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Ji ^ p Ite. ~ U: IBamhcrg ISieraiii |jfe, ESTABLISHED IN APRIL. 1891 ip A. IV. KNIGHT, Editor. Rates?fi.oo per year; 50 cents for fe-. six months. Payable in advance; ~5?;' Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for *"r; first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent fe- - insertion. Liberal contracts made for . three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local - Notices Sc. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on |&[ subjects of general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. ||; Thursday, Feb. 21st, 1907 If Governor Ansel slips up as badly ' in everything as he did in the matter !' of commuting the sentence of R. A. , Adams, his administration will be a ? "lamentable failure. Why, sur?, go ahead and kill a | man if you want to. Even if you v are sentenced to be hanged, you can get your sentence commuted by the ^governor and get a pardon in a few I; years. We wish the pardoning power ~p was taken away from the governor. t We think it's pretty cheeky in a i governor to go ahead and pardon a man after twelve men who heard the | evidence have found him guilty, esv pecially after the judge and solicitor declined to recommend a pardon.! ? One man says in effect that he is IH?; 'wiser than twelve, and yet> he knows j less about the case. The State board of pardons, in |p \ recommending the pardon of R. A. Bp Adams, made the remarkable stately ment that he should have been found |p guilty of murder and recommended p|.;; to mercy. We did not know that pjf1 the board had the powers of a jury, Mi or that in effect they had the right ^ to review the action of a jury and i say what sort of a verdict should . v have been rendered. fe: We ought to take pains to impress | on the visitors next week what a | good town Bamberg is, so that they will go away impressed with this fact and talk about it. We have a good town, so please don't be back-1 * - ?..4- u I Brora m telling peupie awut ib. Show the visitors every courtesy you an and let them know you are glad to have them here, and also take diem around and show them what a food town we have and the advantages it posesses. j Twelve men of Bamberg county found Charles Zissett guilty of murier. He was represented by high priced lawyers and no stone was left mturned in order to clear him. Yet welve men who heard all the evilence said he was guilty and should >e hanged. Governor Ellerbe set at taught the verdict of this jury and iommuted the sentence to life imprisonment. Now, after only a few rears of confinement in the penientiary, this same paid attorney is ittempting to have Zissett pardonid. We might as well tear down he court houses and quit going hrough the farce of trying crimitals if the verdicts of juries are to pe set aside by governors. Zissett hould not be pardoned, and we hope sovernor Ansel and the board of pardons will not make so great a nistake. The Greenville News gives us the reformation that the State of South IP: Carolina did not pay* the transpor|| tation of the first ship load of immigrants brought over in the WitteJ kind, but that the expense was borne by certain corporations. While the > matter is up, will the News kindly $ give us the names of the corporaJ; tions who contributed to this fund 1and the amount of their contri|| v butions? It is well known that most of these immigrants went to the cotton mills and we might as well air the whole matter while we are about p it. Will the News also inform us who paid the transportation of the ? ' second ship load? Our contemporary |* states that most of this crowd were farmers, but if the trouble is taken '*?.> to look up the matter it will be found that about ninety per cent, of them went to the cotton mills, just as the first lot did. It might be well for us t- satt 1110+ ViQra fViof xua ViQT70 nn nroi. OCfcJ J UkJV ilV/JLV M1UV TTVliWf V44V udice against the department of of immigration and no desire to misrepresent its work in any way. But it does look to us as if the department is being run solely in the interest of up-country cotton mills, while all the people are being taxed to support it. We are ready to be convinced that such is not the case, and we hope we can be, for, to be entirely frank about it, the action of the department has rather an ugly look to us, and we would that it were otherwise. ife v .-,,, , : " r<-y.' r^*:| We want city council to pave Main street, condemn these iron covered shacks as nuisances and have them moved, establish a fire limit which will forbid wooden buildings within two hundred feet of Main street, and put in waterworks. This will be enough to keep them occupied for a good part of this year of grace 1907. a Not Guilty. A young lawyer, not noted for intelligence, succeeded in having a client acquitted of murder. Meeting ' - ^?- -1 ? ft^riVTirO 3, irieiltl <X XtJVV U<xys> ancx naiu, lawyer was greeted with warm congratulations. "Yes," said the lawyer, mopping his brow. "I got him off, but it was a narrow escape." "A narrow escape 1 How ? " "Ah, the tightest squeeze you ever saw. You know I examined the witnesses and made the argument myself, the plea being self-defense. The jury was out two whole days. Finally the judge called them before him and asked what the trouble was." " 'Only one thing, my lord/ replied the foreman. 'Was the prisoner's counsel retained by him or appointed by the court ?'" " 'No, gentlemen, the prisoner is a man of means,' said the judge, 'and engaged his own counsel.' " "I could not see what bearing the question had on the evidence," continued the lawyer, "but ten minutes later in filed the jury, and what do you think the verdict was ? " "What?" asked his friend. "Why, 'not guilty/ on the ground of insanity/* A Good Receipt for Whitewash, i The following is said to be one of the very best receipts for whitewash: Half a bushel of unslacked lime, slack with warm water, cover it during the process to keep the steam, strain the liquid through a fine sieve or strainer; and a peck of salt previously well dissolved in warm water; three pounds of ground rice boiled to a thin paste and stir in boiling hot; half a pound of Spanish whiting and a pound of glue which can be previously dissolved over a slow fire, and add five gallons of hot water to the mixture,* stir well and let it stand for a few days, covered up from the dirt. It should be put on hot. One pint of the mixture will cover a square yard properly applied. Small brushes are best. There is nothing that can compare with it for inside or outside work, and will retain its brilliancy for many years. Bars Closed on Sunday. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 18.?For the first time in perhaps twenty-five years every saloon and barroom in the city of Savannah was shut up oVmf nr? ticrVit "tow with no UU11UC4J , I?1UV U|/ viguvy ?V>| - - side door effects. Perhaps a drink was obtainable here and there for love, but certainly none could be had for money. This was decidedly a bizarre experience for Savannahians, many of whom are proverbially thirsty. This thirst seemed to be aggravated Sunday by the knowledge of the inability of the sufferers to allay it. There was no leaning across a polished bar and crooking the pregnant hinges of the elbow?not this Sunday. Many a young woman who deserves a good man for a life compan ion, has jumped in at a tender age and married a Johnny, and gone through life embarrassed the rest of her days. Johnny is all right as an ice cream boy and as a slot machine, with which to get chewing gum and bon bons, but when it comes to measuring up, in after years, with the men who do things, and whose wives make up the budget of satisfied ones, he is down and out before the race starts. Girls, if you must marry, and you must, if you would be happy, be sure and marry a man. or at least what is going to De a man. After two weeks the investigation of the Brownsville affair by the senate committee has accomplished nothing, and no new light has beer thrown on the incident. About the only thing that seems to have been discovered is that the members ot the discharged companies who have been called to the witness stand agree that they did not do the shooting. Some of the testimony has been ridiculously false to all appearances. But less than a dozen of the forty-five witnesses summoned have yet been examined, and something may be forthcoming from the remaining number. The whole investigation, however, is regarded much in the nature of a farce and it is be ginning to "subside" as an object of public interest. Its report will doubtless be poor reading. Senator Bailey has not been in the senate since the session began, being detained at home on account, first, of his candidacy for reelection, and later because of the legislative investigation into his connection with the Standard Oil company. It's tbe highest standard of quality, s natural tonic, cleanses your system, red' dens the cheeks, brightens the eyes, give? flavor to all you eat. Hollister's Rockv Mountain Tea will do this for you. 8-: cents, Tea or Tablets. H. F. Hoover. It's a good old world after all; If you have no friends or money, In the river you can fall; Marriages are quite common aDd, More people there would be, Provided you take Rockv Mountain Tea. H. F. Hoover. A tissue builder, reconstructor, build? up waste force, makes strong nerves and muscle. You will realize after taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea what a wonderful benefit it will be to you. 35 J cents, Tea or Tablets. H. F. Hoover. 'v";r. vjK-'Vi ? . -7*.- ... ? 7*r?\ <. -, ?-? ... : . . .. <"> Valuable Real Estate FOR SALE 105 acre farm, one mile South of Bam berg. Good dwelling and outbuildings heavily timbered. Price $2,500. One dwelling and lot on South side o Railroad Avenue. Lot runs from Rail road Avenue to Broarl Street. $900.00. 400 acre .farm 5 miles of Bamberg, li horse farm open, high state of cultiva tion, 12 tenant houses in excellent condi tion. Price on application. I v#Mnt mrnpr int on Main Street, neai graded school. Beautiful building site Price ?1,000.00. Four store lots in Denmark, oppositt telephone office, 20x100 feet each. Fo: price, see or write me. Two store lots in Denmark, 25x100 fee each. Price $150.00 each. 200 acres of land near Rev. Rome< Govan?well timbered and a bargain $1,500.00. 350 acres clay land, 5 miles South o: Bamberg, on Odom's bridge road. Se< me for prices. 180 acres of land, Odom's place road well improved, will rent for $250. Prici $2,700.00. 600 acres clay land, 7 miles from Bamberg, well improved. Terms reasonable Price $10,000.00. One 3 acre lot, with 4 room dwelling in Bamberg, well built, easyf terms Price $800.00. 5 shares Building and Loan Stock. 25 shares Bamberg Cotton Mills Stock 20 shares Bamberg Oil Mill Stock. Three jacre lot with four room dwelling Excellent location. Price $1,300 00. Fourteen acres with cabin 1 mile Wesi ? " 1 J n.:?? jxortnn tsam oerg?u acres eieareu. jthuo ^mv.vu 300 acre farm two miles North of Bam berg. Good residence and fine farm Price $6,000.00. 600 acre farmS miles Sonth of Bamberg a gilt edge farm. Price on application. 34 acre farm two miles South Bamberg Buildings worth $300. Price $600. 200 acre farm 4 miles from Bamberg Price $3,000. Two story dwelling on New Bridg< street, lot 80 feet front and 255 feet deep good water and stables. Price $2,000. One two story brick building in th< heart of business centre. Pays 10 pe] cent, on investment. 260 acre farm on road to Go van, 6 milei from Bamberg. Best farm in the County See me quick if you wish to buy "some^ thing worth twice the money. 100 acre farm near Howell's mill Rents for $125.00. Price $1,000. 1000 acre farm near the town of Bamberg. Make no inquiries unless you an able to buy something of rare value, i Timbered lands for sale on Edistc river at rock bottom prices. I An excellent dwelling, good location at West Denmark. Write for particulars One acre lot with 6 room cottage oi Railroad Avenue. Delightful location Price $1,600. ! If acre lot with cottage, situate oi ' Midway street near Carlisle Fitting . School. This is an excellent bargain Price $2,250. 117 acre farm one mile from Bamberg Well improved with barb wire fencing all around. The timber is worth the price 1 Price $4,000. 300 acre farm in Buford Bridge township, well improved with new dwelling i etc. Price $4,500.00. , 400 acre farm, five miles from Bamberg Rare bargain. $6,00000. ; A new residence with six rooms ant bath and two tenant houses, with lot o xone acre, on Railroad avenue. This i: something to be desired. An unimproved lot on Church street ' 60x200, near colored graded school i Price $150. One lot with cottage, situated on eas prong of Main street." Rents $4.00month ly. Price $400. 1 An unoccupied lot adjoining residence | occupied by H. M. Graham. An unoccupied lot, 42& feet, on Bamberj or Main street, adjoining lot of W. F Riley. Suitable for business house o , warehouse. One acre with good residence, eas , prfong of Bamberg street. The house ii ; worth more than the price of the whole ; That lot with cottage known as tb< Graddick place, east prong of Mail f street. If you wish a paying inveslmen see me before it is sold. [ That business lot corner Bamberg an< . Elm streets adjoining G. Frank Bam , berg's stable * lot. The most valuabli ousiuess prupcnv iu uniuutig. ! Three unimproved lots on street ii rear of colored graded school, at remark * ably low figures? 110 acre farm five miles south of Bam . berg. Good place. Price and terms easy 136-acre farm six miles from Bamberg The timber worth price of place. An excellent farm between Bamberj and Denmark. Don't write or see m 1 unless you have the money. A good cottage with large lot on Car lisle street. Price $1,300. i Various building lots in all sections o ! the town and other farm property for sale t If you wish to buy anything, or if yoi j have any property for sale, let me sell i k for you. I Vacant lots for sale in desirable portioi of this growing town. Come and see m< if you are really interested. I am ver; i busy but can talk to you on business. ; H. M. GRAHAM, .Real Estate Agent D2/1a *\ RWrlp , lyiuw u uiwj vn and save time. I sell the OresI cent, tbe best wheel on the mar1 ket for tbe money. I also handle other models of low priced bicycles, all good ones, bnt cheap. ! Bicycle Repairing I do all kinds of bicycle repairing at reasonable prices. Can repair your old bicycle and make it look and ride like a new machine. ' Bicycle . Supplies Large line of bicycle supplies in ; stock, such at pedals, handlebars, bells, saddles, spokes, cement, 1 pumps, wrenches, tires, etc., which I sell cheap for cash. ' Guns and Pistols Repairec I do repairing of all kinds in this line and guarantee satisfaction. In fact I repair most anything? Pumps, Pipe Fitting, Tin Work, Soldering, etc. I am the "handy i man" when it comes to general repair work, and will do you a good job and not want a fortune I For it either. Give me a trial. ; J. BDIST BRICKLI | BA/IBERQ, ' - SOUTH CAROLIN/ ' ;' r - ' : /' > V-;S * ' ' . - ' /">. ! ADRIFT OTTHE KAW, > Locomotive Fireman Strangely f Shipwrecked In Kansas. ENGINE WENT OFF BRIDGE. Engineer a:id Brakeman Killed?Stoker Fell Ir.to Icy Water, Found a Raft j and Floated Down Stream Seven j 3 Milec. i r "" A seven mile trip down the Kaw river on a piece of box car in the early ) morning while a cold rain was falling . ?this was the experience of W. W. Dortch, the fireman on a Santa Fe [ freight engine which went through a bridge at De Soto, Kan., recently. F. , W. Bartell, the engineer, and H. F. * Shaw, the head brakeman, who was riding on the engine, were killed. A farmer saw Dortch in t?e river and ' went to his assistance in a rowboat r When he was taken off the raft he was ] so chilled that he could not stand and could scarcely speak. Dortch was re I A DOG BAN DOWN TO THE BITXB AND ? BABKED. moved to the home of C. S. Moaby, two miles south of Loring, Kan., where he 5 was given stimulants. He said: '* '1 believe that it was my position on the window seat that saved my life," said Dortch. "Just before we got to the bridge I shoveled in some coal, and then I got up on the seat on my knees and leaned out of the window on my J elbows. When the engine went down i in?v?h throw mo ont of the window. The brakeman was sitting in front of me, but his window was not np, and he ' did not hare time to get ont "When I struck the water it seemed t as if I went down fifteen or twenty * feet They say that the engine exploded, but I did not hear it All I 3 heard was the crash as it went through g the bridge. The boiler must have ex>. ploded while I was under the water, r When I came up I was about thirty yards from the shore. I tried to swim t to the bank, but the current was so 3 strong I could not make it It was ? hard work swimming. I wore heavy , shoes and I did not think to take off i my fc^ves, or, in fact, I did not have time to remove diem. A piece of tlm1 ber went by, and I grabbed hold of it - and floated down the stream. B "At the mouth of Kill creek, where it flows into the Kaw river, I lodged on a \ small sand bar. But when I tried to stand up the sand sank under my feet . Just then a piece of box car floated by. : It looked as if it would make a good raft, and so I got aboard and was on In a hnrry. 5 "The wreck happened a little before e 7 o'clock. It was cloudy and raining . and* was still dark. The water was full of all kinds of wreckage, but I f could not discern any of the objects, s. Half a mile below the bridge I saw ^ something floating by the side of my 1 raft. I thought it was the body of a, man, perhaps that of the engineer or I brakeman. When it came nearer I P reached out and tried to get hold of it. I found that it was the body of a dead steer. Only a part of its back was showing above the water. Two carloads of steers just back of the en* gine went through the bridge. "Two miles down the river I passed t the first farmhouse. I called at the top ' of my voiee. A dog ran down to the r river and barked, but I saw no human being. Bvery time I passed a house I called out In fact, I believe I yelled all the way down until toward the last I became so cold I couldn't keep it up. My clothes were soaked through, and > a cold wind was blowing. I tore a piece of sheet Iron off the raft and held It up In front of me to break the wind. "About seven miles down the river 1 passed a rock crasher, and a man saw * me. It was T. J. Bowers, the superintendent He ran a few hundred yards down the river bank to the home of C. S. Mosby. I saw them dragging a rowboat toward the water. Mr. Mosby rowed out into the middle of the ] stream. The boat was so light that he was afraid It would turn over if I tried to get in. He threw me a rope and told me to tie it around my body, so that if I fell off the raft he would have me. The bank was so high at that point we could not go ashore, and we were compelled to float nearly half a mile farther down the river before we j ^ could find a landing place. It was i a pretty tough experience, but when I ' think of those other1 two men I fed I t am a lucky one." * I v.Viy-: ' . ^ . v- - ?:^g# ' x ' - '- ' - ". ; " f ir^rzrz3r3z^z^^z^r3rz^z~i^r^z^zr3z^z^rzrijz zrz' ^ Iiqetready'nov^ We Are Ready 4AA7 In Everything ^ ^ to Supply Your |U|I# That a Farmer jgv |gjf Wants For [jj^" I w UI Has Need For S ||1 Plows, all kinds, Hoes, Collars, Bridles, ffl ;^| Plow Stocks, Trace Chains, Backhands, etc. ? jg^| I C. J. S. BROOKER 11 ^ THE HARDWARE HAN - BAMBERG, S. C. X . * - $ * Come to see us if you want to buy & a horses and mules. We have a . ^ I nice lot on hand and can supply B ?; | your wants. Our line of : d Buggies, Wagons, Lap ?-J| Robes, Harness, Whips xflll is full and complete as usual. Give ?.|| us a call and get our prices before ^:?g| * you Duy anyimng in our line, we x s will save you money. - X j||J 1 JONES BROS. I j @ BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA SPECIALLY FINE CABBAGE PLANTS ^ I have some plants left over from my own setting?the same kind that I set for my own tracking. I buy the best seeds obtainable on the market I ' have two early varieties: "Early Jersey Wakefield "and "Charleston Wake- field." In season we follow these closely with "Succession" and "Late Dram- ^ head." Prices: In thousand lots, $1.50; 5000 and over $1.25; . 10,00$ and .. over $1.00. We have only a limited quantity of very selected stock. We crate them and deliver them to the Southern Express Co. and at very low express rates. Send orders early before our stock is gone. W C r.ADD RAV ft* MEAfiETTfi. S. C. v FURNITURE REPAIRED BRICK AND LIME : |H Estimates and Plans Promptly Furnished *: 5 ||||9 Agent for Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mantels, Etc. L, L. CHARTRAND 1 CONTRACTOR T? ? 1 T"? il J jrracuuiu duiiuci and Draughtsman . Mr. Chartrand states that he is about through remodeling his own home at St. Matthews, and will return to Bamberg in a few days. HE WANTS ALL THE WORK HE CAN GET, 4 SO GET HIM TO ESTIMATE FOR YOU :: :: :: :: No Job Too Large and None Too Small for Him to Attend To f Hoover's Drug: Store 1 (j, IS ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE I LARGE ASSORTMENT OP I TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, B SOAPS, BRUSHES, RUBBER GOODS, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, I *' AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. I Remember as When in Need Ve Serve jos Promptly ui HffcMfyr TELEPHONE 44 BAMBERG, S. c l |5 r S - ? ivrrtXAniT nAirr^ T\l?i SAtfcl K Utl'USl I MAO IS ==========^^ |v^l| I : O# We have for rent in our vault a number of safety 8 deposit boxes. Large size $1.00 a year; small size . 75 cents a year. Let us rent you one at this low I price to keep your valuable papers in:-:;;;: I BO PEOPLE'S BANK" I BAMBERG, - - SOUTH CAROLINA I