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TEE BAMBERG HERALD ESTABLISHED IN APRIL. 1891 A. W. KXIGHT, Editor. Rates?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for tax months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made fox three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices 8c. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on ubjects of general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. Thursday, June 15,1905 Is it not about time for the Aiken law and order league to be getting in some work? * * * Two men in Charleston have a patent on a cotton picker, which is said to be simple enough to do the work satisfactorily. A man in Williston, Barnwell county, has invented a brick laying machine, which, it is claimed, will do the work of several hands and do it properly.. If these two machines can do what it is claimed for them, they will certainly ' revolutionize the labor question in this section of the country. Most of our cotton picking and brick laying is done by negro labor. i:i- * * The Columbia Slate last Sunday carried four pages of advertising for one dry goods store in that city, which breaks the , record for Columbia. But Sumter was ahead of Columbia by several weeks, for some time ago a merchant there used four full pages of The Herald in one issue. These are two of the most prosperous towns in the State, and the reason of it is that not only the merchants but every one else believes in advertising their town and its advantages. Bamberg would grow faster if we had a few good advertisers. ' - i * * We have no quarrel with the counties who are making efforts to vote the dispensaries out of their borders. We wish ' we could believe that a strong temper- ; ance and sobriety sentiment was respon- ' Bible for such action. But we cannot 1 think so, and we greatly fear conditions 1 will be worse in some counties without 1 , dispensaries than with them. The reason ^ for all this agitation is the widespread dis- J satisfaction of the people generally with 1 the system or rather with the way it is managed. Rumors of corrupt practices ] have become so rife that the great mass t ? of people have begun to think there it * < something wrong and nothing will do 1 them but the overthrow of the whole 3 , thing. We feared such a course, and our 3 columns will show that long since we * sounded the note of warning. We said s there would have to be a decided change s in the way matters were being carried on a or the people would rise in their might J and do away with the system. That our prediction is coming true does not cause u us pleasure. We are not glad to say "I told you so." We believe in sobriety and y temperance, but we do not think voting ^ dispensaries out of counties is a means to iv. that end. t ? i Now is the Time to Subscribe. It is never safe to borrow the newspaper to which your neighbor subscribes and for which he pays. Read the following j account, given by the Kansas City Jour- s nal, of what happened to a man in that p part of the country who kept up with the T progress of events at the expense of the 0 man who took the paper: a "A man who was too economical to f subscribe for his home paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy taken by hig ^ neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a $4 stand of bees and in ten minutes n looked like a warty summer squash. V His cries reached his father, who ran to J his assistance, and failing to notice a barbed wire fence, ran into it breaking it down, cutting a handful of flesh from tl his anatomy and ruining a $5 pair of F pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the cornfield and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket, the wife ran, upset a four-gallon churn of rich cream into a to basket of kittens, drowning the whole fi flock. In her hurry she dropped a $25 jj( set of false teeth. The baby, left alone, crawled through the spilled cream and e< crawled into the parlor, ruining a $20 r( carpet. During the excitement the oldest iE daughter ran away with the hired man, n( the dog broke up eleven setting hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails 01 off of four fine shirts." ir It might have been worse. oj Question of Similtude. A learned clergyman was talking with Q1 AVIOV WV?rv nrAfoceo/^ f A au illiiciaic yicav.uu, nuu uv . despise education. " "You have been to college, I suppose?" pi asked the latter. "I have, sir," was the curt reply. "I am thankful," said the ignorant one, "that the Lord has opened my mouth to S? preach without learning." st "A similar event occurred in Balaam's h, time," was the retort.?Harper's Weekly, g Launching was Premature. Senator McLaurin launched his "Com- is mercial Democracy" in South Carolina ti four years too ^oon. If he had waited tl until now the chances for his success tc would have been much greater. There si are those who see signs of coming activity 31 in that gentleman and perhaps he may di again become a live wire in politics. He vs has many friends in the State and many cc who are believers in the work he under- m took to do when he was in public life, cc And there are many who scoffed at his p( doctrines four years ago who would be te glad now to give patient and careful th .hearing to them.?Spartanburg Journal. T About Lawyers. Moving for a new trial?popping tc Mrs. number 2. In the olden time, when a man had a lawsuit, he had to hire a lawyer; now he has to hire judge, lawyer and jury. "What shall I do to collect this bill?" a butcher asked his lawyer. The man of law reached forth his hand for a retainer, but said briefly, "Suet." A little boy was asked the other day if he knew where the wicked finally go. He answered, "They practice law here for a spell and then go to the legislature." Two tawvers while bathinsr at Santa Cruz, were chased out of the water by sharks. This is the most flagrant case of want of professional courtesy on record. A dying client sent for two lawyers, of course to draw the will they supposed he would make. Judge of their surprise when his request was that one stand on each side of him, so that he could die like Jesus Christ! A celebrated lawyer said that the three most troublesome clients he ever had were a young lady who wanted to be married, a married woman who wanted a divorce, and an old maid who didn't know what she wanted. "Gentleman of the jury." said a blundering counsel in a suit about a lot of hogs, "there were just thirty-six in the drove. Please remember the fact?thirty-six-just three times as many as in that jury box, gentlemen. "Where is that twelfth juror?" exclaimed an Idaho Judge, on-the court resuming business after recess, frowning as he spoke at the eleven jurors in the box, one of whom rose and said: "Please, Judge, it's Ike Simmons as is gone. He had to go on privet business, but he left his vurdick with me." "In a lawsuit between two members of the same church, counsel for one of the parties suggested tliat the brethren ought to defer their differences for adjustment to the higher court above. To which the client responded that the same idea had occurred to him, but there seemed to be an obstacle in the way?he couldn't contrive any way to get his lawyer there. Two attorneys were wrangling for a long time before Judge Knox, of Virginia, over a point of law. His Honor rendered his decision, and the sprig who had lost impudently remarked: "Your Honor, there is a growing opinion that all the fools are not dead yet." "Certainly," answered the court, with unruffled good aumor, "I agree with you, Mr. B.and congratulate you upon your healthy appearance." During the cross-examination of the alaintiff, the following pointed colloquy ook place between him and the defendant's attorney: "Were you ever in Coumbia?" "Yes, sir." "How long were rou there!" "Six months, sir." "Were rou in the penitentiary at the time?" 'Yes, sir; but I never was in the Assembly, ir." The rejoinder was enjoyed by the pectators, who remembered that the ittorney did once occupy a seat in the louse.?Barnwell Sentinel. Bridget?I'll nov to De ravin ye, ma am, mless ye give me more wages. Mrs. Hiram Offen?More wages? Why, 'ou don't know how to cook and you lon't even know how to wash dishes roperly. Bridget?Thot's jist it, ma'am. The fork's harder forme bekase I don't know iow to do it.?Philadelphia Press. The Atlantic. The Atlantic Ocean is a large body of leavy swells with erest lying east of Ellis sland. It is used extensively by ocean teamers for conducting bridge and poker >arties to and from London and Paris. ?ramps can be seen upon it at all hours f the day and night, and the red lights re always out. This ocean is calm at.times but when ully aroused is capable of great extremties. It is no respector of persons, and ften makes you sick just to look at it. Vhen crossed it almost always responds. Strange to say, it is affected by the loon, and tries to rise up out of its bed to )ok at it. It is also largely commercial n its aspect, and even has trade winds of ;s own.?Puck. If you want a higher grade buggy liah you can find elsewhere, call at u. rank Bamberg's. Jefferson's Prayer and Poultice. The late Joseph Jefferson was suddenly iken ill while visiting at the home of a iend. The wife of the gentleman whose ospitality he had enjoyed became alarm1 over his condition, and, being of a iligious turn of mind, wished to instill l the mind of the actor her belief in the ecessity fof spiritual contemplation. A ill to his room for the purpose of applyig a poultice gave her the much desired pportunity. "Mr. Jefferson," she said, nervously lifting the poultice from one hand to the ther, "for your sake, for the sake of your lends, your family, I?I would like to ray for you." The actor listened attentively, and his aswer came slowly. "Yes madam," he tid, "you may?for my sake, for your tke, for everybody else's sake, but for i eaven's sake, put on that poultice."? < oston Herald. ' DYING OF FAMINE , in its torments,like dying of consump- j on. The progress of consumption, from , le beginning to the end, is a torture,both > victim and friends. "When I had con* ' imption in its first stage," writes Wm. 1 yers, of Cearfoss, Md., "after trying ] liferent medicines and a good doctor, in 1 lin, I at last took Dr. King's New Dis- 1 ivery,which quickly and perfectly cured i e." Prompt relief and sure cure for j rnghs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis, etc. ] ositively prevents pneumonia. Guaran- . ed at all druggists and Felder & Matiews, Denmark; price 50c and $1.00. 1 rial bottles free. LITTLE LANTERNS of THE SOUL | By SIDNEY H. COLE 1 Copyright, 1905, by T. C. McClure In the library of the villa the two men faced each other. The little red 1 shaded lamp dimly lighted the big, Insurious room. Outside the last traces of , the soft Italian twilight were fading in the west, and the first of the myriad stars were blinking, uncertain yellow dots in tbe blue velvet sky. Orne senior lifted his piercing black eyes and looked at his son searchlngly. "You're a common ne'er do well," he burst out, "a gambler, a loafer, a rake. You squander a rortune at tne gaming tables and come whining to me for more money to lose. Get your money where you lost It I'm through with you.'* Young Orne drew himself up. MFa-' tber**? he began. "I'm done with you," the older man thundered. "I wash my hands of you. As God is my Judge, I'll cut you off without a cent Go out Into the world and stand on your own feet or sink into the mire of ruin you're been delving in. If s all one to me," Young Orne strode silently to the door, turned, hesitated, then hurried through the hall Into the soft night without The last streak of red was gone from the west Par below him at the foot of the slope the little village was agleam with lights. He noticed that even in the trees tiny luminous pin points of light shone steadily. Then he remembered that it was St John's eve and that the lights were a part of the fiesta. He descended the steps and strode across the terraces and through the villa gardens. As he came to a group of olive trees Just beyond the sundial he saw dimly a girlish figure standing beneath one of the trees. There was the rasp of a match, a tiny Chinese lantern was lighted, and in its mellow glow he saw plainly the girl's upturned face as she reached up to fasten the lantern to a low hancrinflr branch. It was Ethelyn Hope, the daughter of his father's oldest friend, who had made her home with the Ornes since her parents' death. That was years back, when Ethelyn was a little girl in frocks. Now she was eighteen, tall,' graceful and sweet alike in feature and in temper. Young One came into the little circle of light cast by the lantern. There was an old stone seat beneath that particular olive tree, and he sank into it "Celebrating?" he asked. "Yes," she said, pointing to the lantern. "It is a little lantern of the soul" "A what?" he asked in laughing perplexity. 1 "A little lantern of the soul," she re- < peated. "You hang them on olive trees < and say little prayers for the souls i they represent I heard Pietro and i the cook talking about them today. I : made them explain." "I see," said he. "Who's soul is i this?" And he pointed to the lantern. J "I haven't decided as yet" she said, and added quickly, "I think it will be i vours" < "By all means let It be so," be acquiesced. "Heaven knows I'm sadly in need of pious prayers just now." "Are you in trouble?" she asked. "Have you and Uncle Orne been quarreling again?" He smiled with ironic bitterness. "Oh, there's been a slight tiffH' he said easily. "That is bad," she said, with ready sympathy. "It ended by?by?well, to use bold words, by his kicking me out," said he. Her face became serious. "He didn't really mean it, of course. He'll be sorry before morning." "I hope so," he said. "You can let me know if he is," he ended lightly. "I let you know?" she said, frightened by his tone. "You're not?not really going?" erne's face darkened. All the rankling bitterness his father's words had inspired was upon him again. "I may be all he called me and more," he said, with an ominous calmness, "but I still have some pride left I have to be shown the door but once." The girl's hands trembled violently t as she leaned against the olive tree. c Orne, with his head bowed sullenly, did not notice this. When he raise! his p eyes she was still leaning against the * tree. He saw a strange new light in her eyes, and all at once he realised that she was no longer a child, but a ^ woman and that her woman's heart was his. The fact that there was love in Ms own neart was as much or a shock to him as the discovery of this answering love in hers. He could have cried out with thi Joy and pain of it He rose to his feet pale and shaken. "I must be going," he said roughly. "Going?" she asked blankly. "Going where?" He laughed harshly. "I've all the ? world to choose from," he said bitterly. He drew her gently to him. For one ? moment her head rested on his shoul- " der and her soft brown hair brushed ^ his cheek. . n Orne senior had long entertained an b Idea. It was that some day his son 8 would steady down and marry Ethelyn. v But, being a wise old man and know- ? Ing too well the dangers of match making, he said nothing of this either ^ to his son or his ward. Now as he sat a In the library after the stormy inter- a clew with his son he felt that his hopes a lad received their deathblow. For a p long time he sat by the red shaded P lamp, pondering deeply. Then he rose j n tnd went into the gardens. I ^ He walked rapidly up and down the | P terraces for a time, his bead bared to the warm light air. He saw the light in the olive tree and went down the path to investigate. As he neared the tree he canght the sound of a woman's spasmodic sobs. He stopped and peered through the darkness. What he saw beneath the olive tree lifted a great weight from his heart and brought a grim smile to his lips. "No, no," the girl was saying wildly, "I cannot let you go. It will break my heart" His 6on's voice answered soothingly: "It is best that I should go, dear. It won't be for long at the most. I'll prove Tm worthy of you, and then I'll AAmo Kn/ktr \m rnfti "Optimistic young idiot!" muttered Orne senior as he strode into the circle of dim light. Ethelyn gave a little startled cry, and Orne junior glared at him savagely. "It seems," said Orne senior, with icy composure, 'that you haven't made trouble enough, but must needs add this Lothario business to your already large repertory of transgressions." Young Orne's face went black. His fists clinched. For a moment It looked as if be would strike the elder man. Then with an effort be controlled himself. "Say what you like about my other affairs, but kindly leave this to me," he said In a voice hoarse with anger. "You're not worthy to worship the ground she treads on," said the elder Orne. "Good God, don't I know that!" said his son. He turned on his heel. "Hold on, Sir Touchstone!" said his father. "Wait a minute, can't you?" Young Orne turned. 'Well?" he challenged. A rare smile curved the mouth of the elder Orne. "Your spirit in this thing is all very fine," he said grimly, "but you'll very likely find the world a tougher proposition than you imagine, especially if you assail it penniless. I said I'd cut you off without a cent and I will." The harsh voice softened wonderfully. "I'll give It to Ethelyn Instead." He shuffled up the path toward the villa and left them there In amazed " silence. A gust of wind rattled the gray olive leaves. The little lantern swayed dangerously. Its paper cover caught fire from the fluttering candle. There was a momentary flash of flame, then darkness. "Tour little lantern of the soul has gone out," she said. "Anyway, it stood no show with the greater light we have found," be replied. A Bit of Superstition. "I've beard tales of superstitious women," said the very obliging young man to the Philadelphia Record, "but a woman who lives in our neighborhood has them all beaten. She occupies a twin house Just above ours and, despite her constant dissertations on hoodooism, Is rather unpopular. The otb- er day she went out without her key and when she returned home could not get In. She was on the pavement al- . most crying when I came along. Naturally I offered to assist by climbing In a window. I went to the twin house and, climbing through a second story window, got on the porch. Then I squeezed through a tiny bathroom winlow into her bouse. After I opened tier front door I started to leave, when she stopped me. With evident embarrassment she explained that if I left by any other route than the one by which I entered death would surely risit the house. Summed up, she wanted me to climb back over the roofs. Well, as she is young and pretty and t'm obliging, I did it, but you can bet the next time she loses her key some : )ne else will jeopardize his life*" Am b?qomt?d. A pigeon flying enthusiast recently elated the following amusing experience: One morning be found a strange Dlrd in his cot The owner evidently belonged to the association, for there was a numbered ring on the bird's leg. The finder at once wrote off to the general secretary acquainting him with he facts and quoting the number on he ring. By referring to his books the lecretary soon found the name and adlress of the owner, who was at once nade aware of the whereabouts of his )Ird. A day or two later the finder received he following communication from the iwner: Sir?I understand you have a homing 'lgeon of mine. Liberate him at once, low dare you keep my bird? Tours, XT. 1 The same morning the Indignant X. * r. received the following laconic reply ?y telegram: Blanktown, 9:15 a. m.?Bird liberated. . Then the following: J 9:17 a. m.?Cat got him. ?Stray Stories. Politeneae In Japan. J\ Politeness in Japan is not at all conined to the upper circles, as you im- * glne. Servants are Just as punctiljusly polite to each other as their masters. When they meet in the street bey will smile correctly at the proper istance from each other. On drawing ? earer they smile again, according to tie etiquette prescribed, and then after ows of the finest and most minute Igniflcance the gardener of one house 4 rill address the betto (horse groom) f another with some such phrase as, It is long since I have hung upon your onorable eyelids?" And the other will nswer, "Please excuse my rudeness t the last time we met" And if by ny chance they have occasion to ^ unch one another's heads they won't w art until they have expressed, with | lany bows, their mutual regret that I lelr meeting has not been under more I leasant conditions. ^ & HC iWiather ? J. Such hot days cer j 5 thin dresses. 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