The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 16, 1914, Page 8, Image 8
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Thursday, April 16,1914. i
SHORT LOCALS.
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Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Refreshing rains fell Tuesday.
A new cement sidewalk has just
been completed in front of Graham
& Black's office.
Quite a number of Bamberg people
attended the automobile races in
Orangeburg Friday afternoon.
Special Easter music was rendered
in tbP Churches Sunday morning.
' The faster services were largely at
tended.
A game of baseball will be played
here' Friday afternoon between the
Carlisle school and the Columbia
High school.
A revival meeting is being conducted
this week at the Methodist
church, the pastor being assisted by
the Rev. Mr. Hardin. The public is
invited.
The usual Easter cold wave arrived
last Friday morning, when the
temperature dropped almost to the
freezing point. However, no damage
from cold has been reported.
No services were held in the Baptist
church Sunday evening, the baptist
congregation joining with the
Methodists in the beginning of the
revival meeting being conducted thin
A servant house in the rear of Mr;
J. W. Price's residence was destroyed
by fire Saturday night. The
house was completely enveloped in
flames before any alarm was given
and was burned to the ground in a
few minutes. The house was occupied
by a colored man.
p.
The sales of the Bamberg dispensaries
for the month of March
amounted to $10,389.81, according
to the report just published. The
sales for the entire State amounted
to $295,359.87, a decrease of about
$10,000 from February eales, and a
decrease of $35,000 from.the sales
for January.
The crops are reported to be very
good, notwithstanding the recent cold
snaps. The oat and other grain
crops are reported to be excellent
and large crops are expected to be
harvested. The government bureau
reports the condition of the wheat
crop all over the country as being
considerably above the average, with
the prospect of the biggest crop on record.
Mrs. A. E. Hair, of Elko, in renewing
her subscription to The Herald
says: "I don't feel like I could do
without The Herald. It seems so
much like a letter from my old
friends at my old home; it is so nice
to keep in touch with your old school.
mates, through your dear old paper.
I have taken The Herald for ten
years, and hope to have the same j
pleasure many years hence."
The following from the Newberry
Herald and News will be of interest
to the friends in Bamberg of Miss
McCrackin, who is a sister of Dr. F.
B. McCrackin, of this city: "Miss
Pearl McCrackin and Mr. C. A. Murphy
were united in marriage Thursday
evening at the Lutheran church
by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider. Miss
McCrackin is the beautiful and attractive
daughter of Mr. P. S. Mc
Crackin, of Newberry. Mr. Murphy
holds a position with the Western
Union telegraph company, at Sumter."
DIRECTORY OF TRINITY METHOODIST
CHURCH.
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Preaching every Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock.
Preaching every Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock.
Sunday-school every Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock.
Mid-week prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock,
Epworth League every Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend these services.
W. H. HODGES, Pastor,
Railroad Avenue,
Bamberg, S. C.
New Advisements.
H. W. Beard?For Sale.
Peoples Bank?Capital $25,000.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Every Dol^
lar Planted.
Enterprise Bank?Sound Advice.
Hooton's Ladies Store?Hooton
Invites You to Come.
J. T. O'Neal?Store for Rent.
J. A. Mitchell?House for Rent.
J. D. Carter, Jr.?Cotton Weigher
at Ehrhardt.
Farmers & Merchants Bank?Don't
Lend Your Money.
J. B. Brickie?If You Wish.
Price & Johnson?Come! S?e What
Awaits You.
Full line legal blanks and blank
books can be had at Herald Book
Store. Mail orders promptly filled.
Democratic Club Meetings.
In another column will be found ^
the call for the Democratic club meetings,
issued by Mr. H. C. Folk, county
chairman, and .Mr. R. W. D. Rowell,
secretary. The township club meetings
this year will be held on April c
25. It is Important that all Demo- I
crats attend these club meetings, I
Delegates to the county convention t
are to be elected. One delegate is ^
elected for each 25 members of town- *
ship clubs. ?
The county convention will be held r
at the court house on May 4, at 12 (
O'clock. <
Concerning the Cotton Bills.
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Editor Bamberg Herald: The (
committee on agriculture of the *
house of representatives, Washing- (
ton, D. C., of which Hon. A. F. Lever (
is chairman, is sending out to cotton *
men all over the country copies of the ?
different bills now before congress
relating to cotton, asking for com- 1
ment and criticism. Below I send c
you my last reply to the chairman. I
Anyone can get a copy of all ^
cotton bills now pending before con- 2
gress by writing Hon. A. F. Lever, ?
Washington, D. C. i
A. W. BRABHAM.
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Dear Mr. Lever: I have your letter i
of the 6th, also texts of senate bill s
110, H. R. 8,192, also H. R. 15,318. 1
From the tenor of each bill I am c
led to believe that only bona fide con- t
tracts can be made for future delivery t
of cotton; that even pro forma con- r
tracts are prohibited; that speculative
contracts are null and void; that ^
neither maker of a contract for fu- -v
ture delivery can invalidate them; }
that they are binding on each party j
alike. t
I am not prophet enough to fore- ?
tell what effect the elimination of fu- z
ture contracts for speculative pur- j
poses would have on the cotton mar- a
ket. Neither am I lawyer enough to g
say what the courts would do with e
either of these measures. However, p
rest assured I am against gambling c
in any form. t
I am inclined to think that making a
future contracts for any farm pro- \
duct, before it is made or ready for \
shipment is wrwrong, for if a farmer a
makes a contract to deliver his cot- g
ton at 10 cents per pound, and when ]
the time comes, it is worth 12 cents, p
he will do all in his power to keep t
from delivering it. and if the price is g
8 cents, the other fellow will do all i
he can not to receive it. t
I am aware, however, that much of e
the business done now, not only here i
but abroad, is by the future contract s
system. However, it is badly abused, c
I note in your own bill, 15,318, al- 'J
so in senate bill 110, the length of a
the staple is specified. In seasons a
abnormally wet or dry, the staple is
shorter than when the seasons are g
normal, and in a real bad year, the c
staple would fall short of your mini- t
mum length, and if the seasons were e
extra good, the staple would exceed c
your maximum. j
I notice also the grades must come p
up to the standardization as set forth o
by the secretary of agriculture. As
in fbove paragraph, no farmer can e
tell how his cotton will grade till b
it is ginned and packed. If the A
rainfall is excessive during the pick- v
ing season, the entire outturn would t
grade low. g
If cotton futures for speculative e
purposes are to be outlawed by con- e
gress, then grain, provisions, and all a
farm products should come under a
the same category. a
I have, as you know, abiding faith c
in your legislative ability, and I have
no amendments or alterations to offer t
on either measure sent me. Take the h
advice of Grover Cleveland: "Be \
sure you are right, then go ahead." $
With kindest regards, Yours very t
truly, A. W. BRABHAM. s
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Izaak Walton vs. Ximrod. c
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Editor Bamberg Herald: Who the f
mischief made such a curious mistake,
when they put our own Roy ?
Kearse down as a disciple of Nimrod?
Ximrod, the son of Cush, was c
not a fisherman. He is noted for be- t
ing the first rebel, the first idolater,
the first slave-holder, the founder of a
Babylon, and the first hunter of wild r
beasts. t
Izaak Walton, on the other hand, s
was the fisherman. He is still au- 1
thority on the art piscatorial, but as i
his home was too far north of the a
tropic of Capricorn, the art of catch- t
ing the suarian or 'gator was not laid r
down by him for the 'gator's haunts a
are not far north of the tropic of i
Capricorn, or south of the tropic of a
Caucer. 1
"Roy", however, is an apt pupil \
of Izaak, for he not only knows how c
'e^trirs and fish, but he can c
I \J VV4VW11 9v.vv. ? ? " ,
also give anyone dots on "May" flies
and "sich."
"NO TATERS." t
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The Herald Book Store has re- s
cently received a large shipment of 1
sample box papers. Papers worth 1
from 25c to 50c a box are being sold i
at less than wholesale price. The lot <
will not last long. Call and make 1
your selection before the best is sold. 1
WAITERS BECOME RICH.
(iecome Wealthy as Result of Tips
They Receive While at Work.
The average wage of waiters is
>nly 83 cents a day, but that does not
irevent them from being the most
)ersistent among the small specula- J
or? in Wall Street, says the New!
fork Pros?, They like easy money,!
)ut they are shrewd. Just now they I
ire playing the game with rather
nore vim than usual. Some big tips
>n the markets have been passed
irduud among them, and tiiey arej
:eeping attentive eyes on the ticker.
Waiters who serve in the big hotels
)r restaurants that are patronized
>y the heavy speculators get all sorts
)f first-hand information from the
jonversations they overhear. Someimes
it is in regard to stocks, and
ometimes about real estate. i
The men seated at the table usualy
pay little or no attention to the
>ne who waits on them. The more
>rompt and the less obtrusive the
vaiter is the better they like him.
*ine times out of ten they get up and
jo away without having the least
dea what he look6 like. On the oth?r
hand, it is the part of every first:lass
waiter's business to remember
lames and faces and gossip and to
itore them away in his memory.
Therefore, by comparing notes with
tther waiters, he gets a fair idea as
o whether the scraps of information
le overhears are to be relied on or
lot.
There is one illustrious case of a
vaiter at the Holland House, who
vas given a running start by Charle^
I. Schwab. This happened 10 or 11
rears ago. This waiter was solicious
whenever Mr. Schwab appeared,
dr. Schwab noticed it and liked it
md responded liberally. One day
-lr. Schwab gave an entertainment
ind this waiter excelled himself. Mr.
>chwab called him over, complimentid
him highly and told him he was
(leased with his attention. He conluded
by saying he would be glad
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o do anytning ne couia iur mm at
my time. The waiter thanked him
warmly and the matter rested for a
veek or more. Then the waiter, at
in opportune moment, reminded Mr.
Ichwab of his offer and said he would
ike to take advantage of it. He extlained
that he had a little money
o invest and would be grateful if Mr.
>chwab would suggest a good stock
n which to deal. Mr. Schwab was
houghtful a moment, and the opind
that American Bridge was a fine
nvestment. He added that it was
eiling at a low price, and, in his
pinion, was sure to advance soon
'he waiter expressed thanks for the
.dvice, saw Mr. Schwab to the door
md bowed him out.
Within a month from that time Mr.
Ichwab, who, like other large finaniers,
had an active and efficient staff
o gather information for him, learnd
that someone was buying Amerian
Bridge in respectable quantities,
further inquiry developed that this
lerson was not a broker, but someone
outside of the street.
Mr. Schwab's investigators discovred
that the man who had bought
^n'oon in ooo and 20.000 shares of
imerican Bridge on a margin was a
waiter at the Holland House. It was
he waiter to whom Mr. Schwab had
;iven the tip. Thi6 waiter had been
caking good use of all his tips, both
conetary and market, in a quiet way,
nd had accumulated considerable of
, fortune. When he got Mr. Schwab's
.dvice he played it to the limit, and
leaned up many thousands.
There is a head waiter at one of
he big hotels much frequented by
leavy speculators. He is credited
rith having a fortune of at least
1300,000, but he never passes up any
wenty-dollar tips. Recently he was
een to go to the office desk and ask
or his strong box from the safe. He
opened it, took out a handful of
>onds, went away and busied himself
or a time cutting coupons.
"How much did you cut off?" he
vas asked.
"This is a bad month. I only cut
>ff $300," he replied. "But wait un
il next month."
Several of the proprietors of large
md fashionable Broadway restauants
started in life as waiters, and
here are others, who are waiters
still, who are wealthy. One of the
atter class owns an apartment house
n West End avenue that is assessed
it $110,000. He is a widower and his
wo sons are in the Ecole Polytechlique
in Paris. He himself lives in
i furnished room in 44th street, to be
lear his work. He is reputed to have
iccumulated his wealth from the tips
le got from one man, a banker,
vhom he served for several years. Of
:ourse, the tips went into Wall street
jn the banker's advice, and increasid
there at a tremendous rate.
Quite a number of the waiters in
he expensive down-town restaurants
>wn their own houses, usually hand
;ome places in the country. Some of
;hem are leading citizens and are in
the $100,000 class. One of them
some months ago was a waiter in an
aid and fashionable restaurant that
las since been wiped out by fire. He
was serving a party at lunch one day
The La:
OF THE
I have iust received an
Horses ai
that I have received t
need of an animal .
For Fan
or driving purposes,
certainly please you b
Quality a
1 have also just receive
one and two-horse .
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Hackney
See me before buying
G.FRANKI
BAMBERG, SOU
and overheard remarks concerning} Democrats,
a certain stock that was to be pound- i
ed. He finished serving tfie party, As provided by t
pleaded illness and was excused. *he De^cratic par
" , . , . , . , , hna, club chairmen
Then he hurried over to his brokers kerg county are req
and went short of that stock to the! mediate notice of t
extent of $5,000 on a five-point mar- of meeting of thei
to be held Saturda
^ ' , for the purpose of
He had heard a certain, figure men* ?q gigg^ ^ member
tioned and knew just when to close ecutive committee
the deal. He stayed away from work the county convent
and watched his investment the next membeVand" one'e
three days, selling more and more jority fraction thei
stock for every half point of decline. The county con
He got out at the psychological vene in the court h
moment and went back to his job ?; i'9"\^Ion(l,ay''
. ? . . . o clock m., for the
the following day, many thousands ing officers, a men
richer. Democratic executi
There was another waiter who e*x delegates to the
overheard a scrap of conversation beas
may come befor<
tween a judge of the Appellate divis- puij attendance
ion and a broker. That was in the their club meetings
year of the big slump in B. R. T. This county convention
waiter also got the rest of the day off
and hot-footed it over to his broker, Co
who, by the wray, was a man whom R. W. D. ROWEL
he served daily. He handed the Secre
broker $10,000, and told him what he ~ ~ ~
So That
had overheard, intimating that if the
broker played the tip also he want- 1 have n0ticed ]
ed a share in the profits. The amount are generally egoti
that this waiter cleaned up on this it is?
deal was enough to keep him in com- r?ason *s 1
fort the rest of his life, but he is still gets married he can
working. of havinS somebod
a willing to tell the
He Barked. self."?Chicago Re
Willie was struggling through ^Herald^BoTs
the story of his reading lesson. No _
said the captain,' he read. " 'It was
not a sloop. It was a larger vessel. uvltjlilirlv
By the rig I judged her to be a-a?"
"Barque," supplied the teacher. A Vegetable Eleme
Still Willie hesitated. ? Doing Away W
"Barque!" repeated the teacher i Caloi
this time sharply.
Willie looked as though he had Mack's Drug St
not heard aright. Then, with an ap- first progressive, co
prehensive glance around the class: sale the new syster
"Bow-wow!" , : is fast supplanting
? fashioned calomel a
!
Carlisle Defeated. I Nearly everyone
The Carlisle school base ball team . the liver becomes
met its first defeat on the home i climate and howgrounds
in two years last Thursday ! effects not only al
when the Charleston High school j cal organs but tl
team defeated it by the score of 9 to The signal tow<
2. This was a sad defeat indeed and condition, which s
the team has gone to work in earnest! are coated tongue
now. They claim an off day and say dull eyes, constipa
they are coming bacl\ and coming plexion.
-x 1? nv?arioctnn nn Taken with regi
Siruilft w ncu mcj su \.yj
the 23rd and 24th. They went to ! scientific liquid veg
Ehrhardt Wednesday afternoon. The j the form of CARS
next regular school game will be AID will prevent o
Friday, April the 17th, with Colum- all liver troubles,
bia High school. Let's stick to the On sale under m
team and see if we can't have anoth- antee by Mack's ]
er winning team. berg, S. C.
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TH CAROUNA 1
Attention! | SPECIAL NOTICES.
?
he constitution of,,
ty of South Caro- Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
throughout Bam- For 25 Words or Less.
uested to give im- =
he time and place For Sale?Chrysanthemum plants,
r respective clubs all colors, 5c each. MRS. GEO. A.
y, April 25, 1914, JENNINGS, Bamberg, S. C.
reorganizing and
of the county ex- por Sale?Ear corn one dollar and
and delegates to ten cents at corn crib on home place *
ion. Each club is near Denmark. J.'' It. MAYFIELD,
igate for every 25 Denmark, S. C.?4-9.
lelegate for a ma- .
eof. Por Sale?10,000 pounds good fodvention
will con- der> Delivered at Bamberg at $1.75
touse at Bamberg, per hundred pounds. F. MARION"
.y 4, 1914, at 12 GREEN, Cope, S. C.?4-23.
purpose of elect- __?
aber of the State Automobiles Insured.?1912 modve
committee and els per cent; 1913 models 2 per ^
ato rnnvpntinn l r\iA u-. _ IT If *
uvmkv , ctJIIt. Uiu 11 lit; ?;vuipauj. u. ia>
ich other business GRAHAM, Agent, Bamberg, S. C.
2 the convention. ^
of Democrats at For gale?One second hand reapi
as well as at the er and binder for sale in very good J ,
is earnest!} desir- sbape, price $75.00 cash. Apply to
H C FOLK H* W' BEARD' Bamberg, S. C.?tf.
unty Chairman. q11c store for rent or sale on Main
'*? street. Apply to J. T. ONEAL.?It.
itary.
~ For Rent?One five-room house on
s Why. Broad street. Brand new, just comthat
old bachelors Pleted, fine pump of water. Apply
istical. I wonder to J. A. MITCHELL. it
Lost?Red heifer calf, with white
that when a man down back, about 8 months old. Rei
generally be sure ward if returned to C. R. BRABHAM,
ly around who is JR" Bamberg' S- C- \
cord-Herald. him I CANDIDATES CARDS
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a tablet come to COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
itore. =
-r?I am a candidate to succeed myniernVTDV
self as County Commissioner of BamUluLUVfcKl
berg County, in the Democratic pri
mary, of course. H. W. CHITTY. 4V
nt That is Rapidly COTTON WEIGHER AT OLAR.
ith the Use of
mel. I hereby announce myself a can?
didate for cotton weigher at Olar, S.
ore is one of the c- subject t0 4|?e Le? ?Lth? 5?tm0"
. ? . cratic party. D. J. TEMPLETON.
ncerns to offer for 1
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a of medicine that EHRHARDT COTTON WEIGHER.
I the use of old- =
3 livpr mpdiHnp I hereby announce myself a cair- / .
.s a in er medicine. didate in the Democratic primary for .
knows how easily ^otton weigher at Ehrhardt, subject
sluggish in this to the rules of the Democratic party.
this sluggishness J. D. CARTER, JR.
1 the other physi- T~~ ,
I hereby announce myself a canle
mind as well, ^date in the Democratic primary
3rs of this dread for Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt,
;ome call malaria subject to the rules of the party.
. lack of energy, J. H. CARTER.
,tion, sallow com- j hereby announce my candidacy
for Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, in
ilaritv this proven the Democratic primary, subject to
;etable medicine in the rules of the party. ^ ^ M
SWELL'S LIVER- - ~
r promptly relieve MAGISTRATE AT EHRHARDT.
loney return guar- I hereby announce myself a candir.
o* date for Magistrate at Ehrhardt, subDrug
btore, nam- ject tJie of tIle Democratic
primary. ISAAC W. CARTER.
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