The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 06, 1905, Image 1
r THE BAMBERG HERALD.
ablished 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1905 One Dollar a Year
CAPT. E. R. WALTER DEAD.
He was a Native of Charleston, Served Gallant- ^
!y in the Confederate Army and was a Leading
and Progressive Farmer of Orangeburg
County- j
Orangeburg, March 31.?Capt.Eugene
R. Walter died at his home in this county,
about seven miles west of this city, in
the "Fork," yesterday evening, in the 64th s
year of his age. Capt. Walter had not J
been in good health for the past several
vears. and about ten days ago he suffered
a stroke of paralysis and it was the result
of this attack that caused his death. ]
Capt. Walter was born in the city of *
Charleston on July 21,1842, and after he ]
reached manhood engaged in the cotton 1
business in that city for a number of J
years with the firm of George H. Walter
& Co. His father, Capt. Geo. H. Walter, t
was the head of the firm. Retiring from (
the cotton business in 1883, Capt. Walter 1
remo.ved to Orangeburg to engage in j
farming and has continued his residence
in this county ever since.
Cafct. Walter entered the Confederate *
army at the age of 17 years in Walter's t
Battery, which was attached to the com- 1
mand of Gen. Beauregard. He served J
throughout the war and was once wounded.
He was a sergeant of the battery
during his service. After the war he was ^
elected captain of the battery and served i
the battery in this position for several *
years. J
Capt. Walter married Miss Mary A. j
Rowe, of this county, who died several r
years ago. The following children sur- 3
vive: Messrs. Robert A. Walter and William
McC. Walter, who are engaged in c
farming in this county; Mr. Eugene R. *
Waiter, who is in the United States naval r
h service, and Dr. George H. Walter, of 1
Charleston. Capt. Walter later married *
Miss Eva Baggott, of Bamberg county, f
who survives him. He left no children by \
his second marriage. t
Capt. Walter was a progressive farmer
and had his splendid plantation in a high t
state of cultivation. During his residence *
in this county he was prominent in all ^
farmers' organizations and was a zealous c
worker for all propositions for the better- I
ment of the interests and conditions of j
the farmers of his county and State. He j
never held public office and apparently f
cared little for personal preferment. He J
took much interest in the organization of |
the cotton growers' association during j
At 4 ?- - * -?J ^ ^ ? oo rltr oil r\f
me past WilllCr {IUU OblCUUCU uvoi ij un va a
the county meetings that have been held
up to this time.
The remains were taken to Charleston .{
* Friday and interred in the family burial Q
lot in Magnolia cemetery. v
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Mr. B. B. Black Dead. S
Walterboro, 'March 31.?Mr. R. R. e
Black, an esteemed farmer, died suddenly d
this morning at 2 o'clock, of heart failure. v
He was apparently well fyesterday, but 8
was taken during the night. His physician
had not long left him, and he was 11
feeling much better when he suddenly *
-fell dead. 1
Mr. Black was a brother of Dr. H. W. c
Black, of this place. He leaves a wife
and several small children. f
Master Brawley Black, the nine-year- *
old son of Dr. H. W. Black, met a very 8
painful accident yesterday. He and a *
little friend were playing "see saw" when 1
the board on which they were riding 8
broke, throwing him on his arm, breaking ?
both bones below the elbow. Drs. Acker- *
man and Esdorn set the limb, and the *
. little fellow is doing nicely. 8
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CHEATED DEATH. v
Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but
by> choosing the right medicine, E. H.
Wolfe, of Hear Grove, Iowa, cheated c
death. He says: "Two years ago I had
kidney trouble, which caused me great q
pain, suffering and anxiety, but I took
Electric Bitters, which effected a cure.
I have found them of great benefit in 0
general debility and nerve trouble, and c
keep them constantly on hand, since, I g
find they have no equal." All druggists a
and Felder & Matthews, Denmark; guar- (
antee them at 50c. j
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Knew Murphy Well. a
When the late Dr. Bartlett, of Woburn c
was pension examjner under the Cleveland
Administration he was one day examining
witnesses. He asked one of x
them: "Terrence McCartey, do you swear }
that you know the applicant, Michael
Murphy, who has made application for an r
increase of pension?" .
"You may well say that I do," said
Terrence. "Me and him.were shot in the ?
same leg at Antietam." ]
For Rest? Three rooms or all of five- j
room house opposite G. Frank Bamberg's. J
Apply to Mrs. Sarah Mouzon. j
IN IHE PALMETTO STATE.
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
The comptroller general has raised the
issessment of the Virginia-Carolina
Dhemical company from $720,000 to $1,595,150.
The receipts from the tag tax up to the
5rst of April this year amounted to $107,183.63
against $99,547.65 for the same
period last year.
The safe of the Springs Banking and
VIercantile company at Heath Springs,
Lancaster county, was blown open with
' > j? ?~ ~ .
lynamite on oaiuruay uxuiuxug auu
)00 was stolen.
If Comptroller General. Jones enforces
he law penalizing corporations failing
>r refusing to make returns and pay the
icense tax, there is lots of trouble ahead
or the small corporations in South Caroina.
There are just now seven men under
sentence of death in this State, with the
strong probability that four of these will
>e hanged within the next few months.
?our out of the seven are white men, and
wo of these are men of means and inluence.
4A horrible tragedy occurred in Horry
sounty last Thursday. F. 0. Sessions, a
roung white man, shot and killed a girl
lamed Belle Sessions and then killed
limself. The girl was 18 or 20 years old
tnd was the mother of two children, one
>f whom was said to belong to Sessions.
3e shot the girl because she refused to
narry him and was going to Florida to
oin another man.
R. A. Adams was not re-sentenced to
leath at Walterboro, but was granted a
lew trial on after discovered evidence.
Lmong the affidavits submitted in the
notion for a new trial was one from Mary
L Adams, daughter of Jaques, the dead
nan and wife of the brother of R. A.
Ldams, saying that her testimony at the
ormer trial was false. She says that she
vas scared into testifying as she did by
nembers of her family.
There was a serious railroad wreck on
he Charleston division of the Southern ;
ailway last Sunday mornfng near St. J
3-eorge about 4.30 o'clock. The early i
>assenger train coming out of Charleston
ollided with a freight train, head on. (
Sngineer T. M. Conlon and Fireman ;
ohn Adams of the passenger train, and i
engineer A. T. Reed and Brakemen H. !
I. Stokes and Thomas Johnson of the s
reight train were killed. The collision
raneed hv the freight train not tak
ng the siding at St. George as ordered,
he engineer's "watch having stopped. \
^oneipf the passengers were hurt. ]
A boat Mr. Howell.
Mr. D. J. Howell, one of the grantees 1
a the franchise granted at the election i
n Monday last for the construction of a ]
rater works system; and electric light 1
lknt, is a resident of Alexandria, Va., 1
nd a civil and electrical engineer with
ffice in Washington, D. C., who has been j
ngaged in private practice of his profes- ]
ion for a number of years through the s
lastern and Southern States, having been ]
mployed by.a number of towns and ^
ities and individuals as consulting engi- ]
eer in the preparation of plans, specifi- ]
ations and superintending the construe- (
ion of water works systems, electric s
lants, hydraulic developments, and elec- ]
ric rail roads. i
Mr. Howell was also the consulting <
ngineer to the State engineer of New j
fork in charge of the extensive surveys, <
ilans, and estimates for the 500 miles of j
itate canal improvements, involving an (
xpenditure of over one hundred million j
ollars, upon the construction of which ]
rork the State of New York is now en- ]
;aged. 3
Mr. Howell is alro interested in and the j
aanager and treasurer of a water and
ight company in West Virginia, which
ie organized and was the engineer of 1
onstruction for.
He will return here in the course of a i
ew weeks to take up the question of surorys
preparatory to arrange for the or- ;
;anization of the company and the build- '
ng of the water works system and elec- j
ric plant, when he will arrange to meet i
, representative of the insurance com- <
?anies regarding the construction of the ;
rater works system in such a manner as <
o reduce the present rates of fire insur- i
nee. He will also at this time freely
onsult with the town council as to their :
rishes in the location of fire hydrants j
nd street lights and other matters of
onstruction. i
Mr. Howell left for Washington on .
'uesday. 1
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A DAREDEVIL RIDE
ften ends in a sad accident. To heal acidental
injuries, use Bucklen's Arnica ]
alve. UA deep wound in my foot, from j
n accident." writes Theodore Schuele.of (
'olumbus, O., "caused me great pain. /
>hysicians were helpless, but Bucklen's <
Lrnica Salve quickly healed it." Soothes 1
md heals burns like magic. 25c by all <
Iruggists; Felder & Matthews, Denmark.
City Council Meeting.
Citv council held a regular monthly
neeting Tuesday afternoon, at "which the
result of the election on the water works
ind electric lights question was declared,
rhe figures were the same as rendered by
ihe managers of said election.
Notice of the election for a mayor and
six aldermen to serve the town for the
next two years was prepared by council,
rhis election is to be hefd on Tuesday
May 2nd, and managers were appointed
for same. Notice of this election will be
Dublished next week.
FURTHER FACTS OF THE KILLING.
A Detailed Account of the Skinner-Anderson
Tragedy and the Causes Leading up to it.
On Thursday morning J. H. Skinner,
who was for a long time a resident of this
place, shot and killed Mr. M. D. Anderson
very near the town of Dunbarton, in
this county. The story leading up to the
killing is a long one and is best given in
detail. It seems that, during the month
of October, while Mr. Weeks, a merchant
at Dunbarton, was in Alabama looking
up a turpentine location, Mr. M. D. Anderson
and wife went up to Mr. Weeks'
rt-ar-a ciftinfr /->n O "1 norfrl 1 n (T hn?rd
ol,Uic ?""u6 - Jv5fi'?&
along with Mrs. Weeks. Two little children
of Mr. Weeks were playing around
the gate; the little boy was on the gate,
when the little girl pushed the gate and
mashed the boy's finger. At this moment
Mr. Anderson began to tease the little
fellow by punching at him with a walking
cane. All at once Mr. Anderson flew
into a passion, claiming that the boy had
spit on him, and, with several oaths,
ordered his wife to come go home.
On the following day Mrs. Weeks sent
Mrs. Anderson word that though she regretted
the affair very much, she thought, ;
under the circumstances, the conduct of
Mr. Anderson in her presence, it would
be better for their social relations to cease.
A few days later Mrs. Anderson met Mrs.
Weeks and spoke to her, but she refused
to speak. On several occasions after this
Mr. Anderson spoke to Mrs. Weeks, but
it seems that she refused to recognize
him. About January 15, late one after- <
noon, Mrs. Weeks was sitting on the store
ni0 77Q nf J TT Skinner with her sister, I
Mrs. Skinner, when Mr. Anderson .came
by, and as he got opposite the ladies Mrs.
Shinner spoke to him, but Mrs. Weeks
would not, and Mr. Anderson got very
angry and made some insulting remarks '
about the ladies. When J. H. Skinner '
learned of this he went over at once to 1
Owens & Rountree's store and called i
Anderson out by saying he wanted to see ?
him. Anderson came out of the store and '<
asked Skinner what he wanted. The j
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latter then demanded his reasons for ,
3peaking of his sister-in-law and his wife i
in such a manner. "Anderson denied it, 1
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saying it was false. With that Skinner 1
struck him and a fight followed. They ?
were soon parted by Mr. Weeks and Mr. i
Rountree. Anderson then walked over *
to Owens' store, stooped down and pulled !
bis pistol from his bootleg and walked ?
back to Skinner declaring that he was i
ready to fight. Skinner made a charac- 1
teristic reply to him, but further trouble j
was averted and the affair passed on. A ?
aumber of threats from Mr. Anderson (
went the rounds that it wasn't done *
with, ete. J
On Thursday last Skinner who is em- i
iloyed by Weeks started to go down to a I
ittle farm of his not far away to see how J
some hands were getting on. He asked (
Mr. Weeks' little boy of seven or eight t
rears to go along with him, promising to i
sill him a bird. Skinner then hitched up j
lis horse and drove across the railroad (
;rack to Owens & Rountree's store to see
about some seed corn, also to go up to his
room above this store to get his gun and
jome shells. Skinner went in, got his s
aorn from a Mr. Baird and then went up i
into his room; in the mean time Ander- (
son, who was in the store at the time <
Skinner entered, got in his buggy and t
irove off down the road with his wife. <
Skinner came down from his room, put ]
his gun in his buggy, and started on to 1
his farm. While driving along the rail- ]
road track he noticed a buggy just ahead J
In which he recognized Anderson and his j
wife. As Skinner approached the buggy 1
Anderson stopped and as Skinner started i
to go around him Anderson stopped him 1
and said that it was a good time to settle i
their quarrel. Anderson then leveled his '
gun but quick as a flash Skinner had shot i
and Anderson fell upon the seat of his .
buggy a dead man. It seems almost a
miracle that some of the shot did not j
strike Mrs. Anderson, but she was unhurt <
save only by the shock. The little boy ;
and the wife of M. D. Anderson were the (
only witnesses to the shooting. Both of j
the parties are well known and the affair ,
is deeply regretted.
Application was made upon 2oth March
for bail upon his honor Judge Townsend
by defendant's attorneys, Messrs. Bates &
3imms and C. Arthur Best, and bail <
granted in the sum of fifteen hundred j
iollars. Skninner promptly gave bail and j
was discharged from custody, pending his ,
irial left for his home at Dunbarton.?
Barnwell Sentinel. 1
i
When Rev. Richard Carroll delivered j
ais lecture Sunday in the theatre he was
introduced by a professor in the South J
Carolina college. On the stage were the *
governor of South uaronna, me mayor ox i
Columbia and prominent men in the pro- j
Sessions and in the commercial life of the
city. We wonder whether there is any 1
State in the North where a colored
speaker could receive such distinguished
public consideration and endorsement??
Columbia Record.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, April 3.?I hear that Mr.
P. M. Johns and Miss Rosa Lee Jones
were married Sunday afternoon.
Miss Maud Copeland was in town Sunday
night.
Misses Josephine and Julia Copeland,
daughters of Mr. F. E. Copeland, are
very sick.
The bird hunters are restless now.
Can't torment the birds.
Afr. G. R. Kinard is all smiles and is
the happiest man in town. Little Miss
Kinard can't go on the streets yet. She's
his "April fool."
Mr. Merrick Kinard has given up his
job as carrier on R. F. D, No. 2 from
Ehrhardt post office. Mr. George H
Folk, with G. B. Kinard as assistant, has
the appointment from April 1st.
Dr. Willie Folk was called to the bedside
of his sick mother, Mrs. George Folk.
She is much better, and the Doctor has
gone to his post again. Left on Saturday.
Yesterday was one of the warmest days
we've had. Several of the young men
were promenading with the fair maidends,
and "oh, my, how dusty," was the
general remark.
Mrs. Rich and Mrs. Emma Yarn and
daughter, Miss Virginia, of Weimer,
visited Mrs. J. W. Weimer last Friday.
Jee.
The Delineator for May.
Among the women's magazines none will
be read with greater interest than the
May Delineator, which appears with a
varied and attractive table of contents.
The news of the fashion world is reported
in a number of special articles, and the
choicest of the season's dress productions
are illustrated. Chief among the literary
features is Albert Bigelow Paine's serial
itory. "The Lucky-Piece," which grows
upon the reader with the second installment
and promises most interesting developments
in the succeeding chapters.
Sewell Ford and Seumas MacManus also
contribute fiction, the latter an inimitable
story of Irish life. N. Hudson Moore
svrites concerning old chairs in "The
Collector's Manual." "A Duet in Brit;any"
is an enjoyable travel sketch by W.
W. Newton, D. D., and Dr. W. R. C. Lat- 1
son contributes an article on "Housework
as a Recreation," illustrating the ]
- * i i 1~ -1 j t
proper methods or periorming uuuseuuiu ;
luties so that they become profitable and
pleasurable instead of disagreeable tasks, '
is they are usually regarded. Dr. Murray
liscusses "The Child's Bath" in a paper
hat will be helpful to young mothers,
ind Allan Sutherland tells something of he
origin and romance of Keble's famous <
lymn, "Sun of My Soul." For the young people
there are amusements of various 1
rinds and stories by such entertaining '
vriters as L. Frank Baum, Grace Mac- 3
Jo wan Cook, Irene Harrington Wright 1
md others, and a large amount of space ]
s devoted to domestic topics, among
vhich attention may be called particular- 1
y to the article in the series "The Making 1
>f a Housewife. - 1
Game Warden Law.
Among the Acts passed at the recent
;ession of the General Assembly was one
providing for the appointment by the
Jovernor of a game warden in each
pounty. The duty of the game warden so
ippointed will be to report at each term
pf court all violations of the laws for the
protection of game and insectivorous
pirds. The game wardens have no compensation
save exemption from jury and
road duty, and as to whether it will be
practicable to secure efficient officials on
this basis remains to be seen. In the
meantime, however, the Governor stands
ready to make appointments, and people
interested will do well to take the matter
ud with their respective county delega
lions.
FRIGHTFUL SUFERING RELIEVED
Suffering frightfully from the virulent
poisons of undigested food, C. G. Grayson,
Df Lula, Miss., took Dr. King's New Life
Pills, "with the result," he writes, "that I
was cured." All stomach and bowel disorders
give way to their tonic, laxative
properties. 2oc by all druggists; Felder
& Matthews, Denmark.
Mr. Wilson's Campaign Story.
Secretary Wilson, of the argicultural
lepartment, tells a story of the late campaign
in which he fished for a complinent
and failed, says the Youngstown
Telegraph. He had made the best speech
le could and thought that he had made an
mpression, but the chairman of the meetng
did not seem to enthuse very much.
they were passing out of the hall the
lecretary remarked: "Well, I hope I
laven't done you any harm up here." "I
lope not," dolefully answered the chairnan.
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Election for Mayor.
Waltebboro, April 1.?The election
for mayor of the town to fill out the unexpired
term of Chas. Witsell, deceased,
will be held next Tuesday. Heretofore it
has been a difficult matter to get any one
to run for the place but now since the
office pays $300, candidates are plentiful.
Jno. "W. Peurifoy, Dr. H. W. Black, S. R.
Hiott and A. Davis have announced
themselves. A good deal of interest is
being taken in the election and the
friends of the different candidates are at
work.
Home Mission Items.
We are just beginning our work of the
new fiscal year. Our record for the year
just closed is good, but let us do better.
Through the medium of the Home Mission
Society there are so many ways of
working together with our Lord in uplifting
and helping humanity. In Columbus,
Ga., is located a primary industrial
school for factory children. The hours !
for teaching are from 7.30 to 10.30 a. m.
and 1 to 4 in the afternoon, as most of
the pupils are cooks and dinner carriers :
for parents, brothers, and sisters who j
wnrlr in the mill Tliirincr tliA nsst VPftr
city mission boards have been organized
at Shreveport, La., Tyler, Texas, Albany, ;
Ga., Pensacola, Fla , and Oklahoma, Okla., '
and to do good work these institutions
must have deaconesses and city mission- '
aries, but not one is available.
Dr. Strong says there is money enough
in the hands of church members to sow :
every acre of the earth with the seed of !
truth. Methodism in New York gives '
annually $10,000.00 for deaconess work
and its support. Some of them speak
Italian and work in the Italian district;
another speaks and writes Chinese and
teaches in schools for the Chinese. Others
work among the Swedish, French and
German population.
A colony of Japanese has located in
Dade county, Fla., to cultivate silk, cotton
and pineapples. Perhaps not one of them
has heard of Jesus and his love. What
an opportunity for some one.
Look around, kind friends; find a "shut
in" or a feeble one, and make them happy
for a little while, by a nice drive
some pretty day. Oh! the work for willing
hearts and hands to do.
Woman's Home Companion.
Tho Wnmon'o TTrtmo nnmnoninn tnr
iuu w? uuiau o uvmv vviu^uuivu IUI
April is the Easter number, and well befits
the season. A leading article, "Most Picturesque
of Easter Celebrations," describes
an Easter in Jerusalem. The ,
second in the series of articles on food- ,
adulteration comes close home in relating ;
"How the Baby Pays the Tax." The fic- ,
tion is unusually good?"The King of ]
Diamonds," by Louis Tracy, producing (
new and fascinating complications, and
in the second installment of "Martha and }
Her American Kitchen," Marion Harland
enlisting our interest still further in the (
woes of the newly married couple?and j
the short stories are capital. "Fads and ^
Frills of Fashion" tell, of course, about ?
Easter hats and gowns. "Nature-Study,"
Mrs. SangstePs helpful talk, Mrs. Rich- t
ardson's practical advice to "The Girl .
Who Earns Her Own Living," and other j
regular departments, are as full of inter- ,
est as ever. Published by The Crowell
Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio; T
ane dollar a year; ten cents a copy. t
LAST HOPE VANISHED. 1
When leading physicians said that W.
M. Smithart, of Pekin, la., had incurable
consumption, his last hope vanished; but
Dr. King's New Discovery for consump- ?
Lion, coughs and colds, kept him out of
his grave. He says: "This specific cured 8
me, and saved my life. Since then, I have
used it over 10 years, and consider it a
marvelous throat and lung cure." Strictly
scientific cure for coughs, sore throats
or colds; sure preventive of pneumonia.
Guaranteed, 50c and $1.00 bottles at all
druggists; Felder & Matthews, Denmark.
ray x oar ue ots. <
There is considerable good practical <
religion in the following from the Metho- ,
dist Advocate; "Jnst at this time the ,
country needs a religion which will make '
a man pay his debts. Shouting don't settle
old accounts with God or man. "We
bounce right into a fellow and put him
out of the church if he goes to a ball or
theatre, but never a word to a pious scamp
who never pays his debts. Peeple who do
not pay their debts are doing the church
more harm than either dancers or drunkards,
for there are more of them in the
church."
Preacher Took the Shirt.
Since our last issue, we have obtained
still further proof of Sister Virginia DuRant
Young's variableness and shadow
of turning. Hearing from a mutual friend
of our perennial nakedness, she got a shirt.
for us, and actually had it wrapped up
and addressed, with a sympathetic little
note in the bundle, when along came a
wayfaring Baptist preacher, complaining
of his poverty and his needs. In a State
like South Carolina, which has 110,000
T-? ... n. AAA -i 1 ... IK.II..
.Dapusts, 10,uw 01 wnom are iuuu>, nu/
should any Baptist preacher be without a
shirt? But be that as it may, Sister Young
undid the bundle, tore up the address, and ?
gave our shirt to the wayfaring] Baptist <
preacher. Now as much as we needed and
6till need that shirt, we would feel recon- <
ciled if Sister Young had only given it to <
a poor, humble, meek-spirited Episcopal
preacher. But to give it to a proud <
Baptist preacher with 110 thousand <
wealthy constituents behind him, was a
shame and an outrage. "We can never <
forgive Sister Young, and we really con- <
sider that the Rev. C. E. Burts,Edgefield's
handsome bachelor Baptist preacher,owes (
us, vicariously, a shirt?Edgefield Chron- i
icle. j
Water and Lights.
The election on the question of granting
a franchise for water works and
electric lights for the town took place
last Monday as advertised, and the fran^ *
chises were ratified by large majorities^/
A total of 171 votes were cast on bbth
propositions. On the matter of lights 129
votes were "yes" and 42 "no." >26 were
"yes" for water and 45 "no." /Work will
commence on the plants in#'short time.
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VERY LOW EXCURSION RATES.
Via Southern Railway to the Following Points.
Kansas City, Mo.?Southern Baptist
Convention: May 10th-17th, 1905. Kate,
one first class fare plus 50 cents for round
trip: Tickets on sale May 7 to 11, inclusive,
final limit May 23rd, 1905.
St. Louis, Mo.?National Baptist Anniversary,
May 16-24,1905. Rate, one first
class fare plus 25 cents for round trip.
Tickets on sale May 14-15-16, with final
limit May 27th, 1905.
Asheville, N. C.?South Atlantic Missionary
Conference, May 17-21st, 1905.
Rate, one first class fare plus 25 cents for
the round trip. Tickets on sale May 1617th,
final limit May 23rd, 1905.
Fort Worth, Texas.?General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian church, May IS26th,
1905. Rate, one first class fare plus
$2.00 for round trip. Tickets on sale May
lotJi, it>tn, ana I7tn, nnai limit May sist,
1905.
Toronto, Ont.?International Sunday
School Association, June 20-27th, 1905.
Rate, one first class fare plus 50 cents for
round trip. Tickets on sale June 19th,
20th, 22na, and 23rd, 1905. Limited June
30th, 1905.
Hot Springs, Va.?Southern Hardware
Jobbers Association, June 6?9tb, 1905.
Rate, one first class fare plus 25 cents for
round trip, tickets on sale June 3, 4, 5,
final limit June 13th, 1905.
Savannah, 6a.?National Travelers
Protective Association of America, May
16-23,1905. Rate, one first class fare plus
50 cents for round trip, tickets on sale
May 13*14th, finsl limit May 26th, 1905.
Savannah, Ga.?Fourth Annual Tournament
Southern Golf Association, May 913th,
1905. Rate, one first class fare plus
25 cents for rcund trip. Tickets on sale
May 7th, 8th, 9th, 1905, limited May 15th,
1905.
The Southern Railway is the most direct
line to all of the above points.?Operating
Pullman sleeping cars, high back
vestibule coaches?with superb dining
car service. For detailed information
apply to any ticket agent this company,
or K. W. Hunt,Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, S. C.
A Chinese Dog Story.
A number of noted New Yorkers were
presented to Prince Pu Lun and the
Chinese Minisier, Sir Chen-tung Lang
Cheng, the distinguished foreigneer, daring
their American tour, and one of these .
gentlemen told an incident that illustrated
the remarkable intelligence of a dog
Df his.
The Minister said, with a smile, "I ant . <
reminded, sir, of a Chinese dog story.. <
"mere was a uninaman wno naa mxee- ,=;
logs. When he came home one evening ... v;/i
ie found them asleep on his couch of tea* *
vood and marble. He whipped them, rod
Irove them forth. *''
"The next night when he came home
he dogs were lying on the floor. But he . v.;
)laced his hand on the couch, and found :.y
t warm from their bodies. Therefore he v ;
jave them another-whipping. ,
"The third night, returning earlier than
lsual, he found the dogs sitting before '
he couch, blowing on it to cool it."?^.pril
Woman's Home Companion.
Breatlu
In an essay on breath a schoolboy begins:
"Breath is made of air. We breathe
ilways with our lungs, except at night,
vhen our breath keeps life going through
>ur noses while we are asleep. If it was
lot for our breath, we should die whenever
we slept. Boys that stay in a room all
lay should not breathe; they should wait
iill they get outdoors. For a lot*of boys
staying in a room make carbonicide. And
;arbonic;:de is more poisonous than mad
logs, though not just in the same way. It
ioes not bite, but that's no matter as long
as it kills you."
Claflin's Story of Lincoln*
Ex-Governor Claflin was a personal
3 T ! 1_ 3
menu 01 juiuuuin, auu was m eiusc tuuuu
with him daring the exciting; campaign
of I860, says the Boston Advertiser. He
had a rich fand of anecdotes and his
favorite was a story of Lincoln and
Douglas. '
Douglas, meeting Lincoln, made a
characteristically unpleasant remark, saying:
"Why, Abe, I remember you when yon
were nothing but a young clerk in a little
Western town, peddling out goods at retail
and selling liquor over the counter."
"Yes," answered Lincoln, "the only
difference between you and me was that
I was on one side of the counter and you
were on the other."
Dispensary Sales for March.
Bamberg-Sales, $2,312.58; invoice price,
$1,741.31; gross profit, $571.27; expenses,
$160.25; net profit, $411.02.
Denmark?Sales, 1,278.45; invoice price, /
$964.64; gross profit, $313.81; expenses, /
$91.28; net profit, $222.53. y
Olar?Sales, $753.90; invoice pric^
$564.35; gross profit, $189.55; expenses,
$84.15; net profit, $105.40. y
Ehrhardl?Sales, $741.70; invoice price,
1566.06; gross profit, $175.64^ expenses,
$75.00; net profit, $100.64. /
Midway?Sales, $288.34; invoice price,
$219.09; gross profit, $69.25; expenses,
?59,39; net profit, $9^6.
Profits were paid to the towns and
county for the mi^nth as follows: Bammoc
no. Ai..
Oerg, ; lvcuuiaitt v/iai,
|o2.70; Ehrjiardt, $50.32; Midway, $4.93;
Bamberg county, $431.72.
/Card froi^Sr. Spann.
/
Irr answer to inquiries being made I
will say: As the franchise for water and
lights has been granted, I, if elected
mayor, will enforce the conditions of the
franchise and protect the interest of the
taxpayers and will try and distribute the
lights and water in such manner that
every citizen will receive equal benefits.
J. A. Spahw.
Bamberg, S. C., April 5th, 1905.
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