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; *>-* ' ?h? Bamhrrg ?rral? ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published every Thursday in Th Herald building, on Main street, ii the live and growing City of Bam berg, being issued from a printin, office which is equipped with Mer genthaler linotype machine, Babcoc! cylinder press, folder, two jobbers j fine Miehle cylinder press, ail run b electric power with other materia and machinery in keeping, the whol equipment representing an invest ment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $1.50 six months, 75 cents; three months 50 cents. All subscriptions payabl strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inc ~ ^ 1 " --tJ r.n'\r.nnnnnt inCOT lor nrsL iiiseiuuu, SUUOC4UCUI, 1UUV* tions 50 cents per inch. Legal ad " vertisements at the rates allowed b law. Local heading notices 5 cent line each insertion. Wants an other advertisements under specia head, 1 cent a word each insertior Liberal contracts made for three, si and twelve months. Write for rates Obituaries, tributes of respect, resc lutions, cards of thanks, and all nc .tices of a personal or political chat acter are charged for as regular ad vertising. Contracts for advertisin not subject to cancellation after firs * -. . insertion. Communications?We are alway glad to publish news letters or thos " * * 1- ! _ pertaining to matters 01 pudhc mtw est. We require the name and ad dress of the writer in every cast No article which is defamatory o offensively personal can find place i: our columns at any price, and we ar ^ not responsible for the opinions ex s pressed in any communication. Thursday, October 12, 1916 sss That was a regular love feast th ex-governor had when he spoke a the negro college opening the othe day in Columbia. The ex-governoi says a newspaper account of th speech, "boasted of having voted t Pgive Geo. W. Murray the seat in cor gress over Gen. E. W. Moise. f - "But," says the Sumter Watchma: , and Southron, he "neglected to stat that he also when governor issued pardon to Murray, who was a fugitiv |fc from justice under sentence to th penitentiary for forgery, the crim p having been committed by Murra H for the purpose of defrauding an fc- other negro who had purchased |r tract of lgfld from him." ??'" The city of Darlington, it is statec is entirely free of mosquitoes. 1 I might be stated that Darlington is 1c KI& cated in a low and flat country, an has as'many ditches and ponds a Bamberg has. Here is how it cam about that the town has no mosqui |fc toes this year, as related in a dis patch from Darlington: The tq^n of Darlington claims t t>e absolutely free of mosquitoes. I gl.' is said by visitors that there is not one of the pests in the town. Dar : ' lington is surrounded by swamps am streams, but the work was don thoroughly to eradicate the pest. I III cost a man and his time for severa months. The cost to the town wa $90.00 the month. This includes th man's salary and all the cost of th oil and the labor of putting on th if ... IESp*:- ' The facts about Mr. McLaurir * ? State warehouse commissioner, bein "persuaded" to withdraw his threal - ened resignation and remain as con missioner are beginning to come on Mr. D. McQueen, of Bennettsvilh was one of those present at the meel ing of the executive committee. A] ter the holding of this meeting Mi McLaurin announced that he ha been persuaded to remain as con missioner. Other than Mr. McQueer who s?iys that he advised Mr. McLai; rin at the meeting to resign at onc< there were present Mr. McLauri himself, John K. Aull, Mr. McLau inn"s private secretary (obviously h :: V had no voice in the meeting); W. A i' " Stuckey, and G. A. Guignard, wh was proxy for Senator Banks. Lea\ ing out Mr. McQueen, who did nc |p assist in persuading McLaurin to sta on; Mr. McLaurin, who would not b supposed" to persuade himself to re main; and Mr. Aull, who had n | voice in the meeting, we find onl two remaining, Mr. Stuckey and Mi \ Guignard, and the latter is not member of the executive committee ' being present only in the capacity o a proxy. Narrowed down to its las % i analysis, we find that Mr. W. A Stuckey must have been the persuad ing power that saved the State b keeping Mr. McLaurin on the jot The following is Mr. McQueen's ac u ' count of the famous meeting, as writ ten for the Bennettsville Pee Dee Ad vocate: Mr. Editor:?I notice that voi , * publish the names of the executivi ^UlliUllllCC Ui Hie uiaic ?>aicuyuk3 association which was called to mee in Columbia on the evening of Sep tember 26th to consider the resigna tion of Senator John L. McLaurin a warehouse commissioner. Soni members of this committee were no present. The only persons presen were Senator McLaurin, John K. Aull W. A. Stuckey, G. A. Guignard (wh< was proxy for Senator J. A. Banks) and myself. In the committee I en dorsed Senator McLaurin's work a warehouse commissioner, but open iy, in the committee, denounced hi recent political activities and sait that he had endangered the ware house system by drifting it into .poll tics. I also stated that I believed i would be for the best interest of tin warehouse system for him to resigi at an early date. In this day of bit ter factionalism, when the people o s the State are almost eq,ually dividec into opposing factions, it is a fata fc* ' ' feeI; mistake for the head of the State j I warehouse system to endanger the , system by launching into factional : = politics. I make this statement so that my ; q friends may understand clearlv where a | I stood, and not for the purpose of _ making any apologies for endorsing o- John L. McLaurin as warehouse j t commissioner. It is my opinion that, ! k 'with the little cooperation received! a from the State government and othery wise, that he has made good with the j 1 warehouse system, and as long as he ! e will attend to that exclusively, leav- ; . ing out political activities and fights. it is my belief that he will make ; ; good. >. t, BANKS IN FINE SHAPE. J1 Consolidated Statement Given Out by [_ State Bank Examiner. y s The condition of the 317 State d banks and branches jn South Caro-I ^ lina at close of business on Septem- j x ber 12 indicated a decided increase 5. in business over that of one year ago. j Loans show an increase of over four milliop dollars, while the banks have [. borrowed two and a half million dolg lars less than in 1915. Cash reserve also shows an increase of over four 6 million dollars. The biggest ine crease, however, is in deposits, which show a total increase of eleven mil[" lion dollars over last year, or a gain r of over 30 per cent. Despite the fact n that the total capital of State banks e in South Carolina has decreased in " the past few years, due to some banks - nationalizing, total deposits are highj er than they have ever been at this - season of^tl^ year. e A complete consolidated statement ,t of the 303 State banks, two private r banks and twelve branch banks at \ close of business September 12, 1916, e as given out by Ivy M. Mauldin, o State bank examiner, follows: l- Resources?Loans and discounts, " $58,106,713.91; overdrafts, $541,q 153.08; bonds and stocks owned by e the banks, $3,801,129.29; furniture a and fixtures, $586,222.60; banking e house, $1,490,866.99; other real ese tate owned, $790,3117^6; due from e banks and bankers, $9,235,285.25; y currency, $1,222,136.79; gold, $94,l 702.30; silver and other minor coin, a $300,349.27; checks and cash items, $461,139.45; exchanges for the clearing house, $156,531.98; other 9 resources, viz., $936,503.79. * Total, $77,722,046.26. Liabilities?Capital stock paid in. ^ $11,546,905.84; surplus fund, $4,s 768,127.20; undivided profits, less e current expenses and taxes paid, $2,303,307.13; due to banks and bank5" ers, $1,229,916.64; dividends unpaid, $10,271.10; individual deposits sub? ject to check, $20,709,306.15; sava ings deposits, $19,714,733.28; de - mand certificates of deposit, $338,d 462.01^ time certificates of deposit. ^ $6,080,127.96; certified checks, $22,I 455.35; cashier's checks, $172,s 849.26; notes and bills rediscounted. e $1,116,771.66; bills payable, include ing certificates for money borrowed 6 $8,207,531.33; reserve fund carried on general individual or savings ledgl> er, $146,113.40; other liabilities, viz., S $1,355,167.95. Total, $77,722,046.26. 1- ^ t. First Bayonet Charge. * i t- The bayonet, which the quidnuncs [- before the wrar was an absolute r. weapon, has proved its great value in d the recent movements of the British, i- Its name comes from that of Bayif onne, a little town in the Basque i- county in France, but cheek by jowl 3, with Spain, down in the far corner n of the Biscay. There it was first i- manufactured. e The story of its invention il-lusL. " * ! . / 0 -X\\ J / a n????n?ni!inmn??m?n?mn?mBi * !!! '* < m >f ij: ON'T carry aroun [" 1 Ki rency- ^ y?u vi h ffrooi qtti lo one g ? vci i/ ? uu. )* ; I IJ readily. A man his pocket is fn */i ; with little curr< i : break a ten dol] | \ a ten dollar check. [1 i : The other evil is the bait 6 ' ' e | ; who is known to carry a 1 t i : possession never can tell wh - i : highwavman. The wealthh < ? O */ ~ | ; dom carry large amounts oi e i : late a goodly amount of cur; A of rtnr>o t jji ""that is the safes ' I ::: y j ;, , S! Bllllltilll" s I i j 4 Per Cent. Interest Pa I CAPITAL AND SURPLUi Z I II Bamberg B \ r OUR GREA" New things for this department of felts in white and colors. If you will never regret it. We a New Suits Another selection of new suits-, 9 ' the niftiest ever shown in Bam berg. Seems the Stern suits get better eve'rv season, and really we > 7 ' are surprised at the values we can offer you this season, considering scarcity of materials and labor. Come in to-dar. ? \ LaVerne 1 "The Store of Courtesy" ?a????? trates the old proverb about the n SS notherhood of necessity. A Basque || regiment, having run out of ammu-jjjj nition and wishing to sell their lives 111 -p. > ^ dearly, took the suggestion of one of | III Ktheir number that they should fix ||| I ] their long belt knives, to the ends < III of their muskets and charge there- ||| ^ with and try to break through the j|| AVOrks I ranks of their enemies. ||| tion. 1 / This they did?the first bayonet ||| ^ charge in history?and their success j||| in extricating themselves from a ||| I * warm corner showed the value of the ||| There new weapon and led to its manufac- ||| ture and adoption by every country ||| and army in the world.?Answers. ||| not kn llll irn Porto Rico has just had the most ||| LAA* profitable tourist season it has ever ||| I < experienced. ||| -J-q g?? ^ . T1 aCC*--? ill day afi PVPIlts tmt?ii:;i;iiiiiiiiiiiiii?iiii!iiiiiii?iniiiima , holding ii: Columl ' :l! Bi .d a great amount of cur- i|; sllOAAr. do you are beset by two :jl J i is the temptation to spend \\\ j j t with $100 in currency in g ||l >er to spend than the man is: H mcy. He is more apt to i;; lar bill than he is to draw ij: offered to-thieves. A man jjj arge sum of money in his Is: TH1 ien he will be set upon by a \\\ ' Y( 3st men in the country selI cash. When you accumu- ];|, rency deposit it in the bank i I; I withi ii: divid IT PLACE FOR IT. ill I tion < iii; ence ix, accui Bttttnsa ' I tates | but a mam 1 inexi id on Savings Deposits. I law s 3 $100,000.00 I tanking Co. I * V . 9 i Ml iff season throu r/iS WEAR goodsftlilllii anc* reas( mm H J you are charg ^m!||| 1 give you gooc price. ^ Try 01 SOPPi ilhilkllial r MILLINERY DEF : arriving daily via express. Ji you want individuality?sometl re always glad to show you wh * New Dresses j Today's express brought a few beautiful dresses in satins, serges, and combination silk and serges. These are decidedly the best values we've had this season. We have marked them cheap for quick selling. From $14.25 to $27.50 rhomas & BAMBERG, S. C. / 1 4 iammv: J mew when I told vou about the vaude * d you are coming. Certainly they ai at night, foot ball games and lots of The midwav this year will be worth midway. see by the papers that they have appc will be such a big crowd here that th< tion to keep the visitors from gettin: ow who will be Queen. The papers She certainly will have a fine time he] am glad you have persuaded Aunt Lc the Leach-Wallin Trio, lere is some talk of a "Fiddlers Conv temoon. Tell Jim that if he is comin 0 ition, Harvest Jubilee, Columbia, S.< ant to get into this to write down at 01 ie last time I attended the Fair down j citil about Thursday. They have got this year. If they keep on going at 1 r this Fair week celebration two we< ' * bia has fixed up for the shdw. iffalo Bill will be at the Fair this ye 2 SAVINGS WHICH IT HAS TAK OU A LIFETIME TO ACCUMULAT MAY BE DISSIPATED 0 In a year from your death if you name ar ual as your Executor. The proper adminis of an Estate requires as great skill and ex] to properly conserve it as was required ii nulation. We have a thorough, trained kn # n of the administration and management 01 and are able not only to conserve your we; .lso to increase it. Our charges for experiei igement, and the charges for an individual >erienced management, are both fixed by it the same amount. Which will you select BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY Bamberg, S. C. y . . 1 N' < , - ^ ???? I f of a pudding is in the proof of a store is in the . \ tr nnr otrvrc* tViic tArlnrVI^ J WUI U LUI tiiiu VV 11V/XV gh. You must really to learn their QUALITY >nableness of the price ^ ed. We know that we 1 merchandise at a low " ... r iir store and YOU will . / \ ?ARTMENT ist received another shipment ling different?come to us and !A 1 I ^ emer you wish to uuy or uuu i Children's, Ladies' and /1 Misses' Sweaters Our sweaters are liere. Verv nice selection in all wool and. wool and cotton, all sizes to fit the infant on up to ladies. In green, red, navy, Copenhagen) and black and white. From 50e to $5.00. { Company Telephone 41-J v Columbia, S. C., October 7, 1916. # V ville that you would wake up. I :*e pretty. Yes, we will have fireother things too numerous to menthe trip. I would like to see Jim , I Ninety per cent, of the world's sup9 ply of cloves come from the Zanzi1 ^ar Archipelago. * .N >inted a public safety committee, e Jubilee people want to take every g hurt. That is a good idea. I do will announce it about October >u to come. Tell her I will take her |||| ention" on the Capitol steps Frig to write a postal card to Fiddlers ' C., and to tell the rest of the fellows ice and find out the particulars. I|l| here there was not very much stir; the whole week cllocked full of the rate they are now they will be ?ks instead of one. Everybody in |||| ar and we will have to see this Your cousin, ||| FTLL. Illl 71( DR.J.M.LOVE J VETERINARY SURGEON H PRICES REASONABLE H Stock Treated for all Ris1 S eases. ^pri- 18 mn* l*?nesi Spavins, Float^ SB ing Teeth, Club Feet, Weak 1 Its S3 Eyes and Heavey Horses a \ owl- BB Specialty. Bflj Headquarters at Jones altil, H Bros.'s Stables. Ask Mr. need B Jones where is the Doctor. f]01 B I ^*>e at ^zer s Stables, ^tlie (>Iar, each second and fourth