The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 01, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Thursday, February 1,1917.
The Cherokee News is preparing to
enter the field of a semi-weekly. We
presume the News must have an extra
large stock of news print on
hand?bought at before-the-war
prices.
We notice that a starch factory is
going to be located somewhere in
the State. That would be a mighty
good thing for Bamberg. We understand
that it will afford a market for
several hundred bushels of potatoes
daily, and that would certainly be a
great help to our people in view of
the certainty of the coming of the
cotton boll weevil.
We notice that the Newberry delegation
in the legislature is endeavoring
to wipe out the indebtedness of
that county. A bill has been introduced
empowering the county to borrow
$26,000 to pay off the debt, and
levying a special one-half mill tax
to pay off the new debt. In respect
to indebtedness, Bamberg county has
the distinction of being one of four
or five counties in the State that
owes no money. In f on the first
of the year, the county treasury contained
some $44,000. The bills of
the county are usually discounted.
For this excellent condition of affairs,
the people should be grateful,
and we are sure that they are grateful.
Until one lives in a county that
is always head over heels in debt, it
is hard to realize just how unsatisfactory
it is, and it is a great pity
that the affairs of the various counties
are not conducted as people conduct
their private business affairs.
And the worst part of it is, with the
possible exception of two or three
counties, there is nothing to show j
for the indebtedness. Debt is a good
thing in its place, however, and there
are occasions when counties, as well
as individuals, should not hesitate'
to borrow money, if necessary. But
a county or state snouia live wuuin
its income, that is its current expenses
should never exceed its receipts.
A MARVEL OF MARKSMAXSHIP.
What Other Gun Could Hit Only One
Bird in Such a Flock?
Probate Judge Guinotte was sit-j
ting in his chambers enjoying a
smoke with a group of friends. He
was resting after listening to an unusually
long argument in court. One
of the lawyers engaged had talked
for about an hour and touched upon
every conceivable point in the case
before the court, exhaustively, in
more ways than one.
"He's a close reasoner," observed
another of the lawyers present.
"Yes," said the judge, as his eyes
twinkled with a reminiscent spark.
"I ought to tell him the story of Gus
Bombeck's gun. Gus was a member
one of our old eun clubs of earlv
days and for years he had clung to
an old fashioned muzzle-loading,
double barreled shot gun that he
handled with great effectiveness It
scattered over all creations, and it
was a swift bird that was able to escape
its comprehensive charge. But
the boys got together and prevailed
on Gus to buy one of the new, up-todate
breechloaders that were then
coming into fashion. It took some
time for Bombeck to get used to the
concentrating habits of his new fowling
piece, but when he did he got
so he could make some very fancy
shots with it, and he extolled its
merits in season and out of season.
He wouldn't let anybody find fault
with that gun?he swore by it.
"One day we were out hunting in
the East Bottoms, and Gus, walking
on ahead, flushed a flock of blackbirds.
They rose like a black
cloud?looked like there was 1,000,000
of them, and just as they rose
from the ground Bombeck blazed
away into the centre of the flock
with both barrels. And then he
looked for the holocaust, but the
flock kept ahead on the wing, with
the exception of one solitary bird
that tumbled to the ground. Gus
picked it up, examined it carefully,
and putting it in his bag, he said,
enthusiastically:
"Say, isn't that gun a wonder?
Did you ever know of a gun that
could shoot as close as that?' "?
Kansas City Star.
Interesting.
The news item that Evangelist Mc
Lendon "will not run for governor
two years hence" is interesting to
most folks for the reason that they
had no idea he had ever considered
such a thing. Mr. McLendon stated
last summer that he voted for Mr.
Blease for a third term as governor
and that he would give his reasons
after the primary. He also said these
reasons would shake the State. Not
having observed a shake, it is to be
presumed they were never given.?
Greenwood Index.
Methodist Missionary Meeting.
The first meeting after the new
year is known by the Woman's Missionary
society as pledge day. The
pledges we make are our freewill
offerings to show our love and gratitude
to our Father. Accordingly, we
assembled at the church on Tuesday
| afternoon at which time one of the
very best meetings we have ever had
was held. Many members and a
number of visitors were present. Our
faithful president had prepared a fitting.
helpful programme which was
interspersed with such suitable
hynms as "A Charge to Keep I have,"
"Savior, Thy Dying Love Thou Gavest
Me," and "O, Savior, I Have
Promised to Serve Thee to the End."
Our watchword is "enlargement."
The prayer was that the women of
the Southern church and of our local
church might come to see their duty
to the Christless; that we might
wnrk tn mir snoipfv "bierarer
and better;" that our officers might
have strength and wisdom for the
duties ahead and cooperation of all
members, and that we, seeing our
duty, might make pledges to express
in some measure our gratitude to
God.
Then came a reading, "New Year's
Message," by Mrs. Clarence Brabham.
After the reports were made,
and the miscellaneous business was
transacted, we heard an interesting
leaflet, "Enlargement Our Watchword,"
by .Airs. Frank Bamberg; a
poem on stewardship, by Mrs. Cleck-;
ley; and a message on "The Joy of
Going On," by Mrs. Kirsch.
The Bible reading, which generally
comes at the beginning of the service,
was transposed, and came last. J
It was taken from the thirty-fifth and
thirty-sixth chapters of Exodus, on
"How the people gave to the Tabernacles."
Can you comprehend this?
The people, at the call of Moses,
brought usable gifts so liberally until
finally he restrained them, as they
had given too much. The thoughts
on the lesson were read by Mrs. Joe
Stokes, and the Bible verses by the
president.
Pledge cards were passed to the
members and about one hundred and!
sixty-seven dollars and seventy-five
cents ($187.75) was pledged and
partly paid in. Of course, we are
expecting to swell this amount when
we secure pledges from absent members.
This has nothing to do with
our dues and week of prayer gifts.
We were heartened to have five.
new names added to the society j
and feel that our society is growing i
early in the year. But we do not
want to be inactive!
At the conclusion of the programme,
Mrs. Rhoad announced that
Mrs. Frank Bamberg had an announcement
to make. The president
granted her the privilege of the floor,
thinking that she of her own accord
had kindly written a paper to read
before the society. So Mrs. Kirsch
was completely taken by surprise,
wnen .\irs, rsamoerg so ieeuugi.v pie-j
sented to her, for the society, one
dozen silver teaspoons as a token of |
love and gratitude of the members.In
the course of the presentation
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i Describes Trip from Riga, Russia. |
; Douglas Jenkins, United States!
consul at Riga. Russia, who for sev-j
! eral years was city editor of the:
Greenville News, is now visiting rel-j
atives in the State after an absence
of four years. Mr. Jenkins will {
probably visit this city before his!
return to his post, he being a brother1
of Mrs. Ashley Butler and having j
many friends here. too. ,
Mr. Jenkins is now in Charleston;
on a visit to the family of his wife,-!
whose untimely death was learned;
with regret by her many Greenville!
friends some months ago. In eon-j
nection with his visit to Charleston j
the Evening Post of that city had:
the following:
An interesting visitor here is Mr.
Douglas Jenkins, American consul at
Riga, Russia, to which port he went
from Gottenburg, Sweden, 6 months
before the outbreak of the great I
war, and where he is now stationed
within the sound of the big guns
that roar between Russian and Teutonic
lines. Mr. Jenkins is here visiting
relatives of his deceased wife,
who was Miss Charlotte Fudman,
and he brings with him his little
girl, Caroline, 10 years old, and little
son, Douglas, who is 7. It has
been four years since they have vis;
ited their relatives here. The children
speak German and Lettish
; fluently along with English, and formerly
spoke Swedish and French,
but have forgotten much of the latI
ter two languages during their residence
at Riga. Mr. Jenkins will re
I turn to Riga with his children about
I the middle of January, having a
leave of two months in the United
States, a holiday which he has very
i well earned, since he has not only
; been in charge of the United States
affairs at Riga, but at the outbreak
of the war, too over Germany's and
Austria's interests and a year later
the affairs of France and Great
Britain.
However, although the chief of an
I office that is rushed with work of
| varied sorts, Mr. Jenkins has borne
his burdens remarkably well, and
those who recall his newspaper work
on the Greenvile News, eight years
ago, will not be surprised to learn |
that he can relate some absorbingly
apt stories about conditions in Russia
and in Europe, the only trouble
being, from the newspaper standpoint,
that most of these stories are
subrosa, since it would not do for
Mr. Jenkins to tell "shop" too freely,
especially since he expects to return
to Riga and continue his official
duties. He left the affairs of
his consulate in charge of Vice Con:
sul Brooks Alford, of Dillon, S. C.,
a recent graduate of the University
speech, reference was made to the
long service, the faithfulness and
consecration of our loyal officer. Mrs.
Kirsch, on receiving this love gift,
very happily and graciously thanked
the ladies.
Lastly, we were hospitably entertained
by Mrs. Jennings Cleckley and
Miss Llewellyn Cleckley. A delightful
salad course with punch was
served before we adjourned.?Publicity
Superintendent.
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:Iub. By depositing 10 cents
cly deposit 10 cents each
.50 in 50 weeks.
d join, it will teach them
Days $ 12.75
>ays $ 25.50
>ays $ 63.75
pays $127.50
$2.00 or $5.00 each week
$100 or $250.
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of South Carolina and only four
months at Riga.
Part of the trip from Riga to
Charleston, where Mr. Jenkins and;
children arrived Sunday from Xew
York, was made by rail, through
Finland, 30 miles only from the
Antarctic Circle. Crossing a mile
and a half river in a sleigh, between
Finland and Sweden, to make con- j
nection with a waiting train, the j
Charleston travelmelteers drove over '
ice that was partly melted in the
very warm sun of that particular
day, and consequently the runners
of their sleigh frequently dipped into
the deep pools of water on the
ice, the sensation being too close to
that of sinking to be comfortable.
Mr. Jenkins has a fund of anecdotes
to relate. He declares there
is no doubt but that prohibition in
Russia prohibits, especially where he
is located, the territory there being
under martial law.?Greenville
News.
Celebrating.
It is said new vear's celebrations
this year cost San Francisco $375,000.
As to the individual cost, a restauranteur
said the fellow who took
his girl to the better class eating
places would have to pay on an average
of $40 to properly celebrate.
Here are his specifications: Dinner
with wine, $16; tips, $2; theatre, $4;
supper, $9; tips, $1.50; taxicabs,
$7.50. It is this expenditure that
celebrating and roustabouting are to
cost society! Happy the man and
woman who sit at home before a 1
blazing fire and under a bright lamp .
reading a good book and filling their
heads with useful knowledge and
their hearts with lofty aspirations.
It is simply disgusting that such a
contrast is possible in actual experience?when
the beautiful realities of
life are torn down and give place to
its painted frivolities!?Ohio State
Journal.
Read the Herald, $1.50 per year.
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FEBRUARY I 111 |
MATINEE AND NIGHT
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