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lamberg ISjrralb - ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor] Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, Hi 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 <me year. All subscriptions payable atrictlv in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements 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 of those pertaining 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 ex*>?Mond in nnv rnmmnnication. I . _ ?V _ ' Thursday, May 5, 1910 " A handsome government building | for Bamberg will be going some, but we feel sure we will get it if it can be gotten, as Congressman Patterson is an earnest and energetic worker. Ife ~ The railway authorities have been considering, for months thb matter of lighting the passenger station prop: erly, but no results have been obtainv?d so far. It seems to be the policy 'i-s * of the railroad to do just as little as possible for the convenience of ^.? ^ ' the traveling public at this point. That was a good meeting in the v town hall last Friday afternoon. Now let's have a better one when the or>' ganization meeting is to be held, f4 Every business man in the city should t , . be present when officer* are to be elected and the organization put under way. Bamberg is certainly waking up. 1 ? It is an teasy matter to get a public meeting nere now, and it is one of ^ V the most hopeful signs we have noted recently. No town can grow unless g; ' its citizens take an interest in public & - affairs, and we are glad to see our , people alive to the public welfare. ?v They have made a good start recently pp?' ?let them keep it up. 1 MSik Nearly eleven years ago we cast ? ?ur hH with the people of Bamberg, ' and to-day every interest we have is P* located wfthin the corporate limits , of this city. We have shown our faith in Bamberg by investing every j ^ ; dollar we have right here. Bam- , berg would be a better town if every 1 dollar made here was invested in , Bamberg real estate or Bamberg en- j p V+-: terprises. j piV ' This is the season of the year 1 ^ r. ' when many, people think they have , If the privilege of plowing up the pub- j lie roads, to the great discomfort and j ~ inconvenience of the traveling pub- < Be; If some of these violators of the i law were prosecuted and heavily < fined, it would put a stop to the j f" practice. It is against the law to ] plop into the public roads, and our < ?1 officials should take the matter in < hand and prosecute those who are , guilty of such a reprehensible practice < Give your name to the cpmmittee cm membership when they call on you, as every citizen of Bamberg < vthould be a member of the proposed business league: Help in the growth i N of Bamberg, and let us hsow to the world that we have here a united citizenship, standing shoulder to } shoulder, having one purpose, the . . best interests of the entire communi- i ty. You will be surprised at the re- . suits which can be obtained for the j > city with everybody working togeth er.' We have a good town, but we . want to make it a better one, and < we want t'o let the outside world . know what we are doing. This can be done most effectively with all of us working together. Last week Congressman Patterson introduced a bill in congress providing for a public building at Bamberg to cost $125,000. This shows that our representative is right on the job, and we hope that his efforts in behalf of this city will be successful. Bamberg certainly needs better facilities, and we wnll gladly second the efforts of Mr. Patterson in obtaining the public building. Every citizen of the city and county should be interested in this project, and should lend all assistance and encouragement to Mr. Patterson in the fight for a public building. Of course this matter will take time, but there is no reason why Bamberg should not have a handsome public building. illS I /cfcv- . - A QUEER PROFESSION. Man With Contract For Five Tons of Rattlesnake Rattlesnake Bill, with orders in-his pocket for five tons of diamondback rattlesnakes, has gone to South Dakota as the one best place on earth where 10,000 pounds of live rattlers can be secured, and as soon as the warm spring sun brings the snakes from their winter homes Bill will begin the harvest. Rattlesnake Bill is a professional snake hunter. It's not a matter of sentiment, nor pride, nor revenge that causes him to risk his life 1,000 times every day. It is simply a business matter. Bill finds It easier to make money by facing a terrible deaths every minute of his life than by working. Therefore, he turned snake-hunter, and- now has the distinction of handling more liverattlers than any other man in the world. Five tons of rattlesnakes? not dead ones, but every one alive and virile, ready, anxious and spoiling for trouble. These are the kind that Rattlesnake Bill gdes after. Bill has his eye on the famous Rattlesnake canyon of the Grand River, some twenty-five miles west of Pierre, and here it is that he expects to pass the entire summer catching rattlesnakes for dealers in different parts of the country. Rattlesnake canyon is so full of snakes i that no man ever goes near it. The canyon is a deep slash in the lime stone hills, through which the Grand River makes its way. When the hot j sun shines into the gorge the snakes crawl from their holes and coil themselves together in great balls on the floor of the canyon. Hardy hunters who have, risked wandering snakes and have made their way to the brink of the chasm say there are tens of thousands of rattlers there?say that the ground is literally alive with snakes. "What does a fellow want with five tons of live rattlers?" was asked the unique character. "I want them to sell to the side shows and other attractions of that nature," was the reply. "They are in great demand? the rattlesnake market is never glutted. They are very delicate and usually live only a few weeks after they are captured if their fangs are removed, as they usually are. How do we remove the fangs? Well, we force about six inches of broom handle down a snake's throat. That opens its mouth, and of course prevents its closing it. Then, with a pair of pliers we simply pull out the fangs. There are never enough rattlesnakes to supply the demand, and they can always be sold at a good price. Almost any big snake dealer will contract for all the snakes one can catch." When Bill goes into a den of rattlemakes he is dressed in a suit of heavy leather over a suit of corduroy. On his feet he wears felt boots drawn over a pair of ordinary heavy boots. Two pairs of thick gloves, a fur cap and with a cape which covers his shoulders and breast and protects his entire face, and a pair of joggles for the eyes complete his armor. Dressed in this manner, he may with impunity step right into i bunch of rattlesnakes, confident that not a single fang can reach him. A.t such times he carries a five-foot forked stick with a wire noose attachment. With this fork he pins a snake to the floor, and the noose, svhich slips over the reptile's head, ;hokes it into submission. The snake Is then transferred to a basket and later to a specially constructed wagmi, which be keeps near. When the lay's catch is finished and the wagon iriven to a safer place the snakes are iefanged.?Chicago Record-Herald. rrrr t i?n TVCTP A n OF IfTIJ.TVr;. rt 1 ?j i i?'i i y ino A Junx/ v* Georgian Threatened Life of Another, was Himself Slain. Albany, Ga., April 30.?William W. Morris, of a well known Americus family, \?as shot to death early this morning in the tenderloin ^district here by Frank Jay. Investigation by a coroner's jury resulted in the release of Jay soon after his arrest. Evidence was to the effect that Morris had announced his intention of going to the house in the tenderloin, where he knew Jay, was, and killing him. He burst in the door of a room in which Jay stood and opened fire. He wounded Jay in the shoulder and received two bullets in his heart. THE LAW BOARD NAMED. Will Decide Who May Practice Ltaw in This State. The State law board was announced on Friday by the State Supreme court, as follows: W. D. Melton, Columbia, one year; W. R. Miller, Charleston, two years; F. Barron Grier, Greenwood, one year. The first examination by the new board will be held on May 6. The new act takes the examinations for admission to practice law out of the hands of the Supreme Court and raises the requirements. | \ RUFFIANS ASSAULT CRIPPLE. Emmett J. Rodman Roughly Dealt M With on Train. Chester, April 30.?Mr. Emmett J. Rodman, son of Mr. S. A. Rodman, C who is attending King's Business Col- g lege, in Charlotte, was brutally set IV upon Saturday evening while a pass- f< enger on Train No. 27, by Luke and $ Roach Jordan, who are said to be c Rock Hill mill operatives. s< Young Rodman, who is a cripple, and forced to use crutches, was stand- a - a* i.? 1 _ n ing on tne rear piauonn in iue uam o. as it was coming out of Charlotte, f< when the two Jordans and an assocK P ate, whose name is unknown, endeav- a ored to jostle him off the platform, b The young man resisted, and the ruf- fi fians seized one of his crutches and pitched it off the train. They then n seized young Rodman, and would s: have pitched him bodily off the train, tlien moving at a speed of something ^ like twenty miles an hour, had he not a managed to seize the hand-rail and c; save himself. Recovering his balance r< the victim of the attack shoved his hand into his pocket as if to draw out h a weapon, and the assailants ceased f< their attack. Later young Rodman si went into the coach, and the Jordans n took possession of the platform again, being finally placed under arrest and b turned over to .the Pineville authoi|i- & ties, by whom they were sent back to 6 Charlotte. The two ruffians were before( Recorder Smith Tuesday morning, and were fined $25 each and costs. T Mr. John Rodman, brother of Emmett J. Rodman, was present at the hearing, and says that the evidence went to show that the assault lacked S( UUl lllllfc* U1 UClUg U1U1UC1, cxo Liiv uvi dans made efforts to pitch his brother 0 off the train, which was moving a rapidly, so that a fall under the cir- r( cumstances would in all likelihood a j have proved fatal. t( ^ S( Insurgents Told to Quit Party. ??? e; Washington, April 27.?An invi- ^ tation extended to-day by Senator Rayner,/ of Maryland, to the "insur- d gent" senators to join the democratic party was spurned by Senator Dolli- ^ ver, on behalf of the "insurgents." This suggestion by Mr. Rayner followed a speech by him in the senate criticising as unconstitutional some of the features of the administration ti railroad bill. He told the "insur- tc gents" that they were out of sympa- a] thy with their party and should em- rj brace the principles of democracy. tl A lively tilt ensued when Senator n. Bailey, of Texas, advised the "insur- f( gents" to remain in sympathy with the t regular republicans if they desire to p, win in the coming election. Other- tl wise, he said, they should join the fr democracy. C( White Baby Found. n< _ ei Greenville, May 1.?A white baby, f evidently^ or 3 days old, was found - - * 1i dead m tne suouros acre tuis muming at 9 o'clock. A negro discovered a mound of fresh dirt covered over by a big wooden bucket. His curiosity ^ being aroused, he kicked over the v bucket and he and another negro r or scraped away the dirt and found a white baby. * The baby was evidently killed, for the skull was mashed and blood stains . were all over its body. The hole had been dug with a * pick and the 'officers found an instru- ' ment at the home of another negro man living nearby, the pick being s r muddy and bloody. Bill Brown, an old negro living in the house, is now in jail but he says he knows noth- r ing of the dead baby, but admits that the pick is his. tt The coroner's inquest has been st postponed until the matter can be investigated by the officers. _ 1 There Was a Limit. An Irish politician had just returned from a trip abroad. A friend es met him and inquired: te "Did you have a fine time Mike?" C( "Of course I did." ^ "Did you visit the theatre in g Paris?" "Sure, I saw all the plays." r "And did you go to the cafes?" "Sure, I was in all of 'em." "Well, tell me, Mike, and did you n, see any pommes deterre?" "No, I had the wife with me all the ft time."?Albany Argus. w u f ? Runaway at Walterboro. Walterboro, April 30.?The Hon. a] J. E. Peurifoy was painfully hurt in f? a runaway here late this afternoon, f sustaining a broken collar bone and a rib. Mrs. Peurifoy was rendered unconscious for a time, but suffered ti no serious hurt. tc While out driving the horse became ir frightened near the depot and ran to ir the Klein corner, where the carriage p was overturned and all the oc- h cupants violently thrown out, the tl vehicle landing on top of them. The ii occupants were Mr. and Mrs. Peuri- a: foy, and their little child, Mrs. M. W- a Davis and Miss Mollie Chaplin. s< Neither Mrs. Davis jior Miss Chap- t< lin was seriously hurt, both, however, h sustaining a few bruises. The child a escaped injury. fl ' ^ WANTED WIFE AND MONEY. [any Victims of Alleged Fraudulent Matrimonial Scheme. Jefferson City, Mo., May 2.?J. A. ampbell, a wealthy farmer of Moran county, and his daughter, Mrs. label Addison, were held to the sderal grand jury here to-day under 1,000 bonds to answer a charge of rmHupHnj? a fraudulent matrimonial cheme. . Search of Mrs. Addison's rooms, t her father's home, by postoffice inpectors, brought to light more than 3ur hundred letters from men in all arts of the United States, Canada nd Mexico. Seevral of the letters ad contained sums of money running rom $5 to $50 for wedding outfit. Campbell inserted an advertiselent in a matrimonial paper about ix months ago, giving the name of 'ora Johnson. The advertisement as so successful that the postoffice uthorities became suspicious, beause of the many letters, and the arests followed. Campbell confessed to-day, but said e inserted the advertisement "just Dr fun," and that the replies came ovfast he was unable to return the loney as fast as it came in. "Nora Johnson" was supposed to e 17 years old,, an orphan, and heirss to $17,000 in a year. Campbell is < 2 years old. DRANK MURIATIC ACID. 1 hree Year Old Boy Thoftght it Was : Soda Water'. s 1 Herbert' Horn, the three-year-old c Dn of Daniel Horn, of Spartanburg, ^ rank through mistake a quantity f muriatic acid Friday afternoon r nd died at 10 o'clock Saturday as a ? Bsult. Some tinners were at work c A ^Vk^v r*l a /*/\ AM/1 Vin/1 f Virt oni/l UUUL llic piavjc auu uau iuc aviu V ) use in their work. It was in a I Dda water bottle and the lad think- " lg that it was soda water drank the , ntire contents of the bottle. Phy- c icians were hastily summoned and ? orked over the youth all night, but ^ eath came in spite of their heroic t Cforts. The drug literally burned . le child to death. May Cut Appropriation. I ( Washington, May 2.?Representa- f ve Ellerbe is considerably worried r >-day about the fate of the addition- a I $36,000 the senate put into the c vers and harbors bill for work on le Waccamaw river. The bill is ow in conference and the house conirees are kicking against increase. he house bill gave the Waccamaw roject $14,000. The senate raised lis to $50,000. Mrr. Ellerbe got om the war department to-day a jpy of the report of the army engieers, which recommended the larg amount and filed this with the conTence committee. . t Fingerville Mills Sold. Spartanburg, May 2.?The proper- r r formerly belonging to the Fingerlie Manufacturing company, which E icently went into bankruptcy was ?ld by S. T. Lanahan, master, at pubc outcry at the court house during v hoIao f qtr it? ilUUiC Ui lcgai oaico The mill proper was bid in by ' ichols & Nichols, attorneys for the imes E. Mitchell company, of Philajlphia. The price was $39,500. ifty acres of land adjoining the mill te, ^feich was also owned by the -e >mpany, was bought by A. L. White p >r $800, making the total proceeds a om the sale amount to $40,300. J The Jam^s E. Mitchell company of hiladelphia were selling agents for t le bankrupt firm, and it is under- f ood owned considerable stock in the 8 rm. c Farmers Accused. I I Owenskoro, Ky., May 2.?The larg>t number of visitors ever in at- 8 tndance at a session of the Federal j >urt were assembled in Owensboro j lis morning when Judge Walter i vans convened court. The case is 2 nf T s Van Hnns^r aeainst A. A. 1 IUV VTJt 1# PMT* ? MU ? ^ obinson and nineteen other defend- < ats for $30,000 damages. J Van Hooser is now a citizen of Ten- J Bssee and alleges that while residing < i Christian county, Ky., he was vis- < ed by a band of night riders and hipped and forced to abandon his irm. Grggit interest' centers in the case j ad several of the most prominent I irmers of Christian county are de- * mdants in the suit. . J There is nothing that calls attenon and draws people to a town equal ) a good newspaper. In order for a " tan to make a good newspaper he 1 lust have the patronage of the peole among whom he lives. If he has alfway support it stands to reason lat he must make a poor paper, and I doing this every man in the town nd surrounding country has to bear portion of the loss. For this realm, if for no other, the man who tries ) make a good newspaper should ave the support of his town people, II of whom reap fully as much bene- t t from its efforts as he does himself, t i i 1 | From New Yi 1 To the People of 2 Having decide f your midst, we 1 2 cantile business & at the old Spanti J and, commencin T 23rd, and contin 2 thereafter, we ai eg. new and compk J We want to g g this is our way c 2 a complete line c jg Goods, Clothing, I Rubin I ,?? Bamberg, i SPECIAL NOTICES. Ldvertisements Under This Head 25< For 25 Words or Less. Dry Stove Wood.?I have a larg upply of dry stove wood on hand Yood delivered promptly. Cash wit] trder. J. H. MURPHY, Bamberg, S 1 ; For Rent.?The front suite o ooms in The Herald building. Thi iuite has three connecting rooms, am hey are the handsomest offices in th ity. They have electric lights am vater. Apply quick to A. W CNIGHT, Bamberg, S. C. Grist Mill.?I haye just installed l new erist mill, and am prepared t ;erve the public satisfactorily. Grim ivery Saturday. Mill in rear o ?ostoffice. J. H. MURPHY, Bam )erg, S. C. NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE. Please take notice that on Fridaj Jay 13th, 1910, we will apply t Jeo. P. Harmon, Judge of Probat or Bamberg county, for letters dis nissory as executors of the last wil md testament of R. E. Steedley, d eased. N. P. SMOAK, J. H. FENDER, Executors. Bamberg, S. C., April 12th, 1910. HELPFUL WORDS From a Bamberg Citizen. Is your^back lame and painful? 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C. < t In office every day in the week. < Graduate of Baltimore College < r of Dental Surgery, class 1892. < -Member S. C. Dental Associa- < tion. Office in old bank build- < r lug. J TEACHERS' EXAMINATION The regular examination of appli :ants for teachers' certificates will b leld at the court house on Friday day 6th, 1910, beginning at 9 o'clocl i. m. In addition to the regular sub ects, applicants will also be exam ned on agriculture. R. W. D. ROWELL, County Supt. Education. Bamberg, S. C., April 19, 1910. Attorney-at-Law J t BAMBERG, S. C. 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