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(5hr Bamberg ijrralh ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KXIGHT, Editor. Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, cylinder press, folder, two jobbers, all run by electric power, with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year, $1.00, ' or 10 cents a month for less than one year. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal ad. vertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first Insertion. Communications-?We are always glad to publish news letters or those t>ertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, Sept. 16, 1909. * We have no disposition to gloat over the downfall of any white man * ' ? ? * *? To Vi n DUX 11 IS pit*clStf-IIL LU ftuun vuub v vuu B. Ross, the white man of Barnwell who broke into the treasurer's office, will have to serve his sentence. There was no doubt of his guilt, and the jury promptly convicted him. He appealed to the supreme court, and that body affirmed the verdict of the (? circuit court. His sentence is five years in the State penitentiary. At last white men are being convicted in South Carolina for their crimes, and we are glad of it. Up to this writing nobody in Bamberg has offered a cent on a fund to pay the fees for poor childdren who want to attend the graded school, so t we must conclude that interest in education does not go very deep. We think it best that the trustees abolish the fee and have the taxpayers in * mass meeting pledge themselves to vote a sufficient levy next year to pay up the deficit of this year. Then the V trustees would be enabled to borrow money to run the school the coming nine months. But we are afraid the collection of this fee will not be an easy matter and that some poor children will be kept out of school. If there is any way to do it, the burden of taxation should be put on I property, where it rightfully belongs, and not on the individual. Col. Jas. T. Bacon, editor of the Edgefield Chronicle, and known and loved all over South Carolina, died last week at his home in Edgefield after a short illness. Col. Bacon was a rare character, and there was none like him anywhere. He was a won| . derfully humorous writer, a fine musician, and a gentleman of the old school with the beautiful manners and delightful courtesy of the days of old. He will be missed especially by the : newspaper men of the State, for he was a regular attendant at the annual gatherings, and his presence was always eujoyed by all. No man that we know of had more true, warm friends than Col. Bacon, and he was the friend of ev.erv good man. He lived a life of devotion to others, and his reward will be great. Crazy Criminals Escape. Washington, Sept. 13.?Three negro criminal inmates, one of whom is a murderer, made a desperate and sensational dash for liberty from the government hospital for the insane, late last night, and fled before mounted policemen and attendants. The insane criminals, Edward ^ " J TnVi n smanwuuu, vv uuaiu au \a u Folk, were three of the mQst vicious and unruly characters at the big institution and their escape was affected by a secret plan, whereby they tore from its fastenings a stout guard rail and made a daring leap from a high window. Armed men are now scouring the woods in which the mad men are believed to be hiding. After having been at large for twelve hours the three men were captured near Alexandria. Va., where they had secreted themselves in the bushes and returned to the hospital. Judge Fights Duel With Political Foe Huntsville, Ala.. Sept. 19.?Following a dispute earlier in the day over political matters. Judge Betts, of the law and equity court, and T T "Doll/Nri+iwA n lArio. + i rii Ck r\r\ JctLLLCS n. oaiicuuu^, a uuiv i-"-> litical opponent, this afternoon engaged in a pistol duel on the streets here, each receiving minor wounds. Judge Betts was shot in the abdomen. but it was announced that the wound was not at all serious. The two men passed heated words this morning and were separated by bystanders before blows were passed. Each armed himself later and when they met on the street to-night both drew revolvers and began firing, emptying their revolvers at each other at close range. r * ;i U. S. OPERATED LOTTERY. Was Great Gamble Involving Territory Worth Millions. Although Uncle Sam is sternly opposed to lotteries and games of chance the old gentleman conducted the other day a land gamble compared with which the operations of ordinary lotteries are "small potatoes." The prizes distrioutea 10 ine iuckv winners were valued at more than $50,000,000. There were about 10.000 winners, each gaining a prize valued at from $5,000 upward. $0 losers there were some 276.000. which makes the gambling percentage about 2S to 1. The percentage might be considered high for a philanthropic gamester like Uncle Sam to offer, if it were not that the stakes of entrants were absurdedly low?25 cents for each person. The technical name for the government lottery, which was the biggest ever held in this country, was land drawing. Everything was lawful and official, so that the Goddess of Chance would have no fault to find. Bookmakers, faro dealers and three-card monte men went as they saw thousands of persons journeying to Spokane, Wash., and Coeur Alene, Idaho, where the drawings were held. Not that the government was raking in all the easy money, but the same ? ? V M f 11 A A f was ueiug <au?ui ucu iu mc mut ui several millions by railroads and hotels, and it was useless to talk anything but sagebrush acreage to the land hungry hordes. The notaries public had a good thing on the 25 cent fees they charged for making out applications for lottery tickets. Some of the notaries averaged each $150 a day in fees for 20 days. The lands distributed consisted of ] 660,000 acres of former Indian res- ' ervations in the States of Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The In- ? dians were not allowed to take part \ in the contest. Only white men who 1 were citizens or who intended to be- 5 come citizens, who did not own more \ than 160 acres of land and who 1 wished to acquire a homestead for j personal use being permitted to take 1 a chance at a quarter section plot. ] It was a rare sight to see the ; chicken wired, open air platform at 1 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, heaped with s white envelopes which men poured ? out of steel cans, and surrounded by 1 thousands of breathless persons, who ( hoped that their envelopes would be j picked out first by the white frocked { young daughters of leading citizens. 1 Thousands of other persons in all i parts of the country who had sent in applications, were breathless, also, as 1 the drawing hour approached, and ? many of them learned their luck or * failure Dy teiegrapn. judge James W. Witton acted as Uncle Sam's personal representative at the drawing and assured verybody that the Goddess of Chance had no "phony" envelopes in her voluminous sleeves. Little boys mixed the envelopes on the platform with wire potato scoops. Filings on the lands allotted will begin on April 1, 1910. Meanwhile the winners may pick out the plots they want. One hundred clerks at Coeur d'Alene are hustling to sort out the wagonloads of applications, which will be further scrutinized at Washington to make sure that no one has gained an undue advantage by registering more than once. Easterners won about one-third of the farms, Illinois leading the other States. Mechanics, laborers,, widows and school teachers constitute the majority of winners. Clinchfield Won't Build. Columbia, Sept. 13.?The committee of five named by the Chamber of f Commerce to go on to New York to see the general officers of the Clinch- * field about its coming to Columbia, will defer their trip until the return j of Messrs. John J. Seibels and J. P. \ Matthews, who had been to New York ? and who wired that this should be J done. A long-distance interview this c morning with Mr. Seibles indicates : that he and Mr. Matthews consider it useless for a committee to go on at this time. Practically all of the men to be seen are out of town. And it seems practically certain i morning with Mr. Seibels indicates < whatever after reaching Spartanburg, t at least for several years, though it I will make traffic arrangements to ? reach Columbia, Augusta, Charleston, Savannah and other important points c for the distribution of coal. i Hi ? Weds "Dying" Girl; She Recovers. ? New York, Sept. 14.?Kenneth M. ^ Strong and his bride, who was Miss Grace Rummage, of Stapleton, S. I., are today planning for a delayed c wedding trip to Canada. c Summoned by telephone to the c bedside of his fiance, who was * thought to be dying. Strong, a hard- k ware merchant of Amityville, L. I., 1 succeeded on his arrival at the home ( of his bride-to-be in persuading her J to have the marriage performed at ( once. ( Early on the wedding day Miss Rummage, who had been taking ! lessons in cookery, prepared a bowl ( of soup for herself. Immediately 5 she was seized with pains, and in ' spite of the efforts of four physicians 1 her condition became steadily worse. When Strong arrived he asked the young woman if she would consent to a wedding at once. In less than , an hour the knot was tied. 1,000 Weavers on Strike. , Fall River, Mass., Sept. 13.?The 1 1.000 weavers employed at the Fall River Iron Works cotton mills, which are controlled by M. C. D. Borden, of New York, did not report for work to-day, in accordance with their announced intention of striking for an increase in wages. ; Although but one-fifth of the em- < ployees of the six mills were affected, 1 when the strike was inaugurated today, there was a probability that unless an agreement was reached during the day, all the departments 1 would be closed down, throwing 5,000 operatives out of work. i The striking weavers ask for a ten per cent increase. An hour later all six mills compos- ; ing the plants were shut down. The absence of the weavers so hampered other departments that the management decided to close the entire plant < until the differences should be settled. \ THIS TIME THE WORM TURNED. A Woman Took Pistol Away From Her Husband and Fired at Him. James Martin, who, with his wife, Mattie Martin, engaged in an altercation on Hampton street Friday evening, that terminated in an abbreviated shooting on the porch of Mr. T. T. ialleys residence. n<ts iiul been located. Mattie Martin, who was arrested at the time, has beer released, as it appears that her husband was assaulting her with the revolver when she seized the weapon and fired the lone shot of the battle. The two have not dwelt together in harmony for some time and James Martin has been sent to the chaingang for beating his wife. The police have also been called upon to pour judicia' oil on the troubled waters several times. Friday evening, while walking on Hampton street, they were engaging in one of the old line quarrels when the argument became so heated that the husband made for the wife with drawn revolver. The woman took refuge on Mr. Talley's porch and when "the villain still pursued her," she illustrated the fable the fable of the turning worm by wrenching the revolver from the man's grasp and firing at Martin. He succeeded in recapturing the artillery and beating a hasty if not orderly retreat.?Columbia State, September 13. NEW ST. LOUIS BRIDGE. Wan Who is Known in \Crginia is the Designer. Phillip Aylette, the Norfolk engineer who built the great Sewalls Point terminals of the Virginia railway on Hampton Roads and who designed the wonderful five-mile bridge pf the Norfolk & Southern railway icross Albemarle Sound, has been selected to supervise the construction )f the new bridge across the Mississppi at St. Louis. Mr. Aylette says ;he structure, which is designed to areak the "bridge trust," which has reld St. Louis in its iron grasp so one, will be the most remarkable 3rid.ee in the world in several respects. It will have three 650-foot spans, will be a dbuble-deck structure 85 feet wide, the lower tier :arrving six railway tracks, the upper six trolley tracks, two roadways md projecting sidewalks for foot passengers, and the approaches will iach be 3,000 feet long. The bridge will cost in the neigh Dorhood of $6,000,000 and will reluire at least four years to complete. Dwing to the treacherous nature of ;he Missouri river bottom, the work presents engineering- difficulties rarey encountered in bridge building, it will be a combination of the truss md cantelever type of bridge, a species of construction first attempted n the present case. For the piers :our caissons, each 110 feet below :he surface of the water, will be sunk md in them the men will work unler the heaviest air pressure ever usid in bridge construction, running >0 pounds to the square inch. Fortvive pounds is the heaviest pressure jver tried before. The workmen vill be compelled to wear divers' suits with steel braces to protect ;heir bodies under the enormous pressure. The piers will be concrete :o the water's edge and will rise with i concrete core and granite facing 120 feet above it. Mr. Aylette was 'ormerly with the Seaboard Air Line.?Portsmouth Star. Negroes Whip White Man. Spartanburg, S. C., Sept. 10.?Inuriated by the attack of a white man >n a young girl of their own color, ;he negroes of a thickly settled leighborhood about two miles from :his city to-day secured the girls' assailant and after administering a severe whipping, forced him to leave :he county. The sheriff and a posse )f citizens, heavily armed, went to ;he scene or the trouDie to avert a ;hreatened race riot. 2,200 Operatives Return. Saco, Maine, Sept. 13.?After idleless of about three weeks the 2,200 imployees of the York Mill in this ;own, who were thrown out of em)loyment by the strike of 150 weavers, returned to work to-day. The weavers went back to work tolay at the old rate of wages, but the nill management promised to do iomething for them as soon as possible. >oal Companies Allege Discrimination Washington, Sept. 14.?Fifteen :ompanies mining coal in the Coal ;reek field of Tennessee today filed a jomplaint with the interstate comnerce commission charging that the Southern Railway company discrimilates against them in the rates on ;oal as compared with those accorded >perators in the Appalachian, Tombs 3reek and Black Mountain districts )f Virginia. It is urged that the differential of SOc to Knoxville, given on the Coal ;reek coal, should be maintained on shipments to South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and other Southern points, when passing through Knoxville. To points in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia reached by both fields through Morristown, renn., it is claimed that the same rate should apply beyond that junction with a differential to that point Df 40c instead of 25c, in favor of the Coal creek fields. The rates to Aasnvuie are aiso made the subject of complaint. Peace Officer Killed. Jesup, Ga., Sept. 10.?Marshal G. B. Pope was killed this afternoon by a. blow over his heart in a desperate struggle with Edward Tyre, Brantly Tyre and James Tyre, prominent young white men, whom he was attempting to arrest. It is not known which one of the Tyres inflicted the fatal blow. All were arrested as they attempted to escape, and lodged in Wayne county jail. Intense feeling exists gainst the young men. The officer was attempting to arrest them on charges of disorderly conduct. Brantly Tyre and James Tyre are sons of County Commissioner George Tyre. Edward Tyre is their cousin. I J Furniture that = sir We Know ... I I to he light is the kind you'll find in this careful store. fo That "nothing succeeds better than success" is exempli- ? fied in our growing Furniture trade. All the time we strive for new ideals that embody every goo#d idea that is help- 0 . ful, both to our trade and to ourselves. It means, of course, the getting away from trashy furniture, which is ^ absolutely the most expensive investment you can make. We carry a general line of Furniture and Housefurnish- ? F'ao/IC trKioK omKxanoc iii??? niuvu - - - - Ai Ge Bedroom Suites, Wardrobes, Tables, be at Chairs, Rockers, Bedsteads, Mattings, ^ Rugs, Carpets, Stoves and Ranges. t* ex ge We candidly believe we can save you money in purchases sti in our lines, as we buy in carload lots for cash, and take wi advantage of all discounts. A visit to our store is well of worth while, 14 ea fl A OimmanA Hi Ui dlllllliuirc II I THE FURNITURE STORE I I Opposite Hoover's Drug Store. BAMBERG, S. C. I I 1 fpoi?101?_101??II? I fo [the opening day] I II ....Oil.... || [ai U Monday Sept. 20th || * M S. We will open up our Jewelry Store with a line of f0] goods that has never been equaled in Ehrhardt pa City. It is a collection of beautiful things in solid ^ gold, sterling silver, and gold-filled. Everybody in no Colleton County knows the kind of goods we JJ. handle and the treatment we have given our custo I w mers for years. J|o We have the goods and the prices will be right I Sa Everything will be sold with a guarantee to be as represented II S? W2 || Special For Thirty Days Only |j | UWe will give to any purchaser of 25 cents in cash, I so a number, with the privilege to obtain a $15 outfit, I ^ Disk Graphophone with a half dozen records. The I outfit may be inspected at the store. H ce: REMEMBER, Goods will be ready for inspection ft ^ Monday, September 20, at old stand of Mrs. Jones* Millinery Store. ^ I FINN'S JEWELRY STORE II ' ft EHRHARDT, ....... S. C. ft I Si?IQ'?'QEJ spy r Advertising; i I IS HONEST I j ^ We do not make a single statement that we cannot I make good. The old way of claiming everything in an ^9 I advertisement has been done away with, and what the @ ^ I buying public wants is a plain, candid statement of facts in regard ~to~~good and prices." jgi We say we have an exceptionally large and well selected stock of fall merchandise. That's absolutely true. We also claim that our prices are exceedingly reasonable, 89 c yet we are not claiming to sell at cost. . But we bought ? early, before goods went up, and therefore our prices are A ? unusually attractive. Come in and see if you don't agree with us. Our Clothing for men and boys is well-made, 5? the materials are good, and you can get excellent wear v V as well as a fit for most any size man or boy in our stock. ^9 ^ SHIELD BRAND SHOES1f your money's worth in every pair. 2? /? Burson's Ladies Hose. The only Hose knit to fit 89 without a seam. Wear guaranteed. Six pair six months, ^ ^ Genuine Marseilles Quilts, $4.00 each, full sizes. ? Best 10-4 Sheeting, 30 cents per yard. @ Our lines of Dry Goods, Staples, Dress Goods, No- ^ tions, Trunks, etc., are complete enough for you to find what von want here. Please give us a chance to serve @ ! you. Costs nothing to look, even if you don't buy. ' E. 0. KIRSGH : || BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA 1 co * ?V SPECIAL NOTICES. ' ; 1 * Ivertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. '4 ================================== Wanted.?By widower with two lall boys, reliable housekeeper of od standing. State age and salary pected. Box D. McClellanville, S. Lost.?Savings department book ). 48, issued by Bamberg Banking tmpany to Chester Summers. If \ und please return to said bank. ^ \ k For Exchange.?I have a quantity pure Toole cotton seed which I 11 exchange for other seed on a sis of two bushels for one. Exange seed to be delivered at Bam- -1 rg oil mill. J. J. SIMMONS, Bam rg, S. C. For Sale?Two thousand bushels * )pler seed oats raised by Mr. ;orge Salley, Orangeburg county. divered in 25 bushel lots in Bam- < rg, at 67 cents per bushel. Sample The Herald office. GREEN-BRAB- ri 1 &.M CO., Cope, S. C. Wanted.?A man to superintend a ? enty horse farm. Must have had 1 perience and be a capable, ener- I tic, sober man. Salary good. Apply, V iting experience, qualifications, 4\ th recommendations, to "M," care , A The Bamberg Herald. ' ) For Sale.?One sugar cane mill, . -inch rollers, two pans, 80 gallons ch, and about 1,500 brick on lich pans are set. Will sell the lole outfit cheap. Outfit can be 3ii at Mr. Henry F. Bamberg's, own as the old Delk place. T. C. , 3K ? lNT, Bamberg, S. C. DANGER IN DELAY. ? dney Diseases Are Too Dangerous for Bamberg People to Neglect. 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