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t&be ^Sternberg Heralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. 11 Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. i , Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. j $2.00 PER YEAR. j Volume 29. No. 7.' i ^^??? ?? ? Thursday, Feb. 12,1920 j ' _ J FAME. v Fame, like fortune, is a flighty thing. One day you have it, and the * next, perhaps, you awake to the fact that it has flown. Admiral Sims returned from the war covered with glory, honor and fame. He it was * who administered the affairs of the great United States navy in European waters during the world war. But the admiral like many ordinary folks got to talking, and his talk got too loose, and for some weeks now his fame has been diminishing with alarming rapidity. A few months ago one would hardly have dared to I; openly take a shot at the admiral, and yet his name was publicly hissed in New York the other day, when it was announced that when President Wilson had proposed that the German submarines be hemmed :"n - their nests Admiral Sims was the only American who opposed the plan. After reading the flaying Congressman Byrnes gave Sims one is not surprised to learn that Sims did this. The wonder is that the government allowed the admiral to even remain in the navy. USELESS LEGISLATION. We presume that the greatest majority of the legislators feel that it is abslutely necessary for them to introduce and at least make an effort to have Dassed some bills each year. If we were in the general assembly, a thing that is not at all likely to ever occur, we think we should direct our efforts not to introducing bills, but to killing bills that were introduced. * Every year hundreds of bills are passed that are not worth the paper the authors write them on. The result is the statutes are encumbered with all sorts and varieties of so-called laws, only a.small part of which probably are constitutional, and a great many \ ; of which are so confusing and conflicting that a French lawyer could not make head nor tail of them. We have sometimes had the idea that about the best thing to do would be to throw away what laws we have and start all over again. Probably this would be of very little benefit, however, unless an injunction could be obtained restraining the legislators from introducing possibly worse bills the next time. MUD HOLES. Th? Columbia State is authority for the statement that it was only a V." comparatively few years ago when a mule was drowned in a mud hole in Spartanburg. However, that has nothing on the city of Aiken. According to the Journal and Review, a mule was drowned in a pool of water there only a few days ago. The pool, or puddle, was located in the city stable lot. This is a simple statement of faot, and is not printed for any purpose of deflecting from Aiken's just fame as a health resort. Mud holes will happen in the best regulated towns sometimes. Fact is, we have a few of them here in Bamberg, but we don't believe a mule could ' be drowned in any of them. We recommend that Aiken take! \ nattprn after Bamberg: and get rid! of the mule drowning mud holes. What few such places we have left will not be here long, for the town and the government are spending $25,000 for the purpose of eliminating all sources of mosquito breeding, which, of course, includes mud holes and the like. We are not "uppish" however, and Bamberg is not even ashamed of the fact that we used to have a fairly good fish pond out on Main street, i Mr. John H. Cope has been named by Governor Cooper as a delegate to the Southern Appalachian Good Roads association meeting in Ashe- j ville, N. C., on February 26 to 28. Read The Herald, $2.00 per year, i 35 Million toWa Consumers* Union, Comprised High Cost The Consumers' union, 35,000,< action, according to a Washington c It will call nation-wide strikes styles. Every one of the 35,000,000 pledge herself to wear last year's ha' "Of course they will do it," said Attorney General Palmer -as a marsh lized by the government in a giganl living. "Every woman is willing t every other woman is doing it. I've nrices. I have taken a vow to buv n< ing can be no longer clothes. "Everyone is organizing in Ame: the consumers unite and stand solidl; give campaign against high prices wi and watch the profiteer flourish. "The ^omen must carry on aboi high prices and with 35,000,000 of solid unit with the government, in living back to normal levels. "In every city and village there pledge themselves to do without rati milk is raised to a price beyond rea York, they will call a milk strike i without milk until the law of supply "One of the reasons for excessb is drunk with money; people have m are spending it recklessly. "One of the first things we mus another is to increase production." Miss Strauss is a pretty, cnerg< Her official title is director of worn department of justice. "Do you know that there are 1' living by traveling through the coun should be and how they should go on conditions ?' she concluded. PIGS CAUSED I wnpi n war . VV V/i \Liiy u m\ Quarrel Between Austria and Serbia Traced to Difficulty Over Swine Pigs?just pigs?brought on the war, according to a statement accredited to Count Carl Seilern, formerly confidential adviser to the erstwhile Emperor Charles at Vienna. Frederick; H. Mead of Troy, N. Y., a membe/of the Red Cross convoy taking food sup-1 plies to Budapest, reports the count as saying: "Fifteen years before the war Servia was shipping great numbers of pigs into Hungary, successfully competing with the Hungarian farmers. The Hungarians protested but, the border was left open. Finally the AustroHungarian government on the pretext that all Servian pigs were diseased placed an embargo on them. "Up to that time the two governments had more or less of a friendly understanding. Political leaders in Servia seized upon the pig incident. Austro-Hungarian diplomats took up | the question. Misunderstandings arose over it. When it grew too old for political propaganda, other questions were built out of it and thus the woria war was brought on. "Yes, there is no doubt, pigs caused the war." . Ticket Stamper's Accident Led to Discovery of Art of Printing From Stone An odd accident led to the discovery of lithographing. In 1796 a ticket stamper, employed at a Munich theater, carelessly left his salary check on a table in the room where he worked. A gust of wind suddenly blew the check off/the table into a basin of water on the floor. He dried the check as best he could, and, to straighten the paper out, he placed it underneath the whetstone, which had been resting on his printing stamp, and left it lying there throughout the night. The following morning, on taking the stone off the check, he was surprised to see that the imprint from ' - ?? francfarrod tA tllft IDC SlUUC ?ttO u check, and the thought struck him that by means of a large stone he could "print" programs and songs. He made experiments, and finally discovered?through this accident?the art of printing from stone. Thus was he the first lithographer. "The World War," Official Name for Great Conflict The war is still so close to modern times that all sorts of names have been used to distinguish it from other wars. The war department through the secretary of war, has decided to call it "The World War." An official order to that effect was made public recently, declaring that "the war against the central powers of Europe, In which the United States has taken part, will hereafter be designated in all tffidal communications and publlcatiwus as The World War,'n [ ige War on Styles | j of Women, to Battle Against i ; of Living I i 000 members strong, will soon be in ; orrespondent. >. One of the first will be against i ? women belonging to the union will j ts and last years gowns. Miss Edith S. Strauss, appointed by al of the army of women to ba mobile offensive against the high cost of n wear last rear's hat if she knows already gone on a strike against high 3 more clothes until those I am wearI rica except the poor consumer. Until j y behind the government in an inten- j e might as well sit with folded arms | it nine-tenths of this warfare against them organized and working as a six months we can get the cost of ; must be a league of consumers who ler than pay excessive prices. When ison, like against the people of New md on certain days of the week do and demand forces a cut in the price, 'e prices is that the American public ore money than ever before and they ;t do is to cut out senseless luxuries, 3tic, wholly confident young woman, an's activities: High cost of living, 5,000 meil and women earning their try telling people how unhappy they ,t from under and overthrow existing Japanese Produce Dwarf Trees Through Training in Reverse to Nature There is a general impression that the method of producing dwarf trees is a secret that the Japanese have never divulged; but the course to be pursued is really simple. The whole system of culture may be summed up as the reverse of nature's method. It really consists, not in the survival of the fittest, but rather in the survival of the unfittest. A poor, weak seed is usually chosen and planted. As soon as it has attained some growth the leading shoot is trimmed off. The little plant then grows two other shoots,' and these are carefully watched. When one shoot exhibits a strength and vitality greater than its fellow it is at once cut off and the weaker shoot is untouched in order to form the future dwarf tree's main stem or trunk. This system of trimming and cutting is followed punctiliously. Water is seldom used?only in very small quantities to keep the little plant actually alive. The tree is kept in a pot too small tor its full development, and the roots are constantly pruned. The shoots arfc carefully trained and bent to follow the growth of a large tree. All this requires great patience, but the Japanese never tire watching the growth of the tree from day to day, week to week and month to month. When the tree has been growing for about five years, it can then be practically left to take care of itself. It has become accustomed to its training, and Its surroundings, and, like force of habit, follows the course laid out for it. In this manner some very magnificent specimens of dwarf trees are produced which in their miniature beauty and majesty compare favorably with their big brothers in the untrained forests. I RIGHT TO THE POINT f * * f And even the skin-deep beauty | i is apt to wear off. \ $ | Trying to dodge work tires | ' more men than hard labor. f A genius is a man who is not | I much aood at anvthine else. ? I It doesn't require much prao I f tice to acquire the art of being j | lazy. i j Only a strong-minded woman f i can preserve fruit and her tern- f | per simultaneously. \ The railway conductor has f ! troubles of his own without wor- | t rying about his wife's train. " 1 J An Interesting Link. One of the interesting recent discoveries was that of Sir A. Stein, who found in the desert of the Helmand in Afghanistan a series of watch towers extending 62 miles, dating from the early Christian era and connecting the great wall of China with the Roman lines of Syria. Truck for Chambermaids. ! For the use of chambermaids In | large hotels and apartment houses a j rubber-tired truck with suitable i shelves has been devised, capable of ! carrying all the supplies and impleI meets she If. likely to require. 1 / STEPS. Every once in a while a city or town will come to a step. The ques-! tion arises, will the town step up j higher, or remain where it is. Bam-1 berg arirved at a step last year, and i she decided to go up. We are now j at the point of making another step j upward in the voting of a bond issue for permanent improvements. The same question is here again: Will Bamberg step up or remain where it is? ^ ! > ? Messrs. Allison and Jones, deputy internal revenue collectors, were In Bamberg last Thursday, Friday and Saturday assisting the people in making their income tax returns. I Just Arrived One Car * I Cedar Shingles I SASH IX STOCK H 12-4 x 5-2 2-4 x 5-6 fl 2-4 x 4-6 fl 2-6 x 5-6 H 2-10 x 5-10 B 2-7 x 5-2 fl 2-10 x 4-6 H All 12 lights tm I GLASS DOORS fl 2-10 x 6-10 H 4-I*AXEL DOORS fl v 2-10 x 6-10 fl SCREEX DOORS S < 2-10 x 6-10 L. B. FOWLER I Bamberg, S. C. B it A I Ann I miii We beg to ? that we have pu formerly owned The upper IV Mr. Dukes. Thi; pert white barb6 and courteous at1 The lower si he under Mr. Mc three chairs, anc mand of our pat It is our inte nnssihlp service ; Ir ?? plenty of barber I our patrons and shops. If any of on we request that t ure to see that it in a manner that You are cordiall; WE MAE B.C.M I BHHBH The Herald Book Store carries the | largest stock of tablets, pencils mem-1 orandum books, and school supplies | in Bamberg county. notice! A meeting of the stockholders of the Edisto Public. Service Company w.'ll be held at their office, Denmark, S. C., March 4th, at 11 a. m., for the purpose of vot'ng on a resolution proposing to increase the capital stock j of the corporation to fifty thousand 1 dollars. (Signed) R. A. EASTERLIXG, Treasurer. February 7th, 1919. 3-4n j I Vulcanizing and ? We announce the ope t tire repair shop on Raili ^ ing of .Mr. B. F. Free n( Y pany on or about the II Y chinery and material will & and tube repairing. E' ^ anteed. We have just returnee J after taking a special cc employed in the Goodyez 1 COURTNEY MANY LOCAL ARE TAK NEW MEDICINE GAINS SAME SU< THAT IT HAS IN MAN! I Many people of this city and county have started taking Meritone, the famous new system medicine, since it was announced in the newspapers just one week ago that a supply of Meritone had been shipped here to Mack's Drug Store. Indications now point to the fact that Meritone will become just as successful in this city and county as it has in hundreds of communities of a similar size, and it is possible that the sale here may rival those in such larger places as Nashville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Lexington, Ky., and others, considering the size of this community. The success Meritone has gained here, however, is only the usual thing ouncen mnounce to the people of Ba rchased the two white barbel by Mr. E. H. Duncan. Iain street shop will be under s shop is equipped with four < srs wilj at all times be ready tention. lop, formerly operated by Ar Duffle's management. Thesh 1 three courteous white barb rons. ntion to give the people of Ba at both our shops. We shal s?and we shall employ only friends the service that is ri it patrons should receive uns he fact be reported to us, and: does not again occur. We gui will be pleasing to you and a finvited to visit us. :e a specialty of hah for children. cDuliie J. ( BAMBERG, S. C. NOTICE. , ... I ^have just taken over the Buick Agency, and will be glad to have your future orders for cars and parts referred to me. G. M. XEELEY, Olar, S. C. LOST CERTIFICATE OF STOCK. The undersigned will on the 25th day of March, 1920, apply to Enterprise Bank, Bamberg, S. C., for one new certificate of stock of said bank | !n lieu of stock certificate No. 35 for one share, which certificate has been lost or destroyed. j 3-lSn MRS. J. L. GRAHAM. Tire Repair Shop I ning of a vulcanizing and -oad avenue, in new build- I jar Farmers Ginning Com )th of March. Latest ma- V I be used. All kinds of tire very job absolutely guar1 from Akron, Ohio, where ^ iurse in this line, we were ir Tire factory. V BROTHERS | PEOPLE INfi MERITONE > 1 :CESS IN THIS CITY AND COUNTY I OTHER COMMUNITIES wherever Meritone is introduced, and this success is small considering what , it will be once the entire population J ! of this city and county learn of Meri- . 1 ; tone's real merit. i It is this real merit that makes Meritone successful?real merit a ' trained chemist put into Meritone I - / 1- c .1. TT~ i oy years 01 worn on us lumuua. nc i made of Meritone a medicine without ; a superior for the ills of the system, ! such as ailing conditions of the ; stomach, liver or kidneys, catarrh, , rheumatism and the like, and once ^ ! this fact becomes fully known here ! the sale of Meritone will rise by leap* i and b.ounds. Meritone is sold exclusively im , Bamberg by Mack's Drug Store. sent! I mberg and vicinity I : shops in Bamberg j the management of chairs, and four exto give you prompt thur Nimmons, will op is equipped with ers are at the commberg the very best 1 at all times have | those who will give endered in the best atisfactory service, :a. ?iii tiff w>l nop | llll Lb Will glVC UO yioaio- si irantee to serve you credit to ourselves. I CUTTING I DlllfPQ ! Mil W i } i <