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*.. W&t Bamberg Heralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3. 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 28. So. 32. Thursday, August 7,1919. Main street paved, white way installed, loafers not allowed, sewerage system talked about, ditches filled up, streets improved?we are "looking up." Bamberg is on the way. J ^ a mm Cleaned up yet? Better get busy before the mosquitoes get you. Also, your mosquitoes will bother your neighbor, and it is not neighborly to turn loose the anopheles on your friends. President Wilson, we think, is badly off on this suffrage business; but, then, there has been but one perfect man in this world. We will forgive the president?that is, if the amendment fails. ' - 'J*** The Bamberg boys who took part in the great war are nearly all home now. The county was especially fortunate in not losing many of her sons, although hundreds were on active duty in the front lines for months.5 Perhaps the most venomous newspaper in America against the South qIIqcoH ill treatment nf thp 1V1 tuv UAiVQVU AAA V* ? negroes is the Chicago Tribune. It is not necessary for the Tribune now to come South to vent its wrath. It can try it out on the home folks. ^ < ? ? If the cotton crop generally is as bad as it is in Bamberg county, the fleecy staple should bring a fancy price this fall. After all, maybe the planters will receive a price that will reimburse them the loss occasioned by the unfavorable weather. We hope soo, anyway. Years before we came to Bamberg we were told about the pretty girls of this town. Our years of residence here confirms the statement. There's not a town in the State that can touch Bamberg when it comes to fine looking girls and beautiful women. Oh, no; we are married. Our city council assures us that all good tilings will arrive in time. There are many improvements that are being looked forward to by the city fathers, but it takes a little time. We are assured the old town will undergo some striking changes, and from the start that has been made, we believe it. mm <a? ^ The Walterboro Press and Standard has been disposed of to a stock company, of which Mr. W. W. Smoak, .since 1906 its owner, is president and treasurer. The paper is to erect a modern printing establishment in the near future. The Press and Standard is one of the best patronized weeklies in the State and the possibilities for growth are undoubtedly good. > Yes, sir, it will be mighty fine business when Main street gets paved. And, we will be very thankful to get i rid of all this dust, which ruins a good many hundred dollars' worth of goods for t^he merchants every year. Any merchant ought to be glad , of the opportunity of contributing to ward the paving of the street, for, unless we have the thing down wrong, a storekeeper will get big dividends from the pavement, in the way of saving goods from the dust. A SMALL BEGINNING Most big things have small beginnings. About twenty years ago Asa G. Candler started the manufacture of a soft drink. A few days ago, according to report, he sold out his holdings, and he is now worth twenty-five million dollars. Candler started with a capital of $n00, which he paid for the formula of the famous drink he made. Not- every person .may reasonably expect to make twenty-five millions from a $500 start, but it shows what faith in a thing and sticking to it will accomplish. i CLAY THE STREETS. If anything is to be done about the co-operative plan of claying the streets, it will have to be done pretty soon. Under the plan suggested by The Herald, it would cost the city very little to make some good roads throughout the city. This was done a few years ago with fine results. We believe that the people of the town and surrounding territory would gladly lend the use of their teams and a few hands for several days. HOME GUARD COMPANY. A movement is on foot to organize in Bamberg a home guard company. This movement should meet with the instant sympathy of all the people. The presence in Bamberg county of a strong live company will be exemplary. It should not prove difficult to get up a good campany. The previous difficulty has been in securing competent officers, but this obstacle is longer present, for among the returned soldier boys there will be found many who can be depended on to officer the home guard. Doubtlett, too, many of the soldier boys will gladly join a home guard company, which is not subject to call away from home, as is the case of the national guard. Bamberg should, by all means, have a company of home guards, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the efforts to effect such an organization will meet with the approval and cooperation of the people of the county. THE CAUSE OF LYNCHING. This newspaper opposes, naturally, the unlawful putting of anybody to - - - - ?I death, whether it De at tne nanas ci an individual or at the hands'of a number of men, even though that number be composed of ordinarily law-abiding citizens. The fact, however, that newspapers or individuals oppose lynching, does not and will not prevent it. There is one crime for the perpetration of which lynchings will doubtless continue, regardless of what is said in opposition to it. In the interest of better relations between the races, it would, therefore, behoove the negroes to'use their every influence to stop attacks on white women. If this one crime were never perpetrated it is very unlikely that lynchings in any form would occur, except in perhaps very remote instances. Lynching for other crimes is an outgrowth of attacks on white women by negroes. In instances of attacks on white women if the negroes will cooperate with the officers of the law in running. down and lawfully punishing the offenders, it will prove their sincerity in opposing lynching by seeking to stamp out the cause, which is the only remedy for lynching for this crime. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION". t * The Herald does not like to take up space to talk about itself, but we * J - n Jl__ ^ J J A O wisn to can me attention 01 our suuscribers again to the fact that the paper is payable in advance. Last fall the war industries board required us to get on a cashin-advance basis. After the war time regulations were lifted the government requested all newspapers to continue the cash-in-advance rule. All the better class of newspapers are now payable strictly in advance. By paying your subscription in advance, you get just what you pay for. There should be no objection to that. If you do not want the paper, you are not troubled by getting it. The rule puts newspaper subscriptions on a business basis. We regret to say it, but it is only a plain statement of fact when we say we have lost hundreds of dollars in the past on subscriptions. "We cannot afford to do it again. We do not stop papers because we think the subscriber won't pay?the greater portion of the people will pay their debts; but some won't: and we are the loser. Tt is not possible for us to know each one of our subscribers personally. The cash-in-advance system saves us money; saves you trouble. Kindly remember to renew promptly so you will not miss any copies. \ GREENVILLE'S PAYROLL. One of the leading textile papers is authority for the following statement: '"The payroll of the textile mills and allied industries in Greenville, S. C., is half a million dollars a month?six millions of dollars a year." Greenville is, without a doubt, one of the coming cities of the South. It has that quality of "get up" about it that makes for a great community. The spirit of co-operation and community interest in Greenville is one of the factors that is making of it a real city, and the fact that she has within her limits so many manufacturing industries is an attest to the fact that the outside world appreciates this quality in a city or town. Other cities in the State and South would do well to emulate Greenville's example. THE TELEGRAPH TOLLS. It is refreshing, in this time of high prices, to note that the Postal Telegraph company, immediately up on the return of the wires to the owners, reduced the cost of telegraph messages 20 per cent., putting the tolls on a pre-war basis. The Postal has fought the increase in rates steadfastly, refusing while the lines were under its control to advance the rates, and stoutly opposing the increase after the wires were taken over by the government. The friction between the Postal and the postmaster general became so acute that the president of the Postal, Mr. Mackay, was removed from connection with his company by the postmaster general. Mr. Mackay openly charged that Mr. Burleson took over the telegraph lines in order to increase the rates for the benefit of the Western Union. Whether or not this be true, we cannot say, but it is a fact that the Postal consistently fought all increases and went back to the old rates as soon as it was allowed to do so. The Postal now states that the old rates are entirely sufficient to give the company a fair margin of profit. The Western Union has not reduced its rates, maintaining the same schedule as promulgated by the postmaster general. Although the postmaster general increased the telegraph tolls in order, as it was announced, to meet the necessary increase in salaries, the Postal has not announced any reduction in the pay of its employees. i>> ?Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Kearse, of Spartanburg, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.. Emmedaufer, of Lockport, N. Y. Before returning they will visit Xagara Falls, Toronto, New York city, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. ( ?Dr. J. B. Black, who has been under treatment in Charleston, returned home Sunday night, accompanied by Dr. Robert Black. The many friends of the doctor will learn with much pleasure that he is rapidly recovering from a recent successful operation. ^ iti ^ Telephone operators must have worn out the busy signal under gov eminent owenrship. ^When the owners have installed a new one it is to be hoped that the operators will use it less frequently. IK All Colors All Size Bottles Herald Book Store Announc New Statio The Herald Book Store takes < V. the ladies of Bamberg county that rpIp nf White & Wvekoff line of st, correspondence cards, tablets, env our first shipment of this famous just received. We have bought ( months direct' from the manufacti bers, and in order to introduce the' we will sell this first lot at 1-2 Usual wi This lot consists of a lot of dru friend of ours secured for us. Th t ? tion. We do not expect this lot to' m W&W line will be in stock contii other dealers can sell the same goo Order b ( The prices range from 25c to and from 20c to $4.00 in the presei wish to pay for a box of paper and If the box is not worth far more tl turn it to us, and we will refund vo turn postage. We want the people We KNOW what it is and we want Come and Se Seeing is believing. We will whether you want to buy or not. Bamberg to put in the stock of } KXOW that the discriminating m of stationery will want to use it, e for less than is charged for cheap s New School S In addition to the W&W reguL bought'the W&W school supplies composition books, etc., and by bu^ tities we were enabled to get the go ers have to pay usually. We can, better tablets for the money than a: Bamberg county. Send us your o ' - you through the school year, in five are not better than you can buy < money and charges. We will prej Herald Be School Books and School Supplies ? :ing the mery Line -e% *reat pleasure in annoimcing to we have secured the exclusive ationerv, including box papers, elopes, etc. "We have in stock EXCLUSIVE STATIONERY >ur stocks for the next twelve irers at prices paid by the jobline to the peopled the county, V tolesale Cost ilia - . .:0 miners' samples which a special e entire lot is in perfect condi- * last us but a short time, but the mously at prices far less than ds for. / * y Mail v. v ? v . < : '&Wm v uv . $8.00 the box, in regular stock, % # it lot. Send us the amount you c-;y. we will mail it to you postpaid, lan we charge, you, you may re ur money, together with the rei of the county to use this paper. ^ ; you to know. . ' ' >;. e the Stock I . w-AJ! V ** . <*M take pleasure in showing you We had to have great faith in : ' 'vl laper we have bought, but we . v ?i_ _ i:? an or woman who sees ims line specially when they can buy it . tationerv. ;'d iupplies Too - J ar fine stationary lines, we have line of pencil and ink tablets, r* ring in exceedingly larg$ quan>ods fully a third less than dealtherefore, sell you bigger and ny other school supply house in rder for enough tablets to last or ten cents tablets, and if they * elsewhere we will refund your ? >ay postage. f I 10k Store Bamberg, S. C. *? ysB . : I