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?3je Pamberg^eralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Thursday, October 4, 1917. Last week The Herald made the mistake of quoting cotton at 20 1-2 to 20 o-S. This, of course, was an error; it was exactly three cents un der the market price. Every time an error is made in The Herald, we are convinced of the fact that the paper is pretty thoroughly read; at least all mistakes are read. si; $ >|: :jc :Jc Now that the busy fall season is on, it would be a good time for city council to further regulate the traffic on .Main street, by making a rul? against. ycuyie yaii\mg vaio wn street except for a brief time, say five or ten minutes. Main street is too narrow for the large number of cars that remained parked on it as a usual thing throughout the day. ****** John Puroy Mitchell, believed by many to be the most progressive and cleanest mayoT New York city ever had, has been defeated for the Republican nomination. Mayor Mitchell has announced, however, that he will run as an independent candidate in the general election. Mayor Mitchell came of good Southern stock, as have many of the great men in the nation. ****** The columns of The Herald are now. open for the acknowledgment of the biggest potato. We have iieril -1 J .1 f i. X1 A 11,. aiueu tu me wuiiu uie mut uiai uie \ biggest turnip that ever grew was raised right here, and by far the biggest Irish potato we ever sawcame right out of town; likewise tomatoes. Now, how about those big sweet potatoes. They tell us the crop is especially fine this year. ****** The American Press has conducted an aggressive campaign in the interest of the country newspapers for the purpose of inducing the government to make an appropriation for - advertising Liberty Bonds. The American Press points out that in the large cities all the newspapers carried many columns of advertising of the last offering of Liberty Bonds, and that they were paid for so doing, while practically all of the country newspapers and dailies in small cities advertised the issue free. Of course, the government did not pay for the advertising in the big dailies, but they were paid just the same. Therefore, of course, it is of no interest to the big dailies whether the government decides to^pav for advertising or not, as they will get their pay anyway. One millionaire newspaper . owner in congress did more than anybody else to defeat the paid-ad-vertising proposition, and maybe this 1- * J ~ - A TTT^ V/s was xiis reason iur uumg it. we uelieve in patriotism and loyalty to the government just as much as anybody, N but until such time as everybody else gives supplies to the government instead of charging for them, we must insist on being paid for space advertising Liberty Bonds or any other government commodity. He Followed Instructions. i , Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, the illustrious ancestor of Kaiser Wilhelm, had a fancy for giants in his bodyguard. One day a recruiting officer spied in Berlin an Irishman whose height was six feet four inches. The officer's hopes were high too, but there was one difficulty? Pat could not speak a word of German, and the king had always insisted that his men must know that language. The recruiting sergeant, having got his man to enlist without much trouble, saw a way out. "P^t," he said, "his majesty will ask you three questions in German, and you will answer in German. I will teach you the words, and you must get them right." "TT? ...ill 4 T_I r\ n> rtlrl JiO >v in sav iu i uu, nun uiu are you?' You will reply, 'Twentyseven years.' Then he will ask, 'Howlong have you been in the army?' You will respond, 'Three weeks,' and then he will say 'Are you satisfiedj with your lodgings and your food?"I and you will answer, 'Both, your majesty,' and then you will salute the king." Pat got the German thoroughly. When reviewing his troops, the king immediately sighted the newcomer. "Ah," he said with a satisfied smile at the giant Hibernian. "My friend, how long have you been in the army?" "Twenty-seven years." "What!" yelled his majesty. "Why how old are you?" "Three weeks." "Donner and blitzen!" shrieked the infuriated despot. "Am a madman or are you?" "Both," replied Pat, imperturbably, and the king wa!s removed foaming.?New York Times. j Elaborate plans for new buildings have been made for the American Methodist Missionary College at Rome, Italy. A site on Monte Mario already has been obtained. "The House of Windsor." To purge it of the German sound j of names like Saxe-Coburg, Brunsi wick and Hanover, the royal house j of Great Britain and Ireland will hereafter be known as the house of Windsor. Racially, the British royal family is as Teutonic as most families in Germany. George I. a German, married a German, as six of his seven successors on the throne have done, though May of Teck, the present queen, was an English girl by education and environment. Of the children of Queen Victoria and her German husband, six married Germans, one a Russian, one a Scot, while Edward VII furnished the exception among recent sovereigns by espousing a Dane. George I spoke no English when crowned and never learned much. The other Georges had a German accent. Queen Victoria's parents lived in Germany at the time of her birth, but went to England for that historic event. After her marriage with the Coburg prince consort German was the family language of the court in private. The German honors of collateral branches of the royal family have already received attention. The name of Louis of Battenburg, Victoria's grandson-in-law, has been de-Germanized; it won him early in the war great injustice after patriotic service. In political conviction and habit of thought King George is presumably as British as his subjects. If it pleases them to give him an English family name whose historic associations date back to the Saxon heptarchy they may do it, but it will not alter historic fact.?New York won a. Missing a Fortune. "Ifs" are as numerous in Wall street as elsewhere, and there are thousands of denizens of the street who would retire millionaires, but for that small word. Still there are some interesting axamples of how closely persons have missed becoming wealthy, and the Standard Oil shares have furnished a great many examples of this. When original Standard Oil company was cut up into its original parts by order of the United States supreme cpurt, a certain New York broker and his family owned a number of shares, and the family council decided not only to hold on to these shares, but to buy a fair amount of; some of the companies' stocks,- fol-j lowing the split-up. For a long time; leading members of the family council decided that Standard Oil, of Indiana shares offered the best possibilities, but later on it was decided to buy other shares. It has since been pointed out that if they had invested $20,000 in 100 shares of Standard Oil of Indiana, which stock j -ivss spiling' around 200 at that time,i the investment would be worth $2,250,000 today. Standard Oil of Indiana declared a 2,900 per cent stock dividend and these shares now sell at 750.?Wall Street Journal. ThenWhy? Robbie first heard a concert, says Pearson's weekly, when he attended a recent entertainment in aid of a patriotic fund. A celebrated soprano, accompanied by a famous orchestra was singing when Robbie arrived. The small boy became at once interested in the gesticulations of the conductor. "Mother, why is that man shaking his stick at the lady?" he asked. "flush; he is not shaking his stick at her." "Then what is she screaming for?" ?Exchange. The Wrong View. The angry citizen puffed into the ' office of the city editor. "See here, sir," he yelled. "What do you mean by publishing my resignation from political office in this way." "You gave the story out yourself, didn't you?" asked the editor. "Of course I did," replied the angry citizen; "but your fool paper has printed it under the head of 'Public Improvements.' "?Washington Fost. Deepest Drill Holes. Of the three or four American diamond-drill holes exceeding half a miles in depth, the deepest by 1,700 feet is the one recently completed in Sussex county, New Jersey. The depth of 4,900 feet was reached in 20 months. The core removed was two inches in diameter to a depth of 1,600 feet and one and two-thirds inches further down. The drill rods necessary weighed more than thirteen tons, eight hours having been necessary to remove and replace them when the perfectly perpendicular bore was within a few feet of completion. When fortune knocks at a shiftless man's door he is usually over at a neighbor's trying to borrow something. 4 One on Miss Perkins. Young .Miss Perkins, whose beauty is equal to her bluntness in conver-i sation, was visiting at a house where.! among other guests, was the eldest son of a rich manufacturer, who was commonly looked upon as a very eligible husband. The talk turned on matrimonial squabbles. Said the! ; young man: "I hold that the correct thing for' the husband is to begin as he intends! to go on. Say that the question was \ one of smoking. Almost immediately] I would show my intentions by light-! ing a cigar and settling the question i forever." "And I would knock the tiling out ] of your mouth!" cried the imperious beauty. "Do you know," rejoined the young man, "I don't think you would be there!"?Tit-Bits. "Why is Ray in the hospital?" "He took a corner on two wheels." "What of it?" "One of 'em was the steering wheel, old top."?Lampoon. GOOD MEDICINE * FOR THE BLOOD Plain Iron Most Economical, Goes Farther a^d Has Endorsement of Doctors.?Ask for Acid Iron Mineral. / When in need of a good tonic and some good medicine to clear up the complexion, enrichen and purify the blood, remember Acid Iron Mineral. This pleasant to take, very unusual and most economical natural iron medicine is so highly concentrated, it goes from two to six times as far as other and weaker preparations of chemist and labaratory. It has two most important features recognized by the medical fraternity and has been in use in hospitals, sanitariums, private practice and by surgeons for thirty one years. These features are: First, Acid Iron Mineral contains no dangerous alcohol which often as not disastrously affects the kidneys, nerves and stomach. Second, Acid Iron Mineral does not act as a laxative and never upsets the bowels as so many prepared remedies do. Being a natural product, tested, concentrated, bottled and sold by the Ferrndine Chemical Corp.. Roanoke, Va., its uniform excellence and freedom from harmful or injurious elements is guaranteed. Children lacking plenty of rich, red blood, and seemingly troubled with stomach or lack of appetite may be given Acid Iron Mineral with absolute confidence. If the user is troubled with constipation an A-I-M Liver Pill or two on going to bed for a few nights is recommended as part of the Acid Iron Mineral treatment. Both Acid Iron Mineral and the AI-M Liver Pills may be secured of nearly all druggists, or will be sent t prepaid on receipt of the price, by the Ferrodine Chemical Corp., Roanoke, Va. Acid Iron Mineral is sold here by Mack's Drug Store, J. B. Black, Druggist; Fordham's Pharmacy, Doyle's, Lowman Drug Co., Dr. D. Moorer, Dr. H. D. Rowe, Dr. J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., and other good stores. - ' - \ good stores.?aav. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Bamberg will on October 15, 1917, elect a chief of police and one night policeman. Applications should be filed with C. W. Rentz, Mayor, or the undersigned prior to the above date. Duties to be assumed Nov. 1. PAUL WHITAKER, Clerk of Council. CARELESSNESS RESULTS IN FAILURE. That is why we say "Feed B. A. Thomas' Hog Powder according to directions." DO NOT FEED IT SLOPPY, but mix it with ground feed and moisten with just enough water to make a crumbly mass. Then each hog gets a beneficial dose. See full directions on package. Your money back if you are not satisfied. C. R. BRABHAM'S SONS, Bamberg, S. C. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina? County of Bamberg?By J. J. Brab ham, jr., Esq., Judge of Probate. Whereas, Sarah Clayton hath made suit to me to grant her letters of administration of the estate of with will annexed and effects of Aaof the estate of and effects of Aaron ron Aver, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Aaron Ayer, deceased, that they be and appear before me in'the Court oi Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on Thursday, October 11th, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given un ler my hand and seal this 25th day of October, A. D. 1917. J. J. BRABHAM, JR. * ! Judge of Probate. CARI) OF THANKS. I wish to thank the ladies of the Baptist Missionary society and all other friends in Ehrhardt who so ! kindly contributed to the shower given my family on the 2Sth instant. I have been sick in bed nine weeks and my friends have been very thoughtful and considerate of me and my family. 1 fully appreciate their love manifested in this material way. Truly the Lord is good to them that wait oh Him. Verv respectfully, .MRS. LILLA KIXARD. Ehrhardt. S. C., Sept. 2Sth. FOR SALE. i ' i One two-story dwelling at Ehr-} hardt. Well located. Two stores situated on Broadway street, Ehrhardt, cheap. Four brick stores in the heart of Denmark. Terms -to suit the purchasers. * One six-room residence in Bamberg, with outbuildings and one-half acre of land, for $1,000; $400 cash, balance to suit the purchaser. Three brick stores on Main street, Bamberg. Prices and terms right. One farm of 138 acres, $100 per acre. Six miles from Bamberg. Timber on place will sell for almost purchase price. Land rents for six bales of cotton per year. One nice residence lot of one acre of land, $500. Several lots on Elmore Heights, $100 each. Sixteen acres on Main street, near Mr. E. C. Bruce's, $200 per acre. Well suited for peanut factory, or oil mill. 1 400 acres of land four miles from Bamberg for $11 per acre. Nice dwelling and all necessary outbuildings. Nice farm in McCormick county containing 1,480 acres. Nice twostory dwelling and fourteen or fifteen tenant houses. 20 horse farm open, 3,000,000 feet of timber on place. Will sell the whole plantation for $21,000. payments on easy terms. if purchaser is familiar with saw milling, timber can be made to more than pay for the place. REASONABLE TERMS CAN BE HAD ON ALL THE ABOVE PROPERTY. H. M. GRAHAM, Real Estate, BAMBERG, S. C. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Pursuant to an order issued by the Court of Common Pleas in the case j of Mrs. Elize B. Walker vs. Elizabeth J, Baker, et al; notice is hereby given to! all creditors of the estate of T. J. Baker, deceased, to come in and file and prove their claims at a reference in this cause to be held by me in my office on Friday, Oct. 19th,a917, or failing to do so they will be barred from recovering thereon. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Judge of Probate, as Special Referee. Bamberg, S. C., Oct. 1st, 1917. H. C. FOLK, President Peoj Of Bar At the Close < RESOURCE Loans and Discounts i ' Overdrafts (Cotton) Cash and in Banks.... Real Estate & Furniture -. Total i /v n uur o Fi I / Four Per Cent Paid mj1/ Build Up Your l\\A^? Don't be satisfied with a small l! I ! f V\. |U\\U balance in bank. \ H \ \ ' ft l^r *' Deposit every dollar that you if\ \ \ V ^ Vi if don't require tor your actual || kV^V i l\m- Money is safer in the bank III IW A \vf than in your pocket or in your 1 U 1 ' u \^\ You'll be more loath to draw \ \ V \ V n\ V a check than spend the cash. K\\ vT I UV See us about an account. V \b?) We do all kinds of banking. A. Dal* Hatif Tn for oat. Psdri nri SavinfiTS DettOSitS. ~X JL Ui WVUVl ? ~ ?- ? o~ ,J CAPITAL AND SURPLUS --- $100,000.09 Bamberg Banking Co. ESTATE OF NEIL MacLAREN, Dec'd. MacLaren, aged 27, died, leaving Estate of $5,000 fn in-fan* orvn Viic wifp bflVincr HipH a VPar hpfore. tv 1111U11V UVliy liiU II AAV AIM v wV* W J vvv? ~ Named family friend as Excutor and Trustee. Family friend yields to temptation; money used; friend dies, child put in Orphan Asylum. How about your baby? What will become of it when you are gone? May we tell you why this could not happen to ANY Estate where we are Executor? We will be glad to advise you without charge. All consultations strictly confidential. BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY Bamberg, S. C. . | A. M. DENBOW/ C. E. BLACK, I || / n Vice-President 1 Cashier a I / . Condensed Statement of . 0 Dies Bank I ' .. nberg; South Carolina * >f Business September 24th, 1917 ~~ II . %. S. LIABILITIES. ?230,827.90 Capital .... $ 25,000.00 5,295.53 68 688 44 Surplus and Profits 16,965.23 Deposits 268,845.48 5,998.84 ?310,810.71 Total $310,810.71 iavings Department is a I Mondial HaITIA fnt* | IldllV/lCil A AV1A1V M. VA _ the Thrifty | Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent j| ' : . v? a:-#