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^ Just arrived, all Similes, Styles MB and Prices. ? Amazing All Coat Suits at 34 of Their Oi Without hesitation we herald the a very latest in Style, Matt prices J Cloaks of Many Kinds and Colors - 11 To Interest You. \ III *iave most complete line of Cloaks for HI ladies, girls, and children to be seen in this section, || and Invite you to come and let us fit you in a new !|| style Coat, one that you will b$ pleased with. We | j have them in any length, or any quality you would \ HI desire, so we invite you to come and see for your|j| self. i j _ i ^Telephone 81-J PERSONAL MENTION. i and the prince had sc< i fore the ambassador f P?opl? Visiting in This City and at This resolute actio] Other Points. j Roosevelt brought on r (the threat, of it; it mi ?Mr. D. F. Hooton made a trip' imperial bluff. Morec to Macon, Ga., last week. , ! ri^ ^on Holleben tl ?Mr. W. H. Varn, of New Brook- j rld of the man who land, was in the city Tuesday. ! ^as carr3rinS& out the derdrining of the old-f ?Mrs. Thomas R. Smith, of Ray- ty Qf the German-Amei mond, spent several days in tMe city jca jn tavo~of a hy this and last week. an(i tealty which was t ?Mrs. Robert Hartzog, of Atlan- inspiration from Pots< ta, is visiting the family of Mr. V. \y neither President J. Hartzog, on Elm street. i any other American tl ?Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cope, of jeciea or oDjecus iu m Bamberg, were visitors in town Tues- love and regard of An day.?Orangeburg Times and Demo- of German birth of 1 crat. i That sort of regard hi ?Mrs. O. A. Simmons and Miss before the intrigues ol Eva Mae Spann, who have been began without injuring spending some time at Johns Hop- j German-American cith kins hospital, Baltimore, have re- rallying was for anoth turned to the city. results of which have ?H. M. Graham, Esq., president even today. Philad of the New South Fire Insurance com- Ledger. pany, attended a hearing of fire in- ; * surance men before the insurance Land Transpo commission in Columbia last Thurs- _ . , _ " . It is stated by mo: day. : .. x ^ t tm* v xu o ti-i i that woman was the fi ?Little Misses Elizabeth and Hil-, . . . ,.w. T 1 early status, when our don Herndon and and little James. ,, Herndon are visiting Mr. and Mrs.!?' saAages' J*asJ?0t4 V. J. Hartzog. Master James Hern- U 1 8 ^ 0 C don will reside with Mr. and Mrs. Ur enS* 6 a 6 r ! Mason, former curate ai" a r* wt o + at of the United States ?Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rentz, Mr. . nm cavs in "Woman s and Mrs. LaVerne Thomas. and Mr" | Hiv'e c"uku"re," that sh C. W. Rentz, Jr.. motored to Colum-. ?he on creature ^ bia Tuesday to witness the produc-: , ?? ? . _ ? . , nature to produce an tion of the Russian Ballet at the carrying burdens, am( opera house. ^ was ber own |n Roosevelt and the Kaiser. i man may now regret j in regard to woman i Few things are more delightful in Eventually, however, the biography of John Hay, a states- j progressed, man begai man who possessed the saving grace burdens with her, and k of humor, than the way in which he the brunt of them, a L depicts how he and President Roose- many mechanical de L velt refused to take the flamboyant him in his labors. j ti-nr lor/i too c^rinus-1 instructive exhil in auvauucs ui cue " ^ ( lv. And yet, as Col. Roosevelt has the divison of mecha H just revealed it, when the same bril-i gy in the older build V liant secretary of State and the same tional Museum, illust: V strenuous president in the case of ly the many steps in t W Ambassador Von Holleben found they of carriers for land were dealing with an ambassador j beginning with man. t j who had advised his government that er, and extending thrc : the United States would do nothing to the perfection of to interfere with the kaiser's inten- and the automobile; tions to terrorize Venezuela, the kai- a lesson in progress, ser had to reverse his policy and the large extent on the ii ambassador got his walking papers j wheel, in quick order. Yet Von Holleben A glance at the fir: had been the conspicuous agent in museum collection rr fetching Prince Henry over to dem-'ize the extent of a onstrate to the world the solidity early man, especially $ ! of German and American interests, sidered, for instance * i * A. HC f Announcemer riginal Values, Regular Prices Iron ibove announcement to you as the i ;rials and Colors to be found. Do j with what you have seen and pric< Dress Goods and Silks Here you can find anything in either of these in any shade or weave that is good this season, for we have an assortment that will please regai dless of hnn.- riicrrirmnatine vou may be. Come and price the goods, and you will agree with us. The silks we have in plain and fancy, the serges we have in all widths and at prices from 50c to $1.25, it all depends on the kind you select. Therefore, if you need material of any kind, come to us. HANDKERCHIEFS?We have the most complete assortment of these, in styles, colors, and prices we have ever shown. And when we say this, we have said something, for you all know there isn't a place where the assortment of Handkerchiefs can be 4 found like the line Hooton shows. Underwear and Sweaters For girls, ladies, and children. Come and see the line of these we are showing. In Underwear we can furnish you, the girls, or children with any quality or size you may desire, for the line is complete. We have garments ;n cotton, silk, or wool, so it matters not the kind, you will find it at Hooton's. SWEATERS?We are showing quite a large line in garnet, purple, black, and white. So if its a Sweater, come and let us fit you in size and price. We invite you to come, you are always w adies Store I ircely gone be- through his own efforts that he pro-! ollowed him. duced his fuel, while today we can i 2 of President or(jer a ton 0f coaj and> in a fewj leither war nor mjnutes> see a powerful motor truck | erely called an ^ac^jng up at our door, provided, of S >ver, in getting i course> there is ample coal in the tie country was | cjty j conceived and I ' A _ _ . . .1 .... . The next few models in this series 81 6rf 8 UIJ | show the use to which man put doasfconed loyal- [Hcated an nam i ucans to Amer-j . _ , . ' . ,. . ., ,. . I dromedary, elephant, horse and bnd sentiment .. . . ., ,. , llama. At first goods were simply o take its chief .. . ,, . . XT , ; piled on the animal s back and it was lam. JNaturai-: ?, , . ,. . . ..I _ some time before anything in the Roosevelt non ^ , | form of pack saddles were evolved.! ien or now ob , ... .. . , , . . ; One step in this direction is shown e commendable i, , . , , , . , . hf Via non -n i ore nr nQQk'PtQ W HI P.n . ... J U v mc uauuici u v* wmv?.v?w. .. ? ? ? lerican citizens! . . ., ? . . _ , | hang on each side of the llama. An :he fatherlana. _ . , ,. _ , ! advance in the general evolution of1 id existed long j . , .. . ... . . . , i _ __ __ ? . ; transportation is illustrated by the t Von Holleben, , . _ .. <t_ . ,, .! Amerir-an Indian Travois, or1 ? the quality of <4m , . v v * v Travail, comprising two long poles,! .ens lp, u is shafts, which were attached to a er purpose, e ^ or a horse an(j anowe(j t0 trail borne evil fruit . , . . , _ .. ,, _ .. I i along behind. On these the Indians e p la u. 1Cjan(j coioniSts piled their game, fuel: ! and forage, and even used such con-! | vevances to transport people. A j primite sledge made from the forked st ethnologists;a tree an(* covered with cross! rst carrier. Her1 sticks was probably the next step.; ancestors*were This was attached to the animal by hat of a slave something similar to traces and per-j >re most of the mitted to drag on the ground. Simple! of Otis Tufton straps like the Eskim0 dog traces. >r of ethnology wer? primitive forms of the modernj National Muse-|trace* RouSh parallel runners were: Share in Prim-1 soon f?und to make the sledge slide ! easier, and before long a platform t: ? tis yiniminj : at transformed was blliIt uP?n th? runners. Thus apparatus for jthe sledge was developed and used by )ng the first of j most People, whether there was snow ifant. Much as! in thir country or not. it, his chivalry j Having first transported burdens j vas not innate, i on his own back, or that o^ his ani-! as civilization J mal, and then dragged them along 2 to share life's J the ground, man seemed to have realtoday he bears I ized that cylindrical objects might be Ithough he has ; rolled. History relates that rollers vices to assist with a small diameter, were used as j j such, by the ancients of many nations 1 2it of models in i under sledges, and for moving large nical technolo-1 blocks of stone with the assistance I ine- of tho Xa-1 of a lever or an inclined plane. An-: o ~ i rates graphical-! other method is illustrated in the | he development I museum by a model of a short stone transportation, j pillar attached by pivots in the cen- i he burden bear- j ter of each end to a frame which >ugh many ages j when pulled caused the pillar to roll,' the locomotive! a method said to have been adopted all of which is j by Ctesiphbn when transporting the dependent to a; columns for the Temple of Diana at j uvention of the ! Ephesus. In Virginia, and the neigh-1 ! boring States, hogsheads of tobacco st image in the j were rolled along much the same lakes one real- i as the above stone. Two barrels' day's work for' coupled in tandem with a frame were when it is con-1 transported in this manner from the j, that it was j forests to the shipping point, as >OTOf< it To Ladies ai i $12.50 to $27.50. Any one c greatest of its kind we have ever mi rourself justice, come and inspect th ;d at other places, IT WILL PAY Millinery Department When it is Millinery you need, remember we have the line. When we say the line, we mean we have anything that is good and stylish at this time, not a line of odds and ends, but a complete stock of new, stylish Millinery. Come let us show you. SHAPES?These we have in all the new qualities, and different effects. So if you want something different from what you saw early, come here and we can deliver the goods, for when there is anything new to be had, you will find it at Hooton's. FRAMES?We have many new Frames that might be of interest to you if you are thinking of having a hat made to your individual taste. If so, come and let Miss Rutledge show you. We have the materials to build the Frames into beautiful hats of any design. VELVETS?These we have a vast assortment, in both quality and color. So, if you will need anything in Velvets, come and look these over. Wq. are sure we can please you, and the prices are correct, for they were bought before the advances. RIBBON'S?In this department we are positive we can give you the most complete line to select from you have ever seen in this section. We have them from the dainty widths and shades to the wide ones, in substantial colors for general use. So if it's Ribbon, come to Hooton's, where you will have something to select fromt elcome. Don't knock and Millii '' ' ~~ A BAXK S I HftlKF PETERS I! T-ii i a A. r\ 11VVU1J a U a Ulth/ at jDiiruarui, o. business Novemb ...in... I _ RES< ' Loans and discc mHANI) ! Furniture* and fi 11/111 1/ j Banking house . \ | Other real estate AT lirn II" ' 'Due from bar Or i fcKlL bankers VI Currency., Gold An unusually forceful and j Silver and othe dramatic offering. Arthur coin Stringer, whose tales of the Checks and cash underworld, love and mystery nave thrilled millions on Total two continents, is the author H ^ of the story revealed in this CaDital ' absorbing picture. . Capita^ stock pa Tl 1 Tl ' Undivided prof lnielen Iheatre ZTlmr I Individual deFriday, December 1st. j ?0ctitsto ckb: ? Savings de10c and 15c posits 3 || Time certififlHHHHIHIHHHr' cates deMBHnMHHr i [Cashier ' s shown by the next model in the: checks .. .... series. Another miniature illustrates! a scheme of Paeonius, who built j gtate South * cylindrical crates around marble Bamberg, prisms in the first century, B. C.,! Before me ca: when moving stone for the base of; cashier of the . . _ , , . . ., , who, being dul the colossal statue of Apollo. I the above and It is believed that the roller, or iS a true condit this rolling crate, was the forerun- shown by the bo ner of the wheel, which was the first great step in the art ot land trans-!me th^sth day portation; although the advance was! very slow with the ages. The idea j Notar of making the axle and the wheel <^?rrgCt^t^Qpj separate, was the second great step q ^' clay and no greater discovery has ever G. B. CLAI been made. The invention of the j ?? felloe and spoke soon followed and and army wag eventually a complete cart or carriage model equipages was evolved. The first vehicles were' East Indies, Bui equipped with but two wheels, made sia. of wood. Examples of early Egyp-; Some full-size tian chariots modeled after originals carriers are alsi dating back to the Ptolemaic era, 300 I tional Museum; B. C., are to be seen in the miniatures: anese sedan-chai exhibited. From here on, many mod-; sedan-chair; a s els illustrate the rapid advances.' basket-like body Among them are: A "Carreta" or ox j one-wheeled Kc cart created in Spain and need in hide; a primit New Mexico until recently; a Persian 1 cart, and a nativ farm cart, of IS70; a Red River cart, : ippine Islands, common in the United States and ; A number of ii Canada; a conestoga or "Prarie models illustrate Schooner," said to have traveled j perimentation w from Pittsburg to Philadelphia in portation. Besi twenty days; an example of the fam- museum has on ous colonial "one-hoss shay" cele- nal "Stourbridge brated by Holmes; a stagecoach used; sized locomotive between 1S25 and 1860, and mod- United States, ern examples of tipcarts, and farm "John Bull," op J~7T~~Z % 1 ^ I ^1 - See Our j j * KII) GLOVES, II All Sizes, Black and White. nd Girls j| ;-| if these at 3-4 of their Real Value II ade; for these Suits comprise the ie line, and compare the YOU . 1 Dresses Ready-to-Wear 'v : We have them, so it is up to you, if you are v needing one, to come and take a look at these. We can fit you in style, quality and price. They are here in( silks, serges and combinations. These dresses look well, fit well, and wear well. . D| ' . or or i IGIJ IQIIUIl | Bamberg, South CarolmaJ | TATEMENT. BANJv STATEMENT. the condition of The Statement of the condition of tho ihants Bank, located Ehrhardt Banking Co., located at C., at the close of Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close of busier t-Tth, 1916. ness November 17, 1916. DURCES RESOURCES, mnts 67,589.13 a"d discounts 34,518.14 fi14-oq Overdrafts 57.47 . xtu'res 2:000:00 ?ur?'tur? aDd fiXt"reS 9 ftnoon 1 io-7t Banking house 2,000.00 ? | '-i/on Due from banks and [Owned =4o.23 bankers 87,706.99 70 c41 oa Currency : 2,517.00 4I4800 Gold 323-50 'l65*oo i Silver and other minor "" '7'"' ' I coin 348.16 _ fag r minor : 1? ?3 ...k . 99c m 961 61 1 v-/11Wtt-s a Liu tasu news .. items 921,22 | Total $128,443.34 S1t7 63 f LIABILITIES. ' ' ! Capital stock paid in ....$ 20,000.00 (lLHlli.b. ! Surplus fund 8,400.00 id in ....$ 20,000.00 | Undivided profits, less 5,500.00 i current expenses and its, less taxes paid - 3,166.14 ises and I individual de 4,660.12, posits sub ject to ck... 50,020.79 Savings de8,361.89 posits 45,309.13 , ,;|p Time certifi- . :i 2,252.99 cates of de posit .. .. '. 151.45 95,481.37 Other liabilities, viz.: 6,748.12 , partial payment 1,395.83 130.51 127,493.51 ; Total $128,443.34 State of South Carolina?County of -7 $157,653.63 Rambere. Carolina, County of Before me came A. F. Henderson, Cashier of the above named bank, / me W. Max Walker,! wb0> being duiy sworn, says that the above named bank above and foregoing statement is a' y sworn, says that true con(iition of said bank, as shown foregoing statement ^ ^e books of said bank, ion of said bank, as ^ F HENDERSON, Cashier. 7?A TST?^1(n iS Sworn t0 and subscribed before me /ALKER, Cashier. tbis 23r(j day of November, 1916. d subscribed before j M KINARD, of November, 1916. Notary Public W.B.MOORE, Correct-Attest: * y Public for S. C. j L COPELAND, MD., FRANK H. COPELAND, J. C. KINARD, rrJW t\* . Directors. ' | TON, Directors. j NOTICE. ?ons, besides other I ?? ; from Greece, Italy,! is, Jfreby- given that on Jan? . ? j uary 3rd, 1917, the undersigned will ma, China ana Kus-.app]y to tbe probate Judge of Bam; berg county, S. C., for letters dis;d examples of landjmissory as administratrix of the es3 shown in the Na- tate A"T3?UTteF' ' .. . , . . T I MRS. J. A. HUNTER, they include: A Jap-1 Administratrix. ? ~ C 1 0 0 0. O Vronpll I O O 1 G1 C il U1 iooo, a i' 1 i>CJV. U D , idig, led with an attached sb from Kamchatka; a try in 1831. >rean passenger ve-i Several models, including one of ive Mexican freight | the Selden machine, demonstrate the e cart from the Phil-j early development of the automobile; j the latest advance in wheel trans- . nteresting locomotive portation, and three full sized cars > man's continued ex- manufactured in this country comith wheels for trans- ; plete the series. The latter are among * * " 1 lV- nf nro1 antft des the rnoaeis, tne;iue mat wamp ICO \JL plUVViVMA wmwv exhibition the origi-; mobiles and comprise the Haynes car, > Lion," the first full- built in 1893-94; the Balzer machine, 3 ever run in the I with its rotating engine, constructed and the locomotive in- 1894; and the first Olds automo erated in this coun- bile made in 1896. ' V ^ \ -