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Hcunhrrg $j?ralb ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891. A. W. KNIGHT. 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, $1.00, - - * 1 ~ or 10 cents a monm iur less wau one year. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$ 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 pressed in any communication. =========== Thursday, April 20,1911. , The heathen seem to be raging considerably about the recent election for Probate Judge and Special Referee over in Orangeburg. Spv' _ The Greenwood Journal which has heen issued as a weekly for years, and, by the way, one of the very livest weeklies in the State, commenced the publication of a daily edition last Thursday. The paper is to be issued every afternoon except Sunday, and is a neat sheet of four pages, HI; six columns. Here's hoping it may live and grow. p?^:;gv In the good old days of reform in Orangeburg county, it was decided to remove from office Maj. Andrew C. Dibble, then Master of the county, as one of the faithful wanted the office, so it \yas combined by law with that of Probate Judge, although at the time Maj. Dibble had another year to serve. This state of affairs has _Vi. ? _ _ J ~ {JUt&lilVU ..evei Biuuc, iuc umuc uciufe recently held by Robert Copes, Esq., -who has been elected circuit judge. An election was held a few days ago to elect his successor, and Maj Dibble was elected, being opposed by one who was reformer in reformer days. Now a protest has been filed - * with the governor against issuing a commission, on the ground that the act combining the two offices is unconstitutional. The protest is said to be unsigned, which makes the action all the more despicable. In speaking of the race for solicitor of the second circuit a few weeks ago, we stated that no doubt Bamberg would have a candidate in the .y. tra.ce. We have it on good authority that J. F. Carter, Esq., of the' local bar, will be in the race, and the voters of the second circuit could do no better than to have him as prosecuting attorney. Able and fearless, a strong lawyer, with an unusual amount of energy, he will make an officer in whose hands the interests of justice will be safe. In addition "'.v- to this, it is high time that Bamberg was being recognized in the second district. Aiken county had the presiding judge for years, now it has the congressman and solicitor, while Barnwell county furnishes the judge. It* is nothing but simple justice that the honors should be shared by the other counties comprising the circuit, and it is Bamberg's time to furnish . V- '. the solicitor, especially when we can put forth such a man as J. F. Carter ;C - for the place. Town Marshal Shot Dead. Kite, Ga., April 17.?Town Marshal Lindsay was riddled with bullets here Sunday afternoon when the brothers Dixon turned their revolvers on him as he attempted to arrest th^m. They were on a carouse, and LIr dsay started after them through the Saturday afternoon crowd on the strc. t. Thiy turned and shot him down. Imn: iiately a dozen citizens placed both nder arrest. Lindsay died instant!. . His slayers have made no statem nt since. . 1) ussed Pie Distribution. Was': n0ton, April 18.?The membears the Souht Carolina delegation .he house held an executive > sess here to-day and discussed wayt d means for disposing of the ;pa:.t ;e that each of them is entitled ; > as members of a Democratic hous- As Representatives Lever and are chairman of committees .ve no positions to give. The ive have about $1,200 each to jute in jobs. I * Bred in Old Kentucky. (New York Herald.) Kentucky has long been known as the mother of wit and eloquence as well as the State of feuds. This State produced her Henry Clay, her Breckinridges, her Wattersons, her Crittendens, her Calhouns, and now she is coming forward with a new school of orators, scholars and poets. W. P. Kimball, formerly representative, easily heads the list as an after-dinner speaker and has a close second in Col. George Bain, the well known temperance lecturer, while Judge James Mulligan is a real wit and poet. It was while in Boston delivering a lecture to a choice crowd of blue stocking temperance people that Col. Bain was accosted with the question: "How is it, Colonel Bain, that you have the nerve to preach temperance when you come from Kentucky, .the State that has more distilleries than any other State in the union?" For a moment, and only for a moment, Colonel Bain was embarrassed. Then came the reply without hesitancy: "Oh, yes. Kentucky?Kentucky, the State where I was born; "Where the corn is full of kernels and the colonels full of corn." Returning home from Washington after serving his term in congress a banquet was tendered to Mr. Kimball. He had expected to make a speech in which he would review his congressional career. To his surprise the toastmaster did not call for this, but asked Mr. Kimball to respond to the toast "Kentucky." The congressman was clearly at a loss, and in sheer desperation he blurted out: "Kentucky ? f-a-i-r Kentucky!" Here he stopped to sip a drink of water. When he resumed there was no hint of hesitancy. "Kentucky, the grandest State in all the union?the State where the ground is so mellow that all you have to do is to tickle its sides and it yields abundant crops. Kentucky, O tYeillUCK^, WliCIC IUC 51<WO 10 51CCUer, where the sky is bluer, where the whiskey is better, where the women are more beautiful, where the horses are faster, where politics is rottener, where the feuds are thicker, where the mountains are higher and where the valleys are lower than in any other State in the union! "Why, my God, gentlemen, believe me, the mountains are so high in Kentucky that from the topmost mountain peak you may reach up and tickle the feet of the sainted Democrats who have gone before. "And, gentlemen," here Kimball's voice dropped to almost a whisper, "the valleys are so infernally low that you may reach down and hand ice .water to the Republicans who have gone below." But it remains for Judge James Mulligan to reel off poetry extemporaneously by the foot, yard or mile. Recently the Democrats of Kentucky suffered a crushing defeat and commiserated one another at a spread. One of the speakers had declared that in his opinion Democracy was dead. Judge Mulligan followed him with what was considered rvrnc-on + ac O fittinp- rphlllfP. U V IUUSC (/IbObUv uo u uvv.MQ ? Here it is: When Democracy Will Die. When the lion eats grass like an ox And the fishworm swallows the whale, When the terrapin knits wool socks And the hare is outrun by the snail, When serpents walk upright like men And doodle bugs travel like frogs, When the grasshopper feeds on the hen And feathers are found on hogs; When Thomas cats swim in the air And elephants roost upon trees, When insects in summer are rare And snuff never makes people sneeze, When the fish creep over dry land And mules on velocipedes ride, When foxes lay eggs in the sand And women in dreams take no nri^D When Dutchmen no longer drink beer And girls get to preaching on time, When the billygoat butts from the rear And treason no longer is crime, When the humming bird brays like an ass And limburger smells like cologne, When ploughshares are made out of glass And hearts of Kentuckians are stone, When sense grows in Republican heads And wool on the hydraulic ram, Then the Democratic party will be dead And this country not worth a d?n. Policemen Get No Money. Greenwood,, April 17. ? Judge Watts here to-day refused the writ of mandamus prayed for by the rural policemen to compel the county to pay them their salaries. Judge Watts so decided upon an affidavit that there wras no money in the county treasury for this purpose. He did not touch upon the legality of their appointment. Letter from Charlie Rentz. U. S. S. New Orleans, Manila, P. I., March 9, 1911. The Bamberg Herald, Bamberg, S. C. Dear Friend:?After reading the last two issues of The Herald that aU T V* o trA f A IlilVC i catiiuu me, a 11 a r c uc^iucu tv/ write vou some of the news and happenings in the Orient and of the doings of the United States Asiatic fleet. I notice in The Herald of January 26th an article on Taal, the biggest volcano in the Philippines, and I will first tell you something of this volcano. No doubt you have known of the great recent eruption bf this mountain long before this reaches you but then it is not like having it told by one whom has seen it in action. During the last week of January last Taal had a violent eruption, in which over a thousand people were killed and many times that number made homeless. The volcano is situated on Taal Island in the center of lake Taal in the midst of a bit of tropical scenery. On account of it being located in the center of the lake is what made it impossible for the inhabitants to escape and made it so disastrous. Being only 30 miles from Manila we could see its eruption plainly and a party of us went to the scene as soon after as n/vrtnikl/N Vv O t TIT d C? O TIT TIT Q O f rOCTlP pusoiuic* YT uau YY V oun f? wo i/amqav and beyond description and will send you pictures soon that were taken, that you may show them to anyone that may be interested in seeing such. We have a good fleet composed of the Saratoga, formerly New York? (flagship) and the cruisers New Orleans and Albany. At present we are having our annual spring target practice and hope to make some good records before it is over which will be about one month. Glad to say that we have the banner ship of the fleet in every respect. Of course every man is a booster of his own ship but the fact that the New Orleans, called the "Queen of the seas," is the best home in the Asiatic fleet, is conceded by all. We won the battle trophy last fall, also recently won the championship of not only the fleet but of the Orient with our base ball team and we are first in naval discipline. Coming to the Philippines last fall from Hong Kong, China, we had a very interesting cruise around the Islands and stay in Manila. The last named place is very varied although fast becoming Americanized. The Philippine carnival which has just closed in Manila was very good, the exhibits from the different provinces being great. This is an annual event and is a big thing in jthe Philippines, visitors coming here from China, Japan and most of the South Sea Islands. It was quite a ,curiosity to see the natives watching Mars in his aeroplane as it was the first seen in the Philippines and they went wild over his flights. On or about the first of April we leave on another cruise for the North, visiting all the principal ports of China and Japan, and after a stay of six months in the Islands we are all anxious to get back to dear old Shanghai which is the best city of the Orient and a metropolis. I read with great pleasure and interest of the advancements you are making in Bamberg. Trust Bamberg county will be lucky enough and successful in getting that part of Colleton which wants to come with us. I say us as Bamberg will always be my home and there can be no Bamberg boy so far away as I who still loves his old home as I do. I haven't a shipmate who takes more pride in showing his home paper and talking of the good things there more than the boy who will be back in his old home sooner or later. As to my receiving The Herald, I have been real lucky, not having missed a single copy since leaving the United States over a year ago. In fact I don't know what I would do if I did miss one. Remember me to any inquiring friend and that The Herald and Bamberg is on the boom, is the wish of, Your sincere friend, C. W. RENTZ, JR. His Guess was Good. The late Senator Elkins used to tell a story of Bige Brown. "Bige," he explained, "lived in Elkins. Meeting him one day in the main street, I said: " 'Bige, do you know of anybody that's got a horse for sale?' " "Bige, chewing gum, gave me a patronizing smile. " 'Well, Senator,' he said, 'I guess Bill Hurst has. I sold him one yesterday.' "?Washington Star. Negroes Stopped at Border. Bellingham, Wash., April 15.? Forty negroes from Kansas City, en route to Vancouver, B. C., were stopped by Canadian immigration agents in White Rock on the baundary line north of here, and their special car was returned to-day to Bellingham. No reason was given by the immigration agents for excluding them. , f I @ You Show Goo I Herndc ?1 1 # A Because you are sur< ? get at the other fellc ? prove this to you. I 1 Kingan's Relial IAlso Potted Cheese i next order. W to eat. If y 24 to t Herndoi fife Malcolm Moye, Mgr. OLDEST TOWN IN THE COUNTRY. Strange Pueblo of Acoma Mentioned in 1539 by Spaniards. | I Acoma, an Indian village has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited settlement in the United States, says the Red Man. St. Augustine, | the first permanent European set! tlement planted within the limits of the United States, was founded in 1565. Acoma was mentioned as early as i 1539 by Fray Marcos de Niza and was visited by members of Coronado's army in the following year, 25 years before St. Augustine's period of foundation. Early Spanish chroniclers have designated its population at that period as high as 6,000. Every traveler of greater or less degree traversing the southwest has heard of this, "the most wonderful aboriginal city on earth, cliff built, cloud swept, matchless." It is built on a great oblong rocky pedestal rising nearly 400 feet above the plain. The Indians built this pueblo evidently with the intention of resisting the attacks of the Navajos and Apaches, who for many years made war upon ,the peaceful people. In 1540 Coronado and his band of conquistadors found this little village so impregnable that it was only after a long siege that he was able to accomplish its capture. The top of the mesa is said to contain about 150 acres. It is only accessible by three circuitous trails, over which, on the backs of these people, had to be brought from the plains below every bit of material used in the construction of the dwellings and church, besides all food, fuel and other articles necessary to their livelihood. One of the trails has recently been enlarged, so that material now may be brought up in a roundabout route on the backs of burros, with which the tribe seems plentifully supplied. The village proper consists of three parallel rows of adobe houses, three story, terraced in form and about 40 feet high, nearly 100 in all. In these dwellings lives a population of about 600 people. Entrance to the hrmcoc ic mfldp hv ladders over the roof, passing through passageways to the lower floor or into the second terrace by doors, or up to the third terrace again by ladders. It is said that the senior members of the family live in the first story, the daughter first married gets the second terrace and the second the third terrace. All other members have to seek quarters elsewhere or live with the old people. The most conspicuous and interesting building in the pueblo is the ancient adobe cathedral, which stands near the edge on the east side of the mesa. In this church a priest now holds service occasionally. The church is said to he several hundred years old?built some time in the year 1600?and until in recent years the tribe buried their dead under its floor. Now they use the court in front of the church for that purpose. The building is of Spanish mission style with two large towers facing the front, each of which contains a massive Spanish bell. These bells, upon close inspection, proved to be retained in place by numerous buckskin thongs. In this church hang many paintings, one of which has caused bloodshed and strife. Its possession is believed by the Indians to U ' ''4 d Business Judgmen >n's Grocer < VA/HV TT111 s to get just a little better >ws for the same price. Something new just in, go )le Boiled Ham, No IE, n 10c packages. Be sure re are headquarters for < ou can't find.it in town w he telephone girl. .*. i's Grocei Telephone 2A Iknoc |at you ? This is an opportuni ? county. We are looking ? will help the right man 1 ? ence not necessary. H< j|! the main requisites. Ap i T. Oregon Lawto @ Southeastern ? Greenville, insure good fortune and plentiful crops, so it is naturally coveted by other tribes. Several times it has been captured by the Laguna Indians, and was recovered by the Acomas only after a bitter struggle. . The two streets of rock meet in a sort of court, where all fiestas and tribal ceremonies take place. The main dance, which takes place early in September, is preceded by services in the church. Afterward the wooden image of the "Sacred Saint," borne by four braves, is carried in front of the line of parade'from the church to the dancing ground, where it is carefully put under guard until the dance is over, which is at sundown. Two seta of dancers grotesquely attired, male and female, dance alternately all day, at the same time singing and extending thanks to the Good Being for their crops and prosperity and asking that the coming year be favored with plenty of rain and good crops. During the day fruits, melons and other edibles are distributed freely to all who are present. Inside a temporary enclosure of corn stalks and green branches is placed the "Sacred Saint." At the entrance to this hut two Indians with loaded rifles stand guard. During the parade from the old church to the plaza where the dance takes place there is a continuous firing of guns and revolvers, said to be for the purpose of frightening away evil spirits. One of the events of this day of ceremonies is a 10 mile run by two sets of runners chosen from two fac- 1 tions of the tribe. The Acoma Indians, like the Hopis, are known for their endurance and fleetness of foot. These races are usually from a distance of from 10 to 25 miles, and the time made is to be wondered at when one remembers that each set ? of runners have to keep ahead of them a short stick. They are not allowed to touch the , stick with their hands; they must use their feet only, taking it forward as they run by continually kicking it - - " ? A 5 2 __ j. with their toes, niacn suck is aDout 3 Vz inches long, and 1 inch wide and is so decorated that each party can easily tell the one belonging to it. , Blank books of all kind at Herald : Book Store, Bamberg, S. C. i , ;? ' >- ' V.. ' v.. y-i- '.J&& SJ&.; :j*< 0000000000000 article than you can A We will be glad to * t | R D 0 0 RI ty for a good man in this ? :^||| for a District Agent, and 9 ;o make money. Experi- * jnesty and Salesmanship X -vply with references to ? n, Jr., Gen. Mgr. 8?l Life Ins. Co., a South Carolina. ARMY OFFICER IS MURDERED. yV: Lieut. Rodney, Cavalryman, Slain bj ; Religious Fanatic. Manila, April 17.?Lieut. Walter ^ H. Rodney, of tlie Second United * ;#|| States cavalry, stationed in the Augur barracks in the department of Mindanao, was murdered to-day by a * Moro Juramentado, crazed with religious passion, who ran amuck 'M thirsting for the blood of ^Christian. i.M The assassin belongs to the Mohammedan sect of Juramentados,who ? - Jj have taken an inviolable oath to shed the blood of the hated Christian. > They know no fear, believing that ?f||j the performance of what they consider a religious duty, if resulting in their own death, will be rewarded with eternal bliss. . , M The fanatic was armed with a bo- . lo, and as he tore through the streets those who-saw him fled in terror. He encountered Rodney seemingly by ||j chance and struck him down before the officer could defend himself. Lieut. Rodney was a native of California and 32 years of age. Will Edit Baptist Courier. Greenville April 16.?The congre- ;|9gl gation of the First Baptist church of Greenville was stirred this- morning* . ?J| when the Rev. Z. T. Cody, D. D.f for ^ nearly 10 years pastor of the church, ^ read the following: "I hereby offer my resignation as pastor of the church, to take effect June 16, ' ; j 1911." Dr. Cody has purchased the interests of the late Dr. A. J. S. & Thomas in The Baptist Courier, and : J will succeed him as editor or tnai paper. Dr. Cody's resignation will, in all probability, be acted upon by the congregation on next Sunday morning. Since the death of Dr. A. J. S. Thomas, on the 1st of*April, a great . deal of interest has been centred >J^8 about the successor to tuc cuuunai chair. For several weeks before his death Dr. Thomas was unable to attend to his duties in conection with the editing of The Baptist Courier. Dr. Cody carried on the work which was laid down by Dr. Thomas. * J* At a meeting of the stockholders of The Baptist Courier company, held some days ago, Dr. Cody was prevailed upon to accept the editor- ' ship.