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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Condition of Crops.

Washington, Sept. S.-The crop
reporting board of the department
of agriculture for the September
crop report issued this afternoon
showing the condition September 1,
and yield per acre, as indicated on
that date, of the country's principal
farm crops showed the following:
Corn, condition 7O.3 per cent. of nor
NAL; yield per acre 26.6 bushels;
spring wheat, condition 56.7 per
cent, yield per acre 9.S bushels; po-
tatoes, condition 55.S per cent, yield
per acre 74.2 bushels; tobacco, con-
dition Ill per cent, yield per acre
714.6 pounds; rice, condition ST.
per cent, yield per acre 32.1.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
OIL CAN EXPLODES, MAN DIES
Anderson County Man Meets Horri-
BILE Death from Burns.

Anderson, Sept. S.-J. B. Bur-
dette, a blacksmith of Iva, this coun-
ty, died last night from the wounds
received from the explosion of five
gallon can of kerosene. Mr.. Bur-
dette kindled a fire in his cook stove
yesterday morning. He went out of
the kitchen for few minutes, and
when he returned he thought the
blaze had died out. He thereupon
picked up the kerosene can to satur-
ate the wood in the stove to start
the fire again. The explosion fol-
lowed, and Mr.. Burdette was hor-
ribly burned After suffering untold
agony he died last night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
THE SUPPORT OF NEWSPAPERS

The last issue of The Bam-
berg Herald is one of the neatest
and best that we have ever seen
from the standpoint of reading
matter. Brother knight has
cause to be proud of the news
paper he is giving his subscrib-
ers. But it lacks an element
that goes to make a newspaper
a paying proposition-advertis-
ing-and therein the local mer-
chants and business men of
Bamberg are failing to support
. one of the best county neWspa-
pers in the country.
The issue in mind contained
38 20-inch columns of good read
ing matter, all home set. But
3 it contained but 10 columns of
advertising. This is only 200
!. inches. Considerable of this is
foreign advertising. 1t requires
no end of work to publish a
newspaper with this amount of
reading matter, and Editor
{ Knight must labor hard to keep
from use of plate matter as a
filler.
But the point we wish to
stress is that a city should not
allow county newspaper to
suffer from lack of advertising.
Everywhere we hear the cry
that people should trade at
home, and they should. But
why is it that local merchants
wish the people to trade with
them when they do not advertise
in the county newspapers, when
the merchants in other towns
do advertise in these same news
papers? The people of Bamberg
would be very unfortunate II
The Herald should suspend pub
lication, and it would be a ca
lamity to the neighborhood, and
we certainly trust that Brother
Knight secures enough coin from
job work and subscriptions to
make up for this lack of adver-
Using, but We repeat the people
of Bamberg are losing an excel
lSuI OppOI IuulIy VI lOuoiAS q
helping hand toward making
prosperous a mighty good news
paper.-Aiken Sentinel.
1t is needless to say that we a
oreciate very much indeed the xii
words above, and they give us
,asion to say few things which v
have felt for some time must be sa
20 the business men of Bamberg. v
have hesitated to do so because '
lid not like the publicity which mu
necessarily attach, and we did n
want to say or do one thing tn
would injure Bamberg. But the tin
has come when we must speak fran
y, and we shall do so, trusting tn
results will justify the publici
which we deprecate, for it seer
that our business men will not
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
SALUDA'S NEW RAILROAD.
Grading Almost Completed-Trains
Within Four Miles of Town.

The Independent Construction
Company, which has the contract for
building the railroad from Wards to
Saluda, is now on the last stretch
of grading. The camp has been NOV
ed to the southern edge of Saluda.
All told there are not over two miles
of grading yet to be done. The steel
bridge and trestle over Mine Creek,
four miles from Saluda, is about
completed. The track laying is
completed to that point and trains
are running as far as the track Is
complete.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Published every Thursday in The

Published every Thursday in The
Herald building, on Main street, in
the live and growing City of BAN
berg, being issued from a printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, Babcock
cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a
fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by
electric power, with other material
and machinery in keeping, the Whole
equipment representing an invest
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Subscriptions-By the year Sl5O;
six months, Is cents; three months,
so cents. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance.
Adyertisements-S1.00 per inch
TGr first insertion, subsequent lnser-
ISons so cents per inch. Legal ad-
yertisements at the rates allowed by
law. Local reading notices 10 cents
q line each insertion. Wants and
other advertisements under speclal
head, 1 cent word each lnsertlon.
Liberal contracts made for three,' SIX
and twelve months. Write for rates.
Obituaries, tributes of respect, reso-
lutions, cards of thanks, and all no
tices of a personal or political char
acter are charged for as regular ad-
vertising. Contracts for advertising
not subject to cancellation after first
insertion.
Communications are always
glad to publish news letters or those
pertaining to matters of public inter
est. We require the name and ad-
dress of the writer in every case.
No article which is defamatory or
extensively personal can find place in
our columns at any price, and we are
not responsible for the opinions ex-
pressed in any communication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Drowned i'm Buttermilk.

Gilmore, Neb., Sept. 6.-Thomas
Her, a milkman, was drowned near
here in 1000 gallons of buttermilk.
He was driving tank containing the
buttermilk to this city, when the
wagon dropped into depression in
the road and overturned. The tank
burst and the milk filled the depres-
sion. Her was caught beneath the
tank. He was dead when found half
an hour later.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

Road Notice.
All road overseers of Bamberg
county are hereby notified to warn
out the road hands at once and work
up the public roads. BY order OF
the board of county commissioners.
J. B. KEARSE,
r. D. FREE, County Supervisor.
Clerk of Board.
Bamberg, S. c., Sept. II, 1911.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

And they do say that the Hon. W.
Jasper Talbert, some time politician,
and at one time congressman from
the second district, will be a candl-
date for the United States Senate to
succeed Senator Tfllman. We thought
Uncle Jas. had joined the "doWn
and OUTS"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

It is a saying among politicians,
especially by those holding office,
that lone good term deserves an
other" Very good, but it does not
deserve two. We believe in rotation
in office, and we believe that no mar
should have more than two terms in
any county Office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
aroused by anything but radical &C.

aroused ny duy IuluS uuI ldo1Ca1 az
tion.
The Herald is not getting the sup
port it merits and must have in order
to succeed. We do not care to spend
the balance of our life waiting on a
better support for the paper. We
have put in a most expensive plant,
and by strict economy and good busi-
ness management have kept going so
far. But, to be plain, if The Herald
is to remain in Bamberg it must be
better supported. We are not "bust-
ed by any manner of means, but we
do not care to spend the balance of
our life working like the dickens
day and night for bare subsistence,
which must be eked out by the strict
est kind of economy. Until recently
we felt anchored at Bamberg, and we
have no desire to leave now, but it
all depends on the attitude of our
business men. If they want a good
newspaper, we are willing to furnish
it, but we must have decent living
for our efforts. 1t is up to the town
to say whether it wants a newspaper
or not. If they want "ready-print"
paper, with two or three columns OF
home set matter, we are not the man
they are looking for. We have
number of attractive propositions to
move our plant elsewhere, where we
will be assured of the hearty sup
port and cooperation of the busi-
ness men, and in towns that will sup
port us handsomely. But we do not
care to leave, for we have many
friends all over the county, and we
appreciate our friends. We are well
satisfied to spend the balance of our
days in Bamberg, but we are tired
working without proper remunera-
ton for our efforts. In several places
the business men are ready to take
over our plant at it's true value by
a joint stock company, provided we
will manage the business.
The Herald has stood for the
growth and progress of Bamberg at
all times, and every movement for
the good of the town has had not
only the hearty support of this news
paper, but we have 'come down" with
our money just like anybody else.
We have taken stock in many of the
enterprises started, and our financial
interest in them is as great or great
er than that of any man in town, &C
cording to our means.
We have not been a drone or
parasite. We have given our time
and our money freely to benefit Bam-
berg, as every one who has any
of public affairs knows.
Yet many business men go elsewhere
for job work even, if they can get
it a little cheaper. What little pub
lie advertising there is-and it is a
mere pittance after all-is divided,
The Herald only getting half. True
we get practically all of the CONNER
cial advertising, but how few mer-
chants in Bamberg advertise! We
are not saying these things to de-
velop any controversy with anybody,
we are simply stating facts which
must be brought out in order to put
the matter squarely up to Bamberg's-
business men. Just think of what a
black eye it would give the town if
this newspaper had to move it's plant
elsewhere to make living for it's
The question is: Is The
Herald worth anything to your town?
Do you want to keep it? Your fu-
ture action will give the answer.
OIL CAN EXPLODES, MAN DIES.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Thursday, Sept. II, 1911.

Let us hope that city council will
take a notion to strictly enforce the
ordinance against placing trash and
papers on the street and the law
against displaying goods on the side
walks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

We suggest to city council that it
would be a good idea to have the
county chain gang round up some
of the streets in town with the road
machine. The county must be due
the town some work for town pris-
soners sent to serve their sentences
on the county gang, and the work
would cost no money.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
SUICIDE IN CALHOUN.
Thriving Young Farmer Dies by His
Own Hand.

st. Matthews, Sept. 10.-In his
lonely bachelor quarters, five miles
east of St. Matthews, a physician
and several anxious assistants strove
valiantly for three and one-half
hours last night to thwart Clinton j,
Milestone in his effort to end his
own life. At one time there was a
slight response from his livid lips,
his pulse reasserted itself and 1.-THE
pleasures of hope revived the
dropping spirits of those who were
helping him to regain his conscious
ness, but the soothing potions which
he had imbibed bound him too Sc
curely in their grasp to allow perma-
nent relief. Just why young man,
% years old, in the pink of health,
of a. splendid family and in prosper
Gus and well-to-do circumstances
should wish to die will doubtless
never be fully known, but there was
abundant evidence to show that he
deliberately planned the deed. He
was apparently of a happy and genial
disposition and a young man of great
energy.
Had Been Drinking.
His father noticed during the day
Yesterday that he was drinking some
and pleaded with him to abstain and
20 to his home in the country. He
told him that he would lose the re-
spect of his friends and injure his
prospects in life. The young man
suspiciously remarked that he would
wind it up tonight" and drove
alone to his farm in the country.
Others noticed that he wabbled
slightly in shis gait, but displayed
evidence early of being somewhat
under the influence of dope" He
and his younger brother, it appears,
had some words during the day about
a horse trade, but there was no row
or great ado over it. The colored
woman at his home said that he
emerged safely from his buggy and
entered his house unattended; that
he complained of feeling very badly
and refused supper. He prepared
for bed and knelt down for some
-, ~ ci1arf nrovor
Left Note to Parents.
AS he arose he called for pencil
and paper to write a note. Sealing
it up he put a fish hook through the
envelope and a St. Matthews bank
deposit slip for $35, and then pass
ed the hook through the paper COW
ering the little table upon which he
wrote, thereby making sure that they
would not be lost. Upon the outer
envelope was written "Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. milestone (his parents.)
Please don't open except yourselves. -
Across the top of the inner envelope
were the words in a bold hand: Il
did it myself" Within, the inner
envelope, on a large sheet of paper
and in a still bolder but steady hand,
was written the six lines as follows:
"I have been cursed out for the low
est T have all of this life. will
find a better home above" His
father and brother testified to the
genuineness of the writing, to which
he did not sign his name. In one
hip pocket of his trousers was a
small vial of laudanum with a neat
and fresh label and barely a tea
spoonful taken from it's contents.
Buried by Woodmen.
Mr.. Milestone was member of
the Woodmen of the World and will
be buried by the order in West End
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
Piano Contest.

Following is the standing Of the
contestants in the contest for the
piano now being given away by The
Bamberg Herald and Hoover's drug
store. No names of contestants are
published, each contestant having a
number. Get in the game early and
make the contest interesting:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
BANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition OF the
Bamberg Banking Co., located at
Bamberg, S. c., at the close OF busl-
ness September 1st, 1911.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ..-. s257,135.51
OVerdraftS - II.1i
Bonds and stocks owned
bv the bank ...... 100000
Furniture and Fixtures 2,051.6l
Banking house ---..------ 6,l99.0O
Due from banks and
bankers - 5l,ooo.oo
Currency . 4,860.00
Cold 265.00
''leei coin anO ~ osn. ] 4s2.22
Checks and cacsh items AT
TOTAL .. .sso4,2ao.es
LIABILITIES.
capital stock paid in..-s 55,oOO.oo
Surplus fund --.-...:..----- 4O,OOO.00
Undivided profits less cur
rent expenses and
taxes paid .------.. 17,747.5l
Due to banks and
bankers l,loA.o1
Individual deposits sub
ject to check .-..--.....-- 48,O2O.U
Savings deposits --.--.--.--- 32,7l4.o9
Time certificates of de-
nosit ..... 9,447.22
Certified checks - 5.22
Cashiers checks ------------ l2.5o
Bills payable, including
certificates for money
borrowed 100000
TOTAL . ..s304,23O.
State of South Carolina-County OF
Bamberg.
Before me came D. F. Hooton.
cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a.
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
D. F. HOOTON, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 9Th day of September, 1911.
NJ. W. BRABHAM,
Notary Public, S. G..
Correct-Attest:
J. B. BLACK,
w. d. RHOAD,
J. A. BYRD,
Directors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

Bamberg.
Before me came W. Max Walker,
cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that
the above and foregoing statement
is a true condition of said bank, az
shown by the books of said bank.
w. MAX WALKER, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day of September, 1911.
F. E. ROBINSON,
Notary Public, S. G.
Correct-Attest:
s. w. COPELAND,
J. H. ROBERTS, NJ. D.,
G. B. CLAYTON,
Directors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

Before me came G. NJ. Neeley.
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement Is q
true condition of said bank, as
shown by the books Of said bank.
G. M. NEELEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 9Th day of September, 1911.
A. H. NEELEY,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
G. F. RIZER, Director.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

Bamberg.
Before me came w. P. Riley,
Cashier Of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement Is q
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
w. P. RILEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day of September, 1911.
C. B. FREE,
Clerk of Court, S. G..
Correct-Attest:
G.. B. FREE,
JOHN F. FOLK,
N. P. SMOAK,
Directors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
BANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition of the
Bank Of Olar, located at Olar, S. c.,
at the close of business September
1st, 1911.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

Statement of the condition of the
Bamberg Banking Co., located at
Bamberg, S. c., at the close of bust
ness September 1st, 1911.
RESOJIR CES
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
BANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition OF the
Peoples Bank, located at Bamberg,
S. c., at the close of business Sep
temher l. 1911
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14

odluU &.
Before me came A. F. Henderson.
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is Il
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
A. F.. HENDERSON. Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
this Sth day of September, 1911.
F. H.. COPELAND,
Notary Public, S. c.
Correct-Attest:
J. L. COPELAND, NJ. D.,
J, G.. KINARD,
JACOB EHRHARDT,
Directors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-09-14
BANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition of the
Ehrhardt Banking Co., located at
Ehrhardt, S. c., at the close of busi-
ness September 1st, 1911.
RESOURCES.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-06
City in Brief

The Talk-a-Lot club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. d. r. McRae
of 924 Eighth street south.
Ray Brown, who for the past two
years has been travelling for More
Bros, has resigned with the above
firm and has gone with the Interna-
tlonal Harvester Co. of America. Mr..
Brown has the name OF being one OF
The best gas engine men in the state.
During the service at Gethsemane
cathedral last night, j. Harold Pow
ers, director of the choir, gave a beau
tiful rendition of the aria, But the
Lord Is Mindful of His Own, from
Mendelssohn's oratorio, st. Paul. This
week the choir of this church will
begin the preparation of The Cruel
fixion, by Stainer, and 1t will be sung
during the Lenten season.
The wornmen VINO are placing the
light clusters around the city hall are
rapidly executing the excavation work.
The lights will soon be placed in posi-
tion, giving that corner a new appear
ance at night. Several clusters are
TO be placed around the Gardner hotel
corner and in a. short time it is pre-
Gicted that Roberts street in that por-
ton of the city will be entirely equip
Ted with the white way system.
Rev. DR.. Beard left this morning for
Chicago, where he has gone on bust
ness for the North Dakota Missionary
Society. Of which he is president He
hopes to secure some missionary re-
cruits for fields in the western part OF
the state. Two or three ministers
are needed for strategic and central
points. This work of securing minis
tiers just now falls to DR.. Beard as
Or. Stickney the superintendent of the
Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety for North Dakota, is in the hos.
pital, having recently undergone Q
severe surgical operation. DR.. Beart
expects to return in time to be in hi;
pulpit next Sunday morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-06
Women Who /
Fail Through
False Sentiment

a STUDENT of human nature oncs
"A remarked that only one thing kept
woman with her quick, alert brain from
understanding man in this world, and
that was her innate foolishness.
He meant her foolishness in the way
of sentiment, and surely more women
have gone to rack and ruin in this
way than one can count-bright wo-
men who might have succeeded too.
Out OF every hundred business wo-
men. it was estimated recently, eighty
are supporting worthless husbands OF
relatives. At least half are trying to
combine home duties and business at
the same time-a heartbreaking propo-
sition to begin with. The percentage
of failures among women is due not to
stupidity or lack of enterprise in busi-
ness matters, but to divided interests
and worries outside of their business,
which sap their strength and prevent
them from giving the proper attention
TO their money making affairs.
One New York woman who for years
has run a beauty parlor which has an
international reputation and was sup
posed to be doing a thriving business
was recently found to be on the verge
of bankruptcy Her shop was about
TO be taken away from her, and the
name she had labored so hard to make
famous was to be sold to a company.
Fortunately this woman woke up In
time and took stringent measures to
save her business. She was support
ing seven relatives, including a fat, lazy
husband, who used to sit around her
shop and scare away respectable Gus
toners by endeavoring in his ele-
phantine way to fiirt with them. She
was trying to run an eight room apart
ment uptown, where during her abb
sence the relatives who lived there
managed things so badly that one maid
left after another. Last and not least
In order to lessen the burden Of sup
porting them she had placed two OF
the younger ones in her office, where
they were a continual source Of waste
and trouble.
When she came to her senses she
turned them all out of doors, went tc
board where she had no worries, and a
| last accounts. by devoting her entir'
| attention to 1t, she was on the road u
saving her business.
And that ought to be a lesson II
every woman not to harbor for mo-
ment false sentiment
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-06
Railroad Man Writes
Remarkable Letter

In 1903 and 1904, / was a terrible
sufferer for about five months with kid
ney and bladder trouble ] could not
sleep nights and was Obliged to get up
ten or fifteen minutes to urinate.
passed mucus and blood continually.
One doctor said l was going into
consumption and gave me up TO die.
Fad two other doctors but received no
help from either of them and am sure
/ would have been in my grave had
I not seen your advertisement in the
DAILY Eagle Star" After taking sew
eral bottles of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root / was entirely cured.
In the last two years / have been q
railroad fireman and have passed tive
examinations for my kidneys success
fully so that / know that my kidneys
are in excellent condition now as
result OF your great preparation.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE KENSLER,
1922 Mary ST., Marinette, Wis
Personally appeared before me this
25th of September, 1909. George Kens-
Ter, who subscribed the above state
ment and made oath that the same is
true In substance and in fact
Henry GRASS,
Notary Public,
Door County. Wis.