The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 12, 1912, Page 3, Image 3

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I NEW i Next Door WILL IT PAY? THE QUESTION. Report on Proposed Improvement c South Fork Edisto River. Washington, Dec. 6.?The secr< tary of* war to-day transmitted t congress the report of Gen. Bixb; chief of the army engineers, concur] ing in the report of Capt. E. ]\ Adams, district engineer officer, an Col. Dan C. Kingman, division o ficer, on the preliminary examinatio and survey of the south fork of tb ^niiio-Tiord'c T.?nrHn< -CiUlSLU i JVC1 UU1S"?1U ^ ...? S. C., with a view to facilitatin transportation between Charlesto and Savannah. The verdict of the engineers : that the proposed improvement not justified unless the improvemer of the main river is authorized, an not then until further examinatio shows a better prospect for the d< velopment of steamboat traffic i the section surveyed. The Baby Was Avenged. I was sitting in the shade of ravine resting from the mid-day su when a company of baboons cam clambering down the opposite wa toward the water that trickle through the gully. I sat 'still an watched them. A big male led, an after satisfying himself that all wa safe uttered a few deep notes. Reassured by the call, the othei quickly followed; a mother, with a i ever watchful eye on her two youn ones, brought up the rear. Suddenly, like a streak of ligh ning, a leopard sprang from behin a rock and with one blow of his pa felled the little baboon nearest hin But before he could make off wit his prey the furious mother attacke him. The attack had come so quid lv that the rest of the company hare ly realized what had happened. Bi at the mother's cry of rage they a at once turned and fell upon th robber. In a moment the leopard was su rounded and almost covered wit furious baboons. The battle waxe hot. Although numbers of baboo* wpnt down before the powerful pav of the cat their places were imnr diately filled by others. It was n< long before the leopard began to tin he could make no noticeable impre sion upon his assailants and h strength was sapped by their shai teeth. He struggled bravely, but : vain; slowly he sank out of sig] beneath the fiercely chattering f< that he had despised.?From d; Buch fur Alle. /IV/Z^/TS/9V/IV/TV/T^/S\^\/2\/TVV2S/TV/TVy v^VS^S/VB^SfVIAIrS "an am When we say we are prep why we can afford to sell yoi lived in New York for a nun our time by learning where fore we are going to give 01 "i r liii our uost race saie ior a mi still have an enormous stocls January and are going to ma Remember we are going to < YOR When you come to town 1< and you will come to our st( ? ? !11 tne prices 01 same win cause that is compelled to sell thai want to buy goods at actual < goods and prices will do the those who have traded with s. I to Post Office MAY PROVE DEATH WOLAD. >f Hugh Stokes Accidentally Shoots Himself at Florence. i- Florence, Dec. 5.?Mr. Hugh ;o Stokes, the assistant bookkeeper for i', the Florence Electric and Utility r- Company, accidentally shot himself I. to-night about 8 o'clock, while handd ling a pistol in the light company's f- office in West Evans street. The ball n entered the stomach just above the e navel and may prove fatal. Within a fe\V minutes after the firg ing of the pistol the wounded man n fell into a stupor. He was quickly rushed to the Florence Infirmary for is surgical attention. , is Mr. Stokes is a son of Dr. W. S. it Stokes, of Lake City, editor of the d Lake CitytNews, and had recently n come to Florence to accept the posis_ tion as assistant bookkeeper and had n made many friends during his short stay here. There was no one in the office other than he and the bookkeeper, and when the sound of the a pistol rang out it created quite an exn citement in the neighborhood. : PHTTDRKX BURNED TO DEATH. Trapped in Burning Barn?Probably d ^ Playing with Matches. Pittsburg, Dec. 5.?Trapped in a burning barn at Universal, a borough, -three small children were n slowly burned to death to-day while & their mother listened to the children's screams and tore frantically t_ at the weatherboarding of the barn in ^ a futile attempt to save them. The dead are Elizabeth Sophan, '* five; John Chasley, four, and Mary k Randa, aged eight. They had visited ^ the barn to play and are thought, to l~ have had matches. The children had " closed and fastened the barn door. lt The flames were discovered by ^ Mrs. Sophan. She knew the children ie were in the barn and her cries brought Mrs. Chasley and Mrs. Ranr" da. Screaming and crying the three ' mothers tried to break down the :C* door and failing, attempted to pull is 1 I bpards from the side of the building, j ,s The pitiful cries of the burning chil-| e~ dren drove the mothers into a wild frenzy. When help arrived the three ^ " women were practically maniacs. s" They were carried to their homes. ls and meanwhile rescuers cut a hole [ . in the barn. Before they succeeded m the cries of the children ceased and later the three charred bodies were j recovered, as Ten more shopping days 'till Xmas. J Will / iared to sell you cheaper than o a cheaper is because we know e: iber of years before making Ba and from whom to buy to rece ir customers and friends a cha le more than two weeks and du : yet to dispose of. We are con ike you offers that you cannot a jffer everything in our large st< K WH ook for the large sign with the vno TToro wni will find a.nvthn ;i Vs? AAV1V J VIA l?*M you to forget that short crop, i it is with one who is not necei :ost come to our store. All we s rest. Ask your neighbor abou us. Remember the sale lasts u t A. h WOMAN POLICEMAN. Miss Rupp, of Spartanburg, Enters j Upon Duties with Board of Health. "Have you fought a duel since 1881?" was one of the questions asked .Miss Annie Rupp, of Philadelphia, by Mayor Johnson this morning, as she was being endowed with the powers of a police officer. Miss Rupp is perhaps the first woman officer in the South and certainly the first one in this State. She stated that she had not fought such a duel, and also that she did not intend to fight one in the immediate future. Miss Runn is th<* trained nurse employed by the "Spartanburg Health League" in its war on tuberculosis. She will do other work, however, and now since she has the powers of an officer she can force persons to clean up their premises and make their residences more sanitary. She can enter any home and advise the occupants as to how best to combat germs and disease. At a recent meeting of the board of health it was pointed out that Miss Rupp's work was somewhat handicapped because some persons who needed her services were reticent about allowing her to administer unto them, and on one occasion she was oraerea irom a ceriam nouse m which there were several children ill with pneumonia and r ot a single pillow case or sheet in the entire house. Miss Rupp was forced to leave the house, despite her explanations that she was there to aid the suffering , children. She did not stay away, however, and the next day found her at the door with a quantity of linen; which was gratefully received by the sick children Und their peculiar parents. These people did not understand the nature of Miss Rupp's work. Now, since she has been empowered with the powers of an officer, she can order any person to clean up his or her yard. She can wear a policeman's badge, can carry a billet or a pistol, if she wishes, and has the same powers as the policewomen in western cities. Miss Rupp is doing a wonderful work in and around the city of Spartanburg. and already has visited numerous patients and has found condiI tinnc ovtrpnio nnvprtv which hflVP .been reported to the proper authori- I ties and have been aided.?Spartan- | burg Journal. ^ A few Xmas presents at cost at The Herald Book Store.?Adv. Sell You Cheaper I ur competitors that is exactly what we mean. The reason ? xactly where to go to get the best bargains to be had. We H mberg our home, and while there we made good use of ? ive the best goods at the lowest possible price, so there- X nee to profit by our knowledge. We have been running ? ring that time we have sold quite a lot of goods, and we Sg ipelled to raise a certain amount of money by the first of ? fford not to accept if you or your family wear clothes. * Dck at absolute ? [OLESALE COSTI electric lights clear across the street, follow the crowds, X lg in the Dry Goods and Clothing lines that you wish, and (8 Remember that it is always easier to trade with a man S ssarily needing the money to meet his obligations. If you @ tsk is that you come and see what we really have, our !|! i - ?:n: j.- -u~ fin . t our gooas ana prices, we are wining i>u ue juugeu uy w - - s! ntil Tuesday Night, December 24th. ' @ ESKEN | /M A Bamberg, 5. C. | ;|| ' . -11 i -m Most of You People | Are taking advantage of tne sale mat we are now carrying m. on, but some of you are missing the best chance you have i j||j ' ^ ever had to get ! |||| Good Goods at a 11 II c?:c:? II Dcid IJ. JL ? HI Remember that we are really selling merchandise at a reduced price, nothing marked up then down. One dollar |||| . f grades are not marked up to $1.25 then down to 98c, but ml ! are marked 87c. Come to see us, we will treat you fair. I C. R. Brabham's Sons I THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES || :|| " Cmi+Vi r!o-rrklinp l!il | Bamberg, MUUU1X VWl vuwtwi II jjji yv _ 1 -?i wl i ' *