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1 1 ?hp Samhprg Irralh & ^^^^__ ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, 1891 A. IV. KNIGHT* Editor. Rates?$i.oo per year; 50 cents for six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, 50c. for each subsequent 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 geheral interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. Thursday, May 16,1907 Burglars blew open a safe in New Jersey and got thirty cents in. onev . cent pieces for their trouble. And it wasn't in a newspaper office eitner. It was in a general store whose proprietor never advertised. The burglars mistook the store for the postj|; r office. Our business men who have the ?v money to invest should build some houses for rent. Many more are badly needed. Those who want to come here to live cannot procure houses. Suppose you don't get a large interest out of the investment, it will pay you indirectly. Bamberg, which is one of the best and most progressive of the newer counties, consolidates the auditor ? *' and school commissioner's office and one man tries to do the work of both these offices. There is one way that fshe keeps down her tax levy?at the expenses of her schools, but we hardj|:> ly think it will pay in the end.? Orangeburg Times and Democrat, g? The above is a fair sample of what 4-l.rv OwnnrraVinrrr T\oru?r? HTP SaviTlP I-1 ' U1C Viougvu/Uig j/wyvA ^ ? - J o ? j about Bamberg coupty these days, &V /in their efforts to defeat the new county ambitions of St. Matthews. ?f- f:| Now, for our part, we are getting K ' tired of it. Last week we had somel|b thing to say along this line, and we must confess to some surprise at the II? course of Brother Sims. He ought to know that paragraphs like the H above are unkind and uncharitable. P?-/ "One man tries to do the work of both offices." This we regard as a t fling at the present official, and we : , want to say that Mr. Rowell is known as one of the best auditors in the State, and we'll warrant his jL record in the comptroller general's & office is as good or better than 't Orangeburg's auditor. He handles g.^? the affairs of both offices in a satisJ factory manner, and our schools are g- not neglected either. We'll warrant that Bamberg's country schools are f f better than those of Orangeburg. Ask the comptroller general and the g- State superintendent of education gp ": about the auditor's office and our schools. They'll tell you whether the & slurs of our neighbors across the jt Edisto are ctfrrect or not. || . IT IS TCTLAUGH. Last week the Orangeburg Times and Democrat Republished our paragraph about constructing some steel V bridges in this county and comments > on it as follows: "That is a veiy good idea indeed, and when the good work is comtmenced don't forget the bridges over the Edisto. Especially those near Branchville, as we have been informed that the part of these crossings that should be kept up by Bamberg county are woefully neglected. In fact, it is said sometimes they are almost impassable." This is indeed amusing. Our contemporary had best get the facts before making statements like the above. Some weeks ago an engine was hauled from Bamberg to Branchville, and at the crossing near Branchvilie, the bridges kept up by Bamberg county carried the heavy load across safely, but on the Orangeburg side they broke in. This is the record, and comment is unnecessary. In addition, there is lumber now on the ground to renew the bridges on the Bamberg side, and the work possibly has been done by this time. It is alsc a fact the bridges on the Orangeburg side at the new bridge < crossing of the Edisto river near Bamberg have never been kept up as th&y should be, and we would be glad if our contemporary would stir r up Orangeburg's officials in this respect. In their haste to make a point against Bamberg county our friends have made themselves ridiculous. ^ ? The new postage stamps designed by the government on account of the Jamestown Exposition have been nln/uul /vr? cola tlirrtllfrkftllt tlio pnnri plOC/CU V/Al ouiv wuxvu^tivvtv WAV try. There are stamps of the 2-cent, 3-cent and 5-cent denominations. On the 2-cent stamp there is an engraving of John Smith, with a back' ground of green. The 3-cent denomination has a picture of a party of English settlers landing at Jamestown in 1607, with a reddish background, while the 5-cent stamp has an engraving of Pocahontas, with a blue background. ta ? / * .V MANN HAKES CHARGES. Another Sensation in the Walhalla Hethodist Church. Walhalla, May 9.?It will be recalled that some weeks ago there was j an unusual and sensational service at 1 the Walhalla Methodist church, when i its pastor, Rev. J. C. Young, made ( most humble apologies for certain ' articles written derogatory to certain 1 officers in the Methodist church. J On that day Rev. Coke D. Mann, . who is a resident here and a member , of the house of representative and ] former pastor of Walhalla church, j arose and said that there were evil 1 men in the Methodist church and if ' some one did not check their work ! the church was going to tne oaa in South Carolina. Things had quieted , down; nothing more was scarcely : heard of the events of that day. But on Sunday, after the pastor's : sermon, Mr. Mann asked that he be 1 allowed to make a statement. This he did in language most scath- l ing and denunciatory. He narrated . briefly the various efforts he had ( made to prefer charges against a presiding elder, and all without success. He told of the manner of his 1 own trial, where the presiding elder ; was the presiding officer, prosecu- < tor and chief witness, and after a J trial lasting several hours, with only < the witnesses for the prosecution J sworn, that he (Mr. Mann) was ex- < onerated. He made "an unmerciful j attack upon the veracity of the pre- ? siding elder, saying that he had as | much confidence in his veracity as he < did in that of Lemerick Gadsden or J Christopher Williams, two well known negro characters of the town. J Mr. Mann said he was anxious to < prove his charges and that he stood | ready to fight these alleged falsifiers < in the church at any time, at any \ place, and in any way they chose to < come at him. \ flow to Run a Newspaper. When a man goes astray Keep;it out. When the critic roasts a play Keep it out. When two men in anger clash; When a merchant goes to smash When the cashier steals the cash Keep it out. When they quarrel in the church i Keep it out. J When a teacher wields the birch Keep it out. When nine women fair to see Whisper something over teaPrint it? Goodness gracious me! Keep it out. When two statesmen make a deal Keep it out. When another tries to steal Keep it out. Stories thin and stories tall; Good and bad .and big and small'; Anything that's news at all? Hear'em shout Keep it out. Egg Hatched by Negress. Probably no more curious incident has ever been published than the fact that an egg has been hatched , by a woman. That is what has been reported in Orangeburg. It has caused no little amusement there, and the old rfegro woman who is responsible for the feat has been termed a human incubator. It is stated that a very elderly negro woman, who lives in Orangeburg, placed an egg in her bosom, anH Wpnt it there for a neriod of three weeks after which time the , egg was hatched. The chicken is now about a week old and is kept as a pet in the family. There was no difficulty experienced in hatching the egg.?Aiken Journal and Review. The Danger of Summer Separations. Long summer separations between husband and wife are unwise temporary divorces that often leave a long trail of sorrow, grief and misunderstanding. They do not / actually wreck home ana happiness, but they are an unnecessary risk, like "rocking a boat," a foolish experiment that may overturn and swamp it. When one member of the home firm takes a long solitaire vacation and the other stays at home in loneli- ' ness, Cupid, though blind, sees , trouble ahead. With two who love each other the temporary separation may be the thin edge of the wedge of a permanent growing apart. These solo vacations force each into a new environment in which the other has no part; they lessen the sweetness of mutual dependence; they break the continuity of loving conference and constant confidence; ! they make it easier for each to face life's problems alone instead of handj in-hand. The regular annual exodus of the wife, because she has a restless desire to get away somewhere, because she has friends who insist on her accompanying them, or because she fears the neighbors will think she cannot afford to go away?these are the forms of voluntary separation for weeks and months that are dangerous and spmetimes even prove a short cut from matrimony to alimony. The theory that husband and wife should be separated occasionally so that they may appreciate each other the more is a dangerous doctrine. Vacations with each other may be new miniature honeymoons, bringing renewed love to both, but long vacations from each other are what the insurance companies term "extra-hazardous risks."?William Geo. Jordan in the June Delineator. Artists have no trouble in securing models. The famous beauties have discarded corsets and have become models in face and form since taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea. 35 cents, tea or tablets. H. F. Hoover. An Ideal Home for Sale Situated on the West end of Railroad Avenue, and fronts Calhoun and Broad Streets, contains 14 acres of land in town of Bamberg, with eight room modern dwelling in good repair; good orchard and vineyard; about five acres in pecan trees, aoout one-half bearing; artesian well 417 feet deep flowing 16 gallons of good, pure water per minute; water piped through dwelling; swimming pool and fish pond; one acre in flowers and shrubbery; good servant house and all necessary outbuildings; also conservatory aud two summer houses with beautiful vines growing over them; healthy location. Population of town about 2,500, ships about 15,000 bale of cotton per year, and only 45 miles from Aiken, the great health resort of Smith Carolina. This DrODertv lies on the Southern Railway, anS the land without the improvements, cut into residential lots could be sold from $600 to $1,000 per acre, but will be sold at a low figure. Call early if you want a bargain. Price on application. I will sell ten acres of this lot, with three-room tenant house and five acres of pecans, for $2,500.00. J. T. O'lNEALr Real Estate Agent : : Bamberg, S. C. DR. Q. F.HAIRl; Dental Surgeon - - - Bamberg, S. C. O ?0? J! In office every day in the week. < Graduate of Baltimore College of ^ Dental Surgery, class 1892. Mem- < berS. C. Dental Association. Office < next to Bamberg Banking Co. ^ MM fi! M 0Y E DICKIN S 0 N \ INSURANCE J! FIRE, j; LIFE, o TORNADO, o ACCIDENT, <[ LIABILITY, o CASUALTY, i Office at the Cotton Oil Company j [ WANTED! FIFTY COLORED LABORERS AT ONCE For Logging, Railroad and Sawmill Work. STEADY WORK GOOD WAGE# Paid Every Night With Checks which may_ be turned into office every two weeks to be cashed. House Rent Free - - t _? Also can use wnue moor i v Call or Address BREON LUMBER CO. ULMERS, ----- s. C. Located on S. A. L. Railroad. (Back in Business) This is to notify my friends that I am back in bnsiness AT THE SAME OLD STAND. FIRST-CLASS LIVERY ...Can Supply You With Fine... I Teams and Handsome Turnouts i I also have on band some i fine Horses and Males for 1 sale. Come and see them. ! J. J. SMOAK 111. Mi..-II Fire Insurance Co. offers to the insuring public safe, reliable, economical protection at lowest cos(. Country risks a specialty. Correspondence solicited. Agents wanted. P. 0. BOX 370 CHARLESTON, - - S. C. j Light SAWMILLS LATH AND SHINGLE MACHINES SAWS AND SUPPLIES, STEAM AND GASOLINE ENGINES. Try LOMBARD, ACS?TA O ==0 A 'Breach of Conft dence. o o [Original.] Why her father and mother didn't give her the name of Mephistophelia instead of Jaqueline I can't imagine. They certainly would have done so had they known how she was to turn out As it is, nobody ever calls her anything but Tack, and in speaking of her to those who have never seen or known her one necessarily conveys the idea that she is a boy?not only a boy, but. a boy of the worst kind. The way she has treated me and her sister certainly deserves a hundred lashes, and 1 would like to be the fellow to lay them on. I have always been taught to consider one wdo would betray a confidence as worse than a thief. Jack betrayed our confidence In the most unblushing manner. It all happened only yesterday, and perhaps I'm not in a condition to look upon her net with charity. I hope I'll never come into a frame of mind to excuse her abominable treachery. It was this way: Mr. Merry man wanted his daughter?his eldest daughter, Harriet?to marry some big gun. He had no objection to me other than that I was neither president, member of the cabinet nor one of the justices of the United States supreme court Harriet had tried to get his consent to marry me, but he always put her off by saying, "What do you want to marry a man for who couldn't even set a small rivulet afire, let alone a river?" Then Harriet would expatiate on my good sense, good heart and a good many other things that big guns don't generally possess, especially the good 1 M XI 11 Jl-1 tu.11. nearx, lor mey are usuany uutuuiivjiij^ selfish. But her father only laughed at her. How we ever came to take Jack into our confidence when we came to an agreement to elope I don't know. Harriet thought she couldn't make her preparations without Jack's knowing of them, but I rather put it down to the fact that she must tell some one. At any rate, she told her. Jack clapped her hands, and her eyes glistened with glee. An elopement! How romantic! Just too lovely for anything! 8he'd help us all she could, and, as for keeping the secret It would be burled away down In her guileless heart. We didn't need anything especially elaborate?no rope ladder, fast team, and all that We concluded just to board a train, go up the road some thirty miles to where a former family dominie, Mr. Strickland, lived and get him to marry us. We would go in the morning, take the afternoon train back and be forgiven in time for dinner. Of course I engaged the parson for a specified day and hour. Jack was intensely Interested in it all and made us give her every detail, promising to prepare her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merryman, for what was to come, so that It wouldnit be so much of a shock. Harriet met me in the open square near the station. She was trejnbling all over, but I reassured her. To avoid observation we went to where the foremost car would stand on the track when the train came in. We got away on time and had the satisfaction to be in a car that was nearly empty. The train stopped at the next station on the road a mile beyond. There the | door opened, and I heard a familiar I girl's voice say: "Come In here. There's lots of room in this car." I turned with a rnbadnb heart to see ?whom do you suppose? Jack beckoning to her father and mother, who were mounting to the car platform. There they all three bustled into the car we were in. Jack exclaiming: "Goodness gracious, If there isn't Hat! And, I declare, Ben too! Where In the world are you two going?" The astonishment of the father and mother was very much overdone. It. didn't deceive either of us. I glanced at Jack and avoided meeting the eyes of the parents. Mr. Merryman seemed overjoyed that our parties should have met on what he called an improvised excursion. He asked me where we ? mlno anA It WAR no use to lie, WCIC 5U1U(,, ? for my ticket would give me away. So I told him, and he was delighted that we were all going to the 4&me place. Of the two halves of the party one was jubilant the other mad and mortified. We were obliged to spend an hour and a half In" this way before reaching our destination. There we all got out and Jack proposed a stroll She walked with her father, while her mother walked with us. The little villain led the way to die parsonage, stopped before die door and proposed a call on die parson. Without waiting for consent she rang the bell, and we all went in. The parson was expecting us, but since I had told him we would be alone he was a trifle surprised. "This would be a good time for you and Hat to get spliqed," said Jack to me. The-dominie got his book and waited ' ,AJ ? TTTkof /*/vnM for us to tase pomuuu. nuat ? we do? I didn't know what Mr. Merryman was going to do, but since he made no move I took Harriet before the clergyman, and we were married. Mr. and Mrs. Merryman came up, gave me a hand and embraced their daughter. Harriet didn't know whether to burst into tears at having had her confidence so abused or to rejoice that she did not have to go back and ask her parents' forgiveness. When Mr. Merryman put a check for $10,000 in her hand, joy triumphed. Wo took the afternoon train back, reaching home in time for a hasty meal, after which our most Intimate friends came pouring in for a wedding reception. They had been invited previously. CHAUNCEY WARDWELL. < Manufacturer's Loss Your Gain 11 We closed out a big lot of up-to-date goods from manufacturers at prices away under market values. These we shall sell at prices that will astonish you for cheapness. The lot consists of ' m n * ioo pieces Persian suk Lawns in White and Black | These are excellent lawns for commencement dresses, dainty waists and lovely for children's dresses. Here are Prices that Will Astonish Yon || No. 78 Sells at 20 cents/ \\\n No. 98 Sells at 30 cents, f A. Special factory cut price.. 11C Special factory cut price.. l"t ., J No. 88 Sells at 25 cents,*| Lr No. 110 Sells at 35 cents, 11-j Special factory cut price..IOC Special factory cut price..??V * ^ Send Your Orders by Return mall. We I Prepay Express on Cash Orders of $5.00 - I or More. Let's get Acquainted, jt jt jl jt I THEODORE KOHN I Orangeburg, - - - - - - South Carolina I to Tiir i aniroii ill lilt LfllllCiil || Again our stock of Millinery is full ;; and new and coming in almost flf H daily. Dress Novelties, Trimmings \) ; ? Etc. in season. Our prices are low \t > ii and our goods new and up-to-date ?? ii ii I Mrs. K. I. Shuck & Co. ! I; BAMBERQ t t t t : t t SOUTH CAROLINA j & il? *1? a? ill ii? ii? iXi ii? ii? iH- ii? iJj ii? -I ? ili ill ip gi gl g? tI?P r- fi- ii- fi- ti? a- a- -ri? a-a--i n?-i? a? a- f {CRIST MILL] ! ? I have installed a first-class grist mill at my"? A ? m carriage shops, and can grind for yon at any time. i i i -Jslfd Z Z You don't have to wait, as I use a gasoline engine *; t f and can serve you at a moment's notice ? ,< - v ilsS ?; ? # ," j?| jf BLACKSMITH AND WHEELWRIGHT WMljj u ilM I have installed a lot of new machinery since the ; fire, and can repair and rebuild buggies, wagons, J ? ; carts, etc., shoe norses, and do general repair work , > , in my line. I guarantee satisfaction, and will f .. fjs&& a almiv of vnnr natronaee ? 1 M - ? __ *#* \ 'y'rM 11m. m. smoakii *i * < ' ?333 : : ROUIS LOT RAILROAD AVENUE BAMBERG, S. C. J J ',^Jj ? "s * '-?5 During the Season of 1907 ; J I Wfll Confine my Repair Business to V '-IB Guns, Bicycles, and :jS Gasoline Engines. I? o \ < Having discontinued the repair of Steam Engines, Cotton Gins and ~ ^ Grist nflls, I wit! be in position to give nly line of work :: :: :: ? ? ~ . mr^mAU . ! I PROMPl AINU bAKCruL Aiicnuvn . i W. H. PATRICK, Bamberg, S. C. i Lm?mm?mmm?mm?iJiM 1 # keep Jut toefIies~""| | 5k Give me your order for Screen Doors and A ^ Windows. All sizes. Satisfaction guaranteed ^ - , J il kuuun ki wc i v Good Hog and Chicken Pood. 60 cents 0 -0^ per bushel. Give it a Trial Jt Jt jl jt Jt A y>:i L. B. FOWLER f |?i