Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ODD INCIDENTS. IJits of \pws Out of the Ordinal-; (lathered from Kxchanges. A nail factory in Pueblo. Cal. makes the largest and smallest nail in the world. The 5-10 brads requin 30,500 to the pound, and half a mill ion are cut a minute. The 1-' by 3-: inch spike, used in bridge building weigh three to the pound, and an made at the rate of 2Do to the rain ute. Dr. Otton Henry Rhode, of Brook lyn, in his paper on "Canteens." rea< at the convention of the .Medico Pharmaceutical league, said tna beers and light wines are activi acids to the system as well as foo< and drink, and that the women an< children of the United States are in juring their health by the inordinat use ot' soft drinks at soda fountains When chiropractors adjusted twi \ vertebrae in the neck of Frank Vai Wie, of Milwaukee, Wis., whose mini had been blank for two years, hi awoke to find himself married am in the home of his wife. He had los his mind following an injury and hai wandered without knowing what hi was doing until cured. Taking advantage of a sunrise re hearsal when the young women stu \ dents were practicing an esthe?ti barefoot dance on the dewy lawns, i burglar entered the dressing room o a fashionable school of art and ex pTession at Los Angeles, and madi off with eight purses, containini $13.20 in "pin" money. In additioi to the money, the girls reported t< tli? police that several bits of jewel ry had been stolen. The Xorweigian diet recently pass <ed a law providing thai the license of motion picture theatres in Xorwa; shall expire in 1916. The cities ma. then renew the licenses or establisl municipal motion picture shows Many of the cities propose to 6hov educational films in municipalize* theatres, thinking the surplus earn Ings of the theatres wiU increase th city revenues. The proprietors of th' motion picture houses will lose thei businesses without compensation, al though some of the cities are extend ing the time for canceling the license \.r until 1918. Typographical Errors. Vj Every week this paper, and ever; other paper in the country, has i number of errors?typographical am otherwise. That's one of the reason a good many people think the edito should have been a blacksmith. Bu ^ what of the editor's viewpoint? I there's one thing better calculate* to turn rosy youth to doddering oh ~ ^AOtl age than, for instance, ?.o gci u notices and weather predictions mix ed so that the thing comes out in thi paper, "Mrs. William Williams die< last night. She has gone where it i ?116 degrees in the shade and wit! rising temperature tomorrow;" V walk down the street and hear sonx grinning idiot, with a head like < pancake and a brain like an addle< egg, holding up the sheet to causti' criticism and the editor to scorn Maybe you think it nice to hear somi x member of the Vacuum family re mark that the editor must make u] his paper with a shovel! Or sonx Finhead Percy wonder why the edi tor doesn't learn how to set type No doubt you think it excruciatingl; delicious when an item announcini that Miss Merry Merryvale is to b< led to the altar gets into the pape as "led by a halter." Funny, isn't it? Yes. it is! It de pends on the point of view. We ar< all apt to make mistakes. Don't for get that. What would you tmuh : the editor put some of your mistake: into the paper? Remember whei Mr. A, who shaves himself, came t< church with a fine patch of whisker: on his chin he had overlooked? An< when Miss B let the shoestring 01 her switch hang down her back? Anc how Elder C caught the tail of hi: long coat over the neck of the bot tie in his hind pocket and went dowi the street that way. But we have no intention of tell ing these things. As an editor w< wouldn't be much of a hair-pin if w< were bent that way. Just remember though, that we are all prone to er rors, and the next time you see some thing in the paper which you regarc as a sure 6ign of the editor's feeble mindedness. just say the devil did it and we'll back you up.?Newberr; Observer. Might Have Been Worse. The great explorer was capturec by the savages, relates the Philadel phia Ledger. "We will spare your life if yoi will marry my daughter," stated th< chief in a ukase or ultimatum 01 i tirade or whatever you call it ir them parts of the world. The great explorer quailed. a? well he might, for the princess hat an ingrowing face. "Still," he murmured philosophi cally, "it might have been worse They might have insisted on a fash ionable wedding." And sd they lived happy ever af ter. COIlltEtTS l'KINTKl) STATEMENT j i Bank Examiner (Jive* Out Statement in Regard to Hank of Lodge. I. .M. .\iau!din. State bank examine er. has sent the foliowing statement i 3, to the News and Courier in regard I . to the alleged shortage in the Bank 41 of Lodge: My attention lias been called to a 2 communication published in your is. sue of July 15. page 3, .bottom of column 2. dated W'alterboro, July _! 14, and giving .an account of an api nnronf slinrtM?e of ?6.1 OU in the) ..Bank of Lodge, Lodge. S. C. In the! : second paragraph of this commuuieas tion I find this statement: 3 "The bank examiner made his 3 usual inspection about a month ago . and reported nothing wrong with the ei books of the bank, but the officers, ! on account of the bank not paying 3 | as large dividends as they thought it 3 should and for other reasons, decidi ed to have a thorough examination e. made which resulted as above." 3 1 wish to correct some erroneous t statements embodied in the above 3 quotation, for the reason that they e : might be construed by some as a rej flection upon the efficiency of the ex-: animations made by examiners con. nected with this office, cj In the first place, the usual exama! ination of this bank was made by a f; representative of this office on March -119, four months ago. and not about e a month ago as indicated by your y correspondent. The examiner did not a report that there was nothing wrong o1 with the books of this bank as stated 1 K,. -T- nnpracnnndont The PXaiTl ~ . U > J VU1 V.VI ? UCJ>VUWV"V. ? ? ? iner's report was properly made and filed in the office of the State treass urer, as required by law. An inVjSpection of the report will show that y I there were a number of discrepancies, a inaccuracies and irregularities to ). j which attention was duly called. Not e I only that, but shortly after the exi, amination, to wit, on March 27, these -I irregularities were taken up with the e, president of the bank by letter, and e^his attention was duly called thereto. riThe president's reply to this letter -! indicated that the matters complain-jed of were having prompt attention s|by himself and the directors. The ! fact is, as I am informed, it was the | report of this examination and the < [ letters pursuant thereto . which ' i brought about the employment of au' ; ditors for the purpose of making a ' ^1 more complete audit of all the books ! and accounts, of the bank than it was g ' j possible for the bank axaminer to r make within the limited time availa^ ble for that purpose, i We do not believe that your corre- j niirnosplv misrepresented I jjopw-uvuv r ?* ?w . i the facts in such a way as to appara i ently reflect upon the efficiency of this department, but no doubt he was f misinformed. i This explanation is merely for the j purpose of keeping the records ^ j straight. e i New Explosives Have Terrific Po\ybr. M s 11 Seven-eights of the wounds in the c: Galician fighting were caused by ! i shells half of which were fired from s big-calibre guns, said Surgeon-Ma.ior -1 Lesghintseff to an interviewer on re- = ? I turning to Warsaw from the front. d j '"Bullets play no part now," he -jcontinued, "and the infantryman's ! j rifle is a toy. Infantry merely occult pies the trenches the cannon have I: won." 3 Most devastating of all are the new rj Skoda shells of the Germanic allies. | which are seventeen inches in diame-jter and weigh 2,800 pounds. The 3! Skoda howitzer shoots at a high an - gle and its shells penetrates twenty f j feet into soft earth before exploding si two seconds after striking. i j These howitzers do not resemble 'jthe Krupp mortars of the same calis j bre, to which they are said to be su1 perior in every way. i When a Skoda hits, it means death 1 to everything within a radius of 150 s yards and even farther off. The mere - pressure of its gas rips open the 1 bomb-proof shelters and catches those who escape the metal frag ments and flying debris. 2 This gas enters the body cavaties ? and tears flesh asunder, sometimes j stripping the men of their clothes. -1 Of course, the men in the immediate - j neighborhood of the explosion are 1 annihilated. So fierce is the heat of the shell . that it melts rifle barrels as if they ' had been struck by lightning. ..GEORGIA'S FIRST NEW BALE... Brings Over 13 Cents at Auction in 1 Savannah. Savannah. July 22.?The first new i bale of upland cotton of the 19lo-lti| i season grown in Georgia was market- j r ed in Savannah today, and when sold i at auction before the cotton exchange) brought IS 1-1 0 cents. A local cot-j ? ton concern was the purchaser. 1 The bale was grown by Ned San-j ders. colored, of Mitchell county, and j - was shipped to E. A. Cutts. of this city, by the Hand Trading company.) - of Pelham. It weighed 510 pounds: r graded good middling. It was well \ prepared. The staple was shipped by express to New York. ' s with your auto"may be we can repair it if it ^ is^ reju^rable at linagL?>n^ .- ?? ties and tlie skill to remedy /lln\ /&?&,S what is wrong. Send your use- JlSrr&Tft less car here and we'll restore /^/// H J. B. B R I C K L E I 5 Bicycles, Guns and Automobiles Repaired. Bamberg, S. C. | ^ffBnHHBBWHBBHnnntnHac&snaHii/ ?HBKBBBWBWB?SWWH?H Postal / Mm / Drms? / This ; Book It is free?it tells how you can have local and long distance telephone service in your home at very small cost O J /iAT5Z*11 HPaIO OC11U 1U1 1L LUCUljr* T?iiLC Ut.<UV*OL XJ^ll X v-itphone Manager, or FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE /jg|\ AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BOX 108, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. ~ r Put a Real Electric Starter On Your Ford. S A Starter that has been used for if..years and is reliable. The Starter goes on under the hood out of the way- A starter that does away with ^~ ( ALL AND LET US PUT ON ONE ? . | WILLIAM II. rAIIUlA ? ' / BAMBERG, S. C.I nTHE "PRUDEN TYOUNG PAS 1 IT is the DUTY of a young man before he "pops the question" to pile up a snug little sum in the bank. The young man who banks his money gains fast in the race for SUGGESS over the one who squanders his I entire income. He is the one who is trusted and taken into PARTNERSHIP. We love to encourage young men to save their money and are always pleased to advise with them. ? /~vtt^ i 1, \rnnn i \w Make uuk oann iuun ucum We pay 4 per cent, interest, com- I pounded quarterly on savings' depsits | Farmers & Merchants Bank | a uk ii a rot. s. c. iVhen you want PAPER of any kind*remember _ you can get it at Herald Book Store / V account : W I ^proves neither ;-?m *H!i it*were wasted: j||g Why don't you learn the advantages of having a Bank account in a reliable ; UOjLLB. I To start is the thing?don't be back- ] ward because your beginning may be small, all big things had small beginnings and there is a pile of satisfaction and comfort in watching your bank account grow. We want to help you save \ and be somebody, if you will only give us the chance. Begin with $1. %^f| A per cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. PEOPLES BANK l|g | Bamberg, ------ South Carolina * ^ ^ I '^njg B " , mim /- ,* ?/ C MSB ' felll ^' yXvj WHhT \ V" n w,vi', m I ?I tpl III tM I iH.tllriSWBli^ BETTER COOKING | "X/'ES! I am doing all my baking in X a NEW PERFECTION Oven on a NEW PERFECTION Oil Cook- I ^gil stove this summer." I "It bakes bread so richly browned?such | delicious biscuits ? such light, fluffy The secret is the current of fresh hot air passing continually over and under the food?drying out the steam and preventing sogginess, an exclusive advantage of the NEW PERFECTION Oven. With a NEW PERFECTION Oil Cookstoveanda NEW PERFECTION Oven you can have a cool, clean kitchen Jj I all summer. No wood to cut; no coal to carry; no smoke or ashes. The NEW PERFECTION is like a gas stove. It is ready day or night. "- WM Needs no priming. Made in 1, 2, 3 and 4 burner sizes. Hardware dealers and general stores everywhere. i??ui- e r\:i use s\iuuuin tjeewiljt v/u or Diamond White Oil to obtain the best results in oil Stoves, Heaters and Lamps. PER^^ION. ;-| S STANDARD OIL COMPANY J| Washington, D. C. (New Jersey) Charlotte, N. C. Norfolk, Va. (BALTIMORE) Charleston, W. Va. L Richmond, Vl vnanctwn, w. v. _ II Water nan's Ideal Self "Filling Fonntain Pens at Herald Book Store, $150 np.