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1st. Because we are absolutely
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2nd. Because we are conservative.
3rd. Because we are constantly
helping the farmer, and in helping
the farmer we are building up the
country in which we are located.
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a strong bank stimulates credit, ana
helps you to help yourself.
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desire to make our bank of practical
value to every man, woman or child
that favors it with their account.
We pay 4 per cent, interest on deposits
in our savings department.
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we will handle to your satisfaction.
Ehrfaardt Banking Company
Capital and surplus $24,550.00.
EHRHARDT, S. C.
FRANCIS F. CARROLL
Attorney-at-Law
Office la Hoffman Building.
GENERAL PRACTICE.
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making machines down to the smallest
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Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies.
Lombard Iron Works A Supply Co.,
, * * AUGUST A. GA.
H. M. GRAHAM H. G. ASKINS
GRAHAM & ASKINS
Attorneys at Law.
We practice in the United States and
State Courts in any County in
the State.
BAUBERGi S. C.
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Bamberg, S. C.
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BAMBERG, .-SOUTH CAROLINA
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their
Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.
All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500
grains of impure matter daily, when
unhealthy some part of this impure
matter is left in the blood. This
brings on many diseases and symptoms?pain
in the back, headache,
nervousness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism,
gout, gravel, disorders of the
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irregular heart, debility, drowsiness,
dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc.
But if you keep the filters right you
will have no trouble with your kidneys.
Mrs. Samuel Harrison, Church St.,
Bamberg, S. C., says: "I have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have
been very beneficial. My * kidneys
annoyed me and I suffered intensely
from backache and pains through my
lions. Doan's Kidney Pills, which I
<rr\+ fmm Pennle's F)rnC.d re
v?^ - X c , -lieved
these difficulties and improved
my condition wonderfully. You are
at liberty to use my name as a reference."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?
and take no other.
GUN-FIGHTERS IN CONGRESS.
How Ben Johnson Answered the
Four "Bad Men."
It is pretty generally known that
a small arsenal can be mustered in
the chamber pretty nearly any time
the house of representatives is in
session. A percentage of the "voices
of the people" in the lower house go
"heeled" pretty much all the time,
and a silk handkerchief is not always
responsible for an unexplained
bulge in the immediate vicinity of a
congressional coat tail.
Staid, weaponless inhabitants of
large cities have ceased wondering
at well-known "gun toters" from the
South and West. In fact, the "gun
toter" is becoming less numerous
with each succeeding congress,
thowzh there be Dlenty now. But if
the "gun toter" has ceased to be a
cause for wonder, the gun fighters
of congress, were all their records
known, might excite comment.
For congress has gun men, real
live fighters, with "Kit Caraons" on
their gunstocks and reputations for
speed of the draw and a bird's-eye
brand of accuracy. Several have records
for having "got" their man, and
at least one has put several bad actors
away. Others have come out of
hostile powder smoke with marks of
the conflict or after having left their
opponents so marked.
Representative Ben Johnson, of
Kentucky, chairman of the commit- j
tee on the District of Columbia,
caused something like a sensation
among his Washington friends not
long ago by suddenly deciding upon
a ride in one of the army aeroplanes
at College park. Mr. Johnson, after
the machine had been brought to
earth, languidly " 'lowed" he liked
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others might have thought the trip
hazardous Mr. Johnson did not even
think the joke deserving of a smile.
For compared with some of the
picnics Ben Johnson has 'come out
of, an aeroplane ride is just about
as dangerous as an old woman's
home Sunday afternoon. By the
way of explanation it might be stated
that Mr. Johnson, besides serving
a term as speaker of the Kentucky
house, came out triumphant
and with a whole skin after four
years as collector of internal revenue
for the Fifth Kentucky district?and
life insurance rates are high on revenue
collectors in the blue grass
State.
It was while Mr. Johnson was
speaker of the Kentucky house in
1887 that he made his best gun record,
though he was known as a good
man on the trigger even before then.
Johnson as speaker was the storm
center of a bitter factional fight. The
element that Johnson fought hardest
contained a number of well-known
gun fighters and Johnson, knowing
it, carried his own gun handy.
The climax came when it was seen
that Johnson would soon be in position
to rule against his enemies and
rule hard. Four "bad men" took it
upon themselves to get Johnson out
of the way. Meeting him on a lonely
road one afternoon they invited
him to start then and there for the
State line, not to return to Kentucky
upon pain of death at sight And
they didn't keep their guns under
their coats, either. ,
Not long ago when Mr. 'Johnson
was asked about the story, one of
his audience interrupted at this
point:
"What did you do, Mr. Johnson?"
"Why," replied the Kentuckian, in
a matter-of-fact way, "I killed two
of them, wounded another, and the
fourth ran."
Which is exactly what happened.
In the course of his service as collector
of internal revenue, Johnson
had occasion several times to use his
gun in a hurry. And it is generally
understood he used it to good advantage.
"If taking my foot from that chair
would prolong my life five years I
wouldn't move my foot, but I'd fight
until I lost every last drop of blood
in my veins before I'd let any human
being be responsible for shortening
my life," explained Mr. Johnson
when a listener remarked on his
dare-deviltry.
Johnson is not the only member of
the Kentucky delegation who has
carried a gun to good advantage.
Caleb Powers, the Republican member,
thrice tried for the murder of
Gov. Goebel, of Kentucky, found no
slight solace in the companionship
of a blue steel six-shooter during the
fierce private and political feuds
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a seat in the house.
One man lost his seat for a time
because of his gun record. James S.
Davenport, of Oklahoma, who runs
Cherokee politics in that State and
carries a gun as a matter of course
?at least when he is at home?has
been through the fiercest of political
storms and in a country where a sixshooter
gives rise to less comment
than in the effete east.
Davenport has twice married into
the Cherokee nation. He is the only
"intermarried" -white to attain political
prominence in Oklahoma. Following
a heated argument, he shot
and killed a man in the old territory
days. He was tried, pleaded self-defense,
and was convicted of manslaughter.
Granted a new trial, he
was acquitted: In 1808, when running
for re-election, at the eleventh
hour his political enemies obtained
access to the records of the Federal
courts at Fort Smith, Ark., where the
first trial was held. Taking certain
damaging parts of the testimony,
they reprinted them in pamphlet
form and mailed them broadcast
throughout the district. Davenport
was defeated, but he won his way
back at the late election.
Judge Rucker, of Colorado?of
Rucker Ridge, suh!?began his gun
record as a soldier of the Confederate
army, and continued his familiarity
with firearms while practicing
law in Missouri and Kansas at a time
when a lawyer carried something
besides bound volumes of United
States statutes when he went to
court. In 1879 he moved to Colorado
and divided his time between the
practice of law and the care of a
flourishing young ranch near Denver.
Pretty soon, however, he was presented
with the alternative of giving
up his law practice or abdicating
in favor of itinerant gangs of
AUTO-TROLLEY SMASH.
Machine Demolished, bnt Nobody
Hurt in Columbia Collision.
Columbia, Dec. 3.?An automobile,
driven by Dr. Owens on Laurel
street, just at dark, was run into
and practically demolished by a
street car coming north. When the
accident happened the motorman on
the street car stopped his car suddenly,
reversed the lever and jumped
off to see if any one was hurt, and
as he did so the street car ran back
down the track a distance of a block,
and crashed into another street car,
which was following. No one was
injured, the rear end of the front
car being broken in by the impact.
One man, said to be a Mr. Ritter,
who was the lone passenger on the
first car, jumped just as the car
started backwards and escaped uninjured.
He was said to have been
on his way to catch a train and
caught another car immediately after
the accident and went on his way.
It is said that the motorman on the
car which was run into by the first
car jumped, when he saw the runannv
hoorinu Hftwn r?r> him TrSf
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fic on this line was only interrupted
a short time. *
It seems that Dr. Owens was pre- ;
paring to run his car into the yard
and when just across the street car ?
track, the engine choked, bringing *
the auto to a stop. He said that he
saw a street car coming up towards *
Main street, and knowing that he
could not get his auto off in time,
he ran down the track a piece and ?
attempted to flag the street car. *
However, the motorman failed to see
the signal and struck the automobile, ?
smashing the wheel and one side of 2
it. Reversing the brakes, the mo- ;
torman jumped off to see what dam- ?
| age had been done and it was then 3
that the street car ran back down $
the track and crashed headlong into
the one following close behind it.
The accident occurred just in front
of the A. R. P. church and it was ?
fortunate that no one was hurt. Ij
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Case Against A. C. L. and C. W. C.
Tried at Walterboro Court. *
Walterboro, Nov. 30.?The case of
J. B. Pinckney vs Atlantic Coast
Line and Charleston and Western p
Carolina Railroad companies, which ii
was started here Monday morning> o
resulted in a verdict of $13,000 for P
the plaintiff. This case, as alleged
in the plaintiff's complaint, is an M
action for personal injuries received b
in 1907 at Yemassee by the plaintiff e
through the negligence of the de- S
fendant in backing their train o'f
cars over him while he was engaged
in his work as car inspector under- L
neath the car. The defendant rail- tl
road companies showed from the tes- A
timony that Pinckney did not protect b
himself by using a blue flag, and not tl
following the instructions of the
"blue flag" rule. The testimony for 8'
Pinckney showed that he gave actu- tl
al notice to the conductor of the o
train from which he received his in- 8]
juries that he was going to work 1
under this car. tl
This is one of the most interesting d
cases tried here in some years. The n
amount of damages claimed was
$40,000. A motion for a new trial
will be made. ?
western renegades who were in the p
habit of paying the ranch unwelcome *
attention. ?
Being by that time more or less ?
"sot in his ways," Judge Rucker de- a<
cided to dispute possession with the
next gang of invaders. When the ?'
smoke had cleared away, one of the
gang was good and dead, several oth- *
ers wished they were, and the rest
had "beat it." Rucker handled a
shotgun and a six-shooter far too
"keerless" for their health. He ?
hasn't been bothered much since.
Representative John E. Raker, of s
California, is not known as the
"Fighting Judge of Modoc" for nothI
ing. California people have not for!
gotten the time he sat on the bench C
with a pair of forty-fives handy when
I the spectators carried enough hard!
ware to stock a sporting goods store.
Raker did more to clean up Modoc ,
county than any other one man. J
First, when the law and order committee
had done a good night's work Y
by hanging a number of "bad men"
and cattle rustlers from a convenient :1
railroad trestle, Raker defended them ?
and procured their acquittal?always
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coat.
Later, when county judge?the 8
fighting judge?he was called upon
to decide a case in which a number 8
of bad men were vitally concerned. ?
Having been warned that in the ?
event of a decision adverse to the defendants
he would not leave the
court room alive, Judge Raker upon 8
seating himself on the bench at the ^
opening of court pulled forth a brace J*
of blue forty-fives and carefully laid
them where all might see. Then he 8
decided against the "village cutups" 8
and went home'to dinner.
Representative Tom Heflin, of Ala- F
bama, waited until he came to the *
hall of congress to make the play g
that brought him into the congres- ^
sional gun column. Mr. Heflin, the s
Beau Brummel of the house, during
the hot days- of the extra session carries
a gun and hates a "niggah"
with equal grace and persistency.
A few years ago Mr. Heflin was returning
from the capitol when he
saw a negro insult a white woman
on the street car in which he was t
riding. In the rumpus which fol- a
lowed Mr. Heflin's none too gentle s
remonstrance the Southern Hotspur c
drew his gun. The negro jumped 1
to the street and took to his heels, i
whereupon Mr. Heflin opened fire 1
and sent a bullet through the leg of c
an unoffending bookmaker who was c
standing in front of the St. James c
hotel wondering whether the race t
track at Benning would stay closed
forever. The bookmaker recovered. ^
Mr. Heflin paying the doctor bills. i
There are numerous other gun
fighters or "near" gun fighters in 1
congress, but they have succeeded so c
far in hiding their light under a bas- t
ket. But some of the prominent 1
Southern and Western congressmen t
make no secret of their "gun-toting" ?
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ELLAGRA BAFFLES SCIENTISTS.
nvestigation Fails to Show Cause.
Conditions in This State.
Washington, Dec. 3.?After many
lonths of investigation of pellagra
l the Southern States, the scientists
f the public health and marine hosital
service are in as much doubt
3 ever as to the cause of the scourge,
[eanwhile the disease seems to
e gaining and it has been reportd
that nearly every physician in
outh Carolina has from five to fifsen
cases in his private practice.
Assistant Surgeon Gen. John D.
.nnc siivfl ft has been demonstrated
hat cures can be effected up to the
fth attack, but that there is little
ope when the patient has reached
he stage of insanity.
Pellagra has been found to be a
easonable disease, and it is thought
bat the greatly varying temperature
f South Carolina may be partly reponsible
for its prevalence there,
'he investigators fiave found that
he greatest number of cases develop
uring the spring and autumn
lonths, when there are sudden and
larked changes in the weather.
Comparison of pellagra in the
Tnited States with pellagra in Italy,
rhere the disease is common, has
roved that the attack is much more
evere in this country. Children, it
as been found, respond to treatlent
much more satisfactorily than
o adults, and show the greatest perentage
of recoveries. When the disase
reaches the point of producing
3sanity, a suicidal tendency develops
nd nearly all pellagra victims choose
rowning.
Cotton seed oil, Indian corn, cerain
classes of vegetables, and a reently
discovered gnat are among
he supposed causes, but the disease
till is a mystery to scientists.
POLICE CHIEF ATTACKED.
officer Receives Cut in the Face and
Shoots Negro Twice.
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Greenville Dec. 2.?Chief of Police
. E. Holcombe was attacked to-night
y an alleged negro thief, whom he
fas attempting to arrest, and seerely
cut in the face. The negro
urned and fled as the chief reached
or his revolver, which occupied a
olster underneath the officer's overoat.
By the time the chief had goten
out his revolver the negro was
everal yards away but despite that
he officer fired twice at his assailnt.
Both bullets went true to the
aark, one piercing the negro's arm
nd the other boring a hole through
lis heel.
The negro continued to run and
ucceeded in concealing himself in
he rear of a business block. ExIheriff
J. D. Gilreath, who is a memier
of the board of police commisioners,
was near the scene of the
hooting and gave chase to the culirit
Within a few minutes he
ounded up the negro and compelled
lim to surrender. An angry mob
gathered about and threatened to do
iolence to the negro, but was peruaded
to desist.
The occurrence took place within
i half-block of Main street and creited
considerable excitement.
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Conclusive Argument.
Some unscrupulous persons had
>een selling bibles to negroes with
ill the characters in tnem repreented
by negros' pictures instead
>f whites' faces. Uncle Ephrum
lad heard of this and was discussng
the matter with one of his neigh>ors.
"Well," he said, "some of dem
lesciples mout hev been niggers?
ley was fond of fishin' and takin'
ley res'; but I know dat Peter neb>er
wuz no nigger."
"How cum you know dat Peter
vuz no nigger?" asked his compan
on.
"Wellum," says Uncle Eph, slowy,
"if Peter had er been a nigger
lat rooster nebber would hev crowed
hree times befpre Peter'd er got
lim." And having settled the mater
in his mind by this conclusive
irgument Uncle Eph refused to buy
;he fake Bible.
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7 is the time to begin thinking of what you are going i s
ive for Christmas. Don't decide on what you will give
il you have visited our store and inspected what we ::
e to offer. Gome in and we will take pleasure in show- j |
you the swellest line of goods suitable for gifts that <
have seen in some time. We have just received a it
11 line of j I
ickers, Bed Steads, Dressers, Wardrobes, \ j
Sets, Shades, Tables, Sideboards, Safes, Etc. '$
almost anything in the Furniture line. In our Hard- 1j
e department we are just as well prepared to furnish j} ,
with what you want. How about a it f
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ifle, Knife, Scissors, Stove, Range, Tinware, i 1
Farming and Carpenter Tools of All Kinds % !
anything in this line. We have a large stock of goods j | ; \
need the money worse than we need the goods, so j)
*efore you can rest assured that we will make the prices * $
it. Come to ii j
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Every nan of Integrity and
thrift in this conmunity require#
satisfactory banking connections.
It does not make so nraoh differ*
enoe to the officers of this bank , <
how much money a man has in our
bank - we want his name on our
books. His influenoe and friend*
ship are often worth'even more to
the bank than his money.
The strength of oar institution,
and the standing of its officers
are suoh that we have so hesitancy
in presenting our advantages to this
largest or smallest depositor.
" Our ways of satisfactorily serving
you are many and we invite your
account. * 7'.'.
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4 per ct. Paid Quarterly on Savings Accounts. Ehrhardt, S. G. I *
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II ing one of the finest car loads of horses |
IS and mules that have been received in ?1
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g | Louis and are as fine as any that have ]
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g | a great deal, but if you will just come j ! v-'
\f and look at them we know you will |
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^ Two of our prominent citizens met in deadly combat on our ? X |
' - T?1 _ ~ J onJ nKAfann Ion mi?(7P WAS UK Y t
(streets this morning. diwu huwcu ailll JJIUIUU^ tMUQUngv ^
freely scattered around for the rising generation to absorb. This 2 |
disgraceful encounter would never have occurred but for a dis- 2 ?
puted account. You don't have disputed accounts when you pay f 1
by bank check. Deposit your money with us and pay all your I |
accounts by check and you will keep all your business associates 2 ?
your friends. Deposit with us and save trouble. fi *
We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly, in our 2 K
savings department. 5 v
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