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Bamberg Sjrralh ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT. Editor. Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main* street, in the live and growing City of Bam-j berg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mer-j genthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric power, with other material i ?1 _V/,1a ana macninery in Keeping, iue wuuic equipment representing an invest- j ment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $150; six months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. 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 notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not-subject to cancellation after fir^t insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters or those pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. i 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, Dec. 14, 1911. Archie Willis had better keep out of the penitentiary, if he can, for Blease is not likely to pardon him. Here's hoping that the alcoholi days of Wilkes Knight will be all that he anticipates.?Gaffney Ledg er. * Well, show us that you really mean what you say by dividing up with us. Good News for Newly weds. West Orange, N. J., Dec. 8.? Thomas A. Edison, who recently I- startled the world by saying he would i. - make it possible to build a concrete house for $1,000, went further today, and declared that in the near future he would- put on the market concrete furniture, so that newlyweds, instead of adorning their homes on the installment plan with $450 worth of dubious chairs, tables, etc., can invest $200 and rival "palatial residences" with their display. Pieces of furniture made in the new way are I on their way to Chicago and back to show what they can stand in the way of resisting handling by freight men. At' present the weight of the concrete furniture is about 33 1-3 : per cent, greater than wood, but Edison expects to reduce the excess to & 25 per cent. "If I couldn't put out my concrete furniture cheaper than the oak that comes from G^and Rapids," said Mr. Edison to-day, "lj wouldn't go into the business. If a newly wed say now starts out with $450 worth of furniture on the installment plan, I feel confident that we can give him more durable furniture for $200. I'll also be able to put out a whole 1 - J X c ?? jsearwm sta IUI ui NED AT AGE OF 117 YEARS. Kegro in Georgia Had Lived Since 1794. - . . .. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10.?At the age of 117 years, which is said to be well authenticated, Clare Bentri, a negro woman died here to-day. She was born in 1794 and is a native of Georgia and she spent most of her life in this State. She retained her faculties until within a short time |r- . n of Her death. m Owes Life to Wife's Dream. Briceville, Tenn., Dec. 9.?Hufeh Larue, a miner employed in the Cross Mountain mine, in which there was an explosion to-day, believes he owes his life to a dream his wife had last night. When he -awoke this morning and prepared to go to his daily task in the mine, Mrs. Larue told him she would not prepare dinner for him to carry to the mines, as she did not want him to work today. She then recited a dream she had, giying this as her reason for ooL-i-ncr that her husband stay out of V"v%w ? the mine. Mrs. Larue said that last night she dreamed she saw scores of miners with their heads blown off being carried out of the mine entrance. She and her little children (and she has several) stood at the mine's mouth, watching the horrible sight. Despite the fact that he had not missed a day from his work for many months, he was prevailed upon to-day to remain out of the mines. It was only a short time alter airs, l^arue .told of her dream before the explosion was announced. With tears of joy streaming down her face, she embraced her husband and thanked God that she had had the dream last night. - \ DECLARES AFFIDAVIT FORCED. Spartanburg Man Makes Accusation | Against Laurens Legislator. Greenville, Dec. 9.?John W. Bridges, of Spartanburg, in an affidavit made to-day before a Greenville notary public, says that an affidavit which he signed last Thursday night about 1 o'clock, clearing J. A. Willis, the Laurens county legislator and former editor of the Belton Times, and the man who had a spat with Gov. Blease some months ago relative to an insult the chief executive is said to have offered a lady ticket agent in the Belton depot, of charges of mismanagement of the affairs of the Dedmond Remedy ComI ???.. -Prt.T.rtQ/1 fr?Am him hv Wl'llis pciu,*, nag ivi^v/u n viu uiu ~ j .. at the "point of a gun." The case has been running through the courts here for a week. John W. Bridges and E. W. Dedmond, stockholders in a concern at Belton, which manufactured what purported to be a remedy for pella| gra, made charges against J. A. Willis, who was secretary and treasurer of the company. Special Judge Shuman ordered an audit of the books, appointed a receiver for the company and issued a rule requiring Willis to show cause why the prayer of the plaintiffs should not be answered. At 2 o'clock Thursday morning, upon the completion of the audit of the books, Willis handed the local press an affidavit signed by the plaintiff, Bridges, saying the charges brought against him were groundless. This morning Bridges comes before a local notary public and "' *, ?j i?iii swears tnat wims tflreateucu wu him if he didn't sign the affidavit. CHARGED WITH ROBBERY. Six Young Men of Union Arrested on Serious Charge. Union, Dec. 11.?Six young men, Bill Sprouse, Tom Whim, Jim Gregory, Fletcher Arrowood, Rex Stroud, and George Fowler, Jr., have been I arrested here charged with breaking into the depot of the Union & Glenn Springs railroad here on the night of December 2. At the time a number of articles were stolen, including two and one-half barrels of bottled whiskey and a few cents in change left in the money drawee. GOLD FROM SEA WATER. _________ i Chemist Says He Can Also Make the Ocean Yield Potash. Oscar Nagel, research chemist, chemical engineer, and author, announces he has perfected a process whereby he will extract gold and kali (potash) from the ocean at a remarkable low cost. Dr. Nagel will give his first demonstration of his process before the New York section of the American Chemical Society. He has appeared before the leading chemical societies of the world. His paper on "The Dilute Solutions" will be accompanied by a demonstration. tw x'o croi nrrmnses to market gold _ under his new process at $3 an ounce. The metal now sosts $20.67 an ounce. In the same way he will produce potash at $3.15 a ton that cost $8.50 to import from Germany. The producing plants projected by the discoverer will be modern and although Dr. Nagekhas no patent on his process, he withohlds from the public the one item of information with regard to the temperature of the weak solution of iron sulphate he will employ. "The Germans have a monopoly in potash," Mr. Nagel said. "This government has had its experts in the United States geological survey at work for many years in search of kali bearing lands, but without success. The only source for this metal is the soil in Strasburg, Germany, which thus far has been productive. It was this metal about which Germany and the United States engaged in a wordy controversy several months ago, and after which the price of potash for importation into this country was left ?t $8.50 a ton. I believe there almost was a talk of war about the subject. "Sea water is the basic principle of kali, and chemists have found the " TTT O I sea water, in ages wuuu me w<nci was receding from the earth, carried away the kali and deposited it in the ocean. There have been many attempts to extract these metals, but none of these efforts met success, principally due to the methods employed and the great cost of these methods. Ramsey tried it, among many others and he gave it up. My experiments have carried me over a period of two years, and now I am prepared to announce my process in part."?Nw York Press. Local cotton buyers are paying today from 7c. to 8%^ the pound. Mr. S. A. Hand will soon begin A- C j ine erecuuii ut a. uauusumc iccmvuw on his lot on lower Main street, on the corner opposite the graded school. This house will be twostory, with eight rooms, of colonial style. % r s BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of Bank of Olar, located at Olar, S at the close of business Decer 5, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $70,73 Overdrafts 5,34 Furniture and fixtures .... 56 Banking house 91 Due from banks and bankers 15,54 Currency 1,24 Silver and other minor coin 60 Checks and cash items.... 61 TOTAL $95,57 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 20,00 Surplus fund 20,00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 9,64 Individual deposits subject to check 28,42 Time certificates of deposit 17,50 TOTAL $95,57 State of South Carolina?Count Bamberg. Before me came G. M. Ne Cashier of the above named b who, being duly sworn, says thai above and foregoing statement true condition of said bank, shown by the books of said ban G. M. NEELBY, Cashie Sworn to and subscribed be me this 11th day of December, 1 A. H. NEELE Notary Pu Correct-Attest: C. F. RIZER, Director. MASTER'S SALE. Pursuant to a decree of the c of common pleas in the case o Karesh, plaintiff, vs. Adeline B et al, defendants, I, H. C. Folk, ] ter for Bamberg county, will se public auction to the highest bii for cash, on Monday, January 1912, the same being legal sales during the legal hours of sale on day, before the court house doo Bamberg, S. C., the following scribed tract of land, to wit: All that certain piece, parce tract of land situate, lying and ing in the county of Bamberg, ? of South Carolina, containing tw (12)acres, more or less, and boi ed as follows: North by Charle and Augusta Road, East by land A. Karesh and Daphney Davis, S< by lands of W. Y. Smoak, and 1 by lands of C. F. Smoak. Purch to pay for papers. H. C. FOLI Master for Bamberg Cou CARTER & CARTER, Plaintiff's Attorneys BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of Bank of Denmark, located at ] mark, S. C., at the close of busi December 5, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $ 38,30 Overdrafts 80 Due from banks and bankers 134,14 Currency 65 Gold 4 Silver and other minor coin 2,33 Exchanges for the clearing house 1,12 TOTAL $177,35 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in~..$ 10,00 Surplus fund 1,40 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 7,65 Individual deposits sub ^ -l- -t 1. 149 Oft ject to cueuK , Savings deposits 15,40 TOTAL $177,35 State of Soutti Carolina?Count; Bamberg. Before me came J. Arthur Wig* cashier of the above named b who, being duly sworn, says thai above and foregoing statement true condition of said bank, as sh by the books of said bank. J. ARTHUR WIGGINS, Cashie Sworn to and subscribed be me this 12th, day of December, 1 L. E. SPANN, . Notary Public, S. C. Correct-Attest: S. D. M. GUESS, J. ARTHUR WIGGINS, ' Directors; BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of Farmers & Merchants Bank, loc at Ehrhardt, S. C., at the closi business December 5th, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $17,14 Overdrafts 1,16 I Furniture and fixtures.... 2,15 Banking house 1/43 Due from banks and bankers 1,33 Currency 1,11 I 2 uuiu Silver and other minor coin 33 Checks and cash items.... 89 TOTAL $25,58 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $11,50 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 58 Individual deposits subject to check 9,63 Savings deposits 1,10 Time certificates of deposit 2,72 Cashier's checks 2 TOTAL $25,58 State of South Carolina?Count Bamberg. Before me came W. Max Wa' cashier of the above named b who, being duly sworn, says the above and foregoing statei is a true condition of said banl shown by the books of said ban! W. MAX WALKER, Cashie Sworn to and subscribed be me this 11th day of December, 1 F. E. ROBINSON,, Notary fuonc, 5. u. Correct-Attest: S. W. COPELAND, J. H. ROBERTS, G. B. CLAYTON, Directors. I n i ctmr tut ? tt dTI rAJlllVlL 1 nLA 1 LI\| ... 5.79 , 5 Coming on Friday, December 22 5.81 H J The story of the Civil War, showing 0 00 over three thousand feet of films in 0 00 three reels. Seats now on sale and they are going fast. Engage your seat. f 1 6 95 and be sure you see this great picture ONE DAY ONLY?3:30 to 6:30 AND 7:30 to 11:00 I P PASTIME THEATER ^ore PEARLSTINE STORE M. A. MO YE, JR.,\ Manager i 13 ^AiMPtKinor r nfiwv?lv Npw I .owe J ; Mas- / dder We have something entirely new to show you for Xmas. Come in and let us day; show you our line which consists of Bibles, Testaments, Books for the Holiralt days, such as Sunbeam Series, Jolly Santa Claus, Alice in Wonderland, Wide de- Awake Series, and many others, also Sewing sets, Manicure Sets, Military > / i or . Sets, Brush Sets, Handkerchief Cases, Lap Tablets, Toilet Cases, Hand Bags, itate Post Cards, Bells, Seals, Xmas Boxes, Paper, Jewel Cases, Picture Frames, ^eive pin Cushions, Trays, Nut Sets, Mirrors, Hat Pin Holders, Infant Sets, Trav- . ston eling Cases and many other things, too numerous to mention. These iuth goods were bought in July, when the prospects for a good crop with fair prices - 4 aser was fine, and now we are anxious to get our money, back. If we can get cost * for these we will be more than satisfied. We also have a few Toys left over V .r 1- -x xl.^x Ml ^ A It A rt ?tt VAnflAMA Ma affav -p/\r* fVlom .Tllflt PATY1A mty. irorn ictssu year tixau we win ucnic <xiiy icaouixauxc uuci xv* vuvwi vuwv w?m? in and see our line is all we ask. x 2 The Herald Book Store 130 BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA. ' ' 8.60 \ s ; :?: ? ~ 0.00 MASTER'S SALE. I fTITftU Pursuant to a decree of the court! ^ 2 6T of common pleas in the case of John- EM Ii6t US Sell VOU the material IOT VOUT " p| ' nie W. Jones et al, plaintiffs, versus kg x q 48 George Jones et al, defendants, I, f J H. C. Folk, Master for Bamberg M r% I' u*m*m a* j~> I ??%?% /\i/9 I s cfi county, will sell at public auction to m 11 If 1^1 fWl^l ^ M? || ||P| ' 8"56 the highest bidder for cash, on Jan- V/1II lOilllClO L/UIlIVi q qq uary 1st, being salesday in January, . , - . f . ' ?:?0 L9tw24enh? hTiegafhoursS1ftaTedaon We have some mighty fine Fat Turkeys, said day, before the court house | also Fruit Cakes, Pound' Cakes, Nut If 8 03 fn0g0rdeaslrfbaedbtrraSctSofCiandhe fo,low- O Cakes, Raisin Cakes, Raisins, Currants, - Q 0 5, aii that certain tract of land situ- M Citron, Nuts of all kinds, Fruit, Flavor- 1 >. r ^ aforesa'd? Fish^nd. to^nshfp, ^ U i*g, Butter, and eveijrthing needed for . . , . g 5g. taining 220 acres, more or less, and S your Xmas dinner. We make a specialty kg v ? -; S6 Ke^nh^ Jefferson AstoI? II of delivering everything promptly and . Tins. estate of h. w. walker, and j. b. || and our prices are m keeping with the ank,' pg?ge8, Purchaser t0 Pay for pa_ Q present price of cotton. Send us your or\lhl h. c. folk, 1 H ders and we will deliver the goods whenown Bam^rs,0c.BaDecbe98?9??f.ty- ever you wish them. V.;-< ; T . ( 'fore MASTER'S SALE. II 1 J /I Q ? 911. Pursuant to a decree of the court H IT H fl fl 11 Q lllfftfPlPV ^irtlTP of common pleas in the case of Ma- 11VI 11UU11 O .UlVl V ( linda Kinard, et al, plaintiffs, vs. P* _ _ - n H ' Carrie Louise Harter et al, defend- The Fancy GrOCerS. Bamberg, S. v. ants, I. H. C. Folk, Master for Bam- _ ^M berg county, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, ? ' " ' . ? on Monday, January 1st, 1912, the ^ same being legal salesday, during the t 5 legal hours of sale on said day, be- 2K ' ?& ' si S?5 1 Ww ? Your Christmas Shopping Rounds 1 ) All that certain tract or parcel 01 3-50 land, situate, lying and being in the @ Don't forget to StOP at J. A. Hunter's and @ county of Bamberg, State of South , ? , A . r 0 06 Carolina, measuring and containing jg see his magnificent line of beautiful Cake s? 0,75 bounded0^onows?reorthe8 North | Plates, Salad Bowls, Puff Boxes, Mani- jg J.o# Kinard^ 'of 1 cure Sets, Jewelry Cases, Table and Pock- jg o.oo carey Kinard and estate lands of e. Jg et Cutlery, Vases, Toys, and a general A * _ F. Kinard; on the South by lands SP , ? yP 5-55 of o. e. Kearse, j. c. Kinard and ? line of Christmas gifts which are being ? ? lands ofT D. Jenny" Purchaser to @ SOld at Christmas Eve night prices. Call <9 7'96 pay for papers. H. c. folic, !? an(* look and we will certainly please you. * 0.00 Master for Bamberg County. ? - !*! ' p- "Sk| J. A. HUNTER I i 4,87 THE HARDWARE MAN. BAMBERG, S. C. ? _6 CITATION NOTICE. 7.66 The State of South Carolina? 9.01 mon^Esq.BJudged ProlateP' Har" $100,000 FIRE AT LEESVILLE. BOY'S SENTENCE EIGHT YEARS. 6.86 Whereas, W. H. Mitchum hath - ?? made suit to me to grant him letters Oil Mill Property Almost Total Loss. Convicted of Murdering Another Lad. _ i - _ ? -p aetoto rtf onH , Pjirtijillv Tnsnred. Rnfh 14. f.yO Or ciQIlillil&lI d LIU 11 UL (.lie; eoiawe wi. uuU ? y of effects of W. L. Mitchum, deceased. T ? ... 0 ? f * These are therefore to cite and 1 ' Resulting in a W Iker, admonish all and singular the kin- l?ss estimated at $100,000, the Lees- Danville, Va., Dec. 7.?A jury in if ank, dred and creditors of the said W. L. ville Oil Mill was almost totally de- the corporation court to-day convicted that Mitchum, deceased, that they be and gtroved by fire earlv this afternoon. Sam Pruett, a 14-year-old white lad, batefto^'be'^feld'at11 Bamberg,'on Fri- FiTe at 3:30 o'clock among of the murder of Frank Mahan, a felday, December 15th, next, after pub- tke Hnters. It spread rapidly, and low operative in a cotton mill, and >r. lication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the in a short time the machinery room, gave him eight years' imprisonment 4 n?i0 forenoon' to show cause, if any they the meaj room, the hull room and Pruett is a slight, frail boy, in knee ' 911. have, why the said administration . * ,T . .. . should not be granted. the 011 tanks were 111 flames. | trousers. Mahan was the same age.t Given under my hand and seal this By hard work the seed room,, gin- j Pruett stealthily secured his fathA 6th day of December, A. _D.,JL 911. nery and office buildings were saved, j er's revolver and awaited Mahan's - * f'nirn ? I'tVlrtll f JudgeHofKprobate An early estimate of the loss is $100,-1 coming, ?uuuuug mm GRAHAM & ASKINS, insurance totalling about a word, because Mahan hi -agged Attorneys. half this amount. j him the day before. j * "Ml r i ; >' ' "