The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 10, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
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ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891.
Thursday, May 10, 1917.
While the people should practice
every reasonable economy, it does not
appear necessary that business should
become disorganized because of the
war. In fact the present campaign
of preparedness is aimed largely at
preventing this condition. It seems
likely that there will be no shortage
in foot it nrmears likely
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that unless larger crops of foodstuffs
are grown this year, people with
money to spend may find it difficult
to buy many articles they have heretofore
beei\ accustomed to enjoying.
We do not think there is any need for
the people to become panicky?rather
to view the situation from a commonsense
standpoint. Work hard,
cut out waste, and make the best of
the situation, is our advice.
The importance of the South growing
sufficient foods to feed the South
may be seen from the fact that the
department of agriculture puts the
amount of foodstuffs shipped to the
South at $700,000,000. Coming
down to a final analysis it appears
it io within the ranee of possi
ilia i iv ao w_
bility for the South to actually win
the war by planting foods. If this
importation of foods into the South
can be absolutely stopped, the country
will have an excess of foods cer-!
tainly to the amount of seven hundred
millions over previous years.
This is something to give serious attention
to. We believe that the people
of this county are going to do
everything possible to help the situation,
and if the farmers all over the
State will do as much as Bamberg
county there will be a lot more food
grown this year than in the past.
It is indeed difficult to grasp the
magnitude of the seven billion dollar
"Liberty Loan." To give some idea
of what a huge sum seven billion is,
one can better grasp the amount by
the fact that seven billion one dollar
bills placed end to end would encircle
the globe thirty-four times. It
would take an express train running
forty miles an hour two and a half
years to cover this distance. It
would take one man 750 years to
count seven billion one dollar bills,
^counting one per second. Suppose
one had a fortune of seven billion
dollars, and had It invested ai six
per cent, interest. If his expenses
were one million dollars a day, after
spending a million a day for seventy
years, he would then have fourteen
billions?twice as much as he started
with. He could not even keep up
with the interest by spending a million
a day.
Somehow we feel that news censorship
is not the thing for the American
people. Our people have never
relished the idea of news, good or
bad, being suppressed from publication.
The unwarranted optimism of
America today toward the war is due,
in a large measure, to the censorship
of the news by Great Britain, according
to our opinion. All the successes
th& allied forces, but very few?
only the glaring?reverses, were
made public by the British censors.
Consequently the American people
naturally believed the war was rapidly
Hearing a victory for the allies.
We are now beginning to see that
the war is not near at an end. Many
bitter months of struggle are yet
ahead before the end can be achieved
with the success that America must
demand. We do not .believe the
American people will ever flinch from
a truth, no matter what that truth
^ may convey.
Bottle of Gold Found in Hollow.
A story, much like the ones in Arabian
Nights, or what you see in the
movies, floated into the Index office
yesterday. Whether it is absolutely
true or absolutely not. cannot be
said now. but this is how an Index
* reporter heard it.
R. E. Griffin, who runs a saw mill
about five miles from Troy, had
bought a body of woods, and was
having trees cut down to be converted
into lumber. A negro, while cutting
down a tree, struck something
hard in it with his axe. Examining
the place carefully he discovered that
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which was in the tree. Fearing that
it might be some dynamite placed
there by the Germans, he ran to tell
.Mr. Griffin.
They returned quickly to the place
and in a few minutes had cut the
tree down. Instead of one. they
found two bottles. After pulling
them out of the cavity they opened
them and before their eyes was a
large amount of glittering gold and
a number of confederate bills. Quickly
counting it the sum came to something
like $4,200. .Mr. Griffin divided
the money equally with the negro.
The Index does not vouch for
this story, of the dividing of the
money, but prints it as told a reporter
front two different sources.?
Greenwood Index.
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PORTUGAL'S SOLDIERS. New Problems of Finance.
Xo Mythical lieings and Already on in one way or another the Un
French Front. States has loaned $2,750,000,00<
According to a dispatch from an Europe since the world war be
American correspondent with the an<^ ^le ?f railway secur:
British armies on the Western front, I repurchased here in the same tin:
officers of the Portuguese expedition- more than $1,500,000,000, but in
ary force have arrived on the front! war financing which the Un
and are preparing to tackle the work States may do, and to almost any
before them with enthusiasm. This. tent, the economic problems w<
marks the beginning of Portugal's no^ include foreign credit operati
actual participation in the fighting The * nited States would simply a
in Europe. The officers are said to itself of possibilities of credit wi
present a smart appearance, and they *ts oxvn borders and payment on
appear to be impatient to get their count need not imply huge
troops on the fighting line. The! b?n(i issues. The wealth 01 the
troops are well armed and equipped ! ti?n *s so ?reat fiiat a respect;
and supplied with several batteries ; portion of the expense would be
of the celebrated Til-millimetre field j ^-v current increased revenue,
guns, and they display good training: "hay as you go principle is be
and discipline, it is said. I ning to find popularity not only \
It remains to be seen what ac- (individuals, but with municipals
count these troops will give of them- | States and larger governments,
selves. It is a long time since Portu- < should we be unfortunate enougl
guese troops figured in European | *iave to incur ok our own accoui
strife outside of their own borders.: staggering war bill it does not
There was a time when Portugal ' 'ow necessarily that we would c
ranked with Spain in her achieve- j ou* ?f *he conflict with an unwie
ments of exploration and discoveries, wealth of the nation is
but as in the case of Spain decadence | ?reat that a respectable
set ir. and she fell behind in the | t'011 ?f expense would be
world struggle for existence until j i?ng time bond issues,
she became one of the poorest and i volume of bond expressed war de
most backward of all the European J Therefore, people who may 1
nations. v I tate to buy government bonds
77; rrrrz 'cause of the prospective opportu
nigns oi nit* nine:*. | tQ get tjiem draper later on are
In Greelev, Col.: "Others have! to he fooled in two ways: first.
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cheated you. Why not give me a ' supply will not he as abundant
chance??The Ennis Shoe Shop." In j imagined. and secondly, the con
Laurel, Mont.: "William l)e Worst?J sion principle will in the end put
Plumber." In the Stockton. III., op-| the bonds on an equal basis.?Fii
ry house: "Any one using this fire eier.
escape only in case of fire will he I m ?
fined for trespass." In a list of! Why?
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phonograph records in Davenport: j
"The Harp That Went Through: Diner?That man at the round
Para's Hali." In the Hotel Hants, j hie gets much better food and
Humboldt, Kan.: "Heat in your room j tention than I do. I shall comp
2.~>c extra." In Douglas county. I Hi- to the manager. Where is he?
nois: "Keep off drug roads when Waiter?He's the man at
muddy."?Chicago Tribune. round table, sir.?London Opinio
:d on Men's
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jxt at the prices we
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t]ie Old farmer Spuds was very keen
as on a deal. Last week he managed to have
ver- j se^ an ?kt crock in the shape of a
all j horse for $40.
tan-' Honesty, however-compelled him'
1 to speak out. I yi
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; got two faults." 3
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I ta_ think! But what are the two?" gj [
at- i "Well, once ver let that mare out Q J
lain | ter grass, it'll take yer about a week I
' to catch her; and when you catch 9
the I her she ain't worth catching! Othern.
| wise she's all right."?Chicago News, j
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nd HE is the man who gets PROMOTED. The man
money is "looking" for the man who SAVES. He
/s that the man who can take care of his own
2y is the man to TRUST. Saving money is the true
reliability. It's good common sense, too.
e wise today. Open an account with the money you
in your POCKET.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank
fe pay 4 percent interest on savings accounts.
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