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W$t Bamberg; Jieraib! ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. ntered as second-class matter April " 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 30. No. 10. Thursday, March 10,1921. The trouble with the railroad men has broke loose. This was to be expected. The attitude of the government in regard to railroad employees for the past few months has been such that nothing else could be looked for when a reduction in wages should be anticipated. The government has bowed down to the railroad workmen in abject submission since the war was declared. Now that conditions demand a return to normal the employees declare that there shall be no return so far as their pay is concerned. A strike has already been declared on one of the big southern lines, and more strikes may be looked for. Inasmuch as positive treatment will now have to be taken, the people generally may feel thankful that the railroads are no longer under the control of the government. ^ 11 m The appropriation measure, as finally ratified, carries an appropriation of approximately a half million dollars more than last year. This was entirely too. much money to appropriate this year. We believe that almost every appropriation of last xroar. chmiid havp been reduced. Money is worth at least 20% more this year than last, and every bit of constructive work cotild have been carried on with less money without in any way injuring the interests of the various programmes as previous. ly outlined. However, through the conservative work of some of the members, including the Bamberg delegation, the appropriations were reduced several million dollars from the sums asked by the different departments. A ten million dollar bill, as planned at the beginning of the session, was, of course, entirely out of the question. While th? friends of Mr. Carter regret exceedingly that the balloting failed in his election as associate justice of the supreme court, they feel especially grateful for the loyal and unstinted support he received in the joint assembly. Thirty-nine ballots were taken on the election, in thirty-eight of which Mr. Carter maintained a lead over the other contestants. On the 38th ballot, due to the absence of some of Mr. Car ter's friends, Gen. Gonnam secured a lead of one vote over Mr. Carter, only to lose the lead on the next and last ballot, when the assembly voted to carry the election over until the next session. This is a record which must be a pride to everybody in Bamberg county and the southern part of the state. That this section is entitled to representation on the supreme bench was apparent to many representatives and senators in other sections, and the peculiar fitness for the office of Mr. Carter was recognized in such a general manner that he was the choice throughout of a plurality of the members of the general assembly. The care of cotton is a subject which ought to interest the farmers of Bamberg county especially at the present time, when there is so much cotton being held throughout the county. An interesting experiment was recently conducted by the Georgia agricultural department, and the results are striking* A circular letter sent out by one of the cotton factors of Augusta gives the following information, in regard to the experiment, which is worth passing on: A bale placed flat on the ground fully exposed to the weather, in the course of eight months was damaged to the extent of 370 pounds. Another bale placed on its edge with no further attention lost 167 pounds. A bale placed on its edge and turned over once a week lost 110 pounds. A bale placed on its end and not turned lost 78 pounds while a bale placed in a warehouse for the same period lost only one pound. In addition to the damage to the cotton from the weather, it is either not insured at all, or, if insured, it carries an almost prohibitive rate. The moral of this information seems to be that cotton should be properly warehoused. We do not suggest to you that your cotton should be stored in a bonded warehouse, or any other kind of warehouse. That is for you to decide. What we do suggest is that there is an apparent waste, judging from the statement above, that can be eliminated, and' any waste that can be eliminated ought to be, whether cotton is worth ten cents or forty. i?> p The death of Champ Clark, leader of the Democratic forces in the national house, recalls the visit of the Missouri statesman to Bamberg county a year or two ago. Mr. Clark filled a speaking engagement at Olar. when lie addressed a large audience in the graded school auditorium. On his way back to Washington. Mr. Clark stopped over in Bamberg for a short while, and quite a number of local people had the opportunity of shaking hands and conversing with him. Clark was a statesman of the intellectual type of Ben Tillman, without, however, the char-' acteristic abruptness of Tillman.! Whether one cared to be classed as1 a Clark man or not. he commanded the deep respect of every southerner. He was a man of the old school of / statesmanship?the horsesense kind. : During the past few years he had suffered political reverses which no doubt, contributed largely to his death. Eight years ago Ciark, according to the ethics of politics, should have been the Democratic nnmineo for nrosident. and would have been but for the political treachery of W. J. Bryan. Bryan went to the nominating convention pledged to Clark, but al the critical moment viciously attacked Clark and threw his support to Woodrow Wilson. That treachery is not an asset in the life of any man, whether it be in politics or other phases of life, is shown in this incident. Bryan soon lost the confidence of the Wilson administration, and he surrendered voluntarily the confidence of Clark and his supporters at the convention. Bryan may properly be classed now as a man without a party. Although Clark was made speaker of the house, a position he continued to hold until his party lost control of congress, he is said to have never recovered from Bryan's treachery. At the last election, Clark went down in defeat, and had he! lived three days longer he would have handed over his seat in the ~ I house to a Republican. APPROPRIATION FOR 1921 BY ASSEMBLY. (Continued from page 1.) $199,255.00. Sec. 35. State tax commission, $46,200.00. Sec. 36. State tax board of review, $1,500. Sec. 37. Insurance commissioner's office, $20,745. Sec. 38. State bank examiner's office, $24,525.80. Sec. 39. State railroad commission, $20,141.20. Sec. 40. Chief game warden's office, $11,125. Sec. 41. State board of medical examiners, $3,000. Sec. 42. State board of law examiners, $450. Sec. 43. State board of fisheries,! $10,500. I Sec. 45. Joint committee on print a /? a i i r I ing, Sec. 46. Commissioner of agriculture's office, $82,743.40. Sec. 47. State warehouse commissioner's office, $50,720. Sec. 48. State public service commission, $2,000. Sec. 49. State pharmaceutical board, $1,500. Sec. 50. State electrician and engineer's office, $66,195. Sec. 51. State highway commission, $130,590. Sec. 52. State sinking fund comsion, $18,192.50. Sec. 53. Confederate Infirmary, $62,000. Sec. 54. Confederate Veterans' j association, $1,500. Sec. 55. Commission on statehouse grounds, $7,125. Sec. 56. State contingent fund committee, $75,000. Sec. 57. Committee on approval of claims, $7,236.69. Sec. 5S. State fair society, $5,000. Sec. 59. Supreme court, $36,732. Sec. 60. Circuit courts, $120,066.66. Sec. 61. Code commissioner's office, $900. Grand total, $6,534,924.87. His Knowledge Limited. Samuel Hopkins Adams tells of a friend up in his part of the country who purchased a flivver and without any knowledge of that kind of car decided to drive it home. Two miles out of town the little flivver gave a spasmodic gasp and died in the middle of the road. He tried cranking, throwing sand in the radiator and finally kicked it in the stomach. All to no avail. The engine simply would not start. Finally he spied a big ten-thousand-dollar car coming down the road. He held up his hand for it to stop. The big machine slowed down and came to a graceful stop alongside the stricken flivver. "Say," called out Mr. Adams' friend to the chauffeur, "do you know anything about a flivver?" "Nothing," he replied "but a couple of funny stories." < Kl ? The Herald Book Store carries the largest stock of tablets, pencils memorandum books, and school supplies in Bamberg county. * GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS. Gasoline Ta\ Measure and Other Proposed Revenue Bills Continued. Columbia, .March f>.?"The Deflation Legislature" adjourned this morning at S:B0 o'clock. As soon as the appropriation bill went to free I conference the end of the session | was in sight. It took long and weary I hours of effort for Chairman ChristI tensen and Hughes and their conferees to untangle the differences but they did so and the act was ratified, j carrying appropriations aggregating ! $6,334,924.ST. The increase over the act of 1920 is something less than $300,000 and : all of this aggregate is less than the additional amount added to the support of the common schools of the J state. Some other items show increases and others reductions. The actual levy is twelve mills, the same as last year, without the two mills for road tax. The present twelve mills may be reduced by the comptroller general if advisable. No state levy for road work is included or imposed this year. The individual counties may collect this road tax if they so desire on petition of the delegations. When the senate continued until I next session the bill proposing a tax on gasoline and kerosene the fate of all the suggested additional revenue bills was sealed. All four of the bills intended to raise revenues from newsources other than the property tax was continued until next session as were many other important measures suggested. The state-wide stock law act is perhaps the most generally important act passed at this session, un| less it be the provisions for women voting in the primaries, the increase of the age of consent and the California marketing statute giving the machinery for such cooperative ef forts. The adjournment was in the best of humor and good feeling. Lieutenant Governor Wilson G. Harvey made an excellent presiding officer and showed surprising grasp of the problems of a presiding officer. Hundreds of. bills that were not acted upon go over until the second session of the present general assembly. idi ? Thought Her Mrs. Ty. At a theatre in Savannah, Georgia, some tickets had been left for Mrs. Irvin S. Cobb, who was visiting relatives. The young man at the window was unusually attentive and cordial when Mrs. Cobb called. "If there is anything in the world we can do for you, Mrs. Cobb, let us know," he said. "We are all great admirers of your husband." "That is awful nice of you," she replied, thanking him. "I see he hit well over .300, even if he didn't cop the big honor," the | young-man remarked. "Do you kno^v, Mrs. Cobb, if he gets off well in the spring he'll lead the league again sure. That boy certainly swings a mean bat!" " m < m i wm The Home Demonstration Agent. The home demonstration "work is rapidly becoming an integral part of every rural organization and is generally the only organ through which ' instruction is given aiong too various j lines which lessens cares and lightens the burdens and makes for more efficient work, in the homes and communities. The county home demonstration agent is the only paid worker in the field who spends her entire time in the interest of the rural women of our country. There is a slight misunderstanding in the minds of some of the people in , the counties as to the duties and j qualifications of a home demonstra- j tion agent. It is not the intention of anyone concerned to claim that she is . the best cook, the best gardener, the best poultryman, etc., in her county. ' She lays no claim to these distinc- j tions. However, she is a scientifically trained woman, who applies her knowledge of science to the problems of every day life, which confront every ambitious woman; for instance, i if the bread does not rise, with her I knowledge of the subject, she can easily find the trouble. The home demonstration agent is < not a specialist, but is a woman of general training in horn? economics, j However, she has at her command a| , corps of trained specialists in every [ line from whom she may obtain any ' information she does have on hand, whenever needed. Do you have any problems in your ^ home? Is your kitchen arranged to < save time and energy? Does your house-work consume all of your time? Do you plan your house^work systematically? Have you any time for reading and recreation? Have you a j household budget? Does your butter command the best prices? Can you cull your flock of chickens and thus increase your prifits? ? Do you know how to make at tractive draperies for your rooms at small expense? Do you know how to make your grounds attractive? What shrubs and flowers to plant and when? Is your child underweight? Do you get vitamines? Do you know what they are? Do you know when "silk is not silk?" When "wool is cotton?'' Do you know why canned corn, beans and peas spoil? Have you an all the year round garden? Your home demonstration can help you with these and many other problems. Get in touch with her. IX MKMOJilAM. BIKLE?In loving memory of our n ?? *\-? U \ I A 1) 1) 1 1 /-v A / ! i Arl Ut'cU i.'IUllIC'l, .UUI 1 . l>l!\ic, n iiu uica one yfear ago today, March 9, 1920. Our home is not the same, dear mother is not here, Angels have taken her out of our care Gone from us forever above Where there is peace, joy and love. How we miss your sweet voice, mother, That kind and loving smile, Xo more to hear your dear footsteps, j mother, To cheer us all the while. Friends may tlynk we soon forget you And our wounded hearts are healed Little do they know the sorrow veep within our hearts concealed. SADIE, BESSIE, LOUIS, WILLIE. IX MEMOllIAM. BIKLE?In sad but loving remembrance of our dear brother, Charles E. Bikle, who died one year ago toAfornVi Q 109 0 ^ 1 PORTABLE AND STATIONARY AND BOILLilS Saw, Lath and Shingle Iviills, . jjectors. Pumps and Fittings ATood Saws. Splittars, Shafts, P" leys. Belting, Gasoline Englr ? LAKCIESTOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boater ( Supply Store. AUGUSTA, G.i. To Cure a Cold in On# Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. Weekly Price List of GROCERIES Sugar has advanced, gutss you know it?now 9 l*2c Best self-rising flour 24 lbs ....$1,35 D. S. plate bacon, lb 15c Best Condon Cake lb 40c Fresh Pork every Friday and Saturday, lb 18c & 20c Best Rice, lb C l-2c Breen coffee, lb 14c ill goods in store remain reduced. Cash Only. FLOWING YOUR GARDEN A SPECIALTY. H. W. BEARD bamberg, s. c. \ Li dj J Cli V/ JLL KJ y X V M V ? Oh, the memory of that morning, As we stood with aching heart; And, oh, how bitter it was? From his loved he had to part. Oh, how hard we tried to save him, Prayers and tears were all in vain. Happy angels came and took him Out of the world of toil and pain. SADIE, BESSIE, LOUIS, WILLIE. NOTICE Tu DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Dora S. Williams, deceased, will file same, duly attested and itemized, to the undersigned administrator within the time allowed by law, and all persons indebted to said estate will likewise make pay ment to the undersigned. J. W. STEWART, Administrator Estate Mrs. Dora S. Williams, Deceased. Bamberg, S. C., Mar. 7, 1921. 3-24 666 will break a Cold, Fever and Grippe quicker than anything we know, preventing pneumonia. HERPSPR0OF A Bamberg Citizen Tells of Hit Experience, You have a right to doubt statements of people living far away but can you doubt Bamberg endorsement? Read it: R. Clyde Roweil, clerk in' county auditor's office, Carlisle St., Bamberg, says: "My kidneys were in a bad state, being irregular and weak in action. The lumbar muscles of my | back were lame and weak and I had I constant pain across the small of my back, through my kidneys. One box of Doan's Kidney Pills ri'd me of every symptom of this trouble." &0c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. S. G. MAYFIELD R. P. BELLINGER ATTORNEY AT LAW ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Practice in all courts, State and General Practice in All Cowts. Federal Office Work and Ciril Bngfaoco a Office Opposite Southern Depot. i Offices in rear over Hoffman s Store. KAMBKKG, S. C. I BAMBERG, S. C. _ I NOTirPf 0winsl? fail" i 11KJ 1 iv^JL jng eyesight 1 B am compelled to give up my business. Thoss p? having repairs here will please call for I s*m* n A RFin UoU I y ai once ^ * & & as y i/vtt vivi y I FIRST NATIONAL BANKf X Member Federal Reserve System X % BAMBERG, S. C. I 5 PER CT. PAID ON SAVINGS | < -OFFICERS- I 7 PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT f W. A. KLAUBER DR. ROBT. BLACK ? ? CASHIER + f W. D. COLEMAN . f L^VhVhV^VhVhVhVhV^I at vat ! tav tat "a" "at tat tat fi? tat tav tav fat vat "a" va" "a | The Money Crop| ^ "Southern sweet potatoes are J growing more in favor every season ^ ^ in the northern markets, especially ^ the Porto Rican variety, cured. In late spring and early summer they J Krinor o amnrl rvri/^o Aver oil ntV>ore " 4Kw 1115 u Jjjvyuu A ivv v I VA UX1 VbUVA u? _ ^ The above is a quotation taken C A * from inquiries received from several J ^ sections. They will send men to re^ ceive the goods and pay for them in ^ J car lots, and all is done. It is up to | Y lls to produce the potatoes. They are ^ ^ bringing around # I $1.50 PER CRATE f (one bushel) now, and stock about fX cleaned up. Potatoes are a pretty X jr sure crop; couple of acres for each jT plow will prove profitable. , We have in storehouse pure Porto Ricans be longing J. A. Spann, Bamberg, and jT ? St. Clair P. Guess and W. L. Riley, ^ X Denmark. You can get in tcjuch with X * them if you need seed. Will beat ? & cotton this year. ^ I PLANT POTATOES | 1 i Bamberg Potato Curing Co. | ^Tf^f T^f ^ ^ "y ^ "y ^ 0 "y ^T ^y Tyy i/~\ PPORTUXITY calls at times unexpected | 1 V>/ and her demands sometimes are hard to I I Have you ready money? Have you an estab- I lished credit that will enable you to meet her call? | I .v ' I I Even if you are unprepared we might help you. I I At best vou will be welcome if vou will call. 1 I I I RESOURCES OVER $1,000,000.00 j ? ' t . ' : -- > . * '&&?&bH| . i\ . . .?.