University of South Carolina Libraries
r1 Modem Diplomatic Struggle in City of Ancient Strifes. Athens, capital of Greece, and the present capitai of strenuous diplomacy, the uncertainty of whose future course is now engaging the breathless interest of all belligerent nations, is described in the following I statement issued to the press today f " by the National Geographic society. " 'Better fifty years of Athens than a cycle of Cathay,' one writer phrases ^ it, and indeed, in respect to the greatness of its past, the capital of the Hellenes is queen among all the earth's cities. In this marvelous city, a civilization was born and made perfect and complete in the course of a few generations. It is the foundation upon which rests the ? modern culture of the West; for classic Athens is still.-the teacher of the world and the final arbiter in things of taste. " 'Out of Plato,' says Emerson, 'come all things that are still written and debated among men of thought.7 * It is, at least, certain, that all of the germs of philosophic thought are to be found in the teachings of the Greek philosophers who sought their following in Athens, down to the time of Aristotle. In poetry, Greek genius ' created the forms and left models St for all ages. - In sculpture and in architecture, Grecian achievements still stand unsurpassed; and the ruins r * upon the Acropolis suggest structural beauties never since attained, while innumerable sculptural masterpieces of the Greeks fill alcoves in all the more important museums of the world. Such was the wealth of-sculpV tured treasures in classic Athens, [ that one ancient wag declared it was m easier to "find a god in the city of A ; Pallas than a man. 'VTo Athenian Socrates, rather than to any other savant before or after him, belongs the honor of having H|HM3illed into being that inductive, op^^^^Kmistic science, which today forms * ' * TTT.'lU warp of our civilization. wmi I Be homely, keen-witted and argu^mP^ntative Athenian began that habit of thought which hopes, in time, to discover the answer to all "things in i the things themselves. So, too, the y dramas of the Greeks are still the [ models of taste after more -than twenty-three centuries, and Sophocles, greatest of tragic poets, is yet to be outdone. Aeschylus, Euripides and Aristophones all part of the genius of Athens, contributed to that limited ' Inheritance which is common to all the world. In truth, the age of Pericles overshadows the French and > Italian Renaissance, the era of Elizaheth, and the golden age of the Moors in Spain. "Athens today is a shrine for the preservation of the memories of the ?TunrM nu'PS flCOl WHICH LJUC liiUUCi i-l 11 v/i ?u W" to the ancient Greeks. Most of the treasures of the ancient city have been looted and destroyed by strangers, but enough is left to aid the V ; Tisitor in crystalizing a picture of the k city over whose destines the Goddess W of Wisdom and Artifice presided. W Persian, Spartan, Macedonian, Roman, Venetian and Turk have plundered and ravaged her. Priceless art works and costly marbles have been carried away to beautify other countries, or have been wantonly destroyed, yet, so* rich was the classic comv monwealth that the remains of its marble beauty and fragments of its > ; < J embellishments still thickly strew the whole pleateau of the Acropolis and much of the area upon its sides and & V base. "Knw Athpns has erown up around " ~ the remains of the mother city. At ( -the end of the Greek war for indefV. pendence, it was little more than a decayed Turkish village, a few crooked byways and poorly built houses. It is now a city of straight, regularly laid-out streets, of graceful bouley vards, airy squares, with many splendid private and public buildings. The museums of Athens are of first imporcance to students of classic art, and Athens, before the war, was fast becoming again an international seat yf of learning. It has developed a cery tain trade importance in recent years, y A great part of the Balkan import jV. passes through Athens, and, in Piereous, its port, are situated a number of large mills and factories. The population of modern Athens is about 170.000." rw*T?*T*l"k mrv TIT ATir T7T? A DT1VYT. I I X\JLEiU IV DJUV1* U JL Vill l JL Had Explosion Occurred Structure Would Have Been Badly Damaged. Boston, Jan. 1.?An unsuccessful attempt to dynamite the State house .was made today. A bomb containing four pounds of explosive was attachLed to a basement door and a fuse had been lighted, but the flame apparently died before reaching the detonator. Had the explosion occurred, in the opinion of the police, the building would have been greatly damaged. The fact that tarred rope was used as a fuse, according to investigators indicated that the bomb was the wort of a novice. A scrub woman discovered the HK bomb this morning. Mm Read He Herald, $1.50 }:er year. MALARIA CONTROL. Would Require Sanitary Survey of Water Power Developments. Discussing the frequency malaria in South Carolina and' other Southern States, as related to the development of water powers in this i InmAfi A Uoimo AT TA Qfo f D I ?JQinco n. nak> u^, AVI. xy. ) ututv Health officer, in his annual report says in part: "We believe a law should be passed by the present general assembly forbidding the impounding of waters in South Carolina unless a survey by | competent sanitary engineers has i been made in advance and a report 'submitted to\ the State board of | health, and an investigation made by j the State health officer so that a reasonable compensation may be made ! to 'those who would be affected by the i impounding of streams. The attention of the legislature is directed to ' the many suits that are pending in South Carolina on account of the impounding of waters without such a survey having been first made. We refer especially to the Parr Shoals Hydro-Electric company and the Georgia-Carolina Power company." Dr. Hayne asserts that there are three problems in controlling malaria, the only conveyer of which is the female of the anopheles mosquito. These problems are: Getting rid of breeding places, which involves the draining and clearing of swamps and the proper care of impounded waters: screening of houses with 16 mesh wire; the killing of malaria parasites in a person who has malaria by the use of quinine in sufficient quantities and for a sufficient length of time. A course in the cause and control of malaria has been introduced in several schools, where a primer written by H. R. Carter, M. D., assistant surgeon general,' United States public health service, is used as the textbook. War Voting in England. The result of the first important bye election for parliament since the beginning of the war was unmistakable significance. Two candidates stood for Keir Hardle's vacant seat. Both were Laborities, one being the "official,"' the other the "unofficial" candidate. Both supported the Government. Between two such men there would seem to have been little choice. Yet the candidate who had the backing of the South Wales Miners' Federation was Deaten Dy me sizeable majority of 4,000. The explanation of this result is partly that the "unofficial" candidate made his campaign upon the issue of the energetic prosecution of the war, while his opponent contented himself with a more moderate tone. But it is pointed out that the unsuccessful candidate had been connected with the Independent Labor party and its antiwar doctrines, and that this heavily handicapped him in the contest, such a result would be significant in any election district in England, but in the dristrict -which had sent to Westminister the leader of the peace element in the British Socialists, a man of whose utterances regarding the war had led a London newspaper to call his atttention to an order-in-council prescribing penalities for giving aid to the enemy, it is conclusive upon the point of Britain's determination to see the war through. ?New York Post. Patron Saint of Motorists. More than local notice will be given to the fact that upon the tamous Merrick road, Long Island, a Catholic church is to be built in honor of the St. Christopher who has been designaed as the patron saint of automobilists. Perhaps the professional driver, the chauffeur, was the most consider! ed in this election. St. Chistopher's name means "bearer of Christ;" because he bore the young Christ across a stream, he is the patron of all ferrymen, serving them as St. Crispin does cobblers, St. Josepfi the carpenters, St. Agatha the women weavers, St. Anne the embroiderers and St. Julian the traveling salesmen. He simply adds auto drivers to the ferrymen already in his charge. As a sport motoring would be equally entitled to a patron: hunting ' has one in St. Hubert, and fishing in St. Peter.?New York World. Not Responsible > "I want to ask your consent to my marriage to your daughter," said the formal youth. > "Young man," replied Mr. Cum' rox, "don't you bother me with any - more such talk. If you and Gwendolin get married it's her and her mother's doings and I don't want to be brought into it. I'm tired of be> ing held responsible for every kind of >' trouble that comes up in this family." [ Already Supplied. Clerk?Couldn't I sell you a piano player? Smith?No: I married one. Clerk?I mean a mechanical one. Smith?that's the kind I married. ?Life. I Chickerii I Boardman & I n. 1. on Idtultz & B THi. BEST IN Over twenty years ex ness has taught me how GOOD PEOPLE, givin AND PROPER TREA' I have the best line of you are thinking about i ure with you. I also have, a nice lir Sheet Music and Music: I sincerely appreciat given me by the good pe rounding country in the to merit the same. Your inquiries will rec c, a u\m IUl k I* UV VIIV AIKE] FRESH NORF FINE FRUITS I CAFE CC ? Between the 1st a we will move into Store stand, next t BAMBERG FF I The Bo vl WitI * II J \ is the one who is going to amount to something. No need to worry about his fu* ture. If you want to do your boy the best thing for him open an account in his name at the Enterprise Bank. Give him the book and teach him to save instead of spending. He will be glad of your teaching during his whole life. Ent'erpr 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Sai SMALLPOX CAUSED TWO DEATHS. State Health Board Reports Results of Preventive Measures. , The results of the campaign carried on by the State board of health against smallpox by vaccination are gratifying to health officials. Only 328 cases were reported to the office between January 1 and November 1 of last year, which is a large decrease over 1914. There was a sharp outbreak in Charleston in March, April and May, with a recrudescence in July, but the epidemic was stopped at 142 cases by the efficient work of special agents rvf +v>ck state* nnH ritv hoards of health. \J 1 VUV I^VVVVV ? ? Other outbreaks were reported in Richland, Calhoun and Bamberg counties, but in each instance the ravages were stopped by prompt action. There were only two deaths from smallpox reported in the State. "We, are glad to say," James A. Hayne, M. D., State health officer, says in his report, "that it has cost the State less this year than it has in many years and we hope to see this cost less and less each year. We believe, however, that we can promise that for the next year or twc there will be no widespread epidemic, There are two strains of smallpox in this country, one very virulent and the other very mild. The virulent strain has a very high death rate and it is against this form that we are insisting upon complete vaccination of the population." During the first nine months ol this year the board sent out 44,7OS vaccine points at a cost of $2,906.02, Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. lg Pianos Gray Pianos 1 auer Pianos j I THE WORLD J perience in the piano busi- ? to sell GOOD PIANOS TO I g them RIGHT PRICES I PMENT. | pianos in existence, and if | one I would be glad to fig- g le of Victrolas, Records, | al Merchandise. 1 e the splendid patronage | iople of Bamberg and sur- 8 past, and hope to continue 1 jeive my prompt attention. MUSIC HOUSE N, S. C. ni v avctcdc ULIY UIJ1L11J IOME MADE CANDIES JNNECTED t,nd 15th of January, the old Peoples Drug 0 Mack's Drug Store. iuit company i 1 a Bank Book ise Bank I rings Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. E RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's ' j the surest way to stop them, i ^ The best rubbing liniment is J IflliOT A IIP mvu i hiiu LINIMENT Good for the Ailments of 1 Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Qood for your own A ches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. ' Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chiU TONIC, dnvea out i M.iario ?tirfohf>? the blood. and builds no the sys* tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c R. P. BELLINGER ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. ) General Practice L Bight Answer. I "What causes the scarcity of ^ money in this section?" asked the - investigator. 1 "Well," replied Farmer Corntassel, "my guess is that it's partly due to standin' around an' discussin' the ' high cost of livin' instead o' hustlin' ! for coin."?Washingtop Star. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. I <10. SI The Hardware and Furnlt Whenever You Need a General Tonk Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tastelesi chill Tonic is eqnally valuable as f * *** * ' ? fll t lienerai ionic occausc n *.uuiaiuj u? well known tonic properties of QUININI j and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drive.' Dut Malaria, Enriches the Blood anc Builds up the Whole System. 50 certs A.B.UTSEY FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE i Old Line Companies Represented Bamberg, South Carolina \mmm (Best material and workmanship, light running, requires little power; simple, easy to handle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial money-making machines down to the smallest size. Write for catolog showing Engines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies. I I LOMBARD IRON WORKS & I SUPPLY CO. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure The worst cases, no matter of how long standing are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieve: Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c. 50c. Sl.O TAX NOTICE. "?*The treasurer's office will be opei for the collection of State, county school and all other taxes from th< 15th day of October, 1915 until th< 15th day of March, 1916 inclusive. From the first day of January 1916, until the 31st day of January 1 n Y C n nanoHu r\i nno nor fpn t Wll LC7JLU, CL pcuaikj \j j. uuvy vvu.. be added to all unpaid taxes. Fron the 1st day of February, 1916, i penalty of 2 per cent, will be addec to all unpaid taxes. From the Is day of March, 1916, until the lotl day of March, 1916, a penalty of per cent, will be added to all unpai( taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 7 mill For county purposes 4 1-2 mill Constitutional school tax 3 mill Total 14 1-2 mill; SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 ...9 mill Binnakers, No. 12 3 mill * - ? ? - A *11 Buford's Bridge, J\o. v z mm Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mill: Colston, No. 18 4 mill: Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mill Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mill Fishpond, No. 5 2 mill: Govan, No. 11 4 mill: Hutto, No. 6 2 mill: Hampton, No. 3 2 mill: Hey ward. No. 24 2 mill: Hopewell, No. 1 3 mill: Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 4 mill: Lees, No. 23 4 mill: Midway, No. 2 2 mill: Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mill: Olar, No. 8 9 milli St. John's, No. 10 2 mill: Salem, No. 9 4 mill: Three Mile, No. 4 2 mill! All persons between the ages o twenty-one and sixty years of age ~ - - ? *? ?j ? 11 except comeaeraie soiaiers anu san ors, who are exempt at 50 years o age. are liable to a poll tax of oik dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years o age on or before the 1st day of Jan nary, 1915, are liable to a poll ta: of one dollar, and all who have no made returns to the Auditor, are re quested to do so on or before th( 1st of January, 1916. T will receive the commutatioi road tax of two ($2.00) dollars fron the 15th day of October, 1915, unti the 1st day of March. 1916. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. v LA iMA J ^ ri - WJHEN you plan a hunting or a sailing trip you will find bggg it will prove much more of a success if you visit us beforehand than it otherwise would. We carry a carefully selected stock of all the essentials, and our prices are open to comparison with those of any others. Hunting knives, shot, tools for gun repairing, anchor chain, rope, pulleys, cleats, turn buckles, etc., of the best makes. If the article you desire belongs in a hardware store we have it. Join our army of satisfied customers. This Is the "Square \|j Deal" Store. Ask Your Neighbor About It , m a/ia^nMC 1 IfllVIV/llJ I :ure Man Bamberg S. C. [ "QffeT | Mrs. Jay McGee, of Steph- 2] jnville, Texas, writes: ' For H line (9) years, I suffered with ft womanly trouble. 1 had ter- WI rible headaches, and pains in Kj ny back, etc. It seemed as If ml [ would die, 1 suffered so. At J| ast, 1 decided to try C&rdui, W [he woman's tonic, and it w lelped me right away. The 91 till treatment not only helped Kg ne, but it cured me." ICardui 1 The Woman's Tonic Is ?'iM Cardui helps women in time |X| ' ;-f| of greatest need, because it 111 contains ingredients which act IjK specifically, yet gently, on the weakened womanly organs. |R So, if you feel discouraged, IBI blue, out-of-sorts. unable to 111 do your household work, on 19 Q account of your condition, stop fjfl W worrying and give Cardui a IVi v E trial. It has helped thousands |? , i;|| E of women,?why not you ? raj ^ Try Cardui. E-71 M I RILEY & COPELAND | 3 I Successors to W. P. Riley. , 1 - Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE > Office In 3. D. Copeland's Store I BAMBERG, S. C. I ' ^ . LIFE, FIRE, LIVESTOCK " j HEALTH and ACCIDENT | INSURANCE ' A sent for Superior Monument Co. s Can Sare you Money on Tombstones. ; ' ** A v ii7Ai vrn s A W. 1V1AA W ALilVEiix KHRHARDT, S. C. ! NO DIFFERENCE s ? The Proof !s Here the Same as Every* s wheres For those who seek relief from kid- ? s ney backache, weak kidneys, bladder ? ills, Doan's Kidney Pills offer hope of s relief and the proof is here in Bams berg, the same as everywhere?Bams oerg people have used Doan's and 3 Bamberg people recommend Doan's, ? the kidney remedy used in America g for fifty years. Why' suffer? Why 3 run the risk of dangerous kidney ills s ?fatal Bright's disease. Here'* a s Bamberg proof. Investigate it. * Mrs. Bessie Atteberry, Railroad Ave* Bamberg, says: "My kidneys were very weak ana l had bad headaches, f When 1 got up in the morning I could 3 scarcely do my housework. I tired easily and had headaches and dizzy spells. Sometimes dark objects floats * ed betore rny eyes. The kidney set cretions were scanty in passage and t unnatural. I used Doan's Kidney - Pills and they relieved me. My kid3 neys give me very little trouble now." ^ Price 50c, at all dealers. Dont j simply ask for a kidney remedy?get I Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that m A u ^ J ??! ? iYirs. Aiieuerry uaa. r osier-Mil ourn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ' ... - yy - "' f . '* 'l V* Jwt' X ~ :-l-J'-? .... sJi k.;-, -J-tLA^