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CTlje Bamberg geralb ESTABLISHED APlilL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PEK YEAR. Volume XXXI, Number 4*L Thursday, Nov. 30, 1922 -Bamberg county probably led the counties of the state in the percentage of votes cast in the general election compared with the votes in the Democratic primary for counties where there was no opposition to the Democratic nominees. It is a well known fact that there is too great a laxity in the general election, and no county in the state ever casts anything like the votes that should be J cast, but it appears from the tabu-i lation prepared by the state canvas-j eers that Bamberg county's vote was certainly high among the leaders. This county gave the Democratic nominees 574 votes, while such a big county as Greenville only polled 2,491, and Orangeburg only 1,249. There was no opposition in this county to any candidates. The Herald is delighted that we do . not live in Charleston just now, not ] oecause or anyming wnatever we know against her fine citizenship, but ] because of the bigzest fool law we ever heard of that prohibits any of its citizens from even receiving as a gift good country sausage and puddings. 1 The other day the editor of the News j and Courier was very considerately J ] remembered by one of his friends from Varnville with a mess of fine * country sausage, which fact the edi- jT tor proudly boasted in his columns j{ the next day. Then followed Sunday a jJ scathing article written by the "chief j1 food inspector" of Charleston, in j1 which he threatened to prosecute the!1 whole works of the News and Courier j * for violation of the food inspection j1 law. Of the Varnville variety of ^ sausage we cannot speak personally, ] "but we are sure it does not differ 1 from the Bamberg product, and at * gives us great pleasure to tell the food ( inspector of Charleston that the Char- ( leston abattoir could never be accused 1 Of producing anything that could even 5 "be spoken in the same breath as Bam- fberg county country meat products. k We are sorry for the editor of the 1 News and Courier. He has our sincere sympathy, but we hope 'he does not 1 surrender himself to despair. He has 1 a cordial invitation to come to Bam- * "berg any time and partake of fine < country sausage. We may not know * all in the alphabet about meat sanita- * tion, but if he is taken ill from the 1 effects of Bamberg sausage, it will be 1 from an overcharge and not the qual- * ity thereof, and he will feel amply re- 1 paid even if he is sick for a few days. * NATION -WIDE TRAINING. 1 b System of Helping Only a Few Not ? Satisfactory. I 1 A plan to develop a race of physical superman has been launched by Secretary of War Weeks and edu- J - cators representing every section of t the United States. c Physical weaklings would be elim- " inated by a nation-wide system of athletic training for boys of school j age, it was announced. Efforts will be ^ made to bring every boy under the direction of competent Instructors for mass physical training, insteaid of ^ the plan now in vogue to train only ^ a few. c Organizations devoted to amateur athletics, boys' welfare associations, school principals and college presidents pledged their cooperation, and in conference the next few days will 1 work out and agree upon details for putting the plan into execution. Secretary Weeks declared that the , standarjl of American manhood physically hag declined during the last j ( generation and there must be some! ( organized effort to restore it. He . pointed out that until recent years } every American lived a good portion , of his life out of doors. Released 011 Rail. * . ( Aiken. Nov. 24.?Murray Quattlebaum. who shot and badly wounded * Luke Rodgers, chief of police of Wagener, was admitted to bail in the '< sum of $1,200 yesterday before Mag- ; istrate Garvin, in the Aiken court t * house, Mr. Hampton Brodie going on 1 his bonid. 1 mm > <% > ? 1 Gantt Released On Bond. i 1 Aiken, Nov. 24.?Elh'ott Cantt, ( the young white man who is charged i with taking a prisoner from an of-'j ficer at Wagener, was released under Is a bond of $?O0 by (Magistrate W. B. j 1 Raborn of Aiken. Wah, Wah! j( "Golly, Moses! Dev got strawber-i( ries and cherries and all kinds o'! j fruit covered wit candy. What kind : shall ah git?" c "Git a choc'lat covered watermil- \ lion." ] CHANGE IN PETS Raccoons, Boas and Spiders Are Replacing Bogs. By Frederic J. Haskin. Fashions in pets change these days, almost as frequently as in house furnishings and clothes. If you want to be in style this year you must have something bizarre abut the house, such as a snake or a pellican or a skunk. The reign of the lap dog seems to be over, and the animal deal4 \ ers of our big cities are now hard pressed to supply an ever-increasing demand for weird and exotic household pets to take its place. Pet raccoons have not yet appeared on promenade in Riverside drive, but : a New York animal dealer reports 1 that already these magnificant little j, animals are usurping the place of the j; apartment dog. They are given all the j, freedom, comfort and attention of j their predecessors except that instead ] of being led along by a leash they: < taken their afternoon constitution in 1 < exclusive quiet on the roof. That unsocial little animal remotely related to the raccoon ?the skunk t ?is also being domesticated with \. surprising success by city dwellers. j j With, its scent bag removed, it is said | c to make a charming pet, its disposi-jf tion being more amiable than that of! < most poodles, while its striking black j. and white coat is considered a valuable asset to interior decoration. r Boa Constrictors Favored. t Boa constrictors are also becoming c fashionable. Eight of these formid-Jl able-looking reptiles have recently c been sold to private families in New't Fork who intend to make pets of 1 hem. Of coursl, they are not un-jv vieldly, 30-foot boa constrictors, such ' s is terrorize the natives of South d America, out are 01 moaesi size,; 1 neasuring 7 feet or so. According to e ;he animal dealers, boa constrictors j c ire exce'Pent pets, as they are excep-jv tonally clean and absolutely amiable s f properly handled. There is an Englishman who possesses such a p pleasant boa constrictor that he gives a t t'he freedom of the dinning room in t lis home, where it is said to enjoy,soiling itself around the legs of the iining table. So far as is known, lowever, all New Yorkers owning >uoh reptiles keep them in strong rlass cases and do not invite them to Sinner, but pass their food to them 1 through a little door. ( One of the most popular of the new; ^ lets is the marmosette, or pocket j t nonkey, which measures only from 4 j I o 6 inches, weighs only 7 or 8 ounces* j J md can be conveniently carried about n a pocket or handbag. Thi9 little j( :reature can be taught to/do all man- t ler of clever tricks, but it is usually S riciously unfriendly toward every- ^ )ody but its master or mistress and j t is its bite is poisonous it is advisable p :o brush its teeth every day. Gaily colored parrots and parra zeefs started the vogue for strange j t lirds as pets last year, which probably ( 8 tcounts for bhe present popularity of | )elicans. Dealers in various cities j lave recentlv reported a growing de- * nand for these birils, as well as for,*' ! r ;ome of the brilliant. South American j * lirds, like the Brazilian cardinal and he froupial. Crows and ravens are also said to be replacing canaries in the Irawing room. Crows when taken rpung in life become very tame and ovable, and they can often be taught 0 talk as amusingly as a parrot. The Dainty Wildcat. It is also considered much smarter :o keep a wildcat now than a Angora. Common cats are out of the question iltogether; they must either be got id of or kept out of sight lik$ milaly's gowns of three years ago. If possible one should visit South America or Mexico and return with a vild-cat, so that one's photograph nay appear in the pictorial supplenents, but if this cannot be arranged 1 wildcat should by all means be secured through a dealer. The Margay at or long-tailed cat of South America is a good choice, as it has a strikng color scheme, being grizzly i Drown or reddish with black spots | infd rings. It is also said to yield { gracefully to domestication?somehing which is rare among the wild-| ;at species. Another picturesque pet from! South America v.lr'ch is being widely! idopted by city dwellers is the coati, i close relative of our own North! \merican raccoon. It has the samej leautiful coat, an even bushier tail ind a strangely mobile hose that can :e twisted, extended, contracted or nade rigid at will. The coati is tamcrd md becomes devotedly attached to its lome and master. According to one, lealer, who owns such an animal, itj s tihe most interesting and amusing j ?et he has ever had, keeping him, hej says, constantly entertained by its idiculons antics. Some people who like pocket pets 3ave adopted pocket mice, which >ddly shaped little animals are now )eing imported from the southwestern states to supply the demand for lovelties In the metropolitan pet narkets. The pocket mouse is fawncolored above and white below, with ine, silky fur and large lustrous eyes, j But its head is so large in proportion j to its small body, its hind legs so enormous compared to its diminutive feet, and its tufted tail so unexpectedly long that it has a very droll appearance. It is said to be an affectionate an agreeable companion, except for its habits which cause it to be very active at night and to sleep during the day. It can be induced to change this unfortunate custom, however, if it is fed in the (daytime and food is not left in its cage at night. Women seem to be losing all of their traditional fear of mice, if one may judge by the heavy demand for t-hese creatures at the pet shops. Waltzing mice especially have lately become almost as popular as goldfish. Nature played a cruel joke on these littie rodents, making it impossible for them to travel in a straight line. They are able to move forward Dnly in dizzy circles, taking two steps backward for every three forward. Even when eating these mice do notf' seem able to cease their quivering 3t. Vitus dance motion. The Useful Spider. In some cases novel pets can be rained to be extremely useful. Thus >ne man who keeps a Mygale spider or a pet trained it to live among the :urtains of his bed and rid him of lies and mosquitoes which would )therwise ihave disturbed his slum>ers Chamelions are also to be recomnended as attractive household pets, o people who are troubled with, ock-roaches. These- curious lizards )refer flies, but they will gladly acept a straight cockroach diet after he fly season is over. Although they lave a rather alarming appearance, nth their large gogrle eyes and long, < ticky tongues, bbey possess a gentle ' lisposition except where pestiferous ( nsects are concerned. Moreover, as ? veryone knows, these extraordinary 1 :reate environments, so that they i tould never interfere with the color , cheme of a room. < But there are some people who!) refer cockroaches to chamelionsj; ind, incredible as it may seem, even hese annoying insects can be train- ] 1 NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA, , Orangeburg-Bamberg Counties. Clearing andgfubbingapproximate- ] y two (2) acres swamp, Edisto River < South Fork) near bridge now un- ] [er construction. I Bids will be received by W. R. Tur- _ ieville, Resident Engineer, office of!] Jamberg county commissioners, until j 2 o'clock noon, December 6th, 1922, ] or the following work: j Removal of all standing trees, all ( ogs, brush and other vegetable mat- | er already down or lying loose on the j ( ;round. \ All 9tumps, and other wood or veg- ? table matter embedded in the ground 0 be grubbed up and removed or dis- , iosed of as directed. < For further particulars as to the j tature of the work required, bidders < ,re requested to see the Engineer, on; ] he site any day between the hours of ] 1 and 12 o'clock. i , W. R. TURBEVILLE, } Resident Engineer, i j November 29, 1922. ^nj? ?66 quickly relieves Colds and La" i * HHppe, Constipation, Biliousness and , leadaches. ; 1 M IQPQi fl AutoS I Stal yii aoaa I We wish to announce the Thomas Filling Static streets, and we are now i best service to the public. Gasoline, 0 Repairs, Re o Sale, Auto j Ti V\ j J u UUUU line l/l Washed. Is? We Will Apprecial A. L. Edwins, Owner, BAMBE] ^c=aooo< ed to be affectionate pets. Dr. L. O. Howard, of the United States bureau of entomology, has had remarkable success along this line. "A croton bug," he writes "of the usual, inquisitive form of mind, inihabite^ my office desk, and as soon as I laid down my cigar upon the edge of the drawer the little fellow invariably came out of his hiding place and worked vigorously at the moist end. At first, he was after the moisture, but later the tobacco taste grew and he became as much addicted to the habit as the most inveterate tobacco user. It may be worth men tioning that it seemed to have no 'deleterious effect upon his health." Turn under your cotton stalks now. CLERK'S SALE IN PARTITION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Court of Common Pleas. Hattie Bess Brabham, Plaintiff, versus Robert C. Brabham, et al., Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by Older of the Court in the above entitled cause, I will sell at Olar, in the County of Bamberg, said State, at public auction to the highest bidder, between the hours of ten thirty a. m. and one p. m. on the 22nd day of December, 1922, to the highest responsible bidder therefor, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the following tract of land, and the two tracts of timber hereinafter described: The said tract of land and the two tracts of timber to be sold together: "All that certain piece, parcel, or j tract of land, situate, lying and being j in Bamberg County, State aforesaid, i containing one hundred thirteen! acres, more or less, and bounded on 1. the north by lands of H. B. Breeland, east by lands of H. B. Breeland, south by lands of Ida Breeland, and west by lands of H. E. Breeland: being same tract of land conveyed to the said L. D. Brabham by the Master of Aiken County pursuant to Decree of Court recorded in book 21, at [. age 241. For a more accurate description see plat of same made by J. 3. Mixon, dated November 15, 1890." I "All of the pine and Cyprus timber j lying and standing on that certain ! tract-of land situate in the County of Bamberg, and State aforesaid, containing one hundred eighty-seven (187) acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by lands of R. L. Kearse, east by lands of Dr. R. E. Brabham and J. J. Brabham, south by lands of Dr. N. F. Kirkland and j. B. Kearse, an?d west by lands of! ?L H. Kearse: being timber on the :ract of land conveyed to Mrs. Laura a. Kearse by deed of Mrs. Julia A. Brabham, et al, and being the same j :imber that was conveyed to L. D. Brabham by Mrs. Laura A. Kearse by j ler written deed, dated the 21st day | )? June. Iyl8, the record of which is :o be found in the Clerk of Court's \ 3ffioe for Bamberg County aforesaid j in book 0 of deeds at pages 296 and 297." "Also all of the pine timber of whatsoever size, situate, lying and standing on that certain tract of land in the County of Bamberg, and State aforesaid, containing four lundred fifty (450) acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by: :and9 of Frank Walter, on the east) iy lands of L. D. Brabham and by lands formerly owned by G. M. Neely, south by lands of Dr. R. C. Brabham j md Mrs. Laura A. Kearse. and west, fiy lands of H. H. Kearse, the land on svhich said timber is situate being - t-> t rr ! ;fce snme conveyea to n.. ju. iy^cust; uy mo=%, ervice [ Lion j j ! that we have taken over >n, Corner Elm and Main \ irepared to give the very > 'ils, Battery charge and 1 Accessories, ? P 'I'Pare fl L 1 11 V/O) VUA 47 P4 te Your Business ! J. W. Hand, Mgr. EtG, S. C. L ODO=^' deed of Mrs. Laura A. Kearse, except, however, all of the timber on said land which lies east of the Alligator Hole on the place of the said L. D. Brabham and which portion of timber so excepted is designated and separ- j ate from the remainder of said tract; of timber by a line blazed out just: prior to the time said timber was con-1 veyed to the said L. D. Brabham by j R. L. Kearse by his written deed, dated the 21st day of June, 1918, tihe record of which is to be found in the Clerk of Court's office for Bam-; berg county in Book 0 of deeds at pages 193, 194, and 195." Terms of Sale: For Cash; the successful bidder to pay for papers, revenue stamps, recording, etc., and pro- , vided that as an earnest of good' jk Send us your ! t t Bicycles, Velocipedes, i Goods for the K T Y Special Attention g > ?, * Tennis Rackets. We Y graphs and Vietrols I John F. Y 226-228 Campbell St. > Telephone us for prices a1 I JUST RE I | The "OL! | I A Peacock Brown 8 | cade Back and Plai I I Strap, with Junior i travel. 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Riding on the long wheelba distinctive Buick spring sc powerful Buick valve-in-h fitted roadster contains eve faith the successful bidder or bidders shall deposit with the said Clerk of Court within thirty minutes after the property is bid off ten per* cent, of the purchase price thereof, and in case this requirement is not complied with the said Clerk of Court shall immediately without further advertisement, or at another salesday to be fixed by_him, after giving due and legal advertisement, resell the said property at the risk of the former bidder. H. L. HARMON, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleae and General Sessions, Lexington County, S. C. Timmerman & Graham, Attys for Plaintiff. Nov. 24ith, 1922. 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