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<Hb? Bamberg iieralb ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. Puhli?hf*ri CTftrv Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, cylinder press, folder, two jobbers, all run by electric power, with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year, $1.00, or 10 cents a month for less than one year. All subscriptions payable strictly, in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents * a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all nor?f o nprsnnal or Dolitical char \XViVM V4 %m V* ? ^ acter are charged for as regular advertising. ^Contracts for advertising not subje* to cancellation after first insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters of those pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, March 23, 1911. The banks of Bamberg county have over a half million dollars on deposit, which is more money than is deposited in the banks of any county the size of Bamberg* Our people fey: i are evidently prosperous. fey Bamberg needs more people of the right sort. Our town is growing right along, but we should not be i-f' V content with present progress. The ? growth of Bamberg was a revelation to Dr. H. S. Hartzog when he was & - here a few days ago, and it impresses others who have been away for ?11^ several years. Governor Blease has been doing ^ some very foolish things lately, but Bp? the most foolish action of his record so far is the removal of the mem- . bers of the dispensary commission. ^The governor is certainly playing into the hands of those who are opV posed to him, and they will have the v facts to show why he should not be ; re-eleoted. ^ * The Yorkville Enquirer says it knows of no good reason why an in vitation should not be extended to ithe governor to address the meeting of the State Press Association at Co/ lumbia in June. Well, we do, remarks The Bamberg Herald. Well what's the reason??Spartanburg Herald. There are a number of good rea- < sons, but that we don't care to hear Mm is sufficient. The Community Club of Charleston has issued a letter severely critcising the governor for vetoing the act providing for an election on the I question 01 cvuimtsaivu. m ui &vr? ernment for that city. While the . governor was decidedly wrong in his veto, still we see no good purpose to be accomplished by the issuance of such a letter. Possibly it's a relief t : to speak one's mind at times, but where nothing is to be gained by it p-; we believe in keeping quiet. The morning mail last Friday was several hours late on account of the | s wreck at Aiken the night before, not EteC/- reaching here until about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The mail from ll " Charleston was not received until the night train. No connection was made at'Branchville in the morning, and as a consequence pasengers who wanted to go to Orangeburg and Columbia v. could not do so. It is high time . Bamberg was getting relief from the ^ * present schedules of the Southern Railway. Mail canot reach Columbia in the mornings, and passengers for local points between Columbia and Branchville oannot reach their destination on the morning train. The railroad appears to be ignoring , ' Bamberg as much as possible. y T. B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, may have written the letter to H. H. Evans, made public by the governor last Saturday, and then he may not have. Certainly his record as a shrewd lawyer and graft hunter would indicate that he would have more sense than to write such a letPter, granting that he was mixed up in the dispensary rottenimss in the days of good stealing. But there are several circumstances connected with the letter which need to be explained, chief of which is why this letter was not made public before. Its publication can do no good now when Fel3 1 - - - c_;_i a j. tiers wuik is miisiieu, il uuiyuus " /i .* < to have been written in 1905. Why did not Mr. Evans make public the letter then? And why, oh why did the governor make the letter public last Saturday when the trial of H. H. Evans was to take place in Newberry on Monday? There is a significance : v about this which must appeal to every unprejudiced mind. v; v . ...... LEARNS SHORTHAND AT 70. $ Widow of War Veteran to Graduate ! in Commercial College. Mrs. W. C. Price, 70 years of age, widow of a veteran of the Civil war, will be graduated with a class of < young men and women in a local ' commercial college this spring, her ] deploma showing that she is a competent stenographer and typist. * She 1 began her studies last September, attending school five days a week, be- j ing absent from only one session. At i the home of her son, Wray R. Price, 1 2018 Cleveland avenue, Mrs. Price 1 said: i "Womefi of my age usually give atrncrcrla hnf T rnulri not. hrinC 1 w y VlAV VVA W00*V> VMV A vvr ?WW w myself to that, nor have I any desire ; to take my place near the chimney < corner and talk about the things that . were or might have been. I am as i young as I feel, and that is the age t of a woman less than half as old as i I am. I expect to take up a home- < stead somewhere in the Spokane j country, possibly in northeastern 1 Oregon, and am arranging to open ] an office in a neighboring town. I 1 have decided to make a specialty of j stenographic work and collecting, and thus support myself while I am 1 acquiring a homestead." \ Mrs. Price has been identified with ] the equal suffrage movement since t 1880 and was the second woman to i register in Spokane when the ballot i was given to the women of Washing- i ton.?Spokane dispatch to St. Louis 1 Woman's National Daily. i ? 9 , Confidence the Basis of Business. It matters not how great or how , small the business, if it is to succeed { there must be absolute confidence in j the parties engaged in it. This is an j indispensable condition. To have , confidence, presupposes character ( which is the chief asset of any busi- j ness. It must be founded on a rock | if it is to withstand the tempests ( of time. j Why is it there is so much friction ( in the commercial world to-day? j complaints of high taxes, improvident use of the school funds, pension ] frauds, and many other grievances? If we ferret them out would we not find the main cause of the discontent, to be lack of confidence? The laws are not properly enforced, this is the beginning of the trouble. One laxity brings about another and the farther it goes the worse it gets. Every loyal citizen should exert himself to the utmost to lessen these evils. We should not allow ourselves to be overcome with evil. Confidence must be restored if things are to work smoothly. The world needs men who are not for sale; men who are honest; men who will condemn wrong in friend or foe, in themselves as well as in others; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall; men who are satisfied with what they have earned, and are willing to wear ojily what they can pay for. It has been said the best remedy for hard times is to cheat the doctor by jbeing temperate; the lawyer, by keeping out of debt; the demagogue, by voting for honest men; and pov- j erty, by being industrious. ? To overcome these evils which j threaten us let every one, men, wo- ^ men, and children lend a helping ] hand, remembering that while we are j weak God is strong, in tnis great j conflict between good and evil, it is , not the physically strong who do the most good, but those who are spirtually strong. When we feel our own helplessness, then God comes to the rescue. To your knees, if you would conquer the evil one. Who would have believed that many large islands could be built up by insects so small that they can be seen only through a microscope. Man would say, impossioie; Dut nature says 11 can be doqe. In union there is strength. Thousands of years ago when Chi- ^ na suffered severely by the depreda- 1 tions of barbarous tribes, she caused ^ her citizens to build an immense wall for protection. Just think of the number of bricks it took to build that wall! Yet each brick helped to bring rest and quiet for many years. ' "Many a mickle, makes a muckle." However small the part you can do, do not neglect that, for it all helps. If you can do nothing else, pray. Why is it that Jackson's men had so much confidence in him? Because he did not trust in his own strength. He had certain hours to pray and commune with God. There was silence in the camp when old "Blue Light" prayed. They trusted their leader, and fought to win. "Ah! wife, sew on, pray on, hope on! Thy life shall not be all forlorn." Into the breach, loyal citizens! PRO BONO PUBLICO. ^rvt? WTn o Vi i ft un ivi 11 a^iuii^ivi*. Congressman Jas. F. Byrnes leaves to-morrow for Washington, to be present at the opening of the special session of congress, which Ijas been called by President Taft. His object in going several days before the opening of the session is to be present at several caucuses of the Democrats, and also to get better acquainted with the members of the house.? Aiken Journal and Review. TOO MANY BANKS. State Bank Examiner Wilson Discusses the Situation. Frora the fifth annual report of Giles L. Wilson, State bank examiner, made December 1st, 1910, we learn a great deal about the banks in this State. He says there are too many small, weak banks, and he recommends that the examiner be given authority to force weak banks Dut of existence. Some portions oi the report are interesting, as will be noted from the following paragraphs: "I am pleased to announce thai tve have had no failures during the pear. This does not mean that we ii-o froei frnm weak banks, however, A.t least one bank upon the recommendation of this office, has decided to voluntarily liquidate. Had it not agreed to do so while there was still opportunity to pay off depositors and creditors in full, it would have been closed. The depositors will lose nothing, but the stockholders will* probably suffer. Poor judgment n making loans was the cause. "At least four other banks have oeen dealt with most leniently and ire now on what might, be termed probation, having been notified that :hey will receive personal visits early n the new year, and unless found in mproved and satisfactory condition will then have the option of volun:arily liquidating or being placed in receivers' hands. A considerably greater number than four are probibly in such condition as would warrant similar treatment, but it is possible with proper care and nursing ;hey may so shape their affairs and mprove their present status as to be permitted to remain in business. To ;he best of my knowledge and belief che above conditions are not caused through any dishonest or fraudulent conduct, but result from poor judgnent, lack of ability or extreme carelessness on the part of those encrusted with the active management. "Since November 16tli, 1909, 41 new State banks have commenced business and about 12 more have received commissions and are in process of organization. In this connec inn T am forced to ask where will ;he formation of new banks end? Should there not be a limit placed on :he number of small, weak banks? Their rapid organization is a source >f anxiety to this office. Such insti:utions are a constant menace to exsting banks of sound and conservative management. The weak institutions not only compete with the >lder banks in more or less unfair md illegitimate ways, but, owing to ;heir tendency to break down at critical moments, they threaten the solvency of the other institutions in :heir communities. * It will not be lenied that the first consideration )f a properly conducted bank should )e absolute safety for the depositors' noney. Thus it follows that one strong bank in a community is bet;er for all the people than two or nore weak ones. "The office of Bank Exlaminer, as [ understand it, was created to have ?ome one look after the interest oi :he people. The most careful and ;horough examination possible by the Bank Examiner cannot make a weak )ank strong. Under our present aw this office has not power to close i weak bank or force it out of busiless merely because it is discovered ;o be weak. It must be insolvent )r dishonestly or fraudulently conlucted before it can be closed. It [ had possessed the power, I would lave closed a considerable number >f weak banks during the year? mnks that ought never to have been lormed; that have no real excuse for ^ T- - ? ~ 1U4U existence; iua.i uave mue ui ihj prospect of success, or that have inexperienced and in some cases incompetent officers. Until the Banh Examiner is clothed with authority to force such banks out of existence tie can do nothing to protect the deposits of the people at large who patronize them. His present powei compels him to wait until the banfc has failed, the people's money already lost." Miss Renz Graduates. Gainesville, Ga., March 17.?Or the afternoon of March 10, Mist Elise Rentz, of Bamberg S. C., gave o-rarlimtinp' ninnofnrte rpritnl 1r Brenau auditorium. The progran was beautifully rendered, and her re cital was one of the most brilliani that has ever been given at Brenau Miss Rentz is a talented young stu dent, and has worked faithfully. She is a pupil of Otto W. G. Pfefferkorn one of the best known teachers ii this country. For the recital the stage was beau tifully decorated in ferns, palms, anc cut flowers; the boxes were occupiec by her sorority sisters of the Mu Ph Epsilon Sorority, who presented hei with a beautiful bouquet of pink anc white carnations. Miss Rentz's many friends wish hei joy and success in the musical careei which she is planning for herself. F. M. R. O'Riley will arrive next Monday. "AT I 1 PREMIER SK I > ?? tf? ( * ( ? ? I Delicious V < A serve wit f ? . tea, and I ?? a 25c pa< si cateyour w of Loose |jj if its goc jg - have the $ i > " IS I > fr? I ? 2 I I* Iff WW 1 i Heradon {'PHONE 24 : : I&ifcjTl ?% %*% ?! *?? ?Yi A* *A< ?4? ?4? >4* ? *4* *4* *4* FIGHTING GIRLS ARRESTED. t Young Women Charged with Killing Revenue Officer. Bristol, Tenn., March 18.?Bettie . and Nannie Tackitt, aged 16 and 18, the girls who joined their mother in a battle with revenue officers at Long Fork, Eastern Kentucky, last Wednesday, in which one man was killed and one wounded, have been arrested and will be given a hearing I at Pikeville next Monday. Their brother, whose release from arrest was the object of the fight, made his escape into the mountains. "OLD ACTON HOUSE" BURNED. > Fire Destroys Home of Gen. Snmter Memorial Academy. . ?2 Wedgefield, March 18.?The "Old Acton House," near Statesburg, was l burned this morning. The building i has been used for the last five years i by Col. Dargan for the Gen. Sumter . Memorial Academy. This house was built in the early years 01 tne last s century by some of the Kinlochs, when they moved up to Statesburg ' from Georgetown. It was afterwards owned by some of the Nelsons for ; years and was after them owned ! and used as a residence *by Mrs. ' Julian Ravenel. L It was one of the finest houses in s the country and was connected with : a great deal of the past history of the ; old Statesburg neighborhood. Fcr> tunate'y most of the furniture was saved. O'Riley will arrive next Monday. ; SPECIAL NOTICES. I Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. Found.?A bunch of keys. Owner | can have same by identifying same and paying for this advertisement. ? Call at The Herald office. For Sale.?Eggs for hatching. Barred Plymouth Rocks. $1.00 for : fifteen. J. M. GRIMES, Bamberg, ' S. C. ' For Sale.?Lots at Denmark, suit able for residences, stores, factories . or cheap tenements. Easy terms giv. en. Denmark needs houses to rent. They will pay large revenue on cost. : Inquiries addressed to me atSavan nah will receive prompt attention. C. H. DORSETT. For Rent.?The four front rooms up-stairs in The Herald building. These are the very nicest offices in l the city. They have electric lights and water and all the rooms are connecting. See me quick if you want a i nice office. Will rent the four rooms i as a whole or separately. l A. W. KNIGHT. - NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE. t I hereby give notice that on Fri. day, March 31st, 1911, I will file my _ final accounting as administratrix of the estate of W. R. Bennett, deceas J ed, with Geo. P. Harmon, Judge of > Probate for Bamberg county, and will 1 ask for a final discharge as administratrix of above estate. MRS. M. E. BENNETT, Administratrix. 1 Olar, S. C., March 1st, 1911. 1 ? 1 G. MOYE DICKINSON INSURANCE AGENT 1 WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liar bility, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. % gHBgHPCHpgHP Hi SliiligigHlieg no TO STYLE MILK served with salads, also heat h butter, unequaled for afteri hliav ava un.tn.nAur PL/..a O/ Lll^J ?UV Up-iV-UVTTt A ItvllV :kage and you will be sure to d order. We have another shipi Sweet and Sour Pickles, and in >d to eat we have it. 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