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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26
Gtlr Elanri1ery HRraln
ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Published every Thursday in The

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

Verify. politics plays some queer
tricks. In the race for congressman
in the fourth district. the Spartan
burg Herald supported Sam Nichols
very warmly, while the Spartanburg
Journal equally as ardently spoused
B. A. Morgan. Both papers are pub
lished in the same Office. and are, pre-
sumably, owned by the same COM
pany, though under different edi-
torial management.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

We are not taking sides with
ANYBODY in this war. but those who
are so red hot about England's action
in declaring cotton contraband. may
as well read the following from the
Progressive Farmer and ponder over
what the result would be if this coun-
try were at war with England:
The German and Austrian cotton
factories have 16.300.000 spindles
and Turkey has none. The factories
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

1t is easy for us all to fall into
error. We see a word few times
and We accept it as it is written
But this is not always a sure guide
Take, for instance, the word dis
tributer." About nine times out OF
ten you will see it written or printed
distributor" If distributor is a
correct word. Webster failed to put
it in his dictionary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

If public sentiment favors prohibi-
ton, there will be no reason why
prohibition cannot be enforced if it
is carried in the election on Septem-
ber 14th. With the gallon-a-month
law in force, and with Governor
Manning at the head Of the admins
tration to back any movement look
ing to prohibition enforcement. there
should be no reason why there will
be a reversion in Bamberg to the con-
di.ions that prevailed here when this
county was dry. If the State votes
dry, let's have the law enforced. Let
the people of the city and county be
thinking upon this matter. and re-
solve that if the State goes dry, the
law will not be a nullity in this city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26
Thursday, August 26, 1915
Weekly Weather Forecast.

Issued by the United States wealth
er bureau at Washington. for the
week beginning Wednesday, August
25, 1915.
For the South Atlantic and East
Gulf States:
Generally fair weather, with sea-
sonable temperatures. is indicated for
the week, although occasional thun-
dershowers may occur over the
Southern portion of the district.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

y Bamberg is entitled to the first
prize in the contest to decide the
hottest place in South Carolina. The
heat has been so intense down there
that popcorn has popped on the ears
in the feld.-Edgefeld Advertiser
Nay, nay, kind friend With a pal
metto fan, aided and abetted by
Jug of ice cold Glendale mineral wa
ter, we'll wager we can keep oul
temper as cool as We Edgefeldian.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

Young man, take hope. Perhaps
you may not, after all, have to wait
the better part of your life, before
you get old enough to hold office.
Hon. Sam Nichols. who was nomi-
mated Tuesday flor congress from the
fourth district, is only 80.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

We do not exactly understand why
there is any reason for some peo-
pie to wish the United States plunged
into war just because some of its
citizens are foolhardy enough to take
passage on a British passenger ship
which is sent to the bottom by Ger
man submarine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

The percentage of the cotton crop
in this county this year varies. it
seems, according to the person max
ing the estimate. One farmer who
ought to know says that the crop is
not more than 40 to so per cent of a
full crop. considering both acreage
and condition of the crop at this
time. Another. who should be equal
ly as good an authority, says it is
about IS per cent. And there you
are. This may bring up the interest
ing question of the accuracy of the
government reports on crop condi-
tions. Are these estimates mad &C,
cording to popular belief, or by ex-
perts who really know the condition
when they view it?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

Waynesboro. S. c., is mourning
deeply the loss of as good man as
ever wore the badge of a sheriff.
killed in performance Of duty against
a mob.-Aiken Journal and Review.
And. pray. tell us where this good
town of Waynesboro. S. c., is. Have
we borrowed Waynesboro from Geor-
gia? Our friend can hardly mean
that the Georgia town can boast OF
such an officer as IS referred to.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

Some of the best gas coal in the
world has been discovered in Vene-
zuela.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-26

of Great Britain. France, Italy, Rus
sia and Japan (allies in this war;
have 79,525.000 spindles. OF which
56.000.000 are British. 1t follows
that. were the Germans in control
of the seas, they could and doubtless
would contine the market for Amerl-
can cotton to about one-tifth OF the
spindles that it is confined to by the
allies. However oppressive, there
fore, British interference with Ameri-
can expectation OF cotton may be-
it is clear that the South is fortu-
nate in that the interference Is not
by the Germans and Austrians.
Why do not the farmers in this
county try raising tobacco? We un-
derstand some tobacco was raised
here many years ago more or less
successfully, but that the movement
to get a tobacco crop started died a
natural death. Some farmers around
Branchville have planted this veal.
1t may be with some experimenting
tobacco could be made to pay here.
1t is certainly a mighty nice crop to
make. where it can be raised with
profit. The tobacco selling season
opens about the first part Of July,
right when the farmers here are in
the midst of their hardest period.
The main objection probably is, even
could a good crop be made here
abouts, the difficulty that would be
experienced in marketing the crop.
But if the tobacco is made, the buy
ers will come.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
COTTON Market.
April Goth.
Death OF Mrs. Link.

Mrs. Susan McQuerns Link died at
her home on Chestnut street Satur-
day afternoon, April 18th, 1915, af-
ter an illness of seven weeks. Mrs.
Link has made her home in Abbeville
since the death of her husband about
ten years ago and with her family of
children have made many friends.
Funeral services were held at the
house Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock and were conducted by. her
pastor Rev. Louis j. Bristow. The
interment was at Long Cane. The
pallbearers were: M. B. Reese, R.
L. Mabry, John Lomax, Calhoun Ca
son, W. D. Wilkinson and j. c. King.
Mrs. Link is survived by four sons,
Arthur, Edgar, Paul and Mark Link,
and three daughters, Ruth, Eva and
Grace Link. Mrs. Hughes of Fort
Pickens is a sister and Mr.. Tom Nc
Querns of the county is a brother.
4 The children of the family espe-
cially and the relatives have the
sympathy of a host of friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21

days after I bought her. I kept
these until they were three months
old and sold four of them for $40
apiece, keeping two for my'own meat
another year. The first sow brought
me eight more pigs in the same year
and I sold these at three months old
for $40 a piece, thus realizing S165
in one year from two sows where I
had only been making from SIS to
$50, and it didn't take any more
feed:
The pigs I kept for my WI meat
weighed $50 and 500 pounds at II
months old. I now have a nice herd
of p~ure-bred registered Berkshires,
and have a fine boar. to head the
herd.
AS to feed, I SOW oats, vetch, clo-
yer and rye for winter pasture, and
1 raise wheat and feed them bran
and shorts and skinned milk, with
some corn at night. I have good
warm houses, and never let my hogs
lie out in cold or rainy!weather. I
have my pasture cut into lots so I
can change them from mi to an
other as they eat them down. I find
hog raising profitable both for my
home supply of meat and also for
market. X. n.
Pauline, S. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Pure-Breds Prove Profitable.
County, Fla.

1uS lOSESSSlNS dIIIlcIsJ
1 had been raising hogs for sever
al years, just any kind. Anything, so
it was a hog, I thought was alright,
and I made money raising scrub
stock; but I began to think if I could
make money raising scrubs I could
surely make more on pure-breds. To
be sure it would cost more to buy
pure-breds, but they would pay for
themselves just as easily as the 9th
ers, as the pigs would sell for so
much more.
So two years ago I purchased a
pure-bred Berkshire sow that had
been bred to a pure-bred boar, Civ
ing $40 for her. This seemed a ire
mendous price Il had been giving
from $40 to SIS for q scrub sow
and selling the pigs for 81 to $2.50)
but she was in good condition and
looked fine, and I began to think
maybe 1 hadn't made such a mistake
after all. In six weeks she farrow-
ed nine as pretty pigs as I ever saw.
At four weeks old they weighed
from 20 to 80 pounds a piece and
readily sold for SIS a piece. I could
have sold that many more at that
price.
This put me "hog crazy" so l
sold out all the scrub stock / had
and purchased another pure-bred
sow that narrowed six pigs IN 10
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
How to Protect Chickens

How to Protect Chickens from
Hawks.
In the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper
published at Springfield, Ohio, B. F.
W. Thorpe writes an interesting ar
ticle entitled, Safety. First With
This Years. Chicks" He gives
many suggestions of great value to
the small poultryman. On the sub
ject of protecting chickens from all
marauders he says in part:
Gin some sections the hawk prob
lem is one Of the hardest. A poultry
yard with the top covered with wire
netting is a sure protection. I have
used such a yard, and it kept out
cats as we'll as hawks. But it was
expensive to make and is not practi-
cal for large operations. Shotguns
and (scarecrows are practical. One
of the best scarecrows is a dead
hawk hung on a pole near the chick
en- run.
eff you can't kill a hawk, make
an artificial one out of cloth. Bright
tin cans hung where they will flash
in the sun and also strike each other
when the wind blows are effective.
A life-like dummy holding a gun is
good too, especially if you shoot at
the hawks occasionally yourself.
Steel traps set on high piles so the
chickens will not get caught r al
so good"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Order Of Notice Thereon
DISTRICT OF s. C.-ss:

DISTRICT OF s. C.-ss:
On this Is day of March, A. D. 1915,
on reading the foregoing petition, it
is .' 49,
Ordered by the Court, that a.hear-
ing be had upon the same on the lat
day of May, A.. D. 1915, before
said Court at Charleston, 8. C.,jn said
District, at II O'clock In the forenoon,
and that notice thereof be published
in The AbbeviIle, Press and Banner, a
newspaper printed in said District,
and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause, If
any they have, why the prayer of the
IS id petitioner should not be granted.
And it il further ordered by. the
Court, that the Clerk shall send by
mail TO all known creditors copies of
said petition and this order, addressed
to them, at their places Of residence as
Witness the Honorable g.. A. M.
Smith, Judge Of the said
(Seal Of Court, and the Seal thereof
the Court at Charleston, g. c., In said
District on the 2 Of March,
A. D.. 1915.
Rich. w. Hutaon,
At s.. Clerk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
A Coming Genius.

One of the most creditable ex-
hibits at the Field Day and School
Fair last Friday was that of the
Edgewood school which included the
very creditable exhibit of Alpheus
Leslie, a sixteen year old young
man, and son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Leslie. He exhibited a home made
turning lathe and many pretty and
useful articles he had made. He
also exhibited a number of home
made iron tools such as hammer,
chisels, etc.
This young man seems in a fair
way to becoming a genius and his
parents and Abbevilfe have every
reason to be proud of him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Bankrupt's Petition for
Discharge.
In the District Court Of the United States
FOR THE DISTRICT OF S. C.
In the matter of M. L. B. Sturkey,
Bankrupt.-In Bankruptcy.

To the Honorable 81. A. M. Smith,
Judge of the District Court Of the
United States for the District Of
South Carolina:
M. L. B. Sturkey. Of McC ormick. in.
the County of Abbeville and State of
South Carolina, in said District, re-
specially represents that on the %
day of January last past he was duly
adjudged Bankrupt under the acts OF
Congress relating to Bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his prop
erty and rights of property, and has
fully complied with all the require
ments of said acts and of the orders
Of the Court touching his Bankruptcy.
Wherefore, he prays that he may be
declared by the Court to have q full
discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said Bank
rupt Acts, except such debts as are ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this II day Of March, A. D.
1915. NJ. L. B. S,urkey,
Bankrupt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
WHAT WE EAT.

Our W people of the South
were made to endure many hard
ships during the close of the War of
Secession, and we have heard good
old-time darkeys" tell of the subter-
fuges to which they had to resort in
order to keep alive.
The ordinary pepper grass was
prepared as a table dish. The root of
the tender young stalks of the poke
weed was considered more greatly
a delicacy than the asparagus tips
are today, and the broad leaves of
the poke weed were cooked in the
same manner as cabbage and other
greens. Dandelion salad was also a
great dish, and wild onions were
strong on the market. The caladium,
or elephants ear, was another dish
among the plantation negroes. 1t
was known by them as the "tanyah"
perhaps an African word. Today the
United States government heralds it
as a discovery and names this new
vegetable daseen.
There were many lessons learned
in those days of privation, so years
ago, which should have been followed
until this day and we would have had
a more prosperous country.-Colum-
bia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Death of DR.. J. H. Bell.

DR.. J. H. Bell died at his home II
Due West Sunday at the age Of 81.
For many years he was a pr m,nen5
citizen of the Antreville section Of
the county. About twenty-five gears
q he moved to Due West ard en-
gagged in the drug business.
He is survived by his wife, who
is very i'll and by one son, DR.. Jesse
R. Bell and one daughter, Miss Lola
Bell, all of Due West.
The interment was at Due West.
A large number of relatives and
friends attended from AbbeY.iie.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Sweet Sixteen.

Miss Eugenia Coleman passed her
sixteenth birthday Tuesday, and in
honor of the occasion Miss Lucy Sy-
fan and Miss Myrtle McLesky gave
parties in her honor.
Miss Syfan gave an afternoon par
ty, only young girls being invited.
This, however did not prevent the
afternoon from being perfectly
lovely"
Miss McLesky gave her party in
the evening and eight young men
and eight charming young ladies
were invited. Both parties were
greatly enjoyed by the dainty hon
oree and the guests, and at each
delightful refreshments were served.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
The Council Meeting.

At the recent meeting of the city
Council the new members were
sworn in and elections were held for
different offices. The whole force of
old policemen were erected. Mr.. Ell
gin holds his job again as the sport
ing Chief of the Fire Department
while Mr.. Anderson will look after
the affairs of the. electric light Of
fee and will look after the lighting
of Main and Greenville street with
handsome white way lights.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21

report to be submitted to the Medical
Association at Greenwood this week.
DR.. Gambrell entertained all the
doctors in his own home and one OF
the pleasures of the occasion was a
delightful dinner party Tuesday
night. The Doctors were given a
"seeing Abbeville" automobile ride
around town and the trip to Green
wood was made by automobile Tues
day morning.
1t is a pleasure to have such a dis
tinguished body of men come to Alb
beville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
A Handsome Medal.

At the meeting of the Daughters
of the Confederacy last week, held
at the home of Mrs. Douthart, a
handsome gold medal was given to
Mrs. Lucy Thomson as a mark of
the appreciation of her long and
faithful service as president of the
chapter, she, having served in ca
capacity from 1902 to 1915,
The daughters decided to observe
Memorial Day and to furnish a din
ner for the veterans on this day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21

Plenty MOI @ Like This in Able
vile.

Scores Of Abbeville people can tell
YOU about Doan's Kidney Pills. Many
q happy citizen makes q public state
ment of his experience. Here Is q
case Of it. What better proof of merit
can be had than such endorsement?
Mrs. T. Nelson, Walnut st., Abbe-
vile, 8. c.. says:
81 suffered for years from back
ache. When I stopped over to
pick up q bucket of water, sharp
pains across my loins bothered me
and I had to catch hold Of some
thing. The kidney secretions were
too frequent in passage at times.
while again too scanty. My feet
became so badly swollen that I
couldn't put on my shoes and
noticed puffy sacs under my eyes.
I was in pretty bad shape when 1
began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
Two boxes made me feel better
and I continued until I was better
in every way. keep Doan's Kid
ney Pills in the house all the
time."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
ask for a kidney remedy-get
Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Nelson had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
HOW TO MAKE
HOG-RA|S|NG PAY
Breaking Into the Hog Business.

(The Progressive Farmer.)
When I decided to specialize in
pure-bred hogs I first observed the
| general tendency of the community,
and selected the breed that seemed
most popular. I concluded that 1
would have less educating in favor
of that breed among my prospective
customers,-if 1 could please them.
Not having a world of previous ex-
perience, 1 purchased three pure
bred sows due to farrow their Sc
cond litters in some 60 days. These
sows were sisters-all from a splen-
did litter of fine pigs. They cost
me, including express charges, $27S.
Each had been bred to a different
boar, and one male had a couple of
state fair ribbons to talk about,
which always helps some.
] had a 14-acre scrub oak woods,
and into this i turned the trio, alter
mating with pasture of rye, and gave
two small feeds of shorts with a
trace of tankage daily. They roam
ed this woods and grazed the rye I'M
til two weeks of their time for far
rowing. Then each was placed in
an individual narrowing pen, ex-
pressly built and creosoted and rallied
along the interior to protect the pigs
from being crushed. Each pen was
piped for water from the tank and
set with an iron trough. I bedded
with cowpea hay with the peas on,
sprayed twice a week with crude oil
and fed sufficient green rape to keep
the bowels fairly loose.
Let me add here that I never saw
any animals with cleaner habits
when given a chance. The express
sion, "dirty as a hog" is a gross IL
bel on any 'well-kept prospective
mother sow.
Well, in due time the filters came,
about four days apart. Of course
we were on hand to render such as
sistance as was possible, wiping each
baby pig with a clean cloth saturated
in crude petroleum.. The ows had
been petted until the family dog had
actually become jealous, and they
were as gentle a. the %proverbial
kitten.
My three sows brought me filters
of ten, eight and seven, but I lost
two from the smallest litter and thus
weaned % pigs. The advertising
methods adopted to sell the bunch
were by personal contact only. I
would endeavor ia. get a farmer out
to see my pigs and-iake a selection.
In that way 1 had them all spoken
for to be delivered when 10. weeks
old. My herd was built up by pur-
chasing three additional brood sows
at a time, having, of course, procur-
ed an excellent boar in the mean
time,
This is an easy and quite inexpen-
sive way of "breaking into the bust
ness" 1t might seem a little slow in
these times of fast ideas, but there
is lots to learn and there are crops
to grow and anyway, I have never
lost anything by making haste slow.
ly."
George L. Coburn,
Columbia County, Fla.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Cash Bargain Store.

Read the big advertisement of the
Cash Bargain Store on page Eight
of this paper. They have everything
in the way of Dry Goods, Notions,
Millinery, Shoes, Hosiery, Ready-to-
wear Suits, Dresses and women's ap-
parel.
Mr.. M. B. Hipp, the manager of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Mrs. Jane w. Cryme,.

Mrs. Jane w. Crymes, of William
ston, formerly of the Santuc section
of the county, is visiting in the city.
She came down to attend Field Day
in Abbeville. She has raised a
large family of good-looking and
talented daughters, one of whom is
Mrs. E. C. Horton of this city, but
she still looks as young as any of
them, and surpasses them all in
good looks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21

the store returned a few weeks ago
from New York where he bought all
kinds of bargains, which are to be
had there on account of the War.
Now is the time to save every
dollar you IAN. Mr.. Hipp will show
you now if you will give him a call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
Entertaining The Board.

The members of the State Board
of Health came to Abbeville Monday
night and were the guests of DIR. C.
C. Gambrell. They held their pre-
liminary meeting and made up their
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21

"Now w up, my man, didn't
you invent that tale of woe?"
A"No, sir, / got it from a friend
who has gone out of the begging
business"