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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
New Advertisements.

Southern Railway Co.-Excursion
Rates.
H. J. Brabham, Treasurer-For
Rent.
Sabin & Wanted.
R. W. D. Rowell- Teachers Ex-
animation.
Mrs. Eva Harrison, Administrative
of Estate of B. S. Harrison-Notice
Final Discharge.
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Christmas Holiday Rates.
w. H. Felder-Notice to the Pub
lie.
w. P. Herndo1-Christm Deli
cacies.
Mrs. A. J. Priester applies for let
ters of administration on estate Of
H. F. Priester.
The Felder-Murphy Co.-Christ-
mas Gifts.
G. O. Simmons-Holiday Furni-
ture.
G. Frank Bamberg-Plenty of
Horses and Mules on Hand.
NJ. R. Campbell-Eyesight Speial-
ist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Fire Department Organized.

An enthusiastic meeting was held
in the city hall last Friday evening
for the purpose of organizing fire
department. Senator j. B. Black
was chosen as chairman, and Mr..
NJ. w. Brabham secretary.
Remarks were made by several
gentlemen, and it was decided to or
ganize the department in accordance
with the rules of the Southeastern
Tariff Association, their regulations
requiring two hose companies and
hook and ladder company. 1T was
suggested that as the colored people
had always been good fire fighters
and had always assisted at fires that
they be recognized in the organiza-
ton by having the hook and ladder
company composed of colored men.
This idea met with favor and no
doubt this will be the course adopted.
AS the town now has 1000 feet OF
hose and two hose reels have been
purchased from the city of Green
wood, it was deemed advisable to
have a temporary organization at
least, in order that fire fighting could
be done until the companies were
regularly organized. Mr.. w. D.
Rhoad was elected chief Of the fire
department, Mr.. G. Moye Dickinson
assistant chief, Mr.. c. R. Brabham,
Jr., captain Of hose company number
one, and Capt. w. R. Wright captain
of company number two.
A number of names were enrolled
as members of the fire department,
and Cant Wright stated that the
Bamberg Guards would volunteer as
a body. A committee on organiza
ton, bylaws, etc., was appointed,
consisting Of Messrs. J. A. Hunter,
E. H. Henderson, and Capt. w. R.
Wright. This committee is to re-
port at another meeting to be held
tomorrow (Friday) evening, at the
town hall.
Mr.. Hunter has already written to
Chief Dibble, of Orangeburg, for in
formation as to organizing, and asked
him to attend the meeting here Fri
day night. Mr.. Dibble has replied,
stating that he will be present if
possible, and as he is an enthusiastic
fireman, we may expect him to be
present at the meeting. He will give
all necessary information, and there
should be large crowd present. All
those who have enrolled their names
as members should be present, as the
organization will likely be made per-
manent at this meeting. The best
young men in the town have Joined,
and we feel sure that Bamberg will
have a department second to none.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Bamberg Graded School.

Honor roll of the Bamberg graded
and high schools for the month end
ing December 3rd. Before pupils
name may appear on the honor roll
he must make at least 80 per cent.
on every study, except writing and
drawing in the lower grades. These
are accepted at minimum OF 80
per cent.
FIRST GRADE.
Adele Brabham, Ida Brabham,
Vivian Free, Natalie Hooton, Ruby
Kinard, SaHie Tyler, Thurman Hern-
don, Wilkes knight, Harold Rice,
Louis Sutton, and Wesley Stokes.
SECOND GRADE.
Hazel Armstrong, Meta Bessinger,
Mary Ann Bronson, Mamie Faust,
Lucille Folk, Rebecca Graham, Ae-
gina knight, Wilhelmina Mcmillan,
Kathleen RentZ, Laura Wilkinson,
Charlie Moye, and Jefferson Riley.
THIRD GRADE.
Lee Dele Bessinger, Evelyn Brab-
ham, Thelma Bruce, Annie Lee
Creech, Eva Mae Calhoun, Rebecca
Dickinson, Mary Lee Grimes, Alice
Griffith, Mildred Jones, Rena Hern-
don, Margaret Kinard, Gene Price,
Eva Spann, Blanch Spann, Jennie
Smoak, Tom Fielder, Roy Free, Mar
ion Kinard, Leighton Rentz, Benja-
min Rentz, and Lovelace Quattle-
baum.
FOURTH GRADE.
Gussie Hutto, Carrie Zeigler, Won
Eta Rentz, Virgie Folk, Eunice
Hunter, Margaret Easterling, and
Lillian Calhoun.
FIFTH GRADE.
Leon Bamberg, Carey Graham,
Joel Hand, Inez Hightower, Francis
Rice, Inez Sandifer, Pinckney Smoak,
Nelson Wright, and Ralph Simmons.
SIXTH GRADE.
Homer Godbee, Francis Bamberg.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Mildred knight, Edyth Rice, Chol-
tide Rowell.
EIGHTH GRADE.
Bennie Black, Marion Simmons.
NINTH GRADE.
Raymond Smoak.
ELEVENTH GRADE.
Julien Easterling, Nettie Sandifer,
LleWellyn Zeigler.
In addition to the regular honor
roll the following made 100 in spell
ing and are entitled to honorable
mention:
Evelyn Brabham, Eva Mae CAL
houn, Rebecca Dickinson, Mary Lee
Grimes, Mildred Jones, Gene Price,
Tom Fielder, Roy Free, Lovelace
Quattlebaum, Blanche Spann, and
Marion Kinard
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Baptist Church News and Notices.
DIRECTORY.


Preaching service every Sunday
morning at II o'clock and evening
at 1880 o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
O. ]. Frier.
Sunday-school every Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, c. w. Rentz, su-
perintendent.
B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening
at 1880 o'clock, David G. Fielder,
president.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Woman's NJ. U. meets wednesday
afternoon after each End Sunday.
Conference each fourth Sunday
after preaching service.
Observance of the Lords Supper
the first Sunday in each quarter.
NEWS AND NOTICES.
Sunday morning and evening were
rather off times in point Of attend
ance at our services, because OF the
protracted services in Blackville and
inclemency Of the weather, together
with other reasons.
The pastor, fresh from the State
convention at Anderson, gave us,
Sunday morning, some reflective in
spirations Of the meeting. The va
rious reports were encouraging and
full of optimism. All the lead.
ing reports showed that more than
their apportionments was raised, and
splendid work done.
The venerable Dr. Bailey, secretary
and treasurer of the State mission
h1 in h
long service, and because OF his age,
refused to be reelected to that Office.
Notwithstanding the rain Sunday
night, quite a little crowd attended
the evening service.
The prayer meeting talk next
Thursday evening will be on the
Christians final reward, as suggest
ed in last Sundays Sunday-school
lesson.
Bro. Britton, our Associational
colporter, is expected to be with us
next Sunday night and Monday fol-
lowing.
Let US take the following beauti-
full and helpful sentiment as our
thought for the week:
KNOWING THAT WE ARE RIGHT
"No man need ever be in doubt as
to the best thing to do. Many man
will deny this, and lives on in daily
uncertainty as result. But God
would not have this so. The heaven
ly Father has pledged himself to
give US all the knowledge we need in
his service. That service includes
the business Office and the nursery
quite as much as the pulpit and the
Sunday-school class.
''The secret of confident knowledge
is twofold-prayer and brains. Meth
er will serve safely alone. We run
a fearful risk if we try to think out
our du.ies without asking Gods help.
We are sure to be disappointed If we
expect him to show us the way with
out ourselves deyoting our own best
thoughts to the matter. The two
combined will always light the path
far enough ahead for one step more
and that is enough"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Entertainment at Clear Pond.

There will be an entertainment in
Clear Pond school house on the even
ing of December 25th, at 1880
o'clock.
The entertainment will be free,
but all are invited to bring their purs-
es, as we expect liberal donation
or collection for the purpose Of rails
ing funds for library.
MISS GERTRUDE OXNER,
Principal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Good Photographs.

It is with pride that point to the
fact that over fifty per cent. OF my
Ehrhardt patrons have duplicated
their original orders. Twenty years
experience teaches me that, together
with the news columns, pleased pa
irons is the best advertisement. If l
don't please you in the beginning, we
try again; if the second attempt IS a
failure, I cancel the order and re-
fund your money. We also make
penny pictures and post cards, but
no guarantee goes with these.
NJ O'RILEY, Photographer,
Ehrhardt, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Seibel's Dog and Pony Show the Best
of the Carnival.

The Columbus Enquirer Sun re-
Gently said: "The Seibel show is
without doubt the most pleasing
entertainment of it's kind ever seen
here, and Judging from the applause
during the performance, it more
than pleased the entire audience, and
when they brought out and intro
duced the famous Maud, the mule
who was the original of Fred OPP
per's comic cartoon in the Sunday
papers, the real fun of the show be-
gan. BY offering $500 the manager
induced a lot Of men to try to ride
the mule three times around the
ring, and the fun that takes place
satisfies the old as well as the
young."-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Preaching Next Sunday.

Rev. T. G. Herbert went from con-
ference at Abbeville to Leesville to
visit his mother. He writes us from
that town as follows:
Dear Bro. Knight We are glad
to be with the good people of Bam-
berg for another year. Please an
nounce the regular services for next
Sunday morning and 700 O'Clock
D. M
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
REFUSES TO TESTIFY.
Physician Declines to Give Evidence
in PeOnage Case.

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 14.-Dr.
K. w. Harrison, physician Of En-
terprise, Ala, was arraigned in the
United States court today for refus-
ing to testify before the grand jury
in the investigation of the charges
against the Scarcely brothers and
Harry Shanks, of Greenville, accused
Of holding Wash Gardner, negro,
in peonage. DR.. Harrison held that
he would incriminate himself If he
testified and Judge Jones dismissed
him. The investigation will be COM
pIeted tomorrow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
Sister AIMS Baby.

Nobody is loafing in Ehrhardt,
even father has gone to work, he is
raising the money to have O'Riley
make pictures of sister AIMS baby.
This will cause mother to take day
off to accompany the kid which will
put O'Riley to washing, as all the
better grade photographs are put
through sixteen changes of water to
insure absolute permanency.
Please leave the dog at home, as
many a good. negative has been spoilt
by the wag of tail.
NJ. O'RILEY, Photographer,
Ehrhardt, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16
The Cotton Market.

Cotton has gone up some since the
government report came out. The
price in Bamberg to-day (Wednes-
da) is IA 9-16 cents the pound, but
receipts for the week are light.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16

Out-of-town visitors as well as the
home folks are requested to make
Felder-Murphy Company's new store
headquarters, while up town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-16

If you don't buy from the Fielder
Murphy Co. they lose money and you
do too.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZERS

To the Editor: I own 100 acres OF
fairly good upland, but am obliged to
use more or less fertilizers. The fer
tilizer companies advise me to use q
special brand for corn. another for
hay, and SO on. and. in fact. have. a
fertilizer for everything grown on the
farm. Our fertilizer bills are becOm-
inS serious question. Can you give
us advice on this subject ?-J B. L.
Virginia.
There is q disposition with the ma
Jorlty Of farmers to make the imme-
date results the main point for con-
sideratiOn rather than look to the up
building of the soil.
This has led many into the special
fertilizer fallacy, so we have a special
corn fertilizer, a special wheat fertil-
izer and a special for almost all crops
grown.
This is all mistake since the spe-
cial mixture suited to certain crops
under all circumstances exists in name
only and the farmer has the privilege
of spending many hard-earned dollars
for a name only.
The chief object in the use of COM
mercial fertilizer is, or should be, to
aid in the permanent Improvement of
the soil. BY means of the iudicious
use of fertilizer, the systematic rota-
ton of crops and the growing of
legumes this can be done by using only
a phosphate or a phosphate and pot
ash without going to the expense of
buying nitrogen at a high price.
Vegetab bic humus is one Of the main
things i'll a soil and the fertilizer
should be used to increase this humus.
OF course the immediate increase of
crops is an important consideration,
and this can be obtained by the judi
cious use of the less costly fertilizers.
A phosphate will show good results
on q sod land. 1t will grow almost if
not as much wheat as the special
wheat mixtures. and do it at q far
less cost besides leaving the soil in
quite as good condition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
FERTILE AFRICAN VALLEYS.
BY G.. Nj. MILLER.

It has taken the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to discover
the causes of the inexhauStible fertility
of the soil in the valley of the Nile.
1t has always been believed that the
wonderful powers Of the soil in that
plant food that was made by the
cultural Department has discovered
that it is due more to the nitrifying
powers OF a legume which resem bles
clover and alfalfa to some extent.
Green manuring is one of the oldest
means of improving soil fertility, but
a good many American farmers have
not yet discovered that fact. Green
manuring means ploWinS under green
crops raised with special reference to
their fertilizing value. Land that is
practically barren may be brought to
a state of high fertility by this process,
and it is the work of the agricultural
college to teach this fact to the Amer
lean farmer. The gospel is being
rapidly spread through these agencies,
but it should be taught day in and
day out by every agricultural writer
and publisher in the country.
The lesson of the Nile is to be
taught in America. Potash, nitrogen
and phosphorus are the plant foods
most necessary. Nitrogen is the most
extensive when bought in a CONNER
cial form. but it can be produced for
practically nothing by growing clover
and othar leguminOuS crops. LeSulnes
have a peculiar way which even the
scientists cannot explain OF reaching
up into the air anu gathering nitrogen
and restoring it to the soil through
the agency of bacteria. Thase bac-7
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
TRAP NESTS MAKE RECORDS.

A tiMo nest IS a simple device 10
catch the hen when she enters To lay.
AS she passes into the nest she presses
against q trigger which holds uO the
door and it falls down behind her.
When she has Laid the egg it is num-
bered to correspond with the number
on the htn's leg band. This enables
the breeder to keep each hens eggs
separate with perfect accuracy.
Attempts to improve the egS-pfo
d11cine. qualities Of the hen date to tie
domestication of the hen but 1t mas
ONLY been within the last few years
that rapid progress has been pos51ble
in this work. The inability to deter
mine the good layers has been tfle
difficulty.
With the perfection Of the trap 1l3s,
this difficulty has been removed anu
many poultry breeders are now en-
gagged il, the production of egg-layihs
strains of fowls.
The great majority of people ma e
no selection of hens from which e
hatch their stock. The eggs OF IN!
whole flock are kept together, ana
when eggs are desired for hatchiiiS
they are selected from general pas
ket.
1t has been assumed and is SHOWN
bv trap nest records that eggs thuS
selected in the spring of the year are
from the poorer rather than from the
better layers
This is~beca.,se the hens that nave
not been laying during the winter Viii
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
CARE OF
THE HORSE

Do not deceive yourself by the be
lief that any old rack-O' bones of a
mare viii produce first-class mule
colts even if she is bred to q thorough
bred jack. Nature does not perform
miracles.
The man who will allow his horses
to stand all night with mud and snow
clinging to their legs ought to be COM
PEELED to, sleep standing in wet boots.
Feed that has been mussed over and
left in the box to become sour over
night may sometimes be eaten by a
very hungry animal the next day, but
it is pretty sure to cause trouble.
Horses stabbed in a close, badly
ventilated barn will come out in the
morning dull and stupid.
It is just as easy to speak kindly to
a horse as to swear at him.
a good bran mash with a handful of
oats thrown in is to a horse what
pumpkin pie is to boy.
A man can accomplish on a farm
nearly as much with a three horse
team as two men can with four horses
worked as double teams. Ever try it?
No intelligent man ought to discour-
age a young horse by urging him to
pull q load that is too heavy for him.
A broken spirit in a horse means
loss that cannot be repaired
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
The Farmers Enemies.

The government showed the farm
ers how to use strychnine on chopped
alfalfa, and this has been very effec-
tive in killing the mice, While birds do
not eat it.
Hawks and owls are q great help
to the farmers in destroying field mice.
Governor Hart'S men have examined
the stomachs of 5000 hawks and owls
and found that out of seventy species
of these birds only three prey upon
poultry.
These are the goshawk, the copper
hawk and the sharp Skinned hawk.
These should be killed, but all other
hawks and owls should be protected
as they feed upon field mice in the
winter and spring.
In the West each hawk destroys in
a year about f.0O0 field mice. or their
equivalent in insects, mainly grass
hOppers.
Rats also do tremendous amount
Of damage. running uD into the mil
lions, and the farmer is among the
chief sufferers in their depredations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
STUT = VALUE OF cow PEAS

terra cause the production O. -,
nodules on the roots through T4,
nitrogen IS aSsimilated from the
in contact with the roots. An eA
animation of many plants like clover
and alfalfa will show these nodules in
large numbers.
The discoveries made by agricul-
tural scientists during the past few
years show the superiority Of legumin-
Gus over non-leguminous crops to pro-
duce soil fertility. Both enrich the
soil with humus and plant food, but
the plant food deposited by the nom
leguminous crop is wholly obtained
from the soil, while the nitrogen con-
tanned in the leguminous is gathered
from the air and costs nothing.
In southern Illinois, Indiana and
some of the eastern States soil which
has been worn OUT through success
sive crops of corn for even thirty years
has been brought back to almost its
original fertility in three or four years,
simply by the system Of green manur-
ing. Professor Cyril G. Hopkins has
produced some remarkable results on
his own land and that Of neighbOring s
farmers in southern Illinois.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
(ROanOke-ChOwS Times.
LaSker. n. G.. March

1<1Shei. N -, AIdGcn u.
Mr.. Editor:-Y our Rich Square far
ner who raised 400 bushels of sweet
potatoes on one acre did We'll but was
beaten by one Of our wide-awake far
mers who lives here, Mr.. Chesley w
Draper, who last year made 5J5
bushels on one acre of land ana has
go bushels of them on hand now. The
mode Of cultivation was about the
same as that of your Rich Square tar
mer, but cotton seed was used as q fer
tilizer, less than SO bushels on tie
acre.
Mr.. Draper method + about rs fol-
lows: He lets his pOtGt CT ID follow
cotton, in rows three feet or three feet
four inches apart, ana has found by an
experience Of many years that they DO
better in rows of this width than in
wider rows, as stated by Mr.. Gale 'fhe
land is prepared about the same as for
cotton. Cotton seed 10 the amount Of
25 to 80 bushels per acre are drilled
The rows are thrown I'D With the or
binary turn DioW used IN bedding land
for corn and the plants set from IL to
IS inches apart. AS his land is sandy
ne paws no more attention to theu1 an
til they become grassy when they are
gone over with a hoe, after which they
are gone over with q cotton ploW, larSe
castings on, one furrOW to the row,
then they are laid by. The varieties he
plants are yellow haynans. vans. and
Georgia sweets. The former yields
better and are better favored. For
many wears Mr.. Draper has been max
ing from $50 to 535 bushels Der acre.
He has found that the land should be
well drained. and that q light sandy
soil is best suited to the growth of 70
tatOes and that what is called ordinary
good land is better than land that is
very fertile. They go to viaes too much
if Dut on rich land
How to Keep Them.
DIR. Draper has been very successful
in Keeping potatoes through the Win
ter. He has found that t2eD covering
Is injurious to them. He nas been
farming for many years and it has sell
dom occurred that he has been with
out good sweet potatoes from August
to Nav or June In housing them
he puts his whole crop under one shell
ter in bank which IS made about
light feet wide. After his last year
crop was banked the pile measured 81
feet in length. The land on Whi'n
the potatoes are placed is first eleVat-
ed about six inches by throwing up art
and a little pine straw is placed on
this The potatoes are then carefully
placed on this elevation and then coy
cred with pine straw and remain III
this condition until cold weather.
When it turns very cold both sides oi
the potatoes are covered with boards,
leaving both ends open, ana letting
straw remain. A little dirt is thrown
on the boards. The POTATOES are
watched carefully to see that they do
not get to warm. He uses no Hme.
but air-slacked lime throwl amohs
them as they are piled up mas proven
to be 3 great protection.
Mr. Ora Der says the average cost OF
raising potatoes IS not over ten cents
a hnshel IT is strange that 50 nlanN
farmers are without sweet potatoeS u
greater portion Of the year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
A Very Valuable Tree.

There is q tree in Cheapside, Lon
don, that may literally be described
as the most expensive of its kind on
earth.
If So gold pieces filed the entire
trunk and S5 bills fiuttered in the
place of its leaves it would not buy
the ground it occupies, for the land on
which it stands is worth s4,500,00 an
acre The tree has stood on the spot
for 200 years.
There have been several hard-fought
lawsuits over this plot of ground, the
fight having been carried even TO the
house of lords, but so far the lawyers
have never been able to break through
the legal enactments- which preserve
the tree.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
MORE ABOUT POTATOES

lay very heavily during the spring seq
son.
Trap nests desired to catch the hen
that lays the egg are numerous in the
market A trap nest to be successful
must not only catch the hen that lays
but must prevent the entrance Of other
hens
The more trap nests that are pro-
yided, the less often they will require
attention. but the more often the nests
are attended the better for the COM
fort of the hens
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30

4 comparison of corn and oats as
feed for work horses was made at the
Ohio station and the results indicate
that when clover and timothy nay
mixed We're fed to mature geldings at
general farm work ear corn is Drac-
tically as efficient pound for pound as
oats The corn did not induce laZl-
ness nor did the oats induce increased
spirit and endurance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30

Get into the grape vines with the
knife and pruning shears-f you
know how to prune. Otherwise keep
out.