Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(Elir fBanthm} feral I.ST A Jil.lSHKI) APK1L. t891. Published every Thursday in T1 herald building, on Main street, the live and growing City of Bar berg, being issued troiu a printii -lC - ?v.. .u A'liht.tioH with \t Q UUiCC WdlCU C'lUi^pvu .. genthaler linotype machine, Babcoi cylinder press, roider, one jobber, fine .Miehle cylinder press, all run 1 electric power with ether materi and machinery in keeping, the who equipment representing an inves ment ot $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $15 six months, 75 cents; three month 50 cents. All subscriptions payab strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per im for first insertion, subsequent inse tions 50 cents per inch. Legal a wertisements at the rates allowed 1 law. Local reading notices 10 cen a line each insertion. Wants ai ether advertisements under speci head, 1 cent a word each insertio Liberal contracts maae ioi mice, di and twelve months. Write for rate Obituaries, tributes of respect, res lutions, cards of thanks, and all n tices of a personal or political cha acter are charged for as regular a vertisiug. Contracts for advertisii not subject to cancellation after fir insertion. Communications?We are alwa glad to publish news letters or tho pertaining to matters of public inte est. We require the name and a dress of the writer in every cas No article which is defamatory < offensively personal can find place our columns at any price, and we a not responsible for the opinions c pressed in any communication. Thursday, Nov. 26, 19b There is yet time to plant plen of grain crops for next year. The is no use for Bamberg county farr ers to send their money to the We for corn and oats. Mr. Farme plant liberally of corn, oats, rye, ar Mon't forget that patch of wheat. I sure to plant enough of that for yoi flour next year, two or mree acre properly planted and attended, shou be enough for a large family. Today is Thanksgiving day. Whi the times are hard in a sense, w in America, have more reason to 1 thankful to an Att-\Yise Creator tha any people on earth. We have matter v hat comes, with intelligem used, there is no reason for a American to ever be pinched fro actual want. We should be thanl ful that our great nation is not en broiled in the great world war, whic has brought devastation and hung< to so many millions of people on oi mother continent. Let us retui thanks! If The Herald published ever thing sent to it by various organiz tions and associations there woul be no room left for either adverti ing or local news. There are tl good roads associations, the medic; associations, dead head news "agei cies." and even the United Stat< government, which flood the 6ffi< with matter which "may be used desired." All of these have higl salaried men to write the article but never a cent to pay the newpapers for printing their free adve tising. Of course, unless there genuine news in the articles, nor are printed?and it is mighty seldo: there is any news. Most of it is vei ed advertising. The policy of th newspaper along this line is we known. We pay for what we g< from everybody. We are never o fered "complimentaries." would n< accept them if offered, therefore must have pay for our space, whe anything bordering on advertising concerned. The Seven Ages of Man. (Not the slightest apology to o Bill Shakespere). I. At ten he loves his Sunday-schot teacher. II. At 18 he loves the dame (aged 2' next door). III. At 25 he loves the girl that sold hii a pair of gloves. She's alon about 25, too. IV. At 35 he loves a little squab that in the chorus of the "Dizs Dantv Dolls" show. V. At 50 he is a nice, juicy quince fc the same girl he loved at 18. VI. At 60 he plays Safety First an sticks around home most < the time. VII. At 80 he cackles about what a wha of a guy he was when he wi young. ENVOY The higher they fly the further the fall.?Tacoma Times. He Knew. "Son, I don't want you to man a chorus girl." "But dad, she's good and berut full." "That may be. But let us eii sider some of the other angles." "No angles about her, dad. She all curves."?Louisville Courier-Jou nal. b PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA. ? i xo sti:ox<; ihcixk obtaixablk = i ix kmimhk he ia n" .Michael I). TchelishefY, Peasant by l ig . .r. Kitth, S(artc<l .Movement Against -k' Alcohol, a n ay I n al ; Petrograd, Nov. IS.?Actual and a le complete prohibition is in force to >l | day throughout the entire Russian s 0; empire and not a drop of vodka, c l8? ! whiskey, brandy, gin or any other ^ *e; strong dring is obtainable from one 0 I jh1 end to the other of an area popu- n ir- lated by 150,000,000 people and J*" comprising one-sixth of the habitable t jY to! globe. t id j In every foot of Russian territory t al: the word prohibition is taken literal- _ j ly. It does not mean a partially sue- s !S'. cessful attempt to curtail liquor con- j, o-1 sumption, resulting in drinking in ?~ J secret places, or use of medical lijj"1 censes and gerferal subterfuges. It ig does mean that a vast population who st| consumed $1,000,000,000 worth of s I vodka a year; whose ordinary condiVS v g9!tion has been described by Russians fc r- j themselves as ranging from a slight 8 d-1 degree of stimulation upward, has ,e*' been lifted almost in one day to so- c or; n {n; brietv. ? re! Easy to Enforce. t I ' ? ddu n'lion tha mnhilizfltinn I j 1U UUD UUJ , VUV ?! began, policemen visited every pub- 11 |t | lie place where vodka is sold, locked a = up the supply of the liquor, which is ty; almost pure alcohol, and placed 2. re on the shop the imperial seal. a n_'Since the manufacture and sale of a st j vodka is a government monopoly, it r>! is not difficult to enforce prohibition, j 1C1 and from the day the shops were s je closed drunkenness vanished. a ir j The results already are seen in the n igt peasantry. They are beginning to ^ l(j( look like a different race. Marks of v j suffering, the pinched looks of illness e j and improper nourishment have gone j. le from their faces. Their clothes are r e, cleaner and both men and women w )e appear more neatly and better dressLn' ed. Homes of the poor, formerly ^ a destitute, now present something like p ;e' order and thrift. j, in Splendid Itesuits. ? T- J 3 V.rt nf. m in .reirugitiu eiuu .wustun mc ?ik feet is fairly startling. On holidays p a- inebriates always filled the police sta- w ;h tions and often lay about in the n jr streets. Today unattended women w ir may pass at night through portions 0 n of these cities where it formerly was C( I dangerous for men. Minor crimes j< and misdemeanors have almost van- n v- ished. v a-1 This miracle virtually has been acid complished by one man. He is Mich- ^ s- ael D. Tchelisheff, a peasant by birth, jr le originally a house painter by profes- c al sion, then mayor of the city of Sa- y a- mara, and now a millionaire. Phy- g Js sically he is a giant, standing over ^ :e six feet four inches. Although 55 ^ if years old, his movements display the a- energy of youth, his eyes are animat- e s, ed and his black hair is not tinged y s- by gray. H r-j Picturesque Figure. p is: In Petrograd Mr. Tchelisheff goes n ie , about clad in a blue blouse with a m, tasselled girdle and baggy black ti breeches tucked in heavy boots. He r< 1S offers his visitors tea and fruit. t( ^ j Speaking today to a representative ti 5t| of the Associated Press of what he c< f"! had accomplished for sobriety in Rus- r; 5tisia Mr. Tchelisheff said: nej "I was reared in a small Russian ti tn j village without schools. I picked up o 1S an education from old newspapers si and stray books. One day I chanced ft mnn q hnnk which treated of vodka. S . It stated that vodka was a poison. I d | was so impressed, knowing that ev- si 'e erybody drank vodka, that I asked d the first physician I met if the statements were true. He said yes. I de- h ^ cided to take every opportunity to b< discover more about the use of vod- ei ka. tl 1' Watched Its Influence. o "At the end of the eighties there b< came a famine in Russia followed a 111 by agrarian troubles. I saw a crowd o: 2T 1 xi of peasants demand from a landlord v all the grain and foodsthffs in his w grainary, and I noted that every man P s who was taking part in this incident f<' was a drinking man, while their ab- a stemious fellow villagers had suffi- w cient provisions in their own homes. r< "At Samara I decided to do more o than passively disapprove of vodka, a At this time I was an alderman. ^ Many tenants in my houses were 3 working men. One night a drunken f, father in one of my houses killed his jS wife. Then I decided to fight vodka g le with all my strength. t]lsl "On <snnr>osition that the s:overn- n "** ~ r 1 ~ w 1' ment was selling vodka for revenue, ^ I calculated the revenue received f; from its consumption in Samara. 1 a then introduced a hill in the city ^ council providing that the city give r, this sum to the imperial treasury, a v with a request that the sale of vod- jj ka be prevented. This bill passed. sj i_ The money was offered to the government, but the government re- n j. fused. 7 c Kasier to Rule. Ci 's "It dawned upon me that Russian f< r- bureaucracy did not want the people tl sober, because it was easier to rule ei WAK HKVKM F TAX. 1?\v it Will lie Collected on Wire Messages. Washington. Nov. 10.?Instruc ions were issued tonight by the inernal revenue bureau designed to acilitate collection oi" the war reve,ue tax on telephone and telegraphic messages with as little inconvenience s possible to the companies. The companies, the instructions ay, shall make one report for all exhanges and toll stations. They will e allowed to make their returns for , fiscal month and additions may be nade for errors in a previous month. Messages originating in automatic elephone stations are subject to the ax?one cent on a message for which here is a charge of 15 cents or more ?and the companies are left to deign their own methods of collection a such cases. California. The area of California, 15S.297 quare miles, is approximately equal o the combined area of Roumania. Bulgaria, Servia, Albania, Montenero, Belgium, and Turkey in Europe. The population of California, acording to the latest census, was 2,77,000, as against 28,532,000 for he European countries named. Of California's total area, it is of aterest to note that 70 per cent, has lready been topographically mapped I y the United States geological sur-1 ey. utocratically a drunken mob than sober people. "That was seven years ago. Later was chosen mayor of Samara and ubsequently elected to the Duma on n anti-vodka platform. In the Duia I proposed a bill permitting the ihabitants of any town to close the odka shops, and providing also that very bottle of vodka should bear a ibel, with the word poison. At my equest the wording of this label, in -hich the evils of vodka were set qrth, was done by Leo Tolstoi. This ill passed the Duma, but in the imerial council was amended and finali tabled. lief ore the Emperor. "I then begged an audience of Eraeror Nicholas. He received me ith great kindness and listened to ie patiently. He was impressed *ith my recital that most of the revlutionary and socialist excesses were ommitted by drunkards. He promsed to speak to his minister of fiance concerning the prohibition 01 odka. "Disappointed at failure of my ill, I had abandoned my seat in the uma. It was evident the bureauracy had obstructed the measure, linister of Finance KokovsofT rearded it as a dangerous innovation, epriving the government of one iUion rubles ($500,000,000) yearly. "While I lobbied in Petrograd the mperor visited the country around loscow and saw the havoc of vodka, [e then dismissed KokovsofT and apointed the present minister of fiance, M. Bark. "Mobilization precipitated the an-vodka measure. The grand duke, jmembering the disorganization due > drunkenness during the mobilizaon of 1904, ordered prohibition, ex>pt in clubs and first-class restaumts. This order, enforced for one lonth, showed the Russian authories the value of abstinence. In spite f the depression of war. the paralys of business and the closing of ictories the people felt no privation, avings banks showed an increase in eposits. There was a boom in the lie of meats, groceries, clothing, ry goods and house furnishings. "The 30,000,000 rubles a day that ad been paid for vodka were now eing spent for necessities. The avrage working week increased from iree and four days to six, the nunierus holidays of the drinker having een eliminated. The working day Iso became longer and the efficiency f the worker was perhaps doubled, k'omen and children who seldom ere without marks showing the hysical violence of the husband and ithen.suddenly found themselves in n undreamed of paradise. There ere no blows, no insults and no Dugh treatment. There was bread n the table, milk for the babies and fire in the kitchen. Seized Opportunity. "I decided to seize this occasion )r a press campaign, so far as this > a possible thing in Russia. I oranized delegations to present petions to the proper authorities for rolonging this new sobriety for the uration of the war. This step found ivor with his imperial majesty and n order was issued to that effect. . similar campaign to relieve the eliances from privileged restaurants nd clubs was successful and strong quor no longer was available in Rusia. "The second month of abstinence iade the manifold advantages so lear to everybody that when we ailed upon his majesty to thank him )r his recent orders he promised lat the vodka business of the govrnment would be given up forever." ?\ MIST GROW LESS COTTON SAYS UNI) WON'T HKLP WITHOl'T 1)1 VERSIFICATION. MeArtoo Says Never lie lore Have the Chances lleen so (food to Heap Sure Profits. Washington, Nov. 18.?Although the $ 1 3">,000,000 cotton loan fund has been completed officials of the federal reserve board and the treasury department declared today that the South must introduce diversification of crops and a reduction of cotton acreage next year to get the full benefits from the fund and insure a material increase in the price of raw cotton for next year's crop. secretary .mcaooo in a siaieiueui tonight called this "the other pressing and important problem" with which the South must deal. He urged the raising of other products, which, he predicted, will find a ready market, particularly if the European war persists. "The Southern farmer," said .Mr. McAdoo, "therefore, has unusual opportunity now for changing existing methods and habits, with certain profit and permanent benefit to himself." He suggested that the department of agriculture would gladly outline methods of crop diversification suitable to different localities, and added that bankers had an excellent opportunity to aid in this work by using their influence to direct the character of crops by imposing "proper conditions" upon advances to farmers. Sure Profits. "The farmers of the South," concluded the statement, "ought to W2LKG Up tU Llie lllipui tantc v/t diversification. There never before was a time when they could frake up with such certain profit to themselves." Members of the federal reserve board were inclined tonight to believe that present conditions pointed to a decided reduction in the cotton acreage through influences outside the cotton producing States, and predicted that with acreage reduced cotton would go to a normal level next year. General supervision of the cotton loan fund will be under the reserve board members, with the recently appointed cotton loan committee in active charge of the work, according to an announcement at the treasury tonight. The first meeting of this committee will be held in New York Friday morning. McAdoo's Statement. Mr. McAdoo's statement said in part: "The plan gives the cotton loan committee power to appoint committees in each of the cotton producing States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Tennessee to assist it in carrying on the practical work. " * *" ' * - 4 ' ' Art "While tne creation 01 me muuu i loan fund and its use under the plan will have a far reaching and beneficial influence upon the cotton and business situation, nevertheless the attention of the South should not be drawn away from the other pressing and important problem with which it must intelligently and effectively deal, namely, a material reduction of cotton acreage in 1915, and the raising of food products on a large part of the acreage heretofore devoted to cotton. Will Help Cotton. "Not only will crop diversification help the prosperity of the South, but the more assurance of a large decrease in the cotton next year will immediately enhance the value of the present crop. The food products which the South can advantageously raise on a part of the acreage will find a ready market at profitable prices, even if the South itself cannot absorb them with greater advantage than by buying supplies from neighboring States. If the war in ' ? ^ ? J Europe is protracted tne aemauu iux foodstuffs will grow in volume and intensity and must be supplied in large by this country. "The recent expressed views of the secretary of agriculture on this subject should be read by every farmer in the South. The department of agriculture will eladlv eive information to the farmers of the South about the best means and methods of crop diversification suitable to the conditions of each locality. Hankers' Opportunity "The bankers also have an exceptional opportunity to aid in this commendable work. They can, in large measure, influence the character of crops by imposing proper conditions upon the advances they may make to the farmers. Where the bankers are not dealing direct with the farmers, the merchant who supplies the necessary credits can exert the necessary influence. "I earnestly hope that the farmers, the bankers and the merchants in the South will cooperate with each other for the purpose of materially reduc THE THANKS ARE REAL for the prosperity that conies from steady saving, with possibly some self denial. The things we strive for are the things we appreciate when attained. You'll appreciate this fact in a few years after you have started pi savings account with this bank. No one ever regretted such a step; no one ever will. Bamberg Banking Co. 4 per cent. pd. on Sav. Deposits BERKELEY TO REMAIN* DRY. State Board Holds That Recent Elec tion Was Not Legal. Columbia, Nov. 18.?Berkele county is to remain in the dry col umn, ..jcording to a decision toda by the State board of canvassers. Th board after hearing the testimon holrt that thpro hart not hppn a lpera election in Berkeley county on th question of the establishment of county dispensary system. Th board held that a "voluntary elec tion" had been held. The citizen of that county cast a majority vot for the dispensary in an election hel November 3. It was decided by th board that the statutes governin elections on the dispensary syster did not provide for an election ii Berkeley county in 1914. The elec tion might have been held in 1913. When it fanned Floss. A remarkable fall from the heav en6 of large quantities of what i described as meteoric noss took piac at Hea.dsburg. The shower, whic! began between 7 and 8 a. m., am reached its maximum about 10 o'clock was seen by all the inhabitants o the town. Acording to an eyewitness, the ma terial appeared high in the heavens in a clear sky, as a mass of starf lustrous metallic sheets and silver ropes. It reached the earth in va rious shapes and sizes, ranging fror minute particles to sheets twenty fee square. It fell in such quantitie that long ropes and masses of it huni from the telephone and telegrap; wires. When the substance reached th warm earth it began at once to con tract into fibrous masses, resemblim flossy asbestos, though tests prove* that it was not that mineral. Mos of it soon disappeared, though sam pies were saved and sent to Directo Campbell, of the Lick observatory and to Prof. Tito Alippi, director o the observatory at Urbano, Italy. Feminine Intnition. "I'm sorry to be so late, my dear A friend asked me to stop and tak* pot luck with him." "Well, did you win the pot."?Bir mingham Age-Herald. ing the cotton crop in 1915 and se curing satisfactory crop diversifica tion. Not only should the Southeri farmer plant food crops, but he cai raise cattle and poultry with greai benefit to himself and the country a large. He cannot do this, however unless he reduces cotton acreage an( raises fnori snDnlies." A WARMNGTO MANY Some Interesting Facts Aboul Kidney Troubles Few people realize to what extent their health depends upon the con dition of the kidneys. The physician in nearly all cases of serious illness, makes a chemick analysis of the patient's urine. H( knows that unless the kidneys an doing their work properly, the other organs cannot readily be broughl back to health and strength. When the kidneys are neglected or abused in any way, serious results are sure to follow. According tc health statistics, Bright's disease which is really an advanced form ol kidney trouble, caused nearly tec thousand deaths in 1913, in the Stats of New York alone. Therefore, it behooves us to pay more attention to the health of these most importanl organs. An ideal herbal compound that has had remarkable success as a kidnej remedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the great Kidney, Liver and Bladdei Remedy. The mild and healing influence oi this preparation, in most cases, is soon realized, according to sworn statements and verified testimony ol those who have used the remedy. It you feel that your kidneys require attention, and wish a sample bottle, write to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, X. Y. Mention this paper, enclose ten cents and thev will gladly forward it to you by Parcel Post. Swamp-Root is sold by every druggist in bottles of two sizes?">0c and * 1 AA <p I.UU TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are warned not to hunt on. haul wood or trash off our lands; also agents are warned not to trespass on said lands. 11-27-14. D. M. and D. P. SMITH. I Capital and Surplus $100,000.00 J CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina? j I County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. Har- , m mon, Esq., Judge of Probate. I Whereas, Ellis Reed hath made y' suit to me to grant him letters J of administration of the estate of and effects of Lang Reed, deceased. 1 yj These are therefore to cite and > ! e admonish all and singular the kiny dred and creditors of the said Lang tl Reed, deceased, that they be ^ I and appear before me in the Court 01 1 Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on a j Saturday, E ecember 5th, next, after e| publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in | the forenoon, to show cause, if any ' j they have, why the said adminlstra: tion should not be granted. e Given under my hand and seal this , d. 17th day of November, A. D., 1914. e| GEO. P. HARMON, | Judge of Probate. f Q< 77 v Choice Meats. 5( For a choice cut of meat, see or y phone us. Our prices are right, and our meats are fresh and good. Phone us your orders for coal. . Remember we sell for cash only. e Delk's Market n E. L. PRICE, Manager CAKE Let us supply your table ' with good, fresh, cleanly made loaf cake, put up in a good clean package which holds the ? freshness of the cake. You have the following kinds to select from: i White Loaf t Golden Loaf t Jelly Loaf Creole Loaf i Marble Loaf Raisin Loaf Citron. Loaf II ? r ! And they help carry out our scheme: ' Clean Store, Clean Goods, and t Clean Business Methods I B. W. SIMMONS & CO. - 'Phone 18 Bamberg, S. C. I Vs // | TRESPASS NOTICE. \ All parties are hereby warned not , to hunt on the lands of the underf signed, under penalty of law. > \ W. M. McCUE, L. D. ODOM, C. E. SAXDIFER, i 11-27 MRS. ANNIE ZEIGLER. TAX SALE. ? - - .. ? ti n . . e r State ot SOiun waruima, v^uumy ui Bamberg. ^ By virtue of an execution to me directed by G. A. Jennings, treasurer f' > of Bamberg county, I have levied up- ' ; on and will sell at public auction bel fore the court house door in Bam> berg, S. C., on Monday, the 7th'day of December, 1914, the same being . legal salesdav in said month, during , the legal hours of sale, the real es| tate described below, to the highest bidder for cash, said sale being for I non-payment of taxes due and owing the State of South Carolina and the county of Bamberg: One acre, more or less, lying, and being in the county of Bamberg, State of South Carolina, bounded . north by lands of Alice LaGare; east by lands of Alice LaGare: south by lands of H. W. Beard; west by lands i of J. B. Black. To be sold as the property of Ella Brabham. S. G. RAY, Sheriff for Bamberg County. November 10, 1914. A . .