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PERSONAL MENTION. j People Visiting in This City and j ^ at Other Points. ?Mr. A. McB. Speaks spent several days in Varnville this week. nj ?Mr. J. B. Kearse, of the Kearse tl section, was in the city Tuesday. '\ ?Mr. Jno. H. Cope, of the Cope ^ * section, was in the city Monday. C ?Mr. J. F. Clayton, of the Colston V 1 section, was in the city last Satur1i day- 01 ?Messrs. D. M. and D. P. Smith ^ and J. C. Bishop, of tlfe Ehrhardt j section, were in the city Tuesday. f(. V ?Mrs. C. P. Hooton and daugh- m ters, Thelma and Natalie, are at bj home after an extended visit to her ai parents at Estill. ?Mr. H. A. Raw who formerly n; .Jj lived in Bamberg, but who is now g< it living in Columbia, spent a few days ai % If in the city last week. sc J ?Senator J. B. Black and Repre- ** sentatives J. A. Hunter and B. W. ^ Miley went up to Columbia Monday " night to attend the session of the general assembly. m di Disappointed Suitor Tries Kidnapping, e^ Allentown, Pa., Jan. 11.?What fe w declared by the police and the par- ri ents of the girl involved to have been a sensational attempt at kid* napping ended when a taxicab in sl which the young woman was being ^ whirled away by two men late to-day crashed into the Soldiers' monument b' ? ??-? -? -o iot-_ yc ac V^eiltt?r oilUctie emu irru. lu luc ?.i rest of the alleged abductors' The girl is Miss Anna E. Steckel, 23 years old, daughter of one of Allentown's most prominent citizens, ^ and a prospective heiress of a quarter ^ of a million dollars. The men who are charged with the alleged, abduc- L( tion are Samuel Sinclair, a State H v highway supervisor, and his friend, re R. Walter ^tarr, a University stu; dent. The two men were committed w ? ? m to jail to-night in default or $3,000 OT cil baiL St According to the story told bv^Miss Steckel, she had rejected the attenp . So tion of Sinclair on numerous occa^ sions, but that he persisted in trying ^ to call on her. To-day ?^e was re- b( turning from a shopping ibur and noticed a taxicab standing near the tv front of her home, which is in Al- c lentown's fashionable residence sec- j tion. As she was about to enter her ^ as home, Miss Steckel said she was seizS ed by two men who she recognized as ^ Sinclair and Starr, and was forced into the cab despite her struggles and cries. ec The driver of the taxicab in taking up the story at this point said he had been engaged at noon to-day by the two men "for a wedding." When the S6 girl was forcibly thrust into the cab > ot he said he suspected something was ^ wrong and when given the order to drive "fast into the country," he ^ determined to take the party to the police station. When approaching * S V Center square he was unable to turn his marhinp auickly enough and ^ crashed into the monument, a policeman heard the cries of the girl and ^ took1 the entire party to the police station. After the girl told her story k * 6he was taken home by her parents (who. had been summoned. At the police station to-night Sinclair said the girl loved him and that they were to have been married in ^ spite of the father's objections, but tc * that she went back on him. New Crack Found insjjiberty Bell. ^ tt It was hinted yesterday by a city official that the Liberty Bell probably ^ never again will be taken from this city, owing to the alarming condition >* j of the relic, says the Philadelphia L"* Ledger. r 6 m Several examinations of the bell have been made during the last week or 10 days, and all of these, it is said,' have shown that the bell's condition has not been at all exaggerated, but, tr rather, that its dangerous state real- r< * ly has not been fully appreciated. m * The crack, it was said yesterday, now extends from the end of the original crack to a point in the shoulder * ' of the bell at a point between the let- u t^TH! tt arid a in the word "through out," in the inscription which has given the bell its name: * "Proclaim liberty throughout the land, and to <. all the inhabitants thereof." The new crack can be readily seen when e, the attention is called to it, for it has not.yet been opened up. But it '*' is none the less evident. b< Not only is it improbable that the di city authorities will permit the bell p< to be removed from the city, but it si was said yesterday that the bell is so S< badly damaged that prompt steps m must be taken to insure its exist- ct ence, even while it rests in its case n< at Independence Hall. Several at- di l.?i?KoJno- /-?coH fnr thp in tciciiiuciita cut; utnif) . ... proper protection of the relic, and hi these, it is pointed out must be fa fashioned like a cushion, for the bell ei no longer is safe while it sustains its al own weight, and some form of base must be devised to distribute the n< strain and weight. ti * * > t / "DAD, HERE'S TO YOU." rummer Offers Good Toast to Much Neglected Dad. Here is what he said: "We happened in a home the other ight, and over the parlor door saw le legend worked in letters of red, Vhat is home without a mother?' cross the room was another brief, lod bless our home.' "Now what's the matter with 'God less our dad?" He gets up early, ghts the fire, boils an egg, and wipes If the dew of the lawn with his Dots while many a mother is sleepig. He makes the weekly hand-out >r the butcher, the grocer, the milkan, the baker, and his little pile is idly worn before he has been home .1 hour. "If there is a noise during the ight, dad is kicked in the back and Des down-stairs to find the burglar id kill him. .Mother darns the >cks, but dad bought the socks in le first place, and the needles and le yarn afterward. [Mother does up le fruit; well, dad bought it all, and Li's and sugar cost like the mischief. "Dad buys chickens for the Sunday inner, carves them himself and raws the neck from the ruins after ,-eryone is served. 'What is home ithout a mother?' Yes, that is all ght, but what is home without a ther? Ten chances to one it is a warding house, father is under a ab and the landlady is the widow, ad, here's to you; you've got your iults?you may have lots of 'em? it you're all right and we'll miss )u when you're gone." Still Het Up. Apropos of the recent resolution of le Bible Students' Convention in 'ashington repudiating the doctrine I a literal "hell fire," relates the St. auis Globe-Democrat, Dr. Philip ale Curtin, of Wheeling, said to a sporter: "Hell fire is rarely mentioned any ore except in jest?except, for ex nple, as in the body-snatching ory. "A doctor, according to this story, w late one night, a fine automobile ilted outside a cemetery.' He hid ihind a tree, for he suspected that )dy spatchers were at work, and ire enough, in a few minutes he saw i'0 body snatchers stagger from the ?metery carrying a body. They aced it upright in the automobile, > though it were alive, propping it ,'curely in the back seat, and then tey hurried back to the cemtery to 1. the violated grave again. "The doctor in their absence lift1 the body out of the automobile, d it under a hedge, and took its ace himself. "Soon the scoundrels returned. One :ated himself at the wheel, and the ;her seated himself in the back seat, iside the body, so as to support it. hen, in the darkness, they glided f. "After a while the man in the rear ;at said in a rather awed tone: " 'This body seems mighty warm ir a corpse.' "The chauffeur reached back his ind and touched it. " 'Don't it, though!' he muttered, jtween perplexity and fear. "Then the corpse, in deep, sepIchral tones, exclaimed: " 'Warm, of course I'm warm; and you had been where I've been for ie last two days, you'd be warm, >o!' "With loud yells of horror the )dy snatchers leaped from the autoobile and fled. The doctor seized ie wheel and drove it home. He is the car, they say, still." ?: Peculiar Taste. An Associated Charity Worker, iaking a visit to a poor mountain oman in a Southern town, observed lat her three small children wore )ectacles. "It's a pity that they all have ouble with their eyes, isn't it?" she ?marked, sympathetically, to the [Other. , "There isn't anything the matter ith their eyes, 'm." "Then why on earth do you disfigre them with glasses?" asked the isitor in wonderment. \ The woman bridled. "Why, I links they look lovely,-' sne said. I likes them on little children. I links they're real dressy."?Harpr's Bazaar. Joseph Barrett, an eleven-year-old dv of Lee county, Miss., can proace a hog at a cost of 3.06 cents per aund, live weight, and still Missisppi farmers and farmers in other Duthern States, claim there is no oney in hogs at seven and eight ;nts a pound. Yoiyig Barrett was at too old to learn, and no prejuce against information about farnj;g obtained from others prevented im frnni taking advantage of the Lets which had been learned by oth s about the feeding of hogs. It is so probable that he was not so far above his business" that he could at give the pig his personal attenon.?Progressive Farmer. ' ^ ? THE SLEEPER OF OKUO. Swedish Woman Spent Thirty-Two Years in a Trance. There have been several cases of long sleeping quite apart from the celebrated persons of Ephesus and Rip Van Winkle. One of the most remarkable was the long sleep of a government German official named Arnheim, who had an accident in which his head was injured in 1904, and, falling asleep, was still unconscious four years afterward, and may be sleeping still. But the most interesting example was that of a woman named Caroline Olsson, living in the little Island of Okuo, off the coast of Sweden, who fell asleep in 1875 and did not awake until 1907. Dr. Froderstrom, of the Saltpetriere Asylum, in Paris, has made a detailed examination of her experience and now publishes the result of his inquiries in the asylum journal. It seems that "the sleeper of Okuo," was born in 1861. The first fourteen years of her life were passed in perfect health, although extraneous difficulties prevented her from attending school. It was not until just before her 14th birthday anniversary that she received any schooling. At the following Christmas she fell ill. On the all-eventful day she came home fi;om the school, which was three miles off, and complained .of toothache and indisposition, and was put to bed. A very few hours later she fell into a trance, uttered no word, seemed to hear nothing and showed no trace of feeling anything when needles and such like things were run into her arms. For thirty C years and more, according to her mother's evidence, Caroline remained in this condition, without a sign of change. Only once, in reply to the despairing cry of her mother for a prayer, did she move her lips and < "??? " T />nn r- Vt nTTA TV* ATATT A n mat" i>cty, J e? us, ua?c mciV/.i uu ui%< Some three or four times did the invalid leave for a moment her bed, on which all the rest of the time she lay in a crouching posture with the bed clothes drawn up over her head. It is saifl that her whole nourishment consisted of two cups of milk a day. When her mother died Caroline must have been conscious to some extent of the fact, for she burst into tears, thbugh otherwise no change was noticeable in her condition. After the mother's death -a brother undertook the charge of the sleeping girl and her food, but after two years he was drowned, and this sad event occasioned a second fit of violent weeping. The care of her then devolved upon a housekeeper, and Caroline seems to have shown more intelligence and sharpness in noticing ?er presence. It began to be noticed that her hair was always kept tidy and that her nails did not exceed the usual length. As the result of an experiment in leaving her alone for some hours of the day a suspicion arose that her trance could not have been so complete and unbroken as formerly. At last there was no doubt about it. Food disappeared mysteriously. A few months later Caroline suddenly asked for her mother, and when her brothers hurried to her side she waved them away, saying: "You aren't my brothers; they were quite small." From that moment she was a different being. The trance had ceased and left her quite well and hearty. The most careful examination failed to reveal to the doctor the slightest trace of weakness or of mental defect. She remembered every detail of her early life, but showed a great reluctance to speak about her illness.?The Hamburger Nachuchton. Oldest Woman Dead. "Aunt" Kushiah Shelton, a negress, aged 120 years, said to have been the oldest person in the upper 1 part of the State, died at her home near Cross Keys, in Union county, several days ago. She was the mother of 19 cnidren, all of whom grew u^ to manhood and womanhood. Her vounerest son, George Shelton, aged 53 years, works at the coal chutex at Spartanburg Junction. "Aunt" Kushaih was always a strong and rugged woman. Although uneducated and illiterate she recognized the results to accrue from right living and eating plain wholesome food and it is said of her that she never took a dose of medicine in her life. She was a domestic and during the days of slavery she was owned . by Daniel Shelton.?Spartanburg Herald. 9 The new Maryland child labor law went into effect lately and the result was an addition of 300 pupils to the already crowded Baltimore schools. Provision was made for ilia in tne day schools an4 the rest will be allowed to work if they attend night schools. The minimum age for child labor has been raised by the new law from 12 to 14 years. The charity organizations are preparing to aid those parents who depend upon the wages of the children. (WeWishl ; We don't bow what || good, bad or indiffe O bring yon better lucl DOur success depends to say that the vohii o s any previous year. || assure you that youi H mi* linct fn mirn irmi UU1 UtOl IU 5ITW JUU an up-to-date drug s U PEOPLES L(TH Convicted of Assault. Pj Troy, Ala., Jan. 11.?Albert War- k| ren, a negro, charged with criminal assault, to-day was found guilty by I a jury here and senteced to hang in H ^expiation of the crime on February I 14. The act of which the negro was || found guilty was committed at Brun- Kj dige on December 23. During the || trial State troops have been guard- I ing the negro in the local jail to pre- B vent possible lynching. I ??????????? M A HAPPY" \KW YEAR TO ALL. E Those who wish to buy fresh H meats, such as pork in season, beef I the year round, will do well to call K at the Peoples Market on Church street, near colored graded school building, or 'phone No. 88 L, and E have your orders filled satisfac- = torily. We also carry a nice line of y Groceries. Goods delivered any- I where in town free. A trial will convince you of our ability to please. <= Until further notice v/ill only handle meats Fridays and Saturdays of each week. A. W. BRUNSON, Prop. Bamberg, S. C. CITATION NOTICE. ' The State of South Carolina? County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Harmon, Esq., Judge of Probate. Whereas, H. M. Carter hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the estate of and effects of Elizabeth Carter, deceasedThese are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Elizabeth Carter, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on Saturday, January 18th, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. _ Given under my hand and seal this 4th day of January, A. D., 1913. GEO. P. HARMON, J Judge of Probate, * ' ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be ? at the following places on the days and dates named below for the pur- J pose of taking returns of personal + property, notice of transfers of real estate, and income tax returns: f Bamberg?January 1st to 18th. Fionmarl"?ATnndav and Tuesdav. January 20th and 21st. Lees?Wednesday, January 22nd. Midway?Thursday, January 23d. th Olar?Monday and Tuesday, Jan- El uary 27th and 28th. m Govan ? Wednesday, January ha 29th. or Farrell's Store?Friday, January th 31st. ti( Ehrhardt?Tuesday and Wednes- ba day, February 4th and 5th. th St. John's?Thursday, February eg 6th. st" Camp Hill?Friday, February 7th, until 11 a. m. Kearse?Friday, February 7th, W from 12 to 2:30 p. m. I wiH appreciate it very much if every taxpayer will meet me and ? make his or her return in person. 4 All male persons between the ages j I of 21 and 60 are liable to $1 poll \ tax, except Confederate soldiers and / sailors who are exempt at 50 years S of age. } All able-bodied males between the I ages of 21 and 55 are liable to the J commutation tax of $2. Come prepared to give the name and number of your school district, g. and if you have bought or sold any real estate be sure to give notice of same when you make your returns. 50 per cent, penalty will be added a~ to all personal property not returned before the 20th of February. R. W. D. ROWELL, Auditor. ^ ITfTATTOV NOTTfTTC. & The State of South Carolina? ^ County 0/ Bamberg?By Geo. P. Har- mon, Esq., Judge of Probate. Whereas, G. W. Fail, Jr., hath ^ made suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the estate of and effects of Geo. W. Fail, Sr., deceas- _ ed: I These-are therefore to cite and ad- I monish all and singular the kindred 1 and creditors of the said Geo. W. Fail-, Sr., deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Pro- su bate, to be held at Bamberg, on Tuesday, January 21st, next, after pub- *st lication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the at1 forenoon, to show cause, if any they re have, why the said administration *n should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this h0 6th day of January, A. D., 1913. / ^TTIZ-N r? TI A DlfAXl ICtHiVJ. Jr. nAxviYivj^, Judge of Probate. I i ' i 'safe i'i ' 'all 11 'on a Happ sort of treatment 1912 hi rent, but whatever it w, k, more prosperity, more ; entirely on your patron; me of business done by 1 Help us to make 1913 ( r business will be anureci A M i the most satisfactory tore. ? DRUG C IE REXALL STO Women! If weak, you need Cardui, the woman's tonic. Cardui is made from gentle herbs, acts in a natural manner, and has no bad results, as some of the strong drugs sometimes used. As a medicine?a tonic?for weak, tired, worn-out women, Cardui has been a popular ciirppcc fnr nvf?r fSO vpars. sCARDU The Woman's Tonic Mrs. Lula Walden, of I Gramlin, S. G, followed this advice. Read her letter : "I was so weak, when I first began to take Cardui, that it tired me to . walk just a little. Now, I can do all the general housework, for a family of 9." Try Cardui for your troubles. It may be the very remedy you need. H. JACK RILEY & CC Successors to W. P. Riley. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE Office in Town Hall. 'Phone 8] BAMBERG. S. C. LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fve vfpwvvwvv v w NOTICE OF MEETING. A meeuug ul uic siutMiuiuriD e Farmers & Merchants Bank hrhardt, S. C., is hereby called eet in the office of the bank in E irdt at 10 o'clock* in the foren< i Friday, January 10th, 1913, e purpose of considering a resc )n of the board of directors of s knk to increase the capital stock e bank to $20,000, with the pri e of later increasing said cap: ock to $25,000. S. W. COPELAND Preside . MAX WALKER, Cashier Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 16th, 19 CHICHESTER S PILL tne diamond brand. . Ladles! Ask your Drugglnt for / s W Chi-ches-teraDiamond Brand/^ Pills in Red and Hold metallic\" % boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \ Si Take no other. Buy of your / ~ fn Drnaaint. Ask for CIII-CIIES-TE 2f DIAMOND BRAND PILL8, for if ff years known as Best, Safest, Always Reli SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHE NOTICE. ate of South Carolina, County Bamberg, Court of Common Pk Mrs. Mildred S. Copeland, plaint Robert W. Miller, et al, defe: ts. To Robert W. Miller: Please t? itice that the complaint in ove cause is filed in the of] the clerk of court for said coi and State, and you are hereby ired to serve your answer to sa the undersigned within 20 d; Dm service hereof, or plaintiff v nlv to the rnnrt for relief demai f? ? in said complaint. E. H. HENDERSON Plaintiff's Attorn Delays Are Dangerou I represent the Mutual Life ranee Co., of New York, one of 1 rongest old line companies in < ence. Let me show you our ma tractive policy contracts. I a present the Standard Live Stc surance Co., of Indianapolis. T: a strong company. Insure y< rses and cattle. W. MAX WALKER EHRHARDT, S. C. / r\ yNewYearl is given yon, whether [j as may the new year Q success..'. O , fl age. We are happy n is in 1912 surpasses II ?ur banner year. We 9 iated, and we will do [] service obtainable in f ? :'&i ! . * /OMPANY I P M I=U I^OP Our shop is now open and we are prepared to do first-class work on . short notice. Remember we make a ' specialty of horseshoe-. Our prices are mod- . erate and all work is . guaranteed. H I DELK & COPELAND I I I EHRHARDT, S. C. 1 I 1 J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER | IAttorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Special attention given to settlement of estates and investigation of land titles. . iffl hM ["LOMBARD" '-M improved Saw Mills. ? VARIABLE FRICTION FEED. S*nd*R*Sblc!t^ Best material and workmanship, light) ), running, requires little power; simple* \ i easy to candle. Are made in several \ 4 sizes and are good, substantial moneys making machines down to the smallest i size. Write for catalog showing En* 4 gines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies* Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co., , p AUGUSTA* CA. :,y . * L i 1 ? TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open " -m for the cbllection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the of 15th day of October, 1912 until the of 15th day of March, 1913, inclusive, to From the first day of January, hr- 1913, until the 31st day of January. )?n 1913, a"penalty of one per cent, will for be added to all unpaid taxes. From . & >lu- the 1st day of February, 1913, until aid the 28th day of February, 1913, a of penalty of 2 per cent, will be added vil- to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st ital day of March, 1913, until the 15th day of March, 1913, a penalty of 7 , per cent, will be added to all unpaid >nt. taxes. THE LEVY. y For State purposes ..... 5% mills 12. For County purposes 5% mills ? Constitutional school tax ....3 mills .S Total 14% Mills ' \ SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. J>\ Bamberg. No. 14 9 mills y Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills jjS Puford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills 85 Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Colston, No. 18 2 mills KE Cuffie Creek, No. 17 2 mills Denmark, No. 21 6% mills " ' . Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills 0 Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills :1*J' Hampton, No. 3 2 mills ~ Heyward, No. 24 : 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1>. 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 1 mill . Lees, No. 23 4 mills ace j Midway, No. 2 2 mills in~ | Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills r ~ i Olar, No. 8 4 mills me i St. John's, No. 10 2 mills ar^ ! Salem, No. 9 3 mills nji: -phree Mile, No. 4 2 mills tlu"1 All persons between the ages or ! twenty-one and sixty years of age, ' . j except Confederate soldiers and sail - j ors, who are exempt at 50 years of j age, are liable to a poll tax of one St dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents, j All persons who were 21 years of In- age on or before the 1st day of Janthe uary, 1912, are liable to a poll tax ex" of one dollar, and all who have not ny made returns to the Auditor, are rels? quested to do so on or before the c ** 1st of January, 1913. his I will receive the commutation )ur ta* nf twn CS2.00) dollars from A VUU V*. V M W \ T ' the 15th day of October, 1912, until i the 1st day of March, 1913. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. *>j3 N