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?he Hamberg feralh Thursday, August 25,1910. SllUttI JL/lA/dLLa, Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Cotton is opening right along ir this section. The early closing for the stores ends next Wednesday. California oranges, pears anc grapes at G. A. Duckers & Brother's See me before trading your cottor seed. W. G. HUTTO at Copeland's store. The campaign in Bamberg countj would get real interesting if we had a few more campaign meetings. Political notices seem to nave tnt right of way in The Herald this week as this is the last issue before th< primary. The primary election is to be helc next Tuesday, and little interest ii being taken in the result in Bam berg county. Highest prices paid for cotton seed or I will give you a good exchange for C. S. meal. W. G. HUTTO a Copeland's store. iM-; Blackville and Bamberg played i gime of base ball here Tuesday af temnnn. and Bambere won by ? score of five to three. "Tote fair" is our motto, or "liv< and help to live" will do as well See us before buying or selling rea % estate, or you may regret it. C. H MILHOUS, Manager Denmark Realty Sr. Company. J..;"'' The many friends of Mr. J. Nor man Walker, who is at a sanitariun in Asheville, N. C., will be pleasec to know that his condition is improv ing and he is doing better than foi some months. The clay recently put on Mail p I .. v street has improved this thorough fare very much. Other streets aroum town need work, and if the schem< now on foot goes through some worl l will be done on them. The revival services at Ghent': Branch Baptist church will begii next Sunday, August 28 th. Th< pastor, Rev. Ftank M. Hauser, ha; >. v returned from the city hospital, Au gusta, Ga., much improved ii health. Messrs. C. C. Rowell, Parke Jennings, and Lewis Kinard, accom Ipanied hy Wesley Banks, a colorei man, went fishing at the river Tues day afternoon and gigged a sturgeoi weighing one hundred pounds am t measuring six feet in length. Remember to vote for O. C. Scar jgV borough for railroad commissioner i"'. He is decidedly the man for th< place. He is especially strong in th< up country, and will carry Spar tanburg, which is the adjoinim .( county to Greenville, where Mahoi ^ hails from. County campaign meetings wer v held at Denmark on Tuesday and a Ehrhardt yesterday. At both meet ings everything passed off quietly and the people seemed to take littl interest In politics. i ne last meet ; ing will be held here to-morro\ (Friday). We presume the speakini will take place in the court house We clip the following from the Co lumbia Record under the heading v "Little Known Facts About Well Known Carolinians:" "Henry Jas per Brabham, the Bamberg merchan .and banker, finds his chief pleasun in his flower garden. If a leisur hour comes when it is too hot t< potter about the garden, he revel in history and historical fiction." Mr. M. G. Zeigler, who was wel known and had many friends in Bam berg, died at his home just across thi river in Orangeburg county Tuesda; night of this week, after an extende* illness. He was fifty-seven years old and leaves a number of relatives fv among them being his sister, Mrs. J A. Byrd, of this city. The buria took place yesterday at Bethlehen church. intSro Miss Gertrude Oxner, who ha taught the Clear Pond school for sev eral years, writes us to change he paper to Leesville, where she will b< at home until school opens nex month. She has again accepted th< Clear Pond school, and will teacl there the coming year. Miss Oxne has been away all summer, taking i couse at the University of Tennessee and from there she took a trip North going to New York, Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada. Invitations have been issued b; Mr and Mrs. Thomas Benton Leac] to the marriage of their daughter Mattie Dantzler, to Mr. James Hill Jr., the weding to take place 02 Thursday afternoon, septemoer old at the home of her parents, 91 Pendleton street Greenville, S. C The bride is well known in Bam berg, having visited relatives here and the groom is the eldest son o Mr. J. W. Hill. Their many Bam berg friends extend congratulation in advance. Quite a crowd from here spent li Sunday at the Isle of Palms. : The editor of this paper is ] much of a farmer, but he has a sm : patch of the finest cotton he has s< this year. There will be no preaching at 1 1 Methodist church next Sunday, Rev. T. G. Herbert has gone to 1 t up-country. The Bamberg base base team w< ; to Branchville last Friday, played c game and were defeated by a score j four to three. In renewing his subscription The Herald Mr. S. C. Rhode, of W i _ .. [ gins, S. c., writes us as iohoa "Please inclosed find one dollod renew my subscription for one ye r I enjoy reading your paper and wo I not be without it for twice the pri i Baptist Church News and Notice | DIRECTORY. - Preaching service every Sum morning at 11 o'clock and even at 7:30 o'clock by the pastor, R 1 O. J. Frier. 3 Sunday-school every Sunday mo . ing at 10 o'clock, C. W. Rentz, T-io-ni nton rl en t mvvuuvuvi B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday even .at 7:30 o'clock, David G. Feld I president. ' Prayer meeting every Thurs< t evening at 7:30 o'clock. Woman's M. U. meets Wednes< afternoon after each 2nd Sunday. 1 Conference each fourth Sum - after preaching service. t Observance of the Lord's Sup; the first Sunday in each quarter. NEWS AND NOTICES. * After being torn up for a 1 j weeks installing the new carpet i news pews, and Pastor Frier's * turn from his summer vacation, had regular services again Sum morning and evening. My! how r - and comfortable everything is in i i church building now. We have b< 1 a little demoralized by the break - our services, but will soon catch r and go ahead now, surely. Pastor Frier preached in the mc 1 ing on The Christ, Who is, and V . is to Come; and in the evening j Christ's Lament over Jerusal< 3 Pastor announced again that i . meeting would begin the 1st Sun< in September, and gave a brief count of his vacation trip. Repor 3 a great meeting at Black Cr 1 church in Colleton county. Th 3 were 29 additions to the church 3 profession of faith. They were young people, but no little child 1 among them. Reported a v pleasant trip to and stay at Beaufi r the beautiful and historic city by - sea. I Let us now get down to work i - get ready for our meeting, expect a great things from God. 1 Picnic at Spring Branch. There will be a picnic at Spr Branch on Saturday, September J e The public is cordially invited e come and bring wen miea d<lsk - Ice cream will be sold for the p 5 pose of raising funds for the chui a ? Groseclose-Hiers. e The many friends in Leesville * Miss LeliaGroseclose, daughter of F D. B. Groseclose, of Ehrhardt, w ' delightfully surprised to hear of e marriage on Wednesday last, to Will Hiers, the nuptial tie being i v formed in Columbia. Mr. H 5 taught the Ehrhardt school last y !* and goes, with his accomplis _ bride, to Norway where he will gage in like work the coming y< . The best wishes of Leesville, espec ly the News, is extended Mr. and a Hiers.?Leesville News, August 17 e e Killed by Train. 3 s An unknown negro was killed Hays's saw mill about 2 miles ab town last Sunday morning by * early excursion train going Charleston. Coroner Zeigler held e inquest over the body the same mc ^ ing, and the verdict of the jury 1 * that he came to his death by be " struck by the train. One of the r road men said that the negro ] " stopped by the track and built u fire and lay down and went to sl< a The noise of the approaching tr woke him up and he seemed to s come confused and started to ci - the track when the train struck h r killing him instantly. The rems e were not identified, and the body 1 t buried at the expense of the count: e a Life of a One Dollar Bill. r It is a matter of record in the tr< 1 nrv denartment that the life of one-dollar and two-dollar bills is ' coming shorter each year. A bill l' either of these denominations d not remain in circulation now m y over thirteen months. At one ti a the life of a small bill was about i and a half years. This has b , gradually reduced, and the rag a and dirty money that comes into i, treasury now for destruction is 4 dom over two years old. The i !. money washing machine installed - Washington, to cleanse this monej >, expected to have some effect f lengthening the life of the currei - but it is not believed it will grej s prolong its existence.?Washing Star. 1st CANDIDATES AT DENMARK. K j. Would-be Legislators Break Even on L< iall Whiskey Issue. *en Denmark, August 23.?The campaign meeting was held here to-day. N' '^e J* Guess was called to pre- to as side, and after prayer lay the Rev. Mr. pi 'he Morris the candidates were called on w to express their views. ?nt There was a good crowd in attend- er me ance, but the meting was very quiet, gi of One of the candidates for the Legis- of lature spoke for prohibition and one n< for local option; the other two did ai not express an opinion either way. ec Mr. H. W. Walker created a ripple tt v ' of excitement by his criticisms of the ai 0 bill of expenses of the county suber- in ;ar. visor. st , The Denmark concert band gave p] ' their services free and rendered a Sc ^ number of selections between the in speeches. When the band played t "Dixie" the whole auditorium ap- g lay plauded for the first time. ol e^f The sentiment *n regard to local hi option and prohibition seemed to w rn- be evenly divided here. Feather- g, 8U- stone, McLeod and Blease will get tl the most votes in this county. Be- w ^ I fore adjournment Capt. Guess offered w a resolution of thanks to the band, tt lay which was unanimously carried. S( Restland Cemetery. ^ lay Editor Bamberg Herald: The peoper pie of the beautiful little city of ^ Bamberg should feel proud to hall T from such a place. j >ew It is handsomely laid out in streets in(j and sidewalks and there is no betre. ter shaded city of iits size in the we State. Few towns excel it in point jay of neat and commodious residences, S ^ee with every convenience added to 0 our make its citizens cheerful and nappy. " een Well, this is a very pretty picture a jn and well painted to please the eye, ^ Up but a glance at the Restland Ceme- a tery, where two ministers of the ,rn- gospel lie, and also the body of the n founder of this beautiful little city, on W. S. Bamberg, Sr., with an hun- H em dred others of the best people that our the county ever produced, (with a a1 3ay few exceptions of well kept squares) a ac_ oh, what a sad reflection! What is h ^e(j to be done about it? City fathers, N eek Civic League, come to the front. S ere You will meet a cheerful response. h bv CITIZEN. t< all K Death of Mrs. Clayton. Bj ren Hi ery On Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Q r>rt ' August 14, 1910, the white winged ^ angel of death visited and cast a bloom over the home of Mr. Laurie an<* R. Clayton, taking away the fair and ing lovely young wife of a little more than six years. ? Through these short years most A happily spent, they have built up an n ing ideal little home for two. Now this ^ Ird. happy home is marred, a face once p to loved is missed, the vacancy can't ^ ets. be filled, but "God's will be done." ^ ?ur- Being of a sweet and lovable nature, ^ ch. no one knew her but to love her, and she never forgot to return their affections. She has been a constant sufferer from appendicitis for some months, P - ?-a???* c tev* but during ner Drier conuuemeu L U1 I ere only three days, she willingly per- c ^er mitted any one to assist her and p Mr* gratefully acknowledged every atten- ? ?er" tion. Mrs. Lucille (Fender) Clayton " iers was aged 24 years, 6 months and a J ear few days. b hed She will not only be missed in the ? en~ home but in the community in which ? ?ar- she lived, but most of all in the * ' lal" church and Sunday-school where she 0 *rs* carefully instructed that class of lit- * ' tie boys, impressing upon their minds ^ the noble lives they might lead. n She was a consistent member of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church from b at early childhood, ever faithful to her n ove Sunday-school, and for the past few h the years an earnest and instructive v t0 teacher. ~ an On the. day following her death, 0 >rn" after suitable services by her pastor, ^as Rev. D. B. Groseclose, and in the a *ng presence of a host of friends and h a**" relatives, her body was laid to rest kad in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery to await d p a the "resurrection of the just." May *1 Jep- this sad incident bring God in Christ h a*n nearer the homes of the bereft. 0 ^)e" "Many are the afflictions of the a 'OSS .righteous, but the Lord delivereth h him out of them all." Weep not, it l*ns thpn. sorrowing ones as those who P was have no hope for you can meet that a face in glory. She can't come to you but isn't it such a sweet consolation r to know that you can go to her. >as- We extend our heart felt sympathy the to the bereaved husband and parents, aicn those dear brothers and sisters UC- ? [ of who will some day follow in her footoes steps. A FRIEND, uch Ehrhardt, S. C., August 17, 1910. ime two For Pardon. F een ged Among the petitions for pardon now the before Gov. Ansel is that of W. E. j sel- Sandifer, of Bamberg, who is serving tc lew a 15-year sentence upon conviction of fi i in arson. Sandifer has been at Clemson ft \ is for six or seven years. He had his *l in foot cut off recently. The petition is w icy, made largely on this ground. It itly will be remembered that Sandifer ^ ton was convicted for burning the stores of Dr. J. B. and Mr. Thos. Black. | ELLED OVER CHECKER GAME. [>nnie Toomer Kills Julius Grayson With Rifle. Mr. H. C. Folk, in writing to the ews and Courier of the fight which >ok place on Mr. J. A. J. Rice's ace near town last week, and which as mentioned in this paper, says: As the result of a game of check's, Julius Grayson, a 16-year-old ne o boy, was killed on the plantation : Mr. J. A. J. Rice yesterday afterion by Lonnie Toomer, also colored, id about 12 years old. The wound1 boy was found in the yard of le premises, where he was shot, in l unconscious condition. Upon beig questioned, Toomer said he had ruck Grayson with a stick. A iysician was called in, and it was >on developed that he had been shot l the forehead. Little Lonnie oomer then admitted that he and rayson had a dispute over a game ! checkers and that Grayson struck im and cut at him with a knife, Hereupon ne ran into tne nouse, 3t a rifle and shot him. He said he ten took up the baby, of which he as the nurse, and went to the field, here others were at work, leaving le wounded boy alone. He does not >em to have any remorse of conrience or to realize the enormity of Is act. Grayson died last night. An inuest was held over the body of the eceased this morning, and Lonnie oomer is in jail to await trial at le next term of court. Death of Mrs. Lucille Clayton. Ehrhardt, August 21.?On last unday evening, August 14, at 3 'clock, the death angel visited the ome of Mr. Laurie Clayton, taking way his beloved wife, Lucille. She as aged 24 years, 6 months and few days. Her remains were laid > rest at 3 o'clock Monday afteroon in Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Cemeiry. She was sick only a few days, [er death came unexpected. Lucille as kind and affectionate, and her weet life had so entwined its cords round the heart's of those who knew er that they were hard to be broken, o one knew her but to love her. he left many sad hearts to mourn er departure. She was too precious 5 live here, so the Lord took her to [is mansion in heaven. May this id incident bring God in Christ earer the bereft. "Many are the AiAflnno r\t ilia orh t OAll a hilt the U11LUUUO VI tu V AiQMWWVM ,ord delivereth him out of them all." ONE WHO LOVED HER. Ben Hill Cave Married. Barnwell, August 20.?Mr. Ben [ill Cave, of Barnwell, and Miss .nnie Booth, of Baltimore, Md., were larried in the latter city on Tuesay. After a honeymoon trip to oints of interest in the North, they rill return to Barnwell, where they ave a host of friends waiting to relcome them to their future home. Good Meeting at Black Creek. Dear Editor: It affords me great leisure to inform you of the sucess of a series of meetings just losed at Black Creek church, Colston county. This is one of our Idest country churches. The meetag began on the fifth Sunday in uly with Rev. 0. J. Frier, of Barnerg, to preach for us. There was reat interest manifest from the rst, and ere the meeting closed, wenty-nlne had confessed faith in ur Lord and were baptized into he fellowship of the church on the cn,ii/*ov in Aiumst. when the IOC U UUUUJ 1U leeting came to a close. I don't know when I have had a rother pastor to assist me in a leeting with whom I felt more in armony than with Bro. Frier. Our iews seemed to coincide prefectly. tro. Frier has no cut-and-dried methds of conducting his meeting, a act which I heartily appreciate. I m sure the secret of success was 1 the simple gospel sermons. Having known Bro. Frier in Floria, as we were both pastors there, ; was, indeed, a great pleasure to ave him with me now. If any of ur pastors should be so fortunate s to secure Bro. Frier for a meetlg I am sure they will never regret We especially appreciate the resence of Mrs. Frier, and the dded pleasure her music afforded. -Jno. P. Graham, in Baptist Couier. New Advertisements. Found Notice. For Sale or Exchange. Overseer Wanted. James F. Byrnes?For Congress. Wade H. Powell?South Georgia 'arms. POLITICAL NOTICE. To the Voters of Bamberg County: regret very much that I am unable > canvass the county, and meet my iends face to face, owing to the ict that my wife has recently reirned from the hospital. Though nproved in health, she is still very eak and needs my constant care, ^ill highly apreciate anything you tay do for me at the coming primary .ection. Thanking you in advance, am, yours respectfully, CAREY A. PATRICK. "OLD TIMER" WRITES. The Weather is Hot but the Crops are Growing Right Along. Wanderer's Rest, August 16.? How hard is life to an old farmer now. Hot, hot Is not the name for it, and were it not for a soft breeze to fan his cheeks now and then he would feel like hot potatoes, small ones at that, as he goes to the field where hte hands are pulling fodder, or picking peas, or cutting wood, the same sad strain of woe comes from all. "Cap, quite hot," and as the old man wipes the perspiration from his face on his shirt sleeve, lifts his hat tc ventilate his head, a head that is so heated it feels at least three sizes too big for his hat, he tries to smile, but only a try. Says ? few words of cheer to them and goes to the next, not a song of bird tc lighten the burden of his soul nor ? breeze to cool his furrowed face anc the sunbeams dancing to the tuns of one hundred or more degrees, hh spirit broken by the intense heat o: these dog-days, he happens to re member the promised time whei there shall not be any heat or an] cold. Then from this reverie h< awakes to see the fields green anc the leaves upturned to the sun, thi cotton blooms converting the field: in one vast flower garden, and i partridge calling co his mate "Bol White," the locust singing his lonj but unpleasant song, the old mai stops in that same hot sun, sees s< much beauty, the heat is forgotten he hastens to his home, a much coole man, and there the verbena, a fev roses, the dahlias, lillies, all meet hii gaze with a smile and proclaims i wellcome for him found no when else, then, is he calm and serene hunts hie favorite old chair, light his pipe of peace. Still he ruminate and as the days that are past comi again he remembers hotter spells an< poorer crops and far more sickness So all is well and no prospect for i famine in the land, and it takes ho sun to mature the crops, and tin the peel of the luscious peach, and thi health giving apple and ripen thi watermelon, that is so crisp and rei and melting, as the old man puts i spoonfull of the high prized fruit ii his mouth. So every season has it delights. Soon the heat will be over the harvest will come, and the ol< man's sadness will be turned int joy. The bams all full, the hard ships of the year forgotten, ne^ plans made for tne next crop. Ama will come and around the cheerfu fires will youth and beauty, and littl boys and girls, the old man with hi fiddle have mirth, music, laughte and songs, and the madam will lool on in dismay and ask the happy light hearted old fellow if he ha , lost his mind, much to the amuse ment of the bright-eyed lasses wh hear it. , Thus it has been, so it will be and there is joy to the man tha sees it, for all nature sings and pre claims it everywhere. Yes, soon coc nights and pleasant days will come ' and with them the little violet witi blue eyes and bright smiles will giv a charm and welcome no other flow er gives, and the mocking bird wil sing his sweet song and the dog-day of 1910 will be only a memory Every season has its 'duties as we] as charm, now is the time to prepar the land and sow turnips and ruta bagas, to get a stand prepare th land thoroughly, sow the seed in i furrow three or four inches deep cover them lightly and walk on th seed, taking care to press the sol from one end of row to other. Th sun will not kill the tender plants and having moist soil will grow muc! nicer. Gradually fill the furrow a the plants grow and a crop is as sured. UOllOn IS uegiuniu? lu vyvu j. early planted fields, but will be a lat as well as a short crop. For all thai some fine fields of cotton are to b seen. Rev. E. A. Wilkes preached a fin sermon at White Point school hous on Tuesday evening of last weeh Much food for thought in it. Some of the young folkks took ii the Crocketville picnic and ball, i varied experience reported. Several folks from this communit; are attending the protracted meetini at Saltkeatchie church, near U1 mer, this week. L. W. Ritter and R. C. Johns tool a trip on tlie coast last week. Som< fine crops and a big time reporte< by them. A young man on last Sunday after noon took a young lady to ride. Thi sun was hot but for some reason no explained he forgot to raise his um brella, when arriving at her hom< she jumped from the buggy and ex claimed, Jee Whillekens, ain't it hot then the young man thought, "0 my umbrella," but it was too late Thus will it be sometimes. Two more widowers wanted. Mus be sober, energetic,, polite. Age, 2i to 60. Thus runs an ad., and per haps there will be room for a fe\ WIia L- n r?Ttr more in mis uuuutj. nuu uuvn but will add to above a little goo< looks, nice home, and ready cash, an< you are bound to win. OLD TIMEIT. - THE OIL WELL SHOOTER, i Sometimes Blown into Eternity With \ His Own Ammunition. In certain of the petroleum produc, ing districts it becomes necessary I sometimes in opening an oil well? t sometimes when the well has become 1 clogged or apparently ezhausted?to ; begin or renew the flow by exploding > nitroglycerin at the botton of the well. . This explosive is employed because it * i explodes readily by the dropping of , a weight upon it. A man who cari ries nitroglycerin from well to well lor mis purpose is auuwu in tne oil regions as a "shooter." Prohibition Has Done Good. To the Voters of Bamberg County and the State at large: ^ As the Democratic primary is near at hand and we will soon be called upon to cast our ballot for those who are to fill our county and State off flees, will you bear with me a little . while and hear mv views as to the i way I think we, as a prohibition 7 people, ought to vote? First of all, , -, \ 3 don't let us get the idea into our 1 heads that we have already got pro3 hibition and there's nothing else to 3 do, for if we do we are wrong. The l fight is only well begun and the 5 whiskey element are not near ready ? to give up yet, in fact they are just 3 beginning to get scared enough to 3 get their fighting gloves on good, and being slick ducks they are go- . > r ing to put up a pretty nasty fight v before it is done with. 8 One of their schemes is to put ! enough good, strong, smart local ope tion men in the field to fool the (> people and win a part of the dry vote, . 3 Kiiuwiiig Luau ii luc lutai uytiuuisio s should win that there would be some' e of the counties that would go back 3 to the old dispensary system because taxes are a little higher and because i they haven't kept down blind tigers, t Many a man would vote for prohibi- % t tion if he knew it would prohibit, 4 e but he says its no use, you can't keep, e it out; but he doesn't stop to think 3 why it is not kept out nor who is ' a to blame for it not being kept out, a when he is himself to blame in more ^ s ways than one. He won't help to , locate and rout out the tigers and he 1 won't vote to put the negligent, low0 principled men out of office whose I- duty it is to enforce the laws. Now v that we have got prohibition the 4 s next thing to do is to throw those 1 men out of office who are against us e and be very, very careful to know . s how those stand that we put in. r I asked a candidate the other day k how he stood, and he told me he was as strong a prohibitionist as ;-'#4 s they make 'em. I said: "I don't T (- think you are," and he looked at me ; o in surprise and said: "What do you mean; I never drank any liquor in ?, my life and have always worked t and voted against it. I thought you i- knew that." I am a stronger prohibi 1 tionist than you, because I won't vote < for a man if I know it kind can help * h myself that is against us." Now I . ? ..i a e may want to run ior omce myveu some day and if I should this would 11 be mighty apt to be brought up' s against me, and might hurt my \ chances some, but I can't help that 11 I am made out of just that kind of e stuff and will say just what I think. I had to vote for a whiskey man e once to keep from losing my vote for < a a prohibitionist, and it went mightily >, against the grain, but it couldn't be e helped, as there were only three 11 running, and we had to vote for two. e Don't misunderstand me and think j, thaf I dislike all men that are not b on my side. On the other hand, I s have some very warm friends who are h not with me, and in the coming election I am going to vote against ^ d some men that I would like very J e much to vote for because they are t, smart men and men of ability, but , e we don't see alike and I don't want them to be placed where they can o n?p their smartnes and ability against e our cause, and therefore I can t vote vv? for them. I think the Law and Order Leagues J a all over the State and the prohibitionists every where should look, at it as I do and vote as a unit for y those men only, for each and every I office, who will help our cause, and - no matter how good a friend a fellow is to you nor how much ability i he has, if he is against us, put him ^ e out and keep him out. 3 Some say you can't have prohibition 'till you stop the railroads - from hauling it into dry territory, e No, but if we will follow that plan t of putting only clean, honest pro- * - hibitionists in office when enough of e the United States get dry we will - have strength enough in congress to * :, pass laws to keep the railroads from hauling it into dry territory. That is i. all foolishness to say we can't have prohibition. Any fool with a thimble t full of sense knows that we have 5 no law but what is violated more or ? - less and why should prohibition prov hibit absolutely when hanging won't * s prohibit killing absolutely, and if he 3 has got that much sense, he can see 3 that prohibition has done good in Bamberg. C. A. DEAN. t Bamberg, August 22, 1910. ,