in."
Paw: "Yep, I notice so."
/I'tt/v aro Kio infon.
juaw; * u nab u jc o <u& uu *unvu- ,
tions ?"
Paw: "I think his intentions are to .
keep warm of nights at our expense for j
the rest of the winter." *
WONDERFUL NERVE. <
Is displayed by many a man enduring 1
pains of accidental cuts, wounds, bruises,
burns, scalds, sore feet or stiff joints.
But there's no need of it. Bucklen's Ar- 1
nica Salve will kill the pain and cure the <
trouble. It is the best salve on earth for |
piles, too. 25c. at all drug stores at Bam- i
berg, 8. C., and Felder & Matthews, Den- t
mark, S. C. j r
Country Correspondence.
New Year came as a welcome visitor,
md we hope we all are quite determined
;o improve in every way, to grasp all
jolden opportunities and turn aside from
;he opposite.
Miss Belle McKewn visited her parents
n Orangeburg yesterday, returning to
ake charge of her school on Monday,
lampton school under her management is
progressing very nicely. A very nice li?
prary has been fitted up, and now the pupils
are kept in touch with some of the
3est writers of the day.
We are sorry to report the extreme illaess
of Mr. P. W. Sandifer. He was
stricken Saturday morning with paralysis.
All his children,and other near kinired,
were immediately summoned. All
teat medical skill and loving hands can
3o is being done, and we hope for his
recovery.
Miss Eva Hanberry, of Denmark, has
been with Miss Georgie Emma Jordan
for the past week. She will return home
;o-morrow.
Miss Pearle Sandifer, of our midst, entertained
a few of her young friends at
borne last Friday evening. In spite of the
inclement weather a very pleasant evening
was spent.
Mr. Wm. Hughes, of Clear Pond, has
purchased land in our midst and is erecting
a dwelling, in which he intends moving
in the near future: We will gladly
welcome Mr. Hughes and his family.
Miss Pearle Sandifer, of Binnaker's
Bridge, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Dowling Free, in our vicinity for
the past week, returned home Saturday.
Cupid seems to have darted his surest
arrows at the hearts oi a lew or tne young
folks lately, judging by the marriages
that have taken place lately in the Clear
Pond vicinity.
On January 1, at the home of Mr. F. M.
Zeigler, his daughter, Miss Annie, and Mr,
Joe Beard, of Colston, were united in the
holy bonds of wedlock, Rev. 8. P. Chisholm
officiating. A number of very useful
and pretty presents were received.
On the same afternoon in the same vicinity,
at the home of the bride's sister,
Miss Mary Goodwin and Mr. Clifton Miller
were married, Mr. Jimmie Jones, of
Colston, Notary Public, officiating.
Two weeks later, on Sunday afternoon,
at the home of Mr. H. F. Priester, at
Clear Pond, his daughter, Miss Annie,
and Mr. Louis Zeigler, of the same vicinity,
were happily married, Rev. 8. P.
Chisholm officiating. A number of presents
were received. To these three happy
couples who have set sail in love's
canoe down the stream of time we wish
a long life of peace, happiness and pros^
perity. (
The friends of Mr. J^mes Hill, Jr., will
be glad to know he is in fine health and
excellent spirits, and has a fine position
in Meridian, Miss., where he has been
since his graduation in electricity at
Clemson in J*une. In a recent letter he
tells of some trips to various cities, towns,
hiiie nurVs etft. that, he has enioved.
We have certainly been having some
cold weather lately, although we have
heard of a certain officer who wishes if
would freeze on Fridays so the country
folks could not get to town op Saturdays
Pity on such officers.
To Supervisor Bruce and the chain
gang force we return thanks- for some
excellent work done on Lemon Swamp
crossing on Ehrhardt-Bambergroad. The;
have reached a long-felt want.
The Sassafras Grove school about twe
miles from here is doing fine. Miss Sallie
Felder, of Bamberg, is in charge.
Wishing the readers of The Herald s
most happy and prosperous year.
In Prosperous Condition.
Walterboro, Jan. 14?The stockhold
ers of the Cummings Iron Works and
Supply company held their annual meeting
at the office of the company in thii
town last Thursday at 12 o'clock. Mr. S
A. Marvin was called to the chair anc
Jno. H. Peurifoy acted as secretary. Mr
C. T. Cummings, treasurer and business
manager of the company, made his report
to the shareholders which was very gratifying
to them. The following board ol
directors was elected for the year 1905: C,
T. Cummings, E. E. Peeler, C. H. Grace,
0. M. Read, G. W. Raysor, W.T. Warren
and Jno. H. Peurifoy.
At a subsequent meeting of the directors
the following officers of the company
were elected: President, Capt. G. W. Raysor;
vice president, C. H. Grace; treasurer
and business manager, C. T. Cummings;
solicitors, Peurifoy Brothers. The directors
ordered 7 per cent, dividends to be
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paiu LUC suaicuuiutio,
of oyer $800. It will thus be seen that
this institution is in a prosperous condi
tion.
"Yes," said the young student, thoughtfully,
"when I get interested in a subject
L never stop until I have embraced it thoroughly."
"That's nice," was the hesitating
reply. Do?do you think I'm an interesting
subject?"
"It puzzles me to understand how those
Mormons can support their peculiar be!
lief."'
"It puzzles me a good deal more to unierstand
how they can support their
svives."
The young woman had refused him.
"I never could marry a man of your
labits," she said. "Still, I hope you will
io nothing desperate on account of this."
"I don't know," he said. "I can't promse.'
Some day I may get drunk enough
o come and propose to you again."?
-Chicago Tribune.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the Connty and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, January 16.?Jack Frost
has claimed his right to rule the atmosphere
again. Made one hustle wood in
on Saturday and Sunday to keep comfortable.
Only a few bales of cotton moving
now. The price don't suit the farmers
who have some.
Messrs. Brunson and Lightsey, of Fairfas,
were in town Sunday.
Dr. J. L. Copeland returned from
Charleston Sundav afternoon.- He went
down with his* step-mother, Mrs. Joe
Copeland, for medical aid. Mrs. Copeland
has been ill for sometime and nothing
seems to do her any good.
Mr. Phil Clayton left on Sunday for
Cameron, S. C. Expects to return today
with his bride.,
Miss Minnie Lee Copeland has gone on
a visit to her uncle, Mr. Jacob F. Carter,
in Georgia.
' Dr. R. C. Roberts died last ^veek, after
a long illness. Dr. J. H. Roberts, his son,
was with him a week before his death.
Mr. George Kinard has recovered
enough to go about again. Was in town
Saturday.
Some of the farmers are asking about
fertilizers but none seem to.be anxious to
use much of it. v
The Knights of Pythias lodge at this
place gave a supper at their public installation
of officers last Wednesday night
Revs. T. L. Belvin and P. E. Monroe
made speeches for them, and the supper
was enjoyed afterward. ^ Had a good
crowa on*.
Gapt. J. M. Dannelly went on a business
trip to Charleston last week. Jss.
v Denmark Doings. *
Denmark, Jan. 11.?Dr. J. S. Matthews
and J. I. Felder have moved into the new
brick building adjoining the bank, which
was built especially for them. The store
which they were occupying was too small
for their business. Dr. R. D. Holman,
the veteran pill roller, is filling the prescriptions.
Mr. C. T. Bamberg has accepted a position
with Mr. F. H. McCrae.
The new postoffice, in rear of the bank,
has been completed, and Postmaster Rice
has moved in. "
Messrs. Faust & Osteen's new dispensary
and bottling works building is about
completed, and they have moved in.
Denmark is on a building boom again.
Several new stores have been built, and
it is rumored that there are three or four
more to go up in the near future.
Dr. 8. D: M. Guess is having new shelving
and counters put into the old dispensary
building, and as soon as it is 'eomi
pleted Mrs. A. E. Martin will move her
stock of goods into it.
' Mr. J. D. Milhous has purchased Hon. J.
S. J. Faust's residence in East End, and
) wilf move his family shortly. Postmaster
. Ricei wiil occupy the house vacated by
. Mr. Milhous.
' Mr. C. H. Hutto has purchased Mrs. A.
C. Faust's residence on Beech Avenue and
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into the house formerly occupied by C.
H. Hutto. - . .
Mr. G. A. Hutto has rented and is now
' occupying Mr. E. T. LaFitte's residence.
> Mr. C. T. Bamberg has sold his resir
dence on Maple Avenue to Mrs. W. J.
Hutto, and Mrs. Hutto has taken charge.
Mr. Bamberg has moved into Mr. David
> Hutto's residence on Maple Avenue.
News from Goran.
i Govan, January 16.?'The wedding bells
will soon be ringing around here.
We have several new scholars to-day.
The smallpox is said to be around Olar.
Prof. Brinson preached at Elko jester
day.
I Mr. Charley Fishburne, of Aiken, visited
our town a few days ago.
Mr. Willie Lain has just returned from
' a visit to Dunbarton.
Mrs. J. R. McCormack, our music teachI
er, has been very ill and has not been able
to be with her class for several days.
We have added to our school library an
> encyclopedia, which we hope will Jm;
prove our pupils.
| Married in Charleston.
Mr. C. R. Brabham, Jr., eldest son of
, Mr. C. R. Brabham, of this place, and
Miss Gertrude Hamilton were happily
married last Monday afternoon at four
o'clock at the home of the bride's mother,*
No. 157 Spring street, Charleston. The
wedding was a quiet one, only the immediate
relatives and a few intimate
friends of the contracting parties being
present. The ceremony was performed
by_Rev. Chas. B. Smith, D. D.
The happy couple came 10 -Bamoerg,
leaving Charleston soon after the mar
riage. They arrived here on the 8 o'clock
train Monday night and went to the home
of the groom's father, where they remained
until Tuesday afternoon, when
they went to Olar, their future home.
Messrs. H. fl. Copeland, Joseph Brabham,
F. M. Moye, A. M. Brabham, and
Miss Clio Cope went down to Charleston
to be present at the marriage.
The groom was born and reared in Bamberg,
and is popular with all (who know
him. He is now in business at Olar,
where he went a few months ago, being a
member of the firm of W. M. Brabham &
Co,
The bride has been a teacher in the
Bamberg graded school for the past two
years, and has made many friends while
among us. The many friends of the young
couple, in common with The Herald, extend
hearty congratulations and good
wishes.
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PREACHED TO COWBOYS.;
Congregation was Full of Bad Men, but They
Were Always Considerate.
"My first appointment by a considerate
conference was in the lair of the bad men
of the West," remarked the Rev. W. B.
Wheeler, formerly pastor here of the
Methodist Episcopal Church (South.) "I
guess they thought because I was big and
brawny I could learn to shoot and fight
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meeting. Los Cerril^os, N. M., in 1883
and 1884 was a town ot about 500 strenuous
inhabitants, most of whom didn't
know what a preacher looked like till 1
came. There were two saloons, which
ran 24 hours a daj, including Sunday. ]
chartered a schoolhouse for services and
began to get acquainted. Among my first
friends were the proprietors of the twc
saloons. The cowboys would ride in or
pay day and 'shoot up' the town. On one
of these occasions I was passing dowi
Main street and received a bullet hole
through my hat. I took it off, examinee
it and went on. A justice suggested thai
I might swear out a warrant, but I tolc
him it was an old hat and I didn't care
about going to law over trifles. Somehov
the bad men began to evince a sort o
desultory interest in the services. The]
would always bring their guns along, bu
would never shoot 'em during meeting. !
never succeeded in getting more than fon
members, but the congregations were fair
MI remember one day daring service
there was a little commotion in the bad
end. A tall fellow, Stewart by name, wh<
had a splendid record as a dead shot
arose and said:
'"Just stop a minute, parson, if yoi
please.'
"Then he and another man led a fellov
out. Presently they returned.
"'All right, brother,' said Stewart
Tom's just drunk a little, but he won'
bother you any more.'
"They had taken him across to thi
tavern and locked him up 'in his room.
"W.E. Willis, one of the most desper
ate men in the camp, came to me one daj
and said he wanted to be a steward.
. "'Steward!' I exclaimed. What woulc
a steward do?
'Why, he said, 'sit in the amen cornel
an' take up the collection. Give me th<
job, parson, an' you'll find a healthy ant<
in the plate every Sunday.'
"So I made him steward. He was a*
proud of his job as he could; haye beei
over a brand-new Winchester. The col
lections were made in his piratical-look
in tr snmhrern. and ha nlwavo crnt results
I could bear his hoarse whisper as hi
went from pew to pew.
" 'Damn you, shell out!' he'd say if i
worshipper didn't show a disposition .t<
contribute promptly.
"Sometimes a man would throw in i
dime or a quarter, and if my stewan
didn't think he had put up as the Lort
had prospered him, he'd reach significant
ly toward his hip pocket and whispe
something that resulted in a material ad
dition to the church's revenues. Collec
tions by the steward's persuasive systei
were always good, much better than Tv
ever hacTthem since I returned to Mif
souri, and he incontestably demonstrate
his fitness for the office.
"One day the presiding elder notifie
me he was coming to Los Cerrillos.
knew he had never been up against th
sort of moral atmosphere that blew ove
our valley and I bustljed around to g<
things in Shape for a serious-minde
shepherd who might not appreciate tb
broad spirit of the citizens. I went fin
to 'Bill' and 'Ike,' who ran the two salooi
and poker rooms, and said:
"'Boys, the boss is coming over t
preach Sunday, and I'd sorter feel good
you fellows closed up during service an
come out with your families.'
"The two men eyed each other curiou/
ly a minute, and Bill said as he hit hi
big fist down hard on the table:
" 'Damned if I don't do it, parson! Whi
say you, Ike?'
?'I'm in,' replied Ike, 'you can't get tb
bulge on me when it comes to 'ligion!'
"They were both there, clean-shave
and primped up like dandies. Every sea
was occupied, and the steward made a col
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lection iom uiu uuu |/ivuu< v?
meeting was over the elder told me h
had never addressed a better behaved an<
more attentive crowd. He added the opin
I ion that the reports of lawlessness on
| our way were greatly overrated. A com
mittee of the best citizens, saloonkeepers
bartenders, poker dealers and others ac
companied him to the depot the next daj
and gave him a send-off that would have
been an honor to a grand duke. I coulc
see it tickled him immensely. Within 1(
minutes after his train had gone the card
tables and bars were in full blast again.
Next year I was removed to Watrous
100 miles away, and only visited Los Cer
rillos once a month to preach. One rough
night when a melting snow was coming
down in great sheets I was waiting foi
the Sante Fe train to take me home. The
train was late. There was no operator in
the little station, and no place to go except
the saloons to get warm. The trail]
was somewhere down the line, only the
winds and shelterless coyotes knowing it?
location. So I walked up and down the
streets shivering. Once when I passed
Bill's saloon he spied me.
"'Come in and get warm, parson,' he
said.
"Tcan't Bill; you know why.'
w 'Yes, I know; but they shan't bothei
yon; you come in an' Til fix it all right,'
and he grabbed my arm and led me into '
' a big room where some 80 or 40 cowboys ^
and miners were drinking, playing cards
, and telling yarns. Bill rapped loudly on
the counter.
"Fellers,' he said, 'the parson's laid out ; hxgm
, by his train what ain't come, an* he's no
place to go 'cept in this he&h gin palace
an' poker parlor. He'll sit 'round an'
; smoke with us an' swap tales?the right S'v#
sort, you understand?but tharill be no !'?
I drink sold over this bar an' no cards ^
. played till his kers come hiking 'long. ^
; He's our guest?Parson Wheeler, gentle- /
t "There wasn't a protest from a man. I
; was acquainted with most of them, and
[ soon had made friends with the others; J;'j
; We talked of lodes, pay dirt, methods <rf>.v
> drilling, best way to break broncos, linK;. ?'.<%
t ments for healing shot.gon woondsrr8al* - -g:?
> ities of the different, makes of firearms, L
t compared the veracity of the Indian and jjj^H
, the Mexican, and finally it wound up by ^
I one of the cow-punchers from across the ,.$f
t mountains asking me to make a little talk - y ||
I on the subjectv of my profession -I 3
wouldn't have suggested that, becauscr'as ' ^ |
T their gnest I felt the laws of hospKalttjr ;
I demanded that I follow their lead, but'
j was more than glad of the opportunity
t the cowman presented. T monitld onn. V
? of the card tables, and in their o^npkx^' ?
p tnresqne language, as I had learned it; . ^
. from them, told of the Martyr of Calory -~M
3 aDd the Compassionate Father. A# I .
c went on they threw away thbfr cigars and
j seTeralremoved their hats. Not a sound
escaped them. They were on their honor, v v jg
' and I believe they wonld have roughly"
l handled any man showing the slightest I M
, "I dont believe I ever spent a more?. Sf|
profitable hoar in my life, or one where .
the mutual enjoyment^ras jpeti&jyMf YMj
belated trainww heard, and the' meeting}.. %<m
*. bl"WiSSn a week a member of my saloon: *JS|
audience shot and killed three men,' bufcr3^H
- it was in a figi$he had not sought.?Gat r - |
r UtmJN. M.) Letter to the Kansas ^ty-.
I ' ' IuboIU l?BuEbere.
It hM been definitely decided
r sent the popular opera, "Isabella^%
> opera hooae inthta city nezt fcdty :/^
' evening, the 80th instant, and the curtain
will rise promptly at 8:30 o'clock^. Thls^^J
" company has' been f&ithfally rfhearring. fif
for sometime for this performance. The 'J|
opera is presented by the mnsical taieitt:-^^
good voices from Columbia anii
> Miss Leila Hamilton,of Columbh^ wbflf^v ; ^
sang the part, "Joana*" at the presei^a^J kfM
J tion of the opera in that city, will
* the same part here, andit ieexpected th*t/; r -J|
* she will fully sustain the rept^tim^ heriK^
r Mrs. Mitchell will sing thesoty:
' in the Book and See," and
'* the casinos and sipg the new wHcb i
D wilr be put on this time. ..This wiH
e tuneful "Can't Do-the Sum" from "Babes t - 3;
d to make a decided hit. 'y^JB
d sale at Hoffman's, and those who. desire'- ; |
I tickets, should, procure them at once, as
? the indications are' that the opera house -
hung out early m tne evening, eince wo >
d actors are all prominent society people v =
e whom most of us know, we will have an. >*
additional interest in the performance. J t?
A special train will be run from Or- %
angeburg, enabling those at Rowesrille^
o Branchville and Midway to hear the opera f "0
M and return home the same night Train J ^ J
d will leave Bamberg thirty minutes after v ^
the close of the last act A number from j ^
5- Orangeburg will come over to witness
is the presentation of the opera to ajtanberg
audience. ^ ,
it Look at the date on the label of your 3|
e Many of our subscribers are paying up
for the year of grace 1905. Our list 6
. better paid in advance now than at any '
a time in the history of the paper. f
* Wait and see C. P. Riser's new lot'of
1- mules before you buy. They will arrive ' ''figl
e at Olar Saturday, the 21st instant They
are "plum good ones," and will be sold at < * i
right prices.
Mr. G. B. Kittrell, of Cope, who has ,
* been very seriously ill for several weeks, ?
t has.been taken to a resort in North Car- I n
. olina where he will receive expert treat-' V'/
ment. He left on Jan. 10th accompanied
' u rv- D n Rmnann Wfl trnst that ha \
' may speedily and permanently regain hia
r health.?Orangeburg Patriot.
Rizer at Olar Receives a load of fine mules .
; on Saturday, and if yoa are in need, wait
' and see them before youfboy. They wifl ' 3
; be sold at satisfactory prices and yon can
be suited as well.
' Are you buying goods from. Theodore
Kohn, of Orangeburg, while the great
, mill and factory syndicate sale is going
\ on? Send him a mail order, for he Is of,
fering bargains which you cannotduplicate,
and money saved is money made.
See a few of the prices quoted in his ad.
[ this week.
I W. J. Pooser, agent of the Southern^
( Railway at Perry, has been arrested/ ..
i charged with forgeiy and fraud. He is ' ? J
[ $300 short in his accounts with the railroad,
and $471 to the express company.
i He is a son of Mr. P. M. Pooser, formerly -rJM
of this place. He was arrested at the in-i
stigation of the American Surety Corn
Danv. which is on his bond. " ' '"'X