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She Bamberg Brralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric ^power with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $150; six months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent inser tions 50 cents per inch. .Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters or those pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, May 1, 1913 The thing that worries us most about the suit for $25,000 against Ed DeCamp is that we are afraid he will have to sell his automobile. This thing of circuit judges and others getting cut and making a yoo-iilo- nnlitifal fnmrtaien for a dia 1 U4Ui w nified position like that of associate justice of the State supreme court is getting to be very disgusting. But it seems that the judiciary is squarely in politics in this State. The Newberry Observer thinks that, as we are postmaster, we ought to be able to run our paper just for the fun of the thing. It's no joke, that's about what we are doing, for we are getting nothing out of it but fun, and blamed little of that. Fact is, there's getting to be too much work in the newspaper business to suit us anyway. It really seems that the people of South Carolina will never settle the whiskey question. Counties who voted out the dispensary a few years ago are making efforts to get it back again and those counties "who retained the system want to get rid of it. Movements to vote out the dispensary in Richland and Florence counties have been started. s And now we see in the press generally the names of many "prominent" South Carolinians who are "being mentioned" for the position of associate justice of the State su preme court, to succeed Judge Woods, who has been made a Federal judge. The legislature will elect this judge at its meeting next January, and there will no doubt be many candidates. That's mighty good news about P. H. Fike. He is to be postmaster at Spartanburg, a happy ending to a most unfortunate situation. Fike lived in Bamberg many years ago? we won't say just how many?and one of his friends here says there's another good thing about it: The people of Spartanburg have been complaining that their post office building is too small, and this friend says they will certainly have to get it enlarged now to accommodate Fike's feet. But he's got a big brain, too, and will make a mighty fine postmaster. We are delighted over his selection. Thought He Had Them. \ In the days of the continuous at the Olympic, an occasional professional visitor was a clown with an educated pig. He used to take the pig out with him when he had finished his act and had him harnessed up like a trick pooch with a collar, shoulder straps and a leading string. In this way the grunter trotted along the street at just his master's gait. Out of the hotel across the way came a man who had been hitting 'em up for a week, during which time he had remained up all night and had slept all day. It was his first venture out in a strong light, and it made him blink. Along came the clown and his mate. Joe .Morgan rubbed his eyes and halted the vaudeville actor. "Tell me," he asked earnestly, "is that a dog or a pig: "Why, it's a pig, you rummy," was the answer. "What's the matter with you." "Thank heaven!" exclaimed Joe Morgan fervently; "it's a pig! It's a pig,"?Chicago Post. GTKL'S DEATH "SUSPICIOUS." . Calhoun Coroner's Jury, However, Fails to Charge Crime. St. Matthews, April 27.?Late yes terday afternoon Coroner D. E. Hil> debrand, Sheriff Hill and a physician, with "suspicious" evidence in their . J possession, went out to the cabin (home of Tom Bates, colored, near ; Riley's station, and held an inquest ! over the dead body of his daughter, Sadie Bates, who died Friday night, i The evidence showed that Bettie Bates, the second wife of Tom and step-mother to the deceased, had been unkind to the girl and that she had hated the child. The husband admitted that he had often reprimanded , his wife about this ill treatment and that he had grave doubts about his daughter, 16 years old, having died ' -i -'..xi. T T _ ~ a naiurai q"?alii. jnt? sciiu uc lch, uci well during the-day and when he returned at night found her "with pain like a risin' in the head." She died soon after without the services of any physician. The husband also admitted that he had told a number of people, from time to time, about the harsh conduct of his wife towards his daughter. 1 The wife, Bettie Bates, made a good witness in her own behalf. She made a clean breast of her feelings towards the girl, saying that she did not love her and that they often quarrelled, but denied strenuously that she was ever brutal or wished to "make away" with the girl. It is understood that the jury, of which T. V. Ginn, white, was foreman, had serious misgivings about the case and the attitude of Bettie Bates, but considered the evidence insufficient. upon which to hold her, and rendered their verdict accordingly \ Let's Change Conditions. Editor of The Herald, Bamberg, S. C. Dear Sir: In Thursday's issue of The Herald I note with interest an article by Mr. W. C. Patrick, of Columbia, headed, "What's the Matter With Bamberg?" As a matter of fact Bamberg has the making of as good town as there is in the Carolinas. Her foundation is as good as any town. Her men are as manly as the men of any town in America, but just at present our little town seems to be going down hill. I still have confidence in the will power and ability of our citizens to check this backward move the town seems to be DoiYlKaror mDTl X^UIXIIl'^/1 5 UVVUU U1VAA vv\*t*^ more than she has needed them for years. There are in Bamberg men to fill the bill but as Mr. Patrick says, why do they refuse to come to the front and make the fight? Bamberg needs a council which is not afraid of any man and then let the law abiding citizens of the town come to the front and uphold the council in their efforts to make Bamberg a morally clean town, and you will see results. There is only one way and that is to put our shoulders together and push the roller over the lawless element of our little town. If we only stop for a minute and discard all thought of our pocket books and think of the moral side of the problem, then our trouble will cease. We have too good a town to let fall from our grasp, and I still believe we have men who are willing to come forward ? ?J + V>n Inn. in nn fftrnoH Vau* <111U set: tlidL LUC lan 10 cuiviccvi. ?'U " is the time for every lawabiding citizen to come to the front and declare a crusade against lawlessness. Men, be patriotic and public spirited. Don't hold back but come on in and let's make Bamberg move up hill again. I want to see progressiveness in connection with Bamberg when I glance through the columns of the different State papers. Let's make Bamberg attractive by making her a clean moral town. Let's not frighten our neighbors away by allowing continuous homicides to occur in our midst. Say come, we are going to remove the cause. Yours very truly, CHARLES D. FELDER. Asheville, N. C., April 24, 1913. Moonlight Straw Ride. ' Believing that an opportunity was being afforded them of attending a first-class amateur performance of "Breezy Point" at Cope Friday evening, a jolly and congenial party drove over in a wagon, and none who went failed to spend a most enjoyable evening. Not only was the play all that was expected, the young actors being unusually well trained and letter perfect in their parts, but the ride itself through the moonlight was a pleasant change from everyday affairs. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Aver kindly | consented to act as chaperons for the trip, and the other members of the jolly party were: Misses Ruth Herndon, Estelle Rutledge, Bell Cooner, Bessie Armstrong and Harry Dell Free; Messrs. James Armstrong, Tillman Felder, H. L. Hinnant, Willie Dickinson, and Edwin B. McLaurin. ONE PRESENT. , Aldermanic honors continue to go begging in Bamberg. The election is to be held next Tuesday. GIRL MEETS TRAGIC DEATH. Miss McManus Instantly Killed While Drawing Water. Edgefield, April 26.?Miss Fannie McManus, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Trapp McManus, was almost instantly killed last night about 8 o'clock. She went out in the yard for a bucket of water, and while drawing the water the shelter above the well was pulled over on her. The heavy boards struck her above the left eye, knocking her to the ground and crushing her skull. She died in less than ten minutes in the arms of her father, who ran to her assistance. She was a member of the Methodist church, a regular attendant upon the Sunday-school and was a pupil of the graded school. Her amiable dispositon and very sweet spirit caused her to be loved by a large circle of friends. The funeral was conducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Methodist church by the Rev. J. R. Walker, and the interment took place in the village cemetery. They do say there are a number of marriages to take place in Bamberg this spring. Vardaman as a Cavalier. Washington, April 27.?Senator James K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, yesterday flashed across Washington's vision as a true Southern cavalier. Sightseers gambling around the Capitol grounds observed a mettlesome charger stamping the asphalt in front of the Senate office building. Ever and anon, the noble animal raised its head and pricked forward its ears as if to listen for the footsteps of its master. Every time the small negro boy, who desperately clung to the bit, was swung clear of " - s r xl, ^ tne ground, ine lmpaueuw ui lug steed and theanxiety of the youth were soon to be rewarded. The revolving doors of the office building spun like a top, and there strode into view a man of stately mien, his eyes partly hidden by the broad brim of a soft hat, such as a Southern gentleman wears on the stage and in Congress. He wore a dark coat, pure white riding trousers and black riding boots with spurs jingling at the heels. It was Senator Vardaman. He stepped to the curb, flung his leg over his saddle, and, followed by the eyes of an admiring multitude, he clattered off toward Potomac drive. DEMANDS $25,000 DAMAGES. Blease Supporter Sues Gaffney Ledger for Alleged Libel. Gaffney, April 23.?A complaint was served today on Ed H. DeCamp and the Limestone Printing Company, of which Mr. DeCamp is proprietor, giving notice of an action to be brought against the Limestone Printing Company for $25,000 for alleged libel. The suit is being filed by Henry Buice and alleges in the complaint: That o.v or aoout tne zutn aay o-i August. 1912, the said newspaper known as the Gaffnev Ledger and the defendan., Ed H. DeCamp, its editor and proprietor, published and circulated in said paper" certain "libellous matter about plaintiff." The complaint quotes an excerpt from an editorial which appeared in the Gaffney Ledger during the heat of the Gubernatorial campaign last year. This editorial purported to give the character of some of the Blease supporters in Cherokee County and excited a great deal of interest in many parts j of the State at the time. The plaintiff alleges that the article impeached his honesty, integrity J and reputation and exposed him to public hatred, contempt, ridicule and obliquy, and tended to injure his character, business and reputation, j and by reason of that alleged fact the | said plaintiff asks damages in the sum of $25,000. The plaintiff is represented by a Blacksburg lawyer, while Mr. DeCamp has retained Butler & Hall, of the local Bar, and will fight the case tr> trip finish. BIGGEST OAK IN WORLD. Claim Set Up by Toombs County in Georgia. That the biggest oak tree in the world is in Toombs county, Georgia, is the claim of Hon. W. H. Sharpe, member of the Toombs county board of education, and a citizen of the southern section of the county. To support his claim, says a dispatch in The Savannah Morning News, Mr. Sharpe displayed a newspaper clipping in which it was claimed the largest oak tree in the world is in the Sacramento valley in California, its dimensions being 23 l'eet and 1 inch in circumference and 105 feet tall. Mr. Sharpe says in the Southern section of this county, on the farm of q p cmthorp i<? n eiant live oak which measures nearly 25 feet in circumference. The shade of the tree at noon covers more than a fourth of an acre. It is probably not so tall as the California oak, but nevertheless Mr. Sharpe thinks that it is entitled to the distinction of being the largest oak j in the world. ALASKAN DOGS. Single Teams Sometimes Brings as Much as $2,000. Miss Emma Leonidas Kelly, the first white woman to go down the Yukon, has qualified by many strenuous experiences in Alaska to be considered as an authority on the dog teams. The native animals are malimute, the huskie and the Siwash. j The first comes from the coast of Bering Sea, and is a cross between the Russian terrier and the Siwash. I-To ic email a'Aip'hiner fiO t.f> 75 DOundS ar>d has shaggy, hair, which makes him look twice his real size. Un- 1 der this is a coat of short, warm fur ! that protects him in the most severe weather. The huskie comes from the McKenzie river, is a large gray dog, weighing from 125 to 160 pounds, and is covered with short, stubby fur, with an undercoat of thick fur. They can stand more hardships and go without food longer than any other dog in the north. The Siwash dogs which are in the majority, are a cross between a wolr and a dog, and usually gray or white in color, but occasionally black. Their weight is from 50 to 90 pounds. They rarely sleep under shelter, preferring to curl up in the snow even with the mercury 60 degrees below zero. In this respect the native animals are better fitted for their work than the immigrant dogs. In severe weather the latter wear little moccasins made of heavy moose skin, while nature has provided the native dogs 'with heavy fur covering the whole foot, even between the toes. The sleds in general use are 7 feet long, 17 inches wide and 7 inches high, and an immense load of freight can be packed and lashed on them. The sled is guided in the trail by a pole, known as "G" pole. The dogs are hitched about six feet ahead of the sled, and the driver walks back of them, holding on to the "G" pole to keep, the heavily loaded sled straight in the narrow trail so - A 5,1 ? >vA ^A rAn crVi mat 11 will 11UL up UVCl UU U1C 1 uufeii, sidling places. In case the sled is not heavily loaded the dogs are hooked up close to ' the sled and the driver rides a greater part of the time? that is, if the weather is not too cold, in which case he prefers running to keep warm. On the creek beds there are often from one to five inches of water, and it is always a difficult matter to make the dogs go through this. They dislike getting their feet wet, but they must keep the trail and pull through it. Immediately after getting out of the water it begins to form in little ice balls between their toes, and the whole team of dogs will lie down on the trail in their harness and go to picking and cleaning their feet, which are rarely ever sore or frozen, unless they have been in water several hours. From the last snow, in the spring . until the first in the fall the dogs have but little to do. At the trading posts 1 ?Dawson, Circle City, Fairbanks, Eagle, Minock?and a number of other camps where they have fair streets or roads, the dogs are used to I draw light freight about in little two wheeled carts, and they are used in the mines and on the trails for packing. The pack saddles are made of heavy canvas, and the average dog will pack thirty or forty pounds. Some dogs will lie down in the mud or water with their packs on, while others seem to feel the responsibility of protecting their packs, and are exceedingly careful in picking their way through thick brush or over fallen trees that obstruct the trail, leaping over pools of mud and picking their footing with great care on the small rocks in fording the streams. They rarely bark. The dogs are fed once a day when working; the best feed is the Yukon dried salmon, but failing this, bacon has proved the best substitute. It is cut in small pieces and boiled in a quantity of water an hour or more, and then flour, corn, meal, rice or iKoiloH nnta ia nddfd and cooked well in the greasy water until the whole becomes a thin, smooth mush. Each dog has his own pan. and it is filled < with the food and carefully guarded by its owner until cool, and then eagerly devoured. The native dogs will steal anything they can eat; in the absence of something more tempting they dote on ropes, harness, old rubber boots, moccasins and snowshoes or anything of the like nature which they can chew on. The Siwash dogs have the same characteristics as the Indians of the [country; they are the most ungrateful [creatures in the world, and their nature is absolutely void of attachment or sentiment. The Siwash, both Indian and dog, care for one only as long as he feeds them. A good team of three, four or five I dogs with a light load will average 40 I miles a day. The same team when [heavily loaded cannot make over two and a half or three miles an hour. However, there is a vast difference in the gait of dogs; some are very speedy and have great endurance, while others are fast at the start, but MAY XOT GET COLLECTORSHIP. Action Said to be Held Up on Recommendation of W. J. Storen. Washington, April 23.?The matter of the collectorship of the port of Charleston was discussed today between the South Carolina Senators and Mr. Richard S. Whaley, who has been nominated by the Democratic primary to succeed the late Representative George S. Legare. Senator and Mr. Whaley called on Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, by whom, the name of Capt. W. J. Storen was sent- tr> the President last week at the suggestion of the two South Carolina Senators. It is believed that action on the Sto-ren case at the White House has been temporarily held up. Mr. Whaley, when seen at the Willard Hotel tbis evening, said he preferred not to make any statement at this time. Senator Tillman said that he was unwilling to to discuss the subject until he had heard from some persons in Charleston, to whom he had written. It is understood that action has also been held up on the name of P. A. Murray, who was endorsed by the Senators for the postmastership at Walterboro before the first district Democratic primary. BOYS IX SHOOTING SCRAPE. One Kills the Other in Kershaw County on Sunday Night. Camden, April 23.?Coroner Dixon returned to Camden today after holding an inquest over the body of Allen Kirkley, who was shot and killed about six miles from Camden Sunday night at 10 o'clock. The coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that Allen Kirkley came to his death from shotgun wounds at the hands of Sidney Horten. Horten surrendered to Sheriff Huckabee yesterday and is now in jail at Camden. Allen Kirkley was the son of D. M. Kirkley, a prominent planter and owner of Kirkwood farms. Sidney Horten is the son of T. 0. Horten, another prominept farmer, and neighbor of Mr. Kirkley, both residing about six miles from this place. Allen Kirkley and Sidney Horten, brooding over a. family affair, met on the public highway Sunday night and the shooting took place. Kirkley sufferer injuries to which he succumbed while Horten was slightly injured. Kirkley was shot in the hip and abdomen. A Rock Hill physician was summoned by telegraph, but his skill failed to save the wounded youth. He was buried today at Shiloh church near his home. He was about 17 years of age and for a short time last year was a student at Clemson college.- Horten is about 19 years of age. Curiostiy Aroused. The better kind of a front we put up the more people want to know what is behind it. * soon play out and become extremely slow. There are a number of foreign dogs in the country?St. Bernard, Newfoundland and a heterogeneous multitude of others. As they are far more intelligent than the native dog, they are apt and amenable to discipline, and as a rule are faithful in the harness, while the ungrateful native dog will shirk at every possible opportunity and occasionally a good lashing is necessary to keep his memory alive to the fact of obedience; encouraging words do not have the force with the native that they do with the dogs of civilization. But it is impossible for the immigrant dogs to endure the hardships of this rigorous climate for any length of time. My noble dog Baldie was one of the finest specimens I have ever known. This powerful dog took me from , my cabin in the mines into Circle City?the 65 miles in one day; of course, the trail was in excellent condition, and there was nothing on the sled with me but my robes. I ran occasionally to get warm, and walked up the inclines, but rode nearly all the way. Of course, he couldn't cover this distance daily, but he could make it once or twice a week, and 40 to 45 miles on a good trail was an easy average for him. He was much too fast for a team, and would always be ahead pulling the other dogs along. He was considered the fastest dog in that part of Alaska. H^ had a very peculiar gait?not the trot of most dogs, but a pace or rack. He weighed 165 pounds, and was all bone and muscle. On the summer trail he could carry fifty pounds in his pack saddle. I paid $700 for him, but all the gold of Alaska could not fiiave purchased him from me. The price of Alaskan dogs is governed by the number of stampedes during a winter, which creates a great demand for dog teams with which to reach new gold fields at an early date. At such times teams of three or four dogs have brought as high at $1,800 or $2,000, where their usual price would be about $700 or $800. 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