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g f dlhr lambmj ifrraih ^.. * ~ Thursday, August 10, 1916. ?i?????? SHORT LOCALS. f ' Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. Dr. E. O. Watson is assisting the pastor, Rev. E. H. Beckham, in a revival meeting at Cope this week. The many friends of Mrs. V. J. . Hartzog will learn with regret that 3U--T. < *A - 2,1 no ct she has oeen quite 111 1U1 (,11c paot ten days. A farmers' meeting will be held at Cepe today. Addresses will be made l - by Messrs. L. S. Wolfe and W. R. Elliott. Everybody is cordially invited. Mr. E. A. Inabinet received a message Monday informing him that his mother had suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday. He left Tuesday morning for her bedside at Orangeburg. A few days ago, Ed Morris, a white man of Olar, was arrested, charged fwith selling whiskey. The case was worked up by Sheriff Ray, assisted by Magistrate O. L. Lain, of Olar. A preliminary hearing will be held soon. feJ; Travel between Bamberg and Orangeburg was suspended for sevpv era! days last week on account of the high waters of the Edisto river. The bridges were considerably damaged, but all of them have now been R||v. . repaired. Mr. Junior Kinard, a former resiv . dent of Bamberg, died at his home |at St. Stephen July 30. He is surpt: Yived' by his mother, Mrs. S. M. ?1-* Kinard, one sister, Mrs. M. J. Black, ? r J and two brothers, Messrs. j. m. anu Dave Kinard, all of Bamberg. Mr. J. H. McGowan, who conducts II a farm near Ehrhardt, says the rains "have greatly damaged his crop of cotton. From one field of forty acres, which he planted for a bale to the acre, he says he will not harvest gpjv more than a half" bale per acre. The second regiment of national |Jt * guard left .Styx Wednesday morning for El Paso, Texas, for border ser' / vice. The following young men from jpi^- - Bamberg are members of the second regiment: W. E. Hutto, DeWitt Smoak, Frank James and Frank Ipp; . Lemacks. Mr. G. H. McCormick, of Guyton, Ga.r writes: "I want you to send me The Herald. The paper is fine and I always 'like to hear from my old home, for I sure love my old home. Crops are very good over here. Havte . # ing plenty of rain. Corn is fine; cotton is off a little." I&: The Rev. Jacob Cowan conducted . services at the Baptist church 'last Sunday morning auu Bvcmug, auu g;' will again conduct services at the p<J Baptist church next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. The Rev. Cowan jjfe; Is a converted Jew, and a mo6t Interesting speaker. The public is ||f ; . Invited to hear him. The mkny friends of Mr. Norman R'V Kirsch, who has been spending sevrMc eral months at Asheville will ||t - be' glad to know that he has regained his health and has resumed his position with the Mounjgg: tain City Mills. He is now traveling in the interest of that firm in the Bj%- western part of North Carolina. Chief Louis Behrens, of the Charleston fire department, will visit Bamberg Friday, August 11th. He apt I will discuss fire protection, the benefits of inspection by firemen, the proper equipment of departments, and the decrease of water losses at fires. Chief Behrens is making a I tour or me state as a representative of State Insurance Commissioner F. H. McMaster. He is an expert on the matter of fire departments and fire protection. In Honor of Miss Sandifer. Miss Nettie Whisenhunt entertained with a picnic at Whisenhunt's pond Tuesday, August 1st, in honor of Miss Inez Sandifer, who has been visiting Miss Anna Morgan Davis. A picnic dinner was served. The afternoon was spent in swimming and boating. The chaperones were: Mr. and Mrs. John Whisenhunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Whisenhunt, and Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Connor. Those present were: Misses Inez Sandifer, of Denmark; Nettie and Ozell Whisenhunt, Anna Morgan 1/aviS, AUicuct uasi, XTxaggic? uuuuwx |f. * 4? ^ and Miss Burts, of Charleston; Messrs: 0. L. Havden, George, Lawrence, David and Henry Whisenhunt, Prof. C. S. Davis; Leroy and Homer . Davis and J. H. McGowan, of Bamberg.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Opens Office in Bamberg. Mr. C. J. Field, general manager ; r of -the Atlantic Coast Line's Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Walterboro division, will, within the next week or two, open an office in Bamberg. Mr. Field is an experienced railroad man, and he will devote his time to build'ing up the business of the B., E. & W. Mr. Field is now in the city arranging to open his office here. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. Byrnes and Etheredge Address Small ' Crowd in Bamberg. Last Friday the congressional candidates addressed a small crowd at the court house. The audience was estimated at about 175. Congressman Byrnes and Col. Alvin Etheredge made addresses. In the absence of the county chairman, Mr. H. C. Folk, , the meeting was presided over by Dr. ; J. B. Black. Prayer was invoked by I ( Rev. W. R. McMillan. Col. Etheredge spoke first. He said that the South had been neglected by those in legislative power. Last year, he said, the big banks in the North had squeezed the little country ( banks, who, in turn, had squeezed ( the small farmer who was trying to , hold his cotton for more than seven . cents a pound. He criticised a number of the legislative acts of the gov- . ernment, including the regional banking system, the rural credit law, , and various appropriations. He was , applauded at the conclusion of his , address. Congressman Byrnes paid a splen- , did eulogy to President Wilson, both in his constructive policies and in , keeping the United Stated out of war. His diplomacy in keeping out of war with Mexico was especially commend- , ed. Mr. Byrnes discussed the matter of war claims and other special enactments that he had been successful in having passed. He explained in detail the contemplated government owned merchant marine, and discussed the benefits expected to accrue therefrom. He discussed the , working of the federal reserve banking system, showing how conditions had improved and would continue to improve as a "result of this legisla- ( tion. Mr. Byrnes also ton! pf the rural credit law, and how it would , aid the small farmer. He was liberally applauded. Price of Cotton Soaring. There is balm in Gilead. The condition of cotton is way down, but the price of the fleecy staple is way up! There has been an advance of about "$10.00 per bale within the past few weeks, with the prospects of further advances. The last government cotton report estimated the crop this year at about 13,000,000 bales. This estimate was based on reports from correspondents under date of July 25. As it is well known that the greatest deterioration to the crop has occurred since that date, the probability is that the next report will place the estimate ,at a great deal less, as the conditions that have been prevalent in Bamberg recently have prevailed all over the cotton belt, more or less. Cotton in Augusta Monday closed at 13.56, the highest quotation in many months. Last year more than 14,000,000 bales of cotton were consumed, notwithstanding the fact that the European war has closed down practically all of the cotton mills in the territory of the Teutonic allies, and a great many of the mills of England and her allies. As there is no stock on hand worth mentioning, it can readily be seen that under the present estimate, the crop will be a million bales short of the demand. It is generally believed that the crop will be nearer eleven million bales this year than thirteen million. It is also to be borne in mind that the cost of production this year is far less than in ordinary times. In this country very little fertilizer has been used for the very good reason that the farmers could not get it, and for the. further reason that had fertilizer been available, the farmers had not the wherewithal to buy. Runaway Near Cope. Last Thursday while Mr. J. I. Val- entine's teams, were on the road home from the saw mill near Cope a large crane suddenly flew up, and frightened a team of mules. They made a dash, and as the driver checked them up, the lines broke, and they became unmanageable. In trying to pass the team of horses ahead of them, they struck that wagon, throwing the driver to the ground, breaking the coupling pole, and frightened them. Then there were two teams racing for home. The horses ran home, and clear beyond and later returned with the front part of the wagon. The mules were turned aside and caught at Mr. Rufus Antley's house on the lower side of Mr. Vallentine's farm. Luckily no one was injured, only the wagons being damaged. Bamberg is Growing. The Bamberg postoffice is now the third largest, in point of receipts, of any office in the second congressional district. Only two offices show larger receipts than the Bamberg office? Aiken and Beaufort. The business of the local office has shown an appreciable increase since the close of the fiscal year, and the indications are the present year will show a good increase over last year. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. . - HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. "Bill" Pishbume Spent a Night Marooned in a Tree. Mr. W. R. Fishburne, familiarly known as "Bill" Fishburne, had a very narrow escape from death near Lancaster a few days ago, when he was caught in a flood on Bear Creek. Mr. Fishburne is a former resident of Bamberg, and has scores of friends here. The following account of his experience is from a Lancaster disfn tVia Vowc and Cmiripr' cv uiv/ ?? u ? ? w ? -w- "W. R. Fishburne, of Columbia, had an exceedingly narrow escape from death here last night in the rushing waters of Bear Creek, just out of Lancaster, where he was forced to spend the night in a tall locust tree. He had come yesterday afternoon to this place from Charlotte in his automobile, and was waiting in Lancaster until the rain storm, which occurred here in the evening about 7 o'clock, was over. He proceeded on his way towards Camden and Columbia. When he reached the forks of the road, about a mile out of Lancaster, he took the road to the right, whereas he should have gone to the left. When he reached the wooden bridge at the creek near the Lancaster water plant, he found the creek rapidly rising about the bridge, though he judged that he would be able to cross all right. He proceeded to cross the stream but something went wrong with his automobile. He got out to fix it and while thus en<??/! +Vi/\ riro foi?o nf 'fVlQ nrDDl* ho ^ CX ^ C LA til U W CLIOIO \J jl tu^ v a wii) m\/ said, suddenly closed about him like a. wall in their mad rush, and soon carried him down stream. He was hurled some little distance before he could swing to a tree, but finally catching onto one he climbed high into it, where he sat shivering and cold on a limb until 5 o'clock this morning, when he was rescued from this perilous position by Robert Harper, of the Harper Hardware company, of this place. Having heard that a man was marooned in a tree at Bear Creek below town Mr. Harper went hurriedly in his car to the rescue. Mr. Fishburne came on with Mr. Harper to the Hotel Roal, where he is resting from his terrible experience with the turbid waters of Bear Creek. Aside from a few bruises and scratches on his body and the discomfort and anxiety of being marooned, Mr. Fishburne is apparently none the worse from the experience. His automobile, though not washed away, was somewhat damaged." Campaign Opens Today. The county campaign will open today (Thursday) at Ehrhardt. A large number of Bamberg people are planning to go to Ehrhardt to attend the meeting. Bamberg has a large crop of candidates, and all of them are expected to be on hand today to pre sent tiieir claims upon me goou yeuple of Ehrhardt and vicinity for election to the various offices they aspire to fill. The people are most cordially invited to be present and hear the candidates, and it is confidently expected that all of them will be given a careful and respectful hearing. The following are the dates of the meetings of the county: Ehrhardt?Thursday, August 10th. Colston?Friday, August 11th. Farrell's?Tuesday, August 15th. Olar?Thursday, August 17th. Denmark?Tuesday, August 22nd. Bamberg?Thursday, August 24th. Gets the First Policy. Mr. A. McB. Speaks has the distinction of being the first citizen of PomKaror hrklH a fire insurance L/UUX ^ VV "V*\A ?? - w policy in the New South, Fire Insurance company, of this city. Mr. Speaks's policy covers an outbuilding on his residence lot in the city. The company only this week began issuing policies, and the management states that q,uite a large number ot applications are pending for policies to be written. The prospects of the company are excellent. Clean Up and Screen Up. The people of the city are again reminded to clean up the premises at once. After the recent rains the mosquitoes are bound to flourish, and the best way to combat them is' by cleaning premises of all rubbish, and using kerosene oil freely in standing water. Be sure to see that there are no old vessels lying about containing water. With a plague of mosquitoes, there will be much illness. Fight the mosquitoes. It is easier and more economical than fighting illness. Edisto Public Service Co. Mr. F. W. Chapman, graduate of Clemson college, has accepted a position with Edisto Public Service Co., at Denmark, and will look after the electrical end of the'business. New equipment is being installed in the plant and the lines are being extended all over the town, and with the plant furnishing continuous service it will be ahead of most towns even larger than Denmark.'?adv. 4 ' . h Coleman-Morris. ] A wedding of much interest was solemnized last Wednesday evening i at 6 o'clock, when Miss Eulalie Cole- ( man was quietly married to Mr. ^ George C. Morris, of Olar, at the ] home of the bride's mother, Mrs. E. i D. Coleman, in this city. The home < was decorated for the occasion with i pot plants. Only the relatives and < a few intimate friends were present, i The wedding march was played by r Miss Urma Black, and the ceremony ] was performed by Rev. Mr. Heckle, i of Blackville. ] After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. f Morris left for a short wedding trip j to Savannah and other points. On their return, they will reside at Olar. Mrs. Morris enjoys tho friendship ] of a large circle in Baiiiberg and vicinity. She is a graduate of Win- { throp college, and a young lady of many accomplishments. Mr. Morris is a graduate of Furman university, and a prosperous farmer of the Olar < section. The happy couple have the 1 best wish of a large circle of friends, j Bamberg Gets Appropriation. ' < Among the items included in the appropriation bill is one of $5,000 . for the purchase of a site for a postoffice building in Bamberg. Congressman Byrnes had this item included in the bill some time ago, and it was retained when the bill was passed. This does not mean that Bamberg will secure a public build ing in the near future. The site will be purchased, and as soon as the postoffice receipts warrant it, Bam- . berg will be in line to secure an ap- ' propriation for a building. ( Crops Suffer Serious Damage. The cotton crop in Bamberg coun ty has suffered serious damage from the recent excessive rainfall. Farmers from all over the county visiting The Herald office within the past few days report that the prospect is pretty gloomy. Three weeks ago the farmers of Bamberg county had the promise of the biggest crop of cotton in many years?and without the usual heavy expense. Practically no work has been done for the past three or four weeks, and many planters are now waging war, with odds heavily against them, with the grass, which in many instances is as large as the cotton. However, it may be stated, the crops in Bamberg county are in a better state of cultivation than in most sections of the State, and, indeed, the crop is better in every re- , - *- ??1 * ? ? ' * ? spect rgnt nert? iu<tu iu nuy sctuvu that we have knowledge of. The rains have continued, though not as incessant, for the past week. The general rainy1 "spell" seems to have been broken, but heavy showers have been falling every few days, keeping the ground soaked with water and preventing cultivation. It may be safely stated that the cotton crop has deteriorated at least fifteen to twenty per cent, within the past week or ten days. Bamberg Beats Fairfax. Bamberg strengthened its hold on first place in the Bamberg-Barnwell County League Friday by winning and tieing a game with Fairfax on the latter's grounds. Both games were fast, exciting and hard fought, the home boys playing jam-up baseball all the way through and outclassing their opponents at all stages of the ?pmo The pitching of Sam Rowell was masterful in both games, and he would have won both with better support in the last inning of the second game. He allowed only seven hits in the two games. Watson featured with a home run to left with two on base in the fourth inning of the first game. Cooner caught two strong games. Bamberg, F., and Brabham pulled down some hard chances in the outfield. In fact, the entire team put up a good game. Bamberg is reasonably sure of now winning the pennant. The first .game: Bamberg 001 300 0?4 9 2 Fairfax 000 010 0?1' 4 2 Batteries: Rowell and Cooner; Barker, Preacher and Rivers. Umpire, Webb. Second game: Bamberg 001 011 0?3 9 3 Fairfax 000 000 3?3 3 3 Batteries: Rowell and Cooner; Youmans and Rivers. Umpire, Webb. Bamberg Wins Again. Tn on oYpitinp e^me of baseball here Tuesday afternoon Bamberg defeated Barnwell by a score of 4 to 2. The features of the game were the pitching of Rowell and a three base drive by Watson for Bamberg. Score: Bamberg 4 6 1 Barnwell 2 4 2 Lonely. "I suppose you miss your husband terribly?" "Indeed, I do. You can't imagine how lonely I am with no one in the house to contradict."?Detroit Free Press. i . . Y Barnwell-Bam berg S. S. Convention. The three days' annual session of the Barnwell-Bamberg Baptist Sunlay-school convention will be held vith the Barnwell Baptist church, 3arnwell, Beginning Wednesday, August 30, 10 a. m., and will hold three sessions a day. Each morning session vill be opened with devotional exercises, and each evening session ;vill be opened with a song service. These services will be conducted by Rev. J. D. Huggins. The sessions ivill adjourn and reassemble at the pleasure of the convention, according ;o circumstances. The programme is is follows: WEDNESDAY. 10 a. m.?Devotional exercises by Rev. J. D. Huggins. Organization and reports from Sunday-schools. Address of welcome. Response?Dr. Robt. Black. Topic?"Preparation of the Teacher:" (1) General preparation; (2) lesson preparation?J. R. Smith, Corinthian Morris, Geo. Hopkins, T. J. Watts. General conference: (1) Organiz2d class work; .(2) a standard Suniay-school?J. R. McCormack, J. D. Huggins, J. R. Cullum, T. J. Watts. Topic?Learning and teaching: (1) How to learn; (2) some laws of teaching?W. M. Jones, W. R. McMillan, P. E. Burroughs. Song service to open evening session, followed by address by T. J. Watts. THURSDAY. 10 a. m.?Sunday-school Equipment:" (1) Physical; (2) intellectual; (3) spiritual?D. W. Heckle. 3. G. Mayfield, Robt. Black, T. J. Watts. "Grading and Departmental Work" ?P. A. Bolen, W. L. Hayes, T. J. Watts. General conference conducted by T. J. Watts. "Building up the Sunday-school:" (1) The Sunday-school spirit in the whole church; (2) Sunday-school spirit in the home; (3) evangelistic spirit in officers and teachers?D. A. Tedder, H. J.'Hair, Henry Morris, P. E. Burroughs. v. Evening session opened with song service. Address?P. E. Burroughs. FRIDAY. 10 a. m.?Essential organizations, T. J. Watts. < Miscellaneous business and reports of committees. Song and recitation exercises in which every school is expected to take part. Presentation of banners. Adjourn. The convention will meet at Barnwell Baptist church Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 30, 31, and September 1. Each school is entitled to five delegates. It is requested that as schools elect their delegates that the secretaries will at once namnf all who desire enter tainment to W. C. Milhous, Barnwell. This is important. Every Sundayschool is expected to take part in the exercises of the last day. New Advertisements. \ / Moseley's?I Leave. D.. A. Reid?Diamonds. Herald Office?For Sale. Standard Oil Co.?New Perfection. Farmers & Merchants Bank?Bank Book. Bamberg Banking Co.?Safety First. Thielen Theatre?"Youth of Fortune." L. P. McMillan?Lost, Strayed or Stolen. Star Pressing Club?"Now or Never." The Mutual Garage?Back From Your Trip. Bamberg Auto Company?Maxwell $595. Enterprise Bank?When Opportunity Beckons. Bamberg Banking Co.?Perhaps He May Be Weak. Mack's Drug Store?Trade at Home Advertisement. Bovine Blue Blood. Bright farmers hold no longer to the theory that a cow is a cow. On the contrary, they stick to the principle that a good cow is an excellent investment and a poor cow is a waste. That sale at Coppersburg of 126 animals for $80,000 proves that the bright farmers have their pocketbooks. The man who gave $3,000? for a cow knows that she is cheaper than another which would cost him $50. A cow is a living machine - i i*. J which converts hay, grain ana loader into milk, and the greater her capacity to perform this process of conversion the better cow she is. One of the best things our agricultural schools have taught is a knowledge of the superiority of first rate stock of every kind over inferior stock. It has come to a point where ! a knowing farmer can measure the quality of other farmers easily by the! cows he keeps.?Philadelphia Ledger. ^ J v .... '^ /. . : ? ' ' .4 :o ^V- . : . / Story of Sea Anemone and the Crab. Down around Monterey bay, the sea anemones are almost as thick as iU A MM* AM Vl /N A f A 11 IUO SUlCUUSlto W 1IU CUlliC IU otuujr them. Now, for the benefit of those who have not spent four years in a laboratory cutting little animals in to thin slices to study under a microscope, let it be said here that a sea anemone is a cross between a beautiful plant and a hungry animal and was created for the sole purpose of baffling young scientists and enter- ^ taining older ones. It is about as big as your fist. It lives under water attached to a rock. It lies innocently open like a great chrysanthemum?not only presenting * its stomach instead of its heart, to the world, but the inside of its stom* ^ ach at that. When any animal touches it, it closes up around that animal and immediately digests ^ them. Recently two scientists -were watching a young crab wandering , aimlessly about above a little garden of anemones. Like all crabs and many people, he was walking back? . ward and thinking of something else, when he happened to step on the petals of this innocent flower. Instantly this innocent flower grabbed him and began closing its doors. Crabby put up a valiant fight?he hit out with every leg?he performed surgical marvels with his scissors ?/ claws, hut it was of no use. ThA . anemone closed over him and began covering him with a slimy digestive fluid, which it uses as a sauce on all / its food. / When science, which for once had found a heart, finally released the little crab, he crawled weakly up on the rocks and gave fervent thanks, like Jonah, for his deliverance. ^ ^ The point to be illustrated is that in all towns there are stores like the ? fl sea anemone, which are merely fas- V tened to the street. It is hard to tell just why and what they are. They do not advertise?they do not stand for anything. They are composed principally of a hungry stomach and BH you do not know whether they are ^HB fish, fowl, or good red herring. From'r^^^| the outside they look as beautiful' as a flower. When you get inside they ciose up on you liKe a rapacious am- f mal, and when you get out again? if you ever do get out?you are inclined like Jonah and the crab to give thanks for your deliverance. There is only one thing to do in V .rV. i business and that is to go to the ' stores you know?to the stores that place themselves on record by advertising what they ar.e. The stores that do not advertise are like flowers in the sea; they may be very beautiful, and perfectly all right, and then again they may turn out to be merely a bunch of fc hungry tentacles that will close- up on you, cover you with a slimy praise, and then proceed to digest you clear down to the lining of your pocketbook. * (V American Diet laixurious. " "People in America 1live so well that we do not realize the'comparative luxury of our diet and the re- > stricted fare of certain other countries," Dr. Edward E. Pratt, of the United States bureau of foreign and domestice commerce, said recently. "nnr hroolrfoof frm/lc nr Vii ai>a ark popular, and so much advertised, have not been used to any appreciable extent in other countries. In wealthier lands a simple breakfast > of coffee and rolls is the rule." "Not until we are able to show the people of other lands the value of a stable meal to start the day will we be able to market any considerable quantity of our many and varied brands of breakfast food," he said. "The development of our foreign trade means, in almost every case, a change in the international diet."?" Boston Traveler. / ? ^ Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Sale?Six hundred acres of land situated four miles east of Bam-# v. < berg. Answer BAMBERG HERALD, Bamberg, S. C. 8-31. For Sale Cheap?Several pure bred Jersey heifers. Also a few develop- ed milkers. C. W. RENTZK Bamberg, < S. C. tf. Watkins Medicine Co.?Good, re- i liable men wanted to fill vacant territory. No capital required. See W. H. CHANDLER, Bamberg, S. C. tf Why Let Your storage batteries run down? We have installed up-todate machinery and guarantee all work. Electric troubles a specialty. MUTUAL GARAGE, Denmark, S. C. Wanted?Old rags. Save your nor 41 7" nor* him^rpd A vv u paj i i *j Mv%MV?- w ? pounds and pay the freight to Savan- / nah. Prompt settlement on receipt of rags. PALMER & NESS CO., Savannah, Ga. , 8-10. Lost, Strayed or Stolen?One black setter dog puppy, with small white streak under neck and breast. Answers to name of "Pat." Party returning him will be liberally rewarded by L. P. McMILLAN, Bamberg, S. C. It. -V < %