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sec*# J*. 2latttb?r0 Ifpntlii ^9101(| Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,1911. . One Dollar and a Half a Year^^^ CHRISTIANITY FOR JAPAN. To Be Made Official Religion of Empire, Says Seminary President. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 4.?At a meeting of members of the Farmington Avenue Congregational Church this afternoon, Rev. Dr. W. W. McKenzie, President of the Hartford * Theological Seminary, . made this statement: _ "I understand that the Emperor of Japan will shortly issue an adict establishing Christianiay as the official religion of that country." o Thar's More in the Man Than Thar's in the Land. I knowed a man which he lived in Jones, Which Jones is a county of red hills and stones. And he lived pretty much by gittin' of loans, And his mules was nothin' but skin Q n r? hnn(?s And his hogs was flat as his cornbread pones, And he had 'bout a thousand acres of land- . This man?which his name was also Jones? He swore that he'd leave them old red hills and stones, For he couldn't make nothin' but yallerish cotton, And little o' that and his fences was - rotten, i ' And what little corn he had, hit was bouehten. And dinged ef a livin' was in the land. And the longer he swore the madder he got, * And he riz and he walked to the stable lot, And he hollered to Tom to come thar and hitch, Fur to emigrate somewhar land was - - * rich, And to quit raisin* cock burrs, thistles and sich, And a was tin' ther time on the cussed land. So him and Tom they hitched up the mules, ft +Tvof fftllro Wflfl TTlichtV nie rci IC9UU U1?V 1U1UV ..? ? 0 w fools, That 'ud stay In Georgy their lifetime out, Just scratchin' and a liyin' -when all of 'em mought Git plaoes in Texas where cotton would sprout By the time you could plant it in the land. And he driv by a house where a man named Brown Was a livin', not fur from the edge o' the town, And he bantered Brown fur to buy his place, And sed that bein' as money was scaoe, Two dollars an acre would git the land. They closed at a dollar and fifty cents, And Jones he bought him a waggin And loaded his corn, and wimmen and truck, And moved to Texas which it tuck His entire pile, with the best of luck, To git thar and git him a little land. But Brown moved out on the old Jones farm [ _ And he rolled up hi? sleeves and he | v - bared his arm, And he picked all the rocks from off'n the groun\ And he rooted it up and plo'wed it down, Then- he sowed his corn and his wheat in the land. Five years glid by, and Brown, one. UCkJ, Which he'd got so fat that he wouldn't weigh. Was a sittin' down, sorter lazily, To the bulliest dinner you ever see, When one of the children jumped on his knee And says, "Yan's J9nes which you bought this land." And thar was Jones, standin' out at the fence, ^ And he hadn't no waggin, nor mules nor tents, Fur he had left Texas afoot and cum" To Georgy to see if he could git sum Employment, and he was a lookin' as humf Ble as ef he had never owned any land. But Brown he axed him in, and he sot Him down to his vittles, smokin' hot. And when he had- filled himself and the floor Brown looked at him sharp and riz J and swore That, "whether men's land was rich or poor, Thar was mare in the man than thar was in the land." Billboard Advertising. "To place an adevrtisement on any stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, milqr board, guide-sign, guide-post, billboard, building, or other structure, within the limits of a public highway shall be a misdemeanor, and any advertisement in or upon a public highway in violation of this statute may be taken down, removed, or destroyed by any one." This is in substance the wording of a law passed at its last session by the legislature of New York. It commissions every citizen of that State as an officer to } war against the commercial vandalism that sees in every attractive view, commanding tree, or natural ornament a means of catching-the \ passing eye for the exploitation * of ? some ware or firm. , KANSAS WOMEN IN OFFICE. All Elected by Men Exclusively, too, Except One Mayor. A political census of Kansas, just completed, shows women are holding elective offices in the State as follows: Forty-five county school superintendents. Five county clerks. Five county treasurers. Six district court clerks. Ten registers of deeds. Two probate judges. One mayor. Total, 74. All of those women are holding office by virtue of the votes of men alone, except the one woman mayor, who was elefcted by both men and women. More than 2,000 men are in the public service in Kansas, elective and otherwise. Women some-, where now hold every county office in Kansas except sheriff, coroner, county attorney and county commissioner. They do not loaf around the corner drug store, they do not play cards during office hours, and they do not stand any nonsense from the men.? I Kansas City, Mo., correspondence New York World. o [ The High Cost of Souls. Rev. "Billy" Sunday, the former baseball player who has conducted evangelistic meetings in almost every part of the country, has succeeded, he thinks, in reducing the saving of souls to a businesslike basis. He has gone so far as to make an estimate of the cost of soul-saving in various cities. In Mr. Sunday's cost sheet, Indianapolis souls come high est at $620 each. , New York City souls are quoted at $545, while in Boston they can be obtained for $450. Other quotations are Denver $425, Chicago $395 and New Orleans $78. So far as Mr. Sunday has made investigations, souls came cheapest in Atlanta, where they may be saved for $75 a head?if souls have heads. "Billy" Sunday's figures have aroused much mystification and considerable adverse criticism. Atlan- tettis enmnlain because souls are SO cheap and Indianapolis people because they are so dear. The general impression seems to be that "Billy" Sunday acquired the percentage habit in* his baseball days and hasn't been able to shake it off.?(Prom "Success Magazine.") o * Lynch Negroes. Caruthersville, Mo., Oct. 11.?Two negroes, A. B. Richardson and Ben Woods, were taken from the city jail here last nighfby a mob which battered down the doors, and lynched. The body of Richardson, riddled with bullets, was found at noon to-day floating in the Mississippi river. That of Woods met a like fate is the accepted belief. For some time feeding against the negroes has been at a high pitch, which presaged trouble. Negroes known as police characters were warned to leave the city, and many complied. Richardson, regarded as a desperate man, was locked up while the police investigated several robberies. Woods was arrested last night for an attack upon two young white women as they were returning home from a store in which tney are employed. News of the arrest brought , 75 masked men to the jail. They broke into the cells and dragged the i negroes out and disappeared. i Woman Suffrage Triumphed. San Francisco,, Oct. 12.?Woman suffrage has triumphed in California. Returns to-day wiped out the majority previously recorded against the amendment and since this turn the margin in favor of the amend- j ment has increased steadily. Totals early to-night were: For suffrage, 119,086; against suffrage ; 117,408. Majority for the amendment 1,678. These figures represent the returns from 2,717 precincts out of a total of 3,121 in the State. Virtually ' all of the remaining precincts are in counties which have given-suffrage majorities. So overwhelming was the vote in favor of the other important amendments?the initiative and referendum and the recall, including the judiciary?that tabulation of the returns was suspended with nearly a third of the precincts remaining unreported. The final - count taken showed the following results: For the initiative and referendum 138,181; against 44,850; for the recall 148,572; against 46,290. i % SB. USUAL "UNLOADED" PISTOL. Anderson Negro Youth Shoots His Brother, who May Die. Anderson, Oct. 7.?On account of an "unloaded" pistol Austin Thompson, a little negro about 12 years old, is in the county hospital in a dying condition, having been shot by his brother, Steve Thompson, aged 16. The shooting occurred on the place of Mr. J. H. Anderson, several miles south of- this city. The negroes were attending a "goober" parching party and, according to the accounts, were fooling with the pistol. The elder brother thought the younger one had removed all the cartridges from the pistol and began snapping it. The pistol fired, the bullet hitting the little negro in the breast, ranging downward, penetrating his stomach. The negro was hurried to the hospital and was operated upon, but he is expected to die. The negro who did the shooting is still at home, but will surrender to the sheriff should the boy die. DIDN'T STAY ARRESTED. Negro Wanted at Kings tree Makes Escape from Sumter Jailer. Sumter, Oct. 8.?Semiuel Ridgeway, alias James Edwards, a negro, who was convicted at Kingstree recently of manslaughter and a sealed sentence left for him, was apprehended here to-day by Sergeant J. M. Barwick. This afternoon the prisoner was turned over to Jailer Owens to hold until Williamsburg authorities can be notified. But Ridgeway, alias Edwards, made a brilliant and "high gear" get-away from the jailer just as the jail yard gate was reached. As the prisoner was being taken handcuffed into the jail yard he suddenly wheeled and struck Jailer Owens a terrible blow in the face with the handcuffs and ran through Epperson's Hundred, a thickly settled negro district, making good his escape. Mr. Owens tried to shoot at the escaping negro, but he was going so fast that nothing but an expert "wing shot" could touch him. Nothing more has been heard so far of. LLJ111* OIL MILL MANAGER SHOT. Difficulty in Greenwood Town May Result Fatally-^?Cause of Trouble. Greenwood, Oct. 11.?L. P. Mullinax, manager of the Troy Oil mill, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded this afternoon by G. W. Long, in the town of Troy, about sixteen miles south of here, on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway. Mr. Long is a merchant in Troy and as a special deputy with a Mr. Dowtin had arrested some negro employees of the oil mill of vhich Mr. Muuinax was manager. Mir. Mullinaz, according to reports received here, bitterly resented the arrest and abused Mr. Long and finally drew a knife and started towards him. He was ordered to halt, but continued to advance, whereupon Long fired, the ball taking effect in the stomach.* Mullinax will in probabilities die. Mr. Long came to town in an automobile this afternoon and surrendered to the sheriff. He said he had no statement to make other than that he was forced, to do it. One report says the negroes received a shipment of blind tiger whiskey from Augusta Tuesday night and were arrested for it th3,t night. Mullinax put up a ?50 check as a bond, but did not have sufficient funds to protect it next dav. UDon this the negroes were re arrested and this led to the quarrel. JUDGE JAS. C. KLUGH DEAD. / South Carolina Jurist Succumbs to Illness at Abbeville Home. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 12.?Judge Jas. Coke Klugh, of the South Carolina Circuit Court, died to-night at 10 o'clock, at his home in Abbeville. Judge Klugh had been in failing health for several months. He has had an interesting career and has held many offices of honor and trust. The funeral services will be held at his late residence to-morrow afternoon. The army worm has made its appearance in several sections of the State and is doing considerable damage to the cotton crop. The worm takes the stalks as they come, eating away the foliage and other tender portions of the stalk. After the insect makes it appearance in a field it is only a day or so until the stalks are stripped of their foliage. Some people claim that the cotton will not be damaged by the ravages of the worm, but many others say that the damage will be great. \ is?j? 14,000,000 BALES? Government Report Indicates Crop Will be the Largest Ever Grown. The cotton crop of the growing season of 1911, which early in the year gave indications that it would be one of the largest in the history of the indsutry, will approximate 13,868,338 bales of 500 pounds or about 200,000 bales more than the record of 1904. This was indicated by the final condition report of the department of agriculture issued Monday, which showed the crop to be 71.1 per cent, of normal on September 25. While there were declines in the m AAi C+A +AA fflAWA TTTOa vuuuiuuu ill rnuou gutico woiv n<*o an improvement of 2 per cent, in Texas and 1 per cent in North Carolina. With an indicated yield of 195 | pounds to the acre, as unofficially estimated from Monday's condition figures, and the planted area; the 1911 crop undoubtedly will go down as , the" biggest on record. Texas Has Big Crop. The estimated production of cotton, based on the condition figures , of Monday's report shows the crop of t Texas to be almost 1,000,000 bales more than last year. Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi showed good increases, while South Carolina showed a decrease. The estimated production, reckoned by the department of agriculture's official methods from the crop reporting board's condition figures with comparison of last year by States follows: 1911. 1910. Virginia 18,400 15,815 North Carolina 729,600 726,850 South Carolina 1,121,800 1,191,929 ' Georgia 2,078,200 1,820,610 Florida 74,000 60,849 Alabama 1,373,800 1,223,285 Mississippi .... 1,420,800 1,306,668 Louisiana .... 489,400 255,733 Texas .... 4,156,300 3,172,488 Arkansas 1,019,100 847,874 Tennessee .... ^ 348,700 349,470 Missouri 70,600 62,159 Oklahoma .... 960,300 958,955 -California 8,200 * e,-186 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. xne sutntxipuuu pnw ux mc Bamberg Herald is now $1.50 a year; 75 cents for six months; or fifty cents for three months. This rate applies to all subscriptions which have expired as well as new subscriptions. All subscriptions must be paid in advance, as we cannot afford to send the paper on credit. Please bear this in mind, and in remitting send $1.50 instead of one dollar. \V? cannot pay expenses at the one dollar rate, and a raise in price was necessary, o Minister Makes Violin. * The Greenwood Journal says: "Our old friend Dr. S. T. Hallman, whom we have known for nearly 40 years, brought to our office this morning a violin that he had made. The instrument is a beautiful one finished in every particular. It could not have been more perfect had it been turned out by a factory. Dr. Hallman said he could not get a violin with a tone that suited him, and so he determined to make one. x "The doctor began work on the, violin the last of June, and on the 29 th of August it was strung and played. He did the work as a summer vacation. The tools used were irnnrniHcori hv him. . "The general pattern is Stradlvariu8, but its chief outlines follow the suggestions of Mayson, the great English violin-maker. "The inscription on the inside of the violin is 'Gloria in altissimis Deo. Made by S. T. Hallman, D. D., summer of 1911 in his 69th year.' " o FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR NEGRO. Slayer of Hampton County Section Foreman Still at Large. Hampton, Oct. 11.?Deputy SherifT J. Herman Lightsey returned to Hampton to-day. after a fruitless search for the negro who shot and killed H. R. Joyner, the section fore- , man at Garnett, Sunday night. The cause of the killing is unknown, but it is stated that Joyner and McKinzie, two white men, with the negro were together Sunday night and it is alleged that Joyner shot the negro after heated words. They then mad# up the quarrel and n mtio later the nesro took Joyner'sl pistol and shot him in the abdomen. The wounded man was taken to a hospital in Savannah and died Monday. The negro is supposed to have fled to Georgia. i A Few Good Reasons Why You Should Deposit With The Ehrhardt Banking Company 1st. Because we are absolutely sale. 2nd. Because we are conservative. 3rd. Because we are constantly helping the farmer, and in helping the farmer we are building np the country in which we are located. 4th. Because q bank account with a strong bank stimulates credit, and helps you to help yourself. 5th. Because we are strong in the desire to make our bank of practical value to every man, woman or child that favors it with their account. We pay 4 per cent, interest on deposits in our savings department. Now that the cotton season is on, bring us your checks and drafts, and we will handle to your satisfaction. Ehrbardt Banking Company Capital and surplus $24,550.00. EHRHARDT, S. C. FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law . Office in Hoffman Building. GENERAL PRACTICE. J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman & Henderson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated S. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. MAYFIELD & FREE ATTORNEYS AT" LAW BAMBERG, S. C. Practice in all the Courts, both State and Federal. Corporation practice and the winding np of estates a specialty. Business entrust* trusted to us will be promptly attended to. H. M. GRABAM H. G. ASKTNS GRAHAM & ASKINS Attorneys at Law. We practice in the United States and State Courts in any County in the State. BAMBERG. S. C. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law Bamberg, S. C. Special attention given to settlement of estates and investigation of land titles. * ' DR. J. G. BOOZER DENTIST, DENMARK. Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Class 1907. Member South Carolina Dental As so uatiivu* Office Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange Bank Building, Honrs: 9*12 and 2-5 every day. J. D. COPELAND, JR. I ...agent for... * \ Penn Mutual Life ks. Co. Money to Loan On Real Estate BAMBERO, - - SOUTH CAROLINA VERIFY IT. The Proof Is In Bamberg Almost at Your Door. The public statement or a tJamoerg citizen is in itself strong proof for Bamberg people, but confirmation strengthens the evidence. Here is a Bamberg citizen who tes- , tifled years ago that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved sick kidneys and now states the cure was permanent.' Can any sufferer from kidney ills ask better proof? You can investigate. The case is right at home. J. C. Utsey, Main & Church Sts., Bamberg, S. C., says: "I am glad to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills for I consider them a reliable kidney medicine. For several years I had kidney trouble, the pains in the small ' of my back being almost unbearable. I used several kinds of medicine, but 1 nothing gave me relief until I got Doan's Kidney Pills from the Peoples Drug Co. I do not believe this preparation can be equaled in curing kidney complaint." (Statement given ATo^rtV. 19 1 Qftfi i , a>1U1 V^ul X x ?/ vv* / RE-ENDORSEMENT. On January 26, 1911, Mr. Utsey was interviewed and he added to the above: "You may continue to use my reference for Doan's Kidney Pills, as I am always glad to speak a word in their praise. My cure has been permanent." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. V ... ; s?-'-: THE COLORED FAIR. x The fourth Annual Fair of the Col- ^ C ^ ored Fanners of Bamberg County "Jgj wil begin, November 15th, 16th, and- /vfji 17th. This will take place at the . old fair ground at the Vorhees Industrial School, under the auspices of the Negro Farmers Fair AssociaThe object of this fair is to show " our progress along industrial lines and stimulate our people to a great- -'^VEs er effort The demonstrations of the farmerr?' co-operative demonstration work are to make a great display of the products grown on their special ii|l acres. They are planning to have a .f great corn show. Members of the ^ Wa Boys' Corn Club will make a display ^ of their corn. * We want this to be "booster" fair, to boost our great county by showing qpj the products grown on its soil and the great prospects for the future. '^||| We want all the farmers, minis- ;; 5 ters, teachers, and all who desirev^Jgl the progress of all the people to v;. come and help make this fair a suecess. Space will be given to any of our white friends who may desire -tO';^M; make a display of any of their pro^-i^H ducts. We cannot afford for them be better to us than we are to themi^JS We also make a special appeal to them to help us in this great "boost- i ^ ing" and uplifting movement. South Carolina stands third in the average yield of corn and cotton. We ; want our State to take the first -rank. County fairs will go a long ? way to solve that problem. With the ~J| aid of our white friends, we are going to have one one of the greatest ' industrial fairs ever.' held in thld county. ATTRACTIONS. ' % While we shall make our agrlc^4.3jqfl| tural and industrial exhibits of fair the main feature, driving and~^|j|3B speeding spirited horses around our quarter mile track v "1 be a specialty . .>5 among other attractions. We shall % ' have a merry-go-round and a splend- ^ id brass band. A match game of baH I 4g will be played each afternoon, follow-^ ' ^ ed by a concert at night Revv:^ 3 Richard Carroll will speak to th#3g* nnnnl/. nn last rlaTT MlMTOmKol* uu uuc uwii uaj) Tlffi ' e! D. JENKINS, President v R. W. WROTON, Secretary. ^ W. J. BANKS, Treasurer.- - |? NOTICE TO CREDITORS. 7 f I: By virtue of an order of the hon-. orable Robt. Aldrich, Judge of Second Circuit, in the case of P. Roach, administratrix, of the estate of S. C. Roach, against 0. J. Bond, ] et al., all persons having claliu^^ ^ against the estate of S. C. Roach, de?^i ceased, are required tp prove )>. same before me on or before Noveia^Mffl v ber 15, 1911. All claims not dul&?<iaj proven and filed with the Master on or before that date, will be debarred^pgS^ and parties interested will goveinr^ themselves accordingly. 'H. C. FOLK,^^M Master for Bamberg Countyf%||H ~ Bamberg, S. C., Oct. 10, 1911. TAX NOTICE. || The treasurer's office will be opea^ for the collection of State, counting 5|| scnooi auu an uiuer uucd uvw < 15th day of October, 1911 until tMH 15th day of March, 1912, inclusive, p >' From the first day of January, Mlm 1912, until the 31 st day of JanuaiJvJS ::M 1912, a penalty of one per cent wOT*-?' be added to all unpaid taxes. From M the 1st day of February, 1912, unttl^^- c the* 28th day of February, 1912, ; penalty of 2 per cent will be addQd^| r! to all unpaid taxes. From the Ist-^^H day of March, 1912, until the 15th. day of March, 1912, a penalty of 1 ?.til k/. *%AAaA Ia oil n per CC11U Will uc auucu bu mi THE LEVY.*1 ' | v For State purposes 5% mills ^ ^ For County purposes 5% mills ^ Constitutional school tax....3 mills Total 14%milfcT;^ % SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. ;J? Bamberg, No. 14 .'.9 mills - -? ? Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills Tjlg Buford's Bridge, No. 7 ...2 mill* Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills ^| Colston, No. 18 2 m Cuffie Creek, No. 17 2 mills :r:M Denmark, No. 21 6% mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 : 9 mills . ^ Govan, No. 11 -.4 mills t??9 Hutto, No. 6 2 mills<^|? Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Mm Heyward, No. 24 2 mills -f vigi Hopewell, No. 1 3 mflls^^^H winter's ChaDel. No. 16 1 mill . Lees, No. 23 . 4 mills Midway, No. 2 ?2 mills / >|? 0|ik Grove, No. 20 ;...2 mills. Olar, No. 8 4 mills St.' Johns, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 _ 3 mllls'?ffa|a Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills , All persons between the ages of *^53 twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable,to a poll tax of one dollar. 7 My** Capitation dog tax 50 cents. ' , All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1911, are liable to a poll tax Vlpa of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor, are re-quested to do so on or before the "V 1st. of January, 1912. ' I Will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1911, until the 1st day of March, 1912. JOHN F. FOLK, ' >|S?[ Treasurer Bamberg County. Or. MOYE DICKINSON 11? INSURANCE AGENT WILL "WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casnalty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. ^JPhonej^^