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(?hr Bamhrnj foralh ESTABLISH*:]! APRIL. 1891. Thursday, Dec. 21, 1916. i The Herald wishes each of its j readers a merry Christmas and a' happy New Year. VY? hope every j one of them will enjoy to the fullest,' amount possible the glad season, and \ that their Christmas tables will be | piled high with good thngs to eat. The carnival is scheduled, we be-1 lieve. to show in Bamberg next week. Some weeksi ago in Greenwood some, of the so-called shows were so bad I that the mayor had them closed up as a public nuisance. Will the citi-j zens of Bamberg allow disgraceful and demoralizing exhibitions to be: shown in this city? Some city should * take the leadership in teaching these aggregations that they cannot flaunt their gambling schemes and their degrading "shows" in the faces of de-1 cent people. j A large crowd should attend the I citizens' mass meeting at the court! I house on the second Monday in January. Bamberg county is not making the progress she should in the matter of good roads. Something * V kAfinr'o H dl OffO. j snouid oe aone. Damucifc o I tion will act if they know that the people are behind them, and this should be the occasion for the peo' pie to get behind the . delegation. Whatever steps are necessary to se-| cure for the county a system of good { roads should be taken, and provision should especially be made for maintaining the roads after they are built. The supervisor is doing the best he can with the means at hand, but further means must be" provided. We hope that every person in the county interested in good roads will j be present at this big good roads rally. Without a doubt the coming legislature will be called upon tc#do something in regard to the prohibition la^*. It is a hard matter to say just what ought to be done. It is generally agreed that things are rup too loosely at present. It is too easy for the blind tigers to get their liquor. However, we understand that Florida i is soon going to be dry, as the#new legislature in that State was elected pledged to prohibition, and the governor was elected upon a prohibition platform. Tins, win maKe u more difficult to get liquor, as the bulk of the shipments now come, we believe, from Jacksonville. It would probably help to require that all liquor shipments be contained in one bottle ' or jug, as it would then be more dif ficult to ply the hip pocket trade. And it would not be a bad idea to require the express companies to file monthly a list of those receiving liquor with the clerk of court or other county officer. This is a bad time of the year to talk shop, but we hope our friends will not forget us before the first of the year. We have just any number of subscribers whose subscriptions will expire about the first of the year. Suppose every one of them should come in and pay us. We would promise most solemnly to . forget all about that two hundred per cent advance in the most of paper cent, advance in the cost of pagain as The Herald were offered by the stores, the places would be crowded with eager purchasers. Just think of it: Here's an article (just lots of people consider it an absolute necessity) selling for the same old price, when the cost of making it is about double. If there is anything like it in the merchandise line we have yet to hear of it. And right here, we want to say if there are any subscribers who don't think The Herald is worth the price, all they have to do is to let us know it. This is one newspaper that does not worry people. It never goes where it is not / wanted if we know it. We don't believe we have any subscribers who would be guilty of reading the paper every week without any intention of ever paying for it. At least we hope not. AX UNIQUE HONOR. City of Verdun Decorated by Allied | Rulers. Verdun, the city which for months bore unflinchingly the brunt of the terrific German offensive in the western theatre, has been decorated by France and its allies, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. This extremely unusual, if not unique, honor was) conferred upon the town as a tribute! to its defenders in which all might share. The idea was proposed by the czar of Russia some time ago. The j ? i ? ^~;c.r\f tVio 'Rnecian Cross JIlt;UcHJ> V.VUOIOI \JL HIV of St. George, the British Military Cross, the Italian Gold Medal for Military Valor, the Belgian Cross of Leopold, the Serbian Gold Cross for Military Bravery, the Montenegrin Obilitch Gold Medal the Cross of the Legion of Honor, and the French War Cross. The emperor of Japan has also awarded a sword of honor. SKKS A Kl'MLKSS NATION. I Bryan Thinks I'nited States Will Stop Debauching tlie Citizens. The water wagon which William Jennings Bryan has been driving around the country for several years and which is now equipped with new speeds, right and left hand drive, enlarged tanks and extra tires so that it will reach its goal by 1920, stopped for a few hours in New York last Friday to sprinkle some young men and women at the West Twentythird street branch of the Young Men's Christian association. "Already twenty-three States have declared against the liquor traffic," Mr. Bryan said? "and it is certain that in a few years prohibition will be nation-wide." Mr. Bryan divided his talk into remarks aboiit four pictures. The one that opened his discussion on prohibition is that entitled. "Breaking Home Ties." showing the son about to pass from his mother to enter the world. "I first saw that picture over twenty years ago at the Chicago World's Fair," said Mr. Bryan, "and it made a very deep impression on me, for in it was written the sermon on what that mother wanted that boy to be. "In the Spanish-American war I was a colonel in a Nebraska regiment. Before we were more than mobilized I knew we should not have to enter the war, for protocol was about to be signed. My chief interest was in bringing those men and boys back to their homes in as good condition, if not better, than th|t in ?i.j.1, loft them. \\ 11IV" 11 tllC? 11UU i^..? ? "Many of the young men had never touched liquor. The question of establishing a canteen came up and I was told that we should have one in camp rather than let the men go outside to get their liquor. T failed to see why that should be done, and I declared against a camp canteen. I thought that if some of the men really had to have their alcohol it would not be unfair to subject them to the inconvenience of going some distance to get it. "It is argued that if we close the saloon we open the way to the blind tiger. My answer to that is that I prefer a blind tiger to one that can see. The tiger with sight can go looking for my boy, but my boy has to go looking for the blind tiger. "The saloon has no logical place in our life. We encourage the butcher to open a store in our community; we tell the harness maker he is welcome with us, and we raise no barrier against the grocer who wants to conduct his business among us. Butj when the saloon keeper gets to our j state line we stop him and tell him J he can't do business until he pays a license, due quarterly in advance. "Why doesn't the saloon keeper take hold of his finished pfoduct, [ nose colored a deep, rich red, eyes exquisitely inflamed and face swollen, and place him in front of the saloon as an advertisement? But that is not done. When the finished product is given the final touches the police look him up and the next day the judge fines him for getting drunk. I never could see the. logic of licensing one man to get anothef man drunk and then fining the drunk man. "We license saloons. Did you ever hear of granting a license to spread hog cholera among hogs? You never will, and the day is coming when men will be elevated to hog level, and it will not be possible to obtain a license to spread disease among men. "A significant feature of the reelection was that both great political parties stood for prohibition. When the Democrats stand for it and the Republicans against, all the bad Democrats go over to the Republicans. And when the Republicans stand for prohibition and the Democrats against it, all the bad Republicans go over to the Democrats. And we don't like that, for we can't find room for them." In talking about peace, Mr. Bryan beeran by saying he was a journalist. "And I am proud that I am a i journalist," he added, "though I am ! not proud of all the members of my profession. And I think it would be a wise thing if, in the event of war, all the jingo editors could be made to get into the front line to give them a full opportunity to enjoy themselves." Our Tropical Imports. Tropical products to the value of $1,000,000,000 were brought into the United States last year. This means an increase of $r?00.000,000 in a little more than a decade, notwithstanding the development in that period of citrus fruit culture within the United States. Of course, the amazing ~ * -*? - iU. u? growth in the popularity or me uanana must be taken into account. And then, again, it should be remembered that a large part of the tropical fruit coming into the United States annually is reexported. Christmas and New Year Cards at the Herald Book Store. Planning; for Next Year. This is the time of year to plan for the crops another summer. There j is nothing that pays better than some1, time spent in planning things: this is very necessary for the best results in managing the farm. We must j first build our plans, and as we plan ! so we do. If we get a faint idea in our mind about any given thing, but don't take the trouble to think out the details before we begin such work, we can never do this work to the best advantage. We are groping in the dark, so to speak, and in fact we may do a good part of the work in tliA wrnne wav. ? " I We must be able to see to the end j of any undertaking before we begin] it. if we are to work to the best advantage all the way through the task. We may have to modify our! plans as we progress to meet the j changed conditions, but if we have planned well we wilj/'ltnow better how to change our plans so as to conform to the next step. Nearly every kind of work except farming is done by some well-worked out plan. Take all the workmen in some large factory, nearly every one of them has a* plan or "blue print" to work by. Take the carpenter, watch him build a house. See him first get his plan and work by it. He may have to change some feature of his plan, but he always has the plan to go by and make such changes so as to meet the important parts of his original plan. Now don't think I am saying that we can plan our crops out and make a "blue print" of same and work by this. This is impracticable. What I mean to say is that we ought to work out some plan of farming. or farm management, in our mind, keep this plan there and work by it. Put some thought into farming. Think about the farm as a place of great possibilities; in fact, as a place of unlimited possibilities, and that you can get the benefit of these great opportunities and possibilities, according to the afnount of thought you give to this place or farm. Don't say this is not true. There is always a chance to make any farm return more, money than it does at present; this is true, if not, why can an acre of land lie idle and produce no crops, that are worth any money value, while there are other acres of land that will produce crops worth $50 or $l()0; / and there are acres of land that produce crops worth $1,000 in a single year, and more. There is no place where the right kind of thinking pays a larger dividend than on the farm. Any one can make some money on a farm, but the man or woman that puts their brain to work in connection with ^V\a An A f liot moboc tlltJXX lldXIUd XO Clio VUC WUUW 111UUVU the most at farming. Maybe you have never tried ' putting a great amount of thought into your farming. Maybe you have gone about your work on the farm while your thoughts were far away, on some other subject. If this is the case, try thinking about your farming operations, with a view to improvng these operations and making them return a better profit on your labors. You may not be able to see any benefit from these thoughts at first, but keep it up, get interested in your farming, enjoy your work; it will be a pleasure. Use good common sense. If you are farming and intend to continue farming, aim to make it more profitable as time goes on. Don't forget to plan for the permanent fertility of your land. If you do, all your other plans are bound to fail.?Home and Farm. One Mexican Policy. ^ Representative McLemore, defending our Mexican policy, said: "Opponents of our Mexican policy would like us to treat Mexico as the Pecos river magistrate treated the dead Mexican. "A Mexican was found dead near Pecos river. They arrested the corpse and brought it before the magistrate. A revolver and $50 were found in its pockets. " 'The corpse,' the magistrate said, 'is fined $2.50 for carrying concealed deadly weapons. The revolver is, of course, confiscated. The costs in this case are $4 7.50, which settles the estate.' "?Washington Star. The Open Fire. People who are privileged to sit before an open wood fire and watch the "sparks fly upward," and just dream and think, are more than merely fortunate?they are blessed. When we say an open wood fire, we mean an open wood fire: one of the old-fashioned sort, with an opening in the mantle big enough for a calf to stand up in; a pair of brass and irons, such a pair as George Washington might have polished when a boy; a fender with the free curves of a pasture fence; three hickorylogs, the front one nearly burned in two; pecks of ashes well out on the hearth; and a box of chips in the corner. The poor deluded mortal i I who invented the gas log, had a craving in the right direction, but he also had a soul that could be satisfied with a mighty poor substitute of the real thing. The poor little flame that was brought there in a pipe, and tried to look natural and careless as it runs, or rather walks, round thei artificial knot on the earthen-ware log. is more than pitiful. Besides, one's imagination is apt to become strained, as one stands before it, and tries to believe that it emanates the least amount of heat. The man who could sit before such a travesty and sham, and feel other than depressed, would see something to laugh at even in an English joke. An open grate is the nearest imitation of the real thing, but it is at best, but a delusion and a snare, and fails utterly to open up the flood gates of memory, and set one to dreaming. As the eoal sputters and smokes, one is just obliged to think of the perfectly good dollars that are following the smoke up the chimney, and such thoughts are not cohducive of sentimental musings. The base-burners and the heaters, that stand out in the room, like some kind of engines just dropping in for a call, are even farther removed from the real thing. And there are the radiators?that last call in make-believe comfort, with their gutteral groans and choking grunts, as they strive to lead a minimum of heat into places where it is needed, rne man wno used to consider it a mark of good breeding either to kick the fire or punch the fire on entering a room, finds himself now with nothing to do unless he jerks open a damper here, or closes a draft there, lays his hand on the thing to see if it is Yeally warm. They are all mighty poor make-sliifts, and all lack the welcoming warmth, and the cheerful sight of the wood fire a^fd the open hearth. To sit before an old time fireplace, when the logs have ceased to be logs, and have turned into a glowing mass of coals, and graywhite ashes: half close one's eyes v and look for "faces in the fire;" to hear the wind moaning through the trees, and to catch the occasional tinkle of a falling icicle: to take the bridle of one's thoughts and give them free range, is about the nearest approach to real bliss that this old world knows anything about. The genial warmth brings back the memory of long gone summer days, when a barefoot boy lingered in the old "wash hole" until his skin took on the chilled blue of goose flesh, and his finger tips the shriveled effect of raisins-: the recalling of feet that had to be washed before, going YY _ _ If Horst ff ft YY YV YY We have a fu <? ?? stock is selec each animal s <? > know what tl ?? > don't fail to c <? <? showing you. are bought so ff YY YY YY YY II Wagons || 4t W : We have a sp M Robes, Whip > gies an dHai > the best vehit * Come to see i * B Ij~ ft ft to bed: of stumped toes that had to ? be doctored: of blue bird's nests in the gatepost by the well; qf the ' thousand and one things that go to make of summer days a memory that! ! can't be dimmed. In the ever chang-' ing coals we see the faces of friends s j who had passed out of our lives;! i happenings that long since had been; forgotten: of things left undone that; should have been done, and of; things done that had better been i left undone. In the magic of the. tlm nocrt lil.-o o C/Tr?11 filfiwlv LUaiO, tuc puoi, iia^ u. W?., vw ? , unrolls before our half closed eyes, and the present, with all its cares ] are wiped away like chalk marks on < ii" I Girls and women I can join ouj I Xmas Bankin I Come in? ask ? I Yes, GIRLS or WO ME | The plan is this: Cor J Banking Club" book FREE. It I 5 or 10 cents or 1 or 2 cent! 1 increase your deposits the s< H l-cent club p 1 2-cent club p I 5,-c^nt club \ I 10-cent club r m % I You can put in $1.00 or I and, in'50 weeks have $50 < I You can start T I People I BAMBE1 3S and f I 9 9 ill stock on hand of Horses an ted personally by a member oi old has the Jones Bros.' guara lat menas. When you need a :ome to bur stable. We will ta Our stock is always in good a tund and sold sound. , Buggies, lendid line of Buggies, Wagons s, Etc. We have a number of ness, and we can suit you. V :les to be had, and our prices ar as; you are always welcome. AMBERG, SOUTH LAROLI f les Bi BAMBERG, S. G. f^f fy y y y fy ^ i blackboard, and we're not what we are, but what we used to be. Imagine j if you can. one sitting before one of these cast-iron heaters, black and , ' forbidding, with no sign of fire vis- \ ible, only the scorched dryness of a \ steamer's stoke-hole, and dare to lthink such thoughts. The open fire, j with its blazing logs, except in a \ few favored localities, is destined, i before long, to follow in the wake ) of the buffalo, the snuffbox, the pas- j senger pigeon, the young woman too I modest to allow her instep to be .1 seen, and the man who would not J nail a letter on Sunday.?C. O. D. in / Greenville News. / about it. ' !N, BOYS or MEN can join- 1 ne in an get a "Christmas costs nothing to join. Deposit / / 5 for the first week. Then me amount each week. Days $ 12.75 . Days $ 25.50 Days $63.75. fDays $127.50 1 $2.00 or $5.00 each week, or $100 or $250. s ' ODAY? START! * ':? '/ . s Bank ' WJ, S. C. \ . A^A A^A V V V WV V V V V V V V Mules ? IT d Mules. Our XX t our firm, and ' ntee?and you <? horse or mule, >... ike pleasure in <? ondition?they ? i 7 WW XX Harness tt i, Harness, Lap vy * styles in Bug 7e handle only jrv e always right. W NA H s if ft fx fx A ft f os. | I s J r <