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jfcZz't-U* \v ; - ; - v. . v sgET^SfV-,. ... . . ... ? .v - . r: Personal Mention. ?Mr. J. R. Owens, of Denmark, was in the city last Thursday. ?Hon. C. W. Garris, of Denmark, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. J. W. Pearlstine, of Olar, was in the city last Thursday and Friday. ; * ?Mr. E. C. Hunter, of Branchville, was in the city for several days this week. ?Mr. A. L. Pearlstine, of Jackson^ ' ville, Fla., visited his father's family last week* ?Mr. J. H. Kearse, of the Bu-fawPa RriHo-p spr?tior). was in the city / XVAU V , w last Saturday. ?Messrs. W. W. Smoak, and G. J. Herndon, of Walterboro, were in the city last Friday. '. - % ?Mr. W. C. Patrick, of Columbia, x arrived in the city Tuesday night to spend a few days. ?Mr. F. M. Smoak, of Fort Motte, spent a few days in th^city this week on a visit to his mother's family. ?Magistrate J. C. Copeland and Mr. H. Z. McMillan, of theEhrhardt section, were in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. and Mrs. Jno. R. Bellinger .went to Augusta Monday on account ^ of the illness of their daughter, Mrs. S. W. J. Faulkner. ?Miss Georgia Emma Jordan has returned to the Orangeburg Col, legiate Institute, after spending sev era! weeks at nome. s'-"--'. - V ?Mr. D. F. Hooton, cashier of Bamberg Banking Co., left for Columbia last night to attend the meet* : of lie State Bankers' Association. ?Mrs. M. E. Hartzog, after spending a few days with her neice, Mrs. M. D. Boineau, left yesterday morning for Barnwell to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. G. Simms.?Columbia g^^JState. a ?Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Herbert and children left Monday for a visit to Mrs. Herbert's mother in Sumter, , where Mr. Herbert is assisting in a - meeting. They will be away about ten days. ?Mr. N. P. Murdaugh, of Apalachacola, Fla., is on a visit to friends in the city and county. Mr. Murv: v daugh lived in Bamberg for a number pr of years, and his many friends are fglad to see him again. Sharpest Trader in Settlement. P /'Watchergot?" said the storekeeper. / V The man ran his hand down into his ; > coat pocket and pulled out an egg. he. *v" ' "One aig!" said the storekeeper. j? 44And what you want for that?" "Waall," drawled the man, "you can gimme a couple of knittin' neer * I dies for it, can't ye?" "Ef that's all," said the storekeeper, "I reckon I kin." , The man received the knitting neevdles, and looking up at the storekeeper he said, "Aren't you goin' to treat?" (The custom demands a treat ? whenever a swap of any kind is made.) K ? "Well," said the storekeeper, i; "what you want?" ;; . "Oh, I'm not particular," said the man, "Gi' me a drink o' cider." ^ So the storekeeper handed out a bottle of cider and a glass. "Help yourself." >'ty- The man thought a moment and said solemnly, "I nevah drink with; r - out breakin' an aig in it." J"':>rj "WeH, upon mah soul, "thought the storekeeper. But he handed him the ; ' egg he had just received and said, 0; "Here's yoh aig; you kin have it." TO*- mot* 1\w\lra tlia oiTff ircfr? fVlO gjR^r iUC moil uivoc wi^ ^55 uiw wiiv ?vv. . glass of cider, and in doing so discovered that the egg had two yolks. |^v:^lfe drained the glass, smacked his jpPm^ - fips, pronounced it a fine drink, and ^fc^then said to the storekeeper, "You r ; Jfenow you ought to gi' me two more jButtm' needles, don't you?" ir f 'WhyV' asked the storekeeper, perplexed. ^Because," said the man, "that aig o' mine had two yolks!" il; ' Anderson Suffers Fire Loss. t r- ? . Anderson, April 19.?Fire at 4 o'clock this morning destroyed $12,000 worth of property. The Model steam laundry on Fant street, roller * m? machinery of L. R. Welch and a corn mill belonging to Dickson, to, gether with the buildings, were a J; < total loss. When the fire was discovered the interior of the laundry ^^ was in a mass of flames and the build, ~ ing fell in soon after the fire department reached the scene. The adjoining buildings were saved. Three firemen were shocked by live electric wires of high voltage. The laundry lost $6,000 with $4,000 1 * insurance. Mr. Welch lost $6,000 in * the building in mill machinery with no insurance. Three buildings were burned, all belonged to Mr. Welch. The origin of the fire is unknown. \ * ^ ^?1 Liquor Drummer Is Arrested. Greenville, April 17.?James E. Payne, who formerly lived in this city, but who lives in Augusta, was arrested yesterday morning charged with violation of the Carey-Cothran law. It was reported to the county officers that Mr. Pavne was soliciting orders for whiskey and accepting payment for same at the time that the order was given. The authorities after consulting several lawyers had , two warrants issued for Payne's arrest. ; As soon as Mr. Payne heard of the action he immediately surrendered and gave justified bond before Magis4 i trate Stradley. . :V v'--' ' v.-vi ; - ; -X- . . . - . ^ # METHODISTS VOTE TO DANCE. Clergy Joins Laity In Asking that Ban Be Removed. / The New York East Methodist conference, in session yesterday at St. James church, Madison avenue and 126th street, passed several important resolutions, one of them dealing with dancing and other amusements. On Friday the lay members of the conference passed a resolution asking the general inference to repeal article 248, which forbids dancing, card playing and certain other amusements, and the clerical members voted on the proposition Yesterday. It was expected that there would be some discussion, but the resolution requesting the repeal of article 248 was passed without discussion and only seven .ministers voted against it. The resolution, it was explained, does not take Methodism from its nistonc position in the matter of amusements, but plafces such matters within the conscience of the individual.?New York Sun. To Release Thaw. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 20.? The first step toward the release of Harry Thaw was taken today. James G. Graham, of Thaw's counsel, made application to Justice Morsithauser, White Plains, for an order directing the superintendent of the asylum to permit Thaw to sign a for??1 -Psw a Txrtnf r\t VlJjHpflS imu tippijcauivil JLVi a m.v V4. corpus. The order was granted. When Thaw makes application he will probably be brought before the justice to determine his sanity. The Mercenary Willie. Craig Wadsworth, the best cotillion leader in American, admitted at a dinner in New York, says the Boston Herald, that men were colder and more mercenary than women. "It is born in us," said Mr. Wadsworth, sadly. "Even as children?" He smiled. "When I was a boy," he said, "I had a little friend named Willie. Willie appeared one day with a fine apple. " Til give you this apple,' hesaid to a little girl, 'for twenty kisses.' "The little girl was amazed. That was not at all like Willie. Nevertheless, she consented. " 'Shut your eyes,' said Willie. 'Sit down here and shut your eyes. And, mind, if you open them the bargain is off.' "The little girl obeyed, and slowly very slowly, the kisses began to fall upon her lips. One, two, three, four ?a long pause?five, six?another long pause?seven?pause-?eight, nine, ten?intolerable pause. " 40h, Willie, hurry!' " Tm not Willie.' "The girl opened her eyes in astonishment, and drew back her pretty mouth from the advancing lips of a strange boy, a very common, shabby sort of boy, whom she had never seen before. " 4 Why, where's Willie?'she cried. - " 'He's down the street,' was the reply, 'sellin' your kisses for two apples apiece. Better shet yer eyes ag^in. The next three boys is terribly ugly.' " Circumstantial Evidence. "You say you met the defendant on a street car, and that he had been drinking and gambling,"said the attorney for the defense during the cross examination. "Yes," replied the witness. "Did you see him take a drink?* "No." "Did you see him gambling?" "No." "Then how do you know," demanded the attorney, "that the defendant had been drinking and gambling?" "Well," explained the witness, "he gave the conductor a blue chip for # - t i-i j l: i. i i.u? nis car-iare, ana uiiu mm iu cue change."?April Lippincott's. The Wifey's Way. The Bamberg lady who gently tapped her husband on the shoulder at the skating rink the other night and said, "Love, it is growing late; I think we had better go home," is the same one who after getting home shook the rolling pin under his nose and said, "You infamous old snaggle tooth devil, if you ever look at that mean, hateful calico face mackereleyed old thing you had your eye glued on to-night I'll bust your cocoanut wide open for you." For the benefit of those who abhor printer's ink as a prime factor to the advancement of their interests, we should state that Samson?the strong party?was the first man to advertise. He took two solid columns to demonstrate his strength, and several thousand people "tumbled" to the scheme. He brought down the house. O'Flannagan came home one night with a deep band of black crepe around his hat. "Why, Mike!" exclaimed his wife. "What are you wearin' that mournful thing for?" "I am wearin' it for yer first, husband," replied Mike firmly. "I'm sorry he's dead." 8100 REWARD, 8100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science h$s been able to cure in all its stages, ana that is catarrh. Hall s catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutlonal disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In its curative powers that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. SENSATIONAL SUICIDE Armless Man Shoots Himself With a Pistol. PULLS TRIGGER WITH TOE. Pari* Police Refute to Believe Such a Suicide Possible, but Medical Ex* amination Demonstrates That Death Was Self Inflicted. One of the most remarkable suicides ever recorded recently came to light in Paris. A man without arms succeeded in shooting himself with a re volver. For some time tne ponce refused to believe that such a suicide was possible, but medical examination has proved conclusively that such was the fact The details of .the suicide are extraordinary. The armless man was THE ABMLBSS MAN WAS LIFTED TO THE BSD. named Onillon. He was fifty-one years old and a widower. He lived alone. One of his arms was amputated some years ago as the result of an accident The other was cnt off close to the elbow a few months ago, owing to medical reasons. He made a precarious living by the sale of objects in the street He had a son who for some time past has been in prison at Chalons-snrMarne. This son was released recently with about $2 in his pocket which he had earned as good conduct money while in prison. His first object was to see his father, and he spent all his money in paying his fare to Paris. Without losing any time he went from! the station to his father's residence, eager to meet him once again. Arrived there, he knocked repeatedly at the door, but could obtain no response. Becoming alarmed, he broke open the door and entered. Efe struck a light and to his horror saw his father lying inanimate at thf side of his bed. He rushed across to him and found that he was dead. The armless man was lifted to his bed. As this was being done a revolver fell from his clothes.' It should be mentioned that he was fully dressed. Careful examination disclosed the ract mat mere were uu wumuoiuua vu the body, nor was there any evidence In the room of a straggle having taken place. When the revolver was examined it was found that two chambers had been discharged. Cnrioasly enongb. t^ese wer^ not consecutive chambers. Between the discharged chambers there was an interval of two that were undischarged. / " It was also obvious that, however the man had met his death, robbery was not the motive if it had been accomplished by any other person. The dead man's watch and other small possessions were found on the mantelpiece, and $3.50 was still in his trousers pockets. The mystery that puzzled the police was bow the armless man discharged the revolver. It Is stated that he was an extraordinarily resourceful man. For instance, he was in the habit of unlocking his door every night with his own latchkey. He did this with his teeth. The autopsy proved that It was by means of his teeth and bis feet that be committed suicide. With his teeth he succeeded in fastening a boot lace to a piece of wire and in attaching the wire to the trigger of a revolver. He at-- a# whtaIvmi In iiieu wu& luo uuxei vi ura u his mouth and pulled the wire with his feet Jews Look Firmly While Eating Fruit. Suddenly stricken speechless.' his whole aide paralyzed and unable to move a muscle In his body, O. O. Harden, an engineer on the Northwestern railroad, lies at his home, 208 Sixth street Sioux City, la., in a critical condition. Mr. Harden had begun eating a banana, and he had just sat down on a lounge when his jaws suddenly became clinched, and he was unable to remove the fruit from his lips. Medical aid was summoned, but Mr. Harden was In too critical a condition for any attempt at relief. Hangs Herself With Stars and 8tripes. Mrs. Cornelia McKelvie of Baltimore twisted an American flag lnjtp a rope and committed suicide by hanging herself to a closet door. Her body was discovered by her thirteen-year-old granddaughter. Melancholia, due to poor health, is supposed to have prompted the act ' v ..i*. 4;'T r r.- ,-_-l r" si v ,'tv 1 > KING CORN. Results of Improvement In Breeding and Cultivation. In commenting on the National Corn exposition recently held at Chicago. Orange Judd Farmer says: There were about 8.000 exhibits of corn on display. Taking the entire exhibit into consideration, the corn on the tables was probably the best ever shown at any exhibition. This is most remarkable, considering the unfavorable conditions which prevailed through the growing season. It would not be possible to have anything like corn of the high quality shown were it not for the great improvement in breeding and cultivation of late. Pure bred varieties mature earlier and resist unfa vorable weather conditions to a greater extent than the inferior corn grown a few years ago. * In the class open to the world the showing was wonderful. Probably a third of the entire exhibit was in this lot Illinois Exhibit. The Illinois exhibit as would naturally be expected, was very complete in white and yellow classes. Undoubtedly, however, the yellow varieties predominated, the majority of them being of the Reid type. This is a remarkably uniform variety and of high scoring quality. The white samples were just about as numerous, and many of them were of very excellent character, but as show corn they did not compare quite as well as yellow corn. Calico and Red Varieties. Outside of the white and yellow varieties shown by Iowa exhibitors there was an exceedingly fine showing'of calico and red corn. In the cattle feeding states these varieties seem to be as exceedingly pupuiui. CORN STORAGE. Germination Tests With Corn Stored In Different Ways. The relation of a perfect stand to Increased cixfp yields has been so effectually demonstrated that the best meth/?d of storing seed grain becomes a matter of vital interest to all corn growers. A test was made last year to determine what the effect of storing corn in a dry room, on racks In the barn, In the warming oven of a stove and In a corncrib would have on the germinating powers of the seed the following spring. The per cent of germination was lowest with the corn stored in the FOB DBYING COKH. IA convenient rack for storing, which may, be or any neignt aesirea.j crib, as would naturally be expected, as the seed was exposed to the widely varying temperatures which prevailed during the winter season. The germination was practically the same with the samples stored in a dry room and on racks in a barn, though these methods of storing had but little advantage over the use of the warming oven. Considerable difference was witnessed, however, in the strength of the germinations from corn kept in the several ways indicated. The grain from the corn stored in the crib showed the least vigor of germination, the best results being obtained from the corn stored on the racks in the barn, followed quite closely by that stored in a dry. room. The corn stored in the i warming oven germinated fairly well | in all except two instances. In one the i germination was remarkably low, due either to a poor ear or to the fact that Kclqti AT7orhofltp/1 flt I UiC Wlli Ilia/ uaw WVM V T , sometime. I The matter of the storage of seed after It has been carefully bred and selected Is therefore one which should receive the careful attention of every farmer.?Andrew M. Soule, Virginia. Western Butter In Texas. Carloads of imported butter come to Texas every week from the high priced lands of Illinois, Kansas and Iowa, j When will the cotton farmer and his | children learn that the markets for good butter in this section demand butter and cream at such high prices that cotton growing is put to shame? It is merely a matter of knowledge and skill.?Farm and Ranch. A Variety of Feed. Hens to feel well and to lay must have a variety of feed, and they must have it clean. The idea of shutting poultry up in small quarters and scattering the feed around in dirty places, then expecting good results, is absurd, but how many poultry yards are found in just such condition!?Farm Press. Good Quarters For the Hogs. Under all circumstances, regardless of climate, whether a man is breeding pure bred stock or grades, hogs should have sleeping places that are dry and warm, providing protection against storms and damp, chilly weather. j REAL ESTATE'! 4 - FOR QUICK SALES LIST WITH US J FOR PAYING INVESTMENTS BUY OF US 2, p T I* ic fW PaIiVv ia Please Rnfh Rnver an A Seller ? II llJ VUI 1 V11VJ IV * IVNWW VV?U ~"W 2 Our detailed descriptions of properties give you facts. C m" If you have any land to sell let us send you a descripfK tion blank to fill out. v ? ?. Write for a pamphlet of our properties which we will C j b take pleasure in mailing to you. 'W JL Char Civil Engineer will do accurately any work that X vou mav wish to have done. SEE US. $$? ^ ^hCTHI I Carter & Taylor| J <v Bamberg Office Over Bamber{?Banking Company : 9 *% T PICKENS, S. C. ' BAMBERG, S. C. DO YOU APPRECIATE THE VALUf! 1 I BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY I S I Bamberg, - - South Carolina 0 a :-$m H A R D W A R [ i? I have the Gladiator Stalk Cutter, Avery's "ReVeiaible" Disc Harrow, Chattanooga Chilled (double and single) f '%& Plows," The Oaks Cotton and Corn Planter, Caldwell lmproved Cotton Seed Dromier. Blount's True Blue Cast Steel If 1?low, Avery Dow Law Cotton Planter, Hoosier CornDrill, ' 'M Cole Guano Distributor, K. P. Guano Distributor, Lulu Seed Planar, The Little Joe Harrow, The Georgia and i mk| Farquhar Plow Stocks, the best Heaters and Stoves, Fish vjp and Poultry Wire, Devoe and Hammar Paints, Harness ; ^ Oil, Crockeryware and Shelf Goods, Pumps and Piping. x My prices are right. Come in and take a look. ' S J. A. HUNTER, riire^l W? * ' ^BHrS ac Have you ever stopped to consider the advantages of ^ ? trading with the firm that has ONE PRICE TO ALL? * - ^ ffl After more than a quarter of a century's experience in W ^II & the FURNITURE AND 11USIC BUSINESS, we have ?Jp ~u* X decided that the one price system is to the mutaal in- A ->^3 3K terest of the dealer and consumer; and have therefore - I adopted this system in our different departments. Jfiyery article is marked in plain figures, thusenablingyou to walk through the store and select what you want as V easily and effectively alone as if you were being served . Bp|gB.;;;' by an experienced salesman FURNITURE, PIANOS, OROANS, SHEET | MUSIC, BABY CARRIAGES, ETC 19 It is needless to go into detail as to what we handle? every one living within a hundred miles of Augusta 5? : 5 knows that THOHAS & BARTON COMPANY is pre- ? j^B To Satisfy Your Every I | nouseiuriuMuug y -ji ? A look through our store /will convince you that our W ffl prices are lower than others quote you @ WE SELL QRAPHOPHONES I THOMAS & BARTON CO. f a Broadway ----- Augusta, Georgia A ^vr ?a* IWE HAVE IT!| I An up-to-date drug store with a choice assort- B I ment, of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, I Stationery, Cut Glass. Combs, Brushes, Rubber Goods, Cigars, Etc. We can serve you promptly ^ B and at right prices. Give us a share of your trade , ' ' [Hoover's Drug Store|||fl