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Ill WILL MAKE SURVEY. Chief of Engineers Acts Favorably Upon Board's Report* Washington, Jan. 18.?Persistent efforts upon the part of Representatives Lever, Legare and Ellerbe, the latter a member of the house committee on rivers and harbors, have resulted in the issuance of an order for a full and detailed survey of the waterways between Orangeburg and Charleston. Representative Lever was to-day notified by the war department that _ _ the chief of engineers had acted favorably on the recommendation already made by the board of engin. eers for a detailed survey of this waterway, which insures that the survey will be made. While the findings of the engineers who will make this survey can not he foretold, the fact that the preliminary survey was sufficient to warrant the ordering of a full survey may be considered as indicating the probability that the long-hoped for improvement of this waterway will result. Mr. Lever Makes Statement. Mr. Lever to-day said: "There seems to be some misapprehension as to the exact status of the project to open up the waterways between Orangeburg and Charleston to navigation. The authority for the preliminary survey which has already been made by Capt. Adams was put into the last river and harbor act, at my request, by Representative Ellerbe. a member of the rivers and harbors committee. "The preliminary survey warranted Capt. Adams in asking for an allotment of a certain amount of money from a lump sum appropriation sufficient to conduct a detailed survey of the waterways in question. This recommendation, as provided by law, went to the b&ard of engineers and was unfavorably received. "A hearing before that body of representatives from Orangeburg, Branchville and Walterboro, at which Representative Legare and I were present, was neia on January 3, and a few days later the board, viewing the situation in a different light, concluded to act favorably upon the recommendation of Capt. Adams. The conclusions of the board, as is always the case, were referred to the chief of engineers for final action. Detailed Survey. H. "Now that the chief of engineers likewise acts favorably upon the repart, authority is hereby given for a full and detailed survey by Capt. Adams. What such a survey will ishow of course, no one can tell. If it should be such as to favorably impress Capt. Adams, he will make his findings known to the proper authority and base his recommendatioiis for an appropriation at the hands of congress upon the data thus collected. , "These recommendations it must 1 he understood, will require* the ap1 "Kz-vo /\n on n aare onH piuvai ui iiit uvaiu v/i uu^iuv^io cvuu the chief of engineers of the war department. In the event of such approval, action upon the part of congress then becomes necessary. Those of us here interested in the proposition will use our best endeavors to get favorable consideration for an 1 appropriation sufficient to carry into execution such a project for improvement as may be recommended by the i war department. i Nothing at This Session. "Of course nothing can be done at 1 this session of congress, for the reason that it is not likely that the detailed survey upon which the project must be based, will have been com- , pleted before the adjournment of , this session. Mr. Legare and I have < the assurance of our colleague, Mr. j Ellerbe, a member of the committee j of his hearty support of the idea of ] improving the waterways between j n si PV?i*?lnpfr\n anH nro VIOUgCUCl6 auu vmvutowu, uuu nw i ; feel that with his help and a favor- < able report, based upon the detailed , survey, which is now authorized, we ( shall have a good chance of ultimate \ success in this undertaking which we . know means so much to the territory interested." , ; ^ ' Broken* Neck Healed. New Orleans, Jan. 19.?One of 1 the most remarkable cases on record of recovery from a broken neck was 1 announced complete at the charity hospital here yesterday when a plas- * ter was removed from the neck of 1 I'hillip Hoffman, a boy 14 years old, and an x-ray photograph showed the vertebrae to have perfectly knitted. Last summer the boy, after witnessing a circus, attmpted to turn a backward somersault as he had seen the acrobats do. He landed on his i neck, breaking the second and third cervical vertebrae. 1 A plaster cast was placed about the neck after the vertebrae had < been "set" and the lad has been < guarded every minute since to pre- ; - ? * i. TTT1 vent mm oreaKing tne cast. v>ueu it was taken off yesterday and the photograph made showing the vertebrae to have knitted, young i Hoffman was permitted to turn his head and nod. He suffered no pain j and is apparently as sound and well as before the accident. ? ' '/ BLEASE REVOKES RIGHTS. Commissions of Notaries Public Declared Invalid. In a message sent to the general assembly Friday, Governor Blease states that he has isued a proclamation, declaring null and void all commissions issued to notaries public in it- .. r, 01 1 Q1 1 UUtJ Otitic, up iu jauuai j ux, 4. V X X. The message further states that Governor Blease states that some qualifications should be fixed for the holding of this office, and asks the general assembly to enact some measures in this connection. The governor further states that he would make no further appointments until the assembly had had time to act A later message was sent to the assembly from the governor, changing this date from the 21st of January to the 10th of February. The Message. "I this day issue a proclamation declaring null and void all commissions of notaries public within the State bearing the dates prior to the 21st day of January 1911." The message further states that the goveronr desired to call the attention of the senate to the fact that this is a very important position, carrying more power than is thought. There is no limitation to the term of office, and generally the appointment is made without the knowledge of the governor, states the messag, and further states that in the opinion of the governor some n,*oiifif?atinnc arp npr?pRsarv for this . ? office. The message recommends some act on the part of the general assembly. The later message leceived was to to the effect that the date of the expiration of the commissions of Notaries public had been changed from the date given to February 10.?Columbia Recond. , Many Bales of Cotton Burn. Orangeburg, Jan. 19.?One of the most disastrous fires that has. visited this city in a number of years took place this afternoon when the People's cotton warehouse was burned, containing over 1,000 bales of cotton. The cotton in this warehouse was owned largely by John Cart, a prominent cotton buyer of this city. The nf the onttnn was stored in Mr. Cart's warehouse by other persons, for whom Mr. Cart is warehouseman. The loss entailed upon Mr. Cart is, in all probability covered by insurance, as between $65,000 and $70,000 insurance was carried on this cotton. There will very likely be a large salvage, as it is thought nearly one-third of the cotton will be saved. There was nearly 1,100 bales of cotton in the warehouse at the time of the fire. ? ? it - 1 1 H The lire ngnung 01 ine locai ure companies was excellent, as tie large reservoir of the Standard Oil company was wthin 20 feet of the burning building, while the Southern Cotton Oil company's plant and the Orangeburg Cotton Manufacturing plant were in close proximity. The warehouse was a large brick build- i ing with metal roof. The* origin of the fire is not known, the fire being under great headway when discovered. The fire companies are still hard at i work extinguishing the burning cotton, which will probably take all night. Chief Dibble and his loyal coworkers will remain at their posts until the fire is subdued. ' 1 Roses in the Cannon's Mouth. < Fifty years after South Carolina se- | ceded and the great war was pre- ' eipitated?as an enthusiastic Southern editor notes?"the seceding States are back in the Union; the ' people are voters, office-holders and , bearers of the country's commissions J for service on land and sea; a Loui- j rianian who bore arms for the Southern Confederacy was the other day confirmed by the senate without a , dissenting vote as chief justice of , the supreme court; Gen. Lee's statue adorns a niche in Statuary hall; , 'Guerilla" Mosby is lecturing to admiring thousands in New England; ^ a Southerner by birth, education and inclination will be the next speaker . ef the house of representatives; a , native of Virginia is calmly discussed throughout the entire country as . a fit and proper man to be made the , chief executive of the nation." Yes, , everything now seems to indicate that at last the war is really and truly over?except the pension swindle.?Macon Telegraph. False Witness. There are people who would not i steal a pin, would not hurt a house- ] fly, would not take a spoonful of in- ] toxicating liquor for a beverage, but i who think nothing of robbing a man i of his good name, sticking the knife 1 of scandal into a neighbor's neck, and passing around a bottle of libel- 1 ous drink about an absent human ] brother. Here is a vice to which i good people are addicted. "Thou i shalt not bear false witness against 1 thy neighbor," deserves a place ; among the mottoes that hang on ] walls of societies, at street corners, < and in homes and hearts.?Ex. j / -V- '* - v;: 'S -- ;'.-C . WOMAN IDENTIFIED. Mother and Father Recognize Their Long Lost Daughter. Martha Cain, known for the past twenty-five or thirty years years as Lizzie Lewis by her compatriots in John Robinson's big show, was identified by the mother and father of O. D. Cain, as their long lost daughter, who was stolen during the exhibition of that circus in this city many years ago. The girl was identified by her parents as soon as she arrived at their home some distance from this city Wednesday. The two old people were overcome with joy at having at last found their daughter. The story of the kidnapping and the miraculous finding of the girl by her brother, 0. D. Cain, a local mail carrir have all been repeated several times, and as a result, upon the arrival of the girl in this city from Oklahoma, where the circus is now wintering, many persons called to see her, both white and colored, who were curious to learn if she really was the missing girl. All members of her .family were greatly overjoyed at her return but perhaps none are so pleased as the brother who resides in this city, and through whose efforts the girl has been returned to her family. No words of censure have fallen from the lips of the kidnapped girl against the owners of the big show with which she has traveled ever since she was able to take part in the exhibitions. She would not hear to the suggestion that suit be entered against the circus, for she says they have done a good part by her, having sent her to school when she was young, and cared for her in the best manner at all times. When she was large enough to travel with the show, she started out with the outfit and has been with them ever since. She says that she is pleased beyond expression at having found some kinpeople in this world, but that her environment has been such that she could not be contented to a quiet life now, and she has therefore determined to continue to travel with the circus but to spend the idle seasons at home with her people.?Orangeburg Evening News. Shot to Defend Herself. Lexington,^an. 21.?"Peggy" Culpepper, the negro woman in jail here charged with the murder of her husband, James Culpepper, has eaten practically nothing in two days, acnnvAiTI rr CVicriff PrtrldV TamPfl C.lll pepper died on Wednesday night as the result of injuries received from a gunshot woiind inflicted by the woman several days ago. She talked freely of the shooting, stating that she was sorry to hear of "Jim's" death. She said that on the night of the shooting her husband came home drunk, bringing a 'possum. He wanted her to cook the 'possum right then and there, and told her he would kill her if she did not obey. She claims, however, that she did not shoot to hit but to scare her husband. She says that her husband had often beaten her. The woman will be held in the jail here until the June term of the court of general sessions. She Solved the Sand Problem. William H. Berry, recent Democratic candidate for governor, told this story the other day to employees of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, illustrative of one of the points in a speech he sought to bring out with emphasis. "Mary and Charley went down to Atlantic City together to spend the lay. They went in bathing in the ifternoonv Charley was first on the beach, and rolling in the sand, after his first dip, when Mary appeared "Charley jumped up as Mary approached, dressed in pink, and said svith all the ardor of his pent-up affection: " 'Gee, you're so sweet I could kiss pou!" " 'Why don't you?" the girl retorted. " 'Well, because I have some sand in my mouth,' stammered the bashful youth. " 'Swallow that sand this minute md come kiss me,' the girl ordered. If I guess right you need some of that sand in your system.' "?f nuaielphia Times. Mouth-Puckering Fad. Whistling girls and crowing hens may come to a baa end in Washington, but they don't care if they do. [f you can't whistle or are not [earning to whistle, you must hunt some nice man to teach you how. The aicer the man the longer it takes to learn. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth started^ the fad and is doing great work in keeping it up. She whistles in the streets, in her automobile or on her shopping tours. The honk-honk and the electric bell on Mrs. Longworth'3 automobile are getting rusty from lack of use. When she reaches a crosswalk she whistles and pedestrians make a dash for safety.. ..' / " ' J.. y , : J : '~i ' '.'J S 'fp r: THE ORANGEBURG RAILWAY. New Line to Springfield Obtains Charter?W. C. Wolfe, President. Columbia, Jan. 21.?The Orangeburg Railway, which will be ultimately extended to Columbia, Charleston and Augusta, has been chartered by the Secretary of State, with a capital stock of $50,000. The road will run from Orangeburg to Springfield, a distance of 30 miles, and will do a general freight and passenger business. The officers of the new road are: W. C. Wolfe, Orangeburg, president, and Joseph A. Berry, Orangeburg, secretary. The board of directors is: W. C. Wolfe and Joseph Berry, of Orangeburg, and Lawrence Manning, of Sumter. In the declaration of the corporators it is stated that $500 per mile has been subscribed, and the capital paid in is distributed among the stockholders as follows: W. C. Wolfe, $19,000; Joseph A. Berry, $1,000, and Lawrence Manning, $1,000. The new road will lie entirely within Orangeburg county and will pass through one of the richest sections of the State. Just when the company proposes to make the extensions to Charleston, Columbia and Augusta is not stated in the petition. Improved Train Service. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 13, 1911. The Herald, Bamberg, S. C.? Gentlemen: Will you kindly bring to the attention of the traveling public, through the medium of your paper, the splendid train service and equipment that is now being operated between Augusta, Georgia, and New York city, via Barnwell, Denmark. Orangeburg, Sumter and Florence. Effective January 9th, double daily passenger service, with through Pullman equipment, between New York City, and Augusta, Georgia, was inaugurated. Palmetto Limited: Train No. 36, leaving Augusta at 2:30 p. m., carries in addition to electric lighted Pullman drawing room cars, a Pullman observation car, with broiler service. This train leaves Augusta at 2:30 p. m., and arrives in the heart of New York, Pennsylvania Railroad's new terminals, at 1:50 p. m., the next day. This train makes all stops between Augusta and Florence. Florida and West Indian Limited: Train No. 32, leaves Augusta at 4:00 p. m., stopping only at Barnwell, Denmark Orangeburg and Sumter, and in addition to the through electric lighted double drawing room sleep ing car, a compartment state room car, is operated twice a week, and a standard dining car, daily. This train arrives in New York at 2:30 p. m. South, the Florida and West Indian Limited, leaves New York at 10:16 a. m., arrives at Augusta at 9:25 a. m. This train is provided with through Pullman, and with Pullman observation car, broiler service. Connection is made at Augusta with outgoing trains. The Palmetto Limited, leaving New York at 3:38 p. m., arrives at Augusta at 3:10 p. m. This train is equipped with through sleeping and dining car service, and makes stops only at Sumter, Orangeburg, Denmark, Barnwell and Robbins. I ^ill appreciate very much your giving this improved passenger ser| vice, which means a good deal for the development of the country served by it, all publicity possible. Thanking you in advance for your attention, I am, Very truly yours, T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent. MUCH LAND*"NOT TAXED. Exceeding Million Acres Not on Books Says Comptroller. Columbia, Jan. 12.?Comptroller General Jones stated to-day that more than one million acres of land in South Carolina are escaping taxation. The comptroller genral will urge another survey of the State, the only atlas now available being Mills's which is out of date, he says. In his statement Comptroller General Jones deals vigorously with the tax matter. ci/vnlavku do tt dnfxr VATU1U11 L JL ?J juuv^ . Lord Decies, who arrived in New York on Thursday night to visit his fiancee, Miss Vivian Gould, had a taste of Uncle Sam's customs red tape before he left the steamship pier. He had property declared that Mrs. George J. Gould had requested him to get for her on the other side, and was told that the duty on it was $800. He tendered a check for that amount and was surprised to . find that the rule of Uncle Sam was cash only. All the cash he had with him was $200. He knew nobody on the pier and there was nobody of the Gould family to meet him. After waiting about an hour he decided that he would leave the gown in the hands - -l ill _ An-rr or roe customs rneu uiiiu ucai u?; i and then Send down the cash. j ... - BANKS RELEASED ON BOND. Lexington Shooting Case May be Settled Out of Court. Lexington, Jan. 21.?W. Lee Banks, the white man who has been in jail here for several weeks charged with the shooting of his only son, Troy Banks, while in a drunken rage several weeks ago, was to-day released from custody, bail having been granted in the sum of $600 by Magistrate F. Pierce Shealy. The names of J. P. Ethredge and S. S. Shealy appear as sureties on the bond. Accompanying the release is an affidavit from Dr. L. A. Riser, the attending physician and who Banks is alleged to have assaulted when the physician was called in to attend the injured boy, to the effect that the young man is now able to be up and will recover with good attention. It is thought that an effort is being made to settle the case out of the courts, although no announcement from Solicitor Timmerman to that effect has been made. Banks left for his home at Leesville on the afternoon train, declaring that he was forever done with liquor and that he intended to reform. MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a decree of the court of common pleas for Bamberg county, State of South Carolina, in the case of Hattie E. Stewart, et al. vs. Samella W. Flinn, I, H. C. Folk, Master for Bamberg county, will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door, Bamberg, South Carolina, on the 6th day. of February, 1911, the same being the first Monday and legal sales day, between the legal hours of sale on said day, the following described lands, to-wit: All that certain trakit or parcel of land situate, lying and bc-ing in the county of Bamberg, South Carolina, within the incorporate limits of the town of Bamberg, measuring and cotaining twenty (20) acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: On the North by lands of the estate of Bart Price; on the East by New Bridge street; on tne soutn Dy lands of Thankful Baptist church, and on the West by the public road leading to Binnaker's Bridge, and by land of the Graham estate. The following described lot, included in the above description, is excepted and is not to be sold: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the incorporate limits of the town of Bamberg, county of Bamberg, State of South Carolina, containing one half ( Vz ) acre, more or less, and bounded as follows: On the North by public road leading to New Bridge; on the East by the above described lands; on the South by lands known as the Graham estate, and on the West by the above described lands; said lot of land being more fully described on plat by L. N. Bellinger, surveyor, bearing date November 16*h, 1902, and being the same described in deed of conveyance executed by Lula Fulton et al. to Matthew Stewart, bearing date November 14th, 1905, recorded in the office of Clerk of Court for Bamberg county, Book E, page 544. Purchaser to pay for papers, and in c!ise bid is not complied with within one hour a^ter sale the land will bo resold at the risk of the former purchaser until a purchaser is found who shall comply with his bid, unless the purchaser shall deposit with the Master the sum of one hundred- dollars while title is being investigated. H. C. FOLK, Master for Bamberg County. CARRTER & CARTER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. MASTERS' SALE. Pursuant , to a decree of the court of common pleas made in the case of Edward R. Fishburne et al., vs. Claude C. Fishburne et al., dated November 23, 1910, I will pell at public I nnntion in front, of t.he court house at Bamberg, S. C., during the, legal hours fOT sale, on February 6, 1911, the same being sales day, the following described land to wit: All that tract of land, situated in Bamberg county, S. C., containing three hundred and aixty-flve (365) acres, more or less, and having the following boundaries: On the North by Lemon Swamp; on the East by estate of R. W. Sandifer, L. N. Bellinger and W. H. Morris; on the South by D. D. Utsey; and on the West by lands of C. C. Fishburne, Mrs. Eliza Fishburne, and estate of E. H.' Dowling. The said sale to be for cash, and purchaser to pay for papers. All bidders required to place in the Master's hands a cash deposit before bids will be considered. Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of January, 1911. H. C. FOLK, (L. S.) Master for Bamberg County. WYMAN & HENDERSON, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. FOB FRESH MEATS such as beef, pork, dressed chickens, and the like, yon will do justice to both your appetite and to your pocket to hunt for the market opposite the artesian well, second door to Copeland's warehouse. We only handle the best meats that money can buy. We also pay the highest prices for beef cattle, pork hogs, chickens and eggs. Restaurant in connection, where you can get hot meals at all times. A. W. BRONSON, BAMBERG, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN. Loans made on improved farm lands in Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg and Hampton Counties. No delay. JAMES A. WILLIS, Attorney, Barnwell, S. C. A Mother's Gratitude Many a Mother in Bamberg Will Ap- j preciate the Following. Many a strong man and many a healthy woman has much for which to thank mother. The care taken during their childhood brought them past the danger point and made them healthy men and women. Children are generally bothered at some period with incontinence of urine, and inability to retain it 1b of times called a habit It is not the children's fault? the difficulty lies with the kidneys, and can be readily righted if taken in the proper way. A Bamberg mother shows you how. Mrs. L. B. Fowler, Bamberg, 8. C.? says: "My daughter suffered from weak kidneys for several years due to an attack of fever. She had but little control over the kidney secretions and often said that her back A pained her. Another member of the family had used Doan's Kidney Pills several years previous with great - J an T flnollv went tn th A Pert. UCUCUV) OVS X uuuti/ ff ?W pies Drug Co. and procured a box. In a few weeks after my daughter began using Doan's Kidney Pills she^. ceased to complain and now she has no trouble from her kidneys what* ever. We never fail to recommend -joddo eq} nana, swd xaupix s4uuoq v tunity occurs. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 I cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. J New York, sole agents for the ; United States. Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the days and dates named belbw for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and notice of all transfers of rSal estate: Farrell's Store, Wednesday,- February 1st, 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. Hunter's Chapel, Thursday, Feb ruary 2nd, 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. j Colston, Friday, February 3rd, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Ehrhardt, Tuesday and Wednes- ^ day, February 7th and 8th. St. John's Thursday, February 9th, 11 a. m. to 3.. p. m. CamD Hill. Friday. February 10th. M 10 a. m. to 12 m. Kearse's Store, Friday, February 10th, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. Midway, Monday, February 13th. All other days, when not filling ap- 3 pointments, my office at tfce. court ;.?| house will be open to receive returns J? until the 20th of February^ after -;'-j which a penalty of fifty per cent. Will attach for non-return. I will appro- SI ciate it very highly if each taxpayer ; ffij will meet me and make his or her &g return in person. R. W. D. ROWELL, M County Auditor. Bamberg, S. C., December 22nd, 1910. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ^ All persons having claims against the estate of L. L. Lancaster, deceased, will file the same with the M undersigned administratrix, duly sworn to, on or before the 28th day -Jj of January, 1911, and all claims J not filed within the time aforesaid will be barred. And all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the said administratrix. ? ft ANNIE LANCASTER, Administratrix. Govan, S. C., December, 23rd, : ^ 1910. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of Martin Hamilton, deeMsed. will file the same with the undersigned qualified executrix, duly sworn to, on or before the 28th day i of January, 1911, and all claims not j\ filed within time aforesaid will be barred. All persons indebted to said mk estate will make payment to the said H executrix. v MAGGIE HAMILTON. * Qualified Executrix. 1 Bamberg, S. C., Dec 23rd, 1910. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of Hayne Barnes, deceased, \ will file the same with the undersigned administrator, duly sworn to, on or before the 28th day of January, I 1 ft1 1 "11 olalm, filoif wfthln -l.5J.ij auu All l/lai 11 If? UUb utw X ..II the time aforesaid will be barrel j And all person indebted to said eo~ J tate will make payment to the said I administrator. 9 C. R. BRABHAM, JR., . 1 Administrator. - a . Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 23rd, 1910. 0 ] W. P. RILEY ;; Fire, Life ' j ;?Jj ;: Accident : X INSURANCE | I BAMBERG, 8. O. | J FRANCIS F. CARROLL ? Attorney-at-Law I Office in Btoffman Building. i' GENERAL PRACTICE. ?? ' L. B. FOWLER SI CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER vj Bamberg, S. O. ^ Lumber, brick, and all kinds of 1 building material on hand. J J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman & Henderson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. & General Practice. Loans Negotiated . 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