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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Miss Alice Sease is visiting friends in Barnwell. ?Mr. J. Z. Brooker, of Denmark, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. O. E. Kearse, of Ehrhardt, was in the city yesterday. ?Mr. A. McB. Speaks spent a few days in Varnville last week. ?Mr. G. O. Mather, of the Govan section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. J. C. Bishop, of the Colston section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. Geo. J. Hiers, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city yesterday. ?Mr. G. Laurie Sandifer, of the Denmark section was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. T. A. Green, of Spartanburg, spent several days in the city this week. ?Messrs. H. C. Copeland and J. w Frank Chassereau, of 'Ehrhradt, ttt-. ^ were in the city Sunday. B ?Messrs. G. F. Copeland and H. W I. Chassereau, of the Ehrhardt secP tion, were in the city Monday. ?Mr. J. J. Jones went to the West last week to buy a car load of horses and mules for Jones Bros. ?Rev. W. H. Hodges left Tuesday night for a short visit to relatives in Kingstree and Bennettsville. ?Mr. J. B. Brickie and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bruce spent Sunday in L\ Branchville with friends and relaI tives. I ?Miss Mildred Bailey, of Edistoi j ?u? t v, rr \fieo I J.sletuu, vv uu ua& utrt?u vioniu^ iuioo Camile Price, returned to her home Tuesday. ?Mr. A. Wilson, formerly of the h Smoaks section, but who recently moved to Rinktum, Ga., was in the city last Friday and Saturday. ?Mrs. O. A. Simomns and Eva May and Blanche Spann returned * Sunday night from an extended vis it to relatives in Florida and AlaL bama. I ?Mr. H. B. Linder, of the Smoaks K section, was in the city last SaturB day. Mr. Linder says the people in bis section favor annexation to BamK berg county. L * ?Dr. J. J. Cleckley and Mr. G. W* Frank Bamberg went to Asheville, * N. C., last Saturday night, being called there by the condition of Mr. J. Norman Walker, who is in a sanitarium there and whose condition was not favorable. j ?Mr. F. M. Simmons returned from Charleston last Saturday, where he had been for treatment. He was not operated on, but will go to Baltimore in about ten days for an operation, which it is hoped will make him sound and well again. ? The Careful Shopper. A fashionably dressed young woman entered the postoffice in a large western city, hesitated a moment, and stepped up to the stamp window. The clerk looked up expectantly, and she asked: "Do you sell stamps here?" The clerk politely answered, "yes." !"1 would like to see some, please," was the unusual request. The clerk dazedly handed out a large sheet of the 2-cent variety, which the young woman carefully ex. amined. Pointing to one near the [ center, she said, "I will take this one, please."?Everybody's Maga zine. 14 I I A CHEERFUL LIAR. I like to hear the wild winds roar When all the scene is dreary. When idy waves dash on the shore Where all was once so cherry; My heart is glad when grandpa draws Up near the dying fire? I nay these things to you because I'm such a cheerful liar. I thank the gods that I must strive Among the toilers daily; Tis toil that keeps my hopes alive And spurs me< forward gayly; My state is one of constant glee, I claim no vain desire? I say these things to let you see That I'm a cheerful liar. I would not if I could have wealth, To me 'twould be distressing; More dear to me than gold is health, WM/?h ovAr is a hlessinsr: II toil within a narrow groove. And scorn those who are higher? I merely tell you this to prove That I'm a cheerful liar. With what I have I'm satisfied, I have no foolishing yearning To put my daily tasks aside, To be from labor turning; Each morning gleefully I go kTo earn what I require? I say these things to let you know I That I'm a cheerful liar. ?S. E. KISER, in the Chicago Record Herald. It is announced that President Taft will pay a visit to Anderson in March, while on his way to Atlanta. 1 ' ' V-'-;: TAAL. Facts About the Biggest Volcano of the Philippines. The central or main crater of Taal is nearly round, its diameter on an air line north and south is 6,233 feet and the east-west diameter 7,546 feet The edge of this crater is somewhat irregular, but is nowhere broken through, its heighest point standing at only 1,050 feet above sea level and its lowest 426 feet. It is said that Coshima, in Japan is the only volcano of similarly low altitude. Within the rim are two hot pools, known respectively as tne yellow and the green lake, and a little active stream and sulphurous gas issues in varying quantities. In the smaller lake every few minutes the water in the centre is blown up like an immense bubble, which, rising above the surface, finally bursts, revealing a black orifice and causing the boiling and very turbulent water to assume all imaginable colors. The aqueous vapor escaping is sufficient to form a broad smokelike column which is visible especially during the night and in the early morning. At some distance and before reaching the edge of the crater, where a view of the bottom can be obtained, the rumbling sound produced by the escaping vapor, under the influence of the mysterious subterranean forces, can be heard like that of an immense boiling kettle. The greatest eruption of Taal took place in 1754. It consists of only fragmental ejecta, but these were 'sufficient to destroy four villages lying about the lake. "The ash," Semper says, "has now indurated and a new growth of bamboo and palms has sprung up around the projecting ruins." Father Buenuchillo wrote also a pathetic description of this eruption, from which the following is taken: "The eruption began on May 13 and did not end till December 1. During this time the intensity and aspect of the eruption was continually changing. It was 200 days of devastation and ruin for the inhabitants, to whom the time must have appeared an eternity. During this terrible time the four principal towns of the laguna of Bombon disappear ed, viz., saia, Lupa, ienauau auu Taal, with the numerous villages around them." It is impossible to describe the beautiful coloring effects caused by the different mineral deposits on the walls and cliffs of the crater. As the lake is fed from underground springs and no surface water * drains into it it is as clear as crcystal and much cooler than sea water and has an abundance of fine, hard-fleshed fish which are highly esteemed by the Filippinos of the region. They are game fish and some reach a size that makes their capture with light tackle a matter of some difficulty. The clear water of the lake has an other marvel that is well worth seeing. Some comparatively modern eruptions of the volcano covered some towns, in two of which only the church roofs are visible. Others are completely submerged, and on days when the surface of the lake is unruffled one can look down into the streets of these submerged towns and see the fish dart through doors and windows of once populous barrios. The water is twenty-five feet deep, but so clear that every detail is visible.?Manila Times. Marjorie's Decision. nrara nlavitlS' I ii ICC JULllC gu UI nnv !/??,; ??.0. The mother of one came into the room and engaged the children in conversation. "Marian, what are you going to be when you grow up?" she asked. "I am going to be a famous singer," she replied. "And you, Susie, what are you going to be?" "Oh, I am going to write stories when I grow up," she answered. "And what is Marjorie to be?" continued the mother. Marjorie, aged 5, thought seriously a moment and then said: "Well, I am not sure, but I think I'll be a widow."?Chicago Journal. Shot Down in Road. Abbeville, Jan. 23.?The first killing of 1911 in Abbeville county occurred last night near a negro church, 14 miles from this place, and near the home of Capers Riley. Coleman Rodgers and Fed Finch _i _ xi? j _ met in toe ruau. xvuugera ciaiuis Finch accused him of coming from his house and started at him with an open knife when he shot, killing Finch instantly. The body lay all night in the road. Negroes gathered there from all sides and watched the body by the light of a big bonfire. Sheriff Lyon, Coroner Bowie and Dr. J. C. Hill went to the scene early this morning. Dr. Hill found that Finch had been shot with a pistol ball through the heart. Coleman Rodgers was on hand; he admitted the killing and is now in jail. ; " - ' - VENETIAN KEY OF DEATH. Invention of Unwelcome Suitor Brought Quick Death to Enemies. Among the many relics of antiquity preserved in the arsenal of Venice there is one to which a peculiar and grewsome interest is attached. It is a heavy key, which to all outward appearances might have been fashioned for one of the ponderous locks of olden times. Yet, if tradition is to be believed, it was designed for a dead ly purpose, and people were slain with it in a swift, subtle and mysterious manner. It is known, in fact, as the Key of Death. The chronicles of the city tell that in the earlier part of the seventeenth century a certain Stranger arrived in Venice, a man of dark and sinister aspect. His name was Tebaldo. He seems to have been a man of unruly passions, of great intellectual power, but one whose talents found their chief outlet in crime. In Venice he established himself as a merchant or trader. For a time his passions lay dormant. They were aroused, however, in a stormy manner, which caused him to sweep from his path all who sought to oppose him. One day he observed a beautiful girl leaving church, attended in a manner which showed that she belonged to a family of high degree. Sh? was; in fact, the daughter of an ancient and noble house, one which had long held foremost rank in Venice. He fell violently in love with her. Though far removed from him in station, his blind passion took no count of this fact, and he determined to sue for her hand. There proved to be, however, a more insuperable obstacle to his suit. The girl was already betrothed to another, a young nobleman of almost equal rank and fortune. The knowledge did not deter Tebaldo, who boldly presented himself before the girl's parents in the capacity of a suitor for her hand. As might have been expected, he met with a curt and unceremonious rebuff. The repulse rankled in his mind. Enraged beyond measure, he shut himself up in his house and there secretly studied a means of revenge. Profoundly skilled in the mechanical arts, he allowed himself no rest until he had invented a most formidable and death-dealing weapon. This was a large key, the handle of which was so constructed that it could be turned at will. When it was thus turned a secret spring was disclosed, which, on being pressed, launched from the key head a fine needle or lancet. The latter was of such delicate construction that it penetrated the body of the victim and buried itself deep in the flesh without leaving any external trace. The marriage of the betrothed couple was fixed to take place in the pr'neipal church at Venice on a cerPofrtro tho wrpmnnv Te tain UtftJ WAV* V v**V vv. v ? ^ ? ? baldo, cunningly disguised, stationed himself at the church door armed with his diabolical weapon. As the bridegroom was about to enter the building the concealed watcher pressed the spring and sent the deadly ofcu^l iar>r?c?+ infn the breast, of his vie tim. The young nobleman had no suspicion of injury at the moment.. In the midst of the ceremony, however, he was seized with a sharp spasm of pain, and sank fainting on the steps of the altar. His illness appeared so alarming that he was hur^ riedly conveyed to his home, where the leading Venice physicians were summoned to attend him. Despite their unremitting efforts he sank and died, nor were they able to discover the nature of the mysterious and fatal seizure. With the removal of his rival Tebaldo once more appeared openly on the scene. Again he presented himself before the girl's parents and renewed his request for her hand. Their refusal to listen to them sealed their , doom. In what manner he accom_ J li V>,, 4- ,TTt+Vt4*l O piLbLLfU. It IS UUL Miuwu, uui vritmu a few days both had been done to death in mysterious fashion. The exalted rank of the victims created a profound sensation, and when on examination of the two bodies, a fine steel instrument was found In the flesh, terror became universal. The citizens feared for their lives. An assassin was at large among them, and no one knew upon whom the next blow might fall. The utmost vigilance was exercised on the part of the authorities, but as yet no suspicion fell upon Tebaldo. The bereaved girl was prostrated by the triple tragedy. Robbed of those who were most dear to her, she retired to a convent where she passed the first few months of mourning in sorrowful seclusion. Tebaldo, however, did not abandon ftia rmreii if Still hnninp' tn trnnd I viav; j^ui ouivi " ? x~ o ?? ? ? her to his will, he sought her out in her retreat, and hegged to speak to her through the grating. His dark, evil face had been displeasing to her, but since the death of her betrothed and parents, it had become repulsive. When, therefore, in the course of the interview he pressed her to fly with him he met with an instant and indignant refusal. Her scorn stung him to the quick. Beside himself with rage, he brought his deadly weapon once more into play and succeeded in wound? *< ' i, ... f ': I Up Goes Co i We have pl< not as yet ai duced our pi ax getting in e' ? to our custo: ? have a large m Have iust ? I The H. J. Heii ? ? ( * i * ? ? i i* i * We also ha\ j if we must s g Groceries th Jf Bamberg. 4. please you. * * > I! IWnrlnn I AAV/A AAUVAA I 'PHONE 24 : : *fi ?* lit it* if* it* if* ?f ?f *if??f t if 1 *< ?!? S|? 7|714? %# ?A? T|? #4* ! iA??!? +4 ing the girl through the grating, the obscurity of the place preventing the action from being observed. On her return to her room the girl felt a sharp pain in her breast. Examination of the spot showed that it was dotted with a single drop of blood. Physicians were hastily summoned. Taught by past experience, l they waisted no time in vain conjecture, but cut into the. flesh and extracted the slender steel, thus saving the girl's life. The attack occasioned a public outcry, and the state inquisition used every means to discover the assassin. The visit of Tabaldo to the convent became known and caused suspicion to turn upon him. The emissaries of the law descended suddenly upon him. His house was searched, and there the abominable invention was discovered. Swift justice followed and Tebaldo was executed. The key is still preserved in the arsenal at Venice.?New York Press. FEARFUL ACCIDENT. Man Struck on the Head with a Piece of Plow. Mr. N. P. Abrams, who manages Mr. L. W. Floyd's plantation on the Belfast road ten miles west of Newberry, met with d featful accident on Wednesday morning about ten o'clock. He was grinding a plow point on an emery wheel that was turned by a gasoline engine. Close to the wheel was a pulley, over which the belt ran to a pulley above. In some way the plow point got caught by the belt and was carried to the upper pulley and from that point was thrown with great violence downwards, striking Mr. Abrams on the top of his head. The skull was fractured and crushed in, and he fell as if dead. Mrs. Abrams was standing near him when the accident hapov./i htoq q nnlnrpii man PCUCU y auu l/UCA^ TV MV M near by, no other persons being at the house at the time. Mrs. Abrams called for Dr. Senn over the phone, ,and Mrs. Senn answered that the doctor was out visiting patients. Dr. Gilder was then called, and he and Dr. Senn, who had heard of the accident, got there about the same time. Realizing the extreme seriousness of the situation, the doctors telephoned immediately for Dr. Guerry, of Columbia, to come up and perform an operation in the hope of saving life. Dr. Guerry cam up on the midday train and was carried out to Mr. Abrams's as rapidly as possible by Mr. Will Waldrop in his automobile. The doctors operated, moving the fractured skull from the brain, removing the badly shattered portions, and then dressed the wound. Dr. Guerry leturned to Newberry in time to catch the 9 o'clock train to Columbia. The doctors stated that there was about one chance in a thousand that the injured man would survive. He was still living yesterday afternoon, though he had not regained consciousness since the accident happened. Mr. Abrams is about 50 years of age, is a fine farmer and good citizen. He was married on the 28th of last December to Miss Verona Salter, of Vaughanville, she being his second wife. His first wife was a daughter of Maj. W. R. Elmore, of Whitmire. He has six children, the oldest, Claude, being grown, and has been with the Johnson-McCrackin company for some time.?Newberry Observer. y ' ' J 1 ~ - '/ A Vr V " - '-./ './ -y, " v- ' a -4 - - &C(BCCgHPtMigWgHIKP iffee! Down I jnty of both Coffee and Eggs dvanced our prices on coffee, b rices un iresii country eggs u very day. We are selling Cofl mers than we can replace it tc supply on hand, and the veiy b gotten in a large supply of . iz s Pickles, 01iv< i. re Durkee's Salad Dressing, < say it, we have one of the nie at has ever been carried in We will leave it to you. Try Yours for busine! 's Grocer : : BAMBERG, S f? % ?T? % Y< Y< < ?T? ?T* ?T? I* *4* *4* *m* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* ?4* *4* BODY RIDDLED AND BURNED. Story of Lynching of Negro who Killed Brakeman. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 23.?What appears to be definite information that William Johnson, a negro charged with the murder of Brakeman Humphreys, white, at Avera, Ga., was lynched early Sunday morning, his body riddled with bullets and later burned, was contained in a special dispatch from that town to the Chronicle to-night. According tp tne statement received here, after shooting Humphreys when he left the train to go to his home, Johnson made an effort to escape. So hotly was he pursued that he gave himself up to the authorities and was pldteed in jail. Hardly had an hour passed, when a mob, numbering about 50 men, appeared] at the jail, overpowered the guard: and forcibly took the negro several miles out of town, stringing him up i to a tree. The body was then riddled with bullets. A fire of brush was then kindled, and when the flames had reached sufficient intensity, it is said the ne-j gro's body was hurled into them and! almost totally consumed. Every Precaution Taken. During a recent smallpox epidemic in Alabama special precautions against the disease were taken in the mining camps. In one of these camps the president of the mining company paid a visit on inspection and came upon an old negro leaning against the side of a building. "Jake," asked the president, "are; you afraid of the smallpox out j here?" "Some may be, sah," Jake replied. "As fo' me, I ain't scahed; I'se jest gwine toh get some lime an' limate mah house; an' den de doctah, he's comin' up an' 'sassinate mah fambly; so dat, den, sah, if we do git de smallpox, 'twon't be nothin' but de celluloid."?Woman's Home Companion. ^ Bales of Cotton Ginned. Washington, Jan. 23.?Cotton of the growth of 1910 ginned prior to January 16, according to the report of the census bureau, issued at 10 o'clock this morning was 11,254,115 I bales, counting round hales as half bales, compared with 9,787,592 in 1909; and 12,666,203 in 1908. The per cent of the 1909 crop ginned to January 16 was 97.2 while that of the 1908 crop was 96.8. Round bales included this year are 110,815 compared with 146,378 in 1909 and 232,510 in 1908. Sea island included was 86,411 bales compared with 92,191 in 1909 and 90,282 in 1908. By States the number of bales ginned were: Alabama i,i/i,ooi Arkansas 746,247 Florida 64,770 Georgia 1,779,966 Louisiana 242,612 Mississippi 1,158,267 North Carolina 718,389 Oklahoma 906,186 South Carolina 1,178,895 Tennessee 297,610 Texas 2,912,244 All other States 74,278 The distribution of sea island cotton was: Florida, 28,782; Georgia, 45,436, and South Carolina, 12,193. t Soes Eggs! f1 ? J 11 3, and have ij| mthavere- i} lat we are j } M fee cheaper . i > -day. We i j , ||| est brands. t j v.v.v.v !>:? es, Jams, Etc. il | ?NlB mdinfact, est lines of i J i ;3| the city of i j us, we can j 3s, {} mm a m i i -m j f . ^ y Store 11 OUTH CAROLINA | || gggggggggggOT |l| i reward] 1 One Hundred Dollars f||| O'Riley, the Photographer, after doing an enormous business for four X weeks in the town of Ehrhardt, left that point for I Hampton last Monday; he offers the above amount to ]| anyone that can find one igff displeased patron. ^ O'Riley is not the "best" photographer, but will make | onori the claim to Droduce better average results than have heretofore been given the people of Bamberg; of course it is understood that no guarantee goes with pen ny pictures or post cards; these are made simply to satisfy a demand and are ' ItffiBI what they are intended to ^ be?cheap pictures. The quality of photographs made by O'Riley depends upon .\.tthe price you pay. Regular 'j|S cabinets $4.50 per dozen, i $3.00 U dozen; carbon i cabinets mounted in folds . rjjSjH $6.00 per dozen, $4.00 per i % dozen; other sizes in the same quality for less money. If you are not ; pleased in the beginning, a ;\f second trial is made, should :;JjgS this prove a failure we throw up the job and re fund your money. Will open in Bamberg on ^ or before March 5th. SPECIAL NOTICES. || Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Strayed.?A jet black male hog, weighs about seventy-five pounds. . <^gjf Has been gone five weeks. Reward paid for recovery.v EMPRESS LEE, /c||i on Mr. C. A. Milhous's Place, Bamberg, S. C. Strayed.?There has been taken up on my place just out of town, a rs'i- 'h young heifer. Owner can have same by proving property and paying ex- --,^8 penses. J. W. STOKES, Bamberg, ^^3 For Rent.?The four front rooms up-stairs in The Herald building. These are the very nicest offices in v%1s the city. They have electric lights ^ and water and all the rooms are con 4J_ Oaa ma nnlrtt If Vftll WQTlf ft iieULlilg* OCC mc 4U1V/A AM. J VI* n??**v M -JM, nice office. Will rent the four rooms as a whole or separately. A. W. KNIGHT. SALE PERSONAL PROPERTY. On Thursday, February 16th, ? 1911, I will sell at public auction, at the late residence of Daniel Jones, -figi deceased, all the personal property of his estate, consisting of corn, fodder, cows, wagons, farming implements, etc. Sale to commence at ten o'clock a. m. Terms cash. C. B. FREE, Administrator. -,$ t-? 1 r% T oa 1Q11 t . ' ? -Dctiuuei g, o. v^., uauuaijr n-x, NOTICE TO CREDITORS* ?J| All persons having claims against the estate of Daniel Jones, deceased, will file the same with the undersigned administrator duly sworn to, on or before the 23rd day of February, 1911, and all claims not filed within the time aforesaid will be barred, and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment immediately to C. B. FREE, Administrator. ; ' ^3 Bamberg, S. C., Janury 21st, 1911.