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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
County Board Meeting.

The board of county commission
ers held meeting here last Monday,
both the old board and new board
being present. The new members
Messrs. Kinard and Folk, have not
receiver their commissions.
Rebecca Jenkins, Fannie Jackson,
Mrs. Mary Jones, and Nora Reed
were added to the pauper list of the
county.
A public road was granted, lead
ing from the Rivers bridge road,
commencing at D. K. Rays place
near Odom's bridge, and extending
to the Rivers bridge road at R. F..
Kirkland's, near Springtown ford.
Miss Evelyn Free was elected clerk
of the board; Dr. E. Kirkland coun-
ty physician, mad Carter & Carter
legal advisers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
Baptist Church News and Notices.
DIRECTORY.

Preaching service every Sunday
at 1880 o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
O. J. Frier.
Sunday-school every Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, j. A. Hunter, super
intendent.
B. Y. P. U. every Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o clock, J. A. Hunter, presi-
dent.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Woman's Nj. j. 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.
The Sund ,y-school made good
showing in attendance and offerings
Sunday. There were 105 present.
Very good congregations attended
the morning services. Speacial mu-
sic was a feature of both services.
Pastor Frier's theme in the morn
ing was, The True Sphere and In
fluence of Woman's Life. At night
he used the dramatic incident of Ma
both's vineyard in the twenty-f1rst
chapter of 1st Kings. The floral
decorations were especially beautiful
Sunday.
An interesting program was rem
dered at the B. Y. P. u. Sunday af-
ternoon on home missions, in the
way of an imaginary visit to various
points of interest traced on the map.
Pastor Frier sang song in the In
dian language.
A special feature of the prayer
meeting next Thursday evening will
be learning some new devotional
songs. Subject for consideration will
be Elijah as a man of prayer.
Sunbeam Band meets Friday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
An Early Day Stenographer.

Millions of persons have heard OF
Benn Pitman, who for more than half
a century has been master of short
hand, especially in America, and they
readily associate his name with the
teaching of stenography, or pho
biography, as it was called in his
earlier days. AS to his interesting
history and dual accomplishments,
however, the public knows little or
nothing.
He was born in England in 1922,
and was educated in a school taught
by his brother, Sir Isaac Pitman,
who was eight years his senior. 1t
was Isaac who first devised a sys-
tenn of shorthand in 1887, and the
15-year-old lad began its study at
once. Soon he was teaching Isaac S
classes, forming ones of his own, and
by the age of twenty was travelling
allover Great Britain with two of his
brothers and one or two other enthu-
siasts in promulgating the new art.
Early in his boyhood he became
imbued with a love of decorative ar
chitecture, and apprenticed himself
to that calling and Joined a brother
in Australia, but was soon called back
to take the photography classes OF
his brother Jacob. This vocation
Benn found more Immediately re-
munerative, and in 1S49 he married,
and three years later came to Amerl-
ca, and after a brief time in Phlla-
delphia he went to the far West and
settled in Cincinnati-his home ever
after.
1t was not long before he was call
ed to fill the role of official recorder
of military commissions, COMPRESSION
al investigations and other Official
phonographic work, and after the as
sassination of President Lincoln he
reported the trial of Mrs. Surratt
and other conspirators, subsequently
the Buell. investigation, the Ku-
Klux trials an dother famous pro-
ceedings, assisted by his wife as
copyist, up to the time of her death
in l873.-Boston Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
Entertainment.

Owing to the dearth of entertain
ment in Bamberg during this season,
few ladies have determined to
give the music-loving folk an oppor-
tunity for an evening of genuine
pleasure next Monday at 8 p. M, in
the Fitting School auditorium. The
program will consist of readings
recitations, and music by home tai
ent. There will be on sale ice
cream, cake and delicious homemade
candy.
Everybody invited. Monday even
ing, o'clock, Fitting School. Ad-
mission, 10 cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
A Fine Tribute.

DR.. N. F. kirkland, Sr., of Bu-
ford's Bridge, reached on Friday the
eightieth mile stone of life luminous
in all it's years with good deeds, in
spring example and high and help
full counsel. Consecrated to duty, in
the stress of war and the calm of
peace there is no entry in the long
ledger of his life that needs to be
blotted out by the falling of a tear
from the eye, of the recording angel.
May the sunshine of long after
noon rest in unclouded glory on the
good gray head and no sorrow of
earth come into his heart and home.
-Barnwell People.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
Negro Drowned.

Last Thursday morning an old ne
gro named Lewis Faust, who lived
on the plantation of Mr.. Jones A.
Williams on the Charleston and Au-
gusta road, left home to gol fishing
in the Edisto river near the new
bridge. He did not come home, and
search was instituted, which was
ended Sunday by finding his body in
the river. The negro was alone and
how he fell in the river is not known,
but the searchers first found his hat
and fishing tackle and later the body
was found near by. DR.. E. kirkland,
county physician, examined the body,
and decided that he came to his
death by drowning. There were no
marks or bruises on his body. IT,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
Civic League.

The civic league held it's regular
monthly meeting at the Fitting
School chapel Thursday afternoon
The meeting was we'll attended and
plans for the year made. Standing
committees as follows were appoint
ed:
School house grounds: Mrs. J. A.
Murdaugh, Mrs. G. Moye Dickinson,
Mrs J. ]. Cleckley.
Court house grounds: Mrs. G. F.
Bamberg, Mrs. w. A. Klauber, Mrs.
C. B. Free.
Churches: Mrs. D. F. Hooton,
Mrs. Alice Zeigler, Mrs. Mrs. o. A.
Simmons, Mrs. J. A. Wyman, Mrs E.
o. Kirsch, Mrs. R. L. Risher.
Cemeteries: Mrs. w. P. JONES'
Mrs. J. D. Copeland, Sr., Mrs. ]. c.
Moye, Mrs. B. D. Bronson.
Every one interested is asked to
meet with the ladies on the morning
of February 18th. Don't forget the
day, at Restland cemetery, for the
purpose of putting it in proper
shape. If you can't come, send some
one, the league needs men and
wagons. They have been having
this annual cleaning for several
years, and this spot is surely near
enough to your hearts for it to be
right to ask for your cooperation.
M. G.. McC.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
New Advertisements.

c.. H. Dorsett-For Sale.
PEOPLES Bank-Statement.
Bank of Olar-Statement.
Bank of Denmark Statement.
Bamberg Banking Co. Statement.
Andrew j.. Hydrick, Jr.-Bank-
rupt Notice.
w. A. klauber-Tailoring Opening
at klauber's.
Royal Baking Powder Co.-Bak-
ing Powder.
H. G.. Folk, Master-Sale Personal
Property.
Ehrhardt Banking Co.-State-
ment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
The Last Straw.

An attendant at Kansas institute
for the deaf and dumb was under
going a pointless rapidfire inquisi-
ton at the hands of female visit
or.
"But how do you summons these
Door mutes to church," she asked
finally, with what was meant to be a
plying glance at the inmates near
by.
"By ringing the dumb-bells, mad
am" retorted the exasperated at
tendant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
Masters Sales.

Master H. c. Folk sold at public
auction last Monday the property
near the negro Baptist church known
as the Finn property, containing
twenty acres, more or less. 1t was
bid in by J. F. Carter, Esq, repre-
senting the heirs, for $500.
He also sold the Fishburne lands
containing 365 acres to J. A. wy
man, attorney, for s4,700. This was
a resale, the place having been sold
here the first Monday in January.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
1.-THE Wild East Wind"

Our correspondent, "Old Timer -
writes of the East wind and tells of
the damage it does, which reminds
us that
"The devil sends the wild East wind,
That blows the skirts knee high,
But God is just, He sends the dust,
That gets IN the bad mans eye."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
BATTLE WITH ANTS.
Terrible African Pest That Kills All
in Its Path.

The driver-ants are terrible pest
in West Africa. Crawling over the
ground in countless thousands, in
vincible to anything but wall of
fire, they bring quick death to every
live thing unfortunate enough to be
caught in their path, and leave be-
hind them the skeletons of lizards,
rats, sheep, cattle, and even human
beings. In his book entitled eve
Two in West Africa," Maj. F. G.
Guggisberg recounts the terrors of
one night when the pests invaded his
house.
l heard voices calling, "Get up
the ants are on u.s." Sitting bolt
upright, l found the room apparetly
in darkness. In reality the lantern
on the floor at the foot of the bed
was still burning, but as threw my
hand out and felt the heavy weight
of the mosquito-net, l suddenly re-
allied that it was coated with ants
so thickly that it kept the light out
as effectivly as velvet curtain.
Two bounds took me out of that
mosquito-net and the hut, but it was
an uncanny feeling when my feet
crunched through the living carpet of
ants. Hitting the side of the door
way in my hasty exit, brought down
a. shower of the little pests on my
head and shoulders, from rafter,
wall and roof, and then the fun be-
gan.
Some people say that the ant bu-
ries his head in you and leaves it
there, others that he drives some
other part of his body into you.
didn't worry about examining which
theory was correct-it did not af-
feet the torture of the result. For
the next ten minutes I was standing
in a state of nature in the open, the
rain beating down, and the boys,
hastily reused, picking ants off my
body by the light of torches.
I was so engrossed in this new
sport that l quite forgot about Lees;
then 1 suddenly realized that he
was not there. 1 won a moral V. C.
by going into that internal place and
hauling him out. He was a pitiable
sight in the torchlight, his hair wav-
ing as if in a breeze, as the ants
crawled through it, his body black
with them.
To pick them off was too slow a
Job. 1 seized a tin of kerosene oil
and pored it over him, sweeping
the enemy off in thousands. One OF
my hammock boys rushed up with
flaming torch, meaning, in the kind
ness of his heart, to give master more
light. yelled to him to keep away,
and he, thinking he was being urged
on, dashed towards US quicker than
ever. Luckily, Lees cook stopped
him in time, and tragedy was avert
ed.
We spent the remainder of the
night under a tree. In spite of the
discomfort of it all-the persistent
rain, the mist, the smarting pain of
the ant 'bites-we could not help
laughing at the idea of our helpless
ness against the little brutes that
were occupying our comfortable hut.
However, the only thing to do was
to wait patiently till they cleared
out.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
Z. D. G.. Chapter.

The U. D. G. Chapter will meet
next Tuesday afternoon, the 7th
instant, at four o'clock with Mrs. j.
D. Copeland, Sr.
1t is hoped that every member will
be present, as important reports will
be made concerning the monument.
The solicitor will arrive to-day
Wednesday, and will begin his
work of canvassing the town and
county at once.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09
It is said that kerosene or illun

It is said that kerosene or illumi-
mating oil is rapidly becoming a
mere by-product; the profits are
made on the gasoline and the fuel
oils. Both of these find an ever and
rapidly enlarging market; fuel oil
especially will have an enormous
field of employment in the railways,
the navies and the mercantile fleets
of the world.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09

Go to Hunters hardware store for
stalk cutters, disc harrows, single
and double plows, in fact everything
in the hardware line at very low
prices.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-02-09

This mild weather we have been
having recently has made many peo-
ple anxious as to the fruit crop.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
Deafness Cannot be Cured


by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness
Is the result, and unless the infiamma-
tion can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu.
lars free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
OUR 5 PER Cent.

Certificates of deposit are the safest
and most desirable investments.
The Buckeye State Building and
Loan Company, Rankin Building, %
West Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio,
S. No expense with these certifi.
Gates. If you take mortgage your
self, then in the event Of the death
or failure of the borrower, or of fore
closure becoming necessary, or other
cause, you will be at the expense OF
employing a lawyer to prepare and
file the necessary legal papers, and
this expense you alone will have to
bear. Not so with our certificates
No extra expense with them. Our as.
sets over s4,4OO,OO0.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
RALLY
For Young People At The Y,
N. c. A. On Feb. 22

The social committee of the Y. M.
C. A. has fixed the date for their re-
ception to the young people of the
county for Wednesday evening, Feb.
90, the hours to be from to 10
o'clock. On this occasion there will
be hearty welcome extended to ev-
cry young man and woman of the en-
tire county. The Young Peoples so
cieties of all the churches of the entire
county will be guests of the asso-
citation and every effort will be made
to make every one have a good time
and to afford an opportunity for all
to get better acquainted.
Arrangements are being made to
have one of the finest musical and
literary programs of the season. There
will be some interesting features in
the gymnasium and one or two brief
talks in reference to the work of the
city and county. The social commit.
tees expert refreshment men will
have charge of this end of the even
ing's entertainment. The invitation is
come one, come all, both men and
women and stir up more enthusiasm
relative to work for young people.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
I. !. X i. !. !. !. i. !. !. !. !. i. J.
!. MONROE CENTER j.
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Mrs. G. H. Johnson, who has been
on our sick list for some time, Is
somewhat improved.
VIM. Porter and family visited in
Mt. Vernon Sunday.
Len Scott visited in Green Valley
Saturday night and Sunday.
The trustees will meet Monday
Feb. 13, at one p. m.
Harvey Shrimplin and family, Scott
Fletcher and wife were the guests of
VIM. Totman and family Sunday.
Henry Grubb and family took din
ner with Clarence Grubb and family
Sunday.
Several attended prayer meeting at
A. w. Hoar's, Sunday night.
The board of education will meet
next Tuesday afternoon at / o'clock.
1t is reported that there will be a
wedding in this neighborhood soon.
Chas. Clements was in Mt. Vernon
Saturday afternoon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
ROAD NOTICE

Notice is hereby given taat a petition
will he presented to the Commissioners
of Knox County, at their next session
March G, A. d. 1911, praying for the
changing of a public road on the follow
ing line, to-wit BEGINNING at a point on
the road leading from Pipesville, Ohio to
Howard, Ohio, and located in the town
ship OF Harrison, and on the West side
of said road at the division line of the old
farm owned by N. Petry and the farm
known as the Jesse Lepley farm (now
owned by said N Petry) and from which
point OF beginning bearing thence in a
North Westernly direction along the East
bank of ravine, on the farm known as
the Jesse Lepley farm (now owned by
said N. Petry) to a point where said ra-
vine ntersects again the road leading to
Howard Ohio, at the bottom of a hill on
said road. The petition herewith prays
for the establishing of the said road along
the East bank of the rayine aforesaid re-
ferred to and further prays to vacate
that portion of the old road mentioned
above from the point where the said road
petitioned for begins, to that point where
said road again intersects said road; the
purpose OF the change petitioned for be-
ing to avoid very difficult and danger
Gus hill to be traversed as the road is
now located
Principal Petitioner,
January 21, A, d. 1911.
1-27 ;2-3, 10, IT'S.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
CHARGE:
OF EmbGzzlCmGnt Against |.
S. Bradiield

L. q. Bradheld was arrested on
Tuesday evening by Constable Milton
Simpklns OF Squire g. s. Harter's
court on a warrant sworn out by John
DeVoe charging Bradfeld with embez-
element When taken before Justice
Harter, Bradfeld furnished bond for
his appearance at two o'clock Wed.
nesday afternoon for hearing.
1t is alleged that Bradfleld owed De-
Voc a bill for some work done at a
previous date and that DeVoe owed
Bradfield bill for goods that he had
purchased. Charles Jackson, residing
south OF the city, owed DeVoe a bill
of about $40 and on meeting Brad
field, asked him IL he would take the
money to DeVoe If he gave 1t to him.
Bradfield stated that he would and
took the money. On finding DeVoe
shortly after, Bradfield told him that
he had some money for him and 1t
was from Jackson. lie told him furth.
er that he could have 1t as soon as a
receipt was signed to the effect that
it had been paid to him. DeVoe
signed the receipt which Bradfield
took and placed in his pocket along
with the money stating that that was
$40 on the bill that DeVoe owed him
This was evidently not to the liking
of DeVoe, according to the story, and
he Immediately took steps to regain
the money by swearing out warrant
for Bradfeld's arrest, charging him
with embezzlement.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
DINNERS
Of Bank Stock Liable For
Taxation Thereon
According To An Opinion By
Attorney General
columbus Dispatch)

Owners of bank stock, and not
banks, are liable for taxes on this
stock, SO Attorney General Hogan
holds in an opinion to the state tax
commission.
This ruling is of more than ordi-
nary Importance, affecting as 1t does
thousands of bank stockholders
throughout the state.
The attorney general says that tax
es assessed against national bank
shares are not liabilities against
these institutions as such and are not
enforci chile against the property or the
banks.
They are liabilities of the share
| holders, and, If unpaid, IL the banks
could be held to be liable al all, the
only recoul Sc would be by way of gar
nishee process.
He also holds that owners of stock
who reside in other states must pay
the taxes on their stock in the com
munity in which the bank is located
and not where they reside.
For instance, If New Yorker owns
stock in a Columbus bank, he pays
taxes in Columbus and not in New
York.
The banks have been paying the
taxes on the stock and then have been
deducting this fl ON the dividends, but
the secretary of the interior at Wash
ington, in giving a ruling bearing on
the federal income tax, held that the
banks did not have to pay this tax,
and that, therefore, there should be
no deduction for the returns made to
the government by the banks under
the income tax law in consequence OF
institutions.
AS result of this ruling many OF
the banks are disposed to decline to
stockholders to make this payment
They would be willing to continue to
pay the tax if the federal government
would permit them to deduct the
amount SO paid from the earnings
which are subject to the federal in
come tax.
Judge Ditty of the state tax com
mission said that bill would be
drafted for introduction in the legis
lature, making it mandatory for the
banks to continue to pay the tax or
the stock, and it will thus be up tc
them to secure reimbursement for thi:
from the stockholders. This can be
} done by drawing from the dividends
which the stock earns.
The state tax commission says tha
If the banks are not compelled to pay
the tax that the state will suffer
heavy financial losses, for the reason
that there would be difficulty in col
, lecting from the individual sharehold
ers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
PROGRAM
Of Educational Meeting Here
On fGbf -ary IS

The following is the program OF the
board Of education meeting to be held
at Mt. Vernon, Saturday, February
18, 1911:
Sanitary Conditions in the Schools
Prof. Reeves, Kenyon College.
Better School Houses and Grounds
C. M. Rice, Danville.
Township Group Supervision-Dr.
e. v. Ackerman, Fredericktown.
Success of Township Supervision In
Harrison Township-M. G. Cummins,
Bladensburg.
Uniform County Text Books-Dr
w. II. Eastman, Fredericktown.
Schools as Social Centers - DR..
Arndt, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Should Township Boards Adopt q
Uniform Salary for Teachers-O. e
Nixon, Morris Township.
Agriculture In the County Schools
Judge Coyner, Mt. Vernon.
Topic to be assigned-R. G. Nc
Clelland, Wayne township.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10

Do the right thing If you have Ma
sal Catarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm
at once. Don't touch the catarrh pow
ders and snuffs, for they contain CO.
caine. Ely's Cream Balm releases
the secretions that inflame the nasal
passages and the throat, whereas med
icines made with mercury merely dry
UP the secretions and leave you no
better than you were. In word, Ely's
Cream Balm Is a great remedy, not a
delusion. All druggists, so cents, or
mailed by Ely Brothers.. Sc Warren
Street, New York.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-10
MONTHLY MEETING
OF The ". c. 7. U. Held it Home Of
Mrs. LOney In Democracy

Democracy, o., Feb. S--The tenn.
perance union of this place met at the
home of Mrs. Loney Saturday, Feb
4.
The devotional services were con.
Quoted by Mrs. Gee.
One new member was received after
which the usual business was taken
Mrs. Belt, superintendent of the
contest work announced the coming
contest to be given Saturday night
March IL.
After the reports of the different
superintendent were given the fol.
lowing program was given:
Piano solo-Clio Kunkel
Reading, The Beginning of the w
c. T. U. in Ohio-Ethel Deakins.
Song, Some Glad Day-Union.
Recitations, Why Papa Shaves; My
Papa Wears Glasses-Elizabeth Nix
on.
Solo, Just Little Help-Cora Lon
ey.
Piano solo, Convent Bells-Mrs
Lnoey.
At the close of the program the
union was invited to meet with Mrs
A. J. Nixon, the first Saturday in
March.