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PICKED UP $10,000 IX LUMP. Messenger Leaves Valuable Packag< in Car Seat. Macon, Ga., January JO.?Conduc tor Walter Little picked up a pack age in a seat of a Central of Georgu Railway car yesterday at Columbia Ala., which later was found to con tain $10,000 in bills. The name of J. C. Kountz appeare< on the package and it was found to day that the money belonged to ; Dojthan bank, with which Mr. Kount is connected. The money was in th p.ossession of a messenger, who lef the train at Columbia. It was re turned to the bank. XEGRO ATTACKS GIRL. Is Frightened Away by Ringing o Telephone. Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 1.?Withi: a block of the State capitol and i: the most thickly populated portio: of the residential section of this citj a negro to-day attacked Miss Louis Booth in her home. He was fright ened away by the ringing of a tele phone bell just outside the girl' room, and, although a posse of eev eral hundred pursued him, he ha not been caught to-night. Mis Booth was alone dressing when th negro entered her room and wa choking h.er when the telephone be) rang. f Fears South Will Receive To Much. Washington, Jan. 31.?Souther: States will get more than their jus share of the funds for farm demon stration work provided for in th Lever agricultural bill, according b Senator Cummins, Iowa, who to-da; contended tnat tne iunos snouia no r be .distributed by a basis of rura population, but on farm land acre $ age. Senator Vardaman replied that thi south had to carry the burden of j negro population and that the mone: was neded to offset that burden Senator Hok? Smith said the rura population method was not adoptee at his suggestion or that of Repre sentative Lever, but at that of a com mittee representing State agricultura colleges, ' TILLMAN FOR CHARLESTON. . Working to Secure Lighthouse Depo for This Port. Washington, January 28.?A1 though not yet allowed by his phvsi cian to go to his office Senator Till man has so far recovered from hi! recent attack of erysipelas that h< 'l . * now takes walks on the street anc feels almost himself again. Th< senator has taken up with the de partment of commerce by letter in i very vigorous way the cudgels fo Charleston in reference to tne lignt house headquarters. He bases hi activity on the reports from Savan nah that reliable information ha< been received that the depot woul< go to the Georgia city. t ;i . mm* Lad Wounded by X<gro Boy. Spartanburg, Jan. 29.?As the re suit of a shooting affray at Greer las night the twelve-year-old son of Mr E. C. Herron, of that piace is in i Spartanburg hospital dangerousl: wounded. He was shot by a twelve year-old negro boy after the two hac quarreled. A part of the load tool effect in the abdomen. The name o: the injured boy could not be learned nor could that of the negro. Young Herron is to-night in a hos pital here in a critical condition, al though he has a chance for recovery Four Men Arrested as Bank Robbers ??1? Lyerly, Ga., Jan. 31.?In the arresi of Mark McNew, Henry Hickman Gerry Wilson and Andy Wilson, neai here to-day, county officials believ< they have captured a majority of th< men who early Friday robbed tin bank of Lyerly, securing valuable pa pers and approximately $3,500 ii cash. Bloodhounds brought her< from Chattanooga by Maury P&ipps a deputy sheriff, led the officers t< the home of^Mark McNew. Officers who entered the house aac arrested McNew say they foun< checks and other papers from th< looted bank, concealed in a st.ra\ mattress in one of the rocms. Late the dogs took up another trail whicl led to a cave near the McNew house Concealed in this cave were foum other checks and papers said to hav< been stolen from the bank. Hickmai was arrested in the vicinity of th' cave. Sheriff Wimpee. who made tin arrests, to-night said he 'believes Mc New the leader of the gang. Tin Wilson brothers are held as suspects McNew and Hickman being directl; charged with the robbery. A posse with bloodhounds to-nigh is searching for two other men sup , posed to have been implicated in th< bank robbery. Officers said that ii addition to the checks and paper found in the mattress at McNew' home, they discovered a quantity o dynamite concealed there. THE COST OP SOOT. ? | Scientists Find it Carries an Acid I)e structive to Metal Roofs. Pittsburg is finding out more abou " the cost of smoke and soot all tin 1 time. The University of Pittsburg ha! " been studying the effect of soot 01 sheet-metal roofs and gutters, say: the Louisville Courier-Journal. * Under extreme conditions of smok< and soot the university finds sucl 1 metal work lasts only about half a? z long as it does in clear air, and fur e thermore, it must be repainted twici as often. The soot carries an aci< which is destructive to metal. Be mikp nf this j>rrhitppts in Pittshnri find it necessary to make special pro vision for gutters. It is figured tha ^ Pittsburg pays out more than $1, 000,000 a year for sheet-metal worJ that could be saved if the smok< Q were eliminated. n Pittsburg's smoke bill is enormou Q and is growing bigger every year, jus r as is the case with any growing cit; e which has taken no steps toward free ing itself from the smoke nuisance ^ Pittsburg has been making a seriou effort to figure out the cost, but ne\ items are being discovered from timi d to time and it is most difficult to reck g on the various kinds of damage am losses that are chargeable to the su perabundance of smoke. 12 Most cities want more smoke stacks, but none of them want mor smoke. Most of them are too wel 0 supplied already. Smoke used to b< hailed as an evidence of prosperit; and Pittsburg once was proud to bi t known as "the Smoky City." Prid< is no longer felt in such distinction No one likes to live in a perpetuall: | smoke-laden atmosphere, and Pitts ^ burgh and various other cities an t making efforts to reduce the soo 2 surplus. There is too much smok< in all cities. It is time there shouk be conservation of fuel and a conse quent clearing of the air. 1 Takes a Vest Pocket Wife. f __ Oscar Kreuse, seven feet one incl 1 tall, was married to Mrs. Marths * Duncan, four feet eleven inches tall " to-day. The bride just reached her hus 1 band's lower vest pocket, but foi all that, it was a case of love a first sight. Both say so. Kreus< comes from Ottawa, Kan., where h< was called the "Kansas giant." He is 48 years old and his wif< 50. They met here at the livestocl show in November but were seldon seen together in public because o the attention they drew.?Ft. Wort! Dispatch. , Women Jurors Inspire Gallantry. ji ??? 5 The first woman jury ever callec * here served all day in a laundry cas( 1 involving $6.04. A vevdict was re r turned^for the defendant. A decidedly changed atmospher< s prevailed in the justice court. Cigar; " and cigarettes were put away ant * there was no "rought housing" bj 1 the lawyers. The attorneys tried bj their gallantry to win the jury. After the verdict was rendered the at tofneys highly complimented the women.?Galesburg, 111., dispatch t( New York Herald, t ' * WHITE MAX SHOT BY NEGRO. i f Two Negroes Also Fatally Woundec in General Row. 1 c Jacksonville, Fla., February 1.? f News reached here this afternoor ? that Will Andrews, a young white man, formerly of this city, had beer shot and killed .by Will Moore, i - negro, who, in a general row alsc shot and fatally injured two othei negroes at Ralford, in Bradford county. Details are lacking, but-ii is learned that Sheriff Langford, ol ^ Bradford county, and* several dep * uties, left immediately for the scene r but have thus far failed to capture " Moore. 3 B The house last Friday passed a bil 1 introduced by Representative Haynes ? worth of Greenville, providing for th< establishment of textile schools ir f ) counties having as many as 2.000 mil operatives. The bill provides for th( 3 appropriation of not exceeding $5, 3 000 to start the school, and not ex 3 ceeding $5,000 a year to keep it go r ing. The argument in favor of t*n< t- bill was the opportunity afforded t( T mill operatives for improvemen : while working for a living. Th< 3 bill has yet to receive the consid e eration of the senate. e Under the law this is reassess e ment year for real estate in Souti - Carolina. Real estate is assesse< e every four years for taxation and th? i, last assessment was made in 1910 y Returns are made to the county audi tors. The township boards of asses t sors then meet to assess and equaliz* - the returns as submitted to the audi e tor. The next meeting is that of th< ti county board of assessors, which i s made up of the chairmen of the town s ship boards. The assessments fixei f by the county board are sent to th< State board of equalization. BETTER FARM HOUSES NEEDED. - Department of Agriculture Finds Av- 15, erage Equipment Very Poor. t Washington, Jan. 30.?That the 5 average farm home in the United c( 3 States is a rebuke to America's G i boasted civilization is the conclusion h; s reached by an investigator of the de- cl partment of agriculture. In a state- ti 5 ment the department emphasizes the la i importance of an economically con- d< s structed and comfortable home for a] - tho farmer the mnst imnortant fpa- fr s ture of which should be the kitchen. f< i Relatively, it is declared, the house- p - wife of a century ago with her fire- ic ; place cooking and log cabin was bet ter provided for than is the houset wife to-day. "The possible economy in house- J It hold labor and the conservation of 5 e the strength of the housewife," according to the department, "are two b s important factors to be considered h t in the construction of a farmhouse. 0 ? Pleasant and comfortable farm b - homes tend to hold families together; h f. but the cheerless, unlovable and un- T 3 sanitary houses drive boys and girls t< v to the cities. Investigation of pri- tl e sons, insane asylums and houses t)f - correction seem to prove the fact that f< I the sins which account for the ex- a - istence of the institutions are often S bred in unadequate and unhappy ti - farm homes. So this social aspect of ii e the problem is considerable." 1 In a systematic investigation the tl e department is trying to suggest a o r general plan of improvement of farm c< e homes. N ti 3 H MANY IMMIGRANTS BARKEI). t7 mmm j y Two Per Cent of Those Applying Excluded Last Year. 3 > J: t Washington, Jan. 29.?More immi- ai 3 grants are being debarred from this ^ 1 country than last year, according to tc - figures by the bureau of immigration pi just made public. During December 11 and the first six months of the present fiscal year more tnan 2 per cent of i those applying for admission were w turned back. During the first six fI months of the year from July to De- S1 cember inclusive 14,765 were denied' ^ admittance. In the previous fiscal s* year only 1.6 per cent, were debarred b: t or 19,938. Almost 35 per cent, more immi- p< [ grants, however, were admitted in the first six months of this fiscal year tc than last, 735,079 against 545,443. ai ii a [ Insubordination in the Way. w An order was issued some years tl ^ ago by the secretary of the navy to 1 the effect that naval officers attached to foreign stations should not ai permit their wives to live there with n: them, says the Chicago Later Ocean, st I Commodore Franklin, apparently of i compelled to yield to an authority oj . higher than that of the secretary, tl wrote to that official as follows: le a "It becomes my painful duty to 5 report that my wife, Eleanor Frank- a: I lin, has, in disobedience to my or- f? r ders and in the face of regulations of r the department, taken up her resi- ui . dence at the station and persistent- ai . ly refuses to leave." tl It seems that the lady had her a ) way, as they usually do when it et comes to a test of authority. s? tl Ends of Chile Are Linked By Rail- d< way. 1 The Longitudinal Railway of Chile p] is at last an accomplished fact. The gj last rail needed to complete it was v< . spiked down on November 23, 1913, w - -J *- "l""" *Vi^ nvnKoronro r\ f t Vi oi f I CtliU I (J J511UW 111C CAUU^lUUVV VI vuv*t ; feelings in the matter the officials rn i used a solid silver spike as the last if t one, and held a 'general jollification, m > This scheme of having Puerto . Montt, the "way down south" port of c? [ the country, connected by rail with ec I Iquique, up in the northern end, has, n< f according to the account just pub- fr . lished in the bulletin of ^the Pan- ti' American Union, been the dream and m ; hope of all good Chileans since Presi- q\ dent Balmaceda first started the pro- b* ject in 1891. They thought that one w end of the country ought to be con- ds 1 nected with the other by a rapid gj transit system, first, because in be- tc * tween these ends lie many fertile val- h 1 leys between mountain systems which ^ contain mineral wealth "rich beyond 3 the dreams of avarice, ' and for exploitation of both agricultural and ly mineral resources transportation fa- m cilities were needed; second, because e: 3 of strategical reasons and for the w 3 proper defense of the country. p, L The Chileans, as a general thing, 3 dnn't start anvthina thev can't finish, ir so when they once started their Lon- di gitudinal railway scheme they contin- tl ued to hammer away at i* until now - it has become a reality. From Tqui- tl i que to Valparaiso is about 1,000 gi 1 miles, and from Valparaiso down to it 5 Puerto Montt is S67 miles, so the ci . total length of the connected roads e1 - is 2,957 miles. It was at a little tl - place called Yerbas Buenas, about 07 2 miles north of La Serena, that the n" - laying of the last rail took place, q e the minister of justice and educu- r< s tion and other high officials lending si - their presence to the important oci casion, which marked another step in p s the rapid march of progress of the " Republic of Chile. g: DROWNED BY DOG. aby Left in Bath Tub, Collie Turns on Water. New York, January 28.?A Scotch jllie's fondness for 7-months-old ladys Leak to-day is believed to ave been the indirect cause of the lild's death by drowning in the bath lb of a Bronx Borough home late ist night. At an inquest to-day it eveloped that the baby had been left lone in the house with only the dog ir company, the precaution taken >r the little one's safety being to lace her in the bath tub, well cush>ned with blankets and pillows. Millionaire for a Day. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 29.?John ay McDevitt, who parted with $2,00 in a single day when he played millionaire for a day," and tried to laze up old Broadway, has sold the istory of his life, and with the $3,00 which it has brought him has ought a statue of himself and will ire a special train and leave here uesday, February 3, to ask congress ) accept the statue and place it in ifc capitol at Washington. McDevitt to-day paid over money )r a special train to Washington and lso got a receipt from the United tates marine band, which organizaon is to act as his escort in Washlgton. John Jay will leave here early on le morning of February 3. A band f 50 pieces has been engaged to es3rt him from his hotel to the special ain on the Lehigh Valley company, [is statue will form a part of the rocession, and this will be in the ands of four paid guards. Washington is to know that John * ay McDevitt, the one-day millionire, is to be its guest. The United tates Marine band has been engaged > meet him at the station, and while atriotic airs are being played he will larch with his statue behind the and to one of the large hotels. When e has been properly quartered he ill send a committee of his personal 'iends with a letter to Champ Clark, )eaker of the house of representaves; offering congress the McDevitt ;atue, which, by the way, is a costly it of sculptor's handiwork. These are some incidents from his srsonal history: "Born in 1876 in a small mining >wn during a coal strike period, and 5 the mines remained idle for almost year, I was not christened and was ithout a name until the first pay. In le meantime, they called me Butch." This nick name has stuck. "Was sent to the public schools, ad graduated at the early age of ine. At the age of ten I decided to ;udy law and spent a year in the fice of an attorney, who was a friend I father's. I never made much of >it< on/1 T oft on fool cnrrv that T PVflr :arned the law. "Went to work in the coal min^s, id at the age of fifteen, myself and imily moved to Wilkes-Barre. "Worked about at different jobs Qtil I attained the age of 22. Saw i article in one of the papers saying lat it was a very opportune time for bright young man to become electi mayor of the city. Announced myilf as a candidate, but discovered ie article was misleading, and I was sfeated. "Got interested in politics and dismayed a wonderful aptness for the ime, and could change the German )tes by the hundreds, as these rotes ere generally cast against the Irish. "Entered business and made some oney. Others lost some. Was sher? 3 A ^ n'nn f K O /?!' t C\ LtJU UUL, Ctuu again n till uuvn w ining. "Worked a short while, and beime uneasy, so much so that I pack1 my bag and baggage and for the jxt few years tramped the country om end to end. Slept in' jails, staon houses and rescue missions, met any undesirables, and became aclainted with the underworld. Came ick to my home, sought office, and as successful as Democratic candiite for county treasurer. , Was ven ?2,500 to get off the ticket, ?ok the money, hired a train and red as a millionaire for one day." Baby Found in Pond. Spartanburg, S. C., Jan. 31.?Richdressed in hand-embroidered cashlere and silk, the body of a bluered baby girl about six weeks old as found in the race of White's millond to-day. Physicians testified at the coroner's iquest that the child came to her eath by drowning and probably was ? ; ?+1-,^ n.AtAw loot n l ffli t U"U \% II 1X1IU LUC naici .a-ci. uiain.. The theory has been advanced that ie baby was thrown from a passener train on the Southern Railway as was crossing a bridge over the reek which forms the pond. Howrer, there are no bruises on the lite girl's body. Sheriff W. J. White and city policelen have made inquiries in many uarters in an effort to learn the pamts of the baby but without relit. One clue which it is though may rove of value is the laundry mark M Y" on one of the baby's under arments. Sale at Auction I will sell at auction on Monday, February, 23d, at 12 noon, my twostory House and Lot, also the adjoining lot, on Washington and Franklin Street, at Ehrhardt, S.C. C A. ECKARDT H PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS ! Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injec- ' tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, ' Belting, Gasoline Engines LARUESTOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA.. 30.000 VOIGES! And Mfcny Are the Voices of Bamberg People. Thirty thousand voices?What a M A aV a 9 A n/1 liV> O flllTTI feiauu vuviue; aiiu mumd ui? hu t ber of American men and women wbo ( are publicly praising Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from "backache, kidney and bladder ills. They say it to friends. They tell it in the home papers. Bamberg people are in this chorus. Here's a Bamberg case. Mrs. R. A. Delk, E. Church St., Bamberg, S. C.t says: "I -have been greatly benefited by Doan's Kidney Pills, which I procured from the People's Drug Store. I took them for backache and pains in my loins and they also removed trouble that existed with my kidneys." The above statement must carry conviction to the mind of every reader. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that Mrs. Delk had?the remedy hacked by home testimony. 50c all stores. Foster-Miltrarn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. "When Your Bdck is Lame?Remember the Name." . NOW HER FRIENDS HARDLY KNOW HER Bat This Does Not Bother Mrs. Barton, Under the Circumstances. Houston, Texas.?In an interesting letter from this city, Mrs. S. C. Burton writes as follows: "I think it is my duty to tell you what your medicine, Cardui, the woman's tonic, has done for me. I was down sick with womanly trouble, and my mother advised several different treatments, but they didn't seem to do me any good. 1 lingered along*for three i or four months, and for three weeks. J was in bed, so sick I couldn't bear for any one to walk across the floor. My husband advised me to try Cardui, the woman's tonic. I have taken two bottles of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained 15 pounds and do all of my housework. Friends hardly know me, I am so well." J If you suffer from any of the ailments < SO common to women, don't allow the 1 trouble to become chronic. Begin taking < Cardui to-day. It is purely vegetable, its ingredients acting in a gentle, natural way on the weakened womanly constitution. You run no risk in trying Cardui. It has been helping weak women back to health and strength for more than 50 years. It will help you. At all dealers. Write to: Chattanooga mea>cine v_u., Lauic. . Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga. Tenn., for Special Instructions on your case and 64-page book. Home 1 Treatment for Women." sent in plain wrapper. ?69-B j [gowansI I King of Externals 1 Accepted by the Mothers of America as the one and , only external preparation that positively and quickly CURES all forms of Inflammation or Congestion snch as Pneumonia,Croup, Coughs, Colds, Pleurisy. { Since Gowans Preparation has been introduced here it has gained a strong foot-hold in many ol our best families whom I kno w are giving you ad vert isemen t righ t along | without solicitation It always \ makes good. Weidhng & Son, Tiffin, Ohio. Druggists. BUY TO-DAY! HAVE IT IN THE HOME j All Droiliata. SI. 50c.. 25c. GOWAN MEDICAL CO.. p.. C SuaraolMl ??U moot? refunded b> jour Druggist 1 More lime ? At Home Ja TO and from work?four trips a day?a wheel will save ten minutes each trip or nearly an hour extra?three hundred hours a year ' more at home. You'll feel better md act better. - Gets the cobwebs out of your brain and honest hunger into your stomach. - The fIVER JOHNSON has more strong features, is better built and finished and runs smoother than 4 any wheel you ever mounted. You needn't buy till you try. Trust Bicycles, Guns, and Automobile Supplies, Key Fittings, and General Repair Shop. First-Class Workmen. J. BUST BRICKIE Bamberg, S. C. ASSESSMENT NOTICE. ~~ * : * V-/ ?? * The auditor or his deputy will he at the following places on the days and dates below for t?e purpose of taking returns of both real and personal property, polls, commutation road tax, dog tax and income tax: Denmark?Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,.January 12, 13, and 14. Lees?Thursday, January 15. Olar?Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 19, 20 and 21. Govan?Thursday, January 22. Ehrhardt?Monday, Tuesday and \ Wednesday, January 26, 27 and 28. St. Johns?Thursday, January 29. Camp Hill?Friday, January 30th from 9 a. m. until l?:30 a. m. ? Kearses?Friday, January 30th from 12:30 until 4:30 p. m. Farrell's Store?Tuesday, Febru- " J ary 3. All dates not mentioned above I ? will be at the court house until February 20, 1914, after which date 50 per cent, penalty will be added to all personal property not returned. ( Each tax payer is urged, if possible, to make his or her returns in person and thereby save errona and trouble in the future. * All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to a poll j tax of |1.00. All ablebodied male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 years, (except those living in incorporated towns) are liable to a commutation road tax of $2.00. \ R. W. D. ROWELL, County Auditor. -..vv* JOHN D. HADWIN WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER Pine Railroad and Complicated Re- , pairing a Specialty. 35 Years Experience DENMARK, S. C. > 5. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE* MAYFIELD & FREE Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG. S. C. Practice in all the Courts, both State and Federal. Corporation practice and the winding np of estates a specialty. Business entrustted to us will be promptly attended to. J. P. OTT, JR. CIVIL ENGINEER FARM SURVEYING A SPECIALTY Address: 1341 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. ??????? FIRE INSURANCE Old Line Companies J. F. FOLK, Agt BAMBERG, S. C. LIFE, FIRE, LIVESTOCK | HEALTH and ACCIDENT X INSURANCE Agent for Superior Monument Co. Can Save you Money on Tombstones. W. MAX WALKER EHRHARDTt S? C* OR. THOMAS BLACK, JR. DENTAL SURGEON. i Graduate Dental Department/ University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite new post office and >ver office Graham & Black. Office lours, 8.30 z. m. to 5.30 p. m. BAMBERG, S. C. V . ' . - :