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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15

William Jennings Bryan has been
engaged to deliver lecture IN Man
ming on June 20. 1t is understood
that the lecture will be delivered in
the auditorium of the graded school
building at II o'clock a. NJ, which
hour will suit the convenience OF
many people in the country much
better than a night appointment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15

Mr.. H. G. Sheridan, former Head
Master of the Carlisle Fitting
School and later superintendent of
the Bamberg graded school, will re-
tire from teaching. Mr.. Sheridan
has been superintendent of the Wal
terboro graded school for the past
two years, but did not apply for re-
election, as he will go to Greenwood
and assist his brother in the manage
ment of teachers agency.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15
FOUR LOSE LIVES.
Picnickers Drowned in Effort to Save
Child.

Hattiesburg, Miss, June 8.-Four
persons, a woman, two boys and a
girl, lost their lives to-day in an ef-
fort to save the life of a 5-year-old
girl who had yentured out too far,
while wading in Bowie river, two
miles north of here.
The dead: Mrs. B. G. Tanner,
Ernest Tanner, aged 12,. Henry Tan
ner, aged Is, sons of Mrs. Tanner,
and Annie Coursey, aged years.
They were members of Sunday
school picnic party.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15
Greatest Wheat Crop Ever Crown

Washington, June 8.-Promise
that this years wheat crop will be
the greatest ever produced in this
country is given in the June crop
report, issued to-day by the depart
ment of agriculture. Estimates by
the departments experts indicate
that approximately 764,2s1,S57
bushels of wheat will be harvested
in this country this summer and
autumn, an increase Of about 68,-
S48,857 bushels over that garnered
last year. Of winter wheat the in
creased yield is almost 480,000,00O
bushels, and of spring wheat 1884,
100000 bushels.
Prof. N. c. Murray, acting chair
man of the crop reporting board,
commenting upon the report, said:
"The acreage Of spring wheat
shows a total larger than any pre-
vious record and nearly nine per
cent. greater than last year. On
June 1 the crop was above the aver
age in promise, the condition and
acreage combined being such as to
give hope for a yield of nearly %
per cent. more than last year, and
nearly II per cent. more than for the
last five years.
"May was unfavorable for winter
wheat, but nevertheless with the In
creased acreage there probably will
be between three and four per cent.
more winter wheat produced than
last year, and between six and seven
per cent. more than for the average
of the last five years. Combining
both spring and winter wheat, the
indications point to a slightly larger
yield per acre than was produced
last year and about the same yield
per acre as during the last five years.
This would make total production
of all wheat of 80 per cent. more
than last year, and 1912 per cent
more than the last five years."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15

R. w. WHARTON,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15
s. g. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE
MAYFIELD s. FREE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
RaMRERG. s. c..

Practice in all the Courts, botn
State and Federal. Corpofaoon
practice and the winding up OF e.
tates a specially. Business entrust.
frusted to us will be prompeay at-
tended to.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-15

The Middleburg cotton mill at
Batesburg has increased its capital
stock from 100000 to 100000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
Never Be Stingy
BY Barbara Ring.

"a ICH and childless, sat Marie
Svennernd on Svennerned Farm
- and held the reins of the whole
Eeighboring community in her firm
hand. If anybody could afford TO pay.
Marie Svennern forced him to do so
to the last penny. But, had man no
money, she drew a heavy line across
his whole account. Never be stingy,
was the motto of Marie Svennernd.
Just at Christmas it happened that
Hansen. the village school teacher, died
and left a widow and seven little chill
dren in the direst poverty. The parson
sent around a list to take up a collec-
ton to get money for funeral expen-
ses and rent. OF course the list came
first to Marie Svennernd, and ii so hap
pened that it never went any further.
1t came back TO the parson. and written
across it stood in bold handwriting:
Never be stingy. This is my business.
Marie Svennernd."
Then Marie Svennernd made the boy
hitch up. filled her big sleigh with a lot
Of bundles and packages. large and
small, and drove off to visit the dead
teachers widow.
A few days later the widow fell on
the slippery cellar stairs and fractured
her skull. ard a few days later she died
leaving her seven little ones to her
neighbors to care for. The parson car
ried them all to the parsonage and
called a hurried meeting of the most
influential men of the parish to find
out if any Of them would care to adopt
one of teacher Hansen's children The
meeting had not lasted long before
they had all been taken by somebody
In the meantime the children were
sitting in the kitchen of the parsonage
playing lotto. Suddenly Niels, a little
yellow with golden hair and a pug nose.
said: I'VE will play to see who is to
go to Marie Svennernd."
Michael, the eldest, won the game.
The youngest began to cry. ct want to
to doe to Matte Fennern, too" But
suddenly he stopped crying. The door
opened and Marie Svennernd entered.
She sat down among the children and
ran her little bright eyes over them
until they rested on Niels.
What is your name. my boy?, she
asked.
''Niels Hezekiel Hansen" the bow re-
piled blushing with expectation.
How old are you?"
was ten on the eighteenth of jan
uary last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF H.
This Date 1895 00y

C. B. Brown left over the Santa Fe
yesterday for Chicago.
S. G. Kilgore is recovering from a
slight attack Of diptheria.
Miss Lulu Jones is quite sick with
what threatens to be brain fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith have re-
turned from a visit to Albuquerque.
Chihuahua duck hunt. bowed down be-
meath the weight of feathered mercies.
Miss Hattie Robinson has been una
Bile to be out the past week on account
of illness.
The Herald has made arrangements
for a telegraphic service which will be
commenced at once.
Treaves W. Brown, of Del Rio, came
up Thursday and was married to Miss
Effie Thomas by Rev. ]. T. French.
T. B. Johnson and bride arrived this
noon from Albuquerque and are re-
ceiving the Congratulations Of friends
]. E. Embree, practical undertake
er and embalmer. has assumed the
Arrangement Of the Coldwell Undertake
company.
aury Kemp left by the Southern
ific this afternoon for Austin, to
ew his studies at the state univer-
Mr.. Kemp visited with the Phi
ernity at the last Session. as did
~ Neill, son of judge H. NJ Neill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
The Herald's
Daily Short Story

'Will you come with me to Svennernd
and be my partner?''
"You bet 1 WILL Niels. blurted out
His eyes were beaming. But suddenly
ne looked at Michael, who was sobbing
quietly.
81 thank you very much" said Niels,
but"
You don't want to come, perhaps?"
Yes, l do, but"
Now, what does that mean?" said
Marie gruffly.
II would just love to go with you,
but Michael has just won you We
played lotto to see who was TO go with
you to Svennernd and Michael won"
Marie Svennernd smiled.
so you have just gambled me away,
NieIs? Poor fellow. And whom did
you win?" she asked a little blue-eyed
girl of eight. with two blonde braids-
The girl blushed and lowered her
eyes, but finally managed to whisper.
that she had won nobody.
rs Michael the only one, who has
won?" Marie Svennernd asked.
Yes, we only played about you." said
Niels.
Is that so? Why didn't you play
about somebody else, too?"
Marie Svennernd's blue eyes looked
at them inquisitively.
Because we all wanted to go with
you together" said Niels.
rs that so?" said Marie Svennernd.
and looked out of the window for
a while
The children remained in the kitchen
quite dumb with fear that they had
made her angry so that she did not
want any Of them perhaps. But Marie
Svennernd went back to the parsons
study.
Il take them all seven. Never be
stingy" she said energetically, and
banged the table with her big hand.
When Marie Svennernd. half an hour
later, drove back from the parsonage,
her big sleigh full of children and the
other men of the parish were waiting
in their sleighs, the parson came out
side.
Three cheersfor Marie Svennernd,"
he cried, and waved his velvet skull
cap. And -~2en the cheers had been
given with will he called for three
more.
Never be stingy." he cried aloud
with a happy smile on his lips and the
cheering never ceased until Marte's
,road back could no longer be seen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
Married Life the Second Year
Mabel Herbert Urner On Christmas Morning

~ HRISTMAS morning Helen awokt
early with a sense of worry and
responsibility that had hung over
her even in her dreams. She dreaded
to get up-and she dreaded more the
thought of the day before her
She had been up late the night be-
fore wrapping and getting off some
final presents. And now, much as she
wanted TO sleep, she could not, for there
was still SO much to be done before
they left for his mothers for dinner
To get the baby ready for its first
day away from home was an under
taking in itself.
She would try not to awaken War
ren-to let him sleep as late as ne
would. For she could get more accom-
plished without him. Very softly she
drew down the window shades by his
bed so the light would not awaken him
and then closed the door.
First she Strengthened the sitting
room Then she washed and dressed
the baby. and put into satchel all ting
baby's things she would need for the
day.
His Breakfast and Hers.
Then. when Warren finally awoke
she had TO lay out his clothes while he
bathed and shaved. Refreshed from his
long sleep, Warren read the paper and
enjoyed his breakfast at leisure. But
Helen took time for only a rolf and cup
of coffee, for she had still so much to
do before they started.
Anna had been promised the whole
da,y after breakfast. so she did not like
to leave any extra work for her. There
were several things which Warren
might have done 70 help her. But she
did not ask him. She would rather do
--c1r r.
start some argument or irritable criti-
cism just now. So she was glad to
leave him undisturbed with the papers.
But by the time she was all through
and dressed, she was thoroughly worn
out-much too tired to enjoy any
Christmas festivities even under the
most favorable circumstances. And
the thought Of the day at his home
and the trying conditions she was sure
to meet there made it doubly hard.
On account of the baby they were
to go in a taxicab-an unusual extrav-
agance Helen waited until she was all
ready, even to her wraps, before letting
Warren. order the cab. so that it might
not be kept standing a moment
Anna carried the baby down to the
door; HeleneferAll, some small packages
and left the satcIeel for Warren
What's all this2" he asked. 81
thought You sent ALL the presents over
yesterday"
ST did-these are only things for the
baby that I'll need during the day"
Looks as though we were going to
stay a month" he grumbled- You al
ways take a blamed lot more things
han you ever need.
Helen got in first and TOOK the oaoy;
Warren put the packages on the seat
opposite. jumped in beside ner anu they
we're off.
When the lcab drew up 10 the curb
ng with a lJtrch, warren helpeo helen
ut With fhei baby and then turned to
,ay the altman Helen kept looking
Up TO the DOOR. thinking Of course some
ne would eoime out to meet them and
leIp thefh IN but no one came.
zen Tue fcabman finally made the
Inn g. I'm took the baby and Hell
Sh sathereo " b the satcheI and bundles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
On The Procession OF
Ourselves.

He seeks a world 10 conquer and has
no fear of the unknown, the world shat
may cOnq6er him. Not one OF US who
has viewed this procession but remem-
bers that stage Of world hunger, when
we sat on the little step on the old
fashioned porch. straining our eyes
upon the edge of the hills the eyes OF
our minds peering far beyond the hori-
zon.
There follows a graver face. a slower
tread This self is seeing the world
and its hunger has been appeased. The
taste of life has turned bitter upon its
tongue. The eyes of q woman In the
PROCESSION are sad. The eyes of the
man are hard This self speaks and it's
voice is harsh
I have learned the hard lesson OF
disillusion" il says. That which. was
rise color is drab What had thought
was. sweet is bitter. What was MUSIC
. has become discord, what was flame.
i ashes"
strongest self II is less happy than
4 GALLEY FOUR II Il SIR CMFM
our other selves. Resignation has sue
4 ceeded expectancy. But this self has
s measured its strength against the
world It has found itself. It has
learned not to seek success through
s others and that permanent happiness
a NAV not De lOuAO lAAOUSH any SNASA
soul than our own
Approaching from the distance we see
the outline of the last self. that self
that sits by the fire with hands clasped
= az the knees the face bent toward the
warming flame. We perceive that
4 though the self that has just passed is
4 the strong est in the procession this
which will soon follow is the tnederest-
It's face is beginning to take on again
the soft lines Of babyhoOd It's heart Is
81 softer than those that have dwelt In
the rebeIIious bosom; in that which had
the world conquering spirit at its core;
in that which complained Of disillusion;
o. that which had measured its
strength against the world and learned
the lesson Of self reliance. The vision
of that self is wider and sweeter. II
has swung nearly round the cycle OF
life. back to babyhOOd faith and trust
md tenderness. 1t believes with the
babes belief in the reality of the rea
Qualities their truth and beauty and
nstingness.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02

and they made their way up the steps
guess the folks are all upstairs, .
he commented apologeticaly as he
I rang the bell.
Their Greeting.
Helen made no comment but she felt
sure If it had been Carrie and her chill
dren some one would have been on the
lookout to help them in
The maid opened the door.
Where's mother?7 Warren asked.
shes in the dining room, sir-oh.
here she is now"
Mrs: Curtis came out now and greet
ed them.
Helen, you'd better go up to Aunt
Mary's room and take your things off.
Carries and the children's things are
in the spare room. If you don't mind.
III not go up with you-Im not
through in the dining room yet"
And, of course Helen said she didn't
mind
Aunt Mary's room was on the third
floor, and was always dismal But now.
as she had been away all winter and
IL mad not been used, it seemed more
cherries than ever.
Warren had helped her up the stairs.
but had hurried on down again, saving.
Come down whentyou get your things
off"
But when she had taken off the
baby's wraps and her own, she sat
there with the baby in Her lap From
down stairs came the sound of laugh
ter and much busting about. But She
shrank from going down The feeling
of being an outsider, which she always
had when with his people, seemed
stronger than ever now She felt she
had no share in the gaiety downstairs
that she and her baby were no part
OF this family reunion.
She had just come-and vet already
she had been sighted and neglected as
she always was when she came here.
No one had met her at the door She
had been given this dismal room on
the third floor, while Carrie and her
children had the oh .erful spare room
on the second. And Mrs Curtis had
not even troubled to come up with her.
The Many Sights.
Very We'll then, she told herself,
forcing back the tears, she would stay
up here. If they had not even missed
her-she would stay tere until they
did
Dinner was at two. and ii was almost
one now. Would they not miss her I'M
til then? And Warren, even if all the
others had not thought of her. what of
him?
a SudQen rush or steps on the stairs.
Her heart leaped-so some one was
coming at last. Edith, Warrefl's young
er sister, hurried into the room. She
started on seeing Helen.
"oh, are you HERE? Why VI didn't
know that came up to gen some
string"
She stopped over and pette.I the
baby-dangling little chain bracelet
before it.
It's silver-Miss Graham, my music
teacher gave it to me. Wasn't it sweet
of her?"
Edith was only 15. and Of all the
family Helen liked her best She was
very girlish and unaffected kir-
lied over now to rummage thu =
drivers of sewing mach
corl.ar.
A1s9't you coming now
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02

affirmed the decision of the customs
house Later it was appealed to the
supreme court Of the United tSates, and
that body decided that the presence or
absence of the string itself. perhaps
costing a dollar or two. is the deter
mining factor as to whether a 100000
lot of pearls shall pay $4,000 duty or
100000 duty
Dressmakers As SmuggIers-
Dressmakers are the principal vio-
Iaters Of the. customs law The ex-
tent TO which the sleeper-trunk frauds
we're carried sufficed to rob Uncle Sam
OF millions of dollars of duties These
frauds needed only a little conspiracy
between a person on each side Of the
Atlantic and a steamship official A
trunk bearing the name Of some rich
or famous American would be sent TO
the pier of the departing steamer too
late to be carried on the outward voy-
age. The next ship out would carry it
as delayed Baggage When it reached
New York the steamship cOnspirator
would have it un1oaded and it would
/ remain unclaimed. AS the steamship
I ltinued on fext Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02

when a woman says that she is %
s. hen yoIl IA, pen &c rt4t "a her tisat che
was born in umty-uCaph. which. accord
ing to the calendar would make her 4S2
Or who shall smile at the consistency
of the bachelor girl who ,tays % years
years old for Is years at a stre.en2
In reality. thers is nothing more alb
surd than to count age by the passing
Of time and to say that a man OF wO-
man is old because he or she has had
20 birthdays, or that he CT she is young
because he or she IS sweet and 20
Age is matter Of temperament. CT
spirit, of soul far more than il is OF
body, and we are literally just as
young as we thinf we are and feel.
The man and woman who keep their
brain active, whose interest is alive
and vital, and whose sympathies spring
warm and generous from the heart. are
still young, no matter how many years
have rolled over their heads
All of which goes 70 prove that wo-
men have been in the right and not
/ in the wrong. when they move the
hands of the clock Of time around to
/ suit their individual cases, and they
stated immortal truths. instead Of cold
taradiddIes, when they dropped off as
many years as they pleased when they
! answered the questions Of the census
/ taker in regard TO their age.
There are women who are born IS
and sDinsters, and who are old maids
while yet they wear pinafores and
their hair in pigtails,> sand there are
others who will be sweet 6 when they
are coquetting with their great grand
sons at so The fountain Of eternal
youth bubbles up in the soul OF US, OF
else the place where it should be is an
arid desert in which no green thing Of
/ sprfngtime ever blooms. but the passing
! Of the days or weeks or years ha:
nothing to do with it. 1t is outside o.
all time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
To Be Doing Something

TRNAL gOs found something
II protest against
Young pieces
the $4,000 silver be presented batp
Brigham Young Of the most remarkable
after all this
of a the wilderness?
Moreover the of Utah picture
anyhow?
of the INSTRUCTED
and productive channels the millennium
suffering b a a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
EquaIizing State Taxes

WISE feature proposed provision for
board equalization prevent
. = ties between different
In the
located taxes
the
counties eas
equalization Mexico
will find principles the constitution
In Organ mountains 40 miles some of the richest
deposits the world This copper region years bp rti
companies
could interests there and
the scientific Organ 5aouId become one
Of the important
nearest big to FL Paso This city serving ho
anhe undertaking promote posblea development
he Organ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02
Dorothy Dix t Say; q # Temperament !, n:s,

IT is one Of the feminine pecuIes
that women have a way of a.g
at conclusions by taking a
leap in the dark and landing on
with both feet, and then science IS
along later on and explains why
did it. and justifies their positio.
Take the matter of age, for inc,
One OF the things that nobody her
been able 10 find out, was why IN
had an unconquerabIe aversion IT,
ing how old she was, and gely
monkeyed with the truth when sd.
Humorists have deridedL her for kr
since time began. and moralIstse
sighed over the. fact that even thst
conscientious and veracious of In
in other respects had no eompuln
about looping off as many birthdts
she saw fit, and that her age Sn
agreed with that which was attrkd
to her by the record in the family K.
This procliyity Of woman 10 an
riiy fix her own age, without refke
TO the summers and winters thAe
has seen, has heretofore been regfl
as a proof Of the weakness and
ealness of the feminine mind, ii
seems that her intuition on the
ject was really just a little in ad
of slow-moving science, after ALI
Advanced thinkers among men
just come to the opinion that I'D
ways been held by women that abb
mathematics is no guide in determ
how old a person is. and the va
legislatures of the United States
be asked to abandon the settling
age of school children by mean
their birthdays, and to substitute
fer system of maturity tests Il
termine their real age. physiolo4
and psychological, as opposed I'd
mere chronological age.
There now. Isn't that exactly
women have always been doing?
who shall henceforth dare to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-02

ing a fine time finishing up the Christ
mas tree"
Helen hesitated. there was a mo-
ment's silent battle and then her bet
ter Judgment conquered.
Yes. I'll come now. I was just try
ing to get the baby to sleep, but I
don't think I can-so I'll bring Aer
down"
danced happily down ahead of her. Il
want to show you the glove box I'm
sending to Mamie Crawford"
There was something in Edith's gay
and simple Inconsistencies that seem
ed to put her at ease. And as she fol-
lowed her down, she resolved anew that
If this day with his people was a fail
ure-it would be in no way her fault.