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? Ikmberg 2|eraib > 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. Vol. 30. No. 39.! Thursday, Sept. 29,1921. ?????? ??? THE HEHALTH OF BAMBERG. f ; ifcri No matter how dark a cloud may! &.V-- ' ? be, there is always a silver lining. The silver lining may not always be visible to everybody, but it is present. Without question the present rvT year is the most adverse for most people the county has perhaps ever experienced, finacially speaking. But the county is not without its bless- j ings this vear. | w It is generally agreed that the health of Bamberg generally has been better this summer than in many years, and this in the face of adverse weather conditions. The past winter being a very mild one, followed by a rainy summer, the conditions were ideal for unhealthy conditions in the city, and yet there has been less malaria and kindred diseases than perfcanc ovoi> hofnrp IliUV f Vi WAV* V* The drainage of Bamberg, we believe, has shown itself to be cf vast benefit to this community this summer. Residents of the town know the results of a rainy summer before this drainage was completed. They know of the hordes of mosquitoes that have followed every wet season in the summer and of the impossible task of protecting the homes of the town against the pests. We do not \ mean to convey the idea that here were no mosquitoes in Bamberg this year. There were many of them, but j in every instance we know of they j \ were traced to local conditions, and! when the source was found the mos-j q,uitoes generally vanished. We have stated before that the j town was promised entirely too much j when this work was undertaken. The j idea became prevalent that the ex- j penditure of a certain sum of money j meant no more mosquitoes in Bamhersr. This was an erroneous im- j f -pression and should not have been j made. The work of eradication is i not perfect, and it is not possible to j to make it perfect without the full and hearty cooperation of every J ? householder in Bamberg. The point is, thete has been vastj ^ v improvement of the health conditions J in Bamberg, this condition has followed the malarial eradication work, j and we have evry reason to believe ?y. . that conditions would have been bad' I this summer had this work not been j done. Of all years when good health j was needed in Bamberg in our opin-' ion 1921 stands out most prominent- ! ?jv There has been no contagion of; I any sort here, very little malaria, no j| serious typhoid cases, and very little; sickness of any sort, and for this condition Bamberg ought to feel very, grateful. In this connection, we print; below the report of the state health department on contagious diseases, j Bj-g-*; in which Bamberg is not once men-: tioned: If; - In the list of contagious diseases j?v Tepoxted to the state health depart-' ment during August, diptheria led \ with a total of 275 cases reported.! Anderson and Darlington counties Eg Jfe reported 17 cases each; Greenville} 23; Lexington 33 and Marlboro 24.1 mnntips rennrt.eri smaller num- ! hers of cases. j Sixteen cases of scarlet fever were j reported during August. Abbeville) and Charleston reported one case j c each; Greenville, three; Newberry,; ? four; Orangeburg, two; Richland, j ? three, and Spartanburg, two. E: . The toal number of smallpox cases j . reported was 19. Allendale leported j two; Barnwell three; Fairfield one; ; Greenville four; Hampton four; Rich-j land four, and Spartanburg three. Twelve cases of tuberculosis were; K'--. v reported. Charleston, Fairfield, Lex-1 f Ington and Spartanburg reported one ; each; Marion and Richland three. If . each, and York two. i > Sixty-five cases of typhoid fever j were reported. Anderson, Darlington, Laurens, Lexington and Spar* ? ?-3 A?A nAnl. . 4 KVlOVlllo ! tan ours reponeu vuc ^a.v.u, and Cherokee reported three each; J Chesterfield and Dorchester, five! each: Fairfield, two; Greenville, four; McCormick and Marion, five each; Newberry, four; Oconee, six; Orangeburg, five; Pickens, seven; Saluda, l|fc' six. Thirteen cases of whooping cough P were turned in to the health offices. | Four of these were in Greenville and |P I nine in Richland. Pellagra totalled 17 cases. Two were reported from Cherokee; one each from Chesterfield, Dorchester, Fairfield, Lexington and Spartanburg, four from Horry and six from Marion. Six cases of influenza were report// ed from Kershaw and five from York. The two cases of cancer reported during August were both from May rion county. THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. n.% _ _ . The Heraia unueisi<tuu& mat uu ; steps have been taken looking to the I erection of the proposed high school | building, because of adverse local F conditions. It was contemplated last | spring that the election should be f ordered and the building erected for | the present term, but the trustees | considered it advisable under the ex isting circumstances to postpone the matter for a while. It is understood that with very few exceptions the freeholders of the town all signed the petition calling for the election to issue bonds for this purpose. It is sincerely hoped that conditions will so improve that the calling of the election will be made withi na short time and that the building will be completed before the next session of school begins. There appears to be no doubt of the attitude of the vast majority of citizens in regard to this matter, and while we do not question the wisdom of postponing the election for the Dresent. we call the attention of the voters of the city to the imperative need of additional facilities in the graded school. During the past summer, in order to accommodate the classes in the school, it has become necessary to cut up the auditorium of the school into class rooms. It is now not possible to hold concerted chapel exercises or public exercises of any sort in the graded school building. We feel very confident the people of Bambers will remedv this condi tion when the election is called. Times are hard, it is true, but in the matter of a bond issue which extends over a long term of years, the burden will not be severe at the present time. At the same time, the present is said to be an ideal time for building operations. ADVERTISING. About 90 per cent, of all business industry is interested in some measure in advertising. They are interested in the results to be obtained and the methods to be employed. In this connection, it is interesting to note the remarks of Herman Rosenfield, advertising manager for Sears, Roebuck & company, one of the larg est mail order houses in the world, and one of the chief competitors of local merchants, in a recent address: Mr. Rosenfield said, in part: "We have a bureau whose duty it is to read .each week the country newspapers from all over the coun-, try. There is not a paper of any consequence in our territory that our bureau does not get. This bureau looks over these papers and when we find a town where the merchants are not advertising in the local paper we immediately flood that territory with our literature. It always brings results far in excess of the same effort put forth in territory where the local merchants use their local papers." The moral of this statement is too apparent for elaboration. The moral may be stated in the words of Mark Twain, who is said to have received a note from one of his subscribers ? while editing a Missouri newspaper stating that the subscriber had found a spider in his paper, and inquiring the meaning of it. Mark replied: "Finding a spider in your paper was neither good luck nor bad luck for you. The spider was merely looking over our paper to see which cer chant is not advertising, so that he can go to that store, spin his web across the door and lead a life o^ undisturbed peace ever thereafter.") It Couldn't Be Done?But He Did It. Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he, with a chuckle replied. Well, maybe it couldn't, but 'he would be one, Who wouldn't say so 'till he'd tried. So he buckled right in, with a bit of a &i m, If he had any doubt he forbade it, And he started to sing as he tackled the thing, That couldn't be done, and he did it. Somebody said you will never do that, * At least, nobody has ever done it. But he took off his coat, and he took off his hat, And the first thing you knew he'd begun it. And he buckled right in with a tilt of his chin, If he had any fear he forbade it, And he started to sing as he tackled the thing, That couldn't be done, and he did it. There are thousands that will tell you that it can't be done, There are thousands that will prophesy failure, Thousands that will point out to you, one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you, But buckle right in with a hit of a grin, And take off your coat and go to it, And just start to sing, as you tackle the thing, That couldn't be done and you will do it. c? Largest tablet in county for 5c at Herald "Book Store. 1 EHRHARDT BUREAU I W. F. Hiers, Manager. Cradle Roll Entertained. Ehrhardt, Sept. 2S.?Mrs. P. D. Risinger entertained the cradle rolls of the Mt. Pleasant and the Ehrhardt Lutheran churches, with the mothers of the little ones. Saturday afternoon, on the beautiful grounds of the Ehrhardt Lutheran church. Refreshments were served and a dei cn-o e V> O r? all nrocorit I ii^iltlUX time ? MO iXC4V*. K/J vaa* J^/A vwv^v Fire at Cooperage Plant. The Morningstar Cooperage company's mill caught on fire Saturday morning, and for a time it looked as if the damage would be serious, but on account of the excellent provision made for fighting fire, the flames were extinguished before much damage was done. About a year ago Mr. Morningstar had the misfortune of losing his entire plant by fire, and the one he is now operat ing is complete and modern in every respect. It is very fortunate that he was able to save this plant as it would have been a serious loss to him and to the town as well. Attended Wedding. Mrs. S. W. Pearlstine has returned from a trip to Alabama, where she went to attend the wedding or ner nephew, A. L. Pearlstine. Mrs. Pearlstine reports a very pleasant trip. Visitors From Allendale. Mrs. Wolfe and family and Mr. ?J ^ r\ rv> Doorlefino n f Allnn <X UU. .tu S, iu:u J. i lOUUI^, yj j. dale, were in town this week. A. L. Pearlstine and his bride, of Jacksonville, Ala.; are here on a visit to relatives. KEARSE BUREAU Mrs. Olive B. Chitty, Manager. Personals. Kearse, Sept. 27.?Ed Oswald, of Allendale, visited his sister, Mrs. G. B. Kearse, on Sunday. Misses Zelma and Bell Breeland spent the week-end with Misses Myrtle* nnrt Ertns Sease in the Ehrhardt section. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, of Hilda, visited in our section Sunday afternoon. A "FishlesS" Stew. It is reported that some of our young men had a cat fish stew last week, minus the fish. Guess they imagined they were there and it was all right. Xot often though, that this occurs in our section, for we verily believe that the "fishing industry" is the only one that hasn't suffered from the recent panic. However, we would advise them to go to our Ehrhardt correspondent in case of a similar disaster and we feel sure he can find another log in some of the streams thereabout. I School Opened Monday. Our school opened on Monday with a goo'd enrollment and bright prospects for the coming session. School arounds and building were in good order. Mrs. Brabham was at her post as principal, and also Miss Higrhtower as her assistant. We are glad to welcome the latter in our midst and trust, that she will find her work pleasant. Some of the trustees and patrons were present for the open ing exercises. , Quarterly Conference. The quarterly conference convened at Kearse Methodist church on Satuurday. A good many visitors were present from other churches. Two forceful sermons were delivered by Rev. Peter Stokes on Saturday and Sunday morning. On Saturday his sermon was a strong appeal to awake_ | en the church from its lethargy and I indifference about religious matters. He spoke of the little things that often kept us from our religious duties. 'We fear that we will all have to "plead guilty" to our share of this so called "littleness." On Sunday his appeal was for a stronger faith in the God we serve and to show our faith in times of trials and temptations. He used Daniel's life as an example of that wonderful faith and the reward received therefrom. Both were timely topics and should be im pressed on the minds of church members at the present time. THE ROAD SYSTEM. It is a matter of pride to the good roads enthusiasts everywhere to note the progress that is being made in highway construction throughout the state. In this matter Bamberg county is well up with the rest of the state, and with tne progress continuing as it is now the county will have in a few years a fine system of roads. I One government highway has been completed through the county. A substantial link on another is nowbeing built from the Barnwell line to Bamberg, and this road will be extended to near Branchville probably next year. * PROFITABLE BUSINESS. Well Fed Hogs Gain More Than j Pound Per Day. / Orangeburg, Sept. 26.?Quite an interesting experiment in feeding hogs has just been completed by Eu-j gene S. Dukes, Rowesville, in which! two pens with two shoats in each | ; pen were put on dry feed and all' costs figured out. These pigs were; fed exactly alike, one pen being given i a patented stock tonic and the other j not. It was found that the greatest i gain and at less cost was made in the pen without a tonic. Corn, oats; (home crushed), tankage and a small1 amount of trade-mark feed were used,' in the experiment. Figuring feeds at! full market values the entire amount j consumed cost approximately $10 and: the number of pounds gained on this j feed at 8 cents per pound amounted ! to approximately $5, or in other' words, a dollar and a q,uarter per j shoat. It must also be taken into consideration that in the operation j all home-grown feeds were sold to j the hogs at market price, without j hauling them off the place, and the! fertility was not removed from the farm. The gains ran a little over a The Long Summer Must Soon END Have you simply been waiting, or were you wise and provided for ?t i n A to > tne cool daysr ii not "TAKE A TIP," Get Busy. | Ready - to - wear is j moving out dailv. O t/ j Sales, despite tlie hot weather, has been quite satisfactory? but of course could be better. Prices on Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, and Waists are about 1-2 the price of last season, and the stvles are just o. k. So WHY NOT | Beautiful Satin Finish Broad Cloth, 52 inches wide, for your Jumper Dresses, in J a d e, Rose, Tan, Brown, Navy, at $3.00 yard, with ^Braids and Buttons to LI 1111. I 25 new pieces of Plaid | and Stripe Skirtings. A most wonderful collection, $2.50 up, for all wool 51 inch materials?every color. We just suggest that you supply your needs of all cotton goods. You may be too late, by waiting, to obtain the present low prices. =========== i Moseleys ORANGEBURG, S. C. I _________ ; CASF Anything in th M will save you mom m week and we ask t Hi r\~p CCf\f\fl C5 T7 I^UaiibXlJf Ui gvuatj j We were the ft es, and we are still or not, remember 1 grocery bills by red WE APP I 4 mi I pound per day per hog. Farm Dem-! r onstration Agent L. S. Wolfe in giv-j t ing out this information calls atten- g tion to the fact that these hogs were; I fed in a dry lot, the weather was ex- j ceptionaily hot during the feeding |r period and that the shoats when put J f up to feed were off an ordinary pas-' a ture and just in good condition. No v effort was made to fatten the hogs'c and the gains made were mostly in' t growth and many more pounds could J easily be put on with a fattening I ration from now on as the shoatsj have developed wonderful frames c with the system of feeding used. The experiment shows that even \ feeding "out of the barn'' can be ( ^ AA ilL A A I FIRST NATK ^ Member Federal 4 " BAMBEP | 5PEROPAD X X -OFFIC ? PRESIDENT \\7 A VJ ATTDrD j Tf n. lYLinuui^iv GASH | W. D. CC SAW 25 CORDS O: WITHOUT BEND! ? 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RECIATE YOUR PATRONS ir o Ki.MU I / a GL iviciviijuw nade profitable and that under a pas- Jb ure and forage crop system 'hog 'IE trowing should be a very profitable >usiness. |1?B .Mr. Dukes conducted this experi- M nent mainly to get data to be used 1??|| or educational purpose by the Or- H| mgeburg Purebred Hog Association, isM vhich is a co-operative sales and edu- WfiBi ational organization of breeders in BR his county. 9BB One Exeoption. I "The effect never precedes the nflffi :ause, and?" began Professor Pate. "XJnn' olmnt ck man nmhin? a 13IKHI 11U U WW V f vheel-barrow?" interrupted J. Fuller wS jloom. fsH )NAL BANK| ] Reserve System 1 I to, s. c. * 9 V All n ? IITITAO X MB MJJUAJUJW * ^ VICE-PRESIDENT A DR. ROBT. BLACK f A )LEMAN 1 ????????????a? F WOOD A DAY f N"G YOUR BACK ' <4 ive cents a cord with the ] < IJ A M 1 *n/viv w Suprenre i by the largest drag saw manuructed for a long, hard service. I : in a Month i saw made with such exclusive i ag devices as the Holder J an instant and does away with lling; M landle mt control of saw and prevents ind crushing his hands. ,1 ile Drag Saw | men. Is so constructed that it i lied through brush or slid over r. ALL PARTS ARE BUILT VIE. Other Machinery i lg wood, put it to work driving P. gasoline motor is a willing flj 'rmation today.' . ^ ^MOAK ^ ! RRY I j yy, at prices that H J >.00 window this | ^ pare it with the i sed one year ago. toon to high pric- ?| jou patronize li - dollars in your ?? { |ji I I South Carolina. | fl J 11 f