The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 04, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
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herald building, on .Main street, in j
*.be live and growing City of Bamo?rg.
being issued from a printing
oifke which is equipped with Mergenthaler
linotype machine, Babcock
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rine Miehle cylinder press, an run u>
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Thursday, Feb. 4, 1915.
If the important roads of the county
were dragged after each rain we
feel sure there would soon be a great
improvement in our highways.
It strikes us that a little work on
some of the streets of the town would
help some. Some has been done recently
on various streets, and the
improvement is marked. Let the
good work be extended to other
streets.
If the money spent for whiskey in
Bamberg went into clothing and shoes
and groceries?the necessaries of
Vi/iw nmnv nnnr children
who now barely have enough to wear
possibly would be warmly clad and
better fed. Whiskey is the worst
enemy of the negro race?and the
white man, too, for that matter.
' We sincerely regret the enforced
retirement of our good friend, E. H.
Aull, from the Newberry Herald and
News. He has been editor of the
paper for many years. There is a
lesson in the failure of this news4
paper for newspaper men if they will
only heed it. We shall not say what
it is, but all of them know or ought
to know. The outfit is to be sold,
and no doubt the paper will be continued.
It is admitted that the split-logdrag
is the cheapest and most effective
system of road working. We
hope to see them more generally used
on the roads of Bamberg county.
There is no better time to start than
now. Miles of read could be let by
contract for dragging as often as
needed and the cost of upkeep of our
roads would, we feel sure, be ma'
terially reduced. We trust the authorities
will try the experiment any/
way.
Something should be done about
fire insurance rates in Bamberg. The
town has never had a square deal
from the Southeastern Tariff association.
which we believe, is the organization
which arbitrarily fixes rates
on property in South Carolina towns.
There is no uniformity here at all?
in some instances too low and in
others too high. If there should be
a wholesale cancellation of policies
by our people generally, we imagine
there would be a revision of the tariff
for Bamberg, and that right speedily.
No doubt the revenue of the insurance
companies has been greater
since the water works were put in
: I
man mey were pie\iuus<i>. n. ouuu.?
be remembered, too, that there has
not been a disastrous fire on Main
street since the system was installed.
Yet the rates here are entirely out of
proportion, and the tax of carrying
insurance is indeed heavy on any
business.
The writer was out of town Saturday
afternoon, but we have been informed
that there was more drunkenness
among the negroes Saturday
afternoon and night than there has
been in some time. One thing is certain:
If some determined effort is
not made to stop the drinking of
whiskey among negroes, in the years
to come farm lands in this country
will be worth very little, for there
will be no labor to work them. Liquor
drinking among the negroes is increasing
rapidly all the time, and the
effect upon them is of the worst
kind. A negro who drinks whiskey
is absolutely unreliable and, to a
great extent, worthless, especially if j
he drinks to any extent, and their
drinking as a rule is only measured j
by their ability to buy. In fact, most
of those who patronize the dispensaries
are negroes.
It seems to us that it would be a
good idea for the tire department of
the city to have regular practices. Sj
This is done in other places where
there are good fire departments.
It mav never be expected that the .
is
town will grow materially until an
adequate system of waterworks and .*
i<2
sewerage has been installed. Either
the present waterworks system should
be extended to cover the city, or a ^
new supply sought. i
When any newspaper forsakes its
ideals and strays off after false gods,
it means a loss of influence and neces- '*
sarilv financial loss. Temporary a
prosperity may come through en- P
dorsement of venal politicians and Cl
policies, but it is only temporary. G
This newspaper thanks itself every
day for the friends it has made and ai
also for the ill will of those who
have not been able to use it for their C(
own purposes. Whether the owner
will ever enter active work again he
does not know, but while mistakes r<
no doubt have been made, he is proud
of the record so far.
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The Mother's Mistake.
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Here is a little story that was told si
by William G. Sharp, the new ambas- r;
sador to France, just before he left o
this country to assume the direction h
of his charge: tl
Some time ago .Mrs. Brown called ci
at the home of Mrs. Jones to talk E
over the fashions and things, and a
somewhere about'the sixty-fifth lap 1(
of the conversation the caller refer- li
red to the young daughter of the w
host: o
"By the way, dear," remarked Mrs. h
brown, inquisitively, "wnere is .urn- m
nie? I haven't seen her for an age." t(
"Minnie is at college," proudly re- rr
sponded the fond mother, and then 1<
added, "and I haven't had a letter "
from her for nearly two weeks." s'
"'There is where you made a mis- tl
take." was the prompt rejoinder of
Mrs. Brown. "Instead of letting her a
go to college, why didn't you send her a
to one of these correspondence ti
schools?" 1<
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Influences That Might.
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The influence of all others that k
appears to me most to blight and to
prevent the development of refined ^
and intelligent conversation in our t]
country is the interest in money. As t
Senator Lodge has aptly said, "One's
own money, and that of one's neigh- jj
bor, is largely talked about, and the T
cost of everything or anything recurs
as often in polite conversation as in (
a tariff debate." ?
All told, it would appear that the t
chief foes with which the art of ^
modern conversation must contend
are materialism, haste, unrest, slang
and too much dependence for our information
and judgments upon the
columns of daily newspapers. a
If men and women will bring to t
those gatherings where they assemble e
for social intercourse their strong s
and sincere opinions on points like- r
ly to be brought forward for com- fi
ment, and if they will concede to one a
another opportunity to present their r
opinions, a valuable result may be ]i
attained; but it is perhaps the lack t
of listeners that makes most against r<
a fair interchange of ideas, and for e
that the remedy lies in our own s;
hands.?Youth's Companion. c:
Fai; Exchange.
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Harry Burke, of the editorial staff
of the New York Evening World has 0
a friend on the New York east side w
who, in turn, has a friend who is al- v
leged to have lately arrived from 111
Russia, after serving as a color bear- w
or iti o Rnccian rocimont in the* nam- C
paign in Eastern Prussia.
When the newcomer reached the tc
congenial atmosphere of a Yiddish
cafe on Allen street he wore a large R
medal on his breast, which he ex- 11
plained had been given to him by
the express command of the czar. 0
Shortly after receiving the decora- u
tion lie had become ill and was mustered
out of service; hence his ap- s<
pearance in America. cI
"What did you do win a medal?" &
inquired Burke's friend. n
"I brought in a German battle n
flag," said the ex-soldier with be- t(
coming modesty. Vl
"No wonder you got a medal!" b
said the east sider. "Were you shot 0
in getting it?"
"No." T
"Didn't you have to kill any Ger- ti
mans to get it?" 11
"No." e
"Didn't you run great personal b
danger in getting it?" t(
"No." b
"Well, how did you get it, then?"
"Well," said the hero, "I was in fl
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tne KUSSian irenciies ?uu iu> icsi- ment,
and in the trenches just in r
front of us was a German regiment; P
and I saw the man who was carrying b
their battle flag, and he looked like n
a good business man. So I waited
that evening until everything was
quiet, and then I went over, all by
myself, when nobody was looking?
and we traded flags."?Saturday
Evening Post.
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FLOWKIi OF IX1HAX AKMY. S
l>len<li(l Fijrlitin#^ Men From the |
Province of tlie Punjab. &
The Twenty-fifth Punjab Infantry
. called by the English a regiment
pical of all that is best in the Brit;h
Indian army. It is composed of
class companies," three being Sikhs,
ne Dogras, one Punjab, Mohammeans
and three Pathans. The first
.vo races mentioned are Hindus and
.le last two are Mohammedans.
Gurkhas excepted, it is undoubtedr
true that the flower of the Indian
rmv is recruited from the enormous j
rovince of the Punjab. From there |
ome the "Queen's Own Corps of:
uides who distinguished themselves :
mes without number in the mutiny
tid in many other Indian battlefields:
ae Ninth and Eleventh Bengal Laners
whose horses are the envy of all j
je old Second Sikhs of the Punjab!
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ronuer iorce, wnu, ?ucu a j_m mou ,
sgiment was hurled back at the bat-iB
!e of Ahmed Kliel, advanced through 11
!ie retiring English and captured the I
osition. g
The cavalry regiments that come 11
rom the Punjab look upon themelves
as being the finest light cavaly
in the world. They are mounted
n smallish light-weight, well-bred
orses, which can not only get
[trough a lot of work but keep in
ondition in indifferent provender.
Iverv one of the troopers or "Sowrs,"
as they are called, is more or
;ss a man of means. When he ensts
he has to bring with him a sum,
hich varies according to the corps,
f from $10-0 to $17o, to pay for
? onH linrco Vnt fl
lb 5 v> U i U, oauuic anu 4*vi w. *-w? ?
jw of the native officers are entitled
5 be called "shazada" (prince)
lanv of them are rich men and large
ind owners. To serve gives that
izzat" (military glory) and the
word to them is much mightier than
lie pen.
The infantry are physically fine
nd are bigger, heavier men than
re found in the cavalry, some of the
jg-of-war teams and regiment wrest?rs
being of extraordinay strength.
.11 of them are agriculturists, and
he out-of-doors simple life the>
;ad makes their eyesight extremely
een, incidentally accounting . for
leir being fine shots. jThe mountain
atteries are recruited from much
lie same class of men as the infan
ry, but no weed can get into a
lountain battery. It is no joke
fting a gun onto a 16-hand mule,
"he natives describe service in the
avalrv as "shazadaki-nouki'
nrinffl's sprvice) of the infantry as
noukri" (service,) but in the moun
ain battery as "sheitan-ki-noukri'
devil's service.)
Women and Business.
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We are given to boasting of the v
bility of our business women, c: v
heir having proved themselves the s
qual of the men in business affairs, a
ays the Woman's World for Febuarv.
Our boast seems to be justi- ^
ed. But the business ability of the f
verage woman is not such as to war- 1(
ant it being commended unsparing- 0
jr. Nearly every woman has had litle
business experience in some di- 11
ection, but how many woman read- n
rs of this periodical, or friends oi n
uch readers, are possessed of suffi- t(
ient business knowledge to take ur f<
he responsibility, when laid down c
- ^ o ri
y the husoana, ana carry n uu:
low many women could take charge
f their husband's finances for a ^
eek while he took a much needed p
acation from responsibility? .Most
arried men are willing to teach their n
ives how to do business; more than w
lat, most business men make someling
of an effort to get their wives e
) undertake to learn enough business
5 make it less difficult for them to a
et along when left alone. Where.
ien, is the fault? When it is not 11
le business man's failure to insist ir
n his wife learning, it is the wife's ?
nwillingness to take time, to make 0
le effort. Here is a subject for p
:udy and discussion by women's ^
lubs?for all sorts of feminine or- ^
animations. If the women of a com- ^
lunity can be made into better busiess
women they will understand bet- w
jr how to help their husbands de- h
elop their own and the community ci
..ninnoo Ttlol- Will 1 On m thp Vfl 111P
lldlUCOO. 1 ?CJ ??*?? v
f the dollar, and they appreciate s<
le labor involved in securing it. n"
hey will develop an interest in get- f(
ng their money's worth which they w
ave have not before felt. It will be J(
asier for the business men to do h
usiness because of the increased indiligence
of their customers. It will si
e easier for the widowed and father-'
?ss to handle and to husband their ^
ands. There may be less 'business 0
ar the lawyers and for the bank- OJ
uptcy courts and less money for the a'
romoters of questionable stock-job- u
ing enterprises, but there will be c'
lore happiness in the homes. 1 0
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And a Liberal Free List. ir
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Another man who was at Ford's v:
tieatre the night Lincoln was assas- u
inated has just died. That house tl
lust have had an immense capacity.
-Fittsburg Gazette-Times. G
....REMEMBER THE....
Great War, Panic and
Percentage Sacrifice Sale
Is Still On At H. Karesh's
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AT BOTH STORES, EHRHARDT AND OLAR
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Everybody within ten miles around are v
taking advantage of it. Remember you , *
are entitled to the great saving that this j
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sale attords. Uon't Wait until tfie last <
day, Come Now and bring your friends
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Sale Closes Saturday, February 13th
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H. K.AKLSH j
Ehrhardt, S. C. Olar, S. G
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Fraternity ?~"
Christmas between the trenches in
,-hat the military persons call the A nj ,
tvioatro war?a phrase J ^
'COIOIU VMVMV* v _
,-hich reduces war to the prosaic of M m hm
cene shifters, a stage manager, and H / M w'HB
n orchestra leader?was unpremed- 191 m I mm^k N
:atedlv human. The nations ' had IB| eflL^L JRL&^^r _ffl _i|fi_
ecided that to recognize a period BH ~
f good fellowship would be impolit- HB ? -a + ?
:, if not inhuman, and there was no ^ lOOu lOr tllOUght
fficial sanction for what happened. && Well 2L& for CfODS
Brief cable dispatches carried the BB .1 .
lformation that there was an infor- eg tins year.
ial adjustment of matters Christ- H9 When ch, ???,?? <. * * j t. 1
... - . 09 ^ vv Ben shipments were interrupted by the war, it was estimated J
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las day and that in one dii or rem- kh mat mere was enougn roiasn on nana in tire unueu ouues w yiu
c/ry the Germans and British had a vide two and three per cent Potash in mixed fertilizers for this fl
jotball game, but the whole illogi- spring's trade. Some manufacturers had more than enough for ~
ality and utter humanity of the ar- raw these percentages.
angements does not appear until the KSg Since then minor sources of Potash have been fully utilized, and
itters of British officers to folk at . additional shipments from the usual source are still being received,
ome, appearing in the London news- BjBl The supply is below normal, but this need not prevent farmers
apers. have been read. ' SaG securing some Potash in their fertilizers, nor should it lead fanners
One officer quotes a dazed sergeant to decide not to use fertilizers,
lajor who had taken a two-mile By There is no reason to return to the out-of-date goods without
alk between the trenches observing | Hfrj Potash, although some authorities may try to "wish" them on us.
proceedings and exclaiming at Bui We have not used enough Potash in the past. The latest annual
very other step: Bs import of Potash was only one-seventieth of the Potash taken from
"It's 'ardlv credible. I never would ' the to:! by our 1914 com crop and only one-fifteenth of the Potash lost
ive believed it." every year in drainage water.
titpsa "'ardlv credible" proceed- |f|f] Spring crops use from two to ten times as much Potash as Phos- i
lgs started in various ways, accord- ESE? phoric Acid. Get as much Potash in the fertilizer as possible. A
ig to the courage, good nature and fcggj few firms are offering to furnish from four to ten per cent,
isposition of the men facing each ml There is no substitute for Potash. If may be habder to get just
ther. In one spot the British stop- am now, but POTASH PAYS.
ed firing from a sort of feeling that g|| GERMAN KALI WORKS, Inc^, 42 Broadway, New York
the Other fellow didn't molest Kbh Chicago, McCormick Block San Francisco, 25 California St. ?
,em they would molest the other EmP"Blfc. ori^ whiu,? ^ BU*
illow. =====^?===^^^=?-?
Opposite them were some Saxons.
. . a thai* ball game and the officer who nar- . AH in Turn,
ho when it seemed safe, put their "
. .. or,h rates the incident puts an exelama- ?
eads up abov? e 3 tion point after the score, which was Pierre Rodjestvensky, the Russian
llIed.:. I >eih S1?<^ ^ Sthlm 3 to 2 in favor of the Germans. Else- c?nsul to San Francisco, said on a
?e n San t. where certain embarrassed officers, recent military argument:
>met ing, an en wo' 01" finding that they had no common me- "These assailants of the Russian
ien went ?ver 0 see w Thov dium of expression, the Germans not campaign are ignorant. Their argufp1,mvs
were- TheJ - - - - -hie chnw a militarv ignorance as
m . . H i knowing Engnsn or rrencn ana me ?~ - ?
ere recene in e ?.rnto French and the English not knowing great as the sea ignorance that was
jined song. A British m j German, stood about in an awkward shown b-v the y?uQS tripper on his 1
ome' *i,e" ^ere J?t ' a n ceenipH fraternity, saluting and shaking ^rst visit to Coney Island. ,
,ws for the most par a ^ hands, until a private was dug out of "As this tripper and his girl stood
llv to be figntins em. ^ trenches lQ interpret and then 0n the Coney Island beach, the young
In one trench they sang God Sa e exchanged ?ood wishes keeD_ woman said:
ie King" and the Saxons broug it ^ photographs. ' "A1- *s the tide going out or cornet
a bottle of wine for the health H
t King George. In another trench, The British sergeant major, .taking * ^ > .
Iso occupied by Saxons, caution was a two-mile walk, exclaimed that it answered ' 'Can't vou see which
rupH on the British not to take was'"hardly credible." but it was the Al anawerea- Lan 1 >ou see * ctl
rged on tne urmsn not to way the waves are turn n' over ' "?
^onnoc with the PermanQ to the left most human thing in the world and ,
with the Germans to ine leu, * Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
P the Saxon trenches. They were! the most beneficial. back nome me
uculent and later proved it by wav- folk are singing songs of hate, but of wine by a (^man^ighTwithin 1
ig back certain British soldiers who the fighting men met each other and the next twenty-four hours have put
ad taken a Christmas liberty of in- decided that there was a good deal a bullet through that German's head,
ading the space between trenches of ordinary human nature on the but he understood that he had been '
narmed and shot at them to make other side. dealing in the one case as in the
le intimation as plain as a brick. Like soldiers they went back to other with a man much like himself
1. their, u-nrv afw rhA truce and the I in everything that makes a man.^
In anotner sireicn oi iennui; n?*i ?
ermans and the British had a foot-1 man who had been offered a bottle Chicago Tribune. " ?
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