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? $$t?temfetrg$ers8j ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. . Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. : Entered as second-class matter April i 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. | $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 30. Xo. 33. Thursday, August 18, 1921. ; The same man who predicted, with precise accuracy, the present economic crisis in America, is now out predicting an early return to normal conditions. Here's a sincere hope he has the right dope again. M imi i All in one day's news on the back | page of the Charleston News and Courier: "The steamship Wekika arrived in port yesterday from Wilmington.'' "Rev. Afitz De Gaffereliey, of Danville, 111., will speak at ' the Star Mission Sunday." "The sheriff was yesterday working on the case of Henry L. Diefenbach, the Moultrieville postmaster." "Among J those who will take part in the hurdle i races are . . . .Loretta Pozaro." These figures are taken from the News and Courier: In June, 1914, the total deposits in the state banks of South Carolina aggregated $43,| x 560,952.01. On June 30, of this year, the deposits in the state banks of South Carolina totalled $82,292, "7V.4 ~ inla + V>oeo U UdlCV'Cl tilC laiu tuvov figures tell, the fact remains that If you will ask the average man you meet in Bamberg, he will tell you that 1914 was a real bonanza compared with 1921. Somebody in South Carolina has twice as much money in the banks now as seven years ago. We dont' know who it is. None of our acquaintances will admit it. I' Sheriff Tom Plunkett, of Richmond / nnntv Opnreda. is made of the stuff 4 that makes a good officer. If Augusta had had an officer with less courage and a head less clear than Sheriff Plunkett's there would have been another tragedy to mar South Carolina and Georgia. As it is, there is yet no stain on the process of justice in the case of the three villi*ns killing and robbing the young taxi driver in { Lexington county. A friend of the sheriff said that Plunkett was fully j determined to protect his prisoners in 'Augusta the other night, and added r * that he was in a frame of mind to hill his best friend if necessary to protect the three men. By the way, Sheriff Plunkett is a South Carolinian. He and this writer were raised ?P "in the woods" of Aiken county . together, and those who know Plunk. ett are not at all surprised that he succeeded in keeping his men at a safe distance from the mob. The Calhoun Times says some rather unkind things about James L. Quinby, of Graniteville, and without apparent good reason, other than Mr. Quinby expressed some views contrary to the^views of the Times edi. ? tor. The paper evidently wants to know who and what is Mr. Quinby. This writer can answer that in part at least. We can tell the Times that he is not a politician, that we do not believe he has any axe to grind in tne expression or ms views, ana iurther that he is one of the finest citizens of South Carolina. We do not think, as Mr. Quinby does, in many things, but an acquaintance of several years with him convinced the writer that a sincerer man does not exist, and that his only object in discussing world events is a genuine desire to see conditions bettered. If he is mistaken in his views, it is an Tionest mistake. Our friend, the Times, should accord to others the same right to opinion that it holds for itself. # i i Sentiment and sympathy play some r, queer pranks in the court room sometimes. The jury in the case of the base ball players who "threw" the world series last year, even after they admitted the fact, were found not guilty. Although Judge Landis is not a man we particularly admire, we believe that he should be rewarded by public approval in refusing to let the men play ball again. We respectfully submit that his decision " "v in this respect is of far more importance to the welfare of the country than the decision of the trial jury. This case reminds us of a murder trial in Bamberg some years ago. We believe it was Bamberg, though we| do not recall any of the particulars,! except that the alleged slayer wasj indicted for murder and carrying a concealed weapon. He freely admit-j ted the latter charge, but the jury! decided to go the whole distance and t found him not guilty of murder and not guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, as well. Practical jokes would be silly things if they were not frequently so serious. In Charleston the other day rv. ; i one James Slappey was charged with mortally wounding a man named Myers. The coroner was informed by acquaintances of the men, both of whom were white, that Slappey had been told by a friend Myers had been ridiculing him. The story was told to him as a joke. But now Myers is J J T* W 1 o t--*,1 cr t Vi d nrortL* I UtclU. X lie men yia;iug were doubtless seeking to bave "some fun," but they have tragedy instead, and they have even worse than tragedy, for the news story concludes with this laconic sentence: "The dead man leaves a widow and three small children." Perhaps the slayer was justified in shooting the deceased, but the fact remains, according to the news dispatch, that had not friends of the men told one of them the other was poking fun at him, it is not at all likely the two would have ever met in mortal combat. The indictment for the killing of this man should include those giving the false impression as well as the man who did the shooting. But even trial and conviction of all parties concerned will not alter the sentence: "The dead man leaves a widow and three smal' children." It appears that the government could have found means of preventing the loss of millions upon millions of dollars by patriotic persons of limited means who bought, when the country was in distress, liberty bonds at par and afterward had to dispose of them at a loss of anywhere from ten to forty per cent. The buying of liberty bonds was put up to persons of ample means and the poor alike, and the consequence was that thousands of men and women paid their money for bonds who had no hope of being able to keep them until maturity. Millions of dollars have been raked in at the expense of these small investors. who. when they needed their money, were compelled to sell for almost any price that was offered them. This selling of bonds by persons unable to retain them has flooded the market with liberty bonds, brought the price down below par, and puts the government in a bad light. It appears that the government could have without impairment of its credit guaranteed its bonds to be worth par at any time before maturity by simply making them legal tender, under certain restrictions perhaps. If they were legal tender, bonds could be used in the payment of debts at 100 cents on the dollar; the investor would get his principal back, and the whole country would be better off. O^e of these days?you nor I may ever see it?there will be no swamps in Bamberg county. The fact that under the greenish waters of swamps and ponds lie the finest lands in the world will dawn upon the people. In these same swamps there lurks something else. It is the breeding place of mosquitoes, and mosquitoes supply the source of malaria, and malaria is one of the deadliest enemies of humankind. Therefore, there is a double reason why the country should be drained. Economically speaking, draining the county would not cost the county a cent, in our estimation, for the redeemed land would many times over pay the cost of the drainage. The present depression will not last forever. Our people, in normal times, take a pardonable pride in boasting that Bamberg county is the richest agricultural county in the siaie, ana we Deneve 11 is true, u we can boast of such prosperity with half of the county's land under water, what may we say when every acre is under cultivation and bringing in fine profits to the owners and tenants? And, it is to be borne in mind that, generally speaking, swamp lands are far more productive than high lands. We may also reasonably expect higher efficiency of workmen as a result of the elimination of malaria from every nook and corner of the country, and more efficiency means still more prosperity. FIGHT CRICKETS IN GRi^XWOOI) Gardeners Report Damage by Pests. Entomologists Make Inspections. Greenwood, Aug. 11.?Expert entomologists from Clemson college are studyingan outbreak of mole crickets here, A. F. Conradi, head of the department of entomology at Clemson; George M. Anderson, extension entomologist; Ned Prevost and W. A. Thomas, United States department of agriculture entomologists, were here Tuesday to make an examination of the ravages of the pest. They declared that the mole cricket found in a Greenwood garden was the Ameri can instead of the Italian species which is found in Charleston. This is the first outbreak, of the pest reported north of Charleston. One gardener reported the pest so numerous in his garden that they had literally cut everything off. level with the ground. The insects, in myriads, burrow just beneath the surface of the earth, cutting off everything in reach. Steps are be ing taken to poison toe pests ana it is believed that they will he exteminated. They have only been reported from one locality. Renew your subscription today. BLACKVILLE BUREAU Mrs. J. M. Halford, Manager. Blackville, Aug. 16.?Miss Eugenia Mims, of Edgefield. S. C., and ' and Miss Susie Smith, of Clio, Ga., I were the guests of Mrs. Milledge Hankinson last week. Claude Free, of Columbia, is spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Free. Master W A. Moodv and Miss Pearl .Moody, have returned to their home at Kline, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Youngblood. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Sanders and family, from Wadley, Ga., are visiting Mr. Sanders's sister, Mrs. Hampton Hutto. Mrs. Ellen Izlar is visiting relatives in Orangeburg. Milledge Hankinson was a visitor to Augusta Monday. Miss Sadie DeWitt has returned from a visit to relatives in Columbia. H. H. Martin, who is a Confederate veteran in a few days of eighty years old, has just left for a visit to f uren cy, ua., 10 anena me uinuuay umiier of his sister, Mrs. Polly Martin, who is 77 years old today. Mr. Martin has 10 children living, 50 grandchildren, and 11 great grand children. Mrs. Mary Glover, from John's Island, visited her sister, Mrs. Jack Hartzog in the Govan sectio recently, and while there came t' see relatives in Blackville. Mrs. Glover will be remembered as Miss Mary Eaves, and her many friends and relatives were delighted to see her again. Miss Rosa Hutto and sister, Rachel, have returned from a visit to Hendersonville, N. C., Beech Island, and other places of interest, during the summer. Dr. McLaurin Brooker, of Barn well, is tne guest or Dr. Konaia u. Gyles. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Free announce the birth of a grand daughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Phillips, of Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Phillips will be remembered as Miss Alma Free, who spent her girlhood days in Blackville. Mr. Phillips is a Springfield boy, and their many friends here rejoice with them over this joyful and sacred advent into their lives. Kelley Browning has returned from a visit to Laurens. Tom Murray Walsh, of Savannah, has returned home, after a visit to his aunt, Mrs. J. W. Browning. Edward W. Beck, roadmaster, Atlantic Coast Line R. R., Troy, Ala., visited his brother, John H. Beck, last week. Mrs. Isadore Brown and Miss Pena Brown attended a Bridge club in Barnwell recently, at the hospitable home of Mrs. Julian Bush. Herman Brown and son, Stanley, left last week for Atlantic City and other places of interest. Mrs. Brown and the smaller children have been j in Atlantic City during the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Wright and little son, of Columbia, visited BlackvilJe friends a while last Friday, on their way to Olar, where Dr. Wright will spend part of his vacation. Mrs. Wright will be remembered as Miss Inez Starr, of Olar. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. | Brodie, formerly of Blackville, butj now of Orangeburg, will regret to learn that their little four year old son, Wardlaw, while playing the other day fell and in some way broke his arm. However, he seems j to be doing nicely and not suffering very much. Saturday night J. R. Johnson (who lives here with his aunts, Miss Addie Altman and Mrs. Williams) took his gun down to give it a cleaning up, not thinking it was loaded, but it proved to be very much so, going off suddenly, mutilating the carpet and floor considerably, and giving his aunts o,uite a fright, and alarming the neignuurs rrum men siumucis. Mrs. David K. Briggs entertained the Wednesday Afternoon Book club last week. The game of rook was enjoyed, and delightful refreshments were served. Miss Hazel Storne is visiting Miss Rentz in Branchville. Mr. Satterlee, of Columbia, filled * his appointment at the Presbyterian church (Episcopal services) Sunday afternoon, and his sermon was enjoyed by all who attended. Dr. and Mrs. John Molony, Mrs. Sallie Moloney and Willie Moloney. Jr., have returned from a visit to Greenville. Mrs. Otis Brabham, ot Allendale, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Eugene Weissinger, recently. Mrs. Sue Compton has returned from Asheville, X. C. Harold Brabham, of Allendale, is visiting his cousin. Calhoun Welssinger. Our popular postman. H. H. Pelh, is taking his vacation now and J we miss the sunshine of his presence. even though he has a noble substii _ ^ i _ n /i ni.m ~ i- ? I nue UKe n,veuuu aim. -aoine now there is a tender spot, in the heart of every man. woman and child in Blackville, for Mr. Delk. He is so faithful and cheerful. RATS LINE NEST WITH MONEY.! Carpenters Find Wad of Bills While Unroofing House in Anderson. Anderson, Aug. 12.?With a bag j full of money, W. D. Berry came to a J local bank today to see if anyhing j could be done with it. While it was i real money it was in such a dilapidat- I ed condition that only a few of the bills could be determined of what denomination they were. Mr. Perry said he and his son had been engaged to j recover a house on the Greenville! I road for a family by the name of Bradley. The boy was on top of the house tearing the old boards away when he heard an exclamation that he had founcj some money. Tearing the board away there was a whole rat's nest full of currency, some $1 bills, $5 bills and even $10 bills being recognizable." Mr. Perry reported the matter to the family but they could give no explanation of how the rats got the bills, or who from, as they had not missed any money. He said that the only way he could account for it was that a small store was run near the house and that the owner took the money to the house and the rats had taken one bill at a time, so it wasn't missed, and lined their nest with it. One bill was dated 1907. Other dates were obscured by the torn condition of the bills. There was a skeleton of a rat In the pile of turn up bills. The torn up money will be sent to the mint and it may be redeemed. There seemed to be between $30 and $40 by the amount of denominations that could be deciphered. ANOTHER "MEAN MAN. $1 for "Ad" Cheaper Than $200 for Wife's Funeral. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 12.?D. R. Pettit, advertising manager of the Chronicle, has discovered another "meanest man in the world." A middle aged man in a serge suit of clothes and wearing'a derby hat i went up to one of the advertising windows of the Chronicle and declared he wished to "have a notice put in the paper, saying: "I won't be responsible for any of my wife's debts." "All right sir," the clerk said briskly. "That'll cost $1." "Paid," said the stranger. He proceeded to explain: "My wife and I have been separated for a long time and now she's fixing to die and I'll not pay her funeral expenses." As he went out of doors he added: "One dollar's a lot better than $200." Lincoln's Compromise. A story of Lincoln's early political life is told in John Wesley Hill's new book, "Abraham Lincoln, Man of God" (Putnam.) It seems that in 1846, during a canvass for congress, Lincoln attended a preaching service of Peter Cartwright's. Cartwright called on all desiring to go to heaven to stand up. All arose but Lincoln. Tbon bo ocbo/1 oil fA IH'OA ^uvu uv uonuu ail LU I IOC ? liu U1U UUl want to go to hell. Lincoln remained still seated. "I am surprised," Said Cartwright, "to see Abe Lincoln sitting back there unmoved by these appeals. If Mr. Lincoln does not want to go to heaven and does not want to escape hell, perhaps he in i.n ?"? * * win leu us wnere ne aoes want to go?" Lincoln slowly arose and replied, "I am going to congress."? The Christian Register CBoston). After August 1st I will sell only for cash. I will have no books and i will not charge anything. G. 0. SIMMONS.?adv. j ISpecii WE HAVE H SINCE MARC RONAGE W1 OVER THE C THAT ALL A MONEY ON E WE ARE IX)] SI RLE, AND ; THING IN OX SPEC H I Fruit Jars, J< j| a Bamberg |U=== "yt^t^ | EDISTO < I A high grade Christian prepara Y girl*. 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