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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
In THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick,
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

A new bank for Brunson has been
chartered with a capital stock OF
5000.
Sapio NIaybank, Jr., was struck by
a Coast Line train at St. Stephens
Tuesday and killed.
4. v. Davidson was Tuesday elect
ed mayor of Chester over R. R. Haf-
ner by a vote of 275 to 273. Mr..
Davidson is an insurance man of
Chester.
The annual inspection of the South
Carolina naval militia will be held
on May 24-2S. conducted by Adjt.
Gen. Moore and Lieut.. B. B. Taylor,
U. S. n.
S. H. Richardson, prominent
citizen of Hampton county, died at
his plantation near Brunson on Sat-
urday. The funeral service and in
terment were held at Hampton ceme-
terry Sunday.
A young son of Tom Lowe, of
Aiken county, was killed by the, ac-
cidental discharge of shot gun Sun
day afternoon. The boy with several
other children were playing with an
old gun which was not known to have
been loaded.
Two fires in Anderson Tuesday de-
stroyed property valued at 100000.
The first fire is said to have been
set by a spark from a locomotive.
Among the buildings burned was the
$4,000 freight station Of the Pied
mont Northern railway.
AS a result of a general row among
the negroes at Cherry Grove church
in Hampton county Sunday, Buddy
Core is dead, John Davis is mortally
wounded, and Henry Davis seriously
wounded. Five negroes have been
placed in the Hampton Jail.
A third case of attempted criminal
assault within a few days in Green
Vile county was made by a negro
Tuesday upon a white woman. The
negro was frightened away. Blood
hounds were put on the trail, but
failed to locate the assaillant.
70 prevent burglars from rifling
his cash drawer, Garris Ladd, OF
Dawkins, Fairfield county, set a
trap gun" Sunday he evidently
forgot about the contraption and
went into the cash drawer, with the
result that the load of shot struck
him in the side, inflicting danger
Gus wound.
The cotton mills of the Aiken, the
Langley and the Seminole Manufac'
turing companies have been bought
in at a receivers sale by William
Mckinley, Jr., and Charles H. Low,
a committee appointed by the credi'
tors of the companies. The mills will
be reorganized and reopened in the
near future.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
4 Mixed Blessing.

A gallant Tommy, having received
from England an anonymous gift of
socks, entered them at once, for he
was about to undertake heavy
march. He was soon prey to the
most excruciating agony. and when,
a mere cripple, he drew off his foot
gear at the end of terrible day, he
discovered inside the toe of the sock
what had once been piece of stiff
writing paper. now reduced to pulp,
and on it appeared, in bold, feminine
hand, the almost illegible benedic-
ton: God bless the wearer of this
pair of socks!"-Punch.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
FAMILY OF 24 AT REVIVAL.
Biggest Household at Religious Ser
vice Will Get Prize.

1t was family night at the Ches-
ter Tabernacle, and the Rev. Will
liam Nicholson, the evangelist, paid
a high tribute to the families which
are cooperating in the work Of lead
ing penitents on the trail.
DR.. Nicholson announced that he
would give to the family presenting
the largest membership at the Taber-
nacle a handsome prize. and stated
that at Shamokin a record was estab-
lished by seventeen members of one
family.
Chester can beat that" announc-
ed a voice, and twenty-four persons,
all members of the family of Caleb
H. Reed, stood up to be counted. The
evangelist gasped as the Reeds were
greeted with applause. They will
get the prize.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
MARCH BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Report of State Board of Health Tor
Last Month.

Columbia, April 2S.-Following is
the report of births and deaths for
South Carolina for the month Of
March, by the State board of health:
Deaths 2,036; births, 5000.
The record of communicable dis
eases for March has not been CON-
piled, but following is the record of
communicable disease for the month
Of February:
tuberculosis, 155; pneumonia
236; typhoid fever, 10; pellagra, 70;
Whooping cough, 13; cancer, SO;
diphtheria, A.; malaria, IA.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
1920 for that month

$1,000 for that month.
Among other savings he had OBJ
tained by institution of modern
methods, he asserted the installation
of bread cutters saved the State the
cost of $4,000 loaves Of bread in
eight months Immediately following
the time when he assumed charge.
Giving strict care to the amount OF
meat cooked for each meal, resulted
Immediately in a daily saving of 175
pounds, he said, which amount saved
was further increased.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
Fairfax Needs Rain.

Fairfax, May 4.-No rain has fal'
len here since the third day of April
Only a small proportion of the cot
ton has come up or will come up un-
til rain falls and of the large acreage
planted in watermelons in this Sec
ton about two-thirds of it was plant
ed too late for the plants to come up
The oat crop which looked very prom
ising a short while ago will be al
most a complete failure if rain does
not come soon.
Another i'll effect of the drought is
that pastures for live stock are not
yielding much for the stock to eat
The corn crop is good.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06

The land at the head of Wall
street, on which Trinity church and
cemetery stand, comprises a plot 391
feet long by 227 feet broad, valued
at 100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
New Hat Saved.

Girl (reading letter from brother
at the front)-John says bullet
went right through his hat without
touching him.
Old Lady-What a blessing he had
his old hat on, dear.-London Opin-
ion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06

Since the abolition of the vodka
business the savings Of the Russian
people have quadrupled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax Wins.

Fairfax. April 29.-The second
game of the season between Fairfax
and Ehrhardt was played here this
afternoon and won by the home team.
The first game was also won by Fair
fax. Fennell and Mcmillan starred
for Fairfax, Fennell getting four hits
out of four times at bat, one for an
extra base, and Mcmillan drove a
threebagger to centre. Barker pitch
ed good ball, striking out nine.
Fairfax .. w . ... 30 10 1
Ehrhardt A s
Barker and Young; Glover, Hires
and Anderson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
Reproof.

Who was Shylock, Aunt Ethel?'
My dear! And you go to Sunday
school and don't know that?"-Life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06

Barker and Young; GIoVer, Hire
and Anderson.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-21

What did the building and grounds
committee of the school board mean
by the report it adopted on Friday
afternoon?
The report was adopted after many
thought the meeting was ended and
had gone home. Pres. Collins was
not present. The Satu day news
papers had not a word of news
about it
An emergency meeting of Teach
ers' Federation has been called for
this afternoon to consider the adop-
ton of the report.
"In this report the board is giving
itself power to dismiss teachers in
mid-term without cause or to reduce
salaries at WILL" said Margaret
Healy, president of the Teachers
Federation today. cit is so worded
that the board might in mid-term
say We reduce your salaries so much
a month for this year. and then de-
duct, not only for the remaining
months of the year, but for the
months that had been passed and
paid for at the higher rate
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-21
MERELY COMMENT

The ad men of the world are in
town.
They are about to introduce some
thing new and sensational in adver-
Using.
THE TRUTH. Just think of it
TRUTH in advertising.
As truth is the most sensational
thing in the world, advertising here
after will be sensational
No more cIairVoyant ads. No more
cancer and consumption cures.
No more fake financial, oil and
land ads.
No more fake fire sales.
No more So suits marked as $50
suits now selling for SIS.
No more leather shoes made out
of paper.
No more wooIIess alI-WooI clothes.
No more smoking tobacco made
out of alfalfa.
No more maple syrup made out OF
brown sugar and corncobs.
And several million interchangeable
liars all at once turned into regular
George Washingtons.
Why there is chance-MAYBE-I
that we will find out what breakfast
foods are made Of. "
Hotels and restaurants may tell us
what they put in their hash.
Perhaps the oleomargarine may
speak up and deny that it is fresh
country butter.
All grocers may label eggs as Rot
ten Eggs, Fairly Rotten Eggs, Near
Fresh Eggs, Fresh Eggs. Strictly
Fresh Eggs and Guaranteed Fresh |
Eggs.
And in the interest of TRUTH all
newspapers - MAYBE - will refuse |
the ads of quack veneral doctors.
No honest liar will any longer ad-
vertise sure cures for bald heads.
Pill peddIers will tell US in their ads
Mills ovo y1oodo ont 81
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-21

TRUTH is mighty and will prevail,
even in the newspapers-MAYBE
So welcome to our city, you re-
formed advertising men. Shake
hands with the TRUTH.
TEACHERS CURIOUS ABOUT
SCHOOL BOARD REPORT %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
WAR ECHOES

Louisville Herald: It is always the m nocent who pay. The dreadful death list of the Lusitania brings home to us once again that grim and grievous fact. Ihere is not a name on it that has not loved ones. and there are some names to us' on this side of the Atlantic, that are part of the national life.
 Alfred Gynne Vanderbilt, by his love and knowledge of horses, is familiar fis- ure at the horse shows of both countries. He was not of those whose wealth alone made him conspicuous, nor was his domes- lie story as much matter of comment as that of that other great miiilonalres who met death on the Titanic.
 Those whose taking away will be wide- Iv felt belong, somewhat strangely, in the world of art and of letters. They are each in his sphere, products or the pecu- liar conditions of American life. Charies Frohman was the discoverer and producer of genius par excellence, unexcelled in this country. even by the master head and hand that lament for him so poignant1y. Says David Belasco:
 ''There was and is only one c. F. He did more for the theatre than any other man. He was in touch with the authors of the universe. He took America over to England and brought England back to us. He filled unique position in all coun- tries. and belonged to all the world, which will grieve for him as do."
 He tells no more than truth.
 With him went Charles Klein, author of plays typically American-"The Lion and the Mouse ''The Third Degree" Justin Forman, another noted playwright, was a victim, too. and Ebert Hubbard, Fra Elbertus," a queer and nimble genius, the craftsman with the rare knack of making money. Part fakir. part poser, but one who, with all his tricks and faults. has helped raise the standard of the useful and decorative arts in America, a some what rebellious field.
 The waste of war they call it. It Is spendthrft of the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
The Lesser Light

A man who has attained to natioral or worldwide fame may sometimes cast reflected glory upon members of his family, but more often it seems that the famous one eclipses the modest attainments of his kin.
 For example, take the case of Charles w. Bryan, brother of the sec- retary of state. Charles Bryan is a man of keen business ability, genial presence, and some political prom xence in his home town. 3ut for many years his brother, William J. Bryan, has held the spotlight while Brother Charles" as he is familiarity known throughout Nebraska, occupied posi- ton of comparative obscurity.
 For many years Charles Bryan has been his brothers business manage. as well as having charge of the Commoner, the Bryan political or gan, and he has also exercised nomi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
LUKE m'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 When you talk to some men apout ca pa city they magine you are talking apoui tankage.
 There are whole lot of jokes about a woman paying $l00 for new hat and about the fits friend husband throws when he gets the bill from the milliner The truth of the matter Is that you could walk around town for two hours and not see a woman wearing a hat that cost more than sl5 And the average woman pays less than $10 for hat. Nature suffers some odd problems. A dog isn't married and hasn't anything to worry about, and yet a man lives four times as long as dog
 The old-fashioned boy who used to pc sent to bed without his evening meal when he misbehaved now has a son who IS sent to bed without his evening glass ol
 beer when he does anything wrong You can marry in haste. But it is | mighty slow work paying for the furniture
 at the rate of $1 a week.
 | A boys father knows that the boy is freclSle-faced, pug-nosed and snaggle-
 toothed. But the boys mother knows that J he is the handsomest boy in the world.
 A girl thinks whole lot of mus | tache if her fellow Is raising 1t. But ft
 is different if she is raising 1t herself.
 There would be heap less trouble in
 this world if man would figure out how he is going to let go before he takes hold No matter how low a man may sink ir the scale of humanity he can always finC Ia dog that will love him and a woman whc
 will marry him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

From the New Orleans Times Picayune.
 IN passing the agricultural appropria-
 ton bill, the last Congress added the II following proviso: "There is hereby created a joint committee of the chairman of the Senate, committee on agriculture and forestry, the chairman of the House committee on agriculture, and the chair men of the committees on banking and currency of the two houses, and two other members of each of said committees. to be designated by the chairmen of the re- spective committees. And it shall be the duty of said joint committee to prepare. after such investigation as may be deemed necessary, and to report to Con gress on or before January 1. 1916, bill or bills for the establishment of a sys- tem of rural credit adapted to American >needs and requirements
 As every expert knows. scientific sys- tenn of rural credit is absolutely essential to the country's s welfare. According to the latest figures, our farmers owe about 8, ,5oo, ,OOO, 600 on mortgage, the average rate of interest being about per cent-a rate which the most prosperous industry can hardly endure system that should reduce the average rate to 6 per cent would mean an annual saving of $105,oOo
 Ooo--a sum sufficient to work miracles in the farming districts.
 That the problem is susceptible Of thor ough solution Europe's experience shows. France, for instance. has the Credit Fon- cier, which does for owners of real es- tate what the central bank does for mer- chants and manufacturers. The Credit Foncier issues long-term bonds and lends the proceeds on mortgage at rate slight ly higher than that which the bonds car- ny. mortgagors paying an annuity that interest. before the bonds mature Credit Foncier bonds have always been a favor ite investment with the rentier; indeed. they are not infrequently preferred to rentes, it bang reasoned that the value of the soil would remain, even in case of conquest. Germany has similar sys- tenn, though it differs in toto from the French as to details.
 Why should not America follow Flu ropes lead in this matter. thus rounding out the system which was begun by the establishment of the federal reserve banks' Would it not be easy to float bonds carrying interest at per ce | r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12

well known that the ores of the Birming-
 ham district (Bfbb county particularly are peculiarly suitable for the marufac- ture of cannon. The economic situation as to cheap materials. of power and electrical power particularly, Is inviting. This pro- tected position would be far inland; then the case of transportation by water to ship side. all go to present striking features to which the attention of Congress should not only be drawn but focused.
 And then there is the prospect of a de- lightful resort created on. Lake Bankhead. with boating, fishing, pure air. picturesque surroundings and fine mineral waters, to xive Birmingham the most attractive of summer retreats, only % zalles distant: and We may hope that this distance shall be shortened, so to speak. by a brick paved highway, permitting a 40-minutes run with high-power automobiles. Indeed. these things realized would lay Atlanta, our ambitious rival, away in the shade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
Caring for War Babies

English suffragettes, headed by Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, have an nounced their intention of adopting and caring for the girl babies made orphans by the war.
 This is obviously the most woman iy and praiseworthy undertaking yet attempted by the English suffrag- cites, for there is no doubt that there will be thousands of little waifs whose future depends upon the benevolence of some such organization. In outlin. ing the plan Mrs. Pankhurst says:
 We intend to adopt these girl ba- bies and apply modernist ideas to their bringing up and to their edu- cation. That is my plan. I expect to be a mother to them all throughout the lives of these unfortunate in- nocent victims of war It's the old, old problem and it is now inevita- ble that it must be faced.
 We intend to show the world
 
 how to deal with it. That is wom- ans duty. We will set up a req. standard It will prove a model for the future. We have obtained a large country place in Surrey and have also place in the vicinity of London Flower Gardens. The ba- bies are to be brought up along eu- genie lines. They will be cared for by trained nurses. The Mime. Mon tessori system of education will be completed. The latest ideas fer health development for food and clothing will be utilized.
 We intend to demonstrate that our solution will develop these children into super-women. They will be developed according to their demonstrated adapta bility, no branch of genius being permitted to go unaided through life. Notwithstanding the scientific car proposed to give these babies throughout all the childhood years, feeling of sympathy cannot be re pressed at thought of the extreme unusual, if not unnatural, propagand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
GOSSIP IN LONDON

From the Philadelphia Evening Tele-
 graph
 The censor is not always black as he is painted. Witness a letter from a Staff fordshire correspondent. A friend in the trenches sent her snowdrop he had found growing in the firing line. and in his letter wrote: 'I hope the censor will not take fancy to it." When the letter arrived it bore this addition in the cen- sor's handwriting: "sorely tempted by the snowdrop, but resisted
 Soldiers in khaki will be unable to ob- tain refreshments at certain public houses near some London railway stations here after.
 The general officer commandng the London district has placed public houses near the principal railway stations out of bounds to any member of the British forces.
 The licensed houses affected include some near Victoria, Waterloo, King s Cross, Charing Cross and other big sta tions.
 The manager of one of the houses af- fected said, last night that this drastic action would not have been necessary if care had been taken in every case to limit the drinking of soldiers.
 Young generals have taken the place of old in the French army.
 In the French official review, communi- cated by Reuter-, it is stated that the high CT command has been rejuvenated by the promotion of younger commanders Of proved quality to high rank.
 All the old generals who, at the begin ming of August. were at the head of large commands have been gradually elimi- mated, some as the result of physical strain of war, others by appointment to territorial commands.
 Today more than three-fourths of the officers commanding armies and army corps are less than 60 years of age. Some are considerably younger. A number or the army corps commanders are from 46 to 54 years of age, and the brigade com manders are usually under 50.
 There are in fact at the front extreme lv few general officers over 60, and these are men who are in full possession of their physical and intellectual powers.
 Ability proved on the field of battle IS now immediately recognized and utilized and in this way it has been possible to provide in the most favorable manner for the vacancies created by the changes Tn command which were considered neces- sarv in the first weeks of the war.
 The army is led by young, well trained and daring chiefs, and the lower commits stoned ranks have acquired the art of war by experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-12
"POTLICKER"

] Carmack was eminently correct, and that
 1t is plainly evident that the editor of the
 Century Dictionary had never made the | acquaintance of genuine potlicker. 1 The next to take up the editorial cudgeI I in defense of potlicker was Marse Henry Watterson in the Louisville Courier-Jour-
 nal, who attempts to set the lexfcogra- phers and the Boston and New York edi- l tors right with the following definition ] and explanation of what potlicker real- 1 is:
 Mere meat boiled in water will produce
 what the writer of a dictionary may call | pot-fquor,' but real potlicker. the only variety worthy of discussion is distilled, preferably in an iron kettle over wood | fire, from hog jowl and wild greens It
 gets from the jowl the flavor of clover
 leaves and dew imparted to that part of
 the pigs anatomy during happy hours of grazing in rich pastures. There is also
 a suggestion of the fragrant leaves of | sassafras bushes and the nut-like quality l of flint corn. The commingled essences | of wild greens-dandelion leaves, lambs 1 quarter, pepper grass and dozen other
 varieties-with bouquet added by the penetrant wood smoke that envelopes the i pot in which the greens caress the jowl
 make the true potlicker of the south ann brosial to both the "houn dawg'' and the | twins. Upon 1t many distinguished men
 and a greater number of happy and use | ful citizens have been fed from weaning time. It is perfectly we'll known among l old wives in thousands of log cabins where children multiply for the earths replenishment, that potlicker contains
 about all of the elements of nutrition and entertainment billed down, and that the l child who drinks 1t needs no tonics.
 Moreover. it is whispered around that it wasn't really a mess of pottage. but half gallon or so of potlicker that proved ', the undoing of Esau when he returned, 1 famished from the chase and bartered | his birthright.
 | A large portion of the rural population of Missouri, having an intimate acquain- | tance with potlicker since 'weaning time," will smack their lips and have | theft mouths water at this description by Marse Henry, and will thoroughly agree with him at this time when hos jowl and greens is in season.