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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and ^ at Other Points. ?Mr. W. I. Johns, of Baldoc, spent , Monday in the city. . ?Mr. A. W. Brabham, of the Olar ( section, was in the city Tuesday. { ?Miss Alice Sease spent Sunday ( in Orangeburg with friends and rela- < tives. 1 ?Mr. Lewis Berry, of Orangeburg. * spent Sunday in the city with A. W. ( Knight. " i ?Mr. A. Shep Pearlstine, of c BrookIvn. X. Y.. is SDending some t time in the city. t ?Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg, who has . been on a visit to relatives in Ander- c son, is at home again. " ?Miss Lillian Xix, of Denmark, T || has accepted a position as stenogra- ^ & pher for Mayfield & Free. W ?Mr. R. A. Delk and family have 1 moved to Ehrhardt, where he has s opened a wheelwright shop. j 1 ?Mr. Carl Kirsch has gone to 1 Jamison. Orangeburg county, where * he will teach the coming year. ?Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Danner and t ft child have been in the cit. on a visit c ft to Mrs. Danner's father, Mr. D. J. ^ ft Delk. B ?Mr. C. W. Rentz spent Tuesf day in Spartanburg where he went to jf take his little son for medical treatL ment. 1 r ?G. Frank Bamberg returned 1 I Monday from the West, where he c ft bought a car load of horses and * ft mules. ft ?Mrs. J. B. McGee, of Anderson, 1 is spending some time in the city * ft with her daughter, Mrs. G. Frank B Bamberg. ft ?Miss Genevieve Kirsch, of Bam- ^ r berg, is in town visiting her aunt, c * Mrs. W. J. Sandifer.?Walterboro c Press and Standard. . ?Mr. and Mrs. J. Felder Hunter " will move to Orangeburg this week where Mr. Hunter has accepted a po- * sition with M. O. Dantzler. 1 ?Mrs. E. V. Camp, of Savannah, 1 Ga., is in the city on a visit to rela- s Mr Pamn tn Sa- * Ivannah last night. G. Frank Bambrg?Ladies Who c Drive. c ?Mrs. A. B. teilmore and little 1 daughter, Marion, left Tuesday 4 morning for Bamberg, where they 1 will visit Miss Miriam Rice. They * were accompanied by Mrs. H. W. du 1 Bois.?Walterboro Press an# Standard. 1 ?Mesrs. T. Black, W. D. Black, c D. F. Hooton G. P. Harmon, Fred Steedley, Charlie and Clarence * Black, I. B. and Tillman Felder, J. J. 1 Smoak, J. G. Brabham, Glenn Hutto, J Frank Simmons, R. M. Bruce, J. C. Guilds, and several others from here 1 attended camp meeting at Indian 1 Fields, near St. George's, Sunday. . 4 . t WHO PUT GIRL IN CAGE? 1 Some Believe That it Was Clever t Work of Photographer. ? W Atlanta, Oct. 5.?Who put pretty a R Anita Lawson in the leopard's cage c flront PovL- rrnrt Whn lpf T Pat i*. ?wv. ? w -WW inexperienced girl enter the lair i where the keeper himself is afraid i to go? c Those are two questions that the i park board members intend to have 1 answered very shortly. In the mean- ( time the affair is something of a f mystery. r Yesterday afternoon an Atlanta t paper published a startling photo- r graph of Miss Lawson, who is a well known young Atlanta girl, seated in I the leopard's cage, with a whip in i her hand and a leopard crouching in i the opposite corner of the cage, at t her feet. c Accompanying the picture was the i statement that the keeper had per- c mitted the girl to go in the cage, i because she wanted to win a bet of 1 a pair of kid gloves from a young s man who said she was afraid to do i I The keeper is supposed to be a t man of experience and intelligence, and the story seems to be almost s too astounding to be true. "If be t did let an unarmed and unprotected i girl go in that cage as the story ? says, be ought to be disgraced and t fired," declared one member of the t park board. But did he let her in? c In the minds of some folks who i have heard of such things before, t (there is a growing suspicion that it 1 ?was the clever but unscrupulous ^ newspaper photographer who put her t in the cage, by the simple ingenious t combination of a picture taken of f the lady at one time and a picture taken of the leopard at another. This, however, is mere conjecture, as the . paper prints the picture as bona fide . news. t Killing in Kentucky. Richmond, Ky., ?ct. 7.?James j 1 Farris, one of the wealthiest farm- 1 i ers of Central Kentucky, was shot ( and killed on the street here to-day. 1 Breckenridge Maupin, another ^ wealthy farmer, was arrested. The t killing was a result of an old grudge. r V I FOR SAKE OF THE SOUL. Punishment of Women in the "Good Old Days." It should be a matter .of congratuation to many that the curious lit;le customs of punishment used by )ur ancestors have gradually been ibandoned. The pleasing prospect )f bakers caught cheating, of butchers who sell bad meat or poultry, of ishmongers who vend doubtful sea eass, all parading in the direction )f the public pillory with their tainted foods hung around their necks md indignant housewives pelting ;hem with rotten apples, may be eheering to think of. But it is well o remember that women have stood n the pillory; also that ther was >uch a variety of stools of repentance, especially designed for their sex's ise, that torture was a mild word vith which to describe them. The good old days are very much eetter dead, especially for women's ;ake. Women have cause to offer prayers of thankfulness that their ives are laid in the 20th century nstead of the 18th. We think of England habitually as ;he home of these horrors, but her jolonies were daughters by no means acking in a sense of what punishnent was mete and proper for wrongloers. The Iron Bridle. The most familiar feminine punshment of the olden times was the )ranks; and when any woman nowidays is told that she had better )ridle her tongue, the expression ?omes pretty close to the reality they lsed to put on her in England, about ;he time the Mayflower immigrants nrnfn (roHinor r?rcrarn7pH r?VPr hprp. n C1C V/i V M V ? w* ?? ??-? 11 the middle of the 17th century Ralph Gardner, of Chirton, Gent., ledicated his book on evils in the :oal trade to Cromwell, as lord proc:or; and he printed the deposition of rohn Willis, of Ipswich, who, "Upon his oath said, that he, and ;his deponent, was in Newcastle six nonths ago, and there he saw one ^.nn Bridlestone drove through the treet by an officer of the same corporation, holding a rope in his hand, he other end fastened to an engine ;alled the branks, which is like a ,-rown, it being of iron, which was nusled over the head and face, with l great gag or tongue of iron, forced nto her mouth, which forced the ilood out; and that is the punishnent which the magistrates do inlict upon children or scolding wolien; and he hath often seen the like lone to others." The Pilgrim Fathers, while they irought over many other such harsh lunishments, and applied them as larshly, left the branks at home, rhey used a cleft stick for the comnon scolds; and that, slipped on he tongue, silenced them as effectuilly, although there's no record of ;he stick being much more merciful. The drunkard's cloak, an open )arrel reversed to let the culprit valk rreeiy, ana wun apertures tbove for head and arms, was last lsed in the Union army in 1862, vhen it was served as punishment irill for a delinquent soldier. In all English history it was regarded as i man's punishment; but, originally, n Holland, it appeared in the form )f a butter churn, and it was applied mblicly to women who preferred to lave two husbands instead of one. Considering the decline in the old ashioned way of making butter, it night be hard to find enough churns .0 go around, if all the female biganists were so punished nowadays. The Ducking Stool. While the ducking stool was the penalty for scolding women, it was jreeminently the punishment for hose whose reputation offended de:ency. Unless managed with the utnost care these duckings by a mer:iless mob were liable to mean death, nstead of mere discomfort and pubic disgrace. Nowadays, the lady limply gets a divorce, several collmns in the papers, a star engagenent on the stage and a rich hus)and. Times have vastly improved. The American colonists were itrong on ducking stools. They used o pass resolutions every weeK ae~ nanding the erection of stools, plain md fancy; they regarded them as own ornaments. But when they got hem it was rarely indeed that any :ommunity had the hardihood to lse them, at least among the Purian communities. Further south, in Pennsylvania and Virginia, ducking vent on right merrily, and when .here wasn't any stool handy they owed the sinners through the water torn the stern of a boat. Stubborn Betsey Tucker. In a letter of 1634, still preserved n the archives of Massachusetts, it s related that one Betsey Tucker 'would not yield until she had allow?d herself to be ducked several imes. At length she cried piteousy, 'Let me go, let me go, by God's lelp I'll sin no more.' Then they Irew back ye Machine, untied ye itopes and let her walk home in her vetted clothes a hopefully penitent voman." The stool of repentance is no more WHEN LIVING WAS CHEAP. |=e Mutton Sold for Six Cents a Pound &J in 1820, Veteran Sasy. |a*j Conversation in a restaurant yes- | terday between several diners was | j on the cost of living. An aged patri- | ? archal looking man broke into the | j conversation and told some of his i experiences: "If I live until the last day of Sep- |g tember I will be 92 years old. I | ^ might not look it, but it's a fact, all | 0 I'jgiiL, IUI i was uui LL iu tins u:i.> i" | 1S20. My father was what they call- || ed a sheep butcher, and I have known 3 him to come home bragging to moth- W er of having sold his mutton for 6 Vi g? cents a pound. - > "We used to get the best cuts of 11 beef for a levy a pound. Turnips | ? were begging at 20 cents a bushel, j | j Pork was as cheap as mutton, and 1 | nsh brought about 4 cents a pound, pkil Flour was sold by the hundred weight at about $1.50. p "We owned our own house, a N three-storv brick with a big yard, b 5 Neighbors renting similar houses paid j El $12 a month rent, and thought they j g Sj were being robbed. Coal could be had for $4 a ton. Butter of the best M variety cost from 12 to 16 cents a g| pound. Cigars which now cost a 8nz dime are no better than the old 'six- ?? ers' we paid a cent f^r, and I have A never smoked a five-center that was mA as good as the old time "half Spanish,' which we bought two for a cent. 1 "A laboring man worked for $1 I a day and lived well. The Civil War brought a great change in the cost of living. Prior to the war there ! was a marked distinction between the rich and the poor. The latter included all classes, but the wealthy were told by the clothes they wore. ; "Now, in this age, a 510-a-week, clerk dresses better than the richest j 1 men I knew back in the fifties. I; have never advocated economy, but, I confess there are a great many j things that could be dispensed with,! both as to clothes, eating and pleas- j ure. "As long as the people have high ; 1 tastes, things are going to command j J ; high prices. This demand of people j | booms prices more than the trusts ^ do." Drunken Row Reported to Sheriff. Report of an alleged drunken row near Springfield was made to Sheriff Salley Sunday. According to the Y\rkrknrf if io "allocrori that SPVPml mPfl ! I i Vf/Vl o IV IK; UiiVQVu V**v%.v K/v . W- , under the influence of whiskey vis- M ited a home in the country in that II section and engaged in a row and H also attempted to burn the place, Q and it is reported that they did set M fire to some cotton stored in an out- I building. The building was partly torn down in order to save the cotton. An officer was sent out from Springfield to place the offenders under arrest, but he was unable, so it is reported, to take all of the men in custody alone. Rural Policeman Hall was sent to , the scene of the difficulty this morning, and it is expected that he will reach the city some time during the afternoon with the offenders.?Orangeburg Evening News. "Sweet the Monkey." A negro who is up in lore of the 1 mysterious kind says that the reason "Sweet the Monkey" canont be caught is that he has eaten the bone.s of a black cat. This doctor of the occult, says that the receipt for getting invisible is to kill a black cat, boil all of the flesh off its bones ^ and stand in front of a looking glass L and eat the bones until you get to H one which when eaten you will not E see yourself in the glass, and then ? you can ever after be invisible at I ? mi j. IM? n 1_ ^ | will, just liKe me uiacK uai. pp If you do not believe this you can tad try it. V figure of speech, but the real name ?, of a very much-dreaded punishment, M known to Scotland as late as 1876. The churches had their "cuttystools," for public penitence, and men and women who were guilty of improper conduct were often compelled to sit ^ there during divine service, objects the of reproach by the entire congrega- wh( tion, and to stand on the stools at jng the end of the service to be solemn- tar] ly "rebuked" by the minister. e(j , The Whipping Post for Lovers. "Co But what will strike moderns as jett the most unjust punishment of all was the practice of flogging at the ury whipping post lovers who wooe 1 ?? fair maids without the consent of j 0v parents or employer. The Plymouth a n laws of 1638 were specific and pretty a s comprehensive as to the punishment ^im for "the inveagling of men's daugh- and ters and maids under guardians, ' but afterward it was iouna to De necessary to be more clear as to the definition of "inveagling." So a "V later law itemized the arts of forbid- Lav den as "speech, writing, message, whe company-keeping, unnecessary famil- teai iarity, sinful dalliance, gifts, or in \ any other way." was A woman certainly can be glad mul she's alive now in this day when she ene dares even to be a militant suffra- Altl gette. son Three Reasons Why | YOU SHOULD TRADE AT "THE REX ALL STORE" II There are many reasons why we should be your F druggists. We'll only give you three of them. | 1st. QUALITY. Our store is a quality store throughout. We cater to a ? discriminating trade that demands the best. Whatever you buy in our store | you know it is right. 2nd. SERVICE. In our capacity as professional pharmacists, we give you the best possible drug store service. We want yoru trade because we are ; deserving of it. .We strive to satisfy our customers. x j 3rd. PRICE. Our prices are always the lowest, consistent with quality, || service and quality merchandise. Our margin of profit is very fair. You can always get the best goods at the best prices in this store. v Peoples Drug Company U 1 (THE R E X A E E STORE) |f tt h i m mar^ n in ttttj Hooton Has flats [ I Our Opening a Grand Success H * ill We promised to show you the most complete line of . Millinery ever shown in this section of the State, and we m believe we did, judging from the sales and admiration. 11 If you have not visited Hooton's this season, come, 11 for we have evervthin^ that is New and Stvlish to show 11 you. We have received shipments almost daily since the 11 season opened and continue to receive some ahnpst daily || in each department, therefore, .every time you visit Hooton's you will find something New. We make a speci- ; alty of showing the New things as soon as they are out,; j and of not showing last season's goods this season. Therefore, if it's a Hat, Shape, Flower, Feather, Velvet, Plush or anything in Millinery we have it. I COME AND SEE OUR SUITS AND CLOAKS S .) - ... ... n i It will pay you to look this line over, if you want style, H and quality in accordance with price. We receive ship- H v ments in this department every week, so you know you get the Newest when you buy here. All we ask is a look. We change Suits to fit you, not your sister, free of cost. If you want a Suit made to your measure, see us, in other words if you are a Lady we want you to come to Hooton's and see for yourself. < | - m 19 Dress Goods and Suits This department is full of the things that you will find H used this season, with a complete line of New Trimmings 1 j to go with any material. We want your business, and need 11 V ? - - mmm II V.k.1! your business to Help us grow, and will use every effort to E - - . merit same. You and your daughters come. I ^ HOOTON'S LADIES STORE Millinery and Dress Making Parlors We give a Purple Stamp with every 1,0c You spend with us. M- Moi yoaoocaoE ioesb^ CONSCIENCE FUND" GROWS. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. A. G. Middleton, plaintiff, against I ??> 5 Cents Sent to "Onkel Sam" by The Denmark Ice and Fuel Co., de- I T^T?7\X7 CUAD i Iowa Man. virtue of an order of Robert E. I iNlLW Dilv/I 1 ri 4.. A J -i. ? J A .. ?. 1 C flt v^upeo, uiuuii juugc, uaicu August, ? v, | tfter giving personal attention to 1912, in the above entitled cause, all SSSSSSSSSSS^^SSS^Sm letter of a Decorah, Iowa, man, creditors of the defendants, the said ' " v ) desired to ease his mind by pay- Denmark Ic.e and Fuel Co., are rethe United States 2 cents, Secre- ^ire^ ^,app?ar 1b0e1f?re 011 M^n" Our shop is now open x day, October 21, 1912, and prove be- ami wp arp orpDarGd to r of the Treasury McVeah remov- fore me hiSj her, or tileir cjaims ^5^1^ Work on the minimum limit of 5 cents on against the defendants, or else for- short notice. nscience fund" contributions. The ever be debarred. Remember we make a er read- FOLK, specialty of horseshoe* Master Bamberg County. ing j Onkel sam, united states treas- gept. 17, 1912. , 0?- prices are mod erate and all work is Hereby I send you 2 cents which HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. guaranteed. ve you by mistake. I were sending __ ttle article with the mail and put for salie, jpossesskjjx *v|i| *r a n Anri i uti\ lip of writing in with after sum DIATELY, HOUSE AXD LOT IX, I UfcLflL & tUl EiLAlNlJ g e i thought id did not do right THE TOWN OF BAMBERG. House I EHRHARDT, S. * C. I regret, excuse me." Contains Five large rooms, nicely fin- I ished. House recently repainted; "Westminster Woman Killed. place in good repair. Lot of one and two-fifths acres divided into garden, Vestminster, Oct. 6.?Mrs. W. R. chicken yards, front and back yards, -pjT pvr At PH ? frence was killed this afternoon and st0ck lot. Address either A. M. $ ** JAO.K. XtlixCiX 05 in she leaped from a runaway Brabham or J. W. Stokes, Bamberg, f Successors to W. P. Riley. <> n and broke her neck. S. C., or M. W. Brabham, Raleigh, X. . 1 ' < Vith hpr husband and son she fa*, Z J? 1F6j JjlI6 ' J ' returning from services when thS" ???? ?? ? I i Accident J es they were driving were fright- Cotton Baskets, Stilyards, Mowing T T d by an automobile and bolted. ^Cn^SbT^rns^eM INSURANCE | lough all jumped, the father and Fence and Everything else at Hunt- t BAMBERG, S. C. were uninjured. er's Hardware Store. MMtMMMMIMMMItMM ?