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Sit? IBmnbfrg iimtlii 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 fino Miphip ovlinder Dress, 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 insertions 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 5 ? cArt i r\r> moci nuu. 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 wThich 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 29, 1913 The Panama Canal edition of the Charleston News and Courier was a fine paper, the issue consisting of ninety two pages, profusely illustrated. The old town is getting ready for the increased business and consequent prosperity that is certain to come its way when the canal is completed. and we are glad that this is so. If it would cut out some of its rotten politics it would be a great deal1 better off. The graded school teachers leave this week for their respective homes. They have been faithful and ener, rgetic in the training of the children under their care, and in behalf of the patrons of the school we thank them for the good work they have done, and we all look forward with pleasure to having them again assume tneir duties here next fair. There will be only two changes in the faculty of the school, and these through resignations. Galloway Named.; Washington, May 23.?Charles M. Galloway, of Columbia, has been selected by President Wilson as a member of the civil service commission and his nomination is expected to be sent to the senate within the next few days. It has been understood for some time that this appointment would most likely be made and there was much satisfaction shown here today when it became assured that it would be forthcoming almost immediately. Mr. Galloway had the indorsement ? ?x 1 ? n.nmKaro of tho QftlltVl IIUL Uiii v Ul tile mcuiucio v?j. uuuvu Carolina delegation in congress but it is also understood that between 25 and 30 senators indorsed him besides other well known public men elsewhere. Therefore it was much pleasure for his friends here to learn today that he would soon be appointed to this high position. Mr. Galloway is secretary to Senator E. D. Smith and clerk to the committee on immigration. His appointment will undoubtedly meet with hearty approval. Fever Cure Unearthed. When the late Dr. James G. Birch was a surgeon ;n the British army, serving in India, he used a prescription for malarial and mountain fevers fo-r which the British Government is said to have offered $50,000 after he had resigned and come here. Dr. Birch declined the offer, and declared that if ever the formula was made public it would be without cost to any one. It was thought that with his death the secret was lost, but last week a sealed tin box was found among his effects. In this was a smaller box, also sealed, containing an envelope with cipher inscription, the inclosure being a formula also in cipher. City Recorder Peter Cantline, one of the executors, studied the cipher on the envelope, and finally made the inscription to read "James G. Birch, formula." Following the clue, Mr. Cantline has transcribed the inclosed prescription, and is confident he has the formula that was of so much value. He has conferred with his coexecutor, Miss Julia Boyd, who is residuary legatee, and will have the prescription investigated by experts. If it proves to be as expected, the formula probably will be given to the world at large, as Dr, Birch desired.?Newburgh dispatch to New York Tribune. A RESTFUL RETREAT. In a London Club Xo One Speaks All Being Dumb. London boasts possession of th( most silent club in the world. It b ! called the National Deaf club, anc the moving spirit and president is A J. Wilson, who, despite the handicap of being deaf and dumb/ conducts i most successful business in the city U? course tne isationai jl?eai ciuu ? a unique institiution. There are nc talkative waiters, no electric bells no large print notices calling upor members to be silent in this or thai room. Nearly 200 members use the premises, in which they can dine and wine or play cards and billiards whenever they like. Women are admitted, and at present form about a third of the roll. Bells being unnecessary, signs are resorted to. Thus, when one presses the bell of the hall door, a red light appears over the doorway and brings the attendant at once. A similar arrangement notifies the waiter when his services are required. Those fortunate persons who can speak and hear and who have been privileged to watch a game of billiards, declare that it is more than a relief to see a contest where neither party voices his grievances as he goes along. There are no criticisms of the table, the balls or the cue. Every thing is peaceful and quiet. There are some remarkable men belonging to the National Deaf club. One for example is head of an important railway firm in Smyria and has under his control hundreds of men of all nationalities. Another member has traveled over the world a record number of times, always accompanied and though he has been in many uncivilized lands, has always been able to look after himself. Then there are various professions. One actually teaches music; another is a nurse. There is an annual banquet for deaf and dumb persons, which is usually presided over by some eminent mute. Stamp Saves Dog's Life. The parcel post saved the life of a fox terrier in Hackensack, X. J., recently. The dog wandered into the postoffice there, where John Keenan. the special delivery carrier, who loves dogs, spied it. Seeing that the dog was without license, Keenan put a parcel post stamp on its collar to protect it. The carrier then started on his rounds and the dog trailed behind him. At Main and Mercer streets, Dog Catcher Joseph Dalla, who has a record of 662 dogs caught in the last year and a half, saw the dog. He started to pick it up, but Keenan said to him: "Don't touch that dog. Don't you see that he is mail matter?" The dog catcher did not touch the dog.?New York Times. Backbone vs. Wishbone. Proportionately, if a man's backbone weakens, his "wishbone" develops. The nine-dollar per clerk wastes his time in wishing he had the luck of a Rockefeller, a Carnegie or a Morgan?wishing that he had this, that or the other job?continually wishing. The material part of the human body, muscles or bone, develop only by usage. There is not, in nature, any spontaneous generation; everything comes by propagation. Which are you developing?your backbone or your "wishbone?" Do not compaginate them. By constantly using your "wishbone" it will develop in undue proportions. On the other hand, in properly strengthening your backbone, you should have no cause to wish. "Brace up," stand erect, strengthen your backbone, also your jawbone. Learn to say "I will" instead of that monstrous "I wish." The world bestows prizes on men with a backbone, while to those with a "wishbone," asking for fish, she gives a serpent. Motion propagates motion and life throws off life. Wishing you were fabulously rich leads you to the bread line.?Plate Makers' Criterion. The Irish Wit. An Irish M. P. is telling a story of a man who complained to three friends?an Englishman, a Scotchman and an Irishman?that his servant was constantly breaking china: says Parsons Weekly. "What do you think I ought to dc with her?" he asked plaintivly. ; The practical Englishman said: "Dismiss her!" But as she was otherwise an excellent servant, her master was unwilling to do that. "Then, take it out of her wages." suggested the thrifty Scot. "That wouldn't do much good," was the reply, "for her wages are less than the amount of the damage sh-s "Then raise her wages!" said th< Irishman promptly. The W. M. U. Institute will meei with the Bamberg Baptist church or the 3rd and 4th of June. FOUR KILLED AT FORT MOULTRIE * I [ ; Capt. Guy G. B. Hanna Among ; Those Dead. L MANY RARELY *IA? M * m ESCAPED DEATH i ' Gun Bursts While Being k Used in Target Practice k The News and Courier says flags were at half-mast Friday over Fort . Moultrie in recognizance of the only catastrophe of moment that has oc. curred since the establishment of the i army post on Sullivan's Island. Only , the half-masted flags and a sentry posted over the shattered gun re, mained Thursday in mute evidence of the fact that four lives had been . sacrificed and at least three men in the service seriously injured because of a single defective shot. At 9.20 Thursday night Gun No. 2, of Battery Lord, burst when the fourth shot was fired in target practice. Pieces of metal from the exi ploded breech flew in every direction, menacing the safety of a score or more of army officials who were either operating the gun, directing its discharge or viewing the proceedings. The force of the explosion expended itself rearward so that the projectile dropped but a short distance before the gun. When the smoke and confusion had cleared away Private Alton McD. Baxter and Private Arthur Christian lay dead and mutilated on the ground. Terribly injured Capt. Guy B. G. Hanna pitched into the arms of Capt. Clarke, of the 144th company, his right side practically blown away. Private Rol Dalton lay unconscious. Shoulder and hand were badly lacerated in the case of Private Stinespring; Hospital Steward Sergt. Lomar was knocked down and his right hand badly torn, while Private Swaggerty had his shoulder and hand cut by flying metal. The injured were rushed to the army post hospital, where Dr. James A. Simpson, the recently arrived army surgeon in charge, found himself unable to cope with the unusual situation. A hurry call to Charleston for medical and surgical assistance met with instant response of a most generous nature, and shortly after midnight the yacht Grace cleared from the Carolina Yacht Club with seven Charleston physicians aboard, bringing with them equipment invaluable in the emergency to be faced. Despite the best efforts of the medical men Private Baxter died almpst immediately, so terrible were his injuries, although heroic operations were first performed. Capt. Hanna .was resting fairly comfortable when the Charleston delegation left at 3 o'clock Thursday morning, but suffered a relapse and succumbed shortly after 9 o'clock. The injuries of the others were successfully treated and they are on the road to recovery. Sergt. Lomar, however, found himself in a peculiarly unenviable position. With Dr. Simpson hardly able to cope temporarily with the more serious aspects of the accident, he was unable to find treatment nearer than Charleston. With his hand ! bleeding terribly he set out in the lighthouse tender for this city, under the care of Light Keeper H. S. Svend! sen. The passage was rough and disappointing in the extreme, for when the launch landed in Charleston it ; was learned that the local physicians ! were already en route in a body for the scene of the accident. Sergt. Lomar immediately returned, but so busy were the doctors with those , whose injuries were of a more serious nature that it was some time Deiore he could secure proper treatment. Saturday morning the body of Capt. Hanna was put aboard the , Carolina Special for Louisville. Capt. Hanna was thirty-four years old and is survived by a widow. He was appointed in March, 1899, and attained his captaincy in March, 1911. He had been stationed at Moultrie for . the past eight months. Dalton's body was shipped to Con way, Ky.; Baxter's to Cosby, Tenn., ~ ~ -J 'c. tn T ,nrifrstrppr Ohio O II u V.111 lOUCUi o l,V v- www, w 5 4 Two sisters of private Baxter, who came down from Asheville, N. C., to > accompany him home on a furlough to be granted at the end of the target practice, which has been temporarily I suspended, left Charleston in deep i grief. To investigate the matter and DISTRIBUTING ELK HERDS. S Shipments From Johnson's Hole and T1 Yellowstone Park. The long promised distribution of elk from Jackson's Hole and Yellow- sa stone National Park has begun, says pe a Cheyenne, Wyo., dispatch to The an New York Sun. Thousands of the ne animals are now being rounded up by ist cowboys on the overstocked winter is range in Wyoming and Montana, and qu are being shipped by the carload to on States that have sent in requests for he them. , fa A carload of 80 elk, rounded up on "p the Yellowstone Park region and ship- H< ' " - ^ -?3- ? ?- ^ ? i Kii P6Q irom Lxaramer, .muhl., an ivcu iu uu Denver the other day on their way to wi Arizona. These elk will be turned out ye upon their new range in Arizona, ea They will be protected from hunters H< under State laws, and will be given every opportunity to increase. wi Herds of elk have recently been sw sent in this way to Pennsylvania, of West Virginia, North Dakota, Wash- th ington, Oregon and California. Many cr other States have Tbut in applications wc and will be provided with shipments th; as fast as the animals can be rounded to up. mi It was prophesied when this plan m< was adopted the elk would not stand shipment, but the percentage of loss ge has been small. Only one of the Ari- mj zona consignment died en route. It wi is necessary to give the elk a rest th< every day. They are unloaded from rei the cars and put into convenient cor- afl rals, and after a few hours' rest pro- in ceed on their journey. In this way ch the loss is comparatively small. wc The government was forced to th< adopt this plan to prevent the elk in "F the West from going the way of the Th buffalo?to extinction. Most of the of elk in the Rocky Mountains had rang- th< ed north until they reached Jackson's th; Hole region south of Yellowstone wi Park. Here they congregated in vast herds. re; Last year Congress appropriated a considerable sum for the care and feeding of the Jackson's Hole elk, ^ which were starving in the deep se( snows. Government employes, aided ar( by rahchmen, carried hay to the elk of ranges, where they found conditions ou appalling, especially in the early Sh spring. Hundreds of calves, as well ar as older elk, were dying of starvation. ^ The lives of thousands of elk were saved by feeding, but it was soon W2 demonstrated that this measure of re- f0 lief was only temporary. It would jja entail a tremendous expense to keep up the work of feeding, so it was determined to distribute the elk among w] the States that put in application for wj herds and that were willing to pay g0 the expenses of transportation and guarantee protection to the animals ar< after arrival. ca The work of elk preservation is jy unique. Had similar measures been m]undertaken in behalf of the buffalo ic the nation would not now be mourning the almost total loss of those ani- un mals, which at one time were much on more numerous in the West than are mi< the elk to-day. ^ Senate Confirms S. C. Postmasters. Pc Washington, D. C., May 21.?The bo senate has confirmed the following lo< potoffice nominations in South Caro- of Una- H TUinshall. Abbeville; &s E. D. Rainey, Beaufort, S. C.; W. C. nu Clinkscales, Belton; Leila J. Huntley, sn Cheraw; Arthur G. King, Easley; pr< Francis B. Gaffney, Gaffney; James F. Hunter, Lancaster; John T. Law- ca rence, Seneca. th Senator Tillman has held up thi the nomination of G. M. Anderson at on Ninety Six and declares that he shall tei never be confirmed. Senator Till- St. man's opposition is based on the as- st< sertion that Anderson has always tlr been a bitter anti-Tillmanite, and that he did not vote in the general elec- er tion last November. Senator Tillman fo; has insisted that Representative fir Aiken shall name another man for an the place but the latter has not inti- st< mated what he will do. thmake a detailed report of ihe cause cu of the trouble, Major Albert G. Jen- In kins, commanding the Fort Moultrie ^ * * -3 - -C - ?XZ ?^ post, will appoint a Doara 01 umueio. It is possible that a special ordinance t officer will represent the Federal j authorities of the investigation. tu Col. F. S. Strong and Major Chas. ^ Nugent, umpires of the practice, ajj were watching at the time of the accident. The men were firing by moon- _ Cd light and tracers were being used to show the hits made. The steamer Lieut. Lee was towing the target at the time. Ct Gunner Commander Cass with Corpl. G'Leary was in charge of Section 1, and Corpl. Weston in charge of the second section. Parts of the fo mutilated rifle were found a great fio distance away from the scene of the th explosion, the plunger having been sh hurled fully 400 feet through the ce roof of G. H. Moffett's house. While ha the accident was of a severity almost bo equal to that which killed eleven men ex at Monroe some years ago, it is the sc: unanimous opinion of those wno were ca witnesses that many must have had ey hairbreadth escapes from serious in- an jury. si* (PECTER SHIPS ON HIGH SEAS. | le Plying Dutchman Not the Only Sailor Doomed to Wander. It would be surprising if among the ilormen and fisherfolk, whose surstition is proverbial, a large lount of legendary narrative concted with their calling did not exA little research proves that this so, and that the sea possesses its ota of uncanniness, but which, with ?. e notable exception, is seldom ard of. This, of course, is the mous "Flying Dutchman," or I ihantom ship of Venderdecken." dw the story originated is doubtful, t it has been ascertained that there 1 is a seaman of repute who many ars ago sailed from Holland to the 1 st by way of the Cape of Good 2 ipe, but was never again heard of. Some authorities say that, meeting th contrary winds off the cape, he ore a terrible oath, in consequence which the divine wrath decreed at he should be occupied till the ack of doom in endeavoring to v jather the headland. Others state N at this punishment was meted out " him in retribution for a terrible _ d urder he committed before com- e sncing his fateful voyage. ti Whatever the cause of this ancient ntleman's monotonous wanderings ly be, it is probably in connection th him, says the London Globe, that e most authentic and cold-blooded cord of any phantom exists either oat or ashore, for it is stated that the log of Her Majesty's ship Bacante, while on a voyage around the tl irld with the little Princess in 1881, tl ere appears on July 11 the entry: 'lying Dutchman crossed our bows." * e logbook of one of the then largest ^ her majesty's warships is certainly c< e very last place to expect to find P. at which is generally associated th the hysterical of either sex. In the "Chronicles of St. Law- 0 nee," by Le Maine, it is recorded ?1 at on a certain day in the year a a antom ship is seen off Cape q Espoir in Gaspe Bay. Lights are a or, ahnarH nf her and her decks & crowded with men. By the foot a' the bowsprit a man is conspicu- tl sly standing and facing toward the ore, with a lady clinging to his ms. Gradually the lights go out and a e vessel sinks. It is said to be the tl ost of the flagship of a fleet which S( is sent out to reduce the French Si rts, the vessel being lost with all tl nds. There is also related among " e lumbermen of the same great rer the tale of an antique caravel tiich sails up the Cadolla Falls, ^ lere no other vessel dare or could tl S To come to English waters, there ? e numerous instances related in lo- ^ 1 history of the visitations of ghost- o vessels, the west of England, as a ight be expected, being most prolif- ?j in these records. Indeed, Cornwall t: asts of a goblin ship probably s; ique the world over, as she not ^ ly sails the water, but proceeds 3st unconcernedly some good dis- q nee inland. This is the specter ship of the ^ . -ii.? nnd in Rnhort Hunt's ;i Liiuui iiu, auu iu aww^v ? ok is related the experience of a ;al inhabitant who witnessed one E her escapades. She is described " a black, square rigged, single g isted vessel, sometimes towing a tall boat. No crew is ever seen; esumably they are down below. 11 The personal narrative says: "On ^ me the craft. It passed steadily tl rough the breakers, glided on over E e sands,steadily pursuingits course ^ the dry land as if it had been wa- , r. On it went to Bodelan, where ^ , Leven formerly dwelt. It then jered its course to Chvgwiden, and b ere vanished like smoke." J Bottrell also tells us that in anoth- g Cornish bay, during an incoming tc g, the noise of falling spars, guns c ing and so forth, is heard, as if ? action were in progress. Many in- i( mces can be given of how ships emselves are said to be haunted, pecially when a murder has oc- g rred on board. And of the West p dies grewsome stories are told of si J-1 - ? /-.f tViQ onfmnt r?i- t( & ?>pn i 10 yj l tiiv uuvv-v j~ tes, who presumably are too wicked ? leave this sphere, but visit their ? I quarters and provide any unfor- si nate shipwrecked seamen with a r< nd of "horrors," which he eventu[y relates to a gaping audience of other salts.?Springfield Republi- J n. HAS NARROW ESCAPE. ar litis Watford Badly Shocked by P( ?< Lightning Bolt. Timmonsville, May 22.?E. G. Watrd's son, Curtis, while lying on the or yesterday afternoon near where Ci e rod was grounded was severely ^ ocked by lightning. The remainr of the family were in the bed and B .rdly felt the shock, but seeing the v struggling went to his aid. Upon e amination they found him uncon- g ious, but by the use of water and u mphor he was resuscitated. His ^ es are still in a serious condition, d it is feared that he will lose his a *ht entirely. E Caiser & Walker Plumbing, Beating, Roofing Modern and Sanitary Plumbing. Private Water Systems Installed. Bamberg Parties Inquire at The Herald Office. AIKEN, S. C. FOR SALE. BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE. 18 acres fine land partly in town of Ehrhardt. 8 fine building lots in town of Ehr- ( hardt. 6 choice building lots in town of a Bamberg. " store house and lot next to post office on Main street, Ehrhardt. 95 acres fine farm lands two miles west of Ehrhardt. Apply to JOHN F. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. MEETING OF TAXPAYERS. A meeting of the tax payers, oters of Bamberg School District, o. 14, is hereby called to be held i the city hall in the town of Bam- j erg on Monday, June 2nd, 1913, t 4 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of lecting one member of the board of rustees, and for the tranaction of nv other business that may legally 3me before the meeting. W. M. BRABHAM, > Chairman Board of Trustees. Bamberg, S. C., May 12th, 191*3. NOTICE OF AN ELECTION. < In conformity with an Act of the eneral Assembly of 1913, an elec:on is hereby called to be held on ie first Tuesday in June, 1913, in ae town of Ehrhardt. At said election the qualified elec)rs of the school district of Ehrhardt hall vote upon the question as to 'hether bonds in the sum not to exBed eight per cent, of the taxable . roperty of the said school district hall be voted for the purpose of ublic schools. Only such electors as return r personal property for taxat*on^^^H|^H Bsidents of Ehrhardt School iO. 22, and exhibit, their tax nd registration certificates^^^^^^^^^H uired in general election|^^H^H^HH| to The will ccordance the rules,^^^^^^^^^^^H the ae State South Those the the amount to exceed eigl^^^H|^^^^^^^H he property^^^^^^^^^^^^H Those amount already the two to qual^^HH^^^^^^^^B he on forth for this purpose . W. Copeland, and re named as manger#^Pm^^^^^^^^| lection; and that said election^MH|^^H e held, beginning at 8 o'clock a. m^^HH n the said 3rd day of June, 1913, nd closing at 4 o'clock p. m.; that aid vote when so taken shall be cer[fied to the County Board of EducaIon for Bamberg County, and the aid Board will certify the same to j he Hon. J. B. Black, Senator; B. W. J Iiley and J. A. Hunter, Members of j he Legislature of the State of South J 'arolina. J Given under our hands and seals V his 20th day of May, 1913. I R. W. D. ROWELL, I S. G. MAYFIELD, ( J J. H. A. CARTER, ; M ioard of Education Bamberg County. 1 XOTTCE OF SALE. ~ tate of South Carolina?County of Bamberg?In Probate Court. G. W. Hightower and ,J. W. Wyian,. creditors of the estate of Riva 1. Bamberg, petitioners, against C. Bamberg, as administrator of ie estate of Riva M. Bamberg and .. Iva C. Arledge, Janie G. Conard, " iamie I. Kemp C. T. Bamberg, and ee Bamberg, cnildren and heirs-atiw of Riva M. Bamberg, deceased, efendants. , Pursuant to an order of the Proate Court in the above entitled pro3eding, I, Geo. P. Harmon, Judge of robate in and for the County of amberg, will sell at puolic auction ) the highest bidder, for cash, at the ourt House, on salesday, the 2d day f June, 1913, in aid of the personal ssets of the said estate, the fol-, >wing tract of land, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of md situate, lying and being in the )wn of Denmark, in the County and tate aforesaid, known as the eastern ortions of lots five and six in block ixty-five on a map or plat of said ' )wn on record in the county records f' Barnwell County, said plat having ~ - ttt^ een made by Geo. uaie wauicj, hief Engineer of The Savannah Con- ? :ruction Company, and having been ^corded in Barnwell County for the sason that Bamberg County was len a part of Barnwell County. G. P. HARMON, udge of Probate of Bamberg County May 6th, 1913. ires Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. le worst cases, 110 matter of how long standing, e cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. >rter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves lin and He?"" "t the same time. 25c. 50<\ ST.e" * 785 1913 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 129th Year Begins September 26th Entrance examinations at all the ounty seats on Friday, July llth, at a. m. Full four year courses lead to the !. A. and B. S. degrees. in ocaicrn. * A free tuition scuuiaiauip d to each county of the State. Spacious buildings and athletic rounds, well equipped laboratories, nexcelled library facilities, and the nest Museum of Natural History in he South. Expenses reasonable. For terms nd catalogue, address [ARRISON RANDOLPH, President. ,