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PERSONAL MENTION. t People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Col. J. C. Guilds spent Friday in Charleston. ?Mr. C. S. Henerey, of Ehrhardt, was in the city Monday. ?Mrs. Cabell, of Virginia, is visiting Mi^ Addvs Hays in the city. ?Magistrate J. H. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, was among the visitors in town Monday. ?Mrs. E. H. Henderson and Mrs. C. E. Black spent several days in Columbia last week. ?Mr. and Mrs. I. X. Dunn, of Warrenville, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dunn. ?Mrs. E. P. Henderson, of Aiken, has been visiting ner son, n.. n. Henderson, Esq., in the city. ?Misses Margaret Easterling and Kate Felder left Friday for Columbia where they spent a few days. ?Mr. and Mrs. George S. Smith spent several days in Atlanta last * i 1 \ -tfeek attending the grand opera. * '* ?Misses Margaret and Louise Jones spent a few days at their home in the_city last week from Columbia college. j ?After spending a few days in the city with relatives, Mr, and Mrs. I J. G. Rentz have returned to their home at Hunter's Chapel. ?Mr. Henry MuVray Ray, who recently returned from overseas service with the thirtieth division, spent a. few days in the city last week with his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Ray. He has received his discharge. , ^ < > ? v Methodist Missionary Meeting. # ? On Tuesday afternoon of last week the monthly meeting of the Methodist Missionary society was held at the ? church. This proved to be one of the most interesting, and, at the ^ 4- T\Y same time, uuc <JI iue i-n umuun/ meetings we have ever had. Strictly speaking, this was almost entirely a home missionary meeting. The interest manifested was good. The president, Mrs. Glenn Cope, was in | the chair and read the story of the Good Samaritan', and called on our / j visitor, Rev. Mr. Garrison, to offer prayer. Some good reports were * made. The treasurer's report, which does^ not inplude our social service x work right here in Bamberg, was for all purposes $387.85. This was sent to our State conference treasurer. Delegates were elected to our Springfield district conference, to be held on May 9, 10 and 11. The vice president in charge of the children's work made a good report. A report of our State conference, recently held at Bishopville, was made. Mrs. W. P. Jones, the leader for * the literary part of the programme, called on Mrs. E. O. Kirsch to tell us in her own words what she thinks \ are some of the barriers here in Tlamhopfr tn cniritnal crnrcth q n H God's work. Her barrier was indifference. Then Mrs. Glenn Cope talked of some sins of omission and commis^ sion. She declared that parents teach wastefulness when they buy expensive toys for their children. Workers and money, she declared, are needed in Bamberg. Mrs. W. P. Jones, in the absence of the one who was to talk on "Gossipping, Fault-finding and Tale-bearing," spoke of the evil of all of this. Mrs. Hendesson read a paper on "Some things to do to make our town a good town." Then Rev. Mr. Garrison, who had been invited to bring his work before us, talked on "The Ministry of Money and of Lives." He made an earnest talk which set us to thinking and hoping and planning and working more than ever for the good of ' our own mill community. RECORDING SECRETARY. < i?i tm Denmark News Notes. Denmark, April 26.?Mrs. S. G. Mayfield attended the U. D. C. convention in Darlington and while there was entertained in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Bethea. Graham's chapter, U. D. C., had two representatives at the convention, Mrs. S. G. Mayfield and Mrs. Frank James, who went to Darling ton from Washington, where she had attended the D. A. R. convention. Mrs. Williams, of Allendale, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. O. J. Friar. ^ Now that the war is over, the ban is lifted off things of a social nature, and the Book Club once more asserts its claim in life. It met Friday afternoon at the country home of Mrs. William Mayfield. There was the usual course of mental food. The hostess also served refreshments. "Why do you use such a long cigar holder?" asked Smith. "The doctor told me to keep away from tdbacco," replied Jones.?Cin^ cinati Enquirer. COTTON PLANTING |" DELAYED BY RAIN' 0 CONDITION FAR FROM NORMAL e t THROUGHOUT BELT. |e t Harris Makes Survey r v Observations Given for Different e States?Great Reduction Assured, L Says Commissioner* ! li Id j Columbia, April 27.?Commission- j v er Harris is ?ery enthusiastic over 'v the meeting recently held at Mem-1 ' t phis for the purpose of organizing a j i c great corporation to finance the cot-; ton situation. This has been Mr. | 11 Harris' hobby since 190"> when he first began making public talks oni^. this line. He. believes that he will J see the fruition of his hopes of many! ! 0 years. From Memphis Mr. Harris at-! tended a meeting of the National I i r Good Roads Association held at Mm-} eral Wells,"Texas. Of his speech at J Mineral Wells The Daily Index of . b thai city has the following account: "In many ways the speech of the ^ session was made by B. Harris, com-1 i ti missioner of agriculture of South ! ^ Carolina: Mr. Harris said that had prepared a manuscript for the | occasion, but he believed he'd just J^ table and forget it. He said so much j that was fine one must needs have heard him to fully have appreciated the bigness of his subject and the earnestness and sincerity with which he handled it?'The Farmer and His Production.' The watchwords of his I burning theme were organization and' , ? q fa rm ore flip mof- ! J iu-upci aiiuii ui LII^ iuiAuv*wi i**v c chants and the bankers and his i sharpest criticism was directed t against the speculator, who grew rich ( upon the labors of the tillers of the ? soil. The South, he said, was the j most favored section of the globe g and it was just beginning to see g glimpses of the prosperity which was c its heritage. The South raised 65 per cent, of all the cotton that clothed the world and in the handling of that fleecy commodity a large part of the world grew rich. It rested j with the^farmed to control that prod- \ uct and to draw from it his full and ^ -ightful share of profit. In burning z words he bade the farmers study f I c world conditions, organize and co- z operate. His subject, he said, had a j beginning, but it had no end. He ^ gave to the convention a message not r to be forgotten." f Upon his return to his office Mr. r Harris spoke very interestingly of the r crop conditions all along the line \ from here to Mineral Wells. "When f I left Columbia," he said, "traveling s via Atlanta and Birmingham, I found all the way that very little cotton is being planted and that three-fourths I of the land had not been plowed on account of the wet weather. From c Memphis to Fort Worth, I traveled s over the cotton belt through Arkan- s sas into Texas. I found on that route that about one-half of the ground c had^been plowed and np cotton plant- i pd. I nassed throuerh a fine rice belt I *- W . in Arkansas and found that none of it had been plowed for the same reason. From Fort Worth to Mineral I Wells I found the same conditions, c At that great convention attended by 1 more than 2,000 persons who were 3 representative and intelligent citizens 1 from all over the States of Texas, r Oklahoma, Arkansas,. Louisiana, Mis- e sissippi and Alabama, I inquired very v particularly among all the farmers I and business men ccfncerning the cot- e tfon acreage. They all agreed that cot- c ton acreage is being very much re- i duced and they believe that it will be cut one-third. I was informed that in many places they would cut out entirely the planting of cotton. They have all agreed that the cotton crop li is at least three week^ late. ? "On my way back via Texas & Pa- d cific Railway, which brought me I through Central and East Texas *by way of New Orleans. I found that about one-half of the ground was prepared and that about one-third of the cotton for last year was being * planted. The same conditions in the northern part of Louisiana. I passed through the rich cane field sections of Louisiana and found them preparing to plant. I talked with a great many iarmers wun wnom i met. They all stated that the planting seay son was very late on account of the ' wet weather. In the rice belt in Louisiana I foun4 that they were just preparing to break up the land. In Alabama and Georgia and on into Columbia practically the same conditions exist. At present only about one-half of the land has been broken up. It seems that all over the cotton belt from observation and reliable t information it will require ideal sea- t sons to make normal crops. I saw in only one or two places where the g cotton was even peeping out of the " ground. I understand that in Eastern South Carolina and South Georgia the crop is better advanced, as c there has been less rain." a I > COTTON AND COTTON PRICES. (Continued from page 1, column 0.") ion of poverty or prosperity for a rery large proportion of the people f the South. It is a great moral and ducational issue, because it means he education or the continued illitracy of a very large proportion of he poorer classes of the South. The maiv who opposes the higher ange of prices for Southern cotton, ;hich would completely change the conomic and educational life of this ection. is deliberately forking tor iiiman slavery, more galling, more egrading, to the poorer classes, liiro nnrl hlnrl, nf thp Smith than ias the slavery of ante belluYn days. He who wants to place himself on he s'de of poverty and against eduational development should favor a dw price for cotton. All others will avor a profitably high price. For many years the Manufacturers tecord has taken the ground that he South would be infinitely bettei ff if it had never raised a bale of otton. Under that condition its agiculture would have been diversified md it would be far richer than it is oday, and slavery would never have een tied so tightly around the neck f the South. Today the South can iscontinue raising cotton'and turn o diversified agriculture with far 5ss loss to itself than would be the 3ss to the rest of the world. If the rorld wants the South V. raise coton, it must pay a profitable living rice. \ _ ^ mm Unsavory Visitors. Luring animals by means of phonograph music has been successfully ised by certain trappers, but this nay sometimes have its unpleasant iide. A summer resident of the Alicligan woods set his phonograph on he cottage porch to playing records )f bird songs. It is well known that ikunks have a decided fondness for )irds' eggs, and it was not long until i furry audience was gathered oat>ide. Naturally the concerts were liscontinued. Seaplanes for Forest-Fire Patrols. Guarding our forests with sea)lanes ^ems, at first thought, an unikely procedure, but, according to he May .Popular Mechanics Maga;ine, this method may be used in Canica and northern Michigan. When i map is consulted it is revealed that lundreds of lakes dot the territories he airmen would patrol, thus l'urlishing ideal landing places for small lying boats. Many former forest angers from both sides of the interlational boundary have become miltary flies, and, on discharge, should urnish an excellent nucleus for a lervice of this sort. From Experience. The question was given to the ilass, "Why does a cow need two tomachs?" and little George's an;wer savored of experience: "So that when she has an ache in >ne of them she can use the other." Election at Orangeburg. Orangeburg, April 15.?Orangernrg held a municipal election tolay, which passed off very quietly, rhere were two candidates for mayor, dr. W. E. Livingston, who received n/? 1? .1 c__ t t -U ^ . yo voies, ana Jir. ?j. j. duicu, wiiu eceived 40. Mr. J. M. Sifly was sleeted councilman, receiving 234 -otes. He had no opposition. Mr. S. P. Watson stays in, having been sleeted some time ago. Two hunIred and thirty-seven votes were cast n today's election. Music In the Cellar. Husband?"Mary, stop the pianoa. Great Scott, woman, don't you tear our half ton of coal rattling [own the chute?"?Deroit Free Sress. What Else Could He say? J'Man is a tyrant." declared Mrs. iTubdub, "Isn't he, John?" "Really, my dear, I hardly?" "Is he or is he not?" "He is."?Tit-Bits. ? iai Seizing the Opportunity. "Never put off till tomorrow what ou can do today,' " quoted Willie's nother. "That's rifTit mn " pptppH "Willip heerfully; "so I guess I'll finish up he other part of that cherry pie ight away." Why Edward Flunked. "What was the principal result of he flood?" asked the Sunday school eacher. Edward pondered the question :ravely. "I guess," he said slowly, the principal result was mud." Have you ever tried Carter's "Penraft," the best ink made? For sale t Herald Book Store. - Bumptious Family. An old farmer who, fly hard work and parsimonious habits, had got to| gether a little fortune, decided that the time had at length arrived when j he was justified in ordering a family carriage. He went to a carriage builder's and described in detail the kind of vehicle he wished to buy, "Now, 1 suppose you want rubber tires?" said the carriage-builder. "No sir." replied the old farmer in i tones of resentment. "My folks ain't that kind. When they're driving they want to know it."?Edinburgh Weekly Scotsman. K.- v. ! rf| Jefferso, rl| Us Our' \ | f ^ was President Sly proposed our presc V ? dimes and cents. |f porter of banks and ^ f Conserve your co [ fend they'll soon moi I | . A bank account II windward. I * ? if yon have an i I If you haven't, si ~f ' I A^A A^A A^A vy ^rV^T <0i ^ 1* v | ANN* T : T % I Sane | Will T T i | DANNELLY I ings?C I Buildin I needed work. 9 We Desig || DEFIANCE | Truck Serves .Many Purjioses. A new pumping apparatus, mounted on a motor truck should prove a valuable p.'ece of equipment for any city. The pump is controlled by the driver at his seat, and can be used for cleaning sewers, catch basins, or gullies, for tree spraying, or general long distance pumping. And with the simple removal of the cover plates the body becomes available for liaul. "ng and mechanical dumping, hand1 coal, ashes, and garbage. ' ? = 4 We are proud of the <oii(id<ui< e 1 doctors, druggists and tlie public ba\e in *: :(> Chill and Fever Tonic.?Ad\. BKSHH8 rt Gave HL Currency -118 Thomas Jefferson who wv nt system of dollars, Vm* He was a firm sup*v w I banking. W ins, place them in bank H lint tip. M is a distinct anchor to ?1 icconnt, add to it. It tart one today. W & 0UNCE1V lers Driii t Open May 10, \ , BUILDING EHRI / idustry Helped Uncle Sa ERFULLY SUBMITTED TO RESTRIC1 he war is now over a Uncle Sam wants iff courages every form < 'hurches, Schools anc gs?all of which-are i , thus giving returned i n and Erect Buildings of 1 I WE ARE CONCRETE EXPERTS. NGINEERING & CONSTF 3RWAY, SOUTH CAROLII> * Share the Joy of Life. The only real happiness in this life springs from doing for others, and nothing gives us greater pleasure than bringing our loved ones a box of candy of which we are very fond." ?Columbus (O.) State Journal. < hi ? (S6G quickly relieves Constipation, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.? Adv. The prettiest line of box papers ever shown in the city now on hand at The Herald Book Store. 4 0c to SI.2") the box. All the leading colors. bamberg Banking Co. Capital and Surplus $100,000.00 I \ ? / V 4 per cent interest paid on / Savings Accounts i?1 4j> HHMKH4HHHHHH> t ^ t 1 ? IE NT I I ? I'! y Co. $ 5 x/"' f | 1919 11 i | X !l 1ARDT, S. C. | V t i ?^??-^i "i i m Win the War IONS Vind now and en- i f buildI Farm irgently soldiers y- \ ' li .^>3 _ \ * M&