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, , A MARVELOUS COUNTRY.
Low Rates for Lewis and Clark Exposition Make
Possible a Wonderful Sightseeing Trip at
Comparatively Low Cost
The visitor to the Lewis and Clark Exposition
next summer will have an opportunity
to see and study a wonderful
country at a wonderfully low cost. While
the fair in itself will prove an attraction
worth many times the time and money
spent in the overland trip, the scenery
1 surrounding Portland, the fair city, and
nr* ond Hnwn th? Columbia is as beautiful
as any in the world.
From the fair grounds may be seen the
snow-capped peaks of the Cascades,Mount
Hood, Mount Ranier, Mount Adams and
i Mount St. Helena rising in glistening
whiteness on the horizon. Mount Hood,
the particular pride of Portlanders, is distant
about forty miles. Cloud Cap Inn,
half way up its side, offers hospitable
shelter to the tourist who climbs the
mountain. The trip to the top of the
mountain and back may be made in two
days and a night, and the cost is less than
$20.
For natural scenery nowhere on earth
can the Pacific Northwest be surpassed.
Here may be found mountains that rival
the Alps, prairie lands smiling with a
wealth of agricultural plenty, rivers that
flow between hills whose sides are still
covered with the virgin forest through
which Lewis and Clark passed, and Cascades
where clear mountain water falls
for hundreds of feet in glorious prodigality*,
of volume.
The Columbia, "The Amazon of North
America," flows through the very'heart
* of the Oregon country, a mighty river,
greater in volume than the Mississippi,
and more beautiful than the Hudson.
* FrOm its source in the mountains, the
river winds its way 1400 miles to the^sea,
bulwarked during most of its course by
. mountains that lift their snow-topped
head* to the sky. Along its entire course
are found a never ceasing variety of
wonders. At the Dalles the river and the
molten lava from some extinct volcano
have fought for supremacy, and the river
has won. At the cascades, nature has
dammed the stream. Castle Rock,
which Lewis and Clark named "Beacon
Rock," is a never-ending source of wonder
' ~ and interest, as are Rooster Rock, a
mighty lava pillar, and Cape Horn, a
grand lava cliff of immense proportions.
All of these are of interest, but perhaps
more fascinating to the eye than^any are
the series of graceful, crystal-clear cascades
that fall hundreds of feet from the
mountain sides, now visible as a silver
thread, now disappearing into the mountain
side, now appearing again in greater
volume, and finally vanishing in a cloud
of mist. Latourelle, Horse Tail, Bridal
Veil and Multnomah are the best known
' . v of these, though there are others hardly
less beautiful.
The country abounds in places of unusual
historical interest. A short distance
above the mouth of the Williamette river
is Fort Vancouver, a beautiful army post
built on the site of the old Vancouver,
which the Hudson's Bay Company built.
On the lower Colombia is Mount Coffin,
an old Indian burying-ground, and Sadale
Mountain, a prominent landmark.
The town of Astoria, fonnded in 1811,
was the first American settlement on the
\ Pacific coast. Fort Clatsop, where Lewis
\ and Clark spent the winter in 1805-6, is
near Astoria, and the salt cairn, where the
explorers evaporated sea water, is not far
from sea-side. These places can be visited
either by river or rail, or a combination
of both, at small cost. There are many
s - handsome and comfortable excursion
steamers which will run regularly to
points of interest.
Besides these shorter side trips, there
will be many longer ones such as are ens,
tomarily taken by tourists. A visit to
Yellowstone Park may be made for comf
paratively small additional expense, and
arrangements will probably be perfected
! which will make it possible for a traveler i
to go one way via one of the northern
t routes, And the other by way of California.
The Exposition in itself, while not so
large as the World's Fair at St. Louis,
will be interesting in many ways. People
who are excursion-weary may yet find
, ; many things to interest them at the Coast
Fair. Built with a view to compactness
without crowding, there will be no miles
of walks to weary the limbs, no long visl
tas of seemingly countless structures of
staff to weary the eye. The fair may be
seen within the time and means which the
average person has at his disposal.
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First of the Lazy Men.
Daring the civil war, says the Philadel(>
phia Ledger, a captain of a company
* which had sixty men in its ranks, none of
whom was as energetic as the officer
> > thought he should be, hit upon a plan
r which he believed would cure the men's
r
habits of laziness. One morning, after
roll-call, the captain, addressing his command,
said:
* "I have a nice, easy job for the laziest
man in the company. Will the laziest
man step<to the front?"
? i Instantly fifty-nine men each took a
f step forward.
"Why didn't you step to the front?" inquired
the commander of the one man
who did not come.
| "I was too lazy," replied the soldier.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
Through the efforts of Commissioner
Watson, it is likelv that a colony of Boers
will settle in this State.
It is said that two of the largest cotton
mills at Union, of which T. C. Duncan is
president, have decided to adopt the tenhour
working day for the operatives.
The movement is likely to become general
throughout the State.
Rev. C. C. Jacobs, a negro, is making a
contest for the seat of Congressman A. F.
Lever, and last week several days were
spent in taking testimony in Orangeburg.
The contest is based on the constitutionality
of our registration laws.
The two white men recently convicted
in Darlington county for the murder of a
negro, have been sentenced. One is
sentenced to be hanged and the other gets
life imprisonment. Truly juries are
realizing their duty in South Carolina.
The State Supreme Court has decided
that the bondsmen of whiskey constables
are liable for damages in cases where
constables attack people in discharge of
their duty. Hereafter the constables will
doubtless be less handy with their guns.
The South Carolina branch of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association
at a meeting held in Charleston last week,
passed resolutions favoring the use of
cotton sacks for the shipment of rice, salt,
grist, etc., instead of jute. The reasons
given for desiring the change is that the
cotton sack is more valuable when empty
than jute, and it will create a more general
demand for cotton.
Some Queer Doings.
There are some queer doings in so-called
high life of the people of the North. A
dispatch from Newport, R. I.t says as a
sequel to two divorce cases which two
years ago caused sensations?those of
Mrs. Hollis H. Hunnewell and Mrs. Mary
Isabel Kemp?it was learned recently
that suit had been brought, or was about
to be brought against Hollis H. Hunnewell,
of Wellesley, Mass., now the husband
of Mrs. Kemp, to recover for counsel
fees in connection with securing the
divorce of Mrs. Kemp. The suit is brought
by Col. Samuel R. Honey, and it is stated
on trustworthy authority that the amount
claimed is $35,000. Mrs. Hunnewell is a
daughter of Mrs. Fredric Neilson, and a
sister of Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt.
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Kemp in the Rhode Island courts, and
the case was heard and a divorce granted
at Newport on May 26,1903, the grounds
being neglect and refusal to provide.
(Jnder the laws of Rhode Island Mrs.
Kemp had to wait six months before the
divorce became operative, and on November
27, 1903, an absolute decree was
granted by Judge Dubois at Newport, and
an hour later Mrs. Kemp was married to
Mr. Hunnewell by Judge Dubois. Mr.
Hunnewell was divorced from his wife
about six months prior to this, she afterward
marrying John S. Tooker. This is
certainly a mess. A man being sued for
the lawyer's fees securing a divorce for
his wife from his wife from her former
husband, is something unique, and could
only take place among people who have
mislaid what little morals they may have
started life with.
Country Correspondence.
Bad weather we have had for the last
few days. Hope it is the gales for the
equinox.
Miss Belle McKewn returned to take
charge of her school Monday morning,
much imoroved.
Miss Kathleen Chisolm, of Colston,
visited in our midst from Friday to Sunday.
The many friends of Mr. Win. Bessinger,
familiarly known as "Uncle Billy,"
will be sorry to learn that his health is
very much on the decline, though we
hope he will improve and regain his
usual strength.
Little Elveyn Sandifer, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Sandifer, was
kicked by a cow last Sunday afternoon
and broke his leg just at the ankle. He
is doing as well as could be expected, and
we hope he will soon be able to get out
of bed.
I Whooping cough is in our vicinity, and
there is much report about smallpox in
the surrounding country. We hope,
though, it is a mistake and feel sure it
will prove to be chicken pox.
On last Saturday morning the angel of
death visited the home of Mr. P. "W.
Sandifer and claimed the spirit of their
son, Edgar. He was about 21 years old
The remains were interred in the cemetery
at Springtown Sunday morning. The
funeral services were conducted in the
parlors at home by Prof. E. K. Hardin, of
the Fitting School. May the grieving
ones realize that He doeth all things
wisely and feel that while we are near
death we are nearer life, and those who
have left us have only gone to prepare
the way for us.
PLEASANT AND HARMLESS.
Don't drug the stomach to cure a cough.
One Minute Cough Cure cuts the mucus,
draws the iuflammation out of the throat,
lungs and bronchial tubes, heals, soothes
and cures. A cure for croup and whooping
cough. One Minute Cough Cure relieves
a cough in one minute because it
acts first on the mucous membrane right
where the cough troubles?in the throat
or deep-seated on the lungs. H.F.Hoover
NEWS AND COURIER ENTERPRISE.
A Big New Press Ordered and a New Building
Erected.
It is understood that the News and
Courier company has closed a contract
for a new Hoe press, which will print,
when occasion demands,twenty four pages
at once, folding and counting each paper
at tbe same time. This necessitates the
purchase of a far more extensive sterotyping
outfit, and in addition to this, the
company is tearag down the old, and
building a new two story building to give
more room in the composing and make
up room.
Work on the new building began this
week, and a contract with the Hoe company
was completed Saturday. The press
will be shipped at once, and it is hoped to
get it in operation in about GO days.?
Florence Daily Times, March 11,1005.
A Passionate Scene.
Her eyes were wild. Her hair was in
disorder. Her face was flushed. Her hands
were clinched. She was a deeply injured
and desperate woman.
"Oh, cruel one," she cried in anguished
tones, "I have borne with you too long."
You have injured, you have tortured me,
and yet I could not bear to give you up.
When first we met, how your ease and
polish attracted me! Wheu you become
my own, how my friends envied me! But
your understanding is too small for my
large soul. You are opposed to my advancing.
myself. You have ruined ray
standine in society. If we had never
met I might have walked in peace. So
now be gone. We part forever."
There was a moment's convulsive
breathing, a gritting of teeth and a sharp
sigh. It was all over. By a supreme effort
she had pulled off her new shoe.
Remanded to Jail.
A white man named Ed. Cauley, form-1
erly a cotton mill operative here, who
was arrested a couple of weeks ago,!
charged with beating his wife and an old
lady named Thomas, was given a preliminary
hearing before Magistrate W. R.
Wright. He was bound over to the circuit
court in the sum of $1,000. Hefailed
to give the bond and was returned to jail.
The man's attack on the old lady Thomas
was especially savage and brutal, and it
will doubtless go hard with him.
A Modern Parable.
An anecdote is told of an Indian who,
having heard much of the comfort of a
feather bed, determined to test it for himself,
but was not willing to invest much
in feathers until they had proved their
value. So, securing one feather, he placed
it on the bare floor and laid himself down
upon it. In the morning he was not only
unrested but sore. He declared that he
wanted np feathers in his bed; that since
a single feather had made him so uncomfortable,
a whole bed of feathers would
have killed kira. Some business men test
advertising in about the same way that
the Indian tested the feather be"d, and
reason about the result with similar logic.
incredible"brutality.
It would have been incredible brutality
if C. F. Lemberger, of Syracuse, N. Y., had
not done the best he could for his suffering
son. "My boy," he says, "cut a fearful
gash over his eye, so I applied Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, which healed it and
saved his eye." Good for burns and ulcers
too. Only 25c at all druggists at Bamberg; |
Felder & Matthews, Denmark.
"All Kinds Has Their Merits."
"All kinds has their merits," as an old
Georgia colored man once said.
Someone had asked this colored man
what breed of chickens was the best.
"All kinds has their merits" he replied.
"De white ones is de easiest found and de
I dark ones is de easiest hid after you gits
'em."
STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS.
When your ship of health strikes the
hidden rocks of consumption, pneumonia,
etc., you are lost, if you don't get help
from Dr. King's New Discovery. J. W.
McKinnon, of Talladega Springs, Ala.,
writes: "I had been ill with pneumonia,
under the care of two doctors, but was
getting no better when I began to take
Dr. King's New Discovery. The first dose
gave relief and one bottle cured me." Sure
cure for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs
and colds. Guaranteed by all druggists at
Bamberg; Felder & Matthews, Denmark.
Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Southern Boys Lead.
The Boston Herald pertinently inquires:
"How is it that the Southern cadets lead
their classes so frequently at West Point?
In last year's graduating class the leader
comes from Mississippi and a Virginia
cadet comes next." The Aberdeen (Miss.)
Examiner says "the chief reason is that
they belong to a military race, a fact demonstrated
in every war this country has
ever had." Another reason is that the
Congressmen, by competitive examinations,
appoint the best young men in their
districts, who have superior education as
well as a martial spirit. Verily, the South
is going to the front and it is gratifying
to know that the crop of young men is
so promising.
THE COLONEL'S WATERLOO.
Col. J. M. Fuller, Honey Grove, Texas,
nearly met his Waterloo, from liver and
lri/inoTT trnnhlp Tn a letter he savs: "I
was nearly dead, of these complaints, and,
although I tried my family doctor, he did
me no good; so I got a 50c bottle of your
Electric Bitters, which cured me. I consider
them the best medicine on earth, and
thank God who gave you the knowledge
to make them." Sold and guaranteed to
curd dyspepsia, biliousness and kidney
disease, by all druggists at Bamberg; Felder
& Matthews, Denmark, at 50c a bottle.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the Coonty and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, March 13.?Col. C. Ehrhardt
has carpenters at -work putting up
a nice cottage on the lot fronting Mill
street, opposite J. C. Kinards' residence.
Saturday was a rainy day, and the
darkies were feeling happy by night.
Some of them were rather rowdy, and
even went to blows. One negro was cut
on the head, but the skull was hard
enough to stop the weapon, and nothing
serious is expected from the wound.
A young man in town says that he can't
talk solt talk to his. best girl. Says every
time he goes with that intention some one
bothers him.
The bird hunters say they have poor
sport with the birds now. Too much
water, almost have to wade to hunt them.
Judge Copeland has a big case to be
tried on Wednesday next.
Mrs. Haigler, from Orangeburg, is by
the bedside of her daughter, Mrs.JJ. B.
Copeland, who has been very ill for several
days. She is not expected to recover.
Messrs. A. W. Brabham, J. F. Kearse,
Jr., and Thomas Clayton were in town
last week on business. They were in a
jolly humor.
Mr. J. 0. Kearse was in town last week.
Says the rain made him vacate his shingle
business. Says the rain was too wet.
We learn that Capt. J. C. Westerlund's
shop was robbed one or two nights last
week. Cabbage, bananas, apples and coca
cola were missing. The party, or parties
entered through a window.
Mr. Jason Fender is all smiles. She's
a girlie.
It is rumored that' Mr. Phil Clayton
will soon move to Cameron, S. C.
| A forest fire was raging last week be[
tween here and Lodge,
i Mr. Frank Hiers is busy with his bee
gums. He figures on making lots of
money out of the honey this year.
Some of our incubator operators have
figured-up whole tablets with profits they
intend to make by raising chickens this
year. If the chickens were as easily
raised as the figures are made it would be
a fine business.
Wnimop anH t.rrn rhildren
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are on a visit to her father, Mr. Chas.
Hartz. Jee.
Goran fcossip.
Govan, March 13.?Miss Pinkey Kennedy,
our assistant teacher, and her department,
had a picnic at Eagle Pond
Saturday*
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Free, who lived in
the Olar section, have moved to Bamberg,
to make it their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McCormack and
son, Eddie visited Bamberg Saturday.
Dr. Whitlock, of Aiken, was here Saturday.
Mr. D. W. Wilson, who lives near
Smoak, spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr. C. W. Bessinger, of this place.
Rev. H. F. Brinson spent Saturday and
Sunday in the Elko vicinity.
The Simple Life.
I owe my newsboy 50 cents; the rent is
overdue, the beer man's bill is now immense
and so's the coal man's too. The
ice man has not yet been paid and though
he has been nice, his bill, I am very much
afraid, will have to go on ice. I've owed
my tailor for a year, and I regret to say
he threatens now my job to queer unless
I promptly pay. I hocked my watch today
to buy a present for my wi,fe, and I'd
just like to know how I can lead the simple
life??Houston Chronicle.
STARTLING MORTALITY.
Statistics shows startling mortality,
from appendicits and peritonitis. To prevent
and cure these diseases, there is one
reliable remedy, Dr. King's New Life
Pills. M. Flannery, of 14 Custom House
Place, Chicago, says: "They have no equal
for constipation and biliousness." 25c at
all druggists in Bamberg; Felder &
Matthews, Denmark, S. C.
A Letter from "Soge."
i Editor Herald:?As your country
correspondent so courteously requests
"Soge" to give his reasons for being
averse to "we" in writing for papers, etc.,
he will answer as briefly as possible. If a
single person is writing, why use a plural
pronoun ? It has always seemed to your
scribe that the writer either needed penhelf
or wanted another to share his or
her responsibility in case of afterclaps.
If several persons were to go fishing or
hunting and one of the party should elect
f a r?V? v/\n i/?lo uTiv incidents or' accidents. I
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it would be his privilege to use not only
"we" and "our" but sometimes "I." "Soge"
certainly admires your correspondent for
not writing above a non de plume and
wishes that he had heretofore written
either above his own name or none; and
further for not desiring to engage in a
controversy, which sentiment tallies with
that of the writer, who admits to the ailment?cacoethes
scribendi?for many
years but has never been involved in a
newspaper war. Soge.
Ulmer, S. C.s March 13,1905.
A woman could see no use in being
fashionable if there were no society columns
to tell about it.
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AS TO WAREHOUSES.
The South Carolina Cotton Growers' Associa.
tion Urges The Farmers to Establish Them.
Columbia, S. C., March 7th, 1905.?
The warehouse committee of the South
Carolina division of the Southern Cotton
Association, consisting of the following
gentlemen: E. W. Robertson, Columbia,
Leroy Springs, Lancaster, W. E. Burnett,
Spartanburg, B. H. Harris, Pendleton, T.
B. Stackhouse, Dillon, L. W. Youmans,
Fairfax, met in the office of the Association
today, and adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved 1st. That this committee
recommend to every community in South
Carolina where the necessity for warehouses
exist, to build these warehouses
through their own efforts or by outside
assistance if preferred, or if possible'to
obtain, at a cost of from $800 to $1,200
with a storage capacity, respectively of
from 500 to 1000 bales of cotton.
Resolved 2nd. That |we urge upon the
farmers the importance of storing their
cotton promptly, upon being ginned, in
the standard warehouses where they can
get negotiable warehouse receipts, thus
saving it from loss in weight or damage,
and putting it in negotiable shape so that
they will not be forced to market it except
at their own pleasure; as it has been
demonstrated by the action of the New
Orleans Convention that reasonable
prices can be obtained, irrespective of the
size of the crop by the judicious marketing
and this can only be accomplished by
an effective warehouse system.
Resolved 3d. That any information as
to construction or outside assistance can
be obtained by communicating with the
Columbia office of the Southern Cotton
Association. That a copy of these resolutions
be filed in this office and that a
copy be given to the press with the request
that all the county papers publish them.
Farmerg*Meeting.
The Bamberg county division of the
Southern Cotton Growers' Association
met in the court house here last Thursday
morning at eleven o'clock, President Jno.
W. Crum presiding, and Secretary J. D.
Felder in his place. This meeting was
held for the purpose of perfecting our
county organization, and to enlist the cooperation
and sympathy of as many
farmers and business men as possible.
There was a good attendance of representative
farmers and others, and much interest
was manifested.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, who then made a very strong
address on the importance of this movement.
His paper was carefully prepared
and gave much valuable information and
advice. The purposes of the association
were discussed by Capt. J. B. Guess, Jno.
R. Bellinger, Esq., C. B. Free, Dr. J. B.
Black, A. W. Knight, Col. Jno. F. Folk,
and Rev. J.B. Holly, all of whom declared
themselves in hearty sympathy with any
movement looking to the interest of the
agricultural class of our people.
The reduction of acreage, use of fertilizers,
and various phases of the situation
were discussed, after which a number of
members were enrolled.
The following executive committee, to
have full charge of the work of organizing
or inducing other fanners to join in
the movement, was then appointed by the
president: Capt. J. B. Guess,-Dr. E. Kirkland,
C. B. Free, D. R. Matheny, and Wm.
Kinard.
The association then adjourned, subject
to the call of the president.
Municipal Election.
The municipal election for the town of
Bamberg for a mavor and six aldermen to
serve the town for the next two years is
to be held Tuesday, May 2nd, and already
oar citizens have began to take an interest
in the matter. The ticket nominated
in another column, consisting of G. Moye
Dickinson for mayor, and Geo. F. Hair,
G. Frank Bamberg, John Cooner, A. M.
Brabham, W. A. Riley and A. W. Knight
is squarely in the field, and each man has
agreed to serve if ^elected.
In reference to the ticket in another
column, headed "Conservative Business
Men Ticket," it is necessary we believe
for us to say that this ticket is paid for as
an advertisement and inserted as such. It
was sent to this paper by Col Jao. F
Folk, who assumes responsibility for the
nominations. We make this statement
v^nonao isanps jiTfi sharnlv drawn. and
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we want no one to have any excuse for
misunderstanding our position.The names
of Messrs. Brooker, Jones, and Hair are
being used on this ticket without their
consent. Messrs. Jones and Brooker will
not serve under any circumstances, although
they have been urged to allow the
use of their names. Dr. Hair having consented
to run on the Dickinson ticket^eels
that he would be misunderstood were he
to allow the use of his name on another
ticket. As to the other gentlemen named
as aldermen, we do not know their wishes
in this matter, and we assure them we
have no desire to place them in the position
of candidates. The ticket is paid for
as an advertisement, and we are not responsible
for the use of their names.
A Fellew Feeling?District Visitor:
"I've just had a letter from my son Reggie,
saying he has won a scholarship. I
can't tell you how delighted I am. I?."
Rustic Party: "I can understand yer
feelings, mum. I felt just the same when
our pig won a medal at thej agricultural
show!"?Punch.
PITIFUL CASE OF A TRAMP.
Run Over By Car at Denmark and Lies in Rain
All Ni<ht Without Attention.
Denmark, March 13.?A tramp, who
was known to be under the influence of
whiskey, was seen on Saturday afternoon
playing the part of a mute. No one gave
his coming ana going any more thought
until Sunday morning, when he was discovered
near the Seaboard track with his
left hand and right leg crushed to a pulp.
The unfortunate man had evidently gone
under the car on the side track for shelter
from the rain, and being stupefied by ';|||
drink or possibly overcome by sleep, he
lay there undisturbed until the cars were
shifted over hfln sometime during the
ni<rht "Rlnnrl nn the OAr wheels and on
the rails show conclusively that the accident
occurred near the spot where the
helpless wanderer was found.
Next morning neither the Seaboard nor
the Southern would assume care of the
tramp. Governor Heyward was wired,
and by his request, the town authorities
took charge of the man.
Drs. Wyman and Matthews were called,
and after consultation, both limbs were
amputated. The doctors attending say
the chances for life'are very favorable.
To-day the tramp gave his name as Frank
A. Brooks, Richmond, Va. He says he
has a daughter in Richmond. She has
been informed of the accident, but no reply
has been recteived. On his right arm
the initials "F. A. B." are tattooed, and on
the left arm a nude form of a woman.
The tramp asserts very emphatically that ''
after the cars passed over him two men
lifted him from the track to one side and
ien mm mere, ream reu cuuiuiuuuaij
throughout the night ,
Preachers' Meeting.
A meeting of the ministers of the
South Carolina Conference, M. E. Church, \
South, was held in the Methodist church j/ypH
here yesterday. Presiding Elder Marion
Dargan was unable to attend, as he is sick.
The meeting was presided over by Dr. ^
J. A. Clifton, of Orangeburg, with Rev. J. /
L. Harley, of Barnwell, as secretary.
Matters of interest to the church generally y ^Bj :
were discussed, and a general revival |
planned. A resolution was passed that
all missionary claims for the year be ^
raised by Easter. The meeting was large- .* asM "f
ly attended by the preachers of the die- trict,
and much enthusiasm shown. The
plans put on foot will result in much V
good to the Master's cause. It was a '
most harmonious and profitable meeting
throughout. Homes were provided for
the ministers through the kindness of v;
Pastor Duncan and Mr. C. R. Brabham,
and we feel sure they all enjoyed their
stay even it if was brief. ^
Two New Cases of Smallpox.
Last Sunday two new cases of small
pox developed here. A negro woman and
one of her children contracted the dis- j
ease, they living next door to the negro, ,: }
Henry Walker, who was the first case.
Walker is now well and has been dis*
charged by the attending physician. All
of his clothes have been destroyed, and
the houses in that vicinity thoroughly
disinfected.
At a special meeting of city copncil *
held Monday night, Dr. C. E. Kinsey,
of the board of health, appeared before
the body and urged that a pest house be
established in an isolated part of the town, / ,18
to which patients could be removed and
thereby isolated. The Doctor saict the
zreatest danzer in the spread of the dis
ease was to keep negroes oat of the infected
houses. Council saw the force of
his suggestions and he was authorized to
rent a suitable house and have the * '
patients'removed thereto at once.
Dr. J. J. Cleckley was elected a member
of the board of health by council.
Council also authorized the board of ;
health to pursue a vigorous policy of vaccination,
and this is going on rapidly. It
is thought that there will be no more new
cases. Only three persons have taken
the disease so far, and the prompt
measures being taken will no doubt result
in its being stamped out. In the meantime,
everybody should be vaccinated.
Since the above was written, the two
patients have been put by themselves in
ore house and all the other houses thoroughly
disinfected. The situation is well
| in hand, and no further spread of the disease
need be feared. '
New Stationery.
Th? Herald Book Store received this
week the largest, prettiest and most complete
line of stationery ever shown in
Bamberg, We mean every word we say.
Come and see the stock. No one can . ^
touch us in price or quality, to say nothing
of variety. We have anything you
can call for in the stationery line, and can4 v V*llf
suit any taste. If you want a full line of
goods carried in the town, you must patronize
us. As it is now, several merchants
carry a small line of stationery and it
divides up the trade so that there is no
money in it. Give us your trade and
we'll carry an assortment that will be a
credit to the town. We have small cards
and envelopes for entertainment invita
tions, also a beautiful line of tally cards .
for use at these social affairs. Come in
and let us show you; it won't cost any