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" v/yvt'ic >;--r. ..'6- r >.-.' ... . .;; pp^5 ' 1 ?frr lambrrg foratb ESTABLISHED IN APRIL. 1891 A. W. KSIGHT. Editor. Rates?Ji.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 fox three, six, or twelve months. Want No tices 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 subjects ^f general interest will be gladly welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not i>e published unless paid for. Thursday, August 15,1907 The editor of the Charleston Evening Post feels somewhat aggrieved over the silence of the South Carolina press in reference to his senatorial candidate. He argues well that even if the proposition is not all that might be desired, some consideration is due because of his sponsorship. When even New York and other Eastern territory is solid almost to a -Crw fVia Plioidoe+r\r? pandidntP it. I lli<411 1VI UiC VUUi 1W W4I - ? does seem ungrateful that South Carolina editors should be so silent over a matter which promises so much. The Herald will offend no longer. We hereby take our seat in the band wagon. Let the band play that classic selection, "She's the only girl I love." Two Cents for a "Shine." The small bootblack exists because of the love of the average child to be active and to earn a little money. In the slums, where the children have j nothing to play with except stone ' steps, iron railings and filth, it is ( very interesting and fairly profitable to play with a dirty pair of shoes. So the small boy shines and gambles and learns all that the street has to teach. . Organized hand work and play in ! the schools of our great cities, a slight lengthening of the period of daily and ; annual school attendance, and the j children might develop the normal play instinct without recourse to street life. This is the program of the national child labor committee. : The earnings of the small bootblack are very low. If he shines for ? ? ? i three cents when he can get it, ana , two cents when he cannot get three, , he may make eighteen cents on a Sat- , urday. This is one of the many forms of ; child labor in America against which , the national child labor committee contends. ' With the co-operation which the American people ought to give to such an enterprise we believe this committee is leading in a cam paign which will secure to every American boy and girl the education , and physical growth which are so essential to American citizenship.? Secretary of the national child labor j committee in the September Wo- i man's Home Companion. , Escaped Hazing. John P. Sullivan, of New Orleans, j grand esquire of the Benevolent and \ Protective Order of Elks, is one of 1 ! the few men who as a student at { West Point was never successfully ! hazed. . Col Sullivan?by virtue of the Span ' ish war, as he did not remain in the | army after leaving the military academy?stands six feet, two inches in ! his stocking feet and is built in pro- ] portion. The story goes that when a mob of his fellow West Pointers attempted to practice on him the usual diabolical arts reserved for new arrivals in the old days, the young man from Louisiana submitted a counter proposal. "I'm willing to be hazed, j all right, if you fellows are equal to the job," he said, "but I must insist on your coming one at a time." That J looked easy, but was not. The hazers j came on one at a time, and rumor has it that Sullivan whipped seventeen of , them to a standstill before making them see the futility of further attacks, After that he was not molest- , ed. West Point annals contain a record . r\-f of looof r>no r?+V?oi* man urVirk aroe rtnt v/JL Ob 1VUCW V11V VMlVi lliUl A iiv Tf WU iiVV ^ hazed. He is Capt. Beaumont B. Buck of the 16th infantry. His methods were not the same as Sullivan's . however. He warned the hazers not to attempt to enter his room, and when they tried to rush him he fired , on them with results by no means , pleasant to one young man. This was while he was still a student at a pre- , paratory school near West Point.? Washington Herald. New Advertisements. Bamberg Banking Co.?We Want Your Deposit. J. M. McKenzie, Administrator-Notice to Creditors. ] Peoples Bank?A Safe Combination. 1 J. T. O'Neal?Real Estate. : H. M. Graham?Real Estate. j PEOPLES DRUG CO. { Your attention is directed to the 1 ad. of the Peoples Drug Company in A this issue. This is one of the nicest ^ drug stores in the lower part of the State, and they have a full stock of < , everything usually carried in a first- * class drug store. All the goods are < new, and a licensed pharmacist is < always on hand to fill prescriptions. Your business will be appreciated, i and you will be gladly welcomed ( when you come in to look around < whether you wish to make a purchase J or not. I f '' " ''"v.- Jr.. ' BARNWELL'S FIRST GINNERY. Col. T. J. Counts Writes of Lewis Malone Ayer. In last week's issue of the Barnwell People, Col. T. J. Counts, of this city, had the following interesting letter. Dear Holmes: - As cotton seed has now become to be the great benefactor to every agricultural interest as well as to man and beast, I desire to give you the experience of an old man Lewis Malone Ayer as to the value of cotton seed in his day and tine of business life. If my memory serves me correctly Mr. Ayer cam eto this State from North Carolina early in life, looking out for a place to locate for business, both mercantile and agricultural. True, this was all before my time but the history of the story to which I allude was handed down from him through his son Gen. L. M. Ayer and others whom I had the pleasure to know and can vouch for anything that they may have said as true beyond the shadowT of doubt. He decided to cast his lot with the people of Barnwell, S. C., and located at Buford's Bridge. He began merchandizing early in life and also engaged in farming. He was a thorough going business man?broad minded and liberal in his views and far above the average man in point of intellect. By close attention to business and looking after the interest of his people he-soon endeared himself to all who knew him and he was then the great man of the day. The people of that section planted but little either cotton or corn especially cotton. They made their hog and hominy, however cotton enough to make their clothing and buy a little sugar, coffee, iron and salt and mrvnpv for taxes. Mr. Aver from time to time advised all parties to increase their cotton crop and make a little money to lay up for a rainy day. Planters were very willing to benefit by his advice but the great difficulty in preparing the crop for market was urged by all. In order to remedy the trouble he proposed to erect a ginnery if they would all agree to increase the acreage to an amount sufficient to warrant him in undertaking the expense of building and buying up all the machinery neccessary to accomplish the end. As they all had confidence in Mr. Ayer they readily agreed and the ball was put in motion. When the fall of the year came on the ginnery as promised by Mr. Ayer was all found to be ready and people began hauling in according to the understanding. The crop was so small that some became anxions to gin but they would have to wait for a time before they could pick as much as a bale. But to meet this difficulty Mr. Ayer proposed for them to join in a company bale, each one furnishing so much seed cotton. The * * l 1 11 11 J . plan worxea aamiramy wen ana tne work went on. The cotton seed was thrown out of the gin house in a pile which soon grew so large that the question came up as what was best to do with them. Mr. Ayer was rather put to it himself as they were getting in his way by constant accumulation. His gin house was in the edge of a field perhaps ten to fifteen acres. So his solution of the problem was to broadcast them over that field and then turn them under instead of hauling them off to the stream which some proposed. Next spring he planted the field in corn. Soon after the com began to grow the whole country as they heard of it came to see the sight. The result was that he gathered thirty five to forty bushels to the acre and he nor any one else louid understand this great mystery but must attribute it to the cotton seed turned under the previous fall. Since that time, perhaps a century or more, cotton seed has been valued as a benefactor to the corn crop most :_n.- -d.-a ? :4.? ^ especially, jduu ncvci n<u its uuc and intrinsic value been known for everything, man, land and beast until the present day. Mr. Ayer was a whole souled Christian gentleman. By close attention to business he accumulated a large fortune and left behind him a clean and stainless reputation as a Christian, citizen, neighbor and friend. I knew him for years before he died, but not until ?he retired from active life. I am proud to .lave the honor of paying tribute to the memory of such a grand old gentleman. He was upward of ninety when he died about the year 1863, as well as I remember. In closing this letter I could not do justice to my own feelings if I did not pay tribute to the memory of Gen. L. M. Ayer also. As a friend, true and tried, loyal as the day was long, he was to me and to my family. But few men ever crossed Jordan that Ifeft behind him a more enviable reputation as a friend and Christian gentleman. He was in heart and soul and body with his people To know him was to love him. 124 Years of Age. Samuel McCalvin, colored, died Monday of last week at his home, in "Iwinn'/iVmrnp nAiinf^r of fVic a era c/1 5 WUHl/J , c*f Vliv VX L24 years. He was born in this State n 1783. He was the oldest man of Drangebur g county and was worth ibout $2,500 in property. He had been sick very little in his life and vhen he died had only been in bed :or two weeks. He leaves eight children, the youngest of whom is 50 years of age; apout >0 grandchildren, eighty great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grand children. He was buried in the family buryng ground Tuesday afternoon at 6. b'clock. He owned his own home at 3ope, at which place he died. He vas highly respected in the neighborhood by both white and colored. j Valuable Far j gg Bamberg Count} M S5 acres, more or less, 4-room dwe stables, and one 3-room tenant hnais stables, about 70 acres cleared and cultivation. Only one mile North C., good for trucking or general crc a bargain for a limited time. Price 36 acres, more or less, about 30 ac buildings. Only about one mile Near enough to keep your town c Price only $20 per acre. 100 acres, more or less, about one Odom's Bridge; 75 acres cleared, 5dinins? room and kitchen, barn ai ! other outbuildings. Lands in good tion; good neighborhood. Price an plication. 50 acres, about two-thirds of w with pecan trees just coming into ing. This property lies near the tov a railroad center. A bargain aw Will pay for itself in a few years, cation. 442 acres, more or less, 4-room and stables and other outbuildir acres cleared, balance in hardwooi mile North of Midway on Southern $10 per acre. 150 acres without buildings, i cleared, balance in hardwood timbe one mile Hast of Midway on Soul Price $10 per acre. 260 acres, more or less, about 10c 4-room dwelling, barn and stables buildings. Well timbered with ha about two miles North-east of Bamfc per acre. 910 acres, lies within a few hundre way. Farm and stock lands. Price 1 650 acres, finely timbered with 1 lies about 5 miles of Ehrhardt on C< 500 acres in Three Mile Township and in a high state of cultivation, good in Bamberg county. Descrip on application. 1 T n 0 u. I. VJ Negro Postmaster in Trouble. Beaufort, Aug. 7.?The postmaster at Port Royal, S. D. Jones, a negro, is charged by the postal inspection officials with embezzlement and making false returns to the auditor at Washington. Jones is at Port Royal too ill to be moved, but if he can be brought up on Friday a preliminary examination will then be held by United States Commissioner J. O'H. Sanders here. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. The case is being handled by detective Wilkerson and District Superintendent J. H. Erwin, who has headquarters in Charleston. Jones came here from Beech Island, Aiimieto nroo ranrlHncr in IlCOi augucia, aiiu mmu nv><u..e ... the shops at the naval station when his appointment was made about three years ago. He is a civil service man. Saturday night Jones sent a friend for a large quantity of laudanum, but the druggist insisted on a written order and this the friend refused to give. Since this time Jones has been carefully watched. Sure of One. In the course of his Sunday morning announcements a Wabaunsee county minister said: "Brethren, the janitor and I will hold our weekly prayer meeting next Wednesday evening as usual." It flows like electricity through your veins; it does the work. If you are wasting away, take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. H. F. Hoover. SPECIALJOTICES. Advertisements Under this Head 25c For 25 Words or Less. LOST.?Between Bamberg and Ehrhardt, one double case gold watch, ladies' size. Initials on back G. L. K. Liberal reward paid for return to G. L. Kinard, Bamberg, S. C. LUMBER.?We have just put our saw mill outfit in fine shape, and can deliver lumber of almost any size on short notice. Give us your orders, which will have prompt attention. G. E. Hutto & Sons, Midway, S. C. WELLS BORED.?If you want a well bored at a reasonable price, call on or write us. We guarantee satisfaction. I SIMMONS & ROWELL, Bamberg, S. C. FOR SALE.?150 acres virgin pine timber. Finest kind of saw mill timber. Located i mile from side track on Southern Railway, and three miles west of Bamberg. Cheap for cash. JONES A. WILLIAMS, Bamberg, S. C. BEFORE buying or selling a farm or any property, write THE CAROLINA REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, Bishopville, S. C. BAMBERG GUARDS REGULAR MEETING EVERY THURSDAY 8.30 P M Dr. 0. D. Faust D E IN T I ST BAMBERG, S. C. J OFFICE IN FOLK BUILDING NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of J. C. McKenzie, deceased, will present same at once, duly attested, and those indebted to said estate will make payment at once to j. m. Mckenzie, Administrator. Ehrhardt, S. C., August 14, 1907. mmmmmmmx m and Timber L t City P dling, barn ami A beautiful home with e with barn and leges, situated on the We; in fine state of and fronts Calhoun and I of Bamberg, S. acres of land in town of 1 )ps. Will go at modern dwelling in good :on application. vineyard; about fWe acres res cleared. No half bearing; artesian we from Bamberg. gallons of good, pure wat ows and hogs. I tnrougn uweuing; swum one acre in flowers and 1 house and all necessary 01 n"'e toryand two summer he t!ln?l growing over them; heal, " , of town about 2,500. shi state of cultiva- 'a?d only <1 terms on ap- gfeat ?alih resort of "f on the Southern Railway hich is covered improvements, cut into : profitable bear- sold from $600 to $1000 f vn of Denmark, at a low figure. Call ear", aits some one. Price on application. 11 Price on appli- iQt, with three-room tena pecans, for $2,500.00. dwelling, barn One large lot on East e igs. about 150 tending South to Midwa d timber. One good tenant house, barn i Railway. Price choice fruit trees, good w in good repair; convenier ibout 75 acres Price $2,500.00. :rs. Lies about One open lot on corner < them Railway, containing one acre. Thi placed at a low* figure to > acres cleared, request, and other out- One 5-room dwelling c rd wood. Lies and stables, large lot witfc erg. Price $10 and all under fence. Pri , . . One lot containing 9 4-j id yards of Mid- 7 room dwelling, tin ow; terms easy. an(j two 2-room tenant he lardwoods, and other necessary out buildi oast Line R. R. fence. A bargain for some well improved Three single story 5-roc Few farms as of Calhoun street in firsttion and terms nice fence. We are put Price only $700 each. I'INEAL, Real Esta Id. j. delkI CARRIAGE WORKS ANYIHIN6 ON WHEELS Delivery wagons, one and two horse farm wagons, ice wagons, log carts, sewing machine 3 wagons, or any kind of special work built to order on short 5 notice. First-class repair and paint shop, does pipe work and | carries piping and fixtures, | brass fittings, engine supplies, | injectors, steam gauges, engine oils, large stock of bug- I I gies, harness, lap robes and i whips for sale cheap. All work will be appreciated and satis' faction guaranteed D. J. DELK BAMBERG, 5. C. i i r r> a n t cn Z x j, r. v ni\ i l* iv | < Attorney-at-Law * JI BAMBERG, S. C. X |' Special Attention Given to Settlement T ^ of Estates and investigation of Titles X o Offices over Bamberg Banking Co. Hi Fifty Colored Laborers at Once For Logging, Railroad and Sawmill Work. STEADY WORK GOOD WAGES Paid Every Night With Checks which may be turned into office every ! two weeks to be cashed, j House Rent Free Also can use white labor < Call or Address i mm i iimrfr nn; UIILUlf LUIVIUUII VUI i ULMERS, S. C. I Located on S. A. L. Railroad. ( ' ' < H^sGP^Cduceii < s jjOILEBf EED^y yET j ( Light SAWMILLS! LATH AND SHINGLE MACHINES SAWS AND SUPPLIES, STEAM AND i GASOLINE ENGINES. 1 Try LOMBARD, ACS?TA ' ' ands For Sale oi roperty One open , . . on Second sti town ana country prmst end of Railroad Avenue, T,yrfce two 5 '.road Streets, contains 14 Str^' Bamberg, with eight-room finished. \\( repair; good orchard and vea-v eas>*ten ?in pecan trees, about one- One 5-rootn II 417 feet deep flowing 16 ing il/$ acres er per minute; water piped trees in full t ning pool and fish pond; pair and und< shrubbery; good servant easy reach of jtbuildings; also conserva- tion of the to' fu:>c:5 vwtii i^rtuuiui V1HC3 une DF1CK 5 :hy location. Population Hast side of ! ps about 15,000 bales of and in busin< 45 miles from Aiken, the rear of same, 5. C. This property lies ings all in g< , and the land without the boarding hou residential lots, could be able capacity >er acre, but will be sold trees; good g ly if you want a bargain. easy terms, oi will sell ten acres of this Tw0 j e ( .nt house and five acres of ing one a?e ( ndof Railroad Avenue exy street, 6-room dwelling, and stables, large garden, rater, afi under fence and J349 acres 1 it to church and schools. a bargain. I 900 acres, a if Church aud Cox streets, miles from A1 is nice building site will be Barnwell cou a quick buyer. Price on m Main street, with barn 3n^SS' b 1 garden etc., good water, Umits wm ;ce only $1,250.00. time, but will 5 acres on new road street, p^] descripti ree 4-room tenant houses >uses, barn and stables and ings, good water, all under 2,6oo acres one. Price on application, and terms on >m dwellings on East side class condition, all under ting this on easy terms. Fine farms tion. te Agent, Bambe Notice of Dispensary Election. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held at the various election precincts in Bamberg County on Tuesday, the 20th. day of August, 1907, to determine the question whether alcoholic liquors and beverages may be sold in said county in accordance with the terms of sections 2 and 3 of the Act No. 226 of the General Assembly of this State, approved February 16th, 1907, commonly called "The Carey-Cothran Act," the petition provided for by said Act having been duly filed with me. The said election shall be held and conducted by the same officers and under the rules and regulations provided by law for general elections. The Election Commissioners for said County shall at each voting precinct therein provide one ballot dox in which the ballots must be cast. Every voter in favor of the sale of liquors and beverages in said County shall cast a ballot in the box provided therefor, on which shall be printed the words, "For Sale," and every voter opposed shall cast a ballot, upon which shall be printed the words, "Against Sale." At said election any person who is a qualified elector of said County may vote. The Election Commissioners of said County will provide for said election. J. B. KEARSE, County Supervisor for Said County. Bamberg, S. C., July 16, 1907. MANAGERS OF ELECTION. Pursuant to an order of J. B. Kearse, Supervisor for Bamberg county, calling upon the Election Commissioners of said county to prepare for an election on the dispensary question, in said county of Bamberg, to be held August 20th, 1907, the following are appointed as managers of said election: Bamberg?G. E. Bamberg, C. A. Milhous, N. Z. Felder. Denmark?J. H. Atterberry, J. P. Storne, C. T. Bamberg. Ehrhardt?J. E. McMillan, J. E. Bishop, H. C. Copeland. Fan-ell's Store? J. E. Stokes, D. T. Rhoad, H. M. Wannamaker. Govan?J. H. Lancaster, W. H. Collins, J. A. Lain. Kearse?L. A. Brabham, H. W. Chitty, W. K. Best. Midway?A. J. Hunter, J. B. Smith, M. Smoak, Sr. Olar?W. T. Cave, Jimmie Morris, J. J. Brabham. The managers shall take and subscribe, before any officer authorized to administer oaths, the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for sucn officers. Managers may appoint a clerk to assist them in the discnarge of their duties, who shall take the oath prescribed before the chairman of the board of managers. The managers shall elect one of their number chairman of the board, and the chairman is empowered to administer the oaths to the "other members. The polls shall be opened, at the voting | places designated above, at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, and shall close at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the day of election. The managers shall administer to each person offering to vote an oath that he is qualified to vote at this election according to the constitution of this State and that he has not voted during this election. The voting shall be by ballot, which ballot shall be of plain white paper two and a half inches wide by five inches long, clear and even cut, without ornament, designation, mutilation, symbol or mark of any kind whatsoever except the words "For Sale" or "Against Sale" printed thereon in black ink; and such ballot shall be so folded as to conceal the words printed thereon, and so folded shall be deposited in a box provided for that purpose, and no ballot of any other iescnption found in the election box 3ha.ll be counted. Each box, which must De provided with a sufficient lock, shall >e publicly opened and inspected to show ;hat it is empty and secure, and locked iust before the opening of the poll. The ceys shall be held by tne managers, and ;he box shall not be opened during the ilection. The managers of election shall require ; >f every elector offering to vote at any lection, before allowing him to vote, in < iddition to the production of a registra- ' ;ion certificate, proof of payment of all ] ;axes, including polltax, assessed against lim collectable during the previous year. 1 rhe production of a certificate or of the eceipt of the officer authorized to col- < ect such taxes shall be conclusive proof 1 >f the payment thereof. ] Each clerk of the poll shall keep a poll < - n Easy Terms I ?-n. Price, with easy terms, $1,850. Br store, single story, 25 x 75 feet, on >37 Main street, in first-class condition. A ? ;ss center; with 6-room dwelling in )gC barn and stables and other outbuild- V aod order. An ideal location for a @ se. Can be enlarged to any reason\ Large lot with fruit and shade w ;arden, all under fence. Price, with a application. m )pen lots in town of Midway contain- ^ iach. Will be sold at a bargain. W Barnwell County ? between Caves and Ulmer. Will go at ? Ascription and price on application. A ' ibout 2 miles from Seiglingville and 5 A llendale. One of the finest farms in x nty. Terms easy. ? uaiMf/iuii vuuuijr an nly one mile from Fairfax. Fine farm fid mds, which lie very near corporate fSL go at a reasonable figure for a limited warrant fancy prices in near future. M on and price on application. A timbered lands near Ybor City. Price A and timber lands. Prices on applica- * B *rg, S. C. S list which shall contain one column head- jj9 1 ed ' 'Names of Voters,'' and the name of m each elector voting shall be entered by the clerk in such column. At the close of the election the man- ^ agers and clerk shall immediately pro- ' :| ceed publicly to open the ballot bar and count the ballots therein, and continue . such count, without adjournment or interruption, until the same is completed, V4 and make such statement of the result thereof, and sign the same, as the nature of the election shall require. If, in counting, two or more like ballots shall be found folded together compactly, on- gpSS i L-II i.-j xl. -.i-i L ty one aiian ue counted, me oiner must be destroyed. If more ballots shall be ^ found, on opening the box, than there * are names on the poll list, all the ballots . shall be returned to the box andthor- oughly mixed together, and one of the managers, or clerk, shall, without seeing the ballots, draw therefrom and immediately destroy as many ballots as there ?3 are in excess of the number of names ' on the poll list. Within three days thereafter the chairman of the board of managers, or , one of them, to be designated in writing by the board, shall deliver to the com- * ' missioners of election at Bamberg C. H. the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots, and a written statement of the result of the election in hisprecinct, and .* <? the oath forms signed by the managers ; and clerks. All these regulations must | be strictly observed. The managers will call at the Court i lis House on Saturday before the election v ^ for the boxes and tickets. J. F. CARTER, 1 H. B. GRIMES, "'M ! M. N. RICE, Commissioners State Elections. i i Bamberg, S. C., July 30, 1907. flust Produce Certificate. Columbia, S. C., August 2, 1907. Mr. J. F. Carter, Bamberg, S. C.? Dear Sir:?Your letter to the Attor- .,*! ney General, asking whether it is necessary for a voter to present his registration certificate and tax receipt at the ballot box when he offers to vote, has been received. In the case of Wright against the State Board of Canvassers, the Supreme Court decided that the manager should require the production of both registration certificate and tax receipt. It is proof of the payment of taxes that is required. The tax receipt is the best evidence, but if that cannot H be produced a certificate of the treasur- Jpj er, or best proof of which the fact is susceptible at the time, will be sufficient. 3|g I enclose you the findings of the State -' % Board of Canvassers.in the case of the % Kershaw election which was decided yesterday. If you desire any further >/ ;: information, write us and we will gladly serve you in any way we can. M. P. DeBRUHL, Assistant Attornev General. I PHOTOGRAPH 111 GALLERY f| ' ''&*' Open in Telephone Building by Expert Artists. Come and examine our pictures. Prices from 60c to $6.00 per dozen. Special attention to enlarging | and copying old pictures, g T. J. POOSER S BIO. M BAMBERG, - - - S. G. 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