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I m IB B B ck B I m BK fflff Hf am ffiB 1 V 1 B B BB rB am I I I ||( I Your 1 Friends " life' , I ' to . H | Subscribe will ife- liiv1 II IOr asy< ft- ^ ' r*il paid p the The I vote; If g\ VM1% /W/tf +ho > Iudiuucig 5; | Herald IS r? 1. No names Every Contestar day for recording tificates will- be c having largest ni Tit afnnfact I ^AIIV VUIIivul fe, FARMER'S PROTEST FATAL. Objected to Picnickers Using His House as a Target. Paterson, N. J., May 23.?Two men are dead at Little Falls, N. J., as the result of a revolver battle befpzp: tween a farmer and picnickers, whom he endeavored to eject from the vicinity of his farm. Fifty snots were fired by the disputants. The farmer, Frank Costello, and one of the picnickers, Frank Dorsey, were each shot through the heart. The picnickers had planned to amuse themselves by revolver practice, shooting at a target placed against Costello's house. When the f , bullets began to ping-ping against the clapboards, Costello came out on j a run and ordered the invaders away. They laughed at him, and he returned with his own pistol. Mr. W. I. Johns Married. Allendale, May 24.?A marriage of much interest to the people of Allendale and the immediate section was that of W. I. Johns of the Baldoc section, to Miss Montez Bramlett of Gaffney, which occurred in Greenville Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, with Dr. R. W. Sanders officiating. The bride is remembered here as the teacher of the Davis Branch school, while the groom is one of Barnwell county's most staunch business men, and one of the largest land owners in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Johns arrived on the midday train from Greenville to-day, and will be at home to their friends near Baldoc. ' X ' The many Barnwell county friends of Mr. C. C. Califf, formerly of Barnwell, will regret to learn that he has been quite ill for some time at the home of his brotherdn Denmark. The last report received from him, however, was encouraging.?Barnwell Sentinel. gU Farmers* Union Meeting. \ Ehrhardt, S. C., May 8, 1911. Editor The Bamberg Herald:? Will you state through the columns of your paper that the next meeting of the Bamberg County Farmers' Union will be held at the court house on Saturday, July 1st, at 11 o'clock, or immediately after the boys' corn club adjourns. This is an important meeting, and all local unions are requested to . send delegates. J. E. McMILLAN, Secretary. me young lady < 6 p.m., and you ow to Get Vote ith every yearly subscription ild accompanied by $1.00 in be given. This applies to rei jw subscriptions, and you can hi desire. You can also get v and job printing?100 votes on either advertising or jo ing merchants in Bamberg ( Herald, and they will be glac 5 when they pay any of thei: >est way to get votes is to get paper, as the schedule of v ter for subscriptions than an} be surprised how easy if is to ; be Herald if you try. 4 ; of Contestants will be know: it gets a number. 5. Stand 7. Votes must not be wri changed each month and mus imber of votes on AlONC Has Just Comm THRILLING DESCENT. Woman Performer Has Narrow Escape from Death. At Asheville, N. C., Floretta Forenz, a triple parachute performer as sociated with a visiting show, had a narrow escape from death Thursday afternoon when, after accidentally cutting the wrong parachute ;rope, she fell at a rapid rate from a height of nearly 1,000 feet. Had not her parachute caught in the street car and electric light wires in the heart of the city, she would have undoubtedly been killed. In the last half of the descent Miss Lorenz was virtually hanging to one cord of the first parachute. The young woman was carried into a store in a fainting condition, but she was otherwise uninjured. She later stated that she carried three parachutes with her and, on reaching up to release the balloon wherein she ascended, accidentally cut the ropes of the second and third parachute, which, however, did not open. The unusual weight of the two unopened parachutes, added to her own, caused her to descend at a rapid rate and the hundreds of peoTtrVirw orofhorod in rpntrfi of Jfc/iw n WV V\4 V the city saw that the young woman was in danger of alighting on the roof of the postoffice. A sudden gust of wind, however, carried her over the network of trolley and illuminating wires which cross and re-cross Patton avenue, and there were loud cries from the anxious hundreds when the swinging ropes and then the parachute itself caught in the wires and were firmly held, allowing the thoroughly frightened woman to descend safely. ^ Strikes Twice in One Place. New York, May 24.?Lightning txcirp in the same nlace at Hempstead, L. I., to-day, killing one man and nearly killing another. The bolts fell during a short, sharp electrical storm, among six carpenters working on the roof of a new building. The first struck William Whiting and rolled him, stunned, to the eaves. His fellow workmen rushed to his rescue, and had just saved him from falling when the second bolt struck the roof. It hit George W. Collins of Jamaica, killing him instantly and tearing off all his cloth-j ing. | A ome Pi; rhat other occu] lrns as a few ho rill ? The piano m Monday, Nov may be the luck} Tickets Rene to The Bamberg /*A11I?|i cash, 3,000 votes vOulll lewals as well as pay for as many 1 1 otes on advertis- flj |] for each dollar b printing. All 11 county patronize J\q 1 i to give you the r accounts. But QITRQrRI subscriptions to dUDOUU otes is so much n mrmgeise. iou 111 j | C0N1 RULES GOVERNS n. 2. No names of Contestant! Ipg by Numbers published t tten on. 8. Tie votes in pac t be recorded monthly to corn >AY, NOVEMBER : pnrpd and Ynn VUVVU ?UI%B A VM RENEWS POSTOFFICE ATTACK. Arkansas Senator Again Assails Alleged Despotism of Department. Washington, May 25.?In a written speech, Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas, to-day continued his war on the postoffice department because J -i x ^ J r mat department, reiuseu tut tuc actond-class mail about 100,000 copies of a St. Louis weekly paper oil the ground that the addresses were not bona fide subscribers. Mr.' Davis charged that this action was an unfair discrimination and due to a feud that arose during Postmaster General Cortelyou's administration between the department and the publisher of the paper. He asserted that, the express companies co-operated with the department in the warfare. Charging the postmaster general with despotism, Mr. Davis said that official makes his own law to suit his own purpose. "He is not deterred by the rulings of the supreme court that every act of his must be founded upon some law," he said, "neither is he deterred by the statute which requires that all his regulations be 'consistent with law.' He introduces, in the form of regulations, ruling or orders whatever novelties he pleases. He is practically without restraint. The citizens nf the United States and esneriallv publishers are at his mercy." x Mr. Davis presented a resolution providing for a general investigation of the postoffice department, hut no action was taken on it. Senator Burton made reply, calling the Arkansas senator's charge "extraordinary and reckless" and calculated to bring undeserved discredit upon the postoffice department. Well Known Lawyer Guilty. New York, May 24.?Daniel O'Reilly former district attorney, and wjsll known as a criminal lawyer in connection with the cases of Harry K. Thaw and Nan Patterson, was found guilty to-day of receiving stolen goods by a jury in the criminal branch of the supreme court. He was remanded for sentence. O'Reilly was charged with having negotiated for Frank L. Plass the return of $87,000 worth of securities stolen on March 2 from Aaron Bancroft, an aged broker. A reward of $5,000 was paid for the return and O'Reilly received $833 as his share of the reward. anoAb pation will yiel( urs spent each c will be given rember 20th 19 rone if you will o wals How to llicf With every p JUol Store votes will m * lar's worth pure llirh i tion will also be If any of our firi J Toilet Articles, lvW carried by an u] patronize Hoove IPTIONS votes, or if they and secure the v niK ii TVip parlipr vmi L11IU have in final cou [EST I contest will be J IG THE CONTEST s will be published. 3. Every vpekly in The Bamberg Her kages with Contestant's num it. '10. Votes are transferab 20, 1911, wins Piano. Have a Chance SMITH FEDERAL JUDGE. Charleston Man Appointed to District Bench. Washington, May 24.?President Taft late to-day announced the appointment of Henry A. M. Smith of Charleston, as district judge . of South Carolina. Mr. Smith is a Democrat. Judge Smith will succeed Judge Wm. H. Brawley, who retired re cently on attaining nis vutn Dirtnday. Judge Smith is in his 58th year, a lawyer of great learning and ability, and has practiced for more than 35 years. The new judge comes of a splendid family; is a man of the most exemplary personal character, and is closely associated with the best of the history of South Carolina. "His circumstances are such that the emoluments of office have no attraction for him," says the statement, "but at the suggestion of the president he has consented to accept the appointment." * m ? Two Drowned in Surf. faiatKa, Fia., May z*.?Mrs. wuliam Shields and Mrs. John D. Cannon, members of prominent families here, were drowned while bathing in the surf at South Beach to-day. The ladies were among the large crowd to the beach to-day on the Red Men's annual excursion. . Mrs. Shields is the daughter of Chas. Rifenburg, of Palatka Heights, and her husband is a well-known employe of the Wilson Cypress company. Mrs. Cannon is the wife of John D. Cannon, who is associated with his brother in the meat business here. She leaves a little girl 3 years of age. A long distance message stated that the bodies were ? - A - 1? J XT X M recovered immediately, anu mat ? sister of Mrs. Shields came near losing her life in an effort to save her drowning sister. i Globe-Trotters Plus. A number of tourists were recent- j ly looking down the crater of Vesuvius. An American gentleman said to his companion: "That looks a good deal like the infernal regions." An English lady, overhearing the remark, said to another: "Good gracious! How these Americans do travel!"?Llppincott's Magazine. solutel] 1 you as great lay on this cont f TRY Get Vote Ticke urchase made at Hoover's be given?100 votes for ever hased. Votes in the same pr given to persons paying accc iends need anything in the li Drugs, Cold Drinks, or any p-to-date Drug Store, get th< ir's Drug Store and give you owe an account, get them to ] otes. Now is the time to get start the more advantage yoi nt. The date of the closing c londay, November 20,1911. r I Contestant gets 2,000 votes aid. 6. All votes must be ber and amount on top slip, le only before recording. To Win By Stai VOTES TO STRIKE. ' -Firemen's Executive Comniittc Maintains Firm Attitude. Washington, May 24.?The execi tive committee of the Brotherhood c Locomotive Firemen voted to-nigt unanimously for a strike of fireme on the Southern railway should th company refuse to accede to the d< niands of the firemen for a 20 pe cent, increase in wages. The committee will confer agpi with President Finley and if he te fuses the demand, will at once orde a strike. The committee was in executiv session practically all night. No con ferences were held to-day betwee: railway officials and the executiv committee. A few days ago it wa said by the railway officials that th road could not grant the increase The committee claims that with th increase they demand the fireme: would be paid wages as high as thos paid firemen on other first-class rail roads. When informed of the action of thi ProciHpnt TiMnlev nf thi Southern declined to make any state ment. A strike will effect 2,400 men oi 9,000 miles of road. Saving the Anvils. A story to be good does not neces sarily have to be new. The followin* story, which was a favorite of th< late Senator Carmack, falls witnn this rule: "A brawny negro," said Senatoo Carmack, "was once employed as t stevedore on the docks at Memphis to help unload a cargo from the steamer Anna P. Silver. "The negro was carrying anvils ashoire, and so great was his strength that he carried one under each arm. "In crossing the narrow gangplank with an anvil under each arm the negro slipped and fell into the water. "He came up puffing and blowing. 'Frow down er rope,' he yelled. "The men on board laughed at him in derision. " 'Frow down er rope,' pleaded the negro, treading water vigorousMy. "Getting nothing but jeers, the negro cried excitedly. " 'Fer de lab's sake, man, frow down er rope or I'll drop one er dese anvils.' "-Chattanooga Times. : >* . ? . v -a". , Mm .. .r-. ...v..,-. _ \ * [Free] j re- Ask 11 est || ' f Your LI 1 - 0 m I _ . : 0 -3| I p 1 II HKIAflllD II uicuud mi r to : I T 1 11 ^ iraoe r i urnts. y i ^ Hoover's | j ? Drug 1 ^ Store I 1 to start with. 4. brought in Tues- v. ,.j/ ;? 9. Color of cer- I 11. Contestant ting at Once I | PARENTS SHUN 'PLAIN* BABY* J je Child is Not Pretty so It is Giwi City Hospital. i- Aurora, 111., May 23.?Becabtt>^! "T| >f their baby was not pretty, a it nent Aurora couple, turned it over ? fl n to the Aurora City Hospital, asUsjrl^w e that a home he found for it. The ?_ (iiifViArlHoe rofnaofl tn til A ' x name of the couple, but they say j V they are prominent socially. The 4 Q baby is of normal size, has big brown H eyes and is strong. Numerous An- fl r rora people have asked thf.t they be fl allowed to adopt the baby. V ^1 Girls Refused Charity Cream. a Washington, May 23.?A large , e number of the women clerks employ- > I s ed in the census office refused a gift- . e of ice cream from the women's wel- I >. fare department of the civic feder*- / e tion. a Shortly before noon fifty gallons of e cream were delivered at the office by - n.dar Af fho Tadies' federation. V whose sympathies had been aroused' 1 e at the thought of 1,200 'girl clerks % e busily engaged in putting on rec~ 9 - ord the census of 1910 while ther- m mometers in their rooms mounted' 9 i gayly into the 90s. The clerks had J^k not known of the treat intended lot /9 them, and the appearance of the ' 9 freezers in the corridors at lunch 1 time was the signal for a general de* ; Jjj . mand' for an explanation. 1 < r When they discovered the purpose M 3 of the gift a number became highly M L indignant. They declined the cream, T with thanks, and bitterly criticised . those who partook of it t A statement given out by one of -o } them, who draws a salary of 11,800, > explains as gently as possible that the census clerks as a rule go out to v , luncheon every day and are not, as L a class, in need of the assistance the ? Ladies' federation had been kind fl . enough to offer. JH She was in the Same Fix. fl A story is going the rounds of a I couple of young people who attended fl church recently. When the collec- fl tion was being taken the young man V commenced fishing in his pockets fl 1 for a dime. His face expressed hii "fl embarrassment as he hoarsly whlspered: "I guess I haven't a cent, I fl ' changed my pants." The young lady fl who had been examining the un- if' known regions of a woman's dress ^ for her purse,, turned a pink color, -fl and said: "I'm in the